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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

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📌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)

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📍 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

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# Economics Quick revision

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Mount Sinabung Volcano

- Location - Sumatra Island, Indonesia - Recently, It erupted.
- had been inactive for centuries together but it first erupted recently in 2010. 

Types of Volcanoes

1. Active volcano
- had at least one eruption during the past 10000 years.

2. Erupting volcano
- should be erupting all the time, a

3. Dormant volcano
not erupting but might erupt again in future.

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Lok Adalats

- to settle dispute through conciliation and compromise.
- First Lok Adalat in 1982(Gujarat)
- accepts the cases pending in the regular courts within their jurisdiction

- presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer
- Members - a lawyer and a social worker.

Main condition - both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.
- No court fee.
- The procedural laws are not strictly followed

- The decision is binding on the parties and its order is capable of execution through legal process.
- No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.

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International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

- It is a multi modal transportation corridor.
- Established in 2000 by Iran, Russia and India

- Purpose - promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States.

- Connects India Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, and Baltic sea

- New Members included
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Oman, Syria, Bulgaria (Observer).

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Swasthya Portal

- Launched recently by Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- presents all information pertaining to health and nutrition-related to Scheduled Tribes.