GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
GUJARAT Gujarat slips to 3rd rank in spice output. Gujarat, which was the biggest producer of spices in the country, has slipped to third rank. Now, Andhra Pradesh tops in spice production with Rajasthan ranked second. In 2016-17, spice production in Gujarat was 8.68 lakh MT (metric tonnes) as against 10.77 lakh MT in 2015-16. … Read more
GUJARAT Belgium opens honorary consulate in GIFT City. Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. Earlier in February GIFT partners with Dubai International … Read more
GUJARAT PM Modi inaugurates filling of Aji Dam at Rajkot by Narmada water. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the filling of Aji Dam near Rajkot under Sauni Yojana. He launched two water supply projects worth 552 crore rupees at Modasa town in Aravalli district of Gujarat. These water supply projects will benefit more than 8 lakhs … Read more
GUJARAT TEXTILE INDIA 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Textile India 2017, country’s first ever mega trade event for the textile sector, in Gandhinagar. Textile industry stalwarts from India and abroad, central and state ministers and other industry stakeholders are expected to participate in the 3-day event. Textiles India-2017 is being … Read more
Coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. Coalition governments are usually formed as no party can individually achieve a majority in the parliament. However, a coalition government may also be created in a time of national difficulty or crisis. If a coalition collapses, a confidence vote is held … Read more
Rule of Law may be defined as a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards. It requires, as well, measures … Read more
“The Scheduled Areas” are those tribal inhabited areas which are located in other parts of the country than the North-East India. These areas are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Rajasthan. Besides these areas, some other regions of the country also are governed … Read more
Political Parties and Elections Political parties are an established part of modern mass democracy, and the conduct of elections in India is largely dependent on the behaviour of political parties. Although many candidates for Indian elections are independent, the winning candidates for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections usually stand as members of political parties, … Read more
Constitution of Indian under article 163 states that There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them … Read more
Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the organisation, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers and so on of the state legislature.In most of the States, the Legislature consists of the Governor and the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). This means that these State have unicameral Legislature. In a Six States( … Read more