Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse-“for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.
• Fosse’s magnum opus in prose is Septology which he completed in 2021: Det andre namnet (The Other Name, Eg er ein annan (I is Another) and Eit nytt namn (A New Name).
• His particular style has come to be known as ‘Fosse minimalism’, reflecting from his second novel ‘Stengd gitar’ (1985).

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive time.
• As the RBI has kept the policy rate unchanged in its recent policy, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) linked to the repo rate will not rise.
  • It will provide some relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.
• Statement 1 is correct: Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends money to banks to meet their short-term funding needs.
• Statement 2 is correct: Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is a requirement that commercial banks have to keep a certain proportion of their demand and time deposits as liquid assets in their vault. 
  • In the context of SLR, liquid assets mean assets in the form of cash, gold and approved securities (government securities).
  • Banks are penalised if they fail to maintain the required SLR.

Option (a) is correct.

Explanation:

Recently, the Sarakka Central Tribal University was approved for Telangana.

• The Sammakka Sarakka Jathara has become one of the most famous tribal festivals in the world with close to 1.5 crore devotees participating.
• The Jatra (yatra, or pilgrimage) begins at Medaram in Tadvai Mandal in Mulugu district. Mulugu holds a biennial festival and the rituals are conducted by the Koya priests.
• Medaram is a remote place in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving forest belt in the Mulugu.
• Mythology: 
  • Sammakka is said to have been married to Pagididda Raju, a feudal chief of the Kakatiyas.
  • She had two daughters and one son – Sarakka or Saralamma, Nagulamma and Jampanna, respectively. 
  • In the battle against the local rulers in protest against the taxes, Saralamma died, while Sammakka disappeared into the hills and the local tribals believed that she metamorphosed into a vermillion casket.

Option (c) is correct.

Explanation:

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s ‘wagh nakh’ will be brought back to Maharashtra from a London museum. Wagh nakh (tiger claws) is a medieval claw-like dagger which was designed to either fit over the knuckles or be concealed under the palm. The most famous use of the wagh nakh in history comes from the story of Afzal Khan’s killing by Shivaji. 

• Statement 1 is correct: Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of the Maratha Empire in western India. He is considered to be one of the greatest warriors of his time. With his valor and great administrative skills, Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur. It eventually became the genesis of the Maratha Empire.
• Statement 2 is correct:Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630- 1680) was the contemporary of Samarth Ramdas (1608 – 1681), also known as Sant Ramdas or Ramdas Swami. He was a Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master. A devotee of Lord Ram and Hanuman, he toured the entire Indian subcontinent for 12 years. Ramdas has influenced the likes of Lokmanya Tilak. 

Option (d) is correct.

Explanation:

Recently, the Supreme Court asked the Union government to conduct a survey of the land allocated for construction of part of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Yamuna River:

• The river Yamuna, a major tributary of river Ganges, originates from the Yamunotri glacier near Banderpoonch peaks in the Mussourie range of the lower Himalayas.
• The important tributaries of the Yamuna River are Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken. 
• Other small tributaries of the Yamuna River include the Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and the Rind. 

• Right Bank Tributaries: 
  • Betwa River: It rises in the Vindhya Range (Raisen) in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Dhasan River: The river originates in Begumganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. 
  • Ken River: Ken is an inter-state river, flowing through the state of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The river originates near the village Ahirgawab in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Sind River: It rises in Vidisha District of Madhya Pradesh.