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1
Chitta Jena who passed away on 13 November 2018 in Cuttack, Odisha was a ________.
Eminent Odia singer Chitta Jena passed away on 13 November 2018 in Cuttack,
Odisha.
He had made his debut as a playback singer in the movie Mana Akasha in 1974.
He was honoured with the prestigious 'Prafulla Kar Samman' for his outstanding
achievement in the field of music.
2
Which State has planned to drop the holiday for International Labour Rights Day for the government employees?
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has dropped the May Day from the list of holidays in the State. He said that the government employees do not need a holiday on International Labour Rights Day.
The world’s largest supercomputer designed to work in the same way as the human
brain has been switched on for the first time.
The 'Spiking Neural Network Architecture' (SpiNNaker) machine is capable of
completing more than 200 million actions per second.
The SpiNNaker machine has been designed and built in the University of Manchester
in the United Kingdom.
4
Recently, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the state government was considering renaming Ahmedabad as __________.
Deepak Kumar clinched India’s third medal at the Asian Games 2018 by winning
the silver medal in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle category in Jakarta on 20th August 2018.
Deepak Kumar had earlier won the bronze medal at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Mexico in
the 10-metre air rifle mixed team event. China’s Haoran Yang won the gold with an Asian
Games.
5
What is the name of the joint military exercise being conducted between India and Russia
on combating insurgency from 18 November 2018?
The joint military exercise between India and Russia 'Exercise Indra 2018' on
combating insurgency is being conducted from 18 November 2018.
The exercise is being held under the aegis of United Nations (UN) at Babina Field
Firing Ranges in Madhya Pradesh.
The aim of the exercise is to practice joint planning and conduct to enhance the
interoperability of the two Armies.
6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Multi-Modal Terminal on ______ river.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Siddharth Tiwari as the
Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific on 1 November 2018.
He succeeds Eli Remolona, who was Chief Representative of the Asian Office from
2008 to 2018.
He has served as Executive Secretary to the 'G20 Eminent Persons Group' on Global
Financial Governance.
8
Which city ranked as India’s Most Congested City according to NBER?
Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta became the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe
on 11 November 2018.
The summit of the mountain is at an elevation of 4,367 metres.
He had successfully climbed the Mt Everest in June 2016.
Mt Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.
Mt Wilhelm is the highest mountain of Papua New Guinea.
10
Who is appointed as the Director General of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) ?
