Prelims Facts Corner – 02 November 2023

Prelims Facts Corner - 02 November 2023

Solar Cycle

The Sun’s activity cycle is reaching its peak early.

  • Sun cycle – 11 years
  • During this, solar activities fluctuate between solar maxima (highest number of sunspots) or solar minima (lowest number of sunspots).
  • Forms of solar activity – Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CME), high-speed solar wind, etc.

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Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand

Army successfully test-fires rocket and turret guns of indigenous LCH Prachand (means fierce) which was inducted into Indian Air Force in 2022.

  • Designed and developed by – Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
  • Only attack helicopter in the world that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 metres.
  • Features –
    • Firing air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles.
    • Fitted with twin-engine named Shakti engine

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

Maoists allegedly initiated gunfire towards forest watchers within the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Location – Kerala (Kannur district)
  • Rivers – Cheenkannipuzha and Urittipuzha rivers (tributaries of River Valapattanam)
  • Forest Types – West Coast tropical evergreen forest, West coast semi-evergreen forests, South Indian moist deciduous forest, Southern hilltop evergreen forest and plantations.

Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Uttarakhand government decided to establish Rajaji Tiger Reserve Conservation Foundation.

  • State – Uttarakhand
  • Situated along the hills of Shiwalik ranges and in transition zone between temperate western Himalaya and central Himalaya.
  • River flowing – Ganga and Song
  • Forest type – Ranges from semi-evergreen to deciduous and from mixed broad-leaved to Terai grassland.

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