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Friday, 22 August 2014

INTERIM BUDGET 2014

SOME HIGHLIGHT OF INTERIM BUDGET 2014 as passed by Union Finance Minister Chidambaram Palaniappan.

"very important for upcoming all banking exam helding in year 2014."

* Fiscal deficit for current fiscal to be 4.6%.

* Revenue deficit estimated at 3% for current fiscal year.

* Excise duty on SUV s cut from 30 to 24%, in large and mid-segment cars from 27-24% to 24-20%

* Excise duty on small cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles cut from 12% to 8%; appropriate cut to be done on chassis, trailers

* A Rs 100 crore scheme formulated to promote community radio stations.

* We must focus on manufacturing, specially manufacturing for exports.

* No changes in tax laws in interim budget

* Government has obtained information in 67 cases of illegal offshore accounts of Indian citizen.

* Excise duty cut from 12 to 10 per cent in capital goods sector to stimulate growth

* Excise duty on mobile handset to be 6% on CENVAT credit to encourage domestic production

* Excise duty on small cars, motorcycles and SUV s reduced.

* Service tax relief storage for warehousing for rice.

* Blood banks to be exempt from service tax

* Rs 500 crore estimated requirement for implementing one-rank-one-pay scheme for armed forces in 2014-15.

* Rs 6000 crore to rural housing fund, Rs 2000 crore for urban housing fund.

* Minority bank accounts have swelled to 43,53,000 by 2013-14 from 14,15,000 bank accounts 10 years ago

* Rs 3711 crore for minority affairs; housing and urban poverty alleviation gets Rs 6000 crore

* Social justice ministry gets Rs 6730 crore; Panchayati Raj Ministry Rs 7000 crore.

* Moratorium on interest on student loans taken before March 31, 2009; to benefit 9 lakh borrowers.

* Public Debt Management Bill ready.

* Fiscal deficit target of 3% to be achieved by 2017.

* Fiscal deficit to be contained at 4.6% of GDP in 2013-14.

* CAD will be $45 billion in 2013-14

* Foreign exchange reserves up by $15 billion

* Food grain production estimated at 263 million tons in 2013-14.

* Agriculture credit will cross $45 billion against $41 billion in 2012-13.

* 296 projects worth Rs 6,60,000 crore cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment by end January 2014.

* Merchandise export to grow by 6.8% to $326 billion.

* 3 more industrial corridors — Chennai-Bangalore, Bangalore-Mumbai, Amritsar-Kolkata — under various stages of implementation.

* GDP growth rate in Q3 and Q4 of 2013-14 will be at least 5.2%.

* Declining fiscal deficit, moderation of CAD, stable exchange rate and increase in project implementation result of hard work

* Power capacity rises to 234,600 MW in 10 years.

* Expenditure on education has risen from Rs 10,145 crore 10 years ago to Rs 79,251 crore this year.

* Sugar decontrol, gradual correction of diesel prices, application for new bank licenses, sick electricity distribution companies restructured.

* Average growth under UPA's ten year rule was 6.2 per cent against 5.9 during NDA period of 1999-2004

* Average growth under UPA-I was 8.4 per cent and UPA-II 6.6 per cent.

* PSUs to achieve record capex of Rs 2,57,645 crore in 2013-14.

* 500 MW fast breeder nuclear reaction in Kalpakkam to be ready shortly; 7 nuclear power reactors under construction.

* National Solar Mission to undertake 4 ultra mega solar power projects in 2014-15.

* Rs 1,200 crore additional assistance to N-E states to be released before end of the year

* Rs 1,000 crore grant for Nirbhaya Fund will be non-lap sable; another Rs 1,000 crore to be given next fiscal.

* Rs 3,370 crore to transferred to 2.1 crore LPG users

* Govt committed to Aadhaar-based LPG transfer but scheme on hold temporarily.

* Aadhaar is tool for empowerment.

* Non-plan expenditure to exceed by a small amount in 2013-14.

* 500 MW fast breeder test reactor in Kalpakkam to be ready shortly; 7 nuclear power reactors under construction.

* Plan expenditure will be Rs 5,55,322 crore in 2014-15, unchanged from last fiscal.

* Budgetary support to railways increased from Rs 26,000 crore to Rs 29,000 crore 2014-15.

* Rs 2,46,397 crore allocated for food, fertilizer and fuel subsidy.

* Food subsidy will be Rs 1,15,000 crore for implementation of National Food Security Act.

* Defense allocation increased by 10 per cent to Rs 2.24 lakh crore.

FATHER OF DIFFERENT FIELDS.

SOME IMPORTANT SSC CGL TOPIC :-"FATHER OF DIFFERENT FIELDS."

1. Father of Astronomy : Copernicus
2. Economics : Adam Smith
3. Biology : Aristotle
4. Chemistry : Antoine Lavoisier
5. Geometry : Euclid
6. History : Herodotus
7. Genetics : G.J. Mendel
8. Botany : Theophrastus
9. Classical mechanics : Isaac Newton
10. Computer : Charles Babbage
11. Comedy : Aristophanes
12. English poetry : Geoffrey Chaucer
13. Homeopathy : Heinemann
14. Indian Green Revolution : M.S.Swaminathan
15. India's Communication Revolution : Sam Pitroda
16. Medicine : Hippocrates
17. Modern physics : Galileo
18. Nuclear physics : Ernest Rutherford
19. Nuclear science : Marie Curie , Pierre Curie
20. Pentium Chip : Vinod Dham
21. Periodic table : Dmitri Mendeleev
22. Political science : NiccolòMachiavelli
23. Quantum mechanics : Max Planck
24. Relativity : Albert Einstein
25. Robotics : Al-Jazari
26. Thermodynamics : Sadi Carnot
27. Zoology : Aristotle

~ ~ ~ ~ Important Sports Venue ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ Important Sports Venue ~ ~ ~ ~

1. 2012 Olympics was held at - London
2. Venue of 2016 Olympics - Rio de Genero (Brazil)
3. Venue of 2014 Winter Olympics - Sochi (Russia)
4. 2012 Summer Paralympics is held at - London
5. Venue of 2016 Summer Paralympics - Rio de Genero (Brazil)
6. Venue of 2014 Winter Paralympics - Sochi (Russia)
7. Venue of 2014 FIFA World Cup Football - Brazil
8. Brand ambassador of the 2014 FIFA World Cup - Pele
9. Venue of 2018 FIFA World Cup - Russia
10. Venue of 2022 World Cup Football - Qatar
11. 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at - Delhi
12. 2014 Commonwealth Games will be at - Glasgow (Scotland)
13. Venue of 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast (Australia)
14. 2012 Euro Cup Football was held at - Poland and Ukraine
15. Venue of 2016 Euro Cup Football - France
16. Venue of 2015 World Cup Cricket - Australia and New Zealand
17. Host of the 2019 World Cup Cricket - England
18. Host of the 2014 T-20 World Cup Cricket - Bangladesh
19. Host of the 2016 T-20 World Cup Cricket - India
20. Venue of 2014 Asian Games - Incheon (South Korea)
21. Host of the 2023 World Cup Cricket - India
22. Venue of 2019 Asian Games - Hanoi (Vietnam)
23. Venue of 2020 Summer Olympics - Tokyo (Japan)
24. Venue of 2018 Winter Olympics - Pyeongchang (South Korea)
25. Host of Cricket world Test Champions 2017 - England
26. Host of Cricket world Test Champions 2021 - India
27. Official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup - Smiling Armadillo
28. 35th National Games to be hosted by - Kerala in 2014.
29. Official mascot of the 35th National Games - Great Hornbill

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Snakes and Ladders

The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.

important

1.India born poet Vijay Seshadri won 2014 Pulitzer Prize in poetry category.

2.World Trade to grow by 4.7 percent in 2014: WTO.

3.SC recognized Transgenders as third category of sex.

4.Artificial blood made by UK Scientist set for first human trial by 2016.

5.Nour El Sherbini defeated Dipika Pallikal to win Texas Open Squash final.

6.Union MoEF cleared expansion of coal mine project in Odisha.

Some Important Newspapers and places of publication

Some Important Newspapers and places of
publication :

The Statesman -- Calcutta; New Delhi
The Times of India -- Mumbai’ New Delhi etc.
The Hindustan Times -- New Delhi
The Pioneer -- Lucknow
The Bombay Samachar -- Mumbai
Dawn -- Karachi
Izvestia -- Moscow
Pravda -- Moscow
Peoples Daily -- Beijing
The Hindu -- Chennai, Coimbatore, Etc.,
The Amrita bazar Patrika -- Calcutta
The Indian Express -- Chennai-Madurai etc.,
Daily Thanthi -- Chennai-Madurai etc.,
The Patriot -- New Delhi
The Tribune -- Chandigarh
The Times -- London
Al Ahram -- Cairo
The Daily News -- New York
Merdeka -- Jakarta
Le Monde -- Paris

Heart

Some IMP GK Questions and answers
about Heart :

1.) The circulation of Blood in the body is
regulated by ?
Answer: Heart

2.) The heart is protected by a double layered membraneous known as?
Answer: Paricardium

3.) Impure blood from the body received by the heart is in the ?
Answer: Right auricle

4.) Pure blood from the lungs received by the heart is in the ?
Answer: Left auricle

5.) Human heart consists …….. chambers?
Answer: Four
Fish- 2 Chamber
Amphibians- 3 Chamber
Reptiles- 3 Chamber
Bird- 4 Chamber
Mammals- 4 Chamber

6.) Which is the largest blood vessel?
Answer: Aorta

7.) Largest Artery?
Answer: Aorta

8.) Largest Vein?
Answer: Venacava

9.) Only vein carrying pure blood?
Answer: Pulmonary Vein

10.) Only Artery carrying impure blood?
Answer: Pulmonary Artery

11.) The normal heart beat?
Answer: 72 per minute

12.) Study of Heart?
Answer: Cardiology

13.) World’s first heart transplant was performed by ?
Answer: Christian Bernard

14.) India’s first heart transplant was performed by ?
Answer: Dr. Venugopal

Diseases caused by Vitamin Deficiency

Diseases caused by Vitamin Deficiency

Deficiency Disease Vitamin


Ariboflavinosis - Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Anemia - Vitamin B6

Beriberi - Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Biotin - Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

Bleeding disease - Vitamin K

Color-blindness - Vitamin A

Conjunctivitis - Vitamins A, B2, C (B6, Zinc)

Hypocobalaminemia - Vitamin B12

Keratomalacia - Vitamin A

Night Blindness - Vitamin A

Pellagra - Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Paraesthesia - Vitamin B5

Photophobia - Vitamin B2

Rickets - Vitamin D

Osteomalacia - Vitamin D

Scurvy - Vitamin C

COUNTRY POPULATION (Largest)

COUNTRY POPULATION (Largest)

1. China 1,347,350,000

2. India 1,210,193,000

3. USA 313,686,000

4. Indonesia 237,641,000

5. Brazil 192,376,000

6. Pakistan 179,764,000

7. Nigeria 162,471,000

8. Russia 143,100,000

9. Bangladesh 142,319,000

10. Japan 127,610,200

LANGUAGES SPOKEN ALL OVER THE WORLD

LANGUAGES SPOKEN ALL OVER THE WORLD

1. Chinese Mandarin 1 billion +

2. English 512 million

3. Hindi 501 million

4. Spanish 399 million

5. Russian 285 million

6. Arabic 265 million

7. Bengali 245 million

8. Portuguese 196 million

9. Malay-Indonesian 140 million

10. Japanese 125 million

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

RAILWAY BUDGET 2014-15

RAILWAY BUDGET 2014-15 

* No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges 
* 58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be introduced in Mumbai over 2 years
* Bullet train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Sector 
* Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains 
* Plan to hike speed of trains to 160-200 km/hr in 9 sectors 
* Online booking to support 7,200 tickets/minute; to allow 1.2 lakh users log in simultaneously
* Reservation system to be revamped, ticket-booking through mobile phones, post offices to be popularised
* Online platform, unreserved tickets
* Combo parking-platform tickets at stations
* Women RPF Constables to escort ladies coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted
* Retiring room facility to be extended to all stations
* Battery operated cars for differently abled and senior citizens at major stations
* Feedback services through IVRS on quality of food
* Food can be ordered through SMS, phone; Food courts at major stations
* Cleanliness budget up by 40 percent over last year
* CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring cleanliness
* Setting up of corpus fund for stations' upkeep; RO drinking water at stations and trains
* Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches
* FDI in railway projects, except in operations
* FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure
* Office-on-Wheels: Internet & Workstation facilities on select trains
* Wi-Fi in A-1, A category stations and in select trains
* Rail university for technical and non-technical subjects
* Some stations to be developed to international standards through PPP model
* Parcel traffic to be segregated to separate terminals to make passenger traffic unhindered
* Loss per passenger per kilometre up from 10p (in 2000-01) to 23p (2012-13)
* Solar energy to be tapped at major stations
* Highest ever plan outlay of Rs 65,455 crore for 2014-15
* Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs 149,176 crore.

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

missiles of India

Which among the following missiles of India has capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres in altitude? 
[A]Agni IV Prime 
[B]Prithvi 
[C]Brahmos 
[D]Akash

Ans-BrahMos has the capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres in altitude. It can gain a speed of Mach 2.8, and has a maximum range of 290 kms.



Ebola virus disease

With respect to Ebola virus disease consider the following statements: 
1. Ebola virus is naturally transmitted through the air 
2. Fruit bats are believed to carry and spread the virus without being affected 
3. The symptoms of an Ebola infection include fever, headache, muscle ache and sore throat 
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

[A]Only 1 
[B]Only 2 
[C]Only 1 & 3 
[D]Only 2 & 3

Ans-d

India’s first world-class cycle track

India’s first world-class cycle track has been inaugurated recently at ___? 
[A]Goa 
[B]Diu 
[C]Daman 
[D]Kerala

Ans-India’s first dedicated, world-class cycle track has been inaugurated at Diu. The 4.3 km long cycle track is first-of-its kind track in India and built up at a cost of Rs 3 crore to provide eco-friendly means of transport within the city.



Rosetta

Recently, the Rosetta spacecraft made history as it became the first probe to rendezvous with a comet on its journey around the sun. Rosetta spacecraft was launched by ____? 
[A]NASA 
[B]Russian Space Agency 
[C]European Space Agency 
[D]ISRO

Ans-Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by the European Space Agency to perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko. On 6 August 2014 it entered into orbit, becoming the first manmade spacecraft to orbit a comet.



Yaogan XX

Recently, which among the following countries has launched the “Yaogan XX” a remote sensing satellite to carry out scientific experiment and provide early alerts about natural disasters? 
[A]Japan 
[B]Russia 
[C]China 
[D]USA]

Ans-China successfully launched the “Yaogan XX” a remote-sensing satellite to carry out scientific experiments and provide early alerts natural disasters. The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in preventing and reducing natural disasters. The launch marked the 190th mission for the nation’s long march rocket family.



Lok sabha

Who among the following has recently become the first person to be elected as Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha for two times? 
[A]K. Ashok Kumar 
[B]Anbumani Ramadoss 
[C]R. P. Marutharajaa 
[D]Munisamy Thambidurai 

Ans-Munisamy Thambidurai, a five term MP from AIADMK in the Lok Sabha, was unanimously elected as Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. He became the first person to hold the post twice. Earlier he was elected as Deputy Speaker in the Eighth Lok Sabha.



first ever indigenously built research ship

The name of India’s first ever indigenously built research ship is __? 
[A]Sindhu Sadhna 
[B]Raksha Kavach 
[C]Sindhu Darshini 
[D]Indra Sadhna 

Ans-India’s first ever indigenously built research ship “Sindhu Sadhna” was launched and dedicated to the nation. Sindhu Sadhna is a multi-disciplinary research vessel equipped with number of laboratories for data collection, echo sounders, acoustic Doppler, profiler, autonomous weather station and air quality monitors.


Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric project

The “Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Project” is in ___? 
[A]Arunachal Pradesh 
[B]Manipur 
[C]Jammu and Kashmir 
[D]Haryana

Ans-The Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric project is a 45MW run-off-the-river power project on the Indus River in Jammu and Kashmir.



Ken-Betwa river link

Union Cabinet has recently approved the Ken-Betwa river link. This river linking project will help the states of __? 
[A]Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 
[B]Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan 
[C]Uttar Pradesh and Bihar 
[D]Gujarat and Rajasthan

Ans-The Ken-Betwa river link is currently set to benefit the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The cost of the project, budgeted at over Rs 9000 crore, is expected to transfer surplus water from the Ken to the Betwa basin through a 221 kilometre long canal.