9. | Which year's Tiger Census sets a new Guinness Record for being the world's largest camera trap wildlife survey? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: India's 2018 Tiger Census sets a new Guinness Record for being the world's largest camera trap wildlife survey. |
10. | Tropical Storm Fay hits which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey (US). |
11. | Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died recently belongs to which country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's prime minister and the governing party's candidate for an October presidential election, died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France. He was 61. |
12. | Hagia Sophia Museum is in which country? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Turkey's govt. converts Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque after a favourable court ruling. Hagia Sophia was a church built under Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 6th century It was converted into a mosque by Ottomans in 1453 following their conquest of Constantinople Modern Turkey's government converted the mosque into a museum in 1934 |
13. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 750 MW Solar Project set up in which state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 750 MW Solar Project set up at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh through video-conferencing. The 750 MW plant is Asia's largest Mega Solar Power Project which comprises of three solar generating units of 250 MW each located on a 500-hectare plot of land situated inside a Solar Park. |
14. | Hockey India Executive Board held an Emergent Executive Board meeting named Gyanendro Ningombam as the Officiating President of Hockey India. He is from which state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Hockey India Executive Board held an Emergent Executive Board meeting naming Manipur's Gyanendro Ningombam as the Officiating President of Hockey India. This was following the resignation letter of Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad received by Hockey India due to his personal and family commitments. |
15. | Wimbledon tennis tournament organizers will pay what amount to 620 players despite cancellation? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Wimbledon tennis tournament organizers will pay $12.5 million prize money to 620 players despite cancellation. |