Civil Service Exam

* China NW region, provincial-level autonomous

*Has disputed territory Aksai Chin (AC)

*AC: admin-china; claim-india

*Borders: Mongolia, Russia, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Afghan, Pak & India, Tibet

*Mountain borders: Kunlun, Karakoram, Tian Shan

*Historical silk route- East to NW border

*Biggest natural gas reserve for China

*PPF shows possibility of what economy can produce and not what consumer want to be produced.

* re-established cultural ownership and legacy of SCs, accompanies Ambedkar for Round table conference. He wanted SCs to be renamed 'reformist Hindus'

* supporter of atheism

* started Anti caste struggle & rediscovery of Dravid identity

* Initial- Congress

* Started self respect movement (1925)

* Led anti-brahmin movement

* Worked for Justice Party

* Founded DK

*Opposed Hindi & northies domination

* Propounded thesis northies & Brahmins r Aryans

* Logistics Support Agreement

* Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement

* Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for geo-spatial cooperation

* These r foundational agreements which US signs with which it has close military ties

* Meant to build ground work, promote interoperability between militaries- common standards and systems

*Also guide sale & transfer of high-end technology

*Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Association

* Gives access to both countries to designated military facilities on either side for refuelling and replenishment

* No basing of US troops or assets on Indian soil.

* Purely logistical agreement

*Defence Technology & Trade Initiative

* Aimed at simplifying technology transfer policies

* Exploring possibilities of co-development and co-production

*DTTI working group & Task Force evaluate and decide on unique projects and technologies

* moon moves Ard earth in about 27 days. Hence, only one side of moon is visible to us on earth at all time.

* Even if earth was tilted or flatter or rounder, sight of moon won't change.

*Nothing to do with earth geoid shape

* if certain organisms extinct at a time, eg, due to drought/ inter glacial shifts, it's recorded in sedimentary fossils as an event of mass disappearance.

* Scientists can predict collapse of certain species due to climate change this way.

* Sedimentary rocks contain record of oceanic environment/ glacial environment/ desert

* This info can be decoded by studying various layers of the rocks and their arrangement in layers deep down the crust

* The govt or the central authority plans all the important activities in the economy.

* All important decisions regarding production, exchange and consumption of goods and services are made by the govt.

* The central authority may try to achieve particular allocation of resources and a consequent distribution of the final combination of goods and services which is thought to be desirable for the society as a whole.

* all economic activities are organised through the market.

* A market is an institution which organises the free interaction of individuals pursuing their respective economic activities.

* shall prescribe Labelling requirements of pre-packaged food

* Display of essential info on where food is manufactured, processed, served & stored

* Introduces labelling of GM food

* Full revision of "nutritional information" Labelling requirement

* Mandatory declaration requirements of principle display panel of the package/ container (name of food, veg/non-veg, nutritional info related to RDA)

* Sch IV lays down list of ingredients/ additives to be included in mandatory declaration on label (infant food, edible oil and fats, alcoholic beverages etc)

* Declaration of food additives in ref to Food Safety & Standards (Food Product Standards & Food Additives) Regulation 2011

* Certain exemptions such as Labelling for small packages, food with short shelf life and food served for immediate consumption

* At the big bang "tiny ball" exploded violently. This led to huge expansion.

* Generally accepted- big bang took place 13.7 billion yrs before. Expansion continues even today. As it grew, some energy was converted into matter.

* Withing 3 lacs yrs from big bang, temp dropped to 4500K and gave rise to atomic matter. Universe became transparent.

* Actual reason for expansion of universe still not fully established

* WB, Maha & Guj grants religious minority to Jews (chronology of grant)

* 6 religious communities given minority status by union govt all over India (Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhist, Zoroastrian & jains)

* Constitution doesn't define "minority". Only refers to 'minorities'.

* But rights of minorities based on religion/ language has been spelt out in length