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What led to the banishment of the Manipuri Script?

1) The King Pamheida, in 1709, due to the influence of the Vaishanivi missionary, Shantidas Gosai, decreed for its replacement with Bengali.

2) The organisation called Meelal has been working for its revivement since 2003.

Manipuri script is also called as -

Meitei

Why is Narendra Modi advocating for a simultaneous polls of Parliament and State Assemblies?

It saves time and money.

Name the missile tested by Iran recently which has a range of 2000 km.

Khoramsahr

What is making Japan to reconsider on its resolution in Article 9 of its Constitution which states it's decision to renounce war as a sovereign right?

1) The nuclear test conducted by North Korea recently.
2) The rising territorial disputes with China.
3) All of this together is getting approval of the public in favour of Shine Abe's plans to develop pre-emptive strike capabilities.

Name the political party of Pakistan floated under the aegis of the much - wanted Hafiz Saeed.

Milli Muslim League (MML)

MML's leader who contested against the wife of Nawab Sharif, Kulsoom Nawaz, in Lahore is

Mohammed Yaqoob

Name the world's e-waste capital.

Guiyu in China

Which country has hit the headlines for allowing it's women for the first time to attend an opera?

Saudi Arabia

Name the first woman professional gamer from Japan

Yuko Momochi

Govt. has extended the tenure of this Chief Economic Adviser for one more year. Name him.

Arvind Subramanium

Which country is going to fund the Delhi - Mumbai Industrial Corridor?

Japan with a soft loan of 4.5 billion dollars.
(Japan will also be funding the Ahmedabad - Mumbai Bullet train project)

India's child mortality rate has declined by

47 per cent of 1000 live births

What is the reason for the conflicting rise in the deaths due to premature deaths and low birth weights?

The poorer states still records a high percentage of deaths due to these reasons despite the decrease seen in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is even more potent in rural areas.
(14.3 per cent per 1000 live births)

Who is the Pakistan's Permanent Representative to UN?

Maleeha Lodhi