Todar Mal was associated with A. Music B. Literature C. Land revenue reforms D. Law

Todar Mal was associated with land revenue reforms. Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar. Raja Todar Mal, as finance minister of Akbar, introduced a new system of revenue known as zabt and a system of taxation called dahshala. He took a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10-year period 1570-1580. On this basis, the tax was fixed on each crop in cash. Each province was divided into revenue circles with their own rates of revenue and a schedule of individual crops. This system was prevalent where the Mughal administration could survey the land and keep careful accounts. For the revenue system, Akbar's territory was divided into 15 Subahs, which were further subdivided into a total of 187 Sarkars across 15 subahs, and those 197 sarkars (sirkar) were further subdivided into a total of 3367 Mahals

Fastest shorthand writer was A. Dr. G. D. Bist B. J.M. Tagore C. Khudada Khan D. J.R.D. Tata

Shorthand is a method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols, used especially for taking dictation. Dr. Gopal Dutt Bisht, who was born in Almora of Distt of Uttarakhand, created a word Record by writing 250 words in a minute in stenography. This is a world record so far. He was also the first person in World who had done Ph.D. in Stenography.

20th August is celebrated as A. Earth Day B. Sadbhavana Divas C. No Tobacco Day D. None of these

Former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi's birthday is celebrated as Sadbhawana Diwas on 20th August. Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister at the age of 40. Gandhi was a scion of the politically powerful Nehru–Gandhi family, which had been associated with the Indian National Congress party. For much of his childhood, his maternal grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister. Gandhi attended college in the United Kingdom. He returned to India in 1966 and became a professional pilot for the state-owned Indian Airlines. In 1968 he married Sonia Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi's last public meeting was on 21 May 1991, at Sriperumbudur, a village approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Chennai, where he was assassinated while campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate. At 10:10 pm, a woman later identified as Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, approached Gandhi in public and greeted him. She then bent down to touch his feet and detonated a belt laden with 700 g (1.5 lb) of RDX explosives tucked under her dress.

The driest place in India is A. Leh B. Barmer C. Jaisalmer D. Bikaner

The driest place in India is Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer is a former medieval trading center and a princely state in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, in the heart of the Thar Desert. Known as the "Golden City," it's distinguished by its yellow sandstone architecture. Dominating the skyline is Jaisalmer Fort, a sprawling hilltop citadel buttressed by 99 bastions. Behind its massive walls stand the ornate Maharaja's Palace and intricately carved Jain temples. It is the largest district of Rajasthan and 3rd largest district by territorial region in the country, hugged on the west & south-west by the Pakistani border. The length of the international border attached to Jaisalmer District is 471 km (293 mi). It is located 790 kilometers away from the national capital Delhi.

Which of the following is a semiconductor ? A. Copper B. Silver C. Aluminium D. Germanium

A semiconductor is a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects. Devices made of semiconductors, notably silicon, are essential components of most electronic circuits. Good examples of semiconductor materials are germanium, selenium, and silicon. The doping agents used are of two types, resulting in two types of extrinsic semiconductor. An extrinsic semiconductor which has been doped with electron donor atoms is called an n-type semiconductor because the majority of charge carriers in the crystal are negative electrons. In p-type semiconductors, holes are the majority carriers and electrons are the minority carriers. P-type semiconductors are created by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with acceptor impurities.