International 🥶 Flashcards
WHEN WAS THE ANTARTIC TREATY SIGNED? WHEN DID INDIA BECOME THE SIGNATORY? HOW MANY MEMBERS were initially THERE ? WHERE IS THE HQ?
1 DECEMBER 1959 IN WASHINGTON ;
1983
12 MEMBERS
BUENOS AIRES , ARGENTINA
WHEN WAS INDIA’S FIRST EXPEDIITION TO ANTARTICA? WHAT DOES THE ANTARTICA BILL 2022 STATE?
- (sayeed qasim)
MONITOR ACTIVITIES AT RESEARCH STATION; PROHIBITION OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN ANTARTICA WITHOUT A PERMIT
WHAT ARE THE 2 STANDING RESEARCH STATION?
BHARTI AND MAITRI
WHAT DOES THE ANTARTIC TREATY STATE? WHEN DID THE TREATY ENTER INTO FORCE? HOW MANY NATIONS ARE PARTIES TO IT CURRENTLY?
TREATY: MAKING ANTARTIC CONTINENT A DEMILITARIZED ZONE- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ONLY
1961
54 PARTIES
WHO WERE THE 12 COUNTRIES THAT INITIALLY SIGNED THE TREATY?
ARGENTINA ,AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM,CHILE, FRANCE,JAPAN,NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, SOUTH AFRICA, UK , US , USSR
WHAT IS ANTARTICA DEFINED AS?
LAND AND ICE SHELVES SOUTH OF 60 DEGREES SOUTH LATITUDE(south pole)
WHICH ARE THE 2 CONVENTIONS INDIA IS A PART OF RELATING TO ANTARTICA?
CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARTICA MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
COMMISSION FOR CONSERVATION OF ANTARTICA MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
WHEN WAS NASA’S HUBBLE TELESCOPE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE? IS WAS NAMED AFTER WHICH ASTRONOMER? WHICH INSTITUTE SELECTS HUBBLE’S TARGETS? WHICH CENTER CONTROLS THE SPACECRAFT?
1990
EDWIN HUBBLE
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUE ( STSCL)
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
WHICH WAS THE FARTHEST STAR DETECTED BY HUBBLE UNTIL NOW?
WHL0137-LS , NICKNAME- EARNDEL - MORNING STAR 🌟 💫 ⭐️
12.9 BILLION
WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDING STAR?
ICARUS - OR OFFICIALLY ( MACS -J1149 +2223) LENSED STAR 1
Who is the current president of SL , how many hours of power cuts did the sri lankans experience ?
Gotabaya rajapaksa,, 13 hour power cuts experienced ,
national public emergency was declared this year
which is the current ruling party of the peoples republic of china?
National People‘s Congress is the national legislature, currently the largest parliamentary body in the world , with 2,980 members(as per 2018 reports)
What is the currency of China?
Yuan, 1 dollar=6.61 yuan
1 yuan=11.57 Indian Rupee
what is the length of India-China border? how many states does it comprise of?
3488 km
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,
Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh
Which will be the first 5G enabled smart-city in india?
Bhopal
