2341. On 22nd March, 2018 who unveiled the book, Neel Ke Dhabbe on the occasion of 106th Bihar Day in Patna?

A. Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu
B. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
C. Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
D. Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Bihar has celebrated its 106th foundation day on 22 March, 2018. A number of programmes have been organized throughout the state on the occasion. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a 3-day Bihar Diwas celebrations in Patna and also released 4 books- ‘Ek Tha Mohan’, ‘Bapu Ki Chiththi’, ‘Champaran Ki Kahani’ and ‘Neel Ke Dhabbe’ on this occasion. The 2018 theme for this year’s celebrations is “Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Elimination of Dowry and Child Marriage”. It was on this day when the British carved out the state from Bengal Presidency in 1912. Before that Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa were part of the Bengal province during the British rule.

2342. Match List-I (Persons in news) with List-II (Countries they belong to) and select the correct answer. Lists-I List-II a. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya b. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique c. Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe

A. a-1, b-2, c-3
B. a-2, b-1, c-3
C. a-2, b-1, c-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-4
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Luisa Dias Diogo – MozambiqueMwai Kibaki – KenyaRupiah Banda – Zambia

2345. Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on 17 – 4 – 2014. He was

A. President of Columbia
B. Nobel Laureate
C. Soccer Player
D. Space Scientist
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, (born 6 March, 1927, Aracataca, Colombia – died 17 April, 2014, Mexico City, Mexico), Colombian novelist and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, mostly for his masterpiece Cien años de soledad (1967; One Hundred Years of Solitude).

2346. Consider the following statements about Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who died in June, 2009: 1. He was a Sarod Maestro. 2. He belonged to the Maihar Gharana of classical hindustani music. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 1922 – 18 June 2009) was an Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod.