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Dec 1-15th Flashcards

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Which country is set to impose a new competition regime next year to curb dominance of Google and Facebook?

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United Kingdom

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Which region of India is the most polluted in the country, as per the recent study by CPCB and IIT Delhi

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Indo-Gangetic plain

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India signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of hydrography, with which country?

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Vietnam

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“Swasthya Sathi” is a health insurance scheme of which state?

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West Bengal

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Which organisation conducted a virtual meet with Germany, to promote export of fresh fruits and vegetables from India?

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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA

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Which is the first country to make sanitary products free to all women?

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Scotland

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Which city has become the world’s most air connected city, as per the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?

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Shanghai

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The Union Government has decided to forego interest on eight categories of loans up to what amount, on account of Covid-19?

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Rs 2 crore

8 sectors- MSME, Education, Housing, Consumer durable, Credit card, Automobile, Personal and Consumption.

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Which method of COVID-19 testing developed by CSIR- CCMB, without viral transport medium, has been approved by ICMR?

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Dry Swab RT-PCR

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Sea Guardian drones, which were seen in the news recently, were obtained from which country?

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United States

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‘Hualong One’, which was seen in news recently, was the first domestically made nuclear reactor of which country?

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China

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Which country has formed its first all-woman communication team?

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United States

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Which country passed a bill to boost nuclear activity, after the assassination of its nuclear physicist?

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Iran

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Which country hosted the 4th India – Sri Lanka - Maldives Trilateral Meeting on Maritime Security Cooperation?

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Which state received the best State award for Organ donation by the Health Ministry, for the sixth consecutive year?

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Tamil Nadu

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Petrodava Dacian Fortress is a famous archaeological landmark, located in which country?

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Romania

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to finance a USD 132.8 million loan to improve the power distribution in which state?

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Meghalaya

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Mount Semeru, which was making news recently, is an active volcano in which country? (Mahameru, meaning ‘The Great Mountain’.)

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Indonesia

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The first ever SCO Online Exhibition that has commenced recently is centered on which theme? held in delhi

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Shared Buddhist Heritage

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Which regulator has launched an asset restructuring web module for MSMEs named ARM- MSME?

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SIDBI

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Which state has implemented a PPP model for rescue and rehabilitation of leopards?

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Gujarat

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Which country has proposed a new security bill that intends to protect Police officers from online violence?

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France

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Which award is given to individuals for their sustained and significant efforts to protect environment?

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Goldman Environmental Prize
Leydy Pech, Kristal Ambrose, Paul Sein Twa, Lucie Pinson, Chibze Ezekiel, Nemonte Nenquimo are the six personalities chosen for this year’s award.

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‘Dev Deepawali’ festival is celebrated in which Indian city?

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Varanasi

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Which PSU has delivered a cryogenic propellant tank to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

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HAL

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BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia’s Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India?

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DRDO

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Which Indian Minister delivered key note address Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2020?

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Nirmala Sitharaman

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‘Balsnehi (Child-Friendly) Police Station’, which was seen in the news recently, was inaugurated in which city?

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Pune

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What is the new name for Libra cryptocurrency?

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“Deim” which means “Day” in Latin.

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The cyclone name “Burevi” formed in South-western Bay of Bengal was suggested by ?

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Maldives

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India held the inaugural meeting of the Counter-narcotics Working Group (CNWG), with which country?

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United States

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to finance USD 50 million policy-based loan for Finance Management in which state?

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West Bengal

33
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‘The 18th-century idol of Goddess Annapurna’, which was stolen from Varanasi, is being returned by which country?

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Canada

34
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CBIC has mandated HSN Code while issuing GST invoice. What does HSN stand for?

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Harmonised System of Nomenclature

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What is the name of the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?

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INS Vikrant
(constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy)
36
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Which Ministry releases the Annual Ranking of best performing Police stations?

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Ministry of Home Affairs

37
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Which is the knowledge partner of Microsoft for the India edition of the Imagine Cup 2021?

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National Skill Development Corporation

38
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The CLMV Countries are the group of countries belonging to which regional organisation?

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ASEAN

CLMV countries are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam

39
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Bashan Char Island, which were seen in the news, are located in which country?

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Bangladesh

40
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Lesser florican birds, tagged in which Indian state, has flown to Telangana recently?

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Gujarat

41
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Which country has passed a legislation to study and promote legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King?

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USA

42
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Which institution has released a draft paper on online fantasy sports platforms?

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NITI Aayog

43
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Indian Navy has engaged in a Passage Exercise with which country’s Navy?

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Russia

44
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First ever radish crop has been grown in space by which organisation?

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NASA

45
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The National Green Tribunal has directed which state to prepare an action plan for 14 proposed elephant corridors?

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Odisha

46
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What is the limit of annual turnover, to file GST under the new Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) scheme?

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5 crore

47
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Which is the first bank to announce linking its executive’s pay to achievement in sustainable development?

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Deutsche Bank

48
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Which organisation developed the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)?

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DRDO

49
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Which pharma company has become the first firm to ask for ‘Emergency use authorisation’ from India?

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Pfizer

50
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Gaofen-14 earth observation satellite has been sent to space by China using which launch vehicle?

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Long March 3B

51
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Mahaparinirvana Diwas is observed to mourn the death of which national leader?

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BR Ambedkar

52
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What is the headquarters of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network?

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New York

53
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Which country topped the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?

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Sweden

54
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Which state Police has recently bought ‘Crawler’ software from Interpol, to tackle Child pornography?

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Maharashtra

55
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Which country has proposed to charge fee from Facebook and Google for news content?

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Australia

56
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The “Go for Zero” policy, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?

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Australia

57
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Which state topped the Urban Governance Index (UGI)-2020?

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Odisha

58
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Which institution has created a technology to harvest water from air?

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IIT Guwahati

59
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‘Starship’, which was seen in the news recently, is the rocket-ship of which space company/ organisation?

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SpaceX

60
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The ‘Department of integrated medicine’ is proposed to be setup by Ministry of Ayush and which institution?

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AIIMS

61
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What is the name of the Moon-landing Mission of the NASA, for which it has chosen the first- ever woman?

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Artemis

Mission by 2024

62
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Which country exempted import inspection for Indian black tiger shrimps?

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Japan

63
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Which country under its ‘Data Sonification’ program, extracted the sound of important phenomena of the universe?

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United States (NASA)

64
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Which country has rolled out a draft “legislation to combat radical Islamism”?

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France

65
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  • International Anti-Corruption Day observed every year

- International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide

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December 9

66
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What amount of expenditure has been approved by the Union Cabinet for wage subsidy via EPFO?

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Rs.22,810 crore

This is a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

67
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Which Indian organisation has successfully demonstrated Quantum communication?

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DRDO

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

68
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What is the name of the national-level summit organised by National Mission for Clean Ganga and cGanga?

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India Water Impact Summit

69
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Which Union Ministry organises the ABTO International Convention? ABTO (Association of Buddhist Tour Operators)

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Ministry of Tourism

70
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A new species of Indian Muraina grasses has been spotted in which state?

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Goa

71
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India has decided to explore connectivity routes via INST Corridor, along with which country, during its virtual bilateral summit?

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Uzbekistan

72
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HIMS - Hospital Management Information System has been launched by which organisation?

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Indian Railways

73
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“Heroes of 2020” is published by which organisation?

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Times Magazine
Rahul Dubey who is an Indian-American has been listed in the Heroes of 2020, who opened the doors of his Washington DC home to over 70 people demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd.

74
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India Workplace Equality Index has been launched in India by which organisation?

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Keshav Suri Foundation

75
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In which year RTGS was introduced in India?

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2004

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