MK Damodaran, who passed away recently, was the former Advocate General of which state?
- Odisha
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Kerala
Explanation:
MK Damodaran (77), the veteran lawyer and former Advocate General of Kerala, has passed away in Kochi, Kerala. He was one of the most popular figures at the Kerala High Court and was well known for defending the Naxalites during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. He was expert in both criminal and civil cases and was jailed during the Emergency period 1975-77.
- Dr Br Ambedkar,
- Dr Rajendra Prasad
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
- Rajaraja
- Rajendra I
- Rajadhiraja
- Rajendra II
Explanation:
Rajaraja Chola I laid the foundation for the growth of the Chola kingdom into an empire, by conquering the kingdoms of southern India and the Chola Empire expanded as far as Sri Lanka in the south, and Kalinga (Orissa) in the northeast. He conquered Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Sumatra and other places in Malay Peninsula. The naval conquest of the ‘old islands of the sea numbering 12,000’, the Maldives marked one of the conquests of Rajaraja. Rajaraja I built a strong navy with the aim of controlling the sea.
- Vasudeva
- Pali
- Brahmi
- Sanskrit
- April 23
- April 24
- April 22
- April 25
Explanation:
The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated every year on April 24 across India to mark the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993.
Who has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament?
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Valtteri Bottas
- Sergio Perez
- Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:
Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who races in Formula One for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team, has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore.
- $275 million
- $375 million
- $475 million
- $575 million
Explanation:
The World Bank (WB) has approved a $375 million loan to India’s first waterway project “National Waterway (NW) 1”. The waterway project is to create a water transport fairway on a 1,360-km stretch of the Ganga River between Varanasi and Haldia. The project will help build the infrastructure needed to develop water transportation in the area. It will finance the construction of six multi-modal terminals, 10 RORO jetties, ship-repair facilities as well as passenger jetties along the river. It will also help modernise the ageing Farakka lock and add a new lock to allow for smoother passage of boats. The project will also help the Inland Waterways Authority of India acquire a state-of-the-art River Information System as well as navigation aids to make travel on the river safer and more reliable. The US$375 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 7-year grace period and a maturity of 17 years.
- Bamiyan
- Hyderabad
- Kandy
- Lhasa
- Pakistan
- India
- Bangladesh
- Burma
- Swami Vivekanand
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Vishnu Shastri Pandi