The driest location on Earth is in which country?

• Kenya
• Chile
• Congo
• Libya
Correct Option: B  [ Chile ]

Remark: The Atacama Desert

The first Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is:

• V.P. Singh
• Indira Gandhi
• Atal Behari Vajpayee
• Sushma Swaraj
Correct Option: C  [ Atal Behari Vajpayee ]

Remark: On 25th September, 2003, former prime minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations HQ, USA.

Who wrote the book "Parineeta"?

• Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
• Shashi tharoor
• Anad Bose
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Correct Option: A  [ Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ]

Remark:

Recently, Kazakhstan renames its capital Astana as:

• Kozlov
• Massimov
• Nur-Sultan
• Ablyazov
Correct Option: C  [ Nur-Sultan ]

Remark:

The Global Peace Index is released by which of the following entities ?

• International Peace Institute
• UN Security Council
• Institute for Economics and Peace
• Group of Global Counter-Terrorism NGOs
Correct Option: C  [ Institute for Economics and Peace ]

Remark:

2nd Ayurveda Day is observed on:

• 10th October, 2017
• 15th October, 2017
• 27th October, 2017
• 17th October, 2017
Correct Option: D  [ 17th October, 2017 ]

Remark: National Ayurveda Day observed on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti

There is no provision of awarding Nobel Prize in :

• Mathematics
• Economics
• Physics
• Chemistry
Correct Option: A  [ Mathematics ]

Remark:

Who is the author of the book "Straight Drive"?

• Sachin Tendulkar
• Sunil Gavaskar
• Kapil Dev
• M.S. Dhoni
Correct Option: B  [ Sunil Gavaskar ]

Remark:

What is the famous book of 'Vishakadatta'?

• Mudra Rakshasa
• Geeta Govinda
• Avanti Sundari
• none of these
Correct Option: A  [ The Mudrarakshasa (Signet Ring of the Rakshasa, the chief minister of the last Nanda king) ]

Remark:

The International court of Justice is located at:

• New York
• Geneva
• Hague
• None of the above
Correct Option: C  [ Hague ]

Remark: