Which country is hosting the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations – IV?
- India
- Turkey
- Egypt
- China
Explanation:
The International conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” has started from October 8 –15, 2017 at Delhi, Gandhinagar and Dholavira. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Union Ministry of Culture are hosting the conference in collaboration with National Geographic Society (NGS). The purpose of the conference is to encourage scholarly and public discourse about the five ancient, literate civilizations of the world, i.e. Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia, China and Mesoamerica and how the study of the past can share our present and future towards the right direction. The present conference is the fourth in this series, with the final dialogue planned in Egypt.
Moti Masjid was built in Red Fort by which of the following Mughal Emperor?
- Shahjahan
- Aurangazeb
- Shah Aalam II
- Akbar
- Early Middle Ages
- Late Middle Ages
- Entire Middle Ages
- Mid Middle Ages
Who among the following was not included in the “Asta Pradhan” of Shivaji ?
- Sumant
- Majmudar
- Vakiyanavis
- Vakeel
Explanation:
Ashta Pradhan Pantpradhan or Peshwa – Prime Minister, general administration of the Empire. Amatya – Finance Minister, managing accounts of the Empire. Sacheev – Secretary, preparing royal edicts. Mantri – Interior Minister, managing internal affairs especially intelligence and espionage. Senapati – Commander-in-Chief, managing the forces and defense of the Empire. Sumant – Foreign Minister, to manage relationships with other sovereigns. Nyayadhish – Chief Justice, dispensing justice on civil and criminal matters. Panditrao – High Priest, managing internal religious matters.
In order to help the poor strata of the society, the government provides them food grains from the buffer stock at a price much lower than the market price. This subsidized price is known as ?
- Issue Price
- Minimum Support Price
- Maximum Support Price
- Target price
- 15th August, 1905
- 15th September, 1905
- 15th October, 1905
- 15th November, 1905
- Vishnu
- Shiva
- Surya
- Ganapati
Which among the following are constituents of Brass?
- Zinc and Copper
- Iron and Zinc
- Copper and Nickel
- Iron and Copper
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- Lord Dalhousie
- John Lawrence
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Canning