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CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

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CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA:

1. H. J. Kania ( 1950-1951)
2. M. Patanjali Sastri (1951- 1954)
3. Mehr Chand Mahajan (1954- 1954)
4. Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (1954- 1956)
5. Sudhi Ranjan Das (1956- 1959)
6. Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha (1959-1964)
7. P. B. Gajendragadkar (1964-1966)
8. Amal Kumar Sarkar (1966-1966)
9. Koka Subba Rao (1966-1967)
10. Kailas Nath Wanchoo (1967-1968)
11. Mohammad Hidayatullah (1968- 1970)
12. Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah (1970 – 1971)
13. Sarv Mittra Sikri (1971-1973)
14. Ajit Nath Ray (1973 -1977)
15. Mirza Hameedullah Beg (1977-1978)
16. Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (1978 -1985)
17. Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (1985-1986)
18. Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1986-1989)
19. Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah (1989-1989)
20. Sabyasachi Mukharji (1989-1990)
21. Ranganath Misra (1990-1991)
22. Kamal Narain Singh (1991-1991)
23. Madhukar Hiralal Kania (1991 -1992)
24. Lalit Mohan Sharma (1992-1993)
25. Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah (1993-1994)
26. Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi (1994 -1997)
27. Jagdish Sharan Verma ( 1997 -1998)
28 Madan Mohan Punchhi (1998-1998)
29 .Adarsh Sein Anand (1998-2001)
30. Sam Piroj Bharucha (2001-2002)
31. Bhupinder Nath Kirpal (2002-2002)
32. Gopal Ballav Pattanaik (2002-2002)
33. V. N. Khare (2002 -2004)
34. S. Rajendra Babu (2004-2004)
35. Ramesh Chandra Lahoti (2004 -2005)
36. Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (2005-2007)
37. K. G. Balakrishnan (2007 -2010)
38. S. H. Kapadia (2010 -2012)
39. Altamas Kabir (2012- 2013)
40. P. Sathasivam (2013 -2014)
41. Rajendra Mal Lodha (2014 -2014)
42. H. L. Dattu (2014 -2015)
43. T. S. Thakur (2015 -2017)
44. Jagdish Singh Khehar (2017 -2017)
45. Dipak Misra (2017 – Incumbent)

Avoidable Mistakes in Civil Services Exam Preparation

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Avoidable Mistakes in Civil Services Exam Preparation

Tmt V.R. Subbulaxmi is the 147th Rank holder in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2009 and not able to join IAS in Assam cadre due to personal reasons. She also came out with flying colours in TNPSC Group I Exams 2009 securing 2nd Rank in Tamil Nadu.
Now, she is the Deputy Collector under training in Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu. She shares her experience and gives excellent tips for the preparation of UPSC Civil Services Exam by avoiding the usual mistakes committed by the aspirants.
MUST WATCH……….

List of FIRST Countries in World

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First Country in World to abolish Slavery:Spain
First Country in World to abolish Death Penalty(or Capital Punishment):Venezuela
First Country in World to legalize Same-Sex marriage: Netherlands
First Country in World to issue Paper Currency:china(by Song Dynasty)
First Country in World to issue Postal Stamp:Britain (the stamp name is “Penny Black”)
First Country in World to develop Hydro-electricity:Norway
First Country in World to let Right to Vote for Women: Newzealand
First Country in World to introduce VAT(Value Added tax): France in 1954
First Country in World to impose Carbon Tax:Finland in 1990
First Country in World to be Democratic:Athens of Greece
First Country in World to experience Industrial Revolution:Britain
First Country in World to have an official National Flag:Denmark(soit has oldest Flag)
First Country in World to launch 3G Technology:Japan
First Country in World to initiate Family Planning Policy: India
First Country in World to initiate Railways: Britain
First Country in World to launch artificial Satellite into Earth’s orbit: USSR or Soviet Russia in 1957(Satellite’s name is Sputnik-1)
sports:
First Country in World to host Olympics:Athensof Greece in 1896 (the first olympics is summer olympics)
First Country in World to host Winter Olympics:Francein 1924
First Country in World to host Summer Paralympics :Italy in 1960
First Country in World to host Winter Paralympics: Sweden in 1976 (where Paralympics means Olympics for Physically Handicapped)
First Country in World to host Summer Youth Olympics: Singapore in 2010
First Country in World to host Winter Youth Olympics: Innsbruck of Austria in 2012
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup: West Indies in 1975 (2nd is also west-indies in 1979 and 3rd is India in 1983)
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup(Twenty 20):India
First Country in World to won FIFA world Cup: Uraguay in 1930

Reserve Bank of India

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Important information on RBI

1. Reserve Bank of India started its operations on-01 Apr 1935
2. Reserve was nationalised in —1949
3. The maximum number of Deputy Governors RBI can have–4
4. Number of regional offices of RBI –28
5. RBI can issue notes upto the value of —Rs. 10,000/-
6. As per Indian Coinage Act 1 Re coins can be used to pay/settle ——Any amount
7. As per Indian Coinage Act 0.50 ps coins can be used to pay/settle—– Amount not exceeding Rs. 10.
8. As per Indian Coinage Act coins worth less than 0.50 ps can be used to pay/settle—– Amount not exceeding Re. 1.(no longer applicable)
9. The logo of RBI has—A palm tree and a tiger
10. The H.O. of the RBI is in—Mumbai
11. The maximum amount for which customer’s deposit is insured in a bank—-Rs. 1,00,000Institutions established by RBI and Head Office
1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation–Mumbai
2. National Housing Bank –New Delhi
3. National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development–Mumbai
4. Securities Trading Corporation of India –Mumbai
5. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited–Bangalore
5. Industrial and Development Bank of India – Mumbai

PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH -3

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Kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped glandular organs responsible for the excretion of urine, maintenance of blood reaction, water balance and concentration of blood. The excretory products formed in the body are conveyed to the kidneys where these are filtered and waste eliminated as urine.
Pancreas is the long, yellowish gland across the posterior wall of the abdomen secreting pancreatic juice which digests proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands near the thyroid glands. The hormones secreted by them regulate the ratio of calcium in blood and growth of body.

Prostate glands are the sex glands surrounding the beginning portion of urethra.
Pulmonary veins emerge out of lungs. They carry purified blood from the lungs to the left auricle from where it goes to the left ventricle.

Retina is the light-receptive layer in the eye. It is composed of rods and cones. Rods are concerned with vision in dim light, whereas cones are sensitive to colours and bright light.
Spleen is the largest lymphatic organ of the body located immediately below the diaphragm on the left side. Formation of red blood cells, storage of blood and destruction of corpuscles are some of its main functions.
Thyroid glands are the small ductless glands on either side of the windpipe in the neck. The hormones secreted by it contain 65 per cent of iodine. Its deficiency causes dwarfness in children and goitre in adults.
Veins are the blood vessels which carry blood back to heart from different parts of the body.
Ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart from which purified blood flows out through arteries.

Vitreous humour is the transparent fluid in the posterior chamber of the eye.