Science By Ayush Sir

1. Consider the following statements:  a. Pusuant to the report of H.N. Sanyal Committee, the contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was passed. b. The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and the High Courts to punish for contempt of themselves. c. The Constitution of India defines Civil Contempt and Criminal Contempt. d. In India, the Parliament is vested with powers to make laws on Contempt of Court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1. a and b only 2. a, b and d 3. c and d only 4. 3 only   Ans - 2 2. Consider the following statements:  a. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. b. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent. c. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting. Which of the statement...

1. Chicken-hearted - Timid, Cowardly, Easily frightened 2. Fair weather friends - Friends in good times, supports only when easy and convenient  3. For good - Permanently , forever 4. In black and white - In writing , written down or in print 5. In the nick of time - Just in time, At the last possible moment 6. Leaves you in the lurch - Leave someone in a helpless condition, desert someone in his difficulties 7. Out of blue - completely and unexpectedly, Suddenly and without prior warning 8. Take to one's heels - To run away, ran away in fear, ran off 9. To jump on the bandwagon - To follow popular trends, Get involved in an activity because it is likely to succeed 10. A bird's eye view - A general view from above, Ariel view, Good and comprehensive idea, an overall view 11. A cakewalk - An easy achievement, An easy task or victory 12. A fool's paradise - Being happy for foolish reasons, a state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble 13. A ...

#JUNE 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS PART 1 1. Which country won the title of '2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup? Ans - India 2. Which Country has topped in 'Global Peace Index 2024'?  Ans - Iceland 3. Who has won Men's Single Title At '2024 French Open'? Ans - Carlos Alcaraz 4. Who has won Women's Single title at '2024 French Open'? Ans - Iga Swiatek 5. Who took Oath for the 3rd term as PM Of India ? Ans - Narendra Modi 6. N. Chandrababu Naidu became new chief minister of which state? Ans - Andhra Pradesh 7. Nagi and Nakti Bird sancturies are located in which state? Ans - Bihar 8. Who released the Container port performance index ? Ans - World Bank  9. Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as Chief Minister of which state? Ans - Sikkim 10. Who has honored with prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024? Ans - Arundhati Roy 11. Mark Rutte appointed as Next Secretary General of __________?  Ans - NATO 12. Which country joined International Solar Alliance as 100th member ? Ans - Par...

SUPREME COURT Article 124 - Establishment and Constitution of Supreme Court Article 124 A - National Judicial Appointments Commission Article 124 B - Functions of Commission Article 124 C - Power of Parliament to make law  Article 125 - Salaries, etc of Judges Article 126 - Appointment of acting chief justice Article 127 - Appointment of adhoc judges  Article 128 - Attendance of retired judges at sittings of the Supreme Court Article 129 - Supreme Court to be a court of record Article 130 - Seat of Supreme Court  Article 131 - Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Article 132 - Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court in appeals from high courts in certain cases  Article 133 - Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court in appeals from high courts in regard to civil matters  Article 134 - Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme court in regard to criminal matters Article 134 A - Certificate for appeal to the Supreme Court Article 135 - Jurisdiction and powers of the f...

1. In the constituent Assembly of India, who among the following was the  Chairperson of the Fundamental Rights sub-committee ?  Ans - JB Kriplani 2. The famous Kesavananda Bharti(1973) case was assiciated with which issue ? Ans - Amenability of the Preamble 3. Right to freedom is guaranteed in the article ___________ Ans - Article 19 4. As per the intrepretation by the Supreme Court Of India, tapping of phone calls infracts the fundamental right provided in Article _________ of the Constitution. Ans - Article 21 5. In which year was the Right to Education ( Article 21 a) Act enacted in India? Ans - 2009 6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives right to minorities to establish and administer educational institutions? Ans - Article 30 7. Along with 'Right to Life' in Article 21 of Indian Constitution , it also includes - Ans - Right to Health , Right to Food , Right to Water 8. No person can be employed in factories or mines unless he is above the age of ----- Ans - 14...

1. A dime a dozen - Very common and of no particular no use 2. A dark horse - An unexpected winner , someone who unexpectedly succeeds, an unknown entry, a competitor of unknown enteries 3. A stone's throw away - A very short distance 4. Back to the drawing board - An idea has been successful and that a new one must be devised, plan it all over again 5. Barking up the wrong tree - Trying to something in a way that will not work, accuse or denounce the wrong person 6. Be all ears - Listenting intently, To be ready and eager to listen 7. Burn the midnight oil - To work or study till very late in the night, to work very hard 8. Chip off the old block - Reminds them of one's father, someone similar in character or behaviour to one's father, Resembling parents 9. Get out of hand - To become uncontrollable, get out of control 10. Pull someone's leg - To make fool of , playing a joke with someone, to tease someone 11. Take with a pinch / grain of salt - Not believe completely ...

PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT  Article 52 - The President of India  Article 53 - Executive power of the Union  Article 54 - Election of President Article 55 - Manner of election of President Article 56 - Term of office of President  Article 57 - Eligibility of re-election Article 58 - Qualifications for elections as President  Article 59 - Conditions of President's office Article 60 - Oath or Affirmation by the the President Article 61 - Procedure for impeachment of the President  Article 62 - Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy Article 63 - The Vice-President of India Article 64 - The Vice-President to be ex-officio chairman of the council of the council of states Article 65 - The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence of President Article 66 - Election of Vice-President Articl...

ANCIENT HISTORY TOPIC - PREHISTORIC AND INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION 1. Which of the following was a port city of the Indus Valley Civilization? Ans - Lothal 2. The Samkhya School of Philosophy was founded by ______________ Ans - Kapila 3. Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir? Ans - Rajatarangini 4. Sama-Veda is knowledge of -  Ans - Melodies for chanting  5. The ________________ is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft , economic policies and military strategy that was written in Sanskrit. Kautilya is traditionally credited as the author of the text.  Ans - Arthashastra 6. In which of the following periods Ostriches were found in India?  Ans - Paleolithic Period 7. The archaeological site Inamgaon is situated in :  Ans - Maharastra 8. ____________ is considered to be the oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Civilation ?  Ans - Bhirdana 9.  Which of the following is an ancient written by Banabhatta ? Ans - Kadam...

TOPIC #1 DANCE 1. ___________ dance , performed by Buddhists to ward off evil spirits, is a dance form of Himachal Pradesh.  Ans - Himachal Pradesh 2. 'Thoda' a sport dance belong to which of the following states? Ans- Himachal Pradesh 3. ___________ is a group folk dance of Sikkim performed in honour of Mount Khangchendzonga, the guardian deity of the Sikkimese people. Ans - Chu-Faat 4. ___________ is the traditional musical instrument of the Limboo community of Sikkim.  Ans - Chyap-Brung 5. Poush Mela displays local artisans displaying folk dances, music, food and culture of ___________ Ans - West Bengal  6. "Vihyahula Giddha" is a popular folk dance performed during marriages in Indian State of :  Ans - Punjab 7. Which tribe of Pakistan performs a traditional dance form called 'Waziri Dance' ?  Ans - Pashtun 8. 'Kandyan Dance' is the common dance of ____________ country. Ans - Sri Lanka 9. Bhavai is a traditional dance of __________ Ans - Gujrat 10....

UNION AND ITS TERRITORY 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 the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters CITIZENSHIP Article 5 - Citizenship at the commencement of the constiution  Article 6 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan Article 7 - Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan Article 8 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian Origin residing outside India. Article 9 - Persons voluntarily acquring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens Article 10 - Continuance of the rights of citizenship  Article 11 - Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Article 12 - Definition of state...

1. CIRQUE Cirques are the most common of landforms in glaciated mountains. The cirques quite often are found at the heads of glacial valleys. The accumulated ice cuts these cirques while moving down the mountain tops. They are deep, long and wide troughs or basins with very steep concave to vertically dropping high walls at its head as well as sides. A lake of water can ve seen quite often within the cirques after the glacier disappears. Such lakes are called cirque or tarn lakes. There can be two or more cirques or tarn lakes. There can be two or more cirques one leading into another down below in a stepped sequence.  2. HORNS AND SERRATED RIDGES Horns form through head ward erosion of the cirque walls. If three or more radiating glaciers cut headward until their cirques meet, high, sharp pointed and steep sided peaks called horns form. The divides between cirque side walls or head walls get narrow because of progressive erosion and turn into serrated or saw-toothed ri...

50 MOST IMPORTANT IDIOMS AND PHRASES ASKED IN SSC CGL AND SSC CHSL EXAMS 1. Beat around the bush - Avoiding the main topic , speak in a round-about manner 2. Spill the beans - Disclose the secrets accidentally 3. Cost an arm and a leg - Very expensive, a large amount of money 4. Once in a blue moon - Rarely and infrequently, occasionally 5. Face the music - to accept punishment for mistake, Get reprimanded , to bear the consequenses , Accept the blame 6. Under the weather - To not feel well, to feel sick or unhealthy, to be in low spirits 7. A bolt from the blue -  Something unexpected and unpleasant , A complete surprise, A sudden calamity 8. Bury the hatchet - To make peace, to end a quarrel  9. Wild goose chase - A worthless hunt, futile search, unprofitable adventure 10. At the eleventh hour - At the very last moment, Just before the deadline  11. Blow one's own trumpet - Praise oneself, to boast about their achievements 12. Break the ice - Initiate something, to star...

The earth's crust is composed of rocks. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals. Rock may be hard or soft and in varied colours. For example - granite is hard and soapstone is soft. Gabbro is black  and quartzite can ve milky white. Rocks do not have definite composition of mineral constituents. Feldspar and quartz are the most common minerals found in rocks. PETROLOGY Petrology is science of rocks. A petrologist studies rocks in all their aspects i.e, mineral composition, texture, structure, origin, occurance, alteration and relationship with other rocks. As there is a close relation between rocks and landforms, rocks and soils, a geographer requires basic knowledge of rocks. There are many different kinds of rocks which are grouped under three families on the basis of their mode of formation.  They are :  1. Igneous Rocks 2. Sedimentary Rocks 3. Metamorphic Rocks IGNEOUS ROCKS  As Igneous rocks form out of magma and lava from interior of the eart...