In 1599, a group of prominent merchants and explorers came together and formed a joint venture company. They used to call themselves ‘Merchant Adventurers’. The name of the company was ‘Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies’. It was formed to trade commodities including cotton, silk, indigo dye, sugar, salt, spices, … Read more
Origin / Evolution of Earth Nebular theory of Laplace The earth evolved 4.6 billion years ago. Earlier it was in a gaseous form which was consisted of Hydrogen and Helium. It was a nebula and was rotating at a high speed. Because of its high speed, the energy of hydrogen and helium led to a … Read more
Origin of the Universe Many scientific theories attempted to explain the origin of the universe. But couldn’t provide evidence that could be widely accepted. However, The Big Bang theory is the widely recognized and acceptable theory that provided evidence to unravel the mystery of origin of the universe. The Big Bang theory states that the … Read more
Interior of the earth The interior of the earth can be understood through direct and indirect sources. The direct sources such as surface rocks and volcanic eruptions and indirect sources such as gravitation, magnetic field and seismic activity reveal the structure of the earth. Seismic wave or Earthquake wave studies These waves are also called … Read more
Our solar system consists of the Sun and eight planets. Pluto is not considered a planet, it is called a dwarf planet. The solar system is supposed to have been formed 5-5.6 billion years ago. And our planets were formed about 4.6 billion years ago. solar system The Solar System also includes other bodies such … Read more
Regulating Act of 1773 Amending Act of 1781 In a bid to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773, the British Parliament passed the Amending Act of 1781, also known as the Act of Settlement. Pitt’s India Act, 1784 Act of 1786 In 1786, Cornwallis was appointed as the Governor-General of Bengal. He … Read more
The constitution of India mentions the parliamentary committees but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions etc. A parliamentary committee means: The consultative committees are not parliamentary committees because they do not fulfill above four conditions. The parliamentary committees are divided into two categories: Standing Committees The standing committees are classified into … Read more