May 27,28 2023 Flashcards

1
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__ of Karnataka gets GI tag

A

Kari Ishad mango

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__ ended a six-year-long title drought with a three-game win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in a pulsating men’s singles finals at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament.

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H.S. Prannoy(Kerala)

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3
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  1. __ Constitutes New Committee to Oversee Cheetah Project
  2. Chairman of this committee
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  1. National Tiger Conservation Authority
  2. Rajesh Gopal
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  1. The World Meteorological Congress has made a groundbreaking decision to approve a new __ monitoring initiative, according to the (WMO).
  2. Expand WMO
  3. Aim of the initiative
  4. WMO established in
  5. Successor of
  6. Who governs this
  7. Objective
A
  1. greenhouse gas (GHG)
  2. World Meteorological Organization
  3. to support urgent action in reducing heat-trapping gases that contribute to rising global temperatures.
  4. 1950
  5. International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873
  6. the World Meteorological Congress, which meets every four years
  7. to facilitate the exchange of meteorological, climatological, and hydrological information and services worldwide
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5
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The Ministry of Finance has announced the launch of a special __ coin to commemorate the inauguration of India’s new parliament building.

A

₹75

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6
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Forex reserves dip $6.1 billion to __

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$593.48 billion

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7
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The (1) and the Indian government have recently signed a loan agreement worth $141.12 million to support the development of high-quality internal infrastructure in (2).

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  1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  2. Andhra Pradesh (AP)
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  1. President Asian Development Bank
  2. Member Countries
  3. Headquarters
  4. Founded on
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  1. Masatsugu Asakawa
  2. 68
  3. Philippines
  4. 19 Dec 1966
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9
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted approval for the voluntary Scheme of Amalgamation of __ with The Cosmos Co-operative Bank.

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Maratha Sahakari Bank

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10
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  1. HDFC Bank, one of India’s premier private sector lenders, has announced a strategic partnership with __ to launch the (LXP).
  2. Expand LXP
  3. Objective
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  1. Manipal Global Skills Academy
  2. Leadership Excellence Program
  3. to increase the percentage of women within the organization to 25% by the year 2025
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  1. The new Parliament building will be able to accommodate __ Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha.
  2. Similarly, the new Rajya Sabha will have provision for __ seats.
  3. The (3) will incorporate the national bird, the Peacock, while the (4) will feature the national flower, the Lotus, in their respective structures.
A
  1. 888
  2. 384
  3. Lok Sabha
  4. Rajya Sabha
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12
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(1) , 1990 batch, has taken the oath of Office and Secrecy as a Member of Union Public Service Commission and the oath was administered by the Chairman of UPSC, (2).

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  1. Ms Suman Sharma
  2. Dr. Manoj Soni
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13
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  1. __ Appointed as CII President for 2023-24
  2. Expand CII
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  1. R Dinesh
  2. Confederation of Indian Industry
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  1. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador (1), received the Dag Hammarksjold Medals on behalf of Head Constables (2).
  2. The Dag Hammarksjold Medal is the highest honor awarded to __.
  3. It is awarded __ to members of peacekeeping operations as a tribute to the sacrifice of those who have lost their lives in peacekeeping operations.
  4. The medal is named after the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, __.
  5. International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed annually on __.
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  1. Ruchira Kamboj
  2. Shishupal Singh and Sanwala Ram
    Vishnoi
  3. UN peacekeepers
  4. posthumously
  5. Dag Hammarskjold
  6. May 29
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15
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Magnus Carlsen Won 2023 __

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Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland

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16
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__ : The First Payment App to Link 2 Lakh Rupay Credit Cards to UPI

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PhonePe

17
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  1. What are Global North countries?
  2. What is Brandt Line?
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  1. USA, Canada, European Countries, Russia, Australia and New Zealand
  2. The line which is used as a visual depiction of the North-South economic divide based on GDP per Capita.