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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a BRICS summit in Russia recently to showcase ambitions for a more harmonious relationship between the world's two most populous countries after years of animosity. The meeting between Xi and Modi, who have not held formal talks for five years, was one highlight of a summit. BRICS also gave an opportunity to the Russian President Vladimir Putin for showcasing that the West had failed to isolate Russia over the Ukraine war. A final communique listed a number of projects aimed at facilitating trade between BRICS nations - including an alternative payment system to the dollar - but did not include details or timelines. Just two days after New Delhi announced that it had reached a deal with Beijing to resolve a four -year military stand -off on their disputed Himalayan frontier, Xi told Modi that they should enhance communication and cooperation and effectively manage diffe rences. BRICS - an idea thought up inside Goldman Sachs two decades ago to describe the growing economic clout of China and other major emerging markets - is now a group that accounts for 45% of the world's population and 35% of the global economy. Former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill, who coined the BRIC term in 2001, told Reuters that he had little optimism for the BRICS club as long as China and India remained so divided. "It seems to me basically to be a symbolic annual gathering where important emerging countries, particularly noisy ones like Russia, but also China, can hasically get together and highlight how good it is to be part of something that doesn't involve the U. S. and that global governance isn't good enough," The 43 -page final communique from the summit ranged from geopolitics and narcotics to artificial intelligence and even the preservation of Big Cats, but lacked detail on some major issues. It mentioned Ukraine just once.
Question 1.
The 16th BRICS achieved the following:
Question 2.
What does the letter "S" in BRICS stand for?
Question 3.
The initiative of Big Cats Alliance refers to:
Question 4.
Which statement reflects as a critique from the Western Economists ?
Question 5.
The emergence of BRICS signals:
Question 6.
Which one of the below is an outcome of 16th BRICS meeting?
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In keeping with the slogan for this year's Olympics, "Games Wide Open," the opening ceremony took place outside a stadium setting by the river for the first time. In many respects, the Paris Games turned out to be one of the most elaborate cultural rituals since Covid swept across the world beginning in late 2019. Health restrictions forced the organizers of Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 to sharply limit the scale of the festivities, with events largely closed to the public. Paris 2024, powered in part by pent-up demand for communal experiences, symbolized an international post -pandemic vibe shift. The International Olympic Committee and French officials managed strict security measures in place. Yet the recent history of violence in France - including the 2015 terror attack in Paris that left 138 people dead and at least 416 injured – stalked public consciousness prior to the games. The geopolitical backdrop for the Paris Games was no less troubling. The war between Israel and Hamas which had crossed the six -month mark, raised fears of a protracted conflict and wider regional instability. The d evastation in the Gaza Strip has provoked international outrage, isolating Israel on the global stage. Meanwhile, Russia continues to gain ground in its military offensive against Ukraine as some Western nations worry about the rise of authoritarianism. Th ese international crises raised serious concerns that could come into play during the Games in the form of protests and other political demonstrations. Nevertheless, Olympics organizers put up a show that stunned the throngs assembled on the boulevards of Paris, not to mention the millions of people who watched the Games unfold on their televisions and mobile devices. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, India sec ured a total of six medals: one silver and five bronze which was one down from the highest haul of medals from the previous Olympics. Neeraj Chopra earned a silver in men's javelin with an 89.45 throw, narrowly missing gold to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. Sho oter Manu Bhaker made history by clinching bronze in the women's 10'm air pistol, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in Olympic shooting. The men's hockey team achieved a second consecutive bronze, defeating Spain 2 -1, with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring both goals.
Question 7.
India won a back -to-back Olympics hockey medal at:
Question 8.
According to the passage, what is the peculiarity of the Paris Olympics, 2024?
Question 9.
Which of the following incidents support the argument that "the geopolitical backdrop for the Paris Games is no less troubling"?
Question 10.
Which one of the following is true?
Question 11.
The highest Olympic medal tally for India was at:
Question 12.
Where is the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, 2024, held?
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On 7 October 2023, an armed conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip[o] after the latter launched a multi-pronged invasion of southern Israel. After clearing Hamas militants, the Israeli military retaliated by conducting an extensive aerial bombardment campaign on Gazan targets and followed up with a large- scale ground invasion of Gaza. More than 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, and more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting. Over 240 Israelis and foreign nationals were taken hostage and brought into the Gaza Strip. The Hamas-led attack began in the morning of 7th October, as Palestinian militants in Gaza launched a barrage of over 5,000 rockets against Israeli cities and kibbutzim while some 3,000 Palestinian militants breached the Gaza-israel barrier. Over 1.000 Israeli civilians were killed in more than a dozen massacres, including the Reim music festival massacre, and military bases were attacked. Over 200 civilians and Israeli soldiers were captured or abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip. At least 44 countries, mostly from the Western world, characterized the massacres of civilians as terrorism. Hamas declared that the invasion was carried out in response to the "desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque", the Gaza Strip blockade, the construction of Israeli settlements, and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank Israel declared a state of war on 8th October, and its response to the attack has seen the most significant military escalation in the region since the Yom Kippur War. The current hostilities constitute the fifth war of the Gaza-Israel conflict, which is part of the broader Israel-Palestinian conflict. In 2023, before the offensive started, an uptick in Israeli-Palestinian violence saw at least 247 Palestinians, 32 Israelis, and two foreigners killed. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, as of 6 November, over 10,000 Palestinians had been killed including 79 UNRWA staff. Israel dropped a total of 6,000 bombs during the first six days of the conflict-nearly double the number of bombs dropped by the American-led CJTF-OIR in one month during the War against the Islamic State. There has been widespread killing of civilians, and human rights groups and a panel of United Nations special rapporteurs have accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes.
Question 1.
What was the reason for Hamas-led Palestinian militants attack on Israel?
Question 2.
What was the reaction of the international community to the killing of Israeli civilians?
Question 3.
Which of the following is not true about the historical context of the Israel Hamas Conflict?
Question 4.
What has been the response of the Israeli military to the Hamas-led attack?
Question 5.
What is the current hostilities known as in the Gaza-Israel conflict?
Question 6.
Which major war does the current Gaza-Israel conflict resemble?
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Today, India has become the fourth country in the world to touch the surface of the moon This success becomes even greater when we look at the place from where India had started its journey. There was a time when India did not have the required technology and there was no support either. We used to be among the Third World countries, standing in the third row. Today, India has become the fifth largest economy in the world. Today, from trade to technology, India is among the countries standing in the first row. In this journey from third row to first row, institutions like ISRO have played a major role. Today, you have taken Make in India to the moon. I have seen the photo in which our moon lander has firmly set its foot on the moon like Angad. On one hand is the confidence of Vikram while on the other hand is the bravery of Pragyan. Our Pragyan is continuously leaving its footprints on the moon. The pictures taken from different cameras, which have just been released, and I have had the privilege of seeing, are indeed amazing. For the first time, since the beginning of human civilization. for the first time in the history of lakhs of years on the earth, man is looking at the pictures of that place with his own eyes. India has done the work of showing these pictures to the world! All the scientists like you have done it. Today, the whole world is acknowledging the significance of India's scientific spirit, our technology and our scientific temperament. Chandrayaan Maha Abhiyan is a success not only for India but for the entire humanity.
Question 7.
In what did India become the fourth country in the world?
Question 8.
What is the role of Pragyan?
Question 9.
Name one institution that played a major role in bringing India to the forefront.
Question 10.
What is the name of the moon lander and the rover?
Question 11.
Whom did the Prime Minister address this to?
Question 12.
Which of the following countries in the world had touched the surface of the moon?
Question 13.
In what did India become the fourth country in the world?
Question 14.
What is the role of Pragyan?
Question 15.
Name one institution that played a major role in bringing India to the forefront.
Question 16.
What is the name of the moon lander and the rover?
Question 17.
Whom did the Prime Minister address this to?
Question 18.
Which of the following countries in the world had touched the surface of the moon?
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