Ultra-High-Yield Revision Table.
UPSC Relevance: National
| Topic | One-liner for Prelims |
|---|---|
| Lake Powell | Reservoir on Colorado River created by Glen Canyon Dam |
| INS Imphal | Project 15B/Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyer |
| ECMS | MeitY scheme for domestic electronics-component manufacturing |
| Huntington's disease | Autosomal dominant + CAG repeat + HTT gene |
| MAITREE-XV | India–Thailand Army exercise |
| Mt Kanlaon | Active stratovolcano on Negros Island, Philippines |
| Hara Mangroves | Iran's Qeshm Island/Khuran Strait; dominated by Avicennia marina |
| Friedreich ataxia | Autosomal recessive + GAA repeat + FXN |
| NDB | BRICS-origin multilateral development bank headquartered in Shanghai |
| Earthquake swarm | Cluster of earthquakes without a clear mainshock |
| Mahadayi | West-flowing river; Goa-Karnataka water dispute |
| Mt Elbrus | 5,642 m; highest peak of Europe under conventional boundary |
| SAFTA | South Asian Free Trade Area under SAARC framework |
| Roman Telescope | NASA telescope for dark energy, dark matter and wide-field surveys |
| NCDRC | Apex quasi-judicial consumer dispute commission |
| Loggerhead turtle | Caretta caretta; IUCN Vulnerable globally |
| Green India Mission | One of 8 NAPCC missions; forests, carbon sinks, ecosystem services |
| VPHEP | 444 MW run-of-river project on Alaknanda, Chamoli |
5 Very Important Comparisons
1. Huntington vs Friedreich
Huntington → AD → CAG → chromosome 4
Friedreich → AR → GAA → chromosome 9
2. Lake Powell vs Mahadayi
Lake Powell → Colorado River → USA
Mahadayi → Western Ghats → Goa/Karnataka → Arabian Sea
3. GIM vs ECMS
GIM → Environment/Climate
ECMS → Electronics/Manufacturing
4. NDB vs SAFTA
NDB → Development finance
SAFTA → Trade integration
5. MAITREE vs INS Imphal
MAITREE → India-Thailand military exercise
INS Imphal → Indian Navy destroyer
These topics collectively cover Environment & Ecology, Geography, Science & Technology, Defence, Economy, International Relations, Polity and Health, making them particularly useful for UPSC Prelims 2027 current-affairs revision.
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