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INDEX
1)vulture conservation @ UP
2)digital Lok Adalat
3)Golden Quadrilateral
) Himachal Pradesh vehicle safety system
4)MSP
5)SBM
6)WFP
7)Consumer Affairs Department
8)president elections
9)India innovation index
10)cheetah translocation
11)Petersburg Climate Dialogue
) Remittances received by India
12)World Press Freedom Index 2022
13)ISS
14)National Films Awards
16)Henley passport index
17)James Webb Space Telescope
18)World Chess Day
19) Gulf co-operation index

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worlds first Vulture conservation centre to be inaugurated in?

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Gorakhpur(farenda)

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Vultures are protected through which act

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wildlife protection act 1972

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India’s first digital lok adalat was launched by?

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Rajasthan state legal services authority

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The digital lok adalat was designed and developed by?

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Jupitice Justice technologies

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The oldest pending case in the nation was solved by?

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district court in bihar

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A NITI aayog report estimated that it would take ____ years to complete every outstanding case in India.

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324 years

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The first Lok Adalat was held in?

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gujarat 1982

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Lok adalat have been given statutory status under?Lok adalats have the same powers as a ________ court?

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Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
civil courts

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Largest highway project ever constructed in india is?

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The golden quadrilateral

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The golden quadrilateral connects?

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delhi
chennai
mumbai
kolkata

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The largest on going highway project in the world is?

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North–South–East–West Corridor (NS-EW)

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NHAI was formed in which year? Who is the CEO of NHAI?

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1988 [statutory status in 1995]
Alka Upadhyaya

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____ has become the first state in the country to connect all registered commercial vehicles
equipped with (Vehicle location tracking device) to Emergency response support system?

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Himachal Pradesh

Under the mechanism , An emergency panic button system will be present in every vehicle, which will connect the passenger through the satellite to the command control centre of the emrgency number 112

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Who is the CM of HP? When was the simla agreement signed?

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Jai Ram thakur
July 2nd, 1972

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Which of the following is true
a) himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of Union of India
b) it is often referred as Dev Bhoomi and Veer Bhoomi
c) in 1864 Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British india
d) dharamshala is the winter capital city of Himachal Pradesh
e) the great Himalayan National Park is the only World Heritage site in Himachal Pradesh .
1) a & b
2) a & d
3)b,c,d,a
4)e,a,c,d

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3), Himachal pradesh has 2 world heritage sites - Great himalayan National park and kalka shimla railway

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Who will head the committee set up to strengthen the MSP system?(JULY 2022)When was MSP introduced in India?

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Sanjay Agrawal
1966-67

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Who recommends MSP and for how many crops?Who is the minister of agriculture?

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Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)
22+remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

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Swatch Bharat mission was initiated in?Which scheme was the predecessor of SBM?

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2014
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

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Which state had been announced as the first open defecation free state as part of SBM?

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Sikkim in 2016

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What are the two faces of swachh Bharat mission ?

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Phase 1 from october 2nd 2014 to 2019
Phase 2 from October 2nd 2020 to 2025

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largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security is?

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WFP(world food programme)

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WFP
when was it established?
HQ?
when did it win the nobel prize?
Zero Hunger is which SDG goal?

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1961
Rome
2020
2

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the mascot and tagline of Consumer Affairs Department is?

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Jagrithi
Jago Grahak Jago

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world consumer rights day?
national consumer rights day?

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March 15th
Dec 24th

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National Consumer helpline toll free number is?

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1915

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As per Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the
National Commission) Rules, 2021.,What is the maximum price limit for jurdisdiction under district commission? What is the min and max price limit for state commission?what is the minimum value limit for national commission?

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upto 50 lakh
50 L to 2 crore
2 and 1rs crore

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Which of the following is true?

a)The central consumer protection authority is a regulatory body established in 2020 based on the provisions of consumer Protection Act 2019

b) the consumer protection act 2019 amends the consumer protection act 1985

c) central Consumer Protection authority works under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution

d) all of the above

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b
The consumer protection act was released in 1986

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who is responsible for implementing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?

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NHA(National health authority)
AB-PMJAY is the largest health assurance scheme in the world which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization

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Draupadi murmu has been elected as the ____ president of india

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15th(she is the youngest president of India)

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Who was the 1st women to be the president of India?

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Pratiba Patil in 2007

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Who was Murmu’s opposition?

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yashwant sinha

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Which article mentions that there shall be an election for the president of india, organised by Rajiv Kumar’s ECI ?Which article of the Indian constitution, states that there shall be a president of India?

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54
52
note(article 55 holds the procedure for election of president)

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Who administered the oath of office to Ms Murmu?

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NV ramana(CJI)

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Draupadi Murmu was the former governor of __? who is the longest serving president of India?

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Jharkhand
Dr Rajendra Prasad

36
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India Innovation Index
The report was prepared by?
Name the states that topped in-i)Major states category ii)NE states and hill category iii)UT
Who is the vice-chairman?

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NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness
Karnataka,
Manipur,
Chnadigarh
Suman Bery

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the IUCN Red list, Cheetah is listed in which category?

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African -vulnerable
Asiatic - Critically endangered

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which two countries have signed a MOU to reintroduce cheetahs in historical range?

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India and Namibia

39
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What is the scientific name of cheetah?

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Acinonyx jubatus

40
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PM and president of SL

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PM-Dinesh Gunawardena
President-Ranil Wickremesinghe

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Petersberg Climate Dialogue
which edition
where will it be held?
chaired by?
COP 27 to be held in?

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13th
Berlin
Germany and Egypt
Predecessor of COP’s
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

42
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What are the panch ambrit Modi ji pronounced @ Glasgow summit 2021?

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1) Reach 500 GW Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
2) 50 per cent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
3) Reduction of total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now to 2030.
4) Reduction of the carbon intensity of the economy by 45 per cent by 2030, over 2005 levels.
5) Achieving the target of net zero emissions by 2070.

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Remittances
1)who is the world’s largest recipient of remittances?
2)who emerged as big sources of remittances in the world?

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India as per World Bank
US,UK,Singapore

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Which country is the biggest source for indian remittances?

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USA (2nd is UAE)

45
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Remittances

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Remittances are usually understood as financial or in-kind transfers made by migrants to friends and relatives
back in communities of origin. These are basically sum of two main components - Personal Transfers in cash or
in kind between resident and non-resident households and Compensation of Employees, which refers to the
income of workers who work in another country for a limited period of time. Remittances help in stimulating
economic development in recipient countries, but this can also make such countries over-reliant on them

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What was India’s rank in world press freedom index 2022?

Who publishes the world press freedom index report?

Which country topped the world press freedom index 2022?

Which was landmark judgement in India which secured freedom of press under article 19?

Which country came last in the world press freedom index?

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150 out of 180
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF)
Norway followed by Denmark and Sweden
Romesh thapar vs state of Madras(1950)
North Korea

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Who publishes the Henley passport index?

Which country topped the Henley passport index?

What is India’s rank in Henley passport index?

How many passports does Henley passport Index Rank?

Which was the weakest passport?

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International air Transport authority
Japan ,Singapore and South Korea
87
199
Afghanistan

48
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When was the James Webb Space Telescope launched to outer space?

It is launched by which rocket and from where?

The Space Telescope has been placed at which point?

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Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou,
French Guiana
Lagrange point (L2)

49
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ISS
was first launched in?(first piece of equipment)
first crew arrived on the ISS in
ISS was developed by?

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1998
2000
NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), European Space Agency
(ESA-Europe), JAXA (Japan) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA-Canada)

50
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which two sports are set to make their debut in the 36th national games?when were these first introduced?

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Yogasana and Mallakhamba
Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula in May

51
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who became first Indian ever to win silver at World Athletics Championships?Who was the first India to win a medal @ world atheletics champioship?

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Neeraj Chopra
Anju Bobby George, 2003 Paris,bronze medal @Long Jump

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The National Films Awards were announced by?

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Information and Broadcasting Ministry

53
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Which edition of National Films Awards were held?When was the first national awards held?

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68th
1954

54
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When is world chess day celebrated?
It is celebrated to mark the establishment of?
Theme?Who is the vice presidet of FIDE?

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20 July
FIDE International Chess Federation,1924
Women in Chess
Vishwanath Anand(first indian grand master)

55
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When was the gulf co-operation council established?Who are the members of GCC?

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25th May 1981
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates

56
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Which of the following is not true?

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a)The GCC was established to counter the growing influence of Iraq in the region
b)The peninsula shield force is the military arm of GCC formed in 1984
c)The head quarters of GCC is in Riyadh and the grouping is also known as the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
d)The secretary general of GCC is Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf.

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