BPSC Current 3 Flashcards

1
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Climate Change Learning Lab in BIhar?

A

Patna

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2
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Bihar’s ________to reach World’s highest road?

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Chhapra’s Savita Mahto, reached world’s highest road, Umlingla, Eastern Ladakh at 19300Ft

in Umlingla pass
by BRO

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3
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Rudra Rahul?

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Bihar’s Rudra Rahul Kushwaha won World Heavyweight Tag Team Wrestling Championship

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Prince Kumar?

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Bihar’s Prince Kumar regtd his name in Asia Book of Records in Weight holding while doing Chakrasan

140.6kg for 60sec

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5
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Chairman of Bihar SLC? SLC article? SLC strength provision? SLC strength in Bihar?

A

Devesh Chandra Thakur

Art 169-SLC
40 or 1/3rd of SLA strength
75

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6
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International Para Badminton Competition in Pattaya, Thailand 2022?

A

Saharsa’s Arbaz Ansari won Bronze

also Odisa’s Deep Ranjan Bisoi

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7
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GI Tags in Bihar?

A

Makhana of Mithila
-> name changed to Mithila makhana
-> i. 6000T in Bihar (85% of global) (other Japan, canada)

Sikki crafts of Madhubani

Bhagalpur’s Manjusha Chitrakala- GI tag granted recently; other items from Bhagpur with GI tags are Bhagalpuri Tasar silk, Zardalu mango and Katarni rice

Nawada’s Magahi Paan

Muzaffarpur’s shahi Litchi (India is 2nd largest lichi producer; 1st China)

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8
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Jal Jeevan Hariyali campaign has been extended to?

A

2024-25
started in 2019

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9
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Nitish Kumar has become CM for ________-time

A

8th

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10
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BPSC chair? predecessor? estab in?

A

Atul Prasad

RK mahajan

1st April 1949

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11
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Chandan Kumar SIngh?

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Bihar’s Chandan Kumar SIngh won Silver medal in Lawn Bowls in Commonwealth 2022

along with Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, and Dinesh Kumar

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12
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Bihar’s lab included in UNESCO heritage list?

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The astronomical observatory at the Langat Singh College, commonly known as L. S. College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar is now included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage observatories of the world.

According to the college records, it was developed in 1916 after a college professor felt the need of an Astro laboratory. Prof Romesh Chandra Sen was eager to have an astronomical observatory at the LS College.

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13
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India’s largest floating solar power project?

A

Ramagundam, telangana
100MW
NTPC

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14
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Statue of Peace?

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Recently, in Srinagar, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah unveiled Swami Ramanujacharya’s Statue of Peace.

Vishita Advaita; Dispelled the Mayavada concept, the world is illusionary.

Ramanujacharya was Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer.

Ramanujacharya visited Kashmir in the 11th Century to get an important manuscript called Bodhayana Vritti, a treatise on the Brahma Sutras. 
The Bodhayana Vritti had the reputation of being the most authoritative explanation of the Brahma Sutras.
His disciple Kuresha accompanied him and committed the entire text to memory as local scholars did not permit Ramanujacharya to carry the manuscript out of Kashmir.
After returning to Srirangam, Ramanujacharya dictated the Sri Bhashyam, the commentary on Brahma Sutra and the Acharya’s most notable work, to Kuresha, who wrote it down.
Ramanujacharya again returned to Kashmir after 2 years to dedicate Sri Bhasyam to the region.

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15
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Femina MIss India 2022?

A

Sini Shetty (KN)

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16
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which state established its own internet service?

A

Kerala
Kerala - Fibre Optic Network Ltd

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17
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TiHAN?

A

Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation

India’s first autonomous navigation facility

estab in IIT-Hyderabad

for Research on autonomous vehicles

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18
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Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyaan

A

13th-15th aug

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19
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Jagdeep Dhankad

A

14th VP
defeated Margaret Alva
born in RJ
Guv of WB

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20
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first nation to offer free menstrual products?

A

Scotland
in schools, colleges

Period Product Act

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21
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Ramsar conference for wetlands?

A

2nd Feb 1971
Iran
implemented from 1975
India joined in 1982

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22
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SMILE 75

A

launched on 12th Aug 2022 by Social Justice Min Dr. Virendra Kumar

for beggary eradication

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23
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Operation Yatri Suraksha

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by RPF for 24 x7 railway travellers

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24
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PMAY-U extended to?

A

Dec 2024

started in June 2015 upto March 2022

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25
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Book ‘It’s a wonderful Life’?

A

by Ruskin Bond

first novel: Room on the Roof

1934 born in Kasauli, HP

Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992
Padma Sri 1999
Padma Bhushan 2014

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26
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Blue Plaque

A

Dadabhai Naoroji’s home in London

MP from Liberal Party in 1892 from Finsbury region, first Asian to do so

presided over INC session in 1886, 1893 and 1906

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27
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which US Tennis legend announced retirement

A

Serena Williams
was Rank 1 for 319 weeks

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28
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Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022: India?

A

rank 4th with 61 medals; Australia topped with 67 golds (178 medals), england with 56 Golds and Canada with 26 Golds; 5th NZ

22Gold
16 silver
23 Bronze

mascot: Peri (multi-colored bull)

flag-bearer: PV SIndhu in opening ceremony and Sharath Kamal &Nikhat Zareen in closing ceremony

Idnia’s best performancein 2010 when India won 38 Gold medals and 101 medals

First Indian to win Gold: Mirabai Chanu

Women cricket included for the first time: Aus beat India

commonwealth games started in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada; called British Empire Games initially; name changed to present form in 1978

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29
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Ranji trophy 2022?

A

MP

since 1934

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30
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Film City planned in which city of Bihar?

A

Rajgir

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31
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Mega INdustrial Park and Dry port planned where in Bihar?

A

Gaya

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32
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Cocoon Bank: where in Bihar?

A

Banka
inaugurated by Commerce minister Shahnawaz Hussain

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33
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Sunandini Programme

A

skill development of Anganwadi workers of Bihar

certificate and diploma courses

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34
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Ganga Maa statue?

A

Sabalpur, near Patna
101ft

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35
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Homeopathy’s father?

A

Dr. Christian Frederick Samuel Hanneman

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36
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Counter Drone System developed in BIhar by?

A

IIT-Patna

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37
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Bihar’s rank in Mushroom production?

A

1st
28000 T in 2020-21

2nd MH

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38
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Mental Hospital in BIhar?

A

first planned in Koilwar, Bhojpur

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39
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Bihar Textile and Leather Policy?

A

8th June 2022

15% grant of inv cost plus subsidies

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40
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu?

A

largest steel bridge
67000 T Iron

started in 1972 and completed in 1987

refurbish since 2017 and completed in 2022

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41
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Petroleum exploration Licence in Bihar?

A

granted to ONGC in Samastipur and Buxar

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42
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Plug and Play schme?

A

by Bihar govt
pre-fabricated sheds- provision of land, electricity and water supply

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43
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rock painting findings in Bihar

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Giddheshwara hills in Jamui district

pre-historic rock paintings

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44
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floating solar power plant in Bihar?

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planned at two locations: Phulwaria dam, Nawada and Durgavati dam, Kaimur

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45
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first nation to grow plants in soil brought from Moon?

A

Florida uni, USA
soil brought by Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions

Apollo 11- 20th July 1969- Man first stepped on moon

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46
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2022 QUADet where?

A

Tokyo

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47
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Chattgaon port?

A

BN has offered INdia permission to use Chattgaon port

through Maitri Setu

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48
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Maitri bridge?

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The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over the Feni river which flows between Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh.
Feni originates in the South Tripura district. The river passes through Sabroom town on the Indian side, and meets the Bay of Bengal after it flows into Bangladesh.
The 1.9 Km long bridge joins Sabroom (in Tripura) with Ramgarh (in Bangladesh).
The name ‘Maitri Setu’ symbolises growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh.

constructed by National Highways and INfrastructure Development Corp. Ltd.

Now Agartala (capital of Tripura) will become the nearest city to an international sea port in India.
Tripura will become the ‘Gateway of North East’ with access to Chittagong Port of Bangladesh, which is just 80 km from Sabroom.
Bangladesh and India have a long standing and time-tested Protocol on Transit and Trade through inland waterways.

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49
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World Women Boxing Championship 2022? previous Indian winners?

A

Istanbul, Turkey

Nikhat Zareen won Gold medal in 52 kg category

Mary Kom won 6 times
Lekha KC, Jenny RL and Sarita Devi won once each

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50
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Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak campaign?

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Azadi Se Antyodaya Abhiyan was launched in April, 2022 by Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
The 90-day campaign, which is part of the year-long celebrations of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, aims to reach out to the benefit schemes of the Central Ministries to the lowest level of the people in 75 districts of 28 States and Union Territories.
These districts are associated with the birthplace of 99 self-styled fighters who laid down their lives for the freedom of the country.
The campaign will cover all rural stakeholders, such as families of freedom fighters, Panchayati Raj Institutions, women and youth groups and students.

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51
Q

recently elected France President ?

A

Elizabeth Born

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52
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World Press Freedom Day

A

3rd May

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53
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BSE chairman? about BSE?

A

SS Mundra

1875
Asia’s first

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54
Q

Global Accessibility awareness Day?

A

Third Thursday of may

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55
Q

Delhi LG?

A

Vinay Kumar Saxena (22nd)

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56
Q

World Env Day 2022

A

5th June

theme: Only ONe Earth

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57
Q

Nishank and Akshay

A

INS Nishank and Akshay decommissioned aftetr serving for 32 yrs

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58
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International Aluminium Institute: new head?

A

Satish Pai

hqr: London

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59
Q

Hockey Asia Cup 2022

A

India won Bronze after defeating Japan
champion: S. Korea; silver: Malaysia

started since 1982
India has won thrice-2003, 2007, 2017

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60
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Har Ghar Dastak campaign

A

COVID vaccine
1.0 on Nov 2021
2.0 in June 2022

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61
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Man from Bihar made coach fo National Wrestling team

A

Shashi Bhushan Prasad

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62
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75th World Health Assembly?

A

in geneva

theme: “Health for Peace, Peace for Health”

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63
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Centre for Brain research where?

A

bengaluru

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64
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WHO president

A

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ethiopia) was re-elected WHO Director-General

first elected in 2017 for 5 yr term

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65
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X-Sampriti?

A

India-BN exercise

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66
Q

Ekuverin

A

India-Maldives exercise

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67
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Hand in Hand

A

India-China exercise

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68
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Kurukshetra exercise

A

India-Singapore exercise

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69
Q

Mitra Shakti exercise

A

India-SL

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70
Q

Nomadic Elephant

A

india Mongolia exercise

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71
Q

Maitri exercise

A

Idnia-Thailand

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72
Q

Yudh Abhyaas

A

Idnia-USA

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73
Q

Shakti Exercise

A

India-France

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74
Q

Dharm Guardian

A

Idnia-Japan exercise

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75
Q

Surya Kiran

A

India-Nepal

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76
Q

Lamitiye

A

India Seychelles exercise

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77
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Punit Sgar Abhiyaan

A

by NCC for env awareness
in 10 states and 4UTs

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78
Q

who won Gold in Para-shooting World Cup?

A

Avni Lekhara

10m Air rifle, standing SH-1

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79
Q

IIFA Awards 2022 where?

A

Abu Dhabi

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80
Q

state butterfly by Sikkim

A

Blue Duke

81
Q

National Air Sports POlicy: Target year to make INdia centre of Air sports

A

2030

82
Q

which country recently released Geoscientific map of Moon

A

China

83
Q

Mitali express

A

third train betn India and BN

New Jalpaiguri to Dhaka

earlier two: Maitri express and Bandhan Express

84
Q

UNCCD-CoP 15 where?

A

Cote-de-Ivoire

85
Q

Srestha scheme

A

residential schools for ST students
9th-11th class
uder Min of Social Justice and Empowerment

86
Q

Monkey Park in Bihar?

A

Renu Park (birthplace of Phanishwarnath Renu, maila anchal), Simraha, Araria

87
Q

NFHS-5: Bihar

A

It has increased from 1062 in 2015-16 survey (NFHS-4) to 1090.

While the sex ratio of urban areas of Bihar is only 982, the sex ratio of rural areas is 1111.

According to the survey, the literacy rate among women in the age group of 15-49 in Bihar is only 55 percent, which is a cause for concern.

The infant mortality rate in Bihar has come down to 46.8 (per thousand) from 48.1 in the previous survey.

There has been tremendous improvement in the matter of family planning in Bihar. According to NFHS-4, only 24.1 percent of women in the age group of 15-49 years of Bihar had done family planning, which has increased to 55.8 percent in NFHS-5.

On the other hand, 63.5 percent of women aged 15-49 in Bihar are victims of anemia, which was 60.3 percent in the last survey.

The total fertility rate in Bihar has also come down to 3.0 (child/female) from 3.4 in the previous survey.

88
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PM award for ‘One District One Product’?

A

Darbhanga for Makhana

89
Q

Bihar’s second plaetarium

A

darbhanga

90
Q

Religious Corridor in Bihar?

A

Madhubani-Saharsa
byCG

91
Q

Bihar Day

A

22nd March 1912

92
Q

Bihar changemaker award 2022?

A

Manohar Kumar for scientific exhibitions

93
Q

Nari Shakti Award: from Bihar

A

Anita Gupta, skilling and training of women

since 1999
on INterntaional women day-8th March
by President

94
Q

River interlinking in Bihar?

A

Budhi Gandak and Bagmati (excess from latter)

will impact Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran and Muzaffarpur

95
Q

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Indian National Award 2022?

A

Nalanda’s Dr. Amit Kumar Paswan for social service

96
Q

when did Ambedkar receive Bharat Ratna

A

1990

97
Q

Bihar SG’s target to achieve 100% enrollment ratio in school education by_________

A

2030

It is also a target under NEP 2020

98
Q

immigrant Bird spotted for the first time in Bihar wetland

A

North america’s Northern Pintail seen in Patna’s wetland

99
Q

Bihar’s first Textile Maitri Park

A

East Champaran

under PM Mitra Textile Park

100
Q

14th Annual India-Japan Summit?

A

New Delhi

101
Q

PUSA Agri Science Fair 2022

A

New Delhi

Theme: Atmanirbhar Farmer with Technical knowledge

102
Q

Operation Ganga

A

by GoI to rescue Indian students and citizens from Ukrainein 2022

103
Q

Vande Bharat Operation

A

2020

by GoI to rescue Indians from abroad during CoVID

104
Q

Op Samudra Setu

A

2020

by GoI to rescue Indians from abroad during CoVID through maritime route

105
Q

Operation Rahat

A

2015

Yemen crisis

106
Q

Operation Maitri

A

2015
Nepal EQ

107
Q

Indian to play 100Test matches

A

VK
12th

108
Q

India’s first digital water data bank launched in which state?

A

KN

109
Q

Miss World 2021?

A

Corolina Bilowska (Poland)
70th

110
Q

Child Budget?

A

first time in a state’s nudget by MP

111
Q

‘Gender samwaad’?

A

3rd ed in 2022

organised by the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development. It’s a national virtual effort run by the DAY-NRLM to raise awareness about the mission’s activities around the country via the perspective of gender.

112
Q

_________has elected its first female president?

A

Hungary
Catlin Novak

113
Q

Sushma Swaraj Award by?

A

Haryana govt
for women
Rs 5 Lakh

114
Q

Lokpal app?

A

for MNREGA grievances

launched by rural Dev min, Giriraj SIngh

115
Q

31st SE Asian games host?

A

Vietnam

32nd in Cambodia

116
Q

IUCN status of Dugong?

A

Vulnerable

117
Q

2021 Airport Service Quality Survey?

A

by Airport Council International
India’s 6 airports included in best airports under ‘shape and size category’

CS Mumbai (5th consecutive)
IGI
Rajiv Gandhi, Hyd
Cochin
Sardar Vallabhbhai, Ahmedabad
Chandigarh

118
Q

India’s first 100% Women owned Industrial park opened where?

A

Hyderabad
by FICCI Ladies Org
on the occasion of International Women Day

119
Q

Stand Up India scheme: when?

A

5th April 2016

120
Q

94th Oscar awards?

A

Best Fillm: Coda (Dir: Sean hader)
Best actress: Jessica Chastain (The eyes of tommy Fey)
most awards won by Dune
Best director: Jemp Campian (The power of the dog)

121
Q

Pritzker Architecture Award 2022

A

Francis Kere

122
Q

UPSC: chairman? first chairman? estab when

A

Dr. Manoj SOni

Sir Ross Barker

1st Oct 1926

123
Q

International Gandhi Award 2021?

A

Dr. bhushan Kumar
by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation

124
Q

Helina guided missile

A

successfully tested by India
Anti-tank guided missile
Airforce version: Dhruvastra

125
Q

Inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

A

Narendra Modi

by Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Memorial Charitable trust

The award will be given every year to only one individual who has made path-breaking, spectacular and exemplary contributions to the nation, its people, and the society

126
Q

Lata Mangeshkar

A

passed away at the age of 92 in February 2022

In 1974, she became the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall (U.K).

She is the recipient of three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and many more.

Lata Mangeshkar was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989. In 2001, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.

The government of France conferred on her its highest civilian award (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2007.

Along with these, Lata Mangeshkar held the distinction of being the most recorded artist in the history of Indian music in the Guinness Record in 1974.

The Indian government honored her with the Daughter of the Nation award on her 90th birthday in September 2019.

127
Q

Awards won by PM?

A

Bhutan’s Highest Civilian Award (2021): He was conferred by Bhutan’s highest civilian award, ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’ also known as “Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo”.

Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award (2021): Awarded by the Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERA for commitment of leadership towards the future of global energy and the environment.

Legion of Merit by the US Government (2020): The United States Armed Forces award given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

First Philip Kotler Presidential award (2019): Offered to the leader of a nation.

Global Goalkeeper Award: Honour by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (2019)

Order of Zayed Award (2019): The highest civilian honour of the United Arab Emirates.

Order of St. Andrew award (2019): The highest civilian honour of Russia

Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin (2019) The highest honour of the Maldives awarded to foreign dignitaries.

King Hamad Order of the Renaissance - First Class (2019): Bahrain’s top honour.

Grand Collar of the State of Palestine Award (2018): The highest honour of Palestine awarded to foreign dignitaries.

Seoul Peace Prize (2018): Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation’s biennial award (South Korea) to those individuals who have made their mark through contributions to the harmony of mankind, reconciliation between nations and world peace.

Champions of The Earth Award (2018): The United Nation’s highest environmental honour.

Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (2016): The highest honour of Saudi Arabia awarded to non-muslim dignitaries.

State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan (2016): The highest civilian honour of Afghanistan.

128
Q

GI Tag to tea?

A

HP’s Kangra Tea

129
Q

Indian city to use processed steel slag for road construction

A

Surat

130
Q

Brand Ambassador of Abu Dhabi’s ‘Yes Island’

A

Ranveer Singh

131
Q

PM archive inaugurated on?

A

14th April 2022

132
Q

mascot for awareness about elimination of single use plastic

A

Prakriti

133
Q

world’s first Wildlife Bond

A

by WB
for Black Rhinoceroes
Rhino bond
150Mn $

134
Q

five species of rhino?

A

There are five species of rhino – white and black rhinos in Africa, and the greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhino species in Asia.

135
Q

IUCN status of each of rhino species

A

Black Rhino: Critically endangered. Smaller of the two African species.

White Rhino: Near Threatened. Researchers have created an embryo of the northern white rhino by using In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) process.

One-Horned Rhino: Vulnerable

Javan: Critically Endangered

Sumatran Rhino: Critically Endangered. It has gone extinct in Malaysia.

136
Q

rhinos found in India

A

Only the Great One-Horned Rhino is found in India.

Also known as Indian rhino, it is the largest of the rhino species.

It is identified by a single black horn and a grey-brown hide with skin folds.

They primarily graze, with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves, branches of shrubs and trees, fruit, and aquatic plants.

The species is restricted to small habitats in Indo-Nepal terai and northern West Bengal and Assam.

In India, rhinos are mainly found in Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Assam has an estimated 2,640 rhinos in four protected areas, i.e. Pabitora Wildlife Reserve, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Kaziranga National Park, and Manas National Park.
About 2,400 of them are in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR).

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.
CITES: Appendix I (Threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial, for instance for scientific research).
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I.

The five rhino range nations (India, Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia) have signed a declaration ‘The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019’ for the conservation and protection of the species.
Recently, the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has begun a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country.
National Rhino Conservation Strategy: It was launched in 2019 to conserve the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
Indian Rhino Vision 2020: Launched in 2005, it was an ambitious effort to attain a wild population of at least 3,000 greater one-horned rhinos spread over seven protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by the year 2020.

137
Q

Best state under 3rd National Water Awards? campaign?
National Water Awards: first when?

A

UP
Catch the rain campaign (29th March to 30th Nov)
2018

138
Q

Khelo India University Games 2022

A

2nd ed
in bengaluru

1st ed in 2021 in Bhubaneshwar

139
Q

Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?

A

present: Dr. Suman Beri

Previous: Rajeev Kumar

First Arvind Panagariya

140
Q

CEO of NITI Aayog

A

Parmeshwaran Aiyyar

previous Amitabh Kant

141
Q

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022?

A

conferred to 29 children (15 boys and 14 girls) in 2022 and 11 in 2023

PMRBP award is given by the MoWCCD to children (6-18yrs) with exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments in 6 categories- sports, innovation, art&culture, social service, bravery and scholastic

from 1996

on 24th Jan 2022 i.e. on National Girl Child Day

The award carries a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/-.

Bihar’s Dhiraj Kumar for Bravery and Pal Sakshi for social service

142
Q

Bihar Govt targets to make agriculture diesel free by ________-

A

2024

143
Q

Bihar’s first floating solar plant where

A

Darbhanga

144
Q

‘Shiksha Udaan’ programme

A

started in Samastipur district

library cum smart class in the form of Airplane

145
Q

Sita’s highest statue in the world

A

Sitamarhi

251 ft

146
Q

which place in Bihar has been included in GoI’s Swadesh Darshan scheme and PRASAD scheme

A

Punaura Dham

Ramayan circuit

Also, Patna Sahib (imp for Sikhs) included in PRASHAD scheme

147
Q

swadesh darshan scheme?

A

Swadesh Darshan, a Central Sector Scheme, was launched in 2014 -15 for integrated development of theme based tourist circuits in the country.

Under the scheme, the Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for infrastructure development of circuits.

One of the objectives of the scheme is to develop theme-based tourist circuits

Under the scheme, fifteen thematic circuits have been identified- Buddhist Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Heritage Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Krishna Circuit, North East Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Sufi Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Wildlife Circuit.

148
Q

PRASHAD scheme

A

Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive

The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)’ was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of holistic development of identified pilgrimage destinations.
The name of the scheme was changed from PRASAD to “National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)” in October 2017.

projects identified under this scheme shall be implemented through the identified agencies by the respective State/ Union Territory Government.

149
Q

Iconic Tourist sites?

A

government decided to develop 17 “Iconic Tourist Sites” in the country as a world class tourist destinations in 2019

17 sites identified by the Ministry are:
Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh),
Ajanta & Ellora (Maharashtra),
Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort and Qutub Minar (Delhi),
Colva (Goa),
Amer Fort (Rajasthan),
Somnath and Dholavira (Gujarat),
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh),
Hampi (Karnataka),
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu),
Kaziranga (Assam),
Kumarakom (Kerala) and
The Mahabodhi Temple (Bihar)

150
Q

Dekho Apna Desh’ Initiative

A

launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2020 to encourage the citizens to travel widely within the country

151
Q

Buddhist Conclave

A

Buddhist Conclave is organised every alternate year with the objective of promoting India as a Buddhist Destination and major markets around the globe.

152
Q

swadesh darshan 2.0 scheme?

A

With the mantra of ‘vocal for local’, the revamped scheme namely Swadesh Darshan 2.0 seeks to attain “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” by realizing India’s full potential as a tourism destination.

Swadesh Darshan 2.0 is not an incremental change but a generational shift to evolve the Swadesh Darshan Scheme as a holistic mission to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations.

It will encourage the development of benchmarks and standards for generic and theme-specific development of tourism destinations and the States will follow the benchmarks and standards while planning and developing the projects.
The following major themes have been identified for tourism under the Scheme:
Culture and Heritage
Adventure Tourism
Eco-Tourism
Wellness Tourism
MICE Tourism
Rural Tourism
Beach Tourism
Cruises – Ocean & Inland

153
Q

2022 Padma awards: Padma Vibhushan

A

i. Prabha Atre- art- classical vocalist- MH
ii. Shri Radheshyam Khemka- Literature and Education- journalist/editor of ‘Kalyan’; also chairman of Gita press trust board; born in Munger BIHAR
iii. Gen Bipin Rawat- Civil services- UK
iv. Shri Kalyan Singh- Public Affairs

154
Q

2022 Padma awards: Padma bhushan

A

None to Biharis

155
Q

2022 Padma awards: Padma Shri

A

i. Acharya Chandna ji- for social work
ii. Shaibal Gupta- lit and education

156
Q

2021 Padma awards: Padma Vibhushan

A

i. Shinzo Abe
ii. P Balasubramaniam- TN
iii. Dr. B.M. Hegde- Medicine- KN
iv. NS Kapany- S&E- USA
v. Maulana Wahiuddin Khan- others (spiritualism)- Delhi
vi. BB Lal- Others (Archaeology)- Delhi
vii. Sudarshan Sahoo- Art- Odisha

157
Q

2021 Padma awards: Padma bhushan

A

i. Ram Vilas Paswan: Khagaria; elected from Hajipur

158
Q

2021 Padma awards: Padma Shri

A

i. Dulari Devi: madhubani; Mithila painting (another famous person associated with it was Karpoori devi); Book”Following My paint brush”
ii. Ramcharan Manjhi: saran; ‘Naach’;Grameen natak for over 8 decades
iii. Dr. dilip Kumar Singh: Bhagalpur; Medicine; leprosy patients
iv. Mridula Sinha: former Guv of Goa; Art & Hindi Lit; Muzaffarpur; awarded posthumously

159
Q

2020 Padma awards: Padma Vibhushan

A

i. George Fernandes: born in KN; but political life in Bihar incl JP movement and elections from Muzaffarpur, Banka and Nalanda; former defence min

160
Q

2020 Padma awards: Padma bhushan

A

none from Bihar

161
Q

2020 Padma awards: Padma Shri

A

c. 7 shree awards
i. Sujoy Kumar Guha- Patna; S&T
ii. Bimal Kjmar Jain: Munger; Social work
iii. Shanti Jain- Patna- folk art
iv. Shanti Roy- Gopalganj- medicine
v. Shyamsundar Sharma- Patna-Arts
vi. Ramji Singh- Munger; social work
vii. Vashist Narayan Singh (posthumus)- Bhojpur- S&Engg

162
Q

Zoo safari?

A

inaugurated by CM in Feb 2022 in Rajgir, Nalanda

163
Q

Dada Saheb Falke International Film Festival Award 2022 for web series: best actor?

A

Manoj Bajpayee

164
Q

Dada Saheb Falke Indian TV Award 2021?

A

awarded to Deep Sresth, actor and director

165
Q

Recently CG has started a beggary eradication scheme on the lines of which scheme of Bihar govt

A

smile scheme

166
Q

latest addition to New Development Bank

A

Egypt

BRICS Bank
15th July 2015
Shanghai

167
Q

Vivek Joshi committee

A

for lifting AFSPA from nagaland

168
Q

new name of ‘guard’ under Indian Railways

A

Train manager

169
Q

Veer Baal Diwas?

A

26th Dec

by CG; since 2022

for martyr of sons of Guru Gobind SIngh- Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh

170
Q

Kalpana Chawala Centre established by

A

Chandigarh University
for research in space science and tech

170
Q

Kalpana Chawala Centre established by

A

Chandigarh University
for research in space science and tech

171
Q

First woman CEO of ONGC

A

Dr. Alka Mittal

172
Q

India’s first open rock museum?

A

opened in Hyderabad

173
Q

chairman of ISRO

A

S. Somnath

174
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

174
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

174
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

174
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

174
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

175
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

176
Q

India signed agreemnet for export of Brahmos missile with

A

Philippines

177
Q

Nyay Clock?

A

by GJ HC

LED screen informing aout pending and resolved cases

178
Q

ancient remains of Sun temple found at ?

A

remains of 4500yrs old Sun temple found in Egypt

179
Q

Mission Amanat by?

A

Indian Rlys

180
Q

which state recently established its first Bio Diversity park for conservation of Himalayan medicines

A

HP
in Mandi

181
Q

HERMES

A

NASA mission

moon related mission

182
Q

India’s Maritime Security Coordinator

A

Retired Vice Admiral, G Ashok Kumar has been appointed as India’s first national maritime security coordinator by the government.

The NMSC (National Maritime Security Coordinator) will be working with coordination with the National Security Council Secretariat which is headed by NSA Ajit Doval. The main task will be given to NMSC to make coordination among the Indian Navy, the Coast Guard, security agencies those tangled in coastal and maritime security and 13 coastal states and Union Territories.

183
Q

PUSA Alpana?

A

Rose variety

184
Q

SEED scheme

A

Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs

by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Components:
Free coaching to students from these communities for Civil Services, entry to professional courses like medicine, engineering, MBA, etc.
Health Insurance through PMJAY of National Health Authority.
Livelihoods to support income generation
Housing (through PMAY/IAY).

It ensures expenditure of Rs.200 crore to be spent over five years beginning 2021-22.
The DWBDNCs (Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities) has been tasked with the implementation of this scheme.

185
Q

Snowgloo?

A

World’s largest Igloo Cafe

opened recently in J&K

186
Q

Digital Sanasad app?

A

launched recently bt Om Birla

187
Q

Kisan Drone Yojana

A

for insecticides and pesticides spray

188
Q

National Single Window System (NSWS): first UT to be onboard?

A

J&K

The NSWS, a 2020 budgetary announcement of the Government of India, is a digital platform that serves as a guide for investors to identify and to apply for approvals as per their business requirements. The platform was soft launched in September 2021 by the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal

NSWS will eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple platforms/offices to gather information and obtain clearances from different stakeholders

189
Q

Brand Finance IT services-25 report

A

Accenture has succeeded in retaining its position as the most valuable IT services brand for the fifth consecutive year

A total of four Indian companies–TCS (2nd), Infosys (3rd), HCLTech (8th) and Wipro (9th)–have been featured in the list of world’s top 10 most valuable IT service brands,

190
Q

Charaideo Maidam

A

nominated by CG for UNESCO WHS

There is currently no World Heritage Site in the category of cultural heritage in Northeast India.
The nomination of the Charaideo Maidams has attained significance at a time when the country is celebrating the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan (Borphukan was known for his leadership in the Battle of Saraighat, on the banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati in 1671 in which an attempt by Mughal forces to capture Assam was thwarted).

The Charaideo Maidams, represents the late medieval (13th-19th century CE) mound burial tradition of the Tai Ahom community in Assam.
It enshrines the mortal remains of the members of the Ahom royalty, who used to be buried with their paraphernalia.
After the 18th century, the Ahom rulers adopted the Hindu method of cremation and began entombing the cremated bones and ashes in a Maidam at Charaideo.
Out of 386 Maidams or Moidams explored so far, 90 royal burials at Charaideo are the best preserved, representative of and the most complete examples of mound burial tradition of the Ahoms.

191
Q

Charaideo Maidam

A

nominated by CG for UNESCO WHS

There is currently no World Heritage Site in the category of cultural heritage in Northeast India.
The nomination of the Charaideo Maidams has attained significance at a time when the country is celebrating the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan (Borphukan was known for his leadership in the Battle of Saraighat, on the banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati in 1671 in which an attempt by Mughal forces to capture Assam was thwarted).

The Charaideo Maidams, represents the late medieval (13th-19th century CE) mound burial tradition of the Tai Ahom community in Assam.
It enshrines the mortal remains of the members of the Ahom royalty, who used to be buried with their paraphernalia.
After the 18th century, the Ahom rulers adopted the Hindu method of cremation and began entombing the cremated bones and ashes in a Maidam at Charaideo.
Out of 386 Maidams or Moidams explored so far, 90 royal burials at Charaideo are the best preserved, representative of and the most complete examples of mound burial tradition of the Ahoms.

192
Q

India’s first medical city

A

Indrayani medicity near Pune

will provide all types of medical facilities incl hospital, research centre, Pharmaceutical production, Wellness and Physiotherapy centre etc.

193
Q

INdia has won U-19 Cricket World Cup ____________times

A

5

194
Q

Best medical colleges in world list?

A

by CEOWORLD
AIIMS Delhi ranked 23rd