The question asks to identify the Indian author who won the Debut category at the KLF Book Awards in 2025 for their book 'The Many Lives of Syeda X'. This requires knowledge of recent literary awards and their recipients.
Correct Option: C) Neha Dixit is the author who won the Debut category at the KLF Book Awards in 2025 for her book 'The Many Lives of Syeda X'.
The question asks about the three-part economic strategy that defined India's policy changes in the 1990s. This refers to a significant period of economic reforms in India, often termed the New Economic Policy (NEP) of 1991.
Correct Option: A) Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation. This option accurately represents the three main components of India's New Economic Policy introduced in 1991, which fundamentally reshaped the country's economic landscape.
The question asks to identify the specific pension scheme under which sportspersons who have won silver or bronze medals in Asian or Commonwealth Games receive a pension of Rs. 12,000 per month. This requires knowledge of government schemes related to sports pensions in India.
The scheme known as "Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons" provides a pension to outstanding sportspersons. Under this scheme, sportspersons who have won gold, silver, or bronze medals in the Olympic Games, World Cups/World Championships, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games are eligible for a lifetime pension after attaining the age of 30 years. The pension amounts vary based on the medal and event. For silver or bronze medalists in Asian or Commonwealth Games, the pension amount is indeed Rs. 12,000 per month (as of the specified period).
Correct Option: C) Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons is the correct scheme that provides a pension of Rs. 12,000 per month to players who won silver or bronze medals in Asian or Commonwealth Games.
The question asks about the specific legal act that grants statutory status to Lok Adalats in India. This requires knowledge of Indian legal provisions related to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Correct Option: D) The Legal Services Authorities Act
The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, is the specific legislation that provides statutory status to Lok Adalats in India. It empowers them to settle disputes through conciliation and compromise, and their awards are legally binding.
The question asks to identify the temple architecture style predominantly found in North India. This requires knowledge of the major Indian temple architectural styles and their geographical distribution.
Correct Option: A) Nagara. The Nagara style is the most prominent and widespread temple architecture style in North India, characterized by its distinctive curvilinear shikhara.
The question asks why infrastructure is considered the 'wheels' of economic growth. This metaphor implies that infrastructure facilitates movement, progress, and connectivity within an economy. We need to identify which option best describes this facilitative role.
Correct Option: C) It enables delivery of goods, services and access.
Infrastructure, such as transportation networks (roads, railways, ports), communication systems, and energy grids, directly facilitates the movement of goods from producers to consumers, the provision of services (e.g., healthcare, education, banking) to people, and provides access to markets, resources, and opportunities. This enablement is crucial for economic activity and growth, much like wheels enable a vehicle to move forward.
The question asks to identify which of the given Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) aligns with Gandhian ideology. To answer this, we need to understand the core tenets of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, particularly his vision for India's governance and socio-economic structure, and then match them with the provisions listed in the options.
Correct Option: B) Organisation of village panchayats
The question asks about Rajendra Chola I's naval expeditions against the Sri Vijaya empire. To answer this, one needs to recall the geographical location of the Sri Vijaya empire during the Chola period.
Correct Option: A) Indonesia
The question asks about the specific event that led to the split between the Moderates and Extremists within the Indian National Congress in 1907. We need to identify the historical event directly responsible for this division.
The Surat Session of the Indian National Congress in 1907 is widely recognized as the event where the Congress formally split into two factions: the Moderates and the Extremists. The primary reasons for the split included ideological differences regarding the pace and methods of political reform, the boycott movement, and the election of the Congress president. The Extremists, led by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, and Bipin Chandra Pal, advocated for more aggressive methods of protest, including Swadeshi and Boycott, while the Moderates, led by leaders like Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji, preferred constitutional methods and gradual reforms. The session saw heated arguments, ultimately leading to the physical division of the Congress.
The question asks to identify the single-window telecom regulator in India that initiated a consultation on satellite-based spectrum assignment, which is relevant to India's 6G backhaul ambitions. This requires knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of various Indian regulatory and technical bodies in the telecommunications sector.
Correct Option: A) TRAI is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which is the primary regulatory body for the telecommunications sector in India. It is responsible for making recommendations on spectrum management, licensing, and other regulatory aspects. A consultation on satellite-based spectrum assignment for 6G backhaul ambitions falls directly under its regulatory and advisory functions.