1. Airbus Industrie issued an alert for airline operators, providing instructions for a software change for which model of aeroplane ?
    Ans : A 320
  2. How many Indian satellites are currently in orbit ?
    Ans : 57
  3. India has 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Which was the first site in India to be declared as a World Heritage Site /
    Ans : Ajantha and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra . The caves form one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating from 600 AD to 1,000 AD, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain caves
  4. Which is the world’s largest monolithic rock excavation ?
    Ans : The world’s largest monolithic rock-excavation is widely regarded to be Kailasa Temple (Cave 16 at Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, India).
    Why Kailasa Temple is considered the largest ?
    The Kailasa Temple was carved out from a single basalt cliff — carved top-down, removing a vast amount of rock to leave behind an entire structural temple.
    Because of its scale and the fact that the entire edifice was hewn from one rock mass, it is recognised as the largest single monolithic building in the world.
    Guinness World Records identifies it as “the largest building carved out of a single piece of rock.”
  5. What is meant by Polyploidy ?
    Ans : Genes with multiple chromosomes in them are called Polyploidy eg . Wheat
  6. What is the Durand Line ?
    Ans : Durand Line, the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan , which was  delineated in 1893 by an agreement between the British and Abdur Rahman Khan, the then-emir of Afghanistan
  7. Why has Srilanka Declared a State of Emergency ?
    Ans : Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency to expedite rescue and relief efforts , as  torrential rain over the last few days and strong winds caused severe flooding and landslides , which forced over one lakh people out of their homes and into state-run safety centres.
  8. Which sports is the FEI Asian Championship associated with ?
    Ans : Equestrian Championship .
  9. Where is the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup tournament being held ?
    Ans : Ipoh , Malaysia
  10. Who has written the book “The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II” ?
    Ans : Gautam Hazarika