Civil Services History Option

Time Line Approach: Planning for Preparation

2010-04-16T07:07:00.000-07:00

It is merely a view and an advice. I believe those who prepare for history as an option in Civil Services or UGC/NET or any course in history, they must develop an approach of first raising a time line of period of their study in their mind. It should be developed on political history contents. After, a person is able to remember a time line of political events, then he/she may move towards

Solved and Elaborated Prelims 2009 History

2010-02-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

1) The copper – hoard culture in the post – Harappa period has provisionally been identified with which one of the following pottery types? a) Sothi Pottery b) Ochre colour pottery c) Painted grey ware d) Northern Black polished ware Answer: Ochre Colour Pottery. Elaboration: Indus Valley Civilization is identified with Bronze Age. Bronze, a metal alloy, includes copper and tin. The Bronze

Define Caste

2009-08-11T19:33:00.001-07:00

Define CasteThe Sociologists define a caste as follows: A caste is a hereditary, endogamous, usually localized group, having a traditional association with an occupation and a particular position in the local hierarchy of castes. The relations between castes are governed, among other things, by the concepts of pollution and purity, and generally, maximum commensality occurs within the caste. On

Sanskritization

2009-08-11T10:25:00.001-07:00

"The caste system is far from a rigid system in which the position of each component caste is fixed for all time. Movement has always been possible, and especially so in the middle regions of the hierarchy. A low caste was able, in a generation or two, to rise to a higher position in the hierarchy by adopting vegetarianism and teetotalism, and by Sanskritizing its ritual and pantheon. In short,

Dictionary of History of India

2009-06-17T19:49:00.000-07:00

I thank all the regular visitors to this blog.I have started a Dictionary of History of India. Making use of the label widget, it is being indexed and I believe it is turning out to be user friendly.I am using Sumit Sarkar, Bipin Chandra and five authors, Puri Chopra and Dutt, Majumdar Raychaudhari and Dutt, A. L Bhasam edited Cultural History of History, Kalisankar and Wikipedia for Modern

Shaddarshana or Six Doctrines of Hinduism

2009-01-26T07:55:00.000-08:00

The Shadhdarshana means the six Doctrines or the Six systems of Salvation or the Six Schools of Philosophies of Hinduism. They are as follows.Sr. noName of the DoctrineName of the Rishi/Apostle1Nayaya:AnalysisAkshapada Gautama2Vaisheshika: Doctrine of Individual CharateristicsUluka Kanada3Sankhya: The CountKapila4Yoga: Now Most popular in West as a school of physical discipliningPatanjali5Mimansa

Dus Avataras of Vishnu

2009-01-26T07:52:00.000-08:00

The Dus Avataras of Vishnu means the ten incarnations of Vishnus as per Hindu religion mythology. They are given belowSr. no. Hindi Name Probable English Term1MatsyaThe Fish2KurmaThe Tortoise3VarahaThe Boar4NarasimhaThe Man Lion5VamanThe Dwarf6ParasuramaRama with the Axe7RamaRaghukul Prince Rama of Ayodhya8KrishnaKing Krishna of Dwarka of Vrishni Tribe9BudhaPrince Sidhardha10KalkinIn incarnation

Vedangas

2009-01-24T19:18:00.000-08:00

Vedangas are treatises which form the part of Vedic literature. They are six. The etymological meaning of Vedanga means limbs of Vedas. It suggests that they are helpful in understanding the Vedas. It is written by an established scholar that ‘the study of Vedanga was necessary either for the reading, the understanding, or the proper sacrificial employment of the Veda.’ Hence, these six limbs or

UPSC asked to reveal cut-off marks of civil services exam: HC-India-The Times of India

2008-09-03T06:34:00.000-07:00

UPSC asked to reveal cut-off marks of civil services exam: HC-India-The Times of IndiaA Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar had asked upsc to make public the cut-off marks obtained by candidates in preliminary test of the civil services examination.The main contention of the UPSC was that it would be misused by coaching institutes and hamper chances of meritorious

Civil Services (Prelims) Exam, 2007

2006-08-14T10:36:00.000-07:00

Civil Services (Prelims) Exam 2007:1. Date of Notification: November 18, 20062. Last Date of Receipt of Application: December 18, 20063. Date of Examination: May 20, 20074. Cut off Date for calculating Age: August 1, 2007. (Above 21 but below 30 that is not have completed 30 years on August 1, 2007; for Age relaxation consult notification for 2006 as given in the archives link.)The above

GS Prelims 2006 Solutions Answers Keys

2006-05-19T22:21:00.000-07:00

The keys and answers to the questions of G. S. Prelims of Civil Services held on May 14, 2006 are given on the site at http://www.prabhaiasips.com/gskc.html. The series of questions are of Booklet C. I have started posting the answers to Booklet B question series on www.generalstudiesupsc.blogspot.com as per the model (Which I have also adopted for all my postings in case of my other blogs)

General Studies May 14, 2006, Answers, Keys and Solutions

2006-05-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

The answers, keys, solutions to the General Studies Prelims question paper, the examination held on May 14, 2006 will start appearing on General Studies blog within next 24 hours.The question sequence will be of Booklet B.The answers structure will be similar to the pattern adopted last year. Kindly check http://generalstudiesupsc.blogspot.com/2005/05/solutions-and-keys-to-general-studies.html

Category Allocation CS 2005 Candidates Selected and Declared in May 2006

2006-05-15T23:45:00.000-07:00

Total Number of Candidates Cleared Written Test: 1174Total Number of Candidates Declared Selected: 425: 36.20% of those who cleared the written TestNumber of General Category Candidates Selected: 210: 49.41 % of the selected CandidatesNumber of OBC Category Candidates Selected: 117 : 27.53 % of the selected CandidatesNumber of SC Category Candidates Selected: 57: 13.41% of the selected

Final Result of IAS 2005 Declared in May 2006

2006-05-09T09:04:00.000-07:00

Final Result of IAS 2005 Declared in May 8, 2006Kindly check the site of UPSC. Click What's New and then look into Examination Results.The Result is reproduced below:Civil Service Final Result 2005SRL NO ROLL NONAME396 000287 CHAITRA N80000452SHRIMAN SHUKLA290000551KADAM VIJAY TUKARAM225000578ALOK TIWARI24000992TANMAY CHAKRABARTY352 001161UMESH CHANDRA BHARTI248001318SANDEEPKUMAR R

Civil Service Exam's Resource Centre

2006-03-17T01:46:00.000-08:00

Civil Service Exam's Resource Centre contains General Studies Mains papers and one Prelims paper up to this day. It is probably a newest addition in the world of Blogging. The blogger is Hasseb but he has hidden his identity. The use of communication for education purpose and training and sharing of information is really preganant with unbelievable results. There seems to be a real liberalism

I A S Portal

2006-02-15T01:34:00.000-08:00

Recently I have come across another website. It is called I A S Portal. It has changed its name to UPSC Portal before May 2006 Preliims.I have just gone through some of the links. I have found comments by some qualified candidates (already selected). I have just found some of the links quite imaginative. The lay out is also good. They have placed links to many news groups. Then, there are

Civil Services Examination, 2006

2005-12-11T02:45:00.000-08:00

Date of Issuance of Notice: 03 - 12 - 2005Number of the Notification: Examination Notice No. 04/2006Some of the important points taken directly from the site:2. APPLICATION FORM : Candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the

Comprehensive Study of India – Federal Research Division of U.S.

2005-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

One should visit the following link.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.htmlIt is online documents of the Library of Congress of United States of America. In the header of the site, it is written thus, " Customized Research and Analytical services serving the U. S. government since 1948" (Starting of Cold War period) italized comments by the blogger himself.There are ten chapters which cover the

UGC/NET Preparation HISTORY: Comment on Indhistory Web site

2005-10-11T07:59:00.000-07:00

The contents of the above link have details on the accession of Asoka and his conversion to Buddhism. Just go through them. Sometime small snippets help to retain the information for longer time. They prove more useful than to read a whole book. The blog will now have numerous tit bits every day. It takes lesser time to read them but ones retain more information. They help in selecting

SUMIR SHARMA: Hindi Granth Karyalay: Munshi Premchand : A brief life sketch

2005-10-10T10:54:00.000-07:00

SUMIR SHARMA: Hindi Granth Karyalay: Munshi Premchand : A brief life sketchBy clicking on the link containing the name of Munshi Prem Chand, you will be taken to a site where you will find a brief life sketch of Munshi Prem Chand and name of all the titles of Munshi Prem Chand. The content of the post will be useful for the Section C of Prelims syllabus. You may find most of MCQ on the

Sanskrit Literature: Books and Authors Bank

2005-10-01T06:43:00.000-07:00

At the following link of Banglapedia, one can find an article on Sanskrit literature. The Link is : http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/S_0079.HTMThose who are preparing for prelims, they must include the contents of this essay on Ancient India. They may write a page on which they separate the books title and names of their author. Here is one essay which can provide them a huge list that may

Sufism and Bhaktism in India

2005-07-03T06:14:00.000-07:00

At the following posting titled Sufism in India (click on the red phrase), there is a good article on Sufism in India. All the basic features and tenets are rightly described. The major four orders (silsilas) are rightly mentioned. The link suggested is non-functional now. It is regretted. The contents were displayed by someone and the guy seems to have removed it. I can not help. It further

The Khalji Revolution: Notes on Topic 15, Paper I Mains

2005-07-01T06:08:00.000-07:00

Kindly check the Article below.Khaljis : 1290-1320It contains an outer framework on administration of Ala-ud-din Khilji. It is a suggestive framework for the topic "The Khalji Revolution". The battles or foreign policy of Ala-ud-din is not covered which will be taken separately.Kindly be attentive about some of the headings taken from A. L Srivastva. Do not use those headings at all if the

Assisting Tools for Preparation

2005-06-21T03:28:00.000-07:00

Getting the right information in the less possible time is highly desired and wished by all of us. Writing and revision can be more effective if you know that there is assistance at hand which can help you to improve the contents and counter check the facts as being presented by you. It can speed up your preparation and impart confidence to you. The above mentioned needs and which is my aim of

CIVIL SERVICE 2004 RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES DETAIL

2005-06-07T09:32:00.000-07:00

The result of the candidates who had qualified and cleared Civil Services 2004 now also appears at the website of the Ministry of Parsonnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.The Result is at http://demotemp117.nic.in/ResultsCSE/RankFinalCSE.htm?hidden=Rankwise. The site takes time to down load and requires patients. It has address of each candidate and also date of their medical examinations to be