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The correct answer is 1955.

Key Points

• In 1955 the Citizenship Act was passed in India.
• The conferment of a person, as a citizen of India, is governed by Articles 5 to 11 (Part II) of the Indian Constitution.
• Article 11 of the Constitution confers power on the parliament to make laws regarding citizenship.
• Citizen means a person who under the citizenship or nationality law for the time being in force in that country, is a citizen or national of that country.
• Indian citizenship can be acquired: birth, descent, registration, and naturalization. The provisions are listed under the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Important Points

• Granting of Citizenship:
• Citizen by Birth.
• Citizenship by Descent.
• Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution of India.
• Citizenship by registration.
• Citizenship by naturalization.

Additional Information

• The Citizenship act has been amended six times in 1986,1992, 2003, 2005, 2015, and 2019.
• 1986 amendment: The constitutional provision and the original Citizenship Act that gave citizenship on the principle of jus soli to everyone born in India.
• 2003 amendment: The amendment made the above condition more stringent, keeping in view infiltration from Bangladesh.
• 2005 amendment:  Only citizens can apply for the information under this Act. Right to Information Act confers the right not to all persons, but only on Citizens.
• 2015 amendment: It provides for citizenship by birth, descent, registration, naturalization, and by incorporation of territory. In addition, it provides for renunciation and termination of citizenship under certain circumstances.

The correct answer is Durga.

Key Points

• The Dalkhai dance of Odisha is usually performed to please Goddess Durga.
• The dance Dalkai originates from the Sambalpur district of Odisha.
• Dalkhai is one of the most popular traditional folk-dance forms of Adivasi’s of Sambalpur.
• It is commonly performed on festivals like Dashahra, Bhaijiuntia, Phagun Puni, Nuakhai, etc.
• The main theme of this dance form is Radha and Krishna, Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Additional Information

• Popular Dances of Odisha:
• Odissi Dance.
• Chhau Dance.
• Chaiti Ghoda.
• Danda Nata.
• Medha Nacha.
• Changu Dance.
• Karma Dance.

The correct answer is Bodo.

Key Points

• Bodo language was not included in the Eighth Schedule by the 71^st Constitutional Amendment.
• The 71^st Amendment Act, 1992 amended the 8^th Schedule of the Constitution to include Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali Languages in the 8^th Schedule of the Constitution.
• The Constitutional provisions relating to the Eighth Schedule occur in articles 344(1) and 351 of the Constitution.
• The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages.
• Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhal languages are added by 92^nd, Amendment, 2003.

Important Points

• Bodo is a Sino Tibetan language.
• It is the official language of the Bodoland autonomous region and the co-official language of the state of Assam in India.

Additional Information

The correct answer is 1946.

Key Points

• United Nations Children's Fund was formed in 1946 and is originally known as a United Nations International Children Emergency Fund.
• United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946.
• UNICEF was formed initially to provide emergency food and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
• In 1953 it became a permanent part of the United Nations System, and the words international and emergency were dropped from the organization's name, though it retained the original acronym, UNICEF.

Important Points

• UNICEF Headquarters is located in New York City in the United States.
• Henrietta Fore became UNICEF's seventh Executive Director on 1 January 2018.
• Ludwik Witold Rajchman was the founder of UNICEF and served as its first Chairman from 1946 to 1950.

The correct answer is 1191.

Key Points

• The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between the Muhammad Ghori and Prithiviraj Chauhan and their allies, near Tarain.
• Ghori captured Bathinda and this brought him to the Northwestern frontier kingdom of Prithiviraj Chauhan.
• All Hindu Kings of north India formed a confederacy under the command of Prithiviraj Chauhan.
• Prithviraj's army lead by Govind Tai marched on to  Bathinda and fought with the Ghori army at Tarain.
• Ghori was wounded in a personal battle with Govind Tai and the Ghori army retreated and given the victory to Prithviraj Chauhan.

Important Points

• The Second Battle of Tarain (located in the present-day Haryana state) was fought in the year 1192.
• In 1192, Ghori returned and defeated and killed Prithviraj, who was betrayed by Jai Chand, on the same field.
• Delhi was occupied in 1192–93, and the whole of north India fell into Muslim hands within 20 years.
• The Turkish rule was the beginning of the Muslim rule in India which continued for more than 7 centuries.

The correct answer is Atal Pension Yojana.

• Atal Pension Yojana was previously known as Swavalamban Yojana.
• The scheme aimed to make senior citizens of the unorganized sector financially secure and independent.
• Swavalamban Yojana was launched in 2010 by the Government of India and it was replaced by Atal Pension Yojana in 2016.
• The scheme is monitored by the Pension Fund Regulation and Development Authority of India (PFRDA).
• Under the Scheme, the minimum investment to be made is Rs 1,000 and the Maximum investment to be made is Rs 12,000 Per annum and the Government will invest Rs 1000 per anum for 5 years in all active accounts.
• Indian citizens between the age group of 18 years and 60 years can get benefitted from this scheme.
• When replaced by Atal Pension Scheme the age bracket was reduced to 18-40 years.

The correct answer is Bhuvan.

• ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) developed an application called Bhuvan which allows users to explore a 2D/3D representation of the surface of the Earth.
• Bhuvan is also known as the Indian Version of Google Maps.
• It is a multi-purpose end-user satellite application platform.
• The current Chairman is K. Sivan. (April 2021)
• The Headquarters of ISRO is in Bengaluru.

The correct answer is Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Limited.

• Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Limited has become the first airport in India to become free of single-use plastics.
• They were following the September 2018 World Environment Day theme Beat Plastic Pollution.
• Delhi airport became plastic-free in 2019.
• They started using eco-friendly sustainable alternative and has significantly reduced its plastic waste generation.
• DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited) Chief Executive Officer Videsh Kumar Jaipuriar.

The correct answer is P D Vaghela.

• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was formed on 20^th February 1997. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. Its Headquarters is in New Delhi.

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The correct answer is Tawa.

• Tawa is the longest tributary of the Narmada River.
• It is the major river of Central India. It joins the Narmada River at the village of Bandra Bhan.
• Bori Sanctuary and Bori reserve forest were established along the river.