Our Prime Minister's Resume........!!

CAN U BEAT THIS RESUME!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

EDUCATION /Qualification: 

1950: Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh ,
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab University , Chandigarh  ,
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College, Cambridge,
1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge ,
1957; DPhil ( Oxford ), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India 's export competitiveness 

OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience : 

Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh , 1963-65;
Professor,International Trade, Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi,1969-71 ;
Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant 

Working Experience/ POSITIONS : 

1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade
1972-76: Chief economic  advisor, ministry of finance 
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India; 
Director, Industrial Development Bank of India;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, IBRD 

November 1976 - April  1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs);
Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,finance, Space Commission

April 1980 - September 15, 1982 : Member-secretary, Planning Commission

1980-83: Chairman , India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committeeSeptember 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985 : Governor, Reserve Bank of India...

1982-85: Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund

1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister

1985: President, Indian Economic AssociationJanuary 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987 : Deputy Chairman, Planning CommissionAugust 1, 1987 - November 10, 19! 90: Secretary-general and commissioner,
south commission, Geneva
December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991 : Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairsMarch 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991 : Chairman, UGCJune 21, 1991 - May 15,  1996 : Union finance minister

October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket

June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha

1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance

August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce

March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha

June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance

August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules

Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group

June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha

Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee 

BOOKS: 

India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -
Clarendon Press, Oxford University , 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals. 

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge , 1956

Padma Vibhushan, 1987

Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;

Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994 

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS: 

1966: Economic Affairs Officer

1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD

1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on
International Monetary Reform

1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings

1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting

1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting

1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna 

RECREATION : 

Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre,
New Delhi 

PERSONAL DETAIL: 

Name: Dr Manmohan Singh

DOB: September 26,  1932

Place of Birth: Gah ( West Punjab )

Father: S. Gurmukh Singh

Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur

Married on: September 14, 1958

Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur

Children: Three daughters 

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General Knowledge Competitive Examination

1. Who is the author of ‘speed post’?

Ans. Shobha De

2. Olavanna Model refers to

(a)Women empowerment

(b)Rural sanitation

(c)Community based water supply

(d)Self employment

Ans. Community based water supply

3. Which of the following is an international project?

(a)Chombal project

(b)Kosi project

(c)Tungbhadra

(d)Nagarjuna sagar

Ans. Kosi project

4. Freon gas is used in:

(a)Air-Conditioners

(b)Television

(c)Nuclear reactors

(d)Refrigerators

Ans. Refrigerators

5. Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of:

Ans. Zinc

6. Sputnik was launched on

Ans. October 4, 1957

7. How many players are there in a football team ?

Ans. 11

8. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of:

Ans. Hitler

9. Which is known as Hermit Kingdom?

Ans. Korea

10. The first English school in Kerala was established at

Ans. Mattanchery

11. Law Advisor of the Central Govt. is:

Ans. Solicitor Genreral

12. Where is Visweswarayya Industrial and Technological Musium situated?

Ans. Bangalore

13. Which dance form is popularly known as ‘poetry in motion’?

Ans. Bharatanatyam

14. KLM is the airline of:

Ans. Netherlands

15. Who said ‘child is the father of man’?

Ans. Wordsworth

16. Who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission

Ans. Prime Minister

17. Maginot Line demarcates the boundaries between

Ans. France and Germany

18. Indian currency system was converted into a decimal system from:

Ans. April 1, 1957

19. The battle of plassey was faught in the year

Ans. 1757

20. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it’?

Ans. Balagangadhar Tilak

21. Ibn Batuta came to India during the period of:

Ans. Mohammed-Ibn-Tughlaq

22. Kanchi was the capital of the:

Ans. Pallavas

23. The famous ‘Gayathri Manthram’ is in the:

Ans. Rig Veda

24. The headquarters of ILO is at:

Ans. Geneva

25. The first UN Secretary General Trygve Lie from:

Ans. Norway

26. The longest night in the northern hemisphere is on:

Ans. December 22

27. Beyond Ten Thousand is a book written by:

Ans. Allen Border

28. The 73rd amendment to the constitution of India relates to:

Ans. Panchayat Raj

29. Who was the author of Aithihyamala?

Ans. Kottarathil Sankunni

30. The first woman judge of the supreme court belongs to:

Ans. Kerala

31. World Footballer of the year 2011:

Ans. Lionel Messi

32. Fresco Painting deals with:

Ans. Guptas

33. Second five year plan is based on the model of:

Ans. Mahalanobis

34. Kitab-ul-Hind written by:

Ans. Alberuni

35. The first atomic power plant in India was built at

Ans. Tarapur

36. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere?

(a)Chlorine

(b)Nitrogen

(c)Oxygen

(d)Carbon dioxide

Ans. Chlorine

37. A doctor advised a boy to wear spectacles with cylindrical lens. This is to rectify his:

(a)Short sight

(b)Long sight

(c)Cataract

(d)Astigmatism

Ans. Astigmatism

38. The first secretary of INC:

Ans. AO Hume

39. The first country to speak about Non-Alignment was

Ans. India

40. The mineral present in thyroxine is:

Ans. Potassium

41. Monozite is largely produced in the state of:

(a)Tamil Nadu

(b)Karnataka

(c)Odisha

(d)Kerala

Ans. Kerala

42. Who discovered Brazil ?

Ans. Kabral

43. Which continent is divided into almost two equal parts by the equator?

Ans. Africa

44. The language ‘Dogri’ is spoken in:

Ans. Jammu-Kashmir

45. The country in which Annie Besant was born:

Ans. Ireland

46. The Director of the Malayalam movie ‘Parinayam’?

Ans. Hariharan

47. Nehru Award is instituted for:

Ans. International understanding and peace

48. Central Food Technological Research Institute is situated in:

Ans. Mysore

49. Panini is associated with:

(a)Music

(b)Grammer

(c)Literature

(d)Dancing

Ans. Grammer

50. English East India Company set up during the period of:

Ans. Elizabath

51. Country known as Emerald Island:

Ans. Ireland

52. Shora is the parliament of:

Ans. Afganistan

53. The actress who won Urvashi Award 4 times?

Ans. Shabana Azmi

54. Rhodesia is the name of:

Ans. Zimbabwe

55. Taj Mahal is on the kanks of river:

Ans. Yamuna

Know about Election Commission of India

Know about Election Commission of India

 The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, constitutionally established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India. Under the supervision of the commission, free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission has the power of superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of India and the state legislatures and of elections to the office of the President of India and the Vice-President of India.

The commission consists of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two ElectionCommissioners (EC), appointed by the President of India.

The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office by Parliament with two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the grounds of proven misbehavior or incapacity. Other Election Commissioners can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner. The Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners draw salaries and allowances at par with those of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India as per the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1992. The current CEC is V Sundaram Sampath.

A Constitutional Body

India is a Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic and the largest democracy in the World. The modern Indian nation state came into existence on 15th of August 1947. Since then free and fair elections have been held at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution, Electoral Laws and System.

The Constitution of India has vested in the Election Commission of India the superintendence, direction and control of the entire process for conduct of elections to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the offices of President and Vice-President of India.

Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950. The Commission celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2001. For details, please click here

Originally the commission had only a Chief Election Commissioner. It currently consists of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

For the first time two additional Commissioners were appointed on 16th October 1989 but they had a very short tenure till 1st January 1990. Later, on 1st October 1993 two additional Election Commissioners were appointed. The concept of multi-member Commission has been in operation since then, with decision making power by majority vote.

Appointment & Tenure of Commissioners

The President appoints Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. They have tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. They enjoy the same status and receive salary and perks as available to Judges of the Supreme Court of India. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only through impeachment by Parliament.

The Setup

The Commission has a separate Secretariat at New Delhi, consisting of about 300 officials, in a hierarchical set up.

Two or three Deputy Election Commissioners and Director Generals who are the senior most officers in the Secretariat assist the Commission. They are generally appointed from the national civil service of the country and are selected and appointed by the Commission with tenure. Directors, Principal Secretaries, and Secretaries, Under Secretaries and Deputy Directors support the Deputy Election Commissioners and Director Generals in turn. There is functional and territorial distribution of work in the Commission. The work is organised in Divisions, Branches and sections; each of the last mentioned units is in charge of a Section Officer. The main functional divisions are Planning, Judicial, Administration, Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation, SVEEP, Information Systems, Media and Secretariat Co-ordination. The territorial work is distributed among separate units responsible for different Zones into which the 35 constituent States and Union Territories of the country are grouped for convenience of management.

At the state level, the election work is supervised, subject to overall superintendence, direction and control of the Commission, by the Chief Electoral Officer of the State, who is appointed by the Commission from amongst senior civil servants proposed by the concerned state government. He is, in most of the States, a full time officer and has a small team of supporting staff.

At the district and constituency levels, the District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers and Returning Officers, who are assisted by a large number of junior functionaries, perform election work. They all perform their functions relating to elections in addition to their other responsibilities. During election time, however, they are available to the Commission, more or less, on a full time basis.

The gigantic task force for conducting a countrywide general election consists of nearly five million polling personnel and civil police forces. This huge election machinery is deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission and is subject to its control, superintendence and discipline during the election period, extending over a period of one and half to two months.

Political Parties & the Commission

Political parties are registered with the Election Commission under the law. The Commission ensures inner party democracy in their functioning by insisting upon them to hold their organizational elections at periodic intervals. Political Parties so registered with it are granted recognition at the State and National levels by the Election Commission on the basis of their poll performance at general elections according to criteria prescribed by it. The Commission, as a part of its quasi-judicial jurisdiction, also settles disputes between the splinter groups of such recognised parties.

Election Commission ensures a level playing field for the political parties in election fray, through strict observance by them of a Model Code of Conduct evolved with the consensus of political parties.

The Commission holds periodical consultations with the political parties on matters connected with the conduct of elections; compliance of Model Code of Conduct and new measures proposed to be introduced by the Commission on election related matters.

At Present V. S. Sampath is the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Two Election Commissioners are Harishankar Brahma And Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

Some Amazing Funny Facts

• The turkey was domesticated in Mexico and brought to Europe in the 16th century.
• A large amount of the dust in you home is actually dead skin.
• Our sun has an expected lifetime of about 11 billion years. 
• The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
• The largest McDonald's is in Beijing, China - measuring 28,000 square feet. It has twenty nine cash registers.
• It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
• The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
• The dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
• Winston Churchill was born in the ladies' room during a dance.
• "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
• 20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
• Butterflies taste with their feet.
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• The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down if it weren’t for the fact that the wings would shear off when trying to roll it over.
• In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
• The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are the rabbit and the parrot.
• 40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 
• The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.
• When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
• "Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive Double letters. 
• 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
• A Blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant.
• A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
• In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on watch is 10:10.
• All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
• One out of 20 people have an extra rib. 
• The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
• The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to
• squirt blood 30 feet.
• A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.
• The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger.
• The Killer Whale (also known as Orca) is actually a type of dolphin.
• A snail can sleep for three years. 
• When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well. 
• If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.
• Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
• There are three sides to any argument: your side, my side and the right side.
• An consultant is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
• The name jaguar means, “A wild beast that can kill its prey with a single bound.”
• Wood frog can survive after its body gets mostly frozen and its heart stops beating during the arctic winter freeze.
• There are more head and spinal injuries from cheer-leading than from all other high school and college sports combined.

United Nations (UN) Agencies, its Headquarters & their purpose

The United Nations (UN) Agencies plays a leading role in providing development and humanitarian assistance, including as a first-responder to natural disasters and complex emergencies. Knowing about UN Agencies is immensely important for all kind of competitive Examinations. Here is the list of United Nations Agencies, their Headquarters and its purposes.

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Name of Agency	Headquarters	Purpose
International Labour Organization (ILO)	Geneva	To improve conditions and living standard of workers.
World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva	Attainment of highest possible level of heath by all people.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	Paris	To Promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	Vienna	To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	New York	To promote children’s welfare all over the world.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)	Geneva	To provide protection to refugees.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	New York	For formulating population policies.
International Fund for Agricultural Development	Rome	For financing agricultural projects in the world to raise the economic growth.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	Geneva	Promotes international trade to accelerate economic growth of developing countries.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	Montreal	Promotes safety of international aviation.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Washington D.C.	Promotes international monetary cooperation.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	Washington D.C.	Promotes economic development by encouraging private enterprise in its member countries.
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	Berne	Improve various postal services in the world.
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)	Nairobi	Promotes international co-operation in human environment.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, and telephone and space radio communication.
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)	Rome	To improve living condition of rural population.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	Washington D.C.	Development of economic of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	Geneva	Promote international exchange of weather reports.
World Trade Organization (WTO)	Geneva	Setting rules for world trade to reduce tariffs.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	New York	Help developing countries increase the wealth producing capabilities o their natural and human resources.
Inter Government maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)	London	Promotes co-operation on technical matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti-pollution measures.
International Development Association (IDA)	Washington D.C.	An affiliate of the World Bank, aims to help under-developed countries raise living standards.
International Tele-communication Union (ITU)	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio telegraph, telephone and space radio communications.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	New York	Provides training and research to help facilitate UN objectives of world peace and security and of economic and social progress.
United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)	New York	Provides basic amenities and education for the victims of Arab-Israel War.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	New York	Studying population dynamics, collecting population data, formulating and evolving population policies, family planning and related programs