• Borax is also known as sodium borate & sodium tetraborate. It is ore of boron & a salt of boric acid.

• It is is a major component in detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes.

• The official names as set down in article 1 of the Indian constitution are: India (English) and Bharat (Hindi).

• Bharat was selected as the name of the country of India in 1950.

The book ‘Beyond 2020 : A Vision for Tomorrow’ is written by APJ Abdul Kalam.

• It is a vision document for the new millennium that charted how India could become one of the top five economic powers in the world.

• Abdul Kalam was the 11^th president of country from 2002-2007. He is more famously known as ‘Missile Man of India’.

• Some other major works of APJ Abdul Kalam are- Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Indomitable Spirit, and Transcendence: My spiritual experiences with Pramukh Sawamiji.

• In November 2020, the Kerala state government launched the "Parivarthanam Scheme" for the betterment of the Fishing Community.

• This scheme will guarantee a certain value to the fishermen as fair compensation.

• The scheme will promote the processing and marketing of clean fish and its fresh products.

• Khudai Khidmatgar movement was founded by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in 1929.

• It was a Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement against the British Raj in the North-West Frontier Province.

• It was originally a social reform organisation focusing on education and the elimination of blood feuds.

• Microwaves are used for communication with geostationary satellites.

• While Radio waves are mostly used for communication with Low Orbit Satellites.

• The main reason behind the usage of microwaves is as it has the strong ability to penetrate the atmosphere.

• Radio waves have high wavelength and low frequency and hence used in communication low orbit satellites.

• Radio waves are also used in Radio broadcasting, television and mobile phone communication.

* Ajmer – Luni

* Gorakhpur – Rapti

* Jabalpur – Narmada

* Ghaziabad – Hindon

Currently, the year 2011-2012 is being used as the base year of the GDP.

Naag is an anti tank missile of India.

• It is developed by DRDO.

• It is a third generation fire and forget class missile.

• It is launched from NAG missile carrier (NAMICA) which is capable of carrying up to 6 combat missiles.

• It ranges from 500 mts to 4 Kms.

• Other anti tank missiles are- Amogha and Helina.

• Rakhigarhi (Haryana) is the largest site of Indus Valley Civilization in india.

• Until now, Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan was considered the largest of the 2,000 Harappan sites in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.