The Matbhanga river is treated as an international border between which among the following countries ?
- India Nepal
- India Bangladesh
- India Myanmmar
- India Srilanka
Which union minister has released India Youth Development Index and Report 2017?
- Prakash Javadekar
- Smriti Irani
- Maneka Gandhi
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Explanation:
Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge), has released the India Youth Development Index (YDI) and Report 2017 in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. The Index enables recognizing the high and low performing states, identifies the weak domains and informs the policy makers the priority areas of intervention for youth development in the states. The purpose of constructing the index is to track the trends in youth development across the States. The Index will enable the policy makers track the national and the regional progress as well setbacks in youth development policies, planning, priority identification and implementation strategies. The ministry stated that the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu has come out with Youth Development Index and Report 2017. This is a pioneering attempt made by the Institute in 2010 which it followed up with the India YDI in 2017.
Dr. RK Hazari Committee was related to which of the following segments ?
- Industrial Licensing
- FDI
- Planned Development
- Banking
Explanation:
Hazari Committee was set up under the chairmanship of Dr. R.K. Hazari, a Planning Commission consultant to review the Industrial Licensing System under Industries Development and Regulation Act, 1951. This committee submitted its report in 1967 and brought out many defects of the licensing policy.
- Shrigupta
- Chandragupta I
- Chandragupta II
- Samudragupta
Explanation:
Chandragupta-I married the daughter of Licchhavis, a royal influential family .His son and successor Samudragupta calls himself Lichchavi- dauhitra the son of the daughter of the Lichchavis.
- Lord William Bentinck
- Lord Ripon
- Lord Canning
- Lord Dalhousie
- Kunwar Singh
- Tantiya Tope
- Nana Saheb
- Mangal Panday
- Aurangzeb,
- Bahadur Shah,
- Jahandar Shah,
- Farrukhsiyar
- Chennai
- New Delhi
- Kochi
- Kolkata
Explanation:
The 7th edition of Indian Seed Congress (ISC) has been organized by the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) in Kolkata, West Bengal on February 12-14, 2017. The theme of Seed Congress is “Seed of Joy” which is very much in line with vision of this government to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by doubling their farm income by 2022. The ISC is an annual forum that provides a platform for the Seed Industry to interact closely with technology developers, sector development officials and policy makers. It also provides a chance to showcase new product ranges and services and network for better business development.
In which year The International Finance Corporation (IFC) was established?
- 1948
- 1952
- 1956
- 1960
Explanation:
Established in 1956, IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world. It promotes sustainable private sector development primarily by: Financing private sector projects and companies located in the developing world; Helping private companies in the developing world mobilize financing in international financial markets; Providing advice and technical assistance to businesses and governments. The IBRD provides loans to governments, and public enterprises, always with a government (or “sovereign”) guarantee of repayment subject to general conditions
hi was the President of Indian National Congress only once at—
- Allahabad
- Guwahati
- Belgaun
- Kakinada