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1
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Land of the Rising Sun

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Japan

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Land of the Midnight Sun

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Norway

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Manchester of South India

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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

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Manchester of North India

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  1. Ludhiana, Punjab
  2. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Manchester of India

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  1. Mumbai, Maharashtra
  2. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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6
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Frequency of Census in India

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10 years

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7
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First Census in India

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1981

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Latest Census in India

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2011

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9
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Magsaysay Award named after

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Ramon Magsaysay, former president of Philippines

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10
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Year of introduction of the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards

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1954

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Order of Bharat Ratna & Padma awards’ Prestige

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  1. Bharat Ratna
  2. Padma Vibhushan
  3. Padma Bhushan
  4. Padma Shri
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12
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International Literacy Day

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8th September

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13
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WTO’s previous name

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GATT (General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs)

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14
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WTO’s headquarters

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Geneva, Switzerland

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15
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President of WTO (First Female President)

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Ngozi Okonjo Iweala from Nigeria

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First Secretary General of the UN

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Trygvie Lie from Norway

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17
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Current Secretary General of the UN and his termination year

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Antonio Guterres from Portugal, terminating in 2026

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18
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“Man is a social animal”

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Aristotle

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19
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National Youth Day

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12th January

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20
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Swami Vivekananad’s Birthday

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12th January

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21
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Nobel Prizes Introduction Year

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1901

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22
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Categories of the Nobel Prize

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  1. Physics
  2. Chemistry
  3. Medicine
  4. Peace
  5. Literature
  6. Economics (added in 1969)
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23
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Country (ies) that award(s) the Nobel Prize

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Peace awarded by Norway. Rest, all awarded by Sweden.

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World Computer Literacy Day

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2nd December

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25
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Author of “Not Just An Accountant” and his portfolio

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Authored by Vinod Rai who was the former CAG of India as well as the highest auditor in the country

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Current CAG of India

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Girish Chandra Murmu

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The government body that ratifies International Treaties

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the Parliament

28
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Scotland of India

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  1. Shillong, Meghalaya
  2. Coorg, Karnataka
29
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World Tuberculosis Day

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24th March

30
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Verdict of Indira Sawhney vs Union of India

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the Supreme Court upheld the Mandal Commission (for OBC category)

31
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Micheal Phelps’s Record

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21 Olympic gold medals in Swimming

32
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Indian Records in the Olympics

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Total - 10 Gold Medals
8 for Hockey
1 for Shooting - Abhinav Bindra - 2008 - Beijing
1 for Athletics- Javelin Throw-Neeraj Chopra-2021-Tokyo

33
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Hosts of the Upcoming 3 Olympic Games

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2024 - Paris for the 3rd time
2028 - Los Angeles for the 3rd time (5th time for US)
2032 - Brisbane, Australia for the 1st time

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Taiwan’s previous name

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Formosa

35
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QUAD countries and aim

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Quadrilateral Countries: India, US, Japan, Australia
An unofficially Anti-China group

36
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Phishing

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Fraudulent way of acquiring bank passwords and PIN

37
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Green Poems

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by Gulzar in celebration of the environment

38
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Param Vir Chakra

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Wartime award - established in 1950 - 21 awards have been given till now

39
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Ashoka Chakra Award

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Peacetime award - established in 1952

40
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Human Rights Day

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10th December - 1948 when the General Assembly adopted the Declaration of Human Rights

41
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WPI and CPI and who measures them

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Wholesale Price Index - to calculate inflation
Consumer Price Index - to calculate for individuals
NSO (National Statistical Organisation) measures them

42
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National Cadet Cops

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Opportunity for the youth to receive military training and be available for service

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Territorial Army

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Second line of defence - civilians who serve for a month each year for 15 consecutive years

44
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Largest Flightless Bird

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Ostrich

45
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Largest Bird that can fly

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Albatross

46
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Headquarters and President of ISRO

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HQ- Bangalore (also the technology capital of India)
President- Dr. S. Somnath

47
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Anandamath

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Bengali fiction written in 1882 by Bankin Chandra Chatterjee

48
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World Capital of Biryani

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Hyderabad

49
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Indian Kisan Divas

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23rd December

50
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Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Birthday

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23rd December

51
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National River of India

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Ganga

52
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SEATO

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Signed in September 1954
Developed into ASEAN in November 1967

53
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Largest Shipping Canal in the World

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White Sea - Baltic Canal

54
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‘Area of Darkness’

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Travelogue on India written by V.S Naipaul

55
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Pulitzer Prize

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Awarded annually by the U.S for 22 categories

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Paris of India

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Jaipur

57
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World Food Day

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16th October

58
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FAO

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Founding - 16th October
HQ - Rome, Italy
Director General - Qu Dongyu (from China)

59
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Declaration of Human Rights

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All human beings are born free and all are equal in dignity and rights

60
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Sick Man of Europe

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Turkey (now Turkiye)

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Red Cross

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formed in 1863
HQ- Geneva, Switzerland
Founder- Henri Dunant

62
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Alternate Nobel prize

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Right Livelihood Award by Sweden

63
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Architect of Chandigarh

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Le Corbusier from France

64
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Designer of New Delhi

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Edwin Lutyens from UK

65
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Author of ‘Broken Wings’ and her a.k.a

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Sarojini Naidu a.k.a Sobriquet Nightingale of India

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