- Shalwati
- Ramaniya
- Basantsena
- Amrapali
Gagan Narang clinched silver in which rifle prone event at Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane?
- 10m rifle prone
- 25m rifle prone
- 30m rifle prone
- 50m rifle prone
Explanation:
Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan Narang won a silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle prone event of the Commonwealth Shooting Championships on November 2, 2017. Another Indian, Swapnil Suresh Kusale bagged the bronze in the same event, while Dane Sampson of Australia won the gold. In women’s 25m pistol final, India’s Suraj Singh won the bronze, while the gold and silver went to host country’s L Yaumleuskay and E Galiabovitch respectively.
- Haryana
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- Rajasthan
Explanation:
The Bihar government has recently launched an ambitious programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities on the occasion of Bihar Diwas. The purpose of the program is to provide free Wi-Fi facility to help youths to move ahead in life and to become digital smart. The foundation day of Bihar which is also known as Bihar Diwas (or Bihar Sthapana Diwas) is celebrated every year on March 22. It was on this day when the British carved out the state from Bengal Presidency in 1912.
The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__?
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Sarojini Naidu
Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu, popularly known as ‘Nightingle of India’ was the second woman (After Annie Besant) and first Indian woman to become congress president. The Presided the Kanpur session in 1925. She was also the first woman governor of an Indian state ( United Provinces of Agra and Oudh). She was also a great poetess whose romanticism charmed people in India and Europe. Some of her literary works include the Golden Threshold (1905), The Broken Wing (1917), The Bird of Time and The Magic Lute.
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Lala Hardayal
- Madam Blavatsky
- Madam Bhikaji Cama
- Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria
- Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani
- Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi
- Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudaraj
Who has won the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence-2016?
- Digambar Behera
- Sharat Kumar Pradhan
- Prasanta Mohapatra
- Bhishma Kumar Patel
Explanation:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recently conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar Behera. Behera is senior professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. Beside this, Prof Prasanta Mohapatra, a professor at the University of California, was also conferred this award for 2015. The award was instituted by Odisha Bigyan Academy (OBA) and is given to any Odia scientist working anywhere in India or abroad each year for his/her lifetime research contributions in the field of science and technology.
- Shalwati
- Ramaniya
- Basantsena
- Amrapali
- Mumbai
- Ahmedabad
- New Delhi
- Gandhinagar
Explanation:
The National Gandhi Museum (NGM) is located in New Delhi i.e. showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi. The museum first opened in Mumbai, shortly after Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. The museum relocated several times before moving to Rajghat, New Delhi in 1961, next to the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. The museum is in news because Dr. Y P Anand, the former Director of National Gandhi Museum (NGM), has authored the book ‘Historical Background to the Imposition of Salt Tax under the British Rule in India (1757-1947) and Mahatma Gandhi s Salt Satyagraha (1930-31) against the British Rule Background’. The book is recently launched by the Dr.
Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism, at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on July 13, 2017. This book is extremely important for India, especially in the present times, wherein there is a need for humanity in the world.
- Qutub Minar
- Lodi’s Tomb
- Humayun’s Tomb
- Red Fort