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The correct answer is Ranil Wickremesinghe

Key Points

• The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers.
• It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's executive branch behind the president, who is the constitutional chief executive.
• The Cabinet is collectively held accountable to parliament for its policies and actions.
• On 12 May 2022, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
• On 9 July 2022, protestors stormed the Presidential secretariat, and Presidential house and set fire to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's house.
• This led President Gotabya Rajapaksa to resign and Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed acting president.
• On 20 July, Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed President of Sri Lanka by members of parliament.
• On 22 July, Wickremesinghe appointed Dinesh Gunawardena as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

The correct answer is Santoor.

Key Points

• Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.
• As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).
• Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (India's fourth and third highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001.

The correct answer is Mitochondria.

Key Points

• Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that are involved in releasing energy from food.
• This process is known as cellular respiration.
• It is for this reason that mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell.
• Cells that need a lot of energy, like muscle cells, can contain thousands of mitochondria.
• The energy in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) is generated as a result of the oxidation of food constituents.
• This energy is required for various chemical activities needed for life.

Additional Information 

• A nucleus, as related to genomics, is the membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes.
• A lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. Lysosomes are involved with various cell processes. They break down excess or worn-out cell parts. They may be used to destroy invading viruses and bacteria.
• Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

Key Points

• Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu is one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs, having served in the Indian Mission in Washington DC twice earlier.
• He was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington DC from July 2013 to January 2017.
• Prior to his current assignment in Washington DC, Ambassador Sandhu was the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka from January 2017 to January 2020.

Additional Information

• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019.
• He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019, representing Gujarat.
• He previously served as the Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to January 2018.
• Vijay Keshav Gokhale IFS, born 24 January 1959, is a retired Indian diplomat and the 32^nd Foreign Secretary of India.
• Gokhale previously served as the Ambassador of India to China.

The correct answer is Akbar.

Key Points

• A part of the Agra district, Fatehpur Sikri was a once-blooming capital of the Mughal Emperor Akbar till 1585, when the city was abandoned due to the proximity of the area to the Rajputana neighborhood and scarcity of water.
• The capital was moved back to Agra and the town remained a ghost town during most of the older times.
• The name Fatehpur Sikri was formerly known as Fatehabad which is derived from the Persian word 'Fatah' meaning victory.
• Buland Darwaza, or the "Door of Victory", was built in 1575 by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.
• The purpose of building the city was Akbar’s intention to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti and the entire palace complex is built around the saint’s tomb.
• Today the city stands as one of the most preserved specimens of Mughal Architecture in India.

The correct answer is Babur.

Key Points

• In the First Battle of Panipat, Babur used cannons in a strategy called the "Tulghuma strategy".
• Babur surprised Ibrahim Lodi with a new weapon of war that the Lodis had not seen before.
• This, along with a novel strategy of war called the Tulghuma strategy, enabled Babur to win the first Battle of Panipat.
• The whole army was divided into left, right, and center flanks.
• The center flanks had carts connected with ropes, facing the enemy.
• Behind this arrangement, cannons were placed behind movable mantlets.

Additional Information

• The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India.
• It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire.
• This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder firearms and field artillery.

The correct answer is Dev Prayag.

Key Points

• Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River.
• Here, the Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.

Additional Information

• Karnaprayag is a town and a municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of the Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar Rivers.
• Rudraprayag is a town and a municipality in the Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy town is located 86 km from Rudraprayag.
• Vishnuprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of the Alaknanda River, and lies at the confluence of the Alaknanda River and Dhauliganga River, in Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

Key Points

• Pongal is a four-day harvest festival held in the month of Thai (January-February), during which rice, sugarcane, turmeric, and other crops are harvested.
• The word Pongal means "to boil," and this festival is held to express gratitude for the year's harvest.
• Pongal (also known as Thai Pongal or Tai Pongal) is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu.
• According to the Tamil solar calendar, it is observed at the beginning of the month Tai, which is usually around January 14.
• It is dedicated to Surya, the Hindu sun god, and corresponds to Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival celebrated across India under a variety of regional names.

The correct answer is any House of the Parliament.

Key Points

• An Ordinary Bill may be introduced in either House of Parliament. It must be passed by both Houses by a simple majority of all members present and voting.
• “Ordinary bill” is the draft that is presented either by the house of the parliament or is passed by both the parliament houses.
• It is the type of proposal in a legislative manner that is used to introduce bills.
• The legislative method for all types of Bills has a single specific characteristic that they consult actual power on the “lower house” while the “upper house’ has the capability to discourage uncertainty and has been inhibited by the approach for passing the “money bill” in the “parliament”.

The correct answer is M.

Key Points

• First, write the alphabet in order.
• Then give numbers from backward like Z - 1, Y - 2, and so on.
• The letter M will get the number 14.