Current Affairs December 11, 2018

1. When did President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari departed to Poland for the participation in National Framework Convention (COP-24 Dec 2-14, 2018) ?2075 Mangsir 15
2. When was bilateral air agreement between Nepal and Cambodia took place ? 2018 November 29 (2075 B.S Mangsir 13)
3. Including Cambodia with how many countries Nepal has bilateral air agreement ? 39
4. When was agreement between Cambodia and Nepal took place regarding cultural exchange ? November 29, 2018
5. When and where SAAF women Football championship is going to be organized ?  - 2075 Falgun 28 to Chaitra 8 (2019 March 12-22) Biratnagar Nepal. All SAARC countries except Afghanistan will participate in the tournament.
6. Name the first lady president of Georgia ? -Salome Zurabishvili elected in November 2018
7. When did Nepal government launched Social Security Fund(सामाजिक सुरक्षा  योजना ) for all working people ?-2075 B.S Mangsir 11..11% salary is deducted from worker's salary and additional 20% of salary is added by the employer in the fund. Four major plan was introduced 
8. When did Qatar  announced about steeping out from OPEC ? - December 3,  2018 (Effective from January 2019)
9. When and where Para National Game Championship is going to be organized ? 2075 B.S Mangsir 17 to Poush 15 (Total 18 types of games)
10. When did NASA's InSight Mars lander landed on Mars (Red Planet) which was launched aim to study the interior of the planet ? 2018 November 27
11. InSight launched toward Mars on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on an Atlas V vehicle from United Launch Alliance
12. Before landing at Mars how much distance was covered by InSight? -458000000 KM
13. When did US former president Goerge H. W Bush died ? November 30, 2018
14. When is World Aids Day celebrated ? December 1
15. How many HIV/AIDS victims are believed to exist in Nepal ? 31000. 
16. 90-90-90 strategy is related to  ? AIDS. In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners launched the 90–90–90 targets; the aim was to diagnose 90% of all HIV-positive persons, provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 90% of those diagnosed, and achieve viral suppression for 90% of those treated by 2020.
17. When and where was ASIA PACIFIC SUMMIT organized ? 2075 B.S Mangsir 14-17, Kathmandu, Nepal
18. The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognizing the best footballer in the world for 2018. The winners were announced on 3 December 2018.Who was the winner ? Luka Modrić

EU-Nepal air agreement.

On 23 January 2009, the EU and the Government of Nepal signed a Horizontal Aviation agreement which will restore legal certainty to the bilateral air services agreements between Nepal and EU Member States. The Horizontal Agreement entered into force on 25 June 2015. 

The EC blacklisted Nepal, placing restrictions on Nepali airlines, for the first time in 2013 immediately after the International Civil Aviation Organisation raised the red flag.

The ICAO, removed Nepal’s aviation from its blacklist in July 2017.

Foreign Affairs - Nepal- Part 1

1. Which is the first country to established bilateral relationship with Nepal ? Britain
2. When did bilateral relationship between Nepal and Britain established ? - 1816 A.D
3. Which is the second country to established bilateral relationship with Nepal ? USA (25 April 1947)
4. Name the third country to establish relationship with Nepal ? India (13 June 1947)
5. Which fourth country established bilateral relationship with Nepal ? France (20 April 1949)
6. Before 2007 B.S with how many countries Nepal had diplomatic relationship ? 4 (Britain, USA,India and France)
7. Which Asian country first established bilateral relationship with Nepal ? India
8. Which African country first established bilateral relationship with Nepal ? Egypt
9. When was bilateral relationship between Egypt and Nepal established ? 16 July 1957
10. When was diplomatic relation between Nepal and Australia established ? 15 February 1960 
11. Which first South American nation established diplomatic relation with Nepal ? Argentina (01 January 1962)
12. When was diplomatic relation build with China ? 01 August 1955 
13. First citizen of Britain to visit Nepal ? Father Grober
14. When was diplomatic relationship between Nepal and Republic of Gini established ? -2016 May 12 (143 Nation)
15. When did Nepal become the member of UNO ? 14 December 1955

Science and Technology- Part 1

1. Father of Science ? - Albert Einstein 
2. When was Albert Einstein born ? - 1879 March 14
3. When was "Theory of Relativity " evolved ? 1905 A.D
4. When did Einstein founded General Theory of Relativity ? 1915 A.D
5. When did Einstein received Nobel Price for his contribution to Physics ? - 1921 A.D
6. Albert Einstein refused to become the President of which country ? - Israel
7. When did Albert Einstein died ? 18 April 1955 A.D
8. Where is Albert Einstein brain preserved ? Princeton Hospital (USA)
9. When and where Archimedes was born ? - 287 B.C, Greece
10. "Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth " who said this ? Archimedes
11. Who discovered the value of Pi ? Archimedes
12. Sun is stable and Earth and other planets revolve around the sun , who developed this concept for the first time ? - Nicolaus Copernicus
13. When and where did Galileo born ? 1564 A.D February 15, Pisa Italy
14. When did Galileo discovered Telescope ? 1609 A.D
15. Who discovered Thermometer ? Galileo
16. When did Galileo died ? 8 January 1642
17.  When and where Isaac Newton born ? 25 December,1642, Britain\
18.  Father of Modern Physics ? Isaac Newton
19. Who invented Atomic Theory ? John Dalton
20. Which scientist is known as Prince of Experiment ? - Michael Faraday

When did 4G service started in Nepal ?

1. Which country will host 2019 women's world cup football ? France
2. Which country will host 2018 T-20 Women's Cricket World Cup ? West Indies 
3. When did 4G service started in Nepal ? 2073 Poush 17
4. Which two heritage of Nepal was listed in World Book Record recently ? Pashupatinath Temple and Lumbini (2075 B.S Kartik 25)
5. Name the climber who record the Everest summit climbing time ? Lakpa Gelu Sherpa (10 Hrs 56 Min 46 Sec)

List of Largest statues in the World.

1.Statue of Unity : 182 m : 2018 (India)
2.Spring Temple Buddha : 128 m : 2002 (China)
3.The Motherland Calls: 85 m : 1967 (Russia)
4.Statue of Liberty : 46 m : 1886 (USA)
5.Christ of Redeemer : 30 m : 1931 (Brazil)

04 Nov 2018.

1.When did cabinet decided to change the name of "Visit Nepal 2018" as "Visit Nepal 2020" ? - 2074 Shrawan 29.
2. When did Prime minister of Nepal used "Teleprompter" for the first time ?- 2075 Jestha 16.
3. Where was 6th finance ministerial level East Asia summit was held ? - Singapore
4. When is World Mental Health day celebrated ?- October 10.
5. Which constitution of Nepal first recognized Nepal as Hindu nation ? - Constitution of Nepal 2019.
6. Which country first used credit card ? USA

04 November 2018..Nobel Prize, Pictorial Warning on cigarette packets, International Day of Older Persons

1. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of which cancer therapy ? -Immunotherapy
2. Nepal has been ranked 2nd along with which  countries in pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, according to latest Canadian Cancer Society ? Vanuatu with 90% pictorial warnings. 
3. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Older Persons?- Celebrating Older Human Rights champions
4. Which  women physicists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics?- Donna Strickland
5. Which of the following women scientists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?-Frances H. Arnold

Hindu Religion-- 10 Questions - 9 August

1.Wife of Kumbhakarna ?- Bajrajwala
2.Wife of Bedbyas ?- Pingla
3.Son of Indra ? - Jayanta
4.Three wife's of King Dasarath ?- Kausalya,Kaikai and Sumitra
5.Sixth Incarnation of Lord Bhishnu ? - Parshuram
6.Which God is also known as Parasnath ?- Pashupatinath
7.Father of Bhisma Pitamaha ?- Shantanu
8.Bow of Karna is known as ? Vijaya
9. From where Ravan kidnapped Sita ? - Panchayati
10. 6 enemies of Human ?- Kam, Krodh, Lobh, Moha, Ahankar, Matsrya

GKIQ 8 Aug 218

1. When did USA dropped Mother of All Bombs, Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) in Afghanistan? =13 April 2017 Thursday. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), 21,000-pound (9,525 kg) bomb was dropped on a tunnel complex in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border.

2. No HORN in Kathmandu become effective from 01 Baisakh 2074 i.e 14 April 2017

3. Nepal President Mrs. Vidya Devi Bhandari visit to India: 17 April 2017

4. MOAB: Massive Ordanance Air Blast Bomb

5. Renowned computer pioneer Robert W. Taylor passed away. He belong to which country?- USA.He was dedicated in creating the internet and the modern personal computer.

6. Emma Martina Luigia Morano (117), the world’s oldest woman, passed away at Verbania in Italy on April 15, 2017.

7. World Hemophilia Day: 17 April. Theme for 2017 is "Hear the Voices"

8. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Wins TIME 100 Reader Poll 2017.

9. Nepal-China first ever joint military drill named "Sagarmatha Friendship-2017" started form 17 April

10. Theme of 2017 World Heritage Day? "Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism"

11. World Heritage Day is celebrated 18 of April every year.

12. Who has won the 2017 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix tournament?-Sebastian Vettel

13. Free Kidney transplant started in Nepal from the beginning of New Year 2074.

14. Accused of Maina Sunuwar death Colonel Boby Khatri ,Captain Amit Pun and Sunil Adhikari sentenced to 20 years jail.

15. Which airline will become the world’s first airline to adopt new satellite-based airplane tracking system? - Malaysia Airlines

16. Winner of “Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize 2017” - Giuseppina Nicolini, Mayor of Lampedusa (Italy)

17. The IMF has predicted that the global economy would grow at 3.5% in 2017, up from 3.1 % last year, and 3.6% in 2018

18. Australia abolished the 457 Visa Programme used by thousands of temporary foreign workers also many Nepalese.

19. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will feature Video gaming as a full sport at the 2022 Asian Games.

20. The UPCOMING Asian Games is GOING to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in August 18 – September 2, 2018.

21. UN Chinese Language Day is celebrated on? April 20

22. Which country will host first ever World Ocean Festival? United States

23. President Vidya Devi Bhandari returned to home after 5 days royal visit of India on 21 April 2017.

24. Two-phase election to be held on May 14(Baisakh 31) and June 14(Jestha 41). State 3, 4 and 6 will cast vote on May 14 rest state 1, 2, 5 and 7 on June 14.

25. What is the theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day (IMED)? Environment and Climate Literacy

26. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament? Rafel Nadal

27. What is the theme of the 2017 World Malaria Day (WMD)? End Malaria for Good

28. Which country has appointed Hana Khatib as first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system? Israel

29. The World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated on 23 April.

30. As per “Migration and Development Brief” released by World Bank, which country is the world’s largest remittance recipient for the year 2016. ? India

31. Who has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017? Srishti Kaur

32. India Actor Vinod Khanna died on 27 April 2017.