INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART2- by Vibhor Sharma (Vivaan)

1.Heads of National and International Organizations

2.SPORTS
3.SUMMIT(BRICS, SAARC, ASEAN, G20)
4. ISIS
5. GLOBAL WARNING
6.TOPICS (1)EBOLA (2)HUDHUD (3) STATUE OF UNITY (4) TELANGANA
7. DIGITAL INDIA
8. New Appointments in India & Foreign
9. Books & Authors
10. FDI

TOPIC 1(A) HEADS OF INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS

1.Pranab Mukherjee -President
2.Hamid Ansari -Vice President
3.Chief Justice of India -H. L. Dattu
4.Speaker of the Lok Sabha -Sumitra Mahajan
5.Chief Election Commissioner-V. S. Sampath
6.Chairman, ISRO -K. Radhakrishnan
7.Chairman, UPSC -Rajni Razdan
8.Governor of RBI -Raghuram Rajan
9.Chairman, SEBI -Upendra Kumar Sinha
10.Attorney General -Mukul Rohatgi
11.Solicitor General -Ranjit Kumar
12.Foreign Secretary -Sujatha Singh
13.Chief of Army Staff -Dalbir Singh Suhag
14.Chief of Air Staff -Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
15.Chief of Naval Staff -Robin K Dhowan
16.CAG -Shashikant Sharma
17Chairperson CBDT -Anita Kapur (former K.V. Chowdary)
18. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission- Y.Venugopal Reddy
19. Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission- Justice K. G. Balakrishnan

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOPIC 1(B) HEADS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1.UN General Secretary-Ban Ki Moon
2.India's permanent Representative UNO - Ashok Kumar Mukherjee
3.World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General - Margaret Chan, China

4.UNDP Administrator Helen Clarke

5.Asian Development Bank President - Takehiko Nakao, Japan
6.International Monetary Fund(IMF) Managing Director - Christine Lagarde, France
7.ASEAN Secretary-General - Le Luong Minh, Vietnam
8.SAARC Secretary-General Arjun Bahadur Thapa
9.United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director - Anthony Lake, United States
10.International Labour Organization(ILO) Director-General - Guy Ryder
11.World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General - Roberto Azevdo,
12.World Bank President - Jim Yong Kim, Korea
13.UNESCO, Director-General - Irina Bakova
14.NATO, Secretary-General - Jens Stoltenberg
15.Commonwealth, Chairperson -Kamlesh Sharma
16. INTERPOL President- Mirile balestrazi
17. NASA Chairperson- Charles F. Bolden
18. NAM(Non Alignment Movement) -Raul Castro
19. European Union, Chairperson- Herman Van Rampui

TOPIC 2(A) SPORTS- FOOTBALL(FIFA & ISL)

2014 FIFA (Football) World Cup: Host country: Brazil(32 teams)
Germany defeat Argentina by 1-0 to lift 2014 FIFA World Cup title.
1. Golden Ball Award: Lionel Messi was declared as the Player of the tournament and awarded
Golden Ball.
2. Golden Boot Award: James Rodriguez of Colombia wins the Golden Boot award for finishing top
scorer at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He scores 6 goals in the tournament.
3. Golden Glove Award: Manuel Neuer (Germany) wins Golden Glove at 2014 World Cup.
Hat-Rick Goal: Thomas Muller (Germany) score first hattrick and Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
claim second hattrick of the tournament.
Note: i. Mario Gtze kicks in second half of extra time to help Germany to win the final by 1-0 against
Argentina.
FIFA World Cup venue
1.2018 : Russia 2.2022: Qatar
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indian Super League - The Indian Super League, officially known as the Hero Indian Super League
for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in India.
It is co-promoted by IMG-Reliance (the joint venture between IMG and Reliance Industries) Star
Indiaand supported by All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Chairperson Nita Ambani
Total - 8 Teams
Teams Famous Co - Owner
1. ATLTICO DE KOLKATA Sourav Ganguly
2. CHENNAIYIN FC - MS Dhoni, Abhishek Bacchan
3. DELHI DYNAMOS FC- DEN Networks

4. FC GOA - Virat Kohli

5. FC PUNE CITY - Hrithik Roshan
6. KERALA BLASTERS FC - Sachin Tendulkar
7. MUMBAI CITY FC - Ranbir Kapoor
8. NORTHEAST UNITED FC - John Abraham

TOPIC 2(B) SPORTS- ASIAN GAMES 2014

17th ASIAN GAMES 2014 Incheon (South Korea):
Sardar Singh, captain of the mens hockey team is the Indian contingents flag bearer at 17th Asian
Games
India- 8th position with 57 medals(11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze).
1. China 2. South Korea 3. Japan
Here's the list of India's Gold medal winners:
1. ARCHERY (1 Gold)1. Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar and Abhishek Verma in Compound Men's
Team
2. ATHLETICS (2 Gold) 1. Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and Poovamma Machettira in
women's 4x400m Relay. 2. Seema Punia in Women's Discus Throw
3. BOXING (1 Gold) MC Mary Kom in Women's Fly (48-51kg)
4. HOCKEY (1 Gold) Gold: Men's Team Bronze: Women's Team
5. KABADDI (2 Gold) Men's Team, Women's Team
6. SHOOTING (1 Gold) Jitu Rai in Men's 50m Pistol
7. SQUASH (1 Gold) Saurav Ghosala, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Kush
Kumar
8. TENNIS (1 Gold) Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni in Mixed Doubles
9. WRESTLING (1 Gold) Yogeshwar Dutt in Men's Freestyle 65kg

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOPIC 2(C) SPORTS- CWG 2014 & Pro Kabaddi League

The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow,
Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014 (71 Nations).
India- 5th position with 64 medals(15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze).
1. England 2.Australia 3.Canada 4.Scottland 5.India
Here's the list of India's Gold medal winners:
1.Sanjita Khumukchan-Weightlifting Women's Weightlifting (48 kg)
2.Sukhen Dey-Weightlifting Men's Weightlifting (56 kg)
3.Abhinav Bindra-Shooting Men's Shooting
4.Apurvi Chandela-Shooting Women's Shooting
5.Rahi Sarnobat-Shooting Women's Shooting (25 metre pistol)
6.Sathish Sivalingam-Weightlifting Men's Weightlifting (77 kg)
7.Jitu Rai Shooting-Men's Shooting (50 metre pistol)
8.Amit Kumar-Wrestling Men's Wrestling (57 kg)
9.Vinesh Phogat-Wrestling Women's Wrestling (48 kg)

10.Sushil Kumar-Wrestling Men's Wrestling (74 kg)

11.Babita Kumari-Wrestling Women's Wrestling (55 kg)
12.Yogeshwar Dutt-Wrestling Men's Wrestling (65 kg)
13.Vikas Gowda-Athletics Men's Discus Throw
14. Dipika Pallikal,Joshna Chinappa-Squash Women's Doubles
15.Kashyap Parupalli-Badminton Men's Singles
Pro Kabaddi League: The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India,
based on the format of the Indian Premier League.
Owner Mashal Sports Director Charu Sharma No. of Teams 8
Winner - Jaipur Pink Panthers (Abhishek Bachchan) defeated U Mumba
TOPIC 3: SUMMIT (BRICS,SAARC, G20)
BRICS summit 6th BRICS Summit 2014: Fortaleza, Brazil(14-16 july 2014)
Theme - "Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions.
Next 7th BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia
The New Development Bank (NDB), is operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa) as an alternative to the existing World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
The New Development Bank headquarter will be in Shanghai, China.
The Bank will have a rotating chair and its first President will come from India for the first six years.
The first chair of the Board of Governors shall be from Russia.
The first chair of the Board of Directors shall be from Brazil.
The Bank will also have a regional office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
----------------------------------------------------------SAARC Summit: 18th SAARC 2014- Kathmandu (Nepal) on 26-27 November 2014.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Headquarter - Kathmandu (Nepal)
Members 8 India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (MBA
IN BSP)
-----------------------------------------------------------G-20 Summit : Brisbane, Australia on 1516 November 2014
G20 leaders summit begins in Brisbane
1. The 2014 G-20 Australia summit is the ninth meeting of the G-20 heads of government.
2. The Leaders' Summit is the most important event in the G20 year. The summit provides a
valuable opportunity for leaders to discuss a wide range of global economic issues and to use their
collective power to improve peoples lives.
3. BLACK MONEY: PM Modi urges for 'close coordination' on black money
4. ENERGY: PM Narendra Modi makes strong pitch for clean(solar) energy at G20
5. Turkey to host G20 Summit in 2015 & China in 2016
TOPIC 4: ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL ), also ranslated as the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), self-proclaimed as the Islamic State(IS), is a Sunni, extremist, jihadist rebel group
controlling territory in Iraq and Syria.
It was previously known as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic State of Iraq.

 It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, the European Union, the
United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the UAE
and Israel.
FUND: In Syria, they've built up something like a mini-state: collecting the equivalent of taxes,
selling electricity, and exporting oil to fund its militant activities.ISIS funds itself through oil and an
extortion racket.
OBJECTIVE/GOAL
The ISIS's objective is the establishment of a world wide Caliphate, images of the world united under
a ISIS banner. Although it has perpetrated many terrorist acts since its formation in 2006, especially
against Shia and Christian civilians, ISI/ISIS/ISIL has been especially active in late 2102 and 2013,
claiming responsibility for killing and wounding hundreds of people through suicide bombings. It's
principal targets are U.S. military and Shia and Christian civilians.
HISTORY
The group originated as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999, becoming Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in
2004. In 2006, AQI joined other Sunni insurgent groups to form the Mujahideen Shura Council,
which consolidated further into the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI).
In April 2013, the group changed its name to ISIL. It grew significantly under the leadership ofAbu
Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was subsequently criticized by al-Zawahri.
The group's original aim was to establish an Islamic state in Sunni-majority regions of Iraq.
Following its involvement in the Syrian Civil War, this expanded to include controlling Sunni-majority
areas of Syria
As caliphate it claims religious authority over all Muslims worldwide, and aims to bring most
traditionally Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its legislative control,[36] beginning with the
Levant region, which approximately covers Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, and
part of southern Turkey.
US ACTION: The United States announced a comprehensive strategy for destroying ISIS in both
Iraq and Syria. The campaign centers an expanded air war against ISIS in both countries and the
provision of arms and training to local allies on the ground the Iraqi army, the Kurdish peshmerga,
and "moderate" Syrian rebels.

TOPIC 5:GLOBAL WARMING

Global warming- gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and its
oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earths climate. Some regions
may be wet with rain and some areas will suffer drought due to global warming. The climatic
changes happen due to global warming.
Global warming Causes
The causes are many of which the main culprit is the increase in the greenhouse gases that is
produced by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, thus intensifying the greenhouse effect leading to
global warming.

GREEN HOUSE GASES:- The four main contributors of the greenhouse effect are, vapor, Carbon
dioxide CO2, Methane, and Ozone. Other greenhouse gases include, but are not limited to, Nitrous
oxide, Sulfur hexafluoride, Hydrofluorocarbons,Perfluorocarbons and Chlorofluorocarbons.
Carbon dioxide- CO2, which damages the ozone layer, comes from several sources, but the most
problematic are those coming from the burning of fossil fuels from power plants. This releases
thousands of tones of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
Excessive cutting down of the trees is another factor causing global warming. When deforestation
happens the efficiency by which carbon dioxide is stored and oxygen released by the green plants
are decreased to a huge rate in turn causing increased concentration of carbon dioxide that leads to
increased greenhouse effect.
Methane -Mining for coal and oil releases methane in the atmosphere. More ever the leakage from
natural gas fields and landfills are additional source of methane.
Effects of global warming
There are two major effects of global warming:
Increase of temperature on the earth by about 3 to 5 C (5.4 to 9 Fahrenheit) by the year 2100.
Rise of sea levels by at least 25 meters (82 feet) by the year 2100.
The effect of global warming is dangerous to life on earth, both the human and animal existence.
Due to the hear agriculture and farming, forestry and fishery are seriously hurt. Water temperature
being elevated, the fauna and flora are deprived of their natural habitat that is detrimental to their
growth and might lead to distinction of the species there.
Higher level of carbon dioxide causes the acidification of the oceans. According to the report of
WWF on coral reefs says that coral populations will collapse by 2100 due to increased temperatures
and ocean acidification.

TOPIC 6(1): EBOLA

The Ebola virus, named after the Ebola River in Zaire. Ebola was first identified in Sudan and Zaire
in 1976. As of now we have no cure for the Ebola virus.
Ebola virus is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to mankind causing death in 50-90% of
its victims. Transmitted via monkey to human, the Ebola virus has come from deep within the jungles
of Africa and has attacked with enough fury to potentially wipe out civilizations.
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TOPIC 6(2): HUDHUD

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud was the second strongest tropical cyclone of 2014 within the
North Indian Ocean, as well as the most destructive tropical cyclone in the basin since Nargis in
2008.
Hudhud name derives from the Hoopoe bird, a colorful bird found across Afro-Eurasia suggested by
Oman.
According to the state government, about 2.5 lakh people in 320 villages of 44 mandals (blocks) in
the districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and East Godavari are affected by the
cyclonic devastation.
Hudhud reached its peak strength with three minute wind speeds of 175 km/h
Hudhud caused extensive damage to the city of Visakhapatnam and the neighbouring districts of
Vizianagaram and Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh.
Damages are estimated to be at least 70000 crore, with assessments still underway. At least 109
deaths have been confirmed, a majority of them from Andhra Pradesh and Nepal, with the latter
experiencing an avalanche due to the cyclone.
About 16,000 electric poles were knocked down by cyclone fury that also left around 6,000
transformers damaged. Damages to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Vizag steel plant) were
estimated at Rs 1,000 crore, Indian Navy Rs 2,000 crore, Andhra University Rs 300 crore and Vizag
airport Rs 500 crore.

TOPIC 6(3): Statue of Unity

It would be the world's tallest statue.
The Statue of Unity is a planned 182 metres (597 ft) monument of Vallabhbhai Patel that will be
created directly facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near
Vadodara in Gujarat.
Comparison with Other Tall Statues:-

1.

STATUE OF UNITY (India) 182m

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3.
4.
5.

SPRING TEMPLE BUDDHA(China) 153m

USHIKU DAIBUTSU (JAPAN) 120m
STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) 93m
THE MOTHERLAND CALLS (RUSSIA) 85m

This statue is planned to be spread over 20000 square meters of project area. It will also be
surrounded with a man-made lake spread across 12 kms of area.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special purpose vehicle was
established by the Gujarat government and the outreach programme across India was carried out
starting December 2013.
Initially the total cost of the project was estimated to be about 2063 crore (US$330 million) by the
government. Later Larsen and Toubro bagged the contract in October 2014 for its lowest bid of
2989 crore (US$480 million) for the design, construction and maintenance. The construction was
started on 31st October 2014.

TOPIC 6(4) :Telangana

Telangana was separated from Andhra Pradesh as a new 29th state of India, with the city of
Hyderabad as its capital. Hyderabad will continue to serve as the joint capital city for Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana for a period of not more than ten years.
Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the
west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south and east.
Its major cities include Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and
Mahabubnagar.
Telangana's first chief minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, is also
the current incumbent. He has held office since the day Telangana was carved out of Andhra
Pradesh on 2 June 2014.

TOPIC 7: DIGITAL INDIA:-( by Singh Bhupi)

Digital India is an initiative of Government of India to integrate the government departments and the
people of India and to ensure effective governance. It also aims at ensuring the government services
made available to citizens electronically by reducing paperwork.
Its initiative also includes plan to connect rural areas under high-speed internet networks.
Digital India has three core components. These include creation of digital infrastructure, delivering
services digitally and digital literacy.
The project is stated to be completed by 2019.
The scheme will be monitored and controlled by the Digital India Advisory group which will be
chaired by the Ministry of Communications and IT
The scheme have plans also to restructure the National Informatics Centre. The scheme is one
among the top priority of the Modi Administration.

TOPIC 8(A): New Appointment in India

1. Surya Prakash -Chairman Prasar Bharti Board (succeeded Mrinal Pande)
2. Devendra Fadnavis- New Chief Minister of Maharashtra
3. Manohar Lal Khattar- New Chief Minister of Haryana
4. Arvind Subramanian - Chief Economic Advisor.
5. Rajiv Mehrishi - finance secretary. (succeeded Arvind Mayaram)
6. Justice HL Dattu: new Chief Justice of India. He replace CJI RM Lodha
7. Narinder Batra elected President of the Hockey India.
8. Murali Lanka: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WalMart India
9. Kaushal Srivastava: Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC)
10. Syed Muazzem Ali new Bangladesh Envoy to India. He replace Tariq A. Karim
11. Rajiv appointed acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). He replace Pradeep Kumar
12. O. Panneerselvam: new chief minister of Tamil Nadu. He replace J. Jayalalithaa
Note: He is 28th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
13. P Sathasivam appointed new Governor of Kerala. He replace Sheila Dikshit
14. Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed new chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
She replaces Mamta Sharma.
15. K.K. Paul, Governor of Meghalya take additional charge of Manipur, Mizoram
16. . India TV chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma appointed as the president of News
Broadcasting Association
17. Narendra Ambwani elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
18. BJP veteran L.K. Advani appointed as the chairman of the prestigious Ethics Committee of Lok
Sabha.
19. Shah Rukh Khan appointed Ambassador of Interpols initiative Turn Back Crime campaign,
aimed at promoting greater awareness on how to prevent crime.
20. RN Ravi appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee.
Note: Intelligence Committee is a body tasked to assess intelligence gathered by various intelligence
agencies including IB and RAW.
21. C.S.Verma elected as First President of Indian Steel Association.

TOPIC 8(B): NEW GOVERNORS OF INDIA

1. Kalyan Singh new Governor of Rajasthan
2. Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala - new Governor of Karnataka
3. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao - new Governor of Maharashtra
4. Mridula Sinha - new Governor of Goa
5. Ram Naik: new Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He replaces B.L. Joshi
6. Balramji Dass Tandon: new Governor of Chhattisgarh.
7. Keshari Nath Tripathi: new Governor of West Bengal.
8. Om Prakash Kohli: new Governor of Gujarat.
9. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya: new Governor of Nagaland.

TOPIC 8(C): New Appointment in World

1. Dilma Rousseff re-elected as Brazilian President for 2nd term
2. Joko Widodo: New President of Indonesia
3. Khaled Bahah: new Prime Minister of Yemen
4. Leah Kalanguka crowned as Miss Uganda 2014
5. Ron Klain : President Barack Obama appointed a former chief of staff Ron Klain as Ebola "czar."
6. Pratima Dharm - Georgetown University appoints Pratima Dharm as first Hindu priest
7. John Key re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term
8. Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghanistan President. He replaced Hamid Karzai
9. Voreqe Bainimarama new Prime Minister of Fiji
10. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar appointed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief
11. Leonardo DiCaprio appointed as UN Messenger of Peace
12. Kaushik Basu: International Economic Association appointed as President-Elect
Note: Amartya Sen became the first Indian to join IEA.
13. Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as Executive Director (ED) in World Bank.
14. Sergio Marchionne new Ferrari chairman. He replace Luca
Cordero di Montezemolo
15. TCS re-appoints N Chandrasekaran as CEO
16. Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey's new president
17. Haider al-Abadi : New Iraqi Prime Minister
18. Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha elected new PM of Thailand
19. Joko Widodo: new Indonesia President
20. (CAG) Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Shashi Kant Sharma took charge as member of
UN Board Of Auditors
21. Emma Watson, the British Actress appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women.
22. Michelle Howard became the first female four-star admiral in US Navy. She is the first women
admiral in 236 year old
history of US Navy.
23. Jean-Claude Juncker: named as next European Commission president
24. Chung Hung Won retained as Prime Minister of South Korea.
25. Mustafa Kamal: appointed New President of International Cricket Council (ICC).
Note: Mustafa Kamal has become the first from Bangladesh to be president of International Cricket
Council (ICC).
26. N Srinivasan: appointed first chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC).
27. Juan Manuel Santos re-elected Colombia president.
28. Ugandas Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected President for the 69th Session
of United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA). He replaced John William Ashe.
Note: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) comprises 193 member nations.
29. Reuven Ruby Rivlin elected as 10th president of Israel. He succeed Shimon Peres.
30. Prince Zeid al Hussein (Jordans ambassador) nominated as U.N. High Commissioner for
Human Rights
31. Bashar al-Assad: elected Syria President for third time

32. Dalia Grybauskaite: new President of Lithuania

33. Peter Mutharika is new Malawi president
34. Abdel Fattah Al Sissi new President of Egypt
35. Jacob Zuma sworn in as South Africa's President for second term
TOPIC 9: New Books & Authors
1.Playing it my way is the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar.
2.Half Girlfriend has been written by Chetan Bhagat.
3. "One Life is Not Enough" is the autobiography of Natwar Singh, A former Union Minister of India.
4.Untold Story of Indian Public Sector - authored by UD Choubey,
5.And then one day is the autobiography of Actor Nasiruddin Shah.
6.Not Just an Accountant has been written by Vinod Rai (India's Former Comptroller and Auditor
General (CAG)).
7.Lajja has been written by Taslima Nasrim.
8.Worthy Fights : A memoir of leadership in war and peace has been written by Leon E Panetta.
9.The Children Act has been written by Ian McEwan.
10.The Gods of Antarctica has been written by 13 Year Old Yashwardhan Shukla.
11.Assasination of Rajeev Gandhi : an Inside Job has been written by Faraj Ahmad.
12.God of Antartica has been written by Yashwardhan Shukla.
13. Iqbal ka harfe sheerin has been written by Abdul Haq.
14.Wolf in White Van has been written by John Darnielle.
15.Odyssey of My Life is the autobiography of Former Home Minister Shivraj Patil.
16.Nehru Gazing at Tomorrow has been written by H R Bharadwaj.
17.Modi:Incredible Emergence of a Star has been written by Tarun Vijay.
18.Passion Flower : Seven Stories of Derangement has been written by Cyrus Mistry.
19.Strictly Personal : Manmohan and Gursharan has been written by Manmohan Singh's Daughter
Daman Singh.
20.The Lives of Others has been written by Neel Mukherjee. It has been nominated for Prestigious
Literary Honor - Man Booker Prize 2014.
21.A man and the Motorcycle has been written by Pete Ham and is based on Hamid Karzai (Former
Afghan President).
22 A Bad Character has been written by Deepti Kapoor.
23. Blood Feud : Obama Vs Clinton has been written by Edward Klein.
24.Manjar Dar Manjar : The essense Of My Spirit has been written by Mahesh Manjar.
25.Indigo Rebellion has been written by Ananda Bhattacharya.

TOPIC 10: FDI

FDI (Foreign Direct Investment):
FDI is described as investment into the business of a country by a company in another country.
As for my perception, FDI will good for retail sector.
SERVICE:As FDI introduced to India, there will be many options and choices for the customers to
select goods at low prices.

GDP: Our countries GDP will surely increase, as the foreign company will invest in India and they
have to pay different types of taxes like service tax, sales tax, corporate tax etc.
EMPLOYMENT: if the foreign company will invest in India and open their malls, they will give job
opportunities to both skilled and non skilled people.
INFRASTRUCTURE: FDI will improve India's infrastructure also, as the rule of FIPB (foreign
investment promotion board) says that every foreign companies has to invest its 30% on their
infrastructure.
If we will talk about the small retailers, let me tell you that according to FIPB rules that is, the foreign
company can only invest in those cities where's population is more than 10 lakhs, and as we know
that in India there are only 100-200 cities are there where's population is more than 10 lakhs.
DISADVANTAGES
(a)Domestic companies fear that they may lose their ownership to overseas company
(b)Small enterprises fear that they may not be able to compete with world class large companies and
may ultimately be edged out of business;
(c)Large giants of the world try to monopolise and take over the highly profitable sectors;
List of Limits in Various Sectors (In %)
1. Defence Raised to 49% from 26%
2. Pension-49
3. Insurance Raised to 49% from 26%
4. Print Media-26
5. Civil Aviation-49
6. Public Sec. Banks-20
7. Private Sec. Banks-74
8. Multi Brand -51
9. Single Brand -100
10. Tourism -100
FDI vs FII by Deepak Wadhwa
FDI (foriegn direct investment)- ACTIVE PARRICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY AND HOLD and
FII (Forien Institutionl Investment) - JUST INVEST IN SHARES TO EARN PROFIT THROUGH TRADING OF
SHARES