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(b) Denmark and Holland 

The correct answer is Gatha Tista Par Ri. 

• Gatha Tista Par Ri is the translation of a novel of a Bengali language "Tista Parer Brittanta" written by Debesh Roy.
• Dr Krishna Jakhar of Rajasthan has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Rajasthani translation 2017 for "Gatha Tista Par Ri".

• Toba Tek Singh is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto. It was published in 1955.
• Majhi Bhint is a book written by Rajendra Darda, former Maharashtra's Minister of Education.
  • The book is a compilation of selected Facebook posts of Rajendra Darda pertaining to a range of issues written over the last four years.

(a) USA, Russia, Germany 

(a) USA, Russia, Germany 

The correct answer is option A.

• Silicon Valley is a region in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California which serves as a global center for innovation and high technology.
• Valley refers to the Santa Clara Valley which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay and  Silicon refers to the computer-related industries and high concentration of semiconductor in the area.
• These types of similar technology firms replaced the orchards which gave the area its nickname, "the Valley of Heart's Delight".
• The largest city of Silicon Valley in San Jose.

• The term "Silicon Valley" was coined in 1971 by journalist Don Hoefler.
• The major Silicon Valley cities are following:-
  • Santa Clara, Redwood City,  Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View.

The correct answer is Mahabhinishkraman.

• And Mahabhinishkraman refers to the departure of Siddhartha from his home at the age of 29. 

• Dharmachakrapravartana refers to Siddhartha’s first religious sermon at Sarnath.
• Nirvana refers to the attainment of knowledge by Buddha at Bodh Gaya.
• Parinirvana refers to the death of Siddhartha at Kushinagar.

The Correct Answer is A bill of exchange.

• Hundi is a financial instrument that developed in Medieval India for use in trade and credit transactions.
• They were used
  • As remittance instruments (to transfer funds from one place to another)
  • As credit instruments (to borrow money)
  • trade transactions (as bills of exchange).

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• The period assigned to Harsha or Harsha Vardhana reign is 606AD until 648 AD. 
• Chinese Pilgrim Huen Tsang visited Harsha.
• Harshacharita was authored by Banabhatta.

The correct answer is C.L. Sankhla.

• On June 22, 2018, National Academy of Letters known as Sahitya Akademi announced the names of 21 winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar. 
  • C.L Shanklav was among 21 poets who were selected for Rajasthani language. ​

• C.L Shankla:
  • ​C.L Shankla won the award for his story Chada Chadi Ki Kheti (Short Stories).
  • He was awarded in the children's category.
  • He comes from the Kota district of Rajasthan.
  • The language of the book is Rajasthani.
  • It includes motivational stories for children.

• Sahitya Akademi:
  • The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India.
  • Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government.
  • Its office is located in Delhi. 
  • In 2020, Sashi Tharoor, the former external affairs minister has won the award for his book “An Era of Darkness”.

The correct answer is Kanishka.

• Since the Parinirvana (death) of Buddha, all Buddhist communities sequentially convoked to settle theological matters and to amend the content of various Buddhist sutras and hence is called Buddhist Council. There are 6 such councils held until 1954.
  • First Buddhist Council was held at Girivraja also known as Rajgriha or Rajgir under the chairmanship of Mahakassap and kingship of Ajatshatru in the year 483 B.C. for adopting and preserving all Buddha’s sayings and disciplines known as Sutta and Vinaya respectively.
  • The second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali under the chairmanship of Sabbakami and kingship of Kalasoka in year 383 B.C. No outcome was ascertained in this council due to the controversial act of accepting donations, done by monks.
  • The third Buddhist Council was held at Patliputra under the chairmanship of Moggaliputta Tissa and kingship of Ashoka in year 251 B.C. to classify established Pitakas.
  • Fourth Buddhist Council is segregated into two separate councils held at Srilanka (77 BCE) and Kashmir (127 CE) under Vattagamani Abhaya and Kanishka respectively resulting in the division of Buddhism into Hinayana (Theravada Buddhism) and Mahayana.
  • The fifth and sixth Buddhist council was held by Hinayana Buddhism at Burma in 1871 and 1954 respectively.

The correct answer is Australia.

• Parks Observatory located in Australia.
  • The Parkes Observatory is a radio telescope observatory, located 20 kilometers north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.
  • It was one of several radio antennae used to receive live television images of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
  • The Parks observatory was included on the Australian National Heritage List on 10 August 2020.
• Hence, option 2 is correct.

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• The Parkes radio telescope is a gigantic measuring instrument.
  • It used to examine a wide range of radio energies from our galaxy and other parts of the universe.
  • Objects such as pulsars, galaxies, and quasars broadcast enormous quantities of radio energy into space.
  • The Parkes radio telescope.
    • One or more antennas to collect the incoming radio waves.
    • Most antennas are parabolic dishes that reflect the radio waves to a receiver, in the same way as a curved mirror can focus visible light to a point.
  • In 1962 it tracked the first interplanetary space mission, Mariner 2, as it flew by the planet, Venus.

The correct answer is  A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - i.

The major dynasties in Indian history:

The correct answer is ​Kakatiya.

• Golkonda fort was built by the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century. 
• It is also known as"Shepherd's Hill" or "Golla Konda".
• Golconda Fort of Hyderabad was built by the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century.
• Muhammad Quli Qutab Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda.

• Kakatiya dynasty ruled over a small region near Warangal.
  • Prataparudra founded a sovereign kingdom in 1163 CE.
• The most powerful rulers of the dynasty were Ganapathi Deva and Rudramadev.
• The dynasty worshipped the goddess Kakati.
• The family was called Kakatiyas.
  • The Kakatiyas also worshipped Svayambhuva, i.e., Siva.

The correct answer is Patrick Lawrence.

• Patrick Lawrence was the 'Agent to Governor-General' (AGG) in 'Rajputana Residency' at the time of the demise of 1857 AD.

• As soon as the revolution was reported on 14 October 1857, British political agent Major and his two sons were killed in Kota on 15 October, in place of firecrackers, guns and guns were gunned on Dhanteras.
• British appointed agent Major Charlie Burton and his two sons who were killed by Kota revolutionaries in the 1857 revolution in Nayapura, recounts the history of Kota.

The correct answer is Guptas.

• The Gupta age in ancient India has been called the ‘Golden Age of India’ because of the many achievements in the field of arts, science, and literature that Indians made under the Guptas.
• The Gupta Empire lasted from 320 AD to 550 AD.
• Aryabhatta, the great Indian mathematician and astronomer wrote Surya Siddhanta and Aryabhatiya during the Gupta reign.
• Sanskrit literature flourished under the Guptas. Kalidasa, the great poet, and playwright were in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
• Poet Harisena also adorned the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. He wrote the Allahabad Prashasti (inscription).

• The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta. 
• The Chinese traveller Fahien, who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II, has left a valuable account of the social, economic, and religious conditions of the Gupta empire.
• Samudragupta called the ‘Napoleon of India’ by Vincent Smith, was the greatest of the rulers of the Gupta dynasty.

The correct answer is Satavahana.

• Ruler Gautamiputra Satkarni belonged to the Satavahana dynasty.

• He is regarded as the best king of this dynasty.
• The fortune of this dynasty was restored under his reign.
• He was the only Brahma who defeated Shaka and other Kshatriya rulers also.
• His kingdom stretched from Krishna in the south to Malwa in the north and from Konkani in the west to Berar in the East.
• He was given the title of Rajaraja and Maharaja.
• He had a very big heart who donated land to the Buddhist monks.

The Correct Answer is Pygmies.

• The Achua was the endonym of a pygmy people found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south of the Welle River.
• They were first described in the Western world in 1880–1883 by Wilhelm Junker.

•  Bushmen
  • The Bushmen are the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
  • They are mostly hunter-gatherers.
  • Their territory spans several nations.
• Eskimo
  • The Eskimo are the indigenous circumpolar peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland.
• Nagas
  • Nagas are indigenous people living in Nagaland, Manipur, and  Arunachal Pradesh.
  • They are living in the remote and mountainous areas in between the Indian state of Assam and Burma.

The correct answer is A B C D.

• The Revolt of 1857 AD:
  • It occurred during the reign of Governor-General Lord Canning.
  • Causes of the Revolt:
    • Political: Nana Sahib was refused pension, as he was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. Avadh was annexed in 1856. On charges of mal-administration, Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur, and Sambalpur were annexed owing to the Doctrine of Lapse.
    • Economic: Heavy taxation, forced evictions, discriminatory tariff policy against Indian products.
    • Socio-religious: Abolition of Sati in 1829 AD; legalization of widow remarriage in 1856 AD, etc.
    • Military: Discrimination with Indian soldiers. Indian soldiers were paid low salaries.
    • Immediate cause: The introduction of Enfield rifles, whose cartridges were said to have a greased cover made of beef and pork, sparked off the revolt.
    • The Beginning and Spread of the Revolt: On March 29, 1857, AD, an Indian sepoy of 34 Native Infantry, Mangal Pandey, killed two British officers–Hugeson and Baugh on parade at Barrackpore (near Calcutta). He was arrested and hanged.
• The chronological order of the revolt of 1857 is Meerut, Delhi, Awadh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Bihar, Kota.

• Centers of Revolt and Their Leaders:
  • Delhi: Bahadur Shah and General Bakhti Khan.
  • Kanpur: Nana Sahib/Dhondu Pant (adopted son of Baji Rao II), Tantya Tope, and Azimullah Khan.
  • Jhansi: Rani Lakshmi Bai.
  • Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mahal, her son Birjis Qadr.
  • Faizabad: Maulvi Ahmadullah.
  • Bareilley: Khan Bahadur Khan.
  • Bihar: (Arrah) Kunwar Singh, Zamindar of Jagdishpur.

The correct answer is Kunwar Singh.

• The rebellion in Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh.
• He was nearly 80 when he took charge of the sepoys who were placed at Danapur on 25 July 1857.
• Singh and his troops laid an attack on the district headquarters at Arrah.
• He held the fort for 7 days when British officer Major Vincent Eyre took Arrah back.
• Eyre’s troops also raided Jagdispur.

• Kunwar Singh: (1777 – 1858)
  • He was a distinguished leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
  • He was a well-known leader of the Revolt of 1857 from Bihar.
  • He belonged to a Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
  • In March 1858, Kunwar Singh conquered Azamgarh (now in UP).
  • He later returned to his home and led a successful battle near Jagdispur on 23^rd July.
  • The British led by Captain le Grand were defeated in this battle although Kunwar Singh was badly injured.
  • He was a master at guerrilla warfare.
  • In 1966, the Government of India issued a stamp in his honour.

The correct answer is Neither A nor B.

• During the revolt of 1857, George Patrik Lawrence was the Agent to Governor-General Of Rajasthan.
• Mr Locket was the first Agent to Governor-General of Rajasthan.
• Hence statements A and B both are not correct.
• Hence the correct answer is Neither A nor B.

• Beginning of Revolt of 1857:
  • The revolt of 1857 is often been described as India's first war for Independence.
  • On 29th March 1857, Mangal Pandey, a soldier of the 34th regiment revolted at Barrackpore cantonment.
  • The revolt soon spread over the entire area from the neighbourhood of Patna to the borders of Rajasthan.
  • There were six main centres of revolt in these regions namely Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Gwalior and Arrah in Bihar.
  • Rajasthan was one of the states which actively took part in the rebellion of 1857.
  • Unfortunately, most rulers of Rajasthan did not extend any help to the national forces during the revolt of 1857 in Rajasthan instead, they helped the British forces in crushing the revolt.

(a) In the dust

(b) A broken twig

(c) The poet.

Natya or dance

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The Correct Answer is was bespectacled and wore a check jacket.

• The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman.
• The comic was started in 1951
• The Common Man wore a checkered jacket, dhoti, Gandhi-glasses and twin tufts of gravity-defying hair, watched life and politics in India.

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• About R.K.Laxman
  • Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015), commonly known as R. K. Laxman, was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist.
  • He is best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951.
  • R. K. Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines. While as a college student, he illustrated his older brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu.[4] His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for The Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Later, he joined The Times of India and became famous for The Common Man character, which turned out to be the turning point in Laxman's life.

The correct answer is Cartoonist.

• R. K. Laxman died on January 26, 2015. He was a leading Cartoonist of India.

• R.K. Laxman:
  • His full name was Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman.
  • He was famous for the daily comic strip You Said It, which chronicled Indian life and politics through the eyes of the “common man”.
  • His short stories, essays, and travel articles were collected in The Distorted Mirror (2003).
  • He also wrote the novels The Hotel Riviera and The Messenger and an autobiography, The Tunnel of Time (1998).

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A piston ring is a split ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston in a reciprocating engine such as an internal combustion engine or steam engine.

1. Sealing the combustion chamber so that there is no transfer of gases from the combustion chamber to the crank. 

2. Supporting heat transfer from the piston to the cylinder wall.

Procedure for replacement of rings:

Replacing piston rings requires removing the pistons. To this effect, the cylinder head must be removed from the engine block, followed by the sump. After unscrewing the connecting rod ends, the pistons and the connecting rods can be removed from the top through the cylinder openings.

When fitting new rings, have the pistons inspected and ensure that each piston ring is properly locked. Fitting the pistons equipped with new rings in the cylinders requires using a special tool called the piston ring compressor. When screwing the connecting rod to the crankshaft you should have the pans located there inspected.

The correct answer is Nek Chand.

• Nek Chand Saini created the beautiful Rock Garden of Chandigarh almost all by himself.
  • He did it by recycling objects from garbage that people had thrown away.
  •  It is completely built from industrial, home waste and discarded items.
  • The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden for rock enthusiasts in Chandigarh, India.
  • Today it is spread over an area of 40 acres (16 ha).
  • It is also known as Nek Chand Saini's Rock Garden after its founder.

The correct answer is Nek Chand.

• Nek Chand developed the rock garden of Chandigarh.
  • Nek Chand was in danger of losing his job and having his art destroyed. But his work was so enchanting that they gave him permission to create a garden
  • Nek Chand was honoured with a Padma Shri in 1984.
  • In 1982, a postage stamp was issued with his work on it.
  • He passed away on June 12, 2015.
  • The garden is now cared for by his son, Anuj Saini, and the Nek Chand Foundation.
•  Hence, option 4 is correct.

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• The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden for Rock enthusiasts in Chandigarh, Punjab.
  • It spreads over an area of 40 acres.
  • It is completely built from industrial, home waste, and discarded items.
  • It consists of man-made interlinked waterfalls and many other sculptures that have been made of scrap and other kinds of waste (bottles, glasses, bangles, tiles, ceramic pots, sinks, electrical waste, broken pipes, etc.) which are placed in walled paths.
  • The Rock Garden sits near Sukhna Lake.

Option 1 is not correct.

• Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793. Hence, option 1 is not correct.
• By the terms of the settlement, the rajas and taluqdars were recognised as zamindars.
• They were asked to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company. 
• The Zamindars were recognised as the owners of the entire land in their Zamindaris hence they have the right to sell. 
• It made the right of land ownership hereditary. 
• The amount to be paid was fixed permanently, that is, it was not to be increased ever in future.
• It was felt that this would ensure a regular flow of revenue into the Company’s coffers.
• At the same time encourage the zamindars to invest in improving the land.

The correct answer is Gujarat.

• Gujarat has the longest coastline in India.
  • Its length is 1,600 kilometres. 
  • Almost 24% of the Indian sea coast.
  • It has 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate, and 29 minor.

• Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline in India.
  • The length of the coastline is 974 km along with the Coromandel Coast between the Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal.
  • This coastline has a rich agricultural land due to the delta of the Godavari Krishna river and Penna.
• Tamil Nadu is the third largest coastline in India and is known as the Coromandel Coast.
  • Major seaports are Tuticorin and Chennai, fishing harbours, Marina Beach (largest natural urban beach in India), and Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.
• Maharashtra has the fourth largest coastline of 720 km and is known as Konkan Coast.
• Kerala has the fifth largest coastline of 580 km in India and is known as Malabar Coast.

• The total length of India's coastline is 7516.6 kilometres.

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

• The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through Andhra Pradesh. 
  •  Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle part of India. 
  • Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that is at an angle of 23.50 degrees.
  • It is North of the Equator, which passes through the middle of India.
  • Tropic of Cancer passes through 17 countries and India is one of them.

•  It passes through the other eight states.
  • Gujarat (Jasdan)
  • Rajasthan (Kalinjarh)
  • Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur)
  • Chhattisgarh (Sonhat)
  • Jharkhand (Lohardaga)
  • West Bengal (Krishnanagar)
  • Tripura (Udaipur)
  • Mizoram (Champh)
• The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’N) passes almost halfway through the country India.
• From the extends south to north, the mainland of India extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N latitudes.
• From the other extends west to east, India extends between 68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.
• Due to the great longitudinal extent and difference of about 29°, wide differences in local time of places located at two extreme points of the country.
• The difference between these two points would be approximately two hours.

The correct answer is a - ii, b - iii, c - iv, d - i.

• The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.
• The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia.
• The Gulf of Aqaba is a large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea.

• 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' was started by Ministry Of Women And Child Development in 1999.
• It was stated for recognition of women’s service towards the cause of women empowerment, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.
• The award is given on 8th March on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
• The maximum number of awards (including individual and institutional) would be 40.

• In 2015, Nari Shakti Puraskar was renamed and reorganised as Stree Shakti Puraskar.

​Kinkari Devi:

• Kinkri Devi was born in the village of Ghaton in the Sirmaur district in 1925.
• While working as a sweeper, Devi noticed the massive quarrying in some parts of Himachal Pradesh's hills, harming the water supply and destroying paddy fields.
• Initially, people started agitations at the local level. When the government paid no heed, they decided to move the High Court.
• She filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1987 seeking a ban on illegal quarrying in the Sangrah area of district Sirmaur.
• She even started a fast in front of the High Court to highlight the issue.
• In 1991, the court directed the government to close all the active mines in the area.
• The mining lobby moved the Supreme Court against the order.
• Kinkri Devi won the case in the apex court too.
• Kinkri Devi died on 30 December 2007 in Chandigarh, India at the age of 82. 

• In 1995, she was invited to attend the international women's conference in Beijing.
• She was invited by Hillary Clinton, wife of former US President Bill Clinton, to light up the lamp at the inaugural function.
• The feeble voice raised by this frail, short-statured woman of substance was heard when the Ministry of Human Resource Development felicitated her with the award of "Jhansi Ki tani Lakshmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar-1999 "for her valuable service.
• The award was given by the then Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 2001.
• She was also honoured by various organisations for her service.

Thus, Kinkari Devi received the 'Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar' from Himachal Pradesh.

Correct option is D) about

Correct option is A) between

Correct option is D) up

Correct option is B) on

Correct option is A) had enough

Correct option is D) Even though

Correct option is D) of

Correct option is C) aren’t / to get

(1) According to the surly man, the basket of plums was sent to him to get some of his pears in return.

(2) Mr Green’s oxen stuck fast in a bog one day.

(3) Mr Green’s neighbour refused to help saying that he had enough to mind his own business.

(4) Mr Green took the oath that he would kill his neighbour very soon.

(5) The similar words from the text are:
(i) gruffly
(ii) fast

Correct option is A) Living

Correct option is C) Having lived

Correct option is B) it must be

Correct option is B) should

Correct option is D) Now that

Correct option is C) got up