JUNE Flashcards
When is Intl Yoga dAY
21 jUNE
Intl. yoga day proposed by India- at
69th UNGA session 2014
First yoga day celebrated at
Rajpath - Kartavya Path 2015
tHEME FOR iNTL yOGA dAY 2023
Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
When was Gandhi’s Satyagraha initiated
7June 1893
Sage who systemized yoga
Patanjali
Which Ship was sent to the Navy event held in Durban, SA
INS Trishul
2023 is which year of Gandhi’s Satyagraha
130th year
2023 MARKS THE __TH anniversary of India- SA diplomatic relations
30th
Where was Gandhi’s Satayagraha started
Pietermaritzburg Railway Station near Durban, South Africa
When did Gandhi est the Natal Indian Congress in SA
1894
Gandhi founded the following in which year(s)
Transvaal British Indian Association- Johannesburg
Volkrust Satyagraha
Phoenix Settlement in Durban
Transvaal British Indian Association- Johannesburg- in 1903.
Volkrust Satyagraha- 1913.
Phoenix Settlement in Durban in 1904
RBI Prints INR through
Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (BRB NM)
1 rppe coin and 1 rupee note issued by who
Ministry of Finance
Highest currency issued by RBI and when was it first printed
Rs 10,000
First printed =1938
When did RBI begin ops
April 1, 1935
When was RBI nationalised
Jan 1, 1949
First Governor of RBI-
Sir Osborne Smith / Indian- C Deshmukh
Father of Indian Banking -
Maidavolu Narasimham
First Woman Governor of RBI-
K.J.Udeshi (2003)
Expand NEFT
National Electronic Funds Transfer
When was NPCI- National Payments Corporation of India set up
2008
Who is the ED director
Rajiv Ranjan
Chair of NPCI
Chair: Biswamohan Mahapatra
MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe
When was the Monitary Policy Committee set up
2008
When was UPI luanched
11 April 2016
UPI was set up by
NPCI
When was NEFT established and who maintains it
Maintained by RBI
Est- Nov 2005
Who established NEFT
Institute for Develoopment and Research in Banking Tech
On Which day was the Withdrawal of 2000 notes announced by RBI
May 19, 2023
Rs. 2000: Accounts for X% of currency in Circulation
10.8%
2000 rs Notes needed to be exchangws/ deposited before
September 30, 2023
Demonetization is done on the basis of which legal provision
Section 26 (2) of RBI Act, 1934
When was the 2000 notes introduced
2016
Withdrawal of 2000 notes is part of Rbi’s ______ policy
Clean Note Policy
How many times has India gone through demonetization
1946- 500, 1000 & 10000 rupee notes (reintroduced in 1954)
1978: 1000, 5000 and 10000 notes
PM: Morarji Desai
Finance min.: HM Patel
RBI governor: LG Patel (not in favour of the move)
2016: 500 and 1000 notes
PM: Modi
FM: Arun Jaitley
RBI Governor: Urjit Patel
Section 269ST of Income Tax Act (added in 2017): What is the cash transaction restriction ?
Rs 2 Lakh
How many times has the note been withdrawn?
twice
2005 and 2023: NOT demonetization, just withdrawal
First Sovereign Gold Bond was released in which year?
2015
President of IBJA
Prithviraj Kothari
Who filed a writ petition with regard to the demonetization done in 2016
Vivek Narayan Sharma vs. Union of India
When were the 500 and 1000 notes withdrawn
8 November 2016
When was IBJA established
1919
Expand IBJA
India Bullion and Jewelers Association Ltd
Outlay of Semiconductor Mission
76,000 cr
First Semicon India 2022 conference held in
Bangalore
Theme: “catalysing India’s semiconductor Industry”
Value of Indian Semiconductor Industry
$27 billion
Semiconductor Mission- when was it launched
2021
What percent of semiconductors in India are imported?
90%
SPECS- expand (wrt semiconductors)
Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors
Which US Compnay and Govt of Guj state Govt have singed a semiconductor deak
Micron Tech
22,500 cr. worth unit
The challenger expedition was a foundational marine scientific program that took place in which year?
1872-1876
The Census of Marine Life- conducted when, how many marine expeditions did it launch
2000-10.
launched 540 marine expeditions
but scientists were only able to describe 1,200 new marine species.
Global Ocean Census - will have how many excursions in the first year- to identify how many new marine species in the next 10 years?
1st year of operation: 7 excursions to be conducted
identifying 100,000 new marine species in the next 10 years
When was King Charles 3 coronated
6 May 2023
coincides with the anniversary of the 1910 death of his great-great grandfather, King Edward VII.
Where was Charles coronated
Westminster Abbey
Since 1066 AD
After Norman Conquest
How many weddings have been held in Westminster Abbey
39 coronations and 16 royal weddings
King Charles III: __th monarch to be crowned
40th
When did Queen Elizebath II die?
8 September 2022
When did Elizebath 2 ascend to throne
6 Feb 1952
The coronation ceremony was also known as Operation ______ ?
Gold Orb
Who oversaw the coronation
Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury
(Highest ranking cleric in Church of England)
Charles 3 created Prince of Wales in which year and his investiture was held in which year
Created Prince of Wales- 1958
Investiture- 1969
When did Charles 3 marry Diana
1981
When did Charles 3 marry Camilla Parker Bowles
2005
How old is Prince Charles 3
73 when he was crowned
With which crown was Charles ornated
St. Edward’s Crown
When was St Edward’s crown created?
1661
Who was the first Anglo Saxon King of England
Edward
Who was the Crown Jeweller that crafted St Edward’s Crown
Robert Vyner
Estimated value of St Ed crown
$40 million
Kohinoor is a part of the British crown jewel since
1849
Commonwealth was originally created in which year through the Imperial Conf
1926
Through Balfour Declaration
The current commonwealth was formally created in London Declaration in which year?
1949
56 countries
India US bilateral trade
$160 billion
2021
Us is India’s _ largest trading partner
1st
India is US’s _ largest trading partner
9th
First US Pres. to visit India & also give speech in the Parliament:
Dwight D Eisenhower
First Indian Pres. to visit USA:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Current Indian Ambassador to US:
Taranjit Singh Sandhu
First Indian PM to visit US:
Jawaharlal Nehru
When did India and France initate diploamtic relations
1947
When did Ind-France upgrade their relationship to a strategic one
1998
Relations to go on till 2047
Partnership b/w ISRO and French CNES (National Centre for Space Studies): for which earth obs satellite
TRISHNA
1st nation to form “strategic partnership” with India
France
Ind and France finalized a deal for how many rafale jets?
36 rafale jets & Project 75 (6 Scorpene class submarines
Where did Ind and France launch ISA
COP 21- 2015
France is the _ largest foreign investor in India
11th
French PM Chief Guest at Republic Day 1998:
Jaucques Chirac
Which countries refrained from condemning India after Pokhran
UK France and Russia
Egypt President
Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
Modi got which award in Egypt
Order of Nile- highest state honour
Egypt PM:
Mostafa Madbouly
Modi visited which mosque in Cairo during his trip to Egypt and it was restored with the help of which community
Al-Hakim Mosque (Cairo),
Restored with help of Dawoodi Bohra
Which is the oldest of 7 wonders of world
Pyramids of Giza- built in 26th century
Heliopolis Commonwealth War Cemetery in Cairo
was designed by
Sir John Burnet
Whom did Modi meet to discuss global geopolitics and energy security during his trip to Egypt
Tarek Heggy
Previous visits of Indian PM’s to Egypt
Rajiv Gandhi 1985
PV Narasimha Rao 1995
IK Gujral in 1997
Manmohan Singh in 2009
When was Order fo Nile estbalished
1915
Order OF Nile is the _ highest state honour recieved by Modi
13th
India-Egypt Friendship Pact Year
1955
NAM - countries and year
India , Egypt, Yugoslavia, Indonesia, and Ghana
1961
India-Egypt Bilateral Trade Agreement:
March 1978
India and UAW signed a pact to establish whaat
Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS)
India and UA72E formed diplomatic ties in which year
19
Suriname honored Murmu with which order/honour
Award: Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star - highest civilian order
Abu Dhabi crown prince - Republic Day Chief Guest of which year
2017
LCSS- combines Indian UPI +UAE IPP
Also combines what
RuPay Switch and UAESWITCH
UAE is India’s _ largest trading partner
3rd
PM of Serbia
Ms Ana Brnabic
Pres of Suriname
Chandrikapersad Santokhi
Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star - highest civilian order of Suriname- is recieved by who else
Nelson Mandela (Former President of SA) ;
Desmond Tutu (South African Anglican bishop) ;
Jimmy Carter (39th president of the US) ;
Kofi Annan (former SG of UN) ;
Ban Ki-moon (8th SG of UN)
When did UNESCO induct Palestine as a member and which US govt stopped funding for Unesco
2011
Barack Obama govt halted fuckding
1st Dalit Pres of India
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997-2002).
PM of Serbia
Aleksandar Vucic
Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star - highest civilian order of Suriname- was est in which year
25 Nov 1975
Who is the first Pres born in Independent India
Murmu
Secretary of State for Management- US
John Bass
2013: Israel‘s ambassador to UNESCO, said Israel supported the United States‘ decision to stop its funding- who was the ambassador
Nirmod Barkan
How much money has US accrued in dues to UNESCO
$600 million
When did US leave UNSECO
Left in December 2018 - Under Donald Trump administration
Israel- left at same time
When did US previously pull out of UNESCO and rejoin later
Under Ronald Reagan administration - in 1984
rejoined in 2003 under then President George Bush
DG of UNESCO
Audrey Azoulay
HQ of UNESCO
Paris, France
From which region did Boris Johnson win seat in 2015 and 2019
Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Greater London
Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, unilaterally declared Independence in which year
2008
Kosovo is recognised as a country by how many UN Nations
99/193
Capital Of Kosovo
Belgrade
Battle of Kosovo happened in which year and b/w who
1389 Battle between the Serbian prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic and the Ottoman Sultan Murad Hudavendigar
When did Kosovo and Serbia reach the Brussels Agreement brokered by the EU
2013
UN deployed 50000 peacekeepers through which UNSC Resolution to force Serbia to end hostilities and pull out of Kosovo
UNSC Resolution 1244
Chief of Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company:
Yevgeny Prigozhin
chief of the Russian armed forces
Gen. Valery Gerasimov
Wagner took control of which region in retaliation to Russian Govt
Rostov-on-Don
PMC Wagner:
founded in
2014
PMC Wagner: By who
by former GRU officer Dmitry Utkin and businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prighozin appointed as head of Wagner when?
Sept 2022
Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prighozin killed in an aeroplane crash
On
Aug 23, 2023
The plane in which Prigozhin was travelling in that eventually crashed- was travelling b/w
Moscow and St Petersburg
Russia has 1/X of Earth’s inhabitable landmass
1/8
How many time zones does Russia have
11
Russia is _ most pupulous country in the world
9th
Which countries have signed a deal to build an Iranian railway line, the Rasht-Astara railway
Russia and Iran
INSTC is a __km Multimodal Transit System
7,200km
What countries does INSTC CONNECT?
India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia, and Europe
Rasht-Astara railway
- length
162 km
Rasht-Astara railway is part of ___ corridor
International North SOuth Transport Corridor
When and where was INSTC launched?
launched on 12th September 2000 in St. Petersburg- by Iran, Russia and India
INSTC membership has expanded to include how many more countries- and what are they
10 more countries- Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Syria, Belarus, and Oman
Central Corridor of INSTC:
Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai to the Bandar Abbas port (Iran) on the Strait of Hormuz.
Observer state of INSTC
Bulgaria
Western Corridor of INSTC
It connects the railway network of Azerbaijan to that of Iran and further to Jawaharlal Nehru port in India via sea route.
Eastern Corridor OF INSTC
It connects Russia to India through the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Chabahar Port:
a port in southwestern Iran on the Gulf of _______
Oman
Which day is Named Chabahar Day by Sarbanda Sonowal (Min. of Ports, Shipping, Waterways
July 31, 2022
50th G7 summit 2024- to be held in
italy
INSTC is projected to reduce transit time by X%, shortening it from 45-60 days to 25-30 days
40%
G7 Summit 2023 took place where and which edition of the Summit took place
49th G7 Summit
Hiroshima, Japan
PM Modi unveiled a statue of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi during the G7 meet- at
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
G7 was formed in which year- as G6
1975
Which bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and when
Hiroshima- Little Boy - Uranium- Aug 6
Which bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and when
Nagasaki- Fat Man- Plutonium- Aug 9
First communique passed: by G7
Declaration of Rambouillet in 1975
Expand PGII
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
first city to be hit by nuclear weapon on August 6th, 1945
Hiroshima
When did G6 become G7 with the joining of which country?
Canada
1976
When did G7 become G8 and revert back to G7
Became G8 when Russia joined in 1998
Russia left in 2014 (after Crimea annexation)
Members of G7
US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, UK, Japan
Where was PGII launched
2021 G7 UK Summit
To raise $600 mil
Relaunch Build Bak Better World
OECD (Org. for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Formed in which year as OECC (Organisation for European Economic Co-operation)
1948
When was OECC renamed as OECD
1961
-when USA and Canada joined
HQ of OECD
Château de la Muette, Paris, France
How many members does OECD have
38
GPAI - Global Partnership for AI was launched in which year
June2020
15 members
Presidency of GPAI - 2022-23 - which country
India
FATHER OF AI:
John McCarthy
Carbon- Free Electricity Production Agreement
Agreed at-
By-
Proposes Net Zero Greenhouse Gas EMissions by which year
At: Sapporo, Japan
By G7 Climate Ministers and Envoys
net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050
to accelerate solar and wind energy
to produce 1,000 GW of solar power from off-shore platforms
150 GW of wind power from “
by 2030
in line with IPCC’s AR6 Report
eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2025.
Afghanistan and Iran have a __km long land border
950 km
Hlemand Water SHaring Dispute is b/w which coutnries
B/w Iran and Afghanistan
Hlemand River Treaty was signed in which year (it was not ratified tho)
1973
construction of Kamal Khan Dam - in Afghan Chahar Burjak district
happened in which year
2021
Afghanistan’s longest river
Helmand
1150km
Helmand River feeds into which lake
Hamun Lake
Helmand river emerges in the Sanghlakh Range of which mountains
Hindu Kush mountains
Atlantic charter initially signed in: which year and Later Revamped in which year
Atlantic charter initially signed in: 1941
Revamped: 2021
Fives Eyes Intelligence Countries and when was it est
Aus, Uk, US, Canada, NZ
Est. 1946
Atlantic Declaration signed b/w Which coutnries
US and UK
Personal details about vaccinated persons- leaked on Telegram bot
hak4 learn
When was CoWIN first launched
Launched: 16 Jan 2021: vaccination for Frontline Workers
1 March 2021: offered to public, of particular ages
Oxford-AstraZeneca: vaccine code name
AZD1222
Sold under names: Covishield, Vaxzevria
Operation Samudra Setu (2021)-
Naval operation to bring back Indians
Ships: ?
Jalashwa (Landing Platform Dock), and Airavat, Shardul and Magar (Landing Ship Tanks)
CoVAXIN was made by
Bharat Biotech + ICMR-NIV
COVAXIN was made using
Whole Virion Inactivated Vero Cell
Bharat Biotech ED:
Krishna Ella
ICMR Director:
Dr. Rajiv Bahl
The Sputnik V vaccine has been developed by
Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow.
Which country became the first country to officially register a Covid-19 vaccine and declare it ready for use? Which vaccine is that
Russia
Sputnik V
(ATSUM) - conducted Tribal Solidarity March - May 1st week
- expand ATSUM
All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur
Manipur Violence is the first ethnic violence since which year
1993
Which Committee demanded ST status for Meiti
STDCM (Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur)
Began in 2012
India’s oldest insurgent movement:
Naga National Movement - 1950s
Manipur was referred to as disturbed area during what years
1980-2004
Manipur became the _state of India on 21st Jan 1972 along w Meghalaya and Tripura
19th
Meitei Lang added to 8th schedule of Const by which amendment act
71st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992
Article 371 C
Part XX1 (21) added by which amendment act
27th amendment act
Art. 370
- J&K
Article 371
MH & GJ
Article 371A - (13th Amendment Act, 1962) -
Nagaland
Article 371B - (22nd Amendment Act, 1969) -
Assam
Article 371C - (27th Amendment Act, 1971)
- Manipur
Article 371D (32nd Amendment Act, 1973
which was later substituted by
AP &TG
Substituted by- The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Article 371E:
Allows for the establishment of a university in Andhra Pradesh
Article 371F - (36th Amendment Act, 1975) -
Sikkim
Article 371G - (53rd Amendment Act, 1986) -
Mizoram
Article 371H - (55th Amendment Act, 1986) -
Arunachal Pradesh
Article 371J - (98th Amendment Act, 2012)
Karnataka
Article 355:
Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance
National Commission for Scehduled Tribes was set up in which year
2004
NCST was set up by amending which Article- through which amndt act
By amending: Article 338, and inserting Article 338A
89th Const. Amendment Act, 2003
When did Manipur merge with India
15 Oct 1949
Asia’s largest only-women market.
Ima Keithel
Only floating lake the world
Loktak
World’s oldest polo ground
Hapta Kangjei Bung
POCSO Act - when did it come into effect- after ratification of which convention
14 Nov 2012
After India ratification of UN Convention on Rights of Child 1992
National Electricity plan first published in which year
2007
IEA est which year and when did India become an Associate member, who’s the chairman
Est. 1974
Paris, France
India became associate member - 2017
Chair- Dr. Fatih Birol
When was Central Electricity Authority Founded, who’s the chairman, legislation
established in accordance with Section 3 (1) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 — repealed
In existence in accordance to - Electricity Act, 2003
Founded 1951
Chair: Ghanshyam Prasad
works under Ministry of Power
POSHAN Abhiyan:
launched in
2018 - in Jhunjhunu, RJ
On 8 march
POSHAN - expand
PM Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition
One Nation One Anganwadi falls under which scheme
“Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0”
Rashtriya Poshan Mah: celebrated in which month every year
September
2023- 6th Rastriya Poshan Maah
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013(NFSA)
Notified:
10 Sep 2013
Varunastra Indigenous Torpedo of Indian Navy and DRDO was sucessfully live tested on
June 6 2023
Varunastra Indigenous Torpedo dESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY
Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (Vizag)
Varunastra Indigenous Torpedo manufactured by
Bharat Dynamics Ltd (Hyd)
ONLY torpedo in world which uses GPS aid
Varunastra Indigenous Torpedo
India first lightweight torpedo:
Shyena
Max speed and Max operting depth of Varunastra Torpedo
Max. speed: 40 knots
Max operating depth: 600m
With 250 kW silver oxide zinc batteries
Chairman of DRDO
Samir V Kamat
DRDO celebrated its __ foundation day on
Jan 1, 2023W
When was DRDO est
1958
DRDO was formed after combo of
Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army + Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) + Defence Science Organisation (DSO)
Strike range of Agni Prime Ballistic Missile
1000-2000 km
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program conceived by who
APJ Abdul Kalam
When was Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
approved by GoI
1983
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
completed in
March 2012
How many missiles were developed under Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
5 missiles
Prithvi: Short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
Agni: Ballistic missiles with different ranges, i.e., Agni (1,2,3,4,5)
Trishul: Short-range low-level surface to air missile.
Nag: 3rd generation anti-tank missile.
Akash: Medium-range surface-to-air missile
QUAD leaders summit 2023 was held on the sidelines of which summit
G7, At Hiroshima
Oslo Forum was started in which year
2003
Oslo Forum 2023 hosted by
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs + Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD).
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue est in
1999
based in Geneva, Switzerland
All discussions of Oslo Forum take place under the
Chatham House Rule (UK Based)
Moscow Format Dialogue was started in which year
2017
9/11 happened when
11 Sep, 2001
US launched which operation in response to 9/11
Op Enduring Freedom
When did Murree talks and Doha talks take place (US Taliban)
2015, 2020
Where did Odisha Train Accident take place
Bahanaga Bazar railway Station, Balasore district, Odisha
Which train derailed in Odisha
Chennai-Shalimar Coromandel express
10 to 12 overturned coaches hit the Yeshwantpur-Howrah express
Indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System (ATP)
KAVACH
Cheapest Automatic Train protection system in the world
KAVACH
KAVACH - made by who
Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO)
‘Centre of Excellence’ for Kavach:
he Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering & Telecommunications (IRISET) in Secunderabad, Telangana
Which Safety Integrity Level Standard does KAVACH meet
Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4) Standards
Error probability = 1 in 10000 years
Implementation and deployment: of KAVACH
Only in 1455 km out of 1.03 lakh km
Mainly in: South Central Railway (SCR) Zone
Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK)
EST
EST 2017-18
Committees on railway matters:
Kakodkar Committee (2012)
Bibek Debroy Committee (2014)
Vinod Rai Comm. (2015) - was former CAG
Father of Indian railway:
Lord Dalhousie
5 star “Eat Right Station” award by FSSAI:
Varanasi Cantt Railway Station
First India train:
Bombay to Thane - 1853
Railway engine invented by:
George Stephenson
Green Railway station Platinum certification- given to who by who
Vijayawada
By Indian Green Building Council
High seas are over _% of the world’s ocean area
60%
High seas are defined by which convention
1958 Geneva Convention on High Seas
UN High Seas treaty set at UN - Convention on Biological Diversity in COP__
15
Teacher from: Kerala
Used Miyawaki to convert barren land into miniature forest called - Vidyavanam
Who is this
Raafi Ramnath
How many Miyawaki forests have been created by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
in Mumbai
64
Miyawaki Plantation Method
named after who and when was it developed
Japanese Botanist: Akira Miyawaki
Developed in- 1970s
First COP: where and when
Berlin, Germany 1995
When was UNFCC adopted and come into effect, how many signatories does it have
First adopted in 1992 Rio Earth Summit
Came into effect: March 21, 1994
197 signatories
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established by
World Meteorological Organization and UNEP
Original HQ of UNFCC and where did it shift
Original HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
Relocated to Bonn, Germany
Exec Sec of UNFCC
Simon Stiel
GSLV-F12 is
X flight of India’s GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) and
Y flight with indigenous cyro stage.
Z operational flight of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage.
15th flight of India’s GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) and the
9th flight with indigenous cyro stage.
This is the 6th operational flight of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage.
When was Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) est and how many members does it have
1988
195 members
The loss and damage needs of developing countries are assessed to be about US$___ billion every year.
$400 billion
NVS-01 satellite was successfully launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) using
GSLV - F12
Weight of NVS-01 = X kg (IS THE HEAVIEST CONSTELLATION by India)
2232kg
Payloads: of NVS-01
L1, L5 and S bands
NavIC developed by
ISRO + ANTRIX
when was NAViC approved
2006
Predicted op year of Navic and when was it fully operational
Predicted operation year: 2011
Fully operational: 2018
NavIC is a constellation of how many satellites
8
7 are active
Expand IRNSS
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
IRNSS IA: launched when
IRNSS 1I: Launched when
IRNSS IA: launched in July 2013
IRNSS 1I: Launched April 2018
IRNSS was renamed NavIC in
2016
MAHIR luanched by
Min of power and New and ren energy
When was the first delimitation
1950-51
NavIC signals reach India at what angle
90 degree angle
NavIC was recognized:
By IMO in
2020
As part of World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS)
For operations in Indian Ocean region
Last state-wise composition change of LS- in
1976
There was no delimitation after the X and Y Censuses.
1981 and 1991
Assam has how many LS constituencies and how many Assembly constituencies
14 LS
126 Assbly constituencies
MAHIR
scheme
expand
Mission of Advances and High impact research
How nany times has the delimiation comission beet set up
4 times- 1952, 1963, 1973, 2002
When was Jal jeevan mission launched
2019
As per which article States also get divided into territorial constituencies as per Delimitation Act after every Census.
Article 170
Which Amendment Act of 2003 provided for the delimitation of constituencies on the basis of 2001 census and not 1991 census.
87th
Under which article does the Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census.
Article 82
Jal Jeevan mission aims to supply what liters of water per person per day to every rural household by 2024
To supply 55L of water per person per day to every rural household - by 2024
100% tap connectivity (UTs): 3-
Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
100% tap connectivity (states)- Jal Jeevan mission
5- GJ, PUNJAB, GOA, HARYANA, TELANGANA
First UT to be declared ODF:
Ladakh
First State to be declared ODF:
Sikkim
How many urban local bodies declared Open Defecation Free
4355 urban local bodies declared Open Defecation Free
3547 are ODF+ and 1191 are ODF++ (category based on availability of water and maintenance)
Sports Authhoirty of India recieved how many complaints of SH between 2010-2020
45
When was WFI founded
1958
Which is the 1st and 4th largest river in south india
Largest- godavari
4th largest- kaveri
Violence in Sport taken up as a poll issue in which country
Germany
Out of the 30 India’s sports federations, how many do not adhere to POSH, 2013
16
Mekedatu Project cost
9000 cr
Which committee recommended speedy trial and enhanced punishment for SH
J S Verma Committee
CWDT est
1990
SC held Cauvery a national asset in which year
2018
When did Karnataka divert the water w/o permission first that led to disputes
1974
First Sustainability report NHAI prepared by and as per
By- NHAI
Global Reporting Initiative - for “Green Finance” Infrastructure Financing
When did Govt make “Cauvery Water Management Scheme”
June 2018
> 100 wildlife crossings made across how many states acc to first sustanability report N=NHAI
20 states
First Sustainability report NHAI prepared by using which tool
Dataa Lake Tool
NHAI
set up under
which act
NHAI Act, 1988
hOW MANY NATIONAL HIGHWAYS are inindia
599
Longest NH
NH 44
Srinagar, J&K to Kanya kumari
Largest network of NH
MH (1st), UP (2nd), RJ (3rd)
Golden QUAD is the _ longest highway in the world
5th
Which cities does Golden QUAD connect
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Kolkata
Coal Ind Ltd operated under which act and when was it’s disinvestment done
operates under the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, of 1973
Govt. holds major share of Company = 67%
Disinvestment done in- 2010
When was CCI constituted
March 2009
Chair of CCI
Ravneet Kaur
Competition Act, 2002
Replaced: which act on the recc of which committee
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade practices act, 1969
Raghavan Commitee
Competition Appellate Tribunal - replaced by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in which year
2017
Deals w transaction value of more how many crores will require CCI’s approval acc to the Competition Amdt Bill 2022
Rs 2000 crore
