13 October 2026
Israel's general election is set for 27 October 2026.
The Knesset, Israel's unicameral parliament, dissolved on Friday 17 July 2026, the first time the body had seen out its full term since 1988.
Voters elect 120 members of the Knesset.
The system is nationwide proportional representation: the whole country functions as a single electoral district and voters choose party lists rather than individual candidates.
The electoral threshold is 3.25 per cent, so a list below that share wins no seats.
No party has won an outright majority in the country's history, which makes coalition-building central; after an election the President asks the politician best placed to form a government to assemble a coalition.
Polling date:
27 October 2026
Knesset seats:
120
Electoral threshold:
3.25 per cent
Knesset dissolution:
17 July 2026
Electoral districts:
One, the whole country
Why it matters for exams: A national election in a country India deals with closely, with its seat count, threshold and voting system, is prime current affairs material.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Knesset — Israel's parliament, a single chamber of 120 members.
Electoral threshold — The minimum share of the national vote a party list must win to get any seats.
Proportional representation — A system in which seats are shared out in proportion to the votes each list receives.
13 October 2026
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti, disposed of three connected petitions in Mahendra Singh Pawar v. State of Uttar Pradesh with a set of guidelines on engaging State Law Officers.
The judgment carries the neutral citation 2026:AHC-LKO:72290-DB.
The State must first assess, realistically, how many State Law Officers it needs, and must prescribe objective, transparent, merit-based criteria covering experience, competence, integrity, behaviour and suitability.
No person with criminal antecedents or undesirable behaviour may be appointed, and the State must ensure adequate representation of women advocates, subject to availability.
A State Law Officer appearing for a private party against the State must obtain a no-objection certificate from the competent authority and annex it to the vakalatnama; the Court clarified that this restriction does not apply to Brief Holders.
The Bench noted that Paragraph 5.01 of the Legal Remembrancer's Manual contemplates one Chief Standing Counsel for Allahabad and one for Lucknow, and found no explanation for six such appointments.
The Court clarified that its observations do not disturb existing appointments.
Case:
Mahendra Singh Pawar v. State of Uttar Pradesh
Neutral citation:
2026:AHC-LKO:72290-DB
Bench:
Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti
Chief Standing Counsel appointments questioned:
six
Why it matters for exams: It shows how a High Court can structure executive discretion in public appointments without striking the appointments down.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Legal Remembrancer's Manual — The Uttar Pradesh government's manual of rules on legal work and the engagement of its lawyers.
Vakalatnama — The written authority a client gives a lawyer to appear in a case.
13 October 2026
Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal of the Allahabad High Court held that Additional Government Advocates are officers of the Court.
The order was passed in Sachin Yadav v. State of U.P. and carries the neutral citation 2026:AHC:213930.
The Court said that when an Additional Government Advocate informs an officer about compliance with a court order, misbehaving with him by any officer, even the top-most officer of the State, will amount to contempt.
The matter arose from the conduct of the Public Relations Officer to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Azamgarh, who misbehaved with an Additional Government Advocate during a mobile phone conversation.
The Court directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, to issue a circular carrying that warning, and asked the Registrar (Compliance) to send the order to him.
It also clarified that a police officer who receives a non-bailable warrant issued by the High Court must personally ensure the arrest and the production of the person before the High Court.
The bail application itself was rejected on merits.
Case:
Sachin Yadav v. State of U.P.
Neutral citation:
2026:AHC:213930
Judge:
Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal
District involved:
Azamgarh
Why it matters for exams: A High Court order defining the status of State law officers and the duty of police on High Court warrants is directly examinable polity material.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
AGA Additional Government Advocate — A lawyer engaged by a State government to appear for it in the High Court.
NBW Non-Bailable Warrant — A court warrant to arrest and produce a person, with no automatic right to release on bail by the police.
13 October 2026
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response on 12 October 2026.
Member States had considered the text at the second UNGA High-Level Meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response on 25 September 2026 and then referred it to the full General Assembly for adoption.
The declaration commits countries to sustain investment in national, regional and global capacity to prevent, detect and respond to pandemic threats, and to treat preparedness as a health, development, economic and security priority.
It also commits them to implement the amended International Health Regulations (2005), to ensure timely access to pathogens and equitable benefit-sharing, to expand local and regional manufacturing and research capacity, and to secure sustainable financing.
The World Health Organization welcomed the adoption from Geneva and New York the same day.
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "WHO welcomes this strong commitment by UN Member States", and added, "We urge countries to now fulfil the commitments they have made."
The outcome of the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing negotiations is to be considered at the next World Health Assembly in May 2027, or earlier at a special session; adopting that annex would allow the WHO Pandemic Agreement to enter into force.
Adopted on:
12 October 2026
High-Level Meeting:
25 September 2026
PABS annex to be considered:
World Health Assembly, May 2027
Why it matters for exams: A fresh UN General Assembly declaration on pandemic preparedness, and the PABS annex on which the WHO Pandemic Agreement's entry into force depends.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
PABS Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing — The WHO system under negotiation for sharing pathogen samples and the vaccines and medicines made from them.
IHR (2005) International Health Regulations (2005) — The binding rules under which countries report and respond to public health events of international concern.
13 October 2026
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 13 October 2026 that the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan has completed five years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched it in October 2021.
The platform now integrates more than 1,800 data layers from 58 Central Ministries/Departments and all 36 States and Union Territories.
It supports more than 65 software modules and tools and over 100 mobile and web applications.
The Network Planning Group has evaluated 421 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹20.23 Lakh Crore.
The platform was developed indigenously by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).
The Union Cabinet has approved an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority to strengthen research, planning, evaluation, monitoring and impact assessment in transport and logistics.
Launched:
October 2021
Data layers:
more than 1,800
Ministries/Departments:
58
Projects evaluated:
421
Value of projects:
₹20.23 Lakh Crore
Why it matters for exams: The launch year, the developing agency BISAG-N, the Network Planning Group and the new Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority are directly askable facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
BISAG-N Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics — A central government institute that builds geospatial platforms and applications.
NPG Network Planning Group — The body that appraises infrastructure projects for integrated multimodal planning under PM GatiShakti.
13 October 2026
Excise Minister M. Liju told the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 that cases have been registered against three bars over liquor served to the 19-year-old driver of a car that struck a scooter near Nedumbassery.
The three bars are at Kadavanthra, Palarivattom and Nedumbassery, and the Excise Department is examining the violations.
The legal drinking age in Kerala is 23.
The crash took place at about 1.45 am on Sunday, October 11, 2026 on the four-lane Nedumbassery airport road near Athani, and three scooter riders died.
The Nedumbassery police have invoked Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act for drunk driving and Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, along with Sections 281, 49 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The driver has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody, and three co-passengers have been arraigned.
Biological samples have been sent for chemical examination.
Bars booked:
Three, at Kadavanthra, Palarivattom and Nedumbassery
Legal drinking age in Kerala:
23
Sections invoked:
Section 185 Motor Vehicles Act; Sections 105, 281, 49 and 3(5) BNS
Why it matters for exams: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section numbers that replaced the old IPC provisions, and Kerala's legal drinking age, are both directly examinable.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — The criminal code that replaced the Indian Penal Code; Section 105 covers culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Remand — A court order sending an arrested person to judicial custody for a fixed period while the investigation goes on.
13 October 2026
The Kerala Environment Department has published on its website a revised cadastral map of the State's ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats.
The map is based on the documents Kerala submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on September 24, in response to the Ministry's seventh draft notification.
The proposed ESA area falls from 9,993.7 sq km to 8,590.69 sq km.
The revised map largely excludes 33 of the villages earlier identified as ecologically sensitive.
In Idukki, 23 of 51 villages are excluded, along with cardamom cultivation areas in the Cardamom Hill Reserve, while the Munnar Gap Road remains within the ESA.
In Pathanamthitta seven villages remain, with the Sabarimala temple complex, Pampa, the Nilakkal parking ground and the Neelimala route excluded.
In Ernakulam, the residential areas of Kuttampuzha, the district's only village on the earlier list, are fully excluded.
Proposed ESA area now:
8,590.69 sq km
Earlier proposed area:
9,993.7 sq km
Villages largely excluded:
33
Idukki villages excluded:
23 of 51
Why it matters for exams: Western Ghats ESA boundaries and the area figures Kerala proposes are a standing question in both Kerala PSC and UPSC environment papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ESA Ecologically Sensitive Area — A zone where the Centre restricts mining, quarrying, red-category industry and large building projects.
Cadastral map — A survey map that shows individual land parcels with their survey numbers, so a boundary can be fixed plot by plot.
Background
Chapter VII of the UN Charter is titled Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression (Articles 39-51).
Under Article 39 the Security Council determines the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, and decides what measures shall be taken.
Article 41 covers measures not involving the use of armed force, which may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and the severance of diplomatic relations.
Article 42 allows action by air, sea, or land forces if the measures in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate.
Article 47 establishes a Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Security Council on its military requirements.
Article 51 preserves the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security; measures taken in self-defence must be immediately reported to the Security Council.
Chapter VII articles:
Articles 39-51
Measures not involving armed force:
Article 41
Action by air, sea or land forces:
Article 42
Self-defence:
Article 51
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask which Charter articles cover sanctions, force and self-defence, and the difference between recommending and deciding measures.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Article 41 Measures not involving the use of armed force — May include interruption of economic relations and severance of diplomatic relations.
Military Staff Committee Committee under Article 47 — Advises and assists the Security Council on its military requirements.
Background
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States.
It focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.
Its main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.
The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
Attended by:
Delegations from all WHO Member States
Agenda prepared by:
Executive Board
Meets:
Annually, in Geneva, Switzerland
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask which WHO body decides policy and appoints the Director-General, and where it meets.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Executive Board WHO Executive Board — Prepares the specific health agenda on which the World Health Assembly focuses.
Programme budget WHO proposed programme budget — Reviewed and approved by the World Health Assembly.
Background
The General Assembly was established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations and is its chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ.
It is comprised of all 193 Members of the United Nations, and each Member State has one vote.
Votes on designated important issues, such as recommendations on peace and security, the election of Security Council and Economic and Social Council members, and budgetary questions, require a two-thirds majority of Member States; other questions are decided by a simple majority.
The Assembly elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council and, on the recommendation of the Security Council, appoints the Secretary-General.
Under its Uniting for Peace resolution of 3 November 1950, the Assembly may consider a threat to the peace immediately and recommend collective measures to its Members when the Security Council has failed to act owing to the negative vote of a permanent member.
There are five regional groups: the African States, the Asia-Pacific States, the Eastern European States, the Latin American and Caribbean States, and the Western European and other States. The post of President of the General Assembly rotates among these regional groups.
Established:
1945
Votes per Member State:
One
Majority for important questions:
Two-thirds of Member States
Regional groups:
Five
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask how the Assembly votes, which decisions need a two-thirds majority, and what the Uniting for Peace resolution allows.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Uniting for Peace General Assembly resolution of 3 November 1950 — Lets the Assembly recommend collective measures when the Security Council fails to act owing to a permanent member's negative vote.
Regional groups Groupings of Member States for electoral and procedural purposes — The Assembly presidency rotates among the five groups.
Background
The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent.
It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).
In May 1963, 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to sign the Charter creating the OAU, Africa's first post-independence continental institution.
On 9.9.1999, the OAU Heads of State and Government issued the Sirte Declaration calling for the establishment of an African Union.
The AU was officially launched in July 2002 in Durban, South Africa.
The OAU had focused on decolonisation and ridding the continent of apartheid; the AU turned attention towards increased cooperation and integration of African states to drive Africa's growth and economic development.
OAU Charter signed:
May 1963, Addis Ababa
Heads of State at the OAU founding:
32
Sirte Declaration:
9.9.1999
AU launched:
July 2002, Durban
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask which body the AU succeeded, where the OAU was founded and where the AU was launched.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
OAU Organisation of African Unity — Africa's first post-independence continental institution, created by a Charter signed in Addis Ababa.
Sirte Declaration Declaration of 9.9.1999 calling for an African Union — Issued by the OAU Heads of State and Government.
Background
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was signed on 30 October 1947 and had 23 founding members.
Its tariff concessions came into effect by 30 June 1948 through a Protocol of Provisional Application.
It was meant to sit beside an International Trade Organization (ITO), planned as a specialized agency of the United Nations, whose Havana Charter was agreed in March 1948.
In 1950 the United States government announced that it would not seek Congressional ratification of the Havana Charter, and the ITO was effectively dead.
So the GATT became the only multilateral instrument governing international trade from 1948 until the WTO was established in 1995.
The Uruguay Round of 1986-94, the eighth and last GATT round, led to the WTO, whose creation on 1 January 1995 marked the biggest reform of international trade since after the Second World War.
GATT signed:
30 October 1947
GATT founding members:
23
Last GATT round:
Uruguay Round, 1986-94
WTO created:
1 January 1995
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask what the GATT was, why the ITO never came into being, and which round of talks led to the WTO.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — The provisional agreement that provided the rules for much of world trade from 1948 to 1994.
ITO International Trade Organization — A planned UN specialized agency for trade whose Havana Charter was never ratified.
Background
Several items in today's State Focus concern Hyderabad, which the State portal lists as Telangana's smallest district.
The portal says the State comprises 33 districts covering an area of 1,12,077 sq. km (44,273 sq. mi).
The largest district is Bhadradri Kothagudem, whereas Hyderabad is the smallest.
The portal lists the districts alphabetically, from Adilabad to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
The list includes Hanumakonda, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Jogulamba Gadwal, Kumuram Bheem, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Mulugu, Rajanna Sircilla and Vikarabad.
Districts:
33
Area of the State:
1,12,077 sq. km (44,273 sq. mi)
Largest district:
Bhadradri Kothagudem
Smallest district:
Hyderabad
Why it matters for exams: District counts, the largest and smallest district and the roll of district names are staple State-geography questions: 33 districts, Bhadradri Kothagudem largest, Hyderabad smallest.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Bhadradri Kothagudem Largest district of Telangana — The State portal names it the largest of the State's 33 districts.
Kumuram Bheem A district of Telangana — Listed on the State portal among the 33 districts.
13 October 2026
The Telangana government has introduced a new security paper for Meeseva certificates to rein in counterfeit certificates and unauthorised duplication.
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu launched the paper in Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 13.
The paper incorporates 15 advanced security features; details of the features are being withheld for security reasons.
It is designed to resist tearing and withstand exposure to water, and to hold up against wear from routine handling, folding and long-term storage.
Under normal conditions it is also expected to reduce the need for lamination.
Meeseva centres have used a special security paper for printing certificates since 2011, and the new paper replaces that version.
It is expected to be particularly beneficial for birth and death certificates and other important documents that citizens need to preserve for long periods.
Security features:
15
Launched by:
D. Sridhar Babu, Minister for IT and Industries
Launch date:
October 13, 2026
Special paper in use since:
2011
Why it matters for exams: Meeseva is the State's citizen-services network, so the 15-feature security paper and the minister who launched it are natural State current-affairs questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Meeseva Citizen-services centres of the Telangana government — Centres that provide a range of government services across Telangana.
Security paper Specially designed paper for printing certificates — The new version resists tearing and water and carries 15 security features against forgery.
13 October 2026
The Council of the EU adopted additional restrictive measures on 12 October 2026 against 1569 individuals and entities in Russia's military and industrial complex.
The agreed listings include 826 Russian companies and 743 individuals serving as CEOs of these companies.
The package brings the total number of listings under the sanctions regime supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity to close to 4600.
The listed companies generate an annual turnover of at least €20 billion and employ more than 250 000 people.
Listed persons face an asset freeze, and listed individuals also face an EU travel ban.
High Representative Kaja Kallas said over half of the listings address the production chain for the ballistic missiles Russia uses against Ukrainian civilians.
New listings:
1569
Russian companies listed:
826
CEOs listed:
743
Total listings under the regime:
close to 4600
Why it matters for exams: Exams ask which EU body adopts sanctions, what an asset freeze and a travel ban are, and how large the Ukraine sanctions regime has grown.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Asset freeze Freezing of funds and economic resources — Funds of listed persons are frozen and nobody may make funds or economic resources available to them.
CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy — The EU foreign-policy framework under which Council Decisions on sanctions are adopted.
Background
The federal budget announced this week by Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid comes from a federation whose highest authority is the Federal Supreme Council.
The UAE government portal calls the Federal Supreme Council the highest constitutional authority in the UAE.
It is one of the five federal authorities and consists of the rulers of the seven emirates.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, is President of the UAE, elected on 14 May 2022 by decision of the Council's members.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum became Ruler of Dubai on 4 January 2006 and was elected Vice President by the Council the next day.
Highest constitutional authority:
Federal Supreme Council
Members:
Rulers of the seven emirates
Federal authorities:
5
Why it matters for exams: The structure of the UAE's federal government and who holds its top offices are classic comparative-polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Federal Supreme Council Council of the rulers of the seven emirates — The highest constitutional authority of the UAE.
Background
The UAE passport topping the world rankings this week is a reminder of the country behind it: the UAE government portal says the passport holds the 1st position globally.
The portal describes the UAE as a constitutional federation of seven emirates.
The seven emirates are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
Abu Dhabi city is the capital of the UAE.
Arabic is the official language and Islam the official religion.
The Arab Emirati Dirham (AED) is pegged to the US dollar at 1 USD = AED 3.6725.
Capital:
Abu Dhabi
Emirates:
7
Official language:
Arabic
Dirham peg:
1 USD = AED 3.6725
Why it matters for exams: Capital, official language, currency and federal structure are the most frequently asked basic facts about any country, and the dirham peg matters for the Gulf remittances Kerala receives.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
AED Arab Emirati Dirham — The UAE's currency, pegged to the US dollar.
Federation A union of states under a federal constitution — The UAE joins seven emirates under one federal government while each keeps its own local government.
13 October 2026
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered Al Ain International Airport renamed Tahnoun International Airport, effective immediately on 11 October.
The name honours the late Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative of Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region from the country's founding until his death in 2024.
It is the second international airport of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, about 18 km from Al Ain, and serves more than 100,000 passengers a year, according to Abu Dhabi Airports.
Two airlines fly scheduled services from it: Pakistan International Airlines from Islamabad and Air India Express from Kozhikode.
The change follows the renaming of Abu Dhabi's main airport as Zayed International Airport, after the UAE Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
New name:
Tahnoun International Airport
Distance from Al Ain:
about 18 km
Passengers a year:
more than 100,000
Why it matters for exams: Renamings of airports and honours to founding-generation leaders are common in current-affairs papers, and the Kozhikode flight gives it a direct Kerala link.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Ruler's Representative Abu Dhabi Ruler's Representative in a region — An office through which the Ruler of Abu Dhabi is represented in a region such as Al Ain.
Background
Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly is the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations.
It comprises all 193 Members of the United Nations and each Member State has one vote.
Votes on designated important issues, such as recommendations on peace and security, the election of Security Council and Economic and Social Council members, and budgetary questions, require a two-thirds majority; other questions are decided by a simple majority.
It approves the United Nations budget, elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council and, on the recommendation of the Security Council, appoints the Secretary-General.
Under its "Uniting for peace" resolution of 3 November 1950, it may recommend collective measures when the Security Council has failed to act owing to the negative vote of a permanent member.
In September 2015 it agreed on a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals in resolution 70/1.
Members:
193
Votes per Member State:
One
Important questions:
Two-thirds majority
Uniting for peace resolution:
3 November 1950
Sustainable Development Goals:
17 (resolution 70/1)
Why it matters for exams: The Assembly's membership, voting rules and Uniting for Peace powers are standard questions on UN organs in UPSC and PSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Uniting for peace General Assembly resolution of 3 November 1950 — It lets the Assembly recommend collective measures when the Security Council cannot act because of a permanent member's negative vote.
Simple majority More than half of those voting — It decides the questions not designated as important.
13 October 2026
The UAE is waiving intellectual property registration fees for student inventors and People of Determination under Cabinet Resolution No. 136 of 2026.
The Ministry of Economy and Tourism began implementing it on 14 September, with full exemptions across 29 industrial property services.
The services cover patents, industrial designs, utility certificates and integrated circuit layouts.
Both groups share 11 exempt services, including patent and industrial design applications and annual protection fees for years two to five; these fees ran from Dh100 to Dh1,000.
People of Determination get nine more exempt services (fees of up to Dh9,000) and student inventors nine others (fees of up to Dh4,500).
Patent applications rose 9 per cent in the first half of 2026, the ministry said.
Instrument:
Cabinet Resolution No. 136 of 2026
Services exempted:
29
In force from:
14 September
Why it matters for exams: Cabinet resolutions, intellectual property and inclusion measures in a Gulf economy are typical current-affairs questions with a clear ministry and a clear number.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
People of Determination The UAE's official term for persons with disabilities — The UAE uses this term in its laws and services for persons with disabilities.
Utility certificate A form of industrial property protection — A lighter patent-like right for inventions, among the services now exempted.