Union Public Service Commentary (UPSC)

Chhattisgarh has the longest North-South extension among Indian states, stretching approximately 700 km.

Before 1972, No disciplinary action could be taken against ICS officers , nor could they be dismissed or removed, except by the authority that appointed them (the Secretary of State for India or the Crown).

According to the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, the anti-defection law does not apply if at least two-thirds of the members of a legislative party agree to merge with another party.

ONLY State governments in India have power to tax Agriculture Income.

With the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attaining criticality, India has officially become ONLY the second country in the world to have a commercial-scale operating Fast Breeder Reactor.

All the planets in our solar system (except Earth/Uranus) are named after Roman gods. Uranus is the only one named after a Greek god (Ouranos).

Jogi mara cave paintings in Chhattisgarh have themes like dancing couples, animals like elephant and fish.

Fawazil (or Fazil) was the surplus revenue that iqtadars (provincial governors/land holders) in the Delhi Sultanate were required to send to the central treasury after paying for their personal expenses and military obligations.

Bhabru-Bairat inscription in Rajasthan mentions Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism. In this rock edict, Ashoka explicitly states his faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.

'Latin Europe' is used to describe Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and Romania.

According to Svetambara tradition, Jamali was the first to be initiated into the order after Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana (enlightenment) Jamali was the first male disciple, while Chandanbala was the first female disciple.

Alara Kalama taught Siddhartha (Buddha) the "Sphere of Nothingness" (Ākiñcaññāyatana), a high level of meditative dhyana. He was a hermit philosopher and the first teacher of Gautama Buddha in Rajgir.

A painted pottery jar was found at Lothal which depicts a bird on a tree holding a fish while a fox-like animal stands below, a scene remarkably similar to the "Cunning Fox" fable later recorded in the Panchatantra.

𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 are exceptionally 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹,with each 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 carrying approximately 1 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲 of energy. This amount of energy 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 to the 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 of 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Phanindranath Ghosh was a British informer, who had testified against revolutionaries, including Bhagat Singh's associates. Baikunth Shukla, a member of HSRA assassinated Phanindranath Ghosh in 1934. He was later hanged same year. #ShaheedDiwas

𝗞𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮. 𝗚𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮.

𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮 𝗜 (985- 1014 AD) Developed a revenue system where land was surveyed & then revenue was assessed. So, 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝗨𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗹 (𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩) .

Gautam Buddha predicted the birth of King Kanishka. It's documented in Mahayana traditions and accounts from Chinese travelers like Xuanzang.

Sargasso Sea is the ONLY sea in the world that has no land boundaries; it is defined by four ocean currents in the North Atlantic. It's also called "Sea of Seaweed" : It gets its name from the Sargassum seaweed.

National Center for Seismology (NCS) uses the time gap between the arrival of the P-wave and the S-wave to calculate the epicenter of the quake. The further away the earthquake is, the larger the gap between these waves.