April (only imp)

Question 1

King of Norway

Answer 1

Harald V of Norway

Question 2

When was NASA fromed

Answer 2

1958

Question 3

When was ESA formed and how amny members does it have

Answer 3

22 members
1975

Question 4

El Nino & La Nina- are opposite phases of

Answer 4

El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.

Question 5

World Meteorological Day

Answer 5

23 March

Question 6

World Meteorological Organization
how many members
Established by which ratification
HQ

Answer 6

192 members
WMO Convention on 23rd March 1950
Geneva Switzerland

Question 7

WMO originated from the

Answer 7

International Meteorological Organization - est after the 1873 Vienna Intl Meteorological Congress

Question 8

Which President id the Sudan military overthrow in April 2019

Answer 8

President Omar al-Bashir

Question 9

Sudan military overthrew the transitional government led by _____________ in October 2021

Answer 9

Abdalla Hamdok

After that - Abdeh Fattah Al- Burhan took over

Question 10

Sudan crisis escalated because of a power struggle between

Answer 10

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) generals

Question 11

Operation Kaveri

Answer 11

Sudan
Deploy- INS Sumeda and two IAF C-130j (STANDbY IN JEDDAH)

Question 12

Op Ganga

Answer 12

Ukraine
2022

Question 13

Op Devvi Shakti

Answer 13

Afghan
2021

Question 14

Vande Bharat (OP)

Answer 14

2020
Covif 19

Question 14

Op Samudra Setu

Answer 14

2020
Navel Op - Covid 19
Ships- Jalashwa, Airavat, Shardul and Magar

Question 15

Op Raahat

Answer 15

2015

Yemen- conflict b/w Yemeni gov and Houthi rebels

Question 16

Op Maitri

Answer 16

2015
Nepal Earthquale

Question 16

Op Safe Homecoming

Answer 16

2011
Libya

Question 16

Op Sukoon

Answer 16

2006
Lebanon- Beirut Sealift
Largest naval rescue mission since Dunkrik evacuation

Question 16

Kuwait Airlift

Answer 16

1990
Kuwait
Iraqi soliders attacked Kuwait
1,70,000 - Indians

Question 17

Ofek-13 Spy Satellite spy satellite of wich country

Answer 17

Israel

Question 18

Ofek series is in operation since which year

Answer 18

1988

Question 18

Launch vehicle and satellite bus of
Ofek-13 Spy Satellite

Answer 18

Launch Vehicle: Shavit 2
Being placed on: Low Earth Orbit
Satellite Bus: TecSAR

Question 18

Ofek-13 launched from

Answer 18

Palmachim Airbase in Central Israel

Question 19

The Zimbabwean economy operates on a dual currency structure, with the ____ & ________ in use

Answer 19

Zimbabwean dollar and the U.S. dollar

Question 19

Zimbabwe Capital

Answer 19

Harare

Question 19

Official Languages of Zimbabwe

Answer 19

English, Shona, and Ndebele

Question 20

President of Zimbabwe

Answer 20

Emmerson Mnangagwa

Question 21

CTBT was adopted by the UNGA in which year

Answer 21

1996

Question 22

Intl Day of Forest

Answer 22

March 21

Question 22

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) launched in which year?

Answer 22

2019 at the UN Climate Action Summit in NY

Question 23

Largest forest and cover and least forest cover - state

Answer 23

Madhya Pradesh had the largest forest cover followed by: Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra Least forest Cover: Haryana

Question 23

Theme for 2023 Intl Day Of Forest

Answer 23

Forests and Health

Question 24

top five States in terms of forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area:

Answer 24

Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%).

Question 25

As per the India State of Forest Report 2021 forest and tree cover in the country increased by

Answer 25

2,261 square kilometres since the last assessment in 2019.

Question 26

PSLV C55 is manufactured by

Answer 26

NSIL

Question 27

PSLV C55 is the __ flight of PSLV

Answer 27

57th

Question 28

TeLEOS-2 was launched using

Answer 28

PSLV C55 (Aoril 2023)

Question 29

Satellites being carried by TeLEOS 2

Answer 29

Lumelite 4 12U satellite POEM 2 orbital platform Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload Launched into- Eastward Low inclination orbit

Question 30

Which is the 1st tri-service command - formed in 2001.

Answer 30

Andaman and Nicobar Command

Question 30

TeLEOS 1 was launched in which year

Answer 30

Launched by ISRO in 2015 into Low Earth Orbit

Question 30

The Supreme Court has struck down a constitutional amendment entirely just once - when

Answer 30

99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014.

Question 30

Kesavananda Bharati challenged the __ Constitutional Amendment Act, 1972, which placed the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 and its amending Act into the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.

Answer 30

29th

Question 30

The first amendment added which schedule and Article to the Constitution

Answer 30

It was in 1951 9th Schedule and Article 31-B

Question 30

Shekatkar Committee was made in which yeaR? (military committee associated with military reforms)

Answer 30

2015

Question 31

After launch of National Quantum Mission India will be the __th country with a dedicated quantum mission

Answer 31

7th

Question 32

When did Modi inaugrate first global buddhist summit in New Delhi

Answer 32

April 20 and 21

Question 33

When was Popular Front of India formed

Answer 33

2007 By merger of: KA Dignity Forum (KA) National Democratic Front (NDF) (KL) Manitha Neethi Pasarai (TN)

Question 33

Census 2011: the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age group is

Answer 33

25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).

Question 34

Theravada Budhhist Council in 1871 and 1954 are known as _th and _th Buddhist Councils respectively

Answer 34

5th and 6th

Question 35

Chairman of PFI

Answer 35

OMA Abdul Salam

Question 35

Chairman of InSPACE

Answer 35

Rawan Kumar Goenka

Question 36

When was INSPACe and NSIL est

Answer 36

2020 2019

Question 37

Chairman of NSIL

Answer 37

D Radhakrishna

Question 37

When was Department of Space est

Answer 37

1972 Comes under direct control of PM(Atomic energy, space and personnel)

Question 38

ISRO is the _6th largest space agency in the world following- 1-5: NASA, CNSA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS, SpaceX

Answer 38

6th

Question 38

Indian contribution to global space economy:

Answer 38

2%

Question 39

ISRO was previously est as INSCOPAR in which year

Answer 39

1962

Question 39

First satellite to be placed in orbit by Indian-made LV:

Answer 39

Rohini By Satellite Launch Vehicle 3 In 1980

Question 40

Web 1 operated from

Answer 40

1989-2005

Question 40

Web 2 operated from

Answer 40

1999-2012

Question 41

NASA’s Voyager 2 made the first - and so far, the only - visit to Uranus in which year?

Answer 41

1986

Question 42

How many rings and moons does Uranus have

Answer 42

Rings- 13, 11 are visible 27- known moons

Question 43

James Webb was launched by, on and from where

Answer 43

Ariane 5 rocket Dec 25, 2021 French Guiana, South America

Question 43

India's rank in World Bank's Logistics Performance Index

Answer 43

38th Top performers- Singapore and Finland

Question 43

only two planets in our solar system that rotate clockwise

Answer 43

Uranus and Venus

Question 43

World Press Freedom Day

Answer 43

3rd May proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 marks the 1991 Windhoek Declaration (adopted by UNESCO).

Question 44

World Development Report 2023 is released by who

Answer 44

World Bank Being published since 1978

Question 44

World Press Freedom Index 2023 was released by who

Answer 44

Reporters Without Borders

Question 44

SIPRI was established in which year

Answer 44

Solna Sweden- HQ EST- 1966

Question 44

World press freedom index 2023 theme

Answer 44

'Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for All Other Human Rights'

Question 45

India's rank in World Press Freedom Index 2023

Answer 45

161st

Question 46

Sri Lanka rank in World Press Freedom Index 2023

Answer 46

146 Pak- 150

Question 46

Top performers in World Press Freedom Index

Answer 46

Norway, Ireland and Denmark