Which among the following sites near Pondicherry gives best support to the view on an ancient trade between Rome and the ancient Tamil country of India?
- Villianur
- Suttukeni
- Arikamedu
- Andiarpalayam
Who has taken charge as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS)?
- D K Dewan
- P N Murugesan
- Ajit Kumar P
- Karambir Singh
Explanation:
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSM has taken charge as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) at a formal ceremony held in New Delhi on October 30, 2017. He succeeded Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, who has taken charge as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on 31 Oct 17. Kumar is an alumni of the National Defence Academy. The VCNS is second in command of the Indian Navy. The office is held by a Three Star Officer in the rank of Vice Admiral. He is responsible for operation of naval related tasks.
- Mahadev Desai
- Ghanshyam Das Birla
- R. Ambedkar
- Amritlal Thakkar
Which schedule of the Indian Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and states?
- 6th schedule
- 7th schedule
- 8th schedule
- 9th schedule
The 2017 Konark Dance Festival has started in which state?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Odisha
- Kerala
- Karnataka
Explanation:
The 2017 Konark dance festival has started on December 1, 2017 in backdrop of the Sun temple in Konark, Odisha. It is one of the biggest dance festivals held in India. The 5-day dance festival opened near the world famous Sun Temple of Konark with Odissi recital by the dancers of Nupur Dance Academy of Bhubaneswar under the tutelage of Niranjan Rout and group. To attract more foreign tourists to the festival, Odisha Tourism included performances of two foreign dance groups from Malaysia, who will perform classical Indian dance during the festival. Coinciding with the dance festival, International Sand Art Festival has started at Chandrabhaga beach in Konark. Eight international sand sculptors and 62 national artists were being exhibited their works in the festival.
Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?
- Methane
- Carbon Monoxide
- Nitrous oxide
- Carbon dioxide
Explanation:
Hemoglobin in humans has a very high affinity for carbon monoxide, forming carboxyhemoglobin which is a very bright red in color. Carbon monoxide is thus problematic for humans because it has affinity higher than that of oxygen.
- Swami Vivekanand
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Vishnu Shastri Pandit
- Mahapadmananda
- Dhanananda
- Sukalp
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Mumbai
- Ahmedabad
- New Delhi
- Kolkata
Explanation:
The Ahmedabad city has been declared as a World Heritage City (WHC) at the 41st session of UNESCO’s world heritage committee at Krakow in Poland. With this, the 606-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad, which was founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah, has become India’s first World Heritage City. The city was also the center for India’s non-violent freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi. The walled city has 26 ASI-protected structures, hundreds of ‘pols’ that capture the essence of community living and numerous sites associated with Mahatma Gandhi who lived here from 1915 to 1930. The Ahmedabad city has also stood for unity with its elegant carvings in its Hindu and Jain temples as well as standing as one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture and Hindu Muslim art. Now, Ahmedabad will join the world heritage cities like Paris, Cairo and Edinburgh. Out of total 287 world heritage cities across the globe, there were only two cities in the Indian subcontinent- Bhaktpur in Nepal and Galle in Sri Lanka. The UNESCO tag will add immense value to Ahmedabad city which will also boost tourism.
What is the theme of the 2017 World Diabetes Day (WDD)?
- Women and diabetes: Visiualize Future
- Women and diabetes – our right to a hea
lthy future - Women and diabetes: Right to health
- Women and diabetes: Future and children
Explanation:
The World Diabetes Day (WDD) is observed on November 14 to promote better diabetes management among people across the globe who are or have been suffering from the condition, which is initiated by International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The 2017 theme is “Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future”. This year, the campaign will promote the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for or living with diabetes to the essential diabetes medicines and technologies, self-management education and information they require to achieve optimal diabetes outcomes and strengthen their capacity to prevent type 2 diabetes.
