The correct answer is Dattajirao Gaekwad.

In News

• India's oldest Test cricketer Dattajirao Gaekwad passed away

Key Points

• Dattajirao Gaekwad, the father of former India opener and national coach Aunshuman Gaekwad, was India's oldest Test cricketer.
• He passed away at the age of 95 due to age-related ailments.
• Gaekwad had been battling for his life in the ICU of a Baroda hospital for the past 12 days before his demise.
• His contribution to Indian cricket, both as a player and as a figure in his son's coaching career, leaves a lasting legacy in the sport.
• He appeared in 11 Test matches, toured England in 1952 and 1959 and West Indies in 1952.
• He was distantly related to Baroda royal family and served as the Deputy comptroller to the Baroda state.

The correct answer is Coastal region.

Key Points

• Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena.
• They are intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans and have maximum sustained wind speeds exceeding 119 kilometers per hour and heavy rains.
• Classifications of Tropical cyclones are Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Typhoon, and Super Typhoon.

Additional Information

• Tropical cyclones occur in the months of May-June and October-November in India.
• On average around 2 to 4 tropical cyclones impact India every year.
• While most of these tropical cyclones impact the east coast of Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
• In general, the coastal districts of West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu are more prone and are in the high to very high category of risk due to cyclones.

The correct answer is Prashastis.

Key Points

• Prashastis is a special kind of inscription, meaning “in praise of”. They were composed by learned Brahmans in praise of the rulers.
• They tell us how rulers of that time wanted to illustrate themselves.
• If the kings liked the prashastis, they gave land as a gift to the Brahmans, with records of it on copper plates.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Kosi.

Key Points

• Kosi is part of the Ganges river system while Lohit, Dibang, and Meghna are parts of the Brahmaputra river system.
• The river basin of Brahmaputra consists of the Ganges too, along with the Barak River originating in India.
• These rivers converge in Bangladesh as the Meghna River and flow out to the Bay of Bengal.
• The Brahmaputra River System (3848 km) is one of the longest rivers in the world. It is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, the Brahmaputra, Lohit, Siang, and Dihang in India, and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Additional Information

• ​Brahmaputra river system
  • The Brahmaputra river also called Tsangpo.
  • It is the sixth-longest river in Asia, at 2,900 km (1,800 mi). It originates in the Tibetan Plateau and flows eastward for more than 2,900 km before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
  • It passes through, India, Bangladesh, and Tibet.​
  • The Brahmaputra river origin is in the Chemayungdung mountain ranges near Mansarovar lake in southern Tibet.

  • Brahmaputra river tributaries

The correct answer is Doha.

Key Points

• Asian games are also called Asiad and it is held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
• The first Asian Games was hosted by New Delhi.

Important Points

The correct answer is ​Tamil Nadu.

In News

• T.N. got two more Ramsar sites; tops the country with 16 sites.

Key Points

• Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Ramsar sites in India, with a total of 16 designated sites.
• The recent addition of Longwood Shola Reserve Forest and Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu further strengthens its position.
• These designations reflect the state's commitment to conservation and environmental protection.
• Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra also have significant numbers of Ramsar sites but do not surpass Tamil Nadu's count.
• The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ramsar Sites Secretariat accepted the proposals for these new sites, highlighting Tamil Nadu's proactive efforts in environmental preservation.

Additional Information

• The Ramsar convention to promote the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through regional actions and international cooperation came to force in India in 1982.
• India is a party to the Ramsar Convention.
• India signed under it on 1st February 1982.
• The term was coined when the International Treaty for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands was signed in a city in Iran called Ramsar in 1971.
• Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first Ramsar Sites of India.

The correct answer is Institutes to educate people.

Important Points

• Production is a process of integrating the different factors of production in a strategic way.
• Producers are given the responsibility of making use of the factors in an efficient way so as to expand the economic growth of the firm.
• Each of these factors of production is discussed below:
• Land:
  • The land is the only fixed factor of production.
  • It is the primary factor because without proper land none of the activities of the organization can be fulfilled.
• Labour:
  • It includes all the physical and mental efforts that are used in the process of production.
  • It includes right from the upper-level management like Board of Directors, Directors to the lower level management of clerks and service providers.
• Capital:
  • Capital refers to the amount of money invested into the business, it may also include the heavy goods that are used for the purpose of production.
  • Goods like machinery, equipment or even trucks for example can be considered as capital for the firm.
• Entrepreneurship:
  • The binding force for all the non-human factors of production is entrepreneurship.
  • An entrepreneur is a person who tries to integrate all the forces in order to achieve the production of goods and services for ultimately selling to the customers.
• These all factors are required but the least required for production of goods and services is Institutes to educate people.

The correct answer is Cripps Mission.

Key Points

• Cripps Mission was sent by the British government in March 1942.
• It was aimed to obtain Indian support in the 2nd world war.
• It was headed by Sir Richard Standford Cripps, who was labour minister in Winston Churchill's government.
• The Mission was rejected by the INC, the Muslim League and other Indian groups.

Additional Information

• Cripps Mission:
  • In order to get the support of India in World War II, Cripps Mission was sent to India in 1942.
  • Few proposals of this mission are:
    • Dominion status to India after the war.
    • Constitution-making body after the war.
    • Constitution so framed would be acceptable by the British Government only if certain province desires to stay away from the Union of India.
    • Any province which wouldn't accept the new constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with the British
    • Gandhi called Cripps Mission as 'A post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank' due to the Cripps offer of Dominion Status after the war.

Important Points

• Quit India movement was started on 8th August 1942 and is also known as August Kranti.
• The immediate cause for the movement was the collapse of the Cripps Mission.
• Gandhiji gave the call “Do or Die” in his speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan.

The correct answer is the Scattering of light.

Key Points

• The blue color of the sky is due to the scattering of light by the atmospheric particles.
• Light of shorter wavelength scatters more than the light of longer wavelengths and the violet color has a shorter wavelength, but our eyes are more sensitive to blue light. Hence, the color of a clear sky is blue.

Additional Information

• Light is scattered by molecules of dust, and water vapor in the air.
• A clear cloudless sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light.
• When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colors because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.
• Dispersion: The white light gets split into constituent "VIBGYOR".
• Interference: The change in waveform because of the superimposition of two or more light waves.

The correct answer is Viswanathan Anand.

Key Points

• Viswanathan Anand was named sportsman of the decade (Individual non-Olympic sports) at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards.
• He is the first Indian chess grandmaster and also a former world chess champion.
• He has won the world chess championship five times.
• An autobiography - 'Mind Master' was launched in December 2020.
• The 'Grandmaster' title is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.
• India and Russia were declared the joint winners of the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
• World number 1 Chess player - Magnus Carlsen (Norway) with 2882 points.

Additional Information

• Baskaran Adhiban:
  • He is a grandmaster from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is one of India's elite players with a rating consistently over 2600.
• Pentala Harikrishna:
  • He is an Indian chess player. He became the youngest grandmaster from India.
  • He was Commonwealth Champion in 2001, World Junior Champion in 2004, and Asian Individual Champion in 2011.
• Vidit Gujrathi:
  • He is an Indian chess player.
  • He attained the title of Grandmaster in January 2013.