03. Jan-Feb-March

Kerala → keralam

1. what is it

2. name change and constitution

3. States which changed names

1. kerala wants to change

2. under Article 3, simple majority

3. Uttaranchal → Uttarakhand and Orissa → Odisha

Menstrual Hygiene as FR

1. Under which article

2. A 21A

1. A14 - between rich and poor
   A 21 -

2. It violates A 21A because menstrual hygiene is basic infra requirement

Reproductive autonomy

1. How many weeks for minor acc to SC Judgement

2. What does medical termination of Pregnancy (Amednment) Act, 2021 says

1. 30 weeks

2. upto 20 weeks generally but Minors and assualt survivors can have upto 24 weeks

Right to Recall

1. For MLAs and MPs?

2. For Panchayasts and Municipalities

1. Not yet

2. Some states have it

16th FC

1. Division to states %

2. Formula

1. 42% in 15th FC since J&K is state, now 41% since J&K is UT

2. Income Distance(45) -> population(15) -> Area(15) -> Demographic performance(12.5) -> Forest and Ecology(10) -> Tax and fiscal efforts (2.5) - 15th FC

   Income Distance(42.5) -> population(17.5) -> Area(10) -> Demographic performance(10) -> Forest and Ecology(10) -> Contribution to GDP (10) - 16th FC

Vande mataram (national song)

1. Sequence of events in Vande mataram and Jana Gana mana while singing

2. Duration and no stanzas

3. Stand duirng the song?

4. Exception to stand

5. Who wrote it and later incorporated in which novel

6. First time public singing

7. Official status

8. Translated to English by whom and in which Journal

1. Vande mataram and then Jana Gana Mana

2. 3 min 10 secs and 6 stanzas

3. Yes

4. Cinema halls and when played in reels etc

5. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Anandmath

6. 1896 INC session by Rabindranath Tagore (1911 for Jana gana mana)

7. National song on Jan 24, 1950(same day for National anthem)

8. Aurobindo in Karmayogin

National Anthem

1. Adopted on

2. First performed

1. 24th Jan, 1950

2. 1911 session

National Dental council (Statutory body)

1. what is it

2. Replaced what

3. Which act

4. Under which ministry

5. Structure

1. To increase the dental standards to global standards

2. Dental council of India

3. National Dental Commission act, 2023

4. MoHealthandFamily welfare

5. 3 boards under it
   Undergraduate and Post graduate Dental education Board
   Dental Assesment and Rating Board
   Ethics and Dental Registration Board

Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA)

1. context

2. what is Frontier Nagaland Territorial authority

3. Agreement between

4. Is it 6th schedule?

1. Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation(ENPO) represnting 8 Naga tribes demanding separate state since 2010

2. Instead of separate state, they announced FNTA to grant financial autonomy and greater decision making power

3. GoI, GoNagaland, ENPO

4. No

CAPF Bill 2026

1. what was the issue

2. what was the SC judgement

3. What did centre do with the bill

1. IPS officers are sent under deputation to lead CAPF

2. SC last year said that this should not be done and CAPF officers should be promoted to lead

3. Centre effectively bypassing the bill by formalising IPS officers to lead CAPF

TRANSGENDER PERSONS PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AMENDMENT BILL, 2026

1. New definition

2. Right to Self-identification

3. verifying authority

1. Defines transgender persons as those with socio-cultural identities (kinner, hijra, aravani, jogta), biological variations, etc.

2. It is removed

3. A medical board will decide

Essential commodities act, 1955

1. for what

2. Act by state or parliament

3. What gave the above authority power

4. In which list

5. Any explicit def

6. any recent addition to list

7. LNG is new or old

8. adding new item needs bill or just notification

9. Can state gvt add any item to the schedule of the act

10. 2020 amendment

11. 2021 repeal

1. to protect the general public from unscrupulous market practices like hoarding, black-marketing, and artificial scarcity.

2. Centre

3. It is by centre, it is enacted based on concurrent list element which says Trade and commerce in, and the production, supply and distribution of Indusrial products, foodstuffs, cattle fodder, raw cotton, jute.

4. Concurrent list

5. No addition

6. Petroleum products is already on the list so centre used that to issue an order for LNG

7. LNG is already included under petroleum products

8. Just notification

9. No

10. In 2020 Parliament said that agri food items will be given to market and regulation will only be done in extreme cases like war etc, the motive was to derugulate and attract pvt investments into agri

11. But due to protests in repealed in 2021 - check

Prevention of corruption act, 1988

1. Issue wit 17A

2. Authority to investigate without court permission lies with only few, they are

1. Currently it needs prior government approval before initiating any investigation against a public servant.

2. Inspector of police , ACP, DSP

Pragati portal (Pro-Active

Governance and Timely Implementation)

1. by whom

2. what is it

1. central gvt

2. for direct review of

   projects with Central and State o cials.

PANKHUDI Portal

1. what is it

2. by whom

PANCHAM chatbot

1. what is it

1. Offers advisories, chatbot-

   driven FAQs, short training modules, and

   mechanisms for feedback and surveys.

Responsible Nations Index

1. given by whom

2. Top country

3. India rank

1. World Intellectual Foundation (WIF), in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IIM Mumbai

2. Singapore

3. India

Corruption perception index

1. given by whom

1. Transparency International

Sujal Gaon ID

1. what is it

1. ID that enables complete digital

   mapping of rural piped water supply assets

Bug Bountry Programme

1. what is it

1. The initiative enables cybersecurity

   professionals to identify vulnerabilities in

   critical digital platforms managed by UIDAI,

   thereby strengthening system resilience.

VB-G Ram G Youth Digital Campaign

1. What is it

2. Open to

1. Promotes active engagement of rural youth in developmental initiatives.

2. 15-29 years

Bharat Taxi

1. what is it

2. which ministry

1. cooperative based taxi program

2. Ministry of corporation