Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory

    Alfred Wegner was a German Meteorologist in the early 1900s who studied ancient climates. Like most people, the jigsaw puzzle appearance of the Atlantic continental margins caught his attention. He put together the evidence of ancient glaciations and the distribution of fossil to formulate a theory that the continents have moved over the … Read more

Niche

  Niche:- a  description  of  all  the  biological,  physical  and  chemical  factors  that  a  species needs to survive, stay healthy and reproduce. No two species have exact identical niches. Niche plays an important role in conservation of organisms. Types of Niche Habitat niche – where it lives Food niche – what is eats or decomposes … Read more

ECOLOGY- An Introduction

    ECOLOGY is  defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their Environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas–Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more

Orogenic or the mountain-forming movements

  Orogenic or the mountain-forming movements act tangentially to the earth surface, as in Plate tectonics. Tensions produces fissures (since this type of force acts away from a point in two directions) and compression produces folds (because this type of force acts towards a point from two or more directions). In the Landforms so produced, … Read more

Module 2: General Science

Rasfreenotes team presents  Module 2: General Science to the RAS/RTS Aspirants. Module 2 consists of following sections:- Physics Biology Chemistry The importance of general science can be accessed by the number of questions from the section. You could buy module 2 in just 99 INR for promotional period. For any doubt leave a mail @rasfreenotes@gmail.com, Science is … Read more

Ebola Virus Disease- Human Health

It is also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. It is a severe acute viral illness which during an outbreak cause the fatality rate can go upto 90%. The first confirmed Ebola Virus Disease in human was reported in 1976 at Democratic Republic of Congo. Transmission of Ebola Virus Disease Ebola is introduced into the human Population through close contact with blood secretion … Read more

Drugs and Their Patenting-Human Health- For RAS/RTS Mains

Intellectual property:- is regarded as creation of mind in the form of patents for invention or copyright for literary and Art works in the form of Trademark and geography  indicators. copyright:- includes nobles, poems ,films, musical work, artistic work such as drawing, painting, Photograph structural Trademark :– it is a distinctive sign which is identified with certain goods or Services as … Read more

Various National Missions and Programmes:-

MNREGA Jan Dhan Yojna Atal Pension Yojna Skill India Mission Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana Sukanya Samridhi Yojana Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan Yojana Jan Aushadhi Yojana (JAY) Nai Manzil Scheme for minority students The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) or Housing for all … Read more

International Treaties and Summits.:- For Ras RTS Mains and Ras Rts Prelims Examination

1- 4th India-Africa Hydrocarbon Confrence 2- 14th Council of Head of Nations of Sanghai Coperation Organization 3- 104th International Labour Confrence 4- Asia-Pacific Economic Coperation Confrence 5- Paris Confrence on Climate Change 6- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting(CHOGM), 2015 7- 10th Confrence of G-20 8- Heart of Asia- Istanbul Process Confrence 9- 3rd- India- Africa … Read more