General awareness

TYPE'S OF SOILS IN INDIA Definition of Soil  : Soil can be simply defined as a mixture of small rock particles/debris and organic materials/ humus which develop on the earth surface and support growth of plants. Soil Classification – Urvara vs Usara : In India, soil had been classified from the ancient period itself even though it was not as detail as the modern classifications. In the  ancient period,  the classification was based on only two things; whether the soil is fertile or sterile. Thus the classification were: Urvara [fertile] Usara [sterile] Soil Classification – Agencies involved : In the modern period, when men started to know about the various characteristics of soil they began to classify soil on the basis of texture, colour, moisture etc. When the  Soil survey of India  was established in  1956,  they studied soils of India and their characteristics. The National Bureau of Soil Survey and the Land Use...

RELIGION : Religion has historically influenced Indian society on a political, cultural and economic level. There is a sense of pride associated with the country’s rich religious history as the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism all emerged out of India. Moreover, while a majority of people in India identify as Hindu (79.8%), the medley of religions that exist within the country continually impact contemporary society. Religion is more publicly visible than it is in most English-speaking Western countries. This becomes evident when considering the numerous spaces that are thought to be sacred and holy. Examples include ‘ ashrams ’ (monasteries or congregation sites) consisting of large communities of scholars or monastics, temples ( mandir ), shrines and specific landscapes such as the Ganges river. There is a rich religious history visible in architecture, and it is not uncommon to find various places of worship, such as a Hindu temple, Muslim mosque ...