GK Flashcards
What does the 97th constitutional amendment deal with
Effective working of cooperative societies
When was the 97th amendment passed and when did it come into force
passed in 2011 and enforced on 15th feb 2012
What did the 97th amendment add to the constitution
Part XI-B and article 43 B; amended article 19(1)(C)
In which list do cooperative societies fall
State list
What is the recent 2:1 verdict in the SC regarding the 97th amendment
Struck down provisions relating to cooperative societies and upheld gujarat HC’s 2013 verdict
Who is the new deputy leader of Rajya Sabha and who has he succeeded
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi; he has succeeded Pyush Goyal
Which schedule provides for allocation to the states and union territories of Rajya Sabha
Fourth Schedule
When did the Rajya Sabha hold its first seating?
13th May 1952
What are the nationally determined contributions of India?
1) Improving emission intensity by 33-35% over 2005 levels by 2030
2) Increasing share of non-fossil fuel based electricity to 40% by 2030
3) Reducing carbon emissions by enhancing forest cover thereby absorbing 2.5-3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.
When was the Paris agreement adopted and where
12th December 2015; 21st COP in Paris
When was the Paris agreement enforced
4th November 2016
When did Trump announce the withdrawal of US from the Paris agreement
June 1, 2017; 4th nov 2020
When was the NITI Aayog established and what are its various documents
2015; 7 yr action plan and 15 yr document
What is the rank status of NITI Aayog’s VC equal to
rank status of a cabinet member
Write a note on the PASSEX exercise carried out with Royal Navy
1) Royal Navy’s CSG 21 and HMS Queen Elizabeth ; type 23 frigates and an astute class submarine
2) two-day exercise
3) Location- Bay of Bengal
Write a note on the current president of UNGA
1) Elected on- 7th June 2021
2) Name- Abdulla Shahid
3) Country- Maldives
4) Votes- 143 in favour; 48 against; 0 abstentions
5) 76th president
When was the Poona Pact signed and where
24th september 1932; Yerwada Jail, Pune
First continent to collect data on land and land use
AFRICA
Write about the initiative which empowered africa to collect land and land-use data
DEAL initiative
Data for environment, agriculture and land initiative
Signed between FAO and ACU(African commission union)
How many trees are outside forests in Africa
7 billion
World’s fastest ground vehicle?
China’s Maglev 600 kmph train
Where did the train make its debut
Qingdao, Shandog province, East China
When was the Maglev train launched
October 2016
When was the test run of maglev conducted
June 2020
Capacity of the Maglev train
2-10 carriages which can carry up to 100 people and work best within 1,500 kms
Boundary of India with China
3488 kms
Which all states lie on the sino-indo border
j&k, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
When was Liverpool given the status of a world heritage site
2004; status revoked in a secret ballot meeting held at China
First woman cricketer to hit 3 sixes in a test match (ind v england in bristol)
Shafali Varma
Youngest woman cricketer and fourth overall to score twin half centuries in her debut test match
Shafali Varma and she broke Jessica Louise Jonnason’s record( AUSTRALIA)
Top five forex holders
China, Japan, Switzerland, Russia and India
Name the ships that represented Russia in INDRA 2020
RFS Zelyony Dol and RFS Odintsomo
Who represented India in INDRA 2021; which edition was this and where?
INS TABAR OTW to St Peteresburg; 12th; baltic sea
First green city(SEZ) in India to achieve_______
Kandla SEZ (KASEZ), IGBC Platinum certification for existing cities
Which region was lauded in KASEZ for the IGBC Platinum verification
Bhuj region
IGBC stands for _____ and when was it formed
Indian Green Building Council; 2001
_________ a wholly owned subsidiary of ____ has set up India’s first Green hydrogen fueling station at _____
National Thermal Power Corporation Renewable Energy ltd. (NTPC REL); NTPC; Leh, Ladakh
What is green hydrogen?
Hydrogen produced via electrolysis of renewable sources.
________ is the _________ member of the IMF
Andorra; 190th
First woman chief economist of the IMF is _________
Gita Gopinath
_______ from _______ is the MD and chairman of the executive board of IMF since __________
Kristalina Georgiva; Bulgaria; 1st October 2019
_________ was the latest currency added by IMF to determine XDR in ________
Chinese Renminbi; 2016
Currencies identified by IMF to determine XDR
British Pound, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro and Chinese Renminbi
________ is the code of Special Drawing Rights in IMF
XDR
Union Cabinet cleared _________ the ___ lakh cover was raised from _____lakh in _____.
Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation Bill; 1 lakh to 5 lakhs in 2020
The __________ committee on ________ had recommended a five fold increase due to __________
Damodaran Committee in 2011 on Customer Services in Banks ; rising income levels and increased individual bank deposits
On _______, _________ countries agreed to a global minimum tax of ________
5th july 2021; 130 countries; 15%
A _________ based startup called __________ has established the world’s first _______ which will be used to deal with domestic and cross-border disputes under alternate dispute resolution.
IT Park, Chandigarh-based startup Jupitice has established world’s first private digital court.
______ launched _______ in _____ on ______ to imrpove ethanol blending in India. A report titled ____________ was also released
PM Modi launched EOS-100 in Pune on 5th June to mark World Environment Day. A report titles, “Report of Expert committee on a roadmap for ethanol blending in India” was also released.
What are the ethanol blending targets of India
1) 2020- 10% ethanol+ 90% diesel by 2022 and 20 % ethanol+80% diesel by 2030
2) 2021- 20% ethanol+ 80% diesel by 2025
PM Modi has extended the _____________ to aid ____________ beneficiaries till ________ by providing staple food items such as wheat and rice.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana to aid 80 crore beneficiaries till November 2021. This notification was issued on 7th June 2021
______ party veteran _______ has become the ____ president of Israel replacing _______ who was elected to power in ________ by __________
Labour party veteran Isaac Herzog is the 11th president of Israel. He replaced former president Reuven Rivlin who was elected to power in 2014 by the Parliament or Knesset.
Name the five groups which signed the Karbi Anglong Peace Accord
1) Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNHLF)
2) People’s Democratic Council of Kargi Longri (PDCKL)
3) United People’s Liberation Army
4) Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers
5) Kuki Liberation Front
______________ amount will be given to the Karbi Anglong region as a part of the accord
Rs. 1000 crore
What have the five groups agreed to as a part of the peace process?
1) abjuring violence
2) Joining the peaceful democratic movement as established by the law of the land
Kaebi Anglong militants have surrendered ___________ weapons and ___________ rounds of ammunition.
338 weapons and 11000 rounds of MI16, AK 47s, LMGs and rocket launchers
______________ will established by _____ to look after the needs of Karbi people living outside of KAAC
Karbi Welfare Council ; govt of Assam
KAAC
Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
Main provisions of the accord are-
1) Karbi Welfare Council for Karbi people outside KAAC to be set up
2) Devolution of power to KAAC
3) Protecting language, culture etc w/o compromising on executive power
4) Greater executive power to KAAC
5) Augmented fund to support KAAC
6) Rehabilitation of cadres of armed groups
Tripartite MoU to end the conflict in Karbi Anglong was signed in ________ and __________ but failed.
1995 and 2011
How many projects and worth how much are underway according to the scheme in KAAC
32 projects worth rs. 350 crore
How many projects have been approved under North East Infrastructure Development Scheme
22
NLPCR (full form)
Objective
Non Lapsable Pool of Central Resources Scheme (NLPCR) scheme ;20 projects worth 200 crore are underway
Name the medical college established in Assam
Assam Hill Medical College and Research Institute (DIPHU)
Cancer Care Center is underway
First insurgency in Assam was started in ________ by _______ it sought ________
First insurgency in Assam was started in 1979 by United Liberation Front Of Asom. It sought the breakaway of a sovereign socialist Assam.
NDFB
National Democratic Front of Bodoland
________ is the largest ethnic group among the plain tribes of Assam
Bodo
Bodo insurgency happened in _________
mid-1980s
Name two other tribes who have initiated insurgencies in Assam
Karbi, Dimasa, Adivasis
Full form of KNV and KPF and when were they formed
Karbi National Volunteers and Karbi People’s Front; formed in 1996
UPDS
United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) formed in 1999 when KNV and KPF merged
UPDS entered in to a ceasefire agreement w the GOI in __________ and disbanded in ________
2002; 2011
When was KAAC set up and under which schedule
KAAC was set up in 1995 under schedule 6
Provisions of schedule 6
Administration of tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
When and why was KLNCHLF formed
2004; UPDS underwent a split because it laid down arms in 2002
When did KLNCHLF lay down arms and as a consequence what was formed
2010; Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers
Who is the current leader of PDCK who surrendered in 2021
IK Songbijit
Largest district of Assam in terms of area
Karbi Anglong
What % people are Karbis in Karbi Anglong
46% ot 10,0000 according to 2011 census
Two parts of KA
EKA and WKA
HQ OF KA
DIPHU (EKA)
Earlier name of KAAC
Kargi Anglong Development Council
Full form of NLFT
National Liberation Front of Twipra
Provisions of NLFT Deal 2019
1) NLFT has been banned under UAPA 1967 since 1997
2) 100 crore SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE over 5 yrs by GOI
Where are Brus predominant and what is their other name
Tripura, Mizoram and Assam; other name=reang
Bru clashes ?
1) happened in 1997
2) approx. 37000 brus fled mizoram to reach tripura
3) 2020 tripartite agreement aims to rehabilitate 6959 bru families
Bodos have been demanding a separate state since _________
1967-1968
Bodo peace accprd renamed ________ as __________
Bodoland Territorial Area District as Bodoland Territorial Region
__________ amendment of _______ inserted article _______ to create a legislative body in assam
22nd amendment of 1969; 244a
Current demand of KAAC protesters
Declare KA, EKA and Dima hasao as autonomous state under article 244 A
_________ seats in KAAC have been opened up for other categories
10 seats
How many seats in KAAC post accords
50 (6 nominated by governor)
__________ is the _________ governor of Assam
Jagdish Mukhi is the 30th governor of Assam. He assumed office on 10th October 2017.
when did NLFT sign an MoU with GOI
10th aug 2019
_____________ is the interim leader of Taliban’s Afghanistan
Sirajuddin Haqqani
________ is the acting pm of Taliban’s Afghanistan
Mulla Mohammad Hassan Akhund
head of shura council
mulla mohammad hassan akhund served as the _________ during the earlier Talibani regime
deputy foreign minister
____________ is the chief executive of Cairn energy PLC
Simon Thompson
Cairn will return _________ amount via _______ and __________
700 million via dividends and buybacks
500 m= special cashback 200 m= buyback
Govt owes cairn _________
1.06 billion dollars
When did ULFA split
2012
Who is the chief of ULFA 1
Paresh Burah
Who is the chief of ULFA
Arabinda Rajkhowa
DU has removed books by ______,____________ and __________ in the ug syllabus
(Draupadi) Mahashweta Devi, (Sangiti)Bama and Sukirtharini (2 poems)
________ pushed for awareness campaigns at the ____ national eye donation fortnight celebrations
V. Naidu; 36th
DTC signed a deal with ________ for charging stations and batteries. Contract period is _______
CESL (Convergence Energy Services ltd); 10 years
Capacity of national water treatment plant at ghoga drain to be increased from _______ to _______
10 lakhs to 50 lakhs
Nipah cases have been reported since ________ in West bengal and Kerala
2001; West Bengal and Kerala
Nipah outbreak of 2018 happened in ________-
Kozikhode
HRC forms ________ of the gdp
5%
_________- came out with an anti google law and amended its __________
South Korea; Telecommunications Business Act
Rajasthan-based _________ is bringing in an anti trust issue against apple
Together we fight society (non profit)
Rohini commission was constituted in ____________
oct 2017
Tamil Nadu passed a bill to provide __________ reservation to ________ under MOST BACKWARD CLASSES and Denotified communities
10.5%; Vanniyakula Kshatriyas
___________ for obcs in medical and dental courses and _________ for EWS
27%; 10%
Kelkar committee (2015)
create a PPP adjudication tribunal
3 PPP model was first mooted in
2014’s budget
cairn was taxed in ___________ over a transaction in _________
2014; 2006-2007
_________________ was created facilitate private donors in education
Vidyanjali 2.0
Modi launched ___________ initiatives as a part of shiksha parv
5
10,000-pages dictionary
sign language
g20 summit
sherpa?
former choice?
new choice?
rome
suresh prabhu
piyush goyal
Air quality has increased from ___________ in 2018 to _____________in 2020
86 in 2018 to 104 in 2020
Commander of the western command china
Wang Hijang replaced gen xu xuqiang
angela merkel backs ______________
armin laschet
_______________ is the 1st country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, its president is ______________
el salvador
nayib bukule
_____________ has announced setting up a 92.5 crore distillery in Sankili AP
EID PARRY LTD
INDIARF
INDIA RESURGENCE FUND
INDIARF will invest _____________ in _____________
615 crore in secto group
______________ is the new all-rounder of t20 cricket
sophie devine (new zealand)
t20 battler?
shafali varma
_____________ launched account aggregator and _________ banks have joined it. It’s objective is _____________
RBI launched account aggregator and 8 banks have joined it. It will allow customers to easily access and share their financial data.
Account aggregators are _____________. They act as an intermediary between __________ and ___________. They are licensed by __________
Account aggregators are non-banking financial companies. they act as intermediaries between FINANCIAL INFORMATION USERS and FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS.
The idea of account aggregator was conceptualized back in ___________. A central system was launched in _______. in _________ a number of fintech companies came together to work on an intermediary solution that can arrange all this.
2014; 2016; 2019
8 banks are _____________
Axis bank, ICIC bank, IDFC FIRST BANK, INDUSIND BANK, FEDERAL BANK, HDFC BANK, KOTAK MAHINDRA, SBI
Axis and HDFC have been using AA for _____________
autoloans
Lending cart has been using AA for
MSMEs
Indusind has been using AA for ________
personal finance management
neo bank _________ has also joined the AA ecosystem and is one of the first fintechs to do so
Fi
four account aggregator apps are ____________
onemoney, finvu, camfinserv, NADL
_______________ HAVE RECEIVED approval from rbi to launch their own apps
phonepe, perfios, yodlee finsoft
for now AA apps are ________-based in terms of OS
Android
________ categories form financial information
19
Before AAs came into the picture, people used ___________
screen-scraping
World’s largest and most inclusive forum _________ postponed from___________ to ______ will be held in ___________
world’s largest and most inclusive forum IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS postponed from JUNE 2020 to SEPTEMBER 2021 will be held in MARSEILLE, FRANCE
IUCN comes ahead of three UN meetings in _____ _________ __________
food, climate, biodiversity
IUCN has introduced a new policy decision which is ___________
Indigenous people will get voting rights so that they can share their knowledge on how to heal the natural world.
In ________, IUCN predicted that we are in our _____ mass extinction in half a billion years.
In 2019, IUCN predicted that we are in our 6th mass extinction in half a billion years.
IUCN conducted its first congress in _________
IUCN conducted its first congress in 1948 in USA
According to the latest red list _______ are extinct.
902
Total species assessed were _________
138,374
How many species are under the threat of extinction
30%/ 38,543
__________ species are extinct in the wild.
80
___________ are endangered.
14,647
_________ are critically endangered.
8,404
_____are vulnerable
15,492
__________ are near threatened.
8,127
________ are of least concern.
71148
_______ are data deficient
19,404
_________ tuna species showed signs of recovery due to sustainable fishing quotas and combatting illegal fishing.
4/7 most commercially used fish
___________ fish moved from endangered to least concern
atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus)
_________ fish moved from critically endangered to endangered
southern bluefin tuna (thunnus maccoyii)
_________ moved from near threatened to least concern.
the albacore (thunnus alalunga) and yellow fin tunas (thunnus albacare)
_________ continues to be overfished in the Indian Ocean
Yellow fin tuna
____________ moved from vulnerable to near threatened due to newer data stocks and assessment.
pacific bluefin tuna ( thunnus orientalis)
________ remain vulnerable
bigeye tuna (thunnus obesus)
_____________ remain least concern
katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna)
___________ of shark and ray species are to be extinct.
37%
reasons for shark-ray extinction:
overfishing, 31% faced habitat loss and degradation and 10% faced climate change aftereffects
world’s largest living lizard ________ has been moved from vulnerable to endangered.
komodo dragon ( varanus komodoensis)
varanus komodoensis is endemic to __________ and occurs in ______ and _________
Indonesia, Komodo national park and flores
the habitat of varanus komodoensis will deplete by ________ in the next ________
30% in the next 45 years
where was IUCN established
Fontainbleu
Why was IUCN established
to provide international cooperation and scientific aid to help conservation action
when was the IUCN red list established
1964
Conventions inspired by IUCN
Ramsar, biological, heritage, trade of international species
In____________ UNEP and
_________- came up with a ___________ which provided a definition of sustainable development and conservation strategies
1980- IUCN UNEP and WWF- WORLD CONSERVATION strategy
In ___________ UN granted official observer status to IUCN
1992
In ___________ years does IUCN convene its congress
four years
chief governing body of iucn is _____
IUCN COUNCIL
the secretariat is located in _________
Gland, Switzerland
there are __________ categories in the IUCN red list
nine
india has
__________ species of animals and ________ species of plants
45,000 and 91,000
total biodiversity hotspots in the world
34
total biodiversity hotspots in india
4 (himalayas, western ghats, north east, nicobar)
UN BIODIVERSITY SUMMIT WILL BE HELD IN ______-
Kunming, China
India became a member of IUCN in ________
1969
IUCN-india office was established in __________
2007
Current strength of SC including the CJI is _______
24
Maximum possible strength of the SC including CJI is ________. It was increased from ______ to _______ according to the __________
34; Increased from 31 to 34 qccording to SC Act of judges 2019.
NV Ramana was sworn in on ______
24th april 2021
Durand boundary was established in _________ b/w Afghanistan and British India(Pakistan in modern times). Durand boundary was established in _______ region.
1893; Hindukush region
Afghanistan became a British protectorate in ________ after the _____ anglo-afghan war according to the treaty of ______
Afghanistan became a British protectorate in 1879 after the second anglo-afghan war and after the treaty of gandamak was signed.
Afghanistan became independent on _________
19th August 1919
Six plus two grouping includes _________
China, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan+ US&RUSSIA
6+2 grouping was functional from ________
1997-2001
6+2 grouping worked under the aegis of ______
United Nations
GOI recognizes __________ border with Afghanistan
106 kms or 66 miles
India’s total land borders
15,106 kms
India’s coastline ________
7,516 kms
India shares its borders with __________________
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh
India’s four consulates in ______ have been closed.
Kandahar, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-sharif, Herat
SC has said people above the age of ________ can legally change their religion.
18
Gujarat has passed __________
Freedom of religion act 2003 bill. Maximum penalty- 3 to 10 years in jail; fine up to 5 lakh
States that have passed love jihad laws
UP, Himachal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Rev Stainslaus v/s Madhya Pradesh 1977
Freedom to propagate religion does not include freedom to convert another person.
Malabar riots began in _________
August 20, 1921
______________ and __________ are important leaders of the Malabar Revolution.
Variyammkumar Kunjahamid Haji and Ali Mulsiliar
The names of __________martyrs were removed from the dictionary of martyr’s freedom struggle.
387
dictionary of martyr’s freedom struggle was prepared by ____________
GOI, Ministry of culture, Indian Council of Historical Research
When was Haji recaptured by ________
1922
Germany’s last coal plant will be shut in _______
2038
Germany’s environment minister is _________
Svenja Schulze
Maximum number of khel ratna awards were given in ___________
2018 (5)
When was the Dhyanchand award instituted
2002
In which years did Dhyanchand win hockey olympic medals
1928, 1932 and 1936
Two child policy was introduced in __________
2016
How many babies were born in China in 2020, this is the lowest number since _________
12 million lowest number since 1961
China’s population is __________, increase from 2010 by ________
1.41 billion an increase by 72 million
The only state which recorded a negative population growth in the 2011 census in India was _________
Nagaland (growth rate was -0.58%)
As per the census of 2011, India’s sex ratio is ________. A _________ from 2001
943; 10 points increase from 2001
India’s sex ratio in the beginning of the 20th century was ________. It declined till __________
972; 1941
Highest sex ratio is in
Kerala (1084)
Lowest sex ratio is in
Haryana (879)
Non synchronous censuses were undertaken in India from
1865 to 1872
India’s population in the 2011 census stood at ________
121 crore
First independent census of India was from
9th feb 1951 to 28th feb 1951
All censuses since 1951 have been covered under the _________
census of India act 1948
Census 2021 will be conducted in _______ languages
18
Census 2011 was conducted in ________ languages
16
Country’s population in 1951 was _______
36,10,88,090
First caste-based census was conducted in
1931
Data of census 2021 will be available in
2024-2025
SECC data was collected in ______
2011
who released the factsheet for nfhs 5
vijay paul and rajesh bhushan
health secretary
rajesh bhushan
findings of how many states was released in nhfs 5 in dec 2020
22 states and uts
total indicators for nhfs 5
131
