Till now, the Preamble of Constitution of India has been amended for how many times?
- Never
- Once
- Twice
- Thrice
Explanation:
Preamble can be amended by Parliament using its amendment powers as per article 368. We note here that preamble has been amended only once so far through the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act 1976. The words Secular, Socialist and Integrity were added to the constitution.
Who among the following is known as the “Saint of Dakhineshwar”?
- Ramkrishna Paramahansa
- Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Saint Tikaram
Approximately , what fraction of SAARC annual administrative expenditure is paid by India?
- 22%
- 32%
- 42%
- 52%
- A newspaper called the “Indian opinion”,
- The Natal Indian congress,
- The Phoenix Ashram,
- The Indian League
- Aurangzeb
- Bahadur Shah
- Jahandar Shah
- Farrukhsiyar
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Kerala
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh will be awarded with the Union Government’s Krishi Karman Award for 2015-16 for wheat production. It is the fifth consecutive year that Madhya Pradesh will be conferred with the prestigious Krishi Karman Award. MP wheat production in 2015-16 stood at 184.10 lakh tonnes as against 171.03 lakh tonnes in 2014-15, a rise of 7.64%. The award instituted by the Union Agriculture Ministry carries a trophy, citation and cash prize of Rs. 2 crore. In addition, the cash reward of Rs. 2 lakh and a citation letter will be handed over to a woman and a male farmer as ‘best wheat producer’.
- Muhammad shah
- Bahadur shah
- Akbar II
- Ahmad shah
Which state government has launched ‘Mathru Poorna’ scheme for pregnant women?
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha
- Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Karnataka government has launched ‘Mathru Poorna’ scheme to meet the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women in rural areas. Under the programme, pregnant and lactating women in rural areas will get one nutritious meal daily for 25 days in a month. This meal will meet 40-45% of the daily calorie, protein and calcium requirement per day of the pregnant and lactating mothers. Along with the meal, Iron Folic Acid (IFA) tablets will be administered and gestational weight monitoring will be ensured for pregnant women. The scheme will be implemented through anganwadis in the State. Each meal is estimated to cost around Rs. 20. The food will be provided for 15 months, from the start of pregnancy up to six months after delivery.
- Swami Sahajanand
- Swami Shradhanand
- Indulal Yajnik
- N.N. Ranga
- Vajji
- Vatsa
- Surasena
- Avanti