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 renowned personality has been named for 2019 Dada Sahab Phalke award?
[A] Rajkumar Hirani
[B] Lata Mangeshkar
[C] Sanjay Leela Bhansali
[D] Amitabh Bachchan
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Correct Answer: D [Amitabh Bachchan]
Notes:
The doyen of modern Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan has been named for the prestigious Dada Sahab Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to the film industry. It is the India’s highest award in cinema, which is conferred by the Government of India (GoI) for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. It consists of a Swarn Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 10 Lakh. In a career spanning five decades, Bachchan has given memorable performances film after film and is a four-time National Film Award winner.
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. Adam Harper, who has been awarded the 2019 SASTRA Ramanujan prize, is from which country?
[A] Germany
[B] Poland
[C] England
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: C [England]
Notes:
Mathematician Adam Harper of University of Warwick (England) has been awarded the 2019 SASTRA Ramanujan prize for several outstanding contributions to analytic and probabilistic number theory. The prize carries a citation and an award of $10,000 and is conferred annually on mathematicians from across the world who are less than 32 years of age, working in an area influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. Every year, this prize is awarded by SASTRA University on its campus near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, on Ramanujan’s birth anniversary (December 22).
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. Sebastian Coe, who has been re-elected as IAAF chief, is from which country?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Britain
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: C [Britain]
Notes:
During the 52nd IAAF Congress at Doha, Sebastian Coe from Britain has been re-elected as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for a second term for 4 years. Coe is the former Olympic and world champion middle-distance runner. Beside this, Adille Sumariwalla (the President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI)) was re-elected as member of the Council of IAAF for a 2nd four-year term.
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. Which country has launched the world’s biggest transport space ship for space station?
[A] Israel
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: B [Japan ]
Notes:
Japan has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft “Kounotori8” towards the International Space Station (ISS) from the Tanegashima Space Center at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in southwestern Japan. The acronym ‘Kounotori8’ stands for “white stork” in Japanese & intends to deliver about 5.3 tonnes of supplies to astronauts at the ISS.
50. Which space agency has successfully launched the RamanSat 2 miniature satellite?
[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] JAXA
[D] Roscosmos
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Correct Answer: A [NASA ]
Notes:
NASA has successfully launched the RamanSat 2 miniature satellite designed by 17-year-old Indian student Aabhaas Sikka. The satellite was developed by Sikka during his internship with SPACE India with help from SPACE Group Founder and CMD Sachin Bahmba along with the company’s research team. It is carrying equipment to measure the radiation from Sun and space.