STUDY247 YOUTUBE
Open in Telegram
2 901
Subscribers
No data24 hours
-27 days
-1530 days
Posts Archive
2 901
Q7. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India refers to protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife?
2 901
Q6. Which climatic phenomenon is characterized by cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean?
2 901
Q5. Tidal waves are caused by which of the following gravitational interactions?
2 901
Q4. Which disaster is most likely to be influenced by climate change?
2 901
Q3. The temperature variation of land near sea is very less compared to that far from sea. This is due to :-
2 901
Q2. Which among the following has the least thermal conductivity?
2 901
Q1. Symbol of material used in conventional glass thermometers is
2 901
📣Famous Monasteries of India
Based on questions asked in competitive exams
1. Tawang Monastery – Arunachal Pradesh
(SSC MTS 2019)
2. Kardang Monastery – Himachal Pradesh
(SSC CPO 2019)
3. Ki Monastery – Himachal Pradesh
(SSC MTS 2019)
4. Namdroling / Bylakuppe Monastery – Karnataka
(SSC CHSL 2020, RRB NTPC 2021)
5. Hemis Monastery – Ladakh
(SSC CPO 2020)
6. Rumtek Monastery – Sikkim
(Const. Delhi Police 2023, SSC MTS 2019, SSC CGL 2020)
7. Phodong Buddhist Monastery – Sikkim
(SSC CHSL 2020, 2021)
8. Ghoom Monastery – Darjeeling – West Bengal
(Const. Delhi Police 2023)
📎 Join and Share : @STUDY247R
2 901
25 most Important constitutional amendments based on PYQs, Importance plus probability of questions being asked!
2 901
📍 PM Kisan Mandhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
✅ Eligibility:
• Indian Citizen
• Small and Marginal Farmers
• Age between 18-40 years
• Cultivable land up to 2 hectares
✅ Benefits:
• Assured pension of ₹3000/month
• Voluntary and Contributory Pension Scheme
✅ Launched:
• September 12, 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
✅ Administered by:
• Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
✅ Enrollment:
• Farmers can enroll through Common Service Centers (CSCs) or online via the official PM-KMY portal.
2 901
🔆 AUGUST OFFER vs. CRIPPS MISSION
📍 Time Period
✅ August Offer: August 1940
✅ Cripps Mission: March 1942
📍 Viceroy at the Time
✅ August Offer: Lord Linlithgow
✅ Cripps Mission: Lord Linlithgow
📍 Context/Reasons for Proposal
✅ August Offer: Britain’s precarious situation in WWII and the need for Indian support.
✅ Cripps Mission: Japanese advances in Southeast Asia heightened the need for Indian cooperation in the war effort.
📍 Main Proposals
✅ August Offer: Dominion status as the long-term goal; expansion of Viceroy’s Executive Council; promise of a post-war constituent assembly.
✅ Cripps Mission: Dominion status with the right to secede from the Commonwealth; a constituent assembly after the war to decide the constitution; provision for any province to opt out of the Indian Union.
📍 Shortcomings Highlighted by Indians
✅ August Offer: Vague promises; no immediate transfer of power; retention of British control over defense; no clear path to full independence.
✅ Cripps Mission: Dominion status instead of full independence; allowed provinces to secede, potentially leading to partition; no immediate transfer of power; British control over defense continued.
📍 Reaction of Indian Political Parties
✅ August Offer: Rejected by the Congress; welcomed by some other groups for its promise of eventual self-rule.
✅ Cripps Mission: Rejected by Congress and Muslim League; Congress criticized the lack of immediate power transfer and the provision for dominion status; Muslim League was dissatisfied with the lack of a clear commitment to Pakistan.
📍 Outcome/Result
✅ August Offer: Rejected by Indian National Congress; led to increased demand for complete independence.
✅ Cripps Mission: Failure; led to the Congress launching the Quit India Movement in August 1942.
📍 Impact on Indian National Movement
✅ August Offer: Strengthened Indian resolve for complete independence; highlighted the limitations of British promises.
✅ Cripps Mission: Intensified Indian demand for complete independence; demonstrated the unyielding nature of British policy; precipitated the Quit India Movement.
📎 Join and Share : @STUDY247R
2 901
🔆Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
✅Origin Name: Special Service Bureau (1963)
✅Renamed: Sashastra Seema Bal (2001)
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
✅ Motto: "Service, Security, Brotherhood"
Mandate & Role
✅ Border Guarding Force of India
✅ Guards Indo-Nepal border (since 2001)
✅ Guards Indo-Bhutan border (since 2004)
✅ Also handles internal security, counter-insurgency, and civic action in border areas
Historical Background
✅Raised after 1962 Indo-China war to promote morale & resistance among border populations
✅ Initially active in:
🔸 NEFA (now Arunachal Pradesh)
🔸 North Assam, North Bengal, UP Hills,
🔸Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh
✅Expanded Deployment (1965–1991)
✅ States covered: Manipur, Tripura, Jammu, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Mizoram, South Bengal, Nagaland
2 901
🔆 March 1929 - Muslim League Session in Delhi
📍 Jinnah’s Fourteen Points
✅ 4 Delhi Proposals & 3 Calcutta amendments proposed for the continuation of separate electorates and Muslim reservations in government services and self-governing bodies:
✅ Future constitution to be federal, with residuary powers vested in provinces.
✅ Uniform autonomy for provinces.
✅ Muslim representation of at least one-third in Central Legislature.
✅ Separate electorates should continue for communities, but should be open to any community.
✅ No territorial distribution affecting Muslims in Punjab, Bengal, NWFP.
✅ Religious liberty guaranteed to all communities.
✅ Muslim representation in central and provincial cabinets.
✅ Sindh to be separated from Bombay.
✅ Reforms to be introduced in NWFP and Balochistan on the same footing as other provinces.
✅ Safeguards for Muslim culture, education, language, and personal laws.
✅ Jawaharlal Nehru referred to these as “Jinnah's ridiculous 14 points.”
