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  • Question
  • Who won North Macedonia's presidential elections?


  • Options
  • A. Stevo Pendarovski
  • B. Sasho Mijalkov
  • C. Hristijan Mickoski
  • D. Oliver Spasovski

  • Correct Answer
  • Stevo Pendarovski 

    Explanation
    Stevo Pendarovski, the 55-year-old former political-science professor won the presidential runoff vote amid promises to push the Balkan state towards NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and European Union membership. Pendarovski had 51.7% of votes whereas Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, his challenger, had 44.7% votes. Siljanovska-Davkova is North Macedonia's first female candidate and a university professor. The main conservative opposition VMRO DPMNE (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) party (which backed Siljanovska-Davkova) having seen many irregularities in the election procedure, accused the government of "electoral engineering".

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    • 1. 2018 Nobel Medicine or Physiology Prize has been awarded to whom of the following persons?

    • Options
    • A. Carl H. June and Timothy Ray Brown
    • B. Steven Rosenberg and Zelig Eshhar
    • C. James Reyniers and Ragnar Granit
    • D. James P Allison and Tasaku Honjo
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following movies won the 64th National Film Awards for the Best Feature Film?

    • Options
    • A. Kasaav
    • B. Alifa
    • C. Neerja
    • D. Pink
    • Discuss
    • 3. Who is the author of the book titled Hope in a Challenged Democracy- An Indian Narrative, which released recently?

    • Options
    • A. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
    • B. Ashwani Kumar
    • C. Romesh Thapar
    • D. Shashi Tharoor
    • Discuss
    • 4. The Union Government unveiled the revised Building Code 2017 to meet the vision of - 'Housing For All' by

    • Options
    • A. 2020
    • B. 2021
    • C. 2022
    • D. 2023
    • Discuss
    • 5. According to the report of United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019, what will be the growth rate of India for in 2019-20?

    • Options
    • A. 7.6%
    • B. 7.5%
    • C. 7.4%
    • D. 7.8%
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which country attends OIC Meet for 1st Time in Abu Dhabi?

    • Options
    • A. Brazil
    • B. Germany
    • C. Singapore
    • D. India
    • Discuss
    • 7. Name the world's rarest giant softshell turtle that passed away in Suzhou Zoo,China.

    • Options
    • A. Yangtze
    • B. Iberian
    • C. Coahuilan
    • D. Alpaca
    • Discuss
    • 8. Name the initiative launched by Microsoft to preserve traditional weaving forms in India.

    • Options
    • A. Weavedraft
    • B. WeaveIt
    • C. Antaran
    • D. ReWeave
    • Discuss
    • 9. Recently with which state governemet Renault Nissan settles tax dispute?

    • Options
    • A. Tamil Nadu
    • B. Kerala
    • C. Andra Pradesh
    • D. Haryana
    • Discuss
    • 10. Name the author of the book titled 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' who was recently appointed as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.

    • Options
    • A. Salman Rushdie
    • B. Douglas Adams
    • C. Julian Barnes
    • D. Neil Gaiman
    • Discuss


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