Explanation (a) The first tissue culture laboratory of Madhya Pradesh has been established in Betul, where production has also started. This lab, set up at Hamalapur Somvari in Betul district, has grown 25 lakh plants from tissue culture.

Explanation (c) Established on October 5, 2011 with R&D centres in the districts of Ludhiana (Punjab), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Samastipur (Bihar). The Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) is a non-profit international research institute dedicated to food, nutrition and livelihood security as well as environmental rehabilita tion in South Asia, which is home to more than 300 mil lion undernourished people. BISA is a collaborative effort involving the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR).

COMMENT-BISA is an institute built on the legacy of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution, the winner of Nobel Peace Prize (1970) and the recipient of the Government of India’s Padma Vibhushan (2006). Dr Martin J Kropff, DG CIMMYT INT is the Director General & the Chief Executive Authority of BISA, and Dr. Arun K Joshi is the Managing Director of BISA.

Explanation (b) Kailash Satyarthi is a children’s rights activist from India was born on 11 January 1954 in Vidisha. He founded the organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980. In addition, he is working to eradicate sexual exploitation and child trafficking at the national and international levels.

Note: Satyarthi along with Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousufzai won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”.

Explanation (c) Tansen (c. 1500-1586), also referred to as Tan Sen or Ramtanu, was a prominent figure of Hindustani classical music. Music Emperor Tansen was born in 1506 AD in a village named (Behat) in Gwalior.

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His Father name was Father: Mukund Pandey/ Makrand Pandey/Mukund Mishra/ Mukund Ram who was a poet and an accomplished musician. He also served as a priest in a temple in Varanasi.

Tansen’s wife Hussein was the maid of Queen Mriganayani Hussaini’s real name was Premkurnari Children: Hamirsen, Suratsen. Tanras Khan, Saraswati Devi and Bilas Khan Sarasvati, a vina player. His sons-Suratsen. Saratsen. Tarang sen, and Bilas Khan-all played rabab. Tansen’s Gharana is called Husseini Gharana.

Explanation (a) Rajiv Verma is a veteran Indian actor who works mainly in film and television. Verma was born in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, India. He obtained his Architectural Degree from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology. Later, he took a Masters in Urban Design in Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture His television career started with the serial Chunauti (Doordarshan) in which he played a college principal and was widely appreciated