Current Affairs Day -3

Q1. With reference to the architectural features of the Atala Devi Masjid, consider the following statements / अटाला देवी मस्जिद की स्थापत्य विशेषताओं के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:
1.The most dominant architectural element of the mosque is a towering rectangular pylon with sloping walls on the central façade of the prayer hall. / मस्जिद का सबसे प्रमुख स्थापत्य तत्व प्रार्थना कक्ष के केंद्रीय अग्रभाग पर ढलानदार दीवारों वाला ऊँचा आयताकार पाइलॉन है।
2.The mosque follows the Sharqi architectural tradition, which generally avoided the construction of minarets. / यह मस्जिद शर्की स्थापत्य परंपरा का अनुसरण करती है, जिसमें सामान्यतः मीनारों का निर्माण नहीं किया जाता था।
3.The courtyard is enclosed on all four sides by double-storied cloisters. / आँगन चारों ओर से दो-मंज़िला बरामदों (क्लॉइस्टर्स) से घिरा हुआ है।

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options / विकल्प:

Q2. With reference to the Sinauli archaeological site, consider the following statements: सीनौली (Sinauli) पुरातात्त्विक स्थल के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:

1.It is a necropolis located in the Ganga–Yamuna Doab of present-day Uttar Pradesh. यह वर्तमान उत्तर प्रदेश के गंगा–यमुना दोआब में स्थित एक कब्रिस्तान (Necropolis) है।

2.Carbon dating places the site broadly in the Late Iron Age. कार्बन डेटिंग के अनुसार यह स्थल व्यापक रूप से उत्तर लौह युग (Late Iron Age) का है।

3.The site belongs exclusively to the Mature Harappan phase and predates the Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture. यह स्थल केवल परिपक्व हड़प्पा (Mature Harappan) चरण से संबंधित है तथा ओखर रंगित मृद्भांड संस्कृति (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture – OCP) से भी पूर्व का है।

Choose the correct answer / सही उत्तर चुनिए:

3. With reference to the Varya AI, consider the following Assertion–Reason:
Assertion (A): The AI model launched under the IndiaAI Mission is India’s first indigenous distilled text-to-video and image-to-video generation model.
Reason (R): The model achieves computational efficiency because it relies on a larger teacher model to generate all videos during deployment, while the student model is used only for quality verification.
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4. With reference to Exercise PRAGATI 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It was hosted by the Indian Army at Umroy in Meghalaya.
2. The exercise focused primarily on maritime security and anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean Region.
3. It was the first edition of a multinational exercise emphasizing jungle warfare and counter-insurgency operations.
4. All participating foreign countries were members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With reference to the folk tradition Alha, consider the following statements:
1. It is a popular heroic ballad tradition of the Bundelkhand region.
2. It narrates the exploits of the warrior brothers Alha and Udal.
3. Alha and Udal served as generals under King Paramardi Deva of the Chandela Dynasty.
4. The tradition is primarily associated with the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above are correct?