1)  The art forms from Kerala which have found a place in UNESCO list intangible cultural heritages:

Kathakali

Bharatanatyam

Koodiyattam

Mudiyettu

A) 1 & 2 only

B) 2 & 3 only

C) 3 & 4 only

D) 1 & 3 only

Koodiyattam (Kutiyattam), the Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala, and Mudiyettu, the ritual theatre of the Bhagavathi/Kali cult, are both inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

Kathakali (Kerala) and Bharatanatyam (primarily Tamil Nadu) are classical dances but are not individually inscribed by UNESCO.

Ans)  C) 3 & 4 only


2)   The astronaut who has spent the maximum time in space:

A) Scott Kelly

B) Sunita Williams

C) Oleg Kononenko

D) Gennady Padalka

Oleg Kononenko (Russia) holds the all-time record for cumulative time in space, surpassing the previous mark and becoming the first human to exceed 1,000 days in orbit.

Gennady Padalka previously held the record (~878 days).

Scott Kelly logged ~340 continuous days on a single mission (U.S. record at the time), and Sunita Williams has far fewer cumulative days than the record.

Ans)  C) Oleg Kononenko