Ultra-High-Yield UPSC Revision Table
| Topic | One-line fact to remember |
|---|---|
| Guggal | Commiphora wightii; Critically Endangered medicinal plant |
| Waterspout | Rotating column over water; fair-weather & tornadic types |
| CCHF | Tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever |
| Ribociclib | CDK4/6 inhibitor used in breast cancer |
| Regenerative Agriculture | Restores soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem functions |
| Periyar Cow | Indigenous Kerala cattle breed; Periyar Kullan |
| Cloud & AI Initiative | NSDC + Cultus + AWS; 150,000 learners |
| Guruvayur Temple | Krishna temple; Kerala architectural tradition |
| Vishwamitri River | Vadodara river; famous for mugger crocodiles |
| Indian Star Tortoise | Vulnerable; CITES Appendix I |
| Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve | India's first BR; Karnataka + Kerala + Tamil Nadu |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus; diving duck; Least Concern |
| UKMTO | Maritime security information and incident reporting |
| Mauritius | Indian Ocean partner; Chagos issue |
| Narwhal | Arctic marine mammal; iconic tusk |
| Thiksey Monastery | Ladakh; Gelugpa; Maitreya Buddha |
| Long-tailed Marmot | Marmota caudata; Himalayan rodent |
| Squint | Strabismus; abnormal eye alignment |
| Endoscopic Camera | Camera + light for internal body visualization |
| TCQ 3.0 | Territorial Army cybersecurity hackathon |
| KN-30 | North Korean Hwasong-11C SRBM |
| Chromium | Cr(VI) highly toxic/carcinogenic |
| Ervebo | Ebola vaccine for Zaire ebolavirus |
| NADCP | FMD + Brucellosis control through vaccination |
Most Important Prelims Comparisons
CCHF: Virus + tick + zoonosis
Ervebo: Vaccine + Zaire ebolavirus
Ribociclib: Drug + CDK4/6 + breast cancer
Guggal: Plant + Commiphora wightii + CR
Indian Star Tortoise: Vulnerable + CITES Appendix I
Smew: Duck + Mergellus albellus + LC
KN-30: North Korea + Hwasong-11C + SRBM
NADCP: FMD + Brucellosis
Nilgiri BR: Karnataka + Kerala + Tamil Nadu
Thiksey: Ladakh + Gelugpa
UKMTO: Maritime security + Indian Ocean/Middle East
TCQ 3.0: Territorial Army + CyberPeace + cybersecurity
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