1. "Thewa Art" is an extraordinary traditional jewelry-making practice; it is from which state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer. a) Rajasthan
Context:
1. During the Prime Minister of India's visit to Slovakia, he gifted Thewa motif cufflinks to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, bringing global attention to Rajasthan’s centuries-old Thewa craft.
2. Thewa Art dates back nearly 400 years to the Rajput era. It was invented in 1707 by a master goldsmith named Nathulal Soni.
2. Seshachalam Forest Range is located in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
Answer. b) Andhra Pradesh
Context:
1. An expert team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered three rare 16th-century inscriptions deep inside the Seshachalam Forest Range in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
3. The Ras Laffan Gas Facility is located in which country?
a) China
b) Iran
c) Qatar
d) Israel
Answer. c) Qatar
Context: An explosion and major fire ripped through the Barzan gas supply facility inside Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial area, injuring at least 54 people and leaving 18 workers missing.
4. Kuno National Park is located in which state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Karnataka
c) Odisha
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer. d) Madhya Pradesh
Context:
President Droupadi Murmu visited Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, where she toured the Cheetah Management Area and was briefed on the progress of Project Cheetah.
5. Chapekar brothers, Indian revolutionaries, were from which state?
a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
Answer. c) Maharashtra
Context:
1. On June 22, 1897, the three Chapekar brothers executed the assassination of British official Walter Charles Rand in Pune to avenge colonial atrocities committed during the bubonic plague.
2. The Chapekar brothers—Damodar Hari Chapekar (28), Balkrishna Hari Chapekar (24), and Vasudeo Hari Chapekar (18)—were late 19th-century Indian revolutionaries who pioneered armed resistance against British colonial rule.
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