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Highest paid atheletes (men and women)

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Lionel Messi and Naomi Osaka

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India has added ___more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total ___ Ramsar sites in the 75th year of Independence

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11, 75

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Which 2 countries have finalised an MoU on water sharing of the Kushiyara river?

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India and Bnagladesh

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‗Convention on Wetlands‘ — an intergovernmental environmental treaty established by _______ in 1971.

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UNESCO

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The military exercise, VINBAX, is between which 2 countries?

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Vietnam and India

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____________________is the largest Ramsar site in India.

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Sundarbans in West Bengal

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What is the joint military exercise between India and Oman?

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Al-NAJAH IV

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What is the joint military exercise between India and Malaysia?

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Udarashakti Exercise

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_________________ under the Ramsar Convention is a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance

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Montreux Record

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When was the Simla agreement signed and what what line did it define?

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1972, LoC

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_____________ has the most number of Ramsar sites with 175 sites.

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The United Kingdom

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12
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World Wetlands Day is celebrated every ________- The theme for 2022 was _______________

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2nd Feb; “Wetlands action for people and nature”

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What is the joint military exercise between the USA and India?

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Vajra Prahar

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14
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when is Chabahar day- ___________

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31st july

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15
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What is the full form of NSG?

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nee sulli ga badcow
(Nuclear Suppliers Group)

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16
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How many members in the NSG?

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48

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17
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Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar located in ____________

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southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman.

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What is the island of Taiwan historically known as?

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formosa

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Ex Pitch Black a biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise was hosted by _________________ from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in __________________.

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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Darwin, Australia.

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With participation of ___nations the current edition was the largest Pitch Black ever conducted by Australia.

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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island had been the Administrative headquarters of British rule in the islands till the ________ occupied it in 1942.

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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti is celebrated as ‗_______________ on 23rd January

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Parakram Diwas‘

23
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What credit card company has been allowed to continue operations in India after compliance to norms?

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American Express

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Who is the new CJI?

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India has two establishments in Antarctica-_________________
one is Maitri and second is Bharat
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Who was the first CJI of the country?
Sir Hiralal Jekisundas Kania
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_______becomes first multinational technology firm to join ONDC
Microsoft
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What is the impeachment article for CJI'S?
art. 124(4)
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Open Network for Digital Commerce, abbreviated ONDC, is a private non-profit Section 8 company established by the ______________________________of Government of India to develop open e-commerce.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
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Headquarters of IMF?
Washington D.C
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South Korea‘s first lunar orbiter launched by ___________ formerly called the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), which is now known as Danuri
SpaceX
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he Commonwealth Games 2022 concluded with India ending their medal tally at 61, which includes 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze. India finished _______ in the overall medals tally.
fourth
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Which Indian origin economist has been appointed as the deputy MD?
Gita Gopinath
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American tennis legend ,__________________ the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis.
Serena Williams
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NDA candidate______ wins Vice President elections with 528 votes
Jagdeep Dhankar
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Incumbent ______________ term ends on August 10th; launches a book ‗New India‘ on death anniversary of Arun Jaitley
Venkaiah Naidu’s
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___________-of the constitution provides for the vice president, who is elected by the electoral college that consists of the members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha including nominated members.
Article 63
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The vice president holds the office for a period of __________-. He may resign by sending a letter to the President.
5 years
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Which organisation is going to launch the first private mission to venus? And what rockets are being used?
Rocketlab, Electron Rocket and photon spacecraft.
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India: Target to eliminate Kala-azar by________
2023
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_____________ honored with Ladakh’s highest civilian ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award
Dalai Lama
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who has been awarded the liberty medal?
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy
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What is the full form of BIMSTEC?
Bay of Bengal Initiative of Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
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Who is the secretary general of BIMSTEC?
General Tenzin Lekphell
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When was BIMSTEC founded?
June 6th 1997
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India nominates _____________ to be inscribed on UNESCO‘s intangible cultural heritage list
GARBA
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BIMSTEC Secretary General _____________visited India
General Tenzin Lekphell