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Q : A) Dutee Chand is related to which of the following sports ?
- Wrestling
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Shooting
Note :- She is in news because of the ban of 04 years in doping charges by NADA(National Anti Doping Agency). She is a professional Sprinter.
Q : B) Which state govt. has launched ‘Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jodraste scheme’ to connect tribal villages with main roads ?
- Jharkhand
- Chattisgarh
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
Note :- It aims to link all tribal villages in 17 districts of Maharashtra with main roads. The estimated Cost of the project is Rs. 5000 Crore and the roads constructed under it will be approximately 6838 Kilometers.
Q : C) World Mosquito day is commemorated every year on ?
- 19th August
- 20th August
- 21st August
- 22nd August
Note :- World Mosquito Day is observed every year on 20th August to commemorate the discovery of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross. In 1897, he discovered that female “anopheline mosquitoes’’ transmit malaria between humans.
Q : D) Sadbhavana diwas or communal harmony day is celebrated every year on ?
- 19th August
- 20th August
- 21st August
- 22nd August
Note :- It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.
During his tenure, 61st Amendment Act of the Constitution was passed in 1989 which reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years. He got Bharat Ratna in 1991.
Q : E) Eminent personality Deven Dutta passed away recently, he was a ?
- Sportsperson
- Educationist and Social Activist
- Singer
- Writer
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