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First Indian athlete to set world record

First Indian athlete to set world record

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to set a world record. He won the javelin throw gold in the IAAF World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was India’s first gold medal in the IAAF World U-20 Championships.

    His throw of 86.48m helped him to set a world record in IAAF U-20 championship. Discuss thrower Seema Antilwas the first Indian to win the medal when she won the…

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First Indian footballer to play in Europa league

First Indian footballer to play in Europa league

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became first Indian to play in the Europa League when he started in goal for Norwegian side Stabaek, against Wales’ Gap Connah’s Quay.

    Gurpreet Singh ‏@GurpreetGK 6h6 hours ago

Proud to reach another milestone by playing in @EuropaLeague but gutted to have it cut short after injuring my hand

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First Indian woman Gymnasts to qualify for Olympics

First Indian woman Gymnasts to qualify for Olympics

Dipa Karmakar becomes the first ever Indian woman Gymnasts to qualify for Olympics. She will participate in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics  to be held in 2016 after superb performance in a test event in Rio de Janeiro.

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Dipa Karmakar qualified for the #Rio2016 Olympics after finishing all four apparatus in test event in Rio.

22-year old Tripura girl created…

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India's fastest train: Gatiman Express

India’s fastest train: Gatiman Express

Gatiman Express is now the fastest train in India. It has broken the record held by Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi express.

  Gatiman Express runs between Nizamuddin (Delhi) and Agra.

  Vivek Express is India’s longest distance travelling train.

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Manoj Kumar to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2015

Manoj Kumar to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2015

Famous Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar is to be conferred the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015. Manoj Kumar was born as Harikrishna Giri Goswami in Abbottabad. This question was once asked in KBC.

  Dadasaheb Phalke Award consists of golden lotus, Rs 10 lakh cash prize and a shawl.

    He acted in wonderful movies like Who Kaun Thi, Upkaar and Roti kapda aur Makaan. Manoj…

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Q Who is the first chairman of Banks...

Q Who is the first chairman of Banks…

Q. Who is the first chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?

Answer: Vindo Rai. Vinod Rai is a former CAG chairman.

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Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade became the first cricketer...

Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade became the first cricketer…

Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade became the first cricketer to score 1,000 runs in any form of cricket. Dhanawade is playing for Smt. KC Gandhi School in Kalyan. He scored in an inter-school match in the HT Bhandari Cup in Mumbai.

He has beaten the record held by English cricketer AEJ Collins who scored 628 runs in 1899.

Previous record in India: Prudhvi Shah scored 546 runs for Rizvi…

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Satnam Singh is first Indian to play in NBA

Satnam Singh is first Indian to play in NBA

Satnam Singh Bhimara became the first Indian basketball player to play in the NBA. He will play for Dallas Mavericks.

    This 7 ft 2 inch tall basketball player was born in a small village in Punjab.

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2015 Fukuoka Prize winners

2015 Fukuoka Prize winners

The Prize committee announced 2015 Fukuoka Prize winners. Fukuoka Prize is given to people who have made outstanding contributions to academia, arts, and culture in Asia. Prizes will be given to the winners in September in Fukuoka city, Japan.

  2015 Fukuoka Prize winners:

    1. Grand Prize: Thant Myint-U – Historian from Myanmar

  2. Academic Prize: Ramachandra Guha – Historian and sociologist…

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MERS - Middle East Respiratory Disease quiz questions

MERS – Middle East Respiratory Disease quiz questions

Middle East Respiratory Disease (MERS) so far caused 23 deaths in South Korea and more than 6,700 are isolated at home (quarantined). 165 people are infected with MERS virus in South Korea.

  MERS quiz questions and information:

  Image courtesy: Inquisitr

  1. MERS belongs to Corona virus family. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) causing virus also belongs to Corona virus family.

  2.…

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Great Indian architect Charles Correa passed away

Great Indian architect Charles Correa passed away

India’s greatest architect and Padma Vibhushan Charles Correa passed away at home in Mumbai. He was the founder of the Urban Design Research Institute in Bombay in 1984.

  He was the chief architect of Navi Mumbai city, Madhya Pradesh Assembly building and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Ahmedabad.

  Charles Correa was the first chairman of the National Commission on Urbanisation.

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Indian Military academy info

Indian Military academy info

136th Regular Course passing out parade of Indian Military academy (IMA) cadets held in Dehradun today. The review officer at the parade is The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan.

    1. Where is Indian Military Academy (IMA) located?

  Ans: Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

  2. Motto of IMA?

  Ans: Valor and Wisdom (veertha aur vivek)

  Indian Military Academy was established on October 1, 1932. The…

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Creator of Chandigarh rock garden is no more

Creator of Chandigarh rock garden is no more

Nek Chand, creator of Chandigarh rock garden, passed away at PGIMER hospital.

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  Rock garden is a famous tourist attraction in Chandigarh and is spread over 40 acres. Nek Chand is a government employee and secretly built this rock garden during his spare time.

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Q Who is the first Indian amputee to...

Q Who is the first Indian amputee to…

Q. Who is the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest?

Anwer: Arunima Sinha.

Farhan Akhtar is now making a movie on her life story (biopic).

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PK: Highest collected Indian movie in China

PK: Highest collected Indian movie in China

Aamir Khan’s PK movie became the first Indian movie to touch 100 million Yuan gross collections in China. This is the first Indian movie to touch three figure mark in China.

  PK movie collected more in China than in USA and Canada.

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New vigilance and information commissioners

New vigilance and information commissioners

Central Government today appointed new Central Vigilance Commissioner and Central Information Commissioner.

  Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): K.V. Chowdary

  Central Information Commissioner: Vijai Sharma.

  New Chief of the National Security Guard (NSG): R.C. Tayal.

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Swatantra Party was founded on June 4 by C. Rajagopalachari

Swatantra Party was founded on June 4 by C. Rajagopalachari

Today (June 4) in 1959, C. Rajagopalachari founded Swatantra party.

It contested in 1962 Lok Sabha elections and won 18 seats. It became the main opposition party after winning 44 seats in 1967 Lok Sabha polls.

Founder Rajagopalachari died in 1972. Swatantra party merged into the Charan Singh-led Bharatiya Kranti Dal in 1974.

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