Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The Parliament of which country became first Parliament in the world to run entirely on Solar Power?
Options
Pakistan
India
Japan
UK
Advertisements
Solution
Pakistan
Explanation:
Pakistan’s parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by close ally China with a whopping $55 million funding.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name the Kenya-born political lobbyist who runs a firm called Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, and has recently been in news?
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Innovation Council in August 2010?
With which of the following do you associate the name P.J Thomas?
In a historic move, Parliament gave its assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as it passed the Rajya Sabha test even as violent public protests broke out in the north-eastern states of Assam and Tripura over opposition to the bill. During voting in the Rajya Sabha, 125 votes went in favour of the bill and 105 against it. Despite NDA being in a minority in the Upper House, the bill received support from friendly parties including the AIADMK, which has 11 MPs in the Rajya Sabha, while the Shiv Sena walked out before voting commenced. The controversial legislation, which has been fiercely resisted by opposition parties for being unconstitutional and discriminatory, will now need President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent for it to become law. The bill was already approved by the Lok Sabha where the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is in a majority. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 proposes to accord citizenship to illegal _____________ migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. On 12 December 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into a Citizenship Amendment, 2019 Act.
Under Citizenship Act, 1955, which of the following is not a ground to grant Indian Citizenship?
Choose the appropriate alternative:
Under which of the following missions, India has successfully tested its first-ever Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability?
Recently in which country did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the first of the eight Coastal Surveillance Radar Systems (CSRS) being set up by India?
Choose the most appropriate option:
In which of the following States / Union Territories, the Election Commission has decided to hold election in a single phase on May 16, 2016?
Mark the best option:
In November 2017 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of its indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile ____________, which can carry warheads of up to 300 kg.
Mark the best option:
Which programme will be launched by the government in the financial year 2017-18 for the recapitalisation of public sector lenders?
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has started using _____________ for online registration under the National pension system scheme.
