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Q. What were the reasons behind overseas immigration in the 19th century British India? Discuss in the light of the indenture system with special reference to Bihar. [64th BPSC/2018]

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Q. What were the reasons behind overseas immigration in the 19th century British India? Discuss in the light of the indenture system with special reference to Bihar. [64th BPSC/2018]Ans:Indentured labour was a system of bonded labour that was instituted following the abolition of slavery throughout British Empire in 1833 as newly free men and women …

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Q. Account for the rise of a powerful peasant movement in India in the 1930s with special reference to Bihar.

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Q. Account for the rise of a powerful peasant movement in India in the 1930s with special reference to Bihar. Ans: The 1930s bore witness to a new and nation-wide awakening of Indian peasants to their own strength and capacity to organize for the betterment of their living conditions. This awakening was largely a result …

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Q. What do you understand by colonialism ? Point out important features of its various stage in India.

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Q. What do you understand by colonialism ? Point out important features of its various stage in India. Ans: Colonialism Colonialism, as a historical phenomenon of territorial expansion, is intimately connected with the rise and growth of the modern capitalist world system. Colonialism is as modern a historical phenomenon as industrial capitalism. It is a …

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Discuss various ‘Directive principles’. How were these implemented in Bihar after 1950? [BPSC-2012]

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Q. Discuss various ‘Directive principles’. How were these implemented in Bihar after 1950? [BPSC-2012] Ans: DPSPs are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51. The framers of the Constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish Constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar described these principles as ‘novel features’ of the Indian Constitution. …

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Current Affairs Topics: Knowing about the origins of COVID-19

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Knowing about the origin of COVID-19 Recently, a group of 18 scientists, most of them from the U.S published a letter in the journal Science, calling for further investigation to determine the origin of the COVID­-19 pandemic.The origin of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 virus still remains a mystery. There is no clear information about where, when …

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The Revolt of 1857 was merely an mutiny. Discuss.

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Q. The Revolt of 1857 was merely an mutiny. Discuss. Ans:The revolt of 1857 shook the British empire in India to it’s very foundations. It was cumulative effect of British expansionist policies, economic exploitation and administrative innovations which over the years had adversely affected the position of all sections of society- Zamindar, peasants, traders,, artisans, …

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Q.In which ways did the expansion of the railways affect Indian economic development in the second half of the 19th Century.

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Q. In which ways did the expansion of the railways affect Indian economic development in the second half of the 19th Century. Ans: Railways are considered to be contribution of British rule towards the development of modem economic infrastructure. Governor General Dalhausie issued his famous Railway Paper in 1853. And Bombay to Thane was the …

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Current Affairs (66th BPSC): Bihar Assembly Election-2020

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Bihar Assembly Election-2020: Held against the backdrop of the pandemic, the Bihar contest was also one of the closest in recent times. The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on …

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Current Affairs Topics : The Centre-WhatsApp tussle over new IT rules

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The Centre-WhatsApp tussle over new IT rules Recently, WhatsApp moved the Delhi High Court against India’s new Information Technology rules-2021 notified by the government in February. Concern with the new rules: India’s new IT rules include a traceability clause that requires social media platforms to locate the “the first originator of the information” if required …

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UPSC (GS-IV): Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions- I

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Essence of Ethics in human actions: Ethics is a benchmark of human behaviour. It is a set of established standards the society places on the member to guide the behaviour. It helps choosing and differentiating between right or wrong, tell us about our moral duties and obligations and aims to achieve Sommum Bonum (the highest …

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