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Daily Current Affair Capsule 19th February 2021 Which of the following state has निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य ने हर दिन launched a scheme to providing छात्राओं को 200 मिली दूध देने की 200ml of milk every to girl योजना शुरू की है? students day? A. महाराष्ट्र A. Maharashtra B. राजस्थान B. Rajasthan C. उतार प्रदेश C. Uttar Pradesh D. D. Sikkim सिक्किम ● Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform, causing alarm over public access to key information. ● Several government health, emergency and other pages were also blocked. Later the tech giant asserted it was a mistake. ● Those outside of Australia are also unable to read or access any Australian news publications on the platform. ● फेसबुक ने ऑस्ट्रेलियाई उपयोगकर्ताओं को मंच पर समाचार सामग्री साझा करने या देखने से रोक दिया है, जिससे महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी के लिए सार्वजनिक पहुंच पर अलार्म हो गया है। ● कई सरकारी स्वास्थ्य, आपातकाल और अन्य पृष्ठों को भी अवरुद्ध कर दिया गया था। बाद में टेक दिग्गज ने कहा कि यह एक गलती थी। ● ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बाहर के लोग भी मंच पर किसी भी ऑस्ट्रेलियाई समाचार प्रकाशन को पढ़ने या उस तक पहुंचने में असमर्थ थे। 3 4 Which of the following state निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य सरकार government has launched fiber- 20 optic network to provide free ने लाख परिवारों को मुफ्त इंटरनेट internet to 20 lakh families? प्रदान करने के लिए फाइबर-ऑप्टिक A. Assam नेटवर्क लॉन्च किया है? B. Rajasthan A. राजस्थान C. Odisha B. ओडिशा D. Kerala C. गुजरात D. केरल ● The joint conferences of the 11th World PetroCoal Congress and World Future Fuel Summit was organised in New Delhi on February. ● Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted the increase in LPG coverage from 56 per cent to nearly 99.5 per cent in less than seven years. ● He also mentioned that to reduce vehicular pollution, the country leapfrogged from BS-4 to BS-6 emission standards from April 2020. ● 11 वें विश्व पेट्रोकोल कांग्रेस और विश्व भविष्य ईंधन शिखर सम्मेलन का संयुक्त सम्मेलन फरवरी में नई दिल्ली में आयोजित किया गया था। ● पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने सात वर्षों से कम समय में एलपीजी कवरेज में 56 प्रतिशत से लगभग 99.5 प्रतिशत तक की वृद्धि पर प्रकाश डाला। ● उन्होंने यह भी उल्लेख किया कि वाहनों के प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए, देश ने अप्रैल 2020 से BS-4 से BS-6 उत्सर्जन मानकों तक छलांग लगा दी। 6 Basic Facts about Kerala ● State: 1 November 1956 ● Capital: Thiruvananthapuram ● Number of District : 14 ● Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan ● Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 144 ● Lok Sabha Seats : 20 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 9 Festivals of Kerala ● Onam ● Vishu ● Thiruvathira Karthigai ● Sabarimala Temple Festival ● Guvayooor Ekadeshi ● Swathi Sangeethotsavam ● Vetta & Arattu ● Thrissur Pooram Nehru Trophy Boat Race Recently, ICICI Lombard has हाल ही में, ICICI लोम्बार्ड ने निम्नलिखित partnered with which of the में से किसके साथ ‘होस्पिकैश’ बीमा की following to offer ‘Hospicash’ पेशकश की है? insurance? A. Mobikwik A. Mobikwik B. Flipkart B. Flipkart C. Paytm C. Paytm D. PhonePe D. PhonePe ● The e-commerce company Flipkart has partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer its customers the ‘Group SafeGuard’ insurance, a group health insurance policy. ● The ‘Group SafeGuard’ comes with a daily cash benefits starting from Rs 500, and ‘Hospicash’ benefit for Flipkart consumers. ● The product will allow consumers to avail a payout for each day of hospitalisation. ● ई-कॉमर्स कंपनी फ्लिपकार्ट ने अपने ग्राहकों को ‘ग्रुप सेफगार्ड’ बीमा, एक समूह स्वास्थ्य बीमा पॉलिसी की पेशकश करने के लिए ICICI लोम्बार्ड के साथ भागीदारी की है। ● 'ग्रुप सेफगार्ड' 500 रुपये से शुरू होने वाले दैनिक नकद लाभ के साथ आता है, और फ्लिपकार्ट उपभोक्ताओं के लिए 'हॉस्पिकैश' लाभ है। ● उत्पाद उपभोक्ताओं को अस्पताल में भर्ती होने के प्रत्येक दिन के लिए भुगतान करने की अनुमति देगा। ● निर्धारित दैनिक राशि उपभोक्ताओं को आकस्मिक चिकित्सा या आपातकालीन खर्चों के लिए भुगतान करने में सक्षम बनाएगी। 10 11 HCL Technologies (HCL) has signed a HCL Technologies (HCL) ने साइबर MoU with ____________ to collaborate सुरक्षा के क्षेत्र में सहयोग करने के लिए in the area of cybersecurity. ____________ A. Indian Institute of Technology New के साथ एक समझौता Delhi ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं। B. Indian Institute of Technology A. भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान नई Mumbai दिल्ली C. Indian Institute of Technology B. भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान मुंबई Ropar C. भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान रोपड़ D. Indian Institute of Technology D. भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर Kanpur ● HCL Technologies (HCL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to collaborate in the area of cybersecurity. ● As part of the MoU, HCL will work with C3iHub, a specialised cybersecurity research centre at IITK. ● HCL Technologies (HCL) ने साइबर स्पेस के क्षेत्र में सहयोग करने के लिए भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर (IITK) के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञापन (MoU) में प्रवेश किया है। ● समझौता ज्ञापन के भाग के रूप में, HCL C3iHub, IITK के एक विशेष साइबर सुरक्षा केंद्र के साथ काम करेगा। 13 14 Union Education Minister Ramesh केंद्रीय शिक्षा मंत्री रमेश पोखरियाल Pokhriyal Nishank has announced निशंक ने घोषणा की है कि अगले महीने that the next edition of Pariksha परिक्षा पे चरचा का अगला संस्करण Pe Charcha will be held next आयोजित किया जाएगा। यह ________ month. This will be the ________ संस्करण होगा। edition. A. दूसरा A. Second B. तीसरा B. Third C. चौथा C. Fourth D. पांचवां D. Fifth ● Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced that the fourth edition of Prime Minister’s Interaction Programme with school students, teachers and parents - Pariksha Pe Charcha will be held next month. ● The registration process for the forthcoming 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme has begun which will be open till 14th of March. ● This time the programme will be held virtually. ● The first edition of Pariksha pe Charcha was in 2018 ● केंद्रीय शिक्षा मंत्री रमेश पोखरियाल निशंक ने घोषणा की है कि स्कूल के छात्रों, शिक्षकों और अभिभावकों के साथ प्रधानमंत्री के सहभागिता कार्यक्रम का चौथा संस्करण - परीक्षा पे चर्चा अगले महीने आयोजित किया जाएगा। ● आगामी 'परीक्षा पे चर्चा' कार्यक्रम के लिए पंजीकरण प्रक्रिया शुरू हो गई है जो 14 मार्च तक खुला रहेगा। ● इस बार कार्यक्रम वस्तुतः आयोजित किया जाएगा। ● परीक्षा पे चर्चा का पहला संस्करण 2018 में था हुआ था 17 18 Home Minister Amit Shah pays गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने रामकृष्ण tributes to Ramakrishna परमहंस को उनकी जयंती पर Paramhansa on his Birth श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की। रामकृष्ण Anniversary. Ramakrishna _________ Paramhansa was born in परमहंस का जन्म में _________. हुआ था। A. Madras A. मद्रास B. West Bengal B. पश्चिम बंगाल C. Bihar C. बिहार D. Punjab D. पंजाब ● Home Minister Amit Shah paid tributes to Ramakrishna Paramhansa on his Birth Anniversary. ● Ramakrishna Paramhansa was one of the leading Hindu spiritual leaders in the 19th century. ● He was born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay on February 18, 1836, in Kamarpukur, in Hooghly district of West Bengal. ● He emphasised that the realization of the existence of God is the supreme goal of all living beings. For him, various religions were only a means to reach the Absolute. ● Among his most famous disciples was Swami Vivekananda, who became famous across the world in his own right. ● गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने रामकृष्ण परमहंस को उनकी जयंती पर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की। ● रामकृष्ण परमहंस 19 वीं सदी में अग्रणी हिंदू आध्यात्मिक नेताओं में से एक थे। ● उनका जन्म 18 फरवरी, 1836 को पश्चिम बंगाल के हुगली जिले के कमरपुकुर में गदाधर चट्टोपाध्याय के यहाँ हुआ था। ● उन्होंने इस बात पर जोर दिया कि ईश्वर के अस्तित्व की प्राप्ति सभी जीवित प्राणियों का सर्वोच्च लक्ष्य है। उसके लिए, विभिन्न धर्म निरपेक्षता तक पहुँचने का एक साधन थे। ● उनके सबसे प्रसिद्ध शिष्यों में स्वामी विवेकानंद थे, जो अपने आप में दुनिया भर में 20 प्रसिद्ध हो गए। The Third QUAD Foreign Minister's तीसरी QUAD विदेश मंत्री की बैठक Meeting will be held with the संबंधित विदेश मंत्रियों की भागीदारी के participation of the respective Foreign Ministers.
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  • Our Country India

    Our Country India

    OUR COUNTRY INDIA BY YOGA VAISHNAV 6B In this lesson you will learn • About India • About the states in India. • Food varieties in different states. • About the clothes they were in different states. • The festivals in different states INDIA • India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the 7th-largest sovereign state in the world, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. • It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. • In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ban galore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. MAP OF INDIA STATES IN INDIA 29 STATES ANDHRA PRADESH ANDHRA PRADHESH (The place of victory) is one of the 29 states in India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the eight largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). As per 2011 census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. On 2 June 2014, the north- western portion of the state was bifurcated to form a new state of telangana.
  • Insta Revision Tests 3.0 Test 5 to 8 Solutions

    Insta Revision Tests 3.0 Test 5 to 8 Solutions

    INSIGHTSIAS SIMPLYFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION OFFLINE Centres at BENGALURU | DELHI | HYDERABAD INSTA Revision Plan 3.0 - 2020 INSTA Tests DAYS 5 to 8 SOLUTIONS For more visit: www.INSIGHTSONINDIA.com Copyright © by Insights IAS All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Insights IAS. INSIGHTSIAS SIMPLYFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION DAY – 5 1. Consider the following statements regarding Indian wall paintings 1. The technique and process of making Indian wall paintings has been discussed in a special chapter of the Vishnudharamotaram. 2. In true fresco method the paintings are done when the surface wall is still wet so that the pigments go deep inside the wall surface. 3. In fresco-secco method the paintings are done on the lime plastered surface which has been allowed to dry first and then drenched with fresh lime water. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Solution: D Wall paintings It would be interesting and perhaps necessary to discuss the technique and process of making Indian wall paintings which has been discussed in a special chapter of the Vishnudharamotaram, a Sanskrit text of the 5th/6th century A.D. The process of these paintings appears to have been the same in all the early examples that have survived with an only exception in the Rajarajeshwara temple at Tanjore which is supposed to be done in a true fresco method over the surface of the rock.