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Static GKMediumAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GAT

The Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) is a forum for dialogue on defence partnership between India and

  1. A.Russia
  2. B.United States of America
  3. C.Israel
  4. D.France

Correct answer

B. United States of America

Explanation

The correct answer is B, United States of America. DTTI is an India–US forum launched in 2012 to deepen defence trade and to develop and produce defence technology together.

The initiative was started under the US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and taken forward by Ashton Carter, aiming to move the relationship from buying and selling arms to co-development and co-production. It works through joint working groups on areas such as aircraft carrier technology, jet engines, land systems and naval systems. India's side is led by the Ministry of Defence. DTTI sits alongside other India–US defence agreements such as LEMOA (2016), COMCASA (2018) and BECA (2020), and the US named India a Major Defence Partner in 2016.

A is wrong: India and Russia hold talks through the Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation. C is wrong: DTTI is not an India–Israel forum. D is wrong: India and France hold defence dialogue through other mechanisms, not DTTI.

Exam tip: DTTI, 2012, India and USA; LEMOA, COMCASA and BECA are the three India–US foundational agreements.

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school-children called 'Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana'. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

  1. A.sports
  2. B.philately
  3. C.music
  4. D.web designing
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Correct answer: B. philately

SPARSH stands for Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby. The scheme was launched by the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications in 2017.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q5.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.