Dr. B R AMBEDKAR IAS ACADEMY

2022-04-22 15:36:16 The most famous cave site is Ajanta. It is located in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra State. Ajanta has twenty-nine caves.The themes of the paintings are the events from the life of the Buddha, the Jatakas and the Avadana. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:15 Phad scroll paintings – Bhilwada, Rajasthan-Phad is a painted scroll, which depicts stories of epic dimensions about local deities and legendary heroes. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:15 The most important sources of Buddhism are the Tripitakas / Tipitaka written in the Pali language. They are Sutta Pitaka,Vinaya Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Vinaya Pitaka consists of rules of conduct and discipline applicable to the monastic life of the monks and nuns. The Sutta Pitaka consists of the main teaching or Dhamma of Buddha. The Abhidamma Pitaka is a philosophical analysis and systematization of the teaching and the scholarly activity of the monks. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:15 Sanchi stupas
Hemispherical in shape with a low base.
Symbolized the cosmic mountain.Inscription by the ivory carvers of vidisha on the southern gateway throws light on the
transference of building material from perishable wood & ivory to the more durable
stone. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:15 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is a food security welfare scheme announced by the Government of India in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The program is operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.  Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:14 The national registry of sex offenders has a database of offenders convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences and eve teasing.

The Criminal Law Act, 2018, provides for a national registry of sexual offenders.

The Ministry of Home Affairs launched the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) on 20th September 2018. 

This online facility is exclusively for the use of law enforcement agencies having access to Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). NDSO is a central database of sexual offenders in the country which is being maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has names and aliases, travel and immigration documents, employment information, professional licenses, vehicle information, criminal history, photograph, fingerprints, DNA samples, Aadhaar card numbers and voter IDs, they added.

The data will be stored for (a) 15 years for those posing low danger, (b) 25 years for those posing moderate danger and (c) lifetime for habitual offenders involved in violent crimes like gang-rapes. 

U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, South Africa and Trinidad &Tobago are some of the other countries having similar databases.


National registry on sex offenders – comprising those convicted on charges of rape, gang rape, child sex abuse and eve teasing – has crossed 1 million names recently. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 15:36:14 Chhau dance is a tradition from eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes. Open / Comment

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2022-04-22 15:11:38 What is Treasury Bill (T-bill)? Open / Comment

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