Q 519. Who is the brand ambassador of the new edition of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ TV Commercials launched by Government of India?
A. Aamir Khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Priyanka Chopra
ANSWER: A. Aamir Khan
The Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma launched the new edition of “Atithi Devo Bhava” television commercials.
Q 520. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Amnesty International India?
B. Lalit Bhanot
C. Sudrashan Tyagi
D. R S Powar
ANSWER: A. Aakar Patel
Journalist and writer Aakar Patel was appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International (AI) India 18 June 2015. He will head AI India’s operations and its efforts to end human rights abuses in India and worldwide.
Q 521. The maiden International Day of Yoga was celebrated on ______.
A. 21st June’15
B. 20th June’15
C. 22nd June’15
D. 23rd June’15
ANSWER: A. 21st June’15
Q 522. How many records have been set by International Yoga day celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
ANSWER: B. 2
International Yoga day celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi have set two Guinness World Records. Firstly the participants were largest in numbers with 35,985 and secondly 84 nationalities attended the mega event.
Q 523.How many UN member countries celebrated the International Day of Yoga?
A. 183
B. 124
C. 144
D. 192
ANSWER: D. 192
Out of the 193 UN member countries, celebrations were held in 192 countries - the exception is Yemen, because of the conflict there.
Q 524. When did the UN General Assembly announce 21st June as the International Day?
A. 21st June 2014
B. 11th Dec 2014
C. 12th Dec 2014
D. 11th June 2014
ANSWER: B. 11th Dec 2014
International Yoga Day, June 21, was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. The declaration of this day came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.
Q 525. Who has been declared as the President of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, an ally of NDA as Chief Ministerial candidate for the Bihar State Assembly elections this year?
A. Upendra Kushwah
B. Nitish Kumar
C. Lalu Prasad Yadav
D. Sharad Yadav
ANSWER: A. Upendra Kushwah.
This decision was taken at State Party Executive meeting in Vaishali. Mr. Kushwah said the party workers have been instructed to start preparations for 125 Assembly seats.