After a gap of 15 years, former Punjab cabinet minister Bibi Jagir Kaur (66) made a comeback as chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). She was elected after the voting in the SGPC House during the Sikh body’s annual meeting at Teja Singh Samundri Hall. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Shiromani […]
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Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab is celebrated with religious fervour to mark the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539), also referred to as Baba Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the
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8 Track and Field Athletes were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme at the 50th MOC meeting held on November 26. 7 Track and Field Athletes were included in the TOPS developmental group. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Target Olympic Podium Scheme is a flagship program of the
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The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- the Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for Research & Development of Indian COVID-19 vaccines. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The COVID-19 Vaccine development
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The “world’s loneliest elephant” embarked on a mammoth move from Pakistan to retirement in a Cambodian sanctuary. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kaavan is dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo. The plight of the male Asian elephant, who’s been alone since the death of his partner
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The government has deployed the Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy in the Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh. The deployment comes after the stationing of Indian Air Forces Garud commandos and Indian Army para special forces in the conflict zone for over more than past six months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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The Andaman & Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands will be using renewable energy to meet their total requirement under the goals set by the centre, according to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Government is aiming for 100 per cent renewable
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Addressing the nation in the 71st edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the work and accomplishments of Jonas Masetti, a Brazilian man who has been giving lessons on Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita near Rio de Janeiro. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Masetti, a mechanical engineer,
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An asteroid named (153201) 2000 WO107, that is more than 800 metre high and over 500 metre wide – bigger than skyscraper Burj Khalifa – barrelled past earth on November 29 and closest to our planet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building with a height of 829.8 metre
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China is going to build a “super” dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river, close to the Line of Actual Control, in Tibet, in a move that could have long-term impact on northeast India’s water security. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Originating in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the trans-border Yarlung
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