- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- M.G. Ranade
- Gopal Krishna Gokhle
- Kamini Kaushal
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Dilip Kumar
- Shatrughan Sinha
Explanation:
Bollywood thespian Dilip Kumar has been honoured with the Living Legend Lifetime award by the Punjab Association. He is widely considered as one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. He holds the Guinness World Record for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Saudagar, Kranti and Karma.
- Malaria: a disease without borders
- Invest in the future: defeat malaria
- End malaria for good
- Counting malaria out
Explanation:
The World Malaria Day (WMD) is observed every year on April 25 to create awareness among the people about this vector borne disease. The 2017 theme is “End malaria for good”. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly four lakh people die of malaria every year in the world. Tackling malaria is improving with a 29% drop in mortality rates between 2010 and 2015 and a 21% global decrease in cases. In India, every year close to one million people suffer from this diseases. Malaria caused by the falciparum parasite is the most serious, and can lead to breathing problems, liver failure, coma and eventual death. In areas with high malaria concentration, pregnant women and children are most at risk of contracting the disease. Around Ninety-one countries are working to reduce their malaria burden through the deployment and use of WHO-recommended preventive, diagnostic and treatment tools.
Which among following is also known as white gold?
- Nickel
- Rhodium
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Ahmad Shah
- Bahadur Shah
- Shah Alam II
- Muhammad Shah
- Dinbandhu Mitra
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Surendra Nath Banerjee
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Holkars
- Scindias
- Bundela
- Chandela
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
- Suresh Bharadwaj
- Mahender Singh
- Jairam Thakur
- Neeraj Nayyar
Explanation:
Jairam Thakur, the 5-time BJP MLA , has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday. Thakur is a MLA from Seraj in Mandi district. In the recent 2017 election, the BJP ousted the Congress from power by winning 44 out of the 68 seats.
- Radhakant Dev
- Ram Mohan Roy
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Debendranath Tagore
Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
- Allahabad
- Guwahati
- Belgaum
- Kakinada
Explanation:
Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in 1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress.