Which state government has launched “Indira Canteen” for urban poor?
- Karnataka
- Himachal Pradesh
- Puducherry
- Punjab
Explanation:
The Karnataka government and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi have launched ‘Indira Canteen’ in Bengaluru with an aim to reach out to the poorer sections of the society. The canteens will offer breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10 per plate. Of a total of proposed 198 canteens, 101 were launched on August 16, 2017 and the rest would start functioning from October 2, 2017.
Which state to host the 7th edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF-2018)?
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Odisha
- Sikkim
Explanation:
The 7th edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF) will be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 16-19, 2018. It is being organised by the India Coffee Trust and State-run Coffee Board. The purpose of IICF 2018 is to promote the Indian coffees globally and is expected to attract over 100 companies, 600 delegates and some 10,000 visitors.
The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era) refers to which of the following?
- Sixth generation Computers
- Laptops
- Super computers
- Video game Consoles
- Birbal
- Tansen
- Raja Man Singh
- Todarmal
Amazon India has signed a MoU with which state handloom department to educate weavers and artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon customers?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Telangana
Explanation:
Amazon India has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana Department of Handloom and Textiles to educate, train and enable weavers and artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon customers across the country. Amazon India will not only provide an online marketplace for marketing but will also engage with weavers and artisans across the state to train them on making the products more attractive, appealing and marketable across the online domain. The partnership also intends to empower and generate livelihood opportunities and income for the artisans and boost their economy
What was the common name of Mehrunissa?
- Jahan Ara
- Nur Jahan
- Hamida Bano
- Gulbadan Bano
At which among the following sessions, the All India Muslim league passed the Pakistan Resolution on 23 March 1940?
- Karachi
- Hyderabad
- Lahore
- Lucknow
Explanation:
The Pakistan demand was formalised gradually. On 23 March 1940, the League moved a resolution demanding a measure of autonomy for the Muslim majority areas of the subcontinent. This ambiguous resolution never mentioned partition or Pakistan
The name Pakistan or Pak-stan (from Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan) was coined by a Punjabi Muslim student at Cambridge, Choudhry Rehmat Ali, who, in pamphlets written in 1933 and 1935, desired a separate national status for this new entity.
Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 was related to which of the following ?
- Local administration
- Decentralization of power and finances of Central Government and provinces
- Both of them
- None of the above
- Einstein
- Newton
- Galileo
- Laplace
Explanation:
Einstein proposed theory of special relatively in the year 1905. According to this theory
E=mc²
Where
C= Speed of light
M= relative mass of a body
E= Kinetic energy
It means that the amount of energy in a piece of matter is equal to the mass of that piece of matter multiplied by the speed of light squared.
- Humayun
- Akbar
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb