PNRD 28 Aug 2020

SAARC has eight members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Myanmar is not a member.

The United Nations headquarters is in New York City, USA; none of the listed locations (Washington, London, Geneva) is its headquarters.

Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography is titled The Story of My Experiments with Truth, originally published in installments in the 1920s.

Gandhi began the Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 and reached Dandi on 6 April 1930.

The Chipko Movement was a forest-conservation movement in which villagers, especially women, embraced trees to prevent felling.

International Women’s Day is observed annually on 8 March, recognizing women’s rights and gender equality.

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is known as laughing gas and has medical anesthetic and analgesic uses.

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ; Good Friday commemorates his crucifixion.

Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the “Tryst with Destiny” speech at the Constituent Assembly on the eve of India’s independence, 14–15 August 1947.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest Rajya Sabha representation among states, with 31 seats.

The Supreme Court is regarded as the guardian of the Constitution, exercising judicial review to protect constitutional supremacy.

In most Indian states, the Governor is the ex-officio Chancellor of state universities, subject to state-specific laws.

Articles 243K and 243ZA assign local-body election supervision to the State Election Commission.

Under Article 356, President’s Rule is initially approved for six months and can be extended in six-month periods, subject to constitutional limits and parliamentary approval.

Stand-Up India facilitates bank loans for greenfield enterprises by at least one SC/ST borrower and one woman borrower per bank branch, subject to scheme conditions.

Ecomark is India’s eco-labelling scheme for products that meet prescribed environmental criteria.

Vinoba Bhave launched the Bhoodan (land-gift) movement in 1951 at Pochampally, Telangana, seeking voluntary redistribution of land.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and blocks some or all of the Sun’s disk.

Biogas mainly contains methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), with methane serving as the combustible component.

Soybean is a protein-rich legume and contains substantially more protein per unit weight than most common cereal grains.