📰 US Eradicates Invasive ‘Murder Hornets’ Threat to Ecosystems
NORTHERN GIANT HORNET /
MURDER HORNET 🐝 🐝
📍Habitat:
• Native to Asia
• Subtropical & Temperate mountainous
regions in India , China, Korea,
Japan
🪹 Nesting
• Prefers forested areas & underground
cavities
• often in rotted pine roots or tunnels made
by burrowing animals like rodents or
snakes 🐍
• They rarely build nests in human
structures.
🕷Food Habits:
• Tree resin, nectar, honey, soft fruits
mushrooms, Spiders, beetles & other
insects 🕷️ 🍯🍐🍈🍄
• Threat to bees & agriculture
• largest known wasp species in the world.
(up to 2 inches)
#Species
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NORTHERN GIANT HORNET /
MURDER HORNET 🐝 🐝
📍Habitat:
• Native to Asia
• Subtropical & Temperate mountainous
regions in India , China, Korea,
Japan
🪹 Nesting
• Prefers forested areas & underground
cavities
• often in rotted pine roots or tunnels made
by burrowing animals like rodents or
snakes 🐍
• They rarely build nests in human
structures.
🕷Food Habits:
• Tree resin, nectar, honey, soft fruits
mushrooms, Spiders, beetles & other
insects 🕷️ 🍯🍐🍈🍄
• Threat to bees & agriculture
• largest known wasp species in the world.
(up to 2 inches)
#Species
@AgentsofUPSC
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PM Modi receives Kuwait's highest honour 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer'
This is the 20th international honour given to PM Modi by a country, officials said.
This is the 20th international honour given to PM Modi by a country, officials said.
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Agents of UPSC CSE 🚩
When gs is so tough that uppcs prepares you for alternate job
Kuch Bolunga to vivaad ho jayega🤣
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📰 The Bordoibam-Bilmukh Bird Sanctuary
records 72% decline in bird species count in 27 years
BORDOIBAM-BILMUKH BIRD SANCTUARY 🐦⬛🪿🦆
📍 Assam
records 72% decline in bird species count in 27 years
BORDOIBAM-BILMUKH BIRD SANCTUARY 🐦⬛🪿🦆
📍 Assam
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Preparations for Mahakumbh are underway in full fledge 🎯
Prayagraj will host Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from 13th Jan to 26th feb 2025.
Prayagraj to witness 40-50 cr devotees visiting to take a Holy Dip in the Triveni Sangam.
Preparations for Mahakumbh are underway in full fledge 🎯
Prayagraj will host Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from 13th Jan to 26th feb 2025.
Prayagraj to witness 40-50 cr devotees visiting to take a Holy Dip in the Triveni Sangam.
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📰 A recent gas leak at an Indian restaurant has drawn attention to a ski resort located in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia
🏔️ CAUCASUS MOUNTAIN SYSTEM
• At the intersection of Asia & Europe
• Located b/w the Black Sea & Caspian Sea
• It spread over Russia, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, & Armenia
• Highest Peak - Mt. Elbrus - Europe
• The Caucasus Mountains include the
Greater Caucasus in the north & the
Lesser Caucasus in the south
🏔️ CAUCASUS MOUNTAIN SYSTEM
• At the intersection of Asia & Europe
• Located b/w the Black Sea & Caspian Sea
• It spread over Russia, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, & Armenia
• Highest Peak - Mt. Elbrus - Europe
• The Caucasus Mountains include the
Greater Caucasus in the north & the
Lesser Caucasus in the south
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⚡️Tribal Hamlet
- Definition: A tribal hamlet is a small settlement inhabited by tribal communities, often in remote, forested areas.
✅ Key Features:
1. Small Population: Typically consists of a few dozen to a few hundred people.
2. Traditional Livelihoods: Includes hunting, gathering, farming, and crafts.
3. Cultural Identity: Unique languages, customs, and beliefs are prominent.
4. Natural Resource Dependency: Survival is heavily reliant on forests, rivers, and wildlife.
5. Vulnerability: Prone to environmental degradation and socio-economic marginalization due to isolation.
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- Definition: A tribal hamlet is a small settlement inhabited by tribal communities, often in remote, forested areas.
✅ Key Features:
1. Small Population: Typically consists of a few dozen to a few hundred people.
2. Traditional Livelihoods: Includes hunting, gathering, farming, and crafts.
3. Cultural Identity: Unique languages, customs, and beliefs are prominent.
4. Natural Resource Dependency: Survival is heavily reliant on forests, rivers, and wildlife.
5. Vulnerability: Prone to environmental degradation and socio-economic marginalization due to isolation.
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Choose the correct statements based on Keeladi-Settlement.
1.Keeladi-An Urban Settlement of Sangam Age on the Banks of River Kaveri.
2.Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu.
1.Keeladi-An Urban Settlement of Sangam Age on the Banks of River Kaveri.
2.Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu.
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9%
1 only
30%
2 only
57%
1 and 2 only
4%
Neither 1 or 2
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⚡️How Does a Speed Gun Work?
✅ Speed Gun: Measures speed of objects without physical contact, using the Doppler effect.
Applications:
- Traffic monitoring.
- Sports performance tracking.
- Industrial motion tracking.
✅ Principle: The Doppler Effect
- Doppler Effect:
- Example: A train horn sounds higher-pitched as it approaches and lower as it moves away. Speed guns use this with radio waves instead of sound.
✅ How It Works
1. Components:
- Transmitter: Sends radio waves.
- Receiver:Captures reflected waves.
- Computer: Calculates speed from frequency changes.
2. Process:
- Radio waves reflect off moving objects.
- Frequency changes indicate motion toward or away from the gun.
✅ Advantages
- Accurate across long distances.
- Unaffected by air resistance.
✅ Advancements: LIDAR Speed Guns
- LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging):
- Uses focused laser beams for precision.
- More accurate but costlier.
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✅ Speed Gun: Measures speed of objects without physical contact, using the Doppler effect.
Applications:
- Traffic monitoring.
- Sports performance tracking.
- Industrial motion tracking.
✅ Principle: The Doppler Effect
- Doppler Effect:
- Example: A train horn sounds higher-pitched as it approaches and lower as it moves away. Speed guns use this with radio waves instead of sound.
✅ How It Works
1. Components:
- Transmitter: Sends radio waves.
- Receiver:Captures reflected waves.
- Computer: Calculates speed from frequency changes.
2. Process:
- Radio waves reflect off moving objects.
- Frequency changes indicate motion toward or away from the gun.
✅ Advantages
- Accurate across long distances.
- Unaffected by air resistance.
✅ Advancements: LIDAR Speed Guns
- LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging):
- Uses focused laser beams for precision.
- More accurate but costlier.
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Which of the following goods has been exempted from GST?
Anonymous Quiz
13%
A. Fortified rice kernels
15%
B. Gene therapy
16%
C. Motor Vehicle Accident Fund contributions
56%
D. All of the above
GST Council approves 'Track and Trace Mechanism' to curb evasion - The Economic Times
https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/gst-council-approves-track-and-trace-mechanism-to-curb-evasion/articleshow/116545327.cms
https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/gst-council-approves-track-and-trace-mechanism-to-curb-evasion/articleshow/116545327.cms
The Economic Times
GST Council approves 'Track and Trace Mechanism' to curb evasion
The GST Council approved a 'Track and Trace Mechanism' for evasion-prone goods, using unique identification markings. Rate cuts were announced on fortified rice kernels and gene therapy, while contributions to the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and voucher transactions…
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आंखे छीन लेती है फिर चश्में दान करती है
अज्ञात
आंखे छीन लेती है फिर चश्में दान करती है
अज्ञात
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📰 New research reveals that three geologic sites along the Denali Fault were once part of a single feature that united two landmasses’ millions of years ago
DENALI FAULT
📍 Alaska
• Intracontinental strike-slip fault
• It is a part of the boundary b/w the
Pacific & North American tectonic plates
(Strike-slip faults indicate rocks are sliding past each other horizontally, with little to no vertical movement)
DENALI FAULT
📍 Alaska
• Intracontinental strike-slip fault
• It is a part of the boundary b/w the
Pacific & North American tectonic plates
(Strike-slip faults indicate rocks are sliding past each other horizontally, with little to no vertical movement)
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The Santa Ana Winds are most dangerous because they can:
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7%
Cause flash floods
54%
Trigger wildfires and spread them rapidly
28%
Increase snowfall in mountainous regions
11%
Lead to hurricanes along the coast
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