- Goethe
- Milton
- Dante
- Shakespeare
Explanation:
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem’s imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language.
- Edouard Philippe
- Bernard Cazeneuve
- Manuel Valls
- Michel Debre
Explanation:
Edouard Philippe, a centre-right mayor, has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France by the President Emmanuel Macron. Philippe is not from the President’s new centrist party but from the centre-right Republicans. The choice is seen as an attempt to draw in key figures from both the right and left of French politics.
Brian Aldiss, the renowned science fiction writer passed away. He hailed from which country?
- France
- Portugal
- England
- Italy
Explanation:
Brian Aldiss (92), one of the most prolific and influential science fiction writers of the 20th century, has passed away in Oxford, England. Aldiss served in India and Burma with the British Army during World War II and later became a bookseller, publishing his first stories in a trade magazine. He was the author of science fiction classics including Non-Stop, Hothouse and Greybeard and Helliconia trilogy. His numerous short stories include Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, formed the basis for Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film “AI”, while his Horatio Stubbs saga was based on his time during the war in Burma and the far east.
Who among the following introduced the Zabti system and Dahshala system?
- Raja Todar Mal
- Firuz Shah Tughlaq
- Raja Man Singh I
- Ibrahim Lodi
Explanation:
Raja Todar Mal, a finance minister of Akbar, brought new system of revenue collection known as zabti system and dahshala system.
- B. G. Tilak
- S.C. Bose
- G.K. Gokhale
- Annie Besant
Who has been honored with the 2017 National Entrepreneurship Award under Mentor (Government) Category?
- Sheetal Salve
- Renu Swarup
- Prahalad Sharma
- Pankaj Gupta
Explanation:
Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Adviser for Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has been awarded with National Entrepreneurship Award, 2017 under Mentor (Government) category in the Recognition Track at the National Entrepreneurship Award Ceremony, 2017 in New Delhi. Dr. Swarup also holds position of Managing Director, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public Sector Company.
- Swami Vivekananda
- Rama Krishna
- Mahadev Govind Ranade
- Keshab Chandra Sen
- Assam, Nagaland, Goa , Mizoram
- Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland,. Goa
- Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Goa
- Assam, Goa, Mizoram, Nagaland
Explanation:
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
Which expert committee has constituted by the NITI Aayog to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports?
- Raghav Yadav
- Milind Kumar
- S K Jain
- Rajiv Kumar
Explanation:
NITI Aayog has constituted an Expert Task Force to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports. It will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar. The panel will give recommendations on sector-specific policy interventions in key empl
oyment sectors and measures to enhance trade in services with high employment potential. It will also propose a comprehensive plan of action to generate employment and alleviate under-employment in both goods and services sectors and low wages by boosting India’s exports in key labour-intensive industries. Members of the Task force include CEO, NITI Aayog, Secretaries of Departments of Commerce, Industrial Policy and Promotion, Economic Affairs and Textiles. Leading economists and industry experts are also members of the Task Force, which will submit its report by November 2017.