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 Constitutional Head
 President
 Vice President
 Prime Minister
 Judicial Head
 Chief Justice, Supreme Court
 Attorney General of India
 Solicitor General of India
 Chairperson, National Green Tribunal - Adarsh Kumar Goyal
 Parliamentary Head
 Speaker, Rajya Sabha
Who, What, Where ?
- Dropadi Murmu (15th)
- Jagdeep Dhankhar (14th)
- Shri Narendra Modi (15th)
- D Y Chandrachud (50th)
- R. Vankataramani (16th)
- Tushar Mehta
- Jagdeep Dhankhar
 Defence Secretary - Giridhar Aramane
 Revenue Secretary - Sanjay Malhotra
 National Security Advisor (NSA) - Ajit Doval
 Deputy National Security Advisor - Pankaj Kumar Singh
 Chief Economic Advisor - Anantha Nageswaran
 Principal Scientific Adviser - Ajay Kumar Sood
 Intelligence and Investigation Organizations Head
 Vigilance Commissioner, CVC - Praveen Kumar Srivastava
 Director, CBI - Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
 Chief Information Commissioner - Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
 Head, Intelligence Bureau (IB) - Tapan Kumar Deka

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 Deputy Speaker, Rajya Sabha - Harivansh Narayan Singh  Head, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - Samant K. Goyal
 Secretary General, Rajya Sabha - Pramod Chandra Mody  DG, National Investigation Agency (NIA) - Dinkar Gupta
 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha - ..................  Chief, Enforcement Directorate (ED) - Sanjay Kumar Mishra
 Leader of the ruling party, Rajya Sabha - Piyush Goyal  DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) - Satya Narayan Pradhan
 Speaker, Lok Sabha (17th) - Om Birla (17th)  Paramilitary Forces Head
 Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
4N  DG, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - Rashmi Shukla
 Secretary General, Lok Sabha - Utpal Kumar Singh  DG, Border Security Force (BSF) - Sujoy Lal Thaosen
 Election Commission  DG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - S. L. Thaosen
 Chief Election Commissioner - Rajiv Kumar (25th)  DG, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) - Sheel Vardhan Singh
 Election Commissioners - Arun Goyal, Anup chandra Pandey  Director General, National Security Guard (NSG) - M. A. Ganpati
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 Deputy Election Commissioners - Ajay Bhadoo, R.K. Gupta,  Director, Special Protection Group (SPG)- Arun Kumar Sinha
Umesh Sinha, Chandrabhushan Kumar, Sudip Jain  Additional Director General, ITBP - Anish Dyal Singh
 Comptroller and Auditor General  DG, National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Gurbirpal Singh
 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)  Director General, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) - V. S. Pathaniya
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- Girish Chandra Murmu (14th)  Director General, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF)
 Comptroller General of Accounts (CGA) - S. S. Dubey (28th) - Atul Karwal
 Armed Forces Head  DG, Railway Protection Force Service (RPFS) - Sanjay Chander
 Supreme Commander - President, Dropadi Murmu  Director General, Assam Rifles (AR)- Pradeep Chandran Nair
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 Chief of Air Staff - V.R. Chaudhari (27th)  Chairman and Secretary of Commissions
 Chief of Naval Staff - R. Hari Kumar (25th)  Chairman, NITI Ayog - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Chief fo Army Staff - Manoj Pandey (29th)  Deputy Chairman, NITI Ayog - Suman Kumar Bery
 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)- Lt. General Anil Chauhan (2nd)  CEO, NITI Ayog - B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
 DG, Military Operations (DGMO) - Manoj Kumar Katiyar  Chairman, UPSC - Dr. Manoj Soni
 Secretaries and Advisors  Chairman, 22nd Law Commission - Rituraj Awasthi
 Cabinet Secretary - Rajiv Gaba  Chairperson, National Commission for Women - Rekha Sharma
 Principal Adviser, Prime Minister – Traun Kapoor  Chairman, National Backward Classes Commission
 Principal Secretary, Prime Minister - PK Mishra - Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
 Defence Finance Secretary - Gargi Kaul  Chairman, Staff Selection Commission - S. Kishor
 Foreign Secretary - Vinay Mohan Kwatra  Chairman, 7th Pay Commission - Ashok Kumar Mathur
 Home Secretary - Ajay Kumar Bhalla  Chairperson, Lokpal - Pradip Kumar Mohanty
 Finance Secretary - T.V. Somnathan  Chairman, 15th Finance Commission - N.K. Singh

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 Chairman, Competition Commission of India  Director, Engineers India Limited - Vartika Shukla
- Sangita Verma  Director, NALCO - Sridhar Patra
 Chairman, National Commission for ST - Harsh Chaouhan  Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) - Ranjit Rath
 Chairman, National Commission for SC - Vijay Sampla  Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) - M.V. Govatma
 Chairman, National Human Rights Commission  Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)- R. Madhavan
- Arun Kumar Mishra (8th)  Director, NMDC - Sumit Deb
 Chairman, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  Director, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) - Atul Bhatt
- Priyank Kanungo  Director, Shipping Corporation of India - Harjit Kaur Joshi
 Chairman, National Commission for Minorities  CMD, Neyveli Lignite Corporation- Prasanna Kumar Motupalli
- Iqbal Singh Lalpura  Head of Educational and Academic Institutions
 Indian Boards / Committees / Authorities and Chairman  Chairman, UGC - M. Jagdish Kumar
 Chairman & CEO, Railway Board - Anil Kumar Lahoti  VC, IGNOU - Pro. Nageswara Rao
 Chairman, SEBI - Madhabi Puri Buch  VC, University of Delhi – Yogesh Singh
 CEO, Central Board of Films Certification - Ravindra Bhakar  Vice Chancellor, JNU - Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit
 Chairman, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security - Zulfikar Hasan  Vice Chancellor, BHU ` - Sudhir K. Jain
 Chairman, CBDT - Nitin Gupta  Chancellor, Nalanda University - Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

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 Chairman, Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC)  Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University - Sunaina Singh
- Vivek Johri  Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia - Prof. Najma Akhtar
 Chairman, National Dairy Development Board - Meenesh Shah  Director, NCERT - Dinesh Prasad Saklani
 Chairman, Company Law Board (CLB) - Mahesh Mittal Kumar  Chairman, CBSE - Nidhi Chibber
 Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
 President, Sahitya Akademi - Chandrashekhar Kamber
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- Sanjeev Nandan Sahay
 President, Sangeet Natak Akademi - Shekhar Sen
 Chairman, TRAI - P.D. Vaghela
 President, Lalit Kala Akademi - Uma Nanduri
 CEO, UIDAI - Saurabh Garg
 Head of Press and Media
 Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India - Vivek Joshi
 Chairman, Prasar Bharati Board - ............
 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
 CEO, Prasar Bharati - Gaurav Dwivedi
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 Chairman, Estimates Committee - Girish Bapata
 Chairman, National School of Drama - Paresh Rawal
 Chairman, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
 President, Film and Television Institute of India - Shekhar Kapur
- Santosh Kumar Yadav
 Director General, All India Radio - Dr. Vasudha Gupta
 Head of Maharatna Companies (Total-12)
 Chairman, Press Trust of India (PTI) - Aveek Sarkar
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 Director, NTPC - Gurdeep Singh

 Chairman, United News of India (UNI) - S. Mukhopadhyay
 CMD, ONGC - Arun Kumar Singh
 Chairman, Indian News Paper Society (INS)-K Raja Prasad Reddy
 Director, SAIL - Soma Mandal
 CMD, GAIL - Sandeep Kumar Gupta  Head of Scientific and Research Organizations
 Director, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.– Shrikant Madhav Vaig  Chairman, ISRO - S. Somnath
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 Director, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) - Pramod Agarwal  Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
 Director, BPCL - G. Krishnakumar - Kamlesh Neelkanth Vyas
 Director, BHEL - Nalin Singhal  Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
 Director, HPCL - Pushp Kumar Joshi - Dinesh Kumar Shukla
 Director, Power Grid Corporation - Kandikuppa Sreekant  Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
 Director, Power Finance Corporation - Ravinder Singh Dhillon - Ajit Kumar Mohanty
 Director, REC (12th Maharatna) - Vivek kumar Dewangan  Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organization
 Chairman & CMD of Public Sector Enterprises (DRDO) - Samir V. Kamat
 Director, BSNL - P.K. Purwar  Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
 Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) - Sanjeev Kumar (CSIR) - Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
 Director, ITDC - Sambit Patra  Chairman, Council of Industrial and Development Research
 Director, MTNL - Sunil Kumar - T. Ramasamy
 Director, NBCL - P.K. Gupta  Director, Vivram Sarabhai Space Center- Dr. Unnikrishanan Nair

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 Head of Sports Organizations  Head of Economic / Commercial Institutions
 Chairman, ICC - Greg Barclay (New Zealand)  Secretary General, FICCI - Shailesh Pathak
 CEO, ICC - Geoff Allardice  President, FICCI - Subhrakant Panda
 President, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) - Jay Shah  President, ASSOCHAM - Ajay Singh
 First Independent Woman Director, ICC - Indra Nooyi
 General Secretary, ASSOCHAM - Deepak Sood
 President, BCCI - Roger Binni (36th)
 President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - R. Dinesh
 Chairman od Selecters, BCCI - .............
 Head Coach, Indian Cricket Men Team - Rahul Dravid  Chairman, IFFCO - Dileep Sanghani
 Head Coach, Indian Women's Cricket Team - Ramesh Powar  Chairperson, NASSCOM - Krishnan Ramanujam
 Director General, Sports Authority of India - Neelam Kapoor  Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange - S. S. Mundra
 President, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)  Chairman, Unit Trust of India (UTI) - Leo Puri
- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh  CEO, National Stock Exchange (NSE)
 President, Table Tennis Fedration of India - Meghana Ahlawat - Ashish Kumar Chauhan
 Chief, All India Football Confederation (AIFF) - Kalyan Chaubey
 Chairman, National Stock Exchange (NSE)
 President, Volleyball Federation of India - Achyuta Samant
- Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
 President, All India Chess Federation (AICF) - Sanjay Kapoor
 President, Hockey India - Dilip Tirkey  CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange- Sundararaman Ramamurthy

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 President, Athletic Federation of India (AFI) - Adil Sumariwala
Officials of Banks
 President, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) - Ajay Singh
 President, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) - PT Usha  Central Bank
 President, Archery Association of India (AAI) - Arjun Munda  Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Shaktikant Das (25th)
 President, International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Thomas Bach (Germany)
4N  Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India - T Rabi Shankar, M.
Rajeshwar Rao, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Devvrat Patra
 President, International Athletic Federation - Sebastian Coe (UK)  Chief Financial Officer, RBI - Sudha Balakrishnan
 President, Badminton Association of India (BAI)
 Heads of Public Banks/WBCs
- Hemant Biswa Sarma
 State Bank of India (Chairman) - Dinesh Kumar Khara
 President, FIFA - Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland)
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 President, Indian Weightlifting Federation - Mohamed Jalud  CFO, State Bank of India - Charanjit Singh Atra
 President, International Hockey Federation (FIH)  MD, SBI - Swaminathan Janakiraman, Ashwini Kumar
- Mohammad Tayyab Ikram Tiwari, Alok Kumar Choudhary, Challa Srinivasulu Setty
 President, World Squash Federation (WSF)  Bank of Baroda - Sanjeev Chadha
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- Jenna Wooldridge (England)  Bank of India - Atanu Kumar Das

 President, International Golf Federation (IGF)  Bank of Maharashtra - A. S. Rajeev
- Anika Saarenstam (Sweden)  Canara Bank - K. Satyanarayan Raju
 President, International Boxing Association Athletes Committee  Central Bank of India (MD & CEO) - Matam Venkata Rao
- Lovlina Borgohain
 Indian Bank - Shanti Lal Jain
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 President, Indian Paralympic Committee (IPC) - Deepa Malik

 Indian Overseas Bank (CEO) - Ajay Kumar Srivastava
 Head of Insurance Institutions
 Punjab National Bank - Atul Kumar Goyal
 Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of  Punjab & Sind Bank - Sawrup Kumar Saha
India (IRDAI) - Debashish Panda
 UCO Bank - Ashwani Kumar
 Interim Chairman, LIC - Siddhartha Mohanty
 Union Bank of India - A. Manimekhalai
 DG, ESIC - Dr. Rajendra Kumar
 Chairman, General Insurance Corporation - Devesh Srivastava Note: After the merger of 10 public sector banks with 4 large public
sector banks on August 30, 2019, the number of public sector banks
 CMD, New India Assurance Company Limited - Nirja Kapur
in India has increased to 12 at present. Allahabad Bank merged with
 CMD, Oriental Insurance Company - S. N. Rajeshwari Indian Bank, Andhra Bank merged with Union Bank of India, Oriental
 CMD, United India Insurance Company - Satyajeet Tripathy Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India merged with Punjab
 CMD, National Insurance Company - Suchita Gupta National Bank, Syndicate Bank merged with Canara Bank, Vijaya
 MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance - Kishore Kumar Poludasu Bank and Dena Bank merged with Bank of Baroda.

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 Heads of Private Banks /Financial Institutions/CEO's Head of International Organizations
 Axis Bank - Amitabh Choudhary
 Head of the United Nations
 Bandhan Bank - Chandrashekhar Ghosh
 Secretary-General, United Nations - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (CEO) - Uday Kotak
 Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (UNO)
 Indusind Bank (CEO) - Sumant Kathpalia
- Amina J. Mohamed (Nigeria)
 Bank of West - Nandita Bakshi  President, United Nations General Assembly at the 76th Session
 ICICI Bank - Sandeep Bakshi - Abdullah Shahid (Maldives)
 HDFC Bank (CEO) - Shashidhar Jagdishan  Specialized Agencies of the United Nations
 IDFC Bank - Mahendra Shah  14th President, World Bank (IBRD) - Ajay Banga
 Yes Bank - Prashant Kumar  President, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) - Ilham Aliyev
 City Union Bank - N. Kamakodi  Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) - J.Venkataramu - Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
 Dhanlaxmi Bank - J.K. Shivan  DG, World Trade Organization (WTO) - Ngoji Okonjo-Iwela

 Jammu and Kashmir Bank (CEO) - Baldev Prakash  Secretary General, UNCTAD- Rebecca Grinspen (Costa Rica)
 Director General, UNESCO - Audre Azoulay (France)
 Paytm (MD & CEO) - Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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 DG, FAO - Qu Dongyu (China)
 CEO, Paytm Payments Bank - Surinder Chawala
 DG, ILO - Gilbert Houngbo (Togo)
 Chairman, SIDBI - S. Raman
 Head, UNICEF - Catherine Russell (USA)
 IDBI Bank (MD & CEO) - Rakesh Sharma  DG, World Health Organization (WHO) - Tedros Adhanom
 MD, EXIM Bank - Harsha Bhupendra Bangari  Administrator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
 Chairman, NABARD
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- Shaji KV - Achim Steiner (Brazil-Germany)
 Chairman, Indian Banks' Association (IBA) - A. K. Goel  Secretary General, SAARC - Isala Ruwan Weerakun (Sri Lanka)
 MD, National Housing Bank (NHB) - Sharda Kumar Hota  International and Regional Organizations
 CEO, RBL Bank - R. Subramaniakumar  Secretary General, Commonwealth - Patricia Scotland (Dominica)
 CEO, Karur Vysya Bank - B. Ramesh Babu  President, European Parliament - Roberta Metsola (Malta)
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 President, African Union (AU) - Felix Antoine Tshedki (Congo)
 Chairman, Federal Bank - Dilip Sadarangani
 Secretary General, Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries
 CEO, Federal Bank - Shyam Srinivasan (OPEC) - Haitham Al-Ghais (Kuwait)
 IDFC First Bank (CEO) - V. Vaidyanathan  Secretary General, NATO - Jens Stoltenberg (Norway)
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 Development Credit Bank (DCB Bank)- Murali M. Natarajan  Secretary General, ASEAN - Lim Jock Hoi (Brunei)
 Bhartiya Mahila Bank - S. M. Swati  Director, Amnesty International India - Avinash Kumar
 President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Note: With effect from April 1, 2015, ING Vysya Bank has been
merged with Kotak Mahindra Bank. Recently Lakshmi Vilas Bank - Matsugu Asakawa (Japan)
has been merged with the Indian branch of DBS Bank of Singapore.  Secretary General, INTERPOL - Jurgen Stock (Germany)
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 Chairman, INTERPOL - Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi (UAE)

Defence Equipment  President, International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Equipment Developed By What is ? - Joan Donoghue
 HELINA Developed in India Anti-tank Missile  Administrator, Space Agency NASA - Bil Nelson

 Chinook American Company Boeing Helicopter  President, New Development Bank (NDB) - Dilma Rousseff
 Barak-8 DRDO and Israel Surface to Air Missile  High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) - Filippo Grandi (Italy)
 INS Vela France Scorpene Submarine
 President, United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
 Rafale France (Dassault Aviation) Fighter Aircraft
- Volker Turk (Austria)
 S-400 Russia Air Defense System
 Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
 Pinaka India (First Indigenous) Rocket
- Rafael Grossi (Argentina)
 INS Kalvari Indigenously built Scorpene Submarine
 MS & CEO, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 Apache America Fighter Helicopter - Stephanie von Friedeburg

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 Famous National Women Indian Ambassadorto to various countries
 Lance Naik Manju - First woman skydiver of the Indian Army Ambassador/
Country Capital
 Priyanka Mohite - 1st Indian woman to scale 5 peaks above 8000m High Commissioner
 Dr. Alka Mittal - First Woman Chairperson of ONGC  Greece - Athens - Rudrendra Tandon
 PT Usha - First woman President, Indian Olympic Association  Iran - Tehran - Rudra Gaurav Shrestha
 Meghna Ahlawat- 1st woman President, Table Tennis Fed. India  Samoa - Apia - Neeta Bhushan

 Nallathambi Kalaiselvi - First woman director of CSIR  Chad - N'Djamena - Dr. Hifzur Rehman
 Namibia - Windhoek - M. Subbarayudu
 Abhilasha Barak- First woman combat aviator of the Indian Army
 Azerbaijan - Baku - M. Sreedharan
 Madhavi Puri Buch - First woman chairperson of SEBI
 Armenia - Yerevan - Nilakshi Saha Sinha
 Dhriti Banerjee- First woman director, Zoological Survey of India  Marshall Islands - Majuro - CB George
 Soma Mandal - First woman chairperson, SAIL  Saudi Arabia - Riyad - Suhel Azaz Khan
 Ayesha Aziz - India's youngest female pilot  Niue - Alofi - Neeta Bhushan
 Sirisha Bandla - 2nd woman of Indian origin to go into space  Comoros - Moroni - Bandaru Wilsonbabu
 Srishti Goswami - Chief Minister for 1 day, Uttarakhand State  Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussocro - Rajesh Ranjan

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 Slovak Republic - Bratislava - Apoorva Srivastava
 S. Dhulipudi Pandit - First woman Vice-Chancellor of JNU
 Bosnia - Sarajevo - Pratha Satpathy
 Pooja Devi - First woman bus driver of Jammu and Kashmir
 Ginni - Conakry - Avtar Singh
 Bhavna Kant - India's first woman fighter pilot
 Kuwait - Kuwait City - Model Swaka
 M- Veeralakshmi - India's first woman ambulance driver  Malta - Valletta - Gloria Gangte
 Shivangi Singh
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- India's first woman fighter pilot  Colombia - Bogotá - Vanlalhumba
 Jyoti Sharma - First woman judge of the Indian Army  Senegal - Dakar - Dinkar Asthana
 Shivangi Joshi - First woman pilot of the Navy  Madagascar - Antananarivo - Bandaru Wilsonbabu
 Chandrani Murmu - Youngest Parliamentarian  Benin - Porto Novo - G. Balasubramaniam
 Seychelles - Victoria - Karthik Pandey
 Indu Malhotra - First woman lawyer to become a judge in SC
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 Eritrea - Asmara - Prakash Chand
 Hina Jaiswal - First woman flight engineer of the Air Force
 Japan - Tokyo - Sibi George
Famous International Women  New Zealand - Wellington - Ms. Neeta Bhushan
 Georgia Meloni - First female Prime Minister of Italy  Canada - Ottawa - Sanjay Kumar Verma
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 Ayesha Malik - First woman Chief Justice of Pakistan  Korea - Seoul - Amit Kumar
 Thailand - Bangkok - Nagesh Singh
 Natasa Pirk Musar - First female president of Slovenia
 UK - London - Vikram K. Doraiswamy
 Katalin Novak - First female President of Hungary
 Kenya - Nairobi - Namgya Singh Khampa
 Gita Gopinath - First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
 Vietnam - Hanoi - Sandeep Arya
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 Magdalena Andersson - Sweden's first female prime minister  Bangladesh - Dhaka - Pranay Kumar Verma
 Ngozi Okonjo Iweala - First female Director General of WTO  Bhutan - Thimphu - Sudhakar Dalela
 Lauren Hubbard - First transgender to compete in the Olympics  Rep. of Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Ramu Abbagni
 Priyanka Radhakrishnan - New Zealand's first Indian-origin minister  Peru - Lima - Vishwas Vidu Sapkal
 Bangladesh - Dhaka - Pranay Verma
 Manisha Ropeta - First Hindu woman police officer, Pakistan
 Turkey - Ankara - Virender Kumar Paul
 Noura Al-Matrooshi - UAE's first female astronaut
 United Nations - New York City - Ruchira Kamboj
 Samia Suluh Hassan - First female President of Tanzania
 Nepal - Kathmandu - Navin Srivastava
 Swollen Arnold - First female president of Walt Disney  Ukraine - Kiev - Harsh Kumar Jain
 Dr. Sara Gill - Pakistan's first transgender doctor  Belize - Belmopan - Pankaj Sharma
 Xiomara Castre - First female President, Honduras  Salomon Islands - Honiara - S. Inbasekar
 Ursula von der Leyen - First female President European Commission  Liechtenstein - Vaduz - Sanjay Bhattacharya

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 World's leading companies (CEOs) Chief Guest, 2021-23 Republic Day Celebrations
Company CEO  2023 (74th) - Egypt President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Best Tableau
 Apple - Tim Cook Award - Uttrakhand, based on the theme 'Manaskhand')
 Microsoft (President) - Satya Nadella
 2022 (73th) - None (Theme : India@75) (Best Tableau Award -
 Serum Institute of India - Adar Poonawalla
Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Tableau of Uttar Pradesh)
 Tata Sons / Tata Trust - N. Chandrasekaran / Sidharth Sharma
 2021 (72nd) - None (Due to COVID-19)
 MasterCard - Michael Miebach
 Hindustan Unilever Limited - Rohit Jawa Major Missions of ISRO : 2022-23
 Sansad TV (CEO) - Utpal Kumar Singh Mission Launch Date Launch Vehicle
 TCS - K Krithivasan  OneWeb India-2 26 March 2023 LVM3-M3
 Infosys - Salil Parekh  EOS-07 10 Feb. 2022 SSLV-D2
 Alphabet Inc./google - Sundar Pichai  OneWeb India-1 23 Oct. 2022 LVM3-M2
 Amazon - Andy Jassy  EOS-06 26 Nov. 2022 PSLV-C54
 Flipkart - Kalyan Krishnamurthy  DS-EO Mission 29 Jun. 2022 PSLV-C53
 YouTube - Neal Mohan  GSAT-24 23 Jun. 2022 Ariane-5 VA257

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 Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg  EOS-04 14 Feb. 2022 GSLV-C52
 Twitter - .......
 Whatsapp - Will Cathcart Upcoming mission : ISRO
 Meta India (Head) - Sandhya Devnathan Mission Date Key Points / Objectives
 FSSAI (CEO) - G. Kamala Vardhana Rao  Chandrayaan-3 2023 Another attempt to touch moon's surface

Resident Grievance Officer of a Social Media

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 Shukrayaan-1 2024 To study Venus's atmosphere
 Mangalyaan-2 2024 India's second Mars mission
 Facebook : Spoorthi Priya
 Aditya-L1 2023 India's first Space mission to the Sun
 Twitter : Vinay Prakash  NISAR 2023 1st Dual Band Radar Imaging Satellite
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 Whatsapp : Paresh B. Lal  Europa Clipper 2024 For study of Jupiter's moon 'Europa'

 Telegram : Abhimanyu Yadav

Census of India-2011
 Instagram : Spoorthi Priya
 Total population of the country - 121.08 Crore
Koo : Rahul Satyakam
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  World's population is in India - 17.5%

 LinkedIn : Tanya Mampili  Population in the age group 0-6 - 16.44 Crore (13.6%)
 Decadal population growth (2001-2011)- 18.19 Crore (17.7%)
Indian Airlines and their Heads  Population density - 382 persons / sq km.
Airlines Headquarters Head/CEOs  Sex ratio - 943 females / 1000 males
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 Air India Delhi Campbell Wilson  Literacy rate - 73%

 IndiGo Gurugram (Hariyana) Pieter Elbers
 Air India Express Kochhi (Keral) Pradip Singh Khrola
Leoard Census Report 2018
 Spice Jet Gurugram (Hariyana) Ajay Singh  Issuer - Ministry of Environment
 Go First Mumbai (Maharashtra) Kaushik Khona  Total number of leopard in India - 12,852

 Air Asia India Benguluru (Karnataka) S. Ramadurai  Tiger population growth between 2014 and 2018 - 60%
 State with highest leopard - M.P. (3421)>Karnataka>Maharashtra
 Vistara Gurugram (Hariyana) Vinod Kannan
 Jet Airways Mumbai (Maharashtra) Sanjiv Kapoor Tiger Census Report 2018
 Blue Dart Aviation Chennai (Tamilnadu) Tushar Jani  Total number of tigers in India - 2967 (Bihar - 31)
 Pawan Hans Noida (U.P.) B.P. Sharma  Tiger population growth between 2014 and 2018 - 33%
 Deccan Charters Benguluru (Karnataka) G.R. Gopinath  State with Highest tiger - M.P. (526)>Karnataka>Uttarakhand

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 Cyclones in India in 2021-22 Major Agricultural Producing : India & World
Name Affected Region Origin Naming Crop / Food grains First in the world First in India
 Taucate Maharashtra, Gujarat Arabian Sea Myanmar  Rice China West Bengal
 Buravi Tamil Nadu, Kerala Bay of Bengal Maldives  Wheat China Uttar Pradesh
 Nivar Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Bay of Bengal Iran  Maize America Karnataka
 Nisarga Maharashtra, Gujarat Arabian Sea Bangladesh  Pulses India Madhya Pradesh

 Ampha n Odisha, W. Bengal Bay of Bengal Thailand  Peanuts China Gujarat

 Sugarcane Brazil Uttar Pradesh
 Gulab Odisha, Andhra Prad. Bay of Bengal Pakistan
 Jute India West bengal
 Shaheen Oman, Iran Arabian Sea Qatar
 Tobacco China Andhra Pradesh
 Javad Odisha, Meaning - noble Bay of Bengal Saudi Arab
 Natural rubber Thailand Kerala
 Asani Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Bay of Bengal Sri Lanka
 Coffee Brazil Karnataka
 Sitrang Bangladesh Bay of Bengal Thailand  Sunflower Ukraine Karnataka
 Mandous Tamilnadu Bay of Bengal UAE  Jowar America Karnataka
 Cotton China Gujarat
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 Potato China Uttar Pradesh
Top 3 in the world Top 3 in India
 Onion China Maharashtra
 1st Frontier (USA)  1st Paramsiddhi(CDAC, Pune)  Tea China Assam
 2nd Fugaku (Japan)  2nd Pratyush (IITM, Pune)  Soyabean America Madhya Pradesh
 3rd Limi (Finland)  3rd Mihir (IITM, Pune)  Pulses India Madhya Pradesh
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India State of Forest Report-2021  Sugar India Maharashtra
 Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar released  Spices India Madhya Pradesh
India State of Forest Report 2021 (17th) on January 13, 2022.
Major Minerals Producing : India and World
Important facts
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Minerals First in the world First in India
 Total forest and tree in the country - 8,09,537 sq. km. (24.62%)
 Coal China Jharkhand
 Total forest cover in the country - 7,13,789 sq. km. (21.71%)
 Diamond Russia Madhya Pradesh
 Total tree cover in the country - 95,748 sq km- (2.91%)
Copper Chile Madhya pradesh
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 Increase in forest and tree cover - 2,261 sq.km.
 Iron ore Australia Odisha
 Increase in forest cover - 1,540 sq.km.  Silver Mexico Rajasthan
 Increase in tree cover - 721 sq.km.  Crude oil America Rajasthan
 Total mangrove forest - 4,992 sq. km. (increase-17 sq.km.)  Natural Gas America Assam
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 States with maximum mangrove forest area - West Bengal  Bauxite Australia Odisha
(42.33%), Gujarat (23.54%), Andaman-Nicobar (12.34%)  Manganese Ore South Africa Madhya Pradesh

 States with highest forest area - Madhya Pradesh (77,493 km2),  Gold China Karnataka

Arunachal Pradesh (66,688 km2), Chhattisgarh (55,717 km2)  Mica China Andhra pradesh
 Uranium Kazakhstan Andhra Pradesh
 States with least forest area - Haryana (1,603 km2), Punjab
 Tungsten China Andhra Pradesh
(1,847 km2), Goa (2,244 km2)
 Cadmium China Andhra pradesh
 Top states showing increase in forest cover - Andhra Pradesh
 Nickel Indonesia Odisha
(647 km2), Telangana (632 km2), Odisha (537 km2)
 Chromite South Africa Odisha
 States with highest forest cover percentage - Mizoram (84.53%),
 Chromite South Africa Odisha
Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%)
 Tin China Chhattisgarh
 Total carbon stock in country's forests - 7204 million tonnes  Platinum South Africa Odisha

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 Changed names of Cities & others India's covid vaccination campaign
Old Name Changed Name Different Phases From When Age Limit
 Islam Nagar Village (MP) - Jagdishpur Phase I 16 January 2021 front line employees
 Mughal Garden (Delhi) - Amrit Udyan
Phase II 4 March 2021 60 years or more
 Mopa Airport (Goa) - Manohar International Airport
 Hollongi Greenfield Airport (Arunachal P.) - Doni-Polo Airport 1 April 2021 45 years or older
 Chipi Airport (Maharashtra) - Barrister Nath Pai Airport Phase III 1 May 2021 18 years or older
 Mahakal Corridor (Ujjain) - Shri Mahakal Lok
3 Jan 2022 Over 14 Years
 Faizabad Cantt - Ayodhya Cantt
10 January 2022 Booster dose to
 Daulatabad Fort (Maharashtra) - Devgiri Fort frontline workers &
 Kibithu Military Camp (AP) - G. Bipin Rawat Military Garrison above 60 years
 Rajpath (Delhi) - Kartavaya Path 16 March 2022 12 to 14 years (child)
 Chandigarh Airport - Shaheed Bhagat Singh Int. Airport
10 April 2022 Precaution dose for
 Leicester Cricket Ground (Eng.) - Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Ground normally 18-59 years
 Point 5140 (Dras Sector) - Gun Hill
26 April 2022 6 to 12 years (chid)

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 Aurangabad District (Maharashtra) - Sambhaji Nagar
 National Institute of Rail and Transport - Gatishakti University Note : A gap of 9 months or 39 weeks from the date of the
 'Harijan' word - Dr. Ambedkar (by Delhi Government) second dose was prescribed for the booster dose. Now it has
been reduced to 6 months or 26 weeks.
 Ruchi Soya Industries - Patanjali Foods Limited
 Tata Sky - Tata Play Awards received by Prime Minister : 2016-21
 Shivpuri Gram Panchayat - Kundeshwar Dham
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 Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud Award 2016 - Saudi Arabia
 Miyan Ka Bada Railway Station (Raj.) - Mahesh Nagar Halt
 Amir Amanullah Khan Award 2016 - Afghanistan
 Hoshangabad / Shivpuri / Babai (M.P.)
 Seoul Peace Prize 2018 - South Korea
- Narmadapuram / Kundeshwar Dham / Makhan Nagar
 Grand Collar Award 2018 - Palestine
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 Kevadiya Railway Station (Gujarat) - Ekta Nagar Railway Station
 Champion of the Earth Award 2018 - United Nation
 Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Sikkim) - Narendra Modi Marg
 Bihar Makhana - Mithila Makhana  Global Goalkeeper Award 2019

 Mainpuri Sainik School (UP) - General Bipin Rawat Sainik School - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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 Jhansi Railway Station (UP) - Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station
 Patalpani Railway Station (Indore) - Tribal Icon 'Tantya Mama'
 Habibganj Railway Station (MP) - Rani Kamlapati Railway Station
 Lok Sabha-Rajya sabha TV - Sansad TV
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 The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance 2019 - Bahrain
 Order of Zayed Award 2019 - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 St. Andrews the Apostle Award 2019 - Russia
 Philip Kotler Award 2019 - Kellogg School of Management

 Mid Day Meal Scheme - PM Poshan  Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen Award 2019 - Maldives
 Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park (Assam) - Orang National Park  Legion of Merit Award 2020 - America
 Army Sports Institute (Pune) - Neeraj Chopra Stadium  Nagda Pel Ji Khorlo 2021 - Bhutan
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
- Major Dhyan Chand khel Ratna Award Colors and Pictures : Indian notes
 Kakori Kand - Kakori Train Action  Rs 10 (Chocolate Brown) - Konark Sun Temple
 Manduadih Railway Station (U.P.) - Banaras Junction  Rs 20 (Green-Yellow) - Ellora Caves
 Ministry of Human Resource Dev. - Ministry of Education  Rs 50 (Fluorescent Blue) - Hampi's stone chariot
 Chenani Nashri Tunnel - Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel  Rs.100 (Lavender Colour) - Rani Ka Vav
 Wheeler Island - APJ Abdul Kalam Island  Rs. 200 (Bright Yellow) - Sanchi Stupa
 Havelock Island / Neil Island - Swaraj Dweep / Shaheed Dweep  Rs. 500 (Stone Grey) - Red Fort
 Ross Island - Netaji Subhash Chandrabose Island  Rs. 2000 (Magenta) - Mangalyaan

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 Schemes / Campaigns and States Schemes / Campaigns and States
Scheme / Yojana / Campaigm / Mission State/Govt. Scheme / Yojana / Campaigm / Mission State/Govt.
 Mukhyamntri Vriksh Sampada Yojana - Chhattisgarh  Operation Mukti Abhiyan - Uttarakhand
 Ladli Bahna Yojana / Ladli Laxmi Yojana 2.0- Madhya Pradesh  Egg and Milk Scheme / MEDISEP Scheme - Kerala
 Didi Suraksha Kavach Abhiyan - West Bengal  Padhe Bharat Campaign / Yuva 2.0 - Education Ministry
 Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust Campaign - Bandhan Bank  Puneet Sagar Abhiyan - NCC and NHAI
 Friends of Library Scheme - Tamil Nadu  Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme - Tamil Nadu
 Arunodaya 2.0 Scheme / Millet Mission - Assam  My Policy, My Hands Initiative - Ministry of Agriculture
 Seva Aapke Dwar 2.0 Scheme - Arunachal Pradesh  Tele-Manas Initiative - Ministry of Health
 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme - Ministry of Railways  Nari Ko Naman Yojana - Himachal Pradesh
 Digital Shakti 4.0 Campaign - National Commission for Women  Single Use Plastic Buy Back Scheme - Himachal Pradesh
 One District, One Sport Scheme - Uttar Pradesh  My Pad, My Rights Scheme, 'Jiva' Program - NABARD
 Aasara Pension Scheme / Kanti Velugu Scheme - Telangana  Sujal Yojana / Matrushakti Udmita Yojana - Haryana
 Har Ghar Gangajal Yojana - Bihar  Earn with Learn Scheme - Tripura
 CHHATA Scheme / AMLAN Campaign - Odisha  CM Udyam Khiladi Upgradation Scheme - Uttarakhand

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 Good Governance Award Scheme / Chirag Scheme - Haryana  One Nation One Ration Card / Swanirbhar Nari Yojana - Assam
 CM Dev Darshan Yatra Scheme - Goa  'Aanchal' Campaign - Rajasthan
 CM Education Award Scheme - Odisha  CM Matrushakti and Poshan Sudha Yojana - Gujarat
 Anti dust campaign - Delhi government  Ennam Ezhutham Scheme - Tamil Nadu
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Swachhta Hi Seva Campaign
Chief Minister Dairy Plus Scheme
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- Chhattisgarh
- Madhya Pradesh
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Lok Milni Scheme
E-Learning Scheme / Chara Bijai Yojana
- Punjab
- Haryana
 Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park Scheme- Chhattisgarh  Chief Minister Free Sewer Connection Scheme - Delhi
 Football for All Initiative - Odisha  'Jivhala' Special Loan Scheme - Maharashtra
 Mission Life (from Kevadiya, Gujarat) - by PM Modi  Chief Minister Mitan Scheme - Chhattisgarh
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 Universal Health Insurance Scheme - Nagaland  Nethanna Insurance Scheme - Telangana
 Dhan Varsha Yojana / Bima Ratna Yojana - LIC  'Bharat Tap' initiative - Ministry of Housing
 Vande Bharatam Initiative - Maharashtra  SAANS Social Awareness Campaign - Karnataka
 Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme - Nagaland  SVANidhi se Samriddhi Scheme - Ministry of Housing
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 Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan - Ministry Social Justice  Him Prahari scheme - Uttarakhand
 Vigil Aunty Campaign - HDFC Bank  One Station One Product Initiative - South Central Railway
 Humar Beti-Humar Maan Yojana - Chhattisgarh  AVSAR Planning - Airport Authority
 Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Yojana - Karnataka  CM Industry Revolution Scheme - Madhya Pradesh
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 Operation Mukti Abhiyan - Uttarakhand State  School Chalo Abhiyan - Uttar Pradesh
 Mukhyamantri Baal Aashirwad Yojana - Madhya Pradesh  CM Horticulture Insurance Scheme - Haryana
 Smile-75 Initiative - Ministry Social Justice  Kashi Yatra Yojana / Vinay Samarasya Yojana - Karnataka
 One MLA One Pension Scheme - Punjab  CM Cha Shramik Kalyan Prakalp Yojana - Tripura
 Vidyanidhi Scheme - Karnataka  Mooh Band Rakho Campaign - HDFC Bank
 Mahila Nidhi Yojana - Rajasthan  'House Work is Work' Project - Axis Bank
 Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme - Meghalaya  Amma and Bahini Scheme - Sikkim
 Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme - Rajasthan  Kaushalya Matritva Yojana - Chhattisgarh
 Pudhumai Pen Scheme - Tamil Nadu  Kunsyom Scheme - Ladakh
 CM Bhikshavriti Nivaran Yojana - Bihar  Donate-a-Pension Initiative - Labor Ministry
 Vidya Rath - School on Wheels Project - Assam  Waste to Wealth Creation Program - SIDBI
 Catch the Rain Campaign - Ministry of Jal Shakti  STREE Project - Kerala Tourism

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 Festivals / Summits / Meetings : 2022-23 GI Tags : 2021-23
Festivals / Summits Venue Products Year States / UT's
 Madhavpur Mela 2023 - Gujarat  Banarasi Paan 2023 Uttar Pradesh
 Rongali / Bohag Bihu 2023 - Assam  Langra Mango 2023 Uttar Pradesh
 Matua Mela 2023, Gangasagar Mela 2023 - West Bengal  Ramnagar Bhanta 2023 Uttar Pradesh
 G-20 Flower Festival 2023, Aadi Mahotsav 2022- New Delhi  Adam Chini Rice 2023 Uttar Pradesh
 Science Literature Festival 2023, Divine Art Fair - Bhopal  Basmati 'Nagri Dubraj' (Rice) 2023 Uttar Pradesh
 National Youth Parliament Festival 2023 - New Delhi  Morena's Gajak 2023 Madhya Pradesh
 9th International Yoga Festival 2023 - Rishikesh, Uttarakhand  Sundarja Mango of Rewa 2023 Madhya Pradesh
 Maghi Mela 2023, Shrimp Fair - Punjab  Kangra Tea (by European Union) 2023 Himachal Pradesh
 Yoshang Festival 2023 - Manipur  Gamocha (Gamcha) 2022 Assam
 Purple Fest. 2023, Sao Joao Fest. 2022 - Goa  Tandoor Lal Chane 2022 Telangana
 Attukal Pongal 2023, Onam, Thrissur Pooram festival - Kerala  Raktse Carpo Apricot 2022 Ladakh
 Kala Ghoda Art Festival, National Culture Festival - Mumbai  Attappadi Attucombu Avara 2022 Kerala
 Khajuraho Dance Festival 2023 - Madhya Pradesh  Attappadi Thuvara (Red Gram) 2022 Kerala

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 Ajanta-Ellora International Festival 2023 - Maharashtra  Onattukara Pallu 2022 Kerala
 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela - Faridabad, Haryana  Kanthallur-Vattavada Veluthulli 2022 Kerala
 Saras Fair 2023, Lavender Festival 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir  Kodungallur Pottuvelari 2022 Kerala

 Orange Festival 2023 - Kohima, Nagaland  Mithila Makhana 2022 Bihar

 Narasimhapettai Nagaswaram 2022 Tamil Nadu
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 Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2023

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Magh / Bhogali Bihu, Ambubachi Mela, Baikho festival - Assam
- Maharashtra  Vadakolam rice 2021 Maharashtra
 Kuttiyattoor Mango / Adoor Chilli 2021 Kerala
 26th National Youth Festival - Dharwad-Hubli (Karnataka)
 Kanyakumari Clove 2021 Tamil Nadu
 Cherchera Festival 2023 - Chhattisgarh
 Karuppur Kalamkari Painting 2021 Tamil Nadu
 Torgya Festival, Pashuram Kund Festival - Arunachal Pradesh
 Kallakuruchi Wood Carving 2021 Tamil Nadu
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 International Kite Festival 2023 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat
 White Onion (Alibagh) 2021 Maharashtra
 Tamu Lhosar 2022 - Sikkim
 Mahoba Ka Paan 2021 Uttar Pradesh
 Dhanu Yatra Festival 2022, Nuakhai Festival 2022 - Odisha
 Sojat Mehandi 2021 Rajasthan
 Losar Festival 2022 - Ladakh
 Kumaon Chyura oil 2021 uttarakhand
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 10th North East Festival 2022 - New Delhi

 Munsiyari Rajma 2021 Uttarakhand
 Swar Dharohar Festival 2022 - New Delhi
 Aipan (Rangoli) 2021 Uttarakhand
 Sangai Festival 2022, Shirui Lily Festival - Manipur
 Tamta Products 2021 Uttarakhand
 Hornbill Festival 2022 - Nagaland
 Judima Rice Wine 2021 Assam
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 International Lusophone Festival 2022 - Goa

 Kachai Lemon 2021 Manipur
 Groundnut Festival 'Kadalekai Parishe' 2022 - Karnataka
 Chak Hao (Black Rice) 2021 Manipur
 International Geeta Mahotsav 2022 - Kurukshetra, Haryana
 Sirarakhong Chilli 2021 Manipur
 Wangala Festival 2022, Behdinkhlam Festival 2022 - Meghalaya
 Amur Falcon Festival 2022, Shumang Leela Festival - Manipur
Dictionaries Word of the Year
Dictionary Word of the Word of the
 National Tribal Dance Festival 2022 - Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Year 2021 Year 2022
 Bathukamma Flower Festival 2022 - Telangana
 Adipuram Festival 2022 - Tamil Nadu  Oxford Vax Goblin mode
 Solung Festival 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh Merriam-Webster Vaccine Gaslighting
 Mango Festival 2022 - Lucknow, U.P. Cambridge NFT Homer
 Sarhul Festival 2022 - Jharkhand  Collins Perseverance Permacrisis
 Kharchi Festival 2022 - Tripura Dictionary.com Allyship Woman

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 Obituaries : 2022-23 Obituaries : 2022-23
Person Date Field Person Date Field

 Salim Durani 2 April Former Cricketer  Lewis Fletcher 23 Sep. Oscar Winner
 Gordon Moore 24 Mar. Co-founder of Intel  Hillary Mantle 22 Sep. First woman, two Booker Prizes
 Pradeep Sarkar 24 Mar. Writer and Director  Raju Srivastava 21 Sep. Comedian
 Satish Kaushik 9 Mar. Actor and Filmmaker  Krishnam Raju 11 Sep. Telugu actors
 A M Ahmadi 2 Mar. Former Chief Justice of India  Swami Swaroopanand 11 Sep. Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth
 Satyavrat Mukherjee 3 Mar. Union Minister (BJP)  B. B. Lal 10 Sep. Archaeologist
 OP Kohli 22 Feb. Former Governor, Gujarat  Elizabeth II 8 Sep. Queen of britain
 Tulsidas Balaram 16 Feb. Indian Footballer  K.N. Singh 8 Sep. Former judge
 Balipa Bhagwat 16 Feb. Screenwriter and Singer  Valery Polyakov 7 Sep. Soviet cosmonaut
 Javed Khan Amrohi 14 Feb. Actor  Ramchandra Manjhi 7 Sep. Bhojpuri Folk Dancer
 Lalita Lajmi 13 Feb. Painter  Birju Sah 4 Sep. Boxer
 Pervez Musharraf 5 Feb. Former President, Pakistan  Cyrus Mistry 4 Sep. Former Chairman of Tata Group
 Vani Jayaram 4 Feb. Playback Singer  B. Sheikh Ali 1 Sep. Historian

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 Balakrishna Doshi 24 Jan. Architect  Mikhail Gorbachev 30 Aug. Former President, Russia
 Neelmani Phukan 19 Jan. Poet  Abhijit Sen 29 Aug. Economist
 Badra Ali Jufe 17 Jan. Vice President of The Gambia  Ghaffar Nadiadwala 22 Aug Film Producer
 Kesari Nath Tripathi 8 Jan. Former Governor of West Bengal  Syed Sibte Razi 20 Aug Former Governor of Jharkhand
 Pele 29 Dec. Brazilian footballer  Samar Banerjee 20 Aug Footballer
 Kekela Satyanarayan 23 Dec. Actor
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 Sulochana Chauhan 10 Dec. Marathi Lavani singer  Amitabh Choudhary 16 Aug Former Chairman JPSC
 Grant Wahl 10 Dec. Journalist  Rakesh Jhunjhunwala 14 Aug Investors, Stock Market
 Manohar Devdas 7 Dec. Tamil writer  Maya Thevar 9 Aug First MP, AIADMK
 Krishnaji rao 7 Dec. Actor  Rudy Kurtzen 9 Aug Cricket umpire, South Africa
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 Yogendra Alagh 6 Dec. Economist  Uma Pemmaraju 8 Aug Fox News Founder
 Dominique Lapierre 4 Dec. Writer (Padma Bhushan-2008)  Johnny Femchon 4 Aug Boxer (Australia)
 Jharna Das 1 Dec. Actress  Nirmala mishra 31 July Bengali singer
 Vikram Gokhale 26 Nov. Actor  Fidel Ramos 31 July Former President, Philippines
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 Babu Mani 19 Nov. Fooballer  Atulananda Goswami 27 July Assamese writer

 Tabassum 18 Nov. Actress  Balwinder Safari 26 July Popular Punjabi singer from UK
 Daljit Kaur 17 Nov. Actress  David Trimble 25 July Peace Nobel Prize winner
 Abbas Muntasir 16 Nov. Basketball player  Bob Rafelson 23 July 'The Monkeys' co-producer
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 R. Ale. Kashyap 11 Nov. Mathematician  Anant Yashwant Khare 22 July Marathi writer
 Shyam Sharan Negi 5 Nov. Country's first voter  Bhupinder Singh 18 July Ghazal singer
 Ila Bhatt 2 Nov. Social Worker  Nirmal Singh Kahlon 16 July Former Speaker Punjab
 Jamshed J- Irani 31 Oct. Popular 'Man of Steel India'  Avadh Kaushal 12 July Social worker
 Nippon Goswami 27 Oct. Vajjan Actor  Monty Norman 11 July James Bond Theme Composer
 Pinaki Choudhary 24 Oct. Bengali film director  Barry Sinclair 10 July New Zealand Cricketer
 Anand Manani 23 Oct. Speaker of Karnataka Legislative  Shinzo Abe 8 July Former Prime Minister of Japan
 Liam Hamson 20 Oct. Rugby player  Luis Echeveria 8 July Former President of Mexico
 Subbu Arumugam 10 Oct. Exponent of 'Villupattu'  Jose Eduardo dos 8 July Former President of Angola
 Mulayam Singh Yadav 10 Oct. Founder of Samajwadi Party  BK Single 9 July Father of Indian Internet
 Dr. Temsula Aao 9 Oct. Author (Nagaland)  M. Sanusi Barkindo 5 July General Secretary OPEC
 Arun Bali 7 Oct. Actor  P. Gopinath Nair 5 July Freedom Fighter Gandhian

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 National Appointments : 2022-23 International Appointments : 2022-23
 Pinaki Chandra Ghosh - India's first Lokpal  Padma Lakshmi - Goodwill Ambassador of UNDP
 General Bipin Rawat - India's first CDS  Soumya Swaminathan - Chief Scientist of WHO
 Nritya Gopal Das - President, Ram Janmabhoomi Trust  Anita Bhatia - Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
 Vishal V Sharma - Permanent Representative UNESCO  Anshula Kant - CFO, World Bank
 R. S. Sharma - CEO, Ayushman Bharat Scheme  Suman Kumari - First Hindu woman judge, Pakistan
 Atul Dinkar Rane - CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace  Joe Biden - President, America (46th)
 Babita Singh - New Global Peace Ambassador 2022  Kamala Harris - Vice President, America
 Pradip Kumar Mohanty - Lokpal of India  Michael Bloomberg - Climate Ambassador, United Nations
 N. J. Ojha - Lokpal, MGNREGA  S. Ramchandra Gulwani- 1st Hindu woman civil servant, Pakistan
 Ruchira Kamboj - Permanent Representative of India to UN  Magdalena Andersen - First female prime minister of Sweden
 Vineet Saran - BCCI Ethics Officer and Lokpal  Prof. Bimal Patel - Chairman, International Law Commission
 Vanessa Nakate - Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF  Ayesha Malik - Pakistan's first woman Supreme Court judge
 Dr. Rajeev Behl - DG, Indian Council of Medical Research  Geeta Gopinath - 1st Deputy Managing Director, IMF
 Pierre-Olivier Gourinches - Chief Economist, IMF

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 Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan - Chief of Defence Staff (2nd)
 Pankaj Tripathi - National Icon, Election Commission of India  Xiomara Castre - First female President, Honduras
 Arvind Virmani - Whole Time Member, NITI Aayog  Katalin Novak - First female president, Hungary

 PT Usha - President, Indian Olympic Association  Indermeet Gill - Chief Economist, World Bank

 Meenesh C Shah - MD, National Dairy Development Board  Simon Steele - UN Climate Chief

 Anil Kumar Lahoti

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- Chairman and CEO, Railway Board  Charles III - King of UK
 Giorgia Meloni - First woman PM of Italy
 Arvind Walia - Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army
 Magdalena Andersson - First female Prime Minister of Sweden
 Vikram Dev Dutt - DG, Directorate General of Civil Aviation
 Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister, UK (57th)
 Praveen Sharma - Director, National Health Authority
 Natasa Pirk Musar - First female President, Slovenia
Naresh Lalwani - General Manager, Central Railway
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 Take. h. Asim Munir - Army Chief, Pakistan
 Ashwini Vaishnav - First Chancellor of Gati Shakti University
 Dina Boluarte - First female President, Peru
 Maithili Thakur - State Icon (Bihar)
 Sushmita Shukla - First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank
 BVR Subramaniam - CEO, NITI Aayog
 Aruna Miller - Lieutenant governor of Maryland (US state)
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 Ayushmann Khurrana - National Ambassador, UNICEF

 Claudine Gay - President, Harvard University
 MV Suchindra Kumar - Vice Chief, Army
 Chris Hipkins - Prime Minister, New Zealand (41st)
 AP Singh - Vice Chief, Air Force
 Manuela Roca Botti - First female PM, Equatorial Guinea
 Rajeev Raghuvanshi - Drug Controller General, India
 Apsara A. Iyer - President, Harvard Law Review
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 Shailesh Pathak - Secretary General, FICCI

 Nikos Christodoulides - President, Cyprus
 Rajesh Malhotra - Principal DG, PIB
 Mohammad Shahabuddin - President, Bangladesh
 Amitabh Mukherjee - Managing Director, NMDC
 Ajay Banga - President, World Bank
 Pranav Haridasan - MD & CEO, Axis Securities  Bola Tinubu - President, Nigeria
 S. S. Dubey - Controller General of Accounts (CGA)  Arun Subramaniam - First Indian American Judge, New York Court
 Jishnu Baruah - Chairman, CERC  Vo Van Thuong - President, Vietnam
 Craig Fulton - Head coach, Indian men's field hockey team  Ram Chandra Poudel - President, Nepal
 Tablesh Pandey & M Jagannath - Managing Director, LIC  Li Qiang - Prime Minister, China
 K. Krithivasan - CEO, Tata Consultancy Services  Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav - Third Vice President of Nepal
 G. Krishnakumar - Chairman, Bharat Petroleum Corporation  Eric Garcetti - US Ambassador to India
 Manmeet K. Nanda - Managing Director & CEO, Invest India  Dilma Rousseff - President, New Development Bank
 Ajay Singh - President, ASSOCHAM  Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed - Vice President, United Arab Emirates

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 Union Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers 15th President of India : Dropadi Murmu
 Narendra Modi Prime Minister  Draupadi Murmu won the presidential election on July 21, 2022
 Rajnath Singh Defence Minister and became the first tribal President of India and the 15th
 Amit Shah Home Minister, Cooperation Minister President of the country with the swearing-in on July 25, 2022.
 Draupadi Murmu's rival in election was Yashwant Sinha.
 Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways
 The counting of votes was done in four rounds in which a total
 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Finance; Corporate Affairs
of 4754 votes were cast. 4701 votes were found valid and 53
 Narendra Singh Tomar Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
votes were found invalid. The value of total votes was 528491.
 S. Jaishankar External Affairs  Draupadi Murmu got 2824 votes whose value was 676803.
 Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs  Yashwant Sinha got total 1877 votes whose value was 380177.

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 Smriti Irani Women and Child Development  She is the 2nd woman President of India after Pratibha Patil.
Minority Affairs (Additional Charge)  She was born on 20 June 1958 in Baidaposi village of

 Piyush Goyal Commerce and Industry, Consumer Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. She belongs to the Santhal

Affairs, Food, Textile community.

 Dharmendra Pradhan
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 Her father's name is Lt. Biranchi Narayan Tudu and husband's
name is Lt. Shyam Chandra Murmu.
Entrepreneurship
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 Prahlad Joshi Parliamentary Affairs, Coal, Mines
College (Bhubaneswar, Odisha).
 Narayan Rane Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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 Sarbananda Sonowal Ports, Shipping, Waterways, AYUSH as Councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
 Dr. Virendra Kumar Social Justice and Empowerment  Draupadi Murmu, a two-time MLA from Rairangpur seat on a
 Giriraj Singh Rural Development, Panchayati Raj BJP ticket, became the Minister of State (Independent Charge)
 Jyotiraditya Scindia Civil Aviation for Commerce and Transport in the Odisha Govt. in year 2000.
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Steel Ministry (Additional Charge)
'Neelkanth Puraskar' for the best MLA of the year 2007.
 Ashwini Vaishnav Railways, Communications, Electronic
 She was the first woman governor of Jharkhand till 2015-21.
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 Gajendra Singh Jal Shakti State Total Seats Phase Largest Party (Won Seats)
 Kiren Rijiju Law and Justice UP 403 07 BJP - 255
 Raj Kumar Singh Power, Renewable Energy Punjab 117 01 AAP - 92
 Hardeep Singh Puri Petroleum and Natural Gas Uttarakhand 70 01 BJP - 47
 Mansukh Mandaviya Health, Chemicals and Fertilizers Goa 40 01 BJP - 20
 Bhupendra Yadav Environment, Labour, Forest, Climate Manipur 60 02 BJP - 32

 Mahendra Nath Pandey Heavy Industries On January 8, 2022, the Election Commission announced the
 Purushottam Rupala Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries schedule of assembly elections for five states (Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
 G Kishan Reddy Culture, Tourism Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur). Polling began on February 10 and

 Anurag Thakur Information and Broadcasting, Sports results were declared on March 10.

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 States, Governors & Chief Ministers
State Capital Estd. Governor / Administrator Chief Minister
 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 Feb. 1987 Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik Pema Khandu
North Eastern States

 Tripura Agartala 21 Jan. 1972 Satyadev Narayn Arya Manik Saha

 Nagaland Kohima 01 Dec. 1963 La Ganesan Nephew Rio
 Manipur Imphal 21 Jan. 1972 Anusuiya Uikye N. Biren Singh
 Mizoram Aizawl 20 Feb. 1987 Haribabu Kambhampati Jormathanga
 Assam Dispur 26 Jan. 1950 Gulab chand katariya Hemant Biswa Sarma
 Meghalaya Shillong 21 Jan. 1972 Phagu Chauhan Conrad Sangma
 Sikkim Gangtok 16 May 1975 Lakshman Prasad Achary Prem Singh Tamang
 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 Jan. 1971 Shiv Pratap Shukla Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Uttarakhand Dehradun / 09 Nov. 2000 Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh Puskar Singh Dhami
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 Punjab Chandigarh - Banwari Lal Purohit (Additional Charge) Bhagwant Man
 Haryana Chandigarh 01 Nov. 1966 Bandaru Dattatreya Manohar Lal Khattar
 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 24 Jan. 1950 Anandiben Patel Yogi Adityanath
 Bihar Patna 22 Mar. 1912 Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Nitish Kumar
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Eastern

 Jharkhand Ranchi 15 Nov. 2000 CP Radhakrishnan Hemant Soren

 West Bengal Kolkata 26 Jan. 1950 C. V. Ananda Bose Mamta Banerjee
 Odisha Bhubaneswar 01 Apr. 1936 Prof. Ganeshi Lal Naveen Patnaik
Western Central

 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 01 Nov. 1956 Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel Shivraj Singh Chauhan
 Chhattisgarh Raipur 01 Nov. 2000 Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Bhupesh Baghel
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 Rajasthan Jaipur 30 Mar. 1949 Kalraj Mishra Ashok Gehlot
 Gujarat Gandhi Nagar 01 May 1960 Sri Acharya Devvrat Bhupendra Patel
 Maharashtra Mumbai 01 May 1960 Ramesh Bais Eknath Shinde
 Karnataka Bangalore 01 Nov. 1956 Thawar Chand Gehlot Basavaraj Bommai
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 Goa Panaji 30 May 1960 P.S. Sreedharan Pillai Pramod Sawant

South India

 Kerala Thiruvan- 01 Nov. 1956 Arif Mohammad Khan Pinarayi Vijayan

anthapuram
 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 Jan. 1950 R. N. Ravi M.K. Stalin
 Andhra Pardesh Vishakhapatnam 01 Oct. 1953 S Abdul Nazeer Jagmohan Reddy
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 Telangana Hyderabad 02 Jun. 2014 Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan K. Chandrashekhar Rao

 Jammu - Kashmir Srinagar / 31 Oct. 2019 Manoj Sinha (Lt. Governer) -
Jammu
 Ladakh Leh 31 Oct. 2019 B.D. Mishra (Lt. Governer) -
Union Territories (8)

 Delhi New Delhi - Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lt. Governor) Arvind Kejriwal
 Puducherry Puducherry - Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan (Lt. Governor) N. Rangaswami
 Andaman and Port Blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lt. Governer) -
Nicobar Islands
 Chandigarh Chandigarh 01 Nov. 1966 Banwari Lal Purohit (Administrator) -
 Dadra and Daman 26 Jan. 2020 Praful Patel (Administrator) -
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu -
 Lakshadweep Kavarati 01 Nov. 1956 Praful Patel (Additional Charge) -

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 High Courts of India
High Court Estd. Seat Bench Territorial Jurisdiction Chief Justice
1. Calcutta High Court 1862 Kolkata Port Blair West Bengal, Andaman and T. S. Sivagnanam
Nicobar Islands
2. Bombay High Court 1862 Mumbai Nagpur, Panaji Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Sanjay V Gangapurwala
And Aurangabad Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
3. Madras High Court 1862 Chennai Madurai Tamil Nadu, Puducherry T. Raja
4. Allahabad High Court 1866 Prayagraj Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Pritinker Diwaker
5. Karnataka High Court 1884 Bangalore Dharwad, Gulbarga Karnataka Prasanna B. Varale

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6. Patna High Court 1916 Patna Bihar K. Vinod Chandran
7. Gauhati High Court 1948 Guwahati Kohima, Aizawl, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram Sandeep Mehta
And Itanagar and Arunachal Pradesh
8. Orissa High Court 1948 Cuttack Odisha Dr. S. Murlidhar
9. Rajasthan High Court 1949 Jodhpur
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Jaipur Rajasthan Manindra Mohan Sriwastav

10. Jammu and Kashmir 1928 Srinagar/Jammu Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Tashi Rabstan
and Ladakh
11. Madhya Pradesh HC 1956 Jabalpur Gwalior, Indore Madhya Pradesh Ravi Vijay Kumar Malimath
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12. Kerala High Court 1956 Kochi Kerala, Lakshadweep S. Mani Kumar
13. Gujarat High Court 1960 Ahmedabad Gujarat Ashish Jitendra Desai
14. Delhi High Court 1966 New Delhi NCT Delhi Satish Chandra Sharma
15. Punjab and Haryana HC 1966 Chandigarh Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Ravi Shankar Jha
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16. Himachal Pradesh HC 1971 Shimla Himachal Pradesh Sabina

17. Sikkim High Court 1975 Gangtok Sikkim Vishwanath Somadder
18. Chhattisgarh High Court 2000 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Ramesh Sinha
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19. Uttarakhand High Court 2000 Nainital Uttarakhand Vipin Sanghi

20. Jharkhand High Court 2000 Ranchi Jharkhand Apresh Kumar Singh
21. Meghalaya High Court 2013 Shillong Meghalaya Sanjib Baberjee
22. Manipur High Court 2013 Imphal Manipur M V Muralidharan
23. Tripura High Court 2013 Agartala Tripura T A Gaur
24. Telangana High Court 2019 Hyderabad Telangana Ujjal Bhuyan

25. Andhra P. High Court 2019 Amravati Andhra Pradesh Prashant Kumar Mishra

Note: India currently has a total of 25 High Courts. Three High Courts were established for the first time in India in 1862 - Calcutta High
Court, Bombay High Court and Madras High Court. The 24th High Court of India was established in Hyderabad in the name of Telangana
High Court in 2019. The latest 25th High Court of India is Andhra Pradesh which was established in Amravati in 2019.

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 Countries of World : Who, What, Where ?
Country Capital Currency Parliament President / King PM / Chancellor
 India New Delhi Rupee Parliament Dropadi Murmu Narendra Modi
 Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Jatiya Sansad Moh. Shahabuddin Chuppu Sheikh Hasina
 Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani Shora Hibatullah Akhundzada Mullah Hasan Akhund
 Bhutan Thimphu Ngultram Tsogdu Jigme Khesar Namgal Wangchuk Lotay Tshering
 Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee National Assembly Arif Alvi Shahbaz Sarif (23rd)
 Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardene Kote Sri Lankan Rupee Parliament Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardene
 Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee National Panchayat Ramchandra Paudel Pushpa Kamal Dahal
 Myanmar Nay-Pyi-Taw Qayat Pyithu Hluttaw - Min Aung Hlaing
 China Beijing Renminbi People's Congress Xi Jinping Li Qiang

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 Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Majlis Ibrahim Mohamed Solih -
 Russia Moscow Ruble People's Congress Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Majlis-Al-Sura Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mohammed bin Salman
 Australia Canberra Australian Dollar Parliament - Anthony Albanese
 Argentina Buenos Aires Nuevo Peso
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National Congress Alberto Fernandez -
 Ukraine Kyiv Ukrainian hryvnia Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Zelensky Denys Shmyhal
 Indonesia Nusantara Rupiah ** Joko Widodo -
 Brazil Brasilia Real National Congress Lula da Silva -
 Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar Parliament Elizabeth-II Justin Trudeau
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 Nitherland Amsterdam Gildar / Euro *** Willem Alexander (King) Mark Rutte
 Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee National Assembly Prithviraj Singh Roopun Pravind Jagannath
 Cuba Havana Cuban Peso People's Power Miguel Diaz Canal Manuel Marrero Cruz
Italy Rome Euro / Lira Parliyament Sergio Mattarella Giorgia Meloni
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 Denmark Copenhagen Denis Krone Folketing Margarethe-II Mette Frederiksen

 Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound People's Assembly Abdel Fateh Al-Sisi Moustafa Madbouly
 Sweden Stockholm Swedish Kronor Riksdag - Ulf Christerson
France Paris Euro NationalAssembly Emmanuel Macron Elizabeth Bourne
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 Germany Berlin Euro Bundestag Frank Walter Steinmeier Olaf Scholz

 Iran Tehran Toman Majlis Ebraham Raisi -
 Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar National Assembly Abdul Latif Rashid Mustafa Al-Qadhimi
 Israel Jerusalem New Shekel The Knesset Isaac Herzog Benjamin Netanyahu
 Japan Tokyo Yen Diet Akishino (Crown Prince) Fumio Kishida
 Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound National Assembly Michael Aoun Najib Mikati
 South Korea Seoul Won National Assembly Yoon Suk-yeol Han Duck-soo
 Vietnam Hanoi Dong National Assembly Vo Van Thuong Pham Minh Chinh
 America Washington DC Dollar Congress Joe Biden -
 Britain London Pound Sterling Parliament Charles III Rishi Sunak
 Norway Oslo Norwegian Dollar Storting Herald V (King) Jonas Gahr Store

** People's Consultative Assembly [ 16 ] *** House of Representative

 First in India & World : 2021-23
 Country's first High Court to deliver bail verdict with the help of  Country's first greenfield grain-based ethanol plant - Purnia
AI based ChatGPT in murder case - Punjab & Haryana  First city to install vacuum based sewer system - Agra
 Asia's first woman Loco pilot to operate Vande Bharat Express  Country's first district with library in every village - Jamtara
- Surekha Yadav  India's first 'Amrit Sarovar' - Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)
 First woman officer to command a fighter unit in the Indian Air  First country to give legal rights to wild animals - Ecuador
Force - Shalija Dhami  India's first 'carbon-neutral panchayat' - Palligram (J&K)
 World's longest railway platform - Hubli (Karnataka)  India's first paperless state assembly - Nagaland
 India's first state with 100% electrified railway network - Haryana  India's first 'World Peace Center' - Gurugram (Haryana)
 First state to pass the 'Right to Health Bill' - Rajasthan  India's first alcohol museum - Goa
 First High Court to publish judgment in regional language - Kerala  First country to introduce Covid-19 DNA vaccine - India

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 First municipal body to issue green bond - Indore  World's Largest Igloo Cafe - Jammu and Kashmir
 Country's first green energy based solar panel - Uttarakhand  City with India's first water metro project - Kochi (Kerala)
 Largest floating solar plant in North India - Chandigarh  India's first heli hub - Gurugram, Haryana
 First case of 'norovirus' infection - Kerala  India's first privately built cryogenic rocket - Dhawan-1
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Number One Police Station
First country in the world to ban smoking
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- Aska Police Station (Odisha)
- New Zealand
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Country to launch world's first Dual Mode Vehicle - Japan
India's first sanitary napkin free village - Kumbalangi, Kerala
 India's first Gold ATM opened in - Hyderabad  India's First Food Safety Museum - Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
 The first state to launch its climate change mission - Tamil Nadu  India's first Omicron kit - Omisure
 First woman president, Indian Olympic Association - PT Usha  India's first LPG enabled and smoke free state - Himachal Pradesh
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 First woman skydiver of Indian Army - Lance Naik Manju  Name of India's first cryptocurrency index - IC15
 Highest polling station in the world - Tashigang (H.P)  India's first indigenous server - Rudra (C-DAC built)
 First city to issue municipal bonds - Vadodara (Gujrat)  Country's first mobile honey processing van- Sirora, Ghaziabad
 State implementing uniform price of gold across the state - Kerala  Odisha's first child marriage free district- Ganjam district, Odisha
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 State declared 100% 'Har Ghar Jal' - Gujarat  First state to declare cannabis cultivation legal - Himachal Pradesh
 India's first solar powered village - Modhera (Gujarat)  First State to start Cinnamon Cultivation - Himachal Pradesh
 First state to launch Gati Shakti Portal - Gujarat  India's first Dudang Conservation Reserve - Tamil Nadu
 Fully digitally literate Gram Panchayat - Pullampara (Kerala)  First state to implement e-cabinet system - Himachal Pradesh
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 First state to release encyclopedia of tribes - Odisha  First country in world to have a four-and-a-half day work week - UAE
 First village with RO water for every household - Bharataul (U.P.)  First National Park equipped with satellite- Kaziranga (Assam)
 Kerala's first tribal woman air hostess - Gopika Govind  India's first Graphene Innovation Center - Kerala
 Third Indian state with Food Security Atlas - Jharkhand  India's first open rock museum - Hyderabad (Telangana)
 Country's largest rubber dam - Gaya (Bihar)  India's first paperless High Court - Kerala High Court
 India's first forestry university - Telangana  First country to go 100% paperless - Dubai
 First state to get Har Ghar Jal Certification - Goa  First case of new variant of Corona OMICRON- South Africa
 India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier - INS Vikrant  First death from Corona's new variant OMICRON - UK
 First city to make traffic data public by Google - Aurangabad  First case of OMICRON in India - Karnataka
 First state to have its own internet facility - Kerala  India's first water plus city - Indore, Madhya Pradesh
 Formation of India's first 'Balika Panchayat' - Gujarat  India's first TB free union territory - Lakshadweep
 First metro city to get Biodiversity Register - Kolkata  India's first grass conservation center- Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

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 MoUs Signed in the Year : 2022-23
Related Field Related Country / Institution Month
 To collaborate on research technology and innovation India and Mexico March 2023
 To cooperate in digital infra, climate action, clean energy India and Spain March 2023
 To enhance digital literacy CSC Academy and NIELIT February 2023
 To cooperate in reintroducing cheetahs to the Asian country India and South Africa February 2023
 Air India to order 500 new aircraft Airbus and Boing February 2023
 To promote spacetech startups in India ISRO and Microsoft Jan 2023
 To sell Indigenous Satellite Quantum Key Distribution Products IN-Space and QNu Labs December 2022
 For on-device storage of government IDs DigiLocker and Google December 2022

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 To promote digital education Govt. of Assam and Google October 2022
 To promote millet produced products DA&FW & NAFED October 2022
 To develop Boxing Analytics software IIT Madras and IIS September 2022
 To increase digital literacy in India AICTE and Adobe September 2022
 To set up a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in Gujarat. UPL Ltd. and Clean Max September 2022
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To set up charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers in country Hero MotoCorp and HPCL September 2022
 To promote agriculture Govt. of Karnataka - Isha Foundation August 2022
 To protect India's cultural heritage UNESCO-Royal Enfield August 2022
 To make the economy of UP 10 trillion Govt. of UP - Deloitte India August 2022
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 For Tele Education (e-VBAB : e-Vidya Bharti and e-Arogya Bharti) India-Madagascar July 2022
 For bilateral cooperation on climate change India-Canada June 2022
 To provide motor insurance PhonePe-Kotak General Insurance June 2022
 To boost women's employment LinkedIn - UN Women June 2022
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 For cooperation in the fertilizer sector India-Jordan May 2022

 To upgrade Railway Telecom Ministry of Railways and C-DOT May 2022
 To find indigenous technology for technology development Indian Air Force and IIT Madras April 2022
 To convert civilian passenger aircraft into multi-mission tanker transport HAL and Israel Aerospace April 2022
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 To prepare country's first report on 'India's children's state' NITI Aayog and UNICEF April 2022
 To drive digital transformation BPCL and Microsoft April 2022
 Drone Based Mineral Exploration NMDC and IIT Kharagpur March 2022
 To boost AI readiness Intel India and DST March 2022
 To preserve India's intangible cultural heritage UNESCO and Indian Hotels Company March 2022
 To promote tourism India and Australia February 2022
 To finance solar projects Tata Power and SBI February 2022
 To develop Kenya transmission project Africa-50 and Power Grid Corporation January 2022
 For modernization of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas HAL and BEL January 2022
 For Strengthening Tech Startup Ecosystem STPI and HDFC Bank January 2022
 To procure AK-203 assault rifles India and Russia December 2021

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 Mobile Apps & Portals
App / Portal Issuer
 Call Before You Dig PM Narendra Modi
 AIS App Income Tax Department
 Sangam Youth Portal Ministry of Education & Skill
 Aab Prahari App IIT Delhi
 Prahari App BSF and Home Ministry
 Amar Sarkar Portal Tripura Government
 Right to Repair P. Food Minister Piyush Goyal
 Aab Prahari App IIT Delhi
Purpose / Related Facts
To avoid planned digging that could damage optical fiber cables
To view information related to TDS, interest, dividend, tax payment
To strengthen mutual understanding between youth of North East & other states.
To tackle the problem of water logging in urban areas.
For Proactive Governance Facility.
To take all the Central and State Govt. sponsored schemes to the doorstep.
To deal with the problem of water logging in urban areas.
To tackle the problem of water logging in urban areas.

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 Samarth e Portal Uttarakhand Education Depart. To improve higher education and provide quality education to the students.
 Jaldoot App Ministry of Rural Development To track water level in selected wells in villages across the country.
 Nidan Portal Narcotics Control Bureau To get details of criminal connected with drug trafficking.
 SAANS Portal Assam Government To prevent neonatal deaths.
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SCALE App
CM Da Hesi Portal
Education Minister D. Pradhan
Chief Minister Manipur
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Solutions for the skill learning and employment needs of the leather industry.
To address the grievances of Public.
 E-Samadhan Portal UGC For monitoring of grievances of students and employees in the University.
 JALDOOT App Ministry of Rural Development To assess the water level of wells in each village across the country.
 Lucky Bill App Kerala Govt. To curb GST evasion.
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 Pariksha Sangam Por. CBSE To streamline Board Exam Results, Sample Papers in one every window.
 Aadhar Face RD App UIDAI For face authentication.
 EV Mitra App BESCOM Company To provide information about Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
'Shaili' App Kerala Govt. To diagnose and control lifestyle diseases among the people in the state.
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 14400 App Andhra Pradesh Govt. To ensure foolproof evidence to be produced before the court.
 AAYU App Karnataka Govt. To overcome chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders through Yoga.
 Beach Vigil App Goa Govt. To benefit tourists and institutions working in the overall management of beaches.
ABHA Mobile App National Health Authority To manage health records.
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 Sambhav Portal Uttar Pradesh Govt. For Public Grievances, Monitoring Programs and Redressal of Schemes.
 Gatishakti Sanchar Telecommunication Department For Centralized Right of Way approval.
 Jan Nigrani App Jammu & Kashmir To help people to register complaints related to schemes online.
 1064 Anti-Corruption Uttarakhand state To help citizens to register complaints related to corruption.
 Kaval Uthavi App Tamil Nadu State To send emergency alerts to Police Control Room.
 Lokpal App Union Ministry of Rural Development Releted to the implementation of MNREGA schemes
 Kisan Mobile App IIT Roorkee To provide agro-meteorological services to farmers.
 Quit Tobacco App WHO To help people become smokeless and quit tobacco.
 Apna Kangra App Himachal Pradesh To provide hassle free experience to tourists and to promote sale of handicrafts.
 Saarthi App SEBI To empower investors with accurate knowledge of the securities market
 My Parking App Ministry of Information To provide digital on-spot and advance booking of vehicle parking

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 Brand Ambassadors
 Athlete Ambassador of Asian Hockey Fedration- Salima Tete Covid-19 : Important Facts
 Viacom-18 - MS Dhoni
 Corona virus started from - Wuhan, China in December, 2019
 India's Ambassador 'She Changes Climate' - Shreya Ghodawat
 Corona's official name - COVID-19 (Corona Virus Desease)
 US Ambassador to India - Eric Garcetti
 Hand ambassador by Savlon India - Sachin Tendulkar  Declared a global pandemic by WHO - on March 11, 2020
 National Mineral Development Corporation - Nikhat Zareen  The part of the human body affected by corona virus - Lungs
 UNICEF India National Ambassador- Ayushmann Khurana  First case of corona virus registered in India - In Kerala
 Bihar's State Icon & Bihar Khadi - Maithili Thakur  First death due to corona virus infection in India - in Karnataka
 Puma India - Harmanpreet Kaur
 Appeal of Janata Curfew by PM Modi - March 22, 2020
 Uttarakhand - Prasoon Joshi
 First lockdown in India - 25 March-14 April, 2020 (21 days)

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 Friendship Ambassador of Switzerland - Neeraj Chopra
 TB eradication program 'Nikshay Mitra' - Deepa Malik  First state to declare corona an epidemic - Haryana
 T20 World Cup for the Blind - Yuvraj Singh  First state to lockdown due to corona virus - Rajasthan
 Website 'Son of Maa Bharti' - Amitabh Bachchan  India's first Covid-19 vaccine recipient - Manish Kumar
 Bandhan Bank - Saurabh Ganguly  First PM infected with Covid-19 - Boris Johnson (UK)
 Punyakoti Datu Yojana
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- Kicha Sudeep
 First village to vaccinate 100% of adult population - Wayan (Jammu)
 National Icon of Election Commission - Pankaj Tripathi
 First city to achieve 100% vaccination target - Bhubaneshwar
 Garuda Aerospace - M. S. Dhoni
 Karnataka Brain Health Initiative - Robin Uthappa  First UT to achieve 100% vaccination target - Andaman-Nicobar

 My11Circle - Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad  First state to achieve 100% vaccination target - Himachal Pradesh
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 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Gurugram) - Tanishka & Riddhika Kotia  KHUDOL initiative against COVID-19 is related to - Manipur
 'Krishi Network' & Fino Payment Bank - Pankaj Tripathi  First country to develop a corona vaccine for animals - Russia
 Bank of Baroda brand endorser - Shaifali Verma  First Oxygen Express was run - Visakhapatnam to Nagpur
 Arunachal Pradesh Government - Sanjay Dutt
 Second Oxygen Express was run - Bokaro to Lucknow
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 TRIFED Aadi Mahotsav - MC Mary Kom

 Covid vaccination campaign started in India - January 16, 2021
 Bandhan Bank (Assam State) - Zubeen Garg
 Russian Film Festival 2021 - Imtiaz Ali  Tika Utsav : COVID-19 Vaccination - 11th to 14th April, 2021
 CoinDCX - Ayushmann Khurrana
COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer Company
Equitas Small Finance Bank - Rani Rampal and Smriti Mandhana
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 Commonwealth Bank - Sam Kar  Covaxin - Bharat Biotech and ICMR

 Global Vaccination Campaign (UNICEF) - David Behkam  Covishield - Serum Institute & ICMR (Oxford-AstraZeneca)
 One District One Product Scheme (U.P.) - Kangana Ranaut  Covax - Serum Institute of India, Pune
 Mastercard - Magnus Carlsen  Corbevax - Biological E. Ltd., Hyderabad
 National Basketball Association (NBA) - Ranveer Singh  ZyCoV-D - Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad
 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme' (Rajasthan) - Avni Lekhara  iNCOVACC - Bharat Biotech
 Assam's Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan - Lovlina Borgehain  Enocovax - ICR + NRC
 Desh Ke Mentor Program - Sonu Sood
 Russia's Sputnik-V - Gamaleya Research Institute
 Kerala Adventure Tourism - PR Shreejesh
 America's Moderna Vaccine - Moderna
 Banking Fraud Awareness Campaign (by RRB) - Neeraj Chopra
 Johnson & Johnson of America - Janssen Pharmaceutical
 'AU Small Finance Bank' & 'Vedantu' - Amir Khan
 Sputnik Light - Gamaleya Research Institute
 'Believe in Sports' Campaign - P. V. Sindhu & Michelle Li

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 Joint Military Exercise
Name Participants Venue Army
 AFINDEX-2023 India-African Continent Pune Army
 FRINGEX-2023 India-France Tiruvanthapuram, Kerala Army
 Konkan Ex. 2023 India-UK Konkan Coast in the Arabian Sea Navy
 13th Bold Kurukshetra 2023 India-Singapore Jodhpur Military Station, Rajasthan Army
 La Perouse-III Ex. 2023 Multinational Indian Ocean Region Navy
 Shinyuu Maitri Exercise 2023 India-Japan Komatsu, Japan Air Force
 Dastlik-IV Ex. 2023 India-Uzbekistan Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand Army
 Dharma Guardian-IV Ex. 2023 India-Japan Camp Imamzam, Shinga Province, Japan Army
Tarkash-VI Ex. 2023 Indo-US Chennai Army

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 First Cyclone-1 Ex. 2023 India-Egypt Jaisalmer, Central Rajasthan Army

 Veer Guardian Exercise 2022 India-Japan Hayakuri & Airbase Japan Air Force
 21st Varuna Exercise 2022 India-France West Coast Navy
 12th Agni Warriors 2022 India-Singapore Deolali, Maharashtra Navy
 7th Sangam Exercise 2022 India-USA
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 Kazind Ex 2022 India-Kazakhstan Umroi, Meghalaya Army
 16th Surya Kiran Exercise 2022 India-Nepal Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi (Nepal) Army
 8th Garuda Shakti Exercise 2022 Indo-Indonesia Karawang, Indonesia Army
 13th Naseem Al-Bahr Ex. 2022 India-Oman Coast of Oman Navy
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 26th Malabar Exercise 2022 Quad Countries (Multilateral) Yokosuka Island, Japan Navy
 29th SIMBEX Ex. 2022 Singapore-India Bay of Bengal / Visakhapatnam Navy
 Pitch Black-2022 Multinational Australia Air Force
Tiger Triumph Exercise-2022 Indo-US Visakhapatnam Army
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 JIMAX-VI 2022 Indo-Japan Bay of Bengal Navy

 Kakadu Exercise-2022 India-Australia Australia Navy
 Vostok exercise-2022 Multinational military exercise Russia Army
 'Udar Shakti' exercise 2022 India-Malaysia Malaysia Air Force
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 13th Vajra Prahar 2022 Indo-US at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh Army

 Vinbax 2022 Indo-Vietnam Chandimandir Army
 18th Yudh Abhayas 2022 Indo-US Auli, Uttarakhand Army
 Al Najah-IV Indo-Oman Rajasthan Army
 Vostok 2022 Multilateral Russia Army
 Maritime Partnership Ex.2022 India-Japan Andaman Sea Navy
 Sea Guardian-2 2022 China-Pakistan Military Port near Shanghai Navy
 Ex-Sampriti-X Indo-Bangladesh Jashore Military Station (Bangladesh) Army
 38th IND-INDO CORPAT India-Indonesia Andaman Sea Navy
 BALTOPS Multilateral (16 countries) Baltic Sea Navy
 Ex Khan Quest-2022 Multilateral (16 Countries) Mongolia Army

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 Committees & Commissions
Inquiry Committees & Chairman
 AR Dave Committee - To oversee All India Football Federation
affairs.
 Pradeep Nandrajog Committee - For recovery of money from
defaulters.
 Committee constituted to inquire into security lapses during PM's
visit to Punjab - Chairman : Indu Malhotra/ Sudhir K. Saxena
 Committee to investigate Lakhimpur Kheri incident - Chairman
: Pradeep Srivastava
 Committee to investigate DTC bus purchase process-OP Aggarwal
 Committee for Protection of Language, Culture and Land of
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Ladakh - Chairman : G. Kishan Reddy
 Committee for 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose - Chairman : PM Modi
 Committee to celebrate 75th anniversary of Independence -
Chairman : PM Modi
 Committee for TRP calculation - Shashi Shekhar Vempati
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 Committee to improve urban planning education system -
Chairman : Rajiv Kumar
 Expert Committee on Stressed Assets - Chairman: KV Kamath
Committee for the welfare of freedom fighters -G. Kishan Reddy
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 Committee to monitor stubble burning - Madan B. Lokur
 Chairman of the empowered panel set up for covid-19 vaccine
- R. S. Sharma
Ajay Bhalla Committee - To examine Chinese investments
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 National Sports Awards 2020 Selection Committee -
Chairman : Mukundakam Sharma
 Experts committee to study covid-19 impact on human rights
- Chairman : Dr. K. S. reddy
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 Dr. B. S. Chauhan Committee
- For judicial inquiry into Vikas Dubey case
 Drug Regulatory System Reform Committee - Rajesh Bhushan
 National Education Policy 2020 - Dr. K. Kasturirangan
 EGoM (Group of Ministers) - To oversee the corporatization of
(Chairman : Rajnath Singh) Ordnance Factory Board
 SCL Das Committee - To probe Assam gas well tragedy
of Assam Oil India Ltd.
 Pranab Sen Committee - Preventing Political Interference in
Government Figures
 K. V. Kamath Committee - To suggest financial parameters for
resolution of stressed assets
related to COVID-19
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New Education Policy 2020
The new education policy was announced by the HRD Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on July 29, 2020. A committee of experts
under the chairmanship of 'ISRO' chief K. Kasturirangan prepared
the draft of 'National Education Policy 2020' on May, 2019.
 Under the new education policy, the 5+3+3+4 model will be
implemented in place of the currently active 10+2 educational model.
 Himachal Pradesh is the first state to implement the New
Education Policy 2020.
Section-370 and 35A : Facts
 On August 11, 2019 the Govt. abolished the special status of the
state of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Clause-1 of the three sections of Article 370 is still in force.
 At the time of abrogation of Article 370, the Governor of Jammu
and Kashmir was Satya Pal Malik.
 On August 5, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the
'Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill-2019' to remove Article
370 in the Rajya Sabha.
 Jammu and Kashmir came into existence on 31 October 2019 as
two union territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh.
Girish Chandra Murmu became the first Lieutenant Governor
of the Union Territory of Jammu- Kashmir and Radha Krishna
Mathur became the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
NITI Aayog
 NITI Aayog is constituted by the Govt. of India on January, 1,
2015 which has been created in place of Planning Commission.
 Full form is National Institute for Transforming India (NITI).
 NITI Aayog is headed by the Prime Minister.
 Arvind Panagariya was the first Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog.
 Sindhushree Khullar was the first CEO of NITI Aayog.
Goods and Service Tax
 GST imlementation in India - 1st July, 2017 (GST Day- 1st July)
 Full form of GST is 'Goods and Services Tax'.
 The 122nd Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST was
introduced in Parliament in 2014.
 President gave his assent to the GST Bill on 8 September 2016.
 GST was implemented in India under the 101st Constitutional
Amendment.
 There is a total of 15 digits in the GST registration number.
 Rates fixed for GST - 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%
 Full form of SGST is 'State Goods and Service Tax'
 International Organizations
Organizations Estd. Headquarters President / Gen. Secretary Members
 International Labor Organization (ILO) 1919 Geneva Gilbert Houngbo (1 Oct.) 187 (187th Member - Tonga)
 Interpol 1923 Lyons (France) Chairman-Nasser Al-Raisi 194 (194th Member - Kiribati)
 Commonwealth 1931 London (UK) Patricia Scotland (G.S) 54 (54th Country - Maldives)
 United Nations 1945 New York (US) Antonio Gutres 193 (193rd Member - South Sudan)
 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 1945 Washington DC Cristalina Georgieva 190 (190th Member - Andora)
 World Bank 1945 Washington DC Ajay Banga 189 (189th member - Nauru)
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1945 Rome (Italy) Qu Dongue 197
 International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1945 Hague, Nitherland Joan Donoghue 194
 UNESCO 1945 Paris (France) Andre Azole 195

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 UNICEF 1946 New York Head-Catherine Russell 191
 World Health Organization (WHO) 1948 Geneva Tedros Adhanom 194
 OECD 1961 Paris (France) Mathias Cormann (G.S) 37 (37th member - Colambia)
 NATO 1949 Brussels Jens Stoltenberg (G.S) 31 (31th member - Finland)
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UNHCR
European Union (EU)
1950
1958
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Geneva
Brussels
Filippo Grandi (H.C)
Ursula von der Leyen
135
27 (Britain is not a member of EU)
 OPEC 1960 Vienna (Austria) Haitham Al-Ghais 13 (Qatar & Ecuador is out now)
 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 1961 Jakarta Ilham Aliyev 120
 Amnesty International 1961 London (UK) Agnes Calmard (G.S) 150
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 UNCTAD 1964 Geneva Rebecca Greenspan (G.S.) -
 UNDP 1965 New York Achim Steiner -
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) 1966 Manila Matsugu Asakawa 68
 New Development Bank (NDB) 2014 Shanghai (China) Dilma Rousseff 9 (9th Member - Egypt)
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 ASEAN 1967 Jakarta Lim Jock Hoi (G.S) 11 (11th Member - East Timor)
 SAARC 1985 Kathmandu Isala Ruwan Weerakoon 8 (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
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 G-15 1989 Geneva - 17 (Developing countries)

 APEC 1989 Singapore Prayut Chan-o Wongsuwan 21 (21st Member - Vietnam)
 United Nations Human Rights Council 2006 Geneva Federico Villegas 47
 World Trade Organization (WTO) 1995 Geneva Nagoji Okonjo-Evela 164 (164th Member - Afghanistan)
 ASEM 1996 Brusels - 53
 BIMSTEC 1997 Dhaka Shahidul Islam (G.S) 7
 Shanghai Cooperation Org. (SCO) 2001 Bijing Zhang Ming (G.S) 9 (9th Member - Iran)
 International Criminal Court (ICC) 2002 Hague, Nitherland Piotr Hofmanski 124 (124th Member - Malaysia)
 African Union (AU) 2002 Addis Ababa Felix Antoine Tshedky 55
 IBSA 2004 Lugano (Swit.) - 3 (India, Brazil, South Africa)
 BRICS 2008 Shanghai (China) Sergei Ryabkov 5 (Brazil, Russia, India, China, S. Africa)
 International Solar Alliance (ISA) 2015 Gurugram DG - Ajay Mathur 102 (102nd - Antigua & Barbuda)

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 International Summits : 2022-23
 First G-20 ECSWG meeting, 2023  First I2U2 Summit, 2022

 Event - Bengaluru (9-11 February, 2023)  Events (July 14) - Virtually

 President from India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Topic - Sustainable and Climate Resilient Blue
 Full form of I2U2 - India, Israel, USA, UAE
Economy
 Key Points - Six areas (Water, Energy, Transport,
 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023
Space, Health and Food Security) were
 Events (16-20 January 22) - Davos, Switzerland
discussed in this conference
 Topic - Cooperation in a Fragmented World
 32nd NATO Summit, 2022
 COP-15 UN Convention on Biological Diversity, 2022

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 Events (28-30 June) - Madrid (Spain)
 Event (19 December 22) - Montreal (Canada)  Chaired by - Secretary-General : Jens Stoltenberg
 Chaired by - China  Key Points - Finland and Sweden were invited to

 Representation of India - Environment-Climate Minister Mr. join the alliance during the conference

Bhupendra Yadav
4N  31st Conference (2021) - Brussels (Belgium)

 In this, 4 goals and 23 objectives were fixed for 2030.  33rd Conference (2023) - Lithuania (Vilnius)
 48th G-7 Summit, 2022
 COP-27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2022
 Events (June 26-28) - Bavarian Alps, Germany
 Event (6-20 Nov. 22) - Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt)
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 Chaired by - Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz
 Chaired by - Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri
 Theme - Investing in a better Better Future
 Representation of India - Environment Minister Bhupendra
 Representation of India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Yadav
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 47th Summit - Cornwall (UK), 2021

 All countries agreed to establish a 'Loss and Damage' fund.
 49th Summit - Japan, 2023
 'In Our Lifetime' campaign was launched by India.
 4th Quad Summit, 2022
 COP-26 - Glasgow, Scotland (UK, 2021)  Venue (May 24, 2022) - Tokyao (Chaired by - Japan)
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 COP-28 - United Arab Emirates (2023)  Participating Countries - Australia, India, Japan, USA
 COP - Conference of the Parties  5th Summit - Australia (in 2023)

 17th G-20 Summit, 2022  14th BRICS Virtual Summit, 2022

 Event (15-16 November) - Bali (Edenasia)  Host (June 23-24, 2022) - China (Chaired by - Xi Jinping)

 Representation of India - PM Narendra Modi (Virtually)

 Theme/Theme
 Chaired by
 Representing India
 16th Conference
 18th Conference
- Recover Together, Recover Stronger
 Theme of the Conference - Foster High-quality BRICS Partner-
- Joko Widodo (President – Indonesia)
ship, Usher in a New Era for Global
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Development
- Rome (Italy, in 2021)  13th Summit - New Delhi, 2021
- India (in 2023)  15th Summit - South Africa, 2023

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 National Summit : 2022-23
 12th World Hindi Conference  India Water Impact Summit 2022
 Event - Nadi (Fiji) (February 15-17, 2023)  Event - New Delhi (December 15-17, 2023)
 Representation of India - External Affairs Minister Dr. S.  Theme - Restoration and Conservation of Small
Jaishankar Rivers in a Large Basin
 Theme of the conference - Hindi : From Traditional Knowledge  Defexpo 2022
to Artificial Intelligence  Events (18-22 Oct- 22) - Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
 14th Aero India 2023  Theme - Path to Pride
 Event - Bengaluru (February 13-17, 2023)  India Ideas Summit 2022
 Theme - The Runway to a Billion Opportunities

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 Event - New Delhi (September, 2022)
 Defence Ministers Conclave 2023  Theme - Maximizing the Next 75 Years of
 Venue - Bengaluru (February 14, 2023) U.S.–India Prosperity
 Theme - Shared Prosperity through  All India Official Language Conference
Enhanced Engagements in Defence
(SPEED)
4N  Event - Surat, Gujarat (September, 2022)
 Chaired by - Home Minister Amit Shah
 UP Global Investors Summit 2023  India Clean Air Summit 2022
 Event - Lucknow (February 11-12, 2023)  Event - Bengaluru (August, 2022)
 Theme - New India's Growth Engine
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 Purpose - To discuss the topics of air pollution,
 30th National Children's Science Congress climate change etc.
 Event - Ahmedabad (January 27-31, 2023)  Semicon India Conference, 2022
 Providing a unique opportunity to children in the age group of 10  Event - Bengaluru (April 2022)
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to 17 years to harness their scientific temperament and knowledge  Objective - To establish India as one of the key
 CII Bio-Energy Summit 2023 partners in the global semiconductor
 Event - New Delhi (January 12, 2023) supply chain
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 Theme - Energy Transition - Solutions for a  Wings India 2022

Sustainable Tomorrow  Venue - Hyderabad, Telangana (March, 2022)
 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan 2023  Theme - India@75: New Horizon for Aviation
 Event - Indore (MP) (January 8-10, 2023) Industry
 Chief Guest - Dr. Mohammed Irfan Ali (President,  Objective - To focus on trade investment, regional
Guyana) connectivity
 Theme - Diaspora : A reliable partner for India's  108th Indian Science Congress
progress in the Amritkal  Event - Pune, Maharashtra (January, 2022)
 1st All India Summit on Water Conservation  Theme - Science and Technology for Sustain-
 Event - New Delhi (January 5, 2023) able Development with Women

 Theme - Water Vision @ 2047 Empowerment

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 Various operations : 2021-22
 Operation Sadbhavna : To help people in rural areas and areas near the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian Army.
 Operation Alert : To enhance security along the India-Pakistan border by the Border Security Force (BSF).
 Operation Octopus : Raids by NIA and ED against Popular Front of India (PFI) for spreading violence and terror funding in country.
 Operation Dost : To help earthquake affected Turkey and Syria by Government of India
 Operation Garuda : CBI to eliminate drug network.
 Operation Meghchakra : CBI to trace people who are circulating child pornography.
 Operation Narcos : To stop drug smuggling through rail by Railway Protection Force.
 Mission Amanat : For tracking of lost luggage of passengers by Indian Railways.
 Operation Ganga : To bring back Indian citizens and students trapped in war-torn Ukraine by the Government of India.

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 Operation Olivia : To rescue the Olive Ridley turtles of Odisha by the Indian Coast Guard.
 Operation Vigilant : To prevent smuggling of illicit tobacco and illicit liquor in trains by Railway Protection Force.
 Opr. Devi Shakti : To rescue Indians trapped in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan by the Ministry of External Affairs.
 Operation Available : To curb black marketing of railway tickets by Railway Protection Force and to make available to the people.
 Opr. Blue Freedom : By the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for tracking people with disabilities on the Siachen Glacier.
 Operation AAHT
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: To save women and children from traffickers by Railway Protection Force.
 Operation Sard Hawa : To prevent incidents of infiltration by BSF in dense fog along the Western International Border of Rajasthan.
 Operation Parivartan : To end the cultivation and supply of cannabis by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
 Operation Green : To cover 22 more perishable agricultural products by the Center besides tomatoes, onions and potatoes.
 Opr. Samudra Setu : To bring back Indians stranded in Maldives during COVID-19 by the Navy.
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 Opr. Samudra Setu-II : For rapid shipment of oxygen containers by the Navy.
 Operation Namaste : By the Indian Army to keep itself free from the infection of Kovid-19.
 Opr. Vande Bharat : To bring home 14800 Indian nationals stranded abroad during COVID-19 by the Ministry of External Affairs.
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 Opr. Mission Sagar
 Operation Vanilla
 Operation Sankalp
 Operation Bandar
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: For food supply to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros to combat COVID-19.
: Humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission by the Navy.
: Carried out by the Indian Navy in the Gulf for maritime security.
: Code of Balakot Strike.

 Operation Pravah : To protect the airport from flood hazards by Cochin Airport Limited.
 Operation Sudarshan : To strengthen the anti-infiltration measures along the Pakistani border in Punjab and Jammu by BSF.
 Operation Thirst : To stop the sale of unauthorized branded water bottles by RPFs on Railway premises and on trains.
 Opr. Samudra Maitri : To help Indonesia affected by earthquake and tsunami.
Operation Ganga : Facts Major Terrorist and Anti-Terrorist Activities
 On 26 February 2022, Operation Ganga was launched by the  Galwan Valley skirmish (India-China) - 15-16 June 2020
Govt. of India in collaboration with the Ministry of External  Balakot Air Strike - 26 February 2019
Affairs to rescue Indian students and people trapped in Ukraine.  Pulwama Attack - 14 February 2019
 For the successful implementation, the central government sent  Surgical Strike (by Indian Army) - 29 September, 2016
four of its ministers to neighboring countries adjoining Ukraine.  Pathankot attack - 2 January 2016
(1) Kiren Rijiju - Slovakia (2) Hardeep Puri - Hungary  Mumbai Attack - 26 November 2008
(3) V.K. Singh - Poland (4) Jyotiraditya Scindia - Romania  Airlines 814 Hijack (Tribhuvan Airport Kathmandu) - 1999

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 Major Reports of Govt. of India
 Swachh Survekshan-2022 (7th Edition)
Issuer - Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
1st - Indore (M.P.) (2nd - Surat, 3rd - Navi Mumbai)
Cleanest Cantonment - Deolali
Fastage Movers City - Shimoga
7-Star rated (Indore), 5-Star rated (Surat, Bhopal, Mysore,
Navi Mumbai, Visakhapanam and Tirupati) cities were
announced in the star rating of garbage free cities under
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2-0.
 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index: 2020-21
 Issuer - NITI Aayog
 First place - Kerala (2nd - Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu)
 Rank of Bihar - 28th (Last) (Score - 52)
 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index: 2022
Issuer - UNDP and OPHI
Country with most poor population - India (2nd- Nigeria)
Highest number of poor children - India (21.8%)
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 Public Affairs Index: 2022 Bihar, Jharkhand is the poorest state.
 Issuer - Public Affairs Center, Bangalore  India Innovation Index: 2021 (NITI Ayog)
 1st place (in large / small states) - Haryana / Kerala  First place in the states - Karnataka (Last-Chhattisgarh)
 Rank of Bihar - 15th  First among Union Territories - Chandigarh (Last-Ladakh)
 State Energy and Climate Index-2022
4N  Rank of Bihar - 15th
 Issuer - NITI Aayog  Anemia Free India Index: 2020-21
 Top rank (in large / small states) - Gujarat / Goa  Issuer - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF
 Rank of Bihar (in large states) - 15th  1st place - Madhya Pradesh (2nd - Odisha, 3rd - Himachal )
 State Food Security Index : 2021-22
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 Rank of Bihar - 22nd
 Issuer - FSSAI (as in June, 2022)  Municipal Performance Index: 2020
 1st place (in large / small states) - Tamil Nadu (82) / Goa (56)  Issuer - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
 Rank of Bihar (in large states) - 16th  1st place (more /less than 10 lakhs) - Indore / New Delhi
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 NFSA Ranking Index : 2022 (4th Edition)  Rank of Patna Municipality - 16th
Issuer - Union Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs  India Justice Report: 2020
NFSA (National Food Security Act)  Issuer - Tata Trust (Released in 2021)
Top-3 States of General Category - Odisha (Score-0.836),
 1st place - Maharashtra (2nd - Tamil Nadu)
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U.P. (Score-0.797), Andhra Pradesh (Score-0.794)

 Last place - Uttar Pradesh
Worst Performing State - Goa (Score-0.631)
 Export Readiness Index-2021
Top Rank in Special Category - Tripura (Score-0.788)
 Issuer - NITI Aayog
Rank of Bihar - 7th (Score-0.783)
 First place - Gujarat (2nd - Maharashtra, 3rd - Karnataka)
 State Health Index : 2021  Good Governance Index-2021
 Issuer - NITI Aayog (in December, 2021)  Issuer - Home Minister Amit Shah
 1st place (in large / small states) - Uttar Pradesh / Mizoram  First state - Gujarat (Bihar Rank in Group 'B' - 6th)
 Logistics Performance Index: 2021  The World University Ranking 2022
 Issuer - Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal  Issuer - Times Higher Education (THE)
 1st place - Gujarat (2nd - Haryana)  In India - IISC Bangalore, IIT Ropar, IIT Indore
 Rank of Bihar - 19th  First in the world - Oxford University (UK)

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 Reports & Indexes : 2021-23
Reports / Indexes Issued by T. Contry First Rank India's Rank
 World Happiness Report 2023 SDSN 136 Finland 126th (136 in 2022)
 World Air Quality Report 2023 Swiss firm IQAir 131 Chad 8th (5th in 2022)
 Global Terrorism Index 2023 Institute for Economics and Peace - Afghanistan 13th
 International IP Index 2023 US Chamber of Commerce 55 America 42nd
 Global Labour Resilience Index 2023 CEMS Corporate Partner Whiteshield 136 Denmark 65th
 Global Quality Infrastructure Index 21 - 184 Germany 10th
 Henley Passport Index 2023 Henley & Partners 193 Japan 85th (87 in 2022)
 Global Firepower Index 2023 Global Fire Power 145 America 4th

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 Global Aviation Safety Ranking 2022 ICAO 187 Singapore 48th
 Network Readiness Index 2022 Portulace Institute, Washington DC 131 US 61st
 Climate Change Performance Index-23 German Watch 63 Denmark 8th (10 in 2022)
 Global Pension Index 2022 Mercer CFA Institute 44 Iceland 41st (40 in 2021)
 Global Hunger Index 2022 Welthungerhilf (German organization) 121 Belarus 107th (101st in 2021)
 Global Innovation Index 2022
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Intellectual Property Organization 132 Switzerland 40th (46 in 2021)
 Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 Blockchain Analysis Platform 146 Vietnam 4th
 Digital Quality of Life Index 2021 Cyber Security Company 'Surfshark' 110 Denmark 59th (57 in 2020)
 Human Development Index 2021 United Nations Development Program 191 Switzerland 132 (131 in 2020)
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 Economic Freedom Index 2022 Heritage (US Think Tank) 177 Singapore 131 (121 in 2021)
 Global Gender Gap Report 2022 World Economic Forum 146 Iceland 135th (140 in 2021)
 Expat Insider Ranking 2022 Internations 52 Mexico 36th
 Global Liveability Index 2022 Economist Intelligence Unit 173 Vienna, Austria (Delhi-112th)
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 Global Peace Index 2022 Institute for Economics and Peace 163 Iceland 135th (135 in 2021)
 World Competitiveness Index 2022 Management Development Institute 63 Denmark 37 (43 in 2021)
 Environmental Performance Index 2022 World Economic Forum 180 Denmark 180 (168 in 2021)
 Travel & Tourism Development Index World Economic Forum 117 Japan 54 (46 in 2019)
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 World Press Freedom Index 2022 Reports Without Borders (France) 180 Norwey 150 (142 in 2021)
 Global House Price Index Q1 2021 Knight Frank 56 Turkey 51 (56 in 2020)
 World Happiness Report 2022 Solutions Network (SDSN) 146 Finland 136 (139 in 2021)
 Sustainable Development Index 2021 Solutions Network (SDSN) 165 Finland 120 (117 in 2020)
 International Intellectual Global Innovation Center 53 America 43 (40 in 2021)
Property Index 2022
 Global Democracy Index 2021 Economist Intelligence Unit 167 Norway 46th (53 in 2020)
 Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 Transparency International 180 Denmark 85th (86 in 2020)
 Asia Power Index 2021 Lowy Institute (Sydney) 26 America 4th
 Global Food Security Index 2021 Economist Impact (London) 113 Ireland 71st
 Global Youth Development Index 2020 Commonwealth Secretariat (London) 181 Singapore 122th

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 Economic Survey : 2022-2023
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic
Survey 2022-23 in Parliament on January 31, 2023. This Economic
Survey has been prepared under the leadership of Chief Economic
Advisor V. Ananth Nageswaran.
Economic Survey 2022-23: Important Facts
 The growth rate of the economy is expected to be 7% (real) for
the year ending March 2023. The growth rate in the last financial
year was 8.7%.
 In last year's Economic Survey, the country's GDP growth rate
during 2022-23 was estimated to be 8-8.5%.
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 India's GDP growth rate during the financial year 2023-24 to
6 - 6.8% is expected.
 The GDP growth rate for the financial year 2023-24 will be 6.5%
on real basis.
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India is the 3rd largest economy in terms of PPP (Purchasing
Power Parity), while it is the 5th largest economy in terms of
exchange rate.
 According to the first advance estimate for the financial year
2022-23, the per capita net national income (at constant prices)
in India is Rs.96522 and the annual growth rate of per capita
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income is 5.5%.
 According to the survey, the number of GST taxpayers has
doubled from 70 lakh to 1.4 crore in 2022.
 Fiscal deficit during FY 2022-23 as per survey 6.4%, which has
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been 6.7% in the previous financial year.
 The forex reserves stood at US$ 562.72 billion at the end of
December 2022.
 RBI has estimated the inflation rate to be 6.8% in the financial
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year 2022-23.
 The Gross Value Added (GVA) of agriculture at basic prices in
FY 2022-23 stood at 3.5%, which is higher than 3.0% in the
previous financial year.
 Credit growth to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) sector has averaged over 30.5% during January-
November, 2022.
 During 2021-22, a record 5000 lakh tonnes of sugarcane has
been produced in the country. Out of this, 36 lakh metric tonnes
of sugar has been used for ethanol production.
 The Gross Value Added (GVA) of the industry sector in the
financial year 2022-23 was 4.1% at basic prices, which was much
lower than 10.3% in the previous financial year.
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 The growth rate of the services sector is estimated to be 9.1% in
FY2023, which is more than 8.4% in the previous financial year.
 Major partner countries of India's foreign trade -
India exports the most from - America > UAE > Netherlands
India imports the most to - China > UAE > America
 India is set to become the top remittance recipient globally by
receiving US$ 100 billion in 2022.
 India's e-commerce market is estimated to grow at a rate of
18% every year till 2025.
 The total fertility rate has become 2.1 which was earlier 2.4
 Infant mortality rate has gone up to 38.4, which was earlier 46.0
 Neonatal mortality rate is 24.9, which was earlier 29.5.
 Merchandise exports in April-Dec. 2022 stood at $332.5 billion.
 India's headline inflation reached 7.8% in April, 2022.
 Central and state government budgeted expenditure on health
sector to reach 2.1% of GDP in FY2023 (BE) and 2.2% in FY2022
(RE) from 1.6% in FY21 .
 Social sector expenditure to increase from Rs 9.1 Lakh Crore
in FY 2016 to Rs 21.3 Lakh Crore in FY 2023.
 More than 220 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine were given.
 India has expressed the resolve of 'Net Zero' to achieve the goal
of zero carbon emissions by the year 2070.
 India has achieved its target of 40% installed electricity capacity
from non-fossil fuel before 2030.
 India will reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by
2030 from 2005 levels.
 With the National Green Hydrogen Mission, India will become
self-sufficient in energy by the year 2047.
 A mass movement was started for environment as a way of life.
 Private investment in agriculture increased to 9.3% in 2020-21.
 Continuous increase was given in the production of food grains.
 Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) around
81.4 crore beneficiaries will get free food grains for one year.
 Overall gross value added (GVA) by the industrial sector grew
by 3.7%, which is higher than the average growth of 2.8% over
the past decade.
 India became the second largest mobile phone manufacturer.
 Till October, 2022 2359 Kisan Rails transported around 7.91
lakh tonnes of perishable goods.
 Launched in the year 2016, more than one crore air travellers
have benefited from the UDAN scheme.
 Central General Budget: 2023-24
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th Union
Budget 2023-24 on February 1, 2023. Presented a total budget of 45.3
lakh crores, which is 7.5% more than the previous budget. This is the
first budget of Amrit Kaal.
 Vision for Amrit Kaal : An Empowered and Inclusive Economy
 Opportunities for citizens with special emphasis on youth
 Increase in employment generation
 Strong and stable macro-economic environment
 7 priorities or 'Saptarshi' of the budget 2023-24
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 Inclusive Development  Reaching the Last Man
 Infrastructure and investment   Unleashing the potential
 Green Growth  Youth Power
 Financial sector
Budget Estimates: 2023-24
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 Total Expenditure (2023-24) - 45.03 Lakh Crore
 Capital Expenditure (2023-24) - 10.01 Lakh Crore
 Revenue Expenditure (2023-24) - 35.02 Lakh Crore
 Effective Capital Expenditure (2023-24) - 13.71 Lakh Crore
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 Total receipts (other than borrowings) - 27.2 lakh crore
 Revenue receipts (2023-24) - 26.32 lakh crore
 Capital receipts (2023-24) - 18.70 lakh crore
 Revenue deficit (2022-23) - 9.90 lakh crore (3.8% of GDP)
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 Revenue deficit (2023-24) - 8.69 lakh crore (2.9% of GDP)
 Fiscal deficit (2022-23) - 16.61 lakh crore (6.4% of GDP)
 Fiscal Deficit (2023-24) – 17.86 Lakh Crore (5.9% of GDP)
 Primary Deficit (2023-24) - 7-06 Lakh Crore (2.3% of GDP)
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Allocation to Specific Ministries
 Defence Ministry - Rs 5.94 lakh crore
 Road Transport and Highways - Rs 2.70 lakh crore
 Ministry of Railways - Rs 2.41 lakh crore
 Consumer Affairs and Food - Rs 2.06 lakh crore
 Home Ministry - Rs 1.96 lakh crore
 Ministry of Education - Rs 1.13 lakh crore
 Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - Rs 1.78 lakh crore
 Ministry of Rural Development - Rs 1.60 lakh crore
 Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Rs 1.25 lakh crore
 Ministry of Communications - Rs 1.23 lakh crore
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Fund Allocation for Major Schemes
 Jal Jeevan Mission - 70000 crores
 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – 79590 crores
 'Eklavya' Residential School - 5943 crores
 PM-Kisan - 60000 crores
 AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission - 16000 crores
 National Education Mission - 38953 crores
 National Health Mission - 36785 crores
 MNREGA - 60000 crores
 Micro Anganwadi and Nutrition 2.0 - 20554 crores
 Swachh Bharat Mission - 12192 crores
 Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme - 13625 crores
 FAME Scheme - 5172 crores
 North-East Infrastructure Development Plan - 2491 crores
Union Budget 2023-24: Important Facts
 Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7% in the year 2023-24.
 Per capita income more than doubled to Rs 1.97 lakh.
 GST monthly revenue remained around Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
 10.5% GDP growth rate is estimated in 2023-24.
 Indian economy has become the 5th largest economy.
 The interest payment is estimated to be Rs.10.80 lakh crore,
which is 30.8% of the total revenue expenditure.
 Fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.9% of GDP in the year 2023-24.
 Fiscal deficit will be brought down to 4.5% by the year 2025-26.
 The number of tax slabs has been reduced from 7 to 5.
 Now there will be no tax on those earning up to Rs 7 lakh.
 Payments made to Agniveers are tax free.
 Deduction limit from capital gains on investment in residential
house raised to Rs 10 crore.
 Under the new arrangement, the peak surcharge was reduced
from 37% to 25%.
 Standard deduction of up to Rs.50,000 has been proposed for
salaried individuals and up to Rs.15,000 for pensioners.
 For non-government employees, the tax exemption limit on leave
encashment received on retirement has been raised to Rs.25 lakh.
 Capital investment outlay increased by 33.4% to Rs 10 lakh crore.
 Under the PM Jan Dhan Yojana, 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts
were opened.
 220 crore vaccination of 102 crore people.
 9.6 crore LPG connections were given under Ujjwala.
 Construction of 11.7 crore toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission.
 Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, a cash transfer of Rs 2.2
lakh crore has been made to over 11.4 crore farmers.
 One-time small savings scheme, Mahila Samman Bachat Patra,
will be made available for a period of 2 years till March 2025.
 Maximum deposit limit for Monthly Income Scheme increased
from Rs.4.5 lakh to Rs.9 lakh for single account and from Rs.9
lakh to Rs.15 lakh for joint account.
 Agri-accelerator fund will be set up to encourage agri-startups
by young entrepreneurs in rural areas.
 Self-reliant clean plant program will be started for high value
horticulture crops with an outlay of Rs.2200 crore.
 Skill training and financial assistance will be given to traditional
artisans and craftsmen under Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma
Kaushal Samman.
 Under DAY-NRLM, 81 lakh self-help groups will be converted
into large production enterprises.
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 Additional collateral-free loans of Rs 2 lakh crore to MSMEs.
 'Vishvas se Vishwas-1' will be brought to make contract execu-
tion easier for MSMEs.
 'Vishvas se Vishwas-2' will be brought for settlement of
contractual disputes between the government and government
undertakings.
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 National Financial Information Registry will be established.
 The allocation of the Defence Budget for the year 2023-24 has
been increased from Rs.5.25 lakh crore to Rs.593537.64 crore.
 138205 crore has been allocated separately for defence pension.
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 Rs 1.62 lakh crore has been earmarked for capital expenditure,
which includes purchase of new weapons, aircraft, warships
and other military hardware.
 The outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been increased
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by 66% to more than Rs.79,000 crore.
 100 labs will be set up for 5G applications.
 The third phase of the e-courts project will be started with an
outlay of Rs 7000 crore for efficient administration of justice.
 Sickle cell anemia eradication mission will be started.
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 157 new nursing colleges will be established.
 National Digital Library will be set up.
 38000 teachers and supporting staff will be recruited in the
next 3 years for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
 Rs 2.4 lakh crore has been allocated to the Railways.
 A fund of Rs 75,000 crore has been allocated for the new schemes
of the Railways. 100 new schemes will be launched across the
country.
 In the budget estimate for the year 2023-24, an amount of Rs
487.51 crore has been set aside to compensate for the losses
incurred on the operation of the lines.
 50 additional airports, helicopters, water aerodromes and
advance landing grounds will be renovated.
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 Urban infrastructure will be created in Tier-2 and Tier-3
cities by setting up an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund
(UIDF), which will be managed by the National Housing Bank.
 DigiLocker and Aadhaar will be used as a one-stop solution for
identity and address updates.
 A 'Corporate DigiLocker' will be set up for secure storage and
sharing of documents.
 Under the GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Re-
sources Dhan) scheme, 500 new 'residual income' plants will
be set up.
 10000 bio-input processing centers will be set up, which will
create a fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing network at the
national level.
 Rs 5300 crore has been given to Upper Bhadra Project to
provide permanent micro irrigation and to fill surface tanks
for drinking water.
 To realize the vision of 'Make AI in India and Make AI Work
for India', three Centers of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence
(AI) will be set up in top educational institutions.
 PM-PRANAM program will be launched to promote balanced
use of alternative fertilizers and chemical fertilizers by the
State and Union Territories.
 Green credit program to be notified under the Environment
(Protection) Act for environmentally responsible works.
 Amrit Dharohar scheme will be implemented in the next three
years to encourage optimum use of wetlands.
 Mangrove plantation will be started on the coast line under
MISHTI.
 Direct Benefit Transfer will be launched under All India
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to provide
stipend support to 47 lakh youth in 3 years.
 'Bharat Shree' scheme for digitization of ancient manuscripts.
 Jan Vishwas Bill was introduced to amend 42 Central Acts.
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 Namami Gange Scheme
 Launched - 10th July, 2014 by Ministry of Water Resources
 Purpose - For the protection and purification of river Ganga
 Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
 Launched - August 28, 2014 by Ministry of Finance
 Purpose - At least one bank account in all households
 Benefits - Accident insurance of Rs.2 lakh
 Make in India
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 Launched - 25 September 2014
 Purpose - Promotion of manufacturing in the country
 Mission Indradhanush
 Launched - 25th December, 2014 by Union Health Ministry
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There will be vaccination for 7 diseases (Diphtheria, Whooping
cough, Tetanus, Polio, TB, Measles and Hepatitis 'B') under this.
 PAHAL Scheme
 Launched - January 1, 2015
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 Purpose - To transfer the subsidy money of LPG directly to bank
 It is also known as DBTL (Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG)
 HRIDAY Plan
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 Launched - 21st January, 2015 by Ministry of Urban Development
 HRIDAY : Heritage City Development and Augmentation Scheme
 Objective - To revive the cultural heritage of selected 12 cities.
 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
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 Launched - 22nd January, 2015 by Ministry of Women and
Child Development
 Objective - To promote gender equality and increase sex ratio
 Prime Minister 'MUDRA' Scheme
 Launched - April 8, 2015
 MUDRA : Micro Unit Development and Refinance Agency
 Purpose - To provide financial assistance and to provide loans
(Types - Shishu, Kishor and Tarun) for micro enterprises sector.
 There is a provision to give loans up to Rs 50 thousand under
Shishu, Rs 5 lakh under Kishor and Rs 10 lakh under Tarun.
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 UJALA Yojana
 Launched - May 1, 2015
 UJALA : Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All
 Objective - To make distribution of LED bulbs at low cost.
 Atal Pension Yojana
 Launched - 9th May, 2015 by Ministry of Finance
 Under this scheme, any person in the age group of 18 to 40 years
can get a pension of 1 thousand to 5 thousand on the basis of the
amount deposited by him in the bank.
 AMRUT Yojana
 Launched - June 24, 2015
 AMRUT: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
 Launched - June 25, 2015
 Objective - To build 2 crore new houses by 2022
 Digital India Mission
 Launched - 1st July, 2015
 Objective - To make all government services available to the
public electronically
 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Launched - 1st July, 2015.
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 Purpose - To provide water to farmers for agriculture
 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
 Launched - 25th July, 2015.
 Objective - To electrify all the villages, improve the financial
condition of the distribution companies and do proper monitoring
 Sagarmala Project
 Launched - July 31, 2015
 Objective - Development of ports and connecting them with
road/rail transport
 UDAYYojana
 Launched - 5th November, 2015 by Ministry of Coal and Energy
 UDAY: Ujjwal Discom Assurance Scheme
 Objective - Financial reforms and recovery of power distribution.
 Jharkhand is the first state to join this scheme.
 Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission  Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya
 Launched - February 22, 2016  Launched - 25th September, 2017 by Ministry of Power
 Objective - Cluster based development of villages  Objective - To ensure electrification of all households

 Setu Bharatam Yojana  Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - Ayushman Bharat
 Launched - 4th March, 2016 by Union Ministry of Road and  Launched - 23rd September, 2018 from Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Transport  Objective - To provide free cashless health facility up to 5 lac.
 Objective - Construction of over/under bridges to make National  PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Highways free of railway crossings  Launched - February 1, 2019 by Piyush Goyal
 Stand up India  Purpose - Rs.6000 direct income support to all the farmers .

 Launched - 5th April, 2016 by Ministry of Finance  This assistance will be transferred directly to the account of farmers

 Purpose - Loan from 10 lakh to 1 crore to SC / ST and women in three equal installments of Rs.2000 each.

entrepreneurs to set up new companies  Prime Minister Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
 UDAN Plan  Launched - February 15, 2019

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 Launched - on 27th April, 2017  Eligible for the scheme - Unorganized sector workers in the age
group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is Rs 15000 or less.
 Full name - Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik
 Benefit - Monthly pension of Rs.3000 on attaining the age of 60
 Purpose - To provide cheap air travel to the common citizens.
 Prime Minister Kisan Maandhan Yojana
 DIKSHA Portal
 Launched - 5th September 2017 by Ministry of Human Resource
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 Benefit - Minimum Rs.3000 per month pension on attaining the
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age of 60 years
 This portal is helpful in training and empowering the teacher.
 Eligible for the scheme - Farmers of 18 to 40 years who have
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agricultural land up to 2 hectares only.
 Launched - 1st May, 2016  Agneepath Yojana
 Purpose - To provide free LPG connection to BPL families
 Scheme Announcement - June 14, 2022
 Varistha Pension Bima Yojana  Qualification - 10th-12th pass (Age - 17.5 to 23 years)
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 Launched : January 1, 2017 by Life Corporation of India (LIC)
 Purpose - Guaranteed interest rate for 10 years to senior citizens
aged 60 years and above will be 8%.
 Deen Dayal Upadhyay 'SPARSH' Yojana
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 Under this, youth will be recruited in all the three services
(land, water, air) for 4 years, which will be called 'Agniveer'.
 On completion of four years, Agniveers will be paid Rs
11.71 lakh under the service fund package. On completion

of service, Agniveers will be given 10% reservation in

 Launched - November 3, 2017
CAPF and Assam Rifles. Also 25% of Agniveers will be
 SPARSH: Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research
selected permanently on the basis of merit.
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 46000 thousand Agniveers will be recruited in the first year.
 It is a scholarship scheme with the aim of increasing interest in
 Prime Minister Matsya Sampada Yojana
postage stamp collection among school children of class 6th to 9th.
 Launched - September 10, 2020 by PM Narendra Modi
 Benefits - Max. 40 students get total scholarship of Rs.6000/ year
 Important Facts - This scheme focuses on the sustainable
 Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
development of fisheries in India. It will be implemented between
 Launch - July 21, 2017 2020-21 and 2024-25. The project has an estimated investment
 Purpose - Guaranteed return of 8% for 10 years to senior citizens of Rs.20050 crore for its implementation under the scheme as
in the age of 60 or more on opting for monthly pension option part of the package of self-reliant India.

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 Schemes / Campaigns : At a glance  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana 12 Sep., 2019
Plan Launch  Atal Bhujal (Atal Jal) Yojana 25 Dec., 2019

 Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana 25 Aug., 2014  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana 25 March, 2019
 Swamitava Yojana 24 April, 2020
 Make in India 25 Sep., 2014
 Atma Nirbhar Bharat Yojana 12 May, 2020
 Swachh Bharat Mission 2 Oct., 2014
 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 11 Oct., 2014  One Nation, One Ration Card Yojana 1 June, 2020

 Mission Indradhanush Yojana 15 Dec., 2014  PM Svanidhi Yojana 1 June, 2020

 HRIDAY Yojana 21 Jan., 2015  Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana 20 June, 2020

 Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Yojana 22 Jan., 2015  New Education Policy 2020 30 July, 2020

 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana 8 April, 2015  Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana 10 Sep., 2020

 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana 9 May, 2015  'KAPILA' Kalam Programme 15 Oct., 2020

 Atal Pension Yojana 9 May, 2015  Ayushman Sahakar Yojana 19 Oct., 2020

 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 25 June, 2015  Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojagar Yojana 12 Nov., 2020

 AMRUT Yojana 25 June , 2015  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana 24 Nov., 2020

 Smart City Mission 25 June , 2015  PM-WANI Yojana 9 Dec., 2020

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 Digital India Mission 1 July, 2015  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 15 Jan., 2021

 Skill India Mission 15 July, 2015  Gram Ujala Yojana 19 March, 2021

 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana 25 July, 2015  Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch the Rain 22 March, 2021

 Bharatmala Project 31 July, 2015  PM-Yuva Yojana 29 May, 2021

SEGE Program 4 June, 2021
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
One Rank-One Pension Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
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7 Nov., 2015
13 Jan., 2016
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 'Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum' Abhiyaan 8 June, 2021

 Start-up India 16 Jan., 2016  'Jaan hai to jahan hai' campaign 21 June, 2021
 Setu Bharatam Project 4 March, 2016  NIPUN India Program 3 July, 2021
 Stand Up India 5 April, 2016  Prime Minister's Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 10 Aug., 2021
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 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 1 May, 2016  Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission 27 Sep., 2021
 Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana 1 April, 2017  Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 1 Oct., 2021
 UDAN Scheme 27 April, 2017  AMRUT 2.0 1 Oct., 2021
 Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana 4 May, 2017  PM Mitra Scheme 6 Oct., 2021
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 Darwaza Bandh Campaign 30 May, 2017  Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti Yojana 13 Oct., 2021
 Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar 25 Sep., 2017  SMILE Scheme 12 Feb., 2022
Yojana - 'Saubhagya'  AVSAR Scheme 8 April, 2022
 Deendayal 'Sparsh' scheme 3 Nov., 2017  Swanidhi Se Samridhi Yojana 12 April, 2022
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 Bharatnet Yojana 13Nov., 2017  SHRESHTA Yojana 3 June, 2022

 Khelo India School Games 31 Jan., 2018  Agneepath Yojana 14 June, 2022
 India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) 1 Sep., 2018  Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana 14 June, 2022
 PM-AASHA 12 Sep., 2018  RAMP Scheme 30 June, 2022
 Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - 23 Sep., 2018  PM SHRI Yojana 5 Sep., 2022
Ayushman Bharat  Yuva 2.0 (Ministry of Education) 2 Oct., 2022
 PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme 1 Feb., 2019  Tele-MANAS 10 Oct., 2022
 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi 15 Feb., 2019  Mission LiFE (Kevadiya, Gujarat, by PM) 20 Oct., 2022
Maandhan Yojana  Digital Shakti 4.0 16 Nov., 2022
 Prime Minister Karmayogi Maandhan Yojana 23 July, 2019  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme 27 Dec., 2022
 Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme 15 Aug., 2019  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 11 Jan., 2023
 Fit India Movement 29 Aug., 2019  Arogya Maitri Project 13 Jan., 2023

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 State Government Schemes
State Scheme / Program
Uttar Pradesh  Abhyudaya Program
 Kisan Kalyan Mission
 UP Matrubhumi Yojana
 Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana
Madhya Pr.  Mukhyamantri Covid-19
Bal Seva Yojana
 Devaranya Scheme
 Launch Pad Scheme
 Ladli Lakshmi Yojana
 Jansunwai Yojana 2021
 CM Kisan Kalyan Yojana
 Rozgar Setu Scheme
 Ankur Yojana
Chhattisgarh  Bajra Mission
 Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumihin
Majdur Nyay Yojana
 Garbage Cafe Scheme
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 Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana
 Godhan-Nyay Yojana
West Bengal  Pathashree Abhiyan
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 Krishak Bandhu Yojna
 Yuvashree Arpan Yojana
 Matir Smristi Yojana
 Chokher Alo Scheme
 Maa Ki Rasoi Yojana
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Odisha  Gopabandhu Sambadika
Swasthya Yojana
 Bindu Sagar Safai Yojana
 Ashirvad Yojana
Karnataka  Arundhati and Maitri Yojana
 Arthika Spandana Scheme
 Nekkar Samman Yojana
Kerala  Namath Basai Program
 One School, One IAS Scheme
Gujarat  Vatan Prem Yojana
 Mukhayamantri Bal Seva Yojana
Important Points / Objectives
To provide free coaching to students preparing for various competitive exams.
To double the income of the farmers of Uttar Pradesh by the year 2022.
Under this 50 percent of the cost of development works will be borne by the government.
For school education to the children of child labourers, orphans, labourers, at the
age of 8 to 18 years.
For financial assistance of Rs 5000 per month to the children orphaned due to
Covid.
To promote Ayurvedic medicines and to link it with employment.
To provide a platform to the youth of 18 years of age to become self-reliant.
Under this, 20 thousand will be given to the students taking admission in colleges
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and universities.
To share the complaint of your problem directly with the Chief Minister through
online medium.
4000 additional financial assistance to beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
To provide employment to migrant workers (by the police of Umaria district)
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Under this, citizens will be honored for planting trees during monsoon.
Its main objective is to provide farmers with fair price rates for small grain crops.
To provide financial assistance to the landless citizens of the state doing agricultural
work. Under this, 12 lakh landless laborers will be given Rs 6000.
To provide food in lieu of plastic by Ambikapur Municipal Corporation
To provide 1500 rupees to the farmers as installment for the paddy crop.
To protect animals and help livestock farmers to increase their income along with
employment.
Ten campaigns have been started for repair of roads in Bengal.
To provide annual assistance of Rs 5000 per acre to the farmers in two installments.
To provide better employment opportunities to about 50000 youth of the state.
For generating income activities in Horticulture and Fisheries by engaging local people
To provide free eye treatment and spectacles to senior citizens.
To provide food for the poor and destitute at Rs.5.
To provide financial assistance to journalists who died of COVID-19.
To clean the Bindu Sagar Lake located in Bhubaneshwar.
For education, health and maintenance of COVID orphans.
Under this, financial assistance will be provided to the brides of Brahmin families.
For distribution of loans to help people during the time of COVID-19 and floods.
To provide financial assistance to the weavers (cotton, silk, woolen) of the state.
To provide medium of online education to tribal children at home
To provide free coaching for CBSE examinations for poor meritorious students
Under this, Gujaratis will be able to take projects and agencies of their choice by
paying an amount of 60 percent.
Children orphaned by Covid-19 will be given Rs.4000/- per month till the age of 18.
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 State Scheme / Program
Jharkhand  Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana
 Sujalam Sufalam Yojana
 CM Krishi Ashirvad Yojana
 Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana
Andhra Pr.  Jagannan Chedodu Scheme
 SALT Program
 STREE Scheme
Tamil Nadu  Smart Black Board Scheme
Arunachal Pr.  Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana
Telangana  Ryuthu Bandhu Scheme
 Akash Se Dawa Pariyojana
Rajasthan  CM Anupriti Coaching Yojana
 Mukhyamantri Kisan
Mitra Yojana
Maharashtra  Mission Vatsalya
Mission Oxygen Self
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Reliance Scheme
Haryana  Sanjeevani Project
 Gobardhan Yojana
 Pranavayu Devta Pension
Scheme
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Delhi  Mukhayamantri Covid-19
Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana
Uttarakhand  CM Vatsalya Yojana
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 Atal Ayushman Yojana
 Mission Hausla
J&K  Awaam ki Baat radio programme
Himachal Pr.  AYUSH ghar dwar program
Parvat Dhara Yojana
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Ladakh  Youn Tab Yojana
Sikkim  One Family, One Job
Assam  Mukhyamantri Covid-19
Vidhwa Sahayata Yojana
 Mukhyamantri Shishu
Seva Yojna
Bihar  CM Mahila Udyami Yojana
 Jal Jeevan Hariyali Abhiyan
 CM Vridhjan Pension Yojana
Punjab  Mera Kam Mera Man Yojana
 Har Ghar Pani Har Ghar Safai
Important Points / Objectives
For promoting women empowerment, completely ending child marriage.
Renovation of 5000 ponds and reservoirs in the state so that water can be stored.
To provide Rs.5000 to Rs.25000 to the farmers having 1 acre to 5 acres of land.
To provide security cover by the insurance company on the loss of crops due to
natural calamity.
Financial assistance to tailors, barbers and washermen unable to raise livelihood
due to Corona.
To strengthen schools and provide training and skill development to teachers.
To support and empower women against domestic violence (Hyderabad Police)
To ensure better learning environment in 80,000 government schools.
To promote agriculture/horticulture, Rs.60-60 crore will be given to agriculture
departments.
To provide Rs.8000 per acre to farmers for Kharif and Rabi crops.
To provide medicines through drones at primary health centres.
To provide education to economically backward class, SC and ST students.
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One thousand rupees will be provided per month as a grant in the electricity bill of
the farmers.
Under this, 18 benefits, schemes and services will be provided to poor women who
lost their husbands due to Covid-19.
To encourage Oxygen producing industries.
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To provide home treatment and care to COVID-19 patients.
To make provision for sale of organic manure and cow urine to the farmers.
For the maintenance of old trees above 75 years, Rs 2500/month will be given to
Panchayat.
Under this, amount of 50000 will be given to each family, which has lost a member
due to Covid-19.
To provide education to the children orphaned by Covid-19 till the age of 21 years.
Free medical treatment to all the residents of the state.
To help get oxygen, ventilators for COVID-19 patients by Uttarakhand Police.
To take steps taken by government for the interests of common people to the people.
To keep home-isolated COVID-19 positive patients healthy by practicing yoga.
To rejuvenate water bodies that are disappearing and to provide irrigation to the fields.
Under this, tablets will be distributed to 12300 students of class 6th to 12th.
To provide government job to at least one member of every family.
Under this, a one-time assistance of 2.5 lakh will be given to such women who have
lost their husband due to Covid-19 disease, whose family income is less than 5 lakh.
To provide financial assistance (Rs 3500/ month) to the children orphaned by
Covid-19.
10 lakh will be provided to women to start new employment.
To save water and greenery against climate change.
Rs.400 monthly pension to all persons in the age group of 60-79 years.
To provide employment to unemployed youth by providing them training.
To provide 100% potable water supply to all rural households by 2022.
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 Economic Scenario
 Employees' Provident Fund Organization increased the interest
rate on Employees' Provident Fund to 8.15%.
 ICICI Lombard introduced country's first 'anywhere cashless' facility.
 The central government increased the dearness allowance of the
employees by 4%.
 IREDA got the status of 'Infrastructure Finance Company' from RBI.
 Unemployment rate fell to a four-month low of 7.14% in January.
 MobiKwik became the first app to support credit cards on UPI.
 India ranks first with 24% contribution to global milk production.
 Croatia became the 20th country to adopt the Euro as its currency.
 Mumbai-based fintech company Kiya.ai launched India's first
banking metaverse 'Kiaverse'.
 'Daksh' is a new suptech initiative launched by RBI.
 LIC ranked 98th in the list of Fortune Global 500 companies.
 Chennai Super Kings became the country's first sports unicorn.
 IDFC First Bank has launched 1st sticker based debit card 'FirstApp'.
 HDFC became the first bank in the country to issue Electronic
Bank Guarantee.
 HDFC opened its first all women branch in Kozhikode, Kerala.
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 Amazon has overtaken Apple to become the most valuable brand.  JP Morgan becomes 1st bank in the world to enter the metaverse.
 US printed the first banknote with the signatures of two women  India became the second largest producer of steel in the world.
(Janet Yellen and Marilyn Malerba).  Indian Defence Ministry became the largest employer in the world.
 World Bank has increased its growth forecast for the Indian  By 2029, India will become the third largest economy in the world.
economy for the financial year 2022-23 from 6.5% to 6.9%
 India ranks third in the world in terms of fish production.
 India ranked 5th in 'Hurun Global 500 list of companies'.
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 Kerala became the first state to introduce a uniform price for gold.
 India has become the 5th largest economy in the world by overtaking
 Recently, industrialist Ratan Tata, former judge KT Thomas and Britain.
Kariya Munda have been made trustees of the PM Cares Fund.
 India's richest Gautam Adani became the third richest in the world.
 REC became the 12th Maharatna company of India.
 India's first International Bullion Exchange IIBX was launched.
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 OmniCard has become the first Prepaid Payment Instrument to
 South Korea recorded the world's lowest fertility rate (0.81).
launch cash withdrawal facility from all ATMs through e-wallet.
 There will be 100% electric two wheelers in India by 2026-27.
 National Customs and GST Museum was inaugurated in Goa.
 United Nations : India will be the most populous country by 2023.
 RBI constituted a committee under the chairmanship of B.P.
 Singapore has made maximum investment in FDI in India.
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Kanungo to evaluate the quality of customer service of financial

institutions.  India ranks 7th among FDI recipients. The top country is America.

 America became India's largest trading partner in year 2021-22.  India received FDI worth $83.57 billion during the year 2021-22.

 Odisha government was given the 'National MSME Award 2022'.  India is the third largest oil importing country in the world.
 India's trade deficit increased by 88% in FY2022.
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 Government of India has decided to allow 20% FDI in LIC.

 The export of goods increased by 37 percent to $ 400.8 billion in India's GDP Growth Rate Estimates by Various Agency
the financial year 2021-22 by March 21, 2022.
Institution 2021-22 2022-23
 CEBR : India will be the third largest economy by the year 2035.
 Moody's Rating Agency 8.8% 5.4%
 India has become the first country to receive $100 billion in
 CRISIL Agency - 7.0%
remittances.
 Fitch Rating Agency 8.4% 8.5%
 Recently Russia has become India's largest oil supplier.
 India Rating and Research (Ind-Ra) 6.9% 7-7.2%
 Razor-Pay becomes the first payment gateway to support credit
cards on UPI.  ICRA Rating Agency 9.0% 7.2%

 India's first Real Time Gold ATM has been opened in Hyderabad.  IMF (International Monetary Fund) 9.0% 6.8%

 Apple became the world's first $3 trillion company.  World Bank 8.3% 6.9%

 Mastercard launches Carbon Calculator for Indian consumers.  National Statistical Office (NSO) 8.9% 13.5%

 India gets its 100th unicorn startup as neobank Open.  UN 6.5% 6.4%

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 Science & Technology
 Researchers at IIT Madras developed a pocket friendly device to
detect adulteration in milk.
 Asia's largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope was
launched at Deosthal in Uttarakhand.
 Indian Air Force developed indigenous data link communication
'Vayulink'.
 Recently Google introduced AI chatbot 'Bard'.
 World's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, INNCOVACC has
been developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited.
 Startup firm IG Drones has developed Skyhawk, India's first 5G
enabled drone.
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 EasyJet and aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce have tested
the world's first hydrogen-powered aircraft engine.
 IIT Madras has developed Ocean Web Energy Converter named
'Sindhuja' to generate electricity from ocean waves.
India's first rocket facility to make 3D-printed engines launched in
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Chennai.
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 PM Modi dedicated to the nation the 600 MW Kameng
Hydropower Station located in Arunachal Pradesh.
 India's first National Center of Excellence for Green Port and
Shipping was launched in Mumbai.
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 India has been ranked 61st in the Network Readiness Index 2022.
 Cochin Shipyard will build the first hydrogen cell 'catamaran
vessel' in Varanasi.
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 The construction work of the first Vedic clock started in Ujjain.
 World's largest 600 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant is being
constructed by Adani Green in Rajasthan.
 India's first lithium ion cell factory was inaugurated in Tirupati,
Andhra Pradesh.
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 NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute have launched India's
first national electric freight platform e-Fast India.
 India's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled green truck was
recently launched by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan, Pune.
 World's first hydrogen-powered train has started in Germany.
 Researchers in Hyderabad have developed a 3D-printed artificial
cornea, which has been placed in a rabbit eye for the first time.
 Kerala has become the first state to have its own internet service.
 India's first passenger drone 'Varuna' was unveiled by PM Modi.
 Ola Electric unveiled India's first indigenously manufactured
Lithium Ion-cell NMC 2170.
 Scientists of IIT Kanpur have prepared an 'artificial' heart.
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 Indigo became the first airline to use the indigenous navigation
system GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation).
 Battery operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot' has been
developed by West Central Railway (WCR).
 India's first EV-charging station powered by organic waste was
inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 India's first portable solar rooftop system has been inaugurated at
Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 India's largest free-floating solar power project was inaugurated in
Thoodukudi, Tamil Nadu.
 India's first Graphene Innovation Center was set up in Kerala.
 'Param Porul' supercomputer was installed at IIT Tiruchirappalli.
 India's first pure hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by
Oil India Limited (OIL) at Jorhat in Assam.
 Super computer 'Param Shakti' has been installed at IIT Kharagpur.
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Aerospace company Skyroot will launch India's first private rocket.
C-DAC has installed 'Param Ganga' supercomputer at IIT Roorkee.
 Country's first AI and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK)
was launched at IISc campus, Bengaluru.
 Facebook parent company Meta built the world's fastest AI
supercomputer.
 Elon Musk's company SpaceX launched the world's most powerful
rocket Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
 Elon Musk unveiled the prototype of the 'Optimus' robot.
 Supercomputer 'Param Kamrup' unveiled at IIT Guwahati.
 Airtel became 1st telecom company to launch 5G services in India.
 China has created the world's first cloned wild arctic wolf 'Maya'.
 Supercomputer 'Param Pravega' installed at the IISc Bengaluru.
IIT Madras became 1st Indian institute to join quantum network.
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 DRDO successfully test fires Pinaka Extended Rocket at Pokhran.
 IIT Guwahati has produced sugar from sugarcane waste.
 Super computer 'Param Anant' has been installed at IIT Gandhinagar.
 Drug Controller of India has approved Cervavec, India's first
vaccine for cervical cancer manufactured by Serum Institute of India.
 India's first autonomous navigation facility 'TIHAN' was
inaugurated at IIT Hyderabad.
 DRDO conducted the first flight test of the Autonomous Flying
Technology Demonstrator at Chitradurga in Karnataka.
 Asia's largest and India's first liquid mirror telescope has been
installed on a hill in Uttarakhand.
 Microsoft has discontinued its Internet Explorer browser.
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 First batch of 2585 Agniveers celebrated the Passing Out Parade
at INS Chilka. Parade was reviewed by Admiral R.K. Harikumar.
 Bangladesh commissioned its first submarine base 'BNS Sheikh
Hasina'.
 President Murmu awarded President's Color to INS Dronacharya.
 Air India signs 470 aircraft deal with Airbus, Boeing.
 India's first hybrid rocket launched at Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu).
 ISRO launched its smallest rocket SSLV-D2 into space.
 Indo-Russian Rifles Limited (IRRPL) will make AK-203 Assault
Rifle in Uttar Pradesh.
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 Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) has developed
an AI-based change detection software.
 Israeli Navy has successfully tested a long-range interceptor
missile against a cruise missile.
 5th Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vagir' commissioned into Navy.
 Recently, North Korea successfully tested 'Hwasong-17'.
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 Iran successfully test-fired Ghaem-100 solid-fuel rocket.
 The navies of India, Tanzania and Mozambique participated in the
first trilateral exercise. Indian ship INS Tarkash participated in it.
 DRDO successfully test-fired the nuclear capable ballistic missile
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'Agni Prime' for the third time from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
 INS Tarkash participated in exercise IBSAMAR in South Africa.
 Indian Naval Ship Sunayna participated in the first joint maritime
force exercise at Seychelles.
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 Recently, North Korea declared itself a nuclear-rich country.
 Recently Bangladesh has imported 36 F-7BGI aircraft from China.
 India will buy 6 Tu-160 long range bombers from Russia.
 DRDO and Army test fired the indigenous VL-SRSAM missile.
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 Recently India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, built
by Cochin Shipyard, was commissioned into the Navy.
 Tata company has made an indigenous armored vehicle for Indian
Army, named Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle Medium (QRFV).
 Advanced Light Helicopter Mk III inducted into the Coast Guard.
 India successfully test-fired Prithvi-2 ballistic missile.
 Warship Taragiri built by Mazagon Dock was commissioned.
 Light Combat Helicopter Prachanda manufactured by Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited was inducted into the Air Force.
 INS Nishank and INS Akshay, two warships involved in Kargil
and surgical strikes, were decommissioned at Mumbai Dockyard.
 Zircon missile tested by Russia.
 Indian Air Force ranked 3rd in World Air Power Index 2022.
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 INS Gomti was decommissioned at Mumbai after 34 years.
 Two indigenously built warships INS 'Surat' and 'Udayagiri'
built by Manjhgaon Docks Ltd., Mumbai were commissioned.
 Survey vessel 'Nirdeshak' under construction for the Indian Navy
by Gail Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers was commissioned.
 Israel tests 'Iron Beam' laser missile-defence system.
 Russia test-fired RS-28 SARMAT, the world's most powerful
nuclear short-range intercontinental ballistic missile.
 Sixth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagsheer' launch at Mazagon Dock.
 DRDO successfully test fires Anti-Tank Guided Missile Helina.
 India test-fired the Pinaka Mk-1 (Advanced) rocket system.
 Recently DRDO successfully test fired the MRSAM missile.
 India's first indigenous flying trainer Hansa-NG completes trials.
 America's Boeing handed over the 20th P-8I maritime patrol
aircraft to India.
 Israel tests 'C-Dome' naval air defence system.
 ICGS 'Saksham' built by Goa Shipyard inducted into Coast Guard.
 Russia has handed over 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India.
 Recently, Israel tested the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile.
 Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) was
successfully test fired from Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
 Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles test-fired by Russia.
 The first S-400 air defence system was deployed in Punjab sector.
 Israel gave Heron drone to India to monitor Chinese activities.
 Recently India tested 'Pralay' missile off the Odisha coast.
 Indian Navy decommissioned INS-Khukri after 32 years.
 Babur cruise missile was successfully tested by Pakistan.
 Recently, Indian Air Force (IAF) and DRDO successfully test-
fired the helicopter-launched SANT missile.
 INS-Vela, 4th Scorpene submarine, commissioned into Navy.
 South Korea launched Nuri, the first indigenous space rocket.
 Russian successfully test-fired 'Zircon' hypersonic cruise missile.
 India's first floating missile test range is named INS-Anvesh.
 Indian Air Force has been given the MRSAM surface-to-air missile
system, which has been developed by DRDO and Israel.
 Country's first nuclear missile tracking ship INS-Dhruv launched.
 INS-Khanjar has become the first Indian Navy ship to call at the
heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha.
 INS-Talvar participated in 'Cutlass Express 2021' maritime exercise.
 Indian Army's firing range at Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir has
been named after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan.
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 ISRO successfully launched India's largest Launch Vehicle
Mark-III (LVM3) rocket/One Wave India-2 mission with 36
satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Andhra Pradesh.
 ISRO brought down the 12-year-old satellite Megha Tropiques
in the Pacific Ocean.
 Recently China launched Zhongxing-26 satellite.
 Saudi Arabia will send its first female astronaut 'Rayna Barnawi'
to space this year.
 Earth observation satellite 'NISAR' jointly developed by NASA
and ISRO will be launched from India in September.
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 Russia will send the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the International
Space Station.
 Japan launched the world's first commercial moon lander.
 Japan used steam to propel the Moon spacecraft.
 ISRO will carry US equipment in upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission.
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Arab world's first lunar rover 'Rashid Rover' was launched by the
United Arab Emirates on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
 Space tech startup company Agnikul Cosmos launched India's
first private launchpad and mission control center at Sri Harkota.
 Elon Musk's company SpaceX launched the world's most powerful
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rocket Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
 India's first commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) facility
will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
 Japan's I-Space launched the world's first commercial moon lander.
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 ISRO launched India's first private rocket 'Vikram-S'.
 India test-fired Agni-III from APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
 NASA will launch a Dragonfly rotorcraft in 2027 to study Saturn's
largest moon Titan.
ISRO successfully flight tested the RH200 sounding rocket.
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 NASA launches lunar mission Artemis-1 from Kennedy Space Center.
 NASA will launch the Psyche mission to locate the golden asteroid.
 ISRO successfully launched the heaviest rocket LVM 3-M2.
 Russia successfully launched navigation satellite GLONASS-K.
 Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first
European woman to command the International Space Station.
 China launched two experimental satellites Xian-14 and Xian-15.
 Recently NASA has discovered oxygen on Mars.
 NASA will send astronauts to the Moon under the Artemis program.
 ISRO launched three satellites of Singapore by PSLV-C53.
 Russia successfully launched the Iranian satellite 'Khayyam'.
 James Web telescope captured pictures of planet Jupiter.
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 Iran launched indigenously made rocket Zuljana into space.
 ISRO successfully conducted static test of S200 human-rated
solid rocket booster (HS200) for Gaganyaan programme.
 China plans to search for the world's first habitable planet with a
space telescope.
 China launched satellite Gaofen-3 03 for Earth observation.
 Spacetech startup Pixel launched Shakuntala, the first satellite
on SpaceX.
 Iran successfully test-fired second military satellite Noor-2.
 Amazon has tied up with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United
Launch Alliance firms for its satellite internet launch.
 Space-X launched 49 Starlink satellites under the Starlink project.
 China's Long March-8 rocket launched 22 satellites into space.
 NASA will retire the International Space Station in 2031.
 Parker Solar Probe mission launched by NASA became the first
spacecraft to enter the Sun's atmosphere.
 Japan launched communication satellite INMARSAT-6 F1.
 Russia successfully test fired heavy vehicle rocket Angara-A5.
 NASA launched world's largest telescope named James Webb Space.
 China launched Jiayuan-1 02E satellite via Chang Zheng 4C.
 Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully test-fired
Dhawan-1, India's first indigenously built cryogenic rocket engine.
 China launched Earth science satellite Guangmu by Long March-6.
 Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman astronaut to walk
in space.
 China launched 'Shijian-6 05' satellite for space exploration.
 Anil Menon of Indian origin became the first flight surgeon of SpaceX.
 US space agency NASA has launched the world's first mission
named DART to change the path of an asteroid.
 India's first space observatory will be established in Garhwal
(Uttarakhand).
 NASA's ULA Atlas-V 401 rocket launched Lucy, its first mission
to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
 NASA launched Earth observation satellite Landsat-9.
 International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a lunar crater
at south pole of the Moon after Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.
 Skyroot Aerospace became the first private company to tie up
with India's space agency ISRO.
 Space agency Space-X launched 'Inspiration-4 Mission'.
 European Space Agency (ESA) has launched Eutelsat Quantum,
the world's first fully re-programmable commercial satellite.
 Environment & Ecology
 ICAR discovered a new species of fish named 'Moray Eel' off the
Cuddalore coast of Tamil Nadu.
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research has developed a new variety
of wheat named HD-3385.
 Recently, Lithium reserves were found in Jammu and Kashmir.
 A new species of brain wobbler (Lisu) has been discovered in
Arunachal Pradesh.
 India's first dark night sky reserve will be built in Ladakh.
 Tamil Nadu became 1st state to launch a climate change mission.
 India's first converted bio village became Daspara village of Tripura.
 Andaman-Nicobar declared as India's 'First Clean Sujal Pradesh'.
 Nanjarayan Tank is Tamil Nadu's 17th bird sanctuary.
 India's first 'Geo Park' will be established in Madhya Pradesh.
 Darjeeling Zoo has been declared the best zoo in the country.
 Northeast India's first aqua park will be set up in Arunachal.
 A panel has been constituted for the protection of vultures in
Tamil Nadu.
 A new species of crab named Ghatiana bivarna has been
discovered in Karnataka.
 Thrissur and Nilambur in Kerala and Warangal in Telangana have

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 Tamil Nadu government has declared Aritappatti and been included in the UNESCO Global Network of Living Cities.
Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district as the state's 'first  Country's first night safari will be made in Lucknow (UP).
biodiversity heritage site'.
 A 170-carat rare diamond was discovered in Angola, Africa.
 To protect the environment, PM Narendra Modi launched the
 Agasthyamalai Reserve of Tamil Nadu became the 31st elephant
Mission LiFE movement on October 20, 2022 in Kevadiya.
reserve of India.
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Annamalai Reserve launched Jumbo Trails in Tamil Nadu.
Mangarh Dham (Rajasthan) declared as National Memorial.
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 Rare egg of Tamla dinosaur has been found in Madhya Pradesh.
 Ranipur Tiger Reserve located in the Budelkhand region of Uttar
 'Blue Duke' declared as 'State Butterfly' of Sikkim.
Pradesh became the 54th Tiger Reserve of India.
 Country's first Oncology laboratory was inaugurated in Kerala.
 India's first 'Elephant Death Audit' released in Tamil Nadu.
 North India's first Biotech Park established in Jammu & Kashmir.
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 World's 'largest wind solar power plant' of 600 MW capacity
 The species of monkey in Arunachal was named after Sela Pass.
was commissioned in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).
 Chandrapur district of Maharashtra has been recorded as the
 Terai Reserve of UP will be India's 33rd elephant sanctuary.
third hottest place in the world.
 World's largest 'Jungle Safari Park' will built in Haryana's Aravalli.
 Uttar Pradesh has become the top producer of vegetables.
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 Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya became India's first geo-heritage site.

 Living Root Bridge of Meghalaya included in UNESCO World
 Thundi and Kadmat beaches in Lakshadweep have received Blue
Heritage Site.
Flag certification. There are now 12 Blue Flag certified beaches.
 In Netherlands, a species of yellow tulip flower was named 'Maitri'.
 Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis
 Kerala became 1st state to introduce carbon neutral farming methods.
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player Novak Djokovic, who is a Serbian.

 Durgavati Tiger Reserve has been approved by MP Wildlife.
 Tamil Nadu government has notified the country's first Kadavur
Slender Loris Sanctuary in Karur and Dindigul districts.
 Assam government declared the entire state as a 'disturbed area'.
 India's first biomass based hydrogen plant will be set up in MP.
 New species of rain frog named after Greta Thunberg.

 'Abode of the Unicorns', a monument made of ash collected from
the horns of rhinos, was unveiled at Kaziranga Park in Assam.
 Country's first 'Night Sky Reserve' will be established in Ladakh.
 8 cheetahs brought from Namibia by PM Narendra Modi were
released in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
 First 'Dugong Conservation Reserve' will be built in Tamil Nadu.
 Kerala got its first scientific 'bird atlas'.
 Tortoise 'Jonathan' declared world's oldest terrestrial animal.
 Varanasi declared as the first tourism and cultural capital of SCO.
 Askot Sanctuary of Uttarakhand declared as 'Eco Sensitive Zone'.
 Srinagar has been included in UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
 Varanasi became the first Indian city to start a ropeway service.
 Pochampally of Telangana is the best tourist village in the world.
 Indore became the cleanest city in India.
 Gaya became the cleanest city of Bihar.
 India's first grass conservation center opened in Ranikhet.
 India's largest open air fernery opened in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
 Kaziranga is th first national park equipped with a satellite.

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 National Sports Awards-2022
 Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award-2022 (1)  Dronacharya Award-2022: Lifetime Category (3)
1. Sharath Kamal Achant - Table Tennis 1. Dinesh Jawahar Lad - Cricket
 Arjuna Award-2022 (Total-25) 2. Bimal Prafulla Ghosh - Football
1. Seema Poonia - Athletics 3. Raj Singh - Wrestling
2. Eldouz Paul - Athletics  Dhyanchand Award-2022 (4)
3. Avinash Mukund Sable - Athletics 1. Ashwini Akkunji C. - Athletics
4. Lakshya Sen - Badminton 2. Dharamveer Singh - Hockey
5. Pranay HS - Badminton 3. BC Suresh - Kabîói

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6. Amit - Boxing
4. Nir Bahadur Gurung - Para Athletics
7. Nikhat Zareen - Boxing
 National Sports Promotion Award (3 Institutes)
8. Bhattif Pradeep Kulkarni - Chess
1. TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
9. R. Praggnanandha - Chess
2. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
10. Deep Grace Ekka - Hockey
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11. Sushila Devi - Judo
12. Sakshi Kumari - Kabîói Dr Indian Grandmasters (Men & Women)

13. Nayan Moni Saikia - Lawn Bowl  81th Grandmaster - Sayantan Das (Kolkata)
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14. Sagar Kailas Ovalkar - Mallamb  80th Grandmaster - Vignesh NR (Chennai)
15. Elavenil Valarivan - Shooting  79th Grandmaster - Pranesh M (Tamil Nadu)

16. Omprakash Mitharwal - Shooting  78th Grandmaster - Kaustav Chatterjee (Kolkata)

77th Grandmaster - Aditya Mittal (Mumbai)
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17. Sreeja Akula - Table Tennis
18. Vikas Thakur - Weightlifting  76th Grandmaster - Pranav Anand (Bengaluru)

19. Anshu - Wrestling  75th Grandmaster - V. Pranav (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

20. Sarita - Wrestling  74th Grandmaster - Rahul Srivastava (Telangana)

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21. Parveen - Wushu  73rd Grandmaster - Bharat Subramaniam (Tamil Nadu)

22. Mansi Girish Chandra Joshi - Para Badminton  72nd Grandmaster - Mitrabh Guha (Kolkata)

23. Tarun Dhillon - Para Badminton  71st Grandmaster - Sankalp Gupta (Maharashtra)

24. Swapnil Sanjay Patil - Para Swimming National Sports Awards and Prize Money
25. Jerlin Anika J - Deaf Badminton Prize Prize Money
 Dronacharya Award-2022 : Regular Category (4)  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Rs. 25 lakh
1. Jeevanjot Singh Teja - Archery  Arjuna Award Rs. 15 lakh
2. Mohammad Ali Qamar - Boxing  Dronacharya Award : Lifetime Category Rs.15 Lakh
3. Suma Siddharth Shirur - Mercury Shooting  Dronacharya Award : Regular Category Rs.10 Lakh
 Dhyan Chand Award Rs.10 Lakh
4. Sujit Mann - Wrestling
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 National / International : Awards

Nobel Prize-2022 Beauty Competitions : 2021-22

Field Recipient Special / why  Miss Universe, 2022 - R'Bonney Gabriel (America)
Medicine  Svante Paabo (Sweden) For his research on the ex-  Mrs. World, 2022 - Sargam Kaushal (Jammu-Kashmir)
tinct hominid genomes and  Miss Earth India, 2022 - Vanshika Parmar (Himachal Pardesh)
the evolution of humans.
 Miss Diva Universe, 2022 - Divita Rai (Karnataka)
Physics  Alain Aspect (France) For their work on en
 Miss India USA, 2022 - Aarya Walvekar (India-America, Virginia)
 John F Clauser (USA) tangled photon experi
 Mrs Universe Divine, 2022 - Pallavi Singh (Kanpur)
 Anton Zeilinger ments, proving the viola
 Miss India, 2022 - Sini Shetty (Karnataka)
(Ausria) tion of Bell inequalities,
Miss India Worldwide, 2022 - Khushi Patel (UK)

Chemistry  Carolyn Bertozzi (USA) For the establishment of the
 Morten Meldal
 Barry Sharpless (USA)
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and developing the field of
quantum information sci-
ence.
foundations of click chemis-
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try & bioorthogonal chem-
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 Mrs. World 2021 - Shaylyn Ford (America)
 Miss World America, 2021 - Shree Saini (Indian-American)
 Miss World 2021 - Karolina Bilawska (Poland)
Miss Universe, 2021 - Harnaaz Sandhu (India)
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Nobel Prize-2021
istry and also took chemis-
try into the functionalism Field Recipient Special / why
era. Medicine David Julius (USA) for discoveries of receptors
Peace Ales Bialiatski For encouraging the right Ardem Patapoutian (Lebnan) for temperature and touch
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 Memorial Human Rights to criticise power and pro Physics Syukuro Manabe (Japan) for the physical modelling
Organization (Russia) tect the citizen’s funda Klaus Hasselmann (Jermany) of Earth’s climate.

 Center for Civil Liberties mental rights. Giorgio Parisi (Itly) for discovery of disorder from
atomic to planetary scales.
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Human Rights
Organisation (Ukrainian)
Economics  Ben S. Bernanke
 Douglas W. Diamond
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Chemistry Benjamin List (Jermany) for the development of
David W.C. MacMillan (UK) asymmetric organocatalysis
For research on financial
crises and banks Peace Maria Ressa (Phillipines) for his efforts to protect

 Philip H. Dybvig Dmitry Muratov (Russia) freedom of expression.

Literature  Annie Ernaux (France) For the bravery and clinical
acuity with which she
reveals the origins,
estrangements, and
collective restrictions of
personal memory.
Bharat Ratna Award-2019
Former President Pranab Mukherjee, renowned musician Bhupen
Economics David Card (Canada-USA) for Contribution to Labor
Economics
Joshua D. Angrist (USA) for their methodological
Guido Imbens (Nitherlands) contributions to the analy-
sis of causal relationships.
Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah For his uncompromising and
(Tanzanian novelist) compassionate penetration
(Novel - Paradise) of the effects of colonialism
and the fate of the refugee

Hazarika and philanthropist Nanaji Deshmukh were awarded India's in the gulf between cultures
and continents.
highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for the year 2019.

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 Sahitya Akademi Award-2022 65rd Grammy Awards-2023
 English - Anuradha Roy (Novel - All the lives we never lived)  Album of the Year - Harry's House (Harry Styles)
 Hindi - Badri Narayan (Poetry - Tumadi Ke Shabd)  India's music composer Ricky Kej wins Grammy Award for
 Urdu - Anis Ashfaq (Novel - Khwab Saraab) album 'Divine Tides'

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award-2021
 Biology - Dr. Amit Singh, Dr. Arun Kumar Shukla
 Chemistry - Dr. Kanishka Biswas, Dr. T Govindaraju
 Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science
- Dr, Binoy Kumar Saikia
 Engineering Science
- Dr. Debdeep Mukhopadhyay,
 Mathematics Science
- Dr. Anish Ghose, Dr. Saket Saurabh
 Medical Science - Dr. Jeemon Pannimmakal, Dr. Achutha Menon
 Song of the Year - Just Like That (Bonnie Raitt)
 Record of the Year - About Damn Time (Lijon)
67th Filmfare Awards-2022
 Best Film - Shershaah (Director-Vishnuvardhan)
 Best Director - Vishnuvardhan (Film - Shershaah)
 Best Actor - Ranveer Singh (Film - 83 as Kapil Dev)
 Best Actress - Kriti Sanon (Film-Mimi)
 Best Supporting Actor (male) - Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
 Best Supporting Actor (female) - Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
76th BAFTA Awards-2023

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 Physics - Dr. Kanak Saha
 Best Film - All Quiet on the Western Front
64th Ramon Magsaysay Award-2022
 Best Director - Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front)
 Sotheara Chhim - Cambodia (Mental Health Advocate)
 Best Actor - Austin Butler (Elvis)
 Tadashi Hattori - Japan (Sight Saving Humanitarian)
 Best Actress - Cate Blanchett (TÁR)
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Bernadette J. Madrid - Philippines (Children Right Crusader)
Pulitzer Prize-2022
 Gary Bencheghib - Indonesia (Anti-Plastic Pollution Warrior)
 National Reporting - The staff of 'The New York Times'
68th National Film Awards-2022
 Explanatory Reporting - Staff of Quanta Magazine
 Best Film - Soorarai Pottru (Tamil Film)
 Local reporting - Madison Hopkins & Cecilia Reyes
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 Best Hindi Film - Toolsidas Junior (Director-Mridul Mahendra)
 International Reporting - The staff of 'The New York Times'
 Best Actor - Ajay Devgan (Tanhaji) & Suriya (Soorarai)
 Editorial Writing - Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe
 Best Actress - Aparna Balamurali (Films - Soorarai Pottru)
Holley and Luis Carrasco
 Best Director - SChidanandan KR (Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
Breaking News Reporting - The staff of the 'Miami Herald'
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75th Cannes Film Awards - 2022
 Palme d'or Award (Best Film) - Triangle of Sadness
 Best Actor - Song Kang-ho (Korea, Film - Broker)
Best Actress - Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Irani, Film - Holy Spider)
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 Feature photography - Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit
Dave and Late Danish Siddiqui for image of Covid's toll in india
Padma Awards-2023


President Ram Daraupadi Murmu announced the Padma Awards
 Best Director - Park Chan-wook (Korea, Film-Decision to Leave)
to 106 individuals. These include 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan
 Indian Jury member - Deepika Padukone
and 91 Padma Shri awards.
 Best Documentary
- All That Breathes (Indian film, Director-Shaunak Sen) Padma Vibhushan (Total- 6 persons)

95rd Oscar Awards-2023  Balkrishna Doshi (posthumously, Architecture, Gujarat)

 Best Film - Everything Everywhere All at Once
 Best Director - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
 Best Actor - Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
 Best Actress - Michelle Yeoh
 Best Documentary Short Film - The Elephant Whispers (India)
 Best Original Song - Naatu Naatu (Film-RRR)
 Zakir Hussain (Arts, Maharashtra)
 S.M. Krishna (Public Affairs, Karnataka)
 Dilip Mahalanobis (Posthumously, Medicine, West Bengal)
 Srinivas Vardhan (Science and Engineering, US)
 Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous, Public Affairs, UP)

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Padma Bhushan (Total-9 persons)
 Shri S L Bhairappa (Literature and Education), Karnataka
 Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla (Trade & Industry), Maharashtra
 Shri Deepak Dhar (Sc & Engg), Maharashtra
 Ms. Vani Jayaram (Arts), Tamil Nadu
 Swami Chinna Jeeyar (Others - Spiritualism), Telangana
 Ms. Suman Kalyanpur (Arts), Maharashtra
 Shri Kapil Kapoor (Literature & Education), Delhi
 Ms. Sudha Murthy (Social Work) Karnataka
 Shri Kamlesh D Patel (Others - Spiritualism) Telangana
Padma Shri (Total-91 persons) - chief among whom
Dr. Sukma Acharya (Others-Spiritualism) Haryana, Ms.
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga (Arts) Madhya Pradesh, Premji Tabaria (Arts)
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Usha Barle (Arts)
Chhattisgarh, Munishwar Chandawar (Medical) Madhya Pradesh,
Hemant Chauhan (Arts) Gujarat, Subhadra Devi (Arts) Bihar,
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) (Trade and
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Industry) Maharashtra, Ratan Chandra Kar (Medical) Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, Mahipat Kavi (Arts) Gujarat, M-M-
Keeravani (Arts) Andhra Pradesh, Arij Nambata (Posthumous)
(Trade & Industry) Gujarat, Parshuram Komaji Tune (Arts)
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Maharashtra, Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara (Science &
Engineering) Andhra Pradesh, Maguni Charan Kuar (Arts) Orissa,
Anand Kumar (Literature & Engineering) Education) Bihar, Kapil
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Dev Prasad (Arts) Bihar, Raveena Ravi Tandon (Arts) Maharashtra
80th Golden Globe Awards - 2023
 Best Drama Series - House of Dragons
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 Best Picture Drama - The Fablemen
 Best Actress (Drama) - Cate Blanchett (Tar)
 Best Actor (Drama) - Austin Butler (Elvis)
 Best Director - Steven Spielberg (The Fablemen)
 Best Picture Animation - Pinocchio
World Athletics Award-2022
 World Athlete of the Year (Male) - Mondo Duplantis (USA)
 World Athlete of the Year (Female) - Sydney McLaughlin (USA)
 Rising Star of the Year (Male) - Arian Knighton
 Rising Star of the Year (Female) - Adriana Villagos
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53rd International Film Festival of India 2022 (Goa)
 Best Film (Golden Peacock Award) - I Have Electric Dreams
 Best Actor - Wahid Mobusheri (No End)
 Best Actress - Daniela Marin (I Have Electric Dreams)
 Best Director - Nader Saiwer (No End)
 Focus Country - France
 Indian Film Personality of the Year Award - Chiranjeevi
IIFA Awards 2022
 Best Film - Shershaah (Director – Vishnuvardhan)
 Best Actor - Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
 Best Actress - Kriti Sanon (mimi)
 Director - Vishnuvardhan (Shershah)
ICC Awards 2022
 ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year - Nat Sciver (England)
 ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of Year - Nat Scivar (England)
 ICC Men's T-20 Cricketer of the Year- Surya Kumar Yadav
 ICC Men's Test Cricketer of Year - Ben Stokes (England)
AIFF Footballer of the Year 2021-22
 Male Footballer of the Year - Sunil Chhetri
 Female Footballer of the Year - Manisha Kalyan
22nd Laureus World Sports Awards - 2022
 Sportsman of the Year - Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
 Sportswoman of the Year - Ellen Thompson-Hera (Jamaica)
FIFA Awards 2022
 Best FIFA Men's Player - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
 Best FIFA Women's Player - Alexia Putellas (Spain)
FIH Hockey Awards 2021-22
 Player of the Year (Male) - Harmanpreet Singh
 Player of the Year (Women) - Felice Albers
 Best Goalkeeper (Men) - P. R. Sreejesh
 Best Goalkeeper (Women) - Savita Punia
Sportstar Aces Awards 2022
 Sportstar of the Year (Male) - Neeraj Chopra
 Sportstar of the Year (Female) - Mirabai Chanu
 Other Awards  Children Champion Award 2023 - 'Tapovan' NGO of Assam
 Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 - Alia Mir (Kashmir)
 Jnanpith Award (Field-Literature)
 Highest civilian honor of Kerala - MT Vasudevan Nair
2021 (57th) - Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo
 Sangeetha Kalanidhi Awards 2023 - Bombay Jayashree
2020 (56th) - Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Jr.
 Central Banking 'Governor of the Year' 2023- Shaktikanta Das
 Vyas Samman (Field-Literature)
 Pritzker Prize 2023 - David Chipperfield (British Architect)
2022 (32th) - Gyan Chaturvedi (for book 'Pagalkhana')
 'Order of Australia' for distinguished service - Ratan Tata
2021 (31th) - Asghar Wajahat (for play 'Mahabali')
 BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year 2022- Mirabai Chanu
 Saraswati Samman (Field-literature)
 PEN / Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award 2023- Vinod Shukla
2022 (32th) - Sivashankari (Tamil, for the book 'Surya Vansham')
 BS 'Banker of the Year 2022' - Shashidhar Jagdishan
2021 (31th) - Ramdarash Mishra (for the poem 'I am here')
 Marconi Prize 2023 - Hari Balakrishna (Computer Scientist)
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Field-Film)
 Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 - Sajjan Jindal
2020 (52st) - Asha Parekh
 Gyanappana Awards 2023 - Poet V. Madhusudhanan Nair
2019 (51st) - Rajinikanth  International Mother Tongue Award - Dr. Mahendra Mishra
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Best Film - The Kashmir Files (Film of the Year - RRR)
Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor (Film - Brahmastra)
Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi)
 Bihari Award (Field-Literature)
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2022 (32th) - Madhav Hada, for 'Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri'
2021 (31th) - Madhu kankariya (Book-Hum Yahan The)
 Murti Devi Award (Field-Literature)
2019 (33rd) - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
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2017 (31st) - Joy Goswami
 Abel Prize (Field-Math)
2023 - Luis Caffarelli (Argentine-American mathematician)
2022 - Dennis Parnell Sullivan, America
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 'Swaraj Trophy 2021-22' for Best District Panchayat- Kollam
 Akbar Kakkattil Award- Subhash Chandran (novel 'Samudrashila')
 UNESCO Peace Prize - Angela Merkel
 Maharashtra Bhushan Awards 2022- Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
 Raja Ram Mehan Roy Award 2023 - A- B- K- Prasad
 FIH President's Award 2023 - V-K- Pandian (Odisha)
 National Geographic's 'Pictures of the Year'
- Karthik Subramaniam
 Most brilliant student in the world - Natasha Periyanayagam
 ATD Best Awards 2023 - NTPC
 Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Award 2023 - Dr. Peggy Mohan
(For the book 'Wanderers, Kings and Merchants')
 Subhash Chandrambose Disaster Management Award 2023

 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize - Odisha State Disaster Management Authority and Lunglei Fire
2021 - 'Pratham' NGO (To expand the scope of education in India) Station, Mizoram (In Institutional Category)
2019 - Sir David Attenborough (Britain's famous broadcaster)  Most Eminent Scientist of the Year 2022 - R. Vishnu
 Gandhi Peace Prize  Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport Award
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2020 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Former President of Bangladesh) - Manohar International Airport (Goa)

2019 - Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Oman)  Bahrain's ISA Awards 2021-22 - Dr. Sanduk Ruit

 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award  'Golden Kailasha' Award - Rajasthani film 'Nanera'

2018 - Gopal Krishna Gandhi  28th Critics' Choice Awards 2023- Film RRR (For Best Song)

2017 - Mohammad Azharuddin and M. Gopala  World Habitat Award 2023 - 'Jaga' Mission of Odisha

 Booker Prize (Field-Literature)  International IACP Awards 2022- Nijat Abhiyan (Chhattisgarh)

2022 - Shehan Karunatilaka (Book-Seven Moons of Maali Almeida)  Dr. Patangrao Kadam Award - Adar Poonawalla

2021 - Damon Galgut (South Africa, Book-The Promise)  Best Police Unit - Jalna and Nagpur

 International Booker Prize (Field Literature)  Atal Samman Award - Prabhu Chandra Mishra

2022 - Geetanjali Shree & Daisy Rockwell (Novel - Tomb of Sand)  30th Eklavya Award 2022 - Indian Cyclist 'Swasti Singh'
 BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022 - Beth Mead
2021 - David Diop (France, Book - At Night All Blood is Black)

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 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award 2021-22  World Literature Teacher Award - Prof. Arun Kumar Jha
- Sudeep Sen and Shobhana Kumar  Dinkar National Award 2022 - Dr. Satish Kumar Rai
 Rohani Nair Award - Sethrichem Sangatam  First Queen Elizabeth II Prize - Suella Braverman
 TIME Magazine's Person of the Year 2022 - Volodymyr Zelensky  Lata Mangeshkar award 2019 - Shailendra Singh
 PETA India's Person of the Year Award 2022- Sonakshi Sinha  Lata Mangeshkar award 2020 - Anand-Milind
 Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2022 - Dr. Ogirat Yunan  Lata Mangeshkar award 2021 - Kumar Sanu

 Para Sports Person of the Year Award - Avni Lekhra  UNESCO Peace Prize 2022 - Angela Merkel

 National Gopal Ratna Award - Sanjeev Valyan  UEFA Award 2022 - Karim Benzema and Alexia Putelas
 UN highest environmental award - Poornima Devi Varman  Pulitzer Prize 2022 - Fahmida Azim (Bangladeshi)

 Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar - Ravi Kumar Sagar  Public Service Award 2022 - Jim Lattice (USA)

 Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2022 - Uma Sharma  Winston Churchill Leadership Award 2022 - Wlodimir Zelensky

 Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 - Dalai Lama  Frence's highest honour - Shashi Tharoor
 JCB Literary Award 2022 - Khalid Javed  Karnataka Ratna - Puneeth Rajkumar (Posthumous)

 Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 - Dalai Lama  Dipal RNGM Duston Award - Guru Dalai Lama

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 Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award - Carlos Saura  ICCR Distinguished Ecologist Award 2021 - Jeffrey Armstrong
 Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Literary Award - Jayanandan  Global Energy Prize - Prof. Kaushik Rajasekhar

 India Agribusiness Waste State Award - Haryana  J. C. Daniels Award 2022 - KP Kumaran (Film Producer)
 Friends of Liberation War Honor - Edward M. Kennedy  World's Best SME Bank (by Euromoney) - DBS Bank
Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award - NAARM
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Bailey's - Ashford Mendel 2022
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- Dr. Subhash Babu
Chevalier Award (by the French government) - Aruna Sairam
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 International Ranger Award 2022 - Orang National Park (Assam)

 National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021 - Nursing Profls.  Japan's highest honor 'The Collar of the Supreme Order of

 Ezhuthachan Award 2022 (Kerala Govt.) - A. setumadhavan the Chrysanthemus' - Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe

 Karnataka Ratna Awards 2022 - Late actor Puneeth Rajkumar  Mother Teresa Memorial Award - Dia Mirza and Afroz Shah
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 Skoch Award 2022 - Laxmi Bhandar Yojana of West Bengal  Japan's 'Order of the Rising Sun Award' - Narayanan Kumar

 National Intellectual Property Awards 2021, 2022 - IIT Madras  Mrs Universe Divine Award - Pallavi Singh (Kanpur, UP)

 Sakharov Freedom Prize 2022 - Ukrainian people  Fields Medal 2022 - Marya Vyazovska (Mathematician, Ukraine)

Digital Transformation Award DX 2022 - Karnataka Bank  Shiromani Award 2022 (in the UK) - Michelle Poonawalla
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 Best Housing Finance Company Award - HDFC Bank  Femina Miss India 2022 - Sini Shetty (Karnataka)

 Prestigious Anuvrat Puraskar 2022 - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam  Ayurveda Ratna Award (by UK Parliament) - Tanuja Nesari

 World Green City Award 2022 - Hyderabad City  Microsoft Partner of the Year Award 2022 - HCL Technology
 CII Quality Ratna Award 2021 - Ashok Soota
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 Devendra Lal Memorial Medal 2022 - Roxy Koll

 Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 - Prof. Barbara Metcalf  National MSME Awards 2022 (1st Prize) - Govt. of Odisha

 Men's FIH Player 2021-22 - Harmanpreet Singh (Indian)  Global Airwards Best Drone Organization Award - IG Drones

 Victorian Premier Award- Divyangna Sharma and Ritika Saxena  Kempegowda International Award

 SASTRA Ramanujan Award 2022 - Yunking Tang - S.M. Krishna, Narayana Murthy, Prakash Padukone

 Nansen Refugee Award 2022 - Angela Merkel  Golden Achievement Award - Vijay Amritraj

 Changemaker Award (UN SGD Action Awards) - Srishti Bakshi  UN Public Service Award - Odisha's transport service 'Mo Bus'

 Ayushman Excellence Award 2022 - Uttar Pradesh  Women's Fiction Award - Ruth Ojeki (US-Canadian)
 Harman Keston Award 2022 - Meena Kandasamy  Best Airport 2022 - Hamad International Airport (Qatar)
 Smita Patil Memorial Award 2022 - Alia Bhatt  Bangla Academy Award - Mamta Banerjee
 Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (1st Position) - Vigyan Pragati  MBE Award 2022 - Guruswamy Krishnamurthy
 France's highest civilian award - Dr. Swati Piramal  Times Business Award 2022 - Rashmi Sahu

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 Sports Panorma
22nd Commonwealth Games-2022
 Event - Birmingham (in England, July 28 to August 8, 2022)
 Opening and Closing Ceremonies - Alexander Stadium
 Mascot - Perry the Bull (Designer - Emma Lu)
 Motto - Sport is just the beginning
 Total Countries - 72 (Sports - 280, Games - 20)
 Number of Indian athletes - 213
 Current Secretary-General CW - Patricia Scotland
 Flag bearer of Indian contingent at the opening ceremony
- PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh
36th National Games - 2022
 Event - Gujarat (in 6 cities, from 29 September to 12 October)
 Inauguration - PM Modi (at Narendra Modi Stadium)
 Mascot - Savage (Asiatic Lion)
 Theme - Celebration of Unity through Sports
 Theme Song - Joinga India, Jeetega India
 Motto - Bmsaminjpadah nadpjal jeetwanhi lavanji
 Best Male Sportsman Award - Sajan Prakash (Swimming)
 Best Sportswoman Award - Harshika Ramachandran (Swimming)

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 Two sports included for first time - Yogasan and Mallakhamb
 Flag bearer of Indian contingent at the closing ceremony  Youngest player to win medal in National Games
- Achant Sharath Kamal and Nikhat Zareen - Shauryajit Khair (Mallakhamb)
 Won the first medal for India
 First player to win gold in Yogasana - Pooja Patel
- Sanket Mahadev Sargar (Silver, Weightlifting, 55 Kg)
 Won the first gold medal for India
4N Rank State / UT
Medal Table
Gold Silver Bronz Total
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting, 39 Kg, Manipur)
 Which player of India won the maximum number of medals 1- Services 61 35 32 128
- Achant Sharath Kamal (Table Tennis, total medals-4) 2- Maharashtra 39 38 63 140
 In which sport did India win maximum medals 3- Haryana 38 38 39 115
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- Wrestling (Total-12, 6-Gold, 1-Silver, 5-Bronze) 4- Gujrat 13 15 21 49
 Youngest Indian athlete
8th ICC Men's T-20 World Cup - 2022
- Anahat Singh (14 years, playing squash)
 Oldest indian athlete  Event - Australia (16 October to 13 November 2022)
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- Sunil Bahadur (45 years, Lawn Bowls)
 David Dixon Award for Best Athlete
- Tianwei Feng (Table Tennis, Singapore)
 Where was the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 held
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 Final Match - Melbourne Cricket Stadium, Australia
 Total Teams - 16 (Total Matches - 45)
 Winner - England (2nd time, by 5 wickets, Captain-Jos Buttler)
 Runner-up - Pakistan (Captain- Babar Azam)

- Gold Coast (Australia)  Highest run scorer team - South Africa (205 runs)
 Where will 23rd Commonwealth Games be held in 2026  First match played - Sri Lanka-Namibia (Winner-Namibia)
- Victoria (Australia)  Most runs - Virat Kohli (296 runs)
 First commonwealth games  Most wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka, 15 wickets)
- in 1930 (in Hamilton, Canada)
 Man of the match in the final - Sam Karan (England)
Medal Table  Player of the Series - Sam Karan (England)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronz Total  Amount given to winning team - 1.6 million dollars (13 crores)
1- Austrailia 67 57 54 178  First edition of T20 World Cup - in 2007 (in South Africa)
2- England 56 65 53 175  Who won the first edition of T20 World Cup – India
3- Canada 26 32 34 92  7th T20 World Cup - in Australia (Runner-up - New Zealand)
4- India 22 16 23 61  9th T20 World Cup - 2024 (in West Indies and UAE)

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 Grand Slam Tennis Competitions : 2022-23 32nd Tokyo Olympic - 2021
 Event - Tokyo (Japan)
Australian Open-2023
 Mascot - Miraitova
Competition Winner Runner Up
 Motto - United by Emotion
 Men's singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
 Women's Singles Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Elena Rybakina (Kazakhastan)  India's flag bearer at opening ceremony
 Men's Rinky Hijikata (Australia) Hugo Nys (Monaco) - Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
doubles Jason Kubler (Australia) Jan Zielinski (Poland)  India's flag bearer in closing ceremony
 Women's Barbora Krejcikova (Czechia) Shuko Aoyama (Japan) - Bajrang Punia (Palwan)
doubles Katerina Siniakova (Czech Repub.) Ena Shibahara (Japan)  Indian men's hockey team captain
 Mixed Luisa Stefani (Brazil) Sania Mirza (India)
- Manpreet Singh
doubles Rafael Matos (Brazil) Rohan Bopanna (India)
 Indian women's hockey team captain
French Open-2022
- Rani Rampal
Competition Winner Runner Up
 First transgender athlete to compete
 Men's Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Casper Ruud (Norwe)
in the Olympics - Laurel Hubbard
 Women's Singles Iga Swiatek (Poland) Coco Gauff (America)

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 Won the first Olympic gold medal
 Men's Marcelo Arevalo (Al Salvadore) Ivan Dodig (Croatia)
- Yang Qian (in China, shooting)
doubles Jean-Julien Rojer (Nitherland) Austin Krajicek (America)
 Women's Carolone Garcia (French) CoCo Gauff (America)  First medal for India - Mirabai Chanu

doubles Kristina Mladenovic (France) Jessica Pegula (America)  Gold Medal for India - Neeraj Chopra
1st Rank - America (Total-113 medals)
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Event : From 22 May to 5 June 2022 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (France)
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 2nd Rank - China (88-medals)

Wimbledon Open-2022  3rd Rank - Japan (58-medals)
Competition Winner Runner Up
 India's Rank - 48th (Total - 7 Medals)
 Men's Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) N. Kyrgios (Australia)
 33rd Olympics in 2024 - Paris (France)
Women's Elena Ribakina (Kazakhstan) Ons Jebeur (Tunisia)
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 Singles

 Men's Matheus Ebden (Australia) Nikola Mekti (Croatia) 16th Tokyo Paralympics - 2021
doubles Macus Purcell (Australia) Matte Pavic (Croatia)  Event - Tokyo (Japan)
 Women's Katerina Siniakovas (C. Republic) Zhang Shui (China)
 Mascot - Someity
doubles Barbora Krzykovas (C. Republic) Alyssa Mertens (Belgium)
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 India's flag bearer at opening ceremony

Event : from June 27 to July 10, 2022 in London (UK) - Tek Chand (Javelin thrower)
US (American) Open-2022  Flag bearer of India at closing ceremony
Competition Winner Runner Up - Avni Lekhara (Shooter)
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 Men's singles C. Alcaraz Garfia (Spain) Casper Ruud (Norwey)  First gold medal - Paige Greco (Australia)
 Women's Singles Iga Swiatek (Poland) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)  First medal for India - Bhavina Patel
 Men's Rajeev Ram (America) W. Koolhofb (Nitherland)  First gold for India - Avni Lekhara
doubles Joe Salisbury (British) N. Skupski (Britain)
 1st Rank - China (96-gold, Total-207)
 Women's Barbora Krejcikova (Czech) C. McNally (America)
 2nd Rank - Great Britain (Total-124)
doubles Katerina Siniakova (Czech) T. Townsend (America)
 Mixed Storm Sanders (Australia) Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium)  3rd Rank - US (37-gold, Total-104)
doubles John Peers (Australia) Edouard Vasselin (France)  India's Rank- 24th (5-Gold, Total-19)
 The four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US  Paralympic medal, first Indian woman
Open), also known as majors, are important tennis events. - Deepa Malik (silver medal)
 The Australian Open and US Open are both played on hard courts, while the French  Paralympics 2016 - Rio de Janeiro
Open is played on clay and Wimbledon is played on grass. (Brazil) (2024 - Paris, France)

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 Major Sports Venues 22nd FIFA World Cup 2022
Sports Venues / cities Countries / States Year  Venue - Doha (Qatar)
 32nd Summer Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 2021  Mascot - La'eeb
 33rd Summer Olympic Games Paris France 2024  Motto - Now is all
 34th Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles America 2028  Winner - Argentina (Runner - France)
 35th Summer Olympic Games - Brisbane 2032  Golden Boot - Kylian Mbappe (France)
 24th Winter Olympic Games Beijing China 2022  Golden Ball Award - Lionel Messi
 25th Winter Olympic Games - Italy 2026  Golden Glove - Emiliano Martinez
 4th Youth Olympic Games Dakar Senegal 2026  Most goals - Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
 4th Asian Para Games Hangzhou China 2022  21st FIFA World Cup - 2018 (Russia)
 36th National Games Gujrat India 2022
15th Asia Cup - 2022
 37th National Games Goa India 2023
Events - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 19th Asian Games Hangzhou China 2023
 Title Sponsor - Dp World

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 20th Asian Games Nagoya Japan 2026  Winner - Sri Lanka (6th times)
 21th Asian Games Doha Qtar 2030  Runner-up - Pakistan
 22th Asian Games Riyad Saudi Arab 2034  Most runs - Mohammad Rizwan (281)
 22nd Commonwealth Games Birmingham England 2022  Most wickets - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11)
 23rd Commonwealth Games Victoriya
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Austrailia 2026 Man of the Series - Wanindu Hasaranga
 22nd FIFA Football World Cup --- Qatar 2022 Player of the Match - Bhanuka Rajapaksa

 23rd FIFA Football World Cup --- America, Mexico, Canada 2026  16th Asia Cup 2023 - In Pakistan
 FIFA Women's World Cup --- Australia & New Zealand 2023 15th Indian Premier League-2022
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 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup --- India 2022  Final - Narendra Modi Stadium
 FIFA U-17 Men's World Cup --- Peru 2023  Title Sponsor - TATA
 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup --- Indonesia 2023  Winner - Gujrat Titans (1st times)
 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup --- Costa Rica 2023  Runner-up - Rajsthans Royals
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 13th Cricket World Cup --- India 2023  Orange Cap (Most Runs)

 14th Cricket World Cup --- South Africa 2027 - Jos Buttler (863 runs)
 Purple Cap (Most wickets)
 10th ICC Champions Trophy --- Pakistan 2025
- Yuzvendra Chahal (27 wickets)
11th ICC Champions Trophy --- India 2029
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 Emerging player - Umran Malik
 8th Men's T-20 World Cup --- Australia 2022
 8th Women's T-20 World Cup --- South Africa 2023 5th Khelo India Youth Games
 15th Men's World Cup Hockey Bhubaneswar India 2023  Event - Madhya Pradesh (in 8 cities)
 15th Women's Hockey World Cup --- Spain and Netherlands 2022  Mascot - Asha (Cheetah)
 Theme - Hindustan ka dil dhadka do
 Men's Rugby World Cup --- France 2023
 1st - Maharashtra (56-Gold, Total-161)
 Women's Rugby Championship --- New Zealand 2022
 2nd - Haryana (41-Gold, Total-128)
 14th South Asian Games --- Pakistan 2023
 3rd - MP (39-Gold, Total-96)
 18th World Athletics Champion. Eugene America 2022
 5 water sports included for the first time
 19th World Athletics Champion. Budapest Hungary 2023 - Fencing, Kayaking, Rowing, Canoe
 5th Khelo India Youth Games In 8 Cities Madhya Pradesh 2023 Slalom, Canoeing

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 ICC Player of the Month Award 2022-23 Players, States and Sports
Month Male Female Players States Sports
 Bajrang Punia Jhajjar, Haryana Wrestler
Feb-23 Harry Brook (England) Ashley Gardner (Aus.)
 Swapna Burman Jalpaiguri, West Bengal Heptathlete
Jan-23 Shubman Gill (India) Grace Scrivens (England)
Dec-22 Harry Brook (England) Ashley Gardner (Aus)  Jinson Johnson Kozhikode, Kerala Sprinter

Nov-22 Jos Buttler (England) Sidra Ameen (Pakistan)  Dutee Chand Jajpur, Odisha Runner

Oct-22 Virat Kohali (India) Nida dar (Pakistan)  Deepika Kumari Ranchi, Jharkhand Archer
Sep-22 Mohammad Rizwan (Pak.) Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind.)  Jitu Rai Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Shooter
Aug-22 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) Tahlia McGrath (Aust.)  Hima Das Dhing, Assam Runner
July-22 Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri lanka) Emma Lamb (England)  Sakshi Malik Rohtak, Haryana Wrestler
First-21 Shashabh Pant (1st winner) Shabnim Ismail (S.Africa)  PV Sindhu Hyderabad, Andhra P. Badminton
 Saina Nehwal Hisar, Haryana Badminton
National / International Stadiums
 Sania Mirza Mumbai, Maharashtra Tennis
Stadium City
 Geeta Phogat Bhiwani, Haryana Wrestler
 Weyborne / Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai (Maharashtra)

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 PT Usha Kozhikode, Kerala Runner
 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - Hyderabad (Telangana)  Milkha Singh Punjab, India Runner
 Green Park Stadium - Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
 Dipa Karmakar Agartala, Tripura Gymnast
 Indira Gandhi Stadium - Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
 Abhinav Bindra Dehradun, Uttarakhand Shooter
 Varkatulha Khan Stadium - Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
 Mary Kom Imphal, Manipur Boxer
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Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
Eden Garden
- Patna (Bihar)
- Kolkata (West Bengal)
4N  Krishna Punia Agroha, Haryana Discus Thrower
 Anju Bobby George Changanassery, Kerala Athletics, Jump
 Nehru Stadium - Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
 Narendra Modi Stadium - Ahmedabad (Gujarat)  Mithali Raj Jodhpur, Rajasthan Cricketer

 Sawai Mansingh Stadium - Jaipur (Rajasthan)  Karnam Malleswari Amdalavalas, Andhra P. Weightlifter
Anjali Bhagwat Mumbai, Maharashtra Shooter
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 Arun Jaitley Stadium - Delhi 

 Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium - Hyderabad (Telangana)  Rani Rampal Shahabad, Haryana Hockey Player
 Vidarbha CA Ground - Nagpur (Maharashtra)  Bhawani Devi Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sabre fencer
 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai (Tamil Nadu)  Lovlina Borgohain Golaghat, Assam Boxer
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 Holkar Stadium - Indore (Madhya Pradesh)  Manika Batra Naraina Vihar, Delhi Table Tennis
 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bangalore (Karnataka)  Ravi kumar Dahiya Sonipat, Haryana Wrestler
 Manu Bhaker Jhajhar, Haryana Shooter
Sports / Games & Mascots
 Mirabai Chanu Imphal, Manipur Weightlifter
Sports Mascot
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 Sanjita Chanu Kakching, Manipur Weightlifter

 FIFA World Cup 2018 - Zabiwaka
 Ms. Deepa Malik Sonipat, Haryana Para Athletics
 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 - Borobi
 Shreyasi Singh Jamui, Bihar Shooter
 22nd Commonwealth Games 2022 - Perry (a bull)
 18th Asian Games 2018 - Bhin Bhin, Atung, Kaka  Vinesh Phogat Balali, Haryana Wrestling
 19th Asian Games 2022 - Smart Triplets (Robots)  Saurabh Chaudhary Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Shooter
 Khelo India Youth Games 2022 - Dhakad  Neeraj Chopra Panipat, Haryana Ath., Javelin Throw
 22nd FIFA World Cup 2022 - La'eeb  Viswanathan Anand Mayiladuthurai, Tamil N. Chess
 32nd Summer Olympics 2021 - Miraitowa
 R. Pragnananda Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chess
 Tokyo Paralympics 2021 - Someity
 Kidambi Srikanth Mayiladuthurai, Tamil N. Badminton
 National Games 2020 - Bulbul 'Rubigula' (bird)
 National Games 2022 - Clouded Leopard  Seema Punia Sonipat, Haryana Discus Thrower

 Winter Olympics 2022 - Bing Dwen Dwen  Jerome Lalrinnunga Mizoram Weightlifter
 Asian Para Games 2022 - Fei Fei  Waichung Bhutia Tinkitam, Sikkim Football

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 CRICKET FOOTBALL
 ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 (Venue - South Africa)  Santosh Trophy (Edition - 76th, Venue - Saudi Arabia)

Winner / Runner-up - Australia / South Africa Winner / Runner-up - Karnataka / Meghalaya

 Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023  FIFA World Cup 2022 (Event - Doha, Qatar, Edition-22nd)

Winner/Runner-Up - Mumbai Indians / Delhi Capitals Winner/Runner-Up - Argentina / France

 Irani Trophy 2022-23  FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 (Host - India)

Winner/Runner-Up - Rest of India / Madhya Pradesh Winner/Runner-Up - Spain / Colombia

 First Under-19 Women's Cricket World Cup 2023  Durand Cup 2022

Winner/Runner-Up - India / England Winner / Runner-up - Bengluru FC / Mumbai City FC

 Ranji Trophy 2022-23  SAFF U-20 Championship 2022

Winner / Runner-up - Saurashtra / Bengal Winner / Runner-up - India / Sri Lanka

 3rd Blind T20 World Cup 2022  Women's Euro Championship 2022

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Winner/Runner-Up - India / Bangladesh Winner / Runner-up - England / Germany
 Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022  UEFA Champions League 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Saurashtra / Maharashtra Winner/runner-up - Real Madrid / Liverpool

 ICC Men's T-20 World Cup 2022  English Premier League 2021-22
Winner / Runner-up - England / Pakistan
4N Winner/runner-up - Manchester City / Aston Villa

 Duleep Trophy 2022  Santosh Trophy 2022

Winner / Runner-up - West Zone / South Zone Winner/runner-up - Kerala / West Bengal

 Asia Cup 2022  Spanish Football League 'La-Liga 2022'

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Winner / Runner-up - Sri Lanka / Pakistan Winner / Runner-up - Real Madrid / Espanyol

BADMINTON  Italian Cup 2022

 BWF World Championships 2022 (Event- Tokyo, Japan) Winner / Runner-up - Inter Milan / Juventus
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Men's/Women's Singles Winner - Viktor Axelsen / Akane Yamaguchi HOCKEY

 Malaysia Open 2022  Hockey World Cup 2023 (Hosting-Odisha)

Men's/Women's Singles - Viktor Axelsen / Rachanock Inthanon Winner/Runner-Up - Germany / Belgium

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 Singapore Open 2022  3rd Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 (Host - Malaysia)

Winner / Runner-up - PV Sindhu (India) / Wang Ji Yi (China) Winner/Runner-Up - India / Australia

 Uber Cup 2022  FIH Women's 5s Championship 2022

Winner/runner-up - South Korea / china Winner / Runner-up - India / Poland

 Thomas Cup 2022  Men's Asia Cup 2022
Winner/runner-up - India / Indonesia Winner/runner-up - South Korea / Malesia

 Swiss Open Badminton 2022  Women's Asia Cup 2022

Women's Singles Winner - PV Sindhu Winner/runner-up - Japan / South Korea

 Syed Modi Badminton 2022  Asian Champions Trophy 2021

Women's Singles Winner / Runner-up - PV Sindhu / Malvika Bansod Winner/runner-up - South Korea / Japan

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 TENNIS
 Davis Cup 2022 (Edition-110th)
Winner/Runner-Up - Canada / Australia
 ATP Finals 2022 (Event-Turin, Italy)
Men's Singles Winner/Runner-Up - Novak Djokovic / Casper Ruud
 Swiss Open Tennis 2022
Winner/runner-up - Casper Rudd (Norway) / Matteo Berrettini
 Italian Open 2022
Men's/Women's Singles Winner - Novak Djokovic / Inga Switek
 Madrid Open 2022
Men's/Women's Singles Winner - Carlos Alcaraz / Ons Jabur
 Miami Open Tennis Tournament 2022
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Men's/Women's Singles Winner - Carlos Alcaraz / Caspar Roode
 Mexican Open 2022
Winner/runner-up - Rafael Nadal / Cameron Norie
 Sydney International 2022
Men's/Women's Singles Winner - Aslan Karatsev / Paula Bedosa
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 ATP Cup 2022 (Event - Sydney, Australia)
Winner / Runner-up - Canada / Spain
 Davis Cup 2021
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Winner/runner-up - Russian Tennis Federation / Croatia
 WTA Finals 2021 (Event - Zapopan, Mexico)
Women's Winner / Runner-up - Garbine Muguruza / Annette Kontavet
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 ATP 2021 (Event - Zurich, Italy)
Men's singles winner / runner-up - Alexander Zverev / Daniil Medvedev
FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX
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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022
Winner/Runner-Up - Max Verstappen / Charles Leclerc
 Brazilian Grand Prix 2022
Winner/Runner-Up - George Russell / Lewis Hamilton
 United States Grand Prix 2022
Winner/runner-up - Max Verstappen / Lewis Hamilton
 Japanese Grand Prix 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Max Verstappen / Sergio Perez
 Singapore Grand Prix 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Sergio Perez / Charles Leclerc
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CHESS
 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 (Hosting-Chennai)
Winner/Runner-Up Uzbekistan/Armenia
 Formentera Open Chess 2022
Winner / Runner-up - D. Gukesh / K. Sasikiran
 Reykjavik Open 2022
Winner / Runner-up - R. Praggnandhaa / D. Gukesh
 FIDE World Cup 2021
Winner / Runner-up - Jan-Krzysztof Duda / Sergey Karjakin
 FIDE Women's World 2021
Winner / Runner-up - Alexandra Kosteniu / Aleksandra Goryachkina
OTHER SPORTING EVENTS
 Billiards World Championship 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Pankaj Advani / Saurav Kothari
 11th Women's Basketball World Cup 2022
Winner / Runner-up - USA / China
 10th Asian Billiards Championship 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Pankaj Advani / Dhruv Sitwala
 4th Khelo India Youth Games 2021 (Panchkula, England)
1st / 2nd place - Haryana / Maharashtra
 2nd Khelo India University Games 2021 (Event - Karnataka)
1st / 2nd Place - Jain University / Lovely Professional University
 9th Pro Kabaddi League 2022
Winner / Runner-up - Jaipur Pink Panthers / Puneri Paltan
 World Snooker Championship 2022 (Sheffield, England)
Winner/Runner-up - Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) / Jude Trump
 ISSF World Cup 2022 (Event-Cairo, Midd)
India's Rank / Runner-up - 1st / Norway
 World Table Tennis Championships 2021 (Event-Houston)
Men's / Women's Singles Winner - Fan Zedong / Wang Mannu
 18th World Athletics Championships 2022 (Hosting-USA)
1st position - America (India's position -33rd, 1-medal)
 Asian Boxing Championship 2021
1st Rank - Kazakhstan (India's Rank - 4th, 15-medal)
 Archery World Cup Stage-4 2022
Men's/Women's Winner - Miguel Alvarino / A San
 Game Scenario: Miscellaneous
 Shakib Al Hasan became the highest wicket taker in T20 cricket.
 Sayantan Das of Kolkata became the 81st Grandmaster of India.
 Salima Tete has been appointed as the Athlete Ambassador by
the Asian Hockey Federation.
 India's Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the 75kg final
at the World Women's Boxing Championships.
 D. Gukesh was selected as the best player of the year by the
Asian Chess Federation.
 Raebareli's hockey stadium is named after Indian hockey player
Rani Rampal. She became the first woman in India to receive
this honour.
 Nepali wicketkeeper-batsman Asif Sheikh won the '2022
Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award'.
 Rohan Bopanna became the oldest tennis player to win the ATP
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Masters 1000 title.
 Harry Brook (England) and Ashley Gardner (Australia) have
been named the ICC Player of the Month for February.
 Chennai's Vignesh NR became India's 80th Grandmaster.
 England's Ben Stokes has become the batsman to hit the most
sixes in Test cricket.
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 Sania Mirza has been appointed as the mentor of the Royal
Challengers Bangalore team in the Women's Premier League.
 Smriti Mandhana became the costliest player in the inaugural
Women's Premier League auction. Royal Challengers Bangalore
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bought him for 3.4 crores.
 Rohit Sharma has become the first Indian captain to score a
century in all three formats of cricket.
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 Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score a double
century in ODIs.
 Suryakumar Yadav became 'ICC Men's T20 Cricketer of the Year'.
 Germany won Hockey World Cup 2023 title by defeating Belgium.
 Surya Kumar Yadav became the fastest player to score 1500
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runs in T20.
 India became number-1 team in ICC T20 rankings 2023.
 Australia became the number-1 team in the ICC Test Rankings
2023. (2nd-India)
 5th Khelo India Youth Games held in Madhya Pradesh.
 Viacom18 bagged the media rights for the Women's IPL.
 France captain Hugo Lloris has retired from international football.
 Mascot of the 5th Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is 'Asha' while
the theme song is 'Hindustan Ka Dil Dhadka Do...' sung by
singer Shaan.
 Haryana defeated Madhya Pradesh to win the Khelo India Youth
Games 2022 Women's Under-18 Qualifier title, while Madhya
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Pradesh won the Men's Under-18 Qualifier title by defeating Odisha.
 Koneru Humpy won the silver medal in the World Chess Blitz
Championship.
 Cyclist Swasti Singh received the '30th Eklavya Puraskar 2022'.
 England's Sam Curran became the costliest player in IPL history
as he was bought by Punjab Kings for 18.5 crores.
 McLaughlin-Levron and Mondo Duplantis have won the 'World
Athlete of the Year 2022' awards.
 Morocco will host the Football Club World Cup.
 Neeraj Chopra becomes the most written athlete in the world
in the year 2022.
 Brazil on top in the FIFA World Rankings 2022. (2nd - Argentina)
 Australia has renamed the annual award in Shane Warne's honour.
 PT Usha has become the first woman president of the Indian
Olympic Association.
 Uttar Pradesh will host the '2023 Khelo India University Games'.
 Virat Kohli became the highest run scorer in T-20 cricket.
 FIFA Women's World Cup-2023 mascot Tajuni unveiled.
 Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal in the U-23 World Wrestling
Championship.
 Jyoti Yaraji became India's fastest woman in 100m hurdles.
 India finished fifth in ISSF World Championship Shotgun
with one gold, one silver and two bronze in Osijek, Croatia.
 Krejcikova defeated Swiatek to win the Ostrava Open.
 Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 700 goals in
club football.
 Saudi Arabia will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games.
 Gujarat's Pooja Patel has become the first athlete to win gold in
Yogasana at the 36th National Games.
 PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been named FIH Men's and
Women's Goalkeeper of the Year 2022 respectively.
 Yelmzarf Yehualoye of Ethiopia became the youngest winner
of the women's race at the 42nd London Marathon.
 Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League
Final title with a throw of 88.44m.
 Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 Sunil Chhetri (men) and Manisha Kalyan (women) were named
AIFF Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22 season.
 Tennis star Serena Williams (USA) announced her retirement.
 India won SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 by defeating Sri Lanka.
 'Games Wide Open' unveiled as slogan for Paris Olympics 2024.
 England won the Women's Euro Championship 2022 by defeating
Germany.
 England's Leicester Cricket Ground was named after Sunil Gavaskar.
 BCCI made Mastercard the new title sponsor of the Indian team.
 Books & Authors
 A Matter of Heart: Education in India - Anurag Behar  Rajini's Mantra - PC Balasubramaniam
 War and Women - Dr. MA Hassan  Will Power - Sjoerd Marin
 Bipin : The Man Behind the Uniform - Rachna Biswat Rawat  Lockdown Lyrics - Sanyukta Das
 As Good As My Word - KM Chandrasekhar  Rusty Skies and Golden Winds - Sannidhya Sharma
 Mundaka Upanishad : The Bridge to Mortality- Dr. Karan Singh  A New India : Selected Writings 2014-19
 Victory City - Salman Rushdie - Compilation of Arun Jaitley's articles (by Juggernaut)
 Wanderers, Kings and Merchants - Dr. Peggy Mohan  The McMahon Line : A Century of Discord - J.J. Singh
 The Poverty of Political Economics - Meghnad Desai  Dilip Kumar : In the Shadow of a Legend - Faisal Farooqui
 Modi : Shaping a Global Order in Flux - S. Jaishankar  Beyond the Misty Veil - Ms. Aradhana Johri
 Forks in the Road : My Days at RBI and Beyond - C. Rangarajan  The Life and Times of George Fernandes- Rahul Ramagundam

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 Breaking Barrier - Madhav Rao  Gandhi and the Champaran Satyagraha - Suranjan Das
 Why didn't you come earlier - Kailash Satyarthi  Gautam Adani : The Man Who Changed India -R. N. Bhaskar
 Human Anatomy - AK Dwivedi  Ashtanga Yoga - Dr. Sonu Phogat
 Ambedkar: A Life - Shashi Tharoor  Indian Constitution : The Untold Story - Ram Bahadur Rai
 Revolutionary - Sanjeev Sanyal  Modi @ 20: Dreams Meeting Delivery- Blue Craft Foundation
 Jadoonama
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- Javed Akhtar  Decoding the Yoga Sutra by Patanjali-J. Singhania, Acharya Kaushal
 Irrfan Khan : A Life in Movies - Shubhra Gupta  Let Me Say It Now - Rakesh Maria
 India's Knowledge Supremacy : The New Dawn  The Struggle for Police Reforms in India - Prakash Singh
- Dr. Ashwin Fernandes  Place Called Home - Preeti Shenoy
 Bravehearts of Bharat - Vikram Sampath
Tomb of Sand - Geetanjali Shree
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 The Chipko Movement : A People's History - Shekhar Pathak
 Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure - Ruskin Bond
 Miracles of Face Yoga - Mansi Gulati
 The Great Tech Game - Anirudh Suri
 The Light We Carry : Overcoming in Uncertain Times - Michelle Obama
 The Tiger of Drass - Meena Nayyar
 Fit At Any Age - PV Iyer
The Magic Of Mangala Jodi - Avinash Khemka
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 The Indian Navy@75 - Ranjit B- Rai & Aritra Banerjee
 The Sikh History of East India - Avinash Khemka
 Delhi University : Celebrating 100 Glorious Years - Hardeep Singh Puri
 The Boy Who wrote a Constitution - Rajesh Talwar
 Nuclearization of Asia - Rene Naba
 Hear Yourself - Prem Rawat
 Winning the Inner Battle - Shane Watson
 Not Just a Nightwatchman : My Innings with BCCI - Vinod Rai
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 Nalnada Until We Meet Again - Gautam Bora

 Birsa Munda - Janjatiya Nayak - Alok Chakrawal
 Now You Breathe - Rakhi Kapoor
 Queen of Fire - Devika Rangachari
 From Dependence to Self-Reliance - Dr. Bimal Jalan
 Crunch Time : Narendra Modi's National Security Crisis
 A Confused Mind Story - IRS Sahil Seth - Shri Ram Chowlia
 The Philosophy of Modern Song - Bob Dylan  Unfield Barrels: India Oil Story - Richa Mishra
 Jeet Ji Allahabad - Mamta Kalia  The Book of Bihari Literature - Abhay K
 Ambedkar A Life - Shashi Tharoor  Unfield Barrels : India Oil Story - Richa Mishra
 India's Economy From Nehru to Modi - Pulape Balakrishnan  Wrist Assured : An Autobiography - R. Kaushik
 Indian banking in Retrospect-75 Years of Independence - Ashutosh  Soli Sorabji : Life and Times - Abhinav Chandrachud
 When the Heart Speaks : Moms of Acardiologist- Upendra Kaul  Rahul Bajaj : An Extraordinary Life - Geeta Piramal
 Forging Metal : Nripendra Rao and the Nannar Story - Pawan C  Role of Labor in India's Development - Bhupendra Yadav
 Ambedkar and Modi - Ilayaraja  The Blue Book - Amitav Kumar

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 Important Days
JANUARY JUNE OCTOBER
 9 - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas  1 - World Milk Day  2 - Non-violence Day/Gandhi Jayanti
 10 - World Hindi Day  5 - World Environment Day  3 - World Animal Day
 12 - National Youth Day  8 - World Oceans Day  5 - National Dolphin Day
 15 - Army Day (India)  8 - Air Force Day
 12 - World Day Against Child Labour
 23 - Parakram day (Netaji Subhash  9 - World Post Day
 14 - World Blood Donor Day
Chandra birth anniversary)  11 - International Girl Child Day
 20 - World Refugee Day
 25 - National Voters' Day  14 - World Standards Day
 26 - Republic Day (India)  21 - International Day of Yoga
 15 - World Students Day (APJ Abdul
 30 - Martyrs' Day, World Leprosy Day  29 - National Statistics Day
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FEBRUARY JULY  16 - World Food Day
 4 - World Cancer Day  1 - Doctor's Day/GST Day  24 - United Nations Day
 11 - Samarpan Diwas (Pandit Dindyal  11 - World Population Day  31 - National Unity Day (Sardar
Upadhyay death anniversary) Patel's birth anniversary)
 19 - Bank Nationalization Day
14 - Valentines Day  31 - Indira Gandhi Death anniversary
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 20 - World Social Justice Day

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26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas
NOVEMBER
 28 - World Hepatitis Day
 21 - World Mother Language Day
 29 - International Tiger Day  7 - National Cancer Awareness Day
 28 - National Science Day
 11 - National Education Day
MARCH AUGUST
 12 - National Bird Day
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 3 - World Wildlife Day  6 - Hiroshima Day  14 - Children's Day, World Diabetes Day
 4 - Chabahar Day  7 - Javelin Day (Niraj Chopra)  15 - Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
 8 - International Women's Day  12 - International Youth Day (Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary)
 15 - World Consumer Rights Day  14 - Partition Horrors Remembrance Day  16 - National Press Day
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 22 - World Water Day, Bihar Day  15 - Independence Day (India)  19 - World Toilet Day
 24 - World Tuberculosis Day  16 - Khela Hobe Diwas (W.B)  20 - World Children's Day
APRIL  20 - Sadbhavna Diwas (Rajiv Gandhi)  26 - National Milk Day
 7 - World Health Day  29 - National Sports Day (Major  26 - National Constitution Day
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 14 - Equality Day (Ambedkar Jayanti) Dhyan Chand birth anniversary) DECEMBER

 18 - World Heritage Day 1 - World AIDS Day
SEPTEMBER 
 22 - Earth Day
 2 - World Computer Literacy Day
 25 - World Malaria Day  5 - Teacher's Day
 4 - Indian Navy Day
 26 - World Intellectual Property Day  8 - International Literacy Day
 5 - World Soil Day
MAY  11 - Mahakavi Day (Death Anniver-
 6 - Maitri Diwas (Bhar-Bangladesh)
sary 'Subramania Bharati')
 1 - International Workers' Day  10 - International Human Rights Day
3 - International Press Freedom Day  14 - Hindi Day
  14 - World Energy Day
 7 - World Asthma Day  17 - Social Justice day  16 - Vijay Diwas
 8 - World Red Cross Day (E. V. Ramasamy's birthday)  24 - National Consumer Rights Day
 12 - International Nurses Day  27 - World Tourism Day  25 - Good Governance Day
 31 - World No Tobacco Day  29 - World Heart Day  14 - Veer Baal Diwas

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 Important Days and Themes
Date Year Day / Diwas Theme
 27 March 2023 World Theater Day - Theater and the Culture of Peace
 24 March 2023 World Tuberculosis Day - Yes! We can end TB!
 23 March 2023 World Meteorological Day - The Future of Weather, Climate and Water Across Generations
 22 March 2023 World Water Day - Accelerating Change to Solve Water and Sanitation Crises
 22 March 2023 Bihar Diwas - Progress of Yuva Shakti Bihar
 21 March 2023 International Day of Forests - Forests and health.
 16 March 2023 National Immunization Day - Vaccine work for everyone.
 15 March 2023 World Consumer Rights Day - Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions

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 8 March 2023 International Women's Day - DigitALL : Innovation and technology for gender equality
 4 March 2023 National Safety Day - Our Aim : Zero Harm
 3 March 2023 World Wildlife Day - Partnerships for wildlife conservation
 28 February 2023 National Science Day - Global science day for Global Wellbeing
 22 February 2023 World Scout Day - Our world : Our common future: Environment and gender equality
 21 February 2023
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International Mother Language Day - Multilingual Education - A necessity to transform education
 10 February 2023 World Pulses Day - Pulses for a Sustainable Future
 4 February 2023 World Cancer Day - Close the Care Gap
 2 February 2023 World Wetlands Day - It's time for wetland restoration
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 29 January 2023 World Leprosy Day - Act now. End Leprosy
 25 January 2023 National Tourism Day - Rural and Community Centered Tourism
 25 January 2023 National Voter's Day - Voting is unmatched, I must vote
 12 January 2023 National Youth Day - Developed Youth Developed India
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 10 January 2023 World Hindi Day - Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence
 9 January 2023 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Diaspora : Reliable partners for India's progress in the Amrit kaal
 1 January 2023 Global Day of Families - Families Together : Building Resilience for a Brighter Future
 24 December 2022 National Consumer Rights Day - Fair Digital Finance
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 22 December 2022 National Mathematics Day - Mathematics Unites

 5 December 2022 World Soil Day - Soils : Where food begins
 1 December 2022 World AIDS Day - Equalize
 14 Nov. 2022 World Diabetes Day - Access to diabetes education
 12 Nov. 2022 World Pneumonia Day - Pneumonia Affects Everyone
 11 Nov. 2022 National Education Day - Changing Course, Transforming Education
 24 October 2022 World Polio Day - A Clean Future for Mothers and Children
 23 October 2022 Ayurveda Day - Everyday Har Ghar Ayurveda
 20 October 2022 World Statistics Day - Data for Sustainable Development
 17 October 2022 Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Dignity for All in Practice
 16 October 2022 World Food Day - Leave no one Behind

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 Date Year Day Theme / Theme
 11 October 2022 International Day of the Girl Child - Our Time is Now - Our Rights Our Future
 10 October 2022 World Mental Health Day - Make mental health and well-being of all a global priority
 9 October 2022 World Post Day - Post for Planet
 5 October 2022 World Teacher's Day - The transformation of education begins with the teacher
 4 October 2022 World Animal Day - Common Planet
 1 October 2022 International Day of Older Persons - Simulating Older People in a Changing World
 29 Sept. 2022 World Heart Day - Use Heart for Every Heart
 28 Sept. 2022 World Rabies Day - Rabies : One Health, Zero Deaths
 27 Sept. 2022 World Tourism Day - Rethinking Tourism
 25 Sept. 2022 World River Day - Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity
 23 Sept. 2022 International Sign Language Day - Sign languages, unite us
 21 Sept. 2022 World Alzheimer's Day - Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer's
 21 Sept. 2022 International Day of Peace - End Racism, Build Peace

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 17 Sept. 2022 World Patient Safety Day - Medication without harm
 16 Sept. 2022 World Ozone Day - Global Cooperation to protect Life on Earth
 10 Sept. 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day - Creating hope through action
 8 Sept. 2022 International Literacy Day - Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces
12 August 2022 World Youth Day - Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a world for all ages
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 28 July 2022 World Hepatitis Day

4N - Bringing hepatitis care closer to you
 11 July 2022 World Population Day - A World of 8 Billion : Towards a Resilient Future for All ....
 30 June 2022 International Asteroid/Asteroid Day - Small is beautiful
 23 June 2022 International Olympic Day - Together for a Peaceful World
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 21 June 2022 International Day of Yoga - Yoga for Humanity
 20 June 2022 World Refugee Day - Together We Heal, Learn and Shine
 7 June 2022 World Food Safety Day - Safe food, better health
 5 June 2022 World Environment Day (50th) - Only One Earth
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Month/Fortnight/Week Year Declared by the United Nations

 19-25 December, 2022 : Good Governance Week  2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages
 4-10 October, 2022 : World Space Week  2020 - International Year of Plant Health
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(Theme - Space and Sustainability) International year of nurses and midwives

 2-8 October, 2022
 1-7 September, 2022
 23 Aug. – 1 Sept. 2022 : World Water Week
 1-7 August, 2022
 12-20 June, 2022
 14-18 February, 2022
 1-7 February, 2022
: Wildlife Week
: National Nutrition Week
(Theme - Celebrate a World of Flavours)
: World Breastfeeding Week
: Child labor Eradication Week
: Financial Literacy Week (RBI)
: World Interfaith Harmony Week
 2021 - International Year of Peace and Trust
 2022 - International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
 2023 - International Year of Millet
 2024 - International Year of Camelids
International Decade
 2022-32 : International Decade of Indigenous Languages
 2021-30 : United Nations Ecology Restoration Day

 20-25 December, 2021 : Good Governance Week  2019-28 : Decade of Peace, Nelson Mandela Decade

 18-24 November, 2021 : World Antimicrobial Awareness Week  2018-27 : International Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

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 Important Conferences & Summits
Conference / Summit Venue / Chairman Event Date
 One Ocean Summit 2022 France 9-11 February, 2022
 TERI's 21st World Sustainable Development Summit 2022 India (Virtually) 16-18 February, 2022
 5th BIMSTEC Summit 2022 Hosted by - Sri Lanka 30 March, 2022
 7th Raisina Dialogue 2022 Chaired by - PM Modi 25 April 2022
 41st Hunar Haat 2022 Agra (Uttar Pradesh) 18-29 May, 2022
 COP-15 Summit on Desertification 2022 Abidjan (Arrivory Coast) 9-20 May, 2022
 BRICS Culture Ministers' 7th Meeting Hosted by - China 24 May, 2022
 4th Quad Summit 2022 Tokyo (Japan) 24 May, 2022
 14th BRICS Summit 2022 Hosted by - China 23-24 June , 2022

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 United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 Portugal 27 June, 2022
 48th G-7 Summit 2022 Germany 26-28 June, 2022
 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Kigali (Rwanda) 20-25 June, 2022
 32nd NATO Summit 2022 Madrid (Spain) 28-30 June, 2022
 First Summit of I2U2 (India, Israel, USA, UAE) 2022
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 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 2022 Canada 20-26 August 2022
 India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue 2022 Tokyo 8 September, 2022
 22nd Annual Summit of the Heads of State of the SCO Samarkand, Uzbekistan 15-16 September 2022
 6th India Mobile Congress 2022 New Delhi 1st October, 2022
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 8th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit 2022 Jakarta (Indonesia) 6-7 October, 2022
 5th ISA (International Solar Alliance) Assembly New Delhi 6 October, 2022
 1st Global Drone Expo 2022 Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 8 October, 2022
 22nd World Blockchain Summit 2022 Atlantis (Dubai) 17-19 October , 2022
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 12th Defence Expo 2022 Gandhinagar (Gujarat) 18-22 October, 2022

 27th Climate Change Conference (COP-27) Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt) 6-18 November 2022
 17th G-20 Summit 2022 Bali (Indonesia) 15-16 November, 2022
 53rd International Film Festival of India Goa 20-28 November, 2022
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 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2023 Indore (Madhya Pradesh) 9 January, 2023
 Asia's biggest air show 'Aero India 2023' Bengaluru (Karnataka) 13-17 February, 2023
 14th World Spice Congress Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) 16-18 February, 2023
 12th World Hindi Sammelan Fiji 15-17 February, 2023
 18th World Security Congress Jaipur (by UIC & RPF) 21-23 February , 2023
 22nd World Sustainable Development Summit New Delhi 22-24 February, 2023
 International Yoga Festival 2023 Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 1-7 March, 2023
 8th Raisina Dialogue 2023 New Delhi 2 March, 2023
 7th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 3 March, 2023
 23rd Commonwealth Legal Conference Goa 5-9 March, 2023
 Global Millets (Sri Anna) Conference New Delhi 18 March, 2023

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 Latest Abbreviations
 RAISE : Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Social  RTGS : Real Time Gross Settlement
Empowerment  IFSC : Indian Financial System Code
 LEAD : Learning through E-resources Made  UJALA : Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
Accessible for Delhi
 AMRUT : Atal Mossion for Rejuvenation and Urban
 HOPE : Helping Out People Everywhere Transformation
 SATHI : Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help  HRIDAY : Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Institute
 ISIS : Islamic State in Iraq and al-sham/Syria
 nCoV : Nobel Corona Virus
 NITI : National Institution for Transforming India
 Covid : Corona Virus Desease
 TRAI : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
 CAB/CAA : Citizenship Amendment Bill/Act

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 IRDA : Insurance Regulatory and Development
 NRC : National Register of Citizens
Authority
 BIMSTEC : Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
 UIDAI : Unique Identification Authority of India
Technical and Economic Cooperation
 IRCTC : Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
 EVM : Electronic Voting Machine
Corporation
 VVPAT : Voter Varifiable Paper Audit Trail
4N  ASHA : Accredited Social Health Activist
 NOTA : None of the Above
 NABARD : National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
 NDA : National Democratic Alliance Development
 UPA : United Progressive Alliance  IMEI : International Mobile Equipment Identity
 PPP : Public Private Partnership SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India
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 FSSAI : Food Safety and Standards Authority  CNG : Compressed Natural Gas
 MoU : Memorandum of Understanding  DTH : Direct to Home
 ODF : Open Defection Free  NRI : Non-Resident Indian
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 NGT : National Green Tribunal  CRR : Cash Reserve Ratio

 PETA : People of Ethical Treatment for Animals  SLR : Statutory Liquidity Ratio
 NEFRA : National Finance Reporting Authority  LAF : Liquidity Adjustment facility
 RERA : Real Estate Regulatory Authority  IPO : Initial Public Offering
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 Li-Fi : Light Fidelity  NPA : Non Performing Asset

 UNHRC : United Nations Human Rights Council  GPS : Global Positioning System
 GST : Goods and Service Tax  CAG : Comptroller and Auditor General of India
 BHIM : Bharat Interface for Money  NDRF : National Disaster Response Force
 UDAY : Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana  FEMA : Foreign Exchange Management Act
 UDAN : Ddeyn Desh ke Aam Nagrik  FERA : Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
 PCS : Provincial Civil Service  CET : Common Eligibility Test
 PSC : Public Service Commission  SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional
 UPI : Unified Payments Interface Cooperation
 NEFT : National Electronic Fund Transfer  KYC : Know Your Customer
 IMPS : Immediate Payment Service  PAN : Permanent Account Number

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 Current Affairs : Miscellaneous
Monetary Rates : Reserve Bank of India Ramsar Sites of India : 2021-22
 Bank Rate – 6.75%  CRR – 4.50%  Shalbug Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu-Kashmir (75th)
 Repo Rate – 6.50%  SLR – 18.00%  Hygum Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu-Kashmir
 Reverse Repo Rate – 3.35%  MSF – 6.75%  Thane Creek - Maharashtra
(As on 1 March, 2023)  Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
 Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Citizenship Amendment Act. (CAA)  Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu
 Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 was passed by the  Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019 and by the Rajya Sabha on 11  Yashwant Sagar - Madhya Pradesh
December 2019.  Ansupa Lake - Odisha

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 Indian Citizenship Act 1955 was amended by this bill. Also the  Hirakud Reservoir - Odisha
bill passed by both the houses has become law after the President's  Tampara Lake - Odisha
approval/signature on 12th December, 2019.  Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - Karnataka
 Now instead of 11 years, citizenship will be given after staying in  Nanda Lake - Goa
India for 5 years.  Satkoshia Gorge - Odisha
 CAB 2019 is 126th amendment bill to be passed in Lok Sabha.
4N  Vembannur Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu
 CAA/CAB - Citizenship Amendment Act/Bill  Vellode Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
 Vandanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
New Non-permanent Members : Security Council  Udaya Marthandapuram Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
 Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland have  Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
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become the five new non-permanent members of the United Na-  Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
tions Security Council with effect from June 9, 2022 and he will  Sirpur Wetland - Indore, Madhya Pradesh
be a member of the council till December 31, 2024.  Pala Wetlands (54th) - Siaha District (Mizoram)
 Sakhya Sagar Lake (53rd) - Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)
 After the merger of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
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 Pichavaram Mangroves (52nd) - Pichavaram (Tamil Nadu)

Total UTs has become 8, with effect from January 26, 2020.
 Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest - Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
 Karikili Bird Sanctuary - Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)
India's New Parliament House : Facts
 Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary - Sant Kabir Nagar (UP)
 The foundation stone of the new Parliament House has been laid
 Khijdia Bird Sanctuary - Jamnagar (Gujarat)
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by PM Modi on December 10, 2020, the construction of which

 Haiderpur Wetland - Uttar Pradesh
will be completed in 2022 under the Central Vista project.
 Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary - Haryana
 The contract for the construction of the new Parliament House
 Sultanpur National Park - Haryana
has been taken by Tata Project Ltd. in 861.90 crore
 Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary - Gujrat
 The building has been designed by HCP Design & Planning
 Wadhwana Wetland - Gujrat
Company.
 Tso Kar Lake - Ladakh
 The shape of the new Parliament House will be triangular,
 Soor Sarovar (Keetham Lake) - Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
which will be of 4 storeys.
 Lonar Lake - Buldhana (Maharashtra)
 A total of Rs 971 crore will be spent for the construction.
 Kabartal Lake - Begusarai (Bihar)
 The new Parliament House will be spread over 64,500 sq km.
 A total of 1224 people will be able to sit in the joint session.  Asan Conservation Reserve - Uttarakhand
 The new Parliament House will have a seating arrangement of  Presently the total number of Ramsar sites in India - 75
888 members in the Lok Sabha and 384 in the Rajya Sabha.  State of India has maximum Ramsar site - Tamil Nadu (14)

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 Chandrayaan-2 : Important Facts
 Chandrayaan-2 (total weight-3.8 tonnes) was launched by the
ISRO on July 22, 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in
Sri Harikota by Bahubali rocket, GSLV Mark-3.
 The parts of Chandrayaan-2 were Orbiter, Lander and Rover.
 'Lander' was named Vikram and 'Rover' was named Pragyan.
 At the time of the launch of Chandrayaan-2, the Chairman of
ISRO was K-Sivan.
Upcoming Goals of Government of India
Target Year
 Target to eliminate Kala-azar completely by 2023
 Connecting capitals of all northeastern states 2023
with rail network
 Target to complete Delhi-Mumbai Expressway 2023
Target of electrification of 100% broad gauge routes 2023
'Statues' installed in the year 2022
 Statue of Equality
- The 'Statue of Equality' located in Hyderabad (Telangana) is
216 feet (65-5 m) high, a statue of Saint Sri Ramanujacharjee.
- It is the second largest statue in the world in sitting posture.
 Statue of Knowledge
- 70 feet high 'Statue of Knowledge' established in Latur,
Maharashtra is the statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
 Statue of Prosperity
- 108 feet tall 'Statue of Prosperity' located in Bengaluru
(Karnataka) is a statue of Shri Nath Prabhu Kempegowda.
 Statue of Peace
- 27 feet high 'Statue of Peace' located at Jaitpura in Pali
district of Rajasthan is a statue of Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh
Surishwar Ji Maharaj.
 Statue of Peace / Shanti Pratima of Sri Ramanujacharya

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 Target to make self-sufficient in fertilizer sector 2023 - Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the 4 feet tall 'Statue of
Peace' of Sri Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, Jammu-Kashmir.
 Zero diesel use in agriculture, use of renewable energy 2024
 Statue of Unity
 Target of doubling the income of farmers 2024
- 182 m (597 ft) tall Statue of Unity is a statue of Sardar Vallabh-
 Target to provide housing for all 2024
bhai Patel, located on Narmada River in Kevadiya, Gujarat.
 Target of supply of tap/clean water in every house
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2024
- It is the tallest statue in the world.
 Target to reduce road accident deaths by 50% 2024
- It is built by L&T company.
 Target to launch digital radio 2024
- The craftsman of this idol is Ram V-Sutar.
 Target to develop 100 new airports 2025
 Statue of Belief
 Target to lay optical fiber in all villages 2025
- The 112 m (369 ft) tall 'Statue of Belief (Vishwas Swaroopam)'
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 Target to eliminate foot and mouth disease in cattle 2025 is a statue of Lord Shiva located in Nathdwara city of Rajasthan.
 Target to make India a $5 trillion economy 2025
 Target to make India a TB free country 2025 Launch of Vande Bharat Train (Train-18)
 Target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol 2025  First train - 15 February, 2019 (Delhi to Varanasi)
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 Doubling of milk processing capacity (108 MT) 2025  Second train - 3 October, 2019 (Delhi to Katra)
 Target to achieve 100 MT coal gasification 2030
 Third train - 30 Sept., 2022 (Mumbai Central to Gandhinagar)
 1 trillion dollar export target in services sector 2030
 Fourth train - 13 October, 2022 (Himachal to New Delhi)
 Reduction of 1 billion tonnes in total carbon emissions 2030
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 Fifth train - 11 November, 2022 (Chennai to Mysore)

 Target to become world's third largest economy 2030
 Railway's aims to become net zero carbon emitter 2030  Sixth train - 11 December, 2022 (Nagpur to Bilaspur)

 Target of eradicating malaria completely from India 2030. India's first 'Kisan Rail'
 Target to make 30% electric vehicles in total vehicles 2030
 First Kisan Rail started : from Devtali in Maharashtra to
 To eliminate AIDS and eradicate malaria 2030
Danapur in Bihar on 7th August, 2020
 Target to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy 2030
 South India's first (country's second) Kisan Rail started -
 Target to achieve 280 GW of solar power 2030
from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar in Delhi on
 Reducing the use of hydrofluoro-carbons by 80% 2047
September 9, 2020
 Aims to become an energy independent country 2047
 100th Kisan Rail started - from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar
 Zero carbon emission target in Mumbai city 2050
in West Bengal on December 28, 2020
 Zero carbon emission target by India 2070
 1000th Kisan Rail started - from Savda in Maharashtra to Adarsh
 Net Zero target by India 2070
Nagar in Delhi on February 3, 2022

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 Current Affairs : One Liner
 Which day was celebrated on May 1, 2022 - Labor Day
 Which Indian actress was inducted as the jury member of the
75th Cannes Film Festival - Deepika Padukone
 On May 1, 2022, under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana',
which district of India became the first district to cover 100% of
the families - Samba (Jammu and Kashmir)
 What has been renamed as 'Miyan Ka Bada Railway Station' in
Rajasthan - Mahesh Nagar Halt
 Which university topped the Times Higher Education Impact
Ranking 2022 - Western Sydney University (Australia)
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 Which country's landscape garden 'Citio Burle Marques' has
received the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site - Brazil
 Which state's education board has banned three Sikh history books
on May 2, 2022 - Punjab
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Which state approved the Gene bank project - Maharashtra
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Which state government has amended the 'Industrial Investment
Policy' on May 2, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Which has become the first public sector bank to go live on the
account aggregator ecosystem, on May 2 - Union Bank of India
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 Who became the winner of Khelo India University Games 2021
with 20 gold medals - JAIN University, Bangalore (Karnataka)
 According to information, where was the world's first taxi flying
airport Urban Air One Vertiport built - in England
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 Who has been awarded the Nirmala Desh Pandey Memorial World
Peace Prize on May 3, 2022 - General Tej Kaul
 Who became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the
IWF Junior World Championship - Harshada Sharad Garuda
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 On May 4, 2022, Nicholas Pooran became the new captain of
which country's cricket team - West Indies
 On May 4, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has launched
'Mukhyamantri Mitan Yojana' - Chhattisgarh
 Who has won the title of Santosh Trophy 2022 - Kerala
 In which district of Bihar did Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inau-
gurate the country's first ethanol plant on May 4, 2022 - Purnia
 Who became the number one T20 team in the world - India
 Which state government has launched a special loan scheme named
'Jivahala' on May 5, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Who won the World Snooker title on May 5 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
 Who has won the Spanish football league 'La Liga 2022' title on
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May 5, 2022 - Real Madrid (runners-up - Espanyol)
 Which company has launched M15 petrol with 15% blend of
methanol with petrol on May 5, 2022 - IOCL
 Which state of India has recorded the highest sex ratio - Ladakh
 In which country the world's longest glass bridge 'White Dragon'
was opened on May 6, 2022 - Vietnam
 Who has launched 'Operation Satrak' to stop smuggling in
trains - RPF
 Where was India's first 'Flow Chemistry Technology Hub' estab-
lished on May 6, 2022 - Hyderabad
 Who has released 'The State of World Forest Report' - FAO
 Who celebrated his 62nd Foundation Day on May 7, 2022 -
BRO
 Which medal did Dhanush Srikkanth won in the 24th Deaf lympics

on May 7, 2022 - Gold
Who was awarded the World Food Prize 2022- Cynthia
Rosenzweig
 Who topped the Global Crypto Adoption Index - USA
 On May 8, 2022, which state has passed a startup policy to
support 15000 startups by 2030 - Delhi
 Whose birth anniversary was celebrated on 9th May - Gopal
Krishna Gokhale
 Who has won the men's singles Madrid Open title - Carlos Alcaraz
 Who has broken his own record by conquering Mount Everest
for the 26th time on May 9, 2022 - Kami Rita Sherpa (Nepal)
 How long Has the 19th Asian Games 2022 been postponed - 2023
 10th May is celebrated as which day - World Lupus Day
 Who was awarded the British Empire's highest honor 'MBE' on
May 10, 2022 - Guruswami Krishnamurthy
 Who has become the first woman to climb five peaks above 8000
meters on May 10, 2022 - Priyanka Mohite
 Which state government has launched 'Mukhyamantri Free Sewer
Connection Scheme' on May 10, 2022 - Delhi
 Where was India's first biogas powered EV charging station
inaugurated on May 10, 2022 - Mumbai
 Which state government has announced to provide breakfast with
'Mid Day Meal' in government schools - Tamil Nadu
 On May 10, 2022, all Pomai areas of which state have been
declared as 'Drug Free Zone' - Manipur
 Who has won the Sunway Formentera Open Chess Tournament
on May 10, 2022 - D. Gukesh
 Where was the first Khadi Center of Excellence inaugurated on
May 11, 2022 - New Delhi
 Who has been appointed as the Vice President of Maritime Anti
Corruption Network on May 11, 2022 - Rajesh Unni
 Where a crossing will be named after Lata Mangeshkar - Ayodhya
 Which state has launched 'Ladli Laxmi Yojana 2.0' - MP
 Which four Indians won the Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the Feature
Photography category - Danish Siddiqui (posthumously),
Adnan Abidi, Sana Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dabe
 Who has become the world's most valuable company - Saudi
Aramco
 Which Indian architect was awarded the prestigious Royal Gold
Medal 2022 on May 12, 2022 - Balkrishna Doshi
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 On May 12, 2022, who has become the first Asian country to
join the NATO Cyber Defence Group – South Korea
 Who has been honored with the Special Bangla Academy Award
on May 12, 2022 - Mamta Banerjee

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According to the information of May 12, 2022, cases of 'tomato
flu' have been registered in many parts of which state - Kerala
 Where has the 12th AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship
started on May 12, 2022 - Turkey
 Which state government has started 'Fodder-seeding scheme' on
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May 12, 2022 - Haryana
 Who presided over the 2nd Global COVID Virtual Summit 2022
on May 13, 2022 - Joe Biden
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 Where was 'Thrissur Pooram Festival 2022' celebrated - Kerala
 Who topped the Forbes Highest Paid Athletes - Lionel Messi
 Who was given the Templeton Prize 2022 - Frank Wilczek
 Where was the UNCCD-COP-15 summit against deforestation
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organized on May 13, 2022 - Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
 In which country the world's largest glass bottom bridge 'Bach
Long Pedestrian Bridge' has been opened - Vietnam
 Where is the world's longest suspension footbridge opened on
May 14, 2022 - Czech Republic
 Who won the Italian Cup 2022 on May 14, 2022 - Inter Milan
 Where was the 'Utkarsh Utsav' held on May 14, 2022 - Gujarat
 Who won the Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2022 - Japan
 Which country will host the '34th Southeast Asian Games 2027'
- Malaysia
 Which country's former cricketer Andrew Symonds died in a road
accident on May 14, 2022 - Australia
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 Which Indian firm has become the top ranked Indian firm in the
Forbes Global 2000 list on May 15, 2022 - Reliance
 Who has successfully test-fired the Human Rated HS-200 Solid
Rocket Booster on May 15, 2022 - ISRO
 Who has launched 'Girl Empowerment Mission' - NTPC
 Which country has won the Thomas Cup for the first time -
India
 Who inaugurated the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory in
Hyderabad on May 15, 2022 - Amit Shah
 Which state's Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve was declared as
the state's fourth and the country's 52nd tiger reserve - Rajasthan
 Which state has started e-learning scheme on 16th May - Haryana
 Which institute has launched the 'National Data Analytics Plat-
form' on May 16, 2022 - NITI Aayog
 Which country's nurse 'Anna Kabale Duba' has become the world's
best nurse on May 16, 2022 - Kenya
 Which state celebrated its foundation day on 16th May - Sikkim
 Recently, Russia's electricity supply company RAO Nordic has
banned the electricity supply of which country - Finland
 Who has won the BWF Uber Cup on May 17 - South Korea
 Who has won 'Italian Open 2022' tennis tournament - Inga
Swiatek
 Elizabeth Bourne became the PM of which country - France
 Who inducted two indigenously built warships 'Surat' and
'Udayagiri' into the Indian Army - Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh
 Which institute has made nanobots on May 17 - IISc Bangalore
 Who was awarded the highest British honorary award 'Com-
mander of the Order of the British Empire' - Ajay Piramal
 On May 18, 2022, the second phase of 'Suposhit Maa Abhiyan'
has been started in - Kota (Rajasthan)
 Who has won the Wangari Mathai Forest Champion Award 2022
on May 18, 2022 - Cecil Nadjebet
 Who won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Cham-
pionship 2022 on May 18, 2022 - Odisha
 Which British mountaineer climbed Mount Everest for the 16th
time on May 18, 2022 - Canton Cool
 Where will the 53rd International Film Festival of India - Goa
 Who has developed dual mode locomotive 'Navdoot', on 19th
May 2022 - West Central Railway
 Which convict of Rajiv assassination case has been ordered to be
released after 31 years by the Supreme Court - AG Perarivalan
 On May 19, 2022, by amending the biofuel policy, the cabinet
has extended the ethanol blending target till - 2025-26
 Which two countries have formally applied to join the NATO
alliance on May 19, 2022 - Finland and Sweden
 On May 19, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has launched
'Lok Milani' scheme for redressal of public grievances - Punjab
 Which lake of Tamil Nadu has been declared as the 17th bird
sanctuary of the state on May 19, 2022 - Nanjarayan Lake
 How many medals did India win in the Deaflympics 2022 - 16
 Who won the 'William E Colby Prize' on May 19 - Wells Morgan
 Which country hosted the meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers
on May 19, 2022 - China
 Where is the 41st Hunar Haat organized on May 20, 2022 - Agra
 Which state has launched the first government OTT platform on
May 20, 2022 - Kerala
 Who has become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score 5000
runs in a test match on May 20, 2022 - Mushfiqur Rahim
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 Who has been appointed as the head coach of England's white ball
cricket team on May 20, 2022 - Matthew Matt
 Where is the Nechiphu tunnel - Arunachal Pradesh
 Which insurance company has launched India's first dental health
insurance plan on May 21 - PNB MetLife India Insurance
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 Who has represented India in the 8th meeting of BRICS Environ-
ment Ministers on May 21 - Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav
 According to the information, which state has achieved the target
of 100% electrification - Goa
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 Which country has planned to discover the world's first habitable
planet with a space telescope on May 22, 2022 - China
 The National Geographic Society has established the world's high-
est weather station on which Himalaya - Mount Everest
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 Who has won the franchise in UAE T20 League - Adani Group
 Who has won the 12th 'Hockey India Senior Women's National
Championship' title on May 23 - Odisha (by defeating
Karnataka)
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 On May 23, 2022, who has defeated world champion Magnus
Carlsen for the second time in 2022 - R. Pragyanand
 Which country's swimmer Ariane Titmus has set a world record
in 400 meters freestyle on May 23, 2022 - Australia
 Who won the Spanish Grand Prix on May 23 - Max Verstappen
 Which country has become the first country to make quarantine
mandatory for monkeypox patients - Belgium
 Who has won the CII EXCON Committed Leader Award on
May 23, 2022 - Anjali Pandey
 Which has become the first state to launch drone in healthcare
sector on May 24, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Who has become the first player to hit '700 fours' in IPL history
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on May 24, 2022 - Shikhar Dhawan
 Who has won the 'Hockey India Sub Junior Women's National
Championship' on May 24, 2022 - Haryana
 Which three Indians have been included in the list of 100 most
influential people in the world for 2022 by Time magazine -
Karuna Nandi, Gautam Adani and Khurram Parvez
 On May 24, 2022, Indian Railways and which IIT have partnered
to develop India's first indigenous hyperloop - IIT Madras
 Who topped the WEF's 'Travel and Tourism Development Index
2021' on May 24, 2022 - Japan (India's rank-54th)
 Who addressed the 75th session of the World Health Assembly
on May 24 - Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
 Which state launched 'Sambhav Portal' on May 24 - Uttar Pradesh
 Who won the English Premier League 2021-22 title on May 24,
2022 - Manchester City (beating Liverpool)
 Where did 'Shirui Lily Festival 2022' begin on May 25 - Manipur
 Who became the head of WHO - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
 India's first 'Olympic Value Education Program' was launched on
May 25, 2022 in - Odisha
 The third edition of the Bongosagar exercise between India and
which country's navy has started on May 25, 2022 - Bangladesh
 Which state government has launched 'Integrated Agriculture
Development Scheme' on May 25, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Which state government has adopted EV policy to convert 10%
vehicles to electric on May 25, 2022 - Tripura
 Who represented India in the 7th meeting of BRICS Culture Min-
isters on May 25, 2022 - Meenakshi Lekhi
 On May 25, 2022, BPCL has tied up with which state govern-
ment for renewable energy projects - Uttarakhand
 On May 26, 2022, who has been appointed as the chairman of
Panel B in the 75th Health Assembly of WHO - Rajesh Bhushan
 Which has become the first metro city to get its Biodiversity
Register on May 26, 2022 - Kolkata
 Who has won the 'Vasvik Industrial Research Award 2020' on
May 26, 2022 - A. Gopalakrishnan
 Who has become the first woman fighter aviator of the Indian
Army on May 26, 2022 - Abhilasha Barak
 Where has the super computer named 'Param Porul' been inaugu-
rated on 26 May 2022 - at NIT Tiruchirappalli
 Who has been awarded the highest British honor on 26 May 2022
- Kishore Jayaraman
 Where is the 'Param Yoddha Sthal' - New Delhi
 Who was awarded the Excellence in Cinema Award at the 'French
Riviera Film Festival' on May 27, 2022 - Nawazuddin Siddiqui
 Which country topped the Women's World Boxing Champion-
ship 2022 on May 27 - Turkey (Second-Ireland, Third-
Canada)
 Who has become the first crypto company to enter the Fortune
500 list on May 27, 2022 - Coinbase
 By which year the Government of India has set a target of achiev-
ing 100 million tonnes of coal gasification on May 27 - by 2030
 Where was the 'National Mineral Congress 2022' organized by
the Union Coal Ministry on May 27, 2022 - Bhubaneswar
 Who became the first Indian woman to win the International
Booker Prize - Geetanjali Shree (for the novel 'Tomb of Sand')
 Where was 'Drone Festival 2022' organized - New Delhi
 On May 28, 2022, in which river of Ladakh's Tuktuk sector, 7
soldiers died when a vehicle fell - Shyok river
 Who inaugurated India's first 'Lavender Festival' in Jammu and
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Kashmir on May 28, 2022 - Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh
 Who became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest
without oxygen support on May 28, 2022 - Piyali Basak
 Which state has become the second state to recognize CFR rights
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on May 28, 2022 - Chhattisgarh
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The world's first nano urea plant has been inaugurated on May
28, 2022 at - IFFCO-Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 Who has become the chairman of IBA Athletes Committee on
May 28, 2022 - Lovlina Borgohain
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 Which country has been chosen as the Focus Country at the 17th
Mumbai International Film Festival - Bangladesh
 Where did the 'Global Organic Expo 2022' begin - New Delhi
 Who won IPL 2022 title on May 29, 2022 - Gujarat Titans
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(beating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets)
 Which Indian documentary was awarded the Golden Eye Award
at the Cannes Film Festival - All That Breathes (Director-
Shaunak Sen)
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 Which state has received the SKOCH Award in the field of educa-
tion on May 29, 2022 - West Bengal
 On May 30, 2022, the government has decided to sell what
percentage of stake in BPCL - 53%
 Which state has decided to appoint the Chief Minister as the Vice
Chancellor of the University on May 30, 2022 - West Bengal
 Which country topped the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 on May
30 - India (13-Gold, 15-Silver, 5-Bronze, Total-33 medals)
 Where was the Indian Naval Ship INS Gomati decommissioned
after 34 years on May 31, 2022 - Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
 According to the report released on May 31, 2022, who has
become the largest trading partner of India in 2021-22 - America
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 Where was the first Industrial Biotech Park of North India inau-
gurated on May 31, 2022 - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has been honored with the 'Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime
Achievement Award' on May 31, 2022 - Sanjit Narvekar
 Who topped the FIH World Rankings on June 1, 2022 - Australia
 Which honor was posthumously awarded to Indian Air Force
Group Captain Varun Singh on June 1, 2022 - Shaurya Chakra
 On June 1, 2022, who has released the Biodiversity Policy for
environmental protection - NTPC
 Which state has become the largest producer of sugar in India as
on June 1, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Which country's supercomputer 'Frontier' has become the world's
fastest supercomputer - America
 Which state celebrated its foundation day on June 2 - Telangana
 Who has received the Times Business Award 2022 - Rashmi Sahu
 Which medal has been won by the Indian men's hockey team in
the Asia Cup Hockey 2022 on June 2, 2022 - Bronze
 Which state government has announced to confer the Rajiv Gandhi
Rural Olympic Award to the sportspersons of the state -

Rajasthan
Which country's former captain Darren Sammy has been given
the 'Sitara-e-Pakistan' award on June 2, 2022 - West Indies
 Which state government has started e-stamp facility instead of
physical stamp paper to prevent evasion of revenue - Punjab
 On June 3, 2022, the government of which state has announced to
name colonies and roads after Babasaheb Ambedkar - Delhi
 Who has taken over as a full time member of SEBI - Ashwini
Bhatia
 On June 3, 2022, who has become the Goodwill Ambassador of
UNICEF for the 20th consecutive year - Sachin Tendulkar
 On June 3, 2022, which state has decided to conduct a caste based
census named as 'Caste Based Enumeration' - Bihar
 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of
META on June 3, 2022 - Javier Olivan
 Where is India's first Liquid Mirror Telescope launched on June
3, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Who has won the best project award at the United Nations World
Summit on June 4, 2022 - Meghalaya
 On June 4, 2022, India and which country have adopted a vision
statement to promote defence cooperation - Israel
 Who tops the Times Higher Education Asia Universities Ranking
2022 released on June 4, 2022 - Tsinghua University
 In which state 4th 'Khelo India Youth Games' started - Haryana
 In which country the world's largest plant has been discovered by
 researchers on June 4, 2022 - Australia
 According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index who has become the
richest person in Asia, surpassing Gautam Adani - Mukesh Ambani
 Which state government has launched a special care campaign
'Aanchal' for pregnant women - Rajasthan
 On June 4, 2022, the third passenger train 'Mitali Express' has
been flagged off between India and which country - Bangladesh
 Which day was celebrated on June 5 - World Environment Day
 Which social networking site has launched 'Amber Alert' feature
to help locate missing children on June 5, 2022 - Instagram
 India and which country have hosted the Industry Transition
Dialogue in Stockholm on June 5, 2022 - Sweden
 Which country has voted to join the EU's defence policy on June
5, 2022 - Denmark
 Which company will build the country's largest Jewar airport -
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Tata
 Which all-rounder has been appointed as the captain of the Test
team for the third time by Bangladesh - Shakib Al Hasan
 Who won 'Golden Conch Award' for Best Documentary at MIFF,

2022 - Dutch documentary film 'Turn Your Body to the Sun'
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Who have won the Best Actor and Actress awards at IIFA Awards
2022 - Vicky Kaushal and Kriti Sanon respectively
 Who has become the first gold medalist of Khelo India Youth
Games 2021 on June 6, 2022 - Kajol Sargar
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 In which tiger reserve a male tiger 'Kumbha' died on June 6, 2022
- Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
 Who won the men's and women's singles title in French Open
Tennis 2022 - Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud respectively
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 Which country has won the FIH Hockey 5s Championship for
the first time on June 6, 2022 - India (runners-up - Poland)
 Where did the joint military exercise 'Sampriti' between India and
Bangladesh begin on June 6 - Jashor Military Station
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(Bangladesh)
 Which state has topped the 'State Food Security Index 2022'
- Tamil Nadu (2nd-Gujarat, 3rd-Maharashtra)
 Who has topped the Environmental Performance Index 2022
released on June 7, 2022 - Denmark (India's rank-180th)
 Where was the Agni-4 missile test-fired on June 7, 2022 - Odisha
 Which state has declared 'Blue Duke' as the state butterfly on
June 7, 2022 - Sikkim
 Where has the multinational peace exercise 'Ex Khan Quest 2022'
started on June 7, 2022 - Mongolia
 Which Indian institute has remained the best institute in the country
in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022
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released on June 7, 2022 - Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore (ranked 42nd in the world)
 Who became the brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace on 7th
June - M.S. Dhoni
 Who launched the 'My Paid My Right' program in Leh on June 7,
2022 - NABARD Chairman Govind Rajulu Chintala
 Which country has sent a rocket named 'Shenzhou 14' to space on
June 8, 2022 - China
 Where was the 'Sital Shashthi' festival celebrated - Odisha
 Who topped the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings released on
June 8, 2022 - Alyssa Healy (Australia)
 In which state 'Baikho Utsav' was celebrated - Assam
 Where has Maruti Suzuki installed Asia's largest 20 MW solar
plant on June 8, 2022 - Manesar (Haryana)
 Who has become the first telecom company to provide 4G services
in Ladakh's Pangong Lake, on June 8, 2022 - Reliance Jio
 Who has become the first railway officer to complete IRONMAN
Triathlon on June 8 - Shreyas Hosur
 Which country has released a new geological map of the moon

'Geological Map' on June 9, 2022 - China
Who has launched India's first Rupee based crypto index CRE8
on June 9, 2022 - Coinswitch Kuber
 Who launched SMBSathi Utsav initiative on June 9 - WhatsApp
 Who has been appointed as the Director of IMF's Asia Pacific on
June 9, 2022 - Krishna Srinivasan
 Who has topped the recipients of FDI in 2021 - US
 Who became the first state to approve the 'Drone Policy' on June
10, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Where has the world's first 'right to repair' law for digital electronics
been passed on June 10, 2022 - New York
 Which medal has been won by shooter Avani Lekhara in Para
World Cup on June 10, 2022 - Gold
 Who has been appointed as the ambassador of 'Season of Culture'
to mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence - A. R.
Rahman
 Who topped the “QS World University Rankings 2023” released
on June 10, 2022 – MIT (USA) (IISc Bangalore ranked 155)
 Who has been honored for the tobacco control effort on June 10,
2022 - PGI Chandigarh
 Who hosted the Shangri-La Dialogue (Asia Security Conference)
on June 11, 2022 - Singapore
 'Priyanka Mohite' of which state has become the first Indian
woman to climb five peaks above 8000 meters - Maharashtra
 Who has been appointed as MNREGA Lokpal - N.J. Ojha
 Which company has become the largest FMCG company in India,
leaving behind Hindustan Unilever on June 11 - Adani Wilmar
 Which bank has launched 'e-broking' on June 11 - Indian Bank
 By what name did India launch its first Covid-19 vaccine for
animals on June 11, 2022 - Anocovax
 On June 11, 2022 Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana won which
medal in 50m pistol event - Silver
 Who has been appointed as the UN chief's envoy on technology
on June 11, 2022 - Amandeep Singh Gill
 Which state has got 12 new conservation reserves and 3 wildlife
sanctuaries on June 12, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Who has been appointed as the UN Secretary General on June
12, 2022 - Rabab Fatima
 Who has won the Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2022 – South Korea
 Which Indian Grandmaster has won the 'Sunway Formentera
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Open Chess Tournament' on June 12, 2022 - D. Gukesh
 On June 12, 2022, the name of the former iconic crossing of
Ayodhya has been announced after whom - Lata Mangeshkar
 Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and which country has been

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elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC - Switzerland
Which country has become the first country in the world to direct
every cigarette to have a warning printed - Canada
 Which state's governor has conferred an honorary doctorate on
Ratan Tata on June 13, 2022 - Maharashtra
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 On June 13, 2022, Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the
National Customs and GST Museum in – Goa
 Who became the 74th Grandmaster of India - Rahul Srivastava
 Which state won the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title -
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Haryana (2nd place - Maharashtra, 3rd place - Karnataka)
 On June 14, 2022, who has become India's second largest oil
supplier country after Iraq, leaving behind Saudi Arabia - Russia
 Who has been adjudged the ICC Player of the Month for May -
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Angelo Mathews (Male) and Tuba Hassan (Female)
 Who topped the ICC ODI Rankings - New Zealand
 Which state government has launched 'Suraksha Mitra Project' on
June 15, 2022 - Kerala
 Who has become India's first Blockchain-enabled UPI service
provider on June 15, 2022 - XPay.Life
 Which country topped the 'World Competitiveness Index 2022'
released on June 15, 2022 - Denmark (India's rank-37th)
 Where did Asia's longest toothed elephant 'Bhogeshwar' died on
June 15, 2022 - Karnataka
 Neeraj Chopra has set a new national record by throwing the
javelin of how many meters - 89.30
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 Who became the Lokayukta of Karnataka - B.S. Patil
 On June 16, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has launched
a pilot project 'Sujal' for water conservation - Haryana
 India, Israel, UAE and which country have formed the new I2U2
group on June 16, 2022 - America
 Who has been appointed as the President of Press Council of
India (PCI) - Ranjana Prakash Desai
 Which airport has become the first airport to start hybrid power
project on June 16, 2022 - Mumbai Airport
 Which state has tied up with NLC India to set up 1GW solar
power project on June 16, 2022 - Assam
 Where was the 'UNMESH' International Literature Festival
organized on June 17, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has topped Coursera Global Skills Report 2022 -
Switzerland
 Who has been nominated to the top post of Pentagon by Joe
Biden on June 17, 2022 - Radha Iyengar
 The Chief Minister of which state has launched the 'Ennam
Ezhutham Scheme' on June 17, 2022 - Tamil Nadu


Who was crowned Mrs India World 2022-23 - Sargam Kaushal
Who became the first state in the country to start 'Balika Panchayat'
- Gujarat
 Where scientists have discovered a new species of bats living in
bamboo 'Glycropus meghlanus' on June 18, 2022 - Meghalaya
 Which airport has been ranked as the best in India and South Asia
according to the report released on June 18 - Bangalore Airport
 According to the information of June 18, 2022, which country
will participate in the NATO summit for the first time - Japan
 Which IIT institute has developed a robot to clean septic tanks,
on June 18, 2022 - IIT Madras
 Which day was celebrated on 19th June - World Refugee Day
 Which small finance bank has launched a special savings account
'Enjoi' for children - Equitas Small Finance Bank
 Which social network and UN women have signed an agreement
to promote women's employment on June 19, 2022 - LinkedIn
 On June 19, 2022, who has launched a special three-year skill-
based bachelor's degree program for 'Agniveer' - IGNOU
 Who has won Syed Modi Badminton 2022 - P.V. Sindhu
 Which telecom company has launched India's first multiplex in
Metaverse on June 19, 2022 - Bharti Airtel Limited
 Which country has launched its third aircraft carrier 'Fujian' -
China
 In which country the world's largest living plant 'Coposidonia
australis' has been discovered - Australia
 Under which scheme India's first private train service was flagged
off on June 19, 2022 - Bharat Gaurav Yojana
 Which country has been retained in the gray list of 'FATF' as of
June 20, 2022 - Pakistan
 'Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana' has been launched in which
- Gujarat
 Which country has made the world record for scoring the most
498 runs in international ODI cricket on June 20, 2022 - England
 Where was 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO held - Geneva
 Which country has topped the 'Global Peace Index 2022' released
on June 20, 2022 - Iceland (India's rank-135)
 Which international airport has been voted the best airport in the
world on June 20, 2022 - Hamad International Airport (Qatar)
 Which country has provided $ 50 million aid to Sri Lanka -
Australia
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 Who has been appointed President of Colombia - Gustavo Petro
 Which project has been started by Union Minister Hardeep Singh
Puri for skill training of construction workers in New Delhi - Nipun
 Who has won the Women's Fiction Award for the novel 'The

Book of Form and Emptiness' - Ruth Ojeki (Canada)
Who has become the first woman president of Federation of
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International Cricketers Association (FICA) - Lisa Sthalekar
 Which country's women's wrestling team has won the Under-17
Asian Championship title - India (Gold medal-8)
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 On June 22, 2022, who has been elected as the Permanent
Representative of India to the UN - Ruchira Kamboj
 Which country's 'Khuvsgul Lake' has been included in UNESCO's
World Network of Biosphere Reserves - Mongolia
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 Who has been chosen by Hockey India as the captain for the FIH
Women's Hockey World Cup on June 22, 2022 - Savita Poonia
 Who became the 36th state to implement One Nation One Ration
Card on June 22, 2022 - Assam
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 Where has the world's largest freshwater fish been caught -
Cambodia
 Which country has topped the Asian Cycling Championship 2022
by winning 27 medals - Japan
 Which city topped the 'Global Liveability Index 2022' released
on June 23, 2022 - Vienna (Austria) (Delhi-112th)
 Which country's journalist 'Dmitry Muratov' has sold his Nobel
Peace Prize to help Ukraine's children on June 23, 2022 - Russia
 Which has become the first airport in India to run completely
renewable energy - Delhi Airport
 Where has the 26th Sindhu Darshan Yatra started - Leh
 Which country has successfully launched 'Nuri' rocket on June
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23, 2022 - South Korea
 Which country hosted the 14th BRICS summit held - China
 On June 24, 2022, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
inaugurated the Mango Festival in – Belgium
 On June 24, 2022, Europe's largest startup conference 'VivaTech
2020' has recognized India as - Country of the Year
 Who became the first Indian mountaineer to climb Annapurna
Peak without the help of oxygen - Skaljang Rigzin (Ladakh)
 Which country topped the FIFA Rankings 2022 - Brazil (India's
rank-104th)
 Who will host the 'G-20 Summit 2023' - Jammu and Kashmir
 Where is 8th 'World Parliamentarians Conference 2022' held on
Tibet on June 24, 2022 - America
 Who launched India's communication satellite GSAT-24 from
'Ariane-5' rocket - French company Arianespace
 Which country's Senate has passed 'Gun Control Bill' - America
 Who has been awarded the first prize in the National MSME
Awards 2022 - Odisha
 Garuda Aerospace is going to set up its first aerospace plant in -

Malaysia
Which state has approved 3700 MW Adani Green Energy Project
on June 26, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh
 Who has been honored with the 'Golden Achievement Award' at
the International Tennis Hall of Fame - Vijay Amritraj
 Which state government has announced to start MEDISEP scheme
from 1st July 2022 - Kerala
 In which state the species of 'rare carnivorous plants' has been
found for the first time - Uttarakhand
 Who won the title of 'Ranji Trophy 2022' - Madhya Pradesh
(runner-up-Mumbai)
 Where was the 'UN Ocean Conference 2022' organized - Portugal
 Which state has launched the vehicle monitoring system 'Suraksha
Mitra Project' on June 27, 2022 - Kerala
 Which state's public transport service named 'Mo Bus' has been
awarded the United Nations Public Service Award - Odisha
 Where was the 48th G-7 summit held on June 28, 2022 - Germany
 Which state has become the third state to enter uranium mining
after Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh on June 28, 2022 - Rajasthan
 Togo and which country became a member of the Commonwealth
Association on June 28, 2022 - Gabon
 Ambubachi Mela has started on 28th June, in which state - Assam
 On June 28, 2022, Tata Power has launched India's largest floating
solar project in which state - Kerala
 Who was crowned 'Miss India Worldwide 2022'- Khushi Patel
 Who has become the new chairman of CBDT - Nitin Gupta
 Where was 'Sao Joao' festival celebrated on June 29, 2022 - Goa
 Which medal did Deepak Punia win at the U-23 Asian Wrestling
Championship on June 29, 2022 - Bronze
 Who has been selected for the 'Kampegowda International Award'
- S.M. Krishna, Narayana Murthy and Prakash Padukone
 Who took oath as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on June
30, 2022 - Satish Chandra Sharma
 Who has become the chairman of Reliance Jio - Akash Ambani
 On June 30, 2022, the Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated
the Honey Testing Lab in which - Nagaland
 Where did India successfully test the 'High Speed Expandable
Aerial Target' ABHYAS on June 30, 2022 - Odisha
 Where has ISRO launched 'PSLV-C53' rocket on June 30, 2022 -
Andhra Pradesh
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 On June 30, 2022, who has successfully launched the 'Capstone'
spacecraft from New Zealand on the Moon - NASA
 Who was honored with the 'Indian Sports Fan Award 2022' on
June 30, 2022 - Karthikeya Sharma

Covid vaccine 'SkyCovin' on June 30, 2022 - South Korea
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Which country has approved the production and sale of its first
 On June 30, 2022, who has been elected as the first female speaker
of the lower house of the French Parliament - Yael Browne Pivet
 Who has become the first player to win 80 matches in all the four
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Grand Slams on June 30, 2022 - Novak Djokovic
 Where has NTPC launched India's largest floating solar power
project on July 1, 2022 - Telangana
 Which medal has been won by Neeraj Chopra in Diamond League
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Meet on July 1, 2022 - Silver
 According to the information, what will be the share of electric two
wheeler in the Indian market in the financial year 2026-27 - 100%
 Iran and which country has applied to join the 'BRICS' grouping
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on July 1, 2022 - Argentina
 Which state government has started 'Nari Ko Naman Yojana' on
July 2, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has received the prestigious Shiromani Award on 2nd July -
Michelle Poonawalla
 Who has been awarded the CII Quality Ratna Award 2021 on
July 2, 2022 - Ashok Soota
 On July 2, 2022, Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the Smart
Campus of Bosch India in which city - Bangalore
 Who has topped the 'Best Students Cities Index 2023' released
by QS on July 2, 2022 - London (In India - Mumbai)
 Where was the 'NATO Summit 2022' organized - Madrid (Spain)
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 Which ministry has amended the Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act on July 3, 2022 - Ministry of Home Affairs
 Who has topped the Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021 –
Singapore (1st among Indian cities – Bengaluru)
 Which cricketer has set the world record for most runs in an over
in a test match on July 3, 2022 - Jasprit Bumrah
 Who has topped the 'Ease of Doing Business Index 2022' released
by DPIIT on July 3, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh
 According to the information of July 3, 2022, which state will
host the 36th National Games 2022 - Gujarat
 125th birth anniversary of which freedom fighter was celebrated
on July 4, 2022 - Alluri Sitarama Raju
 Who has won the men's and women's singles title in 'Malaysia
Open 2022' - Viktor Axelson and Rachanok Inthanon
 Who has won the Femina Miss India 2022 title - Sini Shetty
 Where's Parliament has honored Tanuja Nesari with 'Ayurveda
Ratna Award' on July 4, 2022 - Britain
 Who has been appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly of Maharashtra on July 4, 2022 - Rahul Narvekar
 'Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train' has been flagged off between India
and which country on July 5, 2022 - Nepal
 Who has topped the state ranking for implementation of National
Food Security Act as on July 5, 2022 – Odisha
 Who has topped in the 3rd 'Start Up Ranking 2021' - Gujarat
and Karnataka (in the northeastern states-Meghalaya)
 Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee
to Assist the Committee of Administrators - Ranjit Bajaj
 A part of the forest has been named after the woman of which
state on July 5, 2022 - Odisha
 The 'Lisbon Declaration', which was in the news on July 5, 2022,
is related to the protection of - Ocean
 On July 6, 2022, Mathematician of which country Maryina
Vyjowska has won the prestigious 'Fields Medal 2022' - Ukraine
 Who has launched 'Pariksha Sangam Portal' - CBSE
 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has participated in the
G-20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in which country - Indonesia
 Who has become the new director of National Center for Cytology
on July 6, 2022 - Dr. Mohan Wani
 Which medal has been won by Indian boxer Alfia Pathan in the
'Elorda Boxing Cup 2022' on July 6, 2022 - Gold
 The scientists of which country have developed a test called
'CoverScan' to quickly identify corona virus variants - America
 7th July is celebrated as which day - World Kistivli Day
 On July 7, 2022, where Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the
 All India Education Conference - Varanasi
 Where has the first 'Animal Health Summit' inaugurated - Delhi
 According to the report released on July 7, 2022, India's
unemployment rate has increased to how much - 7.80 percent
 Which Indian has been included in Forbes' list of America's richest
self-made women on July 7, 2022 - Jayshree Ullal
 Who has got the additional charge of the Ministry of Minority
Affairs on July 7, 2022 - Smriti Irani
 Where has Western Railway opened its longest skywalk - Mumbai
 Which IIT has developed a new fast charging sodium ion battery
- IIT Kharagpur
 Where did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate the mid-day meal
kitchen of Akshaya Patra on July 8, 2022 - Varanasi
 On July 8, the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep
Singh Puri has started the 'Svanidhi Mahotsav' in - New Delhi
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 On July 8, 2022, Where the hill of Mangarh has been declared a
monument of national importance - Rajasthan
 Who is at the top of the ICC Test Rankings - Joe Root
 Who has written the book 'Getting the Bread : The Gen Z Way to
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Success', which was published on July 8, 2022 - Prathana Batra
 Who has represented India in the 8th meeting of BRICS
communication ministers on July 8, 2022 - Ashwini Vaishnav
 Who has been appointed as the Sherpa of G-20 - Amitabh Kant
Where has Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the Statue of Peace,
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the statue of Swami Ramanujacharya on July 8, 2022 - Srinagar
 Who topped the State Ranking Index for the National Security
Act released on July 9, 2022 - Odisha
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 On July 9, 2022 Where researchers have developed a prototype
of an analog chipset named Aryabhata-1 - IISc Bangalore
 Where has the 'Kharchi Utsav' started on July 9, 2022 - Tripura
 Which state has become the first state in the country to build 13
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expressways on July 9, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 'Global Findex Database 2021' has been released by - World Bank
 Who has become the first captain to win 13 consecutive T-20
matches on July 9, 2022 - Rohit Sharma
 Who became the first woman and second Indian to appear on
IMF's 'Wall of Former Economists' on July 9 - Gita Gopinath
 Who became Mrs Universe Divine 2022 - Pallavi Singh
 Which state has become the first state to link One District One
Product with ONDC on July 10, 2022 – Uttar Pradesh
 Who has won the Wimbledon men's and women's singles title
- Novak Djokovic and Elina Ribakina respectively
 Which day was celebrated on 11th July - World Population Day
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 Who became the first bowler to bowl 500 dot balls in T-20 history
on July 11, 2022 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar
 Who has become the 68th country to be included in Interpol's
child sexual abuse database on July 12, 2022 - India
 Which medal has been won by 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar
in Finland on July 12, 2022 - Gold (3 medals in total)
 How many medals has India won in Asian Under-20 Wrestling
Championship on July 12, 2022 - 22 (4-Gold, 9-Silver, 9-Bronze)
 Which medal did Arjun Babuta of India win in the 'ISSF World
Cup' on July 12, 2022 - Gold Medal (in 10m Air Rifle event)
 Who has won the Gijon Chess Masters on 12th July - D. Gukesh
 Which IIT has developed AI tool for personalized cancer diagnosis,
on July 12, 2022 - IIT Madras
 On July 13, 2022, who has become the first state in the country
to implement the Center's 'New Education Policy' at the
pre-primary level - Uttarakhand
 Who has been honored with Japan's 'Order of the Rising Sun'
award on July 13, 2022 - Narayanan Kumar
 According to the information of July 13, 2022, which airport will
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become the country's first carbon neutral airport - Leh
Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI
wickets on July 13, 2022 - Mohammed Shami
 On July 13, 2022 Who has won the IC Player of the Month
Award for June 2022 – Jonny Bairstow and Marizanne Kapp
 Which state government has decided to rejoin the Prime Minister's
Fasal Bima Yojana on July 13, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh
 According to WHO on July 13, 2022, in which country two
suspected cases of Marburg virus have been reported - Ghana
 Adani Group has received LOI (Letter of Intent) for 5G services
in which state on July 13, 2022 - Gujarat
 On July 14, 2022 which medal did Abhishek Verma and Jyothi
Surekha Vannam win in the World Games 2022 - Bronze
 Who topped the WEF's Gender Gap Report 2022, released on
July 14, 2022 - Iceland (India's rank-135)
 Which state govt. has launched 'Earn With Learn' scheme - Tripura
 Who has introduced India's first indigenously made Lithium Ion
cell on July 15, 2022 - Ola Electric
 Who has topped the 'India Ranking 2022' released on July 15,
2022 - IIT Madras (2nd - IISc Bangalore, 3rd - IIT Bombay)
 Which city will be the first cultural and tourism capital of SCO as
of July 16, 2022 - Varanasi
 Where has the World Athletics Championships 2022 started on
July 16, 2022 - Eugene (North America)
 What is the GST rate applicable for the sale of Indian National
 Flag by the Ministry of Finance as on July 16 - Zero percent
 In which state India's first monkeypox case has been confirmed
on July 16, 2022 - Kerala
 On July 16, 2022, which country did a sensitive experiment named
Lux Zeplin to detect dark matter in the universe - America
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched the e-FIR service on
July 16, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Diya Mirza and Afroz Shah have received Mother Teresa Memorial
Award by which state government - Maharashtra
 Who has become the winner in the 41st Vila de Benasque
International Chess Open - Arvind Chitambaram
 Which state has been included in Time magazine's 'World's 50
Greatest Places of 2020' on July 17, 2022 - Kerala
 Who won the men's and women's singles title at Singapore Open
2022 - Anthony Sinisuka and P.V. Sindhu respectively
ew
 Who has launched the Unmentioning feature on July 17 - Twitter
 Where is National Watershed Conference 2022 organized - Delhi
 Who became the first Indian to enter the final of men's long jump
at the World Athletics Championships - Murali Sri Shankar
 Who has won the Paracin Open 'A' Chess Tournament 2022 in
Serbia on July 18, 2022 - R. Pragyanand
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 INS Sindhudhwaj has been decommissioned in Visakhapatnam
on July 18, after how many years of service to the nation - 35
 Which medal did Aishwarya Tomar won at the ISSF Shooting
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World Cup in Changwon on July 18, 2022 - Gold
 Which state celebrated its foundation day on 18 July - Tamil
Nadu
 Who won FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022 - Netherlands
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 Which state has started the first digital Lok Adalat in India on
July 19, 2022 - Rajasthan
 Where is the 'Happiness Utsav' celebrated on July 19 - Delhi
 Which medal did Mairaj Ahmed Khan won in the men's skeet
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event at the ISSF World Cup on July 19, 2022 - Gold
 Who has become the fastest Asian batsman to score 1000 runs in
international cricket on July 19, 2022 - Babar Azam
 With whom NTPC has tied up for renewable energy - Indian Oil
 Who topped the Expect Insider Ranking 2022 released on July
19, 2022 - Mexico (India's rank-36th)
 Which former captain of the Indian cricket team has been honored
by the British Parliament on July 19, 2022 - Sourav Ganguly
 Which IIT institute has developed a bio-inspired artificial muscle
for a space robot, on July 20, 2022 - IIT Kanpur
 Where has the 'Mukhyamantri Udyaman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana'
started on July 20, 2022 - Uttarakhand
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 Who has been appointed as the new Ethics Officer of BCCI on
20th July - Vineet Saran
 Which has been adjudged the world's best SME bank by
Euromoney on July 20, 2022 - DBS Bank
 Who has become the new member of UPSC on July 20 - Raj
Shukla
 Which medal has Harshada Garud won in Asian Youth and Junior
Weightlifting Championship on July 20, 2022 - Gold
 Which country's player Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement
from T20I cricket on July 20, 2022 - Bangladesh
 Who has launched 'Payment in Chat' feature - Instagram
 Chief Minister of which state has launched 'Swanirbhar Nari
Yojana' for the welfare of indigenous weavers - Assam
 With which country India has signed an agreement to bring back
cheetahs on July 21, 2022 - Namibia
 Which telecom company has successfully tested India's first 5G
private network on July 21, 2022 - Airtel
 Which state has topped in utilization of Smart City Fund as on
21st July, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Where has the 13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue started -
Germany
 Who has topped the 'Henley Passport Index 2022' released on
July 21, 2022 - Japan (India's rank-87)
 By what name has the central government prepared a new national
action plan for cleaning sewer and septic tanks - Namaste
 Who has been honored with the 'Daniel Award 2022' on July 22,
2022 - K.P. Kumaran
 Where has Prime Minister Modi unveiled India's first manned
passenger drone 'Varuna' on July 22, 2022 - New Delhi
 Which has become India's first 100% 'Landlord Model' port on
July 22, 2022 - Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Mumbai)
 Who topped the medal tally in ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 on
July 22, 2022 – India (47-Medal, 17-Gold, 21-Silver, 9-Bronze)
 On July 22, 2022, who has been appointed by the Central
Government as the chairman of the committee constituted to
strengthen the MSP system - Sanjay Agarwal
 Who has topped in NITI Aayog's 'India Innovation Index 2021'
released on July 22, 2022 - Karnataka
 Who has won the most favorable state award for films at the 68th
National Film Awards on July 23, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 Who has won the 'Global Energy Prize 2022' - Kaushik
Rajasekhar
 Where has ISRO inaugurated 'Human Spaceflight Expo' on July
23, 2022 - Bengaluru
 Who became the 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 23 July -
Dinesh Gunawardene
 Which film actor has been honored by UAE with his Golden Visa
on July 23, 2022 - Kamal Hassan
 Which state's 'Burhanpur' has become the country's first 'Har
Ghar Jal' certified district on July 23, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 The citizens of which country have won the 'Dissident Human
Rights Award 2022' on July 24, 2022 - Ukraine
 In which country the Asia Under-20 Wrestling Championship
has been organized on July 24, 2022 - Oman
 The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was held between
India and which country on July 24, 2022 - Japan
 Which IIT has launched the NIRMAN accelerator program on
July 24, 2022 - IIT Kanpur
 Which state has launched 'Tourism Policy 2021' - Jharkhand
ew
 Which country has recorded the first case of polio after a decade
- America
 What is the rank of India in the 18th World Athletics
Championships - 33rd (1st place - America)
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Who has become the highest paid FMCG CEO - Saugat Gupta
Which country Wasifa Nazreen has become the first woman to
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conquer K-2 on July 25, 2022 - Bangladesh
 According to the WHO report, how many billion dollars India has
received in the form of foreign money orders in 2021 - $ 87 billion
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 Where is India's first brain health clinic started - Bangalore
 Which medal has been won by Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw
event (88.13m) in World Athletics on July 25, 2022 - Silver
 Who has won the 2022 Swiss Open title - Casper Roode
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 Which day was celebrated on 26th July - Kargil Vijay Diwas
 On July 26, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has launched
'Smart E-Beat' system for police - Haryana
 Who has been appointed as the 'Chief Economist' of the World
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Bank on July 26, 2022 - Indermeet Gill
 India has contributed 2.5 million US dollars to UHNRWA for
which country's refugees on July 26 - Filistine
 Who has launched the 'Create for India' campaign to encourage
the Indian team on 26 July - Sports Authority of India (SAI)
 Which state has established District Climate Change Mission on
July 26, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Where will the grand statue of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar be
installed - Bhopal
 On July 26, 2022, ADB has approved $96 million loan for safe
drinking water in which state - Himachal Pradesh
 According to the information of July 26, 2022, which country's
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Sakurajima volcano has erupted for three consecutive days - Japan
 Who won the '2022 Tour de Shanes' - Jonas Winggaard
 Which IIT institute is planning to set up a campus in Tanzania
- IIT Madras
 Which animal is included in the logo of the 36th National Games
2022 to be held in Gujarat on July 27, 2022 - Lion
 How many new Ramsar sites have been designated by India on
July 27, 2022 - 5
 Who is the new title sponsor of BCCI - Mastercard
 Who became the youngest batsman to score a century in the
history of International Men's T20 Cricket - Gustav McKeon
 What is the position of IGI Airport in the list of world's top 20
busiest airports released on July 27, 2022 - 13th
 Which country has decided to leave the International Space Center
after 2024 on July 27, 2022 - Russia
 Where is the 44th Chess Olympiad starting from July 28, 2022 -
Mahabalipuram (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
 Where did the 22nd National Games begin on 28 July -
Birmingham (UK)
 Who has been made the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the
opening ceremony of the 22nd National Games - PV Sindhu
 With what theme was the World Tiger Day celebrated on July 29
- India Launches Project Tiger to Rib the Tiger Population
 Who is at the top in the ODI Team Rankings 2022 - New Zealand
(2nd place-England, 3rd place-India)
 Where will the first Mahila Bank open as on 30th July - Rajasthan
 In which field 'Dinesh Shahara Lifetime Award' has been started
on July 30, 2022 - In the field of music
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's first 'International
Bullion Exchange' in which state - Gujrat
 Who has signed a contract with Coca-Cola to promote Limca
Sports - Neeraj Chopra
 England's Leicester Cricket Ground is named after whom on July
31, 2022 - Sunil Gavaskar
 According to the information of July 31, 2022, who has
become the richest woman in India - Roshni Nadar (2nd -
Falguni Nair)
 According to the data released on July 31, 2022, how many tigers
have been killed in India in the last three years - 329
 Who was presented the Sir Winston Churchill Award on July 31,
2022 - Volodymyr Zelensky
 Who has declared a healthy environment as a human right on July
31, 2022 - United Nations General Assembly
 Where has Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Yojana launched on
 July 31, 2022 - Karnataka
 Who has become the richest woman in Asia on July 31, 2022 -
Savitri Jindal (2nd place - China's Yang Huayan)
 Which country has launched gold coins named 'Mosi-o-Tunya' to
tackle inflation on July 31, 2022 - Zimbabwe
 Who has become the first player to score two consecutive centu-
ries in T20 - Gustav McCon
 Where was the Minjar Mela held - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
 On July 31, 2022, the Union Cabinet has approved the merger of
Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) with – BSNL
 In the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 , Gururajan Pujari
has won which medal in the 61 KG category - Bronze
 Fourth edition of the joint military exercise 'Al Najah'
between India and which country has started on August 1st-
Oman
ew
 Who has become the Director General of Indian Council of Agri-
cultural Research (ICAR) on August 1, 2022 - Himanshu Pathak
 Which state government has decided to create seven new districts
on August 1, 2022 - West Bengal
 Where did Chabahar Day convention begin on August 1st-
Mumbai
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 Who has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of
Delhi on August 1, 2022 - Sanjay Arora
 3rd edition of the military exercise 'VINBAX' between India and
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which country began in Chandimandir - Vietnam
 Who has won the title of Women's Euro Championship football
competition 2022 - England (runners-up - Germany)
 On August 1, 2022, the Vice President has presented the
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prestigious 'President Colours' to the police of which state -
Tamil Nadu
 Who has become the head of the task force set up by the Center
to monitor the situation of monkeypox in India - V.K. Paul
pd
 Who has launched the 'Good for You Good for the Planet'
campaign on August 2, 2022 - WWF
 Who has been honored with the 'Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National
Literary Award 2022' on August 2, 2022 - Pratibha Ray
 Which IIT has established a Center of Excellence for Biomedical
Device and Diagnostic Innovation on August 2 - IIT Guwahati
 Which state has become the first state to launch online govern-
ment e-taxi service on August 2, 2022 - Kerala
 Which country's cricketer Deandra Dottin has announced retire-
ment on August 2, 2022 - West Indies
 Whose 146th birth anniversary was celebrated on 2nd August
2022 - Pingali Venkaiah
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 On August 3, 2022, who has become the first female Hindu Deputy
Superintendent of Police of Pakistan - Manisha Ropeta
 On August 3, 2022, who has been honored with the 'DREAMSS
2022 Award' for promoting education - Satyanarayan Mundayur
 Who won the 44th 'Chess Olympiad' - Tania Sachdev
 Who has been appointed as the Country Director of the World
Bank for India on August 3, 2022 - August Tano Kuamey
 In which state 'Adipuram Festival' is celebrated - Tamil Nadu
 In which country India will join the 'Pitch-Black' exercise
- Australia (It is a multi-national exercise)
 Which medal has been won by Indian men's table tennis team in
CWG 2022 on August 3, 2022 - Gold
 According to the information, where will the world's first vertical
city named 'The Line' be established - Saudi Arabia
 Which has become the first city in India to make traffic data
public by Google - Aurangabad
 On August 5, 2022, Who has been approved by the US Senate to
join NATO - Sweden and Finland
 Which IIT has partnered with DRDO to develop indigenous

defence equipment on August 5, 2022 - IIT Roorkee
Which state's astronomical observatory has been included in
UNESCO's important endangered heritage observatories - Bihar
 Where will the world's largest floating solar power plant be built
- Madhya Pradesh
 Where has India's first 'Himalayan Spice Garden' established
- Ranikhet
 Which state government has launched 'Panchamrit Yojana' on
August 6, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 Which state has become the first to launch 'Punyakoti Dattu
Scheme' for cow adoption on 6th August, 2022 - Karnataka
 Which company has topped the Fortune Global 500 list for the
9th consecutive year in 2022 - Walmart
 Which state government has decided to develop one Sanskrit
speaking village in each district - Uttarakhand
 India has won the SAFF U-20 Football Championship by defeat-
ing which country - Bangladesh
 On August 7, 2022, in which place 'Machhal Women Cricket
League' was organized for the first time - Kashmir
 Who has launched the 'India ki Udaan' initiative on the 75th anni-
versary of independence - Ministry of Culture and Google
 Which country's government has honored 'Kannan Sundaram' with
the Chevalier Award on August 8, 2022 - France
 Who has been honored with the highest civilian honor of Ladakh
on August 8, 2022 - Guru Dalai Lama
 Which country has launched its first moon mission 'Danuri' on
August 8, 2022 - South Korea
 Who bacame the first woman Director General of CSIR on Au-
gust 8, 2022 - Nallathambi Kalaiselvi
 Who has become the 75th Grandmaster of India - V. Pranav
 Who has won the title of 'Miss India USA 2022' on August 8,
2022 - Arya Balvekar (Indian-American from Virginia)
 Where will the 12th edition of Defence Expo be held with the
theme 'Path to Pride' - Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 On August 9, 2022, the scientists of which country have pre-
pared the world's first artificial embryo - Israel
 Who has topped the medal tally in Commonwealth Games 2022
- Australia (India's Rank - 4th)
 Who has been named AIFF Footballer of the Year 2021-22 on
August 10, 2022 - Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan
ew
 Who has been named ICC Player of the Month for July 2022 -
Prabhat Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) and Emma Lamb (England)
 Which former Indian cricketer has been appointed as the head
coach of 'Nepal cricket team' - Manoj Prabhakar
 Who topped the ICC Women's T-20 Player Rankings - Beth
Mooney (Australia)
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 Which medal has been won by the Indian men's and women's
team in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 - Bronze
 Which state has introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill
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2022 to insert a new 'Article-3A' - Andhra Pradesh
 Who has won the final match of 'UEFA Super Cup 2022' - Real
Madrid (runners-up - Eintracht Frankfurt)
 According to the report released on August 12, 2022, who is on
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top in terms of holding cryptocurrency - Ukraine
 According to the information, which leader will be honored with
France's 'highest civilian honor' - Shashi Tharoor
 Which state got its fifth elephant reserve in Agasthyamalai on
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August 13, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has launched a new virtual space museum 'Spark' - ISRO
 Who has launched the SMILE-75 initiative on August 13, 2022 -
Ministry of Social Justice
 Who has become the first South Asian woman to win the Lisbon
Achievement Award on August 13, 2022 - Marina Tabassum
 On August 14, 2022, the central government has approved a
booster dose of the vaccine named Corbevax. Who made it -
Biological E Limited (Hyderabad, Telangana)
 Which state government has started 'Chief Minister Bal Ashirwad
Yojana' on August 14, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 In which state the Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2022
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has been passed on August 14, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Which bank has launched 'Utsav Fixed Deposit Scheme' - SBI
 Which country's research ship has been allowed by Sri Lanka to
dock at Hambantota port on August 15, 2022 - China
 Which country has handed over the Dornier maritime surveil-
lance aircraft to the Sri Lankan Navy on August 15, 2022 - India
 In which state the Village Defence Guard Scheme 2022 has been
implemented on August 15, 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir
 How many police personnel have been awarded Police Medals
on the occasion of Independence Day 2022 - 1082
 Who has been appointed as the CEO of NetGrid - Piyush Goyal
 Which Pakistani cricketer has been honored with the 'Sitara-e-
Imtiaz' award on August 16, 2022 - Babar Azam
 Who has started 'Operation Yatri Suraksha' on August 16 - RPF
 Where is the Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football tournament,
started on August 16, 2022 - Kolkata
 Who has become the first country to provide free sanitary prod-
ucts to all women - Scotland
 Which state's third airport has been named 'Donyi Polo Airport'
on August 16, 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh
 Which country's football federation has been suspended by FIFA
on August 16, 2022 - India
 Which country has become the first country to make a vaccine for
the Omicron variant - Britain
 Who has started 'Make India No 1' mission - Arvind Kejriwal
 Where was the 9th meeting of the India-Thailand Joint Commis-
sion held on August 17, 2022 - Bangkok (Thailand)
 Where is India's first 3D printed human cornea developed on
August 17, 2022 - Hyderabad
 Who has won the Best Actor title at the Indian Film Festival of
Melbourne (IFFM) Awards on August 17, 2022 - Ranveer Singh
 Which country's cricketer Kevin O'Brien has retired from inter-
national cricket on August 17, 2022 - Ireland
 Which state government has announced to give 2% reservation to
the players on August 17, 2022 - Karnataka
 Who has launched India's first friendship startup for senior
citizens on August 17, 2022 - Ratan Tata
 Asia's largest compressed biogas plant has started operation in -
Sangrur (Punjab)
 Which state has launched the school cleanliness education
program initiative on August 17, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Which state government has started 'Mukhyamantri Anupriti
Coaching Scheme' on August 18, 2022 - Rajasthan
 Where was the 4th India-Philippines Strategic Dialogue held on
 August 18, 2022 - Manila
 Which state government has launched the 'Vidya Rath-School on
Wheels' project on August 18, 2022 - Assam
 Who has been appointed as the climate chief of United Nation -
Simon Steele (Former Minister of Granada)
 The house of which eminent member of the Indian freedom
struggle has received the 'Blue Plaque award' - Dadabhai Naoroji
 Who has been elected as the first representative of the Indian
community in Germany - Gurdeep Randhawa
 In which state 'Drug from the sky' has been successfully launched
by drone - Arunachal Pradesh
 Where did SBI open its first branch dedicated to startups on
August 18, 2022 - Bangalore
 On August 18, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has
launched Amma and Vatsalya Yojana - Sikkim
ew
 Where has the country's first electric double decker AC bus started
on August 19, 2022 - Mumbai
 Which state's tribal dominated 'Mandla' district has become the
first 'functionally literate' district of India - Madhya Pradesh

Champions League on August 19, 2022 - Manisha Kalyan
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Who has become the first Indian footballer to play UEFA Women's
 On August 19, 2022, HDFC Bank has opened a branch operated
by women employees only in - Kozhikode (Kerala)
 Which has become the first state to get 'Har Ghar Jal' certification
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on August 19, 2022 - Goa
 Which bank has signed MoU with Food Corporation of India on
August 19, 2022 - Axis Bank
 Which state government has announced to give sports status to
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Dahi Handi - Maharashtra
 Which state has become the first to use blockchain technology for
seed distribution, on August 20, 2022 - Jharkhand
 Where will the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 be organized -
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
 Which state's first tribal novelist 'Narayan' passed away on
August 20, 2022 - Kerala
 According to the information, from which country India will buy
six TU-160 long-range bombers - Russia
 Which has become the second largest domestic airline of India on
August 20, 2022 - Vistara
 Which country has launched the anti-polio vaccination campaign
on August 20, 2022 - Pakistan
 Which female wrestler has won silver medal in World U-20
Championship 2022 on August 20, 2022 - Priya Malik
 Which organization has launched India's first portal named
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'NIDAAN' on August 20, 2022 - NCB
 On August 20, the birth anniversary of which former Prime Min-
ister of India was celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas - Rajiv Gandhi
 Which country has signed $750 billion climate change and health
care bill on August 21, 2022 - USA
 Who has introduced India's first Gold and Silver Fund on August
21, 2022 - Edelweiss Mutual Fund
 Which company has been awarded 'Asia's Best Employer Brand
Award' on 21st August, 2022 - NTPC
 On August 21, 2022, the Scottish Museum has signed an agree-
ment to return how many ancient artifacts to India - 7
 On August 21, 2022, Chandigarh International Airport has been
announced to be named after - Shaheed Bhagat Singh
 Which state's 'Mithila Makhana' has been given GI Tag - Bihar
 Where will the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
2022 be held - Canada
 Who has been defeated by R. Pragyanand in the Crypto Cup on
August 22, 2022 - Magnus Carlsen
 In which state 'Mokshadham Yojana' has been started on 22nd

August, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
Who has been nominated by the Bill Gates Foundation to its
board of trustees on August 22, 2022 - Ashish Dhawan
 Which state government will develop India's first education town-
ship as on August 22, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 Where is India's first indigenously manufactured hydrogen fuel
cell bus launched on 22nd August 2022 - Pune
 On August 22, 2022, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has
unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in - Paragway
 With which country India has signed MoU for smooth move-
ment of seafarers on 23 August 2022 - Iran
 Which country's army has appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga
as its internal Prime Minister on August 23, 2022 - Mali
 Which medal has been won by the Indian men's volleyball team in
the U-18 Championship on August 23, 2022 - Bronze
 Where will the meeting of SCO Defence Ministers be held -
Tashkent
 Which dance has been nominated by India to be included in the
list of UNESCO - Garba
 Where has Silk Park Expo inaugurated on August 23 - New Delhi
 Who has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting on
August 23, 2022 – Fahmida Azim (Bangladesh)
 Who has topped the International Astronomy and Astrophysics
Olympiad on August 23, 2022 - Iran
 Which country's President will be given 'Liberty Medal 2022'
 - Ukraine
 Who has topped the U-20 Junior World Wrestling Champion-
ship 2022 - Japan
 Where will India's first Night Safari be built - Lucknow
 On August 24, 2022, DRDO and Indian Navy successfully test-
fired the VL-SRSAM missile system in – Odisha
 On August 24, 2022, 'James Web Telescope' has captured new
pictures of which planet - Jupiter
 Where has PM Modi inaugurated 'Amrita Hospital' - Faridabad
 On August 24, NPCL has started its first biogas compressed
from cow dung project in – Sanchore (Jalore district Rajasthan)
 In which state, Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha
Cancer Hospital and Research Center on August 24, 2022 - Punjab
 Where has hydrogen-powered passenger train started - Germany
 Which bank has partnered with Tata New to launch credit card on
ew
August 25, 2022 - HDFC Bank
 Who has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of
Neurology on August 25, 2022 - N.V. Sundara
 Which country has the lowest fertility rate (0.81) - South Korea
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on August 25, 2022. What is its name - Super Vasuki
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The longest freight train (3.5 km) was tested by Indian Railways
 Who has won the "UNESCO Peace Prize" for its efforts to
welcome refugees, on August 25, 2022 - Angela Merkel
 Where Anangtal has been declared a National Monument - Delhi
ub
 Who will be given 'Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2022' for
novel 'Pramaya' in Hindi language - Bhagwant Anmol
 Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of India in
IMF on August 26, 2022 - K. Subramanian
fH
 In which state the first case of a virus named 'tomato flu' has been
found - Kerala
 Where is India's 'first 3D Printed Post Office' being built
- Bangalore
pd
 On August 27, 2022, who has become the youngest pilot to fly
alone in the whole world - Mac Rutherford
 By which time India has announced to achieve the target of
net-zero carbon emissions - 2070
 Where has the 15th Asia Cup cricket tournament started - UAE
 Who has become the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond
League 2022 on August 27, 2022 - Neeraj Chopra
 Which country has been hit by Tropical Cyclone Ma-on on
August 27, 2022 - Philippines
 Who was sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of the country on
August 27, 2022 - Uday Umesh Lalit (UU Lalit)
 Where was the 'Marbat Utsav' celebrated on August 28 - Nagpur
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 Who has become the only Indian player to play 100 matches for
the country - Virat Kohli
 Russia's nuclear power company Rosatom will start construc-
tion of two nuclear reactors in which country - Hungary
 Which day was celebrated on August 29 - National Sports Day
 Who has won the European Football Federation's Best Footballer
of the Year 2022 award on August 29, 2022 - Karim Benzema
and Alexia Putelas
 Which state has become the first state in India to launch the Shoe
and Leather Products Policy 2022 on August 29 – Tamil Nadu
 Where did the 13th edition of the joint exercise 'Vajra Prahar'
between India and the US concluded - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has taken over as the interim President of the Indian Olym-
pic Association on August 29, 2022 - Adil Sumariwala
 Which medal has been won by Indian judo player Linthoi
Channambam in 'Cadet World Championship' on August 30 - Gold
 Which state got second railway station after 100 years - Nagaland
 Who has become the highest run-scorer in T-20 - Rohit Sharma
 On August 30, 2022, NITI Aayog has announced to set up 500

Atal Tinkering Labs in – Jammu and Kashmir
On August 30, 2022, Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi
dedicate the country's first earthquake memorial - Bhuj, Gujarat
 Who has been appointed as the new Director of National Insti-
tute of Immunology on August 31, 2022 - Debashish Mohanty
 In which city India's first 'Regional National Center for Disease
Control' has been announced on August 31 - Bhopal (MP)
 Who has become the most successful fast bowler of international
cricket on August 31, 2022 - James Anderson (England)
 Who became Miss Diva Universe 2022 - Divita Rai (Karnataka)
 In which state 'Shumang Leela Festival' was celebrated - Manipur
 Who has released the book 'Science Behind Surya Namaskar' on
August 31, 2022 - Shri Munjpara
 On August 31, the CM of which state has expanded the 'Vidyanidhi
Yojana' for the children of agricultural laborers - Karnataka
 Which country's largest warship 'HMS Prince of Wales' has been
damaged on August 31, 2022 - UK
 Who became the third richest person in the world - Gautam Adani
 Recently, where was the 'Nuakhai festival' celebrated - Odisha
 Who has been appointed as the DG of News Services Division
by All India Radio on September 1, 2022 - Vasudha Gupta
 Which country's cricketer 'Colin de Gandholm' has retired from
international cricket on September 1, 2022 - New Zealand
 Where is the first Homeopathy International Health Summit held
on September 1, 2022 - Dubai
 Where did Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav address
the G-20 Environment and Climate Ministerial meeting - Bali
 Who became the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the
World Junior Swimming Championships - Apeksha Fernandez
 Ranveer Singh has received the Best Actor Award for which of his
films in 67th filmfare awards 2022 - Film 83
 In which country the road is named after AR Rahman - Canada
 Which state government has launched a loan scheme 'Mahila Nidhi'
for women on September 3, 2022 - Rajasthan
 Recently, India has become the fifth largest economy in the world,
overtaking which country - Britain
 In which state schools will be bagless once a week - MP
 Which state's education department has launched the e-governance
portal 'Samarth' on September 3, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 With which country India has signed MoU for the establishment
ew
of Cultural Council on September 3, 2022 - UAE
 Where will the government set up the country's first night sky
sanctuary to promote astro tourism - Ladakh
 Which state government has decided to develop 'State Capital

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Region' on the lines of NCR on September 4, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
Which Cambodian psychiatrist has been honored with the 64th
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 - Sothiara Chhim
 Which Bangladeshi cricketer has announced his retirement from
T-20 International cricket on 5th September - Mushfiqur Rahim
ub
 Which medal has Anishka Biyani won in Malaysian Chess
competition on September 5, 2022 - Gold
 Which country has become the first to approve the 'sniffing corona
vaccine' on September 6, 2022 - China
fH
 Which state's Bharataul village has become the first village with
RO water for every household - Uttar Pradesh
 Recently, Indian Army Chief Manoj Pandey has been conferred
the honorary rank of Army General of which country - Nepal
pd
 Which state government has announced to start employment
guarantee scheme on September 7, 2022 - Rajasthan
 Who has got the title sponsorship rights for international and
domestic matches of BCCI as on September 7, 2022 - Mastercard
 Suella Braverman became the Home Secretary of - Britain
 Which Indian city has been included in the UNESCO Global
Network of Learning Cities - Thrissur, Nilambur and Warangal
 Which nasal vaccine has been approved by CDSCO to deal with
the covid crisis on September 8, 2022 - CHAD-36
 Who has been awarded the Loknayak Foundation Literary Award
on September 8, 2022 - Tanikela Bharani
 On which planet NASA has discovered oxygen - Mars
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 On September 8, 2022, the President of which country has gifted
the horse 'Tejas' to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - Mongolia
 Where was the India-Japan 2nd Ministerial Dialogue organized
on September 8, 2022 - Tokyo
 Who has topped the United Nations Human Development Index
released on September 9, 2022 - Switzerland (India's rank-132nd)
 Who has become the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
on September 9, 2022 - Volker Turk
 Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Diamond League
Final title with a throw of how many meters - 88.44 meters
 Who has launched the Prime Minister's TB Free Campaign on
September 9, 2022 - President Draupadi Murmu
 Recently, the Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated India's
longest rubber dam on the river Falgu - Bihar (in Gaya)
 Which state government has launched 'Varsha Jal Sanchay Yojana'
named 'CHHATA' on September 9, 2022 - Odisha
 Who has won the Miss Earth India 2022 title - Vanshika Parmar
 In which state 'National Maritime Heritage Complex' will be built
- Gujarat


Which state will host Ranji Trophy for first time - Sikkim
Which country's cricketer Aaron Finch has announced retirement
from ODI cricketer on September 10, 2022 - Australia
 Which country has honored former Indian Navy Chief Sunil Lanba
with the Meritorious Service Medal - Singapore
 'Nikshay 2.0 Portal' was launched on September 11, 2022. It is
related to which disease - T.B.
 Who has been appointed by the Balochistan government as the first
woman Deputy Commissioner in Nasirabad district - Ayesha Zehri
 In which district of Rajasthan will the world's first Sanskar Kendra
be opened - Jhunjhunu
 Who has become the richest person of India in 'Fortune India
Rich List 2022' - Gautam Adani
 In which state India's easternmost military garrison has been
named after General Bipin Rawat - Arunachal Pradesh
 On September 12, 2022, President Murmu has nominated 'Ghulam
Ali' of which state to the Rajya Sabha - Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has won the US Open 2022 men's singles title on September
12, 2022 - Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
 Where has the Indian Navy launched the third stealth frigate
'Taragiri' of Project 17A on September 12, 2022 - Mumbai
 Which country has declared itself a 'nuclear state' - North Korea
 Who has won the final of 'Asia Cup 2022' on September 12, 2022
- Sri Lanka (Beating Pakistan by 23 runs)
 Which state government has constituted a committee on Uniform
 Civil Code on September 12, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 In which state the world's largest Harappan culture museum will
be established - Haryana
 On September 13, 2022, 'Joao Lourenco' has been elected President
of which country for the second time - Angola
 Which country's 'Harlem city' has become the first city to ban
meat advertisements - Netherlands
 Where will Reliance Industries build the world's largest carbon
fiber plant by 2025 - Gujarat
 Where is the first Naga Chilli Festival celebrated - Nagaland
 Which day was celebrated on 14th September - Hindi Diwas
 Where will India's first forestry university be established -
Telangana
 Which state government has announced monthly stipend to the
recipients of National Awards - Punjab
ew
 According to the information, which country will India invite as
a guest country during the G-20 presidency - Bangladesh
 Which state became the third state with 'Food Security Atlas' on
14th September, 2022 - Jharkhand

twitter - Virat Kohli
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Who became the first cricketer to have 50 million followers on
 Which state has topped in the implementation of 'Mission Amrit
Sarovar' on September 15, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 Which zoo has been declared the best zoo in India - Darjeeling
ub
 Which medal has Vinesh Phogat won at the World Wrestling
Championships in Serbia on September 15, 2022 - Bronze
 Who has received the 'Top Honor' for Robotic Surgery on
September 15, 2022 - Sandeep Nair
fH
 With which country India has signed an agreement for the training
of diplomats - Madagascar
 Who has been elected as the member of Asia Pacific Forum on 16
September 2022 - Arun Mishra
pd
 Recently, Indian-origin Shefali Razdan has been appointed as the
ambassador of which country to the Netherlands - America
 Who has become the new 'Commerce Secretary' - Sunil Barthwal
 According to the information, Ahmedabad Medical College is
named after whom - Narendra Modi
 Which country hosted the SCO Summit 2022 - Uzbekistan
 Which tennis player has announced his retirement from
professional tennis on September 16, 2022 - Roger Federer
 Who has won the 'SAFF U-17' title on 16th September - India
 In which state the Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme has been
launched on September 16, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Recently, Who has become India's most valuable brand - TCS
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 Who has become the new CEO of CSB Bank Limited on
September 17, 2022 - Pralay Mandal
 Which state government has announced to name its secretariat
after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on September 17, 2022 - Telangana
 Recently, Swati Piramal has been awarded the highest civilian
honor of which country - France
 Who has become the 76th Chess Grandmaster of India - Pranav
Anand
 Which state government has announced to declare a public holiday
on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh on September
17, 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Where has India's first Lithium ion Cell Factory inaugurated on
September 17, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh
 Who inaugurated the 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' celebrations on
September 17, 2022 - Amit Shah
 On September 17, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released
8 cheetahs brought from which country in the Kuno National
Park of Madhya Pradesh on his birthday - Namibia
 On September 18, who has been appointed by Mumbai Indians-
owned franchise 'MI Emirates' as its head coach - Shane Bond
 Which organization has organized the 'Aangan 2022' conference
on September 18, 2022 - Bureau of Energy Efficiency
 Who has become the first state to digitize property registration
on September 18, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Which country's climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been
appointed UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador - Uganda
 Which country has hosted the 'World Water Congress and
Exhibition 2022' on September 18, 2022 - Denmark
 Who has chaired the 18th meeting of the National Board of
MSMEs on September 18, 2022 - Narayan Rane
 Which country's vice-captain Rachel Haynes has announced her
retirement from all forms of cricket on September 18 - Australia
 Who has topped the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 released
on September 18, 2022 - Vietnam (India's Rank - 4th)
 Which state has won Youth Under-14, the 61st Subroto Cup
International Football Tournament on September 18 - Manipur
 In which country U-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 will be
played - South Africa
 Recently, Lieutenant Governor of which state has dedicated the
120 feet long national flag to the nation - Jammu and Kashmir
 Where was the National Conference of Tourism Ministers of
States and Union Territories organized - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has become the CMD of LIC India Limited on September
19, 2022 - Prasanna Kumar Motupally
 According to the information, which state government will set up
a body like 'NITI Aayog' - Maharashtra
 In which state 512 new Indira Rasoi have been launched on
September 19, 2022 - Rajasthan
 On September 19, 2022, who became the first clean state of India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 Recently, Which state government has decided to introduce
compulsory sports period and 'No Bag Day' in schools - Bihar
 Which medal has Bajrang Punia won in the 2022 World Wrestling
Championship on September 19, 2022 - Bronze
 Who has won the 131st edition of the Durand Cup on 19th
September, 2022 - Bengaluru FC (Runner up - Mumbai
City FC)
 According to the information, which state government will increase
the reservation of scheduled castes from 6% to 10% - Telangana
ew
 Who has been elected as new President of SIAM - Vinod Agarwal
 Which medal has been won by Devendra Jhanjhadia in the World
Para Athletics Grand Prix on September 19, 2022 - Silver medal
 Which state government has notified Nanjarayan tank as a bird

sanctuary on September 19, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
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Which country will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) in 2023 - India
 On September 20, 2022, 'CM Da Hesi' portal has been launched
for the grievances of common people in - Imphal (Manipur)
ub
 In which state of Adani Green has started 325 MW wind power
project on September 20, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 Which Bangladesh cricketer has announced his retirement from
Test on September 20, 2022 - Rubal Hossain
fH
 Which city of Uttar Pradesh has been declared as the 'First SCO
Tourism and Cultural Capital' on September 20, 2022 - Varanasi
 Which country has emerged as the largest lender of Sri Lanka,
overtaking China on September 20, 2022 - India
pd
 Which language film 'Chhelo Show' has been nominated for Oscar
2023 on September 21, 2022 - Gujarati
 According to the information, the cabinet of which state has
decided to legalize the making of liquor - Manipur
 In which state 'Pang Lhabsol Festival 2022' was celebrated -
Sikkim
 Who has been honored with the prestigious Smita Patil Memorial
Award on September 21, 2022 - Alia Bhatt
 Which state government has announced to change the name of
'Daulatabad Fort' to 'Devagiri Fort' - Maharashtra
 Who has launched a global digital platform named 'Green Fins
Hub' to promote maritime tourism - UNEP
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 Which country has changed the name of its capital to 'Astana' on
September 21, 2022 - Kazakhstan
 Who topped the ICC T-20I Batting Rankings as on September
22, 2022 - Mohammad Rizwan
 Where has India's first 'Dugong Conservation Reserve' been
notified on September 22, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has become the oldest Indian to swim across the North
Channel on September 22, 2022 - Elvis Ali Hazarika
 On September 22, 2022, who has been appointed by the
government as the new trustee of PM Cares Fund - Ratan Tata
 Which country has won the United Nations Prize for Hypertension
Control Initiative on September 22, 2022 - India
 Which state government will use portable device 'SAANS' to
prevent deaths of newborn children - Assam
 Who has won the title of 'Chennai Open 2022' on September 23,
2022 - Linda Fruhvirtova
 According to the information, which state will start its own health
insurance scheme 'CMHIS' from 1 October - Nagaland
 Which state government has decided to withdraw the Cattle Control

Bill on September 23, 2022 - Gujarat
On 23 September 2022, a day was reserved for women MLAs in
the Legislative Assembly of which state - Uttar Pradesh
 Which country will preside over the BRICS summit for the year
2023 - South Africa
 Who has been named as the new Director General of the 'National
Center for Good Governance' by the Central Govt. - Bharat Lal
 Who has become the first e-commerce company to set up solar
farms in India on September 24, 2022 - Amazon
 Which state has started 'Humar Beti-Humar Mann' campaign on
September 24, 2022 - Chhattisgarh
 Who has become new President of Hockey India - Dilip Tirkey
 Who has become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes in T-20
cricket on September 25, 2022 - Rohit Sharma
 On September 25, 2022, Israel and which country have conducted
a joint naval operation in the Red Sea using AI - America
 Recently, in which country's lab, a new wolf 'Maya' has been
prepared by cloning arctic wolves for the first time - China
 Which Indian writer has won the 'Herman Keston Prize-2022' on
26 September 2022 - Meena Kandasamy
 On 26 September 2022, who has been appointed by RailTel Corp
as its MD and Chairman - Sanjay Kumar
 According to the information, 'Chandigarh Airport' will be named
after - Shaheed Bhagat Singh
 Who has won the first 'Queen Elizabeth II Award' on 26 September
 2022 - Suella Braverman
 In which state 'Bathukamma festival' was celebrated - Telangana
 Which day was celebrated on 27th Sept. - World Tourism Day
 The Chief Minister of which state has released the 'Encyclopedia
on Tribals' on September 27, 2022 - Odisha
 Which state has received 'Ayushman Excellence Award 2022' on
September 27, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 According to the information, who will become the first female
Prime Minister of Italy - Giorgia Meloni
 Which ministry has developed 'Jaldoot App' on September 27,
2022 - Ministry of Rural Development
 According to the information, who will be honored with the 52nd
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 - Asha Parekh
 Which country has granted its citizenship to former US security
contractor Edward Snowden on September 27, 2022 - Russia
ew
 With which theme 'World Rabies Day 2022' was celebrated on
September 28, 2022 - Rabies : One Health, Zero Deaths
 Which state's cabinet has approved to control 'online gambling'
on September 28, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
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On September 28th, Bangladesh has launched its first interactive
gaming platform by which name to mark the 75th birth anniversary
of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina - Hasina & Friends
 Who represented India in G-20 summit held in Bali on 28th
September - Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
ub
 Which country has launched two new experimental satellites
Xian-14 and Xian-15 on September 29, 2022 - China
 Which state government has approved the proposal regarding the
establishment of 'Ranipur Tiger Reserve' on September 29, 2022
fH
- Uttar Pradesh
 As on 30 September 2022, who has been appointed as the 16th
Attorney General of India - R. Venkataramani
 Who has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
pd
on September 30, 2022 - Lt. G. Anil Chauhan
 The Legislative Assembly of which state has passed a bill for
International Buddhist University on 30 September - Tripura
 Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security
Council of India on 30 September 2022 - Vinayak Godse
 Which state has received the 'Best Adventure Tourism Destina-
tion Award' on 30 September 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Who topped the Haroon India Under-40 Rich List on 30th Sep-
tember, 2022 - Nikhil Kamat
 Adani Greens has commissioned the world's largest 'wind solar
power plant' on 30th September, 2022 in - Rajasthan
 Who was honored with the 'National Lata Mangeshkar Award' -
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Shailendra Singh, Anand Milind and Kumar Sanu
 Who has topped the Global Innovation Index 2022 released on
September 30, 2022 - Switzerland (India's rank - 40th )
 Which state government has approved the first tiger reserve of
Bundelkhand 'Ranipur Tiger Reserve' - Uttar Pradesh
 Which Indian has been included in Time magazine's list of 100
rising leaders on September 30, 2022 - Akash Ambani
 Which state's Pullampara Panchayat has become the country's
first digitally literate panchayat on September 30, 2022 - Kerala
 Which operation has been started by the CBI on 30 September
2022 to eliminate the drug network - Operation Garuda
 Who has won the 'Changemaker' award at the UN SDG Action
Awards on September 30, 2022 - Srishti Bakshi
 Which state government has launched 'Aasra Pension' scheme on
October 1, 2022 - Telangana
 Which medal did Bhavani Devi won in the 'National Games' on
October 1, 2022 - Gold
 On October 1, 2022, Russian President Putin announced control
over how many Ukrainian territories - 4 (Donetsk, Luhansk,

Zaporizhzhya, Kherson)
Where did India participate in the third meeting of G-20 Sherpas
on October 1, 2022 - Indonesia
 Which medal did Haryana's Anveesh won in the 36th 'National
Games' on October 2, 2022 - Gold
 The second round of Foreign Office Consultations was held
between India and which country on October 2, 2022 - Nigeria
 Who became the first Indian player to play 400 T-20 matches on
October 3, 2022 - Rohit Sharma
 Which country's Svante Pabo was awarded the 2022 Nobel in
Medicine - Sweden
 Who has been elected as the new Vice President of 'International
Astronautical Federation' on October 3, 2022 - Anil Kumar
 Which has been declared as the cleanest state of the country in the
Swachh Survekshan - 2022 on October 3, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 Which state's Deputy Chief Minister has launched 'Vande
Mataram Initiative' on October 4, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Who has launched the portal for 'Prime Minister Excellence
Awards' on October 4, 2022 - Dr. Jitendra Singh
 Who has been declared as its 'National Icon' by the Election Com-
mission of India on October 4, 2022 - Pankaj Tripathi
 Who has won the men's singles title in Korean Open Tennis on
October 4, 2022 - Yoshihito Nishioka
 Who will be honored with the 32nd Bihari Award - Dr. Madhav
Hada (Book - Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri)
 Whose book 'Jeete ji Allahabad' has received the 'Valley of Words
Award' on October 4, 2022 - Mamta Kalia
 Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year
2022 - Alain Aspect, Anton Zillinger and John of Clauser
 Which day was celebrated on 5 October - World Teacher's Day
 What will be the name of 'Faizabad Cantt' - Ayodhya Cantt
 BD Mishra has been given the additional charge of the Governor
of which state - Meghalaya
 Who has won the 'United Nations Refugee Award' on October 5,
2022 - Angela Merkel
 Who has become the annual star player of world hockey on Oc-
tober 5, 2022 - Mumtaz Khan
 Which company launched 'Optimus' prototype humanoid robot
on October 5, 2022 - Tesla
 Who has become the only Indian to be included in the umpiring
ew
panel for the World Cup on October 5, 2022 - Nitin Menon
 Who has been selected as the best male goalkeeper by 'International
Hockey Federation' - P.R. Sreejesh (Female-Savita Punia)
 Who has become the Presiding Officer of UAPA Tribunal on 6th
October, 2022 - Dinesh Kumar
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Who has won the title of 'Ultraman India' - Col. Swaroop Singh
 Which state government has given instructions to make industrial
park policy on October 6, 2022 - Jharkhand
 Who will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games - Saudi Arabia
ub
 Who has received the 'Devendra Lal Memorial Medal-2022' on
October 6, 2022 - Roxy Koll
 Which country has emerged as the world's largest sugar producer
on October 6, 2022 - India
fH
 On October 6, 2022, where Home Minister Amit Shah has an-
nounced ST status for hills - Jammu and Kashmir
 Who will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2022 -
Caroline Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Morten Medel
pd
 Who has launched 'Crew-5 mission' on October 7, 2022 - SpaceX
 Which tennis player has won the 2022 Tel Aviv Open title on
October 7, 2022 - Novak Djokovic
 Which medal was won by the Antim Panghal in the 'National
Games 2022' on October 7, 2022 - Gold
 Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 -
Annie Arnoux
 Who will get the Sastra Ramanujan Award 2022 - Yunking Tang
 'White Shipping Information Exchange' agreement has been signed
between India and which country on October 8 - New Zealand
 Which state is the worst in terms of child marriage - Jharkhand
 A new species of fish has been discovered in Dikhu river of which
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state on October 8, 2022 - Nagaland
 Which medal has Pooja Patel won in Yogasan in the 'National
Games 2022' on October 8, 2022 - Gold
 Who will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 - Ales
Bialiyatsky, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties
 Who has been awarded the Seva Ratna Award for social service on
October 8, 2022 - Ratan Tata
 On October 9, the government has increased the emergency loan
guarantee scheme from 400 crores to how many crores - 1500
 Where was the 8th Summit of the Speakers of the G-20 Parlia-
ments held on October 9, 2022 - in Jakarta
 Where will Sultan Johar Cup 2022 be organized - Malaysia
 Where has Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Iron
Man Sardar Patel - Gangtok
 World's tallest 351 feet Shiva statue will be installed in which city
of Rajasthan - Nathdwara
 Who has been chosen as FIH Player of the Year on October 10,
2022 -Harmanpreet Singh and Felice Albers
 Who has won the 25th world title in billiards - Pankaj Advani
 Who has won the 90th ATP title on October 10 - Novak Djokovic
 Which state's Modhera has been declared as India's first 24×7
solar powered village on October 10, 2022 - Gujarat
 Which medal did Srihari Nataraja win in men's 100m freestyle
swimming in the 36th National Games - Gold
 Which state government has launched a new scheme named
'HIMCAD' on October 11, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Chief Minister of which state has launched the 'Football for All'
program on October 11, 2022 - Odisha
 Who will become the first actor to shoot in space - Tom Cruise
 Who became the first player to score 700 goals in club football on
October 11, 2022 - Cristiano Ronaldo
 Where will the 37th National Games be organized in 2023 - Goa
 Who has been declared the ICC Player of the Month for Septem-
ber on October 11 - Harmanpreet Kaur and Mohammad
Rizwan
 Who has been named as the next Chief Justice of the country on
October 12, 2022 - DY Chandrachud (from November 9)
 Who has taken charge as a whole-time member of SEBI on Octo-
ber 12, 2022 - AN Gopalakrishnan
 Which state has announced 'Mental Health and Social Care Policy'
for the first time on October 12, 2022 - Meghalaya
 Who has won the 'Japan Open men's singles title' on October 12,
2022 - Taylor Fritz
 On October 13, 2022, the World Bank has given a loan of 250
 million for the SALT project in which state - Andhra Pradesh
 On October 13, 2022, who has been appointed as the new CEO
of the Data Protection Council of India - Vinayak Godse
 Who has become the director of National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) on October 13 - Mrinalini Srivastava
 Which Indian discus thrower has been banned for three years for
doping on October 13, 2022 - Kamalpreet Kaur
 Indian Navy has conducted offshore security exercise 'Prasthan'
on October 13, 2022 in - Andhra Pradesh
 Which country has successfully launched the first solar observa-
tory 'Kuafu-1' on October 13, 2022 - China
 Which country has topped the CRI Index released on October 13,
2022 - Norway (India's rank - 123rd)
 Which state government has notified India's first Slender Loris
Sanctuary on October 13, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
ew
 Who has been appointed as the High Commissioner of UK to
India on 13 October 2022 - Jagriti Yadav
 Where has the 'Megha Kayak Festival 2022' started on October
14, 2022 - Meghalaya

released on October 15, 2022 - 107th
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What is the rank of India in the 'Global Hunger Index 2022'
 Where will the '17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' be organized in
2023 - Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
 Who topped the 'World University Rankings 2023' released on
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October 15, 2022 - IISc Bangalore
 On October 15, 2022, the central government has approved India's
first 'suspension bridge' on which river - Krishna
 Which state topped the 'Public Affairs Index 2022' released on
fH
October 15, 2022 - Haryana
 Which city has won the 'World Green City Award 2022' on Octo-
ber 15, 2022 - Hyderabad
 Which day was celebrated on 16 October - World Food Day
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 Which state has become the first state to provide medical and
engineering education in Hindi on October 16 - Madhya Pradesh
 On October 16, 2022, the Indian Army has tied up with how
many banks for the Agniveer Salary Package - 11
 Country's first indigenous 'nuclear submarine' was successfully
test-fired on October 16, 2022, what is its name - INS Arihant
 Which state has become the only state to achieve 'Jal Jeevan
Mission target' in 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Which country hosted the 90th General Assembly of 'Interpol'
from October 18-21, 2022 - India (91st-Vienna, in 2023)
 Who has won the 'San Diego Open Title' on October 17, 2022 -
Inga Swietec
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 On October 17, 2022, which former Indian President has been
announced to confer the prestigious Anuvrat Award for 2022 -
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
 Which country has won the 2022 'Women's Asia Cup T-20 title'
on October 17, 2022 - India (Runner-up : Sri Lanka)
 Who has won the 'Jeev Milkha Singh International Golf Tourna-
ment' on October 17, 2022 - Gaganjeet Bhullar
 Which country will lift the ban on remarriage on pregnant women
- Japan
 Where did Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav inaugurate India's
first 'Aluminum Freight Rake' on October 17 - Bhubaneswar
 Which country will host the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament
- Qatar
 Where was the fifth meeting of the International Solar Alliance
held on October 17-20, - New Delhi (Chairman-Shri R.K.
Singh)
 Where has the 22nd Blockchain Summit started on October 17th,
2022 - Atlantis (Dubai)
 Who has been elected as 36th President of BCCI - Roger Binny
 Which country has been on top in the production of fish in the
world - China (India's position - third)
 Who has become the youngest player to debut in T-20 World
Cup on October 18, 2022 - Ayan Khan
 Which country's novelist Shehan Karunatilaka's novel has
received the 2022 Booker Prize on October 18, 2022 - Sri Lanka
 Which state has been declared as the best state in socio-economic
and political justice on October 18, 2022 - Haryana
 According to the UN report released on October 18, 2022, which
country has the most poor - India
 Where was the 12th edition of Def Expo held on October 18-22,
2022 - Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
 Who has been honored with the 2022 Sir Syed Excellence Award
on October 19, 2022 - Barbara Metcalf
 Javelin thrower DP Manu has won which medal in National Open
Athletics on 19 October 2022 - Gold
 Who has been appointed as the CEO of Adani Airport Holdings
on October 19, 2022 - Arun Bansal
 Who has won the 2022 Ballon d'Or Prize on October 19, 2022 -
Karim Benzema and Alexia Putelas
 Where was the Asia's largest Compressed Biogas Plant inaugu-
rated on October 19, 2022 - Punjab
 Who has taken over as the new Controller General of Accounts
on October 19, 2022 - Bhartiya Das
 Kati Bihu festival was celebrated in which state - Assam
 In which Indian city the first case of Omicron subvariant BQ-1
was found on October 19, 2022 - Pune
 Which country hosted the 'Global Youth Climate Summit' on
October 20, 2022 - Bangladesh
 Who has become the head of JP Morgan India on October 20,
2022 - Kaustubh Kulkarni
 Who has become the first Indian to win a medal in the U-23 World
Championship - Sajan Bhanwal
 Which state government has constituted a panel for the conserva-
tion of vultures on October 20, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Prime Minister Modi has launched 'Mission School of Excel-
lence' on October 20, 2022 in - Gandhinagar
 Where will the '5th Khelo India Youth Games' be organized -
Madhya Pradesh (in 8 cities)
 Where will the '14th edition of World Spice Congress' be held as
ew
on October 20, 2022 - Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)
 On October 20, 2022, Prime Minister Modi has started 'Mission
Life Movement' in - Kevadia (Gujarat)
 According to the Haroon report on October 21, 2022, who has

become the most generous person of India - Shiv Nadar
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Who has been named the Principal Scientist of ISRO's 'Aditya L-
1 Mission' on October 21, 2022 - Shankar Subramaniam
 Who has been declared the worst day of the week by the Guinness
Book of World Records on October 21, 2022 - Monday
ub
 With whom Jio has partnered for high speed 5G - Nokia
 Who has become the first Indian to be appointed as the UNHRC
Special Envoy on October 21, 2022 - Dr. K.P. Ashwini
 Which IIT has won the National Intellectual Property Award on
fH
October 21, 2022 - IIT Madras
 Which country has been removed from the gray list after four
years by 'FATF' on October 22, 2022 - Pakistan
 The Wildlife Board has approved Durgavati Tiger Reserve as a
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new tiger reserve in which state - Madhya Pradesh
 Who has received the highest honor at PMAY-U Awards 2021 on
October 22, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 On October 22, 2022, the armies of India and which country have
conducted the 'Tiger Trump' exercise - America
 What is the rank of India in the Mercer CFA 'Global Pension
Index' - 41st (1st place-Iceland)
 Which bank has received the 'DX 2022 Award' on October 23,
2022 - Karnataka Bank
 Who has been given 'Karnataka Ratna Award' - Puneet Rajkumar
 In which country 'Constitutional Amendment' reducing the pow-
ers of President has been passed on 23 October 2022 - Sri Lanka
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 Which country unveiled the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
mascot 'Tazuni' on October 24 - Australia and New Zealand
 Who has become the new Prime Minister of UK - Rishi Sunak
 Guinness Book of World Record has been created by lighting how
many lakh lamps in 'Ayodhya Deepotsav' - 15.76 lakhs
 On October 24, 2022, who has become the first Indian woman to
complete the 100 meters hurdles in 13 seconds - Jyoti Yaraji
 Which quiz has got place in 'World Book of London' on October
24, 2022 - Gujarat Gyan Guru Quiz
 Which day was celebrated on 24 October - United Nations Day
 Who has become the highest run-scorer in T-20 cricket - Virat
Kohli
 Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament was presented to the
people of which country and their President - Ukraine
 Which country has been included in the list of 'High Risk Coun-
tries' by FATF on October 25, 2022 - Myanmar
 Which country has overtaken China to become India's third
largest export market on October 25, 2022 - Netherlands
 Who became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the U-20

Wrestling Championship on October 25, 2022 - Aman Sehrawat
Where was the International Conference on Climate Change held
on October 25, 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has won India's third Paris 2024 Olympic quota on October
26, 2022 - Swapnil Kusale
 Which country has named the cyclonic storm 'Sitrang' that hit the
Bay of Bengal on October 26, 2022 - Thailand
 Who has been elected as the new President of 'Indian Banks
Association' on October 26, 2022 - AK Goyal
 On October 26, Chief Minister of which state has launched a
mobile app to prevent cyber crimes against children - Kerala
 Which Indian American entrepreneur has been honored with North
Carolina's highest state honor on October 26 - Swadesh
Chatterjee
 Who has become the brand ambassador of T-20 World Cup for
the blind on October 27, 2022 - Yuvraj Singh
 In which state one-time property tax waiver scheme 'Samraddhi'
has been launched on October 27, 2022 - Delhi
 Who has won the Best International Film Award at the Saturn
Awards 2022 on October 27, 2022 - RRR
 Which country's cricket team coach Phil Simmons has resigned
on October 27, 2022 - West Indies
 Where was the 'Main Bhi Subhash Abhiyan' launched - Ladakh
 Which state government has launched 'Women Friendly Tourism
Project' on October 28, 2022 - Kerala
 Which state has become the state with 100% household tap con-
nection under Jal Jeevan Mission on October 28, 2022 - Gujarat
 'World's dirtiest man' living in which country has died on October
29, 2022 - Iran
 Which State's Two new Indian beaches (Thundi and Kadmat)
have got the 'Blue Flag Certificate' - Lakshadweep
 Which film has been declared as the best Indian film of all time by
FIPRESCI on October 29, 2022 - Pather Panchali
 On October 30, researchers from NASA and which IIT have
studied microscopic organisms in the space station - IIT Madras
 Who has announced equal pay for Indian men's and women's
team on October 30, 2022 - BCCI
 According to the information of October 31, 2022, where will the
12th World Hindi Conference be held - Nandi, Fiji
 On October 31, 2022, who has acquired micro-blogging site Twit-
ew
ter for $ 44 billion - American billionaire Elon Musk
 Which has become the busiest airport in the world on October 31,
- Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport of America
 On October 31, 2022, the central government has approved 'Terai

Elephant Reserve' in which state - Uttar Pradesh
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Which country has launched the first 'inhalable vaccine' against
Covid-19 on October 31, 2022 - China
 Which company has been entrusted with the responsibility of
making C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force - Tata
ub
 Which country has become India's seventh largest trading partner
on October 31, 2022 - Russia
 Which country has been banned from attending the Nobel Prize
ceremony on October 31, 2022 - Iran
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 Where was the world's tallest statue of Lord Shiva unveiled on
October 31, 2022 - Nathdwara (Rajasthan)
 India has won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 by defeating which
country on October 31, 2022 - Australia
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 On October 31, the Maumluh cave located in which state has
been recognized as the first Indian geo-heritage site - Meghalaya
 Who won the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - Spain
 Which state's 'Lakshmi Bhandar Yojana' has received the Scotch
Award on November 1, 2022 - West Bengal
 Prime Minister Modi has declared 'Mangarh Dham' located in
which state as a national monument - Rajasthan
 Which state's Ranipur has become the country's 53rd Tiger Reserve
- Uttar Pradesh
 According to the information the first 'Aqua Park' of Northeast
will be established in which state - Arunachal Pradesh
 Who represented India in the 21st meeting of SCO Heads of
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Government on November 1, 2022 - Dr. S. Jaishankar
 Which union territory has celebrated its 'Liberation Day' on
November 1, 2022 - Puducherry
 Which country has launched a lab module named 'Mengtian' for
its space station on November 2, 2022 - China
 Which company has acquired AI avatar startup 'Alter' - Google
 Who has launched the world's most powerful rocket 'Falcon
Heavy' on November 2, 2022 - SpaceX
 Which country's Prime Minister has honored Edward M. Kennedy
with the 'Friends of Liberation War' honor - Bangladesh
 When has the UGC directed to celebrate 'Indian Language Day' -
11 December
 Which Indian cricketer has become the world's number one T-20
batsman - Surya Kumar Yadav
 Which word is salected as 'Word of the Year' by Collins Dictionary
on November 3, 2022 - Permacrisis
 Which company has received India's first 'Responsible Steel
Certification' on November 3, 2022 - Tata Steel
 On which date Tamil Nadu Government has announced to celebrate

the birth anniversary of 'Raja Raja Chola' every year - 3 November
In which state has Adani New Industries installed India's largest
wind turbine on November 4, 2022 - Gujarat
 In which state did the country's first voter 'Shyam Sharan Negi'
vote on November 4, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 Which famous Malayalam novelist has been selected for the
Ezhuthachan Award on November 4, 2022 - A. Sethumadhavan
 On November 5, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has
launched e-gift portal and CM Dash Board - Haryana
 Who led the Indian delegation to 'COP-27' in Egypt - Environment
Minister Bhupendra Yadav
 Which state government has included a lesson on Fathima Shekhar
in the textbooks on November 5, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh
 Which state's Chief Minister has inaugurated 'Lakhpati Didi Mela'
on November 5, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 Which medal has been won by the 'Indian men's squash team' on
November 5, 2022 - Gold
 'Byju's' has appointed whom as the Global Ambassador of
'Education for All Initiative' - Lionel Messi
 Which state government has made it mandatory for school girls to
do '10 minutes of yoga' every day - Karnataka
 Who has been awarded the Chevalier Award by the French
government on November 5, 2022 - Aruna Sairam
 Which country has launched the 'Beidou' satellite navigation
system on November 6, 2022 - China
 On November 6, 2022 'Niva Bupa' has partnered with which
bank for bancassurance - IDFC First Bank
 Which country has partnered America to build its first nuclear
power plant on November 6, 2022 - Poland
 On November 6, 2022, MEIL has won the contract for 'Greenfield
oil refinery project' in which country - Mongolia
 Which chatbot has been launched by 'UIDAI' on November 6,
2022 for better user experience - Aadhaar Mitra
 Which team has won the 'Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022' for the
first time - Mumbai (Runner-up : Himachal Pradesh)
 Who has become the first Indian player to score 1000 T-20 runs
in a calendar year on November 7, 2022 - Surya Kumar Yadav
 Where will the world's first 'Vedic clock' be installed - Ujjain
 Where is the 'Rising Sun Water Fest-2022' concluded - Meghalaya
 President of which country will be the chief guest at 17th Pravasi
2023 - India
 Which city has issued 'Municipal Bonds' for the first time on
November 10, 2022 - Vadodara
 Which country's cricketer Stephen Myberg has announced his
retirement on November 10, 2022 - Netherlands
 According to the information, where will the 'PM Gati Shakti
Multimodal Waterways Summit' be held - Varanasi
 Who will host 2023 Khelo India University Games
- Uttar Pradesh
 Who has become the first player to score 4000 runs in T-20 on
November 10, 2022 - Virat Kohli
 According to the information, Ajit Anjum and which journalist
will get the Kuldip Nayar Journalism Award - Arfa Khanum
 In which state the Indian Army has organized the Walong Mela
on November 11, 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh

ew
Bharatiya Divas Convention - Guyana (Mohamad Irfan Ali)
 Who has won the 'India Agribusiness Best State Award' on
 Who has become the chairman of the National Monument November 11, 2022 - Haryana
Authority on November 7, 2022 - Kishore Kumar Basa
 Which is the world's highest polling station - Tashigang (H.P)
 Which state has won the Central Government's award for best
 Aruna Miller has become the first Indian American to hold the


public transport services on November 7, 2022 - Kerala
Which medal has been won by Pramod Bhagat in the BWF Para
4N post of Lieutenant Governor of which US state - Maryland
 Which tennis player has won the 2022 men's singles Paris Masters
Badminton Championship on November 7, 2022 - Gold
title on November 11, 2022 - Holger Rune
 According to the information of November 8, 2022, who will be
 Neeraj Chopra has become the Friendship Ambassador of which
given the International Kannada Ratna Award - YKC Wadiyar
country on November 12, 2022 – Switzerland
ub
 Where did 'Malabar Exercise 2022' start on November 8 - Japan
 Who has launched 'Toofan and Toofani' as the mascots of 'Fit
 How many Indians have been included in Forbes list of 20 Asian
India School Week' on November 12, 2022 - PV Sindhu
women entrepreneurs on November 8, 2022 - 3
 On November 12, 2022, with which country India has signed
 Where has the '15th Asian Airgun Championship 2022' started on
fH

MoU in the field of culture, wildlife, health - Cambodia

November 9, 2022 – South Korea
 Who has been awarded the UK's Royal Order of Merit on
 Which company has emerged as India's best employer as per
November 12, 2022 - Venky Ramakrishnan
Forbes report on November 9, 2022 - Reliance Industries
 Where did Prime Minister Modi unveil Kempegowda's 108 feet
 On November 9, 2022, who has become the state to implement a
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tall statue 'Statue of Prosperity' - Bengaluru

uniform price of gold in the entire state - Kerala
 Which medal has been won by Indian boxer Lovleen Borgohain in
 Which state's foundation day was celebrated on 9th November -
the Asia Boxing Championship on November 12, 2022 - Gold
Uttarakhand
 Who has received the 32nd and 31st Bihari Awards on November
 Which state's 'Anamalai Tiger Reserve' has unveiled the elephant
12, 2022 - Madhav Hada and Madhu Kankaria respectively
adoption scheme on November 9, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Which institute in India topped the QS Asia University Rankings
 Which state government has launched Handicraft Policy 2022 to
revive traditional art on November 9, 2022 - Rajasthan released on November 13, 2022 - IIT Bombay

 Who has been awarded the 'Bailey K Ashford Medal for 2022' -  Which country will host 'U-19 World Cup-2024' - Sri Lanka

Dr. Subhash Babu  Which medal has been won by Mahuli Ghosh in the Asian Airgun
 Which aerospace company will launch India's first privately Championship on November 13, 2022 - Gold
developed rocket on November 9, 2022 - Skyroot Aerospace  Which country has become the leading producer of millet with
 Who will host the Women's World Boxing Championship in 41% in global production on November 13, 2022 - India

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 Which Bollywood actor has been honored with the 'Global Icon
Award' on November 13, 2022 - Shah Rukh Khan
 Who has been honored with 'Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya
Samman' of 2022 on November 13, 2022 - Jayanandan
 In which state the bill has been passed to increase the reservation
of poor backward classes to 77% - Jharkhand
 In which city the first Vande Bharat Express of South India has
been flagged off on November 13, 2022 - Bengaluru
 Which state has notified 'Kaveri Dakshin Wildlife Sanctuary' as
the 17th wildlife sanctuary on November 13, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on November
13, 2022 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
 Which railway station has received the '4 Star Eat Right Station'
certificate on November 14, 2022 - Bhopal Railway Station
 Who will host the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 – Britain
ew
 Who will host the IBSA Blind Football Women's Asian
Championship 2022, as reported on November 14, 2022 - India
 Where was '7th Amur Falcon Festival' celebrated - Manipur
 Where was the 7th edition of Indo-French joint air exercise held

on November 14, 2022 - Jodhpur
Which year has been declared as ASEAN-India Friendship Year
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- 2022
 Which day was celebrated on 15 Nov. - Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
 Who has been included in the Most Valued Team of the ICC T-20
ub
World Cup - Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav
 Which state celebrated the foundation day on 15th November –
Jharkhand
 Which company will build India's first multi-modal logistics park
fH
- Reliance
 Who has been elected the 'first female President' of Slovenia on
November 15, 2022 - Natasa Pirk Musar
 Where has 'Wangla Festival' been celebrated - Meghalaya
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 According to the information, who will be given the 'Satyajit Ray
Lifetime Achievement Award' - Carlos Saura
 Who has been nominated by the government as a director on the
Central Board of RBI on November 16, 2022 - Vivek Joshi
 Who has topped the Climate Change Performance Index 2022
released on November 16 - Denmark (India's position-8th)
 On November 16, 2022, which country's runner Kenneth Kiprop
Renju has been banned for doping for five years - Kenya
 Which state government has implemented 'PESA law' on
November 16, 2022 - Madhya Pradesh
 Which country has won the first 'Billie Jean King Cup' on
November 16, 2022 - Switzerland
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 Which medal has been won by Shiv Narwal in the Asian Airgun
Championship on November 16, 2022 - Gold
 Who has been appointed as full time member of NITI Aayog on
November 17, 2022 - Arvind Virmani
 Who has launched Artemis-1 rocket on a mission to Moon on
November 17, 2022 – NASA
 On November 17, 2022, CEC Rajeev Kumar has been invited as
an international observer for the election of which country - Nepal
 Where has Uttarakhand High Court been shifted from Nainital on
November 17, 2022 – Haldwani
 Who has become the first Indian to be elected in the 'ITTF' Athletes
Commission on November 17, 2022 - Sharath Kamal
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched 'Bajra Mission' on
November 17, 2022 - Assam
 Who has become the second largest producer of crude steel on
November 17, 2022 - India
 Where is the second edition of Northeast Olympic Games
concluded on November 17, 2022 - Shillong
 Which country has won the Excellence in Leadership in Family

Planning Award on November 18, 2022 - India
Which became the first Indian company to set up the European
Work Council on November 18, 2022 - Wipro
 Who has become Cambridge Dictionary's 'Word of the Year 2022'
on November 18, 2022 - Homer
 Where has the 9th Norway-India Joint Working Group meeting
been organized on November 18, 2022 - Mumbai
 On November 19, 2022, who has been elected as the chairman of
IOA's 'Athlete Commission' - Mary Kom
 Which state's Forest Department has introduced India's first
Elephant Death Audit Framework on November 19 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has become the first woman skydiver of the Indian Army on
November 19, 2022 - Lance Naik Manju
 CM of which state has launched the 'Amar Sarkar' portal - Tripura
 On November 19, 2022, where did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate
'Doni Polo Airport' - Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
 Who has become the youngest world No. 1 ATP player on
November 19, 2022 - Carlos Alcaraz
 Where is the meeting of 'APEC' economic leaders held - Bangkok
 How many gold medals have India won in the 15th Asian Airgun
Championship on November 20, 2022 - 25
 On November 20, where did Prime Minister Modi dedicate the
600 MW 'Kameng Hydroelectric Project' - Arunachal Pradesh
 Which medal has been won by 'Manika Batra' in Asia Cup Table
Tennis on November 20, 2022 - Bronze
 On November 20, 2022, where did Army Chief 'General Manoj
Pandey' receive 'Guard of Honour' - Paris
 Where has the 53rd 'International Film Festival of India' started
on November 20, 2022 - Goa
 Which state government has given permission for minor mineral
mining on private land on November 20, 2022 - West Bengal
 Who was honored with 'Gandhi Mandela Award 2022' on
November 21, 2022 - Dalai Lama
 Who has been awarded the JCB Literary Award for 2022 on
November 21, 2022 - Khalid Javed
 Who has won the 'Abu Dhabi Grand Prix' - Max Verstappen
 Who has won the sixth 'ATP Finals title' - Novak Djokovic
 Which country has launched 'Hansong-17 or Monster Missile' on
November 21, 2022 - North Korea
 Who has topped the 'Network Readiness Index 2022' released on
ew
November 21, 2022 - America (India's rank-61st)
 On November 21, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has
launched the 'Chief Minister Education Award Scheme' - Odisha
 Which state's cricket deaf team has won the T-20 National

Championship 2022 trophy on November 22, 2022 - Haryana
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Who has been honored with the 'Jaipur Foot USA's first Global
Humanitarian Award' on November 22, 2022 - Danish Manzoor
 On November 22, 2022, the 'Naseem Al Bahar' exercise has started
between the Navy of India and which country - Oman
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 Who has been awarded the 'Indian Film Personality of the Year
2022' on November 22, 2022 - Chiranjeevi
 Who has been honored with 'Sumitra Charat Ram Award' on
November 22, 2022 - Uma Sharma
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 On November 22, 2022, which country's Supreme Court has
ruled to vote at the age of 16 - New Zealand
 Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the online
fantasy platform 'Real11' on November 22, 2022 - Kuldeep Yadav
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 Where was the 'Shatrunash Abhyas' organized by the South Western
Command of the Indian Army on November 22 - Rajasthan
 Which state's team won the gold medal in the 48th National Junior
Volleyball Championship on November 22, 2022 - Haryana
 Who has been honored with the prestigious 'Dr. Kalam Seva Award'
on November 23, 2022 - Ravi Kumar Sagar
 On November 23, 2022, who has been appointed as the Deputy
Mayor of Brampton city of Canada - Harkirat Singh
 Where has Anamalai Tiger Reserve launched 'Jumbo Trails' on
November 23, 2022 - Coimbatore
 Which country has become the 'top supplier of fertilizers' to
India on November 23, 2022 - Russia
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 What is the rank of India in the 'Climate Change Performance
Index 2022' - Eighth (Top position - Denmark)
 Where has the Indian Air Force organized 'Air Fest 2022' on
November 23, 2022 - Nagpur
 Who has launched the UNESCO Indian African Hackathon on
November 23, 2022 - Yogi Adityanath
 With which country Qatar has signed the world's longest gas
supply deal on November 23, 2022 - China
 On November 24, 2022, which country has been declared by the
European Parliament as a 'terrorist sponsoring country' - Russia
 On November 24, 2022, Aritappatti and Meenakshipuram became
the first biodiversity heritage site of which state - Tamil Nadu
 Which bank has launched the first sticker based debit card
'FIRSTAP' on November 24, 2022 - IDFC First Bank
 On November 24, 2022, who has been awarded the 'United
Nations highest environmental award' - Poornima Devi Varman
 Where has the groundnut festival 'Kadalekai Parishe' started on
November 24, 2022 - Karnataka
 Where has India test-fired Agni-III missile on Nov. 24 - Odisha
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In which state 'Sangai Festival 2022' has started - Manipur
Where's Lieutenant Governor has inaugurated the annual youth
festival 'Sonjal 2022' on November 24 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Which footballer has become the first player to score five World
Cup goals on November 25, 2022 - Cristiano Ronaldo
 Who has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by
FICCI on November 25, 2022 - Rajendra Pawar
 Who will host the first G-20 Sherpa meeting in India - Udaipur
 Which medal did Vishwanath, Vanshaj and Devika win in the
World Youth Men and Women Boxing Championship - Gold
 Which day was celebrated on November 26 - Constitution Day
 According to the announcement, who will be the chief guest of
'Republic Day 2023' - Egypt President Abdel Fateh al-Sisi
 On November 27, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated the first
phase of 'Ganga Water Supply Scheme' in - Rajgir
 NCC celebrated which foundation day on November 27 - 74th
 Which film won the Prasad DI Award at the 53rd International
Film Festival of India - Bangladeshi film 'Agantuk'
 Joint military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2022' started between
which two countries on November 28, 2022 - India-Malaysia
 On November 28, 2022, India-Australia military exercise 'Austra
Hind-22' started in - Rajasthan
 Where was the 22nd meeting of the Council of Ministers of the
Indian Ocean Rim Association held on Nov. 28 - Bangladesh
 Who won the first Davis Cup by defeating Australia - Canada
 In which state, a draft of cleanliness will be prepared on the lines
of Indore in the matter of cleanliness - Uttar Pradesh
 On November 29, which country's Stephanie Frapart has become
the first woman to officiate in the men's FIFA World Cup - France
 According to the information, where is India's first Night Sky
Sanctuary being established - Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has been awarded the 'Dr. Mangalam Swaminathan National
Award 2022' for excellence in journalism - Vishnu Tripathi
 Who has become the first state to create the role of Director
General of Audit on November 30, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 According to the information, who became the first woman
president of the Indian Olympic Association - PT Usha
 On November 30, 2022, the maternal mortality ratio in India has
come down to how much per one lakh live births - 97
 What has been declared as the 'Word of the Year for 2022' by
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Merriam-Webster - Gaslighting (2021-Vaccine)
 Which country's film 'Nargesi' has won the 'ICFT UNESCO
Gandhi Medal' at the International Indian Film Festival - Iran
 Where was 'Lusophone Festival' organized on November 30 - Goa
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November 30, 2022 - Avni Lekhra
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Who has received the 'Para Sports Person of the Year' award on
 Who has addressed the 7th edition of Global Technology Summit
on November 30, 2022 - S. Jaishankar
 To which country India has provided financial assistance of US $
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100 million on November 30, 2022 - Maldives
 Which state government has appointed Prasoon Joshi as its brand
ambassador on December 1, 2022 - Uttarakhand
 What is the rank of Mumbai in the 'Global Prime Cities Index'
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- 22nd
 Who has been honored with 'The Emissary of Peace Award' in
America on December 1, 2022 - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
 Which state government has launched the anemia eradication
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program 'AMLAN' on December 1, 2022 - Odisha
 Where was the 'Sudarshan Prahar' exercise organized - Rajasthan
 Which state celebrated its 60th foundation day on 1st December
- Nagaland
 Where has 23rd Hornbill Festival celebrated - Nagaland
 Which country's Navy has successfully tested a long-range
interceptor missile against a cruise missile on December 2 - Israel
 Where was the 12th edition of 'Agni Warrior Exercise' concluded
on December 2, 2022 - Maharashtra
 Where was the Tribal Winter Festival organized for the first time
on December 2, 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched 'One District One
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Sport' scheme on December 2, 2022 - Uttar Pradesh
 Who has topped the list of countries at risk of violence on
December 3, 2022 - Pakistan
 Who has become the new chairman of the National Statistical
Commission on December 3, 2022 - Rajiv Laxman Karandikar
 Which country has successfully used steam to propel Moon
spacecraft on December 3, 2022 - Japan
 Who has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 on December 3,
2022 - Saurashtra (by defeating Maharashtra by 5 wickets)
 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National
Backward Classes Commission (NBCC) - Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
 Which day was celebrated on 4th December - Indian Navy Day
 Which bank has won the 'Bankers Bank of the Year Award 2022'
on December 4, 2022 - Canara Bank
 Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National
Biodiversity Commission - C. Achalendra Reddy
 On December 4, 2022, the CEO of which company has been
awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India - Google
 Which state has passed a bill to make the anti-conversion bill
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stricter on December 4, 2022 - Uttarakhand
Which space agency has discovered a new Earth-like planet on
December 4, 2022 - NASA
 Which medal has been won by Sarabjot Singh in the 65th National
Shooting Championship on December 4, 2022 - Gold
 Which day was celebrated on 5 December - World Soil Day
 Who has won the Best Director Award at the New York Film
Critics Circle on December 5, 2022 - S. S. Rajamouli
 In which city the first G-20 Sherpa meeting was held under the
chairmanship of India - Udaipur (Rajasthan)
 Who has become the sixth batsman to score the most runs for
India in ODIs on December 5, 2022 - Rohit Sharma
 Where will India's first Dark Night Sky Reserve be built - Ladakh
 Who has topped the 'Global Aviation Safety Ranking 2022' on
December 5, 2022 - Singapore
 Mount Semeru volcano has erupted in which country - Indonesia
 Which medal has been won by Anish Thoppani in the Badminton
Asia Junior Championship in the U-15 category - Silver
 Which birth anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was celebrated
on December 6, 2022 - 66th
 Which IIT has developed 'Ocean Web Energy Converter' to gen-
erate electricity from ocean waves - IIT Madras
 Where has Adani Green started its third hybrid power plant on
December 6, 2022 - Jaisalmer
 Where has India's first gold ATM opened - Hyderabad
 Who has become the first country to receive remittance of $100
billion on December 6, 2022 - India
 Who has joined the 'Forbes Heroes of Philanthropy' list on
December 6, 2022 - Gautam Adani
 7th edition of 'Sangam exercise' between the Navy of India and
which country has concluded in Goa - America
 Which metro has successfully created a Guinness World Record
on December 6, 2022 - Nagpur Metro
 According to the information of December 7, 2022, where will
India organize the '12th World Hindi Conference' - Fiji
 Which two countries celebrated 51st Friendship Day on Decem-
ber 6, 2022 - India-Bangladesh
 Which medal has been won by veteran shuttler Sukant Kadam at
Peru Para Badminton International on December 7, 2022 - Gold
 How many Indian women have been included in BBC's list of 100
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most talented women on December 7, 2022 - 4 (Priyanka Chopra,
Gitanjali Shree, Sneha Jawale, Sirisha Bandla)
 Who has been appointed as the batting coach of the Indian women's
cricket team on December 7, 2022 - H. Kanitkar

World Championship on December 7, 2022 - Silver
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Which medal has been won by Mirabai Chanu in the Weightlifting
 Who has been appointed chairman of NABARD - Shaji KV
 On December 8, 2022 Oxford Dictionaries has chosen the word
of the year for 2022 - Goblin Mode (2021-Wax)
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 Which country's President has been chosen by Time Magazine as
the 'Person of the Year' for 2022 - Ukraine (Vlodymir Zelensky)
 Who has been elected the first woman president of the Table
Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) - Meghna Ahlawat
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 Where was the opening ceremony of the International Year of
Millets 2023 held on December 9, 2022 - in Rome
 Who has topped the list of world's strongest passports released
by Arton Capital on December 9, 2022 - UAE
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 Where is the 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo
2022 inaugurated on December 9, 2022 - Goa
 What is the rank of Nirmala Sitharaman in the list of 100 most
powerful women in the world released by Forbes - 36th
 Where has the Conference on Biodiversity (COP-15) started to
save nature on December 9, 2022 - Canada
 On December 9, 2022, which teacher of Indian origin has received
the 'Prime Minister's Award for 2022' in Australia - Veena Nair
 Who has won Australia's prestigious top sports award 'Dawn
Award' for the second time on December 10, 2022 - Ashley Barty
 Which country's player Eden Hazard has announced his
retirement from international football - Belgium
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 In which state a new species of 'Wren Babbler' has been discovered,
which has been named 'Lisu Wren Babbler' - Arunachal Pradesh
 Who has scored the fastest double century in the history of ODI
cricket on December 10 - Ishan Kishan (210 runs off 131 balls)
 According to the information, how long has the Central Govern-
ment extended the 'Rooftop Solar Scheme' - 2026
 Japan has tied up with UK and which country to develop 'Next
Generation Fighter Jet' by 2035 - Italy
 Who becomes India's first payment gateway to support credit
cards on UPI on December 10, 2022 - Razor-Pay
 Who has won the 'World Athlete of the Year 2022' award in the
female and male category on December 11, 2022 - Sydney
McLaughlin-Levron and Mondo Duplantis respectively
 Who has become the first transgender councilor of Delhi MCD
on December 11, 2022 - Bobby Kinnar
 On December 11, 2022, in which country Air Warrior Corporal
Amar Singh Devanda has secured the sixth position in the
24-hour ultra marathon - Taiwan
 Who has released the Climate Investment Opportunity in India's
Cooling Sector report on December 11, 2022 - World Bank
 How many Khelo India centers will be opened across the
country by August 15, 2023 - 1000
 On December 11, 2022, which country has signed a currency
swap agreement with the 'Monetary Authority' - Maldives
 Who has been awarded the 'Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2022' on De-
cember 11, 2022 - Dr. Ogiran Yunan
 On December 11, 2022, the Election Commission has accepted
the proposal to change the name of TRS to – BRS
 Which medal has been won by Indian sailor Anandi Nandan
Chandavarkar in the '34th King's Cup Regatta 2022' - Gold medal
 Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been sworn in as the Chief Minister
of which state on December 12, 2022 - Himachal Pradesh
 According to the information, which state's Shishupal hill will be
developed as a tourist destination - Chhattisgarh
 Who has topped the list of '2022 Hurun Global 500 Valuable
Companies' on December 12, 2022 - USA
 Who will host the first festival of persons with disabilities in
January on December 12, 2022 - Goa
 Who has become the first state to launch its climate change mis-
sion on December 12, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Which country has printed the first banknote with the signature
of women on December 12, 2022 - America
 A seed farm located in Aluva of which state has been declared the
country's first carbon neutral farm - Kerala
 According to information, where will 21 uninhabited islands be
named after Paramveer Chakra winners - Andaman and Nicobar
 According to the information of December 12, 2022, who will
host the meeting of G-20 Development Ministers - Varanasi
 Who has got the first prize in the category for 'Ayushman Bharat
Health Account ID Generation' - Jammu and Kashmir
 Which state government has launched the 7th edition of 'Seva Aapke
Dwar 2.0' campaign on December 12, 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh
 Which medal did the India Rugby Girls team win in the 'Asia
Rugby Under-18 Sevens Championship 2022' - Silver
 Which country has successfully launched the first ever Arab-
made lunar spacecraft on December 13, 2022 - UAE
 Who has been awarded the '25th Shri Chandrasekharendra
Saraswati National Excellence Award' - Venkaiah Naidu
 Mopa International Airport has been inaugurated - in Goa
ew
 Which country's Ispace has launched the world's first commercial
moon lander on December 13, 2022 - Japan
 Where did Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin unveil the statue of
Mahakavi Subramanyam Bharathiar - Varanasi

Hyderabad Strikers (Runner-up - Mumbai Lion Army)
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Who became the champion of '4th Tennis Premier League 2022' -
 Which medal did Manu Bhaker win in the National Shooting
Championship on December 14, 2022 - Gold
 Who won the BWF Female Para Badminton Player of the Year
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Award on December 14, 2022 - Manisha Ramdas
 Which country has passed the world's first tobacco law to ban
smoking on December 14, 2022 - New Zealand
 Where will the 'India International Science Festival' be organized
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in 2023 - Bhopal
 Where was the 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of ILO held on
December 14, 2022 – Singapore
 How many Himalayan medicines have been included in the IUCN
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Red List on December 14, 2022 - Three
 Where has the first meeting under India's G-20 chairmanship
started on December 14, 2022 - Bengaluru
 How many gold medals has India won in the International Junior
Science Olympiad on December 15, 2022 - 6
 Which medal has been won by Divya TS in the 65th National
Shooting Championship on December 15, 2022 - Gold
 Who has become the third player to take 10,000 runs and 50
wickets in Tests on December 15, 2022 - Joe Root
 On December 15, 2022, the joint military exercise 'Kazind-2022'
between India and which country has started - Kazakhstan
 Which Indian film has received two Golden Global Awards on
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December 15, 2022 - RRR
 Who has become India's largest oil supplier - Russia
 Who has set the national record in women's 100m breaststroke on
December 15, 2022 - Chahat Arora
 Who has been honored with the 'Safety Performer of the Year
Award' by GMR Delhi Airport on December 15 - Spice Jet
 Joint training exercise 'Surya Kiran' has started between India and
which country on December 16, 2022 - Nepal
 Which state government has launched 'Arunodaya 2.0 Yojana' on
December 16, 2022 - Assam
 On December 16, 2022, which country has been out of the 'United
Nations Pro-Women Commission' - Iran
 Which state's 'Tandoor Lal Chane' has got GI tag - Telangana
 On December 16, 2022 ISRO has successfully tested the 160
meter Trisonic Wind Tunnel in - Kerala
 According to the information, who will become the first country
to auction spectrum for satellite communication - India
 The Government of India has allowed the citizens of which coun-
try to keep Indian Rupees worth 10000 USD in cash - Sri Lanka
 On December 17, 2022, 'Rehan Ahmed' has become the youngest
cricketer of which country - England
 December 17, 2022 Microsoft and Baysat have partnered to
provide internet globally till - 2025
 Which state's 'Gamocha' got the GI tag on December 17 - Assam
 Who has topped the 'World Wide Cost of Living Index 2022'
released by EIU on December 17, 2022 - New York
 Who has formally applied to join the European Union - Kosovo
 Who won the 'Third Blind T-20 World Cup' on December 17,
2022 - India (by defeating Bangladesh by 120 runs)
 Who has launched an international mission to survey Earth's water
on December 18, 2022 - NASA
 Which state's 'Raktse Carpo Khubani' has got GI tag - Ladakh
 On December 18, 2022, the Lok Sabha approved the bill to add
Hati community to the ST list of which state - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has become the most written athlete of 2022 - Neeraj Chopra
 Who has been honored by the International Tennis Federation as
“2022 ITF World Champions”– Inga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal
 Who has won the title of 'Mrs World 2022' - Sargam Kaushal
 Which state government has set up a development board for
'nomadic communities' on December 19, 2022 - Karnataka
 Rajwinder Singh Bhatti has been appointed as the DGP of - Bihar
 Which state government has launched 'Friends of Library' scheme
to promote reading on December 19, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has been chosen as PETA India's 'Person of the Year 2022'
on December 19, 2022 - Sonakshi Sinha
 Which country's women's hockey team has won the FIH Hockey
Nations Cup on December 19, 2022 - India
 Who was awarded the Golden Ball Award in FIFA World Cup
2022 on December 19, 2022 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
 Who has topped the 'Social Progress Index' - Puducherry
 Indian Railways has launched the country's longest (12.89 km)
tunnel 'Escape Tunnel' has been opened - Jammu and Kashmir
 In which state is 'Sela Pass Tunnel' located - Arunachal Pradesh
 Who has been appointed as the first black president of Howard
University on December 20, 2022 - Claudine Gay
 What is the name of the fifth Scorpion class submarine that joined
the Indian Navy on December 20, 2022 - INS Vagir
 Which state government has made Aadhaar card mandatory for all
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its schemes on December 20, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 What is the name of the P15B stealth guided missile inducted into
the Indian Navy on December 20, 2022 - INS Mormugao
 Which country's footballer Karim Benzema has announced his re-
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tirement from international football on December 20, 2022 - France
Which country has launched a test satellite for the development
of its first spy satellite on December 21, 2022 - North Korea
 Where has India's first and world's second Infantry Museum
been inaugurated on December 21, 2022 - Indore
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 Who has launched India's first green steel brand 'Kalyani Foresta'
on December 21, 2022 - Jyotiraditya Scindia
 Which state government has announced to give industry status to
its tourism sector on December 21, 2022 - Assam
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 Who has been named in the panel of Deputy Speaker in the
Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - PT Usha
 Who has become the only Indian university to get A grade from
NAAC - Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar)
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 Who has won the 9th season of 'Vivo Pro Kabaddi League' -
Jaipur Pink Panthers (Runner-up Puneri Paltan)
 According to the information, who will host the '13th World
Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting 2024' - UAE
 Who has topped the 'FIFA World Rankings 2022' - Brazil (2nd
place - Argentina, 3rd place - France)
 According to the information, to which country America will
provide its major Patriot missile defence system - Ukraine
 Which state's Modhera Sun Temple has been included in
UNESCO's tentative list on December 22, 2022 - Gujarat
 Who will host the '36th Asian Wrestling Championship 2023' as
per information dated December 22, 2022 - New Delhi
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 On December 22, 2022, 10 Asian giant tortoises have been
released in the protected area of which state - Nagaland
 Who will host the 'Football Club World Cup' in 2023 - Morocco
 Who will host the 'World Table Tennis Series' for the 1st time - India
 On December 23, 2022, which country has become a member of
the United Nations Peace Building Commission - Nepal
 Where has the art of shouting started on December 23 - Kashmir
 Who has been nominated for the 'United World Wrestling Rising
Star of the Year Award' on December 23, 2022 - Antim Panghal
 Which country's equipment will be taken by ISRO in the upcom-
ing Chandrayaan-3 mission - America
 Who has been honored with the 'Rohini Nair Award' on December
23, 2022 - Sethrichem Sangatam (Nagaland)
 Where has the 'North East Festival' celebrated - New Delhi
 On December 24, 2022, the Chief Minister of which state has
started 'Drink from Tap' facility in 19 cities and towns - Odisha
 The first bilateral air combat exercise 'Veer Guardian 23' will be
held between India and which country - Japan
 According to the information, Sania Mirza of which state is going
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to become India's first Muslim woman fighter - Uttar Pradesh
Who became the most expensive player in IPL history on De-
cember 24 - Sam Karan (Punjab Kings bought for 18.50 crores)
 Who has been awarded the 'BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Award' on December 24, 2022 - Beth Mead
 Who has jointly won the 'Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award
2021-22' - Sudip Sen and Shobhana Kumar
 Where was the 'Losar Festival' celebrated - Ladakh
 Where is the 'Dhemaji Project' located - Assam
 Sri Lanka and which country have agreed to use the Indian rupee
for 'international trade' on December 25, 2022 - Russia
 Which country has passed a new 'transgender law' - Spain
 Who has made it to the world's top 25 highest paid female
athletes released by Forbes on 25 December - PV Sindhu
 Sitwini Rabuka has become the President of which country – Fiji
 Who has won India's Best Globally Competitive Power Com-
pany award on December 25, 2022 - NHPC
 On December 25, 2022 Who has received the 'Best Film' award at
the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) - 'Upon Entry'
and 'The Golden Wings of Watercocks'
 Who has become the first state to humanize its prisons on
December 26, 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh
 Who has been awarded the '30th Eklavya Award' on December
26, 2022 - Indian cyclist 'Swasti Singh'
 Which country has recorded a decline in the number of polar
 bears - Canada
 Who has won the Junior International Badminton Championship
on December 26, 2022 - Gato Sora
 On December 26, 2022, who has been elected as a Fellow of
UNESCO-TWAS - Prof. K. S. Rangappa
 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has become the new Prime
Minister of which country on December 26, 2022 - Nepal
 Who has unveiled the 'Right to Repair' portal - Piyush Goyal
 Which IIT's scientists have prepared 'artificial heart' - IIT Kanpur
 Which medal has Mirabai Chanu won in the 49 kg women's
category at the IWF World Championships - Silver
 After whom the International Space Registry (ISR) has named a
star on December 27, 2022 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
 Who has been given the 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for the year
2022 for his novel 'Kala Pani' - M. Rajendran
ew
 Which state's Dharmadum has become India's first full library
constituency on December 27, 2022 - Kerala
 According to the information, in which country has the first death
occurred due to brain eating amoeba - South Korea
 According to the information of December 27, 2022, in which
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city of Madhya Pradesh 'Atal Memorial' will be built - Gwalior
 Which country's former President 'Abdullah Yameen' has been
sentenced to 11 years on December 27, 2022 - Maldives
 Who has topped the 'Archery Asia Cup 2022' medal tally - India
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 Which medal has been won by Lovlina Borgohain in the 6th Elite
National Women's Boxing Championship - Gold
 On December 28, 2022, Governor Cathy Hochul has declared a
state of emergency due to the historic blizzard - New York
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 According to the information, India will deploy 'Pralaya ballistic
missiles' on the border of which country - China and Pakistan
 Who was given 'Atal Samman Award' - Prabhu Chandra Mishra
 In which state on December 28, 2022, India and ADB have signed
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an agreement to improve urban services - Tamil Nadu
 On December 29, 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs has
approved the renaming of two places (Mundera Bazar and Telia
Afghan) in which state - Uttar Pradesh
 Which country's cricketer Farhan Behardeen has announced his
retirement on December 29, 2022 - South Africa
 Who has been appointed as the Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian
Army on December 29, 2022 - Arvind Walia
 On December 29, 2022, the 'Jeliangrong United Front' has made a
peace agreement with the Center and which state - Manipur
 NTPC has tied up with which country's firm for the production
of green methanol on December 30, 2022 - Italy
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 According to the information, how many small railway stations
will be renovated under 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' - 1000
 Which country has renamed the annual award in honor of 'Shane
Warne' on December 30, 2022 - Australia
 Which male cricketer has been nominated for 'ICC Emerging Crick-
eter of the Year 2022' on December 31, 2022 - Arshdeep Singh
 Who has become the first state in the country to pass the Lokayukta
Bill on December 31, 2022 - Maharashtra
 On December 31, 2022, which country has established the world's
first fully functioning 'sand battery' - Finland
 Which state's 'Nijat Abhiyan' has received the 'IACP 2022' award
on December 31, 2022 - Chhattisgarh
 Where is India's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane 'Juari
Bridge' inaugurated on December 31, 2022 - Goa
 Which has been the worst performing state in RTI responsiveness
as on December 31, 2022 - Tamil Nadu
 Who became the 20th country to adopt Euro as its official currency
on January 2, 2023 - Croatia
 Who has become the first person to lose $ 200 billion in wealth on

January 2, 2023 - Elon Musk
Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo is associated with which
football club - Al Nasr
 India's first IVF mobile unit for animals has been launched on
January 2, 2023 in which state - Gujarat
 On January 2, 2023, where has the Center approved the 'Kalasa
Banduri Project' - Karnataka
 On January 3, 2023, the Election Commission has appointed
'Maithili Thakur' as the 'State Icon' of which state - Bihar
 Where was the 108th Indian Science Congress organized - Nagpur
 DRDO has celebrated which foundation day on January 1 - 65th
 On January 3, 2023, Railways has launched a plan to achieve net
zero carbon emissions by when - 2030
 Which has become the first state to have separate registration for
vintage vehicles on January 3, 2023 - Odisha
 Whose 192nd birth anniversary was celebrated on January 3,
2023 - Savitribai Phule
 What will be the new name of Ahmedabad-Delhi Sampark Kranti
Express - Akshardham Express
 Where has 'Gan Nagai Festival' been celebrated - Manipur
 According to the information, the unemployment rate in the
country has increased to what percent in December - 8.3%
 Who has become the first woman officer to be posted in Siachen
- Shiva Chauhan
 On January 4, 2023, which state government has acquired the
 'Matiyabagh Hawa Mahal' - Assam
 Where has President Murmu inaugurated the 'Constitution Garden'
on January 4, 2023 - Jaipur
 According to the information, which state has recorded the highest
unemployment in December 2022 - Haryana
 Which country has inaugurated 'Pokhara International Airport' in
collaboration with China on January 5, 2023 - Nepal
 In which state 'Wall of Peace Mural' has been made - Kerala
 Which state government will provide free rice for one year under
the State Food Security Scheme - Odisha
 Which state's Chief Minister has started 'Didi Suraksha Kavach
Abhiyan' on January 5, 2023 - West Bengal
 Where has the first All India Annual State Ministers' Conference
on Water been organized on January 6, 2023 - Bhopal
 Where will the first meeting of G-20 be held - Puducherry
ew
 Where has the world's first 'Manuscript Museum' of palm leaves
been opened on January 6, 2023 - Kerala
 On January 6, 2023, India has overtaken which country to become
the third largest auto market globally - Japan

feet high 'Polo Statue' on January 6, 2023 - Manipur
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Where has Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 120
 Which bank has started 'Jahan Bandhan, waha trust' campaign on
January 6, 2023 - Bandhan Bank
 Who became India's 79th 'Grandmaster' - Pranesh M.
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 Which state government has started the caste survey on January
7, 2023 - Bihar
 Who has taken charge as the Secretary General of 'Asian Pacific
Postal Union' on January 7, 2023 - Dr. Vinay Prakash Singh
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 In which state the 'Bailey Suspension Bridge' has been inaugurated
on January 7, 2023 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Where was the country's first 'Purple Fest' organized - Goa
 On January 8, 2023, the International Hockey Federation has
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made whom as its global partner - JSW
 Which writer has won the 'Odakkuzhal Award' on January 8,
2023 - Ambikasuthan Mangad
 Who has been awarded the 'Best Police Unit' award for the year
2021 on January 8, 2023 - Jalna and Nagpur
 Which railway station has received the 'Eat Right Station'
certificate from FSSAI on January 8, 2023 - Varanasi Cantt
 Where was 'Cher-chera Festival' celebrated - Chhattisgarh
 According to the information, who will be honored with the
'Award for Global Leadership' - DY Chandrachud
 Osmanabad district court has become the first e-court of which
state on January 9, 2023 - Maharashtra
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 On January 9, 2023, Manpreet Monika Singh has been sworn in
as the first woman Sikh judge in which country – America
 Who has won the Best Director Award at the New York Film
Critics Circle on January 9, 2023 - S.S. Rajamouli
 Who was the chief guest of the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan 2023
held in Indore on January 9, 2023 - Dr. Mohammed Irfan Ali,
President of Guyana (Theme 'Diaspora: Reliable Partner
for India's Progress in the Amrit Kaal')
 Which day is celebrated on 10 January - World Hindi Day
 Which state's JAGA mission has won UN Habitat's World Habitat
Award 2023 on January 10, 2023 - Odisha
 Who has received the 'Patangrao Kadam Award' - Adar Poonawalla
 Which country's cricketer Dwayne Pretorius has announced his
retirement from international cricket on January 10 - South Africa
 Who has become the first fully digital banking state of the country
on January 10, 2023 - Kerala
 Who has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
'Jaipur Film Festival' on January 11, 2023 - Aparna Sen
 DRDO has test-fired short-range ballistic missile Prithvi II in - Odisha
 According to the report, who has been the most polluted city in
India in 2022 - Delhi
 Who has topped the 'Henley Passport Index 2023' released on
January 11, 2023 - Japan (India's rank-85th)
 Which day is celebrated on 12 January - National Youth Day
 Who has been awarded the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award
2023' on January 12, 2023 - Thiru S. Nadesan
 Which country's government has decided to include Punjabi
language in public schools on January 12, 2023 - Australia
 Who has been appointed as the head of global business in India
by Facebook parent company 'Meta' - Vikas Purohit
 Which state government has launched 'Saharsh' special education
program on January 12, 2023 - Tripura
 In which state is Kumarakom and Beypore selected under the
Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme on January 12, 2023 - Kerala
 Who has become the first woman pilot of India to fly Sukhoi
fighter aircraft on January 12, 2023 - Avni Chaturvedi
 Which country's captain 'Hugo Loris' has retired from international
football on January 12, 2023 - France
 Where has 'Bajra Utsav' been celebrated - Gandhinagar
 On January 13, the Ministry of Petroleum has announced the
percentage of ethanol to be added to petrol from April 1, 2023 - 20%
 On January 13, 2023, Prime Minister Modi launched the world's
longest cruise 'Ganga Vilas' from Varanasi to - Dibrugarh
 Which IIT has started India's largest student-run festival 'Sarang'
 on January 13, 2023 - IIT Madras
 According to the information, where will India's first Center of
Excellence in online gaming be established - Shillong
 Which medal has been won by 'Falak Mumtaz' in the 23rd National
Ski Championship on January 14, 2023 - Gold
 Who has been chosen to lead UN's COP-28 climate talks on
January 14, 2023 - Sultan Al Jaber (UAE)
 Who has published the 18th edition of 'Global Vulnerability Report'
on January 14, 2023 - WEF
 Who has become the first woman officer to be posted in BRO -
Surbhi Jakhmola
 Where is the 15th Hockey World Cup inaugurated - Cuttack
 Which country has announced the end of the outbreak of 'Ebola'
disease on January 14, 2023 - Uganda
 Which day is celebrated on 15 January - Indian Army Day
ew
 Who has won the prestigious 'Golden Peacock CSR Award' on
January 15, 2023 - Jindal Steel
 Which company has planned to set up 25000 EV charging points
across the country on January 15, 2023 - Tata Power
 On January 15, 2023 Whose scientists have developed an A-I
tool to predict lung cancer - MIT
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 Who has been sworn in as a senator in the US state of Kansas –
Usha Reddy
 Which country has planned to halve the army by 2030 on January
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15, 2023 - Sri Lanka
 Who has become the first state to implement the policy to control
blindness on January 15, 2023 - Rajasthan
 In which city will Tata Power set up India's first solar plant for
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housing societies - Mumbai
 January 16, 2023 was celebrated as – National Startup Day
 Where Jallikattu ceremony started on January 16 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has been appointed Chief Economist by OECD – Claire
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Lombardi
 Where is the 75th 'Army Day Celebration' organized - Bengaluru
 Where was the World Economic Forum 2023 held – Switzerland
 According to the report of Oxfam, what percentage of the
country's wealth is owned by 1% rich in India - 40%
 Where has the 'Think 20' meeting under G-20 started on January
16, 2023 - Bhopal
 Who has become the first European country to sign a reciprocal
access agreement with Japan on January 16, 2023 - UK
 Where was the Bhogali Bihu festival celebrated - Assam
 India has announced to donate 12500 doses of pentavalent
vaccines to which country on January 16, 2023 - Cuba
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 Who has been chosen as the winner of 'Miss Universe 2022' on
January 17, 2023 - R'Bonnie Gabriel (USA)
 Which state government has gone completely digital by ending all
offline services on January 17, 2023 - Jammu and Kashmir
 Which country will issue a postage stamp with Jawaharlal Nehru's
picture on its 75th Independence Day - Sri Lanka
 Who has topped the list of richest actors released on January 17,
2023 - Jerry Seinfeld
 Who has won the Spanish Super Cup for the 14th time – Barcelona
 Which state's 'Kollam' has become India's first constitution literate
district on January 17, 2023 - Kerala
 Who has bought the media rights of 'Women's IPL' for Rs 951
crore on January 17, 2023 - Viacom18
 Who has won the men's singles title in Malaysia Open 2023 on
January 18, 2023 - Viktor Axelsen
 Who has become Deputy National Security Advisor on January
18, 2023 - Pankaj Kumar Singh
 On January 18, 2023 IMD has announced to cover the country
with Doppler Weather Radar till - 2025
 Who has received the 'Golden Kailasha' award for the best film at
the Ajanta Ellora Film Festival on January 18, 2023 - Nanera
 On January 18, 2023 ASI has discovered two 1200 years old
miniature stupas in - Bihar
 Who celebrated its foundation day on January 19, 2023 - NDRF
 Which company has launched the second phase of Girls4Tech
STEM initiative in India on January 19, 2023 - Mastercard
 On January 19, 2023, which country's Vice President 'Badara Ali
Juf' died in India after a short illness - Gambia
 Who became India's fourth largest trading partner - Russia
 India's first 3X platform wind turbine generator has been installed
in which state on January 19, 2023 - Karnataka
 Who has become the youngest batsman to score a double century
in One Day International cricket - Shubman Gill
 Who has been honored with the 'Martin Luther King Grand Parade
Special Award' on January 19, 2023 - Krishna Vavilala
 On January 20, 2023 Which IIT has developed indigenous self-
sufficient mobile operating system 'BiharOS' - IIT Madras
 Which country's cricketer Hashim Amla has announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket - South Africa
 Who has been appointed as the director of the National Health
Authority on January 20, 2023 - Praveen Sharma
 Who topped the Brand Guardianship Index 2023 on January 20,
2023 - Jensen Huang
 On January 20, 2023, which state's Kanger Ghati National Park
 has found a rare orange colored bat - Chhattisgarh
 Which state government has allowed 60 days maternity leave to
students on January 20, 2023 - Kerala
 Who has won Bahrain's ISA award for service to humanity on
January 20, 2023 - Sanduk Ruit
 Who has become the first queer woman of colour to become a
member of the American City Council on January 20, 2023 -
Janani Ramachandran
 Where was the '8th India International Science Festival' organized
on January 21, 2023 - Bhopal
 On January 21, 2023, the first joint exercise between India and
which country 'Cyclone-I' was held in Jaisalmer – Egypt
 Who has become India's strongest brand - Jio
 Manipur, Meghalaya and which state has celebrated its foundation
day on January 21, 2023 - Tripura
ew
 Which district has become the first in the country to provide
basic documents to all tribals on January 21, 2023 - Wayanad
 Who has been given the Most Distinguished Scientist Award for
the year 2022 on January 21, 2023 - R.V. Prasad
 On January 21, 2023, UNESCO will dedicate International
Education Day to which country's girls - Afghanistan
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 Which has been selected as the best police station for 2022 - Aska
Police Station (Ganjam District, Odisha)
 According to the information, India's first online gaming center of
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excellence will be established in which state - Meghalaya
 Who has been elected as the Executive Director of the United
Nations Environment Program on January 22 - Inger Andersen
 Who has become the champion in the men's section of the Dhaka
fH
Marathon 2023 - Stanley Kiprotich Bett
 Which state government has launched the 'School of Eminence'
project on January 22, 2023 - Punjab
 Who has won the National Sports Club of India Snooker Open
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Crown 2023 on January 22, 2023 – Laxman Rawat
 What is the rank of India in 'Global Fire Power Index 2023' released
on January 22, 2023 - Fourth
 Which British Indian has been honored with the 'Freedom of City
of London' award on January 22, 2023 - Manish Tewari
 Who has been appointed as the administrator of the Shooting
World Cup 2023 on January 23, 2023 - A.K. Sikri
 According to the information, where will the G-20 Environment
Working Group meeting be held - Karnataka
 Who has been appointed as the next Director General of DGCA
on January 23, 2023 - Vikram Dev Dutt
 Who has won the women's singles final in the India Open
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Badminton Championship on January 23, 2023 - Un Siang
 On January 23, 2023, how many islands of the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands were named after Param Vir Chakra winners - 21
 Chief Minister of which state has set a target of 2025 to make the
state the country's first green state - Himachal Pradesh
 Who has been honored with 'Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Award'
on January 23, 2023 - Dr. Prabha Atre
 Where did the International Millet Fair begin - Bengaluru
 Which state government has launched water conservation scheme
for farmers on January 24, 2023 - Jharkhand
 Who has been appointed by the US President as the Human
Rights Ambassador to North Korea - Julie Turner
 Where has the '100 Days to Beat Plastic' campaign been launched
on January 24, 2023 - Delhi
 Where was the 'Mamani Festival' organized - Ladakh
 Which state celebrated its foundation day on 24 January - U.P.
 Which airport has won the 'Best Sustainable Green Field Airport
Award' on January 24, 2023 - Goa Airport
 Which state has celebrated its 53rd foundation day on January
25, 2023 - Himachal Pradesh
 Where has North India's largest floating solar project been
inaugurated on January 25, 2023 - Chandigarh
 Who has become the only Indian to be included in the ICC Men's
Test Team of the Year 2022 on January 25, 2023 - Rishabh Pant
 Where was the 'Orange Festival' celebrated - Nagaland
 How many people have been announced for Padma Awards 2023
on the eve of 74th Republic Day on January 25, 2023 - 106 people
(6-Padma Vibhushan, 9-Padma Bhushan, 91-Padma Shri)
 President Draupadi Murmu has approved how many gallantry
awards on the eve of 74th Republic Day on January 25 - 412
 In which state cases of 'norovirus' have been confirmed - Kerala
 Who has become the number-1 bowler in ODI cricket on January
26, 2023 - Mohammad Siraj
 Who was the chief guest of India on the 74th Republic Day on
January 26, 2023 - Egypt President Abdel Fateh al-Sisi
 Who has won the title of 'ICC Men's T20 Cricketer of the Year
2022' on January 27, 2023 - Surya Kumar Yadav
 Who won the title of 'Men's Cricketer of the Year' under "ICC
Awards 2022" on January 27, 2023 - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 Where was the 30th National Children's Science Congress
organized on January 27, 2023 - Ahmedabad
 Which railway station has been awarded the 'Green Railway
Station Certificate' - Visakhapatnam Railway Station
 Who has been elected Vice President at the FAO session on the
 Technical Working Group on January 28, 2023 - India
 According to the information, which country will host the 'FIDE
World Championship 2023' - Kazakhstan
 Where was the 13th century Hoysala art diamond stone discovered
- Karnataka
 By what name has Google created its AI-based chatbot - Sparrow
 Which country has announced to start 'Debbie Hockley Medal'
to honor women cricketers on January 29, 2023 - New Zealand
 Who was awarded the 'ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2022' on
January 30, 2023 - Asif Sheikh (Nepal)
 Which Indo-American has been appointed in the rank of Brigadier
General in the US Air Force on January 30, 2023 - Raja J Chari
 Joint exercise 'Veer Guardian 2023' between India and which
country was concluded on January 30, 2023 - Japan
 Where was the National Summit on Organic Quality organized on
ew
January 31, 2023 - New Delhi
 Who has been appointed as the new General Manager of Central
Railway on January 31, 2023 - Naresh Lalwani
 Who has become the first Asian to receive an Oscar nomination
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for Best Actress on January 31, 2023 - Michelle Yoh (Malaysia)
Which state's 'Har Gaon Hariyali' initiative has created a record of
planting 90 lakh saplings - Jammu and Kashmir
 On January 31, 2023 the Chief Minister of which state has
announced the 'Ladli Bahna' scheme - Madhya Pradesh
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 Which state's tableau has won the first prize in the 74th Republic
Day Parade on January 31, 2023 - Uttarakhand
 Who has been named as the partner country for 'BioAsia 2023' on
January 31, 2023 - UK
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 Which organization has celebrated its 47th Foundation Day on
February 1, 2023 - Indian Coast Guard
 Who has written a new book titled 'The Poverty of Political
Economy' on February 1, 2023 - Meghnad Desai
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 On February 1, 2023, the Prime Minister of which country has
changed the name of 'Al Minhad city' to 'Hind City' - UAE
 In which state 'Samata Kumbh' has started - Telangana
 Where has Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the final of the ITF men's
tennis tournament on February 1, 2023 - Kuwait
 Who has been declared as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh on
February 1, 2023 – Visakhapatnam
 In which country has Adani Group acquired Haifa port on
February 2, 2023 - Israel
 Manuela Roca Bote has been appointed as the first woman Prime
Minister of which country – Equatorial Guinea
 Who has been appointed as the Country Head for India by Morgan
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Stanley on February 2, 2023 – Arun Kohli
 Where has Asia's first floating festival started - Mandsaur (MP)
 On February 2, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has
started 'Aarohini Pahal Training Program' for girls - Uttar Pradesh
 According to the RBI report on February 2, 2023, which state
has received the maximum GST - Maharashtra
 Which city has hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Film Festival 2023 on February 2, 2023 - Mumbai
 Where has the Indian Army's 'Exercise Topchi' been organized on
February 2, 2023 - Deolali (Nashik, Maharashtra)
 Which state government will partner with Denmark for ethanol
production - Uttar Pradesh
 Which country has opened its embassy in Solomon Islands after
30 years on February 3, 2023 - America
 Which state government has launched 'The Vision for All School
Eye Health' program on February 3, 2023 - Goa
 Who has won the first 'National Beach Soccer Championship
2023' on February 3, 2023 - Kerala
 Which medal has been won by Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat in

Zagreb Open 2023 on February 3, 2023 - Bronze
On February 3, 2023, which country has been welcomed by India
to join the International Solar Alliance - Congo
 India's first green energy based solar panel factory will be built by
Luminous in which state - Uttarakhand
 On February 4, 2023, which country has announced the removal
of pictures of the British monarchy from its currency - Australia
 On February 4, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has
launched an initiative called 'Mero Rukh Mero Santati' - Sikkim
 Who has won four gold medals in water sports in 'Khelo India
Youth Games' on February 4, 2023 - Madhya Pradesh
 Which country will host 2027 Football Asia Cup - Saudi Arabia
 Which has become the first district to register 10000 new MSMEs
on February 4, 2023 – Ernakulam
 Where was 'The Pulse Conclave 2023' organized - Mumbai
 'Yaya Tso' will be made the first biodiversity site of which state -
Ladakh
 Which state government has changed the name of 'Islam Nagar
village' to Jagdishpur on February 5, 2023 - Madhya Pradesh
 Who has won the men's singles title of 'Australian Open 2023' on
February 5, 2023 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 February 5, 2023 Swasthgarbh app for pregnant women has been
developed by AIIMS and which IIT - IIT Roorkee
 Where has '36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela' started on
February 5, 2023 - Faridabad (Haryana)
 Who has won the 'Matrubhumi Book of the Year' award on
February 6, 2023 - Dr. Peggy Mohan
 Where has the 'Kala Ghoda Art Festival' started - Mumbai
 On February 6, 2023, Prime Minister Modi has launched 'India
Energy Week 2023' in which city - Bengaluru
 Which country has become a full member of the International
Solar Alliance on February 6, 2023 - Brazil
 On February 6, 2023, who has launched 'Whatsapp' food delivery
facility for passengers – Indian Railways
 Who will develop the spaceflight training module for ISRO - IIT
Madras
 Which music composer has won the prestigious Grammy Award
2023 on February 6, 2023 – Ricky Kej
 On February 7, 2023, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has
started 'Save Wetland Campaign' in - Goa
ew
 Which state government has announced India's first new mobility
focused cluster on February 7, 2023 - Telangana
 Who has become the first municipal body to issue 'Green Bond'
on February 7, 2023 - Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
 Who has been appointed as the head coach by 'Nepal Cricket
Association' on February 7, 2023 - Monty Desai
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 Which neighboring country of India has declared martial law in its
37 cities on February 7, 2023 - Myanmar
 The 9th edition of 'Shakling Literary Festival' will be organized in
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which city of Odisha - Bhubaneswar
 Who has become the planet with the most satellites - Jupiter (92)
 Who has become the number-1 country in milk production - India
 Where has 'Sculpture Park' been inaugurated - New Delhi
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 Who has won the Golden Books Award 2023 for 'Now You
Breathe' on February 8, 2023 - Rakhi Kapoor
 On February 8, 2023, Myanmar and which country have signed
an agreement to develop nuclear energy - Russia
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 Who has been included in the list of world's most admired
companies on February 8, 2023 - TCS
 Which country's player Kamran Akmal has announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket on February 8, 2023 - Pakistan
 Which country has announced the fifth dose of the Covid-19
vaccine to people above 18 years of age - Australia
 Where has the 'ICC T20 Women's World Cup' started - South Africa
 Where is India's first 'Glass Igloo restaurant' opened on February
9, 2023 - Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir)
 Who has released his new novel 'Victory City' - Salman Rushdie
 Who has been named as the 'world's most brilliant student' on
February 9, 2023 - Natasha Periyanayagam
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 Who has become the first app in India to support credit cards on
UPI on February 9, 2023 - Mobikwik
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched the second phase of
'Pudhumai Pen Scheme' on February 9, 2023 - Tamil Nadu
 Who has been honored with ATD Best Awards for the sixth
consecutive year on February 9, 2023 - NTPC
 Where has the meeting of Urban-20 City Sherpas' started on
February 9, 2023 – Ahmedabad
 On February 10, 2023, which country has declared a 'national
disaster' in the midst of a severe energy crisis - South Africa
 On February 10, 2023, for the first time in India, where has
lithium reserves been found - Jammu and Kashmir
 Which country has started 'Operation Dost' to help Turkey and
Syria on February 10, 2023 - India
 Which Indian golfer has won the Kenya Ladies Open title 2023 -
Aditi Ashok
 What is the rank of India in the 'Global Quality Infrastructure
Index 2021' - 10th (Top position - Germany)
 Where has the third edition of 'Khelo India Winter Games' started

on February 10, 2023 - Jammu and Kashmir
Who has been selected as NASA's chief astronaut - Joe Acaba
 With whom has Meta partnered for the G-20 campaign on
February 11, 2023 - Meity
 Which country's World Cup skiing medalist Elena Fanchini has
passed away on February 11, 2023 - Italy
 Who has been given the 'Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2023 Award' on
February 11, 2023 - A.B.K. Prasad
 Who has signed a deal with Airbus and Boeing to buy 500 new
aircraft - Air India
 Who has become the second fastest bowler to take 450 wickets
- R. Ashwin
 In which country a new species of silent frog has been discovered
- Tanzania
 Which state government has presented a plan to make all
competitive examinations free in its budget - Rajasthan
 ISRO has launched the smallest rocket SSLV-D2 from which center
on February 12, 2023 - Satish Dhawan Space Center
 In which state anti-copying law has come into force - Uttarakhand
 Which country's researchers have discovered the invisible Galaxy
- Italy
 HAL has given the first Advanced Light Helicopter Mark III to
which country on February 13, 2023 - Mauritius
 Who has topped the 'World Happiness Index 2023' released on
February 13, 2023 - Finland (India's rank-136th)
 Who has been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize - Angela Merkel
 Where has '2nd Indian Rice Congress' been inaugurated - Cuttack
 Which country has been engulfed by 'Cyclone Gabriel' - New Zealand
 Who has won the men's recurve title in the national ranking archery
tournament on February 13, 2023 - Tarundeep Rai
 Who has been awarded the 'Maharashtra Bhushan Award' on
February 13, 2023 - Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
 On February 13, 2023, the World Bank has announced how many
billion dollars in aid for earthquake-affected Turkey - 1.78
 The President of which country has presented the Global Best
M-GOV Award to the students of IIT Indore - Egypt
 Who has topped the medal tally of the 5th Khelo India Youth
Games – Maharashtra (2nd- Haryana, 3rd- Madhya Pradesh)
 Where did PM Modi inaugurate 'Aadi Mahotsav' - Delhi
 Where has India's first AC double decker electric bus started on
ew
February 14, 2023 - Mumbai
 Who has won the highest bid of Rs 2.5 crore in 'WPL' - Smriti
Mandhana
 Who is the first Saudi Arabian female astronaut to go on a space

mission in 2023 - Rayana Barnawi
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Where was the 23rd edition of the India International Seafood
Show held on February 14, 2023 - Kolkata
 Which city will host an international conference on urban river
conservation - Pune
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 On February 15, 2023, Air India has tied up with which country's
Airbus to acquire 250 aircraft - France
 Which state hosted the first Frozen Lake Marathon - Ladakh
 Which state's cabinet has decided to implement the PM-SHRI
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scheme on February 15, 2023 - Maharashtra
 On February 15, 2023, Union Minister Amit Shah has given
President's color to the police of which state - Haryana
 Where has the Marburg virus disease outbreak been confirmed on
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February 15, 2023 - Equatorial Guinea
 Where has the first G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability
Working Group meeting been held - Bengaluru
 Which state government has allocated 18.3% of its budget for
education - Bihar
 On February 16, 2023, where has the cabinet approved the
construction of 'Shinku La Tunnel' - Ladakh
 Who has become the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in
T-20 International on February 16, 2023 - Deepti Sharma
 Prime Minister Modi has virtually inaugurated 'Jal Jan Abhiyan'
in which state on February 16, 2023 - Rajasthan
 Who has won the National Race Walking Championship on
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February 16, 2023 - Akshdeep Singh and Priyanka Goswami
 Where has the sixth edition of Indo-US joint exercise 'Tarkash'
concluded on February 16, 2023 - Chennai
 Who has become the second most polluted city in the world on
February 16, 2023 - Mumbai
 Who has been awarded the Kakkattil Award of Kerala on February
16, 2023 - Subhash Chandran
 Which country has been elected as the President of the 62nd
session of the United Nations Social Development Commission
on February 17, 2023 - India
 On February 17, 2023, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has unveiled
the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in which country – Fiji
 Where will India's first 'waste to hydrogen plant' be set up - Pune
 On February 17, 2023, India and which country have signed an
agreement for cooperation in the agriculture sector - Chile
 On February 17, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has
launched the sixth phase of 'Sujalam Suflam Jal Abhiyan' - Gujarat
 On February 17, 2023, the joint training exercise 'Dharma Guardian'
between India and which country has started - Japan
 On February 18, 2023, AICTE in collaboration with whom has
launched the national level hackathon 'Kavach 2023' - BPRD
 On February 18, 2023, which AIIMS has tried to deliver
tuberculosis medicines through drones - AIIMS Rishikesh
 Who has topped the OECD's Services Trade Restrictions Index
on February 18, 2023 - Japan
 Where has the first state level 'Prawn Fair' started - Punjab
 Which country has lifted the ban on India's frozen seafood - Qatar
 The government of which country has passed a law providing
'menstrual leave' for the first time in Europe - Spain
 Who has topped the 'Global Labour Resilience Index 2023' released
on February 18, 2023 - Denmark (India's rank-65th)
 Which bank has launched 'Electronic Bank Guarantee Scheme' on
February 18, 2023 - Indian Overseas Bank
 Which AI chatbot has been launched by UIDAI to solve Aadhaar
related queries on February 19, 2023 - Aadhaar Mitra
 Who has become the first private sector bank to integrate Rupay
credit card on UPI on February 19, 2023 - HDFC Bank
 Which district has won the 'Swaraj Trophy 2021-22' for the best
District Panchayat - Kollam (Kerala) on February 19, 2023
 Where has the Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated
the Nano Urea Plant of IFFCO on February 19 - Uttar Pradesh
 Which life insurance has launched 'Anmol Suraksha Kavach' on
February 20, 2023 - Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
 Where has the Indo-Uzbekistan training exercise 'Dustlik' started
 – Uttarakhand
 Who has become the batsman with the most sixes in Test cricket
on February 20, 2023 - Ben Stokes (England)
 Which state has celebrated its foundation day on February 20,
2023 - Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
 Who has been appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog on
February 20, 2023 - B.V.R. Subramaniam
 Who has been elected to chair the 62nd session of the United
Nations Social Commission - Ruchira Kamboj
 Which country has successfully tested the 'Hwasong-15'
intercontinental ballistic missile on February 21 - North Korea
 Which Indian-origin scientist has won the National Geographic
'Pictures of the Year' award - Karthik Subramaniam
 Where was the '18th World Security Congress' organized - Jaipur
 Who has won the 2023 Ranji Trophy title on February 21, 2023
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- Saurashtra (defeating Bengal by 9 wickets)
 La Ganesan has been sworn in as the 21st Governor of which
state on February 22, 2023 – Nagaland
 Who has become the child rights ambassador of UNICEF India

on February 22, 2023 - Ayushmann Khurrana
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Where is the 18th World Security Congress being held - Jaipur
 Where is the first nuclear plant of North India being built -
Haryana
 Which film has been chosen as the 'Film of the Year' at the
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Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023 - RRR
 Who has become India's 80th Grandmaster - Vignesh NR
 On February 23, 2023, Vishwabhushan Harichandan has taken
oath as the Governor of which state - Chhattisgarh
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 Which country has won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold in the
ISSF World Cup on February 23, 2023 - India
 Which country has announced an $800 billion mega project
'Muqaab' on February 24, 2023 - Saudi Arabia
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 Who has won the 'Argentina Open title' - Carlos Alcaraz
 Which country has hosted the 'Munich Security Conference' on
February 24, 2023 - Germany
 To promote cultural relations, which country has entered into a
friendship cultural partnership with India - Australia
 On February 25, 2023 Who has bagged the title sponsor rights for
the Women's Premier League till 2027 - Tata Group
 Who has been awarded the 'International Mother Language Award'
on February 25, 2023 - Dr. Mahendra Mishra
 Who has been given the 'Gyanappan Award of 2023' on February
25, 2023 - V. Madhusudanan Nair
 Which has become the first High Court in the country to publish
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judgments in regional language - Kerala High Court
 According to the information of February 26, 2023, who will
become the new kit sponsor of Team India - Adidas
 Where has India's first Agri Chatbot 'Ama Krushai' been launched
on February 26, 2023 - Odisha
 Who has become the first city in America to ban racial
discrimination on February 27, 2023 - Seattle
 On February 27, who has been appointed by the United Nations
as the head of the campaign to end malnutrition - Afshan Khan
 On February 28, 2023, India and which country have signed an
agreement to share information in maritime security - Seychelles
 What has been renamed as 'Churchgate Railway Station' in Mumbai
on February 28, 2023 - Chintamanrao Deshmukh Station
 Which country has won the Women's T20 World Cup title for the
sixth time on February 28 - Australia (by defeating S. Africa)
 Who has won the 2023 Marconi Prize - Hari Balakrishnan
 Who has won the '13th Senior Women's National Hockey
Championship 2023' - Madhya Pradesh (2nd-Maharashtra)
 Where has the 20th BioAsia Summit 2023 concluded - Hyderabad
 Who has become the highest wicket-taker in the 'Women's T20
World Cup' on February 28 - Shabnam Ismail (South Africa)
 Who has won Qatar Open Tennis 2023 - Daniil Medvedev
 Who has won the silver medal in men's singles at 'Spanish Para
Badminton International Tournament' - Pramod Bhagat
 On February 28, 2023 who has won the Best FIFA Men's Player
award for 2022 - Lionel Messi
 Who has taken over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of
the Western Navy on March 1, 2023 - Dinesh K. Tripathi
 Who has won the women's singles title of 'National Badminton
Championship' on March 1, 2023 - Anupama Upadhyay
 Which country's Prime Minister was the chief guest at the '8th
Raisina Dialogue' on March 2, 2023 - Italy (Giorgio Meloni)
 On March 2, 2023, the Indian Air Force participated in the 'Shinyu
Friendship Exercise' in which country - Japan
 Which state will establish India's first government 'Mother Milk
Bank' - Uttarakhand
 Which airline has emerged as the largest foreign airline - Emirates
Airline
 Where has the fourth edition of 'National Youth Parliament
Festival' started on March 2, 2023 - New Delhi
 Which day is celebrated on 3rd March - World Wildlife Day
 Where was the '7th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference'
organized - Bhopal
 Who became the coach of the Indian men's hockey team on March
 3 - Craig Fulton
 Who has launched NASA's Crew-6 mission on March 3 - JAXA
 Recently gold mines have been found in three districts of which
state - Odisha
 'Vo Van Thuong' has become the new President of which country
- Vietnam
 Where was the meeting of G-20 foreign ministers held - New
Delhi
 Who has been awarded the 'Player of the Year Award' by the Asia
Chess Federation on March 3, 2023 - D. Gukesh
 Which day is celebrated on 4th March – National Security Day
 Where did Minister Anurag Thakur start the 'Yuva Utsav' - IIT
Ropar
 On March 4, 2023, iPhone maker Foxconn will invest one billion
dollars in which state - Karnataka
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 In which country on March 4, 2023, Nobel Peace Prize 2022
winner Ales Baliatsky has been sentenced to 10 years - Belarus
 Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research has
discovered lithium reserves in which state - Madhya Pradesh

which state - Andhra Pradesh
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13th century temple has been discovered in Cuddapah district of
 According to the report, the unemployment rate has increased to
how much in the month of February - 7.45%
 On March 5, 2023, in which state a 1300-year-old Buddhist
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stupa has been found - Odisha
 On March 5, 2023, Hekani Jakhalu has created history by becoming
the first woman legislator in which state - Nagaland
 In which state a new virus named Adenovirus has been found on
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March 5, 2023 - West Bengal
 India and which country's forces will participate in a joint military
exercise 'Frinjex-23' - France
 Who has topped the Electoral Democracy Index released on March
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6, 2023 - Denmark (India's rank-108th)
 Who has won the Santosh Trophy after 54 years - Karnataka
 On March 6, 2023 Who has won the title of 'BBC Indian
Sportswoman of the Year' for 2022 - Mirabai Chanu
 'Mauganj' has become the 53rd district of which state - Madhya
Pradesh
 On March 6, 2023, the National Minorities Commission has
evacuated all the stranded Indians from which country – Libya
 Which day was celebrated on 8 March - International Women's
Day
 Who has launched 'Har Payment Digital' mission to promote
digital payments on March 7, 2023 - RBI
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 On March 7, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has
announced the launch of a self-employment scheme for single
women - Uttarakhand
 Which has been declared as the best and cleanest airport in the
Asia Pacific region on March 7, 2023 – Delhi Airport
 On March 7, 2023, which Indo-American woman has been named
the first judge of a US district court - Tejal Mehta
 Where was the '23rd Commonwealth Law Conference' held - Goa
 On March 7, 2023, the Education Minister has launched the new
BS Course (Bachelor of Science course) in which IIT – IIT Madras
 Who has been appointed as the world's first 'hand ambassador' by
Savlon India for its Swasth Bharat Mission - Sachin Tendulkar
 Who has taken charge as the '28th Controller General of Accounts'
of India on March 7, 2023 - S. S. Dubey
 Who has become the world number one tennis player in the ATP
rankings released on March 7, 2023 – Novak Djokovic
 Who has won the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen
 On March 8, 2023, 'Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah'
has been appointed as the Prime Minister of - Kuwait
 In which country a new species of lizard 'Philurus fimbriatus' has
been discovered - Australia
 Who has become the first woman to command an Indian Air
Force (IAF) unit on March 8, 2023 - Shalija Dhami
 On March 8, 2023 Salhoutuonuo has become the first woman
minister to lead the cabinet of which state – Nagaland
 On March 8, 2023 ONGC has signed MoU with Total Energies
of which country for deep water exploration – France
 Who has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at
the 8th National Photography Awards ceremony - Shipra Das
 Where has 'Sheikh Mohammed' been appointed as the Prime
Minister - Qatar
 Where is the '5th ASEAN India-Business Summit 2023' held on
March 9, 2023 - Kuala Lumpur
 Where was 'Bhumchu festival' celebrated - Sikkim
 On March 9, 2023, in which country, for the first time in 25
years, women have been allowed to join the army - Colombia
 Who has been chosen as the winner of the 'Pritzker Architecture
Prize 2023' on March 9, 2023 - Sir David Chipperfield
 In which state 'Attukal Pongal' is celebrated - Kerala
 Where is the highest iconic national flag hoisted in Jammu and
Kashmir on March 9, 2023 - Doda
 Where was the five-day 'Yoshang festival' celebrated - Manipur
 Who has been appointed as the first Indian-American judge in the
New York Court on March 9, 2023 - Arun Subramaniam
 Which foundation day of CISF was celebrated on March 10 -
54th
 Who has been elected the new President of 'Nepal' on March 10
- Ram Chandra Paudel
 According to the United Nations report of March 10, 2023, which
is the world's most oppressive country for women - Afghanistan
 Which state health minister has launched a new health program
'Arogya Mahila' on March 10, 2023 - Telangana
 Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of Axis Mutual
Fund on March 10, 2023 - B. Gopakumar
 Who has become the first state in India to cultivate Organized
Licorice (Mulethi) on March 10, 2023 – Himachal Pradesh
 Who has become the first woman officer to command the unit
near the China border in Ladakh on March 10 - Geeta Rana
 on March 10, which country's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin
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Yassin has been arrested on charges of corruption - Malaysia
 According to the report, what is the percentage increase in the
number of pregnant women suffering from malnutrition - 25%
 On March 11, 2023, the Indian Air Force has signed a contract

with HAL to buy how many Dornier-288 aircraft - 6
Which country's cricketer Shaun Marsh has announced his
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retirement from first-class cricket on March 11, 2023 - Australia
 Iran and which country have agreed to open embassies in each
other's country on March 11, 2023 - Saudi Arabia
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 On March 11, 2023, Indian Railways has started the Bharat Gaurav
train from which station – Mumbai (from Mumbai to Madurai)
 On March 12, 2023, which country has organized the TROPEX
2023 exercise in the Indian Ocean Region - India
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 Rare moth species 'Mimusemia Ceylonica' has been seen in which
state - Kerala
 On March 12, what percentage of reservation has been announced
by the Central Government for ex-Agniveers in BSF - 10%
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 Which state has recorded the first death due to H3N2 influenza
virus on March 12, 2023 - Karnataka
 Where has PM Modi inaugurated the world's longest railway
platform on March 13- Hubli Railway Platform (Karnataka)
 Which country's Mount Merapi volcano has recently erupted -
Indonesia
 Who has been appointed as CEO by Tech Mahindra – Mohit Joshi
 Where was Asia's largest Tulip Garden opened - Jammu and
Kashmir
 On March 13, 2023, the novel 'Pagalkhana' written by whom has
been selected for 'Vyas Samman 2022' - Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi
 According to the report, in which state the maximum forest area
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has been developed - Andhra Pradesh
 Which state's entire broad gauge network has been electrified by
the Indian Railways on March 14, 2023 - Uttarakhand
 Where was the G-20 flower festival celebrated - New Delhi
 Who has been appointed as India's ambassador for 'She Changes
Climate' on March 14, 2023 - Shreya Ghodawat
 What is the name of Asia's first woman loco pilot to operate
Vande Bharat Express - Surekha Yadav
 Who has been selected as the 'ICC Player of the Month' for the
month of February 2023 - Harry Brook and Ashley Gardner
 Who has become the world's largest arms importer - India
 Who has become the brand ambassador of Women's World Boxing
Championship - Farhan Akhtar and MC- Mary Kom
 Which day was celebrated on March 15 - Consumer Rights Day
 According to report which state has the lowest literacy rate - Bihar
 Where has the joint India-Singapore exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra'
concluded on March 15, 2023 - Jodhpur
 Who has become the first state in India to launch insurance scheme
for silk growers on March 15, 2023 - Uttarakhand
 According to the report of Swiss firm IQAir, which is the world's
most polluted country - Chad (India's position-8th)
 According to the report, what percentage has the female literacy
rate increased in India after independence - 9%
 Who has become the first country to import CO 2 and store it
under the sea on March 15, 2023 - Denmark
 Who has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2022 - Shivshankari
 Which day was celebrated on March 16, 2023 - National
Immunization Day
 On March 16, 2023, which country's Senate has recognized the
McMahon Line as the international border - America
 Where will India's first behavioral laboratory be established -
Jaipur
 Eric Garcetti has been appointed as US Ambassador to which
country on March 16, 2023 – India
 According to the government survey, what percentage of rural
households do not have toilet facilities - 21%
 Who has launched new artificial intelligence chatbot GPT-4 on
March 16, 2023 - Open AI
 Which airport has topped the list of world's top airports released
by Skytrax - Singapore Changi Airport
 Where will the meeting of SCO Tourism Ministers be held -
Lucknow
 Who has become the first NATO member country to give MiG-
29 aircraft to Ukraine - Poland
 Which country has been out of the list of least developed countries
on March 17, 2023 - Bhutan
 Who has been elected as the third Vice President of Nepal -
Ramshay Prasad Yadav
 On March 18, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has
announced 19 new districts and three new divisions - Rajasthan
 Which Indian place has been included in the time list of the world's
greatest places of 2023 - Ladakh and Mayurbhanj
 Who has topped the 'Global Terrorism Index' released on March
18, 2023 - Afghanistan (India's rank-13th)
 Indian Railways aims to become 'net zero carbon emitter' by
when - 2030
 On March 19, 2023, the International Criminal Court has issued
an arrest warrant against the President of which country – Russia
 Who has inaugurated 'Sagar Parikrama Phase IV' on March 19,
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2023 - Purushottam Rupala
 Who has become the fastest Indian person to swim across the
Pak Strait on March 19, 2023 - Sampanna Ramesh
 Who was given the 'Governor of the Year 2023' award -

Shaktikanta Das
In how many states will the government develop mega textile
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parks under the PM Mitra scheme - 7 (First park - Tamil Nadu)
 'Friendship Pipeline' has been inaugurated between India and which
country on March 19, 2023 – Bangladesh
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 Where has the Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft arrived to participate in
exercise 'Sea Dragon 23' on March 19, 2023 - USA
 Which country's bank has opened an Indian Rupee denominated
Nostro account on March 20, 2023 - Sri Lanka
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 Where was the 'ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship'
organized on March 20, 2023 – Bhopal
 On March 20, 2023, the Chief Minister of which state has launched
'Jharniyojan Portal' for employment registration - Jharkhand
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 Who will be given the 'Sangeet Kalanidhi Award 2023' - Bombay
Jayshree
 Who has been declared the first tourism and cultural capital of
SCO on March 20, 2023 – Varanasi
 Which country's former cricketer Tim Paine has announced his
retirement from cricket on March 20, 2023 - Australia
 March 21 is celebrated as which day - International Forests Day
 Who has been enrolled in the Bar Council of the state as the first
transgender lawyer of Kerala on March 21, 2023 - Papra Lakshmi
 Which country has topped the 'World Happiness Index 2023'
released on March 21, 2023 - Finland (India's rank-126th)
 Which country has started its first submarine base with the help
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of China on March 21 - Bangladesh (at Pekua in Cox's Bazar)
 Where was the second G-20 Sustainable Finance Working Group
meeting under the G-20 Presidency held on March 21-23– Udaipur
 March 22 was celebrated as which day - World Water Day
 Who has become India's most valuable celebrity of 2022 -
Ranveer Singh
 Where has the stadium been named after hockey player Rani
Rampal on March 22, 2023 - Raebareli
 Which state's foundation day was celebrated on March 22 - Bihar
 Who has become the first state to pass the 'Right to Health Bill'
on March 22, 2023 - Rajasthan
 On March 23, 2023 In which country polio cases have been
registered for the first time in 30 years - Burundi
 Who has topped the QS World University Rankings in Engineering
& Technology in India on March 23, 2023 - IIT Bombay
 Which medal has been won by Sarabjot Singh in the men's 10m
pistol event at the ISSF World Cup on March 23, 2023 - Gold
 On March 23, 2023, who has been conferred with the highest
civilian honor of Kerala 'Kerala Jyoti' - MT Vasudevan Nair
 Where was the horse festival 'Ghode Jatra' celebrated - Nepal
 Where has the government approved the establishment of the
Statue of Knowledge - Latur
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched 'Mission Lifestyle for
Environment' on March 23, 2023 - Assam
 Which country topped the self-made billionaires list – China
 March 24 was celebrated as which day-World Tuberculosis Day
 Where was ChatGPT's rival 'Falcon LLM' launched on March
24, 2023 Where - Abu Dhabi (UAE)
 According to the UNESCO report, what percentage of the world's
population does not have safe drinking water - 26%
 On March 25, 2023, who has been conferred with Assam's highest
civilian honor 'Assam Vaibhav' - Dr. Tapan Saikia
 Which state government has started Mukhyamantri Vriksh
Sampada Yojana' - Chhattisgarh
 Which country has tested an underwater nuclear capable attack
drone on March 25, 2023 - North Korea
 Which country's hockey federation has been awarded the 'Best
Organizer Award' by the Asian Hockey Federation - India
 Who has been given the 'Abel Prize 2023' - Luis Caffarelli
 'Tanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary' has been declared as the 18th
wildlife sanctuary of which state - Tamil Nadu
 Which country has become the new member of BRICS New
Development Bank on March 25, 2023 - Egypt
 Which state government has released the disaster management
policy on March 26, 2023 - Tamil Nadu
 In the news, Siniyah Island is located in which country – UAE
 Which state government has declared Gandhamardan Hill Range
as Biodiversity Heritage Site on March 26, 2023 - Odisha
 On March 26, 2023, which country has given permission to NHPC
Limited to study the Seti River Hydroelectric Project - Nepal
 On March 26, 2023 NGT has imposed a fine of Rs 10 crore on
which state for failing to protect Ramsar sites - Kerala
 Who has been appointed as the athlete ambassador of the Asian
Hockey Federation on March 26, 2023 - Salima Tete
 Who has won the Women's Premier League 2023 title on March
27, 2023 - Mumbai Indians (by defeating Delhi Capitals)
 ISRO has launched India's heaviest LVM3 rocket with how many
satellites on March 27, 2023 - 36
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 Which medal has been won by Manu Bhaker in the 25m pistol
event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 on March 27, 2023 - Bronze
 Where will the 2nd Climate and Environmental Sustainability
Working Group meeting be held - Gandhinagar


Who has won the Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 – Alia Mir
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Which country's former President Dilma Rousseff has been elected
as the President of the New Development Bank (NDB) - Brazil
 Hamza Yusuf has been elected the first minister of which country
– Scotland
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 Who has unveiled the idols of Lord Vasaveshwara and Nadaprabhu
Kempegowda in Bengaluru on March 28, 2023 - Amit Shah
 On March 28, Prime Minister of which country has announced the
suspension of judicial reforms after nationwide protests - Israel
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 Who has become the first person to swim from Gateway of India
to Elephanta Caves on March 28, 2023 - Krishna Prakash
 Which bank has acquired Silicon Valley Bank on March 28, 2023
– First Citizens Bank
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 'Hopi', which was in discussion on March 28, 2023, is an ethnic
group of people living in which country - America
 On March 28, 2023, the Employees' Provident Fund Organization
has increased the interest rate for the year 2022-23 to what percent
- 8.15%
 Who has been elected as the Vice President of the International
Boxing Association on March 29, 2023 - Ajay Singh
 Which bank has issued its first electronic bank guarantee - Yes Bank
 Which country has declared an outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
disease on March 29, 2023 – Tanzania
 On March 29, 2023, which state's NGO 'Tapovan' has been
awarded the Children's Champion Award 2023 - Assam
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 Which country has become the dialogue partner of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization on March 29, 2023 - Saudi Arabia
 Who has topped the Passport Index 2023 released by Arton
Capital on March 30, 2023 - UAE
 Where has the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
meeting started on March 30, 2023 – Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
 Which is the most represented country in Asia as per QS World
Universities Ranking 2023 as on March 30, 2023 – China
 Which state's Chief Minister has launched the 'Pathashree-
Rastashree Project' on March 30, 2023 - West Bengal
 Which state's 'Kangra tea' has got the European GI tag on March
30, 2023 - Himachal Pradesh
 A book named 'Phoolange' has been released on March 30, 2023.
Who wrote it - Lekhnath Chhetri (Author of Darjeeling)
Who has become the highest wicket-taker in T20Is on March 30,

2023 - Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
 Which state's foundation day has been celebrated on 30 March -
Rajasthan
 Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has become the new Vice
President of which country on March 31, 2023 – UAE
 Who has been named as the official partner for Tata IPL 2023 by
BCCI on March 31, 2023 - Herbalife
 Who has become India's 81st Chess Grandmaster on March 31,
2023 - Sayantan Das (Kolkata)
 In which city the first International Quantum Communication
Conclave has been organized on March 30, 2023 – New Delhi
 Which state government has notified 10% MWS (economically
weaker sections) quota in education and employment on April 1,
2023 - Karnataka
 Tata Power has appointed whom as MD & CEO - Praveer Sinha
 Who has been appointed as the CEO of Hero MotoCorp on April
1, 2023 - Niranjan Gupta
 In which state Indian Railways has achieved 100% rail
electrification on April 1, 2023 - Haryana
 Where will the world's third and India's second largest cricket
stadium be built - Jaipur (Rajasthan)
 Who has won the Delhi International Open Chess title on April 2,
2023 - Arvind Chitambaram
 Which state government has released the Lake Development
Program on April 2, 2023 - Telangana
 According to the information of April 2, 2023, where will the
second G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting be held - Siliguri
 Who became the 31st member country of NATO - Finland
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1. Who was the chief guest at the passing out parade of the first 12. Which language's famous writer 'Shivashankari' has received the
batch of Agniveers from INS Chilka? Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her 2019 autobiography
(A) PT Usha (B) Mithali Raj 'Suryavansham'?
(C) Admiral R Harikumar (D) Defence Personnel (A) Tamil (B) Kannada
2. What is the height of the world's highest railway bridge 'Chenab (C) Punjabi (D) Marathi
Bridge'? 13. What is the rank of India in the recently released World Happiness
(A) 359 m (B) 350 m Report for the year 2023?
(C) 400 m (D) 450 m
(A) 120th (B) 126th
3. What is the name of the launch vehicle used for 'One Wave India
(C) 128th (D) 132nd
Mission-2' to be launched by ISRO on March 26, 2023?
14. Who made the record for the fastest swim across the Pak Strait in
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(C) GSLV-Mk III (D) GSLV-F10
(A) Sampanna Ramesh Shelar (B) Shivani Kataria
4. What is the name of Asia's largest Tulip Garden (Jammu and
(C) Dhanushkodi (D) Sandeep Sejwal
Kashmir)?
15. On which date 'National Immunization Day' is celebrated?
(A) Siraj Bagh (B) Dal Lake
(A) on 15th March (B) on 16th March
(C) Indira Gandhi Memorial (D) Jabarwan Range
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5. Which High Court has used Artificial Intelligence based ChatGPT (C) on 18th March (D) on 19th March
while hearing bail plea in murder case? 16. Where was the first International Conference on Common
(A) Delhi (B) Punjab and Haryana Buddhist Heritage held?
(C) Gauhati (D) Patna (A) Hyderabad (B) Mumbai
6. Recently who has been conferred with the highest civilian honor (C) New Delhi (D) Goa
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(A) MT Vasudevan Nair (B) Anuj Mehta Assistant Defence Minister of the US Airforce?
(C) Piyush Goyal (D) Dr. Tapan Saikia (A) Naveen Pandey (B) Raja Mathur
7. Who has been selected for the 'Sangeet Kalanidhi Award 2023' by (C) Manish Jindal (D) Ravi Chowdhary
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the Sangeet Akademi? 18. Recently, who has become the new ambassador of America in
(A) Lalgudi Jayaraman (B) T R Balamani India?
(C) Asha Bhosle (D) Bombay Jayshree (A) Josh Ford (B) Eric Garcetti
8. Recently, the central government has increased the dearness
(C) John Gehry (D) Tom Franklin
allowance of central employees by 4% to .......... .
19. According to the recently released SIPRI report for the year 2023,
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(A) 38% (B) 40%

which country has become the world's largest arms importer?
(C) 42% (D) 44%
(A) China (B) Pakistan
9. Recently, Luis Caffarelli of Argentina has received the Abel Prize
(C) India (D) Ukraine
2023. In which field is this award given?
20. What is the rank of India in the World Air Quality Report 2022?
(A) Medicine (B) Mathematics
(C) Economics (D) Peace (A) Fourth (B) Fifth
10. Which state has recently become the first state in India to pass (C) eighth (D) tenth
the 'Right to Health Bill'? 21. Which male cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player of the
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Punjab Month for the month of February?
(C) Haryana (D) Rajasthan (A) Ben Stokes (England) (B) Travis Head (Australia)
11. Which country's 'Tim Paine' retired from all forms of cricket? (C) Harry Brook (England) (D) Liton Das (Bangladesh)
(A) England (B) Australia 22. Recently who has been selected for the 'Vyas Samman' for the
(C) Ireland (D) New Zealand year 2022?

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 (A) Dr. Ram Raghuvanshi (B) Dr. Gopal Khanna 35. Who has been appointed as the world's first 'hand ambassador'
(C) Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi (D) Dr. Mahesh Sharma by Savlon India?
23. Who has won the Best Actor Award at the Oscar Awards 2023? (A) Virat Kohli (B) Virender Sehwag
(A) Brendan Fraser (B) Tom Jones (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Akshay Kumar
(C) Steve Lara (D) Bunt Michael 36. Who has won the title of Ranji Trophy 2022-23?
24. Which foundation day has CISF celebrated on 10th March? (A) Saurashtra (B) Bengal
(A) 51st (B) 54th (C) Gujarat (D) Madhya Pradesh
(C) 58th (D) 67th 37. Which has become the first city in America to ban caste
25. Who has become the first woman commander of a fighter unit in discrimination?
the Indian Air Force? (A) Seattle (B) Boston
(A) Kalpana Singh (B) Rita Shaha (C) Chicago (D) San Francisco
(C) Shalija Dhami (D) Manisha Rani 38. Which Indian film won the Oscar 2023 in the Best Documentary
26. By when has the Railways aimed to become a 'net-zero carbon Short Film category at 95th Academy Awards?
emitter'? (A) Brahmastra (B) Lagan
(A) 2040 (B) 2025 (C) The Elephant Whispers (D) RRR
(C) 2030 (D) 2045 39. With which campaign theme 'International Women's Day' was

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27. Who has recently won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023? celebrated on 8th March 2023?
(A) Sir David Chipperfield (B) Moody Jonesland (A) Each for Equal (B) Embrace equity
(C) Steven Clarke (D) Atham Morris (C) Choose to challenge (D) Press for progress
28. Who has won the 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022 40. Which bank has issued its first electronic bank guarantee?
award'? (A) Union Bank of India (B) Bandhan Bank
(A) PV Sindhu (B) Sakshi Malik
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(C) Mirabai Chanu (D) Neetu Ghangs 41. Where has the meeting of SCO National Security Advisors been
29. Who has won the women's singles title in National Badminton held?
Championship 2023? (A) Beijing (B) New Delhi
(A) Gayatri Gopichand (B) Treesa Jolly (C) Moscow (D) Astana
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(C) Anupama Upadhyay (D) Kanika Kanwal 42. Who has been elected as the Vice President of the International
30. 'Hekani Jakhalu' has become the first woman MLA of which state Boxing Association (IBA)?
of India? (A) Ajay Singh (B) Gagan Mohanty
(A) Tripura (B) Meghalaya (C) Vijender Singh (D) Mary Kom
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(C) Assam (D) Nagaland 43. Which country's embassy launched Spanish-Hindi football
31. Which female footballer has recently won the FIFA Player of the dictionary in New Delhi?
Year 2022 award? (A) Spain (B) Brazil
(A) Alex Morgan (B) Alexia Putellas (C) Portugal (D) Argentina
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(C) Sam Kerr (D) Lucy Bronze 44. Flagship program PM Shree is the initiative of which ministry?
32. Which male footballer has recently won the FIFA Player of the (A) Ministry of Finance (B) Ministry of Agriculture
Year 2022 award? (C) Ministry of Education (D) Ministry of External Affairs
(A) Cristiano Ronaldo (B) Robert Lewandowski 45. Which Indian youth player has won the bronze medal in the
(C) Lionel Messi (D) Kevin de Brion 'World Youth Weightlifting Championship'?
33. What is the rank of India among 55 countries in the recently (A) Dhanush Loganathan (B) Priyam Garg
released Global Innovation Index for the year 2023? (C) Vikas Thakur (D) Lovepreet Singh
(A) 40th (B) 42nd 46. Who has been appointed as the interim captain of Kolkata Knight
(C) 44th (D) 48th Riders?
34. Which cricket team has recently won the title of ICC Women's (A) Sunil Narine (B) Shardul Thakur
T-20 World Cup 2023? (C) Andre Russell (D) Nitish Rana
(A) India (B) Pakistan 47. Which bank has acquired 'all deposits and loans' of Silicon Valley
(C) England (D) Australia Bank?

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 (A) Citi Group (B) First-Citizens Bank (A) Laxman Narasimhan (B) Ajay Sinha
(C) Bank of America (D) Wells Fargo (C) Howard Schultz (D) David Howard
48. Recently ISRO launched how many satellites of Network Access 61. Who won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the
Associated Limited (OneWeb) simultaneously? ISSF World Cup Shooting Championships?
(A) 5 (B) 19 (A) Sarabjit Singh (B) Suma Shirur
(C) 31 (D) 36 (C) Jeetu Rai (D) Saurabh Chowdhary
49. Who has become the second Indian to win more than one gold 62. Which Indian-American actress has been awarded the 'National
medal in the Women's World Boxing Championships? Humanity Medal' by US President Joe Biden?
(A) Nikhat Zareen (B) Mary Kom (A) Mindy Kaling (B) Sonia Shah
(C) Lovlina Borgohain (D) Sweety Boora (C) Dolly Singh (D) Amita Naik
50. Who has been conferred with Assam's highest civilian award 63. Who has acquired the Swiss bank 'Credit Suisse Bank' which is
'Assam Vaibhav' for the year 2023? facing financial crisis?
(A) Yogi Adityanath (B) Anuj Mehta (A) Credit Agricole (B) HSBC
(C) Piyush Goyal (D) Dr. Tapan Saikia (C) Standard Chartered (D) UBS Group
51. Which team has won the Women's Premier League 2023 title? 64. Who has won the singles title of Indian Wells Masters recently?
(A) Delhi Capitals (B) UP Warriors (A) Carlos Alcaraz (B) Daniil Medvedev

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(C) Mumbai Indians (D) Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) Rafael Nadal (D) Matt Ebden
52. In which city will the Uttarakhand government set up a sports 65. Who has become the oldest player to win the ATP Masters 1000
university? title?
(A) Bageshwar (B) Haldwani (A) Andy Murray (B) Matthew Ebden
(C) Almora (D) Dehradun (C) Daniil Medvedev (D) Rohan Bopanna
53. Who has become the CEO of online text editing platform
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Strategy?
'Grammarly'?
(A) Rahul Roy Chowdhury (B) Brad Hoover (A) Qatar (B) India
(C) Jack Dorsey (D) Ajay Banga (C) United Arab Emirates (D) China
54. Which country's hockey federation has recently been honored 67. In how many states will PM Mitra Mega Textile Park be set up?
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with the 'Best Organizer Award' by the Asian Hockey Federation? (A) 5 (B) 6
(A) Malaysia (B) Netherlands (C) 7 (D) 8
(C) India (D) Australia 68. Which airport topped the list of world's top airports released by
55. Which country has recently become the new member of BRICS Skytrax?
New Development Bank? (A) Munich Airport (B) Zurich Airport
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(A) Egypt (B) Argentina (C) Singapore Changi Airport

(C) New Zealand (D) South Korea (D) Indira Gandhi International Airport
56. When is 'World Water Day' celebrated every year across the world? 69. Who has been sworn in as the third Vice-President of Nepal?
(A) on 22nd March (B) on 24th March (A) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
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(C) on 25th March (D) on 29th March (B) Sher Bahadur Deuva
57. Where was the meeting of the G-20 Sustainable Finance Working (C) Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
Group held? (D) Arju Rana Deuba
(A) Udaipur (B) Jaipur 70. Which bank has become the official banking partner of Mumbai
(C) Lucknow (D) New Delhi Indians?
58. Who launched the 'Call Before You Dig' app? (A) HDFC Bank (B) IDFC First Bank
(A) Narendra Modi (B) Ashwini Vaishnav (C) State Bank of India (D) Axis Bank
(C) Piyush Goyal (D) Smriti Irani 71. The Union Home Ministry has announced 10 percent reservation
59. Who won the title of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023? for ex-Agniveers in which security force?
(A) Max Verstappen (B) Sergio Perez (A) CISF (B) CRPF
(C) Fernando Alonso (D) George Russell (C) RAF (D) ITBP
60. Who has taken over as the CEO of coffee house company 72. Recently, who has been honored with the 'Governor of the Year
Starbucks? 2023' by the International Publication Central Banking?

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 (A) Raghuram Rajan (B) Urjit Patel (A) INS Mumbai (B) INS Shardul
(C) Shaktikanta Das (D) Mahesh Kumar Jain (C) INS Kolkata (D) INS Vikrant
73. Who has launched the new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot GPT-4? 86. Who has recently become the 81st Chess Grandmaster of India?
(A) Open AI (B) Google (A) Vignesh NR (B) Sayantan Das
(C) Signature AI (D) Twitter (C) Pranesh M (D) Rahul Srivastava
74. Who has become the first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat 87. What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2023?
Express train? (A) Youth Effort for Wildlife Conservation
(A) Shiva Chauhan (B) Meera Nayak (B) Partnership for Wildlife Conservation
(C) Aditi Singh (D) Surekha Yadav (C) Partnership for Green Wildlife
75. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of 'She Changes (D) Wildlife Conservation for Earth
Climate' initiative in India? 88. Which sportsperson has won the gold medal in the men's shot
(A) Poornima Devi Burman (B) Licypriya Kangujam put event of the AFI National Throw Championship?
(C) Shreya Ghodawat (D) Anushka Sharma (A) Inderjit Singh (B) Om Prakash Singh
76. Which company has recently got the status of Infrastructure (C) Tejinderpal Singh Toor (D) Tek Chand
Finance Company from RBI? 89. Exercise 'Dustlik 2023' was organized between India and which
(A) IRDA (B) Bharat Dynamics country?

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(C) NTPC (D) Coal India (A) Kyrgyzstan (B) France
77. In which city was the G-20 Flower Festival organized? (C) Uzbekistan (D) Brazil
(A) Lucknow (B) Mumbai 90. Who is the author of the book 'Bipin : The Man Behind the
(C) Guwahati (D) New Delhi Uniform'?
78. Which movie's song 'Naatu Naatu' has won the award in the (A) Rajdeep Sardesai (B) Rachna Biswat Rawat

(A) everything everywhere all at once

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Original Song category at the 95th Oscar Awards ceremony? (C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Manoj Sinha
91. Who has been honored with the 'Player of the Year Award' by the
(B) The whale Asian Chess Federation?
(C) RRR (D) The Elephant Whispers (A) Parimarjan Negi (B) D. Gukesh
79. With which country India has signed an MoU on Research, (C) Krishnan Sasikiran (D) Vidit Gujarati
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Technology and Innovation Cooperation? 92. The International Monetary Fund has given a bailout package of
(A) Germany (B) Mexico how many billion dollars to Sri Lanka facing financial crisis?
(C) Brazil (D) Italy (A) 1 billion (B) 2 billion
80. Which actress won the Best Actress Award at the Oscar Awards (C) 3 billion (D) 4 billion
2023? 93. Who won the women's singles title of National Badminton
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(A) Michelle Yeoh (B) Jennifer Lawrence Championship?

(C) Anne Hathaway (D) Emma Watson (A) Aakarshi Kashyap (B) Anupama Upadhyay
81. Which bank of America has declared itself bankrupt? (C) P.V. Sindhu (D) Sayali Gokhale
(A) Wells Fargo (B) Silicon Valley Bank 94. American Space Agency NASA has appointed whom as its Science
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(C) J.P. Morgan Chase (D) Bank of America Chief?

82. In which state did PM Modi inaugurate the world's longest railway (A) Ellen Stofan (B) James L. Green
platform 'Hubli Railway Platform' (1507 metres)? (C) Jennifer Wiseman (D) Nicola Fox
(A) Bihar (B) Uttar Pradesh 95. Who has been elected as the next leader of the Scottish National
(C) Karnataka (D) Gujarat Party?
83. Which team won the title of 76th edition of Santosh Trophy? (A) Keith Brown (B) Hamza Yousuf
(A) Meghalaya (B) Karnataka (C) Nicola Sturgeon (D) Rohan Khanna
(C) Maharashtra (D) Services 96. Who has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Men's
84. Rest of India won the prestigious 'Irani Cup' by defeating whom? Hockey team?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (A) Craig Fulton (B) Dilip Tirkey
(C) Haryana (D) Gujarat (C) Graham Reid (D) Mario Lemieux
85. The first edition of Naval Commanders' Conference 2023 was 97. In which city the Union Agriculture Minister has inaugurated
organized on which aircraft carrier? 'Agriunifest'?

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 (A) Patna (B) Bangalore (A) Pathan (B) Lal Singh Chadha
(C) Lucknow (D) Jaipur (C) The Kashmir Files (D) Congratulations
98. Recently, the central government has approved the purchase of 110. Which cricket team has won the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title?
how many HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft? (A) Mumbai (B) Vidarbha
(A) 50 (B) 60 (C) Gujarat (D) Saurashtra
(C) 70 (D) 80 111. Who has received the 'Best Actor' award at the BAFTA Awards-
99. Recently, Sameer Khakhar has passed away. To which field does 2023?
he belong? (A) Barry K. O'Ghan (B) Len Kenning
(A) Journalism (B) Acting (C) Mayo Johnson (D) Austin Butler
(C) medicine (D) singing 112. Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian
100. What is the theme of National Science Day 2023? Army?
(A) Global Science for Youth (A) MV Suchindra Kumar (B) KS Mukesh Kumar
(B) Global Science for Global Wellbeing (C) LK Manish Rana (D) JP Gopal Sharma
(C) New technology for future
113. Who has become the new CEO of YouTube?
(D) Global Innovation for Future
(A) Prakash Tiwari (B) Ashok Verma
101. Which has become the first High Court of the country to publish
(C) Jayant Mukesh (D) Neel Mohan

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judgments in regional languages?
114. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to take 100 wickets in
(A) Gujarat High Court (B) Kerala High Court
T-20I?
(C) Allahabad High Court (D) Patna High Court
(A) Deepti Sharma (B) Rajeshwari Gaikwad
102. Who has been appointed by UNICEF India as its National
(C) Radha Yadav (D) Jhulan Goswami
Ambassador?
(A) KL Rahul (B) Raveena Tandon
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year 2022?
(C) Ayushmann Khurrana (D) Harmanpreet Kaur (A) Amitabh Bachchan (B) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
103. Who has become India's 80th Grandmaster in Chess? (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Anil Kakodkar
(A) Jayesh Sinha (B) Vishesh Rana 116. Recently which female cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player
(C) Vignesh NR (D) Amit Jain
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of the Month for the month of January?
104. Recently who has been honored with 'International Mother (A) Megan Scott (Australia) (B) Grace Scrivens (England)
Language Award'? (C) Chloe Tyrone (S. Africa) (D) Sophia Ikley (England)
(A) Dr. Mahendra Mishra (B) V. Madhusudan Nair 117. Who has become the first Indian captain to score a century in all
(C) Lakshti Pawar (D) Angad Chowdhary
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three formats of cricket?

105. In which state the first nuclear power plant of North India is (A) Virat Kohli (B) Ravichandran Ashwin
being set up? (C) Rohit Sharma (D) KL Rahul
(A) Rajasthan (B) Haryana 118. In which city India's first Glass Igloo restaurant has been opened?
(C) Punjab (D) Delhi (A) Kutch (B) Kashmir
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106. Where has India's first Agri Chatbot 'Ama Krushai' been launched? (C) Panaji (D) Dehradun
(A) Rajasthan (B) Odisha 119. French player 'Rafael Varane' has retired from which international
(C) Punjab (D) Delhi game?
107. Who has become the new CEO of NITI Aayog? (A) Tennis (B) Badminton
(A) BVR Subramaniam (B) MK Chattopadhyay (C) Football (D) Cricket
(C) LK Narasimha (D) RPK Narottam 120. Which country's 'Aaron Finch' has retired from international
108. With which country has Russia recently broken the treaty called cricket?
'New Start'? (A) England (B) New Zealand
(A) America (B) Japan (C) Ireland (D) Australia
(C) England (D) Ukraine 121. Which state government has launched a scheme called 'Ladli Bahna'?
109. Which film has been given the 'Best Film' award at the Dadasaheb (A) Gujarat (B) Rajasthan
Phalke International Film Festival 2023? (C) Bihar (D) Madhya Pradesh

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122. Which raising day has the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrated (A) Ladakh (B) Jammu and Kashmir
on February 1, 2023? (C) Chandigarh (D) Delhi
(A) 42nd (B) 45th 135. Who has been chosen by the BCCI as the title sponsor of the
(C) 47th (D) 49th Women's Premier League?
123. Who has become the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (A) Tata Group (B) Jio
(IAF)? (C) Master Card (D) Dream 11
(A) Govind Chakradhar (B) Dinesh Sharma 136. Indian Railways recently completed the electrification of all broad
(C) Jaman Chowdhary (D) Amar Preet Singh gauge routes in which state?
124. Which team has won the title of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Assam
(A) Pakistan (B) India (C) Bihar (D) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Germany (D) Australia 137. Which film was chosen as the 'Film of the Year' at the Dadasaheb
125. Who has won the men's singles title in Australian Open 2023? Phalke International Film Festival 2023?
(A) Novak Djokovic (B) Rafael Nadal (A) Kantara (B) Mangubai Kathiawadi
(C) Stefanos Tsitsipas (D) Jason Kubler (C) RRR (D) The Kashmir Files
126. Who has won the Women's U-19 T-20 World Cup 2023 title? 138. Who won the bronze medal in Badminton Asia Mixed Team
Championship?

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(A) Australia (B) England
(C) India (D) Pakistan (A) India (B) China
127. Which birth anniversary of 'Lal Lajpat Rai' has been celebrated on (C) South Korea (D) Malaysia
28 January? 139. In which state was the Indo-Uzbekistan biennial military training
(A) 156th (B) 158th exercise 'Dustlik-2023' organized?
(C) 159th (D) 161st
4N (A) Uttarakhand
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
128. Who has won the Best Female Cricketer of the Year award at the
ICC Awards 2022? 140. Which country has been elected as the President of the 62nd
(A) Deepti Sharma (India) (B) Nat Shiver (England) session of the United Nations Social Development Commission?
(C) Tahila McGrath (Aus) (D) Beth Mooney (Aus) (A) Germany (B) Canada
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129. Who has won the Male Cricketer of the Year award at the ICC (C) Australia (D) India
Awards 2022? 141. With whom did AICTE launch the national level hackathon
(A) Suryakumar Yadav (India) (B) Tom Latham (New Zealand) 'Kavach-2023'?
(C) Babar Azam (Pakistan) (D) Jos Buttler (England) (A) IIT Delhi
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130. Which country recently joined 'The Agriculture Innovation (B) Bureau of Police Research and Development
Mission for Climate' initiative? (C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(A) Japan (B) Israel (D) UIDAI
(C) India (D) Mexico 142. What is the name of the new AI chatbot released by UIDAI
recently?
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131. Which Indian American has recently presented his candidature

for the US presidential election? (A) Aadhaar Sahayata (B) Aadhaar Mitra
(A) Rashid Hussain (B) Vivek Ramaswamy (C) Aadhaar Saathi (D) Aadhaar Help
(C) Har Dayal (D) Raja Krishnamurthy 143. Which Indian tech startup unveiled the solar-powered drone 'Suraj'
132. Which became the first American city to ban caste discrimina- at the Aero India 2023 show?
tion? (A) Alpha Design Technologies
(A) New York (B) Seattle (B) Garuda Aerospace
(C) Boston (D) San Francisco (C) Ideaforge Technology
133. Who has been appointed as the captain by Sunrisers Hyderabad (D) Drone Acharya Aerial Innovations
for IPL? 144. Which fintech company has launched India's first Chat
(A) Mayank Agarwal (B) Bhuvneshwar Kumar GPT-powered AI chatbot 'Lexi'?
(C) Aiden Markram (D) David Warner (A) Axio (B) Lentra
134. In which state was the Frozen Lake Half Marathon organized? (C) Velocity (D) Razer-pay

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145. In which state did PM Modi inaugurate the 'Jal Jan Abhiyan'? (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Ladakh
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Andaman-Nicobar Islands (D) Chandigarh
(C) Rajasthan (D) Himachal Pradesh 156. Recently ISRO has installed how many satellites in low earth
146. Who has been appointed as the mentor of the Royal Challengers orbit with SSLV-D2 rocket?
Bangalore women's cricket team? (A) 5 (B) 6
(A) Mohammad Kaif (B) Sania Mirza (C) 3 (D) 2
(C) Jhulan Goswami (D) Anjum Chopra 157. What is the rank of India in 'Global Quality Infrastructure Index
147. In which country was the 12th 'World Hindi Conference' orga- 2021'?
nized? (A) 5th (B) 8th
(A) Fiji (B) Nepal (C) 10th (D) 20th
(C) Mauritius (D) USA 158. Digital Payment Utsav is an initiative launched by which minis-
148. Which start-up has manufactured the Swarm drone system try?
inducted in the Indian Army? (A) Ministry of Education (B) Ministry of Finance
(A) Sagar Defence (C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(B) Alpha Design Technologies (D) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(C) NewSpace Research and Technologies 159. In which city the meeting of Urban-20 City Sherpas' has been

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(D) Paras Aerospace organized?

149. Who is the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia, who is (A) Lucknow (B) Bhopal
involved in a mission to the International Space Station? (C) Ahmedabad (D) Jaipur
(A) Jessica Meer (B) Rayana Barnawi 160. The government of which country has announced the 5th dose of
the Covid-19 vaccine to all citizens aged 18 years and above?
(C) Noura Al Matrosh (D) Jasmine Moghbeli
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150. 'Healthy Mind, Healthy Home' is an initiative launched by which
(A) Germany (B) New Zealand

ministry? (C) France (D) Australia

161. Which AI powered chatbot has been launched by Google
(A) Ministry of AYUSH
recently?
(B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(A) Alphabet (B) Bard
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(C) Ministry of Education
(C) Brain Fast (D) Ernie
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
162. In the wake of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, what
151. How many billion dollars has been announced by the World Bank
is the name given to the operation being carried out by India?
for earthquake affected Turkey?
(A) Operation Raksha (B) Operation Madad
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(A) $1.50 billion (B) $1.20 billion

(C) Operation Dost (D) Operation Goodness
(C) $1.78 billion (D) $2.00 billion
163. Who has won the 'ADT Best Awards-2023' for the sixth consecu-
152. Who has become the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union
tive year?
Territory of Ladakh?
(A) NTPC (B) ONGC
(A) Gulab Chand Kataria (B) Fagu Chauhan
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(C) IOCL (D) GAIL

(C) Ramesh Bais (D) B.D. Mishra
164. Which has become the first civic body in the country to launch
153. Which team bought India's star batsman 'Smriti Mandhana' in the green bonds?
first Women's Premier League auction? (A) Indore Municipal Corporation
(A) Delhi Capitals (B) UP Warriors (B) Varanasi Municipal Corporation
(C) Mumbai Indians (D) Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) Mumbai Municipal Corporation
154. What is the theme of Aero India-2023 show? (C) Patna Municipal Corporation
(A) The Runway to a Billion Opportunities 165. Which music composer of India has won the prestigious Grammy
(B) Aero Show for Billion Opportunities Awards 2023?
(C) The Runway of Atmanirbhar Bharat (A) M.M. Keeravani (B) Pritam Chakraborty
(D) Trade Expo and Defence Expo Show (C) Ricky Kej (D) AR Rahman
155. For the first time in India, in which Union Territory Lithium 166. Which country has become a full member of the 'International
reserves have been found? Solar Alliance'?

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 (A) Vietnam (B) China (A) 7.1 percent (B) 6.9 percent
(C) Austria (D) Brazil (C) 7.0 percent (D) 6.1 percent
167. Who has launched WhatsApp food delivery facility for Passen- 178. Which state's tableau included in the 74th Republic Day parade
gers? has been awarded the first prize?
(A) Air India (B) Indian Railways (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Gujarat
(C) Vistara Airlines (C) Uttarakhand (D) Maharashtra
(D) Uttarakhand Transport Corporation 179. Which budget has been called the first budget of Amrit Kaal?
168. 'Digi Yatra' facility will be implemented at how many more (A) 2016-17 (B) 2020-21
airports in the country? (C) 2022-23 (D) 2023-24
(A) 4 (B) 6 180. Which state has announced monthly allowance to unemployed
(C) 5 (D) 8 youth from next financial year?
169. Who has signed the International Solar Alliance Framework Agree- (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
ment? (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Chhattisgarh
(A) Vietnam (B) Uruguay 181. In which city was the 3rd National Children's Science Congress
(C) Congo (D) Kenya organized?
170. Which Indian wrestler has won bronze medal in Zagreb Open (A) Mumbai (B) Ahmedabad

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Championship? (C) Varanasi (D) Pune
(A) Aman Sehrawat (B) Bajrang Punia 182. What has been renamed as the Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati
(C) Deepak Dahiya (D) Ravi Kumar Dahiya Bhavan?

171. Who has become the youngest cricketer to score a century in all (A) Rajendra Prasad Udyan (B) Amrit Udyan
(C) Peace Garden (D) Ananda Garden
three formats of international cricket?
4N 183. Indian Under-19 women's cricket team won the first T20 World
(A) Ishan Kishan (B) Suryakumar Yadav
(C) Shubman Gill (D) Prithvi Shaw Cup by defeating which team in the final?

172. Which state's team has won all the four gold medals in water (A) Sri Lanka (B) Australia
sports 'Canoeing and Kayaking' in the Khelo India Youth Games (C) South-Africa (D) England
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2022? 184. Which team has won the title of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (A) Germany (B) Belgium
(C) Maharashtra (D) Haryana (C) England (D) Australia
173. How many lakh crore rupees capital outlay has been allocated for 185. In which state was the 5th Khelo India Youth Games 2022 held?
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the Indian Railways in the Union Budget 2023? (A) Gujarat (B) Madhya Pradesh
(A) 1.90 lakh crore (B) 3.00 lakh crore (C) Maharashtra (D) Karnataka
(C) 2.000 lakh crore (D) 2.40 lakh crore 186. India has signed MoU with which country to bring 12 Cheetahs
174. How many tourist places will be developed under the complete to India annually?
tourism package? (A) South Africa (B) Kenya
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(A) 50 (B) 30 (C) Namibia (D) Tanzania

(C) 20 (D) 40 187. In the budget 2023-24, how many visions have been told for
175. As per Budget 2023-24, what is the revised average processing Amrit Kaal?
time for ITR? (A) 4 (B) 5
(A) 21 days (B) 20 days (C) 7 (D) 3
(C) 18 days (D) 16 days 188. Which Indian-American has been nominated for appointment to
176. In the budget 2023-24, the government has presented the total the rank of Brigadier General in the US Air Force?
expenditure estimate? (A) Darshan Shah (B) Bhagwati Bose
(A) 45.03 lakh crore (B) 50.03 lakh crore (C) Uday Singh Taunke (D) Raja J Chari
(C) 37.04 lakh crore (D) 43.03 lakh crore 189. What is the name of India's first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine?
177. What is the forecast of India's growth rate in the year 2023 as per (A) Incovac (B) Covaxin
the World Economic Outlook report of IMF? (C) Hanvac (D) Comvac 5

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190. Who has been appointed as the new General Manager of Central 202. On the eve of 74th Republic Day 2023, six Padma, nine Padma
Railway? Bhushan and how many Padma Shri were announced under the
(A) Anil Kumar Lohoti (B) Naresh Lalwani Padma Awards 2023?
(C) Ashok Kumar Mishra (D) Alok Singh (A) 81 (B) 91
191. Who has developed the 'Visible Emission Line Coronagraph' (C) 71 (D) 106
payload for ISRO's Aditya L1 project? 203. On January 24 'National Girl Child Day' is celebrated in honor of
(A) DRDO which woman?
(B) Bhabha Atomic Research Center
(A) Sushma Swaraj (B) Savitribai Phule
(C) Indian Institute of Astrophysics
(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Sarojini Naidu
(D) IIT Mumbai
204. Who became the new Director General of Directorate General of
192. On which date 'World Cancer Day' is celebrated every year?
Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
(A) on 4th February (B) on 5th February
(A) Amit Sisodia (B) Gopal Tiwari
(C) on 6th February (D) on 7th February
(C) Rakesh Chowdhary (D) Vikram Devdutt
193. Google paid tribute to which actress of Malayalam cinema on her
205. On whose birth anniversary 'Parakram Diwas' is celebrated on
120th birth anniversary through a doodle?
23rd January?
(A) Sheela Ravichandran (B) Maheshwari Amma

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(C) Shobhana (D) P.K. Rosie (A) B.R. Ambedkar (B) APJ Abdul Kalam

194. Who has been appointed as the first woman PM of the Central (C) Subhash Chandrabose (D) JRD Tata
African country, Equatorial Guinea? 206. Which Indian film has been nominated in the 'Documentary Short
(A) Teodoro Obiang Nguema (B) Alphonse Obiang Subject Category' at the Oscars 2023?
(C) Manuela Roca Botti (D) Francisco Asu (A) All That Breathes (B) The Elephant Whispers
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195. In which state did PM Modi inaugurate the Hindustan Aeronau- (C) RRR (D) Tell it like and woman
tics Limited, a greenfield helicopter factory? 207. How many personnel have been awarded the President's Fire
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra Service Medal on Republic Day 2023?
(C) Karnataka (D) Kerala (A) 43 (B) 47
196. In which city the meeting of G-20 Employment Working Group (C) 50 (D) 53
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has been organized? 208. Who has become the first Indian-American to become the
(A) Jodhpur (B) Jaipur lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland?
(C) Guwahati (D) Lucknow (A) Anita David (B) Seema Watson
197. Which Indian athlete has won gold in the shot put event at the
(C) Aruna Miller (D) Manvi Alex
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Asian Indoor Athletics Championships?

209. Which honor has been announced by the Government of India to
(A) Tajinderpal Singh Toor (B) Vikas Gowda
posthumous Mulayam Singh Yadav, popularly known as 'Son of
(C) Parduman Singh Brar (D) Manpreet Kaur
the Earth'?
198. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of Pfizer India?
(A) Padma Bhushan (B) Padma Vibhushan
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(A) Leena Nair (B) Meenakshi Neotia

(C) Padma Shri (D) Bharat Ratna
(C) Jayshree Ullah (D) Revati Advaiti
210. Who won the men's singles title of 'India Open Badminton
199. Recently the European Union has announced to ban the sale of
Championship' recently?
gas and diesel cars from which year?
(A) From the year 2035 (B) From the year 2040 (A) Kunlavut Witidsarn (B) Lakshya Sen
(C) From the year 2045 (D) From the year 2050 (C) Victor Axelsen (D) Srikanth Kidambi
200. In view of Cyclone Gabriel, which country has declared National 211. India's first indigenous mobile operating system 'BharOS' was
Emergency? successfully tested in which IIT institute?
(A) Indonesia (B) Australia (A) IIT Delhi (B) IIT Madras
(C) New Zealand (D) Philippines (C) IIT Mumbai (D) IIT Varanasi
201. Where was the third 'Orange Festival 2023' celebrated recently? 212. Which language poet 'Neelmani Phukan' has passed away recently?
(A) Kohima (Nagaland) (B) Aizawl (Mizoram) (A) Assamese (B) Marathi
(C) Imphal (Manipur) (D) Guwahati (Assam) (C) Kannada (D) Gujarati

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213. 'Chris Hipkins' has been elected as the 41st Prime Minister of 225. Who has become the first woman officer in BRO to be posted on
which country? foreign assignment?
(A) Australia (B) New Zealand (A) Captain Meenakshi Chaturvedi
(C) Britain (D) Poland (B) Captain Surabhi Jakhmola
214. Who has become the first 'constitutional literate district' of India? (C) Captain Manisha Jhajjar
(A) Sikar (Rajasthan) (B) Kollam (Kerala) (D) Captain Pallavi Goswami
(C) Gandhinagar (Gujarat) (D) Dimapur (Nagaland) 226. On whose birthday 'National Youth Day' is celebrated on 12th
215. How many children have been honored with the Prime Minister's January?
National Child Award-2023? (A) Swami Vivekananda (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Paramahansa Yoganda
(C) 11 (D) 12 227. Who has won the award in the category of 'Best Film Drama' at
216. Who was the chief guest at the 74th Republic Day celebrations of the 80th edition of the Golden Globe Awards?
India? (A) Avatar (B) The Fablemons
(A) Abdel Fateh al-Sisi (B) Aung San Suu Kyi (C) Top Gun (D) King Richard
(C) Frank-Walter Steinmeier (D) Volodymyr Zelensky 228. Which female cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player of the
217. With which country did the Indian Army start the joint training

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Month for December 2022?
exercise Cyclone-1?
(A) Ashley Gardner (B) Stafanie Taylor
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Japan
(C) Deepti Sharma (D) Sophie Devin
(C) Nepal (D) Egypt
229. On which date 'World Hindi Day' is celebrated?
218. Which Foundation Day was celebrated by the National Disaster
(A) on 10th January (B) on 11th January
Response Force (NDRF) recently?
(A) 16th (B) 18th
4N (C) on 13th January (D) on 15th January
230. Who has been given Bahrain's 'ISA Award' for human service?
(C) 19th (D) 21st
(A) Carol Shields (B) Nepali Dr. Sanduk Ruit
219. How many tableaux were displayed in the 74th Republic Day
(C) Malik y Kahuk (D) Donald Tan
Parade?
231. Which has become the first state in India to have fully digital
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(A) 22 (B) 23
banking?
(C) 24 (D) 25
(A) Kerala (B) Meghalaya
220. How many islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have
been named after Param Vir Chakra winners? (C) Karnataka (D) Haryana
232. Which Indian state has been awarded the UN-Habitats World
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(A) 14 (B) 21
(C) 25 (D) 28 Habitat Award 2023 for 'Jaga Mission'?

221. Who has become the new Deputy National Security Advisor of (A) Rajasthan (B) Maharashtra
India? (C) Odisha (D) Bihar
(A) Sunil Singh Rana (B) Rajendra Mal Sharma 233. Who has become India's fastest bowler recently?
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(C) Pankaj Kumar Singh (D) Varun Singh Dutta (A) Jasprit Bumrah (B) T Natarajan
222. Which country's R'Bonnie Gabriel has been elected Miss Universe (C) Umran Malik (D) Mohsin Khan
2022? 234. Who has become the first woman officer to be actively deployed
(A) Brazil (B) Australia in Siachen?
(C) America (D) Switzerland (A) Captain Anisha Khan (B) Captain Zoya Begum
223. What is the rank of India in Henley Passport Index 2023? (C) Captain Anita Verma (D) Captain Shiva Chauhan
(A) 81st (B) 85th 235. Who has become the new chairman of the Atomic Energy
(C) 87th (D) 89th Regulatory Board (AERB)?
224. Which person of Indian origin has become the Technical Chief of (A) Deepak Singh Chawla (B) Arvind Singh Pathak
NASA? (C) Manish Kumar Singh (D) Dinesh Kumar Shukla
(A) MS Muralidhar (B) KK Venugopal 236. How many people were given the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
(C) AC Charania (D) JP Dogiwal Award for the year 2023?

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 (A) 24 (B) 27 (A) Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (B) Gopi Hinduja
(C) 29 (D) 34 (C) Manish Tewari (D) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
237. In which state India's first mobile IVF lab for animals has been 249. Who has become the youngest batsman to score a double century
started? in One Day International cricket?
(A) Karnataka (B) Haryana (A) Ishan Kishan (B) Harry Brooke
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) Gujarat (C) Cameron Green (D) Shubman Gill
238. Which country has recently become the 20th European country 250. Which country's Vice-President 'Badara Aliyu Juf' passed away
to adopt 'Euro currency'? in India recently after a illness?
(A) Ireland (B) Croatia (A) Guyana (B) Ghana
(C) Cyprus (D) Bulgaria (C) Gambia (D) Mozambique
239. Which company has recently announced the expansion of its 251. Indo-Russian joint venture has made the first batch of AK-203
'Girls4Tech STEM' education program in India? assault rifles at Korba Ordnance Factory. Korwa Ordnance
(A) Mastercard (B) Paytm Factory is in which state?
(C) Reliance Industries (A) Tata Motors (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Gujarat
240. India's first 3X platform wind turbine generator has been installed (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Maharashtra
by Renew Power in which state?
252. Which Indian-American has been honored with the 'Martin Luther

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(A) Rajasthan (B) Odisha King Grand Parade Special Award'?
(C) Telangana (D) Karnataka (A) Harmeet Dhillon (B) Krishna Vavilala
241. Who has recently become the 78th Grandmaster of India?
(C) Rohit Khanna (D) Maya Ajmera
(A) Kaustav Chatterjee (B) Rajesh Mehra
253. Which organization has released 'Rural Health Statistics Report'
(C) Anish Khanna (D) Mukesh Kala
242. How many times has 'Benjamin Netanyahu' become the Prime
4N recently?
(A) NITI Aayog (B) Indian Military Academy
Minister of Israel?
(C) AIIMS
(A) Fourth (B) Fifth
(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) sixth (D) eighth
254. Which country will issue a postage stamp with the portrait of
243. Which country's famous footballer 'Pele' has passed away
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India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on its 75th Independence Day?
recently?
(A) Bhutan (B) Nepal
(A) Brazil (B) Croatia
(C) Fiji (D) Sri Lanka
(C) Portugal (D) Argentina
255. What is the theme of the 2023 annual meeting of the World
244. Which country's social activist 'Elida Gvera' has been selected for
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Economic Forum?
the '1st KR Gauri Amma National Award'?
(A) Brazil (B) Cuba (A) Unity for World Wealth

(C) Croatia (D) Argentina (B) Cooperation in a Fragmented World

245. Which Indian has got the second rank globally in 'Brand (C) One World One Business Model
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Guardianship Index 2023'? (D) Cooperation for World Business Model

(A) Gautam Adani (B) Mukesh Ambani 256. Naval exercise 'Varun' was organized between India and which
(C) Anand Mahindra (D) Sunil Bhartiya Mittal country?
246. After Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Punjab, which state has recently (A) USA (B) Germany
revived the old pension scheme for government employees? (C) France (D) Australia
(A) Karnataka (B) Gujarat 257. Which company has recently acquired the media rights of the
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Maharashtra Women's IPL?
247. In which city was the first Health Working Group meeting (A) Paytm (B) Viacom 18
organized under the G-20 chairmanship of India? (C) Disney Star (D) Sony
(A) Guwahati (B) Ahmedabad 258. In which state is Vidisha, the first aspirational district to implement
(C) Srinagar (D) Thiruvananthapuram 6G technology, located?
248. Which British-Indian has recently been honored with the 'Freedom (A) Odisha (B) Gujarat
of the City of London' award? (C) Kerala (D) Madhya Pradesh

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259. Which public sector bank has recently partnered with 'Garuda 271. According to the CPCB report, which was the most polluted city
Aerospace' under 'Kisan Pushpak Yojana'? in India in the year 2022?
(A) Punjab National Bank (B) Union Bank of India (A) Gurugram (B) Delhi
(C) Canara Bank (D) State Bank of India (C) Ghaziabad (D) Patna
260. Which film won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 272. In which city was the 83rd All India Presiding Officers Conference
Critics' Choice Awards 2023? held?
(A) The Whale (B) Argentina 1985 (A) Bhopal (B) Jaipur
(C) R.R.R. (D) Decision of Leave
(C) Chennai (D) Ahmedabad
261. Which organization has released the '17th Global Risk Report
273. Which Indian public sector bank has received RBI approval to
2023'?
hold exclusive Rupee Vostro accounts of three Sri Lankan banks?
(A) World Bank (B) International Monetary Fund
(A) State Bank of India (B) Canara Bank
(C) Asian Development Bank (D) World Economic Forum
(C) Punjab National Bank (D) Indian Bank
262. Which country's famous singer 'Lisa Marie Presley' passed away
274. Which Indian player has scored the second highest ever score in
recently?
Ranji Trophy history?
(A) England (B) Germany
(C) Italy (D) USA (A) Cheteshwar Pujara (B) Shubman Gill

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263. PM Modi flagged off the river cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' from (C) Prithvi Shaw (D) Shreyas Iyer
Varanasi. In which city will this journey end? 275. Which country's footballer 'Gareth Bale' has retired recently?
(A) Patna (B) Kolkata (A) France (B) England
(C) Dibrugarh (D) Guwahati (C) Wales (D) Portugal
264. In which city will Tata Power Renewables set up India's first 276. In which city the 75th Army Day was organized on 15th January?
solar plant for housing societies?
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(A) Pune (B) Bhopal (C) Bangalore (D) Ahmedabad
(C) Mumbai (D) Ahmedabad 277. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 'National
265. According to the 'Global Economic Prospects Report' of the World Genome Editing and Training Center' in which state?
Bank, what is the expected economic growth of India in 2023-24? (A) Punjab (B) Himachal Pradesh
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(A) 5.5% (B) 6.6% (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Sikkim
(C) 7.0 % (D) 7.7 % 278. Who won the Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics
266. 'Year of Enterprises Project' is a major scheme of which state? Circle?
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(A) Prashant Neel (B) Hanu Raghavapudi
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(C) Rajasthan (D) Kerala

(C) S.S. Rajamouli (D) Ayan Mukerji
267. India's first 5G-enabled drone has been developed by which tech
279. In which city was the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas organized?
startup?
(A) Indore (B) Ahmedabad
(A) Skylark Drone (B) Teja Aerospace & Dynamics
(C) Chennai (D) Dehradun
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(C) IG Drones (D) Garuda Aerospace

280. Where has the 'Bailey Suspension Bridge' been inaugurated
268. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the 'School
recently?
of Logistics, Waterway and Communication' in which city?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(A) Guwahati (B) Shillong
(C) Assam (D) Karnataka
(C) Agartala (D) Itanagar
269. In which state are Kumarakom and Beypore selected under the 281. Which Indian player has recently won the prestigious Under-15
Swadesh Darshan-2.0 scheme? British Open Squash title?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala (A) Dipika Pallikal (B) Krishna Mishra
(C) Rajasthan (D) Uttar Pradesh (C) Advita Sharma (D) Anahat Singh
270. Recently the song 'Naatu Naatu' from the film RRR has received 282. Recently RBI has announced to issue 'Sovereign Green Bond'
the Golden Globe Song Award. Who is the director of RRR? worth how many crores?
(A) Siddharth Anand (B) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (A) 16000 crores (B) 5000 crores
(C) Vivek Agnihotri (D) S.S. Rajamouli (C) 10000 crore (D) 20000 crore

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283. According to the latest CMIE report, which state has recorded 295. How many MW of 'Mangdechhu Hydropower Project' has been
the highest unemployment rate in December 2022? handed over by India to Bhutan's Druk Green Power Corp.?
(A) Bihar (B) Haryana (A) 720 MW (B) 500 MW
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh (C) 1024 MW (D) 1200 MW
284. Recently which country's 'Pokhra Airport' had a major accident? 296. In which city has the Indian Army inaugurated the first 3-D
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Bhutan printed house?
(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh (A) Ahmedabad (B) Dehradun
285. The President of which country is Mohammad Irfan Ali, who has
(C) Itanagar (D) Srinagar
been honored with the 'Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award'?
297. National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMC) is an initiative of
(A) Guyana (B) United Arab Emirates
which Union Ministry?
(C) Israel (D) Iran
(A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
286. In which state has the 'Mukhyamantri Awas Bhoomi Adhikar
(B) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Yojana' been launched recently?
(C) Ministry of Defence
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana (D) Punjab (D) Ministry of Rural Development

287. Which player has recently won both the World Rapid and World 298. What is the name of the new scheme announced under the Station

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Blitz Chess titles? Redevelopment Campaign of the Ministry of Railways?
(A) R Praggnanandha (B) Koneru Humpy (A) Atmanirbhar Bharat Station Scheme
(C) Harika Dronavalli (D) Magnus Carlsen (B) Amrit Dhara Station Scheme
288. Where did PM Modi inaugurate the 108th Indian Science (C) Bharat Rail Station Scheme
Congress? (D) Atal Station Scheme
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Lucknow
4N 299. Which country has recently released a special stamp to mark the
(C) Nagpur (D) Patna 75th anniversary of India's independence?
289. Who has been appointed as the 'State Icon' of Bihar by the Election (A) Russia (B) Serbia
Commission of India to create awareness among the voters? (C) Spain (D) Argentina
(A) Shatrughan Sinha (B) Manoj Bajpai 300. With whom NTPC has signed an MoU for the development of
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(C) Maithili Thakur (D) Pawan Singh facility for commercial production of 'Green Methanol'?
290. 'Cristiano Ronaldo' of Portugal is associated with which football (A) Technimont Group (B) Tata Power
club?
(C) Lettuce Grow (D) Blue Apple
(A) Al-Nassar (B) Manchester United
301. Who has topped the medal tally in 'Archery Asia Cup 2022'
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(C) Juventus (D) Al-Shabab

recently?
291. Which Indian player has been shortlisted for the ICC Men's T20
(A) China (B) India
Cricketer of the Year 2022?
(C) Japan (D) America
(A) Suryakumar Yadav (B) Hardik Pandya
302. Who has been given the '30th Eklavya Puraskar 2022' recently?
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(C) Arshdeep Singh (D) Ishan Kishan

(A) Aruna Singh (B) Avni Lekhra
292. Which Indian Institute has been named as the 'Secretariat of the
(C) Swasti Singh (D) Deepa Malik
G-20 Science Working Group'?
303. Recently who has become the new Chairman and CEO of Railway
(A) IIT Madras (B) IIT Bombay
Board?
(C) IISc Bangalore (D) IIT Delhi
293. 'Daksh' is a payment fraud reporting module run by which (A) Manish Kumar Nigam (B) Anil Kumar Lahoti
organization? (C) Alok Kumar Verma (D) Ram Gopal Chowdhary
(A) SEBI (B) NITI Aayog 304. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National
(C) State Bank of India (D) Reserve Bank of India Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
294. In which city was the G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance summit (A) Subhashish Panda (B) Hitesh Kumar Makwana
organized? (C) Santosh Kumar Yadav (D) Manish Kumar Nigam
(A) Bangalore (B) New Delhi 305. On whose birthday 'Good Governance Day' is celebrated every
(C) Ahmedabad (D) Mumbai year on 25th December all over India?

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 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay (A) Anita Disam (B) Divya TS
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) CK Suman (D) Preeti JK
306. Which Indian institute has recently succeeded in preparing an 318. Recently who has become the first woman president of Table
artificial heart? Tennis Federation of India?
(A) IIT Roorkee (B) IIT Kanpur (A) Raveena Gautam (B) Anita Khanna
(C) IIT Bombay (D) IIT Kharagpur (C) Nagma Khan (D) Meghna Ahlawat
307. 'Sitwini Rabuka' has become the new Prime Minister of which 319. Which Indian-origin woman has recently become the first Vice
country? President of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York?
(A) Fiji (B) Micronesia (A) Vanita Rao (B) Suman Jha
(C) Australia (D) Tonga (C) Sushmita Shukla (D) Avni Ghoshal
308. Who has topped the 'FIFA World Rankings 2022'? 320. When is 'International Human Rights Day' celebrated every year?
(A) France (B) America (A) on 10th December (B) on 12th December
(C) Brazil (D) Argentina (C) on 13th December (D) on 15th December
309. Who has recently become the most expensive player in the history 321. Which cricket team has won the title of Vijay Hazare Trophy
of IPL by getting Rs 18.50 crore?
2022?
(A) Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra

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(B) Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
(C) Jharkhand (D) Saurashtra
(C) Sam Curran (England)
322. Which initiative of India has been ranked among the top 10 world
(D) David Miller (South Africa) restoration flagships by the United Nations?
310. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi language
(A) Har-Ghar Jal Yojana (B) Namami Gange
in 2022?
(A) Mahesh Thakur (B) Badri Narayan
4N (C) Make in India (D) Start up India
323. Which airlines has recently won the 'Safety Performer of the Year'
(C) Jagdeep Metre (D) Ashfaq Khan
award from GMR Delhi Airport?
311. Which cricket team has won the title of Blind T-20 World Cup
(A) SpiceJet (B) Indigo
2022?
(C) Air India (D) Vistara
(A) Pakistan (B) Bangladesh
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324. Recently India conducted another successful test of ballistic missile
(C) India (D) Africa
Agni-5. What is its firepower?
312. Which country's Karim Benzema has retired from international
(A) 2000-3000 km (B) 2000-3500 km
football?
(C) 4000-4500 km (D) 5000-5500 km
(A) France (B) Uruguay
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325. Who has become the first woman police commissioner of the
(C) Brazil (D) Argentina
state of Uttar Pradesh?
313. Who has been selected as the PETA India Person of the Year
(A) Laxmi Singh (B) Nandini Singh
2022?
(A) Sonakshi Sinha (B) Virat Kohli (C) Vimla Goyal (D) Rajni Chauhan
326. Which foundation day has the Border Security Force (BSF)
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(C) Ravish Kumar (D) Madhuri Dixit

314. Which football team has won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title? celebrated on 1st December?

(A) Brazil (B) Uruguay (A) 52nd (B) 54th

(C) France (D) Argentina (C) 58th (D) 62nd

315. Which Indian beauty has won the Mrs. World 2022 contest? 327. Who has become the first woman President of the Indian Olympic
(A) Nandini Chawla (B) Radhika Chauhan Association (IOA)?
(C) Namita Rao (D) Sargam Kaushal (A) Deepa Karmakar (B) Mary Kom
316. The government of which first country in the world has imposed (C) PT Usha (D) Karnam Malleswari
a lifetime ban on youth smoking? 328. Which country's tennis team has won the Davis Cup 2022 title?
(A) Australia (B) Brazil (A) Australia (B) Croatia
(C) Canada (D) New Zealand (C) Spain (D) Canada
317. Who has become the Women's Air Pistol National Champion in 329. 'Anwar Ibrahim' has become the new Prime Minister of which
NSCC-2022? Asian country?

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 (A) Thailand (B) Singapore shortlisted for the Oscars 2023. Who is the composer of this
(C) Malaysia (D) Indonesia song?
330. Recently the Union Sports Minister launched the logo of the 5th (A) Rahul Siliplagunj (B) MM Keeravani
Khelo India Youth Games 2022. In which state will this game be (C) Alison Doody (D) Chandrabose
organized in 2023? 342. Which Indian documentary film has been nominated in the
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Haryana 'Documentary Short Film Category' at the Oscars 2023?
(C) Gujarat (D) Goa (A) All That Breathes (B) The Elephant Whisperers
331. Which organization has recently set up the 'Central Excise and (C) The Last Film Show (D) Nothing is Lost
Service Tax Settlement Commission'? 343. Which athlete has been nominated to the Vice-Chairman panel in
(A) SEBI (B) CBIC Rajya Sabha?
(C) CBDT (D) Directorate of Enforcement (A) P.T. Usha (B) Hima Das
332. Which Union Minister has launched the 'Right to Repair Portal'? (C) Neeraj Chopra (D) Annu Rani
(A) Nirmala Sitharaman (B) Anurag Thakur 344. What is the name of the first ship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare
(C) Piyush Goyal (D) Ashwini Vaishnav Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project launched by the Indian
333. After whom has the International Space Registry named a star? Navy?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Sushma Swaraj (A) INS Vagir (B) INS Arnala

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(C) Manohar Parrikar (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) INS Mormugao (D) INS Vikrant
334. Who has been sworn in as the new PM of Nepal recently? 345. Recently Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched the country's first
(A) Ravi Lamichhane (B) Sher Bahadur Deuba green steel brand. What is its name?
(C) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' (A) Kalyani Foresta (B) Jeremis
(D) Rajendra Lingden
335. Which French footballer has announced his retirement from
4N (C) HBIS Group (D) Duberdrola
346. Which is the only university in India to get A grade by NAAC?
international football on his 35th birthday? (A) University of Delhi
(A) Alphonse Areola (B) Karim Benzema (B) Maharishi Dayanand University
(C) Hugo Lloris (D) Benjamin Pavard (C) Guru Nanak Dev University
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336. Which State/UT has the highest score under the recently released (D) Chandigarh University
'Social Progress Index (SPI)'? 347. Which award has been won by the Ministry of Housing and
(A) Puducherry (B) Goa Urban Affairs at the Digital India Awards 2022?
(C) Sikkim (D) Delhi (A) Platinum Icon (B) Bronze Icon
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337. What is the name of the fifth Scorpene submarine inducted into (C) Gold Icon (D) Silver Icon
the Indian Navy? 348. Which country has launched the 'Group of Friends' to promote
(A) INS Kalavari (B) INS Khanderi accountability for crimes against peacekeepers?
(C) INS Vagir (D) INS Kharanj (A) Bangladesh (B) China
338. Which state has recently approved the 'Warehousing and Logistics (C) Sri Lanka (D) India
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Policy-2022'? 349. Where will the first meeting of the G-20 Finance Track Agenda
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Assam under the G-20 Presidency be held?
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh (A) Bangalore (B) New Delhi
339. Which Indian wrestler has been nominated for the 'United World (C) Ahmedabad (D) Bhopal
Wrestling Rising Star of the Year' award? 350. Which is the first payment gateway in India to support credit
(A) Anshu Malik (B) Vinesh Phogat cards on UPI?
(C) Sakshi Malik (D) Last Panghal (A) Paytm (B) Google Pay
340. Which state has recently given industry status to its tourism (C) Phone Pay (D) Razor Pay
sector? 351. Which organization has released the report 'Climate Investment
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Assam Opportunities in India's Cooling Sector'?
(C) Gujarat (D) Uttarakhand (A) UNESCO (B) World Bank
341. The song 'Natu-Natu' from the blockbuster film 'RRR' has been (C) World Economic Forum (D) NITI Aayog

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352. Who has topped the Forbes 2022 list of the 100 most powerful 364. Which Indian cricketer has recently broken the record of Chris
women in the world? Gayle to score the fastest 200 runs in an ODI innings?
(A) Michelle Obama (B) Mahsa Amini (A) Virat Kohli (B) K.L. Rahul
(C) Nirmala Sitharaman (D) Ursula von der Leyen (C) Rohit Sharma (D) Ishan Kishan
353. Which city of India has been selected to host the U-20 Cycle, 365. Who has won the title of 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year'?
under the Presidency of G-20 of India? (A) PT Usha (B) PV Sindhu
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Lucknow (C) Mirabai Chanu (D) Avni Lekhra
(C) Indore (D) Mumbai 366. Which player has been awarded the 'ICC Men's Player of the
Month' for the month of November 2022?
354. What is the name of the P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer
(A) Adil Rashid (B) Jos Buttler
inducted into the Indian Navy?
(C) Shaheen-Shah Afridi (D) Virat Kohli
(A) INS Mormugao (B) INS Kolkata
367. Which player has been awarded the 'ICC Women's Player of the
(C) INS Kochi (D) INS Chennai
Month' for the month of November 2022?
355. Who has been honored with the Golden Ball Award in the FIFA
(A) Beth Mooney (England) (B) Mithali Raj (India)
World Cup 2022?
(C) Sidra Amin (Pakistan) (D) Suzy Bates (New Zealand)
(A) Kylian Mbappe (B) Luka Modric
368. With which country India has signed a Joint Declaration on

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(C) Enzo Fernandez (D) Lionel Messi
Migration and Mobility?
356. In which city the National Animal Resources Facility for (A) Finland (B) Denmark
Biomedical Research (ICMR-NARFBR) has been inaugurated? (C) Ireland (D) Sweden
(A) Mumbai (B) Chennai 369. Which state has become the first state in India to launch its own
(C) Kolkata (D) Hyderabad climate change mission?
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357. In which state of India, exercise 'Kazind-2022' was organized by (A) Kerala (B) Gujarat
the armies of India and Kazakhstan? (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Assam 370. Which player has won Gold in Women's Air Pistol at the 65th
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Meghalaya National Shooting Championship, 2022?
358. Who has won the title of 'BBC Sports Personality of the Year'? (A) Sanskriti Bana (B) Divya T.S.
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(A) Beth Mead (B) Inga Swetek (C) Manu Bhaker (D) Rhythm Sangwan
(C) Karim Benzema (D) Roger Federer 371. After whom is the Mopa International Airport in Goa named?
359. In which state/UT of India, India's first dark-sky reserve has been (A) Arun Jaitley (B) Manohar Parrikar
established? (C) Pramod Sawant (D) Nilesh Kabral
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(A) Karnataka (B) Ladakh 372. Who has become the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat recently?
(C) New Delhi (D) Goa (A) Bhupendra Patel (B) JP Nadda

360. Which country has been thrown out of the UN Women group? (C) Vijay Rupani (D) Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel
373. Which country has launched the first Arab-made lunar spacecraft?
(A) Russia (B) Ukraine
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(A) Qatar (B) Bahrain

(C) Japan (D) Iran
(C) United Arab Emirates (D) Saudi Arabia
361. Who has been selected as the next Chief Scientist of WHO?
374. Which word has won the 'Oxford Word of the Year' for 2022?
(A) Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhamango Tuipulotu
(A) Matavars (B) IStandWith
(B) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(C) Goblin mode (D) Slovenly
(C) Dr. Jeremy Farrar
375. Which state has established the first Divyang Department in
(D) Soumya Swaminathan
India?
362. By whom has the 'International Climate Club' been started? (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(A) G-7 (B) World Bank (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Karnataka
(C) G-20 (D) SAARC 376. Who has been chosen as the 'Person of the Year 2022' by Time
363. Who has launched India's first mass-segment flex-fuel car? magazine?
(A) Kia Motors (B) Maruti Suzuki (A) Greta Thunberg (B) Joe Biden
(C) Tata Motors (D) Hyundai (C) Volodymyr Zelensky (D) Elon Musk

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377. Who has been sworn in as the first female President of Peru? (A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(A) Liz Truss (B) Dina Boluarte (B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) Ada Rivas (D) Ana Zara (C) Ministry of Rural Development
378. What is the rank of India in the 'World's Strongest Passport' list in (D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
2022 published by Arton Capital? 391. In which country scientists have revived 48500 years old zombie
(A) 83 (B) 87 virus buried in ice?
(C) 89 (D) 77 (A) Iceland (B) Denmark
379. Where has the 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Expo 2022 been (C) Georgia (D) Russia
inaugurated? 392. Who is set to become the first woman referee in a men's World
(A) Hyderabad (B) Bhopal Cup game?
(C) Goa (D) Pune (A) Yoshimini Yamashita (B) Stephanie Frapart
380. Who has won the silver medal in the Weightlifting World
(C) Salima Mukansanga (D) Katerina Manju
Championship 2022 held in Colombia?
393. Who has been named as the ambassador of 'Nikshaya Mitra-an
(A) K. Sanjita Chanu (B) Sukhen Dey
initiative' under the Prime Minister's TB-free India campaign?
(C) Ganesh Mali (D) Mirabai Chanu
(A) Deepa Malik (B) Amitabh Bachchan
381. World Bank will provide financial assistance of US $ 250 million

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(C) PV Sindhu (D) Neeraj Chopra
to which country for environmental management?
394. Which airline will be merged with Tata owned Air India by March
(A) Japan (B) Bangladesh
2024?
(C) India (D) Pakistan
(A) Indigo (B) SpiceJet
382. Which volcano erupted in Indonesia on 4th December?
(C) Go first (D) Vistara
(A) Mauna Laua
(C) Mount Etna
(B) Semeru Mount
(D) Mount Merapi
4N 395. Which company has developed the world's first Nasal Covid
vaccine?
383. India's first Real Time Gold ATM has been set up in which city?
(A) Serum Institute of India (B) Johnson & Johnson
(A) New Delhi (B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bharat Biotech (D) Pfizer
(C) Hyderabad (D) Bhopal
396. What is the theme of the 7th Global Technology Summit?
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384. When is Navy Day celebrated in India?
(A) Geopolitics of technology
(A) 29th November (B) 4th December
(B) Today's view for technology
(C) 1st December (D) 22nd December
385. Which doubles pair has won the mixed team pistol title in the (C) Technology and its geo-political importance
(D) Technology and its impact in present times
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National Shooting Championship?

(A) Anjali and Sagar (B) Yashasvi and Abhinav 397. Which has become the first Indian state to get Jio 5G services in
(C) Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot (D) Divya and Imroz all its districts?
386. The first G-20 Sherpa meeting under the chairmanship of India (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Gujarat
has been organized in which city? (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh
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(A) Jaipur (B) Udaipur 398. The President of which country has been invited by the
(C) New Delhi (D) Lucknow Government of India as the chief guest for the Republic Day
387. What is the rank of India in 'Global Aviation Safety Ranking'? 2023 celebrations?
(A) 102 (B) 48 (A) Egypt (B) United Arab Emirates
(C) 54 (D) 63 (C) Israel (D) Maldives
388. When is World AIDS Day celebrated? 399. In which city will Aero India 2023 be held?
(A) 1st December (B) 5th December (A) Bangalore (B) Hyderabad
(C) 15th December (D) 30th December (C) Chennai (D) Delhi
389. In which state was the Hornbill Festival celebrated recently? 400. Which state will get India's first integrated rocket facility by
(A) Manipur (B) Nagaland Skyroot Aerospace?
(C) Assam (D) Meghalaya (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telangana
390. Which union ministry has launched the 'Nai Chetna Abhiyan'? (C) Karnataka (D) Odisha

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401. Which Indian zoologist has recently received the UNEP (C) Khalid Javed (D) Sumit Basu
Champions of the Earth Award for the year 2022? 413. When is 'World Diabetes Day' celebrated every year across the
(A) Poornima Devi Varman (B) Mamta Devi Kaushik world?
(C) Ahilya Nath Verma (D) Renuka Singh Gautam (A) on 10th November (B) on 12th November
402. Recently which word has been chosen by the Cambridge (C) on 14th November (D) on 17th November
Dictionary as the 'Word of the Year 2022'? 414. Which cricket team has recently won the ICC Men's T20 World
(A) Sunak (B) Tumed Cup title?
(C) Homer (D) Kipaw (A) Pakistan (B) India
403. Which star footballer has left Manchester United recently? (C) Sri Lanka (D) England
(A) Jadon Malik Sancho (B) Marcus Rashford 415. Who has been honored with the prestigious 'Sumitra Charat Ram
(C) Cristiano Ronaldo (D) Anthony Marshall Award'?
404. Who has been honored with the prestigious Dr. Kalam Seva (A) Saswati Sen (B) Pali Chandra
Award? (C) Sharm Bhate (D) Uma Sharma
(A) Ritesh Agarwal (B) Kavita Shukla 416. Who has prepared the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean,
(C) Tilak Mehta (D) Ravi Kumar Sagar Ocean floor recently?
405. What is the rank of India in Network Readiness Index 2022?

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(A) Mary Tharp (B) Alice Wilson
(A) 60th (B) 61st (C) Moira Dunbar (D) Florence Bascom
(C) 28th (D) 50th
417. Who has been named as the 'Indian Film Personality of the Year'
406. Which country's Parliament has passed a Free Trade Agreement at IFFI 2022?
with India?
(A) Sharmila Tagore (B) Naseeruddin Shah
(A) United Kingdom
(C) Australia
(B) New Zealand
(D) Denmark
4N (C) Chiranjeevi (D) Nagarjuna
418. Who has recently been honored with the Gandhi-Mandela Award
407. In which state was the Integrated Fire Power Exercise 'Shatrunash'
2022?
organized by the Indian Army recently?
(A) Malala Yusufzai (B) Dalai Lama
(A) Rajasthan (B) Odisha
(C) Kailash Satyarthi (D) Barack Obama
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(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
419. Which two writers have received the 31st and 32nd 'Bihari
408. In which country was the 'Sarang-Indian Film Festival' recently
Puraskar'?
organized by the Indian Embassy?
(A) Raju Sharma and Pushkar Nath
(A) France (B) South Korea
(B) Madhu Kankaria and Mahesh Verma
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(C) Russia (D) Singapore

(C) Madhu Kankaria and Madhav Hada
409. Recently, what is the rank of India in the Climate Change
Performance Index released for the year 2023? (D) Lankesh Mathur and Raman Tripathi

(A) Fourth (B) Eighth 420. From which country India has acquired the chairmanship of 'Global

(C) Tenth (D) Thirteenth Partnership on Artificial Intelligence'?

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410. How many players have been honored with the Arjuna Award in (A) Japan (B) Italy
the National Sports Awards for the year 2022? (C) France (D) Canada
(A) 22 (B) 25 421. Who has won the 2022 ATP Finals singles title?
(C) 28 (D) 30 (A) Rafael Nadal (B) Novak Djokovic
411. What is the theme of the 25th National Conference on (C) Caspar Rude (D) Carlos Alcaraz
e-Governance? 422. Which of the following groups has agreed to set up a 'Special Loss
(A) Bringing citizens, industry and government closer and Damage Fund'?
(B) Digital governance of the entire government (A) COP-27 (B) G-20
(C) Role of e-governance (C) BRICS (D) ASEAN
(D) Bringing the ruler and the citizens closer 423. Who has become the first woman skydiver of the Indian Army?
412. Who has been honored with the JCB Prize for Literature 2022? (A) Abhilasha Barak (B) Aarti Sarin
(A) Shirin Dalvi (B) Ashok Banker (C) Rajshree Ramsetu (D) Lance Naik Manju

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424. Which cricket team has recently won the title of Syed Mushtaq (A) Virat Kohli (B) Shah Rukh Khan
Ali Trophy for the year 2022? (C) PV Sindhu (D) Neeraj Chopra
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Mumbai 437. When is the foundation day of Jharkhand celebrated?
(C) Gujarat (D) Baroda (A) 12th November (B) 15th November
425. When is the International Students' Day celebrated every year? (C) 20th November (D) 10th November
(A) 15th November (B) 14th November 438. According to United Nations estimates, what is the global
(C) 17th November (D) 20th November population by November, 2022?
426. Who has become the first Indian to be elected to the Athletes (A) 7 billion (B) 10 billion
Commission of ITTF? (C) 8 billion (D) 6 billion
(A) Soumyajit Ghosh (B) Sarat Kamal 439. When is the National Press Day celebrated every year?
(C) Manika Batra (D) Harmeet Desai (A) 11th November (B) 16th November
427. Which state has become the overall team champion of the North (C) 14th November (D) 20th November
East Olympic Games 2022? 440. Who has been elected as the chairman of the 'Athletes
(A) Meghalaya (B) Assam Commission' of the Indian Olympic Association?
(C) Tripura (D) Manipur (A) PV Sindhu (B) Achanta Sharath Kamal
428. Kameng Hydro Power Station has been inaugurated in which (C) Mirabai Chanu (D) Mary Kom

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state? 441. Who will be given the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award
(A) Manipur (B) Assam 2022?
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Meghalaya (A) Soumyajit Ghosh (B) Manika Batra
429. Who has become the first Indian woman player to win a medal in (C) Neha Agarwal (D) Sharat Kamal Achanta
the Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament? 442. Who will be honored with the Satyajit-Ray Lifetime Achievement
(A) Manika Batra (B) Sreeja Akula
4N Award 2022?
(C) Ankita Das (D) Sutirtha Mukherjee (A) Carlos Saura (B) Quentin Tarantino
430. Which country has given exemption to Indian citizens to submit (C) Christopher Nolan (D) David Fincher
police clearance certificate for obtaining visa? 443. Who has been named the 'Player of the Tournament' in the ICC
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Qatar Men's T20 World Cup 2022?
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(C) Midd (D) United Arab Emirates (A) Virat Kohli (B) Suryakumar Yadav
431. India hosted the LEAD IT Summit with which country on the (C) Sam Curran (D) Jos Buttler
sidelines of COP-27 in Egypt? 444. Which group has launched a $1.4 billion fund to tackle the next
(A) Norway (B) Sweden global pandemic?
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(C) Canada (D) Japan (A) COP-27 (B) G-20

432. In which city the first edition of Global Media Congress is being (C) Quad (D) BRICS
organized? 445. Who has been awarded the 'Royal Order of Merit' of Britain for
(A) New York (B) Abu Dhabi his distinguished service to science?
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(C) Delhi (D) Paris (A) C.N.R. Rao (B) Majula Reddy
433. Moon rocket 'Artemis 1' has been launched by which country? (C) Venky Ramakrishnan (D) Jitendra Nath Goswami
(A) United States of America (B) Russia 446. Who has got the contract to build India's first multimodal logistics
(C) China (D) India park?
434. Who has been appointed as full time member of NITI Aayog? (A) Reliance Industries (B) Larsen & Toubro
(A) N.K. Singh (B) Vishal Narayan (C) Adani Group (D) Tata Group
(C) Arvind Virmani (D) Duvvuri Subbarao 447. Which country has been removed by the United States of America
435. Which state has implemented the Panchayat Extension to from its currency monitoring list?
Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act? (A) Malaysia (B) Germany
(A) Chhattisgarh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) China (D) India
(C) Jharkhand (D) Odisha 448. What is the name of India's first repository for life science data?
436. Who has been appointed as the 'Friendship Ambassador' of (A) Indian Life Sciences Data Center
Switzerland Tourism? (B) Indian Biotadata Center

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 (C) Indian Biological Data Center 461. Aruna Miller has become the first Indian American to hold the
(D) Life Science Data Center post of Lieutenant Governor of which US state?
449. In which city has the first Vande Bharat Express of South India (A) Maryland (B) Georgia
been flagged off? (C) Florida (D) Alaska
(A) Mysore (B) Bangalore 462. Which is the only Indian company to feature in the top 100 in the
(C) Chennai (D) Vellore Forbes World Top Employers Ranking 2022?
450. Which country will host the Women's World Boxing (A) Adani Group (B) Tata Consultancy Services
Championship 2023?
(C) Reliance Industries (D) Infosys
(A) India (B) Turkey
463. ISRO is planning to explore the shadow side of the Moon in
(C) China (D) South Korea
collaboration with which country?
451. Which shipyard company will build India's first 'Hydrogen Fuel
(A) Russia (B) Japan
Cell Catamaran' vessel?
(C) United States of America (D) France
(A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (B) Cochin Shipyard
464. Which word has been declared as the 'Word of the Year 2022' by
(C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders (D) Hindustan Shipyard
Collins Dictionary?
452. Who has been elected as the first woman President of Slovenia?
(A) Pandemic (B) Lockdown
(A) Tanja Fajon (B) Katarina Kressal

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(C) Permacrisis (D) Vaccine
(C) Natasa Pirk Musser (D) Violet Bulkeley
465. Which country has operated the 'world's longest passenger train'?
453. Which country will host the U-19 Men's T-20 World Cup 2024?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Thailand (A) Japan (B) China

(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh (C) Australia (D) Switzerland

454. Which state has celebrated Millet Day on November 10, 2022, to 466. India's Edtech major Byju's has appointed whom as the Global
promote the cultivation and consumption of the crop?
4N Ambassador of 'Education for All' initiative?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka (A) Barack Obama (B) Lionel Messi
(C) Kerala (D) Odisha (C) Roger Federer (D) Virat Kohli
455. Recently who has become the new chairman of the National 467. What is the theme of India's G-20 Presidency in 2023?
Monuments Authority (NMA) for the next 3 years? (A) One Earth, One Family, One Future
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(A) Raman Naga (B) Sohan Singh (B) One World Sustainable World
(C) Kishore Basa (D) Preet Verma (C) Recover Together Recover Stronger
456. Recently who has become the new chairman of the Law (D) Building a consensus for fair and sustainable development
Commission of India? 468. The Mother Language Survey of India (MTSI) has been organized
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(A) Jagdish Thakur (B) Rituraj Awasthi by which ministry?

(C) Alkesh Chowdhary (D) Mahendra Nagjeevan
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs (B) Ministry of Culture
457. Which aerospace company will launch India's first privately
(C) Ministry of Law and Justice (D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
developed rocket?
469. By whom has the 'State of the Global Climate 2022' report been
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(A) Skylabs Aerospace (B) Collins Aerospace

released?
(C) Stardoor Aerospace (D) Skyroot Aerospace
(A) UNEP
458. In which state a bill has been passed to increase reservation for
(B) International Maritime Organization
poor, backward classes to 77 percent?
(C) Food and Agriculture Organization
(A) Chhattisgarh (B) Meghalaya
(C) Jharkhand (D) Andhra Pradesh (D) World Meteorological Organization

459. Who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 2022? 470. Who has become the first G-7 leader to visit China in 3 years?
(A) Ramnaresh Sarwan (B) Darren Ganga (A) Justin Tudeau (B) Olaf Scholz
(C) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (D) Ridley Jacobs (C) Georgia Meloni (D) Fumio Kishida
460. Which state has approved a proposal to involve retired army 471. For the first time in which paramilitary force two women officers
veterans for training of state police personnel? have been promoted to the rank of IG?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Assam (A) CRPF (B) CISF
(C) Meghalaya (D) Arunachal Pradesh (C) NSG (D) Assam Rifles

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472. Which country has launched the lab module 'Mengtian' for its 484. 'National Integration Day' is celebrated in India on the occasion of
space station? whose birth anniversary?
(A) United States of America (B) Russia (A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) India (D) China (C) APJ Abdul Kalam (D) Rajendra Prasad
473. Which social media platform has recently announced fee for verified 485. Who has won the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 title?
accounts? (A) Germany (B) Nigeria
(A) Twitter (B) Instagram (C) Colombia (D) Spain
(C) Facebook (D) WhatsApp 486. India's first floating financial literacy camp has been organized in
474. Who has been awarded the Karnataka Ratna Award which city?
posthumously? (A) Srinagar (B) Bhopal
(A) Jubilee (B) Sanchari Vijay (C) Udaipur (D) Nainital
(C) K.V. Raju (D) Puneeth Rajkumar 487. Which Indian firm will set up Mongolia's first greenfield refinery?
475. Which state has announced child friendly police stations? (A) Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Odisha (B) Himcon Engineers India Private Limited
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Gujarat (C) Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt Ltd
476. Who has been posthumously awarded the 'Friends of Liberation (D) Steloid Infrastructure Pvt Ltd

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War' honor by Bangladesh? 488. Which Indian pair has won the French Open Men's Doubles title
(A) Edward M. Kennedy (B) Johnny Isaacson in Badminton?
(C) Harry Reid (D) Bob Dole (A) Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun
477. India's first Aqua Park will be set up in which state? (B) S Sanjit and Manish Gupta
(A) Meghalaya
(C) Goa
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
4N (C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
(D) B Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri
478. In which state the first data center of North India has been set up? 489. According to the World Energy Outlook 2022 report, by which
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Rajasthan year will global emissions be at their highest level?
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Himachal Pradesh (A) 2026 (B) 2030
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479. Who has been appointed as the captain of the Indian team for the (C) 2028 (D) 2025
upcoming T-20 series in New Zealand? 490. In which state of India the Orbital Rail Corridor has been launched?
(A) Shikhar Dhawan (B) Rishabh Pant (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Haryana
(C) Rohit Sharma (D) Hardik Pandya (C) Gujarat (D) Madhya Pradesh
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480. Which company has recently received India's first Responsible 491. Which airport in India has been declared as the 10th busiest airport
Steel certification? in the world?
(A) JSW Steel (B) Jindal Steel (A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
(C) ESL Steel Limited (D) Tata Steel (B) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
481. T.P. Rajeevan, who passed away on 2 November, was famous in (C) Chennai International Airport, Chennai
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which field? (D) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

(A) singing (B) dancing 492. Which state of India celebrated its foundation day on November
(C) writing (D) painting 9, 2022?
482. Which Indian cricketer has become the No. 1 T-20 batsman in the (A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat
world? (C) Uttarakhand (D) Odisha
(A) Virat Kohli (B) Suryakumar Yadav 493. Which country will become the first country in the Pacific region
(C) Rohit Sharma (D) K.L. Rahul to host the World Hindi Conference?
483. What is the theme of the seventh 'India Water Week'? (A) Fiji (B) New Zealand
(A) Water security and sustainable development (C) Kiribati (D) Marshall Islands
(B) Sustainable Development and Equity 494. Which state or union territory has launched the 'Samruddhi' tax
(C) Water security for sustainable development and equity waiver scheme?
(D) Water conservation for sustainable development (A) Gujarat (B) Jammu and Kashmir

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 (C) Delhi (D) Telangana 507. Which country has been included in the top 12 chess playing
495. Who has been awarded the '2022 Sakharov Prize' for freedom of nations for the Men's 2022 World Team Chess Championship?
thought? (A) Russia (B) Japan
(A) Alexey Navalny (B) Malala Yousafzai (C) South Korea (D) India
(C) Dalai Lama (D) People of Ukraine 508. How many satellites have been put into orbit by ISRO's heaviest
496. Which state has recently been declared as 100% Har Ghar Jal rocket LVM3 M2?
State? (A) 35 (B) 36
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) 31 (D) 32
(C) Gujarat (D) Rajasthan 509. Recently, who has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary
497. Which country has recently passed the 'Plain Language Act'? of India in place of Tarun Bajaj?
(A) New Zealand (B) United States (A) Sanjay Malhotra (B) Gopal Vohra
(C) France (D) Australia (C) Gurmeet Singh (D) Rishi Soni
498. Who has been appointed as the captain of the Indian hockey team 510. Recently, who has been elected as the new President of BCCI?
for the FIH Pro League 2022-2023?
(A) Kapil Dev (B) Sachin Tendulkar
(A) Harmanpreet Singh (B) Manpreet Singh
(C) Roger Binny (C) Zaheer Khan
(C) Mandeep Singh (D) Gujranj Singh
511. Justice 'DY Chandrachud' has become the new Chief Justice of

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499. Which social media platform has recently been taken over by
India (CJI)?
Tesla chief Elon Musk?
(A) 45th (B) 50th
(A) Twitter (B) Snapchat
(C) 52nd (D) 55th
(C) Instagram (D) Facebook
512. Who has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India?
500. Who has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal?
(A) Arvind Kumar Sharma (B) C.V. Anand Bose
4N (A) Elizabeth Jones
(C) Patricia A. Lasina
(B) Atul Keshapi
(D) Kinesis Jester
(C) Atanu Chakraborty (D) Nripendra Mishra
513. Which state has secured the first position in the Pradhan Mantri
501. Recently, who has become the brand ambassador of T-20 World
Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021?
Cup for the blind?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sachin Tendulkar
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(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Gujarat
(C) Yuvraj Singh (D) Virender Sehwag
514. Recently which male footballer has received the Ballon d'Or award
502. Recently, who of Indian origin has become the new Prime Minister
for the year 2022?
of Britain?
(A) Aman Panda (B) Dilip Boland (A) Robert Lewandowski (B) Kevin D'Brien
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(C) Rajesh David (D) Rishi Sunak (C) Karim Benzema (D) Mohamed Salah
503. Recently 'Ulf Christerson' has become the new Prime Minister of 515. In which year is ISRO planning to launch 'Chandrayaan-3'?
which European country? (A) 2022 (B) 2024
(A) Sweden (B) Poland (C) 2023 (D) 2025
516. In which state will the fifth Khelo India Youth Games-2023 be
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504. Who has topped in the recently released Haroon India's list of organized?
Donors for the year 2022? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Azim Premji (B) Shiv Nadar (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra
(C) Gautam Adani (D) Mukesh Ambani 517. According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022,
505. Which country has been recently added to the list of high risk which country had the highest number of poor people in the
countries by FATF? world in 2020?
(A) DR Congo (B) France (A) Congo (B) Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar (D) Singapore (C) Sri Lanka (D) India
506. Who has become the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in 518. Which city of the United States of America has declared a public
Under-23 World Wrestling Championship? school holiday on Diwali from the year 2023?
(A) Sajan Bhanwala (B) Aman Sehrawat (A) Los Angeles (B) Chicago
(C) Nitesh (D) Vikas (C) New York (D) Boston

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519. Who has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of Bandhan 530. In which state has Prime Minister Modi launched 'Mission Life'?
Bank? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh
(A) Amitabh Bachchan (B) Akshay Kumar (C) Gujarat (D) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Virender Sehwag (D) Sourav Ganguly 531. Asia's largest compressed biogas plant has been inaugurated in
520. When is 'World Food Day' celebrated every year? which state?
(A) 16th October (B) 18th October (A) Gujarat (B) Punjab
(C) 15th October (D) 20th October (C) Haryana (D) Madhya Pradesh
521. 'Abdul Latif Rashid' has become the new President of which 532. Who has been named as the new Defence Secretary by the
country? Government of India?
(A) Iran (B) Iraq (A) Armane Giridhar (B) Amarendra Tiwari
(C) Azerbaijan (D) Syria (C) Ajay Bhatt (D) Radha Sreedharan
522. Which car manufacturer has launched India's first fuel-flex 533. The draft National Credit Framework for Public Consultancy has
engine car? been launched under which ministry?

(A) Tata (B) Jaguar (A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(C) Volkswagen (D) Toyota (B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(C) Ministry of Finance (D) Ministry of Education

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523. Recently which has become India's first solar powered village?
534. Which of its raising day was celebrated by the Indian Air Force on
(A) Khudi (Rajasthan) (B) Modhera (Gujarat)
October 8, 2022?
(C) Nokha (Maharashtra) (D) Mingari (Karnataka)
(A) 88th (B) 89th
524. Which state has launched a website listing the most polluting
(C) 90th (D) 93rd
industrial units?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Chhattisgarh
4N 535. Recently 'Ales Bialiyatsky' and human rights organizations have
received the Nobel Prize for the year 2022 in which field?
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Jharkhand
(A) Literature (B) Peace
525. When is World Statistics Day celebrated?
(C) Economics (C) Medicine
(A) 19 October (B) 15 October
536. Recently, who has received the Nobel Prize in Literature for the
(C) 22 October (D) 20 October
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year 2022?
526. Who has been elected as the President of the Indian National
(A) Max Ford (B) Mini Charles
Congress?
(C) Annie Arnoux (D) Demi Jul
(A) Mallikarjun Kharge (B) Sonia Gandhi
537. Who has been appointed by the Central Government as the new
(C) Shashi Tharoor (D) Priyanka Gandhi
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Deputy Election Commissioner?

527. Recently which female cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player
(A) Bhupendra Beniwal (B) Rakesh Sharma
of the Month for September-2022?
(C) Ajay Bhadoo (D) Sunil Garhwal
(A) Sasikala Shrivardhan (Sri Lanka)
538. How many scientists have received the 2022 Nobel Prize for
(B) Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
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Physics?
(C) Sana Mir (Pakistan)
(A) two (B) three
(D) Shefali Verma (India)
(C) four (D) five
528. Recently which male cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player 539. Who has been elected as the President and Co-Chair of the
of the Month for September-2022? International Solar Alliance?
(A) Babar Azam (Pakistan) (A) India and France (B) UAE and Netherlands
(B) Suryakumar Yadav (India) (C) Sweden and Germany (D) Italy and Norway
(C) David Miller (The Africa) 540. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of
(D) Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) Accounts?
529. Recently, how many people have received the Nobel Prize for the (A) Sonali Singh (B) Bharti Das
year 2022 in the field of economics? (C) Shakuntala Devi (D) P.L. Sahu
(A) two (B) three 541. In which state is the National Maritime Heritage Complex being
(C) four (D) six built?

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 (A) Maharashtra (B) Tamil Nadu (A) UNEP (B) World Wide Fund
(C) Gujarat (D) Goa (C) FAO (D) UNESCO
542. Who has won India's first Greco-Roman medal in Under-23 554. Which Indian city has won the World Green City Award 2022?
Wrestling World Championship? (A) Hyderabad (B) Indore
(A) Sajan Bhanwala (B) Antim Panghal (C) Bhopal (D) Pune
(C) Aman Sehrawat (D) Sagar Jaglan 555. The 5th meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) is being
543. What is the name of the Unified Pensioners Portal for Pensioners held under the chairmanship of which country?
launched by the Central Government? (A) Netherlands (B) France
(A) Welfare (B) Sankalpa (C) Japan (D) India
(C) life (D) future 556. In which Indian language the Government of India has launched
544. In the cleanliness survey of the year 2022, which has become the MBBS course books for the first time?
cleanest city of India for the 6th time in a row? (A) Tamil (B) Hindi
(A) Lucknow (B) Surat (C) Bhojpuri (D) Punjabi
(C) Indore (D) Panaji 557. On which route Vande-Bharat based freight service is being started?
545. Who has become the new Director General of Central Reserve (A) Gandhinagar-Mumbai (B) Delhi-Varanasi
Police Force (CRPF)? (C) Delhi-Mumbai (D) Delhi-Katra (Jammu)

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(A) Sujoy Lal Thoussen (B) Rakesh Kumar Astana 558. The objective of PM-Divine scheme is for the development of
(C) Anish Dayal Singh (D) Manoj Kumar Mago which region of India?
546. Recently who has received the Nobel Prize for the year 2022 in (A) Border area (B) Coastal region
the field of medicine? (C) Hilly region (D) North-Eastern region
(A) Elle Jons (B) George Mathews
4N 559. With which country India has extended the Vaccine Action Program
till the year 2027?
(C) Svante Pabo (D) Andy Booker
547. Who has received the 'Best Actress' award in the recently given (A) France (B) Germany
68th National Film Awards? (C) United States of America (D) Russia
(A) Deepika Padukone (B) Sonam Kapoor 560. Which company has developed India's first aluminum freight train
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(C) Shraddha Kapoor (D) Aparna Balamurali rake?
548. What is the rank of India in the recently released 'Global Innovation (A) NALCO (B) Vedanta Ltd.
Index' for the year 2022? (C) Jindal Aluminum (D) Hindalco
(A) 45th (B) 40th 561. Which country hosted the 90th Interpol General Assembly?
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(C) 49th (D) 53rd (A) Turkey (B) India

549. Recently 'Chandigarh airport' has been renamed after which (C) China (D) Vietnam
freedom fighter? 562. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2022?
(A) Tatya Tope (B) Mangal Pandey (A) 110th (B) 103rd
(C) Bhagat Singh (D) Kunwar Singh (C) 107th (D) 102nd
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550. Who has recently become the second Chief of Defensce Staff 563. In which IIT President Draupadi Murmu has launched 'Param
(CDS) of India? Kamrup' supercomputer facility?
(A) Lt. G. Anil Chauhan (B) Lt. G. Manish Choudhary (A) III Bombay (B) IIT BHU
(C) Lt. G. Mohan Chawla (D) Lt. G. Gopal Pratap (C) IIT Delhi (D) IIT Guwahati
551. Who has won the Booker Prize 2022? 564. PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Bulk Drug
(A) Claire Keegam (B) Noviellet Bulawayo Park in which state?
(C) Sheehan Karunatilka (D) Elizabeth Stroud (A) Uttarakhand (B) Gujarat
552. Who has become the first Indian woman hurdler to break the (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Tripura
100m hurdles in 13 seconds? 565. In which country was the 6th summit of the Conference on
(A) Reeth Abraham (B) Anuradha Biswal Interaction and Confidence Building Measure in Asia (CICA) held?
(C) Debashree Majumdar (C) Jyoti Yaraji (A) Egypt (B) Kazakhstan
553. Living Planet Report 2022 has been released by which institute? (C) Iran (D) Iraq

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566. Recently in which country scientists have discovered an ecosystem (C) Yunqing Tang (D) Terence Tao
'The Trapping Zone'? 577. Justice Pankaj Mithal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of
(A) Australia (B) Japan which High Court?
(C) Thailand (D) Maldives (A) Karnataka High Court
567. India has won the bronze medal by defeating which country in (B) Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
the ISSF World Championship 2022? (C) Allahabad High Court
(A) Egypt (B) Germany (D) Rajasthan High Court
(C) China (D) Indonesia 578. Tele Manas initiative is an initiative related to which health service?
568. Which country has recently imposed visa restrictions on members (A) Mental Health (B) Child Health
of the Taliban responsible for the oppression of women and girls (C) Communicable Diseases (D) Women's Health
in Afghanistan? 579. Which state has announced India's first 'Kadavur Slender Loris
(A) United States of America (B) New Zealand Sanctuary'?
(C) Australia (D) France (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh
569. ‘Education 4.0 India Report’ has been launched by which institute? (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Uttarakhand
(A) World Bank 580. Which country has launched Kafau-I satellite to unravel the
(B) International Monetary Fund mysteries of the Sun?

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(C) World Economic Forum (A) South Korea (B) China
(D) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (C) Japan (C) North Korea
570. In which city of Madhya Pradesh is the famous Shri 581. Which company has manufactured the India-made Drone 'Drone'?
Mahakaleshwar Temple located? (A) Hawking Industries Pvt. Ltd
(A) Ujjain
(C) Jabalpur
(B) Bhopal
(D) Gwalior
4N (B) Arc drone
(C) Garuda Aerospace
571. Which academician has won the UAE's Top Alternative Medicine (D) Trusted Aerospace Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Award? 582. In which category Caroline Bertozzi, Morton Meldel, K. Barry
(A) A.K.M. Ghosh (B) K.S. Gill Sharpless jointly won the 2022 Nobel Prize?
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(C) Venu Govindaraju (D) Wajahat Hussain (A) Chemistry (B) Literature
572. Who has won the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the year (C) Physics Science (C) Medicine
2022? 583. Which country has become the largest producer of sugar in the
(A) Justin Tudo (B) Emmanuel Macron world?
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(C) Joe Biden (D) Angela Merkel (A) China (B) Thailand
573. Who has been appointed as the Presiding Officer of the UAPA (C) Brazil (D) India
Tribunal by the Government of India? 584. Who has become the first American-born woman to travel in
(A) Pankaj Bhatia (B) Dinesh Kumar Sharma space?
(C) Vivek Verma (D) Rajeev Mishra
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(A) Kayla Barron (B) Anne McClain

574. Which state has launched anti-dust campaign to control air (C) Nicole Mann (D) Christina Koch
pollution? 585. In which state was the 'Vishal Kisan Sammelan' workshop
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Haryana 2organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and
(C) Delhi (D) Punjab Co-operative India?
575. Which company has got India's first micro category drone (A) Haryana (B) Uttar Pradesh
certification? (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Punjab
(A) Shivayu Aerospace 586. Who has been made 'National Icon' by the Election Commission
(B) Throttle Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd of India?
(C) Ada Aerospace Pvt Ltd (A) Neeraj Chopra (B) Pankaj Tripathi
(D) Asteria Aerospace Limited (C) Amitabh Bachchan (D) PV Sindhu
576. Who has won the Sastra Ramanujan Award 2022? 587. India has handed over Made-in-India motorbikes to which country
(A) Peter Saranac (B) Ian Stewart as a bilateral trade?

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 (A) Lebanan (B) Saudi Arabia (C) Suella Braverman (D) Alok Sharma
(C) Qatar (D) Morocco 600. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to
588. With which country Indian Navy has signed an agreement on Canada?
White Shipping Information Exchange? (A) Sanjay Kumar Verma (B) Naresh Kumar Singh
(A) Australia (B) Japan (C) Alok Kumar Verma (D) Hardik Singh Panwar
(C) New Zealand (D) United States of America 601. Recently the Indian player 'Jhulan Goswami' related to which
589. ‘herSTART’ is a startup platform created by which university? sport has retired from international sport?
(A) University of Delhi (B) University of Mumbai (A) Cricket (B) Hockey
(C) Rajasthan University (C) Gujarat University (C) Football (D) Badminton
590. Who has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology? 602. Who will become the first female Prime Minister of Italy?
(A) Ufrfe Ravnskov (B) Mikel Nordford (A) Giorgia Meloni (B) Mara Carfagna
(C) Svante Pabo (D) Arne Merman (C) Daniela Santanche (D) Mariastella Gelmini
591. Which Indian-American has been honored with the Lifetime 603. When is 'World Tourism Day' celebrated every year?
Achievement Award by the United States of America? (A) 23rd September (B) 27th September
(A) Kash Patel (B) Parag Agarwal (C) 29th September (D) 30th September
(C) Vivek Lal (D) Laxman Narasimhan

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604. Recently, who has been given the 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award
592. What is the name of the first Made-in India Light Combat for the year 2020?
Helicopter (HCH) inducted into the Indian Air Force? (A) Shreya Ghoshal (B) Asha Parekh
(A) Dhruva (B) Prachanda (C) Madhuri Dixit (D) Hema Malini
(C) Mangusta (D) Apache 605. Who has been elected as the new President of Hockey India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Gujarat

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593. Which state has won the 'Ayushman Excellence Award 2022'? (A) Suresh Mathur (B) Anish Khan
(C) Prajesh Thakur (D) Dilip Tirkey
(C) Maharashtra (D) Uttar Pradesh 606. Recently who has become the new Director General of ICMR?
594. Which Gram panchayat of Kerala has become the first fully (A) Dr. Sanjeev Ranjan (B) Dr. Manish Rana
digitally literate panchayat in India? (C) Dr. Sushil Sharma (D) Dr. Rajeev Behl
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(A) Kunnathukal (B) Pullampara 607. Who has recently become the youngest Indian to become the
(C) Villappi (D) Kallar owner of 1000 crores of assets?
595. Who has been appointed as India's second Chief of Defence Staff (A) Mahesh Chakraborty (B) Rajesh Singh
(CDS)? (C) Kaivalya Vohra (D) Jitesh Patel
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(A) Manoj Mukund Naravane (B) Anil Chauhan 608. 'Jaldoot App' has been developed by which ministry?
(C) Hari Kumar (D) Vivek Ram Choudhary (A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
596. For which area has the Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved Ranipur (B) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Tiger Reserve? (C) Ministry of Rural Development
(A) Bundelkhand (B) Pilibhit (D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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(C) Awadh (D) Rohilkhand 609. On whose birth anniversary 'Antyodaya Day' is celebrated every
597. Who has become the first European woman to command the year on 25 September all over India?
International Space Station? (A) Chaudhary Charan Singh (B) Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay
(A) Annara Kikina (B) Johanna Meslinger (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (D) Morarji Desai
(C) Samantha Cristoforetti (D) Yelena Serova 610. When is the 'International Sign Language Day' celebrated every
598. In which state has the Archaeological Survey of India recently year?
found the remains of Buddhist caves and temples? (A) 25th September (B) 20th September
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) 23rd September (D) 21st September
(C) Rajasthan (D) Madhya Pradesh 611. In which city did President Draupadi Murmu recently inaugurate
599. Recently who has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Woman HAL's Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility?
of the Year Award? (A) Pune (B) Ahmedabad
(A) Rishi Sunak (B) LizTruss (C) Chennai (D) Bangalore

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612. Recently Swachh Toycathon competition has been started by (C) Cricket (D) Hockey
which Union Ministry? 624. On which date 'National Hindi Day' is celebrated every year?
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs (A) 12th September (B) 14th September
(B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (C) 10th September (D) 15th September
(C) Ministry of Culture 625. Recently which male cricketer has been awarded the ICC Player
(D) Ministry of Education of the Month for August-2022?
613. 'World Rose Day' is celebrated every year on 22nd September for (A) Asif Ali (Pakistan) (B) Aaron Finch (Australia)
the people suffering from which disease? (C) Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) (D) David Malan (England)
(A) Cancer (B) Diabetes 626. Who has been appointed as the next (16th) Attorney General of
(C) Jaundice (D) Diarrhea India?
614. When is the 'International Day of Peace' celebrated every year? (A) Sushil Verma (B) Mukul Rohatgi
(A) 20th September (B) 21st September (C) Anand Mishra (D) R. Venkataramani
(C) 22nd September (D) 24th September 627. Recently which has become the first bank in India to have
615. Which country has recently discovered a rare lunar crystal and electronic bank guarantee system?
nuclear power source near the Moon? (A) HDFC (B) SBI
(A) China (B) Germany (C) PNB (D) DCB

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(C) India (D) USA 628. Which country has recently changed the name of its capital again
616. Recently who has won the title of SAIF Women's Championship to Astana?
2022? (A) Uzbekistan (B) Tajikistan
(A) India (B) Nepal (C) Kazakhstan (D) Turkmenistan
(C) Bangladesh (D) Sri Lanka
4N 629. Which country will host the Cricket Women's Asia Cup 2022?
(A) India (B) Sri Lanka
617. Recently the famous person 'Raju Srivastava' has passed away at
the age of 58. Who was he? (C) United Arab Emirates (D) Bangladesh
(A) Comedian (B) Singer 630. In which country the first trilateral foreign ministers meeting
(C) Scientist (D) Commentator between India, France and United Arab Emirates has been held?
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618. Who has become the 76th Grandmaster of India recently? (A) France (B) India
(A) Naveen Singhal (B) R. Ojha (C) USA (D) Germany
(C) T. Pushpendra (D) Pranav Anand 631. Who has become the new CEO of American Express India?
619. Elvis Ali Hazarika, the first North-East Indian to cross the North (A) Vineet Choudhary (B) Avesh Mathur
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Channel, belongs to which state? (C) Sanjay Khanna (D) Rajesh Nigam
(A) Assam (B) Manipur 632. Which tennis player has won the men's singles title at the US
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Tripura Open 2022 Championship?
620. Which state has launched the 'CM da Haisi' web portal? (A) Kasper Rudd (B) Joy Salisbury
(C) Wesley Kullhof (D) Carlos Alcaraz
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(A) Assam (B) Tripura

(C) Manipur (D) Manipur 633. Which country will preside over the BRICS summit in the year
621. Which film has been announced as India's official entry in Oscar 2023?
2023? (A) Brazil (B) South Africa
(A) RRR (B) The Kashmir Files (C) India (D) China
(C) Shyama Singha Roy (D) Chhelo Show 634. Which state government has decided to withdraw the 'Cattle
622. Recently, the former Indian player 'Naresh Kumar' related to Control Bill'?
which sport has passed away at the age of 93? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Tennis (B) Cricket (C) Gujarat (D) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Badminton (D) Hockey 635. Recently, the government of which state has launched 'Indira
623. Recently, the player related to which sport 'Roger Federer' has Gandhi Shahari Rozgar Yojana'?
announced his retirement? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan
(A) Badminton (B) Tennis (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Gujarat

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636. Recently, which country's cricket team has won the Asia Cup (A) Panna National Park (B) Kuno National Park
2022? (C) Kanha Tiger Reserve (D) Pench National Park
(A) India (B) Pakistan 648. What has the Central Government renamed as 'Rajpath'?
(C) Sri Lanka (D) Bangladesh (A) Azad-way (B) Bharat Path
637. Recently, who has become the new head of the United Nations (C) Kartavya path (D) Atal-way
Human Rights Commission?
649. 'Liz Truss' has become the third woman Prime Minister of which
(A) Alex Finch (B) Volker Turk
country so far?
(C) Milne John (D) Cervia Fardi
(A) Australia (B) Brazil
638. What is the rank of India in the Human Development Index for
(C) Britain (D) Canada
the year 2021 released by UNDP recently?
650. Recently, Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win a gold
(A) 132nd (B) 134th
medal in Javelin in which championship?
(C) 123rd (D) 127th
(A) Diamond League Championship
639. Recently Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman has become the
(B) European Athletics Championship
new Home Minister of which country?
(A) Japan (B) Britain (C) World Athletics Championship

(C) Sweden (D) France (D) Asian Games

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640. Which naval ship was decommissioned by the Indian Navy on 651. Who has become the new King of the United Kingdom?
September 19, 2022, which had served for 32 years? (A) Prince Charles II (B) Prince Andrew
(A) INS Ajay (P34) (B) INS Khukri (C) Prince Edward (D) Prince William
(C) INS Khirch (D) INS Khanjar 652. In which city of Bangladesh the Maitree Super Thermal Power
641. In which country's lab a new wolf 'Maya' has been prepared by Project has been established?
cloning arctic wolves for the first time in the world?
4N (A) Dhaka (B) Monarchy
(A) Japan (B) South Korea (C) Khulna (D) Chittagong
(C) Russia (D) China 653. Vedanta Patel of Indian origin is the head of the State Department
642. Indian Army has decided to shift the Army Day Parade of 2023 of which country Deputy Spokesperson?
to which area? (A) Australia (B) United States
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(A) Southern Command (B) Eastern Command (C) New Zealand (D) Canada
(C) Northern Command (D) Central Command 654. Who has become the new President of All India Football Federa-
643. The science magazine 'Vigyan Pragati', which receives the tion (AIFF)?
'Rajbhash a Kirti P uraskar 2022', is released by which (A) Suresh Das (B) Rajkumar Dinda
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institute?
(C) Kamlesh Mathur (D) Kalyan Choubey
(A) ICAR (B) ICSR
655. After which Indian singer, recently a street in the Canadian city
(C) Cescra (D) CSIR
of Markham has been named?
644. Who has become the first Indian to win 4 medals at the World
(A) Sonu Nigam (B) Jubin Nautiyal
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Wrestling Championships?
(C) AR Rahman (D) Udit Narayan
(A) Ravi Kumar Dahiya (B) Bajrang Punia
656. Green Finns Hub, a global digital platform for sustainable
(C) Deepak Punia (D) Yogeshwar Dutt
maritime tourism, is associated with which global institution?
645. Which country has emerged as the largest bilateral lender to
(A) ILO (B) UNICEF
Sri Lanka?
(C) UNEP (D) UNDP
(A) India (B) China
(C) United States of America (D) Japan 657. India's first lithium cell manufacturing plant has been started in

646. For the session 2022-23, which Indian city has been named as the which state of India?
SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital for the first time? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Jharkhand
(A) Lucknow (B) Ujjain (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Varanasi (D) Surat 658. Recently who has become the third richest person in the world?
647. In which national park cheetahs have been brought under 'Project (A) Mukesh Ambani (B) Ratan Tata
Cheetah'? (C) Gautam Adani (D) Lakshmi Mittal

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659. The United States has announced a new $600 million arms 671. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of IDFC Bank
package for which country? for the next two years?
(A) Taiwan (B) Ukraine (A) Virender Singh (B) Ajit Thakur
(C) Afghanistan (D) Israel (C) Suresh Jha (D) Mahendra Shah
660. Engineers Day in India is celebrated to commemorate whose birth 672. Who has been voted the Men's Player of the Year at the UEFA
anniversary? Awards 2022?
(A) C.V. Raman (B) M. Visvesvaraya (A) Virgil Van Dik (B) Cristiano Ronaldo
(C) Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan (D) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (C) Karim Benzema (D) Lionel Messi
661. How many celebrities have received the 'Ramon Magsaysay 673. Recently who has become the first Indian female wrestler to win
Award' for the year 2022? two medals in the World Championship?
(A) three (B) four (A) Ritu Phogat (B) Babita Kumari
(C) five (D) seven (C) Vinesh Phogat (D) Geeta Phogat
662. Who has become the new CEO of the Indian-origin multinational 674. After whom is the Kibithu Military Camp named?
company Starbucks? (A) Rajesh Pilot (B) GMC Balayogi
(A) Sunil Sikka (B) Manoj Desai (C) Gopinath Munde (D) General Bipin Rawat
(C) Laxman Narasimhan (D) Prabhudheva Gautam 675. Which state has recently started 'School Breakfast Programme'?

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663. In which union territory India's first 'Virtual School' has been (A) Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal
launched? (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Puducherry 676. Which planet disappeared from sight during the lunar eclipse on
(C) Delhi (D) Ladakh September 14, 2022?

News Services Division of All India Radio?

4N
664. Recently who has been appointed as the new Director General of (A) Mercury
(C) Uranus
(B) Mars
(D) Venus
(A) Nirmala Chauhan (B) Shobha Devdutt 677. India has decided to invite which country as a guest during the
(C) Priyanka Maurya (D) Vasudha Gupta G-20 Presidency?
665. When is 'World Coconut Day' celebrated every year? (A) Chile (B) North Korea
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(A) 2nd September (B) 4th September (C) Sri Lanka (D) Bangladesh
(C) 1st September (D) 31st August 678. In which year India will host the G-20 summit?
666. Which Indian beauty has recently won the title of Miss Diva (A) 2022 (B) 2024
Universe 2022? (C) 2023 (D) 2025
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(A) Anishka Gaur (B) Kanika Sharma 679. In which state India's longest rubber dam has been inaugurated
(C) Ginni Gupta (D) Divita Rai recently?
667. Who has received the 'Best Actor' award at the 67th Filmfare (A) Bihar (B) Uttar Pradesh
Awards 2022? (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Jharkhand
(A) Varun Dhawan (B) Ranveer Singh 680. Which Indian cities have joined the UNESCO Global Network of
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(C) Riteish Deshmukh (D) Aamir Khan Learning Cities?

668. Colin de Grandhome, the player of which country has retired (A) Varanasi, Lucknow and Kochi
from international cricket? (B) Surat, Mysore and Kancheepuram
(A) Australia (B) England (C) Warangal, Thrissur and Nilambur
(C) New Zealand (D) South Africa (D) Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Pune
669. On which date 'National Sports Day' is celebrated every year? 681. Which state will host the Men's Hockey World Cup 2023?
(A) 30th August (B) 29th August (A) Odisha (B) Maharashtra
(C) 26th August (D) 31st August (C) Gujarat (D) Delhi
670. Recently in which city India's first 'Regional National Center for 682. How many states will the Congress party run the 'Bharat Jodo
Disease Control' has been announced? Yatra'?
(A) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) (B) Jaipur (Rajasthan) (A) 20 (B) 11
(C) Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) (D) Chandigarh (Punjab) (C) 15 (D) 12

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683. In which state India's first bio-village has been established? (C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Manipur 695. Who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
(C) Tripura (D) Assam 67th Filmfare Awards?
684. India's first Night Sky Sanctuary will be opened in which state/ (A) Shatrughan Sinha (B) Shyam Benegal
UT? (C) Shekhar Kapur (D) Subhash Ghai
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Ladakh 696. Which city has been declared as the safest city in India in 2021 as
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Chandigarh per the report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?
685. Who has been elected as the 56th Prime Minister of the United (A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata
Kingdom? (C) Bangalore (D) Pune
(A) Liz Truss (B) Rishi Sunak 697. Who has become the first Indian to win gold at the World Cadet
(C) Priti Patel (D) Penny Mordot Judo Championship 2022 ?
686. In which country Indian Army Chief Manoj Pandey has been (A) Avtar Singh (B) Linthoi Chanambam
awarded the honorary rank of Army General? (C) Poonam Chopra (D) Thoudam Kalpana Devi
(A) Bhutan (B) Japan 698. In which state has Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently
(C) Bangladesh (D) Nepal inaugurated India's first earthquake memorial?
687. Which organization has developed India's first nasal vaccine (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Gujarat

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related to COVID-19, which has got DCGI approval? (C) Uttarakhand (D) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Serum Institute of India (B) Bharat Biotech 699. Who has been sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India?
(C) Genomics (D) Bharat Pharma (A) Vineet Saran (B) Sripati Ravindra Bhatt
688. In which state of India will the 36th National Games be (C) Dhananjay Y. Chandrachud (D) Uday Umesh Lalit
organized?
4N 700. Who has won the men's and women's singles title of BWF World
Championship 2022?
(A) Gujarat (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) New Delhi (A) Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara
689. In which state of India, a new species of crab named Ghatiyana (B) Viktor Axelson and Akane Yamaguchi
Dwivarna has been discovered? (C) Li Jie Jia and Tai Tzu-ying
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(A) Karnataka (B) Madhya Pradesh (D) Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Kerala 701. When is Women's Equality Day celebrated every year?
690. Which country has become the fifth largest economy in the world, (A) 23 August (B) 25 August
overtaking the United Kingdom? (C) 26 August (D) 30 August
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(A) Russia (B) India 702. Who has been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2022?
(C) South Korea (D) Italy (A) Emmanuel Macron (B) Angela Merkel
691. Which Indian company has announced to build India's first and (C) Volodymyr Zelensky (D) Joe Biden
world's largest carbon fiber plant in Gujarat? 703. Recently, how many teachers have been selected for the National
Teacher Award 2022?
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(A) Reliance Industries (B) Tata Group

(C) Adani Group (D) Birla Group (A) 46 (B) 38
692. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the new flag (mark) (C) 42 (D) 54
for which armed force? 704. On the death anniversary of which leader the book 'New India'
(A) Indian Army (B) Indian Navy was released?
(C) Indian Air Force (D) Indian Coast Guard (A) Sushma Swaraj (B) Manohar Parrikar
693. Which state has launched 'Rural Backyard Piggery Yojana' for the (C) Arun Jaitley (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
welfare of farmers? 705. With which neighboring country India has signed consultancy
(A) Meghalaya (B) Arunachal Pradesh agreement for two railway projects?
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Maharashtra (A) Bangladesh (B) Sri Lanka
694. Which team became the first team to qualify for the super four (C) Nepal (D) Bhutan
stage in the Asia Cup 2022? 706. Which senior leader has recently resigned from all posts of the
(A) Afghanistan (B) India Indian National Congress party?

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 (A) Sachin Pilot (B) Ashok Gehlot (A) Tajikistan (B) India
(C) Jairam Ramesh (D) Ghulam Nabi Azad (C) Uzbekistan (D) Russia
707. Where was the 8th India-Brazil Joint Commission meeting held 718. India's first hydrogen fuel cell bus has been unveiled in which
recently? city?
(A) Ahmedabad (B) New Delhi (A) Mumbai (B) Chennai
(C) Fortaleza (D) Brasilia (C) Bangalore (D) Pune
708. Who has bagged the contract as the official national team sponsor 719. Chandigarh International Airport will be renamed after whom?
of the Sri Lanka cricket team for the Asia Cup 2022? (A) Udham Singh (B) Sukhdev Thapar
(A) MPL (B) Fairplay News (C) Shaheed Bhagat Singh (D) Kartar Singh Sarabha
(C) Jio (D) Samsung 720. India's first indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for
709. Who has been appointed as the interim coach of the Indian cricket monkeypox disease has been developed by which company?
team for the Asia Cup 2022? (A) Ambeo Limited (B) TransAsia Bio-Medicals
(A) Virender Sehwag (B) V.V. S. Laxman (C) Calantha Biote Pvt. Ltd. (D) AGD Biomedical Pvt. Ltd
(C) Anil Kumble (D) Harbhajan Singh 721. What is the name of India's first indigenously built Aircraft
710. Who has been awarded the 'Liberty Medal 2022'? Carrier?
(A) Volodymyr Zeleski (B) Joe Biden (A) INS Vikrant (B) INS Viraat

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(C) Narendra Modi (D) Emmanuel Macron (C) INS Arihant (D) INS Vishal
711. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha 722. How many medals has the Indian wrestling team won in the U-20
Cancer Hospital and Research Center in which state? 2World Championship?
(A) Punjab (B) Haryana (A) 15 (B) 12
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
4N (C) 16 (D) 14
712. Under which category Bangladesh-origin Fahmida Azim has won 723. In which country was the biennial warfare exercise Pitch Black held?
the Pulitzer Prize 2022? (A) United States (B) Australia
(A) Breaking News Photography (C) China (D) North Korea
(B) Commentary 724. Syed Sibte Razi, who died on 20 August. He served as the gover-
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(C) Illustrated Reporting and Commentary nor of which state?
(D) Editorial Writing (A) Jharkhand (B) Kerala
713. James Web Space Telescope has recently captured new pictures (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Uttarakhand
of which planet? 725. Who has become the first Indian female wrestler to win gold in
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(A) Mars (B) Jupiter the U-20 World Wrestling Championship?

(C) Saturn (D) Venus (A) Sonam Malik (B) Priyanka
714. Which country has become the fastest aging country in the (C) Antim Panghal (D) Arzoo
European Union? 726. Dahi Handi is recognized as an official sport in which state?
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(A) France (B) Italy (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Delhi

(C) Portugal (D) Belgium (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra
715. In which state India's first observatory will be set up to monitor 727. Which state has become the first Har Ghar Jal certified state in India?
space activity? (A) Haryana (B) Goa
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Manipur (C) Kerala (D) Punjab
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand 728. In which South American country, External Affairs Minister S.
716. Which folk dance has been nominated by the Government of Jaishankar has unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi?
India to be included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (A) Paragway (B) Brazil
List? (C) Peru (D) Colombia
(A) Garba (B) Giddha 729. In which city India's first double decker AC electric bus has been
(C) Bhangra (D) Lavani unveiled?
717. In which country the annual meeting of Defence Ministers of (A) Hyderabad (B) Bangalore
SCO will be held? (C) Mumbai (D) Pune

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730. Which leader has not been nominated as a member of the BJP (A) Chhattisgarh (B) Uttarakhand
Parliamentary Committee? (C) Odisha (D) Uttar Pradesh
(A) K. Laxman (B) B.L. Santosh 742. Which country has become the first country in the world to
(C) Nitin Gadkari (D) Sudha Yadav approve the Omicron vaccine?
731. In which city India's first 3D printed cornea has been developed? (A) Russia (B) United States
(A) Chennai (B) Hyderabad (C) United Kingdom (D) China
(C) Delhi (D) Pune
743. Which organization on the occasion of Independence Day 2022,
732. In which state will the Border Roads Organization build Steel
from the earth Indian national flag is hoisted 30 km above?
Slag Road?
(A) Space Kids India (B) Space Zone India
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Jharkhand
(C) Spectra Academy
(C) Meghalaya (D) Manipur
(D) Periyar Science and Technology Center
733. Which country has signed $750 billion climate change and health
744. The Agasthyamalai region of which state has been designated by
care bill?
the central government as the fifth elephant reserve of the state?
(A) New Zealand (B) United States of America
(C) Canada (D) Australia (A) Karnataka (B) Andhra Pradesh

734. In which city State Bank of India has launched its first branch for (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu

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start-ups? 745. Who has been given the highest civilian honor of France 'Cheva-
(A) Pune (B) Mumbai lier de la Legion d'Honneur' recently?
(C) Bangalore (D) Delhi (A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
735. 'Manthan Manch' has been started by the Government of India (B) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
for what purpose? (C) Shashi Tharoor (D) Mukesh Ambani
(A) Cooperation in R&D
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(B) Artificial Intelligence 746. Bilateral exercise 'Udarshakti' is being organized between India
(B) Supply Chain Management (D) Quality Assurance and which country?
736. Sadbhavna Diwas is celebrated on 20th August as the birth anni- (A) Russia (B) Japan
versary of which former Prime Minister of India? (C) Singapore (D) Malaysia
(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 747. When is International Youth Day celebrated?
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(C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Lal Bahadur Shastri (A) 12th August (B) 11th August
737. Which international airport in India has launched the 'DigiYatra'
(C) 9th August (D) 13th August
program from August 18, 2022?
748. Which two countries have withdrawn from a cooperation group
(A) Chennai International Airport
formed between China and Central and Eastern European
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(B) Hyderabad International Airport

countries?
(C) Goa International Airport
(A) Greece and Hungary (B) Slovakia and Slovenia
(D) Cochin International Airport
(C) Croatia and Bulgaria (D) Latvia and Estonia
738. India has gifted the Dornier Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft to
749. Which of the following has been approved as a booster dose in
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which neighboring country?

India for people above 18 years of age?
(A) Maldives (B) Bangladesh
(A) Coveshield (B) Corbevax
(C) Sri Lanka (D) Nepal
(C) Covaxin (D) Sputnik-T
739. Who has launched India's first Friendship Startup for Senior
Citizens? 750. Recently who has been honored with the highest civilian honor of
(A) Gautam Adani (B) Ratan Tata the Union Territory of Ladakh?
(C) Azim Premji (D) Mukesh Ambani (A) Narendra Modi (B) Pope Francis
740. Which Union Ministry has launched the SMILE-75 initiative? (C) Dalai Lama (D) Desmond Tutu
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs (B) Ministry of Defence 751. World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on which date?
(C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (A) 10th August (B) 15th August
(D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (C) 9th August (D) 12th August
741. 'School Cleanliness Education Programme' is an initiative launched 752. When is World Lion Day celebrated?
in which state? (A) 9th August (B) 8th August

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 (C) 10th August (D) 7th August (A) Margaret Alva (B) Jagdeep Dhankhar
753. Recently in which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi has (C) Venkaiah Naidu (D) Biman Banerjee
dedicated 2G Ethanol Plant to the nation? 765. Where was the fourth edition of 'India Clean Air Summit 2022' held?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (A) Bhubaneswar, Odisha (B) Ranchi, Jharkhand
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Haryana (C) Bangalore, Karnataka (D) Imphal, Mizoram
754. When is World Biofuel Day celebrated? 766. Between which two cities in India Akasa Air's first flight has been
(A) 8th August (B) 10th August inaugurated?
(C) 9th August (D) 7th August (A) Ahmedabad to Lucknow (B) Jabalpur to Delhi
755. India's first underwater metro will be inaugurated in which city? (C) Chennai to Mumbai (D) Mumbai to Ahmedabad
(A) Hyderabad (B) Kolkata 767. Under the Amrit Festival of Independence, 'Badhe Chalo'
(C) Banklore (D) Pune campaign has been started by which Union Ministry?
756. When will the 12th edition of Defensce Expo be held in Gujarat? (A) Ministry of Culture (B) Ministry of External Affairs
(A) November, 2022 (B) December, 2022 (C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(C) September, 2022 (D) October, 2022 (D) Ministry of Home Affairs

757. New Delhi International Arbitration Center has been renamed as? 768. The military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' has been organized with
India and which country?

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(A) Prime Minister's Arbitration Center
(A) Australia (B) Japan
(B) India Arbitration Center
(C) USA (D) France
(C) India International Arbitration Center
769. Which astronomical observatory in India has been notified in the
(D) International Arbitration Center
list of UNESCO?
758. How many medals has India won in the Commonwealth Games
2022 held in Birmingham?
4N (A) Madras Astronomical Observatory
(B) Venu Bappu Astronomical Observatory
(A) 51 (B) 41
(C) IUCAA Giravali Observatory
(C) 61 (D) 71
(D) Bihar Astronomical Observatory
759. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurate
770. Which Indian female boxer has won the gold medal in the women's
Asia's largest private hospital 'Amrita Hospital'?
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50 kg boxing category at the Commonwealth Games 2022?
(A) Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh (B) Nawada, Bihar
(A) Nikhat Zareen (B) Lovlina Borgehain
(C) Faridabad, Haryana (D) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(C) Mary Kom (D) Pooja Rani
760. Parwaz Market Linkage Scheme, has been launched by which
771. In which city of India, India's first Regional National Center for
union territory of India?
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Disease Control has been announced recently?

(A) Puducherry (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(A) Bhopal (B) Jaipur
(C) Delhi (D) Chandigarh
(C) Kanpur (D) Chandigarh
761. Dr. N. Kalaiselvi has become the first woman Director General of
772. Who has become the new Executive Director of IMF in India?
which Indian research organization?
(A) MK Chakradhar (B) K. Subramanian
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(A) Indian Council of Social Science Research

(C) J.P. Prajapat (D) S.K. Sinha
(B) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
773. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of DRDO?
(C) Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute
(A) Arjun K- Singh (B) Vineet M. Sharma
(D) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (C) Sameer V- Kamat (D) Purshotam L. Rao
762. Which Indian state has appointed Deloitte India as its advisor? 774. Recently, Uttar Pradesh government has announced to build India's
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Uttar Pradesh first 'Night Safari' on the lines of Singapore in which city?
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Gujarat (A) Kanpur (B) Agra
763. How many gold medals has the Indian contingent won in the (C) Lucknow (D) Sultanpur
Commonwealth Games 2022? 775. Recently which state has become the first state in India to create
(A) 30 (B) 28 'Education Township'?
(C) 22 (D) 20 (A) Uttarakhand (B) Uttar Pradesh
764. Who has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India? (C) Odisha (D) Madhya Pradesh

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776. Recently who has become the new director of National Institute (A) America (B) Singapore
of Immunology (NII)? (C) Brazil (D) Spain
(A) Debashish Mohanty (B) Vikram Sardesai 789. Recently who has been appointed as 49th Chief Justice of India?
(C) Rahul Chaturvedi (D) Ram Singh Khanna (A) Justice PV Sharma (B) Justice K.K. Aman
777. Recently which country has again broken its own record of (C) Justice UU Lalit (D) Justice J.P. Gupta
lowest fertility rate in the world? 790. Which male cricketer has recently received the ICC Player of the
(A) Bhutan (B) North Korea Month award for July-2022?
(C) Nepal (D) South Korea (A) Prabhat Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) (B) Hardik Pandya (India)
778. Recently which district of India has become 'functionally literate'? (C) Ben Stokes (England) (D) Nicholas Pooran (Windies)
(A) Barhmer (Rajasthan) (B) Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) 791. Which beauty has recently won the title of Miss India USA 2022?
(C) Jalgaon (Maharashtra) (D) Khanna (Punjab) (A) Neerja Singh (B) Preeti Khanna
779. Recently 'Syed Sibte Razi', who was the former governor of which (C) Arya Balvekar (D) Suman Grover
two states, has passed away at the age of 83? 792. Which anniversary of 'Quit India Movement' was celebrated all
(A) Jharkhand and Bihar (B) Jharkhand and Assam over India on 8th August, 2022?
(C) Punjab and Assam (D) Haryana and Odisha (A) 77th (B) 79th
780. Recently who has become the first Indian football player to play (C) 80th (D) 84th

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UEFA Champions League? 793. Which chess player has recently become the 75th Grandmaster
(A) Shanti Malik (B) Manisha Kalyan of India?
(C) Bala Chauhan (D) Dalima Chhibber (A) G Mukesh (B) M Chawla

781. Which country has become the first country in the world to (C) G Agarwal (D) V Pranav
implement a law for 'free period products'? 794. Who has become the first woman Director General of CSIR?

(A) New Zealand (B) Scotland

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(C) Nallathambi Kalaiselvi (D) Visakha Nagarkoti
(C) Australia (D) America
795. When is the 'National Handloom Day' celebrated every year across
782. On which date 'World Photography Day' is celebrated every year?
India?
(A) 16th August (B) 17th August
(A) on 5th August (B) on 7th August
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(C) 19th August (D) 20th August
(C) on 8th August (D) on 11th August
783. When is 'World Humanitarian Day' celebrated every year?
796. Recently the government of which state has decided to develop a
(A) on 17th August (B) on 19th August
'Sanskrit-Gram' in each of its districts?
(C) on 20th August (D) on 15th August
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Gujarat
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784. Recently which country's player 'Kevin O'Brien' has retired from (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Haryana
international cricket? 797. Recently, the Ministry of Energy has announced to build the
(A) Scotland (B) Bangladesh world's largest floating solar power plant in which state?
(C) Ireland (D) New Zealand (A) Rajasthan (B) Uttarakhand
785. On which date 'World Organ Donation Day' is celebrated every year?
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(C) Uttarakhand (D) Madhya Pradesh

(A) on 10th August (B) on 12th August 798. Recently, who has been appointed as the new Director of the
(C) on 13th August (D) on 14th August Prime Minister's Office for the next 3 years?
786. Who has been adjudged by AIFF for Men's Footballer of the Year (A) Neetu Kanwar (B) Renuka Verma
2021-22 season? (C) Ashwini Gupta (D) Shweta Singh
(A) Sandesh Jhingan (B) Anirudh Thapa 799. Recently, it has been announced to create 7 new districts in West
(C) Sunil Chhetri (D) Manveer Singh Bengal. Now what will be the number of districts in the state?
787. Which country has recently started the first service of hydrogen- (A) 28 (B) 30
powered train? (C) 32 (D) 35
(A) America (B) China 800. Which has become the first state in India to start the 'Semicon-
(C) Japan (D) Germany ductor Policy'?
788. ISRO successfully put three satellites of which country into space (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Gujarat
orbit with PSLV-C53? (C) Maharashtra (D) Karnataka

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country to conquer K2? 1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (D)
(A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan
8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (A)
(C) Afghanistan (D) Nepal
15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (C) 21. (C)
802. Who has become the highest paid FMCG CEO recently?
(A) Kaushik Rajasekhar (B) Saugat Gupta 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (C)

(C) Vinayak Pai (D) Shriram Cholia 29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (D) 35. (C)
803. For how many months Bangladesh fast bowler Shohidul Islam 36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (D) 41. (B) 42. (A)
has been banned by ICC for committing doping violations? 43. (A) 44. (C) 45. (A) 46. (D) 47. (B) 48. (D) 49. (A)
(A) 5 months (B) 10 months
50. (D) 51. (C) 52. (B) 53. (A) 54. (C) 55. (A) 56. (A)
(C) 4 months (D) 11 months
57. (A) 58. (A) 59. (B) 60. (A) 61. (A) 62. (A) 63. (D)
804. Who is considered the father of Internet revolution in India, who
passed away recently? 64. (A) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (C) 68. (C) 69. (C) 70. (B)
(A) Brijendra Kumar Single (B) Rahul Sachdeva 71. (A) 72. (C) 73. (A) 74. (D) 75. (B) 76. (A) 77. (D)
(C) Mohan Agnihotri (D) Sanjay Tripathi 78. (C) 79. (B) 80. (A) 81. (B) 82. (C) 83. (B) 84. (A)
805. Recently, Neeraj Chopra participated in the javelin throw event

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85. (D) 86. (B) 87. (B) 88. (C) 89. (C) 90. (B) 91. (B)
in World Athletics. Which medal did he win?
92. (C) 93. (B) 94. (D) 95. (B) 96. (A) 97. (B) 98. (C)
(A) Gold (B) Silver
99. (B) 100. (B) 101. (B) 102. (C) 103. (C) 104. (A) 105. (B)
(C) Bronze (D) None of these
806. Recently India and which country have started maritime partner- 106. (B) 107. (A) 108. (A) 109. (C) 110. (D) 111. (D) 112. (A)
ship exercise?
(A) Bangladesh (B) Japan
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120. (D) 121. (D) 122. (C) 123. (D) 124. (C) 125. (A) 126. (C)
(C) Sri Lanka (D) Taiwan
127. (B) 128. (B) 129. (C) 130. (C) 131. (B) 132. (B) 133. (C)
807. Who has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the World
134. (A) 135. (A) 136. (D) 137. (C) 138. (A) 139. (A) 140. (D)
Bank recently?
141. (B) 142. (B) 143. (B) 144. (C) 145. (C) 146. (B) 147. (A)
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(A) Kaushik Rajasekhar (B) Indermeet Gill
(C) Sanjeev Mathur (D) Rajeev Kumar 148. (C) 149. (B) 150. (B) 151. (C) 152. (D) 153. (D) 154. (A)
808. Who has been given the most favorable state award for films in 155. (A) 156. (C) 157. (C) 158. (D) 159. (C) 160. (D) 161. (B)
the 68th National Film Awards recently? 162. (C) 163. (A) 164. (A) 165. (C) 166. (D) 167. (B) 168. (A)
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(A) Maharashtra (B) Karnataka

169. (C) 170. (A) 171. (C) 172. (B) 173. (D) 174. (A) 175. (D)
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh
176. (A) 177. (D) 178. (C) 179. (D) 180. (D) 181. (B) 182. (B)
809. Who has recently won the 2022 Tour de France title?
(A) Bjarne Rees (B) Tadej Pogakar 183. (D) 184. (A) 185. (B) 186. (A) 187. (D) 188. (D) 189. (A)
(C) Jonas Wingguard (D) None of these 190. (B) 191. (C) 192. (A) 193. (D) 194. (C) 195. (C) 196. (A)
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810. Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has tied up with Hilse Global 197. (A) 198. (B) 199. (A) 200. (C) 201. (C) 202. (B) 203. (C)
(Hilsey Drones) to set up its first aerospace plant in which 204. (D) 205. (C) 206. (B) 207. (B) 208. (C) 209. (B) 210. (A)
country?
211. (B) 212. (A) 213. (B) 214. (B) 215. (C) 216. (A) 217. (D)
(A) China (B) Nepal
218. (B) 219. (B) 220. (B) 221. (C) 222. (C) 223. (B) 224. (C)
(C) Malaysia (D) Pakistan
811. Which state has recently established District Climate Change 225. (B) 226. (A) 227. (B) 228. (A) 229. (A) 230. (B) 231. (A)
Mission? 232. (C) 233. (C) 234. (D) 235. (D) 236. (B) 237. (D) 238. (B)
(A) Maharashtra (B) Tamil Nadu 239. (A) 240. (D) 241. (A) 242. (C) 243. (A) 244. (B) 245. (B)
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh
246. (C) 247. (D) 248. (C) 249. (D) 250. (C) 251. (A) 252. (B)
812. 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' is celebrated on which date?
253. (D) 254. (D) 255. (B) 256. (C) 257. (B) 258. (D) 259. (B)
(A) 26th July (B) 28th July
(C) 21st July (D) 24th July 260. (C) 261. (D) 262. (D) 263. (C) 264. (C) 265. (B) 266. (D)

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274. (C) 275. (C) 276. (C) 277. (A) 278. (C) 279. (A) 280. (B)
281. (D) 282. (A) 283. (B) 284. (C) 285. (A) 286. (A) 287. (D)
288. (C) 289. (C) 290. (A) 291. (A) 292. (C) 293. (D) 294. (A)
295. (A) 296. (A) 297. (D) 298. (B) 299. (B) 300. (A) 301. (B)
302. (C) 303. (B) 304. (C) 305. (D) 306. (B) 307. (A) 308. (C)
309. (C) 310. (B) 311. (C) 312. (A) 313. (A) 314. (D) 315. (D)
316. (D) 317. (B) 318. (D) 319. (C) 320. (A) 321. (D) 322. (B)
323. (A) 324. (D) 325. (A) 326. (C) 327. (C) 328. (D) 329. (C)
330. (A) 331. (B) 332. (C) 333. (D) 334. (C) 335. (B) 336. (A)
337. (C) 338. (C) 339. (D) 340. (B) 341. (B) 342. (B) 343. (A)
344. (B) 345. (A) 346. (C) 347. (A) 348. (D) 349. (A) 350. (D)
351. (B) 352. (D) 353. (A) 354. (A) 355. (D) 356. (D) 357. (D)
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365. (C) 366. (B) 367. (C) 368. (A) 369. (D) 370. (B) 371. (B)
372. (A) 373. (C) 374. (C) 375. (B) 376. (C) 377. (B) 378. (B)
379. (C) 380. (D) 381. (B) 382. (B) 383. (C) 384. (B) 385. (C)
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393. (A) 394. (D) 395. (C) 396. (A) 397. (B) 398. (A) 399. (A)
400. (B) 401. (A) 402. (C) 403. (C) 404. (D) 405. (B) 406. (C)
407. (A) 408. (B) 409. (B) 410. (B) 411. (A) 412. (C) 413. (C)
414. (D) 415. (D) 416. (A) 417. (C) 418. (B) 419. (C) 420. (C)
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435. (B) 436. (D) 437. (B) 438. (C) 439. (B) 440. (D) 441. (D)
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449. (B) 450. (A) 451. (B) 452. (C) 453. (A) 454. (D) 455. (C)
456. (B) 457. (D) 458. (C) 459. (C) 460. (B) 461. (A) 462. (C)
463. (B) 464. (C) 465. (D) 466. (B) 467. (A) 468. (A) 469. (D)
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477. (B) 478. (A) 479. (D) 480. (D) 481. (C) 482. (B) 483. (C)
484. (A) 485. (D) 486. (A) 487. (A) 488. (C) 489. (D) 490. (B)
491. (D) 492. (C) 493. (A) 494. (C) 495. (D) 496. (C) 497. (A)
498. (A) 499. (A) 500. (B) 501. (C) 502. (D) 503. (A) 504. (B)
505. (C) 506. (B) 507. (D) 508. (B) 509. (A) 510. (C) 511. (B)
512. (A) 513. (C) 514. (C) 515. (C) 516. (B) 517. (D) 518. (C)
519. (D) 520. (A) 521. (B) 522. (D) 523. (B) 524. (D) 525. (D)
526. (A) 527. (B) 528. (D) 529. (B) 530. (C) 531. (B) 532. (A)
533. (D) 534. (C) 535. (B) 536. (C) 537. (C) 538. (B) 539. (A)
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547. (D) 548. (B) 549. (C) 550. (A) 551. (C) 552. (D) 553. (B)
554. (A) 555. (D) 556. (B) 557. (C) 558. (D) 559. (C) 560. (D)
561. (B) 562. (C) 563. (D) 564. (C) 565. (B) 566. (D) 567. (B)
568. (A) 569. (C) 570. (A) 571. (D) 572. (D) 573. (B) 574. (C)
575. (D) 576. (C) 577. (D) 578. (A) 579. (C) 580. (B) 581. (C)
582. (A) 583. (D) 584. (C) 585. (A) 586. (B) 587. (A) 588. (C)
589. (D) 590. (C) 591. (C) 592. (B) 593. (D) 594. (B) 595. (B)
596. (A) 597. (C) 598. (D) 599. (C) 600. (A) 601. (A) 602. (A)
603. (B) 604. (B) 605. (D) 606. (D) 607. (C) 608. (C) 609. (B)
610. (C) 611. (D) 612. (B) 613. (A) 614. (B) 615. (A) 616. (C)
617. (A) 618. (D) 619. (A) 620. (C) 621. (D) 622. (A) 623. (B)
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631. (C) 632. (D) 633. (B) 634. (C) 635. (B) 636. (C) 637. (B)
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645. (A) 646. (C) 647. (B) 648. (C) 649. (C) 650. (A) 651. (A)
652. (C) 653. (B) 654. (D) 655. (C) 656. (C) 657. (D) 658. (C)
659. (B) 660. (B) 661. (B) 662. (C) 663. (C) 664. (D) 665. (A)
666. (D) 667. (B) 668. (C) 669. (B) 670. (A) 671. (D) 672. (C)
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680. (C) 681. (A) 682. (D) 683. (C) 684. (B) 685. (B) 686. (D)
687. (B) 688. (A) 689. (A) 690. (B) 691. (A) 692. (B) 693. (A)
694. (A) 695. (D) 696. (B) 697. (B) 698. (B) 699. (D) 700. (B)
701. (C) 702. (B) 703. (A) 704. (C) 705. (A) 706. (D) 707. (D)
708. (B) 709. (B) 710. (A) 711. (A) 712. (C) 713. (B) 714. (C)
715. (D) 716. (A) 717. (C) 718. (D) 719. (C) 720. (B) 721. (A)
722. (C) 723. (B) 724. (A) 725. (C) 726. (D) 727. (B) 728. (A)
729. (C) 730. (C) 731. (B) 732. (A) 733. (B) 734. (C) 735. (A)
736. (C) 737. (B) 738. (C) 739. (B) 740. (D) 741. (B) 742. (C)
743. (A) 744. (D) 745. (C) 746. (D) 747. (A) 748. (D) 749. (B)
750. (C) 751. (D) 752. (C) 753. (D) 754. (B) 755. (B) 756. (D)
757. (C) 758. (C) 759. (C) 760. (B) 761. (D) 762. (B) 763. (C)
764. (B) 765. (C) 766. (D) 767. (A) 768. (C) 769. (D) 770. (A)
771. (A) 772. (B) 773. (C) 774. (C) 775. (B) 776. (A) 777. (D)
778. (B) 779. (B) 780. (B) 781. (B) 782. (C) 783. (B) 784. (C)
785. (C) 786. (C) 787. (D) 768. (B) 789. (C) 790. (A) 791. (C)
792. (C) 793. (D) 794. (C) 795. (B) 796. (A) 797. (D) 798. (D)
799. (B) 800. (B) 801. (A) 802. (B) 803. (B) 804. (A) 805. (B)
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