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Reports released by WEF:
✅ Global Risks Report
✅ Global Gender Gap Index ( 2017 Prelims)
✅ Fostering Effective Energy Transition Report
✅ Travel and Tourism Development Index
✅ Global Cyber Security Outlook
✅ Global Competitiveness Report ( 2019 Prelims)
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🔆Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
✅ It is a composite indicator measuring changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products over a period of time.
✅ It measures the growth rate of industry groups classified under,
🔸 Broad sectors - Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity
🔸 Use-based sectors - Basic Goods, Capital Goods and Intermediate Goods
✅ Base year - 2004-05
✅ It is compiled and published on a monthly basis by the CSO (now known as National Statistics Office (NSO)) with a time lag of 6 weeks from the reference month.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Shrenis served as banks, where rich men and women deposited money.
2. Arikamedu is a site where Roman lamps, glass ware and gems have been found. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Shrenis served as banks, where rich men and women deposited money.
2. Arikamedu is a site where Roman lamps, glass ware and gems have been found. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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9%
1 only
32%
2 only
57%
Both 1 and 2
2%
Neither 1 nor 2
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Socialistic Principles DPSP
✅Art. 38 : State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people (Added by 44th CAA 1978)
✅Art. 39 : Certain principles of policy to be followed by the state.
✅Art. 39 (b) and (c) are exceptions to Art. 14 and 19.
✅Art. 39 A :Equal justice and free legal aid. (Added by 42nd CAA 1976)
✅Art. 41 : Right to work, education and public assistance in certain cases.
✅Art. 42 : Provision for just and humane conditions of working and maternity relief.
✅Art. 43 : Living wage for workers. (Living wage includes
education, health and insurance etc.)
✅Art. 43A : Participation of workers in management of industries. (Added by 42nd CAA 1976)
✅Art. 47 : Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition, standard of living and improve public health.
✅Art. 38 : State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people (Added by 44th CAA 1978)
✅Art. 39 : Certain principles of policy to be followed by the state.
✅Art. 39 (b) and (c) are exceptions to Art. 14 and 19.
✅Art. 39 A :Equal justice and free legal aid. (Added by 42nd CAA 1976)
✅Art. 41 : Right to work, education and public assistance in certain cases.
✅Art. 42 : Provision for just and humane conditions of working and maternity relief.
✅Art. 43 : Living wage for workers. (Living wage includes
education, health and insurance etc.)
✅Art. 43A : Participation of workers in management of industries. (Added by 42nd CAA 1976)
✅Art. 47 : Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition, standard of living and improve public health.
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Ibn Batuta
✅Born in Morocco, North Africa
✅Choose travel as a source of knowledge more than books.
✅Visited Syria, Iraq, Persia, Yemen, Oman, the coast of East Africa, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, China etc.
✅Came India in the reign of Muhammad bin tughlaq (~1333) (via land route)
✅Appointed as qazi or judge of Delhi and in 1342, ordered to proceed to China as a Sultan's envoy to the Mongol ruler.
✅Book - Rihla (dictated by Ibn Batuta and written by Ibn Juzayy)
✅Also mentioned about Manglore port for export of pepper & ginger and Bengal's rice.
Tughlaq Dynasty (1320-1414)
✅ Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 1320-25
✅ Muhammad bin tughlaq 1325-50/51
✅ Firoj Shah Tughlaq 1351-88.
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🔆Pir Panjal Range
✅The recent killing of 2 Army officers and a J&K police officer spotlights the areas south of the Pir Panjal range, which have seen more focus of counter-terror operations in the valley.
✅ The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the inner Himalayan region, the largest in the lower group of the majestic Himalayas.
✅The Pir Panjal range is also called Pir Ki Gali.
✅Extension - Extends from Nilam (Kishanganga) River in
Pakistan administered Kashmir, running southeast through
Jammu & Kashmir to the upper Beas River in the north-western
part of Himachal Pradesh.
✅The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges.
✅Direction - It runs from the west-northwest direction to east-
southeast direction.
✅ Peaks - Deo Tibba and Indrasan are the tallest peaks in the Pir
Panjal Range.
✅ Passes - Pir panjal, Banihal, Sinthan, Rohtang La.
✅Significance - The Pir Panjal Range serves as an effective climatic barrier and blocks the monsoon winds to reach the higher Himalayan slopes and the main valley of Kashmir.
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🔆Chemical Weapons Convention
✅ Founded in 1993
✅The Chemical Weapons Convention is officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
✅The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body.
✅ The CWC is open to all nations and currently has 193 parties
o Israel has signed but not ratified the agreement.
✅ Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan have neither signed nor acceded to the treaty.
✅ The CWC is the world’s first multilateral disarmament agreement to provide for the elimination of an entire
category of weapons of mass destruction within a fixed time frame.
✅India and CWC - India signed in 1993 and enacted Chemical Weapons Convention Act in 2000.
✅National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) has been established under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 for implementing the provisions of the Convention.
✅ Founded in 1993
✅The Chemical Weapons Convention is officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
✅The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body.
✅ The CWC is open to all nations and currently has 193 parties
o Israel has signed but not ratified the agreement.
✅ Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan have neither signed nor acceded to the treaty.
✅ The CWC is the world’s first multilateral disarmament agreement to provide for the elimination of an entire
category of weapons of mass destruction within a fixed time frame.
✅India and CWC - India signed in 1993 and enacted Chemical Weapons Convention Act in 2000.
✅National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) has been established under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 for implementing the provisions of the Convention.
Which one of the following is not a part of the Mediterranean basin ?
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(a) Bosnia and Herzegovina
37%
(b) Portugal
25%
(c) Montenegro
14%
(d) Egypt
Consider the following personalities with reference to Indian History :
1. Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Rajnarayan Bose
4. Ashwini Kumar Dutt
5. Surendranath Banerjee
1. Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Rajnarayan Bose
4. Ashwini Kumar Dutt
5. Surendranath Banerjee
How many of the above personalities are associated with extremist faction of Indian National Congress (INC)?
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21%
Only two
42%
Only three
23%
Only four
15%
All five
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🔆Rakhigarhi
✅The NCERT recently introduced certain revisions to the history syllabus of Class 12 students, highlighting that Harappans were based out in Rakhigarhi.
✅It is an archaeological site located in Hisar district, Haryana, just 27 km from the Ghaggar river, in the Ghaggar-Hakra river plain.
✅It is one of the oldest and largest cities of the subcontinent’s earliest known Bronze Age urban culture—the Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization, going back to about 6500 BCE.
✅It is one of the five known biggest townships of Harappan civilization on the Indian sub-continent.
📍Findings:
✅The exploration around this site has clearly identified seven archaeological mounds.
✅Rakhigarhi primarily yields evidence of occupation during the Early and Mature Harappan periods, with the site being completely abandoned during the Late Harappan period.
✅The archaeological excavations revealed the mature Harappan phase, represented by a planned township with mud-brick as well as burnt-brick houses with a proper drainage system.
✅The ceramic industry represented by red ware, which included dish-on-stand, vase, jar, bowl, beaker, perforated jar, goblet and handis.
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✅The NCERT recently introduced certain revisions to the history syllabus of Class 12 students, highlighting that Harappans were based out in Rakhigarhi.
✅It is an archaeological site located in Hisar district, Haryana, just 27 km from the Ghaggar river, in the Ghaggar-Hakra river plain.
✅It is one of the oldest and largest cities of the subcontinent’s earliest known Bronze Age urban culture—the Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization, going back to about 6500 BCE.
✅It is one of the five known biggest townships of Harappan civilization on the Indian sub-continent.
📍Findings:
✅The exploration around this site has clearly identified seven archaeological mounds.
✅Rakhigarhi primarily yields evidence of occupation during the Early and Mature Harappan periods, with the site being completely abandoned during the Late Harappan period.
✅The archaeological excavations revealed the mature Harappan phase, represented by a planned township with mud-brick as well as burnt-brick houses with a proper drainage system.
✅The ceramic industry represented by red ware, which included dish-on-stand, vase, jar, bowl, beaker, perforated jar, goblet and handis.
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🧌The 6th schedule of the constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in Assam Meghalaya Tripura and Mizoram to safeguard the rights of the tribal population in these States.
✅The special provision is provided under article 244 (2) and article 275 (1) of the constitution.
✅In Assam, the hill districts Dima hasao, Karbi anglong and West Karbi territorial reason are under this provision.
✅The Governor is empowered to increase or decrease the areas or change the names of the autonomous districts.
✅While executive powers of the union extend in scheduled areas wrt their administration in 5th schedule, the 6th schedule areas remain within executive authority of the state.
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✅The special provision is provided under article 244 (2) and article 275 (1) of the constitution.
✅In Assam, the hill districts Dima hasao, Karbi anglong and West Karbi territorial reason are under this provision.
✅The Governor is empowered to increase or decrease the areas or change the names of the autonomous districts.
✅While executive powers of the union extend in scheduled areas wrt their administration in 5th schedule, the 6th schedule areas remain within executive authority of the state.
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Atacama desert in news
Why!?
A new research has unveiled a rich microbial 'biosphere' thriving 13 ft beneath the desolate expanse of Chile's Atacama Desert. This remarkable discovery sheds light on an enigmatic world of bacteria, nestled within the arid soils of the Yungay Valley.
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Why!?
A new research has unveiled a rich microbial 'biosphere' thriving 13 ft beneath the desolate expanse of Chile's Atacama Desert. This remarkable discovery sheds light on an enigmatic world of bacteria, nestled within the arid soils of the Yungay Valley.
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🔆Nilgiri tahr:-
✅The Nilgiri tahr is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in India.
✅It is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu.
✅Habitat: open montane grassland habitat of the South Western Ghats montane rain forests eco-region.
✅Distribution: It is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
✅Eravikulam National Park is home to the largest population of this Tahr.
✅It has become locally extinct in around 14% of its traditional shola forest-grassland habitat.
✅Unique feature: The Adult males of Nilgiri Tahr species develop a light grey area or “saddle” on their backs and are hence called “Saddlebacks”
Cultural significance:-
✅The species is locally known as Varaiaadu.
✅There are multiple references to the Nilgiri Tahr in Tamil Sangam literature dating back to 2,000 years.
✅The late Mesolithic (10,000-4,000 BC) paintings highlight the significance of the Tahr in folklore, culture, and life.
Population decrease:
✅The Nilgiri tahr, which used to be found along the entire stretch of the Western Ghats.
✅It is presently found only in small fragmented pockets.
✅A large part of its population has been wiped out from its historical range.
Threats:
✅Habitat loss
✅Hunting
✅Poaching
✅Climate Change
✅Invasive plants such as wattles, pines, and eucalyptus.
Conservation Status:-
✅IUCN: Endangered
✅Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972: Schedule I
✅The Nilgiri tahr is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in India.
✅It is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu.
✅Habitat: open montane grassland habitat of the South Western Ghats montane rain forests eco-region.
✅Distribution: It is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
✅Eravikulam National Park is home to the largest population of this Tahr.
✅It has become locally extinct in around 14% of its traditional shola forest-grassland habitat.
✅Unique feature: The Adult males of Nilgiri Tahr species develop a light grey area or “saddle” on their backs and are hence called “Saddlebacks”
Cultural significance:-
✅The species is locally known as Varaiaadu.
✅There are multiple references to the Nilgiri Tahr in Tamil Sangam literature dating back to 2,000 years.
✅The late Mesolithic (10,000-4,000 BC) paintings highlight the significance of the Tahr in folklore, culture, and life.
Population decrease:
✅The Nilgiri tahr, which used to be found along the entire stretch of the Western Ghats.
✅It is presently found only in small fragmented pockets.
✅A large part of its population has been wiped out from its historical range.
Threats:
✅Habitat loss
✅Hunting
✅Poaching
✅Climate Change
✅Invasive plants such as wattles, pines, and eucalyptus.
Conservation Status:-
✅IUCN: Endangered
✅Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972: Schedule I
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With reference to the history of the Vijayanagar Empire, the terms ‘amara’, ‘bhandaravada’, and ‘manya’ denote which of the following?
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(a) Local communities of merchants
30%
(b) Temple functionaries
21%
(c) Titles adopted by rulers
16%
(d) Categories of land tenure