Q. Who is Abhijit Banerjee?
Abhijit Banerjee is economist and Noble Prize Winner 2019
Description: Indian-Amarican Abhijit Banerjee along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Q. Marriage by inter-familial exchange in Himachal Pradesh is known as?
Bata-Sata
Q. Churdhar Sanctuary located in which district?
Sirmour
Description: Churdhar (55.52 sq.km) Sanctuary is located in Sirmour District. The sanctuary is named after the Churdhar Peak. Churdhar is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas.
The Churdhar peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chopal and Solan of Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun of Uttrakhand. Churdhar is a holy place related with Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj), a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chopal.
Q. When did Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had meeting in Shimla?
1832
Description: In 1832, Shimla saw its first political meeting: between the Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and the emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Q. Who has been appointed 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Sushil Chandra
Description: Sushil Chandra has been appointed 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India, succeeding Sunil Arora.