1. He advocated widow remarriage
2. He strongly advocated for the abolition of Sati system
3. He advocated for the promotion of English Education
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Which among the rulers of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (Patna) on the bank of river Ganges?
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Ajatshatru
- Bimbisara
- Bindusara
- Asvagosha
- Upagupta
- Vasumitra
- Mahakasyapa
1. He advocated widow remarriage
2. He strongly advocated for the abolition of Sati system
3. He advocated for the promotion of English Education
- only 1
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 3
- Lord Dufferin
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Auckland
- Sir John Napier
- Sung Ji-Hyun
- P V Sindhu
- Saina Nehwal
- Carolina Marin
Explanation:
Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu from India has won the 2017 Women’s singles India Super Series tournament by defeating reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the final by 21-19, 21-16 at Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi. Beside this, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark clinched the men’s singles title of the tournament by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chen Chou in straight games.
Who is leading the Indian delegation at the International conference on climate change in Nepal?
- Jayant Narlikar
- V K Saraswat
- C. N. R. Rao
- Soumya Swaminathan
Explanation:
The International conference on climate change has inaugurated by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari to draw attention towards the adverse effects of global warming in the Hindu Kush mountain range. The conference ‘Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia’ is organized by Nepal’s Ministry for Environment in collaboration with International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The 4-day conference is attended by more than 300 experts from different countries of Asia including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar. V K Saraswat, member of India’s Neeti foundation is leading the Indian delegation in the conference. The Hindu Kush Himalaya, a mountain range that spans from Afghanistan to Myanmar sources 10 major river systems in Asia that provide water, ecosystem services and livelihoods to more than 210 million people. The region holds and distributes water for more than 1.3 billion people living in downstream river basins.
- Abdul Latif
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
- Muhammad Qasim
- Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
Which among the following sugars is maximum in Honey?
- Glucose
- Sucrose
- Frcutose
- Maltose
The Union government will bear how much amount of MDR charges to promote digital transactions?
- Rs 10,000
- Rs 1,000
- Rs 2,000
- Rs 5,000
Explanation:
To promote digital transactions, the union cabinet has recently decided to bear the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on digital payments via debit cards, etc., up to Rs 2,000. The MDR applicable on transactions made through debit cards, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar-Enabled Payments System (AEPS) up to and including a value of Rs 2,000 will be borne by the government for a period of two years with effect from 1 January, 2018. MDR is the charge paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from customers via credit or debit cards. It is expressed as a percentage of the transaction amount.
- Girdhar Yadav
- Suparnananda Bose
- Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay
- Kailash Satyarthi
Explanation:
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been bestowed with the prestigious P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017 for his global crusade against child slavery and exploitative by the PC Chandra Jewellers on April 23, 2017 at the Science City auditorium in Kolkata, West Bengal. This year the P C Chandra Puraskaar carr
ies an honorarium of Rs 10 lakh, which is tax exempted.