The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab
- Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and covers an area of 557.55 square kilometers . It is home to the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, gaur, chital, striped hyena, Indian jackal, sloth bear, Ussuri dhole, sambar, nilgai, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck and Indian muntjac.
Which high level committee has recommended that NRIs who harass or desert their wives could face cancellation of passport?
- Radha Mohan Singh committee
- Arvind Kumar Goel committee
- S K Subbulakshmi committee
- Verendra Sena committee
Explanation:
The high-level committee headed by retired judge Arvind Kumar Goel has recommended that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) who harass or desert their wives could face impoundment or cancellation of their passport. The panel has also recommended that cases of domestic violence be included in the scope of extradition treaties that India inks with other countries. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has constituted the committee in May 2017 to look into various legal and regulatory challenges and suggest measures to address them due to several complaints lodged by women deserted by their NRI husbands.
Which state government has recently set DBT cell for implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Assam
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Maharashtra
Explanation:
The Assam government has recently set up a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Cell for implementation of DBT across schemes in the Country and to coordinate efforts at the State Level in taking the DBT initiative forward with immediate effect. The Chief Secretary will be the chairman of the cell and the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, Finance Department will be the convenor. The Cell will Coordinate with Central Ministries and disseminate the directives to the respective Departments in States. It will closely monitor and evaluate the progress of various Departments on DBT related indicators and in addition, the Cell will also function as the research unit to explore possibility of using information technology for better service delivery across range of Govt. Services in the State.
- Shah Jahan
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Humayun
- Sher Shah Suri
- Muhammad Ghori
- Qutubuddin Aibak
- Iltutmish
- Ghiyasuddin Balban
Which among the following Mughal emperor had prohibited smoking use of tobacco in 1617 AD?
- Akbar
- Jahanagir
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
- Uttaramerur
- Kanchipuram
- Thanjavur
- Uraiyur
- Assam
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
Explanation:
The Karnataka government has launched a Rs 10-crore Idea2POC (Idea to Proof of Concept) fund for women entrepreneurs. Under the fund, the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology can sanction upto Rs 50 lakhs for any woman innovator looking for funds for proof of concept validation, certification, and for other purposes such as to cover costs in manufacturing pilot devices. The new fund for women entrepreneurs was set up by the IT, BT and S and T Department, under the MultiSector Startup Policy of Karnataka. Apart from this, Karnataka already has three other Idea2POC funds, one for all technology sectors (Rs 10 crore), one focused on agriculture (Rs 2.5 crore) and another focused on tourism (Rs 2.5 crore).
- Lankikalekha
- Karyalekha
- Both (a) and (b) above
- Adhikarlekha
Satyagraha was started by Gandhi ji in 1919 to protest against the _____________?
- Salt Law
- Rowlatt Act
- Act of 1909
- Act of 1919