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📌 Strategy Interaction Session with Manami Sarkar Rank 32 – WBCS 2023 🗓 Date: 31.01.26 ⏰ Time: 12:30 PM 📍 Venue: Address of SALT LAKE: Office No 803, 8th floor, AG 112, Amp Vaisaakkhi Mall, AG Block, Sector II, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091 https://shorturl.at/vDEJQ 📞 For queries: 8017145735 ⚠️ Attendance is mandatory. A must-attend session to avoid common mistakes, gain exam-focused clarity, and streamline your preparation with proven strategies.

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Dream → Discipline → WBCS Rank 32 Manami shares her real journey, challenges, and winning mindset that turned dreams into results.

Mega Quiz with correct answer & Explanation! 1. The Gyan Bharatam Mission, associated with Granth Kutir’s development, primarily focuses on: A. Creating new scientific research institutions B. Conserving and digitising India’s manuscript heritage C. Publishing only modern textbooks in Indian languages D. Translating Indian literature into foreign languages Answer: B Explanation: The Gyan Bharatam Mission is a national initiative under the Ministry of Culture aimed at survey, documentation, conservation and digitisation of India’s rich manuscript tradition. Source: PIB 2. Recently, researchers used seismometers to detect sonic booms produced by debris falling back to Earth. With reference to this, consider the following statements: 1. Sonic booms can be generated by objects re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere from space. 2. Seismometers, normally used to detect earthquakes, can record ground vibrations caused by sonic booms. 3. Sonic booms occur only in the upper atmosphere and cannot reach the Earth’s surface. Which of the statements given above are correct? A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 Answer: A Explanation Statement 1 is correct: When space debris re-enters at very high speeds (faster than sound), it creates shock waves, leading to sonic booms. Statement 2 is correct: Sonic booms can cause ground vibrations, which can be picked up by sensitive seismometers. Statement 3 is incorrect: Sonic booms can travel to the ground and be heard or even felt. Source: The Hindu 3. The provisional IUCN status of Strobilanthes riteshii is “Data Deficient”. This implies that: A. The species is extinct in the wild B. It is confirmed to be critically endangered C. There is insufficient information to assess its risk of extinction D. It is widely distributed and secure Answer: C Explanation: Data Deficient (DD) means not enough data is available on population size, threats, or trends to make a proper conservation assessment. Source: India Today 4. With reference to Java Island, consider the following statements: 1. It is part of the Greater Sunda Islands. 2. It lies between the Java Sea to the south and the Indian Ocean to the north. 3. It was formed largely due to volcanic activity linked to plate subduction. Which of the statements given above are correct? A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 Answer: B Explanation Statement 1 is correct: Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, along with Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi. Statement 2 is incorrect: The Java Sea lies to the north, while the Indian Ocean lies to the south. Statement 3 is correct: Java is highly volcanic, formed due to the Indo-Australian Plate subducting beneath the Sunda Plate. Source: WION 5. Which of the following Fundamental Duties were added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment? A. To safeguard public property B. To provide opportunities for education to children between 6–14 years C. To promote harmony D. To protect the environment Answer: B Explanation: Article 51A(k): Duty of parents/guardians to provide education (added in 2002 via 86th Amendment)

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With reference to Java Island, consider the following statements: 1. It is part of the Greater Sunda Islands. 2. It lies between the Java Sea to the south and the Indian Ocean to the north. 3. It was formed largely due to volcanic activity linked to plate subduction.