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The correct answer is 25^th February 1948.

Key Points

• The chief court of Oudh amalgamated with the high court of Allahabad on 25^th February 1948.
• The amalgamation took place by the order of the U.P high court Amalgamation order, 1948.
• By the amalgamation the Jurisdiction of Chief court under the Oudh courts Act and Letters patent was preserved.
• The Oudh chief court at Lucknow was established replacing the Oudh Judicial Commissioner’s Court on 2^nd November 1925.
• The Allahabad high court maintains a permanent circuit bench at Lucknow.
• Bidhu Bhushan Malik was the Chief Justice of Allahabad High court at the time of amalgamation.

Additional Information

• Allahabad high court was founded under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
• The Indian High courts Act, of 1861 was passed by the British parliament.
• Sir Walter Morgan was the first Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.
• The Allahabad high court was originally known as the High Court of Judicature for the Northwestern Provinces.
• The Allahabad high court was built by Khan Saheb Nizammudin.

The correct option is 2 i.e., Alluvial soil.

• Alluvial soil is found maximum in Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• Alluvial soil:
• The alluvial soil occurs mainly in the Satluj- Ganga- Brahmaputra Plains.
• They are also found in the valleys of the Narmada, Tapi and in the Eastern and Western coastal plains.
• Alluvial soil has potash deficiency.
• The colour of soil varies from light grey to ash.
• Alluvial soil is suited for Rice, maize, wheat, sugarcane, etc.

Additional Information

• Black soil:
• Black soil is also known as cotton soil.
• This is the third largest group in India.
• Black soil is formed from rocks of cretaceous lava.
• Black soil stretches over the parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Western parts of Madhya Pradesh, North-Western Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand up to Raj Mahal hills.
• The soil is rich in iron, lime, calcium, potash, magnesium and aluminium.
• Black soil has high water retaining capacity and is good for cotton cultivation, Tobacco, citrus fruits, castor, and linseed.

The correct answer is Virus.

Key Points

• Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the chikungunya virus.
• Viruses are small intracellular parasites, which contain either an RNA or DNA genome surrounded by a protective, virus-coded protein coat.
• A complete virus particle is called a virion.
• Viruses are inert outside the host cell and can be crystallized.
• The main purpose of a virus is to deliver its genome into the host cell to allow its transcription and translation by the host cell.
• A bacteriophage is a virus that destroys bacteria.

Additional Information

• Non-chlorophyllous bacterium - Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms. They can be the cause of various diseases, but Chikungunya is not caused by any bacterial agent, whether it possesses chlorophyll or not. Chlorophyll is related to the ability of some bacteria (and plants) to perform photosynthesis, which is irrelevant to the conversation about the disease's causative agent.
• Nematode - Nematodes, or roundworms, are a type of parasitic worm that can cause various diseases in humans, plants, and animals.
• Fungus - Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that can be single-celled or multicellular. They can cause diseases in humans, known as mycoses, which can range from superficial, affecting the skin, to systemic, affecting multiple body systems.

The correct answer is Lucknow.

Key Points

• The first Biotech Park in Uttar Pradesh has been set up at Lucknow.
• This has been set up jointly as a partnership between Central and State governments.
• It is the only functional Biotechnology Park in North India serving the State of Uttar Pradesh to bring biotechnology as the way of cultivating crops, living a healthy life, and enriching the skills for boosting the biotech industry.
• It is under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• The Park provides incubator facilities to entrepreneurs to perfect their technologies.
• The Park has several programs for Human Resource Development in Biotechnology to generate adequate and appropriate skilled manpower required for the Biotechnology sector in the country.
• Biotech Park is an active partner with UP Skill Development Mission, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

The correct answer is Gateway of India.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation is the full form of UNESCO.

• UNESCO is a specialized agency of the united nations formed to promote world peace and security through international cooperation in education, science, and culture.
• At present193 countries are members of UNESCO, Palestine was the last country to become a member of UNESCO. The United States of America and Israel left UNESCO on 31^st December 2018.
• The headquarters of UNESCO is in Paris, France.
• UNESCO was formed on 16^th November 1945.
• The current head of UNESCO is Audrey Azoulay.
• UNESCO gives Kalinga prize for achievement in the field of Science.

Image of UNESCO Logo

Some important UNESCO world heritage sites and their locations:

• So referring to the above list we can say that Gateway of India is not the UNESCO world heritage site.

The correct answer is Mhow.

Key Points

• Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow (now officially known as Dr Ambedkar Nagar) in Madhya Pradesh.
• He worked for the promotion of education among the depressed classes.
• He fought for the upliftment of Dalits & their rights in society along with equal rights for women.
• He founded the Scheduled Castes Federation in July 1942 & The Indian Labour Party.
• He stressed the reservations of Dalits in the civil services, and government jobs.
• He was appointed as the chairman of the Drafting Committee.
• He is referred to as the Father of the Indian Constitution.
• Some of his famous works are Annihilation of Caste, Who Were the Shudras?, The Buddha and His Dhamma.
• He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1990.

The correct answer is Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

Key Points

• Abdul Ghaffar Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1987.
• Nelson Mandela was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
• The award also has been awarded to a naturalized Indian citizen, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa (1980).

Additional Information

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

• Abdul Ghaffar Khan is Widely known as "Frontier Gandhi".
• He was an independent activist and Pashtun leader Khan was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
• He joined Khilafat Movement in 1920 and founded Khudai Khidmatgar ("Red Shirt movement") in 1929.

Bharat Ratna

• Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honor, given for exceptional service towards the advancement of Art, Literature, and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order.
• It is also not mandatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded every year.
• The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954.
• The first-ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.

The correct answer is the year 2002 to 2007.

Key Points 10^th five-year plan-

• The tenth five-year plan period was from 2002-2007.
• The objective of the 10^th five-year plan-
• To promote inclusive growth and equitable development.
• The 10^th five-year plan focused on improving the GDP rate to 8% per annum.
• It aimed at reducing the poverty by half and creating employment for 80 million people. Further, it aimed to reduce regional inequalities.
• The target growth rate was 8.1% while the actual growth was 7.6%.

Important PointsPlanning commission-

• Planning Commis­sion was set up on 15 March 1950 and the plan era started from 1 April 1951 with the launch­ing of the First Five Year Plan (1951-56)
• The dissolution of the Planning Commission was on 17 August 2014.
• The Planning Commission was replaced by a think tank called NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) AAYOG in 2015.

Additional InformationList of Five-Year Plans in India [1951-2017]

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of mangoes in India. It produces around 12.75 million tonnes of mangoes, which is about 23.47% of the total mango production in India. The other major producers of mangoes in India are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu.
• Uttar Pradesh is well-suited for mango cultivation due to its humid subtropical climate and fertile soil. The state has a long history of mango cultivation, and it is home to many different varieties of mangoes, including the famous Dasheri mango.
• The mango industry in Uttar Pradesh is a major contributor to the state's economy. The industry provides employment to millions of people, and it generates billions of rupees in revenue each year. The mango industry is also a major source of foreign exchange for India.
• India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world, with a production of over 25 million tonnes per year. The country accounts for around 50% of the total world production of mangoes.

Additional Information

Top 5 mango-producing states in India:

Uttar Pradesh > Andhra Pradesh > Karnataka > Bihar > Telangana