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UPSC Notes
Smart Cities Mission
🧤It is an initiative of the MoHUA launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on June 25, 2015.
🧤To promote cities that provide core infrastructure, and a clean and sustainable environment, 100 cities (to be developed as Smart Cities) have been selected through a two-stage competition (from January 2016 to June 2018).
🧤66 of the cities are small (less than 1 million population) and are implementing two-thirds of the projects.
It aims to:
🧤Drive economic growth through comprehensive work on social, economic, physical and institutional pillars of the city and
Improve the quality of life through smart solutions.
🧤Focus on sustainable and inclusive development by the creation of replicable models which act as lighthouses to other aspiring cities.
Popularly known as Dawki river, the Umngot river in Meghalaya is undisputedly the cleanest river in Asia with its crystal clear water. It originates from the Eastern Shillong Peak, which is located 1,800 m above sea level.
The river is in the village of Mawlynnong ("God's Own Garden") in Meghalaya, close to India’s border with Bangladesh, which is touted as Asia’s Cleanest Village.
Alongside cleanliness, the village has also achieved a rare feat — a 100% literacy rate.
It acts as a natural divide between Jaintia and Khasi hills, before finally flowing into Bangladesh.
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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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📣 Recruitment Notification:
Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Exam
▪️Total Posts - 17
▪️Apply by - 12th May
▪️Eligibility - LLB
▪️Pay Scale - Level J-1
(Basic - 77,840)
✅ Exam Dates
▪️Prelims - 9th July
▪️Mains - 19th August
📣 UPSC Assistant Commandant 2023 Notification
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Bonn Convention: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species within their migratory ranges. India is a signatory to this Convention.
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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.
📣 EPFO EO/AO & APFC
Exam on 02nd July, 2023
▪️EO/AO - 9.30 to 11.30 AM
▪️APFC - 2 PM to 4 PM
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