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(b) Kshatriyas 

(a) The book ‘Return of the Aryans’ was written by Bhagvan S. Gidvani. This book tells the epic story of the Aryans – a gripping tale of kings and poets, seers and gods, battles and romance and the rise and fall of civilizations.

(a) The ancient Sage Patanjali was an expounder of the Yoga Sutras one of the most important text of yoga covering all aspects of life. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras describe the working of the mind and emotions.

(c) The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.

(a) They protect the country from invasion 

(c) They perform very little erosion activity

The correct answer is Science and Technology.

• Dr Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary has received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, who had contributed the most to the telecom revolution and IT development in the country.
• Founder of the Center for Telecommunications Management and Studies (CTMS), Dr Chowdary, popularly known as T H Chowdhary, currently serves as a non-executive independent director at Softsol India Ltd.
• He was the founding CMD of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), Advisor to TCS and IT advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is Chairman of Pragna Bharthi of Andhra Pradesh.
• He was the man who initiated a restructuring of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

• Padma Shri
  • Padma Shri, also spelt Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.
  • It is awarded by the Government of India every year on India's Republic Day.
• Padma Awards: 
  • Padma Vibhushan- Awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
  • Padma Bhushan- Awarded for distinguished service of a high order.
  • Padma Shri- Awarded for distinguished service in any field.

The correct answer is Rs. 3,600 crores.

• The Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, presented the Budget for Andhra Pradesh for the financial year 2017-18 on March 15, 2017.
• Despite the State inheriting a huge revenue deficit, the Government stood by its commitment, disbursed Rs. 11,000 crore to 55 lakh farmer accounts to date.
• This is a defining moment as no Government in the country have ever embarked on loan redemption of such magnitude regardless of the economics of this socially relevant measure under difficult and harsh circumstances.
• The government is proposing Rs. 3,600 crore in the current budget of 2017-18 for the next instalment of debt redemption for farmers.

• Budget Highlights
  • Total expenditure for 2017-18 is estimated to be Rs 1,56,999 crore, an 18.3% increase over the revised estimate of 2016-17.
    • In 2016-17, there was a decrease of Rs 2,925 crore (2.2%) in the revised estimate over the budget estimate.
  • Total receipts (excluding borrowings) for 2017-18 are estimated to be Rs 1,26,968 crore, an increase of 17.9% over the revised estimates of 2016-17. In 2016-17, total receipts fell short of the budgeted target by Rs 2,859 crore.
  • The revenue deficit for the next financial year was targeted at Rs 416 crore.
    • The fiscal deficit was targeted at Rs 23,054 crore.
    • The primary deficit was targeted at Rs 8,272 crore

Jamshedji Tata

Sutlej is a trans-Himalayan river.

The correct answer is 45%.

• The Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, presented the Budget for Andhra Pradesh for the financial year 2017-18 on March 15, 2017.
• As per Andhra Pradesh Budget 2017-18, 45% is the share of Andhra Pradesh in the seafood exports of the country.​
• The fisheries sector is playing a vital role as the chief source of protein-rich food, employment and income generation to a large section of people.
• Its contribution to GSDP is substantial at 6.78%. 
• The Sunrise State of Andhra Pradesh is considered Aqua Hub of India, contributing nearly 70% of total cultured prawn production besides having a lion’s share of 45% in total seafood exports of the country.
• It stood first in the country for the last three years both in production and value.
• It recorded a growth of 22.06% on the production front and 30.09% on GVA during the year 2016-17.
• The State recorded production of 27.58 lakh tonnes with GVA of Rs. 43,538  crore during 2016-17.

• Budget Highlights
  • Total expenditure for 2017-18 is estimated to be Rs 1,56,999 crore, an 18.3% increase over the revised estimate of 2016-17.
    • In 2016-17, there was a decrease of Rs 2,925 crore (2.2%) in the revised estimate over the budget estimate.
  • Total receipts (excluding borrowings) for 2017-18 are estimated to be Rs 1,26,968 crore, an increase of 17.9% over the revised estimates of 2016-17. In 2016-17, total receipts fell short of the budgeted target by Rs 2,859 crore.
  • The revenue deficit for the next financial year is targeted at Rs 416 crore.
    • The fiscal deficit is targeted at Rs 23,054 crore.
    • The primary deficit is targeted at Rs 8,272 crore

Rashtrakutas

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

The correct answer is Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

• Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh became the first states to declare their urban areas as Open Defecation Free (ODF) on the second anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
• All 110 cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh were given the ODF tag by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at an event in Tirupati, while Gujarat gave ODF status to each of its 180 cities and towns at a function in Porbandar attended by Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

• Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) has launched a 10-year national rural sanitation strategy to sustain India’s 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF).
• Focus:
  • The framework, to be in place from 2019 to 2029, will ensure that people sustain their usage of toilets.
  • It will also focus on the proper implementation of solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) — plastic waste, organic waste, grey water, and faecal sludge — in rural areas.
• The strategy:
  • They include the retrofitting of single pit toilets to twin pits or making provisions to empty pits every five years, repair of defunct ones, and construction of soak pits for septic tanks wherever not already present.
  • A district-level training management unit (TMU) will be set up to provide oversight and support to gram panchayats (GPs) so that they ensure the operation and maintenance of sanitation infrastructure.
  • The gram panchayats (GPs) are also supposed to conduct a rapid assessment of water and sanitation gaps.
  • Alternative funding: Government funding is the primary source of financing in the sanitation sector. Alternative self-financing by gradual leveraging of community resources in the form of tariffs for ODF plus activities is also suggested.
  • It will follow the same 60:40 financing model as being followed till now in Swachh Bharat. It will be finalised after the cabinet’s approval.
  • The framework also talks about state-specific strategies on menstrual hygiene management, including menstrual waste management, which may be supported under the ODF plus strategy.

Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the Indian border in Sikkim.

The correct answer is 2.5%.

• National Health Policy 2017
  • The broad principles of the Policy are centred on professionalism, integrity and ethics, equity, affordability, universality, patient-centered and quality of care, accountability, and pluralism.
  • It aims to achieve universal access to good quality health care services without anyone having to face financial hardship as a consequence.
  • It intends to gradually increase public health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP.
  • It proposes free drugs, free diagnostics, and free emergency and essential healthcare services in public hospitals.
  • The policy advocates allocating two-thirds of resources to primary care.
  • It proposes two beds per 1,000 of the population to enable access within the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury.
  • To reduce morbidity and preventable mortality of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by advocating pre-screening.
  • It highlights AYUSH as a tool for effective prevention and therapy that is safe and cost-effective.
  • It proposes introducing Yoga in more schools and offices to promote good health.
  • It also proposed reforming medical education.​

• What are the key targets?
  • Increase Life Expectancy at birth from 67.5 to 70 by 2025.
  • Reduce Fertility Rate to 2.1 by 2025.
  • Reduce Infant Mortality Rate to 28 by 2019.
  • Reduce Under Five Mortality to 23 by 2025.
  • Achieve the global 2020 HIV target (also termed 90:90:90 global target).
  • To reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases by 25 per cent by 2025.
  • Reducing the prevalence of blindness to 0.25 per 1000 persons by 2025.
  • The disease burden to be reduced by one-third from the current levels.
  • Elimination of leprosy by 2018, kala-azar by 2017, and lymphatic filariasis in endemic pockets by 2017.

State Actors are the states or governments of the countries. Non-State Actors are groups or individuals who have the potential to influence the activities of the state actors. State actors primarily comprise of states.

State actors represent a government while non-state actors do not. However, they have impact on the state actors.

1. With the mushrooming of political parties, it has now become difficult in the indian political scenario, for any particular party to garner majority of seats to from the government.

2. In such a case, several political parties with almost similar agenda come together to form a government and if voted to power, all such parties as a coalition from the government.

3. Generally, all the major decision making is done by biggest party in the coalition, like that of BJP in the general election of 2014.

4. Ministries are allotted keeping in mind all the members of coalition.

5. Though at times difficult to manage, such system allows a assortment of interests and opinions for political representation.

Recruitment is the process of having the right person, in the right place, at the right time. It is crucial to organisational performance. Recruitment is the first step in an organisation’s Human Resource Planning. It fulfills the organisation’s need of a set of competitive, motivated and flexible employees who work towards achieving the organisation’s objectives.

Competent Human Resources at the right positions are crucial for the organisation and constitute core competency. Recruitment helps in creating a pool of prospective employees for the organisation, so that the right candidates for the right jobs can be selected from this pool. It establishes a link between the job seekers and employers.

Proper recruitment enables the organisation to appoint talented persons for various activities, thereby leading to improved productivity and profitability of the organisation. Unless a company adopts a suitable recruitment policy, it may not be possible for a company to have right candidates for right job.

(b) (i) and (iii)

(a) Mutual Funds

internet e-recruitment is possible only through facility.

(b) Both theory and practical training

(a) Right to safety

(a) Aptitude Test

The Consumer protection Act came into force with effect from 15.4. 1987.

प्रश्न अनुवाद - निम्नलिखित में से मौखिक परीक्षा है - 

स्पष्टीकरण -

• किसी क्षेत्र में छात्रों की उपलब्धि अथवा योग्यता की जाँच के लिए जो प्रक्रिया प्रयुक्त की जाती है, उसे परीक्षा कहते हैं।
• वर्तमान समय में छात्रों की उपलब्धि ज्ञात करने के लिए तीन प्रकार की परीक्षाओं का आयोजन किया जाता है, जो कि हैं- लिखित परीक्षा, मौखिक परीक्षा, प्रायोगिक परीक्षा।
• मौखिक परीक्षा में छात्रों से प्रश्न पूछे जाते है और छात्रों को उन प्रश्नों के उत्तर बोलकर (मौखिक) रूप से देने होते हैं। मौखिक परीक्षा में समय और प्रश्नों की कोई पाबंदी नहीं होती। छात्र प्रश्नों के उत्तर सोच कर दे सकते हैं। मौखिक परीक्षा में अध्यापक छात्रों से मौखिक रूप से प्रश्न करके उनके ज्ञान, अभिव्यक्ति की क्षमता और उनके आत्मविश्वास को परखते हैं।
• प्राचीन गुरुकुलीय शिक्षा व्यवस्था में छात्र जब किसी शास्त्र को सम्यक् रूप से जान लेता था, तब उसके मूल्यांकन के लिए आचार्य  शलाका परीक्षा का आयोजन करते थे।
• शलाका का अर्थ होता है - एक प्रकार की पतली छोटी सी छड़ी। जिस ग्रन्थ की परीक्षा ली जानी होती थी, उसे छात्र के सम्मुख रख कर शलाका उस ग्रन्थ के बीच में कही भी रख दी जाती थी। जिस पृष्ठ पर वह शलाका रखी जाती थी, वहीं से छात्र को ग्रन्थ में लिखी विषय वस्तु यथावत् स्मृति के आधार पर सुनानी प्रारम्भ करते हुए तब तक निरंतर उच्चारण जारी रखनी होती है, जब तक आचार्य उसे रोक न दे।

अतः स्पष्ट है कि शलाका परीक्षा मौखिक परीक्षा है।

अन्य विकल्प -

• निबन्धरूपपरीक्षा - यह परीक्षा मुख्यतया लिखित रूप में होती है। जहाँ किसी विषय पर छात्रों को निबन्ध लिखना होता है या किसी मुक्त प्रश्न का विस्तृत उत्तर देना होता है।
• कथालेखनपरीक्षा - यह परीक्षा भी लेखन से सम्बन्धित है, जिसमें छात्र को किसी कहानी को लिखना होता है।
• श्लोकलेखनपरीक्षा - इसमें छात्रों को श्लोकों को लिखना होता है। वे श्लोकों को स्मरण करके लिखते हैं। (इस तरह ये तीनों ही लिखित परीक्षा से सम्बन्धित है।)

(a) Customer to buyers

Correct Answer is : (c) Consumer

Stock Exchange Market is also called Security Market.

Suppliers is not a part the Macro Environment.

(d) Apprenticeship training

Cultural values would be part of Social factor in macro environment.

Stable do Cash Cows symbolize in BCG matrix.

a. Remain Diversied

Decline does Dog symbolize in BCG matrix.

a. Invest & Expand

c. Select & Earn

Answer: Industry attractiveness & Business Strength

Another name for GE 9 cell model is Stop light matrix.

a. how activities are coordinated & controlled

b. increase job eciency

Individual pay slips or wage slips should have the details of wage payments like work ID, wage rate, number of days worked, amount earned by the worker during the week, number of mandays completed per HH and number of mandays of employment due to the households concerned etc.

d) all of the above

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character” is the denition of Personality.

Psychological process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment is definition of Perception.

c) Myers- Briggs Type indicator

As per MBTI Intuition personality people work based on hunches and feelings, use their imagination, and get the main idea while missing some of the facts.

 a) Behavioral