General Studies Test – 09

• Sunil Kumar Yadav (IRS) has been appointed as the Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for a period of five years, as per an order issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).
• The appointment falls under the Central Staffing Scheme and is effective from the date of assuming charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• Sunil Kumar Yadav, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 2010 batch, will commence his new role in MoHUA after being relieved of his current duties.
• The appointment signifies Yadav's potential and competence to contribute effectively to the initiatives and projects undertaken by MoHUA in the domain of housing and urban development.

• Kisan Divas or Farmer's Day in India or National Farmer's Day is celebrated on 23 December every year.
• The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of our India's fifth Prime Minister Choudhry Charan Singh.
• He played an important part in the enactment and drafting of numerous agricultural reform bills.
• The theme for 2022 is: “Igniting Young Minds By Innovative Farmers"

• Kisan Divas or Farmer's Day in India or National Farmer's Day is celebrated on 23 December every year.
• The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of our India's fifth Prime Minister Choudhry Charan Singh.
• He played an important part in the enactment and drafting of numerous agricultural reform bills.
• The theme for 2022 is: “Igniting Young Minds By Innovative Farmers"

• Odisha is an eastern coastal state that has its capital in Bhubaneshwar.
• Odisha is surrounded by 4 states: Andhra Pradesh from the south, Chhattisgarh from the west and Jharkhand and West Bengal from the north.
• Paradip Port is the major port of Odisha. It is a natural port with an artificial harbour.
• Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Rayagada, and Ganjam district of Odisha share boarder with Andhra Pradesh.

• Pir Panjal range
  • It is the longest and most important of all the ranges in the Lesser Himalayas.
  • The Jawahar tunnel, Atal tunnel, and Banihal tunnel are all located in the Pir Panjal range.
    • Deo Tibba and Indrasan are two important peaks of the range.
  • The range has an average elevation of 5000m above sea level.
  • Jhelum, Kishanganga, and Chenab flow through this range.
  • Rohtang la and Banihal passes are important passes in this range.

• Tributaries are the meeting of two or more bodies of water. Hence option 3 is correct.
• It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream.
• A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake.
• A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
• Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

• Chumbi Valley is situated in the Great Eastern Himalayas range of the Southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
• It is situated on a small south-pointing protuberance of territory between Bhutan and Sikkim state, India.
• The valley is at an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

• Neerja Bhanot is the first Indian woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra.
• She is the youngest recipient of Ashoka Chakra in 1987.
• Neerja Bhanot was the head purser for the airline who died while saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which had been hijacked by terrorists during a stopover in Karachi, Pakistan, on 5 September 1986. 
• She was also awarded the “Tagme-e-Insaniyat” (Pakistan), the Flight Safety Foundation Award and the Medal of Heroism of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (U.S.A.).
• Neerja died at the age of 22 just 2 days before her 23rd birthday.

• The human eye is like a camera. Its lens system forms an image on a light-sensitive screen called the Retina.
• The retina is the light-sensitive surface of an eye on which the image is formed.
  • It generates signals which are transmitted to the brain through optical nerves

• The Partition of Bengal was announced on 20 July 1905 by Lord Curzon.
• It was implemented on 16 October 1905 and was undone six years later.
• The partition separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from largely Hindu areas.
• Partition barely lasted half a decade and was annulled in 1911.
• Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905.
• He played an important role in British policymaking.

Thus, we can say that Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India when the partition of Bengal was announced.

•  Hence the Khilji Dynasty ruled for the shortest.

• The article "Why I am an Atheist" was written by Bhagat Singh in 1930 in Lahore jail.
• It was a reply of Bhagat Singh to his religious friend who thought that Bhagat Singh became an atheist due to his vanity.
• It was published in Lala Lajpat Rai's weekly 'The English' after his death.
• He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Society.

• Lord William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
• By the charter act of 1833, the Governor-General of Bengal was re-designated as the Governor-General of India.
• This made Lord William Bentinck, the first Governor-General of India.
• Lord William Bentinck has been credited for significant social and educational reforms in India including abolishing Sati Prata, suppressing female infanticide and human sacrifice.