- 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.
- Hamburg
- Berlin
- Frankfurt
- Stuttgart
Explanation:
The 12th edition of G20 summit will be held at Hamburg in Germany on July 7, 2017 with theme “Shaping an interconnected world”. In the 2-day summit, from India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Indian Delegation at the G20 meet with a firm message on the global menace of terrorism. The G20 countries account for more than four-fifths of Gross world product and three-quarters of global trade. They are home to almost two-thirds of the world’s population. In that context expectations are always high from a G20 summit. The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies with the aim of studying, reviewing and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
- Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta
- Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
- CR Das and Motilal Nehru
- C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
What is the theme of the 2017 Universal Children’s Day (UCD)?
- Stop Violence Against Children!
- Protect Child Protect World
- Invest in Education
- Kids Take Over
Explanation:
The Universal Children’s Day (UCD) is observed every year on November 20 throughout the world to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide and improving children’s welfare. The 2017 theme is ‘Kids Take Over’. The day was established in 1954, offers each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for Children
- Mahe
- Yenam
- Karaikal
- Pondicherry
Who among the following is propounded of Madhyamika Philosophy ?
- Sankara
- Nagarjuna
- Basava
- None of the above
One of the incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean. Identify Him from the given options:
- Kumara
- Varaha
- Matsya
- Nrisingha
Explanation:
Varaha Avatar, the third incarnation among the 10 Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu, is in the form of a Boar. In his third incarnation, Lord Vishnu as Varaha saved the earth from demon Hiranyaksha, thus saving the mankind.
- YouTube
Explanation:
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collaborated with Facebook to launch first Nationwide “Voter Registration Reminder” on July 1, 2017 to encourage Indian citizens to register themselves on the electoral rolls. As part of this campaign, Facebook will run a voter registration reminder in multiple Indian languages to all the Facebook users in India from July 1 to 4, 2017. For this, Facebook will activate a unique ‘Register Now’ button reminding all the eligible Indian users to enroll themselves as voters. When the users click the button, they will be redirected to National Voters’ Services Portal, where they can register themselves as voters. The reminder will be sent out in 13 Indian languages – English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Marathi and Oriya.
In which year ” India Brand Equity Fund” was established?
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
- Badruddin Taiyabji
- Aga Khan IV
- Aga Khan III