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Chapter 2

Indian Military Awards

The Indian Military System is primarily recognised by the Indian government. The  honour bestowed by the patriotic award can be put into categories na...

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Chapter 3

Mental Healthcare Bill

In a landmark legislation, the Mental Healthcare Bill passed in Lok Sabha on Monday 27th March 2017. The Mental Healthcare Bill aims to provide for the rig...

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Banking Related Acts

Negotiable Instrument Act–1881 The Bankers’Books Evidence Act–1891 The ReserveBank of India Act–1934 The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act–1948 ...

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Chapter 12

First Indian Woman

  First Indian Woman Category Name President of India Pratibha Patil, 2007 Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, 1966 Central Minister in a governmen...

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Chapter 13

Inventors of Vehicles

  Invention Inventor Year Bicycle Kirkpatrick Macmillan 1839-40 Bicycle tyres John Boyd Dunlop 1888 Petrol Car Karl Benz 1888 Carburettor Gottlieb Dai...

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Chapter 16

Discovery of Elements

  Discovery of Elements - Inert Gases Element Discoverer Argon Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh Neon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers Krypton Si...

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Chapter 17

Founders on the Net

  Founders on the Net Creation Creator/Founder Year World Wide Web Tim Berners Lee 1989 Wikipedia Jimmy Wales  2001 Orkut Orkut Büyükkökten  2004 Face...

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Inventors of Weapons

  Inventors of Weapons Invention Inventor Year Atom Bomb [caption id="attachment_1955" align="alignnone" width="300"] J Robert Oppenheimer[/caption] 1...

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Chapter 19

Defence Training Establishments

  Defence Training Establishments Sr No. Institute Location 1. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology Pune 2. National Academy of Defence Financial ...

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Chapter 20

Number of Players in Sports

  Sports Number of Players Baseball 9 Rugby football 15 Polo 4 Water Polo 7 Kho Kho 9 Kabaddi 7 Hockey 11 Football (Soccer) 11 Cricket 11 Netball 7 Vo...

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Chapter 25

Brand Ambassadors in India 2017

Ambassadors of various Brands in India for the year 2017. Celebrities play great role in popularizing important government schemes that are meant for publi...

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Chapter 33

National symbols of India

National flag National flag A horizontal rectangular tricolour with equally sized deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and India green at the botto...

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Chapter 35

Rivers in India

The rivers play important role in the economic development of any country. In India, rivers play an important role in irrigation, transportation, fishing. ...

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Chapter 39

Major Sea Ports of India

Major Sea Ports of India India has 13 major sea ports that handle a large volume of traffic. These ports are located in the nine coastal Indian s...

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Chapter 40

List of Important Phobias

We have compiled the complete list of Important Phobias which are generally asked in various Competitive Exams (i.e. SSC CGL, IBPS, RRB etc.). Students sho...

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Chapter 41

India States Dance forms

Andhra Pradesh Kuchipudi, Kolattam, Dhimsa, Veeranatyam Kuchipudi Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham Bardo Chham Assam Bihu, Jumar, Bagurumba, Ali Ai Ligang Bih...

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Chapter 48

Padma Awards 2018

Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rend...

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Chapter 49

Padma Awards (2018 - 2024)

Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rend...

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Chapter 50

First Country todo so

CaptionNameFirst country to legalise EuthanasiaNetherlandFirst country to recognise ‘third gender’ on census formsNepalFirst country to require SMS for air...

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Chapter 51

Traditional Indian Dresses

Andhra Pardesh: Andhra Pradesh, also known as the Rice Bowl of India is like a melting pot of varied cultures. andhra-pradesh-dress Aru...

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Chapter 52

Savitribai Jyotirao Phule

Savitribai Jyotirao Phule (3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer, educationalist and poet. She is regarded as the first lady teache...

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Chapter 53

List of Banks in India

On this page, we have listed all the nationalised banks in India, along with important dates.  List of Banks in India Bank Name Head Quarter Established St...

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Chapter 55

Indian Constitution

The Indian Constitution is the supreme rule-book that has to be followed for the governance of India. During the British rule, the rules were known as Acts...

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Chapter 60

Padma Awards 2019

The Padma Awards 2018 were announced on 25th January 2019. Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categor...

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Chapter 61

Nobel Prize 2019

2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine William G. Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza won the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or med...

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and econo...

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Chapter 63

What is Hyperloop?

Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation system, incorporating reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion that is driven b...

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Chapter 66

Panchayati Raj

Article 40: The state shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to f...

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Chapter 67

On This Day 5 January

This Day in History on 5 January The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including that of the I...

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Chapter 68

On this day 8 January

This Day in History on 8 January The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including that of the I...

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Chapter 70

World Environment Day Themes

The past themes of World Environment Day and World Environment Day 2020 theme are listed below 2020 – “Time for Nature.” 2019 – “Beat Air Pollution.” 2018 ...

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Chapter 71

Space Station

A space station, also known as an orbital station or an orbital space station, is a spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew in orbit for an extended ...

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Chapter 72

Armed Forces Flag Day

It is an annual day that is observed to honour the martyrs and the men in uniform who serve our country. On August 28, 1949, a committee was set up under t...

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Chapter 73

National Miner's Day

National Miner's Day - राष्ट्रीय खान दिवस National Miners Day, December 6, was established in 2009 to remember miners who died working in the mines and to ...

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Chapter 74

Shaphari Scheme

Commerce Ministry wants to build confidence in quality, antibiotic-free shrimp products from India for the global market. The Marine Products Exports Devel...

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Chapter 76

LaCONES

May 2021: Based on reports by CCMB-LaCONES, it has now been confirmed that eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad have tested...

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Chapter 79

List of Tiger Reserves in India

Tiger Reserves in India: A protected area statutorily designated for the conservation of Tigers. As of now, there are 50 tiger reserves in India&...

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Chapter 81

Padma Awards 2022

Padma Awards are one of the Highest Civilian Awards of India and are conferred in three categories– Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padm...

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Chapter 82

State Butterflies of India

Butterflies are great bio-indicators of an ecosystem as they are highly sensitive to environmental conditions such as temperature, sunlight, humidity and r...

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Chapter 83

Monkeypox Virus

The first case of Monkeypox in the country was confirmed in Kerala. Importance: Declaring monkey-pox to be a global emergency would mean the UN health agen...

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Chapter 87

WORLD OVERSHOOT DAY

This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed on July 28, a day before it was celebrated last year July 29 and nearly a month earlier than it was celebrated...

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Chapter 90

Presidents of India

Presidents of India List from 1950 to 2022 Article 52 of the Indian Constitution states that there shall a President of India. The president is the nominal...

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Chapter 91

NITI Aayog

Introduction National Institution for Transforming India.Set up on 1st Jan 2015 by a Cabinet Resolution.Its target is to empower states as equal partners i...

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Chapter 92

Colour Revolutions

Colour revolutions are a series of uprisings that first started in former communist nations in Eastern Europe in the early 2000s. It is also used to refer ...

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Chapter 93

Nobel Prize 2022

The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and econo...

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Chapter 95

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, of 1934. The Central Office...

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Chapter 96

India's first Cryptogamic Garden

India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district at Deoban recentl...

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Chapter 97

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He was a scientist who played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic miss...

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Chapter 98

Peacock Throne

Peacock Throne, famous golden throne captured from India by the Persians in 1739. Thereafter lost, it (and its reproductions) remained the symbol of the Pe...

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Constitutional Bodies in India

The Indian Constitution, a robust framework of governance, has established various constitutional bodies to ensure the smooth functioning of democracy. The...

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Chapter 105

Sargasso Sea

The Sargasso Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by 4 ocean currents forming an ocean gyre. The Sargasso Sea, unlike other seas, isn't defined by...

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Chapter 106

Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas: June 25

The Government of India has declared June 25 as "Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas" (Constitution Killing Day) to mark the imposition of the Emergency by then-Prime M...

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