General Knowledge - 5 (PUNSUP)

Vijay Tendulkar, one of India's most influential playwrights, wrote 'Ghashiram Kotwal' (1972), a Marathi political satire that critiques power and corruption in 18th-century Pune. The play is considered a landmark of modern Indian theatre. Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer, and the other options are not the correct playwright.

Correct option is (4).

The Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution were borrowed from the US Constitution (Bill of Rights). The framers adapted American concepts like due process, equal protection, and judicial review to Indian conditions.

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, was the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1987. He was a Pashtun independence activist from Pakistan. Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Benazir Bhutto never received this award.

The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized and taken over by the Government of India on January 1, 1948. Following India's independence in 1947, the RBI transferred from being a shareholder-owned bank to fully state ownership, making it India's central bank under government control.

The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring rock-cut architecture representing three major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

A Fathometer is a type of sonar instrument used to measure the depth of water or the depth of the sea floor. It works by sending sound pulses and measuring the time taken for the echo to return.

Vitamin E, also known as tocopherol, is essential for reproductive health. Deficiency in Vitamin E is known to cause reproductive failure or sterility in various animal models.

The Indo-Gangetic plain is the largest alluvial plain in India, formed by the deposition of sediments by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems.

Mother Teresa was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. She had previously received the Magsaysay Award, but the Bharat Ratna is the specific Indian award mentioned in the context of her recognition.

The Reserve Bank of India issues all currency notes in India except for the one-rupee note, which is issued by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Sheet erosion is the uniform removal of soil in thin layers from the land surface, primarily caused by heavy rainfall and surface runoff.

The Land of the Midnight Sun may refer to any of the world's northern regions above the Arctic Circle or the world’s southern regions below the Antarctic Circle.
In the summer season, the latitudes above the Arctic Circle, such as northern Russia, northern Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland, where in midsummer the sun does not sink below the horizon at any time within the twenty-four hours of the day, are called “Land of the Midnight Sun”.

The headquarters of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways is located in New Delhi.

Dr. M. A. Ansari presided over the 1927 Madras session of the Indian National Congress, where the decision to boycott the Simon Commission was taken.