- Which of the following has recently been recommended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be appointed as the chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal?
a. Justice Deben Gosain
b. Justice BK Rawat
c. Justice Rajendra Menon
d. Justice KS Pachauri
ANSWER: c. Justice Rajendra Menon
Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice Rajendra Menon has been recommended to be appointed as the chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ranjan Gogoi. He will succeed Justice Virender Singh, who retired on 6 October. Justice Rajendra Menon has also been the Chief Justice of Patna High Court. The Armed Forces Tribunal was established in New Delhi in 2009.
- Recently which American Farrata runner won the gold medal in the World Athletics Championship by completing 100 meters race in 9.76 seconds?
a. Christian Coleman
b. Justin Gatlin
c. Andreas de Grass
d. Usain Bolt
ANSWER: a. Christian Coleman
23-year-old Christian Coleman clocked 9.76 seconds, which is the fastest time of the year and the sixth all-time fastest overall. The world record of 100 meters race is Usain Bolt with 9.58 seconds. Coleman has won a gold medal at the World Championships for the first time in his career. Justin Gatlin finished the race in 9.89 seconds and finished second. At number three was Andre de Gras of Canada, he finished the race in 9.90 seconds.
- What is the name of the artist who plays Kalia in the Bollywood film ‘Sholay’ who passed away recently?
a. Sanjay Singh
b. Veju Khote
c. Viren Prajapati
d. Arun Nath
ANSWER: b. Viju Khote
played the memorable character of Kalia in the film Sholay. In this, his dialogue ‘Tera Kya Hoga Kalia’ with Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) became very famous. In his career, he worked in more than 300 films including Chinagate, Mela, Andaz Apna Apna, Golmaal-3 and Nagina. Apart from this, he also worked in Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge and Golmaal 3.
- What is the name of the killer of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, whose death sentence has been changed to life imprisonment?
a. Ajit Singh
b. Rajwant Singh
c. Balwant Singh
d. Rajendra Singh
ANSWER: c. Balwant Singh The
Home Ministry has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the murder case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. Beant Singh was assassinated on 31 August 1995. He is credited with ending terrorism in Punjab. In addition, the government will release eight Sikh prisoners in Punjab on humanitarian grounds on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji.
- A small planet has recently been named after which Indian classical musician?
a. Bhimsen Joshi
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Kumar Gandharva
d. Pandit Jasraj
ANSWER: d. Pandit Jasraj
NASA and the International Astronomical Union’s space scientists named a planet discovered 13 years ago after classical singer Pandit Jasraj. The number of this planet 2006-VP-32 discovered on 11 November 2006 was also 300128 till now. The number of this planet is completely opposite to the birth date of Pandit Jasraj. Pandit Jasraj was born on 28 January 1930.
