1. Who Was the First Scientist to Be Awarded Two 7.What Is the Highest Denomination Note Ever Nobel Prizes? Printed by the RBI?

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1 www.gradeup.co 1. Who was the first scientist to be awarded two 7.What is the highest denomination note ever Nobel Prizes? printed by the RBI?

A. Albert Einstein A. Rs. 1,00,000 B. Thomas Edison B. Rs. 10,000 C. Marie Curie C. Rs. 5,000 D. Frank Templeton D. Rs. 1,000 E. Rs 2,000 2.Hridaynath award for Lifetime achievement carries a cash prize of _____. 8.Who was called the ‘Lady with a lamp’? A. Rs 500000 B. Rs 99999 A. Madame Cama C. Rs 100000 B. Florence Nightingale D. Rs 250000 C. Annie Besant D. Sarojini Naidu 3.Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of ______. 9.‘Kuchipudi’, a classical dance form, is A. Karnataka associated with which state of India? B. Odisha C. Kerala A. Mizoram D. Tamil Nadu B. Nagaland C. Kerala 4.Damayanti Joshi is a famous ______. D. Andhra Pradesh E. Manipur A. Kathak dancer B. Bengal poet C. Carnatic singer 10."Long walk to Freedom" is the D. Tamil artist autobiography of ______.

A. Abrahim Lincoln 5.Which is the most popular sport in Nepal? B. John F Kennedy C. Nelson Mandela A. Football D. Kofi Annan B. Cricket C. Trekking D. Baseball 11.Birhor, Bondo, Didayi, Dongria-Khond, Juangs, Kharias, Kutia Kondh etc tribes belong to which state? 6.UNITAR stands for – A. Odisha A. United Nations Institute for Transport and B. Karnataka Agriculture Research C. Rajasthan B. United Nations Initiative for Total D. Assam Agricultural Readiness C. United Nations Institute for Training and Research D. United Nations Initiative for Transport Readiness

2 www.gradeup.co 12.What is the approximate percentage of A. Kerala Schedule Tribes in the total population of India? B. Tamil Nadu C. Karnataka A. 6.8 D. West Bengal B. 7.6 C. 8.6 18.The National Education day is celebrated on D. 9.8 ______. A. 5 March B. 5 June 13.Rafael Nadal, one of the top male tennis C. 11 November players in the world hails from which European D. 16 December country? 19.World Alzheimer’s day is recognised on A. Spain which date? B. Switzerland C. Serbia A. 5 March D. Austria B. 23 August C. 21 Sepetmber D. 22 April 14.In which city of India, would you find the Swami Vivekananda Airport? 20.Who was the first Israeli president to visit India? A. Kanyakumari B. Raipur A. Benjamin Netanyahu C. Ranchi B. Ariel Sharon D. Durgapur C. Ezer Weizman E. None of the above / More than one of the D. Shimon Peres above

15.Who amongst the following established an 21.Operation Goodwill is related to which of the institution names ‘Kalashram’ for imparting following? training in dance and associated disciplines? A. Humanitarian tasks in J&K A. Shambhu Maharaj B. International Human Rights B. Pandit Birju Maharaj C. Multilateral Asian Talks C. Sitara Devi D. Friendship operation between Israel and D. Lachhu Maharaj Philistine

16.Who among the following authored the book 22.Which country is the highest emitter of ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’? Carbon dioxide in the world?

A. Rajagopalachari A. India B. Dadabhai Naoroji B. Usa C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak C. China D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy D. Russia

17.‘Hori Habba' is a popular bull-catching 23.Which colour saree embellished with bright celebration in which the state of India? golden borders is worn by the dancers of Mohiniyattam?

3 www.gradeup.co A. Red A. 30th November B. Blue B. 28th November C. Green C. 2nd December D. White/off-white D. 7th November

24.Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell), which is 29.The headquarters of Archery Association of in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is located in India is located at ______. which state? A. Delhi A. Madhya Pradesh B. Mumbai B. Gujarat C. Bengaluru C. Uttar Pradesh D. Mysore D. Rajasthan

30.The apex national Sports body of India 25.In which year, Google was incorporated as a ______was established in 1984. private company? A. All India Sports Association A. 2000 B. Sports Council of India B. 2005 C. Sports Authority of India C. 2002 D. JL Nehru institute of Sports D. 1998

31.Which of the following is the national bird of 26.Which of the following art forms of Kerala is China? in UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? A. Whooper swan B. Steppe eagle A. Theyyam C. Red-crowned crane B. Kutiyattam D. Mute swan C. Chakyar Koothu D. Thiruvathirakali 32.Asiatic lion is the national animal of which of the following countries? 27.What is the full form of TRIPS? A. Bhutan A. The Agreement on Tribal related Aspects of B. Turkey Intellectual Property Rights C. Iraq B. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of D. Iran Intellectual Private Rights C. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights 33.The festival ‘Teppam’ is mainly celebrated in D. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of which one of the following states of India? Intellectual Property Rights A. Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka 28.In India, the National Pollution Control Day is C. Kerala observed on______. D. Telangana

4 www.gradeup.co 34.Which organization of UNO aims at building (B) World Bank. space through International Cooperation of (C) New Development Bank Education, Science and Culture? (D) New BRICS Bank

A. FAO A. B B. WIPO B. A C. UNESCO C. D D. UNHCR D. C

35.What is the informal name given to the United Nations Conference on Environment and 40.Which state has largest forest area in India? Development? (A) Kerala (B) Madhya Pradesh A. Earth Summit (C) Maharashtra (D) Bihar B. Blue Summit C. Green Summit A. B D. Water Summit B. C C. D D. A 36.National Institute of Organic Farming is located at which of the following place? 41.Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith A. Lucknow Award? B. Ghaziabad C. Noida A. Mahadevi Verma D. Rohtak B. Amitwa Ghosh C. Krishna Sobti D. G. Shankar Kurup 37.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy adopted its present name in which year? 42.______, locally known as 'Ballam Kali', is a A. 1991 traditional sport, which is held during the Onam B. 1997 festival in Kerala. C. 2006 D. 2010 A. Cock Fight B. Bull Fight C. Elephant race 38.Lamitye VIII is a military exercise between D. Boat race India and which country?

A. Japan 43.Who wrote the book "We are Displaced: My B. Maldives Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls around C. Myanmar the World"? D. Seychelles A. Rashid Khan B. Khushwant Singh 39.Now, BRICS development Bank is named as C. Anupam Kher ______. D. Malala Yousafzai

(A) Asia Development Bank

5 www.gradeup.co 44.Who has the record of winning the highest 50.Who is the founder of the biotech Indian number of medals in the Olympics till now? company called 'Biocon'?

A. Michael Phelps A. Indu Jain B. Larisa Latynina B. Kiran Majumdar Shaw C. Marit Bjaorgen C. Ratan Tata D. Takshi Ono D. Mukesh Ambani

45.Sahitya Akademi was established in which year? 51.What does Photophobia mean? A. 1947 B. 1954 A. Dislike towards taking photos C. 1972 B. Addiction to light D. 1982 C. Addiction to taking photos E. None of the above/More than one of the D. Sensitivity to light above

52.______is a textile art from Gujart/Rajasthan. 46.______composed the epic Ramcharitmanas. A. Ikat A. Valmiki B. Chanderi B. Ved Vyas C. Bandhani C. Vishnu Sharma D. Paithani D. Tulsidas

53.Who was the last Nizam of Hyderabad? 47.Which is the longest cave in India? A. Muzaffar Jung A. Elephanta B. Mir Osman Ali Khan B. Ellora C. Nasir Jung C. Ajanta D. Qulich Khan D. Krem Liat Prah

48.Which is the largest artificial lake in India? 54.Arundhati Roy won Man Booker Prize in 1997 for her book ______. A. Loktak B. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar A. History of Wolves C. Dhebar Lake B. The God of Small Things D. Pushkar Lake C. 2 States D. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness 49.National Payments Corporation of India is formed under provisions of which act? 55.Citrullus lanatus is the botanical name for A. Insolvent and Bankruptcy Act ____. B. Income Tax Act C. Payments and Settlement Systems Act A. Apple D. Aadhar Act B. Watermelon C. Orange D. Banana

6 www.gradeup.co ###ANSWERS### ● Pandit Birju Maharaj is the world famous Kathak dancer. 1. Ans. C. 5. Ans. A. ● The first scientist to be awarded two Nobel Prizes Marie Curie. ● Football is the most popular sport in Nepal.

● Marie Curie got the first Nobel Prize for ● Volleyball was declared as the national physics in 1903. sport of Nepal.

● She got the second Nobel prize for chemistry ● It is the 49th largest country by in 1911. population and 93rd largest country by area.

2. Ans. C. 6. Ans. C.

● Hridaynath award for Lifetime achievement ● UNITAR stands for United Nations Institute carries a cash prize of ₹100000. for Training and Research.

● The award will be conferred by Maharashtra ● It is a dedicated training arm of the United Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. Nations system.

● Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi has been ● It was Established in 1963 and named for 2018 Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Its Headquarters is in Geneva. Achievement. 7. Ans. B. 3. Ans. B. ● Rs. 10,000 is the highest denomination note ● Pattachitra style of painting is one of the ever printed by the RBI. oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. ● RBI was established in 1935. ● These paintings are based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by ● The first RBI governor was Osborne Smith Jagannath and Vaishnava sect. and First Indian RBI governor was CD Deshmukh. ● The paintings of Odisha can be divided into three categories from view of medium: 8. Ans. B.

1) Patta Chitra ● Florence Nightingale was called the ‘Lady with a lamp’. 2) Bhitti Chitra ● She gained the nickname 'the Lady with the 3) Pothi Chitra Lamp' during her work at Scutari.

4. Ans. A. ● She is famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War. ● Damayanti Joshi is a famous Kathak Dancer. ● Sarojini Naidu is known as The Nightingale of ● She was the only dancer from Bombay to India. perform at UNCTAD II.

● She received the Padma Shri in 1970.

7 www.gradeup.co 9. Ans. D. • Ministry of Tribal Affairs is responsible for the overall development of the scheduled tribes in ● Kuchipudi is a classical dance form, India and it was established in 1999. indigenous to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi derives its name from the 13. Ans. A. village kuchipudy (Kuchelapuram) in Andhra Pradesh from where it originate • Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. D It is one of the eleven major Indian classical dances. • He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles.

10. Ans. C. • He has won a record twelve French Open titles, four US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles ● “Long walk to Freedom” is the autobiography and one Australian Open title. of South African President Nelson Mandela. 14. Ans. B. ● It was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. • Swami Vivekananda Airport is formerly known as Raipur Airport. ● The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. • It is the primary airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh. 11. Ans. A. • It is the 28th busiest airport in India by Birhor, Bondo, Didayi, Dongria-Khond, Juangs, passenger traffic and 29th busiest by aircraft Kharias, Kutia Kondh etc Tribes belongs to movement. Odisha. • On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed • All the above given tribes are recognised as after Swami Vivekananda. Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. 15. Ans. B. • Odisha is the highest contributor of PVTGS with 13 tribal groups. These 13 Tribal groups • Pandit Birju Maharaj established an institution are- Birhor, Bondo, Didayi, Dongria-Khond, names ‘Kalashram’ for imparting training in Juangs, Kharias, Kutia Kondh, Lanjia Sauras, dance and associated disciplines. Lodhas, Mankidias, Paudi Bhuyans, Soura, Chuktia Bhunjia. • Kalashram focusses on imparting training mainly in the field of Kathak. 12. Ans. C. 16. Ans. B. Total population of Scheduled Tribes accounts for 8.6% of the total population of country. • Dadabhai Naoroji authored the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’. • Madhya Pradesh has the largest number of scheduled Tribes. • His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's • For Scheduled Tribes, 47 seats are reserved in wealth into Britain. Lok Sabha. • In this book, he explained the Drain of wealth theory.

8 www.gradeup.co • Dadabhai Naoroji was known as the "Grand 20. Ans. C. Old Man of India". • Ezer Weizman was the first president of Israel 17. Ans. C. to visit India in 1997.

* ‘Hori Hobba’ is a popular bull catching • In 2003, Ariel Sharon was the first Israeli celebration in Karnataka state. Prime Minister to visit India.

* In this festival tamed cattle and bulls are made • In 2000, L.K Advani became the first Indian to run through huge crowds. And an individual minister to visit the state of Israel. efforts to catch and control the cattle. • Pranab Mukherjee became the first President * The festival is associated with ethnic and of India to visit Israel from October 13 to 15, religious sentiments of folks. 2015.

* Jallikattu is a similar festival celebrated in 21. Ans. A. Tamil Nadu. • Operation Goodwill is related to Humanitarian * On 7 May 2014, the Supreme Court of India Tasks in J&K. struck down the State law and banned jallikattu. On 21 January 2017, the governor of Tamil • It was initiated in 1998 and operating till Nadu issued a new ordinance that authorized present. the continuation of jallikattu events. • It is also referred as Operation Sadhbhawna. 18. Ans. C. • It aims at Winning the Hearts and Minds of the * The National Education day is celebrated on people of the region. The slogan of this 11 November. operation is Jawan aur Aawam, Aman hai Mukaam. * The day is celebrated in the honour of birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first • Educational Initiatives, Women Empowerment Education Minister of India. Centres, Model Villages, Educational Tours, Health Care initiatives, Sports Activities etc are * On 11 September 2008, the Ministry of Human being conducted under this operation to Resource Development (HRD) announced to mitigate differences between army and Local celebrate this day every year. population.

19. Ans. C. 22. Ans. C.

* World Alzheimer’s day is recognised on 21 • China is the highest emitter of Carbon Dioxide September. in the world with an annual CO2 emission of 9.8 Billion metric tons as of 2017-18. * The theme for the year 2019 is ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia.’ • About 70% of the total energy derived in China comes from coal alone which is the major * Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain source of carbon emission. disease. It starts with forgetting things and worsens with time. • USA is the second highest CO2 emitter in the world with annual carbon emission of 5.3 billion * Most cases of Alzheimer's occur in people age tons of carbon dioxide. 65 and older.

9 www.gradeup.co • India is the third largest carbon dioxide * It is traditionally performed in temple theatres emitter with annual Carbon dioxide emission of known as Koothambalams. 2.5 billion metric tons. * It is the only surviving art form that uses 23. Ans. D. drama from ancient Sanskrit theatre.

The colour saree embellished with bright 27. Ans. D. golden borders is worn by the dancers of Mohiniyattam is White/ Off White. • The full form of TRIPS of The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property • Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form Rights. that evolved in the state of Kerala. It derives its name from the word ‘Mohini’, a female avatar of • TRIPS is an international legal agreement all Lord Vishnu. the members of the World Trade Organisation. It provides protection and fair trade in 24. Ans. B. Intellectual property rights and provides a framework for the same. • Rani ki Vav is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat. • The TRIPS include rules related to:

• It is located on the banks of Saraswati river. a) geographical indications

• It was rediscovered in 1940s and restored in b) industrial designs 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India. c) integrated circuit layout-designs & patents • It has been listed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 2014. d) new plant varieties & trademarks

• It was constructed during the rule of e) trade names and undisclosed or confidential the Chaulukya dynasty. information.

25. Ans. D. 28. Ans. C.

• Google was founded in September 1998 by * In India, the National Pollution Control Day is Larry Page and Sergey Brin. observed on 2 December.

• It is headquartered in Mountain View, * It is celebrated every year. California. * The day is observed in order to honor the lives • Its headquarter is also known as Googleplex. that were lost because of the Bhopal gas calamity. 26. Ans. B. * The Bhopal gas tragedy happened on the night * Kutiyattam is a traditional performing art of 2nd and 3rd December of 1984. form in the state of Kerala. * The tragedy occurred because of the * It is officially recognised by UNESCO as unintentional discharge of the poisonous Methyl a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Isocyanate (MIC) and some other chemicals Heritage of Humanity. released from the Union Carbide Chemical Plant in Bhopal.

10 www.gradeup.co * The Bhopal gas tragedy was identified as the 32. Ans. D. biggest industrial pollution disaster in world history. • Asiatic lion is the national animal of Iran.

29. Ans. A. • Its scientific name is Panthera leo.

• The headquarters of Archery Association of • On the IUCN Red List, it is listed as India is located at Delhi. Endangered because of its small population size and area of occupancy. • It is the national governing body of archery in India. And its current president is Arjun Munda. 33. Ans. A. It is affiliated by International Archery Federation, Asian Archery Federation and • Teppam is celebrated in Indian state of Tamil Indian Olympic Association. Nadu.

• Archery Association of India came into • It is a festival of lights and celebrated existence on 8 August 1973. It is responsible to in Karttikai month of Tamil Calendar. This organise, promote and control the sport of constellation appears as a group of six stars in archery in India. the firmament in the shape of a pendant from the ear. 30. Ans. C. • It is celebrated in the name of 'Lakshabba' in • The apex national Sports body of India is the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Sports Authority of India, established in 1984. 34. Ans. C. • It is functioning under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, it has 2 Sports Academic • The United Nations Education, Scientific and institutions and 10 regional centres and 1 Cultural Organization is a specialised agency centre of excellence. which aims at building space through International Cooperation inf Education, Science • SAI also manages Netaji Subhash High Altitude and Culture. Training Centre at Himachal Pradesh as well as 5 stadiums located in Delhi. And its annual • UNESCO has 193 members and 11 associate budget is approx. 480 crores. members.

• Two SAI Sports Academic institutions are – • UNESCO has five major objectives: Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports at Patiala in Punjab and Lakshmibai National A) Education College of Physical Education at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. B) Natural Sciences

31. Ans. C. C) Social Sciences

• The Red-crowned crane is the national bird of D) Culture China, and it is a symbol of elegance and flight. E) Communication • Its scientific name is Grus japonensis. • UNESCO's aim is "to contribute to the building • It is also called the Japanese crane. It is of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable considered to be the heaviest species of crane in development and intercultural dialogue through the world.

11 www.gradeup.co education, the sciences, culture, communication 37. Ans. C. and information". • The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 35. Ans. A. adopted its present name in 2006.

• The informal name given to the United Nations • Its headquarters are located at New Delhi. Conference on Environment and Development is Earth Summit or Rio Summit or Rio • The Mission statement of Ministry includes- Conference. a) Energy Security • It was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June in 1992. b) Increase in the share of clean power

• In 2012, the United Nations Conference on c) Energy Availability and Access Sustainable Development was also held in Rio, and is also commonly called Rio+20 or Rio Earth d) Energy Affordability and Energy Equity Summit 2012. • Its major initiatives are- 36. Ans. B. a) Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission • The National Institute of Organic Farming is located at Ghaziabad. b) National Biogas and Manure Management Programme • It is responsible for implementing National Project on Organic Farming. c) Solar Lantern Programme

• Its regional centres are located at Bangalore, d) Remote Village Lighting Programme Bhubaneshwar, Panchkula, Ghaziabad, Imphal, Jabalpur, Nagpur and Patna. 38. Ans. D.

• Its major objectives are- • Lamitye VIII is a military exercise between India and Seychelles. The exercise is named a) Promotions of Organic farming in the “LAMITYE” which in the local dialect ‘Creole’, country. means friendship. b) Awareness creation and publicity through • India and Seychelles have been conducting print and electronic media. this joint exercise since 2001 with the aim of enhancing military cooperation and c) To act as nodal quality control laboratory for interoperability between the Armies of the two analysis of biofertilizers and organic fertilizers countries. as per the requirement of Fertilizer Control Order. • The aim of this exercise is to strengthen counter insurgency and counter terrorist d) To maintain National and Regional culture operations in semi urban environment under collection bank of biofertilizer, biocontrol, the United Nations charter. waste decomposer organisms for supply to production units, development & procurement 39. Ans. D. and efficacy evaluation of biofertilizer strains and mother cultures. * The BRICS Bank is called as the New Development Bank.

12 www.gradeup.co * It is a multilateral development Bank 42. Ans. D. established by BRICS countries. The initial authorized capital of the bank is $100 billion * 'Ballam Kali', is a traditional Boat Race sport, divided into 1 million shares having a par value which is held during the Onam festival in Kerala. of $100,000 each. * It is a paddle war canoes race and is conducted * The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China. during the harvest season of Onam festival. Chundan Vallam is the most important * The first regional office of the NDB is in event in this event of multi boat race. Johannesburg, South Africa. BRICS leaders agreed to set up a Development bank at the 5th * Vallam Kali is also known as the snake BRICS summit held in Durban in 2013. boat race and is a major tourist attraction. Other types of boats which do participate in various * KV Kamath is its present President. events in the race are churulan vallam, iruttukuthy vallam, odi vallam, veppu vallam 40. Ans. A. etc.

* As per The Indian State of Forest Report, 43. Ans. D. Madhya Pradesh has largest forest area and Arunanchal Pradesh stands at rank second. • "We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World" is a 2019 * Mizoram rank first in terms of percentage of book by Malala Yousafzai. forest area in the state with 88.9% and Lakshadweep with 84.5% ranks second. • The book was published by Little, Brown and Company in the US and Weidenfeld & Nicolson * India is ranked 10th in the world in forest in the UK. cover with 24.39% of land area under forest and tree cover. • The book follows Yousafzai's own experience being displaced in Pakistan and later forced to * India also ranks on 8th position in the list of move to England, and tells stories from nine Top Ten nations reporting the greatest annual other displaced people around the world. net gain n the forest area. • This book was launched on 8th January 2019. 41. Ans. D. 44. Ans. A. * Shankar Kurup was the first recipient of Jnapith Award. • Michael Phelps holds the record of winning the highest number of medal in the Olympics till * Jnapith Award is an Indian Literary Award now. presented annually by the Bhartiya Jnanpith. It was instituted in 1961. • He is an American swimmer and has named total 28 Olympic medals till now out of which 23 * The award is given in the Indian language are gold medals. writers in the Indian Languages included in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution of India and • After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps English. It was not given posthumously. started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and * Under this award, cash incentive of Rs. 1 Lakh promoting healthier lifestyles. He announced is given along with bronze replica of Goddess his second retirement on August 12, 2016. Saraswati. Shankara Kurup received it first time in 1965 for his collection of poems Odakkuzhal.

13 www.gradeup.co • Phelps competed in his first Olympics at the • The length of this cave is about 30,957 meters age of 15. (101,565 feet).

45. Ans. B. 48. Ans. B.

• The Sahitya Akademi was founded in March, • Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is the biggest man- 1954. made lake of India.

• It initially functioned under executive order, • The lake is created by the reservoir of Rihand but was subsequently registered as a society Dam. under the Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860. • It is located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh.

• It is an organisation to the promotion of • The Rihand Dam is located on the Rihand literature in languages in country. River, a tributary of the Son River.

• The first international seminar was held in 49. Ans. C. 1961, in New Delhi. * The National Payments Corporation of India is • It organises following programs- “Meet the formed under the provisions of the Payment Author” Program, Kavi Anuvadak, Sahitya and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a Akademi Award, Yuva Puraskar, etc. robust Payment & Settlement Infrastructure in India. 46. Ans. D. * NPCI is an Umbrella organisation for operating • Sri Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem in the retail payments and settlements systems in Awadhi language. India. It is also registered under the provisions of Section 25 of Companies Act 1956 • It is composed by the 16th-century Indian (now Section 8 of Companies Act 2013). bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas. * The ten core promoter banks are State Bank of • Sri Ramcharitmanas literally means "Lake of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank the deeds of Rama". of Baroda, Union Bank of India, Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Citibank N. A. and HSBC. • Sri Ramcharitmanas is considered one of the greatest works of Hindi literature. 50. Ans. B.

47. Ans. D. * Kiran Majumdar Shaw is the founder of the biotech Indian company called 'Biocon'. • Krem Liat Prah in Jaintia Hills is the longest cave in India. * Biocon Limited is India’s largest biopharmaceutical company founded in 1978 • It is located in Meghalaya. and has its headquarters in Banglore, Karnataka. • It is listed among the longest caves in the world. * In 1979, It became the first Indian company to manufacture and export enzymes to Europe and • “Krem Liat Prah” contains a huge passage the USA. called the "Aircraft Hangar." * Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon and Mr. John

14 www.gradeup.co Shaw is Vice Chairman, foreign Promoter & * Osman Ali was a reformist Nizam and did Whole-time Director. tremendous reform in education, Agriculture, etc. fields. He promoted agriculture research, * The Company manufactures generic active built Hyderabad house in Delhi, Built pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are sold Hyderabad Museum, etc. in over 120 countries across the globe. 54. Ans. B. 51. Ans. D. * Arundhati Roy won the Man Booker Prize in * Photophobia refers to the Sensitivity to light. 1997 for her book ‘the god of small things’. In other words, it is a discomfort or pain to eyes due to light exposure. Heliophobia is not * It is a story about the childhood experiences of confused here with Photophobia which is fraternal twins. The book explores how small basically irrational fear of light. things affect people's behaviour and their lives.

* Dark sunglasses, sunglasses designed to filter * In November 2011, she was awarded the peripheral light, and a wide-brimmed sun hat or Norman Mailer Prize for Distinguished Writing baseball caps are generally recommended to and she was also featured in the 2014 list of photophobia persons. Time 100 most influential personalities of the world. * Photophobia is a symptom of Visual Snow, which is a condition in which one sees white or * Some of her other important works are- The black dots partially or wholly in visual fields. Ministry of Utmost Happiness, The End of Imagination, The Cost of Living, The Algebra of 52. Ans. C. Infinite Justice, Power Politics, The Checkbook, and the Cruise Missile, etc. * Bandhani textile art is associated with Gujrat and Rajasthan areas. 55. Ans. B.

* It is also known as Bandhej. It is a tie and dye * The botanical name of watermelon is – textiles. The art of Bandhani involves dyeing the Citrullus Lanatus fabric which is tightly tied with a thread at several places to produce different patterns. * The botanical name of Apple- Malus pumila

* This art is very ancient art even the Ajanta * The botanical name of Orange- Citrus × caves have a visual representation of Bandhej. It sinensis is generally performed in silk and cotton fabrics. * The botanical name of Banana- Musa 53. Ans. B. acuminata

* Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of * In 2017, China produced about two-thirds of Hyderabad. the world total of watermelons.

* He ruled Hyderabad State between 1911 and Sahi Prep Hai Toh Life Set Hai... 1948. He was the Nizam of Hyderabad when Hyderabad was annexed by India followed by Thank You. Operation Polo. All the Best!!! * In 1937 he was recognised as the 5th richest person in the world and his photo was featured on the front page of time magazine.

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