may week 1

Question 1

mamata bannerjee cm for the _ consecutive time. she lost election to _ in _ constituency. which party and how many seats did they win

Answer 1

3rd. suvendu adhikari in nandigram. tmc congress, 213 seats.

Question 2

representation of people act of _. who decides on the recount? what does section 80 of this act say?

Answer 2

1951. the returning officer. appeal for an election only through election petition

Question 3

what is article 164(1)

Answer 3

gov appoints cm and all ministers on the advice of the cm

Question 4

article 164(2)

Answer 4

council of ministers are collectively responsible for the legislative assembly

Question 5

art 164(4)

Answer 5

non member who is appointed as a minister to be elected withing 6 months of date of appointment

Question 6

in which case and when did the sc declare to resign and reappoint an non member unconstitutional?

Answer 6

SR Chaudhuri vs state of punjab and Ors. in 2001.

Question 7

one minister who was appointed and reappointed without getting elected and when

Answer 7

tej prakash singh appointed in 1995 reappointed in 1996 without getting elected

Question 8

kerala cm to be the 3rd cm to be re-elected and 1st to continue after completing a full term. which party does he belong to and how many seats did it win

Answer 8

pinarayi vijayan. LDF. 97

Question 9

india and uk partnership called? what did they launch

Answer 9

roadmap 2030 aim to develop comprehensive strategic partnership btw india and uk. enchanced trade partnership.

Question 10

how much is he ind uk trade deal worth? which company is investing in uk’s vaccine business and how much

Answer 10

1bil usd. SII is investing 240mil usd.

Question 11

which three countries held their first trilateral meeting and what was it called and who attended

Answer 11

india france and australia. trilateral ministerial dialogue. foreign minister of india france and aus- jaishankar, jean yves, marise payne

Question 12

what is used to make india’s first biodiesel? where is its first supply available? who made it

Answer 12

used cooking gas based biodiesel. indian oil’s tikrikalan terminal in new delhi

Question 13

world’s first airport to have 1000 TaxiBot movements as a green solution

Answer 13

delhi intern airport

Question 14

qs world ranking top indian uni

Answer 14

IITBombay 172nd, IISc 185th IITDelhi 193rd

Question 15

who invited modi to eu council meeting? what was it called? to whom was this the only time to happen to?

Answer 15

portugal pm antonio costa. india-eu leaders’ meeting. us.27 eu + india

Question 16

who all invited to g-7? what were the main topics talked about? who hosted it?

Answer 16

uk invited south korea, aus, south africa, india and sg of asean. climate change, corona&vaccine, indo-pacific and reliable supply chain and reliable tech

Question 17

what is eu defence pact called? first foreign countries to join? when was it formed and what simulated its formation? what is its purpose

Answer 17

PESCO- permanent structured cooperation. NATO countries of norway us and canada. 2017 after uk left and rus annexed crimea. to overcome delay in moving troops

Question 18

rbi on tap liquidity- how much money till when and for whom

Answer 18

50,000cr. 31st mar 2022. banks can lend to hospitals, vaccine manufacturers labs etc.

Question 19

what is SLTRO? till when is it? how much money? for whom?

Answer 19

special long term repo operations. 31 oct 2021. 10,000cr. for small finance banks. 10l per borrower.

Question 20

when was sidbi formed? who is its MD and deputy MD? hq?

Answer 20

2nd april 1990. md is sivsubramanian ramann, dmd is sudatta mandal, lucknow

Question 21

which is the oldest and largest govt owned commercial bank

Answer 21

central bank of india

Question 22

govt gave permission for ___ companies to trial 5G and they tied up with____

Answer 22

jio, airtel, vodafone, MTNL. tied up wtih samsung, nokia, ericsson and C-DOT

Question 23

world’s first LNG fueled fast ferry whats it called where does it travel

Answer 23

eleanor roosevelt. from spain to balearic islands

Question 24

wto dg? she is the first _ to hold this position? she appointed 2 female deputy DGs for the first time out of the four. name all 4.

Answer 24

ngozi okonjo iweala. first african. angela ellard(us), anabel gonzalez(costa rica), jean marie paugam(fra) and zhang xiangchen(china)

Question 25

when was lic formed? hq?

Answer 25

1st sept 1956. mumbia.

Question 26

lic is the _ most valuable insurance firm and _ strongest insurance firm according to brand finance and who is first in each of this categories.

Answer 26

10th. 3rd. ping an insurance(china) most valuable. poste italiane strongest.

Question 27

head of advisory group to the RRA 2.0

Answer 27

sbi md S.Janakiraman

Question 28

who found the world’s first pregnant egyptian mummy

Answer 28

polish scientists

Question 29

which is the govt backed model to forecast rise and fall of the pandemic

Answer 29

SUTRA

Question 30

who made the world’s first 2nm chip technology?

Answer 30

IBM

Question 31

app for cbse students psycho social wellness

Answer 31

CBSE dost for life app

Question 32

first person to climb everest 25 times

Answer 32

nepali sherpa kami rita

Question 33

who is the first indian sikh to become member of scottish parliament

Answer 33

pam gosal

Question 34

first indian canadian to win lifetime achievement award at hot docs

Answer 34

lalitha krishna

Question 35

centre gave states rs_ 50 year interest free loan for _

Answer 35

15000. capital projects

Question 36

first state with opd for corona

Answer 36

tel

Question 37

tn new cm? which party? how many seats did they win

Answer 37

mk stalin. dmk. 133

Question 38

increased limit of death
insurance under the Employee Death Linked
Insurance (EDLI)

Answer 38

7 lakh

Question 39

Steel manufacturer of India has become a
member in the club of 100 most valued firms in terms
of market capitalization

Answer 39

steel authority of india ltd

Question 40

lightest known form of the ‘Future Metal’, has

been created and is known by the name of

Answer 40

uranium 214

Question 41

assam new cm? how many seats won by his party _?

Answer 41

himanta biswa sarma. 60 bjp.