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1
In which city President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 2nd 'International Ambedkar Conclave' on 30 November
2018 ?
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 2nd 'International Ambedkar
Conclave' on 30 November 2018 in New Delhi.
The conclave is the part of the commemoration of Constitution Day.
The Conclave is being organised by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and
Parliamentarians and the Dr Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce.
2
Which state Government and Numa launched ‘DataCity’ urban challenge in Bengaluru?
Georgian traditional wrestling called 'chidaoba' won recognition from UNESCO as a
global cultural asset on 29 November 2018.
The UNESCO had added it to its list of 'intangible cultural heritage'.
A match 'chidaoba' lasts for five minutes, during which wrestlers wearing traditional
high-necked woollen coats try to defeat their opponent using various holds.
4
Which IIT signed pact for research tie-up with University of Auckland?
Table tennis player Manav Thakkar won the singles and doubles titles at the Portugal
Junior and Cadet Open on 29 November 2018.
Manav defeated Jeet Chandra in the singles final match.
Manav partnered with Manush Shah to win the doubles title.
Previously, he won the bronze medal in the U-21 singles category in the ITTF
Challenge Belarus Open on 16 November 2018.
6
As per the Global Nutrition Report 2018, which country tops the list of countries with 46.6 million children who are stunted?
India will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019.
KP is a global initiative to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain.
The conflict diamonds are used by rebel movements to finance wars against
legitimate governments in the world.
India is the founding member of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
8
How many states in India have 100 per cent household electrification under Saubhagya scheme?
Eight more States which achieved 100% household electrification under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya scheme are Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana and West Bengal. With this, total 15 States in India have 100 per cent household electrification.
9
Who has won the 'World Chess Championship' title on 28 November 2018?
World number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has won the 'World Chess
Championship' title on 28 November 2018.
He defeated Fabiano Caruana from the United States in a tie-breaker event.
He won the 'World Chess Championship' title for the fourth time.
He won his first 'World Chess Championship' title in 2013 by beating Indian
grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
10
Salome Zourabichvili has been recently elected as the first female president of which country?
Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia's presidential election, becoming the first woman to hold the office. The new president is expected to take office on Dec. 16.
