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The correct answer is option 3

• Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava was better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand, he was famous for his modern Hindustani literature.
• Raghupati Sahay, better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India.
• He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi, and Josh Malihabadi.
• Vaidyanath Mishra, better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies, and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet.
• He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.
• Suryakant Tripathi known by his nom de plume Nirala, was a poet, novelist, essayist, and story-writer.

The correct answer is option 3.

• Swachh Bharat Mission focuses on the collective behavioural change of the entire community.
• Open defecation for many is a part of regular early morning walk, checking the crops, and socializing.
• Swachh Bharat Mission or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management.
• Phase 1 of the mission lasted till October 2019. Phase 2 will be implemented between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
• Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside rather than into a toilet.
• People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals, or other open spaces for defecation.

The correct answer is Jharia.

• Coal-belching Jharia in Jharkhand continues to be the most polluted city in India,
• Delhi has made marginal improvement in reducing air pollution, according to a Greenpeace India report released
• Greenpeace India’s analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data reveals a large scale reduction in air pollutant concentration during the first ten days of the lockdown period.
• PM 2.5 concentration in Delhi-NCR has reduced significantly by 55% to 67%.
• Earlier, this year in February, a report titled “World Air Quality Report 2019” was published by IQ Air Visuals revealed that 6 out of the top 10 most polluted cities are located in India.
• Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 55 countries and an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists.

The correct answer is option 2.

• Pursuant to the decision of the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit, the Government of India hosted “The International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems” from 11-13 December 2019 in New Delhi, India.
• It was aimed to have experience sharing for more resilience to climate change through an ecological approach to enable the improvement of tropical smallholding farming systems.
• The Seminar highlighted the importance of preserving and promoting knowledge of traditional farming by linking with modern methods.
• Delegations from the BIMSTEC Member States exchanged views on how to enhance income and mitigate risks for farmers. At the Seminar, delegates also shared their success stories as case studies for the benefit of the peoples of the Bay of Bengal.
• The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is an international organization of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia, housing 1.5 billion people, and having a combined gross domestic product of $3.5 trillion$.

The correct answer is option 1. 

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• The Paraguay River is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It flows about 2,695 kilometers from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes and Resistencia.
• The Chao Phraya is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the center of the country.
• It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
• The Congo River formerly known as the Zaire River during the dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile.
• The Seine is a 775-kilometer-long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France.
• It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometers northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre.

The correct answer is option 3.

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
• The five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa.
• Honshu is the largest and referred to as the Japanese mainland.
• Kyushu, the southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands, has a mostly subtropical climate. It’s known for its active volcanoes.
• Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s major islands.
• It's encircled by an 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage route (henro) honoring the 9^th-century monk Kukai.
• Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, is known for its volcanoes, natural hot springs (onsen), and ski areas.
• Rugged Daisetsuzan National Park is home to steaming, volcanic Mount Asahi. Shikotsu-Tōya National Park contains caldera lakes

The correct answer is option 1.

• The aridity of the hot deserts is mainly due to the effects of off-shore Trade Winds, hence they are also called Trade Wind Deserts.
• The major hot deserts of the world are located on the western coasts of continents between latitudes 15° and 30°N. and S
• In South America, the Atacama or Peruvian Desert (rain shadow effect and off-shore trade winds) is the driest of all deserts with less than 2 cm of rainfall annually.
• The temperate deserts are rainless because of either continentality or rain-shadow effect.
• Gobi desert is formed due to continentality and the Patagonian desert due to the rain-shadow effect.
• The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonian Steppe is the largest desert in Argentina and is the 8^th largest desert in the world by area

The correct answer is option 2.

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• The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapi River, is the second-largest reservoir in Gujarat after the Sardar Sarovar. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.
• Jayakwadi dam is an earthen dam located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra
• Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River. The dam created a reservoir known as Khadakwasla Lake which is the main source of water for Pune and its suburbs.
• Mayurakshi River is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut hill.

The correct answer is option 3.

• Greece elected Katerina Sakellaropoulu as the first woman President in the  Country's history.
• Katerina is the first President who does not belong to any political party.
• Katerina Sakellaropoulou is the President of Greece.
• She was elected to succeed former President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, by the Hellenic Parliament on 22 January 2020.
• Prior to her election as President of Greece, she served as President of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece.
• Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Influential in ancient times, it's often called the cradle of Western civilization.
• Athens, its capital, retains landmarks including the 5^th-century B.C.

The correct answer is option 1.

• The Makum coal mines are a network of four opencast and underground mines operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Makum is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam
• Giridih is the headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The literal meaning of Giridih is the land of hills and hillocks.
• Sohagpur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in the Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.