March 2021 CA Flashcards
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highest peak of Aravalli Hills?
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Guru Shikhar @ 1722 mts
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Island Development Agency (IDA)
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an apex body, under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Home Minister, in June 2017, which has mandated NITI Aayog to steer the Holistic Development of Islands program.
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National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
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Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of chemicals and Fertilizers
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Global Geo-Park
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They are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development
It empowers local communities and gives them the opportunity to develop cohesive partnerships with the common goal of promoting the area’s significant geological processes, features etc.
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The Oromo community
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Ethiopia
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Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme:
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The Bond is issued by Reserve Bank on behalf of Government of India.
Persons resident in India as defined under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 are eligible to invest in SGB
he Bonds will be sold through Scheduled Commercial banks(except Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks),
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Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana is implemented by
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Ministry of Finance
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longest-running” monthly English magazine of the country
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PRABUDDHA BHARAT
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Udbodhan, Bengali Monthly started by
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Swami Vivekananda in January 1899,
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Indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021
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Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba, along with Yogasana.
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. PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA (PMKVY 3.0)
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
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Davos Agenda
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mobilization of global leaders to shape principles, policies and partnerships needed in the challenging new context demonstrated by
COVID-19.
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Davos Agenda also launched
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WEF’s Great Reset Initiative.
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Great Reset Initiative aims to
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jointly and urgently build the foundations of global economic and social system for a more fair, sustainable and resilient future.
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World Economic forum’s establishment
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It was established in 1971 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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LHPs under Global Housing Technology Challenge- India (GHTC-India) will be constructed
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six sites across six States.
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GHTC- India
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GHTC-India under Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs
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Exercise Kavach:
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t is a joint Military exercise involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.
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Desert Knight-21:
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It is a bilateral Air exercise between Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force.
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New Generation Akash missile (Akash-NG).
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new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by Indian Air Force
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ASMI
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first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol that has been jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army.
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MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION (MEE)
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how well National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries (NP&WLS) are being managed—primarily, whether they are protecting their values and achieving the goals and objectives agreed upon.
23
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highest MEE score
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Great
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India’s percentage of ME
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overall mean MEE score is 62.01% which
is higher than the global mean of 56%.
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CLIMATE SUMMIT (CAS) 2021
CAS 2021 was hosted online by Netherlands
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CAS 2021 is set to deliver an
Adaptation Action Agenda as a roadmap for a decade of transformation towards a climate-resilient future by 2030.
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SAATHEE PORTAL LAUNCHED by _____ and developed by
Ministry of Power, developed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to facilitate real-time monitorin
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BEE is a statutory body under
Ministry of Power
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PCRA Petroleum Conservation Research Association
Ministry of
| Petroleum & Natural Gas.
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Red pandas
ammals found in the mountain forests of Nepal, India, Bhutan, China and Myanmar.It is also the state animal of Sikkim.
IUCN status: Endangered
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NATIONAL BASELINE GEOSCIENCE DATA GENERATION PROGRAMMES (2020-2024) LAUNCHED BY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
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Geological Survey of India is an attached office to the
Ministry of Mines.
| It is headquartered in Kolkata.
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AGREEMENT FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STARS PROJECT
by Ministry of Education (MoE) with Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and World Bank.
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STARS state
It covers 6 States: Himachal Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Kerala and Odisha.
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World Bank support is in form of a results-based financing instrument called
Project cost is shared between World Bank and
participating states. World Bank support is in form of a results-based financing instrument called ‘Program for Results’ (PforR).
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Dark matter and dark energy constitute
95% of the Universe.
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Dark matter is completely
invisible to light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation,
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FIST programme
The Scheme is for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in the Department as a whole and not for individual faculty.
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Influenza A viruses infect
umans and many
| different animals
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Influenza B viruses
Influenza B viruses
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Influenza C viruses can infect
both humans and pigs
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Influenza D viruses primarily
affect cattle
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Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is an Indian digital knowledge repository of traditional knowledge
collaboration
between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of S&T, and Department AYUSH, Ministry of Health.
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Padma Awards
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o Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional
and distinguished service),
o Padma Bhushan (for distinguished
service of higher-order) and
o Padma Shri (for distinguished
service).
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For the first time a promising concentration of vanadium is foundin the
Depo and Tamang (Arunachal Pradesh).
• Vanadium in its pure form is a soft, grey and ductile element primarily derived from mined iron ore, carbonaceous shale or phyllites and steel slag.
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Vanadium's deposits
The largest deposits are in China, followed by
| Russia and South Africa.
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Vanadium used where?
Vanadium alloys are durable in extreme
| temperature and environments, and are corrosion-resistant. Hence, used in steel, vanadium redox batteries etc.
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At ______ in the Himalayas, at a height of 17,300 feet, India has its seed storage facility. The vault is a joint venture of the ___________ and the ________________
Chang La, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (which comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (under Defence Research and Development Organisation).
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_______ was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj in 1959.
Rajasthan
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Malaria is caused by
a parasite
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OPEC +
The aim of OPEC+ was to undertake production restrictions to help revive a flailing market.
MMORSBAKK
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Russia, South Sudan and Sudan.
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OPEC
13 countries -
QUAKE ANIL IS V
The current OPEC members (13) are the following: Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia (the De facto leader), the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Former OPEC members are Ecuador, Indonesia and Qatar.
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OPEC founding countries
SIVKI
| Saudi, Kenya, Iran, Venezuela, Kenya and Iraq
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Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the
Union environment ministry.
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National Action Plan on Forest Fires (NAPFF) was launched in ________to minimise forest fires.
2018
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Red Sanders (a tree) has a highly restrictive distribution in the
South Eastern portion of Indian peninsula (Eastern Ghats of South India) to which it is endemic.
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Pochampally Ikat
Telangana
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The CRZ notification 2011 declared that the coastal stretches of the country and India’s territorial waters, excluding___________, as Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and restricted the setting up and expansion of any industry, operations or processes and manufacture or handling or storage or disposal of hazardous substances there.
Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands
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National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP):
is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development
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Joint Exercise Dustlik:
India + Uzbekistan
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The NGT has the power to hear all civil cases relating to
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977;
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991;
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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NISAR (satellite) mission
It is a joint project between NASA and ISRO.
The satellite will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual frequencies.
It will be used for remote sensing, to observe and understand natural processes on Earth.
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National Productivity Council (NPC):
NPC has been granted accreditation conforming to ISO 17020:2012 by National Accreditation Board for Certification Body (NABCB), Quality Council of India (QCI)
valid for a period of three years.
Established by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
NPC is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an Intergovernmental Body, of which the Government of India is a founder member.
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Heatwaves are common along the ____________ areas which covers Vidarbha in Maharashtra, parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Core Heatwave Zone (CHZ)
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heat waves conditions
when the maximum temperatures rise over 4 degrees from normal recorded at a location.
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The flip-side is that methane is ____________ carbon dioxide and poses safety challenge in underground coal mines.
25 times more potent greenhouse gas than
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nodal agency for development of CBM in the country.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas became the administrative Ministry and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) was made the ______________
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stages of Coal formation.
Peat deposits
Lignite
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
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the main component of natural gas – along with nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
methane
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Project 75I
Indian Navy, six latest-generation attack submarines are being built. They are expected to be completed by 2022. The project is taking shape at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai.
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ILP system
The “ r-line permit” (ILP) system restricts movement in areas close to the border for everyone other than those with a formal permission.
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The Uttarakhand government, had sought withdrawal of “inner-line permit” (ILP) system in ____________ for better border management and expansion of tourism and other economic activities in villages located there.
Niti Valley of Chamoli district and Nelang Valley of Uttarkashi district
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Ever-greening of Loans.
not required to disclose them,
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CACP is not a __________ “CACP is an attached office of the ________. It recommends MSPs.
statutory body set up through an Act of Parliament.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India”
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The 10th Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of
Rajiv Gandhi
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Mullaperiyar Dam is located on the confluence of the
Mullayar and Periyar rivers in Kerala’s Idukki district.
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‘World Air Quality Report’ is released by
Swiss organisation, IQAir.
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Indus Water Treaty of 1960 allocates the ________ River to Pakistan
Chenab
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power to frame policy and legislation relating to minor minerals is entirely delegated to the
State Governments.
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olicy and legislation relating to the major minerals are dealt by the
Ministry of Mines under Union /Central Government.
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EC does not have the power to _______ candidates who commit electoral malpractices. At best, it may direct the registration of a case.
disqualify
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NOTA was first used in India in 2009. _________ was the first State in the country to give this right to the voters in the local government elections.
Chhattisgarh
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In the 2014 general elections, the maximum number of NOTA votes were polled in ______________
Uttar Pradesh.
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Great Indian Bustards (GIB) food, CITES status
omnivorous,
| Critically endangered
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Karera Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Madhya Pradesh
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Baralacha Pass is a high mountain pass in
Zanskar Range
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Department of___________ under Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) monitors relief activities for calamities associated with drought, hailstorms, pest attacks and cold wave /frost while rest of the natural calamities are monitored by ____________
Agriculture and Cooperation,
| Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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sectors that are considered to calculate Index of industrial production (IIP) in the decreasing order of their weights.
77.6% (manufacturing), 14.4% (mining) and 8% (electricity).
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Global Risks Report, 2021 is released by
World Economic Forum
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second way to classify the basket of products mapped under IIP.
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Primary Goods (consisting of mining, electricity, fuels and fertilisers)
Capital Goods (e.g. machinery items)
Intermediate Goods (e.g. yarns, chemicals, semi-finished steel items, etc)
Infrastructure Goods (e.g. paints, cement, cables, bricks and tiles, rail materials, etc)
Consumer Durables (e.g. garments, telephones, passenger vehicles, etc)
Consumer Non-durables (e.g. food items, medicines, toiletries, etc)
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AT1 bonds
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These bonds are typically used by banks to bolster their core or tier-1 capital.
Mutual funds (MFs) are among the largest investors in these bonds.
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glaciers are located in Uttarakhand
Bandarpunch Glacier
| Nanda Devi Glacier
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Mukhya Mantri Chiranjeevi Yojana
Rajasthan
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Tomar dynasty
Tomar dynasty ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana between the 8th and 12th centuries. Their capital original capital is Anangpur (near Faridabad) Anangpal II / AnangPal Tomar (11th Century): setup capital at Dhillikapuri/Delhi/Indraprastha. He built Lal Kot fort and Anangtal Baoli.. Anangpal Tomar II was succeeded by his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan, who was defeated by the Ghurid forces in the Battle of Tarain (present-day Haryana) after which the Delhi Sultanate was established in 1192.
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"Maharaja Anangpal II Memorial Committee’,
National Monument Authority- Statutory body under the culture ministry under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Act, 2010. It has set up a "Maharaja Anangpal II Memorial Committee’, headed by BJP MP from Gonda (UP) Brij Bhushan Singh, is to establish Anangpal II as the founder of Delhi.
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supplementary demand for grants
The supplementary demand for grants is needed for government expenditure over and above the amount for which Parliamentary approval was already obtained during the Budget session.
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Article 115:
Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
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Article 116:
Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
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Additional Grant:
It is granted when a need has arisen during the current financial year for supplementary or additional expenditure upon some new service not contemplated in the Budget for that year.
100
Excess Grant:
It is granted when money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted for that year. The demands for excess grants are made after the expenditure has actually been incurred and after the financial year to which it relates, has expired.
101
Exceptional Grants:
It is granted for an exceptional purpose which forms no part of the current service of any financial year.
102
Token Grant
It is granted when funds to meet proposed expenditure on a new service can be made available by re-appropriation, a demand for the grant of a token sum may be submitted to the vote of the House and, if the House assents to the demand, funds may be so made available.
103
Foreign investment in the insurance sector was first permitted in the year 2000 up to
26%.
104
Kenya, whose coastline of
536 km
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The report put India under serious category with the score of (GHI)
27.2.
106
The child stunting rate in India was
37.4 %.
107
The child wasting was at
17.3 %.
108
The undernourishment rate of India was at 14% and child mortality at
3.7 %.
109
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has entered into a joint venture with________ battery technology startup Phinergy to develop aluminium-air technology based battery systems for electric vehicles and stationary storage, as well as hydrogen storage solutions.
Israel-based
110
India and Japan have agreed to recognize each other’s offices to act mutually as ____________________ for any international patent application filed with them.
This decision was taken during the recent review meet of _________________________
competent International Searching and International Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA)
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme.
111
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of
initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.
112
Devendrakula Vellalars
It seeks to put seven castes under one nomenclature of “Devendrakula Vellalars” with some exceptions for some of the castes in certain districts of Tamil Nadu.
The castes include Devendrakulathan, Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, Pannadi and Vathiriyan.
113
SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction) campaign to tackle malnutrition in the state.
Jharkhand government
| 1000 days target
114
Pritzker Architecture Prize
Social housing architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, have been named the 2021 winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
115
Christchurch call to action
Combat terrorism and extremism online
116
Bharat 22 scheme
Bolster Government’s disinvestment programme
117
Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC)
Prevention of the proliferation of ballistic missiles
118
India-China Line of Actual Control
Aksai Chin
119
An economy’s annual GDP is the total money value of all final (not_______________) goods and services produced within the geographical boundaries in a year.
intermediate
120
six common rivers between Bangladesh and India
Monu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar.
121
What are monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)?
They are man-made proteins that act like human antibodies in the immune system.
These antibodies are co-invented by IAVI and Scripps Research as ‘innovative interventions’ to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
122
Indian Martyrs of Bangladesh Liberation war this exclusive Museum To be built at
Ashuganj Bangladesh.
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special provision is provided under Article 244(2) and Article 275(1) of the Constitution, of what?
It protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to the communities through creation of autonomous development councils that can frame laws on land, public health, agriculture and others.
Sixth Schedule
124
A rare disease, also referred to as an
orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.
125
Indus Treaty is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi on 1960, between India (Pm Jawaharlal Nehru) and Pakistan (President Ayub Khan), brokered by the __________
World Bank.
126
UN human rights chief
Michelle Bachelet
127
UNHRC Headquartered
Geneva, Switzerland.
128
Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
The UNHRC passes non-binding resolutions on human rights issues through a periodic review of all 193 UN member states called the
129
Under what circumstances is the AG’s consent not needed
the court itself initiates a contempt of court case the AG’s consent is not required
The AG’s consent is mandatory when a private citizen wants to initiate a case of contempt of court against a person.
130
Article 129
gives the Supreme Court the power to initiate contempt cases on its own, independent of the motion brought before it by the AG or with the consent of the AG.
131
Article 124(1) of the Indian Constitution says
shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India
132
‘The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020’
1. unfair trade practice
2. Cap on delivery charges
3. Ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution
4. Drip pricing
133
digital tax?
The digital tax introduced in April 2020, applies only to non-resident companies with annual revenues in excess of Rs 2 crore, and covers online sales of goods and services to Indians.
134
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill
1. defines an ‘allied health professional
| 2. healthcare professional
135
Gram Ujala
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), will distribute high quality LED bulbs, at an affordable cost of 10 rupees per bulb in rural areas.
136
The programme will be financed entirely through carbon credits and will be the first such programme in India.
Gram Ujala
137
Tulip Garden is located where?
the foothills of the Zaberwan range.
138
UN Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) headquarter
Geneva (Switzerland).
139
The power of adjournment as well as adjournment sine die lies with the ____________
presiding officer (Speaker or Chairman) of the House.
140
____________ is empowered to dissolve the Lok Sabha.
President
141
The appointment of ad-hoc judges was provided for in the Constitution under
Article 224A.
142
both the Philippines and China lay claim to the
Scarborough Shoal (known as Huangyan Island in China) –
143
Central Scrutiny Centre (CSC)
initiative of the Corporate Affairs Ministry
144
Lachit Borphukan
Ahom general Lachit Borphukan, credited with defeating the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat (1671)
145
‘MICE
MICE – Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions
146
Khajuraho temples
1. Chandella ruler
| 2. Abu Rihan al Biruni in AD 1022 and the Arab traveler Ibn Battuta in AD 1335.
147
NISAR
NASA and ISRO
148
NISAR is short for
NASA-ISRO-SAR.
149
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Odisha
150
Who are mahavir and sunder
relocated tigers.
151
What is Shigmo
Shigmo is the celebration of a ‘rich, golden harvest of paddy’ by the tribal communities of Goa
Goa
Kunbis, Gawdas and Velips
Ghodemodini (a dance of equestrian warriors), Gopha and Phugadi
152
Nutri Cereals
Millets
National Year of Millets”. 2023: UN General Assembly adopted an Indian Sponsored resolution to mark 2023 as the “International Year of Millets”.
153
Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)
establishing a rice crop from seeds sown in the field rather than by transplanting seedlings from the nursery. 🤩 saving irrigation water, labour, energy,time,⏬greenhouse-gases In transportation, better growth of crops, etc
154
Slender-billed gulls
sea / wetland birds mostly in Western Indian ocean Islands/coastal areas. It creates nests on the land. Kutch Highway construction bulldozer destroys 500 nests.
155
an American leader producing vast amounts of vaccines
Merck,
156
Operation Warp Speed
the global community awaited trials of the vaccine in the U.S. and South America
157
where is pong dam wildlife sanctuary
Himachal Pradesh
158
Attorney General of India imp points
The Attorney General (AG) is appointed by the president.
The Constitution does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal.
The AG’s consent is mandatory when a private citizen wants to initiate a case of contempt of court against a person.
159
Supreme Court's imp facts
The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on January 28, 1950.
The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president.
160
Equalisation Levy
tax on business transaction for online marketing in which any Indian pays a sum of more than Rs.1 lakh to non-residents entities such Google and Facebook etc. It is part of the Finance act.
161
Why can foreign country not claim a tax credit in its home country?
Since Equalisation Levy is outside the scope of tax treaties entered into by India with other countries, the foreign company cannot claim a tax credit in its home country.
162
The new amendment, effective from April 1, 2020, expands the equalization levy from online advertising to
nearly all online commerce activities done in India by businesses that do not have taxable presence in India through applicability of 2% on its revenues.
163
A transcriptome is the
full range of messenger RNA, or mRNA, molecules expressed by an organism.
164
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) imp points
1. It is the world’s largest public Energy service company (ESCO).
2. It is 100% government-owned, a joint venture of state-owned NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation, REC Limited and POWERGRID
3. formed under India’s Ministry of Power
4. Gram Ujala Scheme will come under it
165
Gram Ujala
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), will distribute high quality LED bulbs, at an affordable cost of 10 rupees per bulb in rural areas.
166
Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
Marusudar river
167
the Marusudar river,
a tributary of the Chenab river
168
natural habitats of Hangul.
Dachigam National Park
169
It is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas.
It lies on the bank of river Indus.
Hemis National Park
170
world’s sole habitat for the sangai, or brow-antlered deer, in the wild.
Keibul-Lamjao National Park
171
Article 128 talks about
“attendance of a retired judge” as the judge of the Supreme Court.
172
Article 224A.
The appointment of ad-hoc judges was provided for in the Constitution under
173
The causative agent for Covid19 is the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is an
RNA virus, that means it infiltrates a healthy cell to multiply and survive.
174
proceeds of all taxes and cesses are credited in the
Consolidated Fund of India (CFI), an account of the Government of India.
175
A cess is levied on the _________ and not on the ________
tax payable, taxable income
176
‘Central Scrutiny Centre’ (CSC)
It is an initiative of the Corporate Affairs Ministry to scrutinise the filings by users under straight through processes.
177
Khajuraho
Sanchi
Karle
Deogarh
A. Kandariya Temple
B. The Stupa
C. Chaitya Hall
D. Dashavatara Temple
178
Karla Cells
are a complex of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut cave shrines located in Maharashtra. The caves house a Buddhist monastery dating back to the 2nd century BC.
179
The Dashavatara temple
is one of the earliest Hindu stone temples still surviving today. Vishnu Temple shows the ornate beauty seen in Gupta style architecture.
180
Khajuraho temples.
They were developed by Chandela rulers.
| The temples were made of sandstone.
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Satkosia Tiger Reserve
“there is a potential for increasing tiger populations”
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Satkosia Tiger Reserve
“there is a potential for increasing tiger populations”
| Orissa
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India’s first inter-state tiger translocation project was initiated in wherein two big cats, a male (Mahavir) from Kanha Tiger Reserve and a female (Sundari) from Bandhavgarh from Madhya Pradesh were relocated to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha, to shore up the tiger population in the state.
2018
184
Two of the largest snakes in the world, the reticulated python and rock python, as well as the longest venomous snake in the world, the king cobra, inhabit the park.
Kaziranga
185
UN Security Council headquarter
UN Security Council.
186
Article 356 of the Constitution nuances
| time period and approval of the houses
A proclamation imposing President’s Rule must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within two months from the date of its issue. If approved by both the Houses of Parliament, the President’s Rule continues for six months.
187
Mekong River rises
in the Tibetan Plateau and flows into South China Sea.
188
Rare Earth elements' global reserves
China’s Rare Earths deposits account for 80% of identified global reserves.
189
. One of the Rare Earths,_________, is radioactive.
promethium
190
Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli are
Pathogens that have the ability to develop resistance to antibiotics.
191
SCO currently comprises eight Member States
(China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
192
Article 1 of the Constitution, the territory of India comprises three categories of territories:
(a) territories of the states; (b) union territories; and (c) territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time.
193
Survival International
Tribal people
194
Famous sedition trials during freedom movement
The first is the trial of Jogendra Chandra Bose in 1891. Bose, the editor of the newspaper, Bangobasi, wrote an article criticizing the Age of Consent Bill for posing a threat to the religion and for its coercive relationship with Indians.
The other most well-known cases are the sedition trials of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the trial of Mahatma Gandhi in 1922. Mahatma Gandhi for his articles published in Young India.
195
Shreya Singhal case is well known for the striking down of
Section 66A of the IT Act.
196
Eight Core Industries are
Electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilizers.
197
Finance commission submits its report to the
president
198
River that divides India and Myanmar
Tiau
199
Central Scrutiny Centre’ (CSC) was in news recently, is an initiative of the:
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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It is primarily based on the concept of the “Happiness Triad” proposed by philosopher Agrahar Nagraj Sarman, according to which there are three components of happiness – momentary happiness, long term happiness and sustainable happiness. It is also based on Nagraj’s concept of “coexistential thought” (Madhyasth Darshan), which is about simplicity, generosity, kindness and benevolence in the pursuit of happiness.
Happiness Curriculum
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Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) scheme:
The Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme (DILRMP)
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NRC was first when and continues on to which state till date
1951, Assam
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125th amendment bill
It seeks to increase the financial and executive powers of the 10 Autonomous Councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the northeastern region.
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statements regarding the Lord Mountbatten- the last Viceroy of India.
He prepared a “Dickie Bird Plan” for India’s independence.
He proposed the “Heads of Agreement Deal” which gave Hyderabad the status of an autonomous dominion under India.
He supported the congress stand that the princely states must not be given the option of independence.
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Butler Committee of 1927 was to?
Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
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SVAMITVA Scheme
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)
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The____________ river is the lifeline of Rajaji National Park.
Suswa
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Malabar Civet
western ghats
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Mt. calimere Marine Protected Area
TN
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Haliday island marine protected area
WB
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No. Of Biosphere reserves in India and the smallest one
18 and Panna BR
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Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
became part of World Network of Biosphere Reserves
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Sabarmati's mouth
Mouth of the river: Gulf of Cambey ( Khambhat).
| Originates from Aravalli hills near Tepur village in Udaipur Dist of state Rajasthan.
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2020 Human Rights Report” released by
U.S. State Department.
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Five founding members of NDB
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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Bangkok Declaration
BIMSTEC
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102nd Constitutional Amendment Act,
Constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes
218
largest producer of generic medicines in the world.
india
219
‘Vaccine Maitri’
provisioning COVID-19 vaccines to countries both near to and away from its immediate neighborhood
220
The Budapest Convention, sometimes seen in news is related to
Cyber Security
