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• When a batsman hitting a ball, the kinetic energy been used on the ball.
• When the fielder fields the moving ball on the ground, the fielder uses the potential energy to lift the ball from the ground against the gravity.
• If an object or a particle is in motion, it possesses kinetic energy.
• If an object is placed at a height, it possesses Gravitational Potential energy.
• Water stored in a dam is an example of pure potential energy.

• A position that brings to the person holding it for some financial gains, or advantages, or benefits will be termed as the office of profit.
• In India, as per the Article 102(1) of the Indian Constitution, a member of either house of the Indian Parliament barred from holding any office that would give its occupant the chance to gain a financial advantage or benefit.
• In case of appointment of the President of India, a person shall not be eligible for presidential election if he/she holds any office of profit under the Government of India or Governments of any States or any local or other authority subject to the control of either Government.

• Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her 1965-novel Pratham Pratisruti(The First Promise).
• Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour in India, was instituted in 1961.
• The Jnanpith award was established by the Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain family, the family who owns the Times of India group.

• The Gobi Desert is also known as the rain shadow desert.
• As its name suggests, Gobi means 'water-less'.
• The Gobi Desert is the sixth-largest desert in the world and Asia's second-largest desert.
• It covers the parts of Southern Mongolia and Northern and Northeastern China.
• . It is known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels.

• Jharkhand has the largest coal reserves in India.
• Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand is one of the oldest and richest coalfields of India.
• Odisha has the second-largest coal reserves in India.
• Chhattisgarh registered the highest coal production of 158.409 MT, followed by Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand.
• Raniganj, Jharia, Chandrapura, Bokaro, Ramgarh, S. Karanpura, N. Karanpura, Auranga, Hutar, Daltonganj, Itkhori, Chope, Giridih, Jainti, Sahajori, Kunditkaria, Brahmani, Pachwara, Chuperbhita, Jilwari, Hura. Main Coal Field at Jharkhand state.

• The current Speaker of Lok Sabha is Om Birla.
• Om Birla is the 17^th Lok Sabha Speaker appointed on June 19, 2019.

Note According to the Previous year Paper of CIL CE 2017, the below answer is mentioned

• Sumitra Mahajan was the 16^th Lok Sabha Speaker served the office from June 6, 2014, to June 16, 2019.
• In the first meeting after the general election, the Speaker in the Lok Sabha is elected for a five years term.

• The full form of the abbreviation IDBI is the Industrial Development Bank of India.
• IDBI was established in 1964 and came into operation on July 1, 1964.
• It was established to provide credit and other financial facilities for the development of industries in India.
• IDBI Bank has been categorised as a private sector bank by the Reserve Bank of India, with effect from January 21, 2019.

The move came following the acquisition by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) having 51%  stake in the bank.

• Roger Federer had won the men's singles Australian Open Tennis Championship 2017 in which he beat Rafael Nadal.
• It was his 18^th grand slam title at the age of 35.
• It was his 6^th Australian Open Tennis Championship.
• Presently Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam singles titles has become the world's first male player having such a record title.
• Roger Federer belongs to Switzerland.

• Lord Dalhousie, the Governor Generals of India earned the title of "Maker of Modern India".
• He introduced several reforms in India which led the way for the modernisation of India, the reason due to which he gets the title of "Maker of Modern India".
• According to him, promotion of civilisation meant the promotion of reforms done by the West because Western administration and institutions were the superior to the administration and institutions existed in India and Indian subcontinents. Some developments done by Lord Dalhousie were as follows

1. Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) the Governor-General of India under whom the first railway line connecting Bombay to Thane was laid in 1853.
2. Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) also passed the Post office Act in 1854.
3. During Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) tenure Widow Remarriage Act was taken place in 1856.

The correct answer is All i), ii) and iii).

• The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is about the subject of the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States are defined under several articles.
• The Articles 245 and 246 of the Indian Constitution have been defined in Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution.
• The Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution consists of three lists i.e. Union List, State List and Concurrent List.