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Black-Headed Ibis

The campus of Mangalore University is home to three species that are listed as near-threatened on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, according to a…

All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021

Ministry of Education recently released All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 About All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE): It is conducted by the Ministry of Education since 2011.…

k-necked stork

The black-necked stork was recorded for the second consecutive year in Porbandar’s Bardasagar reservoir. About Black-necked stork: The black-necked stork is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family.  Scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Distribution: It is…

Kawal Tiger Reserve

During the recent Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) 2023, more than 340 birds of various species, were counted in the water bodies within the core area of the Kawal Tiger…

UPSC Unsolved PYQ GS Prelims 2022

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UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2021

1. With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhutti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshwara were famous a) Jain monks b) Playwrights c) temple architects d) philosophers 2. Consider the following statements:…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2020

1. With reference to the carbon nanotubes, consider the following statement : 1.They can be used as the carriers of drugs and antigens in the human body. 2.They can be…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2019

1. With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements 1. AIIB has more than 80 member nations. 2. India is the largest shareholder in AIIB. 3.…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2018

Q.1) Consider the following events: The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. India”s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India” was renamed ‘State Bank…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2017

1. With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2016

1. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation. 2. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2015

1. “Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojna’ has been launched for (a) providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates (b) promoting women’s Self-Help Groups in backward areas (c) promoting…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2014

1. What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as ‘Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative’? 1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2013

1. What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha? (a) The Lok Sabha may still proceed with the Bill, accepting or not accepting the…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2012

1. In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, what is the role/power of Gram Sabha? 1 Gram Sabha has the power to prevent…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2011

1. In the Union Budget 2011-12, a full exemption from the basic customs duty was extended to the bio-based asphalt (bioasphalt). What is the importance of this material? 1. Unlike…

UPSC Solved PYQ GS Prelims 2010

1.A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The…

Lumpy Skin Disease

Why in News? Recently, the Punjab State government has airlifted 25 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine to carry out a free vaccination campaign for early prevention of cattle from lumpy skin disease. Lumpy Skin…

Surge in oil imports from Russia

Why in news? India’s trade data for the first eight months of the current fiscal year shows that crude oil imports from Russia jumped by 24.89 million tonnes year over…

States fall short of targets to improve Forest Cover, Quality

Why in News? According to the data accessed via the RTI, against the target of increasing tree cover by around 53,000 hectares (between 2015-16 and 2021-22) under the Green India Mission (GIM),…

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