NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA

INDIA-NATIONAL FLAG

NATIONAL FLAG

• The national flag of India is a horizontal Tricolour of deep saffron at the top , white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
• The ratio of length of the flag to its width is 3:2 .In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the Chakra.
• Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion Capitol of Ashoka.
• Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and has 24 spokes.
• The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL FLAG

• The design of the flag was originally mooted by Madam Bhikaji Cama in 1907 and was unfurled for the first time at Stuuttgart(Germany) for the second International Socialist Congress held on August 22 1907.
• Pingale Venkiah , an Andhra Youth suggested the current design.
• Saffron represents courage and sacrifice , White represents peace and truth , Green represents faith and chivalry.
• The Flag Code of India , 2002 , takes effect from 26 January 2002 supercedes the 'FlagCode-India's 'as it existed.
• The persons who headed the Committee appointed by Constituent Assembly to select National flag- Dr.Rajendra Prasad.
• The Number of dimensions prescribed in the Flag Code of India , 2002-Nine . The largest is 6300*4200 mm and the smallest is 150*100 mm

ENVIRONMENT RELATED OBSERVANCES

Environment Related Observances

DAYS

3 March        World Wildlife Day

21 March  International Day of Forests and the Tree

21 March World Planting Day

22 March World Water Day

23 March World Meteorological Day  [WMO]

22 April International Mother Earth Day

14–15 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]

22 May International Day for Biological Diversity

5 June World Environment Day [UNEP]

8 June World Oceans Day

17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

26 September World Maritime Day [IMO]

13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction

6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

5 December World Soil Day

11 December International Mountain Day

YEARS

2015 International Year of Soils [FAO]

2014 International Year of Small Island Developing States

2013 International Year of Water Cooperation

2011 International Year of Forests

2010 International Year of Biodiversity

2009 Year of the Gorilla

2009 International Year of Natural Fibers

2008 International Year of Planet Earth

2008 International Year of Sanitation

2007/08 International Polar Year (WMO)

2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification

2003 International Year of Freshwater

2002 International Year of Mountains

2002 International Year of Ecotourism

1998 International Year of the Ocean

DECADES

2014-2024 United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

2011–2020 United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

2010–2020 United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

2005–2015 International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”

2005–2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

1990–1999 International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

1981–1990 International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade

Kerala PSC Exam Calendar March 2015

EXAMINATION CALENDAR - MARCH 2015 

Examinations on March 2015 are as follows

1.      LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

Date: 03:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

   Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

   Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

2. JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR – FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Date: 04:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

  Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

  Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

3.TRADE INSTRUCTOR GRADE II (TOOL & DIE MAKING)

Date:05:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based
on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
4.INSTRUCTOR IN TAILORING & GARMENT MAKING TRAINING CENTER
Date:06:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based
on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
5.ARTIST GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGES
Date:07:03:2015
Syllabus: A Written test based on the qualification
prescribed for the post.
6.LECTURER IN KANNADA COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Date:07:03:2015
Mode of Examination:A Written test based on the qualification prescribed for the post
Syllabus: For Detailed Syllabus please visit  www.keralapsc.gov.in
7.LECTURER IN SANSKRIT (Vedanta) COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Date:07:03:2015
Mode of Examination:
  A Written test based on the qualification prescribed for the post
Syllabus: For Detailed Syllabus please visit  www.keralapsc.gov.in
(Medium of Questions: Part - I to VII Sanskrit &VIII to X English)
8.LOWER DIVISION CLERK/BILL COLLECTOR
(Direct Recruitment from low paid employees in Kerala
Municipal Common Service only)
MUNICIPAL COMMON SERVICE
Date:13:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
Part II : General English
Part III : Simple Arithmetic & Mental Ability
9. PRE PRIMARY TEACHER (DEAF SCHOOL)
Date:20:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
10. LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – DAIRYING (MILK PRODUCTS)
Date:27:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

11.LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – MAINTENANCE & OPERATION OF BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENTS

VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

Date:28:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

12.TRADESMAN (SHEET METAL)
(NCA Notification)
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Date:31:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

NOVEMBER 25 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 25th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1715 - First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
• 1783 - Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in United States
• 1867 - Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
• 1884 - John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
• 1960 - First atomic reactor for research & development, Richland, Wa
• 1960 - The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
• 1975 - Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands..
• 1983 - World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England
• 1997 - US telephone technician Richard Bliss arrested for spying in Russia
• 2007 - The first European Parliament election and a referendum on changing the voting system (called by the President and declared invalid because of insufficient turnout) were held in Romania.
• 2008 - Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others
• 2014 - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon orders hundreds more US National Guard troops to the town of Ferguson to prevent a second night of rioting and looting

NOVEMBER 24 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 24 IN HISTORY

• 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
• 1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
• 1914 - Benito Mussolini leaves Italy's socialist party
• 1922 - Italian parliament gives Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
• 1949 - British steel & iron industry nationalised
• 1958 - Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
• 1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washngton DC permitted to vote
• 1966 – Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board.
• 1969 - Apollo 12 returns to Earth
• 1981 - 1st air-launched cruise missile tested
• 1989 - Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record
• 2013 – Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
• 2014 - A 12-year-old boy is shot dead by police in Cleveland, after brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun in a playground

NOVEMBER 23 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 23rd NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1584 - English parliament expels Jesuits
• 1654 - French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense, mystical vision that marks him for life.
• 1848 - Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston
• 1871 - Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
• 1892 - P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
• 1897 - Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love
• 1942 - Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender
• 1943 - British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation
• 1971 - China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council
• 1978 – Cyclone kills about 1000 people in Eastern Sri Lanka.
• 1983 - Soyuz T-9 lands
• 1992 - 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold
• 1996 - The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization.
• 2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines
• 2014 - A suicide bomber kills 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan

NOVEMBER 22 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 22 IN HISTORY

• 1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India
• 1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help
• 1910 - Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
• 1914 - Indian troops take Basra in Mesopotamia
• 1927 - 1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc)
• 1954 - Humane Society forms
• 1955 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
• 1960 - French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons
• 1963 - American President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
• 1972 - US ends 22 year travel ban to China
• 1974 - UN General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty
• 1976 - Algeria Constitution goes into effect
• 1990 - Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister
• 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
• 2013 - Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats  Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
• 2013 - The discovery of Siats meekerorum was announced. The dinosaur skeleton, more than 30 feet long, was found in eastern Utah.