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1. Rohingyas • children affected by disasters and climate • Sufi induced Sunni Muslim. change etc • Lived in Burma since 12th century after India, 4. International vaccine institute China.  at Seoul, South Korea • Stateless  started in 1997 • Their dialect is Bengali  by the initiative of UNDP • Other ethnic groups of Myanmar: -  India full time member  Bamar 5. Indian Pharma and medical device 2017  Shan conference   Karen Themes:  Kachin • Medical devices – ‘shaping the future- making the right choices’  Chin •  Karenni Pharma – ‘shaping future of Indian Pharma’  Mon 6. Dhanush guns  Kokang Chinese • upgraded version of Bofors Howitzer  Rakhine • upgraded by Ordnance Factory Board  Rohingyas Jabalpur 2. Factors affecting BIOME • maximum range 40 km  Temperature [mean + variation] 7. Intergovernmental oceanographic  Moisture Commission -150 members country  Sunlight 8. Clouds are the result of adiabatic cooling  Growing season generally.  Soil 9. Golconda Fort important for diamonds,  Drainage underground tunnel and clap sound that can  Wind be heard even at the roof.  Relief 10. IIMs: Institute of national importance  Human intervention • grant degrees  Other invasive species • Autonomy increasing 3. National action plan for children 2016 • Chairperson and director of IIM will be  by Ministry of child development selected by management board  4 key priority areas • Board will include women and SC ST • health and nutrition • Annual report in Parliament and CAG Audits • education and development it. • survival • Coordination forum of IIM as an advisory • protection and participation body  new issues- • online child abuse 11. Leprosy

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Bacterial disease-mycobacterium leprae 18. International Bureau of weights and • Effect skin, peripheral nerve, mucus of upper measures respiratory tract and eyes. • headquarter at Paris • World leprosy day last Sunday of January • intergovernmental organisation with 58 • Multidrug therapy new line India officially members declared leprosy eliminated in 2005 but • India is also a member reoccurred now eliminate by 2018 w h o 19. India Japan economic cooperation • WHO- Global leprosy strategy 2016 to 2020 • Projects: • National leprosy eradication programme- 1- DMIC voluntary reporting of cases 2- Neemrana industrial Park solar power project • vaccine - mycobacterium indicus pranii 3- Ahmedabad to Mumbai bullet train • leprosy can also be treated using radiation 4- Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor processed by hydrogel technology 5- Dahej desalination plant in Mumbai • Japan + committee - A committee 12. Supercomputer Watson comprising Indian and Japanese • artificial intelligence developed by IBM representatives to deal with all aspects of • application in genomics, tutor, vetting of investment especially post investment resumes, oncology advisory etc. challenges 20. Political parties are covered under RTI. 13. Eurasian economic Union comprises Russia, 21. Urban housing in India Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan • Housing is a state subject under both [BARKK]. Ministry of Rural development and ministry of housing and urban affairs. 14. Jellicut also known as pulikulam breed of • Credit risk guarantee management cattle in Tamil nadu. fund: municipalities to get funds for creating houses for EWS. 15. Operation Insaniyat: India to Bangladesh • Rajiv Awas Yojana - slum free India women w.r.t Rohingyas ownership. • components of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana urban- 16. ILO convention 182  • worst form of child labour 2 crore units by 2022  In-situ slum rehabilitation: Public/private • result of global March against child labour development, land =resource (mortgage),

 Rs 1 lakh per house. 17. Mars atmosphere  affordability housing in partnership: 1.5 Lakh • consists of CO2, N2, Argon, O2 and water per EWS house vapour  public private • two moons Phobos and Deimos  house price fixed by government • no ring  35% reservation for EWS. • has iron and its colour is red

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  Built in flexibility, demand driven approach,  social mobilization and institutional comprehensive for each ULB sustainable development: creation of SHGs increasing Technologies. savings  converges  capacity building and training Smart cities mission Amrut [basic amenities and social 24. National Remote Sensing Centre infrastructure]  @ Hyderabad Swachh Bharat mission [ urban],  BHUVAN Geo-PORTAL: Used in DAY-NULM [shelter for homeless], Geotagging of Houses NUHM,  PARTNERS in PMAY-U HRIDAY 1- Housing and Urban Dev. Corp: HUDCO: TECHNO-FINANCIAL institute 22. Street vendor act, 2014 2- Hindustan Pre Fab ltd: project management • Town vending committee - consist of services u/ MOHUPA. municipal Commissioner, CEO of ULB and representatives of local authority and of street vendor. 25. Asia Paciﬁc ministerial • Function of TVC survey, registration, limits  conference on Housing &Urban development on capacity of vending zone, monitoring,  2006 prevent extortion, collect revenue, readdress  Delhi Declaration grievances, demarcation of areas  India was 1st chair • mobile vending permitted  Envisages regional corporation • reservation of space in local maps  for promoting sustainable housing& urban • GIS mapping of vending zone development among A-P countries • priority to disadvantaged in allocation of stalls 26. Model Tenancy Act • street vendor =micro Enterprises  Under Ministry of housing and urban affairs.  Provisions: 23. NULM + NRLM = DAY • commercial and residential both • Deendayal antodaya Yojana: National Urban • balancing rights and responsibility of landlord livelihood mission now covers all statutory and tenant towns • definitions registration of contract • Primary targets: urban poor, • faster adjudication that is rent Tribunal homeless, vulnerable sections vulnerable common occupational groups • not applicable to government employee, Charity and religious buildings • two main objectives: first providing shelter, • second address livelihood concern of street repossession of premises through Court vendors 27. Northeast largest producer of Ginger • components 28. Meghalaya only state to announce MSP for Ginger

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 29. Soho first- NASA and ESA mission on sun a) development of deep-sea fishing Aditya -by India b) inland water fishery in East and North East Parker solar probe -new sun Mission by c) focus on export NASA 34. Fennoscandian countries: Finland, Norway INSIGHT-Mars Lander by NASA and Sweden Osiris-rex: asteroid Bennu by NASA 35. Indian Science Congress Chess: for study of star, Mission by NASA • 1914 30. Tacotron 2: Google text to speech AI system • First at Kolkata 31. 10 skills for future occupation in industry • Early patrons: CV Raman, Meghnad Saha, PC 4.0 Mahalanobis, M Visvesvaraya and Mac 1) ideation Mohan 2) decision making • 6 sections: 3) originality a) botany 4) active learning b) chemistry 5) system evaluation learning c) ethnography 6) strategies d) zoology 7) Complex problem solving e) physics 8) critical thinking f) geology 9) system analysis 36. KENGORO: robot by Japan that sweats 10) deductive reasoning while exercising 32. Swayam Prabha initiative teacher training 37. Speed breeding technique with help of IIT Bombay • by Australia National Institute of Open Schooling • to boost crop production • providing TV courses • NASA experiment involved using continuous • autonomous organisation under Ministry of light on wheat to get early reproduction HRD 38. Spike anti-tank missile from Israel 33. Fisheries Related Centre in INDIA 39. Barak surface-to-air missile a) Research Centre for cold water fisheries at 40. Khajuri bio Bank of China Nainital 41. Tay Sachs disease b) Research Centre for brackish water fisheries • eliminated by a group called Ashkenazi at Chennai Jewish c) National Centre for fishery education at • by means of genetic counseling and demoting Mumbai endogamy d) Marine Research Institute at Kochi 42. Genome Asia look initiative at Singapore e) National Centre for freshwater fisheries at • to sequence 100000 Asian genomes Bhubaneswar • In 1865, Gregor Mendel discovered two laws f) Inland water fisheries Research Institute at of inheritance called Mendel’s laws Cuttack • g) Central Institute of fisheries nautical and In 1953, James Watson, Francis Crick, Engineering training at Kochi Maurice Wilkins, Roseline Franklin h) Fisheries Survey of India at Mumbai deciphered DNA i) National fisheries development board at Hyderabad 43. Dhaatu  Marine fishing policy 2004 • International puppet festival at Bengaluru

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • by an NGO named Dhatu • fund can be accessed through political parties’ 44. Biggest problem with clinical trials in India bank account • over representation of healthy, poor youth who over volunteer just to make more money 49. Licentiate medical practitioner • Possible solutions • Bridge courses program in rural area a) create National register of volunteers • practiced in India before 1946 b) reduced pay to volunteers • They only had a 3 year or search Diploma for 45. Goa Liberation struggle rural medical care and not a full course degree • 1955: for doctor . Satyagraha launched by communist • same experiment done in Chhattisgarh to deal . Killing of satyagrahi by Portuguese with problem of paucity of doctor . economic blockade by Indian government • 1960: 50. Bail-in . UN resolution asking Portuguese to clarify • not for PSB only Last Resort for private sector when it will grant Independence to Asia and banks Africa • Un insured deposits will be for preferential • 1961 Portuguese open fire on villages creditors (early payment in case of • 1961 Nehru declared war against Portuguese liquidation) rule in Goa • Bail-in to be invoked only after depositors’ • 18 December 1961 consent. . Governor General of Goa signed document of • Also, some same will be subjected to unconditional surrender Executive and legislative oversight 46. Sarika fact If you want your theory to be • Insured deposits can can't be used for Bail-in accepted by the hostile audience then first give arguments against your own hypothesis and then give arguments in favour of your 51. Gandikota chitravathi lift irrigation • hypothesis project at Andhra Pradesh • 47. Symbiodinium lift water of Krishna river • a unicellular alga that provides its Coral host with photosynthetic products in return for 52. Space X Falcon heavy nutrients and shelter • most powerful operational Rocket in the • loss of Symbiodinium due to ocean water world heating this is Coral bleaching • Crew Dragon capsule space X experiment to send man to space 48. Electoral bonds • Change’s 3 spacecraft China's moon mission • purchase only in 10 days each in January 53. Nanosatellite 1 to 10 kg April July October 54. CAMPA fund controversy • Only Indian citizen or body corporate of India • Environment ministry versus Finance • Rupee 1000 10000 1 lakh 10 lakh or 100 lakh ministry multiples • over how to disburse funds • Only at SBI branches • Environment ministry says - should be • KYC compliant bank account disbursed by Campa independently • Un-named bonds valid for 15 days

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Finance ministry says - should be routed 60. Jal Marg Vikas project through consolidated fund of India and need • Waterway development project with parliamentary approval every year. assistance from World bank • currently Campa funds are collected and • On National waterway-1 [ UP Bihar credited directly to public account of India Jharkhand and West Bengal] and from there to States • 2023 deadline. • Problem with CFA is that funds release is time consuming process through it 61. Rs 10 note • chocolate brown color • motif of Sun temple, Konark 55. Village panchayat secretary /Executive • smaller than existing note magistrate certificate is no proof of Indian 62. Sheep Skin effect when people with degrees citizenship. earn more than those without degrees but both • The certificate merely established linkage possess same knowledge and skills. between holder of certificate and persons from opportunity cost of degree. whom Legacy is being claimed. 56. Taxable savings Bonds 63. Negotiable instrument Amendment Bill • par value issue price= rupees 100 2017 • launched in 2018 • provision of interim compensation less than • Individuals, hufs can invest 20% of amount of cheque • investment amount in multiples of thousand • immediate relief • no maximum limit • section 143 a and section 148 • interest will be taxable • no wealth taxes 64. Water desalination Jeep • maturity in 7 years • Israel to India • interest at 7.75% payable half-yearly • GAL MOBILE = name • NRI cannot invest • all weather • not tradable in secondary market and cannot • independent energy source be mortgaged • desalinate water as per WHO standards 57. International association for plant taxonomy at Slovakia 65. Nag Mohandas committee = Lingayat • Balsam = Jewel weeds distributed throughout issues [Eastern Himalayas Western Ghats Sri Lanka

South East Asia Africa and Madagascar]

• the genus = impatiens i.e. fruits export upon touching 66. Medaram Sammakka sarakka/saralamma 58. Second full moon of the month= blue moon Jatara = national festival • total eclipse involving blue moon= extremely • an adivasi fair Of Koya tribe of Telangana rare phenomenon • biggest tribal fest of Asia 59. Revised model concession agreement • Myth: Two tribal women fought against • includes providing exit route to developers by Kakatiya rulers who tried to annex their lands way of divesting equity up to 100% after 2 at Medaram village years from commercial operation date. • it is held by annually

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • vanaj: tribal dance and music festival, national festival in 2015. 71. India second largest wool producer • Horse and sheep breeding farm at Hisar 67. Jaivik Bharat logo [Haryana] • for organic product released by FSSAI. • Pig breeding centre [Assam] • mandatory to get Organic products certified • cold storage of semen at Hasser Ghatta and labelled from either [Karnataka] . National programme for Organic • poultry products use: production authority • feathers for sports good industry Apparels for • Under Ministry of Commerce and industry making jackets • earlier voluntary and for exports only • excreta as manure . Participatory guarantee system for India • bones for agriculture • peer review approach • eggs for aesthetic purpose • came in 2015-16 • In aquaculture shrimps and oyster farming • by Ministry of Agriculture are also included • only 1.7 % of India's cultivable land is under organic farming 72. Gross enrollment ratio in higher education • organic product includes fruits veggies fibre seen from age of 18 years to 23 years. and animal products sourced or grown free 73. Dairy entrepreneurship development from chemical pesticides fertilizers GMOs scheme and induced hormones. • private investment in Dairy Sector • 2010 68. Joseph Shine vs Union of India: about • objectives adultery law • increasing milk production • decreasing poverty 69. India's Road network • self-employment • Nabard nodal agency • second largest in the world at 33 lakhs • commercial bank Cooperative Bank Urban kilometers. and rural bank to lend • economic survey 2017-18: rural roads are • back ended capital subsidy at 25% of project 61% and maximum freight is moved through cost 33.33% for SC ST roads only. • National Dairy development board at Anand Gujarat 70. International Research Centre for silk in India 74. Integrated Dairy Development Project • Anantnag [Jammu and Kashmir] (IDDP) • Varanasi [UP]  In Non-operation Flood areas • Bhagalpur [Bihar]  Hilly and backward areas • Mysore and biliary [Karnataka]  Launched in 1993-94 • Sibsagar and Golaghat [Assam]  100% grant-in-aid basis  • Dharmavaram and Chittoor [Andhra Pradesh] The main objective of the scheme are: • • Polavaram and Kanchipuram [Tamil nadu] Developing milch cattle,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Increasing milk production by providing merits; technical input services, ➢ To arrange quality Artificial Insemination • Creating infrastructure to improve (AI) services at farmers’ doorstep; procurement, processing and marketing of ➢ To create e-market portal for bovine milk in a cost-effective manner, germplasm for connecting breeders and • Ensuring remunerative prices to the milk farmers; producers, by strengthening dairy cooperative ➢ To increase trade of livestock and livestock societies at village level, products by meeting out sanitary and Phyto • Generate additional employment sanitary (SPS) issues; opportunities, ➢ To select breeding bulls of high genetic • Improving social, nutritional and economic merit at a young age through application of status of residents of comparatively genomics. disadvantaged areas. • Gokul Gram: The Rashtriya Gokul Mission 75. Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) also envisages establishment of integrated • has been launched in December 2014 with an cattle development centres ‘Gokul Grams’ to outlay of Rs 2025 crore for development and develop indigenous breeds including upto conservation of indigenous breeds through 40% nondescript breeds. selective breeding in the breeding tract and o to promote indigenous cattle rearing and genetic upgradation of nondescript bovine conservation in a scientific manner. population. o to propagate high genetic merit bulls of • The scheme comprises of two components indigenous breeds. namely National Programme for Bovine o to optimize modern Farm Management Breeding (NPBB) and National Mission on practices and promote Common Resource Bovine Productivity (NMBP). Management. • Objectives of RGM: o to utilize animal waste in economical way ➢ Development and conservation of i.e. Cow Dung, Cow Urine indigenous breeds; • India has 14.5% of world cattle population ➢ Breed improvement programme for • 199 million cattle indigenous breeds so as to improve the • 83% indigenous out of which genetic makeup and increase the stock; • 80% not listed or recognised ➢ Enhancing milk production and • 20% recognised by National Bureau of productivity of bovine population by genetic resource increasing disease free high genetic merit 76. National livestock Mission female population and check on spread of • 4 submissions diseases ; . feed and fodder development ➢ Upgrading nondescript cattle using elite . livestock development indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, . pig development in North East region Deoni, Tharparkar, Red Sindhi ; . skill development, technology transfer and ➢ Distribution of disease free high genetic extension merit bulls for natural service; ➢ To bring all breedable females under 77. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports organised breeding through AI or natural at Patiala service using germ plasm of high genetic

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Lakshmibai National College of Physical 82. Shell company not defined and not used in Education at Trivandrum Companies Act 2013. • High altitude Training Centre at Shillaroo Himachal Pradesh 83. Swarna Singh committee 1976 • Lakshmibai National Institute of physical • related with all India judicial services education at Gwalior • currently District Court and lower Court judges are appointed by Governor in 78. Swasth Bachche Swasth Bharat consultation with state public service programme commission and high court • initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan • Rajya Sabha alone can recommend all India • prepare Physical health and fitness profile judicial services under article 312 card of KV students in Kochi Kerala • all India Judicial Service only for district • all age groups even especially abled judges • Encouraging one hour of play • Imbibe values of Olympics among students 84. Zionist movement • Pro-Israel movement 79. TAPI gas pipeline • Theodor Herzl father of Zionist movement • under Asian Development Bank • Deep state body of influential people secretly • proposed in 1995 involved in manipulation of government • flagship project CAREC [Central Asia policy regional economic cooperation 2020] 85. Northern circars plains between Mahanadi and Krishna 80. SAMAR (system of aerosol monitoring and • Carnatic plains between Krishna and Kaveri research) • Andhra Plains south of Utkal Plains up to • for aerosol in atmosphere and its impact Pulicat Lake • black carbon can cause breathing problems, upset monsoon and melt glaciers 86. Smurfing act of breaking down a transaction • black carbon part of soot formed due to into smaller transactions to avoid regulatory incomplete combustion of fossil fuels wood requirement and Biomass burning • they are present in lower atmosphere and can 87. Enforcement directorate come down with rain • brown carbon mainly due to Biomass burning • statutory body • 1956 81. Information Network on animal health and • law enforcement and economic intelligence productivity • under aegis of Ministry of Finance • by NDDB application to monitor in real-time • enforces FEMA [ civil Law with quasi- breeding nutrition and Health Services judicial powers] and PMLA [Criminal law] delivered at farmers doorstep • other function: • part of Pashu Sanjeevani component of • collect developed disseminate intelligence national bovine breeding and DDP • to realise penalty imposed on conclusion of adjudication proceedings

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • recommend preventive detention Under  effect both data files and program files COFEPOSA . worm  copy from system to system 88. Financial action task force  do not infiltrate legitimate files • established by G7 summit in Paris in 1989 . trojans • India 34th member in 2010  create black doors • fatf decision making body meets twice in a  impact as soon as open year  attached to legitimate • total 37 members . Hoax . Spyware  89. Egmont group Spy without consent • group of financial intelligence unit in . Phishing Brussels, Belgium  identity masquerading • informal network to share information train and share expertise 94. Stuxnet • computer worm 90. Asia Pacific group of money laundering • USA and Israel versus Iran • autonomous and collaborative intelligence duqu 2 organisation • cyber espionage tool • founded in 1997 in Bangkok Thailand • 2011 • 41 members • other such tools flame, mahadhi and gauss • supporters financial action task force, IMF, wiper World Bank, OECD, ADB and Egmont • virus group of FIU • 2012 91. UN office on drugs and crime (UNODC) • affected Iran • 1997 • merger of drug control program and Centre 95. New media wing and electronic media for intelligence crime prevention. monitoring Centre • relies on voluntary contribution of members • under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 92. Project insight • to monitor media both TV and social media • by IT Department under cbdt 96. Other Institute’s under MHA • non-intrusive information driven approach for • National intelligence grid [NATGRID] keep improving tax compliance and effective citizen data in single database utilisation of available information • National Cyber coordination Centre 93. Malware • National crime records Bureau • malicious software • CBI . to disturb • NIA . to gather • Narcotics control Bureau and IB [RTI not . to access applicable] • types . virus 97. NTRO  by Fred Kohen in 1983

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • protection of critical information • International Law applicable to cyber warfare infrastructure within Government • allow States: Self defence 98. Mod/Defence service DRDO Defence related • new form of warfare cyber threats

99. DEITY/CERT-IN for: • non-critical government sectors and for 106. Budapest convention everyone else • convention on cybercrime of the Council of • critical information infrastructure in private European Union sector • 49 members and National Information Security policy • its binding guidelines issued by MHA in 2014 • covers crimes like copyright violation, 100. Indian cyber security coordination computer related fraud Centre • Aim: • to fight against cybercrime in country to a) common cyber-crime policy provide platform for complaint making an investigation b) protocol on xenophobia and Racism 101. Ministry of communication and IT • India has ratified this Treaty and entered in • controls CERT-IN 2004 • National media analytics Centre • Digital swachhta Kendra deal with Malware 107. International telecommunication and botnets Union • 102. PMOs Institutions specialised agency of UN • responsible for ICT • National Security Council • also deals with adopting International • cabinet committee on security headed by PM standards to ensure seamless global • raw intelligence communication and interoperability for next • administrative control on NTRO generation network • National Institute of cryptology Research and Development it's the first time in Asia under 108.Saranda Action Plan NTRO 103. Ministry of Finance • for naxal affected district • prepared by rural ministry • Central economic Intelligence Bureau • 104. Ministry of External Affairs first implemented in Jharkhand

• Global cyber issues cell monitors 109.Human Development data indicators by International policies World Bank • National Information board  2002 • Human Development Index by UNDP  Headed by NSA  surveillance and cyber crime 110. Government of India • issuing authority of coin and • supplies coins to RBI on demand 105. Tallinn manual • even one-rupee notes

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 111. Cooperative credit structure  right to grievance redress and compensation • divided into two A) short term and 114. Mankidia tribe in Odisha B) long term • PVTG • short term consists of • near similipal  state: State Cooperative Bank • make ropes from siali fibre  district: Central Cooperative Bank and  local: primary agricultural credit societies 115. PJ Nayak committee on governance and management of PSBs • primary agriculture credit society are outside purview of RBI • primary cooperative banks and urban 116. Project 28 cooperative banks cater to Urban and semi • anti-submarine Warfare urban needs • INS Kiltan and INS Kamorta

• RBI administer regulate NBFCs’ including 117. INS Arihant even p2p lending • indigenous • modelled after Russia Charlie class • RBI is banker to all state governments of • most important part of India's nuclear triad India including Pondicherry except Sikkim. It [land air sea] manages public debt of Sikkim only • build under advanced technology vessel project • can carry Nuclear missile 112. RBIs customer education and service • codename S2 program • first nuclear-powered ballistic missile • includes submarine  setting up customer redressal cell • commissioned at Visakhapatnam  customer education and protection • 83 megawatts of pressurised light water department reactor that is enriched uranium fast breeder  1995 banking ombudsman alternative reactor dispute redressal mechanism • K 15 Sagarika missile  banking ombudsman covers commercial  India's only ssbn banks, schedule primary cooperative banks,  asset tube launch missile technology urban cooperative banks and RRBs and  can even accommodate Agni 3  does not cover state cooperative banks,  INS aridhaman is same as this primary agricultural credit societies  INS Nepali Chakra for training and escorting.

113. Charter of customer rights 118. Supercomputer  right to fair treatment • Param by C-DAC  right to transparency, fair and honest dealing • Anupam by BARC  right to suitability • Sagar 220 by ISRO  right to privacy • Pratyush

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  fourth fastest supercomputer in the world • releases tourism barometer  dedicated to weather and climate  after Japan USA and UK 126. UNDP urban strategy

• increasing shelter for urban poor 119. Aravana muttu traditional art form of • basic urban services Kerala • women's access • upgrading energy use 120. Alfac Duck social robot to play with • reducing air pollution children 121. Nayachar Island 127. Healthy town according to WHO  New Island in estuary of Hooghly river • clean and safe environment  till1990 no biodiversity but now flourishing • basic needs of all are met [example of succession] • community participation in local government

• easily accessible Health Services 121. Uttara aviskar Yojana  by MHRD and National initiative for 128. Various Projects developing and harnessing innovations • DMIC and Bengaluru-Chennai corridor by [NIDHI] Japan

• Mumbai to Bengaluru corridor by UK 122. Pm Matru Vandana Yojana • Amritsar to Kolkata by India [funded by  support to pregnant and lactating women World Bank]  under ICDS  under Ministry of women and child 129.Brewing is a weight gaining industry development does located near the market.  Rupees 6000

123. Heart is most energy hungry organ in 130.In dry climates cotton Threads will the body, mitochondria powerhouse of the break quickly during spinning so not suitable. cell 131.Truck farming, dairy farming, 124. Census classification of towns Horticulture, closely associated with urbanization • class 1 population 100000 or more but mixed farming is not • class 2 between 50000 and 1 lakh • class 3 20000 and 50000 • class 4 between 10000 and 20000 132.Demographic transition when • class 5 5000 and 10000 population of region changes from rural • class 6 below 5000 agrarian to Urban Industrial society. 125. WTO • also covered trade in services like Telecom 133.Sweet Revolution for honey and Green and banking and gold Revolution for bamboo.

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 142. Procurement policy, trade control policy 134.India for the first time becomes net and stock management policy all three must exporter of power in fy 2017. work in tandem to ensure maximum effectiveness to farmer welfare. 135.Most of the coal and ferrous group of minerals occur in the Peninsula 143. THEYYAM North Malabar region [south of Vidhya’s] Kannur • coal reserves can be found along valleys of all Peninsular river 144. Bhogi celebrations • before Pongal festival 136. Tank irrigation in South India • burning of old items at Tamil nadu • Reasons  rock plateau with impervious surface 145.World economic forum 2018 depression • theme: creating a shared future in a  undulating terrain helps in accumulation of fractured world rainwater in depression or manmade tank 146. Telangana issue 137. According to length of highways and • In Telangana lambada’s identified as Plains Road tribe with reservation restricted to education • Panchayati Raj roads > PWD roads >urban • Adivasis say we would not allow lambada’s roads > state highways >national highways those who allegedly are not ST to access reservation benefits 138.TRIBES • Fulani people from Nigeria 147. Badakhshan Counter Terrorism base • Kyrgyz people Central Asia in Afghanistan by China against Uighur • bushmen Kalahari Muslims • bantus Botswana and equatorial rainforest of Africa 148.115 most backward districts on the basis of 139.Project 28 • education • INS kamorta INS kiltan and INS kadmatt anti- • health submarine Warfare • nutrition • basic infrastructure 140. Ekuverin • rural household electrification and • India Maldives counter-terrorism exercise by • access to potable water and individual toilet Army • Jharkhand has 19 • Bihar 13 141.Seema Bhavani BSF all women biker • Chhattisgarh 10 regiment 149. Har Gobind Khorana

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • credited with making the first synthetic genes e) Spanish Arabic 1973 [the latest one] by cutting and pasting DNA bits • explain how the sequence of gene genetic 156. Tanushree Pareek first women combat code goes about making proteins critical to officer commissioned in BSF functioning of cell 157.29th August National Sports day • founding father of biotechnology 158.Science film festival of India at Goa 160. Delhi Shimla first route under Udaan 150. Dhingra led SIT on 1984 riots 161.Bandhan Express and Maitree Express 151. No Tigers in Gujarat between India and Bangladesh 152. Mostly Turtles are endangered in India but only vulnerable in IUCN. 162. GSAT 9 153. Medical Council of India • South Asia satellite launched from Sriharikota • scope of operation very wide • including advising universities on curriculum 163.Kolkata metro India's first underwater • disciplining errant doctors tunnels to link two bank Howrah Maidan with  National Medical Council is expected to Kolkata distribute powers among 4 autonomous bodies a) for undergraduates 164.Archean rocks system b) for post graduates c) for medical and rating • Archean system-important for mica granite d) for ethics and registration gneiss schist and Uranium  National medical Commission will consist • Dharwad system-iron ore manganese copper of non-doctors also like patient rights lead gold mica advocates and assists in line with model of Purana Rock system UK Australia and Canada • Cuddapah-abestos limestone quartzite  its member to be selected by Central • Vindhyan-diamonds durable stones limestone Government as MCI member were elected glass and coal and precious stones  20 members  1 chairman Dravidian Rock system rocks are of  1-member secretary Paleozoic era  8 ex-officio  10 part time members Aryan Rock system rocks of Mesozoic Era 154. Mulla Periyar Dam in Kerala but built including Deccan trap where mainly by TAMIL NADU in 1895 sandstones shales and clay are found.

155. Official and working languages at UN 165. Earth elliptical path changes to circular • they are six which includes path then reduction in the difference a) English between season b) French c) Chinese d) Russian

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 166. Demographic gap difference between • incorporate schemes like birth rate and death rate  Mega Food parks, 167. Grand Bank at newfoundland  food safety and quality assurance infrastructure etc.  168. National Institute of rural infrastructure for Agro processing clusters,  development at Hyderabad creation of forward and backward linkages,  integrated cold Chain and

 value addition infrastructure. 169. SHG1986-87 • Self-help group program in Association with 174. Mentor India campaign NABARD • integrated with Atal innovation mission

• under Niti Aayog • self-help group Bank linkage programme • Atal innovation mission: borrow from banks after accumulating on  setup Atal tinkering labs for class 6th to 12th capital and establishing a track record.  to learn innovation skill

• can borrow from commercial banks, regional 175. Mechi river between India and Nepal rural banks, cooperative banks and societies • tributary of Mahananda river

• Mechi bridge is ending point of Asian 170. Project brain ware artificial Highway intelligence project of Microsoft • project under National Highway infrastructure 171.Swayanm siddha Development Corporation • 2001: Women's empowerment year • Indira Mahila Yojana + Mahila Samridhi Yojana • four targets: 176. India's trade deficit with south east  awareness generation Asia very high especially with Indonesia  achievement of Economic Strength  ASEAN is India's fourth largest trading  convergence of various scheme partner.  raise issues of common concern through mobilisation and networking 172. Rashtriya Mahila kosh 177. Gramin Khel Mahotsav • to meet micro credit needs of poor and asset  to promote indigenous games like wrestling less women in informal sector athletics Matka race, tug of war  by Ministry of youth affairs and sports.

173. PM Kisan Sampada Yojana 178. INCOIS of Ministry of Earth science • scheme for Agro Marine processing and  development of Agro processing clusters inaugurated for Comoro’s, Madagascar, and Mozambique • 2016 to 2020  in addition to Maldives, Sri Lanka and • under Ministry of food processing industries Seychelles • to supplement agriculture, modernize  third meeting of RIMES for Asian Africa held processing and decrease Agri waste at Papua New Guinea

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • XPOSAT: to study neutron stars 179. Low enriched uranium Bank • GSAT 11: for broadband connectivity  at Kazakhstan • GSAT 29: will use optical communication for  it’s under IAEA first time • GSAT 7A: for navy and military 180.YUVA • RISAT- 1A, 2A, 2B: 24 into 7 monitoring of  Delhi Police initiative under Pradhan Mantri land and sea can see through clouds also Kaushal Vikas Yojana for skill development • CARTOSAT 3, 3A: can easily visualize up  Delhi Police + NSDC + CII to 25 cm from a height of 600 km • RESOURCE SAT 3: monitor natural 181. I4F India Israel industrial R&D and resources technological innovation fund • Ocean Sat 3: monitor Ocean atmosphere and  total fund of 40 million dollar current  for 5 years 4 million dollars • Chandrayaan 2: first to land spacecraft on  is governed by join boards for [water moon and explore its surface with a Rover agriculture energy and digital technology] • ISRO satellite Centre was set up in 1972 it is here where spacecrafts are assembled 182. Operation enduring freedom  war in Afghanistan + counter-terrorism 182. SiruMalai ranges are part of eastern against Al Qaeda and Taliban Ghats Operation resolute support  NATO led 183. India Israel cooperation  Non-combat Mission • on oil and gas  to advise, train assist Afghan security forces • agriculture Operation freedom's sentinel • water  NATO led • cybersecurity  working with allies and partners on resolute • Healthcare support continuing counterterrorism • security operations. • Science and Technology • renewable energy 183. ISRO upcoming missions • coproduction of films documentaries • HySIS hyperspectral image satellite • homoeopathy and Ayurveda  to distinguish between objects with high 184. SAD: seasonal affective disorder clarity 185. Indu Malhotra first woman Supreme  developed in 2008 by ISRO Court judge.  already used in Chandrayaan 1 186. Myanmar border  its uses are: • Arunachal Pradesh> Mizoram> Manipur> . in environment Nagaland . monitoring crops 187. Megalithic sites (iron age burials) at . finding oil and Minerals and Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu . military surveillance 188. Rani Ki Vav

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • ancient stepwell in Gujarat Patan  risks of ill health • UNESCO World Heritage site  unemployment 189. Jallikattu  occupational injuries  • not taken place in 2015 and 16 disability  • other races: rekla races and eruthuttam old age 198. Reservoirs of carbon • pulikulam and Kangayam variety of bull  • Manju virattu variant of Jallikattu Earth's crust> oceans> atmosphere> land- based ecosystem • Jallikattu event held at Pongal time • 190. Congo important for source of organic carbon: plants animals, microbes, leaves and wood • diamonds • factors affecting soil organic content • copper . temperature, • Nickel and . rainfall, • Cobalt [ two third of world supply] . vegetation, • Cobalt byproduct of copper Nickel mining . soil management, • copper by product of zinc lead and silver . land use changes 190. Purandar Das father of Carnatic • benefit utilities of soil organic carbon music . increasing soil health 191. Operation digital board . agriculture productivity and • for Digital education in all schools . food security • with help of Central Government State . decreasing need for Chemicals Government CSIR and community support . preserve biological demand of soil including • Aims for nitrogen fixing bacteria  quality education • how to increase soil organic content  equity . decreasing soil erosion  accessibility accountability and affordability . zero tillage • operation blackboard 1987 primary . farming use of cover crops education infrastructure . nutrient management 192. World social protection report 2017-18 . applying manure and sludge by International Labour Organisation. . water harvesting and conservation . Agroforestry • social security means 199.Jasmine Revolution anti austerity  to eradicate poverty protest in Tunisia  boost economic growth and  reduce inequality. • Arab spring came after this 193. Pomodoro technique 200.ASER [annual status of education  time management strategy report]2017: beyond basics  dividing tasks into small bits with breaks • 14 to 18year old [125 million people] 194. Ramallah: Palestinian capital • suggest free and compulsory education for 195. 1926: helpline of Forest Department this group also. 196. Soliga tribals at Karnataka they grow coffee 201. TASAECHS 197. Social security is against • mobile application for scheduling ex- servicemen contributory Health Scheme

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 202. In a high court • is related to chemical and biological weapon • chief justice is the first among the equals and • but he does not exercise any authority over his • this deals with all technology equipment etc. colleagues accept to assign work 210.Human papillomavirus • can prevent cervical cancer to great extent 203. Buzkashi horse related sports of • currently human papillomavirus is not a part Afghanistan of national immunization programme. 204. Countries with Intercontinental • HPV type 16 and 18 responsible for majority ballistic missiles: of the cases • USA, Russia, UK, France and China • cervix is located at the end of uterus • • Agni 5 methods of determining cervical cancer . HPV testing, . India's Intercontinental ballistic missile . Pap smear, . surface to surface . colposcopy . nuclear capable . visually inspecting cervix with acetic Acid or . developed by DRDO iodine . three stage fuel • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 205. National bravery awards: recommends regular screening for women • Bharat award, over 30 • • Geeta Chopra award, ICMR recommends human papillomavirus vaccination to girls between 9 to 13 years of • Sanjay Chopra award, age • Bapu Gandhi, 211. Ultra-small Bank branches • General National Bravery award • 206.Naga hoho Apex Naga Tribunal body it includes small area • one man 207.STOBAR: short take off but arrested • recovery mechanism one laptop • they do not have to take care of cash as • with the arrester cable to recover the aircraft. responsibility of bank correspondent • To be used in INS Vikrant • they do field verification only • build in cochin, • who can become banking-correspondent • powered by four GE gas turbines,  anybody who is 10th pass • indigenous  any Institutions even kvk Khadi village • original INS Vikrant from UK in 1997 Industries post offices MFIs Agri clinics etc. 208. Election commissions Council 212. USSD based mobile banking • is binding on president, • unstructured supplementary service data • article 102 and 191 related to disqualification • *99# of MP or MLA • developed by NPCI • article 103 refer disqualification decision to • bill payments balance enquiry merchant President and no further dispute permitted payment money transfer 209. India 43rd member of Australia 213. Classical languages group  they are six  Kannada,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  Telugu,  150 km radius no diclofenac  Tamil,  Indian Nepal border has set up for this above  Malayalam, provision  Odia, and  vulture restaurants at Maharashtra and Punjab  Sanskrit 218. Garo, Khasi, Jaintia and Naga Hills 214. Fly ash Run east to west • source coal burning [major] 219. Desert rivers ephemeral luni, machu, • composition aluminium silicate Silicon rupen, Saraswati, banas, ghaggar dioxide calcium oxide + toxic metal lead 220. Major river basins drainage area more arsenic copper than 20000 km square • alternative use • medium river basin drainage area between  reclamation of land 2000 km square and 20 thousand kilometre  road construction square  brick making • small area basin less than 2000 km square  increasing water holding capacity of soil 221.India has 4 official seasons as per IMD: • Rule • winter  within 100 KM radius of thermal power plant • summer used fly ash for land filling work • monsoon  within 50 km of thermal power plant used fly • post monsoon ash for mine filling work • 216. Indian biodiversity awards Himalayan state two additional season autumn and spring • by Ministry of environment forest and climate 222. Malvan Sanctuary and Thane Creek change and UNDP Flamingo Sanctuary • four categories of award • two Marine sanctuaries of Maharashtra  conservation of threatened species 223. Highest peak in Western Ghats  sustainable use of biological resources  successful mechanisms/model for access and • Maharashtra kalsubai benefit sharing • Karnataka bababudangiri > mullayanagiri >  biodiversity management committees kudremukh 217. Meloxicam • Kerala anamudi > doddabetta • alternative to diclofenac 224. Polar Bears want sea ice but sea ice is • harmless to vulture melting due to loss of Habitat • vultures do not have particular enzymes to • polar bear are largest land carnivores of world breakdown diclofenac which results into renal • they eat seals mostly and failure • they are vulnerable • diclofenac is an anti-inflammatory 225. Nandankanan 200 white tigers and • drug to treat fever diseases in livestock gharial are breeding.  vulture restaurant project one of the 226. Hydrogen has no link with Ozone components is if found vulture nest then conservation provide food near nesting trees do not disturb 227. Alga them • can produce 300 times more oil per unit area  vulture safety zones concept in Asia Europe than conventional crops and Africa

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • harvested algae like fossil fuels releases  now every 4 years Tiger census carbon dioxide when burnt waste water, • third Tiger census human and animal waste can be used as  used pugmark + radio collar + infrared camera nutrients in algaculture capturing [only 4 km square area] 228. Sikkim forest area is 82% of total area  population estimated 2226 • Sikkim from subtropical to Arctic vegetation • 4th Tiger census • there is no evergreen forest  initiated at nagarjunasagar Srisailam 229.Polavaram project irrigation project  utilising M stripes  • being constructed on Godavari river decreasing criteria from 4 km square to 2 km square for infrared cameras • across Andhra Pradesh Odisha and  to increase quality of estimation Chhattisgarh  along with Tigers Panthers + bears + wild 230. Agni-5 missile dogs in the tiger reserve • intercontinental ballistic missile  Bhutan Nepal and Bangladesh to participate • nuclear capable s as they are natural buffer • surface to surface  Prey to be counted as well • IGMDP  wildlife Institute of India to coordinate • DRDO developed 235. Road kills • 3 staged solid fuel  a mobile app to report about man animal • range 5000 km + High Road mobility conflict • fast reaction ability navigation system: ring  geotagged photos laser gyro based inertial navigation system 236. Brasilia declaration and micro navigation system  for road safety 231. 175-gigawatt target of 2022  India is a part of it • 40% of energy from Renewable Sources  by 2020 Road Crash fatalities to be decreased • target of 2030 by 50%. 232. Trichoderma reesei 237. Crystal award • fungus that Precipitate and releases calcium • by world economic forum to artist who make carbonate positive change in society example Shahrukh • which can repair cracks in buildings when Khan mixed with cement 238. Saras 233. Mission Olive branch • first indigenous civilian aircraft • Turkey invasion over Syria against Kurdish • 19-seater militants 239. Rotavirus vaccine 234. Tiger census • prequalified by WHO • first Tiger census was concluded only using • developed by Bharat Biotech Limited pugmark technique after • pre-qualified: can be sold internationally NTCA • anti-diarrhea in children • second Tiger census 240. India ASEAN relationship  introduced pugmark technique + radio collar  1992-25 years-Partnership Technology  2002-15 years-Summit level talks  estimated population 1776  2012-5 years- Strategic partnership

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 241. India Myanmar Thailand trilateral numerous species of fish shellfish and highway crustaceans,  from moreh Manipur to mae-sot Thailand for . Hawksbill feeds on reefs and open up crevices the extend to Cambodia Laos and Vietnam for other marine life, 242. Glasgow Coma Scale to measure mental . transporters of nutrients and energy to coastal alertness areas  Luxembourg Netherlands and Belgium . unhatched eggs shells and fluid act as allowed in euthanasia fertilizer on Sandy beaches after it is 243.Complexity bias decomposed 247. Grandfather clause any provision made  complexity> simplicity = jargon > simple under the law to exempt a certain language 244.Motor vehicle Amendment Bill 2017 group of people from effect of new rules  uniform driver licensing policy 248. Delhi declaration  digitization in monitoring and enforcement of • at India-ASEAN 25th commemorative law Summit  protective headgear for every person above 4 • focus area years  counter-terrorism  safety belts for all  preventing ill effects of social media on  child restraint system terrorism and 245. INSPIRE scheme  identity security  innovation in Science Pursuit for inspired 249. Tribal Cooperative marketing Research development Federation of India Limited  faculty schemes provisions TRIFED  32 years age research scholar • under Ministry of Tribal Affairs  salary 80,000 per month • Institute of tribals engaged in collection of  annual research grant of seven lakh rupees ntfp and making of tribal art and handicraft  work at University of own choice product  started in 2008 • better remunerative prices + social economic  assured opportunity for research career development  five years of financial security and academic • they are the market makers freedom taken care by government 250. North Koel Reservoir project  candidate selected via three-stage interviews • between Bihar and Jharkhand by Indian National Science Academy • submergence of betla national park and 246.Major cause of sea turtle death Parmar tiger reserve  mechanized boats • tributary of Son River  trawl net • Mandal dam and Mohammad Ganj Barrage  Gill net • its purpose for irrigation  fishing hooks etc. • tributary of North Koel: auranga, amanth and  Value of Turtles Burha . as eat jellyfish which is poisonous to maintain • North Koel flows only in Jharkhand meets son healthy fish stock, at the border of Jharkhand and Bihar . green turtle feeds on seagrass beds and by

cropping the grass provides nursery for

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 256.Places of regular incursion by China 251.Diksha portal • yangtse, sumdorong in Arunachal Pradesh • Ministry of Human Resource Development • Barahoti in Uttarakhand • National digital platform for teachers • Aksai Chin and Demchok in Ladakh • helpful for students’ teachers’ schools and 257.Asia Africa growth corridor special government etc. focus on • help in teaching learning and professional • health and pharmaceuticals development. • agriculture and Agro processing 252.South Asia Gas Enterprise Private • disaster management and Limited (SAGE) • skill enhancement • LNG pipeline from Iran Oman to India 258.9th BRICS summit through Porbandar • Xiamen China 2017 • Peace pipeline Iran Pakistan India pipeline • 10th BRICS summit Johannesburg South 253.Mission Parivar Vikas for family Africa 2018 planning • Theme: stronger partnership for brighter • under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare future • total fertility rate 2.1 by 2025 • Focus area: • 7 high focus States Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,  economic cooperation Chhattisgarh, UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan  innovation • two new contraceptives included  customs cooperation  ‘MPA’ under Antara programme and  Anti-terrorism  Chaya: non-injectable, a pill  energy efficiency and 254.Musk Madhyamik and uchchatar  green development Shiksha kosh • South Africa came in BRICS in 2011  Secondary and Higher Education 259. Motor vehicle act Amendment Bill  under Ministry of HRD 2016 clauses are as follows  only supplementary financing • Third party Insurance  public accounts of India • death under 10 lakh rupees  non-interest bearing • disability under 500000 rupees  non-lapsable fund • regulation of taxi aggregators 255.APEDA (Agricultural and processed • road safety food product export Development • motor vehicles accident fund Authority) • compulsory Insurance of all • farmer connects • driving license • an initiative under Ministry of Commerce and • good Samaritan industry • increase in penalties • application: 260.CPTPP countries  to apply for farm registration and approval • North America: Canada, Mexico  by State governments in laboratory • South America: Peru and Chile  three dots significance (Farmer State • Government and Labs) Southeast Asia: Brunei Singapore Vietnam  in Hindi Marathi and English Malaysia • East Asia: Japan

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Oceana: Australia and New Zealand • first human used in 1977 261.Gleevec by Novartis • doesn't allow • an anticancer drug  pacemakers 262.Particulate matter  common nerve stimulator  • composed of sulphates, nitrates Ammonia cardioverter-defibrillator black carbon, mineral dust and water  any kind of metal magnetic • • both solid and liquid particles of organic and force is 3000 times more powerful than earth inorganic substances magnetic field 263. Archaeological Survey of India 272.Environmental performance index 2018 • in 1861 • • by Canning and Cunningham India's rank 177 out of 180 • • come under Ministry of culture produced by Yale and Columbia University in collaboration with world economic forum 264. Rudra • China's rank 120 • weaponized advanced light aircraft • Brazil 69 • Nirbhay= USA tomahawk Cruise • there are 24 performance indicators  missile range 1000 km 273.Lemming effect 265. Bogibeel Bridge • herd behavior mentality • from Dhamji to Dibrugarh • carried by rodents at Arctic • part of NH 52 • mass suicide every year • railroad Bridge 274. Super blood moon on 31st January • longest over Brahmaputra river • • project under North East Frontier Railway 3 unusual events together  blue moon 266. Tamu-Kalay . second New Moon of same month • rail link between Myanmar and India . Appear every 2 years and 8 months 267. Section 69a of IT Act  supermoon is when moon is very close to • blocking of content on internet earth 268. Indian commodity Exchange Limited  blood moon is when total lunar eclipse • it's a diamond future exchange 275. Lorenz curve is for inequality • world's first back by Reliance Capital 276. Hydrofluorocarbons 269. Doklam • potent global warming gas • plateau + Valley • alternative to CFCs • surrounded by • used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, fire  Chumbi valley of Tibet, extinguishers  ha valley of Bhutan and • recently talked about in Kigali conference  Sikkim (follow-up conference on Montreal protocol) 270. 90-90-90 • hfcs even more intense greenhouse gases than • AIDS carbon dioxide • Diagnosis-ART-Viral • Kigali amendment 2016 (to be binding from 271.MRI 2019) • electromagnetic waves,  2 phase out hfcs • can be used to examine any part of body,  two concepts

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots . baseline or peak years and • The system also has facility to provide access . freeze years to various stakeholders (NGOs, State Fishery . India peak years between 2024-226, Departments, Disaster Management . first time talked about incentivizing Authorities, etc.) so that they too will be able . use of energy efficient Technology to further disseminate these ocean information . India's freeze years = 2028 and alerts to the user community. . deadline for developed country is 2029 to • This ‘Sagar Vani’ system compares with the phase out at least 70% of Hfc’s most advanced countries’ services in terms of . India's phase out spread over 15 years from speed of delivery, omni channel capabilities 2032 to 2047 and diverseness of services. With this system, 277.Saint Petersburg declaration the services will be disseminated in local • related to tigers languages using advanced artificial • double population by 2022 intelligence and machine learning capabilities. • India currently has the highest number of • For the first time in India, we are also using tigers in the world the power of television and cable network • Conservation assured Tiger standards (CATS) mediums for topical and alert dissemination developed by WWF services. 278. Global wildlife program • The ‘Sagar Vani’ will now serve the coastal • World Bank community, especially the fishermen • 7 year community with the advisories and alerts towards their livelihood as well as their safety • against illicit trafficking at Sea. • conservation and sustainable development • by Ministry of Science and Technology, across Africa and Asia Ministry of earth sciences and Ministry of • only funded by GEF facility environment forest and climate change • adopted at New Delhi 2017

280. Odisha-West Bengal-Chhattisgarh- 279. Sagar Vani Jharkhand • In order to effectively and timely disseminate • most intense human elephant conflict the advisories, directly from the lab to the end user, an Integrated Information Dissemination 281.Mission 11 million related to football and System (IDS) named as “SAGAR VANI” has FIFA under 17 been developed by ESSO-INCOIS through the Industry M/s. Gaian Solutions Pvt. Ltd. • The ‘Sagar Vani’ is a software platform where 282. Goldman prize various dissemination modes will be • for environmentalists Who risk their life integrated on a single central server. • awarded by Goldman environmental • The ‘Sagar Vani’ includes Multi Lingual Foundation SMS, Voice Call / Audio Advisory, Mobile • nomination record from environmental Apps (User / Admin modules), Social Media organization and individuals (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), Email, GTS, Fax, • since 1990 Digital Display Boards, Radio / Television • recently Prafulla Samantara became 6th broadcast units, IVRS, Cloud Channels, etc. Indian to win the prize

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • largest producer of Bananas mango lime 283. Carbon sink= reservoir lemon fire and • under 2 category natural sink which are bigger • components and artificial sink  growing suitable crops in wastelands • Natural sinks  creation of post-harvest infrastructure,  oceans  geo-spatial studies like crop intensification  photosynthetic plants Orchard regeneration and aqua horticulture  enhanced soil carbon trapping in agricultural 287.MADICE project  bio sequestration • in East Antarctica  wetland ecosystem (soils are anaerobic and • India and Norway decomposition is slow) • Maitri base station to serve as Logistic • Artificial sinks support base for this  landfills 288.No Mercury pollution in tobacco  carbon capture and storage proposals industry  algal bio sequestration to absorb carbon 289. Kanjli wetland in Punjab dioxide emission from coal natural gas etc. 290.Commission for conservation of • Bacteria and fungi are not carbon sinks Antarctic Marine living resources

• headquarter at Tasmania Australia 283. Slender Loris • to preserve marine life and environmental • found in evergreen forest integrity in and near Antarctica • semi deciduous forest • India has ratified its convention • swaps and even Scrub forest 291.Sir creek= Ban Ganga • in India and Sri Lanka only • between Kutch and Sindh • also known as green line 284. Partition Museum at Amritsar • Pak says Bombay government resolution of • world's first partition museum 1914 is valid • India says 1925 map is valid 285. Kurdistan regional government • Thalweg principle under UNCLOS may be administration extends into Syria Iraq Iran and applied to resolve Turkey 292.Hyperloop • uses renewable energy 286.Project Chaman • not practically implemented anywhere • for horticulture sector • does not use magnetic levitation technology • launched in 2015 • in vacuum so free of friction • completed in March 2018 • first in India at Andhra Pradesh • implementing agency Mahalanobis National • now at Pune Mumbai via (Bhorghat gap) by crop forest Centre virgin group • Remote Sensing satellite Technology 293.Carb X combating antibiotic resistant • India is the second largest producer of veggies bacteria biopharmaceutical accelerator and fruits in the world and • PPP international partnership • since 2016

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • funded by welcome trust and barda of USA  cancer • addresses problem of  cardiovascular and  Gram Negative bacteria  pulmonary lung disorder  antimicrobial resistance • 50 or 100 bed hospital  resistance to bacteria fungi parasites and • only 30 years lease to private players viruses • only 4-5 Hospital in one district  ESKAPE group of pathogen leading cause of • with the help from World Bank nosocomial (Hospital induced infection) • private-operate maintain and equip 294.Ytterbium • public or government- lease referral services • an element that can make atomic clocks even • sharing of common facilities like ambulance more precise than rubidium blood bank 295.Parali island • escrow account-payment to private player • of Lakshadweep • patient types -insured and uninsured • lost due to coastal erosion 301.Tiwa tribal of Assam cultivate broom 296. Dairy processing and infrastructure grass development fund 302. Technology upgradation fund scheme • funds from Nabard to NDDB and further lend (TUFS): for textiles to Federation of cooperative societies 303. Yttria-stabilized Zirconia plasma • valid from 2017-18 to 2028-29 spray Technology • efficient milk procurement system • thermal spray coating technology  by setting up cold storages and electronic • used for gas turbine engine in spacecraft quality testing equipment • vertical crack segmentation in coating are  value addition beneficial for gas turbine engine  infrastructure • application-used in spacecraft currently 297. Gaon Ki Ore campaign technology • by SAIL • to develop these cracks was very expensive • to promote Steel construction in country • YSZ plasma will be cheaper • especially rural area 304. Economic survey in pink to raise • initiated at Assam awareness about missing women • part of National Steel policy 2017 305.Bamboo flowering 298.Navika Sagar Parikrama stop at • rodent population increasing which leads to • Port Stanley at (Australia) destruction of crops which leads to Famine • Lyttleton (New Zealand) (MAUTAM) • Fremantle at Falkland Island (South • Northeast has India's 25% of forest and 67% America)) and of India's bamboo • cape of good hope (South Africa) • bamboo uses 299.26 January 2018 parade tableau of  in food processing, • all India radio and information technology  construction, department launched for first time  tribal culture, 300. NITI Aayog district hospital  eating and privatization proposal  from birth to death • three diseases 306. Train 18

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • semi high speed . target 1 million solar pumps by 2021 • self-propelled . solar power plants on Barren land • developed by integrated Coach Factory at . allowed net metering Tamil Nadu . benefit to owner farmers • engine less train sets much like Metro . aim: • can speed up and slow down quickly  to increase productivity even from barren land 307. Hemophilia and  to De-dieselize the sector • genetic disorder  to decrease transmission losses • no clotting  to support financial health of discoms • due to deficiency of vitamin K  will ensure energy and water efficiency 308. Utility of alternating current  60% subsidy by centre and state on sharing • both at home and office outlets are always AC basis current  30% by banks loans • it easier to transport AC over long distances  10% by farmers without significant loss of in transmission 312.Hyperendemic trachoma • even at high voltage low current are generated • infectious disease so less heat generated • causes blindness • AC can be used to power electric motors • at car Nicobar Island recently a mass drug • (Motors versus generator only one difference administration project launched here Motors convert electrical energy into 313. RPA and FCRA prohibit political mechanical energy) parties from receiving foreign funds • Direct current: constant voltage through 314.Vaya Vandana Yojana batteries and cell • Rupees 15 lakh • devices like commutators and rectifiers are • 8% interest rate used to convert AC into DC • LIC • contributory plan 309.Transvaal Ordinance • annuity cum insurance • in South Africa regarding Indians to be • till March 2020 subjected to fingerprinting if they did not 315.Metformin drug for cancer want to face impeachment or deportation 316. Chandra observatory of NASA 310.Attirampakkam 317.5 largest • site from lower to middle paleolithic culture • middle paleolithic • exporting States   important culture phase Maharashtra   other sites are Gujarat  . adichanallur in Tamil Nadu Haryana  . Jalalpur in Orissa Tamil Nadu  . Hathnora Narmada region (chromium Fossil Karnataka found) • five largest importing States 311.Kusum (Kisan Urja Suraksha utthaan  Maharashtra, Maha Abhiyan)  Tamil Nadu,  Uttar Pradesh, . part of saffron mission

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  Karnataka, 324.Red Queen hypothesis survival of the  Gujarat fittest, keep evolving • GST data suggest India's internal trade is 325.Sankalp about 60% of GDP • 250-million-dollar loan from World Bank, 318. Green algae: Sea lettuce, Halimede, • skill disadvantage population like women, Neptune shaving brush Spirogyra person with disabilities, • Red algae: Irish Moss, Corallina • get retired personnel on board, • Brown algae: Sargassum species, kelp • train youth for market relevant training, 319.Vajra Prahar • livelihood program • military exercise • Strive • between India and USA  skill strengthening for industrial value 320. Leads index (Logistic ease across enhancement different states):  25 million dollars from World Bank, • by Ministry of Commerce and industry  modernize and incentivize ITI’s • composite index to access international trade  industry value enhancement • logistics across states and union territories 326.Taliperu: tributary of Godavari • Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh topped 327.Operation CACTUS: indexed • 1988 India's military expedition in to • loosely based on world Bank's Logistic Maldives performance index • coup against Abdul Gayoom • where in India ranked 54 out of 160 328.Hamira drug for arthritis 321.Meghalaya first with social audit law 329. MB Shah committee for Goa Mining 322.Two risks of re-emergence of polio lease outbreak: 330. Russia banned from winter Olympics • Import of polio from Pakistan and 2018 Afghanistan, • due to doping scandal • spread through vaccine itself (vaccine derived • no flag no anthem poliovirus) • clean athletes can participate • polio vaccine is two-edged sword: both 331. Amrit Deendayal pharmacies: cancer immunity and even virus can be spread drugs at very low cost through feces of immunized person to under 332. Bishnu: oldest rhino of Assam dead immunized 333. Ghadaachi Jatra 323. Economic survey 2017-18 new • concepts: at Goa • Banana is offered to deity • notionally unwanted girl 334. Indira Sagar dam  difference between actual sex ratio and ideal sex ratio for each birth order, • at Madhya Pradesh • sex ratio of Last Child ideal 1050 male per • over Narmada river 1000 female • Sardar Sarovar Dam at Gujarat over • sex ratio at birth ideal 1050 males per Narmada thousand females. • Narmada is not there in Chhattisgarh 335.Health index report by Niti Aayog

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 336.Wakhin People: at Wakhan (Roof of the • renewable, world), nomads • agricultural waste is converted by bacteria and 337.Zakum oil field at UAE compression into bio CNG 338.Trappist 1: star in constellation • 1st zero liquid discharge plant at Pune Aquarius 345. CEPI comprehensive environment 339.Neglected tropical diseases pollution index • Lymphatic Filariasis, • designed by cpcb, • Helminths, • it is used to classify Industries into categories • Leishmaniasis, 346. Biofloc • Cystorisis, • to enhance water quality in aquaculture • Japanese Encephalitis, especially in shrimp farming • Schistosomiasis, • by balancing carbon and nitrogen in the • Trachoma system • Dengue 347. Punjab first state to make education free • Rabies from nursery to PHD for girls and women • Hookworm 348. e-rakam • Whipworm • for Agricultural Products and not for MSME • Ascaris Worms • connect farmers to market online 340.Ghatak • no middlemen • DRDO assault rifle given to Forest • developed by MSTC Limited and supported Department by CRWC Limited 341. Nabard 349. Vajra scheme • set up to provide and regulate credit and other • by Department of Science and technology facilities • to attract foreign scientist and researchers to • to develop visit India and carry out research in  agriculture, collaboration  Cottage and village Industries 350.Haircut  handicraft and allied economic activity in • Difference between loan amount and rural area Collateral offered one-time settlement • RBI holds 0.4 % of NABARD equity 351. Sameep • 99.6% held by Central Government • student and ministry of external affairs • RBI also regulate Nabard: conflict of interest engagement program • Nabard authorized capital can be raised from • by Ministry of External Affairs Rs 5000 to Rs 30,000 crore • encourage students to choose diplomacy as a 342.Odisha first blood bank for cattle career 343. City livability index by Ministry of 352.River Run projects do not need approval Urban Development from EIA 344. Bio CNG 353.Consumer confidence index by RBI • natural gas where Methane content is very 354. Cyber swachhta Kendra-Botnet high cleaning and malware analysis Centre: • greater than 95%, • under cert-in Section 72 of IT Act 2000,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • digital India • 15 States + union territories have area more • to detect Malware and than 33% of forest cover • cautioning the user • forest area is 24.4 percent and • to create a secure cyber ecosystem • forest cover is 21.5 3% increase of 0.21% 355. USB pratirodh from 2015 • controlling unauthorized usage of storage • Mizoram Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh media, forest area has decreased mainly bamboo no • SAMVID longer a tree  Windows desktop based 359.INS Chakra  only execute pre-approved file • Akula-2 class  “whitelisting” • nuclear attack submarine • M-KAVACH • leased from Russia for 10 years  For Android mobile devices 360.Mission for protection and  Malware that steal personal data and empowerment for women from 2017-18 to credential, 2019-20  misuse resources spam SMS etc. • umbrella scheme • Browser JS guard browser extension service • under Ministry of women child and alerts user against malicious webpages development 356. Credit card frauds punishable in both • sub schemes: IT Act and IPC • Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’s 357.RBI zero limited liability and limited  Objective: to empower rural women through liability community participation and • related to customers liability in case of fraud  to create an environment where they can and related reporting realize their full potential • if report within 3 days then Zero liability  to improve child sex ratio • if report within 4 to 7 days then limited  to ensure survival and development of girl liability child • fraud due to customers on negligence then  ensure her education, bear on own  empowering her to full potential  to do capacity building training of rural women and  improving reach of them so that they can avail 358.India state of forest report their entitlement • Non-forest> moderate dense> open forest> • Beti Bachao beti padhao very dense> scrub  extended to 640 districts • Top:  target low child sex ratio district,  Sikkim-82.31%,  working women hostels and Sudhar Girah  Manipur-78.01%,  one stop centres for protection against  Uttarakhand-71%, violence  Himachal Pradesh-66.26%  Mahila police volunteers to be engaged on • Poor: Alluvial soil voluntary basis in states and union territories • South India increased forest area especially in 361.Global entrepreneurship Summit 2017 Karnataka Andhra Pradesh and Tamil nadu • first time women were in majority

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • first time held in South Asia  extends financial assistance for entire • focused on four main sectors infrastructural development and offers  energy and infrastructure refinance to existing Housing Finance  Healthcare and life sciences Companies  Financial Technology and digital economy • SIDBI  media and entertainment  came in 1990 • Theme: women first prosperity for all  for promotion development and financing of 362. Dawoodi Bohra community at MP MSME and for coordination of other related to female genital mutilation institution, 363. Orissa conducted Dolphin census  addresses both financial and nonfinancial gaps 364. National trachoma survey report in MSME ecosystem  financially indirect or refinance direct Finance • India is free from infective trachoma in niche areas like risk capital, sustainable • prevalence rate of only 0.7% whereas World financing etc., Health Organization standard 5%  Mudra and udyami Mitra under SIDBI 365. Four prominent specialised banks or financial institution in India: 366.World Maritime day 28 September • Exim Bank (Export Import Bank) 2017,  RBI act of 1981 • Theme: connecting shapes, ports and people  growth engine for industries and SME’s • 2018 theme: our heritage-better shipping  credit supply for export + import, for better future  both term loans and working capital loans, • international Maritime organization at 70  even guarantees and LOC (non-funded • international Maritime organization meeting capital), happens in every 2 years  even helps in Film Production Research and

planning internal audit services at Sector  headquarter at Mumbai 367.Bharat ke kaushalzaade under Ministry of Rural Development • NABARD  earlier government + RBI together had to hold 51% or more 368.Saubhagya Scheme  now only government • for rural and urban area electrification of all  by CRAFI card committee in 1979 willing household  suggested constituting Nabard to look into • social economic caste census will identify rural development only beneficiaries and  it came in 1982 • non-social economic caste census household  RBI agriculture credit function and ARDC which can pay rupees 500 and can get refinance function work combined connection • NHB 1988, • expected outcome  accelerated growth of housing financing  environmental upgradation, institution,  improved education services,  wholly owned by RBI,  enhanced connectivity,  one of the nodal agencies under Pradhan  better Health Services Mantri Awas Yojana urban 369.Pencil (platform for effective enforcement for no child labour):

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Under Ministry of Labour and Employment, 374.Leap (leading Asia Private • platform to integrate Central Government, infrastructure fund) State Government, district government, civil • started in 2016 society and public on one platform, • under Asian Development Bank which is • components headquartered at Manila,  child tracking system • supports the fund,  Complaint Centre • projects related to energy water ICT and  SOPs for implementation health are covered  National child labour project • Eligibility criteria: ADB in developing  convergence member countries who are also eligible for • National child labour project ODA from Japan  it's 100% Central sector scheme  under Ministry of Labour and Employment 375. India recently subscribe to Hague code  targets: of conduct against ballistic missile 1) child labor below 14 years and proliferation 2) adolescence worker less than 18 years and

3) families of child worker  objective 376. Causes of national currency . to create an enabling environment in target appreciation / depreciation area where children are motivated and • relative product prices-countries with lowest empowered to enroll in schools and refrain price level will tend to have strongest from working and households are provided currencies with alternative income opportunities • monetary policy- . Labour is in concurrent list subject  expansionary policy-depreciation  tight policy-appreciation 370. Global competitiveness index by world • inflation rate differences economic forum  higher inflation depreciation • income differences  371. Korea + investment facilitation Centre greater domestic income is associated with for Korean investment in India appreciation

377. Kargil review committee / 372. E-watch information system to monitor Subramanyam committee and evaluate various project under state Campa • first time talk about need for chief of Defence staff

• Andaman and Nicobar command only 373. Important reports integrated theatre command of India • IMF • strategic forces command of India for nuclear  world economic Outlook report, also integrated joint command  global financial stability report,  financial monitor, 378.PM Matru Vandana Yojana modelled  regional economic reports on Orissa’s Mamata scheme

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 379. Origin of Kaveri river • in rural areas • from talakaveri at brahmagiri ranges near • Life Insurance services to people Kodagu village in Karnataka • extension of Postal Life Insurance Scheme • at least one life insurance for household 380. Tipaimukh Dam • on Barak river 387. Niti Aayog set up by an executive • issue between India and Bangladesh resolution

381. Saudi Arabia 388. Sfoorti • first robot citizenship named Sofia • application rail freight operation monitoring • created by David Hanson and Optimization

382.Global inflation is monitored by IMF 389. Swift • transports message between two banks safety 383. Swift Society for World interbank and securely financial telecommunication • headquarter at Brussels Belgium • banking messaging network in PNB fraud • formed in 1973 case • secure electric monitoring system and • Swift was not linked to Central banking facilities cross-border payments system • customer must be connected on network • through Swift we can know about LOU’s use • 3 tier Security System: maker-checker-verifier to Overseas Bank • LOU’s (letter of understanding) request mail 390. Citizen Charter was first introduced in to another bank in Swift network to loan India in 1994 by the DARPG money to a client 391. Rustom 2 UAV by DRDO 384. Coal mining • for commercial selling not just for captive use 392.Milan exercise • opened up for private sector and foreign • by Indian Navy investment • its and multilateral exercise of littoral states • objectives: • was conducted by Navy under Andaman and  boost energy security, Nicobar command of India  make coal affordable, • started in 1995  create jobs • since 1973 CIL had Monopoly 393. This is age of women LED development • done as a part of new hydrocarbon exploration rather than women development said by PM policy

385. Grey list of financial action task force for direct monitoring example Pakistan 394. Sohum neonatal hearing screening aid

386.Sampoorna Bima gram Yojana 395. Nostro account my money with you

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • lostro account your money with me • used bamboo 403. India Supreme Court 396. Gobar Dhan scheme galvanizing • allows passive Euthanasia organic bio Agro resources • Netherlands first to allow in Euthanasia and • for converting rural waste into Clean Energy assisted suicide in 2002 through biogas under Swachh Bharat mission • also, to monetize cattle dung and solid 404. International conference on consumer agricultural waste protection for south, southeast and East • hygiene ensured Asian Nation 397. DDOS distributed denial of service • location at India Attack • happened in 2017 • new malwares identified saposhi, mirai, • first time in India Reaper • theme: empowering consumer in New Market • organized by department of consumer affairs 398.Saathi and UNCTAD • initiative by Ministry of power and textile 405. Panmunjom demilitarized zone between • sustainable and accelerated adoption of North and south Korea efficient textile • Technologies to help small industries 406.Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana • EESL will prepare and deploy energy efficient • related to philately power looms, Motors etc. for small and • to increase its reach medium power loom unit • scholarship to children from class 6 to 9 • 500 rupees per month 399. India has largest number of drug resistant • under department of post ministry of TB patient communication

400. Sunspot cycle 407. 90 90 90 • is of 11 years • targets in tuberculosis • during this temperature on earth increases • 90% reduction in incidence, mortality and • Occurrence in which Sun spots on the face of catastrophic health expenditure due to TB the sun growing in size and number and • by 2035 eventually diminishing over a period of 11 years 408. 21st World Congress on mental health happened in India for the first time at New 401. Gram samvad Delhi • under Ministry of Rural Development • application for rural citizen empowerment 409. Clubfoot • Disha portal: governance App • permanently disability causing Orthopedic birth defects 402. Balkrishna Doshi and Laurie Baker • both first sustainable architecture

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Global clubfoot conference organised by cure 418. Kerala first state to declare internet a India with Ministry of Health and Family basic human right Welfare for disability 410.Stephen Hawking 419. Seeker technology not deployed over • A brief history of TIME (book) Brahmos • A theory of everything movie based on him 420. Anti-hijacking act 2016 411. S400 Triumph • objectives • long range air defense system  adopted from convention for suppression of • by Russia unlawful seizure of aircraft • it's an anti-ballistic missile  incorporates Beijing protocol related to convention 412. Novichok nerve agent  hijacking includes seizure using Technology • used by Russia on its agent and even threat to hijacking  capital punishment or life imprisonment for • against the chemical weapons treaty remainder of natural life

413. Indian neutrino observatory 421. DNA barcoding a technique that can • at Bodi Hills in Tamil nadu help identify wildlife crime hotspot • by DRDO with LIGO

422.Immunotherapy 414. Artificial sweetener intensified crohns  disease increasing power of t-cells (part of white cells)

 to fight even cancerous cell, tumor cells 415. Hydrogen gas / deuterium gas • with metals like Palladium, zirconium and 423.India's first national sports university Nickel can set of nuclear reaction at lower at Manipur temperature • releasing energy 424. Rusa • lower energy nuclear reactor • centrally sponsored scheme, • being experimented at Suvasa in Bangalore • strategic funding to state higher education • cold fusion without harmful radiation, institution, all states except Lakshadweep • without Complex equipment without high • release of fund based on reforms temperature and pressure • elements of geotagging • first time coined by Fleishman in 1989 • fund tracker reformed tracker VC facilities used, 416. Atal Bhujal Yojana • establishment of state Higher Education • World Bank assisted groundwater Council to formulate medium- and long-term replenishment program in 7 state plan consists of academician’s industrialist and Expert 417. Sofi robotic fish for coral reef

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • one of the objectives is to promote • least concerned autonomous colleges and cluster University • males have coloured feathers unlike females • is against affiliation system 435. Boron Nitride nanotubes 425. Inflation indexed Bond indexed basis on • light weight CPI • can withstand high temperature and stress even more than carbon nanotubes 426. Cabinet Secretary • can replace carbon nanotubes in super planes • approval is required to share biometric information of Aadhar for national security 436. World Habitat day purpose • first Monday of October every year • district judge consent is required for sharing • UN human settlement programme started demographic information since 1989

427. Vikas engine used in GSAT 6a 437. Arpan 3.0 • HR management portal for Indian Army 428. Regenerative braking • developed by Army software development • vehicle converts force of car When It Breaks centre and Tech Mahindra into electrical energy • all personnel records kept manually • GST on electric vehicle is less than GST on hybrid vehicle 438. Dr.MS Subbulakshmi • famous Carnatic musician 429. Argan tree climbing goats at Morocco • used to play Tambura • first musician to receive Bharat Ratna in 1998 430. Livestock is a state subject • first musician to receive Raman Magsaysay Award 431. Sphere instrument • first Indian musician to perform at United • on ESO’s (European Southern observatory) Nations general assembly • • very large telescope United Nation postal administration on her 100th birthday released a stamp in her honour

432. Agriculture credit in India 439. NISAR • by SCB> Cooperative Bank> RRB’s • dual frequency radar imaging satellite • employees SWEEPSAR technique 433.Operation Gagan Shakti Indian Air • Force exercise held at Uttarakhand wide range with higher resolution • most expensive Earth imaging satellite

• purpose: 434.Peacock  to observe and take measurement of complex • under schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act processes like ecosystem disturbance, natural 1972 hazards • their habitat Indian subcontinent  to do resources monitoring and mapping

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  to monitor floods, coastal erosion, variation of winds etc. 444. DDT  it's between NASA Jet propulsion lab and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane ISRO • insecticide and mosquito repellent,  launch using GSLV • anti-malarial,  mission life to end by 2021 • toxics and leads to bioaccumulation

• non-biodegradable and carcinogenic 440. QUESS Quantum experiments at • does not dissolve in water space scale • Rachel Carson in her book “silent spring” • also known as Micius satellite opposed DDT • research project of China and Europe • banned from agricultural use in Stockholm • For Quantum inscription and Quantum convention for persistent organic pollutants teleportation Technology not from material used • Tiangong: China space laboratory • alternatives are Malathion, Bendiocarb, Pyrethroids 441.Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat • under Ministry of Human Resource 445.Convention on supplementary Development compensation for nuclear damage,1997 • cultural connect program within India and • came into force when 15 countries having among different states and union territories more than 40000 units ratified • Aims to increase unity and integrity within • based on Vienna and Paris Convention sphere of music’s, language, history, tourism principal etc. • compensation to victims • India joined and ratified in 2016 442.2010 to 2020 decade of innovation • administered by IAEA declared by India 446. Nuclear suppliers’ group 443. International fund for agricultural • came in 1975 development • formed due to India's 1974 test • under United Nation • published a ‘trigger list’ through IAEA which • dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in gives us the restricted items list rural areas of developing countries • also known as London club • product of world food conference 1974 • seeks to prevent nuclear proliferation by • headquarter Rome, Italy controlling the exports of material equipment • India is a member and Technology • it gives soft loans for India's North East • now 48 members earlier 7 members only region community resource management China Japan South Korea Kazakhstan Russia project Turkey from Asia only • divide country into three categories • India Pakistan Namibia applied for  category A: developed membership  category B: oil producing • South Africa only from Africa  category C: developing

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 447.Malaria 451.Convention on certain conventional • caused due to female mosquito weapons • five types of plasmodium parasites • new discussion on emerging Technologies  P. Falciparum, related to lethal autonomous weapons system  P. Vivax, • Lethal autonomous weapons are which hunt  P. Ovale the target, eliminate it and return to the owner • Quinine used to treat Malaria • it has 125 members • other medicines • under United Nation  Artemisinin and • to prohibit or restrict the use of these weapons  chloroquine • came in 1983 • have five protocols which includes 448.Genome Sequencing  not detectable fragments, • when DNA nucleotide bases needs to be  mines and booby traps, ordered and sequenced  incendiary weapons, • Importance of genome Sequencing  blinding laser weapon,  understanding DNA,  explosive remnants of War must be cleared  using for human biological system repair and alteration (e.g. through gene editing), 452. Earth climate variability  can find and identify distinct gene. • depend on three principle cycle • Gene editing add delete or replace gene using  its Orbit, a molecular scissors or engineered nucleases  its Axis,  4 type of scissors  wobble on its axis . CRISPR-CAS 9, . Mega nucleases, 453. First census . zinc-finger nucleases, • came in 1871 . TALEN. • under Lord Mayo • Gene therapy is about replacing defective • first complete census came in 1881 under sequence with normal. Lord Ripon • Stem cell therapy use of stem cells to treat disease example bone marrow transplant. 454. HYV seeds during 1960’s • Synthetic Biology  Biology plus engineering • Rice from Philippines  designing and fabricating something unnatural • Wheat from Mexico or  redesigning and fabricating something natural 455. Krishna wildlife sanctuary  (e.g. biosensors, designer baby etc.) • conducted first fauna survey • Fishing cats are found here 450.National Population register • Fishing cats are vulnerable as per IUCN. • by Ministry of Home Affairs • geographical located between Bay of Bengal • census also under Ministry of Home Affairs and Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh • very rare and unique kind of wildlife century in the world

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • home to one of the most Pristine mangroves • under Ministry of Tribal Affairs • overall development of tribal people 456. Bureau of Indian Standards • schedule 5 states block backward blocks are • under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food included and Public Distribution • provides for employment, education, • BIS standards are not available publicly needs economic development, health, housing, to be purchased irrigation, electricity, urbanization, sustainability, Sports 457. Oorchatheli cattle race 463. District mineral Foundation • in Kerala in paddy fields • similar to Kambla of Karnataka • it's a trust • district where population affected by mining 458.Report on doubling of farmers income • control from miners by 2022-23 • for Welfare of the people • • by Ministry of Agriculture and farmers mandatory to be set up statutory body welfare • funds to be used in improvement of PM khanij • suggested improvement in Kshetra Kalyan Yojana  RND  irrigation and energy 464. Pradhan Mantri khanij Kshetra  Eastern India Kalyan Yojana  rural poverty reduction • covers both directly and indirectly mining  increasing PPP in agricultural and rural affected areas development • Gram Sabha can add new affected families • 60% funds from urgent work 459.National achievement survey • 40% fund for infrastructure development and • developed by NCERT • less than 5% fund for administrative expenses • conducted by MHRD in government school • Student of classes 3,5 and 8 participated in it 465. National electric mobility mission • happened at district level • save 9500 million liters of fuel • 7 million EV’s by 2020 460.Tejas light combat aircraft • decreasing greenhouse emission by 2 million • developed by DRDO and HAL tonnes launched in 2013 • powered by GE-404 engine • Alternative 466.NETRA: EYE IN THE SKY  F16 Jet by Lockheed Martin USA • UAV by DRDO  SAAB Gripen by Sweden • for surveillance 200m of altitude and 1.5 km of site 461. Naf river between Myanmar and • automatic return to base when low battery Bangladesh • fail-safe Technology • cannot work in rain 462. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • also known as air-borne early warning and control system of Indian Air Force 474. Net metering system • building mechanism that credits solar energy 467.Gujral Doctrine system owners for electricity they add to the • towards South Asia neighbor’s grid • India in South Asia Big Brother with big heart, good faith and trust 475. President notifies the SC / St under • no South Asian country can allow use of its 341 / 342 article respectively territory against another country, • no interference in internal affairs 476. National Rural drinking water • respect territorial integrity and sovereignty, programme • peaceful settlement of disputes through • cover all the rural population negotiations • from 2017-18 to 2019-20, • 2% year marking of funds for Japanese 468. Life expectancy of India 68.5 years Encephalitis affected areas • Kerala 76.4 years • National water quality submission to provide water in areas affected by arsenic and fluoride 469. KAMOV 226-T based pollutants, • can replace Cheetah and Chetak helicopter • under Ministry of drinking water and • between India and Russia joint venture sanitation, • first under make in India • outcome based approach

470. M. Nagaraj judgement creamy layer in 477. Bharat stage 4 SC and ST • controls pm 2.5, NOx, Sulphur and carbon • EV chinnaiah case creamy layer in obc only compounds • Bharat stage 6 will required 471. Ezhawa: tribe of Kerala  diesel particulate filter installation under the bonnet,

 selective catalytic reduction technology to cut 472. India's first state level disease burden NOx report  SCR uses ammonia, • by ICMR, Public Health foundation of India  under Ministry of petroleum and natural gas and Institute of Health Metric and evaluation • Publication partner: The Lancet 478. National family health survey • showed increasing inequalities among States • not carried out by government but by International Institute for population Sciences 473.Transport de-carbonization Alliance Mumbai • at Bonn, Germany COP23, • four rounds of Survey • initiated by France, Netherlands, Portugal, • started since 1992 Costa Rica and Paris • last survey in 2015-16 • process on mobility and climate change • transport contribute 25% of carbon emission

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • this survey reports are taken for the • must co-operate and co-ordinate on consideration by Ministry of Health Family recovering stolen nuclear material Welfare • IAEA was created in 1957

479. France was India's first strategic 484. African Union partner • all 55 African countries • France has island territories in Indian ocean in • Secretariat at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Southern hemisphere reunion islands, Amsterdam, Saint Paul, Crozet etc. 485. Moody’s • France has to Naval bases in Indian ocean • headquarter at New York region • credit rating agency  reunion Island and

 Djibouti 486. NATO 480. Lord Buddha statue • Alliance of military • 29 members • on Hussain Sagar lake • headquarter at Brussels Belgium • world largest Monolithic statue • recently Turkey pull out of exercise / drills of • replaced Lord Bahubali Statue NATO due to some issues • Hussain Sagar lake is in Hyderabad, • Turkey had joined in 1952 Telangana • NATO formed in 1949

481.Cabinet committee on economic affairs 487. National Vector Borne Disease Control • headed by Prime Minister Programme • decision taken • it consists of 6 diseases  prices of sugarcane FRP  Malaria,  other MSP prices are decided by CACP  Filaria,  export/import restrictions on goods and  Japanese encephalitis, services  Kala Azar,

 Dengue and 482. Amish people  Chikungunya and • people from midwestern USA • covered under National Rural Health Mission • live longer than average American • Filariasis • Gene SERPINE 1 anti-ageing behind it  mosquitoes breed in polluted water  elimination by 2020 483.Convention on physical production of  target as guided by 1997 World Health Nuclear material assembly resolution • headquarter at Vienna  strategies drug administration + Albendazole • only international legally binding undertaking tablet + foot care and hydro scale operation in the area of physical production for disabled • States must protect facilities, storage, material  also known as elephant foot • Kala Azar  caused by leishmania donovani

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  assisted by sand fly which breeds in shady, • Japan: Fukushima reactor site warm places • India: Bodi Hills, Theni, Tamil Nadu  incentives to both patient and Asha Worker • Neutrinos are generated by nuclear explosion • Japanese encephalitis and by gravitational waves  zoonotic disease  spread by mosquito Culex Vishnui 491. President, vice president and  it's a non-communicable disease Governor  man is dead end and • salaries are decided by MOHA but  host mosquito breeds in large water bodies • approved by Union Cabinet  disease is endemic in 14 States

• Dengvaxia  world's first dengue medicine 492. Sanitation has four stages  also known as CVD / TDP 1. access to toilet,  by Sanofi Pasteur 2. safe containment,  live Recombinant tetravalent dengue 3. conveyance is a through sewerage network or developed vaccine the Desludging trucks,  first licensed in Mexico 2015 4. treatment and disposal • sewerage refers to fully filled underground 488. Smart cities project pipes which are expensive • onsite systems include septic tanks and pit • SPVs needs to be created latrines • centre and state equally contribute • definition: safe containment, collection and • private players can contribute equity only upto treatment is known as fecal sludge 48% management or septage management • no seat in the spvs for urban local body representatives 493. Cadherin 22 protein that spreads cancer • only City Commissioner is represented

489. Whistler- mode chorus 494. Cactus, succulents and agaves are drought resistant plants • waves in space created by fluctuating electric and magnetic fields • carbon dioxide observed during night by drought resistant plants to prevent water loss • waves have rising tones chirping of birds and are able to efficiently accelerate electrons then • • recently NASA’s Van Allen probe mission carbon dioxide converted into malic acid and Firebird 2 and CubeSat has shown that common plasma wave in space causes loss of 495.Ghum railway station highest in electrons in Earth's atmosphere Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.

490.Neutrinos observatories 496.India for the first-time host world • Antarctica: Ice cube first international Congress on military medicine project • this was 42nd session • USA: Fermi lab at Illinois • theme: military medicine in transition: • China at Daya Bagh and Jiangmen looking ahead

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Kangayam cattle 497. Rio de Janeiro Coffee capital of the  in Tamil nadu world  used in Jallikattu • Cuba: sugar bowl of the world, all types of • Rathi cattle sugarcane  for drought in Rajasthan • Chhattisgarh: rice bowl of India, all  Rath cattle for milching in Rajasthan varieties of rice available here • Deoni cow  highly disease resistant  498. Dongfeng 41 extreme climate resistant  for dual purpose • China's multinuclear Warhead  found in Maharashtra and Telangana Intercontinental ballistic missile • Red Sindhi and Sahiwal cow • anywhere in the world with the range of  known as zebu cattle 12000 km  in Northwest India • speed more than 10 Mach  disease and climate resilient • can even pass through anti-ballistic missile • Gir cow in Gujarat system • three stage solid fuel missile 501. International Court of Justice • all nuclear warheads can target separately • headquarters at Hague, Netherlands • India and China LAC of 3488 km • United Nation general assembly= 193 members and 499. Infrastructure status to logistics sector • United Nations Security Council= 15 • now can avail cheaper loans • these two-body vote to elect ICJ judges • boost demand • term of one charge is 9 years • rates will become competitive • total number of ICJ judges is 15 • can increase GDP • one third retire by rotation every 3 years • Logistic includes both transportation and • no two judges can be from same country warehousing • they must be so qualified as to able to hold • benefits of infrastructure status over Logistic position in highest judicial office in their own tag country  cheaper loans  higher equity ratio allowed 502. Biodiversity hotspot criteria  easy refinancing or restructuring of loans • species endemism should be greater than 1500 500. Indigenous cow breeds vascular plants • threat at least loss of 70% of Habitat • Vechur cow  at Kerala  smallest cattle breed 503.Peace clause • Ongole cow • related to public stockholding issue  at Andhra Pradesh • at WTO  also known as Nellore cow  duel use draught and milching 504. Ratooning crops in case of sugarcane  very tough and disease resistant production

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • the yield for 2 years is very high but lower in • at Munnar in Kerala on Anamalai Hills the last year • part of Annamalai wildlife sanctuary • long maturing and harvesting period almost of 16 months 509.Urumi Melam • with every successive crop sucrose content • Tamil cultural festival in Malaysia decrease • brought by migration workers • maximum three times same plantation

510. Dolly 505.Brahmos missile upgradation • the first mammal sheep clone from adult gene • IAF variant launched with help of Sukhoi • its scientific name was Helmut 30MKI • can take 5 missiles at a time 511.Astrosat • now available in all three-variant land, sea and • air Indian observatory satellite • • the air force version launched in 2015 •  is a cruise missile cadmium zinc telluride images (CZTI) to  air to surface missile observe and image X-rays  range more than 400 km • recently captured images of Nebula Pulsar  speed near Supersonic • Pulsar star is bigger than our Sun  DRDO developed the separation technology to fire missile from aircraft 512.Headquarter of all 6 principal organs • Brahmos first inducted in Navy in 2006 of United Nation except ICJ is in New York • next the land variant by army in 2007 • submarine version test fired in 2013 513. Mahendra Giri geckos • India was the first one to vertically launch a • discovered on Mahendra Giri in Andhra Supersonic Cruise missile from underwater Pradesh Eastern Ghats, • Brahmos agreement was signed in 1998 by Dr • Not eco-type of spotted Rock geckos who are APJ Abdul Kalam found in North Western Ghats

506. Chilika Asia's largest brackish water 514. Aditya-L1 lagoon • make in India by ISRO • Caspian Sea world's largest brackish water • L1 is Lagrange point in space this point is lake balanced between Earth and Sun’s • Nalbana Bird Sanctuary at Chilika Lake gravitational balances • migration routes of bird from Caspian Sea to • to image the Sun's magnetic field and to study Baikal lake in Russia Mongolia and Siberia to Corona at the time of eclipse Chilika Lake • benefits  no fear of solar eclipse 507. Geneva peace talks related to Syria  require less energy and • Asthana peace talk related to Syria  it's the first one to do imaging of magnetic field of sun and its Corona, 508. Neelakurinji reserve  mission life of 5 to 10 years,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Soho by NASA and European space agency 518.Judima collaboration, it's camera damaged in the • drink from Assam initial stage only • from dimasa tribe

515. Food web 519.Advance pricing agreement • stability of food webs depends on cross • settle potential disputes in advance linkages, keystone species, • mutual agreement procedure • Food chain in oceans have more levels than  settle dispute once it has happened that on terrestrial, • characteristics of ecosystems 520. Meisenheimer Complex  linkages to other ecosystem, • chemical compound made at room  structural complexity, temperature,  resilience, • it’s for dual-purpose  dynamic stability,  water filtered through Silica Gel filter,  coral reef ecosystem may be more diverse but  its low linkages with other ecosystem oil spill cleaner with the help of polystyrene decreases the stability as compared to tropical sponge evergreen forest 521.Malaria free countries 516. UNEP • Sri Lanka, • • Headquarter of UNEP: Nairobi, Kenya Maldives, • • Reports: Kyrgyzstan  Adaptation gap report And  “Solid approach to waste: How five cities are 522. Bauxite beating pollution” • is formed in tertiary period and . five cities are • is associated with laterite soil  Alappuzha in Kerala  Osaka in Japan, 523. National polio surveillance project  Ljubljana in Slovenia, • tracks  Penang in Malaysia  polio,  Cajica in Columbia by UNEP  measles  rubella 517.Fighter jets of Indian Air Force  diphtheria • MiG 21, • MiG 27, 524.Food fortification • MiG 29, • adding micronutrients to the food • Jaguar, • Food safety and Standards Authority of • Mirage 2000, India is under Ministry of Health and Family • Sukhoi-30 MKI, Welfare • Tejas (light combat aircraft with single engine • Iron is not advised for patient of Thalassemia (GE-404)) • World Bank ‘Nutrition at a glance” report

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 525. Project LARSAL the environment and levels of environmental • women Cooperative in Changthang plateau degradation reduces • to process Pashmina wool • Pashmina goat / chanthang goat shed its hair naturally during summer

526. Rooppur nuclear power plant • situated at Bangladesh • assisted by Russia 532.Japan assisting India with • 2400 megawatt • Iran: Chabahar Port, • Sri Lanka: Trincomalee Harbour, 527. India's Naval base • Thailand-Myanmar: Dawei port etc. • in Strait of Malacca: Changi Naval base • India Singapore Naval exercise is SIMBEX 533. SARS: • origin horseshoe bats in Yunnan province of 528.Hula wetlands and Agmon at Israel China • it's a zoonotic disease 529. Flightless birds of the world • Great Indian Bustard: India 534. International Institute of population • Houbara Bustard: Pakistan and India science at Mumbai • EMU: Australia, • Ostrich: Africa 535. Measles • Kiwi: New Zealand • an airborne disease • Auckland Pail: New Zealand • highly contagious disease • Ray: South Africa • viral Morbillivirus • Dodo Bird: Mauritius (now extinct) • suppresses immune system • infects various organ 530.Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) • pneumonia and diarrhea can occur • preventive oral medicine for AIDS simultaneously • under NACO Phase 4 • Risk factors for pneumonia and diarrhea • other medicine: include  Lopinavir and  cooking fuel  Nevirapine  toilet facility  source of drinking water 531. Environmental Kuznets Curve  household wealth status

• The environmental Kuznets curve suggests that economic development initially leads to a 536.Corridor between Kawal tiger reserve deterioration in the environment, Telangana and Tapeshwar wildlife • but after a certain level of economic growth, a sanctuary of Maharashtra (part of Tadoba- society begins to improve its relationship with andhari Tiger Reserve)

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 537. HADES tool • ICMR National Institute of Nutrition • to stop hacking  2100 kcal for urban • hacker is not blocked but is fed with fake data,  2400 kcal for rural an alternative reality • this should be revised as due to mechanization • developed in USA energy requirement has reduced

538. Unique Jackfruit variety with Coppery 545. United Nations Security Council red bulb • headquarters at New York USA • named Sidhu • organ of United Nation • recently Institute of horticultural Research • election only in United Nation general at Nagaland nominated Mr. Parmesha as assembly, “custodian of Genetic diversity” for this • 15 members where two third majority is particular variety required • permanent in session 539.Convention against torture • Veto applies to the election of United Nation • came in 1987 Security Council • India signed in 1997 • Deal with:  • 162 parties peace and security,  Human Rights, • 83 signatories  terrorism, • India, Bahamas, Angola, Brunei, Gambia,  environment Haiti, Palau and Sudan have not ratified • G4 countries: Brazil, India, Germany and Japan seek permanent membership 540.Famine in Ethiopia and Yemen • Current issue:  Veto rights and their distribution among old 541. Tulip bubble of 17th century similar to and new members internet “dot com” bubble of 1990’s  India alone cannot become a permanent member will have to accommodate all 542.Graphene battery geographical groups Africa Latin America etc. • faster charging than lithium ion battery • Possible solution • can even maintain stable temperatures  semi-permanent seats  • Graphene material with high strength and re-election after 6 to 8 years with immediate conductivity representative next generation eligibility for reelection material 546.Machine learning similar to artificial 543.Global hunger index intelligence, • • prepared by international food policy Deep learning an approach where layers of Research Institute neuron’s are hierarchically arranged to recognise an object • India's rank 100 out of 119 • Go:  a game that requires computation and intuition 544. Food and Agriculture Organisation  its Chinese game, 1800 kcal per person

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Uses of machine learning  Ramman,  gaming,  MudiYettu,  cancer detection,  Chahu,  predicting outcomes of legal cases,  Brass and copper utensils,  writing press releases,  Kalbeliya,  composing music  Sankirtana  robotic journalism 549.Wassenaar agreement 547. International solar Alliance • 1996, • first Treaty based intergovernmental • Elite Club of countries subscribing to arms organisation to be based out of India export controls • mission to mobilise more than 1000-billion- • promote transparency and greater dollar investment by 2030 Responsibility in transportation of arms and • to keep Global temperature within 2 degrees dual Use technology celsius limit • 42 members • India is supporting for 5 years 2016 to 2021 • headquarter at Vienna with 27 million dollars • Corpus for infrastructure building and for 550. Antimicrobial resistance causes are: recurring expenditure • Hospital induced, • Solar Energy Corporation of India and Indian • overuse of antibiotic in man and animal, renewable energy Development Agency made • environment pollutants and discharge by $1000000 contribution Pharma companies, • it was initiated in COP21 Paris 2015 • poor surveillance, UNFCCC Summit • self-prescription,

• not completing dose, 548.Intangible cultural heritage • directly taking second and third level drug • 12th session meeting of UNESCO held at Jeju in South Korea included: • Mode to gain resistance bacteria  Yoga,  Navroz or Navroz,  can either evolve such resistance over  Kumbh Mela, generations,  Vedic chanting  can gain it through horizontal gene transfer • Kumbh Mela:  example Klebsiella pneumonia gained drug  Haridwar, resistance gene from sea and freshwater  Prayagraj, bacterium called Shewanella Algae which is  Ujjain And now resistance to ciprofloxacin and it's under  Nashik WHO ‘watch’ category,  along Ganga Godavari and Shipra river  New Delhi metallo beta lactamase drug • Other intangible cultural heritage of India resistant gene from New Delhi includes  Buddhist chanting in Ladakh,  Ram Leela, 551. SLITRK5 and SLITRK6 homosexuality causing jeans  Kutiyattam,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  Draught includes causes of extreme Hot and 552.Stretchable batteries Cold temperatures wildfires, forest fires and • textile waste bio batteries, insects  Pandemic diseases include globally spread • can produce maximum power, new emerging diseases like influenza • can exhibit stable electricity generating

capability when tested under repeated stretching and twisting cycles, 557.Hyogo Framework • can be integrated into wearable electronics in • guiding principle, future, • priorities for action and practical means for • microbial fuel cells act as biocatalyst and can achieving disaster resilience for vulnerable act as suitable power source, communities • they can derive fuel from sweat of humans • it includes 168 countries that contain bacteria • disaster risk Reduction, • for 10 years 553.Excitonium • new form of matter, 558. Indian disaster knowledge Centre • made of particles called excitons, • setup under SAARC disaster management • excitons are made from escaped electrons and network, the hole it left Behind, • Indian disaster knowledge portal web-based • exhibit macroscopic Quantum phenomena GIS based portal within South Asia • Disaster knowledge network it is for 554.Methanol in Petrol knowledge collaboration, networking, maps, emergency contact information etc. • under national biofuel policy • Disaster management: state subject • to increase blending proportion from 10 % to • 15%, National Institute of disaster management  for human resource development and capacity • methanol is made from coal, building • benefits it’s cheaper and less pollution causing  Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for fuel disaster management in the country

556.Centre for research on epidemiological • National crisis Management Committee disasters (CRED)  under chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary • headquarter at Brussels, Belgium  work for effective implementation of relief • maintain an official record of all disasters measures at natural calamities, across globe,  command control and coordination of disaster • countries inform them, response • four categories of disaster  hydro-metrological example tropical cyclones, 559.Sendai framework wind storms, storm Surge, floods etc. • 2014-2015  Geophysical disasters include specific related • 188 UN members to tectonic activity • fourth conference at Cancun Mexico 2017 • four priority areas

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots  understanding the risk,  Asset reformation with respect to land, water,  strengthening risk governance, livestock, fisheries and bio resources  investing in disaster resilience,  support services and inputs like application of  improving capacities for disaster response as Frontier Technology, well as building back better after disasters  biosecurity against pest, • seven targets  good quality seeds and disease-free planting  decreasing deaths material,  decreasing affected people  soil fertility and health,  decreasing losses  support services for women including children  increasing capacity through National and local care and nutrition, strategies,  agricultural credit insurance,  International cooperation,  farmer schools as agriculture extension,  improved access to early warning  effective implementation of MSP and market • its voluntary and non-binding infrastructure + rural non-farm employment,  rural energy 560. Asia ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction 561.Krishonnati Yojana • happened in 2016 • umbrella scheme • at New Delhi • under department of agriculture Cooperative • New Delhi declaration scheme for and farmers welfare commitment of governments of Asia people • it consists of 12 components: centered and Holistic approach to disaster risk  National food security mission-1 reduction . 2007-2008 • SDGs associated with disaster risk . Targets in million tonnes rice, wheat, pulses: reduction 10, 8, 2 through expansion and productivity  SDG-1: 1.5: Reduce exposure of poor to enhancement and soil fertility Restoration, disasters . creating employment opportunity  SDG-2: 2.4: strengthening capacity for  National food security Mission-2 adapting to climate change, drought and other . Targets in million tonnes rice, wheat, pulses, disasters etc. coarse cereal: 10, 8, 4, 3 through cluster  SDG:3: 3.6: Early warning and decreasing demonstration improved seeds, soil risk of health-related disaster management, resource conservation, efficient  SDG-4: 4(a): education facilities be safe, water application, Energy Management  SDG-9: quality, reliable and resilient  National food security mission commercial infrastructure, crops:  SDG-11: Decreasing death and economic . includes cotton jute sugarcane, losses by disaster . 2014-2015,  SDG-13: climate change, . technology transfer through demonstration  SDG-15: land affected by drought and flood and training  Mission for integrated development of 561. National policy for farmers horticulture: • came in 2007 • provisions are:

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots . Horticulture includes tubes, fruits,  farmer learning activities including training, mushrooms, spices aromatic plants, veggies demonstration, exposure visit, farmers schools etc. etc., . Convergence of  mass media campaign,  national Horticulture mission,  Agri clinic and Agribusiness center:  Horticulture mission for North East and Entrepreneurship training for 2 months by Himalayan States, MANAGE, scheduled bank lends to clinics,  national bamboo mission Nabard monitors credit linked back and  Central Institute of horticulture at Nagaland services subsidy @ 36%,  components:  Agriculture fairs,  quality production increasing through  National e-Governance in agriculture: ICT use increasing productivity through internet common service centre Kisan  decreasing post-harvest losses and Vikas Kendra etc.  marketing improvement,  Krishi Call Centre: 1800-180-1551,  farmer producer organisations,  Farmers portal: part of National agriculture  participation of all stakeholders research project  National Mission on oilseeds and oil palm  M-Kisan portal: IVR + USSD + SMS . to increase the production of vegetable oil  DD Kisan channel  National mission for sustainable  Integrated scheme on agriculture agriculture marketing . came in 2014-15  Integrated scheme on agriculture census . to make agriculture productive, sustainable, and statistics: socio economic condition in remunerative, and climate resilient agriculture sector . by location specific integrated farming  Integrated scheme on agriculture system, cooperatives: promote Cooperative . soil and moisture conservation, movement cooperation among farmers now . comprehensive soil Health Management, fundamental right under article 21 of Indian . efficient water management Constitution . sub schemes  Investment in debentures of state Land  Soil health card, Development Bank: funds used for: minor  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana irrigation, fertilization, land improvement,  National Mission on agricultural Extension cattle shed etc. Support of NABARD and and technology + agronomic practices Centre state government . 4 submissions on agriculture extension,  National Agri Technology infrastructure  seed and planting material, fund: Centre Sector scheme on promotion of  agriculture mechanization, national Agri market of Rs 2000 crore (e-  plant protection and plant Quarantine NAM + GrAM) . Sub-scheme includes  Price stabilisation fund  Support to State agriculture Extension . for cereals and veggies programs: Now includes manpower support, . Central sector scheme farmers Advisory Committee at Block District . 500 Crore Corpus and state level . advances interest free loan to States agencies

562.Alternative to no detention policy

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • if a student fails in 5th and 8th class • Netherlands, Japan and Australia live under examination then Grace period of 2 month nuclear umbrella than exam if again fails then discretionary on • 8 Nuclear armed states USA, UK, France, empowered authority to fail or pass Russia, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea • however, no expulsion allowed • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:  1968: Open for signature 563.Vineet Narain case  1970: Enforced • CBI related  1995: Extended Indefinitely  • no investigation against officers above joint 191 signatories and members secretary level  Review of operations every 5 year  Objective to prevent spread, achieve, disarmament, cooperate on peaceful use 564. Sandbox approach experimental  Administered by IAEA oversight mechanism for innovative products

and services that do not specifically fall under one regulatory regime 569.Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana • under DAY-NRLM, • SHGs to be facilitated and encourage to operate public transportation services in 565.Nagpur: Zero point of India backward rural areas • Pilot project for 3 years 2018 to 2020, 566. Electronic nicotine delivery system • community based organisation to provide (ENDS) interest free loans to SHG members to • e-cigarettes are type of ENDS purchase vehicle • e-cigarettes contain nicotine not tobacco hence not covered under COTPA 570. DNA profiling • nicotine does not cause cancer, • developed by Alek Jeffreys DNA • e-cigarettes have more nicotine than normal fingerprinting in 1985 cigarettes hence more addiction • used to identify individuals, • recently USA FDA asked to decrease nicotine • also known as STR analysis (short tandem levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels repeat)

• facts about DNA profiling 567. Parichaya: electronic device to motivate  DNA mostly present in cell nucleus of the TB patients to complete dots therapy body but it is also found in cell mitochondria in cases of bones and teeth 568. Nuclear weapon free zones  Polymerase Chain Reaction make copies of • Latin America and Caribbean: Treaty of DNA, Tlatelolco,  capillary electrophoresis cuts DNA @ specific • South Pacific: Treaty of Rarotonga, points,  • Africa: Treaty of Pelindaba, DNA is double helix structure  99% of the bases are same in all the people • South-east Asia: Treaty of Bangkok, full stop however certain areas have short • Central Asia repeats units called as STR these STR vary in • In 1992, Mongolia = Nuclear free status individuals

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 575.Hfcs Are Not Ozone depleting substance 571.Office of profit but are global warming agents • not defined in constitution • Election Commission uses litmus test of 5 576. Universal basic income criteria • introduced by Thomas More  whether government make the appointment, • 1516 book ‘Utopia’,  whether government has right to remove or • sum of money to all citizen regardless of dismiss the holder, income, resources or employment status,  whether government pays the remuneration, • basic income Earth Network: a private  what the functions of holders are, advocacy group  does the government exercise any control over • five characteristics of basic income performance of these function  periodic,  cash payment, 572.Island Development Agency  individual not household, • 2017  Universal, • chaired by MHA  unconditional • members include Cabinet Secretary, home secretary, secretary of environment tourism 577.International campaign to abolish secretary etc. nuclear weapons • Aims for development of economy, preserve • headquarter at Geneva natural ecosystems and address security • collation of 468 NGOs, concerns • batted for United Nation Treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons (prohibits even threat to 573. Sovereign gold bonds use nuclear weapons) • price link to price of gold • Treaty not signed by any of the nuclear states • bonds issued by RBI on behalf of Government yet of India and distributed by brokers, banks and post offices, 578. Electricity • only resident Indian can buy • concurrent subject • limit of 4 kg per person per annum, • 24/7 power for all • tourist can buy upto 20 kg  roadmap for providing reliable and quality • rate of interest 2.5 % per annum fixed, power supply to all citizen by 2019 • denomination 2 gm, 5 gm, 10-gram gold with  under Ministry of power and Central tenor of 5 to 7 years electricity authority • KYC is required  example of cooperative federalism • can take loan and  includes 28 states and 7 union territories • can sell in secondary market 579. Turial hydropower project at Mizoram 574.Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga: Parliament houses of Afghanistan 580.Jan Sampark Program • Ministry of women and child development

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • CARA (Central adoption resource authority), • encourage enrollment of new employees • facilitate adoption through improving under social security network, interface between staff and prospective • provisions are: adoptive parents etc.  government pay 8.33% EPS contribution for new employees, 581. Cyclone Mora  for some sector of government individual • 2017 summer complete 12% contribution of employer,  • in Bay of Bengal new employees’ monthly salary less than 15000 rupees, • hit Myanmar Bangladesh up till Nagaland  online enrollment through Aadhar

582. Atapaka Bird Sanctuary at Kolleru 588.E-way bill Andhra Pradesh • interstate transportation greater than rupees 50000 and greater than 10 km 583. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha • 150 items like LPG cylinders, veggies, food Abhiyan grains, jewelry exempted • centrally sponsored • vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher 589.Prahari Secondary Education, • by Delhi Police • 100% gross enrollment ratio and University • retention by 2020 collaborate with chowkidar and security guards • Enhance employability of youth through

demand-driven, model based, competence- based courses and 590. Provisions of wetland rules 2017 • to reduce dropout rate. • do away with wetland types, • National occupational standard requires 150 • uniqueness of wetland be maintained example hours skills training natural beauty, ecological sensitive teeth, Genetic diversity and historical value 584.Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev: • Supreme Court directs States to declare father of periodic table wetland • conservation of wetlands done per principle of wise use, determined by State wetland 585. Kharak Singh case: concept of Authority mitigating and aggravating circumstances • rarest of the rarest crime salt pans are not wetlands

591. PC Jain Commission removal of 586.Liberators: artificial intelligence in obsolete Laws Poker

592. Harissa mutton: winter dish in Kashmir 587. Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana to give warmth • Central Government initiative under Ministry • Chillai Kalan: cold local winds in North of Labour and Employment, India

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 593.World's largest ultra-mega solar power  Krishi utpadan Sanrakshan Kendra facility plant near Nashik • at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh  facilities operated by Board of radiation and • 750 megawatts isotope Technology • energy will be transmitted to Delhi for Metro 600. National deworming initiative 594. Unknown virus attacks Himalayan blue • 10 Feb National deworming day sheep (IBEX) makes them blind • launched in 2015 • target soil transmitted helminths in children 595.Tejas only helicopter in the world to between 1 to 19 years of age operate at heights of 12000 feet • Worms can cause anemia, malnourishment, unimpaired development • tablets given Albendazole 596. Most pulses are Rabi crops, India has a • double pulse import contract with in 2017 private school children are also Mozambique covered • along with drugs hand washing is sanitations

are also important 597. Liquid nitrogen • boiling point “-195.8 degree Celsius” 601.Modified industrial Infra upgradation • freezes everything in contact as it evaporates, scheme • used to cool computers and in cryogenic • launched in 2013, medical procedures, • modified version of 2003 World, • has very high expansion ratio • objective:

 to enhance competitiveness of industry by 598.Agri Udaan providing quality infrastructure to catalyse • food and agribusiness accelerator 2.0 and promote industrial growth, • by ICAR-NAARM technology-based  Employment generation and Technology incubator and IIM Ahmedabad initiative upgradation • Agri startup mentorship program for fixed • Features: term, cohort based and mentorship driven.  upgrading existing infrastructure,  Greenfield projects in backward areas and 599. BARC-DAE: north east, • Radiation Technology for preservation and  state government implements projects, hygieneation of Food and Agriculture product  Central grant up to 50% of project cost or 50 • Irradiation: very effective in treating the crore rupees  Horticulture producers. Increases shelf life state implementing agency must contribute at and kill pathogen least 25%

• cold and clean processes and treatment done after final packaging 602.Gender responsive budget • 2 domestic units: • adopted in 2005 by India at National level and  Navi Mumbai and at 16 state level

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • It includes women specific scheme: 100% • Earlier poverty line based method was used to allocation for women and identify beneficiaries • Pro women schemes: at least 30% for women • now SECC will be used, • Annual General gap report by world economic • Sumit Bose committee forum,  held SECC 2011 data to be apt to identify • SDG 5 is related to gender equality beneficiaries for Rural Development Scheme

603. Section 123(3) of Representation of 607.Adoption regulation 2017 People Act • framed by CARA • defines corrupt electron practices • procedure for both within and outside country, • appeal by candidate or his agent to vote or • validity of home study report: 3 years, refrain from voting for any person on the • District Child Protection unit: professional ground of his religion, race, caste and workers, community or language • reservation time: 20 days, • it leads to disqualification of candidate • CARINGS information and guidance system: record maintenance and post adoption follow 604. Green bonds up • for environmentally friendly biz and assets • first time in 2007 by World Bank and 608.Floating LNG power plant European investment bank, • cleaner with less carbon emission • first Green Masala Bond dominated Bond • concept from China by Yes bank with International Financial • 10 megawatts to 800 megawatts, Corporation on London stock exchange in • integrated functions loading, storage, 2015 regasification and power generation • extent of partial credit enhancement provided by bank has increased to 50% 609. Indian skill development service • Blue bond specifically finances water • group A service infrastructure, India not yet entered • recruitment through Indian Engineering

Service Examination by UPSC 605.Overseas citizen of India • lifetime multiple entry visa 610. KUNLONG: AG 600: largest • does not have to registered with FRRO amphibious aircraft of China • it came in 2005 • merged with person of Indian origin in 2014- 611. International Training Centre for 2015 operational Oceanography (INCOIS) • no right to vote, cannot hold government jobs, • headquarter at Hyderabad or purchase farmland, agricultural land and • plantation and cannot Run for public office in collaboration with UNESCO • • can enjoy economic financial and educational operational oceanography: systematic benefits like NRI’s Ocean studies and providing information services to the blue economy like fishing, 606. Socio economic and caste census

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots disaster management, shipping and exports, coastal management etc. 616.Rythu Bazar @ Andhra Pradesh, • Shetkari Bazar @ Maharashtra 612. Rural Godown scheme • Gramin haat @ Madhya Pradesh • aim to create scientific storage capacity with • in all this market farmers are directly selling allied facilities in rural areas the product to consumers • by encouraging private and cooperative sector in creation of storage infrastructure 617. Hallmark • provisions: • by Bureau of Indian Standards  25% back and subsidy eligible promoters for • headquarter at Delhi Constructions • what all is indicated

 BIS logo, 613. Agmark certification  purity of gold, • mark under agriculture produce grading and  Assay Centre, marketing act  Jewellers identification mark, • not by FAO,  Year of hallmarking • It's for pulses, whole spices, ground spices,  only three hallmarking categories 14/18 / 22 vegetable oils, wheat products, Milk products carat on gold and silver jewellery

614.Market intervention scheme 618.Invest India • for horticulture crops which are not Procured • target potential investors from outside India under price support scheme and support them throughout their life cycle • objectives: • help with market entry strategies, partner  prevent distress sale search, policy advocacy with decision maker,  implemented when more than 10% increase in location assessment, deep dive industry production or less than 10% decrease in rural analysis market prices over private • focus sectors are food processing, IT/ITes,  implemented at the request of state and union renewable energy, electronics, textile, territories construction and infrastructure, automobile  government ready to share loss with Centre • Main advantage is increasing investment  total amount of loss to be shared restricted to promotion capacity of states, more 25% of total procurement value (including professional meetings and global best services cost of commodity procured + permitted to be adopted overhead expenses) • Also helps home grown startup under startup India example Sagar defence (UAV 615.Price support scheme manufacturer for Navy) • for oilseeds, pulses and cotton, • NAFED 619.Huntington's disease: • @ MSP when prices fall below MSP till • neurons in brain become weak which leads to prices stabilizers greater than or equal to MSP memory loss, poor coordination • central government to take care of all losses and profits 620.Indian Science Congress 2018

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • held at Manipur University at Imphal • salt making profession • use ‘dentalo’ equipment to comb water 621. Light scattering Technology 631.AARAMBH: mobile application for • use of artificial intelligence in cervical cancer Rural Road maintenance 632.Karnataka: Physical Features 622. Namdur Madhmeshwar bird sanctuary • Kabini reservoir in Maharashtra • Mettur dam and

• Hogenakkal Falls 623.Biodisc spinal disc made from Mulberry silk also known as annulus fibrosus • Abbey falls • Gaganachukki falls 624. Financial stability report by RBI • Barakhukki Falls and • Brahmagiri hills 625. Mesentery new organ in human body • Major dams near abdominal cavity part of digestive system  Krishna Raja Sagar  Hemavathi, 626.Yescarta, Kymriah gene therapy for  Kabini, cancer  Harangi

627. France(1st) and China have 633.Kangthi Langso: waterfall located in photovoltaic Road fitted with solar panels Assam

628. Magnetic cooling system • can cool down when applied magnetic field is 634. Sikkim ramp down while any external heat flow is • first open defecation free state avoided before ramp down: magnetic field be • first organic state removed • maximum happiness indicator • can achieve absolute zero temperature that is - • 273 degree Celsius density of forest + percentage of geographical area under forest:maximum 629.Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) Technology • uses both visible and near visible light 635.Taksim square is in Istanbul, Turkey • is used for free space communication • Lira is Currency • Wi-Fi technology microwave can penetrate wall but Li-Fi lights cannot 636. Kaziranga • Li-Fi is more secure faster than Wi-Fi and • by using more bulbs, reflective wall points • located on Mikir and Rengma Hills of Assam and by having large receiver more efficiency • NH 37 passes through it can be achieved from Li-Fi • largest population of rhinos and • highest density of tigers 630.Agaria tribe of Kutch

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Then Amendment in schedule 1 of the 637.Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Constitution Thailand • Then it becomes a Constitution Amendment Bill and 638. Farzad B gas field located in Iran • it requires simple majority and • President assent

639. Mount Agung volcano 648. Iceland hunting of Minke whale • located in Indonesia island of Bali, stopped • Anak krakatoa volcano leads to Tsunami in

Indonesia 649.Fall armyworm 640. Largest Tiger population in Annamalai • deadly Maize pest in Karnataka Tamil Nadu • controlled with insecticides, natural Enemies and intercropping

641. Big butterfly count happened in UK 650. Kanchenjunga biosphere reserve:

Sikkim 642. Red Panda • added in UNESCO World natural biodiversity • found in Sikkim site • endangered • now in 11 Indian Reserves

• last was Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve in 643. Indian port in Iran Kerala • Chabahar port: Shahid Beheshti port • first was Nigiri Biosphere Reserve • Kanchenjunga National Park is also the first 644. Blood moon: total lunar eclipse because mixed World Heritage site from India of reddish Orange glow • Blood Pheasant: state bird of Sikkim

645. Largest Earthen dam in the world 651.Water aerodrome project • Hirakud Dam on Mahanadi river • in Chilika Lake • opposed by Green Nobel Prize winner 646. Merino sheep found in Australia environmentalist an activist Prafulla Samantha

647.West Bengal changed its name to Bangla 652. Jatayu sculpture in three language Bengali English and Hindi • at Jatayu Earth centre in Kollam, • State can change the name by sending • Kerala world's largest bird sculpture resolution to MHA

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots 653. Amchang wildlife sanctuary in Assam • peers into Mars interior by ground motion 654.Mahadayi dispute • between Goa Maharashtra and Karnataka 661.Bogibeel Dibrugarh Assam • over Bandura and Kalsa dam • rail come road bridge of 4.94 km, 655.Pakal Dul and Kalnai hydroelectric • earthquake proof, project on Chenab river • first fully welded Steel bridge of Railways 656. Brow antlered deer also known as • Not a single Nut and Bolt used Dancing Deer only in Keibul lamjao Park, • decreases the distance between Assam and Manipur Arunachal Pradesh by 600 km 657. Mission Satyanishtha • by Ministry of Railways 662.E-bandage is made up of Copper and • first of a kind ethics in public governance polythene it leads to faster wound healing 2018, • sensitize all Railway employees about the 663. Pokkali need to add and follow good ethics in work • paddy variety of Kerala culture • grows in saltwater • to maintain high standards of integrity at work • in coastal fields of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and 658. Pingali venkayya Thrissur district of Kerala • designed the Indian National Flag • has been given a GI tag • officially adopted by Indian National Congress in 1931 664. Sea lion also known as walrus • adopted on 22nd July 1947 • flag code of India gives its usage and protocol 665.Turnitin software for all the universities 659. Weapons added in the Indian defence to check Plagiarism in research system

• Advanced towed artillery gun system 666. Jatropa Powers India's first biofuel (ATAGS): flight  155 mm, 52 caliber gun,

 developed by DRDO and Tata Power • M 777 ultralight Howitzer by USA 667. Operation Olive branch with respect Kurdistan • K-9 vajra self-propelled artillery gun from South Korea • Operation Pawan in North Sri Lanka

660.NASA's INSIGHTS Lander 668.Exercise Peace mission 2018 • consists of instruments Seismometer to • joint military exercise of SCO measure Marsquake and • first time India and Pakistan participated

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • India became 12th member to join the forum 669. Fighter jets of the world • Forum for collaboration amongst the world's • F-16: USA leading cancer and proteogenomic Research • SAAB Gripen: Sweden centres • F-18: USA • Rafale: France 673.Quadrivalent influenza vaccine • Typhoon: European Union • recommended by WHO • MiG-35: Russia • has two Alpha virus train H1N1 and H3N2 • Raptor: USA and • Sukhoi T-5: India and Russia • 2 Beta virus strains Victoria and yamagata

670.Telescope of world 674.Blood biomarkers • ATLAST telescope: Advanced Technology • are used as a Diagnostic tool for sleep apnea Large-Aperture Space Telescope • concurrent elevation of hemoglobin, e- reactive proteins and erythro protein indicate  cow in the sky spotted by ATLAST that a person may have obstructive sleep  flagship mission of the 2025–2035 period apnea  By USA • Growth-India telescope in Leh, Ladakh 675.Space tourist • Indian astronomical observatory in Leh, • only the Russian space agency Roscosmos has Ladakh taken tourist into space between 2001 and • world largest telescope in Atacama by the 2009 at a cost between 20 million dollars to name HANLEY 40 million dollars • Astrosat space observatory telescope in space • however, space-X, blue origin and Virgin on the line of Hubble of USA by India Galactic are hoping to launch commercial flights within the next decade • 671.Tutusaus and Umzantsi: space tourist are prone to sickness as many are not prepared for the rigorous trip • 2 species of tetrapods • Space tourism may take off in 2019 • Africa's earliest known four legged vertebrates (cross between crocodile and fish) 676.Hayabusa-2 • Tetrapod: life forms that lived about 360 • Japanese Probe million years ago and marks the evolution of • to observe Ryugu asteroid fish to land living creatures

677.Long March 9 672.International cancer proteogenomic • consortium China super powerful rocket • capable of delivering heavier payloads the • it's of National Cancer Institute USA NASA

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots organisation to protect, promote and support 678. Fruit bats: are natural host of Nipah breastfeeding virus 684.Giant metrewave radio telescope 679. upgraded Vikas engine improve the • Indian telescope operated by Gemini North payload capacity of PSLV GSLV and GSLV scope in Hawaii and large Binocular telescope MK3 launch vehicle in Arizona • have recently discovered the most distant 680. E-Bird radio Galaxy ever known located at a distance • world largest biodiversity related citizen of 12 billion light years science project where users contribute 685. Vigyan Parisar information on birds’ sightings • under Department of Science and Technology • Global biodiversity information facility • has launched Indiascience.in an internet (GBIF) in a network funded by world's based Science channel to showcase the government focused on making scientific data development in Science and Technology, on biodiversity available online specially from research Institutions and 681.Sato toilet Laboratories based in India • by Japan 686.Freshwater Turtles • a basic toilet models • Black softshell turtle declared extinct in wild • has a self-ceiling trap door to keep out disease by IUCN Red List spreading insects and Seal in unpleasant odour • Indian softshell turtle and South Asian 682. Yellowstone Park softshell turtle: endangered • Yellowstone Caldera is a part of Rocky 687.Integrated mountain initiative and zero Mountains waste Himalayas • are located mostly in Wyoming • drive by 2 NGOs • this volcano is caused by subduction of • Himalayan campaign against plastics ancient oceanic plate below Western USA • to clear the foothills of 12 Himalayan States • it is dormant super volcano (Complex of covered by Garbage left by the tourist volcano) and has a unique origin activation 688. Olive ridley turtle process • nest twice this year in Rushikulya river of 683.Innocenti declaration Orissa • world breastfeeding week August (1-7th) • first in February which is its normal time and • celebrated every year to increase • again, in April which lead to nest exposing breastfeeding, sea waves eroding the nest and leading to • commemorates The Innocent declarations decomposition of eggs signed in August 1990 by government policy makers, WHO, UNICEF and other 689. Billion tree Tsunami

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • 300 million trees of 42 species planted across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 695.Kaveri • transform Pakistan's arid land to green gold • origin at talakaveri in brahmagiri hills of Kodagu in Karnataka 690.Toxic air causing malnourishment in • Lakshman Teertha river meets Kaveri at trees study in Europe Krishna Sagar in Mysore via Tirupur falls in 691.MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging brahmagiri hills Spectroradiometer • MODIS data is useful to track changes in the 696. Tamil Nadu landscape over time • has the highest number of exotic plants • By NASA • these alien’s species are naturalized for they 692. Towing of an Iceberg from Antarctica can thrive in the country's wilderness by to Cape Town to supply fresh water to the forming stable population city in grasp of Draught • idea of Nick Sloane who had Re-floated the 697.Kerala flood giant Costa Concordia Cruise ship that had • Idukki Reservoir one of the tallest arch dam in capsized in 2012 of the Tuscan islands of Asia Giglio • Orange alert is related to flood

• the arch dam was built between two granite 693.Harrier Birds Hills kuravan Mala and kurathi Mala across • migratory Raptor species Periyar river • regularly visits swathes of India • cheruthoni Dam, • numbers dwindling due to loss of Grassland, • Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad • use of pesticides which kills their prey in crops 698. Portuguese Man of War • it is a jelly like Marine organism 694.Flash Flood guidance system • commonly known as blue bottle or floating • aims to provide forecast 6 hours in advance Terror • India designated a nodal Centre for preparing • spotted in Goa beach (Baga beach) flash flood precast by the world Meteorological organisation, 699. 11th World Hindi conference • India will develop a customised model that • held in Mauritius can issue advance warning of flood in • every 3 years Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar • by Ministry of External Affairs • using the combination of satellite mapping and ground waste observation 700.North Korea

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • test tunnel at Mount Mantap • Rail Madad for registering complaints by • North Korea has two sites of hydrogen bomb Passenger, fuel production • Menu on Rails to check MRP of food items  Yongbyon and available  Hamhung 706. zero fee for cancellation started by 701.Tamil Nadu Vistara Airlines • first state in the country to Virtually connect 707. PM Matru Vandana Yojana 53 computed tomography and 18 magnetic • monetary benefits extended to all pregnant resonance imaging machines located in women and lactating mothers different government hospitals in the state. • accept those in government service • Tele radiography system will allow select • for the safe delivery of the first child images to be uploaded to a central server and • on average eligible beneficiaries get Rs 6000 radiologist connected anywhere can access the each in 3 installments images and give an immediate medical • cash incentive is provided as compensation opinion for wage loss so that the beneficiary can take • highly helpful in district hospital and other adequate rest before and after the delivery and government hospitals which do not have a immunization of her first child radiologist available 24 hours 708. Mizos to have more child because of fear 702.China's Ambassador to India suggested of outside migrants of 5C approach • second lowest population density and annual • to better in India China ties with more population growth of 1.6 % according to 2011  communication, Census  cooperation, • Mizoram is a Christian majority state  contacts, 709. Free Braille textbooks for class 9-10  coordination and student in Orissa  control (management of differences) 710. Aanchal 703. Girinka Scheme of Africa: • mother milk Bank in Rajasthan • Rwanda PM Modi gifted 200 cows to • first time in India in Rajasthan Rwanda, • Government Run community with milk Bank • the scheme started in 2006 by Rwanda to 711. Disha dashboard provide one cow to every poor family for their • nutritional and financial security available to all MP, MLA and district official 704.Emmerson Mnangagwa declared winner • to track Governors of government policies in of Presidential election in Zimbabwe after district, block and Gram Panchayat level, Robert Mugabe • currently only eight schemes integrated • 705. Mobile application launched by all 42 Central schemes will be integrated railway ministry soon,

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • make it easier to monitor governance by • under the deep ocean Mission by earth Geography in real time sciences ministry • now schemes work in silos • the key deliverables are • several schemes have good MIS but no  Offshore desalination plant that will work integration with tidal energy, • Disha dashboard Synergy for all  develop a submersible vehicle that can go to a 712. Combination of RERA and insolvency depth of at least six thousand years with three and bankruptcy code will help determine people on board when default occurs  India has been allotted a site of 150000 square 713.FSSAI: ‘Eat right movement’ based on km in Central Indian ocean basin by the two pillars ‘eat healthy’ and ‘eat safe’ United Nation International seabed authority 714.RBI to issue smaller rupees 100 notes for exploitation of polymetallic nodules  with motif of Rani ki vav on the reverse polymetallic nodules are rocks scattered on seabed containing iron, mn, Nickel and Cobalt 715. Iran becomes India's number 2 oil 719. women rice farmers to be trained in supplier Philippines at International rice research 716. Services sector grows fastest since centre and exposed them to New farming October 2016 methods 717. Digi Yatra 720.TAVI: Transcatheter aortic valve • will be rolled out soon in airports implantation • under this once we enter the airport images  is a procedure that allows an aortic valve to be will be captured and then will be able to go implanted using a long narrow tube called a through the full life cycle of a travel in catheter. seamless manner  Usually, the catheter is inserted into a large • basic objective is to reduce queues at airport blood vessel in your groin or through a small and bring efficiency to the boarding process incision in your chest. • it is not just Aadhaar based but beyond 721.Scrub typhus is the key insufflators Aadhar cause in Eastern Uttar Pradesh • Digi Yatra is interested let initiative by 722. Dhanush artillery gun Ministry of Civil Aviation in line with digital  upgraded version of Swedish Bofors gun India program procured by India in mid-1980 718. ISRO like Ocean mission  is 155 mm 45 caliber gun • planned in order to evaluate the ISRO in  with a range of 36 km designing a launching satellite 723. Strategic partnership guidelines • the centre has drawn of 5 years, Rs 8,000 • the defence acquisition Council approved at crore plan to explore the deep recesses of the SP model ocean

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • aims to revitalize Defence industrial 729. Leaky pipeline: Low representation of ecosystem and progressively built indigenous women in STEM (Science and Technology capabilities in the private sector to design, Engineering and mathematics) develop and manufacture Complex weapon 730. Representation of People Act system for the future needs of armed forces • Section 33(a)(7): person can contest two seats • SP model has four segments • introduced in 1996  submarines, • Section 126: before 48 hours stop all ads on  single engine fighter aircraft, TV and cinema but does not include social  Helicopter and media  Armored Carriers / Main Battle Tank • ARO-Net: Election commission in contact • which would specifically open up for private with returning officer sector • C-Vigil: mobile app to report any malpractice 724.Light combat aircraft during model code of conduct • is an indigenous, lightweight, multirole 731. Vedaranyam bird sanctuary aircraft • in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu • powered by GE-404 engine • cyclone Gaja affected it • Indian Air Force will procure 123 Jets in 732. Neutrino Indian neutrino observatory various configuration • approval given by national board for wildlife 725. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of underground laboratory, Education for peace and sustainable • initially decided at Nigiri but now at Bodi development West Hills Theni district of Tamilnadu • first UNESCO Institute of its kind in Asia 734. First citizen science initiative Pacific region • related to milkweed butterfly 726. India's R. Praggnanandhaa became the • start migration during October and November world's second youngest chess Grandmaster at 735. Kuttanad below water level rice the age of 12 years cultivation 727.Magsaysay Award 736. Thrissur district: • Sonam Wangchuk: educational reformer from • Kole wetland: it's a Ramsar site and largest Ladakh and wetland in India • Bharat Vatwani: psychiatrists who works for 737. APEC Summit mentally ill people in the street 728. Feynman technique refers to learning • recently held at Papua New Guinea technique which involves teaching a concept • talks related to trade, investment and regional that one wants to learn to someone else in security order to understand it better must explain to a 738. Disinvestment proceeds toddler in easy way • goes to NIF • which is managed by UTI, LIC, SBI

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • department of investment and public Asset  mercury Management under Ministry of Finance take • recommended by PESO care of it • they contain 739. Tiger conservation  potassium • largest population of tiger in the world  nitrate • first interstate Tiger translocation project in  Sulphur Odisha satkosia from Kanha Madhya  aluminium powder and Pradesh  barium nitrate • India has 70% of Tiger population in the  Strontium nitrate gives red colour world  aluminium gift sparkle • 2226 recent population  aluminium + Sulphur gives cracker noise • Threats from: • Bismuth is harmful for kidney liver and  Poaching bladder  Electrocution 747.Hantavirus  Diseases • zoonotic • Recent incident of MAHAVIR TIGER and • no treatment or vaccine available AVNI TIGRESS • affect respiratory lung cells 740.Composite water management index by 748.Amar Falcon Niti Ayog • pangthi village in Nagaland 741. Malayarayans • travel 22000 km journey from Siberia • tribal community with respect to Sabarimala • largest migratory route in the world • 18 Hills =18 steps at Sabarimala 749.Anaya • situated on Pampa river • Lupin launches chatbot 742.Muthupet Bird Sanctuary at Tamil • to increase disease awareness as it deals with Nadu health related queries 743. Yugoliyang: China's first yoga village 750.Titli cyclone in Orissa 744.Corynebacterium Godavarinamm: 751.IGLA-S: very short-range air defence antibiotic resistance from Russia 745. Macaque 752. Hornbill bird • Rhesus macaque: South India and • found in three areas • Bonnet macaque: North and South India • Andaman and Nicobar (narcondam Island) 746. Green crackers • Western Ghats (Karnataka) • they do not contain • Northeast (Nagaland state bird)  Lithium 753. Andaman and Nicobar fauna  antimony • Black Tail macaque  lead and • Crab eater macaque

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Dugong/Sea cow • infection control practices in central • Nicobar megapode: bird that build nest on government ground • in all 29 states and 7 union territories • Nicobar tree shrew: small mole like mammal 762. Mekedatu project 754. Twang monastery • on Kaveri river • India's largest Buddhist monastery • to provide drinking water to Bengaluru • Gaden Namgyal Lhatse another name in Tibet 763. HySIS: ISRO 755. Rational choice theory it is a model of • sharpest in the sky human behaviour which states that people at • hyperspectral camera launch on PSLV c43 the way they do because they believe that the • lower Earth orbit of 650 km benefit of their action will be greater than the • first hyperspectral imaging satellite cost • used in defence agricultural and mineral 756. Unemployment rate decreased in 2017 exploration after demonetisation due to increase in • main aim is to give the HD images of land MANREGA job surfaces 757.Odisha 764. Hockey World Cup in Odisha • maximum tribal groups 62 • India won last time • 13 PVTGs • Pakistan have won maximum time • 21 languages and • Belgium winner of 2018 Hockey World Cup • 74 dialects 765. Mudumalai National Park in Tamilnadu 758.UNESCO cultural heritage list 766. Maidan square in Ukraine • ssierium (wrestlers) 767. Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar • kimchi (fermented cabbage) • consists of four Negroids 759.Skully effect  Onge, • this refers to social phenomenon where in  Jarawa, movie character can surprisingly inspired  Andamanese, behavioral changes in people in the real world  Sentinelese and 760. Vishwas: Village based initiative to • two mongoloids synergise health water and sanitation  Nicobarese, programme  Shompen • under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 768. Hi Jiankui experiment world's first 761. Kayakalp scheme genetically edited babies • of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 769.Global wage report by International • came in 2015, Labour Organisation • improving infrastructure, hygiene and 770. Cyclone Gaja sanitation, • bad for point calimere but

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • good for Pulicat • spot beam Technology • Pulicat Lake second largest saline water • 16 GB per second lagoon after • for 15 years 771. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and • one of the heaviest satellites launched from natural history located Tamil Nadu Arena 5 rocket French Guiana Coimbatore • will give broadband services 772. Gravity telescope in Chile • four application 773. New frigates to get Brahmos  meet unprecedented data demand • Krivak and  Bharat net connectivity, • Talwar Stealth frigates  VSAT terminal, 774.Tiger number can triple in 18 sites  unlock new applications across the world 780. Praman Indian general of Physics • out of which 8 sides are located in India 781. High on Gas  Nandhaur: UK, • Qatar withdrew from OPEC membership  Rajaji: UK, • among OPEC Nations Venezuela has most oil  Annamalai: TN/KL, reserves but Saudi Arabia produces most  Sathya Mangalam: TN, crude per day  Balaghat: MP, • Qatar major natural gas producer and exporter  Achanakmar: Chhattisgarh, but rank is relatively low in crude production  Manas: Assam, 782.Stree Swabhiman  Valmiki: Bihar • created awareness about menstrual health, 775.Zika virus • 117 sanitary pad unit  India's first zika case in 1954 in Gujarat • setup low cost sanitary pad to rural women 776.Guillain barre syndrome post viral • creation of jobs for women neurological syndrome paralysis in adult 783. Aadhar 777.Tom robot • section 57: allows private entities to use  related to agriculture Technology unique number for verification and  can deliver fertilizer to soil around roots • section 33: allowed disclosure of Aadhaar  kill weeds information for national security  used in England 784. Yo Yo test to test the physical fitness in 778. G20 summit 2018 Indian cricket team earlier was beep test • held in Argentina Buenos Aires 785. Bindeshwar Pathak won Nikki price • G20 summit of 2022 in India (Japan) for Sulabh toilets 779.GSAT 11 communication satellite 786.Aditya Arya first camera museum • Ku/KA transponder 787. Bengaluru lakes under distress • India first high throughput communication • Bellandur, satellite

Aspire IASThe name associated with excellence PT POINTERS–2020 TEA TIME BULLetin- 360-PT shots • Agra, 793. Tuberculosis meningitis is the most • Varthur dangerous form of TB occurs when 788. Yellow vest protest mycobacterium TB infection issues in the • in France central nervous system • against increasing taxation system because 794. Indian Navy projects fiscal discipline policy is hampered • Project 15B Destroyer 789.Australia land of marsupials • Project 17A stealth frigate • Kangaroo, • Project 28 anti-submarine Warfare • wallaby, • Project 75 scorpene submarine • Koala Bear, 795.Bioplastics are derived from Maize, • Platypus, wheat, sugarcane they are the renewable • Rat Kangaroo energy resources 790.Memristive Cells 796.Punjab and Haryana cancel capital of • made from nanowires capable of learning, India save and process information 797. AR Rahman: Sikkim Ambassador • mimic biological nerve cell 798. Attapadi tribals in Kerala 791.Sewage worker affected by helicobacter 799. Karnataka and Maharashtra ban e- and hepatitis virus cigarettes because it contains formaldehyde 792.Talc is a clay mineral consisting of 800. Vetiver grass of Tamil Nadu also hydrated magnesium silicate known as wonder grass. • problem is that it can lead to serious respiratory problems, ovarian cancer

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