3. 1.
The battle of Bhima Koregaon was fought on Jan 1, 1818
between the British EIC & Peshwa faction of the Maratha
Confederacy. Which Indian Regiment traces its roots to this
war, that was in the news recently?
6. 2.
V D Sawarkar. for the very first time,
propounded the Two Nation Theory, which later
was expanded by the Muslim League. However, X
supported this view and called, ‘India’, as a bride
with two eyes.
Identify X.
18. 6.
X is named after the Maharaja of X. It started in 1945-46 and was
only a school level competition till 1986-87. It changed to Under-19
competition in 1987-88. The matches are played for four days.
Give me X.
24. 8.
X is also known as Kalakuta which literally means Black Mass
or Time Puzzle. As per Mythology, when it appeared, it started
killing both Asuras and Devas and created chaos. It started
causing asphyxiation which prompted everyone to call upon
Brahma, who sent them to Vishnu and finally, Vishnu sent
them to Shiva. Shiva chose to embrace X but Parvati warned
him. X was so lethal that finally Shiva, also, was saved by Tara,
a form of Parvati.
Name X.
27. 9.
In wake of certain accusations and convictions which shook
the USA, also prompted Pyeongchang Olympics to organise X
to help and somehow protect the athletes from something.
What have they decided to set up?
28.
29. ANS
SETTING UP OF TRAUMA CENTRES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE IN WAKE OF DR NASSER’S
CONVICTION IN US
39. 13.
India has given many good words to Oxford English – hartal,
tamasha, khushi… The new word will come in 2022. We must
all work towards it. It is _________ .
Shashi Tharoor
48. 16.
Edward Kutchat was a Nicobarese Leader of the tribal council
of Car Nicobar. When Nehru visited him in the Island, he asked
Edward to give land to the IAF to make Airbase. Kutchat
agreed but on one condition. He asked Nehru to give him
_________.
68. 22.
There is Nehru Planetarium in the complex and nearby it, stands
Shikargah, also known as Kushak Mahal or the Hunting House that
was built by X in the 14th Century. However X’s fort was situated far
away on the banks of Yamuna River.
Identify X.
71. 23.
Recently, upon the visit of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu,
something was added in the name of the Teen Murti Chowk.
What and why was it added?
72.
73. ANS
TEEN MURTI HAIFA CHOWK
THE SOLDIERS FROM THE THREE STATES WENT IN THE WAR
IN HAIFA REGION OF THE ERSTWHILE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
74. 24.
While talking about the connect between Israel and
India, it came to light, that X, a sufi saint from India
had visited Haifa in present day Israel.
Who is X?
80. 26.
This is Sofia, created by Hanson Robotics in collaboration with Alphabet Inc. It has also
become the first robot in the world to get citizenship of any country. The interesting part is that
the robot bears its face inspired from an actress. Tell me the name of the actress.
83. 27.
We find the first ever mention of the Sinhalese queen
Padmavati in the long poem, Padmavat, written by Malik
Muhammad Jayasi in the 15th century. However, the mirror
theory popularly propounded did not have any base in the
poem. Who propounded this fictitious story who is also
credited to have coined the word, ‘Feudalism’ for the first time
in his work, ‘ Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan’?
86. 28.
It is a custom for India and Pakistan to do something every
year on the first day of January as per an agreement signed
between both the countries in December 1988 that came into
force on January 27, 1991. The custom brought the attention of
everyone particularly this year as it remained functional in the
backdrop of the heightened tensions between the two nations
over few issues.
What is being talked about?
95. 31.
The crucial mechanism through which the scam was effected was the ready forward (RF)
deal. The RF is in essence a secured short-term (typically 15-day) loan from one bank to
another. Crudely put, the bank lends against government securities just as a pawnbroker
lends against jewellery. The borrowing bank actually sells the securities to the lending bank
and buys them back at the end of the period of the loan, typically at a slightly higher price. It
was this ready forward deal that ____________ accomplices used with great success to
channel money from the banking system.
Sucheta Dalal, The Times of India
107. 35.
Mahamastakabhishekha is a grand Jain festival being
organised in some part of India. It is celebrated once in 12
years and is often termed as Kumbha of Jains. The main
attraction of the festival will be a 58.8 ft. monolith of X that will
get anointed on the occasion.
Identify X.
110. 36.
Mughal-e-Azam was one of the arduous project that took
almost a decade time due to the financial crunches and the
lack of trust among the potential producers. K Asif, who once
even thought of scrapping the project was however saved by
X, who produced it . The movies is once again in the news as it
is being staged in the form of play by Firoz Abbas Khan in the
capital.
