August 2021 Flashcards
What districts are the bone of contention between Assam and Mizoram?
Lushai Hills and Cachar District
What is the border length between Assam and Mizoram?
165 km
The two notifications that are the cause of the Assam-Mizoram dispute are the ____ and ____.
Notification in 1875 (based on Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) Act, 1873)
Notification in 1933
Name the CMs of Assam and Mizoram.
Assam: Hemanta Biswa Sharma
Mizoram: Zoramthanga
When was Mizoram made a state?
1987
When was the Mizoram Peace Accord signed?
1986
Who signed the Mizoram Peace Accord?
Government of India and Mizo National Front (Laldenga)
Which Article of the Constitution deals with inter-state disputes?
Article 263
When is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day?
14th August
Name the woman judge recommended for the SC who may become the CJI in 2027.
B.V. Nagarathna
So far, _____ women have been appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Eight
First woman judge of a SUPREME COURT
Justice Fathima Beevi
First woman CHIEF JUSTICE of a HC
Justice Leila Seth
First woman judge of a HC
Justice Anna Chandy
First Chief Justice of India
Justice H.J. Kania
Longest Serving Chief Justice of India
Justice Y.V. Chandrachud (7 years)
Shortest Serving Chief Justice of India
Justice Kamal Narain Singh (17 days)
The first Muslim CJI
Justice Hidayatullah
Name the 4 Judges Cases
First: S.P. Gupta v. Union of India
Second: Supreme Court Advocates on Record (SCAORA) v. Union of India
Third: In Re Special Reference Number 1 of 1998
Fourth: Supreme Court Advocates on Record (SCAORA) v. Union of India
Who is the head of the Taliban?
Hibattullah Akhundzada
The word ‘Taliban’ means _____.
Students
Afghanistan-India Friendship Dam (AIFD), formerly _____ Dam.
Salma Dam
India’s border with Afganistan is _____ km long.
106 km
USA’s airbase in Afghanistan is the _____ Airbase.
Bagram Airbase