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A. Abindranath Tagore B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Munshi Premchand D. Rabindranath Tagore Solution: C Munshi Pemchand wrote the novel 'Rangbhumi: The Arena of Life'. The novel features an idealist protagonist inspired by Gandhian values.  Some of the works of Gandhiji are My Experiments with Truth and Hind Swaraj. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work "Geetanjali". Hence, option (C) is correct. Read about Books and Authors of Medieval India . 

  1. He authored the book 'Satyarth Prakash'. 2. He was the founder of Arya Samaj. 3. His birthplace was Gujarat. 4. He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj. Solution: 4 Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12 February 1824 in Gujarat. He was an Indian philosopher and social reformer. He was the founder of Arya Samaj. He authored the book 'Satyarth Prakash'. He said Back to the Vedas.  Raja Rammohan Roy was the founder of Brahmo Samaj. Hence, option (4) is correct.  Read more about Books and Authors of Ancient India .

A. Dance forms B. Theatre forms C. Languages D. Music Types Solution: C According to a survey conducted by the Peoples’ Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI), 8 languages (out of 50) spoken in Karnataka are potentially endangered and 2 are critically endangered.  Siddi language spoken by the Siddi tribe of Uttara Kannada district and Hakki Pikki have been identified as "critically endangered".  Potentially endangered implies the language spoken by less than 10000 people. Critically endangered language implies the language not spoken by the younger generation of a particular community. Hence, option (C) is correct. Read more about Classical Dances of India .

A. Chief Justice of the High Court B. Prime Minister C. President of India D. Governor of the State Solution: D Article 234 of the Indian Constitution states that the appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of State shall be made by the Governor in accordance with rules made by him on that behalf after consultation with the State Public Service Commission and the High Court of the State.  Article 233 says that the appointments of persons to the post and promotion of district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor in consultation with the High Court of that State.  Read List of Current Governors in India . Hence, option (D) is correct.

A. Cash Reserve B. Deposit Reserve C. Monetary Reserve  D. Excess Reserve Solution: D Excess Reserve is the reserve held by commercial banks over and above the statutory minimum with the RBI. RBI sets the criteria for excess reserve.  Excess Reserves= Total Reserves- Required Reserves The RBI’s reserves include: 1. currency and gold revaluation account (CGRA),  2. investment revaluation account (IRA),  3. asset development fund (ADF) and  4. contingency fund (CF)  Read Daily Banking Awareness to know more about Banking Sector in India. Hence, option (D) is correct.

 A. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata. B. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located at Jodhpur. C. Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located at Allahabad. D. Institute of Forest Productivity is located at Ranchi. Solution: A Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is an autonomous organisation that works under the aegis of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education. It is one of the biggest research institutes of ICAR. It is located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It aims to nurture and cultivate professional excellence in the field of social forestry and eco-rehabilitation.  Institute of Forest Productivity is a research institute under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. It is located

A. Veena B. Dholak C. Tabla D. Sitar Solution: C Allarakha Qureshi is an Indian Tabla Player. He belonged to Punjab Gharana. His son Zakir Hussain is also a Tabla expert. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982.  Hence, option (C) is correct. Read more about Padma Awards .