The correct answer is 6 years.

Key Points

• The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed for a term of 6 years.
• The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the President of India for a fixed tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
• Chief Election Commissioner is appointed under article 324 of the Indian Constitution.
•  The  CEC enjoys same status and receive salary and perks as available to Judges of the Supreme Court (SC) of India.

Additional Information

• He is the chief officer of the Election Commission of India (ECI) an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
• It was established on 25th January 1950.
• Initially, it was headed by only one officer but after the Election Commissioner Amendment Act 1989, it was made a multi-member body.
• Currently, there are two who assist Chief Election Commissioners.
• Rajiv Kumar is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India with Sh. Anup Chandra Pande & Sh. Arun Goel as election commissioner.

The correct answer is Lodha Committee.

• Lodha Committee deals with BCCI reforms.

Key Points

• Lodha Committee:
  • The Lodha Committee was appointed by the Supreme Court of India on 22 January 2015.
  • It is appointed to analyze and recommend implementable actions for improving the BCCI.
  • The SC has also increased the number of selectors from three to five, observing that a broad-based selection committee was required to tap the prodigious talent pool spread across the country.
  • A "one vote per state" policy to make BCCI more transparent in its dealings.

Additional Information

• Ratan Watal committee, tasked by the government to recommend measures to encourage digital payment in India.
• Y V Reddy Committee Was a Finance committee under the chairmanship of Y V Reddy.
• Kelkar Committee was made to study and evaluate the extant public-private partnership (PPP) model in India.

The correct answer is Nikola Tesla.

Key Points

• Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
• His alternating current (AC) induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888, earned him a considerable amount of money and became the cornerstone of the polyphase system which that company eventually marketed.
• Attempting to develop inventions he could patent and market, Tesla conducted a range of experiments with mechanical oscillators/generators, electrical discharge tubes, and early X-ray imaging.
• He also built a wirelessly controlled boat, one of the first ever exhibited.

Additional Information

The correct answer is "August 2014".

Key Points

• PMJDY was launched by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2014.
• This scheme is launched to provide banking services to all the households in the country.
• This scheme provides financial services to citizens like the availability of basic savings bank accounts, credit, insurance, pension, and many more.
• The main feature of this scheme is Rs.5000 overdraft facility for Aadhar-linked accounts and RuPay debit cards with inbuilt Rs.1 Lakh accident insurance cover.
• The Kisan Credit Cards are also linked with the RuPay platform.

Additional Information

• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and was launched on 25th June 2015. 
• Skill India Mission was launched on 28th August 2014.
• Indian-made was launched on 28th September 2014.
• Mission Swachh Bharat was launched 2nd October 2014.
• Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on 11th October 2014.

The correct answer is Sonar​.

Key Points

• A sonar is a device that uses ultrasonic waves to measure the distance, direction, and speed of underwater objects.
• The acronym SONAR stands for Sound Navigation And Ranging.
• How does the sonar work?
  • The sonar consists of a transmitter and detector mounted on a boat or watercraft.
  • The transmitter generates and transmits ultrasonic waves.
  • These waves travel through the water, hit objects on the seafloor, and are reflected and recorded by detectors.
  • The detector converts ultrasonic waves into electrical signals and interprets them accordingly.
  • The distance to the object that reflected the sound wave can be calculated by knowing the speed of sound in water and the time interval between transmission and reception of the ultrasonic wave.

Additional Information

• Silicon diodes are semiconductors with positive and negative polarities that allow current to flow in one direction and be limited in the other.
• A hydrometer or lactometer is an instrument used to measure the density or specific gravity of liquids, based on the concept of buoyancy.
• A speedometer or speedometer is a measuring device that measures and displays the current speed of a vehicle.

The correct answer is Shiva

Key Points

Raja Raja I

• Historically, Brihadishvara Temple is also known as Rajarajeswaram and Thanjai Periya Kovil.
• Raja Raja Cholan, built the Tanjore Brihadeeshwara Temple, which Kunjara Mallan Raja Rama Perunthachan designed.
• The Brihadeeswarar Temple was constructed by powerful ruler Raja Raja Cholan as a tribute to Lord Shiva.
• Wall murals from the Chola and Nayak eras adorn the walls of the shrine.

The correct answer is Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Key Points

• The Bureau of Indian Standards is responsible for bringing services and products as a mandatory standard.
• It provides safe, reliable and quality goods and minimises the health hazard to the consumer.
• It Appoints the authority besides BIS to verify the reliability of the products and service
• The Bureau of Indian Standards is under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and it is a National Standard body.
• It was established under the Bureau of Indian Standard Act 1986.
• It was established on 23 December 1986.
• Headquarters is in Manek Bhawan New Delhi.

Important Points

• BIS is the national standards body of India.
• It develops & publishes Indian Standards, Implement Conformity Assessment Schemes,
• It Recognises & runs laboratories for Conformity Assessment and Implements Hallmarking.
• It Works for Consumer empowerment, Conducts capacity-building programs on quality assurance and represents the country in ISO & IEC.

The correct answer is 1972.

Key Points

 Amar Jawan Jyoti: 

• Inaugurated on January 26, 1972 by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Amar Jawan Jyoti was built to commemorate Indian soldiers who died in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
• India's victory at the end of this war created Bangladesh.
• It was India's National War Memorial until the dedication and lighting of the new National War Memorial and its flame on February 25, 2019.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the National War Memorial.
• On January 21, 2022, the old flame merged with the new at the National War Memorial.

Additional Information

 History of National War Memorial:

• The iconic India Gate in Lutyen's Delhi was built by the former British Empire in 1931 by erstwhile British empire to commemorate the Battle Casualty (Fatal) of India during World War I as well as Third Anglo-Afghan War.
• Towering high, it is a must-see for any visitor to New Delhi.
• Of his more than 83,000 Indians who lost their lives, India Gate has his 13,516 names inscribed throughout the monument.

The correct answer is Ahmednagar.

In News

• Ahmednagar in Maharashtra to be renamed Ahilyanagar.

Key Points

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the renaming of Ahmednagar district to 'Ahilya Nagar' in honour of Ahilya Bai Holkar.
• The announcement was made on the birth anniversary of Ahilya Bai Holkar, who was a hereditary noble queen of the Maratha Empire in early-modern India.
• Ahilya Bai Holkar is known for building temples and public rest houses throughout India.

Additional Information

• The Union home ministry in February approved a proposal by the Maharashtra government to change the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

The correct answer is United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In News

• UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress of IUCN in 2025

Key Points

• The UAE has won the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2025 in Abu Dhabi.
• The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) submitted the bid on behalf of Abu Dhabi and the UAE government.
• The IUCN Council is chaired by the president and consists of elected members from across all the regions as well as a Chair of Commissions and is the body responsible for the oversight and general control of all IUCN affairs.
• The IUCN WCC in 2025 in Abu Dhabi is expected to bring an estimated 10,000-15,000 delegates from over 160 countries across the globe and will be an event which could galvanise conservation actions to protect our planet, amid local and global challenges.

Additional Information

• IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, was established on 5 October 1948.
• Since its establishment in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
• One of IUCN’s key objectives is to share the knowledge gathered by its unique global community of 10,000+ scientists.
• IUCN's knowledge products consist of conservation databases and tools which have already proved helpful to hundreds of organizations.
• IUCN’s World Heritage Outlook is the first global assessment of natural World Heritage.