Sometimes, a consumer is motivated to buy some commodity not because it has become cheaper or the income has increased, but because the neighbors have purchased it. What is it called?
- Neighbor Effect
- Demonstration Effect
- Snob Effect
- None of them
- Malaysia
- Iran
- Israel
- Turkey
Explanation:
The 22nd edition of World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference has started in Istanbul, Turkey from July 10 – 12, 2017 under the theme ”Bridges to Our Energy Future”. The WPC’s 65 member countries represent over 96% of the world’s oil and gas consumption and production. The purpose of the conference is to promote the management and sustainable use of oil, gas and other energy resources worldwide for the benefit of all. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, is representing India in the conference. The tri-annual WPC Conference is widely recognized as the `Olympics` of the oil and gas industry.
- Coimbatore
- Tiruchirappalli
- Kochi
- New Delhi
Explanation:
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017 on April 7, 2017 in New Delhi. The slogan of the summit is ‘Unite for a Healthy Mind’. The NIMCARE is a registered Charitable Trust under the Government of Tamil Nadu. The purpose of the non-profitable trust is to make a change in the lives of the underprivileged people by providing them with the highest quality healthcare to every member of the society, educate healthcare professionals in the best available techniques in the world of healthcare and combat the various afflictions ailing the people of the society with the help of cutting edge research.
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Jyotiba phule
- Narayan Guru
- Rama Swami Naiker
- 1928
- 1930
- 1931
- 1935
“Bad money (if not limited in quantity) drives good money out of circulation.”The statement is from which among the following laws?
- Keynes’ law
- Wagner’s law
- Gresham’s law
- Grimm’s law
- Aroon Purie
- Punit Goenka
- Vikramajit Sen
- Mukul Mudgal
Explanation:
Justice Vikramajit Sen, the former Supreme Court Judge, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) for three years. Justice Sen succeeded Justice Mukul Mudgal. The BCCC is an independent self-regulatory body set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) in June 2011 to look into complaints pertaining to all non-news general entertainment channels in India.
EEPC India has signed pact with which Indian bank for export finance?
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
- Bank of India
- Dena Bank
Explanation:
The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) to provide easy access to export finance for SMEs and merchant exporters of the council. The PNB will provide finance with assurance that loans up to Rs 10 crore would be provided within six to seven weeks at competitive rates. As per the agreement, PNB would also extend foreign currency loan facilities and provide advisory support to EEPC India members to finance projects through its more than 200 authorised foreign exchange branches. Besides, engineering exporters would be given a ‘Gold card’ under which additional benefits like quicker sanction and disbursal of loan will be extended. The gold card facilities would be extended to the exporters with internal credit rating of B1 and above and those outside the RBI caution list.
- Bhubaneswar
- Khajuraho
- Madurai
- Mount Abu
s Mantra to the nation on the eve of which Mass Movement?
- Rowlatt Satyagraha
- Salt Satyagraha
- Quit India Movement
- Non-Cooperation Movement