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• (Online Course) CSAT Paper - II : English Language Comprehension Skills: Sentence
• (Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 24 August 2012
• (Online Course) Pub Ad for IAS Mains: Chapter: 10 Public Policy - State Theories of Public Policy (Paper -1)
• Today's Important News: 25 August 2012
• (Result) CSIR : The Joint CSIR-UGC Test For JRF & Eligibility For Lectureship (NET) Held On 17-06-2012
• (Online Course) English Grammar & Comprehension: Practice Exercises Multiple Choice - Passage 4
• (Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: PIB - Empowering The Adolescent Girls [Sabla]
• (Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Sci & Tech Issues - Dengue Vaccine Developed
• (Online Course) GS Concepts : Environment Concept - Population, Biotic Community and Succession

(Online Course) CSAT Paper - II : English Language Comprehension Skills: Sentence Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:44 AM PDT English Language Comprehension Sentence Language is the major means by which we communicate and interact with others. When we speak or write, we use words. These words are generally used in groups e.g.: A bad workman quarrels with his tools. A group of words arrange din a manner which makes a complete sense is called a Sentence. Based on meaning and sense, the sentence can be classified as : Declarative or assertive Imperative Interrogative Exclamatory Parts of Speech Words are classified into different kinds or groups called Parts of Speech according to their use and function in a sentence. They are eight in number-Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection. Noun The Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. The word thing includes (i) all objects that we can see, touch, hear, smell or taste, and (ii) something we can think of but cannot perceive through our senses. There are five different kinds of noun. They are : Proper Noun Common Noun Collective Noun Material Noun Abstract Noun Kinds of Noun The following chart will make you familiar with the different kinds of noun : Noun Nature of Noun Examples Proper Noun It denotes a particular person, place or thing. Chander, Kolkata, India, the Ganges, the Gita, etc. Common Noun It is the name given to any and every person or thing of the same class or kind Table, glass, town, king, book, river, country, etc. Collective Noun It denotes a group or collection of similar individuals or things considered as one complete whole. Army, class, host, jury, mob, crowd, team, parliament, committee, family, fleet etc. Material Noun It denotes the matter or substance of Wood, clay, rubber, iron, silver, gold, cloth, etc. Abstract Noun It expresses quality, state or action. Truth, love, soul, mind, greatness, life, poverty, manhood, pleasure, pain, honesty, etc. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 24 August 2012 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 01:59 AM PDT Questions: 6 Attempts allowed: Unlimited Available: Always Pass rate: 50 % Backwards navigation: Allowed These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 24 August 2012 Start quiz read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Pub Ad for IAS Mains: Chapter: 10 Public Policy - State Theories of Public Policy (Paper -1) Posted: 25 Aug 2012 01:04 AM PDT Paper - 1 Chapter: 10 (Public Policy) State Theories of Public Policy State theories of public policy explain the dynamics of societal power structure in influencing the state government in the formulation of public policies. Broadly they can be divided into the following categories Pluralist theory of public policy Elite theory Marxist/Capitalist Theory Patriarchal Theory of public policy 1. Pluralist theory of public policy It assumes that political power in society does not lie with the electorate or with small concentrated elite but is distributed between a wide number of groups. These groups may be trade unions, interest groups business organization or any formal or informal organizations. Pluralism is the belief that polities and decision making is located mostly in government but many non­governmental groups are using their nongovernmental resources to exert influence. It also emphasizes that power is not a physical entity that individuals either have or do not have but flows from a variety of different sources. Rather people are powerful because they control various sources. Important features of this theory Resources and hence political power are widely scattered throughout society. At least some resources are available to nearly everyone. At any time the amount of potential power exceeds the amount of actual power. Policy emerges as a compromise between various interests groups. Each group adjusts its stands to take into consideration the others to promote stability because even if a group loses out this time it still retains the ability to fight another day. Neo pluralism is an intension of pluralism but with significant changes. Neo pluralism no longer sees the state as an empire mediating and adjudicating between the demands of different interest groups but as a relatively autonomous actor that looks after its own interests. Charles Lidblom is a strong supporter of Neo pluralist argument. He attributed primacy to the competition between interest groups in the policy, process but recognized the disproportionate influence business interests have in the policy process policies are influenced by multinational Companies. Dear Candidate, This Material is from Public Administration Study Kit for Civil Services Main Examinations. For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

Today's Important News: 25 August 2012 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT Today's Important News (25-08-2012) The Hindu National: Now, government sees 'zero loss' in coal too Court rejects plea for probe against Chidambaram Government warns PATH NAC panel to study report on universal health coverage Mukul Roy calls for health audit of rail tracks Normality restored in south, safe to return: Gadkari Coalgate shuts down Parliament again No auction of coal blocks this year: Jaiswal Green campaigners make forest panel member resign Chidambaram had no role in TRAI, DoT panel decisions: court In relief for Mamata government, Supreme Court extends stay of verdict in Singur case read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Result) CSIR : The Joint CSIR-UGC Test For JRF & Eligibility For Lectureship (NET) Held On 17-06-2012 Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:57 PM PDT Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Joint CSIR – UGC Test For JRF & Eligibility For Lectureship National Eligibility Test (NET), June, 2012 The candidates with following roll numbers have been declared successful in the category under which their roll numbers appear subject to the condition of their fulfilling all the eligibility criteria for the test, viz. BS 4 years programme/BE/B.Tech/B. Pharma/Integrated BS-MS/M.Sc. or equivalent with requisite percentage of marks, age etc. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) English Grammar & Comprehension: Practice Exercises Multiple Choice - Passage 4 Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:16 PM PDT English Grammar & Comprehension Practice Exercises Multiple Choice Passage 4 The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to he dissipated in the futile memories of past regrets or failures, nor in the excitement of the present. And thus bring that entire energy focussed into activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby the individual who is till now considered most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success. This is said very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude it needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have been master artists in doing the wrong thing. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong end indeed. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: PIB - Empowering The Adolescent Girls [Sabla] Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:53 PM PDT Press Information Bureau Empowering The Adolescent Girls – Sabla The world is home to 1.2 billion individuals aged 10-19 years generally known as the phase of 'Adolescence'. Adolescence is a phase during whichmajor physical and psychological changes take place in children, along with changes in their social perceptions and expectations. Adolescence is also the stage when young people extend their relationships beyond parents and family and are intensely influenced by their peers and the outside world. They are also the years of experimentation and risk taking, of giving in to negative peer pressure, of taking uninformed decisions on crucial issues, The vast majority of adolescents live in developing countries and India has the largest national population of adolescents. Studies showthatmillions of adolescents today do not enjoy access to quality education, basic sexual and reproductive health care, support for mental health issues and disability, protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, and forums for active participation. A. Gender-gap in the World of Adolescents Women constitute nearly half of the population of the country, but gender disparities in sociocultural spheres have adversely affected a balanced equitable development. These disparities get reflected in important social development indicators such as health, nutrition, literacy, educational attainments, skill levels, occupational status etc. The same is also reflected in the situation of Adolescent girl. The Adolescent girls in the 10–19 years constitute almost 47 per cent of the total population of Adolescents in the country. But their development is fraught with varied problems. Almost 50% of women marry before the legal age of 18 Years 10% of young men. Overall, one in six women in age group of 15-19 have begun childbearing. Early childbearing is most common in rural areas and among women with no education. Around 41% of all maternal deaths take place among those aged 15-24. 56% adolescent girls are anemic (verses 30% adolescent boys). Anemic adolescent mothers are at a higher risk of miscarriages, maternal mortality and stillbirths and low-weight babies. The drop-out rates among the girls are quite high. 21% adolescent girls and 8% adolescent boys have no education. Dropout rates among girls are high largely due to distance from schools, male teachers, sanitation facilities at school, early marriage and early assumption of domestic responsibilities etc. While the world expands for boys giving them greater freedom of choice and opportunities, it contracts for girls and, more so when they are from groups,sections having biases and practicing discrimination against girls. T Dear Candidate, This Material is from Our Study Kit of Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012 . These materials are extremely useful for GS Mains, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science and Economics. For Details Click Here 20% Discount for the Candidate who have qualified 2012 Preliminary Examination. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Sci & Tech Issues - Dengue Vaccine Developed Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:43 PM PDT Science and Technological Issues Dengue Vaccine Developed Thai scientists have successfully produced the world's first dengue hemorrhagic fever vaccine and will let the private sector improve it for the effective treatment of patients. Dear Candidate, This Material is from Our Study Kit of Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012 . These materials are extremely useful for GS Mains, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science and Economics. For Details Click Here 20% Discount for the Candidate who have qualified 2012 Preliminary Examination. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) GS Concepts : Environment Concept - Population, Biotic Community and Succession Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:35 PM PDT Subject : Environment Chapter : Environment Concept Topic: Population, Biotic Community and Succession Physiognomy and stratification: A community is first noticed by its physiognomy. Physiognomy refers to the external appearance or "look" of the community. The external appurtenance is the total effect created by the combination of vertical structure and architec-ture of dominant species of vegetation. For instance, the high physiognomy of forest differs markedly from a low physiognomy of a grassland. However, several communities may have similar physiognomy, yet they differ sharply on the basis of species composition and dominants (e.g., different forests types). Stratification of a community depicts vertical layering of the vegetation. Different layers are occurred by different species. The vertical stratification provides physical structure to the plant community, in which many forms of plants and animal life are adapted to live in a well developed forest eco-system exhibits a highly stratified structure, consisting of several layers of vegetation. These layers include the canopy, the understory tree layer, the shrub layer and the herb layer. Similarly, a pond community has surface dwellers and bottom dwellers. Vertical stratification lead to increase in number of species and to efficient use to resources of a habitat by different types of plants. In aquatic ecosystems, stratification from surface to bottom is determined by light penetration from temperature profile and oxygen profile. Species diversity: Some communities, such as tropical rain forest and coral reef community, show high species diversity with many different kinds of species living at each trophic level. In other communities, like a desert, there may be relatively few species in the entire community. Species diversity includes the total number of species present in a community and the relative abundance of these species. Diversity is recognised as an important functional attribute of biotic community. You will study several diversity-related aspects in Chapter 20. Keystone and link species: The species having much greater influence on community characteristics, relative to their low abundance or biomass, are called keystone species. These species play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species. Removal of keystone species causes serious disruption in the functioning of the community. For example, in the tropical rain forests, the different species of figs are the keystone species as the produce large quantity of fruits. During the time of food scarcity, these fruits are eaten by monkeys, birds, bats and other vertebrates. Thus, by protecting the fit trees, the animals dependent on them are also conserved. Dear Candidate, This Material is from General Studies Mains Study Kit for Civil Services Main Examinations. For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

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