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General World developments Flashcards

1
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new caledonia produces —% of world —- Mining

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!0% of nickel

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2
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capital of new caledonia

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Noumea

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ethnic community of Ncaledonia

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KANAK

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4
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New Caled located near?

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Australia

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5
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NCaled Govt president?

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Theirry Santa

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6
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who colonised kanak regions?

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James cook

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7
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Ncaledonia located in which ocean

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Pacific ocean

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8
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which territory went through referendum for freedom from spain?

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Catelonia

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9
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What indian territories were merged recently?

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Daman & Diu, and Dadar & Nagar Haveli

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what is the joint capital of the newly merged indian union territories?

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Daman

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11
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hq of NATO

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Brussles, belgium

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12
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current secretary general of NATO

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former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg

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13
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Where was the massacre that occurred in tigraya by ethiopia?

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Mai Kadra

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14
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where did tplf launch rockets

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Asmara, eritrea

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15
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india to chair how many UNSC committees?

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3

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16
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WHat bodies will india chair in unsc

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counter terrorism, taliban sanctions, libya sanctions

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17
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worlds longest air route route?

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san francisco to banglore, by cap. zoya aggarwal

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18
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british minister in charge for climate change summit?

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Alok Sharma (COP 26)

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19
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which islands wants to be worlds first carbon neutral country?

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Palau island, president: thomas renegasau

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1st female ceo of steel authority of india q=

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Soma mandal

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21
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Brahmaputra is aka —- in china

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Yarlong Zangbo River

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22
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cheif election commisioner

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Sushil Chandra

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23
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first cheif election commissioner

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Sukumer sen

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24
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countries in Shanghai Co-op Organisation (SCo)

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india, pakistan, china, uzbekistan, tajikistan, russia, kyrgystan, khazakistan

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25
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italy PM

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MARIO DRAGHII

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26
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who the chair man of UN panel of external auditors?

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Girish chandra marmu- #1 leutenant of JK, Comptroller auditor general of india

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27
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Nurturing neighborhood challenge backed by?

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NEtherlands, ( HArdeep singh puri- union housing urban affairs minister,m was also president of unsc)

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28
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Unesco director general

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Audrey azoulay

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29
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who helped india secure the saichen glacier in operation meghdoot and is now ded

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Col Narendra “bull” Kumar

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30
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Head of indian armys first human rights cell

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MAjor Gautam Chauhan

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31
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chair of Asian Development bank

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Mosatsugu Asakawa

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32
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Chair of new development bank aka BRICS bank

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Marcos Prado Troyjo

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33
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biggest indeginous defence deal

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purchase and addition of 83 tejas LCA

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34
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what does LCA stad for in Tejas LCA and who created it?

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LCA- light combat aircraft, and it was designed by HAL- hindustan aeronautics ltd.

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35
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what are the types of tejas aircraft?

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73 tejas mk-1a fighter aircraft and 10 lca tejas mk-1 trainer aircraft

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36
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who is opposing the current leader of uganda

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bobi wine

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37
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current leader of uganda?

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Yoweri Museveni

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38
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Who founded Ocean Cleanup

A

Dutch- Boyan Slat

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39
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Who was awarded SKOTCH challenger?

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Tribal Affairs minister- Arjun Mund

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40
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Which state the first to launch AIR taxi?

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HAryana

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41
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first city to issue cards to third gender/

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Bhopal

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42
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What country elected as president of UN Human Rights council?

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Fiji

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43
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Who is the ambassador of Fiji

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Nazhat Shameem KHAn

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44
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What is treaty of Open skies?

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Started out between russia and usa after WW2
-Helsinky, implemeneted in 2002
USA exited, so russia also exited
Point? - to use Unarmed drones to survey other countries movements and military stuff.

45
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Why did USA exit Treaty of open skies?

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BEcause accordig to usa: russia wasnt allowing survelliance to specefic parts, moscow denied allegations.

46
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G20 host 2020, 2021, 2022

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Saude, Italy, india

47
Q

Coviesheild doeses?

A

110 lakh doeses @ 200/dose

48
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Covaxin doeses?

A

38.5L @295/dose

49
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indian army purchased Switch UAV - by who, and what is it?

A

Switch UAV- unarmed areal vehicles akak drones. Made by Idea FORGE

50
Q

which national park is home to the most numberof one horned rhino species?

A

Kaziranga national park- (undergoing split)

51
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Under what article does USA impeach?

A

Article 1, sec2 (5)

52
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under what article does india impeach?

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Article 61.

53
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Bangladesh and usa naval ?

A

CARAT bangladesh 2020

54
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Interpol defers elections, were to be held in?

A

UAE

55
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Current president of interpol?

A

Kim Jong Yang

56
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Nordic countries?

A

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, finland, Iceland

57
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Baltic sea

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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

58
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norway institute of bioecoomy researchties with?

A

mou with clean gange mission

59
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Last african monarchy?

A

Eswatini

60
Q

New name of swaziland?

A

Eswatini

premier Ambrose Dlamini died of covid

61
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Why did Italian PM guiseppe COnte resign ?

A

Coalition ITALIA VIVA led by former PM Matteo Renzii left after differences based on handling of COvid Situation

62
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Italy President

A

Sergio Materella

63
Q

Worlds first to open a cryptocurrency dealing desk? by acquiring?

A

SBI (japanese firm) acquired B2C2 (liquidity provider)

64
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Who publishes the Red list g threatened species + HQ?

A

IUCN- International union for conservation of Nature

HQ- GLAND, switzerland

65
Q

2030 asian games, 2034?

A

Qatar

Saudi

66
Q

For first rules changed and which 3 countries can now participate in T20 for 2022

A

Hungary, Romania, Serbia

67
Q

Why is myanmar important to india?

A

Myanmar- gateway to asian countries
India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway
Kaladan Multi Modal Transit

68
Q

When myanmar coup happened 30 years ago who detained Suu Kyi?

A

SPDC military government

69
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Who was the EAM and PM when myanmar had their first coup?

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PM= Rajiv Ghandi 
EAM= Narasimha Rao
70
Q

What is the army of myanmar knows as?

A

Tat madow

71
Q

WHat is the house of parliment known as in myanmar?

A

Pyidangsy Hluttaw

72
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whar is the name of the military party in myanmar and who is the general of the military? what % of seats are reserved for military

A

USD party
General- Min Aung Hlaing
25%

73
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when was G20 summit created? when will india hold g20? what edition of G20 was held in 2020

A

1999,
india will hold it in 2022- #17
2020- #15th
theme for 2020 -“Realizing opportunities of 21st Century for all”

74
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first country to offer traveler loyalty program?

A

Maldives

75
Q

worlds largest fountain

A

Dubai

76
Q

Greece debt crisis occurred during the govt of ?

A

George Papendreo

77
Q

KA-226T helicopters made by india and ??

A

India and Russia helicopters LTD

30% indian indeginous

78
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Capital of Vietnam

A

Hanoi

79
Q

Virtual climate adaption summit hosted by

A

NETHERLANDS

80
Q

UAE MARS PROBE launched on? from ?

A

august 2020, Tanegashima space centre japan, h-iiA mitsubishi vehicle japan

81
Q

largest volcano in solar system?

A

On MARS- olympic mons

82
Q

Trump acquitted by senate how many votes?

A

57-43

needed 67 votes to be punished.

83
Q

world negative yeild hit how much for the first time?

A

18 trillion

84
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Details about the worlds largest radio telescope in ??

A

FAST- china, Pingtang
500 meter aperture spherical telescope
requires a 5 km radio silence zone.

85
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biggest city in myanmar

A

YANGON

86
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Capital of Myanmar-

A

Nay Pyi Taw

87
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When did Myanmar get independence from britishers

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1948

88
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why was myanmar called burma?

A

because burman was the largest ethnic group in myanmar

89
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when did burma leave british india?

A

1937

90
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when was the first military take over in myanmar?

A

1962

91
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French president convicted for corruption?

A

Nicholas Sarkozy= 2007- 2012

92
Q

who tied with roger federers rank in awards?

A

novak djokovich

93
Q

WTO director General

A

Ngozi Okonjo iweala

94
Q

what section of TRIPS talks about patent waivers granted in extraordinary caises?

A

section 30

95
Q

International Atomic Energy Agency

A

Est. 29 July 1957. (IAEA statute)
HQ- vienna
Head - Rafael Grasse
Motto- Atoms for peace and Development

96
Q

what is JCPOA

A

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -

nuclear non proliferaton deal between USA and IRan

97
Q

when was ramsar site signed

A

1971

came into force = 1975

98
Q

when did india join ramsar convention / how many sites do we have?

A

1982 india has 42 ramsar sites

99
Q

which country has the most ramsar sites?

A

UKingdom it has 175 sites

100
Q

significance of RCEP

A

It is the biggest trade block and holds 30%of the worlds gdp with 15 signatories

101
Q

Secretary general of ASEAN = same as rcep

A

JOCK HOI

102
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Why did india back out of RCEP?

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RCEP is china led- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
1. Escalated tensions with china
2. india is afraid it wont be able to protect itself from a surge in imports
3.there was no assurance of market access to india.
4. Trade imbalance. india has a trade deficit with 11 out of the 15 rcep countries.
india can think for 18 months, and if they want they can rejoin.

103
Q

What type of constitution does the UK have?

A
  • uncodified constitution
104
Q

What are the four objectives of the PLI scheme?

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  1. Target specific product areas
  2. introduce non tarrif measures in order to compete more effectively with cheap imports
  3. blend domestic and export sales to make manufacturing competitive and sustainable
  4. promote manufacturing at home while encouraging investment fom within and outside india
105
Q

what ethnic group does abiy ahmed belong to and what is his political party

A

oromo/prosperity party

106
Q

capital of tigray

A

mekelle

107
Q

The name of the Satellite Interlink constellation being

built by SpaceX is _

A

starlink

108
Q

First company launched by elon musk

A

Zip2

GK CA (25 decks)

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