🔆 Grasslands of South America
📍 Pampas
✅ Located in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
✅ Temperate Grassland
✅ Fertile plains known for extensive agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans) and cattle ranching; home to the gaucho culture
📍 Llanos
✅ Located in Venezuela, Colombia
✅ Tropical Grassland
✅ Seasonally flooded grasslands; rich in biodiversity; major source of cattle grazing and oil reserves
📍 Campos
✅ Located in Southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
✅ Subtropical Grassland
✅ Includes regions like Campos Gerais; used for livestock grazing and agriculture
📍 Gran Chaco
✅ Located in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil
✅ Woodland Savanna
✅ A semi-arid region with grasslands interspersed with thorny shrubs; rich in wildlife and a critical ecological zone
📍 Pampas
✅ Located in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
✅ Temperate Grassland
✅ Fertile plains known for extensive agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans) and cattle ranching; home to the gaucho culture
📍 Llanos
✅ Located in Venezuela, Colombia
✅ Tropical Grassland
✅ Seasonally flooded grasslands; rich in biodiversity; major source of cattle grazing and oil reserves
📍 Campos
✅ Located in Southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
✅ Subtropical Grassland
✅ Includes regions like Campos Gerais; used for livestock grazing and agriculture
📍 Gran Chaco
✅ Located in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil
✅ Woodland Savanna
✅ A semi-arid region with grasslands interspersed with thorny shrubs; rich in wildlife and a critical ecological zone
🔆 ARCTIC CIRCLE
📍 Water Bodies
✅ Chukchi Sea: Connected to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait at its southernmost end.
✅ East Siberian Sea: One of the least studied water bodies in the area, experiencing an extremely harsh climate.
✅ Laptev Sea: Surrounded on three sides by land.
✅ Kara Sea: Located north of Siberia, between the Barents Sea and the Laptev Sea.
✅ Barents Sea: Off the northern coasts of Russia and Norway; relatively shallower than other parts of the Arctic Ocean.
▪️ The sea is important for the exploration of hydrocarbon resources.
▪️ It is a productive fishing area.
▪️ The Pechora Sea and the White Sea are parts of the Barents Sea.
✅ Wandel Sea: Stretches from Greenland’s northeast to Svalbard.
📍 Note:
HIMADRI – India’s research laboratory in Svalbard, Norway; near the North Pole.
📍 Water Bodies
✅ Chukchi Sea: Connected to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait at its southernmost end.
✅ East Siberian Sea: One of the least studied water bodies in the area, experiencing an extremely harsh climate.
✅ Laptev Sea: Surrounded on three sides by land.
✅ Kara Sea: Located north of Siberia, between the Barents Sea and the Laptev Sea.
✅ Barents Sea: Off the northern coasts of Russia and Norway; relatively shallower than other parts of the Arctic Ocean.
▪️ The sea is important for the exploration of hydrocarbon resources.
▪️ It is a productive fishing area.
▪️ The Pechora Sea and the White Sea are parts of the Barents Sea.
✅ Wandel Sea: Stretches from Greenland’s northeast to Svalbard.
📍 Note:
HIMADRI – India’s research laboratory in Svalbard, Norway; near the North Pole.
🔆SOUTH EAST ASIA
South East Asia is divided into 2 parts:
📍 1. MAINLAND PART – Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
✅ Capitals in North to South: Hanoi, Nay Payi Taw, Vientiane, Bangkok, Phnom Pehn
✅ Capitals in East to West: Nay Payi Taw, Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Pehn, Hanoi
📌 NOTE – LAOS
✅ All countries of mainland except Laos are on the coast
✅ Laos is the only landlocked country and the only one which shares borders with all 4 other mainland Southeast Asian countries
📍 2. MARITIME PART – Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines
✅ Indonesia: Largest archipelago of the world
📌 Note –
✅ Myanmar: Part of both Maritime and Mainland South East Asia
▪ Arakanyoma and Pegu-yoma mountains in Myanmar
✅ ASEAN: All these 10 countries are part of ASEAN
✅ Equator: Passes only through Indonesia
South East Asia is divided into 2 parts:
📍 1. MAINLAND PART – Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
✅ Capitals in North to South: Hanoi, Nay Payi Taw, Vientiane, Bangkok, Phnom Pehn
✅ Capitals in East to West: Nay Payi Taw, Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Pehn, Hanoi
📌 NOTE – LAOS
✅ All countries of mainland except Laos are on the coast
✅ Laos is the only landlocked country and the only one which shares borders with all 4 other mainland Southeast Asian countries
📍 2. MARITIME PART – Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines
✅ Indonesia: Largest archipelago of the world
📌 Note –
✅ Myanmar: Part of both Maritime and Mainland South East Asia
▪ Arakanyoma and Pegu-yoma mountains in Myanmar
✅ ASEAN: All these 10 countries are part of ASEAN
✅ Equator: Passes only through Indonesia
Consider the following statements about Karewas:
1. These are the lacustrine deposits of the Pleistocene period.
2. These are found along the lower slopes of Pir Panjal.
3. Karewas are well known for the cultivation of saffron, almond and walnut.
1. These are the lacustrine deposits of the Pleistocene period.
2. These are found along the lower slopes of Pir Panjal.
3. Karewas are well known for the cultivation of saffron, almond and walnut.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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38%
1 , 2 and 3
42%
1 and 3 only
19%
1 and 2 only
2%
None of the above
Which one of the following state has the largest deposits of Chrysotile Asbestos in the country ?
Anonymous Quiz
22%
Jharkhand
28%
Andhra Pradesh
20%
Karnataka
31%
Madhya Pradesh
The ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ is associated with which of the following groupings?
Anonymous Quiz
22%
BRICS
23%
NATO Plus
39%
G20
16%
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Who among the following is empowered to alter the boundaries or the area of a scheduled area?
Anonymous Quiz
58%
President of India
21%
Chief Minister of the state
16%
Governor of the state
5%
Chief Justice of the High Court
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🔆New Caledonia:
✅It is a French overseas territory located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,500 km east of Australia.
✅It comprises the main island of Grande Terre (where the capital, Nouméa, is situated), the four Loyalty Islands (Ouvéa, Lifou, Tiga, and Maré), the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and some remote islands.
✅Just over 270,000 people live in New Caledonia (2019 census).
✅Approximately 39 percent are indigenous ('Kanak'). The remainder are Caledonians of European, Polynesian and other (including Vietnamese, Indonesian and Algerian) origins.
✅It is one of the European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), but is not part of the European Union, the Euro or Schengen zones.
📍History of Island:
✅New Caledonia, originally inhabited by the Kanaks, came under French control in 1853.
✅Post-WWII, Kanaks gained French citizenship, but 1960s French migration made them a minority, sparking an independence movement.
✅Tensions led to the Matignon Agreements (1988) and Nouméa Accord (1998), promising three independence referendums.
✅The 2018 and 2020 referendums favoured France. ✅Despite COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 referendum also favoured France, angering the Kanaks.
#mapping
✅It is a French overseas territory located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,500 km east of Australia.
✅It comprises the main island of Grande Terre (where the capital, Nouméa, is situated), the four Loyalty Islands (Ouvéa, Lifou, Tiga, and Maré), the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and some remote islands.
✅Just over 270,000 people live in New Caledonia (2019 census).
✅Approximately 39 percent are indigenous ('Kanak'). The remainder are Caledonians of European, Polynesian and other (including Vietnamese, Indonesian and Algerian) origins.
✅It is one of the European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), but is not part of the European Union, the Euro or Schengen zones.
📍History of Island:
✅New Caledonia, originally inhabited by the Kanaks, came under French control in 1853.
✅Post-WWII, Kanaks gained French citizenship, but 1960s French migration made them a minority, sparking an independence movement.
✅Tensions led to the Matignon Agreements (1988) and Nouméa Accord (1998), promising three independence referendums.
✅The 2018 and 2020 referendums favoured France. ✅Despite COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 referendum also favoured France, angering the Kanaks.
#mapping
Who among the following Scholars was not associated with Takshashila University?
Anonymous Quiz
25%
Vishnugupta
35%
Jinasena
32%
Charaka
7%
Panini
Which one of the following statements is not correct about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)?
Anonymous Quiz
20%
It is inherited uniparentally as a single set of traits.
35%
It can be used as molecular marker in ecological studies.
29%
Unlike the nuclear DNA, it only exists as a pair of chromosomes.
16%
This type of DNA resides inside the energy factories of cells.
The Marconi Prize recently talked about in the media is-
Anonymous Quiz
13%
A top international honour for computer scientists.
39%
Awarded to peace workers who have conferred benefit to mankind.
41%
Awarded to mathematicians who are outstanding in their field of study.
7%
Given to individuals for their contributions to the healthcare.
Which one of the following gave constitutional status and protection to the Co-operative societies in India?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988
21%
The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985
14%
The 73rd Amendment Act of 1992
44%
The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011
Which one of the following Amendment Acts has replaced the original term ‘internal disturbance’ by the term ‘armed rebellion in the Indian Constitution?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
The 21st Amendment Act of 1967
40%
The 42nd Amendment Act 1976
44%
The 44th Amendment Act of 1978
7%
The 92nd Amendment Act of 2003
With reference to Hydrogen fuel, identify the incorrect statement from below:
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Hydrogen fuel can help in the decarbonisation of India’s industrial sector.
38%
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are ideal for long-haul transportation than the Li-Ion batteries.
33%
The hydrogen manufacturing requires a less amount of water is its prominent feature.
15%
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have the capacity for faster fuelling and long-driving range.
The ‘Hiroshima AI process’ that aims to govern AI in a way that upholds Democratic values, ensures fairness and accountability, promotes transparency, and prioritizes the safety of AI technologies was launched by:
Anonymous Quiz
26%
G-20
45%
G-7
17%
OECD
12%
BRICS