CA January 2020 Flashcards
PM – KISAN scheme
Union Government in 2019-20.
The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC).
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act 1985.
What does the HS code mean?
six-digit identification codeDeveloped by the World Customs Organization (WCO).
• Called the “universal economic language” for goods.
• It is a multipurpose international product nomenclature.
• The system currently comprises of around 5,000 commodity groups.
NIP
Govt- 39%
Private- 39%
Private - 22% (gov expects to increase to 30% by 2025
FAME India is a part of the
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
Main thrust of FAME is to
encourage electric vehicles by providing subsidies.
FAME focuses on 4 areas i.e.
Technology development, Demand Creation, Pilot Projects and Charging Infrastructure
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme and LED Street Lighting National Programme` (SLNP).
Centres zero subsidy
State Energy Efficiency Index 2019
The Index categorises states as ‘Front Runner’,
‘Achiever’, ‘Contender’ and ‘Aspirant’
The index has developed by the Bureau of
Energy Efficiency (BEE) in association with the
Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy
(AEEE).
Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects” (DSSS).
Niti Ayog
Infrastructure Investment Trust
It is like a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of small amounts of money from possible individual/institutional investors in infrastructure to earn a small portion of the income as return.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)?
a mutual fund that invests in real estate
the Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) mode
The GOCO model was one of the recommendations of the Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar (Retd.) committee to “enhance combat capability and re-balancing defence expenditure.”
The Global Investment Trend Monitor report, compiled by
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
country’s first manned mission to space, called
Gaganyaan.
Project NETRA
ISRO
+ Institute of Astrophysics
Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) Policy
Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Science and Technology (DST).
NavIC (
Navigation in Indian Constellation).
Nav IC functions
It is a regional system and so its constellation will consist of seven satellites.
Three of these will be geostationary over the Indian Ocean, i.e., they will appear to be stationary in the sky over the region, and four will be geosynchronous – appearing at the same point in the sky at the same time every day.
14 ground stations
Polycrack
It converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
satellite in _____covers a third of the earth below and three of them can provide total coverage.
GEO
Artemis Mission
Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.
NASA
Gateway
— which is a small spaceship in orbit around the moon
GSAT-30 Launched from
French Guiana
The launch vehicle is named Ariane 5 VA-251
The Ku and C bands
are part of a spectrum of frequencies, ranging from 1 to 40 gigahertz, that are used in satellite communications
What is Arianespace?
the world’s first commercial launch service provider
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
funded by scientific organisations of Canada, China, India, Japan and USA.
accretion burst event.
Sometimes the forming star swallows up a huge amount of matter, resulting in a burst of activities in the massive star.
Spitzer telescope
2003 to study the universe in the infrared.
Underwater Locator Beacon (ULB)
Black Box
CORE R3 technology
SPECTRA
“reality, real time and
responsiveness
“spectrum of intelligence,
learning, emotions and memory”.
Centre of Excellence (CoE)
National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in Bengaluru, which will provide Blockchain as a service and allow stakeholders to benefit from shared learning, experiences and resources.
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property:
Administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Net Present Value
current economic equivalent
exhaust scrubbers- open and closed.
closed-loop scrubbers retain the sulphur emissions for safer disposal at port, open-loop scrubbers release pollutants back in the sea after turning the sulphur dioxide into sulphuric acid.
International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) adopted the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
Vembanad backwaters
– a Ramsar site.
In the densely populated rural areas (CRZ-IIIA) with a population density of _____ as per the 2011 Census, the no-development zone is 50 m from the high-tide level, as against the _____ stipulated earlier.
2. CRZ-IIIB category (rural areas with population density below 2,161 per sq km) areas continue to have a no-development zone extending up to 200 m from the high-tide line.
2,161 per sq km
200 m
Blue Flag Programme
FEE (the Foundation for Environmental Education).
Review of state and Central government water departments
The agencies have been given score out of 100, and those scoring between _____are called satisfactory; the ones scoring between _______ are moderately satisfactory; score between ______falls under moderately unsatisfactory category and score below _____is in the unsatisfactory category.
48 and 100
40 and 48
34 and 40
34
CDP:
CDP is a global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impacts.
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b
It is a chemical used by foam manufacturers.
• It is used mainly as a blowing agent in the production of rigid polyurethane (PU) foams.
• It is one of the most potent ozone depleting chemical after Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
- phased out
HCFCs?
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are a large group of compounds, whose structure is very close to that of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), but including one or more hydrogen atoms
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had previously told the Supreme Court that African cheetahs would be translocated in India from Namibia and would be kept at __________
Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
National Tiger Conservation Authority is
a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
It was constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation.
Iranian city of Ramsar, on the________Sea
Caspian
Montreux Record
a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur as a result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference.
It is maintained as part of the Ramsar List.
two wetlands of India are in Montreux record
Currently, two wetlands of India are in Montreux record: Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) and Loktak Lake (Manipur).
NDRF
Located in the “Public Accounts
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) monitors relief activities for calamities associated ________ while rest of the natural calamities are monitored by _______
with drought, hailstorms, pest attacks and cold wave /frost.\Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST)
The division will act as the nodal point in India’s foreign ministry for all matters connected to new and
emerging technologi
’ 24/7 Network
G-8 countries’
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Cyber and Information Security (CIS) division of the MHA
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS).
comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing at the Police Station level
CCTNS is a
Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the National e-Governance Plan of Govt. of India.
Blue Notice
Interpol,
‘collect more info about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a crime
Mani App
RBI launches mobile app MANI for visually challenged to identify currency notes.
Bihar’s Bhagalpur forest
First-of-its kind turtle rehab centre comes up in Bihar
Patola
Patola, the trademark saree of Gujarat
Patola
Patola, the trademark saree of Gujarat
GI TAG
Asia’s longest river.
Yangtze
species of crocodilians
saltwater, Mugger and Gharial.
‘Zo Kutpui
MIZO TRIBES
first festival would be held at Vanghmun
Great Indian Bustards (GIB)
Desert National Park Sanctuary — Rajasthan, Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh and Karera Wildlife Sanctuary– Madhya Pradesh.
The habitable zone (or “Goldilocks zone”)
is the range of orbital distances from a star at which liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet.
Sea Guardians 2020
It is a joint naval drill between Pakistan and China.
Operation Sankalp
It is a maritime security operation launched by India to promptly respond to the emergency situations for Indian sea vessels in the Middle East region.
• It has been launched in order to ensure safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
MILAN 2020
t will be held in Visakhapatnam in March 2020.
Of the 41 navies invited, confirmations from over 30 navies have been received towards their participation in MILAN 2020.
SAMPRITI-IX
s a bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and Bangladesh.
The Gusadi Dance performance by dancers from the ________ is a major special attraction of the
event.
Gond tribe
Operation Vanilla
Indian navy will perform HADR operations in Madagascar under ‘Operation Vanilla’.
It has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.
Z Morh tunnel
Jammu and Kashmir
