137. The spring festival of ‘Shigmo’ is celebrated in ___:
[A]Kerala [B]Goa [C]Assam [D]Sikkim
Goa Shigmo or Shishirotsava is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community.It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it. Goa Tourism Department is expecting one lakh domestic and international tourists for float parades to be held across the state during the spring festival of ‘Shigmo’.
138. Recently, who among the following has became the head of an interim government in Nepal and tasked with steering the country towards elections by June?
[A]Ram Baran Yadav [B]Khilraj Regmi [C]Baburam Bhattarai [D]Madhav Ghimire
Khilraj Regmi Nepal’s chief justice was sworn in as head of an interim government tasked with steering the country towards elections by June after a cross-party deal broke a 10-month deadlock. The leaders of four major parties reached agreement to appoint Khilraj Regmi to lead an interim administration to oversee what would be only the second national polls since the end of the country’s civil war in 2006.
139. Who among the following heads the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC)?
[A]A.S. Anand [B]B. N. Srikrishna [C]Raghuram Ranjan [D]C. Rangarajan
B. N. Srikrishna A government-appointed panel suggested a super regulator (Unified Financial Agency (UFA) , merging oversight functions of market, commodity, insurance and pension regulators, while leaving the banking business regulation under the Reserve Bank of India.
140.Among the BRICS nations, which among the following countries has better rank in Human Development Index (HDI)?
[A]Russia [B]Brazil [C]China [D]India
Russia Russia is the highest ranked in HDI followed by Brazil. India, not surprisingly, scores low on most parameters, except health where it is above South Africa. Russia scores high in GNI per capita. China is the best performer on gender equality.