221. Kanaka Raju was awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for contribution to which of the following dance forms?
कनक राजू को निम्नलिखित में से किस नृत्य शैली में योगदान के लिए 2021 में पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया था?
1. Gussadi
2. Chhau
3. Sattriya
4. Sadhir
Option “1” is correct. The 71-year-old Kanaka Raju was awarded the country’s fourth civilian honour Padma Shri by the central government for practicing, preserving and popularising the Gussadi dance form. ‘Gusadi’ is a part of the Dandari dance form and it consists of two to five members. This starts on the full moon day and goes on till the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Deepavali.
222. The electromagnetic spectrum describes the full range of light that is generally divided into ________ regions of wavelength and in the order of increasing energy and frequency.
विद्युत चुम्बकीय वर्णक्रम प्रकाश की पूरी श्रृंखला का वर्णन करता है जो आम तौर पर तरंग दैर्ध्य के ________ क्षेत्रों में और बढ़ती ऊर्जा और आवृत्ति के क्रम में विभाजित होता है।
1. six
2. Eight
3. seven
4. Five
Option “3” is correct. The electromagnetic spectrum describes the full range of light that is generally divided into seven regions of wavelength and in the order of increasing energy and frequency. In order from highest to lowest energy, the sections of the EM spectrum are named: gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation, and radio waves. Microwaves (like the ones used in microwave ovens) are a subsection of the radio wave segment of the EM spectrum.
223. Which artist’s musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’?
किस कलाकार के संगीत एल्बम का शीर्षक ‘लैंड ऑफ गोल्ड’ है?
1. Mita Nag
2. Anupama Bhagwat
3. Anoushka Shankar
4. Rajna Swaminathan
Option “3” is correct. Anoushka Shankar musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’.
224. Who among the following is the author of the famous classic ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास ‘एलिस एडवेंचर्स इन वंडरलैंड’ के लेखक हैं?
1. Roald Dahl
2. Ruskin Bond
3. Lewis Carroll
4. Ernest Hemingway
Option “3” is correct. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, widely beloved British children’s book by Lewis Carroll, published in 1865. With its fantastical tales and riddles, it became one of the most popular works of English-language fiction
225. Sandalwood is found in which type of forests in India?
चंदन की लकड़ी भारत में किस प्रकार के वनों में पाई जाती है?
Option “2” is correct. Sandalwood is found in Tropical deciduous forests. Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are a variety of temperate forest ‘dominated’ by trees that lose their leaves each year. The six major areas of this forest type occur in the Northern Hemisphere: North America, East Asia, Central and Western Europe
226. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is also known as ______.
उस्ताद बड़े गुलाम अली खान को ______ के नाम से भी जाना जाता है।
1. Sitar maestro
2. Alla Rakha
3. the Bharat Ratna recipient
4. Tansen of the 20th century
Option “4” is correct. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala gharana. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is popularly known as the Tansen of the 20th century. Ghulam Ali was one of the famous thumri singers.
227. In which track and field event is the hop used?
किस ट्रैक एंड फील्ड इवेंट में हॉप का प्रयोग किया जाता है?
Option “3” is correct. Hop is used in the triple Jump. The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step, and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump.
228. In December 2021, who among the following inaugurated the ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ in Delhi, which has replicas of major monuments from across the country created by a group of artists?
दिसंबर 2021 में, निम्नलिखित में से किसने दिल्ली में ‘भारत दर्शन पार्क’ का उद्घाटन किया, जिसमें कलाकारों के एक समूह द्वारा बनाए गए देश भर के प्रमुख स्मारकों की प्रतिकृतियां हैं?
1. Amit Shah
2. Dharmendra Pradhan
3. Nirmala Sitharaman
4. Smriti Irani
Option “1” is correct. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ in Delhi, which has replicas of major monuments from across the country created by a group of artists. In West Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh, the Municipal Corporation has developed a park from waste materials. This park has been made by using all sorts of waste materials and is named Bharat Darshan Park. This Bharat Darshan Park is the second of its kind; the first such facility was opened to the public at Sarai Kale Khan in the capital in 2019.
229. Which of the following books is an autobiography of the Indian novelist Khushwant Singh?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी पुस्तक भारतीय उपन्यासकार खुशवंत सिंह की आत्मकथा है?
1. My Confession
2. Truth, Love & A Little Malice
3. My Story
4. My Autobiography
Option “2” is correct. From the given options, “Truth, Love & A Little Malice” is an autobiography of the Indian novelist Khushwant Singh. Khushwant Singh was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, and politician. His most well-known novel is “Train to Pakistan” published in 1956 (made into a film in 1998).
230. A batsman can be given out in_________ ways.
एक बल्लेबाज को ________ तरीकों से आउट दिया जा सकता है।
1. 6
2. 8
3. 10
4. 5
Option “3” is correct. In cricket, a dismissal (commonly, out) occurs when a batter’s innings are brought to an end by the opposing team. A batsman can be dismissed in a number of ways, the most common being bowled, caught, leg before wicket (LBW), run out, and stumped. There are Ten (10) ways in which a batsman can be given out.
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