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| 9. | According to the Expat Insider Rankings for 2022, what is the rank of India? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India has been ranked on the 36th position out of the 52 countries on the list, with a high affordability score. |
| 10. | Which state became the first state in India to have its own internet service? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Kerala is now the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who made the announcement. |
| 11. | WHO has declared the outbreak of which disease as a 'public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a 'public health emergency of international concern' (PHEIC). |
| 12. | ISRO 'Human Spaceflight Expo' was being inaugurated at which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO Chairman S Somnath along with other senior scientists inaugurated the Human Space Flight Expo in Bengaluru to commemorate the Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav. |
| 13. | India's first-of-its-kind brain health clinic started in which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated India's brain health clinic in Bengaluru to diagnose, treat, refer and follow up patients with common neurological disorders. |
| 14. | Which organisation has launched the Dragon Cargo spacecraft to the space station with the new falcon 9? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: SpaceX's Dragon capsule is once again heading to the International Space Station. |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Private sector lender YES Bank on Saturday announced the appointment of Rama Subramaniam Gandhi as an additional independent director of the bank for a period of five years. |
| 16. | How much percent GST will be levied on pre-packaged and labelled food items? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Consumers will have to pay 5 per cent GST on pre-packed, labelled food items like atta, paneer and curd with the GST Council's decision coming into force. |