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Who among the following fixes the date of election of the speaker of the Lok Sabha? (A) The President of India (B) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (C) The Secretary General of Lok Sabha (D) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha  [This Question has been asked in UPSC CAPF(ACs) Examination, 2021]   Answer: click here  

(A) Somnath Lahiri (B) B. R. Ambedkar (C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (D) B.N. Rau [This Question has been asked in UPSC CAPF(ACs) Examination, 2021] Answer: Right answer is Option (A) : Somnath Lahiri. Explanation: Shri Somnath Lahiri, a Communist member, i n the debate  on  RESOLUTION RE. AIMS AND OBJECTS of Constituent Assembly on 19 th Dec, 1946 , had said:  ..............Well, the Interim Government has not brought peace nor freedom to our ,country. Similarly, whether the Congress is inside this British-made. Constituent Assembly and the Muslim League is out or whether, the Congress and the Muslim League are both inside this British-made Constituent Assembly and working the British plans as the British should like it to be worked out, then also the same thing will follow, viz., the quarrelling that is there to-day in the country, will only get more intensified inside this Assembly also. That is all and nothing else Therefore, Sir, I am not sorry that the League is not ...

  Answer-  James Rennel James Rennel was an English Historian, Geographer and Oceanographer. He is called as the  Father of oceanography. He first produced a detailed map of India for the first time in the year 1782, on the direction of Robert Clive. He produced the first accurate map of  Bengal province of Mughal era.

  Introduction of English Education in India ·       English education was introduced in India during 18 th Century in the charity schools at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. ·        The real beginning of western education in India was through the Charter Act of 1813.The Charter Act of 1813 allowed; Ø   Missionaries travel to India; Ø   Allocation of 100 thousand rupees for two specific purpose; (a) The encouragement of learned natives of India and revival of and improvement of literature. (b) Promotion of Knowledge of the sciences amongst the inhabitants. ·        But the nature of the education was yet to be decided. The Orientalist vs Anglicists debate culminated in favour of Anglicists when William Bentinck, a Utilitarian reformist became Governor General in 1828 and Thomas Babington Macaulay was appointed the law member in his council in 1834. ·     ...

If you want to pursue your career as a Permanent Commissioned Officer in Army, Navy or Air Force then you have to pass entrance exams of National Defense Academy (NDA) or Combined Defence Services Examinations (CDSE) conducted by Union Public Service Commission annually two times as NDA-I &II and CDSE-I & II. The basic difference is that NDA exams is held at the 10+2 Level and CDSE Exams is held at the Graduate Level.  After passing NDA Exams, you are selected for study and training at NDA Khadakvasla, Pune ;  and Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala . After completion of the courses you get commissioned in Army, Navy or Air Force. After passing CDSE exams you get entry at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Indian Naval Academy, Indian Air Force Academy, Officers Training Academy, Chennai as per your choice and rank. After completing training and courses you get commissioned into the Army, Navy or Air Force.  Qualifications for both Exams in detail are as follow...

Q. Who Said that Congress is representing only the elite-'a microscopic minority'? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Ripon (C) Lord Dufferin (D) Lord Minto Answer : (C) Explanation : In 1888, Lord Dufferin in a public speech attacked Indian National Congress and ridiculed it saying that Congress is representing only a few elite and called it "a microscopic minority".

Q. 'Dashain' is the grandest festival of which country? [SSC CGLE Tier-I : 12.06.2019 ]  (A) Bangladesh (B) Nepal (C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka Answer: (B) Explanation: Dashain festival is grandest festival of Nepal. Dashain festival is actually Vijaya Dahsmi or Dasahara which is great Hindu festival celebrated in India.

Charter Act of 1813 It marked the beginning of modern or western education in India. The Act sanctioned Rs.1.00 Lakhs for education. Three Sanskrit Colleges at Calcutta, Delhi and Agra were set up. Macaulay’s Famous Minute, 1835 It is very famous minute which ended the hot debate of Orientalist Vs Anglicist debate. The minutes decided the medium of education as “English medium” because Lord Macaulay wanted to create an Indian Class which is Indian in blood and color but English in tastes, in moral, opinion and intellect. Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 is also called Magna Carta of English Education in India. It was very comprehensive and given responsibility of education to the masses to the Government. It established hierarchy from primary education to higher education and proposed vernacular language as the medium of education at primary level in villages, Anglo-vernacular medium at high school level and recommended English language as medium of educati...

 Yes, a Candidate possessing Degree in Bachelor of Arts (BA) from any recognized University by the Government of India or a State Government is eligible for sitting in the prestigious Combined Defense Services Examinations(CDSE) Conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at Graduate Level for selecting Officers for all three wings of the Armed forces i.e. Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and OTA. Though, the different branches in our Armed forces may require specialization in any subjects such as Engineering, Mathematics or Physics etc for including as Officer. In this case, a candidate’s choice become restricted. But INDIAN ARMY Welcomes every talent 😀!!

About Central Secretariat Services (CSS) The Central Secretariat of Government of India is run by officials from Central Secretariat Services (CSS). It is one of the few organization in India which has its own cadre. CSS is considered one of the best organized cadre in Services just like Indian Administrative Services (IAS) or Indian Police Services etc. CSS Officials Comprises all category of posts from Group A to C (Group D posts do not exists). The officer class of CSS is comprises Group A and Group B Gazetted Officer of CSS own cadre and Officers on Deputation from All India Services, Central Organizations and at some time from State Government.  How Can one Join or work in CSS? One can enter into CSS from two ways. (i) At Group B and Below Rank Level (ii) At the Gazetted Level  (i) All Group B and below rank Officials in the CSS are recruited through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) a Central Recruiting Agency under the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT), Government ...