Decomposers break apart complex organic materials into more elementary substances. The decomposers, namely bacteria or fungi present in the soil,... View Article
Importance of nitrogen cycle: Nitrogen Cycle helps the plants in synthesising chlorophyll from the compounds of nitrogen. Nitrogen is abundant... View Article
Nitrogen cycle: The process of conversion of nitrogen (N2 ) to ammonia is termed nitrogen fixation. In nature, lightning and ultraviolet... View Article
The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle. The stages of the nitrogen cycle are given below: Nitrogen fixation: The process of conversion... View Article
Six countries border with the Black Sea. They are: North: Ukraine South: Turkey East: Russia and Georgia West: Bulgaria and Romania Further... View Article
Yes, questions from World Geography often appear in prelims. Important topics for prelims from World Geography are: Important countries in news... View Article
Yes, questions based on maps asked in UPSC-CSE prelims. Studying atlas is an important part of IAS Exam preparation. Questions asked from... View Article
Floods are the most frequent disaster in India. Floods account for 52 per cent of the total occurrences of calamities, followed by cyclones,... View Article
Yes, Hindi is one of the official languages of India. In 1950, when the Constitution of India came into effect, it envisaged that English would... View Article
In 1950, when the Constitution of India came into effect, it envisaged that English would be phased out in favour of Hindi over a period of 15... View Article
There are 22 official languages in India and they are covered under the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution. They are Assamese, Bangla, Bodo,... View Article
There are 22 official languages in India and they are covered under the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution. Initially, there were 14... View Article
English is one of the two official languages of communication for the national government. As per the Official Languages Act, 1963, both English... View Article
Yes, NDMA is a statutory body created under the Disaster Management Act 2005. It is the apex body for Disaster Management in India headed by the... View Article
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by the Prime Minister. It is a statutory body created under the Disaster Management Act... View Article
NDMA, as the apex body, is mandated to lay down the policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster Management to ensure a timely and effective... View Article
National Investigation Agency is the full form of NIA. It is a central counter-terrorism agency functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs,... View Article
National Investigation Agency (NIA): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a central counter-terrorism agency functioning under the Ministry... View Article
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a central counter-terrorism agency functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of... View Article
