Which city to host the ASEAN India Connectivity Summit (AICS)?
- New Delhi
- Indore
- Kanpur
- Jaipur
Explanation:
The ASEAN India Connectivity Summit (AICS) will held in New Delhi from December 11, 2017. The theme of the two-day Summit is “Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century”. The purpose of the AICS is to accelerate existing connectivity prospects, identify issues of concern, evolve suitable policy recommendations and develop strategies to enhance economic, industrial and trade relations between ASEAN and India. Its focus areas are Infrastructure, Roadways, Shipping, Digital, Finance, Energy and Aviation. In addition, the AICS will be bringing together, policymakers, senior officials from the Government, investors, industry leaders, representatives of trade associations and entrepreneurs on the same platform.
What was the main responsibility of Mir Bakshi during the Mughal Era?
- All incomes and expenditures
- Military department
- Revenue department
- Royal correspondence
- Autobiography of an unknown Indian
- Autobiography of a Revolutionary
- Autobiography of an Indian Pilgrim
- Autobiography of an Indian Soldier
- Ozone concentration
- Thermal conductivity
- Soil moisture
- Radiation
Explanation:
Dobson is the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration. One Dobson unit is the number of molecules of ozone that would be required to create a layer of pure ozone 0.01 millimetres thick at a temperature of 0 degree Celsius and pressure of 1 atmosphere.
Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to continuously monitor the solutions to air pollution?
- Bhure Lal committee
- Sunita Narain committee
- C.K Mishra committee
- Harsh Vardhan committee
Explanation:
The Union Environment ministry has constituted a 7-member committee to continuously monitor the short-term and long-term solutions to air pollution. It will be headed by C.K Mishra, the Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The committee will meet at regular, short intervals to draw up a plan and ensure enforcement.
The enzyme “Diastase” is secreted in which among the following?
- Oral Cavity
- Stomach
- Ileum
- Duodenum
Explanation:
The diastase enzyme converts starch into maltose
Lord Ripon appointed Hunter commission for:
- combating terrorism and other anti-national activities
- educational reforms in India
- appointment of Indian Judges in higher judiciary
- None of the Above
Explanation:
Lord Ripon appointed the Education Commission on February 3, 1882 under the Chairmanship of Sir William Hunter, a member of the Executive Council of Viceroy. The commission recommended changes to be brought in primary and secondary education in India for educational reform in country.
- Arab
- Afghan
- Mongol
- Turk
- Veerasena
- Vishnusena
- Harisena
- Mahasena
Indian ocean is characterized by a greater frequency of _________?
- Cyclones
- Tornados
- Hurricanes
- Tsunamis