The Bande Mataram was an English language weekly newspaper published from Calcutta founded in 1905 by Bipin Chandra Pal and edited by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.

* Kalashoka organised the second Buddhist council in 383 BC at Vaishali. He belonged to the Shishunaga dynasty.

* Girivraja was the capital of the Shishunaga dynasty.

* 10 sons of Kalashoka ruled simultaneously in the final days of Shishunaga dynasty. Out of them, Nandivardhana is mentioned in Puranas.

* Shishunaga and Kakavarna kalasoka were important kings of this dynasty.

Amongst the given rocks, Marble is not a type of sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed via endogenous and exogenous forces. Lithification turns the transported deposits into rocks. In many sedimentary rocks, the layers of deposits retain their characteristics even after lithification. Hence, we see a number of layers of varying thickness in sedimentary rocks like sandstone, shale, etc. Based on their formation, sedimentary rocks are classified as – mechanically formed, chemically formed, and organically formed sedimentary rocks.

The cold currents of the Pacific Ocean

1. Curile equatorial Current

2. California Current

3. Humboldt Current

4. Antarctica Current

The cold currents of the Atlantic ocean

1. Labrador Current

2. Benguela Current

3. Canary Current

4. East Greenland Current

5. Antarctica Current

6. Falkland Current

Article 155. Appointment of Governor: The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.

156. Term of office of Governor.—

(1) The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.

(2) The Governor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.

(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article, a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:

Provided that a Governor shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.

Article 157: Qualifications for appointment as Governor No person shall be eligible for appointment as Governor unless he is a citizen of India and has completed the age of thirty-five years.

* Article 13 declares that all laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of any of the fundamental rights shall be void. In other words, it expressively provides for the “doctrine of judicial review”.

* The term ‘law’ in Article 13 has been given a wide connotation so as to include the following:

(1) Permanent laws enacted by the Parliament or the state legislatures;

(2) Temporary laws like ordinances issued by the President or the state Governors;

(3) Statutory instruments in the nature of delegated legislation (executive legislation) like order, bye-law, rule, regulation or notification; and

(4) Non-legislative sources of law, that is, custom or usage having the force of law.

* The Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India is based on the dual-model GST adopted in Canada.

* GST is a value-added tax levied on most goods and services sold for domestic consumption.

* GST is applicable on ‘supply’ of goods or services.

* GST Bill was first introduced in 2014 as The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill in India. This got approval in 2016 and was renumbered in the statute by Rajya Sabha as The Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016.

* GST Council to be formed by the President to administer & govern GST. Its Chairman is the Finance Minister of India.

The correct pairing here would be – Bifocal Lens: Benjamin Franklin; Celluloid: Alexander Parkes; Dynamite: Alfred Nobel; and Electroscope: William Gilbert.

* The full form of CCTV is Closed Circuit Television.

* CCTV is as known a video Surveillance and is the use of video camera for various Surveillances.

* It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted.