[TISS/AO/UPSC/SSC/XAT] - Not so Awesome yet highly useful short article on Folk Dances of India

Actually this was the first mind Map prepared by me for myself when I was preparing for CGL-14 but I am posting it now as I realize that it can help a lot of aspirants specially in TISS and XAT.

Folk dances are different from Classical dances (Bharatnatyam,Kuchipudi etc).Let's try to memorize them State-wise by looking at the image below.

Note : Read and then look at the Image at the same time. I guarantee you will remember all names.

[TISS/XAT/AO/Interview/Newspaper Reading] - Balance of Payments,Convertibility of Rupee,Exchange Rate and FOREX Reserves

Balance of Payment,FOREX Market and FOREX reserves play a very major role and are taken into serious consideration while formulation of  policies both in Government and Corporate Spheres.

Let's have a look on some very basic questions on Balance of Payments,FOREX Market and how they influence the value of Rupee in the market.

So what is Balance of Payment (भुगतान संतुलन )?

Balance of payment of a country is a systematic record (Format is decided by IMF) of all the economic transactions between residents and non-residents of a country for a specific time period (Usually a year).

[Technology]-Internet of Everything

Although this topic is not very new and also not that important for any objective exam yet I found it very interesting and wanted to share with you all .

So Before I start lets look at the evolution of Internet :

1960's - Experiments about Computer to Computer Communication Systems to facilitate exchange of information without much bothering about time and distance

Thereafter , Internet has evolved at an exceptional speed.About 5 Billion People are connected to Internet.This can be attributed due to the increase in number of objects that can connect to the Web.

But what if ?

Physical things like your Chair,Tooth-Brush,मन्दिर का घंटा and even you yourself are also connected to the Internet.



There comes the idea of 'Internet of Everything'.You can observe as well as control the Physical things which are connected to the Internet.The interaction between You and the physical things around you or even distant from you gets extremely enormous.

According to an research about 30 Billion devices would be connected to each other by 2020.

Now imagine the following scenarios :

Your girlfriend buys a dress and it is connected to the internet and via Facebook you like it which gets displayed on that dress.

[Economy/Banking/Interview/Newspaper Reading] - RBI, Inflation and Monetary Policy

RBI and its Monetary policy is a very important and frequently asked topic in any exam.It is a very basic topic to start with if interested in Economics/Banking/Finance.

Q. What is Monetary Policy ?

A. It's a policy made by RBI ( Central Bank) to regulate Money Supply in the Country.

 Q. What's the need to control money supply ?

A. So as to control Inflation/Deflation.

[XAT/TISS/ACIO/AO - GK] National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India

In order to protect the number and variety of Plants and Animals we identify the areas with high Biodiversity and isolate it from human activities by establishing National Parks,Sanctuaries and Bio-Reserves.

This is In-situ method of Biodiversity conservation.

What's the difference between a National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary ?

Human activities are too much restricted in a National park whereas in a Sanctuary some activities are allowed for e.g. grazing, wood collection etc.

Now Let us look region-wise at different National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India.

Before you start I recommend you all to see the political map of India once so that mind-mapping could be easy for you. Refer : http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/schoolchildrens/political.jpg

[IIFT/XAT/TISS/ACIO/AO - GK] India's Defence : Missiles,Weapons and Vehicles - 1

Missiles, Weapons and Vehicles play a vital role in strengthening India's national security and defense preparedness. This section is very important and it is expected from us to remember the names of  the important ones if not all of them.

Let's us give it a shot.

I hope you all must have watched ,if not read, Mahabharata and Ramayana on TV at least once in your life time. So let's try and relate the stories from these Epics to memorize the names of different
Missiles,Weapons and Vehicles.

Q. What is Agni ?

A. Surface to Surface Missile from DRDO.

Variants range increase with version number,

Name	Range
Agni1	700 Km
Agni2	2000 Km
Agni3	3000 Km
Agni4	4000 Km
Agni5	50000Km

First have a look at the image given below:

As you all know, Sita was abducted by Ravana while she was accompanying Rama during his 14 years of exile.Thereafter Rama killed Vali to get the support of Sugriv and his वानर sena who assisted him to attack Lanka and rescue Sita from the clutches of Ravana.

[IIFT/XAT/TISS/ACIO/AO - GK] Important International Boundary Lines

In upcoming exams like IIFT/XAT/TISS/ACIO/AO you can expect a lot of questions from such trash topics.

Thus, today we shall try and remember some of the famous International Boundary Lines.

• 38th Parallel : North Korea and South Korea 
•  49th Parallel : USA and Canada Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan 
•  Durand Line : Afganistan and Pakistan 
•  Maginot Line : Germany and France 
•  Hindenburg Line : Germany and Poland 
• 17th Parallel : North Vietnam and South Vietnam 
• McMahon Line : India and China
  

 How to memorize this crap ?

1.There is no need to introduce Barney and Robin to 'How I met your mother' fans. However, for others they are characters from a American TV Sit-Com HIYM.  Barney is American(other than being 'Awesome') and Robin is from Canada.

They start loving each other since season 4 (which is incorrect) but broke up at the end of season 9.

Thus boundary between them is 49th Parallel.(इससे  ज्यादा नहीं गिर सकता याद कराने के लिए )

Pilot Post

Hello Friends

Welcome to Platform 9 3/4. If you are a Harry Potter fan, you are already familiar with this enchanted place. For others, it is a place where Harry first got on to the Hogwarts Express - the train to the land of magic.

Q. Is this a blog  for Harry Potter fans where stuff like Muggles(मगलू ), Dementors(तमपिशाच ),  Diagon Alley ( छु-मंतर  गली )etc. would be discussed ?

A. No, not at all.