GK : List of Olympics Host Cities & Countries

GK : List of Olympics Host Cities & Countries

S. No	Year	City	Country
1.	1896	Athens	Greece
2.	1900	Paris	France
3.	1904	St. Louis	USA
4.	1908	London	UK
5.	1912	Stockholm	Sweden
6.	1916	Cancelled
7.	1920	Antwerp	Belgium
8.	1924	Paris	France
9.	1928	Amsterdam	Netherlands
10.	1932	Los Angeles	USA
11.	1936	Berlin	Germany
12.	1940	Cancelled
13.	1944	Cancelled
14.	1948	London	UK
15.	1952	Helsinki	Finland
16.	1956	Melbourne	Australia
17.	1960	Rome	Italy
18.	1964	Tokyo	Japan
19.	1968	Mexico City	Mexico
20.	1972	Munich	West Germany
21.	1976	Montreal	Canada
22.	1980	Moscow	Soviet Union
23.	1984	Los Angeles	USA
24.	1988	Seoul	South Korea
25.	1992	Barcelona	Spain
26.	1996	Atlanta	USA
27.	2000	Sydney	Australia
28.	2004	Athens	Greece
29.	2008	Beijing	China
30.	2012	London	UK
31.	2016	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil

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Current Affairs November 20, 2016

           

  Current Affairs November 20, 2016

 

Mumbai poetry festival to feature 51 poets from 5 countries

• The 'Poets Translating Poets' festival in Mumbai, scheduled during November 25-27, will feature 51 poets from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Germany.
• The festival will be the culmination of a two-year-long Indo-German literary exchange project aiming to "transcend boundaries of language and culture, through the act of translation and poetry"

Sindhu wins maiden Super Series Premier title

 I. Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of the USD 700,000 China Open badminton tournament in Fuzhou, China.

 

Brazil couple sets world record for shortest married couple

• Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino from Brazil, with a combined height of 181.41 centimetres, is the shortest married couple, according to the Guinness World Records.
• Individually, Paulo Gabriel measures 90.28 centimetres while Katyucia Lie measures 91.13 centimetres. The couple, who got married on September 17, 2016, was recognised for the same earlier this month.

 

Ashwin 1st bowler ever to take 50 wickets in consecutive years

 Ravichandran Ashwin, with his 5-wicket haul against England in the Visakhapatnam Test, became the first bowler ever to complete 50 wickets in two consecutive calendar years. The off-spinner took 62 wickets in 9 Tests in 2015 and has so far claimed 52 wickets in 9 Tests in 2016. Notably, Ashwin was the top wicket-taker in Tests last year.

ADMIT CARDS RELEASED FOR SSC WESTERN REGION

SSC has issued admit cards for Combined Gradute Level Exam-2016 (TIER-II)Paper-I and II to be held on 30/11/2016.  Candidates are advised to download the admit cards from their respective regional websites in advance, don't wait for the last moment. we wish you all the very best for Mains exam. 

Global Citizen Festival has star lineup

• Coldplay, the British rock band that has doled out several memorable tracks including Sky Full Of Stars, Viva La Vida and Fix You arrived at the concert at the Global Citizen Festival 2016 India tonight in Mumbai.
• The concert that has the likes of Jay Z, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, AR Rahman, Parineeti Chopra and Arijit Singh in performance is taking place just before the eighth anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
• It is symbolic of the spirit of Mumbai — the show must go on.

International Children’s Peace Prize

Kehkashan Basu, a 16-year-old Indian girl in the UAE, is one of the three finalists for the International Children’s Peace Prize instituted by the KidsRights Foundation

Women SHGs to get interest-free loans

Karnataka government will provide loans to members of women’s self-help groups at zero percent interest soon. This announcement was made at the birth centenary celebration of former prime minister late Indira Gandhi at Nehru Maidan.

 

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