The Competition Master

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Who among the following was an eminent painter?</li>
<li>The light of distant stars is affected by</li>
<li>What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?</li>
<li>Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?</li>
<li>Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?</li>
<li>Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?</li>
<li>The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by</li>
<li>The present Lok Sabha is the</li>
<li>Depreciation means</li>
<li>The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as</li>
<li>The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in</li>
<li>Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?</li>
<li>National Maritime Day falls on</li>
<li>Chemical formula for water is</li>
<li>Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to</li>
<li>The number of d-electrons in Fe2+ (Z = 26) is not equal to that of</li>
<li>Plants receive their nutrients mainly from</li>
<li>'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?</li>
<li>Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?</li>
</ol><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="color: black;">ANSWERS</span></b></i></span><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Sarada Ukil</span></span> </li>
<li>The earth's atmosphere,Interstellar dust</li>
<li>Charles Richter</li>
<li>G. B. Pant Memorial Society</li>
<li>A Suitable Boy</li>
<li>Protection of human rights</li>
<li>Dadabhai Naoroji</li>
<li>15th Lok Sabha</li>
<li>loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear</li>
<li>Brahmaputra</li>
<li>Faridabad</li>
<li>Garba</li>
<li>April 5</li>
<li>H2O</li>
<li>Both the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss</li>
<li>P-electrons in CI(Z = 17)</li>
<li>Soil</li>
<li>Animation/movie file<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Wilson Jones</span><b><span style="color: black;"></span></b><i><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></i></span> </li>
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RAPID GK SERIES 69

Who among the following was an eminent painter? The light of distant stars is affected by What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s1600/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s320/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;"> The government proposes to convert the National Rural  Health Mission (NRHM) into a National Health Mission to provide health  care to the urban poor also, in the course of the 12th Plan. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Universal  access to free generic essential medicines in public health  institutions in a phased and time-bound manner will be ensured.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Announcing  major initiatives to provide universal healthcare, President Pratibha  Patil on Monday said the government would endeavour to increase both  Plan and Non-Plan public expenditure in the Centre and the States taken  together to 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end  of the 12th Plan.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">“People need to be healthy if they  have to learn, earn and lead a productive and fulfilling life. Our  National Rural Health Mission has started making a difference as  reflected in the health indicators,'' Ms. Patil said in her speech to  the joint session of the first day of the Budget session of Parliament,  as she recounted the achievements of this ambitious programme. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  Infant Mortality Rate declined from 58 per thousand live births in 2005  to 47 in 2010 and Maternal Mortality Ratio from 254 per one lakh  deliveries in 2004-2006 to 212 in 2007-2009. The Janani Suraksha Yojana  registered impressive gains with 1.13 crore women benefiting during  2010-11. Polio has been almost eradicated from the country. The World  Health Organisation has decided to take India off the list of countries  with active endemic wild poliovirus transmission.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Pointing  out that in spite of increased investment in the health sector over the  last 7 years, public expenditure on healthcare continues to be low, the  President said the government would strengthen district hospitals to  provide advanced level secondary care under the National Programme for  Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases  & Stroke and The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Health insurance scheme</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  immensely popular Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, under which health  insurance cover is already being provided to around 2.64 crore families,  will be expanded. It is expected that by the end of the 12th Plan  around 7 crore families will be provided health insurance cover, she  announced.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Building on the platform provided by the  Right to Education, integration of skill training with education at all  levels is being emphasised. A National Vocational Education  Qualification Framework is being developed to set common principles and  guidelines for a nationally recognised qualification system, Ms. Patil  said.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Skill training</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The government aims to  provide skills training to 85 lakh people during 2012-13 and 800 lakh  people during the 12th Plan. It will set up 1,500 new Industrial  Training Institutes and 5,000 Skill Development Centres under Public  Private Partnership at an estimated cost of Rs.13,000 crore.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  Higher Education and Research Bill has been introduced in Parliament. A  National Commission for Higher Education & Research is being  constituted to set a roadmap for the future. The government also intends  to launch a National Mission for Teachers aimed at improving teacher  education and faculty development.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">To provide all  students access to higher education irrespective of their paying  capacity, the government intends to set up a Higher Education Credit  Guarantee Authority for providing limited credit guarantees through  risk-pooling for educational loans, she added.</div></div>

NRHM to become National Health Mission soon

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