New Development Bank
Focus: GS II- International Relations Why in news? Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs and India’s Governor for the New Development Bank (NDB), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB through video-conference in New Delhi Highlights: The meeting was also attended by Governors/Alternate Governors of Brazil, China, Russia, […]
About Tuberculosis
Focus: GS II- Health Why in News? Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the 35th Board meeting of the Stop TB Partnership through video-conference, About Tuberculosis TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease […]
PIB Summaries 20 May 2022
CONTENTS State of Inequality in India Report New development bank Tuberculosis State of Inequality in India Report Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance Why in News? Recently, the ‘State of Inequality in India’ Report was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). About State of Inequality in India Report The report gathers information on […]
Static Quiz 20 May 2022 (Geography)
Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)
Context: Amendments have been made to the rules under the Foreign Exchange Management Act by the government to include international credit card transactions outside of India within the purview of the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: Key Highlights: Existing Mechanism: Changes Made: Budget 2023-24 and TCS Provisions: […]
The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.
Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?(2021) a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer : B Government of India Act, 1919, given right to vote to women but not to all women. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave […]
The Vital-Vidhwansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
The Vital-Vidhwansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by(2020) a) Gopal Baba Walangkar b) Jyotiba Phule c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Answer: A Gopal Baba Walangkar, also known as Gopal Krishna, ( 1840-1900) is an early example of an activist working to release […]
With reference to Indian History, which of the following statements is/are correct?
With reference to Indian History, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State 2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire 3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durani Select the correct answer using the code given below(2021) a) […]
statements is correct?
statements is correct?(2021) a) Pingali Venkaya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of the Andhra region from here. C) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. d) Madam Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. Answer: C
In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?
In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below.(2021) a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 c) 3 only d) 2 and 3 Answer: A The […]