February Flashcards

1
Q

What act did the government use to ask twitter to shut down specific accounts
also it was the same used to ban chinese apps

A

section 69 A of IT act 2020 - can block any info which threatens sovereignity + integritiy and security

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who is the death row convict the rajiv gandhi assassination?

A

AG perarivalan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who was the CBI superindent that faked rajiv ghandi case boy’s confession?

A

V. thiagrajan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who is the governor that will decide Rgandhi perpetrators fate?

A

Tamil nadu governor- bunwarilal purohit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Under what article does the governor of a state get rights to pardon a death row convict

A

Article 161

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Indias #1 cable style bridge?

A

Anji Khad - 331 m above riverbed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Current minister of raiways

A

Piyush V. goyal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

app portal for ease of living and uniformity by hardeep singh puri

A

E- sampada

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What got the GI tag for wine?

A

Nashik

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what article of trips does the GI tag grant come under

A

Article 22(1) of WRO and trips

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the israeli government known as ?

A

Knesset

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Centre and world bank signed a 500 milion deal for?

A

national highway corridors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What was a joint venture by india and Israel and drdo - trial near chandipur in odisha

A

MR-SAM = Medium range surface to air

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

new pm of italy

A

Mario draghi - former president of euro bank

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

indian version of twitter

A

KOO LMAO

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Uttrakhand glacier burst - place and company?

A

Chamoli Tunnel - ntpc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

what were the powerplants involved in the uttrakhand glacier burst

A

13.2 mw rishigange hydropower and ntpc’s 520mw tapovan project

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

what park is the glacier burst near?

A

Nanda devi national park

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

mention some other disasters @ uttrakhand?

A

1999 chamoli earthquake

2013 north india cloud burst

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What part of constitution is fundamental rights in?

A

3rd

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Right to privacy article?

A

Articlle 21

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Bharat biotech+ ? launch first intranasal spray vaccine

A

Bharat biotech + washington university

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

India and china to move to pre april positions- details?

A

Disengagement on northern side- india will go back to finger 3- dhan singh thapa line
china will go back finger 8
4-8 = no mans land

24
Q

China and india border-

A

Ardaigh johnson line

25
Q

india bangladesh line

A

Radcliff

26
Q

what states share a broder with China ?

A

Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.

27
Q

India and china claim what fingers?

A

india claims Pangong tso upto finger 8

china claims till finger 4

28
Q

What is LAC situation on southern bank

A

India will move from captured hilltops- Rezang La and Reqin La

29
Q

WHich company was pulled off air in china for covering uighur genocide

A

BBC WORLD

30
Q

where was the HOPE probe launched from?

A

Tanegashima space centre in Japan making uae #5th in the world to reach mars

31
Q

what probe of china reached a day after hope?

A

Tianwen-1

32
Q

Who was recently awarded padma bhushan and vibhushan

A

Maulana wahiduddin khan and Maulana Kale Sadiq

33
Q

what aircraft carrier was supposed to be dismantled and used for scrap metal but SC stayed order halfway throug

A

INS VIRAT - aka grand old lady

- was originally built by British as HMS HERMES

34
Q

What is andaman nicobar trans shipment project?

A

Developed by Andaman Nicobar port island in Galathea bay wild life sanctuary

35
Q

who will the galathea bay project hurt?

A

Leatherback Turtles

36
Q

Head of WTO -

A

Okonjo Iwaelea

37
Q

Under which program did india gift 2 lakh doses of vaccines to who?

A

Under METRI program - gifted to UN peacekeeping forces

38
Q

Speaker of lok sabha

A

Om birla

39
Q

Pradhan mantri garib kalyan

A

free food for 800 million people

40
Q

what is the amount allocated for vaccines?

A

35k crore

41
Q

when was WTO founded ?

A

jan 1, 1995

42
Q

what section of trips allows for patents to be graned in extraordinary sithc

A

section 30

43
Q

india to gift how many lakh doses under a vaccine program?

A

2 lakh doses to un peacekeeping forces under vaccine metri program

44
Q

1 rover on mars

A

sojourner

45
Q

deets about PERSEVERANCE

A
#4th rover - first rover to flight, helicopter named INGENUITY 
launched from cape caneveral florida
46
Q

india myanmar kalidan project

A

484 million

connects kolkata sea port to rakhine state of myanmar

47
Q

fullform of JCPOA

A

joint comprehensve plan of action iran+usa

48
Q

how much uranium enrichment can Iran have?

A

3.67%

49
Q

cairn energy ceo

A

Simon THompson

50
Q

Permanent court of arbitration

A

hugo hans siblesz

51
Q

President rule in pondicherry which article

A

article 365

52
Q

which article gives power to create legislation and creation of union territories

A

Article 239

53
Q

what is article 239AA

A

if there is a dispute the matter can be directly given to president

54
Q

what is the M4 kalyani armoured vehicles and why

A

m4 kalyani - 177 crore worth
thrust =140km/h
kalyani was the original intellectual property of south african company - PARAMOUNT GROUP - they signed deal w BHARAT FORGE to produce this
- the union of paramount and bharat forge was revealed at 2020 defence expo- lucknow

55
Q

new chief for scheduled caste?

A

Vijay Sampla

56
Q

which country the first to recive vaccine through COVAX program for poor countries?

A

GHANA