Q.1) Where will the Parivartan Chintan Tri-Service Conference take place?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Q.2) Who won the Men’s singles title at the Kazakhstan International Badminton Challenge tournament?
(a) Kasyap
(b Lee chong Weigh
(c) M. Tharun
(d) Taufik Hidyat
Q.3) Who won the presidential elections in Slovakia recently?
(a) Peter Pellegrini
(b) Ivan Korcok
(c) Robert Fico
(d) Alexander Fermingo
Q.4) When is World Health Day celebrated?
(a) 1st May
(b) 17th March
(c) 7th April
(d) 22nd June
Q.5) What is the theme declared by WHO for World Health Day this year?
(a) Healthy Living
(b) Health for All
(c) My health, my right
(d) Global Wellness
Answers-
Ans.1(b), Parivartan Chintan, a pioneering Tri-Service Conference aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel Jointness and Integration efforts will be held in New Delhi 8th April. The day long discussions will be chaired by Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan.
Ans.2(c) Indian shuttlers Anupama Upadhyaya and M. Tharun have clinched Women’s and Men’s singles titles, at Kazakhstan International Badminton Challenge tournament in Astana. Anupama defeated Isharani Baruah 21-15, 21-16 in an all-Indian women’s singles final today. In the Men’s final, Tharun beat eighth-seeded Malaysian Soong Joo Ven 21-10, 21-19.
Ans.3 (a). In Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini of the ruling nationalist has won the Presidential Election defeating opposition independent Ivan Korcok. Pellegrini is a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Ans.4 (c), World health day is celebrated on 7th April.
Ans.5 (c), The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared ‘My health, my right’ as the theme this year.