ASHA is a government of India Scheme related to which among the following Flagship Programmes?
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- National Rural Health Mission
- Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
- Bharat Nirman
Explanation:
ASHA or Accredited Social Health Activist is a trained female community health activist as a key component of the National Rural Health Mission under National Health Mission. She is selected from the village itself and works as a link between community and public health system.
Which among the following duties is applied by a Government to control the exports of a commodity, so that the commodity can be used by the local markets than in foreign countries?
- Custom Duty
- Excise Duty
- Anti Dumping Duty
- Dumping Duty
Explanation:
The custom duty in India is regulated by Customs Act of 1962. This duty is imposed on the imported and exported goods in the country. This duty is one of the most important duty because it hampers illegal import and export of goods
- Diwan-i-Risalat
- Diwan-i-Ashraf
- Diwan-i-Kohi
- Diwan-i-Mustkharaz
- Mohenjodaro
- Harappa
- Chanhudaro
- Kalibangan
- Chess
- Boxing
- Football
- Hockey
Explanation:
Srinath Narayanan from Chennai will soon become the India’s 46th Grandmaster after he defeated Spanish GM David Anton Guijarro at the 2017 Sharjah Masters chess tournament. He became India’s youngest FIDE-rated player in 2002 when he was just 8 and also finished as joint winner in the Under-12 World Championship in 2005 in France. Srinath became an International Master at the age of 14 and crossed the 2500 Elo rating in 2016. He had already secured five GM norms.
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Alauddin Khalji
- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- Kuttanad region in Kerala
- Saurashtra Region in Karnataka
- Coromandel of Tamil Nadu
- Malabar region of Kerala
Explanation:
Kuttanad region in Kerala covering Alappuzha and Kottayam Districts represents India’s lowest altitudes.
- Darling River
- Murray River
- Culgoa River
- Paroo River
Explanation:
The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1,472 kilometers from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longest contiguous tributaries it is 2,844 km (1,767 mi) long, making it the longest river system in Australia
- Yoga Sutra
- Panchatantra
- Brahma Sutra
- Ayurveda
- Lord Mountbatten
- M.A. Jinnah
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Shaukat Ali