General Studies Doubts thread for Freshers/Newbies

Ginsberg_Marston

What are the limitation of CPI over WPI in india

I can think of 2 points -

1) Scope - CPI reflects the consumer demand side of the economy(food, housing, clothing, misc like recreation) while WPI is more reflective of the producers side of the story (primary articles - both food and non food, minerals + fuel + manufacturing) - The scope of CPI items is limited via a vis WPI but it is useful for understanding how the average man is hit by policy changes.

WPI is more useful to calculate changes in business cost of raw materials and designing trade policies. It also emphasizes more on manufacturing.

2) Release of statistics - CPI is released only monthly - WPI is available weekly and monthly (weak limitation)

I dont think this specific type of stuff will be asked. This is more appropriate for economics optional. But if anyone can add more points or correct me, that would be great.

ShinChan_15

@Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh sir pls tell how to approach for ethics and sources for it?? Also guide for gs 2 and gs 3.

akashnist

Is it required to take a class for psir optional
If not what will be the efficient way to cover the syllabus...

akashnist

Is it required to take a class for psir optional
If not what will be the efficient way to cover the syllabus...

sufism

I have read that cyclone travels from west to east under the trade wind and hence always hits the east coast. But last year a cyclone called ockhi hitted the Gujrat which is on west coast. How this phenomenon can be explained geographically?

zohanmukharjee

welcome back @Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh

zohanmukharjee

@Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh sir pls tell how to approach for ethics and sources for it?? Also guide for gs 2 and gs 3.

a thread by @Etat and yoyo was made few years back , please check , it is a goldmine

pretty_p25

I have read that cyclone travels from west to east under the trade wind and hence always hits the east coast. But last year a cyclone called ockhi hitted the Gujrat which is on west coast. How this phenomenon can be explained geographically?

In equatorial/tropical/Monsoonal regions, due to shifting of ITCZ Hadley cell moves and thus conventional trade wind's direction changes and that affects cyclonic system's direction.


Moreover around 20-25 degrees sometime cyclones come into influence of westerlies - e.g. Hurricanes around US east coast, and thus bends in such direction.

So you have to consider such changes in traditional planetary wind patterns.

ShinChan_15

@Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh sir pls tell how to approach for ethics and sources for it?? Also guide for gs 2 and gs 3.

a thread by @Etat and yoyo was made few years back , please check , it is a goldmine

@zohanmukharjee sir can u pls post the link of that thread here ??. I m unable to find. It will be very helpful for us.

sufism

I have read that cyclone travels from west to east under the trade wind and hence always hits the east coast. But last year a cyclone called ockhi hitted the Gujrat which is on west coast. How this phenomenon can be explained geographically?

In equatorial/tropical/Monsoonal regions, due to shifting of ITCZ Hadley cell moves and thus conventional trade wind's direction changes and that affects cyclonic system's direction.


Moreover around 20-25 degrees sometime cyclones come into influence of westerlies - e.g. Hurricanes around US east coast, and thus bends in such direction.

So you have to consider such changes in traditional planetary wind patterns.

But most of the time it occurs at 7-10 degree