Quiz mistakes Flashcards
Lowest level of Seismicity in Indian earthquake map
Zone 2
9th schedule introduced in whose tenure?
Nehru
Who transmits West Nile Virus?
Birds ( natural hosts ) and Culex mosquitoes
UNEP Colombo Declaration
for tackling global nitrogen challenge
Are insects covered in Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?
Yes.
How does a region qualify for biodiversity hotspot?
- Contains at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5% of the world’s total) as endemics
- Lost at least 70% of its original habitat.
Is starch a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Complex.
Model Code of Conduct - which article?
Art 324
Depsang Plains
B/w India and China
1st space station
Salyut by Soviet Union
NPCI was registered as not-for-profit under which act?
Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013
What is the nodal agency for regulating intellectual property rights in India?
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases is a fundamental right under
Right to Freedom
Article 243G
responsibility of Panchayats, which also covers school education.
Ex-officio chairman of the Indian Parliamentary Group?
Speaker of Lok Sabha
How is vice president elected?
Elected by members of electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament.
Inter-State Council vs Zonal Councils
Constitutional body vs. extra-constitutional
How is a Rajya Sabha member elected?
By Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of single transferable vote through proportional representation.
Are all fundamental laws directly enforceable?
No.
Is the power of Supreme Court under Article 32 wider than the High Court under Article 226?
No, because the latter can issue writ for purposes other than fundamental rights too.
Are MSPs being announced since the time of the Green Revolution?
Yes.
