Explanation

Narendra Modi became 14th Prime Minister of India .

He was sworn in for the third time on 09 June 2024.

Party affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Modi was preceded by Manmohan Singh in 2014.

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Explanation

English is the most spoken language in the world, with over 1.4 billion speakers in 2023.

Other some widely spoken languages:

• Bengali: 272,800,000 speakers
• Portuguese: 263,600,000 speakers
• Russian: 255,000,000 speakers
• Urdu: 231,700,000 speakers 

Explanation

• The concept of Carbon Credits originated from the Kyoto Protocol.
• The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997 and entered into force in 2005.
• It introduced mechanisms like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that allow for the trading of carbon credits as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally.

Explanation

The Golan Heights are a disputed territory between Israel and Syria: 

Israel captured the Golan Heights during the 1967 Six-Day War.

History

Israel and Syria have had intermittent negotiations since 1991, but they broke down in 2000.

Talks were renewed in 2008 with Turkey's mediation, but they also fell apart. 

Explanation

Vasco da Gama belonged to Portugal.

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea.

He was a renowned Portuguese explorer.

He was born in 1460 in Sines.

He was died in 1524.

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1. China
2. India
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Russia
6. Pakistan
7. Tajikistan
8. Iran
9. Uzbekistan

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In June 1948, the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, blocked the Western Allies' access to Berlin.

It was deep within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany.

In response, the Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift to supply the city.

However, it was in 1961, under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev, that the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to:

• Divide Berlin into two parts (East Berlin and West Berlin)
• Stop East German citizens from escaping to the West

Explanation

Longest Sea Bridge of the world: Zhuhai Macau

Zhuhai Macau links: Hong Kong and China

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The Hope Mars Mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite  spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In fact, the Hope satellite is the first planetary science mission led by an Arab-Islamic country 03-May-2021.