UPSC Prelims Facts – 11 April 2024

UPSC Prelims Facts

Pro-Shogunate and Anti-Shogunate faction are in news.

  • Form of government in Japan where a shogun, or military dictator and landowner held power
  • Also known as – Bakufu and Shogunshoku.
  • Characteristics –
    • Feudal hierarchy, with the shogun at the top and regional lords, known as daimyo, holding authority over their respective territories.
    • Shogun’s officials were known as the bakufu, which translates to “tent government”.

FICCI celebrates its 97th Foundation Day.

  • A non-government, not-for-profit organisation established in 1927.
  • Largest and oldest apex business organisation in India.
  • Headquarters – New Delhi.
  • Role – FICCI articulates views and concerns of industry, influencing policy to encouraging debate, engaging with policy makers and civil society.
  • Contribution – Established Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) Forum in 2011.

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Satellogic announced successful deployment of TSAT-1A into space.

  • TSAT (Tata Satellite) -1A – India’s 1st indigenously developed and built satellite capable of sub-meter resolution optical imaging.
  • Features –
    • It is equipped with both multispectral and hyperspectral imaging capabilities which allows TSAT-1A to collect data across wide range of wavelengths within electromagnetic spectrum
    • Data collected by satellite has potential to drive progress in crucial sectors like Agriculture, Disaster Management, Urban Planning and Environmental Monitoring

Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand.

  • Karen Ethnic minority – Indigenous to the Thailand-Burma border region in Southeast Asia, primarily in Karen State of Myanmar.
  • Origin – They trace their origins to the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, or Tibet

Israel deployed C-Dome defense system for the first time.

  • C-Dome – Naval version of the Iron Dome air defense system used to shield against advanced ballistic, aerial, and surface-to-surface threats.
  • Iron Dome – Missile defense system that can protect deployed and maneuvering forces, as well as civilian areas against a wide range of indirect and aerial threats.
  • Features –
    • Handles saturation attacks by engaging multiple targets simultaneously, with short reaction time.
    • Unlike Iron Dome which has its own radar, C-Dome is integrated into the ship’s radar to detect incoming targets.

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