APPSC GROUP - IV EXAM PAPER - I ( EXAM HELD ON 11-08-2012)

• Jhulan Goswami, Laila Tyebji and Syed Mohammad Arif received Padma Shri on the occasion of 2012 Indian Republic day.
• Nancy Powell is the new envoy of U.S.A. to India.
• Salman Bashir was the new envoy of Pakistan to India.
• According to an annual index by Business Review Weekly, the world’s wealthiest woman is Gina Rinehart.
• Chief justice of India holds office till the age of 65 years.
• Black soil is favourable for the cultivation of cotton.
• We are now in the 12^th five year plan.
• In terms of Indian currency, the most valuable foreign currency is Bahraini Dinar.
• Amnesty international’s “the state of world’s human rights. 2012 report” documented the state of human rights in 155 countries.
• About 22% of Indian land is prone to floods.
• Disaster management includes Rehabilitation, reconstruction and mitigation.
• Disaster management act was made in India in 2005.
• Disaster management team should include search and rescue team, first aid team and awareness generation team.
• 25 states and union territories in India are prone to disasters.
• 11-3-2012 marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people in Japan.
• The city which would be the most populous city in the world by 2025, with a population of 39 million is Tokyo.
• 5700 km of India’s coastline is vulnerable to cyclones, storms and tsunamis.
• Gulam Nabi Azad is the union minister for health and family welfare.
• Mr. Irina Bokova is the director general of UNESCO.
• On 21-5-2012, the UPA-II rule at the centre complete 3 years.
• Mission included in the 12^th five year plan in the farm sector – national food security mission, national agricultural extension mission, national oil seed mission.
• Bill Gates met Uttar Pradesh chief minister in the last week of May 2012 and discussed support for health care issues.
• Non congress parties called for the Bharat Bandh on 31^st May 2012 to express resentment against raise in petrol costs.
• Joachim Gauck became the new president of Germany on 18-3-2012.
• On 31-5-2012, the union cabinet approved the national telecom policy.
• Britain’s deputy high commission office was opened in Hyderabad on 31-5-2012.
• As per the study conducted by the association of Indian universities 631 foreign education providers were operating in our country in 2010.
• Viswanathan Anand won the world chess championship for the 5^th time in May 2012.
• T. Pattabhi Rama Rao, a CBI judge, was suspended by the Andhra Pradesh high court on 31-5-2012.
• U.S.A’s ambassador to India visited Hyderabad on 31-5-2012 and met the governor and chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• The author of the book ‘the struggle of my life’ is Mandela.
• The word monsoon is derived from Arabic.
• As per the 2011 census, the state with highest urban population is Maharashtra.
• Editor of ‘the Hindu’ English daily is Siddartha Varadarajan.
• Editor of ‘Namaste Telangana’ Telugu daily is Allam Narayana.
• Present governor of Rajasthan is Margaret Alva.
• As per the 2011 census, females for every 1000 males in Andhra Pradesh are 992.
• As per the 2011 census, the population in the age group of 0-6 years constitutes 10.21% of the total population in Andhra Pradesh.
• As per 2011census, percentage of urban population to total population of Andhra Pradesh is 33.49%.
• As per 2011 census, the total population is 84,665,533.
• The states Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura have the assembly strength of 60.
• According to the world disaster report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belong to Asia pacific region.
• In world disasters, 8% is accounted for by earthquakes and tsunamis.
• The Telugu film which received the best film Nandi award for 2010 is Vedam.
• A person may be appointed as a governor for any number of times.
• Editor of ‘Andhra Bhoomi’ Telugu Daily is M.V.R. Sastry.
• For 2010, Sarada was selected for N.T.R. National film award.
• For 2010, M. Balaiah was selected for Raghupati Venkaiah award.
• For 2009, B. Saroja Devi was selected for N.T.R. National film award.
• As per 2011 census, the literacy rate in India is 74.04%.
• International Kuchipudi Dance festival was held in the last week of May 2012 in Hyderabad.
• Number of villages covered in 2011 census of India is 640,867.
• As per 2011 census, females per 1000 males in India are 940.
• As per 2011 census, the total population of India is 1,210,193,422.
• Greenwich Mean Time lags behind Indian standard time by five and half hours.
• As per 2011 census, the literacy rate among males in India is 73.03%.
• As per 2011 census, the rural population in India comprises 68.84% of the total population.
• Number of villages covered by 2011 census in Andhra Pradesh is 27,800.
• Present governor of West Bengal is M.K. Narayan.
• New chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati is Jawahar Sircar.
• UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon addressed the Arab league summit in Baghdad on 29-3-2012.
• Vanya Mishra won the coveted Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World 2012 in Grand Finale held in Mumbai.
• Cuba is called the sugar bowl of India.
• The 4^th summit of the leaders of BRISCS Nations was held in March 2012 in New Delhi. It was attended by Hu Jintao(China), Dilma Rousseff(Brazil), Jacob Zuma(South Africa).
• INS Chakra, the nuclear powered attack submarine formally inducted into the Indian Navy in April 2012.
• Indian government’s budget for 2012-13, expects GDP growth rate of 7.6%.
• In the union budget for 2012-13, for very senior citizens over 80 years of age the exemption from paying income tax is up to 5 lakhs.
• The union budget for 2012-13 was presented to parliament on 16-3-2012.
• The Artist movie won the best picture award at the 84^th academy Oscar awards function.
• Jean Dujardin won the best actor award at the 84^th academy Oscar awards function.
• On the eve of Telugu New Year day of 2012 Chekuri Rama Rao received the Kala Ratna award for literature.
• E. Siva Reddy is the new vice chancellor of Potti sree ramulu Telugu university.
• Mayawati, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Rajeev Shukla, recently elected unanimously to the Rajya Sabha.
• The impact of disasters can be greatly reduced by better planning, better preparedness and better mitigation measures.
• On the eve of Telugu New Year day of 2012, Sripada Pinakapani received Telugu velugu award for music.