Test 6 Ncert Flashcards
Stellar Parallax
- Its triangulation method, which you read at your 7th class
- The parallax is affected by the orbital position of the earth.
What are Microdots
Microdots are text or images reduced to a very small size (about 1 mm in diameter) to prevent detection by unintended recipients. This method was used widely during World War II.
Microdot technology involves spraying the body and parts of the vehicle or any other machine with microscopic dots, which give a unique identification
These microdot can be read physically with a microscope and identified with ultra violet light source.
The microdots and adhesive will become permanent fixtures/affixation which cannot be removed without damaging the asset, that is the vehicle itself.
Use of this technology will help check theft of vehicles and also use of fake spare parts.
What articles says about the parliamentary committees
Article 105 and 118
Article 105 (on privileges of Parliament members) and Article 118 (on Parliament’s authority to make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business)
What are the works of the parliamentary committees
- Support Parliament’s work.
- Examine ministerial budgets, consider Demands for Grants, analyse legislation and scrutinise the government’s working.
- Examine Bills referred to by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha or the Speaker, Lok Sabha.
- Consideration of Annual Reports.
- Consideration of national basic long term policy documents presented to the House and referred to the Committee by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha or the Speaker, Lok Sabha.
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies headed
Subhash Chandra Garg
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) indicates the average number of children expected to be born to a woman
during her reproductive span of
Fertility Rate (TFR) indicates the average number of children expected to be born to a woman during her reproductive span of 15-49 years
Not 18-45 years
Reaping demographic dividend due to a higher population of working-age citizens is usually the last stage in the demographic transition of any society.
What do you say
No
this is only a middle stage of the transition. The end stage is when TFR declines significantly and the dependent population starts increasing due to low birth rate and low death rates (high birth rates and high death rates signify the early part of the transition).
Chrysomallon squamiferum
It is a scaly- foot snail found at only three spots in the Indian Ocean.
It has become the first species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining.
Chrysomallon squamiferum is found at three hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
It was added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to its updated Red List of Endangered Species on July 18, 2019.
first species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining
Turn Over Ratio
A turnover ratio represents the amount of assets or liabilities that a company replaces in relation to
its sales.
What is the india situation in Turn over ratio
According to the World Bank, India’s turnover ratio at 58 in 2018 was a 43 per cent
drop from 101 recorded in 2004
So india is in depreciation of Turnover ratio not appreciation
Is Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are meeting or not
No
They are separated by uttarpradesh, because Uttar Pradesh want to meet chattisgarh
What is a biosphere
Biosphere is that part of the earth in which living organisms exist or which supports life.
Please note we are not talking about the “biosphere reserve”.
FSDC
Financial Stability and Development Council
The FSDC was set up to strengthen and institutionalise the mechanism for maintaining financial stability, enhancing inter-regulatory coordination and promoting financial sector development.
What is the FSDC status
Is it statutory or constitutional body
It is neither
The members of the FSDC
The Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister and
its members are
Governor, Reserve Bank of India;
Finance Secretary and/or Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs;
Secretary, Department of Financial Services;
Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance;
Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India;
Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and
Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.
It also includes the chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board (IBBI).
Who is the person recently added to the FSDC
Financial Stability and Development Council
Recently, the government through a gazette notification, had included ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) secretary in the FSDC in view of the increased focus of the government on digital economy.
What is the script used for the prakrit language of the ashokan scripts
All the edicts of Asoka engraved in the Kharoshthi and Brahmi scripts are in the Prakrit language.
What are the languages did the ashoka scripts are seen
Prakrit
Greek
Aramic
Who is the kings brought the sanskrit to life from prakrit
From the 4th century onwards, with the rise of the Guptas, Sanskrit became the predominant language of Indian epigraphs.
This is because Guptas were great patrons of Brahmanism and Sanskrit language.
How is the natural gas obtained
Natural gas is generally found alongwith petroleum and is not obtained after its distillation
Who is Talukdar and zamindar
The principal difference in Bengal and perhaps in North India as well is that Talukdar did not have ‘malikana’ or proprietary rights.
Therefore if the zamindar or the Central government takes the revenue of his land, he may not get ‘Sir’.
The Mughals always used to give ‘Sir’ so that the social position of the person is not lowered.
But technically he is not authorized because he does not have ‘malikana’ but he gets a portion of the revenue collected as ‘nankar’.
That he considers his ‘huq’ (right). Therefore when the Central government or the big zamindar takes it he gets a portion as ‘huq’ not ‘malikana’
Fundamental Right to Clean Environment
Is given by which Supreme Court case
Subhas Kumar V. State of Bihar 1991
Congress split in 1907 due to
The Congress split in 1907. The Moderates were opposed to the use of boycott.
They felt that it involved the use of force.
However, the extremists insisted on the use of mass boycott movements, protests and strikes to make a point against the British.
After the split the Congress came to be dominated by the Moderates with Tilak’s followers functioning from outside.
The two groups reunited in December 1915.
Next year the Congress and the Muslim League signed the historic Lucknow Pact and decided to work together for representative government in the country
What is Lucknow pact
Congress and the Muslim League signed the historic Lucknow Pact and decided to work together for representative government in the country
1916
