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Payments banks and small finance banks explained - the Nachiket Mor Committee, RBI guidelines of 2014, the ₹2 lakh deposit limit, no-loan rule, priority sector targets, India Post Payments Bank and the first banks, with a comparison table and 15 previous year questions.
NCSC, NCST and NCBC explained - Articles 338, 338A and 338B, the 65th, 89th, 102nd and 105th Amendments, members, appointment, duties and powers, and the Kaka Kalelkar and Mandal Commissions under Article 340, with 15 previous year questions.
Disinvestment explained - minority and strategic sales, reasons and criticism, the history from 1991 to DIPAM in 2016, the Air India sale, and the Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna statuses with their criteria, plus 15 previous year questions.
CVC and CBI explained - the Santhanam Committee, CVC Act 2003, members, appointment, term and functions of the CVC, the CBI's origin in 1963 and the DSPE Act 1946, the Director's appointment and tenure, with a comparison table and 15 previous year questions.
The Commonwealth and NAM explained - the London Declaration of 1949, how India stayed in as a republic, 56 members and Marlborough House, Bandung and Belgrade, the five NAM founders and India's role, with a comparison table and 15 previous year questions.
Cooperative societies explained - the 97th Amendment Act 2011, Article 19(1)(c), Article 43B, Part IXB Articles 243ZH to 243ZT, board and audit rules, the 2021 Rajendra N. Shah case and the history from 1904 to Amul, with 15 previous year questions.
Inter-State relations explained - Article 262 river water disputes and the 1956 Acts, the Inter-State Council under Article 263, the five Zonal Councils, the North Eastern Council, full faith and credit and free trade, with 15 previous year questions.
ASEAN, SCO and QUAD explained - founding dates, members, headquarters, India's Look East and Act East policies, SCO expansion from 2017 to 2024, the QUAD's revival and summits, with a comparison table and 15 previous year questions.
G20 and BRICS explained - G20 origins in 1999 and 2008, members, the New Delhi summit of 2023 and the African Union, BRIC coined in 2001, the first summit in 2009, expansion from 2024, the New Development Bank and CRA, with 15 previous year questions.