November 2021 Flashcards

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1
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The farm laws were withdrawn on which festival?

A

Guru Purab

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Name the three farm laws

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  1. Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.
  2. Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.
  3. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
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What are the features of the

Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020?

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    • Expands scope of trade areas of farm produce.
    • Allows e-trading and e-commerce for farm produce.
    • Prohibits state governments from levying a fee or tax on agri transactions in an ‘outside area’.
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What are the features of the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020?

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    • Provides a legal framework for farmers to enter to contracts with corporates.
    • Provides a dispute resolution mechanism.
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What are the features of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020?

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– Removes cereals, pulses, potato, onions, edible oilseeds, and oils, from the list of essential commodities.

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When were the Farm Laws passed?

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September 2020

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Name the SC case in which it stayed the implementation of the farm laws and appointed a committee to look into the same.

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Rakesh Vaishnav v. Union of India

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____ is an online trading platform for agricultural commodities in India.

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National Agriculture Market or eNAM

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APMCs are regulated by states through their adoption of a ___.

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Agriculture Produce Marketing Regulation (APMR) Act

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10
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A total of ___ commodities are covered by MSP mechanism.

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23

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The National Commission on Farmers was chaired by ___.

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Prof. M. S. Swaminathan

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____ is known as the father of the green revolution in India. ____ is the father of the green revolution worldwide.

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M.S. Swaminathan, Norman Borlaug

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13
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Article ___ of the Constitution gives Parliament the power to make laws for the whole or any part of India, and state legislatures the power to make laws for the state.

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Article 245

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14
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The ___ Schedule deals with the three lists.

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Seventh Schedule

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15
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The Union List has ___ items.
The Concurrent List has ___ items.
The State List has ___ items.

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97
52
61

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16
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Agriculture is in item ___ in the ___ list. However, item ___ of the union list allows the Parliament to ___, including agriculture.

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14, state list

33, regulate trade and any industry

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17
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Name the centrally sponsored scheme that was recently resumed after being suspended in April 2020.

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Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)

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MPLADS has been resumed with the MPs getting ₹___ instead of the annual approved ₹___.

A

2 crore, 5 crore

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19
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When was MPLADS introduced?

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1993

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20
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What is the full form of the NIPUN Bharat Scheme?

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National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy

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21
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The Minister of Education is ___.

The first Minister was ___.

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Dharmendra Pradhan, Abul Kalam

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NIPUN Bharat was launched under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of ___.

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Samagra Shiksha

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The objective of NIPUN Bharat Scheme is to create an environment to ensure ___, so that every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of ___ level, by ___.

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Universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, Grade 3, 2026-27

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24
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The ___ in ___ made education an enforceable right (Right to Education) under Article ___.

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86th Amendment, 2002

Article 21A

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25
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National Education Day

International Day of Education

A

November 11th

January 24th

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26
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Recently, the President awarded the respective cities in the __th Edition of ___ for their performance in maintaining cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation.

A

6th Edition of the Swachh Survekshan (SS), 2021

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27
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Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is a country-wide campaign initiated by in ___.

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2014

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SBM is being implemented by the ___ (Minister?) and by the ___ (Minister?) for urban and rural areas respectively.

A

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Hardeep Singh Puri)

Ministry of Jal Shakti (Gajendra Singh Shekhawat)

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Motto of Swachh Bharat Mission

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One step towards cleanliness (Ek kadam swachhata ki or)

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30
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Logo of Swachh Bharat Mission

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Mahatma Gandhi’s Spectacles

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31
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The cleanliness survey in Swachh Bharat is called ___. The first edition was launched in ___. They surveys are conducted by the ___.

A

Swachh Survekshan
2016
Quality Council of India

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest City with >1 Lakh Population? Fastest Mover?

A

Indore, Madhya Pradesh (5th Consecutive Time)

Fastest Mover: Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest City with <1 Lakh Population?

A

Vita, Maharashtra

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest Ganga Town?

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest Cantonment?

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Ahmedabad Cantonment (Gujarat)

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest State with >100 Urban Local Bodies? Fastest Mover?

A

Chhattisgarh (3rd Consecutive Time)

Fastest Mover: Karnataka

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As per Swachh Survekshan 2021, Cleanest State with <100 ULBs? Fastest Mover?

A

Jharkhand

Fastest Mover: Mizoram

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38
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Name the five cities categorised as ‘Divya’ (Platinum) under the Prerak Daaur Samman, a new performance category under the SS 2021.

A

Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi Municipal Council and Tirupati

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39
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Name the top performer cities under the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge.

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Indore, Navi Mumbai, Nellore, and Dewas

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Name the top performer states under the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge.

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Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh

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41
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Under the Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities, ___ cities were certified as 5-star cities.

A

9 cities

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42
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan deals with which SDG?

A

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

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43
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World Toilet Day

A

19th November

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44
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The central government is preparing to give a fresh push to the establishment of an ___ on the lines of the central civil services.
It is a reform push to centralise the recruitment of judges at the level of additional district judges and district judges for all states.

A

All India Judicial Service (AIJS)

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45
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Recently, India was re-elected to the executive board of which specialised agency of the UN? What term?

A

UNESCO

2021-25

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46
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The UNESCO is headquartered at the ___ in ___.

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World Heritage Centre in Paris, France

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Director-General of the UNESCO

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Audrey Azoulay (France)

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48
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UNESCO was founded on ___ as the successor to ___.

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16th November 1945

League of Nations’ International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.

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Name the three constitutional organs of the UNESCO.

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The General Conference, the Executive Board, and the Secretariat.

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50
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Which body selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

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World Heritage Committee?

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51
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What is the full name of the Heritage Convention? When was it signed? When did it come into force?

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Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
It was signed in 1972.
It came into effect in 1975.

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52
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Name the country with the most World Heritage Sites.

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Italy, 58 sites

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53
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How many World Heritage Sites in India? What is the number of each type?

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40 sites:

32 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed

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54
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Name the only Mixed Heritage Site of India.

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Kanchenjunga National Park, Sikkim

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55
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First Heritage Sites of India. When were they added?

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Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves in 1983

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56
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Latest Heritage Site to be added from India.

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Dholavira, Gujarat

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57
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Recently, ___ was removed from the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Liverpool

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58
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Minister of Culture

A

G. Kishan Reddy

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59
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World Heritage Day

What is this day also called?

A

18th April

International Day for Monuments and Sites

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60
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International Day of Tolerance

Why is it celebrated on this day?

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16th November

Founding of the UNESCO in 1945, signing of the World Heritage Convention in 1972.

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On the Intl. Day of Tolerance, the ___ prize is given by the UNESCO. The latest winner of this prize was ___.

A

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
CRC (Centre Resolution Conflicts)
(Intl. Day of Tolerance is on 16th November)

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62
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Name the new variant of COVID-19.

A

Omicron (B.1.1.529)

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63
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The Omicron variant was first detected in

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South Africa

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The WHO’s ___ has declared Omicron to be a ___.

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Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE), Variant of Concern

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65
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Name the two current naming systems used for COVID-19 variants.

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  1. WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE): after Greek alphabets
  2. PANGOLIN software, uses dynamic nomenclature
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66
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Expand PANGOLIN. Who was it developed by?

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Phylogenetic Assignment of Named Global Outbreak Lineages, Andrew Rambaut

67
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease first identified in ___ in December 2019. It is caused by ___.

A

Wuhan, China

SARS-CoV-2

68
Q

The name of COVID-19 was given by

A

WHO (International Commission on Taxonomy of Viruses)

69
Q

The diagnostic method of COVID-19 is by

A

Detection of the virus’ nucleic acid
By rRT-PCR (real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction)
From a nasopharyngeal swab.

70
Q

Name the ‘black fungus’ that was seen in the news in May 2021.

A

Mucormycosis

71
Q

Name India’s vaccine diplomacy policy.

Also name its Indian Ocean Policy

A
Vaccine Maitri
Mission SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region)
72
Q

Name India’s COVID-19 digital service app developed in 2020.

A

Aarogya Setu

73
Q

The ___ app handles the details of India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

A

Co-Win (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network)

74
Q

The Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine is a ___ vaccine, marketed by the ___ in India as ___.

A

Live attenuated
Serum Institute of India (SII)
Covishield

75
Q

Pfizer vaccine is a ___ vaccine.

A

mRNA

76
Q

Sputnik V Vaccine, made by ___, is a ___ vaccine from ___.

A

Gamaleya Institute, Adenovirus Viral Vector, Russia

77
Q

The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine is a ___ vaccine.

A

Adenovirus

78
Q

Name the main mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

A

Moderna, Pfizer

79
Q

Name India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. It is a ___ vaccine developed by ___.

A

Covaxin, inactivated, Bharat Biotech and ICMR

80
Q

Corbevax is developed by ___.

A

Biological E. Limited

81
Q

ZyCov-D Vaccine is developed by ___.

A

Zydus

82
Q

How many COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for emergency use in India? Name them.

A

7 Vaccines.

Oxford–AstraZeneca, Covishield, Covaxin, Moderna, Sputnik-5, Zy-CoV-D, J&J

83
Q

USA has approved ___ COVID-19 vaccines.

A

Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

84
Q

Bharat Biotech is headquartered in ___. Its head is ___.

A

Hyderabad, Krishna Ella

85
Q

Name the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. What COVID-19 vaccine is it developing? Where is it headquartered? Who is its head?

A

Serum Institute of India
Covishield
Pune
Adar Poonawala

86
Q

Minister of Health and Family Welfare

A

Mansukh Mandaviya

87
Q

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation constituted under the ___.

A

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

88
Q

Who is the Drugs Controller General of India?

A

Dr. V. G. Somani

89
Q

The ___ is the apex body in India for biomedical research.

A

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

90
Q

President promulgated two Ordinances to extend the tenure of Directors of probe agencies ___ and ___ up to five years.

A

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED)

91
Q

Name the Ordinances promulgated recently to extend the tenure of the chiefs of probe agencies CBI and ED.

A

The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 and
The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021

92
Q

CBI operates under which ministry?

A

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

93
Q

Director of CBI

A

Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

94
Q

When was the CBI formed?

A

1942

95
Q

The ED is under which ministry?

A

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

96
Q

Director of ED

A

Sanjay Kumar Mishra

97
Q

Name the city that was recently added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

A

Srinagar

98
Q

Name the first meeting held by India on Afghanistan.

A

Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan

99
Q

NSA of India

A

Ajit Doval

100
Q

First NSA of India

A

Brajesh Mishra

101
Q

When was the office of the NSA established? During the tenure of which PM?

A

1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee

102
Q

The Global Drug Policy Index was released by

A

Harm Reduction Consortium

103
Q

The Global Drug Policy Index was led by?
India’s rank?
Bottom country?

A

Top: Norway
India: 18th
Bottom: Brazil

104
Q

The Climate Change Performance Index is released by

A

Germanwatch

105
Q

In the Climate Change Performance Index,
Which country was ranked at the top?
India’s rank?

A

Top: Sweden (4th as no country received top 3)
India: 10th

106
Q

Recently, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, COP___ was held in ___, ___.

A

COP26, in Glasgow, UK.

107
Q

Where will COP27 be held?

A

Egypt

108
Q

COP26 is also called is also called CMP__ and CMA__.

A

CMP16, CMA3

109
Q

Expand CMP and CMA

A

CMP: COP serves as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
CMA: COP serves as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement

110
Q

Who was the President of COP26?

A

Alok Sharma

111
Q

Where was the UNFCCC signed?

A

It was signed at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), ‘Earth Summit’

112
Q

Where and when was the Earth Summit held?

A

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992

113
Q

Where is the Secretariat of the UNFCCC?

A

Bonn, Germany

114
Q

When was the UNFCCC signed? When did it come into force?

A

1992, 1994

115
Q

Expand UNFCCC

A

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

116
Q

What is the supreme decision-making body of the UNFCCC?

A

The Conference of the Parties (COP)

117
Q

Where was COP 1 held?

A

Berlin, Germany (in 1995)

118
Q

Which COP was held in India?

A

COP 8, 2002 was held in New Delhi

119
Q

Name the conventions signed in the Earth Summit.

A
    • Convention on Biological Diversity
    • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
    • UN Convention to Combat Desertification
120
Q

When was the Kyoto Protocol adopted? When did it come into force?

A

1997, 2005

121
Q

What is the name of the amendment to the Kyoto Protocol? When was it signed? When did it come into force?

A

Doha Amendment

2012, 2020

122
Q

What was the main goal of the Kyoto Protocol?

A

The main goal of the Kyoto Protocol was to control emissions of the main human-emitted greenhouse gases.

123
Q

Name the only country to have withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol.

A

Canada

124
Q

When was the Paris Agreement adopted? When did it come into force?

A

2015 (COP21 in Paris), 2016

125
Q

What is the main goal of the Paris Agreement?

A

To keep the rise in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and ideally to limit the increase to 1.5°C.

126
Q

Which country left the Paris Agreement, but later rejoined?

A

USA

127
Q

How often are NDCs set?

A

5 years

128
Q

What is ‘Ratchet Mechanism’?

A

Each NDC has to be more ambitious than the last.

129
Q

Monitoring and evaluation of the progress made in the Paris Agreement is called ___.

A

Global Stocktake

130
Q

When will the first Global Stocktake happen?

A

2023

131
Q

___ specifies how parties to the Paris Agreement must report on progress in climate change. According to this all parties must submit a ___.

A

Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)

Biennial Transparency Report

132
Q

___ is a planning framework that articulates actionable programs and policies to put a country on a climate-resilient development path

A

LT- LEDS (Long Term Low GHG Emission Development Strategies)

133
Q

In the COP26, India pledged a ___, five-point pledge.

A

Panchamrit

134
Q

In COP26, India called for developed countries to pledge ___ for developing countries.

A

$1 trillion

135
Q

India has pledged net-zero by ___.

A

2070

136
Q

India has pledged non-fossil fuel capacity of ___ by ___.

A

500 GW by 2030

137
Q

India has pledged __% of energy from renewable sources by ___.

A

50% by 2030

138
Q

India has pledged reduction of carbon intensity by ___% by ___.

A

45% by 2030

139
Q

India has pledged reduction of Total Projected Carbon Emissions by ___ by ___.

A

1 billion tonnes by 2030

140
Q

The ___ is an ___ led effort to cut methane emissions by a ___ by the end of this decade.

A

Global Methane Pledge, US-EU, by a third

141
Q

Has the Global Methane Pledge been signed by India?

A

No

142
Q

As per IPCC AR6, methane accounts for ___ of the 1.0°C net increase in global average temperature.

A

Half

143
Q

Name the pledge in COP26 for conservation of forests. It is led by?

A

Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, UK-led

144
Q

Did India sign the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use?

A

No

145
Q

Slogan of ISA

A

One Sun, One World, One Grid

146
Q

HQ of ISA

A

Gurugram, India

147
Q

Director General of ISA

A

Ajay Mathur

148
Q

What is the vision of the Green Grids Initiative?

A

The Sun Never Sets

149
Q

The Green Grids Initiative has ___ phases.

A
3 phases
(Phase 1: Asia, Phase 2: Africa, Phase 3: global)
150
Q

Full form of ‘IRIS’.

A

Infrastructure for Resilient Island States

151
Q

The IRIS is a part of the ___.

A

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

152
Q

IRIS, a dedicated initiative, will provide technical support and promote disaster and climate resilience of infrastructure assets in ___.

A

SIDS (Small Island Developing States)

153
Q

The goal of IRIS will directly contribute to the ___ Pathway.

A

SAMOA Pathway (SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action)

154
Q

Under IRIS, ___ will build a special data window for SIDS.

A

ISRO

155
Q

Name the three peacetime Gallantry Awards.

A

Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra

156
Q

Name the three wartime Gallantry Awards.

A

Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra

157
Q

Who was awarded the Ashok Chakra in 2021 for being part of an anti-terrorist operation in J&K?

A

Babu Ram

158
Q

Who was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for neutralising terrorists in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir?

A

Sapper Prakash Jadhav

159
Q

Who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for their role in an operation where five terrorists were eliminated and 200 kg explosive material was recovered?

A

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal

160
Q

Who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for killing an A++ category terrorist during an operation in J&K?

A

Naib Subedar Sombir

161
Q

Who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for leading an op. in which six terrorist commanders were killed.

A

Major Maheshkumar Bhure

162
Q

Who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for fighting Chinese soldiers “till his last breath?”

A

B. Santosh Babu

163
Q

Who was accorded the Vir Chakra for his role in pushing back Pakistan’s fighter jets in February 2019?

A

Abhinandan Varthaman

164
Q

When were the wartime gallantry awarded instituted?

A

January 26th 1950