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The correct answer is option 3, i.e. Putlibai.

• Mahatma Gandhi, by name of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India—died January 30, 1948, Delhi), Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India.
• Gandhi’s mother, Putlibai, was completely absorbed in religion, did not care much for finery or jewellery, divided her time between her home and the temple, fasted frequently, and wore herself out in days and nights of nursing whenever there was sickness in the family.
• Karamchand Gandhi, who was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar, the capital of a small principality in western India (in what is now Gujarat state) under British suzerainty—did not have much in the way of formal education.
• Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism—worship of the Hindu god Vishnu—with a strong tinge of Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal.

The correct answer is West Bengal.

Key Points

• West Bengal produces the highest amount of rice in India.
• According to a survey by the Government in 2015-16 West Bengal produced 15.75 million tonnes of rice.
• Globally India is the second-largest producer of rice after China.
• But according to 2024–25.
• West Bengal is traditionally the highest rice-producing state in India, contributing around 15.75 million tonnes to the national production.
• Telangana has become a significant contributor, with an estimated rice output of 16.87 million tonnes in 2024–25, making it one of the top rice-producing states.

Important Points

• In 2022:

The correct answer is Badri Narayan.

Key Points

• Badri Narayan would be conferred the award for his collection of poems in Hindi titled ‘Tumadi Ke Shabd’.
• He is currently the director of G.B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad.
• He is an eminent Hindi poet, Some of his famous collections of poems include “Khudai Mein Himsa”, “Shabpadiyam” and “Sach Sune Kai Din” his poems have been translated into English, Bengali, Oriya, Malayalam, Urdu, and many other Indian languages.

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• Anis Ashfaq would be conferred for his novel Khwab Saraab in the Urdu language category.
• Praveen Dashrath Bandekar has been awarded for his novel Ujavya Sondechya Bahulya in the Marathi language category.
• Manoj Kumar Goswami was awarded for his Short Stories Bhool Satya in the Assamese language category.

• PMVVY stands for Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana and is a pension scheme exclusively for elderly persons aged 60 years and above.
• The citizens can invest a maximum investment of 15 Lakhs in the PMVVY scheme and the scheme is valid till March 31, 2020.
• The senior citizens will get assured returns of 8% per annum for 10 years depending on their investments.
• The exclusive privilege to operate the scheme has been given to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

The correct answer is Lemon.

Key Points

• A shrub is a woody perennial plant that is smaller than a tree and has numerous large branches that emerge from the main stem's base.
• Lemon is an example of a shrub.

Additional Information

• Any seed-bearing plant that dies down to the ground after flowering, lacks a woody stem and produces seeds is considered a herb. Spinach is an example of a herb.
• The tree is a woody perennial plant with a single stem or trunk that normally grows to a significant height and has lateral branches that are positioned some distance from the ground. Mango tree is an example of a tree.
• Onions are classified as a herb.

The correct answer is Fluorine.

Key Points

• Fluorine is an element with the symbol F and atomic number 9.
• It is the lightest halogen and exists under standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas.
• It is the most electronegative element and is extremely reactive, as it reacts with all other elements except argon, neon, and helium.

Additional Information

• Sodium (Na) is a very soft silvery-white metal.
• It is the most common alkali metal and the sixth most abundant element on Earth.
• The human body requires a small amount of sodium to conduct nerve impulses, contract and relax muscles, and maintain the proper balance of water and minerals.
• Magnesium (Mg) is a shiny grey solid metal.
• It is a key factor in making several parts of the body run smoothly such as the heart, bones, muscles, nerves, and others.
• Aluminium (Al) is a light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite.
• It has a density lower than those of other common metals and is hence used to build aircraft components.

The correct answer is 14.

• The government through the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance, 1969 and nationalised the 14 largest commercial banks on 19^th July 1969.

Additional Information

• On July 19, 1969, Indira Gandhi who was both Prime Minister and Finance Minister at that time decided to nationalise 14 largest private banks of the country.
• The largest and the oldest bank which is still in existence is the State Bank of India (SBI).
• It originated and started working as the Bank of Calcutta in mid-June 1806.
• In 1809, it was renamed as the Bank of Bengal.
• This was one of the three banks founded by a presidency government, the other two were the Bank of Bombay in 1840 and the Bank of Madras in 1843.
• The three banks were merged in 1921 to form the Imperial Bank of India, which upon India's independence, became the State Bank of India in 1955.
• For many years, the presidency banks had acted as quasi-central banks, as did their successors, until the Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935, under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
• In 1960, the State Banks of India was given control of eight state-associated banks under the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959. These are now called its associate banks.
• In 1969, the Government of India nationalised 14 major private banks; one of the big banks was Bank of India. In 1980, 6 more private banks were nationalised.
• These nationalised banks are the majority of lenders in the Indian economy.
• They dominate the banking sector because of their large size and widespread networks.

The correct answer is Grass.

Key Points

• Biotic components are made up of organisms, living organisms, dead organisms, and the waste products of these.
• Biotic components are classified on how they obtain energy.
• Autotrophs: these organisms feed themselves and are thus known as self-feeders.
• They prepare their food using sunlight, water, CO2 and nutrients.
• They are also known as producers.
• Heterotrophs: these organisms can’t produce their food and thus rely on the other organisms for their energy requirements.
• They are also called consumers as they consume food from the producers.​
• There is another category apart from the heterotrophs and autotrophs without which life can’t function, the decomposers.
• Decomposers are the second most important organisms after the producers.
• These decomposers also help the producers to produce their food too.
• They are the second most important organisms because they decompose all the remaining organic matter.
• They also provide nutrients that the producers use to produce food. ​

Additional Information

• Abiotic components are usually the non-living components of our ecosystem which are, sun, rainfall, temperature, air, and soil.
• The abiotic components are affected by many things such as altitude, location and seasons.
• The abiotic factors change from weather to weather, climate to climate, season to season and place to place.

The correct answer is Morocco.

Key Points

• Ibn Battuta, the famous Muslim explorer who came to India during the times of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, belonged to Morocco.

Additional Information

• The full name of Ibn Battuta was Muhammad Ibn Battuta.
• By profession, he was a Geographer, Jurist, Judge and Explorer. His travelling left out an exclusive note on the Tughlaq dynasty.
• In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was 20 years old, he started travelling, as he wanted to go on a Pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj as all Muslims wanted to go there so he was also interested to go there.
• But, in actual his travelling time went to about 29 years and during which he almost covered 75,000 miles distance, and this was actually equivalent to that of 44 modern countries.
• Ibn Battuta wrote book Rihla.
• Arrival in India:
• In 1334, Ibn Battuta arrived in India all the way through the mountains of Afghanistan, during the time when the Tughlaq dynasty was at its height.
• On his approach towards Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq, he learnt that the great Sultan liked to take gifts from his visitors, and in return, the Sultan, used to give gifts, which are of far superior worth to visitors.
• Ibn Battuta, on meeting with Muhammad bin Tughluq, presented him with arrows, camels, thirty horses, slaves and some other goods.
• In return, Muhammad bin Tughlaq responded to him with a welcoming gift of 2,000 silver dinars, a furnished house and the job of a judge with an annual salary of 5,000 silver dinars.

The correct answer is Fish production.

Key Points

• The Blue Revolution is an initiative taken by the government for the growth of the aquaculture industry(Fish Production).
• It started in China.
• Blue Revolution also called as Neel Kranti Mission in India was launched in 1985-1990 during the 7^th Five-Year Plan.
• The main objective is to develop, manage, and promote fisheries to double the farmers’ income.

Additional Information

• The Green Revolution involved the production of high yielding varieties of seeds.
• The white revolution involved the operation flood that enhanced the production of milk.
• The Yellow revolution involved a sudden increase in the production of edible oil.
• The Golden Revolution involved a significant increase in the production of fruits, honey, vegetables, and other important horticultural products.