- Which is the only Indian actor to be ranked 52nd with a gross of 364 crores in the list of highest earning celebrities released by Forbes?
a. Ajay Devgan
b. Raj Babbar
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Shatrughan Sinha
ANSWER: c. Akshay Kumar
is the only Indian celebrity in Forbes’ 2020 list of the highest-grossing celebrities of all time. Akshay Kumar has left behind veterans like Hollywood actors Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez in this list. Between June 2019 to May 2020, Akshay Kumar’s total earnings have been estimated at 48.5 million dollars i.e. around Rs 365 crore. Akshay Kumar is at 52nd position in the list.
- Which famous actor of Kannada films died at the age of 39 in a private hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiac arrest?
a. Chiranjeevi Sarja
b. Arjun Sarja
c. Shiva prince
d. Prakash Raj
ANSWER: a. Chiranjeevi Sarja
Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja has passed away recently. Chiranjeevi Sarja was 39 years old, Chiranjeevi Sarja was a famous actor in Kannada films. He used to come from a film family. He was the elder brother of actor Dhruv Sarja. Arjun Sarja, called the Action King of South, is his uncle. Chiranjeevi made his debut with the Kannada film ‘Vayuputra’ in 2009. In his career, he acted in a total of 22 Kannada films.
3.2022 Which country has recently got the rights to host the Women’s Asian Cup?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
ANSWER: d. The
Confederation of India Asian Football (AFC) has given India the rights to host the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time since 1979. This decision was taken in the meeting of the AFC Women’s Football Committee. India will qualify directly as the host. The tournament will also serve as the final qualification tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
4.Recently the United Nations has decided to cut the amount of aid given in which war-torn country?
a. Yemen
b. Sudan
c. Iran
d. Iraq
ANSWER: a. Yemen’s
aid organizations operating in war-torn Yemen expressed surprise at the decision to cut Yemen’s aid money at such a time, and appealed to release it immediately. This decision has been taken at a time when Yemen is grappling with double problems like corona virus and civil war. The decision to cut the aid amount may stop 75 percent of the UN programs in Yemen or may affect their operations.
5.Recently, the ‘Ministry of Home Affairs’ has issued new guidelines for strengthening the border areas adjacent to which country under the ‘Border Area Development Program’?
a. Pakistan
b. Nepal
c. China
d. Bangladesh
ANSWER: c. China
is notable that in the financial year 2020-21, Rs 784 crore has been allocated for ‘Border Area Development Program’. The funds will be disbursed under various criteria such as length and population of international border adjoining states and union territories. In view of the recent developments between India and China, the construction of infrastructure for better management of border areas is a strategic step. It is noteworthy that in the financial year 2019-20, Rs 825 crore was allocated for ‘Border Area Development Program’.
