Last 3 Days Revision Prelims 2020
- September 30, 2020
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Last 3 Days Revision Prelims 2020
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Polity
- Presidential vs Parliamentary System and Separation of Power
- Charter Act 1853, 1892,1909,1919 : Parliamentary tradition and Question Hour
- Amendment of constitution and Basic structure
- Concept of citizen in Constitution and CAA , NPR ,NRC
- Human Right
- FR : 19, 20,21,22,23,24, 29,30,32
- DPSP : 42ND CAA
- FD
- Sessions of Parliament
- Zero hour ,Question hour : Types of question starred and unstarred
- Parliamentary control
- Consolidated Fund of India
- Delimitation and Delimitation Commission
- Parliamentary STANDING Committee
- Private Member BILL
- Office of profit
- Parliamentary privileges
- Nominated members
- Speaker and deputy speaker
- Bills – lapsing provisions
- RS election
- RS special powers
- State Legislative Council and its abolition
- Disqualification of member
- Business Advisory Committee
- Quorum
- No confidence Motion
- Floor test
- Governor and Assembly
- Ordinance
- MPLAD
- Joint Session of Parliament
- Motions
- Nominated member
- Speaker Role in State Assembly
- Anglo Indian nomination
- Parliamentary conventions
- Money Bill
- Adjourn sine die
- Private Member’s Bills Passing
- Bill passing
- Demand of grant
- Pro term speaker
- No confidence motion
- Cabinet
- Cabinet Committee
- President power – Impeachment of President
- Supreme Court: jurisdiction
- Independence of judiciary judges, removal
- Role of SC and HC in protection of HR
- Transfer of judge
- Constitutional Bench
- High Court : creation, number of judges, removal of judge
- NALSA
- Writs of HC vs SC
- Gram Nyayalayas
- Contempt of court
- Chief Justice of India and HC
- Consumer Rights
- Consumer Protection Act
- 7th Schedule
- Inter – State Water Disputes
- 5th, 6th Schedule
- GST Compensation Act
- Presidents rule and Art 356
- Governors appointment and removal
- Governor’s discretionary power
- NHRC
(HRA amended) - CIC(RIT amended)
- CVC
- National Minorities Commission
- Lokpal and lokayukta act
- Official language Act, Schedule 8 language, High Court Language, Disaster Management Act, Epidemic Act
- National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, DPCO , CDSCO, Central administrative Tribunal
- Schemes for Unorganized Sector, migrant workers Inter State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
Economy
- RBI and its functions
- Inflation targeting and MPC
- Monetary policy : Open market operation, Bank rate, Repo rate, Reverse Repo Rate LAF, SLR,MCLR
- Money supply ( M0, M1 , M2, M3 and M4) and Currency in circulation
- OMO and Operation Twist and OMO and bond yield, Yield inversion
- Ways and Mean Advances
- Forex Reserves
Composition: Focus on where RBI puts this reserve
Value and Why it is increasing
Rank in world
Interest earned on forex reserve
Dividend and Surplus
Liberalized Remittances scheme
RBI Contingency Fund
- Banking : Bank consolidation ,RBI regulatory role –Banking license, etc Cooperative banks and Urban Cooperative bank license, RRBs
- Run on Bank
- Priority Sector Lending and Certificates
- NBFC vs Bank and NBFC crisis ( Shadow Banking
) Asset Liability Mismatch - FSDC
- BASEL norms, BASEL COMMIITTEE, Capital Adequacy Ratio, bank capitalisation
- Bank Nationalization : 50 years, Private banks vs PSU banks, SBI rank
- Payment Infrastructure Development fund
- Loan moratorium ,Insolvency code
- DICGC limit increased
- Inflation: CPI vs WPI, Headline vs Core, How to control, Inflation vs Growth
- Types of unemployment: Frictional, structural , disguised
- GDP calculation controversy, Economic growth formula,GDP VS GVA( GNP,NNP,PPI,NI) –trends are important for past one decade, Real vs Nominal GDP,NSO
- Base effect
- Stagflation
- IIP: Core sector
- Slowdown vs Recession vs Depression
- Recovery : V VS U VS W Shape
- FDI policy
- Savings and Investment rates trend
- Crowding in and crowding out of investments
- Foreign bonds
- ASEEM PORTALA
- Unorganized social security Act 2008
- PMSYM
- Global Commission on the Future of Work-ILO
- ILO -144
- Taxes: Direct vs Indirect, Trends in Direct and Indirect Tax, Corporate Tax cut , Composition of Direct Tax, Tax buoyancy vs Tax elasticity, Tax base, Revenue foregone
- Predatory pricing
- CCI
- Commercial papers (CPs), debentures and certificates of deposit(CDs)
- Off budget items
- Disinvestment, strategic disinvestment, ways of disinvesting
- Inverted Duty structure
- Controller general of Account
- Equalization levy / google tax, BEPS
- National Infrastructure Pipeline
- KUSUM
- Agriculture infrastructure Fund
- Bharat Net
- Digital divide
- Strategic Petroleum reserves
- Infrastructure Investment trusts, Real estate investment trusts
- Fiscal Deficit and FRBM Act, FRBM Escape Clause Borrowing of state and center, 15th Finance Commission, Non-tax receipts, Capital receipts, Revenue receipts, Revenue expenditure, Monetization of deficit
- Fiscal consolidations vs Fiscal stimulus, Revenue foregone
- Anti-dumping duty VS Countervailing duty , DGTR
- Cess vs Surcharges
- Equalization levy / google tax, BEPS
- Disinvestment
- GST Compensation
- BOP basics : current account and capital account composition and trends( FDI,FII, P-notes), External Commercial Borrowing
- Currency devaluation and appreciation ( Rupee devaluation) causes and remedy, its impact on inflation and other macro economy indicators
- Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Negative List
Budget Related:
- Smart Meter
- Ease of living
- Budget theme
- Seaweed
- Cropping pattern
- Integrated farming system
- ZBNF
- TECH Textile
- National Gas Grid
- TReds
- Nirvik
History and art and culture
- Indus valley civilization sites and trade relations: Lothal:-a national maritime heritage complex is being planned. Rakhigarhi
- Aryan origin
- Buddhist sites and religion
- Sangamage,Keeladi excavation
- Gupta’s
- Thirukkuzhal and Thiruvalluvar
- Mamallapuram and Pallava architecture
- Indian ancient languages and literature
- Brihadeshwara temple
- Ancient Indian universities
- Taxilla university 2.Nalanda university
- Guru Nanak,Sikhism and Bhakti
- Shankardeva
- Kabir
- Medieval literature
- Bhakti saints
- Vedantadeshikan
- Port cities in India
- Scientific contributions of Ancient India and famous Scientific literature
- Indian Science Congress
- Indian colleges and universities
- Paika rebellion
- Stupa art and architecture
- . DaraSikhon
- Mughal Chronicles
MODERN HISTORY
- Mahatma Gandhi and movements
- INA Subhash Bose:-
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
- Anglo-Maratha wa
- Educational developments in colonial period, Macaulay’s minutes, education commissions
- Colonial laws, legal reform, Governor General
- Cellular Jail ,INA
- Swadeshi and Boycott movement
- Noncooperation movement, Khilafat Movement
- Marathas:- political history and administration system
- Poona Pact and Ambedkar
- Ghadr movement, Freedom movements outside India
- History of state reorganization
- Nehru-Liaqat pact, Assam Accord.
- Malabar rebellion
- Lal-Bal-Pal
- Dada Bhai Naroji
- Quit India
- Cellular jail and INA
- Polygars
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Vaikom Satyagraha,Anti-Brahmin Movement, Periyar, Sri Narayan Guru
- INC and Second world war , Individual satyagraha
- Events leading to independence
- Bhagat Singh and Assembly case
Arts and culture:
- Zardozi
- Temple architecture
- Rajput paintings
- Gothic architecture
- Lutyens and Bakers
- Warli painting
- Saint Ravidasa
- Indian theatre
- Indian philosophy
- Scientific development in medicine
- Classical music and Gharana
Environment:
- Biodiversity: Meaning Type Causes Uses Millennium Ecosystem services-Types, The year 2020 is the “Super Year For Biodiversity”, as the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity with 20 global Aichi targets adopted in 2010 ends in 2020.
- Pollinators and Bio diversity
- Insitu and Ex situ Biosphere Conservation
- Unique role of bats in Ecosystem
- Zoonoses
- Impact of climate change on ocean and coral reefs( ocean acidification and coral bleaching)
- UNCCD- legally binding treaty on desertification, Causes of desertification, Land degradation neutrality, great green Waal initiative FLEUVE Project- Sahel region , Land for life programme, Global Land Outlook
- GEF- 5 environment conventions funded The GEF serves as “financial mechanism” to five conventions
- Climate engineering –carbon capture, Bio char, stratospheric aerosol injection
- Bioremediation
- Bio magnification and Bioaccumulation
- Carbon Neutrality
- Biomedical waste Rule
- WWF- Living Planet Report, Global Soil Biodiversity Report
- National policy on biofuels, generation of biofuels
- Wildlife trade and traffic, TRAFFIC ,CITES
- Green wall of India: Green belt projects in china and Africa
- Corals: Bleaching/ Coral rehabilitation programme
- Carbon Sequestration: soil organic content
- Black carbon
- Tiger census and Tiger reserves( Nagarhole,
- Asiatic Lion, Great Indian bustard
- Eco Sensitive Zone
- EIA
- EPA
- Blue flag certification
- CMA and Migratory species in India
- 6th Mass Extinction
- BEE
- Green Bonds
- Covid 19 and impact on climate.
- HcFc 141 b and Ozone hole
- Carbon trading
- Amazon fire
- Coral bleaching and coral rehabilitation
- One health
- UNFCC report on cryosphere and Oceans
- Soil and Climate change
- Polymetallic nodules and impacts of mining
- Rare Earth metals
- Arogyapacha plant
- Smog
- Miyawaki method
- EPI
- Protected Agriculture Zone
- Bio fuel and Generation and policy
- Swarm vs surge vs Plague
- CAMPA20TH Live stock
- Algal boom
- CAMPA
IR
- International Court Of criminals vs ICJ
- OPEC and OPEC plus
- WHO role
- UNCTAD and Its report
- WHO Funding
- Developing country status
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- GAVI
- UNSC and Non-permanent member
- Mission Sagar
- Nathula and Line of Actual control
- Spirit of Wuhan and Mahabalipuram
- 75th UNGA
- FATF
- Economic Freedom Index
Geography
- Western Disturbance
- Sunspots, Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejection
- Earthquake
- Pink Super Moon
- Monsson: Indian Ocean Dipole, El nina, La Nino, Retreating Monsoon
- Cyclone: Hotter Ocean and Super Cyclone, West Coast Cyclone
- Heat waves
Flash Flood
- Locust Attack
- Delhi Earthquake, What are Seismic zones of India, Faults and Earthquake, Richter Scale
- Asteroid 2020 ND and moon
- Impact of Climate Change
- Assam Floods
- Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone
- Moon
- Climate Neutrality
- Drought
- Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram: The Great Relief
- Cryosphere
- Anticyclone
- Continental Drift Theory
- Smog
- Rat hole Minning
- Easterlies
- Strip Minning
- Withdrawal Of Monsoon
- Ozone and Stratospheric Ozone vs Troposphere Ozone
- Urban Heat Island
- Soil
- Desertification
- Indian Ocean Commission
- International Seabed Authority
- What are EEZ and Continental Self
- Tea and coffee
- Other Plantation crop
- Landslides
Government Schemes
- PM GaribKalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKAY)
- GaribKalyanRojgar
- Abhiyaan
- VandeMatarm Mission
- One Nation One Ration Card
- PMNRF vs PMCARES
- PM GaribKalyan Scheme
- National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)
- Disaster Management Act, 2005
- PM CARES Fund
- Jal JeevanMissio,AtalBhujalYojna,Jal Shakti Abhiyaan
- Vivad se Vishwas
- MSME
- Nirvik Schemes
- DIPAM
- Fastags
- PoshanAbhiyan
- ,Ayushman Bharat
- Integrated Disease surveillance Program
- Mission Indradhanush
- Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushdhi Kendra’s –PMBJK
- National AYUSH mission
- National Mental Health Program
- Social security 2008, PMSMDY
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (Ministry of Rural
- Development
- National Family Benefit Scheme (Ministry of Rural Development)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
- RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana (Ministry of Health and Family
- Welfare)
- Pradhan MantriShram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)
- EPFO
- Inter State Migration Act
- PM MatsyaSampadaYojana
- Food Processing schemes
- One District One Product
- Open market Sale Scheme
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
- KUSU
Mapping
World:
- Strait of Hormuz
- Gulf of Oman
- Korea Mapping-38th Parallel Line
- South China Sea and Island
- Australia
- Amazon
- Coral bleaching
- Vanilla Island
- Wuhan and China
- Bougainville islands
- Persian Gulf
- Mediterranean Sea
- Islands of Indian Ocean: The Comoros, Madagaskar Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
- Alps
- Middle East
- Jordan
- Turkey
- Suez Canal
Indian Mapping:
- Dibang Valley
- Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh
- Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve
- Rohtang Tunnel
- Passess in India
- South Indian Rivers
- Kalapani
- LAC, LOC
- Depsang Valley
- Pongong Tso
- Rivers in ladakh and Jammu
- Major Ports in India
- Ladakh
- Gulf of Mannar
- Kerela Backwaters
- Sambhar Lake
Science:
- Golden jubilee PSL and GSLV vs PSLV
- ISRO latest dev (All imp missions)
- Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe)
- SpaceX achievement
- GAGANYAN MISSION (ISRO Manned mission).
- Asteroid and Meteor deflection assessment. (NASA)
- Free space optical communication-Google operation X
- NASA Mission- ANITA based on Antarctica.
- Black holes , Dark energy and matter
- Gravitational waves
- Blackbox in an airplane, Arrestor strength Material
- Generation of aircraft
- Rare Earth Metals-Lithium Ion battery
- Sun spots, Corona Mission Aditya Global magnetic field of the Sun’s corona
COMPUTER SCIENCE:
- Quantum Technologies/Supremacy
- Edge computing/fog computing/cloud computing
- Hyperloop/ Magnetic Levitation.
- Block Chain/Cryptocurrency.
- Industry 4.0
- Cyber Physical Systems Mission.
- National Supercomputing Mission.
- MALWARE/RAMSOMWARE/WANNACRY/BLACKROCK
- AI/Machine Learning.
- Cloud-of-Things based on IoT.
- Superconductivity at room temperature.
- E-waste (Management) Amendment Rules,2018
- Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Trans Boundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2019
- E waste clinic
- Block chain
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
- What are pathogens
- Is virus living or non-living?
- Genome sequencing
- Viral diseases
- Livestock diseases
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Antigen and Antibodies
- Immunity and its types
- Unique role of BAT
- Biofuel
- Microbial fuel cells
- Fortification of Rice/Wheat/maize.
- Nano pharmaceuticals
- Traditional medicine
- DNA DNAprofilinDNA finger printing
- GM crops- Bt cotton and BT brinjal GEAC Genetherap GM Plants
- Golden rice
- Eradicated disease-polio/pox
COVID19 related
- Types of Virus
- Zoonosis
- Testing methods: PCR and Anti-body
- Phases of vaccine trials
- Plasma therapy
- Types of vaccines and its methodology
- Herd immunity
- One health
- Genome sequencing
- Cytokine Storm
- Happy hypoxia
- Tcell immunity
- REVERSE VACCINE
- HUMAN GENOMEGENOME India ProjectGene therapy
- Biosafety level
- Sanitizer
- MANAV Atlas
- Serological test
- Vaccine methodology
- Pandemic vs epidemic
- Stage of transmission
- Covid vs influenza
- Antigen-antibody
- IDSP
- Testing covid methods
- COVID Testing-. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
- Immunity passport
- Herd immunity
- Vertical Transmission vs Horizontal
- PM SIZE/MASK CORONA
- R0 Number
- Passive Immunity
- Genetically modified Mosquito
- Zoonotic
- Cytokine storm
- Super spreader
- Contact tracing
- Infection fatality rate
- COVAXIN
- T- Cell immunity
- Solidarity trials
- R0
- Contact tracing
NUCLEAR SCIENCE
- ITER
- Indian 3 stage nuclear cycleResearch reactor Apsara-U v/s 3rd generation Reactor.
- LIGO/Neutrino Project
MISCELLANEOUS
- 5G technology comparison with 4G.
- Fastag/RFID technology.
- Omega 3 fatty acids
- RUCO
- LiDAR
- PPVFRA/ITGFRA/CBD/UPOV
- Time Capsule
- Vit D
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