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l The busiest and the most important sea route l The majority of the provisions of the Indian Con-
of the world is North Atlantic Sea Route. stitution can be amended by the Parliament
l In terms of area, India is the seventh largest alone.
country of the world. l. A proclamation of emergency under Article 352,
Success Tip on account of war or aggression requires approv-
al of the Parliament within one month.
Russia> Canada> USA> China> Brazil> Australia>
l. The first Defence Minister of India was Baldev
India.
Singh.
l The countries separated by the Mac-Mohan Line
l Provincial autonomy was introduced by the
are China and India.
Government of India Act, 1935.
Success Tip l Article 370 of the Indian Constitution upholds
The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain special status of Jammu & Kashmir State.
and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed l The first woman to become a Chief Minister of
in 1914. It is the effective boundary between China any State in India was Suchita Kripalani.
and India. l Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy the President of In-
l Jadugoda is associated with the mining of Ura- dia who elected unopposed.
nium. l The authority which is not established by the
Success Tip constitutional provision is Planning Commis-
The Jaduguda Mine is a uranium mine in Jaduguda sion (Now NITI Aayog).
village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of Jhark- Success Tip
hand. It commenced operation in 1967. Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime
l Salim Ali was an eminent ornithologist. Minister of India, was established on 15 March 1950
Success Tip l In our Constitution, Economic Planning is in-
Salim Ali is referred to as the “birdman of India” cluded in Concurrent List.
l ‘Survey of India’ is under the Ministry of Envi- Economy
ronment and Forests. l Imputed gross rent of owner occupied buildings
Polity and Constitution is a part of final consumption.
l ‘Directive Principles’ in our constitution are non- l Free trade is refers to free movement of goods
enforceable in the courts of law. from one country to another.
Success Tip l Economy of scale means reduction in unit cost
of production.
The Directive Principles of State Policy are the guide-
l RBI does not transact the business of Jammu
lines or principles given to the central and state gov-
& Kashmir State Government.
ernments of India, to be kept in mind while framing
laws and policies. These provisions contained in Part l The famous book ‘The General Theory of Em-
IV (Article 36-51) of the Constitution. ployment, Interest and Money’ is written by J.M.
Keynes.
l Dialectical Materialism is associated with the
l The definition of ‘small-scale industry’ in India
theory of Communism.
is based on investment in machines and equip-
l A motion moved by a member in a legislature
ments.
when it is desired to have a discussion on a
l When the total product rises at an increasing
matter of urgent public importance is called
rate, the marginal product is rising.
Adjournment motion.
l The term ‘Laissez-faire’ is associated with the
l No Government Expenditure can be incurred in
Capitalist form of economy.
India except with sanction of the President.
l In the budget figure of the Government of India,
l Chhattisgarh state carved out of Madhya
interest payments, subsidies, pensions, social
Pradesh after the parliament passed the legisla-
services and the like are the parts of the Non-
tion in the year 2000.
plan expenditure.
l Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candi-
l ‘Green Accounting’ means measuring the Nation-
date forfeits his security deposit when he fails
al Income of the country taking into account
to secure even 1/6 of the total votes polled.
estimation of pollution and environment dam-
l The term of office of the member of the UPSC is
age.
6 years or till they attain 65 years of age.
l The supply of agricultural products is generally
l Jai Prakesh Narayan was in the favour of Party
inelastic.
less democracy.
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