Five Flashcards
Solar Cycle lasts on an average for?
11 years
The provision in 5th and 6th Schedules of the Constitution of India are made in order to?
Protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
List the countries in the Mekong Ganga Cooperation.
Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
The Mekong Ganga Cooperation was established in _____ at ______.
2000 at Vientiane
The time limit given for a curative petition is?
No time limit
The curative petition is circulated among?
three senior most judges
Name the vaccine introduced under the Universal Immunization Programme.
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine is used against?
Pneumonia and Meningitis
The Indus Valley Civilization script was?
Boustrophedon
Deficiency in Vitamin A can lead to?
poor vision, infections and skin problems
The technique of using bacteria to get rid of oil spill is called?
Oil Zapping
Name the technique employed to clean up the Mumbai shoreline affected by oil spoil that occured in August 2010.
Oil Zapping
The Mumbai Oil Spill happened when?
A merchant vessel MV Khalifa collided with a cargo ship MSC Chitra 10 km off the coast of Mumbai
Name the institute which developed the technique of Oil Zapping.
The Energy and Resources Institute TERI
Name the departments which supported the Oil Zapping project.
Dept of Biotechnology and Min of Science and Technology
List the acts which bar political parties from receiving foreign funds.
Representation of People Act, FCRA.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority NPPA is a?
government regulatory agency and not a Statutory body
Name the country which shoulders the highest TB burden in the world?
India
Name India’s first Railways Regulator.
Rail Development Authority
Who was elected as the Justice of the International Court of Justice.
Dalveer Bhandari
The Fair and Remunerative Price of Sugarcane is approved by the?
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
The UN Conference on Environment and Development is also known as?
Rio Summit or Earth Summit
The Rio Summit or Earth Summit was held in?
Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
UN Conference on Sustainable Development is also called?
Rio+20 Summit or Rio Earth Summit 2012
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development was held in?
Rio de Janeiro in 2012
Name the state butterfly of Karnataka.
Southern Bird Wing Butterfly with distinctive red and yellow stripes
How do most insects respire?
through a tracheal system
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is headquartered in?
Beijing
Raja Ampat is known for being?
one of the world’s most biodiverse marine habitats
Raja Ampat lies in?
Eastern part of Indonesian archipelago
The recently announced National Strategic Plan focuses on?
Latent TB Eradication
Latent TB is?
a bacteria present in everyone, but activated by the person’s own immune system
Eczema and Callosites are diseases associated with?
Skin
Name the northern most ice shelf in Antarctica.
Larsen C Ice Shelf
The Larsen A ice shelf collapsed in?
1995
The Larsen B ice shelf suddenly broke in?
2002
The top level organizational structure of WTO is called?
Ministerial Conference
Name the places where Buddha is never represented in a human form but is represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel.
Sancho, Barhut, Gaya.
The influence of Greek art on sculptures of Buddhist can be felt in?
Mathura, Amaravati
The influence of Greek art in Buddhism can be felt by?
the usage of Greek scrolls in combination with Indian dirties and other motifs such as Greek chariots pulled by four horses
The Greco-Buddhist Art is also called?
Gandhara School of Art
Name the artillery guns which India and South Korea agreed to build for the army.
K9 Vajra-T, self propelled artillery guns
Section 139AA of Income Tax Act deals with?
provision of Aadhaar being mandatory for getting a PAN
The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is located in?
Odisha
The extent of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is?
From Dhamra river mouth in the North to Brahmani river mouth in the south
The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is famous for?
its nesting beach for olive Ridley sea turtles
Exercise EKUVERIN is a joint military exercise between?
India and Maldives
Mission Kakatiya is a flagship programme of which state government?
Telangana
The aim of Mission Kakatiya is to?
desilt and restore tanks in rural areas
Name the payment portal launched to empower micro and small entrepreneurs.
MSME Samadhaan
____ GDP is equal to the economic output adjusted for effects of inflation.
Real GDP
______ GDP is economic output without inflation adjustment.
Nominal GDP
The Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals Conference is conducted by?
UN Environment Programme
Who will host the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Conference of Parties 13 in 2020?
India
CMS COP 13 is also known as?
Global Wildlife Conference
The CMS was signed in ____ at ____.
1979 at Bonn, Germany.
The CMS entered into force in?
1983.
The headquarters of CMS are in?
Bonn, Germany
CMS COP 12 was held in?
Manila, Philippines
The CMS COP was for the first time held in Asia in?
Manila, Philippines
INS Chakra is a
Russian made, nuclear propelled, hunter-killer submarine.
What is the class of the INS CHAKRA?
Akula
INS Chakra is to provide escort to?
INS Arihant
INS Arihant is a
an indigenously constructed ballistic missile submarine
INS Chakra has been taken on lease from ____ for ____ years.
Russia, 10 years.
The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a subpart of?
Beti Bachao Campaign
Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, account can be opened for?
girl below 10 years
Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the girl child can withdraw _____ % of the money after reaching ____ age for _____ purpose.
50%, 18 years, higher education
Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, for initial account opening, minimum deposit is?
Rs. 1000
Max deposit per year under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is?
Rs. 1.5 lakhs
Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the account will be open until the girl reaches?
21 years age
List the diseases transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito.
Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika virus
Is sexual transmission of Zika virus possible?
Oui.
Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during?
day, peaking during early morning and late afternoon/evening
Zika has been linked to cause?
microcephaly
The birth defect which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads is called?
microcephaly
Does Zika currently have a vaccine?
Non.
What are the requirements to be a member of the G7 group?
a very high net national wealth and a very high HDI.
______ appear like a small rounded matchhead like halo followed by a long tail.
Comets.
Comets appear like a small rounded matchhead like halo followed by a long tail, mainly due to which phenomenon?
sublimation of icy nucleus
______ consists of a plasma of electrons and protons flowing away from the sun at hypersonic speeds.
Solar winds
The existence of solar winds was first indirectly in 1950s by?
observing the shapes of comet tails
The existence of solar winds was confirmed by?
The Mariner 2 Spacecraft.
____ is the harvest dance associated with the Reang tribes.
Hodaigiri/Hojagiri
The dance of the Reang tribe, in which a group of women balance themselves on earthen pitchers and manage other props is?
Hodaigiri/Hojagiri
______ is the primary agricultural activity of the Reang tribe.
Jhum cultivation
The Reang dialect is of _____ origin and is locally referred to as ____.
Tibetan Burmese, Kay Lau
Is there a script available for the Reang dialect?
Non.
The Paula Rebellion took place in the year?
1817
The Paika Rebellion was led by?
Business Jagabandhu or Bidyadhar Mohapatra
The Paika Rebellion took place in which place?
Khurda, Odisha
What was the position/office of Business Jagabandhu?
Commander of the forces of the King of Khorda
Why did the Paika Rebellion take place?
The EIC wrested the rent-free land that had been given to the Paiks for their military service to the King of Khorda
Kundankullam Power Plant is located in which state?
Tamil Nadu
Who cannot accept foreign contribution?
Election candidate. MPs and MLAs. Newspaper. Public Servant.
The background of the Olympic flag is?
White
How many interlaced rings are present in the Olympic flag?
5
What are the colors of the interlaced rings in the Olympic flag?
blue, yellow, black, green and red.
The Olympic flag represents
the five continents of the world
The six colors in the Olympic flag
appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time
