GK Express of 12/11/2025

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📚 Current Affairs Coach

1. The Chief Justice of India stressed that “legal aid is not charity but a moral duty” and “a crucial aspect of governance, ensuring the rule of law reaches every corner of the country”.
Name the major legal institution that provides free legal aid to the poor people?
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2. The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2025, the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal continues to honour cinematic works that embody Mahatma Gandhi’s values of peace, non-violence, and inter-cultural dialogue.
Name the Asia's first Film Festival?
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3. India has notified the Rules for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This major step supports India’s Blue Economy vision and fulfills the Union Budget 2025–26 announcement to build a sustainable deep-sea fisheries framework.
What do you mean by EEZ?
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📖 Know Your English

Word: Abash

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

Synonyms: Humiliate, disconcert, rattle, shame

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

🚆INDIAN POLITY COACH

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1. Who appoints the Governor of RBI?

➡️ As per section 8 of the RBI Act, the Governor is appointed by the Central Government.

2. Name the highest Civil Servant Officer of Union government?

➡️ The highest civil servant in the Union government of India is the Cabinet Secretary, who is the senior-most official of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and heads the Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary is the ex-officio chairman of the Civil Services Board and has a key role in advising the government on policy and administration.

3. What is the meaning of the writ Quo Warranto?

➡️ Quo warranto is a Latin phrase that means "by what authority or warrant," referring to a legal writ that a court issues to inquire into the legitimacy of a person holding a public office. If the court finds that the person is not entitled to hold the office, the writ can be used to remove them from it. This legal remedy serves to prevent the unlawful occupation of public positions and uphold the rule of law. .

🚆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COACH

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1. Expand ICRC.

➡️ ICRC stands for the International Committee of the Red Cross, a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, that provides assistance and protection to victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence.

2. Does India a member of OPEC?

➡️ No, India is not a member of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) because it is a net oil importer, not a major oil exporter.

3. Who is the present president of World Bank?

➡️ The current President of the World Bank Group is Ajay Banga. He assumed office on June 2, 2023, for a five-year term, becoming the 14th President of the institution.

🚆INDIAN CONSTITUTION COACH

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1. Which article deals with consolidated fund of india?

➡️ Article 266 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Consolidated Fund of India. Specifically, Article 266(1) establishes the fund, which receives all revenues and loans of the Union Government, from which all expenditures are made.

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 highest dam in India is the Tehri Dam, with a height of 260.5 meters. 

It is a large hydroelectric and irrigation project located in Uttarakhand, buikt on thr Bhagirathi River.

🌍 The shortest man in the world was Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal.

He holds the record for the shortest adult ever verified at 54.6 cm (21.5 in). The shortest living man is Afshin Ghaderzadeh from Iran, who was verified at 65.24 cm (2 ft 1.68 in) in December 2022.

❓ 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.

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1. Name the first Indian rocket that was sent through an Indian Satelite named SLV-3?

2. Name the largest West flowing river in India?

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