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What are the components of Communication Satellites ? Add a note on the uses of communication satellites.

Communication Satellites  are geostationary satellites orbiting the earth at 36ooo km above the equator. They provide four basic services -  Telecommunication, TV broadcasting, Radio broadcasting and Weather forecasting. They provide value

APPSC Group-1 Paper 3 study material

Introduction to Indian Economy

It is a popular belief that Economics only deals with money. What we are going to learn in the next few days is that – the popular belief is false. Economics is about making choices in the presence of scarcity. Take a small

Indian Polity study material for APPSC Group-1

Accounts of the Government of India

Government accounts are kept in the following three parts:-

1. CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA:

All revenues received by Government by way of taxation like income-tax, central excise, custom, land revenue (tax revenues) and other receipts flowing to Government in connection with the Government businesses like receipts from Railways, Posts, Transport etc. (non-tax revenues) are credited into the Consolidated Fund. Similarly, all loans raised by Government by issue of Public notifications, treasury bills (internal debt) and loans obtained from foreign governments and international monetary institutions (external debt) and all moneys received by Government in

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General Essay on Dowry

Dowry is that which is paid to the groom and his family by the bride’s family at the time of marriage, which includes payment in cash, jewellery, goods, immovable property etc. The concept of dowry is aid to have been specific to North India region-wise and to the higher castes. Till the nineteenth century South India practiced the system of bride-price where in the groom pays the bride’s family. But through the centuries

APPSC Group-1 Indian History Study Material

What are the Salient features of Indus Valley Civilization ?

The Indus Valley Civilization had its beginnings in Chalcolithic Age and had its maturity phase in Bronze Age. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the Harappa excavations of 1921 when Sir. John Marshall was the head of Archeological

A.P History study material for APPSC Group-1

Economy of the Satavahanas

At its zenith, the Satavahana empire extended from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Arabian Sea in the west and embraced the entire region between the Narmada in the north to the Krishna in the south.

Satavahana Coins

Although agriculture was the main occupation of the people, the State economy appears

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INSAT System of Satellites

INSAT System was a joint venture between Department of Space and various user agencies like Department of Telecommunications, Doordarshan, AIR, Indian Metereological Department.

INSAT System is the only system with multipurpose functions like mass communications, telecommunications and

General Essay on Advertisements for Group-1 mains

Advertisements

Advertisements have become a part and parcel of our lives. Try going anywhere in the world you can not escape from advertisements. Consumers are bombarded with more than 1500 commercial messages

Society of the Satavahanas

Society of the Satavahanas

Extent of Satavahana Kingdoom



The society during the Satavahana period retained much of its earlier flexibility and the contact with the North accelerated the process of acculturation. At it’s zenith, the Satavahana empire

Science and Technology material for APPSC Exams

Q) Write a brief note on any 5 of the infrastructure establishments of the Department of Space.

Answer :

The Space programme is administered under the Development of Space (DOS), Government of India. The major establishments of DOS are:

1. ISRO:

Head quarters located at Bangalore

It looks after planning, execution and management of space research activities and space application programmes of the DOS.

Indian History for APPSC Exams

Indian History Timeline

Indus Valley Civilization (2500 BC to 1750 BC)

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Vedic Civilization (1750 BC to 600 BC)

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Mahajanapadas

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Gautama Buddha (563 BC to 483 BC)

Unemployment in India

Unemployment in India

There are more than 6 crore well educated youth in India who are unemployed. There has been a drastic increase in the literacy rate in India over the past few decades, unfortunately leading to a massive increase in the unemployment rate. Employment growth in the Organized sector, both public and private combined, registered a decline by -0.32 percent between 1994-2005. With the present