One Liners of the Day, 12 November 2018

National

• 2018 is the 100th year of this language based Cinema - Bengali.
• The first inter-modal terminal, which is constructed in Varanasi on the river - Ganga.
• This state/UT government has announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months effective from November 11 - Goa.
• This State Election Commission has made its mandatory of having a usable toilet and a two-child norm for all aspiring candidates of panchayat polls - Assam.

International

• During Nov 11 to Nov 15, The 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit held in - Singapore.

Sports

• 66th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race, the famous traditional boats race, organized in the state of – Kerala.
• The '2018 World Chess Championship' held in - London (UK).

Person In News

• The author of 'Becoming' - Michelle Obama.

General Knowledge

• National Education Day - November 11.
• National Waterway 1 (NW-1) in India - Varanasi to Haldia (River Ganga).
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) established in the year - 1986.
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established in the year - 1967 (August 8).
• World War I was ended in the year - 1918 (11 November).
• First education minister of Independent India - Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (1947-1958).
• The 'Panchayat Raj' system was first implemented in India in the year - 1959 (2nd October) (in Rajasthan).