Notes and Study material for Exams
rawan239Political Parties shall be brought under the act as they are centre to the ecosystem of Democracy. They are the main actor of election process. The points in favour of RTI act are as follows: Indirect financing in the form of Income tax exemptions. State also provide them indirect financing in the form of airing … Read more
It is an organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire. It operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organised through the Commonwealth Secretariat and non-governmental organisations, organised through the Commonwealth Foundation. Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of the Commonwealth and the monarch of 16 members of … Read more
Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends Money to Commercial Banks Subscribe on YouTube in the event of any shortfall of funds. It is used for controlling Inflation of a country. High Repo rate: Taking loan from RBI will be … Read more
While proposing the double helical structure for DNA, Watson and Crick had immediately proposed a scheme for replication of DNA. The scheme suggested that the two strands would separate and act as a template for the synthesis of new complementary strands. After the completion of replication, each DNA molecule would have one parental and one … Read more
Reasons are: The community’s tenacity and survival can be attributed to its intra-community bonding and relative affluence as a result of engagement with Trade and Commerce as its primary occupation. the Jains “sought to outflank the Bhakti Movement by taking its main cult-figures as their own” The Jain community of Medieval India shared relatively harmonious … Read more
Parliament is a law making body and deliberation house. But over the period of time the standards of debates have decreased and law after getting out of parliament is under judicial scrutiny is a common affair. The reasons for the lowering of parliamentary standards are as: The ethical standards of legislators have declined at the … Read more
Case Study 15: Anshuman is a brilliant Science Teacher in a private English medium school in Lucknow and gets yearly package of Rs.4 lakhs. Another school at Ghaziabad offers him package of Rs.4.5 lakhs. Anshuman makes a verbal commitment to the Ghaziabad school principle, “Sure,I’ll join your school from next month.“ But when Anshuman submits … Read more
Monetary Policy TOOL: There are several direct and indirect instruments that are used for implementing monetary policy. Repo rate: The (fixed) interest rate at which the Reserve Bank provides overnight liquidity to banks against the collateral of government and other approved securities under the Liquidity Adjustment facility (LAF). Reverse Repo Rate: The (fixed) interest rate … Read more
Case Study 14: Atul runs a security devices shop that converts into a trustworthy company for all security solution like security cameras, CCTVs and other security devices. DCP Akshay learns that every time after a theft or robbery takes place, Police Inspector Arun advices the victim and bystanders to install security devices from Atul’s company … Read more
Contribution of Indian Scientist: Scientist Achievement Homi Jehangir Baba Father of Indian Nuclear Programme, Carried out first nuclear test 1974, Atomic energy establishment was renamed Bhabha Atomic research centre. Venkatraman Ramakrishna Indian origin biologist cum scientist won nobel prize in 2009 in chemistry. He pioneered in the studies of the structure and function of … Read more