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The correct answer is 1906.

Key Points 

• Forest Research Institute:
• It was founded in 1878 as the British Imperial Forest School.
• In 1906, it was re-established as the Imperial Forest Research Institute.
• In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission
• It is among the oldest institutions of its kind and is acclaimed the world over.
• It is a Greco-Roman Architecture, designed by C.G. Blomfield.
• Brandis Gate is the name of the main entrance gate of Forest Research Institute.
• The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the Indian Forest Service.

The correct answer is Himalayan Musk Deer.

Key Points

• The Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand.
• Established in 1972.
• The sanctuary lies in the upper catchment of the Alaknanda and Mandakini Rivers.
• It is home to the Endangered Himalayan musk deer and to the sub-alpine forest and extensive alpine meadows
• Musk deer is the state animal of Uttarakhand.
• The Scientific name of the Musk deer is Moschus Chrysogaster.

​The correct answer is Buransh.

• The state tree of Uttarakhand is Buransh.

Key Points 

• Rhododendron arboreum, the Tree Rhododendron, is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a showy display of bright red flowers.
• It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Thailand.
• It is the National Flower of Nepal.
• In India, it is the state tree of Uttarakhand and the state flower of Nagaland.

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Uttarakhand​

• Foundation Day: 9 November 2000 (carved out from Uttar Pradesh on this date and became the 27^th state of the Republic of India).
• Capital: Gairsain(Summer), Dehradun( Winter).
• Chief Minister: Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami.
• Governor: Gurmit Singh.
• State Animal: Alpine Musk Deer.
• State Bird: Himalayan Monal.
• State Tree: Buransh.
• State Flower: Brahma Kamal.
• Hindi, Garhwali, Jaunsari, and Kumaoni are the principal languages of Uttarakhand.
• Uttarakhand is the only state in India that has Sanskrit as one of its official languages.
• Govind Vallabh Pant Agriculture University is the first Agricultural University in India.
• India's first engineering college was set up at Roorkee.
• Central Buiding Research Institute is situated at Roorkee.
• Lal Bahadur Sastri National Academy of Administration is situated at Mussoorie.
• Indian Military Academy is situated at Dehradun.
• Central Forest Research Institute is situated at Dehradun.
• Wild Life Institue of India is situated at Dehradun.
• University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is situated at Dehradun.
• The high court of Uttarakhand is situated in Nainital.
• The biggest optical telescope (ARIES) in Asia is situated in Uttarakhand.
• Thunganath temple is the world's highest Shiva temple.
• Haridwar (Gateway of God) is the venue of Kumbhamela held after every 12 years.

Important Points

• Uttarakhand is known as the 'Land of Gods'.
• Pithoragarh is known as Mini Kashmir of Uttarakhand.
• Rishikesh is known as the 'Yoga Capital of the World'.
• Mussoorie is known as the 'Queen of hill stations in India.
• Nainital is known as the 'Lake District of India'.
• Dehradun is known as the 'City of Schools' and 'School Capital of India'.
• Uttarakhand is known as the 'Valley of Flowers'.

The correct answer is Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

Key Points 

• The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
• It was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
• They have bagged the award “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.”
• Both journalists have faced several attempts from both the Philippines and Russian governments to silence their publication.
• In 2020, the award was given to the World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency.

Additional Information 

• Nobel Prize 2021 Winners List
• | - Nobel Prize category | Winner Name | | --- | --- | | Physics | Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann - for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming. Giorgio Parisi - for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales. | | Chemistry | Benjamin List and David MacMillan - for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis. | | Physiology or Medicine | David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian- for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. | | Literature | Abdulrazak Gurnah - for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents. | | Peace | Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov - for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. | | Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel | David Card for his empirical contributions to labour economics. Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” |

The correct answer is Priyanka Mohite.

Key Points 

• On April 16, 2021, Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite became the first woman from India to climb Mt Annapurna, the world's Tenth Highest Peak.
• She is also the first Indian woman to climb Mt Makalu, the world's fifth tallest mountain range at 8,485 meters.
• Mount Annapurna is a Himalayan massif. It lies in Nepal and has one summit over 8,000 meters, making it one of the most difficult mountains to climb.

Important Points

• Shivangi Pathak: Born in Hisar of Haryana,  at age 16, she became India's youngest person to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, on 16 May 2018 from the Nepal side.
• Santosh Yadav: Santosh Yadav is the first woman in the world, who has scaled the world's most inaccessible and highest summit, Mount Everest, twice.
• Premlata Agrawal: She is the first Indian woman to conquer all the seven highest peaks across the globe.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is 2001.

Key Points 

• Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6 2022.
• She crooned songs in over a thousand Hindi films and has sung in over thirty-six Indian languages.
• Nicknamed 'The Nightingale of Bollywood', the singer was bestowed with India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2001.
• She was also honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.​

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Recent Obituaries:

• Renowned religious orator and Padma Shri awardee Ibrahim Sutar, who had earned the recognition of Kannada Kabir, passed away in February 2022.
• Monica Vitti, a 20^th-century Italian actress, passed away in February 2022.
• Captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, passed away in January 2022.
• Marathi author and social activist Anil Awachat passed away in January 2022.
• Subhas Bhowmick, a former Indian footballer, passed away in January 2022.
• Eminent theatre personality and actress, Shaoli Mitra passed away in Kolkata in January 2022.
• Noted environmentalist Prof M K Prasad passed away in January 2022.

The correct solution in New Jalpaiguri.

Key Points 

• The Mitali express train covers the distance between the New Jalpaiguri railway station in Siliguri, West Bengal, and the Cantonment railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• The train was inaugurated in March 2021 and its commercial run started in June 2022.
• It is the third passenger train between India and Bangladesh.
• Maitree and Bandhan Express are the first two.

Additional Information 

• Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura, and  Mizoram are the five Indian states which share a border with Bangladesh.
• India and Bangladesh share a border of length 4096 km, which is the fifth-longest land border in the world.
• SAMVEDNA, EX SAMPRITI, IN-BN CORPAT, IN-BN BILAT, IN-BN SF EXERCISE, and TABLETOP EX are some of the military exercises between India and Bangladesh.

The correct answer is Pullela Gopichand.

Key Points

• Pullela Gopichand is a former professional Badminton player. He is presently the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team.
• He received the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Dronacharya Award in 2009, and the Padma Bhusan in 2014.
• He was the only second Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championship in 2001, after Prakash Padukone.

The correct answer is Writing with Fire.

Key Points 

• On February 8, 2022, India’s documentary feature ‘Writing with Fire’ has been nominated for the Oscar 2022.
• ‘Writing with Fire’ is based on ‘Khabar Lahariya’ published in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.
• The documentary is directed by Rintu Thomas and Sumit Ghosh.

Additional Information

• ‘Khabar Lahariya’ was the only newspaper in India, which was operated only by Dalit women. In the eight-page newspaper ‘Khabar Lahariya, women reporters used to raise issues related to changing society, corruption, unfulfilled promises of the government, poor, and women.
• The first issue of the paper was published in May 2002 from the town of Karwi in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, in the local Bundeli dialect of Hindi. However, it closed in 2015.
• It is noteworthy that ‘Khabar Lahariya’, its founder NGO Nitar was awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Award 2009.

Important Points

• Full list of winners of the Oscars 2022:
• Best picture- CODA
• Best Cinematography- Dune
• Best Director- Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
• Best actress - Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Best actor- Will Smith in King Richard
• Best supporting actress- Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
• Best supporting actor- Troy Kotsur in CODA
• Best animated feature film- Encanto
• Best documentary feature- Summer of Soul
• Best international feature film- Drive My Car from Japan
• Best original song- No Time To Die by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
• Best original music score- Dune
• Best original screenplay- Belfast
• Best adapted screenplay- CODA
• Best short documentary- The Queen of Basketball

The correct answer is Gujarat.

Key Points

Student Startup & Innovation Policy (SSIP)

• It is a first-of-its-kind policy in the country that shall create a much-needed Innovation and Preincubation Ecosystem Support for Students (IPIES) across the state, adding to the startup ecosystem of Gujarat and creating a strong innovation-driven culture in the state’s higher education spectrum.
• The policy incorporates several years of combined learnings gained by several ecosystem stakeholders on the ground, including young entrepreneurs, innovators, startups, universities, academicians, industrialists, and government officials.
• The policy shall benefit 1.4 million students of the state, support 1000 innovations per year, build preincubation support capacity for every university and at least 200 educational institutes over a period of five year, and harness at least 500 student startups in the next five years.
• By doing so, the policy shall also further the culture of innovation and spirit of entrepreneurship that the state of Gujarat already possesses.