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The correct answer is Lala Hardayal, America.

 Key Points

• The Ghadar Party, originally known as the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was founded on July 15, 1913 in the United States by Lala Har Dayal, Sant Baba Wasakha Singh Dadehar, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh Singh, and Sohan Singh Bhakna.
• The Ghadar Party was an international political movement consisting of expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India.
• The Ghadar party found a large support base among Indian expatriates living in the United States, Canada, East Africa and Asia.

Additional Information 

Ghadar Revolutionaries

• The Ghadar Revolutionaries were mainly Punjabi immigrants settled in the West Coast of North America since 1904, particularly USA and Canada.
• Many of them were landless, debt ridden peasants mainly from Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.
• Many of them were also ex-soldiers who had also served in the British Indian Army and had acquired the confidence for emigration.
• As they were pushed out of their homeland by the economic crisis and lured by the promise of better life, they had set out to these foreign lands.
• By 1908, effective restrictions on Indian immigration into Canada had been put in place. Another disabling legislation was the Alien Land Law which prohibited Indians from owning land in the US.
• Such discriminatory policies of host countries moved the Indian emigrants into a flurry of political activity.
• Hence, they decided to organize themselves with the aim of securing India’s freedom from British Rule.

The correct answer is Cauvery

Key Points

• Mettur Dam, which forms Stanley Reservoir, is constructed across the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu.
• It was constructed in 1934 and took 9 years to complete.
• Maximum height and width of the Dam are 214 and 171 feet respectively. Maximum storage height is 120 feet.

Mettur Dispute

• The Mettur Dam is frequently in news during the recent past because of the Cauvery water dispute between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• Consequent to building dams, including the Kabini Dam, across the Kaveri River in Karnataka, the Mettur Dam does not receive adequate water during lean seasons.
• Thus, the Dam nearly goes dry during certain parts of the year, when water is most needed by the farmers and general public of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• This has created serious dispute and tension between the neighbouring States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

The correct answer is Toad

Key Points

• Like other amphibians, frogs and toads are cold-blooded.
• This means their body temperatures change to match the temperatures of their environment.
• When winter comes around, frogs and toads go into a state of hibernation.

Additional Information

• Cold-blooded animals are ectothermic, a word that derives from the Greek words “ecto” meaning “outer” and “thermic” meaning “heat.”
• Therefore, ectothermic or cold-blooded means that such animals rely on their environment to maintain their body temperature.

The correct answer is Kakori Conspiracy Case

Key Points

• Ram Prasad Bismil was the famous freedom fighter who was involved in the historic Kakori train robbery.
• It was political robbery and the incident took place at the small town Karori.
• The incident of Kakori was conspired because they needed money for revolutionary act against British atrocities.

Additional Information

• Kakori Conspiracy is also known as Kakori Kand, Kakori Conspiracy Case or The Kakori Train Robbery.
• It was an armed robbery which took place on August 9, 1925, on a train in central Uttar Pradesh.
• The robbery occurred at the town of Kakori, about 16 km from Lucknow which was where the train was headed.

The correct answer is 73^rd.

Key Points

• The Constitution (73^rd Amendment) Act was passed in 1992 and it came into effect on 24 April 1993.
• The 73^rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats”.
• It covers the provisions from Article 243 to 243(O).
• It added a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of the Panchayats.
• This amendment implements the article 40 of the DPSP.
• The 73^rd Amendment Act’s primary goal was to democratically decentralise authority and resources from the centre to locally elected officials in order to increase citizen participation in governance.
• A three-tier Panchayat Raj System Gram sabha at the village level, Panchayat samiti at block level, and zila parishad at district level is provided by the amendment.

Additional Information 72^nd Constitutional Amendment

• ​The 72^nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992, provides a temporary provision for determining the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Tripura State Assembly until the seats are re-adjusted based on the first census after the year 2000, as required by Article 170 of the Indian Constitution.

 74^th Constitutional Amendment

• The 74^th Amendment Act of 1992 provides a basic framework of decentralisation of powers and authorities to the Municipal bodies at different levels.
• The 74^th Amendment Act has added a new Part IX-A to the Constitution of India.
• This part is entitled as ‘The Municipalities’ and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG.
• The act also added a new Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution.
• This schedule contains 18 functional items of municipalities.

 75^th Constitutional Amendment

• 75^th Constitutional Amendment act (1994) provides for setting up of State-level Rent Tribunals to exclude the jurisdiction of all courts, except that of the Supreme Court, under Article 136 of the Constitution.
• It amended article 323B of the Indian Constitution.

The correct answer is article 356.

Key Points

• Article 356 of the Constitution of India is based on Section 93 of the Government of India Act, 1935.
• It allows the president to assume any and all functions of the state.
• It is commonly known as President’s Rule.
• It is also called a ‘State Emergency’ or ‘Constitutional Emergency’.
• Parliamentary approval is necessary for the imposition of the President’s Rule on any state.
• The proclamation of President’s Rule should be approved in both Houses of Parliament within two months of its issue through a simple majority.
• The President’s Rule is initially for a period of six months.
• It can be extended for a period of three years with parliamentary approval, every six months.

The correct answer is Chandra Gupta II.

Key Points

• Sri Gupta founded the Gupta Empire c. 240-280 CE.
• He was succeeded by his son, Ghatotkacha, c. 280-319 CE.
• After the Mauryas, Guptas realized the political unification of North India and covered much of the Indian subcontinent.
• This period is considered as the Golden Age of India by historians.
• The most notable rulers of the dynasty were Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II and Skandagupta.
• The mighty Gupta empire declined and came to an end by the middle of the 6^th century.

Chandra Gupta II

• Chandragupta II, Vikramaditya (Victory of the Sun), ruled from 375 until 415.
• The court of Chandragupta had the Navaratna (Nine Jewels), a group of nine who excelled in the literary arts.
• Kalidas was among them.
• Kalidasa credits Chandragupta Vikramaditya with conquering about twenty-one kingdoms, both in and outside India.
• In one of his works Kalidasa also credits him with the removal of the Sakas from the country.
• He destroyed the Saka chieftain Rudrasena III and annexed his kingdom.

The correct answer is 020514070112.

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The correct answer is tobacco.

Key Points

• In 1982, the first transgenic plants were produced in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) which was antibiotic resistance.
• L-phosphinothricin, a gene resistant to PPT, Basta was isolated from Medicago sativa.
• L-phosphinothricin was incorporated into tobacco, hence the production of transgenic tobacco (DPT resistant).

Transgenic crop:

• A transgenic plant is a modified organism where genes are transferred from one organism to another through genetic engineering techniques.
• These are pest-resistant crops.
• Such crops increase the nutritional value of food.

The correct answer is 2001.

Key Points

• Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.
• She is widely considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers in India.
• Her contribution to the Indian music industry gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium".
• Mangeshkar won several awards and honours, including the Bharat Ratna (2001), India's highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements (1999), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989) etc.