Option “4” is correct. US-based Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi exponent Aparna Satheesan won the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National Award 2021 from the National Institute of Indian Classical Dance on November 15th, 2021. The Abhinandan Saroja National Award was started on the birthday of the legendary Guru Smt. Padma Bhushan Saroja Vaidyanathan for honoring the legacy in the field of Indian Classical Dance. The Abhinandan Saroja award is a national award given to eminent dancers for their notable excellence in choreography, performance, and contribution to promoting and preserving the traditional classical dance forms of India.
32. Under the electron microscope, which cell organelle is visible as either clusters or single, small dots that float freely in the cytoplasm?
इलेक्ट्रॉन सूक्ष्मदर्शी के तहत निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कोशिका अंगक या तो गुच्छों या एकल, छोटे बिंदुओं के रूप में दिखाई देता है जो साइटोप्लाज्म में स्वतंत्र रूप से तैरते हैं?
Option “2” is correct. Ribosomes are the cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis. When viewed through an electron microscope, free ribosomes appear as either clusters or single tiny dots floating freely in the cytoplasm.
33. The equipment bolt is used in which sport?
इक्विपमेंट बोल्ट का उपयोग किस खेल में किया जाता है?
1. Swimming
2. Mountaineering
3. Cycling
4. Motor sports
Option “2” is correct. The equipment bolt is used in Mountaineering. Bolts are used in sport climbing as a backup to catch a fall, but not to aid ascent, whereas in aid climbing they can be used to aid ascent.
34. Who among the following is the first ever Grammy award winner from India?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन भारत के प्रथम ग्रैमी पुरस्कार विजेता है?
1. Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia
2. Pt Ravi Shankar
3. Ustad Zakir Husain
4. Pt Shiv Prakash Sharma
Option “2” is correct. Pt. Ravi Shankar is the first-ever Grammy award winner from India. He was an Indian sitarist and composer. He was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award for his album West Meets East in the ‘Best Chamber Music Performance’ category in 1968.
35. Among the following freedom fighters of India, whose autobiography is ‘Why am I anAtheist’?
भारत के निम्नलिखित स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों में, जिनकी आत्मकथा ‘व्हाई ऍम आई एन एथीस्ट ‘?
Option “2” is correct. Why I Am an Atheist is an essay written by Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh in 1930 in Lahore Central Jail. The essay was a reply to his religious friends who thought Bhagat Singh became an atheist because of his vanity.
36. Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant contributions in which of the following dance forms?
पद्म श्री पुरस्कार से सम्मानित गुरु अमुबी सिंह को निम्नलिखित में से किस नृत्य शैली में उनके महत्वपूर्ण योगदान के लिए पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया?
1. Kathak
2. Manipuri
3. Bharatanatyam
4. Odissi
Option “2” is correct. Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh has been conferred the award for his significant contributions to the Indian classical dance form of Manipuri. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
37. __________ was first trained in classical music under her father Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan, and established the Maihar-Senia gharana with his help.
__________ को सबसे पहले उनके पिता उस्ताद ‘बाबा’ अलाउद्दीन खान के अधीन शास्त्रीय संगीत में प्रशिक्षित किया गया था, और उनकी मदद से मैहर-सेनिया घराना की स्थापना की।
Option “2” is correct. Annapurna Devi was first trained in classical music under her father Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan, and established the Maihar-Senia Gharana with his help. She was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music. The Maihar Gharana or Maihar-Senia Gharana is a Gharana or school of Hindustani classical music. The school was formed by Allaudin Khan in the princely state of Maihar, now in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
38. The Guinness world record for the highest number of songs recorded in a day is held by an Indian Playback Singer. How many songs in a day were recorded?
एक दिन में सबसे ज्यादा गाने रिकॉर्ड करने का गिनीज वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड एक भारतीय प्लेबैक सिंगर के पास है। एक दिन में कितने गाने रिकॉर्ड किए गए?
1. 34
2. 26
3. 30
4. 28
Option “4” is correct. Kumar Sanu made a record in 1993 when he recorded 28 songs in a single day. Sanu was one of the most popular singers in the ’90s with songs like Tujhe Dekha To (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge), Ek Ladki Ko Dekha (1942: A Love Story), and Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain (Pardes) etc.
39. Who among the following is NOT a part of the Union Executive?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन संघ कार्यकारिणी का हिस्सा नहीं है?
1. The Prime Minister of India
2. The President of India
3. The Supreme Court of India
4. The council of ministers
Option “3” is correct. From the given options, The Supreme Court of India is not a part of the Union Executive. The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President.
40. Who among the following personalities received the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022?
निम्नलिखित में से किस व्यक्तित्व ने प्रतिष्ठित राष्ट्रीय नृत्य शिरोमणि पुरस्कार 2022 प्राप्त किया?
Option “4” is correct. Aparna Satheesan, an exponent in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, is honored with the prestigious National Nritya Shiromani award for her outstanding performance, extraordinary contribution, and excellent service to the promotion, preservation, and popularization of the heritage of Indian Performing Arts in the field of Kuchipudi dance across the world. The award was conferred on the week-long 13th Cuttack Mahotsav, an international festival for Dance and Music in January 2022, by the Utkal Yuva Sanskrutik Sangh, Odisha.