GK Express of 29/12/2025

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1. Inclusion of 'Garba' in UNESCO List

Gujarat's traditional dance form 'Garba' has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It becomes the 15th cultural element from India to make it to this prestigious list.

📖 Know Your English

Word: Ebullient

Meaning: Cheerful and full of energy; bubbling with excitement.

Synonyms: Exuberant, Buoyant, Vivacious, Enthusiastic

Example: The ebullient crowd cheered loudly as the team scored the winning goal.

🚆 ECONOMY COACH

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1. What is the 'Gini Coefficient' used to measure in economics?

➡️ Income Inequality. It is a statistical measure of economic inequality in a population. A Gini coefficient of 0 represents perfect equality, while 1 implies perfect inequality.

2. What does the term 'Twin Balance Sheet Problem' refer to?

➡️ Stressed Corporate and Banking Sectors. It refers to a situation where banks are burdened with high Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), and corporations are struggling with high debt, leading to low investment.

3. What is 'Stagflation'?

➡️ Stagnant Growth + High Inflation. It is a rare economic situation characterized by slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment, which is at the same time accompanied by rising prices (inflation).

🚆 GOVERNANCE COACH

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1. What is the full form of 'CPGRAMS' used for grievance redressal?

➡️ Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System. It is an online platform available to the citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to the public authorities on any subject.

2. What is the primary aim of 'Mission Karmayogi'?

➡️ Civil Services Capacity Building. It aims to prepare Indian civil servants for the future by making them more creative, constructive, imaginative, innovative, proactive, professional, progressive, energetic, enabling, transparent, and technology-enabled.

3. 'SWAYAM' is an initiative of the Government of India related to which sector?

➡️ Education. It stands for 'Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds'. It is an integrated platform for offering online courses and covers school (9th to 12th) to Post Graduate level.

🚆 INDIAN ART & CULTURE COACH

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1. What is 'Shankhalipi' found in ancient Indian archaeological sites?

➡️ Shell Script. It is a highly stylized script used between the 4th and 8th centuries CE for names and signatures, often found engraved on rocks and pillars.

2. Thanjavur Paintings are famous for the use of which material?

➡️ Gold Leaf and Semi-precious Stones. Originating from Tamil Nadu, these paintings are characterized by rich, flat, and vivid colors, simple iconic composition, and glittering gold foils overlaid on delicate gesso work.

3. 'Gond Art' is a tribal art form primarily belonging to which state?

➡️ Madhya Pradesh. It is created by the Gond tribe and typically depicts nature, people's daily lives, mythology, and geometrical patterns using dots and lines.

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 Land of Lions and Tigers

India is the only country in the world that has both Tigers and Lions in the wild. Asiatic Lions are found in Gir (Gujarat) and Bengal Tigers are found across various reserves.

🌍 Volume of the Amazon

The Amazon River discharges so much water that it accounts for approximately 20% of all the fresh water entering the oceans from Earth's land surfaces.

❓ Question of the Day

Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for a 'Joint Sitting' of both Houses of Parliament?

Answer: Article 108. It is summoned by the President to resolve a deadlock between the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over a bill and is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

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1. Which country is known as the 'Land of the Long White Cloud'?

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