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Briefing for Competitive Quiz 17th April 2018


1. World Poem Day is celebrated on 21st March every year. This day is celebrated with the aim of reviving the old traditions of repeating the poems and promoting the teaching poems.
2. The first currency note in Europe was printed on March 5, 1966. This paper currency was issued by the Swedish bank. Before that coin was run in Sweden, which was square and large.
3. America's highway numbering system was started on March 3, 1925. America had adopted this system and decided that every highway will have its own number from now on.
4. No confidence motion has been passed against Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. This distrust proposal against Wickremesinghe has been passed due to financial mismanagement and fiscal bond scandal.
5. Two communities of Karnataka, 'Parivara' and 'Talawara' have been included in the Scheduled Castes. These two communities had long been demanding themselves the status of the Scheduled Tribes.
6. India has been ranked 78th on the Energy Index list. Sweden is ranked first on this list, Norway second and Switzerland third. This list covers 114 countries of the world.
7. John Bolton has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Donald Trump. Bolton has previously served as America's ambassador to the United Nations.
8. Australia has ended the 457 visa program. This program has replaced the new visa program, in which it is mandatory to have a high level of efficiency and high employment efficiency in the English language. This visa program was used by 95,000 foreign workers.
9. Martin Vizcarrahas have been appointed as President of Peru. Presently, Vizcarrahas is serving on the post of Vice President of Peru.
10. The dress code has been implemented in Tajikistan. For this, the Ministry of Culture of Tajikistan has released a book, which tells which type of clothes women should wear. In this, clothing is shown through models. Apart from this, the book has also been told what kind of clothes do not wear. Apart from this, women have also been banned from wearing open western wear and Islamic clothes - such as burqa and hijab.

Published On : 17 Apr 2018

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