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Q1. In which of the following state Dwijing Festival is celebrated?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Assam
(e) Meghalaya
Q2. Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri recently passed away. He was the tallest figure in the world of__________.
(a) Konkani literature
(b) Afghani literature
(c) Classical Singing
(d) Environmental Economy
(e) Urdu literature
Q3. Which of the following state/UT has got a separate High Court that will start functioning from January 1?
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
(e) Mizoram
Q4. Who among the following has taken over as India’s chief boxing coach?
(a) Devendro Singh
(b) Nicola Adams
(c) C A Kuttappa
(d) Ren Cancan
(e) Amit Panghal
Q5. Kuno wildlife sanctuary has been declared as a national park. It is located in which of the following state?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. Who among the following has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018?
(a) Manju Mehta
(b) Preeti Mallick
(c) Saroj Khan
(d) Alka Yagnik
(e) Lata Mangeshkar
Q7. International Whaling Commission (IWC) is recently in news. The headquarters of IWC is located in which of the following country?
(a) Japan
(b) Spain
(c) The United States
(d) United Kingdom
(e) China
Q8. Who among the following has created history by winning the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup held at Yale University, the USA?
(a) Sai Parnab Kumar
(b) A K Vijay
(c) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran
(d) Akash Mehta
(e) Ravichandran Vijaykaran
Q9. Which of the following country formally announced that it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters?
(a) Japan
(b) The UK
(c) The USA
(d) China
(e) South Korea
Q10. Prime Minister of Bhutan is in New Delhi on a three-day official visit to India. Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan.
(a)Tandi Dorji
(b) Dawa Gyeltshen
(c) Lotay Tshering
(d) Ugyen Dorji
(e) Jai Bir Shering
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Ans.1.(d)
Exp. In Assam, the third Dwijing Festival has begun on the bank of Aye river at Chirang district. Around 15 lakh tourists will participate in the festival. Assam PHE minister Rihon Daimary inaugurated the festival in presence of several dignitaries.
Ans.2.(e)
Exp. Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri, the tallest literary figure in the world of Urdu language, literature and literary criticism passed away.
Ans.3.(b)
Exp. The separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh will start functioning from January 1. Ministry of Law and Justice notified the constitution of the High Court in Amaravati.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has taken over as India’s chief boxing coach at the ongoing national camp. He took over from veteran coach SR Singh at the beginning of the camp.
Ans.5.(d)
Exp. Madhya Pradesh State government has declared Kuno wildlife sanctuary as a national park in compliance with the last condition imposed by a Supreme Court-appointed committee for the much awaited ‘translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat.’
Ans.6.(a)
Exp. Noted sitar player Manju Mehta has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government.
Ans.7.(d)
Exp. The IWC has a full-time Secretariat with headquarters located in the City of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ans.8.(c)
Exp. Aadi Sai Vijaykaran created history by winning the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup held at Yale University, the USA. The theme for the cup was ‘An Entangled World: diplomacy, human relationships, the science of memory, and literature, art’.
Ans.9.(a)
Exp. In a landmark policy shift, Japan formally announced that it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters next year for the first time in more than 30 years.
Ans.10.(c)
Exp. Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering arrived in New Delhi on a three-day official visit to India. Thimphu is the capital city of Bhutan.
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