Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878?
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Mayo
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Hardinge
Explanation:
Lord Lytton served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880. He has been criticised for his handling of the Great Famine of 1876–78 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878.
Which of the following have won the 2017 The Hindu Playwright Award?
- Deepika Arwind and K. Madavane
- Manjima Chatterjee and Arshia Sattar
- Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam
- Sunil Shanbag and Keval Arora
Explanation:
Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam have won The Hindu Playwright Award 2017 for their play ‘In Search of Dariya Sagar’ at the 13th edition of The Hindu Theatre Fest in Mumbai. ‘In Search of Dariya Sagar’ is a play that brings together public events and private lives, political history and personal memory, in a manner that resonates both the real and the magical. The Rs 2 lakh award, instituted in 2008 to reward the best new unpublished and unperformed play-script in English.
- 1920
- 1919
- 1921
- 1922
- Pulakesin I
- Pulakesin II
- Vishnuvardhan
- Kirtivarman I
Explanation:
Pulakesin I, the chalukya king, performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice ceremony) to access power.
A boy of 12 years is employed in a factory with a hazardous job. Which among the following is violated in this case?
- Right to Equality
- Right to freedom
- Abolition of Untouchability
- Right Against Exploitation
Which among the following commodities is completely deregulated in India?
- Kerosene
- Diesel
- Gasoline
- All the above
- Tamil Nadu
- Sikkim
- Uttar Pradesh
- Kerala
Explanation:
India’s first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA) with full time training and rehabilitation for the visually impaired persons is expected to come up at Kochi in Kerala. The Society for Rehabilitation of Visually Challenged (SRVC) and the Indian Blind Federation (IBFF) are making an effort to establish the academy. The purpose to set up BFA is to train and develop the best players to create a national team of world class standard and to qualify for the Paralympics by 2024.
Which compound of mercury is used as antiseptic?
- Mercuric sulphide
- Mercuric oxide
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercuric iodide
- Phoenix Ashram,
- Tolstoy Farm,
- Sevagram,
- Gandhi Ashram
- Rana Sanga
- Rana Pratap
- Prithviraj Chauhan
- Rana Hammirdeva