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The correct answer is option 3 i.e., Taiga forest of Siberia.

• The largest forest which covers 25% of the world's forest land is Taiga forest of Siberia.
• Taiga regions include Alaska, Siberia, Canada, and Scandinavia.
• The taiga forest region is located in the cold and subarctic regions.
• Taiga is known as a thick forest that has coniferous trees like pine, fir, spruce, etc.
• Tropical Rainforest is a forest occurring in tropical areas of heavy rainfall.
• Tropical Rainforest is abundant with many species of wildlife and vegetation.
• Monsoon forest also called dry forest or tropical deciduous forest, which has a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall.
• The trees in a monsoon forest usually shed their leaves during the dry season.
• Monsoon forests are especially well developed in Southeast Asia.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Printer.

• In a computer system, a Printer is a device that is functionally opposite of a Key-board.
• The keyboard allows the user to type letters and numbers. So it is an input device.
• The mouse allows the user to position the cursor, draw and execute program functions by clicking mouse buttons. So it is an input device.
• To move a cursor, a computer mouse has one or more buttons to allow operations.
• The joystick is also an input device.
• But the Printer is an output device.

The correct answer is Edward Jenner.

Key Points

• The immunization technique was developed by Edward Jenner.
• Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist.
• He was the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine.
• Louis Pasteur discovered that microbes were responsible for souring alcohol.
• He came up with the process of pasteurization.

Additional Information

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is considered a father of microbiology.
• Robert Koch is known for isolating the tuberculosis bacterium, the cause of numerous deaths in the mid-19^th century.
• He won the Nobel Prize in 1905 for his work.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1942.

Key Points

• Cripps Mission came to India in 1942.
• Stafford Cripps was a labour minister in Winston Churchill's coalition government in Britain.
• The Cripps Mission came to India from 22 March to 11 April 1942.
• Its aim was to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war in the 2^nd World war.
• Proposals of Cripps Mission:
• Setting up of an Indian dominion.
• A Constituent Assembly would be formed to frame a new constitution for the country.
• India’s defence would be controlled by the British until this new constitution came into force.
• The transfer of power and the rights of minorities would be safeguarded by negotiations between the Constituent Assembly and the British government.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e., Laxmi.

• The acid attack victim Laxmi was honoured with the prestigious "International Woman of Courage" award on 4 March 2014 at the State Department Ceremony in Washington by Michelle Obama, the first lady of the U.S.
• The International Women of Courage Award also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award.
• This is an American award presented by the United States Department of State to women around the world.
• Each U.S. embassy has the right to recommend one woman as a candidate.
• To publish a rape victim's name, Nirbhaya is used for the victim.
• Nirbhaya means"fearless".
• Malini Awasthi is an Indian folk singer.
• Malini Awasthi also presents in Thumri and Kajri.
• ​Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.
• Gaura Pant known by Shivani was a Hindi magazine story writers of the 20^th century and a pioneer in writing Indian women-based fiction.
• She was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature in 1982.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Dayananda Saraswati.

• 'Arya Samaj' was founded by Dayananda Saraswati on 10^th April 1875.
• Arya Samaj is an Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
• Members of the Arya Samaj believe in one God.
• Arya Samaj rejects the worship of idols.
• Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission‎ on 1^st May 1897.
• Indian Home Rule League was established by Annie Besant.
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Three parts.

• In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of the earth's shadow is divided into three parts.
• The three parts are:
• Umbra: The region of the complete shadow is called the umbra.
• Penumbra: The region of the diffuse shadow is called the penumbra.
• Antumbra: The antumbra is the lighter part of a shadow that forms at a certain distance from the object casting the shadow

The correct answer is Article 167.

• Article 167 of the Indian Constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister.
• It has specified in the second schedule.
• A chief minister is understood to be "first among equals".

A Chief Minister must be:

• Chief Minister must be a citizen of India.
• Chief Minister should be a member of the state legislature.
• If a person is elected chief minister who is not a member of the legislature, then he/she must take permission from the governor.
• Chief Minister must be 25 years of age or more.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e., Akbar

• Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of Akbar.
• Ramcharitmanas was composed at Ayodhya, Varanasi & Chitrakoot.
• Tulsidas was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
• The Tulsi Ghat on the Ganges River in Varanasi is named after Tulsidas.
• Tulsidas started the Ramlila plays.

Important Points

• Tulsidas began writing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1631 (1574 CE).
• Ramcharitmanas was composed at Ayodhya, Varanasi & Chitrakoot.
• India was under the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605 CE) during this period.
• This also makes Tulsidas a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

The correct answer is option 3 i.e., Colletotrichum falcatum.

• Red rot of sugarcane is caused by Colletotrichum falcatum.
• Colletotrichum falcatum is a fungus.
• It causes severe loss in yield and quality.
• The red rot affected field must be rotated with rice for one season and other crops for two seasons.
• The accepted name,'Red rot' was given in 1906 by Sir E. J. Butler.
• He was an imperial Mycologist in India, who was then working at Pusa, Bihar.