Development status and Issues pertaining to socially and economically marginalised sections, like STs, SCs, religious minorities,backward castes and women; schemes launched for their development by Central/State Governments, including TSP, SC,ST and minorities

The founding fathers of our Constitution desired to secure justice, social, economic and political for all citizens. They realized that the inequitable forces embedded in the socio-economic system and also political organizations, had resulted in deprivation and disadvantages for the poor and the weaker sections of the society. They, therefore, considered it necessary to provide … Read more

Mesolithic Period Food Producers

? Mesolithic Period- Food producers The period of the earth’s history called the Stone Age was filled with remarkable achievements, made by early humans who roamed the globe following large animals around for food and for clothing. These early nomadic humans called hunter-gatherers needed tools and weapons that would be strong enough to take … Read more

11.08.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Local bodies seek more central funds   Local bodies sought more aid from the Centre for improving basic amenities during a meeting with members of the 15th finance commission on Wednesday with some even submitting memorandums demanding strict adherence to the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act.     … Read more

26-27.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   ·        CM identifies ways to clean, decongest ranchi   ð  In a meeting called at Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to discuss basic civic issues like traffic management, sanitation, urban planning and development, the Chief Minister instructed the officials and ward councillors to take up the task of sanitation and traffic management with utmost … Read more

28.09.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Will redefine local resident’s policy; 75% quota in pvt jobs: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Chief minister Hemant Soren has said his government will redefine the state residents’ policy, which was adopted by the earlier Raghubar Das government, and provide 75% reservation of jobs to permanent residents of Jharkhand in private sector firms operating in the state. Providing 75% … Read more

Boat And Stream

? BOAT AND STREAM Boat and stream problems is a sub-set of time, speed and distance type questions where in relative speed takes the foremost role. We always find several questions related to the above concept in SSC common graduate level exam as well as in bank PO exam. Upon listing … Read more

Liberation War Of Bangladesh

? Liberation War of Bangladesh The Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 was the culmination of a 25-year tumultuous relationship between East and West Pakistan. The British failed to keep a united India as riots started between the Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in 1946. The riots were so widespread that on August 14, 1947 … Read more

Concept Of Pressure

? Concept of pressure Pressure is the perpendicular force per unit area, or the stress at a point within a confined fluid. The pressure exerted on a floor by a 42-pound box the bottom of which has an area of 84 square inches is equal to the force divided by the area over which … Read more

19-20.01.20 Jharkhand (JPSC) Daily Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt set to roll back school merger decision The Jharkhand Government has decided to withdraw the decisions of merger of schools with low enrolment ratio of students. The Raghubar Das Government in 2018 had taken a decision to merge schools with low enrolment an exercise undertaken by Rajasthan and Jharkhand in the country with … Read more

13.07.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Soon, Singapore model of education for skill development of Jharkhand.   The state government is all set to take a leaf out of Singapore’s education model for providing skill development training to the youth. In Singapore, out of the total students enrolling for university courses, 25% opt for university education. Roughly, 25% go for polytechnic education and … Read more

Depressed Class Missions, Non Brahmanical Movements And Justice Party

? Depressed Classes Mission, Non-Brahmin movement and Justice Party   One, of the earliest lower caste movements, which became the torch bearer for the future caste movements, was founded in Maharashtra in the 1870s by Jyotibha Phule, who with his books Gulamgiri (1872) and Sarvajanik Satyadharma Pustak and his organisation Satya Shodhak Samaj, proclaimed the … Read more

DMPQ: Jharkhand is one of the recently formed state of the Indian union. Like any new administrative entity, it also faces a number of issues.  What are those issues?

Every new administrative entity faces some issues. Jharkhand being the recently formed state also face some issues. The issues are discussed as under: Poverty: Jharkhand is the fifth poorest Indian state with 51.6% rural people below the poverty line (BPL). Reduced agriculture output: Declining fertility of soils, increasing incidences of drought and seasonal shifts in … Read more

Nanda Dynasty

? , family that ruled Magadha, in northern India, between c. 343 and 321 BCE. The immediately preceded the dynasty of the Mauryas, and, as with all pre-Maurya dynasties, what is known about it is a mixture of fact and legend. Indigenous traditions, both Brahmanical and Jaina, suggest that the founder of the dynasty, Mahapadma … Read more

DMPQ- Explain the following: a) Financial Act b) Appropriation Act

Appropriation Act:  The Appropriation Bill under the Indian Constitution is related to the Budget making process by the Government. According to Article 114 of the Indian constitution, no money can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India ( which basically comprises of the major fund of the govt. of India) to meet specified expenditure except under an … Read more

27.02.20 Jharkhand (JPSC) Daily Current Affairs

JHARKHAND President of India to visit Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh   The President of India Ram Nath Kovind is to visit the States of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh from 28 February to 2 March 2020.    On 28th February, the President will address the first convocation of the Central University of Jharkhand in Ranchi. On 29th February, the second day, he is expected … Read more

Availability Of Skilled Human Resources In India

? Availability of Skilled Human Resources in India Skilling the youth is the new buzzword in the government, and all the experts agree that it clearly needs a more skilled approach to implement what has been drawn up in a policy paper. It was roughly a year ago the government rejigged the UPA’s Skill … Read more

DMPQ- Electoral process need to be more fair and transparent as some unhealthy patterns have emerged. Comment

Elections have on the evolutionary path of being transparent, more inclusive and efficient. But recently unhealthy practices and patterns have emerged. This patterns are anti to the development of robust democracy. Some of these patterns are as follows: Candidates and winners in assembly are from the affluent section which explicitly shows the nexus between money … Read more

Recomendations Of The 14th Finance Commission

? Recomendations of the 14th Finance commission Article 280 of the Constitution of India requires the Constitution of a Finance Commission every five years, or earlier.  For the period from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2020,  the 14th Finance Commission (FFC) was constituted by the orders of President on 2nd January, 2013 and … Read more

29.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt to set up grain fund to prevent hunger deaths   Acting promptly after a series of reported hunger deaths coming in light, the Government has decided to set up a contingency grain fund. The fund constituted with initial amount of Rs 66780000 would be sourced from Jharkhand Contingency Fund.   The Cabinet also … Read more

17.10.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Daily Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Death rate from severe malnutrition much lower than believed   Mortality from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) might be just 1.2%, much lower than the 10-20% estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) based on older studies largely done in Africa, a study of two tribal districts in Jharkhand and Odisha has found. The findings strengthen the … Read more

Intoxicants

? Intoxicants The intoxicants used in society  might be taken as the following: alcohol, bhang, ganja, tobacco and opium, coca etc. Alcohol as an intoxicant Alcohol, also known by its chemical name ethanol, is a psychoactive substance that is the active ingredient in drinks such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits (hard liquor). It … Read more

Natural Hazards And Natural Disasters

? Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event will have a negative effect on humans. This negative effect is what we call a natural disaster.  In other words when the hazardous threat actually happens and harms humans, we call the event a natural disaster. Natural … Read more

Growth Of Socialist And Communist Movements In British India

? Growth of Socialist and Communist Movements in British India Socialists in congress For first few years after the formation of Indian National Congress the Liberals who dominated over country’s political scene and led freedom struggle were Rightists. They had no contacts with the masses. They, believed in British sense of justice and were … Read more

02-03.09.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND China praises ‘ease of doing business’ feat of jharkhand   China has lauded the feet of Jharkhand achieved in the form of excellent ‘ease of doing business’ score maintained over last two years in continuation.   Commending the features of the State industrial policy and their implementation China Minister said that Jharkhand has a … Read more

DMPQ- Write short note on Corolis effect?

It is a deflecting force experienced due to rotation of earth. Because of Coriolis the air appears to turn towards its right in the northern hemisphere and towards its left in the southern hemisphere. The coriolis always acts in the perpendicular direction of the motion of air. It is zero at the equator and increases … Read more

29-30.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Ranchi division likely to have ‘all women railway station   Ranchi Division will also have at least one ‘All Women Railway Station.’ Director (Information and Publicity) in Railway Board Ved Prakash said today that Indian Railways have been taking several measures in order to ensure safety to women and children in trains, besides converting … Read more

Student Unrest

? Student’s unrest Students’ unrest is characterised by “collective discon­tent, dysfunctional conditions in educational institutions and concern (of public and students) for change in existing norms”. Students ‘agitations, on the other hand, are characterised by ‘action based on the feeling of injus­tice, identifying source of discontent, frustration and deprivation, emergence of leadership, mobilisation for … Read more

Best wishes for Civil Services Prelims Exam 2019

Pscnotes wishes good luck to all aspirants for Civil Services Prelims Exam 2019.  You have worked very hard and will surely succeed to next phase of exam i.e. Mains. Our final tip is to sleep well prior to exam,  stay calm and have special Focus On none /not/ neither in questions. Hardness and ease of … Read more

Famous Inscriptions for JPSC (Jharkhand) Prelims and Mains Examination

  Inscription King     Aspect Junagarh Rock Rudradaman (Saka)   Sanskrit. Says that a dam on the sudarshana lake             was constructed by Pushyagupta a governor of             Chandragupta Maurya Allahabad Pillar Samudragupta   Sanskrit. Composed by Harisena Aihole Inscription Pulakeshin II   Mentions … Read more

Landforms

Three Geological divisions: The peninsular block The Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain   Peninsualar block is made of gneisses (metamorphic) and granites (igneous). Six physiographic divisions: The Northern and North-eastern Mountains The Northern Plain The Peninsular Plateau The Indian Desert The Coastal Plains The Islands Northern and North-Eastern Mountains Approximate length of the … Read more

DMPQ: Write a short note on Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh movement.

He said that religion should be adaptable with time or else it would become fossilised, and that religious tenets were not immutable. He advocated a critical approach and freedom of thought and no dependence on tradition or custom. He was also a zealous educationist—as an official, he opened schools in towns, got books translated into … Read more

Development Of Hindi And Urdu Language

?     Development of Hindi and Urdu Language   Hindi and Urdu are two Hindustani Languages; spoken mostly in the northern and Central India and in Pakistan. Hindi and Urdu are two different languages but these languages have many common things. Both Hindi and Urdu are developed in a similar phase and adopted … Read more

31.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Special drive against filariasis launched   Aiming to eliminate filariasis, a three-day ‘Mass Drug Administration’ (MDA) programme was launched across Bokaro district .   With a target to administrate drugs (DEC tablets) free among 21 lakhs (21,08,916) people, this programme will be continued until April 4, informed district Malaria Officer, AK Poddar.   As … Read more

Pricing Of Public Utilities And Government Policy

? Pricing of public utilities and government policy Priority to public There are a number of principles which govern the pricing of public utility services. There are public utilities like education, sewage, roads, etc. which may be supplied free to the public and their costs should be covered through general taxation. Dalton calls it … Read more

26.12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND     Drive against witchcraft to get intensified   Following directions from Jharkhand High Court, Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) in association with State Social Welfare Department, has launched an intensive awareness drive against witchcraft and other social evils in the State. The awareness campaign will be conducted in at least one village of … Read more

DMPQ- “Colonialism and Mercantile Capitalism were not only related but depended on each other.” Elucidate.

Mercantilism, economic theory and practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted governmental regulation of a nation’s economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers. It was the economic counterpart of political absolutism. Mercantilism contained many interlocking principles. Precious metals, such as gold … Read more

DMPQ-Explain the preventive measures and preparedness plan for drought mitigation

Dams/reservoirs and wetlands to store water Improvement in agriculture through modifying cropping patterns and introducing drought-resistant varieties of crops Watershed management Water rationing Management of rangeland with improvement of grazing patterns, introduction of feed and protection of shrubs and trees Cattle management Proper selection of crop for drought-affected areas Development of water resource system with … Read more

Brazil

? Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as “BRIC” (or “the BRICs”), before the induction of South Africa in 2010. The BRICS members are known for … Read more

04.02.21 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Budget Session from Feb 26 to March 23 The Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly will begin on February 26 and the State Budget will be tabled on March 3, the State Cabinet decided. The budget session will continue till March 23, the Cabinet decided. This will be the second state budget tabled by the … Read more