GK Express of 19/01/2026

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1. US Withdrawl from ISA

The United States has announced its withdrawal from the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
India and France jointly launched the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.

2. PSLV Failure

ISRO’s first launch of the year, the PSLV-C62 mission failed to place its 16 satellites into the intended orbit, marking the second consecutive failure of the long-reliable PSLV rocket.

3. No 10 Minutes Delivery from now

Indian quick commerce firms Swiggy and Zepto have changed the branding of their quick commerce operations to stop promoting it as a “10-minute” service following a government order.

The move is aimed at ensuring greater safety, security and improved working conditions for gig workers.

📖 Know Your English

Word: Tenacious

Meaning: Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely; very determined.

Synonyms: Persistent, determined, resolute, unyielding.

Example: The researcher was tenacious in her pursuit of a cure, refusing to give up despite many failures.

🚆ECONOMY COACH

👆 Click a question to see the answer

1. What does the 'Gini Coefficient' measure in an economy?

➡️ Income Inequality (A value of 0 represents perfect equality, while 1 represents perfect inequality).

2. What is meant by 'Twin Deficit' in the context of the Indian Economy?

➡️ A situation where an economy suffers from both a high Fiscal Deficit and a high Current Account Deficit simultaneously.

3. Which committee recommended the formation of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?

➡️ Urjit Patel Committee

🚆 GOVERNANCE COACH

👆 Click a question to see the answer

1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the 'Annual Financial Statement' (Budget)?

➡️ Article 112

2. The concept of 'Public Interest Litigation' (PIL) originated in which country?

➡️ United States of America (USA)

3. Which Schedule of the Constitution divides powers between the Centre and States (Union, State, and Concurrent Lists)?

➡️ Seventh Schedule

🚆INDIAN ART & CULTURE COACH

👆 Click a question to see the answer

1. The 'Gandhara School of Art' was heavily influenced by which foreign art style?

➡️ Greek (Hellenistic) and Roman styles.

2. 'Sattriya' is a classical dance form officially recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi from which state?

➡️ Assam (Introduced by Srimanta Sankardev).

3. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Odisha is famously known as the 'Black Pagoda'?

➡️ Konark Sun Temple

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 India's Smallest Satelite

India's smallest satellite is generally recognized as Kalamsat, a 64-gram, 3D-printed cube launched by NASA in 2017, designed by Indian students led by 18-year-old Rifath Sharook to test space radiation and radio transmission, paving the way for future Indian student space projects.

🌍 The Deepest Point

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest place on Earth. It is so deep (approx 11 km) that if you placed Mount Everest at the bottom, the peak would still be 2 km underwater.

❓ Question of the Day

What is the 'Basic Structure Doctrine' of the Indian Constitution?

Answer: It is a judicial principle established in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973). It states that the Parliament cannot alter or destroy the fundamental features (like secularism, democracy, judicial review) of the Constitution.

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