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Which Mountain Range is located in the North of India?

The Himalayan Mountain range is located to the North of India. Further Readings- Longitudinal Division of Himalayas Highest Peaks in... View Article

What are the periods of the Stone Age?

The Stone Age is divided into three distinct periods: Paleolithic Period Mesolithic Period Neolithic Period For further reading, check... View Article

National Population Policy [UPSC Notes]

India has the second-largest population in the world. With a current population of about 1.3 billion, population growth control continues to be... View Article

What is the Paleolithic period called?

The Paleolithic period is called the ‘Old Stone Age’ because it was characterized by the use of basic stone tools For further reading, check the... View Article

How many Mountain Ranges in Asia?

Given below are major mountain ranges in Asia - The Himalayan Range The Western Ghats The Eastern Ghats Karakoram Range Hindu Kush... View Article

What is the period of the Paleolithic Age?

The period of the Paleolithic Age lasted roughly from 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C. It was a period where humans lived as simple... View Article

AIR Spotlight – Jal Jeevan Mission: Har Ghar Jal

AIR Spotlight is an insightful programme featured daily on the All India Radio Newsonair. In this program, many eminent panellists discuss issues... View Article

Who has written the Constitution of India?

Prem Behari Narain Raizada was the calligrapher of the Indian Constitution. The original constitution was handwritten by him in a flowing italic... View Article

Write one reason why you think the Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities are very important.

To prevent the cultural domination of the majority community, it is important to safeguard and protect the minority communities. Constitutional... View Article

List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.

While portraying adivasis in movies, books, social functions, there is stereotyping of Adivasis in India. They are portrayed wearing different... View Article

Write in your own words two or more sentences of what you understand by the word ‘marginalisation’ .

There are multiple factors which lead to marginalisation. Those are political, cultural, social and economic factors. Marginalised sections... View Article

Make sentences with each of the glossary words given. Acquit, To appeal, Compensation, Eviction, Violation.

Acquit If a person is being tried by the court for a criminal case, and the court finds that the person is not guilty of the crime then the... View Article

Write a story around the theme, ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’.

If a person’s property has been illegally occupied he can go to the courts and get the illegal encroachment evicted if the police do not... View Article

Re-read excerpts from the judgment on the Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation case. Now write in your own words what the judges meant when they said that the Right to Livelihood was part of the Right to Life.

Slum dwellers' right to livelihood was protected by judgments like Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1985. Right to Livelihood was... View Article

Why do you think the introduction of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the 1980s is a significant step in ensuring access to justice for all?

Post-1980 period the judiciary was willing to take into account the rights of those sections of society who would find it difficult to take help... View Article

Keeping the Sudha Goel case in mind, tick the sentences that are true and correct the ones that are false. (a) The accused took the case to the High Court because they were unhappy with the decision of the Trial Court. (b) They went to the High Court after the Supreme Court had given its decision. (c) If they do not like the Supreme Court verdict, the accused can go back again to the Trial Court.

Answer: Only option (A) is correct. Option (b) is wrong because after the Supreme Court gives its verdict, they cannot approach the High Court.... View Article

Re-read the list of Fundamental Rights. How do you think the Right to Constitutional Remedies connects to the idea of judicial review?

It means citizens have the right to move courts to issue orders, writs or directions to enforce the rights of citizens, if their fundamental... View Article

You read that one of the main functions of the judiciary is ‘upholding the law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights’. Why do you think an independent judiciary is necessary to carry out this important function?

To ensure that there is no misuse of powers by the executive and legislative, the courts play an important role and this is possible due to... View Article

Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? What does this indicate?

Usually in schools, the holidays given to students are on independence day, republic day, Gandhi Jayanti, Childrens Day, Teachers Day etc. Apart... View Article

Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practise infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.

Our constitution guarantees the right to life. No one has any authority to take the life of another person. It is against the law. For example,... View Article

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