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(Article) India & Nepal: Civil Services Mentor Magazine November 2011
(Article) Corruption In Sports: Civil Services Mentor Magazine November 2011
Roadmap and Strategy for CSAT Paper II
(IGP) CSAT Paper - II : Interpersonal Skill & Decision Making MCQ - 1
Today's Important News: 18 November 2011
(IGP) CSAT Paper - I : Economy - MCQ - 3
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(Article) India & Nepal: Civil Services Mentor Magazine November 2011

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 04:51 AM PST

India & Nepal

Relations in New Light

India - Nepal relations are 'unique' for reasons ranging from geographical contiguity to close cultural ties, and extensive institutional and social relationships. Cultural, economic and geographical factors along with the common bond of a shared religion have had a great influence on bilateral relations. As two sovereign nations,
both India and Nepal are naturally guided by their national interests. These interests are related to cultural, economic and security areas. Despite some turbulence in the past, India- Nepal relations have remained close, stable andmutually beneficial. Cultural bond provides moral strength to the relationship, while respect for each
others political identity as independent, sovereign countries provides the political base for meaningful interaction. Nepal recognizes and admires India's position as the largest democracy and an emerging economic and strategic power which is striving to find its rightful place in the comity of nations. article-india & nepal It
appreciates the support accorded to Nepal in the spirit of Panchsheel. There exist vast areas of complimentarity and mutuality of benefits between the two countries.
Economic reforms in both countries have opened up new avenues of cooperation in trade and commerce, investment and joint collaboration projects. Nepal can benefit tremendously from such bilateral interaction. Greater creativity is required, however, to take full advantage of the complimentarity of economies between the two countries. Security issues are the most vital questions that determine the tenor and content of the relationship between the two countries at present. It determines the trust, endurance and sustainability of the relationship. There have been strong commitments to each other in the past like assurances not to allow their territory to be used for undertaking unlawful activities against the other. Formation of governmental committees and frequent consultations aim at bettering the security scenario. Despite these efforts, perceptions about Nepal not being adequately appreciative of India's sensitivities has caused sufferings to Nepal in the form of criticism and lack of help at times. As a result, mutual trust and confidence are sometimes shaken and put to stress. Promoting regional cooperation is another way of indirectly improving bilateral relations. A few areas marked for the purpose include trade and transit, energy, water resources, investment and combating terrorism. The biggest problem troubling the Himalayan kingdom is the Maoist insurgency. There are diverse opinions depending upon ones vantage point about where the blame lies for the present crisis. A number of measures are urgently needed to tackle the present situation. Security related establishments have to be strengthened to tackle the rising tide of Maoist attacks and to maintain the fabric of the State. But this should not be misconstrued as remilitarization of Nepal. The move is solely for the
purpose of facing the Maoist threat forcefully and adequately. The Maoist problem is not a problem of Nepal alone. It has ramifications on India as well in the form of growing linkages with the Naxals in India and even Bangladesh. Ever since the confrontation between the Maoist-led government and the Nepal Army in 2009 led to the resignation of Mr. Prachanda as Prime Minister, India has been dead-set against the Maoists leading any kind of coalition government in Kathmandu. Indeed, the officials running India's Nepal policy made it clear the Maoists should ideally not even be allowed to join a coalition headed by someone else, that they be "punished" — a word Indian diplomats in Kathmandu have used with their counterparts from other countries — for having dared to presume they could call the shots in the wake of their victory in the April 2008 CA elections. During the wasted year of Madhav Kumar Nepal's premiership, which India backed to the hilt, New Delhi hoped the Maoists would either split or come under pressure to accept a unilateralist reading of theTwelve Point Understanding and theComprehensive
Peace Agreement — two documents which paved the way for the constitutional and political transformation of Nepal. Though the Maoists see themselves as creating a new mainstream, India wants them to stick to the old mainstream and abandon the hope of restructuring the Nepali state and its institutions in any
fundamental way. This Maoists are not prepared to do.

Historical Background

Nepal's trade with India continued till 1923 without having a trade agreement with British India. Prior to the signing of this trade agreement, British East India Company was interested to have trade relations with Nepal, for expansion of its own exports. The opening of direct India - Tibet route via Gyantse routes further
promoted Nepal to develop trade with India. Moreover, the development of good transportation system and the creation of many trade centers in the northern India further helped to enhance the trade turnover between Nepal and India.

India Nepal Trade Treaty 1923

The Article VI of the first Trade Treaty between Nepal and India signed in 1923 provided that "No customs duty shall be levied at British Indian Ports as goods imported on behalf of the Nepal government for immediate transport to that country." Provision of this Article in Trade Treaty 1923 led to the development of Nepal-British trade freely through the port of British India for Nepal could not import goods from other overseas countries. Nepal was compelled to purchase
goods manufactured in Britain Nepal was very much isolated from other countries, especially from the developed Western countries prior to the political change of 1951.

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(Article) Corruption In Sports: Civil Services Mentor Magazine November 2011

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 04:19 AM PST

Corruption In Sports

Money Matters the Most

Sport is a big phenomenon of today, it is very important part of today life. However, sport is rather contradictory phenomenon. It is connected with big humanistic values and it formats life and values of billions of people on the one side. It is also connected with dirty business, doping, corruption and violence on the other side. Corruption in sport should be matter of concern not of pessimism. We are not speaking about decline of sport values. But we are facing of a new challenge. This
challenge is higher as the issue is still not dealt with properly. We may perhaps compare doping in sport with corruption in sport. However, doping has been seriously treated for many years now, with number of experts, scientific background and international co-ordination structures. Nothing of it exists in the area of corruption in sport yet. Just over a decade after cricket was hit by one its biggest scandals, three Pakistani cricketers were given prison sentences last week by a London court on charges of spot-fixing. For the first time in cricket's history, players face jail terms of between six and 30 months, besides the prospect of never again playing the game. This is in stark contrast to investigations into match-fixing in 2000 where the central figure was the former South African captain, Hansie Cronje. Cricketers from various countries were alleged to have been involved, including a former captain of the Indian team who is now a member of the Indian
Parliament. Enquiry commissions were set up in South Africa and Pakistan following the scandal, but most players got away with bans, fines or in some cases just a
reprimand. After the events of 2000, cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council, set up theAnti-Corruption and Security Unit to tackle the menace of match fixing. But ironically it was a sting operation by the now discredited and defunct News of the World in 2010 which exposed the spot-fixing by the Pakistani cricketers and provided evidence for sentencing. While cricket with its elaborate rules is particularly prone to spot-fixing - where you bet on individual events
within the game rather than the result itself - the phenomenon of fixing is hardly confined to cricket. We are at a time when the world of sport seems to be awash in corruption. Earlier this year, prosecutors in South Korea indicted an astonishing 46 football players on charges of fixing matches in the football K-League.

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Roadmap and Strategy for CSAT Paper II

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:56 AM PST

Roadmap and Strategy for CSAT Paper II

CSAT: How to Prepare:

Civil Services examination is being conducted by UPSC. It has three stages: Preliminary Exam (Prelims), Main Exam (Mains), and Interview (Personality Test). One has to crack the preceding stage to crack it finally and reach one's goal. As far as prelims exam is concern UPSC has changed the pattern of the exam. Earlier it used to be one paper of General Studies and other is optional subjects, now the paper 2 has changed to a new Paper 2 called CSAT. We can take the second paper CSAT as an extension of the paper first. The recent invent of new look Prelims require a little revamp in your preparation strategy. CSAT is new to everybody it requires a brand new and comprehensive strategy to go through. We have a year's question paper through which we can access major points while preparing, we can sketch and pitch up the topics and areas from where questions are being asked and it is expected to come.

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(IGP) CSAT Paper - II : Interpersonal Skill & Decision Making MCQ - 1

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

Interpersonal Skill and Decision Making (MCQ - 1)

1. How many main delivery methods of an oral presentation are used ?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Five

2. If a study uses language such as naturalistic, field study, case study, context, situational, constructivism, meaning, multiple realities, it has used a
(a) Formal perspective
(b) Qualitative perspective
(c) Informal perspective
(d) Quantitative perspective

3. In Letter writing, the format in which all essential parts are started from the left hand margin along with open punctuation is known as
(a) The semi block
(b) Full block
(c) Modified block
(d) Long block

4. All pieces of literature, key journals and books referred to in proposal should be listed at the end of the proposal, ft is called _section of thesis.
(a) tables and figures
(b) appendices
(c) bibliography
(d) index

5. 'If a study uses language such as naturalistic, field study, case study, context, situational, constructivism, meaning, multiple realities, it has used a_
(a) Formal perspective
(b) Qualitative perspective
(c) Informal perspective
(d) Quantitative perspective

Answers

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a)

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Today's Important News: 18 November 2011

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 09:44 PM PST

Today's Important News (18-11-2011)

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(IGP) CSAT Paper - I : Economy - MCQ - 3

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 09:41 PM PST

Economy (MCQ - 3)

1. Consider the following financial institutions of India:
A. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
B. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
C. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
D. National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C, D, A
(c) C, D, A, B
(d) D, A, B, C

2. Consider the following organizations:
A. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
B. International Finance Corporation
C. International Fund for Agricultural Development
D. International Monetary Fund
Which of these are agencies of the United Nations?
(a) A and B
(b) Band C
(c) C and D
(d) A, B, C, and D

3. Consider the following statements. Most internationals agencies which fund development programmes in India on intergovernmental bilateral agreements mainly
A. Technical assistance
B. Soft loans which are required to be paid back with interest
C. Grants, not required to be paid back
D. Food assistance to alleviate poverty
(a) B and D are correct
(b) 1, 2, and C are correct
(c) A, B, and D are correct
(d) C and D are correct

4. Consider the following statements
A. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
B. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals
C. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform Central issue prices to the States/ Union Territories.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) A and B
(b) B only
(c) A and C
(d) C only

5. Consider the following statements.
A. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized on 26 January 1950.
B. The borrowing programme of the Government of India is handled by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) A only
(b) B only
(c) Both A and B
(d) neither A nor B provide

Answers

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)

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