1. Government approved Proposal to Start International School of Music in Kerala 2.

Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board 3. NABARD started Farmers Club Scheme in Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir 4. Yash Chopra to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 2013 5. Few more recipients for the 13th Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Awards 6. Prem Chopra will be honoured with the Phalke Senior Actor (Negative Role) Award 7. Mala Sinha will be honoured with the Phalke Icon Cine Artiste Award 8. Rajesh Khanna will be honoured with the first superstar of Indian Cinema Award. 9. Akshay Kumar will be hounoured with Best Actor Award for Rowdy Rathore 10. Dimple Kapadia will get the Phalke Ever Memorable actor award 11. Manoj Bajapi will get the Phalke Excellent Performance award for the film 12. Ajay Devgn, Runa Laila named SAARC ambassadors for HIV/AIDS 13. `Spirit, the Malayalam film directed by Ranjith has won the P A Backer Foundation award for best movie in the year 2012. 14. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has proposed to launch a National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). 15. The ongoing housing scheme of Government of India in the urban slums viz., Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) was implemented under pilot phase during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period 16. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the World Bank have been implementing a joint National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) in the country 17. Largest Biogas Plant of the World Inaugurated in Finland 18. Chris Gayle Hit Fastest-Ever Century in the History of Cricket during IPL 19. French lawmakers approve same-sex marriage bill 20. Narasimhan Ravi, the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited as well as the former Editor of The Hindu was unanimously elected as the president of Editors Guild of India 21. Infant Mortality Rate is 44 per 1000 live births in the country as per Sample Registration System 2011 report of Registrar General of India. 22. Russia Launched Bio-Satellite (BION-M) Called Orbital Noah's Ark into Space

23. It has projected a recovery of sorts in India's growth to 6.4 per cent in 2013-14 24. ESCAP - Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 25. Shakuntala Devi, the Indian Mathematician also known as mental calculator and human computer died on 21 April 2013 26. Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term 27. Abdul Hamid is to be Bangladeshs 20th president after no other candidate was nominated in the poll to replace President Zilliur Rahman who died last month, election authorities said on 22 April. 28. As part of a special tribute, late filmmaker Yash Chopra will be conferred the title of Father of Contemporary Indian Cinema at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). 29. The Competent Authority has appointed Smt. Aruna Bahuguna, IPS(AP:1979) as Special Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 30. The State Cabinet of Bihar on 16 April 2013 gave its nod to the Home Departments proposal to grant 35 percent reservation for women in the recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors in reserved and unreserved categories of the state. 31. International Monetary Fund in its latest release on 16 April 2013 of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) slashed the growth projection of India from its earlier prediction of 5.9 percent to 5.7 percent for the calendar year 2013. 32. The Union Government projected its growth for the fiscal year 2013-14 to be 6.2-6.7 percent 33. As per the Venezuelas Presidential election result declared on 14 April 2013, Nicolas Maduro emerged as the winner 34. President Pranab Mukherjee on 16 April 2013 dedicated Siddheshwar Dham Temple to the Nation at Solophok in south Sikkim. 35. Eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja was selected on Wednesday for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012 for his contribution to Telugu literature. 36. India is set to become the youngest country by 2020

37. The former Governor of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, V.S. Ramadevi, died here on April 17 38. The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the Protocol between the Republic of India and Malta for the avoidance of double taxation 39. As per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, Mahatma Gandhi figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world 40. Indian-Origin Economist Raj Chetty Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013 41. India and Finland to Explore Solar Energy Applications for Oil and Gas Projects 42. An Indian scientist and his Taiwanese colleague have discovered a blue supergiant star located in the constellation Virgo, far beyond our Milky Way Galaxy 43. Union Government approved 285.75 Crore Rupees to Himachal Pradesh under PMGSY 44. Adam Scott won the 77th Version of Augusta Masters Golf Tournament 45. Dr Hilary Koprowski, a Polish researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio died on 11 April 2013 in Philadelphia. He was 96 years of age. 46. The Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) Secretary, Karti P Chidambaram on 14 April 2013 announced that the tennis star player, Sania Mirza became one of the Vice-Presidents of ITPA. 47. Veteran Film Actor Pran conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2012 48. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited Germany from 10 April 2013 to 12 April 2013. 49. AP Government launched GPS-GIS based Emergency Response System Dial 100 50. PJ Kurien elected chairman of Asian forum of parliamentarians 51. Union Tourism Minister Shri K. Chiranjeevi inaugurated United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Conference on sustainable tourism development at Hyderabad

52. MoU for Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education Signed Between India and Germany 53. The Government of India and Government of Russian Federation have signed on April 10, 2013 in Moscow a Regulation defining the structure, functions and procedure of the Joint Commission 54. Lalit K Panwar is New Secretary of Minority Affairs 55. Indian Coast Guard Ship H-191, the fifth of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) was commissioned at Mumbai by Director General Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal. 56. The Chairman of the Awards Jury of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) along with former Chief Justice of India, Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah on 5 April 2013 presented the ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance -2012 to two Best Governed Companies. These two companies were Indian Oil Corporation Limited and HCL Technologies Limited. 57. World renowned film critic Roger Ebert died 58. United Nations World Tourism Organisation ( UNWTO) Commissions Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development and 25th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia, Pacific and South Asia will be held at Hyderabad from 12th to 14th of April 2013. 59. The International Council of Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA). PATWA has awarded Gujarat as the Best Destination for Cultural Festivals at a recently held annual ITB Convention in Berlin 60. South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit from 26 to 28 March 2013 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). This will complete the first cycle of BRICS summits. 61. Chitra Ramkrishna to take over as NSE chief 62. Navneet Kaur Dhillon was crowned Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 on 24 March 2013 in the grand finale of 50th edition of the beauty pageant in Mumbai. 20year-old Navneet Kaur belongs to Punjab and is a media student at present

63. Justice Retd. Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath as the sixth caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 25 March 2013 in Islamabad. The oath was administered by President Asif Ali Zardari at the ceremony which was held at Aiwan-e-Sad 64. The Union government in March 2013 approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system. 65. Kartar Lalvani, the NRI entrepreneur was conferred with theHealthcare Businessman of the Year Award 2013 at the Asian Business Awards ceremony in Central London on 23 March 2013 66. Dr. C. Chandramouli, Registrar General and Census Commissioner 67. Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has said that his Ministry 68. S. Venkata Mohan of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, here has won the National Bioscience Award for 2012, awarded by the Department of Biotechnology 69. Infosys has partnered with India Post to implement and manage a platform that will transform the latters rural operations. Infosys will facilitate India Posts Rural Systems Integration (RSI) program. 70. The Minister of Human Resource Development, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju said that a National Mission on Teachers and Training will be launched which will lay down a roadmap to improve the quality of teachers and teaching thereby improving the educational delivery and learning outcomes in higher education institutions and added that a sum of Rs 100 crore has been provided in Annual Plan 2013-14. Arunachal Pradesh in the month of March 2013 became the first state to introduce e-GPF or electronic GPF 71. The United Nations on 20 March 2013 declared 20 March as the International Day of Happines 72. Neha Tripathi Won Sixth Leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour 2013 73. India becomes 1st country to successfully test fire Brahmos super sonic cruise missile on march 20 2013

74. Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman dies in Singapore 75. 3-Day International Seminar on Rajasthani Miniature Painting Begins in New Delhi 76. National Tourism Award to Fatehpur Sikri monuments 77. S. Venkata Mohan a scientist of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, on 19 March 2013 won the National Bioscience Award for 2012 in Hyderabad 78. Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova Won Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open 2013 Titles 79. The Centre has decided to release a relief package of more than Rs 2,892 crore for seven states. Rs 417.12 crore has been approved for Andhra Pradesh in the wake of cyclone Nilam 80. Sugathakumari, the Malayalam Poetess Selected For Saraswati Samman 2012 81. Toyo Ito, the Japanese Architect Declared As the Winner of 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 82. 60th National Film Awards Winners Best Actor : Irfan Khan for Pan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi).

Best Actress : Usha Jadhav for Marathi film 'Dhag'.

Best Hindi Feature Film : - Paan Singh Tomar. Best Special Effects: Eega Best Telugu film: Eega 83. The cardinals of the Roman Catholic church has chosen Argentine Jorge Bergoglio as their new Pope 84. President Pranab Mukherjee visited Mauritius as the chief guest at the 45th Independence Day celebrations of Mauritius. During the visit India and Mauritius agreed that bilateral line of credit must be used as a vehicle to realise

the untapped potential in trade and economic ties and vowed to step up security cooperation, including anti-piracy operations. Following documents were signed during the visit:

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Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor Uhuru Kenyatta won Kenya Presidency President of India, Sh. Pranab Mukherjee, Confers Rani Lakshimibai Award to Spirit of Nirbhaya National Stree Shakti Puruskar Conferred to Five Women Achievers Nicolas Maduro sworn in as the Interim President of Venezuela World Bank Barred Larsen &Turbo for six Months over Forgery India and Portugal inked a Social Security Agreement (SSA). About 75,000 Indians are living in Portugal, most of them are working as professionals and self-employed. Barack Obama Signed Into Law the Violence against Women Act Reauthorization 2013 On the occasion of the International Women`s Day on March 8, the Union Minister of Communications & IT Sh. Kapil Sibal inaugurated India`s First All Women Employees Post Office at Shastri Bhawan, Deborah from India Won a Bronze Medal in Asian Cycling Championship 2013 India Tourism Film Find What You Seek Gets First Prize at 11th Golden City Gate Awards Shri Kapil Sibal,Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology has launched the portal of National Internet Registry (NIR) which will be the next generation platform for internet revolution

BUDGET 2013-14 PRACTICE MCQs 1)Pavan Kumar Bansal represents, which of the following Constituencies? 1. Amritsar ans:3 2. Ahmedabad 3. Chandigarh

4. Sangrur 2)Which of the following state has been bought into the railway net work for the first time? 1. Manipur ans: 4 2. Assam 3. Tripura 4. Arunachal Pradesh 3)According to Railway Budget Freight earning to go by? 1. 7% 2. 8% ans:3 3. 9% 4. 10% 4)Which of the following is true? Ans:4 1. Steep increase in input costs have been met with hike in Freight rates 2. Indian Railways is aware of the problems of the IRCTC website, and will create a next generation e-ticketing system by end of this year, Bansal said. 3. Aadhar can be helpful for Railways in much respect, from booking tickets to tracking pension of rail employees. 4. All the above 5)Railway Minister has said that a special luxury coach, with the best of ameneties, will run, in selected trains and named it as? Ans:1 1. Anubhuti 2. Safety 3. Vikas 4. Samardh 6)The amount allocated by Planning commi-ssion (budgetary support to Railways)? 1. 3.19 lakhs 2. 4.19 lakhs ans: 3 3. 5.19 lakhs 4. 6.19 lakhs 7)Which of the following is true about Indian Railways? Ans:4 1. Railways were first introduced to India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. 2. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit, the Indian Railways 3. Indian Railways is the worlds ninth largest commercial or utility employer 4. All the above 8)The Rail Neer Bottling plants would be set up in ans:2 1. Vijayawada, Mumbai, Lalitput, Bilaspur, Patna, Ahmedabad 2. Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur, Bilaspur 3. Bilaspur, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Nanded, Lalitpur, Jaipur

4. Nanded, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Ludhiana, Lalitpur, Jaipur 9)Which of the following is/are true as per new Railway budget? 1. Year hike of 5% of charges proposed for 10 years 2. In future, ticket charge may be indexed to fuel price 3. Train protection warning in automatic systems will be introduced 4. All the above 10)How much percentage of RPF vacancies reserved for women? 1. 10% 2. 15% 3. 20% 4. 25% Ans:1 Ans:4

11)Which of the following is true about recent General Budget 2013-14? 1. The total expenditure for 2013-14 is the Rs 16, 65, 297 2. The plan expenditure is the Rs 5, 55, 322 crore 3. Non-plan expenditure Rs 11, 09, 975crore 4. All the above

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14)How many private radio FM stations will be covered in this financial year? 1. 289 ans:1 2. 290 3. 291 4. 292 15)The first Independent Indias budget was presented by? 1. Morarji Desai ans:2 2. Shankumham chetty 3. Deshmukh 4. Nehru 16)Income limit for tax saving Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings scheme is raised to Rs 12 lakh

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17)Which of the following is true? Ans:4 1. Rs 532 crore to make post offices part of core banking 2. Proposal to launch inflation indexed bonds or inflation indexed national security certificates to protect savings from inflation 3. Indias first womens bank as a PSU proposed, Rs 1000 crore working capital announced 4. All the above 18)How much amount is allocated for Drinking water and Sanitation? 1. Rs 80, 194 crore ans:1 2. Rs 81, 194 crore 3. Rs 82, 194 crore 4. Rs 83, 195 crore 19)In which of the following place an Institute for agricultural Bioteechnology will be set up? 1. Patiala 2. Ahmedabad and:3 3. Ranchi 4. Patna 20)As per Economic Survey the Indias economy expected to grow between 6.1% to 1. 6.5% 2. 6.6% 3. 6.7% ans:3 4. 6.8% 21)Inflation expected to fall between 6.2% and by March? 1. 6.6% 2. 6.7% ans:1 3. 6.8% 4. 6.9% 22)As per survey report, which of the following sector amounted for the largest share? 1. Health 2. Sports ans:3 3. Education 4. Employment 23)A8ording to survey, the food inflation mainly driven by 1. Cereal Prices ans:1

2. Subsidies 3. Oil 4. None of these 24)As per Economic Survey, which of the following is true about Indian Tourism? 1. The Indian tourism sector needs an urgent image makeover and higher investment in infrastructure, including through Public-Private Partnership 2. Global tourist arrivals are expected to increase by 43 million every year on an average from 2010 to 2030. ans:3 1. Only 1 correct 2. Only 2 correct 3. Both correct 4. Both wrong 25)Which of the following is true as per Economic survey, tabled in the parliament? Ans:4 1. As per 12th Five Year Plan approach paper, Indias travel and tourism sector is estimated to create 78 jobs per million rupees of investment compared to 45 jobs per million rupees in the manufacturing sector 2. As per Tourism Satellite A8ount (TSA) data 2009-10, the contribution of tourism to Indias GDP was 6.8 per cent (3.7 per cent direct and 3.1 per cent indirect) and its contribution to total employment generation was 10.2 percent 3. At present Indian Tourism has a paltry share of 0.64 per cent in world tourist arrivals 4. All the above 26)Who among the following is the Chief advisor to the Finance Minister? 1. Rangarajan ans:2 2. Raghuram Rajan 3. Kaushik Basu 4. Shome 27) The Economic Survey says that the Fiscal Deficit in Financial Year 2013, to be contained at? 1. 5.1% 2. 5.2% ans:3 3. 5.3% 4. 5.4% 28)Fiscal Consolidation road map says that deficit at 3% by Financial year? 1. 2014 2. 2015 ans:4 3. 2016 4. 2017

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Indias BARC developing worlds largest magnet At the ABP News-IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 event in New Delhi on 6 March 2013, Nagpur won the award for most liveable Indian city. Delhi was declared as the best city for primary education and roads. Nagpur won the award for most liveable Indian city for top health care services, green cover as well as best public transport. Rajkot was declared as the city with the best law and order. President Shri Pranab Mukherjee here today conferred the first ever Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2012 on Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The United States has selected the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim for the International Women of Courage Award. By michelle obama The Parliamentary Award Committee selected BJP leader 2010- Arun Jaitley, 2011-Congress MP Karan Singh and 2012-JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award India Proposed Hydrocarbon Pipeline from Kazakhstan India ranked third on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, after US and China, as per the new report of SophosLabs. SophosLabs is the Sophoss global network of threat analysis centres. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on 5 March 2013 at a military hospital in Caracas at the age of 58 due to Cancer Mukul Manda Sangma(congress) Sworn-In As the Chief Minister of Meghalaya The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was on 4 March 2013 conferred with the Liberation War Honour Award by the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman. The award was conferred upon him for his contribution to 1971 war The government will implement the modified version of General AntiAvoidance Rules(GAAR) from April 1, 2016, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said his Budget speech

Union Budget 2013 Highlights 123 124 India must make tough spending choices, finance minister P Chidambaram said on 28 February, 2013 Fiscal deficit seen at 5.2 point of GDP in 2012/13 Fiscal deficit seen at 4.8 point of GDP in 2013/14

SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC SURVEY 2012-13 125 126 Indian economy is likely to grow between 6.1% to 6.7% in 2013-14 Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Chief Economic Adviser

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Indo-French space cooperation is all set to soar to new heights with the scheduled launch of a satellite to study changes in the environment soon after the visit of French President Francois Hollande. NASA to launch world's largest solar sail in 2014 Finance Minister P Chidambaram launched Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme in Mumbai Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Monthly Bi-lingual Shubh Yatra Magazine National Conference on e-Governance at Jaipur Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal and coach Pullela Gopichand have agreed to support the Andhra Pradesh Governments energy conservation mission. BioAsia event is an event promoted annually by Andra Pradesh Government with the support of Government of India India Water Expo Ahmedabad 2013 Entrepreneurship Summit 2013 will be held in IIT Bombay An Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-IV army version 'Rudra' was handed over by Dr RK Tyagi, Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to Lt Gen Narendra Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (P & S), Indian Army during AERO India 2013 at Yelahanka Air Base, Bangalore. Mukul Mudgal Committee-probe into global retail giant Wal-Mart's lobbying activities in the US for entry into India, Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata along with eight Indian-Americans has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering India's per capita income rises to Rs 5,729 per month The 3rd National Community Radio (CR) Sammelan is being organised at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, will preside over the two-day Conference of Governors on February 11 and 12, 2013 UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today launched universal Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Service at Palghar town in Thane district of Maharashtra on February 6. 100 year old rubber tree attracts tourists in Arunachal Asias largest and one of the most important military aviation exhibitions in the world, Aero India-2013 got started in Bengaluru Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women & Child Development will inaugurate the second regional consultation on formulating a national Plan of Action for improving Child Sex Ratio in the country, at Hyderabad India will host the next meeting of BASIC Environment Ministers. The meeting will be held in Chennai on February 15-16, 2013. Michael Clarke, the Australian captain won the fourth Allan Border Medal in Melbourne Michael Clarke also won the Test cricketer of the year award The Indian Railways is hosting the 10th International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Conference in New Delhi President Pranab Mukherjee has officially inaugurated the 27th Surajkund fair

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India is expected to overtake US as second largest coal consumer in 2024, according to BP World Energy Outlook 2030. Lalji Singh, scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, has been selected for the prestigious Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for 2012 US President Barack Obama, presented the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation to eminent Indian-American Rangaswamy Srinivasan for his ground-breaking work with laser. GAIL accorded Maharatna status John Kerry sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State Milos Zeman won the Czech Republic Presidential Election 2013 P.R. Vasudeva Rao became the Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam on 31 January 2013. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 27th December, 2011 India and Australia agreed to Concentrate on Energy and Food Security World Press Freedom Index 2013

Finland has distinguished itself as the country that most respects media freedom. It is followed by the Netherlands and Norway. 187 188 189 190 191 192 Mumbai won its 40th Ranji Trophy after defeating Saurashtra in Final India celebrated its 64th Republic Day Independence day- The impressive march-past was watched by Chief Guest, King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk. Mizoram GDP higher than national average Aquaria India 2013 at Vijayawada India on January 27 successfully test-fired the underwater ballistic missile, K15 (code-named B05), off the Visakhapatnam coast, marking en end to a series of developmental trials. Aiming to attract first-time stock market investors, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will launch the much-awaited Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) in Mumbai on February 9. Victoria Azarenka has won back-to-back Australian Open titles, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a dramatic final that contained a break for fireworks and two medical timeouts. State Bank of India set to open second branch in China China successfully tests jumbo air-freighter Worlds first cloned buffalo gives birth to calf in Karnal The Centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura On the occasion of Republic Day, 2013, the Honble President of India has awarded Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Services and Police Medal for Meritorious Services to following Railways Protection Force(RPF)/Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) officers and personnel

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