Minds Of Aspirants (Official)

Upsc Cse prelims question

What is earth hour ? WWF Environment awareness March 28

📊 Banking Institutions in India – CRR, SLR & Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Current benchmarks (approx): • CRR: ~4% of Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) • SLR: ~18% of NDTL --------------------------------------- 1️⃣ Public Sector Banks • Demand Deposits: Yes • Lending: Yes • CRR: Yes • SLR: Yes • PSL Target: 40% of ANBC --------------------------------------- 2️⃣ Private Sector Banks • Demand Deposits: Yes • Lending: Yes • CRR: Yes • SLR: Yes • PSL Target: 40% of ANBC --------------------------------------- 3️⃣ Foreign Banks • Demand Deposits: Yes • Lending: Yes • CRR: Yes • SLR: Yes • PSL Target: – ≥20 branches → 40% – <20 branches → 32% --------------------------------------- 4️⃣ Regional Rural Banks (RRB) • Demand Deposits: Yes • Lending: Yes • CRR: Yes • SLR: Yes • PSL Target: 75% --------------------------------------- 5️⃣ Small Finance Banks (SFB) • Demand Deposits: Yes • Lending: Yes • CRR: Yes • SLR: Yes • PSL Target: 60% --------------------------------------- 6️⃣ Payments Banks • Demand Deposits: Yes (limited) • Lending: ❌ Not allowed • CRR: Yes • SLR: ❌ Not applicable • PSL: Not applicable • Must invest ~75% deposits in Government securities --------------------------------------- 7️⃣ NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) • Demand Deposits: Usually No • Lending: Yes • CRR: ❌ No • SLR: ❌ No • PSL: Not mandatory

PVTG vulnerable tribal group animism nature worship shifting cultivation traditional economy sacred geography cultural ecology tribal rights development vs displacement identity preservation resistance to external intervention

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) are the climate action plans submitted by countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as part of the Paris Agreement to reduce global warming.

Upsc pyq 2015

Meghalaya Abode of clouds Prelims’26

Major Glaciers in India 1. Karakoram Range (Largest concentration) • Siachen Glacier – Longest glacier in India (~76 km) • Baltoro Glacier • Biafo Glacier • Hispar Glacier 👉 Karakoram has largest glaciers outside polar regions ⸻ 2. Ladakh & Zanskar Range • Drang-Drung Glacier • Kolahoi Glacier ⸻ 3. Himachal Pradesh Himalaya • Bara Shigri Glacier – largest in Himachal Pradesh • Chandra Glacier • Bhaga Glacier ⸻ 4. Uttarakhand Himalaya (Ganga basin importance) • Gangotri Glacier – source of River Ganga • Yamunotri Glacier – source of Yamuna • Pindari Glacier • Milam Glacier • Khatling Glacier ⸻ 5. Sikkim Himalaya • Zemu Glacier – largest in Eastern Himalaya

Gs3 What are the provisions of FAME scheme ? Gs2 What is the role of interest group in India? Explain with examples Political science Interest groups What is society of Indian automobile manufacturers?

Right to religion Caste system Gs 1 Gs 2 Anthropology paper 2- Topic Impact of religion on Indian society Sociology

PYQ 2023 Gs 3

Corruption Gs 2 Gs 4

PYQ 2024 Gs 4

PYQ 2018

West Asia war THAAD Gs 4