Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
- Sir Ashley Eden
- Alexander John Arbuthnot
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Stanley
Explanation:
In 1878, Lord Lytton introduced the Vernacular Press Act to ban the vernacular press in India. The first victim was nationalist Newspaper ‘Soma Prakash’.
- Secretary of State for India
- Adviser to the Secretary of State for India
- Law Member
- Governor of Bengal
Who among the following is called the architect of Indian Five Year Planning?
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- C D Deshmukh
- PC Mahalnobis
- Sardar Balwant Singh
- New Delhi
- Ahmedabad
- Kanpur
- Indore
Explanation:
The day-long National Conference of Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories organised by NITI Aayog has started in New Delhi on July 10, 2017 to further the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism. The focus of the conference is on best practices in social and economic sectors across states. Various developmental indicators developed by NITI Aayog, in areas like health, education, water management and digital transformation are being discussed. The idea is to measure performance and progress of states and rank them appropriately to instill healthy competition among them. In addition several interactive sessions on issues including agriculture and health are also on the agenda.
- Full knowledge
- Action
- Liberation
- Belief in God
- Tirukkural
- Aingurunaru
- Silappadikaram
- Murugarrupaddi
Which among the following is known as White Vitriol?
- Zinc Sulphate
- Zinc Chloride
- Zinc Phosphate
- Zinc oxide
World’s largest temple is located in __________ ?
- India
- Nepal
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Purushapura
- Pataliputra
- Taxila
- Mathura
By which among the following acts, the East India Company lost its monopoly of trade with China?
- Pitts India act 1784
- The Charter Act of 1813
- The Charter Act of 1833
- The Charter Act of 1853
Explanation:
Charter Act 1833 or the Saint Helena Act 1833 was passed by the British Parliament to renew the charter of East India Company which was last renewed in 1813. Via this act, the charter was renewed for 20 years but the East India Company was deprived of its commercial privileges which it enjoyed so far.