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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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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?
security and growth for all in the region, 2015
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what was india's 5 point agenda at the UNSC ?
``` 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?
Nikol Pashinyan
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when was the peace treaty between armenia and azerbaijan made and to which region is this treaty regarding
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
scott morrison, canberra
30
when did the myanmar military coup take place?
1 feb 2021
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who is the newly appointed prime minister of myanmar, what was his position?
Min Aung Hlaing, chief of mynamar military sec-gen, chairman of SAC
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new and old name of myanmar military government
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?
aung san suu kyi, national league for democracy
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when did aung san suu kyi win the nobel peace prize
1991
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what is the name of the collab project between myanmar and india, which port was built under this project?
kaladan multi modal transit transport project, sittwe port in rakhine state of myanmar
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who is the supreme leader of iran?
Sayyid ali hosseini khamenei
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name the old and new president of iran, when will the new president assume office?
old- hassan rouhani new- ebrahim raisi 3 august 2021
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when was the the nuclear deal between iran and 6 major powers signed?
14 july 2015
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when did usa withdraw from the iran nuclear deal?
may 8 2018
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what amendments were made to the International solar alliance framework agreement, when were these amendments made?
membership of ISA made open to all member states of the un on 8 January 2021
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when where and by whom was the ISA proposed?
November 2015 at india africa summit at Paris by PM Narendra Modi
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first country to enter into ISA agreement after amendment?
denmark
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where is ISA HQ, who is the director general?
gurugram, haryana, india. Ajay mathur
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latest country to sign the ISA agreement?
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?
Lucknow, foundation laid by Amit Shah, affiliated to Gujarat based National Forensic Sciences Uni (NSFU)
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name the quad countries
India, US, Japan, Australia
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name the naval exercise between aus, ind, US and japan
Malabar exercise
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when did the malabar exercise start?
1992
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when did japan become a permanent member of the malabar exercise
2015
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which ships participated in the IND-INDO CORPAT, when did this corpat take place?
INS Saryu, Indonesian naval ship KRI Bung Tomo | Held from july 30 to july 31
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when did CORPAT start between india and indonesia
2002 (twice a yr)
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which institute launched academic programmes that cater to rising demands of new age technologies? how many such programmes were launched?
IIT Roorkee, 7 programmes
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who is the tribal affairs minister, when was MoTA setup?
Arjun Munda, 1999
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name of the portal launched by MoTA for training and development of tribals, when was this portal launched
Adi-Prashikshan Portal, 16 June 2021
55
until when is the continuation of fastrack special courts extended
31 march 2023 (2 more years)
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what is the total number of fast track special courts in india
1023
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when was fast track special courts scheme launched?
2 october 2019
58
when were the FTCs first recommended and by whom
recommended by eleventh finance commission in 2000
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who is the education minister?
Dharmendra Pradhan
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when was the samgra shiksha scheme launched?
2018 by the ministry of education
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when was sarva shiksha abhiyaan launched, and what does it cover
2001 by Atal Bihari Vaypayee, education for all (6 to 14 years mai sabhko padhai wala scheme)
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name the educational scheme that has been continued by the union cabinet
samgra shiksha scheme
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from when to when is the samagra shiksha abhiyan continued
1 april 2021 to 31 march 2026 (extra 5 years)
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what does samgra shiksha abhiyaan focus on
integrated school education from pre school to class 12
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what other schemes does samgra shiksha abhiyaan include in itself?
sarva shiksha abhiyaan 2001 (edu for all) rashtriya madhyamik shiksha abhiyaan 2009 (secondary education) teacher education program
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what did india do to streghten its relationship w portuguese
india joined the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as an associate observer
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name the first indian ship to call at a heritage coastal port also name the port
INS Khanjar, gopalpur in odisha
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For what occasion was an Indian naval ship sent to call at a heritage coastal port?
75th independence day | 50th annevrsary of 1971 war (Swarnim Vijay Varsh)
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which initiative was launched to achieve a vision of delhi, who launched it?
Delhi@2047 launched by Arvind Kejriwal
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what is the aim of Delhi@2047 vision
fostering partnership w private sector, forming philanthropic org, corporate social responsibility initiaiatives
71
when is world hepatitis day and what was the theme for 2021
July 28, "hepatitis can't wait" five types - A,B,C,D,E no vaccine for C
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when is world lung cancer day
august 1
73
when is hiroshima day
august 6
74
what is the new name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (highest sporting honour)
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who awards the Major Dhayan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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who is the minister of sports and youth affairs
Anurag Thakur, also the minister of information and broadcasting
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what sport did manjor dhyan chand play
hockey
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name the first recipient of major dhyan chand khel ratna award
vishwanath anand, chess
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when was rajiv gandhi khel ratna award started
1991-1992
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youngest recipient of major dhyan chand khel ratna award
Abhinav Bindra, shooter
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major dhyan chand khel ratna award winners for 2020
``` rohit sharma, cricket mariyappan thangavelu, paralympic high jump manika batra, tt vinesh phogat, wrestling rani rampal, hockey ```
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when is the international day of indigenous people, what was the theme for 2021
august 9, "leaving no one behind"
83
when is world biofuel day, what was the theme for 2021
august 10, in honor of Sir Rudolph Diesel | "the promotion of biofuels for a better environment"
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world elephant day
12 august
85
world lion day
10 august
86
when is international youth day, what was the theme
12 august | "transforming food systems- youth innovation for human and planetary health"
87
when is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
14 august
88
which state gives the tilu rauteli award, which major personality won it this year
uttarkhand, awarded to woman for excellency in their feild, started in 2006 awarded to 23 women including vandana katariya (hockey)
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which indian state has 10 national awards in matters relating to forest produce
chhattisgarh
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which indian state won 7 national awards under van dhan yojana
nagaland
91
name the padma shri awardee, kabir samman awardee, sahitya akademi awardee poet of meri kavita mere geet who recently passed away
padma sachdev, wrote in hindi and dogri padma shree in 2001
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name the new and old chairman of GCPL
old- adi goodrej | new- nadir goodrej
93
name the first woman director and the first woman to be recruited in ZSI (zoological survey of india) when did ZSI start
Dhriti Banerjee, Mira Mansukhani (1949) | 1 july 1916
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name the new Controller General of Accounts
Deepak Das
95
name the first woman CJP of pakistan
Justice Ayesha Malik
96
name the chairperson of National Commision for Woman, when was ncw established
rekha sharma, got an extension for 3 years 31 January 1992
97
name the indian state which is to get 4 new districts
Chhattisgarh, 18 new tehsils will also be formed
98
name the cm of Chattisgarh
bhupesh bhagel
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name the 4 new districts of chhattisgarh
sakti sarangarh-bilaigarh manendragarh mohla manpur
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name the project and organisation which links kargil and zanskar valley
project vijayak of border roads organisation (BRO)
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name the lieutenant governor of jammu and kashmir
manoj sinha
102
where will the first edition of himalayan film festival be hosted
leh, ladakh from september 24
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name the first indian hospital to have fire station in it
AIIMS Delhi
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where is the meme museum
hong kong
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when is world organ donation day
13 august
106
when is world humanitarian day
19 august | named after 2003 bombing on canal hotel baghdad
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when is world mosquito day and what was the theme for 2021
20 august | "reaching the zero malaria target"
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when is world photography day
august 19
109
who won the national youth award for the year 2017-2018 input- research karle thoda
mohd. azam (telangana)
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name the first indian to win the US congressional gold medal research karle about this medallion
mahatma gandhi

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