Hi Friends,
Please Note down the schedule for the 'Quiz for Prelims' on 'IMP Static + Current Affairs '

Every Sunday and Wednesday 
TIME - 9.30 AM (Prelims Actual Time)

25Qs in 30Mins

Sources

- Resource list Shared by Sudhir Sir
- Digicate Channel Content(so that Revision is done)

(To be Updated if required)

Thanks.

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

- 5 Principal organs of United Nations :

        GS IS ECONOMICS

          G- General Assembly
          S- Security Council
          I- International Court of Justice
          S- Secretariat

          ECONOMICS- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Official languages of UNO = FACERS

       F- French
       A- Arabic
       C- Chinese
       E- English
       R- Russian
       S- Spanish

#Reports_InNews #PT2020 #Mains_Fodder

Global Nutrition Report 2020

- Released by World Health Organization 

- 4 nutritional indicators 
1. anemia among women in reproductive age
2. stunting among children under-5, 
3. exclusive breast feeding 
4. Childhood overweight.

- Global Nutrition Targets
By World Health Assembly in 2012
1. To reduce anaemic conditions among women by 50%
2. To reduce stunting in under-5 children by 40%
3. To reduce underweight births by 30%
4. To reduce childhood wasting to less than 5%.

- 1 in 9 people in the world are hungry and undernourished.

- India- 

 India along with 88 countries are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025,

Under 5 years stunting  - 37.9%
Under 5 years wasting - 20.8%

(Asia average of 22.7% and 9.4% respectively.)

anaemia 
Male - 17.8%
Women - 21.6%

- India is among the three worst performing countries, along with Nigeria and Indonesia regarding Stunting.

#tricks_prelims #PT2020

G7 economies

   JUICE GF

       J- Japan
      U- USA
       I- Italy (not India, plz pay attention)
      C- Canada (not China, plz pay attention)
      E- England (United Kingdom)

      G- Germany
      F- France

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Crops

For Tropical( Kharif) Crops (in NCERT):

Co Ba Ma ki Tu Jo Ri (Cobama ki Tujori)

Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Jowar, Rice
 
Temperate ( Rabi) Crops(in NCERT):

Whe Ba G Ra M ( WB Garm)

 Wheat , Barley , Gram, Rapeseed, Mustard

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Tropical Evergreen Trees( given in NCERT) : R E M A (Rema)

         Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini

     Semi Evergreen ( in NCERT): C H K (check)

         cedar, hallock, Kail

     Tropical Deciduous Dry( in NCERT): P A K ka T A B ela ( Pak ka Tabela)

         Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu, Axlewood , Bel

     Tropical Deciduous Moist (in NCERT) : SSS AT ( Three Sat)

         Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak

#2MinRead #Govt_Initiative #PT2020

National Migrant Information System (NMIS)

It is a central online repository to facilitate seamless movement of migrant workers across States.

Developed by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

It is equipped with contact tracing, which would help in COVID-19 response work.

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Formation of states in Chronological Order:

       AaM GuNaH Hi Meg ManTri Si GArMi de sakta hai -ye CHinU sab JanaTa hai.

         A = Andhra Pradesh (1953)
         M = Maharashtra (1960)

        Gu = Gujarat (1960)
        Na = Nagaland (1963)
        H = Hariyana (1966)

       Hi = Himanchal Pradesh (1971)

       Meg = Meghalaya (1972)

       Man = Manipur (1972)
       Tri = Tripura (1972)

       Si = Sikkim (1975)

       G = Goa (1987)
       Ar = Arunanchal Pradesh (1987)
      Mi = Mizoram (1987)

    CH=   chhatisgarh
    UK=UTTERAKHAND
    JH= JHARKHAND
    TEL=TELANGANA

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Great Lakes of USA = Homes

  Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

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Countries located around the Adriatic Sea (in clockwise direction):

"Infinitely Slim Cockroach Bit My Aunt"

    (Italia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania).

🎲 Quiz 'May 20'
1st Quiz on Imp static and current Affairs' section
🖊 25 questions · ⏱ 1 min

#2MinRead  #PT2020 #Environment_Current 

Pinanga andamanensis

- rare palm tree from Andaman island
-  critically endangered species with only 600 specimens presently.
- generally grows in evergreen forests.
- used in preparing palm oil.

News - The species has been brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Kerala to prevent its extinction.

#1MinRead  #Geography_Current  #PT2020 

AMPHAN Super Cyclone

- Its tropical cyclone developed over Bay of Bengal.

- Affected Regions: West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh.

- It has been named by Thailand.

#1Liners  #PT2020 

BCG Vaccine
- Tuberculosis vaccines 
- It is under trial for checking its efficacy against Novel Coronavirus. 

National Test Abhyas
- App by Minstry of HRD
- It will help the candidates to take mock tests for exams such as JEE Mains, NEET, etc

#2MinRead  #Govt_Initiative #PT2020 

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

- Aims at mitigating the economic distress faced by MSMEs by providing them additional funding in the form of a fully guaranteed emergency credit line.

- 100% credit guarantee coverage is provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers.

- The credit will be provided in the form of a Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility.

- provides an incentive to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), i.e., Banks, Financial Institutions (FIs) and NBFCs to increase the availability of funding facilities to MSMEs

- The scheme aims to mitigate the distress caused by COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown on MSMEs.

#OrgInNews  #PT2020 

National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) 

- Set up in 2014 by the Department of Financial Services, under the Ministry of Finance.

- It's a Private limited company with a paid-up capital of ₹10 crore.

- Trust Funds under the trusteeship management of NCGTC:
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Skill Development (CGFSD
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Education loans (CGFEL)
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring  (CGFF)

#1Liners #SnT_Basics

Genome
It is the genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).

Gene mapping
It describes the methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between genes.

#2MinRead #IR_InNews

Travel Bubble

- It involves reconnecting countries to restore trade ties with each other, and revive the economy.

- Recently, Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) have started a ‘travel bubble’ to help put their economies back on track post-Covid 19 lockdowns.

- Residents would be able to travel freely by rail, air, and sea without quarantine measures.

#OrgInNews #2MinRead #PT2020

Treaty on Open Skies

- It establishes a program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants.

- Enforcement - 2002,
- Member Countries - 35

- It aims at enhancing mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants, a direct role in gathering information about military forces and activities of concern to them.

News - US President Trump has announced withdrawal from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations.