Doing away board exam resulted in decline of standard of Education

Exam is thought of as a way to train students for the tough tests they undergo later in life. If home is thought to be the first place of education, school  comes next. Its importance lies in its being as a place which allows a child to have first interaction with the outside world. The all-round development of a child depends a lot on the school where he or she reads. But doing board examination in school has resulted in the deterioration of education standards.  Reports show that without annual examinations, the quality of education is going down. Students don’t work hard under the impression that they would be promoted to the next class without any evaluation. The current trend of declaring all students pass up to class VIII is very dangerous.

The present system of evaluation will show the children educated on paper, but they won’t be up to the mark on the learning scale. Compulsory elementary education to every child does not mean education on paper only. The standard of education must be maintained and it should be ensured that each student studies the prescribed books and learns his lessons. The best way to test it is examination. 

Making English language compulsory in UPSC Examination

In today’s India, administrators have to be able to communicate effectively in English. To that extent, the UPSC exam must ensure that a successful candidate has a minimum level of proficiency in the language.  But using English as a merit-ranking device may not produce an optimum outcome. While candidates who study in English-medium schools are likely to know the language better than others, there is no reason to assume their overall knowledge base or skill set is better than those who have studied in other languages. Allowing candidates to answer a common set of questions in the language they are most comfortable in is the best way to assess their suitability. Of course, the post-entrance training process can and must be used to improve standards of English.  The thrust should be laid on selecting candidates who possesses knowledge skills and above all high degree of integrity, selfless devotion to public and strict adherence to the finest ideals of our liberal, progressive and forward looking constitution.

General Knowledge-2013-14

1.              Karen Tan:- Singapore has appointed Karen Tan as Permanent Representative to UN.

2.              K K Paul:- Former Delhi Police Chief and member of U.P.S.C has recently been apponted as the new Governor of Meghalya.

3.              Najeeb Jung:- Former Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor was appointed as the Delhi Lt. Governor replacing Tejendra Khanna.

4.              Ganeve Lalji:- Lt. Ganeve Lalji created history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as a key aide to an Army Commander as part of Indian Army Chief General Bikrim Singh’s effort to provide more avenues to women in the forces.

5.              Amrita Singh:- PM daughter was recently awarded with the India Abroad Publisher’s special award for excellence 2012 by ‘India abroad’. She was honoured for her ground breaking work in the field of human right law.

6.              Tribal World:- The Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Limited recently opened the outlet called ‘Tribal world’ at the Biji Patnai Airport in Bhubneshwar in order to put on the podium tribal art as well as heritage of Odisha.

7.              Chumar:- The troops of Chinese PLA intruded the Chumar sector in Ladakh and vandalised the observation bunkers and cut down the wires of Cameras which were used to overlook the Chinese Territory.

8.              OSINT:- OSINT stands for Open Source Intelligence Solution , also named as Delhi Police internal surveillance System to snooping. The system will be used to extract and analyse information on the internet (on social network and internet communication)

9.              Operation Rahat:- It is the name of IAF operation to rescue stranded pilgrims in Uttrakhand and H.P. after heavy rains wrecked havoc in North India.

10.          13^th Amendment:- 13^th Amendment is the amendment that followed the Indo-Srilanka Accord of July 1987. Srilanka had agreed to devolve some authority to the province. India has repeteadly emphasised to Lanka on the need to fully implement the constitutional provision dealing with devolution of powers to province without dilution and to go beyond it to ensure meaningful development.

11.          Mountain Strike Corps:- The cabine committee on security recently gave its approval for raising a mountain strike corps along the China border. The proposed ‘Mountain Strike Corps’ would be headquarted at Panegarh in West Bengal.

12.          Black Forest:- The Black forest in  Colorado USA came into news in connection with the devastation fire  .

13.          Takism Square:- Takism Square in Istanbut, Turkey came into news in connection with widespread protest against the government move to build mall or museum at Gazi Park, near Takism square. It is one of the few green spaces left in the city.

14.          Rangacheng:- The place in Andaman and Nicobar islands came into news in connection with the installation of the early Tsunami Warning System, which can predict a Tsunami immediately after an earthquake.

15.          Balochistan:- The Residency, a national monument that was used by Muhammed Ali Jinnah during his last days at Ziral was blown up by the militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army.

16.               Gareth Bale:- Gareth Bale, who was chosen as the best player in the English Premier League last season came into news recently as he became the most expensive player of all time with his transfer from Tothenham Hotspur to Real Madrid with a transfer fee of 100 million Euros.

17.               Christiano Ronaldo:­- He became the highest paid footballer in the world when his contract with Real Madrid was recently renewed for 5 years for a whopping $206 million.

18.               Leader Paes:- He became the oldest player to win a Grand Slam tennis men’s double at the US Open partnering with Radek Stapanek of Czech Republic. It was his 14^th Grand Slam title at all.

19.               Tony Abbot:- He recently became the new Australian PM after his party –Liberal National Party Coalition came into power.

20.               Devendra Jhajharia:- Rajasthan para athelete and Javelin thrower gave India its first ever Gold Medal in the World Para Atheletics Championships in Lyon, France. 

Latest Who is Who?

1.              Roshni:- Roshni is the placement linked skill development scheme launched recently to target rural men and women, mostly tribal in the Maoist affected areas.

2.              Panmunjom:- The border truce village between feuding neighbours North Korea and South Korea came into news in connection with the talk between them first after two years.  .

3.              S. Ramadorai:- Former CEO of Tata Consultancy Service was recently named as Chairman of Air Asia India by Air Asia Chief Mr. Tony Fernandez.

4.              Kishanganga Hydel Project:- 330MW power project in Jammu and Kashmir came into news as the Internatioanl Court of Arbitration recently ruled in favour of India’s  position on the diversion of Kishanganga water.

5.              Mauritia:- Recently geoscientists have discovered the remains of a lost ancient continent between India and Madagascar. The continent fragments known as Mauritia which detached 60 million years ago while Medagascar and India drifted apart found buried under huge masses of Lava.

6.              REX: - It is the name of the world’s first bionic man, that has been created using nearly &1 millino worth of State of the Art limbs and organs.

7.              Nik Wallenda:- He became the first person in the world to crossthe Grand Canyon on a 2inch steel cable.

8.              Rafael Nadal:- Rafael Nadal of Spain recently won the French Open men’s singles title 2013. He became the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times.

9.              Mamnoon Hussain:- Indian born Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of PM Mr. Nawaz Sharif was elected as the 12^th President of Pakistan for a 5-years term.

10.          Adly Mansour:- The Chief Justice of Egypt’s Supreme constitutional Court, was sworn in as the interm President of Egypt after the military ousted Islamist President Mr. Mohamed Morsey following massive street demonstrations.

11.          Hemant Soren: - He was recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of the coalition government in Jharkhand led by JMM.

12.          Sujata Singh:-  India’s Ambassador to Germany and the most senior IFS officer was recently appointed as the India’s new foreign secretary replacing incumbent Mr. RAnjan Mathai. She became third women to head the country’s foreign office after Ms. Chokila Iyer and Ms. Nirupama Rao.

13.          Nisha Desai Biswas:- An accomplished Indian-American administrator was recently appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

14.          Ajay Kakkar:- Indian origin peer has been made the Chairman of the influential House of Lords Appointment Commission, an advisory body which selects new independent members of the UK’s House of Lords.

15.          Karen Tan:- Singapore has appointed Karen Tan as Permanent Representative to UN.

16.          K K Paul:- Former Delhi Police Chief and member of U.P.S.C has recently been apponted as the new Governor of Meghalya.

17.          Najeeb Jung:- Former Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor was appointed as the Delhi Lt. Governor replacing Tejendra Khanna.

18.          Ganeve Lalji:- Lt. Ganeve Lalji created history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as a key aide to an Army Commander as part of Indian Army Chief General Bikrim Singh’s effort to provide more avenues to women in the forces.

19.          Amrita Singh:- PM daughter was recently awarded with the India Abroad Publisher’s special award for excellence 2012 by ‘India abroad’. She was honoured for her ground breaking work in the field of human right law.

20.          Tribal World:- The Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Limited recently opened the outlet called ‘Tribal world’ at the Biji Patnai Airport in Bhubneshwar in order to put on the podium tribal art as well as heritage of Odisha.

21.          Chumar:- The troops of Chinese PLA intruded the Chumar sector in Ladakh and vandalised the observation bunkers and cut down the wires of Cameras which were used to overlook the Chinese Territory.

22.          OSINT:- OSINT stands for Open Source Intelligence Solution , also named as Delhi Police internal surveillance System to snooping. The system will be used to extract and analyse information on the internet (on social network and internet communication)

23.          Operation Rahat:- It is the name of IAF operation to rescue stranded pilgrims in Uttrakhand and H.P. after heavy rains wrecked havoc in North India.

24.          13^th Amendment:- 13^th Amendment is the amendment that followed the Indo-Srilanka Accord of July 1987. Srilanka had agreed to devolve some authority to the province. India has repeteadly emphasised to Lanka on the need to fully implement the constitutional provision dealing with devolution of powers to province without dilution and to go beyond it to ensure meaningful development.

25.          Mountain Strike Corps:- The cabine committee on security recently gave its approval for raising a mountain strike corps along the China border. The proposed ‘Mountain Strike Corps’ would be headquarted at Panegarh in West Bengal.

26.          Black Forest:- The Black forest in  Colorado USA came into news in connection with the devastation fire  .

27.          Enniskillen:- The Place in Ireland came into news in connection with G-8 Summit.

28.          Takism Square:- Takism Square in Istanbut, Turkey came into news in connection with widespread protest against the government move to build mall or museum at Gazi Park, near Takism square. It is one of the few green spaces left in the city.

29.          Rangacheng:- The place in Andaman and Nicobar islands came into news in connection with the installation of the early Tsunami Warning System, which can predict a Tsunami immediately after an earthquake.

30.          Balochistan:- The Residency, a national monument that was used by Muhammed Ali Jinnah during his last days at Ziral was blown up by the militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army.

31.               Gareth Bale:- Gareth Bale, who was chosen as the best player in the English Premier League last season came into news recently as he became the most expensive player of all time with his transfer from Tothenham Hotspur to Real Madrid with a transfer fee of 100 million Euros.

32.               Christiano Ronaldo:­- He became the highest paid footballer in the world when his contract with Real Madrid was recently renewed for 5 years for a whopping $206 million.

33.               Leader Paes:- He became the oldest player to win a Grand Slam tennis men’s double at the US Open partnering with Radek Stapanek of Czech Republic. It was his 14^th Grand Slam title at all.

34.               Tony Abbot:- He recently became the new Australian PM after his party –Liberal National Party Coalition came into power.

35.               Devendra Jhajharia:- Rajasthan para athelete and Javelin thrower gave India its first ever Gold Medal in the World Para Atheletics Championships in Lyon, France.