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“India: Financing Energy Efficiency at MSME Project”

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  • part of global environmental facility (GEF) framework for Energy efficiency
  • Aims to increase demand for energy efficiency in MSME
  • Global Implementing Agency -WB while same in India
    1. Bureau of Energy Efficiency -BEE (Ministry of Power)
    2. SIDBI
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“Adopt a Heritage Project” ?

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  • Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Ministry of Culture and ASI
  • To provide world class tourist facilities at tourist sites
  • 3 color codes based on tourist footfalls
    1. Green
    2. Blue
    3. Orange
  • Mandatory for Monument Mitra who is opting from Green Category to opt at least one site from either orange or blue category
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Who are monuments mitras under “Adopt a Heritage Project” ?

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  • adopt the sites

- private sector companies, public sector companies and individuals for the development of tourist amenities.

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SFURTI- Scheme of fund for up-gradation and regeneration of traditional industries ?

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-Organize traditional industries into clusters to make them competitive for long term sustainability

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Abhiyan Indradhanush ?

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  • To make ESIC (Employee State Insurance Corporation) clean and hygienic
  • Hospital beds to have clean bed sheets as per VIBGYOR on a week
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BRU Tribes ?

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  • Were earlier found in Tripura but now in MIzoram
  • But they are not treated well by then Tripura Raja and were forced to flee to deep forests in hilly areas in adjoining areas of Mizoram
  • This continuous migration over time led to their predominantly settlement in Mizoram
  • Recently NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) launched special project under PMKVY-Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana for skilling BRU tribes
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Which industry are providing Pehchan Identity Cards (PIC) to workers associated with it ?

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  • Ministry of Textiles

- Issue to artisans for access to benefits they are entitled to

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BIOFIN

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  • Biodiversity Finance
  • Aims at raising capital from public and private financial institutions for conserving biodiversity and its sustainable management
  • India - BIOFIN led by Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate change and is hosted by National Biodiversity Authority
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In Union Budget 2018, Grandfathering clause associated with ?

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-LTCG i.e.Long term Capital Gain tax

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In Union Budget 2018, Grandfathering clause associated with LTCG? What is it ?

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  • Clause by which person, institution or any entity can be exempted from new law, rule or regulation
  • GOI would tax long term capital gains exceeding 1 lakh at rate of 10 percent however all gains up-to Jan 31, 2018 have been grandfathered from LTCG tax
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Sahyogi Scheme ?

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  • Ministry of Social justice & Empowerment
  • Setting up Care Associate Cells (CACs) to provide training and create skilled workforce of care associates for Person with disabilities (PWD)
  • Gives opportunity for parents to get trained if they so desire
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Ujjawala Scheme ?

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  • Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-integration and Repatriation of victims of Trafficking
  • Rehabilitation shelters with vocational training and income generation activities to provide alternate livelihood option
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Term SUTRA and SRESTHA are recently in news for ?

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  • Related to Ministry of Railways
  • SUTRA stands for Special Unit for Transportation Research and Analytics to carry out detailed analysis of optimal investment decisions and operations
  • SRESTHA stands for Special railway establishment for strategic technology & holistic advancement consisting scientists and railway experts. It is responsible for research.
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INSV Tarini ?

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  • Sailing vessel built in India by Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd Goa
  • Second Sailing vessel to be Inducted into Indian Navy in Feb 2017
  • Sister vessel of INSV Mhadei
  • Sails in extreme conditions with satellite communication systems for perfect navigation
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Defense Industrial Corridors ?

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-To promote domestic production in both public and private sectors of defense armaments

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Name the two proposed Defense Industrial Corridors ?

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  • Chennai-Bengaluru

- Bundelkhand UP

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SAATHI

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  • Ministry of Power and Ministry of Textiles together
  • SAATHI stands for Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textiles Technologies to help small Industries)
  • EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited) would procure energy efficient power-looms, motors and others and provide them to small and medium power-loom units.
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Project Panchdeep ?

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  • To provide health and social security to members of ESIC - Employee State Insurance Scheme of India & dependents through digital network
  • Medical care, Cash benefits, pension in case of disabilities etc.
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Solar Charkha Scheme ?

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  • Ministry of MSME
  • To employ 1 lakh women in each parliamentary constituency and cover under social security schemes
  • Aims to increase khadi sales in country
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Where all solar charkha scheme is under operation ?

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  • Surat GJ
  • NAWADA BH
  • Varanasi UP
  • MH and GJ good for textiles due to
    1. Black Soil
    2. High Cotton production
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Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) ?

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  • Technology up-gradation for Micro and Small enterprises

- 15% capital subsidy on institutional finance up-to 15 lakhs

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Gyan Sangam recently in news ?

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  • Initiative by officials of PSBs and FIs to discuss strategy for increasing use of AI and Big data analytics in Banking & Financial systems
  • First Gyan Sangam was organised at NIBM Pune
  • As said above this time theme was AI
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Prerna Scheme ?

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  • Marketing assistance scheme under national trust act
  • Create viable and widespread channels for sale of products and services produced by Persons with disabilities (PwD)
  • Funds to participate in events like exhibitions, melas, fairs etc
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Constitution 123rd Amendment Bill 2017 recently in news ?

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-Seeks to establish National Commission for Backward classes with constitutional status

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National Investigation Agency - NIA ?

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  • Created after 2008 mumbai terror attacks to combat terrorism
  • Under Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Does not need special permission from states
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Pancheswar Project recently in news ?

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  • India started negotiations with Nepal on Pancheswar multi-purpose hydro-electric project
  • Confluence of Mahakali & Sarju rivers
  • Under Mahakali treaty 1996 India & Nepal
  • Assumed to submerged mountain area in Uttarakhand & Nepal
    i. e. not finalized till now
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Recently GOI decided to set up Defense Planning Committee ?

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  • Chaired by NSA

- Military & Security strategy and aims to oversee foreign acquisitions

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Indian Railway is constructing country’s longest railway tunnel and tallest bridge ? Where ?

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  • In effort to connect NE with Mainland
  • Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal longest railway line (Manipur) have longest tunnel under construction
  • World tallest railway bridge Over river Chenab (J&K)
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Cabinet Committee on Security ?

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  • Chaired by PM
  • Also had Minister of Defense, Home Affairs & External Affairs
  • External as well as Internal Security
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Lingayatism ?

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  • Karnataka government granted minority status to lingayat community
  • Lingayatism was propounded in 12th century by Basavavanna
  • One of the Shaiva sects
  • Predominantly in Karnataka
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Name some protectionist measures ?

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  • Use of Import/Export quotas
  • Export subsidies
  • Devaluation of currency
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Scheme for Adolescent Girls ?

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  • All round development of adolescent girls 11-18 years
    1. self reliant
    2. improve health and nutrition
    3. upgrade skills
  • National Informatics Centre developed Rapid Reporting System, Online portal to monitor scheme
  • Two Components of scheme
    1. Nutrition (Take home ration/cooked meals)
    2. Non-Nutrition
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“Nirman Samvad “ recently in news associated with ?

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  • Mega Conclave between Ministry of railways & construction industry
  • Hosted by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) - dedicated arm for fast track implementation of railway projects
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Operation Thunder Bird ?

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  • Code name for Interpol multinational enforcement operation in India
  • Unanimous approach by state enforcement agencies in fight against wildlife crime in country
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BCRLIP ?

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  • Biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood improvement project
  • Loan from WB
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Bandhan Express ?

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  • International passenger train between Kolkata and Khulna(Bangladesh)
  • Second train after Maitree express from Kolkata to Dhaka
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Changi naval base ?

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  • located in disputed south china sea
  • India -singapore bilateral agreement to allow indian navy ships with logistical support at changi naval base
  • Counter China
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Deendayal Hastkala Sankul

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  • Trade facilitation center for handicrafts opened in Varanasi
  • Aims artisans and weavers to show their skills to world and facilitate brighter future
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Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) ?

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  • risk coverage of 2 lakh for accidental death & full disability and 1 lakh for partial disability
  • Age 18-70 years
  • need Bank account with auto-debit for premium
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Name some schemes of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment ?

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Disha
-Early intervention and school readiness for children (PwD) (0-10 years) with four disabilities covered under National Trust act
Vikaas
-Day care scheme to expand opportunities to person with disabilities for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills
Samarth
-Home for orphans/abandon families/PwD from BPL &LIG families
Niramaya
-Affordable health insurance to person suffering from Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental retardation & Multiple disabilities

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National Trust Act ?

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  • Statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
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Prime minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) ?

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  • Aims to generate employment opportunities in rural/urban areas
  • Implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
  • Only new projects are considered for sanction under this programme
  • Ministry of MSMEs
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Atal Pension Yojana ?

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  • focus on unorganized workers
  • Guarantee minimum pension Rs 1000/2000/3000/4000/5000 per month
  • Will be given at age of 60 years
  • Subscriber in age 18-40 years
  • Administered by PFRDA
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Nomadic Elephant ?

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-Joint military exercise between India & Mongolia

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Surya Kiran ?

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-Joint military exercise between India & Nepal

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Garuda Shakti ?

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-Joint military exercise between India & Indonesia

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Gherats ?

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  • Water mills run on water power used for grinding wheat and spices
  • Commonly found in Uttarakhand
  • recently many of then abandoned earlier were renewed by German technology
  • Uttarakhand Government also provide subsidy in setting these traditional water mills
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What are the salient features of Khelo India Programme ?

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  • Rs 5 lakh per year scholarship to 1000 most talented young atheletes for 8 consecutive years across select sports disciplines
  • Aims to promote 20 universities as hub for sporting excellence as to pursue dual pathways to education & sports
  • Massive fitness drive in age group 10-18 for 200 million children
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Jivi Kalp recently in news ?

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  • Eco friendly binding material

- bring down cost of production of Agarbatti by approximately 60%

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SHAKTI ?

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-Allocate coal to private power sectors transparently

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Garv App?

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  • Grameen Vidyutikaran (GARV) App launched by Ministry of Power for monitoring villages and household electrification in country
  • Recently GARV-II has been launched for real time and transparent tracking of rural electrification
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Shakti Sthal ?

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  • Name of the solar park
  • Karnataka Government inaugurated first phase of 2000 MW solar park in drought prone Pavagada region of Tumkur district, Karnataka
  • Largest solar power project in world
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Saubhagya Scheme ?

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  • Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana
  • Universal household electrification
  • Free of cost electrification to households with at least one deprivation on basis of SECC data in rural/urban areas
  • Remote and inaccessible areas with Solar Photo-voltaic based standalone systems
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Green Energy Corridor project ?

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  • Implemented by 8 renewable-rich states
    1. TN
    2. RJ
    3. KN
    4. AP
    5. MH
    6. GJ
    7. HP
    8. MP
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India’s first Green Energy corridor project ?

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  • Raigarh-Pugalur section connecting MH &TN

- 800KV ultra high-voltage direct current link over 1800km

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SuryaMitra ?

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  • Programme launched for creation of qualified technical workforce in solar energy sector
  • Generate new entrepreneur in solar sector
  • enrollment- class 10th and ITI & not below 18 years or Diploma in Electrical,Mechanical or Electronics
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MERIT -Web portal ?

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  • Merit order dispatch of electricity for rejuvenation of income & transparency
  • developed by ministry of power
  • Displays merit order of electricity procured by states
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ShaGun -Web portal ?

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  • Ministry of HRD

- Progress in elementary education by continuous monitoring of flagship scheme- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

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Nakshe - Web portal ?

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  • Ministry of Science & Technology
  • Easy access to open series maps (OSM) containing natural and man made graphical features including terrain or topography
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SETU ?

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  • Self Employment & Talent Utilization
  • Aims to create innovation hubs and solve problems through grand challenges in country
  • support start up programmes especially technology driven areas
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India first high speed rail corridor ?

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-Mumbai-Ahmadabad High speed rail corridor

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Saraswati Cluster ?

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  • Newly discovered massive galaxy super cluster
  • In the direction of constellation Pisces
  • Discovered by IISER Pune
  • One of the largest structure found in Universe
  • At least 43 galaxy clusters
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Yoga ?

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-UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
-First evidence in stone seals from Indus valley
International day of Yoga 21st June

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Homeopathy ?

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  • Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann-German physician codified fundamental principles of Homeopathy
  • Bought to India around 1810 AD by European missionaries and official recognition by constituent assembly in 1948
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Naturopathy?

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  • Science of health and drug-less therapy
  • It believes primary cause of disease barring accidental injury is violation of nature laws
  • Considers bacteria & virus to be secondary cause, primary being accumulation of morbid matter
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Sagar Vani -Software System platform ?

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  • Ministry of EARTH SCIENCES
  • various dissemination modes have been integrated on single server
  • Alerts coastal communities towards livelihood and safety at sea
  • It includes Multi Lingual SMS, Voice call, Mobile Apps, Social media, Email, Digital display boards, Radio/Television, IVRS, Cloud channels etc
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Sabarimala Temple ?

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  • Hindu temple located at Periyar Tiger reserve in Kerala
  • Ayyappan temple
  • Banks of river Pampa
  • On the way, Vavar mosque being integral part of pilgrimage
  • Open to first five days of each malayalam month and days of Mandalapooja, MakaraSankranti i.e.Makar Vilakku
  • Travancore Devaswom Board manages this shrine
  • Recently in news for legal case due to its custom of restricting women above age 10 and below 50 from offering worship in temple
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State flag in India ?

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  • No provision in constitution bars state from having its state flag
  • State can not declare itself its flag and requires approval from centre specifically Home Ministry
  • As of now Centre has not given approval for Karnataka state flag
  • Once approved, second state after J&K to have state flag
  • Proposed Karnataka Flag -Naada Dwaja i.e. Three strips -Yellow White Red and has state emblem “Gandaberunda” or two headed mythological bird at its centre
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Witness Protection law in India ?

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Witness- secret information related to criminal proceedings

  • Neelam Katara Vs UOI
    1. Wittiness to come forward without fear other justice not served
  • Himanshu Singh Sabarwal vs State of MP & others
    1. Fundamental right of free and fair trail is vindicated if witness feared/harassed/killed
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National Academic Depository ?

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  • Online depository system developed by MHRD
  • Issuance and storage of academic awards to students 24*7
  • UGC has been designated as to operationalize NAD
  • Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, Mark sheets, Skill development awards are examples of academic awards
  • NAD has two inter-operable digital depositories i.e.
    1. NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML)
    2. CDSL Ventures Limited (CVL)
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Integrated Power Development Scheme ?

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  • Reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses in power distribution by under grounding overhead cables and installing digital meters at home
  • Strengthen transmission & distribution system including solar panels and through ICT
  • Centrally sponsored scheme
  • Ministry of power
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Governor of State ?

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  • Removed by President on advice of Union Cabinet
  • Grounds on which he can be removed not laid down in Constitution
  • It has discretionary power to reserve bill for consideration of president if thinks necessary
  • ordinance making power Art 213
  • Can promulgate when neither houses in state are in session
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National Commission on Farmers ?

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  • Chaired by Prof M.S.Swaminathan in 2004
  • submitted 5 reports between 2004-06
  • Major recommendations
    1. Agriculture moved to concurrent list
    2. Million Wells recharge programme
    3. Agriculture risk fund
    4. State level farmers commission
    5. Village Knowledge Centres or Gyan chaupals in farmers distress hotspots
    6. MSP must be at least 50% more than weighted average cost of production
    7. Net take home of farmers must be comparable with civil servants
    8. Jal Swaraj with Gram Panchayats as Pani Panchayats
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Impeachment Motion against judges?

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  • Can be introduced either LS or RS
  • LS (Min-100) whereas RS (Min-50)
  • No judge impeached till now
  • Art124(4) & judges inquiry act 1968
  • Misbehavior or incapacity
  • Both houses - 2/3rd present & voting
  • Soumitra Sen, former judge of calcutta high court - motion passed in RS (2011) but before LS , He resigned
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SAMEEP Programme ?

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  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Stands for students and Ministry of external affairs engagement programme
  • Aims to promote foreign policy and its global engagements to students across country
  • Officers from MEA travel to their home town and their alma mater and teach at school and college levels about India foreign policy
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Trishna Satellite Mission ?

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  • India & France

- Aims to study ecosystem stress and water use monitoring

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India & France space collaboration ?

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Trishna Satellite Mission
-Aims to study ecosystem stress and water use
Megha-Tropiques
-Study water cycle and energy exchange in tropics
SARAL
-Study ocean using altimetry system and promoting use of ARGOs data collection system

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ARGOs data collection system

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  • Satellite system which collects, processes and disseminates environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms worldwide.
  • What makes Argos unique?
    1. ability to clearly geographically locate the source of the data anywhere on the Earth utilizing the Doppler effect
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Fulbright-Kalam climate fellowship programme ?

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  • India in co-ordination with USA 2014
  • Aims to build long term capacity to address climate change issues of both countries
  • Scientific and technical research
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Jigyasa programme ?

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  • Student scientist connect programme
  • CSIR & KVS-Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan
  • Boost laboratory based learnings
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India’s first conservation reserve for blackbuck has been proposed to be set up in ?

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  • Meja Tehsil, Allahabad, UP
  • BalckBuck known for spiral horns & coat color contrasts
  • Found in grasslands and open forests
  • It will woo the tourism in UP
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Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra ?

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  • One stop convergent support services to empower rural women
    1. skill
    2. employment
    3. digital literacy
    4. health & nutrition
  • Functional at national, state, district and block level
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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple ?

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  • Divya Desam are the 108 vishnu temples mentioned in works of Alvars (Saints)
  • Divya means “premium” and Desam means “place”
  • Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is first and foremost important of 108 Vishnu temples (Divya Desam)
  • 2017 UNESCO Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
  • Inscription in temple belong to Chola, Pandya, Hoyasala and Vijayanagara dynasties
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Agni-V missile ?

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  • Most advanced among Agni series
  • After reaching peak of its trajectory it will head down to target under gravitational pull
  • Capable of delivering nuclear warhead
  • Strike range of 5500Km
  • Not a cruise missile i.e. Low-flying missile guided to its target by an on-board computer but ICBM i.e. range 5000-5500km
  • Manufactured under Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
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INS Kalvari ?

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  • First indigenous Scorpene-class submarine
  • Named after dreaded Tiger Shark of Indian Ocean
  • Built under Project 75
  • Diesel electric attack submarine designed by French company
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SERIIUS ?

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  • Solar Energy Research Institute for India & US
  • IISc Bangalore led
  • Aims to lower cost per watt of photovoltaics and concentrated solar power (CSP)
  • Super Critical CO2 based power to offer efficient alternative to conventional steam power and reduce carbon footprint significantly for power plants including solar thermal
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TIDE Programme ?

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  • Technology Interventions for Disabled & Elderly (TIDE)
  • Research, development for improving quality life of elderly and disabled
  • It complements Accessible India Campaign i.e. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
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PLUGIN Programme ?

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  • Intel launched hardware incubator programme Plugin
  • Boosts hardware start ups
  • In collaboration with IIT Bombay & Dept of Science and Technology
  • Initial focus would be security, graphics display,IoT, healthcare, datacentres and cloud
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National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) ?

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  • Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
  • To create family type i.e. household biogas plants
  • Central Subsidy for programme
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Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme ?

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  • Aims to transfer brain drain to brain gain
  • Facilitate 1000 BTech students to pursue Phd at IITs & IISc
  • Direct admissions in PhD programmes in IITs and IISc for students at IISc,IITs,NITs,IIITs
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SATYAM programme ?

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  • Science & Technology of Yoga & Meditation
  • Under Cognitive Science Research Initiative(CSRI)
  • foster scientific research on effects of yoga and meditation on physical & mental health and cognitive functioning
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Shakti Surabhi Model & Deenbandhu Model related with ?

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-Bio gas plants
Shakti Surabhi Model
1.Bio-Methanation plant
2.Provide
-Fuel supply 
-safe disposal of organic waste
-Liquid manure
3.Use kitchen and vegetable waste

DeenBandhu Fixed Model

  • Mainly located in Himalayan region
  • Fixed underground digester chamber
  • In cold climates, This model is ideal as digestion chamber is underground providing good insulation against cold
93
Q

Vigyan Jyoti ?

A
  • Programme by Dept of Sci &Tech to attract girls and women to take up career in science & technology
  • Brightest girls of class 9,10,11 will get chance to rub shoulders with top women scientists of India
  • IITs & IISERs to be function as Vigyan Jyoti Knowledge Centres
94
Q

South Asia Satellite ?

A
  • Also called GSAT-9
  • Provide various communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countries
  • Cuboid in shape built around central cylinder
  • Launch by India as diplomatic initiative to SAARC for
    1. Communication
    2. Remote sensing
    3. Resource mapping
    4. Disaster management
95
Q

SCATSAT-1

A
  • Miniature Satellite for weather forecast, cyclone prediction (4-5 Days in Advance) and tracking services to India
  • ISRO
  • Data generated will be used by NASA, EUMETSAT and NOAA
96
Q

KIRAN Programme ?

A
  • Dept of Sci & Tech
  • Aims to address various issues related to women scientists
    1. Unemployment
    2. Break In Career
    3. Relocation etc
  • CURIE (Consolidation of University research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities) is another component of KIRAN
    1. State of art infrastructure to help women enhance S&T skills in research culture
  • KIRAN provide budgetary support for Women Technology Park (WTP) with appropriate packages
97
Q

Sagar Nidhi ?

A
  • Off road vehicle
  • Ice class research vessel operated by National Institute of Ocean Technology, India
  • Constructed in Italy
  • Fully automatic diesel electric propulsion equipped with dynamic positioning system
  • Mainly used for deep sea mining
  • Carry out Geo-scientific, meteorological and oceanography research
98
Q

National Monsoon Mission ?

A
  • Improve seasonal,Intra-seasonal and medium range weather forecast in country
  • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
99
Q

Swayam Satellite ?

A
  • Picosatellite i.e. cubesat developed by CoE,Pune
  • Point to point communications for UHF HAM Band
  • Launched by ISRO along with Cartosat-2C
  • Placed in Low earth orbit (LEO) at height 515km
  • Aim is to demonstrate passive attitude control to stabilize and orient the satellite, This technique was first time used for Indian satellite
100
Q

To understand clouds and their interaction with aerosols and to enhance accuracy in predicting rainfall, two high altitude cloud observatories have been commissioned so far ? Where ?

A
  • Munnar Kerala
  • Mahabaleshwar Konkan
  • study cloud micro physics modulated by Western Ghats
101
Q

Aaditya ?

A
  • Teraflops High Performance Super computing system built on IBM System X technology
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • Weather, Climate & related hazards phenomena and Explore Ocean Resources
102
Q

SAFAR System ?

A

-To understand the gravity of Air pollution
-Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
-Stands for Systems of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) to examine air quality
Location specific air quality in real time
-monitors presence of gaseous pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides, PM-10, PM-2.5
-Display as Air Quality Index (AQI) at scale 0-500

103
Q

Nakul Swasthya Patra ?

A
  • GOI 4 step approach for maintaining health of livestocks i.e.Milch animals
    1. Pashudhan Sanjivani
  • Animal wellness programme and provision of animal health cards(Nakul Swasthya patra)
  • Livestock will be identified using UID and data will be uploaded to INAPH (Information Network for Animal Productivity & Health) data base
    2. Advanced breeding technology
    3. Creation of E-Pashudhan Haat i.e. e-market for connecting breeders and farmers
    4. National Genome Centre for indigenous breeds
104
Q

Mahila Adhikarita Yojana ?

A
  • Loan through RRBs and Nationalized banks
  • Provide to Safai Karamchari and Scavenger women and their dependent daughters upto Rs 75000 for income generating activties
  • Implemented by National Safai Karamchari Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
105
Q

National Digital Library ?

A
  • Free e-library under MHRD
  • IIT Kharagpur
  • Under National Mission on Education through Information & Communication Technology (NMEICT)
106
Q

International Theatre Olympics 2018 ?

A
  • National School of Drama under Ministry of Culture
  • Aims at bring people of different culture together
  • Theme “Flag of Friendship” and aims to bridge borders between India and neighboring countries
107
Q

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) ?

A
  • constituted based on Debar commission during 4th five year plan
  • Baigas are PVTGs
    1. Shifting Cultivation
    2. Forest produce and fishing for sustenance
    3. MP & CG
    4. First tribe to get habitat rights under FRA2006
  • Around 75 PVTGs
108
Q

Kuthiyottam ritual recently in news ?

A

-Performed every year during Pongala festival at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Thiruvananthpuram Kerala
-Recently in news as Kerala state commission for protection of child rights has filed case against ritual
-Around 1000 young boys took 7 day penance before Pongala day
-These boys are wounded soldiers of goddess
Penance
-Inside temple
-strict diet restrictions
-bath 3 times
-1008 times prostrate before deity
-Involves piercing child side with small hook and knotting thread to symbolize bond with goddess

109
Q

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan ?

A
  • MHRD
  • Connect Higher education institutions like IITs, NITs, IISERs etc. with local rural communities (PRIs) to address development challenges through appropriate technologies
110
Q

Van Dhan Vikas Kendra ?

A
  • Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • First multipurpose Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in Bijapur district CG
  • Skill Up-gradation, primary processing and value addition facility for tribal people
  • Bijapur Van Dhan Vikas Kendra
    1. Tamarind Brick making
    2. Mahua flower storage facility
    3. Chironjee cleaning & packaging
  • TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) will establish this pilot project kendra
111
Q

Sharangdhar Samhita ?

A
  • Literature dealing with Ayurveda
  • Around 1300 AD
  • Pandit Parshuram Shastri first author to publish Sharangdhar Samhita
  • Highlights Polyherbalism to achieve greater efficiency
112
Q

ARYA project ?

A
  • Stands for “Attracting and retaining youth in Agriculture (ARYA)”
  • ICAR
  • To encourage agri-business in agriculture and allied sector to rural youth

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