Aug 31, 2015
Q.1796
Aug 30, 2015
Q.1795
Moreover, for the events of 1500m, 5000m, and 10000m too, only the athletes from these two nations stood at the top two places.
Kenya bagged a total of 16 medals and was on the top of the table whereas Ethiopia came in 5th with 8 medals.
Aug 29, 2015
Q.1794
The love in my body and heart For the earth's shadow and light Has stayed over years… With its cares and its hope it has thrown A language of its own Into blue skies… It lives in my joys and glooms In the spring night's buds and blooms Like a _____-band On the Future's hand.
Raksha Bandhan was celebrated on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Rabindra Nath Tagore arranged a ceremony to celebrate Raksha Bandhan to strengthen the bond of love and togetherness between Hindus and Muslims of Bengal, and urge them to together protest the British empire. He used the idea of Raksha Bandhan to spread the feeling of brotherhood.
Aug 28, 2015
Q.1793
Can you name these 3 talented batsmen?
ABD beat Sourav Ganguly’s record on both the instances and lastest on 26th August 2015.
Aug 27, 2015
Q.1792
Identify the author and the other famous novel whose cover design style is very similar to this one.
After the huge success of To Kill a Mockingbird, in late August 2015, sales of Harper Lee's ‘Go Set a Watchman’ are still going strong as the novel spent a sixth week at the top of the U.S. fiction bestsellers list.
Aug 26, 2015
Q.1791
Why is this temple in the news?
The militant group placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baalshamin and then blew it up. Syria's head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up on 23 August 2015.
Aug 25, 2015
Q.1790
Identify the blank which in the last decade or so has been observed in most of the employees of various IT companies.
The present research was aimed at finding novel genetic loci associated with Body Mass Index (BMI). As part of the research scientists discovered that rs1526538, an intronic SNP of THSD7A is significantly associated with obesity.
Aug 24, 2015
Q.1789
‘9.58’ represents his men’s 100m world record. And again the Jamaican sprinter on 23 August 2015 won the 100 meter title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held at Beijing in China. The defending champion completed the race in 9.79s.
Aug 23, 2015
Q.1788
When Ivo goes back with the___ , the ___; Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return; The welkin will ring loud, The great crowd will feel proud, Seeing Barlow and Bates with the ___, the ___; And the rest coming home with the ___.
Also, tell which 3 lettered term has been blanked out from everywhere?
The urn was made during the 1882-83 tour. It is a very small red terracotta artefact which some believe could be a perfume bottle. Two labels are pasted on it: the top label says ‘The Ashes’. England cricket team on 23 August 2015 won 2015 Ashes Test series, 3-2 against Australia.
Aug 22, 2015
Q.1787
I have tried to create characters drastically different from the types who generally appear in crime novels. I have also deliberately changed the sex roles: In many ways, Blomkvist acts like a typical ‘bimbo’ while Lisbeth Salander has stereotypical ‘male’ characteristics and values
Identify the series of crime novels in which these characters appear and the author.
Larsson planned the series as having ten installments, but due to his sudden death in 2004, only three were completed and published (posthumously): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2005, The Girl Who Played with Fire in 2006, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest in 2007.
Aug 21, 2015
Q.1786
It is the same as that of a Japanese form of self-defence and martial art that uses locks, holds, throws, and the opponent's own movements.
Ai refers to platform and platforms as a service to build intelligent solutions. Ki is a large-scale, modular service to help renew enterprise landscapes. Do refers to Design Thinking and design-led initiatives.
Aug 20, 2015
Q.1785
He carved a path 360-feet-long to form a road through the rocks in Gehlour hill. He quoted that, “When I started hammering the hill, people called me a lunatic but that steeled my resolve.” A movie based on his life starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui premiered on 20th August 2015.
Aug 19, 2015
Q.1784
Identify this player who debuted for West Ham United FC’s team against Coventry City in the opening match of the season.
She was the first recipient of the Asian Footballer of the Year award in England.
Aug 18, 2015
Q.1783
What is this city’s claim to fame?
The city bans the use of automobiles in its premises to keep out the hot desert winds. Personnel Rapid Transit car, which is a driver-less vehicle that runs from point to point on magnetic strips, is used.
Aug 17, 2015
Q.1782
Indian real estate sector is witnessing tremendous growth and traction but it is still highly unorganised […] we have a huge market opportunity ahead of us. ___________’s strong developer network across India will allow us to further scale our business nationally.
What’s been blanked out?
Mumbai based Real estate listing portal Housing.com on 16 August 2015 acquired Bengaluru-based customer relationship management software company HomeBuy360 in all cash deal of 2 million US dollars.
Aug 16, 2015
Q.1781
With this first tweet, Taj Mahal (@TajMahal) made its twitter debut on the Independence Day and became the first monument in the world to have its own handle. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav launched the tag #MyTajMemory.
Aug 15, 2015
Q.1780
India is not alone to celebrate Independence Day on 15 August. Bahrain, Republic of Congo, South Korea and Liechtenstein also share the same tradition.
Aug 14, 2015
Q.1779
What resulted thus?
The most famous running of the bulls is the eight-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin in Pamplona. Three people are gored to death during Spanish bull runs on 14th August 2015.
Aug 13, 2015
Q.1778
Who is the current host described by NBC as ‘the best there is’ and which show are we talking about?
Fallon on 13th August 2015 was signed by NBC for 6 more years. He completed one year as a host some days prior to this signing.
Aug 12, 2015
Q.1777
This award is named after the ‘Queen of ghazals’. Who?
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi was born in UP. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. She was also given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal.
Aug 11, 2015
Q.1776
Thus, identify the parent company and its most renowned subsidiary.
Search engine giant Google Inc on 10 August 2015 launched a new parent company called Alphabet Inc that separates its highly profitable search and advertising business.
Aug 10, 2015
Q.1775
What is it aptly names?
It is a web platform aimed at collecting the details of these family members. Everyone can join this initiative in multiple ways like by identifying and referring such families.
Aug 9, 2015
Q.1774
Identify the speaker as well the legendary author of the book.
Gulzar then was exposed to the world of films where he dabbled into filmmaking. However, the realisation that little lies in the hands of the director saw Gulzar shift his focus back to writing.
Aug 8, 2015
Q.1773
Why was this particular date chosen? It is a nod to a proclamation of something made on 7th August 1905.
The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement was made on August 7, 1905 at a meeting held at the Calcutta Town hall. At the August 7 meeting, the famous Boycott resolution was passed.
Aug 7, 2015
Q.1772
Thus, what is a hibakusha?
Double hibakusha means one who has survived both the attacks. 70th Hiroshima Day was observed on 6 August 2015.
Aug 6, 2015
Q.1771
For which extremely important ceremony in 1947 was he the officer-in-charge?
This was held at Princess Park. He also presided over the ceremony at Red Fort on August 16th 1947.
Aug 5, 2015
Q.1770
On 4th August 2015 which Indian state government announced that these two films will be free from the entertainment tax? And what was the prime reason for this?
The decision to make these films tax free in the state, was taken during a cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Aug 4, 2015
Q.1769
With which sport would one associate the trophy?
In the final clash, Chinappa defeated second seed Line Hansen of Denmark 11-5, 11-4, 11-9.
Aug 3, 2015
Q.1768
MCA on 2 August 2015 lifted the 5-year ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on entering the Wankhede Stadium.
Aug 2, 2015
Q.1767
This year, around 85,000 ______ ____ will be sent to various parts of Maharashtra and other neighbouring states. Few will also be sent abroad but a pay-first policy will be ensured.
Identify the product these artisans expertise in and the famous place as well. Their business peaks during August-September every year.
Mokal, an artisan, said that as Ganeshotsav is fast approches, any trader visiting Pen taluka for business is first scanned on a computer database to check if he/she has been blacklisted.
Aug 1, 2015
Q.1766
In which tournament did he achieve this feat? The logo is also shown.
Special Olympics World Games were staged in Los Angeles. They were the largest sports and humanitarian event anywhere in the world in 2015.