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Sample Passage 1 - 22nd Law Commission

The 22nd Law Commission will get very little time to delve into the sensitive subject of a uniform civil code for the
country if the government decides to seek its recommendation on the issue. The Law Commission is constituted
for three years and the 22nd Law Commission was notified on February 24, 2020 but key vacancies in the panel,
including that of the chairperson, are to be filled up, sources in the government said. BJP Lok Sabha member
Nishikant Dubey had raised the issue of the importance of having a uniform civil code in a Zero Hour reference in
December last year. Responding to the issue, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote to Dubey in January, saying [1] of the
Constitution provides that State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the
territory of India. In view of the importance of the subject matter and sensitivity involved and it requiring an in-
depth study of the provisions of various personal laws governing different communities, a proposal to examine
issues relating to uniform civil code and to make recommendations has been forwarded to the 21st Law
Commission of India," he said. However, the term of the 21st Law Commission ended on August 31, 2018. "The
matter may take up by the 22nd Law Commission of India," Rijiju said. In June 2016, the Union law ministry had
asked the 21st law panel to examine matters in relation to uniform civil code. After detailed research and a number
of consultations held over the course of two years, the Commission had issued a consultation paper on reform of
family laws in India
1. Consider the following statements about the Law Commission of India
(I) The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955.
(II) The Chairman of this commission was Mr. M. C. Setalvad.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) II only
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II

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2. Connotation [1], in the passage replaces -
(a) Article 40 (b) Article 43 (c) Article 44 (d) Article 50
3. Who is appointed as the chairman of the 22 Law Commission?
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(a) Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan (b) Justice D. K. Jain

(c) Justice B. P. Jeevan Reddy (d) Justice Rituraj Awasthi
4. Which among the following is the function of Law Commission?
(a) To research and advise the Government of India on legal reforms
(b) To make Laws on behalf of the Central government of India
(c) Enacts new legislation as to attain the objectives set out in the Preamble
(d) To Repeal laws which are no longer relevant
5. Who appoints the chairman of the law commission?
(a) President (b) Chief Justice of India (c) Central government (d) Governor
6. By which of the following Charter Act, the first Law Commission was established?
(a) Charter Act of 1793 (b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Act of 1833 (d) Charter Act of 1853
7. Which kind of body is law commission of India?
(a) Constitutional (b) Statutory
(c) Executive (d) None of the Above
Explanations and Answers:
1. Ans. c-
Explanation. The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1955. The Chairman of this
commission was Mr. M. C. Setalvad, who was also the First Attorney General of India. The term of this commission
was established as three years.
2. Ans. c
Explanation. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the formulation of one law for India, which would be applicable
to all religious communities in matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption. The code comes under
Article 44 of the Constitution, which lays down that the state shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for
the citizens throughout the territory of India.
3. Ans. d
Explanation. Retired High Court Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi has been appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd
law commission of India which was constituted in 2020.
4. Ans. a
Explanation. Law commission is Ad hoc in nature. It works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The Commission's function is to research and advise the Government of India on legal reform, and is composed of
legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. It recommends for the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments,
suggesting enactment of new legislation as may be necessary to implement the Directive Principles and to attain
the objectives set out in the Preamble of the Constitution.
5. Ans. c
Explanation. Law Commission of India is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India. It
is composed of legal experts, and headed by a retired judge. Central government appoints the Chairman of the law
commission.
6. Ans. c
Explanation. The first Law Commission was established during the British regime in 1834 by the Charter Act of
1833.
7. Ans. c
Explanation. Law Commission of India is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body, it is an executive body
established by an order of the Government of India.

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Sample Passage 2 - The office of CJI
Hate speeches need to be stopped as they have sullied the atmosphere in the country, Chief Justice of India UU Lalit
said during the hearing of a plea which contended that the Centre was not taking any action against those making
hate speeches. Petitioner Harpreet Mansukhani alleged that a hate speech exhorted people to 'make India a Hindu
rashtra before 2024 general elections'. The petitioner claimed that he had cited confessions of senior BJP leaders
that allegedly said 'minorities were killed'. Hearing the case along with Justice S Ravindra Bhat, the CJI initially
observed that normal criminal law proceedings have to be undertaken in such cases. "Normal criminal proceedings
have to be undertaken in the cases. We have to see who is involved and who is not. The petitioner contended that
the court should intervene and pass directions to prevent such hate speeches. "For a court to take cognizance of
this, we need factual background. We need some samples of cases. Otherwise it is a random petition," the CJI said.
The petitioner said that he will file an affidavit citing instances of hate speeches. Agreeing to the submission the
bench adjourned the case to November 1.
8. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
(a) Prime Minister (b) Central government
(c) Judges of Supreme court (d) President
9. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
(a) K. G. Balakrishnan (b) M. Patanjali Shastri
(c) Bijan Kumar Mukherjee (d) H. J. Kania
10. Which of the following Chief Justice of India served as the Acting President of India?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatullah (b) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(c) Justice Rajendra Gadkar (d) Justice H.J. Kania
11. Four senior judges of the Supreme Court mounted a virtual revolt in media, showing dissatisfaction against
which chief justice?
(a) Dipak Misra (b) Ranjan Gogoi
(c) Sharad Arvind Bobde (d) N. V. Ramana
12. Who among them is the longest serving CJI of India?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatullah (b) Hon’ble Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(c) Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (d) Hon’ble Justice K.N. Wanchoo
13. Who is the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority (NLSA)?
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) District Civil Court Judge
(c) High Court Chief Justice (d) Supreme Court Judge
14. Which of the following is not included in the qualification for being a judge in the Supreme Court?
(a) He/she should be a citizen of India.
(b) He should be a respected jurist in the eyes of Parliament
(c) He/she must be a judge in the High Court for at least 5 years
(d) He/ She should be a lawyer in the High Court for at least 10 years
15. Which of the following statement/(s) is untrue?
(a) Hon’ble Mr. Justice. N V Ramana has been 48th Chief Justice of India.
(b) Hon’ble Mr. Justice. U U Lalit has been 49th Chief Justice of India.
(c) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kamal Narain Singh had the shortest tenure as Chief Justice of India.
(d) None of the above
Explanations and Answers:
8. Ans. d
Explanation. It is the President who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court under art-124. The Chief Justice of
India is appointed by the President on the advice of judges of Supreme Court and High Court.
9. Ans. d
Explanation. Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Chief Justice of India.

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10. Ans. a
Explanation. Mohammad Hidayatullah was the 11th Chief Justice of India. He had also served as the Acting
President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982.
11. Ans. a
Explanation. In an unprecedented act, four senior judges of the Supreme Court held a press conference and publicly
accused Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra of selectively assigning cases to judges of his choice without any rational
basis.
12. Ans. c
Explanation. Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, the 16th chief justice, is the longest-serving chief justice, serving over
seven years (February 1978 – July 1985).
13. Ans. a
Explanation. The Chief Justice of India (CJI), is also the Patron-in-chief of the National Legal Services Authority.
14. Ans. b
Explanation. In order to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must
have been: for at least five years, a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, or an Advocate
of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession for at least 10 years or he must be, in the opinion of
the President, a distinguished jurist.
15.Ans. d
Explanation. All the statements mentioned in options (a),(b) and (c) are factually correct, hence option (d) is the
correct answer.

Sample Passage 3 - UNFCCC – COP 27: Mangrove Alliance for Climate

The Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which wrapped up in
the early hours of Sunday at the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, set things in motion that will have far-
reaching implications for the international climate negotiations. It kicked off with the demand by the developing
countries, especially least developed countries (LDCs) and small island nations, to set up a ‘Loss and Damage’ fund
to compensate them for climate disasters. These countries, which have contributed the least to global. Union
minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav called COP a "historic COP" adding that "the
world has waited far too long for the 'loss and damage fund' agreement. In his remarks at the closing session of
the Conference, Yadav welcomed the transition to a Sustainable Lifestyle and sustainable patterns of consumption.
He stated that India welcomes efforts to address climate change. Addressing the Egyptian Presidency, Bhupender
Yadav called it a "historic COP" where an agreement was made for a "loss and damage funding" arrangement. He
noted that the world has waited "far too" long for the loss and damage funding agreement.
16. With reference to Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) consider the following statements:
1) MAC is being led by India.
2) The alliance aims to educate and spread awareness worldwide on the role of mangroves in curbing global
warming.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched at which COP?
(a) COP 20 (b) COP 24
(c) COP 27 (d) COP 28

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18. Statement 1: Mangrove vegetation can survive in saline water.
Statement 2: It is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Statement 3: Sundari is a well-known species of tree of this vegetation.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
19. Which among the following is the largest Mangrove Forest in the world?
(a) Sundarbans Mangrove (b) Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
(c) Florida Mangroves (d) Bahia Mangroves
20. The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC will be hosted by
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) UAE
(c) Kazakhstan (d) South Africa
21. Which one of the following statements about the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change is not correct?
(a) The fund is meant to assist national and State level activities to meet the cost of adaptation measures.
(b) This scheme has been taken as a Central Sector Scheme.
(c) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund.
(d) The scheme has been in force since 2015-2016.
22. The Global Shield against Climate Risks has been launched at COP27 in Egypt. It will be funded by
(a) Green Climate Fund (b) World Bank Group
(c) New Development Bank (d) National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change
Explanations and Answers:
16. Ans. b
Explanation.
Statement 1: Statement is incorrect. MAC is being led by UAE and Indonesia.
Statement 2: It seeks to educate and spread awareness worldwide on the role of mangroves in curbing global
warming and its potential as a solution for climate change.
17. Ans. c
Explanation. Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference
(COP27).
18. Ans. d
Explanation. Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystem found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical inter-tidal
regions of the world. Sundari tree (Heritiera fomes) is a species of mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae. Its
common names include sunder, sundri, jekanazo and pinlekanazo. These are abundantly found in Andaman and
Nicobar.
19. Ans. a
Explanation. Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The total area is nearly 10,000 km2. In
addition, it is at the side of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. The area of Bangladesh
part is 6,017 km2. The most plentiful of trees are Sundri and Gewa.
20. Ans. b

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Explanation. The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC will convene from 30
November to 12 December 2023. It will take place in the United Arab Emirates.
21. Ans. c
Explanation. The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in August, 2015. It is a
central sector scheme. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is the National
Implementing Entity (NIE) of the scheme. The NAFCC aims to support implementation of concrete adaptation
activities to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. This includes projects related to agriculture, animal
husbandry, forestry, tourism etc.
22. Ans. b
Explanation. It is a joint initiative of G7 and V20. Purpose: The initiative will provide pre-arranged financial support
designed to be quickly deployed during climate disasters. Funding: World Bank Group has announced a Global
Shield Financing Facility to support the Global Shield against Climate Risks.

Sample Passage 4 - The Economic Survey 2021-22

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the economic survey 2021-22 in Lok Sabha. Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman on January 31 presented the Economic Survey that details the state of the economy ahead of
the Government's Budget for the fiscal year beginning [1]. CEA [2] address a press conference in New Delhi
presenting the highlights of Economic Survey. The Economic Survey for 2021-22, tabled by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, expects the GDP to grow by 9.2% this year and [3] in 2022-23, even as it
expressed concerns about the implications of hardening inflation and energy prices. Ahead of the Union Budget
2022-23, Indian industry has urged the government to offer incentives for creating jobs, including special sops
under the [4] schemes already announced. The Economic Survey 2021-22 has stressed on the need for a simplified
procedure for voluntary liquidation of companies. “There is a case for simplifying the problems in the Voluntary
Liquidation process, to improve ease of exit for business,” the Survey said. “Apart from simplifying the issues in
the various steps in the processes, there is a need for the creation of a single window for the entire process,” it
added.
23. As per Economic Survey 2021-22, which of the following is correct-
(i) In the passage [3] is replaced by 8 to 8.5 %.
(ii) India has a Forex Reserve of 633.6 Billion USD.
(iii) Fiscal deficit for the year 2020-21 was 6.9%
(iv) 44 Indian start-ups have achieved unicorn status in 2021.
(v) In the passage [4] is replaced by PM Gati Shakti
(a) (i) (iii) (v) (b) (i) (ii) (iv) (v) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (d) All of these
24. Annual financial statement is caused to be laid before both the houses of Parliament by the _____?
(a) Prime Minister (b) Finance Minister
(c) President (d) Department of Economic Affairs
25. Which of the following statement is correct-
(i) ‘Budget’ word is mentioned under Article 112 of the Constitution of India.
(ii) Economic Survey is presented after presentation of budget in the parliament.
(iii) Economic Survey is separated from union budget in the year 1964.
(iv) Economic Survey consists of the economic statistics of the upcoming year.
(a) (i) (iii) and (iv) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (iii) only (d) (i) (ii) and (iv)

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26. Which of the following replace [2] in the passage-
(a) Krishnamurthy Subramaniam (b) V Anantha Nageshwaran
(c) Arvind Subramaniam (d) Vijay Raghavan
27. What is the theme of Economic Survey 2021-22?
(a) Saving Lives and Livelihood (b) Sustainable Livelihood
(c) Agile Approach (d) Atmanirbharta aur Amrit Kaal
Explanations and Answers:
23. Ans. c
Explanation. The following points are a must know for a law aspirant.
• GDP projected to grow 8.0-8.5 percent in 2022-23
• Foreign Exchange Reserve touches US$ 633.6 BILLION on 31st December, 2021
• Fiscal Deficit in the current year is estimated at 6.9 per cent of GDP as against 6.8 per cent projected in
the Budget Estimates. The Fiscal Deficit in 2022-23 is estimated at 6.4 per cent of GDP, which is
consistent with the broad path of fiscal consolidation announced by me last year to reach a fiscal deficit
level below 4.5 per cent by 2025-26” announced the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament.
• Unicorn companies are those that reach a valuation of $1 billion without being listed on the stock
market and are the dream of any tech start up. As per economic survey 44 new start-ups have achieved
unicorn status in 2021. Currently there are 107 unicorns in India.
• Indian industry has urged the government to offer incentives for creating jobs, under Production Linked
Incentive Scheme. The scheme shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base
year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a
period of five (5) years subsequent to the base year as defined.
Hence (i) (ii) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
24. Ans. c
Explanation. According to Article 112, The President of India is responsible of presenting Budget in the Lok
Sabha. However, Article 77 (3) says the union Finance Minister of India has been made responsible by the
President of India to prepare the annual financial statement and present it in Parliament.
25. Ans. c
Explanation. The following points are a must know for a law aspirant.
• Under Article 112 Annual Financial Statement is mentioned, nowhere the word ‘Budget’ is mentioned.
• Economic Survey is presented one day before the presentation of Annual Financial Statement for the year.
• The first Economic Survey of India was presented in 1950-51 as part of the Union Budget. After 1964 it
was separated from the Budget and presented each year during the Budget Session before the
presentation of the budget.
• The Survey analyses the trends in agricultural and industrial production, infrastructure, employment,
money supply, prices, imports, exports, foreign exchange reserves and other relevant economic factors
that have a bearing on the Budget. It consists of the economic statistics of the previous year.
Hence (i) (ii) and (v) are incorrect and (iii) and (iv) are only correct options.
26. Ans. b
Explanation. VA Nageshwaran appointed as Chief Economic Advisor of India after his predecessor K
Subramanian stepped down after completion of his three-year term.
27. Ans. c
Explanation. The central theme of this year's Economic Survey is the “Agile approach”, implemented through
India's economic response to the COVID-19 Pandemic shock

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sample P assage 1 - 22nd Law Commission ............................................................................. 1
Sample P assage 2 - The office of CJI ...................................................................................... 2
Sample P assage 3 - UNFCCC – COP 27: Mangrov e Alliance for Climate ............................... 4
Sample P assage 4 - The Economic Surv ey 2021-22 ................................................................ 6
P assage 1 - International Space Station .................................................................................. 8
P assage 2 - Delimitation Commission ...................................................................................... 9
P assage 3 - India Srilanka R elations ..................................................................................... 11
P assage 4 - Blue Economy ...................................................................................................... 12
P assage 5 - Air India .............................................................................................................. 13
P assage 6 - BrahMos .............................................................................................................. 15
P assage 7 - WTO and GATT.................................................................................................... 16
P assage 8 - IT Act ................................................................................................................... 18
P assage 9 - Iran Nuclear Agreement ..................................................................................... 19
P assage 10 - Env ironment Day ............................................................................................... 20
P assage 11 - Shanghai Cooperation Organization ............................................................... 22
P assage 12 - Inflation ............................................................................................................. 23
P assage 13 - Manned Missions .............................................................................................. 24
P assage 14 - World Food Safety Index .................................................................................. 25
P assage 15 - GST R egime ....................................................................................................... 27
P assage 16 - Britain’s P olitical Situation ............................................................................... 28
P assage 17 - Non-P erforming Assets ..................................................................................... 29
P assage 18 - Army Ov erv iew ................................................................................................. 31
P assage 19 - P M Jan Arogya Yojna ....................................................................................... 32
P assage 20 - Monkey P ox ....................................................................................................... 34
P assage 21 - Uniform Civ il Code ............................................................................................ 35
P assage 22 - Super Computer ................................................................................................ 37
P assage 23 – Jagannath Temple, P uri ................................................................................... 38
P assage 24 – G-20 .................................................................................................................. 39
P assage 25 - ASEAN ............................................................................................................... 41
P assage 26 - New Education P olicy ...................................................................................... 43
P assage 27 – Foreign Direct Inv estment................................................................................. 44

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P assage 28 – Election Commission of India ............................................................................ 46
P assage 29 – P residential Election ......................................................................................... 47
P assage 30 – Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 ................................................................................. 49
P assage 31 – WTO Ministerial Conference ............................................................................. 50
P assage 32 – Har Ghar Tiranga ............................................................................................. 52
P assage 33 – Inv estigativ e Agencies ...................................................................................... 54
P assage 34 – Tiger Conserv ation ............................................................................................ 55
P assage 35 – INS Vikrant Commissioned ............................................................................... 57
P assage 36 – ISRO in the year 2022 ....................................................................................... 58
P assage 37 – NITI Aayog ........................................................................................................ 60
P assage 38 – Global Biodiv ersity Conclav e ........................................................................... 62
P assage 39 – Office of CJI ...................................................................................................... 63
P assage 40 – Child P rotection Agencies ................................................................................. 65
P assage 41 – Bio Economy ...................................................................................................... 67
P assage 42 – P DS and MSP .................................................................................................... 68
P assage 43 – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav ................................................................................ 70
P assage 44 - NATO ................................................................................................................. 72
P assage 45 – China Taiw an Issue ........................................................................................... 73
P assage 46 – Indigeneous P eople .......................................................................................... 75
P assage 47 – 12th Defence Ex po ............................................................................................ 76
P assage 48 - Council for Scientific and Industrial R esearch (CSIR ) ....................................... 78
P assage 49 – Vigilance Commission ....................................................................................... 79
P assage 50 – AI and Block Chain Technology ........................................................................ 81
P assage 51 – Technological P olicies ...................................................................................... 83
P assage 52 – Env ironmental P ollution ................................................................................... 84
P assage 53 – Forest R ights ..................................................................................................... 86
P assage 54 – Security of Coastal Areas of India .................................................................... 88
P assage 55 – India Bangladesh R elations ............................................................................. 90
P assage 56 - R eserv e Bank of India ...................................................................................... 91
P assage 57 – Vice P residential Election ................................................................................. 94
P assage 58 - Biofuel ............................................................................................................... 95
P assage 59 – I2U2 ................................................................................................................... 96

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P assage 60 - MSME ................................................................................................................. 98
P assage 61 – One Nation One R ation Card ......................................................................... 100
P assage 62 – ISRO ‘s Launching Vehicles ............................................................................ 102
P assage 63 – Nano Urea and fertilizers ............................................................................... 103
P assage 64 – Information Commission ................................................................................. 105
P assage 65 – Indus Water Treaty ......................................................................................... 107
P assage 66 – Agnipath Scheme ............................................................................................ 109
P assage 67 – Schemes related to Women ............................................................................ 110
P assage 68 - P radhan Mantri Aadi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) ................................. 112
P assage 69 – P rogrammes relating Cleaning of riv er Ganga ............................................. 113
P assage 70 – Financial Action Task Force ............................................................................ 115
P assage 71 – P inaka R ocket and DR DO............................................................................... 116
P assage 72 – International Monetary Fund ......................................................................... 118
P assage 73 – Air P ollution and Summits to combat it .......................................................... 120
P assage 74 – Spread of Tuberclosis and initiativ es by Gov ernment ................................... 122
P assage 75 - Sw achh Bharat Mission Grameen and Sw achhata Sarv ekshan .................... 123
P assage 76 – 26 New R amsar Wetland sites in India .......................................................... 125
P assage 77 – Hydrogen Energy ............................................................................................ 127
P assage 78 - Gross Domestic P roduct .................................................................................. 129
P assage 79 – Digital India Initiativ es ................................................................................... 130
P assage 80 - United Nations Conv ention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ................... 132
P assage 81 - Global Gender Gap R eport 2022 released .................................................... 134
P assage 82 – Various Vaccines and Initiativ es .................................................................... 135
P assage 83 – B3W Initiativ e launched in G20 Summit 2021................................................ 137
P assage 84 – P M SHRI .......................................................................................................... 139
P assage 85 – WTO Ministerial Conference ........................................................................... 140
P assage 86 - Economic Surv ey 2021-22 ............................................................................... 142
P assage 87 – India – China – Taiw an ties ............................................................................ 144
P assage 88 – P M Gati Shakti Yojna ...................................................................................... 146
P assage 89 - Human Dev elopment Index (HDI) 2021 ......................................................... 147
P assage 90 – Geothermal Energy in India ........................................................................... 148
P assage 91 - Semicon India 2022 conference ..................................................................... 150
P assage 92 – Moon Missions ................................................................................................ 151

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P assage 93 – Tourism of India and Initiativ es ..................................................................... 153
P assage 94 - United Nations Security Council ..................................................................... 155
P assage 95 – Nav al Ex ercises and Operations .................................................................... 156
P assage 96 - Queen Elizabeth II P assed Away .................................................................... 158
P assage 97 – Bengaluru Floods and Disaster Management framework ............................. 159
P assage 98 - Electric Vehicles and its Initiativ es ................................................................. 160
P assage 99 - Hindi Diw as ..................................................................................................... 162
P assage 100 - National Family and Health Surv ey (NFHS-5) report released ................... 163
P assage 101 - BrahMos missile ............................................................................................ 165
P assage 102 – Spread of Malaria and Gov ernment P rogrammes to combat it .................. 166
P assage 103 – TAP I Gas P ipeline ......................................................................................... 167
P assage 104 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ........................................................... 169
P assage 105 - Monetary P olicy ............................................................................................ 170
P assage106 – BIMSTEC Summit 2022 ................................................................................... 172
P assage 107 - 5G Technology .............................................................................................. 173
P assage 108 - Medical Termination of P regnancy (MTP ) .................................................... 175
P assage 109 - National Human R ights Commission ............................................................ 176
P assage 110 - Sw achh Bharat Mission ................................................................................. 177
P assage 111 - P rev entiv e Detention .................................................................................... 179
P assage 112 - Higher education .......................................................................................... 180
P assage 113 New Attorney General of India Appointed ..................................................... 182
P assage 114 - P arakram Diw as and SC Bose ...................................................................... 183
P assage 115 - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) ............................................................... 184
P assage 116 – National and International P rogrammes for Solar energy ......................... 185
P assage 117 - NASA-ISR O Synthetic Aperture R adar (NISAR ) ............................................ 186
P assage 118 – 22nd SCO Summit ......................................................................................... 187
P assage 119 – Nobel P rize 2022 announced ....................................................................... 189
P assage 120 - India’s first-ev er Dark Sky R eserv e .............................................................. 191
P assage 121 – Cheetahs reintroduced in India .................................................................... 192
P assage 122 - Financial Stability Dev elopment Council (FSDC) .......................................... 194
P assage 123 – New Chief of Defence Staff Appointed ........................................................ 196
P assage 124 - Ozone P rotection .......................................................................................... 197
P assage 125 - P roject 17A .................................................................................................... 199

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P assage 126 - P anchayati R aj Institutions ........................................................................... 200
P assage 127 – Liberation of Hyderabad .............................................................................. 202
P assage 128 – R oger Federer R etired .................................................................................. 204
P assage 129 – IUCN and CITES ............................................................................................. 206
P assage 130 - Indo-Pacific Economic Framew ork’s (IP EF) .................................................. 208
P assage 131 - Enforcement Directorate ............................................................................... 210
P assage 132 - Zonal Council ................................................................................................ 212
P assage 133 – Solar (Sun) Missions ...................................................................................... 214
P assage 134 – Disaster and its Management ...................................................................... 216
P assage 135 – 36th National Games.................................................................................... 217
P assage 136 - Organization of the P etroleum Ex porting Countries (OP EC) ........................ 219
P assage 137 – Organizations and Conv entions relating Biodiv ersity ................................. 221
P assage 138 – Food Supply in India ..................................................................................... 222
P assage 139 - Commonw ealth Games 2022 ........................................................................ 224
P assage 140 - Eco Sensitiv e Zones (ESZ) .............................................................................. 226
P assage 141 - Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Reserv ation ....................................... 228
P assage 142 - Global Hunger Index 2022 released ............................................................ 230
P assage 143 - Vande Bharat Ex press ................................................................................... 232
P assage 144 - Multidimensional P ov erty Index (MPI), 2022 ............................................... 233
P assage 145 – Hurricane Fiona ............................................................................................ 235
P assage 146 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ................................................. 237
P assage 147 – Official Languages ....................................................................................... 238
P assage 148 – Ayushman Bharat Yojna ............................................................................... 240
P assage 149 – Office of P resident ........................................................................................ 241
P assage 150 – Commonw ealth Nations and Games ............................................................ 244
P assage 151 – OP EC and OP EC+ ......................................................................................... 245
P assage 152 - Anti defection law ......................................................................................... 247
P assage 153 – G7 Countries ................................................................................................. 249
P assage 154 - National Commission for P rotection of Child R ights (NCP CR ) ...................... 251
P assage 155 – P M MUDR A .................................................................................................... 252
P assage 156 – Digital Transactions ...................................................................................... 254
P assage 157 - Geographic Indication (GI) Tag ................................................................... 255
P assage 158 - International Court of Justice ....................................................................... 257

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P assage 159 – Various Military Ex ercises ............................................................................. 258
P assage 160 – Env ironment and Law s ................................................................................. 259
P assage 161 – P ardoning P owers of P resident .................................................................... 261
P assage 162 – Schemes relating to Elderly .......................................................................... 263
P assage 163 – Corals and Coral Bleaching .......................................................................... 264
P assage 164 – Digital India Initiativ es ................................................................................. 265
P assage 165 – Agriculture and Farming .............................................................................. 267
P assage 166 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ................................................. 268
P assage 167 – India Israel R elations ................................................................................... 270
P assage 168 – P etroleum in India ........................................................................................ 271
P assage 169 - R ight to P riv acy ............................................................................................. 272
P assage 170 – Education System in India ............................................................................ 274
P assage 171 – Indian R ailw ays This Year ............................................................................ 275
P assage 172 – Tiger Reserv es in India ................................................................................. 277
P assage 173 – India Maldiv es R elations .............................................................................. 278
P assage 174 - Intellectual P roperty ..................................................................................... 279
P assage 175 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ............................ 281
P assage 176 – Election and Technology Interv ention .......................................................... 282
P assage 177 – P neumonia and its Campaigns .................................................................... 284
P assage 178 – Data P riv acy ................................................................................................. 285
P assage 179 – Start ups in India .......................................................................................... 286
P assage 180 – P rogrammes relating Infrastructure ............................................................. 288
P assage 181 – Free Trade Agreement .................................................................................. 289
P assage 182 - Biofuel ........................................................................................................... 290
P assage 183 - India-U.S. 2+2 dialogue ............................................................................... 291
P assage 184 – Nuclear Weapons ......................................................................................... 292
P assage 185 - UN P eacekeeping forces .............................................................................. 294
P assage 186 – North East Insurgency ................................................................................... 295

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