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A)
Rajasthan
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Odisha

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Odisha


Renowened theatre artiste of Odisha, Paramananda Sahu (72) has passed away in Balasore  on 30th of November . He had directed and acted in more than a hundred dramas, besides being an artiste in All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
China
B)
Japan
C)
North Korea
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Japan


In Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone (101) has passed away at Tokyo on 29th November 2019. He was one of the longest-reigning Prime Ministers and known for his friendship with Ronald Reagan. He also broke an unwritten rule on limiting the annual defence budget to 1% of Gross National Product (GNP). In 1983, he became the first Japanese Premier to officially visit South Korea & mended fences with a country that Japan had brutally colonized from 1910 to 1945.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Haryana
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Odisha
D)
Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Haryana


The Election Commission of India (ECI)  has recently recognized the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) as state party of Haryana and alloted the symbol of “key” for the party. The decision in this regard was taken on the basis of the poll performance of the party in the recent 2019 Assembly elections in Haryana. The JJP was formed in December 2018 by a breakaway faction of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) & won 10 seats in the recently-held Haryana Assembly elections and formed the government with the BJP.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Rwanda
B)
Jallikattu
C)
Particles
D)
Marighella

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Particles


Particles, the French-Swiss film directed by Blaise Harrison won the Golden Peacock Award at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The IFFI 2019 concluded on November 28, 2019.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Aman Desai
B)
Sachin Tanwar
C)
Rahul Adhikari
D)
Manjeet Singh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rahul Adhikari


2019 Gold-Medalist from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R) & founder of International Changemaker Olympiad Rahul Adhikari, was conferred with 2019 Karmaveer Chakra Award REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship at the REX CONCLiVE held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Noida
B)
Gurugram
C)
Faridabad
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer : Option (D) - New Delhi


Seeking to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through innovation, the United Nations Development Programme on November 28 launched the country chapter of its Accelerator Lab in New Delhi.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Peking University
B)
National University of Singapore
C)
The University of Hong Kong
D)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Correct Answer : Option (B) - National University of Singapore


An impressive 550 universities feature in this year's rankings, including 68 new entrants. The National University of Singapore (NUS) remains number one in Asia, with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) leapfrogging The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to take second place this year.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Muttiah Muralitharan
B)
Kumar Sangakkara
C)
Sanath Jayasuriya
D)
Mahela Jayawardene

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Muttiah Muralitharan


Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan is likely to be governor of the country's Tamil-dominated Northern Province after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invited him to accept the post.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
New Delhi
B)
Kolkata
C)
Noida
D)
Gurugram

Correct Answer : Option (A) - New Delhi


The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are organising the 15th Higher Education Summit 2019 from 27th to 29th November 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48
A)
Warka Water
B)
Courtyard House Plugin
C)
Arcadia Education Project
D)
Enghelab Street Rehabilitation

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Arcadia Education Project


Arcadia Education Project honoured with the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019 for its Floating School Project. The architect of the project, Saif ul Haq, designed a school, which stays on land during the dry season and floats on the water during the monsoon.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:49:48