Hi Friends,
Just like everyone else this was the much awaited exam for everyone, one more reason behind this was the HYPE along with this of CSAT.
From the following links you can check your answeres:
http://www.hyderabadnawab.com/results/upsc-prelims-answer-key-2011-2012-ias-2011-answer-keys-for-prelim-exam/
http://connect.in.com/iit-2011-answers/blog/upsc-prelims-answer-key-2011-2012ias-2011-answer-keys-for-prelim--4ec82ac111a2147c5a10c4493ba4fea837eb4832.html
And the best place is to get this from :
The Hindu 13th June paper.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
CSAT Sample Papers-- IAS Tips
Hi Firends,
I Think every one is busy preparing for the new syllabus for IAS. I searched a lot for the sample papers for CSAT-2011 and thankfully i got one from JTS Institute's website. What you need to do is simply create a login and You will be able to access them.
Below is the link -- All the best for all of us.
http://www.jtsinstitute.org/
I Think every one is busy preparing for the new syllabus for IAS. I searched a lot for the sample papers for CSAT-2011 and thankfully i got one from JTS Institute's website. What you need to do is simply create a login and You will be able to access them.
Below is the link -- All the best for all of us.
http://www.jtsinstitute.org/
Friday, March 5, 2010
RBI Governors
List of RBI Governors
S. No. Governor Tenure Notes
1 Sir Osborne Smith 1935-1937 First Governor of the RBI
Did not sign any bank notes
2 Sir James Taylor 1937-1943 Governor during WWII
Started the practice of signing bank notes
3 Sir C D Deshmukh 1943-1949 First Indian Governor of RBI
Oversaw Independence & Partition
Represented India at the Bretton Woods Conference 1944
Served as Minister of Finance 1950-1956
4 Sir Benegal Rama Rao 1949-1957 Longest serving Governor
Was Indian Ambassador to USA prior to RBI
Witnessed commencement of Five Year Plans, and transformation of Imperial Bank of India to SBI
5 K G Ambegaonkar Jan 1957 – Feb 1957 Did not sign any bank notes
6 H V R Iyengar 1957-1962 Witnessed introduction of decimal coinage
Variable cash reserve ration (CRR) introduced
7 P C Bhattacharya 1962-1967
8 L K Jha 1967-1970 Witnessed nationalization of banks (1969)
Appointed as Ambassador to US in 1970
9 B N Adarkar May 1970 – June 1970 Served as India’s Executive Director at the IMF
10 S Jagannathan 1970-1975 Witnessed oil shock, expansion of banking services, shift to floating rates
Relinquished office to serve as Executive Director at IMF
11 N C Sen Gupta May 1975 – Aug 1975
12 K R Puri 1975-1977
13 M Narasimhan May 1977 – Nov 1977 Only Governor to be appointed from the Reserve Bank cadre
Chairperson of Committee on Financial System (1991) and Committee on Banking Sector Reforms (1998)
Served as Executive Director for India at the World Bank and the IMF
14 Dr. I G Patel 1977-1982 Served as Secretary at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Witnessed demonetisation of high denomination bank notes and “gold auctions”
Witnessed nationalization of six banks (1980)
Secured IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (1981). This was the largest arrangement of the IMF at the time
15 Dr. Manmohan Singh 1982-1985 Witnessed comprehensive legal reforms in banking sector
16 A Ghosh Jan 1985 – Feb 1985
17 R N Malhotra 1985-1990 Served as Executive Director of IMF prior to RBI
Made efforts to develop money markets
18 S Venkitaraman 1990-1992 Managed balance of payments crisis
Adopted IMF’s stabilisation programme
Supervised devaluation of the Rupee
Witnessed launch of economic reforms
19 Dr. C Rangarajan 1992-1997 Ushered in unprecedented central bank activism
Introduced comprehensive measures to strengthen and improve efficiency of banking sector
Establishment of unified exchange rate
Cap on automatic finance by the Bank to the Government
20 Dr. Bimal Jalan 1997-2003 Represented India on the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank prior to RBI
21 Dr Y V Reddy 2003-2008 Executive Director to IMF prior to RBI
22 Dr. D Subbarao 2008-Present Prior to RBI, he has been
* Secretary to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council (2005-2007)
* Lead economist in the World Bank (1999-2004)
* Finance Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh (1993-1998)
* Joint Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs (1988-1993
S. No. Governor Tenure Notes
1 Sir Osborne Smith 1935-1937 First Governor of the RBI
Did not sign any bank notes
2 Sir James Taylor 1937-1943 Governor during WWII
Started the practice of signing bank notes
3 Sir C D Deshmukh 1943-1949 First Indian Governor of RBI
Oversaw Independence & Partition
Represented India at the Bretton Woods Conference 1944
Served as Minister of Finance 1950-1956
4 Sir Benegal Rama Rao 1949-1957 Longest serving Governor
Was Indian Ambassador to USA prior to RBI
Witnessed commencement of Five Year Plans, and transformation of Imperial Bank of India to SBI
5 K G Ambegaonkar Jan 1957 – Feb 1957 Did not sign any bank notes
6 H V R Iyengar 1957-1962 Witnessed introduction of decimal coinage
Variable cash reserve ration (CRR) introduced
7 P C Bhattacharya 1962-1967
8 L K Jha 1967-1970 Witnessed nationalization of banks (1969)
Appointed as Ambassador to US in 1970
9 B N Adarkar May 1970 – June 1970 Served as India’s Executive Director at the IMF
10 S Jagannathan 1970-1975 Witnessed oil shock, expansion of banking services, shift to floating rates
Relinquished office to serve as Executive Director at IMF
11 N C Sen Gupta May 1975 – Aug 1975
12 K R Puri 1975-1977
13 M Narasimhan May 1977 – Nov 1977 Only Governor to be appointed from the Reserve Bank cadre
Chairperson of Committee on Financial System (1991) and Committee on Banking Sector Reforms (1998)
Served as Executive Director for India at the World Bank and the IMF
14 Dr. I G Patel 1977-1982 Served as Secretary at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Witnessed demonetisation of high denomination bank notes and “gold auctions”
Witnessed nationalization of six banks (1980)
Secured IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (1981). This was the largest arrangement of the IMF at the time
15 Dr. Manmohan Singh 1982-1985 Witnessed comprehensive legal reforms in banking sector
16 A Ghosh Jan 1985 – Feb 1985
17 R N Malhotra 1985-1990 Served as Executive Director of IMF prior to RBI
Made efforts to develop money markets
18 S Venkitaraman 1990-1992 Managed balance of payments crisis
Adopted IMF’s stabilisation programme
Supervised devaluation of the Rupee
Witnessed launch of economic reforms
19 Dr. C Rangarajan 1992-1997 Ushered in unprecedented central bank activism
Introduced comprehensive measures to strengthen and improve efficiency of banking sector
Establishment of unified exchange rate
Cap on automatic finance by the Bank to the Government
20 Dr. Bimal Jalan 1997-2003 Represented India on the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank prior to RBI
21 Dr Y V Reddy 2003-2008 Executive Director to IMF prior to RBI
22 Dr. D Subbarao 2008-Present Prior to RBI, he has been
* Secretary to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council (2005-2007)
* Lead economist in the World Bank (1999-2004)
* Finance Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh (1993-1998)
* Joint Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs (1988-1993
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Daily Dose ---- 1 Genral Science Biology
Vitamin Chemical Name Deficiency disease
A Retinol Night blindness
B1 Thiamine Beri-Beri
B2 Riboflavin Cheilosis
B5 Niacin Pellagra
B6 Pyridoxine Convulsions in child
B12 Cynacobalamin Pernicious anaemia
C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
D Calciferol Rickets
E Tocopherol Sterility
K Phylloquinone Haemophilia
A Retinol Night blindness
B1 Thiamine Beri-Beri
B2 Riboflavin Cheilosis
B5 Niacin Pellagra
B6 Pyridoxine Convulsions in child
B12 Cynacobalamin Pernicious anaemia
C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
D Calciferol Rickets
E Tocopherol Sterility
K Phylloquinone Haemophilia
Daily News --- 14th Feb 2010
1 . Pune blast: Role of IM not ruled out, Govt wants Headley access
Investigators were piecing together clues to unravel the identity of terror group behind the Pune bomb blast and the role of Indian Mujahideen (IM) is not being ruled out, as India renewed the demand for access to US terror suspect David Headley.
No arrests have been made in the attack in which officials said the deadly RDX and Ammonium Nitrate were suspected to have been used.
2.
15 MLAs from Telangana region submit resignation to Speaker
Rejecting the Terms of reference of the Sri Krishna Comm appointed to go into the issue of separate statehood, 15 MLAs from the Telangana region, including those of the ruling Congress, today submitted their resignation to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker.
3.
No fuel price hike for now
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora on Sunday discussed an "all-acceptable" hike in fuel prices but it appeared the two failed to reach a consensus and the fuel price hike may not happen immediately
4.Air India on look out for hoarding space to woo flyers
National carrier Air India plans to book space on highways and expressways cutting across the eastern and western side of Mumbai as part of its efforts to woo customers.
5.
Five militants killed in US drone attack
At least five suspected militants were killed and four others injured in a US drone attack in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
6.
Pak seeks civil nuclear deal with EU
The European Union should treat Pakistan at par with India and accord it the same access in civil nuclear technology as given to New Delhi, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Investigators were piecing together clues to unravel the identity of terror group behind the Pune bomb blast and the role of Indian Mujahideen (IM) is not being ruled out, as India renewed the demand for access to US terror suspect David Headley.
No arrests have been made in the attack in which officials said the deadly RDX and Ammonium Nitrate were suspected to have been used.
2.
15 MLAs from Telangana region submit resignation to Speaker
Rejecting the Terms of reference of the Sri Krishna Comm appointed to go into the issue of separate statehood, 15 MLAs from the Telangana region, including those of the ruling Congress, today submitted their resignation to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker.
3.
No fuel price hike for now
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora on Sunday discussed an "all-acceptable" hike in fuel prices but it appeared the two failed to reach a consensus and the fuel price hike may not happen immediately
4.Air India on look out for hoarding space to woo flyers
National carrier Air India plans to book space on highways and expressways cutting across the eastern and western side of Mumbai as part of its efforts to woo customers.
5.
Five militants killed in US drone attack
At least five suspected militants were killed and four others injured in a US drone attack in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
6.
Pak seeks civil nuclear deal with EU
The European Union should treat Pakistan at par with India and accord it the same access in civil nuclear technology as given to New Delhi, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Info Regarding the IAS---2010
Though i know that many of us knew about all this but still for those who are searching for this on web and by chance opened this web page i am putting some information here--------------
Exam details ;
-The Exam is notified in the month of november/december and last date for submission of form will be in the month of january.
-The prelims exam will be conducted in the month of may.
-The results for the prelims exam will be out in the month of August/september.
-Next Mains Exam will be held in the month of october/November.
-Results of Mains Exam will be out in the month of feb/march.
-Finally Interview will be held in the month of April.
-Final result will be out in the month of may/june
Subjects for Preliminary Examination:
paper I - The General Studies paper is compulsory.
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected) -
1.Agriculture,
2.Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science,
3.Botany,
4.Chemistry,
5.Civil Engineering,
6.Commerce,
7.Economics,
8.Electrical Engineering,
9.Geography,
10.Geology,
11.Indian History,
12.Law,
13.Mathematics,
14.Mechanical Engineering,
15.Medical Science,
16.Philosophy,
17.Physics,
18.Political Science,
19.Psychology,
20.Public Administration,
21.Sociology,
22.Statistics,
23.Zoology.
You have to choose any one subject from the above list. You can opt to any subject, it entirely depends on your interest and some little knowledge about any subject.
Its not necessary that you should take only technical subjects, here you can opt to arts/humanities subject or medical science or Science/technical subjects. But ultimately it depends on your interest.
About Preliminary Exam preparation,
- one paper is optional i.e. your choice
- One paper is compulsory i.e. General Studies.
- Now i will tell you how to prepare for General Studies(GS) paper.
- if one wants to have command over GS, then he has to prepare 8 major area i.e.
History
Geography
Polity
Science
Economy
Mental Abiltiy
Current Affairs
General Knowledge.
- For all the above topics, best way to start is from Basics i.e. NCERT Books of Class 6th to Class 12th.
- For History - NCERT + Spectrums Modern India
- Geography - NCERT + GoCheng leong + a good atlas like orient longman/oxford.
- Polity - NCERT + any good guide book like laxmikanth's indian polity/ Jojo mathews's Indian constitution and polity.
- Science - i think Ncert class 6th to class 12th is more than enough.
- Economy - NCERT class 11th and 12th + pratiyogita darpan's special issue on indian economy + Read and make notes of newspaper about current economy.
- Mental Ability - R.s.Agarwal.
- Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
- General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.
- if one is thorough with the above topics from the above materials, then he/she will definitely crack this exam easily.
All the best for 2010.
Exam details ;
-The Exam is notified in the month of november/december and last date for submission of form will be in the month of january.
-The prelims exam will be conducted in the month of may.
-The results for the prelims exam will be out in the month of August/september.
-Next Mains Exam will be held in the month of october/November.
-Results of Mains Exam will be out in the month of feb/march.
-Finally Interview will be held in the month of April.
-Final result will be out in the month of may/june
Subjects for Preliminary Examination:
paper I - The General Studies paper is compulsory.
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected) -
1.Agriculture,
2.Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science,
3.Botany,
4.Chemistry,
5.Civil Engineering,
6.Commerce,
7.Economics,
8.Electrical Engineering,
9.Geography,
10.Geology,
11.Indian History,
12.Law,
13.Mathematics,
14.Mechanical Engineering,
15.Medical Science,
16.Philosophy,
17.Physics,
18.Political Science,
19.Psychology,
20.Public Administration,
21.Sociology,
22.Statistics,
23.Zoology.
You have to choose any one subject from the above list. You can opt to any subject, it entirely depends on your interest and some little knowledge about any subject.
Its not necessary that you should take only technical subjects, here you can opt to arts/humanities subject or medical science or Science/technical subjects. But ultimately it depends on your interest.
About Preliminary Exam preparation,
- one paper is optional i.e. your choice
- One paper is compulsory i.e. General Studies.
- Now i will tell you how to prepare for General Studies(GS) paper.
- if one wants to have command over GS, then he has to prepare 8 major area i.e.
History
Geography
Polity
Science
Economy
Mental Abiltiy
Current Affairs
General Knowledge.
- For all the above topics, best way to start is from Basics i.e. NCERT Books of Class 6th to Class 12th.
- For History - NCERT + Spectrums Modern India
- Geography - NCERT + GoCheng leong + a good atlas like orient longman/oxford.
- Polity - NCERT + any good guide book like laxmikanth's indian polity/ Jojo mathews's Indian constitution and polity.
- Science - i think Ncert class 6th to class 12th is more than enough.
- Economy - NCERT class 11th and 12th + pratiyogita darpan's special issue on indian economy + Read and make notes of newspaper about current economy.
- Mental Ability - R.s.Agarwal.
- Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
- General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.
- if one is thorough with the above topics from the above materials, then he/she will definitely crack this exam easily.
All the best for 2010.
Classical Indian Dance
Classical Indian Dance
1. Kathakali and Mohini Attam from Kerala.
2. Bharata Natyam from Tamil Nadu.
devdassis related
3. Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh
radha krishna related
4. Odissi from Orissa
geet govind related
5. Kathak from Uttar Pradesh
radha kirshna related
6. Manipuri from Manipur
This dance style was originally called jogai which means circular movement. In ancient texts it has been compared to the movement of the planets around the sun.
1. Kathakali and Mohini Attam from Kerala.
2. Bharata Natyam from Tamil Nadu.
devdassis related
3. Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh
radha krishna related
4. Odissi from Orissa
geet govind related
5. Kathak from Uttar Pradesh
radha kirshna related
6. Manipuri from Manipur
This dance style was originally called jogai which means circular movement. In ancient texts it has been compared to the movement of the planets around the sun.
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