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Asia's oldest football tournament Durand Cup, Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ was B. Sheik Ali, Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary Teachers’ Day,
Asia's oldest football tournament Durand Cup 2022 Started, Which edition of the
tournament is being played?
A. 150
B. 131
C. 165
D. 175
Asia’s Oldest Football Tournament Durand Cup has begun. The 131st edition
of the Durand Cup 2022 has been kicked off, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh and Chief Army Staff General Manoj Pande
visited Manipur on the inaugural
match.
The former Foreign Secretary of British India, Mortimer Durand founded
the Durand Cup in 1888. The Durand Cup was initially played only by the Armed
services but in later years, the game was officially made open for the
Professional Football Clubs.
For the first time, it is being held in three venues, Assam, Manipur, and
West Bengal will host the Durand cup.
The 2022 Durand Cup, also known as IndianOil Durand Cup due to
sponsorship ties with Indian Oil Corporation.
A total of 20 teams participate in the Indian football season opener; 11
clubs from the top division Indian Super League, 5 clubs from I-League and the
traditional 4 teams representing the Indian Armed Forces.
Which state has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’?
A. Meghalaya
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Rajasthan
D. West Bengal
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched the ‘Rural Backyard
Piggery Scheme’ to ensure the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through
different livestock farming activities.
The government has earmarked Rs 15.18 crore under which four
high-yielding improved varieties will be distributed to 6000 families.
Meghalaya means "abode of clouds".
Meghalaya was formed by carving out from the state of Assam. on 21 January 1972, from the districts of
Khasi, Garo and Jaintia Hills became the new state of Meghalaya.
Meghalaya is the wettest place on Earth.
Capital: Shillong
Chief Minister: Conrad Kongkal Sangma
Governor: Satya Pal Malik
Who was B. Sheik Ali, who passed away recently?
A. Politician
B. Historian
C. Singer
D. Director
Noted historian and first Vice Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa
Universities Professor B. Sheik Ali passed away. He was the general president
of the Indian History Congress at its 47th Session in 1986 and the founder
president of the South India History Congress in 1985. He is a recipient of the
Rajyothsava award.
Sheikh Ali was an authority on Mysuru rulers Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan
and had carried out extensive research on the Mysuru kingdom in the British
era. He authored 32 books
Who won the Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our
Great National Parks”?
A. Ratan Tata
B. Barrack Obama
C. Shahi Tharoor
D. Narendra Modi
The former President of the United States Barack Obama won Emmy Award for
his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”.
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
He was the first African-American president of the United States.
Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas observed on which date?
A. 1st September
B. 3rd September
C. 5th September
D. 7th September
Teachers' Day in India is celebrated annually on September 5 to mark the
birthday of the country's former President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat
Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on this day in 1888.
He also served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967 and 1st
Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962.
Radhakrishnan was awarded several high awards during his life, including
a knighthood in 1931, the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, in
1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963.
He was born in Tiruttani of Madras
district in the erstwhile Madras Presidency (later in Andhra Pradesh till 1960,
now in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu since 1960).
The theme for this year’s teachers’ day is ‘Leading in crisis, reimaging
the future.’
Which of the following regulatory body is organizing the first hackathon
“Bima Manthan 2022” in August 2022 with the theme 'Innovation in Insurance'?
A. RBI
B. IRDAI
C. NABARD
D. SBI
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is
organizing its first hackathon “Bima Manthan 2022” with the theme 'Innovation
in Insurance'.
Which Indian has been appointed to the UN High Level Panel on Internet
Governance in August 2022?
A. Amit Singhal
B. Alkesh Kumar Sharma
C. Vinod Dham
D. Sabir Bhatia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named India’s Electronics and
Information Technology Secretary, Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent
experts on internet governance. Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel
Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. In addition, Guterres’ envoy
on technology, Amandeep Singh Gill, will also be on the panel. They will serve
for a two-year term during the 2022–23 IGF cycles.
List of 10 members in the panel:
Vint Cerf:US
Hatem Dowidar:Egypt
Lise Fuhr:Denmark
Maria Fernanda Garza:Mexico,
Toomas Hendrik Ilves: Estonia
Lan Xue:China
Maria Ressa:Philippines:USA
Alkesh Kumar Sharma:India
Karoline Edtstadler: Austria
Gbenga Sesa: Nigeria
