ISS (Statistical Services) General Studies: Questions 112 - 120 of 157

Sonepur

This festival is also known as the Cattle Fair or Sonepur Mela. Being one of the largest festivals in Asia, this festival is held in Northern Bihar during the month of Kartik or November. As the festival is Hel on Kartik Poornima or the full moon night, so it is regarded as a very auspicious time for the Hindus.

So as to bridge the gap between rural and urban India Swabhimaan Program was launched by the Union Government and the Indian Banks.

• The underprivileged segments of Indian Population were proposed to be brought into the formal banking fold for the first time. The vision ensures the social application of modern tec

• The National Advisory Council (NAC) was set up on 4 June 2004 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during the tenure of the first UPA government.

• To implement the National Common Minimum Program

• The National Advisory Council was an advisory body set up by the first United progressive Alliance to advise the Prime Minister of India

• For much of the tenure o

• The Carbon Footprint is defined as the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to support human activities directly or indirectly. It is usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

• Carbon footprint can be also defined as the amount of Carbon Dioxide that an individual, group, or organization lets into the atmosphere in a certain

• Fundamental Duties fall under Article 51A of the Constitution. The Fundamental Duties are simply the reminders to the citizens that if you are enjoying Fundamental Rights then u need to obey certain Fundamental Duties as well.

• In the year 1976,42^nd Amendment (also came to be known as the Mini Constitution), When The Prime Minister of India Late Indi

• Ordinances are the law that are promulgated by the President of India on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet. They can only issue when the Parliament is not in session.

• Ordinance cease to operate either if Parliament does not approve them within six weeks of reassembly or if disproving decisions are passed by both the Houses.

• Ordinance making Pow

Kautilya’s view implies that a nation’s status relies upon its fiscal power. Kautilya was believed to be the chief adviser of the Chandra Gupta Maurya. In Arthashastra Kausalya’s has mentioned various types of taxes and duties imposed on agricultural produce, trade, octroi, tolls and custom duties.

Iron ore is a metal of universal use. It is the foundation of our industrial system and is being used all over the world. The varieties of iron ore can be further constituted as

• Magnetite

• Haematite

• Limonite

• Siderite

• Areas of Iron ore production and distribution in India

• Although some quantity of iron ore is found in several parts of