- Recently Indian Navy and Royal Navy of which country participated in bilateral exercises ‘Samudra Laxman’?
a. Malaysia
b. China
c. Nepal
d. Iraq
ANSWER: a.
Two naval ships – INS Sahyadri and INS Kilton – participated in it from Malaysia India. The maritime phase included programs such as increasing interoperability between the two navies and developing their skills to make the seas peaceful and safe for all.
2 . Who has won the Best Actress Award for the film ‘The Last Color’ at the International Indian Film Festival of Boston?
a. Sanya Malhotra
b. Nina Gupta
c. Masaba Richards
d. Surekha Sikri
ANSWER: b. Nina Gupta
‘The Last Color’ is Chef Vikas Khanna’s first film as a director. The film is based on tabu associated with widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi. Neena Gupta is an actress, TV artist and film director and producer of Hindi films. She received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in the year 1990 for the film ‘Woh Chokri’.
- Engineers Day is observed on which of the following days?
a. 10 September
b. 12 September
c. 14 September
d. 15 September
ANSWER: d. 15 September
Engineer Day is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the renowned engineer of India. This year, his 159 birth anniversary is being celebrated. He was born on 15 September 1861 in Mysore. His birth date was declared as ‘Engineer’s Day’ by the Government of India in 1968. In the year 1955, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest honor of the country, for his unprecedented and public welfare achievements.
- Inwhich country five women police officers of India have been honored for outstanding services in the Samyukta National Mission?
a. Benin
b. The Gambia
c. South Sudan
d. Guinea
ANSWER: c. South Sudan
These awards were given during a parade at the United Nations Mission in Juba, South Sudan. Among the Indian women who have been honored with the Samyukti Rashtriya Medal, Inspector Rina Yadav in Chandigarh Police, DSP in Maharashtra Police. Gopika Jahangirdar, DSP Bharti Samantray in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ragini Kumari, Inspector in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kamal Shekhawat, ASP in the Rajasthan Police. These Indian women officers have been honored to follow the order of the Samyukta Nation for the protection of civilians in the war-torn South Sudan.
5 . Recently how many agreements were signed to promote bilateral relations between India and Slow Venia?
a. Ten
b. Seven
c. Four
d. Eight
ANSWER: b. The seven
Presidents of India, Ramnath Kovind and the President of Slovenia Borut Pahor have expressed their views on the mutual contact and cultural relations between the people of the two countries. Seven agreements were signed between India and Slovenia including investment, sports, culture, clean Ganga Mission, science and technology. This is the first visit by an Indian national husband after the independence of Slovenia in 1991.
