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Atharvaveda is a book of magical formulas. It contains charms and spells to ward-off evil and disease.

Agra Group NCC (National Cadet Corps) was ranked first in Uttar Pradesh on the basis of its outstanding performance in the Republic Day Parade in 2021. Laxmi Basavaraj, Cadet Senior Under Officer of Agra College, was declared the best cadet of the state in the student category. Five cadets of the Agra Group received the Governor Gold Medal and one Silver Medal. Cadets were rewarded by the Group Commander of NCC Agra at the NCC House.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a statue of warrior Maharaja Suheldev of Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich in 2021.
He was the erstwhile ruler of Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district who ruled in the 11^th century.
Raja Suheldev finds mention in 'Mirat-i-Masudi', a 17^th century Persian-language historical account.

The Uttar Pradesh government made a provision of Rs. 1,175 crore in the state budget presented in the assembly in February 2021 for different metro rail projects.
There was a provision of Rs. 597 crore for the Kanpur metro rail project in the budget presented.

The Lodi dynasty (or Lodhi) was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.

Jelep La trade route connects Kalimpong in West Bengal and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. After revival of the older Sino-Indian trade conduit, Jelep La, through Kalimpong in West Bengal, is on the line that connects Kalimpong in West Bengal and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. On the Indian side, there are two routes to Jelep La, one through Gangtok and the other through Kalimpong. The Kalimpong route is an ancient one which was responsible for the boost in the local economy due to the trading of wool and furs early last century.

Uttar Pradesh's tableau depicting the Ram Temple at the 2021 Republic Day parade in New Delhi was adjudged the best and awarded by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.
The theme of Uttar Pradesh's tableau was 'Ayodhya: Cultural Heritage of Uttar Pradesh'. The cultural heritage of ancient holy town Ayodhya, a replica of the Ram Temple, glimpses of Deepotsav and various stories from the epic of Ramayana were depicted in the tableau.

Silviculture was initiated for replenishment of forests. Silviculture is used due to the speed of its growth and the value of its timber and is frequently used in replanting and forest control efforts. This field of study is concerned with the regular replenishment of forests using a variety of tactics like clear-cutting and group selection.

Correct Answer: Mahabodhi Temple

Buddhism was never made the State religion of Mauryan Empire by Ashoka. Dhamma officially propagated by him was not Buddhism at all. Major Rock Edict VII – Ashoka requests tolerance for all religions and sects. This is repeated in 12^th Major Rock Edict.
Ashoka professed Buddhism as his personal religion with a devotion that was exemplary and a commitment that was total.
MRE Ill, which is a unique document found so far only in one version, is addressed to the Buddhist Sangha and laity and contains an unequivocal expression of the emperor's respect and his faith in the three jewels (Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha).
Some inscriptions which were erected by king Ashoka were addressed specifically to the Buddhist Sangha, their monks and nuns about their discipline. Warnings against schisms were included in the three Minor pillar inscriptions at Allahabad, Sarnath and Sanchi, generally called the schism edict. All these edicts warned against schisms in the order and declared that any monk or nun who tried to cause a schism should be asked to take up abode in a place other than a monastery. Hence, the given statement can be known from Ashokan inscriptions. (Major Pillar Edict III).
Ashoka visited sacred Buddhist places as a pious devotee. Major Rock Edict VIII dates his pilgrimage to Sambodhi, that is the sacred Bodhi tree in Gaya, ten years after his consecration. With it, he commenced his tour of pilgrimages, during which, among other things he worked for the promotion of Dhamma and conducted instruction and discussion session. Ashoka visited Lumbini, twenty years after he was anointed, for worship because the Buddha Sakyamuni was born here. Hence, the given statement can be inferred from Major Rock Edict VII.

India's first home-grown high purity gold reference standard - the Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND-4201) - was launched at the India Government Mint, Mumbai. BND-4201, which is the reference material for gold of '9999' fineness (gold that is 99.99 per cent pure), is beneficial to the consumers and public at large to ensure purity of gold.

If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be increased. Due to reduction in the requirements of the CRR banks will have more funds with them to promote their lending (credit creation), which will ultimately lead to increase in their lending.

An optical fibre is a flexible and transparent fibre made of extruded glass (silica) or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It is able to transmit light between the two ends. Light can only be coupled to a fibre at its entry points. Electrical power transmission over copper or aluminum wire is, and will likely remain, cheaper than laser power transmission over fibre. The dominant cost of the laser system is the laser itself, which is not present in the electrical system.

The potential energy in the stored water changes into kinetic energy when the water moves through the tunnel. The water held behind the dam has potential energy because of its position. Some of the water is allowed to flow through a tunnel within the dam.

Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand in 2020.
A notification in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh after Governor Baby Rani Maurya gave her assent to the move.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat made the announcement about Gairsain being made the summer capital of Uttarakhand during the budget session of the state assembly in March 2020.

Mathura is a city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In Hinduism, Mathura is believed to be the birthplace of Krishna, which is located at the Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex. It is one of the Sapta Puri, the seven cities considered holy by Hindus. The Kesava Deo Temple was built in ancient times on the site of Krishna's birthplace (an underground prison). Mathura was the capital of the kingdom of Surasena, ruled by Kansa, the maternal uncle of Krishna.

North India reverted to small republics and small monarchical states ruled by Gupta rulers after the fall of the prior Gupta Empire, Harshavardhana united the small republics from Punjab to central India, and their representatives crowned him king at an assembly in April 606 giving him the title of Maharaja

The Buddhists were divided into 18 sects at the time of Hsuan Tsang's pilgrimage. The old centres of Buddhism had fallen on bad days. The Buddhism during Harsha's time was on the decline.

The Constitution (Eighty-sixth) Amendment Act, 2002 has inserted Article 21A in the Constitution which makes education a fundamental right for children in the age group of 6 - 14 years. It says that the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.

The Chinese billionaire, Alibaba founder, Jack ma has not been seen in public since October 2020. At the same time, the billionaire had hit out against the ruling communist Regime in China.

According to an analysis of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released in 2021, northern India was the most polluted region in the country this winter with Delhi-NCR cities recording higher levels of pollutants. The most polluted cities this winter were located in Delhi-NCR and UP, with Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr taking the top spots.
The analysis was based on real time data from Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) official online portal Central Control Room for Air Quality Management for 99 cities.

The Regional Science City is in Lucknow.
The express objective of the Regional Science City, Lucknow is to create scientific awareness and temper among the students and public and to supplement formal science education and create interest in science among the students of the region.

Duke Memorandum is associated with Sir William Duke, a member of the English Round Table Group. He had formulated a scheme which eventually became the basis of Joint Report of Montague and Chelmsford.

Mercury does not wet the glass in which it is contained because of surface tension. Surface tension of any fluid particle acts radially over the tangential components, so that the fluid particles try to obtain a minimal surface area. In this case, mercury droplets get spherical and thus, have minimum contact, only at one point on the glass.

Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) in 2020 collaborated with NVIDIA to establish India's first 'NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Centre' (NVAITC) to speed up the research work on AI and its commercial purpose.
The collaboration focuses on improvising AI research in the aspects of agriculture, smart cities and language understanding.

The State Museum in Lucknow is a museum in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously, it was situated in the Chattar Manzil and the Lai Baradari. Padmavat (or Padmawat) is an epic poem written in 1540 by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi, who wrote it in the Hindustani language of Devnagri, and originally in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script which is preserved in the museum of Lucknow. The Museum has become a centre of Lucknow (Awadh's) sculpture, bronzes, paintings, natural history, etc.