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[Current Note] Jul-25-2015: Nalanda University, Humayun

Tomb, Emigration problems, SIT Black Money 3rd report
Posted ByMrunalOn 26/07/2015 @ 8:30 pm In News-2015 | 29 Comments

1. Diplomacy
2. Economy
3. Polity
4. Culture
5. Person in news
6. Mock Questions for UPSC prelims CSAT

Diplomacy
Diaspora problems: 2014 Highest remittances (1) India (2)
China (3) Philippines. (world bank data). Yet our Government
not very keen to look after its migrants- Emigration
Management Bill is still Pending. 3 different ministries look
after emigration- (1) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) gives
passport (2) Ministry of Overseas Indian affairs gives
emigration clearance (3) Home ministry looks after
departures. Two kinds of passports: Emigration Check
Required (ECR) and Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR).
But Emigration clearance done only by 9 locations with
shortage of staff. Cost of emigration very high- Indian
Nurses have to pay ~3 lakh rupees to work in Middle East.
In both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, shortage of
staff at embassies to look after tasks like visiting migrant
camps, bring back dead bodies etc. lack of a rehabilitation
policy when migrants returns.
Government relaxes rules for Minority pilgrims from Pakistan
(Hindu and Sikh). For each group of 50 people, there will be a
group leader. Only group leader will have to report to
Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) within 24 hours of arrival.
India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) trilateral highway deal will
be signed in 2015, November to connect Moreh (India) to Mae

Sot (Thailand) through a 3,200-km road link. This will help

transforming Indias Look East to Act East policy.

India-Thailand-Highway Map from Indianexpress

Economy
WTO: updated its 18 year old Information Technology
Agreement (ITA)- 201 new goods added for duty-free trade.
Means cheaper imports for consumers and boost for exporters.
Although actual implementation will begin from 2016.
Banking: April 2014: RBI had given in-principle approval to
Bandhan and IDFC to setup private commercial banks. Finally
this month, RBI granted banking licence to IDFC Bank. Theyll
launch operation from 1st October, with 20 branches and
Rs.55,000 crore loan book.
GS3 Black Money: Supreme Court-appointed Special
Investigation Team (SIT) on black money gives Third report:
amend law to stop routing of black money through donations in
the education sector, religious bodies and charities donation
can be made only through cheques if gold / jewelry donated
in religious place, then donors name and PAN number must be

recorded SEBI must identify final beneficiaries of P-Notes.

SEBI must begin prosecution of people manipulating stock
market, rather than just blacklisting them Create a central
Know Your Client (KYC) Registry to create a database of all the
various identity proofs PAN, UID Aadhaar, passport number,
driving licence or any other proof of identity. Whenever people
enter into financial transaction, they must quote this number.
EPFO begins some reforms in PF withdrawal. Read following
only if appearing for APFC exam Click ME

Polity
For All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) exam, CBSE had declared
strict rules on clothes e.g. no full sleeves, no scarves etc. So
Petition filed in Supreme court but SC says Faith is not
connected to the clothes you wear. For three hours, you adhere
to the rules [of the CBSE] when you write the exams. Do this
for the sake of the exams, which have been already
rescheduled. The court cannot be moved for such small
issues.

Culture

Remains of Nalanda from Indianexpress

Nalanda: Frederick M Ashers new book Nalanda: Situating
the Great Monastery. It makes following claims None of the
monks in Nalanda kept written record, but We get some
glimpse from seventh-century Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang but
continuity missing. Ashoka did not worship at Nalanda.
Buddhist philosophy Nagarjuna did not live here (2nd or 3rd
centuary). 5th Century AD: Gupta kings gave royal
patronage. It was not big enough to hold even 3000
residents. no evidence that Nalanda taught logic, grammar
and literature, medicine, the arts and metaphysics etc. things.
Therefore, Nalanda was not a university but just a religious
teaching centre. Even the ancient texts call it great
monastery (Mahavihara) and not great school. no
evidence that it attracted students from other parts of Asia.
Maha Pushakarams of river Godavari conducted for 12 days. A
special telugu culture program Godavari Akandha Harathi
organized at Pushkara ghat. 1000s of Kuchipudi dancers to
perform ballet.
Humayuns Tomb: UNESCO Cultural heritage status? YES.
has ~150 graves of ruling family. Hence called the
NECROPOLIS OF THE MUGHAL DYNASTY Financer: (Haji)
Bega Begum (Humayuns widow and Akbars step mother)
Architect: Mirak Mirza Time: 14 years after Humayuns
death. (~1570) Material: red sandstone + marble borders
Humayuns tomb is prime example of Mughal Architecture.
Mughal Architecture was inspired from Persian Architecture.
Why in news? Because this Monday Discovery channel will run
a program on it.

Person in news
Dead
Sports
International

National level fencing champion Hoshiyar Singh thrown out from train by
Railway police for refusing to pay bribe, died.
Golf: Shubham Jaglan wins International Junior Golf Academys title at Las
Vegas for age 9 to 10.
Obama says Britain should not leave EU else itll lose influence
Turkey begins bombing ISIS in Syria.

Mock Questions for UPSC prelims CSAT

Q1. Buddha visited which of the following places?
1. Pataligrama
2. Sravasti
3. Benares
Answer Choices

A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1 and 3
D. all of them
Q2. According to Hiuen Tsang:
1. King Harsha had invited Nalanda monks for Philosophical
assembly at Kanauj.
2. Nalanda continued as centre of intellectual activity till
12th Century
3. Nalanda was a primarily centre for learning of Hinyana
Buddhism.
Answer Choices
A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1 and 3
D. None of them
Q3. Correct statements about Humayuns Tomb
A. It is made up of red stones
B. Many consider it to be inspired from Taj Mahals design
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Q4. Retired Judge M.B. Shah is associated with which of the
following Committees?
a. black money
b. illegal mining of Iron ore in Odisha and Goa
c. Both A and B

d. Neither A nor B
Q5. Lichtenstein is surrounded by
1. Switzerland
2. Austria
3. Germany
Answer Choices
A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1 and 3
D. all 3 of them
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