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march & may Flashcards

1
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Who released the Global Unicorn Index 2023

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Hurun Research Institute

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2
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Maldives Defence Min

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Mariya Didi

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Ekatha Harbour Foundation laid
At

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Sifavaru, Uthuru Thila Falhu atoll

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4
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When did Maldives gain Independence

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1965

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5
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Who signed the contract for Greater Male Connectivity project

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Afcons

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National College for Policing and Law Enforcement (NCPLE) was inaugurated by Jaishankar- which year

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2022

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CREDIT-SUISSE
HQ:
CEO:

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HQ: Zurich, Switzerland
CEO: Ulrich Körner

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official language of Papua New Guinea

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Tok Pisin

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9
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India is UAE’s _ largest trading partner

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3rd

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India is the UAE’s __ largest trading partner

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2nd

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US ____ ended the restrictions on gay and bisexual men from donating blood

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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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IN INDIA
Transgenders, gay people, and female sex workers aren’t allowed to donate blood according to

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‘Guidelines for Blood Donor Selection & Blood Donor Referral, 2017’ (Clause 12-51)

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In which case did SC read down IPC’s Section 377, which criminalizes consensual homosexual acts of adults in private (violative of Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution)

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‘Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India’ (2018)

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14
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National Security Council Secretariat (NSC) formed in which year

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1988

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15
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Voice of Global South Summit zaw participation of how many countries

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125 countries

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16
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When was G-77 created

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1964

During the first session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva

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17
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UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
established in

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1974

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6th Indian Ocean conference
held in

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Dhaka, Bangladesh

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first edition of the Indian Ocean conference was held in which country in which year

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Singapore 2016

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20
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Indian Army commemorated the 75th International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers on

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29 May

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First UN Peacekeeping mission-
Established in

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May 1948,
UNSC authorised the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours.

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India contribution- approximately how many troops to peacekeeping missions so far.

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2,75,000

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23
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Expand CITES

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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24
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When was CITES signed
How many parties have singed it

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1973
entered into force on July 1, 1975

183 parties

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25
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When is UN World Wildlife Day ? When was it proclaimed by UNGA?

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2013: UNGA proclaimed March 3 as the UN World Wildlife Day

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26
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European Commission President

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Ursula von der Leyen

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27
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Windsor Framework
B/w

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UK and EU

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28
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WIndsor Framework will replace which other protocol

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Northern Ireland Protocol

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29
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Which mechanism allows the democratically elected Northern Ireland Assembly to oppose new/amended EU goods rules that would have significant and lasting effects on everyday lives in Northern Ireland

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Stormont Brake

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30
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Indian Ambassador to UK:

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Vikram Doraiswami

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31
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Indian ambassador to EU:

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Santhosh Jha

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32
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IRA killed Mountbatten in which year

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1979
27 August

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33
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Britain’s intelligence agency

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MI5

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34
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Capital of Norhtern Ireland

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Belfast

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35
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WHen was Northern Ireland created

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1921

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36
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Ind-Bangladesh border length

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4096 km

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37
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Which company discovered a flying balloon in the US airspace

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Pentagon

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38
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Over which city was the Chinese Spy balloon discovered

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Montana

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39
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Montana houses 150 ICBM’s - which ICBM

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Minuteman 3

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40
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The US shot the Chinese spy balloon over which ocean

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Atlantic

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41
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Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)
- launched by which countries and where

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Launched jointly by US and other partner countries in Indo-Pacific
Launch at: Tokyo, Japan ; on 23rd May 2022

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42
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When was FIPIC launched

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Nov 2014

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43
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Which session of UNFF18 was held in 2023, and where

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18th session of UNFF18
Held in NY

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44
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Forests have the potential for reducing X gigatonnes of emissions.

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5

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45
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UN Conference on Environment and Development adopts the “Forest Principles” and Agenda 21.
- which year

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1992

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46
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UNFF adopts the UN Non-Legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests (Forest Instrument).
- year

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2007

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47
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Intl year of Forests

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2011

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48
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Bharat Gourav tourist train connects India WITH nepal - SPECIFIC places

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India’s Ayodhya ad Nepal’s Janakpur

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49
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India revoked Pakistan’s Most Favoured Nation following which attacj

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Pulwama- 2019

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50
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India-UAE CEPA entered into force on

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May 1 2022

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51
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Paris Club grew from which meeting

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1956 meeting in which Argentina agreed to meet its public creditors in Paris.

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52
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National Security Council Secretariat (NSC)
- when was it formed and who are its members?

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Operates within the executive office of the PM
Members- Min of Home Affairs, Defence, External Affairs and Finance

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53
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Voice of Global South Summit- theme

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Unity of Voice Unity of Purpose

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54
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G-77
Created in:

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1964
during the first session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva

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55
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UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
established in

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1974

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56
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6th Indian Ocean conference
held in

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Dhaka, Bangladesh

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57
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first edition of the Indian Ocean conference was held in

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Singapore 2016

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58
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International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers

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29 May

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59
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India is a signatory and has ratified CITES convention in

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1976

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60
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Bangladesh independence day

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26 March 1971

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61
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Who assassinated Sheikh Mujib Ur Rahman

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Captain Bazlul Huda and Major Noor

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62
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The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline connects

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Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh

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63
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When and where was Chagai I conducted

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On 28 May 1998
At Ras Koh Hills in Chagai District of Balochistan Province

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64
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When was Chagai II conducted

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30 May 1998

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65
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Pokhran 2 resulted in which UNSC resolution

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UNSC 1172

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66
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CTBT-Adopted on

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10 Sep 1996

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67
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How many countries possess nuclear weapons

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9

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68
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How many countries have publicly tested nuclear weapons

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8

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69
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Which nuclear plant signed in 2013, became a flagship energy project as part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

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KANUPP-3

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70
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Kunming Biodiversity
Adopted in

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COP 15

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71
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Which article of the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes an open-ended intergovernmental scientific advisory body known as the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA).

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Article 25

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72
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Where was the Chinese Balloon first seen flying

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Alaska’s Aleutian Islands through Canada before appearing over city of Billings, Montana

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73
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US President Biden co-hosted the second Summit for Democracy with the governments of which other countries?

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Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Korea, and Zambia.

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74
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First Summit for Democracy

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On December 9-10, 2021

75
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ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladmir Putin + Russia’s Commissioner for Child Rights- who is it

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Maria Lvova-Belova

76
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Which statute est International Criminal Court

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Rome Statute

77
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Ukraine has twice exercised its options to accept ICC’s jurisdiction over alleged crimes under the Rome Statute occurring on its territory under which article of the Rome Statute

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Article 12 (3)

78
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Raisina Dialogue 2023
inception year

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2016

79
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Raisina Dialogue 2023 hosted by?

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Observer Research Foundation +MeA
independent think tank based in New Delhi
founded 1999
Current chairman Sunjoy Joshi

80
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Jharkhand Governor

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C.P. Radhakrishnan

81
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Jharkhand HC Chief Justice

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Sanjay Kumar Mishra

82
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Oldest HC

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Calcutta HC - 1862

83
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Kerala announced that Internet connection would be a basic right in the State, becoming the first State in the country to do so
- in which year

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2019

84
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UN passed a resolution recognising Internet access as a basic human right- in which year

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2016

85
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India’s first International Multi Modal Logistics Park

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Assam Multimodal Logistics Park

86
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Assam Multimodal Logistics Park- being made by who and under which scheme

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Park being developed under- Bharatmala Pariyojana of Govt
Being made by- Ntnl Highways & Infrastructure Development Corp Ltd (NHIDCL)

87
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Project 75 has a total of how many submarines

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6

88
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Green Hydrogen mission cost

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19, 744 crore

89
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Aug 2023: India’s total renewable energy capacity=

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131 GW

90
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India’s first 99.999% pure green hydrogen plant:

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commissioned by Oil India in Jorhat, Assam

91
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Chandra X Ray Observatory launched by NASA in which year

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1999

92
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Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)
- was earlier called what

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Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF).

93
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Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)
is in a _ hour orbit

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64 hour orbit

94
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Chandrasekhar Limit is the maximum mass theoretically possible for a stable _ star

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White dwarf star

95
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OSIRIS-REX was renamed what

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OSIRIS Aphphis Explorer

96
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first U.S. spacecraft to collect a sample from an asteroid

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Osiris REX

97
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WHEN WAS OSIRIS REX launched

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Sep 8, 2016

98
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ASTEROID BENNU
was discoved by which team in which year

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discovered by a team from the NASA-funded “Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team” in 1999

99
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Which type of Asteroid is Asteroid Bennu

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B type

100
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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Has been in space for how many years

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7years

101
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Osiris REX collected sample from which asteroid

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Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36)

102
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Jovian/ Gas Giant Planets

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Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

103
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First solar powered spacecraft to venture so far from the Sun-

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NASA’s Space probe - Lucy Mission

104
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Lucy mission launched from which place, on which rocket and which year?

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Launched from Cape Canaveral SLC-41 in 2021.
Launched on Atlas V 401 rocket

105
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Lucy’s first encounter will be in whcih year and with which asteroid

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2025
Donaldjohnson

106
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Lucy the fossil was discovered in- which country and place

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Ethiopia
1974

107
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‘Lucy’, a 3.2 million-year-old ancestor who belonged to a species of

A

Hominis

108
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Paleoanthropologist who discovered the fossilised remains of ‘Lucy’

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Donald Johnson

109
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Which country is the first to send a civilian to space

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Gui Haichao (civilian)

110
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Shenzhou 16 mission
launched from ?

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Jiuquan Satellite launch centre, Gansu province

111
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Tiangong 1
Launched in

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Nov 2011

112
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When was Hayabusa 2 launched

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December 2014

113
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When did Hayabusa 2 arrive at asteroid Ryugu

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June 2018

114
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Which mission returned asteroid samples from asteroid 25143 Itokawa to Earth on June 13 for the first time in June 2010.

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Hayabusa 1

115
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Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near-Earth asteroid ___ in 2018

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162173 Ryugu

116
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Ryugu was discovered in which year

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1999

117
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Ryugu is also classified as a PHA and was discovered in 1999 and was given the name by the

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Minor Planet Center in 2015.

118
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Who set up India’s first private space vehicle launch pad

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Agnikul Cosmos

119
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When was IPCC set up

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1988

120
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Which org set up IPCC

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WMO & UNEP

121
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CAMPA Policy- expand

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Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority

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CAMPA Policy- created on the SC order in which year

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2002

123
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All states except which one has set up state CAMPA’s following notification as of Nov 2019

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Nagaland

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Where was MISHTI launched

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COP 27

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