, R. Gupta’s®
KNOWLEDGE
And Current Affairs
Useful Book for
All Competitive & Entrance Exams
by
RPH Editorial Board
2023
E D I T I O N
, Published by
O.P. Gupta for Ramesh Publishing House
Admin. Office
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New Delhi-110002 23261567, 23275224, 23275124
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HSN Code: 49011010
, CONTENTS
1. Our Country: India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Some Facts—Location—Neighbours—Geographical Features—
Important Passes of India—Ports—Rivers—Climate—Seasons—
Flora—Fauna— Agriculture—Crops—Irrigation—Mineral
Wealth—States and Union Territory of India—National Symbols.
2. Defence and Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19
Armed Forces—Army—Air Force—Navy—Coast Guard—Train-
ing Institutes— Comm issioned Rank—India’s Missiles
Programme—Second Line of Defence—Transport—Indian Rail-
ways—Railway Zones—Production Units—Shipping—Ship-
yards—Training Institutes—Civil Aviation—Privatization of Air
India—Airports Authority of India—Roads—Border Roads
Organisation.
3. Mass Communications, Communication and Cultural Activities 20-24
Communications—Broadcasting—Doordarshan—Growing Sat-
ellite Channels—Doordarshan-CNN Tie up—Newspapers and
News Agencies—Some Historical Facts—Employment News—
News Agencies: Indian and Foreign—Cinema—Communication
—Post & Telecommunication—Cultural Activities—Akademies
Sculpture —Music—Dance—Museum—Libraries.
4. Currency, Banks and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27
Currency—Banks—Nationalisation of Banks—Regional Rural
Banks—NABARD—Reserve Bank of India—Insurance—GIC
—Unit Trust of India.
5. Planning and Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-32
NITI Aayog—National Development Council—First to 12th
Five-years Plans—15 Year Vision Plan—Welfare Activities—
Child Welfare—Upliftment of Women—Consumer Protection—
Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes—Finance
Body for Backward Classes—Schemes for Welfare of the Poor.
6. Indian Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-37
Salient Features of the Constitution—Fundamental Rights—
Directive Principles of State Policy—Union Executive—
President—Vice-President—Council of Ministers—Official Lan-
(iii)
KNOWLEDGE
And Current Affairs
Useful Book for
All Competitive & Entrance Exams
by
RPH Editorial Board
2023
E D I T I O N
, Published by
O.P. Gupta for Ramesh Publishing House
Admin. Office
12-H, New Daryaganj Road, Opp. Officers’ Mess,
New Delhi-110002 23261567, 23275224, 23275124
E-mail:
For Online Shopping: www.rameshpublishinghouse.com
Showroom
● Balaji Market, Nai Sarak, Delhi-6 23253720, 23282525
● 4457, Nai Sarak, Delhi-6, 23918938
© Reserved with the Publisher
No Part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or
by any transformation storage and retrieval system without written permis-
sion from the Publisher.
Indemnification Clause: This book is being sold/distributed subject to the
exclusive condition that neither the author nor the publishers, individually
or collectively, shall be responsible to indemnify the buyer/user/possessor
of this book beyond the selling price of this book for any reason under any
circumstances. If you do not agree to it, please do not buy/accept/use/
possess this book.
Book Code: R-5
ISBN: 978-93-89480-71-9
HSN Code: 49011010
, CONTENTS
1. Our Country: India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Some Facts—Location—Neighbours—Geographical Features—
Important Passes of India—Ports—Rivers—Climate—Seasons—
Flora—Fauna— Agriculture—Crops—Irrigation—Mineral
Wealth—States and Union Territory of India—National Symbols.
2. Defence and Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19
Armed Forces—Army—Air Force—Navy—Coast Guard—Train-
ing Institutes— Comm issioned Rank—India’s Missiles
Programme—Second Line of Defence—Transport—Indian Rail-
ways—Railway Zones—Production Units—Shipping—Ship-
yards—Training Institutes—Civil Aviation—Privatization of Air
India—Airports Authority of India—Roads—Border Roads
Organisation.
3. Mass Communications, Communication and Cultural Activities 20-24
Communications—Broadcasting—Doordarshan—Growing Sat-
ellite Channels—Doordarshan-CNN Tie up—Newspapers and
News Agencies—Some Historical Facts—Employment News—
News Agencies: Indian and Foreign—Cinema—Communication
—Post & Telecommunication—Cultural Activities—Akademies
Sculpture —Music—Dance—Museum—Libraries.
4. Currency, Banks and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27
Currency—Banks—Nationalisation of Banks—Regional Rural
Banks—NABARD—Reserve Bank of India—Insurance—GIC
—Unit Trust of India.
5. Planning and Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-32
NITI Aayog—National Development Council—First to 12th
Five-years Plans—15 Year Vision Plan—Welfare Activities—
Child Welfare—Upliftment of Women—Consumer Protection—
Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes—Finance
Body for Backward Classes—Schemes for Welfare of the Poor.
6. Indian Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-37
Salient Features of the Constitution—Fundamental Rights—
Directive Principles of State Policy—Union Executive—
President—Vice-President—Council of Ministers—Official Lan-
(iii)
