Correct Answer: B [India]

Notes:
India hosts ‘Tarang Shakti,’ largest international air exercise, in two phases: August in Tamil Nadu and September in Rajasthan. The event aims to strengthen strategic relations, inviting 51 countries with 30 participating. Phase one in Tamil Nadu features France, Germany, Spain, and the UK. Phase two in Rajasthan includes Australia, Bangladesh, Greece, Singapore, UAE, and the USA. This exercise enhances collaboration and operational skills.

Correct Answer: A [Karnataka]

Correct Answer: C [Assam]

Notes:
The Assam government is planning a grand Jhumur dance performance with 8,000 tea tribe artists. Jhumur is a traditional dance of Assam’s tea tribes, performed during autumn. It features young girls dancing in fields or under trees, with male members playing instruments like the Madal drum, flute, and Taals. The dance depicts daily life, joys, sorrows, and aspirations, and serves as recreation, ritual worship, courting, and prayer for rain.

Correct Answer: B [A progressive neurological disorder]

Notes:
Researchers found that gene mutations in Parkinson’s disease patients are more common than expected, suggesting broader genetic testing. Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder affecting movement and body balance, usually starting around age 60. Men are more likely to be affected. It is caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in the substantia nigra, leading to a lack of dopamine, which results in slowed movements and tremors.

Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Education]

Notes:
The Union Ministry of Education announced guidelines for bagless days for students in Classes 6 to 8, as recommended by the National Education Policy 2020. This involves a 10-day period where students intern with local vocational experts like carpenters and artists. The objectives are to enhance observation-based learning, understand community interdependence, and promote dignity of labor through activities like market visits, charity work, and report writing.