Movement of indian plate Upsc

Movement of Indian plate The Indian Plate consists of India Peninsular and Australian continental portions. The subduction zone along the Himalayas forms the northern plate boundary in the form of continent-continent convergence. In the east, it extends through the Rakinyoma Mountains of Myanmar towards the island arc along the Java Trench. In the East, the … Read more

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Coral Reef Food Web

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Coral Reef Food Web

Coral Reef Food Web The Primary Consumers – are coral, sea turtles, and fish. The Secondary Consumers – the sharks, anemones, starfish, Baracuda, jellyfish, sea snakes, and sea slugs. The Scavengers – the fish. The Decomposers or Detritivores – are microorganisms. The type of consumers are corals The corals get energy from the algae so … Read more

Label the female reproductive system

1. Vulva: The female reproductive structures that lie external to the va-gina are called the external genitalia or vulva comprising labia majora, labia minora, hymen and cli-toris. 2.Β Labia majora: Labia Majora means large lips. It is large, fleshly folds of tissue that protect and enclose other external genital organs. Labia majora contains sebaceous and sweat … Read more

Standard deviation of population symbol

Letter Οƒ. The standard deviation is represented in the Greek letter Οƒ (sigma). This term refers to the amount of variability in a given set of data. The population standard deviation, denoted by Οƒ, is a measure of how spread out the values of a population are from the population mean. It is calculated using … Read more

Individualistic culture vs. collectivist culture

Individualistic culture vs. collectivist culture

Individualistic culture The individualistic culture prioritises the needs of the individual over the needs of the group. It is cross-cultural psychology. A very small number of countries are considered individualistic cultures such as the United States, Australia, Ireland, South Africa etc. This principle came from Dutch social scientist Geert Hofstede and his work on cultural … Read more

Money Bill in India – Indian Polity Notes for UPSC

Money bill article 110 Upsc

What is Money Bill? ‘Money Bills’, the definition is stated in Article 110 of the Indian constitution. Article 110 states that the bill is a money bill if it contains ‘only provisions dealing with any or all of the following matters: A bill is not to be deemed to be a money bill are following: … Read more

Everyday application of the basic principles of Mechanics

Everyday application of the basic principles of Mechanics Tnpsc

Mechanics Mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the effect of force on bodies and is divided into static and dynamic mechanics. Statics: Statics mechanics studies the bodies at rest under the action of forces. Dynamics: Dynamics mechanics studies the moving bodies under the action of forces. Dynamics are categorised as Kinematics and … Read more

Basics of force in physics Tnpsc

Basics of force in physics Tnpsc

Force A body needs a ‘push’ or ‘pull’ to move or to bring a moving body to rest or change its velocity. Hence this push or pull is called force. Force has both magnitude and direction. Therefore force is a vector quantity. Definition of force in physics Types of Forces Force is classified into types … Read more

Finances of Panchayati Raj Upsc

Finances of Panchayati Raj Upsc

Finances of Panchayati Raj The finances of Panchayati Raj were summarized in the Second Administrative Reforms of 2005-2009. In this the financial problems and the sources of revenue of PRI (Panchayati Raj institutions) with summarized. Panchayat receives funds in the following ways: The Panchayat raj was not given enough fiscal empowerment by the state government. … Read more

His first flight Liam O’Flaherty Tnpsc notes

His first flight summary This story is about a young seagull (bird), which is unable to fly due to fear. On the other hand, his two brothers and his sister started to fly one day before him. The story “His first flight” summarises all the experiences felt by a young seagull and the efforts taken … Read more

* * All the Notes in this blog, are referred from Tamil Nadu State Board Books and Samacheer Kalvi Books. Kindly check with the original Tamil Nadu state board books and Ncert Books.