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Q.1 Who among the following has called the District collector as "Institutional Charisma" ?1. Rajni Kothari
2. PR Daubhashi
3. TN Charturvedi
4. JD Shukla
Ans:

Q.2 Which among the followin matter the state PSC is not consulted ?
1. Method of recruitment of civil services in state.
2. on the principle to be followed in making appointment to civil services in state
3. on the principle to be followed in making promotion and transfer fro one service to another
4. Making transfer of civil servants
Ans:4


Q.4 Which one of the following is NO the function of the state Human Rights Commission ?
1. Enquire suo-motu the violation of human right
2. Visit any jail
3. Review the protection of Human Right
4. To punish for the violation of human right
Ans: 4

Q.5 Biodiversity Hotspot in India are the ?
i. Eastern Ghat
ii. Western Ghat
iii. Eastern Himalaya
iv. Western India
Ans: B (ii AND iii)

Q.6 Which of the following committee is related to the estimation of poverty in India ?
1. Vijay Kelkar Committee
2. Suresh Tendulkar committee
3. SP Gupta committee
4. Lakdawala committee
Ans: BOTH 2&4

Q.7 The name of Karkhana of jaipur state where the artist made painting and miniature was ?
1. Toshakhana
2. Sutarjaba
3. Suratkhana
4. Jawarkhana
Ans: 3

Q.8 From where did fareed, later who becae sher shah suri, got his education from ?
1. Sahsaram
2. Patna
3. Jaunpure
4. Lahore
Ans: 2

Q.9 Which group of mineral represents non-ferrous metals ?
1. Nickel, Zinc, Copper, Aluminium
2. Nicketl, Aluminium, Iron ore, Zinc
3. Copper, Pig Iron, Nicketl, Steel
4. Nickel, Carbon steel, Aluminium, Zinc
Ans:1 NICKEL ZINK COPPER ALUMINIUM

Q.10 Which one of the following pair is correctly matched ?
1. Parshvanath - Janatrika
2. Bindusara - Shakya
3. Skandgupta - Maurya
4. Chetak - Lichchhawi
Ans: 4

Q.11 The great sanskrit poet and dramatist, rajshekhar lived at the court of ?
1. Raja Bhoj
2. Mahipal
3. Mahendrappala-1
4. Indra-III
Ans: 3

Q.12 Which of the railway connecting the following two stations has been recognized as heritage railway line by unesco ?
1. Siliguri and Darjeeling
2. Allahabad and Varanasi
3. Mumbai and Thane
4. Amritsar and Ludhiana
Ans: 1

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knowing about india -Biosphere Reserves in india,unesco sites of india

Biosphere Reserves in india updated list & unesco sites

18 Biosphere Reserves in India: Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which promote the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. They are internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme and nominated by national governments. The Ministry of Environment and Forest provides financial assistance to the respective State governments for conservation of landscape and biological diversity and cultural heritage. Indian government has established 18 Biosphere Reserves of India(categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat. Nine of the Eighteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list

Biosphere Reserves in India Updated List (September 2013):

	Year	Name	State	Key Fauna	Area km²	Remark
1	2008	Great Rann of Kutch	Gujarat	Indian Wild Ass	12454	Largest of India
2	1989	Gulf of Mannar	Tamil Nadu	Dugong or Sea Cow	10500	UNESCO Site
3	1989	Sundarbans	West Bengal	Royal Bengal Tiger	9630	UNESCO Site
4	2009	Cold Desert	Himachal Pradesh	Snow Leopard	7770
5	1988	Nandadevi	Uttarakhand		5860	UNESCO Site
6	1986	Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	TN, Kerala and Karnataka	Lion-tailed macaque	5520	UNESCO Site
7	1998	Dihang-Dibang	Arunachal Pradesh		5112
8	1999	Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve	Madhya Pradesh	Squirrel, Flying Squirrel	4981	UNESCO Site
9	2010	Seshachalam Hills	Andhra Pradesh		4755
10	1994	Simlipal	Odisha	Gaur, Royal Bengal Tiger	4374	UNESCO Site
11	2005	Achanakamar - Amarkantak	MP, Chhattisgarh		3835	UNESCO Site
12	1989	Manas	Assam	Golden Langur, Red Panda	2837
13	2000	Khangchendzonga	Sikkim	Snow Leopard, Red Panda	2620
14	2001	Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve	Kerala, Tamil Nadu	Nilgiri Tahr, Elephants	1828
15	1989	Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Saltwater Crocodile	885	UNESCO Site
16	1988	Nokrek	Meghalaya	Red Panda	820	UNESCO Site
17	1997	Dibru-Saikhowa	Assam	Golden Langur	765
18	2011	Panna	MP	tiger, chital, bear	543

Indian voting system-Right to reject a new approach for voters in india

Right to reject a new approach for voters

election commission of india

Supreme Court on 27th September 2013 gave the citizens of India the right to reject all candidates in elections. The judgement will be implemented immediately, and the "none of the above" option will be included in EVMs and ballot papers to be used in the upcoming state Assembly Elections later this year. The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, already gives Indians the right to not vote for any candidate, through Section 49 (O). Under this section, used by a minuscule number of well-informed voters, voters can have their finger inked, then tell the presiding officer that he/she does not wish to vote for any of the candidates and this is then recorded in a register. This implies that a voter declares openly that he is rejecting the candidates. The SC decision provides to citizens the right to a secret ballot even while exercising his right to reject all the candidates.
"Democracy is all about choices and voters will be empowered by this right of negative voting," a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said in its order on Friday. The judges said that this "would lead to a systemic change in polls and political parties will be forced to project clean candidates". Negative voting is prevalent in 13 countries and even in India, MPs are given the option of abstaining while voting in the parliament, the court said.