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Which district of Punjab has been presented the 5th JRD TataMemorial Award by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen for being
ranked first on the composite development index for 548
districts evaluated country wide?
- Ferozepur (was chosen for the award showing improvement in
child and maternal health)
Which state has become the second highest power purchaser
in the country after Punjab?
- Haryana ( making daily short term power purchases of about 330
lakh units)
When is India going to get its first C-17 military aircraft from
US?
- In May 2013
Who was named North India's sculptor of the year 1983?
- Harjeet Singh Sandhu ( mosaic artist who has earned laurels in
New York for his mosaic portrait of Bloomberg, a three time Mayor
of New York which will be displayed at the City Hall)
Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed
on Mars on 6th August,2012 to begin a pioneering two year
search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and
whether it can be inhabitable in the future?
- Curiosity
Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which
has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?
- Amitabh Ghosh
Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in
Odisha on 9th August, 2012?
- Agni-II, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2,000
km.
Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?
- Hamid Ansari
Who has become the first Chancellor of Central University of
Kashmir (CUK)?
- Dr. Srikumar Banerjee ( known scientist and Padma Shri Award
recipient)
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