When we first thought of starting the "UPSC Toppers Interview” at www.clearias.com., the first name which came to our mind was that of Lipin Raj M.P. It's tough to describe in words, his journey into the prestigious Indian Civil Services, fighting against odds and braving the bitter truths of … [Read more...] about Lipin Raj M. P (CSE 2012 Rank 224) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1
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Mark Sheets of Prelims, Mains and Interview (CSE 2013)
Mark Sheets of Prelims, Mains and Interview (CSE 2013) is available at UPSC Website. Individual login (by entering password) is necessary to view mark sheets. The uploaded mark sheets will be available in the website upscdaf.nic.in only till 19.08.2014. The cut-offs for various stages were : … [Read more...] about Mark Sheets of Prelims, Mains and Interview (CSE 2013)
Share and Stock Market : Common Questions
This post is an attempt to explain common doubts regarding Share and Stock Market. We deal terms like Equity, Stock Exchange, Bull, Bear, Primary Market, Secondary Market, Depository, Depository Participant etc here. This post, 'Share and Stock Market basics' is a continuation of our article series … [Read more...] about Share and Stock Market : Common Questions
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
In this post we shall discuss Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). It is important that our capital markets have a strong and non-manipulative infrastructure. To ensure this, India has its capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India – SEBI. We shall see the … [Read more...] about SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
Minimum Qualifying Marks (Cut-offs) for Civil Services Exam 2013
UPSC declared the minimum qualifying marks for various communities for Civil Services Exam 2013. (UPSC uses the term ‘minimum qualifying mark’ instead of cut-off. This minimum qualifying mark is the mark of the last candidate (in the descending order of marks) who made it to the list, be it Mains … [Read more...] about Minimum Qualifying Marks (Cut-offs) for Civil Services Exam 2013
Speculation, Hedging, Arbitrage and Investment
You might have heard terms like speculation, hedging, arbitrage, investment, trading etc. while reading the business page of your newspaper. For most of us, these are terms not very easy to understand or explain. In this post we attempt explain the concept behind speculation and investment in … [Read more...] about Speculation, Hedging, Arbitrage and Investment
Capital Market Overview
What is capital market? What is a mutual fund? Read further to know more these concepts. The topic of discussion of this post is Indian Financial Market. We will see what money markets and capital markets are. Capital Market may be defined as a market dealing in medium and long-term … [Read more...] about Capital Market Overview
Money Market Overview
In the last article on Financial Market overview, we have seen that the money market is a market for short-term funds, which deals in financial assets whose period of maturity is up to one year. We are also familiar with the names of the Money Market instruments or securities. They are Call … [Read more...] about Money Market Overview
Financial Market : Money Market and Capital Market
What is financial markets? What are the classification of financial market? Read further to know more. The topic of discussion of this post is Indian Financial Market. We will see what money market and capital market are. We shall also look into the details of sub-topics like call money, … [Read more...] about Financial Market : Money Market and Capital Market
Governor of States (Article 152-162)
PART VI of the Constitution deals with the other half of Indian federalism, ie the States. Article from 152-237 deals with various provisions related to States. It covers the executive, legislature and judiciary wings of the states. Article 152 clarifies about the definition of state, while the next … [Read more...] about Governor of States (Article 152-162)
