Which among the following has the power to legislate on the matters which are neither in the Union List, nor in the State list nor in the Concurrent list of the Constitution of India?
- Parliament
- State Legislatures
- Both State legislatures and Parliament
- Neither Parliament nor State legislature
Explanation:
The subjects which are not enlisted in Union/ State/ Concurrent List are called Residuary subjects. The power to legislate on residuary subjects lies with the parliament.
- Lord Canning
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Hardinge
- None of the above
Where is the headquarters of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)?
- Jaipur
- New Delhi
- Pune
- Lucknow
Explanation:
Recently, the Union Government has merged National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to improve administrative efficiency and optimal utilisation of resources related to policing. The BPRD Director General (DG) will be the head of the merged new entity, where the NCRB Director, an Additional DG rank post will report to the former. The BPRD is the national police organisation to study, research and develop on subjects and issues related to policing. The headquarters of BPRD is located in New Delhi.
Who among the following has written Bidrohi, the one of the most famous Bengali poem?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhhyaya
- Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Sambhunath Pandit
Explanation:
Bidrohi is one of the most famous Bengali poems, written by Kazi Nazrul Islam in December, 1921. It was first collected in 1922 in a volume titled Agnibeena: the first anthology of Nazrul’s poems.
- India B
- Tamil Nadu
- Maharashtra
- Punjab
Explanation:
The Tamil Nadu cricket team has won the 2017 Deodhar Trophy trophy after beating India B by 42 runs in the final in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. With this win, Tamil Nadu has become the first state side team to win the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Irani Trophy and Deodhar Trophy.
- Ajit Doval
- Jitendra Singh
- Sushma Swaraj
- Narendra Modi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Indian Delegation at the 12th edition of G20 Summit, which is scheduled to be held at Hamburg in Germany on July 7-8, 2017. The theme of the summit this year is “Shaping an interconnected world”. The summit will be organized around three pillars- Stability, Sustainability and Responsibility. The topics such as free trade, environment, terrorism, sustainable development, development in Africa, digitalization, migrations, instability are expected to dominate the discussions during the summit.
Which among the following is an example of a Chemical Change?
- Rusting of iron
- Magnetisation of iron
- Melting of iron
- Heating of iron
- Genghis Khan
- Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Beg
- Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
- Iitutmish
Explanation:
Iitutmish , the Sultan of Delhi, was contemporary of Mongol leader Chengiz Khan. In 1221 A.D., there was a danger of expected attack of Chengiz khan on Delhi.
Pench National Park, which was included under the umbrella of “Project Tiger” is located in:
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
- Assam
- Budikota
- Dindigul
- Arcot
- Devanhalli