- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)
- Indian Oil Corp (IOC)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
- Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL)
Explanation:
Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Petroleum Minister, has launched the India’s first petroleum Research and Development (R and D) facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions in Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR). The R and D facility will be operated by state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and is designed to test all types of fuel including petrol, diesel, ethanol-blended petrol, bio-diesel, CNG, LNG, hydrogen-CNG and 2G-ethanol blends to ensure they meet the superior BS-VI norms that are to be implemented across the country by April 2020. In addition to generating emission data, the facility will also evaluate the fuel blends for energy-efficiency and engine durability.
The 2017 National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated on which date in India?
- November 11
- November 9
- November 10
- November 12
Explanation:
The National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated every year on November 9 to make all people aware about the functions and their activities done by the Legal Services in India. It was first started by Supreme Court of India (SCI) in the year 1995 to provide help and support to poor and weaker sections of the society. On 9th Nov 2017, the 22nd NLSD was celebrated to recognise and honour the admirable endeavours of the legal services authorities and para-legal volunteers operating in districts across the country in successfully bringing justice to the doorstep of the less privileged.
- Assam
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Mizoram
- Manipur
Explanation:
The Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Assam that covers 175 km². It is located along the foothills of the Great Himalayan Range. The area was declared as a sanctuary in 1998. It is located 52 km from Tezpur town and 193 km away from Guwahati. It is home to Mammals: tiger, lesser cats, elephant, qaur, wild boar, hog deer and barking deer.
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Nana Sahib
- Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Khan Bahadur
- Chandragupta Vikramaditya
- Devapala
- Gautamiputra Satakarni
- Kanishka
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- West Bengal
Explanation:
The two-day annual Yelagiri Summer Festival has started at Yelagiri hills in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu on May 27, 2017. The festival would be marked by cultural programmes by students as well as professional artists. A concert by Tamil film music director Deva would also be held in the fest. The Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration K.C. Veeramani has inaugurated the festival in the presence of District Collector S.A. Raman.
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Acharya Narendra Deo
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
The terms such as ‘placement, layering, integration of funds’ are related to which among the following?
- Fiscal Management
- Financial Stability
- Money Laundering
- Capital Market Trading
- 1909
- 1935
- 1919
- 1945
- Andhra Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Lakshmi Vilas Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
Explanation:
Private sector Lakshmi Vilas Bank has tied up with Fisdom, a fin-tech startup to launch a financial planning platform called Mission FINFIT for personal wealth management services based on Robo advisory.