UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2018 Answer Key Paper 1 1. Consider the following statements: 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra party. 2. In the Lok Sabha, a leader of the opposition was recognized for the first time in 1969. 3. InRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Identify the element which is not a part of the hydrological cycle (a) Evaporation (b) Hydration (c) Precipitation (d) Condensation (ii) The average depth of continental slope varies between (a) 2-20m (b) 200-2,000m (c) 20-200m (d) 2,000-20,000m (iii) Which one of the following is notRead More →
About Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) NSG is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be used for development of nuclear weapons. It was set up in 1974 as a reaction to India’s first successful nuclear tests conducted on 18Read More →
International Solar Alliance (ISA) was established by the Paris Declaration as an alliance dedicated to promotion of solar energy among its member countries. The ISA Framework Agreement entered into force in December 2017 making ISA formally treaty based International Intergovernmental Organization with its headquarter in Gurugram, India. As of nowRead More →
It is a scheme implemented by the Health Ministry to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals in both rural and urban areas. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) program aims to provide pregnant ladies free ante-natal services (ANC) and other required necessary treatmentsRead More →
Cryptocurrencies or virtual currencies are type of an regulated digital money. They are manly decentralized peer to peer system and transacted between users directly without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes and recorded in public distributed ledger called blockchain. They are neither issued by Central Bank norRead More →
CSIR stands for Council of scientific and Industrial Research. It is an autonomous body and India’s premier research and development (R&D) organisation. It was established in 1942. Council of scientific and Industrial Research has been set up by Ministry of Science and Technology. However, it operates as an autonomous bodyRead More →
The relations between India and Saudi Arabia is generally strong and close, especially in commercial interests. Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth largest trade partner after China, US and UAE. It is a major source of India’s energy security requirement that counts for almost 1/5th of India’s crude oil requirement. Saudi ArabiaRead More →
Let’s get to know the Koeppen’s scheme of classification of climate. So this person Wladimir Köppen, who was basically a Russian-German climatologist, he classified the climate of the world by finding a close relationship between the vegetation and the climate of a particular region. His aim was to make aRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following is suitable for Koeppen’s “A” type of climate? (a) High rainfall in all the months (b) Mean monthly temperature of the coldest month more than freezing point (c) Mean monthly temperature of all the months more than 18o C (d)Read More →