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9th June
IAS Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 8
1. President and Vice President President is a part of parliament, VP is not VP is chairperson Of RS but not a member of it Qualification – President should be qualified for election as a member of LS, VP as a member of RS Min. age for both is 35 while for LS election it’s… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 8
IAS/ UPSC Prelims 2017 will be held on 18th June 2017
UPSC has updated its examination calendar for 2017 (click here) Notification of UPSC Prelims (Civil Services + Forest Services) – 22 February 2017 Last Date to Submit Application – 17 March 2017 Date of Preliminary Exam – 18 June 2017 UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam – 28 October 2017 (5 Days) For students preparing for… Continue reading IAS/ UPSC Prelims 2017 will be held on 18th June 2017
[Spiritual Tourism #3] PRASAD Cities- Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri
Continuing our Spiritual tour through Kanchipuram in South, Kedarnath in the North. Traversing along Ganga basin we reach Mathura along banks of Yamuna to finally witness the great Rath Yatra at Puri in the East.
[Solved] IAS Prelims 2016 Mocks #2
Done with the Prelims Mocks #1? Here's the next installment.
8th June
[Spiritual Tourism #2] PRASAD Cities- Amritsar, Gaya, Dwarka and Kamakhya
Continuing our Spiritual tour through Dwarka in the West, Amristar in the North and finally Kamakhya in the East. We'll also make a stopover in Gaya (too late to attain Enlightenment?)
15 Questions from Prelims titbits
We have been doing Prelims Titbits for >15 days now. This is a mini test to evaluate whether you are doing it correctly or not. Many of the Questions have been taken from past 5 years prelims papers. 1. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an important part of… Continue reading 15 Questions from Prelims titbits
7th June
UPSC comes out with notifications for Civil Service Exam 2017
If covert operations are anything to go by, UPSC is trumping them all! Here are your dates for the 2017 Civil Service Calendar: Prelims Examination to be conducted on- 18th June 2017 Main Examination to be conducted from- 28th October 2017 Notification to be released- 22nd February 2017 Download the notification from here. Click to download… Continue reading UPSC comes out with notifications for Civil Service Exam 2017
IAS Prelims tit-bits- Environment and Ecology part 3
1. Imp. International Conventions  Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Minamata Convention on Mercury Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Environment and Ecology part 3
Economic Survey For IAS | Volume 2 | Chapter 9 |Part 3 | Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development
Human Development Report 2015, HDI, GEnder Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Happiness Index, Inequality, gini Coefficient, Gender Issues, Schemes for women and minorities
6th June
[Solved] IAS Prelims 2016 Mocks #1
Update: The solutions for this mock are now available in a downloadable pdf. We have tried to make them as detailed as possible and included references and user comments wherever possible. Download link. Here we go. This is the first of the many Prelims mocks coming for you. For detailed syllabus, click this link.… Continue reading [Solved] IAS Prelims 2016 Mocks #1
Economic Survey For IAS | Volume 2 | Chapter 9 |Part 2 | Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development
Child Labour, Amendment to Child Labour act, Skill development, state of India's health sector, MDG goals in Health, Poverty, How to compute poverty line, history of poverty line in India
5th June
Everything that you should know about the World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) as the name suggests, is the organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. But why do nations trade? Whatever happened to Swadeshi and self sufficiency? Different factor endowments – simplest and obvious logic… Continue reading Everything that you should know about the World Trade Organization (WTO)
IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 3
1. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan Accessible India Campaign focus on making public buildings accessible to Persons with Disabilities Enhancing the accessibility and usability of Public Transport, and information & communication It was launched on international day pf persons with disabilities (3rd dec) not on 2nd October Sugamya Bharat Mobile app Discuss – Nodal department and ministry… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 3
[Spiritual Tourism #1] PRASAD Cities- Ajmer and Amaravati
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) to beautify and improve the amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths.
4th June
IAS Prelims tit-bits- History part 2
1. Morley Minto Reform, 1909 1st name i.e Morley, Secretary of state, 2nd i.e Minto, Viceroy Prelude – Shimla Deputation led by Agha Khan demanded separate electorate in 1906 Muslim League was founded in 1906 and it intended to preach loyalty to the empire <when was all India Hindu Mahasabha formed and it’s founders?> Reforms–… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- History part 2
3rd June
M sorry, didn\\\'t find the proper page to post my doubt, so posting here…
what r the implications of india signing the HCoC?
2nd June
Prelims 2016 Test Series
—————————————————– To write the tests, click on this link – Prelims Mocks —————————————————– Hello Everyone, We had promised you that it shall be our endeavour to provide you with quality MCQs in the form of a test series. Beginning Monday, we shall set down to fulfil our promise. And as we get down to the… Continue reading Prelims 2016 Test Series
IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 2
1. Nobel prize 2015 Physics -Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass Chemistry–Â Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair Physiology or Medicine–Â William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 2
31st May
Repatriation of Artifacts & Antiquities under Colonial Possession
Should UK return Koh-i-noor diamond and Peacock Throne to India? What are the risks and challenges associated with it? Are there any International conventions that back India's claim? Why is there no progress yet?
“IGNOU:MPA-018 Disaster Management”
whether i read whole “IGNOU:MPA-018 Disaster Management” or Selected Chapter’s ?? or any better option then “IGNOU:MPA-018 Disaster Management” ??
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