Newspaper Flashcards
1
Q
When was the 42 nd amendment of constitution done
A
1976
2
Q
What three words did the amendment add
A
Social secular integrity
3
Q
When was the unlawful conversion of religion act formed
A
2021
4
Q
ACC to 2011 census how much percentage do Hindus account for
A
81
5
Q
How often does the census come out
A
Every 10 years (not in 2021 cuz of covis)
6
Q
When was the sino indian agreement
A
29th apr 1954
7
Q
Where will the next SCO meet be held
A
China
8
Q
What line divides India and China when was it formed
A
Macmohan, 1914
9
Q
State the articles in which following are mentioned :
National emergency
State emergency
A
352
356
10
Q
Was the loac signed by any country
A
No
11
Q
What is the triple frontier area with respect to drug control
A
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay
12
Q
In India where is weed legal
A
Odisha
Up mp UK Jammu (only for meds)
13
Q
What is the India Mongolia military exercise called
A
Nomadic elephant
14
Q
What was India’s first supercomputer called
A
Param 1991
15
Q
WHO hq ?
A
Geneva Switzerland
16
Q
New pm of UK ? Which party ?
A
Keir starmer. , Labour party
17
Q
Top importer of weapons
A
India from Russia
18
Q
Top exporter of weapons
A
USA
19
Q
What is the NCW
A
Statutory body
Formed through act of “ notional commission of women act “ 1990
Body formed in 1992
20
Q
Who is the chair of NCW
A
Rekha Sharma(OUTDATED)
21
Q
Who is mahua Moitra
A
Chief of Trinamool Cong
22
Q
Which govt org decides the msp rate
A
CACP
(Statutory body formed in 1965 headquartered in Delhi)
23
Q
When is the open market sale scheme utilised
A
When wheat or rice is in surplus
24
Q
Auction platform for States to buy from centre ?
A
NCDEX
25
First state to publish PBR
Kerala
First panchayat : tharkarla
26
How many biodiversity hotspots are there in total
36
(4 in India )
27
Article 112 mentions what ?
Annual financial statement (budget)
28
Which dept presents budget
Dept of economic affairs
29
First union budget presented by ?
RK Chetty
30
First full time female Finance min
Nirmala sitharaman
31
first female FM
Indira gandhi
32
theme of this year's budget
EMPLOYMENT
33
Which startup tax will be removed acc to this year's budget
Angel tax
34
What is NCLT
| related to law
national company law tribunal (deals with company's bankruptcy)
35
Funds given to which river project this year?
AP (Godavari ) , polavaram project
36
Which two countries are banned from olympics
Russia and Belarus
37
Which player was awarded by IOC
Abhinav bindra `
38
New Open source AI model name ?
Meta llama 3.1
39
Khann quest 2024 organised in which country
Mongolia
40
Anti paper leak bill introduced in which state
Bihar
41
new sport in olympics
Breakdancing
42
Which state's burial mounds have been declared as UNESCO site
Assam
43
How many unesco sites does india have
43
44
Political and religious head of iran
Ali khamenei
45
Which country's president died in may ?
Iran
Ebhrahim raisi
46
India + Iran sea port ?
Chabahar
47
Why does india not import oil from iran
Sanctions imposed by USA
48
Which is the latest country to recognise Palestine as a state
Armenia
(B4 Ireland Norway and Spain)
49
For whom was the two-state solution introduced by the UN
Palestine - Israel
50
Has palestine been recognised as a member of UNGA?
NO
50
UNSC how many members ?
15(p5 memebers (permanent : US , UK , France , russia and china (veto countries)))
51
What is SCO?
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
52
Latest member of SCO
Belarus
53
Latest member of BRICS?
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran ,Saudi , United Arab Emirates (EEISU)
54
India - russia missile ?
Brahmos
55
Two apps released by ECI ?
CVIGIL & SUVIDHA
56
How many National and state parties are recognised by ECI?
NP : 6
State: 61
57
Which 6 parties are recognised by ECI ?
BSP , CPI(M),BJP , CONGRESS , AAP ,NPP
58
Most polluted country in the world ?
Bangladesh
59
Two breadbaskets of india?
punjab haryana
60
Green revolution father ?
ms swaminathan
61
maximum strength of supreme court ?
34 judges
62
who appoint all judges of SC ?
CJI
63
who appoints CJI ?
President
64
max age for sc judge ?
65 years
65
when is ad hoc judge appointed ?
when there is lack of quorum
66
strength of hc ?
decided by president
67
what is a collegium ?
cji+ 2 senior most sc judges
68
the Rashtrapati Bhavan was formerly known as the Viceroy’s palace (during
colonial times). Where did the Governor General reside before the transfer of the
British capital to Delhi in 1911?
OPTIONS:
A) Belvedere House (B) Raisina Palace
(C) Secretariat Building (D) Writers’ Building
belvedere house
69
Who among the following was a candidate in the elections for the Vice President
of India in 2022?
margaret alva
70
Who was the first Dalit to hold the office of the President of India?
OPTIONS:
(A) Ram Nath Kovind (B) V.V. Giri
(C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (D) Kocheril Raman Narayanan
narayanan
71
Garry Kasparov, (then) world chess champion, was defeated in 1997 by a supercomputer
in a chess tournament. What was the name of this supercomputer?
deep blue
72
the Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics,
published in 1989, was written by a British mathematician who won the Nobel
Prize in Physics for 2020. Who was this mathematician?
OPTIONS:
A) Donna Strickland (B) Max Tegmark
(C) Peter Higgs (D) Roger Penrose
roger penrose
73
Meta’s newly released, fully trained large language AI model is called:
OPTIONS
(A) FTP (B) OPT (C) HTTP (D) SMTP
OPT
74
What is the name of the AI-enabled legal research assistive tool launched by the
Supreme Court of India in April 2021?
OPTIONS
(A) SURAM (B) GPT-3 (C) SUPACE (D) E-Courts
SUPACE
75
Where is the Court of Arbitration for Sport based?
lausanne
75
india's entry for oscars 2025?
laapata ladies
75
Timothy Weah, the Paris Saint Germain and U.S. national team player in the
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is the son of the President of which country?
OPTIONS:
(A) Senegal (B) Uruguay (C) Honduras (D) Liberia
Liberia
76
This person was once named “the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire”
by Forbes magazine and is the founder of the company Theranos. What is the
name of this person?
elizabeth holmes
76
new president of sri lanka ?
anura kumara disanayake (akd) h
77
from which party is sri lanka's new president ?
left wing
78
india won which edition of chess olympiad this year ?
45th
79
where did the chess Olympiad take place ?
budapest , hungary
80
who won medals for india in chess olympiad ?
d gukesh and divya deshmukh
81
which country has issued its military officials to not use telegram ?
ukraine
82
where was the 6th quad meet held ?
delaware
83
what is GAVI ?
global alliance for vaccination and immunisation
84
which country is the world's first leprosy free nation?
jordan
85
president of EU ?
a) Ursula von der Leyen
b)Giorgia Meloni
c)Angela Merkel
d)Frank-Walter Steinmeier
ursula
86
what is a unicorn company ?
private startup company valued over 1 billion USD
87
cm of delhi ?
atishi
88
number one country acc to US news and world report ?
switzerland
89
which african country's parliament was dissolved in september 2024 ?
senagal
90
emmy award for best actress ?
anna sawai
91
new name of port blair ?
sri vijaya puram
92
largest naval drill and which country ?
ocean 2024 by russia
93
us open women's title ?
aryna sabelnak a
94
france PM ?
michael barnier
95
Head office of asian development bank ?
manila
96
how many countries in ASEAN ?
10
97
what was brexit ?
uk's exit from eu
98
indian contract act is applicable everywhere except?
j&K
99
china open 2024 title (men's ) ?
carlos alcaraz
100
us hurricane name?
helene
101
second largest steel producer in the world ?
india
first-china
102
japan prime minister ?
shigeru ishiba
103
hezbollah head who was killed ?
hassan nasrallah
104
where is the secretariat of conference on biological diversity >
montreal
105
how many launching sites for isro ?
3
106
name launching sites for isro?
thumba(vikram sarabhai space centre) , sriharkota(satish dhawan space centre) , odisha(apj abdul kalam island)
107
founder of isro ?
vikram sarabhai
108
order of civilian awards ?
bharat ratna , padma vibhushan ,padma bhushan , padma shri
109
maximum number of noble prize by individual ?
dr linus carl pauling
110
davis cup which sport ?
lawn tennis
111
rugby how many players ?
15
112
USA national sport?
baseball
113
who invented hockey ?
egyptians
114
Founder of IOC ?
baron pierre de coubertin
115
where did olympics originate ?
olympia,greece
116
First winter olympics where?
chamonix , france
117
first asian games ?
1951 , new delhi
118
australian open court?
hard court
119
french open court?
red clay court
120
wimbledon court?
grass
121
us open court?
hard court
122
un founded date
24 oct 1945
123
how many members in un?
193
124
how many official languages in un?
6
125
name officla lang in un ?
arabic , chinese, spanish, english , french ,russian
126
how many organs in un?
6
127
name organs in un?
UNGA, ICJ, ECOSOC, UN SECRATARIAT , TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL , UNSC
128
unesco hq?
Place de fontenoy , paris , franc e
129
UNICEF HQ?
NYC
130
intnl labour org hq?
geneva
131
intnl fund for agri devlopment hq?
rome , italy
131
WIPO hq?
geneva
132
FAO HQ?
palazzo , rome , italy
132
un world tourism org hq ?
madrid
133
WMO HQ?
geneva
134
UNDP HQ?
NYC
135
UNEP HQ?
nairobi, kenya
135
how many members in EU?
27
136
SAARC FOUNDING COUNTRIES ?
7
137
NATO HQ?
Brussels , belgium
138
SAARC HQ?
kathmandu
139
Interpol hq?
lyon, france
139
ASEAN HQ?
Jakarta , ind
140
how many asean members?
10
141
red cross founder ?
jean henri dunant
142
red cross hq?
geneva
143
what is japan's parliament called?
diet
143
brics hq?
shanghai
144
who wrote story of my experiments wiht truth ?
gamdhi
144
who wrote "an autobiography"
j. nehru
145
who wrote wings of fire?
dr apj abdul kalam
145
who wrote why i am an atheist ?
bhagat singh
145
who wrote straight from my heart ?
kapil dev
146
who wrote playing it my waty?
sachi tendulkar
147
who wrote midnights children?
salman rushdie
148
first indian to win nobel prize ?
tagore
149
first pred of cong ?
wc banerjee
150
first muslim pres of inc ?
badruddin tayyabji
151
first indian commander in chief ?
cariappa
152
first pres who died while in office?
zakir hussain
153
first indian to get nobel prixe in ohy ?
cv raman
154
first indian to receive bhaart ratna ?
dr radhakrishna
155
first indian pilot?
jrd tata
156
first indian noebl prize in chem?
venkatrman radhakrihsna
157
first indian to receive oscar ?
bhanu athaiya
158
first woman cm ?
sucheta kriplani
158
first indian to get grammy >
pandit ravishank ar
159
first indian woman bharat ratna ?
indiara gandhi
160
first indian woman ro receive nobel prixe ?
mother teresa
160
first female pres of unga?
vijalaxmi pandit
161
first woman to receive nobel prize
marie curie
162
first woman pres?
prathbia patel
163
first woman speaker of LS ?
meira kumar
164
first indian woman to c,imf mt everset ?
bachendri pal
165
first indian to climb mt everest ?
avatar singh cheema
166
first indian woman pres of inc?
sarojni naidu
167
biggest lake in india ?
wular
168
biggest saltwater lake in india?
chilika
169
most popultaed city ?
mumbai
170
smallest state by popularion ?
sikiim
170
largets state by area?
rajasthan
170
largst church ?
st peters basilicca
171
largest state by populayion ?
up
172
highest rainfall ?
mawnsyaram
173
smallest state by area ?
goa
174
oldest church
st thomas church , trichur
175
japan emblem ?
cysanthameum (yellow)
175
india emblem ?
lioned capital
176
USA emblem?
golden rod
177
UK emblem?
rose
178
what is cartography ?
drawing maps
179
how many planets?
8
180
clouds of sulphuric acid in whoch planet?
venus
181
why is mars called red planet?
cuz of presence of iron oxide
182
largest planet?
jupiter
183
largest moon?
ganymede
184
what is bicameralism ?
two houses , lower and upper
185
which twocountries from BRICS refused to join china's BRI Initiative ?
brazil, india
186
brazil presdient
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
187
spain president ?
pedro sanchez
188
ballon d'or 2024?
rodri (Man u )
189
largest mtro network ?
china
190
microsoft ceo?
satya nadella
191
usa plans on returning how mnay looted atrefacts to india?
1400(worth 10 million usd)
192
us head of department of energy ?
chris wright
193
chris wright is founder and ceo of ?
liberty energy
194
chairperson of iffi 2024 ?
ashutosh gowariker
195
who launcehd isros gsat 20 satelite ?
space x
from cape canar=veral
196
super typhoon man yi or pepito in which country ?
phillippines
197
miss universe 2024
Victoria Kjær Theilvig
198
Victoria Kjær Theilvig which country ?
denmark
199
theme for g20 2024?
building a just world and a sustainable planet
200
sharda sinha aka ?
nigthanglae of bihar
201
indias first lekhak gaon or writers village ?
dehradun
202
which state became the first in India to implement a dedicated Semiconductor Policy?
guj
203
Who was the only foreign dignitary to have been awarded the Grand Commander of Order of Niger (GCON)?
queen elizabeth ii
204
Who is the Delhi Cabinet Minister who recently quit the ruling AAP party to join the BJP?
kailash gahlot
205
The Telangana government directed this Panjabi singer to not sing songs promoting alcohol, drugs or violence at his concert in Hyderabad. He performed songs with modified lyrics. Who is the singer?
diljit dosanjh
206
Who won the ATP finals title of 2024?
janik sinner
207
Who won the MotoGP World Championship title of 2024?
jorge matin
208
This country has executed more than 100 foreigners in the year 2024. Which that country?
saudi
209
In the absence of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who will lead the Indian team in the opening match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy
jasprit bumrah
210
What operation was launched by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to combat drug trafficking?
op sagar manthan
211
What is the name of the app launched by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India to help athletes?
know your medicine
212
What is the capital of the Solomon Islands?
honiara
213
Who co-discovered insulin along with Sir Frederick Banting in 1922?
charles best
214
Who is the leader of the PDP Legislature Party in J&K?
waheed ur rahman perra
214
cm of mh
eknath shinde
215
where is sabrimala ?
Pathanamthitta, kerala
216
WHO approved the first diagnostic test for ?
mpox
217
WHO approved the first diagnostic test for Mpox which org ?
Abbott Laboratories
test name :Alinity m MPXV assay
218
worlds top uranium producer ?
kazakhsnthan
219
Eight edition of KAZIND-2024
held in ?
uk
220
IIT Madras to establish its first international research
and innovation centre in /
dubai
221
Ayushman Vaya Vandana to provide
e health coverage
for all senior citizens aged 70 and above
222
repo rate ?
6.50%
223
which company becomes 14th Maharatna
CPSE
hal
224
when was rome statute ?
1998
225
16th finance commision chaired by ?
arvind panagriya
226
15 finance commision chair ?
nk singh
227
finance commision which article ?
280
228
finance commision for how many years ?
5
229
pm of maritius ?
pravind jugnauth
229
when was jim corbett establsihed ?
1936
230
oldest national park in india ?
jim corbett
231
og name of jim corbett np ?
hailey national park
232
ex samudra laskhamana b/w>
india malaysia
232
ten degree channel separates ?
andaman and nicobar islands
233
minicoy and maldives seprarated by ?
8 degree channel
234
sagar initiave for maritime cooperation in which ocena ?
indian icean
235
total ramsar sites in india
85
235
when was ramsar convention signed ?
1971, 2 feb
235
where is ramsar ?
iran
236
when was ramsar conventioan adopted ?
1975
237
which country has most ramsar sites ?
uk
238
srimukhalingam temple ?
ap
239
when was world heritage site convention signed ?
1972
239
how many cultural sites world heritage /
35
240
how many national world heritage sites ?
7
241
whcoh is a mixed type world heritage site?
Khangchendzonga National Park,
241
capital of ahom dynasty ?
charadeio
241
ahom dynasty dtes ?
1228-1826
241
first world heriatege site ?
galapagos idlansas and quito
241
where is quito
ecuador
242
where are galapagos islands ?
ecuadoer
242
indian delegates visiting isa in whcoh coutnry ( interntonl sea authority )
jamaica
242
intnl seabed authority hq /?
kingston , jamaica
243
eez extends to how many nautucal miles ?
200
244
lithium tirangle ?
argentina , bolivia , chile (60% of worlds lithium )
245
minerals security partenerhsip contain?
14 countries+eu
246
international labour org ?
1919
247
ilo hq
geneva
248
whoch treaty ilo ?
treatyu pf versailles
249
sc inaugration ?
28 jan 1950
250
op meghdoot date?
1984 , 13 apr
251
pm when op meghdoot ?
indira gandhi
252
pakistans op for siachen glacier
op ababeel
253
where di chipko movt originate ?
chamoli
254
imd founding date ?
1875
255
where is chamoli
uk
256
clouding seeds used?
ag , k iodide , dry ice , liquid propane
257
gi registry ?
chennai
258
unfcc treaty ?
kyoto prtocol
259
kyoto proctocol date of adoption ?
11 December 1997.
260
hdi released by ?
undp
261
fiscal policy is aresponsibility of
finance ministey
262
capitalof somalia ?
madadhisu
263
ins chennai for rescue of whoch hijacked ship
mv lila norfolk
263
kyoto protocol date if coming into executiom>
16 February 2005.
264
my lila norfolk whoich country ?
liberia
265
mv lila norfolk naval route when it was hijaked ?
brazil to bahrain
266
frist deep sea port of bangladesh>
matarbari port
267
icj how many judges ?
15
268
sudha murty which ndinai award
padma bhushan
269
rajay sabha steength ?
245
270
one third retiees evsey ?
2 yrs
271
first country to prepare checklist of entire fauna ?
india
272
first indian pilot to embark on space tourism with blue origin z?
gopi thothakura
272
india by which create private strategic petroleum reserve ?
2029-30
273
first indian company to achieve aluminum stwardship initiative v3 certification
bharat aluminum company limited
273
tribe in a&n islands voted for the first time in lok sabha election ?
shompen
273
head of six person commitee formed by modi for lgbtq+ rights ?
rajiv gaubha
273
india aim to achieve debris free space missions ?
2030
274
where is worlds powerful most laser ?
romania
275
isro partnered with which company to manufactrue 3d printed rocket for space exploration
wipro
275
what technology powers the most powerl laser in the world
chirped pulse amplification
276
first person to run entire length of africa ?
russ cook
277
277
277
how long did russ cook take to run entire length od africa ?
352 days
278
country partnering wiht us to send astronauts to lunar nissions ?
japan
279
tebhega movement of 1946 which state ?
wb
279
worlds largest narco state
syria
280
who wrote persia and the persian question
lord elgin
281
what did noorjahan begum do ?
first lady journalist in bangladesh , wrote historical account on mughal perios
282
danish east india company year of forming
1916
282
which male athelete won most numner of medals at world championship in athletics
usain bolt
283
who designed olympic flag
baron coubertin
283
pearl harbor attack date ?
dec 7 1941
284
aka mycenaen civilization ?
greek
285
who built haningin gardens fo babylon ?
nebuchadnezzar
286
hindu widows remarriage act which year ?
1856
287
karraka barrage issue between whi h two countries ?
india , bangladesh
288
karraka barrage bulit on which river
ganga
288
teen bigha corridor which country ?
india bangladesh
288
silver coin introduced by sher shah ?
rupaya
289
during administration of alauddin khilji ministry of commerce organised by ?
malik yakub
290
indi myanmar morder length
725
291
archery become permanent part of olympics after 52 yr hiatus in which year
1972
292
myanmar become part of mekong ganga cooperation in which year ?
2000
293
mekon ganga cooperation how many countries ?
limca tv ( laos india myancar cambodia thailand vietnaam ) (6)
294
where is mekong river ?
nietnam
295
8th century power tripartit between wihich countries ?
chalukya pallavs pandavs=avs
296
who started kumbh mela ?
harshvardhana
296
main branch of ganga name in bangladesh ?
padma
296
first indian ruler who had territory otseide india ?
kanishka
296
which wetlands of india recorderd under montrux recors
keoladeo np , loktak lake
296
largest river system anmobg deccan system ofr ivers ?
godavari
296
piece of sub continnetla land surrounded by water ?
island
296
highest peak of south indiqa ?
anai mudi
297
adamgarh hills where ?
hoshangabad
297
british officer who suprressed revolt of 1857
nicholson and hudson
297
morley minto reforms of 1909
sep electorates
297
first indian to get selected in indian civil servuices ?
satynedra nath tagore
297
which committee for expansion of rail lines ?
acworth committee
297
sessions taken by consitiuent assembly to draft consituition
11
297
gandhi published which book in sa ?
indian opinion
297
andaman and nicobar was established as a province in?
1875
297
title given by british gov to mahatma gandhi ?
kaiser e hind
297
which committee recommended reorgansization of states on the basis of admin convenience ?
sk dhar
297
is budget mentioned in the constituition ?
no (anual financial statement)
297
minimum age limit for joining vidhan parishad ?
30 years
298
worlds longest onsituition ?
indian
298
worlds shortest constituition ?
monaco
299
maximum road length in india
mh
300
minimum road length in india ?
lakshwadeep
301
deepest port in india ?
krishnapatnam port
302
deepest port in the world
port of sines
302
where is port of sines ?
portugal
303
barak valley in assam famous for ?
tea
304
largest biosphere reserve of india ?
rann of kutch
305
golden quad project foundation laid in ?
1999
305
ist ahead of gmt by ?
5, 30
306
main source of coal for india ?q
gondhwana system
307
committee responsible for deciding criteria for bpl families ?
hashim
308
first graphical web browser
mosaic
309
father of pre indian history ?
robert bruce foote
310
whi did akbar build buland darwaza ?
guj
310
mughal emperor who employed guru gobid singh into his service ?
bahadur shah1
310
buland darwaza built by ?
akbar
311
tombs placed in a large garden that resembles taj mahal ?q
humayuns tomb in delhi
312
haldighati battle when ?
1576
313
founder of british empire ?
robert clive
313
haldighata fought between ?
mughal vs maharana pratap
314
who was charged with absentia in kanpur bolshevik conspiracy case?
mn roy
315
first indian to be a fellow of royal society in london
ac wadia
315
goi act of 1939 brought its preamble from ?
goi act of 1919
316
mother of indian polity
sarojini naidu
317
diarchy first introduced by ?
mont ford reforms
318
