- Vasudeva
- Bimbisara
- Ajathasathru
- Ashoka
The Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) is located in which state?
- Sikkim
- Chhattisgarh
- Kerala
- Nagaland
Explanation:
The Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) is located in the South Sikkim district of Sikkim and is spread over 35 square kilometres. Here, one can find species of the temperate forest such as Red Panda, Serow, Goral, Barking Deer, Leopard-Cat, Marbled-Cat, Civet-Cats, and birds like Common Hill Partridge, Blood Pheasant, Magpies, Blue necked Pita, Sunbird and Black Eagle.
- Bhil uprising
- Rangpur and Dinajpur uprising
- Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
- Sanyasi rebellion
- Indra
- Agni
- Pasupati
- Vishnu
Who will officially launch the National Sports Talent Search Portal?
- Narendra Modi
- Venkaiah Naidu
- Vijay Goel
- Ram Nath Kovind
Explanation:
Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India, will officially launch the Sports Ministry’s much- awaited National Sports Talent Search Portal at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on August 28, 2017. The portal will provide a three step simple process for registration, profile creation and upload of achievements. Approx 1000 kids will be selected and they will receive scholarships of Rs 5 lakh per year for eight years. It will be available in English and other regional languages so that it is easier for any boy or girl who is talented in a particular sport to upload his or her achievements from any part of the country. The portal will also be available as App which can be downloaded on smartphones.
- Japan
- Singapore
- Bhutan
- China
Explanation:
China has officially started building the world’s first forest city in the north of Liuzhou, Guangxi Province to fight against pollution and climate change, which is set to be completed in 2020. It is designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, a team that develops green projects all around the world. The Liuzhou Forest City is expected to absorb nearly 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide yearly and produce 900 tonnes of oxygen. The energy self-sufficient city will house 30,000 people, 40,000 trees and nearly 1 million plants. As a result, the forest city will help to decrease the average air temperature, improve local air quality, create noise barriers, generate habitats, and improve local biodiversity in the region.
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Raziya
- Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Which among the following was NOT a reason behind India’s poverty as pointed out by Dadabhai Naoroji in his famous work “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” ?
- Expenditure of the European Officials in England
- Money sent by the British professionals to England
- India’s Population growth
- Bringing of British Capital in India
Explanation:
In his work, Dadabhai did not accept that the Indian poverty was due to over population or the interplay of some economic laws as publicized by the British.
- Harshwardhan
- Ashoka
- Bindusar
- Kanishka
- Oppo
- Star India
- Reliance
- Vodafone
Explanation:
Mobile manufacturer OPPO Mobiles India Pvt Ltd has become the new team sponsor for the Indian cricket team for 5 years. The company in association with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will start from April 2017 for a period of five years. The team sponsor gets to have its commercial logo on the both the men’s and women’s kits. Oppo will replace broadcasting giants Star India, whose tenure will expire in March 2017.