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Question 1 of 5:
Which city hosted the Indian Ocean Conference 2021?
Indian Ocean Conference is annual conference that aims to bring together Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, thought leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats and practitioners from across the region on a single platform.
It has been initiated by Delhi based think tank India Foundation along with its partners from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will addressed the fifth Indian Ocean Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi.
The theme of the Indian Ocean Conference 2021 is "Indian Ocean: Ecology, Economy, Epidemic".
The answer is- Abu Dhabi
Question 2 of 5:
Which Indian long-jump star was bestowed the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics in 2021?
India’s long-jump star Anju Bobby George was bestowed the Woman of the Year 2021 Award by World Athletics, the international governing body of athletics, for grooming and encouraging young girls to take up sports in India.
Anju Bobby George is the second recipient of this award after Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu in 2019.
A two-time Olympian, Anju Bobby George is India's only medallist at the World Athletics Championships, winning a bronze in Paris in 2003. She is currently the senior vice-president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), the highest post occupied by a woman in its history.
In 2016, she founded the Anju Bobby George Sports Foundation, a training academy for young girls.
The answer is- Anju Bobby George
Question 3 of 5:
Research and Information System for Developing Countries is a think tank based in which country?
Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) is a New Delhi, India – based autonomous policy research institute that specialises in issues related to international economic development, trade, investment and technology. RIS is envisioned as a forum for fostering effective policy dialogue and capacity-building among developing countries on global and regional economic issues. RIS is engaged across inter-governmental processes of several regional economic cooperation initiatives. Through its intensive network of think tanks, RIS seeks to strengthen policy coherence on international economic issues and the development partnership canvas.
The answer is- India
Question 4 of 5:
Where did the marble used to make this building come from?
The Taj Mahal (Persian: تاج محل ; /ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ-/; lit. 'Crown of the Palace', [taːdʒ ˈmɛːɦ(ə)l]),is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his 2nd wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The Taj Mahal was constructed using materials from all over India and Asia. The translucent white marble was brought from Makrana, Rajasthan, the jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China. The turquoise was from Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, while the sapphire came from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from Arabia.
The answer is- Makrana, Rajasthan
Question 5 of 5:
This structure holds the largest reservoir of water in North America. Which city is it located near?
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume when full. The dam is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The answer is- Boulder City, Nevada
