Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)?
(A) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
(B) Rahul Sachdeva
(C) Anil Agnihotri
(D) Mohan Seth
Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal is Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs and Special Secretary to the Government of India. An officer of the 1988 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), he has worked in various capacities in Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and GST field formations.
Maya Angelou became the first black woman to appear on the coin of which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) America
(C) China
(D) Russia
Poet and activist Maya Angelou, who died in 2014, has become the first Black woman to be featured on a United States quarter coin. The 25-cent coin, which shows Angelou with outstretched arms, went into circulation on Monday.
Recently which state government has announced to restore the old pension scheme in the budget?
(A) Bihar
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Rajasthan
Rajasthan is at the first position among the states that have implemented the old pension scheme. At the same time, recently the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to implement the old pension scheme from April 1.
Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?
(A) Mano Murthy
(B) Raghu Dixit
(C) Subhashish Ghosh
(D) Ricky Kej
The correct answer is Rickey Kej. City-based musician Ricky Kej walked away with a Grammy for his collaborative album Winds Of Samsara with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman for the Best New Age Album category at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
International Tea Day is celebrated every year on _________ in India.
(A) 14 December
(B) 15 December
(C) 16 December
(D) 17 December
But, do you know that this drink is celebrate around the world and there exists a day called International Tea Day, which is celebrated on May 21, every year. Tea is the world's most consumed drink, after water.
Bhimbetka is an Archaeological World Heritage Site located in which District?
(A) Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh
(B) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
(C) Nagpur, Maharashtra
(D) Lakhnau, Uttar Pradesh
It is located in the Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of Bhopal.
Where is the Kalpsar project for the supply of sweet water located?
(A) Haryana
(B) Karnataka
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Project entails construction of the main "Kalpasar dam" across Gulf of Khambat and another Bhadbhut barrage on Narmada river, as well as a canal connecting the two. The Gulf of Khambat is at the right-lower-center of the map of Gujarat on the Arabian Sea.
Which state government has increased the age limit in civil services exam from 32 years to 38 years?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved a proposal of the General Administration Department to enhance the upper age limit for Odisha Civil Services from 32 to 38 years for 2024.
In which text of Buddhism were the rules for the monks and nuns of the Sangha compiled?
(A) Vinaya Pitaka
(B) Sutta Pitaka
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D) Vinaya Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka was the book in which all the rules made for the Buddhist sangha was written down in.
The proposed Rowlett Act of 1919 allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for________.
(A) Two years
(B) Six months
(C) Two months
(D) One year
The Rowlatt Act 1919 gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
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