171. Alarmel Velli was awarded with the ‘Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of _________ in 2004.
अलरमेल वेल्ली को वर्ष 2004 में _________ की सरकार की ओर से ‘शेवेलियर ऑफ आर्ट्स एंड लेटर्स अवार्ड’ से सम्मानित किया गया था।
1. Germany
2. England
3. France
4. Spain
Option “3” is correct. Alarmel Velli was awarded with the ‘Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of France in 2004. Alarmel Valli is a leading Indian classical dancer and choreographer and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style, in the Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. In 1991, Alarmel Valli was the second youngest dancer to be conferred the Padma Shri from the Government of India, after Vyjayanthimala. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 by India’s National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, followed by one of India’s highest civilian honours – the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2004.
Option “4” is correct. Ethylene is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C₂H₄ or H₂C=CH₂. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint “sweet and musky” odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon-carbon double bonds)
173. Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and an Indian classical _________ player.
ग्लोबल इंडियन म्यूजिक अवार्ड के प्राप्तकर्ता बिक्रम घोष, एक संगीतकार और एक भारतीय शास्त्रीय _________ वादक हैं।
1. tanpura
2. sarangi
3. tabla
4. bansuri
Option “3” is correct. Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and an Indian classical tabla player.
174. Which is a perennial carnivorous plant of the sundew family that attracts preys and usually traps insects and then breaks them down with digestive enzymes?
निम्न में से सनड्यू परिवार का एक बारहमासी मांसाहारी पौधा कौन है, जो शिकार को आकर्षित करता है और आमतौर पर कीड़ों को फंसाता है और फिर उन्हें पाचक एंजाइमों से तोड़ देता है?
Option “3” is correct. Venus flytrap, also called Venus’s flytrap, perennial carnivorous plant of the sundew family (Droseraceae), notable for its unusual habit of catching and digesting insects and other small animals.
175. India’s last living Sadir dancer from Tamil Nadu, Muthukannammal, was honoured with which of the following highest Indian civilian awards in 2022?
तमिलनाडु के भारत के अंतिम जीवित सादिर नर्तक, मुथुकन्नमल को 2022 में निम्नलिखित में से किस सर्वोच्च भारतीय नागरिक पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया था?
Option “3” is correct. In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the Padma Shri award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on R Muthukannammal for her distinguished service in thefield of art. R Muthukannammal (born 1937) is a seventh generation veteran Sadir dancer from the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. She is the only surviving person among the 32 Devadasis who served the deity at the Viralimalai Murugan temple.
176. Padma vibhushan awarded Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman is a ________ player.
पद्म विभूषण से सम्मानित उमयालपुरम के. शिवरामन एक ________ खिलाड़ी हैं।
1. Mridangam
2. Violin
3. Tabla
4. Veena
Option “1” is correct. Padma Vibhushan awarded Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman is a Mridangam player.He was conferred the award ‘Padmashri’ by the Government of India in 1988. He received Sangeet Natak Akademi award for mrudangam for the year 1992
177. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा मौलिक कर्तव्य नहीं है?
1. To protect the natural environment
2. To abide by the Constitution
3. To cast vote during elections
4. To uphold and protect the unity and integrity of India
Option “3” is correct. To cast vote during elections is not a Fundamental Duty. List of Fundamental Duty: 1. Abide by the Constitution and respect national flag & National Anthem 2. Follow ideals of the freedom struggle 3. Protect sovereignty & integrity of India 4. Defend the country and render national services when called upon 5. Sprit of common brotherhood 6. Preserve composite culture 7. Preserve natural environment 8. Develop scientific temper 9. Safeguard public property 10. Strive for excellence 11. Duty fo all parents/guardians to send their children in the age group of 6-14 years to school
178. Which of the following statements is correct about mitochondria?
माइटोकॉन्ड्रिया के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन- सा कथन सही है?
1. Mitochondria is present only in bacteria.
2. Mitochondria is present in all living cells.
3. Mitochondria is not bound by any membrane.
4. Mitochondria without outer membrane is called mitoplast.
Option “4” is correct. Mitochondria without outer membrane is called mitoplast, this statement is incorrect. Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions. Chemical energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a small molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
179. Who among the following Indian Playback Singers holds the Guinness world record for singing the highest number of songs in one day?
निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय पार्श्व गायक के नाम एक दिन में सबसे अधिक गानों को गाने का गिनीज वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड है?
Option “2” is correct. Kumar Sanu holds the Guinness world record for singing the highest number of songs in one day.
180. Who recognised the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and opposed the phlogiston theory by discovering the role of oxygen in combustion and respiration?
किसने दहन और श्वसन में ऑक्सीजन की भूमिका की खोज करके कार्बन, हाइड्रोजन और ऑक्सीजन तत्वों को पहचाना और फ्लॉजिस्टन सिद्धांत का विरोध किया?
1. Antoine Lavoisier
2. John Dalton
3. Niels Bohr
4. Joseph Louis Proust
Option “1” is correct. Antoine Lavoisie is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783), and opposed phlogiston theory.
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