- Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig
- Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza
- Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah
- Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski
Explanation:
Rohan Bopanna from India and his Canadian teammate Gabriela Dabrowski have won the 2017 French Open mixed doubles tournament by defeating the pair of Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Colombia’s Robert Farah in the final by 2-6, 6-2, 12-10.
- Ashoka
- Pushyamitra
- Menander
- Kanishka
- Parimal Rai
- Santosh Kumar
- Sanjay Gupta
- V P Singh Badnore
Explanation:
Sanjay Gupta, the CEO of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the society and Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar for a period of five years w.e.f. June 23, 2017. He is the Editor in Chief of Dainik Jagran since 2014 and has been associated with the Jagran Group for more than two decades. Earlier, he also served as a member on the board of governors of IIM Lucknow and of Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He is also a member of the Shri Piran Chand Gupta Samarak Trust which runs several colleges and schools across the country.
- Myanmar
- Bangladesh
- Thailand
- Sri Lanka
Explanation:
India and Bangladesh have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways. The waterways will facilitate movement of passengers and goods between India’s northeast and West Bengal with Bangladesh. Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya has stated that infrastructure for the services would be set up along the major rivers in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Brahmaputra in Assam. The services are expected to start by the end of year 2017.
- Akbar the Great
- Zahir-ud-din Babar
- Shahjehan
- Aurangzeb
Which country has launched the world’s largest amphibious aircraft “AG600”?
- China
- Norway
- Japan
- New Zealand
Explanation:
China’s world’s largest amphibious aircraft “AG600” has performed its maiden flight from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport at Zhuhai in Guangdong Province on December 24, 2017. It’s the latest step in China’s military modernization program. The 121-feet long AG600 aircraft plane, codenamed “Kunlong”, has a 38.8-meter wingspan and 4 turboprop engines. It is around the size of a Boeing 737 and can carry 50 people. The aircraft has military applications but will also be used for firefighting and performing maritime rescues. It can use conventional airports and also land and take-off from the sea.
- Ahmed Saleem
- Abul Ahsan
- Amjad Hussain B Sial
- Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Explanation:
Amjad Hussain B Sial, a senior Pakistani diplomat, has become the new Secretary-General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). He succeeded Arjun Bahadur Thapa of Nepal. Sial has 33 years of experience in Pakistan’s Foreign Service. He has also served at SAARC Secretariat as director in Kathmandu. The Secretary-General tenure is of three years and is the head of the SAARC Secretariat, which is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. The SAARC Secretariat coordinates and monitors the implementation of activities, hosts meetings, and serves as a channel of communication between the Association and its member states as well as other regional organizations.
In which of the following plants, you can find Leghemoglobin?
- Wheat
- Soyabean
- Potato
- Brinjal
Explanation:
Legume nodules possess special protein called LEGHEMOGLOBIN. The synthesis of leghemoglobin is the result of symbiosis because neither bacteria alone nor legume plant alone possess the protein
- Rajgir
- Bodh Gaya
- Sarnath
- Kushinagar
- Palbinder Kaur Shergill
- Gulab Kaur
- Harita Kaur Shergill
- Sukhpreet Kaur
Explanation:
The Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate, Palbinder Kaur Shergill has been appointed a judge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. With this, she has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court judge of Canada. Justice Shergill succeeded Justice EA Arnold-Bailey, who retired on May 31. Justice Shergill has actively represented the interests of the Canadian Sikh community in several cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, including the one dealing with the right of Sikh students to wear the kirpan (ceremonial dagger) in schools.