Zune5-1 Flashcards
Who are Asur Tribe ?
- Vulnerable tribal group
- Jharkhand
Who are Lushai Tribe ?
-NE India mainly Mizoram
Who are Dongria Kondh ?
-Tribe in Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha
Name some traditional water management systems of India ?
- Dongs
- Ponds by Bodo tribe of Assam for irrigation - Jampois
- Small irrigation channels linking rice fields to streams in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. - Katas, Mundas & Bandhas
- Irrigation sources in Ancient tribal kingdom of Gonds
- Odisha & Madhya Pradesh
What is National Monsoon Mission ?
- Under Ministry of Earth Science
- Dynamic model for prediction of accurate monsoon rainfall with help of Supercomputer.
What is Drip Irrigation ?
- In small quantities at roots.
- Suited for small irrigation but frequent water crops especially horticulture.
- Suits sandy soil as high infiltration rate
What type of soil is best suited for Surface Irrigation ?
-Loamy Soil as Low Infiltration rate
Where is Palmyra ?
- Syria
- declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO
- The culture of Palmyra was influenced by Greco-Roman culture
- The city’s inhabitants worshiped local Semitic deities, Mesopotamian and Arab gods.
- Famous for temples
- ISIL sabotaged many artifacts and destroyed a number of buildings & temples, considerably damaging the ancient site.
Where is Leptis Magna ?
- Libya
- Most impressive ruins of the Roman period
- Leptis Magna was used as a cover for tanks and military vehicles by pro-Gaddafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
Where is Mosul ?
Iraq
Explain Nakshi Kantha ?
- Type of embroidered quilt, is a centuries-old Bengali art tradition of Bangladesh
- Basic material used is thread and old cloth
- Due to absence of proper law on Geographical Indication in Bangladesh that time (which was later adopted), Bangladesh couldn’t counter apply for the GI. The registry office had no option but to hand-over the Geographical Indication to West Bengal in 2008.
- Bangladesh authority however later passed the “Bangladesh Geographical Indication (Registration and Protection) Act, 2013”
- Waiting for the next re-applying time cycle to claim the Geographical Indication for Nakshi kantha to Bangladesh
Explain E.I. Leather ?
- East India Leather is an Indian vegetable-tanned leather produced by the tanneries in Tiruchi and Dindigul in Tamil Nadu
- Geographical Indication (GI) status
Explain Sujini embroidery work ?
- It is usually a bed spread, which was earlier made of old clothes, but is now generally made of easily available fabric with embroidery done with the most simple stitches with motifs narrating stories.
- Muzzaffarpur & Madhubani in Bihar
- Geographical Indication (GI) status
Explain Ilkal Saree ?
- Woven using cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the saree.
- Bagalkot district of Karnataka state
- Geographical Indication (GI) status
Explain Aranmula kannadi ?
- Handmade metal-alloy mirror, made in Aranmula,Kerala,.
- Geographical Indication (GI) status
Which newspapers Annie Besant published ?
- Common Weal and New India
- To spread propaganda for India’s freedom. She named this freedom “Home Rule” for India.
Which journal Ambedkar published ?
- Janata (The People) 1930
- Magazine’s name was changed to “Prabuddha Bharat (Enlightened India)” on 04 February 1956.
- Names of the journal reflect and emphasis the direction of his movement at a particular time. He changed the name of Janata to Prabuddha Bharat when he was in the process of launching the massive historic conversion to Buddhism.
Why Lord Wellesley arrived in India ?
- Lord (as Governor General) came to India in 1798 at a time when the British were locked in a life and death struggle with France all over the world.
- Bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control and also annexing french ally territories.
- By 1797, the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had declined in power.
- Third Anglo-Mysore war had reduced Mysore to a mere shadow of its recent greatness and the Marathas were dissipating their strength in mutual intrigues and wars.
- Political conditions in India were at advantage for a policy of (British) expansion: aggression was easy as well as profitable.
What are the administrative plans of Lord Wellesley expansion ?
Three Methods
- Subsidiary Alliance
- Outright wars
- Assumptions of the territories of previously subordinated rulers.
Explain the types of Subsidiary Alliance ?
In form of Four types
- The company lent its army in lieu of the Cash
- Company kept the armies near the border of the Protectorate and collected cash.
- Company kept the army inside the border for protection and collected cash
- Company kept its army inside the border of army and got some territories
Which of the type of Subsidiary Alliance advantaged EIC the most ?
Company kept its army inside the border of army and got some territories
-Nawab of Oudh that entered into this kind of arrangement in 1801 (Treaty of Lucknow) and ceded half of Awadh to the British East India Company
What are the consequences of Subsidiary Alliance ?
An India state virtually signed away−
1.Its independence;
2.The right of self-defense;
3.Maintaining the diplomatic relations;
4.Employing foreign experts; and
5.Settling its disputes with its neighbors.
EIC maintain a large army at the cost of the Indian states.
How Subsidiary Alliance was advantageous to EIC ?
- First Subsidiary Treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1798.
- Nizam was to dismiss his French-trained troops and to maintain a subsidiary force.In return, the British guaranteed his state against Maratha encroachments.
- In 1800, the subsidiary force was increased and, in lieu of cash payment, the Nizam ceded part of his territories to the Company. - Nawab of Avadh was forced to sign a Subsidiary Treaty in 1801.
- (Treaty of Lucknow) and ceded half of Awadh to the British East India Company . - Tipu of Mysore would, of course, never agreed to a Subsidiary Treaty.
- Tipu Sultan entered into negotiations for an alliance with Revolutionary France.
- The British army attacked and defeated Tipu in a brief but fierce war in 1799, before French help could reach him while defending his capital Seringapatam.
Name the chronological order in which EIC expanded during Subsidiary alliance ?
- Hyderabad (1798)
- Mysore (1799)
- Tanjore (1799)
- Awadh (1801)
- Peshwa (Marathas) (1802)
- Scindia (Marathas) (1803)
- Gaekwad (Marathas) (1803)
Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal ?
Lord Cornwallis
Explain Permanent Settlement in Bengal ?
- To stabilize land revenue and create loyal class of Zamindars.
- Abolished periodic auction of zamindari rights and establish permanent zamindari rights.
- Fixed amount to the government treasury every year.
Explain Daroga System introduced by Lord Cornwallis ?
- Police in India was created by Lord Cornwallis.
- Earlier, the policing in India was done by the zamindars, under the system of thanas.
- Cornwallis established a system of circles headed by a daroga. DSP was created to head the police organization in a district.
Name diseases spread by female Aedes Aegypti mosquito ?
- Dengue
- Chikangunya
- Zika fever
- Yellow fever
Name Cryogenic fuels ?
- It can be fuel / Oxidizer used in Cryogenic rocket engine.
- These are gases liquefied and stored at very low temperatures.
1. Liquid Oxygen
2. Liquid Hydrogen
3. Liquid Nitrogen
4. Liquid Methane
Which Countries are involved in Indo-Pacific freedom corridor ?
India & Japan
Why Indo-Pacific freedom Corridor ?
- Create Infrastructure and Connectivity
- Counterbalance OBOR
- Freedom of Navigation
What are the Salient features of the Indo-Pacific freedom corridor ?
- Under Asia-Africa connectivity project, Connectivity with East Africa.
- Developing strategically located Trincomalee port in Sri lanka.
- Development and Extension of Iran’s Chabahar port
- Development of Dawei port along Thai-Myanmar border.
Who are Chakma-Hajong refugees ?
- From partition till 1970s, some of the Hindu, Buddhist and other tribals fled from their original habitats to India and spread into North-Eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh
- Chakmas are Buddhist and Hazongs are Hindu refugees from East Pakistan.
Why Chakma-Hajong refugees fled their Original habitat ?
- Religious persecution in Pakistan
2. Displacement caused by the Kaptai Hydel Power Project {in Bangladesh now} in 1960s.
What is the stance of Central government, State government and Judiciary i.e. SC with respect to Chakma-Hajong refugees ?
- Central Government/SC- Granting them Indian citizenship
- State Government -opposed the central government / SC stance even today.
Why State Government Opposed Chakma-Hajong refugees ?
-Permanent settlement and citizenship to Chakma and Hajongs would dilute the constitutional safeguards (Various Acts) provided to indigenous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and will pose a danger from outsiders.
What is the current status of Chakma and Hajongs ?
-The Chakma and Hajongs have continued to stay in the state but still facing discrimination and violence including quit notices.
Explain Bathouism ?
- Traditional religion of Bodos/Kachari (Number of ethnic groups in NE India)
- Chief deity/Supreme God -Bathoubwrai
- Sijou plant is considered to be the living embodiment of Bathoubwrai
- Bodos plant this tree in Courtyard/ Community lands.
- Religion has no written scripture/book/temples.
What is Re-distributive Resource Transfers (RRT) ?
- Gross devolution from centre to state that is adjusted for respective state’s share in aggregate GDP.
- i.e. Intra-Country transfers and do not augment overall national disposable income like foreign aid does.
- 2016-17, Sikkim is the top recipient.
What is Dutch Disease RBI
-Development in one sector of an economy bringing adverse results to manufacturing sector in economy.
-Large inflow of foreign currency for exploitation of natural resources simultaneously leading to decline in manufacturing sector.
For example
-Shale gas discovery in US - Sudden demand in international market- Huge inflow of foreign currency- Currency appreciation.
-Currency depreciation increases export while appreciation declines export.
-Thus reducing potential of domestic manufacturing industries in international market
What is Standing deposit facility ?
- When banks need funds for short term they borrow from RBI at Repo Rate.
- When banks have excess funds, They lend it to RBI at Reverse Repo Rate.
- In both cases, RBI used government securities as collateral.
- But SDF is an initiative by RBI to absorb surplus funds from banks without issuing collateral to them.
Why RBI used Standing Deposit Facility ?
- Demonetization has deposited nearly 14 lakhs crore in banks.
- Lending such huge amount by banks will increase the money supply in market leading to inflation.
- To cope with this problem, RBI increased the CRR and allowed banks to keep maximum amount with RBI.
- Since very difficult to issue collateral in absorbing huge amount, RBI started SDF
- Banks earns interest by depositing in form of SDF.
What is Nyaya Mitra Scheme ?
- Government will appoint retired judicial or executive (With legal experience ) officer designated as “Nyaya Mitra”.
- Special focus for pending more than 10 years at district level.
- Assistance to litigants and connecting to DLSA-District legal services authority i.e. District court of India , CSC -Tele law i.e. Common Service Centres EGovernance Services Tele law , Other government agencies & civil society organisations.
- Actively identify cases through National Judicial Data Grid.
Which banks are called as Domestically Systematically Important Banks ?
- Too big to fail.
- Important because of size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity and lack of substitute. and interconnection.
What is the criteria to identify Domestically Systematically Important Banks i.e D-SIBs ?
-Banks with assets exceeding 2% of GDP
What are the salient features of Domestically Systematically Important Banks i.e D-SIBs ?
- In case of distress, Government supports these banks i.e. enjoys certain advantages in funding.
- Banks have different set of policy measures regarding systematic risks and moral hazard issues.
Name some Domestically Systematically Important Banks i.e D-SIBs ?
- HDFC
- SBI
- ICICI
Name sections in IPC related to Hate ?
- Section 153-A
- Section 153-B
- Section 295-A
Explain Section 153-A of IPC ?
-offence of promoting disharmony, enmity or feelings of hatred between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.
Explain Section 153-B of IPC ?
- Safeguards the interests of “class of persons” and above all the “national integration” by providing punishment against imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.
Explain Section 295-A of IPC ?
-punishing of any deliberate and malicious acts that are intended to insult the region or religious beliefs of certain class of citizens.
What is Section 505 of IPC?
-aimed to check and punish the spreading of false and mischievous news intended to upset the public tranquility.
What is recently released SHAKTI or Scheme for harnessing and allocating Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India ?
- Do away with discretionary element and introduce market based pricing for Independent Power Producers (IIP’s).
- Aims to reform bureaucratic and non transparent process of coal allocation for power projects in country.
What there in the recent draft code prepared by Labor Ministry ?
- Constitution of National Social Security Council.
- Regulates social security schemes at centre, state and local bodies.
- Aims to cover agricultural workers along with self employed people
- Aims to register all through Aadhar-based registration system.
Write about Northern River Terrapin ?
- Species of riverine turtle native to SE Asia
- West Bengal and Odisha
- IUCN Redlist Status -Critically Endangered
- Listed on Wildlife protection Act, 1972 & CITES
Write about Olive Ridley Turtle ?
- Sea turtle found in warm and tropical waters
- IUCN Status - Vulnerable
- Listed on Wildlife protection Act, 1972 & CITES
- Nesting sites - Odisha coast especially Gahirmatha beach and Rushikulaya coast & Sacramento Island, Hope Island and Ellaiapet in Andhra Pradesh.
- Known for mass nesting called ‘Arribada’.
Write about Indian Star Tortoise ?
- Found in dry areas and scrub forest in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- India i.e. Gujrat, Rajasthan , UP, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- IUCN status -Vulnerable
- Listed on Wildlife protection Act, 1972 & CITES
- Recently Chinnar wildlife sanctuary (CWS) in Kerala made rehabilitation center for them. It is the only one in the country.
Write about Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) which was recently in news ?
- Rating system devised by US
- evaluate environmental performance of building and encourage sustainable design
Term Indradhanush 2.0 is associated with ?
- Banking Sector
- Comprehensive plan for recapitalization of public sector banks.
- Concentration on the 4R’s
1. Recognition
2. Resolution
3. Recapitalsation
4. Reform
Which are the 4R’s to solve problems of banking sector ?
- Recognition
- Resolution
- Recapitalsation
- Reform
Term ‘Gyan Chakra’ recently in news is associated with ?
- Think tank on defense and strategic affairs formed by Army Western command.
- Includes large number of defense veterans.
- Research on defense and strategic affairs.
What is differentiated Bank License ?
- Contrast to Universal Banking
- Rather than all banking services, It provides limited products and services.
Name some differentiated Banks ?
- Small Finance Bank
- Payment Bank
- Wholesale and Long-Term Finance (WLTF) Bank
Why there is need to Differentiated Bank License ?
- Recommended by Nachiket Mor Committee
- To cater needs in specified verticals such as rural markets, corporate clients, development industry etc.
What are the salient features of Wholesale and Long-Term Finance (WLTF) Bank ?
- Cater long term and high value projects.
1. Minimum capital requirement would be Rs. 1000 Crore
2. Primarily on lending to the infrastructure; and small , medium and large business
3. On Tap licensing for WLTF Banks (on tap means issuing license as and when needed).
4. Accounts - Open only current accounts and term deposits of at least Rs. 10 Crore would be allowed. Reasonable restrictions on premature withdrawal of the deposits.
5. Statutory Ratios - Have to maintain a Cash Reserve Ratio but will be exempted from SLR (statutory liquidity ratio) and this will not be required to hold mandatory government bonds.
6. Source of Funds - Term deposits, debt and equity capital raised from primary market issues RUPEE DENOMINATED -LOCALLY AS WELL AS ABROAD (share issues) and / or term borrowings from other banks and financial institutions.
7. Cannot accept Saving deposits
8. Exempted from Opening branches in rural and semi-urban areas and will not be forced to lend to agriculture /weaker sections.
Explain Closed system Aquaculture ?
- Also called Recirculating aquaculture system
- New to India
- Water inside fish tank to get filtered and used multiple times.
- Recently Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) set up Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) at Vizhinjam research centre at Kerala.
Explain Sea cage Aquaculture ?
- Farming of fish by enclosing them in cages.
- These cages are connected in natural ways like estuaries, bays etc.
- Most modern method and removes biggest hurdle i.e.need for constant flow of clean and oxygenated water as it on Land.
- New to India
Write about fresh water aquaculture in India ?
Eastern India
-Ponds and tanks of less than 1 ha
Western India
-Larger scale watersheds i.e.15-25 ha
What do you understand by Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) taken by RBI ?
- Triggered by Central banks
- When banks breach regulatory requirements like SLR, NPA etc.
What measures can be taken under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) taken by RBI ?
- Halting branch expansion
- Capping banks lending limits
- Can even supersede bank board
- Stopping dividend payments
Name some organisation of UN ?
International Court of Justice -Judicial branch of UN International Monetary Fund Internet Government Forum -Annual summit by UN
Name some Ayurveda drugs recently manufactured by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) ?
- AYUSH SL - Filariasis
- AYUSH PJ7 - Dengue
- AYUSH M3 - Migraine
