Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is the Maldives.Key Points

• Debris Of China’s Long March 5B-Rocket Crashes Into Indian Ocean Near Maldives
• The core of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket carried the "core module" of the country's space station into low Earth orbit.
• After that mission was completed, the rocket lost control and began plunging towards Earth.

Additional Information

•  Maldives:
  • Capital: Male
  • Population: 5.41 lakhs (2020)
  • Currency:  Maldivian Rufiyaa 
  • President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
• Japan:
  • Capital: Tokyo
  • Population: 12.58 crores (2020)
  • Currency: Japanese yen
  • Prime minister: Fumio Kishida
• South Korea:
  • President: Moon Jae-in
  • Capital: Seoul
  • Population: 5.18 crores
  • Currency: South Korean won

The correct answer is 26^th November.

Key Points

• The Consitution Day of India is celebrated on 26^th November.
  • Constitution Day (or Samvidhan Divas), also known as National Law Day, is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.
  • On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.
  • The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification.

Additional Information

• Republic Day of India is celebrated on 26th January every year.
• Independence Day of India is celebrated on 15th August.
• Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is celebrated on 14th April.

The correct answer is Mumbai.

• The central office was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.

Key Points

• About RBI: (as of June 2021) 
  • The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1st April 1935.
    • Was established on the recommendation of the Hilton Young Commission.
    • The RBI was nationalized with effect from 1st January 1949.
    • Four local boards of RBI are located in four regions of the country Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata.
    • RBI is headed by the Governor, current Governor of RBI is Shri Shaktikanta Das (25th Governor)
    • The first Indian Governor of RBI was CD Deshmukh.
    • Functions of RBI:
    1. ​Issue currency,
    2. Control credit,
    3. Acts as National Clearinghouse.
    • Also known as Banker's bank, Banker to the government.
• Raghuram Rajan (23rd) and Urjit Patel (24th) former Governors of RBI.

The correct answer is Alwar.

Key Points

• The Matsya Festival is a colourful, multi-day fiesta celebrated in Alwar, Rajasthan and is one of the most prominent festivals of the state.
• Alwar is one of the oldest cities in Rajasthan and its prehistoric and historical sites are an archaeologist's delight.
• The Matsya festival is believed as a festival to show respect to the forefathers and their culture.
• It is held every year in the month of November.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Jaisalmer.

• SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Rajasthan Index 2.0:
  • The objective of this index is to measure the performance of districts on the SDGs.
  • It has been developed using 55 indicators across 13 goals.
  • For each goal, the SDG score ranges between 0 and 100.
  • NITI Aayog's Methodology was used in the computing index for the report.
  • Districts have been also classified into 4 categories: Achiever, Front runner, Performer, and Aspirant.
  • There is no district in the achiever and front runner category.  30 districts are in the performer category, whereas, 7 districts are in the aspirant district.

Key Points

Additional Information

•  The SDG India Index develops on goal-wise scores on the 16 SDGs for each State and Union Territory.
• According to the recent report, there are no states in the aspirant and achiever category.
  • Only 15 states/UTs are in the performer category and 22 states/UTs in the front runner category.
  • Kerala is the top performer among all the states.