The correct answer is Iqta.

Key Points

• Iqta system 
  • The Iqta system was a unique type of land distribution and administrative system introduced during the reign of Iltutmish.
  • In the Iqta system the lands of the Delhi Sultanate were divided into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned these Iqtas to the Sultan's soldiers, officers and nobles.
  • Iltutmish granted iqtas (land) to members of his army.
  • Iqta is the land granted to army officials in lieu of a regular wage.
  • The iqta holder is called the iqtadar or muqti who had to provide the Sultan with military assistance in times of war.

  • The iqtadar collected revenue from his iqta to meet the cost of maintaining his troops and horses.

The correct answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.

Key Points

• Dadabhai Naoroji: 
  • He wrote the book 'Poverty and Un British Rule in India'. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.
  • He is the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament.
  • He helped found the London Indian Society and East India Association.
  • In 1885, Naoroji became a vice-president of the Bombay Presidency Association.
  • He was Congress president thrice, in 1886, 1893, and 1906.

Additional Information

• Major writings of Dada Bhai Naroji were as follows:
  • Poverty in India
  • The manners and customs of the Parsees
  • Condition of India
  • Admission of educated natives into the ICS
  • The wants and means of India

The correct answer is biennial event.

• The Thomas Cup is a biennial event, which means it takes place once every two years.
• It is the most prestigious international badminton team championship for men, organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
• The first Thomas Cup tournament was held in 1948-49, and it was named after Sir George Alan Thomas, a former English badminton player and the founder of the International Badminton Federation (now BWF).
• The participating teams are from different countries, and the tournament follows a knockout format.

• There are several annual badminton tournaments like the All England Open, Malaysia Open, Indonesia Open, and China Open, among others.
• Quarterly events are more commonly used in business and finance to denote a company's financial results or meetings.
• There are some international sporting events that are held every three years like the World Masters Games and the World Transplant Games.

The correct answer is Infant Mortality Rate.

Key Points

• Human Development Index (HDI):-
  • It is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development.
  • These measures are a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and having a decent standard of living.
  • The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.
  • The various indicators of HDI are-
    • Life expectancy at birth.
    • Expected years of schooling
    • Mean years of schooling.
    • GNI per capita (PPP $)
• United Nations Development Programme:-
  • UNDP is the United Nation's lead agency on international development.
  • It is the largest UN development aid agency with 170 countries.
  • Its mandate is to end poverty, and build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions.

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• The law that is also known as the law of inertia is Newton's First Law of Motion.
• It states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force.
• This fundamental law of physics was formulated by Sir Isaac Newton and is one of the three laws that form the basis of classical mechanics.

Additional Information

•  Newton's Second Law of Motion, also known as the law of acceleration, describes the relationship between the force acting on an object, the mass of the object, and the resulting acceleration.
  • It is one of the fundamental principles of classical mechanics formulated by Sir Isaac Newton.
• Archimedes' principle states that when an object is placed in a fluid (like water), it experiences an upward force called buoyant force.
  • This force is equal to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces (pushes aside).

  • Example - when you put something in water, it feels a push from the water that tries to lift it up. The more water the object pushes away, the stronger the push (buoyant force) it feels. If the object is lighter than the water it displaces, it will float because the buoyant force is greater than the weight of the object. If the object is heavier, it will sink because the weight is greater than the buoyant force.

• Kepler's laws are a set of three fundamental principles that describe the motion of planets and other celestial objects around the Sun. Here's a simplified explanation of each law:
  • Law of Orbits: Each planet in our solar system moves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit, with the Sun at one of the two foci of the ellipse. In simpler terms, the path of a planet is not a perfect circle but more like a stretched-out circle with the Sun slightly off-center.
  • Law of Areas: An imaginary line connecting a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals. In other words, as a planet moves in its elliptical orbit, it covers an equal area in space over equal periods of time. This means that a planet moves faster when it is closer to the Sun and slower when it is farther away.
  • Law of Periods: The square of the time period of a planet's orbit is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun. In simpler terms, the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun (its period) is related to its average distance from the Sun. The farther a planet is from the Sun, the longer its orbital period.

The correct matching is A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1).

Key Points

• Moplah Rebellion: 
  • This was a rebellion by the Moplah Muslims of Malabar against British rule in 1921-1922.
  • It was sparked by the Khilafat Movement, which was a protest against the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate.
  • The rebellion was eventually crushed by the British, but it caused a great deal of bloodshed and destruction. 
• Akali Movement:​
  • ​This was a movement by the Sikhs of Punjab for religious and political rights.
  • It was started in 1920 by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which is the supreme religious body of the Sikhs.
  • The movement was successful in gaining control of the Sikh gurdwaras from the British and in establishing the SGPC as the representative body of the Sikh community.
• Kashi Vidya Peeth:
  • ​This is a public university in Varanasi, India.
  • It was founded in 1921 by Babu Shiv Prasad Gupt and Bhagwan Das .
  • Kashi Vidya Peeth is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in India.
  • It is known for its high academic standards and its commitment to Indian culture and values.
• Khilafat Movement:
  • ​This was a pan-Islamic movement that was active in India from 1919 to 1924.
  • It was a protest against the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by the British and the French after World War I.
  • The Khilafat Movement was supported by many Indian Muslims, including Mahatma Gandhi.
  • The movement was eventually unsuccessful, but it played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.

The correct answer is Delhi.

• The Hindustan Socialist 'Republican Association formed in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi.

Key Points

• Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA):
  • Hindustan Republic Association at a historic meeting in the ruins of Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi was converted into Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in September 1928.
  • Under the leadership of Chandra Shekhar Azad, the name of HRA was changed to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
  • The participants included Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Bhagwaticharan Vohra from Punjab and Bejoy Kumar Sinha, Shiv Verma and Jaidev Kapur from the United Provinces.
  • The HSRA decided to work under a collective leadership and adopted socialism as its official goal.

Additional Information

• Hindustan Republican Association/Army:

  • The HRA was founded in October 1924 in Kanpur by Ramprasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee and Sachin Sanyal, with an aim to organise an armed revolution to overthrow the colonial government and establish in its place the Federal Republic of United States of India whose basic principle would be an adult franchise.

The correct answer is wildlife protection.

Key Points

• Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award is given to the people for their courage and dedication to protecting wildlife.
• In 1731, the king of Jodhpur in Rajasthan asked one of his ministers to arrange wood for constructing a new palace.
• The minister and workers went to a forest near a village, inhabited by Bishnois, to cut down trees.
• The Bishnoi community is known for its peaceful co-existence with nature.
• The effort to cut down trees by the kings was thwarted by the Bishnois.
• A Bishnoi woman Amrita Devi showed exemplary courage by hugging a tree and daring the king’s men to cut her first before cutting the tree.
• The tree mattered much more to her than her own life.

The Correct Answer is India.

In News

• Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 hockey: India beat Korea 2-1 to win maiden crown.

Key Points

• Indian women’s team defeated South Korea by 2-1 in the final to lift its maiden Women’s Junior Asia Cup title in Kakamigahara, Japan.
• Annu and Neelam scored for the Indian hockey team.
• Japan won the bronze medal to qualify for the FIH Junior Women's World Cup 2023.
• Earlier this month, India also won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.

The correct answer is Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah.

Key Points

• The Charminar in Hyderabad was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
• He was the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
• The construction of Charminar began in 1591 CE and was completed in 1592 CE during the reign of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
• He ruled the Golconda Sultanate, which was located in the Deccan region of South India, from 1580 to 1611 CE. 
• This iconic monument is located in the heart of Hyderabad and is known for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
• It was built to commemorate the end of a deadly plague and is now one of the most recognized landmarks in Hyderabad.
• The Charminar is a magnificent example of Indo-Islamic architecture.
• It combines elements of Persian, Turkish, and Indian architectural styles.
• The monument is known for its four grand arches, which give it its name "Charminar" (Four Minarets).

Additional Information

• ​Ibrahim Adil Shah:
  • Ibrahim Adil Shah I was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur. He ruled from 1557 to 1627 CE and was the Sultan of the Deccan Sultanate of Bijapur, located in present-day Karnataka.
• Ali Adil Shah:
  • Ali Adil Shah I was the son of Ibrahim Adil Shah I and ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur after his father.
  • He was known for his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and contributions to the development of Bijapur as a center of culture and art.
• Murtaza Nizam Shah:
  • Murtaza Nizam Shah I was the founder of the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar.
  • He ruled the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, located in the Deccan region of India, from 1565 to 1588 CE.