Like Venus, Uranus also rotates from east to west, a direction opposite to that of the earth. Therefore statement 1 is correct.

It has highly tilted rotational axis. Therefore statement 2 is not correct.

As a result, in its orbital motion, it appears to roll on its side.

The orbital period of Uranus is 84 years. It was discovered by William Herschel. It has 27 moons.

Article 176(1) of the Constitution of India enjoins that the Governor shall Address both the Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session after each general election to the Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year and inform the Legislature of the causes of its Summons. Therefore, Statement 1 is correct.

As per Article 208 of the Constitution: Rules of procedure:

• A House of the Legislature of a State may make rules for regulating subject to the provisions of this Constitution, its procedure and the conduct of its business
• Until rules are made under clause ( 1 ), the rules of procedure and standing orders in force immediately before the commencement of this Constitution with respect to the Legislature for the corresponding Province shall have effect in relation to the Legislature of the State subject to such modifications and adaptations as may be made therein by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, or the Chairman of the Legislative Council, as the case may be”
• However, according to the official UPSC key from 2019 Prelims, Statement 2 is correct.

• In terms of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) a target of 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) or Credit Equivalent amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposures (OBE), whichever is higher, as of preceding March 31st, has been mandated for lending to the priority sector by domestic scheduled commercial banks and foreign banks with 20 branches and above. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
• Within this, sub-targets of 18% of ANBC or OBE whichever is higher, as of preceding March 31st is for Agriculture and 10% ANBC or OBE whichever is higher, as of preceding March 31st is for weaker sections which include, among others, persons from SCs/ STs. RBI prescribes PSL targets bank-wise and not state-wise.
• RRBs and SFBs are required to meet a target of 75 percent towards PSL. Therefore, statement 2 is also correct.

A three-millennia-old “lost golden city” from the era of 18th-dynasty king Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt from 1391 to 1353 B.C., was found in the southern province of Luxor, Egypt, near some of the country’s best-known monuments. With mud-brick houses, artefacts, and tools discovered from the reign of the Pharaohs, some are even calling the find an “ancient Egyptian Pompeii”. As per Egypt officials, this discovery has been touted as the most important find since the unearthing of King Tutankhamun’s tomb almost 100 years ago. 

Swadeshi movement:

• It sought to oppose British rule and encourage the ideas of self-help, Swadeshi enterprise, national education, and use of Indian languages. 
• To fight for swaraj, the radicals advocated mass mobilisation and boycott of British institutions and goods. 
• Some individuals also began to suggest that “revolutionary violence” would be necessary to overthrow British rule.
• However, the Swadeshi movement was not clear about the economic model based on which these objectives are to be achieved.
• Socialist model in India was talked about much later when Nehru engaged in the INM actively and after the Russian revolution.

Aurang:

• It was a Persian term for a warehouse – a place where goods are collected before being sold.
• The term also refers to a workshop.

Weavers often belonged to communities that specialised in weaving.

• Their skills were passed on from one generation to the next.
• The tanti weavers of Bengal, the julahas or momin weavers of north India, sale and kaikollar and devangs of south India are some of the communities famous for weaving.

For coloured textiles, the thread was dyed by the dyer, known as rangrez.

• For printed cloth, the weavers needed the help of specialist block printers known as chhipigars.

• Question hour is the first hour of a Lok Sabha session where the Members of Parliament can raise any questions about the administrative functioning of the government. Therefore, statement A is correct.
• Ministers are bound to reply to the questions raised by the members, either orally or in writing, depending upon the nature of the question asked.
• Most of the questions are concerned with issues of public interests such as hoarding, inflation, riots, etc.
• It is a very popular session among the members of the Parliament, to the extent that full house can often be observed during Question hour sessions!
• To conclude, it is an effective method through which the legislature controls the executive. Therefore, statement B is false.

• Blue Kingfisher, Indian blue robin, India peafowl are species of 'Least concern' as per IUCN classification. 
• Indian rhinoceros, Indian eyed turtle, some species of Python and Indian flying frog are vulnerable as per IUCN classification.

• Flexible inflation targeting is a monetary policy strategy used by Central Bank to maintain the price level within a certain range. This strategy indicates the importance of price stability as the prime factor of monetary policy. Inflation targeting is known to bring more stability, predictability, and transparency in deciding monetary policy. Therefore, statement 1 is correct.
• Inflation targeting, or what is formally known as flexible inflation targeting (FIT) in the Indian context, was adopted in India in late 2016. Therefore, statement 2 is incorrect.