Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Jaipur.

• The Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan is located at Lalkothi, Jaipur.

Key Points

• Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan ​
  • The Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan is located at Lalkothi, Jaipur.
  • Presently, it comprises 200 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
  • The building of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is one of the most modern legislature complexes in India. Situated in a sprawling 16.96 acres campus - in Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur.
  • Work on this project commenced in November 1994 and was completed in March 2001.
  • The exterior of the building has been provided with famous traditional features of Rajasthan such as Jharokas, Chhatries, Kamani, Baradaries, Arches, Todies, etc. in Jodhpur and Bansi Paharpur stone.
  • The interior entrance lounges have been decorated in the famous Rajasthani traditional art on walls and ceilings representing the traditional art of four regions of Jaipur, Shekhawati, Marwar, and Mewar. 

Additional Information

• 15^th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
  • Governor, Rajasthan
    • Shri Kalraj Mishra
  • Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
    • Dr. C.P. Joshi
  • Chief Minister Rajasthan
    • Sh. Ashok Gehlot

The correct answer is ​Myopia.

Key Points

• Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry.
• It occurs when the shape of your eye causes light rays to bend (refract) incorrectly, focusing images in front of your retina instead of on your retina.
• A Concave lens (diverging lens) is used by people suffering from myopia.

Additional Information 

• Far-sightedness, also known as long-sightedness, hypermetropia, or hyperopia, is a condition of the eye where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred.
  • This blurred effect is due to incoming light being focused behind, instead of on, the retina wall due to insufficient accommodation by the lens.
• Night blindness is a type of vision impairment also known as nyctalopia.
  • People with night blindness experience poor vision at night or in dimly lit environments.
  • Although the term “night blindness” implies that you can't see at night, this isn't the case.
• Astigmatism: This defect arises due to the difference in the radius of curvature of the cornea in the different planes
  • The cylindrical lens is used by people suffering from Astigmatism.

The correct answer is ​Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat Singh.

Key Points

• Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat Singh (1954) is the first film based on Bhagat Singh’s life.
  • The movie was directed by Jagdish Gautama and had Prem Abeed, Jairaj, Smriti Biswas, and Ashita Mazumdar in lead roles.
  • The film also boasted of the classic patriotic song ‘Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai’ in Mohammed Rafi’s melodious voice. 
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1963):
  • Almost a decade later, Shammi Kapoor appeared in and as Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
  • The film was directed by KN Bansal and besides Shammi Kapoor, the movie starred Shakeela, Premnath, and Achla Sachdev in prominent roles.
• Shaheed (1965):
  • At the 13^th National Awards, the film won awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Story.
  • ‘Shaheed’ had the entire nation humming to its patriotic compositions like ‘Aye watan aye watan humko teri kasam’, ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna’, ‘O mera rang de basanti chola’ and ‘Pagadi sambhaal jattaa’ with the voices of Mukesh, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Manna De gracing the vocals. 
• The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002):
  • Rajkumar Santoshi directed Ajay Devgn as Bhagat Singh and focused on how Singh came to develop his independent views against the British Raj and the development of his ideologies, right from witnessing the death of Lala Lajpat Rai to the reopening of the Saunders’ murder case.
  • The film went on to win two National Awards, including the Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actor for Ajay Devgn.

Option 1 - Arrow - Arrow is used in Archery. An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins (fletching) towards the back, with a narrow notch (nock) at the very end to contact the bowstring.

Option 2 - Duck - In cricket a duck is a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero.

Option 3 - Stump - In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket.

Option 4 - Pitch - In the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets.

All except Arrow is associated with cricket.

The correct answer is Sarah Taylor.

• Former England wicketkeeper batter Sarah Taylor has become the first woman coach in men's professional franchise cricket.
• She was named assistant coach of Team Abu Dhabi for the Abu Dhabi T10 league beginning 19 November 2021.
• She became the first woman specialist coach at a men’s county side with Sussex in the United Kingdom.
• She played in 10 Tests, 126 ODIs, and 90 T20Is before retiring in 2019.