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Literacy rate 73%  INDIA NON MEMBER HEADQUARTER INDIA –MEMBER HEADQUARTER APEC(21) SCO(6) BRICS, BASIC, IBSA, IORA(20), NAM, Colombo, SAFTA, BIMSTEC, INTERPOL Singapore G5, G15, G20, G22, G77, Common wealth (54) OCED Shanghai, China ASEAN (10) Lyon, France SAARC (8) OPEC (12) Paris, France ADB NATO (28) Jakarta, Indonesia BIS (Banks for International Settlements) Kathmandu, Nepal European Union (28) Vienna, Austria IBSA Manila Basal, Switzerland UNEP Brussels, Belgium Kyoto protocol Arab league UNWTO GENEVA Nairobi ROME Cairo Madrid 1. UNIVERSAL: WHO, WIPO, WMO, ITU, ISO, IL POSTAL UNION: UNIDOO, Red Cross. (HIM RaSaTaL)GREEN PEACE: 2. WASINGTON: Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) & International fund f DC: or agricultural development (IFAD). 3. IBRD BERNE; : VIENNA; Canada. 4. IDA IMF & World banks. a. IFC b. MIGA (International Development Association) c. (International Finance Cooperation) ASIANd. ‐10: (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) )‐ e. ICSID (International Centre For Settlement of Investment Disput8th August 1967 Bangkok,e) Thailand 5. (BPL TV CM SIMBangkok DeclarationBrunei, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar. ASEAN, was established on in , with the signing of the ASEAN G‐7: Declaration ( ) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. OPEC‐12 6. (CAB FR JIG/FRECA JIG): Canada, America, Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany. 7. Shanghai (ALEN‐VIA‐KISQU): Algeria, Libya, Ecuador, Nigeria, Ven Corporation Organisation ezuela, Iran, Angola, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE. G‐5 India 8. BIMSTEC India : Tajikistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Khazikistan, Kirgizstan. 9. INDIAN (CM‐IBSA): China, Mexico, OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION:, Brazil, South Africa. 20 INDIAN OCEAN 10. G20: : Bhutan, Bangladesh, , Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal. 13.11. Kyoto protocol: A member nation of in the association. 12. BRICS + G7 + Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia, South Ko rea, South Arabia, Turkey.

a. Emission trading— i. Carbon Credit, ii. Carbon Tax, MEETING iii. Carbon Transfer, 2015 2016 b. Clean Development Management (CDM)IBSA ASEAN (26th ) th G‐7 New Delhi, India (7th ) NAM Malaysia (26 st) SAARC Germany (41 ) G‐20 Venezuela, S. America th BRICS (7th ) ‐‐‐ th Islamabad, Pakistan (19th ) SCO Turkey (10 ) China (11 ) CHOGM Ufa, Russia BIMSTEC APEC Malta th NATO Nepal (4 ) th th World Trade Org. Manila (27 ) Lima, Peru (28 ) th Nuclear Security Summit ‐‐‐ th Warsaw, Poland (27 ) Nairobi, Kenya (10 ) USA 1

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th PADMA13 VIBHUSHAN Los Cabos, Mexico, 2015 (Total 9 Recipient)—26 Jan 2015

1. Lal Krishna Advani 5. Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade 2. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal 6. Sanskrit Scholar Swami Rambhadracharya 3. Senior Advocate K. K. Venugopal 7. Actor Amitabh Bachchan, Actor Dilip Kumar NOBEL4. PRIZE:Nuclear Scientist M. R. Srinivasan 1901 [ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,8. 12Karim Al Hussiani Aga Khan Lac dollar]

The Noble prize winner INDIANS (9): R N tagore [1913], CV Raman [1930], H. Khurana [1968], Mother Teresa PEACE BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN [1979], S Chadrashekhara [1983], Amartyasen [1998], V.S. Naipal [2010], Venkatraman rama krishnan [2009]. PHYSICS ). 2014: Malala yusufzai (Education) & Kailash Satyarthi (Children right i.e. CHEMISTRY 2014: Isamu Akashaki, Hiroshi Amano, Shuji Nakamura. MEDICAL 2014: Eric Betzig, William E Moerner, Stefan W Hell LITERATURE 2014: Britt Mosar & Edvard Mosar (Discover Inner GPS of Brain) Doris Lessing 2014: Patrick Modiano, French novelist BHARAT RATNA Oldest recipient: AWARD, INDIA [1954]

Total award: 45 (Upto 2015) th th RASHTRIYA1. 44 Atal Bihari Bajpai KHEL RATNA PRIZE: 2. 45 M. Madan Mohan Malviya

PRAVASHI2012‐13 BHARTIYARONJAN SODI, shooting DIWAS‐MOIA (Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs)—7‐9 January 13th

GANDHI2015 PEACEMahatma Mandir Gandhinagar Gujarat ( PRIZE )

THE2014 MAN BOOKERIndian Space Research Organisation. PRIZE, 1929 2014

BORLAUG AWARD,Richard Flanagan, To Narrow road to the deep North 1992 [Coromandel International, A Fertilizer Company]

PULITZER2014 PRIZE,C S Prakash 1917 (JOURNALISM)

JNANPITH2014 AWARDVijay Seshadri, 3 Sections’ poetry

DADA2014 SAHEBBhalchandra Vanaji Nemade (Marathi litterateur) FALKE

SARASWATI2014 Shashi Kapoor SAMMAN, 1991 (K. K. Birla foundation: Schedule VIII of constitution for literacy work) Ramayana Mahanveshana

NATIONAL2014 SAHITYAM Veerappa Moily (5 volume Kannada poem ACADEMY AWARD—HINDI NOVEL ).

ABEL2014 PRIZE—Raemsh Chandra Shah (Vinayak Novel) MATHEMATICS

TYLER2015 PRIZE—ENVIRONMENTJohn Forbes Nash, Jr & Louis Nirenberg PROTECTION

Folio2015 prize—LiteratureMadhav Gadgil; Report on western Gha t 2015

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1) Nilgiri, 1986 10) Dehang debang, 1998, Arunachal Pradesh 2) Nanda Devi, 1988, UK 11) Pachamarhi, 1999, MP 3) Nokrek, 1988, Meghalaya 12) Kanchan Dzongha, 2000, Sikkim 4) Great Nikobar, 1989 13) Agashthyamalai, 2001, Kerala 5) Gulf of Mannar, 1989, TN 14) Achanakmar Amarkantak, 2005 6) Manas, 1989 15) Kutch, 2008 Gujrat 7) Sunderbans, 1989 16) Cold dessert, 2009, Himachal Pradesh 8) Simlipal, 1994 17) Seshachalam hills, 2010, Andhra Pradesh  RAMSAR9) Dibru shikhowa, 1997, Assam WETLAND [26] 18) Panna, 2011, Madhya Pradesh 1st February 1982

The Convention on Wetlands c ame into force for India on . 1) Ashtamudi Wetland, Kerala 14) Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat 2) Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Orissa 15) Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, TN 3) Bhoj Wetland, Madhya Pradesh 16) Pong Dam Lake, HP 4) Chandertal Wetland, Himachal Pradesh 17) Renuka Wetland, HP 5) Chilika Lake, Orissa 18) Ropar, Punjab 6) Deepor Beel, Assam [Beas & Sutlej] 19) Rudrasagar Lake, Tripura 7) East Calcutta Wetlands, WB 20) Sāmbhar Lake, Rajasthan 8) Harike Lake, Punjab 21) Sasthamkotta Lake, Kerala 11)9) Hokera Wetland Jammu & Kashmir Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 22) Surinsar‐Mansar Lakes, J&K 10) Kanjli; Punjab [Krishna & Godavari] 23) Tsomoriri, J&K 24) Upper Ganga River, UP 12) Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh 25) Vembanad‐Kol Wetland, Kerala  UNESCO13) Loktak Lake, Manipur WORLD HERITAGE IN INDIA (32) 26) Wular lake, J&K Cultural Heritage sites

17) Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986) 1) Rani‐ki‐Vav at Patan, Gujarat (2014) 18) Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984) 2) Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013) 19) Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987) 3) The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010) 20) Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993) 4) Red Fort Complex (2007) 21) Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986) 7)5) RockChampaner‐Pavagadh Shelters of Bhimbetka,Archaeological Park (2004) MP (2003) 22) Mountain Railways of India (1999) 6) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (2004) 23) Qutub Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993) Natural24) Sun Temple, Konârak (1984) 8) Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002) 25) Taj Mahal (1983) 9) Agra Fort (1983) 10) Ajanta Caves (1983) 1) Great Himalayan National Park (2014) 11) Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989) 2)4) Western Ghats (2012) Keoladeo National Park (1985) 12) Churches and Convents of Goa (1986) 3) Kaziranga National Park (1985) 13) Elephanta Caves (1987) 14) Ellora Caves (1983) 5) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985) 15) Fatehpur Sikri (1986) 6) Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers (1988)  STRAITS16) Great Living Chola Temples (1987) 7) Sundarbans National Park (1987) Palk: Messina: Bosporus: India & Sri Lanka Gibraltar: Italy & Sicily Bass: Separate Europe from Asia Malacca: Spain & Morocco Bearing: Australia & Tasmania Davis: Malaysia & Indonesia Cook: Russia & Alaska Hormuz: Canada & Greenland La Perouse: North New Zealand & South New Zealand Arabian Sea & Persian Gulf Russia and Hokkaido, Japan

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Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. 1.Remedies for enforcement of rights. The Supreme Court shall hav Habeas Corpus: Rowlett’se power to issue writs, including Act, 1909 Art 32 writs in the nature of 2. Mandamus: 3. Prohibition: issued in case of unlawful detention. [e.g. ] 4. Quo Warranto:issued against those public officer who don’t fulfill their pub lic duty except governor, Prez. 5. Certiorari issued from superior court to inferior one to stop working outside its jurisdiction. DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATEissued against those who occupy a public office unlawfully. POLICY [Part IV], Ireland, [Art 33 to 51] Art 39(A) : issued from superior court to inferior one to quash the order

Equal justice and free legal aid Organization of village panchayats. Balawant Rai Mehta committee asked for 3 tier system, includes Art 40 1. Village panchayat  2. Panchayat samite rd3.o Zila Parishad  73 amendment 1991 added part IX: Panchayats th o Schedule XI includes 29 subjects of Panchayats. Art 41 74 amendment added IXA: Municipalities. MGNAREGA Art 42 Schedule XII consists of 18 subject of municipality. Art 44 Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases—e.g. . Art 45 ProvisionProvision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity for free and compulsory education for children till 14relief. years. Art 47 Uniform civil code Art 48 Green Revolution (1965), Operation floodTo raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health. Art 48(A) Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry—e.g. Art 49 . Art 50 Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life. Art 51 Protection of monuments and places and objects of national impoPanchsheel pactrtance. with china (1954) 11 FUNDAMENTALSeparation of judici DUTY [Partary from executive. IV(A)], Art 51(A)— Added in constitution by 42nd constitutional amendmentPromotion of international peace and security—e.g. 1976 . (a) (b) (c) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem; (e) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our natidignity of women; onal struggle for freedom; (g) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India; To renounce practices derogatory to the (k) Child to protect Education and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures; Art 74 between the age of 6 and 14 years. Council of Ministers to aid and advise President. Art 76 Attorney general of India—Fi rst law officer of country.  Appointed by the President of India  No fixed tenure Receive fixed amount decided by president, Not salary Can take part in proceeding of parliament, but can’t vote. Art 79 Parliamen t comprises 1. President— He is part of legislature, even though he doesn’t sit in parliament. Art 80 2. Council of state (Rajya Sabha) 3. House of people (Lok Sabha) Art 81 Composition of the Council of States. [250 (max) = 238 elected +12 Nominated]. It is not subject to dissolution. It is a permanent body. 1/3 of its member retires President on expiration of every 2 years. Composition of the House of the People. [552 (max) = 530 elected + 20 UT’s + 2 Nominated)] Art 108 Joint sitting of both house called by in certain cases. 1. Bill is rejected by the other house 2. The houses have finally disagreed. 3. More than 6 month elapsed from the date of reception of bill by other house without bill being passed. 4

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Inter‐state council under recommendation of Sarkaria commissionrd —Chairman: Art 243 to 243‐O [The Panchayats]—73 amendment act, 1992 PART IX 3 tier system: 1. Panchayat at village level 2. District panchayat at district level ‘GRAM SABHA’ 3. Intermediate panchayat The electorate is named th PART IXA Art‐243 P to 243‐ZG [The Municipalities]—74 amendment act, 1992 3 tier system: 1. Nagar panchayat Art 280 2. Municipal council Art 312 3. Municipal corporation Art 323A Finance commission ELECTION COMMISSIONUnion public service commission OF INDIA ArticleAdministrative Tribunal 324: [Part XV; Article 324 to 329] 1. Power of superintendence, direction and control of election ofPanchayat and Municipality State Election Commission President, Vice president, LS, RS, LA, LC. 2. The election of Article 326: ADULT conducted by SUFFRAGE . 3. The tenure of CEC is 6 years/65 years age. Art 327 CEC of India: 4. Art 329: Right to vote on basis of (18 years age) 5. Dr. Nasim Zaidi (CEC) Supreme Court 6. Dispute in case of election filled on election petition. High Court Art 335 a. Dispute of election of President and Vice President— OFFICIAL LANGUAGEb. Dispute of election of MP/MLA— [PART XVII] Art 343 Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts. PART XVIII [EMERGENCY PROVISION] Art 352 Official language of the Union (Hindi in Devanagari script) Art 356 Art 360 Proclamation of emergency under War, External Aggression and Armed Rebellion, Failure of constitutional machinery in states called Presidential rule. Financial Emergency. {Not applied in India till date}CASE STUDY: rd Constitutional Amendment. (2/31. Shankari Prashad (1951):Majority) PART XX 2. Sajjan Singh (1965): Art 368 3. Golak Nath (1967): FR’s amendable as per Supreme court 4. Keshwanand Bharti (1973):FR’s amendable as per Supreme court 5. Minerva mill case (1980):FR’s unamendable as per Supreme court as per Art 13 limitation. FR’s are amendable without change in Basic structure 42nd AMENDMENT: Violation of basic structure and judicial review was null & void.

1. Socialist, Secular and integrity added to preamble. 2. Directive principle were given precedence over FR’s. 3. Fundamental duties were added (Art 51A). 91st 4.AMENDMENT:Administrative tribunals (Art 323A)

1. The total strength of council of minister shall not exceed 15% of the total strength of house. However in small state, there can be 12 ministers.

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Idukki District DIGITAL INDIA India’s first hi‐speed Rural Broadband Network (HSRBN) was commissioned in of Kerala and was declared the first MAKE IN INDIA district in the country linked to the National Optic Fibre Network SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN (NOFN). th SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI RURBAN 25 September 2014. MISSION – SPMRM To provide total sanitation to every Indian by 2019. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA To deliver integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas

SANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJNA Insurance 1 lakh. 1. Village should have population of around 3,000 to 5000. DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY GRAM JYOTI 2. MPs should not adopt their own or in laws villages. YOJANA 3. One village to be developed by 2016 and two more by 2019. 1. Initiated by PM Narendra Modi. 7 MISSION INDRADHANUSH 2. Replace ongoing Rajiv Gandhi rural Electrification Yojana. It aims to immunize all children against vaccine preventable PROJECT MAUSAM diseases namely Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles And Hepatitis‐B by 2020. Gujarat to Mizoram BHARAT MALA Sea route and land route to connect holy place in India & outside. NATIONAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT Road project proposed by the Union Govt. from AND AUGMENTATION (HRIDAY) to be built along India’s vast West‐to‐East land border. ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION To preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country. AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION ` (AMRUT) Second phase of JNNURM renamed under ministry of Urban PM JEEVAN JYOTI `development. 10‐year ` Programme with total investment of about 2 PM JEEVAN SURAKSHA lakh crore. ` ` ATAL PENSION YAJNA 330 premium/year, 200,000/‐ insurance, AGE<55, SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME 12 premium/year, Suratgarh200,000/‐ in Sri Ganganagar insurance, AGE<70,

 DEPARTMENTS HEADED BY PRIME‐MINISTERLaunched at AS EX‐OFFICIO CHAIRMAN district of Rajasthan.

1) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 7) Department of Atomic 2) Indian board of wildlife (IBW) 8) National Disaster Management Authority 3) NITI Aayog (Planning commission) 9) Department of Space 4) National development council (NDC) 10) Nuclear Command Authority 5) National Ganga river basin Authority 11) Council on Climate Change (CCC)  126) SCHEDULENational integration council (NIC) OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION 12) Inter‐state council

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5) Administration of scheduled area 9) Land reform nd 6) Administration of tribal area 10) Anti‐defection law, (52rd amendments) 7) Power between central and state nd 11) Panchayati Raj, (73th amendment)  8)PARLIAMENTARYLanguages [18 + BDMS = 22], 92 COMMITTEE amendments 12) Municipality, (74 amendment) Committee Tenure Headed By Total Member

Parliamentary account committee 1 year K V Thomas 15 LS + 7 RS = 22 Estimates Committee of Parliament 1 year Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi 30 LS + 0 RS = 30 Committee on Public Undertakings 1 year V Santa Kumar 15 LS + 7 RS = 22 Committee on Assurances

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1. Rajigriha : Ajatshatru 3. Patliputra: Ashok  CAPITAL SHIFT 2. Vaisali: Kalashoka 4. Kashmir: Kaniska

Illtutmish Lahore to Delhi Mohammad Bin Tughlak Delhi to Devgiri/Daultabad  Sikandar Lodhi MUGHAL EMPIRE Delhi To Agra. Founder: Last Ruler: 1. Capitals: Babur 2. Languages: Bahadur Shah II 3. Religion: Agra > Fatehpur Sikri > Lahore > Agra > Shahjehanabad/ Delhi 4. Persian > Chagatai Trukic > Urdu 5.B H Islam > Din‐e‐Ilahi > Islam A J S A B

13abur, rulers:umayun, (BAS SAAMkbar, koahangir, MUnNI hah Jahan, RAFI ke ganeurangzeb, sunti hai,ahadur Shah I FURRsat JAHA mil jati hai) Jaha Rafi A S Furr Ni A A Rafi ndar Shah Mu Ud‐Daulat S hmad Shah Bahadur Bhah Alam II ukhusiyar M kusiyar lamgir II kbar Shah II Ul‐Darjat hammad Ibrahim hah Jahan III ahadur Shah II  uhammad Shah  ACT BEFORE INDEPENDENCE Portuguese (1501 Cochin) > Dutch (1605) > English (Surat 1608) > French (1668 Surat)

Regulating Act, 1773 Supreme court at Fort William in Kolkata. Pitt’s India act, 1784 Charter Act, 1793 Charter Act, 1813 Trade monopoly of East India company end. Charter Act, 1833 Charter Act, 1853 Separate governor of Bengal appointed. Direct rule of crown. End Of Rule of East India Company Secretary of state of India: India council Government of India Act, 1858 [FIRST ICS: S N TAGORE] Last Governor General/First Viceroy: Canning (1856‐62) Association of Indians necessary for British rule. Indian council act, 1861 EnvisagedSeparate association on Indians with Electorate the administration at higher level. Indian council act, 1892 Provide of Muslim community to widen gulf between Morley‐Minto reform, 1909 Hindu and Muslim. Bicameral Government of India Act, 1915 Rowlett act Indian legislature made first time. Government of India Act, 1919/ —extraordinary power has been given to suppress the freedom Chelmsford report, 1919 federal type government struggle with general Dyer as a commandant. It provide . Government of India Act, 1935 Introduced provincial autonomy and Abolished diarchy in provinces Made minister responsible to legislature and federation at centConstituent Assembly re. Cripps mission, March 1942  NAVARATNACabinet mission(march‐June OF AKBAR 1946) Establishment of to frame the constitution.

[BAT BAT MDH] Birbal, Abul Fajal, Tansen, Bhagvandas, Abdul Rahim Khan Khana, Todermal, Man Shing, Mulla Do Pyaza, Hakim  Hukam VICEROY OF INDIA

Dalhausi (1848‐56): MAYO (1869‐72): Rippon (1880‐84): Dufferin (1885): Curzon (1905): Hardinge (1911): Chelmsford (1916‐21): Reading (1921‐26): Irwin (1926‐31): Willington: Linlithgow (1936‐43). 7

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Dalhausi: — Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur, Jaitpur, Sambhalpur, Baghait, Udaipur. 1853: First Railway from thane to Mumbai 1854: Post office system & Postal stamp 1854: Wood’s Dispatch— Scheme for development of education in India (Magnacarta of Education) 1881: First complete censusVernacular Press Rippon: 1881: First Factory act (Child labour) 1882: Repealed 1882: Local self‐government act act in which No Indian language newspaper can publish seditiou[Father of Local self‐government in India] s article. Primary Education

1882: Hunter report—  WORLD CLIMATE1883: Ilbert bill—Indian judges can also trail the cases of Eur opeans. 0‐10°N‐S 10°‐20°N‐S Equatorial—Rubber. 20°‐30°N‐S Savanna tropical, called Natural Zoo. [Llanos, Compos, Khno, Salisbury] Hot desert climate 30°‐40°N‐S Warm temperate (Mediterranean) 1. Sirocco (Hot wind)— Sahara dessert 40°‐50°N‐S 2. Mistral (Cold Wind) — Rhone valley, France (80 km/hr.) 55°‐70°N‐S Temperate [Prairies (NA), Pampas (SA), Veld (S. Africa), Down (Australia), Steppes (Russia)]. 70°‐90°N‐S Taiga CHINA Arctic BRITISH

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 NEPAL EARTHQUAKE (25th April 2015) Operation Maitri Epicentre : Indian Army’s relief and rescue operation in Nepal. Magnitude Lamjung Intensity Measurement 7.9 [1 to 9 Richter Scale in Log basis] Seismograph 1‐12 (Modified Marcalli Scale) Indian and Eurasian Cause Working on Principle of Inertia Tectonics Convergence of plates. Types of Seismic waves P wave: Up‐DownL V S wave: Fwd‐Bakward Major Tectonic Plates LOVE ( Ong wa E)/R: Surface Wave (Ripples) 2. Eurasian plate (6) 1. Pacific plate (Largest) 4. Africana plate 3. Indo‐Australian plate 5. American plate (NA & SA) Convergence‐ Plate Movements Divergence Parallel 6. Antarctica plate Earth quake, Volcanic eruption, Formation of young fold mountains. Earthquake zone in and movements. India (5 zone) Zone 5 (very High risk i.e. Gujarat), Zone IV (High risk i.e. Himalayan, UP, Bihar), Ring of Fire Zone III (Mumbai, Kolkata), Zone II (Chennai), Zone I (Southern Plateau area) Effect on Himalaya Due to convergence of Pacific (11 cm/year) Average Density of India reduces towards North 6 cm/year hence the height of Himalaya increases. Earth 3 3 3 3 5.5 gm/cm i.e. (2.67 gm/cm , 5.5 gm/cm , 11 gm/cm ) Currie Point It is the temperature at which solid becomes viscous. Higher the Density, Higher will be Currie point. Even at 6000°C, Inner core is Solid due to Higher density.

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IGNEOUS Granite Formed from lava hurled out of a Basalt volcano or from the cooling of hot magma below the crust. 1. — Course grained due to slow cooling. 2. Sandstone— Fine grained due to fast cooling. Formed by the erosion and weathering of other rock types. Carriers: Wind, water and snow SEDIMENTARY 1. Chalk is made from grains of sand, which have been naturally cemented together. 2. is made up of millions of tiny calcium carbonate (lime) skeletons of Coal, Gypsum, Petroleum microorganisms 3. METAMORPHIC Slate: These types of rocks are formed when a rock is subjected to hea Marble: t and/or pressure. 1. Clay when subjected to heat and/ or pressure gets metamorphosed to slate.  SOIL DISTRIBUTION IN2. INDIA— Pedology Limestone give rise to marble. Alluvial soil . Black Cotton soil Great Indian Plain, river valleys, coastal plains and deltas (Regur) Maharashtra, western Madhya Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat Red & yellow soil: Tripura and TN. Laterite soil Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

Coastal margins and plains of southern peninsula from West Bengal to southern Red Loam soil CG, MP Maharashtra Arid soil

 Manson In India Western Rajasthan South west Manson Retreating Manson 1 June ‐ 5 June ‐ 10 June ‐ 15 June ‐ 1 July ‐ 15 July  PRESSURE DISTRIBUSTION IN INDIA January April 1018 ‐ 1014 mbar July 1008 ‐ 1010 mbar October 998 ‐ 1010 mbar  WIND DISTRIBUTION— Four types of1011 (Uniform) wind mbar Permanent wind Periodical wind Variable wind Local wind

1) 2) 3) 4) a) Trade wind a) Sea breeze a) Cyclone a) Loo (India) b) Westerly b) Valley breeze b) Sirocco  FORESTc) Polar wind IN INDIA c) Mistral (Rhone valley) Moist Tropical Evergreen Found in regions of 200‐400 cm annual rainfall. Western Ghats, Eastern India include Orissa, Moist Tropical Deciduous WB & NE, and A&N Island. (e.g.

 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS 1. Ozone Cell Ministry of Environment & Forests

Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol. is established under the for undertaking activities relating to 2. Project Tiger 2226 30.5% implementation of

(1973): tiger in 2014 (Age > 1.5 years) i.e. increased. Karnataka has largest a. 49 numbers (406) of tiger. tiger reserves in India (as per data) b. The 3 new proposed tiger reservesth are th i. Rajaji national park UK is 48 and Kudremukh National park in Karnataka is 49 .

(a) Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha) , Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh)

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It flows in three state (MP, Rajasthan, UP). [ Gwalior, Dhaulpur & Kota]  NARMADA(a) Gandhi Sagar Dam; (b) Jawahar Sagar Dam; (c) Rana Pratap Sa RIVER gar Dam   RIFT west  Origin: Narmada Kund at Amarkantak, situated in the Maikal Rang3 e  It flows in Valley, flowing between the Satpura and Vindhyachal range.  It passes through states (MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat). FALLS: Dhuandhara Falls and Bhedaghat Falls (MP);  RESERCHDAM: Sardar Sarovar Dam. INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTE HQ हैदराबाद ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics), INCOIS,  Centre for DNA FingerprintHILLS/MOUNTAINS in INDIAing and Diagnostics, CCMB LEH

1) Karakoram > Ladakh > > Zaskar > Great Himalayan > Pirpanzal > Shivalik 2) Hills in Arunachal Pradesh (Top to bottom): Mishmi hills > Abor hills > Miri hills > Dafla hills. 3) LaimatolGaro > Khasi > Jayantia > Mikir Manipur 4) Mountains from bottom to up: Cardamom < Anamalai < Nilgiri < Shevaroy < Javadi < Palkonda < Nallamalai. Lushai hills Mizoram 5) range situated in ; Aravali Relict Guru sikhar at Mt. Abu. 6) situated in . Satpura: Block Panchmani in Doopgarh 7) (Oldest): Mountain, Raisheema hills in Delhi, highest peak:  8)ORIGIN OF RIVER largest mountain of India, highest peak: CAUVERY: KRISHNA: Kaveripattanam near Brahmagiri in GODAVARI: Karnataka. (Karnataka, Kerala, TN). TAPTI: Mahabaleshwar Maharashtra CHAMBAL: Trimbak Maharashtra NARMADA, SON: Multai Madhya Pradesh MAHANADI: Vindhyachal MP. INDUS: Amarkantak MP SATLUJ: Raipur, Odisa BRAHMAPUTRA: Tibet plateau Shyok, JHELUM: Tibet plateau CHENAB: Tibet plateau RAVI: Sheshnag lake, J&K BEAS: VAIGAI:

 OIL REFINERIES IN Cardamom hills INDIA [18] Oldest

1) Digboi, Assam ( ) 7) Vishakhapatnam, AP 13) Mumbai high Largest 2) Naharkatiya 8) Chennai 14) Jamnagar 3) Guwahati 9) Nagappattinam, TN 15) Koyali, Gujrat ( ) 4) Bongaigaon 10) Kochi, Kerala 16) Mathura 5) Moungram, WB Druzhba pipeline 11) Mangalore, Karnataka 17) Barauni 6) Haldia, WB BTC Pipeline (2 nd largest): (B 12) Trombay T C 18) Panipat is the world's longest oil pipeline. P P aku, Azerbaijan ‐ bilisi, Georgia ‐ eyhan, Turkey); 1768 km pipeline from the Azeri‐Chirag‐Guneshli oil field in the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

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