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1. An image that inspired many memes :))) In which Chinese city was the PM admiring these statues?
A. Beijing.
B. Shanghai.
C. Xi'an.
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ANSWER C.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his May 2015 visit to China in President Xi Jinping's hometown Xi'an where he visited the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum where this photograph was taken.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his May 2015 visit to China in President Xi Jinping's hometown Xi'an where he visited the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum where this photograph was taken.
2. The PM had a meal with fellow Indians desis in which country?
A. Iran.
B. Saudi Arabia.
C. Abu Dhabi.
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ANSWER B.
The PM shared snacks with workers at the L&T residential complex in Riyadh.
Modi told the workers, 'It is your sweat and toil that has brought me here. Your happiness is my happiness and when you are not happy, I feel the same.'
The PM shared snacks with workers at the L&T residential complex in Riyadh.
Modi told the workers, 'It is your sweat and toil that has brought me here. Your happiness is my happiness and when you are not happy, I feel the same.'
3. We didn't know Modi could play the drums till he did so in which country?
A. Mongolia.
B. Japan.
C. China.
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ANSWER B.
Modi wowed a gaggle of businessmen by playing the Taiko drums with great verve on his 2014 visit to Japan.
His performance came at the launch of Tata Consultancy Services's Technology and Cultural Academy, a programme to send young Japanese employees to India for training in technical and cultural skills.
Next to the PM is then TCS boss Natarajan Chandrasekaran, now the Tatas' chairman.
Modi wowed a gaggle of businessmen by playing the Taiko drums with great verve on his 2014 visit to Japan.
His performance came at the launch of Tata Consultancy Services's Technology and Cultural Academy, a programme to send young Japanese employees to India for training in technical and cultural skills.
Next to the PM is then TCS boss Natarajan Chandrasekaran, now the Tatas' chairman.
4. The man and woman with Modi and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at FB's headquarters in California are:
A. Facebook's first and second employees.
B. California's governor and her husband.
C. Zuckerberg's parents.
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ANSWER C.
Dr Edward Zuckerberg and Dr Karen Kempner, Mark's parents.
'I thank Mark's parents for giving us a person like Mark who has helped people to connect all over the world,' Modi remarked.
Dr Edward Zuckerberg and Dr Karen Kempner, Mark's parents.
'I thank Mark's parents for giving us a person like Mark who has helped people to connect all over the world,' Modi remarked.
5. Modi unveiled this 12 foot high bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda at the Ramakrishna Mission in which city?
A. Dhaka.
B. Kuala Lumpur.
C. Pnom Penh.
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ANSWER B.
During a two-day visit to Malaysia in November 2015, Modi attended the 10th ASEAN-India Summit, spoke to the Diaspora and unveiled this statute of his idol.
During a two-day visit to Malaysia in November 2015, Modi attended the 10th ASEAN-India Summit, spoke to the Diaspora and unveiled this statute of his idol.
6. Modi wielded the bow and arrow like a pro in which country?
A. Brazil.
B. Laos.
C. Mongolia.
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ANSWER C.
Modi had an eventful day out in Mongolia in May 2015. He played the fiddle, tried his hand at archery and, of course, clicked selfies. :)
Modi had an eventful day out in Mongolia in May 2015. He played the fiddle, tried his hand at archery and, of course, clicked selfies. :)
7. Modi paid homage to which great Indian in Paris on his visit to France?
A. Sri Aurobindo.
B. Ramakrishna Parmahamsa.
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
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ANSWER A.
The statue of Sri Aurobindo stands at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
The statue of Sri Aurobindo stands at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
8. Modi with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, his wife Ho Ching, the CEO, Temasek Holdings, after they had vadas and chai at which Indian restaurant in Singapore?
A. Komala Vilas.
B. Woodlands.
C. Sagar Ratna.
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ANSWER A.
Komala Vilas is an Indian restaurant on Serangoon Road in Singapore's 'Little India' district. The menu behind the leaders seems to indicate typical 'Udupi' fare on offer.
Komala Vilas is an Indian restaurant on Serangoon Road in Singapore's 'Little India' district. The menu behind the leaders seems to indicate typical 'Udupi' fare on offer.
9. Many Indian leaders have taken this train ride, which the most famous Indian of all took in the late 19th century. In which country is Modi in?
A. England.
B. South Africa.
C. Germany.
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ANSWER B.
When he was thrown off a train on his way to Pretoria on June 7, 1893, because non whites were not permitted to travel first class -- even though he had a first class ticket -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer who was in South Africa for a case, was outraged by the discrimination.
That incident led him to stay back in South Africa to fight for the Indians there.
By the time he returned to India on January 9, 1915, he brought with him two unfamiliar instruments to evict the British from the Motherland -- Ahimsa and Satyagraha.
When he was thrown off a train on his way to Pretoria on June 7, 1893, because non whites were not permitted to travel first class -- even though he had a first class ticket -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer who was in South Africa for a case, was outraged by the discrimination.
That incident led him to stay back in South Africa to fight for the Indians there.
By the time he returned to India on January 9, 1915, he brought with him two unfamiliar instruments to evict the British from the Motherland -- Ahimsa and Satyagraha.
10. When Modi made a surprise visit to Lahore on December 25, 2015, he did which of the following:
A. Wished Nawaz Sharif on his 66th birthday and attended Sharif's granddaughter's wedding.
B. Watched a cricket match featuring Younis Khan, Misbah-ul Haq and Shahid Afridi.
C. Had dinner with Nawaz Sharif and then Pakistani army chief General Raheel Sharif.
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ANSWER A.
The Pakistan prime minister turned 66 that day. It was also the day his granddaughter Mehrunnisa was wed at the Sharifs' Raiwind palatial home.
The Pakistan prime minister turned 66 that day. It was also the day his granddaughter Mehrunnisa was wed at the Sharifs' Raiwind palatial home.