- Background
- GK from Chapter 32
- GK:Awards
- Organizations: Culture, Youth, Sports
- Policies: Youth n Sports
- Schemes: Culture, Tourism, Youth, Sport
Background
- Basic GK about India’s polity and geography given on chapter 1, 2 and 3.
- GK related to environment, geography, culture etc. is scattered around in the Chapter 30: States and union territories. (your home state, and neighboring states are important for profile based interview questions. So those expecting interview calls for CSE-2012 and or APFC 2012, should refer those parts and dig net for followup interview questions that can be asked from it.).
- In the previous five articles, we saw approach for EnB, Economy, IR, rights issue, sci-tech etc. here are the links:
- Introduction and approach to Environment and Biodiversity (EnB) (part 1 of 6)
- Approach to Economy, Finance, Industry, Commerce, Corporate Affairs (Part 2 of 6)
- Approach to IR, Diplomacy, Diaspora, Communication, IT and Mass Comm (part 3 of 6)
- Approach to Rights issue, education, welfare, poverty removal schemes (part 4 of 6)
- Approach to Science-Tech, Public Health, Agro (Part 5 of 6)
This last article in the “Yearbook approach” series, contains the list Culture, Tourism, Youth, Sports +(Misc. GK topics like CISF, NCEE etc) to be prepared from India 2013 (aka India yearbook)
GK from Chapter 32
32 |
1146 |
Table of precedence (only for important posts, for MCQs) |
32 |
1150 |
Names of President, VP, PM (this is basic essential GK) |
32 |
1152 |
latest CJI, EC (+ whom they replaced?) |
32 |
1154 |
Latest UPSC Chairman (+whom he replaced?) |
32 |
1154 |
Bharat Ratna Recepeients (all of them for 2m) |
32 |
1161 |
Naubel Laureats (all of them for 2m) |
32 |
1156 |
Padma Award (1st para) |
32 |
1164 |
Name of operations where Param Vir Chakra were given |
32 |
1167 to 1180 |
List of amendment (only major and important ones) |
32 |
1166 |
list of state highway (atleast the ones that pass through your home state) |
GK:Awards
Mostly for MCQ/2m
12 |
320 |
List of various environment awards |
21 |
679 |
PM shrama Awards, National safety, Vishwakaram Awards |
22 |
711 |
Bharatendu Harischndra Award |
28 |
1022 |
Stree Shakti Purskar (6 categories for MCQ) |
28 |
1028 |
children awards |
29 |
1053 |
Sports awards |
29 |
1047 |
National Youth Festival and awards |
Organizations: Culture, Youth, Sports, Police, Paramilitary (Misc.GK type)
5 |
78 |
Lalit Kala Acadamy |
5 |
79 |
Sangeet Natak Acadamy |
5 |
81 |
Sahitya Acadamy |
5 |
82 |
National School of Drama |
5 |
86 |
ASI |
5 |
89 |
Anthro. Survey of India |
5 |
89 |
National Archives |
9 |
219 |
Kendriya Sainik Board |
20 |
635 |
police hierarchy |
20 |
636 |
ITBP, BSF |
20 |
637 |
Assam rifles |
20 |
638 |
NSG, CRPF |
20 |
639 |
RAF, CISF |
20 |
640 |
SSB |
20 |
641 |
civil defence |
20 |
642 |
home guards |
20 |
643 |
Fire service (under ULB) |
29 |
— |
IOC vs IOA, NSF vs Sports Ministry. (not given in Yearbook but should be prepared click me) |
29 |
1043 |
NSS |
29 |
1051 |
SAI (Second last para) |
Policies: Youth n Sports
29 |
1039 |
Youth Policy 2003 |
29 |
1040 |
New Youth Policy 2012 |
29 |
1050 |
sports policy |
Schemes: Culture, Tourism, Youth, Sport
5 |
83 |
Kalanidhi, Kalakosh (2 marker) |
5 |
94 |
Tourism Initiatives |
5 |
87 |
National Mission for Manuscripts, Monuments etc (NMMA) |
29 |
1047 |
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan |
29 |
1048 |
youth hostel |
29 |
1049 |
youth corps |
29 |
1055 |
Doping |
29 |
1056 |
OPEX 2012 (2 marker) |
29 |
1056 |
Come n Play scheme |
29 |
1050 |
Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan |
29 |
1041 |
NPYAD |