Six Flashcards
The Kishan Ganga is a tributary of?
Jhelum
Pakistan has raised objection to _____ and took it to the arbitration court in 2010.
India’s hydroelectric project on Kishanganga
The capacity of the Kishan Ganga hydroelectric power project is?
330 MW
India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power projects in tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab under the?
Indus Waters Treaty
The capacity of the Ratle Power Project is?
850 MW
The Indus Water Treaty was signed in?
1960
Who are the signatories to the Indus Water Treaty?
India, Pakistan and the World Bank
The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is being constructed on?
the Chenab river, at Ratle in Jammu and Kashmir
The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a?
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station
The deliberate setting fire if the straw stubble that remains after wheat and other grains have been harvested is called?
Stubble burning
Atmospheric aerosol particles are also known as
atmosphere particulate matter, particulate matter, particulates and suspended particulate matter
______ are microscopic, solid or liquid matter suspended matter in Earth’s atmosphere.
Atmospheric aerosol particles
The term aerosol commonly refers to
particulate/air mixture
COP -23 of the UNFCCC was held at?
Bonn.
Expand UNFCCC.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Paris Agreement of the UNFCCC came into force on?
November 4, 2016.
The NMCG will establish a turtle sanctuary at?
Allahabad
Expand NMCG.
National Mission for Clean Ganga
Under the Ganga Action Plan-1, a sanctuary was planned to be constructed at _____ in ______ ?
Varanasi in 1989
The turtle sanctuary at Allahabad is a part of efforts to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of the Ganga from?
escalating anthropogenic pressures
Chakmas and Hajongs were originally residents of?
Chittagong Hill Tracts in erstwhile East Pakistan
The Chakmas and Hajongs left their homeland in Chittagong because?
It was submerged by the Kaptai Dam Project in 1960s
Which religion is followed by the Chakmas?
Buddhism
Which religion is followed by the Hajongs?
Hindus
The Chakmas and Hajongs entered India through?
the then Lushai Hills district of Assam, (present Mizoram)
The states in India which require Inner Line Permit are?
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Name the place in Nagaland which does not require an Inner Line Permit.
Dimapur
The Indra exercise is a joint military exercise between?
India and Russia.
Under a bilateral mechanism established in 2006, China is expected to share hydrological data with India wrt which rivers?
Brahmaputra and Sutlej
Which article of the Constitution provides for limiting the number of ministers in the state cabinet?
Art 164(1A)
The total number of ministers, in the state cabinet, including the Chief Minister, has to be within?
15% of the strength of the legislative assembly
Art 164(1A) was inserted in the Constitution of India, in the recommendation of?
NCRWC, headed by former CJI, MN Venkatachaliah
List the components of India’s Forex Reserves?
Gold, SDR and Foreign Currencies
Reverse tranche is part of?
IMF
Bele-II experiment is being conducted at?
Tsukuba, Japan.
Bhashya usually refers to a _______ on a text.
commentary
Mahabhashya was written by?
Patanjali
Ashtadhyayi was written by?
Panini
Varttika was written by?
Katyayana
Mahabhashya is a commentary on?
Ashtadhyayi and Varttika
Which articles of the Constitution deal specifically with Jammu and Kashmir?
370 and 35A
Which satellite system is used by ISRO for navigation and location services?
IRNSS
Which satellite is used by ISRO for all weather, 24x7 surveillance?
RISAT
Which satellite is used by ISRO for meteorology?
Megha Tropiques
Which satellite is used by ISRO primarily for remote sensing and also for monitoring crop acreage?
Resourcesat 2A
Which Organisation is conducting the Bele II experiment?
High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK)
The eight core industries comprise _____ % of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production.
40.27
Elevate 100 is an initiative by the?
Dept of IT and Biotechnology, Govt of Karnataka
The aim of the Elevate 100 initiative is to?
provide a comprehensive entrepreneurship platform for startups
Top 100 technology based startups in Karnataka will tap into a sum of
400 Cr Government funds
Unemployment when the overall demand for goods and services in can economy cannot support full employment is called?
Cyclical unemployment
Which unemployment occurs during periods of slow economic growth or contraction?
Cyclical unemployment
The index which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such is?
Index of Industrial Production
The IIP is published by
CSO
The Guitar fish is native to the coastal waters of
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
The Ganges Shark is native to?
Arabian Sea
Both Guitar Fish and Ganges Shark fall under?
Critically Endangered
The Arabian Sea Region covers the waters of?
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Sea of Oman, Persian Gulf
Carbon nanotubes are used in
planes
Carbon nanotubes are stronger than
steel
Carbon nanotubes can stay stable at temperatures upto
400 Deg Celsius
Nanotubes made out of _____ are considered the wave of the future in air travel.
Boron Nitride
Boron Nitride Nanotubes can withstand temperatures upto?
900 deg C
Withstanding _____ is an important requirement for any material meant to build the world’s next superplanes.
high temperatures
MCLR replaced Base Rate System in
2010
The minimum interest rate below which a bank cannot lend is
MCLR
In MCLR system, the minimum interest rate for loans is determined on the basis of?
marginal cost of arranging one more rupee to the prospective borrower
Expand FAME.
Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
FAME is a scheme formulated by?
Dept of Heavy Industry
FAME Scheme is proposed to be implemented over a period of
6 years, upto 2020
FAME Scheme is one of the _____ of the GOI.
Green initiatives
List the four focus areas of FAME Scheme.
Technology Development, Demand Creation, Pilot Projects and Charging Infrastructure
Sun Temple is located in
Konark, Odisha
Sun Temple is a
World Heritage Site
Sun Temple is also known as
Black Pagoda
Sun Temple was built in
13th century
Sun Temple was built by
Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty
India has ______ economy.
Mixed
The Salaries of the Judges of the SC
cannot be reduced during the term of their office except during a financial emergency
During the Mughal rule, the Finance Minister was known as
Diwan
The latitude of a place expresses it’s angular position relative to the plane of
Equator
The Constitution of India is Republican because it
has no hereditary elements
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated President rather than a monarch is called
A Republic
The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution by
consensus
Under the Constitution, the power to raise and disburse public funds has been
divided between the Union and State Governments
Temperate Grasslands in Argentina are known as?
Pampas
The Vindhyan System of Rocks is important for the production of?
precious stones and building materials
The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage was to
preserve and maintain navigation
Demand Draft is also called
Banker’s Cheque
Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
Al Beruni
Sunderbans delta is facing potential threats due to
Global warming induced sea level rise leading to coastal erosion
The largest tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world is
Sunderbans
List the islands included in Sunderbans.
Sagar, Gosaba, Dulibhasani, Dalhousie, Bhangaduni and Jambudwip
A critical minimum inflow of _______ is necessary for the luxuriant growth of mangroves.
Freshwater
Decrease in freshwater inflow results in change in mangrove succession by
replacement of freshwater loving species by saltwater loving species of mangroves
The Eastern side of the Sunderbans delta in Bangladesh is gaining land because
of huge amount of sediment and water flow from Brahmaputra and Megha rivers
Rate of Growth of an Economy is measured in terms of
National Income
Total value of all final goods and services produced by the country in a certain year is
National Income
Use of Government revenue collection and expenditure to influence the economy is called
Fiscal policy
Fiscal policy deals with
taxation n government spending
