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Application of Rare earth Elements

Guaranteed 2-mark material for Prelims 2026

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@asli_niranjan Wishing him success. May divine grace be with him.

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b) Fertilizer production✅

Namrup, Ramagundam, Sindri, and Talcher all host major fertilizer plants—mostly urea/ammonia-based, established to utilise local natural gas/coal resources.

These centres were part of India’s early fertilizer industrialisation strategy under FCIL/HFCL to boost agricultural productivity.

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The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit for "Radiance") is an Indian-made, single-engine, delta-wing, multirole combat aircraft.

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Country permanent invitee to the G20 and attends every summit despite not being a member.

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G20
Founded in 1999 after the Asian Financial Crisis to bring major economies together on global economic issues.

Members: 19 countries + EU + AU (African Union added in 2023).

Represents ~85% of global GDP and ~75% of world trade.

Presidency rotates annually; the host nation sets the agenda.

India hosted G20 in 2023, introducing the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future.”

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@UPSC_EDU (a) Privileges✅

Equality in society means no one enjoys special privileges on the basis of birth, caste, wealth or status.

It ensures that all individuals are treated as equals without any discriminatory advantages.

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@UPSC_EDU (A) Lothal✅

Lothal is a major Harappan port town located in Gujarat (Near Saragwala, Ahmedabad district).

It is famous for its dockyard, one of the earliest known in the world.

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Special CBI Courts

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@UPSC_EDU (d) Tenth Schedule✅

Anti-defection provisions are contained in the Tenth Schedule, added by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985.

It deals with disqualification of MPs/MLAs for defection, and the presiding officer decides cases (subject to judicial review)

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A. 1971✅

The Privy Purse was abolished in 1971 through the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which ended all official recognition and payments to former princely rulers.

Indira Gandhi personally pushed the 26th Constitutional Amendment (1971), arguing that Privy Purses were “incompatible with an egalitarian society” and violated the spirit of equality.

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@UpscRepublicX Founder: Subhas Chandra Bose

Year: 1938

Capacity of Founder: President of the Indian National Congress.

Chairman: Jawaharlal Nehru

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(a) British Indian Association✅

Founded in 1851 in Calcutta, the British Indian Association was the first major voluntary body representing the interests of Indian landlords (zamindars).

It worked for land revenue reforms, protection of landlords’ rights.

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@CseWhy (b) Economic liberty✅

The Preamble guarantees liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship — economic liberty is not included.

Economic liberty is not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the Preamble as an objective.

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Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) also known as Mini QUAD

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@UPSC_EDU (b) The Committee on Estimates✅

The Committee on Estimates is the largest Parliamentary committee, consisting of 30 members—all drawn from the Lok Sabha.

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(b) Cripps Proposals✅

Quit India Movement (August 1942) was launched after Cripps Mission failed to offer real transfer of power, disappointing Congress.

Gandhi called the offer a “post-dated cheque on a failing bank,” leading to the call for “Do or Die” and mass uprising.

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IIT Madras Zanzibar is the first-ever international campus established by any Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

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Place In News

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Katanga Copper Belt

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(D)✅V. D. Savarkar

Founded by V. D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar in 1904 .

It was linked to the 1909 assassination of A. M. T. Jackson, the Nashik District Magistrate, carried out by Anant Kanhere, an Abhinav Bharat member.