Legit Prep Current Pulse Lecture Flashcards

A set of 100 flashcards covering current affairs, general knowledge, and Indian polity based on the Legit Prep lecture transcript.

Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)?

Ankathi Raju

On what date was the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) formed?

January 1, 1958

Who is the current head of DRDO as of the lecture?

Dr. Samir V. Kamat

What is the motto of DRDO?

$“\text{Balasya Mulam Vijnanam}”$ (Strength's Origin is in Science)

Who recently assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence (CGDA)?

Vishvajit Sahay

Who has recently assumed charge as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?

Sanjay Garg

On what date was the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) founded?

6 January 1987

Which act provides the legal basis for the Bureau of Indian Standards?

Bureau of Indian Standards Act, $2016$

Who made history by becoming New York's first Muslim and South Asian Mayor?

Zohran Mamdani

Which specialized agency recently appointed its first woman head in history, Shaikha Nasser?

UN Tourism

In what year was UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) formed?

$$1975$$

Who has been appointed as a Whole-Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

Sandip Pradhan

In which year was SEBI established as a non-statutory body?

$$1988$$

Who is the current Chairman of SEBI mentioned in the notes?

Tuhin Kant Pandey

Under which act did SEBI become a statutory body in $1992$?

SEBI Act, $1992$

Who has been nominated as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)?

Justice Vikram Nath

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)?

Vivek Chaturvedi

In which year was the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) renamed to CBIC?

$$2018$$

Which state was awarded 'Best State' in the $6^{th}$ National Water Awards ($2025$)?

Maharashtra

In which year were the National Water Awards instituted?

$$2018$$

Which city was awarded Best Urban Local Body in the $6^{th}$ National Water Awards?

Navi Mumbai

In how many Indian languages is the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar conferred?

$$24$$

Who is the winner of the $2025$ Booker Prize for the novel 'Flesh'?

David Szalay

What is the prize money for the Booker Prize?

$$£50,000$$

Who won the International Booker Prize $2025$ for the work 'Heart Lamp'?

Deepa Bhasthi

Which global initiative received the $2025$ Earthshot Prize for "Revive Our Oceans"?

The High Seas Treaty

Who is the recipient of the SOA Sahitya Samman $2025$?

Javed Akhtar

Who received the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award $2025$?

Dr. Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan

Who was honored with the World Leader for Peace and Security Award $2025$?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Who was crowned Miss Universe $2025$?

Fatima Bosch

Where was the $74^{th}$ edition of Miss Universe held?

Bangkok, Thailand

Who was the first Indian winner of Miss World in $1966$?

Reita Faria

Who was the first Indian winner of Miss Universe?

Sushmita Sen

Which organization launched the Global Cooling Watch $2025$ Report?

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Which organization publishes the Global Tuberculosis Report annually?

WHO

Which country tops the long-term ranking ($1995$-$2024$) of the Germanwatch Climate Risk Index (CRI)?

Dominica

What is India's rank in the Global Hunger Index $2025$?

$$102$$

What is India's rank in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) $2026$?

$$23^{rd}$$

Which country is the top performer (ranked $4^{th}$) in the CCPI $2026$?

Denmark

In the CCPI $2026$, why are the top three places vacant?

No country performed well enough to align completely with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting warming to $1.5^\circ C$

Which country was the worst performer (ranked $67^{th}$) in the CCPI $2026$?

Saudi Arabia

Which country ranks first globally in the WJP Rule of Law Index $2025$?

Denmark

What is India's rank in the WJP Rule of Law Index $2025$?

$$86^{th}$$

According to the QS Asia Rankings $2026$, which is India's top-ranked institution?

IIT Delhi ($59^{th}$)

Identify the institution that secured Rank $1$ in the QS Asia Rankings $2026$.

University of Hong Kong

Which institution topped the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability $2026$?

MIT

Which country ranked first in the Asia Power Index $2025$?

China

What is India's rank in the Asia Power Index $2025$?

$$3^{rd}$$

According to World Urbanisation Prospects $2025$, what is the most populous city?

Tokyo

What is the role of BBNL in the context of BharatNet?

BBNL implements BharatNet

Which Indian state became the first to achieve a $100\%$ cyber fraud response?

Kerala

Name the AI-ready personal computer launched by Karnataka.

KEO

What is the RUDRA Brigade?

A multi-domain combat formation

Between which two countries is Exercise MITRA SHAKTI conducted?

India and Sri Lanka

Where is the exercise "Poorvi Prachand Prahar" held?

Arunachal Pradesh

Which countries are included in Exercise Malabar $2025$?

India, US, Australia, and Japan

In which state is the Nausena Shaurya Sangrahalaya being established?

Uttar Pradesh

What type of weapon is the Javelin?

US anti-tank missile

Which country launched the submarine named 'Khabarovsk'?

Russia

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR is a bilateral exercise between India and which other country?

UK

Where was Exercise Garuda $25$ held?

Jodhpur

Where was the bilateral military exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIX ($2025$) held?

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

What was the theme of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue $2025$?

Reform to Transform

Which shipyard built the INS Mahe?

Cochin Shipyard

Which shipyard built the Taragiri (Project $17A$)?

Mazagon Dock

According to the IUCN, how are jaguars classified?

Near-threatened

Which city received the 'City with Best Green Transport Initiative' award from MOHUA?

Kochi

In which state is the Saranda Forest located?

Jharkhand

Which country will host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP) in $2027$?

Ethiopia

What is the current IUCN conservation status of the Asiatic Cheetah?

Critically Endangered

Which country is set to host the Global Big Cats Summit in $2026$?

India

In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?

Tanzania

Who is the author of 'The Master of Unfinished Things'?

Geet Chaturvedi

Which country launched the nationwide 'Walk to Mars' campaign?

Saudi Arabia

What are the official mascots of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) $2025$?

Khamma and Ghani, the Camel

Which team won the Women's Kabaddi World Cup $2025$?

Chinese Taipei

Who won the Player of the Series award in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup $2025$?

Smriti Mandhana

Which countries are set to jointly host the $2026$ U-$19$ Cricket World Cup?

Zimbabwe & Namibia

Who has been named the brand ambassador for the ICC T20 World Cup $2026$?

Rohit Sharma

Which city in India has been confirmed as the host of the $2030$ Commonwealth Games?

Ahmedabad

Who won the UK Women's Blitz Championship $2025$?

Bodhana Sivanandan

Who won the FIDE Chess World Cup $2025$ held in Goa?

Javokhir Sindarov

Who won the Australian Open $2025$ badminton men's singles?

Lakshya Sen

Which country won the Davis Cup title in $2025$?

Italy

What is the theme of the International Day for Biosphere Reserves $2025$?

$$“\text{Connecting People and Nature for a Sustainable Planet}”$$

On which date is National Legal Services Day observed?

November $9$

What is the theme for World Science Day for Peace and Development $2025$?

$$“\text{Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow: The Science We Need for 2050}”$$

What is the theme of World Diabetes Day $2025$?

Diabetes across life stages

What is the theme of Children's Day $2025$?

For Every Child, Every Right

The Government of India declared $15^{th}$ November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas starting in which year?

$$2021$$

What event does National Press Day commemorate?

The establishment of the Press Council of India (PCI)

What is the theme of World Children’s Day $2025$?

My Day, My Rights

What is the theme for World Fisheries Day $2025$ in India?

$$“\text{India's Blue Transformation: Strengthening Value Addition in Seafood Exports}”$$

The UN General Assembly proclaimed which date as World Conjoined Twins Day?

$24$ November

Which Indian state has the highest number of Ramsar Sites ($20$)?

Tamil Nadu

In which state is Gogabil Lake, an ox-bow wetland Ramsar Site, located?

Bihar (Katihar)

Between which two landmasses is the Strait of Malacca located?

Malaysia and Indonesia

Which narrow maritime chokepoint links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman?

Strait of Hormuz

What was the name of India's rescue and relief mission launched after the $2015$ Nepal earthquake?

Operation Maitri

Which country became the first to introduce a Green Fuel Levy on air passengers to reduce aviation emissions?

Singapore