Chemical Name & Formula

Baking Powder - Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3)

Blue Vitriol - Copper Sulphate (CuSO4.5H20)

Bleaching Powder - Calcium Hypochlorite (CaOCl2)

Caustic Potash - Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)

Caustic Soda - Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

Chalk - Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chloroform - Trichloromethane (CHCL3)

Dry Ice - Solid Carbondioxide (CO2)

Epsum - Magnesium Sulphate (MgSO4.7H2O)

Green Vitriol - Ferrous Sulphate (FeSO4.7H2O)

Gypsum - Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4.2H2O)

Laughing Gas - Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

Magnesia - Magnesium Oxide (MgO)

Milk of Magnesia - Magnesium Hydroxide (Mg(OH)2)

Marsh Gas - Methane (CH4)

Mohr's Salt - Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate ((NH4)2SO4.FeSO4.6H2O)

Muriatic Acid - Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)

Plaster of Paris - Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate (CaSO4.½H2O)

Quicklime - Calcium Oxide (CaO)

Rock Salt - Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Sand - Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Salt Petre - Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3)

Slaked Lime - Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)

Soda Ash - Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)

Vinegar - Acetic Acid (CH2COOH)

Washing Soda - Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3.10H2O)

White Vitriol - Zinc Sulphate (ZnSO4.7H2O)

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Metal Contamination Disease

• Minimata - Mercury
• Mad Hatter Disease - Mercury
• Itai-Itai - Cadmium
• Blue Baby Syndrome - Nitrate
• Black Foot - Arsenic
• Siderosis - Inhalation of Iron Dust
• Dermititis - Nickel
• Wilson - Copper

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 for 543 Parliamentary constituencies to be completed in 7 Phases as announced by the Election Commission.

Date of Counting to be June 4, 2024.

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Important Borders/Boundary Lines

• Macmahon Line - India & China
• Line of Actual Control (LAC) - India & China
• Line of Control (LOC) - India & Pakistan
• Radcliffe Line - India & Pakistan
• Durand Line - Afghanistan & Pakistan
• Palk Strait - India & Sri Lanka
• Maginot Line - Germany & France
• Oder Neisse Line - Germany & Poland
• Hindenburg Line - Germany & Poland
• 17th Parallel - N.Vietnam & S.Vietnam
• 38th Parallel - N.Korea & S.Korea
• 49th Parallel - USA & Canada

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2023 IQAir World Air Quality Report

• New Delhi is ranked the World’s Most Polluted Capital City for the fourth consecutive year since 2018.

• Bihar’s Begusarai has emerged as the World’s Most Polluted Metropolitan Area.

• India had the third worst Air Quality after Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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33rd Saraswati Samman 2023

Renowned poet Prabha Varma has been selected for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023 for his verse novel Roudra Sathwikam.

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Folk Painting

• Andhra Pradesh - Kalamkari
• Bihar - Madhubani Paintings
• Jharkhand - Jadopatiya Paintings , Paitkar Paintings
• Kerala - Kalamezhuthu
• Kolkata - Kalighat Paintings
• Maharashtra - Warli Paintings
• Madhya Pradesh - Bagh Style of Textile Art Printing
• Odisha - Pattachitra Paintings
• Rajasthan - Phad Paintings , Kajali Paintings
• Sikkim - Thangka
• Tamil Nadu - Karuppur kalamkari Paintings
• Telangana - Cheriyal Scrolls 

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GRID-INDIA is now a Miniratna Company.

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Handicrafts 

• Assam - Gamosa (Cotton Towel) , Jaapis (Conical Hat) , Mekhela Chador (Silk Saree)
• Bhopal - Zardozi Art (Embroidery)
• Gujarat - Patola Sarees
• Karnataka - Kasuti (Embroidery)
• Lucknow - Chikankari (Embroidery)
• Maharashtra - Paithani (Hand woven Silk Sarees)
• Madhya Pradesh - Maheshwari Sarees 
• Tamil Nadu - Kanjeevaram Sarees , Toda (Embroidery)
• Telangana - Pochampally Ikat Sarees 

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World Water Day - 22nd March

• A central focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6) :- Water and Sanitation for all by 2030

• The Theme for World Water Day 2024 is “Water for Peace".

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Sources of Indian Constitution

Australia
• Concurrent list.
• Freedom of Trade.
• Joint-sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Canada
• Appointment of State Governors by the centre.
• Residuary powers vest with the centre.

France
• Concept of  “Republic”.
• Ideals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.

Germany
• Emergency Provision.
• Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.

Ireland
• Directive Principles of State Policy.
• Method of Election of President.
• Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha.

South Africa
• Election of members of Rajya Sabha.
• Procedure for Amendment in the Indian Constitution.

Soviet Union (USSR)
• Fundamental Duties.
• Procedure of Five Year Plan.

United Kingdom (UK)
• Bicameralism.
• Cabinet system.
• Council of Ministers
• Office of CAG.
• Parliamentary form of Government.
• Provision of Speaker in Lok Sabha.
• Rule of Law.
• Single Citizenship.

United States of America
• Fundamental Rights.
• Impeachment of the President.
• Judicial Review.
• Post of vice president.
• Preamble.
• Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges.
• Written Constitution.

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EarthHour2024 : Lights Out , Climate In

EarthHour is a global lights-out event for raising awareness about climate change & promoting environment conservation. Let’s turn off our lights for 1 hour, for a brighter future !!

• March 23, 2024
• 8:30-9:30 PM

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Blue Flag Certification Beaches (India)

• Eden Beach in Puducherry.
• Ghoghla Beach in Daman & Diu.
• Golden Beach of Odisha.
• Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep.
• Kappad Beach in Kerala.
• Kasarkod Beach in Karnataka.
• Kovalam Beach in Tamil Nadu.
• Minicoy Thundi Beach in Lakshadweep.
• Padubidri Beach in Karnataka.
• Radhanagar Beach in Andaman and Nicobar.
• Rushikonda Beach in Andhra Pradesh.
• Shivrajpur Beach in Gujarat.

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