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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

- Al Ahsa Oasis which is listed by UNESCO among heritage sites is in Saudi Arabia.
- The novel ‘English Patient’ has won the Golden Man Booker Prize. It is authored by Michael Ondaatje.
- The ancient city of Oman which entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is Qaihat.
- Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro have won the World Food Prize 2018.
- Kabir Mahotsav has started in Uttar Pradesh to mark the 500th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das.
- The United Nations’ (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed every year onJune 26.
- The novel “Eleventh Hour” is authored by Crime writer Hussain Zaidi .
- The International Day of Tropics is observed every year on June 29.
- The World Sports Journalists Day (WSJD) is observed every year on July 2 to mark the services of sports journalists for the promotion of sports.
- S Ramesh, a 1981 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), has taken over charge as the new chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes.
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