Explanation

Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education came into force on 5 March 2023.

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The United States of America (USA) (accounting for 39 per cent of world military spending) and China (13 per cent) remained the two largest spenders on Military in 2022.

Note: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm

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On March 2, 2023, the Biden administration released the new National Cybersecurity Strategy, replacing the 2018 Trump administration Cybersecurity Strategy.

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Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.

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Australia will remove the British monarch from its currency notes on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture.

British monarch: Queen Elizabeth II

Announcement made on 2 February 2023.

Explanation

The first textbook, Constructive Rural Sociology, was written by John Gillette and appeared in 1913 (Olsen 1991).

The first department of Rural Sociology was established at Cornell University in 1915.

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• First Published: March 1936
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Frequency: Quarterly
• Sponsor: Rural Sociological Society

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In his 1938 paper titled ''Urbanism as a Way of Life,'' Louis Wirth defined urbanism as it relates to life in the city.

Louis Wirth was an American sociologist.

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Max Weber is the author of the text ‘The City’.

Max Weber was a German sociologist.

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WHO’s 1948 Constitution declared that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being,” 

World Bank Important question:

World Bank established: July 1944

World Bank was established during: the Bretton Woods Conference

World Bank Members: 189

World Bank's aim: to provide loans and grants for various projects

World Bank headquarters: Washington, USA