Up to Date Question & Answer (May) Part – 1 - TNPSC - Group II Studies

Which noted Gandhian and former Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith who was also known for reciting Gandhi – Katha worldwide, passed away on 15 march?
Narayan Desai. He was the son of Mahadev Desai, the personal secretary of  Mahatma Gandhi.
Which Mumbai born veteran singer and music composer who composed music for 13 Malayalam films, passed away recently?
Bombay S.Kamal
Who are the winner of this year’s Santhosh trophy football championship?
Services
Which mission, aiming a forestation of 10 million hectares of land, has recently been merged with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Scheme?
National Mission for a Green India
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was erected at the Parliament square in which foreign capital city?
London
Name the shopping search engine recently acquired by Face book.
The Find
Which Indian has been nominated as member of World Association of Anti-Dropping Scientists (WAADS)?
Kr.Alka betora
Name the web enabled system launched by the Government of India for redressed of Consumers grievances relating to pricing and availability of medicines.
Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme. The Web based system has been created by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
The Land Amendment Bill, proposed by the Government of India, Seeks to amend which Act of 2013?
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013
The Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, recently passed by the parliament, seeks to amend whichAct?
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
When was world Consumer Rights Day observed?
March 15. World kidney Day was observed on March 12. It is observed every year on the second Thursday in March. National Drinking Water and Sanitation Awareness Week observed from March 16 to 22.
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)  Orders (Amendment) Bill recently passed by the parliament, is aimed to include more communities in the list of Schedule castes, in which states and unon territories?
Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Name the cyclone that recently devastated the island country Vanuatu.
Cyclone PAM
Who has been appointed by the Government of India, as the Brand Ambassador of the North East?
MC Mary  Kom
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has recently found evidence for an underground saltwater ocean on which moon of Jupiter?
Ganymede. The subterranean ocean is thought to have more water than all the water on the Earth’s surface.
Name the former President of Maldives who has been sentenced to 13 year imprisonment by the country’s criminal court.
Mohamed Nasheed
Which Indian won the men’s singles title in the Swiss Open Gran Prix Gold badminton championships?
Kidambi Srikanth. He defeated defending champion viktor Axelsen in the finals.
Who won this year’s Ranji Trophy cricket title?
Karnataka. They beat Tamil Nadu in the finals.
Who created record by hitting four consecutive ODI centuries?
Kumara Sangakkara
Who has been elected Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly?

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