miscellaneous india Flashcards
when is indian army day?
15th jan
what does indian army day represent?
transfer of power from british to free india
two indian army officers to hold 5 star rank of feild marshal?
legendary sam manekshaw and KM carriappa (aka kipper)
CSIR in tie up wit —- launched portable genome sequencing lab?
SpiceHealth
Indias one of aa kind tech park?
Rani khera tech park in delhi
CBI books which two companies for data theft?
Cambridge analytica and global science research ltd
France and india
mirage 2000
Facts about Dobri chanti bridge
Longest motorable singla lane highway
- 725 metres,
- 14 years
- 2.95 crore
Portal for digitalised land records and why?
Dharani portal- TO reduce corruption
Cheif information officer
Yashvardhan sinha
Frist cheif information officer?
+fist fem
Wajahat Habibullah
and first female cheif information officer- Deepak Sandhu
Indias first solar powered energy train in?
Kerela- veli tourist village
Misiion sagar - 2
India to port of sudan for basic food and all
INS AIRAVAT dlivers food to?
sudan, djibouti, eritrea,
Operation Sanjeevani
India delivers essential medical supplies to Maldives (6.2 tonnes)
Bernard van leer foundation has what ties with india ?
hardeep singh puri ties with netherlands foundation for nurturing neighbourhood challenge
Govt of india signs loan with –? for 1 billion, why?
Signs with NDB - atma nirbhar bharat abhyan, for MGNREG scheme
UP to take what culture wolrd wide? (hint: huts)
Tharu tribes culture
which state signed MoU with ?? university for training of entrepreneurs?
Maharashtra/ cornell
Andhra pradesh 3 capitals
Visakhapatnam- executive
Amaravati- legisl
Kurnool - judicial
Who gonna launch indias first ELECTRIC TRUCK?
German autogiant- Daimler
first indian woman to fly fighter pilot on repub day parade
Bhawana Kanth
Indias first snow igloo cafe
Gulmarg
Head of Bharatiya Kisan Union
Bhuta Singh Burj Gill
rakesh tikait is the spokesperson
HAL contract with russia to make?
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd- contract to make 272 Su-30 MKI’s
India post + India —- payments bank establis – Digital payment app for financial services too
India post + India post payments bank = DakPay
Ceo of India Post payments bank
J venkatramu
HDI developed by?
pakistani economist- MAhbub Al Haq
Indias first maritime arbitration centre being built where?
GMAC- Mediationa nd Arbitration Centre- in Gift City Gujarat
which bank first in world to connect to Swift Gpi instant?
LLoyds bank- Swift GPI allows fast money transaction across borders
Worlds biggest Hybrid renewable energy park?
in Gujarat, 30,000 MW over 72,600 hectares of waste land
where are they beginning production of gas from Asias deepest Projects?
east coast of India- Satellites Cluster,
Who are collaborating for the Gas production in asias deepest project?
Reliance industries- BP PLC from UK
Which is the worlds most trafficked animal
Pngolins
Which state is first to have dedicated action plan for conservation of most trafficed animal?
Maharashtra
What are ATAGS
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
ATAGS developed by?
Drdo+ Bharat Forge
Bharat forge= Kalyani group+ tata power SED
What is indias Case fatality and what is global Cae fatalitiy
1.29
global= 2.26
Vice president of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union -
Prasar Bharthi Ceo - Shashi Shekhar Vempati
India adds what to ramsar sites?
Tso Kar wetland Complexes, Ghangthang region in LAdakh
ramsar- city in iran
35 navy coordinated patrol between?
India and Indonesia- IND INDO CORPAT
Vision SAGAR?
Safetry and Growth for All in Region
Indonesia PM
Joko Widodo
Which council from what part of india banned for unlawful activities ?
National Socialist Council Nagalad
Who partnered with which state for indias first Gender Data HUb?
Kerala partnered with UN Women
UN women hq+ leader?
Newyork, Phymzile Mlambo Ngcuka
what is the health insurance coverage for people of J and K
SEHAT
Assam cabinet approves use of which language?
BODO language as associate official
Centre and world bank sign deal of ?? for development of what in indi a
500million USD for development of National Highway Corridors
MR-SAM missile made by india and ?
Isr*el + india
Current chair of DRDO
G. satheesh reddy
what state to be indias first lithium refinery?
Gujarat
Head of the 15th finance comission
NK SINGH
what article enables the fianance comission and who chooses the candidates
ARTICLE 280 and the president
tenure of team is every 5 years
what article gives the government power to give statehood status to regions and revoke it?
ARTICLE 3 !
gives govt the decision to give formal statehood to places.
what is the LAC situation and what area is disputed and why does china want a specific finger
Finger 4-8 is disputed and if china gets control over finger 4 it will have access over CHULSUL VALLEY
first player to score 100 in all formats against FOUR countrie
rohit sharma
when did uttarakhand recieve stateship and from who?
from UTTAR PRADESH in 2000
indian army permanent post in near – finger??
who is it named after and why
DHANSINGH THAPA POST - finger 3
major dhansingh got VIR CHAKRA - highest gallantry awward
information and broadcasting comissioner
ravi shankar prasad,
in the southern bank what areas did india capture as a counter to chinas
RECHIN LA and REZANG LA
FACTS about Arjun MK-1 tank
DRDO+ COMBAT VEHICLES RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT (CVRDE)
inducted in 2009
FSAPDS are present in what and whats the fullform
present in ARJUN MK1 tanks
FSAPDS - fin stabilising armour piercing discarding sabbit
difference between new and old arjun mk1 tank
new- 54.3% indeginous
old 41%
what is the ASSAM voter literacy program and fullform?
SVEEP - Systematic voters education and electoral participation
name of oldest known animal on earth and where were its fossils found
DICKINSONIA - 550 million years old, found in MP - bheembetka caves.
what section of the IT act can force intermediaries to block content
69 a
history of bhima koregaon?
few hundred mahar soldiers defeated the peshwa army led by peshwa bajirao 2 in koregaon
the SC and tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989
India begins tenure as non permanent member of unsc along with
Grenadines, st vincent, niger, estonia, vietnam tunisia
INDIAS TURN TO BE PRESIDENT- AUGUST 2021
1 governor of RBI + first INDIAN govner of rbi
OSBORN SMITH
C.D deshmukh
current RBI governr
Shaktikant das
- Worlds first cryptocurrency bank opened in india
- JAIPUR
- UNICAS + Cashaaa
NAtional Green tribunal enacted in?
2010
Chairman of National Green Tribunal?
Aadarsh kumar goel
Objective of Green Tribunal
- effective and expiditious disposal of cases that are related to the protection of the environment
- To give relief and compensate for any damages caused to people and properties
- to handle various environmental disputes that involve multi disciplenary issues
Principle bench f NGT
New delhi
who was the judge against the subrimala judgement
Justice indu malhotra -
what dynasty rediscovered the sabrimala route
Pandama dynasty
Fundamental right to practice religion
Article 25-28
when did aung San Syuu ki get the nobel prize?
1991
leutenant governer of puducherry removed?
KIRAN BEDI
Is the economic survey binding for the governemtn?
NO
Which is the worlds largest CRICKET stadium and has now been renamed?
Sardar patel sports enclave has MOTERA STADIUM
renamed to Narendra modi stadium
hat is red echo and what did they use?
red echo is a chinese hacker group and used the malware SHADOW PAD
what is the usa thinktank that rates world freedom and what is indias label?
- FREEDOM HOUSE- india is now PARTLY free
- theme= freedom in the world 2021 democracy under seige
india japan colombo port issue
india + japan would originally get stakes in easter side but now will get 85% in western port
colombos international terminal - built by china and china holds 85%
what is SANSAD TV ?
sansad tv is the merged channel of Lok Sabha TV- LSTV and Rajya Sabha TV- RSTV
it will have two channels- same info in English and hindi
what article in the constitution gives presidents rule in UT like pondichery?
article 356
when did suprmeem court ban jallikattu the game
2014
when did india send its first official entry to oscars?
1957 - th emovie: mother india