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1 .

Who was elected as the 14th Vice President of India with 528 votes?

A)

Devendra Fadnavis

B)

Margaret Alva

C)

Jagdeep Dhankhar

D)

Yashwant Sinha

Correct Answer : Jagdeep Dhankhar

Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice President of India

NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was declared elected as the Vice President of India on Saturday(6th Aug 2022) after he bagged 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva’s 182.

* Dhankhar, 71, will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu who demits office August 10, 2022.

* The returning officer of the vice presidential election said of the total 780 electors, 725 cast their ballots but 15 votes were found to be invalid.

* The turnout was 92.94 per cent, he said, adding that a candidate needed 356 votes to get elected.

* Of all the valid votes, Dhankhar secured 74.36 per cent. He has the highest winning margin in the last six vice presidential elections held since 1997..

About Jagdeep Dhankhar : Jagdeep Dhankhar was born on 18th May 1951. He was born in an Agrarian household in a remote village located in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. He completed his schooling at Sainik School, Chittorgarh. He pursued his law degree from the University of Rajasthan.

Previous Positions Jagdeep Dhankhar :

1993-98 : Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kishangarh

1989-91 : Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu

1990-91 : Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs

2019-22 : Governor of West Bengal

Source : The Print

Published On : August 6, 2022

2 .

Which government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each of the 13 districts in the state?

A)

Tamil Nadu

B)

Uttarakhand

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand government has decided to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each of the 13 districts in the state. Citizens of these villages will be trained by experts to use the ancient Indian language as a medium of daily communication, Uttarakhand’s Minister for Sanskrit Education.

Sanskrit is the second official language of Uttarakhand. The first language is Hindi.

Uttarakhand is the first state in the country to launch an initiative on this scale to promote Sanskrit. There is only one Sanskrit-speaking village in the state of Karnataka.

Sanskrit teachers will be sent to the selected villages to teach locals how to communicate in the language. They will also be taught the Vedas and the Puranas to help them acquire proficiency in Sanskrit. To be called ”Sanskrit Gram”, each of these villages will be a centre of ancient Indian culture

“The younger generation should be able to speak the language of its ancestors. Besides taking the younger generation closer to its roots, these villages will give visitors from across the country and abroad a glimpse of India’s ancient culture,” the minister said..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 6, 2022

3 .

When the 'Hiroshima Day' is observed on globally?

A)

August 6th

B)

August 5th

C)

August 4th

D)

August 3rd

Correct Answer : August 6th

Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 every year. It aims to promote peace politics against war. This day is a reminder of the bombing attack on Hiroshima by the United States during World War II.

Hiroshima Day 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing. Hiroshima Day is observed every year in commemoration of the tragedy and serves as a day of remembrance and as a focus for peace politics, anti-war and anti-nuclear discussions, and demonstrations.

Hiroshima Day History : On this day in 1945, the American bomber B-29 dropped a five-ton atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima city was named 'Little Boy’.

The bomb destroyed about four square miles of the city and killed 80,000 people. In the weeks following, thousands more died from wounds and radiation.

But Japan did not surrender in World War II. After three days, on August 9, the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. As a result, Emperor of Japan Hirohito announced unconditional surrender in World War II on August 15..

Source : India Today

Published On : August 6, 2022

4 .

Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (K-DISC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company to Promote Employability?

A)

Twitter

B)