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The correct answer is: Far.

Key Points

• Distant: far away in space or time.
• For example: But the attempt to define and punish a category of speech as obscene is an atavistic vestige from a distant era.
• Far: over a large expanse of space or time.
• For example: Both sites are the only Beringia burials found so far from that period.
• As we can see, the synonym of 'distant' is 'far'.
• Therefore, the correct answer is: Far.

Additional Information

• The meanings of the rest of the options are given below:
• Removed: take (something) away or off from the position occupied.
• Reserved: slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
• Separate: forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

• It is situated 15 km upstream of Sambalpur district.
• The Hirakud Dam project is the first-ever river valley project of independent India.
• Hirakud Dam is the longest dam in the world that stretches around 26 km that stands proudly as a colossal display of the agile and unbeatable technological achievement of independent India.

Additional Information

• Mahanadi is a huge river estimated to be around 858 km long that flows across the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha majorly and Madhya Pradesh marginally.
• Floods had then become frequent in Odisha which acclaimed the infamous name “sorrow of Odisha” to Mahanadi.
• It was imperative to control the devastating deluges of the river especially when the water flow of the river was generally equivalent to that of the Ganges in times of torrential downpours.
• It was then that the Hirakud dam project was proposed by Sir M Visveswaraya and the construction began in 1948 the dam was inaugurated in 1953 by India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The dam drains 75,000 sq. km. of land which is twice the area of Sri Lanka. It has 98 flood gates, 64 sliding gates, and 34 crest gates to release floodwater, which indeed makes it the longest dam in the world.
• Hirakud dam is indeed a 1000 million INR project which in today’s date would be worth some 500 billion bucks.
• Odisha is a fertile land, however, it is also undeniable that the lands besides good climatic conditions most preferably need a good water supply for the irrigation of crops.
• Although it was predicted to support 1,094,953 acres of land for the cultivation of Kharif and Rabi crops, currently Hirakud Dam supports 267,825 acres of Rabi crops and 384,582 acres of Kharif crops of Bargarh, Bolangir, Sambalpur, and Subarnapur. Several attempts are still being made to enhance the water management system of the dam and the river.
• The dam produces hydroelectricity through several hydroelectrical plants. The two major power plants are Burla and Chipilima.
• The dam generates 307.5MW of power.

Calculation:

52/3 ≈ 17.33

Hence, the next multiple of 3 = (17 + 1) × 3

⇒ 54

Now, the least number = 54 - 52

⇒ 2

∴ 2 should be added.

Given:

16, 20, 24

Concept used:

LCM is the smallest common multiple of two or more numbers.

Calculation:

16 = 4 × 2 × 2

20 = 4 × 5

24 = 4 × 3 × 2

LCM (16, 20, 24) = 4 × 2² × 3 × 5

⇒ 240

∴ LCM of 16, 20, 24 is 240.

The correct answer is Executive visa for U.S.A.

Key Points

• Executive visa for U.S.A. is H-1B.
• The H-1B is a temporary (nonimmigrant) visa category that allows employers to petition for highly educated foreign professionals to work in “specialty occupations” that require at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent.
• Jobs in fields such as mathematics, engineering, technology, and medical sciences often qualify.
• Typically, the initial duration of an H-1B visa classification is three years, which may be extended for a maximum of six years.
• Since the category was created in 1990, Congress has limited the number of H-1Bs made available each year.
• The current annual statutory cap is 65,000 visas, with 20,000 additional visas for foreign professionals who graduate with a master’s degree or doctorate from a U.S. institution of higher learning.

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points Indus Valley Civilization

• The Indus Valley Civilization extended from present-day north-east Afghanistan to Pakistan and north-west India.
• The Indus Valley Civilization is an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indian subcontinent between 3,000 BC and 1,500 BC.
• The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.
• It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is famous for its organized planning based on grid system.
• The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization.

Additional Information

• Harappa
• The Harappan Civilization was discovered by Daya Ram Sahini in 1921.
• It is situated on the banks of the Ravi river in the Montgomery district of Punjab (Pakistan).
• Important findings are sandstone sculptures of human anatomy, granary, and bullock cart
• Mohenjodaro
• Mohenjodaro (Pakistan) is situated on the banks of the river Indus. Discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerjee in Larkana district of Sindh. Mohenjodaro means "Mound of the Dead". The most important structure is the huge bathhouse and the huge granary
• Dholavira
• The Site was discovered in 1967-68 by J.P. Joshi of the Archaeological Survey of India.
• It is the fifth-largest of eight major Harappan sites.
• It is located in the Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District in Gujarat.

The correct answer is Scindia - Baroda.

Key Points

• The Scindia dynasty (also known as Shinde in Maharashtra) is a Hindu Maratha dynasty that ruled the former state of Gwalior.
• Ranoji Scindia founded it after working as a personal servant to Peshwa Bajirao I.
• Ranoji Scindia, the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the Patil of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara District, Maharashtra, founded the Scindia dynasty.
• Ranoji was in charge of the Maratha conquests in Malwa in 1726.
• Ranoji established his capital at Ujjain in 1731.
• His successors included Jayajirao, Jyotibarao, Dattajirao, Jankojirao, Mahadji Shinde, and Daulatrao Scindia.
• The Scindias rose to prominence as a regional power in the latter half of the 18^th century, playing a key role in the three Anglo-Maratha Wars.
• They ruled over many Rajput states and conquered north India.
• After accepting the terms of a subsidiary alliance with the British in 1818, the family relocated their base from Ujjain to Gwalior.

The correct answer is Babar.

Key Points

• Babar
• Babar was the first mughal emeror in India.
• Babur was born in 1483 in Fargana (Afganistan).
• He was the founder of the Mughal empire in India.
• The first battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi.
• The Battle was fought on April 21, 1526.
• He wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Autobiography of Babur) in the Turkish language.
• According to Tuzuk-i-Baburi, Babur Died in 1530 in Lahore and was buried at Aram Bagh (Agra).

Additional Information

• Genghis Khan​
• Genghis Khan (1162–1227 C.E.), the founder of the Mongol Empire, is widely regarded as one of the most successful military commanders in world history.
• In the year 1206 C.E., Genghis—originally known as Temujin—was in his forties, with his greatest military exploits still ahead of him
• On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died. On his deathbed, he ordered that Xi Xia be wiped from the face of the earth.
• ​Humayun
• Humayun Nama describes the life of the Humayun.
• He was the second Mughal emperor.
• Humayun was the son of Babur.
• He succeeded his father as the Mughal emperor of India from around 1530 to 1556.
• Akbar (1542- 1605)
• He reigned from 1556 to 1605.
• He constructed Fatehpur Sikri and made it his capital in 1569.
• Buland Darwaza was constructed at the gate.
• He started a new religion Din-i Ilahi in 1581-82.
• Abul Fazl wrote his biography titled Akbarnama.
• Nine of his courtiers were known as Navratnas.
• They were Todar Mal, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Birbal, Tansen, Abdur Rahim Khana-i-Khana, Mullah-do-Pyaza, Raja Man Singh, and Fakir Aziao-Din.
• He married a Hindu princess Harka Bai who is commonly known as Jodha Bai.
• Akbar captured the historic fortress of Chitor in 1568.
• He abolished the pilgrimage tax by Hindus in 1563.
• He also abolished the Jizyah tax in 1579.
• He also introduced the Mansabdari System or the rank-holder system to organize the nobility and army.

Thcorrect answer is Jharkhand.

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• In the Jharkhand,one of the  the rural area of a state has been declared Open Defecation Free.
• The Swachh Bharat Mission is much more than a Government program, or a sanitation programme, rather over the past five years, India has seen a social revolution – a movement, of the people, by the people and for the people.
• Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), sanitation coverage in rural Jharkhand has increased from 16.25% in October 2014 to 100% as of November 2018.
• State has achieved ODF status.
• Over 35.47 lakhs toilets have been constructed in rural Jharkhand since the Mission began.
• 29,564 villages and 24 districts have declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF).
• As per the National Annual Rural Sanitation Surveys (NARSS) 2017-18 & 2018-19, as well as the Quality Council of India (QCI) survey 2017, more than 80% of toilets in the state are being used by the rural household members – this shows a noticeable behavioural change in the sanitation habits of rural India.

The correct mirror image for the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".