1. Racharla Samrajyam, who passed away recently, was the freedom fighter from which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Racharla Samrajyam (98), the veteran freedom fighter, has recently passed away at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Samrajyam was inspired by the Quit India Movement, when she was undergoing Hindi Pracharak training at Anantapur in 1942. She quit the training programme and joined the Quit India Movement.She was arrested at Bezawada (Vijayawada) and was sent to the Raya Vellore Jail for 6 months in 1944. She received the ‘Tarmra Patra’ from the Government of India (GoI) in 1972.
2. Which country has launched the world’s first Braille Atlas for visually impaired persons?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
The world’s first Braille Atlas for visually impaired persons has been launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences. The special edition of the “Atlas for Visually Impaired (India)” in English Braille has been prepared by National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) under the Department of S&T. The Atlas priced at Rs.600 and has 20 maps that cover themes such as physical, socio-economic and cultural aspects such as river system, natural vegetation, Metropolitan cities, roads, food and cash crops. The Atlas will be distributed free of cost to various schools across India for educating the students with visual challenges.
3. Which Indian-origin personality has been awarded the 2017 United Kingdom’s (UK) Outstanding Bravery of the Year Award?
[A] Jasleen Laghari
[B] Aaleyah Khan
[C] Shand Panesar
[D] Harikiran Sharma
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Correct Answer: C [Shand Panesar]
Notes:
Shand Panesar, an Indian-origin constable with Scotland Yard, has been awarded 2017 United Kingdom’s (UK) Outstanding Bravery of the Year Award for risking his life with a colleague to rescue a couple from a burning building in London in September 2016. Panesar and Craig Nicholson were jointly awarded after the public voted for them in the Total Excellence in Policing Awards, which were presented by Metropolitan Police police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.
4. Who has been chosen for the 2017 National Yash Chopra Memorial Award?
[A] Sanjay Dutt
[B] Nawazuddin Siddiqui
[C] Shah Rukh Khan
[D] Ranbir Kapoor
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Correct Answer: C [Shah Rukh Khan]
Notes:
Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured with the 4th National Yash Chopra Memorial Award-2017 on February 24. The award commemorates the director-producer by honouring excellence in various spheres of cinema like acting, music etc.
5. The International conference on ‘Bharat Bodh’ (Idea of Bharat) was held in which city?
[A] Pune
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an International conference on ‘Bharat Bodh’ (Idea of Bharat) on February 23, 2017 in New Delhi. The 3-day conference is organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal (BSM).
6. Which state government has made Sanskrit compulsory up to class VIII in all classes?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
The Assam government has made Sanskrit education compulsory in all state board schools till Class VIII. Apart from making Sanskrit mandatory, the cabinet also created a post to monitor cleanliness in government-run schools under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Assam government has also decided to appoint a computer teacher in all high schools to provide students access to computer education.
7. The nationwide “Swachh Shakti Saptah” has been launched from which city?
[A] Gandhinagar
[B] Gurugram
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] Noida
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Correct Answer: B [Gurugram]
Notes:
Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation, has recently launched nationwide ‘Swachh Shakti Saptah’ from Gurugram, Haryana on March 1, 2017 to raise awareness on sanitation and cleanliness. Over 1,500 women sarpanches of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and all women sarpanches of Gurugram division are participating in this event. The ‘Swachh Shakti Saptah’ will observe across the country from March 1 to 8, 2017. PM Narendra Modi will take part in closing ceremony of the week long programme on 8th of March at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
8. The annual tribal festival ‘Bhagoria’ will start in which of the following states?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The annual tribal festival ‘Bhagoria’ will be held in Jhabua and four other districts of Madhya Pradesh from March 13, 2017. The week-long festival is organised at different Bhagoria haats (local markets) in Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar, Khargone and Barwani districts in western Madhya Pradesh. The haat festival is organized in the form of a ‘swayamvar’ or a marriage market where young girls and boys are allowed to choose their partners. Bhagoria Haat Festival has an agricultural significance attached to it, that is, it coincides with the end of harvesting. So some people also celebrate it to mark the completion of harvesting. Foreign tourists also converge in large numbers at these haats to catch a glimpse of the traditional festival.
9. The 13th edition of Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) summit was held in which country?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Uzbekistan
[C] Tajikistan
[D] Azerbaijan
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Correct Answer: A [Pakistan ]
Notes:
The 13th edition of Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) summit was held in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 1, 2017. The purpose of the summit is to increase cooperation in areas such as trade, energy, tourism, economic growth and productivity. Ambassador Halil Ibrahim Akca from Turkey is the current Secretary General of ECO. The ECO was formed in 1985 by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. It now also includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
10. India’s longest cable-stayed bridge across river Narmada is situated on which National Highway (NH)?
[A] NH-1
[B] NH-5
[C] NH-2
[D] NH-8
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Correct Answer: D [NH-8]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the India’s longest cable-bridge over the Narmada River on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai section of NH-8 (New NH-48) in Bharuch, Guajarat. The four-lane extra-dosed bridge is 20.8m wide, with 14.5m carriageway and 3m footpath. It is supported on 9 Pylons of 36 meter height on pile foundation of 1.5m diameter. The bridge will be lit by more than 400 LED lights. The bridge is built by Larsen and Turbo, as a part of the Rs. 379 crore project of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).