GK bits

A.
Organisations HQ

1.UN New York
2.Int’ l Court of Justice The Hague
3.UNDP,UNICEF New York
4.UNEP Nairobi
5.UNHCR Geneva
6.IAEA,UNIDO Vienna
7.FAO Rome
8.UNESCO,ESRO Paris
9.IMF Paris & Geneva
10.World Bank (IBRD) Washington DC
11.WIPO,WTO Geneva
12.IMO London
13.UPU Berne
14.ICAO Montreal
15.ADB Manila
16.ASEAN Djakarta
17.CARICOM Georgetown (Guyana)
18.CIS Minsk(Belarus)

B. Rivers
Brahmaputra – 2900 km
Indus - 2900 km
Ganga - 2510 km
Godavari – 1450 km
Narmada – 1290 km
Krishna – 1290 km
Mahanadi – 890 km
Kaveri – 760 km

Ranking of rivers on the basis of length and direction (west to east ,north to south etc) is a frequently asked question in UPSC prelims. One should also have a good idea about the important international rivers. Ensemble’s Geography through Maps is a good book to follow even for non-geography optional students.

C. Information on important straits :
1.Gibraltar strait separates Spain and Morocco.
2.Magellan strait separates Chile and Tierra del Fugeo.
3.Bass strait separates Australia and Tasmania.
4.Torres strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea.
5.Bab-al-Mandab strait separates Yemen and Djibouti.
6.Strait of Hormuz separates Iran and UAE.
7.Strait of Malacca separates Malaysia and Sumatra.
8.Selat-sunda strait separates Sumatra and Java.

One should look up all important straits in Atlas and in fact referring atlas should become an important part of reading newspaper.Whenever and wherever one encounters the name of any place or country that one cannot place geographically ,one must immediately look it up in Atlas and don’t stop there,go a step further by looking up nearby countries,mountain ranges,rivers and also whether any tropic or equator is passing through it.This will make the learning more complete and can very well make make the difference.

D.Random Information
1.Oxalic Acid – used to remove ink spots.
2.Sulphuric Acid – dehydrating agent.
3.Hydrogen Peroxide – bleaching agent.
4.Haber’s Process – Ammonia.
5.Ostwald’s Process – Nitric Acid.
6.Solvay Process – Sodium Carbonate.
7.Parke’s Process – Silver.

E.Research Institutes Locations
1.Potato - Shimla
2.Leather - Chennai
3.Poultry - B’lore
4.Tobacco - Rajamundry
5.Rice - Cuttack
6.Sugarcane - Lucknow
7.Jute - Barrackpore
8.Botanical Survey - Kolkata
9.Dairy Institute - Karnal
10.Dairy Corporation - Anand
11.Coffee - Chikmaglur
12.Tea - Jorhat
13.Bee - Pune
14.Cotton - Thane

F.Winds
1.Haboob - Sudan
2.Harmattan – West Africa
3.Khamsin – North Africa
4.Bora – Adriatic Coast
5.Zonda – Argentina

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Concept of national income

Concept of national income

* National income is calculated by CSO – CENTRAL STATISCAL ORGANISATION
* FROM 2005 BASE YEAR FOR ANY CALCULATION OF NATIONAL INCOME IS TAKEN AS 1999-2000
* BEFORE 2005 BASE YEAR WAS 1993-94
* GDP- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
* GNP-GROSS NATIONAL PRODUTION
* NNP NET NATIONAL PRODUTION
* NDP NET DOMESTIC PRODUTION
* GDP- GDP IS THE SUM TOTAL OF MARKET VALUE OF ALL FINAL GOODS & SERVICES PRODUCED INSIDE THE NATINAL TERRITORY
* GNP=GDP+INCOME FROM ABROAD
* DEPRECIATION VALUE OF CONSUMPTION OF FIXED CAPITAL =GDP-NDP
* NNP=GNP- DEPRECIATION
* NATIONAL INCOME =GDP-NET TAXES
* NET TAXES =INDIRECT TAXES –SUBSIDIES
* NATIONAL INCOME IS CALCULATED IN TWO WAYS
1. ON CURRNT PRICES IN THIS YEAR PRODUTION IS ALCULATED BY CONSIDRING PRESENT PRICE OF GOODS AND SERVICES
2. ON CONSTANT PRICES IN THIS PRICE ON THE BASE YEEAR IS TAKEN AS THE REFERANCE TO CALCULATE THE NATIONAL INCOME

PER CAPITA INCOME = NATIONAL INCOME/ POPULATION



PPP PURCHASING POWER PARTY INDEX IS CONSTRUCTED BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WHAT A UNIT CURRNCY CAN PURCHASE IN ITS OWN COUNTRY



PLANNING IN INDIA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1. 1934 M.VISVESHVARYA WROTE THE BOOK PLLANED ECONMY 4 INDIA

2. 1938 NATIONAL PLANNING COMMETEE SET UP

3. 1944 BOMBAY PLAN BY 8 INDUSTRIALIST IN BOMBAY

4. 1945 PEOPLE’S PLAN BY MN ROY

5. 1950 SARVODYA PLAN BY JP NARAYAN

PLANNING COMMISSION

1. 15 MARCH 1950 CONSTITUTED BY GOI
2. NON CONSTITUTIONAL AND NON STATURY BODY
3. PRIME MINISTER IS EX OFFICO HEAD OF THIS
4. FORMULATES FIVE YEAR PLAN