TRIUMPH IAS ACADEMY MUMBAI

Wonder Date of construction Location Great Wall of China 5th century BCE – 16th century CE China Petra c. 100 BCE Jordan Christ the Redeemer Opened 12 October 1931 Brazil Machu Picchu c. 1450 CE Peru Chichen Itza c. 600 CE Mexico Colosseum Completed 80 CE Italy Taj Mahal Completed c. 1648 CE India Great Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate) Completed c. 2560 BCE Egypt

ESTABLISHMENT   The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.

Nineteenth ASEAN Summit, Bali, Indonesia, 14-19 November 2011 Eighteenth ASEAN Summit, Jakarta, 7-8 May 2011 Seventeenth ASEAN Summit, Ha Noi, 28-30 October 2010 Sixteenth ASEAN Summit, Ha Noi, 8-9 April 2010 Fifteenth ASEAN Summit, Cha-Am Hua Hin, Thailand, 23-25 October 2009 Fourteenth ASEAN Summit, Cha-am, Thailand, 26 February - 1 March 2009 Thirteenth ASEAN Summit, Singapore, 18-22 November 2007 Twelfth ASEAN Summit, Cebu, Phillipines, 9-15 January 2007 Eleventh ASEAN Summit, Kuala Lumpur, 12-14 December 2005 Tenth ASEAN Summit, Vientiane, 29-30 November 2004 Ninth ASEAN Summit, Bali, 7-8 October 2003 Eighth ASEAN Summit, Phnom Penh, 4-5 November 2002 Seventh ASEAN Summit, Bandar Seri Begawan, 5-6 November 2001 Sixth ASEAN Summit, Ha Noi, 15-16 December 1998 Fifth ASEAN Summit, Bangkok, 14-15 December 1995 Fourth ASEAN Summit, Singapore, 27-29 January 1992 Third ASEAN Summit, Manila, 14-15 December 1987 Second ASEAN Summit, Kuala L

  The countries of the world and capitals of every country follow: Afghanistan - Kabul Albania - Tirane Algeria - Algiers Andorra - Andorra la Vella Angola - Luanda Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's Argentina - Buenos Aires Armenia - Yerevan Australia - Canberra Austria - Vienna Azerbaijan - Baku The Bahamas - Nassau Bahrain - Manama Bangladesh - Dhaka Barbados - Bridgetown Belarus - Minsk Belgium - Brussels Belize - Belmopan Benin - Porto-Novo B hutan - Thimphu Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo Botswana - Gaborone Brazil - Brasilia Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan Bulgaria - Sofia Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou Burundi - Bujumbura Cambodia - Phnom Penh Cameroon - Yaounde Canada - Ottawa Cape Verde - Praia Central African Republic - Bangui Chad - N'Djamena Chile - Santiago China - Beijing Colombia - Bogota Comoros - Moroni Congo, Republic of the - Brazzavill

Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek Laos - Vientiane Latvia - Riga Lebanon - Beirut Lesotho - Maseru Liberia - Monrovia Libya - Tripoli Liechtenstein - Vaduz Lithuania - Vilnius Luxembourg - Luxembourg Macedonia - Skopje Madagascar - Antananarivo Malawi - Lilongwe Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur Maldives - Male Mali - Bamako Malta - Valletta Marshall Islands - Majuro Mauritania - Nouakchott Mauritius - Port Louis Mexico - Mexico City Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir Moldova - Chisinau Monaco - Monaco Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar Montenegro - Podgorica Morocco - Rabat Mozambique - Maputo Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative) Namibia - Windhoek Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Nepal - Kathmandu Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) New Zealand - Wellington Nicaragua - Managua Niger - Niamey Nigeria - Abuja Norway - Oslo Oman - Musca t Pakistan - Is

Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading

  Article 21. (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. (2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country. (3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures. Article 22. Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. Article 23. (1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

Apex and Recognised Bodies SAARC Apex Bodies SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) SAARCLAW South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) South Asia Foundation (SAF) South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) SAARC Recognized Bodies SAARC Federation of University Women (SAARCFUW) Association of Management and Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation of Architects (SAARCH) Federation of State Insurance Organizations of SAARC Countries (FSIO) SAARC Diploma Engineers Forum (SDEF) Radiological Society of SAARC Countries (RSSC) SAARC Teachers Federation (STF) SAARC Surgical Care Society (SSCS) South Asian Regional Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (SARAD) South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) SAARC Women’s Association in Sri Lanka (SWA) Hindukush Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resources Management (HIMAWANTI) Fed

SAARC Charter of Democracy Inspired by the common objectives of all South Asian States to promote the welfare of their peoples, to provide all individuals with the opportunity to live in dignity, and to realise their full potentials as enshrined in the SAARC Charter; Also inspired   by the general objectives of all South Asian States to promote peace, freedom and social justice; Further inspired by their shared commitment to the rule of law, liberty and equal rights of all citizens; Reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity of the human person as enunciated in theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and as enshrined in the respective Constitutions of the SAARC Member States; Recognizing that inclusive policies, including constitutional protection developed in keeping with the wishes of the people, are essential for developing trust and understanding between and among communities; Affirming that broad-based participation of people in institutions an

Noble Prize Winners 2011 Nobel Peace Prize   - 1) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (President of Liberia)                                2) Tawakul Karman for their role in women empowerment and  recognition of women’s role in Globle peace. Nobel Literature Prize  :1) Tomas Transtromer (Sweden) his poetry explores themes of nature, isolation and identity. Nobel Physics Prize  :1) Saul Perimutter (US),Brian Schmidt, American – Australian Adam Riess (US) for discovering that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, a finding that implies that the cosmos will end in frozen nothingness. Nobel Chemistry Prize :1) Daniel Shechtmen an Israeli scientist for his discovery of Quasicrystals a mosaic like chemical structure, that fundamentally changed the way chemists look at solid matter. Nobel Medicine Prize  :1) Bruce Beultler (US), Jules Hoffmann (Luxembourg Born Based in France), Ralph Steinman (Canadian born, based in the US) the trio uncovered key secrets of how the body’s immune sys

Hi Friends, Its time one prepares a study plan for CSAT 2012. 1.A study plan should include preparation and revision in a calculated time, 2.Time table should be prepared along with a timeline keeping the date of examination in mind. 3.Both General Studies paper and CSAT paper should be prepared simultaneously. 4.Important Areas from both papers should be covered first which one has interest in and is scoring. 5.Question solving is also important and study of paper pattern. 6.Coverage of complete syllabus and revision. 7.Mock tests solving before one month of exam. 8.Daily timetable and 10 to 12 hours study. 9.Newspaper reading and IAS magazines and test series should be done regularly visit our website http://www.triumphacademy.web.officelive.com/ for guidance and coaching

 ESSAY QUESTION PAPER 2011 ( 30 October , 2011) Write an essay on any one of the following topics : 1. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative , economic and developmental implication 2. Does Indian Cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it 3. Credit – based higher education system – status , opportunities and challenges 4. In the Indian context , Both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism

Paper II consists of comprehension,communication skills,mental ability,data interpretation,data sufficiency,decision making. To crack paper II one needs to be very good in English language skills,this can be achieved by reading different materials relevant to different topics from various sources. Newspapers,magazine,articles,novels are various sources which can be beneficial in improving language and also content will help to make understanding clear. For data interpretation ,solving graphs problems,pie charts will help a lot. General Mental ability problems can be solved through online quantitative papers available Practise is most important, with more practise one would be able to master the syllabus and score well in exam

Many upsc aspirants keep trying for IAS again and again but could not make it. What is the difference between them and those who make it???? What makes them winners??? This question keep arising in the minds of IAS aspirants again and again. Winners dont do different things,they do things differently. Well it sums up what I want to say to you,Your approach to this exam matters a lot, how you perceive it and prepare for it. This exam requires not only great deal of knowledge but also great deal of understanding and expressing and planning. Many aspirants easily clear prelims but are unable to go ahead than that,they keep on appearing mains year after year,why does this happen?? They have great deal of knowledge but are unable to express themselves in clear and concise manner,they do not answer what is asked in the question,they cannot complete the question paper in time. Again here we understand that requirement of this exam is not only syllabus completion but time manage

Branson opens world's first 'spaceport' British billionaire Richard Branson opened the world's first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic. British billionaire Richard Branson opened the world's first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic. The eccentric businessman, with usual flair, sported a black jacket and waves of hair flying as he inaugurated the building by breaking a champagne bottle against a hanger building, while rappelling down the side of it. Branson hopes enough powered test flights of Virgin Galactic's sleek spacecraft can be done by the end of 2012 to start commercial suborbital flights from the spaceport soon after. The $209 million taxpayer-financed spaceport will be a launch station for people and payloads on the rocket ships being developed for Virgin Galactic. The building will house Virgin Galactic's spacecraft, m

The global launch of the Galaxy Nexus kicks off in November and comes as competition intensifies between Samsung and Apple Inc to win market share in the booming tablets and smartphones industry. Samsung and Google introduced the high-end model at an event in Hong Kong, after delaying the launch last week as a tribute to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Apple is Samsung's biggest customer for microprocessors. This also marks the first major rollout from Google since it announced plans in August to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion. (For pictures of Samsung's new phone, click http://in.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=INRTR2SU02) Google's Android mobile software -- already the world's most-used smartphone platform -- powers 190 million devices, up from 135 million in mid-July. The latest version of Android, named Ice Cream Sandwich, is designed to unite tablet and smartphone platforms, potentially attracting more application de

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UPSC PRELIMS SYLLABUS PAPER 1 General Studies 200 marks 2 hours 1.Current events of National and International importance 2.History of India and Indian national movement 3.India and World Geography (Economic,Social,Physical) 4.General Science 5.Indian polity and Governance: Constitution,panchayati raj,public policy,rights,issues,political system 6.Economic and Social development,Sustainable development,Poverty,Inclusion,Demographies,Social sector intiatives etc. 7.General issues on Environment,Ecology,Biodiversity,Climate Change. PAPER 2 CSAT   200 marks 2 hours 1.Comprehension 2.Interpersonal skills including communication skills 3.General Mental Ability 4.Basic numeracy(numbers and their relations order of magnitude,etc),Data interpretation(graphs,charts),Data sufficiency 5.Decision making and Problem Solving 6.English language comprehension skills

Euthanasia should it be legalised? Solutions for Naxalism How to tackle Terrorism? Census 2011 India Afghanistan Relations Reservation for women in Parliament How to curb growing inflation Food security Akash AFSPA Ayurveda Yoga Various Dance forms Folk Arts Painting Styles Gharanas Architecture Styles

2 markers in General Studies paper can easily fetch you lot of marks,Here are some of the topics which can come for 2 markers 1.Prithiv II missile 2.3G technology 3.Steve Jobs 4.Ipad 5.Christine Lagarde 6.Jill Abramson 7.Nataraja Ramakrishna 8.Reverse repo rate 9.Recurring Deposit 10.Equity funds

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Essay carries 200 marks in Mains examination,so it plays a crucial role in your selection and ranking too. Some of the topics which you can prepare essay on 1.Natural Disasters Vs Man-made Calamities 2.Legislation -A way to eliminate Corruption??? 3.Social Networking Sites - boon or bane 4.Diseases and their impact on Human Species 5.Education- a basic need or luxury

Hi Friends, All the best to all those students writing MAINS this year,the countdown has begun,few days to go...... Mains is the most crucial stage of this examination,it could make your way easy to the top or make you appear again. So for this stage a lot of calculated efforts should be done 1.If you are appearing Mains for the first time,dont panic,be relaxed and give your best. 2.If you have already appeared Mains and did not get selected,make sure you dont repeat your previous mistakes again. 3.Respect Word limit ,do not exceed it ,it will not increase your marks but will deduce it, and also your other answers will be affected as you will have less time left. 4.Manage your time well,Time management is the most important thing during those 3 hours,What you do in those 3 hours will decide about how you spend your next year. 5.Be Specific with your answer,dont keep beating around the bush,hit the question directly. 6.Complete the paper,most of the time students compla

 UPSC: Civil Service Prelims 2011 General Studies (Paper - 1) 1.) Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in the following ways : 1. Soil formation 2. Prevention of soil erosion 3. Recycling of waste 4. Pollination of crops Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a.) 1, 2 and 3 only (b.) 2, 3 and 4 only (c.) 1 and 4 only (d.) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Ans. d (2.) Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use? (a.) Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in human body due to lack of requisite enzymes (b.)When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it becomes resistant to oxidation (c.) Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that yield no calories (d