- Jalaluddin Mangbarni
- Mahmud Ghazanvi
- Shihabuddin Muhammad Gori
- Chingiz Khan
- New Delhi
- Nagpur
- Lucknow
- Bhopal
Explanation:
India’s first electric cab fleet will be launched in Nagpur on May 26, 2017 to promote the usage of electric and hybrid vehicles in India. The pilot project will be undertaken by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Mahindra and Mahindra (M and M) will provide 200 most likely the e-Verito and the e20 Plus. For this purpose, the Government of India (GoI) had already passed the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (FAME) Vehicles scheme in 2015. Under the FAME India scheme, around 99,000 hybrid/electric vehicles (xEVs) are currently given direct support by way of incentives since the launch on April 1, 2015. The sole purpose of the scheme is to go completely electric by 2030.
Lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the planet in the range of 0 to _______?
- 10 km
- 20 km
- 200 km
- 800 km
- Samprati
- Kunala
- Dasharatha
- Salisuka
Explanation:
Emperor Samprati was the grandson of Emperor Ashoka, who reigned from 224–274 BCE. And accepted Jainism.
The first Indian Mathematician who treated Mathematics as a different discipline?
- Varahmihira
- Aryabhatta
- Ramanujan
- Baudhayan
- Kalpa
- Nirkuta
- Chhanda
- Shiksha
Explanation:
There are six vedangas (limbs of Vedas) evolved for the proper understanding of the Vedas. These are Siksha (phonetics), Kalpa (rituals), Vyakarna (grammar), Nirukta (etymology), Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy).
Tun, Toh Puan, Tan Sri and Datuk are some of the federal titles conferred to special personalities by which among the following governments?
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Raghu Rai
- K K Mustafah
- Atul Choubey
- Dipayan Bhar
Explanation:
Veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai has been bestowed with the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award at the 6th National Photography Awards-2017 by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I and B) for his remarkable contribution to the field. He is known for his books, Raghu Rai’s India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White. The subjects of his photographs include MS Subbulakshmi, Bismillah Khan, Mother Teresa, Satyajit Ray, Indira Gandhi, Raj Kapoor and Mrinal Sen. The National Photography Awards (NPA) is an annual event organized by the I and B Ministry to promote art, technique of photography and to encourage professional and amateur photographers from all corners of the country.
Who has been appointed as the Government of India (GoI) representative to hold sustained dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir (J and K)?
- Dineshwar Sharma
- Syed Asif Ibrahim
- Rajiv Jain
- K K Paul
Explanation:
Former IB Chief Dineshwar Sharma, a 1976 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the Government of India (GoI) special representative to hold sustained dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) with all stakeholders. He will hold the position of a Cabinet Secretary. As an interlocutor, he will hold peace talks with Assam’s insurgent groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and will be free to decide whom to talk to. Sharma is retired as director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on December 31, 2016.
At which among the following places, first summit of SAARC had taken place?
- Islamabad
- New Delhi
- Dhaka
- Katmandu
Explanation:
SAARC is regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia. It promotes development of economical and regional integration.
Member Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan (joined in 2007
The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka (Bangladesh) in December 1985.