September 2020

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away on 31 August after prolonged illness. He was 84. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from July 25, 2012 to 25 July 2017. Before becoming the President, Mukherjee served at different times as Defence, Commerce, Foreign, and Finance Minister. […]

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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons

Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned as the country’s leader due to chronic health issues. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) in a person’s digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of large intestine (colon) and rectum.

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India withdrew from multilateral military exercise in Russia

India withdrew from multilateral military exercise in Russia

India has withdrew from multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 to be held in Russia next month. Russia and India are close and privileged strategic partners and at Russia’s invitation India has been participating in many international events. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India had earlier planned to send around 150 Indian Army troops, 45

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Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes to Sardar Hukam Singh on his birth anniversary

Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes to Sardar Hukam Singh on his birth anniversary

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to the portrait of former Speaker of Lok Sabha Sardar Hukam Singh in the Central Hall of Parliament House on his birth anniversary. Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Snehlata Shrivastava also paid floral tributes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Sardar Hukam Singh was an eminent parliamentarian, a

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Govt. enhanced prize money in Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya awards

Govt. enhanced prize money in Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya awards

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the enhancement on the occasion of the National Sports Day. The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Arjuna Award has been enhanced to

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First Divyang sportsperson of country to get prestigious Adventure Award

First Divyang sportsperson of country to get prestigious Adventure Award

Para-swimmer of Madhya Pradesh Satyendra Singh Lohia is the first Divyanga Indian sportsperson of the country, who has been awarded today with the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He is also the first Asian Divyang swimmer to cross the 42-kilometer Catalina Channel in the US in just 11 hours 34

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Karnataka CM flagged off Bengaluru to Solapur RORO train

Karnataka CM flagged off Bengaluru to Solapur RORO train

Chief Minister of Karnataka has flagged off the maiden roll-on roll-off (RORO) train from Bengaluru to Solapur through a videoconference. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The maiden ‘Roll On Roll Off’ (RORO) train between Bengaluru and Solapur in Maharashtra consists of open flat wagon on which trucks with goods are loaded. It will be

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