- Madam Blavatsky and H.S. Olcott
- Madam Blavatsky and Annie Besant
- H. S. Olcott and Annie Besant
- A. O. Hume and Annie Besant
- S.N. Sen
- R.C. Majumdar
- S.B. Chaudhari
- V.D. Savarkar
- Balban
- Alauddin Khilji
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Sikandar Lodi
- Jharkhand
- Bihar
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar pradesh
Explanation:
Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, a Padma Shri awardee, has become the first Indian mountaineer to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest for a record sixth time on May 27, 2017. He works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force (BSF) in Dehradun. He first summited Everest in 1998 and followed it with up with successive ascents in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2013. He hails from Bona village of Munsiyari in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
As per 2017 UNWTO report on least-visited nations, which is the least visited country in 2016?
- Bangladesh
- Moldova
- Comoros
- Tuvalu
Explanation:
According to 2017 report by the United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO), the island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016. Only 2,000 people ventured to the South Pacific paradise of Tuvalu in 2016. The latest report reveals that there are 15 least-visited countries globally. Kiribati is the 2nd least visited country, followed by Sao Tome and Principe, Montserrat, Comoros, Djibouti, San Marino, Timor-Leste, Liechtenstein, Sierra Leone, Anguilla, Moldova, Bangladesh, Bhutan and French Guiana.
- Peshwa
- Gaekwar
- Sindhia
- Holkar
- Priti Patel
- Zayn Malik
- Nisha Dutt
- Asha Bhosle
Explanation:
Nisha Dutt, the CEO of Intellecap, has been honoured with the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award at The 7th Asian Awards in London in recognition of her work in making Intellecap a globally known enterprise that focuses on social capital. With this, Dutt has become the first Indian woman leader to be honoured with this award. Her key contribution has been integrating technology with challenges of healthcare, financial services, incubation and conceptualizing programs such as Innovations Labs and Credit-tree.
- Germany
- Romania
- Ukraine
- France
Explanation:
Alexander Zverev (20), a German professional tennis player, has won the 2017 Men’s singles Rome Masters tennis tournament by defeating four-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final by 6-3, 6-4 in Rome, Italy. With this win, Zverev became the youngest player since Djokovic in 2007 to win a Masters 1000 title and the first player born in the 1990s to do so. Beside this, Elina Svitolina of Ukraine has won the women’s singles Italian Open tennis title Simona Halep of Romania.
- Hassan al-Bashir
- Hassabu Mohamed Rahman
- Bakri Hassan Saleh
- Muhammad Ahmad
Explanation:
On 1 March 2017, Bakri Hassan Saleh has been appointed by President Omar al-Bashir as Sudan’s first Prime Minister since the post was abolished in 1989. The post of Prime Minister was re-established with limited powers, while most power remained in the hands of the President. As Prime Minister, Saleh retained his post as First Vice President of SUdan.
“38th Parallel Border Line” divided which of the following ?
- Poland and Germany
- India and China
- North and South Korea
- US and Canada