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1
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which prime minister is called proud son of telengana and has year long birth centeniary celebrations?

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PV narasimha rao

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after rajiv gandhi

assassination the congress chose —- as the leader who then became pmm

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PV narasimha raowa

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who was the pm who served 3 terms and his first term was 13 days long?

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Atal bihari vajpayee (bjp)

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who did pv narasimha rao indict as finance minister ?

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MANMOHAN SIGNH - who is the 13th pm of india

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book about manmohan singh and how he dealt with the crisis in 1991 ?

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too the brink and back: india 1991’s history - by jairam ramesh

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Urban cooperative banks are registered unfer which provision

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Primary Cooperative Banks, popularly known as Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) are registered as cooperative societies under the provisions of, either the State Cooperative Societies Act of the State concerned or the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.

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When and where was WHO founded

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1948,geneva

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8
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Malabar rebillion of 1921 lead by ?

aka moplah rebilion

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Variyamkunnath Kunhamed Haji- the muslim tenants against the brits+hindu janmis (landlords)

– the movie on it is by aashiq abu

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which country wil begin as UNSC president and when will india be pres

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Tunisia

and india in august 2021

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who is the first female president of the UN general assembly

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Vijaya Lakshmi pandit - the literal SISTER OF jawaharlal nehru

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11
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when did rabindranath tagore win nobel prize literature

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1913

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12
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who is the only president of USA to win 4 elections

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Franklin D roosevelt

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13
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how many total electors ae required for president t0 win and what is the total?

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needity win 270 votes- total is 538

biden won 306

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14
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which amendment of the usa states that a president can only win 2 times

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the 22nd amendment

the twenty second amendment

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15
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thoothkuddi jayaraj and benicks who died in custodial are from which state?

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tamil nadu

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16
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according to which section of the peoples representation act can lawmakkers be barred from contesting elections ONLY after their conviction in a criminal case?

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section 8 of the RPA 1951- 2 years or more conviction - those under trial are still elligible

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17
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What was the space craft that hazza al mansouri boarded to go to intl space station

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Soyuz MS 15

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18
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nobel prize winning economist won the german book trade peace prize in 2020

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Amartya sen fr his ccontribution to welfare economics

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19
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the argumentative indian written by

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amartya sen

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20
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theme of 150th birth aniversary of gandhi

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karyanjali - gandhi in action

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21
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when did gandhi return from South Africa to india

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9 jan 1915

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22
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when was preamble modified to include secularism

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1976

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23
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the chinese 9 dash line stretches past which southern province of chin

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Hainan

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24
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present General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim

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Thuingaleng Muivah

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25
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when is naga independance day

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14 august 1947

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26
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when was time’s person of the year established

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1927

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27
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women leaders of india included in time magazine 100 most powerful women in march 2020

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indira gandhi for 1976

and amrit kaur -1947

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28
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when was article 356- prresidets rule first used

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punjab

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29
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how long does presidents rule proclamation stand for?

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6 months, can be upto 3 years in phases

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30
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new height of mount everest

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8,848.86

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31
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first climbers of mount everest

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sir edmund hillary and tenzing norgay

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32
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who was mount everest named after?

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the british sir george everest= he was the surveyor general of india

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33
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the finance comission is constituted every 5 years through which article

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280

34
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which crop has been removed from MSP

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Sugaarcane

35
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the government has increased the MSP for all mandated kharif and rai crops w return of 50% at who’s opinion?

A

Dr ms swaminathan

36
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what is a kharif crop in north and then a rabi crop in south india/

A

sesamum

37
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what is both kharif nd rabi

A

castor

38
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Un high comissioner

A

Michelle bachelet

39
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new UNHRC resolution on sri lanka and the ld one what sri lanka pulled out of

A

the new draft resolution = zero draft

  • > Resolution 46/L1- to hold sri lnka accountable and strenghten the human rights comissioners office
  • –> previous draft was 30/1 resolution
40
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UNHRC elections

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The UNHRC has 47 members serving at any time with elections held to fill up seats every year, based
on allocations to regions across the world to ensure geographical representation.
>Each elected member serves for a term of three years.
>Countries are disallowed from occupying a seat for more than two consecutive terms.

41
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what iis NBFID and its start off capital

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National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) as the principal development financial institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing.
-2000 crore
- DFI cannot take deposits from ppl
- IT WILL BE GOVERNED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NBFID
- Chairperson will be appointed by the central
government in consultation with RBI.

hq- mumbai

42
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what is NISAR

A

Nasa +isro
NISAR will be equipped with the largest reflector antenna ever launched by NASA.

Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) will provide the spacecraft bus, the second type of radar
(called the S-band radar)

43
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Under what section is a disturbed area

invoked

A

. A disturbed area is declared by notification under Section 3 of AFSPA. It is invoked in places where
the use of armed forces is necessary to aid the civil power.

44
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Wh can declare it as a disturbed area

A

governor of state and centrsal govt

45
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what is NSCN IM

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national soocialist council of nagaland is an insurgent sepratist grp

46
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under jal shakti what percent of city water demand shuld be recylced

A

Recycling used water to meet at least 20% of total city water demand and 40% for industrial water
demand at State level.

47
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indias rank in wate quality

A

India is ranked 120th among 122 countries in WaterAid’’s water quality index.

48
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how many amrut cities to get connections

A

To provide 2.64 crore sewer connections/septage in 500 AMRUT cities.

49
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how many years since the liberation of goa from portugese

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60 years

December 18, 1961

50
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who the dude who tries to invade goa but failed and then came back and succeeded

A

Afonso de alburqueqe

51
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what was the annexation of goa?

A

in december 1961 the indian armed forces annexed goa- referred to as the liberation of goa-

the operation was codenamed operation vijay involving sea air and land strikes for 36 hours and liberated goa from 451 years of portugese rules.

52
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after the liberation of goa- it was placed under military administration of who?

A

kunhiraman palat candeth - leutenant governor

53
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pakistan released a political map which includes what regions?

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all of jammu and kashmir, ladakh, sir creek and Junagadh

54
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what part of india does nepal claim

A

kalapani and the trijunction are between china india and nepal- lepu lekh pass
-lepu lekh is associated with kailash mansoraver

55
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what was operation polo

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india annexing the priincly state of hyderabad

56
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which was thecountry doing the absolute least for the climate paris accords?

A

USA

57
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when was paris agreement created, enforced and when did usa’s pull out from the agreemment take effect?

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  • created on 12 dec 2015
  • enforced on nov 4 2016
  • withdrawal took place on 4 novemeber = one day after the USA 2020 elections
58
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india’s voluntary commitments for paris agreement?

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  • increasing the share of non fossil fuels based electricity to 40% by 2030
  • improving emmisions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030 over 2005 levels
  • enhancing forest cover, to absorb 2.5-3billion ton of co2 by 2030
59
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when was air india established as a mail carrier?

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1932

60
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what is the target for disinveestment

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2.10 lakh crore

61
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who established air india? under what name

A

JRD tata- under the name tata airlines

62
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who won bids for 6 airports even tho niti ayog and ministry of finance objected

A

adani grp

63
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under what article does the constitituon state that its duty of every citizen of india to protect wildlife?

A 
Article 51(g) 
- remember as article 51 (green)
64
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kambala - baffalo human race through paddy fields is from which state?

A

karnataka

65
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maitri setu is built over what river and whats the bridge length

A

feni river- 1.9 connects india s Sabroom in South Tripura and Ramgarh in Bangladesh

66
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e nearest city to an international sea port in India

A

agartala

67
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cost and who made the maitri setu bridge?

A

National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation and 133 crore

68
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wat is delimitation and how controls

A

delimitation -not increasing seats in parliament till 2026

- controlled by 84th consti amendment act 2002.

69
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SC judges accused of Sexual harassment by interns?

A

Swantanter kumar

AK ganguly

70
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which indian judges have faced removal through parliament proceedings

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Dinakaran, v ramaswami soumitra sen

71
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how many banks were nationalised in 1969

A

14

72
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reccomendation of the IWG to allow non banking financial companies to turn into banks on wha conditiion

A

assets worth 50,000 crore and 10 years oo operation

73
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head of the internal working group of rbi ?

A

pk mohanty

74
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RBI was set up on which comission

A

Hilton young comission

75
Q

who turned down the padma vibhushan in solidarity with farmers

A

prakash singh badal

76
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when was padma vibhshan established

A

2 jan 1954

77
Q

the lebanese protests 19-20 also known as?

A

october revolution

78
Q

Very severe cyclone nivar hit which coast

A

Tamil nadu and andhra pradesh

79
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who named cyclone nivar

A

iran

80
Q

who named burevi

A

maldives

81
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who named amphan

A

thailand

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