gpsc new pattern

·         GPSC Class 1-2 Exam - New Pattern 2014

·         Educational Qualification

Graduate

·         Age Limit

21 to 30 (Relaxation: ST/SC/OBC – 5 years, physically challenged – 10 Years, Female – 5 years)

·         Examination Scheme

o    Preliminary Exam 

o    Main Exam 

o    Interview 

·         Preliminary Exam (Objective type)

o    General Studies

o    English / Gujarati Communication Skill 

o    Quantitative & Reasoning Test

o    Read more details here...

·         Main Exam (5 papers)

o    English (Descriptive)

o    Gujarati (Descriptive)

o    Optional Subject (Descriptive)

o    General Studies Paper 1 (Objective)

o    General Studies Paper 2 (Objective)

o    Read more details here...

Subject List for Main Exam:

1. Mathematics

2. Statistics

3. Physics

4. Chemistry

5. Botany

6. Zoology

7. Geology

8. Geography

9. History

10. Management

11. Economics

12. Political Science & International Relation

13. Philosophy

14. Psychology

15. Sociology

16. Public Administration

17. Commerce and Accountancy

18. Law

19. Agriculture

20. Civil Engineering

21. Electrical Engineering

22. Mechanical Engineering

23. Medical Science

24. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

25. Gujarati Literature

26. Hindi Literature

27. English Literature

28. Sanskrit Literature

Note: Candidate cannot select following sets of subjects.

1.   Public administration with Political science & International relations 

2.   Public administration with Management

3.   Agriculture with animal husbandry and veterinarian science

4.   Management with Commerce & accounts 

5.   Medical science with animal husbandry and veterinarian science

6.   Mathematics with Arithmetic

·         Interview (100 Marks)

·         Reference Books:

·         GCERT Books (Standard 6 to 12)

o    Standard Newspaper for Current Affairs

·         For Optional Subjects - Graduation level textbooks 

·         Previous Years' Question Papers

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PPF – Public Provident Fund

10 Things you may not know about PPF !!! :

One of the popular, preferred, and preeminent tax saving investments is PPF – Public Provident Fund. We all know about PPF. Do we know all about PPF? Let us discuss in detail....

1) Where to open the PPF account?

PPF accounts can be opened in a post office or in selected bank branches. The regular KYC documents need to be submitted for opening a PPF account with a minimum investment of Rs.500.

2) What is the interest rate?

The current interest rate for PPF is 8.8% p.a. The interest rate will change every financial year in accordance with the average bond yield of the previous year. The interest rate will be fixed 0.25% above the 10 year government bond yield.

3) How is the interest calculated?

For the balance amount in your PPF account the interest is compounded annually. However, the interest calculation will be done each and every month.

If your contribution to the PPF account is credited on or before 5th of that month, then that contribution will bear interest for that month too. If it is credited after 5th of that month, you will get interest only from the subsequent month. Therefore, if you make sure your contribution is getting credited in your account on or before 5th of that month, and then you will not miss the interest for that month as well.

4) What is the tax benefit?

Under Section 80 C, whatever the contribution you make in PPF is eligible for tax deduction. Also the interest from PPF is also tax free.

These tax benefits are available as of now. If DTC is implemented, then the tax benefits will change prospectively and not retrospectively.

5) What is the minimum and maximum investment?

The minimum amount needed to be invested every year is Rs.500. The maximum amount of investment allowed every year is Rs.1 lac. You can make investments through a maximum of 12 installments per year. If your minor child also holds a PPF account then the combined limit of both the PPF account is limited to Rs. 1 lac.

Not making the minimum investment in a year will attract a penalty of Rs50.

6) When does it mature?

A PPF account will mature at the end of the 15th year. This can be extended for one or more blocks of 5 years thereafter.

7) Can I withdraw in between?

Yes. You can withdraw after the 6th year. However, you can withdraw only up to 50% of the balance at the end of 4th year or at the end of immediate preceding year whichever is lower. You will be allowed to withdraw only once in a year.

8)Can I get a loan against my PPF account?

Yes. You can avail the loan facility only from the 3rd year. You will be allowed to take a loan to the extent of 25% of the balance in the previous year.

9) Can an NRI open a PPF account?

NRI can’t open a PPF account. If you open a PPF account as a resident and subsequently you become an NRI, you will be allowed to continue and contribute till its maturity on a non-repatriable basis.

10) What happens if the PPF account holder dies?

In the event of the death of the PPF account holder, the balance amount in the PPF account will be paid even before the completion of 15 years, to the nominee or legal heir of the deceased person. The nominee or the legal heir is not allowed to continue the PPF account by making fresh contributions to it.

Heads of Specialized organisations and agencies of the United Nations—

1 Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO )— José Graziano da Silva 

2 International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA )— Yukiya Amano 

3 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)—Raymond Benjamin 

4 International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD) —Kanayo F. Nwanze 

5 International Labour Organization(ILO ) —Juan Somavía 

6 International Maritime Organization(IMO) — Efthimios E. Mitropoulos 

7 International Monetary Fund(IMF) — Christine Lagarde 

8 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) — Hamadoun Touré 

9 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO )— Irina Bokova 

10 Universal Postal Union(UPU)— Edouard Dayan 

11 World Bank (IBRD ) — Jim Yong Kim 

12 World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO ) —Francis Gurry 

13 World Meteorological Organization(WMO) — Alexander Bedritsky 

14 World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) — Taleb Rifai 

15 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) — Yuri Fedotov 

16 United Nations Data and Information Organization(UND I O) — Louis R. Rutinduka

Medical and Anatomical Facts ..

1- Human have 23 different

organs .

2- A yellow coating on your

tongue means that you may have

a stomach problem.

3- 2 million red blood cells die

every second .

4- The average women is 5 inches

shorter thanthe average man.

5- A baby has 20 teeth which

start to grow at about 6 months

old.

6- More than %20 of twins are

left-handed.

7- Bones are 4 times stronger

than concrete.

8- It takes twice as long to lose

new muscle if you stop working

out than it did to gain it.

9- When you yawn , more oxygen

goes into your lungs.

10- Each human hand contains 29

bones , 29 joints , 123 ligaments

and 34 muscle.

List of countries with their Independence Date

An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state, more rarely after the end of a military occupation.

Most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday and some countries or nations' independence-date honors are contested.

Not all countries have independence days, instead they celebrate another national day.

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world.

  

Country Name	Date of Independence
Japan	660 BCE
China	221 BCE
San Marino	301 CE
France	843 CE
Austria	976 CE
Denmark	10th Century CE
Hungary	Saturday, September 27, 1902
Portugal	Monday, February 16, 1903
Mongolia	Monday, April 20, 1903
Thailand	Friday, May 22, 1903
Andorra	Wednesday, July 01, 1903
Switzerland	August 1, 1291
Monaco	Thursday, November 19, 1903
Spain	15th Century
Iran	Wednesday, February 10, 1904
Sweden	June 6, 1523
Netherlands	January 23, 1579
Oman	Thursday, July 07, 1904
United Kingdom	May 1, 1707
Liechtenstein	January 23, 1719
Nepal	Wednesday, November 02, 1904
United States of America	July 4, 1776
Haiti	January 1, 1804
Colombia	July 20, 1810
Mexico	Sept. 16, 1810
Chile	Sept. 18, 1810
Paraguay	May 14, 1811
Venezuela	July 5, 1811
Argentina	July 9, 1816
Peru	July 28, 1821
Costa Rica	Sept. 15, 1821
El Salvador	Sept. 15, 1821
Guatemala	Sept. 15, 1821
Honduras	Sept. 15, 1821
Nicaragua	Sept. 15, 1821
Ecuador	May 24, 1822
Brazil	Sept. 7, 1822
Bolivia	August 6, 1825
Uruguay	August 25, 1825
Greece	Monday, January 02, 1905
Belgium	October 4, 1830
Luxembourg	Thursday, January 12, 1905
Dominican Republic	February 27, 1844
Liberia	July 26, 1847
Italy	March 17, 1861
Canada	July 1, 1867
Germany	January 18, 1871
Romania	May 9, 1877
Bulgaria	March 3, 1878
Ethiopia	Friday, March 10, 1905
Philippines	June 12, 1898
Australia	Tuesday, January 01, 1901
Cuba	Tuesday, May 20, 1902
Panama	Tuesday, November 03, 1903
Norway	Wednesday, June 07, 1905
New Zealand	Sept. 26, 1907
South Africa	Tuesday, May 31, 1910
Albania	Thursday, November 28, 1912
Finland	Thursday, December 06, 1917
Poland	Monday, November 11, 1918
Iceland	Sunday, December 01, 1918
Afghanistan	Tuesday, August 19, 1919
Ireland	Tuesday, December 06, 1921
Egypt	Tuesday, February 28, 1922
Turkey	Monday, October 29, 1923
Vatican City	Monday, February 11, 1929
Saudi Arabia	Sept. 23, 1932
Iraq	Monday, October 03, 1932
Lebanon	Monday, November 22, 1943
Korea, North	Wednesday, August 15, 1945
Korea, South	Wednesday, August 15, 1945
Indonesia	Friday, August 17, 1945
Vietnam	Sept. 2, 1945
Syria	Wednesday, April 17, 1946
Jordan	Saturday, May 25, 1946
Pakistan	Thursday, August 14, 1947
India	Friday, August 15, 1947
Burma	Sunday, January 04, 1948
Sri Lanka	Wednesday, February 04, 1948
Israel	Friday, May 14, 1948
Laos	Tuesday, July 19, 1949
Bhutan	Monday, August 08, 1949
Libya	Monday, December 24, 1951
Cambodia	Monday, November 09, 1953
Sudan	Sunday, January 01, 1956
Morocco	Friday, March 02, 1956
Tunisia	Tuesday, March 20, 1956
Ghana	Wednesday, March 06, 1957
Malaysia	Saturday, August 31, 1957
Guinea	Thursday, October 02, 1958
Cameroon	Friday, January 01, 1960
Senegal	Monday, April 04, 1960
Togo	Friday, May 27, 1960
Congo, Republic of the	Thursday, June 30, 1960
Somalia	Friday, July 01, 1960
Madagascar	Tuesday, July 26, 1960
Benin	Monday, August 01, 1960
Niger	Wednesday, August 03, 1960
Burkina Faso	Friday, August 05, 1960
Cote d'Ivorie	Sunday, August 07, 1960
Chad	Thursday, August 11, 1960
Central African Republic	Saturday, August 13, 1960
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the	Monday, August 15, 1960
Cyprus	Tuesday, August 16, 1960
Gabon	Wednesday, August 17, 1960
Mali	Sept. 22, 1960
Nigeria	Saturday, October 01, 1960
Mauritania	Monday, November 28, 1960
Sierra Leone	Thursday, April 27, 1961
Kuwait	Monday, June 19, 1961
Samoa	Monday, January 01, 1962
Burundi	Sunday, July 01, 1962
Rwanda	Sunday, July 01, 1962
Algeria	Thursday, July 05, 1962
Jamaica	Monday, August 06, 1962
Trinidad and Tobago	Friday, August 31, 1962
Uganda	Tuesday, October 09, 1962
Kenya	Thursday, December 12, 1963
Tanzania	Sunday, April 26, 1964
Malawi	Monday, July 06, 1964
Malta	Sept. 21, 1964
Zambia	Saturday, October 24, 1964
Gambia, The	Thursday, February 18, 1965
Maldives	Monday, July 26, 1965
Singapore	Monday, August 09, 1965
Guyana	Thursday, May 26, 1966
Botswana	Friday, September 30, 1966
Lesotho	Tuesday, October 04, 1966
Barbados	Wednesday, November 30, 1966
Nauru	Wednesday, January 31, 1968
Mauritius	Tuesday, March 12, 1968
Swaziland	Sept. 6, 1968
Equatorial	Saturday, October 12, 1968
Tonga	Thursday, June 04, 1970
Fiji	Saturday, October 10, 1970
Bangladesh	Friday, March 26, 1971
Bahrain	Sunday, August 15, 1971
Qatar	Sept. 3, 1971
United Arab Emirates	Tuesday, November 02, 1971
Bahamas	Tuesday, July 10, 1973
Guinea	Sept. 24, 1973
Grenada	Thursday, February 07, 1974
Mozambique	Wednesday, June 25, 1975
Cape Verde	Saturday, July 05, 1975
Comoros	Sunday, July 06, 1975
Sao Tome and Principe	Saturday, July 12, 1975
Papua New Guinea	Sept. 16, 1975
Angola	Tuesday, November 11, 1975
Suriname	Tuesday, November 25, 1975
Seychelles	Tuesday, June 29, 1976
Djibouti	Monday, June 27, 1977
Solomon Islands	Friday, July 07, 1978
Tuvalu	Sunday, October 01, 1978
Dominica	Friday, November 03, 1978
Saint Lucia	Thursday, February 22, 1979
Kiribati	Thursday, July 12, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saturday, October 27, 1979
Zimbabwe	Friday, April 18, 1980
Vanuatu	Wednesday, July 30, 1980
Antigua and Barbuda	Sunday, January 11, 1981
Belize	Sept. 21, 1981
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sept. 19, 1983
Brunei	Sunday, January 01, 1984
Marshall Islands	Tuesday, October 21, 1986
Micronesia, Federated States of	Monday, November 03, 1986
Lithuania	Sunday, March 11, 1990
Namibia	Wednesday, March 21, 1990
Yemen	Tuesday, May 22, 1990
Georgia	Tuesday, April 09, 1991
Croatia	Tuesday, June 25, 1991
Slovenia	Tuesday, June 25, 1991
Estonia	Tuesday, August 20, 1991
Kyrgyzstan	Wednesday, August 21, 1991
Russia	Saturday, August 24, 1991
Belarus	Sunday, August 25, 1991
Moldova	Tuesday, August 27, 1991
Azerbaijan	Friday, August 30, 1991
Uzbekistan	Sept. 1, 1991
Latvia	Sept. 6, 1991
Macedonia	Sept. 8, 1991
Tajikistan	Sept. 9, 1991
Armenia	Sept. 21, 1991
Turkmenistan	Sunday, October 27, 1991
Ukraine	Sunday, November 24, 1991
Kazakhstan	Monday, December 16, 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tuesday, March 03, 1992
Czech Republic	Friday, January 01, 1993
Slovakia	Friday, January 01, 1993
Eritrea	Monday, May 24, 1993
Palau	Saturday, October 01, 1994
East Timor	Monday, May 20, 2002
Montenegro	Saturday, June 03, 2006
Serbia	Monday, June 05, 2006
Kosovo	Sunday, February 17, 2008