* Lord Curzon passed the Indian Universities Act in 1904.

* Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.

* The main objective of the Act was to improve the condition of education in India and upgrade the system to a better level.

* He passed the Act of 1898 which made it an offence to provoke people against the British.

* He passed the Calcutta Corporation Act in 1899 which reduced the strength of elected members from India giving the British majority.

The Danube River originates from the Black Forest Mountains and flows east and falls into the Black Sea. It is the only river in the world that passes through 10 countries, such as Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova. The river also passes through five capitals of Europe - Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna, and Bratislava.

Diphu Pass - It is located in Arunachal Pradesh.

Bomdila Pass - Located in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh, this pass leads the way to Tibet via Tawang Valley.

Lipulekh Pass - connects the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand with Taklakot in Tibet.

Jelep La Pass - It is located in Sikkim also has strategic importance.

There is a route to Tibet via Nathula, Jelepla, Darjeeling, and Chumbi Valley.

• Shri Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first speaker of Lok Sabha.
• He was conferred with the title 'Father of the Lok Sabha' by Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.

Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.

● Human nails are made up of Keratin.

● It is also used in making hair, feathers, horns, claws, hooves, calluses and the outer layer of skin among vertebrates.

● It also protects epithelial cells from damage or stress.

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is also known as “Mini-Constitution”.

Four new Directive Principles of State Policy were added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

* To secure opportunities for the healthy development of children (Article 39)

* To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the poor (Article 39 A)

* To take steps to secure the participation of workers in the management of industries (Article 43 A)

* To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife (Article 48 A).

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Principal Functions of the CPCB, as spelt out in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, (i) to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and (ii) to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.