UPSC Optional Paper Syllabus for Sociology – Paper I (Fundamentals of Sociology) Sociology – The Discipline Modernity and social changes in Europe and the emergence of sociology. Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences. Sociology and common sense. Sociology as Science: Science, scientific method and critique. Major theoretical strands of research methodology. …
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 on Thursday, at 3.41 pm IST. It lifted off into the cloudy skies from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Initially scheduled to launch on 8 December and again to 14 December, it was pushed back …
Russia and Sudan have finalized an agreement to set up a naval base in Port Sudan, giving Russian forces a small but significant toehold on the Red Sea. Russia has been in talks with the Sudanese government over basing arrangements since 2017, and a formal deal emerged in November. The final agreement was signed December …
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS ‘India’s goodwill comes with no strings attached’ ‘Nepal is free to act independently in international affairs’ ‘Nepal must be vigilant and learn from Sri Lanka and other nations which have also signed agreements with other countries in the region’ New Delhi: India’s goodwill comes with no strings attached, said CDS Bipin Rawat and …
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India dropped two spots to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living. Life expectancy of Indians at birth in 2019 was 69.7 years while Bangladesh …
India Will Extend Its Weather Radar Network To The Himalayas To Counter China’s Weather Modification System The move is yet another step in making India self-reliant in the defense sector, and will further enhance IAF’s surveillance capabilities along the tense Indo-China and Indo-Pakistan borders. According to government sources, DRDO will develop the aircraft under a …
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The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) radar network will now extend to the high altitudes of the Himalayas and the country’s Northeast. The move is announced days after China revealed its plan to expand its weather modification system. In all, 10 radars will be deployed along the Himalayas,” said M Rajeevan, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences …
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If you are planning to start preparing for the UPSC Civil Services examination, you need a clear vision and planning about the exam. In this context, the following article will help you a lot. There are 3 stages in this examination- Prelims, Mains and Interview. The prelims exam is conducted in June. So if you …
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Anu Kumari secured AIR – 2 in UPSE Civil Services Examination 2017. Below is her family members photos :- She had a dream to becoming an IAS Officer and in order to achieve her dream, she started to preparing for the civil services exam after 10 years of completing her graduation. Anu Kumari is 31 years old lady from Sonepat, Haryana. After …
UPSC Optional Syllabus for Statistics- Paper I Probability: Sample space and events, probability measure and probability space, random variable as a measurable function, distribution function of a random variable, discrete and continuous-type random variable, probability mass function, probability density function, vector-valued random variable, marginal and conditional distributions, stochastic independence of events and of random variables, expectation and …