Static GK Test: May 17, 2022 - Bank Exams MCQ

• As per The Indian State of Forest Report, Madhya Pradesh has largest forest area and Arunanchal Pradesh stands at rank second.
• Mizoram rank first in terms of percentage of forest area in the state with 88.9% and Lakshadweep with 84.5% ranks second.
• India is ranked 10^th in the world in forest cover with 24.39% of land area under forest and tree cover.
• India also ranks on 8^th position in the list of Top Ten nations reporting the greatest annual net gain n the forest area.

• Lamitye VIII is a military exercise between India and Seychelles. The exercise is named “LAMITYE” which in the local dialect ‘Creole’, means friendship.

• India and Seychelles have been conducting this joint exercise since 2001 with the aim of enhancing military cooperation and interoperability between the Armies of the two countries.

• The aim of this exercise is to strengthen counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations in semi urban environment under the United Nations charter.

• The National Institute of Organic Farming is located at Ghaziabad.

• It is responsible for implementing National Project on Organic Farming.

• Its regional centres are located at Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Panchkula, Ghaziabad, Imphal, Jabalpur, Nagpur and Patna.

• Its major objectives are-

a) Promotions of Organic farming in the country.

b) Awareness creation and publicity through print and electronic media.

c) To act as nodal quality control laboratory for analysis of biofertilizers and organic fertilizers as per the requirement of Fertilizer Control Order.

d) To maintain National and Regional culture collection bank of biofertilizer, biocontrol, waste decomposer organisms for supply to production units, development & procurement and efficacy evaluation of biofertilizer strains and mother cultures.

• The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialised agency which aims at building space through International Cooperation inf Education, Science and Culture.

• UNESCO has 193 members and 11 associate members.

• UNESCO has five major objectives:

A) Education

B) Natural Sciences

C) Social Sciences

D) Culture

E) Communication

• UNESCO's aim is "to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information".

• The Red-crowned crane is the national bird of China, and it is a symbol of elegance and flight.

• Its scientific name is Grus japonensis.

• It is also called the Japanese crane. It is considered to be the heaviest species of crane in the world.

• The apex national Sports body of India is Sports Authority of India, established in 1984.

• It is functioning under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, it has 2 Sports Academic institutions and 10 regional centres and 1 centre of excellence.

• SAI also manages Netaji Subhash High Altitude Training Centre at Himachal Pradesh as well as 5 stadiums located in Delhi. And its annual budget is approx. 480 crores.

• Two SAI Sports Academic institutions are – Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports at Patiala in Punjab and Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

• In India, the National Pollution Control Day is observed on 2 December.
• It is celebrated every year.
• The day is observed in order to honor the lives that were lost because of the Bhopal gas calamity.
• The Bhopal gas tragedy happened on the night of 2nd and 3rd December of 1984.
• The tragedy occurred because of the unintentional discharge of the poisonous Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) and some other chemicals released from the Union Carbide Chemical Plant in Bhopal.
• The Bhopal gas tragedy was identified as the biggest industrial pollution disaster in world history.

• Kutiyattam is a traditional performing art form in the state of Kerala.
• It is officially recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
• It is traditionally performed in temple theatres known as Koothambalams.
• It is the only surviving art form that uses drama from ancient Sanskrit theatre.

• Rani ki Vav is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat.

• It is located on the banks of Saraswati river.

• It was rediscovered in 1940s and restored in 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India.

• It has been listed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 2014.

• It was constructed during the rule of the Chaulukya dynasty.

• Operation Goodwill is related to Humanitarian Tasks in J&K.
• It was initiated in 1998 and operating till present.
• It is also referred as Operation Sadhbhawna.
• It aims at Winning the Hearts and Minds of the people of the region. The slogan of this operation is Jawan aur Aawam, Aman hai Mukaam.
• Educational Initiatives, Women Empowerment Centres, Model Villages, Educational Tours, Health Care initiatives, Sports Activities etc are being conducted under this operation to mitigate differences between army and Local population.