Answer is B

• Guru Angad Dev Ji settled at Khadur Sahib, his native village and made it his headquarters.

Answer is A

• The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.
• The Ramadan War, or the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, is damaging the inconclusive war and the fourth Arab-Israeli War. The war was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and during Ramadan, the month of fasting in Islam, and it continued until October 26, 1973. The war, which eventually drew both the United States and the Soviet Union into an indirect confrontation in defense of their respective allies, was launched with the diplomatic aim of convincing a chastened—if still undefeated—Israel to negotiate on terms more favourable to the Arab countries.

Answer is A

• Basalt plateau refers to an extensive, thick, smooth flow or succession of flows of high-temperature, fluid basalt erupted from fissures, flooding topographic lows, and accumulated to form a plateau.
• It is the least explosive type of volcano.

Answer is D

• The Punjab Government’s flagship program ‘Sikhiya-te-Sehat’, will begin from Anandpur Sahib constituency in 25 chosen villages that have been selected for a pilot project in the first phase.

Answer is D

• On August 21, 1907, an International Socialist Conference was being held in Stuttgart, a city in Germany. On this occasion, Bhikaji Rustam Cama unfurled the first version of the Indian National Flag.

Answer is D

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh had many European officers in his court. With their help, he had developed the Punjab army on modern lines. These officers were appointed in the military department.
• Some of these officers are:

General AVITABILE - Italy
Jean Francois Allard - France
Jean Baptiste Ventura -italy
General Gardner- America
General honigberger- Germany

Answer is D

• A Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. Usually the speaker remains in office during the life of the lok sabha. However he can resign earlier by writing to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Answer is C

• Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
• The potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245 (233 elected, 12 appointed), according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. Members sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with about a third of the 238 designates up for election every two years, in even-numbered years.