Prelims Facts March 2020 - May 2021

2020-04-02 23:12:18

Scotland - sanitary products free for women
EKAM fest under National Handicapped Finance Dev Corporation NHFDC promote craftsmanship
Eurasian Otter a Near Threatened - spotted in Chilka lake
Sahyadri Megha - paddy, resistant to blast disease, rich in nutrients.
Kishori Shakti Karyakram by young girls in Odisha to empower girls in slums
Women Transforming India Awards under ==NITI-Aayog==
WISTEMM program is implemented by DST to provide opportunities to Women Scientists
Attukal Pongala - large congregation of women in Bhagavathy temple aka Women’s Sabarimala, Trivandrum, Kerala #festival
CPCB - statutory org under Water Prevention and Control Act 1974 and also works under Air Prev and Control act of 1981.
Shared economy - peer to peer based sharing ie rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them
Gaur largest extant bovine - IUCN Vulnerable .
Right to property is both ==human and constitutional== right.
Cri MAC or Crime Multi Agency centre to share info b/w police forces on ==heinous crimes==
Giraffes IUCN Vulnerable
Oculudentavis khaungraae - smallest dinosaur discovered yet
A vulture restaurant was opened in PongDam Lake in HP. 1 st Vulture restaurant was at Phansad.
Circuit breaker to prevent market from crashing - halts trading of stocks.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs responsible for the collection of excise duty
MoEFCC has designated industries on the basis of Pollution index into Red, Orange, Green and White
University for Peace UPEACE is an intergov university estd by under UNGA and HQ Costa Rica
Devonian geological period 419 mya aka Number of years of Fishes
Rushikulya rookery coast is located in Odisha, Olive Ridleys nest there.
Cheti Chand - new year fest of Sindhi’s; Sajibu Cheiraoba of the Manipuris.
Arr Rinam - lockdown ritual observed in Arunachal by Galo tribes. Motor similar - Adi tribes in East Siang and Lower Dibang valleys
Operation Namaste by Army to combat Corona
Sodium Hypochlorite - bleaching agent
Op Sanjeevani - delivering medicines to Maldives
AarogySetu dev in PPP model
April 7 is world Health day
Gamosa - traditional cloth/cotton towel Assam
Samadhan - test ability of students to innovate
Bharat Padhe online - MHRD improve online education
Technology development Board TDB helps IN coys for adaptation of imported technology
YUKTI portal to monitor and record MHRD initiatives against COVID
Primordial Black Holes formed due to collapsing radiations during Big Bang phase
Virosomes : enveloped virus like particle - lack genetic material to replicate - used in vaccines
Kisan Rath app to facilitate foodgrains and perishables during lockdown
Blazars - celestial bodies that emit very bright lights
Milk Tea Alliance is pro-democracy alliance against Chinese propaganda
West Texas intermediate is a crude oil type #PrelimsPYQ
Matterhorn mountain in Alps range borders b/w Italy and Switzerland
Education for Justice E4J by UNDOC to promote culture of lawfulness
Anthurium - air purifying plant
Bank of Schemes, Ideas, Innovation and Research portal by Mo MSME to crowd source ideas etc
Kashmir Saffron GI tag - ==Laccha, Mongra and Gucchi== are types
KISAN SABHA APP - connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation mgt sys by CSIR
Thikri Pehra - community guarding in PUN, HAR
Atulya microwave steriliser for coronavirus
Saras Collection on Govt e-Marketplace for SHGs to list their products
Bishnu Sendra Parva - hunting festival in Jharkhand, Odisha and WB.
Arktika M sat by RUS to monitor Arctic climate
GARUD portal for drones operation clearances
Samudra Setu by IN Navy repatriate citizens from overseas
Vande Bharat to bring back IN citizens stranded abroad
Variola major and Variola minor causes Smallpox
Elongated tortoise and Sal forest tortoise - ==Critically Endangered== found in SE Asia, NE India
ELISA - testing kit for corona
Champions portal by MSME - make smaller units big, grievance redressal
Sohrai Khova painting - Hazaribagh GI tag
Telia Rumal Saree - Telangana
Dibang multipurpose project hydro-electric largest ever
Quinine Nongladew village in Meghalaya Quinine is extracted from bark of Cinchona, acts as antiarrhythmic agent
GOAL Going Online as Leader program by Mo Tribal Affairs w/ Facebook
NMIS - National Migrant Info sys by NDMA
Troglomyces Twitteri - parasitic ==fungus==
Pinanga Andamanensis, critically endangered palm tree of Andaman
Cicadas - insects age b/w 17yr or 13 yr
Adenovirus - weak common cold virus #PrelimsPYQ
Industry status to sport by Mizoram
Shahi Litchi from Muzaffarpur, Zardalu Mango from Bhagalpur GI tag
75 PVTGs - Katkari tribe of Gujarat, 9 are in Jharkhand #PrelimsPYQ
Puntius Sanctus new species of small freshwater fish
Bug bounty program for arogya setu app - rewards for Indians only
Charru Mussel mollusks invasive species native to South and Central America found in Kerala
WHO Foundation estd by WHO HQ in Geneva provide funds to WHO is legally separate from it
Committee meeting in RS and LS cannot be held on video conference. Rule 266 mandates it be held in Private
Band tail scorpionfish - Gulf of Mannar
National Career Service Project NCS by Mo Labour
National Productivity Council NPC - non-profit under Mo Industry estd 1958, reps from employers, workers, org and Gov.
Global Economic Prospects by World Bank #report
Changpa community rear Pashmina goats
Jaya Jaitly #Committee- examine issues related to Women age of motherhood, lower MMR, improve nutrition
Gairsain - summer Capital of Uttarakhand
3 mega ecological complexes ==Congo Basin, Amazon Rainforest and Coral Triangle==
Karkabhat—Megalithic burial site.
Dipadih—Temple Chattisgarh - 7th Century
Athirappilly hydro project Kerala - Chalakudy river
HeiQ Viroblock - textile technology added in final stage to tackle COVID
Lonar lake - meteorological strike created, pink coz salinity inc and bacterial growth(haloarchae)
PK Mohanty panel - review guidelines of ownership of private sector Banks #committee
Malathion - pesticide that is carcinogenic, kills insects by attacking nervous system used for locust prevention and is water soluble.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) - does not regulates ==production of crude oil and natural gas==. ^146725
Schizothorax sikusirumensis - new species of fish in Arunachal P
Dexamethasone - anti-inflammatory helps reduce deaths in certain COVID patients
Golden Langur - western Assam and Bhutan
Kumhar Sashaktikaran Program - KVIC ^e06589
Gaia hypothesis - living creatures and the physical world are in complex interacting system that maintains equilibrium
MP largest wheat producer in 2019 surpassing Punjab #important
Navigating the new normal - NITI AAyog
Sankalp Parva - Mo Culture to plant = 5 trees ^9293ea
CogX worlds largest event on AI in London
GLobba andersonii -plant rediscovered in Teesta river valley in Sikkim and West Bengal
Accelerate Vigyan #Scheme - thrust to high end scientific research by MST
Okavango delta, Kalahari desert, African Elephants, Cyanobacteria - Botswana
Karan 4 - sugarcane variety
Kisanrath - app by Do Agri and NIC identify transport facility for movt of farm produce
Atmanirbhar Bharat - innovation challenge, promotion of existing app and dev of new apps.
Vaartavali - Sanskrit news magazine by DD News
Golden Birdwing - largest butterfly in IN
Aatmanirbhar ==Skilled Employee Employer== Mapping ASEEM portal by MSDE
Itolizumab (rDNA origin), a monoclonal antibody
Ophiocordyceps sinensis - Himalayan viagra/aphrodisiac, fungus world’s most costliest
Ground Orchid rediscovered in Dudhwa TR - critically Endangered
Swarna Sub1 - rice variety water resistant
International Rice Institute - Manila
Longest sub-sea power cable b/w ==Britain - Denmark==
Tangams - tribe of Arunachal
APT29 cyber espionage group based in RUS, WellMess and WellMail are their malware names
Vertically transmitted infection - mother to child
Bathynomus raksasa supergiant isopod
Metamaterials - artificially crafted materials w/ unique microstructure, have non-natural properties
Indian Bullfrog - largest in Subcontinent
INDSAT - scholarship grant and admission to foreign students
Mausam app IMD
Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pampa/Pamba are 3 longest rivers of Kerala
Connect Central Asia by IN started 2012 political, security, economic and cultural
SKOCH is highest civilian honour by an independent org in the country
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) set up by ECOSOC in 1947 promote pan European economic integration,
Smart IN Hackathon by MHRD, AICTE every year
Dhole - Asiatic Wild Dog IUCN Endangered, KTaka, Maha, MP, CITES Appendix II, Sched II of WPA.
Agatti Island situated on coral atoll in Lakshadweep
Galapagos part of Ecuador
Pokkali rice, Kerala - saltwater resistant GI tag
Gandagi Mukt Bharat on 15 Aug
Suraksha National portal on Human Elephant Conflict
Business Confidence Index by National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), indicates Business sentiment
Loya Jigra - assembly of Aghan tribes, non-official decision making body
August 12 - 1st world Elephant Day
Papum Reserve Forest in Arunachal, hornbill habitat undergoing deforestation
SRIJAN MoD portal for indigenous production
Swasthya Portal by MoTA
Millenium Alliance - to test and scale COVID innovation by DST
Hari Path - NHAI to monitor plantation of trees along NH
Nuakhai Johar in Odisha - agricultural festival
National Council for transgender under 2019 Act, Chair - Mo Social Justice
Flavonoids phytonutrients responsbile for colours of fruits and vegetables
Bondas are tribal community living in Malkangiri hills of Odisha - PVTG
Pulikkali ‘play of the tigers’ folk art of Kerala
5 PVTGs in Andamans : Great Andamanese, Jarwas, Onges, Shompens and North Sentinelese
Channapatna toys GI tag Karnataka
Mundra port - Gulf of Kutch
Yanomami tribes that live in Brazil, Venezuela threat from Gold Miners
Gurupriya bridge Odisha
NSO data on literacy 2017-18; IN avg literacy rate is 77.7% Kerala most
data on education - 1/5 students take private coaching
Real Mango - illegal software for fast booking of railway reservation
Shikshak parv initiative by Mo Education
Reciprocal provision for supplies and services agreement b/w India - Japan
1619 project to commemorate 1st enslavement of African and their arrival in Virginia
Typhoon Haishen - Japan
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier
Phosphine flammable gas occurs from breakdwon of organic matter
Kharai camels aka Swimming Camels, separate breed
Nuclear power gen in IN by NPCIL, BHAVINI.
Vaishvik Bharitiya Vaigyanik VAIBHAV- summit of overseas and resident IN scientist
Chendamangalam Saree from Kerala GI tag
Didayi - PVTGs - Odisha
PASSEX exercise b/w IN and US
Worlds longest high altitude Shinkun La tunnel in HP
Javan, Sumatran and Black Rhinos are Critically End
Komodo dragon IUCN status is Vulnerable
JIMEX 20 b/w IN and JP
Saathi app by Mo Tourism,
biodiversity mapping in Mumbai
Naturopathy - combination of healthy diet, self help, breathing exercises, promote body’s own ability to heal itself
Decarbonisation and Energy transition agenda b/w IN Netherlands
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations CEPI multilateral org to ==accelerate dev of vaccines==
Adjuvant - immunological agent that improves immune response of vaccine
Purchasing Managers Index PMI for manufacturers and services sector, monthly
Abortelphusa Namdaphaensis - freshwater crab species
IN ==2nd largest== cotton producer, largest consumer 6 mil ton 23%
International Barcode of Life iBOL to unite DNA barcoding
Rudram - Anti-Radiation Missile
Kyrgyztan - Central Asia’s only democracy
Goa declared 1st Har Ghar Jal State, tap water connection to every household
Aquaponics both fishes and plants grown in integrated manner
Karman line - space begins here 100km, New Shepard - rocket to take tourist to space by Blue Origin
Red Light on Gadi off campaign - Delhi Gov
Rashtriya Ajeevika Mission - organise rural poor women into SHGs, supporting them to take economic activities
Israel Bahrain UAE to formalise diplomatic ties
Sadhana Pass - J&K
SCALE - Skill Certification Assessment for leather Employees India Android app
Asafoetida not cultivated in IN, imported from AFG, IR
Ind Spring Board to fund start ups
INS Kavaratti ASW corvette
CPI - Industrial Workers IW revised to 2016
Harpoon Coastal defense sys
Meri Saheli security of women by Railways
POWER - Promote Opportunities for Women in Exploratory research #scheme. To remove gender disparity. Launched by Science and Engineering Research Board of DST.
DHARMA ==Dam Health and Rehabilitation== Monitoring system, SHAISYS - Seismic hazard info system
16 psyche is an asteroid b/w Mars + Jupiter can be made entirely of metal
Nurturing neighborhoods challenge by MoHUA to imp life of young children, families etc
Luhri Hydro project on R. Satluj in HP
Data Maturity Assessment Framework DMAF by MoHUA
India Mobile Congress - by Do Telecom and Cellular Operators Association of IN
Silk production starting in NE states viz Sikkim
European Mink is Critically End
Urban Mobility IN conference by MoHUA
Haiderpur wetland in UP b/w Ganga and Solani rivers
26th CAA inserted Art 363A which is abolition of Privy Purse
Safaimitra Suraksha challenge by MoHUA for cities to switch to mechanised cleaning of sewers
Willow Warbler sighted first time in IN in Kerala. IUCN : LC.
PARAM Siddhi is largest mos powerful supercomputer in IN
2020 Booker prize to Douglas Stuart
Atal Faculty Dev Program train teachers of higher ed institutions
15th G20 summit in KSA
Sahakar Pragya help primary coop to play bigger role in Atmanirbhar bharat training by National Coop Dev Coorp NCDC
Ili Lewotolok erupted in Indonesia
Avadhanam - literary performance in Telugu, Kannada
National Monsoon Mission by Mo Earth Sciences
Indian peacock softshell turtle - Vulnerable
Green Charcoal Hackathon by NTPC
HL 2M ==Tokamak is CN largest nuclear== fusion reactor aka artificial sun
Tharu tribes live in Terai lowlands of Himalayas
Vadhvan port project to be IN 13th major port, Gujarat
Lakshdweep 1st UT to become organic after Sikkim
Investment promotion award by UNCTAD to Invest India
Partners in Population Development PPD - intergov org for south south coop, Secretariat in Dhaka,in the fields of reproductive health and family planning
Pobitora WS aka Mini Kaziranga in Assam
Better than cash alliance under UN capital Dev Fund
WHO pre qualification to find efficacy of vaccines
SEBI required top 1000 listed coys to have woman board mem
Dkapay - digital payment instrument by Do Post and Payment
Himalayan serow found in cold desert, IUCN Vulnerable also spotted in Assam
CMS 01 Com sat
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission CERC - statutory body, promote competition, efficiency, imp quality, promote investment etc
SolarWinds - Trojan cyberattack
Great Conjunction aka Christmas star when ==Saturn Jupiter== appear to meet together
Himalayan Trillium - herb IUCN Endangered
Leopards : IUCN Vulnerable, total pop is 12,852 (2018) most in MP > Ktaka > Maha in Schedule I of WPA 1972, Appendix I of CITES has 9 sub species of Leopard.
100% FDI in DTH
Mandatory physical verification of business premises for obtaining GST regtn
Kialuea Volcano - Hawaii
Good Governance Day Dec 25
BBX11 gene in plants helps facilitate greening
Monpa Handmade paper - Arunachal P
My Stamp scheme by India Post for personalised stamp
Dibru Saikhowa WS - known for White winged wood ducks and feral horses
8 Core Industries in decreasing order of weightage: Refinery Products > Electricity > Steel > Coal > Crude Oil > Natural Gas > Cement > Fertilizers.
Bharati and Maitry are 2 research stations of IN in Antarctica
TRIFOOD parks - food processing centre to promote food processing under Van Dhan Yojana MoTA
Market infrastructure Institutions MIIs - are stock exchanges, depositories etc.
Magnetotelluric survey - uses natural time variation b/w Earths magnetic and electric field to understand geological structure and process, used to design quake proof building
Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Org NIIO launched
Vanadium largest deposit in CN RUS RSA
Dzukou valley - located at Nagaland Manipur border
Makaravilakkau fest in Kerala
Desert Knight 21 bilateral air exercise b/w IAF and French Air Force
Indian Star Tortoise - Vulnerable
Risa - customary cloth from Tripura
Ex Kavach involving Army, Navy, AF and Coast Guard
Shramshakti Digital Data solution by MoTA + Goa Govt
Bharat Parv Organised during Republic Day Celebration under Mo Tourism
MSP for Copra given approval
Kala Utsav by Mo Education to promote arts in education
2.2 % of IN population suffers from some physical/mental disability
Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 - IN rank 105 by Fraser Institute
IN ranked 5th in global installed renewable energy capacity
Orobanche - hidden parasitic weed in mustard
KAPILA - program for IPR literacy
National Safety Council under Mo Labour
Brookesia nana - one of the smallest chameleons/reptiles
Sessa Orchid sanctuary in Arunachal P
Shatoot Dam build in AFG on Maidan river tributary of Kabul R.
Tholapavakkoothu - ==shadow puppetry== Kerala
Vigyan Jyoti Program - by DST to encourage girls to take STEM
Mandarin Duck spotted in Maguri Motapung beel in Assam
Dickinsonia - earliest known living animal’s fossil found in Bhimbetka
Sandes - instant messaging app by National Informatics Centre
Karlapat Sanctuary - Odisha, Barking Deer, MGS, Pangolin etc
E-Chhawani portal for all cantonment boards
Charminar built by Quli Qutb Shah in 1591
Tree City Status to Hyderabad #PrelimsPYQ
Black Footed forest cloned in US
Zolgensma - type of gene therapy
** National Urban Digital Mission NUDM** by MoHUA to make urban governance and service delivery as citizen centric
International Commission on Large Dams - NGO for exchange knowledge in Dam engineering, HQ in Paris
Asia Economic Dialogue AED - flagship of MEA
Surcharge is additional tax levied on existing tax, levied on income tax payable, rev solely retained by Centre
Waste to Wealth mission under PMSTIAC
Marine Spatial Planning agreement b/w IN and NOR
Udyog Manthan by DPIIT under Mo Commerce and Industry
Desert Flag hosted by UAE, IN participating for the first time
Bao Dhaan is red rice grown in Brahmaputra valley in Assam
Ramjet - used atmospheric O2, can carry bigger warhead as Oxidiser is not required
Pochampally Ikat given GI tag
Whale Shark IUCN Endangered
Maitri Setu built over Feni river flowing b/w IN and Ban
IN biggest floating solar power plant built in Ramagundam in Telangana
Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra by DPIIT to facilitate info dissemination to domestic investor
Project RE HAB - create bee fences to thwart elephant attacks by KVIC ^08401f
World Energy Transitions Outlook #Report by IRENA ^cfc24f
Van Dhan Vikas Yojana - Manipur emerged as model state
Catch the rain campaign by Mo Jal Shakti
Jaapi - Bamboo hat used in Assam
Pakal Dul Hydro project located in Marusudar river tributary of Chenab
UN Institute of Training and Research to train young diplomats.
Central Scrutiny Centre CSC by Mo Corporate Affairs for filings by users.
Shigmo - paddy harvest festival in Goa
Giga Mesh - wireless product for Low cost internet in rural areas.
Corbet has highest number of Tigers - 231
Saharan cheetah : Critically Endangered
Global Tiger Forum - only inter-governmental org promoting conservation of tiger
Leather back sea turtle worlds biggest sea turtle
Koalas become IUCN Endangered after bush fires
Asiatic Lions - Endangered