International Bodies and Their Headquarters

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International bodies and their Headquarters

JULY 30, 2014

1. United Nations Organization New York

2. Economic Commission of Europe - -Geneva

3. Economic & Social Commission of Asia - Bangkok

4. Economic Commission of Latin America Santiago, Chile

5. Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa ,Ethopia

6. Economic Commission for Western AsiaBaghdad, Iraq

7. UNESCO -Paris

8. Universal Postal Union (UPU) Berne, Switzerland

9. WHO Geneva ( It is nt in Delhi )

10. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva

11. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Geneva

12. World Trade Organization (WTO)Geneva,Switzerland

13. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Geneva

14. International Labour Organization (ILO)- Geneva

15. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna

16. Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) Rome

17. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome

18. International Maritime Organization (IMO) London


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19. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -Vienna

20. IBRD (International Bank of Reconstruction & Development) or World Bank -

Washington

21. International Development Association Washington

22. International Finance Corporation (IFC) Washington

23. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington

24. International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) Washington

25. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Montreal, Canada

26. UNICEFNew York

27. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)- Geneva

28. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) -Geneva

29. United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) -Geneva

30. United Nations Relief & Work for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Gaza City &

Amman ,Jordan

31. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -New York

32. United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)New York

33. United Nations Development Programme -(UNDP) New York

34. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi

35. International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) -New York

36. Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -The Hague,Holland


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37. United Nations Drugs Control Program (UNDCP)Vienna

38. United Nations Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute -Turin, Italy

39. United Nations Fund for International Parterships - New York

40. UN-HABITAT ( United Nations Human Settlement Programme ) -Nairobi

41. United Nations International School (UNIS) -New York

42. World Food Programme (WFP) Rome

43. World Tourism Organization (WTO) Madrid, Spain

44.United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change( UNFCC )- Rome

45. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) -Geneva

46. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)- Geneva

47. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) -Vienna,

Austria

48. United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Geneva, Switzerland

First in world Part 2

AUGUST 11, 2014

1. The first space astronaut to go into space seven times till date Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)

2 . The first South African to become the second space tourist Mark Shuttleworth

3. The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea Ms. Chang Sang

4. The first youngest grandmaster of the world in ches Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)


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5. The first adventurer flying successfully across the English Channel without aircraft Felix

Baumgartner (July 2003)

6. Chinas first man in spaceYang Liwei

7. The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize

2003)

8. The woman with the highest individual Test score making a new world record Kiran

Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242 runs playing womens cricket test

against West Indies in Karachi in March, 2004)

9. The first woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)

10. The first woman to cross seven important seas of the world by swimming Bula

Chaudhury (India)

11. The first aircraft pilot to round the entire world non-stop by his 2 engine aircraft in 67

hours Steve Fossett (March 2005)

12. The first woman to be appointed as a Governor of a province in Afghanistan Habiba

Sorabhi

13.The first woman of the world to swim across five continents Bula Chaudhury (India)

(April 2005)

14. The first woman athlete to touch 5.0 meter mark in pole vault Ms. Yelena Isinbayeva

(Russian, July 2005)

15. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistani Supreme Court Justice Rana Bhagwan Das

Took over on Sept. 2, 2005 as Acting Chief Justice

16. The first duly elected woman President of an African countryAllen Johnson

Sirleaf(elected President of Liberia in Nov. 2005)

17. The first woman Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Shanshad Akhtar

(Appointed in Dec. 2005)


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18. The first woman Chancellor of GermanyAngela Merkel (Took over in Nov. 2005)

19. The first woman President of Chile Dr. Michelle Bachelet

20. The first woman Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia Simpson Miller (Feb. 2006)

21. The first woman foreign Secretary of England Margaret Backett (May 2006)

22. The first double amputee to scale Mt. Everest Mark Inglis (May 15, 2006)

First in World Part I

AUGUST 7, 2014

1. Chairman of Peoples Republic of China -Mao-Tse-Tung

2. President of the Chinese Republic -Dr. Sun Yat Sen

3. President of U.S.A- George Washington

4. Chinese Traveller to India- Fahein

5. Foreign Invader to India -Alexander the Great

6. Person to reach South Pole-Amundsen

7. Person to reach North Pole -Robert Pearey

8. Person in Space -Yuri Gagarin

9. Person on Moon -Neil Armstrong

10. Lady to climb Mount Everest- Junko Taibei

11. European to visit China- Marco Polo

12. Place where atom bomb was dropped -Hiroshima

13. Man to walk in Space -Alexei Leonov


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14. Woman cosmonaut in Space-Valentina Tereshkova

15. Woman Prime Minister of a country- Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

16. Woman President of a country -Maria Estela Peron

17. Woman to Command a Space Mission -Colonel Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)

18. The first residents of International Space station- Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri

Gidzanko and Sergei Krikalev (Russia)

19. The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest -Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)

20. The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary General of Amnesty International-lrine Zubeida Khan

Writs in Indian Constitution

As per the Right to Constitutional Remedies-Articles 32-35, A citizen has right to move to

the courts for securing the fundamental rights. Citizens can go to the Supreme Court or the

high Courts for getting their fundamental rights enforced. It empowers the Courts to issue

directions or orders or writs for this purpose.

Types of Writs:

1.Writ of Habeas Corpus :

(a)Habeas Corpus means you may have the body.

(b)This ensures that a prisoner can be released from unlawful detentionthat is, detention

lacking sufficient cause or evidence.

(c)This right originated in the English legal system, and is now available in many nations.


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2.Writ of Quo Warranto :

(a)The meaning of the term Quo Warranto is by what authority.

(b)The writ shall be issued only when the public office is held by a particular person in anillegal manner.

(c)If a person has usurped a public office, the Court may direct him not to carry out any

activities in the office or may announce the office to be vacant.

3.Writ of Mandamus :

(a)A writ of mandamus is an order issued by a superior court to a lower court or other

entity commanding the lower court, corporation or public authority to perform or not

perform specific acts.

(b)It cannot be issued to compel an authority to do something against statutory provision.

(c)For example, it cannot be used to force a lower court to reject or authorize applications

that have been made, but if the court refuses to rule one way or the other then a mandamus

can be used to order the court to rule on the applications

4.Writ of Certiorari :

(a)It is a writ (order) of a higher court to a lower court to send all the documents in a case

to it so the higher court can review the lower courts decision.

(b)It is a writ seeking judicial review.

(c)The granting of this writ does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court disagrees

with the decision of the lower court. Granting a writ of certiorari means merely that at least

four of the justices have determined that the circumstances described in the petition are

sufficient to warrant review by the Court.


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5.Writ of Prohibition :

(a)A writ of prohibition is issued primarily to prevent an inferior court from exceeding its

jurisdiction, or acting contrary to the rule of natural justice, for example, to restrain a Judge

from hearing a case in which he is personally interested.

(b)These Writs are issued as alternative or peremptory. An alternative Writ directs the

recipient to immediately act, or desist, and Show Cause why the directive should not be

made permanent. A peremptory Writ directs the recipient to immediately act, or desist, and

return the Writ, with certification of its compliance, within a certain time.

(c)The writ can be issued only when the proceedings are pending in a court if the

proceeding has matured into decision, writ will not lie.

States and their taglines

JULY 25, 2014

1.Kerela- Gods owns c0untry.

2.Goa- Go Goa.

3.Punjab- India begins here.

4.Meghalaya half way to heaven.


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5.Orissa- the s0ul of India.

6.Karnataka- one state, many worlds.

7.Gujarat-vibrant gujarat.

8.Himachal Pradesh unforgettable himachal.

9.Chattishgarh- full of surprises .

10.Rajasthan- Incredible state of INDIA.

11.Uttar Pradesh- amazing heritage grand experience.

12.Madhya Pradesh- The heart of incredible India.

13.Andhra Pradesh- The essence of incredible India.

14.Arunachal pradesh- The land of dawn-lit m0untains.

15.Bihar- blissful bihar.

16.D & N haveli- d land of natural beauty.

17.Haryana- a pi0neer in highway tourism.

18.J&k- Chalo kashmir.

19.Jharkhand- a new experience.

20.Manipur- jewel of India.

21.Nagaland-land of festivals.

22.Sikkim- small but beautiful.

23.TM-enchanting tamilnadu.


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24.Tripura-visit agartala.

25.Uttarakhand-exploring uttara.

26.WB-beautiful bengal.

27.Lakshadweep-99%fun in 1%land.

28.Pondicherry- give time a break.

29.New delhi- dildaar delhi

COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLASGOW 2014

JULY 23, 2014

The Commonwealth Games 2014 or the XX Commonwealth Games as it is officially known

will be taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom from July 23 to August 3, 2014.

India has been one of the participating nations at the Games were last editions host nation.

Commonwealth Games have been an integral and widely popular sporting event around the

world that sees the participation of Commonwealth of Nations. Lets take a quick look at few

things to know about the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games:

1. 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, beginning from 23rd July is a 12-day event till

August 3. It will see a participation of 4, 100 athletes from the Commonwealth Nations. In

the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India had a total of 6,081 athletes from 71

Commonwealth Nations.

2. The motto of Commonwealth Games 2014 is People, Place, Passion. Scotland hosts its

largest multi-event sport in the country. The decision over the final decision on the host city

for hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on November

9, 2007 at the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly.


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3. There are a total of 17 sports and 261 medal events that will be contested at the 2014

Commonwealth Games. They are:

Aquatics

Diving (10)

Swimming (44)

Athletics (50)

Badminton (6)

Boxing (13)

Cycling Mountain biking (2), Road (4), Track (17)

Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics (14), Rhythmic gymnastics (6)

Hockey (2)

Judo (14)

Lawn Bowls (10)

Netball (1)

Rugby sevens (1)

Shooting (19)

Squash (5)

Table tennis (7)

Triathlon (3)

Weightlifting (19)

Wrestling Freestyle (14)

4. The opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games will be held at Celtic Park in

Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday 23rd July 2014. Indias Olympic silver medallist pistol

shooter, Vijay Kumar will be the flag-bearer for India. The National stadium of football in
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Scotland with the capacity of 52, 025, Hampden Park will held the closing ceremony. The

Park has been specially adapted to host the track and field events.

5.The Athletes Village of the Commonwealth Games 2014 is situated within 20 minutes

drive from majority of venues in Dalmarnock. The Athletes Village has been designed by the

Paul Stallan Studio @ RMJM. It can accommodate around 8000 individuals and created

1500 jobs opportunities.

6. The logo of Commonwealth Games 2014 was unveiled during the 19th Edition in the 2010

Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Keeping three factors time, data and measurement in

mind, Marque Creative designed the official logo. The rings in the logo are proportioned to

represent the 20th Commonwealth Games, across 17 sports, over 11 days in 1 city.

7. Clyde, a cheeky wee thistle is the mascot of Commonwealth Games 2014. Inspired by

story from past of a real ship called the SS Cameronia built on the River Clyde. The mascot

has been designed by 12-year-old Beth Gilmour who won a competition. The mascot has

been named after the river as during the event Clyde will move around the host city just like

the river flowed.

Age and Time Limits Defined in Indian Constitution

JULY 10, 2014

Important Age Limits in Indian Constitution

1. Minimum age for election to the post of President/Vice-President/Governor 35 years

2. Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha)/MLA 25 years

3. Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha)/MLC 30 years

4. Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court, Attorney General,

Comptroller General, member of Public Service

Commission 65 years


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5. Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High court/ Advocate General/member of

State Commission 62 years

6. Minimum age limit for employment in a factory 14 years

7. Age between which education has been made a fundamental right 6 to 14 years

8. Minimum marriageable age for a male 21 years

9. Minimum marriageable age for a female 18 years.

Important Time Limits in Indian Constitution

1. Maximum interval between two sessions of Parliament/State Assembly Six months

2. Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance Six months

3. Maximum period within which an election is to be held to fill a vacancy created by the

death, resignation or removal, or otherwise of

a President Six months

4. Maximum duration for which Presidents rule can be imposed in a state Six months

extendable upto a maximum of three years

5. Time after which money bill passed by Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by Rajya

Sabha when no action is taken by it 14 days

6. Maximum duration for which a President/Vice-President/Governor may hold his office

from the date on which he enters his office 5 years

7. Maximum duration for which a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may function from the date

appointed for its first meeting 5 years

8. Maximum period for which the term of a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may be extended

while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation 1 year at a time


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9. Maximum duration for which a Union Minister/State Minister may hold his office

without being a member of either of the houses of the Parliament/State Legislature Six

months

10. Maximum duration for which a member of either House of Parliament may be absent

without permission, before his seat is declared is vacant 60 days

11. Maximum period within which a person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be

produced before the nearest magistrate 24 hours

12. Maximum duration for which a Panchayat/Municipality shall function from the date

appointed for its first meeting 5 years

13. Maximum duration for which a member of a Public Service Commission may hold his

office subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-five years 6 years

14. Maximum duration for which a member of a State Commission may hold his office

subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-two years 6 years

Quick Revision on INDIAN Constitution

JULY 7, 2014

Father Of Indian ConstitutionDr B.R Ambedkar

Fundamental Rights

1. Right to Equality

2. Right to Freedom

3. Right against Exploitation

4. Right to Freedom of Religion

5. Cultural and Educational Rights

6. Right to Constitutional Remedies

Goals mentioned in the Preamble

Democracy

Socialism


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Secularism

Social Economic and Political justice

Directive Principles and its Objective:

Directive Principles lay down certain guidelines for our Government to achieve our National

goals.

These guidelines aim at establishing a welfare state. The directive principles are:

1. High standard of living to the people

2. Ways and means to improve a comfortable living

3. Serving the interests of the poor

4. Preventing the accumulation of wealth in a single individual or place

5. Ensuring the proper use of the countrys wealth for the benefit of all.

Features of Indian Constitution.

1. Written and Detailed Constitution.

2. Democratic governance

3. Federal System: Distribution of powers between Centre and States.

4. Independent Judiciary

5. Secular State

6. Universal Adult Franchise

7. Fundamental rights

Indian Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949

Indian Constitution was adopted by the country on January 26, 1950

The president of the Constituent Assembly Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Features of Constitution were framed from various Sources

1. UK

Parliamentary form of government

Rule of law


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Legislative procedure

Writs

Cabinet system etc.

Single citizenship

2. GOI Act 1935

Federal scheme

Public service commissions

Emergency provisions

Judiciary

Office of Governor etc.

3. USA

Fundamental rights

Impeachment of President

Removal of judges

Judicial review

Independent judiciary

Office of vice president

4. Ireland

Directive Principles of State Policy(DPSP)

Method of election of President

Nomination of members to RajyaSabha

5. Canada

Federation with strong centre

Vesting residuary powers with centre

Appointment of Governor by the centre

Advisory jurisdiction of Supreme Court

6. Australia

Concurrent list


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Joint sitting of two houses of Parliament

7. USSR

(Now Russia)

FundamentalDuties(addedwith42nd amendment in 1976)

Ideal of Justice (Social, Political and Economic) in the preamble

8. Weimer Constitution

(Germany)

Suspension of fundamental rights during emergency

9. French constitution

Republic Idea of liberty,

equality and fraternity in preamble

10. South Africa

Procedure of amendment to the constitution

Election of members of RajyaSabha

11. Japan

Procedure established by law


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Books and Authors in Ancient India

Book Author

Astadhyayi : Panini

Mahabhasya : Patanjli

Nagananda : Harshvardhana

Naishadhacharita : Sri Harsha

Mrichhakatika : Sudraka

Gitagovinda : Jayadev

Navratna : Virsena

Mudrarakshasa : Visakdatta

Rajtarangini : Kalhana

Kathasaritsagar : Somdeva

Kamasutra : Vatsayana

Prashnottarmalika : Amoghavarsha

Swapanvasdattam : Bhasa

Buddha charita : Asvaghosa

Natyashastra : Bharata

Abhigyan Shakuntalam : Kalidasa

Vikramorvashi : Kalidasa

Raghuvansan : Kalidasa

Amarkosa : Amarshmha

Panc hsidhantika and Brihat Samhita : Varharmihara

Surya Sidhanta and Aryabhatta : Aryabhatta

Panch tantra : Vishnu Sharma

Nitisara : Kamandaka

Aihole Prasasti : Ravi Kriti

Indica : Megasthanese

Arthasastra : Kautilya

Charaka Samhita : Charaka

Lilawati : Bhaskara II

Harshacharita and Kadambari : Harsha vardhan

Ratnavali : Harsha vardhan

Gathasaptashati : Hala

Nitisara : Kamandaka


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Poets in Ancient India

Poet King

Ashvaghosa Nagarjuna, Vasumitra : Kanishka

Harisena : Samudragupta II

Amarsimha : Chandra gupta II

kalidasa : Chandragupta II

Banabhatta : Harshavardhana

Ravikirti : Pulkesin II

Bhavabhuti : Yasovarman

Mahaviracharya : Amoghavarsha

Jinsena : Amoghavarsha

Dandin : Narsimhavarman

Rajashekhar : Mahindrapala

Bilhana : Vikramaditya VIViknaneshvara : Vikramaditya VI

Kamban : Chola

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International Bodies and Their Headquarters