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UPSC

1.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    Prof. S.D. Biju of university of Delhi and co-researchers from the Natural History Museum, London and Vrije University, Brussels have discovered a new family of legless amphibians. 
    2.    The discovery of amphibians occured in Northeast India.
    3.    Legless amphibians live in the soil and are non-venomous.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct
    (a)    1, 2 and 3     (b)    2 and 3
    (c)    1 and 3
    (d)    1 and 2

2.    Consider the following statement regarding to Advocate on Record (AoR) system.
    1.    Recently Delhi High Court has upheld the Advocate on Record system.
    2.    According to it only those advocates who are qualified in AoR examination are eligible to file petitions in the Supreme Court.
    3.    Right to practice in SC is conferred U/S 52 of Advocates Act.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct
    (a)    1 and 2     (b)    2 and 3
    (c)    1 and 3    (d)    All of the above

3.    Consider the following statement(s):-
    1.    India become second non OECD nation to ratify the Multilateral convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
    2.    MCMAA promotes Transparency, exchange of tax related information and recovery of taxes.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct
    (a)    Only 1
    (b)    Only 2
    (c)    1 and 2
    (d)    None of these

4.    Consider the following statement regarding to NSG
    1.    Recently Home minister inaugurated fourth regional hub of NSG at Mumbai 
    2.    Other three centres are located at Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore
    Which of the above statement is/are correct
    (a)    Only 1
    (b)    Only 2
    (c)    Both 1 and 2
    (d)    None of these

5.    To provide easily accessible and high quality science and engineering education through information and communication tools the HRD ministry launched a series of virtual laboratories. 
    Consider the following statement regarding to it.
    1.    This project is part of the ministry's National Mission on Education through information and communication Technology.
    2.    Over 20 Nodal centres have been created from institutions interested in championing virtual labs in their organization.
    Which of the above statement is/are correct
    (a)    Only 1
    (b)    Only 2
    (c)    Both 1 and 2    (d)    None of these

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Sharp Shooter : Gogan Narang opened India’s account with a bronze model in 10 metre air rifle shooting at the London Olympics on Monday. India’s other participate in the same event, Abhivav Bindra, who won the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, failed to qualify for the final.	1
Identity of a recurring conflict	8
New homes for tigers	8
Ban on tourists no boon for tigers	9
Gujarat Governor sanctions prosecution of Minister	12
Mysterious disease afflicts Ugandans	13
U.S. drought fuelling food price shock	13
Panel set up to review taxation of IT units, development centres	14
GAAR panel terms of reference expanded	14
Upside risks to inflation remain strong: RBI	14

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News:

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Batch:

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Starts on : August 12^th

Course duration : 10 months

Class : Saturday : 4.00 – 6.00

            Sunday : 10.00 – 1.00

            Test time : 1.30 – 3.30

Additional features:

·         Complete materials will be provided

·         Mains orientation will also be provided during this preliminary batch.

·         You will be ready for both prelims and mains with in this 10 months.

·         After May 2013 exam – free mains classes will be provided for the passed out students. 

Highlights of RD’S

·         Highly qualified and experienced faculty

·         Most of the questions discussed in classes occur in the exams.

·         Our success percentage stands 90%

·         Once steped inside RD’S we help the students still they achieve a service in Government jobs.

·         Highly motivational aspects.

·         Orientations by the passed out candidates will be conducted.

·         Highly effective and revised materials

·         RD’S stands and holds hand even for the disables to secure a government jobs.

Speciality   : Our director and other faculties conducted classes at Employment exchange for the disables.

                     RD’S is referred by many trusts and NGO’s for the success.

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‘Team Anna’ members held for staging demonstration	1
U.S.Intelligence predicts poverty plummer by 2030	9
Scientists must be allowed to ‘play God’	9
First ever GTA elections held	11
ASI rebuilding the glory of Buddhist complex in Cambodia	11
Rhode wins historic fifth; Heena fails	18

UPSC

1.Consider the following statement(s):-

1.India George Allencherry has received his biretta hat from Pope Benedict XVI. He is appointed cardinal during the consistory on February 18, 2012 at St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican.

2.Nik wallenda is set to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Charles Blondin by Crossing Niagra falls on a tightrope after Canadian authorities granted permission for the stunt to take place this summer.

3.India could be declared a polio free country in January, 2014.

Which of the above statement is/are correct

(a)1, 2 and 3

(b)1 and 2

(c)2 and 3

(d)None of these

2.Consider the following statement(s):-

1.Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and the two other companies (Greater Dholera Infracon and Nano Works Developer Gujarat) have agreed to accept the Gujarat government's offer to buy larger tracts of land within the Dholera special investment Region (SIR)

2.Authorities of the Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie have agreed to hand over two navy men who allegedly shot dead two Indian Fisher men on February 15, 2012 off the Kollam Coast.

Which of the above statement is/are not correct

(a)1 and 2

(b)Only 2

(c)Only 1

(d)None of these

3.Consider the following statement(s):-

1.Union cabinet has approved the setting up of a New Rail Coach Manufacturing Unit at Palakkod to build 400 coaches per annum at an estimated cost of 550 crore rupees.

2.Central Bank of India launched a special scheme 'Cent Vayushakti' to promote defence salary package. The scheme will provide high-end range of banking facilities to serving and retired Air Force personnel.

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect

(a)1 and 2

(b)Only 1

(c)Only 2

(d)None of these

4.Consider the following statement(s):-

1.National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has launched by central government on 11 March 2011.

2.NCTC is a High Power body that works under NIA (National Investigating Agency)

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect

(a)1 and 2

(b)Only 1

(c)Only 2

(d)None of these

5.According to a report by real estate consultants cushman & wakefield, for the first time in six years Mumbai's Nariman point has been dropped from the list of top 10 global commercial rentals. Which position has now Mumbai slipped?

(a)11th

(b)15th 

(c)16th

(d)20th

Newspaper / Journal	Founder / Editor
Hindu	Vir Raghavachariya and g.s. Aiyar
Sandhya	B.b. Upadhaya
Vichar lahiri	Krishnashastri chiplunkar
Hindu patriot	Girish Chandra ghosh later harish Chandra mukherji
Som prakash	Ishwar Chandra vidyasagar
Yugantar	Bhupendranath data and barinder kumar ghosh
Bombay chronicle	Firoze shah Mehta
Hindustan	m.m.malviya
Mooknayak	b.r.ambedkar
Comrade	Mohammed ali
Tahzib – ul – akhlaq	Sir syed Ahmed khan
Al – hilai	Abdul kalam azad
Al – balagh	Abdul kalam azad
Independent	Motilal Nehru
Punjabi	Lala lajpat rai
New India daily	Annie besant
Commonweal	Annie besant
Pratap	Ganesh Shankar vidyanthi
Essays in Indian economics	M.G.Ranade
Samvad kaumudi  (Bengali)	Ram mohan roy
Mirat – ul – akhbar	Ram mohan roy (first Persian newspaper)
Indian mirror	Devendra nath tagore
Nav jeevan	M.K.Gandhi
Young India	M.K.Gandhi
Harijan	M.K.Gandhi
Prabudha bharat	Swami Vivekananda
Udbodhana	Swami Vivekananda
Indian socialist	Shyamji krishma verma
Talwar in berlin	Birendra nath Chattopadhyaye
Free Hindustan in Vancouver	Tarak nath das
Hindustan times	K.M.Pannikar
Kranti	Mirajkar joglekar ghate

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India bans U.S. sanctioned Iranian ships from its waters	1
Londoners let hair down for big party	1
Zardari invites Manmohan (‘visit you ancestral village on Guru Nanak Jayanti’)	1
Stolen Indian antiques seized in New York	1
As monsoon remains deficient, farmers may get diesel subsidy	11
A tale of two interventions	14
Protectionism by another name	14
Road becomes a border between Bodos and Muslims	16
No medical aid or society in this camp	16
New York seizure brings hope for suthamali	17
A decisive battle being waged over Aleppo	18
Russians in the Mediterranean for long haul	18