Prelims Terms Flashcards
Why did the sea turn red in Puducherry?
Plankton Crash
Due to high iron concentration
Red pigment from unicellular phytoplankton species
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/plankton-crash
Higgs Boson Particle
God particle, there’s a Higgs Field with which particles interact and gain mass. Photons don’t have mass. Higgs Particle and Electrons have mass. Discovered in 2012 in CERN.
S&T PRISM
Promotion of Research and Innovation in Startups and MSMEs in mining, mineral processing, metallurgy and recycling sector. By Ministry of Mines; Implemented by Jwl Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre.
Doxxing
Publicly identifying someone with their private information - it’s a cybercrime.
Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS)
(Useful for mains)
plans to reactivate by India and US, can help in detecting monsoon, early warning system
India US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X)
Part of India US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership
Principal Purpose Test
In the amendment of DTAA with Mauritius; tocurtail tax avoidance by ensuring that treaty benefits are only granted for transactions with a bonafide purpose.
Mass Gap
Difference between the mass of the heaviest neutron star and the lightest blackhole
How are microplastics created?
Primary - created for industrial purposes
Secondary - created by fishing nets etc. due to UV radiation. Remnants remaining in water.
IISc created a hydrogel which can absorb more than 90% microplastics is water
Belts of Volcanoes
Mid Continental Belt, Circum Pacific Ring of Fire, Mid Atlantic Belt
Tiantong Satellite Series
By China, helps smart phones to make direct calls from space, in geo synchronous orbit, Huawei has smart phone capable of connecting to it.
Ringwoodite Ocean
Ocean trapped in the same mineral below 700km in the earth
PM KUSUM is related to?
Renewable energy
Exercise Dustlik
India and Uzbekistan
