Current Events of National and International Importance
Where is the ASEAN defence ministers meeting plus being held in Oct 2017?
ANSWER: Philippines
The ASEAN defence ministers began their high-level security dialogue on Oct 23, 2017 to discuss security issues, including counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and maritime conflicts, facing the region.
Which city hosted an International Puppet festival from Oct 26, 2017?
ANSWER: Kolkata
Artists from the UK, Germany, Peru, Portugal, Italy, Lithuania, Brazil, Singapore and India would be participating in the festival.
Which organisation is the lead agency for the BIMSTEC DMEx-2017?
ANWER: National Disaster Response Force
The First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) was conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13, 2017 in Delhi and NCR.
Disaster Management was one of the important Agenda items the BIMSTEC leaders deliberated upon during the Goa BRICS Summit in October last year where BIMSTEC leaders were Invitees.
ADB and GOI have signed a USD 300m loan to improve quality of public service delivery in which state?
ANSWER: West Bengal
In a landmark verdict, Supreme Court has held sexual relations with wife under ____ years of age as rape.
ANSWER: 18 YEARS
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Oct 11, 2017 ruled that sex with a wife who is under 18 years of age is rape and therefore a crime.Before this ruling, there was an exception in Section 375 rape law provisions that protected a man who had sexual relations with his wife even if she was under 18, which is the age of consent.SC did not rule on ‘marital rape’, which is sexual intercourse forced upon a spouse no matter what their age.
Which anti immigration,rightist party won 13.1 percent of votes in German elections for the first time in more than half a century?
ANSWER: Alternative for Germany
Which airports secured first rank in the category of 2-5 million passengers in ACI-ASQ survey?
ANSWER: Jaipur Airport
The Jaipur Airport got First rank in the category of 2-5 million passengers in ACI-ASQ Survey.
This is for the second consecutive time that Jaipur Airport has been rated the Best Airport in the World in the traffic volume of 2 to 5 million passengers per year. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards recognize the airports which have achieved the highest passenger satisfaction ratings in the ASQ Survey – the world’s benchmark measure of airport excellence.
Which musical artist(s) won the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
ANSWER :Winners include the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust ( Madhya Pradesh), musician A.R. Rahman, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, poet Gulzar,TM Krishna ,and activist P.V. Rajagopal, filmmaker Shyam Benegal and lyricist Javed Akhtar.
The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration was instituted in 1985 by the Congress in its centenary year. The award is conferred on October 31 for promoting national integration, understanding and fellowship among different communities and cultures of India.
Who Won the third Super Series premier title at Denmark Open in Oct 2017?
ANSWER: Kidambi Srikanth
Kidambi Srikanth clinched his third Super Series Premier title with a dominating straight-game victory over Korean veteran Lee Hyun II in a lopsided final of the USD 750,000 Denmark Open.
On Teacher’s Day 2017, which portal providing national digital infrastructure for teachers was launched?
ANSWER: DIKSHA
DIKSHA portal, a national digital infrastructure for teachers was launched. It will enable, accelerate and amplify solutions in the realm of teacher education. The DIKSHA Portal is created to provide digital and advance technology to the teachers.
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