General Knowlegde

List all the competitive exams conducted for Government services??

Answer: 

1. Civil Services Examination (Any Graduate) (Visit: http://upsc.gov.in/general/civil.htm)
2. Indian Economic Service Examination (Degree with Economics/Statistics) (Visit:http://upsc.gov.in/general/ies-iss.htm)
3. Indian Statistical Service Examination (Degree with Statistics/Mathematics/Economics) (Visit:http://upsc.gov.in/general/ies-iss.htm)
4. Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE) (Visit: http://upsc.gov.in/general/cds.htm)
5. National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (Visit:http://upsc.gov.in/general/ndana.htm)
6. Combined Medical Services Examination (Visit: http://upsc.gov.in/general/cms.htm)
7. Engineering Services Examinations (After Graduation in Engineering) (Visit:http://upsc.gov.in/general/engg.htm)
8. Geologists Exams (after Masters degree in Geology) (Visit: http://upsc.gov.in/general/geol.htm)
9. Staff Selections for different Cadres (Visit: http://ssc.nic.in/sscpage1.asp)
10. Exam for recruitment of Dy. Superintendent of Police/ Company Commander/Asst.Commandant / in CRPF/BSF/Indo-Tibetan Border Police
11. Exam for different posts through Reserve Bank of India Services Board (Visit:http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx)
12. Exam for Probationary Officers and others through Central Recruitment Board
13. Exam for Probationary Officers and others through Banking Service Recruitment Board
14. Exam for Development Officers and others through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) (Visit: https://www.nabard.org/english/home.aspx)
15. Exam for Telecom Officers in the Department of Telecommunications (Visit: http://www.dot.gov.in/)

Important U.N. Agencies in World

The United Nations (UN) Agencies plays a leading role in providing development and humanitarian assistance, including as a first-responder to natural disasters and complex emergencies. There are some important U.N. Agencies exists that are dedicated to work for human assistance and their development. Some of the main activities and their purpose are:

• To improve conditions and living standard of workers.
• Attainment of highest possible level of heath by all people.
• To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
• To Promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.
• Promotes international monetary cooperation.
• To improve living condition of rural population.

And there are more more activities they do for only humans and nature. Let see some details below. Here are the list of important U.N. Agencies. This post will described all of the details like Name of agency, Year of the Established, Head Quarter of U.N. Agencies, and their purpose to be active.

Name of Agency	Estd. In	Headquarters	Purpose
International Labour Organization (ILO)	1919	Geneva	To improve conditions and living standard of workers.
World Health Organization (WHO)	1948	Geneva	Attainment of highest possible level of heath by all people.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	1946	Paris	To Promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	1957	Vienna	To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	1946	New York	To promote children’s welfare all over the world.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)	1950	Geneva	To provide protection to refugees.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	1967	New York	For formulating population policies.
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	Geneva Switzerland	To encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.
International Fund for Agricultural Development	1977	Rome	For financing agricultural projects in the world to raise the economic growth.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	1964	Geneva	Promotes international trade to accelerate economic growth of developing countries.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	1947	Montreal	Promotes safety of international aviation.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	1945	Washington D.C.	Promotes international monetary cooperation.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	1956	Washington D.C.	Promotes economic development by encouraging private enterprise in its member countries.
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	1947	Berne	Improve various postal services in the world.
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)	1972	Nairobi	Promotes international co-operation in human environment.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	1967	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, and telephone and space radio communication.
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)	1945	Rome	To improve living condition of rural population.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	1945	Washington D.C.	Development of economic of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	1950	Geneva	Promote international exchange of weather reports.
World Trade Organization (WTO)	1995	Geneva	Setting rules for world trade to reduce tariffs.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)		New York	Help developing countries increase the wealth producing capabilities o their natural and human resources.
Inter Government maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), Now it is known as International Maritime Organization (IMO)	1958	London	Promotes co-operation on technical matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti-pollution measures.
International Development Association (IDA)	1960	Washington D.C.	An affiliate of the World Bank, aims to help under-developed countries raise living standards.
International Tele-communication Union (ITU)	1947	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio telegraph, telephone and space radio communications.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	1965	New York	Provides training and research to help facilitate UN objectives of world peace and security and of economic and social progress.
United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)	1949	New York	Provides basic amenities and education for the victims of Arab-Israel War.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	1967	New York	Studying population dynamics, collecting population data, formulating and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes

Awards and Honors – Year 2014

October – 2014

Arjun Award Announced for Pugilist Manoj Kumar
The Union Sports Ministry confirmed this year’s Arjun Award to the Delhi Commonwealth gold medalist boxer Manoj Kumar on September 17, 2014. Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will decorate Manoj with the coveted sports honour at a later date. After the decision of the Sports Ministry, the number of this year’s Arjun Awardees will go up to 16.

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev Named Miss American 2015
New York continued its hold over the coveted Miss America crown for a third consecutive year as Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant on September 14, 2014 at a City’s Boardwalk Hall for the year 2015. Out-going Miss America Nina Davuluri, another beauty from New York honoured Miss Kira Kazantsev with Miss America 2015 crown, Miss Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett was adjudged the first runner-up in the pageant.

South African Organisation ‘Accord’ Gets Mahatma Gandhi International Award
The African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord) has been honoured with the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation for its efforts in promoting peace and harmony. Garca Machel, Chairperson of the Accord’s Board of Trustees and former First Lady of South Africa when her (late) husband Nelson Mandela was the President of the country, received the award from Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi on behalf of the Accord at the Annual Gandhi Awards ceremony in Durban, South Africa on September 3, 2014.

Vinod Mehta Chosen for G.K. Reddy Award, 2014
Veteran journalist and Editorial Chairman of Outlook group, Vinod Mehta has been selected for the coveted G.K.Reddy Memorial Award, 2014 for the exceptional contribution to the field of journalism. The award was founded by T. Subbarami Reddy, the Member of Parliament and Chairman of the TSR Foundation, The G.K Reddy Memorial Award is given for outstanding contribution to journalism and comprises a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh, a gold medal and a citation.

MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity, 2014
R. Kamal Bawa, President of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) India, Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Chairman of Ghana National Biodiversity Committee and Dr. Bibiana Vila, Principal Researcher of the National Research Council and Director (VICAM) Argentina were declared the winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity, 2014 on September 8, 2014 in Tokyo and Montreal.

Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in journalism, 2011-12
The Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Iournalism in 2011 and 2012 were presented to fifty-nine journalists of print as well as electronic media for their excellent work in journalism by the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at a glittering award distribution ceremony in New Delhi on September 9, 2014.

Kapil Dev Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
lndian cricket legend Kapil Dev has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords, London. The award, constituted by the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF), was presented to the former India World Cup-winning captain on September 25, 2014 for his contribution to the sport and for his work in the field of upliftment of poor and destitute communities through the Khushii society.