Civil service prelims paper-1 Key from La ex

                                                                                              SET B  key

 

                Question                                                Answer

 

1.Undser which of the following                        (b)                          28. National Biodiversity authority                   (d)

                                                                               

2.money suppy in economy                                (c )                         29. The National Green                                       (a)          

 

3.Foreign Direct investment                              (d )                          30. National water mission                 (b)

 

4.Price of any currency                                      (a)                           31. Directive principles of state policy            (d)                          

 

5. basic aim of lead bank                                     (c )                         32. Union territories                                           (d)

 

6. Assessment of land revenue                         (d )                          33. Consumers Rights                                          (c)

 

7.reference to the guilds                                   (c )                          34. Lok sabha speaker                                        (b)

 

8.the distribution of powers                              (c )                          35. Jurisdiction of Supreme court                    ( c)

 

9. despite having large                                        (b)                           36. Employed as bio pesticides                         (d)

 

10. A person stood alone                                   (c )                          37. Biomass gasification                                      (a)

 

11. recently there has been                              (c )                          38. Role of Ultraviolet radiation                        (a)

 

12. protected areas                                             ( b)                          39. Graphene is frequently                                (c)

 

13. Duration of Monsoon                                   (c )                          40. Lead, ingested or inhaled                            (d)

 

14. tropical savannah  region                            ( d)                          41. Reference to stem cells                               (b)

 

15. Use the biomass                                            (d)                           42. Chlorofluroxcarbons                                    (d)          

 

16. Kinds of Organisms                                       (d)                           43. Team of scientists                                          (d)

 

17. Endangered Species                                     (a)                           44. Expansion of Unvierse                                  (c)

 

18. Phenomenon of Capillarity                          (d)                           45. Electrically charged  particles                     (a)

 

19. Millennium     Ecosystem                             (c)                           46. Progress of ancient India                             (c)

 

20. antelopes Oryx and chiru                            (a)                           47.History of ancient India                                 (b)

 

21. Biodiversity  of geographical area              (a)                           48. Parts of inclusive Governanace                  (d )

 

22. naturally found in India                                (d)                           49. The Nagara,the dravida                                (c)

 

23. Agricultural practices                                   (c)                           50. The Congress ministries                               (d)

 

24. would happen  Phytoplankton                    (d)                           51.National Rural Health Mission                      (a)

 

25. vultures which used to be                           (b)                           52. Governement of India act,1919                 (c)

 

26. areas covered under the Panchayat         (d)                           53.Indian Freedom Struggle                              (a)

 

27. In the Parliament of India                            (a)                           54. Parties were established                             (b)

 

                               

55. Rajya Sabha by Constitution of India          (b)                           84.Fundamental duties of Citizens                    (c)

 

56. National Rural Livelihood Mission              (b)                           85.Provision to safeguard                                  (a)

 

57.Multi dimensional poverty Index                (a)                           86.To meet its rapidly                                         (c)

 

58. Thirteenth Finance commission                 (a)                           87.The increasing amount of                             (d)

 

59.recent policy initiative                                  (d)                           88.Origin of life on Earth                                    (b)

 

60. methods of Parliamentary control             (a)                           89.Introduction of BT  brinjal in India               (c)

 

61. Mahatma Gandhi                                           (c)                           90.Other than resistance to pests                    (c)

 

62. reference to Ryotwari Settlement             (c)                           91.Most effective contribution                         (a)

 

63. association with economic development   (c)                         92.With reference to Dhrupad                         (a)

 

64. In India,in the Overall Index                        (c)                           93.Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam                     (d)

 

65. bearing on Education                                   (c)                           94. Religious history of Modern India              (c)

 

66.cultivation of "sea buckthoen;                     (d)                           95.The Rowlatt Act                                              (b)

 

67. Mixed farmig                                                  (c)                           96.Lahore session                                                (a)

 

68.A particular state of India                             (b)                           97.Lrod Buddha's image                                     (b)

 

69. Crops of India                                                 (d)                           98.Religion of early vedic Aryans                     (c)

 

70. Influence the Ocean currents                    (b)                           99.regarding Brahmo  samaj                              (b)

 

71.Wetlands of India,                                                                          100.Reserve  bank of India                                                (d)

 

72. Predominantly rainefed crop/crops          (d)

 

73. you travel to Himalayas                                (b)

 

74.Normally,the temperature decreases        (a)

 

75.Acidification of oceans                                  (d)

 

76.In India,other than ensuring                         (c)

 

77.Endeavour of Janani Suraksha                     (a)

 

78.Prime Minister of India                                 (a)

 

79.Delimitation commission                               (c)

 

80.Hotels and restaurants                                  (d)

 

81.According to Constitution                             (c)

 

82.A deadlock between                                     (a)

 

83.District Rural Development                          (d)

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Principles of life — Quotes

* Winning isn't everything. But wanting to win is.

* You would achieve more, if you don't mind who gets the credit.

* When everything else is lost, the future stillremains.

* Don't fight too much. Or the enemy would know your art of war .

* The only job you start at the top is when you dig a grave.

* If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything.

* If you do little things well, you'll do big ones better.

* Only thing that comes to you without effort is old age.

* You won't get a second chance to make the first impression .

* Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.

* Never take a problem to your boss unless you have a solution.

* If you are not failing you're not taking enough risks.

* Don't try to get rid of bad temper by losing it.

* If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

* Those who don't make mistakes usually don't make anything

* There are two kinds of failures. Those who think and never do, and
those who do and never think.

* Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

* All progress has resulted from unpopular decisions.

* Change your thoughts and you change your world.

* Understanding proves intelligence, not the speed of the learning.

* There are two kinds of fools in this world. Those who give advise
and those who don't take it.

* The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting.

* Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.

* Friendship founded on business is always better than business
founded on friendship .

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How companies got their brand name

Apple Computers

It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 O'clock.

CISCO

It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.

Compaq

This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small integral object.

Corel

The name was derived from the founder's name Dr.Michael Cowpland. It stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.

Google

The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google'

Hotmail

Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world.When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing.

Hewlett Packard

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.

Intel

Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.

Lotus (Notes)

Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Microsoft

Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.

Motorola

Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.

ORACLE

Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.

Sony

It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.

SUN

Founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network. Andreas Bechtolsheim built a microcomputer; Vinod Khosla recruited him and Scott McNealy to manufacture computers based on it, and Bill Joy to develop a UNIX-based OS for the computer.

Yahoo!

The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos

Source : http://www.berro.com/entertainment/how_companies_got_their_brand_name.htm

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How To Deal With Examination Stress

How To Deal With Examination Stress

With exams being just around the corner, almost everyone who is supposed to take one is busy stressing about them. However, while a little bit of stress can make us work harder than usual and perform well, too much of it can negatively affect both the body and the mind. So are you overly stressed about your exams? 

If you are showing one or more of the following symptoms, then your stress levels have become too high and may prove detrimental to both your health and performance in the exams. 

• Unexplained body aches
• Headaches
• Excessive tiredness
• Difficulty or trouble sleeping
• Stomach upsets
• Nausea or vomiting
• Dizziness
• Episodes of increased heart rate or fast breathing
• Loss of appetite
• Absent mindedness or forgetfulness
• Unexplained rashes
• Panic attacks
• Depression

If you feel that your stress levels are getting beyond control and becoming detrimental to your preparation, then you need to take immediate steps to combat and control stress. 

How to Deal With Examination Stress
Dealing with stress under pressure is easier said than done. However, one needs to get rid of excess stress in order to stay grounded and normal and to perform well in the exams. Here are some tips that will help you deal with examination stress:

Put Things Into Perspective: Exams might seem like the be all and end all of your world right now, but to deal with them better, you have to understand their role in the larger scheme of things. Every time you feel stress getting the better of you, remind yourself that at the end of the day, an exam is only a test of whether or not you know the answers to a certain list of questions. It is never going to be the end of the world! 

Deal Maturely With Expectations: Remember that the people around you who have very high hopes and expectations for you have them because they believe that you are capable of achieving such goals. Think of expectations as a positive thing that points to the great potential that you have in you. However, if you find expectations bogging you down, then talk to the people who have high hopes for you — your parents, siblings, peers, companion. Tell them that while you will do your best, they should be happy with whatever results you get instead of expecting you to be the best out of everyone. Have a little chat with them that gets expectations closer to reality, so that neither you nor they are disappointed when the results are out. 

Create Your Own Goals: Everyone is different and their goals regarding exam performance should also be different. While the class geek might aim to top, the jock who excels at sport might just be happy with passing. Set your goals keeping in mind your talents, your potential, your interests and your own personal nature. Being realistic will help you minimise both pressure and stress. 

Plan: Once you know exactly what you want from your exam results, and what you are ready to put in, start planning. Create a structured timetable where you allot everything that you need to go through an adequate amount of time, and make efforts to finish off with each topic within its allotted time. If you do not have enough time, prioritise topics based upon inputs from teachers, seniors and previous question papers. Make sure that you have enough breaks in your time table for relaxing and eating. 

Take Breaks: Don't feel guilty about taking breaks, even if your exam is on the very next day. Breaks let you keep stress levels under control and help in better assimilation. Taking a small break of five to 10 minutes every 45 minutes to an hour is fine as long as you give full concentration to your books while they are in front of you. Call up a friend, watch TV, eat a healthy snack, go for a small walk…do anything that relaxes and calms you. 

Seek And Accept Support: Keep talking to people who have been through or are going through the situation that you are in. However, avoid people who psyche you out with their talks of, "Oh, I have just revised that five times", or "XYZ (whatever topic you have not even touched) is the only thing that is going to come in the papers." Talk to people who are positive, helpful and can guide you both practically and psychologically.

Take Care Of Yourself: Treat your body well and it will treat you well. Keep eating healthy meals on time instead of surviving on tea, coffee or aerated drinks. Sleep at least six to eight hours even during exams, and take time out for regular exercise. Remember that exercise is a great stress buster and even 10 to 20 minutes every day will help you stay sane and happy. 

Do you know Black out Day for Mobile Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the list of Black Out days for the year 2012. The TRAI list features various details including circle names and service providers. The list also includes the services such as SMS, Voice, GSM services that will be affected by the new norms.

The TRAI, which imposed a cap of 200 SMS per day per SIM last year, had excluded certain Black Out days, wherein users can send unlimited number of text messages. Users, however, gave a cold shoulder to the move, as telecom operators charge users at original base tariffs on Black Out days.

As per the TRAI list, Idea Cellular users in Mumbai circles will have following Black Out days - New Year (1st January), New Year Eve (31st December), Holi (8th March), Valentine's Day (14th February), Diwali (13th November). Check out the full list of Black Out days for different circles here.

As per TRAI, Service providers have to follow certain principles to ensure transparency in the charging of SMS on certain days which are generally termed as "SMS black-out" days. Any service provider implementing separate tariffs on blackout days has to ensure the following: 

i) The 'black out' days i.e. the days on which free/concessional SMS are not available shall be clearly indicated in the package itself.

ii) The SMS charges applicable on these special days shall be explicitly conveyed to the subscribers. 

iii) The dates corresponding to the black-out day shall not be altered after the pack is subscribed by the customer.

iv) There shall be no addition to the list of black out days after the pack is subscribed by the customer.

 

Airtel-           Andhra Pradesh- 2012     Service Name Description   Postpaid Charges Blackout SMS New Year eve,New Year Day,Sankranti,Dusshera,Diwaliare Black Out days when all P2P SMS will be charged at base price.   Base Price -No free & concessional SMS will be allowed on Blackout days

 

Blackout Days-TATAdocomo –AP-2012

Date	Blackout Day
1st Jan 12	New Year
23rd Mar 12	Ugadi
5th Aug 12	Friendship Day
13th Nov 12	Diwali
31st Dec 12	New Year Eve

 Only for CDMA Postpay mobile & Postpay Walky

Date	Blackout Day
1st Jan 12	New Year
14th Feb 12	Valentine's Day
5th Aug 12	Friendship Day
13th Nov 12	Diwali
31st Dec 12	New Year's EVE

 

Try TRAI handbook on consumer Rights http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/measuresto%20protectconsumerinterest/4_%20cphandbook.pdf

Useful Current Affairs for Civils 2012

For Current Affairs -2011 pls see  http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs-2011-current-affairs-1299904549-1

For Current Affairs - 2012 Pls see http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs-2012-current-affairs-1324372805-1

For Current Affairs articles pls see http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs-article-on-current-issues-1329126116-1

60 years of Parliament from Eenadu articles

Know your baggage rules- Business Line

While traveling abroad, ignorance of the Customs rules can never be an excuse.

Jay Govind, an expatriate, arrived in India after a short visit abroad during which he purchased designer jewellery for his wife as a surprise gift for their silver wedding anniversary. At the Customs clearance in the Indian airport, he walked through the green channel and was picked up for a check of his baggage for dutiable goods. The verification revealed the jewellery and the Customs officials demanded that he pay duty on it along with penalty or else it would be confiscated. Jay was not familiar with Indian baggage rules. He explained this to the Customs officials and paid the relevant duty. Needless to say, he was acutely embarrassed due to his ignorance.

Indians have always had a fascination for foreign goods and those who could afford air travel in the past were expected to buy whole cartloads of foreign items for the relatives back home. The scene has changed these days, with foreign travel for business and leisure becoming common. Today, most foreign brands are available locally.

Various categories

Though Jay may truly be innocent of any willful attempt to deceive the Customs, ignorance of the rules can never be an excuse. Baggage rules in India differ for various categories of people. Tourists have one set of rules while people transferring residence to India or coming back to India after a long stint of employment abroad are subject to another. The green channel, depicted by a green line at the Customs clearance in airports, is meant for passengers who have no dutiable goods to declare. The red channel is for those who have dutiable goods to declare. Male Indian passengers residing abroad for more than a year may bring in Rs 10,000 worth of jewellery duty-free while females are allowed Rs 20,000 worth of jewellery, the stay condition remaining the same.

There was a time when India did not allow import of gold at all; now one can bring in up to 10 kg, though the import is dutiable. However, ornaments studded with stones and pearls are not allowed. The passenger has the option to bring in the gold in his luggage or as unaccompanied baggage within 15 days of his arrival in India.

Currency rules

There are rules for the volume of foreign and Indian currency one may carry during a trip. While going abroad, residents may carry up to $10,000 with $3,000 being in foreign currency. Currency brought in, in excess of $5,000 and aggregate in excess of $10,000 (including traveler's cheques), must be declared to Customs. Indian residents going abroad may carry Rs 7,500 abroad and the currency limit remains the same on their return as well.

The penal provisions for attempting to walk through the green channel with restricted, banned or dutiable goods include confiscation, imposition of fine up to five times the value of the goods involved, and arrest and prosecution in serious cases. Even with gold prices spiraling globally and the added duties and taxes in the recent Budget, people are still interested in acquiring gold during foreign trips; which is why they should know the baggage rules.

Free allowances

The free allowances include one laptop and alcohol (not more than 2 litres). Also, keep in mind that Indian spices are not welcome everywhere. Specifically, Malaysia and the US insist that foodstuff be declared on arrival. If one unknowingly does bring foodstuff, it is best to obtain the authorities' permission to carry it.

The joke goes that when you start resembling your passport photograph, it's time to travel. Yes, we all need rest and rejuvenation every once in a while, but should stick to rules while buying gifts to make travel stress-free.

source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/mentor/article3408887.ece?ref=wl_features

25% admissions to the children belonging to disadvantaged groups- RTE Act

Providing 25% admissions to the children belonging to disadvantaged groups and weaker sections in private
unaided schools in the state as per RTE Act
 
Government  have  constituted  a  Committee  to  finalize  the  modalities  for  admission  of  25%
children  belonging  to  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged  groups  in  private  unaided  schools  as
per  RTE  Act  and  in  pursuant  to  the  judgment  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India.    As  part  of
finalization of modalities, the Committee would like to obtain opinions / suggestions from stake
holders and general public on the following issues. 

1.  While the R.T.E Act puts the onus on all private un-aided schools to admit
in Class-I to the extent of at least 25% of the strength of the class children
belonging  to  the  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged groups  in  the
neighborhood, whether, having regard to the reimbursement provision,
there should be any identification of private un-aided schools for this
purpose keeping in view the norms and standards as per the R.T.E Act.

2.  In  relation  to  the  above,  whether  there  should  be  regulation  of  the
admissions under this category by the Government.
3.  How to decided neighbourhood in urban areas/cities.
4.  Suggestions on the admission procedure.
5.  Whether  to  give  any  specific  instructions  to  the  schools?  If  yes,  give
details.
6.  Procedure for deciding the residency of children.
7.  Monitoring mechanism required   
8.  Other suggestions if any
 
Suggestions may be sent to the Commissioner and Director of School Education through
E-mail (25percentadmissions.ssaap@gmail.com) by 20th May 2012.

Background Note on Admission of 25% of children in private schools
 
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 has
come into force from 1st April 2010.  As per clause (c) of sub section (1) of
section 12 of the Act, all private un-aided schools shall fillup atleast 25% of
the  seats  in  1st  class  with  the  children  belonging  to  weaker  section  and
disadvantaged group in the neighbourhood and provide free and compulsory
elementary  education  till  its  completion.  The  State  Government  shall
reimburse  the  expenditure  to  private  schools  to  the  extent  of  per  child
expenditure incurred by the state or the actual amount charged from the
child whichever is less.  

The Supreme Court of India has given verdict on 12.04.2012 that all the
private schools shall provide Free and Compulsory Education to atleast 25%
of children belonging to backward and weaker sections in the case filed by
some private institutions of Rajasthan state.  As per the said judgment of the
Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free and  Compulsory
Education  Act,  2009  constitutionally  valid  and  apply.

see : http://rvm.ap.nic.in/Documentations/RTE25PercentageAdmissions.pdf

Awareness on C.A course

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*One who wins without problems, it is just 'VICTORY' but.. One who wins with lot of troubles is 'HISTORY'

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Reforms in APPSC valuation methods- enadu

Why so many vacancies in IPS ?

As per http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-03-01/news/28490777_1_ips-officers-retired-ips-indian-police-service

The government is moving in to cash in on the shortage of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and has appointed a panel to suggest measures in this direction within three months.

Retired IPS officer Kamal Kumar will head the panel and suggest how many officers need to be appointed over 2009-2020. He is authorised to make use of HR consultants, if their services are required.

The shortage of IPS officers has served as ammunition for the incumbent home minister P Chidambaram to criticise the previous BJP-led NDA regime's track record on internal security. He has held NDA's prime ministerial candidate and former home minister LK Advani responsible for the home ministry's decision, in 1998, to restrict intake into the IPS to only 36 a year as against 85 or so in the preceding years.

The initiative for special IPS recruitment follows an internal study showing that the failure to appoint adequate number of IPS officers had led to administrative and security handicap in dealing with internal security challenges.

This move is also based on a home ministry note that gives an insight into how the recruitment of IPS officers was significantly slashed during Mr L K Advani's home ministership.

It says that in the four years from 1994 to 1997, the recruitment to the IPS was 98, 100, 96 and 84. It was also decided to fill up vacancies in future years at the rate of 85 officers per year for the next five years. The question of deciding the number to be recruited in 1998 was considered in November 1998. On 24.12.1998, The then home minister L.K. Advani approved the number of only 36.

According to the note, the reason given for slashing recruit target was; "As a result of increase in the number of promotion posts there has been a corresponding reduction in the number of direct recruitment posts and the gap in the direct recruitment quota has obliterated". Applying a formula described as 1.5 per cent of the authorised direct recruitment quota (DRQ), the number 36 was arrived at.

However, the home ministry note argues that the "reckoning of vacancies due to retirement.. etc was sketchy and, prima facie, erroneous" and that "no attempt was made to take into account the expansion of the police forces, including CPMFs and CPOs". The same number of 36 was repeated for 1999, 2000 and 2001, and thus grave and irreparable damage was done".

The note further points out that for the subsequent years, the number was fixed at 80. Subsequently, on a reference from UPSC (which apparently objected to the increase from 36 from the previous years to 80), on 21.5.2003, the then home minister approved the number of 56. "This was also an arbitrary number and does not appear to be supported by any process of reasoning", the note says.

As on January, 1, 2003, the authorised DRQ of IPS was 2477 against which there was a gap of 190 officers. 60 retirements were expected in 2003. Hence, applying the formula of 1.5 per cent of DRQ plus retirements, the required number to be recruited was 97. However, on 21.3.2003, with the approval of the Home Secretary, the number for 2003 was fixed at 88. The same number of 88 was also fixed for 2004.

The new government increased the directly recruited IPS numbers to 103 for 2005, 2006 and 2007. As on January, 1, 2007, the gap in the DRQ was 325. Noting that the increase in the batch size to 103 had not improved the situation, the number for 2008 was revised to 130 and this was to be the number for both 2009 and 2010.

The note says as on 1.1.2009, the strength of DRQ is 2,697 while only 2,383 are in position (a gap of 314) and in case of promotion, the total strength stands at 1,192 even though only 949 are in position (a gap of 243). This means against the combined strength of 3,889, only 3,332 posts are in position, resulting in a gap of 557 posts.

Over 1,700 posts for IAS lying vacant

The government today said as many as 1,777 posts for Indian Administrative Service officers were lying vacant.

Of the total authorised strength of 6,154 IAS officers, 4,377 posts are filled, Minister of State for personnel, public grievances and Pensions V Narayanasamy told Lok Sabha in a written reply.

Of the total, maximum 216 vacancies are in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 118. The total authorised strength of IAS officers in UP and MP are 592 and 417 respectively, he said.

Besides, out of the total of 337 posts in Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-UTs (AGMUT) cadre, 221 are filled.

Narayanasamy said 128 posts are lying vacant in Bihar, 112 in Rajasthan cadre, 100 in Jharkhand, 92 in Andhra Pradesh, 80 in Karnataka, 78 in Odisha, 70 in Manipur-Tripura, 69 in Tamil Nadu, 60 in Punjab, 56 in Kerala, 55 in Maharashtra, 54 in Chhattisgarh, 52 in Gujarat and 46 in Jammu and Kashmir among others.

He said the Centre has received requests from some state governments for increasing the quota for IAS officers in view of their increased administrative, social and other obligations towards the people.

The proposals of the state governments are being considered as per the provisions of IAS (Cadre) Rules, which mandates the union government to re-examine the strength and composition of IAS cadres in consultation with the state government at the interval of every five years.

In reply to another questions, the minister said 1,101 IAS and 1,492 Indian Police Service officers have attended training abroad during the last three years.

source : http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-02/news/31538607_1_ias-officers-posts-cadre

Over 3,100 IAS, IPS posts lying vacant

The top two All India Services of Indian bureaucracy - IAS and IPS - face a shortage of over 3,100 officers across the country, making it difficult for many states to clear administrative work and post senior cops on the ground to face various internal security challenges.

While Indian Police Service (IPS) is short of 1,327 officers, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) faces shortage of 1,777 officers with maximum vacancy reported from Uttar Pradesh (216), followed by Bihar (128), Madhya Pradesh (118), Rajasthan (112) and Jharkhand (100).

Minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Centre had received requests from some state governments for increasing the quota of IAS officers in view of their increased administrative, social and other obligations towards people.

The proposals of the state governments were being considered as per the provisions of IAS (Cadre) Rules, which mandate the Union government to re-examine the strength and composition of IAS officers in consultation with the state concerned at an interval of every five years.

In his written response to a Parliament question, Narayanasamy said the present strength of the IAS was 4,377 against the authorized strength of 6,154.

Other states which reported shortage of IAS officers include Andhra Pradesh (92), Karnataka (80), Odisha (78), Manipur-Tripura (70), Tamil Nadu (69), Punjab (60), Kerala (56), Maharashtra (55), Chhattisgarh (54), Gujarat (52) and Jammu and Kashmir (46).

Similarly in IPS, the states have a shortage of 1,327 officers. Union home secretary R K Singh had informed a parliamentary standing committee in April that the actual strength of IPS in the country was 3,393 against the sanctioned strength of 4,720.

Citing one of the reasons for this huge vacancy, Singh had told the panel that the government in the past had reduced the number of seats to about 40 or 30 a year. "For a huge country like ours, recruiting 30 IPS officers a year was not advisable... The number of districts has increased, challenges have increased... The requirements of IPS officers have increased," the home secretary said.

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Telugu Civil service exam toppers- 2012

CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2011

                                                               PRESS NOTE

  
         Based on the results of the written part of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011, held by the Union Public Service
Commission in October-November, 2011 and the interviews for Personality Test held in March-April, 2012, the following is the
list, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to –
          (i)      Indian Administrative Service;
          (ii)     Indian Foreign Service;
          (iii)    Indian Police Service; and
          (iv)     Central Services, Group 'A' and Group 'B'.

A   total   number   of   910   candidates   have  been  recommended  for   appointment   including  420   General  (including  21   Physically
Challenged  candidates),   255   Other   Backward  Classes   (including  8 Physically Challenged candidates), 157 Scheduled Castes
(including 4 Physically Challenged candidate) and 78 Scheduled Tribes            candidates.

2.        Appointment      to  the  various   Services   will  be  made    according   to  the  number    of  vacancies    available  with   due
consideration to the provisions contained in Rules 2 and 19 of the Rules of the Examination and subject to the final decision of
the Hon'ble Supreme Court / Hon'ble High Courts / Hon'ble C.A.Ts. on the S.L.Ps / R.As / W.Ps. / O.As. pending therein.
The   number   of   vacancies   reported   by   the   Government   for  the   Indian   Administrative   Service   is   170   (85   General,   46  Other
Backward Classes, 26 Scheduled Castes and 13 Scheduled Tribes);                for the Indian Foreign Service is 40 (23 General, 9 Other
Backward Classes, 5 Scheduled Castes and 3 Scheduled Tribes); for the Indian Police Service is 150 (78 General, 37 Other
Backward Classes, 21 Scheduled Castes and 14 Scheduled Tribes); for the Central Services Group 'A' is 543 (273 General,
148 Other Backward Classes, 81 Scheduled Castes and 41 Scheduled Tribes) and for Central Services Group 'B' is 98 (52
General, 15 Other Backward Classes, 24 Scheduled Castes and 7 Scheduled Tribes).                 This includes 33 vacancies for Physically
Challenged candidates.

3.        The candidature of 66 candidates with the following Roll Numbers is provisional:-
        000551          001200          002430        003755          006785           010855          011520
        017787          023411          025534        028538          035697           039853          044438
        045476          067612          072543        075393          076245           076400          081658
        082304          082459          086967        092150           112280          115085          116528
        140733          147789          151403        151641           153371          178577          190181
        190326          210067          216644        219573          219974           231108          239206
        247554          270870          276680        276851          279593           284753          290710
        298203          300098          304194        306745          311458           318116          324239
        362913          365392          375655        388398          395482           421481          425340
        429398          429576          448439

4.        In accordance with Rule 16(4) & (5) of the Civil Services Examination Rules, 2011, the Commission is maintaining a
consolidated Reserve List of 182 candidates which includes 91 General, 72 Other Backward Classes, 12 Scheduled Casts and 7
Scheduled Tribes candidates ranking in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under respective category.

5.        UPSC     has  a  "Facilitation   Counter"   near   Examination  Hall   Building   in   its  campus.   Candidates     can   obtain   any
information / clarification regarding their examinations / recruitments on the working days between 1000 hours to 1700 hours in
                                                                                                 be  available  on  the  UPSC's   Website  i.e.
http//www.upsc.gov.in.      However, marks are likely to be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of
results.

 

http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/final-results/csm/2011/csmfr11_eng.pdf

Alex Paul Menon IAS released

After 12 days in captivity, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon was today released unharmed by Maoists bringing to an end the hostage crisis in Chattisgarh marked by some anxious moments just before he stepped out of the rebel stronghold.

The 32-year-old 2006-batch IAS officer, abducted on April 21 at Sukma, about 450 km from here, while touring a village was handed over to the two Maoist mediators B D Sharma and Prof G Hargopal, at Tadmetla in the evening and brought by road to the CRPF base camp at Chintalnar, a 30-minute drive by road.

Menon, who is an asthmatic and for whom medicines had to be rushed last week, in his first comments after being freed thanked Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, the state authorities, the mediators from the Government and the Maoist side, his family and friends, saying but for their cooperation his release would have been delayed.

 N Baijendra Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, said the state government immediately issued orders to form a review committee under an agreement to do so within an hour after the release of the Collector.

The agreement that was reached by the two mediators each of the Chattisgarh government and the Maoists at their fourth round of talks on April 30 paved the way for the release of the IAS officer.

Under the agreement, the government had agreed to set up a high-powered committee under the chairmanship of Nirmala Buch, one of the two Government mediators, to review the cases of all prisoners languishing in Chattisgarh jails including the cases demanded by the Maoists.

Chief Minister Raman Singh said the three-member committee, which also included the Chief Secretary and the DGP, will be meeting right away.

The Maoists' mediators reached Chintalnar village in Sukma district by a helicopter earlier in the day and then proceeded by road to secure Menon's release from a rebel-dominated forested area.

ALL THE BEST ALEX

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