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• The India-France strategic partnership, signed in
1998.
• Both countries have held on to three pillars in the
relationship:
Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs
A steadfast belief in strategic autonomy and non-
alignment
The refusal to pull the other into its own coalitions and
alliance.
• The Indian Prime Minister joined French President as
the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade, where
an Indian tri-services marching contingent participated.
• Rafale jets for the IAF and the success of the P75
program (six Scorpene submarines). Varuna Exercise, THE
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• Prime Minister's Development Initiative for
North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE).
• The PM-DevINE scheme as a Central Sector
scheme, was introduced as a part of the Union
Budget 2022-23.
• It will be implemented by Ministry of
Development of North-East Region.
• Objectives of PM-DevINE:
• Infrastructure Development
• Supporting Social Development Projects
• Empowering Youth and Women THE
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GUJARAT
• Dry State Gujarat Allows Liquor In GIFT City
Restaurants Offering "Wine And Dine“.
• The Gujarat government has allowed the
consumption of liquor in hotels, restaurants
and clubs offering "Wine and Dine" in Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City (GIFT).
• Gujarat has been a dry state since its
formulation in 1960.

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NATIONAL FARMER'S DAY
What date is celebrated as National Farmer's Day, also
known as Kisan Diwas, in India to honor the significant
contributions of farmers?
A) December 23
B) November 28
C) January 15
D) October 2

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AI
Which AI-powered Indian language
translation tool did Prime Minister
Narendra Modi use during his speech to
provide real-time translations?
A) Bhashini
B) LinguaAI
C) BharatTranslate
D) IndiLingvo

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 'GAJA CAPITAL BUSINESS BOOK
PRIZE'
Which two books were declared joint winners of
the 'Gaja Capital Business Book Prize' in 2023?
A) "Against All Odds: The IT Story of India" and
"Winning Middle India: The Story of India's
New-Age Entrepreneurs"
B) B) "The Rise of Indian Startups" and "Tech
Titans: India's IT Revolution“
C) "From Local to Global: Indian Business Tales"
and "Entrepreneurship in Modern India“
D) "Breaking Barriers: Indian Business
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Which country's exit from OPEC was recently
announced? A) Nigeria
B) Algeria
C) Angola
D) Venezuela
OPEC full form is Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is a
permanent, intergovernmental organization.
It was created at the Baghdad Conference in
September 1960 by Venezuela, Iran, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Currently, OPEC has THE
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 PNEUMONIA
What is the campaign launched by the Government of India's
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to combat pneumonia?
A) SAANS (Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia
Successfully)
B) PROTECT (Preventive Outreach for Targeted Eradication of
Community Transmission)
C) HEALTHY LUNGS (Leveraging Unified National Goals for
Strengthening Lung Health)
D) PNEU-CARE (Pneumonia Control and Awareness for Resilient
Efforts)
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Successfully) is a campaign launched by the Government of India's
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in November 2019. The THE
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Chennai Grand Masters 2023
tournament
Who emerged victorious at the Chennai Grand
Masters 2023 tournament?
A) GM Gukesh Dommaraju
B) IM Praggnanandhaa
C) GM R. Praggnanandhaa
D) GM Vishwanathan Anand

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Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
With whom did the Ministry of Rural Development
(MoRD) sign an agreement to extend the outreach
of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) linked with DAY-NRLM?
A) JioMart
B) BigBasket
C) Amazon Fresh
D) Grofers

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SASTRA-Ramanujan Awards for 2023
Who were the recipients of the SASTRA-
Ramanujan Awards for 2022 and 2023, honored at
the SASTRA campus in Kumbakonam?
A) Yunqing Tang and Ruixiang Zhang
B) Keith Devlin and Terence Tao
C) Ian Stewart and John Stillwell
D) Bruce C. Berndt and Timothy Gowers

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 VOCABULARY
1. Anguish- a complex emotional state that can be caused by physical or
mental suffering. It can also be referred to as emotional distress or pain.
2. Reprimand - a formal way of expressing strong disapproval of someone.
3. Prominence - the state of being important, well-known, or noticeable.
4. Misconstrue - to interpret something wrongly, such as a statement or
action.
5. Mimicking - the act of imitating or copying someone's speech, behavior,
or actions, often for fun or ridicule.

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QUESTION FOR THE DAY
Who is credited as the "Father of Microbiology" for
his substantial contributions to biological science?
A) Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Robert Koch
D) Gregor Mendel

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QUESTION FOR THE DAY
What is the alternate name for the "Statue of Belief"
situated in Nathdwara, Rajasthan?
A) Devotion Monument
B) Vishwas Swaroopam
C) Rajasthan's Spiritual Icon
D) Nathdwara's Spiritual Emblem

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