Miscellaneous Flashcards
Which Indian is elected as a Member of the International Law Commission?
Aniruddha Rajput
who won Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 66th National Film Awards ceremony?
Amitabh Bachan
Chapchar Kut festival is celebrated in?
Mizoram
it is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning)
according to Forbes, which country tops the list with the most number of billionaires?
1 The United States 585
2 China 476
3 India 131
4 Germany 114
which channels banned in India over coverage of Delhi riots?
Asianet News and MediaOne TV
World Wildlife Day is observed on
3 March
What’s India’s rank according to the latest GEAPI report compiled by World Economic Forum?
India, which was ranked 68th in the annual Global Competitiveness Index
compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF),
is among the worst-performing BRICS nations along with Brazil (ranked even lower than India at 71st this year)
Which country ranked first according to the latest GEAPI report compiled by World Economic Forum?
Singapore US, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Who is the chairman of the IAAF Athletes Commission?
World Athletics, formerly known as the International
Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations (both abbreviated as IAAF)
Sebastian Coe
Where is the headquarters of IAAF located?
Monaco, Country in Europe
Who is RBI Governor?
Shaktikanta Das
Who was conferred with the Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2019?
Vishwanath Tiwari Asti Aur Bhavti
Who won the Jnanpith Award 2019?
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
When is World Maritime Day is observed?
24 September
The United Nations (UN), via the International Maritime Organization (IMO), created World Maritime Day to celebrate the international maritime industry’s contribution towards the world’s economy, especially in shipping. The event’s date varies by year and country but it is always in the last week of September.
Mana TV is educational Chanel of which Indian State?
Telangana, revamped in 2016
World Rabies Day is observed on?
28 September
Who is DG of NDRF?
Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan
Shri SN Pradhan, IPS
Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan took over as Director-General of National Disaster Response Force on 22nd January 2019.
India’s first test match was against?
The very first Test: Versus England at the Lord’s in 1932
Which country has played the most number of test matches in cricket?
England, Australia (812) West Indies (535), India (523), South Africa (427), New Zealand (426), Pakistan (415), Sri Lanka (274), Bangladesh (108), Zimbabwe (105).
Who won recent Australia Open Tennis title?
Novak Djokovic captured the Australian Open Title of 2020 in Men’s single.
Sofia Kenin won Women’s singles at the tournament.
Rajeev Ram teamed up win Men’s Doubles
Who won the Qatar Open 2019?
Belgium’s Elise Mertens
Belgium’s Elise Mertens has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Simona Halep of Romania
Yudh Abhyas is the joint military training of India with which other nations?
US-India
at Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington DC, from September 5-18
A joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas - 2019 is being conducted as part of the ongoing Indo-US defense cooperation.
Kurash is a form of wrestling originated from which country?
Uzbekistan
Which Indian film has been selected as India’s official entry to Oscars 2019?
Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar,
selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards
The world’s largest solar power plant has been commissioned to be at ______?
Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
The plant was set up by Adani Group on an area of around 5,000 acres at a total cost of Rs 4,550 crore.
Who designed the Bear Golf Course?
Jack Nicklaus
Who was crowned Mrs. India Earth 2019?
Tejaswini Manogna
Miss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India’s delegates to the Miss Earth pageant in 2019, and one of the winner of the contest “Tejaswini Manogna” was crowned Miss Earth India 2019 .
Who won Miss Earth 2019?
Nellys Pimentel, from Puerto Rico
Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant competition promoting environmental awareness and responsibility fully accredited and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme.[1][2][3] The contest is the third largest beauty pageant in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals.[4][5][6][7] Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, the competition is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants — the most coveted beauty titles among all the international pageant competitions.[8]
Who won 2019 Nobel Prizes literature?
Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
“for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Akira Yoshino Japanese chemist & M. Stanley Whittingham American-British chemist & John B. Goodenough American scientist
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry happen awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittied the right conditions for wireless and fossngham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Through their work, they have a creatil-fuel-free society, and so brought the greatest benefit to humankind.
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Jim Peebles American-Canadian astronomer (“for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” ) & Michel Mayor Swiss astrophysicist & Didier Queloz Swiss astronomer
“for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos”,
and the other half jointly to “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.”
who won Nobel in Physiology or Medicine?
William G. Kaelin, American physician
& Gregg L. Semenza American professor & Peter J. Ratcliffe British physician
“for their discoveries of how cells sense and to adapt to oxygen availability”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics?
Michael Kremer American economist & Abhijit Banerjee Indian economist & Esther Duflo American-French economist
“for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Peace?
Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
“for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.”
Who won the 2019 Grand Prix?
1 Bahrain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercede-Britain) 2 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 3 Chinese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 4 Spain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 5 Monaco Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 6 Canada Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 7 France Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 8 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 9 Russian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 10 Mexican Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 11 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton
12 Austria Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Belgian-Dutch)
13 German Grand Prix Max Verstappen
14 Brazilian Grand Prix Max Verstappen
15 Australia Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes – Finland)
16 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
17 Japanese Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
18 United States Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
19 Belgian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco)
20 Italian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc
21 Singapore Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari – Germany)
The International Peace Day is on
21 September
International Day of Peace (United Nations) 2020
Which nations top the 2019 World Economic Forum Index?
1 Singapore 84.8 2 United States 83.7 3 Hong Kong 83.1 4 Netherlands 82.4 ... ... .... 68 India
Who has been appointed as UPSC chairman?
Shri Arvind Saxena
Who won gold at ISSF World Cup?
Manu Bhaker
17 years old Manu Bhaker from India got the Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol Women in her first World Cup Final
Who is the current Union Sports Minister?
Kiren Rijiju
Who was awarded Arjuna Award in 2019 in cricket?
Poonam Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja
When is the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone layer?
16 September 2020
Titan is a moon of which planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Titan is the sixth gravitationally rounded moon from Saturn.
Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan is 50% larger than Earth’s moon and 80% more massive.
It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter’s moon Ganymede and
is larger than the planet Mercury, but only 40% as massive.
Who won the prestigious 2019 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar award?
Min-Yu Huang,
Dr. Vasuki Narasimha Swamy,
Bichai Wang i
International Democracy Day is celebrated on?
15 September
International Day of Democracy 2020
Who won the 2019 Duleep Trophy Tournament?
India Red
India Red won the tournament, beating India Green by an innings and 38 runs in the final.
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National Hindi Divas is on
14 September
Which Indian football tournament is the oldest in Asia and 3rd oldest in World?
Durand Cup
ON what surface is the US open Tennis Tournament is played?
hard court
the surface called Pro DecoTurf.
Who is currently ranked 1st in the Men’s ATP rankings?
Novak Djokovic was the number one player on the ATP rankings with 9,720 points.
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ATP Ranking of the top 50 male tennis players worldwide based on ranking points as of February 2020.
Where is the headquarters of APEC located?
Singapore
What was the founding name of Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL)?
Founded 1940 (As Hindustan Aircraft)
1964 (Renamed Hindustan Aeronautics)
When is T.B. Day observed?
24 March
Who is the chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal??
L. Narasimha Reddy
Which countries involved in Shangai Five Grouping established in 1996?
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
The Shanghai Five grouping was created on 26 April 1996 with the signing of the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions in Shanghai, China by the heads of states of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
In which Year was the Shangai Cooperation Organization (SCO) established?
26 April 1996
World Meteorological Day is celebrated on?
23 March
Who has appointed as a member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions Bureau in Geneva?
HL Dattu,
the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Chief Justice of India, has been appointed as an Asia-Pacific member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI-ICC) Bureau in Geneva. His role in the ICC Bureau is to strengthen the ICC and also to enhance the role of NHRIs in the UN mechanisms.
Krishi Karman Awards are given by centre to?
States
The Earth Hour is an annual event (movement) organized by which group?
28 March by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
What was the theme of Earth Hou 2019
The theme of Earth Hour 2019 is #Connect2Earth
The Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion) is the highest civilian award given by which European nation for outstanding service to it, regardless of the nationality of the recipient?
France
The Legion d’Honneur (the Legion of Honour), instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, is the highest civilian award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the nationality of the recipients.
What are Skoch Awards?
About Skoch Challenger Awards Instituted in 2003. These are the highest independently instituted civilian honors. They have been conferred on some of from across India for their efforts in the area of digital, social and financial inclusion.
Which film won the best film at the 13th Asian Film Awards?
Shoplifters
South Korea Lee Chang-dong
for Burning
Japan Kōji Yakusho
for The Blood of Wolves
Russia-Kazakhstan Samal Yeslyamova
for Ayka
China Zhang Yu
for Dying to Survive
Hong Kong Kara Hui
for Tracey
What became the first liquor product in the country to be accorded the GI tag, in 2000?
Feni
Goa government has classified Feni, country liquor as the heritage spirit of the state.
In 2004, Darjeeling tea became the first product in India to be registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999 (hereafter referred to as the GI Act)
Who is the current Union Food and Public Distribution Minister?
Ram Vilas Paswan
Which govt notified Coronavirus under the Epidemic Disease Act?
The Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897
Karnataka, where 29 people have tested positive so far, implemented the legislation on March 11. It was the first Indian state to do so.
Haryana, in the north, declared coronavirus an epidemic under this Act on March 12
Maharashtra, which has the highest recorded cases of coronavirus, has since enforced the Act, along with Delhi and Goa.
This law enables states to ban public gatherings, ask schools and large institutions to stop functioning, and issue advisories to companies to explore work-from-home models. It also gives the state a right to penalize media organizations spreading misinformation.
The law is one of India’s last colonial-era legislations.
How many times and when govt has used the Epidemic Disease Act?
the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 is a law that was first enacted to tackle bubonic plague in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in former British-occupied India.
The Act has been routinely used to contain various diseases in India such as swine flu, cholera, malaria, and dengue.[3]
In 2018, the Act was enforced as cholera began to spread in a region of Gujarat.
In 2015, it was used to deal with dengue and malaria in Chandigarh and
in 2009 it was invoked in Pune to combat swine flu.
Starting in March 2020, the act is being enforced across India in order to limit the spread of coronavirus disease in 2019.[3]
Who won the Abel prize 2019 in the field of Maths?
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck
On March 19, 2019, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
named U.S mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck as the winner of the 2019 Abel Prize
Who was named in the 30 most influential people on the Internet list of Times magazine?
Lil Nas X
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
President Donald Trump
15 March is observed as in word?
Word Consumer day
Who is the current Union Environment Minister?
Prakash Javadekar
Who won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize?
Peter Tabuchi
Meet Peter Tabichi, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2019
The winner of the 2019 US $1 million prizes was
announced on stage by movie star Hugh Jackman.
Name the Kerala born entrepreneur and educational philanthropist who instituted the Global Teacher Prize?
Sunny Varkey
Who won the 2019 All England Badminton title?
Men’s Singles Kento Momota
Women’s Singles Chen Yufei
Men's Doubles (Indonesia) Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (Champions)
Women’s doubles (China) Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
Who won 2019 Santosh Trophy Football championships?
the Services
lifted the 2019 Santosh Trophy by defeating Punjab 1-0 in the final at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on 21st April.
Who is the union railway minister?
Piyush Goyal, serving since 3 September 2017
Which international award is dubbed as the oscar of tourism communication?
Golden City Gate Award
Who is the current head of IMF?
Kristalina Georgieva, Bulgarian Economist
who has held the post since October 1, 2019
Chairman of the Law Commission of India?
.Balbir Singh Chauhan
is the chairperson of the Cauvery water dispute tribunal and the current Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.
The Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal is headed by?
B.S. Chauhan
Garuda Shakti is a joint training exercise by India &?
Indonesia
Current Union Shipping Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
is currently the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping and the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers.
Name of the world’s biggest dairy development program which transformed India form a milk-deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producer surpassing the USA in 1998?
Operation Flood,
launched on 13 January 1970,
was a landmark project of India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the world’s biggest dairy development program.
Who won the Asia Cup 2019 cricket
India
What is Safe Haven?
A Safe Haven law, also known as a Baby Moses law or a safe surrender law, allows a parent to surrender their baby to someone at a designated location without fear of being charged with abandonment.
What is zoonosis?
A zoonosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that spread from non-human animals (usually vertebrates) to humans.
What is anthroponosis?
person-to-person transmitted infectious disease
Who is the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee)?
Thomas Bach
Nemai Ghosh is related to which profession?
Photographer
Veteran photographer Nemai Ghosh passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday. He was 85. He had been unwell after a recent surgery.
Who is the Chairman of SEBI?
Ajay Tyagi
Who is the inventor of Dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
Abhijeet Banerjee was awarded Nobel for?
in Economics in 2019, for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
Name the scientist who is the only one to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice?
John Bardeen
Also the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Bardeen twice, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Frederick Sanger. Two laureates have been awarded twice but not in the same field: Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry) and Linus Pauling (Chemistry and Peace).
Till the end of 2019, the total number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in India is?
38 UNESCO Sites
Other countries packed full of UNESCO World Heritage Sites include Germany with a total of 47 UNESCO sites, France with a total of 45 sites, and India which has 38 UNESCO Sites
Who was crowned as “Miss Supranational’ during 2019?
Anntonia Porsild
BANGKOK: Anntonia Porsild has been crowned Miss Supranational 2019, beating contestants from 77 countries and becoming the first Thai to be awarded the honour.
Who has been selected for the 2019 BC Roy Award?
Dr. B.K. Misra
Mumbai-based eminent neurosurgeon Dr. B.K. Misra was named for the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award for the year 2018 as an Eminent Medical Person of the Year.
It is the highest medical honor of India and will be bestowed upon him by President Ram Nath Kovind on July 1, 2019, on the occasion of National Doctors Day.