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Question 1 of 5:
Which country recently reported polio cases for the first time in 30 years?
The answer is- Burundi
Burundi (/bəˈrʊndi/ (listen), /-ˈrʌn-/), officially the Republic of Burundi (Kirundi: Repuburika y’Uburundi [u.βu.ɾǔː.ndi]; Swahili: Jamuhuri ya Burundi; French: République du Burundi [buʁundi, byʁyndi]), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city.
Burundi has declared its first polio outbreak in 30 years. The outbreak was confirmed after a four-year-old child in the Isale district of western Burundi, along with two other children he was in contact with, were diagnosed with vaccine-linked polio.
DYK:
1) The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years.
2) Burundi gained independence in 1962.
DYK:
Official languages - Kirundi, French, English
• President - Évariste Ndayishimiye
• Vice President - Prosper Bazombanza
• Prime Minister - Gervais Ndirakobuca
Question 2 of 5:
What is the name of the ESA's project that aims to comprehend the present nature and formation of the Milky Way?
The answer is- Gaia mission
Gaia is a space observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 2013 and expected to operate until 2025. The spacecraft is designed for astrometry. The mission aims to construct by far the largest and most precise 3D space catalog ever made, totalling approximately 1 billion astronomical objects, mainly stars, but also planets, comets, asteroids and quasars, among others.[8]
DYK:
1) Gaia was launched on 19 December 2013 by Arianespace using a Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT rocket flying from Kourou in French Guiana.
2) The total cost of the mission is around €740 million (~ $1 billion)
3) The name "Gaia" was originally derived as an acronym for 'Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics'.
Question 3 of 5:
The International Telecommunication Union opened the ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre in which Indian city?
The answer is- New Delhi
The ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre was officially opened in New Delhi, India, on 22 March,2023 providing an expanded presence for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to promote tech and sustainable development in South Asia. The inclusion of ITU’s first on-site centre for innovation positions the new office in India’s capital as a hub for promoting advanced technologies within the region and beyond.
DYK :
ITU Secretary-General - Doreen Bogdan-Martin
India’s Prime Minister - Narendra Modi
Question 4 of 5:
What did the ancient Egyptians associate this bird with?
The answer is- Afterlife
To reach the afterlife in ancient Egypt you must first deal with the trappings of the underworld. This ordeal could not be bypassed, but if your spirit was feeling a bit lost and overwhelmed, you could always pray to Henet, the ancient Egyptian Pelican God.
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
DYK:
1) The name comes from the Ancient Greek word pelekan (πελεκάν),[6] which is itself derived from the word pelekys (πέλεκυς) meaning "axe".
2) The family Pelecanidae was introduced (as Pelicanea) by the French polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815.
Question 5 of 5:
Where does the Indian government have a centre dedicated to the husbandry of these animal?
The answer is- Dirang
ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak (ICAR-NRC on Yak) is a premier research institute proactively engaged in research and development of yak (Peophagus grunniens L.) and is the sole authority on research strategy formulation for sustainable development of yak husbandry in the country.
The institute was established in 1989 at Dirang (1500 m above msl) in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The experimental yak farm of ICAR-NRC on Yak was set up in 1995 at Nyukmadung (2750 m above msl) which is located about 31 km from Dirang township at a diversion of Tezpur-Tawang highway.
