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• Madam Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
• First Nobel Prize: Physics (1903)
• Second Nobel Prize: Chemistry (1911)
• She is best known for her pioneering research on radioactivity.
• She discovered the elements Radium and Polonium.

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• Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Germany) was the first male Nobel Prize winner.
• He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
• He was awarded for the discovery of X-rays (1895).

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• Vatican City is the smallest/state country in the world by land area and population.
• It is a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy.
• It serves as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Total area is about 0.49 sq km.
• It is located in Europe.

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• Smallest Muslim country: Brunei
• Smallest republic: Nauru
• Smallest SAARC country: Maldives
• Largest Muslim country (population): Indonesia

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• Uruguay won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.
• The inaugural FIFA World Cup was hosted by Uruguay.
• Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in the final.
• The tournament was held from 13–30 July 1930.

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• 1934 – 🇮🇹 Italy
• 1938 – 🇮🇹 Italy
• 1950 – 🇺🇾 Uruguay
• 1954 – 🇩🇪 West Germany
• 1958 – 🇧🇷 Brazil

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• Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
• His famous words upon landing were, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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• Neil Alden Armstrong was died on August 25, 2012.
• He was born on August 5, 1930.

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• India introduced e-Visa reforms to promote tourism and simplify travel for foreign visitors.
• The reforms made the visa application process faster and more convenient.
• They encourage tourism, business visits, medical travel, and conferences.
• The e-Visa system reduces paperwork and processing time.

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