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21 March 2020 15:08

AUGUST 2021
1. On-tap licensing means that the window for getting a bank license from RBI is open
throughout the year.NBFC,SFB,microfiannce insitutions and local area banks can now opt
for conversion into small finance banks-minimum capital fro SFB 200cr up from 100cr
2. Dimasas earliest known rulers of assam ruled large parts of Assam along the south bank of
the Brahmaputra between the 13th and 16th centuries.
3. Under Company Laws, a rights issue is one of the many ways in which a company can
raise additional capital when they need it. A rights issue gives investors the option, or a
right to buy new shares of the company at a discount to the current market price.
4. 9dash line claims of china in south china sea
Febraury
5. Mon shugu=type of paper arunachal pradesh-no chemical used in
making this paper
6. Matua community-WB [harichand thakur]
7. MITRA-Mega investment textiles parks[7 textile parks over 3 years]
Newly included items- MFP

Tasar Cocoon - Jharkhand

Cashew Kernel - All India
Elephant Apple Dry - North East
Bamboo Shoot - North East
Malkangani Seed - All India
Mahul Leaves - Odisha, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
Nagod - All India
Gokhru - All India
Pipla/ Uchithi - All India
Gamhar/ Gamari (dry bark) - North East
Oroxylumindicum (dry bark) - North East
Wild Mushroom dry - North East
Shringraj - All India
Tree Moss (Bryophytes) – Karnataka
8. british national overseas[BNO]-visa for hongkong citiznes
9. Stardust 1.0 -1st commercial space launch powered by biofuel,
powered by biofuel,
10. Patachitra-traditional cloth based scroll painting -odisha and

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10. Patachitra-traditional cloth based scroll painting -odisha and
westbengal-folktales,hindu myhtology GI tag
11. Neptune declaration on seafarers wellbeing in formualtion of maritime
india vision 2030
12. Washington consensus-IMF WB and US treasury -neoliberal economic
prescriptions for developing countries
13. Jal jeevan mission-rejuvenation of water bodies
14. Manufacturing Zones under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package in the Union
Budget divided into three categories– coastal, land-locked and hilly
states.
15. Wetlands in india-4.6 % of country landmass
16. Democracy index-economic intelligence unit[india 53]
17. Kaliveli wetlands-tamilnadu 2nd largest brakish water lake in south
coromandel coast-Uppukalli Creek and the Edayanthittu sanctuary
18. Small companies-not exceeding 20cr turnover minimum 2 cr-
companies act
19. Bandh baretha sanctuary-rajastan-sandstone mines-chief wildlife
warden is the statutory authrotiy under WPA
20. Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership-tpp 11 -trade agreement between Australia, Brunei,
Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore,
and Vietnam
21. India no ICC signatory -ICC intergovtmental hague netherlands
22. Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) european Union to take
a leading role in peace-keeping operations, conflict prevention and in
the strengthening of the international security
23. Arevibo telescope-radio puerto rico caribean sea 12m built 1963
24. FSSAI capped transfats levels 2% by 2022 from 5 % currently
25. Pima and gaza cotton among best cottons in world
26. Central water commission- premier techhnical org under min of
jalshakti
27. Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary.near periyar tiger
reserve
28. Element 99 named einstenium halflife 20 days most certainly
decayed.[shorter half life]

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 decayed.[shorter half life]
29. Passiflora shervarayensis new native plant species Servarayan Hills,
Tamil Nadu.
30. Hope is the UAE’s fourth space mission and first interplanetary one
with this it becomes 5th country
31. Tianwen-1 china -mars orbiter lander rover
32. Index-linked insurance policies (Ilips) IRDAI benchmark 10-year
Sovereign Bond Index, Sensex or Nifty are ILIPs.
33. World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)-TERI theme
redefining our common future
34. soybean contributes 43 % to the total oilseeds and 25% to the total oil
production in the country.india 4th rank -major producers US mbrazil
and argentina[80%]
35. Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) first binding international
agreement to specifically target illegal, unreported and unregulated
(IUU) fishing-india not party
36. Pangong tso divided into 5 sublakes Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso
(twin lakes) and Nyak Tso-50% in tibet 40% in ladakh-
37. Financial intelligence unit india setups as nodal agency -money
laundering
38. Koch rajbanshis-kamata kingdom-assam.westbengal medeival period
39. Condor is common name of new world vultures
40. Mangar bani-sacred grove in haryana -important biodiversity area
aravalli range
41. Madarin duck-native to east asia spotted in assam maguri motapung
beel wetland
42. National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)-part of atmanirbhar
43. Sea weeds -china 57% indonesia 28% south korea ;india -0.02%
44. TIFAC-formed through cabinet approval -atonomous under DST
45. Indravati np-chatisgarh-indravati river-endangered wild asian biffalo
46. Kawal tiger reserve-telangana-godavari and kadam rivers to south of
ws
47. Karlapat ws-odisha-eastern highlands-moist decidous
48. Hilsa fish -national fish of bangladesh[found in
india ,ban,pak,iran,thai,malay etc]

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 india ,ban,pak,iran,thai,malay etc]
49. Farakka barrage-ganga-before hooghly westbengal
50. Islam qala-afghanistan port
51. Haemorrhagic septicemia in karlapat ws-elephants death-contagious
bacterial disease-severe pneumonia-cattle and water buffaloes
52. Olympus mons a very large shield volcano on mars captured by hope
UAE
53. Art 323A CAT-appeals against CAT to SC
54. SANDES developed by NIC
55. South bay and west bay on little andaman and galthea -important
marine turtle habitats
56. Committee on world food security-UNFAO funded and hosted-HQ-
rome italy
a. CFS is a permanent secreatariat in FAO members world food
programme and IFAD -committeee reports to UNGA
57. Maharaja suheldev -11th century hindu hero UP region
58. India currently follows presumptive landtitles not conclusive land titling
59. "Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021" in the northern part of the
Indian Ocean.[no india]
60. CDS can be issued by NBFC SCB,primary dealers minimum networth
500 cr-retail and non retail
61. IMF extended fund facility serious payment imbalances
62. Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant Dhauliganga River in Chamoli
District of Uttarakhand.
63. Sambhar lake- indias largest inland salt lake
64. E3-france,germany,italy
65. IAEA 1956 -conference of statute of IAEA0U.S. President Eisenhower’s
“Atoms for Peace” address to the General Assembly of the United
Nations
66. Extremophiles thrive under extreme conditions like antartica In biology,
organisms that are immobile and attached to something stationary are
considered to be “sessile
67. Nzerekore region-ebola outbreak in southern part of guinea
68. Curiosity rover mars NASA
69. Perseverance mission will carry radar image for MARS subsurface

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69. Perseverance mission will carry radar image for MARS subsurface
experiment
70. INCOIS under MOES ;unit of ESSO
71. Intergovtmental oceanographic commission of UNESCO designated
indian tsunami early warning centre as regional tsunami service
provider
72. National remote sensing centre is one of primary centres of ISRO
73. Innuit -tribes canada[arctic] fishers hunters
74. Manathu padmanabhan-indian social reformer and freedom
fighter,foinder of nair service society,member of inc in 1946
75. Caracal
76. Arabica cofee mild cofee but highly aromatic it has higher market value
compared to robusta beans 150c to 250C for arabica
77. City innovation exchange launched by MOHUA
78. Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media
Ethics Code) Rules, 2021-regulate social media,digital news media and
OTT content providers
79. Enhanced Access and Service Excellence (EASE 3.0) is set of
technology-based banking reforms.
March 2021
80. Culex -genus of mosquitoes
81. SWIFT[society for worldwide interbank financial telecommunication]
messaging system -cooperative society under Belgian law
82. Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM)
Scheme-dept of scientific researcch
83. Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii-butterfly
84. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project-india myanmar
85. Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN)-14 digit
identification no to every plot of land in country- integrate its land
records database with revenue court records and bank records, as well
as Aadhaar numbers
86. LHCb experiment is designed to study particles called ‘beauty quarks’,
an exotic type of fundamental particle
87. Dept of land resources under min of rural development
88. Hypnea indica and Hypnea Bullata red algal seaweed species, which can

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 88. Hypnea indica and Hypnea Bullata red algal seaweed species, which can
be a potential raw material for those involved in jelly and ice cream
production
89. Millets drought resistant crops,lower water requirement
90. System of rice intensification-labour intensive,organic,productivity
high,higher yields
91. Bassas De Pedra, Cora Divh and Sesostris Bank-submerged coral reef
92. World development report annual report published by int bank for
reconstruction and development
93. Lodha tribe wB odisha
94. For the current jute year 2020-21, 100% of the foodgrains and 20%
of sugar are required to be mandatorily packed in jute bags.Jute
Packaging Materials (Compulsory use in Packing Commodities) Act,
1987
95. NISAR=NASA+ISRo all weather sattelite into near polar orbit to
monitor planet surface
96. Palawan island south of spratly
97. International Intellectual Property Index-india rank 40/53 released
annually by US chamber of commerce global innovation policy centre
98. Zabarwan Range is a short sub-mountain range between Pir Panjal
and Great Himalayan Range
99. Kalapasar project -gulf of kambhat dam drinking water ,irrigation
100. special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)/blank-cheque company-
raise money through a IPO and store it in eschrow account -use that
money for making acquisition of firm in a particular sector if
acquisition is not made within 2 years SPAC is delisted
101. Shigmo celebration of a ‘rich, golden harvest of paddy’ by the tribal
communities of Goa
102. Alligator gar fish species not found in indian river and seas
103. NFTs[non fungible persons] are tokens that we can use to represent
ownership of unique items. They let us tokenise things like art,
collectibles, even real estate.
They can only have one official owner at a time and they're secured by
the blockchain – no one can modify the record of ownership or
copy/paste a new NFT into existence.

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 copy/paste a new NFT into existence.
104. Muria people-chatisgarh -mahua flower-edible and is a food item
105. International day of forests 2021 theme-''forest restoration a path to
recovery and wellbeing''
106. World energy transitions outlook report IRENA
107. Thrombosis -proceess of blood clot in a blood vessel
108. F4framework-faith for rights UN led movement campaign against
incitement to national racial or religious hatred -Beirut Declaration
enhances role of religions in promoting human rights
109. Somalia kenya maritime border dispute over indian ocean
110. Project REHAB[reducing elephant -human attacks using bees] as a
measure of grow in f human animal conflict in coffee growing region
kodagu[bee fences]
111. Singhori Ws- madhya pradesh
112. Kotas ethnic group in nilgiris
113. Arktika russia space sattelite -arctic climate and environement
October 2020
114. Madhuban gajar-a high nutritious carrot variety[beta carotene]
115. NITI aayog and netherlands sign 'decarbonisation and energy transition
agenda'
116. Sawant wadi toys-maharastra
117. Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit-virtual summit of
overseas and resident indian researchers and academicians
118. Accretion-blackholes
119. Tribes india e -market place-TRIFED
120. RAISE2020-MEITY
121. SAFAR-indian intitute of tropical meteorology+ESSO
122. Blight disease-a serious bacterial leaf blight disease[xoo bacterium]
123. Krishna river management board[KRMB] and godavari river
management board-autonomous body
124. India PV edge global symposium organised by NITI and MNRE
125. +logo on fortified food by FSSAI
126. Supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo[SMART]-DRDO -missile
assisted release of light weight anti submarine torpedo system for anti
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 submarine warfare
127. Partnership on new industrial revolution-proogramme of 10th BRICS
summit
128. NITI aayog established frontier technologies cloud innovation center
with amazon web services
129. Accomodative stance RBI reduce policy rates -increase money supply
130. NRI quota is not sacrosanct and candidates under the quota cannot
assert their right to be admitted.
131. Indian Jezebel (Delias eucharis) (or Common Jezebel),Krishna Peacock
(Papilio krishna),Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus), shortlisted to
become a national butterfly
132. RUDRAM 1-new generation anti tank missile -DRDO-1st indgenous
anti radiation missile -air to surface-more than 100 km range
133. Langa and managaniyar folk musicians rajastan
134. UNWFP won 2020 noble peace prize-
135. FELUDA test COVID 19 -45 minutes
136. SKAI international - professional org of tourism leaders promte global
tourism-spain based 15000 members
137. India becomes first nation to be awarded Blue Flag certification for 8
beaches in a single attempt.
138. MADRID principles -peace settlements of nagarno karabakh conflict
139. FCRA act 2020 -new provision that makes it mandatory for all NGO
to receive foreign funding in designated bank account at SBI New delhi
branch
140. The provision of Aadhaar is not mandatory for the registration of
births and deaths, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has clarified in a
recent reply to an RTI request.
141. eVIn indigenously developed technology in india that digitises vaccine
stocks and monitors temperature of cold chain
142. Tech for tribals-TriFED supported by min of MSME-capacity building
and imparting entrepreneurship skills to tribal ferest produce
143. 8 national parties and 64 state parties across country have reserved
symbols -election symbols [reservation and allotment ]order mandates
the election commission to provide specification reservation choice of
allotment of symbols at parliamentary assembly elections

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 allotment of symbols at parliamentary assembly elections
144. Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)
project[STARS]-CSS under dept of school education and literacy min of
education-world bank funded
145. International solar alliance-launched by PM and france president in
2015 at paris-membership open to all UN member nations
146. Thalasemia-inherited blood disorder-anaemia-low haemoglobin
147. Bepi colombo joint mission of ESA and JAXA to study mercury
148. Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees (SCALE) India-
leather sector skill council under aegis of min of skill development
149. India designated the vicechair of good laboratory practice working
group of OECD
150. Hydrogen has high energy content per unit mass which is 3 times
higher than gasoline
151. HCNG-blend of hydrogen and CNG . Compared to conventional CNG,
use of H-CNG can reduce emission of carbon monoxide up to 70%,
besides enabling up to 5% savings in fuel,
152. CPIIW base year changes to 2016
153. OSIRIX Rex NASA misison to study bennu asteroid
154. INS kavaratti-first indigenoously built anti submarine warfare under
project 28
155. CVC santhanam commitee
156. ILO india chaired after 35 years-found 1919 under league of nations
1st and oldest specialised agency of Un -india founder Of Ilo
157. Libya civil conflict-HAFTAr vs GNA
158. Action plan for vulture conservation 2020-25 approved by national
board of wildlife
159. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)-80/20
joint project NASA and german aerospace center
to construct and maintain an airborne observatory-12 KM
160. Echinops sahyadricus flowering plant -newspecies
161. Mudumalai national park declares a tiger reserve shares boundary
karnataka and kerala
162. Green crackers ,pyrotechnic is used due to which emission of sulphur
dioxide and nitrogen dioxide doesnot occur

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 dioxide and nitrogen dioxide doesnot occur
163. NCAP long term 20%-30% reduction in particulate matter by 2024
keeping 2017 as base year
164. EOS-01 -earth observation satellite -pslv
165. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister
has approved that 100% of the foodgrains and 20% of the sugar shall
be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags.
166. Ethanol blended programme whole of india -10% OMC sell ethanol
blended petrol
167. SERB POWER-min of science
168. Clipperton Fracture Zone, also known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone,
is a geological submarine fracture zone of the Pacific Ocean, [black coral
in pacific ocean]
169. NAFED reg under multi state cooperative societies act-agri members
main memebrs of NAFED
170. India has uranium reserves in Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,
Meghalaya, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.[operating
mines in jharkhand and andra]
171. June 2021
172. Pmformalisation of micro food enterprises scheme[PMFME scheme]-
MOFPI-one district one product approach
173. Leteku burmese grapes xported to dubai from guwahati
174. Rock Phosphate, the key raw material of DAP and NPK Fertlisers
175. Baihetan dam on jinshe river which is an upper stretch of yangtze
river[longest river in asia]-drain east china sea
176. Ambergris, French for grey amber, is generally referred to as whale
vomit.[floating gold 1kg of ambergris is worth 1cr in market]
177. Chondrite-stony non mettallic meteorite
178. Article 224A-chief justice of a high court may request a retired high
court judge to sit as high court judge[acc to constitution]
179. Pinaka multiple rocket launcher developed by DRDO
BIS was established in 1930 by an intergovernmental agreement
between Germany[world war 1 reparations], Belgium, France, the
United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Switzerland.
Reserve Bank of India is a member of the BIS

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 Reserve Bank of India is a member of the BIS
180. Nesher Ramla hominin-new type of early human in israel
181. Rajaji np-uttarakhand

182.

183. Antartic treaty peaceful use of antartica-12 countries-india acceded in

1993
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites—Coastal Observations,
Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST)

It is multinational project coled by iSRO NOAA

184. UNODC memebr of UNDP-world drug report yearly
185. Agristack-NITI collection of farmers database
186. Tax inspectors without borders joint initiative of UNDP and OECD
187. Tax agreement with saint vincent country refer map
188. Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)
is a Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology
initiative that empowers farmers, especially women farmers.[scientist
farmer friendship]
189. Nipah virus is on the top-10 priority list pathogens identified by the
World Health Organization
190. Papikonda np andhrapradesh

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190. Papikonda np andhrapradesh
191. Pygmy hog conservation programme-durrell wildlife consercation trust
of UK
192. Article 82-delimitation-
193. Before 2019 J and K delimitationwas governed by j and k rep of
people act
194. Ramgarh vishdhari was country's 52nd tiger reserve[rajastan's 4th]
195. Asia pacific group on money laundering-41 members founded in 1997
in bangkok
196. Securities appelate tribunal statutory SEBI act hears and disposes of
appeals against orders passed by PFRDA,IRDAI
197. Kunduz city in afghanistan
198. World invesstment report-UNCTAD
199. MICE is an acronym for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and
Exhibitions tourism
200. National internet exchange of india-not for profit 2003
201. In india all activities related to genetically engineered organisms or cells
are rgulated as per manufacture use import export and storasge of
hazardous microoraganisms/genetically engineered organism rules
1989
202. Ajit mishra committee -fixation of minimum wages and national floor
wages to govt
203. Freshwater black softshell turtle-critically endangered confined to
ponds of temples of india and bangladesh
204. In virology, gain-of-function research involves deliberately altering an
organism in the lab, altering a gene, or introducing a mutation in a
pathogen to study its transmissibility, virulence and immunogenicity.
205. Sickle cell disease is a lifelong illness. A blood and bone marrow
transplant is currently the only cure for sickle cell disease,
206. Hematologic diseases are disorders which primarily affect blood and
blood forming organs
207. ICMED-13845 plus quality council of india launched a new scheme for
verification of quality safety and efficacy of medicald evices
208. Near field communication-communication protocols for communication
between 2 electronic devices over a distance of 4cm-low speed

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 between 2 electronic devices over a distance of 4cm-low speed
connection with simple setup -wireless communication-
209. Cardtokenisation -alphanumeric code instead of sharing sensitive details
of debit/credit cards
210. Adi prashikhshan portal-MOTA-repositry of all tribal programs
conducted by min of tribal,tribal research institutes
211. Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India-ISRO
212. Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC)-ADB
213. East coast economic corridor eovering 2500km of indias coastline to be
developed by ADB-indias first coastal economic corridor
214. EUNAVFOR exercise-india navy participatinf in maiden EUNAVFOR
exercise in gulf of ADEN
215. DAGMARA hydroelectric project- bihar jaharkhand orissa sikkim
westbengal on kosi river
216. Jalgaon banana got GI certification maharastra
217. BIS hallmarking of gold
218. Artemis accors -humans to moon by 2024
219. E100 project production and distribution of ethanol
220. Organisation of prohibition of chemical weapons-intergovtmental
1997- 193 states hague
221. Biological and toxin weapons convention-india signed and ratifies-first
multilateral disarmament treaty to ban production of entire category
of weapojns of mass destruction
222. Yagha province-burkino faso militant attacj
223. Operation pangeaa targets online sale of counterfeit and illicit
medicines and medical devices
224. National asset reconstruction company-bad loans of over 500cr each
225. Seniorcare ageing growth engine initiative and portal-min of social
justice and empowerment
226. Trirashmi caves-nashik group of 25 bhudhist
227. Each year during Deepavali, the Raj Gond tribe of Adilabad (Telangana)
observes the Dandari festival
228. Education Ministry’s Performance Grading Index monitors the progress
that the States and Union Territories have made in school education
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 with regard to learning outcomes, access and equity, infrastructure and
facilities, and governance and management processes.
229. CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) at Pune has come up
with a new technique for disinfecting water by using natural oils.-
swastik involves boiling of a liquid as a result of pressure reduction
(cavitation) and also uses natural oils having antimicrobial properties.
230. Geological survey of india attached ministry of mines- setup in
1851communityr eserves-WPA
231. January
232. Bhagwan mahaveer sacntuary and mollem np-goa
233. July 2021
234. India hosts 70% of world tiegers ,corbett largest habitat in
uttarakhand ,MP mroe tigers
mandatory for a REIT to distribute 90% of its rental income among its
unit holders.

235. Chowsingha – the world’s only four horned antelope. -gir forest
236. Drug dicovery hackathon joint initiative of MHRD innovation
cell,AICTE,CSIR-CDAC
237. May 2021
238. Island development agency chaired by home minister
239. Gholvad sapota maharastra
240. Every decison of GST council 3/4 of majority
a. Vote of central govt weight one third
b. State govt -two thrid
241. Jupitar icy moons explorer[JUICE]-ESA
242. Biofloc technology was developed in the 1990s as a way for fish and
shrimp farmers to conserve feed inputs and utilise wastewater during
production.
243. GATT mainly dealt with trade in goods, the WTO and its agreements
also cover trade in services and intellectual property.
244. Neanderthals-extinct subspecies of archaic humans
245. Mountain bongos largest among African forest antelopes, are a critically
endangered species with only about 70-80 adults left in the wild,

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 endangered species with only about 70-80 adults left in the wild,
246. Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamicisation of the Occident (PEGIDA)
is a pan-European, anti-Islam, far-right political movement.
247. NASA GRACE mission-gravity recovery and climate experiment
248. US placed India and eight other countries on the Priority Watch List
for IP protection and enforcement.-special 301 report-office of USTR
249. Kachin people-myanmar
250. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) apex trade promotion
organisation in India set up by the Ministry of Commerce, 1965
251. White bellied heron in rare and elusive bird in afghanistan-critically
endagered,namdhapa,kamlang
252. White-toothed shrew / Crocidura narcondamica insectivorous
mammal, a white-toothed shrew, from Narcondam Island of the
Andaman and Nicobar-mouse like mammals
253. Putula nach-assam string puppetry
254. Centre alone is empowered to identify socially and educationally
backward classes (SEBC) and include them in the Central List for
claiming reservation benefits. The States can only make suggestions.
255. LACONES-establish
f Central Zoo Authority of India, CSIR and the government of Andhra
Pradesh.
It is a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research lab located in
Hyderabad.
256. EU approved the requests of Norway, Canada and United States to
participate in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defence
initiative.-defence coop among european states
257. India is participating in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3).
258. SEBI launched ‘Innovators Growth Platform’ erstwhile known as
‘Institutional Trading Platform’ for listing of issuers which are in
intensive use of technology, information technology, intellectual pro
259. Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamicisation of the Occident (PEGIDA)
is a pan-European, anti-Islam, far-right political movement.
260. NITI Aayog and Master card released a report titled ‘Connected
Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’.
261. Golden visa system-UAE

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261. Golden visa system-UAE
262. Nameri is the best sighting spot of the endangered bird White- winged
Duck (Asarcornis scutulata), which is also the state bird of Assam.
263. Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, is a
weakening tropical cyclone that recently made landfall
264. D614G mutationWhen the novel coronavirus enters an individual’s
body, it aims at creating copies of itself. When it makes an error in this
copying process, we get a mutation
265. Travancore tortoise-vulnerable schedule 4
266. The Hainan black-crested gibbon or Hainan gibbon (Nomascus
hainanus), is a species of gibbon found only on Hainan Island, China.
267. Nyay Kaushal first ever e-resource centre and virtual court for traffic
and transport to enable speedy justice for litigants.
268. Pardoning Power of Governor: Under Article 161
269. Skylark would be the first dedicated satellite constellation looking at
managing the situation in space such as congestion, threats of collisions,
and addressing space traffic management.
270. Navy also began Mission Sagar-II, under which INS Airavat entered the
Sudan port carrying 100 tonnes of food, the Navy said.
271. The Navy also began Mission Sagar-II, under which INS Airavat entered
the Sudan port carrying 100 tonnes of food, the Navy said.
272. Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project is located on river Satluj which is
situated in Shimla &Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh.
273. bharka dam is built around the river Sutlej to provide irrigation a
274. Pinaka multi-barrel rocket system (MRLS). DRDO range between 60
to 90 kilometres
275. Char-chaporis are shifting riverine islands of the Brahmaputra and are
primarily inhabited by the Muslims of Bengali-origin (pejoratively
referred to as ‘Miyas’).
276. ‘Miya’ community comprises descendants of Muslim migrants from East
Bengal (now Bangladesh) to Assam.
277. Shaksgam Valley or the Trans Karakoram Tract is part of Hunza-Gilgit
region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK),
278. NASA-funded project called Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio
Emission 2 (STARE2) also detected the radio burst seen by CHIME

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 Emission 2 (STARE2) also detected the radio burst seen by CHIME
279. EOS 1 earth observation sattelite-uses synthetic aperture radar
unaffected by weather cloud,fig
Bakarwal

Gujjar bakarwals are a mostly- Muslim nomadic tribe based in the Pir
Panjal and Himalayan mountains of South Asia jammu and kashmir
280. 26% cap on FDI under government route for uploading/streaming of
news and current affairs through digital media ven the companies with
investment below the 26% cap have to intimate the Ministry about the
shareholding pattern along with the “names and addresses of its
directors/shareholders
281. Leonid meteor showers are currently making their yearly appearance,
and will reach their peak in India on November 17 and 18.
282. Chinar trees are deciduous, which means they shed their leaves once a
year.
283. Swabhiman Anchal in Malkangiri district got its first road connection
to rest of Odish
284. Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj (1870-1954) led an austere
life as a Jain Saint working selflessly and dedicatedly to spread the
message of Lord Mahavira
The statue has been made out of Ashtadhatu.
Ashtadhatu is a highly important alloy of eight metals
285. Hurricane Iota
It hit Central America
286. Kangris
It is an earthen pot woven around with wicker filled with with lighted
charcoal used by Kashmiris beneath their traditional clothing to keep
themselves warm during the winter., which is also regarded as a work
of art.
287. Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises
(PM-FME) Scheme centrally sponsored scheme 2020-21 to 2024-25,
under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan,
288. Namdhari, also called Kuka, an austere sect within Sikhism, a religion
of India. The Namdhari movement was founded by Balak Singh

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 of India. The Namdhari movement was founded by Balak Singh
(1797–1862), who did not believe in any religious ritual other than
the repetition of God's name (or nam, for which reason members of the
sect are called Namdharis)
a. Nirankari, (Punjabi: “Followers of the Formless One”—i.e., God)
religious reform movement within Sikhism. The Nirankari
movement was founded by Dayal Das (died 1855), who belonged
to a half-Sikh, half-Hindu community in Peshawar. He believed
that God is formless, or nirankar (hence the name Nirankari)
289. Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same arenavirus
family that is responsible for illnesses such as the Ebola virus disease
(EVD).- spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids.
290. central bank’s proposed scheme of amalgamation of LVB and DBS
Bank’s India unit is under the special powers of the government and
RBI under Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
291. Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA)

It is a proposed diplomatic arrangement that seeks to add to the

existing free trade agreement between India and Sri Lanka, primarily
in relation to trade-in services and the service sector; it seeks to
emulate a proto freedom-of-movement system and a single market.
292. Cord blood contains special cells called hematopoietic stem cells.
Hematopoietic stem cells are immature cells that can develop into all
types of blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and
platelets
293. Operation Thunder 2020

It is coordinated by the Interpol and the World Customs Organisation.

It also involves law enforcement agencies in 103 countries
294. Jharkhand passed a resolution to send the Centre a letter to recognise
Sarna religion and include it as a separate code in the Census of 2021
295. Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari-class Diesel Electric attack submarine INS
Vagir was launched. Under project 75
296. KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa that was created in 1994
297. Swiss Challenge Method method of bidding, often used in public
projects, in which an interested party initiates a proposal for a
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 projects, in which an interested party initiates a proposal for a
contract or the bid for a project.
298. According to the prevailing regulations, resident individuals may remit
up to $250,000 per financial year.
299. Lachit Borphukan

He was a commander and Borphukan (Phu-Kon-Lung) in the Ahom

kingdom, located in present-day Ass battle of saraighat

August
300. Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium is an open, community-based
effort to generate the first complete assembly of a human genome.
301. Lachulung La (el. 5,059 m or 16,600 ft), or Lāchālūng La or
Lungalacha La, is a mountain pass along the Leh–Manali Highway
a. Taglang La or Tanglang La, elevation 5,328 metres (17,480 ft), is
a high altitude mountain pass in the Indian union territory of
Ladakh.
302. Khurja pottery UP GI tag
303. Barakah nuclear power plant -UAE first nuclear power station
304. Polonnaruwa-srilanka
305. Aarhus Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement through
which the opportunities for citizens to access environmental
information are increased and transparent and reliable regulation
procedure is secured. All ratifying states in europe and central asia
306. BSNL bharat air fibre services connectivity in range of 20 km
307. Time Capsules

It is a container of any size or shape, which accommodates documents,

photos and artefacts typical of the current era and is buried
underground, for future generations to unearth.
308. Lake lonar and urmia turned pink in recent days
309. Sone originates near Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya
Pradesh, just east of the headwater of the Narmada River, and flows
north-northwest through Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh state
before turning sharply eastward where it encounters the southwest-
northeast-Kaimur Range.

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 northeast-Kaimur Range.
The Sone parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through
Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar states to join the Ganges just west
of Patna.
Tributaries

Left - Ghaghar River, Johilla River, Chhoti Mahanadi River

Right - Gopad River, Rihand River, Kanhar River, North Koel River
310. Operation gilbratorI t was the codename given to the strategy of
Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir, and instigate the locals in
starting a rebellion against Indian rule there.
311. Hezbollah lebanon shiate
312. Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel new initiative by National
Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDc- encourage farmers and
the youth to take benefits of cooperatives.
313. National transit pass sytem-mOEFCC online sytem for issuing permits
for timber,bamboo and other forest produce
314. Vyttila-11 rice latest variety to come out of Kerala Agricultural
University’s field station in Vyttila.
315. National institute of disaster management under mHA constituted
under act
316. Designed by SpaceX, Starship is a spacecraft and super-heavy booster
rocket meant to act as a reusable transportation system for crew and
cargo to the Earth’s orbit, Moon and Mars
317. Star link space X
318. Sonneratia alba evergreen mangrove species found along Maharashtra’s
coastline.
319. India will take part in the Russian Kavkaz 2020 strategic command-
post exercise.
320. Trade Record Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce (TRAFFIC) non
govtmental It was founded in 1976 as a strategic alliance of the World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
321. Kani shawl It is a type of Kashmir shawl originating from the
Kanihama area of Kashmir.

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 Kanihama area of Kashmir.
322. Mekhela Sador indigenous traditional assamese dress
323. Submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) will connect chennai and port
blair
324. The airports in the country which would count as “tabletops”, are
namely Lengpui (Mizoram), Shimla and Kullu (Himachal Pradesh),
Pakyong (Sikkim), Mangaluru (Karnataka), Kozhikode and Kannur
(both Kerala).
325. Plasmodium vivax, responsible for 7.5 million malaria cases worldwide.
326. Surakhsya – Elephants National Portal on human elephant conflict
(HEC) for collection of real time information & also for managing the
conflicts on a real time basis
327. SIDBI implementation partner of PM SVANIDHI
SPT0418-47

It is a galaxy 12 billion light years away resembling our Milky Way.

328. Next Generation Sequencing machines (NGS) CSIR sequencing human
genomes, to sequence 1,500 to 3,000 viral genomes at a go to detect
the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
329. Women in India who have ever been pregnant can’t donate plasma for
Covid patients.
Gutti Koya tribe – Telangana and Chhattisgarh

330. All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour
Organization (ILO) have now ratified a convention No. 182 to protect
children from the worst forms of child labour, including slavery,
prostitution and trafficking. The Pacific island nation Tonga became the
final country to ratify the treaty.
These Conventions have been ratified by India

Core Conventions of the ILO: - The eight Core Conventions of the

ILO (also called fundamental/human rights conventions) are:
Forced Labour Convention (No. 29)
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105)
Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)
Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)
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 Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)
Minimum Age Convention (No.138)
Worst forms of Child Labour Convention (No.182)
331. india ranks first in number of organic farmers and ninth in terms of
area under organic farming.
332. Omega Centauri Globular clusters are the stellar systems with millions
of stars formed from the same gaseous cloud. Hence, usually, the stars
formed will be homogeneous in their chemical composition of elemental
abundances.
RLF-100/ Aviptadil

An old drug formulation — RLF-100 — is being probed to treat

Covid-19 patients after initial studies have shown that the drug is able
to halt SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in lungs.
333. The AUM system (patent pending) is an innovative application of the
principles of laser backscattering, statistical mechanics, optoelectronics,
artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, and Internet of Things.
334. National Health Authority (NHA), the attached office of the Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare which runs the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, would “design, build, roll-out and
implement the NDHM.[national digital health mission]
a. NDHM voluntary
335. NCC in India was formed the National Cadet Corps Act of 1948. It can
be traced back to the ‘University Corps’, which was created under the
Indian Defence Act 1917, with the objective to make up for the
shortage in the Army.
336. Sarabhai Crater

It is a small, circular, bowl-shaped crater on the Mare Serenitatis, in

the northeast quadrant of the Moon.
337. The new 'Positive Pay' mechanism introduced by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) will make cheque payments safer and reduce instances of
frauds.
Issuers will be able to send all details to their bank, thereby ensuring
faster clearance of cheques above Rs 50,000
338. Pancheshwar multipurpose project-mahakali river[sharda river/kali
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338. Pancheshwar multipurpose project-mahakali river[sharda river/kali
river] india and nepal
339. Ceres is a dwarf planet between mars and juspiter asteroid belt
340. SalivaDirect

It is a new, rapid diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus that uses
saliva samples
BioDynamic farming

This ancient method of farming was used to enhance soil fertility,

thereby providing healthy food to the plants and trees.
341. Biodynamic farming soil fertility, plant growth, and livestock care as
ecologically interrelated tasks, emphasizing spiritual and mystical
perspectives.
342. Swasthya portal first of its kind e-portal, providing all health and
nutrition related information of the tribal population of India in a
single platform.
343. Asiatic Cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952.
344. Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa are likely to reach too India
in the next four to six months, and be reintroduced in Kuno national
park in Madhya Pradesh
345. EastMed Gas Forum (EMGF or EGF) international organization
formed by Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, and Palestine. It
has been nicknamed "the OPEC of Mediterranean gas". Established in
2020
346. Bhadbhut project – Bharuch, Gujarat
347. Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) - Banks whose assets
exceed 2% of GDP are considered part of this group.
348. So far, State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have been
identified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs).
349. National electronics fund transfer and electronic clearing service -RBI
350. Swadeshi microprocessor challenge-meity IIT madras and CDAC have
develoepd 2 microprocessor namely shakti 32 bit and VEGA 64 bit
351. Public private appraisal committee is under dept of economic affairs in
min of finance
352. SRIJAN portal launched by min of defence provides information
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352. SRIJAN portal launched by min of defence provides information
regarding the defence equipment and items which are being imported
currently or to be imported by the Defence PSUs in the country.
[indeginisation]
353. In order to boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing,
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Defence Testing Infrastructure
Scheme (DTIS

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