- Norway
- Canada
- Switzerland
- South Africa
Explanation:
Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai has become only the 6th person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship for advocating girls’ education. The Pakistani activist was welcomed to the seat of Canada’s democracy by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At age 19, Yousafzai is the youngest person to speak to Canadian members of parliament and senators in a joint session. She is also the youngest to receive honorary Canadian citizenship — a privilege previously granted to five others including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Chandan Sinha
- Arvind Mayaram
- S Ganesh Kumar
- Rajiv Mehrishi
Explanation:
S Ganesh Kumar has been appointed the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He succeeded Chandan Sinha, who has taken voluntary retirement on May 31, 2017. As Executive Director (ED), Kumar will look after the departments of Information Technology, Payment and Settlement Systems and External Investments and Operations. Prior to being promoted as ED, he was Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Information Technology. Currently, the central bank has 11 Executive Directors.
- Rowlatt Satyagraha
- Salt Satyagraha
- Quit India Movement
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Buddhu Bhagat
- Surga
- Siddhu
- Ram Singh
- Garbine Muguruza
- Simona Halep
- Roger Federer
- Marin Cilic
Explanation:
Roger Federer, a Swiss professional tennis player , has won the 2017 men’s singles Wimbledon Tennis tournament by defeating Marin Cilic in the final by 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 at All England Club in London, United Kingdom (UK). With this win, Federer has won a record 8th Wimbledon title and became the Wimbledon’s oldest men’s winner of the modern era, succeeding Arthur Ashe, who was almost 32 when he won in 1976. This was Swiss superstar’s 11th Wimbledon final and 29th title at the majors. With this victory, Federer also became the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1976 to win Wimbledon without dropping a set in the entire tournament.
Where is the headquarters of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI)?
- New Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Visakhapatnam
- Chennai
Explanation:
The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate supply of sand for highways construction work on December 13, 2017. The concessionaires working on highways projects have been facing a shortage of sand at many sites. The MoU aims to fill this gap by facilitating the availability of sand for these concessionaires. As per the MoU, business intermediaries will ship and store this sand at various ports in India and market it in India. NHAI will facilitate the process by displaying the availability of sand at various stockyards at the ports. The headquarters of the DCI is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Bairam Khan
- Man Singh
- Birbal
- Todar Mal
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Humayun
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Vidya Balan
- Priyanka Chopra
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Deepika Padukone
Explanation:
The bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has won the best actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA) for her role in 2016 film ‘Sarbjit’. The movie was directed by Omung Kumar. “Sarbjit” was the biopic on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of terrorism and spying in Pakistan and was sentenced to death. He was attacked by inmates at a prison in Lahore in April 2013 and died a few days later. The film showcased his journey inside the jail, and his sister’s un
ending fight to free him.
- Aryabhatta
- Brahmagupta
- Bana
- Kalhana