Correct Answer: leaving

Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The gerund form leaving makes sense in the context, indicating that the swarms have left behind a trail of destruction as they moved to at least five states.

Correct Answer: 2021 and 2022

Solution : The correct answer is 2021 and 2022.

Only once, in 2021 and 2022, was there no chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in two consecutive years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Correct Answer: 8

Solution : The correct answer is 8.

India has eight union territories as of 2022. On January 26, 2020, the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu united into one union territory. Jammu and Kashmir lost their statehood and became union territory on October 31, 2019.

Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
 

Solution : The correct option is (a) Both statements are true.

Statement 1 is true. The government determines the MSP for various agricultural crops in India by considering factors such as production costs, input costs, market conditions, demand and supply dynamics, and the overall welfare of farmers.

Statement 2 is also true. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is applicable to a wide range of agricultural crops grown in India, including major crops like rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, and sugarcane. The government announces MSPs for different crops each year to ensure that farmers receive a minimum guaranteed price for their produce.

Therefore, both statements are true. The MSP is determined by considering factors such as input costs and market conditions, and it applies to various agricultural crops grown in India.

Correct Answer: Kesavananda Bharati Case, 1973

Solution : The correct answer is Kesavananda Bharati Case, 1973.

In the historic decision of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, the Supreme Court of India established the notion of the "Basic Structure" of the Constitution. The date of this momentous ruling was April 24, 1973. The Supreme Court's ruling in this case established the principle that the Parliament's ability to amend the Constitution has limits and that it cannot change the fundamental elements or framework of the Constitution.

Correct Answer: The declaration of independence from British rule

Solution : The declaration of independence from British rule on August 15, 1947, marked the beginning of India as a sovereign nation. This event ended British colonial rule and led to the establishment of India as an independent country.

Correct Answer: Discus throw

Solution : The correct answer is Discus throw.

Sandeep Kumari represents India in the discus throw. She was banned for four years by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after failing a drug test. The National Dope Test Laboratory had failed to discover the prohibited substance "steroid" in her blood sample. She is an athlete from the state of Haryana.

Correct Answer: 5:1

Solution :

MRT for possibility C = 5:1.
Hence, the correct option is 1.
(MRT) = MCx / MCy
It is a ratio of the total cost of producing one extra unit of goods for marketing firm X, as indicated by the formula MCx, and the rate of production raised by slowing down the production of goods for another company Y, indicated by the formula MCy.

Correct Answer: The emulation of upper-caste rituals and lifestyles by lower castes

Solution : Sanskritisation in India often involves the emulation of upper-caste rituals and lifestyles by lower castes, as a means of social mobility and gaining higher social status.

Correct Answer: Poverty line

Solution : The correct answer is the Poverty line.

Dadabhai Naoroji estimated the poverty line for the first time in his book "Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India." He estimated from ₹16 to ₹35 per capita annually.

The expense of subsistence or the minimum essential diet (rice or flour, dal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil, and salt) was the basis for the poverty line he advocated.