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1
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g20 2023 was which edition of the meeting

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18th

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2
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The 102nd Amendment Act of 2018
introduced which articles in the cconstitution

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Articles 338B and 342A

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What section of which act permits states to make rules regarding cannabis cultivation for fibre, seeds, or horticultural purposes

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Section 10 (a) (iii) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985

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major psychoactive constituent in cannabis is

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Delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

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5
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first state to legalise cannabis cultivation in 2017

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Uttarakhand

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6
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Efforts to get Santiniketan recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site- ongoing since

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2010

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Inclusion of SHANTINIKETAN as World Heritage Site was decided in which meeting

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45th World Heritage committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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When was Shantiniketan est

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est. as an ashram by Debendranath Tagore (Rabindranath father)

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Oldest house in Shantiniketan:

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Shantiniketan Griha

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Santiniketan school later evolved into which Uni in which year?

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This school later evolved into Visva Bharati University - 1921

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9
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When did Rabindranath Tagore win Nobel prize in Literature

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1913)- first Indian to win Nobel
for -Gitanjali

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When was Santiniketan conerted to school by Rabindranath Tagore

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1901

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10
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Shantiniketan was initially called

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Bhubadanga

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11
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When was Rabindranath Tagore awarded with Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V

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1915
renounced title after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

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11
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RABINDRANATH TAGORE
born on

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May 7, 1861, in Calcutta

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12
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Hoysala temples Have been on tentative list since- (UNESCO World heritage sites)

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April 15, 2014

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12
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Bangladesh national anthem

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Amar Shonar Bangla

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12
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Hoysala Temples were decalred UNESCO World Heritage sites on which date

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September 18

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13
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Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
built by Hoysala King

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King Vishnuvardhana in 1116 AD

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Keshava Temple, Somanathapur
dedicated to Lord Krishna in three forms- what are they

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Janardhana, Keshava, Venugopala

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14
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Three temples that were declared 42nd UNESCO world Heritage sites

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Chennakeshvara Temple, Belur
Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebid
Keshava Temple, Somnathpura

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UNESCO WHS are maintained by

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‘World Heritage Programme’, administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee

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16
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India has how many world heritage sites

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42

34 cultural
7 natural
1 mixed (Khangchendzonga National Park)

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17
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Which country has the highest no. of UNESCO World heritage sites? What is India’s position wrt to same

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India: 6th highest no. of sites in world
Highest no. of sites in world: Italy (59)

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18
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first sites in India to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site - which and when

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1983: Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal

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19
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New Parliament Building inaugurated on

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28 May 2023

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20
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Modi named the old parliament building _

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Samvidhan Sadhan

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21
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CENTRAL VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT started in

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2019

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22
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Designer & Architect of New Parliament Building:

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Bimal Patel

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22
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Sengol was initially handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru (to symbolise handover of authority from British) - on

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Aug 14, 1947

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23
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Sengol was kept in

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Allahabad Meuseum

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23
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First ever foucault pendulum in India is in:

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Pune

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24
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Focault’s Pendulum is placed in the gallery section of the constitution hall which is called

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Central Foyer

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25
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Mahatma Gandhi Statue relocated to the entrance of new parliament building - was orginially placed at the old entrance in which year and was created by which sculptor

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Ram V Sutar
Placed at old entrance in 1993

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25
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Exp. first carried out by Leon Focault in (for Focault’s pendulum)

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1851

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26
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Exapand PM KISAN and when was it launched

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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Launched- 2019

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26
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Old Parliament was the seat of Imperial Legislative Council in what years

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18 January 1927- 15 August 1947

Constituent Assembly of India (15 August 1947 -26 January 1950)
Parliament of India (26 January 1950 -18 September 2023)

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26
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King George V announced in the Delhi Durbar- India‘s capital would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi
when

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Dec 12, 1911

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26
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Which date was the 75th anniversary for operation Polo

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13 Sep 2023

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27
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Operation Polo is a military action that was laucnehd by the Indian ARMY ON ?

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Sep 13, 1948

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28
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7th Nizam of Hyderabad

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Mir Osman Ali Khan

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29
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Hyd was founded in which year

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1713

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30
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Which act gave princely states an option to accede to the newly born dominions India or Pakistan or continue as an independent sovereign state. (introduced by Brits)

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Indian Independence Act 1947

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30
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When did President of India promulgate the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019?

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5 Aug 2019

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30
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Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad and signed the Standstill Agreement with India in

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Nov 1947

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31
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When did Travancore join India and who was the Dewan of Travancore

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July 30 1947- Travancore joined India.
Dewan Of Tranvancore- Sir C.P. Ramamswamy Aiyar

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WHEN DID Maharaja Hanvant Singh, King of Jodhpur sign the Instrument of Accession and the State of Jodhpur was integrated into the Indian Dominion.

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11 Aug 1947

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32
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When was statue of Unity inaugurated

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31 October, 2018

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32
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When did Kheda and Bardoli Satyagraha happen

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Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)

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33
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The tallest statue in the world.

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182 metres
23 metres taller than China’s Spring Temple Buddha statue
Almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres tall) in the US.

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33
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When was Sardar Vallabhai statue added to eight wonders of SCO

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Jan 2020

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33
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MoMSME

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(Narayan Tatu Rane)

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34
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When was Vishwakarmaa Scheme laucnhed which also happens to be Vishwakarma Jayanthi

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17 Sep

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35
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Ministry of Skill Development

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(Dharmendra Pradhan)

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35
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Outlay of Vishwakarma Scheme

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Rs. 13000 crore (for 2023-24 to 2027-28)
stipend of Rs 500 for skill training per day
Rs 15,000 grant for the purchase of modern tools

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36
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INDIA Alliance

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Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

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36
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Leaders of how many opposition political parties have united to create INDIA coalition

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26

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36
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INDIA was previously known as United Progressive Alliance - new name was proposed by

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Mamata Banerjee

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37
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Indian National Congress
Est by

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A O Hume in 1885

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37
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First session of INC was held in

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Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bonnerjee
Formation of Indian National Congress.

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38
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Last session of INC before Independence

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1946: Meerut. President: J.B Kripalani

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39
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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor- MoU signed b/w

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India, US, Saudi Arabia, EU, UAE, France, Germany and Italy

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40
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The east corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect what regions

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India to Arabian Gulf

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41
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The nothern corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect

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Gulf to Europe

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42
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IMEC is a part of which Investment

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Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment

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43
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When was PGII officially launched

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2022, during G7 summit in Germany

Announced in June 2021 during the G7 (or Group of Seven) summit in the UK.

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44
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China began BRI in which year

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2013

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45
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BRI has been compared to which American plan

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American Marshall plan 1948

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46
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20th ASEAN- India Summit & 18th East Asia Summit

Both held in:

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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47
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BRI- target completion date``

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2049

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48
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ASEAN also held its first naval drill in September- due to perceived China threat - where

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Indonesian Islands, South China Sea - ASEX 2023

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49
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Founding members of ASEAN

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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

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50
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India became dialogue partner of ASEAN in which year

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1996

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51
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India upraged to Summit level partnership w ASEAN in which year

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2002

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52
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When did India elevate its partnership to strategic partnership with ASEAN

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2012

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53
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ASEAN is India’s _ largest trading partner

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4th

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54
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ASEAN was given observer status at the United Nations General Assembly + awarded the status of dialogue partner to the UN
in which year

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2006

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55
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East Asia summit was established in which year

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2005

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56
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When was the idea of east asia summit first proposed

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1991
By then Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

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57
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Mmebers of East Asia Summit

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18
ASEAN -10
Dialogue partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea
Russia and the United States (joined in 2011)

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58
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Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)- unveiled by India in Bangkok EAS Summit of which year

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2019

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59
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Look East Policy was launched by who and when

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launched by PV Narasimha Rao in 1992

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59
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Act East policy launched in

60
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Official Lang of MALDIVES

60
Q

Who won the 2023 presidential elections in Maldives

A

Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins polls

Muizzu won against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih by getting 54% votes

61
Q

Party of Mohamed Muizzu and Ibrahim Solih

A

Muizzu party- Progressive Party of Maldives
Solih party- Maldives Democratic Party

62
Q

Maldives has followed Executive Presidency since

63
Q

Who was the first executive president in 1968-67 Maldives

A

Ibrahim Naseer

64
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Which Maldivian President that ruled for 30 years defeated a coup attempt with India’s help in 1988

A

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

65
Q

In which year were political parties registered and a new constitution was adopted in Maldives

A

Political parties were registered in 2005

new Constitution adopted in 2008 - introduced Presidential elections every 5 years with a multi-party system.

67
Q

Which treaty was signed between two countries where Maldives has recognised Minicoy as the integral part of India.

A

Maritime Boundary Treaty 1976

67
Q

India was among the 1st to recognize Maldives after its independence in which year

67
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India emerged as Maldives’ _ largest trade partner in 2021

68
Q

Maldives entered into a Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) with China in which year

69
Q

Which Channel separates Indian Minicoy (part of Lakshadweep Islands) from that of Maldives.

A

Eight Degree channel

70
Q

Op Cactus -IAF helped the government of Maldives neutralise coup attempt
- happened in which year

71
Q

The only Indian UNGA president to date

A

Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

72
Q

Pres of UNGA

A

Dennis Francis

73
Q

When was UNGA formed
How many members does it have
HQQ
6 main committees of UNGA

A

Est- 1945
193 members
HQ- New York, US

6 main Committees of UNGA
Disarmament and International Security Committee
Economic and Financial Committee
Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
Special Political and Decolonization Committee
Administrative and Budgetary Committee
Legal Committee

74
Q

The Abraham Accords were signed by which countries and mediated by who

A

signed by- Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain
Mediated by the USA
1st Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years

75
Q

first Arab State to sign a peace deal with Israel in 1979?

75
Q

Name the 3 holiest sites in Islam

A

1- Kaaba, Mecca
2- Al-Masjid an- Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque), Medina
3- Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

76
Q

UAE President

A

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

77
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Israel Pres

A

Isaac Herzog

77
Q

Name of Iran’s new hijab law

A

“Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab”

78
Q

On 13 August 2023, Iranian parliament voted in favour of invoking which article which allows a parliamentary committee to review legislation without public debate

A

Article 85

79
Q

When did Mahsa Amini die?

79
Q

Mahsa Amani was awarded which award in Oct 2023

A

won EU highest human rights award
Aka Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Named after: Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov (created in 1988)

80
Q

Morality police also called: in Iran

A

Gasht-e-Irshad

81
Q

2 journalists sentenced to jail terms for covering issue of Amini’s death in Oct 2023

A

Elaheh Mohammadi- 6 yrs and Niloufar Hamedi- 7 yrs (jail term)

82
Q

When did Hijab laws intitially come into being in Iran? Under which ruler was it relaxd and later tightened again

A

Hijab laws initially came into being: in 1979, following Islamic revolution

Rule was relaxed under power of Hassan Rouhani (2013-2021)

Was made strict once President Ebrahim Raisi came under control (2021-)

82
Q

When did France ban the wearing of full face veils in oublic

83
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France banned wearing headscarf in which year

83
Q

Capital of Iran

83
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How many UNESCO world heritage sites does Iran have

83
Q

FRANCE BANNING ABAYAS
Announced by Education Minister

A

Gabriel Attal

83
Q

Birth of Islam:

83
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Death of Prophet Mohammed

83
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First Shia Dynasty:

A

Safavid - 16th century

83
Q

Last Dynasty- Iran

A

Pahlavi (1929-79) - last King Reza Shah, against whom revolution took place

83
Q

First PM of Iran

A

Mohammed Masadaq
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Efforts to nationalise its fossil fuel supply led to an Anglo-American coup in 1953

83
Q

First Supreme Leader of Iran

A

Ruhollah Khomeini

83
Q

Current Supreme leader of Iran

A

Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khameini

83
Q

USA’s Bush Axis of Evil: countries

A

Iran
Iraq
SYRIA
DPRK
CUBA
LIBYA

83
Q

Iran Nuclear Programme was started and ended by US which years

A

began in: 1955

US withdrew from JCPOA in 2018 (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)

83
Q

First Muslim General to Invade Indian Subcontinent

A

Muhammad Bin Qasim

83
Q

In which case- Kerala HC- held that wearing hijab is essential practice but CBSE dress code rules wouldn’t be changed

A

Amna Bint Basheer v CBSE (2016)

83
Q

In which case- Kerala HC- collective rights of an institution would be given primacy over individual rights of the petitioner

A

Fatima Tasneem v State of Kerala (2018)

83
Q

The only route to Nagorno Karabakh from Armenia that Ajerbaijain has blocked

A

Lachin Corrdir

83
Q

Karabakh’s main city where clases happened

A

Stepanakert

83
Q

Nagorno Karabakh region is called __ by Armenians

84
Q

Armenia and Azerbaijan were part of the Russian Empire till

84
Q

When did The self-declaration of independence by Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) (collapse of the USSR) resulted in a war between Azerbaijan and NK — supported by Armenia.

84
Q

First Karabakh war

84
Q

When did the 4 day war happen

84
Q

Second Karabakh War aka 44 day war

84
Q

Armenia PM:

A

Nikol Pashniyan

84
Q

Armenia Pres:

A

Vahagn Khachaturyan

84
Q

Armenia Capital:

84
Q

Azerbaijan PM:

A

Ali Asadov

84
Q

Azerbaijan Capital:

85
Q

Azerbaijan Pres:

A

Ilham Aliyev

85
Q

Gabon became the _ former French Colony in the region to see a coup d’etat since 2020

85
Q

Who was overthrown in the Gabon coup

A

after election results handed President Ali Bongo Ondimba his third consecutive term in power.

85
Q

Gabon was occupied and administered by France in which years?

A

France occupied Gabon in 1885 and started administering it in 1903

85
Q

Gabon’s first political party

A

Jeunesse Gabonais (formed 1992)

85
Q

Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa in which year

85
Q

When did Gabon gain independence

85
Q

Gabon maintained a close relationship with France till 2009 known as

A

“Francafrique”

85
Q

A failed coup attempt against Bongo took place in which year

86
Q

Capital of Gabon

A

Libreville

86
Q

PM of Gabon

A

Raymond Ndong Sima

86
Q

Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in Central Africa- which countries

A

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

86
Q

Gabon is Africa’s _ largest oil producer

86
Q

‘Africa’s last Eden’

86
Q

first-ever high-level visit of India to Gabon- made by who

A

Venkaih Naidu

86
Q

ADB Regional Conference
2023- Held at:

A

Tbilisi, Georgia

87
Q

Theme of ADB Regional Conference

A

Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration through Economic Corridor Development (ECD)

87
Q

India represented by who in ADB regional conference who is also : Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry

A

Sumita Dawra

87
Q

PM Gati Shakti launched in

87
Q

How many members does ADB have

A

68 members = 49 (Asia and the Pacific) + 19 outside.

87
Q

HQ of ADB

A

Manila, Phillipines

88
Q

ADB’s five largest shareholders (As of 31st December 2022):

A

Japan and the US (15.6% each)
China (6.4%)
India (6.3%)
Australia (5.8%).

89
Q

World Coffee Conference 2023- edition and theme

A

5th world coffee conference

Theme- Sustainability through Circular Economy and Regenerative Agriculture

90
Q

Mascot of World Coffee Conf 2023

A

Coffee Swami

91
Q

When was Internatinal Coffee Organization founded

A

based In London
Founded- 1963
represents 93% of the world’s coffee production and 63% of its consumption

92
Q

COFFEE BOARD OF INDIA- CEO and which act is it constituted under

A

Constituted under Coffee Act, 1942

CEO- K G Jagadeesha

93
Q

Use of Sanatan Dharma happened in which Census

A

Punjab Census Report of 1891

94
Q

Which two parties merged TO CREATE dRAVIDAR kAZHAGAM

A

1938- Justice Party(of which Periyar was a part of) merged with Self Respect

95
Q

DMK - emerged as a political party in which year

96
Q

Founder of DMK

A

C N Annadurai

97
Q

a faction called AIADMK (All India Anna DMK) split from the DMK
- in which year and who was it founded by

A

Split- 1972
Founded by - M D Ramachandran

98
Q

national legislature and provincial legislature of Sweden are respectively called?

A

national legislature (Riksdag) and provincial legislature/county council (Landsting) and local bodies/municipal Assemblies (Kommunfullmaktige)

99
Q

First elections held (General elections to LS + State Assemblies):

100
Q

Last simulateneous elections of India

101
Q

Years that saw simulateneous elections in India

A

1957, 1962, 1967

102
Q

When did the cycle of Simultaneous broken?

A

Centre invoked Article 356 (failure of constitutional machinery) to dissolve then KL govt.: 1959

103
Q

128th const amndt act, 2023 is also known as

A

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023

104
Q

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023
aims to provide 33% reservation for women in _

A

LS
State Legislative Assemblies
Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi

105
Q

Which articles are added to the constitution on account of 128th amendment act

A

330A (LS)
332A (State Legislative Assemblies)
Article 239AA(2)(b): to add that the laws framed by parliament shall apply to the National Capital territory of Delhi
334A: Reservations will be effective once the census conducted after the commencement of this Bill has been published (Census 2021)

106
Q

For how many years will the Women’s Reservation Bill be applicable after its commencement

107
Q

Which article provides for the readjustment of the constituencies of Lok Sabha and State Assemblies after every Census?

A

Article 82

108
Q

Which article provides for reservation for women in Panchayati Raj

A

Article 243 D

109
Q

PM Kisan provides an income support of what amount per annum for all eligible famer families

A

6000 rs in equal installments every 4 months

110
Q

Kerala Nipah Virus
First reported:

A

Kozhikode District, Kerala

111
Q

Previous Nipah outbreaks in India: years

A

2001,2007,2018,2021

112
Q

First outbreak of Nipah Virus In India- place

A

Siliguri, WB

113
Q

Organism that causes Nipah Virus

A

RNA or Ribonucleic acid virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus (closely related to Hendra virus)

114
Q

Where did Nipah virus first break out in the world

A

Malaysia and Singapore: 1998 and 1999

115
Q

The floods in Libya affected its port city which is _

A

Derna

(on the Mediterranean coast between Benghazi and Tobruk)
25% of city was destroyed

116
Q

Cause of Libya Floods

A

torrential rains generated by Storm Daniel

117
Q

Magnitue of Earthquake in Morocco

A

6.8

Most powerful to hit the country in 120 years

118
Q

Morocco Earthquake epicenter

A

High Atlas Mountain near Marrakech (Al- Haouz province) -Ighil area

119
Q

Reason for Morocco earthquake

A

Geological Phenomenon called “reverse fault”
Morocco is situated in area where Eurasian and African tectonic plates converge

120
Q

Capital of Morocco

121
Q

Morocco’s largest city and main Atlantic Ocean port

A
  • Casablanca
122
Q

King of Morocco

A

Mohammed VI

123
Q

Seismic zones in the Indian subcontinent are divided into how many seismic zones

A

(II, III, IV, and V)

124
Q

Which is the official agency for publishing seismic hazard maps and codes in India

A

Bureau of Indian Standards

125
Q

First goods under the transitional phase of CBAM of EU

126
Q

EU ETS(Emission Trading Systems) to be phased out + CBAM to be introduced:

gk (8 decks)

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