Commonwealth Nations Topic: Important International Organisations In News: India has urged the Commonwealth to expedite readmission of the Maldives as a member country. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed India’s stand at the 19...
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Common wealth was set up after the second world war (in 1949) by Britain. 2. Only the former colonies of Britain can join Common wealth....
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Herbicide-tolerant Bt (HT Bt)Cotton is genetically modified cotton crop. 2. The herbicide-resistant gene in HT cotton can spread through pollen into biodiversity system leading to...
Article 370 Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The government has informed Parliament that “no foreign government or organisation has any locus standi” in repealing Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as matters relating...
‘Plan Bee’ Topic: Science and Technology In News: Plan Bee, an amplifying system imitating the buzz of a swarm of honey bees to keep wild elephants away from railway tracks, earned the Northeast Frontier...
1.It was he who gave the call – ‘one religion, one caste and one God for mankind.’ His disciple, Sahodaran Ayyappan modified the slogan to ‘No Caste, No Religion, No God for Mankind’. a)...
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1.The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 2.The Protocol is based on the principle...
How will global warming impact unemployment in India? Topic: Economy In News: A report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that India could lose 34 million jobs by 2030 because of global warming....
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. More than 90% of the Rhino population concentrated in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. 2. It is listed as Vulnerable in IUCN red list of threatened...
An Ice Trapped Arctic Mission Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: In a couple of months, the German icebreaker RV Polarstern, a hulking ship will set out for the Arctic. The icebreaker will be...
