A ‘cute’ American turtle popular as a pet is threatening to invade the natural water bodies across the Northeast, home to 21 of the 29 vulnerable native Indian species of freshwater turtles and tortoises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Between August 2018 and June 2019, a team of herpetologists from the NGO ‘Help Earth’ found […]
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According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, a total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks (62), followed by West Bengal (57),
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Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and airstrikes in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Gaza Strip or simply Gaza, is a self-governing Palestinian territory.
Eminent Assamese writer, veteran journalist, Sahitya Akademi award winner, and former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha, Homen Borgohain passed away. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Homen Borgohain was a popular figure in Assamese literary circles and will be remembered for his contributions to literature, especially those relating to short stories. His body of work includes
The Indian Met Department issued a Red alert for the people living in and off the coast of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. The severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ over the east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 9kmph during the past six hours, and intensified into a very severe
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Sikkim celebrates its statehood day on 16 May. It marks the day in 1975 when Sikkim transitioned to become the 22nd state of India from being a monarchy earlier. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Sikkim Day is very significant to all the residents of the state. Sikkim is located in the northeastern part of the
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 15 May 2021 are very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.
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Paris City Council is preparing to reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by which year? A. 2022 B. 2025 C. 2030 D. 2040 Explanation: Recently the Paris City Council is preparing a plan to drastically reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by 2022. The plan will ban
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the ‘hike in compensation to self-employed’? A. Supreme Court has recently held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of deceased road accident victims who are aged below 40 years and are self-employed, while calculating compensation. B. The Supreme Court judgment recognises
Who was Indu Jain, recently seen in news? A. Indian Athlete B. Former Judge of the Supreme Court C. Prominent Indian media personality D. None of these Explanation: Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away due to Covid-related complications at the age of 84. Indu Jain (1936 – 2021) was a prominent Indian media personality
