GK Express of 09/07/2025

By Nikhil Dasari - July 09, 2025

GK Express

"Great things never come from comfort zones. Step up, show up, never give up." 🚀

Career Tip

“Keep learning new skills regularly and stay curious—because in today’s fast-changing world, adaptability is your greatest career asset. Even small daily improvements add up to big success over time.”

POLITY COACH

1. What is a 'Whip' in parliamentary context?

Directive issued by party leaders to members regarding voting on important issues; disobedience can attract disqualification under Anti-Defection Law.

Which Prime Minister of India became the Acting Prime Minister of India twice?

Gulzarilal Nanda served as the Acting Prime Minister of India twice. He first served as Acting Prime Minister from 27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964 after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru. He served again as Acting Prime Minister from 11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966 following the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

3. The principles of “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” have been adopted in the Indian Constitution from which of the constitution of the world?

A tradition of the Period of Illumination, the witticism "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" first showed up during the French Transformation. It was composed into the 1958 Constitution and is these days part of the French public legacy.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COACH

1. What is the 'Blue Dot Network'?

US-led initiative to promote high-quality infrastructure investments in Indo-Pacific region; alternative to China’s BRI.

2. Between which two countries is the KONKAN Naval Exercise conducted?

It is a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. The KONKAN series of exercises commenced in 2004, providing the Naval forces of both the countries to exercise at sea and in the Harbor periodically to build interoperability and share the best practices.

3. What is the Dharma Guardian 2019?

Dharma Guardian is an Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise that started in 2018. The activity happens between the armed forces of the two nations. The most recent version of this bi-lateral activity was Dharma Guardian 2019, conducted amongst Indian and Japanese Armies in October 2019 at Vairengte, Mizoram.

INDIAN CONSTITUTION COACH

1. What is the difference between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties?

Rights are enforceable and protect individual liberty; Duties are moral obligations (Part IV-A) not legally enforceable.

2. What is the number of items in 12th schedule added by 74th Amendment of the Constitution?

74th amendment added the 12th schedule in the constitution comprising 18 items that fall under the purview of municipalities.

3. Article 123 of the Indian Constitution provides for:

Article 123 of the Indian Constitution provides for the Ordinance making power of the President only when the Indian parliament is not in session.

NCC B CERTIFICATE COACH

WEAPON TRAINING
1. What is a 'Cook-Off' in automatic weapons?

Accidental discharge due to excessive heat without trigger pull.

DRILLING
2. What is 'Counter March'?

A drill movement where the entire unit turns 180° to face the opposite direction in formation.

BATTELECRAFT AND FIELDCRAFT
3. What is a 'Harbour Area'?

Temporary resting and operational base of a unit during field movement.

ABBREVIATION
4. Expand NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Did You Know?

Did you know that there is a “waterfall” in the ocean? 🌊

In the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland, there is the world’s largest underwater waterfall, where cold, dense water drops 3,505 meters (11,500 feet) down into the warmer water below, making it taller than any land waterfall on Earth.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which country has no rivers despite being an island nation?

Saudi Arabia.(Although Saudi Arabia is not an island, it is one of the largest countries in the world with no permanent rivers.

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