* The correct answer is 'Fiji'.

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* PM Modi has been conferred with the highest honors by Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

* He was conferred with the "The Companion of the Order of Fiji" by his Fijian PM, Sitiveni Rabuka for his global leadership.

* While Papua New Guinea conferred its highest civilian order, Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu for championing the cause of unity of Pacific Island countries.

* PM Modi is on a visit to Papua New Guinea to attend the third India-Pacific Islands Cooperation Summit.

* The correct answer is 'Hiroshima'.

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* During the visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima, Japan on 20 May 2023.

* The Mahatma Gandhi bust has been gifted by the Government of India to the city of Hiroshima as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between India and Japan.

* The 42 inches tall bronze bust has been sculpted by Padma Bhushan awardee Shri Ram Vanji Sutar.

* The bust site, adjacent to the Motoyasu River, is close to the iconic A-Bomb Dome.

* The correct answer is 'Rayyanah Barnawi'.

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* Saudi Arabia’s Rayyanah Barnawi has made history as the first Arab woman astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the private Ax-2 mission.

* She is a breast cancer researcher and was joined on the mission by fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni, a fighter pilot.

* The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in the southern state of Florida.

* The team also includes Peggy Whitson (former NASA astronaut) and John Shoffner (businessman)

* The correct answer is '12%'.

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* India’s defense production has increased by more than 12% from last fiscal year and crossed the 1 trillion rupees ($12 billion) threshold for the first time.

* Reason: India is reducing its reliance on imports from countries such as Russia

* The value of India’s local defence production jumped to 1.07 trillion rupees, as on March 31, 2023, and was expected to rise further once data from some private defence companies came in.

* India’s defence exports have risen too, jumping 24% to about 160 billion rupees last fiscal year.

* The correct answer is 'Rs 7 Lakh'.

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* The Ministry of Finance has notified that no Tax Collection at Source (TCS) will be levied on individual payments using international debit and credit cards of up to Rs 7 lakh in a financial year from July 1, 2023.

* Further, the Union Budget 2023 has increased TCS for foreign remittances under the LRS from 5% to 20% (except for education and medical purposes).

* This rule will be effective from July 1, 2023.

* The correct answer is 'Daniil Medvedev'.

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* The world's number three tennis player, Daniil Medvedev (from Russia) has clinched his maiden Italian Open 2023 title, after beating Holger Rune (Denmark).

* It is Medvedev's fifth title of 2023 and victory lifts him above Novak Djokovic to second in the world rankings.

* Other winners:

* Women's Single Title: Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (Kazakhstani) after defeating Anhelina Kalinina

* Men's Double: Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński

* Women's Double: Storm Sanders and Elise

* The correct answer is 'Shaili Singh'.

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* Indian athlete Shaili Singh clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics meet in the women's long jump event in Yokohama, Japan.

* She has attempted a jump of 6.65 meter, which provided her third place on the podium.

* Germany’s Maryse Luzolo won the gold medal with an effort of 6.79 meter while Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl bagged the silver medal with a 6.77 meter leap.

* During the Indian Grand Prix 4 athletics meet in Bengaluru, she has registered a jump of 6.76 meter.

* The correct answer is 'From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity'.

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* The world observed the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22 to increase understanding and encourage the preservation of the Earth’s diverse ecosystems.

* 2023 theme: From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity

* The origins of the International Day for Biological Diversity can be traced back to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, commonly referred to as the Earth Summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.

* The correct answer is 'Dehradun'.

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* Union Minister of Environment, Bhupendra Yadav has formally inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) at ICFRE, Dehradun.

* Aim: To promote South-South Cooperation and address land degradation issues through sustainable land management practices

* The CoE-SLM is poised to make a lasting impact in addressing land degradation issues, by leveraging sustainable land management practices, and achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).

* The correct answer is 'Papua New Guinea'.

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* Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape released the Tamil classic 'Thirukkural' in the Tok Pisin language.

* Aim: To bring the Indian thought and culture closer to the people of this southwestern Pacific nation.

* Tok Pisin is the official language of Papua New Guinea.

* Thirukkural is a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love, is written by Poet Thiruvalluvar.