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Countries along Red Sea

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Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Egypt
Sudan
Eritea
Djibouti

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Which country has Longest passenger train?

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Singapore

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1st fish museum in Northeast

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Arunachal pradesh
Also Donyi Polo Airport inaugurated

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SWOT mission

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Surface Water and Ocean Typography launched by NASA to track earth surface water

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In which country ‘‘Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project’’ has been launched

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Uganda ( capital - Kampala )
Launched by Dr. S Jaishankar

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Namsai Declaration is associated with

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Boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization members 2023

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India (host)
China
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Russia
Uzbekistan
Iran

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What is Indian Ocean Region Forum?

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China’s initiative and india is not included

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Rank of India in International Intellectual Property Index 2023

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42nd
Released by US Chamber of Commerce

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___________ becomes 1st foreign university to set up its International Branch Campus in India at the GIFT City (Gujarat)

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Deakin University (Australia)

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Chief Guest of 8th edition of Raisina Dialogue

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  • Giorgia Meloni (PM Italy)
  • Inaugurated by PM Modi in Delhi in march 2023
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Global Biofuel Alliance

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USA , India , Brazil

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NISAR

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NASA ISRO Jointly developed it as Low Earth Observatory Satellite

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Landslide Atlas report in india

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Published by National Remote Sensing Centre

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Power-Ex

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Cyber security exercise

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Interpol 90th General Meeting

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Delhi
91st in Vienna
Headquarters - Lyon

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Mount Merapi Volcano erupted recently in

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Indonesia

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AMLAN mission

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In odisha to eradicate anaemia

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Rare moth species Mimeusemia Ceylonica spotted in

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Tamil Nadu
Last time spotted in SriLanka

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India’ 1st medical city

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Indrayani Medicity in Pune

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Asia’s 1st woman loco pilot and will operate Vande Bharat

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Surekha Yadav

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As per the latest data on international arms transfers released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which among the following countries is the world’s largest arms importer?

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India(1st) , Saudi(2nd) and Qatar(3rd)
Exports :
1. USA
2. Russia
3. France

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In which country are the Kermadec Islands located ?

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New Zealand
earthquake came here

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India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

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  • PM MODI and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated this
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1st country to import CO2 and bury it undersea
Denmark
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3 Baltic nation
Lativia , Estonia , Lithuania
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Which of the following place has featured in The TIME magazine's list of the 'World's Greatest Places' for the year 2023?
Mayurbhanmj Another is Ladakh
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Who was recently appointed as an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Sh. Ratan Tata
28
ISRO successfully launched which rocket
India's Launch Vehicle MARK-III(LVM3) rocket/ one web India-2 mission with 36 satellite onboard from Satish Dhawan Space Centre , Andhra Pradesh
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GI Tag to Ladhakh's
wood carvings, a first of its kind
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GI Tag to Bihar's
Marcha Rice
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GI Tag to Madhya Pradesh's
famed Gond Painting
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Global Buddhist Summit inaugurated by
PM Modi in New Delhi Theme - Response to Contemporary Challenges : Philosophy to Praxis
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Which country became 31st member of NATO
Finland after Turkey's parliament voted to approve its application
34
In March 2023, European Commission granted protected geographical indication (PGI) for India's unique
Kangra Tea
35
The Tropospheric Emission: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), a high-resolution air quality control instrument, launched by
NASA
36
The World's first conservation and breeding centre for the critically endangered Asian king vulture is all set to open in
Maharjganj
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Recently, the Election Commission of India has revoked the national party status of which among the following political parties?
Trinamool Congress
38
Dr. S Jai shankar virtually inaugurated the BUZI BRIDGE built by India in which country
Mozambique
39
What is the name of the European Space Agency's probe that was launched on a mission to explore Jupiter's moons?
JUICE - Jupiter Icy Moons Explore Mission
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Emirates has unveiled its latest innovation
Sara (world's 1st check-in assistant)
41
Union Cabinet approved of which aircraft
Seventy HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from HAL for IAF
42
Union Cabinet signing a contract for which ships
3 Cadet Training Ships with L&T under Buy (Indian-IIDM) category - IIDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)
43
Dadur a city which was in news recently is in
Sudan (Op Kaveri) Capital - Khartoum
44
Earthquake in turkey is due to which tectonic pla
Anatolian plate
45
What is CPTPP
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement For Tans-Pacific Partnership - Free trade agreement - started in 2018 - UK recently joined it - India is not a member of it
46
Sittwe Port is located in the territorial jurisdiction of
Mynmaar
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Indonesian volcano erupted recently
Mt. Merapi
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Cyclone Fabein
Originated from Indian Ocean
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Cyclone Mocha
- Hit Myanmar - India to aid affected in Myanmar, launching **Op. Karuna**.
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What is Rasht-Astara Railway
Russia and Iran signed a deal to build Rasht-Astara Railway, an Iranian Railway line as a part of the **International North-South Transport Corridor**. India is also a part of this
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Which company successfully extracted oxygen from the Lunar Soil stimulant ?
NASA
52
Indian 1st cable stayed rail bridge
Anji Khad Bridge in J&K.
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GigaChat
AI chat bot launched by Russia
54
3 new wildlife conservation reserves declared in which state
Rajasthan (Sorsan, Khichan , Hamirgarh)
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President of Paraguay
Santiago Pena
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A tiger was stopped at which national park after a gap of 110 years
Kalesar National Park , Haryana
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India has committed to cut its emission to become net zero by *2070* at
COP26 , held at Glasgow
58
Department of Atomic Energy function under which ministry/office ?
PMO
59
Which Company has been granted Navratna Status
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)
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Which country topped world press freedom index 2023
Norway
61
What is Arexy
US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine called Arexy for protection from respiratory virus
62
India launched NET Zero Innovation Virtual Center with
UK
63
Machines Can See 2023 Summit
One of the International Conference in AI, launched by UAE
64
Which country has become the largest recipient of ADB Loans in Asia 2022
Pakistan
65
India hosted SCO Foreign Minister meeting in
Goa
66
ISRO launched START
Space Science and Technology Awareness Program for PG and UG final year student
67
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has recommended a site for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
shantiniketan in West Bengal
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Which state has become the first in India to enforce the 'right to walk'
Punjab
69
Which among the following states becomes the first state to have drone surveillance in all police districts?
Kerela
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Piezoelectric MEMS technology is associated with
Underwater communication
71
Which European country has given legal recognition to euthanasia
Portugal
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Which country became India's third-largest export destination in FY 23 after the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates?
Netherlands USA is 1st and UAE is 2nd
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Which country to host ASEAN Tourism Forum in January 2023
Laos (Capital - Vientiane) Theme - Quality and Responsible Tourism - Sustaining ASEAN Future
74
Author of '' The Golden Years : The many joys of Living a good long life''
Indian Author Ruskin Bond
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World's Oldest Tree
Patagonian Cypress (Great Grandfather tree), 5000 year old in Alerce Costero National Park, Chile
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Who Addressed 76th session of World Health Assembly in Geneva
Narendra Modi Theme - Saving Lives, driving health for all
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What is AIRAWAT
AI Super computer of india installed at C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th in the world
78
Architect of New Parliament House
Bimal Patel **Sengol** is established in the Parliament House
79
ISRO to launch 'NVS-01', the first of the second-generation satellites envisaged for
Navigation
80
Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary situated in
Assam
81
India has signed for migration and mobility partnership and Green Hydrogen Task Force with
Australia
82
Universal Postal Union to establish
Regional office in New delhi Headquarter - Bern
83
Biparjoy Cyclone name given by
Bangladesh
84
Axiom Mission 2 (AX-2)
Axiom Space, a private company
85
SATARIA-1
SpaceX deployed Indonesia Communication Satellite
86
Iran has test-fired which missile
Khorramshahr Ballistic Missile 2000 km and can carry 1500kg of warhead
87
The indian space policy 2023 was approved by _______
Cabinet committee on security
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Indian space policy 2023 seeks to?
Institutionalise private sector participation in space sector.
89
ISRO is _____ largest space agency in the world
6th
90
With over 400 private space companies, India ranks ____ in the world?
5th
91
Key points of Space policy 2023
Help increase global share from 2% to 10% Enhance satellite manufacturing capabilities
92
PM launced Defence space mission at?
Defence Expo 2022 , Gandhinagar
93
_______ is a satellite made by 750 schoolgirls from india
AzaadiSAT
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India's first commercial ropeway?
Varanasi - 385 km long 645 crore From Varanasi cantt to Godowlia
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Parvatmala yojana
Initiative to construct 1200 km of ropeway in Public-private partnership in next 5 years - Union budget 2023-2023 - In UK, HP, J&K Manipur and NE
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Civil services day
21 April
97
PM releases ______ on 16th Civil service day
Viksit Bharat book - at Vigyaj Bhavan
98
_____ referred to the civil servants as ' the steel frame of India'
Sardar vallabhai patel
99
______ becomes 6th national party
AAP
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Six national political parties
BJP Congress BSP CPI-M National People Party Aap
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Draupadi Murmu becomes _____ president to fly fighter jet
3rd - after Kalam and Pratibha Patil on 8 april 2023 At Tezpur AF station Assam Flight by Group Captian Naveen Kumar CO of 106 Squadron
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Vibrant village program
- Launched at Kiblthu Arunachal Pradesh - To bring overall development of rural areas and turn them into self sufficient communities -
103
_____ bridge is built by India in Mozambique
Buzi bridge - Inaugurated by Dr. Jainshankar
104
Mozambique was colonised by?
Portugese
105
Mozambique got independence in
1975
106
First apple store of India is in?
Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai
107
India signed its first defence agreement with _____ in April
Romania
108
Who is India's defence secretary?
Giridhar Aramane
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President of Romania
Klaus Iohannis
110
Capital of Romania
Bucharest
111
Bordering countries of Romania
Hungary, Unkraine, Moldova, Bulgaria ** Black Sea**
112
Finland joined NATO on?
4 April 2023
113
NATO headquarters
Brussels
114
King of Bhutan
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
115
International boundary line that separates Arunachal Pradesh from China
McMohan Line
116
USA passed a resolution endorsing ____ line as international border in March 2023
McMohan Line
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McMohan line was established by?
Sorry Henry McMohan
118
Shimla Treaty
On 3rd July, 1914, The Simla Convention, which was attended by the representatives of British India, Tibet and Republic of China, recognized the McMahon Line as the boundary between Tibet (an independent region at the time) and British India.
119
Operation Kaveri
Evacuation of Indian from Sudan Using INS Sumedha IAF C-130J
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Operation Dost 2022
India is deploying a field hospital, supplies, and rescue personnel to the earth-quake-stricken countries of Turkey and Syria.
121
Operation Ganga 2022
It is an evacuation mission to bring back all the Indian nationals who are currently stranded in Ukraine during the war between Russia and Ukraine.
122
Operation Devi Shakti (2021)
India's complex mission to evacuate its citizens and Afghan partners from Kabul after its swift takeover by the Taliban
123
3rd largets African nation
Sudan
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______ becomes world's least free country
Tibet
125
Which Indian university opened its first overseas campus in Uganda
NFSU
126
Full form of NFSU
National Forensic Science University
127
NFSU was established in?
2009 by Gujrat Government
128
_____ has joined Poland and Hungary to ban food imports from Ukraine
Slovakia
129
NASA's latest moon mission
Artimmis 2
130
Air Exercise COPE India took place at?
AF base Kalaikunda West Bengal
131
SECI full form
Solar Energy Corporation of India
132
UNDP full form
United Nations Development Program
133
WMO full form
World Meteorological Organisation
134
Chair person of LIC
Siddhartha Mohanty - 28 April 2023
135
Mayor of Delhi
Shelly Oberoi
136
Vice Cheif of Naval Staff
Sanjay Jasjit Singh
137
Microsoft India's president?
Anant Maheshwari
138
President of Cycle Fedration of India
Pankaj Singh
139
Miss India World 2023
Nandini Gupta (Rajasthan)
140
______ chosen for Malcom Adiaeshiah Award
Usta Patnaik (Economist)
141
______ gets the 2023 International Prize in statistics
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
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_______ gets AIMA's Business leader of the decade award
Kumar Mangalam Birla
143
First global buddhist submit was held in?
New Delhi
144
SLINEX-23
India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Exercise 10th edition held at Colombo in April
145
Sagar Kavach exercise
Costal security exercise in Kerala and Mahe on April 18 Participants - Indian Navy , Kerala Police, IB, Customs, CISF , Department of ports, Fisheries
146
New parliament building was inaugurated on ______
28 May
147
Old parliament building was inaugurated on _______
January 1927 by Lord Erwin
148
Foundation stone of new parliament building was laid on?
10th December 2020
149
"Sengol" is derived from Semmai which means
Righteousness
150
Sengol is realted to which empire?
The Chola empire
151
Which city hosted 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting?
Shrinagar 1st and 2nd meeting at Rann Of Kutch and Siliguri
152
IAF becomes the largest operator of which aircraft?
Airbus C295 Part of Make in India Asrospace program 16 built in spain 40 in India by Tata Advanced Systems
153
4th edition of SAMUDRA SHAKTI (2023)
19 may 2023 Indo-Indonesia exercise held in South China Sea INS Karavatti, Chetak, Dornier took part.
154
SAKSHM stands for?
Simulating Advances Knowledge for Substainablr Health Management
155
SAKSHM was introduced by?
Union Health Ministry
156
Recently inaugurated ______ port in Myanmar was funded by India
Sittwe
157
India's sixth and final Kaveri class submarine?
INS Vagsheer built under project 75
158
Submarines under project 75
INS Kalvari INS Khanderi INS Karanj INS Vela INS Vagir INS Vagsheer
159
G7 summit was held at?
Hiroshima Japan
160
2023 QUAD summit took place at?
Japan - Hiroshima
161
Operation Karuna
To assist Myanmar which has been devastated by Cyclone Mocha
162
2nd Cultural Group Working Meeting of G20
14th to 17th May Bhubaneshwar 1st in Khajuraho
163
Deputy cheif of Air Staff
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
164
P-270 Moskit Missile is a medium range supersonic anti-ship missile of?
Russia
165
Which country unveiled its nuclear underwater drone
North Korea - Haeil Drone
166
ADC-150
Air Drop Container by DRDO and Navy
167
India's first indigenously built Guided Missile destroyer
INS Delhi
168
INS Magar
Decommisioned recently
169
Operation KAVACH
Save youth from drug menace
170
1-3-7 strategy
Strategy of China to counter Malaria 1 day to diagnose 3 days to confirm case 7 days to follow measures
171
H3 rocket which had a unsuccessful launch was from which country?
Japan
172
Wagner group is a?
Private military organisation
173
Yaya Tso is a lake located in?
Ladhak - its first biodiversity site
174
1st woman officer with forgien posting by BRO
Surbhi Jakhmola
175
Windfall taxt is levied on?
Crude Oil
176
"2022 in NINE CHARTS" report was launched by?
WORLD BANK Also launched Wildlife conservation bond dor protection of black rhinos
177
Pokhara regional airport is located in?
Nepal
178
Wolvachia Method is related to?
Dengue control
179
Kumarakom and beypore which were selected under swadesh darshan 2.0 scheme are located in?
Kerala
180
Donetsk is located in?
Ukraine
181
Dafur is located in?
Sudan - Operation kaveri
182
Capital of sudan?
Khartoum
183
The national technology day
11th may
184
Which govt has acquired Matiyabagh Hawa Mahal to preserve its heritage site
Assam
185
TP Rajendran Committee
Reviewing to the objections of insdustry on harmful ban of pesticides
186
Eravikulam national park
Kerala 1978
187
Asia's first floating festival
Mandsaur MP
188
Groningen Gas Feild is located in?
Netherlands
189
Operation KANAK
To curb Corruption in Food Corporation of India
190
What is Mark -III
Advanced light Helicopters
191
Excercise Sea Dragon 23
India and USA
192
Virovore refers to
An organism that eats viruses
193
START bilateral treaty
B/W USA and Soviet Union
194
Asia's 1st woman locopilot
Surekha Yadav - Vande Bharat
195
Operation Golden Dawn
To curb Gold Smuggling
196
700 ft long 'Wall Of Peace' is located in?
Kerala
197
First country to import CO2
Denmark
198
Trioka of G20
Indonesia India Brazil
199
15th BRICS SUMMIT 2023
Durban South Africa
200
Largest producer of Millets
India
201
Indian athelete to win Under-15 British Open squash title
Anahat Singh
202
India has discovered two lithium and one copper mine in which country?
Argentina
203
Reverse Flipping refers to
Companies shifting their domicile back to India
204
PM-PRANAM scheme
Program for Restoration, Awareness and Nourishment of Mother Earth Fertilisers
205
Wassenaar Arrangement
Export control for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies
206
Bhujodi Ghongadi, Donkha are?
Woolen Handloom Products
207
Param Pravega is a?
Supercomputer- most powerful Indian computer In IISC
208
BBC Indian sportwoman of the year
Mirabai Chanu
209
What is a Laundromat country
That buys Russian oil in cheap and sells it to other countries
210
Countries considered Laundromat
India China Turkey
211
Which company successfully extracted oxygen form lunar soil
NASA
212
Snake island is located in?
Black Sea
213
Host of SCO Heads of state summit 2023
India
214
Shenzhou-16
a Long March-2F carrier rocket, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Carrying 3 astronauts
215
The India-EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya
marks a significant step towards boosting regional connectivity in India's North Eastern States and its neighboring countries. 3 pillars are : digital, energy, transport
216
1st Overseas campus of IIT Madras will be opened in
Tanzania's Zanzibar
217
India conducts Asia's 1st demonstration for
Performance Based Navigation of helicopters using GAGAN Satellite Technology from Juhu to Pune
218
1st country to ban on Short haul Domestic Flights
France
219
President Of Latvia
Edgars Rinkevics Capital - Riga Currency - Euro
220
Who signed MoU with Directorate General of Training under Ministry Of Skill Development and Enterpeneurship
Microsoft to train 6000 students and 200 educators in digital cyber security skills
221
Chollima-1
North Korea's rocket which lost thrust and plunged into the sea with satellite payload
222
Jugalbandi
Rural AI Chatbot launched by Microsoft
223
First country with hydrogen powered train
Germany 2nd china
224
World vaccine congress was held at?
Washington Bharat Biotech Awarded
225
Headquaters of Bharat Biotech
Hyderabad
226
Ofek-13
Spy satellite by Israel

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