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Indian Educational and Cultural Institutes Questions

Multiple choice

In 2010, the Union Cabinet accorded �in-principle� approval for setting up of which of the following in Gurgaon, Haryana?

  1. Indian Defence Technology University

  2. Indian National Defence University

  3. Indian Defence Studies University

  4. Indian Naval Defence University
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Union Cabinet on May 13, 2010 accorded �in-principle� approval for setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) as a fully autonomous institution to be constituted under an Act of Parliament at an estimated cost of Rs. 295 crore (at current price level). It also accorded the approval for acquisition of 200 acres of land at Binola in District Gurgaon, Haryana for the proposed site of INDU at an estimated cost of Rs.100 crore (at current rates). INDU will undertake long term defence and strategic studies and create synergy between the academic community and Government functionaries. The university that had been recommended by the Kargil Review Committee will run courses for officers of the security establishment and will also be the academic hub for all defence training institutes, including the NDA and IMA.

Multiple choice

Which was the highest ranked Indian institution in the list of the 200 best Asian Universities of the QS Asian University Rankings released in 2010?

  1. IIT Bombay

  2. IIT Kharagpur

  3. University of Hyderabad

  4. University of Mumbai

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

As many as 12 Indian institutions, including seven IITs and five universities figure, in the list of the 200 best Asian universities of the QS Asian University Rankings released on May 14, 2010. The University of Hong Kong is ranked first followed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the National University of Singapore in second and third positions respectively. Indian institutions in the list include, IIT Bombay (36th), IIT Kanpur (37th), IIT Delhi (39th), IIT Madras (53rd), IIT Kharagpur (57th), IIT Guwahati (66th), University of Delhi (67th), IIT Roorkee (75th), The University of Hyderabad (81st), University of Mumbai (96th), University of Calcutta (99th) and University of Pune (109th) In total, 11 countries are represented in the top 200, with Japanese universities occupying 57 of the top 200 and five of the top 10 places in this year's table.

Multiple choice

Which of the following institutions selected ten journalists for its Inclusive Media Fellowship for rural communities?

  1. Institute for Social Engineering

  2. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

  3. Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

  4. Institute for Social and Economic Change

  5. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ten journalists on March 3, 2010 have been selected to spend time with rural communities, understand their anxieties and specialise in covering the country's rural crises, through an initiative of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

The recipients of the Inclusive Media Fellowship are: Mahim Pratap Singh of The Hindu -to work on the impact of distress migration on nutrition security and livelihoods in five districts of Orissa.

Joaquim Fernandes of The Times of India - to work on the impact of mining on agriculture and rural livelihoods)

Al Ngullie of The Morong Express - to work on economic and political tensions in rural Dimapur

Harikishan Sharma of Amar Ujala - to work on the impact of rural health schemes on the BPL families of Mewat region of Haryana)

Vishav Bharti of Hindustan Times - to work on agricultural labourers, debt and suicides in rural Punjab

Arvind Kumar Thakur of Prabhat Khabar - to work on the aftermath of the acute drought in Palamau district of Jharkhand

Rajesh Sinha of Tehelka - to work on the impact of the forests Rights Act on the tribal people of Jharkhand

Mira and Kavita of Khabar Laharia and Nai Dunia - to work on women and Panchayati Raj in Banda and Chitrkoot districts of U.P

Pankaj Jaiswal of Hindustan Times - to work on traditional water harvesting techniques and grain banks of Bundelkhand)

Sumit Pande of CNN-IBN - to work on marginal farmers and de-notified tribes of Maharashtra and U.P

Multiple choice

Which Indian media group along with Jung Group of Pakistan launched the 'Aman Ki Asha' campaign that seeks to strengthen ties between the two countries on a people-to-people basis?

  1. Hindustan Times

  2. Dainik Jagran

  3. The Hindu

  4. Times of India

  5. Deccan Chronicle
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Trade Meet' organized in New Delhi on May 18, 2010, as a part of the Aman Ki Asha campaign, being run by the Times of India Group and the Jang Group to energize the process of mutual cooperation between India and Pakistan.

Multiple choice

What is the name of India's first Defence University (at Gurgaon)?

  1. Indian National Defence University

  2. India Defence

  3. Indian Academy of Defence

  4. Defence Academy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian National Defence University (INDU) is a university established by the Government of India in Gurgaon, Haryana. It is the first of its kind in India dedicated to national security and strategic studies.

Multiple choice

Which is the oldest University in Uttar Pradesh?

  1. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedakar University

  2. Aligarh Muslim University

  3. Allahabad University

  4. Kanpur University
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The University of Allahabad, established in 1887, is the oldest university in Uttar Pradesh.

Multiple choice

Which university in Punjab imparts training in agriculture?

  1. Punjab university, Chandigarh

  2. Punjab Agriculture university, Ludhiana

  3. G.N.D. university, Amritsar

  4. Punjabi university, Patiala
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana is the premier institution for agricultural education and research in Punjab.