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Istanbul Convention

-Its for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

- adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on 7 April 2011

- signed by 45 countries and the European Union.

- world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women.

- sets minimum standards for governments to meet when tackling violence against women.

News- Poland has withdrew from the convention.

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Mausam App

- Mobile application to provide city-wise weather forecasts and warnings

- launched by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

- designed and developed by International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Meteorological Department (IMO), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). 

- It will provide information such as humidity, temperature, wind speed, direction for around 200 cities.

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👉Shankar IAS- Environment

📌VV IMP Topics

Ecology
Functions of an Ecosystem
Environment Pollution
Biodiversity
Protected Area Network
Climate Change
Mitigation Strategies
India and Climate Change
Climate Change Organisation
Agriculture (very imp)
Acts and Policies
Institution and Measures
International Environmental Conventions
Appendix (Very imp)

📌IMP Topics

Aquatic Ecosystem
Environmental Impact Assessment
Animal Diversity in India
Environmental issues
Marine Organism
Conservation efforts
Ozone depletion
Ocean acidification
Environmental issues and health effects

📌Less imp

Plant Diversity of india
Schedule Animals

How to do Prelims test analysis :
I used following three rounds

1. Round 1- sure round- mcq solved here are those which i am 100% sure.

2. Round 2- Logic and Technique round - using logics and tricks to eliminate 3 options and arrive at right answer

3. Round 3- High risk round - applying some fodder knowledge or distant fact to GUESS the answer.

How to do analysis of test-
- solve using above based rounds. Analysis right and wrong answers in each round. You can make seperate marking on question paper for seperate rounds.

-scores /right wrongs in each round suggests something:

1. Weak Round 1- this means you are marking those questions wrong of which you are sure. This suggest gap in knowledge.
- How to improve :REVISE multiple times to improve Round 1 performance

2. Weak Round 2- this suggest you are weak in techniques and logics. Your logics are going wrong.
- How to improve- develope logics based on Past years upsc question papers. Try to develope mind techniques. Apply different logics and see which logic can work.

3. Weak Round 3- if round 3 score is going NEGATIVE consistently, then it shows that your risk taking is counter productive. In this case, take only calculates guesses.


Time Management - make sure that you solve these rounds in predetermined time slot.
Eg- i used to solve Round 1 in 50 minutes, Round 2 in 50 min and Round 3 in 20 minutes.

But keep time slots flexible to accomodate any uncertainty.

Neutrality -
Try to solve question paper as neutral person. Do not judge paper as tough or easy while solving. Do not judge yourself also while solving paper.

#Prelims paper solving strategy by Mandar Patki Sir ,IAS
#Followed by most of successful students

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*Sea Floor Spreading(SFS):-

*Background:
As Wegner proposed the CDT(Conti. Drift Theory) , there were many post drift studies that have been taken by geographers....With Wegner's mapping ofthe ocean floor and paleomagnetic studies of rocks from oceanic regions revealed that
● The sediments on the occan floor are
unexpectedly very thin.
●Rocks equidistant on either sides of the crest of mid-oceanic ridges have remarkable similarities in terms of period of formation, chemical compositions and
magnetic properties.
●The ocean crust rocks are much younger
than the continental rocks

So with this observations, Harry Hess has proposed the Sea Floor Spreading Concept.

> He argued that constant eruptions at the crest of oceanic ridges(middle portion of ocean) cause the rupture of the occanic crust and the new lava wedges into it, pushing the oceanic crust
on either side. The ocean floor thus gets spreads.

> He also argued that ocean floor gets pushed due to constant volcanic activity at the crest , sinks down at the oceanic trenches & gets consumed...

I am providing some images regd this at the end of this(in the channel) ...Go & Compulsarily look into it....It will help you to understand this concept in better way..

In Prelims , not much can be asked from this concept as it is simple & much straightforward concept

In Mains, if Core Geo question is asked in GS1 related to Continental Building ,then in several supporting theories u can give this...

Those who have Geography as OPTIONAL have to COMPULSARY go to in depth study of Continental building & this theory too.

#Continental drift theory

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This North East Region is Continuously in News...Very Crucial for upcoming Prelim 2020.

▪️ Sixth Schedule states
- Assam
- Meghalaya
- Tripura
- Mizoram

▪️ Inner line permit states
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Nagaland
- Manipur
- Mizoram

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1. Members of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation = LIMCa TV

L- Laos
I- India
M- Myanmar
Ca- Cambodia (not China, Pay attention)
T- Thailand
V- Vietnam

2. Eight Core Industries of India = CCC FRENS
C- Coal
C- Crude Oil
C- Cement
F- Fertilizers
R- Refinery Products
E- Electricity
N- Natural Gas
S- Steel

3 .Mahavira principles and vows
The three principles of Jainism, also known as Triratnas (three gems), are:

- right Knowledge
- right Faith
- right Conduct.

Trick KFC ( Kentucky freid chicken)

4.Countries around Caspian Sea = TARIK (Date)

T- Turkmenistan
A- Azerbaijan
R- Russia
I- Iran
K- Kazakhstan

5.Countries bordering Red Sea = DESSEY

D- Djibouti
E- Eritrea
S- Saudi Arabi
S- Sudan (not somalia: pay attention and keep rem)
E- Egypt
Y- Yemen

6 Horn of Africa = SEED
S- Somalia
E- Ethiopia
E- Eritrea
D- Djibouti

7. Countries surrounding Black Sea
GURR BuT

      G- Georgia
      U- Ukarine
      R- Russia
      R- Romania
      Bu- Bulagaria
      T- Turkey

8 Countries bordering Baltic Sea

     RDG SELLing PuFF

        R- Russia
        D- Denmark
        G-Germany
        S- Sweden
        E- Estonia
        L- Latvia
        L- Lithuania
        Poland
        Finland

9. Jainism 5 Vows = COAST
    Chastity ,
    no Own property,
    Ahimsa,
   no Steeling,
Truthfulness

10. Length of Boundary India Shares In Decreasing Order
BACHPAN

Bangladesh China Pakistan Nepal

12. States With Bicameral System = KAMBUJ-T (KAMBOJ , is one of 16 mahajanpadas )
     J – Jammu & Kasmir
U - Uttar Pradesh
M - Maharastra
    B – Bihar
A – Andhra Pradesh
K – Karnatak
T-Telangana

13. Indian states touching boundary of Bhutan = SAAB

Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh,  Assam,  Bengal

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Great Lakes of USA = Homes
  Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Tri-color - saffron, white and green,
Colors represents
Courage,Peace,Faith ( CaPF)

Countries surrounding Adriatic Sea "Infinitely Slim Cockroach Bit My Aunt")

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

Formation of states in Chronological Order:

AaM GuNaH Hi Meg ManTri Si GArMi de sakta 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)
    CHH=   chhatisgarh
    UK=UTTERAKHAND
    JH= JHARKHAND
    TEL=TELANGANA

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Geography

1. Tropical( Kharif) Crops
CoBaMa ki TuJoRi (Cobama ki Tujori)
Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Jowar, Rice

2. Temperate ( Rabi) Crops
Whe Ba G Ra M ( Vibha Garm)
Wheat , Barley , Gram, Rapeseed, Mustard

3. Tropical Evergreen Trees
REMA
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini

 4. Semi Evergreen Trees- CHK (check)
         cedar, hallock, Kail

 5. Tropical Deciduous Dry
PAKka TABela ( Pak ka Tabela)
Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu,
Axlewood , Bel

6. Tropical Deciduous Moist SSS AT ( 3- Sat)
Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak

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1. Arrival Of European companies in chronological order= PD BD FS

    P = Portuguese (1498)
    D = Dutch 
    B-BRITISH English) (1600)
  D = Dennis (1616)
  F = French (1664)
  S = Swedish (1731)


2. SCO countries =  TRUCKK - IP

          T-Tajikistan
          R-Russia
          U-uzbekistan
          C-China
          K-kyrgystan and kazakhstan
          I= India
          P=Pakistan

Every year one or two questions appear in prelims regarding reports published by important organisations ..This pdf file have all such reports

Recent Geographical Indicators

Those of you are not confident about CSAT preparation, go through these lectures. They have explained it very lucidly.

📔IUCN RED LIST

📌CRITICAL ENDANGERED (CR)

Great Indian Bustard
Jerdon curser
Pink headed duck
White bellied heron

Bengal florican
Himalayan quail
Sociable lapwing
Spoon billed sandpiper
Siberian crane

Namdapha flying squirrel
Andaman white toothed shrew
Nicobar white tailed shrew

Alvira rat or large Rock rat
Malabar civet
Sumatran rhinoceros

Java rhinoceros
Hawksbill turtle
Gangetic shark

Four toed river terrapin
Bangal roofed turtle
Ghadiyal

Large tooth sawfish
Pondicherry shark
Long comb sawfish
Hangul/kashmir stag

📔 IUCN RED LIST

📌ENDANGERED (EN)

Forest owlet
Knife tooth sawfish

Sanghai/brow antelered deer
Lion tailed macaque

Nilgiri tahr
Golden langur

Indian pangolin
Red Panda

Gangetic dolphin
Sindhu dolphin

Irrawaddy dolphin
Dhol
Tiger

Lion
Khari camel (तैरने वाला , गुजरात में)

📔 IUCN RED LIST

📍 VULNERABLE (VU)

Leather back turtle
Snow leopard

Fishing cat
Gaur or indian bison

Olive ridley sea turtle
Dugong

Clouded leopard
Sloth bear

Cheetah
Great Indian one horned rhino
Leopard