41. India and which country are set to hold their first tri-services exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’?
[A] United States
[B] United Kingdom
[C] France
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: A [United States]
Notes:
India and the United States are set to hold their first trilateral-service military exercise codenamed ‘Tiger Triumph’ at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in November 2019. The exercise is being organized under the aegis of the headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS).
42. Which noted journalist has won the first Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism?
[A] Rajdeep Sardesai
[B] Karan Thapar
[C] Prannoy Roy
[D] Ravish Kumar
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Correct Answer: D [Ravish Kumar]
Notes:
In Bengaluru, Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Ravish Kumar has recently received the first Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism by freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy. He was chosen for the award for sharp news analysis and uncompromising secular stance by the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust (GLMT). Apart from this, three books – ‘Neera Nade’ by Prof. Vinaya Okkunda, ‘Dehali Nota’ by senior journalist D. Umapathy, and Ravish Kumar’s ‘Free Voices’ translated as ‘Maatige Enu Kadime’ by Harshakumar Kugwe.
43. Rahul Aware is associated to which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Wrestling
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: C [Wrestling ]
Notes:
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze in men’s 61Kg free-style category at the 2019 World Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. However, this was not an Olympic category and thus the bronze did not help Aware qualify for the Tokyo Games. It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver and 4 bronzes. In the ongoing event, Deepak Punia in men’s 86kg category was forced to pull out of the final due to an injury and settled for silver.
44. The Union Government has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India in the name of which freedom fighter?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Bhimrao Ambedkar
[C] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: C [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]
Notes:
The Union Government has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The award seeks to recognize notable and inspiring contributions to promote the cause of national unity and integrity and to reinforce the value of a strong and united India. The award will be announced on the occasion of the National Unity Day (NUD) on the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31st of October. The award would consist of a medal and a citation. No monetary grant or cash award would be attached to this Award. Not more than 3 awards would be given in a year. It would not be conferred posthumously except in very rare and highly deserving cases.
45. Ponung Doming has become the first woman officer from which state as Lieutenant Colonel?
[A] Manipur
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Mizoram
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Ponung Doming has created history by becoming the first woman Army officer from Arunachal Pradesh to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. Earlier, IAF Wing Commander Shaliza Dhami became the 1st female officer to be appointed as flight commander of a flying unit.
46. Payal Jangid, who has become the first Indian to win the Changemaker Award from Gates Foundation, is from which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan ]
Notes:
The 17-year old Payal Jangid from Rajasthan has become the first Indian to win the Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York. She was recognised for her campaign to end child labour and child marriage. Jangid, who fought against her own marriage at a young age, work towards the abolition of child marriage in her village “Hinsla”, which is a child-friendly village (Bal Mitra Gram), and other neighbouring villages. Her campaign includes organizing rallies, putting up posters, paining walls and going door-to-door to speak to families on the same.
47. Who has been honoured with the 2019 Rights Livelihood awards?
[A] Holly Gillibrand
[B] John Paul Jose
[C] Ridhima Pandey
[D] Greta Thunberg
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Correct Answer: D [Greta Thunberg ]
Notes:
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg has been honoured as one of four winners of the 2019 Rights Livelihood awards for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts. The award is known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. Ms. Thunberg shares the award with Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami people, Chinese women’s rights lawyer Guo Jianmei and Western Sahara human rights defender Aminatou Haidar. The four laureates will received a cash award of 1 million Swedish crowns ($103,000) each.
48. JNU has signed pact with which IIT for research, education & technology?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Indore
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Madras
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Correct Answer: C [IIT Delhi]
Notes:
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has inked an agreement with IIT-Delhi for cooperation in research, education and technology developments in science and other disciplines. This collaboration will also facilitate access to each other’s libraries and central research facilities to intensify joint research projects and other related academic activities.
49. Which Indian organistion has discovered 30 reels of unedited footage on Mahatma Gandhi?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NFDC
[C] NFAI
[D] Fox Star Studios
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Correct Answer: C [NFAI]
Notes:
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has recently discovered 30 reels of unedited footage on Mahatma Gandhi that amounts to almost 6 hours of duration. These 35mm celluloid footages, unedited and stock shots with title cards in between, belonged to several prominent film studios of the time like Paramount, Pathe, Warner, Universal, British Movietone and Wadia Movietone. The major highlight of the discovery is a rare half-an-hour footage that has visuals of a special train carrying Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes, after his assasination on 30th January 1948, from Madras to Rameshwaram. In 1964, the NFAI was established as a media unit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) with headquarters at Pune, Maharashtra.
50. Who is the newly appointed chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (CCS)?
[A] Bipin Rawat
[B] B S Dhanoa
[C] Karambir Singh
[D] Sunil Lanba
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Correct Answer: A [Bipin Rawat]
Notes:
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has become the new chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). He succeeded IAF chief – Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa. The COSC is consists of chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and the senior most member is appointed its chairperson. The Chairman of COSC is tasked with ensuring synergy among the three services and evolves common strategy to deal with external security challenges facing the country.