general knowledge...case - "religion race caste not allowed to play any role in voting"...
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Triple Talaq : Talaq-ul-Biddat
Bank - PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) High Bad Loans: IDBI Bank
Zika: Declared End - Brazil
ECI: Setup - "National Contact Centre" - Voter Query
India's Proposal - WTO (World Trade Organization): Trade Agreement
SASEC (2001) – South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation: South Asia
SAGQ (South Asia Growth Quadrangle): India Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan (IBNB)
SAGQ: 1996 - Sustainable Economic Development
SASEC (Program Financer) - ADB (Asian Development Bank)
SASEC : 7 Members - (IBNBMMS)
8th Schedule : Unmentioned languages "Bhojpuri" and "Rajasthani"
8th Schedule : 14 Languages – Initially (1950)
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8th Schedule : 22 Languages – Presently (2018)
8th Schedule : Sitakant Mahapatra Committee
GST : Good and Services Tax
GST Council Chairperson - Arun Jaitley (Finance Minister)
GST Compensation State - 5 Years
Rights of Persons With Disabilities and Protocol : "13 December 2006"
India Signed - "1 October 2007"
Child Labour : Cognizable offence
Adolescent : Children "14 - 18" Yrs. (No Hazardous Occupation)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2016) : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board
Karta : Head ( Hindu Undivided Family)
Appropriation: Authorize Expenditure (Authorize Govt. To Spend Money)
Rights of Child (India) - "11 December 1992"
Child : Above "16 Yrs" - Adult (Able To Understand Consequences)
Apply: Criminal Procedure Code
Upload FIR in Police Website : Youth Bar Association vs. UOI
Maximum Time : 24 Hrs. (To - Upload Fir in Police Website)
48 Hrs. (If - Connectivity Problem)
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Police : State List - List 2, Schedule 7
NPC - National Police Commission
Criminal Defamation Law Not Unconstitutional : Subramanian Swamy vs. UOI
Right To Life "Article 21"; Right To Reputation; Justice: Dipak Misra
Justice: PC Pant
Multiple Life Sentences Will Run Concurrently : Muthuramalingam vs. State
SC: 14 Yrs. Rule On Aggregate Punishment Not Applicable To Sessions Court
Entry Tax On Goods (Constitutional): Jindal Stainless Ltd. vs. Haryana
Direction To Curb Female Feticide : Voluntary Health Assoc. vs. Punjab
Spice-Jet Case : "People With Disabilities Right To Live With Dignity"
Bench : AK Sikri; RK Agarwal
No Liquor Shops Near National Highways : Tamil Nadu vs. Balu
Bench : TS Thakur
Urgent Need To Review Regulatory Mechanism For Legal Profession : Mahipal Singh
Rana vs. Uttar Pradesh
Cauvery Dispute : Karnataka vs. Tamil Nadu
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Supreme Court : Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
CWDT - Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal
Supreme Court Orders "NEET" : Sankalp Charitable Trust vs. UOI
NEET - National Eligibility Entrance Test : Medical Exam "2 Phases"
National Anthem Must in Theatres : Shyam Narayan Choksey vs. UOI
─ Bench : Dipak Misra; Amitava Roy
─ Abhiram Singh vs. Commachen (Dead)
Case - "Religion Race Caste Not Allowed To Play Any Role in Voting" (1995)
─ Bench : "Seeking Votes On Hindutva (Not Corrupt Practice)"
─ Because Hindutva is Not Religion, Hindutva is Way of Life
Fundamental Duty – 51A : Respect National Anthem and National Flag
─ Prevent - "Insult To Constitution and National Flag"
─ Punishment: Imprisonment - 3 Yrs.
Flag Code of India ( 2000) : Prevent Disrespect of National Flag
“Equal Pay For Equal Work”- Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh
Case - "Exploitative Enslavement" : Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh
─ Petitioner - Employee (Punjab)
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─ Defendant - Jagjit Singh
Changes in Domestic Violence Act : Hiral Harsora vs. Kusum Harsora
Case : Supreme-Court Struck Down Word "Adult Male" - Harsora vs. Harsora
Shayara Bano vs. UOI
Case - "Triple Talaq" Invalidated (2002): Shamim Ara
Singur Land Project : Land Should be Given Back To Farmers in 12 Weeks
NJAC "Unconstitutional" : Advocates On Record Assoc. vs. UOI
Yakub Memon Midnight Hearing : Yakub Memon vs. Maharashtra
Yakub Memon Hanged Till Death - On His "Birthday"
Unwed Mother Can Become Sole Guardian of A Child : ABC vs. Delhi
Mother can obtain "Birth Certificate" without Child's Father's Name
Case - “Uphaar Cinema” : Sushil Ansal vs. CBI
Award Compensation To Victim of Crime : Manohar Singh vs. Rajasthan
Awarding Death Penalty Not Unconstitutional : Vikram Singh vs. UOI
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States Cannot Unilaterally Grant Remission : UOI vs. Sriharan
Case - "Rajiv Gandhi”: UOI. vs. Sriharan
RBI Also Under RTI : RBI vs. Jayantilal Mistry
Acid Attack Victims in Disability List : Parivartan Kendra vs. UOI
India "Kulbushan Jadhav" : ICJ - 8 May 2017
Case : Pakistan Violated - "Vienna Convention On Consular Relations" (1963)
Un Refugee Convention also known as refugee convention(1951)
Rights To People : Migrating because of Race, Religion, Nationality
No Right To People : Migrating because of Environment Disaster
SASEC - South Asia Sub Regional Economic Cooperation
─ SASEC : 7 Members - IBNBMMS
─ SASEC "Project" - Asian Development Bank
SAARC Members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, The Maldives,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka
SAGQ "South Asia Growth Quadrangle" : 4 members IBNB (1996)
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BIMSTEC (1997) : 7 Members
BIMSTEC : 1st Meeting "National Security Chief of BIMSTEC" - Delhi (2017)
BIMSTEC : 3rd Summit - Goa (2016)
BIMSTEC : 4th Summit - Nepal (2017)
BIMSTEC : "Leaders Retreat Outcome Document" - Against Terrorism
BIMSTEC : "Cultural Industries Observatory" - Bhutan
BRICS formed in 2009
South-Africa joined BRICS – 2010
BRICS : 1st Summit - Yekaterinburg (Russia)
8th BRICS : Goa (2016)
9th BRICS : Xiamen "China" (2017)
Theme - "Building Responsive Inclusive Collective Solutions" (BRICS)
CCIT - Comprehensive Convention On International Terrorism
NDB - New Development Bank
Nuclear Bomb : "USA detonated on Japan" (1945)
NPT "Non Proliferation Treaty" : Objective - Prevent Spread of Nuclear Weapons
NPT "Non Proliferation Treaty" : 1970
Commonwealth (1949) : 52 Members
2 new countries in Commonwealth : "Rwanda" and "Mozambique"
Country left Commonwealth : Maldives
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ICC "International Criminal Court" - 124 Members
"Rome" Statute Established International Criminal Court
Narrow Mandate ICC : Does not Investigate "US, UK, China, Russia, France"
UNHRC "United Nations Human Rights Council" - Geneva (2006) : 47 Members
Russia : "Lost Bid To Retain Seat" - UNHRC
NAM "Non Aligned Movement"
NAM : 17th Summit - Margarita (Venezuela)
Vice-President "Hamid Ansari" Represented "India" - NAM
NAM : 1961 - 120 Members
NAM : 1st Summit -Belgrade (1961)
NAM : Ideology - "Protection of Poor Nations Against Rich Nations"
G-20 : 1999 - "19 Countries" and "European Union"
G-20 established after "Financial Crisis"
G-20 (2008) : 1st Summit
G-20 - Hangzhou "China" : 11th Summit
Theme - "Toward Innovative, Interconnected, Inclusive World Economy"
Marrakesh Treaty : 29 September 2016 - 22 Countries
Marrakesh Treaty - WIPO "World Intellectual Property Organization"
Marrakesh Treaty - To Publish Work by Visually Impaired Person (Copyright)
Marrakesh Treaty A.K.A "Books For Blind" Treaty
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WIPO Administer - Marrakesh Treaty
ABC "Accessible Books Consortium" : Library-To-Library Service
ABC - Provide Books For Blind Around The World
1st Country Ratified "Marrakesh Treaty" - India
India Launched "Accessible India Campaign" - Sugama Bharat Abhiyan
Setup - Sugama Pustakalaya
World's Largest Telescope: "Fast" - China (500 Meters Dia.)
Green Judge (Biodiversity) - Kuldip Singh
ICELA vs. UOI : "Enacting of Law and Tolerating its Infringement is Worse than not
enacting Law at All" by Kuldip Singh
Heritage Heroes Award - Bibhuti Lahkar "Ecologist" (Assam)
Heritage Heroes Award by "International Union For Conservation of Nature"
Manas Tiger Conservation - Bibhuti Lahkar
IEA "International Energy Agency" : "Reliable - Affordable - Clean" Energy
IEA ( Paris) : 29 Members
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Estonia 29th Member : IEA
India Member of IEA (International Energy Agency)
OECD : Organization For Economic Co-Operation and Development (1974)
IUCN "International Union For Conservation of Nature" (1948)
IUNC: Only Environmental Organization -"Un" Observer Status
Red Data Book by IUNC (International Union For Conservation of Nature)
Cites Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species "Flora-Fauna"
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary - Bihar
Russian Revolution - 1917
Russian Revolution (100 Yrs.) - 2017
Russian Revolution Leader - "Czar"
February Revolution "Russia" - 1st Phase : Russian Revolution
October Revolution : Russia
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AIIB - "Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank"
BBIN "Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal" Corridor
CCIT "Comprehensive Convention On International Terrorism"
United Nations Global Counter - Terrorism Strategy (2006)
Gag Rule - Prohibits "Freedom of Speech"
Global Gag Rule A.K.A Mexico City Policy
Global Gag Rule Against Abortion Block Funding to "Ngo" Promoting Abortion
Paris Climate Deal : India, 2 October 2016 (Gandhi B'day)
UnPostal Administration Stamp - "Subbulakshmi" (Singer)
CCAMLR - Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
India of Member of CCAMLR
World's Largest Marine Park : CCAMLR (Australia) - No Fishing Allowed
OBOR - One Belt One Road (China)
Marrakesh : City of Morocco
Competitive Federalism centre competes with states and Vice-Versa
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States Competes With Each-Other
Right to Photocopy : "University of Oxford vs. Rameshwari Photocopy Services"
Case : Delhi HC
Rameshwari Photocopy Services "Authorized"; ensure affordable access to expensive
study material
Inter-State River Water Dispute Bill 2017 : "Lok Sabha"
Anti Defection Law : 1985
Party : "To-Merge With Other Party" Condition : 2/3 Vote (Majority)
CSR "Corporate Social Responsibility"
CSR 5 Cr. Net Profit
1000 Cr. Turn Over
500 Cr. Net Worth
CSR Objective - companies spend 2% on Development of Society
FCRA “Foreign Contribution Regulation Act” (2010)
FCRA : License of Ngo's gets cancelled (Corruption)
PAC “Public Accounts Committee (1921)
PAC - 15 Members; 12 (Lok Sabha) & 7 (Rajya Sabha)
Chairman Member - "Opposition Party"
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Function : Cross-Check Accounts
Examine "CAG"
Pre-Censorship To Regulate Media : "PIL" Public Interest Litigation - Rejected by
Supreme Court
NBSA "News Broadcasting Standards Authority"
NBSA : Regulate News Channels
Press Council of India - Statutory Body
Radio Channels : Follow "Programme and Advertisement Code"
All India Radio : Follow "Programme and Advertisement Code"
"Programme and Advertisement Code" : Under - Cable Television Network Act 1995
ASCI "Advertising Standards Council of India" Guidelines Advertisements
Failure To Place Ordinance Before Legislature is "Abuse of Power" : Krishna Kumar
Singh vs. Bihar
Ordinance : Only When House is Not in Session
Ordinance “Approval From Legislature" Mandatory
Case - DC Wadhwa : "Repeated Re-Promulgation of Ordinance is Unconstitutional"
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DCA "Department of Consumer Affairs" : Service Charge (Hotel) - Optional
DSPE - Delhi Special Police Establishment Act : 1946
CBI : Under - "DSPE"
CBI : Word - Not Mentioned in "DSPE" Act
Attorney General: Advice Govt. On Legal Matters
Highest Legal officer in Country
Not "Public Authority"
J&K Parliament Can't Change Borders
Citizens out of J&K, Can't Purchase Land
Article 360 - Financial Emergency; All States Except "J&K"
Article 51A(1) : Fundamental Duty - Respect "National Flag and National Anthem"
National Song : Vande Matram in "Sanskrit"
Vande Matram - 1st Time : "Indian National Congress" Session (1896)
National Anthem : Jana Gana Mana in "Sanskrit Bengali"
Jana Gana Mana - 1st Time : "Congress Convention” (1911)
Jana Gana Mana : Translated in Hindi by Abid Ali
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Fundamental Duties : Can't be made Compulsory
─ Not enforceable in Court
─ Only Direct Individuals To Become Better Citizen
1st Judge - Contempt Proceeding : Justice Karnan (Calcutta HC)
Article 129 : Supreme Court - Court of Record "Can Punish For Contempt"
Supreme Court : Middle Income Group Scheme - Affordable Legal Services
Scheme : "Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society" (MIG)
Patron-In-Chief : CJI
Ex-officio "Vice President" : Attorney General
Article 39A : Opportunity to Justice Not Denied to Anyone Cos' of Disability
Article 39A : Justice For All
Inter-State River Water Dispute Bill 2017 : Introduce - "DRC"
DRC - Dispute Resolution Committee
20th Law Commission : Chairman - AP Shah
21st Law Commission : Chairman - BS Chauhan
AP Shah - Recommended : "Audio-Visual Recording of Court Proceedings"
Supreme Court : CCTV Cameras "Without Audio" - Courtrooms
Standing Committee: "Inter-State Council" met after 12 Yrs. to discuss power of
Governor.
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Inter-State Council : Coordination Between "States" and "Union"
Inter-State Council : Members
─ Chairman, Prime Minister
─ Chief Ministers of State
─ Chief Ministers of UT
─ Union Ministers "6"
Role of Governor : Puncchi Commission
Governor : "During Pleasure of President" - Must be Deleted
NALSA - National Legal Services Authority : "Legal Services Authorities Act"
NALSA : Objective - "Provide Free Legal Services To Weaker Sections"
Lok Adalat (People's Court) - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lok Adalat : Mutual Settlement of Parties
Speedy Settlement - Without Trial
Lok Adalat : "Legal Services Authorities Act"
Pre-Censorship of Films : PIL - Amol Palekar
Pre-Censorship of Films : Shyam Benegal Committee
Film Censorship : "Cinematograph Act" and "Cinematograph Rules"
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"Film in Theatres Are Influential Media of Mass Communication" : Abbas vs. UOI
CBFC - Central Board of Film Certification
─ U : "Universal"
─ A : "Adult"
─ U/A : "Universal" Under "Adult Supervision"
PIL - Amol Palekar : Pre-Censorship of Films
Pre-Censorship : Decided in Advance What May or May Not be Permitted
Right To Access Internet : "Fundamental Right of Expression"
Right To Access Internet : PIL - Sabu Mathew George
PCPNDT : Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique "Sex Selection"
Sex Selection - Prohibited
Undeclared "Internet Access" - Human Right
1st State : Internet As "Basic Right" - Kerala
AFSPA - "Armed Forces Special Powers Act" : Arunachal Pradesh
Isak-Muivah : National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Arunachal Pradesh)
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Assam - Disturbed Area : Under - "AFSPA"
Waqf Properties - GR Bhattacharya Commission
Cauvery Water Issue : "Tamil Nadu" and "Karnataka"
Supreme Court : Ordered "Karnataka" Release Water For 10 Days To "Tamil Nadu"
"1924 Agreement" - Cauvery River Water Distribution : 4 States
Vasco De Gama (Portuguese) : India - 1498
Jahangir : Permission To British - Setup Factory (Surat)
Battle of Plassey : British Defeated - Nawab of Bengal
Battle of Buxar: British Defeated - Mir Qasim. (Joint - Military)
Dual Govt. End Regulating Act 1773
Father of 'Civil Service' - Cornwallis
1st : Governor General - Bentinck
Liberator of 'Press' - Metcalfe
Doctrine of Lapse - Dalhousie
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Lawrence : 'Established' High Court (Calcutta, Madras, Bombay)
1st : High Court – Calcutta(1865)
Father of 'Local Self Governance' - Ripon
Indian University Act - Curzon
Capital : Calcutta To Delhi (1911)
Hindu 'Mahasabha' : Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
Gandhi Return 'India' - 1915
Gandhi Found 'Sabarmati Ashram' - 1916
Jallianwala Bagh - 1919
Non Cooperation Movement - 1920
Poorna Swaraj Declaration - 1925
Dandi March - 1930
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Two Nation Theory - Jinnah
Quit India Movement : 5 Yrs. - Before 'Independence'
Quit India Movement - 1942
1st Governor General Free India : Batten
1st Governor General of Free India = Last Viceroy of British India
1st Governor General - Bentinck
1st 'Indian' Governor General - Rajagopalchari
After Rajagopalchari No Governor General
After Rajagopalchari - 'Yes' President and Prime Minister
Indian National Congress : Founder - A.O. Hume (1885)
Swadeshi Movement - 1905
Swadeshi Movement : Lal Bal Pal
Swaraj = Self Government
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Swaraj - Dadabhai Naoroji
Morley Minto : Muslim
Morley Minto Reform - Separate Electorate For Muslim
Father of Electorate - Morley Minto
Swaraj is My Birth Right : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Rowlatt Act : Suspend Right of 'Habeas Corpus'
Sardar Udham Singh : Kill General Dyer (Jallianwala Bagh)
Simon Go Back
Lahore - Poorna Swaraj
Nehru - Poorna Swaraj
Lahore Session Declare Poorna Swaraj(1929)
Indian flag - 1929
Jawaharlal Nehru Declare Poorna Swaraj
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Dandi March = Salt Satyagraha
Poona Pact : Gandhi - Ambedkar
Poona Pact : Ambedkar -No Separate Electorate
Idea of “Pakistan” - Muhammad Iqbal
“Pakistan” name proposed by - Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
Two Nation Theory - Jinnah
Term “Post Dated Cheque” - Gandhi
Slogan “Do or Die” - Gandhi
Headquarter of Indian National Army - Rangoon
Rani of Jhansi Brigade : Women Force
Namdhari Movement : Bhai Balak Singh; Baba Ram Singh
Founder of Indian Women Association - Annie
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India as India and Pakistan - Mountbatten
Mountbatten aka Batten
Batten : 1st 'Governor General' of Free 'India'
Mountbatten Plan : India to be Divided Into 'India and Pakistan'
Boundary Commission Head - Radcliffe
India-Pakistan Boundary - Radcliffe Line
Gandhi aka Bapu
Grand Old Man aka Dada (Dadabhai Naoroji)
Rabindranath Tagore aka Gurudev
Vallabhbhai Patel aka Iron Man
Florence Nightingale aka Lady With Lamp
Lala Lajpat Rai aka Lion of Punjab
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Subash Chandra Bose aka Netaji
Sarojini Naidu aka Nightingale of India
Crematorium of Gandhi- Raj Ghat
Crematorium of Rajiv Gandhi- Veer Bhumi
Newspaper : Bengal Gazette - Hickey
Newspaper : Kesari - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Newspaper : Vande Matram - Aurobindo Ghosh
India Undivided (Book) - Rajendra Prasad
Discovery of India (Book) - Jawaharlal Nehru
Nobel Prize : Start - 1900
Nobel Prize : Founder - Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel: Death - 10 Dec.
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Nobel Prize : Date - 10 Dec. (International Human Rights Day)
Grammy Award - Pt. Ravi Shankar
Pulitzer: Prize for Journalism, Literature, Music.
Magsaysay: Award for Social Service, Public Service.
Man Book: Prize for Literature.
Right Livelihood Award : 'Alternate' of Nobel Prize
Oscar Award: India 'Nomination' - Mother India; Salaam Bombay; Lagaan.
1st : Oscard Award 'India' - Bhanu Athaiya (Costume Design - Gandhi)
Gandhi (Movie) : Bhanu Athaiya 'Costume Design'
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna : Prize - INR 7.5 Lakh
Father of Indian Cinema - Dadasaheb Phalke
1st : Dadasaheb Phalke 'Award' - Devika Rani
WAC - Western Air Command : Headquarter - Delhi
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NDC - National Defence College : Headquarter - Delhi
Olympic: Motto – Citius, Altius, Fortius.
Olympic: Motto – faster, Higher, Stronger.
Asian Games aka ASIAD
1st : Asian Games - Delhi (1951)
T20 : Venue - India (2016)
T20 : West Indies vs. England (2016)
T20 : Winner - West Indies (2016)
T20 : Winner “Women” - West Indies (2016)
UN : 24 Oct. 1945
Original : Members - 51
Current : Members - 193
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FIFA : 2018 - Russia
ILO : 1919 - Geneva
World Bank: 1944 - Washington D.C.
IMF: 1945 - Washington D.C.
UNICEF: 1945 - New York
FAO: 1945 - Rome
WHO: 1948 - Geneva
WTO: 1995 - Geneva
UN Women : 2010 - New York
Common Wealth : Headquarter - London (England)
ADB : Headquarter - Manila (Philippine)
ASEAN : Headquarter - Jakarta (Indonesia)
IOC - International Olympic Committee
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IOC : Headquarter - (Switzerland)
European Union : Headquarter - Brussels (Belgium)
NATO : Headquarter - Brussels (Belgium)
OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC : Headquarter - Vienna (Austria)
SAARC : Headquarter - Kathmandu (Nepal)
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WWF: Headquarter - (Switzerland)
WWF : Members - All The Countries
Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
Kathakali - Kerala
Bharatnatyam - Tamil Nadu
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Rasa Lila - Uttar Pradesh
Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Study of Universe = Cosmology
Formation of Galaxies and Stars = Big Bang Theory
Biggest Satellite : Ganymede (Jupiter)
Red Planet : Mars
Blue Plant : Earth
Green Planet : Uranus
Brightest Planet : Venus
Closest Star : Solar System - Proxima Centauri
Red Dwarf : Proxima Centauri
Coldest Plant : Neptune
Morning Star : Venus
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Evening Star : Venus
Max. Satellite : Jupiter
Fast Revolution : Mercury
Slowest Revolution : Neptune
Hottest Planet : Venus
Fastest Rotation : Jupiter
Slowest Rotation : Venus
Earth's Twin : Venus
Satellite : Atmosphere Like Earth - Titan
Titan : Moon of 'Saturn'
Largest Moon of 'Saturn' : Titan
Inner Planet : Near To Sun
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Outer Planet : Far From Sun
Light Year : Unit of Distance
Perihelion : Point - Earth Closest To Sun
Aphelion : Point - Earth Farthest From Sun
Earth constitutes: Crust, Mantle, and Core.
Earth : Core - Iron (Solid)
Rotation of Earth : Day and Night
Revolution of Earth : Change of Seasons
Days and Nights Are Equal : Equinox
Date : Days and Nights Are Equal - 21 March and 23 September
Date : Equinox - 21 March and 23 September
Longest Day : 21 June
Shortest Night : 22 December
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Escape Velocity : 11.2 Km/s
Tropic of Cancer : 23.5 Degree N
Tropic of Capricorn : 23.5 Degree S
India : Northern Hemisphere
Greenwich Mean Time : GMT - 0 Degree
Greenwich : Near - London
1 Degree = 4 Minutes
Moon Between 'Earth and Sun' : Solar Eclipse
Earth Between 'Moon and Sun' : Lunar Eclipse
Magnitude of Earthquake : Richter Scale
Intensity of Earthquake : Seismograph
Point Where Earthquake Originate : Focus
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Point Where We Feel Earthquake : Epicenter
Point Above Focus On Earth's Surface : Epicenter
Right of Fire : Pacific Ocean - Volcano
Tsunami: Earthquake. Volcano. Underwater.
Himalayas : Fold Mountains
Largest : Mountain Range - Andes (South America)
Highest : Mountain Peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Highest : Mountain Peak (India) - K2 (Godwin Austen)
Max. in Air : Nitrogen - 78 %
Nitrogen: Max. in Air - 78 %
Greenhouse Gas - GHG
Greenhouse Gas: Water Vapor, Methane, Ozone, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide.
Atmospheric Pressure : Measure (Instrument) - Barometer
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Hurricane = Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane = Tropical Storm
Longest : River - Nile
Largest : River - Amazon
Nile River : Origin - 'Victoria' Lake
Amazon River : Origin - 'Andes' Mountain Range
Panama Canal : 'Pacific Ocean' and 'Caribbean Sea'
Panama Canal : Pacific - Caribbean
Suez Canal : 'Mediterranean' Sea and 'Red' Sea
Deepest : Point - Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)
Bab El Mandeb (Strait) : 'Red' Sea and 'Arabian' Sea
Caspian Sea - Asia
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Lake Superior - Canada and USA
Highest : Falls - Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Largest : Desert - Sahara Desert (North Africa)
Largest : Island - Greenland (Denmark)
Max. Gold - China
Max. Coffee - Brazil
Largest Grassland - Steppe (Eurasia)
India-Pakistan : Boundary - 24th Parallel
India-China : Boundary - McMahon Line
Pakistan-Afghanistan : Boundary - Durand Line
USA-Canada : Boundary - 49th Parallel
Highest : Point (Asia) - Mt. Everest
Lowest : Point (Asia) - Dead Sea
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Highest : Point (Africa) - Mt. Kilimanjaro
Lowest : Point (Africa) - Lake Assal
Highest : Point (America) - Mt. McKinley
Lowest : Point (America) - Death Valley
India : Longest Boundary - Bangladesh
India - Tropic of Cancer : 23.5 Degree (North)
Andaman and Nicobar - Bay of Bengal (East)
Lakshadweep - Arabian Sea (West)
Highest : Peak (India) - K2
Longest : Coastline - Gujarat
Active : Volcano - Barren Island (Andaman Nicobar)
Southern Most : Point - Indira Point
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Southern Most : Tip - Kanyakumari
Northern Most : Point - Indira Col
Western Most : Point - Gujarat
Eastern Most : Point - Arunachal Pradesh
River : Delhi - Yamuna
Highest : Falls (India) - Kunchikal (Karnataka)
Salt Water : Lake - Chilika Lake (Odisha)
Salt Water : Lake - Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan)
Ganga : Origin - Gangotri
Ganga : Mouth - Bay of Bengal
Yamuna : Origin - Yamunotri
Yamuna : Mouth - Ganga
Indus : Origin - Mansarovar
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Indus : Mouth - Arabian Sea
Brahmaputra : Origin - Mansarovar
Brahmaputra : Mouth - Bay of Bengal
Kaveri : Origin - Western Ghats
Kaveri : Mouth - Bay of Bengal
Bhakra Nangal Project : Sutlej (River)
Black Soil = Regular Soil
Red Soil : Red - Iron
India : Two-Third 'Population' - Agriculture
Kharif - Rice
Rabi - Wheat
Metallic: Mineral - Iron. Gold.
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Non-Metallic: Mineral - Coal. Petroleum.
Radioactive: Mineral - Uranium.
DMRC : 2002
Delhi : Metro - 2002
Longest : Highway - NH 44
Golden Quadrilateral: Delhi; Mumbai; Chennai; Kolkata.
NH 1 : Delhi - Amritsar
Ozone : (Colorless)
Kaziranga National Park - Assam
Gir Forest - Gujarat
Ghana Bird Sanctuary - Rajasthan
Corbett National Park - Uttrakhand
Sunderban Tiger Reserve - West Bengal
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Marrakech : Conference - Marrakech (Morocco)
PPP - Purchasing Power Parity
Primary Sector - Agriculture
Secondary Sector - Manufacturing
Tertiary Sector = Service Sector
Tertiary Sector - Business
Niti Ayog : 1st Jan. 2015
National Planning Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
1st : 5 Yr. Plan : Based - 'Harrod Domar Model'
1st : 5 Yr. Plan : 1951 - 1956
12th : 5 Yr. Plan : 2012 - 2017
HDI- Human Development Index
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HDI: Founder - Mahbub Ul Haq (Pakistan)
Direct Tax : Paid Directly To Govt. - Income Tax
Indirect Tax: Paid To 3rd Party - Sales Tax. Vat
3rd Party – Restaurant; Store.
GST - Goods and Service Tax
Father of Green Revolution (World) : William God
Father of Green Revolution (India) : Swaminathan
Blue Revolution : Fish
White Revolution : Cattle
Saffron Revolution : Sun (Solar Energy)
PSE - Public Sector Enterprise
Maharatna : Big PSE
Navratna : Medium PSE
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Miniratna : Small PSE
1st : Bank - Bank of Hindustan
Bhartiya Mahila Bank : Headquarter - Delhi
RBI : 1 April 1935
1st : RBI Governor - Osborne
1st : RBI Governor (India) - Deshmukh
Indradhanush 'Scheme' - Bank
14th : Finance Commission - Y.V. Reddy
Oldest : Stock Exchange - BSE
IRDAI - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Balance of Trade : Difference - Import and Export
Max. Population - Uttar Pradesh
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Max. Literacy - Kerala
Sex Ratio : 9 : 43
Barter System = Exchange System
Black Money = Undisclosed Money
Dumping : Sell At Lower Price
Inflation : Sell At Higher Price
Newton : 1st Law - Body Maintain Initial State Unless External Force is Applied
Newton : 2nd Law - Force is Directly Proportional To 'Mass' * 'Acceleration' (F = Ma)
Newton : 3rd Law - Every Action Has Equal and Opposite Reaction
Centripetal Force : Acts - Inward
Centrifugal Force : Act - Outward
Kinetic Energy = 1/2 mv2
Potential Energy = mgh
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Power : Unit - Watt
Power = Work/Time
Acceleration Due To Gravity : g
g = 9.8 m/s2
Gravity: Max. - Poles
Gravity : Min. - Equator
Escape Velocity : (Earth) - 11.2 Km/s
Escape Velocity : (Moon) - 2.4 Km/s
Earth : Rotation - West To East
Pressure = Force/Area
Pressure : Measure 'Instrument' - Barometer
Pressure : Decrease With Height
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Pressure : Decrease With High-Altitude
Body floats in liquid- (density)body < (density)liquid
Latent Heat - Hidden Heat
Infrasonic Waves : Less Than - 20 Hz
Audible Waves : 20 Hz - 20000 Hz
Ultrasonic Waves : More Than - 20000 Hz
SONAR - Sound Navigation and Ranging
Concave Mirror : Shaving Glass
Convex Mirror : Car Rear-View Mirror
VIBGYOR
Blue Color of Sky : Scattering of Light
Myopia : Short Sightedness - Can See Near Objects Clearly Only
Hypermetropia : Long Sightedness - Can See Far Objects Clearly Only
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Presbyopia : Both - Cannot See Near and Far Objects Clearly
Astigmatism : Cannot See Horizontal and Vertical Lines Clearly
Charge : Unit - Coulomb
Current : Unit - Ampere
Resistance : Unit - Ohm
Conductor - Allow Electricity To Pass
Insulator - Don't Allow Electricity To Pass
Reciprocal of Conductivity : Resistivity
V = IR
Current : Measure 'Instrument' - Ammeter
Current : Unit - Ampere
Potential Difference : Measure 'Instrument' - Voltmeter
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Potential Difference : Unit - Voltage
Rays (Cathode and Anode) : Founder - Goldstein
Radioactivity : Founder - Henry Curie and Pierre Curie
Nuclear Fission : Split Into Two
Nuclear Fusion : Combine To Form Single
Hydrogen Bomb : Based On 'Nuclear Fusion'
Coolant : Absorb Heat and Prevent Rise in Temperature
LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MASER - Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Boiling Point - Temperature At Which Liquid Converts Into Vapor
Melting Point - Temperature At Which Solid Converts Into Liquid
Renewable Source : Sunlight
Non-Renewable Source: Coal, Petroleum.
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Fire Extinguisher : water-vapor surround fire and cut-off oxygen
Pesticide : chemicals used to destroy organism which destroy crop
Botany : Study of Plants
Zoology : Study of Animals
Scientist - Aristotle
DNA – Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
RNA - Ribo Nucleic Acid
Night Blindness : Lack of Vitamin A
Blood Clotting : Lack of Vitamin K
Blood : Connective Tissue
Adult Person : 5 - 6 Litre (Blood)
Ph : 7 (neutral)
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O: Give - Everyone
O: Take - O (Only)
A : Give - A and AB
A : Take - O and A
B : Give - B and AB
B : Take - O and B
AB : Give - AB
AB : Take - Everyone
Heart a.k.a Pacemaker
Olfactory Function - Smell
Cerebrum Function - Thinking
Control : Function - Laughing
Virus - Ebola
Ecology : Relationship Between Organism and Environment
Chlorofluorocarbon : Cause - Depletion of Ozone
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Insecticide - Endosulfan
Endosulfan : Banned (All Over World)
Chernobyl Disaster : Ukraine - 1986
Chernobyl Disaster : Explosion of Nuclear Power Plant
Clone - Identical 'Individual'
1st : Clone - Dolly (Sheep)
Largest : Mammal (Land) - Elephant
Largest : Mammal (World) - Whale
Largest : Flower (India) - Sapria
Largest : Bone - Femur
Largest : Tooth - Elephant
Largest : Coral Reef - Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Largest : Egg - Ostrich
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Largest : Cell (Body) - Neuron (Nerve Cell)
Anatomy : Study of Animal
Anthology : Study of Flower
Apiculture : Honey Bee Keeping
Cardiology : Study of Heart
Cytology : Study of Cell
Dermatology : Study of Skin
Floriculture : Study of Flower
Genetics : Study of Heredity
Mycology : Study of Muscle
Ornithology : Study of Bird
Pisciculture : Study of Fish
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Sericulture : Silk
Serpentology : Study of Snake
Virology : Study of Virus
CPU - Central Processing Unit
RAM - Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory
LAN - Local Area Network
Spyware : Collect Information About User Without Permission
Malware : Damage The Computer System
Virus : Installed Without Knowledge and Multiply Itself
Cryptography : Coding and Decoding
Super Computer : India – Param
1st : Country To Make Map - Mesopotamia (Greece)
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1st : Space Shuttle - Columbia
1st : Country To Give Voting Right To Women - New Zealand
1st : Country To Appoint Lokpal - Sweden
1st : Man To Climb Mt. Everest - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
1st : Man To Go To Space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
1st : Man To Walk Into Space - Alexei Leonov (Russia)
1st : Man To Climb Mt. Everest Without Oxygen - Phu Dorji Sherpa
1st : Woman President of A Country - Argentina
1st : Woman Prime Minister of A Country - Sri Lanka
1st : Woman To Cross Strait of Gibraltar - Arti Pradhan (India)
1st : Woman To Cross Seven Seas - Bula Choudhary (India)
Largest : Airport - King Fahad (Saudi Arabia)
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Tallest : Building - Burj Khalifa (Dubai)
Largest : Bay - Hudson Bay (Canada)
Longest : Canal - Suez Canal (Mediterranean Sea - Red Sea)
Longest : Epic - Mahabharata
Largest : Island - Greenland (Greenland)
Largest : Mosque - Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Largest : Delta - Sunderbans (India)
Largest : Desert - Sahara (Africa)
Largest : Lake - Caspian Sea
Largest : Lake (Freshwater) - Lake Superior (USA - Canada)
Largest : Coral Formation - Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Largest : Continent - Asia
Smallest : Continent - Australia
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Largest : Country (Population) - China
Largest : Country (Area) - Russia
Biggest : Dome - Gol Gumbaz (India)
Highest : Dam - Bhakra Dam
Largest : Democracy - India
Most : Intelligent Animal - Chimpanzee
Longest : Wall - Great Wall of China
Highest : Mountain Range - Himalayas
Longest : Mountain Range - Andes
Highest : Waterfall - Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Longest : Gulf - Gulf of Mexico
Deepest and Biggest : Ocean - Pacific
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Indian Ocean : Below - India
Atlantic Ocean : Between - Europe and America
Pacific Ocean : Between - America and Asia
Bermuda Triangle - Atlantic Ocean
Largest : Peninsula - Arabian Peninsula (Arabia)
Largest : Archipelago - Indonesia
Largest : River - Amazon
Longest : River - Nile
Longest : Swimming Course - English Channel
Longest : Tunnel - Gotthard Tunnel
Lightest : Gas - Hydrogen
Lightest : Metal - Lithium
Fastest : Bird - Falcon
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Longest : Snake - King Cobra
CAPITALS
─ Afghanistan - Kabul
─ Argentina - Buenos Aires
─ Australia - Canberra
─ Austria - Vienna
─ Bangladesh - Dhaka
─ Belgium - Brussels
─ Bhutan - Thimpu
─ Brazil - Brasilia
─ Canada - Ottawa
─ Chile - Santiago
─ China - Beijing
─ Colombia - Bogota
─ Denmark - Copenhagen
─ Egypt - Cairo
─ France - Paris
─ Germany - Berlin
─ Greece - Athens
─ Hungary - Budapest
─ Poland - Budapest
─ Iran - Tehran
─ Iraq - Baghdad
─ Ireland - Dublin
─ Israel - Jerusalem
─ Italy - Rome
─ Japan - Tokyo
─ Kenya - Nairobi
─ North Korea - Pyongyang
─ Kuwait - Kuwait City
─ South Korea - Seoul
─ Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
─ Maldives - Male
─ Mauritius - Port Louis
─ Myanmar - Naypyidaw
─ Nepal - Kathmandu
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─ Netherlands - Amsterdam
─ New Zealand - Wellington
─ Norway - Oslo
─ Pakistan - Islamabad
─ Philippines - Manila
─ Portugal - Lisbon
─ Qatar - Doha
─ Russia - Moscow
─ Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
─ Singapore - Singapore
─ South Africa - Pretoria
─ Spain - Madrid
─ Sri Lanka - Colombo
─ Sweden - Stockholm
─ Switzerland - Bern
─ Thailand - Bangkok
─ Turkey - Ankara
─ UK - London
─ USA - Washington D.C.
─ Venezuela - Caracas
─ Zimbabwe - Harare
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri Hills
City Beautiful : Chandigarh
City of Magnificent Buildings: Washington D.C.
City of Palaces : Kolkata
Forbidden City : Tibet
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Gift of Nile : Egypt
Holy Land : Palestine
Island Continent : Australia
Land of Cakes : Scotland
Land of Maple : Canada
Land of Midnight Sun : Norway
Land of Rising Sun : Japan
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
India : Discovery - Vasco Da Gama (1498)
America : Discovery - Christopher Columbus
Planets : Discovery - Kepler
Solar System : Discovery - Copernicus
Mount Everest : Discovery - Edmund Hillary
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White Paper : official Paper of Govt. - UK and India
Seven Wonders : Taj Mahal (India)
Lotus : Symbol - Culture
Red Cross : Symbol - Hospital
Red Flag : Symbol - Danger
Black Flag : Symbol - Protest
Blindfolded Woman Holding A Balance : Symbol - Justice
One Skull On Two Bones Crossing Each Other : Symbol - Danger
Wheel (Chakra) : Symbol - Progress
Largest : Newspaper (India) - Times of India
India : Parliament - Sansad
UK : Parliament - Parliament
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USA : Parliament - Congress
Smallest : Country (Population) - Vatican City
Smallest : Country (Area) - Vatican City
Vatican City : Wall - Rome (Italy)
Biggest : Religion - Christianity (2.2 Billion)
India : Emblem – Lion Capital of Ashoka
Constituent Assembly : Advisor - B.N. Rau
India
1st : Newspaper - Bengal Gazette (Hickey)
1st : International 'Call' - Mumbai To London
1st : Silent Movie - Raja Harish Chandra (Dadasaheb Phalke)
1st : Talkie Movie - Alam Ara
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1st : Warship - Ins Vikrant
1st : Satellite - Aryabhatta
1st : Nuclear Reactor - Apsara
1st : Lunar Mission - Chandrayaan (2008)
1st : Mars Mission - Mars Orbital Mission (2013)
1st : Asian Games - Delhi (1951)
1st : Census - 1872
1st : Biosphere Reserve - Nilgiri
1st : National Park - Hailey National Park
1st : Clone Animal - Samrupa
1st : Governor General - Bentinck
1st : Governor General 'Indian' - Rajagopalchari
1st : Commander in Chief - K.M. Cariappa
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1st : Field Marshal - Manekshaw
1st : Indian To Go in Space - Rakesh Sharma
1st : Indian To Climb Mt. Everest Without Oxygen - Sherpa Ang Dorje
1st : NHRC Chairman - Rangnath Mishra
1st : Nobel Prize 'Physics' - C.V. Raman
1st : Nobel Prize 'Literature' - Rabindranath Tagore
1st : Nobel Prize 'Economics' - Amartya Sen
1st : Nobel Prize 'Medicine' - Dr. Har Govind Khorana
1st : Bharat Ratna - Radhakrishnan. Rajagopalchari. Raman.
1st : Bharat Ratna 'Posthumously' - Lal Bahadur Shastri
1st : Jnanpith 'Award' - Sankara Kurup
1st : Cross 'English Channel' - Mihir Sen
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1st : ICJ Judge - B.N. Rau
1st : Woman To Cilmb Mt. Everest - Bachendri Pal
1st : Woman Cabinet Minister - Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
1st : Woman Chairman of Un General Assembly - Vijay Laxmi Pandit
1st : Woman President of India - Pratibha Patil
1st : Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Meira Kumar
1st : Woman Prime Minister of India - Indira Gandhi
1st : Woman IAS officer - Anna George
1st : Woman Chief Justice - Leela Seth
1st : Woman Bharat Ratna - Indira Gandhi
1st : Woman Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa
1st : Actress in Rajya Sabha - Nargis Dutt
1st : Woman Governor - Sarojini Naidu
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1st : Woman Chief Minister - Sucheta Kriplani
India
Longest : River - Ganga
Longest : Canal - Indira Gandhi Canal
Longest : Dam - Hirakud Dam
Highest : Dam - Bhakra Dam
Longest : Beach - Marina Beach
Largest : Saline Water Lake - Chilika Lake
Largest : Fresh Water Lake - Wular Lake
Biggest : River Island - Majuli
Highest : Waterfall - Kunchikal Falls
Longest : Coastline - Gujarat
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Longest : Sea Bridge - Bandra Worli (Sea Link)
Longest : Road - Grand Trunk Road (Delhi - Kolkata)
Largest : Desert - Thar Desert
Largest : Delta - Sunderbans
Largest : Zoo - Zoological Garden
Highest : Award - Bharat Ratna
Highest : Peak - K2 (Godwin Austen)
Largest : Mosque - Jama Masjid
Highest : Battlefield - Siachen Glacier
The Three Musketeers (Book) - Alexandre Dumas
Politics (Book) - Aristotle
God of Small Things (Book) - Arundhati Roy
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Time Machine (Book) - Herbert George Wells
My Truth (Book) - Indira Gandhi
Discovery of India (Book) - Jawaharlal Nehru
Glimpses of World History (Book) - Jawaharlal Nehru
Straight From Heart (Book) - Kapil Dev
Das Capital (Book) - Karl Marx
I Dare As I See (Book) - Kiran Bedi
Inheritance of Loss (Book) - Kiran Desai
My Experiments With Truth (Book) - Mahatma Gandhi
Heart of India (Book) - Mark Tully
Golden Threshold (Book) - Sarojini Naidu
The Broken Wings (Book) - Sarojini Naidu
Long Era of Darkness (Book) - Shashi Tharoor
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Brief History of Time (Book) - Stephen Hawking
All About Women (Book) - Taslima Nasreen
Sachin Cricketer of The Century (Book) - Vimal Kumar
Driven (Book) - Virat Kohli
As You Like It (Book) - William Shakespeare
The Test of My Life (Book) - Yuvraj Singh
NRI Day - 9 Jan.
Youth Day - 12 Jan.
Swami Vivekananda: Birthday - 12 Jan.
Army Day - 15 Jan.
Girl Child Day - 24 Jan.
Voters Day - 25 Jan.
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Customs Day - 26 Jan.
Republic Day - 26 Jan.
Martyr's Day - 30 Jan.
Wetland Day - 2 Feb.
Cancer Day - 4 Feb.
Science Day - 28 Feb.
Women's Day - 8 March.
International Human Rights Day - 15 March.
Forest Day - 21 March.
Water Day - 22 March.
Meteorological Day - 23 March.
TB Day - 24 March.
Health Day - 7 April.
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Earth Day - 22 April.
Labour Day - 1 May.
Press Freedom Day - 3 May.
Red Cross Day - 8 May.
Anti-Terrorism Day - 21 May.
Environment Day - 5 June.
Yoga Day - 21 June.
International Youth Day - 12 August.
Sports Day - 29 August.
Dhyanchand Birthday - 29 August.
Teacher's Day - 5 September.
Radhakrishnan Birthday - 5 September.
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Hindi Day - 14 September.
International Peace Day - 21 September.
Tourism Day - 27 September.
Non-Violence Day - 2 October.
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday - 2 October.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Birthday - 2 October.
International Teacher's Day - 5 October.
Air Force Day - 8 October.
UN Day - 24 October.
Legal Services Day - 9 November.
Children's Day - 14 November.
Diabetes Day - 14 November.
International Children's Day - 20 November.
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Aids Day - 1 Dec.
Advocates Day - 3 Dec.
Rajendra Prasad Birthday - 3 Dec.
Person with Disabilities Day - 3 Dec.
Navy Day - 4 Dec.
Flag Day - 7 Dec.
International Human Rights Day - 10 Dec.
Good Governance Day - 25 Dec.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Birthday - 25 Dec.
Theory of 'Utilitarianism : Jeremy Bentham
Term : International Law - Jeremy Bentham
Father of 'International Law' : Hugo Grotius
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Law 'Positive Morality' : John Austin
The Idea of Justice (Book) - Amartya Sen
Ignorance of Law Excuse No Man - John Seldon
Justice Must Not Only be Done But Appear To be Done - Henry Cecil
Litigation is A Game - Pollock
Directive Principles Are Like Cheque Payable At Convenience - K.T. Shah
Law Forbid Rich and Poor To Sleep Under Bridges - Anatole France
Law is Reason Free From Passion - Aristotle
Law is Cement of Society - Granville Williams
Writing Law is Easy But Governing is Difficult - Leo Tolstoy
If There Were No Bad People There Would be No Good Lawyers - Charles Dickens
Oilpol : Prevention of Pollution of Sea by Oil
Ramsar 'Convention' - Wetlands
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Silk 'Road' : Iran - China
Conference : Human Environment - (Stockholm)
UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP : Founder - Maurice Strong
UNEP : Headquarter - Nairobi (Kenya)
Marpol : Marine Pollution
Kyoto 'Protocol' : Greenhouse
Delhi 'Summit' : 2002
Earth 'Summit' : 1992 - Rio (Sustainable Development)
NGT : 2010
Custom Duties: Tax - Central Govt.
Ad Valorem : According To Value
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Central Tax: Income Tax; Custom Duty; Corporate Tax.
State Tax: Land Revenue; Agriculture; Land Tax; Vat; Alcohol; Road Tax; Toll Tax;
Luxury Tax; Entertainment Tax.
Education : No Tax
Non-Cooperation Movement : Start – 1920; End - 1922
Viceroy : During "Non-Cooperation Movement" : Lord Chelmsford
Andrews A.K.A Deenbandhu
Raja Ram Mohan Roy : Against - "Sati Custom"
Viceroy : Repealed "Vernacular Press Act" - Lord Lytton
Vernacular - Local Language
Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Founder - "Mahratha" & "Kesari" Newspaper
Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Founder - "Kesari" Newspaper
Yakshagana "Art Form" - Karnataka
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Budhha : Born - "Lumbini"
Sunga "Dynasty" : After - "Maurya" Dynasty
1st : Buddhist Council - "Rajgriha"
Ibn Batuta "Traveller" : During - "Mohd. Bin Tughlaq"
Ibn Batuta Born - "Morocco"
Ibn Batuta Book - "Rihala"
Indica (Book) by - "Megasthenes"
Chera Kingdom : Kerala
Gregorian Calendar : We Follow "Gregorian Calendar"
Saka Calendar : official Calendar - "India"
India : "Saka Calendar"
Difference: "Saka Calendar" and "Gregorian Calendar" - 78 Yrs.
Fahien : Visited India During - "Chandragupta 2"
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Khajurao Temples : Built by - "Chandelas"
Chambal "River" - Rajasthan
Tungabhadra "River" - Karnataka
Beas "River" - Himachal
Kishenganga "River" - J&K
Teesta "River" - Sikkim
Nanda Devi "Peak" : Uttrakhand
Satpura Range : "Rajpipla" + "Maikal" + "Mahadeo" - Hills
Krishna "River" - Vijaywada "City"
Largest Sugarcane Producer "India" - Uttar Pradesh
Planet : Without "Natural Satellite" – Mercury; Venus
Cotopaxi "Volcano" : Andes "Mountain" - Ecuador
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Ring of Fire : Area "Pacific Ocean" where Earthquakes and Volcanoes occur
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam : Krishna "River"
Krishna "River" : South-India
Largest Riverine Island : "Majuli" Island
Majuli "Island" : Brahmaputra (Assam)
Riverine Island District : Majuli "Island"
Indian Standard Time : 82.5 East "Longitude"
GST = UTC
Silent Valley "National Park" : Kerala
Indian Astronomical Observatory : Ladakh
Constituent Assembly : Prepare "Constitution"
Constituent Assembly : President - Rajendra Prasad
Chairman "Drafting Committee" - B.R. Ambedkar
Advisor : B.N. Rau
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1st President : Rajendra Prasad
1st Law-Minister : B.R. Ambedkar
1st Indian-Judge "ICJ" : B.N. Rau
Public Accounts Committee : 22 Members (15 Loksabha + 7 Rajyasabha)
Supreme Court : Started - 28 January 1950
Constitution of India: From - Govt. of India Act 1935
Emergency : 352 - 356 - 360
42nd Amendment 1976 : "Socialist" and "Secular" - Mini Constitution
Fundamental Duties : "Swaran Singh" Committee
official-Language "Union of India" - Article 343
official-Language "Union of India" : "Hindi" and "English"
Amendment - Article 368
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Uniform Civil Code : "Article 44" - Part 4
Fundamental Duties : "Article 51a" - Part 4a
Legislative Council "Vidhan Parishad" : 7 States
Nominated "Members" : President - Rajya Sabha : 12
Nominated "Members" : Governor - Legislative Council "Vidhan Parishad" : 1/6
Election Commission of India : Article 324
Vijaya 'Bank' : Agreement - 'Piaggio'
Finland : 'Capital' - Helsinki
Australian : 'Overseas Citizen of India' - Shaun Tait
E-Commerce 'Company' : Member 'ASCI' - Paytm
Theatre 'Day' : 27 March
NHB - 'National Housing Bank' : Headquarter - 'Delhi'
Young Women U-19 : 'Badminton' - Purva Barve
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1000 'Matches' : Tennis - 'Rafael Nadal'
Santosh 'Trophy' : West Bengal
Santosh 'Trophy' - (Football)
Kenya : 'Capital' - Nairobi
USA : Organization - 'American Hindu Coalition'
BIMSTEC : Meeting 'National Security Advisor' - India
WHO : 'Disability' - Blindness
Best-Water Ngo - ISKCON
Unnati : 'Credit Card' - SBI
USA : 'Export' India - 'Natural Gas'
Regal Cinema - Closed
Leadership 'Conference' : Human-Right - 'Vanita Gupta'
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B.S. Chauhan 'Law-Commission' : Report - 'Hate Speech'
Gurdev Singh Badal - 'Dead'
Bandra-Worli 'Sea Link' : Swim - 'Gauri Singh'
Online 'Film' Certification-System : E-Cinepramaan
IOL : 'Supply' Oil - Nepal
Ananya 'Branch' : Syndicate 'Bank'
World Hockey League - Odisha
World Cup 'Hockey' - Odisha
Cannabis - Marijuana : 'Medicine' – Argentina
PERU- 'Peace Education Reconciliation Unit' : Sri Lanka
Noble 'Literature' : Bob Dylan
NATO : 29th 'Member' - Montenegro
Deodhar 'Trophy' : Tamil Nadu
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Animal Welfare 'Board' : Chairman - 'Sharad Singh Negi'
DRDO : 'Chairman' - Christopher
AAI - 'Airport Authority of India' : Headquarter - 'Delhi'
Home of Brave (Book) : Nitin Gokhale Chatterji
Home of Brave (Book) : 'Rashtriya Rifles'
ICC 'Award' : India
Best 'Small-Bank' : Karur Vysya 'Bank'
India : 'No' Vote (Un - General Assembly) - 'Nuclear Disarmament'
Environment 'Education' Congress : Vancouver (Canada)
Truecaller : 'Truecaller Pay' - Axis 'Bank'
WFP - 'World Food Programme' : David Beasley
WFP: 'Rome'
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Australia : 'Cyclone' - Debbie
Elvan Abeylegesse - 'Turkey'
Grandmaster : 'Srinath Narayanan'
E-Billing 'System' : Indian Air Force
Hari Om Award : Neena Shrivastava
Atlantic Council 'Think-Tank' : Member - 'Anil Ambani'
Pakistan : Border 'Fence' - Afghanistan
Pakistan-Afghanistan : 'Border' - Durand 'Line'
China : 'Martial Art' - Tai Chi
Netherland = Holland
Netherland : 'Capital' - Amsterdam
Vikram Limaye : Member of BCCI
Laadli Award : Ngo - 'Population First'
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Great Firewall - 'China'
Wi-Fi 'Hotspot' : Railwire Saathi
IPO : GIC - 'General Insurance Corporation'
Pravasi Bhartiya 'Great-Britain' : (Award) - Priti Patel
India's 'Ambassador' : UK - 'Yashvardhan Sinha'
Emerging Artist 'Glenfiddich' : (Award) - Sitaram Swain
Lionel Messi : 'Ban' (Insulting Referee) - 4 'Matches'
PSU 'Dainik Bhaskar' : (Award) - Airport Authority of India
Amazon : 'Buy' - Souq.Com
Soft-Drink 'Company' : Train 'Vendor' - Coca Cola
Bs-3 : 'Ban' - 1st April
Bs-4 : 'Start' - 1st April
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8-11 'Demonetization' : (Digital and Paperless) A/C - Kotak Mahindra 'System'
Traffic - 'Mobile App.' : E-Challan ; M-Parivahan
Pmay-G 'Scheme' : 100 Lakh 'Houses'
Nagaland : 'Chief Minister' - Liezietsu
Axis Bank : 'CEO' - Shikha Sharma
Central Vigilance Commissioner : 'Chowdary'
'Montblanc' : Ambassador - 'Ab De Villiers'
Mascot : 'Bhoorsingh - Barasingha' - Kanha National Park
Metal Mining : Banned in 'El Salvador'
IRDAI : 'Penalty' - ICICI Prudential
Player of Year : 'Hockey' – Sunil
Uruguay Round Negotiations : WTO
Uruguay Round Negotiations : 'Result' - WTO
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WTO : 1995 - Geneva
GATT (Old) - WTO (New)
WTO - GATT : Marrakech Agreement
WTO : After Every 2 Years
Last WTO 'Meeting' - 2015 : Nairobi (Kenya)
Nairobi Package : WTO
Nairobi Package - Aim To Benefit Poor Nations
Doha Development Round : WTO
India : Join 'WTO' - 1995
Trips : WTO
Trips - (Agreement)
WTO : 'Not' Part of UN
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President's Rule : 356
Emergency : 352 - May be Revoked by Either 'President' or 'Parliament'
Emergency : 356 - Only Revoked by 'President' On Advise of Council-Ministers
President's Rule : Governor - Acts On Behalf of President
Council of Ministers (Union) : Collectively Responsible To Lok Sabha
Council of Ministers (State) : Collectively Responsible To Vidhan Sabha
De Jure Head - President
De Facto Head - Prime Minister
De Jure Head - Governor
De Facto Head - Chief Minister
During : President's Rule - Vidhan Sabha is 'Dissolved' or 'Suspended'
J&K : Emergency 356 - Governor's Rule
Bommai vs. UOI : President’s Rule
Rameshwar Prasad vs. UOI : President's Rule
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President's Rule : 2016 - Uttrakhand
Composite Floor Test : To Check 'Majority' of Leading Party in House
Anti Defection : 10th Schedule - 52nd Amendment
Defection : voluntary resignation from party; disobey directives of party; don't vote on
any issue important to party
NITI : 1 January 2015
NITI : Vice Chairman - Arvind Panagariya
Arvind Panagariya : Members
- World Bank
- ADB
- IMF
- WTO
- UNCTAD
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference of Trade and Development
NITI : Ex officio - 4 'Union Ministers'
Article 124 : Judiciary - NJAC
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Appointment of Judges : 'President' Always Consult - CJI
Special Reference Case = 3 Judges Case : NJAC
NJAC : CJI
2 'Senior Most' Judges
Law Minister
2 'Eminent' Personalities
Advocates On Record vs. UOI : NJAC 'Unconstitutional'
PIL : 'Introduced' by - P.N. Bhagwati
P.N. Bhagwati - Ex. CJI : (Dead)
LBA : Land Boundary Agreement - 'India' and 'Bangladesh'
India Bangladesh : Boundary - Chitmahals
India Bangladesh : Boundary - Dahala Khagrabari
Delimitation : Fixing Limits of Territories
Delimitation : Fixing Boundaries of Territories
Article 24 : Children Below 14 Yrs. - No Hazardous Work
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Article 21A : Education 6-14 Yrs. - Fundamental Right
POSCO: Below 18 Yrs.
Juvenile: Below 18 Yrs.
Juvenile: 16-18 Yrs. - Heinous offence : Can be Tried As Adults
Convention : Rights of Child - 1992 (India)
Joint Parliamentary Committee : 'Land Acquisition'
Joint Parliamentary Committee : 20 - Lok Sabha; 10 - Rajya Sabha
Real Estate Act : Complaint - 60 Days
World Bank : Ease of Doing Business 'Index'
Rajya Sabha : Pass - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill '2016'
IPC - 1860
Section 121: Wage or Attempt - War With Govt. of India
Section 124A: Sedition - Hatred against Govt. of India
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Hindu Succession Act - 2005 : 'Daughter' Have Right in Property
Section 228A : Disclosure of Identity 'Victim of Rape' : offence
Lily Thomas vs. UOI : Representation of People Act - Unconstitutional
Lily Thomas vs. UOI : Convicted MP or MLA Continue in office - (Wrong)
Shreya Singhal : Section 66A - Information Technology Act
Polluter Pays: Principle - Ban 'Diesel Cars' 10 Yrs.
Highest No. of Displaced People by Conflict - Assam
First Organic State - Assam
100 % Education - Kerala
Gender Education Compulsory - Telangana
Alcohol banned in
- Bihar
- Gujrat
- Nagaland
- Mizoram
4th State : Alcohol 'Ban' - Bihar
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Total Primary Education : Kannur
Digital State : Kerala
Typhoon : 'Nona' - Philippines
Typhoon : 'Nina' - Philippines
Typhoon : 'Melor' - Philipines
Silk Road : Iran - China
Zika Virus : Mosquito - Aedes Aegypti (Daytime)
Mother Teresa : Saint of Roman Catholic Church - Cannonisation (Process)
1st : White Tiger Safari - Mukundpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Supercomputer : Param Kanchenjunga
Venus : Longest - Day and Night (Fastest - Revolution)
Jupiter : Shortest - Day and Night (Slowest - Revolution)
Time: Sunlight To Reach 'Earth' - 8 Min. 16 Sec. (496 Sec.)
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Time: Moonlight To Reach 'Earth' - 1.3 Sec.
Smallest : Satellite - Deimos (Mars)
Biggest : Satellite - Ganymede (Jupiter)
Tropic of Cancer : India - 9 'States'
Tropic of Cancer : India – Gujarat; Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh; Chhattisgarh; Jharkhand;
West Bengal; Tripura; Mizoram
Tropic of Cancer : Neighbor 'India'
- Bangladesh
- China
- Myanmar
1st - GMT : Line 'Cross' - 5 (States)
- MP, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, AP, UP
India: No. of States 'Touch Foreign Countries' - 17
India: No. of Countries 'Touch foreign countries' - 7
Ruler of 'Mewar' - Maharana Pratap
Net Neutrality : Founder - Tim Wu
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Whatsapp Founder - Jan Koum
Article 21 : 'According To Procedure Established by Law'
Article 21 : A.K. Gopalan vs. Madras
According To Procedure Established by Law : A.K. Gopalan vs. Madras
Golak Nath vs. Punjab : Fundamental Rights Cannot be Amended
Kesavnanda vs. Kerala : Fundamental Rights Can be Amended
Basic Structure of Constitution Can't be Amended
Kesavnanda vs. Kerala : 13 Judges
Indira Gandhi vs. Raj Narain : Judicial Review
Maneka Gandhi vs. UOI : Procedure Established by Law - Just Fair Reasonable
Minerva Mills vs. UOI : Basic Structure Doctrine
Transgender : Nalsa vs. UOI
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Under-Trial Prisoners : Hussainara Khatoon vs. Bihar
Women 'Workplace' : Vishaka vs. Rajasthan
Juvenile in Jail : Sheela Barse vs. UOI
Bonded Labour : Bandhu Mukti Morcha vs. UOI
Absolute Liability (Environmental Pollution) : M.C. Mehta vs. UOI
Custodial Violence : Nilabati Behera vs. Odhisha
Right of Arrested Person : D.K. Basu vs. West Bengal
Mandamus : Vineet Narain vs. UOI
Mobile : Internet 'Access' - Freedom of Speech
Save Life Foundation vs. UOI : People Who Save in Accident - 'Not' Harassed
People Who Save and Help Victim in Accident : Good Samaritan
Lottery : Case - Kerala
Child Born From Rape Has Right Over Assaulter's Property : Allahabad HC
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Minimum 'Educational Qualification' : Panchayat - Haryana
Cinema 'Censor' : Shyam Bengal 'Committee'
Sit : Black Money - M.B. Shah
Delhi : Traffic 'Violation' - Radhakrishnan 'Committee'
Yoga 'Education' : Nagendra 'Committee'
MCI - Medical Council of India
Medical Council of India : Lodha 'Committee'
BCCI : Lodha ' Committee'
IPL Scandal : Lodha 'Committee'
PACL : Pearls Agrotech Coroporation Ltd. - Lodha 'Committee'
7th : Pay Commission : A.K. Mathur
Empowered Committee On Film Certification : Mukul Mudgal 'Committee'
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No State Government Can Order Suspension of Film : Mukul Mudgal
FSLRC : Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission - B.N. Srikrishna
Center-State Relation : Sarkaria 'Commission'
Provide Result in Text With Audio For PWD : App. - Gyansetu
ITU World Telecom Event : Award - Gyansetu
National Film Awards : 'Given' by - President
Narendra Modi : 9th - Most 'Powerful'
National League For Democracy : Leader - Aung Saan Suu Kyi (Myanmar)
Kingdom For His Love (Book) : Vani Mahesh; Shinie Antony
Sleeping On Jupiter : Anuradha Roy
The Drowned Detective (Book) : Neil Patrick
The Crying Game (Show) : Neil Patrick
Chief Information Commissioner : R.K. Mathur
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Central Administrative Tribunal : Permod Kohli
NASSCOM : Chairman - Gurnani
Consumer Disputes Redressal : D.K. Jain
NHRC : H.L. Dattu
GST 'Committee' : State 'Finance Ministers' - Amit Mitra
UNHCR : Filipo Grandi
SAWEN : South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network
SAWEN : Member - India
My Biosphere My Future : Campaign - UNESCO
SARTTAC : South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center
UN 'Security Council' : Against - North Korea
Atomic Energy Agency : Vienna (Austria)
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Human Environment : Conference - Stockholm
UNEP : United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP : Founder - Maurice Strong
UNEP : Headquarter - Nairobi (Kenya)
United Nations Conference On Human Environment : 'Result' - UNEP
Earth 'Summit' : Rio - 1992
UN Conference On Environment and Development = Earth 'Summit'
Term : 'Sustainable Development' - Earth 'Summit'
Convention On Climate Change : Stabilize 'Greenhouse Gas'
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change
UNFCCC : 'Result' - Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol : 'Climate' - 1997
World 'Summit' : Sustainable Development - Johannesburg
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TERI : Tata Energy Research Institute - (Old)
TERI : The Energy and Resource Institute - (New)
Delhi 'Summit' : Organized by - TERI
Paris 'Agreement': Objective - Limit Temp. Below 2'c; Temp. Increase Limit 1.5'c
NGT : 'National Green Tribunal' Act - 2010
NGT : Headquarter - Delhi
NGT : Chairman - Retired 'Chief Justice' of High Court; Judge of Supreme Court
1st Country : Environment Protection 'State Goal' in Constitution - India
Article 48A : Forest and Wildlife
Article 51A (G) : Fundamental Duty - Protect 'Forest and Wildlife'
Acid Rain : Due To Emission of - Sulphur Dioxide; Nitrogen Oxides
Public Trust Doctrine : Founder - 'Roman' Empire
Public Trust Doctrine : Air Sea Water Forest - Not 'Private Ownership'
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Sexual Harassment : Only 'Protect' - Women
Stalking : Only 'Protect' - Women
Acid Attack : 'Protect' - Men and Women (Both)
Section 370 : Human Trafficking
Article 370 : J&K
Section 375 : Rape
Section 376A : Death Due To Rape
Aruna Shanbaug : Case - 'Rape' by Sweeper (Hospital)
Passive Euthanasia : Case - Aruna Shanbaug
Free Medical Treatment 'Acid-Attack Victim' : Case - Laxmi vs. UOI
Central Vigilance Commissioner : K.V. Chowdary
Central Vigilance Commissioner : 'Appointed' by - President
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Lokpal = Ombudsman
Lokpal 'Bill' : Introduction - 1968
Lokpal 'Bill' : Passed - 2013
Lokpal 'Bill' : President's Assent - 1 Jan. 2014
Paying For Sex : Ban - France
Supermarket Food Waste : Ban - France
Polygamy : Mandatory - Eritrea
Sexual Assault On Men : Crime - China
Affidavit - Written Statement Under Oath Which is Sworn To be True
Ratio Decidendi - Principles Laid Down in A Judgment
Obiter Dicta - Remarks of Judge
Per Incurium - Decision Given by Court I.E. Contrary To Law
Per Incurium - Wrong Decision by Court
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Contempt of Court - Disobey Court
Sacrilege - offence of Breaking Divine Idol
Putsch - Attempt To Overthrow The Govt.
Estoppel - Stop Someone To Change The Previous Statement
Confession - To Admit Guilty of Crime
Cess - Temporary Tax Levied To Obtain Revenue
Palimony : Financial Settlement in Dispute of Live-in Partners
De Facto - in Fact
Ex officio - by Virtue of office
Colorable Legislation - Can't be Done Directly Can't be Done Indirectly
Sine Die - Indefinitely
Gram Nyayalaya - Affordable Access To Justice At Doorstep
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Ex Aquo Et Bono - in Equity and Good Conscience
Ex Aquo Et Bono - in Justice and Good Faith
ADR : Alternate Dispute Redressal - Lok Adalat
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Conciliation
Lok Adalat : People's Court
Lok Adalat : Doesn't - Non Compoundable offence (Serious offence)
Rebuttal - To Repel by Counter Proof
Rebuttal - Contradict
Rebuttal - Counter Evidence
Equity - Justice
Equity - Fair and Right
Restitution - Restoration
Restitution - Restoration To Its Original State
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Restitution - Compensation
Perjury - Lying Under Oath
Mutiny - Rebel
Mutiny - Revolt
Mutiny - Strike
Mutiny - Putsch
Probation - Temporary
Parole - Release of Prisoner Before Completion of Sentence On Condition
Furlough - Release of Prisoner For A Period of Time
Ad Valorem - According To Value
Blind 'Valley' : Karst Region
Soul of 'Indian Constitution' : Right To Constitutional Remedies
Soul of 'Indian Constitution' : Article 32 - Constitutional Remedies
Swang 'Dance' : Rajasthan
Rouff 'Dance' : Jammu Kashmir
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Rasa Leela 'Dance' : Uttar Pradesh
Sattriya 'Dance' : Assam
Bharatnatyam 'Dance' : Tamil Nadu
Kathakali 'Dance' : Kerala
Kuchipudi 'Dance' : Andhra Pradesh
Attorney General : 'Constitutional' Post
India - Srilanka : 'Boundary' - Palk Strait
India : 1st Longest 'Boundary' - Bangladesh
India : 2nd Longest 'Boundary' - China
India - Nepal : 'Boundary' - Unrestricted Movement of Goods and People
Gandhi : 1st Time 'Fast Unto Death' - Against 'Separate Communal Electorate'
1st Time 'Press Censorship' : Done by - Lord Wellesley
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Closed Economy : Neither Export Nor Import
Agriculture : State 'List'
Money Market : RBI and Banks
Capital Market : SEBI
MALABAR : India - USA - Japan
VARUNA : India - France
KONKAN : India - UK
INDRA : India - Russia
SIMBEX : India - Singapore
MITRA SHAKTI : India - Sri Lanka
HAND IN HAND : India - China
Gandhi : Surrender 'Title' - Kaiser E Hind
Gandhi : 'Title' - Kaiser E Hind
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Chernobyl Disaster : 'Reason' - Radioactive Waste (Gas Leakage)
Stainless Steel : 'Hardness' Reason - Carbon
1st : Largest : Steel 'Producer' - China
2nd : Largest : Steel 'Producer' – India
Longest River in World - Nile
Largest River in World - Amazon
Longest River in India - Ganga
Longest Rivers Flowing Through India : "Indus" and "Brahmaputra"
But - Mostly Flowing Outside India
Longest River in India - Ganga
Indus : India-Pakistan
River in Delhi - Yamuna
Red Fort : Shahjahan
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Highest Mountain in World - Mt. Everest
Highest Mountain in India - K2 (Godwin Austen)
India : Sex Ratio : 1000 Males - 940 Females
Largest State - Rajasthan
Smallest State - Goa
Largest City - Mumbai
National Motto - Satyameva Jayate
Highest Point in World - Mt. Everest
Highest Point in India - K2 (Godwin Austen) : Karakoram Range
National Bird - Peacock
National Flower - Lotus
National Tree - Banyan Tree
National River - Ganga
National Aquatic Animal - Dolphin
National Animal - Tiger
National Heritage Animal - Elephant
National Fruit - Mango
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India : 29 States - 7 Union Territories
1st Governor-General of India : Warren Hastings
1st Governor-General of Independent-India : Mountbatten
1st Indian-Governor-General of India : Rajagopalchari
Governor-General : Till "26 January 1950"
After "26 January 1950" : President
1st Army Chief – KM Cariappa
1st Field Marshall - Manekshaw
1st Speaker of Lok Sabha - Mavalankar
1st President - Rajendra Prasad
1st Vice-President - Radhakrishnan
1st Prime-Minister - Nehru
1st RBI Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
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1st Non-Congress Prime-Minister - Morarji Desai
1st Indian To Go To Space - Rakesh Sharma
1st Person To Go To Space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
1st Person To Go To Moon - Neil Armstrong (USA)
1st Woman IAS - Anna George
Youngest Bharat Ratna - Sachin Tendulkar
1st Indian To Cross English Channel - Mihir Sen
1st Woman To Cross English Channel - Arati Saha
Raman Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave
Nobel Prize Winner : Literature - Rabindra Nath Tagore
Nobel Prize Winner : Physics - CV Raman
1st Woman Chief Minister - Sucheta Kriplani
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1st Chief Election Commissioner - Sukumar Sen
1st India in ICJ - Nagendra Singh
Foreign Winner of Bharat Ratna - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
1st CJI - HJ Kania
1st Woman DGP - Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
1st Indian Surgeon : Heart Transplant - Dr. Venugopal
1st Surgeon (World) : Heart Transplant - Christian Bernard
1st Woman Nobel-Prize - Mother Teresa
1st Governor - Sarojini Naidu
1st Woman Teacher - Savitribai Phule
1st National Human Rights Commission : Chairman - Ranganath Mishra
Indian Who Won Grammy Award - Pandit Ravi Shankar
1st Indian Member of British Parliament - Dada Bhai Naoroji
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1st Indian To Climb Mount Everest - Avtar Singh Cheema
1st Indian-Woman To Climb Mount Everest - Bachendri Pal
"Vyas-Samman" Award : Ramvilas Sharma
Mountaineer Who Climbed Everest 8 Times - Sherpa
Indian Managing-Director : World Bank - Gautam Kaji
Actress : "Padma-Shri" Award - Nargis Dutt
1st Woman Chief-Justice High-Court : Leila Seth (Himachal-Pradesh HC)
1st Woman IPS : Kiran Bedi
1st Woman Supreme-Court Judge : Fathima Beevi
Nishan-E-Pakistan : Morarji Desai
Magsaysay : Vinoba Bhave
1st Indian Miss-Word : Reita Faria
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1st Indian Miss-Universe : Sushmita Sen
1st Place To Get Electricity in India : Darjeeling
1st Sound Film : Alam Ara
1st Color Film : Kisan Kanya
"Dadasaheb Phalke" Award : Devika Rani
1st Newspaper : Bengal Gazette
1st Satellite : Aryabhatta - 1975
1st Man To Climb Mt. Everest : Tenzing Norgay
1st Indian-Man To Climb Mt. Everest : Avtar Singh Cheema
1st Woman To Climb Mt. Everest : Junko Tabei
1st Indian-Woman To Climb Mt. Everest : Bachendri Pal
1st State : 100 % Literacy Rate - Kerala
1st Woman External-Affairs Minister : Indira Gandhi
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Highest Mountain in World : Mt. Everest
Highest Mountain in India : K2 (Godwin Austen)
Highest Dam in India : Tehri Dam (Uttrakhand)
Highest Waterfall in World : Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Highest Waterfall in India : Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka)
Highest Gateway in India : Buland Darwaza (Uttar Pradesh)
Highest Award in India : Bharat Ratna
Highest Battlefield in World : Siachen Glacier
Highest Battlefield in India : Siachen Glacier
Most Populated State in India : Uttar Pradesh
Least Populated State in India : Sikkim
Largest State in India : Rajasthan
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Smallest State in India : Goa
Largest Zoo in India : Zoological Gardens (Kolkata)
Largest Desert in India : Thar Desert (Rajasthan)
Largest Jail in India : Tihar Jail (Delhi)
Largest Stadium in India : Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata)
Largest Library in India : National Library (Kolkata)
Longest River in India : Ganga
Longest Coastline in India : Gujarat
Longest Tunnel in India : Chenani-Nashri (Jammu - Srinagar)
Longest National Highway : Nh-7 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari)
Longest Dam in India : Hirakud Dam (Odisha)
Highest Dam in India : Tehri Dam (Uttrakhand)
Bhakra-Nangal Dam : Himachal Pradesh
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1st Woman President India : Pratibha Patil
1st Woman PM India : Indira Gandhi
1st Woman Union-Minister India : Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
1st Woman Speaker of Lok-Sabha : Meira Kumar
1st Woman Governor of India : Sarojini Naidu
1st Woman Cm in India : Suchetra Kriplani
1st Woman Nobel-Prize India : Mother Teresa
1st Woman Chief-Justice of State : Leila State (Himachal Pradesh)
1st Woman Supreme-Court Judge : Fathima Beevi
1st Woman Judge in India : Anna Chandy
1st Woman Lawyer in India : Cornelia Sorabji
1st Woman DGP : Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya
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1st Woman IPS : Kiran Bedi
1st Woman IAS : Anna George
1st Woman Chairperson of SBI : Arundhati Bhattacharya
1st Indian Woman To Climb Mt. Everest : Bachendri Pal
1st Indian Woman in Space : Kalpana Chawla
1st Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy
"Maurya Dynasty"
Ashoka : Born - 300 BC (Pataliputra)
Died - 200 BC (Pataliputra)
"Maurya Dynasty" : Founder - Chandragupta
"Ashoka" Was Grandson of "Chandragupta"
Chanakya : A.K.A - "Kautilya" and "Vishnugupta"
Book - "Arthashastra"
Arthashastra (Book) – Chanakya
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Akbar : Born – 1542; Died – 1605
Birbal : Appointed by "Akbar"
Appointed As "Poet" and "Singer"
Gupta Empire : A.K.A - "Golden Age of India"
Only Woman Ruler of Delhi - "Razia Sultan"
Birth - "Guru Nanak Dev" - 1469 : 1st Guru
Vasco Da Gama (Portuguese) : India - 1497
"Mughal Empire" : Founder - Babur
"Jehangir" Was Son of "Akbar"
"British" Came To India - 1612
"Aurangzeb" Was Son of "Shahjahan"
"Guru Gobind Singh" - 10th Guru
Battle of Plassey : Robert Clive vs. Mir Jafar
Robert Clive - "Winner"
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"Burma" Became - Province of India : 1885
"Indian National Congress" : 1885
"Bengal" Divided - Hindu and Muslim : 1905
"World War 1" : 1914
"Gandhi" Returned India : 1915
"Jallianwala Bagh Massacre" : 1919
"Bhagat Singh" : Shaheed - 23 March 1931
"World War 2" - 1939
"Quit India Movement": 1942; 5 Yrs. Before Independence - 1947
"Gandhi" : Dead - 30 January 1948
"Constitution of India" : Signed - 26 November 1949
Started - 26 January 2950
Father of Nation - Mahatma Gandhi
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Iron Man of India - Vallabhbhai Patel
Lokmanya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Nightingale of India - Sarojini Naidu
Shaheed-E-Azam - Bhagat Singh
Grand Old Man of India - Dadabhai Naoroji
Missile Man of India - APJ Abdul Kalam
Missile Woman of India - Tessy Thomas
Gurudev - Rabindranath Tagore
Chachaji - Jawaharlal Nehru
Netaji - Subhash Chandra Bose
Father of Indian Nuclear Programme - Homi Bhabha
Father of Indian Space Programme - Vikram Sarabhai
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Father of Indian Cinema - Dadasaheb Phalke
Father of Indian Constitution - Ambedkar
Father of Green Revolution of India - Swaminathan
Lion of Punjab - Ranjit Singh
Napoleon of India - Samudragupta
Man of Peace - Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mahamana - Madan Mohan Malaviya
Hockey Wizard - Dhyan Chand
Little Master - Sachin Tendulkar
Flying Sikh - Milkha Singh
Only Active Volcano : Barren Island (Andaman Nicobar)
Only Floating Lake : Loktak Lake (Manipur)
Only River Island : Majuli (Assam)
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Only President Elected Unopposed : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Youngest President : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Youngest Prime-Minister : Rajiv Gandhi
"India Gate" and "Rashtrapati Bhavan" : Designer - Edwin Lutyens
Edwin Lutyens : "India Gate" and "Rashtrapati Bhavan"
Ashok Chakra - 24 Spokes
Ashok Chakra : Represents - Laws of Dharma
Flag of India : "Saffron" - Courage and Sacrifice
"White" - Truth Peace Purity
"Green" - Prosperity
Highest Post office in World : Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)
Largest Forest Area in India : Madhya Pradesh
Longest River in India - Ganga
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Widest River in India - Brahmaputra
Acting Prime-Minister : Gulzarilal Nanda
Acting President : Giri; Hidayatullah; Jatti
1st Bank : India - "Bank of Hindustan"
9th Schedule : Certain Provisions For Certain Classes
Panchayati Raj : Ashok Mehta Committee
Decentralization System : Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Indian Fiscal Policy : Chelliah Committee
1st Backward Class Commission : Kalekar Commission
Education : Kothari Commission
Socially Educationally Backward Class : Mandal Commission
Corruption in Defense : Phukan Commission
Muslim : Sachar Committee
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Centre State Relation : Sarkaria Commission
Kaziranga National Park - Assam
Manas National Park - Assam
Khangchendzonga National Park - Sikkim
Ranthambore National Park - Rajasthan
Keoladeo National Park - Rajasthan
Gir National Park - Gujarat
Sultanpur National Park - Haryana
Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh
Corbett National Park - Uttrakhand
Nandadevi National Park - Uttrakhand
Sundarbans National Park - West Bengal
Anamudi National Park - Kerala
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Eravikulam National Park - Kerala
Nokrek National Park - Meghalaya
Great Himalayan National Park - Himachal Pradesh
Bay of Bengal - East
Arabian Sea - West
Major Rivers : "Indus - Ganga - Brahmaputra"
Ganga : Flow - "West" To "East"
Ganga : Enter - "Bangladesh"
Ganga : End - "Bay of Bengal"
Brahmaputra : End - "Bay of Bengal"
Kaveri : End - "Bay of Bengal"
Punjab : "Punj" + "Ab" = 5 Rivers
Indus : "Tributaries" : 5 Rivers
B-S-C-R-J
Beas - Sutlej - Chenab - Ravi - Jhelum
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Rivers : End "Bay of Bengal" : Ganga
Brahmaputra
Kaveri
Rivers : End "Arabian Sea" : Narmada
Sabarmati
Tapti
Rivers : End "Bangaldesh" : Brahmaputra
Ganga
Rivers : End "Pakistan" : Indus "B-S-C-R-J"
Origin of "Ganga" : Gangotri (Uttrakhand)
Origin of "Ganga" A.K.A Gaumukh
Benefit of GST : Overall Reduction in Price For Consumer
Reduction in Multiplicity of Taxes
No - Double Taxation
Uniform Rate of Tax
Decrease - 'Black' Money
Free Flow of Goods and Services - No 'Checkpoint'
Drafting of 'GST' - CBEC
Procedure : GST Network - Submit Registration Application
- File Returns
- Make Tax Payments
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Benefit of GST :
Make in India
Ease of doing business
Benefit to consumers
CBEC and GST : Project - Saksham
GSTN - Goods and Services Tax Network
GSTN : Pvt. Company of Govt.
GST : Training - NACEN
NACEN - National Academy of Customs Excise and Narcotics
State 'Tax': Vat; Central Sales Tax; Luxury Tax; Entertainment Tax;
Entry Tax; Lottery Tax; Gambling Tax; Land Revenue
Union 'Tax': Excise Duty; Service Tax
GST : 122 Amendment - Bill
GST : 101 Amendment - Act
GST : Article
- 269 A
- 246A
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- 279 A
GST : Schedule - 7 : 'Union List' and 'State List'
Opinio Juris Sive Necessities - Psychological Feeling That One is Legally Obliged To
Follow
Security Council : Resolutions - Binding
1st : International Organization - International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union = International Telegraph Union
Treaty of Versailles : 'End' - World War 1
Treaty of Versailles : 'Result' - League of Nations
United Nations : 'Term' - Franklin Roosevelt
International Law : 'Term' - Jeremy Bentham
Private International Law = Conflict of Laws
Public International Law = Law of Peace
Obiter Dicta = Irrelevant Remark by Judge
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Ratio Dicta = Relevant Remark by Judge
Tort : French 'Word'
Father of Modern India : Jawaharlal Nehru
Father of Modern India : Nehru
Discovery of India (Book) - Nehru
Glimpse of World History (Book) - Nehru
An Autobiography (Book) : Nehru
Davis Cup : Tennis
Thomas Cup : Badminton
Let's Go Dutch : To Divide The Bill Equally
Let's Go Dutch : Pooling (Equal Share of Everyone)
Equator : Divide Earth Equally - Horizontal
Equator : Divide - 'Northern Hemisphere' and 'Southern Hemisphere'
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Prime Meridian : Divide Earth Equally - Vertical
Prime Meridian : Divide - 'Western Hemisphere' and 'Eastern Hemisphere'
Largest : Electricity Generation 'India' - NTPC
NTPC - National Power Thermal Corporation
Largest : Steel Plant 'India' - Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)
Project Tiger : 1973
Largest : Single FDI 'India' - POSCO (Pohang Steel Company)
Mauritius : 'Location' - Africa (Continent)
Fastest Animal : Cheetah
Cheetah : Speed - 120 Km/Hr
National : Animal 'India' - Tiger (New)
National : Animal 'India' - Lion (Old)
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Only Country With 'Tiger and 'Lion' - India
Cheetah : Extinct - India
Economics : Study of Production Consumption and Transfer of Wealth
General Theory of Employment Interest and Money : John Keynes
GDP : Standard of Living
Health : Life Expectancy
Planned Economy For India (Book) - Visvesvaraya
Nation Building '5 Yr. Plan For Provinces' (Book) - Visvesvaraya
Reconstructing India (Book) - Visvesvaraya
Blueprint of Planning in India : Visvesvaraya
Laissez Faire : When Govt. Doesn't Interfere
1st : 5 Yr. Plan - 1951 To 1956
1st : 5 Yr. Plan - Harrod Domar 'Model'
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2nd : 5 Yr. Plan - Mahalanobis 'Model'
Mahalanobis 'Model' - Heavy Industries Can Lead Growth of Indian Economy
12th : 5 Yr. Plan - 2012 To 2017
Tax : India - 'Direct' and 'Indirect'
Direct Tax : Essential - Progressive
Progressive : More Income - More Tax
Progressive : Less Income - Less Tax
Direct Tax: Eg. - Income Tax. Wealth Tax. Property Tax.
Indirect Tax : Non Essential - Regressive
Regressive : More Income - Less Tax
Regressive : Less Income - More Tax
Indirect Tax. : Eg. - Service Tax. Vat.
Ganga A.K.A Padma (Bangladesh)
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Ganga (India) = Padma (Bangladesh)
Largest : Cold Desert 'World' - Gobi
Largest : Cold Desert 'India' - Ladakh
India : Longest 'Boundary' - Bangladesh
India : Shortest 'Boundary' - Afghanistan
India - Bangladesh : (Boundary) - International Border
Bangladesh A.K.A East Pakistan
Sheikh Mujeeb Ur Rehman A.K.A Bang Bandhu
Father : Bangladesh - Sheikh Mujeeb Ur Rehman
Ganga of South : Godavari 'River'
Ashoka : Maurya 'Dynasty'
Longest : Railway 'Platform' - Gorakhpur
Danube 'River' - Vienna (Austria)
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Thames 'River' - London (England)
Hudson 'River' - USA
Darling 'River' - Sydney (Australia)
Mt. Everest A.K.A Sagarmatha (Nepal)
Largest : Landlock 'Country' - Kazakhsthan
Milk Day: 26 Nov.
I Too Had A Dream (Book) : Verghese Kurien
White Revolution : Cattle (Milk)
Father : White Revolution - Verghese Kurien
Largest : Milk 'Producer' - India
AMUL - Anand Milk Union Limited
Longest : Train 'Distance' - Vivek 'Express'
Dibrugarh To Kanyakumari
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Law Commission: Every 3 Yr.
21st : Law Commission - 2015 To 2018
21st : Law Commission - B.S. Chauhan
1st : Law Commission - M.C. Setalvad
1st : Attorney General - M.C. Setalvad
Freedom Trophy : Cricket - 'India' and 'South Africa'
Long Walk To Freedom (Book) - Nelson Mandela
Foreigner : 'Bharat Ratna' Award - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Nelson Mandela
Madan Mohan Malviya A.K.A Mahamanya
Life On My Terms (Book) - Sharad Pawar
Anglo India : Father - European
Dadar and Nagra Haveli : Silvasa
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NDB Bank = BRICS Bank
NDB Bank : Chairman - K.V. Kamath
AIIB - Beijing (China)
Max. : LS Seats - Uttar Pradesh
IMF : Head - Always 'European'
World Bank : President - Always 'American'
OPEC : Headquarter - Vienna (Austria)
Organic 'State' - No Chemical. No Pesticide.
Sikkim : Not Part - 7 Sisters
Lakshadweep : Kerala HC
Andaman Nicobar : Kolkata HC
Puducherry : Chennai HC
Daman and Diu : Mumbai HC
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India 'Flag' : Producer - Karnataka Khadi Gramudyog Samyukta Sangh (Kkgss)
Kkgss - Hubli (Karnataka)
Diclofinac 'Pain Killer' : Ban
Padma Bhushan - Padma Shri - Ashok Chakra: Awards - 26 Jan.
Interpol : Headquarter - Lyon (France)
Interpol : Head - Jurgen Stock
IOC : Head - Thomas Back
IOC - International Olympic Committee
Red Cross : Headquarter - Geneva
WHO : Headquarter - Geneva
Zika 'Virus' : End - Brazil
15th : Census - 2011
Teachers Day - 5 September
Literacy Day - 8 September
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International Teachers Day - 5 October
UNHRC : Head - Filipo Grandi
UNHRC : Headquarter - New York
Great Divide : Line 'Population' - 1921
After : 1921 - Continuous Increase in Population
Largest : Port - Jawaharlal Nehru 'Port' (Maharashtra)
Largest Coastline 'World' - Canada
Largest Coastline 'India' - Gujarat
Largest : South American 'Country' - Brazil
Largest : African 'Country' - Algeria
Myanmar : Part 'India' - 1937
Myanmar A.K.A Burma
Freedom 251 - Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd.
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VC: Du - Yogesh Tyagi
Chancellor: Du - Mohd. Hamid Ansari
Central Universities : 46
Fastest : Test Century - Brendon McCollum
Incredible India : Brand Ambassador - Narendra Modi
Dynamite 'Bomb' : Founder - Alfred Nobel
Anti-Corruption Day: 9 Dec.
Human Rights Day: 10 Dec.
1st : NHRC 'Chairman' - Ranganath Misra
Largest : Spice 'Producer' - India
Largest : Milk 'Producer' - India
Bhoodan Movement : 'Land' - Vinoba Bhave
1st : Magsaysay 'Award' - Vinoba Bhave
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Sericulture - Silk
Max. : Silk 'India' - Karnataka
Max. : Coffee 'India' - Karnataka
Father : Green Revolution 'India' - Swaminathan
Father : Green Revolution 'World' - Norman Borlaug
Largest : Production and Consumption 'Wheat' - Uttar Pradesh
Round Revolution - Potato
Fiber Revolution - Cotton
White Revolution - Milk
Pink Revolution - Sea Food
Red Revolution - Meat
Silver Revolution - Eggs
Golden Revolution - Honey
Yellow Revolution - Oil
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Patricide : Killing One's Father
Uxoricide : Killing One's Wife
Indigo Revolt : 1859
Vernacular Press Act : Lord Lytton
Father : Local Self Government : Lord Ripon
Purna Swaraj : 1929 (Lahore Session)
1st Time : Flag 'Host' - 1929
Civil Disobedience Movement : 1930
Dandi March : 1930 (Salt)
The Great Depression : Stock Market 'Crash'
The Great Depression : 1929 - 1939
During 'Dandi March' : Viceroy - Lord Irwin
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Communal Award = McDonald Award : Separate Communal Electorates
Peacock Throne : 'Build' by - Shah Jahan
Dual Govt. - Bengal
Battle of Panipat : 1526 - 1556 - 1761
Badshahnama : Shah Jahan
Alamgirnama : Aurangzeb
Ibn Battuta : 'Traveller' - Morocco
Morocco : Capital - Rabat
COBE - Cosmic Background Explorer (Satellite)
Sun : 'Core' - Corona
Sun : Outer Most 'Layer' - Photosphere
Sun 'Black Spots' : Photosphere
6 'Planets' : Rotation - West To East
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Venus : Rotation - East To West (Opposite)
Uranus : Rotation - North To South
Greenhouse 'Gas': Water Vapor. Methane. Carbon Dioxide.
Greenhouse 'Gas': Max. - Water Vapor
Earth - Venus : Twin 'Planets'
For : Quick Justice - Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
Strict Liability : Ryland's vs. Fletcher
Student is Minor and Stationary is Requirement, So Contrast is Enforceable.
Travel agent suffered loss of Rs. 80,000 because of no delivery of his car so car service
centre is liable to pay special damages and upto Rs. 80,000.
Actus Reus - Act
Mens Rea - Intention
Actus Non Facit Nisi Mens Sit Rea - Act Does Not Make Guilty Until Mind is Guilty
Ad Hoc - Specific Purpose
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Amicus Curiae - Friend of Court
Alibi - Elsewhere
Audi Alteram Partem - Nobody Should be Condemned Unheard
Bona Fide - Good Faith
Mala Fide - Bad Faith
Parliament Has Power To Amend Constitution : Golaknath vs. Punjab
Can't Change Basic Structure of Constitution : Keshavananda Bharti vs. Kerala
Non-Cooperation Movement : Start - 1920
End - 1922
Viceroy : During "Non-Cooperation Movement" : Lord Chelmsford
Andrews A.K.A Deenbandhu
Deenbandhu : "Andrews"
Raja Ram Mohan Roy : Against - "Sati Custom"
Viceroy : Repealed "Vernacular Press Act" - Lord Lytton
Vernacular - Local Language
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Founder - "Mahratha" & "Kesari" Newspaper
Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Founder - "Kesari" Newspaper
Yakshagana "Art Form" - Karnataka
Budhha : Born - "Lumbini"
Sunga "Dynasty" : After - "Maurya" Dynasty
1st : Buddhist Council - "Rajgriha"
Ibn Batuta "Traveller": During - "Mohd. Bin Tughlaq"
Ibn Batuta : Born - "Morocco"
Ibn Batuta : Book - "Rihala"
Indica (Book) : by - "Megasthenes"
Chera Kingdom : Kerala
Gregorian Calendar : We Follow "Gregorian Calendar"
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Saka Calendar : official Calendar - "India"
India : "Saka Calendar"
Difference: "Saka Calendar" and "Gregorian Calendar" - 78 Yrs.
Fahien : Visited India During - "Chandragupta 2"
Khajurao Temples : Built by - "Chandelas"
Chambal "River" - Rajasthan
Tungabhadra "River" - Karnataka
Beas "River" - Himachal
Kishenganga "River" - J&K
Teesta "River" - Sikkim
Nanda Devi "Peak" : Uttrakhand
Satpura Range : "Rajpipla" + "Maikal" + "Mahadeo" - Hills
Krishna "River" - Vijaywada "City"
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Largest Sugarcane Producer "India" - Uttar Pradesh
Planet : Without "Natural Satellite" – Mercury; Venus
Cotopaxi "Volcano" : Andes "Mountain" - Ecuador
Ring of Fire : Area "Pacific Ocean" - Where Earthquakes and Volcanoes Occur
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam : Krishna "River"
Krishna "River" : South-India
Largest Riverine Island : "Majuli" Island
Majuli "Island" : Brahmaputra (Assam)
Riverine Island District : Majuli "Island"
Indian Standard Time : 82.5 East "Longitude"
GST = UTC
Silent Valley "National Park" : Kerala
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Indian Astronomical Observatory : Ladakh
Constituent Assembly : Prepare "Constitution"
Constituent Assembly : President - Rajendra Prasad
Chairman "Drafting Committee" - B.R. Ambedkar
Advisor : B.N. Rau
1st President : Rajendra Prasad
1st Law-Minister : B.R. Ambedkar
1st Indian-Judge "ICJ" : B.N. Rau
Public Accounts Committee : 22 Members (15 Loksabha + 7 Rajyasabha)
Supreme Court : Started - 28 January 1950
Constitution of India: From - Govt. of India Act 1935
Emergency : 352 - 356 - 360
42nd Amendment 1976 : "Socialist" and "Secular" - Mini Constitution
Fundamental Duties : "Swaran Singh" Committee
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official-Language "Union of India" - Article 343
official-Language "Union of India" : "Hindi" and "English"
Amendment - Article 368
Uniform Civil Code : "Article 44" - Part 4
Fundamental Duties : "Article 51a" - Part 4a
Legislative Council "Vidhan Parishad" : 7 States
Nominated "Members" : President - Rajya Sabha : 12
Nominated "Members" : Governor - Legislative Council "Vidhan Parishad" : 1/6
Election Commission of India : Article 324