8 States cut through Tropic of Cancer: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattishgarh, Jharkhand, West

Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram

Common name of agnes gonxha bojaxhiu is Mother Teresa..
isohel hel means helion equal sunshine duration
world bank group:- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Development
Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)..
Pros of DBT: 1.. Leakage, Delays are prevented. 2. Reduces Corruptions and black money issue. 3. Reduces
economical inequalities in rural areas as everyone gets theire share rightfully. 4. Reducing the government expense
on PDS, Cooperative society, bureaucracy to distribute scholarships etc. 5. Reduces time,energy and money of
people to get their money/commodity. 5. Encourage free and fair market structure. Earlier subsidised grains entering
market through backdoor used to distort the price in market. 6. More circulation of money in economy which will lead
to atleast 0.5% growth in GDP. 7. Govt can better focus on other issues and not engaging in distribution. 8.
Transportation charge for FCI and NABARD subsidies for warehouses will be reduced. 9. Slowly importance of MSP
will reduce while price a farmer would fetch will increase which is win-win situation for farmers, Also non-food crops
will get importance which is issue right now in India. 10. Financial institutions will pay attention in rural area once
people will have cash in their hand. 11. Health facility will get better with private hospital giving facilities once people
will have money to get treatment.
Same is helpful from mains perspective as well
Diclofenac is lethal to vultures as it causes Kidney Failure in them.
Brackish lake: water of that lake is more saline than fresh water but less than sea water - brackish water-mix water
(fresh+salty)
Nai Manzil - scheme has already been introduced at Patna and Motihari in Bihar and Bhandup in Mumbai.
Plan to cover entire Indian madarsas in phased manner.
Queen's land forest in north east Australia
cancun is in mexico.
Lakshadweep Arabian sea
andaman nicobar bay of bengal
Suez canal joins Mediterranean sea to red sea
Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre & Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit with effect from
1st April, 2015 for five years

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has
given its approval for Interest Equalisation Scheme (earlier called Interest Subvention Scheme) on Pre & Post
Shipment Rupee Export Credit with effect from 1st April, 2015 for five years. The scheme will be evaluated after
three years.
 The following are the features of the Interest Equalisation Scheme:

(i) The rate of interest equalisation would be 3 percent. The scheme would be available to all exports of
MSME. Scheme would not be available to merchant exporters.

(iii) The scheme would be funded from the funds available with Department of Commerce under non-plan
during 2015-16 and the restructured scheme would be funded from plan side from 2016-17 onwards,

(iv) Ministry of Commerce & Industry may place funds in advance with RBI for requirement of one month
and reimbursement can be made on a monthly basis through a revolving fund system,

(v) On completion of three years of operation of the scheme, Department of Commerce may initiate a
study on impact of the scheme on export promotion and its further continuation. The study may be done
through one of the IIMs.
Answer a)
strait of gibraltar is 14.3 km wide between Spain in north and Morocco in south
montreal protocol is about protection of ozone layer. vienna convention,1961 is about diplomatic relations between
two countries. Hague Convention is a multi lateral treaty that provides an expeditious method to return a child
internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another.
Asteroid: Large chunk of rock located between Mars and Jupiter Meteor- Refers to the flash of light caused by
Debris and not the debris Meteoroid- The debris is called meteoroid Meteorite- If Meteoroid reaches the surface of
earth Comets are covered with Ice, methane ammonia, and other compounds that develop fuzzy cloud like shell
called coma- tail when they orbit close to sun-originate from Oort cloud Asteroid Families: Based on Orbital
Characteristics: Trojan Family: Located in Jupiter orbit There are two points where there is a balance between the
gravity of Sun and Jupiter and lot of asteroids are situated there Apollo Family: Near solar orbit Earth crossing-
possibility of Impact Amor family: Mars crossing orbit but never reach earth- they may evolve into Apollo Hirayama
Family: Asteroid cluster broken from a single asteroid Atiras: Strictly inside earth orbit Athens: Cross Earth orbit
Type: Metal(M-type), Carbonaceous (C-type), Silicate( S-type, E.g. Gaspra, Dactyl
Marshall islands which are in the Pacific Ocean accused India of having a nuclear stock pile stating that it is against
human justice and took the matter to the ICJ. India countered that the claim is beyond the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
Marshall Islands filed the case against India & also against Pakistan and the UK for not taking steps to end the
nuclear arms race or nuclear disarmament in the world court(international court of justice). additional:- The Marshall
Islands was the site of atomic bomb tests by the United States after World War II and it was trying to force the
nuclear powers to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons from 1970.
The constitutional body is the body that has its name mentioned in the Indian constitution. It derives
power directly from the constitution. Any type of change in the mechanism of this body needs a
constitutional amendment. Example: UPSC, Finance commission, National commission for SC/ST etc.
kathak-uttarpradesh, kathakali, mahiniyattam-kerala, kuchipudi-andhra Pradesh, Bharat natyam- Tamil nadu,
manipuri-manipur, odissi-odisa, sattriya-Assam..
Ratification of India membership of Commonwealth in may 1949. National flag was adopted on 22july,1947. National
anthem was adopted on 24 January 1950. National song was adopted on January 24, 1950. Elected Dr. Rajendra
prasad as first president of India on 24 January, 1950. All above things performed by Constituent Assembly.
Estabhished by UNFCCC in 2010 in south Africa but adopted in 2011 - Answer a)
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund within the framework of the UNFCCC founded as a mechanism to assist
developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The GCF is based in the
new Songdo district of Incheon, South Korea. It is governed by a Board of 24 members and initially supported by a
Secretariat.
"The Green Climate Fund will support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing country
Parties using thematic funding windows".
MJO:- Madden Julian Oscillation ITCZ:- Inter Tropical Convergrnce Zone