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In which year the post of National Security Advisor was created in India?
The post of National Security Adviser was created in November 1998, when the Vajpayee government set up the National Security Council.
Read the full explanation →A type of unemployment in rural areas when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year is called ______.
Seasonal unemployment is the kind in which people find work only in certain months and sit idle in the rest.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following dynasties ruled over Delhi just after the Sayyid dynasty?
The Lodis followed the Sayyids at Delhi. Bahlol Lodi, an Afghan noble who was governor of Sirhind, took the throne in 1451 when the last Sayyid ruler Alam Shah gave up Delhi and settled at Badaun.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was the first language conferred with the status of Classical Language in India?
Tamil was the first language to be given classical language status in India, in 2004. Sanskrit was declared classical in 2005, Kannada and Telugu together in 2008, Malayalam in 2013 and Odia in 2014.
Read the full explanation →Rani Rudramadevi was related to which of the following kingdoms?
Rudramadevi ruled the Kakatiya kingdom from Warangal, called Orugallu then, in what is now Telangana, in the second half of the thirteenth century.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?
Shortughai stands in north-eastern Afghanistan, near the Oxus or Amu Darya river, and is the northernmost Harappan settlement known.
Read the full explanation →The prehistoric period in the early development of human beings is commonly known as the ______.
The earliest and by far the longest phase of human prehistory is the Palaeolithic, or Old Stone Age, when people lived by hunting and gathering and used rough, unpolished tools made mostly of quartzite.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian constitution talks about Oath or affirmation by the President?
Article 60 lays down the form of the oath or affirmation that the President of India makes before entering office.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Chairman of APEDA, as named at the flag-off of the frozen food consignment?
Addressing the gathering at the flag-off, the Chairman of APEDA congratulated the exporter and the stakeholders, said that a direct export by the farmer producer organisation would raise considerably the value realised by the producers, acknowledged the contribution of NIFTEM and expressed hope of expanding exports to the Canadian market.
Read the full explanation →What was the total value of the frozen food consignment exported from Haryana to Canada?
The consignment comprised 2,295 boxes of frozen food products weighing 24 MT in all, and its declared shipment value was CAD 35,140, the currency being the Canadian dollar because the buyer is in Canada.
Read the full explanation →APEDA facilitated the export of a 24 MT frozen food consignment from Sonipat in Haryana to which country?
The consignment of frozen food products was flagged off from Sonipat in Haryana for the Canadian market, it was exported by Aterna Foods Producer Company Limited, and the Chairman of APEDA said at the event that he expected exports to Canada to grow further.
Read the full explanation →Whose discus, belonging to a Paralympic silver medallist, is among the lots in the PM Mementos auction?
The correct answer is Yogesh Kathuniya, described in the announcement as a Paralympic silver medallist whose discus is part of the collection and stands for sporting achievement and perseverance.
Read the full explanation →Which city is the theme of the eighth edition of the PM Mementos auction?
The edition puts up thirty mementos chosen to show the many dimensions of the capital, and the lots bear this out: a framed artwork of St. Stephen's College, a crystal memento of the Old Secretariat building, a textile artwork of the New Parliament Building, two Delhi Metro models, a painting…
Read the full explanation →The proceeds of the PM Mementos e-auction are devoted to which project?
Gifts and artefacts presented to the Prime Minister are catalogued and offered for public bidding, and whatever the sale earns is placed at the service of the Namami Gange project, the programme devoted to the cleaning and conservation of the Ganga.
Read the full explanation →The release of the tigress at Buxa marked the beginning of which observance?
The release of the tigress in Buxa Tiger Reserve was described as a fitting beginning to Wildlife Week in the country, and it coincided with the start of the phased Tiger Reintroduction Programme for the reserve.
Read the full explanation →How much grassland has been restored or converted at Buxa Tiger Reserve to support prey recovery?
Alongside this, more than 800 chital were released to supplement the prey base, and scientific monitoring has indicated a rising trend in prey abundance, which is why the reserve was judged ready for the first release.
Read the full explanation →In which year was Buxa declared a Tiger Reserve?
Buxa, long regarded as an important tiger landscape of North Bengal, was given the status of a Tiger Reserve in that year, and it forms part of a larger ecological unit connected to forests and protected areas in Bhutan and Assam.
Read the full explanation →The tigress released in Buxa Tiger Reserve under the Tiger Reintroduction Programme was brought from which reserve?
The tigress, identified as T138, was moved from Valmiki in Bihar to Buxa in West Bengal after ecological, veterinary and management parameters had been assessed and the laid-down protocols followed, and the Environment Minister thanked the Bihar Chief Minister for the state's support in the translocation.
Read the full explanation →Which point about the Indian women's skiff result did the Prime Minister particularly highlight?
In congratulating Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma, the Prime Minister said that with determination and consistency they had taken India onto the podium and had also improved on the earlier showing, which is the detail that gives this bronze its significance.
Read the full explanation →The skiff event, in which Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma won bronze at the Asian Games, belongs to which sport?
A skiff is a light and fast sailing boat driven by the wind in its sails and handled by a crew of two, so every skiff class event belongs to sailing.
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