General Study Interesting facts about the Constitution of India The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy. Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shantiniketan. The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English, are kept in special helium-filled cases in the...
General Study Constituent Assembly | UPSC The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'. 1922: Mahatma Gandhi first said in India in 1922 that every person in the Constituent Assembly would be an Indian. 1934: M N Roy proposed the formation of...
General Study Committees of Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly appointed a total of 22 committees to deal with the various tasks of constitution-making. Of these, eight were major committees and the other were small committees. Drafting Committee - BR Ambedkar Union power committee - Jawaharlal Nehru Central Constitution Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru Provincial Constitution Committee -...
General Study Act passed during British Rule 1773AC : Regulating Act 1781AC : Amending Act [Settlement Act] 1783AC : Dandies Act 1784AC : Pitt's India Act 1786AC : Ordinary Act [Act of 1786] 1793AC : Charter Act 1813AC : Charter Act 1833AC : Charter Act 1853AC : Charter Act 1854AC : Wood Dispatch Act 1858AC : Government of India Act [Council of India Act] [India got its name...
Indian Geograhy All Tiger reserves of India Sl. No. State Name of Tiger Reserve 1 Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunsagar Srisailam 2 Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park 3 Arunachal Pradesh Kamlang Tiger Reserve 4 Arunachal Pradesh Pakke Tiger Reserve 5 Assam Manas Tiger Reserve 6 Assam Nameri National Park 7 Assam Orang Tiger Reserve 8 Assam Kaziranga National Park...
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...
