Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY(Part I of Indian Constitution) - (Article 1-4) Article 1 : Name and territory of the Union. Article 2 : Admission or establishment of new States. Article 3 : Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States. Article 4 : Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and...
General Study List of all Prime Minister of India S.No. NAME DATE OF APPOINTMENT-HELD OFFICE TILL 1 Jawahar Lal Nehru(1889–1964) 15 August 1947 - 27 May 1964 2 Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)(1898-1998) 27 May 1964 - 9 June 1964 3 Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904–1966) 9 June, 1964 - 11 January 1966 4 Gulzari Lal Nanda(...
General Study Major Amendment of Indian Constitution First Amendment Act, 1951 Empowered the state to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and economically backward classes. Provided for the saving of laws providing for the acquisition of estates, etc. Added Ninth Schedule to protect the land reforms and other laws included in it from the judicial...
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance List of all Presidents of India S.No. NAME DATE OF APPOINTMENT-HELD OFFICE TILL 1 Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) January 26, 1950 - May 13, 1962 2 Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967 3 Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) May 13, 1967 - May 03, 1969 4 Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) May...
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance Veto Power of the President of India Why VETO power? VETO Power are used by President when- Bills are passed in haste. A bill pass without sufficient majority. A bill is unconstitutional. Therefore, VETO Power Act as a intermediary check before judiciary examine the constitutionality. VETO Power should not be called separation of people will. This power...
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance List of All the Chief Justices of India S.No. NAME DATE OF APPOINTMENT-HELD OFFICE TILL 1 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania 26/01/1950-06/11/1951 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri 7/11/1951 - 3/1/1954 3 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan 4/1/1954-22/12/1954 4...
World Geography All important sea and nearby countries | UPSC Caspian Sea - Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran and Kazakhstan. Black Sea - Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Red Sea - Djibouti, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt and Yemen. Aral Sea - Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Sea of Azov - Ukraine and Russia. Baltic Sea - Russia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden,...
History of Modern India All Important event during Warren Hastings Warren Hastings was the 1st Governor-General of Bengal. Birth - 1732 Death - 1818 Tenure - 20 October 1773 - 8 February 1785 Events Regulating Act of 1773 Supreme Council of Bengal Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (1774) was established Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784) Pitt's India Act...
Economic Development Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) | UPSC Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched by Narendra Modi on 28th August 2014. It is a national mission with an aim to provide access to various financial services including Credit, Insurance, Pension, Remittance, Banking Savings & Deposit Accounts in an affordable manner. Benefits under PMJDY One basic savings bank...
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance Fundamental Rights(Part III of Indian Constitution) - (Articles 12-35) What are the Fundamental Rights? Fundamental rights are the basic human rights which are guaranteed to all citizens of India. They are applied without discrimination on the basis of race, caste, religion, gender, place of birth etc. Fundamental rights are enforceable by the courts. List of Fundamental Rights There are...
Indian Geograhy India - An Overview Country - India/Bharat Capital - New Delhi Geographical Location - Located in North-Eastern Hemisphere Latitudinal Extension - 8°4' to 37°6' Northern Latitude Longitudinal Extension - 68°7' to 97°25' Eastern Longitude Standard Time - 82°30' Eastern Longitude, 5 hour 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich(Mirzapur)...
History of Modern India Third Battle of Panipat (1761) Facts The Third Battle of Panipat was a major battle of Indian history, fought on 14th January 1761. It was fought between the Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani(also called Ahmad Shah Abdali) along with his local Rohilla and other Pathan and Oudh allies, against the Maratha Empire. The...
History of Modern India Arrival of the Europeans in India and First Factory in India Arrival of the Europeans in India Country Year The Portuguese 1498 The English 1600 The Dutch 1602 The Danes 1616 The French 1664 First factory of European Companies in India European Company Location Year of Establishment Portuguese Calicut(Kerala) 1503 Dutch Masulipatnam(Andhra Pradesh) 1605 English Surat(Gujarat) 1612 Danes...
History of Medieval India List of Mughal Emperors(1526-1857) | UPSC The Greater Mughals(1526-1707) Babur(Jahiruddin Muhammad Babur) - (1526–1530) Humayun - (1530–1540 , 1555–1556) Suri Dynasty - (1540-1555) - Not a Mughal rule Akbar - (1556–1605) Jahangir - (1605–1627) Shah Jahan - (1628–1658) The Later Mughals(1707-1857) Aurangzeb - (1658–1707) Bahadur Shah I...
