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Saturday, 18 March 2017

Format of a 'RTI Application'

                                                               Date :

To,

The Public Information Officer
(Name of the Organisation)
(Address)
Pincode

Sir/Mam

Subject: Request for Information under Right to Information Act 2005.

I Sri / Smt/ Ms.(Your Name) Son/Daughter/wife of Shri/Smt/Ms _________ resident of (Your Full Address), wish to seek information as under

Particulars of information

(a) Concerned Office/Department :
(b) Particulars of information required:
      (i) Details of information required :
      (ii) Period for which information asked for:
      (iii) Other details:

I hereby inform that following formalities have been completed by me:

1. That I have deposited the requisite fee by way of Cash / banker /cheque / Draft / Postal Order/ others.

2. That I belong to Category of below Poverty Line (BPL): Yes / No. If yes, I am attaching the valid photocopy of the certificate. Yes / No

                            Declaration

a. I am ‘Citizen’ of India and I am asking the information as ‘Citizen’.

b. I state that the information sought does not fall within the restriction contained in Section 8 & 9 of the RTI Act and to the best of my knowledge it pertains to your office.

c. Further, I assure that I shall not allow/ cause to use/ pass/share/display/ or circulate the information received in any case and under any circumstances, with any person or in any manner which would be detrimental to the Unity and Sovereignty or against the Interest of India.

Place____________
Date_____________

(Name & Signature)

Postal Address:
E-mail address:
Contact Number:

Format of a letter to 'The Editor' of the Newspaper

Dear Reader, I have complied the format of this form of letter from credible sources like CBSE class 12th books and Wren & Martin, but still, if I have missed out something then help me improving by commenting below this post.

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1. Sender's Address (with pincode)

2. Date (March 18, 2017)

3. Inside Address (with pincode)
    The Editor
    ABC Newspaper 
    XYZ City

4. Salutation : Sir/Mam (comma)

5. Subject

6. Body of the letter
     a. Introductory Paragraph
     b. Main body
     c. Concluding Paragraph

7. The Subscription : 'Yours faithfully'/ 'Yours truly' (comma)

8. Sender's Name

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Hints:

1. Sender's Address: Mostly given in the question. Alternatively, following can be used:
      Examination Hall
      Delhi - 1100XX (Pincode)

2. Introductory Paragraph:

a. Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to bring into your notice as well as the concerned authorities of municipal corporation/ transport department towards...
b.  Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to express my views on the....

3. Concluding Paragraph:

a. Suggestions can be put here.
     It is therefore suggested...
     It is proposed that...
b. Third person form/indirect speech should be used.
c. Last line of the body:
- It is hoped that an early action will be taken by the concerned authorities..
- It is earnestly hoped that the authorities competent to redress our grievances will pay attention to this matter...
- I urge the government to take stringent action against...

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Thursday, 25 February 2016

Budget Special Set 1,2 : Historical Perspective


Set-1

  1. The first budget in India was presented on 7th April, 1860 by East India Company to British Crown. Who presented this budget?
    1. James Wilson
    2. John Mathai
    3. James Augustus Hickey
    4. None of the above
       
  2. The first Indian Prime Minister to present the budget was:
    1. Shri. Morarji Desai
    2. Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    3. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Shri. Manmohan Singh
       
  3. Which of the following finance minister has a record of presenting maximum number of budgets in independent India?
    1. Shri. C.D. Deshmukh
    2. Shri. Morarji Desai
    3. Shri. Yashwant Sinha
    4. Shri. R.K. Sanmukham Chetty
       
  4. The first Union Budget of Independent India was presented by :
    1. Shri. R.K. Sanmukham Chetty
    2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Shri. Morarji Desai
    4. Shri. Yashwant Sinha
       
  5. Who presented the final and interim budgets in 1991-92?
    1. Manmohan Singh and Yashwant Singh respectively
    2. Yashwant Singh and Manmohan Singh respectively
    3. Manmohan Singh
    4. Jaswant Singh
       
  6. Which finance minister had changed the time of budget presentation from 5pm to 11am?
    1. Shri. Jaswant Singh
    2. Shri. Yashwant Sinha
    3. Shri. Manmohan Singh
    4. Shri. Pranab Mukherjee
       
  7. The first budget for republic of India was presented in 1950-51 by:
    1. Shri. John Mathai
    2. Shri. C.D. Deshmukh
    3. Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    4. Shri. R.K. Sanmukham Chetty
       
  8. Who presented the first budget in the first elected parliament on the basis of adult franchise?
    1. Shri. John Mathai
    2. Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    3. Shri. R.K. Sanmukham Chetty
    4. Shri. C.D. Deshmukh

Answers

  1. a
  2. c, He presented budget in 1958-59
  3. b, 10 times
  4. a, He presented budget on 26th November 1947 at 5:00 pm. The budget included only seven and a half months starting from 15th August 1947 till 31st March 1948.
  5. a
  6. b, in 2001
  7. a
  8. d

Set-2

  1. Write 'true' or 'false' against each of following 10 statements.
    1. Budget papers began to be prepared in Hindi from 1991-92.
    2. Shri. Morarji Desai was the only finance minister to have had the opportunity to present two budgets on his birthday.
    3. The word "Budget" was derived from the French word "bougette", which means "red briefcase"
    4. Indian budget is presented in Parliament on a date fixed by the Finance Minister.
    5. The union budget also contains estimated for the next year called the budgeted estimates.
    6. Shri. TT Krishnamachari as the finance minister during 1964-65 introduced the voluntary disclosure of concealed income scheme in India for the first time.
    7. Budget of 1985-86 is known for 'Black Budget' in India due to high budget deficit.
    8. R. Venkataraman is the only finance minister of India who later also served as the president of India from 1987-92
    9. Corporate Tax (now known as MAT) was first introduced by Shri. Manmohan Singh in 1990-91.
    10. Service Tax was introduced by Shri. Manmohan Singh in 1994 Budget.

Answers:

  1. False (1955-56)
  2. True
  3. False (It means "leather purse")
  4. False, President
  5. True
  6. True
  7. False, Budget of 1973-74
  8. True
  9. False, By Shri. Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 budget.
  10. True

 

Monday, 22 February 2016

Current Affairs Based Questions Set-19


  1. The government of India has recently decided to upgrade to Bharat VI norms to regulate vehicular pollution. What is the permissible sulphur concentration in BS VI compliant fuels?
    1. 50 ppm
    2. 10 ppm
    3. 1 ppm
    4. 20 ppm
       
  2. Which of the following is/are the causes of high level of air pollution in Delhi?
    1. Travelling air mass from Afghanistan and Pakistan
    2. Rapid motorization primarily of two wheelers
    3. Pre-monsoon dust storms
    4. All of the above
       
  3. Which of the following statement regarding the Unemployment Rate (UR) is incorrect in context of new data released by National Survey Sample Office (NSSO) for the year 2011-12?
    1. UR is 3.8% in urban areas and 1.7% in rural areas.
    2. Muslims have the highest UR in both rural and urban areas.
    3. Studies indicate that UR is relatively higher among richer and more educated.
    4. Hindus have the lowest UR in urban areas while Sikhs have the lowest UR in rural areas.
       
  4. Which of the following is the correct sequence (in descending order) of major sources of income of households in 2011-12 as per NSSO data?
    1. Self employment, Regular wage/Salary earnings, Casual labour
    2. Self employment, Casual labour , Regular wage/Salary earnings
    3. Casual labour, Self employment , Regular wage/Salary earnings
    4. Regular wage/Salary earnings, Casual labour, Self employment
       
  5. Brexit refers to :
    1. Britain's exit from the European Union
    2. Britain's exit from EU's Monetary Union or common currency 'Euro'
    3. Both a and b
    4. Neither a nor b
       
  6. Discuss the reservation policy of government of India? Examine the difference between the OBC and EBC categories of reservation.

Answers:

  1. b
  2. d
  3. b, Christians have the highest UR in both rural and urban areas
  4. a
  5. a
  6.