Which State forest department has set up the satellite tracking system to check the forest fire incidents during summer season?: Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: The system was established with an aim to preserve the precious forest fire incidents during summer season and department has also launched an awareness campaign across the state to protect forests from fire in which local people will be involved to detect the fire incidents. Approx. 700 participatory committees had been constituted, more than 90 water tanks constructed and nearly 100 watch towers had been erected so that the people could easily detect fire incidents.
On 27 May 2015, An Indian-origin teacher has been honoured by Oxford University with “University of Oxford Inspirational Teacher Award” for helping one of her students get into the world-famous varsity. What is the name of the teacher?: Gurnimrat 'Nimmy' Sidhu
Explanation: Gurnimrat 'Nimmy' Sidhu, head of science at Oaks Park High School in north-east London. Sidhu feared a marking error and forced her student Esther Odejimi to get her exams remarked enabling her to gain admission Pembroke College, Oxford, to study theology and thus 19-year-old returned the favour by nominating her teacher for the award. The scheme was set up by the university to counter criticism of elitism with largely wealthy and privately educated students being able to gain admission.
What is the name of the Swedish newspaper to which India had recently asked it to delete the reference made by President Pranab Mukherjee to the Bofors scam in an interview to it, a claim protested by the Indian Govt. on 27 May 2015?: “Dagens Nyheter”
Explanation: India has expressed disappointment over the disrespect shown to the President, the newspaper has defended its right to publish what was said during the interview. The development came in the wake of DN claiming that India’s Ambassador to Sweden and Latvia Bose Harrison has said asked for a retraction and said the controversy generated by the reference to the Bofors issue could affect the state visit. India on 17 May denied that it had asked the Swedish newspaper “Dagens Nyheter” (DN) to retract portions of its interview with President Pranab Mukherjee where he had made references to the Bofors issue.
Who is appointed as India’s, probably the world, first transgender college principal when takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal on 9 June 2015?: Manabi Bandopadhyay
Explanation: Manabi is currently associate professor in Bengali at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya. Manabi visited the college, sporting Raybans glasses, curly hair done up in a careless coiffure. Accompanied by her adopted son Debasish Manabiputro and transgender friend Jyoti Samanta, she was untouched by the excitement around her. "It is not the post that I sought after. My 92-year-old father lives in Naihati. I took up this offer because I knew it will help me stay close by and look after him. My new colleagues had seen me on television but I had only heard their voices. I wanted to meet them personally before joining.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 24 hour DD Kisan Channel on 26 May 2015. However, public broadcaster "Prasar Bharti" which currently runs the "Krishi Darshan" program on Doordarshan is one of the longest running programmes on DD National. When Krishi Darshan program was launched?: 26 January 1967
Explanation: DD Kisan will be an Indian agriculture 24-hour television channel, which is owned by Doordarshan. The channel has been dedicated to agriculture and allied sectors, which disseminates real-time inputs to farmers on new farming techniques, water conservation and organic farming among other information. Launching DD Kisan Channel, which would provide information about best agricultural practices and related content, to mark the completion of his government's first year in office, Modi lamented that present system had left farmers to fend for themselves and there was a need to make the sector "vibrant and dynamic".
Walmart is in mood for the expansion of wholesale stores in India, thus US retail giant Walmart plans to open two more outlets in which 2 cities of India?: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and Ludhiana, Punjab
Explanation: In December, Walmart had announced it would open a new cash-and-carry store in Agra, after putting on hold expansions in India for two years as it underwent internal inquiries over alleged corruption practices and uncertainty over foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in the retail sector. However, As per the walmart, the upcoming store in Visakhapatnam will be the fourth Best Price Modern Wholesale store in Andhra Pradesh and Ludhiana will be Walmart India's sixth store in Punjab. Best Price stores in Andhra Pradesh are based in Guntur, Rajahmundry and Vijaywada , while in Punjab, Best Prices are in Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Zirakpur. In 2013, the company had called off a six-year partnership with Bharti Enterprises and decided to operate stores independently in India.
On May 23, A 140-foot bullet-proof cross is being erected in which city, thus making it the largest cross standing in Asia?: Karachi, Pakistan
Explanation: According to the maker Parvez Henry Gill, Christian Pakistani businessman is building the largest cross in Gora Qabristan, one of the oldest Christian cemetery. The cross stands on a 20-foot underground base and according to Gill it is "bulletproof and made of tons and tons of steel, iron and cement." It is worth to mentioned that this is one of most brave heart job in the Pakistan when the minorities are getting killed by the Muslim hardliners.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has purchased the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Bar awarded to Wing Commander Karun Krishna 'Jumbo' Majumdar from a London auction house. Late Majumdar was also referred by which name?: Father of IAF
Explanation: Majumdar, widely referred to as the 'Father of the IAF', was born in Kolkata in 1913. Grandson of W C Bonnerjee, the first president of Indian National Congress, Majumdar was commissioned to No. 1 Squadron in the mid-1930s. Upon his promotion as squadron leader, he took over its reins in June 1941 at Miranshah, NWFP (now in Pakistan). According to naval history, in a war with Japan, Majumdar took off in a solitary Lysander ( which was never used for the war) armed with two 250-lb bombs, the New Zealanders in the No.67 RAF Squadron who shared Toungoo, sent an escort of two Buffalo fighters in sheer admiration for the young Indian. He flew at a low level, almost skimming tree tops, to achieve complete surprise and dropped the bombs on a hangar, destroying it along with the aircraft inside. "The next day, Majumdar led his whole squadron in to bomb the airfield, destroying buildings, wireless stations and aircraft on the ground," the officer added. "Majumdar was awarded the DFC for his leadership of the squadron during the Burma Campaign, becoming the first Indian officer to be decorated with this award in World War II.
What is the name of Child genius, who has graduated on 23 May 2015 from US college at the age of 11 with three associate degrees in maths, science and foreign language studies?: Tanishq Abraham
Explanation: Tanishq Abraham a native of Sacramento - California, graduated from American River College in Sacramento (ARC), California, alongside 1,800 students. Home-schooled since the age of 7, Abraham passed a state exam in March last year that certified he had met the appropriate academic standards to receive his high school diploma. His achievement last year had earned the attention of President Barack Obama — who had sent Tanishq a congratulatory letter. Abraham last year became one of the youngest ever in the US to graduate high school.
According to the National Sample Survey report, which 2 cities in India has top the list of unemployment for both men and women on 22 May 2015?: Patna and Lucknow
Explanation: In a report based on employment and unemployment survey conducted in the 68th round of National Sample Survey during July 2011 to June 2012, among class 1 cities, for males, unemployment rate in usual status (adjusted) was the highest for Lucknow (8.5 percent) and for females it was the highest in Patna (34.6 percent). However, the unemployment rate for men was 2.9 percent for class 1 cities, 3.3 percent for class 2 towns and 2.6 percent fore class 3 towns. Among class 1 cities, after Patna, Kanpur has the highest unemployment rate for women at 22.7 percent followed by Kalyan-Dombivili at 11 percent. For men, Patna followed Lucknow with unemployment rate at 8 per cent. Hyderabad was at third place with a rate of 5.9 percent.
