Under the chairmanship of whom the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held?
- Rajnath Singh
- Arun Jaitley
- Narendra Modi
- Urjit Patel
Explanation:
Arun Jaitley, the Union Finance Minister, has chaired the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in New Delhi on August 22, 2017. The Council discussed the issues and challenges facing the Indian economy and stressed the need to keep constant vigil to manage any external and internal vulnerability. The Council noted that India has macro-economic stability today on the back of improvements in its macro-economic fundamentals, structural reforms with the launch of the GST and long-term positive consequences of demonetization. The FSDC also took note of the developments and progress made in setting up of Computer Emergency Response Team in the Financial Sector (CERT-Fin) and Financial Data Management Centre. The meeting was attended by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi, IRDAI Chairman TS Vijayan, PFRDA Chairman Hemant Contractor, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa, and other government officials.
Faujdar and Amalguzar were the chief officials of the ‘Sarkars’ (administrative divisions) in Mughal Period. Amalguzar was related to which of the following operations?
- Law and Order
- Revenue
- Defence
- Audit and Accounts
- round
- square
- rectangular
- oval
In which year Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a Bomb Blast?
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- Lord Clive
- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Wellesley
- Warren Hastings
- INS Vindhyagiri
- INS Godavari
- INS Sarvekshak
- INS Sindhudurg
Explanation:
Indian Navy’s survey vessel INS Sarvekshak has become the India’s first warship to install solar power system on board. The solar power system works on sunlight and hence is 100% per cent reliable for power source that can be used for communication equipment, battery charging and general lightings onboard round the clock with battery outputs during night. The system is maintenance free.
In which year, India and the United States established a Joint Working Group on Counter-terrorism?
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2002
Explanation:
India and the United States established a Joint Working Group on Counter-terrorism as early as February 2000. It had its ninth meeting recently. Our two countries signed a Counter-terrorism Cooperation Initiative in July 2010. There are other institutional mechanisms, such as the Working Group on Aviation Security, Working Group on Information and Communication Technology and the Defence Policy Group, which provide avenues for our cooperation. India’s membership of FATF has strengthened our ability to work with each other on the financial aspects of terrorism.
The Governor General of India at the time of formation of the Indian National Congress was __?
- Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Dufferin
- None of these
Explanation:
Lord Dufferin (1826-1902) was the Governor General and Viceroy of India from 1884 to 1888). He had succeeded Lord Ripon in December 1884 and was known as one of the most successful diplomats of his time. Foundation of Indian National Congress by A O Hume in 1885 and Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 are two important events of his period. The Third Anglo-Burmese War resulted in the annexation of upper Burma. As a result, his tenure saw the final extinction of Burma as an independent power.
- Copper, bronze, silver, gold but not iron
- Copper, silver, iron but not bronze
- Copper, gold, iron but not silver
- Copper, silver, iron but not gold
Explanation:
The Indus valley people knew the use of copper, bronze, silver, gold but not iron.
- Rudro Sen
- Sujal Kahar
- Chhagan Chauhan
- Sandeep Kumar
Explanation:
Sujal Kahar (12), the football enthusiast and goal-keeper from Mumbai, has been shortlisted to represent India at the 5th edition of FIFA Football for Friendship (F4F) global social programme. India joins the programme for the first time and will participate alongside over 60 other countries. Sujal will join young footballers from around the world in St. Petersburg, Russia in July 2017. The F4F programme is an international children’s social program supported by Gazprom and FIFA. The mission of F4F program is to develop children’s football, promote youth sports and a healthy lifestyle, foster tolerance and respect for different cultures and nationalities among children from different countries.