The correct answer is Bombay plan.

• It is a joint venture between the big industrialists to establish a planned economy in the country after Bombay plan independence.

Key Points

• Bombay Plan was drafted in 1944 in the want of states to take major initiatives in industrial and other economic investment through a joint proposal of a section of the big industrialist for setting up a Planned Economy.
• This plan was published in two parts or volumes- first in 1944 and second in 1945.
• The Bombay Plan offers a comprehensive vision of mass education, including primary, secondary and vocational, and university schooling. It was also made for adult education and scientific training and research.

Additional Information

• People associated with the Bombay Plan are:
  • Mr. J. R. D. Tata.
  • Mr. G. D. Birla.
  • P. Thakurdas.
  • Kasturbhai Lalbhai.
  • Sir Shri Ram, Ardeshir Dalal.
  • Mr. A. D. Shroff.
  • Dr. John Matthai

The correct answer is depreciation.

Key Points

• Depreciation:-
  • The consumption of fixed capital is also known as "depreciation":
  • Consumption of fixed capital refers to the reduction in the value of a fixed asset due to wear and tear, obsolescence, or other factors.
  • Depreciation is the accounting method used to allocate the cost of a fixed asset over its useful life, reflecting the consumption of fixed capital over time.
  • Depreciation can be calculated using different methods, such as straight-line depreciation, declining balance depreciation, or sum-of-the-years' digits depreciation.

Additional Information

• Net investment:-
  • It​ refers to the difference between gross investment and depreciation, representing the actual increase in the stock of fixed assets.
• Appreciation:-
  • It​ refers to the increase in the value of an asset over time, which is the opposite of depreciation.
• Gross investment:-
  • It​ refers to the total amount of investment in fixed assets, including both the increase in the stock of assets and the replacement of existing assets.

The correct answer is Uniform Civil Code.

Key Points

• The title of Article 44 is the Uniform Civil Code for the citizens.
• Uniform Civil Code will replace personal laws based on the holy books and customs of each major religious community in India
• Under Article 18 abolition of titles is provided.

Additional Information

The Correct Answer is Haryana.

In News

• Union Cabinet Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates the Young Scientist Conference at India International Science Festival 2023.

Key Points

• Kiren Rijiju, Union Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Earth Science, inaugurated the prestigious Young Scientist Conference, at the Indian International Science Festival at Faridabad (Haryana).
• The Young Scientist Conference brings together young postgraduates, research scholars, postdocs, academicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators under the age of 45.
• Indian young scientists poised to address global challenges like climate change, driving innovation.

• According to the 2011 census, 382 is the density of the Population of India.
• As per the 2011 Census, Bihar has the highest population density of 1106 persons per sq. km. followed by West Bengal with a population density of 1028 persons per sq. km.
• Uttar Pradesh’s is 829 persons per sq. km, Kerala’s is 860 persons per sq. km.
• Census 2011 is the 15th census of India and 7th after the independence.
• The motto of the 2011 Census is " Our Census, Our future".
• The first census took place in 1872.
• The next census will take place in the year 2021. The census takes place every 10 Years.

The correct answer is Khizr Khan.

Key Points

Additional Information

The correct answer is Jains.

Key Points

• Sonagiri is a place in the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in the Datia district.
• The place has a lot of Jain temples dating from the 9th century onwards.
• The place is popular among devotees and ascetic saints to practice self-discipline, austerity, and to attain moksha.
• A famous Jain museum is also located in Sonagiri.
• According to Jain texts, since the time of Chandraprabhu (the 8th Teerthankar), five and a half crores of ascetic saints have achieved moksha (liberation) here.
• There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in the village.

Image of Sonagiri Temple:

The correct answer is Abanindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• The painting 'My Mother' was painted by Abanindranath Tagore in 1912-13.
• It is a miniature painting decorated with an ornamental border.
• It was painted by Abanindranath Tagore after the death of his mother.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Kathak.

Key Points

• Shambhu Maharaj was a renowned personality associated with Kathak dance forms.
• Shambhu Maharaj
  • He was a Guru of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak, which belongs to Uttar Pradesh.
  • He belongs to Lucknow Gharana.
  • He received training from his father Kalka Prasad Maharaj, uncle Bindadin Maharaj and his eldest brother Achchan Maharaj.
  • Dancer Lachhu Maharaj was also his elder brother.
  • In 1952, he joined the Bharatiya Kala Kendra (later, the Kathak Kendra), New Delhi.
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1956 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967.

Important Points

• Kathak is the classical dance of Uttar Pradesh.
• Kathak is considered to have originated from the acts of priests during the prayers in the temple.
• This dance was greatly developed in the royal court of the last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah.
• The period of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah who himself was a Kathak dancer was known as the Golden Age of Art of Awadh.

Additional Information

CONCEPT:

• A galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting a shunt resistance in parallel to it.
• The shunt resistance should have very low resistance. So, the ammeter (the parallel combination of galvanometer and shunt resistance) will have low resistance.
• To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter of current rating ‘I’, a small resistance ‘S’ (shunt resistance) is connected in parallel across the galvanometer.

Where Vg is the voltage across the galvanometer, I is current in the circuit, Ig is the current is galvanometer, Rg is the resistance of galvanometer and S is the resistance of the shunt.

EXPLANATION:

• A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into a ammeter by connecting a low resistance in in parallel to the moving coil galvanometer. So option 2 is correct.