First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank
First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith
First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D
Deshmukh
First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC
First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India :
Presidency bank in 1830
First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in
India : Bengal Bank 1784
First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI
BANK
First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State
Bank of India
First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India :
Central Bank of India
First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire
d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan
in 1770
First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State
Bank of India
First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad
Bank
First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India :
Allahabad Bank
First national bank that is merged with Punjab
National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
First Indian bank to open branch outside India
in London in 1946 : Bank of India
First Indian Bank started with Indian capital /
indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National
Bank
First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama
Grameen Bank Was started by : Syndicate
Bank.....
Friday 27 September 2013
All the first thing about Bank
Wednesday 25 September 2013
List of all Arjun Awards holder in cricketers
1. 1961— Saleem Durani
2. 1964—Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
3 1965— Vijay Manjrekar
4 1966 —Chandu Borde
5 1967— Ajit Wadekar
6 1968— E.A.S. Prasanna
7 1969— Bishan Singh Bedi
8 1970— Dilip Sardesai
9 1971— Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
10 1972— Eknath Solkar
11 1972— B.S. Chandrashekhar
12 1975— Sunil Gavaskar
13 1976— Shanta Rangaswamy
14 1977-78—Gundappa Vishwanath
15 1979-80—Kapil Dev Nikhanj
16 1980-81—Chetan Chauhan
17 1980-81—Syed Kirmani
18 1981— Dilip Vengsarkar
19 1982— Mohinder Amarnath
20 1983— Diana Edulji
21 1984—Ravi Shastri
22 1985— Shubhangi Kulkarni
23 1986—Mohammad Azharuddin
24 1986—Sandhya Agarwal
25 1989— Madan Lal
26 1993— Manoj Prabhakar
27 1993—Kiran More
28 1994— Sachin Tendulkar
29 1995— Anil Kumble
30 1996— Javagal Srinath
31 1997— Ajay Jadeja
32 1997— Sourav Ganguly
33 1998—Rahul Dravid
34 1998—Nayan Mongia
35 2000— B.K. Venkatesh Prasad
36 2001— VVS Laxman
37 2002— Virender Sehwag
38 2003— Harbhajan Singh
39 2003— Mithali Raj
40 2005—Anju Jain
41 2006— Anjum Chopra
42 2009—Gautam Gambhir
43 2010—Jhulan Goswami
44 2011— Zaheer Khan
45 2012— Yuvraj Singh
46 2013— Virat Kohli
Some Fact about railway India. Longest ans shortest way
As we come to know that Vivek Express from
Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari is 4273 km, making it the
longest run in terms of total time and
distance in Indian Railways. And the Shortest
run Distance : Scheduled services between
Nagpur and Ajni stations situated
just 3km from each other travel from Nagpur
station to the workshop at Ajni. And also most of train stop there
List of all Padma Vibhushan & Padma Bhushan Awarded in Indian—2013
Padma Vibhushan
Raghunath Mohapatra, Art, Orissa
S Haider Raza, Art, Delhi
Prof Yash Pal, Science and
Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof Roddam Narasimha, Science and
Engineering, Karnataka
Padma Bhushan
Dr Ramanaidu Daggubati, Art, Andhra
Pradesh
Sreeramamurthy Janaki, Art, Tamil
Nadu
Dr (Smt) Kanak Rele, Art, Maharashtra
Sharmila Tagore, Art, Delhi
Dr (Smt) Saroja Vaidyanathan, Art,
Delhi
Abdul Rashid Khan, Art, West Bengal
Late Rajesh Khanna, Art, Maharashtra
Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Art, Punjab
Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, Public Affairs,
Maharashtra
Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai,
Science, Engineering Delhi
Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Science and
Engineering, Delhi
Dr Ashoke Sen Science and
Engineering Uttar Pradesh
B N Suresh, Science and Engineering,
Karnataka
Prof Satya N Atluri, Science and
Engineering, USA
Prof Jogesh Chandra Pati, Science and
Engineering, USA
Ramamurthy Thyagarajan, Trade and
Industry, Tamil Nadu
Adi Burjor Godrej, Trade and
Industry, Maharashtra
Dr Nandkishore Shamrao Laud,
Medicine, Maharashtra
Mangesh Padgaonkar, Literature and
Education, Maharashtra
Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak,
Literature & Education USA
Hemendra Singh Panwar, Civil Service,
Madhya Pradesh
Maharaj Kishan Bhan, Civil Service,
Delhi
Rahul Dravid, Sports, Karnataka
H Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom,
Sports, Manipur Manipur
List of all Important officials of India: Defence and Security
1) Chief of Army Staff— General
Bikram Singh
2 )Chief of Air Staff— Air Chief
Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne
3 )Chief of Naval Staff— Admiral
Devendra Kumar Joshi
4) Chief of Integrated Defence Staff—
Lieutenant General Anil Chait
5) Director General, Border Security
Force— Subhash Joshi
6) Director General, Central Reserve
Police Force— Dileep Trivedi
7) Director General,Central Industrial
Security Force— Rajiv
8) Director-General of Military
Intelligence— R. K. Loomba
9) Director, Central Bureau of
Investigation— Ranjit Sinha
10) Director, Intelligence Bureau—
Syed Asif Ibrahim
11) Director General, National
Investigation Agency— Sharad Kumar
12) Secretary (Research) — Alok Joshi
13) Member (Investigation CBDT) — KV
Chaudhary
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Indian Railway— Important Production units
Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops (1928) —
Trichy— Diesel-electric Locomotives
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works(1947) —
Chittaranjan, Asansol— Electric Locomotives
Diesel Locomotive Works (1961) — Varanasi—
Diesel Locomotives
Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works(1981) —
Patiala — Diesel-electric Locomotives
Integral Coach Factory(1952) — Chennai—
Passenger coaches
Rail Coach Factory(1986) — Kapurthala—
Passenger coaches
Rail Spring Karkhana(1988) — Gwalior—
Passenger coach springs
Rail Wheel Factory(1984) — Bangalore—
Railway wheels and axles
Rail Wheel Factory(2012) — Chhapra— Railway
wheels
Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli(2012) Raebareli
— Passenger coaches
Chief Ministers of Indian States
Andhra Pradesh— Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar
Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh— Shri Nabam Tuki
Assam— Shri Tarun Gogoi
Bihar— Shri Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh— Dr. Raman Singh
Delhi (NCT) — Smt. Sheila Dikshit
Goa— Shri Manohar Parrikar
Gujarat— Shri Narendra Modi
Haryana— Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Himachal Pradesh — Shri Virbhadra Singh
Jammu and Kashmir — Shri Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand — Under President's Rule
Karnataka— Shri Siddaramaiah
Kerala— Mr Oommen Chandy
Madhya Pradesh— Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Maharashtra — Shri Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur— Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
Meghalaya— Dr. Mukul Sangma
Mizoram — Shri Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland — Shri. Neiphiu Rio
Odisha — Shri Naveen Patnaik
Puducherry (UT) — Shri N. Rangasamy
Punjab — Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Rajasthan— Shri Ashok Gehlot
Sikkim — Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
Tamil Nadu — Selvi J. Jayalalithaa
Tripura — Shri Manik Sarkar
Uttar Pradesh — Shri Akhilesh Yadav
Uttarakhand — Shri Vijay Bahuguna
West Bengal — Km. Mamata Banerjee
Important International Lines
1. Radcliffe Line---- India and
Pakistan
2. McMahon Line--- India and
China
3. Durand Line ------Pakistan and
Afghanistan
4. Maginot Line -----France and
Germany
5. 38th Parallel -----North and
South Korea
6. 17th Parallel----- North and
South Vietnam
7. 49th Parallel -----USA and
Canada
Full Form of Some Words
AADHAAR card – Unique Identity
Number
PSL – Priority sector lending
NBFC – Non Banking Financial
Company
WPI – Wholesale price Index
CPI – Consumer Price Index
LAF – Liquidity adjustment facility
NDTL – Net Deman d and Time
Liabilities
UCB – Urban Cooperative Bank
ECS – Electronic clearing service
FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative
Reforms Commission
UCIC – Unique Customer
Identification Code
AML – Anti Money Laundering
CFT – Combatting of financial
terrorism
SME – Small and Mediu m Enterprises
CDR – Corporate Debt Restructuring
CDS –Credit Default Swaps
IRS – Interest Rate Swaps
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors
RRB – Regional Rural Banks
PDC – Post Dated Cheques
MSE – Micro an d Small Enterpr ises
DCCO – Date of commencement of
commercial operations
CRAR – Capital to Risk weighted
assets ratio
IBL – Inter bank liability
GDS – Gold deposit scheme
CAD – Current account deficit
MFIN – Micro Finance Institutions
Network
IRDA – Insurance Regulatory
Development Authority
CRMPG – Counterparty Risk
Management Policy Group
HTM – Held to maturity
SLR – Statutor y Liquidity Ratio
BC – Business correspondents
BF – Business facilitators
DSA – Direct selling agents
DMA – Direct mar keting agents
DRA – Debt Recovery agents
ELA – Emergency Liquidity assistance
BOP – Balance of payments
APBS – AADHAAR payment bridge
system
FDI – Foreign direct investment
MSF – Marginal standing facility
FFA – Forward freight agreements
BIS – Bank for international
settlements
BR act – Banking Regulation act
MCX – Multi commodity exchange
PSB – Public sector banks
World's Smallest Countries
1. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Holy See (Vatican City)
Located in Southern Europe, Holy See is the
world's smallest country with an estimated
population of 832.
The land area of the country is .44 km2 /.17
square miles.
The country's population density is 1,890.91
km2/4,894.12 square miles.
2. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Nauru
An island in the South Pacific Ocean, Nauru is
the world's second smallest country with an
estimated population of 9,322.
The land area of the country is 21 km2 /8.1
square miles.
The country's population density is 443.90
km2/1,150.86 square miles.
3. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Tuvalu
An island group in the South Pacific Ocean,
Tuvalu is the world's third smallest country
with an estimated population of 10,544.
The land area of the country is 26 km2 /10.04
square miles.
The country's population density is 405.54
km2/1,050.20 square miles.
4. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Palau
An island group in the North Pacific Ocean,
Palau is the world's fourth smallest country
with an estimated population of 20,956.
The land area of the country is 459
km2 /177.22 square miles.
The country's population density is 45.66
km2/118.25 square miles.
5. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Monaco
Located in Western Europe, Monaco is the
world's fifth smallest country with an
estimated population of 30,539.
The land area of the country is 2 km2 /.77
square miles.
The country's population density is 15,269.50
km2/39,661.04 square miles.
6. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): San Marino
Situated in Southern Europe, San Marino is the
world's sixth smallest country with an
estimated population of 31,817.
The land area of the country is 61 km2 /23.55
square miles.
The country's population density is 521.59
km2/1,351.04 square miles.
7. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Liechtenstein
Located in Central Europe, Liechtenstein is the
world's seventh smallest country with an
estimated population of 35,236.
The land area of the country is 160
km2 /61.78 square miles.
The country's population density is 220.23
km2/570.35 square miles.
8. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Saint Kitts and Nevis
Comprised of two islands in the Caribbean
Sea, Saint Kitts and Nevis is the world's eighth
smallest country with an estimated population
of 50,314.
The land area of the country is 261
km2 /100.77 square miles.
The country's population density is 192.77
km2/499.30 square miles.
9. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Marshall Islands
A nation of atolls in the North Pacific Ocean,
Marshall Islands is the world's ninth smallest
country with an estimated population of
67,182.
The land area of the country is 181
km2 /69.88 square miles.
The country's population density is 371.17
km2/961.39 square miles.
10. World's Smallest Countries - Population
Size (2012): Dominica
An island nation in the Caribbean Sea,
Dominica is the world's tenth smallest country
with an estimated population of 72,969.
The land area of the country is 751
km2 /289.96 square miles.
The country's population density is 97.16
km2/251.65 square miles.
Monday 23 September 2013
MAJOR RIVERS (by Length)
1. Nile, Africa - 6,825 km
2. Amazon, South America - 6,437 km
3. Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia - 6,380 km
4. Mississippi, North America - 5,971 km
5. Yenisey-Angara, Asia - 5,536 km
6. Huang (Yellow), Asia - 5,464 km
7. Ob-Irtysh, Asia - 5,410 km
8. Amur, Asia - 4,416 km
9. Lena, Asia - 4,400 km
10. Congo, Africa - 4,370 km
Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
(A) 1892
(B) 1896
(C) 1904
(D) 1886
Answer:B
Panchayat Raj System was introduced in ____ under the recommendation of Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
[a] 1954
[b] 1959
[c] 1961
[d] 1964
Answer: B
The title 'Vikramaditya' was assumed by
(A) Harsha
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Kanishka
(D) Samudragupta
Answer: B
From which country India has adopted the idea of five year plan?
[a] USA
[b] England
[c] Ireland
[d] Soviet Union
Answer: D
Who is know as the father of Indian Budget?
[a] B. R. Ambedkar
[b] Jawaharlal Nehru
[c] P. C. Mahalanobis
[d] M. N. Roy
Answer: C
Parliamentary Terms (Finance Related)
1. Budget :- Annual Financial
statement of the estimated receipts
and expenditure of the Government
of India for a financial year
2. Demand for Grant :- The estimate
of expenditure in respect of a
Ministry/Department not charged
upon the Consolidated Fund of India,
placed for approval before the House
on the recommendations of the
President.
3. Finance Bill :- A Bill ordinarily
introduced each year to give effect to
the financial proposals of the
Government for the following
financial year
4. Money Bill :- A bill containing only
provisions dealing with all or any of
the matters specified in sub-clauses
(a) to (g) of Clause (1) of Articel 110
of the Constitution. (Such a bill
cannot be introduced without the
recommendation of the President and
it also cannot be introduced in the
Rajya Sabha.
5. Appropriation Bill :- A Bill passed
annually (or at various times of the
year) providing for the withdrawal or
appropriation from and out of the
Consolidated Fund of India of moneys
by Lok Sabha and moneys charged on
the Consolidated Fund for the
services of a financial year or a part
thereof.
6. Cut motion :- A motion for
reduction of a demand for grant by or
to a specified amount. Cut motion
can be of three types - Disapproval of
policy cut, Economy cut and Token
cut
7. Vote on Account :-A grant made by
Lok Sabha in advance in respect of
the estimated expenditure of the
Government of India for a part of a
financial year pending the voting of
Demands for Grants for the financial
year. A Motion for Vote on Account is
dealt with in the same way as if it
were a demand for grant.
Academy (Oscar) Awards for Best Actor since 1928
1928 Emil Jannings (for The Last
Command)
1929-30 Warner Baxter (for In Old
Arizona)
1930-31 George Arliss (for Desraeli)
1931-32 Lionel Barrymore (for A Free
Soul)
1932-33 Wallace Beery (for The
Champ)
1933-34 Charles Laughton(for The
Private Life of Henry VIII)
1935 Clark Gable (for It Happened
One Night)
1936 Victor McLaglen (for The
Informer)
1937 Paul Muni (for The Story of Louis
Pasteur)
1938 Spencer Tracy (for Captains
Courageous)
1939 Spencer Tracy (for Boys Town)
1940 Robert Donat (for Goodbye Mr.
Chips)
1941 Jimmy Stewart (for The
Philadelphia Story)
1942 Gary Cooper (for Sergeant York)
1943 James Cagney (for Yankee
Doodle Dandy)
1944 Paul Lukas (for Watch on the
Rhine)
1945 Bing Crosby (for Going My Way)
1946 Ray Milland (for The Lost
Weekend)
1947 Fredric March (for The Best
Years of Our Lives)
1948 Ronald Colman (for A Double
Life)
1949 Laurence Olivier (for Hamlet)
1950 Broderick Crawford (for All The
King's Men)
1951 Jose Ferrer (for Cyrano de
Bergerac)
1952 Humphrey Bogart (for The Africa
Queen)
1953 Gary Cooper (for High Noon)
1954 William Holden (for Stalag 17)
1955 Marlon Brando (for On the
Waterfront)
1956 Ernest Borgnine (for Marty)
1957 Yul Brynner (for The King and I)
1958 Alec Guinness (for The Bridge on
the River Kwai)
1959 David Niven (for Separate
Tables)
1960 Charlton Heston (for Ben-hur)
1961 Burt Lancaster (for Elmer Gantry)
1962 Maximilian Schell (for
Judgement at Nuremberg)
1963 Gregory Peck (for To Kill a
Mockingbird)
1964 Sidney Poitier (for Lilies of the
Field)
1965 Rex Harrison (for My Fair Lady)
1966 Lee Marvin (for Cat Ballou)
1967 Paul Scofield (for A Man For All
Seasons)
1968 Rod Steiger (for In the Heat of
the Night)
1969 Cliff Robertson (for Charly)
1970 John Wayne (for True Grit)
1971 George C. Scott (for Patton)
1972 Gene Hackman (for The French
Connection)
1973 Marlon Brando (for The
Godfather)
1974 Jack Lemmon (for Save the Tiger)
1975 Art Carney (for Harry and Tonto)
1976 Jack Nicholson (for One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
1977 Peter Finch (for Network)
1978 Richard Dreyfuss (for The
Goodbye Girl)
1979 Jon Voight (for Coming Home)
1980 Dustin Hoffman (for Kramer vs.
Kramer)
1981 Robert De Niro (for Raging Bull)
1982 Henry Fonda (for On Golden
Pond)
1983 Ben Kingsley (for Gandhi)
1984 Robert Duvall (for Tender
Mercies)
1985 F. Murray Abraham (for
Amadeus)
1986 William Hurt (for Kiss of the
Spider Woman)
1987 Paul Newman (for The Color of
Money)
1988 Michael Douglas (for Wall Street)
1989 Dustin Hoffman (for Rainman)
1990 Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left
Foot)
1991 Jeremy Irons (for Reversal of
Fortune)
1992 Anthony Hopkins (for Silence of
the Lambs)
1993 Al Pacino (for Scent of a Woman)
1994 Tom Hanks (for Philadelphia)
1995 Tom Hanks (for Forrest Gump)
1996 Nicolas Cage (for Leaving Las
Vegas)
1997 Geoffrey Rush (for Shine)
1998 Jack Nicholson (for As Good as It
Gets)
1999 Roberto Benigni (for Life is
Beautiful)
2000 Kevin Spacey (for American
Beauty)
2001 Russell Crowe (for Gladiator)
2002 Denzel Washington (for Training
Day)
2003 Adrien Brody (for The Pianist)
2004 Sean Penn (for Mystic River)
2005 Jamie Foxx (for Ray)
2006 Philip Seymour Hoffman (for
Capote)
2007 Forest Whitaker (for The Last
King of Scotland)
2008 Daniel Day-Lewis (for There Will
Be Blood)
2009 Sean Penn (for Milk)
2010 Jeff Bridges (for Crazy Heart)
2011 Colin Firth (for The King's
Speech)
2012 Jean Dujardin (for The Artist)
2013 Daniel Day-Lewis (for Linc
Indian female Chief Ministers
1. Sucheta Kriplani(INC)—U.P. —2
October 1963 – 13 March 1967
2. Nandini Satpathy(INC)— Orissa—14
June 1972 – 3 March 1973, 6 March
1974 – 16 December 1976
3. Shashikala Kakodkar(MGP)–Goa-12
August 1973 – 27 April 1979
4. Syeda Anwara Taimur(INC)—Assam
— 6 December 1980 – 30 June 1981
5. Janaki Ramachandran(AIADMK) —
Tamil Nadu —7–30 January 1988
6. J. Jayalalithaa — Tamil Nadu—24
June 1991 – 12 May 1996, 14 May
2001 – 21 September 2001, 2 March
2002 – 12 May 2006, 16 May 2011 –
present
7. Mayawati(BSP) — U.P. —13 June
1995 – 18 October 1995, 21 March
1997 – 21 September 1997,3 May 2002
– 29 August 2003, 13 May 2007 – 7
March 2012
8. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal(INC)—Punjab
—21 January 1996 – 12 February 1997
9. Rabri Devi(RJD) —Bihar—25 July
1997 – 11 February 1999, 9 March
1999 – 2 March 2000, 11 March 2000 –
6 March 2005
10. Sushma Swaraj(BJP) —Delhi—13
October 1998 – 3 December 1998
11. Sheila Dikshit(INC)—Delhi— 3
December 1998 – present
12. Uma Bharati(BJP)—M. P. — 8
December 2003 – 23 August 2004
13. Vasundhara Raje(BJP)—Rajasthan
—8 December 2003 – 11 December
2008
14. Mamata Banerjee(TMC) —West
Bengal—20 May 2011 – present
India’s All-Time Olympic Medalists till 2012
1. K. D. Jadhav— Bronze —1952
(Helsinki)—Wrestling— Men's
freestyle Bantamweight
2. Leander Paes —Bronze — 1996
(Atlanta)—Tennis—Men's singles
3. Karnam Malleswari —Bronze —2000
(Sydney)—Weightlifting—Women's 69
kg
4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore —
Silver— 2004 (Athens)—Shooting—
Men's double trap
5. Abhinav Bindra —Gold — 2008
(Beijing) —Shooting—Men's 10m Air
Rifle
6. Vijender Singh— Bronze— 2008
Beijing— Boxing—Men's 75 kg
7. Sushil Kumar— Bronze — 2008
Beijing —Wrestling—Men's 66 kg
Freestyle
8. Gagan Narang— Bronze — 2012
London—Shooting—Men's 10m Air
Rifle
9. Vijay Kumar —Silver—2012 London
— Shooting—Men's 25 Rapid Fire
Pistol
10. Saina Nehwal —Bronze —2012
London—Badminton—Women's
singles
11. Mary Kom —Bronze— 2012 London
— Boxing—Women's flyweight
12. Yogeshwar Dutt —Bronze— 2012
London—Wrestling—Men's 60 kg
Freestyle
13. Sushil Kumar —Silver— 2012
London—Wrestling—Men's 66 kg
Freestyle
Olympic Medals in Indian hockey
1928 – Amsterdam,(Nederland)— Gold
Medal
1932 – Los Angeles (United States of
America)— Gold Medal
1936 – Berlin (Germany) — Gold
Medal
1948 – London, United Kingdom—
Gold Medal
1952 – Helsinki, Finland— Gold Medal
1956 – Melbourne, Australia— Gold
Medal
1960 – Rome, Italy— Silver Medal
1964 – Tokyo, Japan— Gold Medal
1968 – Mexico City, Mexico— Bronze
Medal
1972 – Munich, Germany— Bronze
Medal
1980 – Moscow, USSR— Gold Medal
interesting facts
• A normal lifespan will bring you almost 24
millions images of the world around you.
• Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months,
two rats could have over a million
descendants.
• Wearing headphones for just an hour will
increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
• Months that begin on a Sunday will always
have a "Friday the 13th."
• Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren't
added to it.
• On average a hedge hog's heart beats 300
times a minute.
• More people are killed each year from bees
than from snakes.
• The average lead pencil will draw a line 35
miles long or write approximately 50,000
English words.
• More people are allergic to cow's milk than
any other food.
• Camels have three eyelids to protect
themselves from blowing sand.
• The placement of a donkey's eyes in its'
heads enables it to see all four feet at all
times!
• The six official languages of the United
Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese,
Russian and Spanish.
• Earth is the only planet not named after a
god.
• It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a
church in Nebraska, USA.
• You're born with 300 bones, but by the time
you become an adult, you only have 206.
• Some worms will eat themselves if they can't
find any food!
• The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present
at all important meetings of the University of
London
• Right handed people live, on average, nine
years longer than left-handed people
• Your ribs move about 5 million times a year,
every time you breathe!
• The elephant is the only mammal that can't
jump!
• One quarter of the bones in your body, are in
your feet!
• Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is
different!
• The first known transfusion of blood was
performed as early as 1667, when Jean-
Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a
sheep to a young man
• Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than
toenails!
• Most dust particles in your house are made
from dead skin!
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
• Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only
ONE testicle.
Important Interview Questions For Freshers
��Tell me about yourself.
�� Why should I hire you?
�� What are your strengths and weaknesses?
�� Why do you want to work at our company?
�� What is the difference between confidence and
over confidence?
�� What is the difference between hard work and
smart work?
�� How do you feel about working nights and
weekends?
�� Can you work under pressure?
�� Are you willing to relocate or travel?
�� What are your goals?
�� What motivates you to do good job?
�� What makes you angry?
�� Give me an example of your creativity.
�� How long would you expect to work for us if
hired?
�� Are not you over qualified for this position?
�� Describe your ideal company, location and
job.
�� What are your career options right now?
�� Explain how would be an asset to this
organization?
�� What are your outside interests?
�� Would you lie for the company?
�� Who has inspired you in your life and why?
�� What was the toughest decision you ever had
to make?
�� Have you considered starting your own
business?
�� How do you define success and how do you
measure up to your own definition?
�� If you won $10 million lottery, would you still
work?
�� Tell me something about our company.
�� How much salary do you expect?
�� Where do you see yourself five years from
now?
�� On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an
interviewer.
�� Do you have any questions for me?
Sunday 22 September 2013
Organizations and their Headquarters
1. UNO - New York
2. UNICEF - New York
3. UNESCO - Paris
4. UNIDO – Vienna
5. WHO - Geneva
6. UNFPA - New York
7. ILO - Geneva
8. IMF - Washington DC
9. WTO – Geneva
Keep Yourself Updated
10. International Court Of Justice –
The
Hague
11. International Atomic
EnergyAgency
- Vienna
12. World Bank - Washington D.C.
13. International Committee of
theRed
Cross - Geneva
14. International MaritimeOrganis
ation
- London
15. Universal Postal Union - Berne
16. Food and Agricultural
Organisation-
Rome
17. World Meteorological
Organisation-
Geneva
18. SAARC - Kathmandu
19. Amnesty International - London
20. Transparency International -
Berlin
21. World Intellectual Property
Organization - Geneva
22. International Renewable Energy
Agency - Abu Dhabi (UAE)
23. Commonwealth of Nations –
London
TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS
1. Mount Everest - 29,035 ft (8,850 m) Nepal/
China
2. Qogir (K2) - 28,250 ft (8,611 m) Pakistan
3. Kangchenjunga - 28,169 ft (8,586 m) Nepal
4. Lhotse - 27,920 ft (8,501 m) Nepal
5. Makalu I - 27,765 ft (8,462 m) Nepal
6. Cho Oyu - 26,906 ft (8,201 m) Nepal
7. Dhaulagiri - 26,794 ft (8,167 m) Nepal
8. Manaslu I - 26,758 ft (8,156 m) Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat - 26,658 ft (8,125 m)
Pakistan
10. Annapurna I - 26,545 ft (8,091 m) Nepal
Saturday 21 September 2013
Best Company with Full Names
3M - Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Company
AT&T - American Telephone and Telegraph
Company
Adidas - Adolf (Adi) Dassler Adidas
Amoco - AMerican Oil COmpany
AOL - America Online
Amul - Anand Milk Union Limited
BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke
BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation
BenQ - Bringing Enjoyment and Quality
BHP - Broken Hill Proprietary
BSNL - Bharat Sanchar Nigam LimitedBP
BP - British Petroleum
BPL - British Physical Laboratories
BASFBASF - Baden Aniline and Soda Factory
BEML - Bharat Earth Movers Limited
BHEL - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
CEAT - Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino
Capcom - Capsule Computers
CDAC - Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing
COLT - City Of London Telecom
ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming
Network
HDFC - Housing Development Finance
Corporation Limited
HCL - Hindustan Computer Limited
HTC - High Tech Computer CorporationHP
HP - Hewlett-Packard
HMV - His Master's Voice
HSBC - Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
H&M - Hennes & Mauritz
ICICI Bank - Industrial Credit and Investment
Corporation of India Bank
IBM - International Business Machines
Infosys - Information Systems
Intel - INTegrated ELectronics
IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
ING - International Netherlands GroupLarsen &
Toubro
JVC - Japan Victor Company
JBL - James Bullough Lansing
KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken
L&T - Larsen & Toubro
LG - Lucky and Goldstar
LEGO - leg godt
MRF - Madras Rubber Factory
NEC - Nippon Electric Company
Nikon - Nippon KogakuProcter Gamble
Nissan - Nippon Sangyo
P&G - Procter & Gamble Company
SAP - System Analyse und Programmentwick
lung
TCL - Today China Lion
UPS - United Parcel Service of America
Wipro - Western India Palm Refined Oil Ltd
Some Questions Worldwide
1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013
Women's title ?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka
2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013
men's title ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi
Bharatiya
Divas ?
Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of
Mauritius
(Held in Kochi)
4. Who is the chief guest of republic day
2013 ?
Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck,
King
of Bhutan
5. Who is first female President of South
Korea ?
Answer: Park Guen-hye
6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri
Lanka ?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently
impeached)
7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South
Asian
Literature 2013?
Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)
8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in
India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal
railway
tunnel)
9. Where did the World Economic Forum
annual
meeting held ?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland
10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi
Chakra
(the second highest among peace time
gallantry
awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph
Ranking of States in India by Literacy Rate (2011 Census)
1. Kerala - 93.91%
2. Mizoram - 91.6%
3. Tripura - 87.8%
4. Goa - 87.4%
5. Himachal Pradesh - 83.8%
6. Nagaland - 82.9%
7. Sikkim - 82.2%
8. Tamil Nadu - 80.3%
9. Maharashtra- 80.1%
10. Punjab - 79.9%
11. Manipur - 79.8%
12. Uttarakhand - 79.6%
13. Gujarat - 79.3%
14. West Bengal - 77.1%
15. Haryana - 76.6%
16. Karnataka - 75.6%
17. Meghalaya - 75.5%
18. Odisha - 73.45%
19. Assam - 73.2%
20. Chattisgarh - 71%
21. Madhya Pradesh - 70.6%
22. Uttar Pradesh - 71.7%
23. Jammu and Kashmir - 68.7%
24. Andhra Pradesh - 67.7%
25. Jharkhand - 67.6%
26. Rajasthan - 67.1%
27. Arunachal Pradesh - 67%
28. Bihar - 63.8%
*In September 2013, the State Government of
Tripura claimed that the state has surpassed
Kerala as the most literate state in India, with
a literacy rate of 94.65%.
Interesting Facts
A cockroach can live several weeks with its
head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can
rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck
and die.
The eye muscles are most active muscles in
the whole body.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in
Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most
illustrious admirals was throughout his life,
never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The eye can process 36,000 bits of information
every hour.
Friday 20 September 2013
ABBREVIATION IN NEWS for IBPS
1.BSBDA - Basic Savings Bank
Deposit Account
2.FCNR(B) - Foreign Currency Non-
Resident Bank
3. TARC - Tax Administration Reform
Commission
4.ITEs: Intra-Group Transactions
and Exposures
5.LCR: Liquidity Coverage Ratio
6.NSFR: Net Stable Funding Ratio
7.LRMT: Liquidity risk monitoring
tools
8.CBS: Core Banking Solution
9.DEAF: Depositor Education and
Awareness Fund
10.CRAR: Capital to Risk-weighted
Assets Ratio
11.External Commercial Borrowings
(ECB)
12.SWIFT: Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Telecommunicati
on
13.FSLRC: Financial Sector
Legislative Reforms Commission
14.MIBOR: Mumbai Inter-Bank
Offer Rate
15.LIBOR: London Inter-Bank Offer
Rate
16.LAF – Liquidity Adjustment
Facility
17.GIRO - Government Internal
Revenue Order
18.EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign
Currency
19.FRBMA: Fiscal Responsibility and
Budget Management Act
20.ALM- Asset Liability Management
21.AMFI- Association of Mutual
Fund in India.
22.TIEA – Tax Information exchange
Agreement
23.CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio
24.CCEA – Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs
25.CECA - Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Agreement
26.CEPA – Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement
27.DTAA – Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement
28.DTC – Direct Tax Code
29.ECBs - External Commercial
Borrowings
30.EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign
Currency
31.EFSF – European Financial
Stability Facility
32.FEMA- Foreign Exchange
Management Act
33.FII – Foreign Institutional
Investor.
34.FINO- Financial Inclusion
Network Operation
35.FIPB – Foreign Investment
Promotion board
36.FSLRC – Financial Sector
Legislative Reforms Commission
37.FTA- Free trade agreement
38.GAAR - General anti avoidance
rule
39.GSLV - Geo-Synchronous Launch
Vehicle
40.MSF-Marginal Standing Facility
41.NBFC-Non Banking Finance
Companies
42.NCTC - National Counter-Terrori
sm Centre
43.NEFT - National Electronic Funds
Transfer
44.NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group
45.PPP – Public Private Partnership
& Purchasing Power parity
46.PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch
vehicle
47.RTGS - Real Time Gross
Settlement
48.SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio
49. TAPI - Turkmenistan-Af
ghanistan-Pakistan-India.
50. QFI -Qualified Foreign Investors
51. VVPAT -'Voter Verifiable Paper
Audit Trail'
52. Tax Information Exchange
Agreement (TIEA)
@ Famous Books and Authors @
• Ramayana - Valmiki
• Mahabharatha - Vedavyasa
• Bhagavath Geetha - Vedavyasa
• Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippatu – Thunjathu
Ezhuthachan
• Krishnagatha – Cherussery
• Uthararamacharitham – Bhavabhoothi
• Harshacharitha – Banabhatta
• Neethisathakam – Bharthruhari
• Meghdoot – Kalidasa
• Swapnavasavadatta - Bhasan
• Kumarasambhava – Kalidasa
• Abhijanana Sakundalam– Kalidasa
• Malavikagnimithra – Kalidasa
• Panchathantra – Vishnu Sharma
• Ramacharithamans – Tulasidas
• Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore
• Anandamath – Bankim Chandra chatterji
• The Story of My experiments with truth –
Mahatma Gandhi
• The discovery of India –Jawaharlal Nehru
• Durgesha Nandini - Bankim Chandra chatterji
• Godaan – Munshi Premchand
• Coolie – Mulk Raj Anand
• Odyssey – Homer
• Lliad – Homer
• Das Capital – Karl Marx
• Communist Manifesto – Marx and Engels
• Crime and punishment –Dostoevsky
• War and Peace - Tolstoy
>>>>>> FOUNDER OF SOME POPULAR WEBSITES <<<<<
01. GOOGLE : Larry Page & Sergey Brin
02. FACEBOOK : Mark Zuckerberg
03. YAHOO : David Filo & Jerry Yang
04. TWITTER : Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo
05. INTERNET : Tim Berners Lee
06. LINKDIN : Reid Hoffman,Allen Blue &
Koonstantin Guericke.
07. EMAIL : Shiva Ayyadurai
08. GTALK : Richard Wahkan
09. WHATS UP : Laurel Kirtz
10. HOTMAIL : Sabeer Bhatia
11. ORKUT : Orkut Buyukkokten
12. WIKIPEDIA : Jimmy Wales
13. YOU TUBE : Steve Chen,Chad Hurley &
Jawed Karim
Important Abbreviations
ABCI - Association of Business
Communicators of India
ABCP - Asset Backed Commercial Paper
ACU - Asian Clearing Union
ADB - Asian Development Bank
ADF - Augmented Dicky Fuller
ADR - Asset Development Reserve
ADRs - American Depository Receipts
ADs - Authorized Dealers
AERA - Airport Economic Regulatory Act
AFI - Annual Financial Inspection
AIFI - All India Financial Institution
AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Science
AIMSCS - Advanced Institute of Mathematics,
Statistics and Computer Science
ALM - Asset Liability Management
AMA - Advanced Measurement Approach
AMFI - Association of Mutual Funds in India
AML - Anti-Money Laundering
AMU - Asian Monetary Unit
ANBC - Adjusted Net Bank Credit
APS - Annual Policy Statement
AS - Accounting Standard
ASCII - American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
ATM - Automated Teller Machine
Full Forms
AADHAAR card denotes – Unique Identity
Number
PSL – Priority sector lending
NBFC – Non Banking Financial Company
WPI – Wholesale price Index
CPI – Consumer Price Index
LAF – Liquidity adjustment facility
NDTL – Net Deman d and Time Liabilities
UCB – Urban Cooperative Bank
ECS – Electronic clearing service
FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms
Commission
UCIC – Unique Customer Identification Code
AML – Anti Money Laundering
CFT – Combatting of financial terrorism
SME – Small and Mediu m Enterprises
CDR – Corporate Debt Restructuring
CDS –Credit Default Swaps
IRS – Interest Rate Swaps
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors
RRB – Regional Rural Banks
PDC – Post Dated Cheques
MSE – Micro an d Small Enterpr ises
DCCO – Date of commencement of
commercial operations
CRAR – Capital to Risk weighted assets ratio
IBL – Inter bank liability
GDS – Gold deposit scheme
CAD – Current account deficit
MFIN – Micro Finance Institutions Network
IRDA – Insurance Regulatory Development
Authority CRMPG – Counterparty Risk
Management Policy Group
HTM – Held to maturity
SLR – Statutor y Liquidity Ratio
BC – Business correspondents
BF – Business facilitators DSA – Direct selling
agents
DMA – Direct mar keting agents
DRA – Debt Recovery agents
ELA – Emergency Liquidity assistance
BOP – Balance of payments
APBS – AADHAAR payment bridge system
FDI – Foreign direct investment
MSF – Marginal standing facility
FFA – Forward freight agreements
BIS – Bank for international settlements
BR act – Banking Regulation act
MCX – Mu lti commodity exchange
PSB – Public sector banks
DID YOU KNOW THIS Company Name Origin/Meaning
1.Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the
founder
2.Nokia - Name of city in Finland
3.Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme
pepsi
4.Honda - From the name of its founder
Soichiro Honda
5.Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus'
meaning sound
6.Maggi - Food company named after its
founder,Julius Maggi
7.Suzuki - From the name of its founder,
Michio Suzuki
8.Samsung - Meaning 'three stars' in Korea
9. Toyota - From the name of founder,
Sakichi Toyoda
10.Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who
founded the company
11.Adidas - From the name of the founder
Adolf (Adi) Dassler. (das)
Thursday 19 September 2013
Toll free Number For any Emergency or Help
1 Police 100
2 Fire 101
3 Ambulance 102
4 Billing complaint center 166 / 1660-69
5 Trunk booking 1580
6 Trunk assistance 1581
7 STD complaints 1582
8 National Directory Enquiry (NDQ)
Service 1583
9 International trunk booking 1586
10 International trunk enquiry 1587
11 International Trunk delay information 1588
12 Telex complaints 1589
13 Directory enquiry service 197
14 Telephone Complaint Booking 198
15 Telephone Complaint Booking 198
16 Emergency Relief Centre on National
Highways 1033
17 Relief Commissioners of Central/State/
Union territory 1070
18 Control room of District Collector/
Magistrate 1077
19 Public Grievance Cell Telecom Circle
HQs 12727
20 Public Grievance Cell Kolkata/Chennai 1095
21 Crime stopper cell of police in Kerala,
Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh & Mumbai 1090
22 Women crisis response 1091
23 Earth-quake Help line service 1092
24 Natural disaster control room 1096
25 AIDS help line service 1097
26 Children in difficulty/ Child Distress
Service 1098
27 Catastrophe & Trauma service 1099
28 Free Phone Enquiry 1600
29 India Telephone Card Enquiry 1602
30 Billing Complaint Center (Interactive
Voice Response System) 1671-73
31 Maritime Search and Rescue control
room of coastal guard 1718
32 Blood bank information Service 1910
33 Dial a doctor 1911
34 Leased Circuits Fault Booking 1918
35 Eye bank information service 1919
36 Change number announcement (Hindi) 1951
37 Changed number announcement
(English) 1952
38 Changed number announcement
(Regional language) 1953
39 Changed number announcement (in case
of shift) 1954
40 Sancharnet Internet Help desk service 1957
41 Leased Circuit Fault Booking (WTR) 1958
42
PSTN Call Center (for any queries
related to landline telephone, ISDN etc.
Also accessible from CellOne, Excel &
Tarang phones)
1500
43 Kisan Call Center (for any queries
related to agriculture) 1551
Heads of Specialized organisations and agencies of the United Nations—
1. Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO— José Graziano da Silva
2. International Atomic Energy
Agency IAEA —Yukiya Amano
3. International Civil Aviation
Organization ICAO — Raymond
Benjamin
4. International Fund for Agricultural
Development IFAD— Kanayo F.
Nwanze
5. International Labour Organization
ILO— Guy Rider
6. International Maritime
Organization IMO — Efthimios E.
Mitropoulos
7. International Monetary Fund IMF—
Christine Lagarde
8. International Telecommunication
Union ITU— Hamadoun Touré
9. United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO— Irina Bokova
10. Universal Postal Union UPU—
Edouard Dayan
11. World Bank IBRD— Jim Yong Kim
12. World Intellectual Property
Organization WIPO— Francis Gurry
13. World Meteorological Organization
WMO— Alexander Bedritsky
14. World Tourism Organization
UNWTO—Taleb Rifai
15. United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime UNODC— Yuri Fedotov
16. United Nations Data and
Information Organization UNDIO—
Louis R. Rutinduka
List of all US President
1. George Washington (1789-1797)
2. John Adams (1797-1801)
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
4. James Madison (1809-1817)
5. James Monroe (1817-1825)
6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
8. Martin Van
Buren
(1837-1841)
9. William H. Harrison (1841)
10. John Tyler (1841-1845)
11. James K. Polk (1841-1849)
12. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
13. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
14. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
15. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
17. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
20. James A. Garfield (1881)
21. Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
25. William McKinley (1897-1901)
26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
27. William H. Taft (1909-1913)
28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
29. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
30. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
31. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
33. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
35. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
37. Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)
38. Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
39. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
41. George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)
42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)
44. Barack Hussein Obama (2009-Present)
India's Position in the World
1. 1st to introduce government
supported family planning in the
world.
2. Largest postal network in the
world.
3. Largest livestock population.
4. Largest producer of milk.
5. Largest producer of millets in the
world
6. Largest consumer of gold jewellery.
7. Largest producer of jute.
8. Largest producer of ginger.
9. Largest producer of bananas.
10. Largest producer of castor oil
seeds.
11. Largest producer of mangoes.
12. Largest producer of safflower oil
seeds.
13. Largest producer of papayas.
14. Second largest producer of tea,
the first position being held by
China.
15. Second largest producer of
sugarcane, the first position being
held by Brazil.
16. Second largest producer of wheat,
the first position being held by
China.
17. Second largest producer of
onions, the first position being held
by China.
18. Second largest producer of
potatoes, the first position being held
by China.
19. Second largest producer of garlic,
the first position being held by
China.
20. Second largest producer of rice,
the first position being held by
China.
21. Second largest producer of
cottonseed, the first position being
held by China.
22. Second largest producer of
cement., next to China.
23. India has the second largest
arable land in the world. The USA
has the largest arable land in the
world.
24. India is the third largest
producer and second largest
consumer of fertiliser in the world.
25. India has the largest deposits of
Thorium in the world most of which is
found in Kerala.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Max plank is associated with?
A)quantum theory
B)wave theory
C)theory of relativity
D)electromagnetic theory
Answer: A
Monday 16 September 2013
FIRST SPACECRAFTS IN SPACE
1. Luna 2---Luna 2 was first spacecraft
to make a landing on the moon.
Launched by the USSR on 12 Sep
1959 it impacted the surface of the
moon on 14.09.1959
2. Luna 3---Luna 3 was first space
probe to photograph the far side or
the dark side of the moon. It was
launched by the USSR on 04 Oct 1959
3. Apollo 11---Apollo 11 was first
spacecraft which landed the first
humans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin on the moon.
4. Mariner 4---Mariner 4 was the first
spacecraft to flyby Mars and also the
first to return images of another
planet. It was launched by the USA
on 28.11.1964
5. Mariner 9 It was the first
spacecraft to orbit another planet -
Mars. It was launched by the USA on
30.05.1971
6. Pioneer 10---Pioneer 10 was the
first spacecraft to reach the planet
Jupiter. It was launched by the USA
on 02.03.1972 and reached closest to
Jupiter on 04.12.1973. In 1983,
Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft
to travel past the orbit of the most
distant planet, Neptune.
7. Galileo---Galileo launched by the
USA on 18.10.1989 was the first
spacecraft to flyby an asteroid, 951
Gaspra. It also discovered Dactyl, a
moon of the asteroid Ida. The
spacecraft was the first to orbit
Jupiter in December 1995.
8. Mariner 10--- Launched on
03.11.1973, Mariner 10 was the first
spacecraft to flyby Mercury.
9. Messenger---Messenger was the
first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. It
was launched by the USA on
03.08.2004, it entered the orbit of
Mercury on 18.03.2011
10. Helios 2---Helios 2 launched on
15.01.1976 was a joint venture of the
United States and West Germany. It
set the record for being closest
spacecraft to the Sun, at a distance of
43.432 million kilometers on 17 April
1976.
11. Voyager 1---Voyager 1 launched on
05.09.1977 by NASA, to study solar
system and interstellar medium,
became the first man-made object to
enter the interstellar space on 25
August 2012. (This was confirmed by
NASA in Sep 2013).
Bharat Ratna Awardees since 1954
1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1954
2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 1954
3. C. V. Raman 1954
4. Bhagwan Das 1955
5. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya
1955
6. Jawaharlal Nehru 1955
7. Govind Ballabh Pant 1957
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve 1958
9. B. C. Roy 1961
10. Purushottam Das Tandon 1961
11. Rajendra Prasad 1962
12. Zakir Hussain 1963
13. Pandurang Vaman Kane 1963
14. Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966
15. Indira Gandhi 1971
16. V. V. Giri 1975
17. K. Kamaraj 1976
18. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother
Teresa) 1980
19. Acharya Vinoba Bhave 1983
20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1987
21. M. G. Ramachandran 1988
22. B. R. Ambedkar 1990
23. Nelson Mandela 1990
24. Rajiv Gandhi 1991
25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1991
26. Morarji Desai 1991
27. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1992
28. J. R. D. Tata 1992
29. Satyajit Ray 1992
30. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1997
31. Gulzarilal Nanda 1997
32. Aruna Asaf Ali 1997
33. M. S. Subbulakshmi 1998
34. Chidambaram Subramaniam 1998
35. Jayaprakash Narayan 1998
36. Ravi Shankar 1999
37. Amartya Sen 1999
38. Gopinath Bordoloi 1999
39. Lata Mangeshkar 2001
40. Ustad Bismillah Khan 2001
41. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi 2008
Indian Ballistic Missiles
Prithvi I — (SS-150) - Army Version
(150 km range with a payload of 1,000
kg)
Prithvi II — (SS-250) - Air Force
Version (250 km range with a payload
of 500 kg)
Prithvi III — (SS-350) - Naval Version
(350 km range with a payload of 1000
kg)
Agni-I— 700 km (SRBM)
Agni-II—2,500 km (MRBM)
Agni-III —5,000 km (IRBM)
Agni-IV —4,000 km (IRBM)
Agni-V —5,500 km (ICBM)
Agni-VI —10,000 km (ICBM) Under
development
Sea-based nuclear armed ballistic
missiles—
Dhanush — 350 km Developed, but
not operationally deployed.
K-4 — 3,500 km (Submarine-launched
ballistic missile) under development.
Sagarika (K-15) —700 km (Submarine-
launched ballistic missile)
Sunday 15 September 2013
India States, Capital, Population, Area
India's States
1) Uttar Pradesh
• Population: 166,197,921
• Capital: Lucknow
• Area: 93,023 square miles (240,928 sq km)
2) Maharashtra
• Population: 96,878,627
• Capital: Mumbai
• Area: 118,809 square miles (307,713 sq
km)
3) Bihar
• Population: 82,998509
• Capital: Patna
• Area: 36,356 square miles (94,163 sq km)
4) Poschim Bengal
• Population: 80,176,197
• Capital: Kolkata
• Area: 34,267 square miles (88,752 sq km)
5) Andhra Pradesh
• Population: 76,210,007
• Capital: Hyderabad
• Area: 106,195 square miles (275,045 sq
km)
6) Tamil Nadu
• Population: 62,405,679
• Capital: Chennai
• Area: 50,216 square miles (130,058 sq km)
7) Madhya Pradesh
• Population: 60,348,023
• Capital: Bhopal
• Area: 119,014 square miles (308,245 sq
km)
8) Rajasthan
• Population: 56,507,188
• Capital: Jaipur
• Area: 132,139 square miles (342,239 sq
km)
9) Karnataka
• Population: 52,850,562
• Capital: Bangalore
• Area: 74,051 square miles (191,791 sq km)
10) Gujarat
• Population: 50,671,017
• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Area: 75,685 square miles (196,024 sq km)
11) Orissa
• Population: 36,804,660
• Capital: Bhubaneswar
• Area: 60,119 square miles (155,707 sq km)
12) Kerala
• Population: 31,841,374
• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Area: 15,005 square miles (38,863 sq km)
13) Jharkhand
• Population: 26,945,829
• Capital: Ranchi
• Area: 30,778 square miles (79,714 sq km)
14) Assam
• Population: 26,655,528
• Capital: Dispur
• Area: 30,285 square miles (78,438 sq km)
15) Punjab
• Population: 24,358,999
• Capital: Chandigarh
• Area: 19,445 square miles (50,362 sq km)
16) Hariyana
• Population: 21,144,564
• Capital: Chandigarh
• Area: 17,070 square miles (44,212 sq km)
17) Chhattisgarh
• Population: 20,833,803
• Capital: Raipur
• Area: 52,197 square miles (135,191 sq km)
18) Jammu and Kashmir
• Population: 10,143,700
• Capitals: Jammu and Srinagar
• Area: 85,806 square miles (222,236 sq km)
19) Uttarakhand
• Population: 8,489,349
• Capital: Dehradun
• Area: 20,650 square miles (53,483 sq km)
20) Himachal Pradesh
• Population: 6,077,900
• Capital: Shimla
• Area: 21,495 square miles (55,673 sq km)
21) Tripura
• Population: 3,199,203
• Capital: Agartala
• Area: 4,049 square miles (10,486 sq km)
22) Meghalaya
• Population: 2,318,822
• Capital: Shillong
• Area: 8,660 square miles (22,429 sq km)
23) Manipur
• Population: 2,166,788
• Capital: Imphal
• Area: 8,620 square miles (22,327 sq km)
24) Nagaland
• Population: 1,990,036
• Capital: Kohima
• Area: 6,401 square miles (16,579 sq km)
25) Goa
• Population: 1,347,668
• Capital: Panaji
• Area: 1,430 square miles (3,702 sq km)
26) Arunachal Pradesh
• Population: 1,097,968
• Capital: Itanagar
• Area: 32,333 square miles (83,743 sq km)
27) Mizoram
• Population: 888,573
• Capital: Aizawl
• Area: 8,139 square miles (21,081 sq km)
28) Sikkim
• Population: 540,851
• Capital: Gangtok
• Area: 2,740 square miles (7,096 sq km)
Reference
Wikipedia.
Currencies of the World Country Currency Sub Currency
Afghanistan afghani 100 puls
Algeria dinar 100 centimes
Andorra euro 100 cents
Argentina peso 100 centavos
Australia dollar 100 cents
Austria euro 100 cents
Bahamas dollar 100 cents
Bahrain dinar 1,000 fils
Barbados dollar 100 cents
Belgium euro 100 cents
Belize dollar 100 cents
Benin franc 100 centimes
Bolivia boliviano 100 centavos
Brazil real 100 centavos
Brunei dollar 100 cents or sen
Bulgaria lev 100 stotinki
Cameroon franc 100 centimes
Canada dollar 100 cents
Cayman Islands dollar 100 cents
Central African Rep. franc 100 centimes
Chad franc 100 centimes
Chile peso 100 centavos
China yuan 10 fen
Columbia peso 100 centavos
Congo franc 100 centimes
Costa Rica colon 100 centimos
Cuba peso 100 centavos
Cyprus (Greek) euro 100 cents
Cyprus (Turkish) lira 100 kurus
Czechoslovakia koruna 100 halers
Denmark krone 100 ore
Djibouti franc 100 centimes
Dominican Rep. peso 100 centavos
Ecuador dollar 100 cents
Egypt pound 100 piastres
El Salvador colon 100 centavos
Ethiopia birr 100 cents
Fiji dollar 100 cents
Finland euro 100 cents
COUNTRY CURRENCY SUB CURRENCY
France euro 100 cents
Gabon franc 100 centimes
Gambia dalasi 100 bututs
Germany euro 100 cents
Ghana cedi 100 pesewas
Greece euro 100 cents
Guatemala quetzal 100 centavos
Guinea franc 100 centimes
Guyana dollar 100 cents
Haiti gourde 100 centimes
Honduras lempira 100 centavos
Hong Kong dollar 100 cents
Hungary forint 100 filler
Iceland Krona 100 aurar
India rupee 100 paise
Indonesia rupiah 100 sen
Iraq dinar 1,000 fils
Ireland euro 100 cents
Israel shekel 100 agorot
Italy euro 100 cents
Ivory Coast franc 100 centimes
Jamaica dollar 100 cents
Japan yen 100 cen
Jordan dinar 1,000 fils
Kenya shilling 100 cents
Kuwait dinar 1,000 fils
Lebanon pound 100 piastres
Luxembourg euro 100 cents
COUNTRY CURRENCY SUB CURRENCY
Malawi kwacha 100 tambala
Malaysia ringgit 100 sen
Maldives rufiyaa 100 laari
Malta euro 100 cents
Mauritania ouguiya 5 khoums
Mauritius rupee 100 cents
Mexico peso 100 centavos
Mongolia tugrik 100 mongo
Montenegro euro 100 cents
Morocco dirham 100 centimes
Nepal rupee 100 paisa
Netherlands euro 100 cents
New Zealand dollar 100 cents
Nicaragua cordoba 100 centavos
Niger franc 100 centimes
Norway krone 100 ore
Oman riyal-omani 1,000 baiza
Pakistan rupee 100 paisa
Papua New Guinea kina 100 toea
Paraguay guarani 100 centimos
Peru inti 100 centimes
Philippines peso 100 centavos
Poland zloty 100 groszy
Portugal euro 100 cents
Qatar riyal 100 dirhams
Romania leu 100 bani
Saudi Arabia riyal 100 dirhams
Senegal franc 100 centimes
Serbia dinar 100 paras
Seychelles rupee 100 cents
COUNTRY CURRENCY SUB CURRENCY
Sierra Leone leone 100 cents
Singapore dollar 100 cents
Slovakia koruna
Slovenia euro 100 cents
Solomon Islands dollar 100 cents
Somalia shilling 100 cents
South Africa rand 100 cents
South Korea won 100 chon
Spain euro 100 cents
Sri Lanka rupee 100 cents
Sudan dinar
Suriname guilder 100 cents
Sweden krona 100 ore
Switzerland franc 100 centimes
Syria pound 100 piastres
Taiwan dollar 100 cents
Tanzania shilling 100 cents
Thailand baht 100 satang
Togo franc 100 centimes
Trinidad & Tobago dollar 100 cents
Tunisia dinar 1,000 millimes
Turkey lira 100 kurus
Uganda shilling 100 cents
United Arab Emir. dirham 1,000 fils
United Kingdom pound 100 pence
United States dollar 100 cents
Uruguay peso 100 centesimos
Venezuela bolivar 100 centimos
Vietnam dong 100 xu
Western Samoa tala 100 sene
Zambia kwacha 100 ngwee
Zimbabwe dollar
All Countries and their Capital
A
Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirana
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua & Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
B
Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Al-Manamah
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre
(judicial)
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
C
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 - Brazzaville
Congo Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Abidjan
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
D
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti City
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
E
East Timor - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
F
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
G
Gabon - Libreville
Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
H
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
I
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem
Italy - Rome
J
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amma
K
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea North - Pyongyang
Korea South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
L
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
M
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 - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Nay
Pyi Taw (administrative)
N
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government
offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
O
Oman - Muscat
P
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Palestinian State*
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Q
Qatar - Doha
R
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (executive); Cape Town
(legislative); Bloemfontein
(judicial)
South Sudan - Juba
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura
Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bernd
Syria - Damascus
T
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma
(legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
U
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
V
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Y
Yemen - Sanaa
Z
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare
current affairs
-
► Batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan
will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad in
this year's Champions League
Twenty20 cricket tournament to begin
on Tuesday.
► China has successfully tested
world's first deep ultraviolet (DUV)
solid-state laser device which can be
used to enhance the production of
grapheme, superconductors,
insulators and catalysis.
► Secretary of State John F. Kerry
announced Saturday that the U.S.
and Russia had agreed on a
framework for impounding and
destroying Syria’s stockpile of
chemical weapons by the middle of
next year.
► Japan has decided to seek World
Heritage designation of old industrial
facilities in eight prefectures in 2015,
sources close to the matter said
Saturday.
► India's envoy to China
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has been
appointed as the next Ambassador to
the US and his position in Beijing
will be taken by Ashok K Kantha.
► India's defense scientists are
gearing up for the second test launch
of Agni-5, the country's most potent
nuclear capable ballistic missile.
► 131 personnel from Police,Fire and
Rescue Services to get Anna and
TamilNadu CM's Gallantry Medals for
their outstanding devotion to duty.
► Japan has launched a new rocket it
hopes will be a cheaper and more
efficient way of sending satellites into
space.
Artificial Eggs from Plants
First artificial meat from stem cells, and now
artificial eggs from plants…
“Working with botanists, biochemists and food
scientists, Hampton Creek Foods, a San
Francisco-based food lab, has invented what is
being called the world's first plant-based egg
substitute. Called Beyond Eggs, the artificial
egg is made entirely from plants and its
creators believe it could hold the solution to
both better health and an improved farming
industry."
Never Give up Attitude of Some Famous people
"I was raped at the age of 9 "-Oprah Winfrey
-"I didn't even complete my university
education" -
Bill Gates
-"I was sexually, mentally,emotionally and
verbally
abused by
my father as far back as I can remember until
I left
home at
the age of eighteen" - Joyce Meyer
-"I struggled academically throughout
elementary
school"- Dr Ben Carson
-"I used to serve tea at a shop to support my
football training" -
Lionel Messi
-"I used to sleep on the floor in friends'
rooms,returning Coke
bottles for food, money, and getting weekly free
meals at a local temple" - Steve Jobs
-"My teachers used to call me a failure"- PM
Tony
Blair
- "I was in prison for 27 years"- Retired
President
Nelson
Mandela
We should not
give up because Life is not about what you
couldn't
do so far, it's
about what you can still do so
NEVER GIVE UP!
LIST OF WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES/ NATIONAL PARK in India
These are listed in the World
Heritage Sites by UNESCO
1. Kaziranga National Park ---
Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)
2. Manas Tiger Sanctuary --- Barpeta
(Assam)
3. Keoladeo National Park ---
Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
4. Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary ---
24Paraganas (West Bengal)
5. Bandhavgarh National Park ---
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)
6. Kanha National Park --- Mandla
(Madhya Pradesh)
7. Dudwa National Park --- Lakhimpur,
Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)
8. Chandraprabha Sanctuary ---
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
9. Corbett National Park---Nainital
(Uttarakhand)
10. Rajaji National Park --- Dehradun,
(Uttarakhand)
11. Dachigam National Park ---
Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
12. Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary -
Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)
13. Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary ---
Belgaum (Karnataka)
14. Bandipur National Park --- Mysore
(Karnataka)
15. Gir National Park --- Junagarh
(Gujarat)
16. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary ---
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
17. Hazaribagh National Park ---
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)
18. Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary ---
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
19. Mudumalai Sanctuary --- Nilgiris
(Tamilnadu)
20. Periyar Sanctuary --- Idduki
(Kerala)
21. Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary ---
Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
22. Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary ---
Kendrapara (Odisha)
23. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin
Sanctuary -- Bhagalpur (Bihar)
24. Silent Valley National Park ---
Palakkad, (Kerala)
25. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
-- Andaman & Nicobar Is.
26. Campbell National Park --
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
27. Galathea National Park ---
Andaman & Nicobar Island
28. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National
Park - Andaman & Nicobar
Saturday 14 September 2013
Now you can online register yourself for voting.
Have you registered to vote yet? If not here is
the best chance to do it...it’s happening at
your nearest polling booths...in your very
locality.
Just fill in form 6 available on the net and
submit it with your birth certificate, address
proof, citizenship proof (photo copied
documents) and 3.5*3.5 photographs between
12-3 pm before 23rd September. You can take
part in the 2014 elections. Don’t miss this
chance! Hurry!
You can find the form here:- www.eci.nic.in
Source.by current affairs
In which of the following states , the Sharavati Project is located?
(A)Andhra Pradesh
(B)Karnataka,
(C)Tamil Nadu
(D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: B
Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?
1.Barometer
2.Thermometer
3.Hygrometer
4.Hydrometer
Answer: 3
Thursday 12 September 2013
As per the latest figures, which of the following BRICS nation has recorded largest increase in Ultra-High Net worth individuals?
[A]Russia
[B]India
[C]China
[D]Brazil
Answer: B
Before Hyderabad, which city was the capital of Andhra Pradesh..?
A. Warangal
B. Jurnool
C. Vijaywada
D. Visakhapatnam
Answer: D
Presidents of India (1947-2013)
RAJENDRA PARSAD : First President of
India.
PARTIBHA PATIL : First female president of
India.
1) Rajendra Prasad 26-Jan-1950 to 13-May-1962 Indian National Congress
2 )Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13-May-1962 to 13-May-1967 Independent
3) Zakir Hussain 13-May-1967 to 3-May-1969 Independent
Varahagiri Venkata Giri 3-May-1969 to 20-Jul-1969 Independent
Muhammad Hidayatullah 20-Jul-1969 to 24-Aug-1969 Independent
4) Varahagiri Venkata Giri 24-Aug-1969 to 24-Aug-1974 Independent
5) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24-Aug-1974 to 11-Feb-1977 Indian National Congress
Basappa Danappa Jatti 11-Feb-1977 to 25-Jul-1977 Independent
6) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25-Jul-1977 to 25-Jul-1982 Janata Party
7) Giani Zail Singh 25-Jul-1982 to 25-Jul-1987 Indian National Congress
8) Ramaswamy
Venkataraman
25-Jul-1987 to 25-Jul-1992 Indian National Congress
9) Shankar Dayal Sharma 25-Jul-1992 to 25-Jul-1997 Indian National Congress
10) Kocheril Raman
Narayanan
25-Jul-1997 to 25-Jul-2002 Independent
11) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 25-Jul-2002 to 25-Jul-2007 Independent
12) Pratibha Patil 25-Jul-2007 to 25-Jul-2012 Indian National Congress
13) Pranab Mukherjee 25-Jul-2012 to Till now Indian National Congress
Why water cannot put out fire of petrol burning in a container?
A. Because petrol has a property of absorbing
oxygen from water.
B. Because petrol is lighter than water.
C. Because petrol. is heavier than water.
D. Because petrol is highly inflammable.
Answer: B
functions of bank are governed by ?
A. Indian contract act
B. FEMA
C. traditions in India
D. Banking regulation act
Answer:D
Why water pipes are in danger of bursting in extremely cold weather ?
a. Because water pipes contract in extremely
cold weather.
b. Because water freezes and hence expands.
c. Because water exerts greater pressure at
lower temperatures.
d. Because short-range repulsive forces are
produced between water jand pipes.
Answer: B
Why does the moon not have an atmosphere ?
a. Because all its gases have been attracted
by the sun.
b. Because of extreme variations in
temperature on its surface.
c. Because the magnetosphere of the moon
does not allow any gas to enter its
atmosphere.
d. Because its gravitational pull is too weak to
hold down gases.
Answer: D
Why water cannot put out fire of petrol burning in a container?
A. Because petrol has a property of absorbing
oxygen from water.
B. Because petrol is lighter than water.
C. Because petrol. is heavier than water.
D. Because petrol is highly inflammable.
Answer: B
Which of the two is more elastic, rubber or steel ?
A. Rubber is more elastic than steel.
B. Steel is more elastic than rubber.
C. Both are equally elastic.
D. Only the rubber is elastic. Steel is a plastic
body.
Answer: B
Wednesday 11 September 2013
New 7 Wonders of the World
1. Taj Mahal — Agra, Uttar Pradesh,
India (AD 1632)
2. Chichen Itza — Yucatán Mexico( AD
800)
3. Christ the Redeemer — Rio de
Janeiro Brazil (AD 1926)
4. Colosseum — Rome, Italy (AD 70)
5. Great Wall of China — China (BC
700)
6. Machu Picchu — Cuzco Region, Peru
(AD 1438)
7. Petra —Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
(BC 312)
Intelligence Agencies World
CIA – America
M1-6 – United Kingdom
RAW- India
ISI – Pakistan
MSS – China
Mossad – Israel
ASIS – Australia
DGSE – France
FSB – Russia
BND – Germany
>>> SECURITY PRESSES in India <<<
1. Currency Note Press, Nasik (1928)
2. Bank Note Press, Dewas (1974)
3. Bharatiya Note Mudra Nigam, Salboni,
West Bengal ( 1995)
4. Bharatiya Note Mudra Nigam, Mysore,
Karnataka. (1995)
Security Paper Mill :
1. Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad
(1963)
Four mints in the country for the
production of coins :
1. Mumbai, Maharashtra
2. Alipore(Kolkata),West Bengal
3. Saifabad(Hyderabad), Andhra Pradesh
4. Noida, Uttar Pradesh
**Famous Books and Authors****
• Ramayana - Valmiki
• Mahabharatha - Vedavyasa
• Bhagavath Geetha - Vedavyasa
• Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippatu –
Thunjathu Ezhuthachan
• Krishnagatha – Cherussery
• Uthararamacharitham –
Bhavabhoothi
• Harshacharitha – Banabhatta
• Neethisathakam – Bharthruhari
• Meghdoot – Kalidasa
• Swapnavasavadatta - Bhasan
• Kumarasambhava – Kalidasa
• Abhijanana Sakundalam– Kalidasa
• Malavikagnimithra – Kalidasa
• Panchathantra – Vishnu Sharma
• Ramacharithamans – Tulasidas
• Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore
• Anandamath – Bankim Chandra
chatterji
• The Story of My experiments with
truth–
Mahatma Gandhi
• The discovery of India –Jawaharlal
Nehru
• Durgesha Nandini - Bankim Chandra
chatterji
• Godaan – Munshi Premchand
• Coolie – Mulk Raj Anand
• Odyssey – Homer
• Lliad – Homer
• Das Capital – Karl Marx
• Communist Manifesto – Marx and
Engels
• Crime and punishment –Dostoevsky
• War and Peace - Tolstoy
Some Amazing Facts...
1. China has more English speakers
than the United States.
2. Guinness Book of Records holds
the record for being the book most
stolen from Public Libraries
3. In Missouri, a man must have a
permit to shave.
4. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows; it
was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to
shave
them off!
5. The Nobel Peace Prize medal
depicts three naked men with their
hands on each other's shoulders!
6. It is estimated that millions of
trees in the world are accidentally
planted by squirrels that bury nuts
and then forget where they hid them!
7. Recycling one glass jar, saves
enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
8. There are more plastic flamingos in
the U.S, than real ones!
9. A company in Taiwan makes
Dinnerware out of wheat, so you can
eat your plate!
10. Thomas Edison, light bulb
inventor, was afraid of the dark!
11. President George W Bush was
once a cheerleader!
12. More Monopoly money is printed
in a year, than real money printed
throughout the world!
13. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the
flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American flag.
14. Canada is an Indian word
meaning 'Big Village'.
15. French was the official language
of England for over 600 years..
Tuesday 10 September 2013
The citizens of Commonwealth Countries, byvirtue of that citizen ship, have the status of
B. citizenship in India.
C. 'very important persons' in India.
D. all of these.
Answer: A
Which number fills this blank? 2, 5, 9, ____ , 20 , 27
Which number fills this blank?
2, 5, 9, ____ , 20 , 27
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 24
Answer: A
When will Speaker of Lok Sabha cast his vote?
When will Speaker of Lok Sabha cast
his vote?
A ) when votes are equal (TIE)
B ) On advise of President
C ) On advise of Supreme Court
D ) He never vote
Answer: A
Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
Which of the following countries is
not a member of SAARC?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Nepal
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bhhutan
Answer: C
First Things Do you Know?
DO U KNOW ?
1)The first mobile telephone was
made in 1973!
2)The first English dictionary was
written in 1755!
3)Goddess ship is the only word in the
English
language wth Triple letters.
4)The first word to ever be spoken on
the moon was “Okay.”
5)Golf the only sport played on the
moon on 6 February 1971 Alan
Shepard hit a
golf ball."
Production of CFC Gas which is proposed to be banned in India is used in which of the following domestic Products...?
Production of CFC Gas which is
proposed to be banned in India is
used in which of the following
domestic Products...?
a. Television
b. Refrigerator
c. Tubelight
d. Cooking Gas
Answer: B
The Constitution of India was adopted by the
The Constitution of India was adopted by the
a. Constituent Assembly of India.
b. People of India.
c. Lok Sabha.
d. Raiya Sabha.
Answer: A
On 29th August, 1947 the Constituent Assembly of India appointed a Drafting Committee. Who was the Chairman of this Committee?
On 29th August, 1947 the Constituent
Assembly of India appointed a Drafting
Committee. Who was the Chairman of this
Committee?
a. Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
c. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
d. Shri K.M. Munshi.
Answer: B
Which of the following word is correctly Spelled?
Which of the following word is correctly
Spelled?
A. Eastacy
B. Hairdoe
C. Deceased
D. Debter
Answer: C
Aishwarya Rai crowned Miss World
Aishwarya Rai crowned Miss World in
the year?
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
Answer: C
International Literacy Day by UNESCO
September 8 was proclaimed
International Literacy Day by UNESCO
on November 17, 1965. It was first
celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to
highlight the importance of literacy to
individuals, communities and
societies.
Monday 9 September 2013
Glaucoma is the disease of ?
Glaucoma is the disease of-
a. Chest
b. Ear
c. Eye
d. None of these
Answer: C
Which virus cause swine flu?
Which virus cause swine flu?
A. H1N1
B. H1N5
C. H5N1
D. NONE OF THESE
Answer: A
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by ?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
Answer: Option B
The Battle of Plassey was fought in ?
The Battle of Plassey was fought in ?
A. 1757
B. 1782
C. 1748
D. 1764
Answer: Option A
The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of ?
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Ganga and Yamuna
Answer: Option B