- “Evolution of Japan” and “Message of the Bhagvat Gita” was authored by Lala Lajpat Rai
- “Global Economic Prospects” is released by The World Bank
- “Global Risks Report” is published by World Economic Forum
- “State of the Global Climate” Report is published by World Meteorological Organisation
- “Trigger List” is associated with NSG. It contains the list of items whereby whose transfer across borders triggers an immediate response from the NSG.
- 2 Reports published by the Institute for Economics and Peace 1. Global Peace Index
2. Global Terrorism Index - 3 festivals in Sikkim 1. Maghe Sankranti
2. Phang Lhabsol
3. Bumchu - 3 festivals of Arunachal Pradesh 1. Reh
2. Dree
3. Mopin - 3 festivals of Manipur 1. Yaoshang
2. Khongjom Purba
3. Thang-Ta - 3 sub-schemes under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan 1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
2. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
3. Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher’s Education - 6 Lakes that are drying up due to human activities 1. Urmia – Iran
2. Poopó – Bolivia
3. Mar Chiquita/Ansenuza – Argentina
4. Nakuru – Kenya
5. Sawa – Iraq
6. Chad – Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria - Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in this state Assam
- Article 293 (2) The Central Government may give loans to the State Governments
- Article 293(3) No State Government, without the consent of the Central Government, may raise any loan from the Central Government if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter.
- Aurobindo Ghose was implicated in the Muzzaffarpur Bombing and the Alipore Bomb Case (1908)
- Author of “The problem of the Rupee – its origin and its solution” BR Ambedkar
- AYUSH full form 1. Ayurveda
2. Yoga & Naturopathy
3. Unnani
4. Siddhi
5. Homeopathy - Borrowing by the Centre is mentioned under Article 292
- Chapchar Kut – which state? Mizoram
- Cheraw dance – which state? Mizoram
- Co-founders of the Punjab National Bank 1. Dyal Singh Majithia
2. Lala Lajpat Rai - Committee exclusive to the Lok Sabha Estimates Committee (30 members)
- Committee with the power to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, etc conferred by the constitution or delegated by the Parliament Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- Constitutional Amendment that made education a fundamental right 86th Constitutional Amendment Act inserted Article 21-A and made Right to Education a fundamental right
- Countries that have not signed the Nuclear NPT 1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Israel
4. South Sudan
5. North Korea (signed in 1985, withdrew in 2003) - DTAAs in India can be overridden by General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)
- Eight pollutants under CPCB’s National Air Quality Index (NAQI) 1. SO2
2. NO2
3. CO
4. NH3
5. Pb
6. O3
7. PM 10
8. PM 2.5 - First Girls’ School in India – founder, year and location Bethune School by JES Bethune, 1849, Calcutta
- First official leader of the opposition, recognised in 1969 Ram Subang Singh, INC-O
PM: Indira Gandhi, INC-R - First Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar
- First statutory leader of the opposition, recognised in 1977 Yashwantrao Chavan, INC
PM: Morarji Desai, BJS - Founder of the All India Home Rule League of America Lala Lajpat Rai
- Founder of the Hindu Relief Movement Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna mission
- Four air pollutants monitored by the CPCB’s National Air Quality Monitoring Program (NAMP): 1. SO2
2. NO2
3. PM 10
4. PM 2.5 - Ghoomar is celebrated in Rajasthan
- Global Financial Stability Outlook is published by The IMF
- Group of specially adapted plants that have thick cuticles, and less stomata that are sunken Xerophytes – desert plants
- I.R Coelho vs State of Tamil Nadu, 2007 Laws being placed in the Ninth Schedule does not automatically keep them beyond the purview of judicial review
- Lala Lajpat Rai died from the lathi charge ordered by SP James Scott
- Languages to be taught at various levels as per Wood’s Despatch 1. Primary – Vernacular
2. High School – Anglo-Vernacular
3. Higher Education – English - Largest opposition party in the first Lok Sabha Communist Party of India
- Lok Sevak Mandal was started by ______________ in the year ______________ Lala Lajpat Rai, 1921
- Mavalankar Rule Leader of the Opposition requires the support of at least 10% of the total strength of the Lok Sabha, ie, 55 seats
- Newspaper started by Motilal Nehru “The Independent”
- NFSA covers what percentage of the urban and rural population? Urban – 50%
Rural – 75% - NK Singh Committee FRBM Review Committee
- Section of the Aadhaar Act that the SC declared unconstitutional Section 57 – use of Aadhar by “any body corporate or person” to establish the identity of an individual
- Signitories of the Abraham Accords 1.Israel
2. UAE
3. Bahrain
4. Morocco
5. Sudan - Subjects under NSSO 79th Round 1. Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS)
2. AYUSH survey - Tapas Majumdar Committee 1998 Committee that recommended Education be made a fundamental right.
- The Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World is released by European Union
- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is headed by the _____________, who works under the _____________. Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) , Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- The committee of the Lok Sabha that was established with the goal of institutionalising the system of committees Committee on Government Assurances
- The committee that looks after the time for discussion in the house and manages the routine of the houses of Parliament Business Advisory Committee
- The committee that makes/changes rules w.r.t. the rules of procedure and conduct of business within the houses of Parliament Rules Committee
- The CPCB was set up under which Act? The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The National Green Tribunal shall not be bound by ____________ but instead shall be guided by ___ 1. CPC, 1908
2. the principles of natural justice - The Nehru Report of 1928 was borne out of a challenge called Birkenhead Challenge – Birkenhead was the Secretary of State for India at the time.
- The newspaper “Bande Mataram” was started by Bipin Chandra Pal
- The newspaper edited by Aurobindo Ghose “Bande Mataram“
- The World Investment Report is published by UNCTAD
- Three documents presented to Parliament along with the Budget, as per the FRBM Act 1. Macroeconomic Framework Statement
2. Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement
3. Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement - Top 3 Edible Oils imported into India + Counties of import 1. Palm – Indonesia, Mayalsia
2. Soybean – Brazil, Argentina
3. Sunflower – Ukraine, Russia - Top 3 Edible Oils produced in India 1. Groundnut – Gujarat, Karnataka
2. Soybean – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
3. Mustard/Rapeseed – Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh - What connects all the ATMs in India? National Financial Switch (NFS) operated by the NPCI
- What is the LoB clause? Limitations of Benefits clause, associated with DTAAs
- Who publishes Freedom in the World Report? Freedom House
- Who publishes the World Happiness Report? UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Who releases the Environmental Performance Index? Yale & Columbia Universities + WEF
- Who releases the Global Innovation Index? WIPO
- Who releases the Global Slavery Index? Walk Free Foundation
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