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The correct answer is Ajmer - Kubbatul Islam.

Key Points

• Atala Masjid or Atala Mosque is a -14^th-century mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Jahaz Mahal is situated between two artificial lakes in the Malwa region of MP. It was built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din-Khalji. It served as a harem for the sultan.
• Baro Shona Masjid also known as Baroduari Masjid, is located in Gour, West Bengal, India.
• Qutub-ud-din Aibak was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He started with the construction of Qutub Minar. He built mosques like Quwwat-ul-Islam, which are found within the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi.
• He also built the Adhai-Din-Ka Jhopara in Ajmer.

The correct answer is Manoj Soni.

Key Points

• Dr. Manoj Soni has been the Chairman of UPSC since 5 April 2022.

Additional Information

• UPSC was established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission
• It was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935; only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after the independence.

The correct answer is Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Naicker.

Key Points

• The self-respect movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
• He is commonly known as Periyar.
• It was a dynamic social movement aimed at destroying the contemporary Hindu social order in its totality and creating a new, rational society without caste, religion, and god.
• The movement propagated ideologies for breaking Brahminical hegemony, equal rights for backward classes and women in society, and revitalization of Dravidian languages ​​such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
• This movement played an important role in the improvement of the political, social, and religious life of the people of Madras.
• It took the message of Tamil nationalism to the masses.
• The power and influence of the Brahmins were reduced due to Periyar's propaganda against orthodoxy.
• This movement instilled a sense of self-respect and confidence to fight against the social injustice done by the Brahmin ideology.

The correct answer is Ahmednagar.

Key Points

• Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595.
• She acted as the Regent of Bijapur Sultanate during the minority of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in 1580-1590, and regent of Ahmednagar Sultanate during the minority of her great nephew Bahadur Shah in 1595-1600.
• Ahmednagar, is a city situated in the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India, near Pune and Aurangabad.
• Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 on the site of a battlefield where he won a battle against superior Bahamani forces.

The correct answer is 32 °F

Key Points

• Pure water freezes at -
• 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
• 0 degrees Celsius,
• 273.15 Kelvin.
• Boiling point -
• 99.98 °C
• 211.96 °F
• 373.13 K
• Molar mass 18.01528(33) g/mol
• Density - Liquid: 0.9998396 g/mL at 0 °C
• Density - Solid: 0.9167 g/ml at 0 °C
• Acidity (pKa) -13.995

The correct answer is Afghanistan.

Key Points

• Afghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer, at present.
• Recently, the Taliban announced a ban on the cultivation of poppy in Afghanistan.
• The production, use, or transportation of other narcotics was also banned.
• As per the United Nations estimates, Afghanistan's opium production was worth USD 1.4 billion in 2017.
• It has been continuously increasing in recent months.

The correct answer is Abanindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• Bharat Mata is a work painted by the Indian painter Abanindranath Tagore in 1905.
• The painting depicts the Indian tradition and Bharat Mata is portrayed as having four hands with many important elements in each hand.
• Abanindranath Tagore was the creator of the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ and is a renowned Indian artist.

The correct answer is Manipur.

Key Points

• Loktak Lake is a freshwater lake in Northeast India.
• It is the largest freshwater lake in South Asia along with Manchar Lake in Pakistan.
• It is a pulsating lake, with a surface area varying from 250 sq km to 500 sq km during the rainy season with a typical area of 287 sq km.
• The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India.
• It is located on this phumdi, Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating national park in the world.

The correct answer is Lord Ripon

Key Points

• Viceroy Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lord Lytton by Act III of 1882.
• Hence, newspapers published in vernacular languages were allowed equal freedom with the rest of the Indian Press.

Additional Information

• Vernacular Press Act of 1878
• The Vernacular Act of 1878 was proposed by Lord Lytton, then Viceroy of India, and was passed on 14 March 1878.
• This act excluded English-language publications as it was meant to control the seditious writing of Indians which were against the British policies in India.

The correct answer is Campbell Wilson.

Key Points

• Mr. Campbell Wilson was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director (MD) of Air India.
• Mr. Wilson, 50, has 26 years of aviation industry expertise across both full-service and low-cost airlines.
• He is the CEO of Scoot, the wholly-owned low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA).
• Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered in New Delhi.
• It is owned by Talace Private Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, after Air India Limited's former owner, the Government of India completed the sale.