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- 2. US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Aug 15 held a "very productive" and "mutually respectful" high-stakes summit in ______, as the two world leaders sought a way to bring the Ukraine conflict - one of the deadliest in Europe in 80 years - to a close.
- 4. Which state shares border with Bhutan in the east, China in the north and Nepal in the west.
- 9. India will build ____, a 'multi-layered framework' to integrate advanced surveillance, cyber protection, and physical safeguards to protect its citizens and infrastructure from enemy strikes, terrorist or otherwise.
- 13. A jurisdiction that imposes little or no tax on corporations and wealthy individuals is called as _____
- 14. According to Indian Constitution, the vacancy in the office of the President of India shall be filled within how many months
- 15. The national song ______ composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, appeared in his novel Anandamath in the 1880s. It was first sung by Tagore in 1896 and became the official national song on January 24, 1950.
- 18. On October 21, 1943, who proclaimed the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India, also known as Azad Hind, in Singapore. This government was formed with the aim of uniting all Indians in the fight for independence from British rule.
- 20. S&P Global has upgraded which country's rating to ‘BBB’, the first upgrade since 2007.
- 22. Which company has become the world's largest telecom operator, with over 480 million users
- 23. The minimum support prices (MSP) for major agricultural products are fixed by the government, each year, after taking into account the recommendations of which organizations?(Use abbreviation)
- 25. Recently, the Great Barrier Reef recorded its steepest decline in hard coral cover in nearly 40 years due to climate change-induced heat stress, cyclones, and coral-eating starfish outbreaks. It is located in which country ?
- 26. GST slabs are expected to reduce for current four (5%,12%,18%,28%) to how many slabs?
- 28. Until 2002, ordinary citizens could hoist the national flag only on select days like Independence Day and Republic Day. It was this person whose legal battle that led to an amendment in the Flag Code, giving every Indian the right to display the flag at home any day of the year, a symbolic expansion of personal freedom.
- 30. Jakarta is the capital of?
- 31. Which Court has agreed to examine a PIL seeking income-based reservation system in government jobs.
- 32. Massive gold reserves were found in Jabalpur district of ______ state spanning 100 hectares underground.
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- 1. In 1905, Tagore wrote "Amar Sonar Bangla", whose first 10 lines became the national anthem of which country in 1971 during its liberation war.
- 3. Lord _____, the last Viceroy of India, personally selected August 15 because it marked the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies in World War II in 1945. For him, it symbolized the triumph of peace over conflict, making it an apt date for the birth of a free India.
- 5. Name of the foreign intelligence agency of Russia(Use abbreviation)
- 6. AHMEDABAD The first bullet train in India has been proposed to run from Ahmedabad to ___
- 7. When the clock struck midnight in 1947, Jana Gana Mana was not yet our national anthem. It had been written by _____ decades earlier, but it was only on January 24, 1950, the eve of becoming a republic, that it was officially adopted.
- 8. Katchatheevu Island control was ceded to which country by Indira Gandhi
- 10. Which state shares border with Bangladesh in the east, Nepal in the north and Bhutan in the northeast.
- 11. Yangtze river system is located in which country
- 12. India shares its Independence Day with ____ and Bahrain, although each gained independence in different years.
- 13. According to Ministry of Food and Public Distribution, what is the position of India in ethanol production and consumption globally?
- 16. Which country is preparing for fresh tests of its 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile from Pankovo range, Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic. If successful, it will be the world’s first operational nuclear-powered cruise missile with unlimited range to strike any point globally
- 17. Government of India recently approved how many semiconductor manufacturing projects in AP, Odisha and Punjab combined
- 19. Which state government has launched India’s first drone-based artificial rain trial?
- 21. Durand Cup is associated with which sport?
- 24. The ____ Line, dividing India and Pakistan, was drawn on August 3, 1947, but officially announced only on August 17, 1947 — two days after independence.
- 27. India has submitted an Expression Of Interest for Ahmedabad to host which games in 2030.
- 29. Skyroot Aerospace successfully tests largest private rocket stage, readies Vikram-1 for first orbital launch. In which city is this start-up based out of ?