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Smt. Sharada is a good woman of 34 years age. She is very good looking and her height is 5.5 feet and her weight is 55 kgs. She completed her degree and B.Ed., in 2006. Now she is working in private school as a science teacher. Her hobbies are singing and dancing. She participated in most of the competitions and get many prizes.

Kumari Apoorva is 6 years old. Very cute and beautiful like an angel. Her height is 3.1 ft and weighs 25 kgs. She is studying in first standard. She had God gifted voice and acting ability. Last year she selected for Drama Juniors. She was well known to TV. Viewers.

Lai Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 at Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. His parents were Sharada Prasad and Ramdulari Devi. Lai Bahadur joined the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth in 1925. He later married Lalitha. He participated in the Indian independence movement in the 1920s and became the leader of the Indian National Congress party. After independence, he became a minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet and later the railway minister in the Central cabinet. In 1964 he became the second Prime Minister of independent India. He died on January 11, 1966 at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

Sarojini Naidu, who is famous as the nightingale of India, was born on February 13th, 1879 in Hyderabad to Dr. Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, a scientist and Mrs. Varada Sundari, a Bengali poet. Perhaps it was her mother’s genes that turned Sarojini Naidu into such a great poet. Her husband Muthyala Govindarajulu Naidu must have been a progressive thinker as he accepted his wife’s role as a politician and freedom fighter. Sarojini Naidu served as the Governor of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. But she is remembered more vividly as a prolific writer. Her works include ‘The Golden Threshold’ (1905), ‘The Bird of Time’ (1912), ‘The Broken Wing’ (1917), ‘The Feather of the Dawn’ (1961). When Sarojini Naidu’s end came on March 2nd, 1949, India lost a great poet and statesman.

Rakesh Sharma was born on 13 January 1949. After his early education, he joined as an Air Force Cadet and was later appointed as Pilot Officer in the Indian Air Force. On September 20, 1982, he was selected as a cosmonaut. His great achievement was being selected as one of the crew of the Russian rocket, Soyuz T-ll. He flew onboard the rocket with two Soviet cosmonauts, commander Malyshev and flight engineer G.M. Strekalov. He spent seven days in space. When he saw India from the spaceship, Rakesh Sharma said, ‘Saare jahan se achcha’ (Our land is the best in the world), an utterance that has become famous.

a. We refer to all the Sailors in the wrecked ship.

b. In this context the stoutest means the strongest brave sailor.

c. He hold his breath out of fear because the sea was roaring like a hungry lion.

He told me that his mother is a teacher.

Gaultier had told Marion that the messenger would ask to kiss her hand and that would be the sign, that the person was the messenger.

Sarojini Naidu was born on 13th February 1879 in Hyderabad. Her Parents were Varada Sundari Devi and Aghornath Chattopadhyaya. She studied in University of Madras (now chennai) and later in Kings college in London. She was a well known Poetess. Her notable works are “In the Bazaars of Hyderabad and The Golden Threshold. She was a patriotic woman worked under Indian National Congress.

Smt. Sowmya is 45 years lady. Her height is 5.2 feet and her weight is 52 Kgs. She took master degree in Economics and music. She is a music teacher teaches music to children of all ages. She is very popular because she is always cheerful and gives individual attention to all her children. She has very good hobbies like painting and Doll making. Her paintings were displayed in exhibitions and she performed at musical concerts.

• In agony and desperation she encircled the sky in movements of grace over the disgraceful death of her partner.
• When the killers went away with the kill, she descended to the death scene and expressed her grief in long and short cries.
• She picked a few blood-stained feathers and sat to hatch them into a toddling chick.
• In her grief she forgot to eat or drink and pined away for her lost mate and finally died. 

The male crane was trying to pull the reluctant sun out of the rim of the horizon.

Sudhakar is forty years old, middle-aged man living in Chennai. He was born on 25th October in Bellary. He was a MBA graduate. His wife was Smt. Radhika and she was an home-maker. They had one daughter and her name was Latha. She is studying in 7th Standard. He is working as Manager at Ranbaxy India Ltd, Chennai.

In this letter , which is actually a poem, Lincoln is asking the teacher to do certain things to make his son a nice citizen. As Lincoln himself says it is a big order but the teacher should do what he can. This poem beautiful!) tells the importance of a teacher in the character formation of a student. 

My son has to learn that all men are not just and all men are not true. The teacher has to teach him many things: a) for every scoundrel there is a hero; b)for every selfish politician there is a dedicated leader; and c) for every enemy there is a friend.

 The teacher should keep the boy away from envy and teach him the secret of quiet laughter.His son should learn that bullies are the easiest to defeat. The teacher should teach him the wonder of books. He should give him quiet time to think about the mysteries and wonders of nature the birds in the sky, the bees in the sun and the flowers on a green hillside. 

The teacher should teach him that it is more honourable to fail than cheat. He should have faith in his own ideas, even if all the people tell him that his ideas are wrong. The teacher should teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough people. The teacher should try to give the boy the strength not to follow the crowd. He should be taught to, listen to all men, but he should learn to differentiate truth from falsehood. He should be taught to laugh when he is ad and let him know that there is no shame in tears. He should be taught to laugh at the cynics and to be careful about people who show too much sweetness.

Teach him to sell his physical and mental abilities to the one who pays most. But he should never sell his heart and soul. He should learn to close his ears to the shouts of the crowds and fight if he thinks he is right. He wants the teacher to treat the boy gently. But he should be pampered too much because, like steel becomes strong only when it is put in fire, a man becomes strong only when he faces difficulties. He should be taught to have the courage to be impatient.

He should also learn to have patience to be brave. He should have faith in himself because only then he will have faith in mankind. 

Lincoln says that he knows that he has given the teacher a big task. But the teacher should do what he can. Lincoln says the boy is a fine fellow and he hopes he will turn to be a nice citizen with the learning he is going to receive.

Correct option is C) is not

Correct option is A) was parking

1. Smoke started coming out of a block of flats. 

2. ‘My baby is in the house’. 

3. Yes, she did want to. 

4. A man. 

5. Hero. 

6. A baby. 

7. A big doll. 

8. rescue.

Economic rent is the actual cost and so it is an essential part of the cost of production whereas transfer earning is the opportunity cost. It is not the part of cost of the production. Economic rent is the difference between actual earnings and transfer earnings of a factor, whereas transfer earnings are actual earnings minus rent.

(a) Actual Income - Transfer Earnings

(b) Perfectly inelastic

1. A supply curve represents the data given in the supply schedule. As the price of the commodity increases, the quantum supplied of the commodity also increases. Thus the supply curve has a positive slope from left to right. 

2. The quantum supplied of commodity x is represented on X axis. And the price of the commodity is represented on the Y axis. The points such as e, d, c, b and a on the supply curve SS’ , represent various quantities at different prices.

Preventive Detention for a period of more than two months can be ordered only on the recommendation of an Advisory Board whose Chairman shall be a judge of the High Court

छठ पर्व, छठ या षष्‍ठी पूजा कार्तिक शुक्ल पक्ष के षष्ठी को मनाया जाने वाला एक हिन्दू पर्व है।[सूर्योपासना का यह अनुपम लोकपर्व मुख्य रूप से पूर्वी भारत के बिहार, झारखण्ड, पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश और नेपाल के तराई क्षेत्रों में मनाया जाता है। प्रायः हिन्दुओं द्वारा मनाये जाने वाले इस पर्व को इस्लाम सहित अन्य धर्मावलम्बी भी मनाते देखे गये हैं।धीरे-धीरे यह त्योहार प्रवासी भारतीयों के साथ-साथ विश्वभर में प्रचलित हो गया है।छठ पूजा सूर्य और उनकी पत्नी उषा को समर्पित है ताकि उन्हें पृथ्वी पर जीवन की देवतायों को बहाल करने के लिए धन्यवाद और कुछ शुभकामनाएं देने का अनुरोध किया जाए। छठ में कोई मूर्तिपूजा शामिल नहीं है।यह त्यौहार नेपाली और भारतीय लोगों द्वारा अपने डायस्पोरा के साथ मनाया जाता है।

A. I am grateful to you. You have been of great help.

B. It is kind of you. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

C. Sincere thanks, Sir. You have been very kind.

D. Thank you so much. It’s very nice of you to have helped me going out of your way.

The correct answer is Raut Nacha.

• Raut Nacha is a dance form from Chhattisgarh.

• Raut Nacha is a dance form known to be mainly performed by the “Yadava” clan.
• Yadava clan is said to be the descendants of Lord Krishna in Central India. 
• The dance resembles the “Ras Leela” which is considered to be the most popular Lord Krishna dance.
• It is performed usually after Diwali for about a week.

• Cheraw is a traditional cultural dance form from Mizoram.
• Ottam Thullal is an art form dance form from Kerala.
• Macha is a dance form from Madhya Pradesh.

Vaman Avtar of Vishnu tricked Mahabali and claimed earth and heaven from him.

The ninth incarnation (Avtar) of Vishnu was Buddha.

The correct answer is Spotlight.

• Spotlight won Best Picture at the 88th Annual Academy Awards.
• It was handed out at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
• ​Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Best Actress -Brie Larson, Room
• Best Directing - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant, 
• Best Original Song -  “Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre
• Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith.

• This award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
• It is located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry.
• The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.

The correct answer is Joaquin Phoenix.

• Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor in a Leading role at Oscar 2020.

• He is awarded for his role in the movie Joker.
• Oscar awards also known as the Academy Awards are the highest honor in the Hollywood film industry.
• It is awarded annually in various categories.
• Oscar 2020 was the 92nd edition of the award.

• The winners of OSCAR 2020 in different categories are:
  • Best Picture – Parasite (Korean movie)
  • Best actress – Renne Zellweger (for movie Judy)
  • Best actor in supporting role – Once upon a time in Hollywood.
  • Best actress in supporting role – Laura Dern.
  • Indian movie submission for Oscar 2020 – Jallikattu (Malayalam) [Category – Best foreign language film].

The correct answer is Afghanistan.

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been conferred with Amir Amanullah Khan Award, Afghanistan’s highest civilian honor.
  • He has bestowed the honor of President Ashraf Ghani after the inauguration of the landmark Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat.
  • As the first Indian, and amongst only a handful of foreign leaders to receive the award, it signifies the strength of a unique relationship and is a testament to the personal commitment of the PM in advancing India-Afghan ties.
• Background:
  • The Amir Amanullah Khan medal is the highest civilian honor of Afghanistan.
  • The award is named after the Afghan national hero, Amanullah Khan (Ghazi), who championed the cause of Afghanistan’s freedom.
  • He was the ruler of the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1919-1929 who led Afghanistan to independence.

Nelson Mandela Award:

• The United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize is awarded every five years by the United Nations on Mandela Day to two individuals.
• One woman and one man from different geographic regions.
• This is awarded in recognition of their dedicated service to humanity.
• It was established in 2014 by a UN General Assembly resolution in honour of Nelson Mandela.

• Rumana Sinha Sehgal has been awarded the "Nelson Mandela" World Humanitarian Award, 2021 by the Diplomatic Mission Global Peace.
• She is a Software engineer turned entrepreneur from Hyderabad.
• Esteemed Philanthropist Ravi Gaikwad has been awarded the "Nelson Mandela" World Humanitarian Award, 2020.
• This coveted award was given to him for his dedication to the service of humanity.
• Ravi Gaikwad is a go-getter academician, sportsperson, and philanthropist, born in Pune City.
• Ravi is also the Chairman of Handball Federation of India and Chairman of Shant Bharat Surakshit Bharat, a trust which is involved with maximum dedication in service to the society.
• He was also conferred with The Lifetime World Peace Ambassador Award by Wockhardt Foundation.

Thus, Nelson Mandela Award is given for Humanitarian service.

The correct answer is 2002.

• Dhyan Chand Award
  • The award was first given in 2002, to those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career.
  • It is the lifetime achievement sporting honor of the Republic of India.
  • The award is named after Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field hockey player who scored more than 1000 goals during a career that spanned over 20 years from 1926 to 1948.
• Hence, option 1 is correct.

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• The first recipients of the award were Shahuraj Birajdar (Boxing), Ashok Diwan (Hockey), and Aparna Ghosh (Basketball), who was honored in 2002.
• Usually conferred upon not more than three sportspersons in a year, a few exceptions have been made (2003, 2012–2013, and 2018–2020) when more recipients were awarded.

The correct answer is Kerala.

• Kerala government announces the GV Raja award every year in honour of P.R. Godavarma Raja also known as GV Raja.

• GV Raja was a sports promoter and took a special interest to promote sports among the youth.
• He was the founder of the Kerala Sports Council in 1953.
• He was also the founder of the Kerala Cricket Association and was instrumental in the number of sports clubs and associations.
• He was the first person from Kerala to become Vice President of BCCI and it is believed that if he would have lived he would have become its president.
• He died in 1971 at the age of 62.

• This year this award has been given to Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas for athletics.

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3.

• The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.
• The Awards are given in three categories:
  • Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service)
  • Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher-order) and
  • Padma Shri (distinguished service)
• The award seeks to recognize achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.
• Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, is announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997. it is suspended many times. Hence, Statement 2 is incorrect.
• The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year. Hence, Statement 3 is incorrect.
• In 1996, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the National Awards — Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Sri.
• It ruled that these awards do not amount to ‘titles’ within the meaning of Article 18 that prohibits only hereditary titles of nobility.
• Therefore, they are not violative of Article 18 as the theory of equality does not mandate that merit should not be recognized. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.

• Bharat Ratna
  • It is the highest civilian award in the country.
  • It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.
  • It is treated on a different footing from Padma Award.
  • The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President of India.
  • No formal recommendations for Bharat Ratna are necessary.
  • The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.
  • The first-ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Dr Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.
  • The last Bharat Ratna award was given to Bhupen Hazarika, Pranab Mukherjee, and Nanaji Deshmukh in 2019.
  • No Bharat Ratna Award has been given in 2020 and 2021.
  • The government has conferred Bharat Ratna Award on 48 persons to date.

Answer is (a) A year

The correct answer is Chin Quilich Khan.

• The title of Nizam-ul-Mulk had been granted to Chin Qilich khan and when he became the Governor of the Deccan.
• He was made the Wazir in 1722, but he returned to the Deccan soon afterward and consolidated the hold over the city.
• For two centuries, the Nizams of Hyderabad ruled over Hyderabad and introduced the colour of tremendous cultural and economic development.
• He Founded the Asaf Jahi Dynasty.

• About Hyderabad - Hyderabad is the capital city of Telangana.
  • The city has an estimated population of around 8 million, making it 4th largest city in India.
  • Founded in the year 1591 by fifth Qutb Shahi Ruler Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
  • The original city of Hyderabad was founded on the banks of river Musi. Now known as the historic old city, Which is a home to the Charminar, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmallah Palace and Makkah Masjid, it lies on the southern bank of the river.
  • Hyderabad and Secunderabad are twin cities, separated by the Husain Sagar (bound by the ‘Tank Bund’), a man-made lake made during the time of Ibrahim Qutb Shah in 1562.

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

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• Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on its centenary celebrations.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

• Syed Ahmed Khan, born in a respectable Muslim family, was a loyalist member of the judicial service of the British government.
• After retirement in 1876, he became a member of the Imperial Legislative Council in 1878.
• His loyalty earned him a knighthood in 1888.
• He wanted to reconcile Western scientific education with the teachings of the Quran which were to be interpreted in the light of contemporary rationalism and science even though he also held the Quran to be the ultimate authority. Hence, statement 1 is NOT correct.
• He was also a zealous educationist—as an official, he opened schools in towns, got books translated into Urdu and started the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College (later, the Aligarh Muslim University) at Aligarh in 1875. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• He also struggled to bring about an improvement in the position of women through better education and by opposing purdah and polygamy, advocating easy divorce, and condemning the system of piri and muridi.
• He believed in the fundamental underlying unity of religions or ‘practical morality’.
• Syed’s progressive social ideas were propagated through his magazine Tahdhib-ul-Akhlaq (Improvement of Manners and Morals). Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Aligarh Movement

• The Aligarh Movement emerged as a liberal, modern trend among the Muslim intelligentsia based in Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh.
• It aimed at spreading

1. modern education among Indian Muslims without weakening their allegiance to Islam;
2. social reforms among Muslims relating to purdah, polygamy, widow remarriage, women’s education, slavery, divorce, etc.

• The ideology of the followers of the movement was based on a liberal interpretation of the Quran and they sought to harmonise Islam with modern liberal culture.
• They wanted to impart a distinct socio-cultural identity to Muslims on modern lines. Soon, Aligarh became the centre of religious and cultural revival of the Muslim community.

The correct answer is Nature and Hindu religious figure.

• Madhubani painting is one of the many famous Indian art forms.
• As it is practised in the Mithila region of Bihar and Nepal, it is called Mithila or Madhubani art.
• The colours used in Madhubani paintings are usually derived from plants and other natural sources.
• Women usually paint their homes to celebrate festivals and theme of the painting can be varied from nature to myths.

The correct answer is Maharashtra.

• Matheran is a hill station is situated in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. It is located on the Western Ghats range.
• Panchgani, Keechakadara, Bhandardara, Mahabaleshwar are some of the famous hill stations of Maharashtra.
• Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. 
• Current, Chief Minister is Uddhav Thackeray, and Governor is Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

• Ooty, Kodaikanal, Coonoor, Valparai, Meghamalai, Yercaud are some of the famous hill stations of Tamil Nadu.
• Pachmarhi, Omkareshwar, Amarkantak, Shivpuri, Mandu, Tamiya are some of the famous hill stations of Madhya Pradesh.
• Chikmagalur, Coorg, Madikeri, Ramnagaram, Shimoga, Kemmanagundi, Nandi Hills, Kudremukh are some of the famous hill stations of Karnataka.

The Correct Answer is Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.

• In 1591 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built a new city called Hyderabad on the east bank of the Musi River.
•  He was an able administrator and his reign is considered one of the high points of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
  • ​He was the third son of Sultan Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, born in 1565.
  • He built the famous Charminar.
• Hyderabad is Telangana’s largest and most populous city and is the major urban centre for all of south-central interior India.
• From 1956 to 2014 Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra Pradesh state, but, with the creation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, it was redesigned as the capital of both states.

The correct answer is Only 2 and 3.

• Deoband School was established in 1866 by Mohammad Ahmad Kasim Nanutavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
• Sir Syed Ahmed khan awarded by Knighthood by the British government in 1888. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Radhaswami Satsang was founded by Shivdayal Saheb in 1861. Hence statement 3 is correct.

• Deoband School is located in Sharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh.
• Sir Syed Ahmed khan established Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh in 1875. 
• Mohammadan-Anglo-Oriental College evolved in Aligarh Muslim Unversity in 1920.
• Tehzeeb-al-iqlakh is a journal published by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
• Radhaswami Satsang was founded by Shivdayal Saheb in Agra. 
• They were supporters of only one god.

The correct answer is M Karunanidhi.

• A statue of DMK leader M Karunanidhi was unveiled in Chennai recently.
• DMK chief M Karunanidhi died on 7th August 2018 in Chennai.
• Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and twenty years between 1969 and 2011.
• He has also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir.

The correct answer is Rani Rashmoni.

• Rani Rashmoni left an indelible mark on Calcutta way back in the early 19th century.
• She built the famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple.
• She was born on 28 September 1793 at a village in Halishahar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
• Rani Rashmoni was also known as a feisty and defiant lady.
• Her clashes with the English East India Company are legendary.
• The officials had no choice but to bow down to the wishes of Rani Rashmoni and withdrew the imposed tax on the fishing. Only then, she removed the iron chains from the river.

Correct option is D) private

Correct option is A) explain

1.True 

2. False 

3. True