Test: Overview of India- 2 - Class 8 MCQ

Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia from India won the 2017 Heo Indian Open gold tournament by 7 strokes at the redesigned DLF golf and country club in Gurugram, Haryana. This was his 6th win on the Asian Tour and overall 6th international victory. He became only the second Indian golfer after Jyoti Randhawa to successfully defend the Hero Indian Open title.

The United Kingdom was the country that hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in mid-April 2018. It was the 25th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations. The theme of the summit was "Towards a Common Future". The position of Commonwealth Chair-in-office, held by the government leader of the CHOGM host country, was transferred at the summit from the P.M. of Malta to the P.M. of the United Kingdom, who will hold the post until the 26th CHOGM.

In March 2017, the three days International Buddhist conference on "Buddhism in 21st Century" was held in Bihar, at Rajgir International Convention Centre (RICC) of Nav Nalanda Mahavir Deemed University, Rajgir. It was inaugurated jointly by the Dalai Lama and Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma.

The 10th edition of International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance was held in New Delhi from March 7, 2017. The theme of the conference was "Building Knowledge Societies: From Digital Government to Digital Empowerment". The key goal of the ICEGOV 2017 was to explore how digital government can lead to digital empowerment by local knowledge.

Iran successfully test-fired naval strike ballistic missile "Hormuz 2", which is intended to hit moving targets at sea with high precision and has a range of nearly 300 kilometers.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a treaty that was made to stop nuclear weapons from being built. It seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and puts the onus on nuclear states to reduce their stockpiles.
It was written in 1968, entered into force in 1970, and 190 countries have signed it since then.
Only four nations have not signed it. They are India, Israel, Pakistan South Sudan.

All the schemes enlisted here are part of the Gol promoted Social defence Sector. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 was enacted in order to ensure need-based maintenance for parents and welfare measures for senior citizens.

Bebinca is a traditional Goan layered dessert, also known as the Queen of Goan sweets. It is baked for all festive occasions in Goa.
Its main ingredients are flour, sugar, coconut milk, egg yolks and nutmeg.

SIMBEX is an annual bilateral naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy. It was first held in 1994. It was conducted in the Andaman Sea from 22 May to 28 May 2014 and was 21st in series. It was designed to enhance inter-operability and mutual understanding between the two navies.

Sahayog Kaijin is military exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart. Its 15th edition was held in Chennai in 2016. The exercise focusses on search and rescue operations, antipiracy procedures and interoperability between the two forces and other areas of common professional interest.