The correct answer is Madan Mohan Malavya.

Key Points

• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  • National song - Vande Mataram is taken from his novel Anandmath (written in 1882).
  • He also wrote  Durgeshnandini (1865), and Kapalkundala (1866).
• Lokmanya Tilak
  • Born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak in 1856.
  • He gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"
  • He was the extremist faction of the Indian National Congress.
  • He published two papers – Kesari in Marathi and Maratha in English.
  • Along with Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai, he was called the ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’ trio of extremist leaders.
  • He was one of the founders of the All India Home Rule League, along with Annie Besant and G S Khaparde.
  • He used the Ganesh Chaturthi and Shiv Jayanti (birth anniversary of Shivaji) festivals to create unity and a national spirit among the people.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • Born on 2nd October 1904.
  • He gave the slogan, “Jai Jawan! Jai Kissan!”
• Madan Mohan Malavya
  • He became the editor of the Indian Opinion in 1889.
  • He started a Hindi weekly ‘Abhyudaya’, an English daily ‘Leader’, a Hindi newspaper ‘Maryada’.
  • He gave this slogan from the Mundakopanishad, ‘Satyameva Jayate’.
  • He was given the title, ‘Mahamana’.
  • In 2015, he was bestowed the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

In News

• Uttarakhand will launch India's first Helicopter Emergency Service.

Key Points

• India's first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is set to commence in Uttarakhand.
• The service will operate from All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh.
• The project, named 'Sanjeevani,' aims to expand medical outreach and trauma care services using helicopters.
• Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia confirmed the development during his interaction with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami.
• The HEMS will cover a radius of 150 kilometers, ensuring timely transportation of accident victims and patients from hilly terrain to AIIMS.
• Additionally, air connectivity from Hindon Air Base to Pithoragarh is also being initiated under the UDAN scheme, further enhancing accessibility in Uttarakhand.

The correct answer is Blossom Shower.

• Blossom shower helps in the blossoming of coffee flowers.
• Pre-Monsoon showers help in the ripening of mangoes.
• Location: Kerala and Karnataka.

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• List of Local Winds:

The correct answer is Jhelum.

Key Points

• The Vedic name of Jhelum is Vitasta.
• The Vitasta is referred as one of the crucial rivers by the holy scriptures, the Rigveda.
• The Jhelum is the important waterway of the Kashmir valley.
• The Jhelum River is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent.

Additional Information

• Rigvedic hymns mention many rivers' names different from modern ones.

The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.

• According to Census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density.

Important Points

Key Points

• Population Density of India's state as per census 2011:
  • Highest: NCT of Delhi (11320).
  • 2nd Position: Chandigarh (9258).
  • 3rd position: Puducherry (2547).

The correct answer is Krishna.

Key Points

• ​The Krishna River is the fourth largest river in India, after the Ganga, Godavari, and Brahmaputra in terms of water inflows and river basin area.
• Mahabaleshwar is a historic site and a village in Mahabaleshwar, a district of Satara in Maharashtra state of India.
• For Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, it is one of the major sources of irrigation.
• The Krishna river originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 feet, in the central Indian state of Maharashtra.

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The correct answer is Rock.

Key Points

• Earth's crust 
  • Each fragment of the Earth's crust is known as a Plate.
  • Earth consists of three parts. 
    • The crust
    • The mantle
    • The core
  • The Crust is the outer layer of the Earth and it is very thin compared to the core and mantle. It is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
  • There are two types of crust viz oceanic and continental.
  • The mantle lies below the crust and it is up to 2900 km thick.
  • The core is the center of the earth.

The correct answer is Vice President.

Key Points

• Vice President​
  • Article 63: There shall be the vice-president of India.
  • He/She is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha.
  • The term of the office of Vice-President is 5 years.
  • He gets his salary as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  • If any vacancy occurs in the office of President, he/she will act as a president of India.
  • He is not a member of any house of the Parliament.
  • First Vice-President: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  • Current Vice-President: Jagdeep Dhankhar

The correct answer is Uttarakhand

Key Points

• The Sarayu originates from Lake Mansarovar in the Himalayas and is also known as the Ghaghra and the Manas Nandini.
•  Saryu is a major river draining the Central Kumaon region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. 
• The length of the river is 350 km
•  It merges with the Ganga in Bihar's Saran district.
• The Saryu river tributaries on the Right side are Gomti, pannar  Lohar Left side Ramganga and PUNGER.
• The Ayodhya is located on the bank of the Sarayu river.

Additional Information

• Hooghly river is the main river of West Bengal.
• Sutlej river is the main river of Himachal Pradesh.
• Mahanadi river is the main river of Chhattishgarh.

Important Points

• The Ganga river is the largest river in India (2525 km).
• The deepest river in India is the Brahmaputra.
• The Arvari river is the Smallest river in India(45km).
• The Yangtze river is the largest river in Asia (China)(6300km
• The Nile river is the longest river in the world (Africa) (6650km).

The correct answer is 24^th April.

Key Points

• National Panchayati Raj Day
  • The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010. 
  • Since then, the National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on 24th April every year in India. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
  • The annual celebration is done to commemorate the day on which the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1992.
  • The act came into effect on April 24, 1993.
  • Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had declared the first National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April in the year 2010.
  • National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated to mark the inception of decentralized power.
  • The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been awarding the best performing Panchayats/States/UTs across the country in recognition of their good work.
  • After the Constitution came into force, Article 40 made a mention of panchayats, and Article 246 empowered the state legislature to legislate concerning any subject relating to local self-government.
  • Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 to build democracy at the grassroots level and was entrusted with the task of rural development in the country.
  • PRI is a system of rural local self-government in India.
  • Local Self Government is the management of local affairs by such local bodies who have been elected by the local people.
  • To strengthen e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has launched eGramSwaraj, a user-friendly web-based portal.

Important Points

• Salient Features of the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment
  • The 73^rd Constitutional Amendment added Part IX titled “The Panchayats” to the Constitution.
  • The basic unit of the democratic system-Gram Sabhas (villages) comprising all the adult members registered as voters.
  • The three-tier system of panchayats at the village, intermediate block/taluk/Mandal, and district levels except in States with population is below 20 lakhs (Article 243B).
  • Seats at all levels to be filled by direct elections (Article 243C (2)).

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