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Tiger Reserves In India Largest Tiger Reserves in terms of Area Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Smallest Tiger Reserves in terms of Area Orang Tiger Reserve Largest number of Tiger Reserves Maharashtra(6), Madhya Pradesh(6) Recently declared Tiger Reserves in India List of 53 Tiger Reserves in India: Sl. No. Name of Tiger Reserve State 1 Bandipur (1973–74) Karnataka 2 […]
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What are antimicrobials? Antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics – are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease
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Top 50 UPSC Prelims Science Questions are given below : 1. ‘RNA interference (RNAi)’ technology has gained popularity in the last few years. Why?a) It is used in developing gene-silencing therapies.b) It can be used in developing therapies for the treatment of cancer.c) It can be used to develop hormone replacement therapies.d) It can be
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Rise of the Magadha Mahajanapada The four Mahajanapadas – Magadha, Kosala, Avanti and Vatsa were vying for supremacy from the 6th century BCE to the 4th century BCE. Finally, Magadha emerged victorious and was able to gain sovereignty. It became the most powerful state in ancient India. Different reasons for the rise of the Magadha Geographical factors:
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Differences between Buddhism and Jainism Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment is propagated by Jainism to attain salvation while Buddhism advised its Upasakas to follow the middle path or Tathagata marg. Ahimsa : Though both emphasise the principle of Ahimsa, yet Jainism is more strict in this connection. Soul: Buddhists do not believe in
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Out of the 111 National Waterways (NWs) declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016, 13 NWs are operational for shipping and navigation and cargo/passenger vessels are moving on them. The details of operational NWs are as follows: Sl. No. National Waterway (NW) No. River System Length (km) Location (S) 1. NW-1 Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia
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National highways in India are built, upgraded and maintained by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the nodal agency responsible for the national highways network. NHAI operates under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH). National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) NHAI is a statutory authority, established by NHAI act, 1988 and became
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Top 10 Largest Islands On Earth Australia is technically an island because it is unconnected to any other body of land, but it is more commonly considered a continental landmass. Of the seven continents, Australia is the smallest, at 2,969,976 square miles, or 7,692,202 square kilometers. However, if considered an island, it is the largest in
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List Of Famous Tribes Of The World are tabulated below : Abhors Mongoloids living in North-Eastern part of India Bantus Negroes of central and southern Africa Bedouins Bedouins {literally desert dwellers} is a semi-nomadic tribe of Arab stock in Africa and Southwest Asia. Their ancestors used to inhabit the the Arabian and Syrian deserts. Most
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List Of Major Straits Of The World A strait is a naturally formed navigable narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two larger bodies. As most of the trade takes place through sea routes, these straits provide navigable routes to various ships. Straits are also used to generate tidal power using turbines, for e.g.
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