Which of the following bodies organizes the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?
- Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- Ministry of Culture
- National School of Drama
- Sahitya Academy
Explanation:
Bharat Rang Mahotsav’ was established in 1999 as an annual theatre festival of National School of Drama (NSD). Originally it was founded to show case, works of Indian theatre practitioners but later it got international fame and attracted international performers. Now it is acknowledged as the largest theatre festival of Asia.
National School of Drama (NSD) is India’s premier theatre training institute operating under the aegis of Union Ministry of Culture
- Vishakhapatnam
- Chennai
- Kochi
- Mumbai
Explanation:
India’s first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP) will be set up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The park will have an ultra-modern exclusive facility for ornamental fish equipped with multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units. The facility is being developed by Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI), Ponneri in Tamil Nadu. The ARTP will have an advanced infrastructure and technical expertise to boost production of high value ornamental fish species for both indigenous and exotic. It will also develop breeding technologies for high value indigenous ornamental fish species and ensure quality fish seeds in bulk quantities.
- Copper and Uranium
- Uranium and Zinc
- Zinc and Bauxite
- Bauxite and Gypsum
Explanation:
The Katanga Plateau Africa is known for rich deposits of Copper and Uranium. The region is also good for farming and ranching. It is located at an altitude of 1220m and the altitude makes it cooler than the surrounding area.
- Aurangzeb
- Bahadur Shah
- Jahandar Shah
- Farrukhsiyar
Which among the following is true regarding relationship of inflation and purchasing power of money ?
- When inflation goes up there is a rise in the purchasing power of money
- When inflation goes up there is a decrease in the purchasing power of money
- there is no relationship between inflation and purchasing power of money
- none of the above
- Partha Mukhopadhay committee
- N K Singh committee
- R.V. Easwar committee
- Madhukar Gupta committee
Explanation:
The ‘Working Group on Migration’ headed by Partha Mukhopadhay has recently submitted its report to the Union Government, which was constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2015. The Working Group has recommended that the Protocols of the Registrar General of India (RGI) needs to be amended to enable caste based enumeration of migrants so that they can avail the attendant benefits in the States to which migration takes place. It also recommended that migrants should be enabled to avail benefits of Public Distribution System (PDS) in the destination State by providing for inter-State operability of PDS. The Group suggested that the hugely underutilized Construction Workers Welfare Cess Fund (CWWCF) should be used to promote rental housing, working Women Hostels etc., for the benefit of migrants.
- Alauddin Khalji
- Mohammad -bin – Tughlaq
- Sher Shah
- Akbar
In which city of India, 90% of world’s small diamonds processed?
- Baroda
- Mumbai
- Surat
- Jaipur
Which state has become the India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients through oral medicine?
- Telangana
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Karnataka
Explanation:
Haryana has become the India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients of all categories through oral medicine. This drug will be provided free of cost for permanent residents of al
l categories at the district level. The medicine and treatment costs about Rs 28,000 to Rs 30,000 in the market, but the state government would provide this facility free of cost. The disease mostly spreads through infection and the blades used by barbers were also responsible for this.
- Mian Tansen
- Baiju Bawara
- Khurshro Khan
- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan