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French Revolution:- For Ras Rts Mains exam and Ras RTS Prelims Exam

It gave birth to ideas of liberty, freedom and equality It led to the end of monarchy in France A society based on privileges gave way to a new system of governance The Declarations of the Rights of Man during the revolution, announced the coming of a new time. The idea that all individuals had … Read more

Movements/Organizations

Aligarh Movement Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan Deoband Represented by Mohammad Qasim Nanautavi & Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. Movement Nanautavi founded the ‘Dar-ul-Ullema’ madrasa at Deoband. This movement was strictly based on Islamic tradition unlike liberal Aligarh movement. The also promulgated a fatwa against Sayyid Ahmad’s associations. In 1919, Mufti Liyaqat Ullah Sahib founded … Read more

BEHAVIOR- PERSONALITY THEORIES

BEHAVIOR- PERSONALITY THEORIES What is Personality :- It is a stable set of internal characteristics and tendencies that determines the psychological behavior of people. It is particular pattern of behaviour and thinking that prevail across time and contexts and differentiates one person from other. In simple terms “Personality is an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, … Read more

RAS Pre Exam solved Paper 2013

Kantian ethics

Kantian Ethics Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher at the heart of a movement known as the Enlightenment. He reacted against the evangelical Lutheran Pietism of his schooling, with its emphasis on religious devotion and biblical literalism. He valued reason independent of revelation or emotion, though he did imbibe his parents‟ values (they were harness- … Read more

Wars and Treaties

War	Year	Treaty	Gov General	Battles et al
Anglo Marathas
First	1775-82	Began: Treaty of Surat End: Treaty of Salbai	Warren Hastings	Battle of Wadgaon
Second	1803-05	Began: treaty of Bassein	Lord Wellesley	Battle of Assaye
Third	1816-19	Treaty of Gwalior	Marquess of Hastings	Battle of Pindari End of Peshwa rule

Anglo French
First	1746-48	Treaty of Aix-la-Chepelle	Reason: Austrian succession in Europe	1746: Battle of Adyar/San Thome
Second	1749-54		War of succession between Nasir Jung (English) and Muzaffar Jung (French) after death of Nizam	1749: Battle of Ambur Rise of Robert Clive
Third	1758-63	Treaty of Paris	Reason: 7 years war in Europe	1760: Battle of Wandiwash (French defeat)

Anglo Mysore
First	1766-69
Second	1780-1784	Treaty of Mangalore	Warren Hastings	After death of Hyder Ali in 1782 Tipu led the war
Third	1789-92	Treaty of Seringapatnam	Cornwallis	Defeat of Tipu
Fourth	1799		Wellesley	Battle of Seringapatnam. Death of Tipu.

Anglo Sikh War
First	1845-46	Treaty of Lahore	Hardinge
Second	1848-49		Dalhousie	Final Subjugation of the Sikhs

Daily current affair 16 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

Barcoding norms for pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical companies in India expected to comply with mandatory bar-coding of medicine, this means that a barcode will ensure that every unique strip of drug will go into a unique secondary package. the barcode will enable tracking of the origin of shipment and to curve the distribution of spurious drugs Small … Read more

Cold Desert/ Temperate Desert

Cold desert of India include areas of ladak, leh and kargil of kashmir and spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh and some parts of northern Uttaranchal and Sikkim. Lies in rain shadow of Himalaya Oak, pine, deodar, birch and rhododendron are the important trees and bushes found there. Major animal include yaks, dwarf cows, and … Read more

Rajasthani Costumes and jewellery

Costumes of Rajasthan can basically be classified as Paridhan,which is a lower garment and achhadan which is an upper garment.Pag as an headgear is a symbol of noble and still practiced as an integral part of rajasthani culture. Various Traditional Dresses are:- Potia Dhoti Bandha Angrakhi Bugatari Pachewara Khol Dabla Lahariya Chera Chundari Ekdali Tikunti … Read more