The Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) is located in which state?
- Gujarat
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
The Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) is located at a distance of about 32.0 km from Bikaner in Rajasthan. There is a lake in this sanctuary and a variety of animals come here to quench their thirst in summer. It is a lush green forest which is a haven to the nilgai, chinkara, black buck, wild boar, flocks of imperial sand grouse and many other species of migratory birds that make the sprawling forest their winter home. This is one of the proposed forests for the reintroduction of cheetahs in India.
- Poland
- France
- Greece
- Germany
Explanation:
Poland has the highest air pollution levels among all European Union (EU) countries. As per report several Polish cities did not meet EU air purity standards. In many towns, the concentration of harmful particles in the air exceeded the standards several times.
Flowering in long day plants is related to which of the following?
- Auxin
- Gibberlin
- Cytokinin
- Ethylene
- Charles Wilkins
- Dayaram Sahni
- Rakhaldas Banerji
- James Prinsep
President Ram Nath Kovind has launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project ‘Jeevamritham’ from which state?
- Mizoram
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind has launched Rs 100 crore Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project “Jeevamritham” in Kollam district of Kerala to provide the filtration system for cleaning drinking water to 5000 villages across India, in Kollam district in Kerala. The President also distributed the certificates to three village out of 12 villages in the States of Bihar, UP, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chatisgarh, Uttarakand, Maharashtra and Kerala, which were adopted by the Math, verified as Open Defecation Free by Swatch Bharat Abhiyan.
- Chakravarti
- Devraja
- Dharmakirti
- Priyadarsi
- Amritsar
- Anandpur Sahib
- Fatehgarh Sahib
- Patna
- the need for educated Indians in minor administrative posts
- to promote Indian culture
- to modernise the Indian people so that they could share their political responsibilities
- None of these
- United States
- France
- Germany
- Russia
Explanation:
Robert Jonathan Demme (73), the Oscar-winning US filmmaker, has passed away in New York City, United States. He was best known for his directorial ventures “Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia”. He was also a prolific documentary-maker who directed the 1984 “Talking Heads” in concert film “Stop Making Sense”, as well as docs on Neil Young and Justin Timberlake.
- Warren Hastings
- Wellesley
- Cornwallis
- William Bentinck