in-iran

Question 1

what is iran also called

Answer 1

persia

middle east

Question 2

what is the capital of iran

Answer 2

tehran

Question 3

currency

Answer 3

iranian rial

Question 4

president

Answer 4

Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati, commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi, is an Iranian hardline, ultra conservative Islamist, principlist politician, Muslim jurist, and the eighth and current president of Iran since 3 August 2021, having been elected to the presidency in the 2021 Iranian presidential election.

Combatant Clergy Association

Question 5

whom does raisi succeed

Answer 5

Hassan Rouhani
3 august 2013 - 2 august 2021
Party: Moderation and Development Party

Question 6

what is the majority islamic sect of iran

Answer 6

About 90 percent of Iranians practice Shi’ism, the official religion of Iran. By contrast, most Arab states in the Middle East are predominantly Sunni.

Question 7

what is the name of the port in the indian ocean in iran that is part of the tripartite agreement between iran, india and afg.

Answer 7

chabahar port

Question 8

which part of iran is chabahar port in

Answer 8

in sistan and baluchestan provinces, in south eastern iran

Question 9

what are the name of the two ports/terminals under chabahar port (iran’s only oceanic port)

Answer 9

shahid beheshti and shahid kalantri

Question 10

who owns and operates chabahar port

Answer 10

Aria Banader Iranian used to operate until 2018
Owned by
Ports and Maritime Organizatiom

Question 11

which indian org. is in charge of operations from 2018, when we regained operations (24.12.18)

Answer 11

IPGL - India Ports Global Ltd.

Question 12

how far is chabahar port from gwadar port(pakistan, built by china)

Answer 12

72 kms

Question 13

who first proposed the chabahar port

Answer 13

Development of the port was first proposed in 1973 by the last Shah of Iran, though development was delayed by the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The first phase of the port was opened in 1983 during the Iran–Iraq War as Iran began shifting seaborne trade east towards the Pakistani border in order to decrease dependency on ports in the Persian Gulf which were vulnerable to attack by the Iraqi Air Force.

Question 14

as a result of this cooperation on the port iran becomes a ________ ally of india

Answer 14

military

Question 15

what is the INSTC

Answer 15

Intl. North South Transport Corridor

Question 16

what is the length of the instc

Answer 16

4,500 miles or 7,200-km-long multi-mode network of ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe.

Question 17

what is the north and south end of the instc

Answer 17

North end Moscow, Russia

South end Mumbai, India

Question 18

what is the Ashgabat agreement, signed by India (2018), Oman (2011), Iran (2011), Turkmenistan (2011), Uzbekistan (2011) and Kazakhstan (2015) Pakistan (2016)

Answer 18

a Multimodal transport agreement, for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf

Question 19

when was the Second Trilateral Working Group Meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on joint use of Chabahar Port.

Answer 19

The second Trilateral Working Group Meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on the joint use of Chabahar Port was held virtually on December 14, 2021.

Question 20

The ______, Chabahar Port has handled shipments and trans-shipments from various countries including Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Germany, Ukraine, Oman, Romania, Bangladesh, Australia, Kuwait, Uzbekistan and UAE.

Answer 20

Shahid Beheshti Terminal

Question 21

When did the Iranian revolution happen?

Answer 21

January 1978 – February 1979
Iran voted by national referendum to become an Islamic republic on 1 April 1979 and to formulate and approve a new theocratic-republican constitution whereby Khomeini became supreme leader of the country in December 1979.

Question 22

who is the ayatollah or the supreme leader in iran

Answer 22

Ali Khamenei.

Incumbent Ali Khamenei since 4 June 1989

Question 23

what type of government does iran have

Answer 23

it is a theocratic, unitary, presidential islamic republic. it has a parliament

Question 24

does iran have a constitution

Answer 24

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jimhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran) was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replacing the Constitution of 1906.

Question 25

how many times has the constitution been amended

Answer 25

It has been amended once, on 28 July 1989.

Question 26

what is the iranian parliament also called

Answer 26

Islamic Consultative Assembly - unicameral
Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis)
290 representatives, an increase from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election.

Question 27

as per the budget of 2021 what is the foreign aid set aside for chhabahar port as for FY2021-22

Answer 27

100 crores inr