Questions

Ashtadhyayi was written by Panini. He was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology. Panini was born in Shalatula, a town near to Attock on the Indus river in present day Pakistan.

The 3 states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.

‘To’ is always followed by the first form of the verb. So, the phrase ‘to taking part in’ needs to be replaced with ‘to take part in’. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He wanted my permission to take part in sports’.

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Though found in abundance, their numbers have been declining over the past few years, and the species is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list.The coast of Orissa in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive-ridley, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica.