Approval of which among the following authorities alone would be sufficient to draw funds from Consolidated Fund of India ?
- Only Parliament
- Only President
- Either Parliament or President
- Both Parliament and President
Who has won the 2017 Rwandan presidential election?
- Frank Habineza
- Juvenal Habyarimana
- Philippe Mpayimana
- Paul Kagame
Explanation:
Paul Kagame, the current president of Rwanda who is ruling the tiny African nation for 17 years, has won the 2017 Rwandan presidential election with 99% of votes. He is the leader of the political party Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR). With this, he secured his third term in office as president and will extend his 17 years in power.
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Madan Mohan Malviya
- Jyotiba Phule
- Vivekananda
- Sri Narayan Guru
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
Explanation:
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved investment proposal for generation component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project in Nepal by SJVN Limited to promote clean and green energy in India and the sub continent. This project will generate 900 Megawatt of hydro power at an estimated cost of Rs. 5723.72 crore. The project is expected to achieve financial closure by September 2017 and be implemented in five years thereafter.
What is the upper limit of election expense in a parliamentary constituency?
- 10 lakhs
- 25 lakhs
- 70 lakhs
- 1 cr
Explanation:
As per the current norms, the maximum limit of election expenses per candidate is as follows:
Lok Sabha Constituencies
- 70 Lakh for all States except Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Sikkim.
- 54 Lakh for Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Sikkim = 54.00 Lakhs
- 70 Lakh for NCT of Delhi
- 54 Lakh for other Union Territories.
Assembly Constituencies
- 28 Lakh for bigger states and NCT of Delhi
- 20 Lakh for smaller states and UTs.
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Moti Lal Nehru
- Madan Mohan Malviya
- Pala
- Gupta
- Kushan
- Koliya
Explanation:
Gautma Buddha’s mother ‘Mahamaya’ belonged to Koliya tribe and she married Suddhodhana, who was a king of Sakya clan. The Sakya and Koliya ruled on opposite banks of the Rohni river in current Rupendehi District of Lumbini, Nepal. Both of them were republics.
- 1937
- 1942
- 1943
- 1945
At which among the following places, Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra ?
- Calcutta
- Delhi
- Allahabad
- Varanasi
Explanation:
Hindu Mela was founded in 1867 in Calcutta by Nabagopal Mitra with the active support from the Tagore Family. The Hindu Mela was also known as the Chaitra Mela.It was largely the product of the combined efforts of Rajnarayan Basu, Dwijendranath Tagore, and Nabagopal Mitra.