- Bulandshahar
- Barabanki
- Saharanpur
- Chanduali
Explanation:
Narora Atomic Power Station is located in Narora, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh.
- India
- Persia
- Arabia
- Europe
- Afghanistan
- Morocco
- Iraq
- Iran
Explanation:
Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan explorer. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla.Battuta is considered one of the greatest travelers of all time. He came to India during the regime of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Planning Commission of India was established by which among the following means?
- Act of Parliament
- Presidential Order
- Presidential Ordinance
- Cabinet Resolution
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1991
Explanation:
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants.
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Chess
- Tennis
Explanation:
Satwik Sai Raj and Maneesha K have recently won the mixed doubles title at the 81st Senior National Badminton Championships by defeating Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan in the final by 21-14, 21-18 at Patna, Bihar. Apart from this, the women’s singles title has been won by Rituparna Das by defeating Reshma Karthik in the final and men’s singles title has been clinched by Sorabh Verma by defeating Lakshya Sen in the final by 21-13, 21-12 at the Senior Badminton championships tournament.
Who has been honoured with the 2017 Mahanayak Samman?
- Moon Moon Sen
- Debashree Roy
- Shakuntala Barua
- Mamata Shankar
Explanation:
The veteran actress Shakuntala Barua has been honoured with the 2017 Mahanayak Samman at Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata for her contribution to the world of cinema. Awards were also presented to Prosenjit Chatterjee, Nusrat Jahan, Arindam Sil, Bickram Ghosh, Soumik Halder and Padmanabha Dasgupta in various categories. Suparnokanti Karati for Bisarjan and Shiboprasad Mukhopadhyay of Windows Productions for Praktan were among awardees for the Best Film and Best Producer categories. The Mahanayak Samman is the highest film award given by the West Bengal government. The awards were instituted in the year 2012 in the memory of the legendary actor ‘Mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar.
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Bindusara
- Ashoka
- Kunal
Which country’s team has clinched the 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup Tournament?
- China
- England
- India
- Japan
Explanation:
The India women’s national field hockey team has won the 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup Tournament by defeating China in the final by 5-4 via a shootout at Kakamigahara in Japan on November 5, 2017. Savita was adjudged Goalkeeper-of-the-Tournament while Monica won the Woman-of-the-Match award. With this win, Indian team has qualified for the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup i.e. scheduled to be held in England. South Korea secured third place with a 1-0 win over Japan. India had to wait long for their second Women’s Asia Cup title with the last one coming way back in 2004, when they had beaten Japan in New Delhi for the trophy. The triumph of the Indian women’s team follows the Asia Cup victory of the men’s side in October 2107.
Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for physical activity in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR)?
- Mary Kom
- Milkha Singh
- Pullela Gopichand
- Abhinav Bindra
Explanation:
Milkha Singh, the legendary athlete, has been appointed as the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for physical activity in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR). As goodwill ambassador, he will promote WHO SEAR’s Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) prevention and control action plan which seeks to reduce the level of insufficient physical activity by 10% and NCDs by 25% by 2025. Milkha Singh, also known as ‘the Flying Sikh’, is a Padma Shri awardee and had won medals in athletics in Commonwealth and Asian games.