Takshila Classes

Takshila Classes Takshila Classes,chandigarh based coaching classes for UPSC exams like CDS,CAPF and IAS/IPS.Provides All of us at T.C consider these principles as supreme.

A team of experienced and tenacious staff members who have all the potential of synergising the somewhat misled or inflicted with missed opportunity ones and now guidance seekers as well as fresh aspirants of various competitive exams i.e. banking, defence services (NDA, IMA, OTA) and other state and central staff selection exams including UPSC and state civil services and allied exams along with state police and CPO etc exams . The following are the guiding principles for the working of Takshila classes. We try to observe these principles both in letter and in spirit at all times.

*Provide highest quality education to students.

*Give students more than what we promise them.

*Charge very reasonable fees – without compromising on the quality of inputs that we give.

*Act in the best interests of students at all times.

25/08/2026

Atlantic Ocean Currents | World Geography | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

What are the major Ocean Currents of the Atlantic Ocean? 🌍 Understand the warm and cold currents, their direction and geographical significance — an important topic for Physical Geography & Climatology.

🔑 Important Exam Points:

🔥 Warm Currents
• North Equatorial Current → flows westward
• South Equatorial Current → flows westward
• Gulf Stream → warm current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico towards the North Atlantic
• North Atlantic Drift → continuation of the Gulf Stream towards Western Europe
• Brazil Current → warm current along eastern South America
• Guinea Current → warm current along the West African coast

❄️ Cold Currents
• Labrador Current → cold current along eastern Canada
• Canary Current → cold current along northwest Africa
• Benguela Current → cold current along southwest Africa
• Falkland/Malvinas Current → cold current along southeastern South America

📌 Exam Tip: Gulf Stream + North Atlantic Drift help keep parts of Western Europe relatively warm.

🎯 Useful for:
CDS | NDA | CAPF | UPSC | IAS | SSC

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25/08/2026

Cellular Respiration | Biology | General Science | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

What is Cellular Respiration? 🔬 Learn how cells break down glucose to release energy in the form of ATP — an important topic from Biology & General Science.

🔑 Important Exam Points:

• Cellular respiration → process of energy production in cells
• Aerobic respiration → occurs in the presence of oxygen
• Mainly takes place through Glycolysis → Krebs Cycle → Electron Transport Chain
• Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm
• Krebs Cycle & ETC occur mainly in the mitochondria
• Anaerobic respiration occurs without oxygen
• In humans, anaerobic respiration in muscles can produce lactic acid

🎯 Useful for:
CDS | NDA | CAPF | UPSC | IAS | SSC

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25/08/2026

Writs | Fundamental Rights | Indian Polity | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

What are the 5 Constitutional Writs? ⚖️ Learn how the judiciary protects Fundamental Rights through Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo Warranto.

🔑 Important Exam Points:

• Habeas Corpus → protects against unlawful detention
• Mandamus → commands a public authority to perform a legal duty
• Prohibition → prevents a lower court/tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction
• Certiorari → quashes an order of a lower court/tribunal acting beyond its jurisdiction
• Quo Warranto → challenges a person’s illegal occupation of a public office

📌 Article 32 → Supreme Court can issue writs for enforcement of Fundamental Rights
📌 Article 226 → High Courts can issue writs for Fundamental Rights and for other legal purposes

🎯 Useful for:
CDS | NDA | CAPF | UPSC | IAS | SSC

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24/08/2026

🏔️ Important Passes of the Himalayas | Indian Geography | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

Do you know the important mountain passes of the Himalayas? 🏔️ These passes are frequently asked in Geography & General Studies PYQs.

🔑 Important Himalayan Passes:
• Karakoram Pass → Ladakh
• Zoji La → Jammu & Kashmir–Ladakh
• Khardung La → Ladakh
• Chang La → Ladakh
• Nathu La → Sikkim–Tibet
• Jelep La → Sikkim–Tibet
• Shipki La → Himachal Pradesh–Tibet
• Mana Pass → Uttarakhand–Tibet
• Niti Pass → Uttarakhand–Tibet
• Lipulekh Pass → Uttarakhand–Tibet/Nepal region
• Bum La → Arunachal Pradesh–Tibet

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA Geography
• CAPF General Studies
• UPSC & IAS Geography
• SSC General Studies

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24/08/2026

🇮🇳 Delimitation Commission | Indian Polity | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

What is the Delimitation Commission? 🗳️ Understand delimitation, its constitutional basis, composition, functions and importance in India’s electoral system.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• Delimitation → readjustment of boundaries of Lok Sabha & State Assembly constituencies
• Constitutional basis → Articles 82 & 170
• Delimitation Commission is established by an Act of Parliament
• It is an independent body
• Its orders have the force of law and cannot ordinarily be challenged in court
• Commission consists of a retired Supreme Court judge, the Chief Election Commissioner/nominee and the State Election Commissioner
• The 42nd Amendment (1976) froze the allocation of seats based on population until 2001
• The 84th Amendment (2001) extended the freeze on readjustment of total seats until the first census after 2026

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA General Studies
• CAPF
• UPSC & IAS
• SSC General Studies

📚 Strengthen your Indian Polity, Constitution & Electoral System preparation with Takshila Classes.

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24/08/2026

Interior of the Earth | Physical Geography | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

🌎 What lies beneath the Earth’s surface? Understand the Interior of the Earth and its major layers — Crust, Mantle and Core.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• Crust → Earth’s outermost and thinnest layer
• Mantle → extends below the crust and is the thickest major layer
• Core → mainly composed of iron and nickel
• Outer Core → liquid
• Inner Core → solid
• Important discontinuities → Moho, Gutenberg & Lehmann
• Seismic waves help scientists understand the Earth’s internal structure

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA Geography
• CAPF General Studies
• UPSC & IAS Geography
• SSC General Studies

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23/08/2026

🌍 Köppen Climate Classification | Climatology | Geography | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC

What is Köppen’s Climate Classification? 🌦️ Learn how Wladimir Köppen classified the world’s climates mainly on the basis of temperature, precipitation and natural vegetation.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• A → Tropical Climates 🌴
• B → Dry Climates 🏜️
• C → Warm Temperate / Mesothermal Climates 🌳
• D → Cold Temperate / Microthermal Climates ❄️
• E → Polar Climates 🧊

📌 Important Indian climate types include Am (Tropical Monsoon), Aw (Tropical Savanna), BSh/BWh (Semi-arid/Desert) and Cwa/Cwb (Humid Subtropical Highland variations).

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA Geography
• CAPF General Studies
• UPSC & IAS Geography
• SSC General Studies

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23/08/2026

🌿 Plant Kingdom | Biology | General Science | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC SSC

🌱 How are plants classified? Learn the Plant Kingdom and the major groups of plants — an important topic from Biology & General Science for competitive exams.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• Algae → simple, mostly aquatic organisms
• Bryophytes → non-vascular plants; called the amphibians of the plant kingdom
• Pteridophytes → vascular plants that reproduce through spores
• Gymnosperms → naked seeds
• Angiosperms → flowering plants with seeds enclosed within fruits
• Angiosperms are divided into Monocots & Dicots

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA General Science
• CAPF General Studies
• UPSC & IAS
• SSC General Science

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23/08/2026

🇮🇳 National Emergency | Article 352 | Indian Polity | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC

What is a National Emergency? 🚨 Understand Article 352, the grounds, approval process, duration and important constitutional effects of a National Emergency.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• Article 352 → National Emergency
• Grounds → War, External Aggression or Armed Rebellion
• Proclaimed by the President
• Requires written advice of the Union Cabinet
• Must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within 1 month
• Once approved, continues for 6 months at a time, subject to parliamentary approval
• Article 19 is automatically suspended only when Emergency is declared on grounds of war or external aggression
• Articles 20 & 21 cannot be suspended under Article 359
• India has proclaimed National Emergency three times — 1962, 1971 and 1975

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA General Studies
• CAPF
• UPSC & IAS
• SSC General Studies

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23/08/2026

🌡️ Temperature Inversion | Climatology | Physical Geography | CDS NDA CAPF UPSC

What is Temperature Inversion? 🌡️ Understand this important Climatology concept where temperature increases with height, instead of decreasing normally.

🔑 Important Exam Points:
• Normal lapse rate → temperature generally decreases with altitude
• Temperature inversion → temperature increases with altitude
• Common during clear, calm nights
• Cold, dense air settles near the surface
• Can trap smoke, dust and pollutants, leading to severe air pollution
• Common in valleys and basins
• Types include radiation inversion, advection inversion and frontal inversion

🎯 Useful for:
• CDS General Studies
• NDA Geography
• CAPF General Studies
• UPSC & IAS Geography
• SSC General Studies

📚 Strengthen your Climatology, Physical Geography & General Studies preparation with Takshila Classes.

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