GK Express of 10/12/2025

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1. 59th Jnanpith Award Announced

The 59th Jnanpith Award (for 2024) was conferred upon acclaimed Hindi writer and poet Vinod Kumar Shukla in March 2025

2. Raisina Dialogue 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9th edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. The Chief Guest was the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The theme for this edition is 'Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create'.
Can anybody know what is Raisina Dialogue?
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📖 Know Your English

Word: Magnanimous

Meaning: Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

Synonyms: Benevolent, Charitable, Altruistic, Noble.

Example: The team was magnanimous in victory, shaking hands with their opponents and praising their efforts.

🚆 INDIAN POLITY COACH

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1. What is the 'Guillotine' in the context of the Indian Parliament?

➡️ It is a parliamentary procedure where the Speaker puts all the outstanding demands for grants to vote at once, without discussion, on the last day allotted for the budget.

2. Who is the Chairman of the Zonal Councils in India?

➡️ The Union Home Minister acts as the Chairman of all five Zonal Councils.

3. Which committee recommended the establishment of the 'Central Bureau of Investigation' (CBI)?

➡️ The Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962-64).

🚆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COACH

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1. The 'Five Eyes' (FVEY) is an intelligence alliance comprising which countries?

➡️ USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

2. The term 'Two-State Solution' is most commonly associated with which global conflict?

➡️ The Israel-Palestine conflict, envisioning an independent State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel.

3. What is the 'Ashgabat Agreement' related to?

➡️ It is a multimodal transport agreement between Central Asian countries and the Middle East to create an international transport and transit corridor.

🚆 INDIAN CONSTITUTION COACH

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1. Under Article 61, what is the only ground for the impeachment of the President of India?

➡️ 'Violation of the Constitution'. (Note: The Constitution does not define the meaning of this phrase).

2. Which Writ is known as the 'Bulwark of Individual Liberty'?

➡️ Habeas Corpus (Latin for 'To have the body'). It protects individuals from unlawful detention.

3. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 added which three words to the Preamble?

➡️ Socialist, Secular, and Integrity.

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 Highest Polling Station

Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh is the world's highest polling station, located at an altitude of 15,256 feet.

🌍 Country with Most Time Zones

France covers the most time zones of any country (12 time zones), largely due to its various overseas territories.

❓ Question of the Day

What is the 'Doctrine of Basic Structure' and which case established it?

Answer: It is a judicial principle that the Parliament cannot alter specific basic features of the Constitution. It was established by the Supreme Court in the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case (1973).

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