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February 2013

UPSC Plans To Combine Civil Services Exam With IFoS Exam

The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination may serve as the Screening Test for both the Civil Services as well as the Indian Forest Service Examinations (IFoS). As per the update in IFS website, the candidates who are applying for Indian Forest Service, Civil Services or both will be asked to appear in the …

Indian Subcontinent

What is India?

India is officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ganrajya). Let’s have a quick look at the topic “What is India” – an analysis which extends from the origin of the term to the concept of “India”. Origin of the term “India” There are three versions for the origin of the term …

India Location in World Map

How Well Do You Know India?

How well do you know India? How Indian Are You ? A brief brush up through interesting facts and figures about India – India Statistics, India Facts, Indian Citizens, Indian Government, Indian Society, Indian Culture etc. 1 : In just 2.3 % of world’s total land area, India houses around …

Ancient India

Ten Facts About Indian History You Probably Didn’t Know

There are many facts about Indian History which you might not know. Listing out a few interesting, but must know knowledge bits. Indian Subcontinent was originally not a part of the Asian land mass, it was part of the Gondwana region in the Southern Hemisphere. Indian Subcontinent split up from Gondwana, moved northward …