General Knowledge Flashcards

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Covid-19 vaccine with the highest effective rate is…

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Moderna with 94% (Sputnik 91%, Covaxin 77.8%, Covishield 74%)

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2
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Regulatory Authority for drug approval in India

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Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

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3
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Expand DCGI

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Drugs control general of India

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4
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Which article deals with interstate water dispute ?

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Article 262 of the constitution

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5
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The year for: River boards act & Interstate water dispute act

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1956

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6
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Godavari rises from

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Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra

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7
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Expand FEA

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Foreign Exchange Assets

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8
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Expand IMF

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International Monetary Fund

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9
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G20 2021 was hosted by

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Italy

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10
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Italian foreign minister

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Luigi di maio

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11
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Chinese state councillor and foreign minister

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Wang Yi

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12
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Chief of Army

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General Manoj Mukund Naravane

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13
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First Indian women to fly a fighter aircraft solo

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Avani Chaturvedi

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14
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Puttaswamy Judgement

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A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India held unanimously that the right to privacy was a constitutionally protected right in India, as well as being incidental to other freedoms guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.

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15
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Article 19

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Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc

(1) All citizens shall have the right
(a) to freedom of speech and expression;
(b) to assemble peaceably and without arms;
(c) to form associations or unions;
(d) to move freely throughout the territory of India;
(e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and
(f) omitted
(g) to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business

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16
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Clause 35 of PDP Bill

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Power of Central Government to exempt any agency of Government from application of Act.

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17
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Clause 12 of PDP Bill

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Notwithstanding anything contained in section 11, the personal data may be
processed if such processing is necessary,—

(a) for the performance of any function of the State authorised by law for—
(i) the provision of any service or benefit to the data principal from the
State; or
(ii) the issuance of any certification, licence or permit for any action or
activity of the data principal by the State;
(b) under any law for the time being in force made by the Parliament or any State
Legislature; or
(c) for compliance with any order or judgment of any Court or Tribunal in India;
(d) to respond to any medical emergency involving a threat to the life or a severe
threat to the health of the data principal or any other individual;
(e) to undertake any measure to provide medical treatment or health services to
any individual during an epidemic, outbreak of disease or any other threat to public
health; or
(f) to undertake any measure to ensure safety of, or provide assistance or services
to, any individual during any disaster or any breakdown of public order.

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18
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European Commission

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The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the union’s administrative operations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union

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19
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Minimum Support Price

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is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are a guarantee price for their produce from the Government.

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20
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Shah Bano judgement

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This judgment has marked the significance of maintenance which ought to be given to the divorced Muslim women who are not in the condition to earn and maintain themselves

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21
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Yogyakarta principles

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They argue that human rights standards can be interpreted in terms of sexual orientation and gender identity when they touch on issues of torture and violence, extrajudicial execution, access to justice, privacy, freedom from discrimination, freedom of expression and assembly, access to employment, health-care, education, and immigration and refugee issues.

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22
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2030 Agenda for sustainable development

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https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda

23
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President of Sri Lanka

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Gotabaya Rapaksa

24
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Sri Lanka is an island country in

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South Asia

25
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Article 352

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President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened

26
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How many times were national emergency imposed in India

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3

27
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Union minister of agriculture and farmers welfare (2021)

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Narendra Singh Tomar

28
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APMC is marketing board established by

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State government

29
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Union minister who resigned against farm bills 2020

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Harsimrat kaur badal

30
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Prime minister repealed all three farm laws on

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19, November 2021

31
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Environmentalist from karnataka who was awarded with padmashri in November 2021

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Tulsi Gowda

32
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Transgender folk artist who has been honoured with padmashri in November 2021

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Manjamma Jogati

33
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Padma awards were first introduced in

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1954

34
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Vice President of India

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Venkaiha Naidu

35
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Article 66

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Manner of election

Vice President- elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both House of Parliament…

36
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International Solar Alliance is headquartered in

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Gurugram

37
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Kholongchu project

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Bhutan

38
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Green grids initiative ‘one sun one world grid’ the first international network of global interconnected solar power grids is jointly launched by

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India and UK

39
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Current chairman of TATA Sons Pvt Ltd is

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Natarajan Chandrashekaran

40
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Father of Indian civil aviation

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JRD Tata

41
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Air India was founded in

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1932

42
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Air India was nationalised in

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1953

43
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UDAN was launched by ministry of civil aviation in

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2016

44
Q

Nobel prize in chemistry 2021 to and for

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Benjamin list and David McMillan for development and f precise new tool for molecular construction

45
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Nobel prize in chemistry 2009

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Venkataraman Ramakrishnan shared it with Thomas A steitz and Ada yonath

46
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Worlds youngest Nobel prize laureate

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Malala yousafzai

47
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Will of Alfred Nobel established Nobel prizes (chemistry, physics, literature, peace, medicine) in the year

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1895

48
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Death anniversary of Alfred Nobel also the date when Nobel prizes are awarded

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10 December

49
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Nobel prize in medicine or physiology

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David Julius & Ardem Patapoutian

50
Q

Nobel in physics

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Syukoro manabe & Klaus Hasselman

Giorgio parisi

51
Q

Nobel in chemistry

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Benjamin list and David macmillan

52
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Nobel in literature

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Abdulrazak gurnah

53
Q

Nobel peace prize

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Maria ressa and dmitry muratov

54
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Nobel in economics

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David card, Joshua angrist, guido lmbens