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Hellenic Parliament • •Name of Country :Hungary 2 3 Question No: 1 Name the ‘operation’ which was launched by south eastern railway to improve security of women passengers. महिला यात्रियⴂ की सुरक्षा मᴂ सुधार के ललए दक्षक्षण पूर् व रेलर्े 饍र्ारा शु셂 ककए गए 'ऑपरेशन' का नाम। 1) Operation Mitra 2) Operation Shakti 3) Operation Blue God 4) Operation my Saheli Answer – Operation my Saheli 4 Question No: 2 Which is the 1st Indian state to ban the sale of unpacked “loose” cigarettes and beedis? अनपै啍ड "लूज" लसगरेट और बीडी की त्रबक्री पर प्रतिबंध लगाने र्ाला पिला भारिीय रा煍य कौन सा िै? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Gujarat 3) Maharashtra 4) Uttar Pradesh Answer – Maharashtra 5 Question No: 3 Which ministry has organized webinar titled ‘Swachhata Ke 6 Saal, Bemisaal’ recently? ककस मंिालय ने िाल िी मᴂ 'स्र्楍छिा के 6 साल, बेलमसल' शीर्वक से र्ेत्रबनार का आयोजन ककया िै? 1) Ministry of Home Affairs 2) Ministry of Finance 3) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 4) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Answer - Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs 6 Question No: 4 Name the project which was launched to digitalize Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO). कोयला खान भवर्ष्य तनधध संगठन (सीएमपीएफओ) को डडजजटल बनाने के ललए शु셂 की गई पररयोजना का नाम। 1) MITRA 2) SUNIDHI 3) LEAD 4) CHAMPIONS Answer - SUNIDHI 7 Question No: 5 The special purpose ______ VVIP aircraft Air India One for President, PM was arrived in Delhi recently. राष्रपति, पीएम के ललए वर्शेर् उ饍देश्य एयर इंडडया र्न िाल िी मᴂ हद쥍ली पिुंचा था। 1) B111 2) B666 3) B777 4) B555 Answer – B777 8 Question No: 6 “Dalle Khursani”, the famous chilli based on ‘which’ state got GI tag recently? "दले खरु सानी", 'ककस' रा煍य पर आधाररि प्रलस饍ध लमचव िाल िी मᴂ जीआई टैग लमला? 1) Karnataka 2) Gujarat 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Sikkim Answer – Sikkim 9 Question No: 7 India’s 1st ever organic spices seed park will be set up in which state? भारि का पिला ऑगेतनक मसाला सीड पाकव ककस रा煍य मᴂ स्थावपि ककया जाएगा? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Sikkim 3) Gujarat 4) Madhya Pradesh Answer – Gujarat 10 Question No: 8 India’s first five animal overpass or “animal bridges” will be constructed in which expressway? भारि के पिले पांच पशु ओर्रपास या "पशु पुल" ककस ए啍सप्रेसर्े मᴂ बनाया जाएगा? 1) Vadodara-Mumbai 2) Ahmedabad–Vadodara 3) Delhi-Mumbai 4) Amritsar-Katra Answer – Delhi-Mumbai 11 Question No: 9 India’s 1st transportation tunnel (underwater) will be constructed below which river? भारि की पिली पररर्िन सुरंग (पानी के नीचे) का तनमावण ककस नदी के नीचे ककया जाएगा? 1) Tapti 2) Godavari 3) Hooghly 4) Indus Answer - Hooghly 12 Question No: 10 Name the campaign which was launched by PM Modi for following COVID-19 appropriate behavior. पीएम मोदी 饍र्ाराCOVID -19 उधचि व्यर्िार का पालन करने के ललए शु셂 ककए गए अलभयान का नाम दᴂ । 1) Jan Surakshit 2) Jan Bhojan 3) Jan Andolan 4) Jan Yohan Answer - Jan Andolan 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Name of country : Austria Capital: Vienna •Currency:Euro •President:Alexander Van der Bellen •Name of Legislature:Austrian Parliament •Name of country :Belarus •Capital : Minsk • Currency:Belarusian ruble • • President:Alexander Lukashenko • Prime minister:Roman Golovchenko • • Name of Legislature:National Assembly of Belarus •Name of country : Belgium •Capital : Brussels •Currency:Euro •Prime minister:Alexander De Croo •Name of Legislature:Belgian Federal Parliament •Name of country:Bulgaria • Capital: Sofia •Currency:ISO 4217 •President:Rumen Radev •Prime minister:Boyko Borisov • Name of Legislature:National Assembly (Bulgaria) •Name of country : Denmark • Capital : Copenhagen • Currency:Danish krone • • :Monarchy of Denmark : Margrethe II of Denmark • Prime minister:Mette Frederiksen • Name of Legislature:Folketing •Name of country :Finland •Capital : Helsinki • Currency:Euro • President:Sauli Niinistö • Prime minister:Sanna Marin • Name of Legislature:Parliament of Finland •Name of country : France •Capital : Paris •Currency:Euro •President:Emmanuel Macron •Prime minister:Jean Castex •Name of Legislature:French Parliament •Name of country : Germany •Capital : Berlin • Currency:Euro • President:Frank-Walter Steinmeier • Chancellor of Germany : Angela Merkel • Name of Legislature: • Upper house:Bundesrat of Germany • Lower house : Bundestag •Name of country :Greece •Capital : Athens •Currency:Euro •President:Katerina Sakellaropoulou • •Prime minister:Kyriakos Mitsotakis •Name of Legislature:Hellenic Parliament • •Name of country :Hungary •Capital :Budapest •Currency:Hungarian forint •President:János Áder •Prime minister:Viktor Orbán • •Name of Legislature:National Assembly (Hungary) •Name of country :Iceland •Capital : Reykjavík •Currency:Icelandic króna •President:Guðni Th. Jóhannesson • •Prime minister:Katrín Jakobsdóttir •Name of Legislature:Althing • Name of country : Ireland • Capital : Dublin •Name of country :Italy •Capital :Rome •Currency:Euro sign •President:Sergio Mattarella • •Prime minister:Giuseppe Conte • Name of Legislature:Italian Parliament •Name of country: Luxembourg • Capital :Luxembourg City • Currency:Euro • Monarchy of Luxembourg : Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg • Prime minister:Xavier Bettel • Name of Legislature:Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) •Name of country :Netherlands •Capital :Amsterdam • Currency:Euro • Monarchy of the Netherlands • :Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands • Prime minister:Mark Rutte • Name of Legislature:States General of the Netherlands •Name of country:Norway • Capital:Oslo •Currency:Norwegian krone •Monarchy of Norway: Harald V of Norway •Prime minister:Erna Solberg •Name of Legislature:Storting •Name of country :Poland •Capital : Warsaw •Currency:Polish złoty •President:Andrzej Duda •Prime minister:Mateusz Morawiecki •Name of Legislature:Parliament of Poland •Name of country:Portugal • Capital: Lisbon •Currency:Euro •President:Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa •Prime minister:António Costa •Name of Legislature:Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) •Name of country: Romania • Capital : Bucharest •Currency:Romanian leu •President:Klaus Iohannis •Prime minister:Ludovic Orban •Name of Legislature:Parliament of Romania •Name of country : Russia • Capital : Moscow •Currency:Russian ruble •President:Vladimir Putin •Prime minister:Mikhail Mishustin •Name of Legislature:Federal Assembly (Russia) •Name of country:Serbia •: Capital: Belgrade •Currency:Serbian dinar •President:Aleksandar Vučić •Prime ministerAleksandar Vučić •:Name of Legislature:National Assembly (Serbia) •Name of country:Spain • Capital: Madrid •Currency:Euro •:Monarchy of Spain : Felipe VI •Prime minister:Pedro Sánchez •Name of Legislature:Cortes Generales •Name of country:Sweden • Capital: Stockholm •Currency:Swedish krona Prime minister:Stefan Löfven •Monarchy of Sweden : Carl XVI Gustaf •Name of Legislature:Riksdag •Name of country: Switzerland •Capital : De jure •Currency:Swiss franc •:Chancellor of Switzerland : Walter Thurnherr •: •Name of Legislature: Federal Assembly (Switzerland) • •Name of country: Ukraine • Capital: Kyiv •Currency:Ukrainian hryvnia •President:Volodymyr Zelensky •Prime minister:Denys Shmyhal •Name of Legislature:Verkhovna Rada •Name of country :United Kingdom • Capital :London •Currency:Pound sterling •Monarchy of the United Kingdom : Elizabeth II •Prime minister:Boris Johnson • Name of Legislature:Parliament of the United Kingdom •Name of country :Vatican City •Capital :Vatican City •Currency:Euro Cardinal Secretary of State : Pietro Parolin •Name of Legislature:Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State •.
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