- Champaran Satyagraha
- Ahmedabad Struggle
- Kheda Struggle
- None of these
Great Himalayan National Park is located in which among the following states?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Sikkim
- Shiva Narayan Agnihotri
- Baharamji Malabari
- R.G. Bhandarkar
- K. Jayakar
What is the number of Schedules in Constitution of India?
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 12
Explanation:
Schedules are lists in the Constitution of India that categorizes and tabulate bureaucratic activities and policy of the Government. Indian Constitution had originally eight schedules.
9th schedule was added via First Amendment Act
10th Schedule was first added by 35th Amendment {Sikkim as Associate State}. Once Sikkim became a state of India, the 10 Schedule was repealed but later added once again by 52th Amendment Act, 1985 in context with the “Anti-defection” law.
Eleventh Schedule was added by 73rd amendment and has list of subjects under the Panchayat Raj institutions or rural local government.
Twelfth Schedule was added by 74th amendment and enlists the subjects under Municipalities or urban local government.
Calcitriol is the biologically active form of which among the following Vitamins?
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Tripura
- Manipur
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Mizoram
Explanation:
In Arunachal Pradesh, the most popular Dree festival of Apatani community has celebrated across the State with traditional pomp and gaiety on July 5, 2017. Through this festival, the Apatanis pray their traditional Gods to bring in a bountiful harvest season along with defeat of destructive forces in the society. The festival is marked by grand ritual and community feasts. Traditional songs and dances are part of main attraction of the Dree.
- Sreenivasan Jain
- Bachi Karkaria
- Raj Kamal Jha
- Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Explanation:
Raj Kamal Jha, the Chief Editor of The Indian Express, has been bestowed with the RedInk Award for the ‘Journalist of the Year’ 2017 for providing exemplary stewardship over the last couple of years to the newspaper; and for pulling it back from an aimless drift to focused reporting and restoring what it has always been known best for—investigative journalism. The award was presented to him by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 7 in Mumbai. The awards are part of the National RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism and instituted by the Mumbai Press Club (MPC) to raise the bar of news and feature writing in India and to encourage fair play and high ethical standards in media.
Goa was captured by Albuqurque from ruler of which among the following states?
- Bijapur
- Golconda
- Mysore
- Vijaynagar
Explanation:
Afonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of the Portuguese India and is known as founder of Portuguese colonial empire in India. In 1510 Albuqurque acquired Goa from Bijapur
- Mandaar Sukhtankar
- Saransh Goila
- Anoothi Vishal
- Kalyan Karmakar
Explanation:
The book “The Travelling Belly: Eating Through India’s By-Lanes” has been authored by food blogger Kalyan Karmakar. The author highlights the typical snacks of different regions, often gives an insight into the preferred taste palette of the locals and the popular cuisines in the particular area.
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jayprakash Narayan
- Vinoba Bhave
- Datta Dharmodhikari