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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 21-22, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. Consider the following pairs of indigenous livestock and respective states: Lakhimi – Assam Motu – Odisha Red Kandhari – Maharashtra Kherigarh – Uttar Pradesh How many pairs...

August 23, 2022

India- Egypt 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties

Egypt released a postage stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with India. Diplomatic relations between India and Egypt began when Egypt recognized India’s independence on...

August 23, 2022

Portugal: EU’s fastest aging country

According to a study published by the contemporary Portugal database Pordata, the elderly population in Portugal has tripled in the past three decades and it currently registers 182...

August 23, 2022

Uttarakhand: Observatory to monitor space activity

India’s first commercial space observatory will be set up in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand. Digantara, a startup started in the field of space, will build this laboratory....

August 23, 2022

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 20, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. Which of the following country’s government had an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight the threat of global warming? [A] Bangladesh[B] Maldives[C] Seychelles[D] Madagascar Show Answer Correct Answer:...

August 23, 2022

Google Doodle: Indian physicist Anna Mani

On 23 August, Google dedicated a doodle to Anna Mani, India’s first female physics scientist. She was a physicist as well as a meteorologist. She has a special...

August 23, 2022

Nomination of Garba Dance to UNESCO Heritage List

After Durga Puja was included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage last year, India has now named Garba for the year 2022. If approved, it will become the first...

August 23, 2022

What are PFAs or Forever Chemicals?

Often we have been hearing that rain water is the purest. But according to research from the University of Stockholm, published recently in the journal Environmental Science and...

August 23, 2022

August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition is observed every year on 23 August with the aim of remembering the millions of victims...

August 23, 2022

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 23, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 23, 2022 INDIA – Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chairs 23rd meeting of Central Zonal Council...

August 23, 2022

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