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LATEST BOOKS AND AUTHORS :-

1. Not Just an Accountant Former CAG Vinod Rai
2. A book titled Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi : An Inside Job? - Faraz Ahmad.
3. Gujarats success story in Water Management - Sriram Vedire
4. Munger through the Ages - late DP Yadav
5. Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan - Daman Singh
6. One Life is Not Enough- Natwar Singh
7. The Lives of Others- Neel Mukherji
8. The Vijay Mallya Story- K Giriprakash
9. The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh- Sanjaya Baru
10. Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths - PC Parakh
11. Hard Choices authored by Hillary Rodham Clinton
12. Author Rakhshanda Jalil on 11 March 2014 released a book titled A Rebel And Her Cause: Life and
Work.
13. The candidate was written by Indian Journalist Anirudh Bhattacharya.
14. Arctic Summer written by Novelist Damon Galgut
15. A book entitled A Stamp is Born authored by C. R. Pakrashi
16. A book My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written by R.D.Pradhan.
18. A book Post Haste: Quintessential India written by B.G. Verghese
19. Book entitled India Junction A Window to the Nation was released by Arunendra Kumar, the
Chairman of Railway Board.
20. Shekhar Guptas book entitled Anticipating India - The best of national interest was released.
21. Getting India Back on track-an action agenda for reform- edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley Tellis &
Reece Trevor.
22. Biography of Dilip Kumar, entitled The Substance and the Shadow was released in Mumbai. The
biography has been penned by Uday Tara Nayar.
23. The book titled Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World- T V Paul
24. A Bad Character - Deepti Kapoor.
25. Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas- Edward Klein
26. Pranab Mukherjee received first copy of a coffee-table book titled First Citizen: Pranab Mukherjee
in Rashtrapati Bhavan that was released.

GOVERNORS OF INDIAN STATES (UPDATES LIST) :-

[1] Andhra Pradesh - E. S. L. Narasimhan
[2] Arunachal Pradesh - Nirbhay Sharma
[3] Assam - Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
[4] Bihar - D. Y. Patil
[5] Chhattisgarh - Balramji Das Tandon
[6] Goa - Mridula Sinha
[7] Gujarat - Om Prakash Kohli
[8] Haryana - Kaptan Singh Solanki
[9] Himachal Pradesh - Urmila Singh
[10] Jammu and Kashmir - Narinder Nath Vohra
[11] Jharkhand - Syed Ahmed
[12] Karnataka - Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
[13] Kerala - Justice P. Sathasivam
[16] Manipur - Vacant (Vinod Kumar Duggal
Resigned)
[17] Meghalaya - Krishan Kant Paul
[18] Mizoram - Vacant (Vinod Kumar Duggal
Resigned)
[19] Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya
[20] Odisha - S. C. Jamir
[21] Punjab - Shivraj Patil
[22] Rajasthan Kalyan Singh
[23] Sikkim - Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
[24] Tamil Nadu - K. Rosaiah
[25] Telangana - E. S. L. Narasimhan
[26] Tripura - Padmanabha Acharya

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[14] Madhya Pradesh - Ram NareshYadav [27] Uttar Pradesh - Ram Naik
[15] Maharashtra - Ch. Vidyasagar Rao [28] Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi
[29] West Bengal- Keshari Nath Tripath

METHODS USED BY RBI TO CONTROL SUPPLY OF MONEY :-

1. Repo Rate :-
Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to commercial banks generally against government securities.

2. Reverse Repo Rate :-

Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from the commercial banks.

3. Cash Reserve Ratio :-

Cash Reserve Ratio is a certain percentage of bank deposits which banks are required to keep with RBI
in the form of reserves or balances .

4. Statutory Liquidity Ratio :-

Every financial institution has to maintain a certain quantity of liquid assets with themselves at any
point of time of their total time and demand liabilities.

5. Bank Rate :-
The bank rate, also known as the discount rate, is the rate of interest charged by the RBI for providing
funds or loans to the banking system.

6. Open market Operation :-

An open market operation is an instrument of monetary policy which involves buying or selling of
government securities from or to the public and banks.

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2014 :-

Arjuna Awards :- Dronacharya Awards :- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan

[1] Akhilesh Varma (Archery)
[2] Tintu Luka (Athletics)
[3] H.N. Girisha (Paralympics)
[4] V. Diju (Badminton)
[5] Geetu Ann Jose (Basketball)
[6] Jai Bhagwan (Boxing)
[7] Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket)
[8] Anirban Lahiri (Golf)
[9] Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi)
[10] Saji Thomas (Rowing)
[11] Heena Sidhu (Shooting)
[12] Anaka Alankamany (Squash)
[13] Tom Joseph (Volleyball)
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[1] Mahabir Prasad
(Wrestling)
[2] N. Lingappa (Athletics -
Lifetime)
[3] G. Manoharan (Boxing -
Lifetime)
[4] Gurcharan Singh Gogi
(Judo - Lifetime)
[5] Jose Jacob (Rowing -
Lifetime).
Dhyan Chand Awards :-
[1] Gurmail Singh (Hockey)
[2] K.P. Thakkar (Swimming -
Puruskar :-
1. Employment of sports persons
and sports welfare measures -
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited (ONGC)
2. Community sports
identification and nurturing of
talent - Jindal Steel Works
(JSW)
3. Establishment and mgmt of
sports academies of excellence -
Guru Hanuman Akhara, Delhi
4. Other sports categories -
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[14] Renubala Chanu Diving) Child Link Foundation of India
(Weightlifting) [3] Zeeshan Ali (Tennis). (Magic Bus).
[15] Sunil Rana (Wrestling).
IMPORTANT SCHEMES & SERVICES OF VARIOUS BANKS :-

1. TAB BANKING FACILITY = SBI 11. M-Wallet = Canara Bank

2. BOUTIQUE FINANCING SCHEME = SBI 12. E-Wallet = IRCTC
3. Twitter Handle account = SBI 13. Student Travel Card = ICICI
4. Asha Home loan = AXIS BANK 14. E-KYC = SBI
5. Airtel money = AXIS BANK+AIRTEL 15. Jifi, (incorporates social networking platforms
6. Kisan card = AXIS BANK like Twitter and Facebook with mainstream
7. M-Pesa = ICICI+Vodafone banking) = Kotak Mahindra Bank
8. Branch on Wheel = ICICI(in odisa) 16. Connect Card, (ATM cum Debit card in
9. I-Mobile app for windows phone = ICICI association with VISA) = Indian Overseas Bank
10. Instant money transfer = BOI
List of new schemes announced in the Union Budget 2014 :-
1) Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana to be launched to augment power supply in rural areas.

2) Rs 3,600 crore provided for safe drinking water in 20,000 habitations in villages facing problem of
impure drinking water

3) Govt sets aside Rs 100 crore for initiating scheme to provide a soil health card and Rs 56 cr for soil
testing labs.

4) Govt announces Arun Prabha channel for NE region; will be 247 channel.

5) Budget proposes Rs 1,000 crore for "Pradhanmantri Krishi Seechai Yojana" to improve irrigation
facility

6) Kisan TV channel to be launched by DD at cost of Rs 100 crore: Rs 100 crore for Community radio
stations proposed

7) National multi-scale programme Skill India to be introduced to provide training and support for
employment

8) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Re-Introduced.

9) Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Namami Gange set up; Rs 2,039 crore provided in Budget.

10) Govt to launch Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme; sets aside Rs 100 crore for it.

11) Govt to revitalise small saving scheme; special scheme to encourage saving for girl child education
and marriage to be introduced.

12) Budget proposes National Housing Banking programme; sets aside Rs 8,000 crore.

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13) Govt announces schemes for disabled persons; to set up 15 new Braille press and revive 10 existing
ones.

14) Rs 14,389 crore provided for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

CONFUSING GK QUESTIONS FROM DAYS :-

1. National Youth Day - January 12 8. International Children's Day - June 1

2. International Youth Day - August 12 9. National Consumer Day - December 24
3. National Teachers' Day - September 5 10. International Consumer Day - March 15 11.
4. International Teachers' Day - October 5 5. National Postal Day - October 10
National Tourism Day - January 25 12. International Postal Day - October 9
6. International Tourism Day - September 27 13. National Blood Donation Day - October 1
7. National Children's Day - November 14 14. World Blood Donors Day - JUNE 14
CABINET MINISTERS AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES :-

1. PM - Narendra modi(Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy;

Department of Space; and All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any
Minister) --- Varanasi, Vadodara (but left this)

2. Rajnathsingh (Minister of Home Affairs) --- Lucknow

3. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development; Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and
Parliamentary Affairs) --- Rajya sabha - Karnadaka

4. Sushma Swaraj (Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.)---- Vidisha

5. Nitin Gadkari(Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Shipping; Rural Development;

Panchayati Raj; Drinking Water and Sanitation) ---- Nagpur

6. ArunJaitly (Minister of Finance; Corporate Affairs; and Defence) --- Rajya sabha - Amritsar

7. Sadanaada Gowda (Minister of Railways) --- Banglore North

8. Uma Bharti (Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) ---
Jhansi

9. Najma A Heptulla (Minister of Minority Affairs) --- Rajyansabha - Madhyapradesh

10. Ram Vilas Paswan (Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution---- Hajipur

11. Kalraj Mishra (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) ---- Deoria

12. Maneka Gandhi (Minister of Women and Child Development) --- Pilibhit

13. Ananth Kumar (Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers) ---- Bangalore south
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14. Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Communications and IT; Law and Justice. --- Rajya - Bihar

15. Ashok Gajapathi Raju (Minister of Civil Aviation) --- Vizianagaram

16. Anant Geete (Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) ---- Raigad

17. Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Minister of Food Processing Industries)---- Bathinda

18. Narendra Singh Tomar (Minister of Mines; Steel; Labour and Employment. ---- Gwalior

19. Jual Oram (Minister of Tribal Affairs) ---- Suandargarh

20. Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) ---- Purvi Champaran

21. Thawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) ---- Rajya Sabha
Shahapur

22. Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) ----- Amethi, UP

23. Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) ----- Chandnichowk

QUESTIONS BASED ON COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014 :-

1) Which was the venue of the opening ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow?
Celtic Park (The opening ceremony was held on on 23 July 2014)

2) Which was the venue of the closing ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games held on 3 August
2014?
Hampden Park

3) What was the motto of these Games? People, Place, Passion

4) What was the name of the official mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games? Clyde

5) Clyde, the mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games, represented what?

The Clyde River, that flows through Glasgow

6) With the successful completion of 20th Commonwealth Games, Scotland has now hosted these
Games for how many times?
Three (Scotland hosted its first Commonwealth Games in 1970 in Edinburgh and then in 1986 also in
Edinburgh)

7) Which city would host the next Commonwealth Games to be held in 2018?
Gold Coast City, Australia (The 21st Commonwealth Games would be held at Gold Coast City during
April 2018)

8) Which country topped the medals tally in the 20th Commonwealth Games? England
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9) Which are the top 10 countries in the medals tally of 20th Commonwealth Games?
England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Jamaica

10) How many countries took part in the Games? Seventy One (71)

11) How many countries won medals in the 20th Commonwealth Games? 37

12) Which two athletes won 6 gold medals each at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
P. Bezzoubenko of Canada (in Rhythmic Gymnastics) and E. McKon of Australia (in Swimming)

13) Who were the fastest athletes of 20th Commonwealth Games?

Kemar Bailey-Cole (Jamaica) was the fastest male athlete and Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) was the
fastest woman athlete of the Games

14) Who was the only Gold medal winner in these games to be caught for doping charges?
Chika Amalaha (The women weightlifter of Nigeria who won gold in womens 53 kg weightlifting
event. Her gold medal was consequentially taken back)

15) Which tiny Pacific island nation won its first-ever medal in Commonwealth Games in form of a
Gold Medal?
Kiribati (David Katoatau won Gold medal for his country Kiribati in 105 Kg mens weightlifting
event)

16) Which country did not participated in the 20th Commonwealth Games as it withdrew its
membership of Commonwealth in 2013?
Gambia (Gambia withdrew as the member of Commonwealth countries on 7 October 2013 and hence
did not send its contingent to these games)

17) What was Indias rank in 20th Commonwealth Games? Fifth

18) India won many medals overall in 20th Commonwealth Games? 64

19) India won how many gold medals in 20th Commonwealth Games?
15 (It won 30 silver medals and 19 bronze medals to take its overall tally to 64)

20) India won largest number of gold medals in which sports at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
Wrestling (It won 5 gold medals in wrestling through Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari,
Amit Kumar and Vinesh Phogat)

21) India won how many gold medals in Shooting at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
Four (Four gold medal winners for India in Shooting are Abhinav Bindra, Apurvi Chandela, Jitu Rai
and Rahi Sarnobat)

22) India won how many gold medals in Weightlifting at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
Three (Indias three gold winners in weightlifting are Satish Sivalingam, K Sanjita Chanu and
Sukhen Dey)
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23) Who is Indias only gold medal winner in athletics events at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
Vikas Shive Gowda (He won gold medal in mens discus throw event with a throw of 63.64 metres)

24) Who won the gold medal in womens squash doubles event at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa (It was Indias first gold medal win in squash event at any
Commonwealth Games)

25) Who won Indias lone gold medal in Badminton event in the 20th Commonwealth Games?
P. Kashyap (He defeated Singapores Derek Wong by 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 to become the first Indian
man to win badminton gold at the Games for 32 years)

AIMA Managing India Awards - 2014 :-

Lifetime Contribution Award Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd.
Business Leader of the Year Award 2014 Adi Godrej, Godrej group Chairman
Emerging Business Leader of the Year Mr M. G. George Muthoot, Chairman, The Muthoot Group.
Transformational Business Leader of the Year Mr Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and
Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Indian Multinational of the Year TCS Ltd. (Mr N Chandrsekaran, CEO & MD TCS Ltd. to receive
the award)
Outstanding PSU of the Year NTPC Ltd (Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman & Managing Director,
NTPC Ltd. to receive the award)
Outstanding Institutional Builder Dr Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath, Founder and Chairman
Emeritus, Sankara Nethralaya.
Entrepreneurs of the Year Mr Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Chairman and Managing Director, Bandhan
Financial Services.
Outstanding Contribution to Media Mr Mammen Mathew, Chief Editor and Managing Director,
Malayala Manorama Group.
MNC in India of the Year Samsung India Electronics Ltd. , (Mr B D Park, Managing Director
Samsung India Electronoics Ltd. to receive the award.)
Director of the Year Mr Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Film Writer, Producer, Director.
Corporate Citizen Award Mr Shiv Nadar, Founder & Chairman, HCL, Shiv Nadar Foundation .

Important Ongoing programs of Government Of India :-

# Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) :-
Its been launched in 2006 as NREGA and renamed as MGNREGA on 2nd October 2009. Its intended
to provide 100 days of employment to rural adult households as a right.

# Swarnajayanthi Gram SwarojgarYojna (SGSY) :-

It aims at providing self-employment to the rural poor by organizing them into self -help groups
(SHGs). Its been launched on April 1st 1999.

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# Pradhanmantri Gram SadakYojna (PMGSY) :-
PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) was launched on 25th December 2000 as a fully funded
Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide all weather road connectivity in rural areas of the country.

# Indira AwaasYojna (IAY) :-

The objective of the scheme is to primarily help the weaker sections in rural areas who belong to Below
Poverty Line (BPL) category by granting financial assistance for construction of a pucca house.
Additional assistance will be provided for sanitary latrine and smokeless challah under Total Sanitation
Programme (TSP)and Rajiv Gandhi GraminVidyudeekaranYojna. This scheme is operational since
1985.

# Bharath Nirman :-
Its been launched in 2005 to provide basic infrastructure in rural areas. Six components of this
programme include :-
- Road connectivity Electrification - Drinking water supply in rural areas - Telephone connectivity
- Housing - Irrigation
Its based on PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) model of Dr. Abdul Kalam. 1st phase
of the programme has been completed in 2009 and second phase is being operational now.

# Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) :-

Launched in 2005 for modernisation of urban centres

# Swarna Jayanti Shahari RojgarYojana (SJSRY) :-

Launched in 1997 (revamped in 2007) to provide self-employment and wage employment to urban poor
with special attention to women.

# Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) :-

Launched in 1975, to alleviate problem of mal nutrition among children of age group 6 months or below
and their mothers.

# National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) :-

Originally launched for a period of 7 years (2005-12). Its intended to provide health care facilities in
rural areas. JananiSurakshaYojna is part of this programme.

# Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme :-

This scheme is intended to provide pension of Rs. 200 to the poor above the age of 65 years. Its been
revised and renamed on 19th November 2007.

# Rashtriya swasthya bima yojna (National health insurance programme) :-

Launched in 2008, to provide health insurance facility to people of below poverty line.

# Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission :-

Launched to meet the challenge of climate change and to achieve sustainable energy. Its aimed to
achieve 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022.

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IMPORTANT HEADS OF OUR COUNTRY :-
1.President of India : Pranab Mukherjee
2. Vice-President of India & Chairman of Rajya
Sabha Mohammad Hamid Ansari
3. Chief Justice of India (41st) Rajendra Mal
Lodha
4. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (15th)
5. Loksabha Speaker (16th) Sumitra Mahajan
6. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P. J. Kurien
7. Leader of Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely
8. Leader of the Opposition of Rajya Sabha
Gulam Nabi Azad
9. Secretary General of Lok Sabha P. Sreedharan
10. Secretary General of Rajya Sabha Shumsher
K. Sheriff
Chief of Army Staff General Dalbeer Singh
Suhag
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin K.
Dhowan
Chief of Integrated Defense Staff Lieutenant
Genl. Anil Chait
Director General of Border Security Force D.
K. Pathak
Ramon Magasaysay Awards 2014
Hu Shuli Journalist from China
Wang Canfa Lawer from China
Saur Marlina Manurung Anthropologist from
Indonesia
Omara Khan Masoudi National Museum
Director from Afghanisthan
Randy Halasan Teacher from Philippines
The Citizens Foundation The Pakistani Non-
Government Group
SPORTS :-
Deodhar Trophy 2014 (Cricket) West Zone
Dubai Tennis Championship 2014 Roger
Federer
ICC U 19 World Cup South Africa beat
Pakistan
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Director General of Central Reserve Police
Force Dilip Trivedi
Director General of Central Industrial Security
Force Arvind Rajan
Director General of Military Intelligence R.
K. Loomba
Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Ranjit Sinha
Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Syed Asif
Ibrahim
Director General, National Investigation
Agency Sharad Kumar
Central Vigilence Commissioner (CVC)
Pradeep Kumar
Chief, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
Alok Joshi
National Security Guards Director General J.
N. Chaudary
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Subhash
Goswami
Director General of Indian Coast Guards A.
G. Tapliyal
CISF Director Arvind Ranjan
Beauty Contests
51st Femina Miss India 2014 Koyal Rana
Miss India Earth 2014 Jhataleka Malhotra
Miss India Supernational - Gail Nicole Da
Silva
Miss India Asia Pacific World 2014 - Anukriti
Gusain
Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler
Miss World 2013 Megan Young
Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 - May Myat Noe
(Myanmar)
Kabaddi World Cup 2013 India
Malaysian Grand Pix - Lewis Hamilton
Ranji Trophy 2014 Karnataka
Santosh Trophy Mizoram
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 Imet Open 2013 - Mahesh Mangaonkar
Indonesian Masters 2014 (Golf) Anirban
Lahiri
Madrid Open 2014 - Rafael Nadal
Irani Trophy 2014 Karnataka
Irani Trophy - Karnataka
Syed Modi International Saina Nehwal
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy Baroda
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014 Karnataka
World Women's Senior snooker Championship
Chitra Magimairaj

Highlights of Union Budget 2014-15

FY16 Fiscal Deficit Target at 3.6%
FY17 Fiscal Deficit Target at 3%
Rs. 200 crore for 6 more textile clusters in Rase Bareily, Lucknow, Surat and Bhagalpur.
Rs. 30 crore set aside for 'hasthakala academy' for reviaval of handicrafts
Rs. 50 crore set aside for Pashmina Production programme in J&K
Rs. 378,800 crore for NHAI and State Highways
Rs. 3,000 crore for raods in North East
Rs. 4,200 corre for Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga connecting allahabad to Haldia
100 : Number of new cities government will build
Rs. 7,060 cr : Amount sanctioned for creation of new smart cities
E-Visas : To be introduced at 9 airports to provide much requried boost to tourism
Rs. 200 crore : Amount sanctioned for Sardar Patel statue
Rs. 500 crore : To be spent on Gram Jyhothi Youjana
Rs. 6,000 crore : Amount for welfare of senior citizens
Rs. 150 crore : To be spent to enhance safety of women on roads
Rs. 1,000 crore : Pension for EP subscriber scheme
Taxes Highlights : Agriculture highlights Education Highlights
Rs. 2.5 lakh : Tax Rs. 100 crore set aside for Rs. 100 crore for Beti
exemption limit for small schemes to provide soil health Bachao-Beti Padhao
& marginal, senior card yojana
tax payers, up from Rs. 2 Rs. 56 crore for soil testing labs 4 new AIIMS to be set up
lakh across the country in AP, UP, WB &
Rs. 3 lakh : Tax Rs. 200 crore set aside for Maharashtra
exemption limit for senoir agriculture universities in AP and Rs. 28,000 core for
citizens, up from Rs. 2.5 Rajasthan, & Horticulture sanitation in all primary
lakh University in Haryana, Telangana schools
Rs. 1.5 lakh : Increased 5 lakh landless farmers to be 12 more governement
investment limit under provided finance through medical colleges to be set
Section 80C, up from Rs. NABARD up
1 lakh Rs. 8 lakh crore set aside for 5 new IITs and IIMs to be
Rs. 2 Lakh : Revised development of agriculture sector set up
housing lan regate, up 3% amount of incentive to be Rs. 3,600 crore for rural
from Rs. 1.5 lakh given to farmers repaying loans drinking water
No change in tax rates on time programme
No change in surcharge Rs. 100 crore set aside for Kisan Rs. 8,000 crore for rural
Television to provide real time housing scheme
information on various farming Rs. 100 crore to be spent
and agriculture issues on upgrading madarsas
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IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT CENSUS 2011 :-
This was the 15th Census of India (7th 16. Least Sex Ratio (UT) - Damn Dayyu
Census after Independence). (61 : 1000)
1. Slogan - Our census, Our Future 17. Literacy of Male - 82.14%
2. Present Registrar General and Census 18. Literacy of Female - 74.04%
Commissioner - C. Chandra Mouli 19. Population Growth Rate - 17.64%
3. Increase in population (during 2001- 20. Highest fertility Rate - Meghalaya
2011) - 181 million 21. Most literate union territory -
4. India's 1st Census - 1872 Lakshadweep (92.2%)
5. 2011 Census is - 15th Census 22. Least literate Union Territory - Dadra
6. Total Population - 1,21,01,93,422 Nagar & Haweli
7. India's Rank in population - 2nd with 23. Most Literate District - Serechhip
17.5% (1st China with 19%) (Mizoram)
8. Most Populous State - Uttar Pradesh 24. Least Literate District - Dadra Naga
9. Least Populous State - Sikkim & Haveli
10. Most Literate State - Kerala (93.9%) 25. Highest Density of Population - Bihar
(now its Tripura) (1102 sq.km)
11. Least Literate State - Bihar (63.82%) 26. Lowest Density of Population -
12. National Sex Ratio - Female : Male Arunachal Pradesh (17)
(940 : 1000) 27. Total number of districts - 640
13. Highest Sex Ratio (State) - Kerala 28. Highest Populous District - Thane
(1084 : 1000) (Mumbai)
14. Lowest Sex Ratio (State) - Haryana 29. 100% Literacy District - Palakkad
15. Highest Sex Ratio (UT) - Puducherry (Kerala)
30. 100% Banking State - Kerala
31. 100% Banking District - Palakkad
(Kerala)
32. Density of Population in India - 382
sq. km

India's ranking in different Indexes :-

1. Human Development Index 2014
135
2. Global Environment Performance
Index 2014 155
3. Intellectual property (IP) environment
2014 25
4. World Press Freedom Index 2014 -
140
5. Global Peace Index 2014 143
6. World's best countries for doing
business 2014 134
7. Global Innovation Index 2014 - 76
8. Global Competitiveness Index 2014 -
71
9. World Prosperity Index 2013 106.
10. Global Corruption Index 2013 94

BOOKS & AUTHORS :-

1. 1283 by Pele (Brazilian footballer) 39. Public Issues Before Parliament by Vijay
2. A Brush with Life by Satish Gujral darda

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by Muzaff ar Ali
4. An Agenda for Indias Growth: Essays in
Honour of P. Chidambaram edited by
Sameer Kochhar
5. An Ardent Patriot-Dinesh Goswami by
Kumar Deepak Das
6. And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled
Hosseini
7. Birth of Cinema authored by N. Gopal
Krishna
8. Boomtown by Aditya Mukherjee
9. Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
10. Chinas Travel Attraction (Also Called
Kailamakal) by Jhao Jiang
11. Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and
other Truths by PC Parakh
12. Dare To Do For The New Generation by
Kiran Bedi
13. Dhyan Chand-The Wizard of Hockey by
Luis Fernandes
14. First Woman President Of India
Reinventing Leadership Pratibha
Devisingh Patil by Sunaina Singh
15. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
16. Gandhi Before India by Ramchandra Guha
17. Half A Rupee Stories by Guljiar
18. Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat
19. Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton
20. Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class,
Exploitation and Emancipation by Mythily
Sivaraman
21. House Of Cards by Sudha Murthy
22. How Not To Make Money by Raj Kundra
23. How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia by
Mohsin Hamid
24. In The Shadow Of The Banyan by Vaddey
Ratner
25. India at Risk by Jaswant Singh.
26. India Saga Of Steel (Coffee Table Book)
by Beni Prasad Verma
27. Indian Painting: Themes, History and
Interpretations: by Professor B N
Goswami
28. Inferno by Dan Brown
29. Introduction to Urdu poetry by Anees
Ayesha
30. Labyrinth by Udayan Majumdar
31. Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in
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40. Punjab by Rajmohan Gandhi
41. Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri by Dr.
R L Bhat
42. Re imagining India by Clay Chandler
43. Religion Law & Society - Across The
Globe by Prof. Tahir Mahmood
44. S.D. Burman:The World Of His Music by
Khagesh Dev Burman
45. Sahara: The Untold Story by Tamal
Bandhopadhyay
46. Satyagraha - The Story Behind Revolution
by Prakash Jha
47. Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists by
Raghuram Rajan
48. Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru
Second Series, Edited by Prof Madhavan
Palat
49. Shahar Sone Chala (Collection Of Poems)
by Sat Pal
50. Shivraj Singh and Rise of Madhya
Pradesh by Abhilash Khandekar
51. Smritiyan by Garima Sanjay
52. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
53. The Accidental Prime Minister by Dr.
Sanjaya Baru
54. The Billionaires Apprentice by Anita
Raghavan
55. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
56. The Good Daughter by Jasmin Darznik
57. The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)
by Amish Tripathi
58. The Mahabharata Secret by Christopher C.
Doyle
59. The Malice Of Fortune by Michael Ennis
60. The Moonballer by Nirupama
Vaidyanathan
61. The Namo Story: A Political Life by
Kingshuk Nag
62. The Orphan Masters Son by Adam
Johnson
63. The Political Economy of Energy and
Growth by Sh. Najeeb Jung
64. The Race Of My Life by Milkha Singh
65. The Racketeer by John Grisham
66. The Siege: The Attack on the Taj by
Adrian Levy
67. The Story Of My Assasins by Tarun Tejpal
68. The Substance and the Shadow: An
Autobiography of Dilip Kumar by
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32. Lean In: Women Work And The Will To
Lead by Sheryl Sanberg
33. Maharani by Ruskin Bond
34. Mary Kom - Unbreakable An
Autobiography by Mary Kom
35. ModiNomics: Inclusive Economics,
Inclusive Governance by Sameer Kochhar.
36. My Unforgettable Memories by Mamata
Banerjee
37. My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written by
R.D.Pradhan
38. Narendra Modi: A Political Biography by
Andy Marino.
Famous books of Kushwant Singh (Famous Indian Author died on 20th March 2014)
o Train to Pakistan (1953)
o I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (1959)
o A History of Sikhs (1963)
o Delhi: A Novel (1990)
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69. The Test Of My Life by Yuvraj Singh
70. The Third Curve by Mansoor Khan
71. Understanding Bhagat Singh by Prof.
Chaman Lal
72. Walking With Giants by G.
Ramachandran.
73. Walking With Lions: Tales From A
Diplomatic Past by K. Natwar Singh
74. Warrior State by T V Paul
75. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
o The Company of Women (1999)
o Truth, Love and a Little Malice : Autobiography
(2002)
o Why I Supported the Emergency (2004)
o The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous (2013)
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