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1. Identify the water body which is connected by the Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea?
South China Sea. The South China Sea is an arm of western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia. It is south of China, east & south of Vietnam, west of the Philippines and north of the island of Borneo. It is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea.Bordering states & territories (clockwise from north): the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.
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2. ‘Hama region’ which was recently seen in the news for chemical attacks is located in?
Syria. Recently, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said that the Syrian air force carried out three chemical attacks on a village in Syria's western Hama region in 2017.
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3. The headquarters of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is located in?
Hague, Netherlands. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an international organization established by the Chemical Weapons Convention, 1997 to implement and enforce the terms of the non-proliferation treaty, which prohibits the use, stockpiling, or transfer of chemical weapons by signatory states. The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. Its headquarters are located in the Hague, Netherlands.
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4. The headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is located in?
Lyon, France. International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is an intergovernmental organization that helps coordinate the police force of 194 member countries. Interpol issues notices for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information.
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5. ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ was launched by India to provide assistance in the fight against COVID 19 to which country?
Maldives. Recently, India supplied 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines to Maldives, under Operation Sanjeevani as assistance in the fight against COVID 19. The medicines were delivered by a Hercules C-130J-30 aircraft of Indian Air Force.
