CGPCS Prelims and Mains Notes, CGPCS Test Series
Composite lava are highly viscous with a high melting point. They are light colored and have low density, and have a high percentage of silica. They flow slowly and seldom travel far before solidifying. The resultant cone is therefore steep sided. The rapid solidifying of lava in the vent obstruct the flow of the out-pouring … Read more DMPQ: Differentiate between the Composite and the shield Lava.
Air breathing propulsion system: In order to provide thrust by the launch vehicles propellants are used. 70% of the constituent of propellant is oxidiser. So air breathing propulsion system utilise the atmospheric oxygen as an oxidiser to burn the fuel. Ramjet, Scramjet and Dual Mode Ramjet (DMRJ) are the three concepts of air-breathing engines which … Read more DMPQ: Explain the Concepts of air breathing propulsion and re-usable launch vehicle? How these two technology can be game changer for our quest for space?
Italy was a rich country. Italian businessmen became so influential that it didn’t care of feudal lords and pope. Growth of Business in Italy necessitated new trend in education which laid emphasis on vocational and geographical knowledge. Italy was birth place of Roman civilisation. People were obsessed with thoughts of enhancing prestige of their country … Read more DMPQ: Why Renaissance began only in Italy and Nowhere else? Discuss the characteristics and Impact of Renaissance?
ECI is entrusted with the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections. If democracy is a temple then EC is priest. But conducting elections for such diverse country and frequent elections is not without challenges. The major challenges with the ECI are as follows: Constitutional loopholes: The constitution has not prescribed the qualification of … Read more DMPQ: Discuss the Challenges faced by the ECI? List down the reforms brought out by ECI for conducting free and fair elections.
Renaissance literally means rebirth. It was the period of intellectual changes that occurred at end of medieval and beginning of modern ages. The causes of renaissance are as follows: Military expeditions in Europe at the end of the 11th century to 13th century to recover holy land from Muslims led to Christians coming in contact … Read more DMPQ: List down the causes of Renaissance?
In 2005, another expert group to review methodology for poverty estimation, chaired by Suresh Tendulkar, was constituted by the Planning Commission. The reason for formulation of committee was : Issues with the adjustment of prices for inflation, both spatially and temporally. Earlier poverty line assumed that health and education would be provided by the state … Read more DMPQ: Tendulkar committee on estimation of poverty changed the basis of calculating poverty. Discuss.
Q5. Why reformation started in Germany?( 5marker) Ans: Moral and economic exploitation of the church that was responsible for the beginning of reformation in Germany. The exploitation was too pronounced that the people were fed with the church. All sections of society were against the church. The invention of the printing Press by John … Read more DMPQ: “ Every men is his own Priest” Discuss the significance of statement? ( 5marker) (RAS) Why reformation started in Germany?( 5marker)(RAS)
Most known volcanic activity and the earthquakes occur along converging plate margins and mid-oceanic ridges. There is a strikingly close agreement between volcanic and earthquake zones of the earth. The major regions of volcanoes around the world are: Pacific ring of fire: Pacific Ring of Fire’ is estimated to include two-thirds of the world’s volcanoes. The major regions … Read more DMPQ: Distribution of volcanoes around the world.
Chemical weapons are specialised weapons that deliver chemicals that inflict death or injury on humans through chemical actions. They are also called poor man’s bomb because they are relatively cheap and easy to produce. Example of chemical weapons are mustard gas, phosgene, chlorine and nerve agents sarin and VX. Sarin: The UN had confirmed … Read more DMPQ: What are Chemical weapons? Give some examples.? List down the conventions against the use of chemical weapons.
What is “ the institute of the Christian Religion”? ( 2marker) Ans: The institute of the Religion was Published in 1536 by John Calvin. It is unquestionably one of the most important books on systematic theology ever written. In this book he rejected the doctrine of Sacraments and aimed at the establishment of a … Read more DMPQ: Write down in 20 words about following terms ( RAS) a) The institute of the Christian religion b) Anglicanism c) Inquisition