Facts In News

Question 1

The Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Knowledge Centre and Space Museum is expected to be
ready in 18 months at……………………

Answer 1

Kowdiar in Thiruvananthapuram

The project is jointly promoted by** the State government of Kerala and the
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).**

Question 2

Abdul Kalam was felicitated with a Padma Bhushan in ………….., Padma Vibhushan
in …….. and then received India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in ……….

Answer 2

bdul Kalam was felicitated with a Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan
in 1990 and then received India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 1997

Question 3

DURAND CUP

● The Trophy tour of the …………….. of Durand Cup was flagged off by the Chief
of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest football
tournament. It was started in ………….

Answer 4

Shimla in 1888 by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
(known for negotiating the Durand Line)

: It is an annual domestic football competition in which top Indian
football clubs from across the country participate

Question 5

DURAND CUP

Organized by the

Answer 5

Indian Armed Forces in association with the
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Question 7

The Durand Cup tournament is unique where in the winning team is
awarded three trophies, i.e.

Answer 7

.
○ the Durand Cup (a rolling trophy and the original prize),
○ the Shimla Trophy (also a rolling trophy and first given by the residents of
Shimla in 1904) and
○ the President’s Cup (for permanent keep, first presented by Dr. Rajendra
Prasad, India’s first President, in 1956).

Question 8

The Durand Line forms the a

Answer 8

2,670-km long international land border
between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The western end of the line runs to the
border with Iran.