India Quiz 61

India Quiz 61

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1. An international team of ornithologists declared an Indian state as the “Falcon capital of the world” in 2013. Name the state

Arunachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Nagaland
Mizoram

2. Sujini embroidery work is a textile expressive art product, given protection under the GI registration act. Which state does it belong to?

Tamil Nadu
Gujrat
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar

3. The Mitakṣara is a legal commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti best known for its theory of "inheritance by birth." Who is the author of Mitaksara?

Vijnanesvara
Yajnavalkya
Banabhatta
Bhavabhuti

4. Which Indian woman journalist was honored with the Anna Politkovskaya Award in 2017?

Barkha Dutt
Gauri Lankesh
Shobhaa De
Sagarika Ghose

5. Who recently became first Indian ever to win Korea Open Super Series?

Pullela Gopichand
Saina Nehwal
P V Sindhu
Ashwini Ponnappa

6. The 13th edition Yudh Abhyas 2017, a joint military training exercise between India and which one of the following countries?

United States of America
Germany
United Kingdom
France

7. GST is an indirect tax which was introduced in India on 1 July 2017. What does GST stand for?

General Sales Tax
Goods and Services Tax
General Services Tax
Government Sales Tax

8. Name the Indian sportsperson who won Gold in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships

Liksy Joseph
J J Shobha
Purnima Hembram
Swapna Barman

9. Senior Indian diplomat Ajay Bisaria was in the news recently as he was appointed as the Indian High Commissioner. To which country he was appointed?

Japan
Pakistan
Germany
Italy

10. Karamjyoti Dalal bagged a bronze at World Para Athletics Championships 2017. In which sports did she win the bronze medal?

Javelin Throw
Shot Put
Hammer Throw
Discus Throw

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