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Practice UPSC CSE Organisations in the app →Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup:
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1. It is one of the agencies of the UnWhich one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:
1. Shantiniketan
2. Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian DeOperations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addresWho of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"?Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards:
1. Major Dhyan Chand : For the most spectacular andConsider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022:
1. It was the first time that CWith reference to the "United Nations Credentials Committee", consider the following statements:
1. It is a coWith reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements:
1. The UN General AsConsider the following statements:
1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya.
2. Some pConsider the following countries:
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Croatia
4. Romania
5. Uzbekistan
Which of the abWith reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements:
1. A coaWith reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain toConsider the following statements in respect of the Laureus World Sports Award which was instituted in the yeaConsider the following pairs:
<table><tr><th>International agreement / set-up</th><th>Subject</th></tr><tr><tdIn which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?Consider the following pairs:
<table><tr><th>Tradition</th><th>State</th></tr><tr><td>1. Chapchar Kut festivalInternational Labour Organization's Conventions 138 and 182 are related toConsider the following pairs:
<table><tr><th>Craft</th><th>Heritage of</th></tr><tr><td>1. Puthukkuli shawls</With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements:
1. It is a song and dance performancConsider the following pairs:
<table><tr><th>Traditions</th><th>Communities</th></tr><tr><td>1. Chaliha Sahib A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography ofAmnesty International isWhich one of the following was given classical language status recently?With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statements:
1. They live mainly in the Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of thA community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for theirConsider the following:
1. Right to education.
2. Right to equal access to public service.
3. Right to food.
WIndia's National Animal is the:The highest mountain peak ENTIRELY within India is:Bengaluru is popularly known as:The capital of Australia is:The world's longest river is the:The headquarters of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is in:India's HIGHEST civilian award is:The DAVIS CUP is associated with which sport?India's BEST EVER Olympic medal haul was at:US soldiers raised their flag on Iwo Jima on 23 February 1945. Where did Soviet soldiers raise theirs in May 1In April 1961 the USA backed an invasion to overthrow which Cuban leader?Which US President faced Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis?The atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Little Boy and Fat Man, had yields of how many kilotons?NATO came into existence in April 1949 with how many member states?The Warsaw Pact, led by the Soviet Union, was created in which year?In 1969 the Soviet Union fought a brief border war with which communist neighbour?The superpowers came close to direct confrontation in Korea during which years?Which US plan of 1947 to 1952 funded the reconstruction of Europe?Vietnam was divided along which parallel of latitude?The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan lasted which years?The Baghdad Pact was later renamed as:Tito, Nehru and Nasser met in 1956 to lay the foundation of which movement?Where was the first Non-Aligned summit held in 1961?US foreign policy from 1787 to the First World War is summed up as:The 1972 report Towards a New Trade Policy for Development gave rise to which demand?The Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed in Moscow by the US, UK and USSR on which date?Under the NPT, how many states count as nuclear weapon states?The NPT entered into force in 1970. In which year was it extended indefinitely?Brezhnev and Nixon signed the ABM Treaty in Moscow on 26 May 1972 under which talks?START-I was signed in Moscow on 31 July 1991 by George Bush Senior and which Soviet leader?Which two leaders signed START-II in Moscow on 3 January 1993?The Berlin Wall, the Cold War's greatest symbol, was broken by the people on which date?For how many years did the Berlin Wall stand?The USSR came into being after the socialist revolution in Russia in which year?How many republics made up the Soviet Union?Which 1979 event weakened the Soviet system further?Who became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party in 1985 and began reforms?In 1991 Communist hardliners staged a coup. Who led the popular opposition to it?Which body was formed in December 1991 by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine after annulling the 1922 treaty?Which country inherited the Soviet seat in the UN Security Council?For how long had the Communist Party ruled the Soviet Union before its collapse?In which Soviet republic did an independence movement begin in 1988?Which was the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare independence, in March 1990?The three Baltic republics became UN members in September 1991 and later joined NATO in which month and year?Gorbachev resigned as Soviet President on which date?Georgia joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in which year?The World Bank and IMF-influenced transition of post-communist economies is known as:About what share of Russia's industries were put up for private sale under shock therapy?Russia's real GDP in 1999 was compared to 1989 how?Which former communist country split peacefully into two states?The Soviet Union gave aid for which Indian steel plants?The Soviet Union backed India in the UN on Kashmir and during which war?How many bilateral agreements have India and Russia signed under their strategic partnership?The attack on the World Trade Centre twin towers happened on which date?How many hijackers carried out the 9/11 attacks?About how many people were killed in the 9/11 attacks?9/11 was the most severe attack on US soil since the country's founding in which year?The First Gulf War, which liberated Kuwait, was fought in which year?How many troops from how many countries fought Iraq in the First Gulf War?The UN operation in the First Gulf War was code-named:Despite winning the Gulf War, George H. W. Bush lost the 1992 election to whom?NATO air forces bombed Yugoslavia for two months over its actions in which province?Operation Infinite Reach was Clinton's response to embassy bombings in which two cities?The US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq was code-named:Conservative estimates say how many Iraqi civilians died after the US-led invasion?The word hegemony comes from Greek and originally described which city-state's dominance?The US spends more on its military than how many next powers combined?Military force can accomplish four tasks: conquer, deter, punish and what?Free trade needs open sea-lanes of communication. Which navy has kept them open since British decline?The Bretton Woods system that shapes the world economy was set up by the US after which war?The world's first business school, Wharton, was established in which year?The Internet grew out of a US military research project that began in which year?The US share of the world economy is described as an enormous:The ability to persuade rather than coerce, as with American culture, is called:Which is named as the only organisation that can constrain US power today?Independent India fought three wars with its neighbours in which years?Which article of the Constitution directs the State to promote international peace and security?Nehru served as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during which years?In 1956 India led world protest when Britain attacked Egypt over which issue?India convened the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947, how long before Independence?The Afro-Asian conference of 1955 that led to the NAM was held in which city?Nehru and Zhou Enlai jointly announced Panchsheel on which date?In which year did China take over control of Tibet?Between 1957 and 1959 China occupied which area of Ladakh and built a road there?China launched its invasion of India in which month and year?Which Defence Minister had to leave the cabinet after the 1962 China war?Full diplomatic relations between India and China were restored in which year?The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 by Nehru and which Pakistani leader?The 1965 war began with Pakistani attacks in April on which area?