Test 7 Subject Flashcards

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Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY).

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Monthly Samman pension is given not yearly

Implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs — freedom fighters Division

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Maharshi badrayan Vyas Samman

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Given on the Independence Day — so once a day

In recognition of their contribution in Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Oriya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam

Introduced in 2002 — given for the age group of 30 to 45

The presidential award caters a certificate of honour, a memento, and one time cash prize of INR 1 lakh

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Defence planning committee was created in

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April 2018

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Why is Defence planning committee was made

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To facilitate comprehensive mechanisms for the defence forces besides focusing on the military dogma/ doctrines to deal with the emerging security challenges in India

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What are the mandates of the defence planning committees

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Prepare Draft national security strategy

Develop a capability development plan

Work on defence diplomacy issues

Improving defence manufacturing ecosystem in India

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Defence planning committee is headed by the

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National security advisor of india and Chief of Integrated Staff in the Ministry of Defence will be the member secretary of DPC

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Defence planning committee submit its report to the

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Defence minister of india

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8
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What is the Rooppur nuclear project about

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Its is constructed in the Bangladesh, it is the first initiative by the Indo- Russian deal to undertake the atomic energy projects in the third countries

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Shillong declaration is about

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Adopted in the 22 national conference on the e-Governance in 2019, so this is about the e- Governance

This is mainly focused in improving the connectivity in the northeast

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10
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Rozgar samachar means

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Employment opportunists news

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E version of the rozgar Samachar was launched by which ministry

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Ministry of information and broadcasting

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What are the rights seen in the consumer protection bill 2019

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protect the rights of consumers by establishing authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers’ dispute.

The new five rights are

  1. Right to file a complaint from anywhere
  2. Right to seek compensation under product liability
  3. Right to protect consumer as like a class
  4. Right to seek a hearing through video conferencing
  5. Right to know why the complaint was rejected
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13
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SANKALP Scheme

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It is an outcome oriented scheme

Centrally sponsored scheme

Under ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship

It focuses on not only skilling central agencies but also state agencies

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14
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Sankalp scheme is implemented with the help of which bank

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World bank not IMF

In line with the objectives of the skill development mission

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Nutrient based subsidy is proposed by and approved by

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for fixation of Nutrient Based Subsidy Rates

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Nutrient based subsidy rates is given by which fertilizers

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Phosphorous and Potassium fertilisers for the year 2019-20

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Nutrient based subsidy scheme was started in

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2010 and being implemented by department of fertilizers

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Department of fertilizers is under which ministry

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Ministry of chemicals and fertilizers who is guided by the minter of the state

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What is the only fertilizers in india that is sold at a statutory notified uniform sale price

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Urea

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20
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How many times did buddha and Hiun Tasang visited Sanchi

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Buddha never visited Sanchi. Neither did foreign travellers like Hiuen Tsang, who extensively documented the holy Buddhist circuit in India, but did not mention Sanchi in his writings

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21
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Did Sanchi stupa had square bases

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Basically Stupas are semi-spherical domes with square bases that contain small receptacles for relics

22
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Water stress Index is given by

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It is given by the London based analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft

23
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What is the most water stressed by the water stress index

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The study says Chennai is the tip of the iceberg for India’s water stressed cities.

With 11 of India’s 20 largest cities face an ‘extreme risk’

24
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What is Utkarsh 2022

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Utkarsh 2022 is a medium term strategy in line with the global central banks’ plan to strengthen the regulatory and supervisory mechanism.

given by RBI

25
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Maritime animal Dugong

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Vulnerable

It is medium sized herbivorous marine mammal

These are largely dependent on sea grass communities for subsistence and is thus restricted to the coastal habitats which support sea grass meadows.

26
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This Dugong is supported by the what food and where do we find the food

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It is supported by the sea grass meadows

We can find the food i.e sea grass meadows in the coastal areas

27
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NAPRTI 1 gene is linked to

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Schizophrenia

This took nearly 18 years of research

28
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The NAPRTI1 gene is collaborative effort of the which countries

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India and Australia

29
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Kondapalli toys are made by what materials and sold in which district

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They are made of wood and sold in krishna district

30
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Which year did the GI good (Registration and protection) Act was made

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1999

31
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Did Kondapalli toys got GI Tag

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Yes

32
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What are the latest new GIs obtained under the DPIIT

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Tawlhlohpuan — from Mizoram — medium to heavy, compactly woven, good quality fabric from Mizoram.

Mizo Puanchei — from Mizoram — shawl or textile from Mizoram

Tirur Betel — from Kerala — for its both mild stimulant action and medicinal properties

Palani Pachamirtham — TN — Prasadam — Dindigul district

33
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NASA MMS launched in

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The Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission is a NASA robotic space mission to study the Earth’s magnetosphere, using four identical spacecraft flying in a tetrahedral formation

Launched in 2015

34
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What are interplanetary shocks

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They are collision less shock — where the particles transfer energy through electromagnetic fields instead of directly bouncing into one another

35
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Where can we find the collusion less shocks

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These are found in throughout universe — sueprnova, black holes, distant stars

36
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What is M-Sand

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Manufactured Sand and its a substitute of river sand for concrete construction.

37
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How is M Sand formed

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Formed by crushing the Hard Granite Stone

38
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What is the aspect the made the Msand to have the required strength of concrete can be maintained.

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It does not contain organic and soluble compound that affects the setting time and properties of cement, thus the required strength of concrete can be maintained.

39
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What is the size of the M-Sand

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Less than 4.75mm

40
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What is the process employed in the M-Sand

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It is manufactured using technology like High Carbon steel hit rock and then ROCK ON ROCK
process

41
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What is the largest consumer of coal in the world

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China

Not india

India is the second largest

42
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Which countries have increased the coal share of the power generation

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South-East Asia was the only region in the world in which coal’s share of power generation grew last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)

43
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Did the global coal utilisation increased

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Nope,

It’s actually declined

44
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What is the worlds largest producer of the consumer coal

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Asia is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, accounting for 75 per cent of global demand.

45
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What was superseded by the plastic waste management rules 2016

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The Government has notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, in suppression of the earlier Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011.

46
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What is the Plastic waste management rules 2016 expansion

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The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 aim to expand the jurisdiction of applicability from the municipal area to rural areas, because plastic has reached rural areas also.

47
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What is the side of the Microplastics

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It is of less than 5 millimetres in length

48
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What is the WHO work on the Microplastics

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They are not yet dangerous when present in drinking water but the more research is needed

49
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FEDOR

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Russian humanoid Robot used for the space operations now, originally made now for emergency operations

50
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Robonaut 2

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Designed by NASA and Gernerla motors with assistance from Oceaneering Space Systems engineers to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.

51
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Kirobo belongs to which country

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Kirobo is Japan’s first robot astronaut, developed by University of Tokyo and Tomotaka Takahashi.

52
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Oxytocin drug

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It is included as a lifesaving drug in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).