Static GK Test: July 27, 2022 - Bank Exams MCQ

• Morarji Desai was the first Prime Minster of India who resigned from office.

• He was fourth prime minister of India between 199-79 under Janata Party government.

• He was honoured with the highest civilian award of Pakistan, the Nishan-e-Pakistan on 19 May 1990.

• He is the oldest person to hold the office of prime minister.

• He was conferred with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

• Vinobha Bhave was the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award.

• CD Deshmukh was the first Indian Bureaucrat who won this award.

• First Indian woman who won Ramon Magsaysay Award- Mother Teresa.

• CD Deshmukh, Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, TN Sheshan and JM Lyngdoh are some eminent personalities who won Magsaysay award.

• Jay Prakash Narayan was the first Indian who won this award for Public Service.

• FAME stands for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles.
• FAME Scheme is run as a part of National Electricity Mobility Mission Plan.
• It is run by Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
• The 1st Phase of FAME India Scheme was implemented through four focus areas namely (i) Demand Creation, (ii) Technology Platform, (iii) Pilot Project and (iv) Charging Infrastructure from 2015-2019.
• Phase-II of the Scheme is commencing from 1st April 2019 with the approval of Cabinet with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore for a period of 3 years.

• Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in Arunancahl Pradesh.
• Arunanchal Pradesh is planning to construct highway thorough this reserve in East kameng district.
• The highway aims to connect BhairabKunda in West Kameng district and Manmao in Changlang district and is named as East West Industrial Corridor.
• Pakke Tiger Reserve is also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve.
• Neighbouring Reserves in Arunanchal Pradesh and Assam- Papum Reserve Forest in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam’s Nameri National Park, Doimara Reserve Forest and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.

• Operation Kachhapa is in operation for protection of Olive Ridley Turtles.
• It is initiated by Wildlife Protection Society of India in collaboration with Odisha State Government.
• The IUCN status of Olive Ridley Turtles is Vulnerable.
• The Olive Ridleys are the second smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

• Taiwan is not as member of ASEAN.
• ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and it was formed in 1967 under Bangkok Declaration.
• ASEAN has 10 member countries which are as follow-
• Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and Indonesia.
• Its secretariat is located at Jakarta, Indonesia and 8^th august is observed as ASEAN Day.
• India ASEAN relation include
  • 10.6% India’s overall trade with ASEAN
  • 11.28% of our total export goes to ASEAN
  • ASEAN Indian Business council was established in 2003

• East Asia Summit has 18 members.

• These 18 members are as follow

• Ten ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam And
• 8 other members Australia, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.

• The first summit of EAS was held in Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia in 2005.

• The EAS membership represents around 54% of the world’s population and accounts for 58% of global GDP.

● Dadabhai Naroji was the president of the congress session held in Calcutta in 1906.

● The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the 1906 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.

● Sir Dadabhai Naoroji also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India".

● The NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission on 1st Jan 2015.

● The NITI Aayog or National Institution for Transforming India is a policy think tank of the Government of India.

● Arvind Panagariya served as first vice-chairman of NITI Aayog.

• ‘Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly’ is an autobiography of Anupam Kher.
• It was published on 5 August 2019 by Penguin Random House.
• He is also author of the best-selling book ‘The Best Thing about You Is You!’.
• He was awarded Padma Sri in 2004 and Padma Bhushan in 2016.
• He also served as chairman of FTII from Oct 2017 to Oct 2018.