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Which of the following Indus Valley Sites was discovered by Rakhal Das Bannerjee?
  1. Kali Banga
  2. Harappa
  3. Lothal
  4. Mohenjodaro

Correct answer is option D i.e. Mohenjodaro
Explanation:
In 1922, an Indian archaeologist Mr.Rakhal Das Bannerjee discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley civilisation.

What is the theme of 2017 World AIDS day (WAD)?

  1. Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections
  2. Leave no one behind
  3. Universal Access and Human Rights
  4. Right to health

Correct answer is option D i.e. Right to health
Explanation:

The World AIDS Day (WAD) is observed every year all over the world on December 1 to raise the public awareness about Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is a pandemic disease caused due to the infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Under the 2017 theme “Right to health”, the World Health Organization (WHO) will highlight the need for the 36.7 million people living with HIV and those who are vulnerable and affected by the epidemic, to reach the goal of universal health coverage.

Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
  1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  2. R.G. Bhandarkar
  3. Mahadev Govind Ranade
  4. G. Tilak

Correct answer is option A
The term Iqta means
  1. assignments of land as reward of pension
  2. revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary
  3. an administrative grant or relief
  4. a unit of local government

Correct answer is option B
Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty?
  1. Khizr Khan
  2. Mubarak Shah
  3. Muhammad Shah
  4. Alauddin Alam Shah

Correct answer is option A

In which among the following organ, “Bowman’s Capsule” is found?

  1. Liver
  2. Kidney
  3. Heart
  4. Small intestine

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kidney
Explanation:

Each kidney is made of tube like structures called nephrons (renal tubules). A nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. The cup-shaped upper end called Bowman’s capsule, has a network of capillaries within it called glomerulus. Glomerulus is a knot of capillaries formed from the artery which brings blood containing wastes and excess of water to the kidney. Bowman’s capsule leads into a tubular structure.

The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
  1. Rajgriha
  2. Vaishali
  3. Pataliputra
  4. Nalanda

Correct answer is option C

Which city to host the 2017 India – ASEAN Youth summit?

  1. Bhopal
  2. Lucknow
  3. New Delhi
  4. Gandhinagar

Correct answer is option A i.e. Bhopal
Explanation:

The 2017 India – ASEAN Youth summit will be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from August 14 to 19, 2017 with theme ‘Shared values, common destiny’. This event is being organized in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the India Foundation. Over 100 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – will participate in the summit. This forum will enhance people-to-people contacts between India and ASEAN countries.

Who has been appointed new President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)?

  1. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
  2. Lokesh Chandra
  3. MJ Akbar
  4. Kailash Vijayvargiya

Correct answer is option A i.e. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
Explanation:

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, the BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra, has been appointed new President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR). He will succeed Prof. Lokesh Chandra. Sahasrabuddhe is the vice-president of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini which is South Asia’s only training and research academy for elected representatives and voluntary social workers. ICCR was founded in 1950 by India’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who also served as its first President. The ICCR’s main objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations and to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries.

Which among the following is a correct definition of Fiduciary Issue of notes?

  1. The issue of currency notes without metallic backing
  2. The issue of currency notes with metallic backing
  3. The issue of currency notes with partial metallic backing
  4. The issue of currency notes with proportional metallic backing

Correct answer is option A i.e. The issue of currency notes without metallic backing

Explanation:

The fiduciary issue is the part of the issue of notes and coins that is not backed by gold. All notes are Fiduciary today.