The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has celebrated the 74th anniversary of First Flag Hoisting Day on which date?
- December 31
- December 30
- December 29
- December 28
Explanation:
The 74th anniversary of First Flag Hoisting Day has celebrated in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 30, 2017. Lieutenant Governor Admiral DK Joshi hoisted the National Flag at the main function held at the Gymkhana Ground in Port Blair. On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor felicitated veteran Islanders who were members of Indian National Army and Indian Independence League. CK Bose, grandson of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and Indresh Kumar, advisor to Forum for Awareness for National Security (FANS) and family members of veteran freedom fighter Veer Savarkar and others were present. A large number of FANS members attended the function. It was on this day, in 1943; Netaji Subash Chandra Bose had hoisted the National Tri-colour for the first time with the help of Japanese forces at the Gymkhana Ground in Port Blair and declared A and N Islands free from British Rule, four years before India’s Independence.
India’s first cartoon network theme park “Amaazia” will come up in which city?
- Surat
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- Jaipur
Explanation:
Broadcaster Turner International India and Gujarat-based Rajgreen Group have entered into a brand partnership to set up India’s first Cartoon Network branded amusement park “Amaazia” in Surat, Gujarat. The park is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2019 on a budget of Rs 450 crore. It will spread across an area of 61,000 sq m and will have family entertainment destination with 33 theme-based attractions as well as 20 unique water-slides. It will be divided into four major sections – a theme park branded by Cartoon Network, a water park, a family recreational hub and a service apartment and retail shopping area. The park has been conceptualised and designed by the Sanderson Group, Australia. For Turner, this is the third such arrangement globally. It has a similar model in IMG Dubai and CN Amazone Water Park, in Thailand.
- Akbar
- Babar
- Shahjahan
- Shershah
- Nirukta
- Shiksha
- Chhandas
- Kalpa
- Ajatsatru
- Ashoka
- Kanishka
- Kalasoka
Explanation:
The First Buddhist Council was held at Saptaparni cave near Rajagriha in 72 AD, during the reign of Emperor Ajatsatru. It was held under the Presidentship of Mahakassapa to compile the Dhamma Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka.
- Dr Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr Satypal
- Swami Shraddhanand and Mazhar-ul-Haq
- Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
- Lord Bentinck
- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Wellesely
- Barrackpore
- Meerut
- Kanpur
- Jhansi
- modernise the Indian army
- Modernise the Indian agriculture
- impose censorship on National Press
- improve the relationship between Government of India and Indian Princely States
Sudip Datta Bhowmik, the noted journalist was shot dead. He hailed from which state?
- Karnataka
- West Bengal
- Tripura
- Odisha
Explanation:
Sudip Datta Bhowmik (49), the noted journalist was shot dead under mysterious circumstances at a battalion headquarters of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) near Agartala on November 21, 2017. He was working for a vernacular daily ‘Syandan Patrikaand’ and was also contributing to lo
cal television channel ‘News Vanguard’.