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1
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Which two countries proposed temporary relaxations from Patents Under TRIPS (WTO) for easier access to COVID equipment ?

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India+ South Africa

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Who is the director General of WTO and under what agreement did the WTO commence?

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Diirector General - Okonjo-Iweala

Commenced under Marrakesh Agreement

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Full form of TRIPS

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Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

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First legislation in india related to patents?

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Act VI of 1856.
then ovveruled by brits, new Rule was of “Exclusive Priviledges” as
ACT XV of 1859

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The patent amendment act came into effect on ?? and what was the new feature

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It came into effect on 1 jan 2005

new feature: it included Pharmaceuticals and food for the first time.

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GST service tax collections rose to the highest ever since the implementation of GST. when was this ?

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The highest = December- 1.15L crore

GST implemented in july2017

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how did the GST come into effect?

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through the implementation of the 101 amendment of the constitution.

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GST is governed by what council? and where does it say about being constituted by ?? under – days

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GST is governed by state council.

Art. 279(1) says the council needity be constituted by govt within 60 days of commencmnt

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9
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what are the cities now included in UNESCO

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Gwalior and Orchha

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10
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indias #1 , 2 unesco sites?

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#1 Ahmedabad 
#2 Jaipur.
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Indias first MIXED heritage site?

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Khangchendzonga national park

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12
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India shares longest intl border with ?

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Bangladesh

the border is now knows as Radcliff line

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13
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What communities are related to the BRU crisis?

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India, tripura, mizoram and bru

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the bru’s are AKA

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Reangs and tuikuk

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15
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the bru are the 2nd most popular tribe after?

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the Tripuris

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16
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What country announced a deal with UK to maintain free movement ?

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Spain

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17
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What iis the disputed zone between Spain And Uk

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Gibraltar zone.

a small bit in the iberian penensula (the only direct opening from atlantic to mediterrainian)

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18
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What is the zone in EU with virtually no passports.

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Schengen Zone,

named after: Shengen in luxembourg

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what was the treaty signed between india and china trade wise?

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the fice principles of peaceful coexistance

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20
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one nation one ration to be rolled out by?

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march 2021

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21
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Astronomers have discovered small dwarf planet

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Luman 16 A

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22
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Terra firma meaning?

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Firm ground.

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23
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What is the significance of treaty of paris?

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Britain acknowledged USA’s independence

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24
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why is the mullaperiyar Dam in kerela controversial?

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security and stability standars and fair usage between Tamil nadu and kerela

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25
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the idea of constituent assembly of india was proposed by

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MN ROY in 1943

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26
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Last govner general of india

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Lord Mountbatten

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27
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what was the name of the deal proposed by the USA to battle the economic depresson

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The NEW DEAL

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28
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what act made the indan legislature bi cameral

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Government of India Act, 1919

1919!!!!!!

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29
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what geographically seperates india from Sri Lanka

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GUlf of Mannar

palk strait

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30
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what is known as the mini constitution of india

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42nd Amendment act.

democratic republic–> Socialist Secular democratic Republic.

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31
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Where did buddha achieve enlightment

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Bodh Gaya

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32
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the latest Reserve currnecy of Intl monetary fund

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THe YUAN aka renminbi

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33
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what did BR AMBEDKAR call the heart and soul of indian consti?

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Article 32- right to constitutional remedies

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34
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The only female rule during the Sultanate and mughal period

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Raziya al din

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35
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Doctrine of lapse introduced by ?

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Lord Dalhousie

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36
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treaty of versailles?

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ended the war between germany and allied powers

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37
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Who was the ruler of Mysore during the Anglo Mysore war?

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Aurangzeb.

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38
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what was a disaster that struck southern india during colonial rule and began in the deccan plateau

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Intense Drought in the deccan plateau resulted in famine- aka the GREAT FAMINE of 1876- 1878
aka the southern india famine / madras famine

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39
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who was the the Viceroy of india india during the Second Anglo Afghan war

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Lord Lytton

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40
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What is the lifeline of goa?

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The Mahadayi/ mandovi river

water dispute between karnataka and goa

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41
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The election commission operates under which article?

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Article 324 - representation of people act

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42
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what is KSTAR

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Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research- was able to conduct 6.6 times more thn the SUN!

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43
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2021 UNCCC aka COP26- venue?

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Glasgow

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44
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FATF fullform+ HQ

A

Financial Action TaskForce, Paris

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45
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Cheif information Commission officer

A

Yashvardhan K sinha

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46
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ISRO set up a satellite tracking and data reception centre to counter similar chinese tech in which place?

A

BHUTAN

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47
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First GI tag of india

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Darjeeling tea

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48
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Fastest train of india

A

Vande Bharat

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49
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HQ of Intl Solar Alliance

A

Gurugram, india

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50
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Father of local Self Government

A

Lord ripon

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51
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what is th egoolden peacock awarded for ?

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Corporate self governance

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52
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Global teacher award-

A

Maharashtra man DISALE

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53
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M brief history written by?

A

Stephen hawking

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54
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first time the EVM machines were tested out?

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1982 Kerela legislative assembly election

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55
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tokyo 2020 motto

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United by emotion

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56
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Largest star in the universe

A

UY SCUTTI

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57
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First female pilot of india

A

Avani Chaturvedi

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58
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First female fighter pilot of india

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Avani Chaturvedi

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59
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First female fighter pilot to tak epart in republic day parade?

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Bhavana Kanth

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60
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Ankor watt is in?

A

Combodia

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61
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IRDA fullform

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Insurance regulatory and development authority

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62
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first defence minister of india

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Baldev singh

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63
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ho won an oscar AND nobel prize?

A

George bernanrd shaw

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64
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first sitting of rajya sabha

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may 13th 1952

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65
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Worlds first negative emissions power plant

A

ice land

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66
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Niti ayog fullform

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National institution for Transforming india

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67
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author of the coalition years 1996-2012

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Pranab mukharjee

68
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whenn / why is the intl workers day celebrated

A

1 may

haymarket affair chicago

69
Q

open skies treaty was proposed by? and signed between?

A

President of USA- Dwight Eisenhower

= between NATO members and Warsaw pact countries

70
Q

When did the treaty of open skies go into effect and who is the one non ratifying member?

A
  • 1992

- Krygyzstan

71
Q

what is the responsibility of the monetary policy committee-

A

Fixes the benchmark of interest rate in india,

72
Q

the rbi monetary policy commitee made what change to the repo rate?

A

the RBI MPC cut the repo rate by 40 points

repo rate is down from 4.4% to 4% oNLY

73
Q

Who is the ex officio chairperson of MPC?

A

he governor of RBi - aka Shaktikant das

74
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the reserve bank of india act –? was amended by what to bring MPC?

A

Reserve bank of india 1934 act amended by Fianance Act (india) 2016 to constitute f the monetary policy

75
Q

when was the last major locust outbreak?

A

Rajasthan in 1993

76
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Where is the HQ of Locust warning Organisation?

A

Jodhpur

77
Q

Largest ever aircraft to run on electricity?

A

The Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft, flow @ vancouver canada

78
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What company made the electric engine for the largest electric aircraft?

A

MagniX

79
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Who wants to launch air taxi by 2023

A

Uber- joby comitted

80
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who developed the first fully electric 4 engine aerobatic engine? 2010

A

AIRBUS - E fan - crossed the English Channel

81
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the intergovernmental panel on Climate Change states that aviation industry = ? percent of CO2 pollution

A

2% of global co2 emission

82
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International Civil Aviation Organisation - ICAO plans to cut the industry CO2 by how much and when

A

by half - by 2050

83
Q

who are the storm breeders?

A

bay of bengal- arabian sea

84
Q

cyclone amphan importance?

A

Strongest cyclone since 1999 odisha scycone - Cat5 equivalent

85
Q

Indian Meteorological department hq?

A

delhi

86
Q

asian version of the Nobel Prize?

A

Ramon Magsaysay award( named after phillipines pm)

87
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first indian to be awarded the ramon Mgsaysay

A

Vinod bhave- 1958- community leadrship

88
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1 indiian JOURNALIST to win Ramon mgsysy

A

amitabh C chowdhry

89
Q

What star ranking does the Chief of Defence staff have in india

A

4 star

90
Q

Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army

A

Manoj Mukund Naravane

91
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Chief of Defence Staff

A

Bipin Rawat

92
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Is there a commander position of the indian army? why ?

A

No there isnt - becase the PM is the commander of the army so it is not a direct position in the army

93
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what is the tenure of CDS

A

3 years or 65 years old

94
Q

tenure of Cheif of Army Staff

A

3 years or 62 yo

95
Q

general of Pakistan

A

General Qamar Javed Bajwa NI

96
Q

Head of chinese army

A

Li Zuocheng

97
Q

Iranian general killed by USA

A

Qaseem Soleimani

98
Q

P5+1 means?

A

US UK FRANCE CHINA RUSSIA< GERMANY

99
Q

In june 2020 iran shot down a high tech USA drone which apparently sowed the seed for the assassination. WHere was the drone shot down?

A

Strait of Hormuz

100
Q

branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Cor[ps?

A 
Ground Forces
Basij
Quds Force
Aerospace Force
Navy
101
Q

prime minister of IRAQ

A

Mustafa al Kadhimi

102
Q

leader of IRAN

A

Hassan Rouhani

103
Q

When did putin become president of russia for the first time?

A

2000

104
Q

Who is the prime minister of russia

A

Mikhail Mishutin

105
Q

USSR dissolved into how many countries?

A

15

106
Q

frst presdident of Russia

A

Boris Yelstein

107
Q

wht feature of indian constitution was borrowed from Russia

A

fundamentl duties, justice- social economic and political

108
Q

What was the previous name of th eministry of education>

A

Ministry of Human Resource and development

109
Q

NEP the 10+2 structure will be replaced by

A

5+3+3+4 system

110
Q

what percent of gdp will now be spent on education per NEP

A

6%

111
Q

Chairman of NEP drafting comittee

A

dr K Kasturirangan

112
Q

which article states - the state shall not deny any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws within india

A

Article 14

113
Q

first woman in india to get the second highest rank in the army - Lieutenant General anf te first female surgeon vice admiral of indian navy

A

Lt.Gen Punita arora

114
Q

Trust set up for construction of Ayodhya temple

A

Sri Ram Janma Bhumi Tirtha Shetra

115
Q

former attourney general that heads the ram temple trust

A

K. parasaran

116
Q

elected as ram temple construction president

A

Mahant nritya gopal das

117
Q

what was the acres of disputed land in ayodhya case

A

2.77 acres

118
Q

what is the financial pack of 20l crore to ease coronavirus distress announced by pm

A

Aatma nirbhar bharat abhyan

119
Q

what equivalent of india’s gdp has been allocated to the covid relief package

A

10%

120
Q

pillars of self reliant india

A

Self reliant India based on 5 pillars of Economy, Infrastructure, System, Demography and Demand,

121
Q

who is present union MSME minister

A

Nitin Gadkari

122
Q

Which unesco world heritage site did Donald Trump visit for 2 days when he came to india

A

Ahmedabad

123
Q

what was the name of the event of trumps arrival hosted with 1 lakh people attending?

A

Namaste trump

124
Q

moteras stadium is now the worlds largest cricket stadium, which was previously the largest?

A

previous record holder was the Melbourne Cricket ground

capacity - 100,024

125
Q

what is the capacity of moteras

A

110,000 - 1.1lakh

126
Q

who was the first USA president to visit india

A

Dwight Eisenhower

127
Q

what is GSP in context with USA

A
  • Generalised System of preferance is the largest and oldest US trade preferance programme and is designed to promote economic development by allowing duty free entry for thousands of products from designated beneficiary contries
128
Q

who removed india from GSP list?

A

USA- because they saidd india didnt provide them with assurnce of allowing usa access to equitable and reasonable access to indian market

129
Q

worlds most polluted countries in 2020

A 
bangladesh
#2 pakistan
#3 india
130
Q

indias most polluted city

A

Ghaziabad, UP - 177

131
Q

indias cleanest city

A

Satna , Madhya Pradesh

62

132
Q

when did india launch the National Clean Air Program? detais?

A

launched- 2019

- national clean air program commits to reducing air pollution in 102 most polluted cities by a max of 30% by 2024

133
Q

most polluted country in the world?

A

Bangladesh

134
Q

which is the apex organisation in field of pollution - as a ing of the ministry of enviroment

A

the Central Pollution Control board of india is a statutoy org.

135
Q

Bathukamma festival is in

A

telengana

136
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when did the bathukamma festival enter the guiness book of world recoords

A
  • in 2014, 9000 women participated
137
Q

when was th first time a super over was used in a 50 over world cup?

A

2019 world cup final, enngland won against new zealand

138
Q

the 1983 world cup won by india was held where?

A

1983- india won, held in englland

139
Q

when did india win the cricket world cup?

A

1983, 2011

2011 held in india bangladesh and sri lanka

140
Q

‘83 is a biopic on which cricketer

A

kapil dev

141
Q

when was the first cricket world cup held?

A
  • 1975- oficcialy the prudential cup 1975
  • odi format
    held in England
142
Q

where will the next world cup be held?

A

2020 world cup shifted to 2022 but still in australia

india will host the t20 2021 cricket cup

143
Q

nrc is aimed at illegal immies from?

A

from bangladesh

144
Q

what articles in constitution of india deal with citizenship

A

part 2 of consti- art 5-11

145
Q

when was the first time The nrc was created ?

A

1951

- manipur and tripura were also granted permission to create their own NRC’s but it never materialised

146
Q

NRC is conducted under supervision of?

A

Supreme court of india - in a writ petition filed by Assam based ngo - ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS - which aimed to protect indigenous people of assam

147
Q

In the short run, especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand.

A

john maynard keynes

148
Q

freedom of religion is guaranteed under which artile?

A

25–28

149
Q

significance of SR bommai v uoi

A

Sc of india said that even though technically it was in 1976 that th constitution was amended to include secularism, in this court case they said tat india has always been secular

150
Q

islands dispute dbetween china and vietnam? related to 9 dash line

A

paracel and spratly islands

    • in 7 china released maps including the islands
  • even though vietnam is well documented ruling over those islands since the 17t ce
151
Q

does india have island dispute with anyone?

A

Katchatheevu Island is an uninhabited off-shore island in the Palk Strait originally owned by the Ramnad Raja.
during brits sri lnaka and india jointly ruled he land but later srilanka wanted rightsm, so india 1947 india ceded rights to the islands `

152
Q

who’s bench presided over the prashant bhushan contempt case

A

justice arun mishrA

153
Q

which article allows for contempt of court as an ofesnce

A

article 129 of the constitution of india and contempt of court act 1971

154
Q

what is th emax period for contempt of court?

A

imprison- max six months, or 2 thousand rupees or BOTH

155
Q

which articles define contempt of court

A

contempt of court is not properly defined in the constitiution
but art 129 and 215 empowers the SC to punish contempt

156
Q

whic article gives power to hc to punish contempt of lower courts?

A

SECTION 10 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT OF 1971

157
Q

governor of nagaland

A

rn ravi

158
Q

govnr of mizoram

A

P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

159
Q

goovner of tripura

A

ramesh bais

160
Q

what were the shillong accords, when werre they signed

A

Shillong accords of 1975- an agreement bw the govt of india and the nagaland undergound governemtn
to accept the constitution without condition. it was signed at shillong in novemebr 1975

161
Q

the international civil aviation authority said that the air space blockade on qatar was illegal. where is this ICAO located?

A

the icao is hq in montreal

162
Q

what is the navy excersise between qatar and indian navy

A

Za’ir al Bahr

163
Q

current cheif of indian air force

A

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

164
Q

when was the hindu succession (amendment) act into force?

A

2005

165
Q

which section of the HSAA 2005 says that the daughter can aslo be coparcener

A

section 6(1)

166
Q

which amendment removed the right to propertyas afundamental right

A

44thh constitutional act of 1978.

instead a new article 300-A was added which said no person shall be deprived of property save by the authority of law.

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