Urdu Compulsory 2010 UPSC
Urdu Compulsory 2010 UPSC
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Agnes Smedley
Agnes Smedley
American feminist Agnes Smedley played a key role in assisting Indian freedom fighters in the U.S. and in Europe in the beginning of the th century. An unbashed feminist, fearless journalist and writer as well as relentless activists for the causes she believed in, Smedley inspired socially concerned writers like Alice Walker, because...
Item Response Theory(IRT)
Item Response Theory(IRT)
Item Response Theory(IRT) attempts to model students ability using question level performance instead of aggregate test level performance. Instead of assuming all questions contribute equally to our understanding of a students abilities, IRT provides a more nuanced view on the information each question provides about a...
5/20 Rule
5/20 Rule
5/20 is an anti-competition policy. According to 5/20 rule indian carriers wanting to fly on international routes need to have a fleet of at least 20 aircrafts and must have operated for at least five years. This rule works against the interest of Indian carriers. Presently, a one-day old airline registered abroad with a one-aircraft...
MAJOR RIVERS(By Length)
MAJOR RIVERS(By Length)
Nile, Africa - 6,825km
Amazon, South America -6,437 km
Chang Jiang(Yangtze), Asia - 6380 km
Mississippi, North America - 5,971 km
Yenisey-Angara, Asia - 5,536 km
Huang (Yellow), Asia - 5,464 km
Ob-Irtysh, Asia - 5,410 km
Amur, Asia - 4,416 km
Lena, Asia - 4,400 km
Congo, Africa - 4,370 km
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MAJOR ISLANDS(By sizes)
MAJOR ISLANDS(By sizes)
Australia: 7,617.930 sq. km; widely considered part of a continental landmass, not officially an island. but without doubt it is the largest island on the planet, and when combined with oceania, the smallest continent on the earth.
Greenland: 2,175,500 sq.km
New Guinea : 792,500 sq.km
Borneo : 725,500 sq km
Madagaskar...
Major Seas(By size)
Major Seas(By size)
South China Sea-2,974,600 sq km
Caribbean sea-2,515,900 sq km
Mediterranean Sea-2,510,000 sq km
Bering Sea-2,261,100 sq km
Gulf of Mexico-1,507,600 sq km
Arabian Sea-1,498,320 sq km
Sea of Okhotsk-1,392,100 sq km
Sea of Japan(East Sea)-1,012,900 sq km
Hudson Bay-730,100 sq km
East China Sea-664,600 sq km
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Dry cask storage
Dry cask storage
Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in thespent fuel pool for at least one year and often as much as ten years. Casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded orbolted closed....
DEEPEST OCEANS & SEAS
DEEPEST OCEANS & SEAS
Pacific Ocean-35,827 ft (10924 m).
Atlantic Ocean-30,246 ft(9,219 m)
Indian Ocean-24,460 ft(7,455 m)
Southern Ocean- 23,736 ft(7,235 m)
Caribbean Sea-22,788 ft (6,946 m)
Arctic Ocean-18,456 ft(5,625 m)
South China Sea-16,456 ft(5,016 m)
Bering Sea-15,659 ft(4,773 m)
Mediterranean Sea-15,197 ft(4,632 m)
Gulf...
OCEANS GREATEST DEPTHS
OCEANS GREATEST DEPTHS
Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean-35,827 ft
Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean-30,246 ft
Sunda Trench, Indian Ocean-24,460 ft
South Sandwich Trench, Southern Ocean-23,736 ft
Arctic Basin, Arctic-18,456 ft
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International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community.The principal role of the IHO is to ensure that the world’s seas, oceans and national waters are properly surveyed and charted. It does this through...
LARGEST OCEAN ON EARTH(By Size)
LARGEST OCEAN ON EARTH(By Size)
Pacific Ocean : 155,557,000 sq km
Atlantic Ocean: 76,762,000 sq km
Indian Ocean: 68,556,000 sq km
Southern ocean: 20,327,000 sq km
Arctic Ocean: 14,056,000 sq km
Note: The Southern ocean was approved in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization. It is now the fourth largest ocean....
EARTH RECKONER
EARTH RECKONER
Estimated Weight mass : 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons
Estimated Age : 4.6 billion years
Current Population : 7,000,000,001
Surface Area: 510,066,000 sq km
Land Area: 148,647,000 sq km 29.1%
Ocean Area: 335,258,000 sq km
Total Water Area: 361,419,000 sq km 70.9%
Type of Water: 97% salt, 3% fresh
Circumference...
General studies topics of 2013
General studies topics of 2013
Need for Second State Reorganization Commission ( Telengana Issue and recurring demand for new states)
Ordinance Route for passing important bills and bypassing Parliament
Panchayati Raj Institutions - Reflecting over 20 years of getting Constitutional Status
Estimating Poverty Line - Away from Reality
Depreciating...
Vajiram & Ravi- Ethics Integrity & Aptitude Part B - III(1).pdf Corporate Government
Vajiram & Ravi- Ethics Integrity & Aptitude Part B - III(1).pdf Corporate Governance paper 4
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Vajiram & Ram- Ethics Integrity & Aptitude Part B - I
Vajiram & Ram- Ethics Integrity & Aptitude Part B - I(Paper 4)
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Development Issues- VAJIRAM(Governmental Policies and interventions for development in various sector)
Development Issues- VAJIRAM(Governmental Policies and interventions for development in various sector...
History Optional UPSC Mains 2013 Question Paper 1 2 Mrunal Org
History Optional UPSC Mains 2013 Question Paper 1 2 Mrunal Org
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Lord William Bentick
Viceroys and GG's of India
Lord William Bentick(1828-35)
First Governor General of India as designated by Government of India Act 1833.
Known as the benevolent Governor General.
Banned practice of sati in 1829, suppressed Thugi in 1830(military operation led by William Sleeman)
Banned female infanticide
Created the province of Agra in 1834.
English...
Colonial Era (Timelineof Indian History)
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