IMPORTANT TRICKS & TIPS:GENERAL STUDIES

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Sep 3, 2019
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☞Trick to Remember the Ruling Dynasties of Ancient History:

Trick:- HASINA MASHUKA AA.

HA- Haryanka Dynasty

SI- Shishunaga Dynasty

NA- Nand Dynasty

MA- Maurya Dynasty

SHU- Shunga Dynasty

KA- Kanwa Dynasty

AA- Andhra Dynasty

☞Tricks to remember Important fold mountains:

Trick:- U ARe A Himalaya

U :- Ural Mountain.

A :- Alps Mountain.

R :- Rocky Mountain.

A :- Andes Mountain.

H :-Himalaya.

Under the Doctrine of Lapse Dalhousie annexed the Princely States

Dalhousie made annexations only on weekends i.e. Saturday and Sunday.

Trick:(Sat and SUN)

Sat- Satara

S- Sambhalpur

U- Udaipur

N- Nagpur

and then Jhansi

☞Tropic of Cancer Passes through eight states:

Trick:- West Me Gujarat Rajasthan, Mujhe Jharkhand Chahiye Tha.

W- West Bengal

M- Madhya Pradesh

G- Gujarat

R- Rajasthan

M- Mizoram

J- Jharkhand

C- Chhattisgarh

T- Tripura

☞Official languages of United Nations Organization :

Trick : FACERS

F- French

A- Arabic

C- Chinese

E- English

R- Russian

S- Spanish

☞Confluencing places of initial rivers which form Ganga as a whole :

Trick:- DAV (school) of PAK (istan) is BAD

1. DAV : Dhauliganga + Alaknanda ➖ Vishnuprayag.

2. PAK : Pindar + Alaknanda ➖ Karnaprayag.

3. BAD : Bhagirathi + Alaknanda ➖ Devaprayag.

☞States with Bicameral Legislature :

Tricks: MAUT Ka Baja

M- Maharashtra

A- Andhra Pradesh (not Arunachal)

U- Uttar Pradesh (not Uttarakhand)

T- Telangana

Ka- Karnataka

Ba- Bihar

☞Chronological Order of Grand Slams of Tennis every Year :

Tricks: A FRENCH Woman of USA

A- Australian Open

FRENCH- French Open

W- Wimbledon

U- U.S. Open

☞Countries around Caspian Sea :

Tricks: TARIK (Date)

T- Turkmenistan

A- Azerbaijan

R- Russia

I- Iran

K- Kazakhstan

☞Countries bordering Red Sea :

Tricks: DESSEY

D- Djibouti

E- Eritrea

S- Saudi Arabi

S- Sudan (not somalia: pay attention and keep rem)

E- Egypt

Y- Yemen

☞Countries bordering Baltic Sea are :

Tricks: RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland

Ru- Russia

De- Denmark

Germany

S- Sweden

E- Estonia

L- Latvia

L- Lithuania

Poland

Finland

☞5 Principal organs of United Nations :

Tricks: GS IS ECONOMICS

G- General Assembly

S- Security Council

I- International Court of Justice

S- Secretariat

ECONOMICS- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

☞IRNSS Series satellite

Tricks: BADE class of IRNSS were launched in Geosyncronous orbit and rest were launched in Geostationary.BADE means---- IRNSS B, A, D & E. IRNSS 1A- Geosynchronous

IRNSS 1B- Geosynchronous

IRNSS 1C- Geostationary

IRNSS 1D- Geosynchronous

IRNSS 1E- Geosynchronous

IRNSS 1F- Sub-geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Geostationary)

IRNSS 1G- Expected to be in Geostationary

☞SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area) & SAARC countries

Tricks: MBBS PAIN

M- Maldives

B- Bangladesh

B- Bhutan

S- Sri Lanka

P- Pakistan

A- Afghanistan

I- India

N- Nepal.

☞8 Core Industries of India :

Tricks: CCC FRENS

C- Coal

C- Crude Oil

C- Cement

F- Fertilizers

R- Refinery Products

E- Electricity

N- Natural Gas

S- Steel

☞Members of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation :

Tricks: LIMCa TV

L- Laos

I- India

M- Myanmar

Ca- Cambodia (not China, Pay attention)

T- Thailand

V- Vietnam

☞G7 countries are wealthy nations. So, they all drink JUICE & have GF (girlfriend).

Tricks: JUICE GF

J- Japan

U- USA

I- Italy (not India, Please pay attention)

C- Canada (not China, Please pay attention)

E- England (United Kingdom)

G- Germany

F- France

Note: (i) European Union is also a part of this group which is represented by above mentioned European Countries.

(ii) Initially, it was G6, when formed in 1975. Later, in 1976, Canada was added. So, it became G7 and in 1997, Russia was added. So, it became G8. But, due to annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia was suspended and hence it became G7 again.

Chronology: G6 ➖ G7 ➖ G8 ➖G7.

☞Passes in different States of India :

Passes in J&k other than in POK.

1. Zojila pass (between kashmir &Ladakh)

2. Zaskar pass (it lies on the dividing line between the Great Himalayan and

Zaskar ranges)

3. Banihal pass (Kashmir & Jammu)

4. Pir panjal pass (kashmir and Rajauri)

5. Sach pass (In Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas)

Some important Passes in Himachal Pradesh

1. Bara Lacha La (in H.P.)

2. Shipkila (Between H.P. & China) and river Sutlej originates here.

3. Raniso Pass (Between H.P. & China)

4. Khimokil Pass (Between H.P. & China).

Important passes in Sikkim

1. Nathula pass (Between Skimm and Tibet).

2. Jelep La (Between Sikkim and Bhutan).

All the passes below are between Uttarakhand & China.

1. Niti pass.

2. Mana pass.

3. Tsang pass.

4. Darma pass.

5. Lipu Lekh pass.

6. Lampiya Dhura pass.

7. Thanga La.

☞Remember Kings who followed Buddhism

Tricks: “Bapu Ka hath”

B– BimbisaraA-AshokaP– PrasanjeetU-Uday senKa- KaniskaHath-Harsha vardhana.

☞Remember Sessions of Lok Sabha

Tricks: B.M.W

Budget (February to May),Monsoon (June to September)Winter (November to December).

☞To remember length of boundary of india shares in decreasing order-

Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal. Tricks: BaChPaN

☞Human started using metals in sequence

Tricks: CBI

COPPER

BRONZE

IRON.

☞To remember schedules from constitution:

Tricks:TEARS OF OLD PM

T - Territory ,

E - Emoluments,

A - Affirmations/Oaths,

R - Rajya Sabha,

S - Scheduled Areas,

O - Other Scheduled Areas (Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Assam) - Remember it considering you MeT MiA (famous Vj),

F - Federal structure - Three Lists,

O - Official Languages,

L - Land Reforms - 9th Schedule

D - Defection -- Anti- Defection,

P - Panchayats,

M - Municipalities

☞National aquatic animal ganges dolpjin is found in 7 states they are

Tricks: BMW RAJU

B-Bihar M-Madhya Pradesh W-West bengal

R-Rajasthan A-Assam J-Jharkand U-Uttar Pradesh

☞SCO(shanghai cooperation organisation)

Tricks: TRUCK

T-Tajikistan R-Russia U-uzbekistan C-China K-kyrgystan and kazakhstan

☞Jainism

In jainism there is panchamvrats which is expected to be followed by monks they are CLIPS

C- chastity-Brahmacharya

L-non Lying-satya

I-non injury-ahimsa

P-non possession-aparigraha

S-non stealing-asteya

☞Tri ratnas of jainism

In jainism to attain nirvana tri ratna was proposed.

Tricks: KFC

K-right Knowledge

F-right Faith

C-right Conduct

☞UK is made of

Tricks: WINES

W-wales

IN-Ireland north

E- england

S-scotland

☞Crops and Forest:

For Tropical( Kharif) Crops (in NCERT):Co Ba Ma ki Tu Jo Ri (Cobama ki Tujori)

Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Jowar, Rice

For Temperate ( Rabi) Crops(in NCERT): Whe Ba G Ra M ( Vibha Garm)

Wheat , Barley , Gram, Rapeseed, Mustard

Tropical Evergreen Trees( given in NCERT) : R E M A (Rema)

Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini

Semi Evergreen ( in NCERT): C H K (check)

cedar, hallock, Kail

Tropical Deciduous Dry( in NCERT): P A K ka T A B ela ( Pak ka Tabela)

Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu, Axlewood , Bel

Tropical Deciduous Moist (in NCERT) : SSS AT ( Three Sat)

Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak

** In Ncert means that these crops/trees are mentioned in these headings as per NCERT

☞The oath for SC, HC judges & CAG is same.

☞The oath for President & Governor is same.

☞Trick for Western flowing rivers:- GLTi Se MNP ho gya G- ghaggar L- luni T- tapi S- sabarmati M- mahanadi N- narmada P- periyar.

☞(SOCIO-RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT):

Trick: BPARTY 1. Brahmo Samaj, 2.Prarthana Samaj, 3.Arya Samaj, 4.Ramkrishan Mission, 5.Theosiphical Society , 6. Young Bengal Movement all r in chronical.

☞Trick for 4 Budhist counsils serial wise RAVA PAKA

RA-RAjagriha VA-VAisali PA-PAtliputra KA-Kashmir

☞Trick for Nationalization Date of Banks

14 banks were nationalized on July 19, 1969 5 banks were nationalized on April 15, 1980 To remember the nationalization date of the 19 banks remember this sentence – “A PUNJABI boy of name VIJAYA is studying COMMERCE in a CORPORATE college of ANDHARA PARDESH.” The above sentence highlights the names of 5 banks nationalized in April 15, 1980. These 5 banks are – 1) PUNJAB AND SINDH BANK (PUNJABI) (Don’t confuse it with PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK) 2) VIJAYA BANK (VIJAYA) 3) ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE (COMMERCE) 4) CORPORATION BANK (CORPORATE) 5) ANDHARA BANK (ANDHARA PARDESH) Except these 5 banks (also except SBI group and IDBI) all other 14 banks were nationalized on July 19, 1969.

☞Delhi Sultanate :

Sab Khao Tamatar Sab Lo Maze

S = Slave (Mamluk) K = Khilji T = Tughlaq S = Sayyid L = Lodi

M = Mughals

☞ Mughal emperors

Babar Hoilo Abar Jawr Sarilo Ausodhe

B= Babur 1526 – 1530

H = Humayun 1530 – 1540 1555 – 1556

A = Akbar 1556 – 1605

J = Jahangir 1605 – 1627

S = Shah Jahan 1628 – 1658

A = Aurangzeb 1658 – 1707

☞ Cabinet Mission

We know the grassland PAMPAS..simple it like..CAMPAS..stands for CA for Cabinet,M for Mission, had members name..P for Pathic lawrence,A for A.V.Alexendar,and S for Strafford Cripps...!

☞Arrival Of European companies in chronological order:

Putra ADa Dad FaSa.

P = Portuguese (1498) A = Angrej( English) (1600) D = Dutch (1602) D = Dennis (1616) F = French (1664)

☞Buddhist councils in sequence

RAVA PAKA

First Buddhist council (c. 400 BCE) - RAjigriha Second Buddhist council (c. 4th century BCE) - VAisali Third Buddhist council (c. 251 BCE) - PAtaliputra The Fourth Buddhist Councils - KAshmir