13-14 January 2024

Prince Luthra (AIR 577) @Prince_Luthra - Telegram

About Me:

• I secured Rank 577 in

UPSC CSE 2014.
• I have been mentoring,
guiding and Teaching
UPSC students for 5 years.
• Apart from UPSC CSE, I
cracked SBI PO, LIC, AAO,
NIA AO, NABARD etc.
Exams as well.
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Index (13)
PRE-CUM MAINS PRELIMS

PBD
• Road Accidents
• GI tag Free Movement Regime

• Lakshdweep Peetal Nagri

Yakshangana
• Short Selling
• Education National Youth Day

• US Religious Freedom Index

• UN Economics prospect report 2024
• Nuclear Exchange List
MCQs
January to Exam Day
Road Accidents and BNS 2023
• Penalties in hit and run cases
• Truckers Strike
• BNS replacing the Indian Penal Code
1860
• Section 106(2) ➔ Penalty of 10 years
in Jail
• Self Report ➔ punishment upto 5
years
 2022 ➔ 1.68 Lac road fatalities

12% Increase in accidents

Data on
Road 19 Deaths/hour
Accidents
1% of Worlds Vehicle and 10%
death
NCRB Data

47000+ Accidents ➔ 50000+ Deaths

It is the legal duty of offender to report the accidents

Enforcing moral responsibility

Driver should try to save the life of injured

Why are some protesting ?
• withdrawal or amendment of Section 106 (2)
• 10 Year imprisonment and 7 lac fine – extreme
• Section 161 of Motor Vehicle Act
• Death = 2 lac
• Hurt = 50000
What Drivers have to say?

Long working hours

Difficult roads
Fog like conditions
Fear of mob violence
Wrong blaming of drivers
What should be
done?

• Consultation with stakeholders

• Protection of drivers
• Better quality roads
• Improving road infra
• Learn from other countries
Education
System In india
• Focus on rote memorization
• Scandals also hurt the
credibility
PROBLEMS

Study to get Forget after the Focus on long Higher order Issues in question
marks exam term learning thinking is missing papers
Some Data

Universities = 110
Affiliated Colleges = 50000
Autonomous Colleges = 700
Students enrolled = 40.15 million
Employability Issues
• Assessment based on skills not certificates
 • Using technology
SOLUTIONS • Establish minimum benchmarks
• Semblance between certificate and
learning
Q. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution does India have a bearing on Education? (2012)

1. Directive Principles of State Policy

2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule
5. Seventh Schedule
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
GI TAG
Women of PVTG Dongria
Kondh Tribe

17 products = Odisha, WB, JK

and Arunachal
RECENT
GI TAGS
2024
Geographical Indications of
Goods (Registration and
Protection) Act, 1999

• Governed by WTO TRIPS

Lanjia Saura Painting Koraput Kala Jeera Rice
Similipal Kai Chutney Nayagarh Kanteimundi Brinjal
Odisha Khajuri Guda Dhenkanal Magji
Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status? (2015)

1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees

2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
3. Tirupathi Laddu

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
 Countries of Particular
Concern(CPCs)
Countries of Special Watch List
Particular (SWL)
Concern(CPCs)
Entities of Particular
Concern(EPCs)
USCIRF 2023 report
• Violation against Muslims, Christians and Dalits
• Criticism of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the National Register
of Citizens (NRC)
• WE REJECT THIS REPORT
Why US comes out with such report?
• US says it is fundamental goal of US foreign policy.
• It is released since 1998 when International Religious Freedom Act
(IRFA) came.

CPC = countries engage in or tolerate “systematic, ongoing, and

egregious violations”
SWL = perpetration or toleration of severe religious freedom violations
EPC = systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations
What India has done for Freedom of Religion
• Article 25-28
• Article 25 (Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and
propagation of religion).
• Article 26 (Freedom to manage religious affairs).
• Article 27 (Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any
religion).
• Article 28 (Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or
religious worship in certain educational institutions).
India Maldives
Relations
• Derogatory statements
against PM
• Anti India Stance of the
new government
• Now playing the China
card just like Nepal
Development in the areas of
Technology, energy, education,
healthcare and water resources

Kochi-Lakshadweep
islands submarine
optical fiber
connection (KLI-SOFC)
project
What is KLI-SOFC
Project?
• Digital connectivity
• high-capacity submarine cable link
• Increase in internet speed
• Optical fiber connectivity
• DoT – USOF – Remote areas.
• Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Kadmat, Chetlet, Kalpeni,
Minicoy, Androth, Kiltan, Bangaram and Bitra
Digital India
Project
• National Broadband Project
• E-governance
• Government initiatives
Some more developments

Solar Power Plant at Primary Health Care Model Anganwadi Centres Low-Temperature Thermal
Kavaratti Facility in Kalpeni (Nand Ghars) Desalination (LTTD) Plant
at Kadmat
Facts on
Lakshadweep
• 36 islands
• Temperature 27-32 degree
• Capital – Kavaratti
• Meaning hundred thousand island
Nuclear Installation Exchange List
• India Pakistan diplomatic channels
• Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations
and Facilities
Prohibition of Attack Against
Nuclear Installations and
Facilities

• Signed on 31st December 1988

• 33rd time exchange of lists.
• Brasstacks exercise near Rajasthan
1986-87
• It is shared on 1st of every month.
Conflicts Between
India and Pakistan
• Ceasefire Violations
• LoC Violations
• Terrorits attacks
• Terror Financing
• Disagreements over Demilitarization
Indus River Water Indus Water Treaty Most favored nation tag Chinese investment and
Dispute presence in Pakistan
How to improve relations?

Dialogue Compliance to ceasefire People to people

contact
Resolution of indus water treaty
Water cooperation
Countering terrorism
World Economic Situation and Prospects
Report for 2024
• UN Report
• Food inflation
• Global Inflation
World Economic Situation and Prospects
Report for 2024
• Global GDP estimates
• 2023 ➔ 2.7%
• 2024 ➔ 2.3%
Where are we heading?
• South Asia 5.3% ➔ 5.2%
• India ➔ fastest growing large economy in the world.
• Projection for India 6.2% in 2024
Inflation Trends
• Inflation is Easing
• 2022 8.1%
• 2023 5.7%
• 2024 3.9%
Climate Change and Economy
• Floods, Droughts and Wildfires (Road accidents)
• Economic losses due to climate change
Investments in upcoming years
• Investment growth will remain low
• Rising interest rates
• Developed ➔ Priority to sustainable sector like Green sector
• Developing ➔ Reduction in FDI
• Net zero emission by 2050
• Clean Energy is working but not at a pace
Labour Ssector
• Developed vs Developing countries
• US and EU = recovery
• Mixed results in developing countries
• AI impact on employment
• Trade is likely to recover
• 2023 = 0.6%
• 2024 = 2.4%
• Rising external debts
• Decline in FDI
Sustainable Development
• Unanimous Climate action
• sustainable development financing
• Finance + SDGs
Hindenburg Research, against the Adani
group
• Supreme Court ➔ SEBI will investigate
• SEBI will use its investigation team
• Accusations#1 ➔ January 2023 ➔ Stock Manipulation
• Accusation #2 ➔ SEBI is not competent

• Both Adani and SEBI retaliated

Supreme
Court Verdict
• Rejecting the transfer of
case
• Supported SEBI
• Hindenburg report ➔
Unreliable and based on
distorted information

• Justice Sapre Committee

Status of Short Selling in India
• It is allowed
• First you sell what you don’t have
PRELIMS
Pravasi Bhartiya
Divas (PBD)
• 9th January
• Since 2003
• Respecting and recognizing Indian
diaspora
• PBD once every two years
Free Movement
Regime
• International Boarder with
Myanmar
Moradabad's
Brassware Industry
• Ram Temple Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
• Famous for renowned brass work
• Peetal Nagri
Yakshagana mela
• All night shows
• Will start from Monday
• Karnataka High Court has
given go ahead
• Noise pollution
• Stories from Ramayana and
Mahabharata
National Youth Day
• 12th January
• Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand
• Theme = Viksit Bharat @2047
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MARKS GRADE
14-15 MCQs Topper

10-13 MCQs Serious Aspirant

6-9 MCQs (Danger Zone!) Aspirant

< = 5 MCQs Student

1) Consider the following statements about Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

1. It is celebrated on 9th January every year

2. It is celebrated since 2003 to honor indian diaspora
3. On this day Gandhiji returned from London to India

which of the above statement(s) is/are correct

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2 and 3

ANSWER – [ A ]
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2) Which of the following is correct about Free Movement Regime

1) India has FMR with Myanmar till 16 km

2) People must possess a boarder pass to cross the boarder
3) Three indian states touch the boarder of Myanamr

How many of the above is/are correct

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) All the above
d) None of the above
ANSWER – [ B ]
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3) Which city is known as Peetal Nagri?

a) Varanasi
b) Moradabad
c) Ayodhya
d) Delhi

ANSWER – [ B ]
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4) Yakshagana Mela which is over a century old practice is
organised every year in ?

a) Telangana
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamilnadu

ANSWER – [ B ]
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5) Consider the following statements about Short Selling

1) The stock is sold before the purchase

2) Selling a stock that the seller does not own at the time of trade.
3) It is a prohibited practice in india

How many of the above statements are correct

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) All three
d) None of the above

ANSWER – [ B ]
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6) Which of the following country signed an agreement on Nuclear
Installation exchange list with india in 1988?

a) Pakistan
b) China
c) United States
d) Sri Lanka

ANSWER – [A]
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7) Consider the following statements about Lakshadweep

1) It is a group of 36 islands
2) Its capital is Kavaratti
3) It is directly under the control of the Centre through an administrator.

How many of the above are correct

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) All three
d) None
ANSWER – [ C ]
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8) Which of the following has not received GI tag?

a) Kapdaganda Shawl Odisha

b) Similipal Kai Chutney
c) Nayagarh Kanteimundi Brinjal
d) Odisha Khajuri Guda

ANSWER – [ ]
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9) Which of the following is incorrect about GI tag?

a) A GI tag is a name or sign used for certain products

b) The GI tag ensures that only the authorised users or those residing in a
specific geographical territory
c) A registered GI is valid for 20 years
d) GI registration is overseen by the DPIIT

ANSWER – [ C ]
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10) Consider the following about BNS 2023

1. Driver reports the accident immediately after the accident, they will be charged
under Section 106(1)
2. Section 106 (2) of the BNS 2023 imposes a penalty of up to 10 years in jail and a
fine for fleeing an accident place
3. India has 1% of the world’s vehicles, contributes to about 10% of crash-related
deaths

Which of the above is/are correct

a) 1 Only
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER – [ D ]
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11) Consider the following statements about Valmiki Tiger Reserve

1. It is located in state of Bihar

2. The VTR is the only tiger reserve in Bihar, which forms the
easternmost extent of the Himalayan Terai forests in India
3. Kaimur wildlife sanctuary is located in Rajasthan

which of the above is/are correct

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
ANSWER – [ B ]
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12) Consider the following about
NTCA

1) National Tiger Conservation Authority

(NTCA) is a statutory body under
the Ministry of Environment
2) It was established in 2005
3) It was recommended by Tiger Task
Force

How many of the above is/are correct

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) All the above
d) None of the above
ANSWER – [ C ]
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13) Simlipal Tiger reserve is
located at

a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

ANSWER – [ B ]
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14) Who can suspend the MPs from
Parliament?

a) Speaker
b) Chairman
c) President
d) Cabinet Secretary

ANSWER – [ A/B ]
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15) Consider the following statements
about Black Tiger

1) They are exclusively found in Odisha

2) It is a different breed of Tiger
3) They are a rare colour variant of
Bengal Tiger

How many of the above statements are

correct
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) All three
d) None of the above
ANSWER – [ B ]
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MARKS GRADE
14-15 MCQs Topper

10-13 MCQs Serious Aspirant

6-9 MCQs (Danger Zone!) Aspirant

< = 5 MCQs Student