Table of Contents GENERAL SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................... 4 Newton’s first law ............................................................................................................................... 4 Newton’s second law .......................................................................................................................... 4 Newton’s third law .............................................................................................................................. 4 Kepler’s laws of planetary motion ...................................................................................................... 4 Important Scientific Laws and Theories .............................................................................................. 4 MAGNETISM........................................................................................................................................ 5 Work and Energy ................................................................................................................................. 6 MORE ABOUT SOLID, LIQUID AND GASES .......................................................................................... 6 Surface Tension ............................................................................................................................... 6 REFRACTION ........................................................................................................................................ 7 ELECTRICITY ......................................................................................................................................... 8 METAL & NON-METAL ........................................................................................................................ 8 SOAPS AND DETERGENTS ................................................................................................................... 8 Soaps ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Synthetic Detergents....................................................................................................................... 9 COALS .............................................................................................................................................. 9 LIST OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT ....................................................................................................... 9 POLITY ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Constitutional Reforms in British India ............................................................................................. 12 Regulating Act, 1773 ..................................................................................................................... 12 The Charter Act of 1853 ................................................................................................................ 12 The Govt of India Act, 1858 .......................................................................................................... 12 PARTS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION ................................................................................................ 12 SCHEDULES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................ 13 Sources of our Constitution .............................................................................................................. 13 Fundamental Rights .......................................................................................................................... 14 CITIZENSHIP ....................................................................................................................................... 14 The President .................................................................................................................................... 15 Qualification for election as President .......................................................................................... 16 Legislative powers of President .................................................................................................... 16 Vice President of India .................................................................................................................. 16 Page 1 of 49 PRIME MINISTER ............................................................................................................................... 16 Appointment of the Prime Minister ............................................................................................. 17 Powers and functions of Prime Minister ...................................................................................... 17 Central Council of Minister ........................................................................................................... 17 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA ..................................................................................................................... 17 The House of the People (Lok Sabha) ........................................................................................... 17 Special Powers of the Lok Sabha ................................................................................................... 17 RAJYA SABHA .................................................................................................................................... 18 Leader of the House ...................................................................................................................... 18 MEMBER ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Powers of Rajya Sabha .................................................................................................................. 18 Governor ....................................................................................................................................... 18 The powers of Governors ................................................................................................................. 18 Executive Powers .......................................................................................................................... 18 Legislative Powers ......................................................................................................................... 19 Supreme Court of India ..................................................................................................................... 19 Composition of Supreme Court .................................................................................................... 19 Qualification to be a judge of Supreme Court .............................................................................. 19 Removal of judges of Supreme Court ........................................................................................... 19 Some Important Points on SC ....................................................................................................... 20 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................ 21 Asia .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Instant Facts on Asia ..................................................................................................................... 21 Africa ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Europe ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Instant Facts on Europe ................................................................................................................ 25 North America/ Middle America ....................................................................................................... 27 Interesting Fact on North America ............................................................................................... 27 South America ................................................................................................................................... 28 Important River Basin of South America ...................................................................................... 29 Australia ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Antarctica .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Important National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries in India ................................................................... 31 Important Countries, Capital and their Currency ............................................................................. 34 Page 2 of 49 Dances of India and Related States .................................................................................................. 36 Research Institutes and Headquarters in India ................................................................................