UKPCS Prelims and Mains Notes-UKPSC Test Series
Introduction: There are four main directions – East, West, North and South as shown below: There are four cardinal directions – North-East (N-E), North-West (N-W), South-East (S-E), and South-West (S-W) as shown below: Key points At the time of sunrise if a man stands facing the east, his shadow will be towards west. At the … Read more Direction test
The Crust of Earth It is the outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth’s surface, about 8 to 40 km thick. The crust varies greatly in thickness and composition – as small as 5 km thick in some places beneath the oceans, while under some mountain ranges it extends up to 70 km … Read more Earth’s Layers – Earth’s Composition
Limestone M.P, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan Dolomite Orissa (Birmitrapur in Sundergarh District-largest in India), M.P & Chattisgarh Phosphate Rajasthan (Udaipur) Uttaranchal (Dehradun), M.P. (Jhabua), U.P. (Lalitpur) Kaolin Kerala is largest producer. Mica Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand (Kodarma-Large) & Rajasthan Gypsum Rajasthan & J & K. Steatite Rajasthan. It is also called soapstone/ Potstone. Magnesite Tamil Nadu … Read more Mineral Resources of India:Non Metalic
Mineral resources contain rocks – quartzite ,marble, and various types of schist and gnesiss.the southern division contains rocks such as gneiss , limestone,phyllites,quartzite,sericite-biotite schist and slate. Some of the important minerals of uttarakhand : Asbestos Copper Graphite Lead Building stone Magnestic Iron Gold Slate Sulphur … Read more Uttarakhand :Minerals
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Rajaram Mohun Laid stress on the study of English & established the Hindu College in Calcutta Roy alongwith David Hare. Maharishi The grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore. He inspired a number of thinkers like Devendranath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar & Akshay Kumar Datta who became Brahmo Samaj Tagore members. … Read more Social Reformers & Their Work AND Freedom fighters
Rajrishitulyakul Rajrishitulyakul dynasty ruled over the south Kaushal. They ruled from 5th to 6th century AD. From the bronze inscription it is known that they followed Guptsamvata. This shows that accepted the supremacy of the Gupta Dynasty. There are six known rulers of the Rajrishikulya Dynasty. They are all follows: Sur Dayit I Vibhishan … Read more ANCIENT KINGDOM
Commissions/Committees & Their Purpose Arjun Sen Gupta Public Sector Enterprise Autonomy Committee Rangarajan Committee Disinvestment of PSUs & Balance of Payments. Malhotra Committee Insurance Sector & its regulation. Follow up led to setting up of IRDA. Madhukar Committee Gold exchange traded fund implementation. L.C. Gupta Committee … Read more Commissions/Committees & Their Purpose
Bihar After Saadat Khan, *Safdarjung* became the king who was an impartial ruler & carried out many reforms & was made the wazir of mughal empire. Shuja-ud-Daula succeded him to throne. He was also made the wazir of mughal … Read more Other Contemporary States