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1 When did the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup start, and when did it conclude? 2 How many national teams participated in the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, and who emerged as the winner? 3 Which country hosted the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, and how many stadiums across how many cities were involved in hosting the matches? 4 In the first semi-final, which team did India defeat? 5 Who did Australia beat in the second semi-final? 6 Where did the final of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup take place? 7 Who was awarded the Player of the Tournament in the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup? 8 Who secured the title of the leading wicket-taker? 9 What was the total number of spectators that attended matches during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, setting a record for the highest attendance in any cricket World Cup to date? 10 Originally, when was the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup supposed to take place, and why was the schedule changed? 11 This ...

1. Who is the chief executive of the Government of India? A) President B) Prime Minister C) Chief Justice D) Speaker of Lok Sabha Check Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: The Prime Minister is the head of the executive branch of the Government of India. 2. What is the main legislative body in the Republic of India? A) Rajya Sabha B) Supreme Court C) Lok Sabha D) Cabinet Ministers Check Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: Lok Sabha 3. In the order of precedence where does the prime minister of India rank? A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth Check Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: The Prime Minister of India holds the third rank in the Indian order of precedence. President and Vice President are the First and the second. 4. According to Article 75(3) to whom is the Council of Ministers collectively responsible? A) President B) Rajya Sabha C) Lok Sabha D) Supreme Court Check Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Expl...

Fact Checked & Updated: 13 Nov 2023 1 Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? 2 Which country has recently withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO)? 3 Which country is building a controversial dam on the Nile river, causing tensions with Egypt and Sudan? 4 Which country is currently the largest nuclear weapon power? 5 Which country is currently the largest exporter of fossil fuels? 6 Which country is the largest producer of fossil fuels? 7 Three countries use more fossil fuels than the rest of the world combined: China, the United States and which other country? 8 Where is the largest active volcano in the world? 9 Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is an open-ended scale.  What is the magnitude of the largest eruptions in history so far by this index? 10 Which were the three years in which India hosted ICC Men's Cricket World Cup previously? Answers 1 António Guterres 2 The United States has not permanently withdrawn from the WHO, but it has announc...

1 What is the capital city of Australia? 2 In which year did the Titanic sink? 3 What is the largest mammal in the world? 4 Which planet is known as the Red Planet? 5 Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"? 6 What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 7 In what year did the first manned moon landing occur? 8 Which famous scientist developed the theory of general relativity? 9 What is the largest ocean on Earth? 10 Which Disney movie features a character named Simba? 11 How many continents are there on Earth? 12 Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun? 13 What is the world's longest river? 14 Which element has the chemical symbol 'O'? 15 In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed? 16 What is the square root of 144? 17 Who painted the Mona Lisa? 18 What is the capital city of Canada? 19 How many players are there on a standard soccer team? 20 What is the speed of light in a vacuum? Answers: 1 Canberra 2 1912 3 Blue Whale 4 Mars ...

1 On which day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States? 2 Which Israel made spyware has the name of a winged horse from Greek Mythology? 3 Son of which famous person is given the middle name Chandrasekhar, comemmorating S Chandrasekhar, the Indian-American theoretical physicist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize for his studies on the structure and evolution of stars? 4 Who is the most stolen and highest-selling artist of all time? 5 What is the expansion of FAO, a specialized agency of the United Nations that works towards defeating hunger via international efforts. 6 Like Richter scale that measures the strength of earthquakes what is the measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions? 7 What is the name of the curve that more accurately divides the world into the economic North and South based on factors like economic development and wealth distribution, rather than simply by geographical location? 8 Global North and Global South are terms used to describe a grouping of countr...

  1 Which tabloid was published by Jimmy Lai from 1995 to 2021, who is facing prosecution in Hong Kong for his pro-democracy journalism? 2 What is the name of the Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation that calls for brisk action against the climate crisis and condemns climate change denial? 3 Which country is hosting the 2023 COP28 climate summit? 4 Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are considered as magic pills by many people for treating what? 5 Who won PEOPLE magazine's Sexiest Man Alive Award 2023? 6 Which embattled business group was founded by Subrata Roy who died this month? 7 He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour - Padma Vibhushan in 2008 and was named 'Corporate Hotelier of the World' by HOTELS magazine in 2010.  He was the son of Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, who founded the Oberoi Group in 1984.  Name him, who died this month. 8 Terry Gou, has collected three times the amount of signatures needed to qualify to run in Taiwan's pr...

1 How many Indian states celebrate their birthday on November 1? 2 Which states of India were formed on November 1? 3 How many states and union territories are there in India? 4 Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (7th edition) 5 The art form of Kuchipudi belongs to which state of India? 6 The world's second-largest Buddhist monastery called the Tawang Gompa is in which state of India? 7 Which state of India has the highest tiger density?   8 Jharkhand is called the steel state  of India beacause India's first steel plant was established in one of its cities.  Name the city. 9 Which state of India is home to Sangai deer? 10 The English word Juggernaut has been derived from the Jagannath chariot procession.  Which state of India hosts the event? Answers 1   Eight 2 Andhra Pradesh (1 Nov 1956, present form on 2 June 2014 with bifurcation), Chhattisgarh (1 Nov 2000), Haryana (1 Nov 1966), Karnataka (1 Nov 1956), Kerala (1 N...

1 How many Indian states celebrate their birthday on November 1? 2 Which states of India were formed on November 1? 3 With reference to Indian military, what is ‘Prachand’? 4 Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (7th edition) 5 Indian Navy’s latest, under-construction, guided missile destroyer warship has been named after which Indian city? 6 According to Indian Railways, from April to October 2023, what percentage of the total travellers used non-AC coaches as against the AC coaches? 7 According to the recent study by NordPass (a proprietary password manager launched in 2019), what is the most common password among Indians in 2023? 8 How many categories are there according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) of India? 9 Referring to a video of PM Narendra Modi playing garba dance allegedly created using deepfake technology, the Prime Minister stated that he "hadn't played garba since school."  Garba is a dance form of which state of India? 10 Where...

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