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1. Write the location of India.

A. India lies between 8°4' and 37°6'

Northernlatitudes and between 68° 7' and

97° 25' Eastern longitudes.

2. Fill the missed one

Jhelum, Chenab, ......, Beas, Sutlej

A. Ravi

3. Based on the relationship with First Pair and

complete Second Pair:

National Food Security Act - 2013

The Right to Education Act - ?

A. 2009

4. Pick out the wrong pair:

Fascism - Germany

Militarism - Japan

Imperialism - England

A. Fascism - Italy

5. Expand MNREGA.

A. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act.

6. What is the theme of the Book "Before They

Pass away"?

A. Nomadic Communities that are on the verge

of disappearing.

7. Find the odd one out:

Diet, Reichstag, Preamble, Duma

A. Preamble

8. What were the three most important process-

es after Second World War?

A. 1) The establishment of UN 2) Cold War

3) Decolonisation

9. What is Non-alignment movement?

A. The policy followed by fewly independent

countries after Second World War, without

involving in any of the Military blocks, follow-

ing neutrality in international politics.

10. What does Article 356 of our constitution

speak out?

A. About Presidents rule

11. Deforestation happens in all areas in India.

Suggest two remedies to stop deforestation.

A. i) Control over cutting of forests

ii) Effective implementation of WALTA Act

12. What is the main theme of Rachel Carson's

Book "Silent Spring"?

A. The main theme of the book "Silent Spring"

is the impact of spraying DDT on humans

and birds.

13. Why do you appreciate Chipko movement?

A. The Chipko movement is started to protect

the environment and against deforestation.

14. What is the problem that we face today

about the ground water?

A. The problem that we face today is the deple-

tion of ground water storage and tendency

not to care about the availability for future

generations.

15. How can we identify a person as a migrant?

A. For identifying a person as a migrant, two cri-

teria are used 1) Birth Place 2) Last usual

place of residence.

16. Arrange the countries from East to West

based on their location.

Britain, Germany, Russia, USA

A. Russia, Germany, Britain, USA

17. Write two aspects of the Indian Constitution

which contribute to social change?

A. i) Abolition of untouchability

ii) Reservations for SC, ST communities

18. Who gave the slogan "Do or die" during the

Quit India Movement?

A. Mahatma Gandhi

19. What is Arab Spring?

A. Several Nations in Western Asia and

Northern Africa like Tunisia, Egypt were influ-

enced by each other's revolutions and uproot-

ing dictators. This is called Arab Spring.

20. Give any two slogans on environmental pro-

tection.

A. Save environment - To save life on the earth

21. Expand UNESCO.

A. United Nations Educational Scientific

Cultural Organisation.

22. What is operation Barga?

A. It was a policy of the CPM government of

Jyoti Basu in West Bengal in support of farm-

ers, tenants of land.

23. Quit India Movement - 1942

Non Cooperation Movement - ?

A. 1920

24. The Republic day - January 26

The Constitutional day - ?

A. November 26

25. Fascism and Nazism were ......

A. Destructive modes of Nationalism

26. The idea of Nationalism is a .......

A. Positive impulse

27. The author of Animal Farm was ....

A. George Arwell

28. Complete the information:

The First World War: 1914 - 1918

The Second World War: ?

A. 1939 - 1945

29. Arrange the incidents in chronological order

1. The Great Depression

2. The First World War

3. The Russian Revolution

4. The Second World War

A. 2, 3, 1, 4

K. Srinivasa Rao

Subject Expert

Writer

1 Mark Questions

1. What is Dun? Give some examples.

A. The valleys lying between the lesser

Himalayas and Shivalik ranges are called

Duns.

Dehradun, Kotli Dun and Patli Dun are some

of the prominent Duns.

2. Write differences between the Himalayan

rivers and the peninsular rivers.

A. The Himalayan rivers: These rivers are

perennial. Here water is flowing throughout

the year.

Peninsular rivers: These are rainfed rivers.

Here water flows for sometime only. They

form deltas.

3. Write briefly about APWALTA Act.

A. Andhra Pradesh Water Land and Trees Act

enacted in 2002.

Objectives: i) To promote water conserva-

tion and tree cover.

ii) To regulate exploitation and use of ground

and surface water.

4. Mention the differences between population

growth and population change.

A. i) The change in the numeric value of popu-

lation for a specific period in a country is

called population change.

ii) The numeric value of population added to

each decade is called population growth.

5. In what ways the organic farming help in pro-

tecting the environment?

A. Organic farming is an ecological production

management system that promotes and

enhance Bio-diversity biological activity. It is

based on minimum use of off farm inputs on

management practices that restore maintain

and enhance ecological harmony.

6. What was the role of women in Chipko

Andolan? Do you support their methods?

A. Forests are a crucial resource for the subsis-

tence of the people.

Villagers sought to protect their livelihoods

through non-violent resistance.

The women hugged the trees saving them

by intereposing their bodies between them

and the axes of contractors. This was the

most courageous non-violent movement

inspired the whole nation.

7. Globalization has turned the world into a

small village - Discuss.

A. As part liberalization policy globalization

started which made the world into a small vil-

lage accessible very easily. Expanding busi-

ness trade and commerce information tech-

nology including mobile phones, Internet,

e-mails, transport made the world a village.

8. Give example of Fixed/ physical and working

capital?

A. Fixed capital: The assets which can be

used in production overmany years are

known as fixed capital. Ex: Machinery, Land.

Working capital: Raw material & Money in

hand used in production are called working

capital.

9. Why are embassies setup?

A. Embassies setup by the Indian Government

in different countries are expected to follow

the legal procedures and protect the welfare

of the international migrants as given in the

Emigration Act.

10. Give any two examples of International

Aerotropolises.

A. i) London Heathrew Airport (London, U.K.)

ii) Suvarnabhoomi International Airport

(Bangkok, Thailand).

11. Suggest any two measures to solve the

problems of Urbanization.

A. i) Sewage, drainage facility should be pro-

vided.

ii) Protected drinking water should be provid-

ed.

12. Write any two reasons for low calorie intake

in India.

A. i) Low purchasing capacity of the people.

ii) Lack of knowledge regarding calories and

diet plan.

13. As per 2011 census, the population has

increased to 121 crores approximately in

India. Write any two reasons for it.

A. i) Early marriage ii) Superstitions against

birth control iii) Illiteracy

iv) Improvement in medical facilities.

14. Write the tributaries of river Indus.

A. i) Ravi ii) Beas iii) Sutlez

iv) Jhelum v) Chenab

15. Suggest any two programmes to prevent

famines which can be implemented by the

Government.

A. i) Food for work ii) Planting trees

iii) Water conserving programmes

16. Write two slogans that girls are to be edu-

cated.

A. i) Girls education is a need to progress of a

nation.

ii) Educating girls is educating total family.

17. Appreciate the benefits of mid day meal pro-

gramme implemented in Govt. schools.

A. i) It ensures food security.

ii) It provides nutritious food

iii) It helps in net attendance rate.

18. Prepare two slogans on control of popula-

tion growth.

A. i) Small family - Happy family

ii) More population - More problems

19. Why do we often use the term "Indian

Peninsula?

A. Peninsula means the region that is surrounded

by water on three sides and land on one side.

India often describes as peninsula because it

has Himalayas on the North and on the three

sides water on the East Bay of Bengal west

Arabian sea and on the south Indian ocean.

2 Marks Questions

Social Studies

All-India Survey of Migrant Workers

All-India Survey of Migrant Workers and All-

India Quarterly Establishment-based

Employment Survey were launched by the

Government of India on 1 April 2021.

The objective of the All-India Survey of

Migrant Workers is to study the kind of employ-

ment-related migration undertaken by workers

as per the statement given by the Labour and

Employment Ministry.

The survey will provide the details of working

and living conditions faced by Migrant Workers

and the impact of COVID 19 on their world of

work.

All-India Quarterly Establishment-based

Employment Survey will provide the employ-

ment estimates for establishments employing

ten or more workers as well as those employing

nine or less workers.

The survey will provide crucial data on the

changes in the employment situation across the

selected sectors every quarter.

HANSA-NG

On 1 April 2021, the CSIR’s National

Aerospace Laboratory (NSL) at Bengaluru

rolled out its New Generation two-seater

'HANSA' aircraft (HANSA-NG).

It is an all-composite aircraft, the first of its

kind in the country, that will cater to the demand

for trainer aircraft at the flying clubs.

It is retro-modified with a glass cockpit, bub-

ble canopy design, IFR compliant avionics with

smart multi-functional displays, efficient digitally

controlled Rotax 912 ISC engine that gives the

aircraft superior performance, range and

endurance.

SAMAAR campaign

On 17 March 2021, the Jharkhand government

announced the launch of the SAAMAR

(Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition

and Anaemia Reduction) campaign to tackle

malnutrition in the state.

The campaign aims to identify anaemic

women and malnourished children and con-

verge various departments to effectively deal

with the problem in a state where malnutrition

has been a major problem.

The scheme was launched as every second

child in the state is stunted and underweight

and every third child is affected by stunting and

every 10th child is affected from severe wasting

and around 70% of children are anaemic, as

per National Family Health Survey-4 data.

SAAMAR has been launched with a 1000

days target, under which annual surveys will be

conducted to track the progress.

National Policy for Rare Diseases

On 30 March 2021, the Union Health Minister

Dr. Harsh Vardhan approved the “National

Policy for Rare Diseases 2021”.

The Policy aims to lower the high cost of

treatment for rare diseases with an increased

focus on indigenous research with the help of a

National Consortium.

The policy also stresses the creation of a

national hospital-based registry of rare dis-

eases so that adequate data is available for the

definition of rare diseases and research and

development. The policy focuses on early

screening and prevention through primary and

secondary health care infrastructure such as

Health and Wellness Centres and District Early

Intervention Centres.

International

India-Australia Dialogue

On 30 March 2021, the 6th round of the India-

Australia Dialogue was held and the two sides

discussed Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and

Export Control in the virtual format.

The two sides also exchanged views on con-

temporary issues of mutual interest in the areas

of nuclear, chemical, biological disarmament and

non-proliferation, conventional weapons, outer

space security and strategic export control.

PM visit to Bangladesh

Prime Minister Modi visited Bangladesh on 26-

27 March 2021. He attended National Day cel-

ebrations marking 50 years of Bangladesh’s

independence on 26 March 2021.

This is the historic visit to celebrate Mujib

Borsho-the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman, 50 years of the establishment of

diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh

and 50 years of Bangladesh's war of liberation.

Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh

Hasina jointly laid the foundation stone for

power evacuation from Rooppur Nuclear Power

Plant being built with Russian help. The Indian

involvement will be a $1 billion credit line.

They inaugurated the Bangladesh leg of the

Bapu-Bangabandhu Digital Museum, a passen-

ger train on the Chilahati-Haldibari rail route

and three border haats.

Both nations signed five MoUs in the fields of

Disaster Management, trade, NCC, supply of

ICT equipment and setting up of sports facilities.

World Summit on Information

Society Forum 2021

The world Summit on the Information Society

(WSIS) Forum 2021 was held recently which

represents one of the world's largest annual

gathering of the ‘ICT (Information

Communication Technologies) for the develop-

ment community.

On 22 March 2021, attending the summit

Union Minster of State communications Sanjay

Dhotre said that India leveraging Information

Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Bridge

Digital Divides.

The minister had drawn attention to the

development of telecom infrastructure in remote

areas and said that under the flagship program

BharatNet, nearly 6,00,000 villages are being

connected through the laying of more than

4,00,000 Km length of optical fibre cable and

the use of satellite communication services.

Global Gender Gap Report 2021

On 30 March 2021, the World Economic Forum

released the ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2021’.

As per the report, India is ranked at 140th

position among 156 countries. In 2020, India had

ranked 112th among 153 countries on the index.

Iceland is the most gender-equal country in

the world for the 12th time.

The report was drafted based on the evolu-

tion of gender-based gaps among 4 key factors

like Economic Participation and Opportunity,

Educational Attainment, Health and Survival

and Political Empowerment.

The report said that India had so far closed

62.5% of its gender gap. It noted that most of

the decline was seen on the Political

Empowerment sub-index. The Report added

that a reduction in women’s labour force partic-

ipation rate was another reason for the drop in

India’s rank. The lowest rank of 156th was

attained by Afghanistan.

17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting

On 1 April 2021, the 17th BIMSTEC (Bay of

Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and

Economic Cooperation) Ministerial Meeting was

held virtually under the chairmanship of Sri

Lanka. The meeting took note that the BIMSTEC

Centre for Weather and Climate, being hosted in

India, is fully functional with the state-of-the-art

facilities to provide Disaster Early Warnings.

The meeting also endorsed the

Memorandum of Association (MOU) on the

Establishment of BIMSTEC Technology

Transfer Facility (TTF) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

National

1. An Indian-American physician was sworn in

as 21st Surgeon General of the USA. He/

she is………..

1) Dr. Vivek Murthy 2) Vanita Gupta

3) Mala Adiga 4) Aisha Shah

5) Gautam Raghavan

2. Saraswati Samman 2020 conferred on……..

1) Vineet Bajpai 2) Dr K N Bhandari

3) Meghna Pant

4) Dr Sharankumar Limbale 5) Kavita Kane

3. Kalinga Ratna Award for the year 2021 con-

ferred on………..

1) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

2) Naveen Patnaik 3) Pratibha Ray

4) Bibhuti Patnaik 5) Gourahari Das

4. Roscosmos is the space agency of which

nation launched the 38 foreign satellites into

orbit through Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket from

the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan?

1) USA 2) France 3) Russia

4) UK 5) Canada

5. Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Vajra’, the sixth off-

shore patrol vessel to enhance coastal secu-

rity was commissioned into service in…..

1) Vishakhapatnam 2) Kochi 3) Mumbai

4) Chennai 5) Kolkata

6. Who has been honoured with the

Maharashtra Bhushan Award?

1) Sanjana Kapoor

2) Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan

3) Asha Bhosle 4) Suman Gawani

5) Kritika Pandey

7. Who has been given a one-year extension

as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to

the Government of India?

1) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian

2) Prof. C. N. R. Rao

3) Professor K Vijay Raghavan

4) Dr.Swati Mohan

5) Goutam Chattopadhyay

8. World Meteorological Day observed on 23

March every year. What is the theme of

World Meteorological Day 2021?

1) The ocean, our climate and anti-pollution

2) The Sea, our climate and weather

3) The ocean, our climate and weather

4) The ocean, our planet and weather

5) The sky, our climate and weather

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The government of India announced the pres-

tigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019 for

Rajinikanth for his contribution as an actor,

producer and screenwriter on 1 April 2021. The

honour is considered India’s highest award in

cinema.

It is presented annually at the National Film

Awards Ceremony by the Directorate of Film

Festivals, an organisation of the Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting.

The award comprises a Swarna Kamal, a

Cash Prize of Rs. 10,00,000/, certificate, silk

scroll and a shawl.

Rajinikanth’s impressive filmography

includes movies in several languages. Some of

them include Moondru Mudichu, Billu,

Baashha, Sivaji and Enthiran. The actor has

also starred in several Bollywood blockbusters

such as Hum and Chaalbaaz.

India tops in ISSF Shooting World Cup

India topped the medals table at the 2021

ISSF World Cup held in New Delhi which was

held from 18 to 29 March 2021 at the Dr. Karni

Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.

India got 30 medals which included 15

gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze.

The USA got the second spot with 8 medals

including 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Yashaswini Deswal bagged the gold medal

for India in the Women's 10 Meter Air Pistol,

whereas the terrific pair of Saurabh

Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker won the final of

the 10 m air pistol mixed team event.

Chinki Yadav clinched the gold medal while

compatriot Rahi Sarnobat bagged the silver

and Manu Bhaker settled for bronze in the

women's 25 pistol event.

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Amara Veeraswamy

Subject Expert

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Key

This year there is a single paper in

Tenth Class Social Studies for 100

Marks. There are four sections in the

Question Paper. Section-I consists of 12

one marks questions. There will be 8

two marks questions in Section-II.

Section-III consists of 8 four marks

questions. There will be 5 eight marks

questions in Section-IV. There is

internal choice in Section-IV.

Why do we often use the term

‘Indian Peninsula’?

‘SAAMAR’ campaign aims to..?

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1. Lower Himalayas are also called?

A: Himachal

2. The highest peak in India is?

A: Kanchenjenga

3. Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India.

A: Purvanchal

4. The standard meridian of India is...

A: 82°30'

5. The Indian peninsula was part of?

A: Gondwana land

6. This is rich in mineral resources?

A: Chota Nagapur plateau

7. The highest peak in south India is...

A: Anaimudi

8. The lonely river in the desert is?

A: Luni

9. The coast that is mostly in the state of Kerala

is?

A: Malabar

10. These island are of coral origin?

A: Lakshadweep

11. Swampy and marshy region south to

Bhabar is?

A: Terai

12. The lake in Odisha is..

A: Chilka

13. Indira point is the end point in...

A: Nicobar Islands

14. India has a total land frontier of...

A: 15,200 km

15. Mishmi hills are located in....

A: Arunachal Pradesh

16. Ooty is located in these mountains.

A: Nilgiris

17. The place where east coast and west coast

meets....

A: Nilgiris

18. Kudankulam power project is generating

electricity from....

A: Nuclear power

19. HDR is published by?

A: UNDP

20. Education revolution is started in India in

this state?

A: Himachal Pradesh

21. H.D.I means?

A: Human Development Index

22. The minimum age which should be consid-

ered to measure literacy rate

A: 7 years

23. In 2017 India’s rank as per Human Index

Development was?

A: 129

24. Fishing activity belongs to this sector.....

A: Agriculture

25. Mining activity is the part of this sector....

A: Agriculture

26. The prime economic activity of India is?

A: Agriculture

27. Major contributor to GDP at present is?

A: Services sector

28. Expand GDP.

A: Gross Domestic Product

29. The percentage of people working in unor-

ganised sector in India is?

A: 92%

30. Climate is calculated based on these

years?

A: 30

31. Western disturbances come from?

A: Mediterranean sea

32. German word ‘Trade’ means?

A: Commerce

33. Sundarbans are in the state of?

A: West Bengal

34. Climographs are also called?

A: Climatographs

35. India is divided into almost two equal parts

by the....

A: Tropic of Cancer

36. India gets highest rain fall with the influence

of?

A: South - West monsoons

37. The month which is termed as the month of

cyclones?

A: November

38. This is more powerful as a green house gas?

A: Methane

39. This is usually the coldest month in winter?

A: January

40. Which crop is benefited by western distur-

bances?

A: Wheat

41. IPCC conference 2013 was held at?

A: Warsaw

1 Mark Questions

G. Viswa Prasad

Subject Expert

Writer

Social Studies

In Tenth class Social Studies final exams

there are 3 sections in part-A. In Section-I

there are two groups, write 3 questions from

each group (6 × 2 = 12).

Section-II: There are 8 question in which 4

questions have to be answered. 4 marks for

each question for a total of 16 marks.

Section-III: There are two groups write 2

questions from each group (4 × 8 = 32)

Part-B - consists of 20 questions. Each

question carries 1 mark.

1. What are the major relief divisions of Indian

land masses?

A: The relief divisions of Indian land masses

can be divided into the following groups.

i) The Himalayas

ii) The Indo-Gangetic Plain

iii) The peninsular plateau

iv) The Coastal plains

v) The Deserts

vi) The Islands

2. What are Duns? Give examples.

A: The valleys lying between the lesser

Himalayas and Shivalik ranges are called

Duns. Ex: Dehradun, Kotlidun and Patlidun.

3. What is 'Bhabar'?

A: The Himalayan rivers deposit gravel and

pebbles sediments in a narrow belt of 8 to

16 km width parallel to foot hills of Shivaliks.

They are called Bhabar.

4. What is 'Terai'?

A: A swampy and marshy region south to

Bhabar is called Terai.

5. Give examples for Himalayan hill stations.

A: Simla, Mussorie, Raniket, Nainital.

6. What are the various names of the

Shivaliks?

A: Shivaliks have different names in different

regions Jammu hills in Jammu region,

Mishmi hills in Arunachal Pradesh, Chachar

in Assam.

7. What are the regional names of the

Purvanchal?

A: The regional names of the Purvanchal are

Patkai hills, Naga hills, Manipuri hills, Khasi

and Mizo hills.

8. Define 'Doab'.

A: The fertile land between the two rivers is

known as 'Doab'.

9. Define national income.

A: National income is the sum of the value of all

final goods and services produced with in a

country plus net income from abroad during

the period of one year.

10. Define the 'Literacy rate'.

A: Literacy rate is the measure of population of

literate population in the 7 and above age

group.

11. What do you mean by IMR?

A: IMR means Infant Mortality Rate. It means

the number of children who die out of thou-

sand children born.

12. What do the people desire other than

income?

A: i) Equal Treatment ii) Freedom

iii) Security iv) Quality

v) Pollution free environment etc.

13. What do you mean by public facilities?

A: Public Facility is that which is useful and is

accessible to all like water, health care, san-

itation, electricity, public transport, school

and colleges.

14. What is meant by final goods and services?

Give examples.

A: Final goods and services refer to the goods

which are meant either for consumption or

those that cannot be used for further manu-

facturing.

Ex: TV, Radio, Dresses

15. What is a financial year?

A: The period between April to March of a year

is called financial year.

16. List out some of the examples of service

sector?

A: Banking, Postal and Telecommunications,

Telegraphs, Transportation, Insurance,

Ware housing etc.

17. What is meant by Intermediate goods?

A: Intermediate good are those goods and ser-

vices which are used for producing final

goods.

Ex: Paper, Picture, Paddy.

18. What are Climographs?

A: The Pictures that show average monthly val-

ues of maximum temperature, minimum

temperature and rain fall for a given place

are called climographs.

2 Marks Questions

1. Write a short note on the Great Indian

Desert.

A: i) The Great Indian desert lies towards the

western margins of the Aravali hills.

ii) The region gets scanty rainfall.

iii) Hence the climate is arid and vegeta-

tion is scanty

iv) Luni is the only large river.

v) Some streams appear during rainy

season.

2. Why are the Himalayas important to India?

A: i) Himalayas act as barriers protecting

great plains of India from the cold winds

of Central Asia.

ii) Monsoon type of climate

iii) Source of perennial rivers

iv) Formation of Indo-Gangetic plain

3. Create a few slogans on promoting girl

education.

A: i) Educate Girls - Give light to their lives

ii) Encourage girls education - Save the

Nation

iii) Let us educate girls - Let them build

their future

iv) Educate a girl - She educates a family

4. What do you learn from the schooling rev-

olution in Himachal Pradesh?

A: i) Both the government and the people of

Himachal Pradesh were keen on educa-

tion.

ii) They started many schools.

iii) They made sure that education was large-

ly free.

iv) They allocated a good share to education

in the government budget.

v) They tried to ensure that the schools had

all the facilities.

5. What are the facilities provided to workers

in organised sector?

A: The facilities provided to workers in organ-

ised sector are:

i) Regular employment

ii) Job security

iii) Fixed working hours

iv) Paid holidays

v) Safe working environment

vi) Medical benefits

4 Marks Questions

‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’On 22 March 2021, Prime Minister Narendra

Modi launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch

the Rain’ campaign via video conferencing.

The Campaign will be undertaken across the

country, in both rural and urban areas, with the

theme “catch the rain, where it falls, when it

falls”. It will be implemented from 22nd March

2021 to 30th November 2021 - the pre-mon-

soon and monsoon period in the country. It will

be launched as a Jan Andolan to take water

conservation at the grass-roots level through

people’s participation.

Bhagat Singh Smarak

On the eve of ‘Shaheed Diwas’ observed on 23

March 2021, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak

was inaugurated by the Union Minister of

Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank virtually.

The existing collection of books on freedom

fighters has been converted into “Shaheed

Smriti Pustakalaya” also to be accessed by stu-

dents and teachers of Delhi University.

S-TIC at NIT Rourkela

On 19 March 2021 Indian Space Research

Organisation (ISRO) said that it will establish a

'Space Technology Incubation Centre' (S-TIC) at

the National Institute of Technology in Rourkela

to carry out research and product development

in space technology and applications.

'Vajra Prahar 2021'

The 11th edition of the Indo-US joint special

forces exercise 'Vajra Prahar 2021' was con-

ducted at Special Forces Training School

located at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.

The exercise was successful by sharing the

best practices and experiences in areas such as

joint mission planning and operational tactics.

28th Hunar Haat

The 28th edition of Hunar Haat was organised

between 26th March to 4th April at Kala

Academy in Panaji, Goa. The theme of Hunar

Haat is ‘Vocal for Local’. The event showcased

the products of artisans and craftsmen from

more than 30 states/UTs.

“Hunar Haat” has strengthened the commit-

ment to “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka

Vishwas” and has been providing financial ben-

efits to needy artisans and craftsmen. “Hunar

Haat” is being organised across the country

with the commitment to “Jaan Bhi, Jahaan Bhi”.

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India Japan agreement

India and Japan entered into 4 agreements to

support health care projects on 30 March 2021.

Under these agreements, Japan will support

India’s health care projects which are funded

under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots

Projects (GGP) scheme.

The GGP scheme is designed to support

development projects framed to meet human

needs in developing countries.

The total amount to be disbursed for the four

projects is around 29.30 million Yen ($

265,000). The amount will be spent on the

Provision of Medical Equipment to different

hospitals in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur.

India-fourth strongest military force

China has the strongest military force in the

world while India stands at number four, as per

the study released on 21 March 2021 by

defence website ‘Military Direct’.

The ultimate military strength index was cal-

culated after taking into consideration various

factors including budgets, the number of inac-

tive and active military personnel, total air, sea,

land and nuclear resources, average salaries,

and weight of equipment.

China has the strongest military in the world,

scoring 82 out of 100 points in the index followed

by the USA, despite their enormous military bud-

gets, comes in 2nd place with 74 points. Russia

got third place in the index.

"Pabbi-Antiterror - 2021" Exercise

During the 36th meeting of the Council of the

Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) held in

Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 18 March 2021, the

decision was taken to hold the joint exercise

"Pabbi-Antiterror-2021".

RATS, headquartered in Tashkent, is a per-

manent organ of the SCO which serves to pro-

mote the cooperation of member states against

terrorism, separatism and extremism.

The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation) is an economic and security bloc

in which India and Pakistan were admitted as

full members in 2017. Its founding members

included China, Russia, Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

‘PASSEX’

On 24 March 2021, the navies of India and

Madagascar undertook joint patrolling of

Madagascar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

and also conducted a Passage Exercise

(PASSEX).

This is the first-ever joint patrol between the

navies of India and Madagascar reflected the

growing defence ties between the two Indian

Ocean neighbours aimed at the common objec-

tive of ensuring maritime security in the Indian

Ocean Region (IOR).

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Gandhi Peace Prize

On 26 March 2021, Prime Minister Narendra

Modi handed over Gandhi Peace Prize 2020

posthumously conferred to Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman to Sheikh Rehana, younger daughter

of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman accompanied by her

sister Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

This award was conferred on Mujibur

Rahman in recognition of his outstanding con-

tributions towards social, economic and political

transformation through non-violent and other

Gandhian methods.

Late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of

Oman was awarded the Gandhi peace prize for

the year 2019 in recognition of his outstanding

contributions for social, economic and political

transformation through non-violent and other

Gandhian methods.

The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual

award instituted by the government of India

since 1995, the 125th birth anniversary com-

memoration year of Mahatma Gandhi. The

award is open to all people regardless of

nationality, race, language, caste, creed or

sex.

The award carries an amount of Rs. 1

crore, a citation, plaque and an exquisite tradi-

tional handicraft/ handloom item.

World Water day

World Water Day held on 22 March every year

focuses on the importance of freshwater. The

Day celebrates water and raises awareness of

the 2.2 billion people living without access to

safe water. The theme of World Water Day

2021 is ‘Valuing water’.

67th National Film Awards

The winners of the 67th National Film Awards

were announced on 22 March 2021.

The most film friendly-state Award was con-

ferred on Sikkim state. The best Feature Film

award conferred on Marakkar Arabikadalinte

Simham (Malayalam) and the Best Actor Award

conferred on Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle

(Hindi) and Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil).

The Best Actress award conferred on

Kangana Ranaut for her performance in Panga

(Hindi) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

(Hindi).

The Best Director award announced to

Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for Bahattar

Hoorain (Hindi). Raju Sundaram bagged the

Best Choreography award for Telugu Movie

Maharshi.

Best Male Playback Singer was conferred

on B Praak for Kesari (Hindi) where as Best

Female Playback Singer declared to Savani

Ravindra for Bardo (Marathi).

D Imman will get the best Music Direction

Award for his music in Tamil Film Vishwasam.

Best Non-Feature Film will be awarded to

Hemant Gaba's An Engineered Dream.

The winners for Best Film Category Awards

for each language are also declared. Best Hindi

Film award conferred on Chhichhore and Best

Telugu film Award conferred on Jersey.

'The Clock is Ticking’

To raise public awareness about the devastat-

ing health, social and economic consequences

of the disease Tuberculosis (TB), every year

World TB day is observed on 24 March.

World Tuberculosis Day was first celebrated

on March 24th, 1982, on the 100th anniversary

of Dr Robert Koch's presentation, who discov-

ered the Tuberculosis Bacillus virus.

The theme of World TB Day 2021 is 'The

Clock is Ticking’.

1. Which ship blocked the Suez Canal for

almost a week, was finally freed recently?

1) Ever Green 2) Ever Last

3) Ever Given 4) Ever Forever

5) Ever Known

2. AYUSH ministry set up an interdisciplinary

team of experts to explore the potential of

Yoga as a productivity-enhancing tool for the

population. The committee is chaired by...

1) H. R Nagendra 2) Niranjan Bhat

3) Amitabh Kant 4) Pravin Kutumbe

5) Aruna Sundararajan

3. Who was appointed as the new official

spokesperson of the Ministry of External

Affairs?

1) Avinash K. Srivastava

2) Subhash Chandra 3) Arindam Bagchi

4) Ajay P. Sawhney

5) Atanu Chakraborty

4. Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 won by …….

1) Valtteri Bottas 2) Lewis Hamilton

3) Daniel Ricciardo

4) Sebastian Vettel 5) Sergio Perez

5. Who is the only ranger from Asia to win the

prestigious International Ranger Award for

his contribution towards conservation?

1) Anjum Moudgil 2) Saurabh Chaudhary

3) Mahinder Giri

4) Abhishek Verma

5) Divyansh Singh Panwar

6. Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park was

inaugurated in………

1) Chennai 2) Hyderabad

3) Ahmedabad 4) Delhi

5) Benagaluru

7. Government of India decided to extend the

Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to……

1) 2030-31 2) 2025-26 3) 2035-36

4) 2024-25 5) 2041-42

8. International Children's Book Day observed

on...

1) 8 April 2) 10 April 3) 31 March

4) 2 April 5) 30 March

9. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

inaugurated "Anandam: The Center for

Happiness" in the premises of...

1) IIM Jammu 2) IIM Bangalore

3) IIM Ahmedabad 4) IIM Lucknow

5) IIM Kozhikode

10. Maharaja Chhatrasal Convention Centre

was inaugurated at...... developed under

Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of

Tourism.

1) Noida, UP

2) Tanjore, Tamil Nadu

3) Khajuraho, MP

4) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

5) Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu

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