21. Which state recently hosted the ‘Innovation Festival’ in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Telangana
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Arunachal Pradesh recently hosted the ‘Innovation Festival’ in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation, India. The State Council for Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology of the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh organised the two-day long festival.
The two-day programme comprised of interaction session and discussion among the innovators. Nearly 50 innovations are exhibited by students and entrepreneurs of the state and its neighbouring states. The festival was held with an objective of promoting innovation among the people of the state.
22. Which Hindi word is chosen as the ‘Oxford Hindi Word of 2019’ by the Oxford University Press?
[A] Samriddhi
[B] Samvidhaan
[C] Sampriti
[D] Sammaan
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Correct Answer: B [Samvidhaan]
Notes:
The Oxford University Press has selected the hindi word ‘Samvidhaan’ as the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019’. Samvidhaan is the Hindi word which represents the meaning of constitution. It also denotes a body of fundamental principles as per which a state or an organisation is to be governed.
A word or expression that has attracted the attention of large number of people and reflects the mood and character of the past year is selected as the Oxford word. The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is chosen by the team of Oxford Dictionaries in India with the guidance from a panel of language experts.
23. Which country recently set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held?
[A] China
[B] Nepal
[C] India
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: B [Nepal]
Notes:
Nepal recently organised the highest altitude fashion show event at 5340 metres height at Kala Patthar, near the Everest base camp. With this, the country has set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held.
The Mount Everest Fashion Runway was organised in association with the Nepal Tourism Board. It is also a part of the ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign’ held by the country’s Tourism Board. The event was organised to raise awareness about climate change and to promote sustainable fashion.
24. Nagoba Jatara, a tribal festival is celebrated in which Indian state/ UT?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Telangana
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: C [Telangana]
Notes:
Nagoba Jatara is a tribal festival celebrated by the Mesaram clan of Gond tribes in Keslapur village of Telangana. It is the second biggest tribal festival, which is celebrated for ten days.
The idol of their God Nagoba is worshipped by the people during the festival. Tribal people who belong to the Mesram clan and reside in other states such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh also come and offer prayers at the festival. The festival has concluded recently, the rituals of which was spread over a month.
25. The famous arts festival called ‘Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’ is celebrated annually in which Indian city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Kolkata
[D] Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: B [Mumbai]
Notes:
The famous arts festival called ‘Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’ is celebrated annually in the city of Mumbai. The 21st edition of the street festival has recently commenced. This year, the nine-day-long festival has a variety of events in 12 sections, related to arts, music, cinema, literature, theatre and heritage walks.
This year’s edition of KGAF has been organised entirely through crowd-funding using the platform named ‘Ketto’, without the conventional sponsorship. The annual festival has been organised by the Kala Ghoda Association since 1999.
26. National Horticultural Fair, the country’s biggest horticultural fair, is set to be conducted in which city?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Shillong
[D] Guwahati
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Correct Answer: B [Bengaluru]
Notes:
The four-day National Horticultural Fair, which is the country’s biggest horticultural fair is set to be organised at the Hessarghatta campus of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru.
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research organises the national-level fair, which is scheduled to be held from February 5 to 8, 2020. The theme of this year’s fair is ‘Making farming an enterprise’. More than 50,000 farmers from various States of the country are expected to take part in the exhibition. Several crop varieties, horticultural technologies and practices are to be showcased in the fair.
27. Udyanotsav is a famous Indian occasion, that makes which place open for general public for nearly a month?
[A] Rashtrapati Bhavan
[B] Parliament House
[C] Secretariat Building
[D] Coronation Park
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Correct Answer: A [Rashtrapati Bhavan]
Notes:
The annual event called Udyanotsav, during which the Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for the general public, was inaugurated by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.
The gardens will remain open for the public till March 8, 2020 between 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The gardens are to be closed only on Mondays for maintenance works. The unique Mughal Gardens of the official residence of the President comprises of several exotic flowers and bulbous flowers like Narcissus, Dahlia, Sparaxis. Visitors can walk-in directly or use the online booking facility to visit the Gardens.
28. Which Indian city was recently certified formally as a World Heritage site by UNESCO?
[A] Varanasi
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Jaipur
[D] Nagpur
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Correct Answer: C [Jaipur]
Notes:
The Pink City of India, Jaipur was formally certified as a World Heritage site by the Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. The World Heritage City certificate was presented at a ceremony held at the historic Albert Hall of Jaipur.
It was also announced that UNESCO would collaborate with the Tourism department of Rajasthan Government to promote tourism sector in Western Rajasthan. The walled city of Jaipur was named as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2019, at the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan.
29. Which state is set to host the Hornbill Festival this month, which was originally celebrated in Nagaland?
[A] Assam
[B] Tripura
[C] Mizoram
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: B [Tripura]
Notes:
Tripura government is to hold the two-day Hornbill Festival for the first time from February 8, 2020. The festival has been an important state festival of Nagaland, which is usually held in the month of December in the Naga heritage village of Nagaland.
Tripura hosts the festival with an aim to conserve the Hornbill bird and to boost the livelihood of the state’s people through tourism. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur also had started organising the Hornbill festival in their states, following Nagaland.
30. Seer Goverdhanpur in Uttar Pradesh is the birth place of which Bhakti saint?
[A] Kabir
[B] Dadu
[C] Ravidas
[D] Ramanand
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Correct Answer: C [Ravidas]
Notes:
Sant Ravidas was a 14th-century saint and founder of the Bhakti movement in North India. He was born at Seer Goverdhanpur near Banaras.
