- Francis Drake
- Columbus
- Magellan
- Vasco da Gama
The Phrumsengla National Park (PNP) is located in which country?
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
- Japan
- Singapore
Explanation:
The Phrumsengla National Park (PNP) is located in Bumthang, Lhuntse, Mongar and Zhemgang districts of Bhutan and covers an area of 905.05 square kilometers. The park is home to six species of threatened birds: the rufous-necked hornbill, rufous-throated wren-babbler, satyr tragopan, beautiful nuthatch, Ward’s trogon and Chestnut-breasted partridge as well as the near-threatened wedge billed wren babbler. It has scenic views, including forests ranging with elevations from alpine to sub-tropical.
What does the letter “R” refer to in PRAN (Permanent __________Account Number)?
- Registration
- Retirement
- Residence
- Remittances
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
NTPC has commissioned a150 KW India’s first canal top solar PV System on Cooling Water (CW) channel at its 2320 MW Mouda Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur in Maharashtra. This novel Solar PV system makes use of side walls of CW channels as load bearing structure thereby significantly decreasing cost of civil and mounting structure. The system also has several other unique advantages such as land conservation and water conservation due to reduced evaporation. It also increases PV generation due to cooling from the water and a reduction in dirt.
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
- Assam
Explanation:
The India Vetiver Network (INVN) has been launched at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The INVN is a not-for-profit scientific network to promote vetiver in India. Vetiver (Indian grass with fragrant root ) has worldwide application to tackle many environmental issues like soil erosion, mitigation of soil and water pollution. The mission of INVN is environmental protection using vetiver.
- Chandragupta I
- Kumargupta
- Samudragupta
- Skandgupta
Explanation:
Samudragupta adopted the title of Kaviraj (King of poets), he was an expert ‘ Veena’ player.
- Haryankas
- Shishunagas
- Nandas
- Mauryas
Which city has won the Best City Bus Services Award of Government of India?
- Lucknow
- Mysuru
- Surat
- Kochi
Explanation:
The awards for the ‘Best Urban Transport Practices’ were announced by Central Government at UMI Conference in Hyderabad on November 6, 2017 . In it, Surat Municipal Corporation has been chosen for the ‘Best City Bus Services Award’ by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for succeeding in attracting 87% of the private vehicle and auto rickshaw users to use city buses. Mysuru’s Public Bicycle Sharing has won the ‘Best Non-Motorised Transport’ Award while Kochi (Kerala) has been chosen for the ‘Best Urban Transport Initiative’ Award for completing its Metro Rail Project in a quick time besides integrating the metro with other modes of transport.
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- J.M. Sengupta
- Vallabhbhai Patel
On which of the following rates Reserve Bank of India provides loan to scheduled commercial banks?
- Repo Rate
- Reverse Repo rate
- Credit Rate
- Bank rate
Explanation:
Bank Rate is defined as the rate at which Central Bank gives loans to other domestic banks like commercial banks, cooperative banks, development banks etc. The loans are generally given on a short-term basis. It is the way the Central Bank manages the economic activity in the country.