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The Prime Minister of India announced that the Centre will soon launch the Rs 100 lakh-crore Gati Shakti national infrastructure plan to boost the country’s economy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In his speech, PM Modi pegged the project as a source of employment opportunities for the youth in future. The Gati Shakti plan will […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes including Public Distribution System (PDS) and Mid-Day-Meal scheme by 2024. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines the fortification as “deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve
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Komalika Bari became the new under-21 recurve world champion at the Youth World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland in Archery. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Komalika Bari is the only third Indian player to win the world title at the Tata Archery Academy’s Cadet World Youth Archery Championships. She made her mark to ensure her place
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At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on August 15. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The United States Geological Survey said that the 7.2-magnitude quake was followed by a series of aftershocks. Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a snap election which will take place on September 20. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled. Generally, a snap election in a parliamentary system is called to capitalize on an unusual
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India is remembering Bharat Ratna, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his third death anniversary on 16 August, 2021. He passed away on this day in 2018. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian statesman who served three terms as the prime minister of India, first for a term of
The Parsi New Year is observed on the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is also known as Navroz, which is derived from the Persian words Nav and Roz, which indicate a ‘new day’. The celebration occurs around the Spring Equinox around March 21
Bennington Battle Day is celebrated on August 16th every year by Vermont. The Battle of Bennington was fought in 1977 during the Revolutionary War. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A popular attraction is to ride up the elevator of the Bennington Monument, which offers views of the landscapes of Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York. The
The Taliban recently entered Kabul, saying they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of power. They, in less than eight weeks have swept through Afghanistan took all major cities including Mazar-i-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat among others. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The withdrawal of forces by USA is now being likened to the fall of Saigon,
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The Hindi film, Shershaah, has brought the spotlight back on Captain Vikram Batra, a war hero who had been martyred during the Kargil war of 1999. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Batra took the CDS exam and was selected by the Services Selection Board (SSB) at Allahabad in 1996. He was commissioned into the Indian
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