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Army day is observed every year in India on 15 January.
On this day in 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa took over as the first Indian
commander-in-chief of the Indian Army.
On this day, Indian Army also remembers and pays tributes to soldiers, who
sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
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Which of the following State's Election Commission has developed an app to keep track of its polling officials?
The Chhattisgarh Election Commission has developed an app to keep track of its polling officials at the conference of Chief Electoral Officers of various States held in New Delhi.
Government eMarketplace (GeM) launched an initiative named 'Womaniya on GeM'
on 14 January 2019.
The initiative will enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different
products at the platform.
GeM is an online platform of the Ministry of Commerce for the procurement of goods
and services by government departments, public sector units, and other agencies.
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Who resigned his position as the Chairman of The Energy Resources Institute (TERI)?
Ashok Chawla, the chairman of TERI was accused in the Aircel-Maxis bribery scandal.
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Macedonia will be renamed as Republic of North Macedonia in line with an agreement with
Greece to put an end to a 27-year-old dispute. The agreement was signed in ________ 2018.
Macedonia's parliament passed an amendment to the constitution 11 January 2019
to rename the country as Republic of North Macedonia.
This in line with an agreement with Greece to put an end to a 27-year-old dispute.
The agreement was signed in June 2018.
Macedonia will start using it only after the parliament in Athens also ratifies the
agreement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project 'Development of Spiritual
Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala' in Kerala on 15
January 2019.
The project is implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of
Tourism.
The Sree Padmanabaswamy Temple is one of the 108 divyadesams of Lord Vishnu.
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Su Tseng-chang appointed as Prime Minister of -------------?
Weightlifter, S. Rudra Mayan won the gold medal by lifting a total weight of 269 kgs
at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune, Maharashtra.
He is from Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu's S. Darshini won the gold medal in weightlifting in girls Under -21
category.
She managed a lift a total weight of 192kgs.
