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Hello Sehpaathians,

We team Sehpaathi brings to you the most awaited RRB NTPC General Awareness Capsule to
boost your preparation.
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.

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

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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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

 2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged

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

 Aiming tom achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

 Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore

 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

 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

 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 budgetary support

 Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation

 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

 Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore

 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

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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 To increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 percent

 Dedicated freight corridors envisaged for North-South, East-West and East Coast alignments

 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

 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 budgetary support

 Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation

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

 Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent

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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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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so we have covered railway part as well in a best manner.
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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 Launched

The 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 urban
population, 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 major

cities 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  Limited Stops & fully air-conditioned two floor express trains
Express  They have high priority and are among fast trains in India

6 Jan Shatabdi  Affordable variety of the Shatabdi Express, which have both AC
Express 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  These are a series of trains which provide super fast Express-
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  Travel at a speed greater than 100–120 km/h (60-75 mph)
Express/Mail  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  Slow trains that stop at most or every station along the route
Passenger  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  Air conditioned coaches with sleeping berths, present in Garib Rath
(Economy) 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  An air-conditioned coach with large spacious seats and legroom.

Class Chair Car  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 additional
members. 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 World
Color ________ Represents BRICS Countries. These Countries is a group of 5 fastest developing
nations of the world.
Color ________ represents the countries where Indian Army is handling the peace efforts under
UNO
Color ________ 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

 Chandoli National Park

MAHARASHTRA
 Tadoba Natoinal Park

 Gugamal National Park

 Navegaon National Park

 Pench National Park

 Sanjay Gandhi National Park or Borivili

National 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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ANDHRA PRADESH  Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

 Andhra Pradesh Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

National Park

 Mrugavani National Park

 Sri Venkateswara National Park

ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLAND  Campbell Bay National Park

 Galathea National Park

 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

(Formerly known as Wandur National Park)

 Middle Button Island National Park

 Mount Harriet National Park

 North Button Island National Park

 Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

 Saddle Peak National Park

 South Button Island National Park

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