- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Wellesley
- Sir John Shore
- Lord Auckland
- Jagdish Prasad Meena
- P K Pujari
- Aruna Sundararajan
- Narendra Kumar Sinha
Explanation:
Narendra Kumar Sinha, the 1980 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, will be the new secretary of Information and Broadcasting (I and B) Ministry. Currently, Sinha is posted as cultural secretary. He will succeed Ajay Mittal who has been appointed as the new secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The current DoPT Secretary B P Sharma will retire from the post on June 30, 2017.
Who was the Last Viceroy of India?
- Richard Wellesley
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Mountbatten
- Lord Northrook
Explanation:
Lord Mountbatten served as last Viceroy of India from 12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947; and then first Governor General of Free India from 15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948. During his tenure, India got independence in the form of two dominions of India Pakistan. Two Boundary Commissions were set, Pakistan raided Kashmir and Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead.
The Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state/UT?
- Odisha
- Manipur
- Himachal Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and is spread over an area of 6.14 square kilometers. It is home to a varied set of faunal and avifaunal species such as foxes, jackals, bonnet macaques, jungle cats, sloth bears and black bucks. It also houses 132 bird species with the Alganur reservoir near the sanctuary frequented annually by migratory species.
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Auckland
- Lord Canning
- Lord William Bentick
Who will head the US-India Business Council (USIBC)?
- S Jaishankar
- Nisha Biswal
- Richard Verma
- Nikhil Chopra
Explanation:
Nisha Biswal, a former state department official, will head the US-India Business Council (USIBC), a powerful advocacy group of US companies with business interest in India. She is expected to join on November 1, 2017. The USIBC is a part of the US Chamber of Commerce, the largest lobbying organisation in the country that wields real political power in Washington.
- Water tank
- Pattern tank
- Great Bath
- All of these
Which among the following country had proposed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
- France
- Canada
- Ireland
- England
Which among the following acids is abundant in Grapes, Bananas and Tamarind?
- Lactic Acid
- Oxalic Acid
- Salicylic Acid
- Tartaric Acid
- Vishnu Gupta
- Upagupta
- Brahma Gupta
- Brihadratha