Answer is D

 Salient Features:

• It provided for the establishment of a federation of all India consisting of provinces and princely states as units.
•   It divided powers between the centre and units on the basis of three lists: the federal list, the provincial list and the concurrent list. Residual powers were given to the Viceroy. However, this federation never fructified since princely states did not join it.
•   He abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy in his stead.
• The act established responsible government in the provinces, in other words, the governor was required to act on the advice of the ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.
• It provided for the adoption of dyarchy at the centre. However, this provision did not come into effect at all
• Bicameralism was introduced in six provinces- Bengal, Bombay Madras, Bihar, Assam and the United Provinces
• Separate electorates was further extended to depressed classes, women and labour.
• Council of India which was established as per the 1858 act was abolished The secretary of state was instead provided with a team of advisors.
• The act provided for setting up- Federal public service commission, provincial public service commission, joint public service commission, federal court, Reserve Bank of India.

The answer is A

 A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.

What is a solar eclipse?

•  At times, when the Moon orbits the Earth, the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth.
• When that happens, the Moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
• It causes the Sun to eclipse, or a solar eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the Moon casts a shadow onto Earth.

Answer is D

• Early inscriptions were found in Pathyar and Kanihara in the district of Kangra were written.
• Baharmi and Khroshti, Soopur from hillock cave inscription of Hatkoti in Shimla district, and Salanu near Manglore in district Mandi.
• The highest number of inscriptions numbering 36 has been found in Chamba region which are donatives in character and have been written in Sharda and Tankri.
• The Nirmand copper plate of 7 century A.D. issued by Mahasamanta Maharaja Samudrasena.
• Ancient inscriptions in Himachal Pradesh have not been inscribed in Indo-Greek script.

Answer is B

•  News: The three-day state-level Spring Festival, locally known as Pipal Jatra, commenced after two years.
•  Dassehra festival in Kullu dated back to the 16th century, but the origin of the Pipal Jatra fair was in the 15th century.
•  He added that it was also called “Rai-ri-jach” in the local language, meaning ‘Fair of the king’. 
•  According to historical experts, a place was made to sit under a pipal tree in Dhalpur Ground,where the king and the deity used to listen to grievances of people and a “jagra” was organised for happiness and peace.
•  Apart from this, “laldi” dance was performed by lighting a fire in Dhalpur in the evening. Apart from lassical and semi-classical dance and singing in the fair, there was a big trend of qawwali which gradually disappeared.
•  Deities like Veer Nath, Brahma Devta, Jwani Mahadev, Tripura Sundari, Chamunda Mata, Shailvari Mata and Devta Nar Singh used to participate in the fair. According to the Kardar prince of Devta Veer Nath and Gur DeviChand, Lord Raghunath ji also used to come to the Jatra earlier.
•  Once about 16 Kullu gods participated in this fair but by and by it lost its grandeur. In 1976 AD efforts were made to revive this fair with the help of Himachal Academy of Arts, Culture and Language.

India can be divided into 6 natural regions.

Explanation: 

The six natural regions are Himalayas, Peninsular Plateau, Indo Gangetic Plain. Thar Desert, Coastal Plains, and Islands.

Answer is B

• Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
•  It is located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India and is one of the significant institutions in Kolkata.

Answer is A 

• Eminent Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan was conferred the 56th Jnanpith Award at a ceremony on April 11, 2022.
• The award ceremony was held for the first time in Assam, considering Phookan's health-related issues. He is 88 years old.
• The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary award.