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Globalization is increasing international interdependence and trade. 
Globalization refers to the growing interconnectedness and integration of economies, societies, and cultures worldwide.
Globalization describes the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information

Increasing international interdependence and trade

The extremists criticised the moderates for their ''mendicancy''
Dadabhai Naoroji, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, G Subramania Aiyer, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sir Surendranath Banerjee, are a few of the most prominent Moderate leaders.
 Moderates chose the peaceful path for attainment of freedom. They used constitutional methods, used petitions, meetings, resolutions, pamphlets, memoranda and delegations to voice their demands. They were not demanding complete freedom, rather aimed to achieve political rights and self-government under British dominion.

The principles of social justice incorporated in the Directive Principles are influenced by Gandhism.
Two Directive Principles based on Gandhi’s ideas are:
1. The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and in particular the interests of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
2. The State shall endeavor to promote cottage industries in rural areas.

Google India Digital Services (P) Limited (Google Pay India) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) to expand the reach of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) internationally.
The MoU has three key objectives. First, it seeks to broaden the use of UPI payments for travelers outside
of India, enabling them to conveniently make transactions abroad. 
Second, the MoU intends to assist in
establishing UPI-like digital payment systems in other countries, providing a model for seamless financial
transactions.
 Lastly, it focuses on easing the process of remittances between countries by utilizing the UPI
infrastructure, thereby simplifying cross-border financial exchanges.

Google India Digital Services (P) Limited

In Andhra Pradesh, the local name for slash and burn agriculture is Podu or Penda.
The word comes from the Telugu language. Podu is a form of shifting agriculture using slash-and-burn methods.
 Traditionally used on the hill-slopes of Andhra Pradesh, it is similar to the jhum method found in north-east India and the bewar system of Madhya Pradesh.

The main function of leukocytes, also known as white blood cells, is initiating the immune response. 
They protect the body against infectious diseases and foreign invaders.
White blood cells are a part of your immune system that protects your body from infection. 
These cells circulate through your bloodstream and tissues to respond to injury or illness by attacking any unknown organisms that enter your body.

During the special campaign from October 2-31, 2024, focused on minimizing pendency and promoting "Swachhata" (cleanliness), Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and financial institutions in India realized ₹4.5 crore through scrap disposal.
Public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions have realised Rs 4.5 crore through scrap disposal during one month-long special campaign with a special focus on minimising pendency and institutionalising Swachhata from October 2-31, 2024.2

The main goal of India's Second Five-Year Plan (1956-1961) was rapid industrialization, with a focus on developing basic and heavy industries.
The Second Five Year Plan (1956-1961) focused on rapid industrialization and strengthening the public sector. This plan aimed to lay the foundation for a socialist pattern of society in India. 
It emphasized the development of heavy industries and aimed to reduce inequalities in income and wealth.

Achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture

The organization that promotes rural development and self-employment in India is the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
 It was established in 1982
NABARD came into existence on 12 July 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). 
It was dedicated to the service of the nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on 05 November 1982.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

As per Article 80 of the Indian Constitution, the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is 250 members.
Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the three Union Territories

The island known for having the only active volcano in India is Barren Island (Andaman Islands).
Barren Island is an uninhabited island in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is called fermentation.
Ethanol fermentation, also called alcoholic fermentation, is a biological process which converts sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose into cellular energy, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as by-products.

The current chief minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In the 2024 assembly elections, Majhi won the Keonjhar seat for the fourth time. 
The BJP secured a majority with 79 of 147 seats in the Odisha assembly, and Majhi was appointed Chief Minister of Odisha on 11 June 2024.

A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed only on the grounds of proven misbehaviour or incapacity.
An order of the President must be passed after an address in each House of Parliament, supported by a majority of the members present and voting and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of those present and voting, and presented to the President in the same Session for such removal on the ground of such proven misbehavior or incapacity.
Otherwise, a judge of the Supreme Court cannot be removed from office. The practice of law in any court or before any other body in India is prohibited for anyone who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Proved incapacity and lack of qualifications

Proved misbehaviour and administrative errors

Proved misbehaviour and criminal conviction

The Union Budget 2024-25 reduced long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax from 20% to 12.5% but removed the indexation benefit available earlier.
The indexation benefit has been removed for most assets. 
For land and building sold after July 23, 2024, the tax rate is 12.5% without indexation.
 If acquired before that date, taxpayers can choose between 12.5% without indexation or 20% with indexation.

Recombinant proteins are proteins synthesized by a transgene in a host cell using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology. 
This process involves inserting a gene encoding the desired protein into a host organism's genome, enabling the host to produce that protein
Recombinant proteins are polypeptides produced from cloned genes by recombinant DNA techniques, generally in a heterologous expression system. 
The process begins with DNA fragments containing the gene of interest.

proteins synthesised in mutated cell lines

proteins synthesised by transgene in host cell by rDNA technology

The average acceleration is

 (V2-V1)/(t2-t1)

Average Acceleration Formula: The formula for average acceleration is the change in velocity, the final velocity minus the initial velocity, divided by the change in time

Madam Bhikaiji Cama was the first person to hoist the Indian flag on foreign soil, specifically at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.
Madam Bhikaiji Cama became the first person to hoist the Indian flag in a foreign land on 22 August 1907. She unfurled the flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, She appealed for equality and autonomy from the British which had taken over the Indian sub-continent

The event that marked the formal end of the Mughal Empire after the First War of Independence was the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon.
After a crushing defeat in the war of 1857–1858 which he nominally led, the last Mughal, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was deposed by the British East India Company and exiled in 1858. Zafar was exiled to Rangoon, Burma. 
His wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the remaining members of the family accompanied him.

The exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon (now Yangon).

Indian classical ragas, by the number of notes, can be divided into three main categories or Jatis.
1.Audav:Ragas with 5 notes.
2.Shadav:Ragas with 6 notes.
3.Sampoorna:Ragas with all 7 notes.

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024.
COP 29 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024.
 UN Climate Change Conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world's only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change that brings together almost every country on Earth.

India introduced economic reforms leading to globalization in 1991. 
These reforms, initiated by the government of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, aimed to liberalize the economy and integrate it with the global market.
The economic reforms in India in 1991 led to the liberalisation of the economy and significant improvement in its growth rate. These reforms started under the then Prime Minister of India, Narasimha Rao, and it had three main objectives – Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG).

In May 2024, India participated in the 7th edition of the joint military exercise 'Shakti' with France.
This is the seventh edition of the SHAKTI joint exercise series, held alternately in India and France. 
The Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Thierry Mathou, delivered a speech on Indo-French defence cooperation at the opening ceremony

The chronological order of the Mauryan Emperors is: 
1. Bindusara-(297-272 BCE)
2. Ashoka-(268-232 BCE)
3. Samprati-(224-215 BCE)
4. Brihadratha-(187-185 BCE)

The 'm' in mpox stands for "monkey".
 In August 2024, the Indian drug regulator approved Siemens Healthineers to manufacture testing kits for mpox. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral infection related to smallpox but generally less severe
Mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, has become a growing global health concern. The World Health Organization declared it an emergency in 2022, following an outbreak affecting over 94,000 individuals in 117 countries.
 Historically less severe than smallpox, Mpox now shows a higher mutation rate of 21%, raising fears of increased virulence.

The Shompen tribe is primarily found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Shompens are primarily hunter-gatherers and also practise a little bit of horticulture and pig rearing.
The researchers found that Pandanus (a tropical plant found in the islands), whose fruits resemble the woody pineapple, is the staple food of the Shompens.
Geographically, the tribe can be classified into four different groups depending on their location in the Great Nicobar Island namely north-eastern, western, southern and central groups.

The term "doab" refers to the area of land located between two rivers.
Doab relates to the riverine island where two streams converge.
 Doab is a term used for the tongue, or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers in India and Pakistan. It's an interfluve-like item.

The Great Bath is a special feature of Mohenjodaro, a site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro is called the "earliest public water tank of the ancient world". 
It measures approximately 12 metres (40 ft) by 7 metres (23 ft), with a maximum depth of 2.4 metres (8 ft). Two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south, served as the entry to the structure.

The role of the public sector in India's industrial development from 1947 to 1991 was to dominate key industries and infrastructure.
Industrialisation refers to the process wherein an economy transitions from primarily agrarian to one dominated by industry and manufacturing.
 This transition involves a substantial shift in the country's economic activities with significant changes in technology, productivity, income levels, and societal structure. 
At the heart of Industrialisation is the large-scale production of goods using mechanized means, replacing manual and traditional methods.

To dominate key industries and infrastructure

In June 2024, the Government launched 'MSME TEAM' to facilitate 5 lakh micro and small enterprises for the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
The objective of MSME-TEAM Initiative is to provide assistance to micro and small enterprises all across the country. However, awareness workshops will be conducted preferably in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and MSME Clusters for greater outreach, especially among women and SC/ ST owned MSMEs.

The MSME TEAM Initiative, being a sub-scheme, is for a period of three years upto March 2027.  However, MSMEs can continue to onboard onto ONDC, which is an open network.

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
This virus attacks and weakens the human immune system.
HIV attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 cells (CD4 T lymphocyte) of the immune system. The loss of CD4 cells makes it difficult for the body to fight off infections, illnesses, and certain cancers. Without treatment, HIV can gradually destroy the immune system, causing health decline and the onset of AIDS.

According to the Economic Survey 2024, the private sector has been highlighted as a significant contributor to job creation in India.
As per the Survey, the global economy exhibited steady yet uneven growth across regions in 2024. A notable trend was the slowdown in global manufacturing, especially in Europe and parts of Asia, due to supply chain disruptions and weak external demand.
 In contrast, the services sector performed better, supporting growth in many economies. Inflationary pressures eased in most economies. However, services inflation has remained persistent, notes the Survey.

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 added the Right to Education to the Constitution under Article 21A. 
This amendment made free and compulsory education a fundamental right for all children in the age group of 6-14 years.
Article 21A of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to education as a fundamental right for children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
 It was introduced by the 86th Amendment Act of 2002 with the aim of providing free and compulsory education to all children in the specified age group.

The invention of the Sitar is commonly credited to Amir Khusrau (Sufi musician&Poet).
Amir Khusrau was a great poet and a musician of the Delhi Sultanate period.
He invented the Sitar and Tabla.
The tabla was invented by dividing the mridangam into thin tabla.
He created and introduced a new form of a chorus with Persian and Turkish
music.
They are Qawali and the Khayal.
He is also associated with Ghazal.

The Marleshwar Yatra is held annually on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra.
Marleshwar Yatra is a celebration that takes place every year at the Marleswar Temple.
 This festival is annually celebrated on Makar Sankranti. 
Marleshwar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is worshipped at the temple's cave.

The Act that transferred the power from the British East India Company to the British Crown in India was the Government of India Act, 1858.
The Act that transferred the power from the British East India Company to the British Crown in India was the Government of India Act, 1858. 
This was an Act passed by the British Parliament on 2 August 1858.

As per the Census of India, a town is defined by several criteria, and one that does NOT fit the definition is: 
More than 75% of the population engaged in the primary sector.
A Census Town is an area with urban characteristics like
A minimum population of 5,000
At least 75% of the male main working force engaged in non-agricultural activities
Population density of at least 400 persons per km²
As per the 2011 Census, there are 3,784 Census Towns against 1,362 in 2001.
A Statutory Town is one with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee.
As per the 2011 Census, there are 4,041 such towns as against 3,799 in 2001.
Conversion of Census towns into statutory ULBs entitles states to Central assistance as per the guidelines of the 14th Finance Commission

More than 75% of the population engaged in primary sector

Presence of municipality, corporation, etc

Population size of more than 5,000 persons

Population density of 400 persons per km²

The International WASH Conference was held in New Delhi, India from September 17-19, 2024.
The International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Conference 2024 was held in New Delhi from September 17-19, 2024, alongside the 8th India Water Week. 
It was organized under India Water Week 2024 by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) transports genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where it directs protein synthesis.
The role of mRNA is to carry protein information from the DNA in a cell's nucleus to the cell's cytoplasm (watery interior), where the protein-making machinery reads the mRNA sequence and translates each three-base codon into its corresponding amino acid in a growing protein chain.

M.S. Subbulakshmi, a Carnatic vocalist, was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1998.
In 1998, Indian singer Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was awarded the Bharat Ratna. 
As India's highest civilian award, it recognises exceptional service and performance of the highest order, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.

The introduction of a separate electorate for Muslims was NOT a provision of the November 1857 Royal Proclamation.
The aftermath of the Revolt of 1857 emerged in the transfer of the continual hold of the East India Company over the country to the British Crown. 
As a result, the Government of India Act, 1858 was passed, which made noticeable changes in the Indian administration. 
Soon, it was decided to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Queen of India and from then onwards all the chiefs, princes and the people of India would be working under her authority.

With the Queen’s proclamation, it was decided to grant the same status to the Native of India as the other subjects. 
Further, the declaration objectified various societal issues like racial discrimination that prevailed in the country and focused on removing all these evil of underdevelopment. 
Apart from this, it was also assured that the British Crown would create equality and all the people would be equal in the eyes of the law. 
With the extension of British rights to the Indians as well, the act was widely accepted and even regarded as the Magna Carta of India by Gandhi Ji.

No further extension of territories in India

Separate electorate was introduced for Muslims

Non-interference in the religious affairs of Indians

The Directive Principles of State Policy are typically classified into: 
1. The economic and social principles
2. The Gandhian Principles
3. Principles for the International Peace and Security

Principles for the International Peace and Security

Gupta dynasty was a major power in Northern India, not South India.
Gupta dynasty, rulers of the Magadha (now Bihar) state in northeastern India. 
They maintained an empire over northern and parts of central and western India from the early 4th to the late 6th century ce. 
Historians once regarded the Gupta period as the classical age of India—during which the norms of Indian literature, art, architecture, and philosophy were established—but many of those assumptions have been challenged by more extensive studies of Indian society and culture between the Mauryan and Gupta periods. 
Among the products traditionally thought to be from the Gupta era were the decimal system of notation, the great Sanskrit epics, and Hindu art, along with contributions to the sciences of astronomy, mathematics, and metallurgy.

Article 21(A) of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 and 14, was inserted by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002.
The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. 
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A, means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards.

Article 21-A and the RTE Act came into effect on 1 April 2010. The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ‘free and compulsory’. ‘
Free education’ means that no child, other than a child who has been admitted by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the appropriate Government, shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education. ‘Compulsory education’ casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6-14 age group

According to most sources, an easterly jet stream flows over the southern part of the Peninsula during the month of June, reaching a maximum speed of approximately 90 km per hour.
An easterly jet stream flows over the southern part of the peninsula in June and has a maximum speed of 90 km/hr. 
In August it is confined to 15°N latitude and in September up to 22°N. 
These easterly jet streams do not extend to the north of 30°N latitude in the upper atmosphere.

Article 13 of the Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits the State from making any law that violates Fundamental Rights.
Article 13, Constitution of India 1950
(2) The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by this Part and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of the contravention, be void.

Meerut is the right answer
Actor Arun Govil, who is known for playing Lord Ram in the popular Doordarshan series Ramayan, won the Meerut Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh with 5,46,469 votes.

Lake Chilika is located at the Mahanadi delta. It is situated in the state of Odisha, south of the Mahanadi delta..
Chilika Lake, located in the state of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa), is the largest saltwater lake in India. 
It lies to the south of the Mahanadi delta. 
The Mahanadi River, which flows through Odisha, forms a delta region that includes Chilika Lake as part of its estuarine system.

On July 29, 2024, the Ministry of Defence and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate capital market access for MSMEs.
On July 29, 2024, the Ministry of Defence and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing capital market access for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the defence sector

Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the economic, political, and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems.

sum of five numbers is 655

The average of the first two numbers is 75

Sum of 1st 2numbers is = 75 x 2 = 150

third number is 114.

Sum of remaining two numbers = 655 -150-114 = 391

Average of remaining 2 numbers = 391/2 =195.5

35/100 ×  k + 15= 3600/100 × 15

35/100 ×  k  + 15= 540

k = (540 - 15) × 100/35

 = 1500

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