From the statements:

S is sitting to the immediate right of P.

P is between S and R. 

T is sitting to the immediate left of Q. 

Thus, the final arrangement will be:

P is sitting at the second place to the left of T.

Hence, P is correct answer.

TRICK:

To find the day on the same date of the same month:

In case of an ordinary year - Given day + 1 day

In case of a leap year - Given day + 2 days

(Here, we consider the month of February as there are 29 days)

Now, According to question,

we have to go back in time to find the day on the given date and month.

Given: 18 October 2006 ⇒ Wednesday

18 October 2005 ⇒  Wednesday - 1 = Tuesday

18 October 2004 ⇒  Tuesday - 1 days = Monday

18 October 2003 ⇒  Monday - 2 days = Saturday 

(The month of February lies between 18 October 2003 and 18 October 2004, which is a leap year)

18 October 2002 ⇒  Saturday - 1 day = Friday

18 October 2001 ⇒  Friday - 1 day = Thursday

18 October 2000 ⇒  Thursday - 1 = Wednesday

17 October 2000 ⇒ Wednesday - 1 day = Tuesday

(Here, we've subtracted 1 day because the month of February is before 17 October 2000)

Alternate Method:

18 October 2006 from 17 October 2000 there are = 5 ordinary and 1 leap year  

No. of days that should be subtracted from Wednesday = 5  for ordinary year + 2 for leap year

18 October 2000 = Wednesday - 7 days = Wednesday 

17 October 2000 = Wednesday - 1 = Tuesday

Hence, Tuesday is correct.

Below given is an order, which represents the correct sequence of words as they would appear in a dictionary:

1. Flexible 5. Floater 4. Flood  3. Flooring 2. Flower

Hence, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2 is correct.

The complete circle has been rotated in clockwise direction, whereas the given arrow has been rotated in clockwise direction while moving in anticlockwise direction.

Hence Option 1 is correct.

Given series: HBS, GDP, FFM, ?, DJG

For first letter of each element:

H - 1 = G, G - 1 = F, F - 1 = E, E - 1 = D

For second letter of each element:

B + 2 = D, D + 2 = F, F + 2 = H, H + 2 = J

For third letter of each element:

S - 3 = P, P - 3 = M, M - 3 = J, J - 3 = G

Hence, EHJ is correct.

HSNZ → H + S + N + Z = 8 + 19 + 14 + 26 = 67

DWJC → D + W + J + C = 4 + 23 + 10 + 3 = 40

BYHE → 2 + 25 + 8 + 5 = 40

UFAL → 21 + 6 + 1 + 12 = 40

All are giving sum of place value 40 except "HSNZ"

Hence, "HSNZ" is the correct answer.

Pattern: 

TORCH → UNPSDI

T + 1 = U, O - 1 = N, O + 1 = P, R + 1 = S, C + 1 = D, H + 1 = I 

BEST → CDFTU

B + 1 = C, E - 1 = D, E + 1 = F, S + 1 = T, T + 1 = U

Similarly,

Code for the word 'MARKS' will be:

M + 1 = N, A - 1 = Z, A + 1 = B, R + 1 = S, K + 1 = L, S + 1 = T ⇒ NZBSST

Hence, NZBSLT is correct.

Row 1: 28 × 2 + 2 = 58, 58 × 2 + 2 = 118

Row 2: 21 × 2 + 2 = 44, 44 × 2 + 2 = 90

Row 3: 47 × 2 + 2 = 96, 96 × 2 + 2 = 194

Hence, "194" is the correct answer.

Mistake PointsThis  Question asked about which option is not embedded and rotation is NOT allowed.

Except figure 1, all figures have been embedded in the question figure.

Given figure:

The embedded figures have been shown below.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Hence, Option 1 is correct.

When mirror is placed to the right of the given figure, then we simply flip the figure to the right. The right part of the image becomes left and vice-versa.

Hence, Option 4 is correct.

Below given diagram shows the movements of Ratan:

The starting point is represented by point A and the end point is represented as point B.

Distance between point A and B = 15 m + 33 m + 19 m = 67 m

Point B is in the north of point A.

Hence, North, 67 m is correct.

Common words have been shown below:

 

Code for 'you stay late' will be: ter yer ser

Hence, ter yer ser is correct.

Given series: 82, ?, 119, 142, 168, 197

82 + 17 = 99

99 + 20 = 119

119 + 23 = 142

142 + 26 = 168

168 + 29 = 197

Hence, 99 is correct.

Pattern:

In the first row:

(14 + 16) × 3 = 30 × 3 = 90

In the third row:

(15 + 18) × 3 = 33 × 3 = 99

Similarly,

In the second row:

(11 + 17) × 3 = 28 × 3 = 84

Hence, 84 is correct.

Given: 16 ∶ 224 

Pattern: 

16 ⇒ (16)² - (16 × 2) = 256 - 32 ⇒ 224

Similarly, 

22 ⇒ (22)2 - (22 × 2) = 484 - 44 ⇒ 440

Hence, 440 is correct.

Given series: XMT, ENA, LOH, SPO, ?

Pattern:

For first letter of each element:

X + 7 = E, E + 7 = L, L + 7 = S, S + 7 = Z

For second letter of each element:

M + 1 = N, N + 1 = O, O + 1 = P, P + 1 = Q

For third letter of each element:

T + 7 = A, A + 7 = H, H + 7 = O, O + 7 = V

Hence, ZQV is correct.

Given:

'A % B' means 'A is the mother of B'.

'A $ B' means 'A is the father of B'.

'A # B' means 'A is the brother of B'.

'A & B' means 'A is the sister of B'.

Coded relation: J $ H # R % N & T # U % P

Decoded relation: 

J is the father of H. H is the brother of R. R is the mother of N. N is the sister of T. T is the brother of U. U is the mother of P.

Symbols used for relations:

The relation among the members is shown below:

Now, let us check the option statements:

1. R is the maternal grandmother of P → True 2. N is the sister of P → False (N is the aunt of P) 3. J is the maternal grandfather of N → True 4. R is the mother of U → True

Hence, Option 2 is correct.

Given:

equation: 25 - 5 × 50 ÷ 10 + 35 = 155

Calculation:

Let's check through the options:

Option 1. + and -

25 + 5 × 50 ÷ 10 - 35 = 155

⇒ 25 + 5 × 5 - 35

⇒ 25 + 25 - 35

⇒ 50 - 35

⇒ 15 ≠ 155

Option 2. × and ÷ 

25 - 5 ÷ 50 × 10 + 35 = 155

⇒ 25 - 1/10 × 10 + 35

⇒ 25 - 1 + 35

⇒ 60 - 1

⇒ 59 ≠ 155

Option 3. × and -

25 × 5 - 50 ÷ 10 + 35 = 155

⇒ 25 × 5 - 5 + 35

⇒ 125 - 5 + 35

⇒ 160 - 5

⇒ 155 = 155 

Option 4. × and +

25 - 5 + 50 ÷ 10 × 35 = 155 

⇒ 25 - 5 + 5 × 35

⇒ 25 - 5 + 175

⇒ 195 ≠ 155

Hence, × and - is correct.

Given: 112, ?, 83, 70, 58, 47, 37

112 - 15 = 97

97 - 14 = 83

83 - 13 = 70

70 - 12 = 58

58 - 11 = 47

47 - 10 = 37

Hence, 97 is correct.

Pattern is as follows:

Hence, "130" is the correct answer.

Given series: 2430, ?, 270, 90, 30, 10

2430 ÷ 3 = 810

810 ÷ 3 = 270

270 ÷ 3 = 90

90 ÷ 3 = 30

30 ÷ 3 = 10

Hence, 810 is correct.

Pattern: The letters in each set of elements have been succeeded by three places.

1. CFILO 

C + 3 = F, F + 3 = I, I + 3 = L, L + 3 = O

2. UXADG

U + 3 = X, X + 3 = A, A + 3 = D, D + 3 = G

3. ORUXA

O + 3 = R, R + 3 = U, U + 3 = X, X + 3 = A

4. OMSVY

O + 3 = R (not M), R + 3 = U (not S), U + 3 = X (not V), X + 3 = A (not Y)

Thus, OMSVY is odd among the options.

Hence, OMSVY is correct.

TRICK:

When two numbers on different dice are same but on different positions then the third numbers on both the dice are opposite to each other.

On both the dice 2 and 4 are common. Thus, the third numbers i.e. 1 and 5 will be opposite to each other.

Hence, 1 is correct.

In the first row:

(54 - 40) × 4 ⇒ 14 × 4 = 56

In the second row:

(68 - 57) × 4 ⇒ 11 × 4 = 44

Similarly,

In the third row:

(47 - 39) × 4 ⇒ 8 × 4 = 32

Hence, 32 is correct.

1) N and O are in different teams.

2. M is sitting facing N. From these two lines it is clear that M and O is in same team and N is in different team.

Option 1: N, L and M → N cannot be in the same team as M. They both are facing each other

Option 2: O, K and N → It is clearly given N and O are in different teams. 

Option 3: K, M and P →  With M there should be O in the team so K, M and P is not possible

Option 4: L, N and P →  N is sitting to the immediate right of L and P is at the corner so this is possible team. 

Hence, L, N and P is the correct answer.

Given: ABSORPTION : ROSBANOITP :: VISUALIZER : ?

To obtained the second part, first five letters and last five letters have been reversed.

Similarly, 

Hence, AUSIVREZIL is correct.

All the symbols have been shifted one position back in each of the given steps.

Thus, the figure, which will complete the given series is:

 

Hence, Option 3 is correct.

The below given image completes the above series:

pentagon is rotating clockwise. middle circle get shaded alternatively and small shaded circle rotating clockwise after getting added in figure 2.

Hence, Option 4 is correct.

In an open dice, the alternate elements are opposite to each other.

The alternate elements have been shown in the figure given below:

$ and # are not opposite to each other.

Hence, '$ and #' is correct.

Given: 32 * 2 * 60 * 30 * 15 * 51

1. ×, -, +, ÷, = 

32 × 2 - 60 + 30 ÷ 15 = 51

32 × 2 - 60 + 2

64 - 60 + 2

66 - 60 = 6 ≠ 51

2. ×, ÷, +, - , =  

32 × 2 ÷ 60 + 30 - 15 = 51

32 × 1/30 + 30 - 15

1.67 + 30 - 15

31.67 - 15 = 16.67 ≠ 51

3. ×, +, ÷, -, =  

32 × 2 + 60 ÷ 30 - 15 = 51

32 × 2 + 2 - 15

64 + 2 - 15 

66 - 15 = 51 = RHS

Hence, ×, +, ÷, -, = is correct..

From the given information,

B is to the right of C.

D is to the left of A.

A is sitting to the left of C.

Hence, A is correct.

'265' → 'PNH'

'187' → 'OXB'

'248' → 'NUB'

4 is not mentioned in the above two codes, so we have to find a letter code, which is also not mentioned in the above two codes i.e. U

Hence, U is correct.

Given:

SLOW : MPTX :: CAUGHT : ?

Pattern:

Similarly, CAUGHT : 

Hence, "BDHIUV" is correct.

Total students = 90

Ratio of boys to girls on the first day = 2 : 1

No. of boys on the first day = 90 × 2/3 = 60

No. of girls on the first day = 90 × 1/3 = 30

Now, Ratio of boys to girls on the second day = 3 : 2

No. of boys on the second day = 90 × 3/5 = 54

No. of girls on the second day = 90 × 2/5 = 36

According to question,

Difference between the boys on both travelling in the bus on both the days = 60 - 54 = 6

Hence, 6 is correct.

From the statements:

Ronita's only brother Vikram is the husband of Kritika's mother Sejal.

(This means, Vikram and Sejal are the father and mother of Kritika respectively)

Ronita's mother is Chandni. 

(This means, Chandni is also the mother of Vikram)

For understanding the relations:

The relation has been shown in the below given diagram:

Thus, Chandni is the paternal grandmother of Kritika.

Hence, Paternal grandmother is correct.

When mirror is placed to the right of the given figure, then we simply flip the figure to the right. The right part of the image becomes left and vice-versa.

Hence, Option 4 is correct.

PLACARD → TPEGEVH

Pattern: The coded letter is obtained by succeeding the letters of a word by four places. 

Similarly, 

code for the word MONSTER will be:

M + 4 = Q, O + 4 = S, N + 4 = R, S + 4 = W, T + 4 = X, E + 4 = I, R + 4 = V ⇒ QSRWXIV

Hence, QSRWXIV is correct.

Column 2: (8 + 1) × ( 6 + 1) = 63

Column 3: (11 + 1) × (5 + 1) = 72

Similarly

Column 1: (x + 1) ×  (7 + 1) = 48 

(x + 1) = 6 

x = 5

Alternate Method

In the second column:

(8 × 6) + 15 = 63

In the third column:

(11× 5) + 17 = 72

Similarly, 

In the first column:

(a × 7) + 13 = 48

(a × 7) = 48 - 13

(a × 7) = 35

a = 35 ÷ 7 

a = 5 

Hence, "5" is missing number.

Given equation: 35 B 2 A 5 B (40 C 37) A (8 B 4) D 16 C 14 = ?

Given codes:

A → + 

B → ×

C → -

D → ÷

Application of the codes: 35 × 2 + 5 × (40 - 37) + (8 × 4) ÷ 16 - 14 = ?

35 × 2 + 5 × 3 + 32 ÷ 16 - 14

35 × 2 + 5 × 3 + 2 - 14

70 + 15 + 2 - 14

87 - 14

73

Hence, 73 is correct.

The possible venn diagram is as follows:

For conclusions:

I. no ornament is a tree → True (All ornaments are plants and no plant is a tree. Therefore, no ornament is a tree)

II. Some plants are ornaments → True (All ornaments are plants is given. Therefore, some plants are ornaments)

Hence, 'Both conclusions follow' is correct.

The highlighted portion in the below given image represents the hidden figure:

Hence, Option 4 is correct.

Following are the steps, which shows the paper when it is opened:

 

Hence, Option 4 is correct.

The paper when opened will look like:

 

Hence, Option 3 is correct.

According to the question,

A + A² + A³ = 399

Cube number near by 399 is 343. 343 is cube of 7. So lets put this value and check the result. 

7 + 49 + 343 = 399

so now we know A = 7

B + B2 + B3 = 819

similarly, Cube number near by 819 is 729. 729 is cube of 9. So lets put this value and check the result. 

9 + 81 + 729 = 819

So, from here B = 9

Square of the number obtained by adding Number A and Number B  = (7 + 9)² = (16)² = 256

Hence, "256" is the correct answer.

Only the first set of classes satisfies the above given diagram.

All fathers are sons and all sons are Males.

Hence, Option 1 is correct.

The logical and meaningful order is as follows:

2. Applications → Firstly, any organization receives applications from the candidates.
3. Scrutiny → Then, the organization scrutinizes all those applications.
4. Interview → Then, the interview is conducted by the organization.
5. Job offer → Then, the organization offers job to the selected candidates.
6. Joining → At last, the candidate joins the organization.

Hence, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 is correct.

Given series: AE, KQ, EI, LR, IO, ?, OU, NT

The series is mixed with 4 series as follows: 

The pattern follow here:

• From 1st to 3rd, 3rd to 5th and 5th to 7th all Letter are vowels and it is replaced with the next vowel.
• From 2nd to 4th, 4th to 6th and 6th to 8th all letter are consonants and it is replaced with +1 next consonant.

Hence, correct answer is "MS".

The below given diagram shows the above stated statements:

The highlighted portion in the above figure shows the female journalists, who are not urban residents i.e. 18

Hence, 18 is correct.

The possible venn diagram is as follows:

For conclusions:

I. Some computers are photographs → True (Some photographs are computers is given. Therefore, the reverse is also true)

II. Some computers are newspapers → True (Some photographs are computers and all photographs are also newspapers. Therefore, some computers, which are photographs are newspapers)

III. Some newspapers are photographs → True (All photographs are newspapers. Therefore, some newspapers are photographs)

Hence, All of the conclusions follow is correct.

Pattern: Eight has been added to the sum of the positional value of all the letters of the word.

DENT → 51

4 + 5 + 14 + 20 + 8 = 51

LOAD → 40

12 + 15 + 1 + 4 + 8 = 40

Similarly, 

code for COST will be:

3 + 15 + 19 + 20 + 8 = 65

Hence, 65 is correct.

The correct answer is June 2014.

Key Points

• Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of national River Ganga.
• Salient features of "Namami Gange" programme
• Over Rs. 20,000 crore has been sanctioned in the 2014-2015 budget for the next 5 years.
• It will cover 8 states, 47 towns &12 rivers under the project.
• Over 1,632-gram panchayats on the banks of Ganga to be made open defecation-free by 2022.
• Several ministries are working with the nodal Water Resources Ministry for this project includes - Environment, Urban Development, Shipping, Tourism and Rural Development Ministries.
• Prime focus will be on involving people living on the river's banks in this project.
• Under the aegis of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & State Program Management Groups (SPMGs) States and Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions will be involved in this project.
• Setting a river-centric urban planning process to facilitate better citizen connects, through interventions at Ghats and Riverfronts.
• Expansion of coverage of sewerage infrastructure in 118 urban habitations on banks of Ganga.
• Development of rational agricultural practices & efficient irrigation methods and Ganga Knowledge Centre.
• In order to implement Namami Gange Programme, a three-tier mechanism has been proposed for project monitoring comprising of; 
• ​A high-level task force chaired by Cabinet Secretary assisted by NMCG at the national level.
• State level committee chaired by Chief Secretary assisted by SPMG at the state level, and
• District level committee chaired by the District Magistrate.
• NMCG shall carry out the following key functions:-
• Implement the work program of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
• Implement the World Bank supported National Ganga River Basin Project.
• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of projects sanctioned by Government of India under NGRBA.
• Undertake any additional work or functions as may be assigned by Ministry of Water Resources, Rural development & GJ in the area of conservation of river Ganga.
• Make rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the NMCG and add or amend, vary or rescind them from time to time.
• Accept or to provide any grant of money, loan securities or property of any kind and to undertake and accept the management of any endowment trust, fund or donation not inconsistent with the objectives of NMCG.
• Take all such action and to enter all such actions as may appear necessary or incidental for the achievements of the objectives of the NGRBA.

The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.

Key Points

• Bhand pather, folk theatre of Kashmir. The bhand pather is a popular form of folk theatre and the word bhand stands for ‘jester’ while pather means ‘drama’.
• It is exclusively associated with the community of bhands or folk theatre actors.
• The bhands enact around twelve types of bhand pather and across the valley, the bhands form a well-organized folk theatre community.

Important Points

• Kerala, most traditional dances of Kerala pertain to the great Indian epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, or to the honoring of specific Hindu deities.
• In Kathakali, the classical martial dance-drama of Kerala, male performers portray both male and female characters. By contrast, the bharata natyam dancing, dating to early Tamil times, is practiced exclusively by females.
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the different types of folk and tribal dances of Dadra and Nagar Haveli include the Tarpa dance, Bhawada dance, Dhol dance, and Tur and Thali dance.
• The church of our lady of piety Situated right opposite Tribal Museum, the Church of Our Lady of Piety is one of the oldest churches in the region.

The correct answer is magnetostatic.

Key Points

• In 1913, the American physicist R. A. Millikan performed the pioneering oil-drop experiment for the precise measurement of the charge on an electron. He found that the charge on an oil-droplet was always an integral multiple of an elementary charge, 1.602 × 10^-19 C. Millikan’s experiment established that electric charge is quantized. From the values of charge (e) and specific charge(e/m ), the mass (m) of the electron could be determined.
• In the experiment a tiny charged droplets of oil was suspended between two metal electrodes. The pull of downward gravitational force was balanced with the help of upward drag and electric forces. The density of the oil, electric field and mass was known, with the help of these known parameter, Millikan determined the charge on oil droplets in mechanical equilibrium.

The correct answer is Solid waste with high moisture content. 

Key Points

• The moisture in the waste is used to the advantage of the process which uses water for the reaction. The biofuel generated as the recovered output can help curb air pollution.
• Hydro-Thermal Carbonization (HTC) - can convert municipal solid waste to biofuel, soil amendment, and absorbents.

Additional Information

• Solid-waste management is the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful.
• Improper disposal of municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, and these conditions, in turn, can lead to pollution of the environment and to outbreaks of vector-borne disease—that is, diseases spread by rodents and insects.

The correct answer is West Bengal.

• Bengali Aloo Posto is a simple dish made with spiced potatoes and cooked in chillies, turmeric, and poppy seeds. A great side dish or meal for any occasion.
• Some other famous dishes of West Bengal- Luchi-Alur Dom, Kosha Mangsho, Daab Chingri, Keemar Doi Bora, Bhetki Macher Paturi, Shukto etc.

Important Points

• The GI Registry of India has granted West Bengal the GI status for Banglar Rasogolla.

Additional Information

The correct answer is 54.

Given:- (tc)1 - (tc)2  = 30

t_f = 9/5 (t_c) - 32

⇒ (t_f)₁ = 9/5(t_c)₁ + 32 _______ (1)

and

⇒ (tf)2 = 9/5(tc)2 + 32 _______ (2)

equation(1) - equation(2)

⇒ (tf)1 - (tf)2 = 9/5 [(tc)1 - (tc)2 ]

⇒ (tf)1 - (tf)2 = 9/5 (30)

⇒ (tf)1 - (tf)2  = 54

Mistake Points Here, the difference of Temperature is given and not the exact temperature, please read the question once again carefully.

The correct answer is NIRVIK.

Key Points

• NIRVIK stands for Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana.
• This scheme was announced in the Budget 2020-21 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman.
• NIRVIK scheme to provide enhanced insurance cover and reduce the premium for small exporters.
• The Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) under which the insurance guaranteed could cover up to 90% of the principal and interest. At present, the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation provides a credit guarantee of up to 60% loss.

The correct answer is Thermal.

Key Points

• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a marine renewable energy technology that harnesses the solar energy absorbed by the oceans to generate electric power.
• Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval in 1880s developed the OTEC concept.
• During the 1970s and ’80s the United States, Japan, and several other countries began experimenting with OTEC systems in an effort to develop a viable source of renewable energy.
• The first OTEC plant was a closed-cycle system mounted on a U.S. Navy barge by American researchers in 1979 was able to generate about 15 kilowatts of net power.

The correct answer is -15.

Important Points

The correct answer is Kanada.

Key Points

• The Sanskrit philosopher Kanada Kashyapa (2nd–3rd century) expounded its theories and is credited with founding the school.
• Vaisheshika, one of the six systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, significant for its naturalism.
• The Vaisheshika school attempts to identify, inventory, and classify the entities and their relations that present themselves to human perceptions.

Important Points

• The Purva-Mimamsa of Jaimini (400 BCE), the greatest philosopher of the Mimamsa school, posits various deities to account for the significance of Vedic rituals but ignores, without denying, the question of the existence of God.
• Patanjali also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra, (flourished 2nd century BCE or 5th century CE), Authors of two great Hindu classics-
• The first, Yoga-sutras, a categorization of Yogic thought arranged in four volumes with the titles Psychic Power, “Practice of Yoga,” “Samadhi” (state of profound contemplation of the Absolute), and “Kaivalya” (separateness).
• the second, the Mahabhashya (“Great Commentary”).
• Gautama was one of the famous seven rishis termed Saptarshi. He was the progenitor of the Gautama gotra. He was the son of Rahugana.

The correct answer is Raigad.

Key Points

• Ashta Mahasthana associated with the life of the Buddha are :
• Lumbini
• Bodh Gaya
• Sarnath
• Kushinagar
• Shravasti
• Sankissa
• Rajgriha
• Vaishali
• Gautama Buddha was born in the Lumbini village of Kapilavastu, Nepal in 563 B.C,  in the Shakya Kshatriya clan.​​

Important Points

• Mahabhiniraskramana or the Great Going Forth is the event when Gautama Buddha left his home.
• Buddha visited Vaishali and learnt Sankhya darshan.
• He went to Rajgriha and learnt yoga, went to Uruvela where he attained enlightenment.
• He went on to Sarnath where he delivered his first sermon also called Dharmachakrapravartana.
• He died in 483 B.C near Kushinara and the event is known as Mahaparinirvana.

The correct answer is 99,300.

Key Points

• Rs.99,300 crores have been allocated for the **education sector in 2020-21, Rs.3000 crores for **Skill Development
• There has been an overall increase of Rs. 3308.37 cr (5.85%) in the Budget Allocation of Department of School Education & Literacy.
• While the total budget was around Rs 30,42,230 crore, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.

Important Points

• The Union Cabinet in July 2020 approved the New Education Policy (NEP).
• This committee was headed by K Kasturirangan, who is former ISRO chief.
• At present, Education minister is Ramesh Pokhriyal.

The correct answer is Torr.

Key Points

• A Torr is a non-SI unit of pressure with a ratio of 760 to 1 standard atmosphere.
• It is defined as exactly 1/760 of a standard atmosphere (101325 Pa).
• Thus one torr is exactly 101325/760 pascals (≈ 133.32 Pa).

Additional Information

The correct answer is 5.

Key Points

• Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom proved that most of the space in atoms is generally empty.
• This means the size of the Nucleus is very small in comparison to the total size of an Atom.
• The radius of the atom is about 10^–10 m, while that of the nucleus is 10^–15 m.
• So, if a cricket ball represents a nucleus, then the radius of an atom would be about 5 km.

Additional Information

As we know the Diameter of the cricket ball(nucleus) is 10 cm.

The size of the Nucleus is about 10^-15 m, while the size of an atom is 10^-10 m.

For 10^-15 size of nucleus → 10^-10 m size of an atom

For 1 m size of Nucleus → (10-10 / 10-15) m size of an atom

100 cm size of Nucleus → 10⁵ m size of an atom

10 cm size of Nucleus(Cricket ball) → 10⁴ m size of an atom

10 cm size of Nucleus(Cricket ball) → 10 km size of an atom    (as 1 km = 1000 m)

but here the radius is asked in the question 

The radius of an atom, so radius = Diameter/2

                                                    =  10/2 km

Therefore, The radius of the atom is approximately equal to 5 km.

The correct answer is Giani Zail Singh.

Key Points

• Giani Zail Singh was the first Sikh to serve as president of India (1982–87).
• Served in the Rajya Sabha (upper chamber of the Indian parliament) in 1956–62 and was chief minister of Punjab in 1972–77.
• Giani Zail Singh further inflamed the government by refusing to sign into law a 1987 bill permitting official censorship of private mail.

• As the question asks who was the President when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister, the answer will be Giani Zail Singh.

Important Points 

• Ramaswamy Venkataraman is an Indian politician, government official, and lawyer who was president of India from 1987 to 1992.
• After serving as vice president of India in 1984–87, he was elected to the largely ceremonial post of president in July 1987.
• Shankar Dayal Sharma is an Indian lawyer and politician who was president of India from 1992 to 1997.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who had been elected president in 1977, called for new elections and dissolved parliament in the winter of 1979.

Additional Information

• Droupadi Murmu(As of September 2022) is the Current President of India.
• The Supreme Commander of The Indian Armed Forces is President.
• President Pratibha Patil is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian to hold the President of India.
• Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India, perhaps even one of the youngest elected heads of Government in the world.

The correct answer is Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Key Points

• There were three main speakers at the Central Hall of Parliament.
• Jawaharlal Nehru, Chaudhary Khaliquzaman, and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the third notable speaker at the official event.

Additional Information

• Jawahar Lal Nehru delivered his famous 'Tryst With Destiny' speech in Parliament.
• On August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as PM of independent India.
• Vande Mataram was sung as the National Song.

The correct answer is Bombay.

• The Bombay Plan was proposed by a group of Indian industrialists and technocrats (J. R. D. Tata, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Ardeshir Dalal, Lala Shri Ram, Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff, Sir Purshottamdas Thakurdas and John Mathai,) in January 1944, for 15 year economic development of India, post Independence.
• It was also known as A Plan of Economic Development for India,
• It was written in two parts and published in 1944 and 1945.
• Recently Sanjay Baru has written a book The Bombay Plan: Blueprint for Economic Resurgence.
• This book revisits the Bombay Plan to show how it was not only prescient in its approach to development.

The correct answer is 2009.

Key Points

• MG was added to NREGA on 2nd October 2009.
• It came into force on February 2, 2006 in 200 backward districts.
• MGNREGA is one of the largest work guarantee programmes in the world.
• It ensures at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Additional Information

• It comes under the Ministry of Rural Development.
• Narendra Singh Tomar is the minister of this ministry.
• He is also the Minister of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

The correct answer is NR Narayana Murthy.

Key Points

• The book talks about the ways to fulfill Gandhi's dream where the fruits of development would be available to every man, woman, and child.
• The proverb of Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavantu' or happiness to every man, is a long-cherished dream of our founding fathers.
• N. R. Narayana Murthy serves on the ford foundation board of trustees. Murthy co-founded Infosys, an international software services firm based in Bangalore, India, in 1981.
• He was the company's CEO until 2002 and its chairman through the following decade.

Important Points

• Shashi Tharoor prominent Indian diplomat and politician who, after long service in the international diplomatic corps, became an official in the government of India.
• He was also a highly regarded author of both nonfiction and fiction books.
• His most-notable nonfiction books included Reasons of State: Political Development and India’s Foreign Policy Under Indira Gandhi, 1966–1977 (1982), India: From Midnight to the Millennium (1997),
• Nehru: the Invention of India (2003), the Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power (2007), and Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century (2012).
• Among his works of fiction are Show Business (1992), which filmed as Bollywood (1994), and Riot (2001).
• Ratan Tata, in full Ratan Naval Tata, an Indian businessman who became chairman (1991–2012 and 2016–17) of the Tata Group,
• In 2008 Tata oversaw Tata Motors’ purchase of the elite British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from the Ford Motor Company.
• Ratan Tata received the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s most distinguished civilian awards, in 2000.
• Gurcharan Das is an author and former CEO of Procter & Gambler India He is the author of a much-acclaimed trilogy based on the classical Indian ideal of life's goals. India Unbound was a famous book.

The correct answer is Baldev Singh.

Key Points

• Baldev Singh is Minister for Development, Government of Punjab, from June 1942 to September 1946.
• Minister in charge of Defence, Government of India, August 1947 to May 1952; Member, First Lok Sabha,1952—57.

Important Points

• Nelson Mandela:
• In 1990, Nelson Mandela was awarded Bharat Ratna.
• Leader of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa, Mandela was the President of South Africa (1994–99). Often called the "Gandhi of South Africa", Mandela's African National Congress movement was influenced by Gandhian philosophy. In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Mother Teresa:
• Mother Teresa received the Bharat Ratna in 1980.
• She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
• She was known as the Saint of the Gutters.
• She was also the first person to win the Templeton Prize in 1973.
• The real name of Mother Teresa was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan:
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan was awarded the  Bharat Ratna in 1987.
• 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.

Additional Information

• Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, 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 original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and the Hindi legend "Bharat Ratna" above and a floral wreath below. The reverse was to carry the state emblem and motto. It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon. This design was altered after a 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.
• Our former President, Shri A. P. J Abdul Kalam is also a recipient of this esteemed honour (1997).
• There is no written provision that Bharat Ratna should be awarded to Indian citizens only.

The correct answer is Guler Paintings – Karnataka.

Key Points

• Guler Painting is associated with Himachal Pradesh.
• It is a kind of Pahari painting.
• Guler is said to be the birthplace of Kangra paintings.
• The term Guler was derived from Gwala which means cowherd.

Additional Information

• Phad painting of Rajasthan particularly stands out for its unique history, origin, and the efforts put into its revival.
• Saura art is traditionally made on the red or brown clay walls of the homes.
• Bagh is a small village located at the banks of the Baghni river in Madhya Pradesh.
• These are the wall paintings in the Buddhist monastery complex of Bagh, a group of ten caves.

The correct answer is Hockey.

Key Points

• Penalty Corner is awarded for a defensive infringement in the penalty circle or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive 23-metre area.
• It is a penalty given against the defending team.

Additional Information

The correct answer Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri.

Key Points

• Eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham has been awarded the 55th Jnanpith Award.
• He received 55th Jnanpith Award for the year 2019.
• Born in 1926, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri is popularly known as Akkitham.

Additional Information

• Akkitham has authored 55 books out of which 45 are collections of poems including Khanda Kavyas, Katha Kavyas, Charitha Kavyas.
• He has won several literary accolades including :
• Padma Shri Award(2017)
• the Sahitya Akademi Award (1973)
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1972 and 1988)
• Mathrubhumi Award
• Vayalar Award
• Kabir Samman.

Important Points

• Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to Indian writers every year.
• It was started in the year 1961.
• G. Sankara Kurup won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965.

The correct answer is Ramanujan.

Key Points

• Israel Institute of Technology has developed a concept, which is called as ‘Ramanujan machine’ after one of the great Indian mathematicians Srinivasa Ramanujan.
• The Ramanujan Machine is a novel way to do mathematics by harnessing your computer power to make new discoveries, it generates conjectures (mathematical statements that are proposed as true statements) for fundamental constants.
• Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 Dec 1887, and his birth anniversary is celebrated as National Mathematics Day in his memory.
• Notable works - Landau–Ramanujan constant, Mock theta functions, Ramanujan conjecture, Ramanujan prime, Ramanujan–Soldner constant, Ramanujan theta function, Ramanujan's sum, Rogers–Ramanujan identities, Ramanujan's master theorem, Ramanujan–Sato series.

Additional Information

• Aryabhata was supposed to be the first Indian mathematician and astronomer of ancient India.
• He is well known for his invention of the digit "0".
• His other notable works are Aryabhaṭiya, Arya-Siddhanta, Explanation of lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, rotation of Earth on its axis, a reflection of light by moon, sinusoidal functions, solution of single-variable quadratic equation, the value of π correct to 4 decimal places, the diameter of Earth.
• Bhaskaracharya was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. 
• His notable works are  Siddhanta-Siromani and Karaṇa Kautuhala,
• He is well known for his discovery of the principles of differential calculus and its application to astronomical problems and computations.
• In the honor of Bhaskaracharya on 20 November 1981, ISRO launched the Bhaskara II satellite.
• Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar was an Indian recreational mathematician.
• He had described several classes of natural numbers including the Kaprekar, Harshad, and self numbers, and discovered the Kaprekar's constant,

The correct answer is Greece.

Key Points

• Gandhara art, a style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE.
• The style, of Greco-Roman origin, seems to have flourished largely during the Kushan dynasty and was contemporaneous with an important but dissimilar school of Kushan art at Mathura (Uttar Pradesh, India).
• The Gandhara school incorporated many motifs and techniques from classical Roman art, including vine scrolls, cherubs bearing garlands, tritons, and centaurs. The basic iconography, however, remained Indian.

Additional Information 

• Greece, the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula.
• Greece is bordered to the east by the Aegean sea, to the south by the mediterranean sea, and to the west by the Ionian Sea.
• Italy, a country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the mediterranean sea.
• The capital is Rome, one of the oldest of the world’s great cities.
• Hungary, Hungarian magyarország, landlocked country of central Europe.
• The capital is Budapest.
• Budapest is situated on both banks of the Danube (Hungarian: Duna) River.
• Belgium, country of northwestern Europe. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated European countries.
• Belgium today is one of the most heavily industrialized and urbanized countries in Europe.
• Belgium It is a member of the Benelux economic union, the European Union (EU), and the North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)—organizations that all have headquarters in or near the capital city of Brussels.

The correct answer is Chittagong.

Key Points

• Chittagong is the largest and most important seaport of Bangladesh.

Additional Information

• Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh. It is the largest city of Bangladesh.
• Faridpur is a district city of Bangladesh a part of the Dhaka Division, important for jute mills, sugar mills and Hilsa fish.
• Rajshahi is a major urban city. It is the commercially important city of Bangladesh. It is also known as Silk City or City of Education.
• Rajshahi is famous for Rajshahi silk, a special clothing material in the Indian subcontinent.

The correct answer is Munshi Premchand.

Key Points

• The short story “Shatranj ke Khiladi” or “The Chess Players”, by the renowned Hindu writer Premchand, published in 1924.
• It is set in the times of Wajid Ali Shah when Lucknow was plunged deep into luxurious living.
• Premchand portrays a purportedly feudal mentality of a whole culture through the two main protagonists, Mir and Mirza, who are immersed in chess to the point of being oblivious to everything else.
• Film ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ written and directed by Satyajit Ray.

Important Points

• Indian author Munshi Premchand of novels and short stories in Hindi and Urdu who pioneered in adapting Indian themes to Western literary styles.
• Premchand’s most liked novels are-
• Premashram (1922; “Love Retreat”).
• Rangabhumi (1924; “The Arena”).
• Ghaban (1928; “Embezzlement”).
• Karmabhumi (1931; “Arena of Actions”).
• Godan (1936; The Gift of a Cow).
• Jaishankar Prasad, known as Mahakavi, holds a special place in the Hindi theatre world and fiction.
• Jaishankar Prasad Major's works are a Butterfly, Skeleton, Iravati, and Stories are Akashdeep, Madhua.
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was a prominent Hindi writer. The nation poet Dinkar is established as a poet of the best heroic rasa of the modern era.
• Poetry collection Urvashi 1972 for the Library Award several such prestigious honors and prizes awarded.
• Some major works are Kurukshetra, Urvashi, Renuka, Rashmirathi, Dvangit, Bapu, Dhoop Chharan, chilli fun, sun splash.
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' was one of the prominent poets of the Chhayawadi era of Hindi poetry.
• One of the most popular writers of Hindi literature.some major works Parimal, Archana, evening Kakli, placenta, Geetika, worship, two shelters, Ragvirag, music boom, Anima, truffle.

The correct answer is 1992.

Key Points

• Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free-ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants.
• The objective of the project was to carry out performance evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Project Elephant’ for the period of 2007-08 to 2011-12 in the four Wildlife Divisions of Meghalaya viz. Khasi Hills Wildlife Division, Jaintia Hills Wildlife Division, East & West Garo Hills Wildlife Division, and Balpakram National Park Division.

The correct answer is Kalibangan.

• Kalibangan, an ancient site of the Indus valley civilization is in northern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. The site contains both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains, and therein can be seen the transition between the two cultures.

Key Points

• The site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist and linguist.
• The most important discovery of Kalibangan is a ploughed field, a wooden furrow has been found, 7 fire altars in a row have been found and they suggest the practice of sacrifice.

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Additional Information

The correct answer is Gobind Behari Lal.

• Pulitzer Prize- The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.

Key Points

• In 1937, Gobind Behari Lal had won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, along with four others, for his coverage in the field of science.
• Gobind Behari Lal was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist.

Additional Information

• Geeta Anand was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in the year 2003.
• Jhumpa Lahiri was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in the year 2000.
• Sanghamitra Kalita was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in the year 2016.

The correct answer is Atanu Bhattacharya.

Key Points

• ​Atanu Bhattacharya was another key goalkeeper in the rich Indian history of the game.
• A part of the Asian All-Star XI in the same year, Bhattacharya spent 12 years with the national team.
• Bhattacharya played a key role in India’s 1984 Asian Cup qualification round.
• Atanu Bhattacharya is the goal-keeping coach of the Indian Senior Team from 2005-06.

Important Points 

• Inder Singh has represented the Indian national team from 1963-75.
• The Striker of the Indian national football team & scored 23 goals in the 1974 Santosh Trophy, which is still a record, and win Arjuna Award in 1969.
• IM Vijayan In the year 1989, Vijayan made his international debut for the Indian national football team
• represented India in a number of tournaments such as Nehru Cup, SAAF Cup, SAF Games, pre-Olympics, and pre-World Cup.
• Vijayan becomes the first player to be honored with the Player of the year award multiple times. He received the award in 1993, 1997, and 1999.
• He has also crowned the Arjuna award in the year 2003 for his incredible performance.
• Gautam​ Sarkar was part of the East Bengal and Mohun Bagan squads which won the “treble” under PK’s tutelage in 1972 and 1977, respectively.

The correct answer is V.V. Giri.

Key Points

• When the Congress Party formed a government in Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) in 1937, Giri became minister of labor and industries.
• With the resignation of the Congress governments and the launching of the anti-British “quit India” movement in 1942,
• He returned to the labour movement and was subsequently imprisoned with his colleagues.
• In 1952 was elected to the Lok Sabha, one of the two chambers of the Indian Parliament. He was made minister of labour in the central Indian government but resigned in 1954.
• In 1967 he was elected vice president of India and on the death of President Zakir Husain in 1969, Giri became acting president and announced his intention to stand for the presidency.
• He was the President of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.

Important Points 

• Zakir Husain, the first Muslim to hold the largely ceremonial position of president of India. 
• he helped found the Muslim National University in Aligarh (later moved to New Delhi) and served as its vice-chancellor from 1926 to 1948.
• In 1956–58 he served on the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
• He was appointed governor of Bihar state in 1957 and was elected vice president of India in 1962. As the official Congress Party candidate, he was elected president of India in 1967 and served until his death.
• Ram Nath Kovind, (born October 1, 1945, Paraukh, Uttar Pradesh state, India), Indian lawyer and politician who served as president of India (2017).
• He was the second person from the Dalit caste, after Kocheril Raman Narayanan.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who had been elected president in 1977, called for new elections and dissolved parliament in the winter of 1979.

Additional Information

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first the President of India.
• Ram Nath Kovind took his charge as president on July 25th, 2017, became the 14th Indian President.
• On 21 July 2022, Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of India.

The correct answer is Drongo.

Key Points

• Drongos frequently attack much larger birds e.g. hawks and crows) that might hurt their eggs or young; innocuous birds nest near drongos to gain protection.
• Most drongos are 18 to 63.5 cm (7 to 25 inches) long and glossy black.
• Drongos range from Africa to Central Asia, Australia, and western Pacific islands, inhabiting forests, open country, and gardens.
• One of the most common birds of southern Asia is the 33-cm (13-inch) black drongo, also called king crow because it can intimidate the true crow.

Important Points 

• Eagle, any of many large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae. their strength, eagles have been a symbol of war and imperial power since Babylonian times.
• Owl, Member of a homogeneous order of primarily nocturnal raptors found nearly worldwide & Owls became symbolic of intelligence because it was thought that they presaged events.
• Mynah, also spelled myna, any of a number of Asian birds of the family Sturnidae (order Passeriformes) of somewhat crowlike appearance.

The correct answer is Abhinav Bindra.

Key Points

• Abhinav Bindra collects the gold medal for India in the men's 10m air rifle shooting competition.
• Bindra captures India's first individual gold medal in Shooting 10m Air Rifle Final Men - Beijing**.**

Important Points

• At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari marked her place in Olympic and Indian sports history.
• She took the bronze medal and became India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal.
• Leander Paes is an Indian tennis player who was one of the most successful doubles players in tennis history,
• With 8 career Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 career Grand Slam mixed doubles championships.
• In 1996 when he took the men’s singles tennis bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games, he became the first Indian athlete since 1952 to win an individual Olympic medal.
• PV Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao in straight games to clinch the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games and become the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals.
• After becoming the first Indian female athlete to win a Silver medal at the Olympics in Rio in 2016 PV Sindhu has become only the 2nd Indian athlete after Sushil Kumar to win 2 individual medals at the Games.
• PV Sindhu: Achievements
• In January 2020, PV Sindhu was awarded the Third-Highest Civilian Award in India- Padma Bhushan.
• In March 2015, Sindhu was awarded the Fourth Highest Civilian Award in India- Padma Shri.
• In August 2016, she was awarded the Highest Sporting Honour of India- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
• In September 2013, PV Sindhu was awarded the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sports. etc.

The correct answer is Eye.

Key Points

• The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent mucous membrane.
• It lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white part of the eye).
• The conjunctiva contains glands that produce secretions that help to keep the eyes moist, and antibodies, which reduce infection.
• Conjunctivitis means ‘inflammation of the conjunctiva’.

Additional Information

• It is usual for both eyes to be affected in infectious cases.
• Some causes include: 
• The commonest cause is an infection by viruses or bacteria.
• Due to chemical irritants.
• Traditional eye remedies or allergies.

Important Points

• Effects:
• The eyes are red and uncomfortable.
• Make the eyelids stick together.
• The vision is usually not affected.

The correct answer is Virus.

Key Points

• Virus, the infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria.
• Polio or poliomyelitis is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus.
• The Poliovirus is very contagious and spreads through person-to-person contact. and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body).

Important Points

• All true viruses contain nucleic acid either (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA  (ribonucleic acid) and protein.
• Two scientists contributed to the discovery of the first virus, the Tobacco mosaic virus.
• Fungi are everywhere in very large numbers in the soil and the air, in lakes, rivers, and seas, on and within plants and animals, in food and clothing, and in the human body. Together with bacteria, fungi are responsible for breaking down organic matter and releasing carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus into the soil and the atmosphere.
• Bacteria, singular bacterium, any of a group of microscopic single-celled organisms that live in enormous numbers in almost every environment on Earth. Traditionally, all prokaryotic cells were called bacteria and were classified in the prokaryotic kingdom Monera.
• The protozoan, organism, usually single-celled and heterotrophic (using organic carbon as a source of energy. All protozoans are eukaryotes and therefore possess a “true,” or membrane-bound, nucleus. Commonly known protozoans include representative dinoflagellates, amoebas, paramecia, and the malaria-causing Plasmodium.

The correct answer is Maithon.

Key Points

• The Maithon Dam is located about 48 km from the Coal City of Dhanbad.
• It is located on the banks of the River Barakar.
• This was developed by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC Ltd) way back in the year 1948.
• The dam is about 15712 ft long and about 165 ft long.
• The underground power station has a capacity to generate around 60,000 KW of electric power.
• Other Important Dams in Jharkhand:- Chandil Dam, Getalsud Dam, Masanjor JH Dam, North Koel Dam, Panchat Hill Dam, Tenughat Dam, Tilaiya Dam, Upper Shankh Dam.

Additional Information

The correct answer is left arm batswoman, right arm bowler. 

Key Points

• Smriti Mandhana won ICC's woman cricketer of the Year and women's ODI player of the Year in 2018.
• Mandhana, who scored four centuries in 51 one-day international matches.
• Mandhana scored 2025 ODI runs with an average of 43.1 and played 75 T20 internationals and 2 test matches since her debut in 2013.
• She received Arjuna Award in 2019. Smriti Mandhana becomes the brand ambassador of Equitas Small Finance Bank.

The correct answer is Article 21A.

Key Points

• Article 21A - Right to Education.
• The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.
• It comes under Fundamental Rights(Part III) of the constitution of India.

Additional Information

• Fundamental Rights are mentioned between Article 12 to Article 35.
• It was borrowed from the US Constitution.
• They are Justiciable in nature, which means we can move to the High Court (Article 226) and Supreme Court(Article 32) in case of violation.
• Article 31A - Saving of laws providing for the acquisition of estates, etc.
• Article 101 - Vacation of seats in Parliament.
• Article 74 - Council of Ministers to aid and advise President.
  

Important Points

• Other important Articles related to Education:
• Article 30 -  Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. Like Madarsa.
• Article 45 -  The State shall provide free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years.
• ​The 86th Amendment Act of 2002 changed the subject-matter of Article 45 and made elementary education a fundamental right under Article 21 A.
• The amended directive requires the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.

The correct answer is Tripura.

Key Points

• Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on its north, west, and south. It is surrounded by the state Mizoram and Assam on the eastern side.
• Agartala is the capital of Tripura.
• Chief Minister:- Manik Saha
• Governor:- Shri Satyadeo Narain Arya

Additional Information

• Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometre-long international border. It is known as operation zero lines.
• It is the fifth-longest land border in the world,
• It includes 262 km with Assam, 856 km with Tripura, 180 km with Mizoram, 443 km with Meghalaya, and 2,217 km with West Bengal.
• 100th constitutional amendment act, 2015 - Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) Treaty between India and Bangladesh, amended the first schedule of the constitution to exchange the disputed territories occupied by both nations in accordance with the 1974 bilateral LBA.

The correct answer is 1967-1969.

Key Points

• He became deputy prime minister in 1967.
• In 1969 he resigned to become chairman of the opposition to Indira Gandhi.
• Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was President of India during this period.
• Indira Gandhi  was Prime Minister of India during this period 1967-1977 and again from 1980 to 1984
• Morarji Desai died on April 10, 1995.

The correct answer is Article 49.

Key Points

• Article 49, comes under Part IV (Article 36 - 51) of the Indian Constitution.
• Part IV comprises of Directive Principles of State policies (DPSPs).
• It was borrowed from the Irish Constitution, who borrowed it from the Spanish Constitution.
• Unlike Fundamental Rights, DPSPs are non-justiciable (cannot be enforced in courts) in nature.
• 

Additional Information

• Article 46 - Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other weaker sections.
• Article 47 - Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health
• Article 48 - Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Important Points

• Other Important Articles among DPSPs:
• ​Article 37 - It shall not be enforceable by any court.
• Article 40 - State shall take steps to organize village panchayats.
• Article 44 - Uniform civil code.
• Article 50 - Separation of Judiciary from Executive.
• Article 51 - Promote International Peace and Security.

The correct answer is Venice.

Key Points

• Marco Polo, born in 1254, in Venice, Italy.
• He was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95.
• During this period, he remained in China for 17 years.
• 'Travels of Marco Polo', is classic travel literature written by Marco Polo itself.

Additional Information

The correct answer is 2007.

Key Points

• Afghanistan joined the SAARC as its eighth member state in April 2007.
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on 8 December, 1985 in Dhaka.
• The headquarter of SAARC is in Kathmandu (Nepal).
• Capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.

Additional Information

• SAARC comprises of eight Member States : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• Few Important Objectives of SAARC:
• To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve their quality of life.
• To accelerate economic growth.
• Social progress and cultural development in the region.
• To cooperate with international and regional organizations with similar aims and purposes.

The correct answer is 99.

Key Points

• Einsteinium is a synthetic element with the symbol Es and atomic number 99.
• Discovered in1952, by Albert Ghiorso and colleagues.
• It belongs to Actinides Group with Melting point 860°C, 1580°F, 1133 K.
• It is present in 7th Period of Periodic table.

Additional Information

• Californium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98.
• Fermium is a synthetic element with the symbol Fm and atomic number 100.
• Mendelevium is a synthetic element with the symbol Md (formerly Mv) and atomic number 101.
• All are present in 7th Period of Periodic table.

The correct answer is January.

Key Points

• Mahatma Gandhi landed on January 9, 1915, at the Apollo Bunder (now Apollo Bandar) in Bombay.
• He had received the title of Kaiser-I-Hind.
• Gandhi had arrived in South Africa in May 1893.
• Gandhi Ji used Satyagraha for the first time in 1907 in South Africa, against the Black Act.

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Additional Information

• Important movements by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Champaran Movement (1917)
• Kheda Movement (1918)
• Khilafat Movement (1919)
• Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)
• Civil Disobedience Movement: Dandi March (1930)
• Quit India Movement (1942)​

The correct answer is FPO.

Key Points

• FPO stands for Fruit Products Order.
• FPO mark is issued by the Ministry of Food Processing Industry which also develops the standards for this mark.
• This mark guarantees that the product was manufactured in a hygienic environment.
• Also, the specifications and quality control requirements, thus ensuring that the product is fit for consumption.

Additional Information

• FPO certification is mandatory for all food processing industries and it includes:-
• Synthetic beverages, syrups, and sharbat.
• Vinegar whether brewed or synthetic.
• Pickles, dehydrated fruits and vegetables.
• Squashes, crushes, cordials, barley water.
• Jam, jellies and marmalades, chutneys.
• Tomato products, ketchup and sauces.
• Preserved, candied and crystallised fruits and peels.
• Canned and bottled fruits, juices, pulps and vegetables.
• Frozen Fruit and vegetables.
• Sweetened aerated water with or without fruit juices and pulp.
• Fruit cereal flakes.

Important Points

• The ISI mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India since 1955.
• BEE Star Rating is energy efficiency rating (from 1 to 5) given to Electrical Appliances.
• A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals like platinum, gold, silver and palladium.

The correct answer is Amish Tripathi.

• The book begins with Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasion and the massacre of the holy Somnath Temple.
• This book has documented the adventure of the warrior-king Suheldev.
• The way Suheldev brings together people from various faiths.
• Legend of Suheldev is the story of a king who united men and women of the nation, irrespective of their religion, caste, region, or status in society.

Important Points

• Latest books by other Authors:
• Chetan Bhagat - One Arranged Murder.
• Robin Sharma  -The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
• Arvind Adiga    - Amnesty.

The correct answer is Kamet.

Key Points

• Kamet, the mountain peak of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, northern India, near the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
• Part of the Zaskar Range, it is 25,446 feet (7,756 meters) high and was first climbed in 1931.

Important Points

• Annapurna, Nepali Annapurna Himal, the massif of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal. It forms a ridge some 30 miles (48 km) long between the gorges of the Kali (Kali Gandak; west) and Marsyandi (east) rivers north of the town of Pokhara.
• Mount Everest is the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, at 27°59′ N 86°56′ E. Reaching an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters), is the highest mountain in the world. Its most common Tibetan name, Chomolungma, means “Goddess Mother of the World” or “Goddess of the Valley.” The Sanskrit name Sagarmatha means literally “Peak of Heaven.” Everest is shaped like a three-sided pyramid.
• Lhotse, (Tibetan: “South Peak”) also called E1, a mountain massif in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It consists of three summits, the highest of which Lhotse at 27,940 feet (8,516 meters) is the world’s fourth-tallest peak. It is sometimes considered part of the Everest massif.

Additional Information

• Jordan Romero, age 13 became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest.
• Africa continent hosts the Atlas Mountains.

The correct answer is Gaur.

Key Points

• Kadam Rasul Mosque is half a kilometer away from the Feroze Minar, built-in 1530.
• Kadam Rasool means Footprints of the Prophet. The mosque contains the footprints of Hazrat Muhammad on stone. On the four corners, there are four towers made of black marble.
• Opposite the Kadam Rasool Mosque stands the 17th-century tomb of Fateh Khan, a commander of Aurangzeb's army. This interesting structure was built in the Hindu Chala style.

Additional Information

• Alwar is one of the oldest cities in Rajasthan. Moosi Maharani Chhatri is Rani Moosi, which reflects the Indo-Islamic style of architecture.
• The city of Mandu is adorned with spell-binding Afghan architecture surrounded by baobab trees, native to Africa.
• Floating over its own reflection, the Jahaz Mahal in Mandu looks like a ship that's about to sail.
• However, for centuries this ship made of stone and mortar never did. Instead, it stood floating over the twin lakes, bearing a silent witness to Mandu's long, rich and varied history.
• Purnia is a city of Bihar, Purnea has a rich Hindu history and a glorious past. During Mughal rule, Purnea was an outlying military province.

Given:

The total sale of vanilla flavour is for Rs. 3,300

Percentage of Vanilla is 16.50%

Percentage of chocolate flavour is 25.80%

Concept Used:

Concept of the unitary method.

Calculation:

16.50% → Rs. 3300

⇒ 1% → (3300/16.50)

⇒ 25.80% → (3300/16.50) × 25.80

⇒ 25.80% → 5160

∴ The total sale (in Rs.) for chocolate flavour is Rs. 5160

Given:

a² + b² + c² + 216 = 12(a + b – 2c)

Identity used:

(a + b)² = a² + b² + 2ab

(a – b)² = a² + b² – 2ab

Calculation:

a2 + b2 + c2 + 216 = 12(a + b – 2c)

⇒ a² – 12a + b² – 12b + c² + 24c + 216 = 0

⇒ a2 – 12a + 36 + b2 – 12b + 36 + c2 + 24c + 144 = 0

⇒ (a – 6)² + (b – 6)² + (c + 12)² = 0

⇒ a = 6, b = 6, c = –12

$\sqrt{ab-bc+ca}$

⇒ $\sqrt{6\times 6-(6 \times (-12)+(-12 \times 6)}$

⇒ √36

⇒ 6

∴ $\sqrt{ab-bc+ca}$ is 6

Given:

8 - 3 ÷ 6 of $2+\left(4 \div 4 \ of \ \frac{1}{4}\right)\div 8 + \left(4\times 8 \div \frac{1}{4}\right)\times \frac{1}{8}$

Concept Used:

Follow the BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,

Calculation:

8 - 3 ÷ 6 of 2 + (4 ÷ 4 of 1/4) ÷ 8 + (4 × 8 ÷ 1/4) × 1/8

⇒ 8 - 3 ÷ 12 + (4 ÷ 1) ÷ 8 + (4 × 8 × 4) × 1/8

⇒ 8 - 1/4 + 4 ÷ 8 + 16

⇒ 8 - 1/4 + 1/2 + 16

⇒ (32 - 1 + 2 + 64)/4

⇒ 97/4

∴ The Required value is 97/4

Given:

Calculation:

Total students in 2008 = 640 + 550 = 1190

Total students in 2009 = 800 + 820 = 1620

Total students in 2010 = 500 + 600 = 1100

Total students in 2011 = 700 + 750 = 1450

Total students in 2012 = 900 + 500 = 1400

Total students in 2013 = 750 + 480 = 1230

Minimum number of students together in A and B is 1100 in year 2010

∴ Minimum number of students is in year 2010

Given:

Pipe A can fill in 15 hours.

Pipe B can fill in 18 hours.

Calculation:

Tank filled by Pipe A in 1 hour

⇒ 1/15

Tank filled by Pipe B in 1 hour

⇒ 1/18

Tank filled by both Pipes in 1 hour

⇒ (1/15) + (1/18)

⇒ 11/90

Time taken By both pipes to fill the tank

⇒ 90/11

$\Rightarrow 8\frac{2}{{11}};{\rm{hours}}$

∴ Time taken by both pipes is $8\frac{2}{{11}};{\bf{hours}}$.

Given:

In ΔABC, BD ⊥ AC at D, E is a point on BC such that ∠BEA = x°. ∠EAC = 46° and ∠EBD = 60°

Concept Used:

The Sum of all three angles of a triangle is 180° 

Calculation:

Given BD ⊥ AC at D

∠BDC = 90° 

In ΔBDC, 

∠EBD = 60° and ∠BDC = 90° 

∠DCB = 180° - (60° + 90°)

⇒ ∠DCB = 30° 

In ΔAEC, 

∠EAC = 46° and ∠ACE = 30° 

∠AEC = 180° - (46° + 30°)

⇒ ∠AEC = 104° 

∠BEA = 180° - ∠AEC

⇒ ∠BEA = 180° - 104° 

⇒ ∠BEA = 76° 

∴ The value of x is 76°

Shortcut Trick

Using the deviation method relative to the total average of 65 kg:

Net deviation for (A + B) = 2 × (63.5 − 65) = −3 kg.

Net deviation for (A + C) = 2 × (67.5 − 65) = +5 kg.

Since A is the common element in both subsets, its weight is calculated by adding these deviations to the original average.

Weight of A = 65 + (−3 + 5) = 65 + 2 = 67 kg.

∴ The correct answer is 67 kg.

Alternate Method

Given:

Average weight of A, B, and C = 65 kg

Average weight of A and B = 63.5 kg

Average weight of A and C = 67.5 kg

Formula Used:

Sum of values = Average × Number of values

Calculations:

⇒ Total weight of (A + B + C) = 65 × 3 = 195 kg

⇒ Total weight of (A + B) = 63.5 × 2 = 127 kg

⇒ Total weight of (A + C) = 67.5 × 2 = 135 kg

⇒ Sum of (A + B) and (A + C) = 127 + 135 = 262 kg

⇒ This sum represents (A + B + C + A). Therefore:

⇒ Weight of A = (A + B + A + C) − (A + B + C)

⇒ Weight of A = 262 − 195 = 67 kg

∴ The correct answer is 67 kg.

Additional Information

Average Concept

The Average is the sum of observations divided by the total number of observations. Formula: Avg = Σx ÷ n.

Deviation Principle

The algebraic sum of deviations of all observations from their arithmetic mean is always zero. This is used to find missing values in datasets.

Weighted Average

When combining two groups, the combined average = (n₁x₁ + n₂x₂) ÷ (n₁ + n₂), where n is count and x is the average.

Given:

The person sold the article at a loss of 16% If he sold it for Rs. 660 more he have gained 8%

Concept Used:

Selling price = Cost Price + Profit

Calculation:

Accordingly,

(16 + 8)% → Rs. 660

⇒ 100% → (660/24) × 100

⇒ 100% → 2750

The cost price of the article is Rs. 2750

To get a profit of 12% net profit will be (12/100) × 2750

⇒ 330

The selling price should be (2750 + 330) = 3080

Rs. 3080 should be the selling price to gain a profit of 12%

Given:

The number of students whose height is between 150-155 cm is 15

The number of students whose height is between 175-180 cm is 6

Calculation:

The required difference is (15 - 6)

⇒ 9

∴ The difference between the number of students whose height is between 150-155 cm and the number of students whose height lies between 175-180 cm is 9

Concept used:

 

Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,

Now,

Calculation:

$\dfrac{40-\dfrac{3}{4} \ of \ 32}{37 - \dfrac{3}{4} \ of \ (34-6)}$

⇒ $\dfrac{40-\dfrac{3}{4} \times 32}{37 - \dfrac{3}{4} \ of \ 28}$

⇒ (40 – 24)/(37 – 21)

⇒ 16/16

⇒ 1

∴ The required value is 1

Given:

4 – 2sin2 θ – 5cos θ = 0

Identity used:

sin²θ = 1 – cos²θ 

Calculation:

4 – 2sin2 θ – 5cos θ = 0

⇒ 4 – 2 × (1 – cos2θ) – 5cosθ = 0

⇒ 4 – 2 + 2cos2θ – 5cosθ = 0

⇒ 2cos2θ – 5cosθ + 2 = 0

⇒ 2cos2θ – 4cosθ – cosθ + 2 = 0

⇒ 2cosθ × (cosθ – 2) – 1 × (cosθ – 2) = 0

⇒ (2cosθ – 1) × (cosθ – 2) = 0

⇒ cosθ = 1/2 and cosθ = 2

Rejecting cosθ = 2 as 0° < θ < 90°

So, cosθ will be 1/2 

⇒ θ = 60° 

The value of cos θ + tan θ = cos60° + tan60° 

⇒ (1/2) + √3

∴ The value of cos θ + tan θ is $\dfrac{1+2\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Given:

In ΔABC, the bisectors of ∠B and ∠C meet at O. If ∠BOC = 142°

Concept Used:

The sum of three angles of a triangle is 180° 

Bisector of an angle bisects the angle in two equal parts.

Calculation:

Let, ∠B = x and ∠C = y

OB and OC are two angle bisectors and meets at O

In ΔBCO,

(x/2) + (y/2) + 142° = 180° 

⇒ (x/2) + (y/2) = 38° 

⇒ x + y = 76° 

In ΔABC,

∠B + ∠C = 76° 

∠A = 180° – 76° 

⇒ ∠A = 104° 

∴ The measure of ∠A is 104°

Given:

Percentage increase in the price of diesel = 16%

Percentage increase in expenditure = 10%

Concept used:

P × Q = E

Where P is Price, Q is Quantity and E is expenditure

Calculation:

Let initial price be P₁, quantity be Q₁, and expenditure be E₁ 

P₁ × Q₁ = E₁ 

⇒ Q1 = E₁/P₁

Let new price be P₂, new quantity consumed be Q₂, and new expenditure be E₂ 

P₂ = P₁ + 16% of P₁

⇒ P2 = 1.16P₁ 

E₂ = E₁ + 10% of E₁ 

⇒ E2 = 1.1E₁ 

P₂ × Q₂ = E₂ 

1.16P₁ × Q₂ = 1.1E₁ 

⇒ Q₂ = (1.1/1.16) × E₁/P₁ 

⇒ Q₂ = 0.948 × E1/P1 

⇒ Q2 = 0.948 × Q₁ 

Change in Quantity = Q₁ – 0.948 × Q1 

⇒ Change in Quantity = 0.052Q₁ 

Percentage change = (Change in Quantity/Initial Quantity) × 100

⇒ Percentage change = (0.052Q₁/Q₁) × 100

⇒ 5.2%

∴ Percentage change is 5.2%

Alternate MethodLet the price of diesel and quantity of diesel be Rs. 100 and 100 litres respectively

Total expenditure = Rs. 100 × 100

⇒ Rs. 10,000

Increased expenditure = Rs. 10,000 × 110%

⇒ Rs. 11,000

Increased price of diesel = Rs. 100 × 116%

⇒ Rs. 116

New consumption of diesel = 11,000/116

⇒ 94.82 ≈ 94.8 litres

Percentage decrease in consumption of diesel = [(100 – 94.8)/100] × 100

⇒ 5.2%

∴ Percentage change is 5.2%

Given:

1% = Rs. 10000

In 2005,

Strawberry = 18.90%, Butterscotch = 10.80%

In 2015,

Strawberry = 20.50%, Butterscotch = 16.60%

Calculation:

Total sales in 2005

⇒ 18.90 + 10.80

⇒ 29.70%

Total sales in 2015

⇒ 20.50 + 16.60

⇒ 37.10%

Percentage Increase = (37.10 – 29.70)

⇒ 7.4%

⇒ Rs. (7.4 × 10000)

⇒ Rs. 74,000

∴ The required increase from 2005 to 2015 is Rs. 74000