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1
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Who has been appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha in July 2021? (And who is the Leader)

A

Dy: Muktar Abbas Naqvi
Leader: Piyush Goyal

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Who has become the second Indian to win two Olympics Gold Medals? (And who was the first?)

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P.V. Sindhu in Badminton

The first was wrestler Sushil Kumar

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Who won World Food Prize in 2020?

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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

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First city to get city-wide tap water is:

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Puri

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5
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Who is the new President of Israel?

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Isaac Herzog

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Who is the Prime Minister of Israel?

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Naftali Bennet

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The _____th Amendment was struck down by the SC recently.

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97th

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What did the 97th Amendment add?

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    • Added Part IXB to the Constitution, deals with Cooperative Societies
    • Amended Article 19(1)(c): The word “cooperatives” was added after “unions and associations”.
    • Inserted Article 43B: The State shall promote the voluntary formation, autonomy, democratic control and prof. management of Cooperative Societies.
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9
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Cooperatives is a subject on the _____ List.

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State List

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10
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____ is the biggest cooperative society in the world.

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Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)

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11
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Who is the new Cooperation Minister?

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Amit Shah

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12
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Who is the new Law Minister?

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Kiren Rijiju

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13
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Who is the new Health Minister?

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Mansukh Mandaviya

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14
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Who is the new IT Minister?

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Ashwini Vaishnaw

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15
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Who is the new Education Minister?

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Dharmendra Pradan

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16
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Pegasus is a spyware developed by the _____ cyberarms firm _____.

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Israeli, NSO Group

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The earliest avatars of Pegasus used _____ method for spying. Now they use _____ attacks.

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Spear phishing, zero-click

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18
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There was a controversy in 2019 with social media company _____ and Pegasus.

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WhatsApp

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19
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__ and __ accessed a leaked database of thousands of phones numbers worldwide spied on by Pegasus.

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Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International

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____ case struck down Article 66A of the IT Act.

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Shreya Singhal v. Union of India

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21
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____ case ruled that Right to Privacy is a fundamental right.

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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India

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22
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Name the father of the modern Olympics

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Pierre de Coubertin

23
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The first Olympic Games were held in __ in __.

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1896, Athens

24
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Name India’s first medal winner in the Olympics (in 1900).

A

Norman Pritchard

25
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Motto of the Olympic Games

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“Higher, Faster, Stronger, together”

26
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___ is the most successful country in the Olympics with ___ medals.

A

USA, 2542

27
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Which city has hosted the Olympics the most times?

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London, 3 times

28
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___ banned ___ from participating in any international events for four years in 2019, because of systematic doping.

A

World Anti-Doping Agency, Russia

29
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___, a ___ is the most successful athlete, with 23 medals.

A

Michael Phelps, swimmer

30
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The 2020 Summer Olympics are officially the ___.

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Games of the XXXII Olympiad

31
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When was the last time the Olympics were held in Tokyo?

A

1964

32
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In which year was cricket a sport in the Olympics?

A

1900

33
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The mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is ___ (Paralympics: )

A

Miraitowa, Someity

34
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The games making a debut in the 2020 Olympics are

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Karate, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing and Surfing

35
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The 2020 Olympics was opened by

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Emperor Naruhito

36
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The cauldron of the 2020 Olympics was lit by ___.

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Naomi Osaka

37
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The motto of the 2020 Olympics is ___.

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United by Emotion

38
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In the 2020 Olympics, ___ took the top spot with ___ medals

A

USA, 113

39
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Who became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympic Games?

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Laurel Hubbard, weightlifting

40
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___ is newly commemorated as National Javelin Day.

A

August 7th

41
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India first participated at the Olympic Games in ___.

A

1900

42
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Independent India has ___ medals in total. Breakdown? .

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30 medals (9 Gold, 8 Silver, 13 Bronze)

43
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India’s first individual gold medal was won by ___ in ___ in ___.

A

Abhinav Bindra, 2012, shooting

44
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Independent India’s first individuak medal was won by ___ in ___ in ___.

A

K.D. Jadhav, 1952, wrestling

45
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___ Indian Athletes took part in the 2020 Olympics.

A

126

46
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India’s opening flag bearers in the Olympics were ___ and ___.

A

Manpreet Singh, Mary Kom

47
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India’s closing flag bearer in the Olympics was ___.

A

Bajrang Punia

48
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Totally, India won __ medals (breakdown?), ranked __.

A

7 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze), 48th

49
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Name the winner of the gold medal in Javelin from India.

A

Neeraj Chopra

50
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Who were the silver medalists in India in the Olympics?

A 
Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting)
Ravi Dahiya Kumar (wrestling)
51
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Who were the bronze medalists for India in the Olympics?

A 
P.V. Sindhu (badminton)
Lovlina Borgohain (boxing)
Men's Hockey Team (Captain: Manpreet Singh)
Bajrang Punia (wrestling)
52
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The International Olympic Committee is based in

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Lausanne, Switzerland

53
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The current president of the IOC is ___.

A

Thomas Bach (Germany)

54
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The current President of the Indian Olympic Committee is?

A

Narinder Batra

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