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When is world space week observed?

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October 4 to 10 every year.

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theme for this year’s World Space Week.

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“Space and Sustainability”

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When was world space week adopted?

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World Space Week was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 6, 1999 to commemorate the contributions of space science and technology towards human development.

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what does the space week on that days?

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The week commemorates the launch of first manmade Earth satellite, Sputnik-1 on October 4, 1957 and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.

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World Space Week is organized by?

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It is coordinated by the UN in collaboration with the World Space Week Association (WSWA) to provide a unique outreach and education in space sector.

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How does Space help in SDG?

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Of the 169 targets under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 65 of them are directly achieved through Earth observation satellites and related technologies.

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What is Marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO.

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Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL)

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chairman of ISRO.?

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Shri S. Somanath

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Head quarter of ISRO?

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BENGALURU

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Clean water and sanitation comes under which SDG?

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GOAL 6

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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) COMES UNDER?

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the credit guarantee scheme for start-ups.

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What is the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

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This scheme would help provide the much-needed collateral-free debt funding to start-ups.
The scheme has been approved for the purpose of providing credit guarantees to loans extended by Member Institutions (MIs) to finance eligible borrowers being startups.

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What is max amount Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

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The exposure to individual cases would be capped at Rs. 10 crore per case or the actual outstanding credit amount, whichever is less.

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Who will provide guarantee under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

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The umbrella-based guarantee cover will provide guarantee to Venture Debt Funds (VDF) registered under Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) regulations of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) .

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Permanent Representative of India to UN?

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Ruchira Kamboj

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2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to ?

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human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

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In 2021, Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to?

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journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.

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when was Russian Human Rights Organisation, Memorial: established?

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The organisation was established in 1987, “by human rights activists in the former Soviet Union who wanted to ensure that the victims of the communist regime’s oppression would never be forgotten.”

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Russian Human Rights Organisation, Memoria was founded by?

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov, who won the prize in 1954, and human rights advocate Svetlana Gannushkina were among the organisation’s founders.

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When was Ukrainian Human Rights Organisation, Center for Civil Liberties: established?

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was founded in Kyiv in 2007 “for the purpose of advancing human rights and democracy in Ukraine”.

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Who won the first nobel peace prize?

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The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize for that year was shared between the Frenchman Frédéric Passy and the Swiss Jean Henry Dunant.

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Who among the following science fiction/ popular science writers wrote ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and held
the position of a Professor at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

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Arthur Charles Clarke was an author and inventor, most famous for his science fiction novel ‘2001: A Space
Odyssey. ‘

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The Swachh Swasth ______ is an initiative to achieve better health outcomes through improved sanitation,
increased awareness and healthy lifestyles

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Sarvatra

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The goal of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0’ is to make the cities Garbage-Free, completely free of garbage.
The second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban was launched in which year?

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2021

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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Startup India Action Plan in which year?

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2016

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Scheduled banks are banks that are listed in which schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?

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II

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National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN?

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2014

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National startup Day is observed in India on which date?

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16th January

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Indo-Sri Lankan Accord
between India and Sri Lanka o WAS SIGNED I N?

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1987

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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri
Lanka. Who was the founder of LTTE

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Velupillai Prabhakaran

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The resolutions on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka was first moved in
Geneva in which year?

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2012

32
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Which article of Constitution respectively provide for reservation of seats in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the legislative assemblies of the States.

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Article 330 and Article 332

33
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Who is the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).

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Vijay Sampla

34
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Supreme Court (SC) upheld the validity of Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968:
?

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Sadiq Ali and another vs. ECI in 1971.

35
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Indian Railways is setting up Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) across the country. The first phase of the
project alone is estimated to reduce emissions by about 457 million-ton CO2 over a 30-year period. The Western
Dedicated Freight Corridor connects dadri in Uttar Pradesh to ______________

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Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

36
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. Around 700 Railway Stations have been certified for implementation of Environment Management System to
___________

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ISO:14001

37
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Environment-friendly Bio-toilets for passenger coaches have been developed by Indian Railways (IR) jointly
with which of the following organisation?

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The Energy and Resources Institute

38
Q

Which Article of the Constitution of India contains various provisions for settlement of disputes through Lok
Adalat?

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39 A

39
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World Consumer Rights day is celebrated on which date every year with an aim to encourage awareness about
consumer rights and needs?

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15TH MARCH

40
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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) of India is a quasi-judicial
commission in India which was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act, ____________

A

1986

41
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The Lok-Adalat shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the code of civil
procedure___________.

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1908

42
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Which state will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year as confirmed by the Indian
Olympic Association on Sunday.

A

GOA

43
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Yogasana is one of the _________ sports to be played at the National Games this year for the first time.

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FIVE

44
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the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana AT 36TH NATIONAL GAMES?

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Pooja Rani

45
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The first National Commission for Scheduled
Castes was constituted in which year?

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2004

46
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Which state has topped in cases registered under “Atrocities/crimes against Scheduled Castes”, according to
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data 2021

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UP

47
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The Centre has set up a three-member Commission of Inquiry to examine the issue of giving Scheduled Caste
status to Dalits who converted to religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism. The commission will be headed by
whom?

A

KG Balkrishnan

48
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Constitution (Scheduled Castes)
Order of “[XX]”, which allows only people who follow Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths to be recognised as SCs.?

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1950

49
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The commission will examine the matter of according Scheduled Caste status to new persons who claim to
have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes but have converted to a religion other than those mentioned
in the Presidential Orders under Article __________of the Indian Constitution.

A

341

50
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The Election Commission has launched a year-long voter awareness program on All India Radio. What is the
name of the program which will be broadcast in 23 languages across the country.?

A

Matdata JUNCTION.

51
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Term of Dg of Solar Alliance?

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The Director General has a term of four years and is eligible for re-election.

52
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The vision behind the OSOWOG ?

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‘The Sun Never Sets’

53
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When and by WHOM ISA was launched?

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The launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was announced by Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and Shri Francois Hollande, former Hon’ble President of France on 30th November 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.

54
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The One Sun One World One Grid Declaration (OSOWOG) was jointly released by ?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the COP26 Climate Meet in Glasgow.

55
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Where did 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) took place and When?

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The 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) began on October 17 in New Delhi under India’s presidentship.

56
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Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unveiled its first ‘woman’ astronaut…………………… who will ride to space in the first test flight of the human space mission, Gaganyaan.

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Vyom Mitra

57
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By whom was Vyom Mitra developed?

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ISRO Inertial Systems Unit, Thiruvananthapuram.

58
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Which rocket will be used to launch GAGANYAAN?

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GSLV Mk III, also called the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3,) the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability.

59
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Who released the latest edition of World Economic Outlook 2022?

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

60
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What is GDP of IND acc to World Economic Outlook for 2022 & 23?

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It cut its forecast for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2022 to 6.8%, from 7.4% for India in the fiscal year that started in April 2022.
For 2023, India has been projected to grow at 6.1%.

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When is World Economic Outlook published?

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t is a survey by the IMF that is usually published twice a year in the months of April and October.

62
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What is Global Inflation acc to World Economic Outlook?

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Global inflation is forecast to rise from 4.7% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022 but to decline to 6.5% in 2023 and to 4.1% by 2024.

63
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With the signing and ratification of the ISA Framework Agreement by 15 countries, on 6 December,
_____________ ISA became the first international intergovernmental organization to be headquartered in India.

A

2017

64
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The Indian Space Research Organisation in January 2022 conducted the qualification test of the cryogenic
engine that will be used in the Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion
Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, _____________

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Tamil Nadu

65
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The Gaganyaan programme envisages undertaking the demonstration of human spaceflight to LEO (Low Earth
Orbit) with a crew of three astronauts to __________km LEO

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400 km

66
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The experimental mission conducted by ISRO that paved the way for Human Space Flight mission was the
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment conducted in January_________where an Orbiting module was recovered
successfully after de-orbiting

A

2007

67
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The first trial for Gaganyaan will be done by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. The Gaganyaan mission
was announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech in _____________

A

2018

68
Q

The International Monetary Fund made predictions that India’s global growth will drop from 6% in 2021 to
what percent in 2022

A

3.2

69
Q

From which city did Jeevan Rekha, the world’s first hospital train start its journey on July 16,1991

A

Bombay

70
Q

In the Union Budget for 2022-2023, the Finance Minister has proposed the development and manufacture of
how many new Vande Bharat trains in the next three years

A

400

71
Q

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) for the
country has shown significant decline to ___________ per 1000 live births in 2020.

A

32

72
Q

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed every year on ?

A

13 oct

73
Q

What is theme for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022?

A

Early Warning For All

74
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In 2022, the International Day focuses on?

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Target G: “Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.”

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