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TSPSC Group – II | Test Series
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Key and Explanations
1. Correct Answer: Option (1) • The National Electricity Plan (NEP) is a
• India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 report was document that outlines the long-term
released by the Tata Trusts and a group of electricity supply and demand projections for
sectoral experts India
• In India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 the State of • It is drafted by the Central Electricity Authority
Karnataka has achieved the top rank among (CEA) under the Electricity Act, 2003
the 18 large and mid-sized States with • The NEP is updated (or the tenure of NEP is
populations over one crore, as per the justice five years) every five years
delivery namely Police, Judiciary, Prisons, and • Drafted National Electricity Plan (NEP) has a
Legal Aid tenure of Five years
• The State of Tamil Nadu has ranked in second • It is a step towards India's commitment to the
position and Telangana in Third net zero emission target.
• The State of Uttar Pradesh is at rank 18 which 5. Correct Answer: Option (4)
is the lowest • Green deposit facility is issued by regulated
• Kerala is the only state in India to achieve entities (REs), which include banks and non-
100% case clearances rate banking financial companies (NBFCs)
2. Correct Answer: Option (3) • It is an interest-bearing deposit, and the
Linguistic and Religious minorities in India interest rate is determined by the RE
• The Ranganath Mishra Commission was a • The denomination of the deposit can be in
commission constituted by the Government Indian rupees only
of India on 29 October 2004 to look into • The proceeds of the green deposit are used to
various issues related to Linguistic and finance green projects, which are projects
Religious minorities in India that have a positive impact on the
• It was chaired by former Chief Justice of India environment. Some examples of green
Justice Ranganath Mishra projects include:
• The commission submitted its report to the ✓ Renewable energy projects
Government on 21 May 2007 ✓ Energy efficiency projects
3. Correct Answer: Option (2) ✓ Clean transportation projects
March 30 th
✓ Climate change adaptation projects
• The International Day of Zero Waste is an ✓ Sustainable water and waste
th
annual observance on 30 March management projects
• It was established by the United Nations ✓ Green buildings
General Assembly in 2022 to raise awareness 6. Correct Answer: Option (1)
about the importance of zero waste and to Securities and Exchange Board of India
promote sustainable consumption and • An Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) is
production patterns like a mutual fund, which enables direct
investment of money from individual and
institutional investors in infrastructure
projects to earn a portion of the income as
return
• The InvIT is designed as a tiered structure with
Sponsor setting up the InvIT which in turn
invests into the eligible infrastructure projects
4. Correct Answer: Option (2)
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either directly or via special purpose vehicles • Pot making requires expertise as the bottom
(SPV) has to be perfectly round
• InvIT are regulated by the SEBI (Infrastructure • The circumference of the pot and the neck
Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 should be proportionate so that the pot sits
7. Correct Answer: Option (1) flat on the ground
• Since 1949, NATO’s membership has • The right proportion of mud, clay and heating
increased from 12 to 31 countries through makes this product very strong. The main raw
nine rounds of enlargement materials for making these pots are soil and
• Finland became the latest European country water
to join the Alliance on 4th April 2023
• Currently, four partner countries have
declared their aspirations to NATO
membership: Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Georgia, Sweden and Ukraine
• Finland and Sweden completed accession
talks, and Allies signed the Accession
Protocols for both countries in July 2022
• While Finland has now joined the Alliance,
Sweden is an official Invitee and attends NATO
meetings as such
8. Correct Answer: Option (1) 10. Correct Answer: Option (3)
Ganga and Yamuna Asteroid
• The Union Minister for Jal Shakti launched the • Recently scientists have discovered a new
asteroid along Earth
Monitoring Centre – PRAYAG – which stands
• The asteroid dubbed 2023 FW13, is
for Platform for Real-time Analysis of Yamuna,
considered a "quasi-moon" or "quasi-
Ganga and their Tributaries at National
satellite"
Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) office in New
• The new celestial object orbits the sun in a
Delhi
similar time frame as Earth does, as per the
• Prayag is a Real Time Monitoring Centre for media reports
planning and monitoring of projects, river • The quai-moon is estimated to be 50 feet (15
water quality, etc. through various online metres)
dashboards such as Ganga Tarang Portal, • While orbiting the Sun, the quasi-moon also
Jajmau Plant through Online Drone Data, PMT circles the Earth, coming within nine million
Tool Dashboard, Ganga Districts Performance miles (14 million kilometres) of Earth
Monitoring System, etc • For comparison, the moon has a diameter of
• The Union Minister also released the comic 2,159 miles (3,474 km) and comes within
series ‘Chacha Chaudhary ke Sath, Ganga ki 364,00 km of Earth at the closest point of its
Baat’ orbit
Tamil Nadu Indonesia
• Manamadurai in Sivagangai district is known • Sabang Port is located in Indonesia. It is
for pottery making situated in the town of Sabang, which is part
• The Manamadurai pottery recently earned a of the province of Aceh
Geographical Indication (GI) tag • Sabang is an island located off the northern tip
• The Vaigai river enriches the clay used for the of Sumatra and is known for its strategic
Manamadurai pottery location along the busy Malacca Strait

• The port serves as an important maritime hub • He was born on May 9, 1540, and ruled the
and plays a significant role in trade and kingdom of Mewar, which is located in
transportation in the region present-day Rajasthan, India
12. Correct Answer: Option (1) • Battle of Haldighati: Maharana Pratap is well-
• H1 mission is the India's first human known for his heroic resistance against the
spaceflight to be launched in Quarter four of Mughal emperor Akbar during the Battle of
2024 called Gaganyaan mission Haldighati in 1576
• ISRO’s Gaganyaan project envisages ✓ Although Maharana Pratap's forces were
demonstration of human spaceflight outnumbered, he displayed exceptional
valor and fought fiercely against the
capability by launching crew of three
Mughals
members to an orbit of 400km for a three-day
• He was not a contemporary of sri krishna
mission and bring them back safely to earth,
devaraya (7 January 1471 — 17 October 1529
by landing in Indian sea waters
)
• The Dancing Girl of Harappa is an ancient Assam
artefact discovered at the archaeological site • Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary is
of Mohenjo-Daro, which is located in present- geographically located on the south bank of
day Pakistan the Brahmaputra but under the Sonitpur
• It was made during the Indus Valley district
Civilization, dating back to around 2500 BCE • It is a part of the Laokhowa-Burachapori eco-
• The Dancing Girl statue is not made using system and comprises of a mosaic of wet
metal. It is crafted out of bronze, which is an alluvial grassland, riparian and semi-
alloy composed primarily of copper with a evergreen forests dotted by wetland and river
small amount of tin systems
• The statue showcases the advanced • This sanctuary covers an area of 44.06 sq. km.
metalworking skills of the people of the Indus and is home to the Great Indian one-horned
Valley Civilization rhinoceros, tiger, leopard, wild buffalo, hog
deer, wild pig, and elephants.
• Bura Chapori's bird list on the other hand
includes the highly endangered Bengal
Florican, Black-necked Stork, Mallard, Open
billed Stork, Teal, and Whistling Duck among
others
• The grassland is also rich in various kinds of
medicinal herbs and plants. Several wetlands
within the wildlife sanctuary also make it an
ideal breeding place for several species of
migratory birds during the winter season
Reserve Bank of India
• The Reserve Bank of India launched a ‘100
14. Correct Answer: Option (3) Days 100 Pays’ campaign for banks to trace
• Maharana Pratap Singh was a prominent ruler and settle the top 100 unclaimed deposits of
of the Rajput dynasty known as the Sisodia every bank in every district of the country
dynasty within 100 days

• This measure will complement the ongoing ✓ Opportunities and initiatives in HEI for
efforts and initiatives by the Reserve Bank to women
reduce the quantum of unclaimed deposits in ✓ Support and redressal mechanism for
the banking system and return such deposits students and employees of HEIs
to their rightful owners/ claimants ✓ Web resources in the form of
• The banks will commence the campaign from Government and United Nations policy
June 01, 2023 documents for women
• Cyclone Mocha originated in the Bay of NASA
Bengal. It was named by Yemen • The TROPICS mission was launched by NASA
• The name Mocha is a reference to the city of which aims to improve the understanding
Mocha in Yemen, which is known for its coffee about hurricanes and cyclones
production • The launch was conducted by Rocket Lab, a
• The naming of cyclones in the North Indian New Zealand-based company
Ocean is done by a committee of • The launch took place from Rocket Lab's
meteorologists from the member countries of Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand
the World Meteorological Organization • The TROPICS mission is a joint project
(WMO) and the Economic and Social between NASA and the Massachusetts
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Each country is assigned a set of names, and • However, the launch of the satellites was
the names are rotated in alphabetical order. conducted by a New Zealand company
• In 2023, Yemen suggested the name Mocha 20. Correct Answer: Option (1)
for a cyclone that was expected to form in the Lithium Reserves
Bay of Bengal • Lithium reserves were discovered on Revant
• The name was approved by the WMO/ESCAP hill in Degana in Rajasthan's Nagaur district
committee, and Cyclone Mocha was formed during a survey conducted by the Geological
on May 10, 2023 Survey of India (GSI)
• Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Bangladesh • It is believed that these reserves can meet
on May 14, 2023, and caused widespread 80% of the country's demand
damage • Currently, India is import-dependent for
18. Correct Answer: Option (3) several minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt
• University Grants Commission (UGC) believes • Lithium is primarily used in the production of
that a safe and healthy environment in Higher rechargeable batteries, particularly those
Educational Institutions (HEIs) for women used in electric vehicles, portable electronic
students and employees is a necessary devices, and power tools
prerequisite to quality education and research • Lithium-ion batteries have a high energy
• UGC, in its commitment towards this, has density, making them a popular choice for use
undertaken several initiatives through the in devices where weight and size are
provision of various fellowships, scholarships, important factors
support to institutions for capacity expansion 21. Correct Answer: Option (1)
and empowerment of women • The Himachal Pradesh Sukhashraya (Care,
• As an extension of its existing initiatives, UGC Protection and Self-Reliance of Children of the
has developed SAKSHAM which is a dynamic State) act, 2023 was introduced in the
portal that aims towards empowerment of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on
women in campuses through creating April 5, 2023
awareness on:

• The act establishes child care institutions for chemicals and medicines with manifold
care, protection, and development of nutritional, industrial, biomedical, agriculture
children. Key features include: and personal care applications. Seaweeds are
✓ After care institutions also termed as the ‘Medical Food of the 21st
✓ Admission to after care institutions Century’ as they are being used as laxatives,
✓ Higher education for making pharmaceutical capsules, in
✓ Fund for startup treatment of goiter, cancer, bone-
✓ Grants for housing replacement therapy and in cardiovascular
✓ District level committee surgeries
✓ Sukhashraya Kosh • Seaweeds are abundant along the Tamil Nadu
22. Correct Answer: Option (3) and Gujarat coasts and around Lakshadweep
• The Gandhi Peace Prize was established in and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1995 by the Government of India to honour • Rich seaweed beds occur around Mumbai,
individuals or organizations that have made Ratnagiri, Goa, Karwar, Varkala, Vizhinjam
significant contributions to the cause of peace and Pulicat in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
and non-violence and Chilka in Orissa
• The prize is named after Mahatma Gandhi, 25. Correct Answer: Option (2)
the leader of the Indian independence • Bhavani Devi is the first Indian woman to win
movement and a proponent of non-violent a medal in fencing.
resistance. • She won the bronze medal in the women's
• The Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded annually in sabre event at the 2023 Asian Fencing
the following fields: Championships in Wuxi, China
✓ Peace • This was India's first medal in the Asian
✓ Non-violence Fencing Championships
✓ Social justice • Fencing is a sport that involves using a sword
✓ Human rights to score points against an opponent. It is a
✓ Interfaith harmony physically demanding sport that requires
✓ Environmental protection agility, speed, and precision
23. Correct Answer: Option (2) • Bhavani Devi is a sabre fencer, which means
• Legal tender can be limited or unlimited in that she uses a sabre, a type of sword with a
character curved blade
• In India, coins function as limited legal tender
• Therefore, 50 paise coins can be offered as
legal tender for dues up to ₹10 and smaller
coins for dues up to ₹1
• Currency notes are unlimited legal tender and
can be offered as payment for dues of any size
• Cheques, Derivatives, Debentures were does
not comes under legal tender
• Seaweeds are macroscopic algae growing in
the marine and shallow coastal waters and on
rocky shores
• Sea weeds are non-flowering plants
• Seaweeds are wonder plants of the sea, the
new renewable source of food, energy,

26. Correct Answer: Option (2) • Ahilyabai Holkar is remembered as one of the
Gurus in Order0 Period greatest women rulers in Indian history and is
1. Guru Nanak 1469-1539 celebrated for her administrative skills,
2. Guru Angad 1539-1552 leadership, and contributions to social welfare
3. Guru Amar Das 1552-1574 30. Correct Answer: Option (4)
4. Guru Ram Das 1574-1581 • The first water body census in India was
5. Guru Arjan Dev 1581-1606 conducted in 2022-23 by the Ministry of Jal
6. Guru Hargobind 1606-1644 Shakti
7. Guru Har Rai 1644-1661 • The census found that there are a total of
8. Guru Har Krishan 1661-1664 24,24,540 water bodies in India, out of which
9. Guru Tegh Bahadur 1664-1675 97.1% (23,55,055) are in rural areas and only
10. Guru Gobind Singh 1675-1708 2.9% (69,485) are in urban areas
27. Correct Answer: Option (3) • 5 leading States with maximum number of
• Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, also ponds, tanks, lakes, reservoirs and Water
known as "Biodiversity in Areas Beyond conservation schemes/ percolation tanks/
National Jurisdiction" check dams are given below
• It is an international legally binding
instrument under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
on the conservation and sustainable use of
marine biological diversity of areas beyond
national jurisdiction
• These areas include the high seas, which are
the international waters beyond the exclusive
economic zones of coastal states, as well as
the seabed in those areas
• The National Institutional Ranking Framework
(NIRF) 2023 was released by the Ministry of 31. Correct Answer: Option (1)
Education on June 5, 2023 Madhya Pradesh
• The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT • Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred
Madras) topped the list, followed by the the fourth National Water Awards in New
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru and Delhi
the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT • The awards focus on encouraging good work
Delhi) and efforts made by various individuals and
29. Correct Answer: Option (1) organisations to conserve water
Ahmednagar • Madhya Pradesh was awarded the first prize
• The Maharashtra government has decided to in the best State category
name Ahmednagar district after Punyashlok • In the best district category, the award was
Ahilya Devi Holkar given to the Ganjam District of Odish
• Punyashlok Ahilya Devi Holkar, also known as • The best Village Panchayat award was
Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, was a prominent presented to
ruler of the Holkar dynasty in India ✓ Jagannadhapuram Village Panchayat,
• She was born on May 31, 1725, in the village Bhadradri Kothagudem district of
of Chondi in present-day Maharashtra, India Telangana

✓ Guwahati also received the second-best The EIU has been publishing the index since
award in Media category 2004.
✓ The Jal Shakti Ministry had announced a • The index ranks 173 cities in the world based
total of 41 winners, covering 11 on a number of factors, including stability,
categories, including joint winners, for the healthcare, culture and environment,
National Water Awards, 2022 education, infrastructure, and crime. The
32. Correct Answer: Option (2) cities are given a score out of 100, with a
Mangoes higher score indicating a more liveable city.
• The Kari Ishad and Bili ishad mango • The 2023 Global Liveability Index was released
prominently grown in Ankola taluk of Uttara on February 21, 2023.
Kannada has bagged the Geographical • Vienna, topped the list for the third
Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical consecutive year, followed by Copenhagen,
Indications Registry under the Union Denmark, and Zurich, Switzerland.
Government 35. Correct Answer: Option (2)
• The GI certificate issued to Matha Totagars • The National Florence Nightingale Awards
Farmer Producer Company Limited, Ankola is were instituted in the year 1973 by the
valid till March 1, 2032 from March 31, 2023 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
• According to the Geographical Indications Government of India as a mark of recognition
Journal of the government, the Kari Ishad is for the meritorious services rendered by the
accepted as one of the finest quality mangoes nurses and nursing professionals to the
due to its unique aroma, luscious taste, high society.
amount of pulp, shape, and size • The award is named after Florence
33. Correct Answer: Option (1) Nightingale, who is considered the founder of
• The NATO Plus countries are modern nursing
✓ Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and 36. Correct Answer: Option (4)
South Korea. These countries are not • World Malaria Day is celebrated on April 25th
members of NATO, but they have close every year.
security ties with the alliance • It is a global observance that aims to raise
• They participate in NATO exercises and awareness about malaria and to encourage
operations, and they share intelligence with action to prevent and control the disease
NATO. • Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused
• The term "NATO Plus" was first used in 2004, by the Plasmodium parasite.
when the NATO summit in Istanbul agreed to • There are five species of Plasmodium that can
create a new framework for cooperation with infect humans:
non-NATO countries ✓ Plasmodium falciparum
• The framework was designed to strengthen ✓ Plasmodium vivax
NATO's relationships with its partners and to ✓ Plasmodium ovale
enhance their ability to contribute to NATO ✓ Plasmodium malariae
operations. ✓ Plasmodium knowlesi
• The NATO Plus countries have played an 37. Correct Answer: Option (2)
important role in NATO operations in the past • Operation Karuna was a massive HADR
34. Correct Answer: Option (4) (Humanitarian Assisted Disaster Relief)
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) mission
• The Global Liveability Index is released by the • The enormity of this overwhelming natural
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a research catastrophe tested not only the professional
and analysis wing of The Economist Group. skills & conduct of the medical personnel to

the core, but also the endurance, the • Lake Victoria is located in Africa. It is the
commitment and the courage of conviction largest lake in Africa by area, and the second-
that we can do it largest freshwater lake in the world by surface
• The IAF came out on top of what it had set out area, after Lake Superior in North America
to achieve during the mission, and the success • It is shared by three countries:
of this endeavour under difficult ✓ Kenya
circumstances is a living tribute to the medical ✓ Tanzania
personnel of the IAF for their excellent ✓ Uganda
professionalism, outstanding preparedness • Lake Victoria is a major source of water for the
and inspirational leadership region, and it is also an important fishery. The
• India launched ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist lake is home to a variety of fish species,
Myanmar which has been devastated by including Nile perch, tilapia, and catfish
Cyclone Mocha.
✓ Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief
material reached Yangon port
• The G7 was founded in 1975 as the G6, with
the original members being France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the
United States. Canada joined the group in
1976.
• The G7 is not a formal organization, and it
does not have any binding agreements.
However, the forum has been influential in
shaping global economic and political
cooperation.
• The G7 meets annually to discuss economic 41. Correct Answer: Option (2)
and political issues. Black sea
• The forum is also used to coordinate the • The mouth of the Dnipro River is located in the
members' responses to global challenges such Black Sea, near the city of Kherson, Ukraine
as climate change and terrorism. • It is a wide, shallow delta, with many islands
• India is not a member country of G7 group yet and channels. The mouth of the Dnipro is an
39. Correct Answer: Option (1) important shipping route, and it is also a
• The World Press Freedom Index 2023 was popular tourist destination
released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
on May 3, 2023
• India ranked 161 out of 180 countries, down
from 150 in 2022
• In comparison, Pakistan has fared better
when it comes to media freedom as it was
placed at 150, an improvement from last
year’s 157th rank
• In 2022, India was ranked at 150
Africa

42. Correct Answer: Option (3) • ISA is the organization through which States
Country Exercise Names Parties to UNCLOS organize and control all
Malaysia Harimau shakti, in-rmn bilat, hop mineral-resources-related activities in the
ex Area for the benefit of humankind as a whole
Maldives Ekuverin, Ekatha • ISA has the mandate to ensure the effective
Mongolia Nomadic elephant protection of the marine environment from
Myanmar Imbex, Imcor, in-mn bilat, table top harmful effects that may arise from deep-
ex seabed-related activities
43. Correct Answer: Option (2) • ISA, which has its headquarters in Kingston,
Chashma nuclear power plant Jamaica, came into existence on 16 November
• China inked a sign with Pakistan to develop 1994, upon the entry into force of UNCLOS
the Chashma nuclear power plant. The • It became fully operational as an autonomous
Chashma Nuclear Power Plant is located in the international organization in June 1996, when
Mianwali district of Punjab, Pakistan it took over the premises and facilities in
• It is a series of nuclear power plants that are Kingston, Jamaica, previously used by the
being built with Chinese assistance United Nations Kingston Office for the Law of
• The first unit of the Chashma Nuclear Power the Sea
Plant was commissioned in 1998 • In accordance with UNCLOS, Article 156(2), all
• The second unit was commissioned in 2000. States Parties to UNCLOS are ipso facto
The third unit was commissioned in 2006 members of ISA. As of 1 May 2020, ISA has 169
• The fourth unit is currently under construction Members, including 168 Member States and
and is expected to be commissioned in 2024 the European Union
• The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant is a • The Area and its resources are the common
pressurised water reactor (PWR) plant. It uses heritage of humankind.
enriched uranium as fuel and heavy water as • The Area covers around 54 per cent of the
a moderator. The plant has a capacity of 300 total area of the world’s oceans
megawatts (MW) each 46. Correct Answer: Option (1)
44. Correct Answer: Option (1) • The World Health Organization (WHO) has
• Nagorno-Karabakh is located in the Lesser certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for
Caucasus mountain range, which is a sub- achieving elimination of malaria in their
range of the Caucasus Mountains territories
• The Lesser Caucasus Mountains are located in • The certification follows a sustained, century-
the South Caucasus region, which is a border long effort to stamp out the disease by the 2
region between Eastern Europe and Western countries
Asia • The final decision on awarding a malaria-free
• Nagorno-Karabakh is a conflict zone between certification rests with the WHO Director-
Azerbaijan and Armenia General, based on a recommendation by the
45. Correct Answer: Option (3) independent Technical Advisory Group on
• The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an Malaria Elimination and Certification
autonomous international organization 47. Correct Answer: Option (4)
established under the 1982 United Nations • The Proba-3 mission is associated with the
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) European Space Agency (ESA) and is its first
and the 1994 Agreement relating to the precision formation flying mission
Implementation of Part XI of the United • The mission was launched on March 25, 2023,
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
(1994 Agreement)

• The Proba-3 mission is a technological • It is a multidisciplinary agency that functions
demonstration mission that will validate as the premier investigative agency in the
technologies and techniques for highly- country, conducting investigations into major
precise satellite formation flying crimes, corruption cases, economic offenses,
• It consists of two small satellites launched and other matters of national importance
together that will separate apart to fly in 50. Correct Answer: Option (1)
tandem, to prepare for future multi-satellite • The Competition Commission of India (CCI)
missions flying as one virtual structure was established in March 2009 by
48. Correct Answer: Option (2) Government of India under the Competition
Kerala Act, 2002 for the administration,
• The Eravikulam National Park, spread over 97 implementation, and enforcement of the Act
sq km, is a green paradise which is home to • It is a statutory body established under the
rare flora, fauna and wildlife Competition Act, 2002
• However, the biggest attraction of the park is • It is the apex competition regulator in India
Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), an and is responsible for promoting and
endangered species of mountain goat sustaining competition in markets, preventing
• Around one-third of the world’s population of anti-competitive practices, and protecting the
this species lives in this park interests of consumers
• Neelakurinji, the plant which flowers once in • The CCI is composed of a Chairperson and six
twelve years, grows in abundance here Members, who are appointed by the Central
making the park a must-visit place during the Government. The Chairperson and Members
kurinji flowering season are whole-time members and hold office for a
• Anamudi, the highest peak in South India, is term of five years
situated in the park. The Eravikulam National • Objectives
Park is around 13 km away from Munnar town ✓ Eliminate practices having adverse effect
• Every year sometime during January- on competition
February, which is the calving season, the park ✓ Promote and sustain competition
remains closed to the public ✓ Protect the interests of consumers
49. Correct Answer: Option (1) ✓ Ensure freedom of trade in the markets of
• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India
India was established based on the ✓ Establish a robust competitive
recommendation of the Santhanam environment through
Committee 51. Correct Answer: Option (3)
• The committee, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, • The Starlink project is an initiative by SpaceX
submitted its report in 1963, which led to the to create a constellation of thousands of
formation of the CBI satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) to provide
• The motto of the Central Bureau of high-speed broadband internet to the globe
Investigation is "Industry, Impartiality, • The project is led by Elon Musk, the CEO of
Integrity." SpaceX
• These core values represent the principles • The objective of the Starlink project is to
and standards that the organization strives to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband
uphold in its investigations and operations internet to areas that are currently
• The CBI operates under the Ministry of underserved or unserved by traditional
Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions of internet providers
the Government of India

• The project also aims to provide internet
access to people in remote areas, such as
developing countries and rural areas.
• The Starlink project is still under
development, but SpaceX has already
launched over 2,000 satellites into orbit. The
company plans to launch a total of 12,000
satellites by 2027
Sr. Name of the Place of Birth
No. Grandmaster
77 Raunak Sadhwani Surat, Gujarat
78 D. Gukesh Chennai, Tamil

Nadu
79 Leon Mendonca Mumbai,
Maharashtra
80 Nihal Sarin Palakkad, Kerala 54. Correct Answer: Option (1)
Bopal
81 R. Praggnanandhaa Chennai, Tamil • The Indian National Space Promotion and
Nadu Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
82 Vuppala Prraneeth Hyderabad, headquarters is located in Bopal, Ahmedabad,
Telangana Gujarat.
53. Correct Answer: Option (3) • The headquarters was inaugurated by Prime
• The Khelo India University Games 2023 will be Minister Narendra Modi on June 10, 2022.
hosted by Uttar Pradesh. The games will be The center is responsible for promoting and
held from 22nd to 30th June 2023 regulating private sector participation in the
• The mascot for the games is Jitu, a barasingha space sector in India
(swamp deer), which is the state animal of • The IN-SPACe headquarters is a state-of-the-
Uttar Pradesh art facility that houses a number of research
• The games will be held in four cities in Uttar and development labs, as well as offices for
Pradesh: Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and the center's staff.
Noida • The center also has a launchpad, which is used
• A total of 21 sports will be played in the to launch small satellites into orbit
games, including athletics, archery, • The IN-SPACe headquarters is a significant
badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, development for the Indian space sector. It
fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, will help to promote private sector
kabaddi, kho-kho, shooting, swimming, table participation in the sector and help to make
tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and wrestling India a global leader in space technology
• The River Cities Alliance (RCA) is a joint
initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS)
and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA)
• It was launched in November 2021 with the
main objective of connecting river cities and

focusing on sustainable river centric • The AI Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’, installed at
development C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th in the
• The RCA has three broad themes: world
✓ Networking: The RCA provides a platform • It was declared so in the 61st edition of Top
for member cities to discuss and exchange 500 Global Supercomputing List yesterday at
information on aspects that are vital for the International Supercomputing Conference
sustainable management of urban rivers, (ISC 2023) in Germany
sharing best practices and supporting • It puts India on top of AI Supercomputing
innovation. nations worldwide. The system is installed
✓ Capacity Building: The RCA provides under National Program on AI by Government
capacity building support to member of India.
cities in areas such as river water quality 58. Correct Answer: Option (3)
monitoring, riverfront development, and • The LIGO India project is located in the state
river pollution control. of Maharashtra, India
✓ Technical Support: The RCA provides • The site is located in the Hingoli district, about
technical support to member cities in 590 kilometres east of Mumbai
areas such as river modeling, river • The project is a collaboration between the
restoration, and river flood management. LIGO Laboratory in the United States and
56. Correct Answer: Option (1) three Indian research institutions:
• The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ✓ the Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced
works primarily in the infrared spectrum, but Technology (RRCAT), the Institute for
it can also detect light in the visible and near- Plasma Research (IPR), and the Inter-
infrared spectrum University Centre for Astronomy and
• It is placed in the L2 Lagrange point, which is a Astrophysics (IUCAA).
point of gravitational equilibrium about 1.5 59. Correct Answer: Option (1)
million kilometres (930,000 mi) from Earth The main chemicals used in cloud seeding
• The L2 Lagrange point is a stable location experiments are:
where the gravitational forces of the Sun and • Silver iodide (AgI): This is the most common
Earth balance each other out chemical used in cloud seeding. It has a similar
• This allows the JWST to stay in a fixed position crystal structure to ice, so it can help to induce
relative to the Sun and Earth, which is ice formation in clouds.
important for its scientific observations. • Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide): This is also a
• The JWST's infrared capabilities allow it to see common cloud seeding agent. When dry ice is
through dust and gas, which makes it ideal for released into a cloud, it sublimates, cooling
observing objects that are obscured in visible the cloud and causing ice crystals to form.
light. This includes objects such as protostars, • Liquid propane (C3H8): This is a less common
exoplanets, and the first galaxies that formed cloud seeding agent, but it has been shown to
in the universe. be effective in some cases. Liquid propane
• The JWST is a powerful tool for astronomers expands into a gas when it is released into a
and has the potential to revolutionize our cloud, cooling the cloud and causing ice
understanding of the universe. It is still in its crystals to form.
early stages of operation, but it has already • Potassium iodide (KI): This is a less common
made some remarkable discoveries. cloud seeding agent, but it has been shown to
57. Correct Answer: Option (1) be effective in some cases. Potassium iodide
AI Supercomputer has a similar crystal structure to ice, so it can
help to induce ice formation in clouds.

• Salt (NaCl): This is a hygroscopic material, • It is a versatile launch vehicle that can be used
which means that it attracts water vapor. to launch a variety of payloads into different
When salt is released into a cloud, it can help orbits
to increase the moisture content of the cloud, • The PSLV has four basic features:
which can lead to increased precipitation. ✓ Solid rocket motors: The first and third
• Here are some of the pros and cons of cloud stages of the PSLV are powered by solid
seeding: rocket motors. These motors are simple
• Pros: and reliable, and they provide a lot of
✓ Cloud seeding can increase precipitation, thrust.
which can help to alleviate droughts and ✓ Liquid rocket engines: The second stage of
improve water availability. the PSLV is powered by a liquid rocket
✓ Cloud seeding can also be used to reduce engine. This engine is more complex than
hail damage. a solid rocket motor, but it provides more
• Cons: control over the vehicle's trajectory.
✓ The effectiveness of cloud seeding is still a ✓ Upper stages: The PSLV can be configured
matter of debate. with different upper stages, depending on
✓ Cloud seeding can have unintended the payload that is being launched. These
consequences, such as increasing the risk upper stages can be used to place the
of flooding. payload into a higher orbit or to transfer it
✓ Cloud seeding is a relatively expensive to another orbit.
process. ✓ Payload fairing: The payload fairing is a
60. Correct Answer: Option (1) protective shell that surrounds the
• Mitochondria DNA is inherited exclusively payload during launch. It protects the
from the mother. This is because payload from the harsh environment of
mitochondria are passed down from the the launch pad and from the heat of the
mother's egg cell to the offspring. The father's atmosphere during ascent.
sperm cells do not contribute mitochondria to 62. Correct Answer: Option (1)
the offspring • The UNSC 1267 sanctions committee is
• Mitochondria are called the "powerhouses" of related to combating international terrorism
the cell because they produce the majority of • It was established in 1999 in response to the
the cell's energy September 11 attacks, and it has since
• They do this by converting nutrients into ATP, imposed a number of sanctions on individuals
a molecule that can release energy very and groups associated with al-Qaeda and the
quickly Taliban.
• There are a few rare cases where • The sanctions imposed by the UNSC 1267
mitochondrial DNA can be inherited from the sanctions committee include travel bans,
father. This is because some sperm cells can asset freezes, and arms embargoes
contain mitochondria. However, these cases • These sanctions are designed to disrupt the
are very rare financial and logistical support networks of
61. Correct Answer: Option (4) terrorist groups, and to make it more difficult
• The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is a for them to carry out attacks
four-stage rocket developed by the Indian • The UNSC 1267 sanctions committee is
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) composed of all 15 members of the United
• It uses solid and liquid fuel engines only Nations Security Council
• It is chaired by the country that holds the
rotating presidency of the Security Council

63. Correct Answer: Option (4) recruitment processes for government job
• The Standing Committee on Water Resources vacancies in the state
(2022-23) recently released a report on the 66. Correct Answer: Option (2)
status of groundwater in India • The Per Capita Income (PCI), which is a
• The report found that groundwater is a critical measure of the economic benefit accrued by
resource in India, and that its availability is an individual in any economy, Telangana
declining in many parts of the country. outperformed India (Telangana’s PCI at
• The report highlighted the following key current prices stands at Rs. 3.17 lakh, which is
findings: Rs. 1.46 lakh higher than the national PCI
✓ The annual recharge of groundwater in (Rs.1.71 lakh))
India is about 437 billion cubic meters • In per capita terms, leaving out Goa which is
(BCM) an outlier, Telangana’s average per capita
✓ The annual extraction of groundwater for revenue receipts (Rs. 27,305) for 2018-21 are
all uses is about 239 BCM the highest among India GS
✓ This means that the stage of extraction • The overall average for India GS for 2018-21 is
(SoE) for groundwater in India is about Rs. 23,788.
55% • The state’s Tax-to-GSDP ratio is the second
✓ The SoE is higher than 80% in some parts highest among India GS, reflecting that
of the country, which means that these Telangana manages its economic resources
aquifers are being overexploited markedly better than the other states in the
✓ Overexploitation of groundwater can lead country
to a number of problems, including 67. Correct Answer: Option (4)
declining water tables, land subsidence, • Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced
and saltwater intrusion by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 31st October,
64. Correct Answer: Option (4) 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth
• Telangana witnessed 2nd highest Inflation anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
rate in India in the recent quarters • Subsequently, the Finance Minister
• The possible reasons for high inflation rate in announced the initiative in his Budget Speech
Telangana are: for 2016-17
✓ Rise in consumption demand • Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is under the
✓ Higher fuel prices Ministry of education
✓ Russia- Ukraine war • Through this innovative measure, the
✓ Covid-19 impact knowledge of the culture, traditions and
✓ High Logistics cost practices of different states & UTs will lead to
an enhanced understanding and bonding
• Telangana State Public Service Commission between the states, thereby strengthening
(TSPSC) is a constitutional body the unity and integrity of India
• It was established under Article 315-323 of • The Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat programme,
the Constitution of India aims to actively enhance interaction between
• The TSPSC is responsible for conducting people of diverse cultures living in different
recruitment examinations, interviews, and States and UTs in India, with the objective of
selecting candidates for various civil service promoting greater mutual understanding
posts in the state of Telangana amongst them
• It operates independently and is entrusted • As per the programme, each year, every
with the task of ensuring fair and transparent State/UT would be paired with another

State/UT in India for reciprocal interaction • Despite being a well-established
between the people conglomerate, the group recognizes the
• It is envisaged through this exchange, that the country's immense growth potential and
knowledge of the language, culture, traditions envisions significant opportunities for further
and practices of different states will lead to an expansion
enhanced understanding and bonding • By injecting capital into Telangana's economy,
between one another, thereby strengthening the investment will not only create
the unity and integrity of India employment but also contribute to the overall
• Objectives: development of the region
✓ To celebrate the unity in diversity of our • With this strategic move, the Lulu Group aims
nation and to maintain and strengthen to tap into the thriving Indian market, while
the fabric of traditionally existing simultaneously fuelling economic growth and
emotional bonds between the people of prosperity in Telangana
our country; 69. Correct Answer: Option (3)
✓ To promote the spirit of national • The second meeting of the G20 Digital
integration through a deep and structured Economy Working Group was hosted by
engagement between all states and union Hyderabad, India, on April 17-19, 2023
territories through a year-long planned • The meeting was attended by 81 foreign
engagement between states; delegates from G20 Members, 8 Guest
✓ To showcase the rich heritage and culture, Countries, 5 International organizations and
customs and traditions of either state for one Regional Organisation
enabling people to understand and • The meeting was held at the HICC (Hyderabad
appreciate the diversity that is India, thus International Convention Centre) in
fostering a sense of common identity; Hyderabad
✓ To establish long term engagements; and • The HICC is a state-of-the-art convention
✓ To create an environment this promotes centre that is equipped to host large-scale
learning between states by sharing best events. The meeting was organized by the
practices and experiences. Ministry of Electronics and Information
68. Correct Answer: Option (2) Technology (MeitY) of India
• The Lulu Group, an Indian-Emirati 70. Correct Answer: Option (2)
multinational conglomerate headquartered in Name of the Telangana Dalit Bandhu
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been Scheme Scheme
actively expanding its operations in India Launched on 04 August 2021
• With an investment of 350 crores, the group Beneficiaries Scheduled Caste (SC) Families
is set to strengthen its presence in Telangana, Benefits - Financial Assistance of
India Rs.10,00,000/- per Family
• This investment will be utilized to establish a - Direct Transfer Benefit
sprawling hypermarket in Hyderabad, without Bank Linkage
covering an impressive area of 1 million - No Pay Back of Assistance
square feet. The new hypermarket is expected (100% Subsidy)
to generate more than 2,000 job Website Telangana Dalit Bandhu
opportunities Scheme Portal
• The Lulu Group's decision to invest in Nodal Agency Scheduled Castes
Telangana reflects their unwavering Development Department
confidence in the Indian market

Implementing Telangana Scheduled Castes • It will also have a 180-degree tunnel
Agency Co-Operative Development aquarium, which will allow visitors to walk
Corporation Ltd through the underwater world
• The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief 73. Correct Answer: Option (1)
Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao decided to Siddipet district
extend the Dalit Bandhu scheme to 1.3 lakh • The Mangolu Water Treatment Plant is
families across the state in the second phase located in the Siddipet district of Telangana. It
in 118 of the state’s 119 Assembly is the biggest water treatment plant in rural
constituencies, having covered Huzurabad in India and has a capacity of 540 million litres
2021 and 2022 per day (MLD)
71. Correct Answer: Option (2) • The plant was inaugurated in 2022 and
Krishna River supplies drinking water to 10 Assembly
• The Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Constituencies in the district
Scheme (PRLIS) is a multi-purpose irrigation • The plant is located in the Mangolu village of
and drinking water project in the Indian state Kukunoorpally mandal. It is 5.5 km from the
of Telangana Mallanna Sagar project, which is the source of
The project is being constructed on the water for the plant. The water is pumped from
Krishna River, near Yellur village in Kollapur the reservoir to the plant through a network
mandal of Nagarkurnool district of pipelines
• The PRLIS envisages lifting water from the • The plant has four treatment units, each of
Krishna (Musi) River and irrigating an area of which has a capacity of 135 MLD. The
12.30 lakh acres in the upland areas of treatment process includes coagulation,
Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Vikarabad, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and
Rangareddy and Nalgonda districts. The disinfection
project will also provide drinking water to • The treated water is then stored in a reservoir
1,200 drought-prone and fluoride-affected before being supplied to the consumers.
villages in these districts • The construction of the Mangolu Water
• The PRLIS is being constructed at a cost of Treatment Plant was a major initiative by the
₹35,000 crore and is expected to be Government of Telangana to improve the
completed by 2025. The project is being drinking water supply in the Siddipet district
implemented by the Government of • The plant has helped to provide safe and clean
Telangana in collaboration with the National drinking water to lakhs of people in the district
Water Development Agency (NWDA) 74. Correct Answer: Option (4)
72. Correct Answer: Option (3) • Telangana bagged 13 awards in the National
• India's largest aquarium is currently under Panchayat Awards 2023 (appraisal year 2021-
development at the Kothwalguda Eco Park in 22), including eight under Deen Dayal
Hyderabad, Telangana Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar
• It is being developed by the Hyderabad (DDUPSVP) and five under Nanaji Deshmukh
Metropolitan Development Authority Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar
(HMDA) and is expected to be completed by (NDSPSVP)
2025 • The following are the top performing gram
• The aquarium will house over 5,000 marine panchayats in Telangana that won awards in
and freshwater specimens from around the the National Panchayat Awards 2023:
world, including sharks, rays, jellyfish, and • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas
coral reefs Puraskar (DDUPSVP)
• First rank:

✓ Gouthampur gram panchayat in • The Platinum rating is the highest rating that
Bhadradri-Kothagudem district under can be awarded by IGBC. It is awarded to
healthy panchayat category buildings that meet the highest standards of
✓ Nellutla gram panchayat in Jangaon environmental sustainability. The Telangana
district under water sufficient panchayat Secretariat complex was awarded the
category Platinum rating for its many green features,
✓ Kongatpally gram panchayat in including:
Mahbubnagar district under socially • Rooftop solar panels: The complex has
secured panchayat category rooftop solar panels that generate electricity,
✓ Aipoor gram panchayat in Suryapet reducing the building's reliance on the grid
district under women friendly panchayat • Water conservation: The complex has a
category number of water conservation features, such
75. Correct Answer: Option (1) as rainwater harvesting and water-efficient
Thimmapur fixtures.
• Thimmapur block panchayat in Karimnagar • Energy efficiency: The complex is designed to
district was awarded the best block panchayat be energy efficient, using natural light and
in Telangana on April 24, 2023. ventilation whenever possible.
• The award was presented by the Minister for • Sustainable materials: The complex is built
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, using sustainable materials, such as recycled
Errabelli Dayakar Rao, at a function held in materials and low-VOC paints
Hyderabad. 77. Correct Answer: Option (2)
• Thimmapur block panchayat was selected for • Telangana was ranked second in the
the award based on a number of criteria, Manufacturing Innovation Index (IMII)
including its performance in the following Rankings 2022.
areas: • The index was released by the Department of
• Economic development: The block panchayat Science and Technology (DST) and the United
has made significant progress in economic Nations Industrial Development Organization
development, with a focus on agriculture, (UNIDO).
horticulture, and livestock. • Telangana scored 32.86 out of 100, just
• Social development: The block panchayat has behind Karnataka which scored 33.41. The
made significant progress in social national average score was 28.17.
development, with a focus on education, • The IMII ranks states on the basis of their
health, and women's empowerment. performance in three dimensions:
• Environmental sustainability: The block • Innovation ecosystem: This dimension
panchayat has made significant progress in measures the state's ability to attract and
environmental sustainability, with a focus on retain talent, provide access to finance, and
water conservation, waste management, and promote knowledge sharing.
renewable energy. • Internal firm capabilities: This dimension
76. Correct Answer: Option (1) measures the state's manufacturing firms'
• The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) ability to innovate, such as their investment in
awarded the Platinum rating to the Telangana research and development (R&D) and their
Secretariat complex in Hyderabad use of new technologies.
• The Secretariat complex is the first • Innovation output: This dimension measures
government building in India to receive the the state's manufacturing firms' ability to
Platinum rating from IGBC commercialize their innovations, such as their
export of goods and services.

78. Correct Answer: Option (1) improve the reach and impact of
World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) India Wikimedia projects.
• The City Nature Challenge Hyderabad was 80. Correct Answer: Option (4)
conducted by the World-Wide Fund for • The KCR Nutrition Kit is a government-
Nature (WWF) India, the Naturalist School, sponsored program that provides essential
and the citizen science platform iNaturalist. food items to pregnant women, lactating
The challenge was held from April 28 to May mothers, and children under the age of six.
1, 2023. The kit contains a variety of nutritious foods,
• The City Nature Challenge is a global event including milk, eggs, pulses, and cereals.
that encourages people to get outside and • Recently Government of Telangana Proposed
document the plants and animals in their to extend the scheme to all the 33 districts of
cities. Participants use the iNaturalist app to Telangana
upload photos and observations of the • The basic features of the KCR Nutrition Kit
species they see include:
• These observations are then used to create a ✓ A variety of nutritious foods: The kit
database of the biodiversity in cities around contains a variety of nutritious foods that
the world. are essential for the growth and
• Hyderabad was one of the top performing development of pregnant women,
cities in the City Nature Challenge 2023. The lactating mothers, and children under the
city recorded over 20,000 observations, age of six.
making it the top performing city in India. ✓ Regularity: The kit is provided on a regular
• The challenge helped to raise awareness of basis, ensuring that the beneficiaries have
the biodiversity in Hyderabad and to connect access to a steady supply of nutritious
people with nature. food.
79. Correct Answer: Option (2) ✓ Convenience: The kit is easy to use and
• The WikiConference India 2023 was held in can be prepared quickly.
Hyderabad, India, from April 28 to 30, 2023. ✓ Affordability: The kit is affordable, making
• The theme of the conference was "Free it accessible to all beneficiaries.
knowledge for all: Empowering communities ✓ The KCR Nutrition Kit was launched in
through Wikimedia." 2018 in the Medak district of Telangana. It
• The conference was attended by over 200 has since been extended to other districts,
Wikimedians from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, including Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, and
and Sri Lanka Nalgonda.
• The participants discussed a wide range of ✓ The launch date of the KCR Nutrition Kit is
topics related to Wikimedia projects, 18th February 2018.
including content creation, community 81. Correct Answer: Option (1)
building, and outreach. • Nikhat Zareen is an Indian boxer who is a two-
• The conference also featured a number of time world champion
workshops and training sessions. These • She won the gold medal at the 2022 IBA
sessions were designed to help participants Women's World Boxing Championships in
learn new skills and to improve their Istanbul, Turkey, and the 2023 IBA Women's
contributions to Wikimedia projects. World Boxing Championships in New Delhi,
• The WikiConference India 2023 was a success. India
✓ It was a great opportunity for • She is also a 2022 Commonwealth Games gold
Wikimedians from India and South Asia to medalist.
come together and to discuss ways to

• Zareen started boxing at the age of 13 and has 52% of the total budget allocation for the
been competing at the international level agriculture sector.
since 2011 • The Rythu Bandhu scheme is a flagship
• She is a flyweight boxer, which means she scheme of the Telangana government that
competes in the weight class of 50-54 provides financial assistance to farmers
kilograms. She is known for her aggressive • Under the scheme, the government provides
style of boxing and her powerful punches. Rs. 5,000 per acre to farmers for the purchase
• Zareen is a role model for many young women of seeds, fertilizers, and other agricultural
in India and is an inspiration to aspiring boxers inputs
around the world • The allocation for the Rythu Bandhu scheme
• She is a proud ambassador of her home state in the 2023-24 budget is an increase of about
of Telangana and is committed to promoting 275 crore from the previous year
the sport of boxing in India • This increase is in line with the government's
82. Correct Answer: Option (1) commitment to providing financial assistance
• Under the Gruhalakshmi Scheme of to farmers and to promoting the agricultural
Telangana, the government of Telangana will sector in Telangana
offer financial help of Rs. 3 lakh to women • The allocation for the Rythu Bandhu scheme
belonging to weaker sections of society in is a significant investment in the agriculture
three instalments to build their homes sector. The scheme is helping to improve the
• It will transfer the financial assistance directly financial status of farmers and to promote
to the beneficiaries bank account via Direct agricultural productivity in Telangana.
Bank Transfer (DBT) Year Budgetary % of
• Under this scheme, Rs 12,000 crore will be allocation (in agriculture
used to build four lakh homes in Telangana, crores) budget
and Rs 412 crore has been approved for 2018-19 12,000 45%
constructing 10,00,000 homes in Telangana 2019-20 13,000 47%
• Over 1,193 dwellings have been approved in 2020-21 14,000 50%
all constituencies, and 43,000 additional 2021-22 14,800 52%
homes have been approved under the state 2023-24 15,075 52%
quota. 84. Correct Answer: Option (1)
• Each beneficiary will get a one-time payment • Telangana schemes that were mentioned in
under this scheme to build a home of their the NITI Aayog's "Best Practices in Social
design Sector: A Compendium, 2023" report:
• The houses under this scheme will have a ✓ Palle Prakruthi Vanam
government-approved Gruhalahakshmi logo. ✓ Telangana State Energy Conservation
The Collectors are the nodal officers for Building Code
implementing this scheme in the districts. In 85. Correct Answer: Option (4)
the Greater Hyderabad Municipal • A team of researchers at the Indian Institute
Corporation (GHMC) area, the Commissioners of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has developed
are the nodal officer for Gruhalakhsmi a machine learning-based computational tool
Scheme for better detection of cancer-causing tumors
83. Correct Answer: Option (4) in the brain and spinal cord.
• In the 2023-24 budget, the Telangana • It is Called 'GBMDriver' (GlioBlastoma
government has allocated Rs. 15,075 crores Mutiforme Drivers), this tool is publicly
for the Rythu Bandhu scheme. This is about available online.

• Glioblastoma is a fast and aggressively • The cards are also linked to the Ayushman
growing tumor in the brain and spinal cord. Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-
Although there has been research undertaken PMJAY), which provides free health care to
to understand this tumor, therapeutic options beneficiaries.
remain limited with an expected survival rate • The launch of the digital health cards was part
of less than two years from the initial of a larger campaign to improve the health
diagnosis. and well-being of children in Uttar Pradesh.
• The GBMDriver was developed specifically to • The campaign also included free health check-
identify driver mutations and passenger ups for children, as well as training for
mutations in Glioblastoma. Driver mutations teachers and health workers on how to
are those that are responsible for the growth identify and manage common childhood
and spread of the tumor, while passenger health problems.
mutations are neutral mutations that do not • The digital health cards are expected to help
affect the tumor's growth. improve the quality of care that children
• The GBMDriver uses a deep learning receive in Uttar Pradesh. They will also make
algorithm to analyze MRI images of brain and it easier for parents and health workers to
spinal cord tumors. The algorithm is trained track a child's health over time.
on a dataset of MRI images that have been 87. Correct Answer : Option (1)
labeled with the presence or absence of driver • The Congo Basin spans across six countries—
mutations. Cameroon, Central African Republic,
• The GBMDriver has been shown to be Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
effective in identifying driver mutations in the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Glioblastoma tumors. In a study published in • It drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
the journal Nature Medicine, the GBMDriver
was able to identify driver mutations with an
accuracy of 90%.
• The GBMDriver is a valuable tool for the early
detection and diagnosis of Glioblastoma
tumors. The tool is also being used to develop
new therapeutic strategies for Glioblastoma.
• Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India
to issue digital health cards for children in May
2023
• The cards were issued under the School
Health Program, a collaboration between the
Urban Development Department and
Lucknow Smart City
88. Correct Answer : Option (4)
• The program aims to improve the health of
• World Development Report is published
children in Uttar Pradesh by providing them
annually by the World Bank.
with comprehensive health check-ups and
• According to the report, there are currently
access to quality healthcare
184 million migrants globally, which is 2.3% of
• The digital health cards contain information
the population.
about the child's health, including their
height, weight, vaccination status, and any
other relevant medical history.

• India-US, India-GCC and Bangladesh-India • It was adopted on 47th G7 summit to counter
have been identified to be among the top China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
migration corridors globally. • It aims to address the infrastructure
• India received the highest ever foreign inward investment deficit in developing and lower
remittances of USD 89 income countries.
89. Correct Answer : Option (1) 92. Correct Answer : Option (2)
World Trade Organisation Organisation Headquarters
• The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) South Asian Association Kathmandu, Nepal
is a plurilateral trade agreement that aims to for Regional Cooperation
eliminate tariffs and trade barriers on (SAARC)
information technology (IT) products among International Monetary Washington, D.C,
its member countries. Fund (IMF) United States
• It was negotiated under the World Trade North Atlantic Treaty Brussels, Belgium
Organization (WTO) and was implemented in Organization (NATO)
1997. International Solar Gurugram, India
• India is a signatory of the ITA-1. Alliance (ISA)
• Note: India is not a signatory to the ITA-2 93. Correct Answer : Option (2)
Agreement Code name Operation
90. Correct Answer : Option (2) Operation Pawan Indian Peacekeeping
Bhutan Force in Sri Lanka, 1987-
• All three hydropower projects are located in 1990
Bhutan. Smiling buddha/ India’s first nuclear test at
• The Mangdechhu Hydropower Project is a Happy Krishna Pokhran
hydropower project located on the Operation Blue remove Sikh militants
Mangdechhu River in Trongsa District, Star from Golden Temple,
Bhutan. 1984
✓ The electricity generated from the project Operation Trident Naval attack on Karachi
is primarily intended for export to India, during Indo-Pakistani
contributing to Bhutan's revenue War, 1971
generation and energy security. Operation Vijay the operation by the
• The Chhukha Hydropower Project is Bhutan's 1961 Military of India that led
first and oldest hydropower project. to the capture of Goa,
✓ It is located on the Wangchu River in Daman and Diu and
Chhukha District, Bhutan. Anjediva Islands from
✓ The Chhukha Hydropower Project plays a portugese
vital role in meeting Bhutan's domestic 94. Correct Answer : Option (1)
electricity demand and also exports • The group of islands known as Polynesia,
surplus electricity to India. Micronesia, and Melanesia is primarily found
• The Sankosh Hydropower Project is a in the Pacific Ocean.
proposed multipurpose hydropower project • These island regions are located in the
planned on the Sankosh River in Bhutan. western and central parts of the Pacific
91. Correct Answer : Option (2) Ocean.
• ‘Build back Better World (B3W)’ is an • Polynesia is a includes well-known island
international infrastructure investment nations such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and
initiative by the Group of & (G7). French Polynesia.

• Micronesia includes Micronesia, Palau, Operation Crisis
Marshall Islands, and Guam. Kaveri Sudan Crisis - 2023
• Melanesia: Melanesia comprises of islands Rahat Yemen- 2015
such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Ganga Ukraine - 2022
Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Devi Shakti Afghanistan -2021
95. Correct Answer : Option (1) 99. Correct Answer : Option (2)
• The World Bank Group is implementing a new • Ajay Banga is the 14th President of the World
corporate flagship, Business Ready (B-READY), Bank group.
to assess the business and investment • His 5 year term as President began on 5th June
environment worldwide annually. 2023
• It replaces the Ease of Doing Business Report • Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice
which was paused due to concerns on Chairman at General Atlantic.
reliability. • Previously, he was President and CEO of
96. Correct Answer : Option (4) Mastercard
Line Dividing countries 100. Correct Answer : Option (3)
th
49 Parallel USA and Canada • The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an
38th Parallel North Korea and South intergovernmental organization that
Korea promotes cooperation and regional
Durand Line Afghanistan and Pakistan integration among Indian Ocean Rim
Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan countries.
McMahon Line India and China • It was established in 1982 and consists of five
17th Parallel North Vietnam and South member states:
Vietnam ✓ Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius,
10 degree Andaman and Nicobar Réunion (an overseas region of France)
channel and Seychelles.
97. Correct Answer : Option (2) • All the member countries are located below
• The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the the equator.
United Nations. 101. Correct Answer : Option (2)
• It was established by the United Nations Bangladesh
Charter, which was signed in 1945 in San • Bangladesh recently announced its 15-point
Francisco and began work in 1946 in the Peace Indo-Pacific Outlook (IPO)
Palace, The Hague (Netherlands). • Envisioning a free, open, peaceful, secure, and
• The International Court of Justice consists of inclusive Indo-Pacific.
15 judges that will serve a term of 9 years. 102. Correct Answer : Option (2)
• Only the 193 Member States of the United • The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier
Nations are eligible to appear before the forum for international economic
Court. cooperation.
• The Court has no jurisdiction to deal with • G20 comprises 19 countries and the European
applications from individuals, non- Union as an union
governmental organizations, corporations or ✓ Note: All members of EU are not the
any other private entity. members of G-20
• The decisions and judgments of the ICJ are • The G20 members represent around 85% of
binding on the parties involved in a specific the global GDP, over 75% of the global trade,
case.
and about two-thirds of the world population.
• However, the court has no enforcement
• Bangladesh is a guest country but not a
powers.
member of G20.

• Sri Lanka is neither a member nor a guest Caspian Sea Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
country. Iran, Azarbaijan and Russia.
• The G20 presidency is for a period of 1 year. 106. Correct Answer: Option (1)
• India is currently (2023) holding the G20 Telangana Shops and Establishment Act 1988
presidency with the theme - “Vasudhaiva • The Telangana government amended the
Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · Telangana Shops and Establishment Act 1988
One Future” and issued guidelines and conditions for
• In 2024, Brazil will take up the presidency. commercial establishments and businesses to
103. Correct Answer : Option (4) operate 24/7.
• The Senkaku conflict, also known as the • A Government Order (GO) was issued which
Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute, is a territorial stated that the government of Telangana is
dispute between Japan, China, and Taiwan. granting exemption from Section 7 of the
• The islands are located in the East China Sea. Telangana Shops Establishment Act 1988,
✓ The islands are called the Senkaku Islands which deals with opening and closing hours,
in Japan, the Diaoyu Islands in China, and subject to certain conditions.
the Diaoyutai Islands in Taiwan. 107. Correct Answer: Option (3)
• The South China Sea conflict refers to the • Himayat sagar lake was built on Esi (a tributary
ongoing territorial disputes over the of the Musi River) during the rule of the last
sovereignty of various islands, reefs, shoals, Nizam of Hyderabad
and maritime features in the South China Sea • Both Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were
region. built to stop excess water from overflowing
• The primary countries involved in the conflict into the Musi River, after the 1908
are China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, devastating Musi river floods in Hyderabad
Brunei, and Taiwan. which killed thousands of people.
104. Correct Answer : Option (1) • The 1908 floods took place during the time of
• International Fund for Agricultural Mahboob Ali Pasha, the Sixth Nizam of
Development (IFAD) was set up in 1977 as the Hyderabad. It led to him commissioning the
13th specialized agency of the United Nations. services of M. Visweswaraya, the legendary
✓ IFAD is dedicated to eradicate rural Indian engineer, who suggested that two
poverty and hunger. dams be built keep the Musi River’s water
• His headquarters is in Rome, Italy. outside the city.
• India is a founder member and a key • While Mahbub Ali Pasha died in 1911, his son
contributor to IFAD. and the last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, sought to
105. Correct Answer : Option (4) develop Hyderabad and make it flood-proof.
Sea Bordering countries ✓ He got both the lakes constructed under
North Sea Great Britain, Denmark, the aegis of the City Improvement Board,
Norway, Germany, the which was set-up in 1912. Both lakes
Netherlands, Belgium and were then developed over the next two
France decades.
Black Sea Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, 108. Correct Answer: Option (3)
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania. • Taiwanese multinational electronics giant
Adriatic Sea Italy and Balkan Peninsula Foxconn Interconnect Technology has
(Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, announced to invest $500 million and create
Montenegro, Albania and 25,000 direct jobs in Telangana
Slovenia.) • Foxconn internationally, is a Taiwanese
multinational electronics contract

manufacturer established in 1974 with 112. Correct Answer : Option (1)
headquarters in Tucheng, New Taipei City, CERN experiment on particle Physics
Taiwan. It is the world's largest technology • The European Organization for Nuclear
manufacturer and service provider. Research (CERN), which hosts the Large
• Vedanta Semiconductors Ltd., a Joint Hadron Collider,( LHC) recently discovered the
Venture between Vedanta and Foxconn is an Higgs Boson, also called the God’s particle.
applicant under the Scheme for setting up of • They have found the first evidence of the rare
semiconductor Fabs in India. process by which the Higgs boson decays into
109. Correct Answer: Option (2) a Z boson and a photon.
Jainism • This decay could provide indirect evidence of
• Archaeologists found two square pillars, the existence of particles beyond those
which are carved with Jain Tirthankara predicted by the Standard Model of particle
sculptures and inscriptions were discovered physics.
at Enikepalli village of Moinabad mandal in 113. Correct Answer : Option (3)
Rangareddy district. Major Straits Separations
• The two pillars, including one granite and Strait of Gibraltar Spain and Gibraltar
another black basalt, were carved with four from Morocco.
Jain Tirthankaras, namely, Strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman.
✓ Adinatha, Neminatha, Parshvanatha Strait of Malacca Malay Peninsula and
and Vardhamana Mahavira seated in Sumatra.
meditation on the four sides and
Bosporus Strait Europe (Turkey) and
decorated with Keerthimukhas on the
Asia (Turkey)
topside.
Magellan Strait Pacific ocean and
Atlantic ocean
• To make workplaces safer, Sahas, an initiative
Cook Strait North and
was launched by Telangana government.
South New Zealand
• Sahas aims to strengthen the ecosystem of
Strait of Dover England (United
support for women who face workplace
Kingdom) and France.
sexual harassment. Under the initiative, the
Sahas Microsite, Sahas Sathi Chatbot, Sahas
• The US, UAE, Netherlands, China, Bangladesh,
WhatsApp Number, Forum and online
Singapore, Brazil, UK, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia,
support facilities were launched.
Germany, Hong Kong, etc. are among India’s
leading export destinations.
• The Chinese equivalent to the Western notion
• During the April-November 2022 period, the
of “salami-slicing” tactics is the idea of
Netherlands and Brazil leaped ahead of their
“silkworm eating”.
previous positions on India’s list of export
• China employs a silkworm-eating strategy
destinations.
against Taiwan. That is the encroaching
• Brazil, which was India’s 20th largest export
actions undertaken by china against Taiwan
destination between April and October 2021,
• The war term is used to describe a covert or
is currently in the eighth position.
incremental approach to achieving a larger
objective.
• The almost-daily People’s Liberation Army
(PLA) incursions into the Taiwan Air Defense
Identification Zone (TADIZ) and major
exercises is an example.

• MIGA's role is to promote foreign direct
investment by mitigating various risks
associated with investment in developing
nations.
• India is a member of Australian group
✓ The Australia Group (AG) is an informal
forum of countries which, through the
harmonisation of export controls, seeks to
ensure that exports do not contribute to
the development of chemical or biological
115. Correct Answer : Option (1) weapons.
• UNESCO stands for the United Nations • India is not a member of Asia pacific economic
Educational, Scientific and Cultural cooperation and Five eyes Alliance
Organization. 117. Correct Answer : Option (3)
• It is a specialized agency of the United Nations • Ottawa: Located in Canada, in the eastern
(UN) that aims to promote international part of North America.
collaboration in the fields of education, • Cairo: Located in Egypt, in the north eastern
science, culture, and communication. part of Africa.
• The headquarters of UNESCO is located in • Tehran: Located in Iran, in the western part of
Paris, France. Asia.
116. Correct Answer : Option (2) • Minsk: Located in Belarus, in the eastern part
• G-7 is an international forum consisting of of Europe.
seven of the world's major advanced • So, the arranged order from west to east is:
economies. Minsk, Ottawa, Cairo, Tehran.
✓ It consists of Canada, France, Germany, 118. Correct Answer : Option (3)
Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and United • The Arab League, officially known as the
States. League of Arab States, is a regional
• G-8 consists of G-7 members + Russia organization that consists of 22 member
• United Nations Security Council consists of countries in the Arab world.
China, France, Russia, USA, UK • It was founded on March 22, 1945, in Cairo,
• Comprehensive and progressive agreement Egypt, with the goal of promoting unity,
for trans-pacific partnership (CPTPP) cooperation, and coordination among its
✓ It is a trade agreement among 11 member states.
countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. • Iran and Turkey are not members of the Arab
✓ The CPTPP was formed after the United League.
States withdrew from the original Trans- 119. Correct Answer: Option (2)
Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The Indian states that share border with Myanmar
✓ The agreement aims to promote are:
economic integration and liberalize trade ✓ Arunachal Pradesh
among its member countries. ✓ Nagaland
• India is a member of the World Bank Group's ✓ Manipur
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ✓ Mizoram
(MIGA) provides political risk insurance and
credit enhancement to investors and lenders
involved in projects in developing countries.

• BRICS countries stand for – Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa.
• BRICS economy comprises 41% of the world
population, having 24% of the world GDP and
over 16% share in the world trade.
120. Correct Answer : Option (1) • The headquarters is in Shanghai, China
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a • BRICS association represents idea of South-
regional development bank that promotes South corporation, which refers to
economic and social progress in Asia and the collaborative networks and partnerships
Pacific. among countries in the Global South.
• It was established in 1966 and has its • The United Nations Day for South-South
headquarters in Manila, Philippines. Cooperation is observed annually on 12th
• ADB has 68 member countries, including 49 September
regional members and 19 non-regional 124. Correct Answer : Option (1)
members from outside the Asia-Pacific region. • Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Sudan
121. Correct Answer : Option (3) are infamous for their long history of military
• The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture coups.
Organization (FAO) recently released the • The only country in Asia presently ruled by the
latest Food Outlook Report. military is Myanmar (2021 coup)
• According to the FAO report, the projected 125. Correct Answer : Option (4)
decline in the food import bill for the least • Interpol or the International Criminal Police
developed countries stands at 1.5%. Organization is an inter-governmental
• Food and Agriculture Organization is a organization formed in 1923 (HQ: Lyon,
specialized agency of the UN that focuses on France).
international efforts to eliminate hunger, • Interpol has195 member countries and it help
achieve food security, promote sustainable police in all of them to work together to make
agriculture, and improve rural livelihoods. the world a safer place.
122. Correct Answer : Option (1) • It is not a specialised agency of the UN. Some
Ports of them are- FAO, ILO, IMF, etc.
• Israel is located in Western Asia bordering the • The Central Bureau of Investigation (not the
Mediterranean and the Red seas. CVC) is the nodal body for the Interpol in
• Some of the major ports in Israel are: India.
✓ Port of Haifa, Port of Ashdod, Port of Eilat, 126. Correct Answer : Option (1)
Port of Tel Aviv, Port of Hadera and Port UNDP
of Ashkelon

• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National urban ✓ Worst forms of Child Labour Convention
Livelihoods Mission (NULM) signed an MoU (No.182)
with United Nations Development • Some of the major conventions not ratified by
Programme aimed at empowering women to India are:
make well-informed career choices in the field ✓ Freedom of Association and Protection of
of entrepreneurship Right to Organised Convention (No.87)
• Note: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National ✓ Right to Organise and Collective
Rural Livelihoods Mission: Aajeevika - Bargaining Convention (No.98)
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna-National Rural ✓ C155 - Occupational Safety and Health
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) was Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
launched by the Ministry of Rural ✓ C187 - Promotional Framework for
Development (MoRD), Government of India in Occupational Safety and Health
June 2011. Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
✓ Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship 129. Correct Answer : Option (2)
(GAME) signed MoU with NRLM to enable
financial access for the growth of 10 lakh
women entrepreneurs over 3 years.
✓ GAME and NRLM will strengthen non-
farm livelihoods by building the capacity
of women entrepreneurs (WEs) to access
finance and grow their enterprises.
• Some of the major projects/initiatives in India
funded by the World Bank are:
✓ National Rural Livelihoods Mission
✓ Sustainable Urban Transport Project
✓ Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
✓ National Dairy Support Project
✓ Skill India Mission
✓ National Highways Interconnectivity
QUAD
Improvement Project
✓ National Ganga River Basin Project • Quadrilateral dialogue is a group of four
128. Correct Answer : Option (3) countries India, Japan, Australia and the
• India is a founder member of the International United States of America
Labour Organization, which came into • The Quad is a diplomatic network of four
existence in 1919. countries committed to supporting an open,
• There are 8 Core Conventions of the ILO. India stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is
has ratified six of them. They are, inclusive and resilient
✓ Forced Labour Convention (No. 29) • It complements our other bilateral, regional
✓ Abolition of Forced Labour Convention and multilateral cooperation, including with
(No.105) ASEAN member states and Pacific partners
✓ Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)
✓ Discrimination (Employment Occupation)
Convention (No.111)
✓ Minimum Age Convention (No.138)

• The T-NAB is expected to play a key role in
curbing the drug menace in the state in the
years to come
• The Telangana Secretariat was designed by
Chennai-based architects Ponni Concessao
and Oscar Concessao
• The style of the building is Indo-Saracenic,
which is a blend of Indian and Islamic
architectural styles
• T-NAB (Telangana State Anti-Narcotics
• The building features a number of domes,
Bureau) was launched by the Telangana
arches, and minarets, which are all
government on May 31, 2023
characteristic of Indo-Saracenic architecture
• The bureau is a specialized unit of the
• The architects were inspired by the traditional
Telangana Police that is responsible for
Deccan architecture of the region, and they
combating drug trafficking and abuse in the
incorporated elements of this style into the
state
design of the building
• The bureau is headed by a Director General of
• The building also features a number of
Police (DGP) and has offices in all the districts
modern features, such as a green roof and a
of Telangana
rainwater harvesting system
• The T-NAB was launched in response to the
• The Telangana Secretariat was inaugurated on
growing problem of drug abuse in Telangana.
April 30, 2017, and it is now the administrative
• The state has been a major transit point for
headquarters of the Government of
drugs smuggled from Afghanistan and other
Telangana
countries in the Middle East
• The building is a significant landmark in
• The bureau is expected to play a key role in
Hyderabad, and it is a testament to the rich
curbing the drug menace in Telangana
architectural heritage of the region
• The T-NAB has a number of specialized units,
• Here are some additional details about the
including a Narcotic Detection and
design of the Telangana Secretariat:
Investigation Team (NDT), a Narcotic Control
✓ The building is made of red sandstone and
Unit (NCU), and a Drug Abuse Prevention Unit
white marble
(DAPU)
✓ The roof of the building is made of copper
• The NDT is responsible for conducting raids
✓ The building has a total of 12 domes, 10 of
and seizures of drugs. The NCU is responsible
which are made of copper and 2 of which
for investigating drug trafficking cases
are made of sandstone
• The DAPU is responsible for raising awareness
✓ The building has a total of 10 minarets,
about drug abuse and providing treatment to
each of which is 135 feet tall
drug addicts.
✓ The building has a total floor area of 2.5
• The T-NAB has been successful in making a
million square feet
number of drug-related arrests and seizures
✓ The building can accommodate up to
since its launch
12,000 employees
• The bureau has also been instrumental in
raising awareness about drug abuse in
• Telangana ranked fourth under the Water
Telangana
conservation Schemes and check dams

• 5 leading States with maximum number of • With existing strength of Telangana state
Water conservation Schemes and check dams assembly, State Legislative Council cannot
are given below have a maximum of 40 seats, which is the
minimum number of seats as prescribed in the
constitution
• The current Chairman of the Council is Sri
Gutha Sukender Reddy, who is a member of
the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party
• The percentage of seats that the Governor
nominates is 15%. This means that the
Governor can nominate up to 6 members out
of the 40-member Council
• The Governor is required to consult with the
Chief Minister before making any
nominations
• The following is a breakdown of the number
of seats in the Telangana Legislative Council,
134. Correct Answer: Option (4) by category:
• The Indian National Centre for Ocean • Elected members: 34
Information Services (INCOIS) is an ✓ Elected by MLAs: 14
autonomous organization under the Ministry ✓ Elected by local authorities: 14
of Earth Sciences (MoES) • Nominated members: 6
• The headquarters of INCOIS is located in 136. Correct Answer: Option (3)
Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana • The main objective of the Food Conclave 2023
• INCOIS was established in 1999 with the hosted by Hyderabad was to identify the main
objective of providing ocean information challenges and opportunities for the growth
services to the government, industry, and the of the Indian agri-food sector in the present
public decade
• The organization provides a variety of • The conclave brought together 100 thought
services, including: leaders from the agri-food industry, including
✓ Oceanographic data and products policymakers, entrepreneurs, and academics
✓ Ocean forecasting services • The sessions were designed to encourage
✓ Tsunami early warning services participants to exchange ideas and develop
✓ Disaster risk management services solutions that can drive growth in the agri-
✓ Capacity building services food sector
• INCOIS is a leading organization in the field of 137. Correct Answer: Option (3)
ocean information services in India. The • The Golconda fort was originally built by the
organization has played a significant role in Kakatiya dynasty in the 11th century AD
the development of ocean science and
• It was later expanded and fortified by the
technology in India
Qutb Shahi dynasty in the 16th and 17th
• INCOIS is also a member of the International centuries
Tsunami Warning System (ITW)
• Location: The fort is located in Hyderabad,
Telangana, India. It is situated on a hilltop
• The Telangana Legislative Council has a total about 120 meters (390 ft) high.
of 40 seats, of which 34 are elected and 6 are
• Architecture: The fort is built in the Deccan
nominated by the Governor
style of architecture. It is characterized by its

high walls, bastions, and gateways. The fort ✓ Corridor I: Miyapur to LB Nagar (~29 km,
also contains a number of palaces, mosques, 27 stations)
and tombs. ✓ Corridor II: Jubilee Bus Stand to
• History: The fort was a major centre of power Falaknuma (~15 km, 16 stations)
and trade during the Kakatiya and Qutb Shahi ✓ Corridor III: Nagole to Shilparamam (~ 28
dynasties. It was also a major source of km, 23 stations)
diamonds, which were mined in the 140. Correct Answer: Option (1)
surrounding area. • Telangana has only one operational airport.
138. Correct Answer: Option (2) • The operational airport in Telangana is the
• In the states the landlocked districts mean Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD,
districts which are does not share boundary ICAO: VOHS), located in Shamshabad near
with any other states Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.
• Except Suryapet all other districts in the • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the
question are landlocked districts, Suryapet as primary international airport serving the state
it shares boundary with Andhra Pradesh and is one of the busiest airports in India.
• According to Advance Estimates, Telangana’s
GSDP at current prices in 2022-23 was Rs.
12.93 lakh crore, an increase of 155.7% from
its 2014-15 value, Whereas at Constant prices
it was Rs. 7.11 lakh crore, with an increase of
70.7% from its 2014-15 value
• In 2022-23, Telangana was the 8th and 7th
highest contributor to the country’s GDP at
current prices and constant prices
respectively
• In 2022-23, the Per Capita Income for
Telangana (Rs. 3,08,732) at current prices and
(Rs 1,64,657) at constant prices, one of the
strongest economic indicators of the well-
being of a population, was 1.8 times and 1.7
Design-Build-Finance-Operate-and-Transfer
times that of the respective National PCI (Rs.
(DBFOT)
1,72,000) at current prices and (Rs. 98,118) at
• L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited - a
constant prices
subsidiary of L&T IDPL is implementing the
• Telangana ranked 1st among 16 states with
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
data availability in the country in terms of the
• Valued at over USD 4 billion (phase 1), this is
Per Capita Income in 2022-23 at current prices
the world's largest Public-Private -
and ranked 4th at constant prices
Partnership (PPP) project in the Metro sector
• Telangana ranked seventh in attracting FDIs
which is being executed on a Design-Build-
in India
Finance-Operate-and-Transfer (DBFOT) basis.
• The concession period is 35 years, with an 142. Correct Answer: Option (1)
entitlement to renew for a further period of • Corbevax is a protein subunit COVID-19
25 years. The project is scheduled to be vaccine developed by Texas Children's
completed in 5 years. Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and
• The Hyderabad metro network will cover a Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas
total distance of 72 km across three corridors

and Dynavax technologies based in written in the 1950s, explores the life and
Emeryville, California teachings of Gautama Buddha
• It is licensed to Indian biopharmaceutical firm • Ambedkar presents an interpretation of
Biological E. Limited (BioE) for development Buddhism as a religion that promotes
and production equality, freedom, and social harmony
143. Correct Answer: Option (4) • He argues that Buddhism provides a path for
• The construction of the High Court building, the upliftment of marginalized communities
initiated by the 7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali and the realization of individual and collective
Khan, commenced on 15 September 1915 liberation
near the Nayapul bridge on the southern bank • Apart from his literary works, Dr. B.R.
of the Musi River Ambedkar also established and edited a
• Shankar Lal, an engineer and architect from prominent journal called "Mooknayak"
Jaipur, designed the structure, while a local (meaning "Leader of the Silent") in the 1920s
engineer named Mehar Ali Fazal executed the • This Marathi-language journal served as a
plan. By 31 March 1919, the construction was platform for Ambedkar to voice his thoughts,
successfully completed advocate for social reforms, and raise
• The grand inauguration of the High Court awareness about the issues faced by
building took place on 20 April 1920. marginalized communities
• This iconic edifice, crafted with pink granite 145. Correct Answer: Option (4)
and sandstone, bears the inscription of the • The most popular place to visit in Warangal is
letters 'Ram Rahim' and serves as a the Thousand Pillars Temple, located at the
remarkable symbol of unity between the base of Hanamkonda hill
Hindu and Muslim communities • It was built in 12th century by the Kakatiya
• Initially serving as the High Court of Andhra King Rudra Deva
Pradesh from 5 November 1956, the building • Dedicated primarily to Lord Shiva, this temple
was entirely allocated to the High Court of is also known by the name of Sri Rudreshwara
Telangana from 1 January 2019, following the Swamy Temple
bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh • At this temple, three deities- Lord Shiva, Lord
• The sanctioned strength of judges in the Vishnu and Lord Surya are worshipped
Telangana High Court is 42. • They are known as Trikutalayam. There are
• The present strength of judges is 33 three shrines, one for each deity
• One of the famous literary works of Dr. B.R. • The Telangana government’s flagship
Ambedkar is his book titled programmes –
✓ "Annihilation of Caste. o Kaleswaram, the world's largest
✓ " Originally written as a speech in 1936, it multi-stage lift irrigation project and
was later published as a book in 1937 o Mission Bhagiratha, the ambitious
• In this powerful critique of the caste system in drinking water project, have received
applause from the American Society
India, Ambedkar analyzes its origin,
of Civil engineers.
perpetuation, and impact on society
• He advocates for the complete eradication of
caste-based discrimination and oppression,
emphasizing the need for social justice and
equality
• Another significant publication by Ambedkar
is "The Buddha and His Dhamma." This book,

• The highest temperature recorded
in Telangana is said to be 48.6 degree
Celsius in Bhadrachalam way back in 1952.
State Butterfly
Uttarakhand Common peacock
Karnataka South Bird wing
Maharashtra Blue Marmon
Kerala Budha Mayoori
Tamil Nadu Tamil yeoman
Name of District Area (sq km)
Adilabad 4,153
Bhadradri Kothagudem 7,483
Hyderabad 217
Jagtial 2,419
147. Correct Answer: Option (1) Jangaon 2,188
Steel and Bronze Jayashankar Bhupalapally 6,175
• Telangana CM unveils 125-ft tall bronze Jogulamba Gadwal 2,928
statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on his 132nd birth Kamareddy 3,652
anniversary. Karimnagar 2,128
• With this Hyderabad has now become the Khammam 4,361
landmark of the country’s tallest statue of Kumarambheem Asifabad 4,878
Ambedkar, installed at the heart of the city. Mahabubabad 2,877
• The statue is designed by renowned sculptors Mahabubnagar 5,285
Ram Vanji Sutar, a recipient of Padma Shri and Mancherial district 4,016
Padma Bhushan awards, and his son Anil Ram Medak 2,786
Sutar. Medchal–Malkajgiri 1,084
• Reputed for monumental sculptures, Mulugu 3,881
including the Statue of Unity (597 feet) of Nagarkurnool 6,545
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, the Narayanpet 4.86
world’s tallest statue by the Ram Sutar Art Nalgonda 7,122
Creations, Noida, was recently included in Nirmal 3,845
the World Book of Records in London. Nizamabad 4,288
• The iconic structure of Ambedkar has an Peddapalli 2,236
overall height of 175-ft, including a 50-ft-high Rajanna Sircilla 2,019
circular base resembling the edifice of Ranga Reddy 5,031
Parliament of India. Sangareddy 4,403
• It is made of over 360 tonnes of steel and 100 Siddipet 3,632
tonnes of Bronze Suryapet 3,607
148. Correct Answer: Option (4) Vikarabad 3,386
• A maximum temperature of 46.4 degree Wanaparthy 2,152
Celsius was recorded at Julurpad Warangal Rural 2,175
in Kohagudem district which is said to be the
Warangal Urban 1,309
highest temperature recorded in the State
this season so far

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