Rajasthan: Mislaneous Facts of Rajasthan

15 OCT 2015  Student Day in Rajasthan . former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary was celebrated as Student Day . 30 crores barrels Cairn India operated by oil reserves of the field, crossing a significant milestone 11 august 2015 has exceeded three hundred million barrels figures. Cairn’s Mangala oil field in Barmer district of … Read more Rajasthan: Mislaneous Facts of Rajasthan

Rajasthan : Major Forts for RAS(RTS) Exam of RPSC

Rajasthan : Pre Independence Kingdoms for Ras(Rts) Exam of RPSC

Fundamental Rights for ras rts exam

Fundamental Rights Discrimination not on grounds only of Art 15: religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth Art 16: religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence Reservation First Backward Classes Commission: 1953, Kaka Kalelkar Second BCC: 1979, B P Mandal (by Morarji Desai govt) Article 340 Reasonable Restrictions Speech and Expression: sovereignty and … Read more Fundamental Rights for ras rts exam

Union and State Executive for ras rts exam

Governor Same person can be appointed the governor of two or more states Appointed by the President May resign by writing to the President Qualification Citizen of India 35 years of age Art 161: Pardon for any offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends Constitution … Read more Union and State Executive for ras rts exam

Bihari Award of K.K. Birla foundation 2014:-Om Thanvi for his creation Mohanjodhro 2013:-Chandra prakash deval for his creation Hirna Mharana pratap Award:- Sports award, given after 8 years gap to :- Apoorvi chandela- shooter Rajat Chauhan- archery Lovemeet Katariya- volleyball Mathura das Mathur award:- biggest cricket award of the state given to:- senior wing- Pankaj … Read more

Cash less health Insurance will be launched from dec 2015. 1 crore families will benefit without premium. rajasthan is third state after tamil nadu and maharastra to launch CLI scheme   Smart city: Rajasthan govt sends four names to Centre The state government has finalized and sent a proposal to the Centre to incorporate four … Read more

JAIPUR 21 august 2015 India is to host the second edition of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in Jaipur on August 21, with all 14 countries of the region participating — nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a visit to Fiji proposed holding of the second summit in India. of the 14 … Read more

Current Affairs October- for RAS(RTS) Exam of RPSC

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Current Affairs -September for ras(rts) exam of rpsc

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Rajiv Mehrishi ( senior IAS officer ,Rajasthan cadre)         On 31 august 2015 was appointed as Union Home Secretary .         Senior IAS officer Rajiv Mehrishi replaced L.C. Goyal (an IAS officer of 1979 batch of Kerala)  .         Mehrishi will occupy the post for two years with … Read more

The Freedom Struggle & Indian National Movement- its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country

Introduction Indian national movement: One of the biggest. Inspired many others. Gandhian Political Strategy very important. Elements of Gandhian Strategy can be seen in the Solidarity Movement in Poland by Lech Walesa    Revolt of 1857 TRIBAL  UPRISINGS Peasant Uprisings Rise of Indian National Movement Indian National Congress Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal … Read more The Freedom Struggle & Indian National Movement- its various stages and important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country

Simon Commission (1927),Civil Disobedience Movement,August Offerand CR Formula

Simon Commission (1927) Indian Statutory Commission chaired by Simon to go into the question of further constitutional reform All its seven members were Englishmen. Clement Attlee was one of the members. Lord Birkinhead was the secretary of state at that time At its Madras session in 1927 INC decided to boycott the commission “at every … Read more Simon Commission (1927),Civil Disobedience Movement,August Offerand CR Formula

The years of Stagnation and Emergence of socialism

  Gandhiji was arrested in 1922 and sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment. The result was the spread of disintegration, disorganization and demoralization in the nationalist ranks. After a defeat of their resolution of ‘either mending or ending’ in the Congress, CR Das and Motilal Nehru resigned and formed the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party in December … Read more The years of Stagnation and Emergence of socialism

Struggles for Gurudwara Reform and Temple Entry

  The Akali movement The movement arose with the objective of freeing the Gurudwaras from the control of ignorant and corrupt priests (mahants). Apart from the mahants, after the British annexation of Punjab in 1849, some control over the Gurudwaras was exercised by Government-nominated managers and custodians, who often collaborated with mahants. The government gave … Read more Struggles for Gurudwara Reform and Temple Entry

Non Co-operation and Khilafat Movement

Non Co-operation Movement Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919: Dyarchy In a system called “dyarchy,” the nation-building departments of government — agriculture, education, public works, and the like — were placed under ministers who were individually responsible to the legislature. The departments that made up the “steel frame” of British rule — finance, revenue, and home affairs — … Read more Non Co-operation and Khilafat Movement

Gandhi’s early career and activism

Gandhi was the first Indian barrister to have come to South Africa. He was faced with various racial discriminations within days of his arrival in SA. He led the Indian struggle in SA. The first phase of Gandhi’s political activities from 1894-1906 may be classified as the ‘moderate’ phase. He set up the Natal Indian … Read more Gandhi’s early career and activism

Lucknow Pact (1916),Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Rowlatt Act

Lucknow Pact (1916) Nationalists saw that their disunity was affecting their cause Two important developments at the Lucknow Session of Congress The two wings of the Congress were again united The Congress and the Muslim League sank their old differences and put up common political demands before the government. INC and ML passed the same … Read more Lucknow Pact (1916),Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Rowlatt Act

Revolutionary Terrorism

Revolutionary young men did not try to generate a mass revolution. Instead they followed the strategy of assassinating unpopular officials 1904: VD Savarkar organized Abhinav Bharat Newspapers like The Sandhya and Yugaantar in Bengal and the Kal in Maharashtra advocated revolutionary ideology Kingsford Incident: In 1908, Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki threw bomb at a … Read more Revolutionary Terrorism

Partition of Bengal and The Swadeshi Movement

Partition of Bengal   With the partition of Bengal, Indian National Movement entered its second stage On 20 July, 1905, Lord Curzon issued an order dividing the province of Bengal into two parts: Eastern Bengal and Assam with a population of 31 mn and the rest of Bengal with a population of 54 mn. Reason … Read more Partition of Bengal and The Swadeshi Movement

The Split in the Congress: Surat 1907

  The Split in the Congress: Surat 1907 Moderates were successful to some extent. Moderates failed in many aspects. Why? They could not acquire any roots among common people. They believed that they could persuade the rulers to change their policies. However, their achievement in this regard was meager. They could not keep pace with … Read more The Split in the Congress: Surat 1907

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 and Growth of Communalism

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 Increased the number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and the provincial council However, most of the elected members were elected indirectly The reformed councils still enjoyed no real power, being merely advisory bodies. Introduced separate electorates under which all Muslims were grouped in separate constituencies from which Muslims alone … Read more Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 and Growth of Communalism

Muslim League and hindu communalism

Muslim League 1906 by Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka, and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk It made no critique of colonialism, supported the partition of Bengal and demanded special safeguards for the Muslims in government services. ML’s political activities were directed not against the foreign rulers but against the Hindus and the INC. Their activities were not … Read more Muslim League and hindu communalism

World War I and Gadar movement

World War I and Indian Nationalism Increasing number of Indians from Punjab were emigrating to North America. The British government thought that these emigrants would be affected by the idea of liberty. Hence, they tried to restrict emigration. Tarak Nath Das, an Indian student in Canada, started a paper called Free Hindustan. The Hindi Association … Read more World War I and Gadar movement

The Home Rule Movement

After being released in 1914, Tilak sought re-entry into Congress. Annie Besant and Gokhale supported. But finally Pherozshah Mehta won and Tilak was not admitted. Tilak and Besant decided to start the home rule movement on their own. In early 1915, Annie Besant (and S Subramaniya Iyer) launched a campaign through her two newspapers, New … Read more The Home Rule Movement

Reasons for the growth of militant nationalism

Disillusionment of the nationalists with moderate policies The moderates thought that the British could be reformed from within Politically conscious Indians were convinced that the purpose of the British rule was to exploit India economically The nationalists realized that Indian industries could not flourish except under an Indian government Disastrous famines from 1896 to 1900 … Read more Reasons for the growth of militant nationalism

Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Contribution of early nationalists Early nationalists believed that a direct struggle for the political emancipation of the country was not yet on the agenda of history. On agenda was: Creation of public interest in political questions and the organization of public opinion Popular demands had to be formulated on a country-wide basis National unity had … Read more Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Indian National Congress

Rise of Indian National Congress   Predecessors of INC East India Association By Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 in London To discuss the Indian question and to influence the British public men to discuss Indian welfare Branches of the association in prominent Indian cities Indian Association Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876, Calcutta The … Read more Indian National Congress

Rise of Indian National Movement

Why did national movement arise? Indian nationalism rose to meet the challenges of foreign domination The British rule and its direct and indirect consequences provided the material and the moral and intellectual conditions for the development of a national movement in India. Clash of interest between the interests of the Indian people with British interests … Read more Rise of Indian National Movement

Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present)- significant events, personalities and issues

India in the Eighteenth  CenturyBahadur 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 … Read more Modern Indian history (from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present)- significant events, personalities and issues

Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.

Raja Rammohan Roy: RRM Roy was a social reformer and intellectual in the early nineteenth century Bengal. He is most widely known for founding the Brahmo Samaj and his relentless campaign against the practice of Sati and child marriage. Debendranath Tagore: Brahmo Samaj: BS was founded in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy with the … Read more Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th century.

Revolt of 1857: first war of indian independence

During the Governor-General Lord Canning May 11, 1857. The Meerut incident. Capture of Delhi. Proclaiming B S Jazar as the emperor. Almost half the Company’s sepoy strength of 232224 opted out of their loyalty to their regimental colours. Kanpur: Nana Saheb; Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mahal; Bareilly: Khan Bahadur; Jagdishpur (Ara): Kunwar Singh; Jhansi: Rani Lakshmi … Read more Revolt of 1857: first war of indian independence

TRIBAL UPRISINGS

The colonial administrators ended their relative isolation and brought them fully within the ambit of colonialism. Introduced new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products Influx of Christian missionaries into the tribal areas They could no longer practice shifting agriculture Oppression and extortion by police officials The complete disruption of the old agrarian … Read more TRIBAL UPRISINGS

Peasant Uprisings

Many dispossessed peasants took to robbery and dacoity. Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 By the end of 1860 indigo cultivation was virtually wiped out from the districts of Bengal A major reason for the success of the Indigo revolt was the tremendous initiative, cooperation, organization and discipline of the ryots. Another was the complete unity among … Read more Peasant Uprisings

Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture

Harappan art 2500 1800 BC

  • Also known as the bronze age
  • Architecture refers to designing of and construction of buildings where are the sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art
  • In architecture ,various types of materials are used that is a stone , wood, glass, metal  etc .where as sculpture is made of single piece of material.
  • Architecture involves study of engineering And Engineering Mathematics and depends upon measurements, where as sculpture involves creativity and imagination , may not depend on measurements.

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apurvi chandela:- Indian shooter(from jaipur rajasthan) who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. won silver medal in ISSF Rifle and Pistol worldcup in Munich. Qualified for Rio Olympics 2016 won silver in international shooting chapionship in germany in 2015 won gold in 58th national shooting championship Rajat Chauhan  earned India its first-ever individual medal(silver … Read more

JPSC Prelims notes for Science and Technology

Science & TechnologyFor Notes Click on the topics Physical Science (I)System of Units: MKS, CGS and SI (II)Definition of speed,velocity, gravity, mass, weight, force, impact, work,power and energy. (III)Solar system, relative position of Earth with respect to Sun and other planets, movement of earth and moon in solar system, lunar and solareclipses (IV) Concept and nature of … Read more JPSC Prelims notes for Science and Technology

JPSC Prelims Notes for Economic Concepts and Indian Economy

Basic Features of Indian Economy (I) National Income ; Elementary concepts of national Income and methods of its calculation e-g,GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, CSDP. NSDP, DDP at constant and current prices, at factor cost etc; (II) Inflation : Concept control of inflation : monetary, fiscal and direct measures. (III)Demographic features : Work force composition, demographic … Read more JPSC Prelims Notes for Economic Concepts and Indian Economy

JPSC Prelims Notes for Indian Constitution, Political System &Governance

(I)Preamble of the Indian Constitution (Secular, Democratic and SocialisO-Phtlosophy behind It (II) Salient features of the Indian Constitution. Concept of Public Interest Litigation; Basic structure of the Indian Constitution. (III)Fundamental Rights & Duties (i V) Directive Principles of the State Policy (V) Union Government : (a) Union Executive ; Powers and functions of President, Vice … Read more JPSC Prelims Notes for Indian Constitution, Political System &Governance

JPSC Prelims Notes for Geography of World and India

Physical Geography (General Principles) : (i) Origin and evolution ol earth, interior of earth, Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory; Plate tectonics.Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis (ii)Major types of rocks and their characteristics, evolution and characteristics of landformsin the Fluvial, Glacial, Arid and Karst regions (iii) Geomorphic processes; Weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition,soil formation,Landscape cycles, ideas of … Read more JPSC Prelims Notes for Geography of World and India

JPSC Prelims Notes for History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of India

Ancient Period : (i) The Indus Valley Civilization : Origin, antiquity, extent, authorship and main features; (iilOrigin of the Aryans (iii) Antiquity and stratification of the Vedic literature; Society, economy and religion during Early (Rig-Vedic) period. (iv) The Lichavi and their republican constitution. (v) The Rise of the Magadhan empire (vi)The Mauryas : Extent of empire, … Read more JPSC Prelims Notes for History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of India

RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper III General Studies

Current Affairs Major Current events and happenings of State(Rajsathan), National and International Importance Persons and Places in recent news Games and Sports related Activities India and Global Perspective India in Global Perspective- Current Global Developments impeaching upon Society and Economy of India. Emerging World Order in the Post Cold War Era, Role and Impact of … Read more RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper III General Studies

RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper II General Studies

  Logical reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive):  Statementand Assumptions, Statement and Argument, Statements and Conclusion, Courses of Action Analytical Reasoning. Mental Ability: Number series, Letter series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Problems relating to Relations, Shapes and their sub sections, Venn diagram. Basic Numeracy (Elementary knowledge of Mathematical and Statistical Analysis) : Number System, Problems on Numbers … Read more RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper II General Studies

RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper 1 General Studies

  History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan. Click here for old questions  Major Landmarks in the History of Rajasthan, Major Dynasties, their Administrative and Revenue System. Socio-cultural Issues.  Freedom Movement , Political Awakening and Integration Salient features of Architecture – Forts and Monuments Arts, Paintings and Handicrafts. Important Works of Rajasthani literature. … Read more RAS(RTS) Exam Mains Notes for paper 1 General Studies

Jharkhand PCS (JPSC) Exam Prelims Test Series for General Studies

The price of the program is just 2309 and will include the detailed notes and 24 comprehensive tests for Jharkhand PSC Preparation. Join Now Test :- History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Jharkhand Test :-Indian History-Ancient Period Test :-Indian History-Medieval Period Test :-Indian History-Modern Period Test :-Indian Polity Test :-Polity of Jharkhand Test … Read more Jharkhand PCS (JPSC) Exam Prelims Test Series for General Studies

JPSC Exam Mains Test Series for General Studies Paper III, IV , V and VI

Mains Test Series and Notes program for JPSC Mains Exam 2019 is focused to enhance the analytical and writing abilities of students. The program includes the topic wise notes of each JPSC Mains paper and 20 Mains  Specific Tests. Following are the frequently asked questions about our JPSC mains test series program:- Join Now For any … Read more JPSC Exam Mains Test Series for General Studies Paper III, IV , V and VI

Jharkhand State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination New Scheme of Examination and Syllabus

SYLLABUS FOR THE REVISED PRELIMINARY CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION OF JHARKHAND The preliminary Examination shall consist of one compulsory paper, namely. General Studies of 200 marks. The question paper choices, objective type. The question paper shall be multiple will be set both in Hindi and English. General Studies Total Marks: 200 Time: 2 hours The paper … Read more Jharkhand State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination New Scheme of Examination and Syllabus

Jharkhand Current Affairs- 2020 for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC

Jharkhand Daily Current Affairs not only covers the Daily News event part of Jharkhand but also the National and International events , Pattern of Jharkhand PSC has got a major shift in the recent years with a great focus on Current Affairs. We have Bifurcated the Jharkhand Daily Current Affairs into Jharkhand Events, National Events … Read more Jharkhand Current Affairs- 2020 for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC

Jharkhand History- for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC

Jharkhand :An Historical Introduction Jharkhand: The Parha and the Manki Mundua system.  Jharkhand: Influence of Arayans and British over Tribal Culture ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES of Jharkhand Modern history of Jharkhand after Independence Prehistory of Jharkhand PRESS & MAGAZINES of Jharkhand Jharkhand :Pre Independence Kingdoms Jharkhand : Language and Dialect Jharkhand : Famous Literature Jharkhand : Main … Read more Jharkhand History- for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC

Jharkhand Geography- for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC

Detailed Notes for Jharkhand Geography Specifically designed Notes for Jharkhand Geography can be Bought at minimum price in PDF or Printed format Geography of Jharkhand plays a crucial role in not only Jharkhand PSC Prelims Exam but even JPSC Mains Exam. Jharkhand Geography Notes are designed by JPSC Toppers and other civil servants. Detail Notes … Read more Jharkhand Geography- for Jharkhand PCS Exam of JPSC