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National Symbols and History
National Calendar
Based on the Sark Era, adopted on March 22, 1957.
Initiated by Kanishka, a Kushan ruler, also known as Second Ashoka.
National Flag
Designed by Bengali Venkia; adopted on July 22, 1947.
Colors:
White: Peace and Truth
Green: Fertility and Growth
Orange: Courage, Sacrifice, and Strength
Dharm Chakra
24 spokes, representing continuity.
Taken from Ashoka Chakra.
National Emblem
Made of sandstone, adopted from the Sarnath capital of Ashoka.
Features four animals: Bull, Horse, Elephant, Lion.
Contains Satyamev Jayate, from Mundaka Upanishad.
National Anthem
Written by Rabindranath Tagore, adopted on January 24, 1950.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the national song Vande Mataram.
National Symbols
Bird: Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
Tree: Banyan Tree
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
France: First country to adopt GST.
India: Has dual GST (SGST, CGST) and IGST, modeled after Canada.
Highest GST rate: 28% in India, second highest in Argentina (27%).
Chairman of GST: Finance Minister (not the Prime Minister).
Five-Year Plans
Planning Commission formed in 1950, discontinued in 2017.
Replaced by Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) on January 1, 2015.
CEO: BVR Subramanyam.
Total of 12 five-year plans focusing on agriculture, industrialization, poverty reduction, infrastructure, modernization, rural development, and sustainable growth.
Environmental Conventions
COP 29: Baku, Azerbaijan.
Vienna Convention: Ozone depletion.
Kyoto Protocol: Emission control (for developed nations).
Paris Agreement: Global warming (for all countries).
Basel Convention: Hazardous waste management.
Nagoya Protocol: Biological diversity, similar to Cartagena Protocol.
Revolutions in India
Green Revolution: M.S. Swaminathan (agriculture).
White Revolution: Dr. Verghese Kurien (milk).
Blue Revolution: Fishery development.
Golden Revolution: Honey production.
SI Units
Mass: Kilogram (SI unit)
Length: Meter
Time: Second
Temperature: Kelvin (not Celsius)
Measuring Instruments
Accelerometer: Acceleration
Ammeter: Electric current
Calorimeter: Heat
Odometer: Distance traveled by vehicle
Earth Layers and Atmosphere
Troposphere: Weather phenomena, where airplanes fly.
Stratosphere: Ozone layer.
Mesosphere: Coldest layer, meteors burn up here.
Thermosphere: Contains auroras and space shuttles.
Intelligence Agencies
RAW: India
CIA: USA
Mossad: Israel
MI6: UK
KGB: Russia
Planets
Venus: Hottest planet; Earth's twin.
Jupiter: Largest planet; Great Red Spot.
Neptune: Coldest planet.
Diseases
Types of Diseases
Bacterial: TB, Cholera
Viral: HIV, Chickenpox
Protozoan: Malaria (caused by Plasmodium)
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