1. Recently who has won
DSC Award 2019 in South Asian Literature?
a. Amitabh Bagchi
b. Rahul Sachdeva
c. Mohit Bagchi
d. Ankit Rai
ANSWER: a. Amitabh
Bagchi
Amitabh Bagchi has been given this award for his
novel ‘Half the Night is Gone’. Bagchi was given the award by Foreign
Minister of Nepal Pradeep Gayawali. It is noteworthy that $ 25,000 is
given under the award. The winner of the DSC award is announced on a
cyclical basis every year in different South Asian countries. This was the
ninth year of this award.
2. About 850 Indian
peacekeepers serving in which country were awarded the ‘United Nations Medal’?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. Russia
d. South Sudan
ANSWER: d. South
Sudan
India is the largest sending country in UN
peacekeeping operations. Currently, 2342 Indian soldiers and 25 policemen
are stationed in the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) in South
Sudan. UNMISS said that the contribution of Indian peacekeepers to peace
in conflict-affected South Sudan has been marked.
3. Minority Rights Day is
observed on which of the following days?
a. 12 December
b. 18 December
c. 14 December
d. 10 December
ANSWER: b. L8
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day minority is celebrated to bring forward and
defend their rights. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and
Jains are counted among minorities in India. On this occasion, different
programs are done at different places across the country. The day was
chosen by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 1992.
4. DRDO has recently
conducted two successfully tested supersonic cruise missiles from Chandipur,
Odisha?
a. BrahMos
b. Agni
c. Strike
d. Fearless
ANSWER: a. BrahMos
BrahMos missile is a medium-range Ramjet
supersonic cruise missile that can be launched by submarine, ship, fighter
aircraft or from the ground. This missile can be fired day or night and in
all weather. The firepower of this missile is incredible. With the
help of a ramjet engine, the missile’s capacity can be increased up to three
times.
5. Which veteran actor,
who has appeared in films like Gharaunda and Unclaimed, died at the age of 92
in a private hospital in Pune (Maharashtra)?
a. Saeed Jaffrey
b. Dilip Kumar
c. Shriram applied
d. Shatrughan Sinha
ANSWER: c. Shriram
Laghu Shriram Laghu also received the Filmfare
Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for ‘Gharaunda’. Shriram, who has worked
in Hindi and Marathi films, also used to play theater. Shriram Laghu has
worked in more than 100 Hindi films and more than 40 Marathi films in his
career. He was a nose, ear, throat surgeon by profession. He made
acting his career at the age of 42.