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The polarity of induced emf is such that it tends to produce a current which opposes the Change in magnetic flux that produced it.

Here, f = -2m 

∴ P = \(\frac{1}{-2}\) = -0.5D

Correct option is C) for

1  B) is

2 C) went

3 A) became

4 D) has been

5  A) was

6 A) has written

7 C) have lived

8 B) moved

9 D) live

Sutlej river.

The correct answer is 20 March.

• World Oral Health Day is celebrated on 20 March to raise awareness about oral health.
• World Oral Health Day is organized by FDI World Dental Federation and is celebrated across the world.
• This day recognizes the importance of good oral hygiene practice to adults and children.

• In 2007, it was first declared and originally was first celebrated on 12 September on the birthday of FDI founder Dr. Charles Godon.
• Until 2013, the campaign was not fully activated, and after the date was changed to 20 March to avoid conflict with the FDI World Dental Congress that was in September. 

(b) Dr S Radhakrishnan

If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means the polling was very poor

(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad

Correct option is D) It was in

The correct answer is CO2 > CH4 > N2O > CFCs.

• The relative contributions towards Global Warming in Descending order:
  • Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
  • Methane (CH4)
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O)
  • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning.
  • It increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere.
  • The term is frequently used interchangeably with the term climate change, though the latter refers to both human- and naturally produced warming and the effects it has on our planet.
  • It is most commonly measured as the average increase in Earth’s global surface temperature.

(d) I, II and IV

The correct answer is Sutlej.

• Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
• The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
• The father of Bhakra Nangal dam is Sir Chaudhari Chhotu Ram.
• He conceived the Bhakhra Dam way back in 1923, to rid the farmers of the so-called economic plague-spots of erstwhile Punjab state.
• He was also the originator of the concept of compensating the farmer for at least the expenses incurred by him on farming, the concept has now evolved into ‘Minimum Support Price’.
• Born on November 24, 1881, in the village of Garhi Sampla, Rohtak, Sir Chhotu Ram was graduated from St Stephen’s College, Delhi in 1905 with a distinction in Sanskrit. 

English has not been Included in the list of languages under the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India.

B R Ambedkar was elected to the constituent Assembly from  The then Bombay Presidency.

The correct answer is Voyager 1.

• Voyager 1 is a space probe that was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977.
  • Real-time distance and velocity data are provided by NASA and JPL. At a distance of 152.2 AU (22.8 billion km; 14.1 billion mi) from Earth as of January 12, 2020, it is the most distant human-made object from Earth.
    
•  Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space.
  • Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and two new Jovian moons: Thebe and Metis.
  • At Saturn, Voyager 1 found five new moons and a new ring called the G-ring.
  • Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are still functioning today, making them the longest-running and most-distant space mission in history.
  • Though they are each taking different paths, both spacecraft are still screaming their way out of the solar system.

22 languages have so far been included in the Eighth Schedule of our Constitution

Election Commission of India is a constitutional independent body set for conducting elections of the Union Parliament, the state Legislative Assembly, President and Vice President under the Article 324(i) of India Constitution. The Election Commission is an impartial agency to conduct free and fair elections in country. Hence, Election Commissioner must not be allowed to contest any election because it can affect the impartiality of the Commission.

The correct answer is English factory at Kasim Bazar.

• Siraj-ud-Daulah seized the English factory at Kasim Bazar, marched on to Calcutta, and occupied Fort William on 20 June 1756.

• Siraj Ud Daulah's Army attacked the British factory of Cossimbazar (now Kasim Bazar), which was situated within a few km of Murshidabad.
• Mr. Watts was the chief at this factory, and he had constantly represented to the government at Calcutta that it was untenable.

• By 1623, the English East India Company had established factories at Surat, Broach, Ahmedabad, Agra, and Masulipatam.
• In 1698, the Company acquired the zamindari of the three villages Sutanati, Kalikata, and Govindpur where the English built Fort William around its factory.
  • These villages soon grew into a city, which came to be known as Calcutta (now Kolkata).

The correct answer is Margaret Atwood.

• The booker prize started in 1969 by a Multinational company 'Booker McConnell Ltd' later renamed as "Man Booker Prize" in 2002 is a literary award given to best novel written in English worldwide. 
• The Man Booker Prize was jointly awarded to two authors in 2019, Margaret  Atwood for The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other.
• The first Booker Prize was awarded to P.H Newby in 1969 for Something to Answer For.
• The Booker prize was twice jointly awarded before 2019 in the year 1974 to  Nadine Gordimer and Stanly Middleton and in the year 1992 to Micheal Ondaatje and Barry Unsworth. 

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• Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, teacher, essayist and environmental activist born on November 18, 1939. 
• She is a two-times winner for The Booker Prize in the year 2000 for The Blind Assassin and in 2019 for The Testaments.  
• The other notable awards for her are Giller Prize, Author C, Clarke Award, etc. 

The correct answer is Petrichor.

• Petrichor is the fragrance of soil generated immediately after the rains.
• The word petrichor is derived from the Greek language.
• In March 1964 paper by Australian researchers, Isabel Bear and **** Thomas described the phenomena petrichor scientifically for the first time in the journal Nature.
• Formerly the term Petrichor was known as argillaceous odour.
• The pleasant smell that is frequently accompanied by the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather is called petrichor.

• Three teachers from Uttar Pradesh were selected for the 'National Award' on teacher day.
• The three from UP are — Mohammed Ishrat Ali, head teacher in a primary school, Rajwana in Mainpuri; Snehil Pandey, head teacher in a primary school Soharamau, Nawabganj in Unnao; and Vikas Kumar, principal, SD Inter College Meerapur, in Muzaffarnagar
• Union Education Ministry inferred the National Award to Teachers as a way of recognizing their achievements in the field of education.
• The awards were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5, 2020.
• 47 teachers have been selected by the government for 'National Awards to Teachers 2020. 

• Teacher’s Day is celebrated across India today to honour Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
• It is observed annually on September 5, as Dr. Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888.
• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was India's first Vice President and second President.
• Teachers' Day was first celebrated in 1962, the year he became the second President of India.
• Since then, the day has been celebrated every year. Dr. Radhakrishnan highly believed that teachers should be the best minds in the country. 

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar established ‘Bahishkrit Hitakarani Sabha’.

The Correct Answer is Shuvajit Payne.

• Citizenship teacher Shuvajit Payne from Shiksha Niketan Barefoot College in Rajasthan, primary school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale from Zilla Parishad Primary School in Paritewadi, Solapur, Maharashtra, and computer science teacher Vineeta Garg from SRDAV Public School in Delhi was selected from over 12,000 nominations and applications across 140 countries. 
• Global Teacher Prize was set up to recognize one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to shine a spotlight on the important role teachers play in society.
• The winner of the 2020 prize is announced at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London on October 12.

• UNESCO's full form is United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
• It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences, and Culture.
• UNESCO's programs contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. 
• Headquarters:- Paris, France.

The Correct Answer is BR Ambedkar.

• BR Ambedkar formed Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha for the welfare of the downtrodden.
• Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha is a central institution formed by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar for removing difficulties of the untouchables and placing their grievances before the government. 
• In order to bring about a new socio-political awareness among the untouchables, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar established "Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha" on 20 July 1924 at Bombay.
• The founding principles of the Sabha were "Educate, Organize and Agitate".
• Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891 in Mahu in Madhya Pradesh.
• He was the fourteenth child of his parents.
• The life of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was marked by struggles but he proved that every hurdle in life can be surmounted with talent and firm determination.
• The biggest barrier in his life was the caste system adopted by the Hindu society according to which the family he was born in was considered 'untouchable'.

• Satyashodhak Samaj, a social reform society, was founded on 24 September 1873 by Jyotirao Phule in Maharashtra.

History of Himachal Pradesh:

• The Chief Commissioner’s province of H.P. came into being on 15th April 1948.
• H.P. became a part C state on 26^th January 1950 with the implementation of the Constitution of India.
• Bilaspur was merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1^st July 1954.
• Himachal Pradesh became Union Territory on 1^st November 1956.
• Kangra and most of the other hill areas of Punjab were merged with H.P. on 1^st November 1966 though its status remained that of a Union Territory.
• On 18^th December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25^th January 1971.
• Thus H.P. emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union.
• To commemorate the foundation of the state, April 15 is being celebrated every year as ‘Himachal Day’.
• On 15 April 2021, Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 73^rd Foundation day.

Thus, Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 73rd foundation day on 5^th April 2021.

Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was the pioneer of the total revolution and he inspired youth during the 1970’s to revolt against the corrupt administration He travelled all over India to fight against the evil. During the 1980s, All Assam Student’s Union (AASU) fought against the corruption which threatened North Eastern States.

Today, the mood of the country especially the mood of youth is against corruption on war footing. The war against corruption is perceived as the mother of all wars. Anti corruption movement gathered moment when Anna Haz are kick started the movement and gave a call to the youth to join him in a fight against corruption under the banner of India against corruption (IAC).

The overall effect of the youth movements against corruption has resulted in the creation of the institution of Lokpal.

The Correct Answer is Swami Vivekananda.

• Swami Vivekananda participated at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (USA) in September 1893.
• The first Parliament of the World’s Religions was held in Chicago in 1893.
• It marked the first concerted effort to bring all the different religions to a common platform where leaders and representatives of all faiths were able to communicate and share their views.
• Swami Vivekananda won wide recognition for India’s ancient culture, philosophy, and faith through his powerful words.
• The 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions was attended by 400 men and women, representing 41 religious traditions. 
• It was there that Catholicism and Judaism were recognized as major American religions, and that Hinduism and Buddhism were first introduced to the West

. 

• Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863.
• He founded the Ramakrishna Mission in May 1897.
• He died in 1902 at Belur Math in present-day West Bengal.
• He was influenced by Ramakrishna Paramahansa who was also his Guru.

d) land settlement system

Sultana’s dream is a feminist utopian novel written by Rokeya Hussain (also knows as Rokeya Begum) and was published in 1905 by The Indian Ladies Magazine.  

• The novel portrays a world in which women rule the world and men are subordinate beings. Women control all aspects and are aided by new technology such as flying cars and solar energy in order to help maintain their rule.
• The novel details the daily lives of these women, which consists of a two-hour workday, and goes on to display the advances made by women in a solely female-dominated society.
• The novel also explores a new religious aspect in that the religion practised is a modern concept of love and kindness, whereby purity is the most important factor of all.

Some well-known facts about Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain:

• Begum has won many accolades for her work as well as a national day to her name, in Bangladesh (9 December).
• She has been an avid feminist and has also founded the 1916 Muslim Women’s Organization in her fight for women to gain access to education.
• She was also the founder of Calcutta's first Islamic girl's institution (1911), in her quest to make education equally accessible to females.
• Library Journal has described the short story as "An interesting and informative work for Asian studies and women's studies collections."
• Publisher's Weekly cited it for being "a window opened too briefly onto a world whose exoticism is overshadowed only by its oppressiveness.” 

• Sayyid Mumtaz Ali Deobandi (27 September 1860 – 15 June 1935) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and an advocate of women rights in the late nineteenth century.
• Pandita Ramabai Saraswati founded the Arya Mahila Samaj to serve the cause of women. She pleaded for improvement in the educational status of Indian women before the English Education Commission which was referred to Queen Victoria. This resulted in medical education for women which started in Lady Dufferin College.
• Rashsundari Devi is among the earliest woman writers in Bengali literature. Her autobiography Amar Jiban (My Life) is known as the first published autobiography in Bengali language.

The correct answer is Matangini Hazra.

Matangini Hazra:

• She was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station, Midnapore District.
• She was affectionately known as "Gandhi buri" and "Bangla for old lady Gandhi".
• In 1920, she took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was arrested for breaking the Salt Act.
• She also participated in the 'Chowkidari Tax Bandha' (abolition of chowkidari tax) movement.

The correct answer is M.L. Kantha Rao.

• Andhra Pradesh government constituted the Fourth State Finance Commission under the Chairmanship of M L Kantha Rao, the Professor of Economics and Dean S K University.
  • The notification with respect to this was released on 4 January 2015 by Governor E S L Narasimhan.
  • The Commission will submit its report for the period of reference 2015-2020.
  • ​Other members of the Commission
    • Kankala Munirathna Naidu
    • Rokkam Sudarshana Rao
    • Gudipadu Sandhya Rani
    • C Venkateswara Rao: Member Secretary

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• State Finance Commission
  • Under Article 243-I of the Constitution of India, the governor of a state is required to constitute a Finance Commission every five years. 
  • This is in order to decide the resource allocation between the state government and the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
  • Article 243-Y also brought city councils or municipalities under the purview of the State Finance Commission.
• Role of the State Finance Commission
  • A State Finance Commission has functions similar to that of the Central Finance Commission.
    • It allocates resources of a state to its Panchayati Raj institutions at all three levels in terms of taxes, duties, and levies to be collected by the state and the local bodies.
  • Its job is similar to that of the Central Finance Commission constituted by the President of India under Article 280 of the Constitution, which divides the central taxes between the Union government and state governments.

The correct answer is Jaipur’s Walled City.

• Jaipur’s Walled city:
  • It is the capital city of Rajasthan.
  • Jaipur was founded by Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727.
  • Recently, on July 6, 2019, Jaipur has been added into the list of UNESCO World Heritage site. 
  • Jaipur is known as 'Pink city of India'. 
  • Teej festival and the fair were one of the most important festivals and fair of Jaipur.

• Jaipur has become the second city of the country after Ahmedabad to get the recognition.

• Town planning and exceptional architecture won Jaipur the status of World Heritage site. 
• Some of the places of major attraction are Govind Devji Temple, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, etc.

The correct answer is Neither 1 and 2.

• Jaipur and Ahmedabad are two heritage cities in UNESCO heritage sites of India.
• Rajasthan has six forts in UNESCO heritage sites of India.
• Hence the correct answer is Neither 1 and 2.

UNESCO Heritage sites in Rajasthan

• Six forts from Rajasthan in UNESCO heritage sites.
• Total 8 UNESCO sites and one city from Rajasthan.
• Jaipur and Ahmedabad are the only two cities in UNESCO heritage from India.
• About UNESCO
  • UNESCO is is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
  • UNESCO stands for "The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization".
  • UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

The correct answer is Dungarpur - Banswara.

• In Rajasthan, the Mahi river forms the boundary with Dungarpur and Banswara districts.

• Mahi is one of the major interstate west-flowing rivers.
  • The total length of Mahi is 583 km.
  • It originates in the Mahi Kanta hills, from the northern slopes of Vindhyas at an altitude of 500 m near village Bhopawar, Sardarpur Tehsil in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. 
  • It enters the Banswara district of Rajasthan and makes the border between Banswara and Dungarpur. 
  • Mahi river tributaries- Som, Anans, and Panam.
  • Mahi is the only river that crosses the tropic of cancer twice.

The correct answer is Kutch Chhau (Chhau).

• Chhau dance is a traditional dance form performed by men from Eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including Ramayana and Mahabharata.
• The main objective of this dance form is to celebrate martial arts.
• Chhau dance can be classified into three divisions based on the place it is performed; Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha, Seraikella Chau of Jharkhand, and Purulia Chau of Bengal.
•  Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival Chaitra Parva.
• While the performers wear amazing masks in Jharkhand and Bengal, the dancers in Odisha don’t necessarily wear one while performing.
• Music flows in the form of percussion instruments like ‘Dhol’, ‘Nagara’ and wind instruments like ‘Shehnai’.
• Performing Chhau requires tremendous stamina and strength as the energy levels maintained throughout the performance are pretty high.
• The dance is performed at night in an open space to traditional and folk melodies, played on the reed pipes mohuri and shehnai.
• The reverberating drumbeats of a variety of drums dominate the accompanying music ensemble. Chhau is an integral part of the culture of these communities.
• It binds together people from different social strata and ethnic backgrounds with diverse social practices, beliefs, professions, and languages.

The correct answer is Kuchipudi.

• There are more than 30 folk dances in India.
  
• Classical dance is more demanding and is usually strict with technical aspects.
• Folk dances are all about energy, enthusiasm, and power. Classical dances are performed by professional or highly trained dancers who have studied their form for many years.
• Folk dances are not performed by professional dancers.
• The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes eight – Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri, and Mohiniyattam.

The correct answer is Sourav Ganguly.

• A Century is Not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success (2018) is an English autobiography written by former Indian cricketer and captain Sourav Ganguly.
• Sourav Ganguly is the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
• He is known as Bengal Tiger, Dada, Prince of Calcutta, The God of the Off Side, The Maharaja, The Warrior Prince.
• He is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator, and former national cricket team captain.
• Sourav Ganguly scored 131 runs on his debut at Lord’s in June 1996. Till date, it is still the highest score by any international debutant player at Lord’s.
• As a captain, Sourav Ganguly hit most centuries in a single World Cup. He hit 3 centuries in World Cup 2003.
• Sourav Ganguly plays his last test series with Australia before retirement (Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in India in 2008).
• Sourav Ganguly was the 'icon player' and captain of this team (Knight Riders) from Kolkata in the Indian Premier League.

The Correct Answer is K. Natwar Singh.

• K. Natwar Singh is the author of the famous book One Life is Not Enough.
• One Life Is Not Enough is an autobiography by the former Minister of External Affairs and senior politician of the Indian National Congress, Natwar Singh.
• The book tells an account of his career as a politician and bureaucrat about his encounters in the political corridors of Delhi and sets the record straight on many cases, including the Volcker controversy and the removal of Sonia Gandhi as a candidate for prime minister.

• In 1953, Kunwar Natwar Singh was chosen to join the Indian Foreign Service, one of the most competitive and prestigious public services. In 1984, as a member of the Indian National Congress party, he resigned from service in order to contest elections.
• He won the election and served until 1989 as Minister of State of the Union.
• After that, before he was made India's foreign minister in 2004, he had a patchy political career.
• However, 18 months later, after the UN Volcker Committee named him and the Congress Party to which he belonged as beneficiaries of illicit pay-offs in the Iraqi oil scandal, he had to resign under a cloud. 

 Japan of Asia is a member of G-8

a. break and continue

Two keywords that are very important to looping are break and continue.

The break command will exit the most immediately surrounding loop regardless of what the conditions of the loop are. Break is useful if we want to exit a loop under special circumstances. 

#include

void main()

{

int a;

printf("Pick a number from 1 to 4:\n");

scanf("%d", &a); switch (a)

{

case 1:

printf("You chose number 1\n"); 

break; 

 case 2: 

printf("You chose number 2\n");

break;

case 3:

printf("You chose number 3\n");

break;

case 4:

printf("You chose number 4\n");

break;

default: printf("That's not 1,2,3 or 4!\n");

}

getch();

Continue is another keyword that controls the flow of loops. If we are executing a loop and hit a continue statement, the loop will stop its current iteration, update itself (in the case of for loops) and begin to execute again from the top. Essentially, the continue statement is saying "this iteration of the loop is done; let's continue with the loop without executing whatever code comes after me." The syntax of continue statement is simple continue; 

b. goto and break

C support goto statement to branch unconditionally from one point to another in the program.The goto keyword is followed by a label, which is basically some identifier placed elsewhere in the program where the control is to be transferred. During running of a program, the statement like “goto label1;” cause the flow of control to the statement immediately following the label “label1”. We can have a forward jump or a backward jump.

#include<studio.h>

void main()

{

int attempt,

number = 46; looping: /* a label */

printf("Guess a number from 0-100\n");

scanf("%d", &attempt); if(number==attempt)

{

printf("You guessed correctly!\n\n");

}

else

{

printf("Let me ask again...\n\n");

goto looping; /* Jump to the label*/

} getch();

}  

Given 

No. of boys who are very tall = 18

Calculation 

Let the number of boys be x. 

⇒ (3/4)x = 18 

⇒ x = 18 × (4/3) = 24.

⇒ If total number of students is y,

⇒ (2/3) y = 24

⇒  y = 24 x (3/2) = 36.

⇒ Number of girls in the class = (36 - 24) = 12.

∴ The number of girls in the class is 12.

fprintf () function writes formatted data to a file. fscanf () function reads formatted data from a file.

The correct answer is ​a, b and d.

• Luni River is one of the most important rivers of the Rajasthan.
  • It is also called Lavanvati.
  • Luni Basin is a part of Western Arid Desert
  • Origin - Nag Hills (Anasagar-Ajmer)
  • At the origin, it is called Sagarmati.
    • Near Govindgarh it mixes with Saraswati River which comes from Pushkar.
    • Later it is called Luni.
  • Its water remains fresh till Balotara (Barmer) and later becomes salty. Hence statement 'c' is incorrect.
  • It ends in Rann of Kuchh (Arabian Sea).

• Luni Basin - 69302 sq km
  • It covers 11 districts.
  • Tributaries:
    • From Aravali i.e. Left 
      • Jawai, Khari, Sukdi, Bandi, Saagi, Guhiya, Mithadi
    • From Right
      • Jojadi
  • It flows from High Rainfall areas to Low Rainfall areas.