Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
(A) Sir Ashley Eden
(B) Alexander John Arbuthnot
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Stanley
Who was the last Maratha chief to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British?
(A) Gaikwad
(B) Scindia
(C) Holkar
(D) Bhonsle
Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) None of the above
Which among the following included the administrative /judicial reforms of Warren Hastings?
Establishment of a Board of Revenue at Calcutta
Abolishing the judicial functions of the Zamindars
Appointment of Indian Judges in Criminal Courts
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 2 & 3
(C) Only 1 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3
Who among the following has written Bidrohi, one of the most famous Bengali poems?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhhyaya
(C) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(D) Sambhunath Pandit
National Insurance Awareness Day was observed on which day?
(A) 26 June
(B) 27 June
(C) 28 June
(D) 29 June
Which state launches "I am not afraid of English" initiative to promote the English language right from Class 1 in the state primary schools?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Haryana
(D) Odisha
(E) Bihar
Which ministry launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)?
(A) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(B) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
(C) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(E) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
In rural areas "SBM - Gramin" was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (since converted to the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti) whereas "SBM - urban" was overseen by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Which Indian naval ship has become the first-ever warship to enter the port of Sabang in Indonesia?
(A) INS Kolkata
(B) INS Delhi
(C) INS Viraat
(D) INS Sumitra
(E) INS Satpura
Indian naval ship INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter the port of Sabang in Indonesia.
Which of the following scientists was associated with the first nuclear explosion in Pokharan?
(A) Satish Dhawan
(B) Raja Ramanna
(C) Vikram Sarabhai
(D) S S Bhatnagar
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