MISCELLANEOUS Flashcards
RULES FOR MEMORIALS AND FUNERALS FOR FORMER PRIME MINISTER?
- RULE– THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES WHICH EXIST FOR STATE FUNERALS BUT NO SPECIFIC RULE OR GOVERNMENT ORDER REGARDING ALLOCATION OF SPACE FOR MEMORIALS FOR FORMER PMs.
- CONVENTION– CONDUCTING THE LAST RITES OF THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER ON A GENERAL CREMATION GROUND IS A DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTION, WHEREBY FORMER PMs HAVE BEEN CREMATED AT DESIGNATED PLACES.
ALL FORMER PMs HAVE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO THEM. TRUE OR FALSE.
FALSE. EXCEPT PM VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH, ALL OTHER FORMER PMs HAVE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO THEM.
SHANTI VANA, DELHI MEMORIAL ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.
VIJAY GHAT, DELHI MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI.
SHAKTI STHAL MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
INDIRA GANDHI.
KISAN GHAT MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
CHARAN SINGH.
VIR BHUMI MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
RAJIV GANDHI.
EKTA STHAL MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
GIANI ZAIL SINGH AND P.V. NARASIMHA RAO.
SMRITI STHAL MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
INDER KUMAR GUJRAL.
SADAIV ATAL MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH PM?
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE.
UNIFIED DISTRICT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR EDUCATION PLUS (UDISE+) REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
NODAL MINISTRY OF UNIFIED DISTRICT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR EDUCATION PLUS (UDISE+) REPORT?
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
BANKNET E AUCTION PORTAL IS LAUNCHED BY AND WHAT IS ITS OBJECTIVE?
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
OBJECTIVE IS DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE THE RECOVERY PROCESS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS (PSBs) AND MAKE PROPERTY AUCTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE, TRANSPARENT, AND EFFICIENT.
ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IDA) WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER WHICH MINISTRY?
ESTABLISHED IN 2017 UNDER THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
CHAIRMAN AND CONVENER OF ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IDA)?
CHAIRMAN:– HOME MINISTER OF INDIA.
CONVENER:– CEO OF NITI AAYOG.
STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION (INTERPOL)?
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, NOT PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM.
NODAL MINISTRY OF BHASHINI- ENABLED e-SHRAM PORTAL?
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
POCHAMPALLY IKAT ON A PENCIL POUCH (GI TAG) BELONGS TO WHICH STATE?
TELANGANA.
ETIKOPPAKA TOYS (GI TAG) BELONGS TO WHICH STATE?
ANDHRA PRADESH.
KANCHIPURAM SILK AS A POUCH (GI TAG) BELONGS TO WHICH STATE?
TAMIL NADU.
WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND PROSPECTS REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
UNITED NATIONS.
GLOBAL ENERGY ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET (GEAPP) WAS FOUNDED BY?
IKEA FOUNDATION, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, AND THE BEZOS EARTH FUND.
WORLD MIGRATION REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION.
MIGRATION HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION.
BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION IS GRANTED BY?
DENMARK BASED FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (FEE).
ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA FOR BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION?
- AWARDED ANNUALLY TO BEACHES AND MARINAS IN FEE MEMBER COUNTRIES.
TO QUALIFY, SITES MUST MEET 33 STRINGENT CRITERIA GROUPED INTO FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES.
1. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION.
2. BATHING WATER QUALITY.
3. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
4. CONSERVATION AND SAFETY SERVICES.
INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION?
THE DECISION TO AWARD BLUE FLAG STATUS IS MADE BY AN INTERNATIONAL JURY, WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
- UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
- UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (UNWTO)
- FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (FEE)
- INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN).
BEAMS WAS LAUNCHED BY?
BEACH ENVIRONMENT & AESTHETIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES WAS LAUNCHED UNDER THE INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (ICZMP) BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
NODAL MINISTRY OF HAJ COMMITTEE OF INDIA?
IT IS A STATUTORY BODY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS.
Z MORH TUNNEL LOCATION?
- IT IS A 6.5 KM TUNNEL LOCATED NEAR GAGANGIR VILLAGE, CONNECTING SONAMARG HEALTH RESORT WITH KANGAN TOWN IN GANDERBAL DISTRICT, CENTRAL KASHMIR.
- SITUATED ON SRINAGAR SONAMARG LEH HIGHWAY.
NODAL AGENCY FOR FAST TRACK IMMIGRATION TRUSTED TRAVELLER PROGRAMME (FTI-TTP)?
THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION UNDER MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA).
KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM 3.0 IS ORGANIZED BY?
THE UNION EDUCATION MINISTRY.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES OF KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM 3.0?
IIT MADRAS AND BHU.
OBJECTIVE OF KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM 3.0?
TO REDISCOVER, REAFFIRM, AND CELEBRATE THE AGE OLD LINKS BETWEEN TAMIL NADU AND KASHI.
WORLD FUTURE SKILLS INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
LONDON BASED QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS.
INDICATORS OF QS WORLD FUTURE SKILLS INDEX?
- SKILLS FIT
- ACADEMIC READINESS
- FUTURE OF WORK
- ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION.
CONVENTION NUMBER 87 OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION?
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.
CONVENTION NUMBER 98 OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION?
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
CONVENTION NUMBER 138 OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION?
MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT.
CONVENTION NUMBER 182 OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION?
ELIMINATION OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR.
38th NATIONAL GAMES ARE HOISTED BY?
UTTARAKHAND.
MASCOT AND TORCH OF 38th NATIONAL GAMES?
- MASCOT “MAULI” AND THE TORCH “TEJASWINI”.
- HIMALAYAN MONAL IS THE STATE BIRD OF UTTARAKHAND.
STATUS OF KALARIPAYATTU IN NATIONAL GAMES?
- INTRODUCED AS A DEMONSTRATION SPORT IN 35th NATIONAL GAMES (2015).
-BECAME PART OF THE COMPETITION SECTION IN THE 37th EDITION (2023). - 38th EDITION (2025) MOVED BACK TO THE DEMONSTRATION SECTION.
WHAT ARE SANTANA, INNOVATOR, KENNEBEC, KUFRI FRYOM, KUFRI FRYSONA?
POTATO VARIETIES FOR FRENCH FRIES.
WHAT ARE LADY ROSETTA AND KUFRI CHIPSONA-1,2,3 AND 4?
POTATO VARIETIES FOR CHIPS.
HEAD OF WHICH TRIBE WAS INVITED TO REPUBLIC DAY 2025?
MANNAN COMMUNITY (SCHEDULED TRIBE OF KERELA).
ONLY ADIVASI TRIBAL DYNASTY WITH A KINGSHIP CURRENTLY EXISTING IN SOUTH INDIA?
MANNAN COMMUNITY.
WHY LIBIA LOBO SARDESAI WAS HONOURED WITH PADMA SHRI?
- LIBIA LOBO SARDESAI WAS HONOURED WITH PADMA SHRI FOR HER PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE STATE’S (GOA) LIBERATION STRUGGLE.
- FROM 1955 TO 1961, LIBIA AND VAMAN SARDESAI (LATER HER HUSBAND) RAN AN UNDERGROUND RADIO STATION FROM THE JUNGLES OF THE WESTERN GHATS.
WHO WERE THE MEMBERS OF THE UNDERGROUND RADIO STATION CALLED ‘Q’?
- LIBIA LOBO SARDESAI
- VAMAN SARDESAI
- NICOLAU MENEZES CAME TOGETHER TO SET UP AN UNDERGROUND RADIO STATION, INITIALLY CALLED Q.
UNDERGROUND RADIO STATION ‘Q’ WAS LATER RENAMED TO?
- GOENCHE SODVONECHO AWAZ (VOICE OF FREEDOM OF GOA) FOR KONKANI BROADCASTS &
- VOZ DE LIBERDADE FOR PORTUGUESE ONES.
WHICH STATE RECENTLY ALLOWED EUTHANASIA FOR TERMINALLY ILL?
KARNATAKA BECAME THE SECOND STATE AFTER KERALA TO IMPLEMENT THE DIRECTIVE.
WHAT IS JEVONS PARADOX?
THE JEVONS PARADOX STATES THAT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS THAT ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OR REDUCE THE COST OF USING A RESOURCE OFTEN LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN ITS OVERALL CONSUMPTION.
________ WAS THE FIRST STATE IN INDIA TO ALLOW THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY IN JANUARY 2025. THIS POLICY ALLOWS TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS TO CHOOSE TO DIE WITH DIGNITY.
KARNATAKA.
A MULTILINGUAL AI POWERED CHATBOT, _________, HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO ASSIST DEVOTEES IN 11 INDIAN LANGUAGES IN KUMBH MELA.
SAH’AI’YAK.
JALWAHAK SCHEME IS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF?
THE INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (IWAI) AND INLAND AND COASTAL SHIPPING LTD (ICSL), A FULLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD (SCIL).
VALIDITY OF JALWAHAK SCHEME?
THE SCHEME IS INITIALLY VALID FOR 3 YEARS.
EXERCISE DESERT KNIGHT IS BETWEEN?
INDIA, FRANCE AND UAE OVER THE ARABIAN SEA.
NATIONAL e- GOVERNANCE PLAN (NeGP) WAS FORMULATED BY?
NeGP WAS FORMULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DeitY) AND DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES (DARPG).
OPERATION AJAY?
ISRAEL.
OPERATION DOST?
TURKEY, SYRIA.
OPERATION GANGA?
UKRAINE.
OPERATION DEVI SHAKTI?
AFGHANISTAN.
OPERATION KAVERI?
SUDAN.
OPERATION POLO?
HYDERABAD.
FIRST FOREIGN BUYER OF BRAHMOS MISSILES?
INDONESIA.
VIATINA-19 WAS IN NEWS RECENTLY. WHAT IS IT?
VIATINA-19 AN ONGOLE BREED COW, RECENTLY SET A WORLD RECORD BY SELLING FOR ~ 41 CRORE IN BRAZIL, SURPASSING JAPAN’S WAGYU AND INDIA’S BRAHMAN BREEDS.
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX (CPI) IS AN ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED BY?
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL.
WOODFORD RESERVE, MAKER’S MARK, AND EVAN WILLIAMS WAS IN NEWS WAHT IS IT?
AMERICAN WHISKEYS.
WHAT MAKES A WHISKEY ‘BOURBON’?
- BE MADE IN THE US
- HAVE A ‘MASH BILL’– THE COMBINATION OF GRAINS USED– COMPRISING AT LEAST 51% CORN
- BE AGED FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS IN BRAND NEW BARRELS MADE OF WHITE OAK AND CHARRED ON THE INSIDE
- BE BOTTLED AT 80 TO 125 PROOF (40% TO 62.5 % ALCOHOL BY VOLUME); AND
- CONTAIN NO ADDITIONAL COLOUR OR FLAVOURING.
SOCIAL DIALOGUE REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO).
MASCOT OF ASHTALAKSHMI MAHOTSAV 2024?
PURVI.
SANGOLA AND BHAGWA WERE IN NEWS. WHAT ARE THEY?
VARIETIES OF POMEGRANATE.
________ HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO CHAIR THE 68th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS (CND) FOR THE 1st TIME.
INDIA.
ORIGIN OF UN COMMISSION ON NARCOTICS DRUGS (CND)?
THE CND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) IN 1946, TO ASSIST THE ECOSOC IN SUPERVISING THE APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL TREATIES.
ATMANIRBHAR CLEAN PLANT PROGRAMME (CPP) IS A PART OF THE MISSION?
MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE (MIDH).
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD OF ATMANIRBHAR CLEAN PLANT PROGRAMME (CPP)?
IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 2024 TO 2030 WITH 50% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
KEY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR ATMANIRBHAR CLEAN PLANT PROGRAMME (CPP)?
- MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE, IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- NATIONAL HORTICULTURE BOARD (NHB)
- INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (ICAR).
DIGITAL BRAND IDENTIFY MANUAL (DBIM) IS LAUNCHED BY?
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
_______ OPTS OUT OF CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE, MAKING IT THE SECOND BRICS MEMBER, AFTER INDIA, TO OPT OUT OF THE PROJECT.
BRAZIL.
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU (NCRB)?
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ______.
TANDON COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION (1977-1981), AND THE TASK FORCE OF THE HOME MINISTRY.
IS INDIA A MEMBER OF UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION?
- ANY MEMBER COUNTRY OF THE UNITED NATIONS MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UPU.
- INDIA JOINED THE UPU IN 1876.
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION?
- SECOND OLDEST INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORLDWIDE.
- IT IS A SPECIALIZED AGENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN).
WHAT IS NAKSHA INITIATIVE THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN BUDGET 2025?
- NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL KNOWLEDGE BASED LAND SURVEY OF URBAN HABITATIONS.
- NAKSHA IS A CITY SURVEY AND MAPPING INITIATIVE UNDER THE DIGITAL INDIA LAND RECORDS MODERNISATION PROGRAMME (DIL-RMP).
MINISTRY OF NAKSHA INITIATIVE?
IT IS SPEARHEADED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES (DoLR) UNDER THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT.
NODAL BODY FOR SWASTIK (SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE)?
CSIR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND POLICY RESEARCH (CSIR-NIScPR) HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS THE NODAL ORGANISATION TO IMPLEMENTAT THIS NATIONAL INITIATIVE.
FORMATION OF SOUTH ASIAN TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATORS COUNCIL (SATRC)?
- IT IS AN INITIATIVE UNDER ASIA PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY (APT).
- ESTABLISHED IN 1997 BY APT AND ITU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
MEMBER COUNTRIES OF SOUTH ASIAN TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATORS COUNCIL (SATRC)?
- AFGHANISTAN
- BANGLADESH
- BHUTAN
- INDIA
- IRAN
- MALDIVES
- NEPAL
- PAKISTAN
- SRI LANKA
NODAL BODY OF SVASTIK (SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE)?
- CSIR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND POLICY RESEARCH (CSIR-NIScPR).
- IT IS A 12 DAY EXERCISE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING INDIA’S CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE.
BHARAT NCX 2024 IS ORGANIZED BY?
THE CEREMONY WAS ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIAT (NSCS) IN COLLABORATION WITH RASHTRIYA RAKSHA UNIVERSITY (RRU).
SUSTAINABLE TRADE INDEX IS DEVELOPED BY?
HINRICH FOUNDATION.
PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE TRADE INDEX?
- ECONOMIC GROWTH
- SOCIETAL ADVANCEMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
INDIAN PHILANTHROPY REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
DASRA AND BAIN COMPANY INDIA.
WHAT IS WAVES WHICH WAS IN NEWS RECENTLY?
- WAVES IS AN OTT PLATFORM OF PRASAR BHARATI.
- MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
JOBS AT YOUR DOORSTEP REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
WORLD BANK.
ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION (ONOS) SCHEME IS OVERSEEN BY WHICH MINISTRY?
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION (ONOS) APPLIES TO?
- IT IS A UNIFIED PORTAL FOR ACCESSING JOURNALS.
- APPLIES TO GOVERMENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIs) AND CENTRAL R&D LABORATORIES.
GLOBAL MATCHMAKING PLATFORM (GMP) HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY?
THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (UNIDO) AND THE CLIMATE CLUB LAUNCHED THE GLOBAL MATCHMAKING PLATFORM (GMP) ON THE ENERGY DAY AT COP29.
WHAT IS GLOBAL MATCHMAKING PLATFORM?
- THE GLOBALLY MATCHMAKING PLATFORM (GMP) IS A NEW INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION.
- THE GMP, HOSTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (UNIDO) WILL CONNECT COUNTRIES WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO IMPLEMENT DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS.
STATE PARTIES PRESENT AT GLOBAL MATCHMAKING PLATFORM (GBM)?
GERMANY, CHILE (CO-CHAIRS), URUGUAY, TURKIYE, BANGLADESH, AND INDONESIA.
NON STATE PARTICIPANTS AT GLOBAL MATCHMAKING PLATFORM (GBM)?
- UNIDO
- WORLD BANK
- CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUNDS (CIF)
- GIZ AND OTHERS.
WHAT ARE HELSINKI RULES, BERLIN RULES?
THEY ARE INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR WATER DISPUTES.
WHAT IS DARK TOURISM?
- DARK TOURISM INVOLVES VISITING PLACES LINKED TO TRAGIC EVENTS.
- IT IS ALSO CALLED THANATOURISM OR GRIEF TOURISM.
E-DAAKHIL PORTAL IS LAUNCHED BY?
NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL COMMISSION.
WHAT IS OCELOT?
- IT IS A NEW QUANTUM COMPUTING CHIP.
- THE OCELOT CHIP IS BUILT USING STANDARD SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNIQUES AND A MATERIAL CALLED TANTALUM.
CYBER SLAVERY REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
RICE BEER VARIETIES FROM ASSAM THAT GOT GI TAG RECENTLY?
- BODO JOU GWRAN- HIGHEST ALCOHOL CONTENT
- MAIBRA JOU BIDWI
- BODO JOU GISHI
TRADITIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS FROM ASSAM THAT GOT GI TAGS RECENTLY?
- BODO NAPHAM
- BODO ONDLA
- BODO GWKHA (GWKA GWKHI)
- BODO NARZI
CULTURAL CLOTH FROM ASSAM THAT GOT GI TAG RECENTLY?
BODO ARONAI (SCARF).
STATE BUTTERFLY OF MAHARASHTRA?
MAHARASHTRA BECAME THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE A STATE BUTTERFLY BLUE MORMON.
STATE BUTTERFLY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH?
KAISER-I-HIND (TEINOPLANUS IMPERIALIS).
STATE BUTTERFLY OF GOA?
MALABAR TREE NYMPH (IDEA MALABARICA).
STATE BUTTERFLY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR?
BLUE PANSY (JUNONIA ORITHYA).
STATE BUTTERFLY OF KARNATAKA?
SAHYADRI BIRDWING (TROIDES MINOS).
STATE BUTTERFLY OF PUNJAB?
THE INDIAN FRITILLARY (ARGYNNIS HYPERBIUS).
NODAL MINISTRY OF CRUISE BHARAT MISSION?
THE MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS.
WHO CREATED THE NOBEL ECONOMICS AWARD?
THE ECONOMICS AWARD WASN’T CREATED BY NOBEL, BUT BY SWEDEN’S CENTRAL BANK IN 1968.
WHERE ARE NOBEL PRIZES PRESENTED?
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IS PRESENTED IN NORWAY WHILE THE OTHER AWARDS ARE HANDED OUT IN SWEDEN.
WHAT IS C-3?
CITIES COALITION FOR CIRCULARITY (C-3) IS A MULTINATION ALLIANCE AIMED AT SHARING AT FOSTERING CITY TO CITY COLLABORATION, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION IS ESTABLISHED UNDER?
ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONS ACT, 1998 BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
HALARI DONKEYS ORIGIN?
NATIVE TO THE HALAR REGION OF GUJARAT, INDIA, PARTICULARLY IN THE JAMNAGAR AND DWARKA DISTRICTS.
CONSERVATION OF HALARI DONKEY?
THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES AND THE SAHJEEVAN TRUST ARE INVOLVED IN THE BREEDING AND CONSERVATION OF HALARI DONKEYS.
STATE OF GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
IT IS AN ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED BY WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO).
ACADEMIC FREEDOM INDEX IS A PART OF THE “FREE TO THINK REPORT” BY THE __________.
SCHOLARS AT RISK (SAR) ACADEMIC FREEDOM MONITORING PROJECT.
AIM AND NODAL MINISTRY OF HUMSAFAR POLICY?
- AIM IS TO ENHANCE THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN INDIA.
- NODAL MINISTRY IS MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS.
WHICH NATIONAL PARK BECAME THE SECOND BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY HUB?
ASSAM’S KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, FAMOUS FOR ITS ONE HORNED RHINO POPULATION, HAS ALSO EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE SECOND BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY HUB, AFTER NAMDAPHA NATIONAL PARK IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
LOCATION OF KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK?
- IT IS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
- LIES BETWEEN GOLAGHAT AND NAGOAN IN THE STATE OF ASSAM.
- IT LIES BETWEEN BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER AND THE KARBI (MIKIR) HILLS.
GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX IS PUBLISHED BY?
THE OXFORD POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (OPHI) AND THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT OFFICE OF THE UNDP.
NODAL MINISTRY OF IndiaAi MISSION WITH NEW EoI INITIATIVE?
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
IMPLEMENTATION OF IndiaAi MISSION WITH NEW EoI INITIATIVE?
IT IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS DIVISION (IBD) UNDER THE DIGITAL INDIA CORPORATION (DIC).
ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
THE FRASER INSTITUTE.
LAUNCH OF MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE (MIDH)?
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 2014-15.
______, _______& _______ RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH INITIATIVE FOR INDIA FRAMEWORK (DiGi) FRAMEWORK.
UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA.
NODAL MINISTRY FOR LAND PORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA (LPAI)?
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
THE 1ST INDIGENOUSLY BUILT POLLUTION CONTROL VESSEL _______ WAS LAUNCHED IN GOA.
SAMUDRA PRATAP.
WHAT IS PROJECT BHEDIYA?
THE UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED ‘OPERATION BHEDIYA’ TO CAPTURE THE PACK OF WOLVES THAT HAS KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE.
WHAT IS LAST CHANCE TOURISM?
LAST CHANCE TOURISM IS A TYPE OF TRAVEL WHERE PEOPLE VISIT ENDANGERED NATURAL PLACES, ALLOWING THEM TO SEE THEM BEFORE THEY DISSAPPEAR OR CHANGE.
TAPI PIPELINE PROJECT?
TURKMENISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-INDIA (TAPI PIPELINE) IS A MAJOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECT THAT AIMS TO TRANSPORT NATURAL GAS FROM TURKMENISTAN TO AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIA.
ROUTE OF TAPI PIPELINE PROJECT?
- THE TAPI PIPELINE ORIGINATES FROM THE GALKYNYSH GAS FIELD IN TURKMENISTAN, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST GAS RESERVES.
- IT THEN PASSES THROUGH AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND ENDS AT FAZILKA IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA.
FINANCING OF TAPI PIPELINE?
FUNDED BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
CURCUMA UNGMENSIS A NEW COUSIN OF THE TURMERIC HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN?
NAGALAND.
WHAT IS DABBA CALLING?
DABBA CALLING IS A METHOD OF MAKING EXTORTION CALLS THAT INVOLVES USING TWO PHONES TO CIRCUMVENT DETECTION AND TRACKING BY AUTHORITIES.
WORKING OF DABBA CALLING?
- INITIAL CALL:- THE HENCHMAN MAKES AN EXTORTION CALL TO THE INTENDED VICTIM USING ONE PHONE. THIS CALL IS MADE OVER THE INTERNET, OFTEN USING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) SERVICES.
- SIMULTANEOUS CALL:- USING A SECOND PHONE, THE HENCHMAN MAKES ANOTHER CALL TO HIS BOSS, WHO IS TYPICALLY LOCATED IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. THE TWO PHONES ARE KEPT SIDE-BY-SIDE, AND THEIR SPEAKERS ARE TURNED ON.
- DUAL COMMUNICATION:- THIS METHOD ALLOWS THE BOSS TO ISSUE THREATS OR DEMANDS WITHOUT DIRECTLY INTERACTING WITH THE VICTIM’s PHONE.
INDIA RECENTLY LAUNCHED AN OPERATION ‘SADBHAV’. IT’S OBJECTIVE?
TO SEND URGENT RELIEF MATERIALS TO MYANMAR, LAOS, AND VIETNAM IN ASSISTING THEM IN DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF A MAJOR TYPHOON YAGI.
FALCON CAPITAL OF THE WORLD?
NAGALAND.
BOTH COFFEE AND RUBBER BOARD ARE UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE MINISTRY OF?
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
INDIA’S MEMBERSHIP OF ASOSAI (ASIAN ORGANIZATION OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS)?
- INDIA IS A MEMBER OF ASOSAI.
- INDIA IS A CHARTER OF ASOSAI, AND THE CAG OF INDIA HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF ASOSAI FOR THE PERIOD 2024-2047.
KEFFIYEH SCARVES ARE A GARMENT LONG ASSOCIATED WITH ________ SOLIDARITY.
PALESTINIAN.
QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA SET UP?
- IT WAS SET UP IN 1997, JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE INDIAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTED BY THE THREE PREMIER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS.
- ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF INDIA (ASSOCHAM)
- CONFEDERATION OF INDIA (CII)
- FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(FICCI).
FOUR PILLARS UNDER QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA SURAJYA?
- SHIKSHA (EDUCATION)
- SWASTHYA (HEALTH)
- SAMRIDDHI (PROSPERITY)
- SUSHASAN (GOVERNANCE).
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI) IS LAUNCHED BY?
- UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
- THE USE OF INDEX IS VOLUNTARY.
THE AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (APEDA) FACILITATED THE FIRST EXPORT OF INDIA’S READY TO DRINK FIG JUICE, MADE FROM GI TAGGED _______ FIGS, TO POLAND.
PURANDAR FIGS.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PREPAREDNESS INDEX (AIPI) IS RELEASED BY?
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
FORMATION OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
- THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GPAI) WAS FORMED ON JUNE 15, 2020, AND CURRENTLY COMPRISES 29 MEMBERS INCLUDING
- US, UK, EU, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND SINGAPORE.
- CHINA IS NOT A MEMBER.
COFFEES FROM INDIA WITH GI TAGS?
- ARAKU COFFEE FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
- COORG ARABICA
- WAYANAD ROBUSTA
- CHIKMAGALUR ARABICA
- BABABUDANGIRI ARABICA FROM KARNATAKA
- MONSOONED MALABAR ROBUSTA FROM KERALA.
________ REPLACES THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB), ESTABLISHED IN 2008.
ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF).
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF)?
PRIME MINISTER.
VICE PRESIDENTS OF ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF)?
UNION MINISTERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION.
FAILAKA ISLAND- WHY IN NEWS?
- KUWAUT PETROLEUM CORPORATION (KPC) ANNOUNCED A SIGNIFICANT OIL DISCOVERY IN THE AL-NOKATHA FIELD, LOCATED EAST OF THE KUWAITI ISLAND OF FAILAKA.
- FAILAKA ISLAND IS A KUWAITI ISLAND IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
- IT IS SITUATED IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
MEMBER NATIONS OF GLOBAL BIOFUEL ALLIANCE?
- FOUNDED BY INDIA, US AND BRAZIL.
- ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, ITALY, MAURITIUS, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UAE ARE OTHER MEMBERS.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS OF GLOBAL BIOFUELS ALLIANCE?
- WORLD BANK
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
- WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
- INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
- INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM
- INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION.
WHAT IS WHITELISTING?
WHITELISTING IS A CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY THAT ONLY ALLOWS AN APPROVED LIST OF APPLICATIONS, PROGRAMS, WEBSITES, IP ADDRESSES, EMAIL ADDRESSES, OR IP DOMAINS, TO RUN IN A PROTECTED COMPUTER OR NETWORK.
WHAT IS MULTISWIG WALLET?
- A CRYPTOCYRRENCY WALLET KNOWN AS A MULTISWIG WALLET (MULTI SIGNATURE WALLET) INVOLVES THE USAGE OF TWO OR MORE PRIVATE KEYS TO SIGN AND APPROVE TRANSACTIONS.
- THESE WALLETS ARE MOST USEFUL WHEN CRYPTOCURRENCY OR OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS ARE OWNED BY MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS OR ARE HELD IN CUSTODY BY A COMPANY.
RECENTLY, _______ BECAME THE 10TH AFRICAN COUNTRY TO SIGN THE UN WATER CONVENTION.
IVORY COAST.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OF YUVA 3.0 (PRIME MINISTER’S SCHEME FOR MENTORING YOUNG AUTHORS)?
THE NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA, UNDER THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NCMC)?
CABINET SECRETARY.
OPERATION KARUNA?
INDIA LAUNCHED OPERATION KARUNA TO ASSIST MYANMAR WHICH HAS BEEN DEVASTATED BY CYCLONE MOCHA.
GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX IS PUBLISHED BY?
THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
WORLD BANK.
OPERATION SADBHAVANA?
- THE INDIAN ARMY IS ORGANIZING MULTIPLE WELFARE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS RUNNING SCHOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AS PART OF “OPERATION SADBHAVANA” ETC.
- A TOTAL OF RS 8.82 CRORE OF “OPERATION SADBHAVANA” FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED FOR THE UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23.
LIPTAKO GOURMA CHARTER?
- MALI, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER HAVE FORMALISED LIPTAKO GOURMA CHARTER ESTABLISHING THE “ALLIANCE OF SAHEL STATES”.
- AIM IS TO ESTABLISH A COLLECTIVE DEFENCE AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK.
- BINDING CHARTER: IT BINDS THESE NATIONS TO EXTEND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO EACH OTHER IN THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK ON ANY ONE OF THEM.
- LIPTAKO GOURMA REGION: IT IS AN AREA WHERE THE BORDERS OF MALI, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER CONVERGE.
THE ENERGY PROGRESS REPORT IS PREPARED BY?
IT WAS PREPARED IN COLLABORATION BY THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA), INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA), THE UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION (UNSD), THE WORLD BANK, AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO).
ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX IS PUBLISHED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
CONTAINER PORT PERFORMANCE INDEX IS DEVELOPED BY?
WORLD BANK AND S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
WHAT IS ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOF?
- A CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHOD, ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOF IS A WAY BY WHICH A PARTY (CALLED THE PROVER) CONVINCES THE OTHER PARTY (CALLED THE VERIFIER) THAT IT POSSESSES A PIECE OF DATA OR INFORMATION, WITHOUT REVEALING THE DATA ITSELF.
- WHILE ZERO PROOF KNOWLEDGE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES NOW, THERE HAS BEEN RENEWED INTEREST WITH THE ADVENT OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.
WHAT IS ULAA?
- ULAA IS A MADE IN INDIA WEB BROWSER DEVELOPED BY ZOHO CORPORATION.
- IT IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CYBERSECURITY, DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY, AND INTERNET RESILIENCE FOR THE COUNTRY.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OF SILHALLA PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT?
TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED (TANGEDCO).
OTTAWA CONVENTION ON LANDMINES HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED BY?
RUSSIA, CHINA, INDIA AND USA HAVE NOT SIGNED THE TREATY.
DALLE CHILLY (DALLE KHURSANI) IS FROM WHICH STATE?
SIKKIM (ALSO GOT GI TAG IN 2020).
WHAT IS SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS (SHU)?
MEASUREMENT OF THE PUNGENCY (SPICINESS) OF PEPPERS AND OTHER HOT FOODS.
WHAT IS GREEN GRABBING?
GREEN GRABBING OCCURS WHEN LAND IS REPURPOSED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS LIKE CARBON OFFSETTING, BIODIVERSITY RESERVES, AFFORESTATION, OR CLEAN ENERGY.
