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• The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) was legislation passed by the Indian Parliament in 1973 by the government of Indira Gandhi and came into force with effect from January 1, 1974.

• GIF – Graphics Interchange Format.

• The six official languages of the United Nations (UN) are: 1) Arabic 2) Chinese (Mandarin) 3) English 4) French 5) Russian 6) Spanish.

• India’s Deepika Kumari wins silver in 2012 Archery World Cup final.

• ‘Barfi‘ is India’s entry for Oscars in Foreign Language Film category.

• Blood pressure is measured by an instrument called Sphygmomanometer.

• Vitamin K is required by the liver for normal formation of prothombin.

• The International Week of the Deaf is observed annually during the last full week of September.

• Manmohan Singh – born on: 26-09-1932.

• ‘World Elders Day’ is celebrated on 1st of October every year.

• India’s first National Security Advisor (NSA) Brajesh Mishra passes away.

• Gambusia affinis (Mosquitofish) is used in biological control of mosquito larvae.

• Limestone is a sedimentary rock.

• The average lifespan of a human platelet (thrombocytes) is normally just 5 to 9 days.

• Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka.

• Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala (Srilanka).

• India slips to 7th spot globally in coffee production.

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN was established on 16 October 1945.

• Indian Institute of Chemical Biology – Kolkata.

• National Chemical Laboratory – Pune.

• Central Road Research Institute – New Delhi.

• Indian Institute of Petroleum – Dehradun.

• Central Leather Research Institute – Chennai.

• National Aerospace Laboratories – Bangalore.

• The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the world’s largest trade union federation and was founded on: 01 November 2006.

• Kovalam (Kerala) has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline. They are: 1) Lighthouse Beach 2) Hawah Beach 3) Samudra Beach.

• The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics. The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. It was first awarded in 1958.

• National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a research centre specialising in biological research and was established in 1992.

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• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous body and India’s largest Research and Development (R&D) organization.

• International Youth Day – August 12.

• National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.

• Football: India beat Cameroon (5-4) to win 3rd successive Nehru Cup title.

• The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition (founded in 1982).

• ICTC – Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre.

• RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement.

• NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer.

• The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN wasestablished on 29 September 1954. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta was the first IIM to be set up, on November 13, 1961.

• Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (Uttarakhand), the thirteenth and youngest IIM, started operation in July 2011.

• Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.

• India’s 1st television news reader – Pratima Puri.

• Alam Ara (released on 14-03-1931) directed by Ardeshir Irani – the first Indian movie with dialogues.

• ‘Operation flood’ a program started by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970 made India the largest producer of the milk in the world. This program with its whopping success was called as ‘The White Revolution’. The main architect of this successful project was Dr. Verghese Kurien, also called the father of White Revolution.

• Andy Murray (Britain) wins first Grand Slam with US Open title 2012.

• The Irani Cup (also called Irani Trophy) is associated with Cricket.

• The NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. “NASDAQ” originally stood for “National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations”.

• Entomology – Scientific study of insects.

• Myrmecology – Scientific study of ants.

• Paleontology – Study of prehistoric life.

• 12th five Year Plan (2012-17) targets an 8.2% growth in the economy.

• September 15 – Engineer’s day in India.

• In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly voted to designate September 16 as “World Ozone Day”, to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on that date in 1987.

• Vitamin D is produced in the skin by ultraviolet light.

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia. It is caused by a virus called SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that was first identified in 2003.

• Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) is known for its wide sandy beach which is the world’s longest natural sandy sea beach.

• The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched as an integrated programme for self-employment of the rural poor on April 1, 1999.

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The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) – Bangalore

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) located in Bangalore, is a multidisciplinary Institute for patient care and academic pursuit in the frontier area of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. The Lunatic Asylum which came into being in the latter part of the 19th Century was renamed as Mental Hospital in 1925 by the erstwhile Government of Mysore. This hospital and All India Institute of Mental Health established in 1954 by Government of India were amalgamated on 27th December 1974, and thus was formed the autonomous National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS). The priority gradiant adopted at the Institute is service, manpower development and research. Multidisciplinary integrated approach is the mainstay of this institute, paving the way to translate the results from the bench to the bedside. On November 14, 1994, NIMHANS has been declared a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission, with academic autonomy. The Institute functions under the direction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka.

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Integrated Education for Disabled Children, Downloads on TNPSC Exam related Model Question and Answers, Materials, General Knowledge

The Centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) was launched in 1974 by the then Department of Social Welfare and was later transferred to the Department of Education in 1982-83. The Scheme was last revised in 1992. The Scheme provides educational opportunities for disabled children in common schools to facilitate their integration and ultimate retention in the general school system. Under IEDC, 100 per cent assistance is being provided to various components for education of children suffering from mild to moderate disabilities in common schools. The components include educational aids, supporting equipments, salaries for special teachers and facilities for children with disability.

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General Knowledge Question and Answers, Chemistry – Part1

• Lindane, also known as gamma hexachlorocyclohexane, gammaxene, Gammallin and erroneously known as benzene hexachloride (BHC).

• Dynamite was invented by Nobel.

• Periodic table was given by Mendeleev.

• Reduction is addition of Hydrogen.

• Oxidation is addition of Oxygen.

• The galvanized iron pipes are coated with Zinc.

• Non-stick kitchenwares are coated with Teflon.

• Gobar gas mainly contains methane.

• The chief constituent of vinegar is Acetic acid.

• The fibre least prone to catch fire is cotton.

• Setting of plaster of paris involves dehydration process.

• The chemical name for the compound having formula NaOH is Sodium Hydroxide.

• Helium gas is filled in balloons because it is lighter than air.

• What happens to the equivalent conductance of an electrolyte on dilution? May increase or decrease depending on the electrolyte

• Cotton fibre is made up of cellulose.

• Protein metabolism is carried out by Vitamin B2.

• The first insecticide produced in India is DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane).

• Piezo-electric effect is exhibited by quartz.

• Isotopes have the same atomic number.

• Lunar caustic is silver nitrate (AgNO3).

• The colourless gas with the smell of rotten fish is PH3 (Phosphine).

 

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Business and Economic Abbreviations – General Knowledge (GK), Free SMS Alerts

Business and Economic Abbreviations

 

• AAGR – Average Annual Growth Rate

• AAR – Average Annual Return

• ADR – American Depository Receipts

• AGM – Annual General Meeting

• AMFI – Association of Mutual Funds in India

• ASDL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

• ASSOCHAM – Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• B2B – Business to Business

• B2C – Business to Consumer

• BOP – Balance Of Payments

• BPO – Business Process Outsourcing

• BPR – Business Process Re-engineering

• BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange

• BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

• CAGR – Compounded Annual Growth Rate

• CEO – Chief Executive Officer

• CFO – Chief Financial Officer

• CII – Confederation of Indian Industries

• CRISIL – Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd.

• CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio

• DTC – Direct Tax Code

• EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

• EMI – Equated Monthly Installment

• EPS – Earnings Per Share

• ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

• FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• FII – Foreign Institutional Investor

• FIFO – First In, First Out

• GDP – Gross Domestic Product

• GDR – Global Depository Receipt

• GNH – Gross National Happiness

• GNP – Gross National Product

• ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

• ICRA – Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India

• IOC – Indian Oil Corporation

• IPO – Initial Public Offering

• JIT – Just In Time

• JV – Joint Venture

• KPI – Key Performance Indicators

• LIBOR – London Inter-bank Offered Rate

• LIFO – Last In, First Out

• M1 – Money Supply with Public

• MNC – Multi National Company

• MOU – Memorandum of Understanding

• NABARD – National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development

• NASDAQ – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

• NASSCOM – National Association of Software and Service Companies

• NAV – Net Asset Value

• NPA – Non Performing Assets

• NSE – National Stock Exchange

• ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

• OPEC – Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• PLR – Prime Lending Rate

• PPP – Purchasing Power Parity

• RBI – Reserve Bank of India

• SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India

• SENSEX – Sensitivity Index

• SEZ – Special Economic Zone

• SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio

• SME – Small and Medium Enterprises

• SWOT – Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats

• VAT – Value Added Tax

• VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

 

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General Knowledge – Zoology

• Reproduction is the only means by which the continuity of a species is maintained.

 

• In animals the gametes develop in the gonads by an elaborate process called gametogenesis.

 

• Sperm is the male gamete. It is highly specialized morphologically as well as physiologically for active motility.

 

• Egg is the female gamete. It contains almost all the materials which is essential for the entire process of development.

 

• Fertilization is the union of sperm and egg resulting in the formation of zygote.

 

• Fertilization maintains the diploid number of chromosomes.

 

• Cleavage is the segmentation of the zygote into blastomeres.

 

• Gastrulationis the transformation of blastula into gastrula.

 

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General Knowledge (GK) Question and Answers – Botany

• The term mutation was first used by Hugo de Vries (1901) who observed it in Oenothera lamarckiana.

• In 1953, S. James Watson and F.H.Crickproposed a model of double helix structure of DNA molecule for which they were awarded noble prize.

• The term gene was coined by W. Johannsen in 1909.

• In 1933, Morgan discovered hereditary functions of chromosomes.

• The term “CELL” was coined by Robert Hooke (1665).

• Schleidenand Theodor Schwann propounded the cell theory in 1839.

• Auxins were discovered by Went in 1928.

• The growth in length of plants can be measured by an instrument called Lever or Arc Auxanometer.

• The cytokinins are plant hormones which act primarily on cell division. It was first isolated by Miller and his coworkers in USA.

• The discovery of gibberellins was made by a Japanese plant pathologist Kurusowa.

• Pasteur (1860) discovered that yeast could respire in the absence of molecular oxygen.

• Dark reaction was discovered by Melvin Calvin.

• Mohl’s Half Leaf Experiment proves that carbon di oxide is essential for photosynthesis.

 

Symptoms of Mineral deficiency in plants:

Deficiency symptoms are external manifestations of the deficiency of mineral elements in plants. The deficiency can be related to absence of a particular nutrient in the soil or non availability of the nutrient to the plant due to various reasons. Some of the common deficiency symptoms observed in plants are:

• Chlorosis – Loss of chlorophyll leading to yellowing of leaves.

• Mottling – Appearance of patches of green and non-green areas on the leaves.

• Wilting – Drooping of the leaves due to loss of conduction of water.

• Necrosis – Death of tissues in certain parts.

• Stunted growth – Plants with shortened internodes and smaller in size.

 

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