Question Discussion & Solution

According to the information given in the question, we can draw the following diagram.

Thus Anusha is 9 km towards east with respect to initial position.

Hence, the correct answer is "9 km, East".

After reading statement and conclusion we say that -

i) All people who are good at dance are pianists. → False (We cannot say that all good dancer are pianists)

ii) Some people who are good at dance are pianists. → True ( As all pianists are good dancer means some of the good dancers are pianists) 

Hence, "Only conclusion ii) follows" is the correct answer.

The correct answer is in 1957.

• Rajasthan State Sports Council was established in 1957.

Key Points

• Rajasthan State Sports Council is the premier body in Rajasthan at the State level which looks after the development of sports activities and providing coaching to the state players.
• It was set up in the year 1957.
• Its headquarters is in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Ashok Chandna is the current sports minister of Rajasthan.

The correct answer is Viceroy Curzon.

Key Points

• Lord Curzon:
  • ​He served as Governor-General of India from 1899 to 1905.
  • He passed the Calcutta Corporation Act in the year 1899.
  • According to the act, it increased the number of official members and decreased the strength of elected official members.
  • As official members were mostly British Subjects it caused resentment in the Indian public.
  • He was the Viceroy who passed a law for protecting Ancient Indian monuments.
  • He passed the law in 1904 made the destruction of Ancient Monuments an offence and directed officials to collect and preserve ancient monuments.
  • British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, carried out Partition of Bengal, (1905) despite strong Indian nationalist opposition.

Additional Information

• The Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the then Viceroy Lord Curzon.
  • And was implemented on 16 October 1905
  • However, in 1911 it was withdrawn by Lord Hardinge.
• The stated reason was to ease the administration.
  • But the actual reason was to weaken the growing nationalism in Bengal and break the unity.
• As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.
• Annulment of Bengal:
  • The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 by Lord Hardinge.
  • The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911.
  • Despite the annulment, the partition already succeeded in making a communal divide between Muslims and Hindus of Bengal.

The correct answer is Yash Dhull.

Key Points

• Yash Dhull became only the third Indian batsman to score a century at the U19 World Cups.
• ICC Under 19 World Cup:
  • The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
  • It is contested by national under-19 teams.
  • The first edition was held in 1988, as the Youth World Cup.
  • It was not staged again until 1998. Since then, the World Cup has been held as a biennial event.
  • India has won the World Cup on a record 5th times and India is the most successful team.
  • After India, Australia has won 3 titles.
    • Format: 50 overs
    • First edition: 1988 (Australia)
    • Latest edition: 2020 (South Africa)
    • Next edition: 2022 (West Indies)
    • Number of teams: 16
    • Current champion:  Bangladesh (1st title)​ 

Additional InformationInternational Cricket Council:

• Predecessor: Imperial Cricket Conference (1909 - 1965), International Cricket Conference (1965 - 1989)
• Formation: 15 June 1909
• Headquarters: Dubai.
• Members: 106
• Chairman: Greg Barclay(New Zealand)
• Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja (Singapore).