1. Dr. Rajendra Prased persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J.B. Kripalani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran Satyagraha.
Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct? Nurjahan’s real name was Who will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development? Who of the following was not amongst the lawyers to fight the case of Indian National Army in 1946 in the Delhi Red Fort trial? Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu is famous for which among the following minerals? Which among the following is not a part of World Bank? In Mauryan dynasty, Kalinga War took place in the yearWhich among the following is / are correct statements with respect to the French East India Company?
1. It was a private concern
2. It was chartered by King Louis XIV
3. It was abolished immediately after French Revolution
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Which among the following Ministries of India publishes the Employment News?
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Ministry of Communication
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Ministry of Education
- Bipin Chandra
- R. Coupland
- R. C. Majumdar
- P. E. Roberts
1. Dr. Rajendra Prased persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J.B. Kripalani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran Satyagraha.
Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Mehr-un-Nissa
- Mumtaz Mahal
- Ladli Begum
- Jahanara
Who will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
- Raghuram Rajan
- Mamata Banerjee
- Manmohan Singh
- Pranab Mukherjee
Explanation:
Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his leadership of the country between 2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India’s stature globally. According to a statement from the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, Dr Singh was unanimously chosen for the award by an international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee. The Trust stated that Dr Singh is only the third Indian prime minister to complete two full terms as the PM between 2004 and 2014. The award, named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was announced on the eve of Gandhi’s birth anniversary on November 19, 2017.
- Bhulabhai Desai
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu is famous for which among the following minerals?
- Bauxite
- Lignite
- Calcite
- Magnesite
Which among the following is not a part of World Bank?
- Asian Development Bank
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Finance Corporation
- International Development Association
Explanation:
World Bank is one of five institutions created at Breton Woods Conference in 1944. It is part of the United Nations system, but its governance structure is different. Its headquarter are situated at Washington DC, US. World Bank provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.
It comprises only two institutions viz. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA). In contrast World Bank Group comprises three more viz. International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- 260 BC
- 261 BC
- 126 BC
- 232 BC
Which among the following is / are correct statements with respect to the French East India Company?
1. It was a private concern
2. It was chartered by King Louis XIV
3. It was abolished immediately after French Revolution
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 2 and 3
- Only 1 and 3
- Only 2
Explanation:
The first statement is not correct because the French East India Company was government backed concern while the English East India Company was a private concern. The second statement is corre
ct. Third statement is not correct because French East India Company was abolished in 1769, two decades earlier than the French Revolution.