Option “3” is correct. Haleem Khan is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, performer, and movie actor, from Andhra Pradesh and presently lives in Hyderabad. Haleem has performed more than 800 dance shows across the world, as well conducted Kuchipudi workshops overseas.
22. What test is used where the elements present in the compound are converted from covalent form into the ionic form by fusing the compound with sodium metal?
सोडियम धातु के साथ यौगिक को संगलित करके यौगिक में उपस्थित तत्वों को सहसंयोजी रूप से आयनिक रूप में परिवर्तित करने के लिए किस परीक्षण का उपयोग किया जाता है?
1. Flame test
2. D-dimer test
3. Blood test
4. Lassaigne’s test
Option “4” is correct. The sodium fusion test, or Lassaigne’s test, is used in elemental analysis for the qualitative determination of the presence of foreign elements, namely halogens, nitrogen, and sulfur, in an organic compound. It was developed by J. L. Lassaigne.
23. Members of Public Accounts Committee are elected for a period of:
लोक लेखा समिति के सदस्य कितने समय के लिए चुने जाते हैं:
1. one year
2. two years
3. five years
4. three years
Option “1” is correct. Members of the Public Accounts Committee are elected for a period of one year. The Public Accounts Committee is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than seven members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.
24. Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution to which form of dance in India?
गुरु मकर ध्वज दरोगा को भारत में किस प्रकार के नृत्य में उनके योगदान के लिए पद्म श्री पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया था?
1. Panthi
2. Saila
3. Chhau
4. Raut Nacha
Option “3” is correct. Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award in 2011, for his contribution to Chhau dance in India. Makar Dhwaja Darogha was an Indian classical dancer and guru, known for his expertise in the classical dance form of Chhau. He died on 17 February 2014 at his residence in Saraikela in Jharkhand.
25. Which English ecologist was the first to describe the distinctive shape of the food web, which he called the pyramid of numbers?
किस अंग्रेज पारिस्थितिकीविज्ञानी ने सबसे पहले खाद्य जाल के विशिष्ट आकार का वर्णन किया था, जिसे उन्होंने संख्याओं का पिरामिड कहा था?
1. Arthur Tansley
2. Eugene Odum
3. Charles Elton
4. Ernst Haeckel
Option “2” is correct. Charles Elton, an English ecologist, was the first to describe the distinctive shape of the food web, which he called the pyramid of numbers. He is associated with the development of population and community ecology, including studies of invasive organisms.
26. Who among the following personalities has written the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’?
निम्नलिखित में से किस व्यक्तित्व ने राष्ट्रीय गीत ‘वंदे मातरम्’ लिखा है?
Option “2” is correct. Indian poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the composer of Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram has been written in highly Sanskritized Bengali, personifying Bengal as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement. He was also the author of the 1882 Bengali language novel ‘Anandamath’, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literature.
27. Identify the element that helps to trap light energy that is essential for photosynthesis.
उस तत्व की पहचान कीजिए जो प्रकाश संश्लेषण के लिए आवश्यक प्रकाश ऊर्जा को कैद करने में मदद करता है?
Option “3” is correct. Carotenoid helps to trap light energy that is essential for photosynthesis. Carotenoids, also called tetraterpenoids, are yellow, orange, and red organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae, as well as several bacteria, and fungi. Carotenoids serve two key roles in plants and algae: they absorb light energy for use in photosynthesis, and they provide photoprotection via non-photochemical quenching.
28. Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav Ghosh?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा उपन्यास अमिताव घोष द्वारा नहीं लिखा गया है?
1. The Circle of Reason
2. A Suitable Boy
3. Sea of Poppies
4. The Shadow Lines
Option “2” is correct. From the given options, A Suitable Boy is not written by Amitav Ghosh. Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India’s highest literary honor. His first novel The Circle of Reason was published in 1986. His other works are – The Shadow Lines and The Glass Palace etc.
29. The foreign exchange reserves in India crossed the landmark of ___________ in June 2021.
भारत में विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार जून 2021 में ___________ के लैंडमार्क को पार कर गया।
Option “3” is correct. The foreign exchange reserves in India crossed the landmark of US$ 600 billion in June 2021. In June 2021, India crossed the 600 Billion USD mark for the first time. The total forex reserves touched an all-time high of 642.453 billion US$ on 8 September 2021. The reserves declined to $573.9 billion by 29 July 2022. India’s total foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stand at around US$532.838 Billion on 07 Oct 2022.
30. Reni Village in Garhwal was known for what environmental movement in 1970?
गढ़वाल का रेनी गांव 1970 में किस पर्यावरण आंदोलन के लिए जाना जाता था?
1. Save Silent Valley Movement
2. Chipko Movement
3. Jungle Bachao Andolan
4. Appiko Movement
Option “2” is correct. Reni Village in Garhwal is known for the Chipko movement, an environmental movement in 1970. The Chipko movement started in early 1970 in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand (the then U.P). The landmark event took place on 26 March 1974 when a group of peasant women of Reni village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand grouped to prevent the cutting of trees and reclaim their traditional forest rights.
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