DMPQ: What are three main functional types of cities of India ? Give examples.

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The definition of function varies across the disciplines. In political science it refers to duties, in mathematics it means the relationship between two variables and in geography it is synonymous to occupation. Geographers have classified towns on the basis of their site, situation, size, rank, location and relative elevation. Functional classification of towns attempts to categorize towns … Read more DMPQ: What are three main functional types of cities of India ? Give examples.

DMPQ: In what way did the Permanent Settlement affect the peasants ? Discuss.

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The Permanent Settlement or Zamindari Sysem was introduced by Lord Corniwallis in 1793. In Bengal, North Cauvery Delta in Madras Presidency and Varanasi division. It covered altogether 19% of the total cultivable land under company rule. Terms and Conditions of the System Zamindars were recognized as owner of the lands. Zamindars were given the rights to … Read more DMPQ: In what way did the Permanent Settlement affect the peasants ? Discuss.

DMPQ: Describe in brief Mendel’s Experiments and law of inheritance

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Mendel’s laws Mendel discovered that, when he crossed purebred white flower and purple flower pea plants (the parental or P generation), the result was not a blend. Rather than being a mix of the two, the offspring (known as the F1 generation) was purple-flowered. When Mendel self-fertilized the F1 generation pea plants, he obtained a … Read more DMPQ: Describe in brief Mendel’s Experiments and law of inheritance

DMPQ: What are the aims of the trade policy of India ?

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Foreign Trade Policy of India has always focused on substantially increasing the country’s share of global merchandise trade. Accordingly the Government of India has been taking various steps towards boosting its trade with the rest of the world by adopting policies and procedures which would help to increase and facilitate both exports and imports with … Read more DMPQ: What are the aims of the trade policy of India ?

DMPQ: Write the causes of decline of traditional cottage industries in India

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Causes of Decline: Decline of Indian courts: The disappearance of Indian courts struck the first blow at Indian handicrafts. As native states passed under British rule, the demand for fine articles, for display in durbars and other ceremonial occasions disappeared. The ordinary demand did continue for sometime longer, but the younger generation lacked the means … Read more DMPQ: Write the causes of decline of traditional cottage industries in India

06.12.18 Jharkhand(JPSC) Current Affairs

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JHARKHAND   ·        Jamshedpur to get regional development authority   ð  Chief minister Raghubar Das  said a new Jamshedpur would be built to take care of growing municipal needs of the denizens living in and around the Steel City. Stating that Jamshedpur Regional Development Authority (JRDA) will be formed with the mandate to formulate the blueprint for sustainable development projects … Read more 06.12.18 Jharkhand(JPSC) Current Affairs

DMPQ:What are the reasons for low sex ratio in our country?

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Sex selection and medical technology is misused in India for detecting the sex of unborn child and ultimately for the) sex selection, Female foetuses, thus identified and aborted. gender inequality Lack of female empowerement Dowry and other social evils due to low contribution of female in economy of house female are not considered as important … Read more DMPQ:What are the reasons for low sex ratio in our country?

DMPQ:What is nano-technology? Write in brief about its possible applications

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Nanotechnology relates to the technology of rearranging and processing of atoms and molecules to fabricate material to Nano specifications such as nano meters, the technology will enable scientist and engineers to see and manipulate matter at the molecular level atom by atom create new structure with fundamentally new molecular organic material and exploit the novel … Read more DMPQ:What is nano-technology? Write in brief about its possible applications

DMPQ:Explain the proposed office of Lokpal in the law and his jurisdictions in India

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Both Lokpal and Lokayukta are characterised by the following features:   (1) They, in fact, are the institutions of Indian administrative system. Their fundamental duty is to make the public administration of India free from corruption.   (2) These two institutions are impartial. When they are called for performing any duty they will discharge it … Read more DMPQ:Explain the proposed office of Lokpal in the law and his jurisdictions in India

DMPQ:Discuss types of soils and their distribution in India

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According to ICAR Indian soils are classified as:- Alluvial soils:-Alluvial soils are formed mainly due to silt deposited by Indo Gangetic Brahmaputra rivers. In coastal regions some alluvial deposits are formed due to wave action. Black soils:-The black soils are found mainly on the Deccan lava region covering large parts of Maharashtra, some parts of … Read more DMPQ:Discuss types of soils and their distribution in India

DMPQ: Examine the social structure under the Rajputs

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In the 11th century, the term “rajaputra” appeared as a non-hereditary designation for royal officials. Gradually, the Rajputs emerged as a social class comprising people from a variety of ethnic and geographical backgrounds. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the membership of this class became largely hereditary, although new claims to Rajput status continued to … Read more DMPQ: Examine the social structure under the Rajputs

DMPQ: Give a classification of ocean deposits on the basis of sources.

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Most important sorts of ocean deposits are: Terrigenous Deposits Body of water Deposits. There are loose sediments, deposited on the ocean bottom. These are ocean deposits. They vary from location to location. The study of ocean deposits is vital in beneath standing the rocks exposed on the earth’s surface that were once set under ocean. … Read more DMPQ: Give a classification of ocean deposits on the basis of sources.

DMPQ: Explain the structure of the subordinate courts and their constitutional basis in India.

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Articles 233 to 237 in Part VI of the Constitution make the following provisions to regulate the organization of subordinate courts and to ensure their independence from the executive . Articles 233 to 237 in Part VI of the Constitution make the following provisions to regulate the organization of subordinate courts and to ensure their … Read more DMPQ: Explain the structure of the subordinate courts and their constitutional basis in India.

DMPQ: Write in brief about causes and solutions of climate change.

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Climate Change It is the long term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time Though it has been happening naturally for millions of years, in recent years it has accelerated due to anthropogenic causes and has been causing global warming. UNFCCC defines climate change as – “a change of climate … Read more DMPQ: Write in brief about causes and solutions of climate change.

28.11.18 JHARKHAND(JPSC) Current Affairs

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JHARKHAND ·        Jharkhand launches tractor renting portal for farmers, state owned organic brand launched   ð  Poor and marginal farmers in Jharkhand will now be able to rent tractors and farm equipment at low prices for ploughing their land and harvesting. ð  A mobile application, JFarm Services will pool approximately 12,000 tractors across 24 districts … Read more 28.11.18 JHARKHAND(JPSC) Current Affairs

26.11.18 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

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JHARKHAND Experts praise Jharkhand’s bid to draw global agriculture investment   Experts, including a leading World Bank economist praised Jharkhand’s effort to attract investments in the agriculture sector from within and outside of India.   In developed countries, arable land is shrinking by 0.45% whereas in developing nations, it stands at 0.35%. This is an area that needs … Read more 26.11.18 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

DMPQ: Why there is a need of environmental law ? Discuss in brief the problems in nuking and implementing the environmental laws.

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the understanding of laws in general and environmental laws in particular by the public is limited. This is partly because environmental laws are written using complicated language that is very difficult for the public to understand. many communities, organizations, and companies still operate for short-term gains, without consideration of long-term targets or impacts on the … Read more DMPQ: Why there is a need of environmental law ? Discuss in brief the problems in nuking and implementing the environmental laws.

DMPQ: What do you understand by decentralized planning?

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Decentralized Planning is a type of planning where local organisations and institutions formulate, adopt, execute actions and supervise the plan without interference by the central body. Decentralized planning in the State operated mainly through the following institutions and instruments; Grama Sabha (GS): People’s participation in decentralization was sought to be ensured mainly through meetings of … Read more DMPQ: What do you understand by decentralized planning?

DMPQ: Write in brief on non-conventional sources of energy

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Wind Energy India‘s wind power potential has been assessed at 48500 MW. The current technical potential is estimated at about 13 000 MW, assuming 20% grid penetration, which would increase with the augmentation of grid capacity in potential states. The state-wise gross and technical potentials are given below India is implementing the world’s largest wind … Read more DMPQ: Write in brief on non-conventional sources of energy

DMPQ: Identify the few shortcomings of the election system in India

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rigging of election and booth capturing use of caste and religion in election Misuse of official machinery Criminalization of politics Maintenance and auditing of accounts by political parties is not fully transparent RTI not applicable to political parties Effect of pressure groups Misuse of mass and social media (fake news) Communalism Low voter turnout

DMPQ: What do you mean by Horse Latitudes ? Explain the location.

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Horse latitudes or subtropical highs are subtropical latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south where Earth’s atmosphere is dominated by the subtropical high, an area of high pressure, which suppresses precipitation and cloud formation, and has variable winds mixed with calm winds. The consistently warm, dry, and sunny conditions of the horse … Read more DMPQ: What do you mean by Horse Latitudes ? Explain the location.

19.11.18 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

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JHARKHAND State industrial parks excel in IPRS report   Jharkhand’s industrial areas ranked among the top performing Industrial Parks/Areas in the country under ‘Industrial Park Rating System’ 2017-18 report released by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).   Among 177 nominations received from 21 participating States, Jharkhand Industrial areas ranked well in all four … Read more 19.11.18 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

DMPQ: Knowledge based economy has huge potential to grow with sustained rate. But there are concerns with Indian as an eligible country for knowledge based economy. Discuss.

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USA is a knowledge based economy which is growing at a sustained rate. This type of economy adds more value to its available resources and hence ensure better growth.   The major concern with India in realising the potential of knowledge base economy are:   Lack of adequate funds for investing in R&D sector. Our … Read more DMPQ: Knowledge based economy has huge potential to grow with sustained rate. But there are concerns with Indian as an eligible country for knowledge based economy. Discuss.

DMPQ: Pendency of cases in courts is a serious problem. Discuss the possible ways for addressing this issue.

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While 2.84 crore cases are pending in the subordinate courts, the backlog clogging the High Courts and Supreme Court (SC) is 43 lakh and 57,987 cases, respectively. It means near about 3.5 cr cases are pending. This pendency of cases has huge cost on the economy as well as social sector. All these are taking … Read more DMPQ: Pendency of cases in courts is a serious problem. Discuss the possible ways for addressing this issue.

DMPQ: National Judicial data grid

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Supreme Court of India launched a public access portal of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) for district courts to demystify the judicial process for the ordinary citizen.   National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) is a part of the on-going e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project. The public access portal will disseminate national, state, district and … Read more DMPQ: National Judicial data grid

DMPQ: What are the ways via which effect of climate change can be mitigated on agriculture?

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According to economic survey, In a year where temperatures are 1 degree Celsius higher farmer incomes would fall by 6.2 percent during the kharif season and 6 percent during rabi in unirrigated districts. Similarly, in a year when rainfall levels were 100 millimetres less than average, farmer incomes would fall by 15 percent during kharif … Read more DMPQ: What are the ways via which effect of climate change can be mitigated on agriculture?

DMPQ: What is gender budgeting? What is the rationale behind gender budgeting?

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Gender budgeting entails the dissection of government budget to establish its gender differential impacts and to ensure that gender commitments are translated in to budgetary commitments. Gender Budgeting is a powerful tool for achieving gender mainstreaming so as to ensure that benefits of development reach women as much as men. It was adopted in 2005. … Read more DMPQ: What is gender budgeting? What is the rationale behind gender budgeting?