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Q.1) Prakash Parv is associated with which great personality?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
Q.2) Exercise Varuna is a bilateral naval exercise between India and ________that involves a series of advanced naval operations:
(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) UK
Q.3) Who became the national shooting champion in the Men’s 10-meter Air Pistol finals of the 67th National Shooting Championship 2024?
(a) Abhinav Bindra
(b) Varun Tomar
(c) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(d) Jitu Rai
Q.4) Where will the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PBD Convention 2025, be held?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) New Delhi
Q.5) What was the rural poverty rate in India for the financial year 2023-24?
(a) 10.5%
(b) 15.3%
(c) 4.86%
(d) 7.9%
Answers:
Ans.1(d), Prakash Parv is celebrated on the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj Jayanti. The day is observed in honor and remembrance of the great warrior, poet, philosopher and spiritual master.
Ans.2(c), Exercise Varuna is a bilateral naval exercise between India and France that involves a series of advanced naval operations.
Ans.3(b), Varun Tomar from the Indian Army became the national shooting champion in 2024.
Ans.4(c), The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PBD Convention 2025, will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Ans.5(c), India’s rural poverty declined to 4.86% in the financial year 2023-24.