GK Express of 05/11/2025

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1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2025, held in Gyeongju, South Korea, concluded with the adoption of the APEC Leaders’ Gyeongju Declaration (2025), reaffirming regional cooperation, digital transformation, and inclusive economic growth.
Does India a member of APEC?
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2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has set up a committee to tackle challenges in Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and strengthen their budgeting, accounting, and payment systems.The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has set up a committee to tackle challenges in Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and strengthen their budgeting, accounting, and payment systems.
What is the difference between Cental Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes?
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3. There is a demand for the inclusion of the Rowmari–Donduwa Wetland Complex in Assam as a Ramsar Site, recognizing its remarkable biodiversity and ecological significance.
Name the first Ramsar Site in India?
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📖 Know Your English

Word: Abash

Meaning: Cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Synonyms: Humiliate, disconcert, rattle, mortify

Example: He was abashed by the sudden applause after his short, unprepared speech.

🚆INDIAN POLITY COACH

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1. Who appoints the Chairman and members of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?

➡️ The President of India appoints the Chairperson and members of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). The NCBC is a constitutional body established to examine complaints and advise the Central Government on the socio-economic development of the backward classes.

2. Name the first Education Minister of India?

➡️ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first Education minister of India who played a key role in establishing IIT Khargpur, UGC and AICTE.
His birthday, November 11 is also celebrated as the National Education Day. .

3. What is the key difference between 'Habeas Corpus' and 'Mandamus' writs?

➡️ Habeas Corpus is a writ issued to produce a person before a court who has been detained, challenging the legality of the detention. Mandamus is a writ issued by a superior court to a lower court or public authority, commanding them to perform a public duty they have refused to perform.

🚆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COACH

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1. Which two countries conduct the joint naval exercise known as the 'KONKAN'?

➡️ The KONKAN Naval Exercise is conducted annually between the navies of India and the United Kingdom (UK). It focuses on enhancing interoperability and practicing coordinated anti-submarine, air, and surface warfare operations.

2. What is the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for India?

➡️ The SCO provides India with a crucial regional platform to address security issues, particularly counter-terrorism and radicalism, in Central Asia. It also helps India foster economic and connectivity ties with Eurasian countries.

3. Expand BIMSTEC?

➡️ The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organization of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of US$5.2 trillion.

🚆INDIAN CONSTITUTION COACH

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1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution is referred to as the 'Heart and Soul of the Constitution' by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?

➡️ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar referred to Article 32, which deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies, as the 'Heart and Soul' of the Constitution. This Article guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

2. Which major concepts in the Indian Constitution were borrowed from the USSR (Soviet Union)?

➡️ India borrowed the concepts of Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) and the ideal of Justice (Social, Economic, and Political) expressed in the Preamble from the Constitution of the USSR.

3. Under which Article of the Constitution can Parliament alter the boundaries or name of an existing state?

➡️ Article 3 of the Indian Constitution grants Parliament the power to form a new state, increase or decrease the area of any state, alter the boundaries of any state, or alter the name of any state. This highlights the Union's power over the 'destructible states' (a unitary feature of India's federal structure).

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 The first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, launched in 1975, was named after the famous mathematician Aryabhatta who discoverd Zero (0)

It was launched by the Soviet Union from Kapustin Yar using a Cosmos-3M rocket.

🌍 The US Department of Defense is the world's largest employer, with over 3 million total employees.

This figure includes active service members, reserve personnel, and civilian employees.

❓ Question of the Day

In the context of the Indian Constitution, what does the term 'Quasi-Federal' mean?

Answer: The term 'Quasi-Federal' (Coined by K.C. Wheare) is used to describe the Indian political system because it exhibits features of both a Federal structure (division of powers, written constitution, independent judiciary) and a Unitary structure (strong central government, single constitution, emergency provisions). The Constitution itself declares India as a 'Union of States', meaning the states have no right to secede and the center holds dominant powers.

✍️ Answer These Questions

1. Name the India's first indigenously development Satelite?

2. Which is the only major Fundamental Right that is suspended during a National Emergency (Article 352)?

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