DNA – UPSC Notes
DNA | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS Bangalore GS-III · Science & Technology · Biology · Genetics DNA — Deoxyribonucleic Acid 🧬 Complete UPSC Notes — What DNA is (double helix, 3 billion base pairs), structure (nucleotides, base pairs A=T/G≡C, sugar-phosphate backbone), types (A-DNA, B-DNA, Z-DNA), location (nucleus + mitochondria), replication (semi-conservative, helicase, DNA polymerase), […]
PIB Summaries 13 April 2026
Content FROM QUEUES TO QR CODES: INDIA’S PAYMENT REVOLUTION Why in News? Relevance Practice Question Overview Evolution of Payment Systems in India JAM Trinity: Foundational Digital Public Infrastructure UPI: Disruptive Innovation in Payments Scale, Speed and Global Leadership Financial Inclusion and Socio-Economic Transformation Ecosystem Expansion and Innovation Governance, Security and Trust Architecture Global Impact and […]
Static Quiz 13 April 2026 (Science & Technology)
Q1.Consider the following statements: (a) 1 and 2 only(b) 2 only(c) 1 only(d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer : c Explanation : Q2.Which of the following diseases are caused by viruses? (a) Only One(b) Only Two(c) Only Three(d) All Four Answer : b Explanation : Q3.Consider the following pairs: Which of the pairs given above […]
Fungi — Structure, Classification, Benefits – UPSC Notes
Fungi — Structure, Classification, Benefits | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS GS Paper III · Science & Technology · Biology · Environment & Ecology 🍄 Fungi — Structure, Classification, Benefits & Virus vs Bacteria vs Fungi Definition · Cell Structure · Hyphae & Mycelium · Classification (Yeasts/Moulds/Dimorphic) · Nutrition · Reproduction · Benefits · Harmful […]
Viruses – UPSC Notes
Viruses | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS Bangalore GS-III · Science & Technology · Biology · Infectious Agents Viruses — Structure, Types & Significance 🦠 Complete UPSC Notes — What viruses are (non-cellular, 20–400 nm), structure (capsid, envelope, spike proteins, genome), types (DNA/RNA, helical/icosahedral/enveloped/complex), lytic and lysogenic cycles, diseases caused, virus vs bacteria, applications (vaccines, […]
Bacteria — Structure, Types, Importance – UPSC Notes
Bacteria — Structure, Types, Importance | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS GS Paper III · Science & Technology · Biology · Health · Environment 🦠 Bacteria — Structure, Classification, Importance & Bacteria vs Virus Definition · Prokaryotic Cell Structure · Shapes · Gram Staining · Nutrition · Reproduction · Benefits · Diseases · AMR · […]
Biological Classification — Five Kingdom – UPSC Notes
Biological Classification — Five Kingdom | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS GS Paper III · Science & Technology · Biology · Environment & Ecology 🌿 Biological Classification — Five Kingdom System Taxonomic Hierarchy · Historic Systems · Monera · Protista · Fungi · Plantae · Animalia · Viruses · Lichens · Whittaker 1969 · PYQs […]
Solutions, Colloids & Suspensions – UPSC Notes
Solutions, Colloids & Suspensions | UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS Bangalore GS-III · Science & Technology · Chemistry · Everyday Science Solutions, Colloids & Suspensions 🧪 Complete UPSC Notes — What a solution is (solute + solvent), types of solutions (aqueous, non-aqueous, dilute, concentrated, saturated, supersaturated, isotonic/hypotonic/hypertonic), colloids (Tyndall effect, Brownian motion), suspensions, comparison of […]
Rare Earth Elements — UPSC Notes
Rare Earth Elements — UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS GS Paper III · Science & Technology · Economy · Critical Minerals · Defence 🔮 Rare Earth Elements (REEs) Definition · 17 REEs · Light vs Heavy · Properties · Applications · China Monopoly · India’s Position · US-China Trade Tensions 2025 · UPSC PYQ 2025 […]
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures — UPSC Notes
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures — UPSC Notes | Legacy IAS GS Paper III · Science & Technology · Basic Chemistry · NCERT Class 9 🧪 Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Classification of Matter · Elements (Metals / Non-metals / Metalloids) · Periodic Table · Compounds · Mixtures (Homogeneous / Heterogeneous) · Colloids · Suspensions · Mixtures […]