The correct answer is Music Industry.

Key Points

• Grammy Awards are given to recognize achievements in the music industry.
  • They are given annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the USA.
  • The awardees receive a golden statuette of a gramophone.
  • The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles in 1959.

Important Points

• Recently, the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were presented in Los Angeles on March 15, 2021. 
  • Billie Eilish became the first solo artist to win the record of the year award for two years in a row.
  • Beyoncé became the most-awarded woman in the history of Grammys with 28 wins.
  • Taylor Swift became the first woman to win the album of the year award three times.

Some winners at 63^rd Grammy awards

• Kolleru Lake is located at the delta of Krishna and Godavari in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
• Kolleru Lake is Ramsar wetland site.

Additional Information:

The correct answer is 239.

Key Points

• Article 239 of the Constitution of India deals with Administration of Union Territories.
• 239 - Administration of Union territories:
•  Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify
•  Notwithstanding anything contained in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory, and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Pashupati.

Key Points

• The seals of the Harappan Civilization were mainly square-shaped and made from a stone called steatite from these seals we get an idea of the religious life of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
• The chief male deity was Pashupati, (proto-Siva) represented in seals as sitting in a yogic posture with three faces and two horns.
• He is surrounded by four animals (elephant, tiger, rhino, and buffalo) and two deer appear on his feet.
• The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India.

Additional Information

Important facts to be remembered.

• Social features:-
  • Indus valley civilization is the first urbanization in India.
  • It has a well-planned drainage system, grid pattern, and town planning.
  • They have possessed equality in society.
• Religious Facts:-
  • Matridevi or Shakti is the Mother goddess.
  • Yoni worship and Nature worship existed.
  • They worshipped trees like Peepal.
  • They also worshipped Fire worship called Havan Kund.
  • Pashupati Mahadeva is known as the lord of Animals.
  • The people of the Indus Valley Civilization worshipped Animal worship like unicorns and ox.
• Economic facts:-
  • Indus valley civilization is based on agriculture.
  • Trade and commerce flourished in this period.
  • A dockyard has been found at Lothal.
  • There were export and import.
  • Production of cotton was there.
  •  At Lothal, weights and measures of truth existed in Harappan culture was seen.
  • The weights and were usually cubical in shape. and were made of limestone, steatite, etc

The correct answer is 42^nd.

Key Points

• 42^nd Constitutional Amendment gave precedence to Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights.
• 42^nd amendment states, "no law implementing any of the Directive Principles could be declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated any of the Fundamental Rights".
• This constitutional amendment is also called a Mini-Constitution.

Additional Information

• 42^nd Constitutional Amendment
  • The 42nd Amendment gave primacy to the Directive Principles, by stating that "no law implementing any of the Directive Principles could be declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated any of the Fundamental Rights".
  • This amendment added Socialist, Secular in the Preamble, Fundamental duties in Part IVA, Tribunal Part XIV A, and many more amendments to the constitution therefore this amendment also called Mini-Constitution.
• 62^nd Constitutional Amendment
  • Extend reservation for SCs and STs and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2000. (In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.)
• 64^th Constitutional Amendment
  • Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years and six months in the state of Punjab.

The correct answer is Ladakh Range.

Key Points

• Ladakh ranges are to the south-east of the Karakoram ranges.
• They divide the rivers Indus and Shyok (a tributary of Indus).
• Khardung La Pass (India's highest motorable pass falls in these ranges). These ranges stretch into China where they are known as the Kailash ranges. They include Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar Lake.
• Pangong Tso (largest saline lake between India and China) and Spanggur Tso are the two saltwater lakes located in these ranges.
• To the south of the Ladakh, ranges are the Zanskar ranges, which are cut over by the Zanskar river. These ranges extend into Uttarakhand. They include some prominent peaks like Mt. Kamet, Nanda Devi (a biosphere reserve) Kedarnath etc. Liphu Lekh Pass that leads to Mansarovar and Mt. Kailash forms a part of these ranges. Spiti Valley, Lahaul Valley, and Kinnaur Valley are also a part of these ranges.

The correct answer is 102.

Key Points

• The 102nd Amendment of the Indian constitution provided constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Castes.
• The One Hundred and Second Amendment Act 2018 of the Constitution of India granted constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
• Article 338B -(1)- There shall be a Commission for the socially and educationally backward classes to be known as the National Commission for Backward Classes.
• The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and three other Members
• The conditions of service and tenure of office of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and other Members so appointed shall be such as the President may by rule determine.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Residential buildings for masses.

Key Points

The most interesting urban feature of the Harappan civilization is its town planning.

• The citadel contains large structures which might have functioned as administrative or ritual centres.
• In some cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, special buildings were constructed on the citadel.
  • For example, in Mohenjodaro, a very special tank, which archaeologists call the Great Bath, was built in the citadel area.
  • Perhaps important people took a dip in this tank on special occasions.
  • Other cities, such as Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars, where sacrifices may have been performed.
  • And some cities like Mohenjodaro, Harappa, and Lothal had elaborate storehouses.
• The residential buildings are built in the lower town. Hence they are not part of the citadel.
• The streets intersect each other at right angles in a criss-cross pattern.
• It divides the city into several residential blocks. The main street is connected by narrow lanes.
• The doors of the houses opened in these lanes and not the main streets.
• The houses of common people, however, differed in size from single-room houses in Harappa to bigger structures. The houses were largely built of burnt bricks.

The correct answer is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Key Points

• The Palace of Illusions is a book written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, is a reimagining of the Mahabharat: told from the point of view of Panchali or Draupadi. 
• Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author and poet.
• Her major novels are:
  • The Mistress of Spices
  • Sister of My Heart
  • Queen of Dreams
  • One Amazing Thing
  • Before We Visit the Goddess
• ​Her two latest volumes of poetry are Black Candle and Leaving Yuba City. 
• She has won several awards for her poems, such as a Gerbode Award, a Barbara Deming Memorial Award, and an Allen Ginsberg Award.

Additional Information

The correct answer is 11.

Key Points

• The original constitution contained only the fundamental rights and not the fundamental duties.
• They incorporated the duties of the State in the Constitution in the form of Directive Principles of State Polity.
• In 1976 Sardar Swarna Singh committee to make recommendations about fundamental duties
• The 42nd Constitution amendment act in 1976 added a new part IVA 
• It consists of only one article that is article 51A
• Swarna Singh suggested 8 fundamental duties in the constitution, 42nd Constitution amendment act added 10 duties
• In 2002, one more Fundamental Duty was added.
• So, at present there are total of 11 Fundamental Duties are included in the Indian Constitution.

Additional Information

• The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of the erstwhile USSR.
• None of the Constitutions of major democratic countries like the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, and so on specifically contain a list of duties of citizens.
• Japanese Constitution is, perhaps, the only democratic Constitution in the world that contains a list of duties of citizens.
• Fundamental duties are confined to citizens only and do not extend to foreigners.
• Fundamental duties are non-justiceable.