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Which one of the diseases is not caused due to bacteria? a. b. c. d. **Name of the cities?** a. b. c. d. 3. **Purchasing Power Parity, India's ranking?** 4. First woman PM of a country? 5. President of first Constituent Assembly? 6. River and Cities (India)? a. b. c. d. 7...

Which one of the diseases is not caused due to bacteria? a. b. c. d. **Name of the cities?** a. b. c. d. 3. **Purchasing Power Parity, India's ranking?** 4. First woman PM of a country? 5. President of first Constituent Assembly? 6. River and Cities (India)? a. b. c. d. 7. Chronological order of rulers? 8. Rulers having similar properties? a. b. c. d. 9. Types of studies a. b. c. d. 10. **Capital Cities of countries** a. b. c. d. e. 11. Official mascot of U-17 World Cup India 2022 -- Asiatic lion representing? 12. Current Affairs -- Corona -- first city to inoculate 100% eligible population? 13. **International Peace Day --** 14. **Antyoday Diwas** 15. Who is the author of- 'Human Rights and Terrorism in India' - ? 2023 -- GK ========== 1. Where is 'Indian grape processing board'? 2. Who is the author of -- 'Unhappy India'? 3. A stone statue of Priest king is have been found in? 4. Indian who got maximum grammy? 5. Which gas is used for the manufacturing of Bleaching powder? 6. **UNESCO -- World's Heritage site? -- Mountain Railways** 7. **Which of the following is not in UNESCO's world heritage site?** 8. **Nobel Prize - ?** 9. The temple not built by Krishna Dev? 10. Heaviest gas - ? 11. **In which year "Panchayati Raj" was passed by Loksabha and Rajyasabha?** 12. **What is true regarding Supreme Court of India?** 13. **Who appoints chairman of UPSC?** 14. **Chairman of Drafting committee of Constitution?** 15. **Commander of the Armed forces in India is - ?** 16. **Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?** 17. **World Population day - ?** 18. Author of the book Speed post? 19. Harappan culture belongs to which age? 20. Satellite launched on 29^th^ March 2018? Rankings ======== **1) Ease of Doing Business ** The Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index is a ranking system established by the World Bank Group. In the EODB index, 'higher rankings' (a lower numerical value) indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights. **India's Rank: **63^rd^ rank **Topped by: **New Zealand **The index released by: **World Bank **Notes: **Group\'s ease of doing business index jumping from 142 to 63 in just seven years.   **2) Global Peace Index ** Global Peace Index is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. The GPI ranks 172 independent states and territories according to their levels of peacefulness. **India's Rank:** 116th rank, 2024 **Topped by: **Iceland **The index released by: **Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)   **3) Human Development Index (HDI) ** The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office. **India's Rank: **134th rank **Topped by: **Switzerland  **The index released by: **United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ** ** **4) World Happiness Index** The World Happiness Report is a publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It contains articles and rankings of national happiness, based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various life factors. **India's Rank: **126th out of 143 **Topped by: **Finland **The index released by: **United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ** ** **5) Sustainable Development Goal Index ** The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. **India's Rank: **109 Among 166 Countries **Score: 69.99, released by SDG index UN** **Topped by: **Kerala **The index released by: **NITI Aayog Overall SDG score for the country is 71 for 2023-24, significant improvement from 66 in 2020-21 and 57 in 2018   **6) Global Innovation Index ** The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation. It is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with other organisations and institutions, and is based on both subjective and objective data derived from several sources, including the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. **India's Rank: 39**nd rank **Topped by: **Switzerland **The index released by: **Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization The GII ranks economies based on their innovation capabilities. It uses around 80 indicators grouped into innovation inputs and outputs. The 2024 GII\'s special theme was \"Unlocking the promise of social entrepreneurship\".   **7) Global Competitiveness Index ** The Global Competitiveness Report is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum. A Global Competitiveness Index is a strategic tool designed to assess and benchmark the competitiveness of countries. As such it contemplates multiple structural dimensions of a country's economy that affect its economic performance. **India's Rank: **39^th^ rank **Topped by: **Singapore **The index released by: **World Economic Forum   **8) World Press Freedom ** Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exercised freely. **India's Rank: **159 among the 180 countries **Topped by: **Norway **The index released by: **Reporters Without Borders   **9) Global Democracy Index** The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research division of the Economist Group, a UK-based private company which publishes the weekly newspaper *The Economist*. The index is self-described as intending to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 164 are UN member states. **India's Rank: **104 rank **Topped by: **Norway **The index released by: **EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) ** ** **10) Global Climate Risk Index ** The Global Climate Risk Index indicates a level of exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events, which countries should understand as warnings in order to be prepared for more frequent and/or more severe events in the future. **India's Rank: **7^th^ rank **Topped by: **Japan **The index released by: **German watch   **11) Global Hunger Index ** The Global Hunger Index is a tool that measures and tracks hunger globally as well as by region and by country. The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year. After declining since 2000, hunger at the global level is classified as moderate, according to the 2023 report. **India's Rank: **102^nd^ rank **Topped by: **Central African Republic (most hungry) **The index released by: **Irish aid agency Concern in partnership with Welthungerhilfe ** ** **12) World Inequality Index** World Inequality Index is a report by the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics that provides estimates of global income and wealth inequality based on the most recent findings compiled by the World Inequality Database (WID). WID is also referred to as WID. The world is an open-source database, that is part of an international collaborative effort of over a hundred researchers on five continents. The World Inequality Report includes discussions on potential future academic research as well as content useful for public debates and policy related to economic inequality. **India's Rank: **134^th^ rank **Topped by:  **Denmark **The index released by: **Oxfam ** ** **13) Corruption Perceptions Index ** The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International since 1995 which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys". **India's Rank: **93rdrank **Topped by:** Denmark, New Zealand **The index released by: **Transparency International   **14) Global Talent Competitiveness Index ** The Global Competitiveness Index integrates the macroeconomic and micro/business aspects of competitiveness into a single index. The report "assesses the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their citizens". This in turn depends on how productively a country uses available resources. **India's Rank:** 103rd out of 134 **Topped by: **Switzerland **The index released by: **Adecco Group, INSEAD and Tata Communications   **15) Global Gender Gap Report** The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The 2023 report covers 146 countries. The Global Gender Gap Index is an index designed to measure gender equality. **India's Rank: **127th out of 146 countries **Topped by:** Iceland **The index released by: **World Economic Forum **Rank:** India ranked 127th out of 146 countries, which is an improvement of eight positions compared to 2022. According to the report, India will take nearly 100 years to close the gender gap UNESCO -- Heritage Sites ======================== - - - - **Natural Heritage Sites** **Sr. No.** **Sites** **State** **Year Included** ------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------ ------------------- 1. Kaziranga National Park Assam 1985 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park Rajasthan 1985 3. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 1985 4 Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand 1988, 2005 5 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal 1987 6 Western Ghats Maharashtra, Goa 2012 7 Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh 2014 **Cultural Heritage Sites** **Sr. No.** **Sites** **State** **Year Included** ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- 1 Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas Karnataka 2023 2. Santiniketan West Bengal 2023 3. Dholavira Gujarat 2021 4 Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple Telangana 2021 5 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Chandigarh 2016 6 Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai Maharashtra 2018 7 Historic City of Ahmedabad Gujarat 2017 8 Jaipur City Rajasthan 2020 9 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) Bihar 2016 10 Rani-Ki-Vav Gujarat 2014 11 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan 2013 12 The Jantar Mantar Rajasthan 2010 13 Red Fort Complex Delhi 2007 14 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat 2004 15 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Maharashtra 2004 16 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh 2003 17 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar 2002 18 Mountain Railways of India Tamil Nadu 1999 19 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Delhi 1993 20 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi Delhi 1993 21 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1989 22 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra 1987 23 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987 24 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka 1987 25 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa 1986 26 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh 1986 27 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka 1986 28 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh 1986 29 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu 1984 30 Sun Temple, Konarak Orissa 1984 31 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983 32 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra 1983 33 Ellora Caves Maharashtra 1983 34 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh 1983 Nick names of Indian cities =========================== +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 47. | City of Lakes | Udaipur | Rajasthan | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | 1. | Blue City, Sun | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | | | City | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 2. | Pink City | Jaipur | Rajasthan | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 3. | The Manchester | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | | | of India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 4. | City of Lakes | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 5. | The Diamond | Surat | Gujarat | | | City | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 6. | City of Nawabs | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 7. | Lychee City | Muzaffarpur | Bihar | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 8. | Leather City of | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | | | the World | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 9. | City of Dreams | Mumbai | Maharashtra | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 10. | Queen of Deccan | Pune | Maharashtra | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 11. | The Orange City | Nagpur | Maharashtra | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 12. | Banana City | Jalgoan | Maharashtra | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 13. | Cotton City | Yavatmal | Maharashtra | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 14. | Wine Capital of | Nashik | Maharashtra | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 15. | Silicon Valley | Bengaluru | Karnataka | | | of India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 16. | Rome of the | Mangalore | Karnataka | | | East | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 17. | Scotland of | Coorg | Karnataka | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 18. | Sandalwood City | Mysore/ Mysuru | Karnataka | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 19. | City of Joy | Kolkata | West Bengal | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 20. | City of Pearls | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 21. | Queen of the | Kochi | Kerala | | | Arabian Sea | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 22. | Cashew capital | Kollam | Kerala | | | of the world | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 23. | The city that | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | | | never sleeps | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 24. | Detroit of Asia | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 25. | Paris of the | Pondicherry | Union Territory | | | East | | (Puducherry) | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 26. | Switzerland of | Kashmir | Union Territory | | | India | | (Jammu and | | | | | Kashmir) | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 27. | Steel City of | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 28. | Temple City | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 29. | Scotland of the | Shillong | Meghalaya | | | East | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 30. | The Ruhr of | Damodar Valley | Jharkhand | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 31. | The Holy City | Amritsar | Punjab | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 32. | Gateway to the | Guwahati | Assam | | | North-east | | | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 33. | Silk City of | Bhagalpur | Bihar | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 34. | The Land of | Nalanda | Bihar | | | Knowledge | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 35. | Steel Capital | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | | | of India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 36. | Power Hub of | Korba | Chhattisgarh | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 37. | Coal Capital of | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 38. | Steel City, | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | | | Pittsburgh of | | | | | India | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 39. | City of Temples | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 40. | Steel City of | Rourkela | Odisha | | | Odisha | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 41. | City of | Deogarh | Odisha | | | Waterfalls | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 42. | Queen of Hill | Ooty | Tamil Nadu | | | Stations | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 43. | City of Prime | Allahabad/ | Uttar Pradesh | | | Ministers, The | Prayagraj | | | | Sangam City | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 44. | The City of | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | | | Light | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 45. | Queen of the | Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | | | Mountains | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 46. | Yoga City | Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ Basic geographical facts about India ==================================== - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Constitution ============ The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is -- 22 There are 25 [High Courts](https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/high-court/) in India, six having control over more than one State/UT. Delhi has a High Court of its own among the Union Territories. Each High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other judges as appointed by the President of India. President --------- **Powers and Functions of President in India** - - - - The constitutional powers and functions of the President of India may be classified into six principal types. **Executive Functions** **Head of the Union:** The President is at the head of the Union Executive. Consequently, all executive powers are exercised in his name. The executive power of the Union to be exercised by the President is extended to the matters with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws and to conclude treaty and agreement. **Appointments:** As head of the executive, the President appoints the Governors of States, the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts, the Auditor General of India and many other high officials, such as the members of Finance Commission, Election commission, Union Public commission etc. **Appointment of the Prime Minister and other Ministers:** The President also appoints the Prime Minister and with his advice the other Ministers of the Union Council of Ministers. But here too, as in all other appointments, the President can seldom use his discretion. He is, ordinarily, duty-bound to summon the leader of the political party which secures an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha to become the Prime Minister and form the Ministry. He does enjoy some discretionary powers in the matter only under exceptional circumstances. When no single political party wins a clear absolute majority and, as a result, no Council of Ministers can be formed without a coalition of parties the President can exercise his discretion judiciously in appointing the Prime Minister. Such situations developed in the past. India has entered into an age of coalition politics. And it may so happen that no single party will be able to secure an absolute majority, and the President may be required to exercise his discretionary power for some time to come, in appointing Prime Minister. **Can ask to prove Majority in Lok Sabha:** Union Council of Ministers normally remains in office for five years, unless dissolved earlier for any reason. The President must be satisfied that the Council of Ministers enjoys the confidence of the majority of the Lok Sabha. In case of any doubt he can ask the Council of Ministers to prove its majority in the Lok Sabha, as the Prime Ministers Sri H.D. Deve Gowda was asked by the President after the official withdrawal of support by the Congress Party from Ministry. The President can also dissolve the Union Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 75(2) of the constitution, if he finds that the Ministry does not enjoy the support of the majorities in the Lok Sabha. **Supreme Commander:** As head of State, the President is the supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of India and is entitled to declare war or conclude a treaty. **Legislative Powers and Functions** **President is a part of Parliament:** The Union Legislature or Parliament consists of the President and two Houses of Parliament. The President is, therefore, an integral part of Union Legislature. He shall summon from time to time, either separately or jointly, the Houses of Parliament. The President can prorogue the Houses or either House of Parliament and, if necessary, can dissolve the lower Chamber of Parliament, the Lok Sabha. **Summons and Addresses Parliament:** The President may address either or both House of Parliament. In such address, at the first session after general election to the Lok Sabha and at beginning of a joint session of Parliament each year, he may place the reasons for summoning it. Apart from addressing Parliament, the President may also, in case of necessities, send messages to either House, or to both Houses \[Article 86(2)\]. Normally, the President does not send such a message, unless however, he has a serious disagreement with the Council of Ministers. **Nomination:** The President nominates a number of members in both Houses. The chief purpose of the nomination is to ensure adequate representation in Parliament of all sections of population which many not always be achieved through elections. **Power in respect of Bills:** The President has certain functions in respect of passing of a Bill. A bill passed by both the Houses of Parliament requires his assent in order to become an Act. He may give his assent to a bill or can withhold assent when a bill, after getting approved in both the Houses, is placed before the President. But, if Parliament, acting on President's refusal to assent to a bill, passes it again with or without amendment, for the second time and presents it to the President for his approval, the President shall not withhold his assent there from under Article 111. In other words, it becomes obligatory upon him to give his assent. **Other Powers** **Power to Promulgate Ordinances:** Except when both Houses of Parliament are in session, the President may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to him to require (Article 123). Such an ordinance can have the same force and effect of an Act of Parliament. Such an ordinance shall cease to operate unless passed by both Houses of Parliament within the stipulated period **Emergency Powers of the President**: The constitution of India empowers the President to proclaim three kinds of Emergencies: 1. 2. 3. **Pardoning Powers / Judicial Powers:** The President of India grants, pardons, reprieves or remissions of punishment to any person who has been convicted by a Court of Law. As mentioned in Article 72 of the Indian Constitution, the President is empowered with the powers to grant pardons. **Basic facts about the Constitution** *"However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good."* *Dr. BR Ambedkar* Rivers & Dams ============= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Books & Authors =============== Ram Nath Kovind Launches Book 'Naye Bharat Ka Samveda' on PM Modi ∙ Former President Shri Ramnath Kovind graced the launch of 'Naye Bharat ka Samaveda,' a seminal collection spotlighting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's. ∙ 'Karmayoddha Granth': Released by Amit Shah, this book provides insights into the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Huma Qureshi launches 1st novel 'Zeba: An Accidental Superhero' ∙ Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi has ventured into a new realm as an author, marking her debut with the fantasy fiction novel titled 'Zeba: An Accidental Superhero.'