Which among the following religion is related to Dilwada temples at Mount Abu ?
- Vaishnav sect of Hindus
- Shaiv Sect of Hindus
- Jainism
- Buddhism
Which of the following has won the 2017 Container Terminal of the Year Award?
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- Visakhapatnam Port
- Haldia Port
- Kolkata port
Explanation:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) has won the 2017 Container Terminal of the Year Award at The Gateway Awards 2017 at Mumbai for its proactive strategies to ease congestion, smooth delivery of containers and revamping of infrastructure to support trade amidst adverse conditions. The 10th edition of the Gateway Awards showcased the outstanding achievements and exceptional accomplishments of individuals and organisations in the Indian Maritime industry. The Gateway Award was instituted to recognise and promote best practices, innovation and motivation in the Indian Maritime industry.
- Anil Kakodkar
- Harish Chandra
- Shrihari Chandraghatgi
- Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Explanation:
Indian agricultural microbiologist Dr. Shrihari Chandraghatgi, the President and CEO of EcoCycle Corporation, has been conferred with the 2017 Ministry of Environment Award in Japan for developing cutting edge technologies to address burning environmental problems. With this, Chandraghatgi has become the first foreigner to receive this award. The Ministry of Environment Award is the highest honour given in the environmental sector every year jointly by the Ministry of Environment, Japan, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan and The Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun (a media group).
Which union minister has signed pact with Japan for a Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)?
- Narendra Modi
- D V Sadananda Gowda
- Alphons Kannanthanam
- Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation:
The 6th annual LNG Producers Consumer Conference has started in Tokyo, Japan from Oct 16-18, 2017. In it, India has signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) with Japan to send youngsters there as technical interns for on-the-job training for a period of three to five years. The MoC on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) was signed by Union Minister of Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan and Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with Katsunobu Kato in Tokyo on October 17, 2017. The MoC on TITP is expected to significantly expand the bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the field of skill development. India is the third country with which Japan has signed the MoC. As per the Japan’s official data for 2016-end, approximately 2.3 lakh technical intern trainees from multiple countries are on training in the island nation.
- Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
- Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
- Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
- Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
- West Bengal
- Samudragupta
- Skandagupta
- Vikramaditya
- Ranagupta
- Lucknow
- Delhi
- Aligarh
- Porbandar
Which state government has launched Gyankunj e-class project?
- Tamil Nadu
- Punjab
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
Explanation:
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched Gyankunj e-class project on the occasion of Teachers day on September 5, 2017. The project has been launched at Shahpur primary school in Gandhinagar in presence of state Chief Secretary. The entire project will work on pilot basis with Interactive e-class room and smart boards have been provided under this initiative. According to official sources, 1609 government primary schools have been provided laptop, projector, infrared camera, smart board, speaker and wifi router facilities for 3,173 class rooms of standard 7 and 8. About 10,000 tablets are to be given to standard 7 and 8 students across 100 more schools on free of cost. Education for all courses in standard 5 to 8 will
be given through e-content and internet.
Which among the following plants is used as Green Manure?
- Wheat
- Sunhemp
- Cotton
- Rice