What is the India’s rank in the new global Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) index?
- 123rd
- 132nd
- 116th
- 111th
Explanation:
India has been ranked 132nd among 152 nations in a new global Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) index, which was prepared by international NGO Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI). The new global ranking of governments is based on what they are doing to tackle the gap between rich and poor. The report highlights India’s less-than adequate spending on welfare measures on account of its low tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio compared to that of some other nations as well as the disparity between wages of men and women for the same work. India collects just 16.7% of GDP as taxes, while South Africa manages to collect over 27%, pointed out the report. The CRI index ranks nations on the basis of their welfare spending, the progressive nature of their tax system and prevailing wage inequality in the labour market. The list is topped by Sweden, followed by Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Finland.
- Vanuatu
- Solomon Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
Explanation:
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania and refers to the Pacific Islands from New Guinea south east-wards to the Fiji. It has four countries viz. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- George Yule
- A.O.Hume
- None of these
- Mubarak Shah Khilji
- Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Which among the following towns / cities of Karnataka is most famous for monuments of Vijayanagar Empire?
- Gulbarga
- Belgaum
- Gadag
- Hampi
Explanation:
Vijayanagara Empire or Karnata Empire or Kingdom of Bisnegar was established in 1336 by Harihara-I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. Its ruins are located in current day Hampi in Karnataka. Four dynasties – Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu – ruled Vijayanagar from A.D. 1336 to 1672.
The most important temples of Vijaynagar Empire include Vitthalaswamy and the Hazara Ramaswamy temples at Hampi. The Tadapatri and Parvati temples at Chidambaram, Varadaraja and Ekambaranatha temples at Kanchipuram.
- Arcot
- Kanchi
- Malkhed
- Banavasi
After returning from South Africa, which among the following was the first successful satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi?
- Chauri-Chaura
- Dandi
- Champaran
- Bardoli
- Kanpur
- Delhi
- Allahabad
- Lahore
Who has been appointed as the new non-executive Chairman of Infosys?
- Ravi Venkatesan
- R. Seshasayee
- Nandan Nilekani
- U B Pravin Rao
Explanation:
Nandan Nilekani, the Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Infosys. The sweeping changes have been made to the board in an attempt to restore stability after the resignation of Vishal Sikka as CEO, and a bitter rift between Narayana Murthy and the board came to the fore. Nilekani’s appointment will allow Infosys to focus on the strategic changes it needs to make in order to capitalize on the attractive opportunities in the years ahead. Nilekani served as Infosys’s CEO from 2002 to 2007.
Who among the following established the Dal Khalsa?
- Guru Gobind Singh
- Guru Arjun Dev
- Kapur Singh
- Bhai Mani Singh