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• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was established in 1920 by an Act of the British Indian Legislative Council.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) School in 1875.
• The school was upgraded to college level in 1877.
• Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, laid the foundation stone of MAO College on 8 January 1877.

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• An electron carries a negative electric charge.
• Its charge is approximately −1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ C.
• A proton has an equal magnitude of positive charge, while a neutron has zero electric charge.
• The charge of an electron is called the elementary charge with a negative sign.

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• "To take a rain check" means to decline an offer for now but suggest doing it later.
• It originally comes from sports tickets being reused when events were rained out.

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• Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords on 17 July 2026, becoming the 70th signatory nation. 
• The signing took place in Ébène, Mauritius.
• The agreement was signed on behalf of Mauritius by Navindsing Jugmohunsing.

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• The Artemis Accords were established in 2020 by NASA, the U.S. Department of State, and seven other founding nations.
• The Accords promote peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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2.5 hours = 2.5 x 60 = 150 minutes

Fee = Rs. 6 for 150 minutes

Fee per minute = 6 / 150 = Rs. 0.04

= 4 Paisa per minute.

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• Loess is a fine-grained sedimentary deposit mainly composed of silt transported and deposited by wind.
• It usually forms thick, loose, yellowish or brownish deposits.
• Loess soils are often fertile and suitable for agriculture because they contain fine mineral particles.
• The Loess Plateau in China is one of the world’s most famous loess regions.

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• Located in California (USA)
• Famous for the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
• Hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America.
• Temperatures frequently exceed 120 °F (49 °C)
• Recorded a sizzling 134 °F in July 1913

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