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1
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Which Indian bank becomes first trading cum clearing member at IIBX (India international bullion exchange)?

A

SBI

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India’s largest trading partner ?

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China ( 118 billion dollar) (+ very large trade deficit)

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What is india’s first 3d printed rocket

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agnimaan sorted

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3
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What is astrosat mission ?

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first indian project to study celestial bodies in x rays and visible light

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4
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LUPEX between which two countries (lunar polar exploration mission )?

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India , Japan

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5
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India’s computer emergency team ?

A

CERT IN

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6
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Naelgria fowlgeri ?

A

brain eating amoeba

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7
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When is labor day ?

A

may 1

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8
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Anti tobacco day ?

A

31 may

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9
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Pulitzer prize which genre ?

A

Journalism

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10
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Youngest indian to scale mt everest

A

Kamya karthikeyan

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Which area did pak give china as a goodwill gesture ?

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Saksham valley

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12
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Term biodiversity was coined by ?

A

Walter G. Rosen

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13
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Elorda cup which sport ?

A

Boxing

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14
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First female indian grandmaster (chess)

A

Koneru humpy

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15
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World football day ?

A

May 25

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16
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Which of the following is a landlocked state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Haryana (d) Punjab

A

Haryana

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17
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Where is the headquarters of the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)?

A

Vienna

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18
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Who published World wildlife crime report 2024 ?

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UNODC

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19
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.Which of the following is a research station
in the Antarctic Region?
(a) Bharati (b) Yamunotri
(c) Hindavi (d) Gangotri

A

Bharati

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20
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Japan equivalent of ISRO

A

JAXA

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21
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Oldest international organisation ?

A

International telecommunication union

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22
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Who won the International Booker Prize 2024?

A

Jenny erpenbeck

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23
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First indian to climb mt everest ?

A

avatar singh cheema

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24
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Chairman of DRDO

A

Samir v kamat

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25
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Who was the first Indian film-maker to win
the Grand Prix award at Cannes Film festival
for All we Imagine as Light?
(a) Gitanjali Rao (b) Murali Nair
(c) Payal Kapadia (d) Chidananda S Naik

A

Payal kapadia

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26
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Only riverine major port in india ?

A

Kolkata port

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27
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Author of ramchaitramanas?

A

Tulsidas

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28
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Which of the following articles describes the
Right to Education in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Article 28 (b) Article 23
(c) Article 21A (d) Article 20

A

21 a

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29
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Who is the current Director-General of the
World Health Organization ?
(a) Brock Chisholm
(b) Margaret Chan
(c) Marcolino Gomes Candau
(d) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

A

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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30
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Who is the current Chairman of ISRO?
(a) K. Sivan
(b) Dr. Samir V. Kamat
(c) Sreedhara Panicker Somanath
(d) M. C. Dathan

A

Sreedhara Panicker Somanath

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31
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who invented nuclear bomb ?

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robert oppenheimer

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32
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when was d day (ww2) ?

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june 6 1944 (allies won)

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33
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when was who formed ?

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7th april 1948

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34
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who introduced tobacco in India ?

A

Portuguese

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35
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max tobacco production ?

A

Andhra Pradesh

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36
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in which states is alcohol banned ?

A

Bihar and Gujrat

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37
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in which state is living wage fixed ?

A

delhi

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38
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hq of enforcement directorate ?

A

new delhi

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39
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right to use internet under which article ?

A

article 21

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40
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UNFCCC 2028 ?(climate related)

A

UAE

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41
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UNFCCC 29?

A

baku

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42
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Minimum forest area ?

A

punjab

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43
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fundamental duties taken from which constitution ?

A

russia

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44
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Tele manas cell ?

A

mental health service for armed forces

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44
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red flag exercise which two countries ?

A

usa india

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45
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who introduced ai

A

john macarthy 1956

46
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which state has 50 percent women reservation for local govt ?

A

bihar

47
Q

first person to spend 1000 days in space

A

oleg kononkeno

47
Q

1st gram panchayat ?

A

bagdari village (Rajasthan)

48
Q

which mission to collect samples from far side of moon?

A

china’s chang-e mission

49
Q

first person in space ?

A

yuri gagrin

50
Q

first indian in space ?

A

rakesh sharma

51
Q

first animal in space ?

A

laika (dog)

51
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first indian woman in space ?

A

kalpana chawla

52
Q

between whome was the 6 day war fought ?

A

israel and its arab bordering countries

52
Q

Brics expansion how many new members ?

A

5 more

53
Q

by which treaty was BRICS formed ?

A

johannesburg

54
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what is brics’ bank ?

A

new development bank

55
Q

new development bank hq ?

A

shangai

56
Q

which countries were denied special category status recently ?

A

bihar and Andhra

57
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which tribal population demanded for separate state ?

A

bhils (bhil pradesh )

58
Q

G7 2024 host ?

A

italy

59
Q

in which planet’s volcanoes was frost found ?

A

mars

60
Q

what does pradhan mantri bhratiya janaushadi pariyojana focus on ?

A

generic meds at low prices

60
Q

indian mars mission ?

A

Mangalyaan

60
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CPEC ?( hint: two countries , connecting ports)

A

china pak economic corridor

61
Q

which country is second largest in nitrous oxide emissions ?

A

india

62
Q

Why was arvind kejriwal arrested ?

A

money laundering

63
Q

what is twin test under PMLA(prevention against money laundering act) ?

A

two conditons under which bail can be granted
1) accused must not have committed any crime
2) must prove that he/she will not commit any crime after bail

64
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which country suggested to inject rhin horns with radioactive material to detect poaching ?

A

SA

65
Q

which country got samples from far side of moon ?

A

China

66
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india’s attempt to reach far side of moon ?

A

chandrayaan 3

67
Q

which indian city is the world craft city ?

A

srinagr

68
Q

when was article 370 scrapped ?

A

2019

69
Q

what are fast track special courts ?

A

used for women abuse cases

70
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are any of the fast track special courts operational ?

A

no

71
Q

which country is the largest source of FDI for india ?

A

singapore

72
Q

what is the humanoid space robot created by isro ?

A

vyonmitra

73
Q

founder of telegram ?

A

pavel durov

74
Q

can polygraph test be admissible in court ?

A

no

75
Q

world’s oldest stock exchange ?

A

amsterdam

76
Q

largest freshwater lake in india?

A

wular (J&K)

77
Q

What is the name of the moon lander

A

chandrayaan

78
Q

What is the name of the moon rover (chandrayaan mission)?

A

pragyaan

79
Q

What is the current hostilities known as in the Gaza-Israel conflict?

A

fifth war

80
Q

first successful nuclear test in 1974 (india)?

A

smiling buddha (pokhran 1)

81
Q

first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets

A

mariner 10

82
Q

In 2005, a government-appointed five-member committee, recommended that AFSPA
be repealed. . Who headed this committee?

A

bp jeevan reddy

83
Q

Which operation was launched by the indian government to bring back indians from
ukraine during russia-ukraine war?

A

operation ganga

84
Q

Which is the currency of ukraine?

A

Hryvnia

85
Q

Who is the President of ukraine?

A

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

86
Q

in pursuance of the united Nations Sustainable development goals (Sdg), india aims
to be energy independent by the year

A

2047

87
Q

Which is the Corporate Social responsibility (CSr) initiative of the
erstwhile Facebook india to promote women entrepreneurship?

A

pragati

88
Q

southern most point of india ?

A

indira point

88
Q

notrhten most point of india ?

A

indira col

89
Q

chandipura virus due to which insect ?

A

sandflies

90
Q

WHO founded ?

A

7 april 1948

91
Q

state most affected by naxalism ?

A

jharkhan

92
Q

militant geoup responsible for IC 814 ?

A

harkhat -ul -mujahideen

93
Q

captain during IC 814 ?

A

Devi sharan

94
Q

top college acc to nirf

A

hindu colege

95
Q

chairman of first law commsission in india ?

A

ms setalvad

96
Q

how many courts are allowed to use hindi in proceedings ?

A

4 h

97
Q

how many hight courts in india ?

A

28

98
Q

brunei capital ?

A

bandar seri bagwan

99
Q

nitish kumar whoch sport ?

A

badminton

100
Q

how many sports in paralympics ?

A

22

101
Q

how many sports in olympics ?

A

32

102
Q

avani lekhara which sport(gold at paralympics)?

A

shooting

103
Q

first paralympic medal for india ?

A

murlikant petkar

104
Q

how many commmittes in parliament ?

A

24

105
Q

global fintech fest which city 2024 ?

A

mumbai

106
Q

iaf hearoes comic book launched by ?

A

vr chaudary

107
Q

pata gold award 2024 ? (tourism)

A

kerala

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