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11Apr 2023

New Rules For Online Gaming

News: The official guidelines for online gaming have just been announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Except for Goa, Sikkim, and the Union Territory of Daman, every state in India expressly outlaws all forms of gambling, betting, and wagering on games of chance. The states of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Odisha, …

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11Apr 2023

National Party Status

Context: The Election Commission recently recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party, while revoking that status of the All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). The Commission also revoked the state party status granted to RLD in Uttar Pradesh, BRS in Andhra Pradesh, PDA …

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11Apr 2023

Effects of weather events on the wheat crop?

Context: The unusual rise in mercury in February this year, followed by an untimely spell of widespread rain accompanied by gusty winds and hails during the month of March in parts of the country’s key grain-producing States — Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat — have left wheat-growing farmers worried as …

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11Apr 2023

Indian Classical Dance

Q. Explain the development of the Indian classical dance forms, and their status as a global dance form. How has it evolved over time, and what are the different forms that exist today? India is known for its rich cultural heritage, and Indian classical dance forms are an integral part of it. Indian classical dance …

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11Apr 2023

Industrial Revolution

Q. How did the Industrial Revolution impact society and the economy in Europe and North America? The Industrial Revolution was a period of great transformation that impacted the society and economy in Europe and North America. This period saw a significant shift in the way people worked, lived, and interacted with each other. The revolution …

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10Apr 2023

Agro-Climate

Q. How far do you agree that cultivation of Agro-climatic specific crops and formalization of local food processing industries/units mitigate twin challenges of unremunerative farming and the problem of food wastage? The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has highlighted that around 40% of the food produced in India is either lost or wasted. It is …

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10Apr 2023

Analyse the various theories tried to explain the distribution of ocean and the continents?

Continents and Ocean basins being fundamental relief features of the globe are considered as ‘relief features of the first order’. The distribution of the continents and the oceans is explained by the number of hypotheses and theories ranging from tetrahedral hypothesis, Continent Drift theories, and Plate Tectonic theory, etc. Some of the theories: Tetrahedral Hypothesis …

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10Apr 2023

How would you describe Operational Oceanography? Describe how it would benefit a country such as India.

The operational oceanography is an activity of conducting systematic oceanographic studies towards providing information services to various sectors viz. fisherman, disaster management, shipping, ports, coastal states, navy, coast guard, environment, offshore industries for conducting their day-to-day operations. In simple terms, it is like weather monitoring and forecasting for the ocean which can provide estimates of …

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10Apr 2023

It is not only the destruction of law and order that is perpetrated by mob violence but also the malignation of society’s history and civics. Comment.

There has been a spate of mob lynchings in recent times on mere suspicion of beef-eating, child kidnapping etc. in various parts of the country, fuelled by agency of social media, fake news, increased radicalisation and fanaticism in society, apathetic or incapable administration and a mercurial population. These events have raised questions on not only …

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10Apr 2023

International Seabed Authority

News: The International Seabed Authority has made the decision to begin accepting applications for permits from businesses seeking to mine the ocean floor. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea established the independent international organisation known as the International Seabed Authority. (UNCLOS). Its responsibility is to make sure that the marine …

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