Current Affairs March 2015 Current Affairs March 2015 – National Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill, 2015 passed in Lok Sabha. Union Ministry of Finance approved 1500 crore rupees for AP Capital construction Indian Railways has signed an MoU with LIC for implementing Railway projects British Irish Visa Scheme came into effect in India. Supreme Court of India thrashed Union Government’s decision to include Jats in the Central OBCRead More
Month: April 2015
Size and Location of India- Facts at a Glance This Article lists various facts and figures related to the Geographical size and location of India.The points are compiled from Geography NCERT books of class 6th , 9th and 11th. Various questions based on size and location of India are asked in the competitive examinations like UPSC civil services, SSC CGL, AFCAT, NDA, CDS etc. India – Geographical Size: India hasRead More
World Heritage Sites in India recognised by UNESCO: There are total 32 sites (As on 19th April 2015) in India listed as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO). The sites are divided into two types : Cultural sites and Natural sites. The UNESCO World Heritage Convention for pr0tection of world’s important cultural and natural sites was adopted by UNESCO General Conference on 16 November 1972.Read More
Himachal GK Previous Years Questions and Answers – HPAS 2005: The following Article lists the Himachal GK Previous years Questions that were part of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Examination 2005 (HPAS – 2005 ). The answers to all the Himachal GK questions are also listed along with the questions. Download HP GK- Himachal GK Android APP The previous years questions are very important from the HPPSC exams point of viewRead More
Committees/Reports/Summits Current Affairs January 2015 RBI constituted a Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks chaired by R Gandhi, the Dpeuty Governor of RBI. UNCTAD released Global Investment Trends Monitor Report 2014: In 2014, China was the largest recipient of FDI with an increase of 3 percent FDI with 128 billion US dollar. FDI in India increased by 26 percent to an estimated 35 billion US dollar. NTCA released report on Status of TigersRead More
Recommended Books for IAS Prelims Exam: This Article lists the various recommended Books for UPSC IAS Prelims Exam for both General Studies (Paper-!) and UPSC CSAT (Paper 2). Reading the right books is very important for getting through the hurdle of IAS Prelims. The careful and thorough study of the mentioned IAS Prelims books will help the candidates prepare well for the UPSC IAS prelims exam and helping the students to crackRead More
HPAS Prelims Syllabus For General Studies and Aptitude Test: This Article discusses the HPAS Prelims Syllabus (Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Preliminary Exam syllabus) which is followed by HPPSC at present. The HPAS Preliminary exam conducted by HPPSC has two papers. Paper 1 is the General Studies and Paper 2 is the Aptitude test each having 200 marks. Both papers are conducted by HPPSC at various centres in Himachal Pradesh on the same day in two shifts. The total marksRead More
UPSC Prelims Syllabus For General Studies and Aptitude Test: This Article discusses the UPSC Prelims Syllabus (Civil Services Preliminary Exam syllabus) which is followed at present. The UPSC Preliminary exam which is popularly known as UPSC CSAT has two papers. Paper 1 is the General Studies and Paper 2 is the Aptitude test. Both are of 200 marks. Both papers are conducted on the same day in two shifts. TheRead More
Attorney General of India and Advocate General of State[Indian Polity Notes for UPSC, SSC etc. ] : This Article discusses the provisions contained in the Constitution of India regarding the constitutional post of the Attorney General of India and the Advocate General of the State. Click Here to Read about the Advocate General of the State. Attorney General of India: The Attorney General of India is the highest Law officerRead More
Sources of Indian Constitution[Indian Polity Notes for UPSC, SSC etc. ] : This Article discusses the various Sources of Indian Constitution. The Indian Constitution has borrowed many features and provisions from the different sources like Government of India Act 1935 and world’s different constitutions like US Constitution, UK Constitution, USSR Constitution, German Constitution etc. as per the needs and requirements of our nation. Study of the Sources of Indian Constitution is very important from examination point of view. BelowRead More