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King of Norway

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Harald V of Norway

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When was NASA fromed

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1958

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When was ESA formed and how amny members does it have

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22 members
1975

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El Nino & La Nina- are opposite phases of

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El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.

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5
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World Meteorological Day

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23 March

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World Meteorological Organization
how many members
Established by which ratification
HQ

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192 members
WMO Convention on 23rd March 1950
Geneva Switzerland

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7
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WMO originated from the

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International Meteorological Organization - est after the 1873 Vienna Intl Meteorological Congress

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Which President id the Sudan military overthrow in April 2019

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President Omar al-Bashir

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9
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Sudan military overthrew the transitional government led by _____________ in October 2021

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Abdalla Hamdok

After that - Abdeh Fattah Al- Burhan took over

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Sudan crisis escalated because of a power struggle between

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Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) generals

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Operation Kaveri

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Sudan
Deploy- INS Sumeda and two IAF C-130j (STANDbY IN JEDDAH)

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12
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Op Ganga

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Ukraine
2022

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13
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Op Devvi Shakti

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Afghan
2021

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14
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Vande Bharat (OP)

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2020
Covif 19

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Op Samudra Setu

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2020
Navel Op - Covid 19
Ships- Jalashwa, Airavat, Shardul and Magar

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15
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Op Raahat

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2015

Yemen- conflict b/w Yemeni gov and Houthi rebels

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16
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Op Maitri

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2015
Nepal Earthquale

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16
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Op Safe Homecoming

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2011
Libya

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16
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Op Sukoon

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2006
Lebanon- Beirut Sealift
Largest naval rescue mission since Dunkrik evacuation

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16
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Kuwait Airlift

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1990
Kuwait
Iraqi soliders attacked Kuwait
1,70,000 - Indians

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17
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Ofek-13 Spy Satellite spy satellite of wich country

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Israel

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18
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Ofek series is in operation since which year

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1988

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18
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Launch vehicle and satellite bus of
Ofek-13 Spy Satellite

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Launch Vehicle: Shavit 2
Being placed on: Low Earth Orbit
Satellite Bus: TecSAR

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18
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Ofek-13 launched from

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Palmachim Airbase in Central Israel

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19
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The Zimbabwean economy operates on a dual currency structure, with the ____ & ________ in use

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Zimbabwean dollar and the U.S. dollar

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19
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Zimbabwe Capital

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Harare

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19
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Official Languages of Zimbabwe

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English, Shona, and Ndebele

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20
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President of Zimbabwe

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Emmerson Mnangagwa

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21
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CTBT was adopted by the UNGA in which year

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1996

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22
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Intl Day of Forest

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March 21

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22
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Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
launched in which year?

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2019 at the UN Climate Action Summit in NY

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23
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Largest forest and cover and least forest cover - state

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Madhya Pradesh had the largest forest cover
followed by: Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra
Least forest Cover: Haryana

23
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Theme for 2023 Intl Day Of Forest

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Forests and Health

24
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top five States in terms of forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area:

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Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%).

25
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As per the India State of Forest Report 2021
forest and tree cover in the country increased by

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2,261 square kilometres since the last assessment in 2019.

26
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PSLV C55 is manufactured by

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NSIL

27
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PSLV C55 is the __ flight of PSLV

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57th

28
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TeLEOS-2 was launched using

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PSLV C55 (Aoril 2023)

29
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Satellites being carried by TeLEOS 2

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Lumelite 4
12U satellite
POEM 2 orbital platform
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload
Launched into- Eastward Low inclination orbit

30
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Which is the 1st tri-service command - formed in 2001.

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Andaman and Nicobar Command

30
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TeLEOS 1 was launched in which year

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Launched by ISRO in 2015
into Low Earth Orbit

30
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The Supreme Court has struck down a constitutional amendment entirely just once - when

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99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014.

30
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Kesavananda Bharati challenged the __ Constitutional Amendment Act, 1972, which placed the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 and its amending Act into the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.

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29th

30
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The first amendment added which schedule and Article to the Constitution

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It was in 1951
9th Schedule and Article 31-B

30
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Shekatkar Committee was made in which yeaR? (military committee associated with military reforms)

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2015

31
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After launch of National Quantum Mission India will be the __th country with a dedicated quantum mission

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7th

32
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When did Modi inaugrate first global buddhist summit in New Delhi

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April 20 and 21

33
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When was Popular Front of India formed

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2007
By merger of:
KA Dignity Forum (KA)
National Democratic Front (NDF) (KL)
Manitha Neethi Pasarai (TN)

33
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Census 2011: the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age group is

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25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).

34
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Theravada Budhhist Council in 1871 and 1954 are known as _th and _th Buddhist Councils respectively

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5th and 6th

35
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Chairman of PFI

A

OMA Abdul Salam

35
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Chairman of InSPACE

A

Rawan Kumar Goenka

36
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When was INSPACe and NSIL est

A

2020
2019

37
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Chairman of NSIL

A

D Radhakrishna

37
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When was Department of Space est

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1972
Comes under direct control of PM(Atomic energy, space and personnel)

38
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ISRO is the _6th largest space agency in the world following- 1-5: NASA, CNSA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS, SpaceX

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6th

38
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Indian contribution to global space economy:

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2%

39
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ISRO was previously est as INSCOPAR in which year

A

1962

39
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First satellite to be placed in orbit by Indian-made LV:

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Rohini
By Satellite Launch Vehicle 3
In 1980

40
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Web 1 operated from

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1989-2005

40
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Web 2 operated from

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1999-2012

41
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NASA’s Voyager 2 made the first - and so far, the only - visit to Uranus in which year?

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1986

42
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How many rings and moons does Uranus have

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Rings- 13, 11 are visible
27- known moons

43
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James Webb was launched by, on and from where

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Ariane 5 rocket
Dec 25, 2021
French Guiana, South America

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A
43
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India’s rank in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index

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38th
Top performers- Singapore and Finland

43
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only two planets in our solar system that rotate clockwise

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Uranus and Venus

43
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World Press Freedom Day

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3rd May
proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993
marks the 1991 Windhoek Declaration (adopted by UNESCO).

44
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World Development Report 2023 is released by who

A

World Bank
Being published since 1978

44
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World Press Freedom Index 2023 was released by who

A

Reporters Without Borders

44
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SIPRI was established in which year

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Solna Sweden- HQ
EST- 1966

44
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World press freedom index 2023 theme

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‘Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for All Other Human Rights’

45
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India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index 2023

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161st

46
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Sri Lanka rank in World Press Freedom Index 2023

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146
Pak- 150

46
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Top performers in World Press Freedom Index

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Norway, Ireland and Denmark

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