Who among the following was the First Indian Cricketer to bag 500 wickets in Test matches?
- Kapil Dev
- Srinath
- Anil Kumble
- Harbhajan Singh
The word bandwidth is also used to mean ________?
- width of the data cable
- amount of data transferred
- number of the computers on a particular network
- none of the above
- C. Rajagopalachari
- Waren Hastings
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Mountbatten
- Wajid Ali Shah
- Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Asaf-ud-daula
- Begum Zeenat Mahal
The Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary (LBS) is located in which state of India?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Uttar Pradesh
- Jharkhand
Explanation:
The Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary (LBS) is a bird sanctuary spread over two jheels near the villages of Lakh and Bahosi in Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh and is spread over 3 square kilometres. The sanctuary is home to various migratory birds from November to March. Jackal, blue bull, mongoose, fishing cat and monkeys may also be spotted here. The best time to visit is December to February.
Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?
- Keshabchandra Sen
- Lokhitwadi
- Shibnath Shastri
- Debendranath Tagore
Explanation:
Reform in Southern India Brahmo Samaj under the leadership of Keshabchandra Sen made its appearance in 1864 in Madras with the name Ved Samaj.
- a)Ajayaraj
- b)Vigraharaj IV
- c)Vigraharaj III
- d)Prithviraj III
Lekh Tandon, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?
- Politics
- Sports
- Journalism
- Film Industry
Explanation:
Lekh Raj Tandon (88), the renowned Indian filmmaker and actor, has passed away in MUmbai, Maharashtra on October 16, 2017. He was best known for films like Amrapali, Agar Tum Na Hote and Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye. He is credited with discovering Shahrukh Khan by casting him his TV serial ‘Dil Dariya’ in 1988. He also directed TV serial Farmaan, broadcast on Doordarshan in early 1990s.
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Vaishnavism
- Shaivism
- Geomorphology
- Oceanography
- Climatology
- Marine Geography
Explanation:
Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth. Geomorphology helps to reconstruct history of the surface of the earth through a study of its forms, the materials of which it is made up of and the processes that shape it.