The Correct Answer is Kerala.

Key Points

• Kerala is known as India's Spice Garden.
• Kerala is also known for its nature and beautiful environment.
• It is also the Southern State in India.
• It is known as the spice garden of India as it has a variety of spices and is popular throughout the entire world.

Additional Information

• Kerala is one of the famous tourist spots in India, with sandy beaches, backwaters and hill stations.
• Kerala is also known as “God's own country”.
• Some of the famous items of Kerala are tea and coffee, spices, Banana chips, Kasavu Mundu and dresses, handicrafts, Aroma oils

The correct option is Bhutan.

Key Points

Thimphu

• ​Bhutan's capital is Thimphu, often written as 'Thimbu'.
• The city, which is located in the west-central region of the nation, is on the Raidak River in the Himalaya Mountains at a height of roughly 7,000 feet (2,000 meters).
• The government's official seat was moved there in 1962 before, it was wherever the king lived, and a significant construction project was launched with Indian assistance.​

Additional Information

• Bangladesh's capital city is Dhaka, often written as 'Dacca'.
• It is situated in the south-central region of the nation, immediately north of the Buriganga River, a branch of the Dhaleswari River.
• The capital of Bangladesh and one of the biggest metropolises in South Asia is Dhaka.
• The country of Myanmar, often known as Burma, is situated in the western part of mainland Southeast Asia.
• The capital of Myanmar is Nay Pyi Taw, often written Nay Pyi Daw or Naypyidaw (Burma).
• Early in the twenty-first century, Nay Pyi Taw was constructed in Myanmar's central basin to act as the nation's new administrative hub.
• Nepal's capital is Kathmandu, often written Katmandu or Kantipur.
• It is located close to the intersection of the Baghmati and Vishnumati rivers in a steep area.

The correct answer is 1.

Key Points

• A game of Basketball is played with two teams, with 5 players from each team on the court at one time (that means 10 playing at one time).
• The maximum number of players on the bench differs by the league you’re playing in.
  In international play, a maximum of 7 players is allowed on the bench, resulting in a roster of 12 players.
• A free throw is worth 1 point.
• Visheh Bhriguvanshi is the current captain of the Indian basketball team. 
• Shireen Limaye is the current captain of the Indian Women's National Basketball Team.

Additional Information

• Famous Indian Basketball Players of All Time:- 
  • Satnam Singh.
  • Amjyot Singh.
  • Amritpal Singh.
  • Ajmer Singh.
  • Anitha Pauldurai.
  • Geethu Anna Jose.

The correct answer is the atomic number increases by one unit.

Key Points

• Atomic size Trends
  • The term "atomic radius" refers to the distance that separates an atom's outermost shell from its center in the nucleus.
  • As we move from one period to the next, the addition of shells to an atom makes it larger as a group.
  • Atomic size decreases over time as nuclear charge increases while the number of shells stays the same.
  • Because of this, electrons are pulled toward the nucleus from the outermost shell, reducing its size.

Additional Information

• Metallic character Trends
  • ​Metals are the elements that lose electrons to form cations. As we move down the group, the atomic size increases, facilitating the easy loss of electrons, and resulting in a metallic character.
  • On the other hand, as we move from left to right, it decreases over time. This occurs because an increase in nuclear charge makes it challenging for an atom to shed electrons.
• Non-metallic character Trends
  • Non-metals are elements that are more likely to acquire electrons. As the atomic size decreases and the nuclear charge rises, the tendency to gain electrons rises as the period progresses.
  • As a result, the non-metallic character develops over time. Due to an increase in atomic size as we move down the group, the non-metallic character decreases.

​The correct answer is Reserve Bank of India.

In News

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das received the 'Governor of the Year' 2023 Award from the international publication Central Banking on 17 March 2023.

Key Points

• He has been given the award for steering the financial markets through multiple crises including the pandemic and the inflation due to the war in Ukraine.

Additional Information

• Recent Awards and Honours:
  • Tamil writer Sivasankari has been selected for Saraswati Samman for 2022 for her book Survya Vamsam.
  • GSM Association (GSMA) has conferred Government Leadership Award 2023 to India for implementing best practices in telecom policy and regulation.
  • Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra, an Indian educator and social worker, was awarded International Mother Language Award on 21 February 2023.
  • Veteran Journalist Dr A.B.K. Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious “Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award” for excellence in Journalism.
  • MRF Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director K.M. Mammen was presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD Hisashi Takeuchi.
  • VP Nandakumar, Managing Director &CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd has been awarded the Hurun India's award 2022 for his remarkable achievements in the world of business.

The correct answer is Christiaan Huygens.

Key Points

• Humans have been fascinated by the planet Saturn for generations.
• Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch astronomer, was the first to correctly characterise Saturn's rings as a disc encircling the planet in 1655.
• Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer, had seen them when he first pointed his telescope towards Saturn in 1610, but his instrument was not strong enough to determine their real nature.
• Moreover, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was found by Huygens.
• Four of Saturn's moons were found by Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini, along with divisions inside the planet's rings.

Additional Information

• Hideki Yukawa
  • ​In Kyoto, where he was raised alongside two older brothers, two older sisters, and two younger brothers, he was raised as Hideki Ogawa, his birth name.
  • He eventually read Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu after reading the Confucian Doctrine of the Mean. Due to the fact that he "was not as outstanding a student as his older brothers," his father briefly thought about sending him to technical college rather than university.
• Galileo Galilei
  • ​Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, frequently referred to as a polymath, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who lived from 15 February 1564 to 8 January 1642. Formally known as Galileo.
  • He was born in Pisa, which at the time belonged to the Duchy of Florence.
• Giovanni Cassini
  • ​Giovanni Domenico Cassini, sometimes known as Jean-Dominique Cassini, was an Italian (naturalized French) mathematician, astronomer, and engineer who lived from 8 June 1625 to 14 September 1712.
  • Cassini was born at Perinaldo, a town close to Imperia, in the Savoyard state's County of Nice at the time.

The correct answer is Ding Liren.

Key Points

• Ding Liren won the ‘FIDE World Championship 2023’.
  • In a historic tie-breaker, Ding Liren from China triumphed over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi to claim the title of the 17th world chess champion, marking the first time a Chinese player has achieved this honor.
  • The match took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 9 April to 30 April 2023.
  • Ding took over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10-year reign.

The correct answer is Article 20 and 21.

Key Points

• The only two fundamental rights that cannot be rescinded are articles 20 and 21.
  • Article 20: This Article prohibits self-incrimination.
  • Article 21: This Article guards an individual's right to life and personal liberty.
• Fundamental rights during National Emergency:
  • Articles 358 and 359 describe the effect of a National Emergency on Fundamental Rights.
  • These two provisions are explained below:
• Suspension of Fundamental Rights under Article 19:
  • According to Article 358, when a proclamation of National Emergency is made, the six fundamental rights under Article 19 are automatically suspended.
  • Article 19 is automatically revived after the expiry of the emergency.
  • The 44th Amendment Act laid out that Article 19 can only be suspended when the National Emergency is laid on the grounds of war or external aggression and not in the case of armed rebellion.

Additional Information

• Suspension of other Fundamental Rights:
  • Under Article 359, the President is authorized to suspend, by order, the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during a National Emergency.
  • Thus, remedial measures are suspended and not Fundamental Rights.
  • The suspension of enforcement relates to only those Fundamental Rights that are specified in the Presidential Order.
  • The suspension could be for the period during the operation of an emergency or for a shorter period.
  • The Order should be laid before each House of Parliament for approval.
  • The 44 Amendment Act mandates that the President cannot suspend the right to move to the court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21.

The correct answer is entrepreneurship.

Key Points

• The Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme encourages and promotes entrepreneurship among the scheduled castes.
• “Entrepreneurship” relates to entrepreneurs managing businesses that are oriented towards innovation and growth technologies.
• The spirit of the above-mentioned fund is to support those entrepreneurs who will create wealth, value for society, create jobs and in turn will develop confidence and at the same time promote profitable businesses.

Additional Information

The objectives of the Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme are as below:

• It is a Social Sector Initiative to be implemented nationally in order to promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Caste population in India.
• Promote entrepreneurship amongst the Scheduled Castes who are oriented towards innovation and growth technologies.
• To support, by way of providing Credit Enhancement Guarantees to Banks and Financial Institutions, that will be providing financial assistance to the Scheduled Caste.
• Entrepreneurs, in turn, will create wealth, and value for society, create jobs and ultimately will develop confidence and at the same time promote profitable businesses.
• The assets so created will also create forward/ backward linkages.
• It will further create a chain effect in the locality in specific and society in general.

The correct answer is Chalukya Dynasty.

Key Points

• The temple architecture in Vesara combines the Nagara and Dravidian architectural styles.
• The trend was started by the Chalukyas of Badami (500–753 AD), who built temples in a style that was essentially vesara style.
• The Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (750–983 AD) in Ellora, the Chalukyas of Kalyani (983–1195 AD) in Lakkundi, Dambal, Gadag, etc., further developed the trend, and the Hoysalas epitomized it. 
• Unique characteristics of temple architecture in the Vesara style:
  • A Chalukyan temple's decoration of the walls and pillars demonstrates its indigenous quality.
  • By reducing the height of each story and placing them in descending sequence of height from base to top with significant embellishment in each floor, the Chalukyan builders changed the Dravida towers.
  • A variation to the tower's vertical design may be seen in place of inclined stories.
  • There are two different roof styles on the mandapa: dome ceilings and square ceilings.
  • The Chalukya temples' small ornamental pillars are works of art in and of themselves.
• Kallesvara temple, Ramalingesvara temple, Mahadeva temple, and Kasivisvesvara temple are examples of vesara architecture.

Additional Information

• Dravida style of temple architecture:
  • The Pallavas ruled over parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and northern Tamil Nadu until the ninth century.
  • They are credited with developing the Dravidian style of temple architecture in South India.
  • Kailashnath temple at Ellora is a famous example
• Nagara Style or North India Temple style:
  • In Madhya Pradesh, one may find temples made in the Nagara style that has survived since the Gupta Period.
  • Examples of Nagara-style of temples in India are Sun temple, Konark, Sun temple at Modhera(Gujarat), and Ossian temple(Rajasthan) .