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kalyayan sundaram sir (ex IAS and director of excell career institute for ias in chennai, ) MAINS GENERAL STUDIESPAPER - II

(IndianHeritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

TOPICS BOOKS & JOURNALS

1. Indianculture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature andArchitecture from ancient to modern times.

References:

Indian Culture and Heritage NIOS: www.nios.ac.in

Indian Freedom Struggle of Independence Bipin Chandra

Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum Pub.

Indian Culture Chapter of Indian Year Book

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, The Indian Express, EconomicPolitical Weekly,

Frontline

2. ModernIndian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the presentsignificant events, personalities, issues.

References:

Indian Freedom Struggle of Independence Bipin Chandra

A Brief History of Modern India Spectrum Pub.

Indian Culture Chapter of Indian Year Book

Modern India History B. L. Grover

3. TheFreedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors orcontributions from different parts of the country.

References:

12th NCERT Politics in Indian after Independence.

4. Post-independenceconsolidation and reorganization within the country.

References:

India since Independence Bipin Chandra

India After Gandhi Ramchandra Guha

5. Historyof the world will include events from 18th century such as industrialrevolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization,decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialismetc. - their forms and effect on the

society.

References:

9th & 10th NCERT India and thecontemporary world

Mastering Modern World History Normal Lowe

6. Salientfeatures of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

References:

12th NCERT: Indian Society, Social change andDevelopment in India

Indian Social System Ram Ahuja

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, The Indian Express, EconomicPolitical Weekly,

Frontline, Kurukshetra

7. Roleof women and womens organization, population and associated issues, povertyand developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

References:

IGNOU-ESO-12: Society in India

Indian Social Structure & Change K L Sharma

8. Effectsof globalization on Indian society.

References: IGNOU ESO-16: Social Problems in India

9. Socialempowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

References:

Indian society & Culture Nadeem Hasnain

Social Problems in India Ram Ahuja

10. Salient features of worlds physicalgeography.

References:

11th NCERT: Physical Geogrpahy, World Geography by MajidHusain

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, Down to Earth(www.downtoearth.org.in), The

Indian Express, Economic Political Weekly,Frontline, Kurukshetra

11. Distribution of key natural resourcesacross the world (including South Asia and the

Indian subcontinent); factorsresponsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sectorindustries in various parts of the world (including India).

References:

Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong,

Around the World (Geography): ICSE Board Class (6, 7 & 8) or

OLD NCERT Books Class (6, 7 & 8)

12. Important Geophysical phenomena such asearthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical featuresand their location - changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

References:

Orient Longman Atlas

MAINS GENERAL STUDIESPAPER - III

(Governance,Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

TOPICS BOOKS & JOURNALS

1. IndianConstitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments,significant provisions and basic structure.

References:

11th NCERT Indian Constitution at work & IndianPolity by M. Lakshmi Kant, Constitution of India By PM Bakshi.

Journals/ Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, Kurukshetra,The Indian Express, Economic &

Political Weekly, Frontline.

2. Functions and responsibilities of theUnion and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federalstructure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challengestherein.

3. Separation of powers between variousorgans dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

References:

Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu. IGNOU MPS-003 India: Democracy and Development, Indian PublicAdministration 3rd Edition by Rajni & Goyal.

Journals/ Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, Kurukshetra,The Indian Express, Economic &

Political Weekly, Frontline.

4. Comparison of the Indian constitutionalscheme with that of other countries.

5. Parliament and State Legislatures -structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issuesarising out of these. References:

Political Science by ND Arora, Public Administration By LakshmiKant.

6. Structure, organization and functioningof the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of theGovernment; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role inthe Polity.

References:

12th NCERT: Politics in India After Independence, 2ndARC REPORT, Sarkaria Commission Report. Punchi Commission Report.

7. Salient features of the Representationof Peoples Act.

8. Appointment to various Constitutionalposts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.

9. Statutory, regulatory and variousquasi-judicial bodies.

10. Government policies and interventionsfor development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design andimplementation.

References:

8th NCERT- Law & Social Justice, 9thNCERT- Economics, 11th NCERT- Economics: Indian EconomicDevelopment. 12th Five Year Plan 2012- Planning Commission.

Journals/ Websites :

www.socialjustice.nic.in, Kurukshetra, The Indian Express, Economic & Political

Weekly,Frontline.

11. Development processes and thedevelopment industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations,donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

References:

IGNOU MPS-003 India: Democracy and Development.

12. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sectionsof the population by the Centre and States and the performance of theseschemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for theprotection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

References:

Indian Year Book, Economic Survey, Annual Reports: Ministry ofSocial Justice & Empowerment.

Journals/ Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana &Kurukshetra.

13. Issues relating to development andmanagement of Social Sector or Services relating to Health, Education, HumanResources.

14. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

15. Important aspects of governance,transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models,successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency &accountability and institutional and other measures.

16. Role of civil services in a democracy. References:

Governance In India By Lakshmi Kant, 2nd ARC REPORT, DevelopmentAdministration by Mohit Bhattacharya, New Horizons of Public Administration 7thEdition by Mohit Bhattacharya, Indian Public Administration 3rd Edition by Rajni & Goyal.

Journals/ Websites :

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, Kurukshetra,The Indian Express, Economic &

Political Weekly, Frontline.

17. India and its neighborhood- relations.

References:

IGNOU - EPS- 07- InternationalRelations, IGNOU -MP-001-India &the World, IGNOU MPS002- InternationalRelations: Theory and problems.

Journals/ Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, World Focus, TheIndian Express, Frontline.

18. Bilateral, regional and global groupingsand agreements involving India and/or affecting Indias interests.

References:

NCERT Class 12th: Political Science Contemporary WorldPolitics, Indias Foreign PolicyRetrospect and prospect By Sumit Ganguly.

19. Effect of policies and politics ofdeveloped and developing countries on Indias interests, Indian diaspora.

References:

Foreign Policy of India By V N Khanna, Indias Foreign Policy-Retrospect and prospect By Sumit Ganguly.

20. Important International institutions,agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

References:

Manorama Year Book , Ministry of External Affairs, Online Website.

MAINS GENERAL STUDIESPAPER - IV

(Technology,Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and DisasterManagement)

TOPICS BOOKS & JOURNALS

1. IndianEconomy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth,development and employment.

References:

11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development

Economic Survey of India

Report: 12th Five Year Plan 2012-17 Documents (PlanningCommission)

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, The Indian Express, Economic Times.

2. Inclusivegrowth and issues arising from it.

References:

Indian Economy R. Dutt & Sundaram

Journals/Websites:

Economic Political Weekly

3. GovernmentBudgeting.

References:

Indian Economy R. Dutt & Sundaram

The Penguin Dictionary of Economics

Journals/Websites:

Economic Political Weekly

4. Majorcrops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types ofirrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing ofagricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in theaid of farmers.

References:

India since Independence Bipan Chandra (Land Reform)

12th NCERT: Geography: India People and Economy

11th NCERT: Economics: Indian Economic Development

Report: 12th Five Year plan 2012-17 Documents (PlanningCommission)

Journals/Websites:

The Indian Express, Economic Times, Economic & Political Weekly

5. Issuesrelated to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping;issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics ofanimal-rearing.

References:

Economic survey of India

Indian Economy R. Dutt & Sundaram

Indian Economy Since Independence Uma Kapila

India Year Book

Journals/Websites:

Frontline

Kurukshetra

Ministry of Agriculture website

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Website

6. Foodprocessing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location,upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

Journals/Websites:

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Website

Ministry of Food Processing Industries Website

7. Landreforms in India.

References:

India since Independence Bipin Chandra (Land Reform)

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pib.nic.in, Yojana

8. Effectsof liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and theireffects on industrial growth.

References:

Indian Economy Since Independence Uma Kapila

2nd ARC Report (Strengthening Financial managementSystems)

India Year Book

Journals/Websites:

Frontline

9. Infrastructure:Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.

2nd ARC Report (Strengthening Financial managementSystems)

Journals/Websites:

Kurukshetra

10. Investment models.

11. Science and Technology - developmentsand their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians inscience & technology; indigenization of technology and developing newtechnology.

References:

Science & Technology: TMH Publication or Spectrum Publication

Science Reporter

Journals/Websites:

Wikipedia, The Indian Express, Frontline, www.pib.nic.in, International Journals and

Magazines

12. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space,Computers, robotics, nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating tointellectual property rights.

References:

The Hindu

Journals/Websites:

www.sciencemag.org, www.wisegeek.com

13. Conservation, environmental pollutionand degradation, environmental impact assessment.

References:

Our Environment NCERT (VII)

Ecology: Unit 10th Class 12th Biology(NCERT)

Ecology & Environment (India Year Book)

Ecology & Environment P D Sharma

Journals/Websites:

Down to Earth (www.downtoearth.org.in), The HinduSurvey of the Environment

14. Disaster and disaster management.

References:

IGNOU: MPA 018- Disaster Management

2nd ARC Report (Crisis Management)

Journals/Websites:

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/disaster_management_in_india.pdf

www.ndmindia.nic.in

15. Linkages between development and spreadof extremism.

References:

12th NCERT: Political Science: Contemporary WorldPolitics (Chapter : Security in the Contemporary World)

Annual Report 2011-12: Ministry of Home Affairs

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pin.nic.in, Yojana

16. Role of external state and non-stateactors in creating challenges to internal security.

References:

12th NCERT: Political Science: Contemporary WorldPolitics (Chapter : Security in the Contemporary World)

2nd ARC Report (Public order Capacity Building forConflict Resolution, Combating Terrorism)

India Year Book

Journals/Websites:

The Hindu, www.pin.nic.in, Yojana, The IndianExpress, Economic Political Weekly,

Frontline

17. Challenges to internal security throughcommunication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internalsecurity challenges, basics of cyber security; moneylaundering and itsprevention.

References:

2nd ARC Report (Public order Capacity Building forConflict Resolution, Combating Terrorism)

India Year Book

Manorama Year Book

Journals/Websites:

Ministry of Home Affairs (www.mha.nic.in)

18. Security challenges and their managementin border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

19. Various Security forces and agencies andtheir mandate.

MAINS GENERAL STUDIESPAPER - V

(Ethics,Integrity, and Aptitude)

TOPICS BOOKS & JOURNALS

This paper will includequestions to test the candidates attitude and approach to issues relating tointegrity, probity in public life and his problem solving approach to variousissues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society. Questions mayutilise the case study approach to determine these aspects. The following broadareas will be covered.

1. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence,determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics;ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values lessons from thelives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role offamily, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

References:

2nd ARC REPORT - 4th Report & 10thReport.

New Horizons of Public Administration 7th Edition byMohit Bhattacharya. Ethics and Accountability in Government and Business byRamesh K Arora. Ethics & Integrity in Public Administration: Concepts &cases By Raymond W. Cox.

Journals/Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, The IndianExpress, Economic & Political

Weekly, Economic Times.

2. Attitude: content, structure, function;its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and politicalattitudes; social influence and persuasion.

References:

Social Psycology by Baron,

Ethics by William K. Frankena.

Understanding Ethics by Noel Preston

Journals/Websites:

THE HINDU, PIB www.pib.nic.in, Yojana, The IndianExpress, Economic Times.

3. Aptitude and foundational values forCivil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedicationto public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.

References:

Indian Public Administration 3rd Edition by Rajni &Goyal.

IGNOU: MPA-011- Ethical Concern In public Administration.

Journals/ Websites:

Frontline.

4. Emotional intelligence-concepts, andtheir utilities and application in administration and governance.

References:

Emotional Intelligence By Daniel Goleman.

Journals/ Websites:

Economic Times, Economic & Political Weekly, Frontline.

5. Contributions of moral thinkers andphilosophers from India and world.

References:

2nd ARC REPORT 1st Report & 12thReport.

Journals/ Websites:

Frontline.

6. Public/Civil service values and Ethicsin Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas ingovernment and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience assources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues ininternational relations and funding; corporate governance.

References:

IGNOU: MPA-011-Ethical Concern In public Administration.

7. Probity in Governance: Concept of publicservice; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing andtransparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes ofConduct, Citizens Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery,Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

8. Case studies on Above Issues

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The Union Government of India gave the Maharatna status to two PSUs- BHEL and GAIL on 1 February 2013. Granting Maharatna status to BHEL and GAIL will provide them with better functional and financial freedom and will also guarantee them with better valuation of the shares.

Ideally any Maharatna firm has a capacity to take investment decision of around 5000 crore Rupees without taking assistance from the government. On the other hand, forms with Navratna status have the capability of 1000 crore Rupees.

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Useful links and things that one can do if he/she is a beginner. . . 1 . Read these NCERT textbooks a.India and Contemporary World 1,2 (history) b.Democratic Politics 1,2 c.themes in Indian History 1,2,3 d.Contemporary World Politics e.Politics in India Since Independence f.Our Constitution at Work g.Indian economic Development h.MacroEconomics i.Social Change in India j.Understanding Society 2. http://india.gov.in/, do regularly follow this portal 3. http://pib.nic.in/ , also this site 4. Start reading any one leading Daily (Either Hindu/Indian express) and Start writing Notes. 5.look at upsc syllabus for various options and hence the previous papers find out which one you are comfortable with. 6.Develop the habit of writing an answer regularly.

Company Name Origin/Meaning 1. Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder 2. Nokia - Name of city in Finland 3. Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme pepsin 4. Honda - From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda 5. Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus'meaning sound 6. Maggi - Food company named after its founder, Julius Maggi 7. Suzuki - From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki 8. Samsung - Meaning 'three stars'inKorean 9. Toyota - From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyoda . . 10. Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company 11. Adidas - From the name of thefounder Adolf (Adi) Dassler (das) .

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3. Which is the only country in the world to have a square flag # Switzerland 4. Which country's flag is the oldest in the world # Denmark (since 1219) 5. What country's flag uses a record 12 colors and the mahogany, which is their national tree # Belize 6. What country's flag has only one colour # Libya 7. What two countries have the same flag # Monaco and Indonesia 8. Which is the only country without a rectangular or square national flag # Nepal 9. What is the name of the British flag # Union Jack 10. The Chakra on the Indian Flag is in what colour # Navy Blue

WILL INCREASING TAX ON GOLD IMPORT / OR STOPPING GOLD IMPORT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ?

How do we pay for imports? The most important thing that India imports is crude oil we import crude oil from countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela etc. and these countries dont accept the Indian Rupee for payments, they want us to pay them in an internationally accepted currency like the USD or Euro. It would have been great if these countries accepted the Indian Rupee because India can print as many Rupees as they want but India cant print the USD or the Euro, so we have to rely on other means to get US Dollars. How do we get US Dollars? There are three main ways in which India gets USD. The first one is obvious enough, when we export goods and services we get paid in USD. The second one is also fairly obvious which is investment. When foreign investors invest in India they bring in USD and thats another way to get USD. The third way which is not very apparent is remittances. I did a post some time ago in which we saw that remittances were as much as 46% of Indias total services exports, and this means that NRIs sending in money to India is also a big contributor to foreign exchange reserves. What do these two things tell us? These two things tell us that it is absolutely essential for us to have a steady flow of USD or other big currency coming in the country in order to finance our oil bill and pay for our other imports, if we run out of foreign exchange, we will be in big trouble because without oil, nothing else will function. The measure for whether this equation is fine or not is called CAD (Current Account Deficit), which is largely the difference between exports and imports and in Indias case, the CAD is becoming higher and higher with each successive month, and this means that Indias foreign exchange reserves are

diminishing. One of the big factors worsening Indias CAD are the ever increasing gold imports. The festival of Akshaya Tritiya contributed to heavy imports recently, and that in turned made the CAD even worse. If India spends USD on gold then that reduces the forex reserves for other important commodities like oil. Theoretically, if there were no gold imports then that would eliminate the burden on forex reserves, and in a way it will help the Indian economy. However, you cant eliminate gold imports completely because a lot of people depend on gold jewelry and investments for their livelihood, and India has always imported gold. So, the problem then is not so much gold imports but the great pace at which these imports have increased in recent years, and the pressure it is putting on the foreign exchange reserves, and the worsening CAD. Will stopping gold imports help the Indian economy? The answer to this question is simple no, simply stopping gold imports will not help the Indian economy because a lot of people depend on gold for their livelihood, and they need gold imports to remain in business and survive. Will slowing down gold imports help yes I believe they will help because they wouldnt be such a big drain on our forex reserves and that will be great. However, the recent rise in gold imports have been investment driven and that is largely due to the rise in gold prices, and a lack of other investment alternatives available to Indians. Simply increasing duty on gold does nothing to alleviate either of these causes and that wont do anything to help the economy. What we need is a better investment climate that helps people get other alternates to gold for investment, and that also helps with the other factors that I wrote about above related to bringing in foreign exchange in the country. You want a climate where exports rise (services exports declined last month), foreign investments come into the country both in the form of FDI and FII, and all that in turns help the CAD. Conclusion To conclude, Id say that what the problem that these huge gold imports cause is a worsening foreign exchange position, and the way to help the foreign exchange reserve is not to increase duty on gold imports to discourage them but attack the root and look for long term solutions to problems lowering exports, FII, FDI flows, and a sluggish stock market.

World War I began on July 28,1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia . This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: Soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Western and Eastern Fronts The first month of combat consisted of bold attacks and rapid troop movements on both fronts. In the west, Germany attacked first Belgium and then France. In the east, Russia attacked both Germany and Austria-Hungary. In the south, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia.

Following the Battle of the Marne (September 59, 1914), the western front became entrenched in central France and remained that way for the rest of the war. The fronts in the east also gradually locked into place. The Ottoman Empire Late in 1914, the Ottoman Empire was brought into the fray as well, after Germany tricked Russia into thinking that Turkey had attacked it. As a result, much of 1915 was dominated by Allied actions against the Ottomans in the Mediterranean. First, Britain and France launched a failed attack on the Dardanelles. This campaign was followed by the British invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Britain also launched a separate campaign against the Turks in Mesopotamia. Although the British had some successes in Mesopotamia, the Gallipoli campaign and the attacks on the Dardanelles resulted in British defeats. Trench Warfare The middle part of the war, 1916 and 1917, was dominated by continued trench warfare in both the east and the west. Soldiers fought from dug-in positions, striking at each other with machine guns, heavy artillery , and chemical weapons. Though soldiers died by the millions in brutal conditions, neither side had any substantive success or gained any advantage. The United States Entrance and Russias Exit Despite the stalemate on both fronts in Europe, two important developments in the war occurred in 1917. In early April, the United States , angered by attacks upon its ships in the Atlantic, declared war on Germany. Then, in November, the Bolshevik Revolution prompted Russia to pull out of the war. The End of the War and Armistice Although both sides launched renewed offensives in 1918 in an all-or-nothing effort to win the war, both efforts failed. The fighting between exhausted,demoralized troops continued to plod along until the Germans lost a number of individual battles and very gradually began to fall back. A deadly outbreak of influenza, meanwhile, took heavy tolls on soldiers of both sides. Eventually, the governments of both Germany and AustriaHungary began to lose control as both countries experienced multiple mutinies from within their military structures. The war ended in the late fall of 1918, after the member countries of the Central Powers signed armistice agreements one by one. Germany was the last,signing its armistice on November 11, 1918. As a result of these agreements, Austria-Hungary was broken up into several smaller countries. Germany, under the Treaty of Versailles , was severely punished with hefty

economic reparations, territorial losses, and strict limits on its rights to develop militarily. Germany After the War Many historians, in hindsight, believe that the Allies were excessive in their punishment of Germany and that the harsh Treaty of Versailles actually planted the seeds of World War II, rather than foster peace. The treatys declaration that Germany was entirely to blame for the war was a blatant untruth that humiliated the German people. Furthermore, the treaty imposed steep war reparations payments on Germany, meant to force the country to bear the financial burden of the war. Although Germany ended up paying only a small percentage of the reparations it was supposed to make, it was already stretched financially thin by the war, and the additional economic burden caused enormous resentment. Ultimately, extremist groups,such as the Nazi Party, were able to exploit this humiliation and resentment and take political control of the country in the decades

1. Which is the First Bank in India ? Answer: Bank of Hindustan 2. Which is the first Bank managed by Indians ? Answer: Oudh Commercial Bank 3. Which is the first bank started with Indian capital (Indian owned bank) ? Answer: Punjab National Bank 4. Which is the first foreign Bank in India ? Answer: Chartered Bank 5. Which is the first bank to get ISO certificate ? Answer: Canara Bank 6. Which is the first bank in India to start its branches outside India ? Answer: Bank of India 7. Which is the first bank in India to introduce ATM ? Answer: H.S.B.C bank 8. Which is the oldest public bank in India ? Answer: Allahabad Bank 9. Which is the paper used for making Indian currency ? Answer: Rag 10. The currency of IMF is known as ? Answer: SDR ( Special Drawing Rights ) 11. Which is known as Artificial currency or Paper Gold ? Answer: SDR 12. Which is the Biggest public bank in India ? Answer: SBI 13. What was the old name of State Bank Of India ? Answer: Imperial Bank of

India 14. Which bank has the most branches in India ? Answer: SBI 15. Which Committee recommended the formation of State Bank of India ? Answer: Gorwala committee 16. Where is the headquarters of SBI ? Answer: Mumbai 17. Which is the biggest commercial bank in India ? Answer: State Bank of India 18. Who is the present Chairman ofSBI ? Answer: Pratip Chaudhuri 19. Which is the largest private sector bank in India ? Answer: ICICI 20. Which is the first universal bank in India ? Answer: ICICI 21. Which is the first Indian bank to Introduce internet banking ? Answer: ICICI 22. Which is the second largest bank in India ? Answer: ICICI 23. Which is the first bank in Indialisted in New york Stock exchange ? Answer: ICICI

Objectives of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme ======================================== - to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years; - to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child; - to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout; - to achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development; and - to enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

First lady president India - Pratibha devi singh patil First lady Prime minister in India - Indira Gandhi First lady speaker of Lok Sabha - Meera kumar First Lady MP of India - Radhabai Subaraiyen First lady Governer of India - Sarojani naidu(UP) UPSC first lady President - Roj Million Batue First lady Ruler of India - Rajia sultan First lady IAS of India - Anna jeorge First Lady IPS of India - Kiran Bedi First Chief Minister of any state in india - Suchita kriplani(UP)

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1. UNO - New York 2. UNICEF - New York 3. UNESCO - Paris 4. UNIDO - Vienna 5. WHO - Geneva 6. UNFPA - New York 7. ILO - Geneva 8. IMF - Washington DC 9. WTO - Geneva 10. International Court Of Justice - The Hague 11. International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna 12. World Bank - Washington D.C. 13. International Committee of the Red Cross - Geneva 14. International Maritime Organisation - London 15. Universal Postal Union - Berne 16. Food and Agricultural Organisation - Rome 17. World Meteorological Organisation - Geneva 18. SAARC - Kathmandu 19. Amnesty International - London 20. Transparency International - Berlin 21. World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva 22. International Renewable Energy Agency - Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Interim HQs) 23. Commonwealth of Nations - London

FM > Frequency Modulation SIM > Subscriber Identity Module RIM > Removable Identity Module GSM > Global System For Mobile LAN > Local Area Network WAN > Wide Area Network RTE > Rich Text Format MAN > Metropolitan Area Network URL > Uniform Resource Locator ISP > InterNet Service Provide @ > At The Rate Of DVD > Digital Versatile Disk CD > Compact Disk EDGE > Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution GPRS > General Packet Radio Service FDM > Frequency Division Multiplexing SDR > Software Defined Radio ATM > Asynchronous Transfer Mode DCA > Dynamic Channel Allocation FCA > Fixed Channel Allocation AMPS > Advance Mobile Phone System IMTS > Improved Mobile Telephone System CDMA > Code Division MultipleAccess MTSO > Mobile Telephone Switching Office HTTP > Hypertext Transfer Protocol FIDI > Fiber Distributed Data Interface ISDN > Integrated Services Digital Network PSTN > Public Switched Telephone Network CSMA > Carrier Sense Multiple Access RADAR > Radio Detection And Ranging SONET > Synchronous Optical Fiber Network DAMPS > Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System WWW > World Wide Web IP > Internet Protocol TCP > Transmission Control Protocol HTML > HyperText Markup Language USB > Universal Serial Bus PAN -> Personal Area Network TDM -> Time Division Multiplexing

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<<< Census -2011 Quiz for all Competitive Exams >>> 1. The First Registrar General and Census Commissioner of Independent India was ? (1) (2) (3) (4) M W M Yeatts J H Hutton J T Marten E A Gait

Answer: M W M Yeatts 2. The First Indian Registrar General and Census Commissioner of Independent India was ?

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Ashok Mitra R B Chari A R Nanda R A Gopalaswami

Answer: R A Gopalaswami 3.The Present Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India was ? (1) (2) (3) (4) D K Sikri J K Banthia Dr C Chandramouli Dr M Vijayanunni

Answer: Dr C Chandramouli 4. The population of India, according to 2011 Census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 1,210,193,422 1,200,193,422 1,190,193,422 1,100,193,422

Answer: 1,210,193,422 5. What was the estimated cost of Census 2011? (1) (2) (3) (4) 11 Billion Rupees 22 Billion Rupees 11 Million Rupees 1 Billion Rupees

Answer: 22 Billion Rupees 6. __ was the Mascot of 2011 Indian Census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) A A A A woman enumerator helping hand symbol child and mother teddy bear

Answer: A woman enumerator 7. The slogan of Census 2011 was ? (1) (2) (3) (4) One Census, Million Future Our Census, Million Future One Census, One Future Our Census, Our Future

Answer: Our Census, Our Future

8. __is also called the "Year of Great Divide" in the demographic history of India ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 1921 1901 1931 2011

Answer: 1921 9. The population of India, according to 2011 Census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 1,210,193,422 1,200,193,422 1,190,193,422 1,100,193,422

Answer: 1,210,193,422 10. As per 2011 census, the State in India with the largest rural population ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Punjab Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh 11. As per 2011 Census, the State in India with the highest urban population ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Punjab Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Maharashtra 12. The Indian State with lowest population, according to 2011 Census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim

Correct Answere: Sikkim 13. Accroding to 2011 Census, the rural population of India comprises ? (1) 62.84% (2) 64.84% (3) 66.84%

(4) 68.84% Answer: 68.84% 14. As per 2011 census, the percent of urban population in total population in India ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 31.36% 33.36% 35.36% 37.36%

Answer: 31.36% 15. 2011 Census covered how many districts in India ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 610 620 630 640

Answer: 640 16.According to 2011 census, the literacy rate of India ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 70.04 71.04 74.04 76.04

Answer: 74.04 17. According to 2011 census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Andaman & Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Puducherry

Answer: Dadra & Nagar Haveli 18. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among women in India ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 65.46 66.46 67.46 62.46

Answer: 65.46 19. According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among men in India ?

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82.14 84.14 85.14 86.14

Answer: 82.14 20. As per 2011 census, the number of women per 1,000 men in India is ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 920 930 940 950

Answer: 940 21. As compared to Census 2001, which are the 3 states to have recorded major decline in the sex ration ? (1) (2) (3) (4) J & K, Bihar, Gujarat J & K, Bihar, UP Punjab, Haryana, Asom Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

Answer: J & K, Bihar, Gujarat 22. Debang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh and Samba Valley J & K have ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Least Least Least Least population density adult sex ratio female literacy child sex ratio

Answer: Least population density 23.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Constitute___and _% of the Indian population ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 8.2%, 16.2% 16.2%, 20.2% 20.2%, 16.2% 16.2%, 8.2%

Answere: 16.2% & 8.2% 24. The latest census commenced on ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 31 March, 2011 1 January, 2011 1 May, 2010 1 April, 2010

Answer: 1 May, 2010 25. The Indian State with lowest density of population, according to 2011 census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Arunachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Manipur Nagaland

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh 26.The Indian State with highest density of population, according to 2011 census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Bihar Kerala West Bengal Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Bihar 27. The Indian State with highest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Goa Kerala Mizoram Tripura

Answer: Kerala 28. The Indian State with lowest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Jharkhand Rajasthan

Answer: Bihar 29. The Indian Union Territory in India with highest literacy rate, according to 2011 census ? (1) (2) (3) (4) Andaman - Nicobar Chandigarh Lakshadweep Puducherry

Answer: Lakshadweep 30. The most populous city in India, according to 2011 Census, is ? (1) Bangalore (2) Kolkata

(3) Mumbai (4) New Delhi Answer: Mumbai 31. As per 2011 Census, Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) in India are ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 940 950 960 992

Answer: 940 32. Number of villages covered in 2011 Census of India is ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 6,20,867 6,30,867 6,40,867 6,42,867

Answer: 6,40,867 33. According to 2011 census, the number of cities/towns over 10 lakhs population each, in India is ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 33 43 53 63

Answer: 53 34. As per 2011 Census of India, percentage of the decadal growth of population (2011 - 2011) ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 12.28% 17.19% 17.64% 18.12%

Answer: 17.64% 35. Main worker according to the Census of India is a person who works for how many days in a year ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 180 183 186 189 days days days days

Answer: 183 days 36.The first census was conducted in India in?

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1872 1881 1891 1901

Answer: 1872 37. Second most populous country in the world? (1) (2) (3) (4) China India USA Indonesia

Answer: India 38. Most populous Union Territory? (1) (2) (3) (4) Delhi Puducherry Chandigarh Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Answer: Delhi 39.Least populous Union Terri-tory? (1) (2) (3) (4) Lakshadweep Daman & Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Answer: Lakshadweep 40. The population of India has increased by more than ___million during the decade 2001-11? (1) (2) (3) (4) 171 181 191 201

Answer: 181 41. As per Census 2011, the population density of India? (1) (2) (3) (4) 325 382 482 582

Answer: 382 42. Which state has become the most densely populated state with 1102 persons per square kilometer? (1) (2) (3) (4) Bihar West Bengal Kerala Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Bihar 43.Which state has the highest sex ratio? (1) (2) (3) (4) Kerala Haryana Andhra Pradesh Punjab

Answer: Kerala 44. Which state has the lowest sex ratio? (1) (2) (3) (4) Haryana Kerala Tamil Nadu Maharashtra

Answere: Haryana 45.Number of total number States/Union territories recorded in Census 2011 was? (1) (2) (3) (4) 35 27 34 31

Answer: 35 46. Number of districts recorded in Census was? (1) (2) (3) (4) 640 740 840 550

Answer: 640 47. As per 2011 Census, popultion in the age group 0-6 years in India's total population ? (1) 13.12% (2) 14.12%

(3) 15.12% (4) 16.12% Answer: 13.12% 48. India has_____% of the world's geographical area and_____% of the world population ? (1) (2) (3) (4) 4, 8% 2.6, 16% 2.4 16% 3.2, 15%

Answer: 2.4 16% 49. Census held on 2011 was the __________of Independent India? (1) (2) (3) (4) 11th 12th 15th 7th

Answer: 7th (The 15th Census of India and the seventh Census of Independent India-2011 has begun on 1st April 2010) Nobel Prize Winners from India 1. Rabindranath Tagore- Indias popular poet and writer was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his Geetanjali a collection of his poems. 2. Chandra Shekar Venkata Raman [Sir C.V.Raman]- Indian Scientist was awarded Nobel Prize of Physics in 1930 for his Raman Effect related to light. 3. Dr. Hargobind Khorana- Indias Doctorate in Chemistry was awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine in1968 for his study of theHuman Genetic Codeand its role in Protein Synthesis. 4. Mother Teresa- a Yogoslavian nun who became an Indian citizen was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979 for her service through her Charitable Mission Nirmal Hriday at Calcutta to people suffering from Leprosy and to those people dying in destitute. 5. Dr.Subramanian Chandrashekar- an Indian Astro-Physicist was awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 for his theory onwhite dwarf starslimitation known as Chandrasekhar Limit. 6. Dr.Amatya Sen- an Indian Professor in Economics was awarded Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998 for his work in Economic Theory related to Poverty, Democracy, Development and SocialWelfare. 7. Rajendra K. Pachauri- as chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Peace, 2007, He shared the award with Al Gore, Vice President of USA 8. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan- in 2009, an Indo-American has shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with a co-American Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath of Israel for mapping ribosomes, the protein procucing factories within cells at the atomic level. The following Nobel Prize Winners are persons of Indian Origin/Citizensof other countries or the Nobel Prizehas been given for the works related to India : 1. Rudyard Kipling- a British Poet has been awarded Nobel Prize for Literature (1907) for his works in Literature such as Poems and Short Stories related to India and Burma/ Myanmar. 2. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul- a British Writer of Indian Origin was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

WORLD'S FAMOUS FATHERS 1. Father of cloning = Ian Wilmut 2. Father of Printing = Guttenberg 3. Father of history = Herodotus 4. Father of economics = Adam Smith 5. Father of Socialism = RobertOwen

IMPORTANT GK TRICKS: 1. ARUNA MAMI ( ARUNANCHAL NAGALAND MANIPUR MIZORAM ) Indian states touch boundary of Myanmar 2. GUD KHA TASLE ME (gulam ,khilji,tuglak,syaad , lodi,muglAL) 3. B.D.M.S means BODO,DOGRI,MAITHILI, SANTHALIare languages added to 8th schedule under 92nd amendment.. 4. GPRS may b used in place of harappa civilisation..means its important places r situated in Gujrat,Punjab,Rajast han,Sind 5. Paani piker khana khakar Chanderi chali Ghaghra pahankar Babur dwara jite gaye char yudh kramanusar Panipat (1526), Khanwa (1527) Chanderi (1528) Ghaghra (1529) 6. Permanent member of UNO FRECA (France, Russia, England, China, America) 7. B.S.N.L as BELGIUM,SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDand LUXEMBOURG r european countries where'mercy killing'is legallised 8. Bipin chandra Pal (BCP) vitamin B, C .P are soluble in water. And others means A, D, E ,K (KEDA) are soluble in fat.. 9. 4 Budhist councils serial is RAVA PAKA ......... 1-RAjigriha 2-VAsali 3-PAtiputra 4-KAshmir 10. BPARTY----1. Brahmo Samaj, 2.Prarthana Samaj, 3.Arya Samaj,4.Ramkrishan Mission, 5.Theosiphical Society ,6. Young Bengal Movement all r in chronical......... 11. Roj AP CM se Mile (capital lettrshow name of diseases caused byVirus ? RAP CMM Ans: Chickenpox Mumps Measles(Khasra) Poliomyelitis Rabies AIDS 12. BHAJSA......... B-Babur H-humayun A-akbar J-jehangir S-shahjahan A-aurangjeb it goes lyk this babur ka beta humayun,humayunka akbar,akbar ka jehangir,jehangirka shahjahan aur shahjahan ka beta aurangjeb 13. States touching Bhutan"SAAB" SIKKIM ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM BENGAL 14. JAMMU ka SIpahi ARUN HIMAlaya par UTARA..........State stouches to China. JAMMU&KASHMIR, SIKKIM, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, HIMACHAL PRADESH and UTTARAKHAND 15. pen=rtc proton, electron, neutron=rutherford, thomson, chadwick
In unusual twist of events and as per latest media reports, Indian Army plans to bring back M46 howitzers mounted on Vijayanta tank chassis (originally the Vickers MBT) back to life. Indian army will soon place orders for 40 Arjun chassis to be used for mounting Soviet era M46 Howitzers.

Bhim self-propelled howitzer project which was supposed to replace Catapult system before it was shelved after supplier of 155mm / L52 howitzer guns by Denel of South Africa was blacklisted by Indian government . Project went cold and find for replacement Gun to be mounted on Arjun chassis not yet been successfully, Bhim was successfully tested by Indian army and was cleared for Production before the project went cold due to blacklisting. After success with M-46 guns in 1971 war with Pakistan , Indian army had used soviet union supplied towed 130 mm Field Gun M-46 and mounted it with Vijayanta tank chassis and was known has Catapult artillery system which served in Indian army till 2008 before it was put in reserve . According to Military experts India had put into reserve around 100 Catapult artillery systems most of the guns will come from here, but before it is mounted on Arjun chassis, Guns will be upgraded to 155mm 52 calibre standard by OFB and then DRDO will integrate it with Arjun chassis. Initial order of 40 can go up if Army is satisfied with the Final Product and Indian army can procure more of these guns from old soviet bloc countries, Indian army had a requirement of 200 mounted howitzers on Arjun chassis for the Bhim Project. 1. Who is known as the father of Yoga? answer:Patanjali 2. Which Indian is known as the father of plastic Surgery? Answer:Sushruta 3. Who is thefather of Ayurveda? answer:Charaka 4. Who is known as the father of Indian Space program? Answer:Dr Vikram Sarabhai 5. Who is known as thefather of Indian Missile Program? Answer:A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 6. Who is known as father of Indian atomic bomb? answer:Raja Ramanna 7. Who invented Crescograph? Answer:Jagadish Chandra Bose 8. Who is known as the father of Indian Green Revolution? Answer:M. S. Swaminathan 9. Which Indian Scientistis known asThomas Alva Edison of India? Answer:G. D. Naid 10. Who is known asthe father of white revolution? Answer:Verghese Kurien 1) Civil Services Exam. : Public Administration (Optional Subject): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJJoG6SrdIo 2) Inclusive Governance - Public Administration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA6J7ExMmpE v=9R682RfLxuo

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3) Development Administration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWOn8om63M v=uNbhXSQfeLU

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4) Public Administration Evolution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxHVIux5KF4

5) Judicial Administration in India :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-GtacJCL2g

6) Behavioural Approach - Public Administration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjg2nERHnH0

7) Administrative Behaviour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1ndV3cDX8

8) Public Administration : Decentralization and Development in India:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tge6OIoPYag

9) Socio-Psychological Approach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgENEmFVz-U

10) Public Administration in the 21st Century:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7rrlaF_ga0

11) Administrative Theory and Approaches - Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5qEV28r-Q &http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=rqAaqOvj83I

12) Idea of Inclusive democracy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDwfz9T5LUY

13) The Changing Contour of Administration Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2XiAchcq-U &http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=L6cFUicj3dI &http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRD0z7Mqag 14) Administrative Theory and Approaches - Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mLmjMrhbbo

15) Mughal Period and it's Adminisration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwCr7E79464

16) Organisational Behaviour Part 1 & Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=qdlG2DObuvc&playnext=1&list=PLTxEXRyZ5igPtCWdxlBJO8f4UjPCWXa4f&feature=results_video &http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yb2lUnf-7A

17) Planning In India Part 1, Part 2 And Part 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv8hK1Wk4c4 &http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=3sZ6-06drj4 &http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uws3z2GE2wY

18) New Public Management:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu3jDF7rwD4

19) Panchayati Raj System In India:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87a11rK0FA

20) Politics & Governance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwyD0rZMj10 SERVICE TAX At Restaurants - VERY IMPORTANT !!! Interesting. I find restaurant bills often so confusing, I just give up and pay the amount shown n the bottom line. Perhaps we shouldn't. Incidentally, I also resent the inclusion of Service Charges in restaurant bills, because it assumes that I was satisfied with the service. Just a matter of principle. Service Charge should be something I leave behind at my personal discretion. I recently demanded that the service charge be removed as the service was non-existent. After a short very short! - discussion, it was removed. About Service Tax..... Be aware

This happened at the restaurant. Let me explain. We had been to several restaurants recently. I observed that "service tax" was being misused in the way it was being charged to customers. Let me give an example. ------------------Food and Beverage = Rs. 1000.00 Service Charges @ 10% = Rs. 100.00 Service Tax @ 4.94% = Rs. 54.34 (on F&B + Service Charges) VAT @14.5% = Rs. 145.00 Total = Rs. 1299.34

As per the definition - "Service Tax can be charged ONLY for the services provided to the customer".

Now, see what is happening here in the above example.

Service Tax should be charged only on the Service Charge amount i.e Rs.100 ONLY, and NOT on the entire amount (1000+100).

In this example, the customer should be charged only Rs 4.94, whereas he has been charged Rs. 49.00 extra. Where does this money go? Only the restaurant owner and the chartered accountants who work for them know. So, I have started asking them the questions - and am surprised to see the reaction from famous restaurants. Either they say: "Sir we cannot change the format of the bill - so , we will recalculate and tell you the revised amount. You may pay only that." OR "Sir, you do not need to pay the Service Tax amount itself"!! I now have 3 to 4 restaurant bills, but for which I have paid only the service tax on the service charge and NOT on the total amount.

Every bill MUST carry the TIN number and Service Tax Number, if they charge it. So . . . , I ask for the Service tax number if it is not available in the receipt that they provide. As we cannot go to any government official and ask them to get this right - because of our system. Please remember - we cannot change any political leader - but we can change ourselves. If we change ourselves - things will change. Please do share this with every one of your friends and known people. Ask for the right tax calculation and Pay only the tax which is supposed to be paid. Verify every bill and receipt that you make payment on.

Subsidies vs Expenditure
Like the Shakespeare rose: Call a monetary act by a government by any name, it will pinch the taxpayer as hard In the light of the major debate happening on food subsidy and many other subsidies, here is a thought: The government needs to take a call on the kind of spending it makes through its fiscal policy. It could be in the form of social sector spending or other expenditure. We need to define something called tax preferences which may be viewed as an indirect subsidy to preferred taxpayers. These are

essentially equivalent therefore to subsidies though euphemistically called tax expenditure. This revenue foregone is by way of concessions on direct tax payments to companies and individuals, as well as reductions or rebates in customs and excise duties. The welfare subsidies are progressive in nature, while the tax sops are generally regressive. Some facts: Total revenue foregone in direct and indirect taxes in 2012-13: Rs. 5,73,626.7 Crore (Source: indiabudget.nic.in). The fiscal deficit in the same year was approx Rs 5,20,00 crore. Some part of the revenue foregone can be justified by economists - like for export promotion, SEZs and increased R&D and this does not form more than 20% of the above figure. Even excluding direct tax sops to individuals and a part of the excise duty exemptions as it lowers prices of many goods consumed by all strata of society, would be another 20% to the maximum The question is of the rest 60% and whether this revenue foregone of Rs 3 lakh crore each year is justified. There is constant quibbling over Rs 30k crore per year of NREGA budget and the Rs 95k crore food subsidy bill, when these cater to the basic needs of humans The question is whether this revenue which is being foregone every year in an arithmetically increasing way, provide the commensurate benefits to the economy in terms of employment generation and increased competitiveness and efficiency. In short are we getting the bang for our buck? (As the same question is frequently asked about food and other subsidies, notwithstanding the fact that Indias malnutrition condition is worse than Sub-Saharan Africa in some cases. And mind you, the discussion is never about correcting the system, always about how we are wasting tax payers money) On one hand, India is facing a demographic dividend where millions of young people are willing to enter the workforce and on the other hand the latest NSSO numbers show a lowered Work force participation rate. The number of jobs created in the formal sector which uses these sops (Rs 5 lakh crore revenue foregone) has been miniscule over the last 10 years. In 2004-2009, only 10 lakh jobs were created according to govt data! Yes you read the number right.. this includes formal, informal, casual .. all sorts of jobs. In 2010-12, the situation is better, but not sufficient to tackle a very apparently looming crisis. The point is not that all the sops to industry should be stopped. But there should be a vision for the future and analysis of what is required 10 years from hence. Zero base budgeting is required for all govt spending, which should include sops to industry, subsidies etc.. everything Merely increasing the amount of any subsidy (to people/ companies) without doing a social cost benefit analysis.. is as futile as futile can be INDIAN GEOGRAPHY - NICK NAMES OF SOME PLACES <<< ****************************** **************** 1) Golden City - Amristar 2) Manchester of India - Ahmedabad 3) City of Seven Islands - Mumbai 4) Queen of Arabian Sea - Cochin 5) Space City - Bangalore 6) Garden City of India - Bangalore 7) Silicon Valley of India - Bangalore 8.) Electronic City of India - Bangalore

9) Pink City - Jaipur 10) Gateway of India - Mumbai 11) Twin City - Hyderabad - Sikandarabad 12) City of Festivals - Madurai 13) Deccan Queen - Pune 14) City of Buildings - Kolkata 15) Dakshin Ganga - Godavari 16) Old Ganga - Godavari 17) Egg Bowl of Asia - Andhra Pradesh 18) Soya Region - Madhya Pradesh 19) Manchester of the South - Coimbatore 20) City of Nawabs - Lucknow 21) Venice of the East - Cochin 22) Sorrow of Bengal - Damodar river 23) Sorrow of Bihar - Kosi river 24) Blue Mountains - Nilgiri 25) Queen of the Mountains - Mussoorie Remembering the Hero Captain Mahendranath Mulla !!! To date, Khukri is the only ship lost in the history of the Indian Navy.Over 18 officers and 176 sailors were lost in the sinking during Indo-Pak war 1971 !!! The captain, Mahendra Nath Mulla, chose to go down with the sinking ship. He refused to abandon ship, and passed his life-jacket to a junior officer. He has remained so far the only Indian captain to go down with a vessel. He was posthumously awarded India's second-highest military honour, the Maha Vir Chakra. Khukri was commissioned on July 16,1958

IMPORTANT COMMITTEES IN INDIA 1. Malhotra Committee - Insurance Reforms 2. Janaki Raman Committee - Security Scam 3. Ajay Vikram Singh Committee - Faster promotions in Army 4. Rajinder Sachar Committee 1 - Companies and MRPT Act 5. Rajindar Sachar Committee 2 - Report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslims of India. 6. Jyoti Basu Committee - Report on Octroi abolition. 7. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee - Recommendationson decentralization system 8. Sawant Committee - Enquiry on corruption, charges against ministers&amp; Anna Hazare 9. Chelliah Committee - Eradicating black money 10. Wanchoo Committee - Tax enquiry 11. Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee Agriculture 12. Agarwal Committee - Nepotism ingranting petrol pump, LPG connections 13. Rangarajan Committee - Reforms in private sector 14. Naresh Chandra Committee - Corporate governance 15. Chakravarti Committee - Banking sector reforms 16. Rekhi Committee - Structure of indirect taxation 17. G.V.RamakrishnaCommittee - Disinvestment in PSU shares 18. Kelkar Committee 1 - First committee on backward castes 19. P.C.Hotha Committee - Restructuring of civil services 20. Justice B.N.Kirpal Committee - 1st chairman National Forest Commission 21. Godbole Committee - Enron Power Project 22. J.C.Kumarappa Committee - Congress agrarian Reforms Committee 23. Swaminathan Committee - Population policy 24. Rangaraju Committee Statistics 25. Wardha Committee - Inquiry on murder of Graham Staines 26. Vohra Committee - Criminalizationof politics 27. Kelkar Committee 2 - Direct-IndirectTaxes 28. Alagh Committee - Civil Service Examinations 29. Abid Hussain Committee - Recommendationson Small scale industries 30. Narasimham Committee - Banking sector reforms 31. Chelliah Committee - Tax reforms 32. Mashelkar Committee - National Auto Fuel Policy 33. Boothalingam Committee - Recommendationson integrated wages, income and price policy. 34. Omkar Goswami Committee Industrial sickness 35. Yashpal Committee - Review of School Education system 36. Ram Nandan Prasad Committee - Constitution of creamy layers among Backward Castes. 37. Kelkar Committee 3 - Enquiry on Kargil defense deals. 38. Saharya Committee - Tehelka tapes

Short Trick to Remember Country's Names ***************************** -> SAARC (A MBBS PIN) Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan,Srilanka, Pakistan, India, Nepal -> ASEAN ( BPL TV MIMCS) Brunai, Philipines, Lavos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mynamar, Combodia, Singapore -> G8 Members (ABC FR JIG) America, Britan, Canada, France,Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany -> G5 Members (CM IBSA) China, Mexico, India, Brazil, SouthAfrica -> SCO Members (TRUCKK) Thazikistan, Russia, Uzbeckistan, China, Khazikistan, Kirgisistan..
Short Name~~ Full Form or Abbreviations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C2C ~~Consumer to Consumer CA ~~ Chartered Accountant CAD ~~ Computer Aided Design CAT ~~ Common Admission Test CBI ~~Central Bureau of Investigation CBSE ~~Central Board of Secondary Education CDAC~~ Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing CDMA ~~ Code Division Multiple Access CEO ~~ Chief Executive Officer CFSL~~ Central Forensic Science Laboratory CGI ~~Common Gateway Interface CIA~~ Central Intelligence Agency CID~~ Criminal Investigation Department CISC ~~Complex instruction-set computing CITU ~~Centre of Indian Trade Unions CNN ~~Cable News Network COMSAT ~~Communications Satellite Corporation COPRA ~~Consumer Protection Act CORBA~~ Common Object Request Broker Architecture CPI(M) ~~Communist Party of India / Marxist CPWD~~ Central Public Works Department CRIS ~ Centre for Railway Information System CSIR ~~Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CTBT ~~Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty CYMK ~~Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Kinda

July 26th marks the termination of the conflict in Kargil and we pay tribute to the supreme sacrifice made by over 500 armed forces personnel. We must also remember those who were critically wounded and maimed for life so that their sacrifices do not go unrecognised. Pasted below is an article I wrote for the Times of India at that time about Pakistan's rogue army...

Times of India Tuesday, 20 July 1999 These Dead Men Tell A Gory Tale By GURMEET KANWAL UNDER General Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani army has done the unpardonable; it has refused to claim its dead. Of the several bodies left abandoned on this side of the LoC, only two have gone home to Pakistan and that too after India insisted that Pakistan take them back. Logistical Hurdles Despite irrefutable evidence furnished by the Indian government regarding the involvement of regular Northern Light Infantry (NLI) battalions of the Pakistan Army in the intrusions at Dras, Batalik, Kaksar and Mushko valley areas of Kargil district, the Pakistanis are stubbornly continuing to maintain the charade that the intruders were `Kashmiri freedom fighters'. Perhaps they believe in the Goebbelian dictum that a lie repeated ad infinitum would become a truth. Unfortunately for them, their credibility has sunk so low that the international community is unlikely to believe anything emanating from Islamabad's propaganda machine for a long time to come. Overcoming numerous logistical hurdles, the Indian soldiers brought the bodies of two Pakistani officers to New Delhi and offered to hand them over to the Pakistan High Commission so that they could get an honourable funeral in their own land. Their identity was established through letters from their families that were discovered in their pockets. There was no response from the Pakistanis. It is easy to imagine what the families of the two officers and their friends and colleagues in uniform must have passed through when their nation decided to forsake them. The bodies have since been claimed, but what does one say of the anonymous many, who have had to be buried by Indian soldiers on our side of the LoC? Many of the dead men were half buried in shallow pits. Some others had simply been covered by rocks and some were left out in the open. All of them were given a decent burial under Muslim rites by Indian troops. They did it because it is the Indian custom to honour the dead. The dead Pakistani soldiers were honoured despite the barbaric torture of Indian soldiers and the mutilation of the bodies of our brave men. Besides captured arms, ammunition and equipment, a plethora of clinching documentary evidence has been provided by the Army Headquarters at New Delhi to the media and the diplomatic corps, proving the involvement of the Pakistani army in Kargil. The display in South Block included items of clothing, medal ribbons, NLI shoulder titles and web equipment with Pakistani ordnance factories markings on them, besides a large number of army pay books, identity cards and personal diaries found on the bodies of Pakistani soldiers. The written instructions issued by the adjutant (Captain Ameer) of 12 NLI to a company commander (Major Iqbal) of his battalion, conveying the commanding officer's orders for operations over the next few weeks, were found on the company commander's body at Tiger Hill. A company sergeant major had left behind his parade state books in his hurry to retreat from the LoC. Among other tell-tale items were a news letter issued by the Military Housing Directorate of the Adjutant General's Branch in March `99, a copy of Pakistan's Glossary of Military Terms, 1990 edition, ration receipts, issue vouchers for equipment and stores, a leave certificate and even a request for a blood test for a soldier from the battalion medical officer. Personal belongings included letters and greeting cards and some photo albums. A touching letter from Bunty, the wife of Major Asim Ahmed of 6 NLI, spoke lovingly of the couple's infant daughter and her travails while cutting her first few teeth. Captain

Imtiaz Malik of 165 Mortar Regiment must have been quite popular for he appeared to have received a lot of mail. Rogue Army All the recovered items together convey the picture of a regular army that was going about its business of fighting a war and of individual soldiers simultaneously getting on with their personal lives like other soldiers all over the world, even as artillery shells exploded around them and air force jets pounded their positions with rockets and bombs. Pakistan's nefarious aim in using mainly NLI soldiers as cannon fodder was obviously to limit the casualties to soldiers belonging to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir so that body bags arriving in Lahore and Rawalpindi do not lead to a national uproar. Only the Pakistani army could have practised such perfidy on its serving soldiers. Commentators the world over are calling it a `rogue army'. The title is well deserved. (The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)

SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF TELENGANA STATE: 1. It will be the 29th state of India. 2. The new Telangana state would comprise the 10 districts of Hyderabad, Medak, Adilabad, Khammam, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Warangal. 3. Hyderabad will b joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana atleast fr 10 years. 4. 20% of Indian coal reserves will come under Telangana and also of mica and bauxite. 5. It will jave 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats. 6. The Telangana agitation, as they point out, was started by the people of the region who complained that "Andhra" leaders had flouted the "Gentlemen's Agreement" which had facilitated the formation of the state, in November 1956.The feeling of betrayal was also implicit in the discontent, which spread among Telangana officials and the unemployed youth of the region, who felt they were being exploited by the people from the rest of the state who had flocked to the new capital.

1. First English newspaper published in India by? Ans : James Augustus Hicky. India's first newspaper, Calcutta General Advertise, also known as the Hicky'sBengal Gazette was established in January 1780, First Hindi daily, Udant Martand, first published on 30th May,1826. ____________________________________________________________ 2. "The Test of My Life" is the Autobiography of Ans. Yuvraj Singh ____________________________________________________________ 3. Who appoints finance commission ? Ans. President, finance commission is appointed every five years ____________________________________________________________ 4. What animal class does the earthworm belong to? Ans.kingdom animalia, phylum annelida, CLASS OLIGOCHAETA, Order Haplotaxida, suborder lumbricina ____________________________________________________________ 5. The Right to Information Act (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India which is passed in parliament in the year? Ans. 15 June 2005 ____________________________________________________________ 6. World Heritage Day is celebrated on 18 April. Theme for 2013 is ?

Ans. "Heritage in Education" ____________________________________________________________ 7. First English factory established in India is at Ans. Surat, Jahangir gave permission to the English set up their first factory ____________________________________________________________ 8. Who was the first Asian to Win Director's Oscar ? Ans. Ang Lee, Life of Pie won total of 4 awards - Best Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi - Best Cinematography: Life of Pi - Original Score: Life of Pi, Mychael Danna. - Visual Effects: Life of Pi ____________________________________________________________ 9. Reduction in earth's ozone layer lead to Ans. increase in UV radiation on earth's surface ____________________________________________________________ 10. Key Controversy regarding Narmada Dam Project focused on Ans. Rehabilitation ____________________________________________________________ 11. International Tiger Day is celebrated on ? Ans. July 29 ____________________________________________________________ 12. Name the first chief Justice of India? Ans. Harilal J Kania, 40th Chief justice of India is P. Sathasivam(Currently working) ____________________________________________________________ 13. Who appoints the judges of supreme court? Ans. President ____________________________________________________________ 14. Who is the first female judge of supreme court? Ans. Fathima Beevi ____________________________________________________________ 15. The largest part of the brain is Ans. cerebrum ____________________________________________________________ 16. Which acid is present in ants which makes body itches when it bites? Ans. Formic acid ____________________________________________________________ 17. Which is the most common element in the universe? Ans. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe as a whole; about 75% of the universe by mass is hydrogen (since hydrogen is also the lightest element, that means that the percentage by number of atoms is even higher) . Helium is second; oxygen is a fairly distant third. Oxygen is the most common element in the Earth's crust. ____________________________________________________________ 18. Largest moon in the solar system is ? Ans. Ganymede ____________________________________________________________ 19. A total Solar Eclipse is ? Ans. When Sun is totally blocked by Moon. ____________________________________________________________ 20. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on ? Ans. 26th July ____________________________________________________________ 21. Which disease is caused by deficiency of Vitamin K ? Ans. Bleeding diathesis Vitamin Deficiency disease Vitamin A - Night-blindness, Hyperkeratosis, and Keratomalacia. Vitamin B - Beriberi, Pellagra, Anemia.

Vitamin C - Scurvy Vitamin D - Rickets and Osteomalacia Vitamin E - Deficiency is very rare; mild hemolytic anemia in newborn infants. Vitamin K - Bleeding diathesis ____________________________________________________________ 22. What was the name of the first spacecraft to go to the moon? Ans. The first spacecraft from Earth to reach the vicinity of the Moon was Luna 1. ____________________________________________________________ 23. Name the first spacecraft that took man to reach on moon ? Ans. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. ____________________________________________________________ 24. The birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day) is celebrated on ? Ans. 20 August Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. Sarod maestro AMJAD ALI KHAN was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace. It will be conferred on Amjad Ali Khan on 20 August 2013, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. ____________________________________________________________ 25. The first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013 is Ans. Vandana Gandhi ____________________________________________________________ 26. The day which was observed as Nelson Mandela International Day to inspire people to be an agent of change Ans. 18 July ____________________________________________________________ 27. New President of Pakistan ? Ans. Mamnoon Hussain, the India-Born Pakistani Businessman, Elected as the President of Pakistan ____________________________________________________________ 28. Earth's First Artificial Satellite is ?? Ans.Sputnik 1 , The Soviet Union put the first artificial satellite in to orbit on 1957. The satellite was called "Sputnik 1." ____________________________________________________________ 29. On 14 July 2013 who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship? Ans. Abhijeet Gupta ____________________________________________________________ 30. Hard water contains ? Ans. Ca2+, Mg2+, and Fe2+ ____________________________________________________________ 31. The largest irrigation canal in India is called ____. Ans. Indira Gandhi Canal ____________________________________________________________ 32. The largest nationalized bank of India is Ans. SBI 33. Name the largest freshwater lake in India? Ans. Wular Lake ____________________________________________________________ 34. Largest percentage of revenue is earned by the Government of India from Ans. Excise duty ____________________________________________________________ 35. The largest river delta of India is of

Ans. Ganga ____________________________________________________________ 36. The biggest oil refinery in India is at Ans. Koyali ____________________________________________________________ 37. Who was the President of the Flag Committee ? Ans. J. B. Kriplani ____________________________________________________________ 37. Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is Ans. Bengali ____________________________________________________________ 38. Who was the President of the Flag Committee ? J. B. Kriplani When the Indian constitution drafted , The flag committee worked under J.B.Kripalani. The flag of the congress party accepted as the National Flag with few changes on July 22, 1974. The new flag code of India gives freedom to individual to hoist the flag on all days, but with due respect to the flag. ____________________________________________________________ 39. The largest Zoo in India is at Ans. Kolkata The world's largest zoo, in terms of numbers of different species in captivity, is the Toronto Zoo. The 287-ha (710-acre) site currently houses 16,000 animals from 491 different species, ranging from bears to penguins, and receives on average 2.6 million visitors each year. The largest Zoo in terms of land mass is the Monarto Zoological Park in Australia with a total of 1450 hectares. The zoo main purpose is conservation of endangered and to educate the public. The Monarto Zoo participates in numerous successful breeding programs. ____________________________________________________________ 40. Currently , Indias largest mineral resource is Ans. Coal ____________________________________________________________ 41. Which of the following is the second largest spoken language in India ? Ans. Telugu ____________________________________________________________ 42. diamond planet is the name of ? Ans. Cancri 55 e The planet - called 55 Cancri e - has a radius double the size of Earths, and weighs eight times more. ____________________________________________________________ 44. First Afghanistans only female governor is ? Ans. Habiba Sarabi Magsaysay Award winners for 2013: - Indonesias Corruption Eradication Commission wins Ramon Magsaysay Award - Ernesto Domingo: A pioneering doctor from the Philippines - Lahpai Seng Raw: Aid worker in Myanmar - Habiba Sarabi: Afghanistans only female governor - Shakti Samuha: Anti-trafficking organization in Nepal. ____________________________________________________________ 45. 1 GB = ?? Ans. 1024 MB Smallest unit is a bit. There are 8 bits in a byte There are 1024 bytes in a Kilobyte (KB) There are 1024 KB in a Megabyte (MB) There are 1024 MB in a Gigabyte (GB) There are 1024 GB in a Terabyte (TB). ____________________________________________________________

46. Who was Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister? Ans. Khaleda Zia, in full Khaleda Zia ur-Rahman Tajuddin Ahmed was the first Prime minister of Bangladesh. ____________________________________________________________ 47. Which is the highest civilian award in India? Ans. Bharat Ratna Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award instituted in the year 1954, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." ____________________________________________________________ 48. Which was the first Indian state to use electoral identity card? Ans. Haryana ____________________________________________________________ 49. 'Ek Tukda Dharti, Ek Tukda Aakash', a collection of poems written by Ans. Vishwanath Pratap Singh Vishwanath Pratap Singh was the seventh Prime Minister of India and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda ____________________________________________________________ 50. Against which country did India score their lowest total at the World Cup? Ans. Australia India's lowest world cup total = 125 vs Australia at Centurion on 15 Feb 2003. Australia's lowest world cup total = 129 vs India at Chelmsford on 20 June 1983. Highest score of India is vs Bermuda 413/5 Amazing Facts about India and Indians! India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history. India is the world's largest democracy. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).

IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization). The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously. Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians) Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only. French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

Job Profiles in IB Intelligence Bureau (IB) India's Central Intelligence Bureau (IB) is reputed to be the oldest intelligence agency in the world. In the past it was tasked with all intelligence targeting but in recent times it has focused on internal security. The IB is officially under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), but in practice the Director IB (DIB) is a member of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and Steering Committee and has the authority to brief the Prime Minister should the need arise, but intelligence inputs (at least in theory) go through the regular channels in the MHA to the JIC. The collection mechanisms of the IB vary depending on the region, but the IB operates both at the state level and the national level. The bulk of the intelligence collection is carried out by `Grade II' employees of the IB, i.e. in increasing order of seniority; the Security Assistants (Constable), the Junior Intelligence Officers (Head Constable), the Asst. (Central) Intelligence Officer (Sub-Inspector), Deputy Central Intelligence Officers (Inspector), and Joint Central Intelligence Officers (Superintendent of Police). The `Class I'(gazette) officers carry out coordination and higher-level management the IB. These officers are (again in increasing order of seniority) Asst. Director, the Deputy Director, Joint Director, Addl. Director, Special Director or Special Secretary and finally the Director IB. Grade II officers are in part direct recruitment and officer deputed from state police forces, but Class I officers are mostly deputed from state services. At the state level all IB officers are part of the State Special Bureau report to a Central Intelligence Officer (the intelligence advisor to the Governor). The IB maintains a large number of field units and headquarters (which are under the control of Joint or Deputy Directors). It is through these offices and the intricate process of deputation that a very `organic' linkage between the state police agencies and the IB is maintained. In addition to these at the national level the IB has several units (in some cases Subsidiary Intelligence Bureaus) to keep track of issues like terrorism, counter-intelligence, VIP security and threat assessment, and sensitive areas (i.e. J&K, North East Region (NER) etc...).
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1) Which animal is the main attraction in Assam's Kaziranga National Park? a )Zebra b )The one-horned rhinoceros c )Lion d )Giraffe ANSWER : B 2) Manikaran is a pilgrim site located in ...? a )Uttaranchal b )Punjab c )Jammu & Kashmir d )Himachal Pradesh ANSWER : D 3) Which river is located in Surat? a )Godavari b )Hooghly c )Tapi

d )Adyar, Cooum ANSWER : C