22-28 Flashcards
Which recent dance form of India was nominated to he UNESCO ICH?Which state is the dance form popular in?
Gabra :
Gujarat(celebrated during Navaratri)
Which famous pooja form of India was nominated last year for ICH?
Durga pooja, it was the 14th indian event
What is the fullform of UNESCO, When was it founded,where is its HQ?
UN educational, scientific and cultural organisation. It was founded on 14th Nov 1945.
It is located in world heritage centre, paris, France
Which convention laid the foundation for ICH list? What is its executive body?What is its term?
Convention for the safe guarding of ICH, 2003
Intergovernmental committee.(india elected in july 2022)
4 years
Who is the director general of UNESCO, Who is director- general for India? Which is the parent organ of UNESCO?
Audrey Azoulay
Eric Falt.
UN ECOSOC
When was the world heritage convention signed? when was the world heritage list formed ?
A] 1972
B] 1978
Who is the secretary general of BIMSTEC?What is the full form of BIMSTEC?
Tenzin Lekphell.(Bhutan)
Bay of bengal initiative for multi sectoral technical and economic co-operation
What are the 3 priority areas of BIMSTEC?Where was the 5th BIMSTEC summit held?When was it founded?
poverty eradication, connectivity and trade& investment
Sri lanka
1997(bangkok declaration)
who are the members of BIMSTEC? Is BIMSTEC a formal organisation?how many priority sectors have they adopted?
Bangladesh,India,nepal,Myanmar,Bhutan,SL and thailand4
yes, it has a charter(2022)
14
Where is the BIMSTEC secretriat?
Dhaka (most polluted city)
Which recent airport was renamed?When is martyrs day or shaheed divas?
Chandigarh airport- Shaheed Bhagat singh airport
23rd march(the day he was hanged)
17th Pravasi Bhartiya divas 2023 to be held in?
Indore
Happens every 2 years
celebrated on jan 9th (to celebrate the contributions of overseas indians
Last year- Varanasi
What is the capital of paraguay?who is its president ?currency?
Asuncion
mario abdo benitez
Guarani
# jaishankar inaugurated new indian embassy here!
how many parliament seats does UP have?When was Uttarakhand formed? UP represents which provinces , pre-independece?
111
80 is lok sabha
31 in Rajya sabha
2000( carved from UP)
United provinces of agra and Oudh
How many seats does Lok sabha have, how many does RS have?
543
245
