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Around 200 companies and banks of New Zealand  will have to report on the impact that extreme weather events.

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About men’s Cricket World Cup 1975

Edition: First

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: England

Winner: West Indies (First title)

Runners-up: Australia

Participating teams: 08

Total Matches: 15

Most runs: Glenn Turner (total 333 runs)

Glenn Turner belonged: New Zealand

Most wickets: Gary Gilmour (total 11 wickets)

Gary Gilmour belonged: Australia

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• As per report published by Forbes,  Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world.
•  Francoise Meyers has become the first woman to amass a $100 billion fortune.
• This report has been published in December 2023.
•  Francoise Meyers is a businesswoman from France. 
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World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergence on 23 July 2022.

Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak.

monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease that is caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.

There are now more than 16 thousand reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths as of 23 July 2023.

Monkeypox was first discovered in central Africa in the 1950s.

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British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee on 20 July 2022 became the youngest climber to scale nine peaks of over 8,000m by summiting 8051m Broad Peak in Pakistan.

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About World Cybercrime Index 2024

Topper: Russia

Second position: Ukraine

Third position: China

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As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

Jordan was declared leprosy free in Sep 2024.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Explanation

The main electronic component used in first-generation counterparts was Vacuum Tubes and Valves.

Leo is called the first-generation computer.

The five generations of computers:

1. First Generation (1946-1959 or 1940-1956): Vacuum tube-based technology (e.g., ENIAC).
2. Second Generation (1959-1965 or 1956-1963): Transistor-based technology.
3. Third Generation (1965-1971 or 1964-1971): Integrated circuit-based technology.
4. Fourth Generation (1972-1980): VLSI microprocessor-based technology.
5. Fifth Generation (1980-present): ULSI microprocessor-based technology, with a focus on artificial intelligence.

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• First World population day was celebrated in 1987.
• World population day is observed on July 11.