August 2022 Flashcards
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VINBAX 2022
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Vietnam-India bilateral army exercise at Chandimandir, Haryana
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Har Ghar Jal Certificate
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1st State & UT to be certified-Goa & Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
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Aqua Bazar App
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Launched by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Shri Parshottam Rupala)
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1st completely functionally literate district in India (Tribal dominated)
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Mandla Madhya Pradesh
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Vaccine Didi (trans woman) to dispel fears about covid vaccine in her community
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Kanchan Sendre
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New defense systems of Indian Army’s Modernization Plans
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F-INSAS, the Nipun mines, the Landing Craft Assault (LCA)
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Snailfish
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survive in icy Arctic. Found in Iceland habitat (Greenland)
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first indigenous aluminium freight train rake flagged off
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from Bhubaneshwar. Made in collaboration with Besco Limited Wagon Division and aluminium major Hindalco. Lifetime carbon saving of train is 8-10 tonnes. Save 14,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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Sir Syed Excellence Award ‘22
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Barbara Metcalf (American historian)
Awarded by Aligarh Muslim University on 205th birth anniversary of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
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New Delhi inaugurated as nation’s capital
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February 1931
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Modi inaugurates One Nation, One Fertilizer Scheme+600 Kisan Samridhi Kendras
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+ 12th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Rs 16,000 crore will be credited into bank accounts of over 8.5 crore farmers.
Fertilizers would be rebranded as BHARAT and prices of major fertilizers reduced as transport cost regulated
MILLETS YEAR 2023 Centre would promote cultivation of millets. New varieties of seeds were also being produced to meet the challenges of climate change.
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Poverty Population-India largest followed by Nigeria
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Global Hunger Index 2022
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India rank-107 out of 121 countries
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Booker Prize 2022
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Shehan Karunatilaka 2nd novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Sri Lanka)
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Ministry of Railways announces closure of COFMOW
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Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops, New Delhi
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Booker Shehan 2nd Sri Lankan only after
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Michael Ondaatje who won for The English Patient in 1992
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He wrote the 1st book about Jean Paul Sartre’s work
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Iris Murdoch
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Nobel Laureate was nominated 4 times for Booker Prize before he finally won
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Author’s booker winning book touches upon relation between politics and homosexuality
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Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty
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launches mission to save critically endangered vultures
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Tamil Nadu
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Iranian climber women boulder finals Asian Championships of the IFSC in Seoul, S. Korea without hijab
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Elnaz Rekabi
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1st Indian Greco Roman wrestler to win medal at U-23 world championships at Pontevedra (Spain) beating Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi on ‘criteria’ BRONZE
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Sajan Bhanwala
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junior women’s air rifle World Championship in Cairo, Egypt GOLD
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Ramita Jindal beats Shen Ying of China
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3 female referees Men’s world cup in Qatar FIFA 36 referees + 3 asst. referees will also be there
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Frappart (France), Mukansanga (Rwanda), Yamashita (Japan)
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Modi in presence of Guterres launched mission for sustainable and healthy lifestyle at Statue of Unity at Modi announced at COP26 Nov 2021
Pro Planet people by 2027
Mission LiFE (Lifestyle For Environment)
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Honesty shops
Kerala Ernakulam district as part of Student Police Cadet (SPC) project.
SPC launched in 2008
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Lok Adalat in jail initiative
Chhattisgarh
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PMAY-U awards 2021
1st- UP
2nd- MP
3rd- TN
Gujarat- 5 special category awards
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ISRO, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Vijnana Bharati (swadeshi science organization linked to RSS). 2 day conference
theme - AKASH TATVA in Dehradun
Science minister-Jitendra Singh
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Kashi-Tamil Sangamam as part of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
Union Education Minister- Dharmendra Pradhan
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Shiv Nadar claimed title of India's most generous-according to EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022
Wipro's Azim Premji - 2nd
Gautam Adani - 7th
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First ever AQUACULTURE project using 'state of the art' ISRAELI technology
inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Technology Development Board (TDB)
It envisages enhancing fish production to 220 lakh metric tons by 2024-25, at an average annual growth rate of about 9%.
The ambitious scheme also aims to double the export earnings to Rs.1,00,000 crore and generate about 55 lakhs direct and indirect employment opportunities in the fisheries sector over a period of the next five years.
TILAPIA FISH
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Technology Development Board (TDB) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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AK-203 assault rifles
Indo-Russian joint venture at Amethi (UP) for its production
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Super Vasuki
freight train----3.5 km long--------(longest and heaviest)
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Sutr Santati Exhibition
bring together diverse textile traditions as part of AKAM
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India's 1st electric double decker bus
Swithch Eiv 22
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Manisha Kalyan
1st Indian footballer to 'play' at UEFA Womens Champions League for Apollon Ladies FC (European Club). Organized in Engomi Cyprus. She is from Hosiarpur (Punjab)
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1st Indian Player to be signed
Dangmei Grace ------ Gokuklam (Kerala) ------ Uzbek Outfit FC Nasaf
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Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh Intl airport to be renamed after Bhagat Singh by agreement b/w Punjab CM and Haryana Deputy CM ---- Dushyant Chautala
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Egypt Post released commemorative postage stamp to celebrate 75 yrs of diplomatic relations b/w Egypt and India.
Egypt recognized the Independence of India on 18th August 1947 (3 days after Independence)
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EGYPT
Capital---Cairo
Currency----Egyptian Pound
President----Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
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Dahi Handi
recognized as official sports of Maharashtra
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Govindas will get a job under sports category
insurance----10 lakh life loss & 5 lakh Partial Handicap
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HDFC opened all-women branch in kozhikode, north kerala
branch was inaugurated by city Corporation Mayor Beena Philip
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HDFC
Founded---August 1994 HQ----Mumbai
CEO----Sashidhar Jagdishan
MD-----Aditya Puri (since inception)
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65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference-----in Halifax, Canada from August 20 to 26 2022
Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Om Birla
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Pakistan out of FATF grey list
Financial Action Task Force (intl. watchdog on terror financing and money laundering)
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India tests indigenous new generation medium range ballistic missile AGNI PRIME from Odisha Coast
DRDO
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A conservation reserve has been notified in Palk Bay for this marine animal
Dugong
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this endangered animal has 52 designated reserves across the country
Tiger
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This species of finch get its name from a city in the country
Green avadavat or green munia (Amandava formosa)
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this is the only floating park in the world
Keibul Lamjao Naional Park (Manipur)
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This bovid is the State animal of both Goa and Bihar
Gaur
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Dachigam national park herbivore
Hangul (Kashmir stag)
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Sukapaika river in Odisha
dried 1950s and revived
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Rishi Sunak
Britain's 1st non-white PM
42 yrs old
former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Britain's youngest PM in recent times
1st British Indian PM
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KITE
Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education, state govt agency
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city considered the birthplace of the UN charter
San Francisco
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Name UN was coined by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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6 official languages of the UN
Chinese, English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish
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link b/w Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi
UN has regional offices in these cities
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in this UN organ, all member states have equal representation
General Assembly
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only Secretary General from the Americas
Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
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this event commence on Tuesday of 3rd week in September
Regular session of the General Assembly
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5 permanent members of the Security Council
China, France, Russia, UK, US
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This poet wrote 'Hymn to the United Nations'
W.H. Auden
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UNSC members to pay tributes at 26/11 memorial
Counter-terrorism committee meet on 28 Oct '22
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1st British Indian to enter British Parliament
Dadabhai Naoroji elected to House of Commons in 1892
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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NavIC
Navigation with Indian Constellation (ISRO)
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tax abolished by Akbar in 1579
Jizya
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The syncretic religion propounded by Akbar
Din-i Ilahi
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This world lends its name to a system of military administration introduced by Akbar
Mansabdari
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The town that was capital of Mughal empire under Akbar from 1571 to 1585
Fatehpur Sikri
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author of Akbarnama
Abul Fazl
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the misnomer by which Akbar's 4th wife is known today
Jodha Bai
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the battle that is fought b/w Akbar and Sharifuddin Hussain
Second Battle of Panipat
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manufacturing facility for C-295 transport aircraft will be set up at Vadodara, Gujarat by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in partnership with European aviation major AIRBUS
of 56 aircraft procured by India, 40 will be built at this facility
These will replace the legacy AVRO aircraft of IAF
C-295-----5-10 tonne capacity----71 passengers---50 paratroopers
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IARI
Indian Agriculture Research Institute
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This African country boasts the highest representation of women in Parliament
Rwanda
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This country has women representation on the legislature to the tune of 53% despite no mandated quota
Cuba
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This freedom fighter went on to become the 1st elected woman parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha
Annie Mascarene
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This 7-time woman MP spearheaded the demand for 33% reservation for women in Indian Parliament
Geeta Mukherjee from Communist Party of India
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This MP is currently the youngest serving MP in India
Chandrani Murmu
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Chhattisgarh Foundation Day - or Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava - since 2000 ------ Union government declared ----independent state. Earlier part of Madhya Pradesh. 2022 is the 23rd edition of the state's foundation day.
Every year on Chhattisgarh Foundation Day, the state government organises a five-day festival in the capital city Raipur
November 1
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this painter was founder of Chennai's famous Cholamandal Artists village
K C S PANIKER
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this painter was founder of India's most radical art movement
S H RAZA
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Golden Award by Federation of Publishers and Booksellers' association
KP Nair
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in 1947, which animal was sent to space aboard a V-2 rocket?
Fruit Flies
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in 1970, Venera 7 soft landed on which planet
Venus
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in 2001, who paid nearly 20 million $ to take a rocket ride to the ISS
Dennis Tito
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1st human to do a space walk
Alexei Leonov
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1st woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
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COP26 in Glasgow
SCOTLAND
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education index MoE Gujarat top __Recheck_
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COP 27
Sharm El Sheikh
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Karnataka soon to be flag bearer of renewable energy sector
it is singe largest ethanol production hub in Asia
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Mathura-Vrindavan aims to become a carbon-neutral tourist destination by 2041
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QUAD
India, Australia, Japan, US
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Independent India's 1st voter
Shyam Saran Negi (voted 34 times) (106 yrs dies)
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UP>MP>RAJASTHAN largest snakebites in India
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COP-27 starts 7Nov'22
COP26 Glasgow, Scotland---Modi net-zero/carbon neutral by 2070
main founding doc------2015 Paris Agreement-----commits countries-keep temp. from rising over 2 degree by end of century and as far as possible below 1.5 degree------------annual agreements--------latest Glasgow Climate Pact
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President of COP-27
Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs----he says this year it will be an Implementation COP
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COP-----NDC Nationally Determined Contributions---country's intent but not binding or mandatory towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement
Indian delegation lead to COP-27------Environment minister------Bhupendra Yadav
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New FIH (Intl Hockey Federation) Pres-------Pak Mohammad Tayyab Ikram-----succeeds------India's Narinder Batra ----defeats--Marc Coudron of Belgium-in 48th FIH Congress
earlier he was Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO
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ETPBS
Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System
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Retd. HC Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi appointed as chairperson of Law Commission
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India's 1st privately developed rocket Vikram-S
Developed by Hyderabad based Skyroot Aerospace. Mission name--Prarambh
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formed in 1971 and became the 18th state of India
HP
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Uttarakhand Day----------Nov 9 -----foundation day of Uttarakhand
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Armistice Day
Nov 11 ---------mark the day WW I ended at 11 am in 1918
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Kempe Gowda
Founder of Bengaluru
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IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2022
The Print & Saurabh Shukla (NDTV)
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Operation Barkhane decade long operation in Africa by France.....Sahel
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Suez Canal in Egypt connecting Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea officially opened on Nov 17, 1869
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UK and India to launch a Young Professionals Exchange in 2023
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Morocco
westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa
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Indias 1st pvt rocket...6 m tall launch vehicle...named Vikram-S after Vikram Sarabhai
Developed by Hyderabad based startup Skyroot Aerospace Pvt Ltd ....launched from ISROs launchpad in Sriharikota
Mission title Prarambh
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Capital and currency of Morocco
Rabat and Dirham
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Largest city in morocco
Casablanca
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Moroccan city Red City
Marrakech
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TN gets 1st biodiversity heritage site
Arittapatti (melur taluk )and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai (madurai east taluk)District
Arittapatti biodiversity heritage site
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Pen name of Eric Blair
George Orwell
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JFK was awarded Pulitzer prize for this work
Profiles in courage
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West bengal governor
C V Ananda Bose
Taken over responsibilities from manipur governor La. Ganesan who assumed charge of state after Dhankar
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Republic day chief guests
2016 French president francois hollande
2017 UAE crown Prince sheikh mohamed bin Zayed Al nahyan
2018 10 heads of state of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members
2019 South African president Cyril ramaphosa
2020 Brazil president jair messias bolsonaro
2023 Egyptian president Abdel Fateh el sisi
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East India company set up its 1st factory in India here
Surat
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Alamgir was better known by this name
Aurangzeb
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This market in ahmedabad is kept open 24 hrs during this intl festival
Patang bazar, the intl kite festival week
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This ancient city has the oldest known port/dock
Lothal
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This historical location appears on the logo of ahmedabad municipal corporation
Teen darwaza
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FC Barcelona was born on Nov 29, 1899
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Mauna Loa in hawaii
Worlds largest active volcano
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President inaugurates intl gita mahotsav 2022 in kurukshetra and launched NIROGI HARYANA a health checkup scheme
And an e ticketing system of public road transport facilities
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Agra ghaziabad prayagraj get 1st police commissioners (UP)
Ajay Mishra,,,,ghaziabad
Preetinder singh,,,,,,agra
Ramit sharma,,,,,,prayagraj
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George H W Bush
41st president of USA
Passed on Nov 30 2018
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indias 1st-----indigenously dev-hydrogen fuel cell bus -----dev by KPIT-CSIR
Green hydrogen--gen by renewable energy or low-carbon power
only effluent-------water
CSIR---largest R&D org in India estd in 1942
HQ----New Delhi. Funded by MoST but operates autonomously
Dr N Kalaiselvi-------1st woman director general (CSIR)
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tomato flu-parts of Kerala----under 5 yrs age----red painful blisters--enlarge to size of tomato
Symptoms: Rashes, diarrhoea, dehydration
infectious-----caused by intestinal viruses---rare in adults due to stronger immunity
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17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2023--indore-----jan 9
contribution of overseas indian community to dev of india+return of gandhi from south africa on 9 jan 1915
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govt-give geographical indication (GI) tag to MITHILA MAKHANA-------aquatic cash fruit--------mithila region-bihar
major regions---------darbhanga, muzaffarpur, champarn, begusarai, madhubani, katihar
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Ntl Skill Dev Corp NSDC + Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society--------launched 2nd phase of Grameen Udyami Project
augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth. multiskill India's tribal youth and impart functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods AIM
Implemented under Sansadiya Parisankul Yojana
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amit shah inaugurate--------Ntl Automated Fingerprint Identification system (NAFIS) at -------Ntl Security Strategies Conference
conceptualized + Managed-----National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at---------Central Fingerprint Bureau (CFPB)--------------in New Delhi
NAFIS------countrywide----centralised------searchable database of crime and criminal related fingerprints
MP-------1st state-------identify deceased person through NAFIS
it assigns unique 10-digit Ntl Fingerprint Number (NFN) to each person arrested for a crime
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Maharashtra sets up independent ministry of divyang
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Indian civil aviation organisation (ICAO) rankings
India ________48 from 102 in 2018
Highest ever
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Israel President Isaac Herzog 1st israel president to visit Bahrain
Bahrain King hamad bin isa al-khalifa
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Apart from mandela and jacob zuma this former prisoner went on to become president of south africa
Kgalema motlanthe
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Paramilitary organisation founded by Mandela
uMkhonto we Sizwe
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Mandela appointed this person as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Bishop Desmond Tutu
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Indonesian art form associated with madiba shirts
Batik
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Dec 6 1998 Hugo chavez became president of Venezuela for 1st time
Latin American
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Worlds most populous Muslim country
Indonesia
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Manisha ramadass
BWF female para badminton player of the year award 2022
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Tri service theatre command of the indian armed forces
Andaman and nicobar command
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This PSU is the only company in India capable of manufacturing non synthetic type welding electrodes. It is also the only producer of this element in india
Mishra dhatu nigam limited (MIDHANI), titanium
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An attempted coup in this country was defeated by the intervention of the indian armed forces in this operation in 1988
Operation cactus, Maldives
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This was a flag flown by the president of India from 1950 to 1971. Each quadrant of the flag was occupied by these national symbols.
Presidential standard of india, the lion capital of ashoka, an Indian elephant, a weighing scale, a vase of the indian lotus.
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Times magazine named Ukrainian president
Volodymyr Zelensky *person of the year*
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Justice tashi rabstan became 1st ladakhi to reach position of acting CJ of joint high court of J&K and ladakh .
Following retirement of CJ Ali mohammad magrey
Rabstan is from Skurbuchan village, leh ,,,,,,,,was 1st HC judge from ladakh
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Plan to install 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 to cost 2.44 trillion
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Reserve Bank of India
Governor
Shaktikanta Das (born 26 February 1957) is serving as the current & 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He was earlier a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India's Sherpa to the G20.
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WHO christened disease as COVID 19
Feb 11 2020
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Corona in coronavirus
Refers to crown. Spike proteins on virus coating give it an appearance of a crown 👑 or halo 😇
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Anosmia -------------------- ageusia
Loss of smell --------------- taste
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State report 1st covid 19 case------ kerala
State report 1st covid 19 death --- karnataka
Min recommended dist to be maintained one meter
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Process of identifying, assessing , and managing ppl infected with covid
Contact tracing
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Cruise ship diamond princess
Massive covid outbreak,,,,,,,,,,was quarantined
