Constitutional rights and provisions with respect to women in India
The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing…
Position of women in Vedic age
• The status of women refers to her position in the network of social role structure, privileges, rights and duties. • It refers to her rights and…
What is food security and the measures taken to ensure it?
Food security is a measure of the availability of food and individuals’ accessibility to it, where accessibility includes affordability. Based on the 1996 World Food Summit, food…
How poverty among employed, underscores the need for a new strategy on job creation?
In India, we often wonder why the hard-working employed population lives in poverty. This is more pronounced among daily wage labourers and those employed in the informal…
Why cyclones hit the east coast of India often in October?
India has been hit by a number of cyclones since ages . Tropical cyclones originate over the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. These…
What is a private member Bill?How they are introduced and discussed?
What is a private member Bill? Any MP who is not a Minister is referred to as a private member. Parliament’s key role is to debate and…
PTM HISTORY & CULTURE TEST – 3
Q 1 . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II A. Vishakhadatta 1. Medicine B. Varahamihira 2. Drama C. Charaka 3. Astronomy D….
PTM HISTORY & CULTURE TEST – 2
Q 1 . Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India? (a) Chaturvedimangalam (b) Parishad (c) Ashtadikgaja (d) Manigrama Show Answer (d)…
How was World War I different from previous wars in history ?
In 1914, a war began in Europe which soon engulfed almost the entire world. Except for Spain, the Netherlands, the three Scandinavian countries and Switzerland, all the…
PTM GEOGRAPHY TEST – 5
Q 1 . The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river: (a) Amazon (b) Missouri (c) St. Lawrence (d) Zambezi Show Answer (d) EXPLANATION : Victoria waterfalls…