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SYLLABUS FOR THE EXAMINATION

Paper I (Post Codes A, B, C, D) (Higher Secondary Level)

General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type.

This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space

visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making,

visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning

and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding,

statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy,

Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number

Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series,

Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic

Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing

inferences, Punched hole/pattern  –folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern  – folding and

completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre

codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification,

Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other subtopics, if any.

General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates

general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions

will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day

observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated

person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries

especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy &

Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate

use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation

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of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio

& Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership

Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic

identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and

its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords,

tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles,

Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right

Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid

with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard

Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon,

Bar diagram & Pie chart.English Language : Candidate‘s ability to understand correct English, his basic

comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

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Welcome to Current Affairs 2012 Section.

Current Affairs are always considered as the scoring part of any competitive exams

therefore our team continuously posting the new question on current affairs.

Current Affairs 2012 

What is name of NGO with which Anna Hazare is associated?

a. India Against Corruption

With which country India recently signed an agreement on technology transfer.

a. Oman

How many pacts India recently sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to

India?

a. Six Pacts

India has became a part of $ 10 billion Gas pipeline project, the project is backed by which

country

a. U. S. A.

Recently Union Government has launched a Project-15 B. This project is related to….. 

a. Defence Programme

Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world’s 

a. largest railway station

Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of 

a.Africa

Which gas is used to fill the tyre of aeroplane?

a. Helium

Who has written the Miser

a. Moliere

Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

b. Nazi Party

Which river has played an important role in building the Punjab ?

a. Sutlej

Indian Standard Time line passes through which of the following towns?

a. Allahabad

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Where is the headquarter of ‘Forest Research Centre’ situated? 

a. Dehradun

Open Museum of ‘Hampi’ is situated in which of the following states?

a. Karnataka

In which of the following cities is ‘Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’ situated? 

a. Mumbai

Which liquid is used in manufacturing dynamite?

a. Nitroglycerine

What is used in bleaching and manufacturing of food?

a. Caramel

Which of the following digits makes the binary System?a. 0 and 1

In which state is Mahabaleshwar located

a. Mahrashtra

Ayappa Temple is situated in which of the following cities?

a. Kerala

Guru Arjun Dev was the contemporary of which leader?

a. Jehangir

Goutamiputra Satkarni was the king belongs to which dynasties?

a. Satwahan

Goitre is a disease is related to which part of body.

a. Neck

What is the chemical name of Washing Soda?

a. Sodium carbonate

Where is Humayun tomb located?

a. Delhi

Which personality was given the title of ‘Jari Kalam’? 

a. Mukammal Khan

Which crops has the largest interval between sowing and reaping it?

a. Sugarcane

1. Which of the following diseases is not immunized by ‘triple antigen’? 

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a. Typhoid

b. Tetanus

c. Diphtheria

d. Whooping cough

2. Which of the following is the chemical name of laughing gas?

a. Nitrogen dioxide

b. Nitrous oxide

c. Nitrogen pentaoxide

d. None of these

Answers

1. a. Delhi

2. d. Mohammed Hussain

3. d. Sugarcane

4. b. Tetanus

5. b. Nitrous oxide

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A Lokpal is a proposed ombudsman (Legal Representative) in India. The word has been derived from

the Sanskrit words "lok" (people) and "pala" (protector/caretaker). So the word Lokpal means 'caretaker of

people'.

Contents

[hide] 

1 History 

2 Jan Lokpal Bill 

3 See also 

4 References 

5 Further reading 

[edit]History

The first Jan Lokpal Bill was proposed by Mr Shanti Bhushan in 1968 and passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in

1969 but could not get through the Rajya Sabha. Subsequently, lokpal bills were introduced in 1971,

1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008, yet they were never passed.[1]

 42 years after its

first introduction, the Lokpal Bill is still pending in India.

The Lokpal Bill provides for filing complaints of corruption against the prime minister, other ministers, 

and MPs with the ombudsman. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) while recommending the

constitution of Lokpal was convinced that such an institution was justified not only for removing the sense

of injustice from the minds of deeply affected citizens but also necessary to instill public confidence in the

efficiency of the administrative machinery. Following this, the Lokpal Bill was for the first time presented

during the fourth Lok Sabha in 1968, and was passed there in 1969.

However while it was pending in the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha was dissolved, and so the bill was not

passed at that time. The bill was revived several times in the subsequent years, most recently in 2008.

Each time, after the bill was introduced to the house, it was referred to some committee for improvements

--- a joint committee of parliament, or a departmental standing committee of the Home Ministry and before

the government could take a final stand on the issue, the house was dissolved again. Several

conspicuous flaws have been cited in the recent draft of the Lokpal Bill. The basic idea of the lokpal is

borrowed from the office of ombudsman, which has Administrative Reforms Committee of a lokpal at the

Centre, and lokayukta(s) in the states.

Anna Hazare fought for this bill to get passed and it did on Dec 27,2011 around 9:30 with modifications

(proposed as the Jan Lokpal Bill). However, Hazare, his team and other political parties claim that the

Lokpal Bill passed is weak and would not serve its intended purpose. So the proposed bill by the ruling

Congress Party is yet to get acceptance from the Rajya Sabha. As of Dec 29, 2011, the bill has been

deferred to the next parliamentary session amid lots of drama and disruption by the LJP, RJD and SP

parties. The media at large and the opposition parties have claimed the situation to be staged.[2]

 

[edit]Jan Lokpal Bill

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Anna Hazare's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar inNew Delhi, on the second day of his fast

Main article:  Jan Lokpal Bill  

The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's Ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil

society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that would investigate

corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in

the next one year.

Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka),

Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind Kejriwal(RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a

system where a corrupt person found guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made

and his ill-gotten wealth being confiscated. It also seeks power to the Jan Lokpal to prosecute politicians

and bureaucrats without government permission.

Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other known people like Swami Agnivesh, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anna

Hazare and Mallika Sarabhai are also part of the movement, called India Against Corruption. Its website

describes the movement as "an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption. Wehave all come together to force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill.

We feel that if this Bil l were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against corruption."

Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader, began a fast-unto-death, demanding that this bill, drafted by the

civil society, be adopted. The website of the India Against Corruption movement calls the Lokpal Bill of

the government an "eyewash" and has on it a critique of that government bill. It also lists the difference

between the bills drafted by the government and civil society.

Features of the Jan Lokpal Bill:

1. An institution called Lokpal at the centre and Lokayukta in each state will be set up

2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of thegovernments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.

3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will

have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt

politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.

4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of

conviction.

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5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any

government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as

compensation to the complainant.

6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if

police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal

will have to get it done in a month's time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpallike ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being

siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one

year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.

7. But won't the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won't be

possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities

and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.

8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will

be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and

the officer dismissed within two months.

9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-

corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and

machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

10. It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to those who are being victimized for raising

their voice against corruption.

Fundamental duties

1. To judge the cases and make jurisdictions against corruption cases with the Lokpal.

2. To judge whether a case is legal or whether a fake complaint has been made.

3. To potentially impose fines on a fake complaint, or even a short span of jail time, if the case is not

proved to be legally true.

Anna Hazare, a Gandhian rights activist, had started a fast unto death at Jantar Mantar in New

Delhi demanding the passing of the bill. Hazare called off his hunger strike on the 9th of April 2011

bringing to an end his 98-hour protest after the government issued a gazette notification constituting a 10-

member Joint Committee of government ministers and civil society activists, including him, to draft a bill

for the creation of an effective Lokpal. Thousands of people from all over India, especially the youth,

supported Anna Hazare's cause by candle light marches and online campaigns through social media.

Recently yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, was on a fast for this cause for 9 days from 4 to 12 June 2011. He

wanted the Government of India to accept various demands which mainly included those related to the

Lokpall Bill.

Anna Hazare on the 8th of June, 2011, declared that he will restart his fast unto death on the 16th ofAugust if the Lokpal bill is not passed by the Parliament of India by 15 August, which is the Independence

Day of India.[3]

 On the 16th of June, the civil society reported that only 15 points of total 71 that they

recommended have been agreed to by the Joint Committee consisting of five central ministers. Following

differences with the Civil Society, the team of five central ministers decided to forward two drafts of the

Lokpal Bill to the Cabinet, one from each side. Anticipating some sort of police action against his fast

intended on August 16, social activist Anna Hazare said he would move the Supreme Court to prevent

any situation similar to the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at Ramlila Maidan.

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“The government said, „we will suppress the agitation of Anna Hazare as had been done i n the case of

Ramdev‟. Is this democracy or autocracy? You cannot suppress.... That is why we will go to the Supreme

Court tomorrow,” Hazare told reporters here-“The Constitution has given right to every citizen to lodge a

protest. We will launch the agitation from August 16,” he added.[4]

 

On 27 December 2011, the Lokpal bill was passed by the Lok Sabha after a day long debate and

amendments. The Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy has been kept out of the ambit of the

Lokpal. The bill also keeps CBI independent.