231. The Sangeet Natak Akademi is a body working under which of the following ministries of the Government of India?
संगीत नाटक अकादमी भारत सरकार के निम्नलिखित में से किस मंत्रालय के तहत काम करने वाली संस्था है?
1. Ministry of Education
2. Ministry of Home Affairs
3. Ministry of Culture
4. Ministry of Tourism
Option “3” is correct. The Sangeet Natak Academi, the apex body in the field of performing arts in the country, works under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Sangeet Natak Akademi, was set up in 1953 for the preservation and promotion of the vast intangible heritage of India’s diverse culture expressed in forms of music, dance and drama.
232. In cell biology, what is a large double-membraned organelle that is sometimes referred to as the ‘central unit’ of the cell because it contains the chromosomes that bear genetic material?
कोशिका जीव विज्ञान में, एक बड़ा दोहरा-झिल्ली वाला अंगक क्या होता है जिसे कभी-कभी कोशिका की ‘केंद्रीय इकाई’ कहा जाता है क्योंकि इसमें गुणसूत्र होते हैं जो आनुवंशिक सामग्री को वहन करते हैं?
Option “2” is correct. A nucleus is a large double-membraned organelle that is sometimes referred to as the “central unit” of the cell because it contains the chromosomes that bear the genetic material. It is not found only in eukaryotic cells and not in prokaryotic cells.
233.
Match the column A with column B.
1. i – b, ii – a, iii – c, iv – d
2. i – c, ii – b, iii – d, iv – a
3. i – b, ii – c, iii – a, iv – d
4. i – a, ii – b, iii – c, iv – d
Option “4” is correct. Source of Vitamin A – Carrot, mango, papaya. Source of Vitamin B – Whole grain bread and nuts. Source of Vitamin C – Citrus fruits, red and green pepper. Source of Vitamin D – Egg yolk, soya product. Thus, Option (d) is correctly matched.
234. Lemon juice contains ________ which when mixed with baking soda reacts to form carbon dioxide and sodium citrate causing the liquid to fizz and bubble.
नींबू के रस में ________ होता है जो बेकिंग सोडा के साथ मिश्रित होने पर कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड और सोडियम साइट्रेट बनाने के लिए प्रतिक्रिया करता है जिससे तरल फ़िज़ और बुलबुला बन जाता है।
Option “3” is correct. Lemon juice contains citric Acid which when mixed with baking soda reacts to form carbon dioxide and sodium citrate causing the liquid to fizz and bubble. Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula HOC(CH₂CO₂H)₂. It is a colorless weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits.
235. Rukmini Devi Arundale, awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1957, was a _________ dancer.
1957 में संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित रुक्मिणी देवी अरुंडेल, एक _________ नर्तकी थीं।
Option “1” is correct. Rukmini Devi Arundale, awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1957, was a Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer. She was also an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
236. ‘The Private life of an Indian Prince’ is a novel written by whom among the following authors?
‘द प्राइवेट लाइफ ऑफ एन इंडियन प्रिंस’ उपन्यास निम्नलिखित में से किसके द्वारा लिखा गया है?
1. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Ruskin Bond
3. R K Narayanan
4. Arvind Adiga
Option “1” is correct. ‘The Private life of an Indian Prince’ is a novel written by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1953. Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English.
237. The valleys lying between the lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks are called:
निम्न हिमालय और शिवालिक के बीच स्थित घाटियों को कहा जाता है:
1. Duars
2. Tehri
3. Terai
4. Duns
Option “4” is correct. The valleys lying between the lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks are called Duns. The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state.
238. When was the Lalit Kala Akademi established?
ललित कला अकादमी की स्थापना कब हुई थी?
1. 1965
2. 1956
3. 1951
4. 1954
Option “4” is correct. Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art), New Delhi was inaugurated on 5th August 1954 by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, on 11th March 1957.
239. The micro finance movement in India was formally launched on a pilot basis by the _______________in __________.
भारत में सूक्ष्म वित्त आंदोलन औपचारिक रूप से __________ में __________ द्वारा पायलट आधार पर शुरू किया गया था।
1. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); 1992
2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); 1994
3. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); 1994 4. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); 1992
Option “1” is correct. The micro-finance movement started in India with the introduction of the SHG bank linkage programme (SBLP) in the early 1990s. The micro-finance movement in India was formally launched on a pilot basis by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1992. In India, the first initiative to introduce microfinance was the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in Gujarat, which established SEWA Bank in 1974.
240. When do electrons move for the flow of charges in a conducting metallic wire?
किसी चालक धात्विक तार में आवेशों के प्रवाह के लिए इलेक्ट्रॉन कब गति करते हैं?
1. When there is no difference of electric pressure
2. When the charges stop flowing
3. Only if there is a difference of electric pressure
4. Due to gravity
Option “3” is correct. Electrons move for the flow of charges in a conducting metallic wire only, if there is a difference in electric pressure i.e., potential difference. The electric current flows through the wire due to the potential difference between the two ends.
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