UPSC Prelims 2015 General Studies Answer Keys UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2015 was conducted on 23rd August 2015 at various centres in India for recruitment to All India services such as IAS, IPS and other allied services. Below is given the Answer Keys for UPSC Prelims 2015 General Studies (Paper 1). The questions are mentioned in brief with the corresponding Answer. Please comment your total marks based on these AnswerRead More
Month: August 2015
ABC of Swine Flu: Swine Influenza is an infection which is caused by various type of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus, which is endemic in pigs, is any strain of influenza family of virus. In 2009 it was found out that the Swine Influenza Virus strains contains influenza A and influenza C, which are two of the six viruses known. Out of the three viruses which cause human influenzaRead More
Indian Art and Culture GK notes: Scientists of Medieval India The medieval period marks the advent of Islam in India. The pattern of education as prevalent in Arab countries was gradually adopted during this period by the Muslim rulers. Maktabs and Madrasas came into existence in Medieval India. The two brothers, Sheikh Abdullah and Sheikh Azizullah, who were specialists in rational science, headed the madrasas at Sambal and Agra. Apart from the local people,Read More
Indian Art and Culture GK notes: Scientists of Ancient India This article lists the contributions of India to the world in the field of Mathematics and Science. It contains the information about the contributions made to knowledge by ancient Indian scientists like Baudhayan, Aryabhatta, Brahmgupta, Bhaskaracharya, Kanad, Varahamihira, Nagarjuna, Susruta, Charak, Patanjali and their achievements in the field of Science and Technology. Mathematicians of Ancient India: Baudhayan: The value of pi was firstRead More
Indian Art and Culture GK notes: Indian Dances This article contains the information about the various Indian Dances, both Classical Dances as well as famous Indian Folk Dances as part of Indian Art and Culture in UPSC General Studies paper . Dances of India is a very important as far as the Civil Services or other GK examinations are concerned. Dances of India – Introduction: The art of dancing in India may be tracedRead More
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India): National Institution for Transforming India or NITI Aayog is a policy think-tank of Government of India. It replaces Planning Commission and aims to involve the states in economic policy-making in India. It will be providing strategic and technical advice to the central and the state governments i.e. by adopting bottom-up approach rather than traditional top-down approach as in planning commission. The Prime Minister of India will head the NITI Aayog asRead More
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – Financial Inclusion Scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is a National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme: Account holders will be provided zero-balance bank account with RuPay debit card, in addition to accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh(toRead More
Shanta Kumar Committee Report – FCI restructuring: Government of India had set up a High Level Committee (HLC) in August 2014 with Shri Shanta Kumar as the Chairman to suggest restructuring or unbundling of FCI with a view to improve its operational efficiency and financial management. HLC was also asked to suggest measures for overall improvement in management of foodgrains by FCI; to suggest reorienting the role and functions of FCIRead More
Mint Rural Distress Index: The index provides equal weightage to fall in farm wage growth, which affects the purchasing power of agricultural labourers, and fall in tractor sales growth, a proxy for rural sentiment and demand.The index captures more than just a fall in agricultural production, which is only one aspect of the rural economy in India. Three components of Mint rural distress index are: Growth of farm output Rural wages TractorRead More
Minimum Support Price Calculation- Ramesh Chand Committee: The committee was constituted by the Union agriculture ministry to examine the mandate of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and various aspects of fixation of minimum support price (MSP). In its recommendations, it has suggested a complete revamp of methodology to calculate MSP and introduction of mechanisms, such as Deficiency Price Payment (DPP) or Price Insurance (PI) for price surety,Read More