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The correct answer is 1^st July.

Key Points

• India celebrates National Doctor's Day on July 1 each year, in honor of the birth and death anniversary of the great physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
• He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.​
• The British Medical Journal, in its obituary of Roy, called him the “first medical consultant in the subcontinent of India, who towered over his contemporaries in several fields”.
• ​National Doctors' Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities.
• The day is observed on different dates across the world. In the United States, Doctor’s Day is observed on March 30, in Cuba on December 3, and in Iran on August 23.
• The theme of International Mother Language Day 2020 is "Languages without borders".

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The correct answer is Anupam Kher.

Key Points

• **'**Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly' is an autobiography of Anupam Kher.
• About ‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly’:
• The autobiography of Padma Bhushan awardee gives a detailed account of his failures, rejections, and lessons learned in his life and in a career spanning 500 films.
• The autobiography shares the events in Kher's life that shaped his career and is an exciting account as it does not talk about his successes.
• The book was released in India on 5 August and will be released in the US on 15 October 2019.

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• Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the former Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India.
• He has appeared in over 500 films predominantly in the Hindi language, and many plays.
• He is a recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards.
• He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Saaransh (1984).
• He holds the record for winning the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian five times in total for Ram Lakhan (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khel (1992), Darr (1993), and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995).
• He won the National Film Award for Special Mention twice for his performances in Daddy (1989) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005).
• For his performance in the film Vijay (1988), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
• Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in international films such as the Golden Globe-nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Ang Lee's Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution (2007), and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
• He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom The Boy With The Topknot (2018).
• He has held the post of chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India.
• The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.

The correct answer is Prithviraj Chauhan.

Key Points

• The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between the Muhammad Ghori and Prithiviraj Chauhan and their allies, near Tarain.
• Mohammad 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.

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• 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 rulers 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 David Malpass.

• David R. Malpass was selected as 13^th President of the World Bank Group by its Board of Executive Directors on April 5, 2019.
• Mr. Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs for the United States.

Key Points

• World Bank was established in July 1944.
• The World Bank consists of two institutions:-
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
• International Development Association (IDA).
• The motto of the World Bank is working for a world free of poverty.
• The headquarters of the World Bank is in Washington D.C.
• The current President of the World Bank is Ajay Banga

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The correct answer is Fourth.

• The Fourth Schedule contains provisions as to the allocation of seats in the Council of States.

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Key Points 

Schedules of the constitution:

• The First Schedule contains the list of states and union territories and their territories.
• The Second Schedule contains provisions of the President, Governors of States, Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of a State, the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
• The Third Schedule contains the Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.
• The Fourth Schedule contains provisions as to the allocation of seats in the Council of States.
• The Fifth Schedule contains provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
• The Sixth Schedule contains provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
• The Seventh Schedule contains the Union list, State list, and the concurrent list.
• The Eighth Schedule contains the list of recognized languages.
• The Ninth Schedule contains provisions as to the validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
• The Tenth Schedule contains provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection.
• The Eleventh Schedule contains the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats.
• The Twelfth Schedule contains the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities.

The correct answer is 66.

Key Points

• In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, India won a total of 66 medals.
• Gold - 26
• Silver - 20
• Bronze - 20
• Australia topped the medal table rank with 80 gold, second England with 45 gold, and third India with 26 gold.

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• 2018 Commonwealth Games:
• The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018.
• It was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.
• It was India's 18^th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. With 26 Gold medals and a total of 66 medals.
• India finished 3^rd in the tournament.
• The first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.
• Shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the 21^st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia.
• Indian sprinter Mohammad Anas qualified for the finals of the men’s 400m event.
• Shooter Shreyasi Singh clinched the gold medal in the women's double trap event.
• Shooter Jitu Rai won gold in the men's 10m air pistol event.
• India’s teen shooter Manu Bhaker grabbed the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol.
• Punam Yadav won India's fifth gold medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting event.
• The first Paralympic medal with Para powerlifter Sachin Chaudhary bagging bronze in the heavyweight category.
• The 15-year-old Indian shooter, Anish Bhanwala, has created history by becoming the country’s youngest ever gold medal winner in the Commonwealth Games.
• Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has won gold in the men's freestyle 65 kg category.
• Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
• New Delhi hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010.

The correct answer is Part XVIII.

Key Points

• Emergency Provisions are contained in Part Eighteen of the Constitution of India.
• The President of India has the power to impose emergency rule in any or all the Indian states if the security of part or all of India is threatened by "war or external aggression or armed rebellion".
• The Constitution stipulates three types of emergencies:
• National Emergency
• Constitutional Emergency
• Financial Emergency

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• Article 352 says that the President can impose an emergency if he agrees that a grave security threat exists whereby the security of India, or of any part of her territory is threatened whether by war, external aggression, or armed rebellion, he/she can declare emergency rule in the whole of India or on any part of the Indian Territory.
• This is also called a ‘National Emergency’.
• It can apply to the entire country or part.
• It can be declared even before an actual occurrence if the president is satisfied with an imminent threat.
• The president can declare this only after the written recommendation of the entire cabinet.
• A proclamation can be subject to judicial review.​

The correct answer is Terracotta.

Key Points

• **Harappans created sculptures, seals, pottery, and jewelry from materials, such as terracotta, metal, and stone.**​
• The history of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilization.
• It flourished around 2,500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, in contemporary Pakistan and Western India.
• Harappan civilization occupied about 8,00,000 sq. km.
• ​It is called Harappan because this civilization was first discovered in 1921 by Dayaram Sahni at the modern site of Harappa situated in the province of West Punjab in Pakistan.
• The Indus Valley was home to the largest of the four ancient urban civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China.
• In the 1920s, the Archaeological Department of India carried out excavations in the Indus valley wherein the ruins of the two old cities, viz. Mohenjodaro and Harappa were unearthed.
• In 1924, John Marshall, Director-General of the ASI, announced the discovery of a new civilization in the Indus valley to the world.

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• Phases of IVC(Indus Valley Civilization):
• Three phases of IVC are:
• the Early Harappan Phase from 3300 to 2600 BCE,
• the Mature Harappan Phase from 2600 to 1900 BCE, and
• the Late Harappan Phase from 1900 to 1300 BCE.
• The Early Harappan Phase is related to the Hakra Phase, identified in the Ghaggar-Hakra River Valley.
• The earliest examples of the Indus script date back to 3000 BC.
• This phase stands characterized by a centralized authority and increasingly urban quality of life.
• Trade networks had been established and there are also pieces of evidence of the cultivation of crops. Peas, sesame seeds, dates, cotton, etc, were grown during that time.
• Kot Diji represents the phase leading up to the Mature Harappan Phase.
• By 2600 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization had entered into a mature stage.
• The early Harappan communities were turned into large urban centers, like Harappa and Mohenjodaro in Pakistan and Lothal in India.

The correct answer is Provisions for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.

Key Points

• Article 42 insists that the State should ensure just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
• Article 42 of the Constitution is a non-government organization operating in the sphere of protection of human rights facilitating the protection of civic and political rights and freedoms, as well as protection of other fundamental rights recognized by international law.
• Harmonization of state policy and national legislation with international standards.
• Improvement of public legal awareness through efficient legal proceedings, strengthening of target groups and participating in civic monitoring, surveys, analysis, and lawmaking initiatives.

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• Article 21:
• The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which declares that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law.
• Article 21 is a fundamental right and is included in Part-III of the Indian Constitution.
• This right is available to all citizens as well as non-citizens alike.
• Supreme Court has described this right as the “heart of fundamental rights”.
• Article 21 secures two rights:
• The right to life and the Right to personal liberty.
• Article 21 cannot be suspended during an emergency.
• Article 12 to 35:
• The Constitution offers all citizens, individually and collectively, some basic freedoms.
• These are guaranteed in the Constitution in the form of six broad categories of Fundamental Rights, which are justiciable.
• Article 12 to 35 contained in Part III of the Constitution deal with Fundamental Rights.
• These are:
• Right to equality, including equality before the law, prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment.
• Right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or union, movement, residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation (some of these rights are subject to security of the State, friendly relations with foreign countries, public order, decency, or morality).
• Right against exploitation, prohibiting all forms of forced labor, child labor, and traffic in human beings.
• Right to freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion.
• Right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language, or script, and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice and
• Right to constitutional remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
• Article 44:
• Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion. Currently, the personal laws of various communities are governed by their religious scriptures.
• They cover areas like- Marriage, divorce, maintenance, inheritance, adoption, and succession of the property. It is based on the premise that there is no connection between religion and law in modern civilization.
• The objective of Article 44 of the Directive Principles in the Indian Constitution was to address the discrimination against vulnerable groups and harmonize diverse cultural groups across the country.
• The code will simplify the complex laws around marriage ceremonies, inheritance, succession, adoptions making them one for all.

The correct answer is Hussamuddin Mohammed – Hockey.

Key Points

• Mohammad Hussamuddin is an Indian boxer.
• He won a bronze medal in the first India International Open boxing championship in New Delhi.
• He competes in the 56-kg category.
• Mohammad Hussamuddin won a Bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

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• Saina Nehwal is an Indian professional badminton player.
• A former world no. 1, she has won over 24 international titles, which includes eleven Superseries titles.
• Although she reached the world's 2^nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and overall the second Indian player after Prakash Padukone to achieve this feat.
• She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance.
• Vikas Krishan Yadav is one of the boxing gems of India who hails from the Bhiwani district in Haryana, the hub of India's biggest boxing stars.
• He won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal in the 75kg weight category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
• He is the second Indian boxer after Olympian Vijender Singh to qualify Olympics for the third time.
• Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu, India.
• He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become nine times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta.
• In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
• His ITTF world ranking is 32 as of May 2021.