●Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
● Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
● Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
● Activity Status: The activity status of a person is determined on the basis of the activities pursued by the person during the specified reference period.
● Usual Status: The activity status determined on the basis of the reference period of the last 365 days preceding the date of survey, it is known as the usual activity status of the person.
● Current Weekly Status (CWS): The activity status determined on the basis of a reference period of the last 7 days preceding the date of survey is known as the current weekly status (CWS) of the person.
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● Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
● Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
● Activity Status: The activity status of a person is determined on the basis of the activities pursued by the person during the specified reference period.
● Usual Status: The activity status determined on the basis of the reference period of the last 365 days preceding the date of survey, it is known as the usual activity status of the person.
● Current Weekly Status (CWS): The activity status determined on the basis of a reference period of the last 7 days preceding the date of survey is known as the current weekly status (CWS) of the person.
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Khelo India Scheme:
● Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Sports and Youth affairs.
● Objective: To revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation.
● Under the scheme, Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.
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● Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Sports and Youth affairs.
● Objective: To revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation.
● Under the scheme, Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.
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Humpback Mahseer
● It is a large freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is restricted to the Kaveri river basin.
● Threats: Destructive fishing methods, building of dams that reduced the flow rates in the river, over-abstraction of water and pollution are cited as reasons for the dwindling numbers.
● IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
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● It is a large freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is restricted to the Kaveri river basin.
● Threats: Destructive fishing methods, building of dams that reduced the flow rates in the river, over-abstraction of water and pollution are cited as reasons for the dwindling numbers.
● IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
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Review petition
- the Constitution itself gives, under Article 137, the Supreme Court the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
- a review can be accepted “only where a glaring omission or patent mistake or like grave error has crept in earlier by judicial fallibility”.
- A review is by no means an appeal in disguise.
- any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. This implies that it is not necessary that only parties to a case can seek a review of the judgment.
- A Review Petition has to be filed within 30 days of the date of judgment or order
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- the Constitution itself gives, under Article 137, the Supreme Court the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
- a review can be accepted “only where a glaring omission or patent mistake or like grave error has crept in earlier by judicial fallibility”.
- A review is by no means an appeal in disguise.
- any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. This implies that it is not necessary that only parties to a case can seek a review of the judgment.
- A Review Petition has to be filed within 30 days of the date of judgment or order
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‘m-Hariyali’ app recently in news, is launched by?
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Ministry of Earth Sciences
14%
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
41%
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
34%
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) recently in news is related
with?
with?
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25%
World Bank
26%
European Union
31%
World Economic Forum
18%
Worldwide Fund for Nature
Majuli, a river island in the Brahmaputra River, West Bengal is currently the world’s largest river island
Anonymous Quiz
53%
True
47%
False
‘Ambubachi Mela’ is associated with…
Anonymous Quiz
72%
Kamakhya Temple
11%
Konark Temple
11%
Sabarimala Temple
6%
Mumbadevi Temple
Facts✅✅
Only 3 states in North-East India have Tiger Reserves. They are in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.
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Only 3 states in North-East India have Tiger Reserves. They are in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.
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which of the following north-eastern states have tiger reserve?
1. meghalaya 2. tripura 3. manipur
1. meghalaya 2. tripura 3. manipur
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21%
1
16%
13
25%
123
37%
none
Facts✅✅
Lake Baikal – Deepest Lake
Located in Siberia, Russia.
The deepest lake in the world [1,637 metres deep]
It is the world’s largest lake by volume.
It is the second longest.
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Lake Baikal – Deepest Lake
Located in Siberia, Russia.
The deepest lake in the world [1,637 metres deep]
It is the world’s largest lake by volume.
It is the second longest.
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‘Sycamore’ was in news recently. What is
it associated with?
it associated with?
Anonymous Quiz
30%
Cryptocurrency
20%
Metalearning
14%
Collaborative Telepresenc
35%
NONE
Bailey’s Beads effect is associated with which among the following phenomena?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
A meteorite entering Earth’s atmosphere
33%
Comet entering Earth’s orbit
27%
Solar Eclipse
20%
Northern Lights
The term ‘WellMess’ refers to which among the following?
Anonymous Quiz
28%
Deep Web browser
44%
Malware
11%
Cryptocurrency
17%
None of the above
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Sugamya Bharat App:
● It is a mobile application developed to sensitise and enhance the accessibility within the 3 pillars of Accessible India Campaign namely- transportation sector, built environment and ICT ecosystem in India.
Accessible India Campaign:
● It was launched in 2015 by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD).
● The aim of the Campaign is to make a barrier free and conducive environment for Persons with Disabilities all over the country.
International Disability Alliance:
● It was created in 2009 as an alliance of eight global and six regional organisations of persons with disabilities.
● Purpose: They advocate at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organisations.
● Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
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● It is a mobile application developed to sensitise and enhance the accessibility within the 3 pillars of Accessible India Campaign namely- transportation sector, built environment and ICT ecosystem in India.
Accessible India Campaign:
● It was launched in 2015 by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD).
● The aim of the Campaign is to make a barrier free and conducive environment for Persons with Disabilities all over the country.
International Disability Alliance:
● It was created in 2009 as an alliance of eight global and six regional organisations of persons with disabilities.
● Purpose: They advocate at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organisations.
● Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
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MANAV: HUMAN ATLAS INITIATIVE
• Launched by Department of Biotechnology
• It is a project to construct a comprehensive map of every tissue of the human body.
• It seeks to capture human physiology at the tissue level in natural and diseased state
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• Launched by Department of Biotechnology
• It is a project to construct a comprehensive map of every tissue of the human body.
• It seeks to capture human physiology at the tissue level in natural and diseased state
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MANAV sometimes seen in the news
recently is a human atlas initiative launched by
which of the following organizations?
recently is a human atlas initiative launched by
which of the following organizations?
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Department of Health Research
32%
Ministry of Earth Sciences
31%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
24%
NONE
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Tigray region, which is in the news recently, is part of which of the following countries?
Anonymous Quiz
12%
Sudan
19%
Egypt
64%
Ethiopia
5%
Zambia
Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index
● This Index was released by the NITI Aayog.
● The index ranks states based on the degree of reforms they have undertaken in the agricultural marketing sector.
● The index carries a score with a minimum value “0” implying no reforms and maximum value “100” implying complete reforms in the selected areas.
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● This Index was released by the NITI Aayog.
● The index ranks states based on the degree of reforms they have undertaken in the agricultural marketing sector.
● The index carries a score with a minimum value “0” implying no reforms and maximum value “100” implying complete reforms in the selected areas.
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Sectors where Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) is prohibited:
● Lottery Business including Government/private lottery, online lotteries, etc.
● Gambling and Betting including casinos etc.
● Chit funds
● Nidhi company
● Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)
● Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarettes, tobacco, or of tobacco substitutes
● Activities/sectors not open to private sector investment e.g.(I) Atomic Energy and (II) Railway operations (other than permitted activities).
● Real Estate Business or Construction of Farm Houses.
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● Lottery Business including Government/private lottery, online lotteries, etc.
● Gambling and Betting including casinos etc.
● Chit funds
● Nidhi company
● Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)
● Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarettes, tobacco, or of tobacco substitutes
● Activities/sectors not open to private sector investment e.g.(I) Atomic Energy and (II) Railway operations (other than permitted activities).
● Real Estate Business or Construction of Farm Houses.
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