Solution (a)

The Barisha raid, officially codenamed Operation Kayla Mueller after Kayla Mueller, was a United States military operation conducted in Barisha, Idlib Governorate, Syria on October 26–27, 2019, to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terror organization. 

Solution (a)

Ik Onkar is the symbol that represents the one supreme reality and is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. Ik Onkar has a prominent position at the head of the Mul Mantar and the opening words of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

Solution (b)

Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/2-200-panchayats-brought-under-natural-farming-says-baldi/853590.html

Solution (b)

Mandana Paintings

• Mandana in the local language refers to ‘drawing’ in the context of chitra mandana or ‘drawing a picture’. 
• Mandana is derived from the word Mandan which implies decoration and beautification. 
• Mandana paintings are one of the oldest forms of tribal art in India that has survived over the ages. 
• Mandana paintings are wall and floor paintings of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. 
• Mandana are drawn to protect home and earth, welcome gods into the house and as a mark of celebrations on festive occasions. 
• The ground is prepared with cow dung mixed with rati, a local clay, and red ochre. 
• Lime or chalk powder is used for making the motif. Tools employed are a piece of cotton, a tuft of hair, or a rudimentary brush made out of a date stick. The design may show Ganesha, peacocks, women at work, tigers, floral motifs, etc.
• Such paintings are also called Mandala in most of the parts of Nepal.

Solution (a) 

Haqqani network 

• It is an Afghan guerrilla insurgent group using asymmetric warfare to fight against US-led NATO forces and the government of Afghanistan.
• It is one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency