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DMPQ :India is passing through the phase of demographic dividend but at the same time India is also going to face issues of ageing population. In this context discuss the issues attached with the elderly Population.

With increase in the average expectancy age , the issue of elderly population will arise in the near future. The economy has to look into to take care of the elderly population. But there are some issues attached with ageing population: Lack of uniform and accessible pension system. Premium rates are different and there are … Read more

09.07.20 Daily GPSC Gujarat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Dwarka and Dakor to be developed on the lines of Ganga Ghats in Varanasi Chief Minister directs high-level integrated development of Pilgrimage Centres Gujarat Government to develop Dwarka and Dakor on the lines of Ganga Ghats in Varanasi – Long-term plan for massive cleansing of 11 lakh sq m of major pilgrims centres Ambaji, … Read more

DMPQ- Discuss the reasons Why India adopted Parliamentary system instead of Presidential system .

. A plea was made in favour of US presidential system of government in the Constituent Assembly4. But, the founding fathers preferred the British parliamentary system due to the following reasons: Familiarity with the System The Constitution-makers were somewhat familiar with the parliamentary system as it had been in operation in India during the British … Read more

20.11.19 Gujarat [GPSC] Current Affairs

GUJARAT Focus on afforestation, renewable power as Gujarat special economic zones go green In a bid to lower carbon footprint, special economic zones (SEZs) across Gujarat will be made more environment friendly. Special initiatives including afforestation, shifting to renewable energy for power requirements and usage of electric vehicles and bicycles for internal transport will be introduced in these … Read more

History Free Mock Quiz 6

Specially designed mock Quiz for Indian History for the systematic coverage of PSC Exam prelims syllabus and practice. History Free Mock Quiz has 30 questions. If any issue is observed with answer students may comment below

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DMPQ:India is a federal country. In the light of this statement outline the features of federalism in India.

Features: Written constitution with exhaustive coverage. Constitutional forefathers tried to cover each and every aspect. It limits the operations of the government at the centre. Supremacy of the constitution also ensure final authority of constitution and their written words. Constitution is not easily amendable and specific pre requisite are required to ensure amendment. It limits … Read more

Lokpal And Redressel Of Citizens Grievances

Lokpal and Redressel of Citizens grievances:- Introduction: The central theme of democracy is that the ruler is accountable to the rules of all sorts of activities and policies. This has arisen due to the fact that the modern states are populous. Because of this and other reasons the direct democracy of ancient Greek … Read more

06.12.19 Gujarat [GPSC] Current Affairs

GUJARAT Centre to make Dhoraji a model plastic cluster The central government is mulling to turn Dhoraji into a model cluster of plastic recycling industry. The local industry will also be provided with sophisticated technology for processing plastic waste As many as 550 plastic waste processing and recycling units have come up in Dhoraji and Upleta … Read more

Chandrayaan-1

Launch: October 22, 2008 Site: Satish Dhavan Space Centre, Sriharikota

The objectives of the programme were:

To develop and orbit a spacecraft around moon using an Indian-made launch vehicle.
To prepare a three-dimensional atlas of both the near and the far side of the moon.
Chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface.
To study the impact of Moon Impact Probe on the surface of the moon as a fore-runner to future soft landing missions.

NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) had on Chandrayaan-1 had detected water on the surface of moon. The mission was expected to last two years. However, the communication with the satellite was lost on 29 August 2009 and the mission was declared over. It lasted for 312 days and achieved 95 percent of its objectives.

Chandrayaan-1 was selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) as one of the recipients of its annual AIAA SPACE 2009 awards for contributions to space science and technology.