Current Affairs

 

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This article provides some current affairs news and questions related to it .

 1 . Hemanta Kalita named Chef de Mission

Details: Boxing Federation of India secretary general Hemanta Kumar Kalita has been named as Chef de Mission of Assam team for the 37th National Games to be held in Goa .

2. Dadasaheb Phalke award 2021 for actor Waheeda Rehman:

Waheeda Rehman is selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2021 for her contribution to Indian Cinema.

About Dadasaheb Phalke Award:

*Dada Saheb Phalke award is the India's highest award in the field of cinema.

* This award is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of film festivals , an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 

* The recipient is honoured for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

* The award comprisers a Swarna Kamal medallion and a cash prize of rupees 1,000,000. 

* The award was first presented in 1969 , and it was introduced by the Government of India.

* The first recipient of this award is Devika Rani.

Who was Dadasaheb Phalke?

Dadasaheb Phalke is regarded as the father of Indian cinema.

He was the director of India's first full length feature film 'Raja Harishchandra'.

Some important questions related to Current Affairs:

1) Consider the following statements

a) MS Swaminathan contributed to agricultural development in India.

b) He is known as the" father of Green Revolution of India".

Select the correct statement.

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) both a and b

Ans: both a and b.

2. Who wrote the book " Bhagat Singh and His Thought"?

a) M A Jinnah 

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Chris Moffat 

d) Hansraj Rahbar 

Ans: d) Hansraj Rahbar 

3. Consider the following statements.

a) Matangini Hazra was a freedom fighter of Bengal.

b) She took actively part in the Non - Cooperation Movement.

Select the correct one 

i ) Only a

ii ) Only b 

iii ) Both a and b

Ans: i) Only a.

4. Consider the following statements

a) October 2 is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

b) Lal Bahadur Shastri gave the slogan " jai jawan jai kisan '.

c) The biography Lal Bahadur Shastri: A Life of Truth in Politics is written by CP Srivastava.

How many statements are correct?

I) only one 

ii) only two 

iii) All three are correct

iv) None of the Above

Ans: iii) All three are correct.