Who among the following was first defense minister of India after independence?
- Sardar Patel
- Krishna Menon
- Sardar Baldev Singh
- Deep Narayan Singh
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
- Geetanjali
- Anand Math
- Devdas
- Gora
Under which union ministry the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) works?
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Women and Child Development
Explanation:
The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) was set up in January 1997 as a non-profit company under Union ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The corporation provides financial assistance for wide range of income generating activities to disabled persons. Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a scheme for disabled soldiers and their dependents in collaboration with the NHFDC. As per scheme, the disabled soldiers or dependent relatives of such soldiers, who are permanent residents of the state, having disability of 40% and above can avail maximum loan of Rs 25 lakh with 4-7% rate of interest per annum.
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
Explanation:
The Rajasthan government has imposed a 10% cow cess as surcharge on stamp duty for protection and propagation of cows. The surcharge will be applicable on non-judicial instruments. The cess will have a bearing on costs of making documents like property sale or lease deeds, rent agreements and mortgage. Though, judicial stamps, revenue ticket and insurance ticket have been excluded from this order. Rajasthan is the only state in India which has a dedicated Cow Ministry. At present, the Rajasthan Cow Ministry is allocated 11% share of the entire land registrations revenue.
Which among the following Vitamins helps in clotting of Blood?
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
Explanation:
Vitamin K is naturally produced by the bacteria in the intestines, and plays an essential role in normal blood clotting, promoting bone health, and helping to produce proteins for blood, bones, and kidneys.
- Mohenjodaro
- Lothal
- Surkotada
- Sutkagendor
- 8th August, 1942
- 10th August, 1942
- 15th August, 1942
- 16th August, 1942
- Ashoka
- Pushyamitra
- Menander
- Kanishka
- McMohan
- Lord Durand
- Cyril Redcliffe
- None of these