👉 Cloud seeding is a kind of weather modification technology to create artificial rainfall.
👉 It works only when there are enough pre-existing clouds in the atmosphere. Read More
👉 It works only when there are enough pre-existing clouds in the atmosphere. Read More
Which of the following state/U.T Police has become the first police force in the country to make the collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years?
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14%
Andhra Pradesh
57%
Delhi
21%
Uttar Pradesh
9%
Assam
Anti-radiation pills
👉Anti-radiation pills, or Potassium iodide (KI), tablets are known to provide some protection in cases of radiation exposure.
👉They contain non-radioactive iodine and can help block absorption, and subsequent concentration, of radioactive iodine in the thyroid gland. Read more
👉Anti-radiation pills, or Potassium iodide (KI), tablets are known to provide some protection in cases of radiation exposure.
👉They contain non-radioactive iodine and can help block absorption, and subsequent concentration, of radioactive iodine in the thyroid gland. Read more
INS Vikrant
👉 INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier.
👉 It is also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier One (IAC-1).
👉 It is being constructed by Cochin Shipyard, Kerala for the Indian Navy.
It has an overall indigenous content of 76%.
👉 The motto of INS Vikrant is “Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah”, meaning “I defeat those who fight against me”, taken from It was taken from Rig Veda. Read more
👉 INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier.
👉 It is also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier One (IAC-1).
👉 It is being constructed by Cochin Shipyard, Kerala for the Indian Navy.
It has an overall indigenous content of 76%.
👉 The motto of INS Vikrant is “Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah”, meaning “I defeat those who fight against me”, taken from It was taken from Rig Veda. Read more
Aspirational District Programme
👉 Aspirational District Programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
👉 It was launched in January 2018.
🔥Parameters for Best Aspirational District
1⃣ Health and nutrition,
2⃣ Education,
3⃣ Financial inclusion and skill development,
4⃣ Agriculture and water resources, and
5⃣ Basic infrastructure. Read more
👉 Aspirational District Programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
👉 It was launched in January 2018.
🔥Parameters for Best Aspirational District
1⃣ Health and nutrition,
2⃣ Education,
3⃣ Financial inclusion and skill development,
4⃣ Agriculture and water resources, and
5⃣ Basic infrastructure. Read more
The New Naval Ensign features the national emblem inside which shape?
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12%
Green Hexagon
59%
Blue Octagon
22%
Orange Hexagon
8%
White Octagon
Which Indian state/UT launched the “country’s first virtual school”?
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12%
Andhra Pradesh
67%
Delhi
19%
Kerala
2%
Mizoram
Cervavac
👉 Cervavac is India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
👉 It was approved by the Drug Controller General of India in July, 2022. It will likely be included by the Union government in its universal immunisation programme.
👉 The indigenously developed vaccine will likely cost ₹200-400 a shot and be commercially available in 2023.
Cervical cancer
👉 Cervical Cancer is a cancer that occurs in cells of the cervix – lower part of uterus that connects to vagina.
👉 It is caused by various strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. Read more
👉 Cervavac is India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
👉 It was approved by the Drug Controller General of India in July, 2022. It will likely be included by the Union government in its universal immunisation programme.
👉 The indigenously developed vaccine will likely cost ₹200-400 a shot and be commercially available in 2023.
Cervical cancer
👉 Cervical Cancer is a cancer that occurs in cells of the cervix – lower part of uterus that connects to vagina.
👉 It is caused by various strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. Read more
Ghatiana Dwivarna
👉 Ghatiana Dwivarna is the name of a new species of crab and is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘dwivarna’ which means two-colored.
👉 This bright hued crab is the 75th fresh water crab of the Western Ghats.
👉 It is a hyperactive, but equally shy creature.
👉 It feeds mainly on algae but also eats small insects of the mosquito family.
👉 The ‘Kunabi’ tribe that is native to this region knew of this crab already.
👉 It is a venomous crab and is definitely non-edible species of crab. Read more
👉 Ghatiana Dwivarna is the name of a new species of crab and is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘dwivarna’ which means two-colored.
👉 This bright hued crab is the 75th fresh water crab of the Western Ghats.
👉 It is a hyperactive, but equally shy creature.
👉 It feeds mainly on algae but also eats small insects of the mosquito family.
👉 The ‘Kunabi’ tribe that is native to this region knew of this crab already.
👉 It is a venomous crab and is definitely non-edible species of crab. Read more
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
👉 International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a specialised UN Agency conceived in 1944 at United Nations Bretton Woods Conference.
👉 India is one of the founding member of the IMF.
👉 It monitors the economic and financial policies of its member countries.
👉 It provides policy advice to nations for the promotion of international financial stability and monetary cooperation.
👉 It also provides financial support to countries hit by crisis or as precautionary financing to help prevent and insure against crisis. Read more
👉 International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a specialised UN Agency conceived in 1944 at United Nations Bretton Woods Conference.
👉 India is one of the founding member of the IMF.
👉 It monitors the economic and financial policies of its member countries.
👉 It provides policy advice to nations for the promotion of international financial stability and monetary cooperation.
👉 It also provides financial support to countries hit by crisis or as precautionary financing to help prevent and insure against crisis. Read more
Ghatiana Dwivarna, which was recently discovered, belonged to which species?
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56%
Crab
21%
Gecko
16%
Spider
7%
Turtle
Nuakhai Juhar
👉 Nuakhai Juhar is an annual harvest festival celebrated in western Odisha and southern Chhattisgarh.
👉 The festival is to observe the welcome of the new season of rice.
👉 It is observed on the fifth day of the lunar fortnight of the month of August-September, the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
👉 In Nuakhai, Nua means new and Khai means food.
👉 This is popularly called as the ‘Bara Massa re Teraa Parva’ in the local Odia language. Read more
👉 Nuakhai Juhar is an annual harvest festival celebrated in western Odisha and southern Chhattisgarh.
👉 The festival is to observe the welcome of the new season of rice.
👉 It is observed on the fifth day of the lunar fortnight of the month of August-September, the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
👉 In Nuakhai, Nua means new and Khai means food.
👉 This is popularly called as the ‘Bara Massa re Teraa Parva’ in the local Odia language. Read more