APPSC Group 1

Financial Institutions – RBI and Monetary Policy

Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money, often targeting an inflation rate or interest rate to ensure price stability and general trust in the currency. Objectives of Monetary Policies are:-  Accelerated growth of the economy Balancing saving and investments Exchange rate stabilization Price stability Employment … Read more

APPSC Group 1 Prelims Latest Updated PDF Notes

APPSC has vide notification  updated the Sylabus for APPSC Group 1 Prelims Exam. PSC Notes team has developed the notes for the updated pattern which could be accessed at the following links:- PAPER —I (PRELIMINARY) GENERAL STUDIES (DEGREE STANDARD) Marks: 120 No.of Questions:120 Time: 120 Minutes PAPER – II — GENERAL APTITUDE (DEGREE STANDARD) Marks: … Read more

Urbanisation

Introduction Urban areas have been recognized as “engines of inclusive economic growth”. Of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas, i.e approx 32 % of the population. The census of India, 2011 defines urban settlement as :- All the places which have municipality, corporation, cantonment board … Read more

APPSC Group I Mains Revised Paper III – Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law And Ethics

Following are the detailed topicwise notes for APPSC Group I Mains Revised Paper III – Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law And Ethics (A) Indian Polity and Constitution: Indian Constitution and its salient features – Functions and duties of the Indian Union and the State Governments. Issues and challenges pertaining to the Federal structure — Role of … Read more

Mauryan

  Foundation of the Mauryan Empire: The foundation of the Maurya Empire in 321 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya was a unique event in history. Particularly in view of the fact that it was found shortly after Alexander’s victorious campaigns in North-West India during 327 B.C. – 325 B.C. There is no unanimity with regard to … Read more

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel handled effectively the integration of the princely states with his diplomatic skills and foresightedness. The problem of amalgamating 562 independent states with a democratic self-governing India was difficult and delicate. But it was essential to save India from balkanization, once the Paramountcy of British crown would lapse. Sardar Patel … Read more

Marine Deposits/ Resources

Most important sorts of ocean deposits are: Terrigenous Deposits Body of water Deposits. There are loose sediments, deposited on the ocean bottom. These are ocean deposits. They vary from location to location. The study of ocean deposits is vital in beneath standing the rocks exposed on the earth’s surface that were once set under ocean. … Read more

Atmospheric Disturbances

The atmospheric disturbances which involve a closed circulation about a low pressure centre, anticlockwise in the northern atmosphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere are called cyclones. They fall into the following two broad categories: (a) Extra-tropical or Temperate and (b) tropical cyclones. (a) Temperate Cyclones Temperate cyclones are formed along a front in mid-latitudes … Read more

Oceans: Physical, chemical and biological characteristics

Oceans – Bottom Relief Four major divisions can easily be identified on the ocean floor: The continental shelf, the continental slope, the continental rise, the abyssal plain. Besides these, there are many associated features—ridges, hills, seamounts, guyots, trenches, canyons, sleeps, fracture zones, island arcs, atolls, coral reefs, submerged volcanoes and sea-scarps. This great variety of … Read more