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Anthropology paper 1 Marriage rules - https://youtu.be/5jm_QrfC-B8?si=DHBdnYpUdaWFTOuG

Contribution of Clifford geertz -https://youtu.be/nKGTCZlnSq4?si=ZV-y7c1bwAQ4jOUj Contribution of victor turner -https://youtu.be/9Uh0BHkUMn0?si=BTlAAm-uUYOcjDck Anthropology paper 1 2015

Contribution of irawati karve - https://youtu.be/e5M16YhzjOo?si=E-FO8GqQkweICzUe 2025 Anthropology paper 2

15th Annual India-Japan Summit Place-Tokyo Interacted with the Governors of 16 prefectures of Japan. State-prefecture cooperation is a vital pillar of India-Japan friendship. There is immense scope to cooperate in areas like trade, innovation, entrepreneurship and more. Futuristic sectors like Startups, tech and AI too can be beneficial.

MoA Xinsheng'26 Test Series Date - 30/08/2025 Topic - 5 Pumped Hydro vs Batteries 5. One key advantage of pumped hydro, compared to lithium-ion battery storage, is: A) Smaller land footprint B) Higher energy density per unit volume C) Longer life cycle with greater capacity for bulk energy storage D) Rapid deployment and installation

MoA Xinsheng'26 Test Series Date - 30/08/2025 Topic - 4 Pumped Hydro storage 4. Which of the following best describes the principle of pumped hydro storage? A) Generating electricity using wind turbines during peak hours B) Converting chemical energy in batteries to electrical energy C) Using surplus electricity to pump water to a higher elevation and releasing it to generate power when needed D) Utilizing solar thermal panels to store heat in molten salt

MoA Xinsheng'26 Test Series Date - 30/08/2025 Topic - 3 Energy Initiatives 3. Consider the following pairs of energy initiatives and their features: 1. SATAT scheme – Promotes compressed biogas (CBG) as a green fuel. 2. National Hydrogen Mission – Targets blending 20% hydrogen in petroleum by 2030. 3. Ujjwala Yojana – Provides free LPG connections to poor households. 4. PM-KUSUM – Aims at solarizing agriculture pumps. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (a) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

MoA Xinsheng'26 Test Series Date - 30/08/2025 Topic - 1 SATAT 1. The “Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)” initiative primarily aims to promote: A) Offshore wind energy farms B) Compressed biogas plants C) Solar and hydroelectric plants D) Coal-based thermal power

MoA Xinsheng'26 Test Series Date - 30/08/2025 Topic - 2 Energy Imports 2. With reference to India’s energy imports, consider the following statements: 1. India imports over 85% of its crude oil and more than 50% of its natural gas. 2. In 2024–25, Russia accounted for only 5–10% of India’s crude oil imports. 3. India’s crude oil and natural gas alone make up more than 25% of its total import bill. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

All our ancestors like, Homo Habilis ,Homo Erectus,Homo Heidelbergensis,Denisovans,Neanderthals,Homo Sapiens were all belong to a common ancestor in Africa. Due to climate change,resource competition,food availability these species had to move out from Africa to settle in various parts of the world. For instance, The Homo Erectus species had settled in Asia-Indonesia,China,Southeast Asia and in Europe. The Homo Neanderthals had settled in Europe and central Asia. Why did Homo Neanderthals extinct? Due to various factors the homo Neanderthals extinction happened. 1.The climatic conditions were the first reason,they had to see ice ages and temperature was low so they adopted shelter and fire to fight against cold. 2. Due to this climatic factors they did not have enough food to hunt and eat. 3. The calories played a lager part in the extinction of homo Neanderthals. * Homo Neanderthals had greater muscle mass * The Neanderthals' brain size was larger than homo spaiens so they had to take high calories which were necessary to survive in their time but harsh climatic conditions did let them to have enough calories. The had to take 4000 calories to survive everyday which was not possible in that context. 4. Due to these factors here comes Adenylosuccinate Lyase ( ADSL) Enzyme which is a building blocks of DNA and RNA. Here the food plays a role in supporting the ADSL enzyme's function well and promotes overall well-being but the Homo Neanderthalswere affected by this reduction in ADSL Enzyme because lack of food. After that the homo sapiens had come their brain size was small than homo Neanderthals. The homo sapiens adopted climatic conditions and their calories were 2400 which can be taken everyday and their Adenylosuccinate (ADSL) Enzyme was lower than the Neanderthals. The homo sapiens had to take this amount of calories which expanded their group by various things like ,social interactions, innovations especially tolerance,friendliness,culture along with it environmental support these things made them to exist sofar. After millions of years,todays we, modern humans are not having proper calories and having poor diets even in this AI driven society. Still the Homo Neanderthals are living here as we see in the child stunting crisis,man made environmental problems,climatic changes,cultural changes which all lead us back to ice age of homo Neanderthals. To get this awareness our ancestors were suffered and had to undergo immense pain but still modern era has the pain of Neanderthals across our world even today in the form of war,poverty,disease,cultural crisis,regional conflicts,political dominance,resource plundering in the guise of politics. For instance the war between Israel and Palestine,Russia and Ukrain,cross boder terrorism these modern human activities lead us back to the ice age. We should stop it all these for greater goodness for upcoming generations.

CSP 2022 Q.With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. Monazite is a source of rare earths. 2. Monazite contains thorium. 3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India. 4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite. Which of the statements given above are correct ? (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1,2, 3 and 4

CSP 2020 Q.The term 'West Texas Intermediate', sometimes found in news, refers to a grade of (a) Crude oil (b) Bullion (c) Rare earth elements (d) Uranium

CSP 2020 Q.In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under "IAEA Safeguards" while others are not? (a) Some use uranium and others use thorium (b) Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies. (c) Some are operated by foreign enterprises and others are operated by domestic enterprises (d) Some are State-owned and others are privately

Today's editorial(August 30) *Bitter experiences* 1)1973 oil embargo 2)2011 fukushima nuclear disaster 3)2021 Texas freeze 4)2022 Russia Ukraine war 5)Iberian peninsula Black out *Best lessons* 1) US - creation of strategic petroleum reserves 2) improving nuclear plant designs 3)the event underscored the limits of systems built for cost efficiency rather than resilience and importance of diversified and weather hardened infrastructure 4)No energy strategy is sovereign if it is single sourced 5)The risk of phasing out conventional capacity too rapidly Read newspaper You will be able to answer so many GS questions in a very good format!