September Flashcards
g20 2023 was which edition of the meeting
18th
The 102nd Amendment Act of 2018
introduced which articles in the cconstitution
Articles 338B and 342A
What section of which act permits states to make rules regarding cannabis cultivation for fibre, seeds, or horticultural purposes
Section 10 (a) (iii) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
major psychoactive constituent in cannabis is
Delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
first state to legalise cannabis cultivation in 2017
Uttarakhand
Efforts to get Santiniketan recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site- ongoing since
2010
Inclusion of SHANTINIKETAN as World Heritage Site was decided in which meeting
45th World Heritage committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
When was Shantiniketan est
est. as an ashram by Debendranath Tagore (Rabindranath father)
Oldest house in Shantiniketan:
Shantiniketan Griha
Santiniketan school later evolved into which Uni in which year?
This school later evolved into Visva Bharati University - 1921
When did Rabindranath Tagore win Nobel prize in Literature
1913)- first Indian to win Nobel
for -Gitanjali
When was Santiniketan conerted to school by Rabindranath Tagore
1901
Shantiniketan was initially called
Bhubadanga
When was Rabindranath Tagore awarded with Knighthood for Services to Literature by King George V
1915
renounced title after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
born on
May 7, 1861, in Calcutta
Hoysala temples Have been on tentative list since- (UNESCO World heritage sites)
April 15, 2014
Bangladesh national anthem
Amar Shonar Bangla
Hoysala Temples were decalred UNESCO World Heritage sites on which date
September 18
Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
built by Hoysala King
King Vishnuvardhana in 1116 AD
Keshava Temple, Somanathapur
dedicated to Lord Krishna in three forms- what are they
Janardhana, Keshava, Venugopala
Three temples that were declared 42nd UNESCO world Heritage sites
Chennakeshvara Temple, Belur
Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebid
Keshava Temple, Somnathpura
UNESCO WHS are maintained by
‘World Heritage Programme’, administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
India has how many world heritage sites
42
34 cultural
7 natural
1 mixed (Khangchendzonga National Park)
Which country has the highest no. of UNESCO World heritage sites? What is India’s position wrt to same
India: 6th highest no. of sites in world
Highest no. of sites in world: Italy (59)
first sites in India to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site - which and when
1983: Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal
New Parliament Building inaugurated on
28 May 2023
Modi named the old parliament building _
Samvidhan Sadhan
CENTRAL VISTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT started in
2019
Designer & Architect of New Parliament Building:
Bimal Patel
Sengol was initially handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru (to symbolise handover of authority from British) - on
Aug 14, 1947
Sengol was kept in
Allahabad Meuseum
First ever foucault pendulum in India is in:
Pune
Focault’s Pendulum is placed in the gallery section of the constitution hall which is called
Central Foyer
Mahatma Gandhi Statue relocated to the entrance of new parliament building - was orginially placed at the old entrance in which year and was created by which sculptor
Ram V Sutar
Placed at old entrance in 1993
Exp. first carried out by Leon Focault in (for Focault’s pendulum)
1851
Exapand PM KISAN and when was it launched
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Launched- 2019
Old Parliament was the seat of Imperial Legislative Council in what years
18 January 1927- 15 August 1947
Constituent Assembly of India (15 August 1947 -26 January 1950)
Parliament of India (26 January 1950 -18 September 2023)
King George V announced in the Delhi Durbar- India‘s capital would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi
when
Dec 12, 1911
Which date was the 75th anniversary for operation Polo
13 Sep 2023
Operation Polo is a military action that was laucnehd by the Indian ARMY ON ?
Sep 13, 1948
7th Nizam of Hyderabad
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Hyd was founded in which year
1713
Which act gave princely states an option to accede to the newly born dominions India or Pakistan or continue as an independent sovereign state. (introduced by Brits)
Indian Independence Act 1947
When did President of India promulgate the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019?
5 Aug 2019
Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad and signed the Standstill Agreement with India in
Nov 1947
When did Travancore join India and who was the Dewan of Travancore
July 30 1947- Travancore joined India.
Dewan Of Tranvancore- Sir C.P. Ramamswamy Aiyar
WHEN DID Maharaja Hanvant Singh, King of Jodhpur sign the Instrument of Accession and the State of Jodhpur was integrated into the Indian Dominion.
11 Aug 1947
When was statue of Unity inaugurated
31 October, 2018
When did Kheda and Bardoli Satyagraha happen
Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)
The tallest statue in the world.
182 metres
23 metres taller than China’s Spring Temple Buddha statue
Almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres tall) in the US.
When was Sardar Vallabhai statue added to eight wonders of SCO
Jan 2020
MoMSME
(Narayan Tatu Rane)
When was Vishwakarmaa Scheme laucnhed which also happens to be Vishwakarma Jayanthi
17 Sep
Ministry of Skill Development
(Dharmendra Pradhan)
Outlay of Vishwakarma Scheme
Rs. 13000 crore (for 2023-24 to 2027-28)
stipend of Rs 500 for skill training per day
Rs 15,000 grant for the purchase of modern tools
INDIA Alliance
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Leaders of how many opposition political parties have united to create INDIA coalition
26
INDIA was previously known as United Progressive Alliance - new name was proposed by
Mamata Banerjee
Indian National Congress
Est by
A O Hume in 1885
First session of INC was held in
Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bonnerjee
Formation of Indian National Congress.
Last session of INC before Independence
1946: Meerut. President: J.B Kripalani
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor- MoU signed b/w
India, US, Saudi Arabia, EU, UAE, France, Germany and Italy
The east corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect what regions
India to Arabian Gulf
The nothern corridor of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will connect
Gulf to Europe
IMEC is a part of which Investment
Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment
When was PGII officially launched
2022, during G7 summit in Germany
Announced in June 2021 during the G7 (or Group of Seven) summit in the UK.
China began BRI in which year
2013
BRI has been compared to which American plan
American Marshall plan 1948
20th ASEAN- India Summit & 18th East Asia Summit
Both held in:
Jakarta, Indonesia
BRI- target completion date``
2049
ASEAN also held its first naval drill in September- due to perceived China threat - where
Indonesian Islands, South China Sea - ASEX 2023
Founding members of ASEAN
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
India became dialogue partner of ASEAN in which year
1996
India upraged to Summit level partnership w ASEAN in which year
2002
When did India elevate its partnership to strategic partnership with ASEAN
2012
ASEAN is India’s _ largest trading partner
4th
ASEAN was given observer status at the United Nations General Assembly + awarded the status of dialogue partner to the UN
in which year
2006
East Asia summit was established in which year
2005
When was the idea of east asia summit first proposed
1991
By then Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Mmebers of East Asia Summit
18
ASEAN -10
Dialogue partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea
Russia and the United States (joined in 2011)
Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)- unveiled by India in Bangkok EAS Summit of which year
2019
Look East Policy was launched by who and when
launched by PV Narasimha Rao in 1992