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The correct answer is Champaran.

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• The propagator of the Vaishnava sect, Vallabhacharya was born at Champaran on 27 April 1479.
• He was also known as ‘Achinitabhadra’.
• He was the first to promote Krishna Bhakti on the basis of Maha Bhagavad Purana.
• He founded the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita which believed in the absolute union.
• He died in Varanasi in the year 1531.

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• The four sects of Hinduism are- Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
• Vaishnavism is one of the major forms of modern Hinduism, characterized by devotion to the god Vishnu and his incarnations (avatars).
• Vaishnavism has four main categories of sampradayas (denominations, sub-schools):
• the medieval-era Vishishtadvaita school of Ramanuja.
• the Dvaita school of Madhvacharya.
• the Dvaitadvaita school of Nimbarkacharya.
• the Pushtimarg of Vallabhacharya.

The correct answer is Oraon.

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• "Sarhul" is a traditional dance of the Oraon tribe. It is also celebrated by the Munda and the Ho tribes of Jharkhand.
• The festival marks the beginning of the New Year and is celebrated every year in the first month of the Hindu calendar, on the third day of the moon or the fortnight of 'Chaitra'.
• Sarhul marks the advent of the spring season or “Phaagun” and is celebrated till the month of June or “Jeth”.
• The tribes start the Sarhul festival with the worship of trees and other elements of nature.

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The correct answer is Koriya.

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• Amritdhara Waterfall is one of the highest and widest waterfalls in the state of Chhattisgarh and is located in the Koriya district.
• It originates from the Hasdeo River, which is a tributary of the Mahanadi River.
• It falls from a height of 90.0 ft. The waterfall is about 10.0–15.0 ft wide.

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The correct answer is Minimata Bango dam - Arpa river.

Key Points

• Minimata Bango Dam is located in the Hasdeo river. It is located in Nawapara, Chhattisgarh.
• Minimata Bango Dam is a dam constructed in 1961-62 across the Hasdeo river.
• Minimata Bango Dam has a catchment area of 6,730 km².
• It is the longest, widest dam in Chhattisgarh and the first multi-purpose water project in Chhattisgarh. For example- water supply, hydroelectric, tourism, etc.

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The correct answer is Japan.

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• The iron ore from Bailladilla is exported to Japan and South Korea.
• The export happens through the Visakhapatnam Port (Andhra Pradesh).
• Bailadila-14 mine is the first large-scale open cast mechanized iron ore mine in India for which DPR was prepared by NMDC.
• National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is India's single largest iron-ore producer and exporter.

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• Iron-ore from the Bailadila region is known to be super high grade having over 66 per cent iron content, free from sulfur and other deleterious material, and the best physical properties needed for steel making.
• Bailadila iron mines are located in the Dantewada district of the state of Chhattisgarh.
• A 270 km long slurry (a semi-liquid mixture) pipeline from the Bailadila to the Vizag plant transports the ore slurry.
• Smelting is done in Vizag (Vishakhapatnam) iron and steel factory.

The correct answer is Music and Art.

Key Points

• "The Chakradhar Samman' given by the Government of Chhattisgarh relates to the field of music and art.
• Raja Chakradhar Singh was born on August 19, 1905, in the Raigarh Princely State.
• He is also famous by the name of Nanneh Maharaj. He made a specific contribution to the field of music.
• Dr. Bharati Bandhu (G. C. D. Bharati) won the "The Chakradhar Samman' of 2020.

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• Madhya Pradesh government has established the Chakradhar Dance Center in Bhopal in his name.​
• He belonged to the Gond dynasty and ruled from 1924 to 1947.
• He was the son of Raja Bhup Deo Singh, who died in 1917.

The correct answer is Rigveda.

Key Points

• The oldest Veda is Rigveda in four Indo-Aryan Vedas.
• The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns.
• It is a religious text, composed in Sanskrit, that originated in ancient India (1800-1100 BCE.).
• The Rigveda is divided into ten books which are known as Mandalas. It is a collection of 10,600 verses and 1,028 hymns.
• As per the Rig Veda, the Universe devised from Prajapati, the initial God and the principle basis of creation.
• Gayatri mantra (Savitri) is also in Rig-Veda. Indra is the chief deity mentioned in the Rig Veda.

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The correct answer is Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

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• Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, for her humanitarian work.
• She was awarded the country’s highest civilian honor " Bharat Ratna" in the year 1980.
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is the first non-Indian to receive the "Bharat Ratna" award.
• The first two Non-Indians who received the Bharat Ratna are- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan(1987) and Nelson Mandela (1990).
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 1985.
• Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as Badshah Khan and “Sarhadi Gandhi” and Frontier Gandhi.
• He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar. It was based on a belief in the power of Gandhi’s notion of Satyagraha,

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The correct answer is Svetambara and Digambara.

Key Points

• Jainism was divided into two sects known as - Svetambara and Digambara.
• Digambar Jain monks do not wear clothes because they believe clothes are like other possessions, increasing dependency and desire for material things, and desire for anything ultimately leads to sorrow.
• The Svetambara wore white clothes and covered their bodies as per their monastic discipline.
• Digambara means sky-clad, and the Svetambara means white-clad.
• Jainism came into prominence in the 6^th century B.C., when Lord Mahavira propagated the religion.
• There were 24 great teachers (Tirthankars), the last of whom was Lord Mahavira. The first Tirthankar was Risabhanatha.

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The correct answer is Huen Tsang.

Key Points

• Huen Tsang is a Chinese visitor who traveled during the reign of Harsha in 630 AD.
• He traveled to Afghanistan from India to other locations in Central Asia. He was mainly aimed at acquiring awareness of Buddhism and collecting its religious texts.
• He wrote a thorough description of India in his book 'Si-yu-ki' or 'Record of the Western Countries'.
• His description was acknowledged at that time as the best available source of knowledge of India's administrative, social and cultural situation.

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