List of Articles prepared with contribution from Ms.Rajtanil Solanki
Prologue List of Questions asked Continuity of trend from 2011 & 2012 Was it Geography (Optional) friendly? How difficult was the Geography section in Mains 2013? Questions "came" from where? Which Geography Book to use for Mains 2014 Utility [...]
GS Mains Geography Answerkey Part 2 of 3 [Disaster1]: Cyclone naming: how? [Disaster2] Landslides less in Western Ghat (5m) [Climate1] Urban Heat Island (5m) [Climate2] Temperature inversion GS Mains Geography Answerkey Part 2 of 3 We are solving the [...]
GSM-1 Geography Answerkey Part 3 of 3 [Energy 1] Shale Gas: Why not priority? (10m) [Energy 2] Atomic Energy (10m) [Location factors 1] Sugar mills southwards (5m) [Location factor 2] Textile Mills Decentralization (5m) Answer #1: Decentralized in terms [...]
Rakhhigarhi-the biggest Harappan site Menhirs sites in Mizoram Muziris Port Pratihar Mint in Haryana Rakhigarhi, the biggest Harappan site ~2000 sites of Indus valley civilization in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Till now, the largest site: Mheonjo-daro, in Pakistan. Now [...]
JalliKattu: Guidelines by SC + Government Anayottam race Anavaal pidi Ritual In this article, we shall see certain South Indian festivals. JalliKattu: Guidelines by SC + Government UPDATE: In May 2014, SC Banned Jallikattu altogether, this article was written [...]
Great Himalayan National Park Draft Notification on W.Ghats Great Himalayan National Park: UNESCO nomination why in News? March 2014: Government nominated it for UNESCO heritage site, because of its fragile ecology and inaccessibility. located at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh At [...]
[Act 4] Economy Related E1: RBI: RFPI = FII + QFI E2: RBI: more banks can import gold under 80/20 rule E3: CPSE-ETF Exchange Traded Funds E4: State GSDP: Chindu feels something fishy E5: Gas Pricing postponed on EC [...]
After victory of Narendra Modi, the Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh automatically becomes part of the topic “Post-Independence: Foreign policies of various Prime Ministers.” for General Studies paper 2 in UPSC civil service exam. There are many possible (and better) [...]
Obama's NSA reforms Obama handsover over ICANN to world D1: Obama’s NSA reforms Interview Questions: What do you know about NSA snoop gate? How is President Obama planning to fix it? What do you know about Patriot Act and [...]
#1: MH 370 & Anti-hijacking Policy in India #2: Tourist visa on arrival #3: energy coop with Sudan + USA PIB Misc. Mock MCQ Questions #1: MH 370 & Anti-hijacking Policy in India 8th March 2014: A Passenger flight [...]
Prologue What to Ignore from PIB (March 1 -7)? 1st March: Ignore this junk 2nd March: Ignore this junk 3rd March: Ignore this junk 4th March: Ignore this junk 5th March: Ignore this junk 6th March: Ignore this junk [...]
D1-Sino-India: BDCA Pact D2-Sino-China: Economic Dialogue and IT Pact D1: Sino-India BDCA Pact This was signed in October 2013, but topic is in news during April 2014 because Army officers of both sides met each other as per the [...]