22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam CM Sonowal stresses for agri research   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowalon Friday said that extensive agro research holds the key for balanced agricultural development of the country.   The state government was giving importance to organic farming and striving to maintain growth story in sync with ecology, Sonowal said at a programme at the Assam … Read more 22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

Art, Culture, Literature and Architecture

Harappan art 2500 1800 BC

  • Also known as the bronze age
  • Architecture refers to designing of and construction of buildings where are the sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art
  • In architecture ,various types of materials are used that is a stone , wood, glass, metal  etc .where as sculpture is made of single piece of material.
  • Architecture involves study of engineering And Engineering Mathematics and depends upon measurements, where as sculpture involves creativity and imagination , may not depend on measurements.

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Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Contribution of early nationalists Early nationalists believed that a direct struggle for the political emancipation of the country was not yet on the agenda of history. On agenda was: Creation of public interest in political questions and the organization of public opinion Popular demands had to be formulated on a country-wide basis National unity had … Read more Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Non Co-operation and Khilafat Movement

Non Co-operation Movement Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919: Dyarchy In a system called “dyarchy,” the nation-building departments of government — agriculture, education, public works, and the like — were placed under ministers who were individually responsible to the legislature. The departments that made up the “steel frame” of British rule — finance, revenue, and home affairs — … Read more Non Co-operation and Khilafat Movement

10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State board exam pupils increasing by 15,000 every year   At a time when many schools affiliated to the state boards in the northeast are switching over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the number of students appearing for the Class X state board examination in Assam is on the rise.   While around 4.05 … Read more 10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

29.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Defective roads to blame for fatal accidents: Report   Defective roads have been found to be causing the majority of fatal road accidents in the state, the research wing of the ministry of road and highways transport said. Fault in road design, potholes, sharp curves and speed breakers have been found to be … Read more 29.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

Food safety and Microbial standards, Food quality standards

Food safety and Microbial standards, Food quality standards Food safety-Indicators of food microbial Quality and safety-Coliforms, Enterococci, Bifidobacteria, Coliphages/Enteroviruses, predictive Microbiology/ Microbial modeling Microbial Standards of Processed and preserved Foods The Center for disease control (CDC) investigates each documented outbreak of food borne disease and attempts to determine not only the specific microorganisms and foods … Read more Food safety and Microbial standards, Food quality standards

05.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assamese, Manipuri first NE languages to feature on PMO website   Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official website, www.pmindia.gov.in, is available in thirteen languages since the first day of the new year, with Assamese and Manipuri scripts getting pride of place on the website. The website is available in Hindi and English, apart from eleven regional … Read more 05.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

Assam Food security

Assam  Food security:- Security of food, in simplest terminology, implies adequate intake of food by every individual without any difficulty or anxiety. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 recognised right to food as a core element of an adequate standard ofliving. Following this, and more specially from world food crisis of 1972-74, food … Read more Assam Food security