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May 8 2023 Flashcards

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Buland Bharat
1. What is Bhuland Bharat?
2. Conducted by?
3. This exercise was a combination of both __ and __.
4. Took Place at?
5. The exercise featured a coordinated effort between infantry and artillery units, as well as Special Forces, Aviation, and Central Armed Police Forces. True/False?

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  1. An integrated training exercise
  2. Indian Army
  3. surveillance, firepower training
  4. The newly operational High Altitude Artillery Ranges in the Eastern Theatre.
  5. True
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  1. __, a fintech platform offering alternative financing solutions, has obtained an NBFC licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
  2. Expand NBFC
  3. NBFC formed and registered under the __
  4. (1)s lending operations will be managed by its NBFC subsidiary, __.
  5. Founder and CEO of (1)
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  1. GetVantage
  2. Non Banking Financial Company
  3. Companies Act of 1956
  4. GetGrowth Capital
  5. Bhavik Vasa
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  1. Currently, __ border haats are operating between India and Bangladesh, and three more haats are awaited to launch.
  2. First Border Haat Inaugurated at __ in Sylhet Division between India and Bangladesh
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  1. 13
  2. Bholaganj
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Significance of May 8

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  1. World Thalassaemia Day
    THEME: “Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassaemia Care Gap.”
  2. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
    THEME: “Everything we do comes from the heart.”
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Thalassaemia
1. Thalassaemia is a __ that affects the production of haemoglobin.
2. What is haemoglobin?
3. Haemoglobin is made up of two types of proteins, __ and __.
4. Expand TIF
5. What is TIF?
6. Established in?
7. President
8. Based in?

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  1. genetic blood disorder
  2. the protein that carries oxygen in the blood
  3. alpha and beta globin
  4. Thalassaemia International Federation
  5. a non-profit organization that represents individuals and families affected by Thalassaemia worldwide.
  6. 1986
  7. Mr. Panos Egglezos
  8. Nicosia, Cyprus
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  1. HDFC Bank has launched a retail banking initiative called ‘__’ aimed at customers in semi-urban and rural areas.
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  1. Vishesh
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Meghalaya
1. Formed in which year?
2. CM
3. Capital
4. 3 main tribes
5. Folk songs and dances
6. Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks
7. To promote trade and commerce between India and Bangladesh, the Dawki land port was inaugurated by Union Minister Nityanand Rai in Meghalaya’s __ district.

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  1. January 21, 1972
  2. Conrad Sangma
  3. Shillong
  4. Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia
  5. Shad Suk Mynsiem, Wangala, and Behdienkhlam
  6. Balpakram National Park, Nokrek National Park, and Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary
  7. West Jaintia Hills
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  1. India is reportedly considering joining the ‘__’, an environmental initiative started by the G7 to promote stronger climate action.
  2. What is G7?
  3. Formed in?
  4. Initial name and why it changed to G7?
  5. The group was initially created to discuss __
  6. Annual or Biennial?
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  1. Climate Club
  2. The G7 (Group of Seven) is a forum of seven of the world’s largest and most advanced economies - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  3. 1975
  4. G6, with the addition of Canada in 1976, becoming the G7.
  5. economic issues and promote cooperation among its members.
  6. Annual
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The Border Roads Organisation Project __ is an overseas project under the Ministry of Defence of India, established on 24 April 1961 as a result of an agreement between Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third king of Bhutan, and then Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru.

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  1. Project Dantak
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  1. The SEBI has introduced the LEI system for issuers that have listed or are planning to list non-convertible securities, securitized debt instruments, and security receipts. Expand LEI
  2. LEI identifies legally distinct entities that engage in __.
  3. The LEI code is a __ code
  4. The RBI mandates non-individual borrowers having an aggregate exposure of above Rs __ crore to obtain the LEI code.
  5. SEBI has specified the deadline for issuers having outstanding listed non-convertible securities, securitized debt instruments, and security receipts to obtain and report the LEI code to the centralised database of corporate bonds and depositories respectively by __.
  6. Legal Entity Identifier India Ltd, a subsidiary of the __, is authorized to issue and manage LEI codes in India.
  7. The GLEIF accredits the local operating unit in India for issuance and management of LEI code. Expand GLEIF.
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  1. Legal Entity Identifier
  2. financial transactions
  3. 20-character code
  4. ₹25 crore
  5. September 1 2023
  6. Clearing Corporation of India Ltd
  7. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation
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The (1) government has approved the establishment of the state’s first Pharma Park in Lalitpur district of (2).
3. This government is also setting up a Medical Device Park on 350 acres of land at the YIDA in Gautam Buddha Nagar. Expand YIDA

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  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Bundelkhand
  3. Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority
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__ , Indian-American, appointed as Domestic Policy Advisor in Biden Administration

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Neera Tandon

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Madrid Open 2023
1. Men’s singles winner
2. Women’s singles winner
3. Men’s doubles winners
4. Women’s doubles winners

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  1. C. Alcaraz Garfia(Spain)
  2. A. Sabalenka(Belarus)
  3. K. Khachanov & A. Rublev
  4. V. Azarenka & B. Haddad Maia
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Madrid Open
1. What is Madrid Open?
2. Takes place annually in?
3. Stadium
4. The Madrid Open was first held in __

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  1. a professional tennis tournament
  2. Madrid, Spain.
  3. Caja Magica, which is a multi-purpose stadium with three clay courts.
  4. 2002
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The Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri (1), presided over a ceremony where he inaugurated the Direct Shipping Service between Tuticorin and Maldives by flagging off the vessel ‘__’ from V.O. Chidambaranar Port.

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  1. Shantanu Thakur
  2. M.V. MSS Galena
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Manufacturer of mattresses, Wakefit Innovations Private Limited, has signed actor __ as Wakefit.co’s brand ambassador.

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Ayushmann Khurrana

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  1. The Higher Education Minister, R. Bindu has officially introduced the KIRF , which is designed __ in Kerala.
  2. Expand KIRF
  3. The KIRF is modeled after the NIRF and will be implemented annually by the KSHEC. Expand NIRF, KSHEC.
  4. This initiative has made Kerala the __ state in India to establish a ranking framework specifically for its higher education institutions.
  5. Kerala’s Capital
  6. Official Bird
  7. Governor
  8. CM
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  1. to evaluate the quality of higher education institutions
  2. Kerala Institutional Ranking Framework
  3. National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF), Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC)
  4. first
  5. Thiruvananthapuram
  6. Great Hornbill
  7. Arif Mohammed Khan
  8. Pinarayi Vijayan
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India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh opened the country’s first (1) in Chandigarh on 8 May, under a memorandum of understanding between the Indian Air Force and the Union Territory of (2).

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  1. Indian Air Force Heritage Centre
  2. Chandigarh
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(1), the oldest Landing Ship Tank (Large), was decommissioned by the Indian Navy after (2) years of service on May 06 at the Naval base in (3).

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  1. INS Magar
  2. 36
  3. Kochi
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Indian athlete (1) achieved an extraordinary feat by winning the men’s triple jump event at an athletics meet in Havana, Cuba, with a record-breaking national mark of (2).
3. He surpassed the previous men’s triple jump national record of 17.30m, set by __ at the third Indian Grand Prix in Bangalore in 2016.

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  1. Praveen Chithravel (Tamil Nadu)
  2. 17.37m
  3. Renjith Maheswary(Kerala)
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  1. The air force has received its first indigenously designed and developed loitering munitions __
  2. These are capable of operating from all kinds of terrain and high altitude areas and can take down targets at a range of over __ km, without exposing any personnel to risk.
  3. Developed by TASL, the autonomous system is designed for VTOL and has successfully demonstrated its capability to carry out precision strikes during trials and tests. Expand TASL and VTOL.
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  1. ALS 50
  2. 50
  3. Tata Advanced Systems Limited(TASL),
    Vertical Take Off and Landing(VTOL)
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CPM central committee member and former health minister of Kerala, (1) ‘s autobiographical work titled ‘(2)’ is set to be published by Juggernaut Books, a Delhi-based publishing house.

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  1. KK Shailaja
  2. My Life As A Comrade
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The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with JICA for ‘Station Area Development along (1)’ (Project-SMART).
2. Expand JICA
3. Expand SMART
4. What is Project SMART?
5. The MoU is for four high-speed rail stations out of the __ stations on the route.
6. What are those four stations?

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  1. Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
  2. Japan International Cooperation Agency
  3. State of Maharashtra Agribusiness and Rural Transformation
  4. The project aims to develop the areas surrounding the Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway (MAHSR) stations to enhance accessibility and convenience for commuters and promote economic activities in the vicinity of station areas.
  5. 12
  6. Sabarmati, Surat, Virar, and Thane
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__ is undertaking the world’s first intercontinental large wild carnivore translocation project to reintroduce cheetahs to the country.

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India

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  1. __ founded the ICRC.
  2. Expand ICRC
  3. He was the first person to be awarded the __.
  4. It is shared between __ and __.
  5. ICRC founded in?
  6. Headquarters
  7. President
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  1. Henry Dunant
  2. International Committee of the Red Cross
  3. Nobel Peace Prize
  4. Frenchman Frédéric Passy and the Swiss Jean Henry Dunant
  5. 17 February 1863, Geneva, Switzerland
  6. Geneva, Switzerland
  7. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
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Current Chairperson of SEBI

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Madhabi Puri Buch (SEBIs first female Chief)

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What does Bastille Day commemorate?

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Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris on July 14th, 1789, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

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NCGG
1. Expand NCGG
2. Set up in?
3. Comes under which ministry?
4. NCGG has so far imparted training to civil servants from __ countries.

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  1. National Centre for Good Governance
  2. 2014
  3. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  4. 15

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