A manuscript titled “Sarab Gutaka” is ascribed to which among the following mystics?
- Bhagat Pipa
- Surdas
- Bhagat Trilochan
- Bhagat Namdev
- Pune
- Coimbatore
- Kolkata
- New Delhi
Explanation:
The 22nd edition of European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has started at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi with an aim to improve cultural ties between India and European countries. The film festival will not only showcase films from Estonia, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Greece, among several countries, but also explore different styles of cinema with a blend of varying cultures. The EUFF, which is started in New Delhi, in association with Directorate of Film Festivals will also travel to Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Kolkata, Ranchi, Coimbatore and Puducherry till August 3, 2017. The fest will screen 22 films from 22 European countries to serve the purpose of knowing and understanding each other better.
The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in which state of North east India ?
- Mizoram
- Megahalya
- Nagaland
- Assam
- Cripps Mission
- Cabinet Mission
- Wavell Plan
- Simon Commission
The 1896 session of Indian National Congress is best known for which among the following?
- India’s national song was sung for the first time
- India’s national anthem was sung for the first time
- India’s tricolor flag was hoisted for the first time
- None of the above
Explanation:
The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was incorporated in his famous novel Ananda Math (1882). It has an equal status with the National Anthem.
Later the song was set to tune by Rabindranath Tagore and sung for the first time before the gathering at the 12th annual session of the Indian National Congress held in 1896 in Calcutta. It was declared as the National Song in 1937 through a resolution. The English translation of the stanza was rendered by Sri Aurobindo.
Free and Compulsory education to all children from 6-14 years age was made a fundamental right by which of the following amendments?
- 82nd
- 83rd
- 84th
- 86th
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Kharvela
- Amoghavarsha
- Chamundaraya
Explanation:
Bahubali also called Gomateshwara was an Arihant. According to Jainism, he was the second of the hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Rishabha and king of Podanpur. A monolithic statue of Bahubali referred to as “Gommateshvara” built by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chamundaraya is a 60 feet (18 m) monolith and is situated above a hill in Shravanabelagola, in the Hassan district of Karnataka. It was built in the 10th century AD.
India and which country has recently signed MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector?
- Seychelles
- Cuba
- South Africa
- Mauritius
Explanation:
India and Cuba has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector on December 6, 2017. The purpose of this MoU is to establish comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-institutional cooperation between the two countries in the field of health by pooling technical, scientific, and financial and human resources with the ultimate goal of upgrading the quality and reach of human, material and infrastructural resources involved in health care, medical education and training, and research in both countries.
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Minto
- Lord Chelmsford
- Laos
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- India
er is option C i.e. Vietnam
Explanation:
Myanmar is bound by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the east and southeast, India to the northwest, Bangladesh to the west and the Andaman Sea to the south.