The correct answer is Sixth.

Key Points

• Sixth Five-Year Plans
  • In October 1980, then-prime minister Indira Gandhi reorganised and rebranded the Food For Work Program as the National Rural Employment Program.
  • As of April 1981, it became a regular programme.
  • The Sixth Five Year Plan saw the beginning of the Program. It tries to implement more employment for those who are underemployed.
  • The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee was a central government-funded programme that provided landless people with work guarantees for at least 100 days.
  • 10% of the money was also set aside for the sole benefit of SC/ST communities, with the remaining 25% going to social forestry and the remaining 20% to housing.
  • On April 1, 1989, Rajiv Gandhi, the prime minister, merged the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program and the National Rural Employment Program to create the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY).

Additional Information

•  Seventh Five-Year Plans
  • ​In 1985, when Rajiv Gandhi led the Congress party to power, the seventh five-year plan was unveiled. The seventh planet's time period spanned from 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1990.
  • From 1985 to 1987, Mr Manmohan Singh served as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. Food, work, and production were the first three plans included in the seventh strategy.
•  Fifth Five-Year Plans
  • ​The government of Indira Gandhi created India's Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–1979).
  • It put an emphasis on agriculture, reducing poverty, and creating jobs.
  • Additionally, the plan attempted to lessen social and economic disparities within society.
• Fourth Five-Year Plans
  • ​The Fourth Five-Year Plan embraced the goal of reversing the prior trend of greater economic and wealth power concentration.
  • It was based on the Gadgil formula, which put an emphasis on growth while maintaining stability and moving towards independence.
  • Indira Gandhi was in office as prime minister at the time.

The correct answer is Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

Key Points

• On 29 March 2023, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Chief Justice of Patna High Court. On 26 April 2025, Justice K. Vinod Chandran will retire. 
• It is known that earlier Justice K. Vinod Chandran was the senior judge of the Kerala High Court. After the promotion of former Chief Justice Sanjay Karol, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
• Significantly, Justice Sanjay Karol has been appointed as judge of the Supreme Court.
• In the month of December last year, the names of 3 Chief Justices, and two judges were recommended for the post of Supreme Court Judges.
• The then Chief Justice of Patna High Court Sanjay Karol is also among them. Because of this, the post of Chief Justice of Patna High Court was vacant. Significantly, Justice Sanjay Karol has been appointed as judge of the Supreme Court.
• In the month of December last year, the names of 3 Chief Justices, and two judges were recommended for the post of Supreme Court Judges. The then Chief Justice of Patna High Court Sanjay Karol is also among them. Because of this, the post of Chief Justice of Patna High Court was vacant

The Correct Answer is Dhanush Srikanth.

In News

•  ISSF: Dhanush Srikanth wins India's third gold at Suhl Junior World Cup.

Key Points

• Dhanush Srikanth won the men's 10m Air Rifle on day three of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, giving India their third gold of the competition.
• Dhanush posted 249.4 in the 24-shot final to leave silver winning Swede Pontus Kallin, a clear 1.3 points behind in a clinical display. Frenchman Romain Aufrere won bronze.
• India also picked up a bronze in the Skeet Mixed Team competition, when Harmehar Lally and Sanjana Sood defeated Swedish opponents, the pair of David Jonsson and Felicia Ros.

The correct answer is Sattriya.

Key Points

• Ranjumoni Saikia is an exponent of Sattriya
• Sattriya originated in Sattra, a monastery, as a part of the neo-Vaishnavite movement started by Srimanta Sankardev in Assam.
• He propagated the “ek sharan Naama dharma”(chanting the name of one God devotedly).
• It was introduced in the 15th century A.D.
• Sattriya was given the status of classical dance in the year 2000 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

Additional Information

Classical dance forms of India-

The Correct Answer is Accra.

In News

• Community Spirit Index: Indian City Is Ranked Second Most Unfriendly City In the World.

Key Points

• In the recent ranking by the Community Spirit Index, 53 cities from different countries have been given ranks based on how friendly and unfriendly their residents are.
• Toronto and Sydney are named the world’s top friendliest countries in the index while India’s capital New Delhi and Mumbai are among the most unfriendly cities in the world.
• Accra in Ghana was ranked as the least friendly city in the world for non-natives, with a friendliness score of just 3.12 out of 10.
• Mumbai ranked 3rd most least friendly city in the world while Delhi on 6th of the list.

The correct answer is Union Legislature.

Key Points

• Union Legislature
  • The Indian Union Legislature serves as both the country's legislative body and the hub of all democratic political activity.
  • The central legislature is the Parliament, and the state legislature is referred to as the "State Legislature."
  • The Rajya Sabha (the Council of States) and the Lok Sabha, make up India's bicameral parliament, (the House of the People).

Additional Information

• Supreme Court- 
  • The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial body of India and the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. 
  • The Chief Justice of India is the head and chief judge of the Supreme Court, which consists of a maximum of 33 judges under him.
  • Article 124 has provisions for the establishment and organizational structure of the Supreme court. 
  • SC of India was established on 1st October 1937 as the Federal Court of India.
  • H J Kania was the first Chief Justice of India.
  • Sir Maurice Gwyer was the first chief justice of the Federal Court of India prior to the formation of the Supreme Court of India. 
• State Legislature
  • In India's states and union territories, the legislature is known as the State Legislative Assembly, commonly known as Vidhan Sabha or Saasana Sabha.
  • It is the only legislative body in the 28 states and 3 union territories that have a unicameral state legislature, and in 6 states that have bicameral state legislatures, it is the lower house, with the State Legislative Council serving as the upper chamber. 
• Ministry
  • ​The administration of the Companies Act 2013, the Companies Act 1956, the Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2008, and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016 are the primary concerns of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, a department of the Indian government.

The correct answer is To detect aircraft in the sky.

• To detect aircraft in the sky ultrasonic waves are not used.
• Ultrasonics are sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is not different from normal sound in its physical properties, except that humans cannot hear it.
• This limit varies from person to person and is approximately 20 kilohertz in healthy young adults.

Key Points

• Ian Donald and engineer Tom Brown invented the ultrasound waves.
• Certain animals can emit and hear ultra-sonic frequencies of more than 20 kilohertz. Examples include Bats, Insects like beetles, moths, praying mantis, dolphins, dogs, frogs, toads, etc.
• Ultrasonic waves can be detected using Radiometer.
  • In this method, an ultrasonic beam is made to fall on a thin mica fan suspended by a thin wire carrying a small mirror from one end of a light rod.
• Primary radar based on the earliest form of radar developed in the 1930s detects and measures the approximate position of aircraft using reflected radio signals.

Important Points

• Important Properties of Ultrasonic Waves are:
  • Ultrasonic waves vibrate at a frequency greater than the audible range for humans (20 kilohertz).
  • They have smaller wavelengths. As a result, their penetrating power is high.
  • They cannot travel through a vacuum.
  • Ultrasonic waves travel at the speed of sound in the medium. They have maximum velocity in a denser medium.
  • In a homogeneous medium, they travel at a constant velocity.
  • In low viscosity liquids, ultrasonic waves produce vibrations.

Additional Information

• How does an ultrasound work is below:

The correct answer is  Aranea.

Key Points

• Aranea belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
  • Araneae is the order of Spider.
  • It ranks seventh in the global diversity of animals and they are joint-legged animals.
• They are Eukaryotic organisms and have an open circulatory system. 
• Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
    • Class: Arachnida
      • Order: Araneae

Additional Information

• Characteristics of Arthropoda:​
  • Bilaterally symmetrical.
  • Triploblastic, metamerically segmented animals.
  • With coelom which is reduced and modified.
  • Their body is covered externally in a chitinous exoskeleton
  • Their appendages are joined.
  • Eg: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, spiders, butterflies.
  • Arthropoda is currently the largest phylum.

The correct answer is Tungabhadra River.

Key Points

• The Tungabhadra River is a river in India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, before cruising along the border between Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and ultimately joining the Krishna River near Gundimalla village in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana.
• The river after the confluence of the two streams near Shimoga runs for about 531 km (330 miles) till it joins the river Krishna at Sangamaleshwaram in Andhra Pradesh. 
• The total river catchment area is 69,552 km2 up to its confluence with Krishna and 28,177 km2 up to Tungabhadra Dam.
• It is influenced chiefly by the South-West monsoon.

Additional Information

Son River

• Son River is a perennial river located in central India.
• It originates near Amarkantak Hill in the Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges River near Patna in Bihar.
• The Sone River is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges after the Yamuna River.

Yamuna River

• The Yamuna also spelled Jamuna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.
• Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at the height of about 4,500 m on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometers (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin.
• It merges with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, which is a site of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every 12 years.

Gomti River

• The Gomti, Gumti, or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganges.
• According to beliefs, the river is the son of Rishi Vashishtha, and bathing in the Gomti on Ekadashi (the 11th day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away sins.
• The rare Gomti Chakra is found there.

The correct answer is Stone chariot of Hampi

Key Points

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established in 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, of 1934.
  • Its Headquarters moved to Mumbai in 1937.
• ​The new 50/- currency has the motif of "Hampi with chariot" which depicts the nation's cultural heritage. Hence option 4 is correct.
• The new 50/- notes were introduced in 2017 after the demonetisation of old 500/- and 1000/- notes in 2016. 
• Hampi is an ancient town in Karnataka which was ruled by the Vijayanagara Empire and is on the banks of the Tungabadra river that is a tributary of the Krishna river.

Additional Information

• RBI prints currency from four government-owned presses, Nashik (west), Dewas (Central), Mysore (South) and Salboni (East).
  • ​It mints coins in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Noida.
• The new 100/- currency, which was introduced in 2018, has the motif of Rani ka Vav.
  • It is a stepwell built by Rani Udayamati on the bank of the Saraswati river in Gujarat.
• Red fort, located in New Delhi, is the motif of the new 500/- notes.
• Sanchi Stupa, located in Madhya Pradesh, is the motif of the new 200/- notes.
• Mangalyaan or Mars Orbiter Mission is a space probe launched in 2013 and is the motif of the new 2000/- notes.