#history25 Who was Moinuddin Chishti, the most important figure in the spread of Sufism in India?
Source: The Indian Express
Source: The Indian Express
Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti?
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26%
Khwaja Abdal Chisti
25%
Shah Wali Ullah
44%
Khwaja Usman Haruni
5%
Mir Dard
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The town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located in:
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12%
Western Turkey
46%
Central Afghanistan
33%
Eastern Iran
9%
Eastern Iraq
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With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices? Identify the correct statement:
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2%
Meditation and control of breath.
8%
Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place.
23%
Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience.
67%
All of the above
Reykjanes Peninsula, frequently seen in news for volcanic eruptions is situated in:
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15%
Norway
19%
Greenland
16%
Denmark
50%
Iceland
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#initiatives25 Earlier this month, the Ministry of Mines declared Hindustan Zinc Limited as the preferred bidder of Nayakkarpatti tungsten block comprising six villages, including Arittapatti in Madurai, which is a notified biodiversity heritage site and is famous for archaeological monuments, including cave temples, sculptures, Jain symbols, Tamil Brahmi scripts, and Pancha Pandavar stone beds.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
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#upscpyq Asian Development Bank: It is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966. HQ: Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
ADB now has 68 members. The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system, where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions.
As of 31 December 2020, Japan and the USA each holds the largest proportion of shares at 15.571%. China holds 6.429%, India holds 6.317%, and Australia holds 5.773%.
ADB now has 68 members. The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system, where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions.
As of 31 December 2020, Japan and the USA each holds the largest proportion of shares at 15.571%. China holds 6.429%, India holds 6.317%, and Australia holds 5.773%.
The major known reserves of Tungsten in India is found in:
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Kerala
45%
Andhra Pradesh
15%
Uttarakhand
23%
Karnataka
SAREX is an exercise of:
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53%
Indian Coast Guard
20%
NDRF
23%
Indian Air Force
5%
Indian Army
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#environment25 Coimbatore’s wetlands come alive as migratory birds arrive from Siberia and beyond. Meet four birders talking of this seasonal spectacle.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
India’s first green hydrogen fuelling station has been established in which city?
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30%
Leh
20%
Jaisalmer
15%
Jaipur
35%
Ahmedabad
Which of the following countries borders the Golan Heights?
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4%
Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran
76%
Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan
11%
Iran, Israel and Jordan
9%
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar
Large Magellanic Cloud refers to:
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6%
Feathery clouds
33%
Clouds formed at the vent of Volcanoes
30%
Clouds resulting in the formation of cyclones
30%
a Satellite galaxy
#environment25 Abiotic techniques, by contrast, offer greater scalability and permanence. For example, biomass burial at sea, if done right, can sequester seven to 22 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Reducing the acidic nature of the seas through OAE is another option. Here, alkaline materials are added to sea water to neutralise its carbon dioxide content, locking the carbon away for tens of thousands of years in the form of dissolved inorganic molecules.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
#environment25 The ocean’s immense surface area makes it a tempting venue for carefully engineered solutions. So far, efforts to fight climate change have been land-biased, but studies tell us that the land is saturated and can no longer support carbon capture.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu