Explanation

Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India from 1847 to 1856.

He merged the state of Punjab with the British Empire, after the Second Anglo-Sikh War

while 

Lord Hastings was the Governor General of India when the Third Anglo-Maratha War took place

Third Anglo-Maratha War was the final and decisive conflict between the English East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.

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Explanation

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) is a regional center of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).

SDC is located in New Delhi.

Presently it is housed on the campus of NISCAIR.

Established: 1994

Explanation

International Women’s Day is observed on 8 March. 

Significance of International Women’s Day:

Civil awareness day;

Women and girls' day;

Anti-sexism Day;

Anti-Discrimination Day

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Theme 2021: Choose to Challenge

Theme 2022: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

Theme 2023: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

Explanation

Gp Capt Abhinandan Varthaman VrC is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot

Abhinandan was held captive in Pakistan for 60 hours after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight.

Abhinandan Varthaman was born on 21 June 1983 in Tamil Jain

He was awarded Vir Chakra by the Indian government 

Explanation

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Pakistan in September and October 2019

to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs)

and three Twenty20 International  T20I) matches against the Pakistan cricket team

Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20
	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
	27 September – 23 December 2019
One Day International series
Results	Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Babar Azam (146)	Danushka Gunathilaka (147)
Most wickets	Usman Shinwari (6)	Wanindu Hasaranga (3)
Player of the series	Babar Azam (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results	Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Sarfaraz Ahmed (67)	Bhanuka Rajapaksa (112)
Most wickets	Mohammad Hasnain (3) Mohammad Amir (3)	Wanindu Hasaranga (8)
Player of the series	Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)

Explanation

Tunisia recently banned wearing Niqab in the government offices in 5 July 2019

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab

The ban came after the capital Tunis was attacked by three suicide bombings in seven days.

Explanation

Khafala system means sponsorship system

The Kafala (Sponsorship) System emerged in the 1950s 

Kafala System was founded by the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.

Explanation

The longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman was accomplished by NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

Koch set a record  328 in space days and participated in the first all-female spacewalks.

​ Koch has been assigned as Mission Specialist I of NASA's Artemis II mission

Explanation

on November 28, 2019 President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan - his first time in the country - for the Thanksgiving holiday.

in Afghanistan, Mr. Trump said he hopes to bring the number of troops in Afghanistan down to 8,600 from the current 14,000.

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Donald Trump

45th president of the United States.

Donald Trump made 19 international trips to 24 countries during his presidency,

which began on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021.

Explanation

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health

The United Nations General Assembly has declared  2019 as the international year of indigenous language

the United Nations General Assembly declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”.