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What is the largest crude oil importer

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US

China

Next india

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Crude oil production in India

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The crude oil production, which was 38.1 million metric tons in 2011-12, slumped to 35.7 million metric tons provisionally in 2017-18, latest data by Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell showed. But wait, there’s an explanation

I.e Crude oil production falling continuously for at least six years in a row until 2018

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What is the level of crude oil exploration in india

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exploration activity didn’t pick up in the last decade in India

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Black coil are also known as

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Regur soils

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What happens in hot weather with blackly soils

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They develop deep cracks for aeration of the soil

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The Revised Management Procedure (RMP) is the process developed by the International Whaling
Commission’s (IWC’s) Scientific Committee to

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estimate sustainable catch limits for commercial whaling

In 1986 the Commission introduced a moratorium on commercial whaling and set all catch limits to zero.

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Community Conserved Area is introduced by

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In 2004, WWF-India introduced the concept of Community Conserved Areas (CCAs)

Till date the WWF-india team has formed four CCAs

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What is done under CCA

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Local communities form committees to undertake wildlife monitoring, patrolling and community-
based tourism activities thus

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Currently, the Inner Line Permit is operational in

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Currently, the Inner Line Permit is operational in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Nagaland government has decided to set up a Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) with the aim of preventing fake indigenous inhabitants’ certificates.

A process concerning this will be conducted across Nagaland and will be done as part of the online system of Inner Line Permit (ILP), which is already in force in Nagaland.

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Tyndall effect happens when

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The Tyndall effect is seen when light- scattering particulate matter is dispersed in an otherwise light-transmitting medium, when the diameter of an individual particle is the range of roughly between 40 and 900 nm, i.e. somewhat below or near the wavelengths of visible light (400–750 nm).

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Accounts of the Trust are subject to CAG Audit or not

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Accounts of the Trust are subject to CAG Audit and are also audited by a Chartered Accountant for every financial year and in such manner as may be directed by GOI.

So do National skill development fund

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How do the national skill development fund reach its objectives

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The Fund meets its objectives through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) which is an industry led ‘Not For Profit Company’ set up for building skill development capacity and forging strong linkages with the market.

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First phase of the bullet train in india will be completed by

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India is planning to run its first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad with Japan’s help. The first stretch of the ambitious project is expected to be completed by 2022.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRSCL) is in the process of acquiring land for the 508-kilometer project.

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What are sister cities

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Sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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2016 sister cities agreement is between

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In 2016, the Indian and the Japanese Prime Minister inked a sister-state relationship MoU for
Gujarat and Hyogo prefecture.

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US recognised india as its major defence partner in

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2016

This allows India to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from America on par with that of
the closest allies and partners of the US, and ensures enduring cooperation in this sphere.

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Which act is giving india NATO like status

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The US Senate has passed a legislative provision that brings India on par with Washington’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) allies and countries such as Israel and South Korea for increasing defence cooperation.
The National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA for fiscal 2020, that contained the proposal was passed by the US Senate recently

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Air mode of transmission of pathogens to plants — what are the diseases

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Citrus canker
Rust of wheat

Yellow vine is the virus and caused through insect not through air

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Henley Passport Index (HPI)

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Number of countries the passport holders can travel visa-free

The Index is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA)

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Sao Tome and principle is beside

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Gabon — Africa

Asian countries dominate the rankings with Japan and Singapore holding onto the top spot

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Macau is in

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Hong Kong

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Which are on north

  1. Spartly Islands
  2. Paracel Islands
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Parcel islands

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India have how many children with disability people

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1.7% of the total child population

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Appropriation bill

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No amendment can be proposed to an Appropriation Bill which will have the effect of varying the amount or altering the destination of any grant so made or of varying the amount of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, and the decision of the Speaker as to whether such an amendment is admissible is final

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The first permanent intergovernmental organization to provide a forum for the resolution of international disputes through arbitration and other peaceful means is

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Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Hague

The PCA is not a court “in the traditional sense” but provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that arise out of international agreements between member states, international organizations or private parties.

The organization is not a United Nations agency, but PCA is an official United Nations Observer.

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What is the pact that was signed between the Srilankan PM and lal Bahadur Shastri

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In 1964, he signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in concern with the status of Indian Tamils in Ceylon. This agreement is known as Srimavo- Shastri Pact

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The production of foodgrains in India has steadily increased year on year post green revolution
since the 1960s

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NO

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What is the india ranking in organic wild culture

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India has 4 million hectares of land certified as organic wildculture, which is third in the world (after Finland and Zambia).

We are yet to realize the full potential of organic culture.

North-eastern states, especially Sikkim, have covered it up well. In fact, Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic state.

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What are the rivers that flow from china and where do they mix

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Yangtze — East China Sea

Mekong — it moves thorough China —Myanmar—Laos —Thailand —Cambodia —Vietnam and durians into South China Sea

Irrawaddy — china —Myanmar — Bay of Bengal

Salween — china —Myanmar —Thailand —Bay fo bengal

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Phuket is in

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Thailand

31
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Which is east Hong Kong or Taiwan

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Hong Kong

32
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India-UN Development Partnership Fund

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This will be the first time that India has entered into a partnership with the UN in a
triangular cooperation with fellow developing countries
The establishment of the fund is aimed at reducing poverty and hunger, improving health, education, water, energy and equality etc. in LDCs and other developing countries.

The Partnership fund would be managed by UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).

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Triangular partnership

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The Project brings together African troop-contributing countries, other UN Member States and the UN Department of Field Support (DFS). The goal is to enhance the capacity of African military engineering units through professional training and equip- ment. Trained units can then help peacekeeping missions set up and operate more rapidly.

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What is the difference you can see here

A. Sumatra B. Jakarta
C. Semarang D. Malang

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Sumantra lies in the separate island

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MSP is decided by

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The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

MSP is decided by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

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What is the order from west to east

A. Kunlun Shan
B. Gobi Desert
C. Manchurian Plain D. Altai Mountains

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Kunlun shah

Altai desert

Gobi desert

Manchurian plain

37
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Gyrocompass

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They find the true north, i.e., the direction of Earth’s rotational axis, as opposed to magnetic north.

So, large ships typically rely on a gyrocompass, using the magnetic compass only as a backup.

Gyrocompass is not affected by ferromagnetic metal (including iron, steel, cobalt, nickel, and various alloys) in a ship’s hull.

However, they are “electrically operated”.

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PPP

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Purchasing power parity (PPP) is used worldwide to compare the income levels in different
countries.

Nations at PPP tend to gravitate towards having an equal national income when measured with a
common currency.

very imp

39
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A straight line joining Dehradun (Uttarakhand) to Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) will pass through
how many states, excluding the origin and destination?

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It will pass through UP, MP, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana apart from
UK and AP.
We will keep covering India map based questions in upcoming tests.

Anna atlas chudu Anna

40
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FII gives short term or long term capital formation in the nation

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FII is short-term in nature and doesn’t contribute to permanent capital formation in the nation

41
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gross capital investments made during a financial year accounts for GDP why

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gross capital investments made during a financial year directly accounts as a part of GDP since it creates infrastructure which has an economic value, e.g. a bridge, or a tunnel or a furnace.

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One of the earliest mentions of the Persian Wheel occurs in

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One of the earliest mentions of the Persian Wheel occurs in the Babur’s memoirs, the Babur Nama (1526-30), not Akbarnama.

43
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Kepler law

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These are called Kepler’s laws. These are:

  1. The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the foci, as shown in the figure given below. In this figure O is the position of the Sun.
  2. The line joining the planet and the Sun sweep equal areas in equal intervals of time. Thus, if the time of travel from A to B is the same as that from C to D, then the areas OAB and OCD are equal.
  3. The cube of the mean distance of a planet from the Sun is proportional to the square of its orbital period T. Or, r3/T2 = constant.

It is important to note that Kepler could not give a theory to explain the motion of planets.

It was Newton who showed that the cause of the planetary motion is the gravitational force that the Sun exerts on them.

44
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Explain how RBI supervises the Cash flow with banks

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Banks maintain a minimum cash balance out of the deposits they
receive. The RBI monitors the banks in actually maintaining cash balance.

45
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Explain how RBI supervises credit activities of bank

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Similarly the RBI sees that the banks give loans not just to profit-making businesses and traders but also to small cultivators, small scale industries, to small borrowers etc.
Periodically, banks have to submit information to the RBI on how much they are lending, to whom at what interest rate, etc.

46
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Explain how RBI maintains Spurious Transactions

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Banks need to report spurious transactions to Financial Intelligence Unit. The norms are regulated by RBI.

47
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What are the Macronutrients of plant

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nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium

48
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Secondary Nutrients of plants

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calcium, magnesium, sulphur

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Micronutrients of plants

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boron (B), 
chlorine (Cl), 
copper (Cu), 
iron (Fe), 
manganese (Mn), 
molybdenum (Mo), 
and zinc (Zn).
50
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Consumer Protection Act

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Passed in 1856

Consumer Protection Councils are to be established by the Central and State governments.

The Central Council will be chaired by the Minister in charge of consumer affairs

A Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum known as the “District Forum” is to be established by the State Government in each district.

Each District Forum shall consist of,—
a person who is, or has been, or is qualified to be a District Judge, who shall be its President; two other members, one of whom shall be a woman

Under COPRA, a three-tier quasijudicial machinery at the district, state and national levels was set up for redressal of consumer disputes

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major jute producing states

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West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Meghalaya are the major jute producing states

52
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Conditions facilitate the growth of jute

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Jute grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year.

High temperature is required during the time of growth.

53
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Full form of STRIDE

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UGC recently announced a new Initiative – Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research
for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) to boost research culture in India

54
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Net sown area is Highest in

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Net Sown Area is over 80 per cent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana.

It is less than 10 per cent of total areas in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman Nicobar Islands.

55
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Maximum degraded land is seen in which district

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Rajasthan is the state with maximum degraded land nearly 1 lakh sq. km. Union territories have the least around 100 sq. km

56
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Factors responsible for degradation of land area

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  1. Water erosion
  2. Wind erosion
  3. Chemical degradation
  4. Physical degradation —like water logging
  5. Others — human activities
57
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What is the first whale Sanctuary

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The first of these, the Indian Ocean Sanctuary, was established in 1979

The second was adopted in 1994 and covers the waters of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 under the IWC’s moratorium. However Iceland and Norway lodged official objections to the moratorium and have continued a commercial hunt. Japan and Iceland have also continued to hunt whales under the guise of “scientific whaling”.

58
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Navdanya movement

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an organisation promoting biodiversity conservation and organic farming.

The organisation has not only helped create markets for farmers, but also promoted quality food for consumers, connecting the seed to the cooked food, as a part of Navdanya movement.

59
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Silent valley movement

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The Silent Valley hydroelectric project was to dam the Kunthipuzha River, submerging the entire biosphere reserve and destroying its four-million-year-old rainforests.

In 1980, the M.G.K. Menon Committee set up to review the project, came out with a recommendation to scrap it. ##

Seen in Kerala

60
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Appiko movement

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Happend in Karnataka

They requested S. L. Bahuguna, the architect of Chipko movement and gathered local people to take up pledge to protect trees by embracing them. In September 1983, when the axe-men came for felling to the Kalase forests, people embraced the trees and thus the ‘Appiko movement was propelled.

61
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Indigenous system of tapping of stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes to irrigate plantations is widely prevalent in

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Jaintia hills

After jaintia hills — Khasi hills

62
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How is the fair price shops gets the price

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FCI procures the food grains. It does not decide the issue price. CACP only recommends prices to the CCEA. It is the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) which finally decides the issue price. CACP is not authorized to fix them.

Central Issue Price (CIP) is the price at which government makes these foodgrains available to states.

The states fix retail price to be charged at fair price shops.

63
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Who was chosen as by Gandhiji to be the first Satyagrahi?

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Vinoba Bhave

Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as his spiritual heir.

64
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Kudremukh National Park in the Western Ghats

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Kudremukh National Park in the Western Ghats is a part of the
world’s 38 ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity, a UNESCO world heritage site

The park is home to unique, threatened and endangered biodiversity including lion-tailed macaques, tigers, Malabar civets and great pied hornbills.

Iron ore is mined for exports until 2006, not gold you stupid

65
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What are the views of Maharishi kanad and katyayama

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The idea of divisibility of matter was considered long back in India, around 500 BC. An Indian philosopher Maharishi Kanad, postulated that if we go on dividing matter (padarth), we shall get smaller and smaller particles.
Ultimately, a time will come when we shall come across the smallest particles beyond which further division will not be possible.
He named these particles Parmanu.

Another Indian philosopher, Pakudha Katyayama, elaborated this doctrine and said that these particles normally exist in a combined form which gives us various forms of matter.

66
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NIIF

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The Union Cabinet, in July 2015, had approved creation of National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) as a trust

The government’s contribution would be limited to 49% of the subscribed capital.

The government will seek participation from strategic investors such as sovereign fund, quasi sovereign funds and multilateral or bilateral investors, which can help leverage this fund to many times.

Cash-rich PSUs, pension funds, provident funds, National Small Saving Fund will be able to pick up stake in the fund.

The objective of NIIF is to maximize economic impact mainly through infrastructure development in commercially viable projects, both greenfield and brownfield, including stalled projects

67
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NASA lunar project of landing the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 2024.

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The Artemis program is an ongoing crewed spaceflight program carried out by NASA, U.S. commercial spaceflight companies, and international partners such as ESA, with the goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 2024.

Under Artemis’ umbrella are several components.

First is the Lunar Orbital Platform- Gateway, a station around the moon that would extend humanity’s presence in space and provide a platform for scientific experiments and jaunts to the lunar surface.

68
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Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on Earth and even visible from outer space

It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.

CNN labelled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

69
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How much is the oil passes through the strait of malacca

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About a quarter of all oil carried by sea passes through the Strait, mainly from Persian Gulf suppliers to Asian markets

70
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SHG

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Right to form Cooperatives is a fundamental right and is governed by Constitutional provisions. The same “does not” apply to SHG which is a small voluntary association.

SHGs can apply to NABARD for credit which is an authorized bank for lending to SHGs.

A SHGs may or may NOT be registered. One person from one family can become a member.

71
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Ponung

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Ponung is one of the most important folk dances of Arunachal Pradesh.

Performed before the harvest of staple crops, it has women dancers.

They often hold each other’s hand and dance in formations.

These dancers are led by a man who sings various songs and uses a sword-like musical instrument known as ‘Yoksha.’

This is the only instrument used in the entire act.

The participants wear traditional dresses, which comprises a long black-colored shirt and red-colored skirt-like garment.

72
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Wancho

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Wancho is performed by the Wancho tribe during festivals or important cultural events.

The dancers wear traditional attire with the men folk wielding a sword in their right hand.

The performance usually begins when the men start singing and dancing.

They follow a peculiar dance step which involves thrusting of the sword.

Once they finish, the women start dancing and their song is usually a reply to the song sung by the men folk.

The whole process is repeated over a certain period of time.

73
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Simultaneous Elections Articles

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Article 83 which deals with the duration of Houses of Parliament need an amendment.

Article 85 (on dissolution of Lok Sabha by the president)

Article 172 (relating to the duration of state legislatures)

Article 174 (relating to dissolution of state assemblies)

Article 356 (on President’s Rule).

The Representation of People Act, 1951 Act would have to be amended to build in provisions for stability of tenure for both parliament and assemblies.

This should include the following crucial elements: Restructuring the powers and functions of the ECI to facilitate procedures required for simultaneous elections

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