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Which city bagged the cleanest city award @ Swatch Sarvekshan 2022?which cities got the 2nd and 3rd place?Which category do these cities fall under?
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Indore-6th time in a row.
Surat
Navi Mumbai
Population>1 lakh
2
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which state was the cleanest in the >100 ULB(urban local bodies) categories?which states bagged 2nd and 3rd place?
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Madhya Pradesh
Chattisgarh
Maharashtra
3
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Which city bagged 1st place in the less than 1 lakh population category?
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Panchgani from maharashtra.
4
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Who were the top 3 states in the < 100ULB category?
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Tripura
Jharkhand
Uttarakhand
5
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who is the spokesperson of the MEA?
A
Arindam Bagchi
6
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Who is the president of World bank?
A
David Malpass
7
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how many members are part of UNHRC?who is the president of the UNHRC?
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47 members
Federico Villegas from Argentina
8
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Who was the 1st president of UNHRC?
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Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora
9
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when was the UNHRC formed?when is world human rights day?which organisation was the predecessor of UNHRC?
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15 March 2006 through resolution 60/251.
Saturday, 10 December
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR),1950
10
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where is the HQ of UNHRC?
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Geneva
11
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Who elects the member countries of UNHRC?what is the term of a member of UNHRC?
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UNGA
3 years
12
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What is the seat matrix of UNHRC?
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Group of African States (13),
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Group of Asia-Pacific States (13),
Group of Eastern European States (6),
Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (8)
Group of Western European and other States (7).
13
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How many times has India been elected to the UNHRC?
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6 times
14
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When was the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights established?
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december ,1993
15
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Who is the prime minister of ukraine?
A
Denys Shmyhal
16
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The SC collegium consists of how many judges?
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CJI and 4 senior most judges
17
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how many languages are present in the 8th schedule of Indian constitution?
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22 languages
18
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What is the fullform of SCO rats ?who is presiding over the committee?where is its Head quarters?
A
SCO regional anti terror structure
India
Tashkent
19
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______ is an annual counter terrorist exercise held within the framework of the SCO?
Who hosted the JATE exercise 2022?
A
JATE(Joint anti-terror exercise)
National security guard(NSG) @ Manesar,Gurugram
20
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The centre launched _____ Programme on world mental health day ?which is the first state to start services?what is its helpline number?
A
24x7 tele-manas(mental health assistance and networking across state)
Karnataka
14416
21
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Who were the three americans to win nobel prize in economics 2022?
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ben bernanke
Douglas W diamond
Phillip H Dybvig
22
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IMF cuts India’s growth figures to _______ % for the this fiscal year?
What is the IMF’s forecast of Indian growth for the next fiscal?
what is the growth forecast for the world for the year 2022?
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6.8%
6.1%
3.2%
23
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Who is the chief economist of IMF and WB?
A
Pierre Olivier Gourinchas
Indermit Gill
24
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when was RTI act passed?
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Right to Information act,2005
25
What are the 4 new labour codes introduced by India?who is the union labour minister?
Code on social security
Code on Wages
Industrial relations code
Occupational safety,health and working conditions code.
Bhupendar singh
26
who is going to be elected as the 50th CJI of India?Y.V chandrachud, the father of D.Y.C was the ___ CJI of India?what is the length of DYC's term?
D.Y. Chandrachud
16th
2 years and 1 days
27
when is national unity day?
October 31st
Sardar vallahbhai patel's birthday
28
where is the 2nd UNWGIC(United Nations world geospatial information congress) being held?
Hyderabad
29
Which scheme was released by the GOI inorder to map properties in villages using drones?
SWAMITVA
(survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas)
30
who is the 16th attorney general of India?
R.Venkataramani
31
What was the retail investment rate for September 2022 in India ?
7.4 percent
32
Who is the foreign minister of China?Who is the Indian Ambassador to China ?
Who is the Chinese ambassador of India ?
Wang Yi
Pradeep Kumar Rawat
Sun weidong
33
When was the Wildlife Protection Act of India passed?
1972
34
Who is the formula one world champion 22 ?
which country does he hails from?
Max verstappen
Netherlands. Belgian
35
What is the name of the SC two judges who delivered the judgement of the Hijab Ban case ?
justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
36
Who is the chairman of ISRO ?ISRO is set to launch a new launch vehicle for commercial launch of satellites , what is its name?
NGLV(next generation launch vehicle)
37
when was the karnataka Education Act passed which had provisions for the ban of religous clothings in Public educational institutes?When did Karnataka High Court pronounce its order on Hijab ?When did Karnataka government pass the order to ban hijab?
karnataka Education Act passed 1983
March 15th 2022
February 5th 2022
38
Who is the founder of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia(CICA)?
How many members a part of CICA ?
India
27 countries
39
Who is the chair of the UNSC anti terrorism committee ?
India
40
where is the headquarters of World Wildlife Fund ?When was WWF formed ?
Gland, Switzerland
1961
41
who was the first Attorney General of India ?Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the office of the Attorney General of India ?
Motilal chimanlal setalvad
Article 76
42
Where is Defence Expo 2022 scheduled to be held in ?What is the theme of Defence Expo 2022 ?
gandhinagar (October 18 to 22 )
Path to pride
43
Where is the secretariat of African Union ?
Addis Ababa,ethiopia
44
When was the declaration for the formation of African Union signed, what was its name, where was it signed, when was African Union established, when was it launched, which organisation was the predecessor of African Union?
45
Whitch sdg is associated with zero hunger ?
SDG 2
46
Who were the winners of Nobel Prize in Economics ?
Ben S bernanke , douglas W diamond and Philip H dybvig
47
Which is the first state in India to release the MBBS course in Hindi ?
MP
48
Which two organisations are developing the the light Battle Tank zorawar ?
DRDO and L&T
49
What is the full form of OECD in the economics point of you ?
Organisation for economic cooperation and development
50
Which is the world's largest producer of coal (company)
Coal India
51
Who is the new UK chancellor and finance minister?
Jeremy hunt
52
Recently which people's Liberation army officer has been inducted into the Communist Party of China for his operations in the galwan valley clash and was also part of the torch bearers for the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics
Qi Fabao
53
Who is the Governor of Kerala ?Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala ?
Arif Mohammad Khan
Pinarayi Vijayan
54
A division bench consists of how many sitting judges ?
Full bench consist of how many judges?
A constitutional bench consists of how many judges?
2
3
5
55
_________has been elected as a 50th Chief Justice of India? DY chandrachud served as the chief justice of which high court? ?What is the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge in India ?Chandrachud join the supreme court in which year ?
DY chandrachud
Allahabad High Court
65
2016
56
during the defence Expo 2022 ,india set to have conclave with which organisations and what are the conclaves called? Who is the Defence Secretary of India ?
African Union and Indian ocean region Plus
Indian African defence dialogue and Indian ocean region + conclave
Ajay Kumar
57
Who produces the multidimensional poverty index ?How many indicators are used by multidimensional poverty index have?Which country has the largest number of poor people worldwide ?Which country has the second largest number of poor people ?
United Nations development programme and Oxford poverty and Human Development initiative
10
India 22.8 crore
Nigeria 9.6 crore
58
As per one Nation one fertilizers scheme all fertilizers would be re branded as?
" bharat"
59
Who is the Prime Minister of Sweden ?
Ulf Kristersson
60
Who is the president of Interpol ?
Who is the secretary general of interpol ?
Where was the 90th Interpol General Assembly meet held?
When was Interpol formed?
Where is the headquarters of Interpol ?
What is the full form of Interpol ?
How many members a part of Interpol?
When was the last time India hosted an Interpol General Assembly meet ?
Ahmed naser al raisi
Jurgen stock
New Delhi
1923
Lyon France
International crime police organisation
194
1997(65th meet)
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Which is Asia's largest defence exhibition ?
Who conducts the Def-expo?
The defense expo is held every ___ years?
When and where was the 1st def-expo held?
Who hosted Def-expo 2020?
AK 203 assault Rifles is been produced in which state of India in partnership with Russia? As per the deal what number of assault Rifles will be produced? The assault rifle is being produced by a joint venture named? What is the name of the Russian company which is part of the above joint venture?
What is what is the bilateral dialogue between India and Africa held at Defence Expo 2022 called? _________ declaration was adopted by both the countries after the dialogue?
What is the name of the light combat helicopter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited called as?
12th Defence Expo 2022
Defence Exhibition Organisation(1981)
2
1999 new delhi
Lucknow
Amethi, UP
6.1 lakh kalashnikov
Indo Russian Rifles Private Limited
Rosoboronexport
Second Indo Africa defence dialogue
Gandhinagar declaration
Prachand
62
When was the supreme court collegium expanded to four senior most judges of the supreme court?
As per which article of the Indian Constitution is it mandated to have a Uniform Civil Code?
1998
Article 44 of Directive Principles of State Policy
63
what is Amicus curiae?
Impartial advisor to the court of a land.
64
The international solar Alliance has a machine to unlock _______ worth of investment in solar power by 2030? Who is the director general of international solar Alliance?
1 trillion US dollars
Ajay Mathur
65
Who is the new commander russian military operation in Ukraine?
Sergei Surovikin
66
The planetary session of the financial action task force was held in which city in the month of October?
Paris (OECD HQ)
67
What is the name of the author who won the International Booker prize in October 2022? What was the name of the book he wrote?
Shehan Karunatilaka
The seven moons of Maali Almeida.
68
Who has been appointed as the new President of the Board of Control for cricket in India?
Rodger Binny
69
when did the 1st war between India and China take place?
October 20th - November 20th 1962
70
Which city won the World green city award 2022 ?
Hyderabad
71
Who is new President Of Congress?
When was the Indian National Congress formed ?
Who was the first President of Indian National Congress ?
Mallikarjun kharge
1885
Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee
72
When was the United Nations Counter Terrorism committee formed?
How many members a part of Counter terrorism committee?
The UNSC has a list which contains the names of terrorist of global threat, what is the name of the list?
Which country has the Presidency of the counter-terrorism committee of the United Nations Security Council ?
When was the United Nations Counter Terrorism committee formed?
Pakistan was added the financial action task force grey list for the first time in which year?
2001, post 9/11
15
United Nations Security Council 1267 list
India
28 September 2001 in the back drop of the nine eleven terror attack.
2012 which lasted till 2015
73
What is the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge ?
Which Supreme Court judge had the longest tenure as CJI?
Who was the shortest Chief Justice of India? Which state it has contributed the most number of Chief Justice of India?
Who is the first woman chief justice of India(to be)?
What is the current strength of the Supreme Court of India?
65
Y v chandrachud(7 years)
Kamal Narain Singh (17 days)
Maharashtra
Justice B V Nagarathna
28 judges out of 34
74
Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel ?
Yair Lapid
75
Turkey has a disputed border with which countries?
Who is the president of Turkey?
When was the Montreux Convention signed?
Which are the 2 straits which are under the control of turkey as per montreux convention?
Greece(aegean islands)
Cyprus
ReccepTayyep Erdogan
1936
Dardanelles strait and the Bosporus strait.
76
When was United Nations environment programme formed?
Who is the founder of of United Nations environment programme ?
Who is the current head of unep?
Where is the headquarters of United Nations environment programme?
Who was the first secretary general of United Nations?
Who nominates the secretary general of united Nations?
5th June 1972 on World Environment Day
Maurice Strong
Inger Andersen
Nairobi, Kenya
Trygve Lie
United Nations general assembly on the Recommendation of the United Nations Security Council.
77
When was United Nations environment programme formed?
Who is the founder of of United Nations environment programme ?
Who is the current head of unep?
Where is the headquarters of United Nations environment programme?
Who was the first secretary general of United Nations?
Who nominates the secretary general of united Nations?
5th June 1972 on World Environment Day
Maurice Strong
Inger Andersen
Nairobi, Kenya
Trygve Lie
United Nations general assembly on the Recommendation of the United Nations Security Council.
78
When was United Nations environment programme formed?
Who is the founder of of United Nations environment programme ?
Who is the current head of unep?
Where is the headquarters of United Nations environment programme?
Who was the first secretary general of United Nations?
Who nominates the secretary general of united Nations?
5th June 1972 on World Environment Day
Maurice Strong
Inger Andersen
Nairobi, Kenya
Trygve Lie
United Nations general assembly on the Recommendation of the United Nations Security Council.
79
When will Swadesh Darshan 2 scheme start?
when did the Government of India announce Swadesh Darshan 1.0?
As per Swadesh Darshan 2.0 how many sites will be identified and promoted across the country as new domestic tourism Hotspots?
January 2023
2014-2015 under Ministry of Tourism.(Shri G. Kishan Reddy)
Two destinations from 15 States.
80
Who has been appointed as a New Defence Secretary?
Aramane Giridhar
81
When was Iucn established?
Where is its headquarters?
Who is the president of IUCN?
When did India join IUCN?
1948,
Gland Switzerland
Razan Al Mubarak
1969
82
Under the newly released 4th defence indigenisation list ,how many items are to be manufactured by the domestic industry in controlled phases?
What is the total number of items under the defence indigenisation list?
101 items
411 items
83
This is the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 210 years, what is his age?
What is the former cabinet position rishi sunak?
What are the three parts of the United Kingdom parliament?
Which prime minister of the United Kingdom has the shortest term?
Liz truss 45 days
Rishi Sunak,42
chancellor of the exchequer
The Crown(gives assent to bills), the house of Lords and the house of commons.
84
What is the lower house of the Russian Federation called? What is the upper house of the Russian Federation called?
State Duma
Federation Council
85
Who won the World Championship in air rifle? Who is the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal?
Rudrankksh Patil
Abhinav Bindra (air rifle)
86
Which article of the Indian Constitution is Hindi and English declared to be the official language of the Union of India?
As per which article shall the government of india promote and spread the usage of Hindi?
Which which legislation did the union government pass which had provisions that made English an official language of the Union of India for an indefinite period?
Which statutory body has been formed to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes of the union?
Article 343
Hindi in Devanagari Script
article 351
Official languages act 1963
(it also has provisions which declares Hindi as the official language of Union of India)
Official language committee formed under the provisions of official language act 1963
87
When does the Kharif season start?
When are Rabi crops sown? When are they harvested?
Which of the following is true?
a) the Indian monsoon season primarily depends on the Southwest monsoon winds which bring in moisture, accumulated in the summer months.
b) paddy, rice, cotton and sugar cane are the major crops grown in the monsoon season(Kharif crops)
c) wheat, Barley ,mustard ,sesame and peas at the most commonly grown rabi crops
d) all of the above
June to October end (monsoon season crops)
October to December
In the summer, from April to June
d)
88
When was the Indian Meteorological Department formed?
Which ministry does the Indian Meteorological Department fall under?
Who is the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department?
What are the different kinds of alerts the Indian Meteorological Department provides 5 days prior in anticipation of rainfall?
When was the world Meteorological organisation formed? Where is its headquarters and who is it president? Who is the secretary general?
1875
Ministry of earth sciences
Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Green - no warning
Yellow - watch
Orange - alert (6-20 cm of rainfall)
Red - danger (20+ cm of rainfall)
1950
Geneva Switzerland
Gerhard Adrian
Petteri Taalas
89
When was the competition Commission of India established?
Where is the headquarters of competition Commission of India and who is the chairman of the said organisation?
When was the competition act of India passed?
Which of the following is true?
a)The competition Commission of India became fully functional by 2005 with Dhanendra Kumar as its first chairman.
b) the C C I had taken action against BCCI for misuse of its dominant position in ownership agreements of IPL teams in 2013.
c) the competition Commission of India consists of a Chairman and six other appointed members by the central government .
d) the main duty of the commission is to eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition, protect the interests of consumers and ensure freedom of trade in markets of India.
2003
New delhi
Ashok Kumar Gupta
2002
a) 2009
