Rakesh Garhwal

Urbanisation:  Urbanisation is the population shift from villages or rural areas to urban areas. Urban areas are important towns in terms of administration, employment, trade, commerce etc. Good/Pros: 1. Urban areas provide more employment opportunities. For example cities like Bangalore have become epicentre of IT sector in India 2. Cities are the hub of education, be it secondary school or higher education.  3. Cities are equipped with more efficient basic amenities like water, electricity, health etc  4. Caste identities and stereotypes are less dominant in urban areas as compared to rural areas.  5. Urban areas have better connectivity through roads and bridges, flyover etc  and transport facilities including roadways, railways, Airways and even waterways in some cases. 6 All tourist and pilgrim centres like Varanasi, Goa etc have urbanization due to high footfall. Bad/Cons: 1. All the cities are given birth at the cost of loss of habitat and deforestation....

HIV-AIDS: (Important Notes for Airforce Phase2 Group Discussion) -It is a set of symptoms or syndrome caused by HIV. But it is not necessary that a person infected with HIV will definitely develop AIDS. -A person infected with HIV is likely to develop symptoms of AIDS over a period of time when his/er immune system is too weak to fight HIV infection. -This is the last stage of HIV when the infection is very advanced and if left untreated will lead to death. -A person with HIV whose CD4 count falls below 200 per cubic millimetre is diagnosed with AIDS. -The risk of HIV progressing to AIDS varies widely between individuals and depends on many factors including:  1.The age of the Individua  2.The body’s ability to defend against HIV  3.Access to high quality sanitary healthcare  4.Presence of other infections  5.Individual’s genetic resistance to certain strains of HIV  6.Drug-Resistant strains of HIV Symptoms: •The early symptoms include fever, chills, joint ...

IDIOMS AND PHRASES Idioms do not mean exactly what the words say. They have a hidden meaning. 1. Acid Test: Meaning - Acid test proves the effectiveness of something. Example - I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master  will assess our solo performances. 2. Cut the ground from under feet: Meaning - When you cut the ground from under someone's feet, you do something which  weakens their position. Example - When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI, they cut the ground from under  the opponent's feet. 3. Chase your tail: Meaning - Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but actually achieving too  little. Example - He's been chasing his tail all week collecting data but the report is still not ready. 4. Whole bag of tricks - Meaning - Means trying all the clever means to achieve something. Example - It was really difficult to find the information even after applying the whole bag of  tricks. 5. Deliv...