- Gandhi-Irwin Pact
- Lucknow Pact
- Cripps Mission Proposals
- August Offer
- Lord Linlithgow
- Lord Reading
- Lord Irwin
- Ramsay Macdonald
- Brazil
- India
- China
- South Africa
Explanation:
India will host the 18th edition of IRF World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) in Delhi from November 14-17, 2017 with the theme “Safe Roads and Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth”. The WRM has been organized by the International Road Federation (IRF) once every four years for the past 60 years. It is a prestigious event and is expected to attract over 4,000 international and national participants. The purpose of the conference is to identify and discuss the range of challenges that are faced in delivering safe, sustainable, and smart road transport and mobility at an affordable price. The WRM includes a conference, an exhibition, a young professional lab and an innovation cafe and will also provide an outlet for sharing cutting-edge research, best practices and experiences, from across the world.
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 2
Explanation:
The four northeast Indian states share 1,643-km border with Myanmar – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. It is in news recently, because the Indian Government has set up an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of Indian and Myanmarese citizens within 16 kms of the border, but are exploited by militants for smuggling arms, drugs, and fake Indian currency. The committee will be headed by the special secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The committee will give its report for uniform and effective implementation of free movement regime within 3 months. It will also prepare standard operating procedures common for all the four states so that militants, criminals and contraband are filtered at the border without causing inconvenience to genuine people.
- Akhilesh Das Gupta
- B Sai Praneeth
- Jonatan Christie
- Kidambi Srikanth
Explanation:
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth from India has won the Men’s Singles Crown in the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a tough three-game final on June 4, 2017 in Bangkok. This is the first Grand Prix Gold title for Sai Praneeth.
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- Sheikh Mukhtar
- Sheikh Mukhtar
Explanation:
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a former Prime Minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship, has become the new President of Somali after winning the 2017 Somali presidential election with 184 votes out of a total of 328. Previously, he was the Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2010 until June 2011 and is the founder and Chairman of the Tayo Political Party.
- Abhijnashakuntalam
- Amarakosa
- Charaka Samhita
- Mrichhakatika
- The Shiledars
- The Bargirs
- The Hazari
- The Subedars
Explanation:
Bargir was the Royal cavalry of the Maratha army system. There were two kinds of cavalry viz. Bargirs and the Shiledars. Bargirs were provided horses from the state and thus, the horses were property of the royal household and were looked after by state o
Who will be the convener of task force to review the Income Tax Act 1961?
- Girish Ahuja
- Arvind Subramanian
- G C Srivastava
- Arbind Modi
Explanation:
The Union Government has recently constituted a task force to review the Income Tax Act 1961 and draft a new direct tax law in consonance with current economic needs. CBDT member Arbind Modi will be the convener of task force while Chief Economic Adviser Dr. Arvind Subramanian will be a permanent Special Invitee. The task force will draft an appropriate direct tax legislation keeping in view the direct tax system in various countries, international best practices and economic needs of the country. It will s
ubmit its report within six months.
- Gunadhya
- Sarva Varman
- Panini
- Radhagupt
Explanation:
The famous book ‘Brihat Katha’ was written by Gunadhya, who was the great scholar in the court of Satvahana King Hala.