GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
Mineral is a naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness Minerals are valuable natural resources that are finite and non-renewable. The history of mineral extraction in India dates back to the days of the Harappan civilization. The wide availability of minerals in the … Read more Minerals and Energy Resources : Distribution and utility of [a] metallic minerals (ion ore, copper, bauxite, manganese)
Bahadur Shah 1 (1707-12) Muzam succeeded Aurungzeb after latter’s death in 1707 He acquired the title of Bahadur Shah. Though he was quite old (65) and his rule quite short there are many significant achievements he made He reversed the narrow minded and antagonistic policies of Aurungzeb Made agreements with Rajput states Granted sardeshmukhi to … Read more India in the Eighteenth Century
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Petroleum, natural gas, coal, nitrogen, uranium and water power are examples of conventional sources of energy. They’re also called non-renewable sources of energy and are mainly fossil fuels, except water power. Rising growth of population has created a tremendous pressure on the conventional resources of energy and thus the concept of sustainable development get prominent … Read more Conventional Energy Resources of Rajasthan
Domestic Violence ―Violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women.‖ The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, General Assembly Resolution, December 1993. … Read more Crimes against Women and Children: Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment the work place, the protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012, Laws related to child labour.
Mensuration is the branch of mathematics which deals with the study of different geometrical shapes, their areas and Volume. In the broadest sense, it is all about the process of measurement. It is based on the use of algebraic equations and geometric calculations to provide measurement data regarding the width, depth and volume of a … Read more MENSURATION
yojna managing inflation aug 2010 here read FOOD INFLATION IN INDIA: CAUSES AND REMEDIEShttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cNDFuTDdBRnA5YkE/edit?usp=sharing krukshetra tribal development nov 2010here read sucsess stories how farmer get a better prisehttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cU3diSVlkVmNKOTA/edit?usp=sharing yojna monsoon july 2012 here read monsoon and fool inflationhttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cZENhRERWMkJhdHc/edit?usp=sharing rest there are certain article reports and no doubt ignou booklets there links are FOOD SECURITY- TPDShttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cSTlVcXQ3dDVEV0k/edit?usp=sharing
At the time of independance, the western portion of Jodhpur and Bikaner Railway was ceded to the government of Pakistan. The rest portion was taken over by Rajasthan state in 1949. The Western Railway was created on 5th November 1951 by the merger of several state-owned railways, including the B.B.&C.I. Railway and the Saurashtra … Read more Rajasthan : Railways of Rajasthan
Based on the value addition and tangibility broadly we can have three types of industries – primary industries,secondary industries and tertiary industries. Primary industries are usually very simple industries involving processing of raw materials to give input goods for secondary industries. Here value addition is usually minimal and they are usually material oriented.Scale of … Read more Development of Industries : Types of Industries;factors of industrial location, distribution and changing pattern of selected industries [iron and steel, cotton textile, sugar and petro- chemicals); Weber’s theory of industrial location-lts relevance in the modern world.
A tsunami is a very long-wavelength wave of water that is generated by sudden displacement of the seafloor or disruption of any body of standing water. Tsunami are sometimes called “seismic sea waves”, although they can be generated by mechanisms other than earthquakes. Tsunami have also been called “tidal waves”, but this … Read more Tsunamis