RRB NTPC Capsule - 2016

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PRESENTS

Hello Sehpaathians,
We team Sehpaathi brings to you the most awaited RRB NTPC General Awareness Capsule to
boost your preparation.
This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

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How to Prepare for Railway Recruitment Board Exam?

After the Banking and SSC exams, Railway Recruitment Board examinations with such a huge number of
vacancies is the most popular known exam among aspirants. It will not only takes more number of
candidates but also pays more. When compared to banking & SSC the RRB exam, although it is not very
difficult, we are not saying its easy job to crack it but by practicing and following few trick. Dont worry
we will suggest you few tips to how to prepare for railway recruitment exam preparation tips.

Know Your Syllabus Properly

Quickly complete syllabus

Effective Time Management

Collect Excellent Study Materials

Practice as much as you can We mean problems / sample questions

Taking self-Mock Examinations

Stop reading new topics if exams are near a week

Be calm and confident in exam focus on the maximum marks you can grab

Re check the question which seems like doubtful

Reduce Your Stress

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

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Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17

Railway Budget of India also referred as Rail Budget is the Annual Financial Statement of the state
Indian Railways, which handles rail transport in India. It is presented every year by the Minister of
Railways, representing the Ministry of Railways, in the parliament.
The Railway Budget is presented every year, a few days before the Union budget of India.
This year, the railway budget will be presented by Suresh Prabhu.

Theme of the Budget

Overcoming challenges Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: Chalo, Milkar

Kuch Naya Karen

Three pillars of the strategy i.e. Nav Arjan New revenues, Nav Manak New norms,
Nav Sanrachna New Structures.

Vision
By 2020, long-felt desires of the common man to be fulfilled i.e, reserved accommodation on trains
available on demand, time tabled freight trains, high end technology to improve safety record,
elimination of all unmanned level crossings, improved punctuality, higher average speed of freight
trains, semi high speed trains running along the golden quadrilateral, zero direct discharge of human
waste.

Financial Performance

2015-16- Savings of Rs. 8,720 crore neutralizing most of the revenue shortfall, expected OR 90%;

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2016-17- Targeted Operating Ratio (OR) 92%, restrict growth of Ordinary Working Expenses
by 11.6% after building in immediate impact of 7th PC, reductions planned in diesel and
electricity consumption, Revenue generation targeted at Rs. 1,84,820 crore.

Here are the highlights of the Rail Budget 2016:

Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into reality

Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

Saving of Rs.8,720 crore from last years estimates

Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore

2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged

Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commissioned every day during 2016-17

Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by 2018-19

8.8 lakh crore to be spent on infrastructure in five years

40,000 crore expected from the government as nudgetary support

Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation

Social media being increasingly used to ensure transparency

Online booking of retiring rooms made possible

17,000 additional bio-toilets to be provided by the end of current fiscal

Finalised bids for two new loco factories under Make in India initiative

WiFi facilities at 100 more stations this year and 400 stations next year

2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged

Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime minister Narendra Modi into reality

Aiming tom achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore

Local art to be highlighted at railway stations

Academic facility at Vadodara being upgraded to university level

Railways to generate 9 crore mandays of employment in 2017-18 and 14 crore mandays in 201819

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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To increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 percent

Dedicated freight corridors envisaged for North-South, East-West and East Coast alignments

Social media being increasingly used to ensure transparency

Online booking of retiring rooms made possible

17,000 additional bio-toilets to be provided by the end of current fiscal

Finalised bids for two new loco factories under Make in India initiative

WiFi facilities at 100 more stations this year and 400 stations next year

2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged

Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commissioned every day during 2016-17

Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by 2018-19

8.8 lakh crore to be spent on infrastructure in five years

40,000 crore expected from the government as budgetary support

Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation

Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime minister Narendra Modi into reality

Aiming tom achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

Saving of Rs.8,720 crore from last years estimates

Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore

LIC to fund Rs.1.5 lakh crore over five years on favourable terms

Two elevated tracks envisaged from Churchgate and CST on Mumbais suburban railway system

Specialised teams envisaged in specific areas to improve efficiency

All-India 24X7 helpline for women

Fully unreserved trains to be operated on high-density corridors

Local art to be highlighted at railway stations

Academic facility at Vadodara being upgraded to university level

Railways to generate 9 crore mandays of employment in 2017-18 and 14 crore mandays in 201819

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

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To increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 percent

Dedicated freight corridors envisaged for North-South, East-West and East Coast alignments

Social media being increasingly used to ensure transparency

Online booking of retiring rooms made possible

17,000 additional bio-toilets to be provided by the end of current fiscal

Finalised bids for two new loco factories under Make in India initiative

WiFi facilities at 100 more stations this year and 400 stations next year

2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged

Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commissioned every day during 2016-17

Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by 2018-19

8.8 lakh crore to be spent on infrastructure in five years

40,000 crore expected from the government as budgetary support

Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation

Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into reality.

Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

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National Headlines (INDIA)

Maharashtra has become countrys first state to allow the MLAs to raise online questions

Uttar Pradesh government bans use of polythene bags across the State as per the directives of
Allahabad High Court to prohibit its usage.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurates Indias biggest wildlife rescue
center in presence of State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar at Nagpur

Jharkhand Government inaugurated land bank web portal jharbhoom.nic.in

Kakatiya thermal plant commissioned in Telangana

Union Cabinet Approved Standup India Scheme to Promote Entrepreneurship among SC/ST and
Women

Indias first injectible Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as a part of Global endgame strategy was
launched by Union Government.

First state in India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project will be honoured to Himachal
Pradesh.

Biodiesel for operating of trains will be introduced by South Western Railway zones.

First fully air conditioned double decker train will start operating from Goa to Mumbai by
Ministry of Railways.

Online labs-e learning programme will be launched by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of
Communications & IT.

Operation Dhangu, the codename given to the mission to eliminate the terrorists in the
Pathankot Air Force Station

Punjab Bans Manufacture of Gutkha, Pan Masala

Haryana child sex ratio rises by over 5%

Jallikattu in T.N., bullock cart race in Maharashtra cleared

Mysore to get Indias 1st River Gallery

Kerala First to achieve 100% primary Education

20th National Youth Festival inaugurated in Naya Raipur

BSNL starts 4G service with soft launch in Chandigarh

Sikkim becomes Indias First Fully Organic state

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Indias Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji & two others among worlds 62 super-rich

Maharashtra first state to give maternity leave in Surrogacy

Jodhpurs Umaid Bhawan Palace named the worlds best hotel of 2016

India's first blind friendly train, from Mysuru to Varanasi

AIR launches 24*7 classical music channel

Ahmedabad nominated for UNESCO heritage city tag

Kerala To Host Global Skill Summit

Commemorative Coin of 150 rupees & Circulation Coin of 10 rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai released

French army soldiers became the first foreign military contingent to take part in India's
Republic Day parade

Kerala to launch Transgender run G-Taxi Service.

Low cost motorized wheelchair LOCOMO launched by Union Government for disabled persons.

DIPP gives nod to set up Indias first Defence Industrial Park at Ottappalam.

India gets its first underwater restaurant

Indias 1st railway university to come up in Gujarat.

MGNREGA as scheme completes 10 years

Persons with disability to get Unique identity cards

Infosys to build the Worlds tallest Clock Tower.

Odisha Government allowed tourists into certain tribal areas after three years ban

International Fleet review began at Visakhapatnam

First Kerala Literature Festival began at Kozhikode

Arun Jaitley launches Finance Ministrys official YouTube channel

The Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE),Puducherry has become India's
first fully solar powered educational Institute.

Maharashtra to get Indias 1st International Arbitration centre

Union Government launched 24x7 toll free Tourist Infoline in 12 International Languages

National Deworming campaign launched by Union Health ministry

Assam CM Gogoi unveiled Vision Assam 2030

Union Government released National Framework for Malaria elimination

Elephanta Island off the coast of Mumbai to receive electricity from August 15

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so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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Gujarat to have Indias first disabled-friendly beach

Goa may term National Bird Peacock as 'Vermin'

Next phase of Odd-even traffic rationing scheme to be implemented from April 15

1st Mega Food Park in Madhya Pradesh inaugurated at Panwa

Bhubaneswar among cleanest cities in country

National Green Tribunal approved the controversial Hubli-Ankola railway line in Karnataka

Oracle to Open Its First India Campus in Bengaluru.

Rajya Sabha passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015.

Indias Latest Ranking in World In Various Sectors:

India 2nd Largest Fruit Producer In World After China
India ranks 52nd in Tourism and Travel Competitive Index: WEF
India slips to 89th rank in global talent competitiveness
India got 130th rank in Human Development Index by upgrading 5 ranks
India ranked 76 in Transparency International Report 2015
India ranked 22nd among worlds best countries

This capsule is a compilation of all Railway related General awareness. As this is a Railway exam
so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
We hope this capsule will be very useful for all of you for a good preparation and you will be
able to crack the Railway Recruitment exam with flying colours.

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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

Government of Nepal on 20 December 2015 decided to amend the Constitution to address two
key demands of agitating Madhesis regarding proportional representation and constituency
delimitation.

India and France has launched International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the Conference of Parties
(CoP21) Climate Conference in Paris, France

Production of China's first manned electric aircraft RX1E is ready

New Anti-Terrorism law to strip citizenship has been passed by Australia

Chinese capital Beijing issued its first-ever red alert on air pollution

5th Heart of Asia conference has begun at, Islamabad Pakistan

Time magazine has remarked German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Person of the Year 2015

Worlds first dengue fever vaccine Dengvaxia was cleared by Mexico for public use.

Philippines will be hitted by Typhoon Melor

37-metre-tall golden Chairman Mao statue appears in the Chinese countryside

Largest blue star sapphire found in Sri Lanka

Huawei becomes first Chinese company to ship more than 100 million smart phones in a year

India will be Nepal PM Olis first foreign visit

Mein Kampf published in Germany for first time since WWII

Chinas country code domain .cn becomes worlds largest

Burkina Faso's president named Paul Kaba Thieba as Prime Minister

WHO declares LIBERIA ebola-free

Italian town welcomes first baby in 28 years

Strong 7 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Russia

Vietnam lifted ban on import of Groundnut from India

Worlds first robot-run farm set to open in Japan

The Parliamentray session that will install Myanmar's first democratically elected government
in over 50 years.

Dubai International Airport World's busiest in 2015

Vietnam gets worlds longest cable car system

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so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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The United Nations Postal Administration has released six new postage stamps promoting
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Canada imposes restrictions on blood donations to prevent Zika virus

Earthquake of 5.2 magintude hit Indonesia

Strong 6.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan

Indo Seychelles Joint Military Exercise (EX LAMITYE)

Dubai To Build World's Largest Mall

Gambias President has declared the country an Islamic republic, saying he decided this because
Islam is the religion of the majority of its citizens.

Construction work on the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) Gas Pipeline project

started in Turkmenistan.

NEW APPOINTMENTS
INDIA:

President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) - Mamta Binani

Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries - Avinash K Srivastava

Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice

and Empowerment - Vinod Agrawal

Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs 14. JS Deepak Telecom Secretary - Shyam S Agarwal

'Incredible India' brand ambassadors - Amitabh Bachchan & Priyanka Chopra

Executive Director of Greenpeace India - Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam

Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) - Atulesh Jindal

President of BJP Party - Amit Shah

Chairman and Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation of India - Alice Vaidyan

Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC Ltd 8. Justice Sanjay Mishra Lokayukta of Uttar
Pradesh - Gurdeep Singh

Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) - KK Jalan

Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare - Shobhana K

Pattanayak

Indias Ambassador to Mexico - Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi

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India's ambassador to Israel - Pavan Kapoor

Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President, Wipro - Bhanumurthy B M

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - Pawan
Kumar Agarwal

Technology Advisor to the Odisha Government - Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda

Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for a second three-year term - Dr Urjit R Patel

General President of the 105th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) - Dr Achyuta
Samanta

Chairman and Managing Director ,Madras Fertilzers - AB Khare

Chairman, Industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) - Kunal Shah

Chairman of fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Devender Kumar Sikri

Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) - Kamlesh Kumar Pandey

Commissioner of Police of Mumbai - Datta Padsalgikar

Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets in Airbus Group - Ashish Saraf

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Flipkart - Binny Bansal

Chairman of Assocham Karnataka Regional Council - R Shivakumar

12-member board of directors in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - Dinesh Sharma

CEO and Managing Director, Mindtree - Rostow Ravanan

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Motors' Group - Guenter Butschek

Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) - Atul Sobti

Country Manager for India, LinkedIn - Akshay Kothari

CEO, Wipro - Abidali Neemuchwala

Registrar General and Census Commissioner Sailesh

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog - Amitabh Kant

Chief Justice of Bombay High court - Justice D H Waghela

Ambassador For Make In India - Piruz Khambatta

Director of Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) - Vilas A.Tonapi

New Chairman of TERI - Ashok Chawla

Secretary to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Commerce and
Industry Ministry - Ramesh Abhishek

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so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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New Australian High Commissioner to India - Harinder Sidhu

Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court - Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela

Executive Vice Chairman of TERI - Rajendra K Pachauri

President of South Asian Wrestling Federation - Brij Bhushan Singh

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INTERNATIONAL

New President of Burkina Faso - Roch Marc Christian Kabore

New President of the Royal Society - Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

New Chairperson of the prestigious Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of
Directors - Dr Vijay M Rao (Indian-American)

New President of Argentina - Mauricio Macri

New Finance Minister of South Africa - Pravin Gordhan (Indian-Origin Politician)

New Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc - Jeff Williams

12th Prime Minister of Georgia - Giorgi Kvirikashvili

IMPORTANT AWARDS AND HONOURS

Lifetime achievement award at Asian Business Leadership Forum 2015 - Hinduja Brothers

Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at IFFI 2015 - Embrace of the Serpent (Directed by Ciro
Guerra)

E-India Award - Delhi Development Authority (DDA)

ITC Sangeet Samman Award - L Subramaniam (Renowned violinist)

Indian National Bar Association's (INBA) General Counsel of the year 2015 - Pulin Kumar (Group
Senior Legal and Compliance Director of Adidas India)

'Forbes Top 100 Middle East - Global Meets Local 2015' Award - Tech Mahindra

2015 Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award - Frank Islam (Indian-American Entrepreneur)

Life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) - Mahela Jayawardene (former Sri
Lanka Captain)

2016 Queen's Young Leaders award - Indias Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain

Lifetime achievement award at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) - Naseeruddin Shah
(Veteran Bollywood actor)

2015 Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement - Salman Rushdie (India-born author)

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so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for innovation in Internet of Things (IoT) - Wipro

Padma Vibhushan Award - Dilip Kumar (Legendary Bollywood actor)

2015 South East Asian Write Award for Singapore - Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali (Indian-origin
Tamil writer)

Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Government - Bappi Lahiri and Kumar Sanu
(Veteran music composer)

2016 Genesis Prize- Violinist Itzhak (Israeli-American)

International Artist Grand Prize Competition-2016 - K.S.Kamesh (His painting 'Amalgamation'

was selected for this prize)

Kendra Sahitya Akademi award 2015 - Bibhuti Patnaik (Noted Columnist and Novelist)

Sahitya Akademi awards announces for the year 2015

Poetry: Brajendra Kumar Brahma (Bodo), Dhian Singh (Dogri), Ramdarash Mishra
(Hindi), K.V. Tirumalesh (Kannada), Kshetri Rajan (Manipuri) and Ram Shankar
Awasthi (Sanskrit).
Short stories: Kula Saikia (Assamese), Man Mohan Jha (Maithili), Gupta Pradhan
(Nepali), Bibhuti Pattanaik (Odia), Maya Rahi (Sindhi) and Volga (Telugu).
Novels: Cyrus Mistry (English), Jaswinder Singh (Punjabi) and MadhuAcharya
Ashawadi (Rajasthani).
Essays: Rasik Shah (Gujrati) and A. Madhavan (Tamil).
Plays: UdayBhembre (Konkani), RabilalTudu (Santali).
Books on criticism: Bashir Bhadarwahi (Kashmiri) and Shamim Tariq (Urdu).
Memoirs: ArunKhopkar (Marathi).

Miss Universe 2015 - Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Philippines)

Miss World 2015 - Mireia Lalaguna Royo (Spain)

US National Medal of Science 2015 - Rakesh K Jain (Indian American)

Indian American doctor named as Ohios first Poet Laureate - Amit Majmudar

Nominated for CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award - Syed Kirmani former Indian WicketKeeper

Winner of the prestigious award in the UK for creating an innovative electronic smart key
system - Nandagopal Lakshminarayanan

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Topped in list of 2015 Fortune 500 Companies in India - Indian Oil Corp

Export Quality Excellence Award - CRI Pumps (11th time in row)

Selected for 51st Jnanpith Award - Raghuveer Chaudhary (Noted Gujarati Writer)

Recorded in LIMCA book of records - Sudarsan Pattnaik (Sand artist, for creating a 45 feet high
sand Santa Claus at Puri beach)

Honoured with a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II - Harpal Singh Kumar (An Indian-origin
cancer research expert)

2015 eASIA award for trade facilitation - Drug Authentication and Verification Application
(DAVA) project

Prestigious 2015 Sangita Kalanidhi Award - Vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Kerala Tourisms Nishagandhi Puraskaram 2016- Music maestro Ilaiyaraja

National Payments Excellence Awards 2015 - Corporation Bank

2015 Costa Novel Prize for A God in Ruins - Kate Atkinson

1st Indian to Bag Peoples Choice Award - Priyanka Chopra

Golden Globes winners - Kate Winslet

Winner of FIFA Ballon dOr award 2016 - Lionel Messi

2015 Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award - Poet Balkrishna Garg

National Award on e-Governance - Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)

Humanitarian Leadership prize - David Beckham footballer

Times Now Amazing Indians Awards 2016 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship - Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for work on Khap panchayats - Ankita Anand (Delhi-based writer)

Prof MV Pylee Award for the Distinguished Academician of India - Dr Jancy James

Best Film at the 61st Britannia Filmfare awards 2016 - Bajirao Mastani

The Hindu Prize, 2015 - Easterine Kire

2016 DSC Prize for Sleeping on Jupiter - Anuradha Roy

Scientific and Technical Achievement Award 2016 - Rahul Thakkar

Yash Chopra Memorial award - Rekha (Veteran Bollywood actress)

Highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia - Sajeev Koshy (Kerala Dentist)

2016 Technical Achievement Award of Academy of Motion Pictures - Cottalango Leon

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal - Vice Admiral Ashok Subhedar

V Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at MIFF 2016 - Naresh Bedi (wild life film maker)

Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016 - Henri Tiphagne (Indian Human Rights
Activist)

Indian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Technologists (IAPST) award for 2015 Purushotham Rao (Pharmacist)

Prestigious K Veeramani Social Justice Award - Nitish Kumar (Bihar Chief Minister)

2016 William E. Colby Award - Nisid Hajari

Directors Guild of America award 2015 - Revenant director Alejandro Gonzalez

Golden Beaver Best Film Award - Nagaland is changing, But, a film on conservation efforts
by villagers.

OBITUARIES

Aroon Tikekar - Senior journalist and scholar

Mrinalini Sarabhai -Eminent danseuse & wife of the late Dr Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indias
space programme.

Ettore Scola - Italian director

Nirmala Gajwani - Former Deputy Speaker of Gujarat Assembly and Social Activist

Pandit Shankar Ghosh - Eminent Tabla player

Kalpana - National award-winning actress

Marvin Minsky - The pioneer of artificial intelligence

Abe Vigoda - Actor known for his work in The Godfather

General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao - Former Army Chief

Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay - Bollywood actor

Alan Rickman - Actor

Ventrapragada Rama Rao - Veteran BJP leader and former Sikkim Governor

Lakshman Rao Mohite alias Geethapriya - Renowned film-maker

Yasutaro Koide - The worlds oldest man at the age of 112

Glenn Frey A founding member and guitarist of the Eagles

Sarosh Homi Kapadia - Ex-Chief Justice of India

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed - Jammu and Kashmir Ex-Chief Minister

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Labhshankar Thakar - Noted Gujarati writer and poet

Ravindra Kalia - Noted Hindi writer and journalist

David Bowie- British singer

Maria Teresa de Filippis - First woman to compete in a world championship F1 Grand Prix

Sadhana - Yesteryear Hindi film actress

V S Malimath - Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts Justice

Haskell Wexler - Oscar-winning cinematographer

George Clayton Johnson - Popular science-fiction writer

Ian Fraser Lemmy Kilmister - Founding member and singer in the British band Motorhead

Subir Sen - Veteran singer

General Om Prakash Malhotra - Former Punjab Governor and ex-Chief of Army

Peter Dickinson - British Novelist

Chatla Sriramulu - Noted writer and theatre artiste

Sharad Anantrao Joshi - Renowned Agro-Economist and Veteran Leader of farmers

Ustad Sabri Khan - Renowned sarangi player

Eldar Ryazanov - Russian film Director

MAM Ramaswamy - Industrialist, Founder of Chettinad Group, Former parliamentarian

Anil Ganguly - Noted filmmaker

Haskell Wexler - Influential Oscar-winning cinematographer

DEFENCE NEWS

India-Russia joint naval exercise-INDRA NAVY-15 has begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
with its 8th edition

Pakistan has successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile.

Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi was held on board INS Vikramaditya about 50 kms off Kochi coast.

Pakistan has successfully tested the nuclear-capable Shaheen-IA ballistic surface to surface
missile with a range of 900 km.

SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying 11
satellites to low-Earth orbit and was also successfully landed after 10 minutes to the Earth.

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Indias first indigenously designed & built warship INS Godavari decommissioned

Russias Rostech State Corporation has signed one billion US dollar deal with Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters.

China has successfully launched its most sophisticated observation satellite Gaofen-4, as part of
the countrys high-definition (HD) earth observation Gaofen project.

Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, Astra, was on 25 December
2015 successfully test fired.

Indias second lunar probe Chandrayaan II will land on moon in 2017 and the countrys first
solar mission Aditya L1 is likely to be launched in 2019.

Six satellites were launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C29) from the first launch
pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

China launches satellite to search for signals of dark matter, an invisible material that makes up
most of the Universes Mass

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared the purchase of Russian advance S-400 Trium Air
Defence Missile Systems at an estimated cost of 40,000 crore rupees.

Operation Cold was started by Border Security Force

Defence Procurement Procedure was changed: DAC

Defense Panel Submits report to Parrikar

Juvenile Justice Act comes into effect in India

Naseem Al Bahr a joint naval exercise was flagged by India and Oman

SPORTS

India wins SAFF cup for the seventh time

ONGC won 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey tournament

Syed Kirmani Conferred With CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

Bavuma Becomes South Africas 1st Black Centurion

Apoorvi Chandela Wins GOLD at Swedish Air Rifle Championship

Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair starts 2016 with Brisbane International title

Stanislas Wawrinka won third consecutive Chennai Open title

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Hardik Pandya smashes 39 runs in an over to surpass T20 world record in Syed Mushtaq Ali
Trophy 2015-16

Colin Munro creates T20 record as New Zealand thrashes Sri Lanka to clinch series

Denmarks sportsperson of the Year 2015: Rene Holten Poulsen

FIFA dismissed Secretary General Jerome Valcke

Ronaldinho named ambassador of Indian Tournament

Marat Safin inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Mesut Ozil named 2015 German Player of the Year

Sania & Hingis Win Sydney International Title 2016

Indian Driver Jehan Daruvala won Lady Wigram Trophy motor race

Uttar Pradesh won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

PV Sindhu wins Malaysia Masters title

India won Blind T20 Asia Cup

India beats Australia to complete T20 series sweep.

Polish professional footballer Robert Lewandowskis nine minute, five-goal haul for German
Football Club Bayern Munich against Wolfsburg was officially recognized by Guinness World
Record.

Indias Thakur Anoop Singh won gold medal in the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and
Physique Championships.

Chinas Chen Long and all England and World champion Carolina Marin bagged the Badminton
World Federation (BWF) Male and Female Player of the Year Awards respectively in Dubai.

Pune and Rajkot became the interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017.

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was awarded with an honorary life membership
of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Keralas Elizabeth Susan Koshy won the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Gold at the 59th
National Shooting Championships

Indian cyclist Deborah Herold became the first Indian female cyclist to be ranked fourth in the
World Elite Women Ranking for the 500m time trial event.

New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum on 22 December 2015 announced retirement
from all forms of international cricket.

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Vijay Kumar on 13 December 2015 won the centre fire pistol gold in the 59th National shooting
championship

Indias star golfer Anirban Lahiri has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for
year 2015.

Apurvi Chandela from Rajasthan has won a Gold medal in the 59th National Shooting
Championship in Delhi.

The National selectors decided that M.S. Dhoni will remain captain of the limited-overs sides till
the World T20 championship in March.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 23 December 2015 announced the winners for the
2015 ICC Awards in Dubai, the UAE.

FC Barcelona on 20 December 2015 won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

Chennaiyin FC was crowned as the champions of the 2nd Indian Super League (ISL) Football
tournament on 20 December 2015.

Indias Abhay Singh on 20 December 2015 won the Under-19 Singapore Squash Open

Kane Williamson, 25, on 21 December 2015 became the first cricketer from New Zealand to
top the International Cricket Councils (ICCs) Test rankings.

International Tennis Federation (ITF) on 22 December 2015 announced winners of 2015 World
Champions.

Andy Murray of the UK on 20 December 2015 received the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the
Year award in London.

Business

Reserve Bank of India holds it policy rate 6.75% steady and relaxed the overseas borrowing
rules for the domestic companies.

Axis Bank has become first Indian bank to offer Display variant debit card which will be
currently launched for NRE customers.

Tata Sons Ltd and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) have formed a long-term
partnership, under which ICBC will become a strategic banking partner to the Tata group.

The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the certificate of registration of 56 non-banking
finance companies (NBFCs), including ABNL, Future Ventures India and Bajaj Finserve.

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The Finance ministry recently announced mandatory furnishing of Permanent Account Number
(PAN) for all transactions above Rs. 2 lakh through all payment modes with effect from January
1, 2016.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for exchanging currency notes issued
before 2005 of various denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016

Government of India has made to show Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory from 1st
January 2016 for all the bills above Rs.50, 000.

SEBI lowers MF exposure limits

BSE to get its own postal stamp

Xi Jin Ping officially launches AIIB

SBI to offer loans to e-commerce sellers

RBI permits banks to sell India Gold Coins

Jan Dhan account deposits cross Thirty Thousand Crore Rupees

RBI to introduce new 500,100 rupee notes

KickStarter launches official Android app

RBL launches banking platform for entrepreneurs

Rajan joins World Economic Forum task force

SBI, BoB and other PSBs creating anti-money laundering framework for overseas branches

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Important Calendar Days (Feb-April)

February

13th Feb-Sarojini Naidus Birthday

28th Feb-National Science Day

March

3rd MarchNational Defense Day

4th MarchNational Security Day

8th MarchInternational Womens Day Mothers Day

9th MarchCISF Rising Day

15th MarchConsumers Right Day

22nd MarchWorld Water Day

24th MarchWorld TB Day

April

5th April National maritime Day

7th April-National Health Day

13th AprilJallianwalan Bagh Massacre Day

17th April -World Haemophilia Day

18th AprilWorld Heritage Day

22nd April-Earth Day

May

3rd may------------------------------International Energy Day

5th May------------------------------World Athletics Day
8th May------------------------------World Red Cross Day
11th May----------------------------National Technology Day
12th May----------------------------World Hypertension Day
24th May---------------------------Commonwealth Day

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IMPORTANT DAYS OBSERVED RECENTLY

World Wetlands Day 2 February

World Cancer Day 4 February

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 February

First 'National Deworming Day' 10 February

World Radio Day 13 February

World Peace and Understanding Day 23 February

National Science Day 28 February

6th National Voters Day - 25 January.

67th Indias Republic Day - 26 January 2016

150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai - 28th January 2016

International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust - 27 January

Anti-Leprosy Day - 30 January

National Youth Day - 12 January

11th World Hindi Day - 10 January

National Mathematics Day - 22 December

30th National Consumers Right Day - 24 December

Good Governance Day - 25 December

International Migrants Day - 18 December

Vijay Diwas - 16 December

Human Rights Day - 10 December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - 2 December

44th Navy Day - 4 December

International Volunteer Day (IVD) - 5 December

World Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day - 1 December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - 2 December

118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism / Desh
Prem Divas - 23 January

National Girl Child Day - 24 January

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Gallantry Awards:
President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the countrys highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok
Chakra to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously. On the eve of 67th Republic Day
celebrations President has approved 365 Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed
Forces personnel and others. It includes one Ashoka Chakra, 4 Kirti Chakras and 11 Shaurya Chakras.
Ashok Chakra:

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous). He belonged to 9 PARA (Special Force) and laid
down his life while fighting LeT militants in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kirti Chakra:

Subedar Mahendra Singh of 9 PARA (Special Force).

Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous) of 546 DSC Platoon.

Shaurya Chakra:

Colonel Santosh Mahadik (Posthumous) of 41 Rashtriya Rifle (PARA).

Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj of 12 PARA (Special Force).

Major Sandip Yadav of 55 Rashtriya Rifle (Armed).

Major Anurag Kumar of 9 PARA (Special Force).

Lieutenant Harjinder Singh of 3 KUMAON.

Naik Satish Kumar (Posthumous) of 21 Rashtriya Rifle (Guards).

Naik Kheem Singh Mehra of 21 KUMAON.

Sepoy Dharma Ram (Posthumous) of 1 Rashtriya Rifle (MAHAR).

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61st Filmfare Awards

The grand annual 61st Filmfare Awards event was organised in Mumbai, Maharashtra on January 15,
2016. Bajirao Mastani was 8 awards was the film winning highest number of awards. Awards in various
categories are
Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani)
Best Actress: Deepika Padukone (Piku)
Best Film: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee
Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan (Massan)
Best Debutant (Male): Sooraj Pancholi (Hero)
Best Debutant (Female): Bhumi Pednekar (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Critics Award for Best Film: Piku
Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan (Piku)

ICC AWARDS 2015 Announced

Steve Smith became the fourth Australia player and 11th player overall to win the prestigious Sir
Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015. Australia captain also
wins ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award while De Villiers named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year. The full
list of ICC Award 2015 winners is:

ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)-Steve Smith (Australia)

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Steve Smith (Australia)

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year AB de Villiers (South Africa)

ICC Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year Meg Lanning (Australia)

ICC Womens T20I Cricketer of the Year Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

ICC T20I Performance of the Year Faf du Plessis (South Africa)

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year Josh Hazlewood (Australia)

ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year Khurram Khan (UAE)

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ICC Spirit of Cricket Award Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

ICC Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy) Richard Kettleborough

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 Passed
The Juvenile Justice Act, which allows children aged 16 to 18 years and in conflict with law to be tried as
adults in cases of heinous offences, finally comes into force on January 15, 2016.
The Act, was passed by the Rajya Sabha in the winter session of parliament, received President Pranab
Mukherjees assent on December 31, 2015.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has passed orders stating that the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act 2015 will be enforceable from January 15, 2016.
Under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015

Juveniles between 16 and 18 years of age, who are found guilty of committing heinous offences
through a preliminary inquiry by the Juvenile Justice Board, will be sent to a childrens Court that
can pronounce the child guilty.

Such Juveniles can be detained in a place of safety until they reach the age of 21.

If still not found to have been reformed by 21, they can be sent to jails housing adults.

It specifies imprisonment up to seven years and fine up to Rs. 1 lakh for giving a child any
intoxicating liquor, narcotic, drug, tobacco and psychotropic substances.

Odd-Even scheme Launched

The ambitious odd-even scheme, set to roll out from January 1, will have out of its ambit CNG-certified
vehicles, two wheelers, cars being driven by women drivers and those carrying the differently abled,
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Violators would attract a penalty of Rs 2,000, he said. The car
rationing scheme would be applicable from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days except Sunday and on cars with
NCR and other states registration number plates, Kejriwal said. Cars being driven by a woman alone or
even while being accompanied by children up to the age of 12 would be exempted while cases of
medical emergencies would be treated on basis of trust, the CM said.

20 Smart Cities Announced

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Urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu announced the first list of 20 cities to be developed as
Smart Cities, with Bhubaneswar topping the list and Pune and Jaipur coming in second and third
respectively.
The others on the list include Surat, Kochi and Ahmedabad.
These cities will be developed to have basic infrastructure through assured water and power supply,
sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity, egovernance and citizen participation.
These are the 20 cities named in the first list
Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Visakhapatnam, Solapur,
Davanagere, Indore, New Delhi, Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belgaum, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai,
Ludhiana, Bhopal
The government plans to build these smart cities by 2022 to help accommodate its swelling urban
population, which is set to rise by more than 400 million people to 814 million by 2050.
The Centre and states will equally split the overall cost of the project estimated at Rs 96,000 crore. The
central government will provide on an average Rs. 100 crore per chosen city per year. The project cost of
each smart city will vary depending upon the level of ambition, model, capacity to execute and repay.

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IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE REMEMBER FOR RAILWAY EXAM

The Constitution of India was adopted on -26th November 1949

The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from - 9th December , 1946

The Constituent Assembly took time to frame the Constitution of India 2 years 11 months 18
days

The Concept of written constitution, first born was USA

The word Secularism was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by 42nd
Amendment

The Preamble to the constitution declares India as A sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic
Republic

The item Education belongs to the Concurrent List

Languages recognized by the Constitution 22 Language in 8th schedule

The number of Union Territories in India is 7 Union Territories

Part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights - Part III Indian Constitution

Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights
44th Amendment(insert ARTICLE 300-A)

Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees freedom to press Article 19

Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the 36th Amendment

The power to curve out a new State is vested in The Parliament

The Constitutional States has been given to Panchayats under -Article 243

In year Fundamental Duties of citizens were introduced by 42nd Amendment 1976

The vacancy of the office of the President of India must be filled up within 6 months

The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of - Government of India Act of 1935

Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by - Edwin Lutyens

A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force For six months

In Article of the Constitution of India can be the President of India be impeached Article 61

In India, the President is elected by Single Transferable Vote

The first woman to become the Prime Minister of a country Sirimavo Bhandharnaike

The Father of Indian economic reform - Manmohan Singh

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IMPORTANT SCIENCE FACT FOR RAILWAY EXAM

Helium has the lowest boiling point of any element.

Pure silicon is a semi-conductor and is used in electronic devices as the base for minute
integrated circuits (ICs).

Mercury is the only metal which is liquid at room temperature.

Osmium is the densest element.

Tungsten has the highest boiling point of all the elements.

Caesium is used in atomic clocks.

The shape of rain drop is spherical due to surface tension.

Lactometer is used to determining purity of milk.

Clouds are flying due to their least density and viscosity of air.

Viscosity of gases increases with increase in temperature.

The force of attraction between atoms of the same material is called cohesive force.

The force of attraction between atoms of different material is called adhesive force

Tritium is radioactive isotopes of Hydrogen.

Tuning of radio is an example of resonance.

Cobalt-60 is used in Leukaemia treatment.

Cybernetics is study of communication between human and machine.

The filament of Halogen lamp is made of tungsten-iodine mixture.

Slip rings of generator are made of gun metal.

Brushes of generator are made out of carbon or gun metal.

Ammeter is used in DC as well as in AC.

Resistance of Ammeter is very low.

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Resistance of Voltmeter is very high.

Voltmeter measures potential difference between two points.

A series combination of a galvanometer and a high resistance is equivalent to a voltmeter.

Ammeter is always connected in series while voltmeter is always connected in parallel.

Electron volt is the unit of energy.

Generator is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction.

The resistance of low power (watt) bulb is high.

Ceramic is used in Super-conductivity.

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Amazing Facts Related to Indian Railways

Worlds longest railway platform in India : Gorakhpur

Train that runs between India and Pakistan:Samjhauta Express

Train running between India and Bangladesh:Maitree Express

Fastest train in India: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express with maximum speed of 150km/h

Indias first train ran between : Bombay and Thane

The train that has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network is :
Vivek Express travels a distance of 4273 km

Indian train that won the world Heritage Status from UNESCO: Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

The Highest railway station in India : Ghum railway station (West Bengal).

The Longest Railway bridge in India : Vallarpadam Bridge, 4.62km (kerala)

The Longest Railway Tunnel in India (Asias second): Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.2km (Jammu
and Kashmir)

Total zones in Indian railway: 17

Slogan of Indian Railway : Lifeline of the Nation

Shortest run by a train: Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations situated just 3 km
from each other.

Shortest station name: Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in Gujarat

Trains with most stops: The record for maximum number of stops by an Express/Mail train is
held by Howrah Amritsar Express 115 halts

Two stations at same location: Srirampur and Belapur

Most powerful locomotive: Electric locomotive WAG-9

Busiest station in Railways : Vijayawada JN

Oldest Working Locomotive: Fairy Queen

Longest Tunnel: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.215 km

First Underground Railway : Calcutta Metro

Electric Trains : First Electric coach ran on the 3rd February 1925 between Bombay VT and
Kurla stations.

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First Reservation through the computer System commenced in New Delhi in the year 1986.

Total Number of Trains: Indian Railways runs as many as 19,000 trains every day.
Some 12,000 trains are for passengers and 7,000 for freight.

Number of classes of Accommodation: 10 (1AC, 2AC, 3AC, 3AE, EC, CC, FC, SL, 2S, II-UR)

Total seating capacity of the Indian Railways: 5.06 million

Zone with highest absolute earnings: Northern Railway (123.27 mn)

Zone with highest earnings from Passenger Business per track kilometer: North Central Railway
NCR (5.4 mn/km)

Zone with highest earnings from highest earnings from Freight Loading and overall business per
track kilometer: Eastern Coastal Railway ECOR (18.1 mn/km, 20.1 mn/km)

State with highest per capita rail route km: Andhra Pradesh (0.1 metre/person)

State with lowest per capita rail route km: Kerala (0.03 metre/person)

Most number of parallel tracks/ Three gauges at one station: Seven parallel tracks
between Bandra Terminus and Andheri 10km

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PASSENGER SERVICES TRAIN RUN BY INDIA

RANK

TRAIN

FEATURES

Duronto Express

Non-stop (except for technical halts) point to point rail services

Introduced for the first time in 2009
Connect the metros and major state capitals of India
Introduced to travel as fast or faster than the Rajdhani Express
Provide first AC, two-tier AC and three-tier AC accommodation

Rajdhani Express

Air-conditioned trains with limited stops linking major cities to

New Delhi
One of the fastest trains in India, travelling at a maximum
speed of around 130140 km/h (82 mph)

AC Express

Shatabdi Express

Fully air-conditioned trains with limited stops linking major

cities in the country
One of the fastest trains in India, travelling at about 130 km/h
(82 mph)
Air-conditioned,limited stops& intercity trains for travel during
daytime
It makes a round trip on same day
The Bhopal Shatabdi Express (Train no: 12001/12002) is the
fastest train in India, between New Delhi and Agra cantonment
They have seats and executive class seats, Some also have 3tier AC berth

Double Decker
Express

Limited Stops & fully air-conditioned two floor express trains

They have high priority and are among fast trains in India

Jan Shatabdi
Express

Affordable variety of the Shatabdi Express, which have both AC

and non-AC classes
Fewer stops with 130 Km/h speed

Garib Rath

Sampark Kranti
Express

Yuva Express

Air-conditioned no-frills trains with seats and 3-tier Economy

AC berths
The maximum speed is 130 km/h.

These are a series of trains which provide super fast Expresslike connectivity to the national capital Delhi
These trains have higher priority than Super Express / Mail

Provide air conditioned travel to youth of the country

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Sixty percent of the seats of these trains were reserved for

passengers between 18 45 years of age
Only operate on the Delhi Howrah and Delhi Mumbai
routes

10

Kavi Guru Express

Trains were introduced in honour of Ravindra Nath Tagore

Currently four pairs of these trains operate on the Indian
Railways network

11

Vivek Express

These trains were introduced to commemorate the 150th birth

Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in 2013
Currently four pairs of Vivek Express run in the country

12

Intercity Superfast
Express/Mail

Travel at a speed greater than 100120 km/h (60-75 mph)

Tickets for these trains have an additional superfast surcharge

13

Rajya Rani Express

Connect state capitals to important cities in that state

14

Express

Most common kind of trains in India

More stops than their super-fast counterparts, but they stop
only at relatively important intermediate stations

15

Fast Passenger and

Passenger

Slow trains that stop at most or every station along the route
Cheapest trains
Unreserved seating accommodation but some night trains have
sleeper and 3-tier AC compartments
Travel at about 40-80 kmph.

16

Suburban trains

Operate in the urban areas of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai,

Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and between Kanpur and
Lucknow
Usually stop at every stations
Unreserved seating accommodation.

17

Metro

Designed for city transport

Indian Railway constructed Kolkata Metro for the city of
Kolkata

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Tourist Trains

Indian Railways also operate luxurious tourist trains like Palace

on Wheels, Maharaja Express, The Golden Chariot, Royal
Rajasthan on Wheels etc. Fairy Queen has also gained tourist
attraction because it is the oldest steam engine in operation
hauling a luxurious train from Delhi to Alwar.

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INDIAN RAILWAYS ACCOMMODATION CLASSES

CLASS
1A First Class AC

FEATURES

2A AC Two Tier

Most expensive class, where the fares are almost at par with air fare
AC First Class coach has Eight cabins (including two coupes) and three
cabins (including one coupe) in the half AC First Class coach
To help the passengers there will be an attendant.
This air conditioned coach is present only on popular routes and can carry
18 passengers (full coach) or 10 passengers (half coach).
The sleeper berths are extremely wide and spacious.
The coaches are carpeted, have sleeping accommodation and have
privacy features like personal coupes.
This class is available on broad gauge and metre gauge trains.

These air-conditioned coaches have sleeping berths across eight bays.

Berths are usually arranged in two tiers in bays of six, four across the
width of the coach and two berths long ways on the other side of the
corridor, with curtains along the gangway or corridor.
Bedding is included with the fare.
A broad gauge coach can carry 48 passengers (full coach) or 20
passengers (half coach).
This class is available on broad gauge and metre gauge trains.

FC First Class

Same as 1AC but without air conditioning.

No bedding is available in this class.
The berths are wide and spacious.
There is a coach attendant to help the passengers.
This class has been phased out on most of the trains and is rare to find.
Narrow gauge trains to hill stations have this class.

3A AC Three Tier

Air conditioned coaches with 64 sleeping berths.

Berths are usually arranged as in 2AC but with three tiers across the
width and two long ways as before giving eight bays of eight.

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3E AC Three Tier
(Economy)

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They are slightly less well-appointed, usually no reading lights or

curtained off gangways.
Bedding is included with fare. It carries 64 passengers in broad gauge.
This class is available only on broad gauge.

Air conditioned coaches with sleeping berths, present in Garib Rath

Trains.
Berths are usually arranged as in 3AC but with three tiers across the
width and three longways.
They are slightly less well-appointed, usually no reading lights or
curtained off gangways.
Bedding is not included with fare.

CC AC Chair Car

An air-conditioned seater coach with a total of five seats in a row used for
day travel between cities.

EC Executive
Class Chair Car

An air-conditioned coach with large spacious seats and legroom.

It has a total of four seats in a row used for day travel between cities.
This class of travel is only available on Shatabdi Express trains.

SL Sleeper Class

The sleeper class is the most common coach on IR, and usually ten or
more coaches could be attached.
These are regular sleeping coaches with three berths vertically stacked.
In broad gauge, it carries 72 passengers per coach.

2S Seater Class

Same as AC Chair car, without the air-conditioning.

These may be reserved in advance or may be unreserved.

UR Unreserved

The cheapest accommodation.

The seats are usually made up of pressed wood in older coaches but
cushioned seats are found in new coaches.
These coaches are usually over-crowded and a seat is not guaranteed.
Tickets are issued in advance for a minimum journey of more than 24
hours.
Tickets issued are valid on any train on the same route if boarded within
24 hours of buying the ticket.

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RAILWAY ZONE AND HEADQUARTERS

Railway Zone

Headquarters

Northern

New Delhi

North Eastern

Gorakhpur

Northeast Frontier

Guwahati

Eastern

Kolkata

South Eastern

Kolkata

South Central

Secunderabad

Southern

Chennai

Central

Mumbai

Western

Mumbai

South Western

Hubli

North Western

Jaipur

West Central

Jabalpur

North Central

Allahabad

South East Central

Bilaspur

East Central

Hajipur

East Coast

Bhubaneswar

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Important Countries and Capitals and Some Significant Points

India-------------------------------------------------------------New Delhi
Pakistan--------------------------------------------------------Islamabad
Nepal------------------------------------------------------------Kathmandu
Bhutan---------------------------------------------------------- Thimphu
Sri Lanka--------------------------------------------------------Colombo
Maldives-------------------------------------------------------Male
Myanmar------------------------------------------------------Naypyidaw
Afghanistan--------------------------------------------------- Kabul
South Korea---------------------------------------------------Seoul
Japan----------------------------------------------------------- Tokyo
Australia------------------------------------------------------- Canberra
China----------------------------------------------------------- Beijing
United States-------------------------------------------------Washington DC
New Zealand------------------------------------------------- Wellington
Germany------------------------------------------------------ Berlin
Italy------------------------------------------------------------- Rome
France--------------------------------------------------------- Paris
United Kingdom--------------------------------------------- London
Spain----------------------------------------------------------- Madrid
Brazil----------------------------------------------------------- Brasilia
Russia---------------------------------------------------------- Moscow
South Africa-------------------------------------------------- Pretoria
Canada-------------------------------------------------------- Ottawa
Egypt---------------------------------------------------------- Cairo
Libya----------------------------------------------------------- Tripoli
Sudan ---------------------------------------------------------Khartaum (North Sudan)
Lebanon------------------------------------------------------- Beirut
Congo----------------------------------------------------------Brazzaville
Ivory Coast----------------------------------------------------Abidjan
Haiti------------------------------------------------------------Port-au-Prince
Liberia----------------------------------------------------------Monrovia
Nigeria---------------------------------------------------------Abuja
Indonesia------------------------------------------------------Jakarta
Argentina------------------------------------------------------Buenos Aires
Israel------------------------------------------------------------Jerusalem

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Color __________ represents G8 Countries. The Group of Eight (G8) was the name of a forum
for the governments of a group of eight leading industrialized countries that was originally
formed by six leading industrialized countries and subsequently extended with two additional
members. Russia is currently a suspended member of this group
Color _________ represents SAARC Nations. Talks are going on to include Afghanistan in this
group. This is a group concerned with the Southern Asian Nations of the World
Color ________ Represents BRICS Countries. These Countries is a group of 5 fastest developing
nations of the world.
Color ________ represents the countries where Indian Army is handling the peace efforts under
UNO
Color ________ represents country which saw a public uprising and the people sitting in power
had to run away. Mohammad Gaddafi was ousted from Libya and Hosni Mubarak was ousted
from Egypt.
Nigeria is fighting terrorism against a group named BOKO Haram.
IRAQ and Syria Are fighting terrorism against a militant group called ISIS. They have control
over an area one-third the size of United Kingdom.
India and Australia recently signed the Nuclear Deal.

National Parks in India

KARNATAKA

UTTARAKHAND

TAMIL NADU

Kudremukh National Park

Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Bannerghatta National Park

Bandipur National Park

Anshi National Park

Corbett National Park

Valley of Flowers National Park

Rajaji National Park

Gangotri National Park

Govind Pashu Vihar

Nanda Devi National Park

Guindy National Park

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WEST BENGAL

RAJASTHAN

MAHARASHTRA

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Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Indira Gandhi National Park

Palani Hills National Park

Mukurthi National Park

Mudumalai National Park

Gorumara National Park

Singalila National Park

Sundarbans National Park

Neora Valley National Park

Sariska National Park

Ranthambore National Park

Desert National Park

Darrah National Park

Keoladeo National Park

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

Chandoli National Park

Tadoba Natoinal Park

Gugamal National Park

Navegaon National Park

Pench National Park

Sanjay Gandhi National Park or Borivili

National Park

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ASSAM

GUJARAT

MADHYA PRADESH

MANIPUR

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Dibru Saikhowal National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Orang National Park

Nameri National Park

Manas National Park

Vansda National Park

Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar

Gir National Park

Gulf of Kachch Marine National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park

Van Vihar National Park

Satpura Natoinal Park

Sanjay National Park

Pench National Park

Panna National Park

Madhav National Park

Kanha National Park

Mandla Plant Fossil National Park

Keibul Lamjao National Park

Sirohi National Park

Names of National Parks in Meghalaya

Nokrek National Park

Balphakram National Park

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ANDHRA PRADESH

ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLAND

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Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

National Park

Mrugavani National Park

Sri Venkateswara National Park

Campbell Bay National Park

Galathea National Park

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

(Formerly known as Wandur National Park)

Middle Button Island National Park

Mount Harriet National Park

North Button Island National Park

Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

Saddle Peak National Park

South Button Island National Park

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NTPC exam. We sincerely wish all the aspirants success in their
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