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Quiz: JIGYASA, Daily Current Affairs Quiz, March 1, 2017
- Question 1 of 10
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Who has won the bronze medal in air pistol in the shooting World Cup held at Tughlakabad?
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Jitu Rai clinched the bronze medal in air pistol in the shooting World Cup at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, held on 28th Feb, 2017.
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Jitu Rai clinched the bronze medal in air pistol in the shooting World Cup at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, held on 28th Feb, 2017.
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Who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra?
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Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. Mullick will succeed Swadheen Kshatriya, who was due for retirement on 31st of January, 2017 but was given a month’s extension.
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Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. Mullick will succeed Swadheen Kshatriya, who was due for retirement on 31st of January, 2017 but was given a month’s extension.
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Which city has topped the fourth edition of the Annual Survey of India City Systems (ASICS)?
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has again topped the list of top Indian cities equipped to manage urbanisation, according to an evaluation of 21 major cities across 18 states by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has again topped the list of top Indian cities equipped to manage urbanisation, according to an evaluation of 21 major cities across 18 states by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
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Okhla Bird Sanctuary is in news for rare migratory birds sightings. The Sanctuary was established on
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Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. In 1990, an area of 3.5 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) on the river Yamuna was designated a bird sanctuary by the Government of Uttar Pradesh under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. In 1990, an area of 3.5 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) on the river Yamuna was designated a bird sanctuary by the Government of Uttar Pradesh under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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Who is the chairperson of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)?
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CP Gurnani is the chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) 2016-17.
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CP Gurnani is the chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) 2016-17.
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Recently six copper axes and some pieces of pottery have been discovered in Uttar Pradesh at
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Six copper axes and some pieces of pottery discovered in Sakatpur of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh could point to a separate culture that straddled the Ganga and Yamuna, coinciding with the Indus Valley Civilisation, say archaeologists. Sakatpur is a village in Kiraoli Tehsil of Agra District of Uttar Pradesh in India.
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Six copper axes and some pieces of pottery discovered in Sakatpur of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh could point to a separate culture that straddled the Ganga and Yamuna, coinciding with the Indus Valley Civilisation, say archaeologists. Sakatpur is a village in Kiraoli Tehsil of Agra District of Uttar Pradesh in India.
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Kaleshwaram project has been in news. It is associated with
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Kaleshwaram project is aimed at harnessing the Godavari river water through a series of barrages, reservoirs and lift irrigation schemes.
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Kaleshwaram project is aimed at harnessing the Godavari river water through a series of barrages, reservoirs and lift irrigation schemes.
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Karnataka State Govt has announced to celebrate the Kannada Cinema Day (March 3). The day marks the release of the first Kannada film in the year
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This year, Karnataka will celebrate Kannada Cinema Day — celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the release of the first Kannada film in 1934 — with the screening of a recent Tamil hit dubbed in Kannada.
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This year, Karnataka will celebrate Kannada Cinema Day — celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the release of the first Kannada film in 1934 — with the screening of a recent Tamil hit dubbed in Kannada.
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Name the film awarded at the Glasgow film festival featuring Konkana Sensharma.
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Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava’s “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, which has been denied a certificate by the country’s movie censor board, has bagged the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017 here.
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Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava’s “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, which has been denied a certificate by the country’s movie censor board, has bagged the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017 here.
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Name the former Union Minister passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 89 years.
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Former Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 89 years. He contested the by-election to the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency in 1979 on the Indian National Congress party ticket.
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Former Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 89 years. He contested the by-election to the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency in 1979 on the Indian National Congress party ticket.
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