GK Express of 12/12/2025

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1. India's first Indigenous Hydrogen Vessel

The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways flagged off India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell vessel in Varanasi, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s drive toward clean and sustainable inland water transport.

2. UMEED Portal

The Ministry of Minority Affairs launched the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Portal on 6th June 2025 to upload authenticated data of existing Waqf properties.

📖 Know Your English

Word: Pragmatic

Meaning: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Synonyms: Practical, Realistic, Sensible, Logical

Example: We need a pragmatic approach to solve the city's traffic problems, not just ambitious ideas.

🚆HISTORY COACH

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1. Who founded the 'Indian Statistical Organization'?

➡️ The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was founded by the visionary statistician Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Kolkata on December 17, 1931, growing from his Statistical Laboratory and later declared an institution of national importance under the ISI Act of 1959.

2. Which Act was known as the 'Black Act' leading to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre protest?

➡️ The Rowlatt Act (1919)

3. In the context of Ancient India, what does the term 'Vishti' refer to?

➡️ Forced Labor

🚆BANKING AND FINANCE COACH

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1. Which bank is implementing Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)-based Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling on NH-48?

➡️ Jio Payments Bank (JPBL) is the bank implementing ANPR-based Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling on the Gurugram-Jaipur stretch of NH-48, deploying the technology at the Shahjahanpur and Manoharpura plazas as part of India's pilot MLFF initiative for seamless, barrier-free toll collection.

2. What is the full form of 'CVV' printed on credit/debit cards?

➡️ Card Verification Value

3. 'Which Indian bank was awarded the title of "World's Best Consumer Bank 2025" by Global Finance?

➡️ State Bank of India

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY COACH

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1. The 'Montreux Record' is a register associated with which environmental convention?

➡️ Ramsar Convention (Wetlands)

2. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greenhouse gases?

➡️ The troposphere, Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, contains the most significant concentration of greenhouse gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane, making it the layer most responsible for trapping heat and driving our planet's weather and climate through the greenhouse effect. It holds most of the atmosphere's mass and water vapor, where human activities directly release these gases, influencing surface warming.

3. What does 'BOD' stand for in water pollution measurement?

➡️ Biological Oxygen Demand. It measures the dissolved oxygen microbes need to break down organic waste in water, indicating water quality; high BOD means more pollution, depleting oxygen for aquatic life, while low BOD suggests cleaner water, making it a key tool for monitoring sewage, industrial effluent, and overall water health.

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 India's First Train

India's first passenger train ran on April 16, 1853, from Bori Bunder (Mumbai) to Thane, a 34 km journey operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway with three engines (Sahib, Sultan, Sindh) and 14 carriages carrying 400 people, marking the birth of Indian Railways and a new era for the nation.

🌍 Country with no national anthem

While almost every recognized country has an anthem, Cyprus is famous for not having its own official national anthem; it uses Greece's "Hymn to Liberty," and Northern Cyprus uses Turkey's anthem.

❓ Question of the Day

Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the 'Anti-Defection Law'?

Answer: The 10th Schedule. It was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 to prevent political defections.

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