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DECEMBER+ JANUARY Flashcards

1
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G20 summit hosted where and chaired by who?

A

Saudi - king salman Bin Abdul Aziz

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2
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when will india host g20

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2023

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3
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pm modi spoke of 4 parameters for global index

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Talent pool, tech, transperancy, saving mom earth

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4
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When was g20 est- and first meting held?

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199, 2008 `- in washington dc

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5
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when will the basic law of governance expire in Hong kong

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2047

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6
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why is thhe hong kong protest happening?

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Extradition law

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7
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who is the cheif executive in hong kong?

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Carrie lam

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8
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what treaty established peace between UK and China after the frst OPIUM WAR in 1842

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Treaty of Nanking

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9
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What is treaty of peking?

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one of the unequal treaties as referred to by the chinese- between the Qing dynasty and france, britain and russian empire

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10
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Which bank put under moratorium by rbi

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Laxmi Vilas bank

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11
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what bank eventually merged with Laxmi Vilas bank

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DBS india

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12
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what was the the reason for the amalgamation and moratorium of laxmi bank

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decline in financial strenght

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13
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the punjab and maharashtra bank was involved in loan scam with

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HDIL

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14
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Who is the top and lowest in gobal bribery risk matrix?

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Top - denmark, bot- north korea

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15
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india rank in trace corruption index/

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77th

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16
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corruption perception index by?

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transperancy intl

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17
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global corruption barometer indias rank in asia and overall

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  • highest in india, overall 39th
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18
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according to corruption transparency index by transparency intl most corrupt?

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sOUTH SUDAN

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19
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who won booker prize for what book

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Douglas stwart- shuggie bain

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20
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first ever joint winner of booker

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margeret atwood and bernarndine everesto

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21
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white tiger written by?

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arvind adiga- won booker in 2008

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22
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what edition of SCO hosted by india recently

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19th

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23
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SCO est?

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2001

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24
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When did india and paki join SCO

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2017

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25
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SCO HQ and secretary general

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Beijing and Vladmir norov

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26
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what mysterious kingdom will hegra offer insights to/?

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NABATEAn kingdom

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27
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hegra is sister city of ?

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PETRA in jordan

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28
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when was hegra established

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4th bc

29
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how many tombs in hegra

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111

30
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argentenian Maradona aka

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El dios (the god)

31
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which match did diego maradona hand of god occur in?

A

1986- england

32
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FIFA hq

A

zurich

33
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Digital awards : Innovation in pandemic

A
  1. eSanjeevani - national telemedicine service
  2. covid sample collection management system
  3. aapda sampoorti portal
  4. pravasi Shramik Rojgar Setu
34
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Digital Awards: Jurys choice

A

Aarogya Setu

eOffice

35
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india launches #? expidition to antartica?

A 
#40th - from goa 
- ice class vessel MV VASILY GOLOVNIN
36
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when was the first indian antartic expedition

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1981 `

37
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what is COMNAP

A
  • Council of Managers of National Antractic Programs
  • intl association
  • 1988
  • supports scientific research in the antarctic treaty area
  • consists of 30 membs- including indi a
38
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who manages all of indias antarctic expeditions

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National centre for Polar and ocean research -ncpor, goa

39
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what happened to the Dakshin Gangotri? and where do india operate now?

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in 1989 dakshin gangotri got buried under ice

- so now theres maitri and bharati

40
Q

what is the non invasive ventilator?

A

CSIR-NAL+CSIR-IGIB designed Swasth Vayu

41
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what is the special 301 report?

A

it is an annual report prepared by United States Trade representative - that identifies trade barriers to the USA companies like patents copyrights etc

42
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What is Pradhan mantri fasal bima yojana?

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Framers crop insurance scheme

est.2016

43
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what is the 25th amendment in USA

A

Where the vic president declares president unfit, and becomes de facto leader

44
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When was the first time the 25th amendment was used in usa

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Assassination of John F kkennedy

45
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when was 25th amendment used most recently

A

George bush invoked the 25th amendment to give powers to vp dick cheney in 2002 nd then 2007 again

46
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What is ASD and indias indegenious solution for it?

A

Atrial Septal Defect- holee in hert ie

- requires flow diverers stents- needed to redirect blood flow.

47
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indias blood divertor stents?

A

SCTIMST- autonomous institute and pune based biorad medisys developed n Atrial Septal Defect Occluder and an Intracranial Flow
Diverter Stents along with CSIR - nal- bnglore

48
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port of chahabar that india is comitted

A

Shahid Beheshti port

49
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what is chahabr

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chahabar is irans southernmost city and is a free trade zone in the gulf of oman. situated on the Makran Coast of Sistan

50
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cost of chahabar port?

A

340 million

51
Q

legion of merit awarded by usa to ?

A

modi

52
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swedish who is the first woman to head the international monetary & finance committe

A

Magdelena Anderson

53
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kathleen hicks?

A

Deputy defense secretary of usa

54
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sir garfeild sobers award to ?

A

Virat kohli

55
Q

Indias highest meteoroligical centre in ?

A

Leh

56
Q

according to rbi report on trend - the gross NPA in fy2020 is?

A

10.8%

57
Q

india’s first pollinator park

A

haldwani

58
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indian kid to be the worlds youngest author?

A

Abhijit gupta

59
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5 non permanent members of unsc for 2 years?

A

india, meico, norway, ireland, kenya

60
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who is the chairman of the national disaster management authority

A

prime minister

61
Q

the present parliament building inaugrated by ?

A

lord iirwin in 1927

62
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founder or world economic forum

A

Klaus Schwab

63
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UN backed one planet summits main theme??

A

To reverse the destruction of the natural world

64
Q

Honourary council for the northeast india of isra*l ?

A

Joyshree das verma

65
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Final votong of trumps impeachment?

A

232-197

66
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PM of estonia - resigned for sorruption

A

Juri Ratas

67
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country with the worlds oldest cave paintings ?

A

Indonesia

68
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which is the country with the worlds largest diaspora - what amount

A

india- 18 million

69
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jallikattu is the festival of?

A

tamilnadu

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