principal dec 2020 - Sheet1 Flashcards
panini and patanjali are the renowned names in the literary history of ancient india. they flourished under which dynasty
sungas
the remains of the vijaynagar empire can be found in
hampi
who attended all the three round table conferences
b.r ambedkar
on september 20, 1932 mahatma gandhi began a fast unto death in yerwada jail against
communal award of ramsay macdonald
who wrote the play ‘andher nagari chaupat raja’
bhartendu harishchandra
when congress leaders condemned the montague-chlemsford report, many moderates left the party to form the
indian liberal federation
on february 20, 1947, prime minister attlee announced the bristish government’s decision to withdraw from india latest by
June 1948
new india commonwealth was published by
annie besant
comrade was published by
maulana mohammad ali
sanjivani was published by
k.k mitra
vanguard of indian independence was published by
m.n roy
in which year were the five districts and the tribal areas taken away from punjab to create the north-west frontier province
1901
in 1940, vinoba bhave started individual satyagraha from
pavnar, maharashtra
the biospehere is the zone of the earth where life is found. it includes parts of
hydrosphere,lithosphere and troposphere
backwaters are found in
kerela
buckingham canal is in
tamil nadu and andhra pradesh
cumbarjua canal is in
goa
black soil in india relates its genesis to
deccan trap
kudremukh peak is associated with
rich iron-ore reserves
point calimere is a region famous for its magnificent mangrove vegetation, deltaic feature and marine climate. the region is situated on the mouth of which indian river
cauvery
name one landlocked harbour
vishakhapatnam
mahadeo hills are found in
central india
mikir hills are found in
north-east india
manas is tributary river of
brahmaputra
which river originates at amarkantak
narmada
which pair of islands is separated from each other by the ‘ten degree channel’
andaman and nicobar
what is CITES (convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora)
- it aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. 2. the ‘monitoring the illegal killing of elephants’ (MIKE) programme is established under it
blue flag programme seeks
to promote sustainable development in fresh water and marine areas
role of CAG
CAG is calle the friend, the philosopher and guide of the public accounts committee of the parliament. 2. it has no control over the issue of money from the consolidated fund of india. 3. it is concerned only at the audit stage when the expenditure has already taken place.
which article makes provision for the reservation of SC/ST in government services
article 335
which was the first india state to establish the institution of lokayukta
maharashtra
the creation of a new state in india from an existing state involves the consent of the
- legislature of the state concerned 2. president 3. parliament
as per article 241, who can constitute a high court for a union territory or declare any court in any such territory to be a high court for all or any of the purposes of the constitution
the parliament
who is appointed by president of india
cheif election commissioner and other election commissioners and the attorney general of india
who is not appointed by president of india
the chairman of the state public service commission and the chief minister of state
the resolution for removing the vice president of india can be moved in
the rajya sabha
list some true facts about the governor
- he should have completed 35 yrs of age 2. his emoluments, allowance and privileges are determined by the president. 3. no criminal proceedings can be instituted against him
list some not true facts about governor
he submits his resignation letter to the chief justice of the state
what will follow, if a money bill is substantially amended by the rajya sabha
the lok sabha may still proceed with the bill, accepting or not accepting the recommendations of the rajya sabha
the process of removal of a judge of a high court in india is same a that of
removal of judge of the supreme court
who was the chief justice of india, when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the indian judicial system
P.N Bhagwati
which unit of valuation is known as ‘paper gold’
special drawing rights
tobin tax refers to
a tax to prevent speculative flight of capital
what is the base year for computing consumer price index for industrial workers from 2001 to
2016
for what purpose CPI-IW is used primarily
to calculate DA for govt employees
the employee provident fund organisation (EPFO) works under which ministry
minsitry of labour and employment
a mirror is preffered over a lens for collecting solar heat because
there is absorbtion of heat by a lens
the crackling sound, heard when dry hair is combed with a hard rubber comb, is due to
small electric sparks
butter floats in droplets on the surface of a hot soup. but when the soup cools, the doplets spread out to form a thin layer on the surface. this happens because
surface tension of the soup increases on cooling
on the moon, an astronaut cannot drink lemonade with the help of a straw because
there is no atmosphere on the moon
the most powerful eye irritant present in smog is
peroxyacetyl nitrate
why pvc wires burnt by scrap dealers to extract copper are a breathing hazard
coz burning pvc releases dioxin which is one of the most toxic chemicals in the world
the disease, sicle-cell anaemia, is caused by
mutation in hbb genes
the polio virus enters the body through
contaminated food and water
the source of three important narcotic drugs - bhag, ganja, and hashish (charas) - is one and the same plant. which is the plant
indian hemp
which is the group of diseases spreads through mosquito bites among humans
dengue fever, japanese encephalitis, yellow fever
in olden days when refrigerators did not exist, it was customary to boil milk twice or thrice in a day to prevent it from becoming sour, the reason being
killing lactobacilli that convert milk into curd
xerophthalmia is caused by the dietary deficiency of
vitamin a
DDT, an organochlorine compound, used first to control malaria, carried in mosquitoes and later to a variety of insects/pests, is now banned because
it persists in the environment and bioaccumulates
silicosis is a
lung disease
in hospitals, the oxygen tubes for respiration contain oxygen and
helium
cytotron is
a breakthrough device in liver and breast cancer treatment
CHAMPIONS is
a technology platform as a one stop solution for MSMEs grievances and oppurtunities
SUMAN scheme aims
to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in the country
rourkela steel plant is in
germany
bhilai steel plant is in
russia
durgapur steel plant is in
UK
what is japan’s share market called
nikkei
what is uk share market called
FTSE
what is USA share market called
nasdaq
TB harega desh jeetega’ campaign aims to eradicate TB in India by
2025
GK Menon’s proffession
journalist
rahat indori’s profession
poet
gita ramjee’s profession
virologist
c.s seshadadri’s profession
mathematician
who releases the gender social norms index (GSNI)
UNDP
swasth bayu is
a non invasive ventilator to treat covid-19 patients
sidh gosht’ is a composition of
guru nanak dev ji
what is ryotwari system
land is owned by the government, farmer has the rights of a tenant cultivator. he shall remain the owner of the land as long as he pays rent to the government.
what is mahalwari system
land is jointly owned by the village community collectively
what is zamindari system
entire land of the village is owned by one or more persons. he is liable to pay the rent to the government
sweet revolution is related to
honey production
acc to the recycled plastics (manufacture and usage) rules, 1999, the minimum thickness of carry bags shall not be less than
20 microns
the value of the vote of each mla varies from
state to state
DART mission endeavours to
prevent asteroid collision with earth
eklavya model day boarding schools were set up for which section of population
high density of ST population
author of saave pattar
mohan singh
author of hawa vich likhe harf
surjit pattar
author of lajwanti
shiv batalvi
author of amrit lehran
amrita pritam
who was the successor of maharaja ranjit singh after his death?
kharak singh
which indian state was the first to issue a digitized ‘J form’, the agricultural produce sales receipt?
punjab
