Historical personalities

1. Bhaskaracharya A celebrated Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 12^th century AD, he was born at Bijapur and was the author of Siddhanta, Siromani, also known as Lilavati.

2. Bhaskaravarman Famous ruler of Kamarupa (Assam), he was a contemporary and close friend of Harshavardhana of Kanauj. His court was visited by the Chinese pilgrim, Hiuen Tsang.

3. Bilhana the court poet of vikramaditya VI (1076-1127), the Chalukya ruler of Kalyan, he was the author, of Vikramankacharita.

4. Bir Narayan The minor ruler of Garhkatanga whose mother. Rani Durgavati, died fighting along with him in trying to defend their kingdom against Akbar.

5. Birbal, Raja A Rajput chief in the employment of Akbar, he was the favourite of the emperor who honoured him with titles of ‘Raja’ and ‘Kavi Priya’ (for his Hindi poetry). He lost his life in 1586 while campaigning against the Yusufzai tribe in the north-western India.

6. Bird, R M A British revenue officer in charge of land revenue settlement of the North – West Provinces, he took ten years (1830-40) to complete the work which came to be known as the Mahalwari System.

7. Brydon, Dr A British army surgeon, he was the only survivor of the regiment that fought the first Afghan War (1839-42)

8. Bussy, Marquis De A prominent French general under Dupleix, he acted as the military adviser of Salabat Jang (Nizam of Hyderabad) for seven years (1751-58).

9. Butler, Sir Harcourt First the governor of the United Provinces and of Burma, he was later appointed the chairman of the Indian States Committee (1927) set up to inquire into the relationship between the British government and the Indian States.

10. Carvey, William A Baptist missionary of the early 19^th century, he propagated Christianity in Bengal, promoted Bengali prose, advocated the spread of western sciences and English literature, and condemned the practice of sati. He greatly influenced Bentinck’s educational and social policies.

Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Wednesday October 31^st  

Topic	Page No.
We will ‘walk alone’ if need be: Chidambaram	1
Pragmatic stance	8
It is business as usual in Pakistan	8
Mali on the brink	8
Ocean – grabbing a threat to world’s fisheries	9
Victoria’s justice bedevils the new Libya	9
Miscontruing order, Chhattisgarh tribals denied sterilisation for three decades	10
India U.S. Japan talk co operation	10
India, U.K. amend convention avoidance of double taxation	10
India U.S. Japan meet rankles China	13
‘NPAs are not alarming as our banking system is robust’	14
RBI leaves policy rate unchanged, cuts CRR	14

questions to be learn

1.     The Government has introduced annual recognition procedure for the National Sports Federations (NSFs) from the year 2010.  The NSFs which complied with the Government guidelines and furnished complete information/documents sought by the Government have been granted annual recognition.  51 NSFs have been granted recognition by the government for the year 2011. Which of the following have been granted recognition as NSF by the government? 
    1.    Judo Federation of India
    2.    Aero Club of India
    3.    Bridge Federation of India
    4.    Board of Control for Cricket in India
    Code:-
    (a)    1, 2 and 3    (b) 2, 3 and 4
    (c)    1, 3 and 4    (d) None of the above

2.     Consider the following sentences about 'Lakshya-1'.
1.    India's indigenously developed, micro-light pilot-less target aircraft 'Lakshya-1' was successfully test flown from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on August 23, 2012.
2.    It is a sub-sonic, re-usable aerial target system, is remote controlled from the ground and designed to impart training to both air borne and air defence pilots.
3.    Lakshya has been inducted into the Indian Air Force since 2001.
The correct sentence/sentences is/are
(a)    1 and 2    (b)    2 and 3
(c)    1 and 3    (d)    All of the above

3.     Encouraged by the success of "Curiosity", NASA has announced to launch a new Mars mission in 2016 to take a better look into the guts of the Red Planet. The mission will investigate why Mars' crust is not divided into tectonic plates that drift like Earth's. What is the name of this mission?
(a)    InSight    (b) OnSight
(b)    UnSight    (d) In toSight

4.     The Cabinet approved reduction of 30 per cent or 264 such items for NLDCs that are contained under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). India's imports are classified under two lists - the MFN list and sensitive list. Which year SAFTA came into force?
(a)    2004    (b) 2005
(c)    2006    (d) 2007

5.     Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) are being sanctioned for the development of education in the tribal areas of the country under the Special Area Programme. Which of the following article grant this Special Area Programme since 1997-98?
    (a) 274 (2)        (b) 275 (1)
    (c) 275 (2)        (d) 274 (2)