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The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore  

Year	Image	Laureate	Country at the time of the award	Category	Comment
1913		Rabindranath Tagore	British India	Literature	First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate

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The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s,

Involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974

that led to Nixon's resignation.

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• December 3 is observed worldwide as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• Origin: Established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly.

Additional information

• International Literacy Day is celebrated each year on 8 September
• The International Civil Aviation Organization: 7 December 
• Human Rights Day is celebrated annually around the world on 10 December

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Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian media tycoon and politician

Born: September 29, 1936 (age 86 years), Milan, Italy

History:

Silvio Berlusconi as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from :

1994 to 1995

2001 to 2006

2008 to 2011

Berlusconi was Prime Minister for nine years in total, making him the longest-serving post-war Prime Minister of Italy

and the third longest-serving since Italian unification, after Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti.

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A Tale of Two Cities, a novel by Charles Dickens,

It was published both serially and in book form in 1859.

The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution.

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• Tanzania is the new name of Zanzibar
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• Zanzibar's name was changed to Tanzania on 26th April 1964.
• The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma.

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Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist.

Bill Gates belongs to USA.

Bill Gates was conferred upon Hilal-e-Pakistan on February 17, 2022

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• The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece,
• Main Venue: The Panathenaic Stadium hosted track and field and wrestling.
• Dates: April 6 to April 15, 1896
• .Participation: Athletes from 14 nations competed in 43 events.
  
• The United States won the most gold medals (11).
• Greece won the most medals overall (47).

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The first satellite, Sputnik 2 utilized an animal habitat and carried the dog Laika,

On 3 November 1957, the second-ever orbiting spacecraft carried the first animal into orbit, the dog Laika

Laika died during the flight

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The Report called The State of World Population Report 2023 published by UNPFA on 19 April 2023

UNPFA stands for United Nations Population Fund

India population: 1.425.7 million

China Population: 1.412.4 million

1. India

2. China

3. USA

4. Indonesia

5. Pakistan