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Who said “Tilak is the father of Indian unrest”.
(A) V. Chirol
(B) Louis Fischer
(C) Web Miller
(D) Lord Reading
In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under ____.
(A) Liyakat Ali
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(D) Lord Mountbatten
The inter - operable criminal justice system (ICJS) is implemented by the
(A) Ministry of labour and employment
(B) Ministry of corporate Affairs
(C) Ministry of law and justice
(D) Ministry of Home affairs
According to article 233 of the constitution, a district judge is appointed by the
(A) Chief justice of the state High court
(B) Governor of the state
(C) Chief minister of the state
(D) none of the above
In eye donation, which one of the following parts of the donor’s eye is utilized?
(a) Cornea
(b) Lens
(c) Iris
(d) Retina
The aim of Setu Bharatam Programme of Government of India is:
(A) To build bridges that connect coastal areas
(B) To build bridges on national highways
(C) To build bridges across rivers and seas for transportation of goods
(D) To build bridges in rural area
The new book, “The Maverick Effect” narrates the formation of
which Indian institution?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NASSCOM
[C] ISRO
[D] FICCI
In which of these countries is the Gobi Desert located?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Chile
(C) Mongolia & China
(D) Japan
Under the Start-up India scheme, the government of offers _____.
A. Easy Registration
B. Tax Exemption
C.No Inspection
D. All of the above
Gas Molecules That Absorb Thermal Infrared Radiation and Are Present in Large Quantity to Alter the Climate System Is Known As
(a) Greenhouse gases
(b) Beta radiations
(c) Alpha radiations
(d) Ozone gases
01 MAY : International Labour Day or International Worker’s Day or May Day.
🔷 Labour Day is a day that unites workers together and the day aims to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.
🔷 India's first Labour day was celebrated in 1923 in Chennai.
🔷 May 1 is also Maharashtra Day & Gujarat Day
#River_India
PENISULAR RIVER SYSTEM
▪️ The Penisular rivers are much older than Himalayan Rivers.
▪️ Penisular Rivers are Non - Perennial Rivers.
▪️ Rivers have reached their Mature stage and have almost reached the Base level.
▪️ Characterised by Broad and shallow valleys.
▪️ Water divide in Penisular rivers forms by Western ghats.
▪️ Velocity and load carrying capacity is low due to Low gradient.
▪️ East flowing rivers make deltas at their mouth while West flowing rivers make Estuaries.
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First Ever Census on Water Bodies in India
•The Ministry of Jal Shakti has conducted the first-ever census of water bodies across the nation.
•The census provides a comprehensive inventory of India's water resources, including natural and man-made water bodies like ponds, tanks, lakes, and more, and to collect data on the encroachment of water bodies.
•The Census also highlighted disparities between rural and urban areas and varying levels of encroachment and revealed crucial insights into the country's water resources.
•The census was launched under the centrally sponsored scheme, “Irrigation Census” in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation Census in order to have a comprehensive national database of all water bodies.
•The information on all important aspects of the water bodies including their type, condition, status of encroachments, use, storage capacity, status of filling up of storage, etc was collected.
•It covered all the water bodies located in rural as well as urban areas that are in-use or not in-use.
•The census also took into account all type of uses of water bodies like irrigation, industry, pisciculture, domestic/ drinking, recreation, religious, ground water recharge etc.
The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged strenuous physical work is caused by ____.
(A) The accumulation of lactic acid
(B) The depletion of glucose
(C) Minor wear and tear of muscle fibres
(D) A decrease in the supply of oxygen
Dadasahab phalk Award given by which ministery?
(A) Home ministry
(B) Foreign Ministry
(C) Ministry of information and technology
(D) Ministry of culture
The first Famine Commission was constituted under ____.
(A) Campbell commission
(B) MacDonnell Commission
(C) Strachey commission
(D) Lyall commission
Which is Not Naturally Occurring Greenhouse Gas?
(a) Nitrous oxide
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Ethane
Terra rossa soil is obtained in
(A) Savanna region
(B) Limestone region
(C) Taiga region
(D) None of the above
Burning of Fossil Fuels Results In
(a) Increased oxygen level
(b) Decreases greenhouse gases
(c) Increased greenhouse gases
(d) Increased ethane level
Though a cheque resembles a bill of exchange in many respects but it is also a different instrument in other respects. Point out which one of the following statements regarding difference between cheque and bill of exchange is incorrect.
(A) A cheque does not require acceptance but a bill of exchange requires it.
(B) A cheque is not intended for circulation but bill of a exchange is intended.
A cheque is not entitled to some days of grace but it is in case of bill of exchange.
(D) A cheque is dishonored by non-acceptance but this is not so in case of bill of exchange.
India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2021) revealed that the total forest and tree cover of the country is 8,09,537 square kilometres (which is 24.62 percent of the geographical area of the country) compared to 7,94,245 sq km (24.16 percent) in ISFR 2015. T
his is an increase of 15,292 sq km of forest and tree cover of the country.
#forest #GS3 #environment
To whom did Mahatma Gandhi give the title ‘Deen Bandhu’?
(A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C) CF Andrews
(D) Rajendra Prasad
In which of the following cases , the supreme court has issued specific guidelines regarding arrest ?
(A) Vishakha v state of Rajasthan
(B) A.R Antulsy's Case
(C) D.K Basu's case
(D) Nandini Satpathy 's case
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▪️Eligibility - LLB
▪️Pay Scale - Level J-1
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✅ Exam Dates
▪️Prelims - 9th July
▪️Mains - 19th August
📣 UPSC Assistant Commandant 2023 Notification
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📣 BPSC Vacancy Notification : Assistant Divisional Fire Officer
✅ Total Post: 21
UPSC CAPF(AC) 2023
Total no. of seats 322
Last date to apply: 16th may