BUDGET TERMINOLOGY
1 . Union Budget: Union Budget is a comprehensive account of the finances. It lays down consolidated report of revenue from all sources, and outlays for schemes…
What is primary deficit and how it affects economy?
Fiscal, revenue, trade and current account deficits are widely discussed terms and most know a thing or two about them. However, economics doesn’t limit the scope of…
Preventive detention
What is preventive detention? Preventive detention means detention of a person by the state without trial and conviction by court, but merely on suspicion. The detention could…
Indian legislature under the Act of 1919 was powerless
QUES . “The Indian legislature under the Act of 1919 was only a non-sovereign law-making body and was powerless before the executive in all spheres of governmental…
Government of India Act, 1919
This act was based on what are popularly known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms. In August 1917, the British government for the first time declared that its objective…
United Nations Convention against Torture
֍ The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international…
Need for impartiality and integrity in the functioning of Speakers in Indian legislative bodies
QUES . Discuss about the need for impartiality and integrity in the functioning of Speakers in Indian legislative bodies. HINTS: The Office of the Speaker occupies a…
Importance of the accounts of Chinese and Arab travelers in reconstruction of the history of India
QUES . Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travelers in the reconstruction of the history of India. UPSC 2018 G S MAINS…
UPSC GS PRELIMS 2021 – GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS
1 . With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour into one of them which joins the Indus direct….
What factors have led to the development of coffee production in Kerala?
What are the geographical requirements for coffee cultivation? Temperature: Mean monthly temperature range from 14°C to 26°C. Rainfall: Annual rainfall ranging between 1016 and 2030mm Upland Conditions:…