- Banawali
- Rakhigarhi
- Hastinapur
- Ropar
Whenever an alkali metal such as Lithium or Sodium reacts with water , which among the following gas is produced?
- Oxygen
- Hydrogen
- Ozone
- Carbondioxide
The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is located in which state?
- Odisha
- Rajasthan
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is a 400-hectare zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is home to endangered species such as the Asiatic lion, three Indian crocodilians, Sangal lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian pangolin, mouse deer and countless birds, reptiles and fish that have been breeding successfully. The zoo includes 34 aquaria which are home to a large variety of fresh water fish. It also enjoys a good reputation internationally for successfully breeding black panthers, gharials, and white tigers in captivity.
Waterspout is a ___________?
- Depression
- Hurricane
- Tornado
- Cyclone
Explanation:
Tornadoes are more generally formed over land but they also develop over water. Tornado over water is called a waterspout, which is formed mostly in the tropics and subtropical areas
- Ashoka
- Chankya
- Megasthenes
- Seleucus
Explanation:
‘Indica’ of Megasthenes is a collection of other Roman Greek travellers and describes the geography, culture, administration, prosperity, etc. Of the Mauryan cities. Megasthenes was sent by the Greek ruler Seleucus I Nicator as an ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra.
- Alauddin Khilji
- Muhammad Tughlaq
- Firozshah Tughlaq
- Bahlol Lodi
Explanation:
The maximum number of Mongol attacks were faced by Alauddin Khilji. He built Siri his capital mainly to deter the Mongols.
- Chandragupra I
- Chandragupra II
- Samudragupta
- Kumaragupta
- Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA)
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST)
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST)
Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has successfully created India’s first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy. Soon, the project is to be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee. The smart grid will be synchronised to generate power from solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the weather conditions and availability of waste products. The power to be generated from solar energy depends on the availability of sunlight, while wind energy will be produced during nor’wester and tropical storm. The power from biogas will be generated from vegetable waste collected from the campus kitchen and outside markets.
- Gandhinagar
- Gurugram
- Ahmedabad
- Noida
Explanation:
Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation, has recently launched nationwide ‘Swachh Shakti Saptah’ from Gurugram, Haryana on March 1, 2017 to raise awareness on sanitation and cleanliness. Over 1,500 women sarpanches of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and all women sarpanches of Gurugram division are participating in this event. The ‘Swachh Shakti Saptah’ will observe across the country from March 1 to 8, 2017. PM Narendra Modi will take part in closing ceremony of the week long programme on 8th of March at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
- Abdul Qadir Badauni
- Gulbadan Begum
- Faizi
- Abul Fazl
option D