GK Express of 11/12/2025

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1. Deepavali - UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site

Deepavali, the festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, announced at the 20th UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee session at New Delhi's Red Fort from December 8-13, 2025.

2. PM-SURAJ Portal Launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'PM-SURAJ' (Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan) portal. It is a centralized platform aimed at providing credit support to entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections of society, ensuring direct financial assistance without intermediaries.

📖 Know Your English

Word: Sagacious

Meaning: Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd.

Synonyms: Wise, Clever, Intelligent, Astute.

Example: The leader made a sagacious decision to save the company from bankruptcy.

🚆 SOCIAL REFORMS COACH

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1. Who founded the 'Paramahansa Mandali' in Bombay in 1849?

➡️ Dadoba Pandurang and Mehtaji Durgaram. They worked primarily for the abolition of caste.

2. Which social reformer is associated with the 'Aravippuram Movement' in Kerala?

➡️ Sree Narayana Guru. He defied caste restrictions by consecrating an idol of Shiva at Aravippuram in 1888.

3. The 'Young Bengal Movement' was led by which radical thinker?

➡️ Henry Vivian Derozio. He was a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, and inspired students to think rationally.

🚆 INTERNAL SECURITY COACH

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1. What does the 'SAMADHAN' doctrine relate to?

➡️ It is the strategy of the Ministry of Home Affairs to tackle Left Wing Extremism (Naxalism) in India.

2. Which specialized police unit is famously known as 'Greyhounds'?

➡️ A special police force of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana police departments, created to combat Maoist insurgents.

3. The 'Multi-Agency Centre' (MAC) functions under which organization?

➡️ The Intelligence Bureau (IB). It is the nodal body for sharing intelligence inputs on terrorism.

🚆 BIO-DIVERSITY COACH

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1. What is the 'Nagoya Protocol' related to?

➡️ It relates to the 'Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization' (under the Convention on Biological Diversity).

2. Which is the first 'Mixed Heritage Site' of India recognized by UNESCO?

➡️ Khangchendzonga National Park (Sikkim), recognized for both its natural and cultural significance.

3. What is a 'Keystone Species'?

➡️ A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance (e.g., Tiger, Bees).

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 Rocket on a Bicycle

India's first rocket was so light and small that it was transported to the launch site in Thumba, Kerala, on the back of a bicycle in 1963.

🌍 The Door to Hell

The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, known as the 'Door to Hell', has been burning continuously since 1971 after Soviet geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas.

❓ Question of the Day

What is the power of 'Judicial Review' derived from in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: It is primarily derived from Article 13 (which declares laws inconsistent with Fundamental Rights as void) and Articles 32 and 226 (which give powers to the Supreme Court and High Courts to issue writs).

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1. Which Operation was launched by the Indian Government to annex Hyderabad in 1948?

2. What is the term 'Blue Carbon' used for in environmental science?

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