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1
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Who created the Pegasus spyware, when was it first detected?

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NSO Group, Israel. First detected in August 2016, failed attempt to hack Mansoor Ahmed’s phone, a human rights activist from UAE.

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When was the NSO Group that created Pegasus established?

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January 2010

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Who detected the Pegasus spyware in 2016?

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Citizen Lab in Canada in collab with Lookout, an IT tech company.

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When was the Pegasus project revealed currently and by whom was it revealed?

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Revealed on 18 July 2021, by Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International

Forbidden Stories- vocalizes concerns of journalists and promotes their work
Amnesty International- ngo that focuses on human rights

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Who is the founder and head of Amnesty International?

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Founder- Peter Brenson

Head- Agnés Callamard

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Who is the founder of Forbidden Stories?

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Laurent Richhard

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UNESCO full form

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United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Who is the head of UNESCO, also mention name of country?

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Audrey Azoulay from France

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Name the CM of Madhya Pradesh

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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Full form hul project by unesco, and when was it started?

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historic urban landscape, started in 2011

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Name all the Indian cities that are a part of the HUL project by UNESCO

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Varanasi
Ajmer
Gwalior
Orchha

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Most recent cities to be included in HUL from India are

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Gwalior 7th

Orchha 8th

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13
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How many world heritage sites does India have and what is the composition culturally, naturally and mixed?

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40
cultural- 32
natural- 7
mixed- 1

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Most recent world heritage sites of India are?

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39th- Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa Temple in Telangana

40th- Dholavira (Harappan City), Rann of Kuchh, Gujarat

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What is the first indian site to become a world heritage site and when?

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Ajanta caves, ellora caves, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort in 1983

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first indian city to become world heritage site and when?

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Ahamdabad in 2017

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when was the world heritage site list created?

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1978

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when was the first time India was elected in UNSC?

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1950-1951

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how many times has India been elected to the UNSC?

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8

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when was the last time India was elected in the UNSC?

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2011

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what are the total number of members in UNSC at a particular time?

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15
5 veto countries
10 elected non permanent members

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For which months does india have the presidency of UNSC in 2021?

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August 2021 and December 2022

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which indian PM attended a UNSC meeting but did not preside over it and when?

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PV Narsimha Rao in 1992

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Who is India permanent rep to the UN

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TS Tirumurti

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what is the vision of SAGAR when was it released?

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security and growth for all in the region, 2015

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what was india’s 5 point agenda at the UNSC ?

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removal of barriers for maritime trade 
peacekeeping and resolution of disputes (int law)
marine resource conservation
protection from natural disasters 
cooperation and connectivity
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who is the prime minister of armenia?

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Nikol Pashinyan

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when was the peace treaty between armenia and azerbaijan made and to which region is this treaty regarding

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signed on 9 November 2020 effective from 10 November 2020
nagorno karabakh region
treaty mediated by russia

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pm of australia, and its capital city

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scott morrison, canberra

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when did the myanmar military coup take place?

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1 feb 2021

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who is the newly appointed prime minister of myanmar, what was his position?

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Min Aung Hlaing, chief of mynamar military sec-gen, chairman of SAC

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32
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new and old name of myanmar military government

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from state administration council of myanmar to Caretaker govt of myanmar

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who is the head of civilian govt in myanmar, what is the name of this govt?

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aung san suu kyi, national league for democracy

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34
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when did aung san suu kyi win the nobel peace prize

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1991

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what is the name of the collab project between myanmar and india, which port was built under this project?

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kaladan multi modal transit transport project, sittwe port in rakhine state of myanmar

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36
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who is the supreme leader of iran?

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Sayyid ali hosseini khamenei

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name the old and new president of iran, when will the new president assume office?

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old- hassan rouhani
new- ebrahim raisi
3 august 2021

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38
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when was the the nuclear deal between iran and 6 major powers signed?

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14 july 2015

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39
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when did usa withdraw from the iran nuclear deal?

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may 8 2018

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40
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what amendments were made to the International solar alliance framework agreement, when were these amendments made?

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membership of ISA made open to all member states of the un on 8 January 2021

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41
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when where and by whom was the ISA proposed?

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November 2015 at india africa summit at Paris by PM Narendra Modi

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42
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first country to enter into ISA agreement after amendment?

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denmark

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43
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where is ISA HQ, who is the director general?

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gurugram, haryana, india. Ajay mathur

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latest country to sign the ISA agreement?

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germany (5th country to sign the agreement after new amendment)

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where is the newly developed forensic sciences institute, who laid its foundation and to what is it affiliated?

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Lucknow, foundation laid by Amit Shah, affiliated to Gujarat based National Forensic Sciences Uni (NSFU)

46
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name the quad countries

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India, US, Japan, Australia

47
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name the naval exercise between aus, ind, US and japan

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Malabar exercise

48
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when did the malabar exercise start?

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1992

49
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when did japan become a permanent member of the malabar exercise

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2015

50
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which ships participated in the IND-INDO CORPAT, when did this corpat take place?

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INS Saryu, Indonesian naval ship KRI Bung Tomo

Held from july 30 to july 31

51
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when did CORPAT start between india and indonesia

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2002 (twice a yr)

52
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which institute launched academic programmes that cater to rising demands of new age technologies? how many such programmes were launched?

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IIT Roorkee, 7 programmes

53
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who is the tribal affairs minister, when was MoTA setup?

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Arjun Munda, 1999

54
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name of the portal launched by MoTA for training and development of tribals, when was this portal launched

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Adi-Prashikshan Portal, 16 June 2021

55
Q

until when is the continuation of fastrack special courts extended

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31 march 2023 (2 more years)

56
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what is the total number of fast track special courts in india

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1023

57
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when was fast track special courts scheme launched?

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2 october 2019

58
Q

when were the FTCs first recommended and by whom

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recommended by eleventh finance commission in 2000

59
Q

who is the education minister?

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Dharmendra Pradhan

60
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when was the samgra shiksha scheme launched?

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2018 by the ministry of education

61
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when was sarva shiksha abhiyaan launched, and what does it cover

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2001 by Atal Bihari Vaypayee, education for all (6 to 14 years mai sabhko padhai wala scheme)

62
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name the educational scheme that has been continued by the union cabinet

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samgra shiksha scheme

63
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from when to when is the samagra shiksha abhiyan continued

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1 april 2021 to 31 march 2026 (extra 5 years)

64
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what does samgra shiksha abhiyaan focus on

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integrated school education from pre school to class 12

65
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what other schemes does samgra shiksha abhiyaan include in itself?

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sarva shiksha abhiyaan 2001 (edu for all)
rashtriya madhyamik shiksha abhiyaan 2009 (secondary education)
teacher education program

66
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what did india do to streghten its relationship w portuguese

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india joined the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as an associate observer

67
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name the first indian ship to call at a heritage coastal port also name the port

A

INS Khanjar, gopalpur in odisha

68
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For what occasion was an Indian naval ship sent to call at a heritage coastal port?

A

75th independence day

50th annevrsary of 1971 war (Swarnim Vijay Varsh)

69
Q

which initiative was launched to achieve a vision of delhi, who launched it?

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Delhi@2047 launched by Arvind Kejriwal

70
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what is the aim of Delhi@2047 vision

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fostering partnership w private sector, forming philanthropic org, corporate social responsibility initiaiatives

71
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when is world hepatitis day and what was the theme for 2021

A

July 28, “hepatitis can’t wait”

five types - A,B,C,D,E
no vaccine for C

72
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when is world lung cancer day

A

august 1

73
Q

when is hiroshima day

A

august 6

74
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what is the new name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (highest sporting honour)

75
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who awards the Major Dhayan Chand Khel Ratna Award

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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

76
Q

who is the minister of sports and youth affairs

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Anurag Thakur, also the minister of information and broadcasting

77
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what sport did manjor dhyan chand play

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hockey

78
Q

name the first recipient of major dhyan chand khel ratna award

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vishwanath anand, chess

79
Q

when was rajiv gandhi khel ratna award started

A

1991-1992

80
Q

youngest recipient of major dhyan chand khel ratna award

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Abhinav Bindra, shooter

81
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major dhyan chand khel ratna award winners for 2020

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rohit sharma, cricket 
mariyappan thangavelu, paralympic high jump
manika batra, tt
vinesh phogat, wrestling 
rani rampal, hockey
82
Q

when is the international day of indigenous people, what was the theme for 2021

A

august 9, “leaving no one behind”

83
Q

when is world biofuel day, what was the theme for 2021

A

august 10, in honor of Sir Rudolph Diesel

“the promotion of biofuels for a better environment”

84
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world elephant day

A

12 august

85
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world lion day

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10 august

86
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when is international youth day, what was the theme

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12 august

“transforming food systems- youth innovation for human and planetary health”

87
Q

when is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

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14 august

88
Q

which state gives the tilu rauteli award, which major personality won it this year

A

uttarkhand, awarded to woman for excellency in their feild, started in 2006

awarded to 23 women including vandana katariya (hockey)

89
Q

which indian state has 10 national awards in matters relating to forest produce

A

chhattisgarh

90
Q

which indian state won 7 national awards under van dhan yojana

A

nagaland

91
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name the padma shri awardee, kabir samman awardee, sahitya akademi awardee poet of meri kavita mere geet who recently passed away

A

padma sachdev, wrote in hindi and dogri

padma shree in 2001

92
Q

name the new and old chairman of GCPL

A

old- adi goodrej

new- nadir goodrej

93
Q

name the first woman director and the first woman to be recruited in ZSI (zoological survey of india)
when did ZSI start

A

Dhriti Banerjee, Mira Mansukhani (1949)

1 july 1916

94
Q

name the new Controller General of Accounts

A

Deepak Das

95
Q

name the first woman CJP of pakistan

A

Justice Ayesha Malik

96
Q

name the chairperson of National Commision for Woman, when was ncw established

A

rekha sharma, got an extension for 3 years

31 January 1992

97
Q

name the indian state which is to get 4 new districts

A

Chhattisgarh, 18 new tehsils will also be formed

98
Q

name the cm of Chattisgarh

A

bhupesh bhagel

99
Q

name the 4 new districts of chhattisgarh

A

sakti
sarangarh-bilaigarh
manendragarh
mohla manpur

100
Q

name the project and organisation which links kargil and zanskar valley

A

project vijayak of border roads organisation (BRO)

101
Q

name the lieutenant governor of jammu and kashmir

A

manoj sinha

102
Q

where will the first edition of himalayan film festival be hosted

A

leh, ladakh from september 24

103
Q

name the first indian hospital to have fire station in it

A

AIIMS Delhi

104
Q

where is the meme museum

A

hong kong

105
Q

when is world organ donation day

A

13 august

106
Q

when is world humanitarian day

A

19 august

named after 2003 bombing on canal hotel baghdad

107
Q

when is world mosquito day and what was the theme for 2021

A

20 august

“reaching the zero malaria target”

108
Q

when is world photography day

A

august 19

109
Q

who won the national youth award for the year 2017-2018

input- research karle thoda

A

mohd. azam (telangana)

110
Q

name the first indian to win the US congressional gold medal

research karle about this medallion

A

mahatma gandhi

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