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1. Identify the country which has recently recognized the book of standards for drug – ‘Indian Pharmacopoeia’?
Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has formally recognised the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP). It is a reputable book of standards for drugs. Now it will be used in Afghanistan to ensure the quality of health products. It is an officially recognized book of standards as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules 1945 thereunder. It specifies the standards of drugs manufactured and marketed in India in terms of their identity, purity and strength. It is being published as an official document for improving the quality of medicines by way of adding new and updating existing monographs by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission.
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2. Identify the country which has recently launched ‘Spacecom’ it sixth branch of the armed forces?
The United States of America. Recently, the US President signed the National Defense Authorization Act, 2020 directing the establishment of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the sixth branch of the armed forces. The establishment of USSF comes after the launch of a new Pentagon Command named Spacecom earlier in September, 2019. The USSF will be the sixth formal force of the U.S. military, after the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard and will be headquartered at the Pentagon. It will comprise of about 16,000 air force and civilian personnel.
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3. The Headquarters of ‘Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’ is located in?
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states. It was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco on the 25th of September 1969. Headquarters of OIC is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. India is not a member of the OIC. India was invited as a guest of honour at 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Minister in 2019. 2019 is the 50th anniversary of OIC.
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4. Identify the country which was recently hit by a typhoon Phanfone?
Philippines. The Philippines was hit by typhoon Phanfone on 25th December 2019. Typhoon Phanfone is known as Ursula in the local language in the Philippines. It is the second typhoon after typhoon Kammuri which hit the Philippines recently.
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5. India conducted a joint tri-services exercise ‘INDRA 2019’ with?
Russia. Exercise INDRA 2019, a joint, tri-services exercise between India and Russia was conducted in India from 10th-19th December 2019 simultaneously at Babina (near Jhansi), Pune, and Goa. The INDRA series of exercise began in 2003. It was conducted as a single service exercise alternately between the two countries. However, the first joint Tri-Services Exercise was conducted in 2017. The two countries will be able to imbibe the best practices from each other, jointly evolve and drills to defeat the menace of terror under the United Nations mandate.
