Key Points

Lok Sabha-

• Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral parliament.
• Lok Sabha is a temporary house and can be dissolved earlier by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
• The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 550, which is made up by the election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories.
• It is also known as the " House of people".
• Lok Sabha was founded on 17th April 1952.
• The term limit of this house is 5 years.

Important Points

Speaker and Deputy Speaker-

• He is the presiding officer of Lok Sabha.
• He is elected in the first meeting of Lok Sabha following the process of general elections.
• The current Lok Sabha speaker is Om Birla.
• The Deputy Speaker is the second highest authority in Lok Sabha.
• They act as presiding officers in the absence of a speaker.

Important Points

• The Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949.
• The Indian National Congress made the demand for a constituent assembly in 1934.
• The Constitution of India was officially framed by the Constituent Assembly.

Key Points

• The constituent assembly was set up on December 6, 1946.
  • It was constituted under the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
• The first official meeting of the constituent assembly was held on December 9, 1946.
• Sachidananda Sinha was appointed as the temporary chairman during its first meeting.
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent president of the constituent assembly on December 11, 1946.
• The Constituent Assembly also appointed H.C. Mukherjee as its vice president.
• The constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly was B. N. Rao.

Mistake Points

• The Constitution of India came into being on January 26, 1950.

Additional Information

• The constituent assembly adopted the national flag on July 22, 1947.
• The constituent assembly adopted the national anthem on January 24, 1950.
• The constituent assembly adopted the national song on January 24, 1950.

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Additional Information

• Manipur:
  • Capital: Imphal
  • Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
  • Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh
  • Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. 
    • It is the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake

Important Point

• Manipur’s martial art form ‘Thang-Ta’ to feature at Khelo India 2021. 
• Gatka from Punjab, Kalaripayattu of Kerala and Mallakhamba, a well-known sport played in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra will also be part of the Games.

The correct answer is Coulomb.

• The SI Unit of Charge is Coulomb.​

Key Points

• Coulomb
  • The SI Unit of Charge is Coulomb.
  • It is denoted as C.
  • The coulomb is defined as the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of one ampere.

Additional Information

• Ampere
  • It is denoted as symbol A.
  • It is the SI unit of electric current.
• Volt
  • The SI unit of electric potential difference is the volt (V) 1 V = 1 W/A.
• Ohm
  • The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance.
  • It is named after German physicist Georg Ohm.

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• An inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV) was developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and was first used in 1955.
• A live attenuated (weakened) oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Dr. Albert Sabin and first used in 1961.

Important Points

In News

• Tamil Nadu state government launched the "Neengal Nalama" Scheme to uplift families within the state.

Key Points

• The primary objective of the "Neengal Nalama" plan is to evaluate the effectiveness of important government schemes and to provide assistance to people facing any issues or challenges.
• The plan was launched on March 6, 2024.
• The plan was inaugurated by Minister of Rural Development I. Periyasamy, along with the presence of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and other significant dignitaries.
• The plan involves contacting beneficiaries across the state of Tamil Nadu to assess their well-being and to address any concerns or problems they may have encountered.
• The plan is also known as the 'Are you alright plan' or the Neengal Nalama Scheme 2024.
• It is a comprehensive initiative aimed at providing support to all families in Tamil Nadu.

In News

• India's first indoor athletics centre was inaugurated in Odisha.

Key Points

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the facility at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
• The indoor athletics centre is accompanied by a state-of-the-art indoor aquatic hub.
• These facilities aim to provide year-round training and competition for athletes without weather disturbances.
• The indoor athletics centre is capable of hosting indoor continental and regional championships.
• It is part of Odisha's efforts to strengthen its sports ecosystem and promote sporting excellence.
• The aquatic centre features a temperature-controlled Olympic-size swimming pool and accommodation facilities for athletes.
• The stadium was constructed at an approximate cost of Rs 120 crore.

In News

• Nalin Prabhat appointed D-G of National Security Guard.

Key Points

• Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed as the Director-General of National Security Guard (NSG), the country’s counter-terrorism and counter-hijack force.
• Mr. Prabhat is a 1992 batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
• He is currently posted as Additional Director-General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir.
•  According to an order by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as the chief of NSG till the date of his superannuation, August 31, 2028.
• Additionally, the committee has also approved the appointment of Sapna Tewari as the Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
• Ms. Tewari, a 1992 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, is currently working as Additional Director in the IB.
• According to the DoPT order, she has been appointed as the Special Director in IB for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of charge or up to the date of her superannuation, April 30, 2026.

In News

• 24 writers honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award for 2023.

Key Points

• Twenty four writers, including English author Neelum Saran Gaur and Hindi novelist Sanjeev, received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2023.
• The award ceremony coincided with the 70th anniversary celebrations of the National Academy of Letters at the ‘Sahityotsav’.
• The awards were given for literary works including nine books of poetry, six novels, five of short stories, three essays and one literary study.
• The authors and poets received the award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and an amount of Rs 1 lakh.

Key Points

• A standard chessboard has 64 squares in total, with 32 of them being white and the other 32 being black.
• Since each white square is adjacent to a black square, the number of white squares and black squares is the same.
• Therefore, the number of white squares on a chessboard is 32.

Additional Information

• Chess is a two-player strategy game that is played on a square board with 64 squares arranged in an 8x8 grid.
• Each player starts with 16 pieces, including one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns.
• The game is won by putting the opponent's king in "checkmate," a position in which the king is in a threatened position and cannot escape capture on the next move.