2020 paper Flashcards
which mineral is the ore of aluminium
bauxite ore
the idea of lokpal is taken from
Sweden
Concept of PIL borrowed from
America
red corridor
The red corridor is the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India that experience considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency.
fall of berlin wall
1989
first brazilian presidential elections
1891
Operation Green Hunt
Operation Green Hunt is the name used by the Indian media to describe the “all-out offensive” by government of India’s paramilitary forces and the state’s forces against the Naxalites.
Rajendra Sachar Committee
purpose: to study the social, economic and educational condition of Muslims in India.
conclusion: the conditions facing Indian Muslims was below that of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
2019 Nobel prize in economics
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer
geography
he study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities
ecology
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
palindrome
word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward
which bill can be introduced only in the lok sabha
money bill
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of
indigenous languages
Excise duty levied on
manufacture of goods within the country
the study of elections
psephology
etymology
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
‘to drive home’ idiom meaning
emphasise a point
frugal meaning
sparing or economical as regards money or food
highest mountain peak of south india
doddabetta peak
neighbouring country sharing largest land frontier
Bangladesh
microsoft word
application software
microsoft excel
spreadsheet programme
wular lake
kashmir
monuments built by shah Jahan
jama masjid, Red Fort and Taj Mahal
Qutub minar
victory pillar; built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak after the defeat of last hindu king of Delhi
founder of Khalsa; 10th guru
guru Gobind singh
42nd constitutional amendment
words added- socialist, sovereign and integrity; called mini constitution
first citizen of India
president
ways to acquire Indian citizenship
birth, descent, naturalisation, registration
Writ of Habeas Corpus
most valuable writ for personal liberty; This writ is used to enforce the fundamental right of individual liberty against unlawful detention.
Writ of Mandamus
[literal meaning: We command]
This writ is used by the court to order the public official who has failed to perform his duty or refused to do his duty, to resume his work.
Writ of Prohibition
A court that is higher in position issues a Prohibition writ against a court that is lower in position to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction or usurping a jurisdiction that it does not possess. It directs inactivity.
Writ of Certiorari
[The literal meaning: To be informed]
This writ is issued by a court higher in authority to a lower court or tribunal ordering them either to transfer a case pending with them to itself or quash their order in a case.
Writ of Quo-Warranto
[literal meaning: By what authority or warrant]
Supreme Court or High Court issue this writ to prevent illegal usurpation of a public office by a person.
Niti Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India is a public policy think tank of the Government of India
amjad ali khan
Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.
epitome
a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
epistle
letter
epitaph
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
Article 30 of the Constitution of India recognises minorities on the basis of
religion and language
cartogram
A cartogram is a thematic map of a set of features, in which their geographic size is altered to be directly proportional to a selected ratio-level variable
Chief Justice of India
N. V. Ramana
india first chief of defence staff
General Bipin Rawat
First Chief Justice of India
H.J Kania
where is commonwealth games 2022 scheduled to be held
Birmingham, England
2020 olympics venue
Tokyo
Olympic 2022 held in
Beijing
olympic 2024 held in
Paris
top two biggest crude oil suppliers to India
Biggest: Iraq
second highest: USA
number of spokes in ashok chakra
24
