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Question 1 of 5:
Recently a bill was passed to bring Indian research stations in which region under the domestic laws of the country?
Parliament passed a bill which seeks to extend the application of domestic laws to research stations set up by India in the Antarctic region.
The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, piloted in the Upper House by Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh, was passed with a voice vote after a brief discussion.
India has two active research stations in the Antarctic -- Maitri and Bharti -- where scientists are involved in research.
The bill proposes to prohibit Indian expedition to Antarctica without a permit or written authorisation of another party to the Antarctic Treaty, provides for inspection by an officer appointed by the government and for a penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the legislation.
It also seeks to constitute a fund for the welfare of Antarctic research work and the protection of the environment of the icy continent.
The answer is- Antarctic
Question 2 of 5:
Eldhose Paul recently became the first Indian male to qualify for the final of the World Athletics Championship in which event?
Eldhose Paul (born 7 November 1996 in Ernakulam, Kerala, India) is an Indian athlete who competes in triple jump. In 2022, he became the first Indian to qualify for the triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships.
The answer is- Triple Jump
Question 3 of 5:
In the 2022 movie, Badhaai Do, Rajkummar Rao's character shares his name with which cricketer?
Badhaai Do (transl. Felicitations Due) is a 2022 Indian Hindi comedy drama film written by Suman Adhikary and Akshat Ghildial and directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. The film is produced by Junglee Pictures, and serves as a spiritual sequel of the 2018 film Badhaai Ho. It stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as a couple in a lavender marriage.
Rajkummar Rao acted as Shardul Thakur, a policeman
Bhumi Pednekar as Suman "Sumi" Singh, a physical education teacher
The answer is- Shardul Thakur
Question 4 of 5:
This famous scientist spent his last years in the town of Princeton in which US state?
Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[6] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.
In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. Einstein, of Jewish origin, objected to the policies of the newly elected Nazi government; he settled in New Jersey,the United States and became an American citizen in 1940.
The answer is- New Jersey
Question 5 of 5:
This monastery, the largest buddhist monastery found in India, is located in which Indian state?
Tawang Monastery, located in Tawang city of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, is the largest monastery in India. It is situated in the valley of the Tawang Chu, near the small town of the same name in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh, in close proximity to the Chinese and Bhutanese border.
Tawang Monastery is known in Tibetan as Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, which translates to "the divine paradise of complete victory." It was founded by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680–1681 in accordance with the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso. It belongs to the Gelug school of Vajrayana Buddhism and had a religious association with Drepung Monastery of Lhasa, which continued during the period of British rule.
The answer is- Arunachal Pradesh
