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December Flashcards

1
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gen bipin rawat was the first cds of india serving from _________ to ____________

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The first Chief of Defence Staff was General Bipin Rawat who took office on 1 January 2020, and held it until his death in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021.

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The CDS is a _________-star officer selected from among the serving officers of the Indian Armed Forces. They may serve upto age 65.

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four

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The CDS is the Highest ranking military officer and military head and permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Armed Forces.
when was the office created?

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Formation: 24 December 2019; 2 years ago

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4
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he was awarded the ‘sword of honour’ at the ______

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dehradun military academy

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5
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along with establishment of the office of cds ___________ was instituted as the 5th dept under the ministry

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dept. of military affairs

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6
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who recommended the post of cds

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kargil review committee 2001

naresh chandra committee 2012

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7
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the cds plays an advisory role in the __________

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nca - nuclear command authority

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8
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Army – Chief of Army Staff

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General Manoj Mukund Naravane

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9
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Navy – Chief of the Navy Staff

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Admiral R. Hari Kumar
The current CNS is Admiral R. Hari Kumar. The 25th Navy Chief, he took over from Karambir Singh, who retired on 30 November 2021 after four decades of service from the navy.

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10
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Air Force – Chief of Air Staff

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Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (-sept 2021)

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11
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Term

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Three years of until the age of 65; whichever comes first

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12
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precursor

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Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

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13
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The responsibilities of CDS include:

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Combining operations of the Army, Air Force and Navy
To standardize weapons procurement procedures
CDS is the commanding officer and chairperson of the Joint Commanders and Staff Committee
Ensure optimal utilisation of infrastructure in the three Services

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14
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what is the name of the russian chopper that the cds was on

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IAF, belonged to the 109 helipcopter unit of the sulur air base in tamil nadu

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15
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when did india contract with the makers and what was the money involved

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National origin Soviet Union / Russia
Design group Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Built by Kazan Helicopter Plant

2008, deliveries began in 2013 and ended in 2018 for 80 helicopters at 1.3billion US Dollars

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16
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where was a repair and overhaul facility of the concerned chopper inaugrated in 2019

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3 base repair depot in chandigarh

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17
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it has been used by _______ countries

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nearly 50

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18
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where did the chopper crash

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in kattery village near coonoor

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19
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which state mourned him for three days due to him being from their saina village, of the pauri district between 9 and 12 december

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uttarakhand ( cm pushkar dhami)

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20
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of the plane of 14 members how many survived

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0

capt. varun singh died a few days after the crash

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21
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article 130

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  1. Seat of Supreme Court The Supreme Court shall sit in Delhi or in such other place or places, as the Chief Justice of India may, with the approval of the President, from time to time, appoint
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22
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what are the biggest arguments against a national court of appeals

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  • against article 130

- against the basic structure of constitution (sc’s can hear appeals)

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23
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a 2014 report shows that on ___ of 888 judgements passed that year dealt with public law or constitutional cases and the rest were appeals

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64, of which only 14 were delivered by a constitutional bench (required by constitutional cases)

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24
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how many NCAs will be set up and how many judges will they contain

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4 courts - north south east and west with 15 judges each reaching a total of 60 judges

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25
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how many judges does the sc presently have and how many would be enough if NCA’s were to be set up

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34 reduced to 15 (probably sitting in three constitutional benches <5*3>)

26
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_________ enjoys the widest ambit of all federal courts

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indian sc

27
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who mooted the idea again after 11 years from 2009 when it was first recommended by the law commission

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attorney general kk venugopal, nv ramana has given his support for the idea

28
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law commission (ad-hoc)

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Law Commission of India is a currently-defunct executive body established by an order of the Government of India. The Commission’s function is to research and advise the Government of India on legal reform, and is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. The commission is established for a fixed tenure of three years and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice. The last chairman of the Commission retired in August 2018, and since then, it has not been reconstituted.

First time in 1834; Current 2016-2018
Chairman Justice B. S. Chauhan (21st Law Commission)

28
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law commission (ad-hoc)

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Law Commission of India is a currently-defunct executive body established by an order of the Government of India. The Commission’s function is to research and advise the Government of India on legal reform, and is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. The commission is established for a fixed tenure of three years and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice. The last chairman of the Commission retired in August 2018, and since then, it has not been reconstituted.

First time in 1834; Current 2016-03-10
Chairman Justice B. S. Chauhan (21st Law Commission)

29
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when was the first law commission of india constituted

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The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955 for a three-year term.

30
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an NCA will change the supreme court of india into a

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constitutional court

31
Q

who was the last law commission chairman

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Justice B. S. Chauhan, until he retired in 2018.

32
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NCA will act as an _______________- between the SC and HCs. wherein the judgement of the NCA cannot be challenged in the supreme court.

A

intermediate appellate court

33
Q

how many lateral entries into the bureaucracy took place in october 2021

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Among the 31 lateral entries are three joint secretaries, 19 directors and nine deputy secretaries appointed in various departments under ministries of agriculture and farmers’ welfare; commerce and industry; finance; law and justice; consumer affairs; food and public distribution; education; jal shakti; health.

34
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when and who recommended lateral entry

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35
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which state has recently followed in the footsteps of the union with regards to lateral entry

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NITI Aayog, in its three-year Action Agenda, and the Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS) on Governance in its report submitted in February 2017, recommended the induction of personnel at middle and senior management levels in the central government.

36
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the word cyclone is derived from the word

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GREEK - cyclos (coils of a snake)

coined by henry piddington because the cyclones of the arabian and the bay look like coiled serpents

37
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cyclones move in clockwise direction in

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southern hemisphere

38
Q

cyclones move anticlockwise in

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northern hermisphere

INDIA

39
Q

cyclones refer to the rapid______ cicrulation of air in a low pressure area

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inward

40
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anticyclones

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An anticyclone is the opposite of a cyclone i.e. i.e., it has an outward-spiralling air circulation
around a high pressure centre.

N Hemi = clockwise
S hemi = anti clockwise

41
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Typhoons

in the China Sea and Pacific Ocean

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41
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Typhoons

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in the China Sea and Pacific Ocean

42
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Hurricanes

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in the West Indian islands in the Caribbean Sea

and Atlantic Ocean

43
Q

Tornados

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in the Guinea lands of West Africa and southern USA

44
Q

Willywillies

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in north-western Australia

45
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Tropical Cyclones

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in the Indian Ocean.

46
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the naming of cyclones is done under the aegis of

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the wmo

47
Q

The Great Red Spot is the hurricane on _________ which is going on from 340 years.

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Jupiter

48
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____________- was spotted in the Southern Hemisphere of Neptune.

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Great Black Spot was spotted in the Southern Hemisphere of Neptune.

49
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______________ is responsible for naming the tropical cyclones that have formed over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea when they have reached the relevant intensity.

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Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) New Delhi Tropical Cyclone Center

50
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The cyclones originating in the Arabian Sea are weaker than those originating from the Bay of Bengal. The formation of weak cyclones in Arabian Sea reasons back to the presence of _____ in the sea.

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cold water

51
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when the winds reach a speed of ___________– it is called a tropical cyclone or hurricane.

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119 kmph

52
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The ___________ Panel on Tropical Cyclones (PTC) at its twenty-seventh Session held in 2000 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman agreed in principle to assign names to the tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

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WMO/ESCAP

53
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the naming of the tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean commenced from _______

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September 2004.

54
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what are the 8 countries who have contributed to the naming of the cyclones until 2018 when 5 more joined

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(last name on the list amphan)

Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand

55
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who are the 5 new countries who joined in 2018 list

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Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

56
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when was the new list with the five new countries finally adopted

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April, 2020.

57
Q

New Delhi is also mandated to name the Tropical Cyclones developing over the
______________________

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north Indian Ocean (NIO) including the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian Sea (AS).

58
Q

Worldwide there are six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) including the _____________

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IMD

India Meteorological Department

59
Q

Worldwide there are ___ regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs)

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PIB - 5

WMO - 6

60
Q

the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has published a draft framework for cross border insolvency proceedings based on the ____________ model under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

A

UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)

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