December Flashcards
gen bipin rawat was the first cds of india serving from _________ to ____________
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.
The CDS is a _________-star officer selected from among the serving officers of the Indian Armed Forces. They may serve upto age 65.
four
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?
Formation: 24 December 2019; 2 years ago
he was awarded the ‘sword of honour’ at the ______
dehradun military academy
along with establishment of the office of cds ___________ was instituted as the 5th dept under the ministry
dept. of military affairs
who recommended the post of cds
kargil review committee 2001
naresh chandra committee 2012
the cds plays an advisory role in the __________
nca - nuclear command authority
Army – Chief of Army Staff
General Manoj Mukund Naravane
Navy – Chief of the Navy Staff
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.
Air Force – Chief of Air Staff
Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (-sept 2021)
Term
Three years of until the age of 65; whichever comes first
precursor
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
The responsibilities of CDS include:
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
what is the name of the russian chopper that the cds was on
IAF, belonged to the 109 helipcopter unit of the sulur air base in tamil nadu
when did india contract with the makers and what was the money involved
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
where was a repair and overhaul facility of the concerned chopper inaugrated in 2019
3 base repair depot in chandigarh
it has been used by _______ countries
nearly 50
where did the chopper crash
in kattery village near coonoor
which state mourned him for three days due to him being from their saina village, of the pauri district between 9 and 12 december
uttarakhand ( cm pushkar dhami)
of the plane of 14 members how many survived
0
capt. varun singh died a few days after the crash
article 130
- 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
what are the biggest arguments against a national court of appeals
- against article 130
- against the basic structure of constitution (sc’s can hear appeals)
a 2014 report shows that on ___ of 888 judgements passed that year dealt with public law or constitutional cases and the rest were appeals
64, of which only 14 were delivered by a constitutional bench (required by constitutional cases)
how many NCAs will be set up and how many judges will they contain
4 courts - north south east and west with 15 judges each reaching a total of 60 judges
how many judges does the sc presently have and how many would be enough if NCA’s were to be set up
34 reduced to 15 (probably sitting in three constitutional benches <5*3>)
_________ enjoys the widest ambit of all federal courts
indian sc
who mooted the idea again after 11 years from 2009 when it was first recommended by the law commission
attorney general kk venugopal, nv ramana has given his support for the idea
law commission (ad-hoc)
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)
law commission (ad-hoc)
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)
when was the first law commission of india constituted
The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955 for a three-year term.
an NCA will change the supreme court of india into a
constitutional court
who was the last law commission chairman
Justice B. S. Chauhan, until he retired in 2018.
NCA will act as an _______________- between the SC and HCs. wherein the judgement of the NCA cannot be challenged in the supreme court.
intermediate appellate court
how many lateral entries into the bureaucracy took place in october 2021
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.
when and who recommended lateral entry
which state has recently followed in the footsteps of the union with regards to lateral entry
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.
the word cyclone is derived from the word
GREEK - cyclos (coils of a snake)
coined by henry piddington because the cyclones of the arabian and the bay look like coiled serpents
cyclones move in clockwise direction in
southern hemisphere
cyclones move anticlockwise in
northern hermisphere
INDIA
cyclones refer to the rapid______ cicrulation of air in a low pressure area
inward
anticyclones
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
Typhoons
in the China Sea and Pacific Ocean
Typhoons
in the China Sea and Pacific Ocean
Hurricanes
in the West Indian islands in the Caribbean Sea
and Atlantic Ocean
Tornados
in the Guinea lands of West Africa and southern USA
Willywillies
in north-western Australia
Tropical Cyclones
in the Indian Ocean.
the naming of cyclones is done under the aegis of
the wmo
The Great Red Spot is the hurricane on _________ which is going on from 340 years.
Jupiter
____________- was spotted in the Southern Hemisphere of Neptune.
Great Black Spot was spotted in the Southern Hemisphere of Neptune.
______________ 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.
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) New Delhi Tropical Cyclone Center
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.
cold water
when the winds reach a speed of ___________– it is called a tropical cyclone or hurricane.
119 kmph
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.
WMO/ESCAP
the naming of the tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean commenced from _______
September 2004.
what are the 8 countries who have contributed to the naming of the cyclones until 2018 when 5 more joined
(last name on the list amphan)
Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand
who are the 5 new countries who joined in 2018 list
Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen
when was the new list with the five new countries finally adopted
April, 2020.
New Delhi is also mandated to name the Tropical Cyclones developing over the
______________________
north Indian Ocean (NIO) including the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian Sea (AS).
Worldwide there are six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) including the _____________
IMD
India Meteorological Department
Worldwide there are ___ regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs)
PIB - 5
WMO - 6
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).
UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
