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1) Belgian Malinois is a dog breed used extensively in sniffing operations, searching out enemy forces and looking for explosives. Their small size makes them ideal for parachuting and fast-roping out of aircraft and their shorter coat is ideal for hot environments. How is this breed a newsmaker? Ans: The military dog who chased ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi through a tunnel in Syria 2) Lt. Col. Sir Pusapati Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju better known as Maharaja of Vizianagaram was the President of BCCI from 1954–1957. He was the first, and until recently the only ___ __to serve as the BCCI President. Ans: Former Indian Cricket Team Captain 3) HBO has announced a prequel to X titled 'House of The Dragon' based on the book 'Fire & Blood'. 'House of The Dragon' will be set 300 years before the events of X. ID X Ans: Game Of Thrones 4)The National X Index was launched in New Delhi on September 17, 2014, under the Swachh ...

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1) This is Ram Vanji Sutar, 93 year old Noida based X, also a Padma Bhushan awardee is newsmaker recently for his creation. Id his creation which is in news recently. Statue of unity 2)Named after Johannes X, was part of NASA's Discovery Program of relatively low cost, focused primary science missions. TESS is said to take over from X as it was forced to be retired. ID X Kepler Space Telescope 3) Padma Bushan Awardee C K Nayudu, is India's first ever X Captian, made Captian at the age of 36 he contibuted his last at the age of 68, he was right-handed ..... & Was part of it for 6 decades. Who was he? India's first test team captain 4)Automated doors, an integrated rake without a separate engine, fully airconditioned, aerodynamic by design and capable of fast acceleration and quick braking, designed to look like a Bullet Train but it won’t be nearly as fast. It will be tested for a top speed of 160kmph, though designed for 220kmph making it India’s fastest. Id Train 18...

1 )T he most lucrative academic prize in the world giving more than twice the prize money given to nobel laureates. Ans: The breakthrough prize 2 ) What does torino scale measure Ans Meteorite impact 3)Chengdu, China is reportedly planning to launch a satellite which would  reduce it's reliance on electricity to light the streetlights, by directly using the sun as a source of light during night. What are they planning? Ans: An artificial moon 4)Named after a famous Indin American astrophysist, this x ray space telescope went into a breif period of shutdown due to gyroscopic failures. Id the astrophysist. Ans: Subramanyan Chandrashekhar 5) The aerospace startup owned by the Jeff Bezos has announced that the launch scheduled for 2019 would comprise of an automated capsule with 6 tourists and no flight attendants, Id the startup. Ans: Blue Orgin 6) Google AI 'LYNA' used for detecting a particular kind of medical condition, has done the same ...

1) UK PM Theresa May appointed (17/1/18) Tracey Crouch as a Minister for a particular emotional state as it was found to be harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. What was she appointed minister for? Ans: Minister for LONELINESS 2)This incident took place in 1954, A 12 year old on getting his red and white Schwinn bicycle stolen reported it to the policeman and told him he that he wanted to beat whoever stole it. Joe Martin, the policeman, who was also a boxing trainer, suggested to first learn how to fight and began his boxing training. Which famous boxing icon am I talking about. Ans: Muhammed Ali 3)The most expensive structure build by the humans starting 1998 and has only occupied a total of 230 people and has completed 7000days as of 21/1/18. Id it Ans: International Space Station (ISS) 4)Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy is presented by ICC for a particular award every year, as of 2018 only 4 Indians have received it. Which is this award. Ans: The cricke...