April Flashcards
Who is the New Pm of PAK
SHEBHAZ SHARIF
What is the 2+2 dialogue?Who are the indian delegates in the 2+2 dialogues that India keeps with other countries
A 2+2 dialogue refers to a mechanism between two nations where two appointed ministers from each country met up to discuss their strategic and security interests.
Delegates of India- Defence minister and External Affairs Minister
What is the purpose of the 2+2 dialogue?
2+2 dialogue, puts strategic, defence, and security relationship between the two countries at the forefront.It strengthens strategic partnership and brings overall clarity between the two parties regarding problematic issues and conflicts.
Which are the countries that India keeps 2+2 dialogues with?
2+2 dialogues with four key strategic partners: the US, Australia, Japan, and Russia.
Recently with which country did India have the 2+2 dialogue?Who were the delegates
USA(April,2022)
IND- Rajnath Singh and S Jaishankar
US-Lloyd J. Austin and Anthony Blinken (modi and Biden had a Virtually meet before the dialogue)
When and where was the 1st 2+2 dialogue with US,who were the delegates?
Held in-New Delhi on 6th September 2018,US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and secretary of defence James Mattis met the late EA minister Sushma Swaraj and then Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Which states topped the State energy and climate index(SECI) round one(large states)?Who releases the Index?
GUJARAT(1),KERALA(2) and PUNJAB(3)
The index is released by National Institute for transforming India(NITI Aayog)
What are the paramaters used by SECI?How many indicators does it utilise ?
six parameters – discoms’ performance; access affordability and reliability of energy; clean energy initiatives; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; and new initiatives.
27 indicators..
Who topped the small states category of SECI(22)?When was NITI Aayog founded?
Small states-Goa,Tripura and Manipur.
NITI aayog-1st jan 2015
Who topped the UT’s category of SECI round 1?What are groups formed based on the performance in Round 1?
UT’s-Chandigarh,Delhi,Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Based on the outcome of SECI Round-1
The groups are: Front Runners,Achievers and Aspirants.
What is the purpose of SECI?
Using the data from the index,states and UT’s can know where they stand in the clean enery and climate sector,they can know where exactly they are lacking and what are the challenges they face,inorder to take measures and frame policies to achieve India’s climate ,clean energy and sustainable development goals.
Which states has the poorest performence in Large states and UT’s group of SECI?
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand had the worst performence
Andaman & Nicobar, J&K and Lakshadweep had the worst performence in UT’s group
Who is the predecessor of NITI Aayog?
Planning commission(1950),responsible for five year plans .
Which states topped the DISCOMS development,energy efficiency and clean energy initiative category?
Punjab is among the best performing states in terms of discom performance
Haryana best performer in clean energy initiative, while Tamil Nadu is top performer in energy efficiency category
Which states topped the DISCOMS development,energy efficiency and clean energy initiative category?
Punjab is among the best performing states in terms of discom performance
Haryana best performer in clean energy initiative, while Tamil Nadu is top performer in energy efficiency category
Who topped the access affordability and reliability of energy category?
Kerala emerged as top performer in access, affordability and reliability category
What was the main area of discussion in the 2022 2+2 dialogue?where was it held?
Main theme was Ukraine issue and its ramifications.2022 dialogue was held in Washington DC.(China’s military and its aggression was also discussed).
What is the major partnership that joined in this years 2+2 dialogue ?Landmark pacts between India and US in 2+2 dialogue?
India joined the Bahrain-based multilateral partnership combined maritime force(CMF) as an associate partner.
Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) after the first 2+2 dialogue in 2018, and then the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) in 2020.
