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Geography is a very important subject in the UPSC exam, covered by both IAS Prelims and Mains papers, Geography for UPSC covers Indian Geography as well as World geography. The following concepts in Geography are covered broadly by the UPSC Syllabus: Physical Geography Human Geography Environmental Geography The UPSC Syllabus covers Geography in prelims as […]
As in 2014, New Delhi’s close relations with both Moscow and Washington put it in a delicate diplomatic bind. Why India Is Silent on the Ukraine Crisis Indian Foreign Policy Topic The highlights this week: The Ukraine crisis puts India in a diplomatic bind, Norway hosts a conference with Taliban officials, and South Asia fares poorly in new global […]
Portuguese in India A Brief History Fast Facts Portuguese Presence in India: 1505 – 1961 Portuguese East India Company: 1628 – 1633 Portuguese Capitals in India: Cochin (1505 – 1530), Old Goa (1530 – 1843), Nova Goa (1843 – 1961) Political Structure: Colony Portuguese Viceroys in India 1505–1509 Francisco de Almeida (first) 1896 Afonso, Duke […]
The UPSC exams are renowned as one of the toughest exams in the world, and perhaps the toughest in India by far. Candidates prepare for the UPSC Civil Services for months if not years and often make a number of attempts to clear it with a good rank that allows them to opt for a […]
Most Important 25 Supreme Court Judgements Case Relevance A.K. Gopalan Case (1950) SC contented that there was no violation of Fundamental Rights enshrined in Articles 13, 19, 21 and 22 under the provisions of the Preventive Detention Act, if the detention was as per the procedure established by law. Here, the SC took a narrow view of […]
Introduction The fundamental unit of life is cell. Cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 in a simple microscope. In 1674, Leeuwenhoek, with the help of developed microscope, discovered the free living cells in pond water. In 1831, Robert Brown had discovered the nucleus in the cell. In 1839, Purkinje used the term […]
Early Jewish settlement 19th century Palestine did not formally exist as a country before the First World War, when the British fixed Palestine’s borders after their conquest of what would become Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. For hundreds of years before the British took control, Palestine had been divided into provinces of the Ottoman […]
We have seen that India in the 1750s saw the decline of the Mughal Empire and the emergence of Successor States. The Changes introduced by the British in India For UPSC 2022 The British who came to India for trade become the rulers of territories. They introduced many changes disrupting the economy, polity, and society. […]
In this article on UPSC Books, we endeavor to provide you with the list of best books for the IAS Exam 2022. The IAS Exam or the Civil Services Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The highly prestigious exam is also one of the toughest exams in the country. Best IAS […]
UPSC 2020 Answer Key & Paper: Check UPSC 2020 Answer Key of GS (Paper 1) along with questions paper of UPSC (IAS) Prelims. UPSC Prelims 2020 Paper 1 was conducted today between 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. UPSC (IAS) Prelims General Studies Paper 1 contains 100 questions on subjects Indian Economy, Indian Polity, History, Geography, […]