BSSC Inter Level 2017 Shift 2 — BSSC PYQ

• Key Fact: Sir C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

• Supporting Detail: He served as the Governor from August 11, 1943, to June 30, 1949, managing the Indian economy during World War II.

• Related Concept: Before his appointment as Governor, Deshmukh was an Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer and later served as Finance Minister of India (1950–1956).

• Why wrong options are wrong: Raghuram Rajan was the 23rd Governor of RBI. Suresh Mathur is not associated with RBI governorship. T.T. Krishnamachari was a Finance Minister, not an RBI Governor.

• Exam Trick: Remember 'Desh' in 'Deshmukh' to recall the country's ('Desh') first Indian governor.

• Additional Info: Deshmukh was also instrumental in the establishment of the Planning Commission of India.

• Key Fact: Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the Indian Rupee symbol (₹), was a student at IIT Bombay.

• Supporting Detail: The symbol was officially adopted in 2010 through a national competition.

• Related Concept: The design blends the Devanagari 'Ra' (र) and Roman capital 'R' without its vertical bar.

• Why wrong options are wrong: JNU, Hyderabad University, and IIT Madras are premier institutions, but the rupee designer was specifically from IIT Bombay.

• Exam Trick: Associate Rupee symbol design directly with IIT Bombay.

• Additional Info: The parallel horizontal lines at the top symbolize the Indian tricolor flag and equality sign.

• Key Fact: Bank Note printing presses are situated in Nashik (Maharashtra), Dewas (Madhya Pradesh), and Salboni (West Bengal).

• Supporting Detail: Nashik hosts Currency Note Press (CNP, operational since 1928), Dewas has Bank Note Press (BNP), and Salboni hosts BRBNMPL.

• Related Concept: Coins are minted by SPMCIL at Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Noida.

• Why wrong options are wrong: All individual options (Nashik, Dewas, Salboni) are correct currency printing locations; hence 'All of the above' is correct.

• Exam Trick: Remember NDS (Nashik, Dewas, Salboni) for note printing presses.

• Additional Info: These facilities work under the supervision of RBI and the Government of India.

• Key Fact: Tamil Nadu is not among the four largest states in terms of population in India.

• Supporting Detail: The four most populous states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and West Bengal.

• Related Concept: Tamil Nadu ranks 6th or 7th in population depending on census metrics.

• Why wrong options are wrong: Uttar Pradesh (1st), Maharashtra (2nd), and Bihar (3rd) are all inside the top 4 most populous states.

• Exam Trick: Code UP-MA-BI-WB for top 4 states.

• Additional Info: Population size plays a critical role in political representation and central resource allocation.

• Key Fact: Bihar has the highest population density per square kilometer among Indian states.

• Supporting Detail: Population density is calculated by dividing total population by total land area.

• Related Concept: West Bengal holds the second position in population density.

• Why wrong options are wrong: West Bengal, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh have high populations, but their density is lower than Bihar.

• Exam Trick: Highest density state = Bihar.

• Additional Info: High density strains local infrastructure, housing, and healthcare services.

• Key Fact: Param 8000 was the first supercomputer developed in India by C-DAC in 1991.

• Supporting Detail: It was created under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar.

• Related Concept: Param 8000 was built after the U.S. denied India access to Cray supercomputers due to technology embargoes.

• Why wrong options are wrong: Aditya is used for weather forecasting; Anupam is developed by BARC; Saga-220 was developed by ISRO.

• Exam Trick: Param 8000 = India's 1st Supercomputer.

• Additional Info: Param 8000 had a peak performance of 1 GigaFLOP.

• Key Fact: 4G service was first launched in India by Airtel on 10 April 2012 in Kolkata.

• Supporting Detail: It used TD-LTE technology to deliver high-speed internet.

• Related Concept: Following Kolkata, Airtel rolled out 4G to Bangalore, Pune, and Chandigarh.

• Why wrong options are wrong: 2000 is too early for 4G; 2016 was when Reliance Jio made 4G widely popular, but the service started in 2012.

• Exam Trick: 4G launched in 2012 by Airtel in Kolkata.

• Additional Info: 4G laid the foundation for high-speed mobile data and digital revolution in India.

• Key Fact: FTSE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 index) is the share price index of the UK.

• Supporting Detail: It tracks the top 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalization.

• Related Concept: It is managed by the FTSE Group, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.

• Why wrong options are wrong: STOXX represents European indices; SET is Thailand's index; JCI is Indonesia's stock index.

• Exam Trick: FTSE 100 = UK / London Stock Exchange.

• Additional Info: It serves as an economic barometer for the UK economy.

• Key Fact: Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya is fondly called Mahamana.

• Supporting Detail: He founded the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1916.

• Related Concept: He served as the President of the Indian National Congress four times and was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2015.

• Why wrong options are wrong: Gandhiji is called 'Father of the Nation'; Nehru was the 1st Prime Minister; Rajiv Gandhi was a former PM.

• Exam Trick: Mahamana = Madan Mohan Malviya (BHU Founder).

• Additional Info: 'Mahamana' means 'Great Soul'.

• Key Fact: Devika Rani was the first Indian actress, often referred to as the 'First Lady of Indian Cinema'.

• Supporting Detail: She debuted in the movie 'Karma' in 1933.

• Related Concept: She co-founded Bombay Talkies studio and won the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969/1970.

• Why wrong options are wrong: Madhubala, Meena Kumari, and Nargis came later in the timeline of Indian cinema.

• Exam Trick: Devika Rani = First Indian Actress / 1st Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee.

• Additional Info: She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1958.