Who among the following was the Chairman of the 14th finance commission?

A. Shanta Kumar
B. C. Rangarajan
C. Y. V. Reddy
D. None
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Fourteenth Finance Commission was constituted by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution on 2 January 2013 to make recommendations for the period 2015 – 20. Dr. Y. V. Reddy was appointed the Chairman of the Commission.

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of

A. Bachpan Bachao Andolan
B. PRS Legislative Research
C. Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement
D. Smile Foundation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement.

Consider the following famous names: 1. Amrita Shergil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee 3. N. S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Amrita Shergil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian-Indian painter. Bikash Bhattacharjee, N. S. Bendre and Subodh Gupta.

Prime Minister of which country attended the recently organised river festival ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ in India?

A. Bhutan
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Namami Brahmaputra River Festival, the biggest river festival of India in the North East was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Guwahati on 31 March, 2017. The inauguration took place in the presence of Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.