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1
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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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4
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‗Convention on Wetlands‘ — an intergovernmental environmental treaty established by _______ in 1971.

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UNESCO

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5
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The military exercise, VINBAX, is between which 2 countries?

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Vietnam and India

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6
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____________________is the largest Ramsar site in India.

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Sundarbans in West Bengal

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7
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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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8
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What is the joint military exercise between India and Malaysia?

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Udarashakti Exercise

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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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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13
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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?

A

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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18
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What is the island of Taiwan historically known as?

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formosa

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19
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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.

20
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With participation of ___nations the current edition was the largest Pitch Black ever conducted by Australia.

A

16

21
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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.

A

Japanese

22
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti is celebrated as ‗_______________ on 23rd January

A

Parakram Diwas‘

23
Q

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

A

American Express

24
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Who is the new CJI?

A

UU Lalit

25
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India has two establishments in Antarctica-_________________

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one is Maitri and second is Bharat

26
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Who was the first CJI of the country?

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Sir Hiralal Jekisundas Kania

27
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_______becomes first multinational technology firm to join ONDC

A

Microsoft

28
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What is the impeachment article for CJI’S?

A

art. 124(4)

29
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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.

A

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

30
Q

Headquarters of IMF?

A

Washington D.C

31
Q

South Korea‘s first lunar orbiter launched by ___________
formerly called the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), which is now known as Danuri

A

SpaceX

32
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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.

A

fourth

33
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Which Indian origin economist has been appointed as the deputy MD?

A

Gita Gopinath

34
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American tennis legend ,__________________ the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis.

A

Serena Williams

35
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NDA candidate______ wins Vice President elections with 528 votes

A

Jagdeep Dhankar

36
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Incumbent ______________ term ends on August 10th; launches a book ‗New India‘ on death anniversary of Arun Jaitley

A

Venkaiah Naidu’s

37
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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.

A

Article 63

38
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The vice president holds the office for a period of __________-. He may resign by sending a letter to the President.

A

5 years

39
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Which organisation is going to launch the first private mission to venus? And what rockets are being used?

A

Rocketlab, Electron Rocket and photon spacecraft.

40
Q

India: Target to eliminate Kala-azar by________

A

2023

41
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_____________ honored with Ladakh’s highest civilian ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award

A

Dalai Lama

42
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who has been awarded the liberty medal?

A

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy

43
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What is the full form of BIMSTEC?

A

Bay of Bengal Initiative of Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

44
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Who is the secretary general of BIMSTEC?

A

General Tenzin Lekphell

45
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When was BIMSTEC founded?

A

June 6th 1997

46
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India nominates _____________ to be inscribed on UNESCO‘s intangible cultural heritage list

A

GARBA

47
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BIMSTEC Secretary General
_____________visited India

A

General Tenzin Lekphell

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