DECEMBER+ JANUARY Flashcards

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G20 summit hosted where and chaired by who?

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Saudi - king salman Bin Abdul Aziz

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when will india host g20

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2023

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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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When was g20 est- and first meting held?

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199, 2008 `- in washington dc

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when will the basic law of governance expire in Hong kong

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2047

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why is thhe hong kong protest happening?

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Extradition law

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who is the cheif executive in hong kong?

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Carrie lam

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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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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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Which bank put under moratorium by rbi

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Laxmi Vilas bank

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what bank eventually merged with Laxmi Vilas bank

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DBS india

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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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the punjab and maharashtra bank was involved in loan scam with

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HDIL

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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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india rank in trace corruption index/

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77th

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corruption perception index by?

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transperancy intl

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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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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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first ever joint winner of booker

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margeret atwood and bernarndine everesto

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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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SCO est?

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2001

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When did india and paki join SCO

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2017

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SCO HQ and secretary general
Beijing and Vladmir norov
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what mysterious kingdom will hegra offer insights to/?
NABATEAn kingdom
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hegra is sister city of ?
PETRA in jordan
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when was hegra established
4th bc
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how many tombs in hegra
111
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argentenian Maradona aka
El dios (the god)
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which match did diego maradona hand of god occur in?
1986- england
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FIFA hq
zurich
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Digital awards : Innovation in pandemic
1. eSanjeevani - national telemedicine service 2. covid sample collection management system 3. aapda sampoorti portal 4. pravasi Shramik Rojgar Setu
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Digital Awards: Jurys choice
Aarogya Setu | eOffice
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india launches #? expidition to antartica?
``` #40th - from goa - ice class vessel MV VASILY GOLOVNIN ```
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when was the first indian antartic expedition
1981 `
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what is COMNAP
- 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
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who manages all of indias antarctic expeditions
National centre for Polar and ocean research -ncpor, goa
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what happened to the Dakshin Gangotri? and where do india operate now?
in 1989 dakshin gangotri got buried under ice | - so now theres maitri and bharati
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what is the non invasive ventilator?
CSIR-NAL+CSIR-IGIB designed Swasth Vayu
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what is the special 301 report?
it is an annual report prepared by United States Trade representative - that identifies trade barriers to the USA companies like patents copyrights etc
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What is Pradhan mantri fasal bima yojana?
Framers crop insurance scheme | est.2016
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what is the 25th amendment in USA
Where the vic president declares president unfit, and becomes de facto leader
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When was the first time the 25th amendment was used in usa
Assassination of John F kkennedy
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when was 25th amendment used most recently
George bush invoked the 25th amendment to give powers to vp dick cheney in 2002 nd then 2007 again
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What is ASD and indias indegenious solution for it?
Atrial Septal Defect- holee in hert ie | - requires flow diverers stents- needed to redirect blood flow.
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indias blood divertor stents?
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
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port of chahabar that india is comitted
Shahid Beheshti port
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what is chahabr
chahabar is irans southernmost city and is a free trade zone in the gulf of oman. situated on the Makran Coast of Sistan
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cost of chahabar port?
340 million
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legion of merit awarded by usa to ?
modi
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swedish who is the first woman to head the international monetary & finance committe
Magdelena Anderson
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kathleen hicks?
Deputy defense secretary of usa
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sir garfeild sobers award to ?
Virat kohli
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Indias highest meteoroligical centre in ?
Leh
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according to rbi report on trend - the gross NPA in fy2020 is?
10.8%
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india's first pollinator park
haldwani
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indian kid to be the worlds youngest author?
Abhijit gupta
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5 non permanent members of unsc for 2 years?
india, meico, norway, ireland, kenya
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who is the chairman of the national disaster management authority
prime minister
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the present parliament building inaugrated by ?
lord iirwin in 1927
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founder or world economic forum
Klaus Schwab
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UN backed one planet summits main theme??
To reverse the destruction of the natural world
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Honourary council for the northeast india of isra*l ?
Joyshree das verma
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Final votong of trumps impeachment?
232-197
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PM of estonia - resigned for sorruption
Juri Ratas
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country with the worlds oldest cave paintings ?
Indonesia
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which is the country with the worlds largest diaspora - what amount
india- 18 million
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jallikattu is the festival of?
tamilnadu