*GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CLASS*

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Good Morning !

Do you Read Newspapers? If yes , When was the last time you read it? What was written in it?

Let's play a 5 mark quiz to test your Basic General Knowledge!

Which Olympics are currently going on?

1. Indian Olympics
2. African Olympics
3. Tokyo Olympics
4. National looser Olympics

Fastest shorthand writer was

1. Dr. G. D. Bist
2. J.R.D. Tata
3. J.M. Tagore
4. Khudada Khan

Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

1. developed the telescope
2. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
3. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
4. All of the above

Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

1. USA
2. FIJI
3. INDIA
4. UK

Film and TV institute of India is located at

1. Pune (Maharashtra)
2. Rajkot (Gujarat)
3. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
4. Perambur (Tamilnadu)

Kuddos !!

Health News

YOU CAN'T ENJOY YOUR WEALTH , 

UNTIL YOU ARE NOT GOOD IN HEALTH!

1) - Covid vaccine administration rapidly increasing; 13.45 cr doses administered in July: Health minister

In India, a total of 50,10,09,609 vaccine doses have been administered through 58,08,344 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7 am on Saturday.

2) - In Florida, Delta variant fuels concerns for children's health

Much of the surge is concentrated in the southeastern state of Florida, where some school districts are defying an order by the Republican governor forbidding mask mandates

3) - US gave only 7.5 million doses of Covid vaccine to India, needs to do more: Krishnamoorthi

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's statement came on a day when the White House said it is “eager” to continue the partnership with India in the fight against coronavirus

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Drinking water with high nitrate content causes blue baby syndrome, says MoS Jal Shakti

It is the responsibility of the States/UTs and local bodies to ensure the required treatment of sewage  industrial effluents to the prescribed norms

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COVID SCIENCE: Heart attack, stroke risks climb after COVID-19; flu shots may be protective

In the week following a COVID-19 diagnosis, the risk of a first heart attack went up three- to eight-fold, and the risk of a first stroke due to a blood-vessel blockage rose three- to six-fold

6) -England’s Covid cases fall, virus reproduction rate could be below 1

Fewer people in England had Covid-19 at the end of last month, while the closely watched reproduction “R” number might have dropped below

Political News

1) - 1,800 events lined up to celebrate Independence  12 Hours ago

2) - Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi to oppose Centre's move to place 'anti-people' Electricity Bill in Parliament18 Hours ago

3) - Passage of 8 bills in Rajya Sabha in 3rd week of Monsoon Session increased productivity to 24.2%20 less than 21 mins. 

4) - This autocratic behavior has never been seen. The govt is moving towards ordinances,” she said. (ANI)

Epicenter of Kashmir ..... 

National News 

Mumbai local train services to start for people who have taken both the doses of Covid vaccine.

India TV News Desk New Delhi August 08, 2021 21:16 IST

Mumbai local train services will start from August 15 for people who have taken both the doses of COVID19 vaccine, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.

Weather Report for today !

Sports News

1) - Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the first track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for India.Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged a historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw event making it the country's first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 and India's overall first gold in athletics since the inception of the Olympics. The athlete bagged an incredible first throw of 87.03 which was enough to secure him the gold as none of the other contenders managed to come close to him. 

Annu Rani

Annu Rani is an Indian javelin thrower from Bahadurpur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She was the 1st Indian to reach the finals of women's javelin throw event in the World Athletics Championships, Doha

 

Priyanka Goswami

Priyanka Goswami is an Indian athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. She represented India at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing on 17th position.

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M. P. Jabir

 

Jabir Madari Pillyalil, better known as M. P. Jabir, is an Indian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres. Jabir won the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in 400 metres hurdles with a timing of 50.22 seconds.

Kamalpreet Kaur

Kamalpreet Kaur is an Indian Athlete from Punjab. She is the first Indian woman to breach the 65m barrier in discus throw. She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. Her best performance came when she finished 6th in discus throw at Tokyo 2020.

Education

JEE Main 2021 topper has no plans to join any IIT, aims to be an astrophysicist 

Pal was the UP state topper in the JEE Main 2021 February session with a 99.988 percentile but was unsatisfied with her performance. Hence, she appeared for the April session.

The Delhi government Sunday allowed students of class 10 to 12 to visit schools from Monday for work related to admission, practical activities for board exam, and also said that health checkup camps situated on school campuses can resume.

Hmm. Much information with us now!

Lets test it with the help of Quiz!

Who is the 1st Indian to reach the finals of women's javelin throw event in the World Athletics Championships, Doha

1. Annu Rani
2. Priyanka Goswami
3. Kamalpreet Kaur
4. None of the above

Drinking water with high nitrate content causes

1. dehydration
2. Cancer
3. Blue Baby Syndrome
4. All of the above.

Mumbai local train services to start for people who have taken

1. 1 dose of covid vaccine
2. who have thought of taken covid vaccine
3. Both the doses are not taken
4. Both the doses are taken

Heart attack, stroke risks climb after COVID-19 Which shots must be protective__________

1. Covid Shots
2. Flu Shots
3. Baby Shots
4. Teenage Shots

Who is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the mens javelin throw and won a gold.

1. Neeraj Chopra
2. DR.G.D Bist
3. MP. Jabir
4. No one

Who allowed students of class 10 to 12 to visit schools from Monday for work

1. The Delhi Government
2. The Maharashtrian Government
3. The Haryana Goverment
4. Central Goverment

Who is the Congressman

1. Raja Raja I
2. Raja Krishnamoorthy
3. Donald Trump
4. Narendra Modi

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What were your takeaways ....

Notebook Work

Q1 - Who is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the men's javelin throw and won a gold.

Answer - Neeraj Chopra

Q2 - Who is the 1st Indian to reach the finals of women's javelin throw event in the World Athletics Championships, Doha?

Answer - Annu Rani

Q3 - Drinking water with high nitrate content causes?

Answer - Blue Baby Syndrome

Q4 - How many events lined up to celebrate Independence 12 Hours ago?

Answer - 18,000

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