Capsule for Indian Railways Recruitent Exam

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RRB NTPC Capsule - 2016 Visit us @ Sehpaathi.in

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. Don’t 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


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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 year’s 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


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

Aiming tom achieve operation ratio of 92 percent


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 2018-

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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










40,000 crore expected from the government as budgetary support


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 year’s estimates


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

Two elevated tracks envisaged from Churchgate and CST on Mumbai’s 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 2018-

19


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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










40,000 crore expected from the government as budgetary support


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

Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent


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National Headlines (INDIA)

Maharashtra has become country’s 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 India’s 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

India’s 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 India’s 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 India’s First Fully Organic state


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India’s Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji & two others among world’s 62 super-rich

Maharashtra first state to give maternity leave in Surrogacy

Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace named the world’s 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 India’s first Defence Industrial Park at Ottappalam.

India gets its first underwater restaurant

India’s 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 World’s 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 Ministry’s 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 India’s 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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Gujarat to have India’s 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.

India’s 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 world’s best countries


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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 it’s 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

World’s 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 Oli’s first foreign visit

‘Mein Kampf’ published in Germany for first time since WWII

China’s country code domain “.cn” becomes world’s 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

World’s 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 world’s longest cable car system


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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

Gambia’s 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

India’s 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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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

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 - India’s 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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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 Ohio’s first Poet Laureate - Amit Majmudar

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

Keeper

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 Tourism’s 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 People’s Choice Award - Priyanka Chopra

Golden Globes winners - Kate Winslet

Winner of FIFA Ballon d’Or 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 India’s

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 world’s 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.

SpaceX’s 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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India’s first indigenously designed & built warship INS Godavari decommissioned

Russia’s 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 country’s 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.

India’s second lunar probe Chandrayaan II will land on moon in 2017 and the country’s 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 Universe’s 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 Africa’s 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

Denmark’s 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 Lewandowski’s nine minute, five-goal haul for German

Football Club Bayern Munich against Wolfsburg was officially recognized by Guinness World

Record.

India’s Thakur Anoop Singh won gold medal in the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and

Physique Championships.

China’s 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).

Kerala’s 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

India’s 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.

India’s 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 Council’s (ICC’s) 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 Naidu’s Birthday

28th Feb———————————————-National Science Day

March

3rd March——————————————–National Defense Day

4th March——————————————–National Security Day

8th March——————————————–International Women’s Day Mother’s Day

9th March——————————————–CISF Rising Day

15th March——————————————Consumers Right Day

22nd March—————————————– World Water Day

24th March—————————————– World TB Day

April

5th April ——————————————National maritime Day

7th April——————————————-National Health Day

13th April—————————————–Jallianwalan Bagh Massacre Day

17th April —————————————-World Haemophilia Day

18th April—————————————– World 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 India’s 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 country’s 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 Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Meg Lanning (Australia)

ICC Women’s 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

Mukherjee’s 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 children’s 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 LaunchedThe 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, e-

governance 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 urbanpopulation, 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

World’s 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

India’s 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 (Asia’s 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

1 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

2 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 130 –140 km/h (82 mph)

3 AC Express

Fully air-conditioned trains with limited stops linking majorcities in the country

One of the fastest trains in India, travelling at about 130 km/h

(82 mph)

4 Shatabdi Express 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 3-

tier AC berth

5 Double Decker

Express

Limited Stops & fully air-conditioned two floor express trains

They have high priority and are among fast trains in India

6 Jan Shatabdi

Express

Affordable variety of the Shatabdi Express, which have both AC

and non-AC classes

Fewer stops with 130 Km/h speed

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

AC berths

The maximum speed is 130 km/h.

8 Sampark Kranti

Express

These are a series of trains which provide super fast Express-

like connectivity to the national capital Delhi

These trains have higher priority than Super Express / Mail

9 Yuva Express 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 100 –120 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

18 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 FEATURES

1A – First Class AC 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.

2A – AC Two Tier 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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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.

3E – AC Three Tier

(Economy)

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 additionalmembers. 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 WorldColor ________ Represents BRICS Countries. These Countries is a group of 5 fastest developingnations of the world.

Color ________ represents the countries where Indian Army is handling the peace efforts under

UNOColor ________ 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 Kudremukh National Park

Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Bannerghatta National Park

Bandipur National Park

Anshi National Park

UTTARAKHAND Corbett National Park

Valley of Flowers National Park

Rajaji National Park

Gangotri National Park

Govind Pashu Vihar

Nanda Devi National Park

TAMIL NADU Guindy National Park


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Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

Indira Gandhi National Park

Palani Hills National Park

Mukurthi National Park

Mudumalai National Park

WEST BENGAL Gorumara National Park

Singalila National Park

Sundarbans National Park

Neora Valley National Park

RAJASTHAN Sariska National Park

Ranthambore National Park

Desert National Park

Darrah National Park

Keoladeo National Park

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

MAHARASHTRA

Chandoli National Park

Tadoba Natoinal Park

Gugamal National Park

Navegaon National Park

Pench National Park

Sanjay Gandhi National Park or BoriviliNational Park


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ASSAM Dibru – Saikhowal National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Orang National Park

Nameri National Park

Manas National Park

GUJARAT Vansda National Park

Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar

Gir National Park

Gulf of Kachch Marine National Park

MADHYA PRADESH 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

MANIPUR Keibul Lamjao National Park

Sirohi National Park

Names of National Parks in Meghalaya

Nokrek National Park

Balphakram National Park

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