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DAILY PRELIMS CA 13 OCT 2026 ENG
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Subject: Polity
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed a new Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.
- ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ: Senior civil servants of ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (Level 14) or Additional Secretary (Level 15) rank.
- ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ: Head functional divisions in ECI Secretariat | Assist the ๐ฏ-๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ Commission of CEC and ECs.
- ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Processed under the ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ (CSS) by DoPT.
- ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: Screens candidate panels | Comprises ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, Secretary Personnel, and Establishment Officer.
- ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐: Final appointment approved by ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐, headed by Prime Minister.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Subject: Misc
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trishul arrived at Plymouth to participate in the bilateral exercise KONKAN-26.
- ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Annual bilateral maritime exercise | Conducted between Indian Navy and ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐
- ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Institutionalized in ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ to build operational synergy and tactical cooperation
- ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Hosted off the coast of ๐ฃ๐น๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐ต, England
- ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐: Participated by guided-missile stealth frigate ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐๐น
- ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Features Harbour Phase at Plymouth + Sea Phase conducting ๐๐ฟ๐ถ-๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป naval warfare drills
- ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ: Part of European deployment following French bilateral drill ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐-๐ฎ๐ฐ at Toulon
๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Subject: Misc
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Assam Forest Department launched the 'Nameri Wild Classroom' initiative at Nameri Tiger Reserve.
- ๐ก๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐: Department of Environment and Forest, Government of ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐บ
- ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ: Students from ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ด and above | Includes undergraduate and postgraduate college students
- ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น field learning camps | Conducted over two to three days inside Nameri Tiger Reserve
- ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐๐ถ๐ฎ-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | Utilized for rafting and studying freshwater riparian ecology
- ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: Wildlife tracking + birdwatching + integration of local forest communities' ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ก๐๐ฅ๐)
Subject: Polity
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day in New Delhi.
- ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Independent ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ quasi-judicial body | Functions in conformity with UN ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ (1991).
- ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐: Established in ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฏ under Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 | Amended by PHRA ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต.
- ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป: Must be a former ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ or a Supreme Court Judge.
- ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ญ serving or former Supreme Court Judge + ๐ญ serving or former High Court Chief Justice.
- ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฏ members with human rights knowledge | At least ๐ญ member must be a woman.
- ๐๐ -๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Chairpersons of NC for SCs, STs, Minorities, Women, BCs, Child Rights + Chief Commissioner for ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
- ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Inquires into violations ๐๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ or via petitions | Inspects detention facilities + recommends victim compensation.
- ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ: UPSC Prelims 2014 / 2021 (Statutory nature, composition, and powers of NHRC)
๐ก๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Subject: Economy
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Sveriges Riksbank Prize awarded jointly to economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford.
- ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
- ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ: Instituted in ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ด by Sweden's central bank | Administered by the ๐ก๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
- ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐: Advanced by ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น + shows consumer spending changes only with unexpected news.
- ๐ก๐ฒ๐ผ-๐ช๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Developed by ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ | Integrated price stickiness into New Keynesian ๐๐ฆ๐๐ models.
- ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐: Proves central banks steer economy via ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐-๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ rules rather than money supply volume.
- ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Modern central banking tool using clear communication to align expectations with ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
Subject: Geography
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Karnataka rejected quarrying proposals near the sanctuary to enforce strict mining bans within its ๐๐ฆ๐ญ.
- ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Situated in Gadag district, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ | Termed the Sahyadri of North Karnataka.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐: Declared Conservation Reserve in 2015 + upgraded to ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ in 2019.
- ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ: Protects over 400 ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น plant species | Linked to mythological Sanjeevini Parvata.
- ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ: Preserves dry-grassland habitat for leopards, wolves, hyenas, blackbucks, and ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐.
- ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐: Serves as a key watershed draining into the ๐ง๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ River basin.
- ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐: Composes mineral-rich terrain featuring ancient ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ formations and quartz veins.