Which among the following country is India’s top trading partner?
- UAE
- USA
- Japan
- China
Explanation:
On 25-12-2017, India’s top 10 trade partners are China, USA, UAE, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Indonesia and Singapore.
- Pravarasena
- Harshavardhana
- Chandragupta II
- Chandragupta I
- Jyotiba Phule
- G. K. Gokhale
- Annie Besant
- V. D. Savarkar
- Haripura
- Patna
- Gaya
- Ramgarh
Which state government will provide free education to girls up to graduation?
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha
- Assam
- Karnataka
Explanation:
The Karnataka government has recently decided to provide free education for girls across the state from Class 1 up to graduation in all public and aided private schools and colleges, excluding professional institutions. The scheme will be able to avail free education without paying a penny from the next academic year. According to officials, the government would reimburse all fees except examination fees of girl students of Class 1 to graduation level, irrespective of their family’s annual income. The students will have to pay the fees first and the same would be reimbursed by the government. The entire tuition fee will be reimbursed, according to the minister. The purpose of the scheme is to help underprivileged and lower middle-class sections of the state. Currently, the girls are given free education in government schools and colleges up to undergraduate level in the state. Karnataka is not the only state in India to start this grand scheme. Telangana and Punjab have also launched similar schemes. Telangana has announced free education for girls from kindergarten to post-graduation, and Punjab has extended the scheme until PhD.
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- M.N. Roy
- Jai Prakash Narayan
- Ram Manohar Lohiya
- Bank Rate
- Base Rate
- MCLR Rate
- Repo Rate
Explanation:
As per RBI guidelines, all rupee loans and advances disbursed and credit limits renewed from 9/2/2017 onwards are to be priced with reference to the above MCLR rates.
Which state will be the first state to use EVMs with VVPAT machines on all booths during assembly elections?
- Gujarat
- Himachal Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
Explanation:
Himachal Pradesh will be the first state to use EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines on all booths during assembly elections. The state will go to polls on November 9, 2017 in a single phase. Over 37 thousand polling personnel’s have set up 7,525 polling stations for more than fifty lakh voters in different parts of the state. The election department has identified 983 as vulnerable while 399 as critical polling stations. The polling parties have also arrived in far flung areas of Pangi in Bharmour, Bara Bhangal in Baijnath and Dodra Kawar in Rohru assembly constituencies. The Kaa polling station Kinnaur tribal assembly constituency has only six voters. In Dharmashala segment of Kangra district two polling stations will be fully handled by divyang officials.
The elements which are found in Haemoglobin, Chlorophyll, Chalcopyrite and Vitamin B12 are respectively as follows__________?
- Iron, Copper, Magnesium, Cobalt
- Iron, Magnesium, Copper, Cobalt
- Iron, Cobalt, Copper, Magnesium
- Magnesium, Iron, Cobalt, Copper
What can be the maximum number of members in a legislative assembly of a state in India?
- 400
- 500
- 450
- 550
Explanation:
The Legislative assembly of each state cannot have number of members more than 500 and less than 60. However, there are three exception
s to this viz. Sikkim (32), Goa (40) and Mizoram (40)