Notes and Study material for Exams
RELATIVE SPEEED AND TRAIN QUESTIONS Speed has no sense of direction unlike the velocity. Relative speed is the speed of one object as observed from another moving object. Questions on train are the classic examples of relative speed and in all these questions it is assumed that trains move parallel … Read more
Nature and scope of philosophy and religion Philosophy:Nature and scope The word ‘philosophy’ is derived from two Greek words philos and sophia. Philos stands for love and sophia for wisdom. It stood for serious cultivation of the intellect and understanding. It was a searching inquiry into the deeper values of life. But simply stating that … Read more
Citizenship The need to promote a world community of scientifically and technologically literate citizens was regarded as urgent by the World Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien in 1990. The UNESCO Project 2000+, committed to developing appropriate structures and activities to foster scientific and technological literacy for all, in all the … Read more
Education, Social Change And Modernisation: Education has been accepted as one major agency of socialization, and teachers and educational institutions as socializing agents. In describing education as an instrument of social change, three things are important: the agents of change, the content of change, and the social background of those who are sought to be … Read more
In view of rapid Globalization-3/”>Globalization, fast depleting material Resources, raising economic competition between nations and the growing need to protect intellectual property, it is essential to find cost effective approaches in international scientific collaborations through intensification of established mechanism, contacts and collaborative tie ups. Some new initiatives that may be suggested are : establishment of … Read more
Laws, rules, regulations and conscience as source of ethical guidance High ethical standards for the provision of Services and the exercise of authority are a prerequisite if the citizenry is to trust the Public Service. The goal of these general ethical guidelines is to ensure that all State employees are aware of this. … Read more
Concept and meaning Decision making is the process of identifying and selecting a course of action to solve a specific problem. Decision making involves the selection of a course of action from among two or more possible alternatives in order to arrive at a solution for a given problem. Decision-making is an … Read more
FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT– DIRECTION (Communication,Supervision,Motivation,Leadership) Directing is concerned with instructing, guiding, supervising and inspiring people in the organisation to achieve its objectives. It is the process of telling people what to do and seeing that they do it in the best possiblemanner. Elements in Directing: The four essential elements in Directing are : … Read more
Education has been accepted as one major agency of socialization, and teachers and educational institutions as socializing agents. In describing education as an instrument of Social Change, three things are important: the agents of change, the content of change, and the social background of those who are sought to be changed, i.e. students. Educational … Read more
SKILL DEVELOPMENT Introduction India is passing through the phase of demographic transition which could be the biggest opportunity or the biggest concern of the country depending upon the utilization of its huge work force. India adds 12 million people to its workforce annually, but very few have any formal skill training. Today, less than four … Read more