National Events (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

31. Climate Change Knowledge Network in Indian Agriculture (CCKN-IA) was started in the year............ in three states Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Odisha. [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) 2012
(b) 2011
(c) 2013
(d) 2014

Solution:The Climate Change Knowledge Network in the Indian Agriculture (CCKN-IA) was created in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra under the project run from 2013 to 2017 with the objective to support relevant sector in agriculture at national, state and district level. A total 300 villages are being covered under the CCKN-IA Project.

32. How many districts of Uttar Pradesh has been coverd under the Aspirational District Programme run by NITI Aayog, up to June, 2021? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10

Correct Answer: (c) 8

Solution:Eight districts of Uttar Pradesh are included in the total 112 aspirational districts of the country under the Aspirational District Program launched by NITI Aayog in the year 2018. These districts are Sonbhadra, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar, Chitrakoot, Chandauli, Balrampur, Bahraich and Shravasti.

33. Where is India's first Dolphin observatory being built? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bihar
(d) Odisha

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar

Solution:India's first dolphin observatory National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC), Patna was inaugurated on 4 March 2024 by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. the project had recieved approved in 2013.

34. First CNG based train of India started on 13th January, 2015 runs between - [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Rewari to Rohtak
(b) Delhi to Mumbai
(c) Rohtak to Nizamuddin
(d) Howrah to Delhi (e) None of these

Correct Answer: (a) Rewari to Rohtak

Solution:The Rohtak-Rewari Demu Passenger Train is the first CNG based train in India which was flagged of by the then Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu on 13th January 2015. There is also an option to use diesel fuel. Another dual fuel-based train from Rewari to Bikaner was also flagged off on this day.

35. At which one of he following places was India's first 'Open Rock Museum' inaugurated in january 2022? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) Dehradun
(b) Nanital
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mount Abu

Correct Answer: (c) Hyderabad

Solution:In January 2022, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology or Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's first 'Open Rock Museum' in Hyderabad, displaying around 35 different types of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 billion around 55 million years of the Earth's history.

36. Sunil Lanba is: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Author of the novel, Masiha
(b) A famous Hindi novelist
(c) 23rd Naval Chief of India.
(d) Director-General of Border Security Force

Correct Answer: (c) 23rd Naval Chief of India.

Solution:Admiral Sunil Lanba was the 23rd Naval Chief of India. He was appointed as the Chief of Naval Staff of India on 31st May 2016. Admiral R. Hari Kumar is the current 25th Chief of Naval Staff.

37. Match the following personalities with their fields in which they have been awarded Padma Shri-2021: [Chhatisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

List-I	List-II
(A) Sujit Chattopadhayay	(i) Art
(B) Tsultrim Chonjor	(ii) Public Affairs
(C) Purnamasi Jani	(iii) Literature and Education
(D) Bijoya Chakravarty	(iv) Social Work

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(b)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(c)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)
(d)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is follows as: -

List-I	List-II
(A) Sujit Chattopadhayay	(i) Literature and Education
(B) Tsultrim Chonjor	(ii) Social Work
(C) Purnamasi Jani	(iii) Art
(D) Bijoya Chakravarty	(iv) Public Affairs

38. Bathukamma' is the festival of which State? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Odisha
(b) Telangana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bihar

Correct Answer: (b) Telangana

Solution:Bathukamma is the famous festival of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh which is celebrated by Hindu Women in September-October. It is a symbol of the culture of Telangana. The 'Maha Bathukamma' floral festival was included in the Guinness Book of World Record in October 2016, 9292 women took part in this festival.

39. Assuming all Indian States as different countries of the world in terms of Human Development Index ranking: Match these States to the concerned country's ranking and select correct option from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

List-I (States)	List-II (Ranking Countries)
A. Kerala	1. South Africa
B. Gujarat	2. Pakistan
C. Uttar Pradesh	3. Honduras
D. Maharashtra	4. Maldives

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	1	2	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	2	3	1	4
(d)	1	2	3	4