“The most unqualified blunder committed in the whole history of the British India” This comment by JJ McLeod points to which among the following wars?
- First Anglo Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Third Anglo-Afghan War
- First Anglo Sikh War
Explanation:
First Anglo-Afghan War (1839 to 1842) is also known as Auckland’s Folly. It was a stupe project of Lord Auckland which resulted in the death of thousands of British (Indian) soldiers and waste of Crores of Rupees.
- Abul Fazl
- Raskhan
- Amir Khusro
- Mirabai
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors
- International Authority of Insurance Supervisors
- International Associate of Insurance Supervisors
- International Accounting of Insurance Supervisors
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has recently given ex-post facto approval for insurance regulator IRDAI’s admission as a signatory to IAIS Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) due to increasing integration of financial markets. The MMoU is a statement of its signatories’ intent to cooperate in the field of information exchange as well as procedure for handling information requests. The MMoU provides a formal basis for cooperation and information exchange between the signatory authorities regarding the supervision of insurance companies where cross- border aspects arise. The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a global framework of cooperation and information exchange between insurance supervisors. The MoU provides a formal basis for cooperation and information exchange between the signatory authorities regarding the supervision of insurance companies where cross- border aspects arise.
- Champaran Satyagraha
- Ahmedabad Struggle
- Kheda Struggle
- None of these
Which among the following oxides cause the Acid rain ?
- Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
- Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
- Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
- Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide
Kalimantan” is the part of which among the following countries?
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Cambodia
- R. Das
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Debendranath Tagore
- V.D. Savarkar
- Kanpur
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Kolkata
Who is the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?
- Rajiv Gauba
- Sunil Arora
- R.K. Raghavan
- Rajiv Mehrishi
Explanation:
Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, has taken charge as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on September 25, 2017 and will have tenure of about three years. He administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeded Shashi Kant Sharma. The CAG is appointed for a term of six years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. As a constitutional functionary, the CAG is primarily entrusted with the responsibility of auditing the accounts of the Union government and of the state governments. Prior to this post, Mehrishi was Home Secretary of Government of India (GoI). He had held several posts in both his state cadre Rajasthan and in the Centre. He also served as Economic Affairs Secretary and Chief Secretary of Rajasthan.
- Kapilvastu
- Kushinagar
- Bodhgaya
- Rajgriha