CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 << 2 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 PREFACE This booklet of Current Affairs is an attempt so as to help the Civil Services Aspirants in their process of learning, understanding and analyzing each and every aspect of the current issue in the easiest possible manner. In order to make the understanding of the current affairs a long lasting affair and to help students score good marks in the examination; a balance between factual content and analytical approach has been maintained in this booklet. The booklet has been meticulously designed to suit the needs of Civil Service Aspirants appearing in IAS and State PSC examinations. In addition, it would benefit all those who are preparing for other competitive examinations or such individuals who are knowledge starving and have a passion to learn more. Owing to nature of the booklet, the Nimbus Academy Team has prepared the material with the help of the facts and the information provided by various Ministries of Govt. of India and merging those with the concepts developed by the subject matter experts. Special Edition for HAS-2019 Prilim Exam Reader’s suggestions and feedback directed towards improvements are welcome and can be e-mailed at [email protected] Nimbus Academy for IAS << 3 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 Published by Nimbus Academy For IAS CHANDIGARH: SCO 72-73, 1st Floor, SEC 15-D MOBILE – 9317442200 SHIMLA: SUSHANT BHAWAN, 1st FLOOR, NEAR CO-OPERATIVE BANK, CHOTTA SHIMLA, PIN CODE-171002. Mobile No.-86288-68800 All right reserved, No part of this book can be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from Nimbus Academy for IAS. E-mail:[email protected] Website:www.NimbusIAS.com ADVISORY AND EDITORIAL COUNCIL FOR NIMBUS TIMES Chief Mentor : Rajeev Kumar Associate Editors : Deepak Bijalwan Arman Malik Bhushan Rohta Special Thanks to Ajay Singh Guleria, Rahul Dev, Arkaz Sharma and Sukhwinder Singh for their Valuable Contribution and Suggestions. << 4 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 TABLE OF CONTENT Sr. No. Topic Page No. 1. Himachal Pradesh in News 5-10 2. Himachal Budget (2019-2020) Important Highlights 11-16 3. HPAS-GS (Full Length) Test – 1 17-27 4. HPAS-CSAT (Full Length) Test - 1 28-36 5. Current Affairs: Government Initiatives 37-50 6. Economy 50-54 7. Environment and Biodiversity 55-65 8. Science and Technology 66-67 9. Reports and Indicies 67-68 10. Important Miscellaneous News 68-70 11. HPAS-GS (Full Length) Test – 2 71-80 12. HPAS-CSAT (Full Length) Test - 2 81-90 13. Important Multiple Choice Questions 91-117 14. HPAS-GS (Full Length) Test – 3 118-128 15. HPAS-GS (Full Length) Test – 4 129-138 16. HPAS-Mains Model Test (GS-I, II & III) 139-142 17. General Knowledge Bytes 2019 143-162 18. General Knowledge Bytes 2018 163-209 << 5 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 POWER OF POSITIVE ATTITUDE “Nothing can stop the person with right mental attitude from achieving their goal. Nothing on earth can help the person with wrong mental attitude”. Thomas Jefferson Attitude may be defined as the view point, perspective, reaction, or outlook towards the happenings /surrounding circumstances. A person with positive attitude knows where his strengths weaknesses and scope lays. Almost all the religious texts, thinkers and modern age public motivators emphasize on development of a positive outlook towards adverse situations in particular and life in general. Right attitude is developed as a result of culmination of much positivity over a period of time. It is something which can be felt by others. The value and importance of such a positive attitude can be gauged from a simple example; The rescuer and the drowning man are in the same rough waters, under the fury of Mother Nature, but what differs them is the attitude which they have. As a candidate for Civil Services Exams, not only the study material, but also good health is something of great importance. There is a direct relationship between a positive attitude and superior health which in turn guarantee’s greater success. According to the researches carried out in Mayo Clinic positive thinking not only reduces levels of distress but also provide greater resistance to common cold, Cardio circular issues and even cancer. Some of the ways to develop such a vital aspect of life are:- By modifying one’s behavior by consciously discarding negative thoughts. By being optimistic and thankful & grateful to the God for so many things which many others long for By prioritizing the most important goals and setting achievable targets. By turning challenges into opportunities for learning; (Rather than hitting the wall climbing the wall or just go around). Thus we can easily conclude that a positive attitude brings positivity, along with good health which in turn brings success, which further brings happiness in life. ************ << 6 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 HIMACHAL PRADESH IN NEWS WORLD’S HIGHEST POLLING STATION A small Himachal Pradesh village has got the distinction of the highest polling station in the world. Tashigang is located at an altitude of 15,256 feet. Tashigang Polling Station falls in Buddhist- dominated Lahaul-Spiti and forms part of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, the second largest constituency in India. Tashigang is situated at about 29 km from the India China border and the polling station covers two villages— Tashigang and Gete. The polling station has 48 voters, of which 30 are men and 18 women. Even though Tashigang has all necessary facilities like power and water supply but lacks mobile connectivity and election officials will use a satellite phone during polls on May 19. Initially, election officials had intended to set up the polling booth at Gete village but shifted it to Tashigang as the government school building there was not found safe. Earlier the tiny settlement of Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh positioned at an altitude of about 14,400 ft, was the highest polling station in the country. HIMACHAL PRADESH GOVERNMENT DECLARED MONKEYS AS VERMIN Monkey’s are declared as vermin by the Himachal Pradesh government again, in 11 districts, 91 tehsils and sub-tehsils for the next one year. Previously, monkeys were declared as vermin in 38 tehsils and sub-tehsils of 10 districts in the year 2016 and which was further extended to next year on December 20, 2017. Quick Facts Wildlife laws divide species into ‘schedules’ ranked from I to V. Schedule I members are the best protected, in theory, with severe punishments meted out to those who hunt them. Wild boars, nilgai and rhesus monkeys are Schedule II and III members — also protected, but can be hunted under specific conditions. Crows and fruit bat fall in Schedule 5, the vermin category. Section 11(1)a of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) authorizes chief wildlife warden to permit hunting of any problem wild animal only if it cannot be captured, tranquillized or translocated. For wild animals in Schedule II, III or IV, chief wildlife warden or authorized officers can permit their hunting in a specified area if they have become dangerous to humans or property (including standing crops on any land). Section 62 of Act empowers Centre to declare wild animals other than Schedule I & II to be vermin for specified area and period. INDIA’S FIRST RAILWAY STATION INSIDE TUNNEL TO COME UP IN HIMACHAL PRADESH Station named, the Keylong station, to be built inside a tunnel at a height of 3,000 metres in Himachal Pradesh. This will be built along the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line close to the Sino-India border. The station will be at a height of around 3,000 metres and will be inside a 27-km-long tunnel. It will connect all important locations between Bilaspur and Leh like Sundernagar, Mandi, Manali, Keylong, Koksar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu and other towns of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. After completion, the line will halve the duration taken to cover the distance between Delhi and Leh, from 40 hours to 20 hours. 7 >> | NIMBUS TIMES | JUNE, 2019 CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2019 PGI SATELLITE CENTRE IN UNA DISTRICT Union Health Minister laid the foundation stone of a PGI satellite centre at Malahat village, 3 km from Una city. A sum of Rs 500 crore will be spent on the project. The 300-bed hospital will have various specialist departments like internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, ENT, pediatrics, radiology and radio therapy besides dentistry. The health institution would be developed as a Regional Research Institute so as to provide a platform to study and research on the health issues which were more prevalent in the region. A mother and child healthcare centre estimated at Rs 20 crores and a level-3 trauma centre estimated at Rs 45 lakh had also been sanctioned for Una district. Quick Facts: ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ѐ Ā Ȁ ⸀Ā ᜀ Ȁ㰀㰀Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ T he Union Health Minister initiated work on 14 new AIIMS in the country, including the Rs 1,352 crores AIIMS hospital at Bilaspur. ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ѐ Ā Ȁ ⸀Ā ᜀ Ȁ㰀㰀Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ S uper specialty wings were being set up at the IGMC, Shimla, and Tanda medical college. A cancer hospital was being developed at the IGMC Shimla.