Which among the following state produces maximum raw silk in India?
- Bihar
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Karnataka
Explanation:
Karnataka accounted for as much as 60% of the country’s raw silk output
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
What is the minimum number of the judges to decide an issue involving the interpretation of the constitution or any presidential reference?
- 5
- 7
- 10
- 15
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
Which Mughal Ruler had higher number of Hindus as Mansabdars than Muslims under his administration?
- Akbar
- Aurangzeb
- Jahangir
- Shah Jahan
Explanation:
Aurangzeb had higher number of Hindus as Mansabdars than Muslims under his administration
- Sudha Krishnamurti
- Pragya Jain
- Nimisha Parekh
- Vanita Gupta
Explanation:
Indian-American Vanita Gupta has been appointed as President and CEO of ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’. The conference is an umbrella group of American civil rights interest groups. With this, she has become the first woman to head the prestigious organisation. She will succeed Wade Henderson on June 1, 2017. She is known for her fearless advocacy of all human beings and also headed civil rights division in the Department of Justice in the Obama Administration. Vanita will also lead its sister organisation ‘The Leadership Conference Education Fund’.
Where is the headquarters of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?
- New Delhi
- Kochi
- Patna
- Lucknow
Explanation:
Recently, the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has started a full-fledged merchant banking operations to help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) utilise capital markets for their funding requirements. The purpose of the initiative is to enhance the access of MSMEs to the capital markets, including the SME Trading Platform and Institutional Trading Platform. This move will prove beneficial to the SME exchange as well as investors seeking liquidity or exit from their investment. The bank has supported over 125 venture capital funds and thus can provide help for listing the investee companies on SME exchanges via its merchant banking operations. The headquarters of SIDBI is located at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Brahmins of UP and Bihar
- Bengalis and Orrias from the East
- Gurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North
- Madras Presidency and Marathas
Milinda-Panho is a pali text which record discussion between Milinda and Nagsena. Milinda was a ________?
- Satvahan King
- Shunga King
- Indo Greek Ruler
- Nanda king
Akbar had adopted the ‘Ray’ System of revenue assessment which he had abolished later on as part of his land revenue reforms. Who among the following had introduced the ray system ?
- Alauddin Khilji
- Balban
- Iltutmish
- Sher Shah Suri