Newspaper Flashcards
Which country vows to kill 1 million indian crows in the next 6 months ?
Kenya
Scientific name of crows ?
Corvus splendus
Capital of Kenya ?
Nairobi
Kundankulam power plant built through which country’s help ?
Russia
Which finance minister introducced the lpg scheme ?
Manmohan Singh
India to boost bilateral trade with which country by 100 billion USD
Russia
Consumer protection act which yr ?
2019
Replaced cp act of 1986
Which company was instructed by SC to remove 14 medicines in stores ?
Patanjali
What is DOMA
Drugs and magical remedies act
What does section 4 of DOMA say ?
False advertising, upto 6 months in jail
Who was appointed as NTEP adviser ?
Soumya swaminathan
( National tuberculosis elimination programme)
TB mukht Bharat when was it started what is the goal ?
2022
2025
Which city conducted protest against Pak in retaliation to cross border terrorism
Kathua
When was NIA established(National investigation agency )
2008
Which org said 2024 June was the warmest ?
Copernicus climate centre service
Earth’s core is rotation in reverse direction what would be the result ?
Slowing down
What is VVPAT
Voter verifiable paper audit trail
How many people voted in 2024 ?
64.2 crore
How many MP’s
543
Chairman of ISRO?
S. somnath
What is NDMA
national disaster management authority
who is the chairman of ndma
PM
Forest and tree cover?
Forest cover ?
24.62%
21.91%
Maximum forest cover
MP
Maximum forest cover acc to geographical area ?
Mizoram
World bank HQ
Washington DC
Diff between world bank and IMF
Developing countries both
What is IDA?
International devlopment organisation (only for least developed countries)
(giving to 75 diff countries)
Most production in china which region ?
Shangai
What is PLI (context : manufacturing n stuff)?
Production linked incentives
What is balanced fertilisation ?
Nitrogen : phosphorous : potassium in ratio 4:2:1
Hauthi rebels which country ?(support HAMAS)
Yemen
Hasbullah rebels which country ?
Lebanon
Which countries surrounding red sea ?
YESDES
YEMEN
ERITREA
DJOUBIITI
EGYPT
Sudan
WHolesale prce index for what?
only for goods
Consumer price index for what?
both goods and services
more utilized
Current account deficit ?M
More imports than exports
what is IMEC ?
India middle east europe corridor
QUAD countries
Australia , india, japan , USA
I2U2 Countries ?
India , israel , USA , UAE
Is right to hold land /property a fundamental right ?
NO( constitutional right)
Naxal meaning ?
Armed insurgency against govt
When did naxalism start ?
Naxalbari (1967) (in west bengal)
odisha , wb , chattisgarh , MH
Maoism ?
mao zedong ( originated in china ) (marxist principle )
States in which naxalism happens
red corridor
NHRC ?
national human right council
(statutory body : made through act )
When was NHRC formed ? HQ?
1993, NEW DELHI
National mathematics day in whose honour ?
Srinavasa Ramanujan
CBI functions under which ministry?
Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances, Government of India
through which commitee was CBI formed?
Santhanam committe
First indian governor of RBI
CD DeshmuvkP
Present goverenr of RBI
Shaktikanta das
Carbon net neutrality by which year ?
2070 (india)
Which state has 100% organic farming ?
Sikkim
Who develops covishield in india?
Serum institute of india
Who develops covaccine ?
Bharat biotech
Who introduces Freedom of press index ?
Reporters without borders
(159)
NADA ?
National anti doping agency
Under which ministry does NADA come under ?
Ministry of youth affairs and sports
ATC meeting 2024 where was it held ?
Kochi
atc=antarctic treaty consultative (aka Antarctic parliament)
Five eyes Intelligence sharing network ?
US-UK (later NZ , Aus , Canada)
What are ASEAN countries ?
LCM SIM TV BP (Laos , Cambodia , Malaysia , Singapore . Indonesia , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam , Burma , Philippines )
India’s inclusions in Memory of the World Programme?
Ram charitra manas
Panchatantra
Sahṛdayāloka-Locana:
Most affected animal by illegal trafficking ?
Rhino
Cedar (plant)
Where is the international criminal court ?
Haag , netherlands
Jurisdiction of ICC (international criminal court)?
War crimes after 2002
Which countries are non-members of ICC (international criminal court)?
US , China , Russia , India , Israel
What is article 361?
immunity to president
Which countries signed chabahar port agreement ?
Afghanistan , Iran , India
What is PM-WANI scheme ?
Scheme to provide public hotspots
hantavirus caused by which animal ?
rat
dark oxygen ?
produced in deep sea by plankton etc
first president of indian olympic association >?
sir dorabji tata
who appoints hc judges?
president
national green tribunal main office ?
delhi
is marital rape a crime in india ?
no
hezbollah militant group which country ?
lebanon
rohingya tribe which country ?
myanmar
g20 2024 host ?
brazil
how many classical languages in india?
6
capital of brazil ?
brasilia
smallest asian elephant
a) the pygmy b) bornean elephant c) elephas d) sri lankan elephant
bornean elephant
IUCN hq ?
gland , switzerland
austira capital ?
vienna
austria currency?
euro
russia currency ?
ruble
which country launched climate finance action fund ?
azerbaijan
india as the chair ofasian disaster preparedness centre , took over from whicch country ?
china
cm of MP ?
mohan yadav
secretary general of UN ?
Antonio guerras
gujrat cm ?
bhujendra patel
first community radio station in india ?
anna FM
name of chatbot created by SEBI ?
SEVA
which organisation generated undersea images of ram setu ?
ISRO
president of international olympic commitee ?
thomas bach
which is the world most powerful passport ?
Singapore
Who was Manu Bhaker’s partner in
the 10m pistol mixed team event at
the 2024 Paris Olympics?
(a) Abhishek Verma
(b) Sarabjot Singh
(c) Saurabh Chaudhary
(d) Rajiv Sharma
sarabjot singh
Who has been declared the winner of
Venezuela’s presidential election for
his third term on 29 July 2024?
(a) Juan Guaidó
(b) Henrique Capriles
(c) Nicolás Maduro
(d) Elvis Amoroso
nicolas
Who became the first Indian woman
to win an Olympic medal in shooting?
(a) Heena Sidhu (b) Apurvi Chandela
(c) Manu Bhaker (d) Anjum Moudgil
manu
Where is the World’s highest tunnel,
Shinkun La Tunnel being constructed?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Ladakh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
ladakh
What is the new name for the Durbar
Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan?
(a) Ashok Mandap
(b) Ganatantra Mandap
(c) Sarnath Mandap
(d) Republic Hall
ganatantra
Who has been appointed as the
festival director of the 55th and 56th
editions of the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) Anurag Kashyap
(b) Karan Johar
(c) Shekhar Kapur
(d) Zoya Akhtar
shekar kapur
Who is the King of Bhutan who visited
Gujarat in July 2024?
(a) Jigme Singye Wangchuck
(b) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
(c) Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
(d) Tshering Tobgay
b
Which sport will have the largest
group of athletes in India’s contingent
for the Paris Olympics 2024?
(a) Shooting (b) Hockey
(c) Wrestling (d) Athletics
d
Clarion-Clipperton Zone, recently
seen in the news, is located in which
ocean?
(a) Arctic Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Pacific Ocean
d
Which country is the only state in
Africa which was never subjected to
colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest
republic?
(a) Nigeria (b) Ethiopia
(c) Gabon (d) Liberia
liberia
. Recently, External Affairs Minister of
India unveiled the bust of Mahatma
Gandhi in which city?
(a) Tokyo (b) London
(c) Moscow (d) Beijing
tokyo
Where will the Women’s T20 Asia Cup
2024 be held?
(a) Colombo, Sri Lanka
(b) Mumbai, India
(c) Dambulla, Sri Lanka
(d) Dubai, UAE
dambulla
Which country recently developed
the world’s first dual-tower solar
thermal plant?
(a) China (b) Japan
(c) India (d) South Korea
china
Adam’s Bridge, recently seen in the
news, is separated by which two
water bodies?
(a) Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
(b) Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait
(c) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
(d) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
b
What is the name of the highest
civilian award of Russia received by
PM Modi during his visit in July
2024?
(a) Order of Saint George
(b) Order of St Andrew the Apostle
(c) Order of Alexander Nevsky
(d) Order of Friendship
b
who were apostles ?
12 disciples appointed by jesus christ
Who has been appointed as the new
head coach of the Indian men’s
cricket team?
(a) Rahul Dravid
(b) W.V. Raman
(c) Gautam Gambhir
(d) Ashok Malhotra
gautam gambhir
Who has been named as the Chef-deMission of the Indian contingent for
the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
(a) MC Mary Kom
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Gagan Narang
(d) Achanta Sharath Kama
gagan
. Who won Iran’s presidential election
in July 2024?
(a) Saeed Jalili
(b) Masoud Pezeshkian
(c) Hassan Rouhani
(d) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
b
What is the name of the weight-loss
drug recently approved by India’s
drug regulator?
(a) Tirzepatide (b) Pyrazinamide
(c) Mefloquine (d) Atovaquone
a
Which state government has recently
decided to ban the sale of highcaffeine energy drinks near schools?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
mh
Who became the first female Finance
Minister of the United Kingdom in
2024?
(a) Angela Rayner
(b) Yvette Cooper
(c) Rachel Reeves
(d) Theresa May
rachel
Recently, which Indian city created a
world record by planting 11 lakh
saplings in a day?
(a) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
(d) Vadodara, Gujarat
indore
Which player holds the record for the
most centuries in T20
internationals?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Chris Gayle (d) David Warner
b
Who was named Player of the
Tournament in the 2024 T20 World
Cup?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Jasprit Bumrah
(d) Hardik Pandy
c
longest tunnel in world ?
laerda (norway)
Doctrine of Precedent is also called:
(a). Doctrine of Stare Decisis.
(b). Doctrine of Waiver.
(c). Doctrine of Laches.
(d). Doctrine of Colorable Legislation.
stare decisis
The Indian Constitution is in Structure:
(a). Unitary.
(b). Federal.
(c). Partly Unitary and Partly Federal.
(d). Rigid.
c
what does doctrine of precedent state ?
like cases should be treated alike
what is ex postfacto law ?
An ex post facto law is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.
Which one of the following is not included in the term ‘Hindu’ used in the Hindu Marriage Act 1955?
(a). Sikhs.
(b). Jains.
(c). Parsis.
(d). Buddhists.
parsis
For the offence of abetment?
(a). It is necessary that the act abetted should be committed.
(b). It is necessary that the act abetted should be committed Partially.
(c). It is not necessary that the act abetted should be committed.
(d). None of the Above.
c
double jeopardy mesning ?
prevents people from being punished for same cfime twice
The highest law officer of a state in India is:
(a). Advocate General.
(b). Solicitor General.
(c). Attorney General.
(d). Central Law of Minister.
advocate genral
right against self incrimination ?
no person accused of an offense shall be compelled to be a witness against themselves.
Generally, dedicated legislation means the law made by the
(a). Legislature.
(b). Executive.
(c). Judiciary.
(d). Either (b) or (c).
executive
attorney general of india ?
R. Venkataramani
Which one of the following is not a salient feature of the constitution of India?
(a). Written Constitution and Supremacy of the Constitution.
(b). Quasi - federal Structure.
(c). Committed Judiciary.
(d). Distribution of Powers.
c
what is quasi federal structure ?
a federal set-up where despite having two clear sets of government – central and the states, more powers are given to the Central Government
Who is regarded as the “Father of All - India Services?”
(a). Lord Macaulay.
(b). Lord Cornwallis.
(c). BR Ambedkar.
(d). Sardar Patel.
vallabhai
When two persons are the descendants of a common ancestor, but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by?
(a). Full Blood.
(b). Half-Blood.
(c). Uterine Blood.
(d). Either (b) or (c).
half blood
The Union Cabinet has approved raising the upper limit for legal abortions from 20 weeks to ________?
(a). 21 weeks
(b). 22 weeks
(c). 23 weeks
(d). 24 weeks
24
As per the latest order of the Central Government, the civil judgements of which of the following countries are now enforceable in India under section 44A of CPC?
(a). United Arab Emirates
(b). Thailand
(c). Kazakhstan
(d). Sri Lanka
UAE
Which of the following High Courts has issued a notice on a plea against witch hunting?
(a). Guwahati High Court
(b). Madhya Pradesh High Court
(c). Rajasthan High Court
(d). None of the above.
b
Which of the following Courts has upheld that reading the Preamble is not incitement to the offence?
(a). Delhi High Court
(b). Supreme Court
(c). Delhi Sessions court
(d). None of the above
c
what is sessions court?
the highest criminal court in a district and the court of first instance for trying serious offences
District Court is referred to as sessions court when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under Code of Criminal Procedure
