Exercise :: Places - Latest Current Affairs
- Places - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Punjab and Haryana High Court started its first virtual court through video conferencing in __________. |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: A Punjab and Haryana High Court started first virtual court in Faridabad. It would deal with traffic challan cases from across the State. The project will be launched under the guidance of e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India.
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| 2. | President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the underground Bunker Museum in __________. |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the underground Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on 18 August 2019. The 15,000 square feet underground bunker museum has virtual reality booths in which visitors can time travel to the 19th century. The bunker was created in the 19th century to fire cannons at approaching enemy ships. The museum will be opened for the general public later in 2019.s
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| 3. | Where was the 9 day long National tribal festival named "Aadi Mahotsav" commenced? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The 9 day long National tribal festival named "Aadi Mahotsav" commenced at the Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh. It is a joint initiative of Ministry of tribal affairs and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). The theme of this year's festival is "A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft,Culture and Commerce".
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| 4. | The Indian Navy is to host naval exercise MILAN in March 2020 in __________. |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Indian Navy is to host the multilateral naval exercise named 'MILAN' at Visakhapatnam for the year 2020 in the month of March. The announcement for this exercise was made by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) at the INS(Indian Navy Ship) Circars Parade Ground in the ENC on the occasion of 73rd Independence day. MILAN is a biennial exercise which was first started in 1995. Until last year the exercise was held at Andaman and Nicobar Command(ANC). For the first time, this exercise is to be conducted in the mainland of ENC, Vishakapatnam.
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| 5. | Where did World's 1st museum dedicated to the life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opened? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has opened the World's 1st museum dedicated to the life of a 16th-century saint and social reformer, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, designed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in Kolkata, West Bengal. The museum is a 3-storeyed structure with an approximately 1,350 sq m of covered area, of which 1,000 sq m has been used to for the galleries, public utility and as a library. The floors of the museum dedicated to different phases of the saint's life from his birth, marriage with Vishupria, journey in every part of the country to the period after he attained "Sanyasa" (sainthood). It was also equipped with Life-size models, 3D(3-Dimensional) films, audio tracks, and animatronics.
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