Upcoming Mentoring Sessions
RMS - Polity - Emergency Provisions
RMS - Geography - Humidity, Clouds & Precipitation
RMS - Economy - Demography, Poverty & Employment
RMS - Modern History - 1813 AD to 1857 AD
RMS - Polity - Union & State Executive
RMS - Modern History - 1932 AD to 1947 AD
RMS - Geography - Basics of Atmosphere
RMS - Polity - Fundamental Rights - Part III
RMS - Economy - Planning and Mobilisation of Resources
RMS - Modern History - 1919 AD to 1932 AD
RMS - Modern History - 1757 AD to 1813 AD
RMS - Economy - Financial Organisations
RMS - Geography - Major Landforms
RMS - Polity - Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
RMS - Geography - EQ, Faulting and Fracture
RMS - Polity - Fundamental Rights - Part II
RMS - Economy - Industry, Infrastructure & Investment Models
RMS - Polity - DPSP & FD
RMS - Economy - Indian Agriculture - Part II
RMS - Geography - Rocks & Volcanoes and its landforms
RMS - Geography - Evolution of Oceans & Continents
RMS - Polity - Fundamental Rights - Part I
RMS - Modern History - 1498 AD to 1757 AD
RMS - Modern History - 1858 AD to 1919 AD
RMS - Geography - Interior of the Earth & Geomorphic Processes
RMS - Geography - Universe and Earth and Basic concepts on Earth
RMS - Economy - Indian Agriculture - Part I
RMS - Economy - Fundamentals of the Indian Economy
RMS - Polity - Union & its territories and Citizenship
RMS - Polity - Constitution & its Salient Features and Preamble
Learning Support Session - ANSWER writing MASTER Session
Learning Support Session - How to Read Newspaper?
Mastering Art of writing Ethics Answers
Mastering Art of Writing Social Issues Answers
Answer Review Session
UPSC CSE 2026 Form Filling Doubt Session
Mentoring Session (2024 - 25) - How to Write an ESSAY?
Social Issues Doubts and Mentoring Session
Ethics & Essay Doubts and Mentoring Session
Geography & Environment Doubts and Mentoring Session
History Doubts and Mentoring Session
Economy & Agriculture Doubts and Mentoring Session
Online Orientation Session
How to Read Newspaper and Make Notes?
Mains Support Programme 2025-(2)
Mains Support Programme 2025- (1)
Polity & International Relations Doubts and Mentoring Session
Mentoring Sessions (2024-25) - How to DO REVISION?
Learning Support Session - How to Start Preparation?
RMS - Geography - World Mapping
Mentoring Session (2024-25) - How to Make Notes?
General Mentoring Session (GMS )
Mentoring Session (2025-26) - How to write an Answer?
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 4 (V7704)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 4 (V7704)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 9 (V7709)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 9 (V7709)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 9 (V7709)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Online Test
12 Mar 2026
GS Test - 9 (V7709)
Questions : 100 Questions
Time Limit : 0 Mins
Expiry Date : May 31, 2026, midnight
Current Affairs
March 11, 2026
About Devon Island:
- It is located in the Canadian arctic archipelago, within the zone classified as the High Arctic.
- It is the world’s largest uninhabited island.
- Ellesmere Island lies to the north of Devon Island and Baffin Bay lies to its east.
- Although completely devoid of human settlements, a few species reside on the island.
- Winters are extremely harsh with temperatures being as low as −50 °C.
- The “out-of-the-world-like” landscape here is cold, dry, and rocky. Snow and ice blanket the island’s ice cap for the entire year.
- NASA uses Devon Island to study Mars, primarily because it's barren, and its freezing, polar desert conditions allow researchers to test next-generation rovers.
- It is home to a 14-mile-wide Haughton Crater. It was formed when a meteorite struck millions of years ago, leaving behind terrain that resembles the surface of Mars.
Current Affairs
March 11, 2026
About Bascule Bridge:
- It is a type of bridge that can be raised to provide clearance for waterway traffic and is also referred to as a lifting bridge or a drawbridge.
- It makes use of a counterweight to balance a span or leaf through its upward trajectory.
- The balance of the weight is sometimes adjusted according to the frequency of waterway traffic.
- The counterweight is usually heavier than the leaf itself, which makes lifting easier and reduces the energy needed to operate the bridge.
- The span can be single or double, and in rare cases it may even be triple or quadruple.
- A pulley system helps raise and lower the bridge.
- Cables or chains connected to the counterweight run through pulleys and are attached to the leaf.
- This mechanical system helps reduce the force needed to lift the leaf, using something called "mechanical advantage.”
- The word ‘bascule’ is French in origin and translates loosely as a seesaw or a balancing mechanical device.
- It is thought that bascule bridges were first designed during the mediaeval era in Europe, when they served defensive purposes.
- The longest double-leaf bascule bridge in the world is the Broadway Bridge in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Current Affairs
March 11, 2026
About Central Industrial Security Force (CISF):
- It is a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in India operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It provides security to various critical infrastructures, including airports and important national installations.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Motto: “Protection and Security”.
- Establishment:
- The CISF came into existence in 1969 through the CISF Act 1968 with a sanctioned strength of only three battalions.
- The Act was amended in 1983, declaring the CISF as an Armed Force of the Union.
- Organisation Structure:
- CISF is headed by an Indian Police Service officer with the rank of Director-General, assisted by an IPS officer in the rank of Addl. Director-General.
- The force is divided into seven sectors (Airport, North, North-East, East, West, South, and Training) and also has a Fire Service Wing.
- The force consists of seven training institutes – six Recruit Training Centers and the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA).
- Functions:
- The CISF security umbrella includes India’s most critical infrastructure facilities, like nuclear installations, space establishments, airports, seaports, power plants,
- In addition, the CISF also protects important government buildings, iconic heritage monuments, Delhi Metro, Parliament House Complex, and Central Jails of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The CISF also has a specialized VIP Security vertical, providing round-the-clock security to important protectees.
- CISF personnel are trained in disaster management techniques, enabling them to actively respond to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones.
- CISF is one of the largest Fire Protection Service providers in the country. CISF is the only force with a customized and dedicated fire wing.
- It is a compensatory cost force, which means that it bills its clients for the services it provides.
- The CISF is the only CAPF with a daily public interface – in the airports, in the Delhi Metro, and in the iconic monuments.