( Masterstroke-November 1 to 15-2020)

(CLAT SPECIAL -5)

List of Important Topics
1. Jal Jeevan Mission
2. World’s First Carbon Neutral Country
3. CPEC
4. RBI Co Lending Model for the Priority Sector
5. EOS01 Satellite Launch
6. Parker Solar Probe
7. 15th Finance Commission Report
8. Ramsar Sites
9. RCEP Trade Deal
10. Project 75
 1. As per the Jal Jeevan Mission, the targeted year for
the piped drinking water across the nation will be
available by ________.

Answer: 2024
 2. This is the first state in India to provide tap water
connectivity to all rural households. We are talking
about_____________.

Answer: Goa
3. The punch line of the Jal Jeevan Mission is
_________

Answer: Har Ghar Jal

 4. This has become another state to provide the tap
water connectivity to the rural households recently. We
are talking about________

Answer: Telangana
5. The Ministry of Jal Shakti is headed by ________.

Answer: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

6. The concept of carbon footprint is derived from the
concept ecological footprint which was coined by
_______

Answer: William E. Rees & Mathis Wackermagel

7. The central theme of the Paris climate agreement is
_____________

Answer: to limit the rise in the global temperature by

1.5 degree C OR at max by 2 degree C
8. This country is set to become the world’s first carbon
neutral country and tourist destination also. We are
talking about________.

Answer: Republic of Palau

 9. The concept of Carbon neutral now was officially
launched in the year ________.

Answer: 2015
10. This country is the first one in the world to have
started the world’s first Carbon negative emissions
plant. Name it.

Answer: Iceland
11. The year of launch of China Pakistan Economic
Corridor is _______

Answer: 2015
12. The three important provinces of Pakistan and China
that are the main connecting point in the CPEC
project are _______/____________&___________
respectively.

Answer: Gwadar Port / Karachi Port/ Xinjiang province

13. How many continents are part of Belt & Road
Initiative of China?

Answer: 3/ Asia+ Africa + Europe

14. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route between
________ & __________mainly.

Answer: China / Europe

 15. The main developments of CPEC include
_/_______&______with a present estimated coast of
_____billions.

Answer: Road Network / Rail Network and Power projects/

$62.
16. As per the Reserve Bank of India, what percentage
of the adjusted net bank credit is required to be lent in
the Priority sector by the banks?

Answer: 40%
17. As per this model the NBFCs shall be required to
maintain ________ of their individual loans in the
books.

Answer: 20%
18. What is the minimum limit of money that the NBFC
must have in order to register itself with the Reserve
Bank of India?

Answer : 200 Lakhs

19. The name of the app launched by the Reserve Bank
of India for empowering the visually impaired persons is
___________.

Answer: Mani App(Mobile Aided Note Identifier )

20. What is the aim of the Co –Lending model launched
by the RBI with the NBFCs?

Answer: To make the money available to the undeserved

Section of the society through NBFCs
21.Can you identify the name of the rocket that launched
the EOS-01 satellite in the month of November -2020?

Answer: PSLV C-49

22. How many other customer satellites have been
launched along with the EOS-01 satellite and from
where?

Answer: 9 satellites / Shriharikota

23. The EOS-01 is primarily an ___________satellite.

Answer: Earth Observation

24. The full form of ‘A’, in ASLV , ‘G’, in ‘GSLV’ and ‘P’ in
‘PSLV’ are _______/________/_______respectively.

Answer: Augmented /Geosynchronous /Polar

 25. This was the ________ number mission of the PSLV.

Answer: 51st
26. The year of launch of Parker Solar Probe and the
vehicle with which it was launched are___________/
________respectively.

Answer: 2018/ Delta IV

27. The purpose of the Parker Solar Probe is to
understand the ________ &_________.

Answer: Corona / Origin and Evolution of the Solar wind

28. The duration of a solar cycle (when sun moves from
being calm to active phase ) happens after around
every________years.

Ans.: 11
29. Artemis is the name of a space mission of NASA that
you would relate with _________.

Answer: Moon
30. What percentage(approx.)of the Sun’s mass is made
up of Hydrogen?

Answer: 73%
31. The chairman of the First and the Fifteenth Finance
Commission have been ______&_________
respectively.

Answer: K.C. Neyogi / N.K. Singh

32. The States share in the Central taxes for the period
2021-2026 has been kept at _________.

Answer: 41%
33. What percentage of the taxes share of the states in
the Central taxes has been allocated for the UTs of
J&K and Ladakh?

Answer: 1%
34. The Finance Commission is constituted under Article
________of the Constitution of India.

Answer: 280
35. Who is the present Minister of State for Finance?

Answer: Anurag Thakur

36. Ramsar Convention was signed in the ________city
of Ramsar in _____ and came into force in _______.

Answer: Iranian / 1971/1975

37. India joined the Ramsar Convention in ______ and
the total number of Ramsar Sites in India as on
December 2020 stands at ________________

Answer: 1982/ 42
38. The maximum number of Ramsar Sites are in _____
amounting to ______ as on date.

Answer: United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland/ 175
39. The World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on
____ and the theme for the year 2020 is ________

Answer: 2nd February / Wetlands & Biodiversity

40. The latest entry to the list of Ramsar site ( as on
date ) from India is ______ located in _______.

Answer: Tso Kar / Ladakh

41. RCEP was originally envisaged in the year _____and
it was signed on ______________

Answer: 2012/ 15th November 2020

42.The total number of signatories of RCEP are _____
and it covers about ________ of the global GDP
making it the world’ biggest trade bloc.

Answer: 15/30%
43. This particular organizations’ all members have
signed this Treaty. Can you name the organization/
regional grouping in question and its headquarters ?

Answer: Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN)

/ Jakarta
44. This country has the major share in the Global GDP
in terms of trade in the RCEP. Name the country and
its share in question.

Answer: China / 16.5%

 45. India did not sign the RCEP because of _________

Answer: Fear of competitively priced Chinese goods coming

to Indian market and disrupting the Indian market.
46. Project 75 is a project that deals with the defense
forces of Indian _________.

Answer: Navy
47.Under Project 75 India with build __________
submarines.

Answer: 6 Scorpene class

48. The six submarines are being built at ________ as
per the deal signed in _______ with ___________.

Answer: Mazgaon Dock Mumbai / 2005/France

49. The first Scorpene class submarine was inducted in
Indian Navy was _______ in _______.

Answer: INS Kalavari/ 2017

50. The motto of Indian Navy is ______________

Answer: Sham No Varunah

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