feb Flashcards
Union budget is also called ________
Annual Financial Statement
UB is an estimated receipt of expenditure and revenue of the govt acc to article ________
112
UB has to be passed by the ___________
Lok Sabha
In ___________, a __________ yr old tradition was broken and the railway and UB were merged
2017; 92
various govt funds _________
consolidated fund, public account and contingency fund
India’s estimated eco growth according to budget 2022
9.2 percent highest amongst large economies
__________ PLI schemes will lead to _______ jobs and an additional production of _______
14; 60 lakhs; 30 lakh crores
four priorities of the budget to act as a growth impetus ______________
1) investment financing 2) gati shakti 3) sunrise opportunities, investment and productivity, climate action and energy transition 4) inclusive development
India has formally inked its first major defence system export deal with the_______, signing a________ million contract for the BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missile system. The _____ km range supersonic missile has been jointly developed with Russia and is produced in_______.
__________ signed a contract with the _________ of the Republic of Philippines for supply of Shore Based Anti-Ship Missile System to the Philippines. The _______ is a joint venture company of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
.Philippines Defence Minister__________ and ________ Director general of BAPL inked the deal
The contract includes ___________ ___________ __________.
__________ will be the primary employer of Brahmos
India-Philippines defence pact signed in _______
In ____________, Permanent Court of Arbitration rejected china’s claim over the south china sea and the activities it carried out in Philippine’s EEZ
India accounts for _______ of the global exports arms share and is ranked as the _________ biggest exporter of arms.
First supersonic cruise missile to enter into service __________.
It is a __________ stage missile with __________ as the first stage and ___________ as the second one,
The cruise missile is a part of ___________ range weapons which allow the attacker to avoid enemy fire.
The BrahMos missile flies at a speed of ________ or ______ the speed of sound. It operates on ______ and ________ principle.
The range of the missile was originally __________ according to the MTCR. India entered the MTCR in _________. The range is going to get extended to ______ and further ____________.
The earliest versions of brahmos in the navy are in use since _______ and in the army since __________.
MCTR
It is an informal partnership among _______ countries to prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned aerial vehicle technology capable of carrying greater than_______ kg payload for more than ________ kms
It was founded in _________ by the ________ countries. In ___________, the focus extended to missile carrying WMDs. India became the _________ member in ________ year
other interested countries ____________
India has formally inked its first major defence system export deal with the Philippines, signing a $374.96 million contract for the BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missile system. The 290 km range supersonic missile has been jointly developed with Russia and is produced in India.
. “BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) signed a contract with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of Philippines for supply of Shore Based Anti-Ship Missile System to the Philippines. The BAPL is a joint venture company of the Defence Research and Development Organisation,
.Philippines Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana and Atul Dinakar Rane
3 batteries, training for operators and maintainers and integrated logistics programme
Coastal Defense Regiment of the Philippine Marines
March 2021
2016
0.2% and 24th
Brahmos
2 stage; solid propellant and liquid ramjet
standoff range weapons
2.8 mach or 3x sound ; fire and forget
290 kms; 2016; 450 kms and 600 kms
army- 2007 navy- 2005
MCTR
35; 500 kgs; 300 kms
1987; G7; 1992; 35TH member in 2016
vietnam, UAE, Saudi Arabia, indonesia
India’s various achievements as the president of UNSC on 8 occasions
first stint
year- ____________
dealt with which war - ___________
second stint
year- ___________
resolution-
extended UNSC mandate in ___________
third stint
year-
pushed for the inclusion of-
fourth stint
year-
issue-
fifth stint
year-
areas of issue-
sixth stint
year-
issue-
seventh stint
year-
issue-
eighth stint
year-
issue-
during 2011-2012 India chaired the USNC ________ committee, ____________ working group concerning threats to peace and security and committee _______ concerning somalia and eritrea
1950-1951
Korean war
1967-1968
Res. 238
Cyprus
1972-1973
Bangladesh
1977-1978 (anti apartheid and namibia’s independence)
1984-1985
middle east, palestine and lebanon
1992
first ever summit level meet of unsc
2011-2012
first statement on syria
2021
martime security etc
1373 comm; 1566 WG, 751/1907
Myanmar
possible elections- ___________
strategy employed by govt- __________
alternate govt name- \
Aung San SyuuKyi Daughter of \_\_\_\_\_\_ returned to myanmar in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ NLD had a major victory in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ nobel prize \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ released from house arrest \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ new constitution \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ seats held by military in the parliament according to new constitution \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ syu kyi won a seat in the parliament in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ landslide victory in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Coup ex president \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ military's party \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ these are the biggest protests since \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ this yr's asean leader \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ total years in prison \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Myanmar
possible elections- __2023_________
strategy employed by govt- __4 cuts (food, funds, recruitment and information)
alternate govt name- national unity govt
Aung San SyuuKyi
Daughter of gen aung san
returned to myanmar in ___1988______
NLD had a major victory in ___1990______
nobel prize __1991_________
released from house arrest __nov 2010______
new constitution __2011______
seats held by military in the parliament according to new constitution ____25 %_______
syu kyi won a seat in the parliament in _2012______
landslide victory in __2015__________
Coup
ex president __win myint ______
military’s party _________
these are the biggest protests since __2007 _____
this yr’s asean leader __hun sen (cambodian pm)_____
total years in prison __upto 164 _______
NORD STREAM II
runs from-
which country has threatened stopping it- ______
sea concerned-
length-
cost-
aim-
nord stream I was completed in-
how many tonnes of gas will be pumped to germany-
owner-
transit fees currently earned by Kiev-
country with largest natural gas reserves-
how much of europe’s gas comes from russia-
how many german homes will be warmed under nord stream II- _______
nord stream I From \_\_\_\_- to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ capacity- owner- other name- length- longest subsea pipeline in the world-
Significance germany oil imports natural gas imports oil imports from russia NG imports from russia nord stream II uses the territorial waters of \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
NORD STREAM II
runs from- western russia to north eastern germany (ust luga in leningrad to lumbin)
which country has threatened stopping it- __usa ____
sea concerned- baltic sea
length- 1200 kms or 745 miles
cost- E 8.3 b
aim- double the amount of natural gas from russia to germany
nord stream I was completed in- 2011
how many tonnes of gas will be pumped to germany- 55bn
owner- gazprom (russia)
transit fees currently earned by Kiev- 1.8 bn
country with largest natural gas reserves- russia
how much of europe’s gas comes from russia- 40%
how many german homes will be warmed under nord stream II- __26 million_____
nord stream I
From _Vyborg, Russia___- to __Greifswald______
capacity- 55 bn cubic m
owner- nord stream AG (majority owner is gazprom)
other name- north transgas and european gas pipeline
length- 1224 kms
longest subsea pipeline in the world- north stream I
Significance germany oil imports- 98% natural gas imports - 92% oil imports from russia - 40% NG imports from russia- 35% nord stream II uses the territorial waters of \_\_denmark, finland ], sweden\_\_\_
CHINA'S DEVELOPING COUNTRY STATUS The factor due to which china is considered a DC- Ambassador to WTO- Membership- treatment metted out to DC-
world bank's classification of countries based on- categories- china's GNI- India's GNI countries objecting to china's status- the WB classifications are updated-
LDC Criteria
updated -
based on-
bangladesh will graduate in-
WTO set up in- HQ- members- head-
WORLD BANK set up in- HQ- members- head-
CHINA’S DEVELOPING COUNTRY STATUS
The factor due to which china is considered a DC- poverty
Ambassador to WTO- Li cheggang
Membership- 2001
treatment metted out to DC- special and differential treatment.
world bank’s classification of countries
based on- GNI (gross national income_
categories-
a) low income: $1045 or less
b) low middle: 1046-4095 (india-1928)
c) high middle: 4096-12695 (china-10435)
d) high - 12696 or more (us- 63413)
china’s GNI: 10435
India’s GNI : 1928
countries objecting to china’s status- India, US, Brazil, Indonesia and EU
the WB classifications are updated- 1st july every yr
LDC Criteria
updated - 3 YRS
based on- UN
bangladesh will graduate in- 2026
WTO set up in- 1995 HQ- geneva members- 164 head- Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
WORLD BANK set up in- 1944 HQ- Washington DC members- 189 head- David Malpass
US FEDERAL RESERVE RATES AND INDIA US inflation rate- most imp bank- FPI outflows from india since november- interest rate hike to begin from-
HISTORY OF STOCK EX Dalal street- BSE- First SE in asia- BSE granted permanent recognition under- Ahemdabad stock exchange- Calcutta stock ex- madras stock ex-
NSE Founded- operations started- first exchange to provide computerized trading- largest private WAN in the country-
US FEDERAL RESERVE RATES AND INDIA US inflation rate- 7.5% most imp bank- US Federal reserve FPI outflows from india since november- 64,000 crore interest rate hike to begin from- march
HISTORY OF STOCK EX Dalal street- 1874 BSE- 1875 First SE in asia- bse BSE granted permanent recognition under- securities contract regulation act 1956 Ahemdabad stock exchange- 1894 Calcutta stock ex- 1908 madras stock ex- 1920
NSE Founded- 1992 operations started- 1994 first exchange to provide computerized trading- nse largest private WAN in the country- nse
