when is International Dance Day celebrated?

when is International Dance Day celebrated?

Options

1) April 29

2)April 27

3)April 28

4)April 26

Answer

 1) April 29

Other details

International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Council  , a UNESCO partner NGO, and is celebrated yearly, on April 29

Who won Asian Snooker Championship 2017 in Doha ?

Who won Asian Snooker Championship  2017 in Doha ?

options

1) Lv Haotian

2)Pankaj Advani

3)Peter Gilchrist

4)Aditya Mehta

answer

1) Lv Haotian

other details

pankaj Advani lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship in Doha

Advani lost 3-6 in the final to his Chinese opponent.

Cassini spacecraft was sent to which planet?

Cassini spacecraft was sent to which planet?

Options

1) Saturn

2) jupiter

3) Neptune

4) Venus

answer

1) Saturn


other details

Cassini–Huygens is an unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn. It is a Flagship-class NASA–ESA–ASI robotic spacecraft. Cassini is the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of April 2017

where was Badminton Asia Championship 2017 held?

where was Badminton Asia Championship 2017 held?

options

1) china

2)Japarn

3)laos

4)Korea

answer

1) china

Other details

the Badminton Asia Championships were held  at Wuhan, China.

when is World Malaria Day observed?

when is World Malaria Day observed?

Options

1) 25 April

2026 April

3)27 April

4)28 April

answer

1) 25 April

Other details

World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria

World Malaria Day was observed after efforts taking place across the African continent to commemorate Africa Malaria Day.

Prior to the establishment of WMD, Africa Malaria Day[5] was held on April 25. Africa Malaria Day began in 2001,

When is the United Nations English Language Day celebrated?

When is the United Nations English Language Day celebrated?

The options

1) April 23

2) April 24

3) 25th April

4) April 26

answer

1) April 23

Other information

United Nations English Language Day is celebrated every year on April 23

 "This program was established by the Department of Public Information in 2010 in the United Nations to promote" multilingual and cultural diversity, as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages ​​in the organization ".

who won Monte Carlo Masters 2017?

who won Monte Carlo Masters 2017?

options

1) Rafael Nadal

2)Albert Vinolas

3)Roger Federer

4)Novak Djokovic

answer

1) Rafael Nadal

Other details

Rafael Nadal has won the Men's Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament. He defeated Albert Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in the final  at Monaco

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas won  the men's doubles titile defeated     Spain's Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez by 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 in Monaco.

which company has acquired “Geofilters,” or photo filters based on location, patent from photo-sharing platform Mobli

 which company has acquired “Geofilters,” or photo filters based on location, patent from photo-sharing platform Mobli?

options

1) snap

2)Facebook

3)google

4)Microsoft

answer

1) snap

Other details

Snap Inc has acquired “Geofilters,” or photo filters based on location, patent from photo-sharing platform Mobli for $7.7 million

when is Earth Day celebrated?

when is Earth Day celebrated?

options

1) April 22

2)April 23

3)April 24

4)April 25

answer

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network

The theme for 2017 is “Environmental & Climate Literacy”, 

Gulshan Rai is India's first chief of ?

Gulshan Rai is India's first chief of ?

Options:

1) Social Security

2) Adhaar Card

3) Foreign Affairs

4) Cyber Security

Answer:

4) Cyber Security

Other Details:

• A cyber-security chief's position has been created under the Prime Minister's Office and has appointed Gulshan Rai, as cheif of Cyber Security
• Gulshan Rai has been heading the computer emergency response team

2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners

2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners


Fiction: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

Drama: Sweat by Lynn Nottage.

History: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy, by Heather Ann Thompson.

 Biography or Autobiography: The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar.

Poetry: Olio, by Tyehimba Jess (Wave Books)

General Nonfiction: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond.

Music: Angel’s Bone, by Du Yun.

journalism

Public Service: New York Daily News and ProPublica

Breaking News Reporting: Staff of East Bay Times, Oakland.

Investigative Reporting: Eric Eyre of Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston/.

Explanatory Reporting: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald

 Local Reporting: The Salt Lake Tribune Staff

National Reporting: David A. Fahrenthold of The Washington Post

International Reporting: The New York Times Staff Feature Writing: C. J. Chivers of The New York Times

Commentary: Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal

Criticism: Hilton Als of The New Yorker Editorial Writing: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times, Storm Lake. Editorial

Cartooning: Jim Morin of Miami Herald Breaking

News Photography: Daniel Berehulak, freelance photographer Feature Photography: Jason Wambsgans of Chicago Tribune

who won Time magazine's Reader Poll of the 100 most influential people 2017?

who won Time magazine's Reader Poll of the 100 most influential people 2017?

Options

1) Rodrigo Duterte

2)Justin Trudeau,

3)Pope Francis,

4) Bill Gates

answer

1) Rodrigo Duterte

Other details

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won the Time magazine's Reader Poll of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Emma Morano was from which country?

Emma Morano was from which country?

Options

 1) Italy

2) France

3)Spain

4) Germany

answer

 1) Italy

Other details

Emma Martina Luigia Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian woman, prior to her death at the age of 117 years and 137 days, was the world's oldest living person whose age had been verified, and the last living person to have been verified as being born in 1800

Robert Taylor was related with of the following?

 Robert  Taylor was related with of the following?

Options

1) computer

2) Sports

3) Literature

4) films

answer

1) computer

Other details

Robert William Taylor, known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies

where was G-7 foreign ministers meeting held in April 2017?

where was G-7 foreign ministers meeting held in April 2017?


options

1) Italy

2)France

3)Germany

4)Spain

answer

1) Italy

other details

The G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs held their annual meet on 10-11 April in Lucca Italy

Who was brian bedford ?

Who was brian bedford ?

Options

1) Actor

2) Dancer

3) singer

 4) athlete

answer

1) Actor

Other details

Brian Bedford was an English actor.

 He has appeared on the stage and in film, and is known for both acting in and directing Shakespeare.

From where did First UK-China freight rail leave?

From where did First UK-China freight rail leave?

Options

1)London

2)Liverpool

3)manchester

4)Leeds

answer


1)London

other details

The first China-bound freight train carrying British products left London on a 12,000-km freight  journey  between China and Europe

Who was Stephen Lewis?

Who was Stephen Lewis?

Options

1) Actor

2) Singer

3) Athlete

4) Painter

answer

1) Actor

Other details

Stephen Lewis was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright.

He is best known for his roles as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake

Singapore was founded by

Singapore was founded by

Options

A) Sir Stamford Raffles

b) herman willem daendels

c) jan pieterszoon coen

d) None

Answer

A) Sir Stamford Raffles

Other Details

under the rule of Srivijayan prince Parameswara the Kingdom of Singapura was an important during the 14th century

In 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles established a British port on the island

Important centre for both the India-China trade

During World War II, Singapore was conquered by the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945

when is World Homoeopathy Day celbrated?

when is World Homoeopathy Day celebrated?

Options

1) 10 april

2)11 april

3)12 april

4)13 april

answer

1) 10 april

other details

World Homoeopathy Day is celebrated on 10th april

who has been selected as youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace?

who has been selected as youngest  United Nations Messenger of Peace?

options

1) Malala Yousafzai

2)Vijay Amritraj

3)Wynton Marsalis

4)George Clooney

answer

1) Malala Yousafzai

Other details

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace

Yousafzai, 19, will be appointed on Monday by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will help promote girls' education around the world  

who was Andy Ganteaume?

who was Andy Ganteaume?

Options

1) Cricketer

2) actor

3) author

4) Dancer


answer


1) Cricketer

Other details

Andrew  Gordon Ganteaume was a Trinidadian cricketer who played one Test match for the West Indies in 1948 as a batsman.

He scored 112 in his only Test innings, which left him with highest Test batting average in history.

Who was Mary Ellen Mark ?

Who was Mary Ellen Mark ?

Options

1) Photographer

2) Singer

3) Actor

4) dancer

Answer

1) Photographer

Other Details

Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer known for her photojournalism / documentary photography, portraiture, and advertising photography

Mark had 18 collections of her work published, among them  Streetwise  and Ward 8 were well known

She was a member of Magnum Photos between 1977 and 1981

Awards 

three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards

three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts,

 the 2014 Lifetime Achievement in Photography Award from the George Eastman House

and the Outstanding Contribution Photography Award from the World Photography Organisation.

Books: 

Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey

Mother Teresa's Mission of Charity in Calcutta. Friends of Photography, 1985.

Indian Circus. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993

Man and Beast: Photographs from Mexico and India

Who was Umberto Eco?

Who was Umberto Eco?

Options

1) novelist

2) Actor

3) Athlete

3)Dancer

answer

1) novelist

Other details

Umberto Eco  was an Italian writer and philosopher

who was Eric 'Winkle' Brown?

who was Eric 'Winkle' Brown?

Options

1) Actor

2) athlete

3) singer

4) pilot

answer



4) pilot
Other details

Captain Eric  "Winkle" Brown,   was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 different types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history

who has been named as Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016?

who has been named as Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016?

Options

1) Virat Kohli

2)steve smith

3)Mitchell Starc

4)Joe Root

answer


1) Virat Kohli

Other details

Indian captain Virat Kolhi has been named Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.

who was presented with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017 award ?

 who was presented with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017 award ?

Options

1)  Dawit Isaak

2)Khadija Ismayilova

3) Mazen Darwish

4) Ahmet Şık

answer

1)  Dawit Isaak

Other details

Dawit Isaak, Eritrean-Swedish journalist, has been chosen to receive the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, created in 1997, honours a person, organisation or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.


The prize, worth US$45,000, is awarded each year on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May.


The prize is named after Guillermo Cano Isaza, the editor of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador.

Each year, an independent jury of 14 news professionals selected by the UNESCO Director-General selects a winner from the many nominations submitted by non-governmental organisations working in the field of press freedom, and by the UNESCO Member States

Lenin Moreno has been declared president-elect of which country?

Lenin Moreno has been declared president-elect of which country?

Options

1) Ecuador

2)Colombia

3)Peru

4)Costa Rica

answer

1) Ecuador

Other details

Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garcés is an Ecuadorian politician who is the President-elect of Ecuador.

He served as Vice President from 2007 to 2013, serving under President Rafael Correa

which astronaut holds the record of Most Spacewalks By A Woman?

which astronaut holds the record of Most Spacewalks By A Woman?

options

1) Peggy Whitson

2)Peggy James

3)Peggy John

4)Peggy Jim

answer

1) Peggy Whitson

Other details

American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history  breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman

Dr Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5

who won Miami Open trophy in April 2017?

 who won Miami Open trophy in April 2017?

options

1)Johanna Konta

2)Caroline Wozniacki

3)Maria Sharapova

4)Ana Ivanovic

answer


1)Johanna Konta

Other details

British tennis star Johanna Konta won the trophy beating Caroline Wozniacki in the final of Women's singles.

She defeated Caroline 6-4, 6-3 in the final at Crandon Park Tennis Center

This is the biggest title by any British Woman tennis player in last 40 years.

Johanna   Konta is a British tennis player who represented Australia until 2012.

She has won three singles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career

which country will become NATO's newest member in 2017?

 which country will become NATO's newest member in 2017?

Options

1) Montenegro

2)Croatia

3)Albania

4)Serbia

answer

1) Montenegro

other details

Montenegro will  become NATO's newest member


NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is an international alliance that consists of 28 member states from North America and Europe. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949

Twelve countries were part of the founding of NATO: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States


Members

 Albania
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Estonia
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Italy
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Turkey
 United Kingdom
 United States