- Shares
- Commodities
- Bonds
Choose the correct option: Which IIT institute will confer honorary doctorate degree to PT Usha? The 18th Hornbill festival 2017 has started in which state? Which state is hosting the 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit? Several foreign kingdoms were carved out in the post Mauryan period. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a foreign kingdom? Moplah Revolt of 1921 took place in? Which state government will launch ‘Guru-Shishya’ programme in all districts of the state? Pedogenesis is the process in which:Lucknow pact was signed between Indian National Congress and _ _ ____ in 1916? Swami Vivekanand established the- GK quiz set 679 – general knowledge quiz on vegetables to prepare for competitive exams. GK quiz online with hidden answers.
Which of the following is / are traded on National Spot Exchange of India?
- Shares
- Commodities
- Bonds
Choose the correct option:
- 1 and 2 Only
- 2 and 3 Only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3 Only
Explanation:
National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) is a Commodities exchange in India, and is a joint venture of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. (FTIL) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). The exchange launched its live trading operations in different commodities on October 15th 2008.
- IIT Madras
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Indore
- IIT Bombay
Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has conferred honorary doctorate degree “Doctor of Science (D.Sc)” to former sprinter queen PT Usha at its 50th convocation in Kanpur on June 16, 2017 for her contributions to Indian sports and women empowerment.The D.Sc (honoris causa) is the highest (honorary) academic degree of IIT Kanpur. The Kannur University had conferred the Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) on Usha in 2000.
The 18th Hornbill festival 2017 has started in which state?
- Manipur
- Nagaland
- Tripura
- Assam
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the 18th Hornbill festival 2017 and the 54th Statehood Day celebrations of Nagaland at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama on December 1, 2017. The 10-day Hornbill fest is the perfect showcase of rich Naga culture and traditions, preserved over the years in the form of music, dance and food. It is also called the ‘Festival of Festivals’. The festival is named after the Indian hornbill, the large and colourful forest bird which is displayed in the folklore of most of the state’s tribes. The highlights of festival includes the traditional Naga Morungs exhibition and the sale of arts and crafts, food stalls, herbal medicine stalls, flower shows and sales, cultural medley – songs and dances, fashion shows, the Miss Nagaland beauty contest, traditional archery, Naga wrestling, indigenous games, and musical concert.
Which state is hosting the 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Madhya Pradesh
- Assam
Explanation:
The 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit has started in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on August 14, 2017 with theme of “Shared Values, Common Destiny”. The event is being organised by Foreign Ministry, Madhya Pradesh government and India Foundation. The five day Summit has inaugurate by Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The exercise will mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN-India dialogue partnership in the ongoing year 2017. Madhya Pradesh has been chosen for this event as the Sanchi stupa here strengthens the state’s cultural affiliation with the ASEAN countries. Over 175 delegations of youths from Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and India are participating in the Summit.
- Bactrian-Greeks
- Parthians
- Sakas
- Vakatakas
- Kashmir
- N.W.F.P.
- Kerala
- Assam
Which state government will launch ‘Guru-Shishya’ programme in all districts of the state?
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
Explanation:
The Rajasthan government will soon introduce ‘Guru-Shishya’ programme in all districts, under which college students can raise discuss with their teachers the issues and problems related to their institutes. According to state Higher Education Minister Kiran Maheshwari, the programme will be held in one nodal college in each district where students selected on merit and elected members of students union would participate. It will soon begin from Jaipur.
- Mountains are formed
- Soils are formed
- Gases are formed
- Oceans are formed
Explanation:
Pedogenesis refers to the process in which soils are formed.
Pedogenesis is derived from two Greek words: Pedo and genesis
Pedo means soil and Genesis means birth or origin
Lucknow pact was signed between Indian National Congress and _____________ in 1916?
- Muslim League
- Lord Irwin
- Ghadar party li>
- HRSA
- Ashramas
- Rama Krishna Missions
- Charitable institutes
- Hospitals