November 2020 CA Flashcards

1
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Manmade Ramsar site

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Bhoj Wetland, Bhopal

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2
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National Medical Commission (NMC) is an elected body where

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goat’s appointed 33 members

10 ex- officio members and 22 part time members appointed by the gov

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3
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What is 16 Psyche?

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It is an asteroid which orbits between Mars and Jupiter.

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4
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Section 8 of the RP Act, 1951 was in news recently, it deals with which of the following?

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Disqualification of MPs and MLAs

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5
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Entry 33

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of the Concurrent List provides Centre and the states powers to control production, supply and distribution of products of any industry, including agriculture.

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6
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acceptable maximum limit of ammonia in drinking water, as per the Bureau of Indian Standards, is

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0.5 ppm.

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Bureau of Indian Standards

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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.

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8
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largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.

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India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.

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9
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Indian gov stake in India

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49

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10
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Living Planet Report—

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published every two years by WWF

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11
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Debt-for-nature swaps

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World Bank

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12
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Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushdhi Pariyojana’ campaign launched by

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Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

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13
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Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is the implementing agency of PMBJP, whom is it set by ?

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established under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India, with the support of all the CPSUs.

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14
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Leishmania donovani’ is a human blood parasite responsible for which of the following disease

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Kala Azar

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15
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Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project. It is located on:

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Satluj

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16
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Data Maturity Assessment Framework’ (DMAF)

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Smart cities

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17
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Shashi Shekhar Vempati committee

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TRP

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18
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TRP is recorded by the ____________ that are installed on televisions in selected households.

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Broadcast Audience Research Council using Bar-O-Meters

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19
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Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

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autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

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20
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STPI’s Governing Council’s Chairperson is the

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Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology.

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21
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Neutron stars are formed when the

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core of a massive star undergoes gravitational collapse when it reaches the end of its life.

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22
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National Monsoon Mission:

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Ministry of Earth Science

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23
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Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) has been listed as ____________ in IUCN Red List

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“endangered”

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24
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Chinese pangolin has been listed as _____________” by UN affiliated International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.

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“critically endangered

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25
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was first issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the:

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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

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26
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Cartosat series

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data for land topography and mapping

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27
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INSAT-series

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telecommunications and broadcasting

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28
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RISAT series

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space-based surveillance capabilities

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29
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73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

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All the members of Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels shall be elected directly by the people.

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30
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MJO is a

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low-pressure system that facilitates cyclone formation over Indian Ocean.

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31
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The Horn of Africa comprises four countries —

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Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.

32
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Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ):

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The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly, consists of 16 members appointed by the Assembly in their individual capacity.
Members serve in a personal capacity and not as representatives of Member States.
The Committee holds three sessions a year with total meeting time between nine and ten months per year.
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee are elected by the Members of the Advisory Committee.

33
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Article 16 of the Indian Constitution is related to which of the following:

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Equality of opportunity in public employment

34
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Food Coalition

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Proposed by Italy and led by Food and Agriculture Organization, the alliance aims to increase resilience of agricultural food systems and ensure global food access.

35
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Atal Beemit (Bimit) Vyakti Kalyan Yojana:

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Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) in 2018.

36
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State of the World’s Forests.

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For every two years, FAO publishes the State of the World’s Forests.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) was started by the FAO to safeguard and support the world’s agricultural heritage systems.

37
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Headquarters of FAO

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Rome, Italy

38
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Global Report on Food Crises.

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FAO

39
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FAO and the World Health Organization created the _____________________ in 1961 to develop food standards, guidelines and texts.

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Codex Alimentarius Commission

40
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Legal tender

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The money which a creditor is under compulsion to accept in settlement of his claims.
Checques are not legal tenders since they can be refused as a mode of payment settlement by a party.

41
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The Finance Commission is constituted by the__________under article 280 of the Constitution

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President

42
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The First Finance Commission was constituted vide Presidential Order dated 22.11.1951 under the chairmanship of __________on 6th April, 1952.

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Shri K.C. Neogy

43
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Competition Commission of India (CCI):

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It is a statutory body of the Government of India.

44
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OPEC plus countries include

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Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Russia, South Sudan and Sudan.

45
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Polavaram project?

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The dam is being built across the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh.
Its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Orissa States.
The project was accorded national status in 2014 in the Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation Act.

46
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With the establishment of the NGT, India became the third country in the world to set up a specialised environmental tribunal, ______________, and the first developing country to do so.

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only after Australia and New Zealand

47
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National Green Tribunal is a statutory body established by a

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Government Notification using the powers of Section 3 of the NGT Act 2010.

48
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Two important acts – ______________________ have been kept out of NGT’s jurisdiction.

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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

49
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India Mobile Congress (IMC)

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jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).

50
Q

The colour of the saffron is unique due to the high quantity of _______

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crocin.

51
Q

The NPR was first collected in

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2010 and then updated in 2015.

52
Q

The first Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) was promulgated in the year

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2002

53
Q

National Supercomputing Mission

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Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crore over a period of seven years.

54
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Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge:

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Union Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry.

55
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Inner Line Permit

The concept of ILP originates from the

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State concerned

Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act (BEFR), 1873

56
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The _________ River is a major river in Western India and South India. The river is also referred to as __________ River, especially at Pandharpur, as it resembles the shape of the Moon.

A

Bhima,

Chandrabhaga

57
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is an international organization of national parliaments, numbers

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179

58
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Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) has ________ Satellites in geostationary and ______ satellites the geosynchronous orbits.

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three,

four

59
Q

Chapare spreads only through direct contact with ______

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bodily fluids.

60
Q

Rajiv-Longowal accord

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Chandigarh

61
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monoclonal antibodies

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They are laboratory-produced proteins.

They are used to treat some types of cancer.

62
Q

Durand Line

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Pakistan and Afghanistan

63
Q

India’s Deep Ocean Mission (DOM),

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ISRO + Small potato like rounded accretions composed of minerals

64
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Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS) mission?

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to measure the height of the ocean

65
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Frontier Highway Project:

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It is also called as the Arunachal Frontier Highway and Mago-Thingbu–Vijaynagar Border Highway.
The 2,000-kilometre-long road follows the McMahon Line.

66
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Frontier Highway will cross

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Diband Wildlife Sanctuary

67
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Swiss Challenge Method

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new form of public procurement

68
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change 5

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lunar exploration

69
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skating was

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Bhutan

70
Q

national crisis management committee headed by

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cabinet secretary

71
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hague convention

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ill prepared adoptions

72
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alma ata declaration

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healthcare

73
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osaka track

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electronic commerce at two

74
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Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000

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block public access to any information online

75
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Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to access Internet

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19

76
Q

Zoram Mega food park launched in

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Mizoram,