The correct answer is Fa-Hien.

Key Points

• Fa-Hien:
  • He was a Chinese Buddhist monk, who visited India in around 405 A.D.
  • He visited India during the region of Chandragupta II.

  • Fa-Hein travelled to many cities associated with the life of the Buddha such as Sravasti, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Vaishali, Rajgir, etc.

  • The Fa-Hien account suggests that during Guptas there was peace and security within the empire.

• Hiuen-Tsang:

  • He visited India in 630 A.D during the reign of Harsha Vardhana.

  • He was a Chinese traveller.

  • Hiuen-Tsang was impressed by King Harsha’s patronage of both scholarship and Buddhism.

  • Harsha Vardhana invited Hiuen Tsang to Kumbh Mela in Prayag.

  • As per Hiuen-Tsang, the burden of taxation in Harsha's reign was less and the main source of income was land revenue.

• Al-Masudi:

  • He was an Arab traveller.

  • He visited India in 957 A.D.

  • He explained his journey in his book Muruj-ul-Zehab.

• Ibn Battuta:
  • He was a Moroccan traveller, who visited India in around 1333 A.D, during the rule of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq.
  • He wrote a book called Rihla.

The correct answer is Lachit the Warrior.

In News

• 'Lachit the Warrior' secured the best animation award at the Kanchenjunga International Film Festival.

Key Points

• 'Lachit the Warrior,' an animation film directed by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, won the Best Animation Film award at the Kanchenjunga International Film Festival.
• The film depicts the heroics of Lachit Barphukan, an iconic Ahom general known for preventing the Mughals from capturing Assam in the 1600s.
• Directed by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, who is currently serving as the DIG of the Special Task Force (STF) in Assam, the film has garnered recognition at various international film festivals.
• Apart from winning at the Kanchenjunga International Film Festival, the film also clinched the Best Animation Film award at the 10th Rajasthan International Film Festival.
• With its portrayal of Assam's historical figure and stunning animation, 'Lachit the Warrior' has received acclaim for its storytelling and visual appeal.

The correct answer is Delhi.

Key Points

• The Delhi High Court was established on 31st October 1966.
• The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges, including the Chief Justice K.S.Hegde from Mysore High Court (now Karnataka High Court).

Additional Information

• The Indian judiciary is a hierarchy of courts with the Supreme Court at the top, followed by High Courts for each state or group of states, and subordinate courts at the local level. 
• Supreme Court:
  • The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal under the Constitution of India.
  • It is composed of the Chief Justice of India and a maximum of 33 other judges.
  • The Supreme Court has original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction.
• High Courts:
  • Each state has a High Court which is the highest court within that state's jurisdiction. 
• Subordinate Courts:
  • Below the High Courts are a hierarchy of subordinate courts including District Courts, Family Courts, Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal, and others.
  • These courts deal with civil and criminal matters of state and local levels.
• Tribunals:
  • Apart from the regular hierarchy of courts, there are several tribunals established in India for various matters, including Income Tax, Customs, Excise, Armed Forces, Consumer Disputes, etc.
  • While these tribunals aren't part of the traditional judicial structure, they play a key role in the Indian justice system.

The correct answer is the Medical field.

Key Points

• The Dhanvantari Award is associated with the ‘Medical Field’.
• The award has been introduced by the All India Indian Medicine Graduates Association.
• The winner of the 2017 Dhanvantri award was Dr D Nageshwar Reddy.
• The Mumbai Vaidya Sabha conferred the prestigious Dhanwantari award for 2021 to leading Ayurveda practitioner Harish B Singh for his outstanding contribution in the field of Ayurvedic treatment and research.

Explanation:

• Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) mainly consists of propane and butane.
• It is odorless that's why Ethyl Mercaptan is added to it so there may be a smell if LPG leaks from its storage container.

The correct answer is Kisan Kanya.

Key Points

• Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi Cinecolor feature film which was directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures.
• It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India's first indigenously made colour film

Important Points

• Dadasaheb Phalke's silent Raja Harishchandra (1913) is the first feature film made in India.
• The first Indian sound film, Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara (1931), was commercially successful.
• By the 1930s, the industry was producing over 200 films per year.

The correct answer is Sama Veda, Atharva Veda, Yajur Veda.

Key Points

• The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
• The later Vedic period is called the Brahmanical Age because it was dominated by the priestly religion of Brahman class.
• The primary literary sources from the later Vedic period are the Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.

Additional Information 

• Sama Veda - 
  • It is considered as the root of Indian classical music and dance.
• Yajur Veda
  • It compiles ritual-offering mantras/chants. These chants were offered by the priest alongside a person who used to perform a ritual (in most cases yajna fire.)
• Atharva Veda
  • It is a primary source for information about Vedic Culture, the customs and beliefs, the aspirations of everyday life.

Thus, we can say that the later Vedic period consists of Sama Veda, Atharva Veda and Yajur Veda.

The correct answer is Tanjavur Brihadeshwara Temple.

Key Points

Brihadishvara temple

• Brihadishvara temple also called Rajarajeswaram is a Hindu temple.
• Temple dedicated to Shiva located on the South Bank of the Kaveri river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
• It is one of the largest South Indian temples and an exemplary example of fully realized Tamil architecture.
• It is called Dhakshina Meru (Meru of the south).
• Built by Tamil king Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD.
• The temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola dynasty era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple.

Additional Information

Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram:

• The Shore Temple (built-in 700–728 AD) is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal.
• It is located near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
• It is a structural temple, built with blocks of granite, dating from the 8th century AD. At the time of its creation, the site was a busy port during the reign of Narasimhavarman II of the Pallava dynasty.

​Hampi Virupaksha Temple

• It is the largest monument of Chalukyas of Badami.
• This was later improvised in the Vijayanagar empire.
• This temple is special because it has a Panchayat hall kind of design with 12 pillars.
• This was the earliest experiment for a pillar-based structure in temple architecture.
• It is located in Hampi and, is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• The distance from Bangalore to Hampi is about 350 km.
• Hampi is a temple town in South India and is acknowledged as one of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.
• This temple was constructed in Lakkana Dandesha’s assistance who was a commander under King Deva Raya II.

​Konark Sun Temple

• Konark Sun Temple was built in 1250 AD.
• This temple is also called "Black Pagoda".
• Temple was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.
• Famous Chandrabhaga Mela took place here every year in the month of February.
• This temple is attributed to King Narsimhadeva - I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
• Temple is a classic illustration of Great Kalinga Architecture.

The correct answer is Nagaland.

• State border of Manipur:
  • Nagaland to the north
  • Assam to the west
  • Mizoram to the southwest
• International border:
  • Myanmar (Burma) to the 
• Manipur:

Notes:

States sharing international borders:

• Manipur:
  • International Borders - Myanmar in the south and east.
• Arunachal Pradesh:
  • International borders - Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, China in the north.
• Mizoram:
  • International borders - Bangladesh in the west, Myanmar in the east.

• Meghalaya:
  • International Border - Bangladesh in the south.
• Assam:
  • International Border - Bangladesh in the west and Bhutan in the north.
• Nagaland:
  • International Border - Myanmar in the east.
• Tripura:
  • International Border - Bangladesh in the south.
• Sikkim:
  • International Border - Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west.

The Correct Answer is bar magnet.

Key Points

• The solenoid is a long coil containing a large number of close turns of insulated copper wire.
• When electricity is passed through the solenoid, it acts as an electromagnet.
• The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid is similar to the magnetic field produced by a bar magnet.
• The magnetic field lines inside the solenoid are in the form of parallel straight lines.