Ramon Magsaysay Award

It is considered as the Asia's Nobel Prize.

Established- by trustees of the New York City based Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Philippine government in the memory of Philippines’ third President Ramon Magsaysay in 1957.

Ramon Magsaysay was died in the plane crash in 1957.

Eradicated disease

Eradicated disease

Smallpox

There have been only two successful global campaigns in which a disease has been eradicated. Smallpox, eradicated in 1980, happens to be the first of these. The last natural case of smallpox, according to WHO, was in 1977 in Somalia.

 

Rinderpest

The second disease to be eradicated is rinderpest. It did not affect humans, but cattle and other members of the ruminant family. It was in October 2010 that the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation announced rinderpest’s eradication after nine years of no diagnoses. It’s the only disease of livestock that has been eradicated by human effort.

Polio

While the WHO continues with its efforts to eradicate the disease, it has been eliminated in India. The South-East Asia Region was certified polio-free in March 2014, also marking polio-free existence for 80 percent of the global population.

The last polio case in India was recorded in West Bengal in 2011. In Delhi, the last case was reported in 2009. Currently, only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria (in the entire world) have wild polio virus in active circulation.

Yaws

Yaws is a kind of chronic bacterial infection which mostly affects tribal population that inhabits remote, hilly and forest areas. It targets skin, bones and joints and was eliminated from India in September 2006.

In July 2016, India received official citation from WHO and UNICEF for being free of the disease. This milestone was reached before the WHO global target of eradicating the disease by 2020.

Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus

Along with official citation for Yaws, India was felicitated by the global health organisations for Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) as well in July 2016. In case of deliveries in unhygienic circumstances, mothers and babies are often left vulnerable to MNT which severely affects mortality rates. Tetanus killed as many as 160,000 young children in India in 1988, according to UNICEF.

However, the disease, which can be prevented by hygienic practices, has been eliminated in India. Its elimination was officially announced in August 2015.

World Civilizations

World Civilizations-

1. Mesopotamian Civilization ( Oldest) 

Modern Area- Iraq ( then known as Babylonia, sumer and Assyria High lands)

River Valley - Tigris and Euphrates

2. Egyptian Civilization 

Modern Area- Egypt

River Valley - Nile

3. Harappan Civilization ( Largest) 

Modern Area- India and Pakistan

River Valley - Indus 

4. Chinese Civilization 

Modern Area- China

Modern Area- Huang - He

Important Greek Personalities

Historians - Herodotus. ( Father of History).

Philosophers - Socrates , Plato, Aristotle.

Medicine- Hippocrates.

Poet - Homer, Famous for the Epic Poems -( The Lliad and the Odyssey).

Astronomers - Ptolemy -( Theory of Earth as the Centre of Universe).

Government Schemes

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat 

Announced - occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 
Aims to actively enhance interaction between people of diverse cultures living in different States and UTs in India, with the objective of promoting greater mutual understanding amongst them. 

Belongs to Ministry of HRD

OBJECTIVES

• To celebrate the unity in diversity of our nation and to maintain and strengthen the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our country;
• To promote the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between all states and union territories through a year-long planned engagement between states;
• To showcase the rich heritage and culture, customs and traditions of either state for enabling people to understand and appreciate the diversity that is India, thus fostering a sense of common identity;
• To establish long term engagements; and
• To create an environment this promotes learning between states by sharing best practices and experiences.

LaQshya 

Launched by - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Aimed at improving quality of care in labour room and maternity Operation Theatre (OT). 

The Program will improve quality of care for pregnant women in labour room, maternity Operation Theatre and Obstetrics Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and High Dependency Units (HDUs).

The LaQshya program is being implemented at all Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals and First Referral Unit (FRU), and Community Health Center (CHCs) and will benefit every pregnant woman and new-born delivering in public health institutions.

Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).

The scheme will be implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development. 


Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal 

Organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

The PENCIL is an electronic platform that aims at involving Centre, State, District, Governments, civil society and the general public in achieving the target of child labour free society. 

The SOP (Standing Operating Procedures) is aimed at creating a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and monitoring agencies to ensure complete prohibition of child labour and protection of adolescents from hazardous labour ultimately leading to Child Labour Free India.

The scheme focuses on:

i. All child workers below the age of 14 years in the identified target area.

ii. Adolescent workers below the age of 18 years in the target area engaged in hazardous occupations / processes2

iii. Families of Child workers in the identified target area

Note-  NCLPS is a central sector scheme where 100% of the funding is provided by the Government of India through the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 

Fundamental Duties (मौलिक कर्तव्य)

Added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
1 9 76 में 42 वें संशोधन द्वारा संविधान में जोड़ा गया।

By the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
स्वरन सिंह कमेटी की सिफारिशों से।

Originally - 10 Fundamental duties.
मूल रूप से - 10 मौलिक कर्तव्य


Note- It shall be the duty of every citizen of India.
यह भारत के हर नागरिक का कर्तव्य होगा

1.  To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;
 संविधान का पालन करना और इसके आदर्शों और संस्थानों,राष्ट्रीय ध्वज और राष्ट्रीय गान; का सम्मान करना, 

2. To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;

 स्वतंत्रता के लिए हमारे राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन को प्रेरित करने वाले उच्च आदर्र्शों को हृदय में संजोए रखे और उनका पालन करे;

3. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

भारत की संप्रभुता, एकता और अखंडता को बनाए रखने और उसकी रक्षा करन;

4. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;

 देश की रक्षा करे और आह्वान किए जाने पर राष्ट्र की सेवा करे;

5. To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

भारत के सभी लोगों में धार्मिक, भाषाई और क्षेत्रीय या विभागीय विविधता से परे सद्भाव और सामान्य भाईचारे की भावना को बढ़ावा देना; महिलाओं की गरिमा के लिए अपमानजनक प्रथाओं को त्यागना;

6. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

हमारी समग्र संस्कृति की समृद्ध विरासत को मूल्यवान और संरक्षित करने के लिए;

7. To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures;

 प्राकृतिक पर्यावरण की, जिसके अंतर्गत वन, झील, नदी और वन्य जीव हैं, रक्षा करे और उसका संवर्धन करे तथा प्राणि मात्र के प्रति दयाभाव रखे;

8. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;

 वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण, मानववाद और ज्ञानार्जन तथा सुधार की भावना का विकास करे;

9. To safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

सार्वजनिक संपत्ति की रक्षा और हिंसा को खत्म करने के लिए;

10. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity, so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement;

 व्यक्तिगत और सामूहिक गतिविधियों के सभी क्षेत्रों में उत्कर्ष की ओर बढ़ने का सतत प्रयास करे जिससे राष्ट्र निरंतर बढ़ते हुए प्रयत्न और उपलब्धि की नई ऊँचाइयों को छू ले;

At Present 11 Fundamental Duties.

वर्तमान में  11 मौलिक कर्तव्य है 

11th were added by - 86 Constitutional Amendments Act 2002.

११बां मौलिक कर्तव्य 86 संशोधन अधिनियम द्वारा जोड़ा गया 

११बां मौलिक कर्तव्य इस प्रकार है -

Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child, or as the case may be, ward between the age of six to fourteen years.

यदि माता-पिता या संरक्षक है, छह वर्ष से चौदह वर्ष तक की आयु वाले अपने, यथास्थिति, बालक या प्रतिपाल्य के लिए शिक्षा के अवसर प्रदान करे।]

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Economy Questions

30-03-2018

Don’t Google , Be Honest

Q1. In India , deficit financing is used for raising resources for:

1.    Economic development

2.    Redemption of Public debt

3.    Adjusting the balance of payments

4.    Reducing the foreign debt

Find the Correct Answer?

A)   1&2

B)   2&3

C)   1,2&4

D)   All

Q2. Consider the following Statement:

1. Higher Employment growth rate always leads to lower unemployment rate.

2. Higher GDP growth always leads to higher employment growth.

Find the Correct Answer?

A.1&2

B.Only 1

C.Only 2

D. Neither 1 and Nor 2

Q.3 With respect to various rates, regulated by RBI Consider the following Statements:

1. CRR is the ratio of total deposits of a bank which is to be maintained by Bank with itself in the form of Cash.

2. The purpose of CRR is to ensure that banks do not run out of cash to meet the payment demands of their depositors.

3.To meet SLR requirements , bank can use cash , gold, various assets owned by bank like bank building, government approved securities.

Find Correct Answer?

A.1 and 3

B. 2 Only

C.1 and 2

D. 2 and 3

Q.4 Which of the following Policies aims to reduce the current Account Deficit?

1. Currency Devaluation

2. Reduction in import duties

3. Tightening of fiscal and Monetary Policy

4. Providing export subsidies

A.1 ,2 and 3

B. 3 and 4

C.1 ,3and 4

D. 3and 4

Q.5 Which Statements are true about special economic zone:

1. They attract investment primarily from foreign sources only

2. They are  focused on increasing the import and export activities .

3. Creation of infrastructure

4. They cannot sell in domestic market generally

A.1,2

B. 2, 3 and 4

C.3and 4

D. All