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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: December 05, 2017

1. Which state is hosting the 6th International Tourism Mart 2017? [A] Tripura[B] Assam [C] Nagaland[D] Punjab Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Assam ] Notes:The 6th International Tourism...

December 5, 2017

MP passes bill awarding death for rape of girls aged 12 or less

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has unanimously passed Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017 that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death....

December 5, 2017

Venezuela launches new virtual currency “Petro”

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched a crypto-currency “Petro” to advance issues of monetary sovereignty, make financial transactions and overcome the financial blockade. Beside this, Petro will also circumvent...

December 5, 2017

22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP)

Anupriya Patel, MoS (Health & Family Welfare), has recently inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) at New Delhi. The 5-day conference is being conducted...

December 5, 2017

Rahul Singh is President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)

Rahul Singh, Founder & CEO of The Beer Café, has taken over as the new President of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) in New Delhi. The...

December 5, 2017

US withdraws from United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration

The United States has pulled out from the UN Global Compact on Migration as it does not meet the policies and principles of the Donald Trump administration. The...

December 5, 2017

India’s largest floating solar power plant opened in Kerala

India’s largest floating solar power plant has become operational at the Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad, Kerala on December 5, 2017. The solar power plant that floats on...

December 5, 2017

2017 World Soil Day (WSD)

The World Soil Day (WSD) is observed every year on December 5 to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human...

December 5, 2017

ADB approves fund for Reliance Bangladesh Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved debt financing and partial risk guarantee of $583 million to develop Reliance Power’s 750MW LNG based combined cycle power plant and...

December 5, 2017

Shamli District included in NCR

The Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh has been included in the National Capital Region (NCR). With this, the total number of districts in the NCR goes to 23....

December 5, 2017

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