june Flashcards
1
Q
Which countries hold permanent Indus Commission talks and where was the 118th meeting held?
A
India and Pakistan hold routine permanent indus commission talks, the 118th meet was held in New Delhi
2
Q
India has constructed which dam on the Sutlej river?
India has constructed which dam on the Beas river?
India has constructed which dam on the Ravi river?
A
Bhakra Dam on Sutlej
Pong and Pandoh Dam on Beas
Ranjit Sagar on Ravi.
3
Q
which international organization played a pivotal role in crafting the Indus Water Treaty?
A
The world bank
4
Q
which middle-eastern countries signed a one of a kind trade deal in the Arab world?
A
UAE and Israel
5
Q
What is the series of diplomatic deals in 2020 which normalized relations between Israel and four Muslim countries—the U.A.E., Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
A
Abraham Accords
6
Q
Which countries are part of the West Asian Quad which was established as a forum for economic cooperation.
A
Israel, India, UAE, USA
7
Q
Which American supercomputer overtakes Japans Fukagu as the world’s most powerful supercomputer?
A
US’s Frontier
8
Q
which conference was held to commemorate the first United nations conference on environment held in Sweden in 1972?
A
+50 Stockholm conference
9
Q
What was the theme of the first united nations conference on environment held in Sweden in 1972?
A
‘Only One Earth’
10
Q
The global education development agenda reflected in _____of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by India in 2015 - seeks to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030.
A
the Goal 4 (SDG 4)
11
Q
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
A
Senior IAS officer, Nidhi Chibber
12
Q
What is the budget for school education spending for 2022-23 and has increased by 22 per cent over its previous year’s revised allocation?
A
GBP 6 bn (INR 63,449 crore)
13
Q
the Union Cabinet approved Rs._______guarantee to back Security Receipts issued by National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) for acquiring stressed loan assets.
A
Rs 30,600 crore
14
Q
what organization has been incorporated under the Companies Act and has applied to the Reserve Bank of India for a license as an Asset Reconstruction Company?
A
NARCL
15
Q
who has been appointed as incharge of MD and CEO of the Rs. 6,000 crore bad bank NARCL?
A
Natarajan Sundar
16
Q
which app has launched the Crypto Rupee Index (CRE8), India’s first benchmark index to measure the performance of the India Rupee-based crypto market?
A
CoinSwitch
17
Q
First country in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate.
A
UAE
18
Q
who is set to inaugurate Iconic Week Celebrations of Finance, Corporate Affairs ministries to launch Jan Samarth Portal. A one-stop digital portal linking government credit schemes?
A
NARENDRA DAMODARDAS MODI
BHAIYO AUR BHENO
19
Q
who has launched Global initiative ‘Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) Movement; Calls for human centric and collective efforts that further sustain development on the occasion of World Environment Day?
A
NARENDRA DAMODARDAS MODI
HOOOYEAH
20
Q
Who won the 2022 French Open, beating Casper Ruud
A
Rafael Nadal
21
Q
Which country ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index. The list is headed by Denmark.
A
India
all indians are my brothers and sisters
22
Q
The 2022 Environmental performance index is a joint project of which institutes?
A
the Yale Center and Columbia’s Earth Institute.
23
Q
FBI report ranks India in top 5 countries with victims of cybercrimes
A
delete this question you idiot
24
Q
The Khaan Quest, established in 2003 was originally a joint military exercise between which countries? and when did it become an international exercise?
A
Mongolian Armed Forces and The US pacific division, 2006
25
The 2022 Khaan Quest was inaugurated by the Mongolian President (name)?
What group is India represented by?
Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, India is represented by Ladakh Scouts.
26
_______ Missile is the fourth in the agni series of missiles and was formerly known as agni 2-prime. It has an operational range of 3500-4000 km and a flight altitude of 900 km.
AGNI-IV
27
on 6th June 2022 the training launch of an intermediate ballistic Agni-4 missile was carried out from _____________-
APJ Abdul Kalam Island
28
When is the world food safety day is celebrated?
When was it first celebrated?
What's The theme for this year?
7th June, 2019, "Safer food, better health".
29
What countries does the Samjautha express run between?When was the Samjautha express first started?
Why was it terminated by Pakistan?
Cities it runs between?
India-Pakistan, 1976, revocation of article 370, attari-lahore
30
What countries did the Thar Express run between?
When was it first commissioned?
Cities it ran between?
India-Pakistan, 2006, Jodhpur-Karachi
31
The Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia
32
Internationally, air sports is regulated by what organisation?
When was it founded?
Where is it headquartered?
the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is the governing body, It was founded on Oct 14, 1905, Lausanne, Switzerland
33
who is founder of Hyderabad based start-up Maithri Aquatech who became the first Indian to be recognised by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) as a Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) pioneer for water stewardship?
Ramakrishna Mukkavilli
34
Which year were the SDGs were set up?
By which organization?
And by what year are they supposed to be achieved by? a
2015, United Nations General Assembly, 2030
35
which became the first state in India to have its annual budget focused on the attainment of SDG with a 3-year action plan and a 7-year strategy plan?
Haryana
36
The UN global compact founded on___________ is a mandate set out by the UNGA as an organization that "promotes responsible business practices and UN values among the global business system and the UN system
26th July 2000
37
when is the WORLD OCEANS DAY is observed and what is the theme for Y22
WORLD OCEANS DAY is observed on 8th June by all UN member states. Theme for 2022 is "Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean"
38
__________(10TH EDITION) is a joint military training exercise and cooperation between India and Bangladesh since 2009.
MPRITI MILITARY EXERCISE
39
What does BIMSTEC stand for and when was it founded
BIMSTEc, the acronym for Bay of Bengal Initiative of Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation founded on June 6th 1997
40
The member states of BIMSTEC are -
Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Thailand.
41
The second meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the _______ Presidency in 2022 .
Chinese
42
The first BRICS Finance Minister's and Central Bank deputies Summit was hosted by _____.
india
43
Tata Power Solar has commissioned a 450 MW capacity solar plant for ____________ India in Rajasthan, which entails setting up more than 800,000 modules.
The project will produce over _______of clean energy annually and will help avoid up to 600,000 tons of annual CO2 emissions.
Brookfield Renewable project, 800GWh
44
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers summit is being hosted by ________ in the honour of the 30th anniversary of dialogue relations with ASEAN
india
45
The theme this year of 12th delhi dialogue is ______________
‘’Building Bridges in the Indo-Pacific’’
46
when was ASEAN founded mention its headquaters and its director general and members
ASEAN stands for Association of SouthEast Asian Nations is an intergovernmental organisation consisting of 10 member states and was formed after the signing of the Bangkok Declaration in 1967 . Its secretariat is located in Jakarta, Indonesia and its secretary general is Dato Lim Jock Hoi of Brunei.
47
Vietnam procures (X) high speed patrol boats from India
12
48
what is NSIL and what are the recent developments under it-
NSIL is the commercial wing of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Cabinet approves Transfer of 10 in-orbit communication satellites to NSIL
49
Which ministry conducts the smart cities survey-
Smart Cities List under the smart city mission implementing the mission by the Union Ministry of Urban Development in collaboration with state governments; this is expected to complete between 2019 and 2023.
50
Name the cleanest city i.e the top ranked city on the Smart city rankings-
India's Cleanest City, Indore ranked on top of the Smart City Rankings with a score of 89.24% by securing 124/140 marks. Indore was followed by Surat in second place and Udaipur in Rajasthan.
51
___________ announces retirement from all forms of International Cricket
She played for India between 1999 (debut) and 2022, and captained the side between 2004 and 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket
Mithali Raj
52
name the awards Mithali Raj has won-
the Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021
53
where does india rank in the FDI index-
India jumped one notch up to attain the 7th position among top recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in calendar year 2021 even as flows shrank to $45 billion from $64 billion in 2020
54
which organisation conducts the FDI index where is it headquartered and its current secretary general-
FDI index is conducted by UNCTAD-United Nation Conference on Trade and Development was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Geneva and its current secretary general is Rebeca Grynspan and it reports to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
55
When and where was the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference was held? how often do they meet?
The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva from 12-17 June. The Ministerial Conference is the WTO’s top decision-making body and usually meets every two years.
56
The current Union Minister for Urban Development is-
Hardeep Singh Puri.
57
when was WTO founded mention its headquaters and its director general and members
-The WTO was founded on 1st of January 1955 headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with 164 members and it's current director general is Okonjo Iweala.
58
____________________________were elected to the UN Security Council as non-permanent members for the 2023-2024 term and will replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway at the horse-shoe table from January 1 next year.
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland
59
When is the World day against child labour celebrated and what is the theme
World Day Against Child Labour-12 june 2022 Theme: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”.
60
Where was the 44th Chess Olympiad official logo launched and which is the first country to have a chess olympiad torch relay and where-
44th Chess Olympiad official logo, mascot launched in Chennai India is the first country to have the chess olympiad torch relay at the Indra Gandhi stadium advocated by the International Chess Federation
61
how many grandmasters does india have and who was the first and last-
India has a total of 72 chess grandmasters starting with Viswanthan Anand in 1988 and recently won by Mitrabha Guha in 2021
62
Name the First Nation to Legalize Digital Currency and the name of the currency
.Jamaica - “Jam-Dex”
63
Name India's first underground museum and where is this located
Maharashtra Raj Bhavan- ‘Gallery of Revolutionaries'
64
Navies of India, Indonesia begin coordinated patrol exercise. Name the exercise and the edition-
38th edition of the exercise INDIA-INDO CORPAT
65
When did India establish diplomatic relations with North Vietnam
India established diplomatic relations with North Vietnam on 7 January 1972. The Defence Minister’s visit on the historic occasion of 50 years of establishment of India-Vietnam diplomatic relations and 75 years of India’s Independence
66
___________ Scheme: India’s first private train to be operated between Coimbatore and Shirdi
Bharat gaurav
67
Centre clear AGNIPATH Scheme to recruit youth in Armed Forces for a period of ______
four years
68
Agniveers will be also paid a one-time ______ package upon completion of engagement period of four years.
Seva Nidhi
69
___________ to offer special three year programme under Agniveers
IGNOU-Indira Gandhi National Open University
70
India jumps 6 places to ____ rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index; _______ tops the chart
37th, Denmark
71
the annual World Competitiveness Index was released by the _____________________________
The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first published in ______
Institute for Management Development (IMD), 1989
72
India successfully tests short range ballistic missile Prithvi-II
It was first test-fired in 1988, from ____________
Sriharikota, SHAR Centre.
73
World day to combat desertification and drought is_________
17th june
74
China completed the world's first railway loop around the desert in Xinjian- ____________ i.e the second largest desert
Taklimakan Desert
75
SCO to conduct the joint border operation friendship border meet 2022, The eight meeting of the SCO was held in ___________under the chairmanship of _______.
New Delhi, India
76
SCO was created in 2001.The Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003. The current Secretary-General is _________
Zhang Ming of China
77
Press Council Of India, ________ becomes it’s first women chairperson
Ranjana Prakash Desai
78
The Press Council of India is a statutory, adjudicating organisation in India formed in 1966 by its ___________
parliament
79
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inaugurated India’s first government desalination plant only for industrial use at____________with a capacity of 100 MLD
Dahej in Bharuch, Gujrat
80
The Centre has started the 'Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar' programme to collect 1500 tonnes of waste across ___ beaches in India
75
81
International Yoga Day: ____
21 June
82
The 8th International Yoga Day was held on 21st June, 2022 and the theme for this year was The theme of the year's event was:
"Yoga for humanity"
83
The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering) (FATF), is an intergovernmental organisation founded in ____ on the initiative of the G7
1989
84
. There are currently 2 countries on the FATF blacklist:
North Korea and Iran
85
20 countries on the Grey list.
| In March 2022, the ____ was added to the grey list, while Zimbabwe was removed from the list.
United Arab Emirates
86
Pakistan has found itself on the _____ list frequently since 2008, for weaknesses in fighting terror financing and money laundering
grey
87
World Refugees Day:_____
20 June
88
The theme for this year's World Refugee Day is ________________
‘Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek safety.
89
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body under the ownership of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. It was established by the _____________.
Constitution of India
90
Article ___ of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission
Art 324
91
_________ is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Rajiv Kumar
92
Prime Minister of India attended the 14th BRICS summit which was virtually hosted by_____.
China
93
Theme of the 14th BRICS Summit:
Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development.
94
BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies:
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
95
brics is headquartered in _______ and the leadership rotates annually and China currently holds the chairmanship.
Shanghai, China
96
__________________, formally referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank operated by the five BRICS states. The bank's primary focus of lending will be infrastructure projects with authorised lending of up to $34 billion annually.
The New Development Bank (NDB)
97
The 48th G7 summit was held from 26 to 28 June 2022 in ______________. Germany previously hosted a G7 summit in 2015 at Schloss Elmau, Bavaria.
Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany
98
The G7 is an informal forum of leading industrialised nations, which include:
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States
99
The G7 is an informal forum of leading industrialised nations, which include:
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States
100
there are ___ notified biosphere reserves in India.
18
101
The indigenously developed shipborne weapon system, Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM), was successfully flight tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy off the coast of ____________.
Chandipur in Odisha
102
European Union granted candidate status to ____________
Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
103
The first ____________, later became the G7, was launched on 26th March 1975. The first summit was held on 15th November 1975
“World Economic Summit”
104
G8- In 1998, the Group of Eight was constituted as ____became a member but it was thrown out of the group after its violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in 2014
Russia
105
EU Passport controls have been abolished for travel within the ______________. The eurozone is a monetary union established in 1999, coming into full force in 2002, that is composed of the __ EU member states that use the euro currency.
Schengen Area, 19
106
President of the EU: Incumbent________________ since 1 December 2019
Ursula von der Leyen
107
Odisha-based ________- service named recipient of prestigious UN public Service Award
‘Mo Bus’
108
______to set up first solar power plant in space by 2028
China
109
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) began in Germany’s Bavarian Alps announced a_________ infrastructure initiative to help developing countries tackle climate change
600 billion dollar
110
_________ builds floating city known as Oceanix City, it plans to provide homes for a community of 12,000 people, potentially rising to 100,000, with construction due to start in 2023.
Maldives
111
_______ to be 1st in the world to pipe desalinated water into a natural lake, the Galilee
Israel
112
To reinforce its Indo-Pacific strategy, and in what is being seen as a response to China’s aggressive outreach to Pacific Island states, The US- along with Australia, New Zealand, The UK and Japan- announced a new _____________initiative
Partners in Blue Pacific (PBP)
113
Two new countries- _________- have applied to join the increasingly influential BRICS- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping
Iran and Argentina
114
Current Israel's prime minister _____________ is an Israeli politician and former journalist who has been serving as the 14th prime minister of Israel since 1 July 2022
Yair Lapid
