Which union minister has launched Livestock Disease Forewarning (LDF) Mobile App?
- Rajnath Singh
- Narendra Modi
- Narendra Singh Tomar
- Radha Mohan Singh
Explanation:
Radha Mohan Singh, the Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, has launched Livestock Disease Forewarning –Mobile Application (LDF-Mobile App) in New Delhi. It is developed by ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI), Bengaluru. This app will be beneficial for the consumers and stakeholders engaged in disease control programmes. Apart from early warning, the app will also provide information about clinical samples for the diagnosis in case of the epidemic so that immediate action in case of the epidemic. This app works on all kind of Android smartphones and takes up 2.5 MB space.
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Ajay Tamta
- Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation:
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched an integrated grievances redressal platform “MoP and NG e-Seva” across social media (SM) for all queries and grievances relating to Oil and Gas Sector. This portal will be a single point interface for all customers to reach out to the government for addressing their feedback or grievances related to Oil and Gas Sector on social media. The platform will also deliver 24 x 7 support for consumers.
Bankex is a banking sector index of ______?
- Bombay Stock Exchange BSE
- National Stock Exchange NSE
- Delhi Stock Exchange DSE
- None of the above
- Port Blair
- Shillong
- New Delhi
- Kochi
Explanation:
The Indian Panorama Film Festival has started in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar on February 15, 2017. The 5-day festival is organized by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Andaman and Nicobar, in association with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals/IFFI, New Delhi. Approx 15 popular as well as award winning films, of different languages and genre will be screened at two different venues viz. PBMC Auditorium and ITF Ground during the fest.
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Minto
- Lord Cheimsford
- Taiwan
- Lebanon
- Timor-Leste
- Jordan
Explanation:
Taiwan has become the first Asian country to recognize same sex marriage after the constitutional court’s ruling comes in support of legalizing same-sex marriage. The panel of judges has given the island’s parliament two years to amend or enact new laws, which could potentially make Taiwan the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage. It must be noted that South Africa is the only country in Africa to permit same-sex marriage.
The Industrial Finance Corporation of India is a subsidiary of which among the following banks?
- RBI
- IDBI
- ICICI
- NABARD
Explanation:
The Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) was set up on July 1, 1948 in New Delhi to provide medium and long-term financial assistance to the manufacturing, services and infrastructure sectors. It is a Government Company under Section 2(45) of the Companies Act, 2013. It is also a Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC-ND-SI), registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It grants loans only to public limited companies and co-operatives but not to private limited companies or partnership firms, both in rupees and foreign currencies. It also underwrites the issue of stocks, bonds, shares, etc.
The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is located in which state?
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is an autonomous organization engaged in agricultural research related to spices in India. The institute has its headquarters in Kozhikode, Kerala and is a subsidiary of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR-New Delhi), under the Ministry of Agriculture.
- Kakor
i episode - Chauri-Chaura episode
- Jallianwala Bagh episode
- Muzaffarpur episode
Who among the following was the first Tirthankar of Jainism?
- Rishabh dev
- Parshwanath
- Neminath
- Sambhavanath
Explanation:
Lord Rishabhdev was the first Tirthankara of Jainism. He was born at Ayodhya in the Ikshwaku Kula or clan. In Hinduism he is known to be an avatara or incarnation of Vishnu. The name of Rishabh’s parents has been mentioned in the Bhagvata Purana.