Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

GK CA > MAY > Flashcards

MAY Flashcards

1
Q

first african arab femme to be refree in olympics

A

sarah gamal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

chinese oscar winning directoor?

A

Chloe zhao - nomad land

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

article which allows Sc to take over cases from High court

A

139

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

apollo 11 astronaut who did not step on moon who recently died

A

Michael collins

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

cchinese space station first module

A

chinese space station tianong launched from the wechang space craft

first module - tianhe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

what year was govenrment of natioonal capital territory of delhi come originally

A

1991

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

chandler good governemnt index india rank and top who?

A

india-49th and finland top

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

section of patent act which puts compulsory licensing that indian govt isnt using

A

section 92 of patent act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

former attourney general who was padma vibhushan recepient

A

soli sorabji

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what does comcasa stand for and what advantage does it grant inddia

A

status of major usa defence partner and 6 p8i patrol aircraft

Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

what is LEMOA and BECA

A

Logistics exchange memorandum of Agreement

–
Basic Exchange and Cooperatio Agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

female cm with longest tenure in india

A

sheela dikshit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

german philosoppher who won the Sheikh Zayed book award which was established in 2007

A

Juringan Habermas - declined the award because uae not democracy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

guy who got all civillian awards apart from bharat ratna and worked with every single president

A

jagmohan malhotra dead

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

NCBC- national comission or backwards classes created by which amendment and what are thhe articles related to recognittion?

A

NCBC is a statutory body
- created through he 102 amendment act and
338 and 342A decide that the president has power to decide which classes are actually backwards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

priority lending of how much for covid related stuff

A

50000 crore

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

according to sa based thinktank rhodium group highst global emittor

A

27% of global emissions by china alone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

first indian sikh woman o get elected in scottish parliament

A

PAm Gosal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

what article puts the power of reservation in the presidents hands?

A

article 342 A

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

DRDO developed drug to reduce time on covid recovery

A

2DeoxydeGlucose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

president of european union

A

Ursula von der leyen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Palestinian president

A

muhammed abbas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Which chinese rocket fell near maldives?

A

longmarch sb y2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

what sections of WTO do south africa and india want waived?

A

1,4,5,7 of part ii of trips on copyrights and patents

25
Q

what artile of trips allows waivers in exceptional cases?

A

article IX

26
Q

Which bank will be disinvested

A

idbi

27
Q

what is samundar setu

A

3 naval ships from kuwait qatar singapore

28
Q

who is kr gouri

A

the first land reformer and first woman in kerelas communist cabinet

29
Q

sputnik 5 price

A

990 rupees

30
Q

what is the intl convention relating to habeaus corpus

A

the intl convention off protection of all persons against forced disappearances 2006
- india is a signtory but hasnt not ratified it

31
Q

what section of 1970 indian patents actt allows for compulsory licenses

A

section 92

32
Q

who is the leutinant governor of delhi

A

anil bajaji

33
Q

deets about israels iron dome defence

A 
90% efficacy 
- 1 lakh missiles at once 
40-50k dollars per missile intercept 
seaTome- naval version 
iTome- mobile version 
developed by Rafale systems
34
Q

DCGI of india

A

venugopal g somani

35
Q

mars tianwen rover

A

zhuurong

36
Q

whhhich was china’s faied mars mission

A

yinghoa 1

37
Q

which state deecided to become bicameral - and till when did they have legislative councils till ? which are other states with a legislative council?

A

WEST BENGAL - they had one till 1969
other states - andhra pradesh, karnatak, telengana, maharashtra, bihar, up

a legislative council is 1/3 the size of legislative council.
west benglas wil be 100 members

38
Q

under which section of patents act 1970 can india induce compulsory licensing

A

section 92 and 100

39
Q

indian permanent ambassador

A

ts tirmoothy

40
Q

what judgement said that reservation can only be upto 50% – w referance to maratha judgement

A

Indira swaheny said unless there is exceptional cases no more than 50%

41
Q

international channel from india to be like bbc

A

doordharshan international

42
Q

on what russian project did usa waive sanctionas?

A

nord stream 2

43
Q

newest unesco sites in india

A

Satpura Tiger Reserv

  1. Iconic riverfront of the historic city of Varanasi,
  2. Megalithic site of Hire Benkal,
  3. Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra,
  4. Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley- Jabalpur,
  5. and temples of Kanchipuram.
44
Q

disease that is aka black fungus

A

mucormycosis - to be declared as an epidemic

45
Q

death row sentencing what article and what article gives pardon to governor

A

death row- 354(5)

  • pardo= section 161
46
Q

worlds deepest canyon

A

yarlong zangbo grand canyon= borders Arunachal pradesh

47
Q

colombo port city built by china COST

A

1.4 billion USD

48
Q

arctic circle deets

A

based on ottowa declaration
est 1996
us canada russia sweden iceland denmark finland norway

india is an observer

49
Q

worlds largest iceberg that broke away from antartica

A

a76 - breaks into the Weddel sea

50
Q

rbi gotta pay how much surplus to centre

A

99,122 crore

51
Q

ussr era ship decomissioned after 41 years of service

A

ins rajput

52
Q

Cyclones are named by?

A

RSMC’s = Regional Specialised Meteorolical centres,
and Tropical cyclone warning centres
(tcwc’s)
there are 6 RSMC’s and 5 TCWC’s

53
Q

Hurricane vs cyclones vs Typhoons

A

all are tropic
- hurricanes= north atlantic ocean and northeast pacific like usa

  • Cyclones south pacific and indian ocean
  • Typhoon northwest pacific ocean
54
Q

indian ocean region countries -

A

india, pakistan, sri lanka, bangladesh, maldives, myanmar, oman, thailand

55
Q

chinas father of hybrid rice

A

yuan longping also the winner of world food prize

56
Q

fqather of indian revolution

A

norman borlaugh and MS Swaminathan

57
Q

what is insacog

A

india sars covid genome sequencing labs

- head was shahid jamil who resignes

58
Q

who is head of hamas

A

Mohammed Deif

GK CA (25 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions