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Who is author of Mein Kampf/ zweites buch

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Recently elected Iran's president is _______ ? Hassan Rouhani Exobiology deals with the study of a.External Characters of living organisms b.Life on the surface of the Earth c.Life in the Outer layers of atmosphere d.Life in other planets and space Astrobiologyisthestudyoftheorigin,evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe Capital of Chile is ______

Santiago TheTelriverflowsinNabarangpur,Kalahandi,Balangir,SonpurDistrictofOdisha, India. Tel is an


important tributary of Mahanadi. The Nalanda University was founded by, Patna Gupta Kings akrditya.

The temperate grasslands in South America are known as Pampas


Capital of Colombia is _____

Bogota
Badrinath is situated on the bank of river Alaknanda Regional rural banks I have limited area of operation II have free access to liberal refinance facilities from NABARD III are required to lend only to weaker sections. The capital of Peru is _______ Lima On which day, Standard day is celebrated

Oct-14
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2012 - Narendra Kohli for his novel "NA BHOOTO NA BHAVISHYATI


Who had deciphered the brahmi script in1838

james princep The best-known Brahmi inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India,
Spectacles used for viewing 3D films have a) Bifocal Lens b) Convex lens c) Concave Lens d) Polaroids

Which film won the 2013 Oscars for the Best Picture Argo Which type/types of pen uses/use capillary action in addition to gravity for flow of ink

Fountain Pen onlywomenwhowonnobelprizeforhercontributioninECONOMICS Elinor Ostrom "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Key are three _____ colours Process,Monitor,Special, Spot (Printer) BRBNMPL" STANDS FOR

bharatiyareservebanknotemudranprivatelimitedestablishedon1995 The reserve bank established BRBNMPL in Feb 1995 as a wholly owned subsidiary to augment the production of bank notes in India and to enable bridging of the gap between supply and demand for bank notes in the country. THE BRBNMPL has been registered as a Public Limited Company under the Companies ACT, 1956 with its registered and Corporate office at Bengaluru. The Company manages two Presses, one at Mysore in Karnataka and the other ar Salboni in West Bengal PVC - param vir chakra ( highest gallantry award during wartime) MVC - mahavir chakra ( second highest gallantry award during wartime) VC - Vir chakra (third highest gallantry award during wartime) Ashoka Chakra - ( highest gallantry award during peacetime) kirti chakra shauraya chakra PVSM - param vishist seva medal (awarded for distinguished service of the most exceptional order). AVSM - ati vishist seva medal (awarded for distinguished service of the exceptional order) VSM - vishist seva medal SM - sena medal Who is the author of Land Of Seven Rivers-A brief history of India 's Geography
A.P.J Abdul Kalam B.)Sanjeev Sanyal C)Shashi tharoor D) Deborah levi

Who author "The meaning of luck" Steve Waugh who is the author of "development as freedom"? Amarty Sen Drain theory"in India is associated with Dadabhai Nowroji drain of wealth from India into England through colonial rule The Oscar Award was won 26 times by? Walt Disney
The first bank in India to be given an ISO Certification The first bank in Northern India to get ISO 9002 certification for their selected branches

The first Indian bank to have been started solely with Indian capital The first among the private sector banks in Kerala to become a scheduled bank in 1946 under the RBI Act

India's oldest, largest and most successful commercial bank, offering the widest possible range of domestic, international and NRI products and services, through its vast network in India and overseas

India's second largest private sector bank and is now the largest scheduled commercial bank in India

Bank which started as private shareholders banks, mostly Europeans shareholders

The first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974 The oldest Public Sector Bank in India having branches all over India and serving the customers for the last 132 years The first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians Bank of India was founded in 1906 in Mumbai. It became the first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974.

The deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes Berri Berri Scurvy Dermatits Phynoderma In Danish this means Krating Daeng . Which syrup is been referred to which was initially used as a medicine redbull Taste is the weakest of the five senses Which part of toungue bears cells for sour taste Shivaji was declared as King in the year The Carbon di-oxide content in the air that we inhale is abt. 0.04% And exhale it is 4% Vitamin E is particularly imortant for
Developent of Teeth b) Carbohydrate metabolism c) Normal activity of sex glands d) General health of rpithelical tissues The hair of shaving brush clings together when removed from water due to a) Surface Tension b) Viscosity c) Elasticity d) Friction In severe winter,in cold countries water pipes burst because a) water expands on freezing b) contaction of water pipes c) high atmospheric pressure d) combined effect of all of the above

Who among the following was captured and hanged by the British after the sepoy Mutiny Tatya Tope
Detergents clean surfaces on the Principle of a) Viscosity b) Surface Tension c) Elasticity d) Floatation Mineral constituent of Chlorophyll is a) Iron b) Magnesium c) Calcium d) Potassium

Blood Pressure (B.P.) is controlled by a) Adrenal Gland b) Thyroid Gland c) Thymus d) Corpus luteum Motolov cocktail is a a) Meeting b) council c) drink d) grenade also known as a Petrol Bomb, Fire Bomb First used by Finns Ventilators are provided near the ceiling of the room because a) the exhaled warmer sir rises up & goes out b) these provide cross ventilation in the room c) these provide some sunlight in the room d) these do not look nice in the lower part

US has been the largest importer of Oil but has now been overtaken by number 2 position by a) India b) China c) France d) Singapore Which is the most irrigated State in India? A. Bihar B. Punjab C. Andhra Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh when the Andhra-pradesh state established ?The Gentlemen Agreement 1) 1948 2) 1951 3) 1956 4) 1961
Which is the first bank in India to introduce ATM

HSBC

Which among the following is the only place in India, where Chinese Fishing Nets are used outside China? (A)Pondicherry (B)Kochi (C)Kolkata (D)Bhubneshwar (E)Veraval Who is the first chief justice of india Hiralal Kania Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ? (A) Suez Canal (B) Panama Canal (C) Palk Strait (D) Strait of Gibraltar, Mediterranean Sea The Panchayat Raj is a A. Onetier System B. Twotier System C. Threetier System D. Fourtier Syste
326 B.C. -- Battle of Hydaspas ------ Porus loses to Alexander...

Jharkhand a. Elephants 2. Rajsthan b. Chinkara 3. Tripura c. Langur 4. Maharashtra d. giant squirrel Domestic cooking gas (Butane) is __kg filled under __ Pressure. Aarti Saha - Swimming, First Asian Woman to cross the english channel Geeth Sethi - Billards la Manche/ English Channel *** an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic 1. The God of Small Things a.Arundhati Roy 2. Train to Pakistan b. Khushwant Singh 3. Ghaban c. Munshi Premchand 4. Midnight's Children d. Salman Rushdie 1. First President of India - Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 2. First Woman President ofIndia - Mrs. Pratibha Patil 3. First Vice President ofIndia - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. 4. First Muslim President ofIndia - Dr. Zakir Hussain. 5. First Sikh President of India - Giani Jail Singh. 6. First Prime Minister of India - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

7. First Woman Prime Minister ofIndia - Mrs. Indira Gandhi. 8. First Speaker of the Lok Sabha - G.V. Mavlankar. 9. First Chief Justice ofIndia Justice - H.L. Kania. 10. First Chairman of the Rajaya Sabha - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. 11. First Woman Governor of a State - Mrs. Sarojini Naidu. 12 First Woman Chief Minister - Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani. 13. First Woman Central Minister -Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. 14. First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Mrs. Shanno Devi. 15. First Woman IAS Officer - Anna George. 16. First Woman IPS Officer - Kiran Bedi. 17. First Woman Advocate - Carnelia Sorabji. 18. First Woman Judge - Anna Chandi. 19. First Woman Judge of High Court - Anna Chandi. 20. First Woman Judge of Supreme Court - M. Fathima Beevi. 21. First Woman Chief Justice of High Court - Justice Leela Seth. 22. First Chairman of Planning Commission - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. 23. First Chairman of Finance Commission - K.C. Niyogi. 24. First Acting Prime Minister of India - Guljari Lal Nanda. 25. First Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha - M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar. 26. First recognised leader of opposition in Lok Sabha - Y.V. Chavan. 27. First recognised leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha - Lokpati Tripathi. 28. First Lok Sabha Election - 1952 29. First Chief Election Commissioner of India - Sukumar Sen. 30. First Woman Chief Election Commissioner of India - Smt. V.S. Rama Devi.

Name the famous footwear retailer, who has set up a new retail format to sell affordable fashion footwear and accessories targeted at young adults under Footin brand? BATA headquarters located in Lausanne, Switzerland. heT.&A.BaaShoeCompanywasfoundedin1894inZln(thenAustro-HungarianEmpire,today theCzechRepublic)byTomBaa

Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are Binaries Ranbaxy was been sued by UCB global pharma company 4 which drugs patent Lacosamide Tablets SOTC - sita online tourism corporation AT&T - telecom giant CRY - child rights & you NGO ORG.MARG - Market reseach firm india Who is the new president of Asian Football Confederation? [A]Yousaf Al-Serkal [B]Mohammed Bin Hammam [C]Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa [D]Worawi Makudi The Future is Asia HQ - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Which Indian Player won the Malaysia Open Grand Prix-2013 Sindhu Who is the first female judge of supreme court ..?? Fateema Bivi the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary.
Where in the North-East India would we find this famous epitaph "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow We Gave Our Today " ?

Kohima The battles of Imphal and Kohima saw the British and Indian forces, under the overall command of Lieutenant-General William Slim, repel the Japanese invasion of India and helped turned the tide of the war in the Far East.
The world's highest waterfalls is located in which country ? a.New Zealand b.Venezuela,AngelFalls c.South Africa d.USA Which of the following animals was not native to India ? A. Elephant B. Horse C. Rhinoceros D. Tiger

Which country became the first South Asian country to ban testing of cosmetic products on Animals? a. Pakistan b. India c. Sri Lanka d. Maldives Trophy Related to Badminton 1-Thoms Cup - Men 2-Uber Cup - Women 3-Narang Cup

Who among the following is the new CEO of the HCL Technologies Ltd.? [A]T. K. Kurien [B]Girish. S. Paranjape [C]Suresh Vaswani [D]Anant Gupta The famous colourful Mangalagiri sari/fabrics are made in [A]Karnataka [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Andhra Pradesh [D]Kerala Recently, in which among the following countries, the Qadri movement was held? [B]Pakistan Saina Nehwal secured the second position in the latest Badminton World Federation Rankings. Who among the following is in the first position? Li Xuerui - China Which of the following agencies regulate the commodity market in India? (A) NCDEX (Online) National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (B) SEBI (C) Forward Market Commission (D) MCX (E) NASDAQ

Who invented sim card and at which year? the first SIM card was made in 1991, Munich smart card maker Giesecke & Devrient(most likely the inventors) Name the book recently released amrtya sen and also his co-author? An Uncertain Glory; India and its Contradictions by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen Who won 100th tour de france? 1.marcel kittle 2.naio quintana 3.christ froome GBR 4. Lance armstrong Recently, the 10th Knowledge Millennium Summit was inaugurated by President of India in ___________? New Delhi Which among the following NGO prepares the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pratham The pioneer of Communism in India was Narendra Nath "Naren" Bhattacharya, later known as M. N. Roy

The famous 'Angkor Vat' temple is situated in which of the following South-East Asian country
Cambodia( Phnom Penh)

is a Hindu, then subsequently Buddhist temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'? Surya Sen CEO Wipro, Tagline: Applying Thought T K Kurien
Which of the following celebration is observed by worshipping tools?

(A)Mahatma Jyotoiba Phule Jayanati (B)Vishwakarma Jayanti (C)Parashurama Jayanti (D)Prajapati Jayanti (E)None of them

Since Vishwakarma is the divine engineer of the world. As a mark of reverence, he is not only worshiped by the engineering and architectural community but also by all professionals. It is customary for craftsmen to worship their tools in his name. September 15, Sir, Visvesvaraya Infosys was the 1st Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ, Which was the 2nd? POWERED BY INTELLECT, DRIVEN BY VALUES A. Rediff B. SIFY C. TCS,Tagline: Exprience Certainity D. WIPRO Infosys Technologies was the first company to get listed in 1999. This was followed by Sify in 1999, rediff.com in 2000.
NYSE listed 8 Indian companies 1. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd 2. HDFC Bank Limited 3. ICICI Bank Limited 4. Infosys Limited 5. Sterlite Industries (India) Limited 6. Tata Communications Limited 7. Wipro Limited 8. Tata Motors Limited NASDAQ listed 3 Indian Companies 1. Sify Technologies Limited 2. MakeMyTrip Limited 3. Rediff.com India Limited The Swaythling Cup is associated with which of the following sports? (A) Lawn Tennis (B) Golf (C) Table Tennis Corbillion cup, Jayalaxmi cup (D) Hockey Who among the following is the Director General of World Trade Organisation [A]Pascal Lamy [B]Herminio Blanco [C]Taeho Bark [D]Robert Carvalho de Azevedo... Nonstop caring is the punch line associated with which of the following airlines? (A) Malaysian Airlines,Going Beyond Expectations (B) Air Mauritius (C) Air France (D) British Airways,slogan To Fly. To Serve will replace it's former motto 'The World's Favourite Airline' "Go the distance" is the punch line of ...................?? Apollo tyres Who among the following is the only Finance Minister of India who is known to have tabled the Union budget twice on his birthday?

(A)T. T. Krishnamachari (B)Morarji Desai (C)Yashwantrao Chavan (D)P Chidambaram (E)Pranab Mukherjee In which of the following years was the Indian Rupee devalued for the first time? (A) 1949 (B) 1955 (C) 1966 (D) 1974 Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of a) tabla b) sarod c) flute d) sitar Who is the BRAND AMBASSADOR of REEBOK? 1. AKSHAY KUMAR 2.SHAHID KAPOOR 3.JOHN ABRAHAM 4.MS DHONI

Who among the following has been elected as President of 68th session of UN General Assembly? [A]John W. Ashe Antigua and Barbuda' [B]Vuk Jeremic [C]Ban Ki Moon [D]Evan Schneider... The headquarters of Forward Market Commission is located in _______ (A) New Delhi (B) Lucknow (C) Mumbai (D) Kolkata (E) Chennai

Who among the following is the author of the novel The Garden of Evening Mists? [A]Hilary Mantel [B]Tan Twang Eng [C]Rose Tremain [D]Pat Barker... Who is the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India? [A]S K Roy [B]Thomas Mathew [C]D K Mehrotra [D]Sushobhan Sarkar MERCHANTS CUP IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT ? (A) HORSE RACING (B) FOOT BALL (C) TENNIS (D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production first in China before supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The French Ambassador to India Francois Richier announced that Areva will facilitate two reactors to China. These reactors are under construction. Jaitapur,Maharashtra Name the body of Afghanistan appointed by Hamid Karzai to negotiate with elements of the Taliban for Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. a) High Peace Council b) Peace Council of Afghanistan c) Afghanistan peace Council d) The Peace Council for Afghan negotiation Afghanistan High Peace Council Who is the current chief justice of India.... 1 Altmas Kabeer 2 P Sadashivam 3 S H kapadiya 4 Y K sabarwal In which state of India is located the Saddam Beach ? (A)Tamil Nadu (B)Kerala (C)Maharastra (D)Goa (E)Karnataka Duma is the parliament of Germany, Bundestag Russia Israel,Knesset France British Parliament,Westminster Parliamentorsimply"Westminster" TheHouseofLordsistheupperhouseoftheParliamentoftheUnitedKingdom.LiketheHouseof Commons, it meets in thePalace of Westminster. Which among the following cities is the host of World Economic Forum (WEF) India 2013 meet in November? [A]Bangalore [B]Chennai [C]Kochi [D]Mumbai In which of the following country, the 39th G-8 summit concluded recently? [A]UK [B]Russia [C]USA [D]France According to latest air traffic figures, which of the following company has maximum share in domestic aviation market? [A]Jet Airways [B]IndiGo [C]Spice Jet [D]GoAir The Inga dam is the world's largest proposed hydropower project. In which country this dam is being constructed? [A]South Africa

[B]Democratic Republic of the Congo [C]Nigeria [D]Kenya Carrefour is a French retail company pharmaceutical company automobile company logistics company Capital of Vietnam is ___ ? Honoi

India's first Yoga University was recently inaugurated at___: [A]Ahmadabad [B]Bengaluru [C]Bhopal [D]Hyderabad What is the code name of the rescue operation conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) in badly affected area of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh by heavy rain? [A]Operation Sannad [B]Operation Rahat [C]Operation Ganges [D]Operation Relief The famous book 'Made in America' discusses about which companys business? GE Walmart Dell Apple Edward Snowden has sought asylum in which of the following countries? 1. Bolivia 2. Russia 3. Ecuador 4. India The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the: (Black Pagoda) (A) Maratha Dynasty (B) Chola Dynasty (C) Ganga Dynasty, Odisha (D) Vijaynagar Empire Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration ? A. Chlorine B. Sulphur dioxide C. Phosphine D. Ammonia Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons. a) CERN, Geneva European Organization for Nuclear Research b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India c) NASA, US d) Neutrino Observatory, India

Aspirin is the common name of A. salicylic acid B. salicylate C. methyl salicylate D. acetyl salicylic acid WHICH INDIAN CITY HAS SIX INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARKS Surat RED DATA BOOK" PUBLISHED BY IUCN CONTAINS LIST OF: (1) ENDEMIC SPECIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS . (2) THREATENED SPECIES (3) PROTECTED SPECIES (4) EXTINCT SPECIES . International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Who among the following is the recipient of India Abroad Publishers Special Award for Excellence 2012? [A]Sharmila Tagore [B]Amrit Singh [C]Ani Bera [D]Meera jain

WHICH AIRWAY INTRODUCED "CASH ON DELIVERY " OPTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH "GHAR PAY" ? (A)AIR INDIA (B) AIR ASIA,Now Everyone Can Fly, Kuala Lumpur (C) JET AIRWAYS,The Joy of Flying (D) INDIGO, parent company interglobe enterprises Indian-American to be elected to the US congress. Putting News First is the punchline of CNBC India BBC World Times Now CNNIBN Which among the following is sometimes known as "Third Pole"? (A)Hudson Highlands (B)Rocky Mountains (C)Severny Island ice cap (D)Siachen Glacier ________ is the longest tunnel in the country Pir Pinjal aka Banihal railway tunnel (J & K)

Which one of the following navigable lake is located at the highest altitude in the world? [A]Lake Maracaibo [B]Lake Titicaca (Border of Peru and Bolivia) [C]Lake Baikal [D]Lake Superior Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.

a) MS Office 2009 b) MS Office 365 c) MS Office 2013 d) MS Office 2010 Which famous International footballer was named as the richest footballer of the world, according to the Goal Rich List 2013? a) Ronaldo b) Diego Maradona c) Lionel Messi d) David Beckham Qantas Airways belongs to A. Australia B. Germany C. France D. New Zealand Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", Qantas is Australia's largest airline, the oldest continuously operated airline in the world and the second oldest in the world overall Spirit of Australia You're the reason we fly
There is 1 place in India where the security paper to print bank note is manufactured. It is called Security paper mill, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh.

Which Switzerland based Tennis Player defeated Spains David Ferrer in the final match to win ATP World Tour, Portugal Open 2013 title at Oeiras on 5 May 2013. a) Andy Murray b) Novak Djokovic c) Rafael Nadal d) Stanislas Wawrinka Name the government Body which will Provide Financial Assistance to Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation, in Imphal a) National Sports Development Fund b) Sports Development Council c) All India Council of Sports Development d) Sports Committee of India Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors? (A)Alamgir II (B)Muhammad Shah (C)Bahadur Shah Zafar II (D)Farrukhsiyar

bestoweduponMirzaGhalibthetitleof"Dabir-ul-Mulk"
Which mobile company on 28 January 2013 launched a product called One Nation, One Rate which offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming? a) Airtel b) Vodafone c) Idea d) Aircel The color "Carmine" is a shade of which among the following colors? (A)Red (B)Blue (C)Yellow

(D)Green The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty on gold to what percent from the 6 percent? a) 7 Percent b) 9.5 Percent c) 8 Percent d) 7.5 Percent Who among the following is considered to be the first member of the Sikh diaspora? (A)Maharaja Dalip Singh (B)Maharaja Sher Singh (C)Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh (D)Maharaja Kharak Singh (E)None of the above

Who among the following is the first and only chief of naval staff who was sacked while still serving? (A)Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat (B)Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas (C)Admiral Vishnu Baghwat (D)Admiral Madhvendra Singh (E)Admiral R.H Tahiliani Kallol was the name of one of the most influential movements in which among the following literatures? (A)Gujarati (B)Bangla (C)Punjabi (D)Haryanvi (E)Maithili The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months? a) Punj Lloyd Group b) Lanco Infratech Limited c) Larsen & Toubro d) IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd Which Indian state was ranked at number 32 or the worst position in the crucial environmental parameters of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evolved by Planning Commission? a) Maharashtra b) Goa c) Sikkim d) Delhi

Delhis cumulative score was 0.4246 in comparison to 0.7696 of the top ranker, Andhra Pradesh. Delhis rank was 32 among various states and union territories. The best performing states with their scores are as follows: Andhra Pradesh: 0.7696

Sikkim: 0.7478 Himachal Pradesh: 0.7414

Madhya Pradesh: 0.7334 Maharashtra: 0.7167 - See more at: http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/capital-of-indiaranked-at-worst-position-in-the-crucial-environmental-parameters-13620369011#sthash.6QlajgoZ.dpuf


In which year , Dakshin Gangotri, India's first settlement in Antarctica got buried in Ice? (A)1986 (B)1989 (C)1990 (D)1991 (E)1993 The construction work started just after the landing in Antarctica on December 27, 1983. The team completed its major task of constructing the permanent station by February 25, 1984 in a time of eight weeks which was a world record. The station was then named as Dakshin Gangotri Lateron,anotherpermanentstation,Maitri,wasestablishedin1989

Which of the following trophies is related with the game of Football Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a football tournament held in honour of the Malaysian National Day. Indira Col makes the 3-point boundary between which of the following countries? (A)Indian, Nepal, China (B)India, Pakistan, China (C)India, Myanmar, China (D)India, Bhutan, china TheIndiraCol(altitude5,764metres(18,911ft))isacolontheIndiraRidgeintheSiachen MuztaghintheKarakoramRange.Itiswithinacouplekilometersofatripointwhereterritories controlled by India, Pakistan and China meet Where is located Nirmal Hridaya (A)Bangalore (B)New Delhi (C)Kolkata (D)Varanasi (E)Lucknow Mother Teresa and Nirmal Hriday: the miracle of joy in the house of the dying Jadugoda mines are famous for: (A) iron ore (B) mica deposits (C) gold deposits (D) uranium deposits uranium deposits Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand Which one of the following is not a constitutional body? (A) Election Commission (B) Union Public Service Commission (C) Planning Commission (D) Finance Commission In which state is located "Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health"? (A)Kerala

(B)Tamilnadu (C)West Bengal (D)Goa (E)Karnataka What is Carbamide? (A)A Pesticide (B)A Fertilizer (C)A Textile Dye (D)An Explosive (E)A Fuel

Who committed the most daring murder of Sir Curzen Wyllie in 1907 in a public meeting in London? (A) B.N. Dutta (B) M.L. Dhingra (C) Sardar Ajit Singh (D) S.C. Abhijit The famous Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 started from which of the following countries? (A)Myanmar (B)Thailand (C)Cambodia (D)Malaysia TomYamKung Thai baht Justice Malimath Committee report 2003 is related to the reforms in ___: [A]Hindu Personal Law [B]Criminal Justice System [C]Judicial Appointments [D]Taxation Law Who is Gunjan Gundaniya ? Parle - G Girl

The Eravikulam National Park in the Western Kerala is famous for which among the following fauna? [A]Elephants [B]Nilgiri Tahr [C]Tiger [D]Lion-tailed Monkey Recently, which of the following cities of United States was making news for Largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in US? [A]Detroit [B]Michigan [C]Texas [D]California RBI fined _____ banks for violating KYC and Anti-money laundering norms of Rs.____ 1. 20, 39.5 crore 2. 22, 49.5 crore 3. 21, 38.5 crore 4. 22, 45 crore Which among the following is / are biodiversity hotspots in India?

1. Western Ghat 2. Eastern Himalayas 3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4. Sunderban The Dongria Khondh are indigenous tribal groups living in which of the following state? [A]Bihar [B]Jharkhand [C]Odisha [D]Tripura

Where did the researchers in February 2013 detected water traces inside the crystalline structure? a) Mars b) Sun c) Earth d) Moon India dropped itself nine places in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index 2013, which is the lowest since 2002.India was ranked at which position in context of World Press Freedom Index 2013? a) 149 b) 131 c) 79 d) 140

As per the latest data (June, 2013), India ranks _____ in terms of number of internet users. [A]First [B]Second [C]Third [D]Fourth Capital of Kazakhstan is ________ Astana GOOGLE :- Global Organisation Of Oriented Group Language of Earth HP :- Hewlett-Packard IBM:- International Business Machines Corporation WIPRO:- Western India Product Limited GE:- General Electric INFOSYS:- Information System TCS:- Tata Consultancy Services AOL:- American Online BPL:- British Process Laboratory INTEL:- Integrated Electronics CISCO:- Computer Information System Company AMD:- Advance micro devices LENOVO:- LE(Legend),NOVO(New) COMPAQ:- Compatibility And Quality LG:- Lifes Good Name the Italian sculptor and painter who is famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine chapel (Vatican)? a) Michelangelo b) Pablo Picasso c) Leonardo da Vinci

d) Vangog Who wrote the preface to the English translation of Gitanjali? a) WB Yeasts b) Shelly c) TS Eliot d) Rabindranath Tagore Who among the following national leaders have won the highest civilian honours of Pakistan i.e Nishan-e-Pakistan? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Morarji Desai c) Lal Bahadur Shastri d) Indira Gandhi "Rainbow Coalition" is a term derived from the politics and policies of: A) Barack Obama B)Mitt Romney C) A.B Vajpayee D)Pranab Mukherjee Recently, Kharchi Festival kick-started in which among the following states? [A]Tripura [B]Odisha [C]Punjab [D]Himachal Pradesh Kharchi puja is the worship of earth that sustains mankind with all her resources. Which Company recently withdrawn their $5.3 billion Steel project from karnataka....?? 1. Arcelor-Mittal 2. Tata Steel 3. POSCO 4. Jindal Steels. But Posco is proceeding with a planned $12bn plant in eastern Orissa state, which has faced similar protests. Which among the following sectors has been approved by RBI recently to avail External Commercial borrowings (ECBs)? [A]Telecom [B]Infrastructure [C]Banking [D]Low cost housing

World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has scrapped its 12 billion dollar steel plant project in __? [A]Madhya Pradesh [B]Karnataka [C]Odisha [D]West Bengal Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal "The train to Pakistan" book author name ____. Khushwant Singh

Which one of the following is the Indias first dedicated Navigation satellite launched recently? [A]IRNSS-1A

[B]IRNSS-1B [C]INRSS-1A [D]INRSS-1B ________was added into the European Union (EU) on July 1, 2013 making the total number of member states in the EU to 28 Croatia The difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency is known as ___: [A]Foreign Exchange Reserves [B]Current Account Deficit [C]Fiscal Deficit [D]Balance of Payments Who said Education is the best contraceptive for population stabilisation ? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) Sam Pitroda (C) Som Nath Chatterjee (D)) Pranab Mukherjee Which among the following dates has been fixed as Nelson Mandela International Day? [A]July 16 [B]July 17 [C]July 18 [D]July 19 According to Buddhist tradition, the fifth Buddha, that is yet to come is__? [A]Amitabha [B]Maitreya [C]Manjusri [D]Vajrapani Name all the 5 buddhas The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in____? [A]Beijing [B]Moscow [C]Sydney [D]Dhaka Recently, which one of the following country has given final approval to join Eurozone? [A]Romania [B]Poland [C]Latvia (18th) [D]Lithuania Official mascot of 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP is 1)Footix 2)Fuleco the Armadillo 3)Wenlock and Mandeville 4)Matryoshka doll Epi center is related to _______ ?? Earthquake

Who among the following has been honoured with 2013 Indian Business Leader of the Year? [A]Sanjiv Goenka

[B]Anil Agarwal [C]Ajim Premji [D]Mukesh Ambani What is Indias present rank in the Renewable Energy Index? [A]5 [B]8 [C]13 [D]16 Approximately, what fraction of Indias total exports is contributed by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector ? [A]20% [B]30% [C]40% [D]45% What is the current share of manufacturing sector in GDP? [A]14.5% [B]16% [C]18% [D]21% When is International Olympic Day celebrated every year? a.June 5 b.June 23 c.February 1 d.October 11 Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Indias independence? a) Winston Churchill b) Clement Atlee c) Ramsay Macdonald d) Lord Mountbatten According to Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, which of the following marketplaces is the worlds most expensive office market? [A]Hong Kong (Central) [B]Nariman Point [C]Londons West End [D]Connaught Place The campaign named Start Searching India has been launched by ____? [A]Google [B]Yahoo [C]Rediff [D]MSN Which one of the following is the theme for Statistics Day-2013? [A]Labour and Employment statistics [B]Children in India statistics [C]Employment and Poverty statistics [D]Poverty and Unemployment statistics Who among the following has been appointed as President of NASSCOM? [A]R Chandrashekar, President [B]K V Kamath

[C]Krishnakumar Natarajan, Chairman [D]Srinivasan National Association of Software and Services Companies, 1988, Transform Business, Transform India, Motto Which of the following country is all set to send a robot-astronaut to the space that can communicate with humans? [A]Japan [B]Russia [C]USA [D]China Kirobo Vikas Gowda, who clinched Indias first gold at Asian Meet is associated with which of the following Athletic sports? [A]Discus Throw [B]High Jump [C]Javelin Throw [D]Wrestling held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, India The competition was originally set to take place in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of the state, ordered the removal of Sri Lanka Which of the following organization publishes the World Investment Report annually? [A]WTO [B]UNCTAD, United Nations Conference Trade and Development [C]World Bank [D]IMF Who among the following has been appointed as 40th Chief Justice of India? [A]Justice G S Singhvi [B]Justice R M Lodha [C]Justice H L Dattu [D]Justice P Sathasivam Who among the following has been elected as president of Asian Athletic Associations? [A]Suresh Kalmadi [B]Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad [C]Adille Sumariwala [D]C K Valson Which of the following place is the venue for 2014 winter Olympics? [A]Sochi, Russia [B]Tokyo, Japan [C]Canberra, Australia [D]Zurich, Switzerland the Polar Bear the European Hare the Amur Leopard 1.WHAT IS FLYLEAF?? 2. PERMANENT SECRETARY OF SAARC IS LOCATED AT 3. SHIMLA CONFERENCE IS HELD AT (A.1942 B.1943 C.1944 D.1945) 4. NOW KALINGAR IS KNOWN AS

5. TUGHLAQ RULED DELHI AFTER THE THRONE OF __________ 6. WATER WATER AND WATER EVERYWHERE WATER BUT NOT A DRIP OF WATER TO DRINK SAID BY WHICH AUTHOR?? Sanskrit is the local language ->Shivamogga (Karnataka) World hapetite day and hindi divas celebrated on? 28th July & 414th Sept Which one of the following was the last state to be formed in India? a) Chattisgarh b) Jharkhand c) Uttaranchal d) Goa The first English newspaper in India was started by? a. Dadabhai Naoroji b. JA Hickey c. Lord William Bentinck d. Rabindranath Tagore
Hicky's Bengal Gazette

Who is the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court? a) Fatima Bibi b) Anna Chandi c) Leila Seth d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur ACRONYM FOR MAD??? (NICL) MutualAssuredDestruction Who asserted that the end will justify the means? a) Adolf Hitler b) Ronald Reagan c) Machiavelli d) Subhash Chandra Bose What is the term of the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council? a) One year b) Two years c) Three years d) Six months What term is associated when "when a product sells more because the price of it has been increased" ? giffengoods.goodswhichshownegativecorrelationbetweenpriceandquantitypurchasedieas price rises demand for goods increases. When did India Join the International Tsunami Warning System? 1 2005 2 2007 3 2006 4 2004 Which of the following is an indirect tax?

[a] Wealth tax [b] Corporation tax [c] Excise duty [d] Capital gains tax A formal evaluation of an individuals or companys credit history and capability of repaying obligations is known as a) amortization b) credit rating c) cash credit d) current ratio The partition of Bengal took place in a) 1856 b) 1885 c) 1905 d) 1914 Who was the first Asian to become the Secretary General of the UN? a) Trygve Lie b) Dag Hammarskjold c) U Thant , burmese d) Dr Kurt Waldheim Boutros Boutros-Ghali, African kofi annan, Africa Who designed the famous assault rifle AK 47? a) Paul Harris b) Mikhail Kalashnikov c) Gary Kirsten d) Kenneth Kaunda Who was the first winner of the Booker Prize? a) William Golding b) PH Newby , Something to Answer For having received the inaugural award in 1969. c) JM Coetzee d) Peter Carey White House is the official residence of the US President. Whose official residence is called the Elysee Palace? a) North Korean President b) South Korean President c) Vietnamese President d) French President Facts About Indian Currency * The first coins were minted (made) around 2500 years ago. * Paper money was first used in China over 1000 years ago. * The first "rupee was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri. It was based on a ratio of 40 copper pieces (paisa) per rupee. * Udaya K Dharmalingam is the designer of the Indian rupee Symbol, which was adopted by the Government of India in 2010.

* From 1953, Hindi was displayed prominently on the new notes. * The Government of India took over the issue of bank notes in 1861 from the Private and Presidency Banks. * The first series of coins with theIndian rupee symbol was launched on 8 July, 2011. * The first 1000 Rs Note was introduced in 2000. * The first 20 Rs and 5 Rs note was introduced in 2001. * Decimalization started in 1957 and the rupee was divided into 100 Naye Paise. * Total 15 Languages (Apart from English & hindi) are printed in Indian Rupee Note. They are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Panjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. * In India, the first paper bank note was published by Bank of Hindustan in 1770.

* The current Mahatma Gandhi series of bank notes stared from 1996 with new series of 10Rs notes. * Indian coins are produced in 4 cities: Noida, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata. The coins produce from each city puts an identification mark under the year of issue. Coins produced in Noida have a dot mark, Mumbai have diamond mark, Hyderabad have star mark and coin produce from Kolkata have nothing beneath the year. CreditcardswerefirstusedintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s. Land of the Golden Pagoda: A)Bhutan B)Nepal C)Myanmar D)Thailand Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands? archipelago [a] 25 [b] 27 [c] 32 [d] 36 The most important All India Nationalist Organisation before the Congress was (a) The East India Association (b) The Indian Association of Calcutta (c) The Bombay Presidency Association (d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha The world's wettest continent is [a] Europe [b] South America [c] Asia [d] North America Bbcozofamazonrainforests The National Green Tribunal on 31 May 2013 gave approval to Sterlite Industries Ltd for operating which plant in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu? a) Copper Plant

b) Electricity Plant c) Uranium Plant d) Nuclear Plant the UK-based Vedanta Group company A government is classified as federal or unitary on the basis of1.Relations between the centre and states 2.Relations between the executive and the legislature 3.Relations between three organs of government 4.None of these
Shashi Kant Sharma : 12th CAG of India

who is "Father of the mouse" died recently??? Douglas Engelbart Jnanpith Award : Telegu author Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja Dada Saheb Phalke Award : Veteran Actor Pran Kirti Chakra : Major Anup Joseph Manjali Outstanding Parliamentary Award : BJP Leader Arun Jaitley, Congress MP Karan Singh and JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav Malcolm Adieseshiah Award : JNU Professor Gopal Narayan guru Whitley Award (Green Oscar) : Indian wildlife biologist Dr. Aparajita Datta IMF forecast for Global Growth in 2013 is ____ %. [a] 3.6 [b] 4.2 [c] 5.6 [d] 6.0 Q4. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Ans. Pakistan Q6. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Ans. Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in thelanguagesofIndia Which ministry has launched the My India Initiative? Ans. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Who became the youngest winner of a womens European Tour Golf event? Ans. Lydia Ko Which bank publishes the Purchasing Managers Index in India from time to time? Ans. HSBC What is the name of the bionic man that is recently uneveiled? Ans. Rex

Vajpayee Arogya Yojana is the flagship health insurance scheme of which state government? Ans. Karnataka WhichcountryisprovidingPilatustraineraircrafttoIndianAirForce(IAF)? Ans. Switzerland

WhoistheheadofthecommitteesetupbyPlanningCommissiontolookintotheextant classification of public expenditure between plan, non-plan, revenue and capital? Ans. C Rangarajan ChairmanofthePrimeMinister'sEconomicAdvisoryCouncil Which sate launched Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energy conservation? Ans. Rajasthan ThecontroversialBabliprojectisbeingbuiltbywhichState? Ans. Maharashtra TheBabhaliproject/barrageisacontroversialreservoirprojectbeingconstructed byMaharashtraacrosstheriverGodavari,disputedbyAndhraPradesh Expand NeGP. Ans. National e-Governance Plan Which IT company has made the World's smallest Film "A Boy and His Atom"? Ans. IBM 1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in? 2. What is the expansion of YAHOO? 3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS? 4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network? 5. What is expansion of "ICICI?" 6. What does "baker's dozen" signify? 7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why? 8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries? 9. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive? 10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? 11. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th? 12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007? 13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match? 14. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe? 15. The faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore? 16. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country (other than Vatican )? 17. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed? Hiroshima Day is observed on___ 1. August 6 The Fifth Summit of BRICS was held on March 26-27, 2013 in 1 New Delhi (India) 2 Moscow (Russia) 3 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 4 Durban (South Africa) 1->Nmae foreign minister of cuba visited india?

2-Which city in America is hit by tornado? 3->How much increase in central tax in India? 4->What is purpose of Bharat Nirman? 5->Name IAF Aircraft in India? 6->Nmae combat aircraft launched in India? 7->Where is 7th regional pravasi bharthiya divas held? 8->Name any yojana for only bulbs provided to rural at low cost? 9->Name any yojana working for providing heath services to rural? 10->Name any yojana related to child marriage restraint? FDI cap in telecom sector raised to 100% from 74%.. Who became the first person to make a smartphone video call from the summit of the world's highest mountain? British Adventurer Daniel Hughes Abbreviation of LIBOR? LondonInterbankOfferedRate Who won the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival for 2013 in a watershed year for gay rights? Blueisthewarmestcolour is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. The International Day for Biological Diversity Day is observed annually on May 22nd. What is the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity? Water and Biodiversity Who is the author of April Fool's Day? Josip Novakovich Abbreviation of IOSCO International Organisation of Security Commissions The members of the Rajya Sabha are electee for a period . . ? 6 Years

The International agreement to reduce green-house gases between 2008-2012 is known asAgenda 21 Rule of 70 Rio Protocol Kyoto Protocol IPCC UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC The Protocol was adopted by Parties to the UNFCCC in 1997, and entered into force in 2005 Doha Amednment, 2012 The Tehri Dam Project is constructed in Bihar Madhya Pradesh Uttranchal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh TheTehriDamisthehighestdaminIndiaandoneofthetallestintheworld. on theBhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India

Which day is observed as "National Sports Day"? Aug 29 Periyar National Park is located in Junagrah, Gujarat Bharatpur, Rajasthan Nainital, Uttaranchal Idukki, Kerala Hitter is the sports term associated with Chess Shooting Baseball Polo Who is the author of the book entitled Sociology of Everyday Life? A. Adler Jack Douglas Erving Goffman Andrew Weight

A Maharatna firm can take investment decision of upto . Crore without going to the government. Rs10,000 Rs7,500 Rs15,000 Rs5,000 Grand Slam is the sports term associated with Chess Bridge Draughts Football Who has become the first writer in literary history to win both the Costa Book of the year Award and the Booker Prize in the same Year in February 2013? Jeet Thayil Hillary Mantel Jerry Pinto Tahmima Anam Bring Up the Bodies has won the overall Costa Book Award following Mantel's Man Booker victory in 2009 for Wolf Hall, and the same award for its sequel last year The author of the book Treasure Island is Joy Adamson R. L. Stevenson Frederick Forsyth Taslima Nasrin Which animal is called the "gentle giant"? Elephant Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India. a) Rotavac b) Rotacid c) Rotovac d) Rotomid

Diarrhoea Rotavirus A, the most common species, causes more than 90% of infections in humans. Who bagged the best actor and actress awards respectively at the Oscar 2013 (the 85th Academy Awards)? Daniel Day-Lewis & Jennifer Lawrence Daniel Day-Lewis & Jessica Chastain Bradley cooper & Jessica Chastai Denzel Washington & Emmanuelle Riva Daniel Day-Lewis, the first man to win best actor three times over, Lincoln & silver linings playbook "BEHIND THE SHADES" autobiography of?????? Duncan Fletcher - ENGLAND Coach .Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder 2.Nokia - Name of city in Finland 3.Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme pepsin. 4.Honda - From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda 5.Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound 6.Suzuki - From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki 7.Samsung - Meaning 'three stars' in Korea 8. Toyota - From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyoda 9.Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company 10.Adidas - From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler. (das)

Which country has produced twenty-seven Nobel Prize winners in Economics and the Sciences ? Russia The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon,which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour.
Khilafat Movement-1920 Chauri Chaura Outrage -1922 Simon Comission Visit-1928 Dandi March-1930 Gandhi Erwin Pact-1931 Quit India Movement-1942 Cripps Mission -1942 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh elected as Rajya Sabha Member from Assam for the Which of the consecutive term?

Ans : 5th term 2. Who is recently appointed as Union Railway Minister Ans : Mallikarjun Kharge 3. Who is appointed as Chairman of AirAsia India Ans : S Ramadorai 4. First Indian origin to be appointed as editor of UK national paper, The Independent Ans : Amol Ranjan 5. Which player win Men's Singles in French Open, 2013 Ans : Rafael Nadal 6. Which player win Women's Singles in French Open, 2013 Ans : Serena Williams 7. Who is recently appointed as the chairman of Life Insurance Corporation Ans : SK Roy 8. In which district of Chhattisgarh, naxal attack the 'Parivartan Yatra' of Congress Ans : Bastar 9. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India Ans : Shashi Kant Sharma 10. With which country India signed extradition treaty in May, 2013 Ans : Thailand 11.Which Indian player declare as 'Man of the Series' in Champions Trophy, 2013 Ans : Sikhar Dhawan 12.Which state become first in India to implement electronic GPF in March, 2013 Ans : Arunachal Pradesh 13. Which team wins the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013held in Malaysia Ans : Australia 14. Who is elected as new President of China in March,2013 Ans : Xi Jinping 15. What is the name of the new 266th Pope of Vatican City Ans : Jorge Bergoglio 16. Who is elected as 68th Secretary of State of the United States in March, 2013 Ans : John Kerry 17. Who was the Chief Guest of India as Republic Day function, 2013 Ans : Jigme Khesar N Wangchuck 18. Who is appointed as the director of CBI in December, 2013 Ans : Ranjit Sinha 19. Who is appointed as the chairman of NASSCOM recently Ans : Krishna Kumar Natrajan 20. The 39th G8 summit, 2013 was held in

Ans : Northern Ireland June 2013 Avinash Chander - New DRDO chief Anil Goswami appointed as Union home secretary P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India Rentala Chandrasekhar has appointed as Chairman NTRO Persons in news May 2013 Mrs. Kushal Sigh Appointed as NCPCR Chairperson Shri R K Mathur takes over as the New Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG-Comptroller & Auditor General of India Justice Cyriac Joseph joins NHRC as a Member Qaiser Shamim elected new Chairman of Central Haj Committee of India Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta is new Chief Justice of the AP high court Indian-origin Ivan Menezes to take charge as Diageo CEO from Paul Walsh LS Rathore Elected as Member of Executive Council of WMO April 2013 Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board Anil Goswami, J&K Cadre IAS Officer appointed as New Union Home Secretary Narasimhan Ravi Elected As the President of Editors Guild of India Sunil Bharti Mittal appointed Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term Nicolas Maduro Sworn-In as the New President of Venezuela Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF H.R. Mohan elected as the New Vice President of Computer Society Sunil Kumar Took Over as the Managing Director of CRIS PJ Kurien elected Chairman of Asian forum of Parliamentarians Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn-In as the President of Kenya Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM

SvGopalakrishnan elected as new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Narendra Kumar Verma appointed Director for Exploration of ONGC M F Farooqui took over charge as Secretary of Department of Telecom March 2013 Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India Lok Sabha Member Prahlad Joshi appointed Karnataka BJP President Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani Nominated as the Chairman of IJBLF Bhaichung Bhutia Appointed as the Chairman of the AIFFs Technical Committee B Ashok Reddy Elected As the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry Soumitra Bhattacharya elected as the Chairman of CII Karnataka C J George elected as the Chairman of CII Kerala State Council Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor Nicolas Maduro sworn in as the Interim President of Venezuela MRP Rao took charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in NTPC Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland Mukul Manda Sangma Sworn-In As the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Rajeev Shahare Appointed As the New High Commissioner of India to Maldives Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the New Director General of Indian Coast Guard February 2013 T. S. Vijayan, the Former LIC Chief Took Over as the Chairman of IRDA Tzipi Livni entered into a Coalition Deal with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel Retd. Justice Bhatt to Conduct Judicial Probe in Allahabad Railway Station Stampede Mritunjay Singh appointed as the Joint COO of Persistent Systems Asoke Kumar Mukerji Appointed As the Next Permanent Representative of India to the UN Justice (Retd.) Y Bhaskar Rao, Sworn-In as the Lokayukta of Karnataka Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta on 14 February 2013. Mohan Parasaran Appointed As the Solicitor General of India Published on New President and Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Appointed Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty Appointed As the Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

Barack Obama Nominated Sally Jewell as the U.S. Interior Secretary

US President Barack Obama nominated Sally Jewell, a retail executive and outdoor enthusiast on 6 February 2013 as the U.S. interior P.R. Vasudeva Rao Appointed As the Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research January 2013 Urjit Patel takes charge as RBI deputy governor New Sri Lanka chief justice Mohan Peiris sworn in amid opposition Y V Reddy named chairman of 14th Finance Commission 1. When was the Constituent Assembly convened ? Answer: 1946 2. When was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held ? Answer:9 December, 1946 3. Under which Plan was the Constituent Assembly constituted ? Answer:Cabinet Mission Plan 4. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ? Answer:Dr. Rajandra Prasad 5. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee ? Answer:B R. Ambedkar 6. When was the drafting of the Indian Constitution completed and adopted ? Answer:26 November, 1949 7. When was the Constitution of India put into effect ? Answer:26 January ,1950 8. Since when India became a Republic ? Answer:26 January, 1950 9. Who was the first Vice- President of the Indian Union ? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad 10. Who was the first Vice- President of the Indian Union ? Answer:Radhakrishnan 11. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Indian Union ?

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru 12. Who was the last Governor- General (Viceroy) of British India ? Answer:Lord Mountbatten 13. Who was the first Governor- General of the Indian Dominion (Independent India) ? Answer:Lord Mountbatten 14. Who adopted the National Flag of India ? Answer:The Constituent Assembly (July 1947) 15. Who set forth the main objectives of the Constituent Assembly in the form of the Objective Resolution ? Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru 16. How many articles are there in the Indian Constitution ? Answer:395 Articles 17. How many Fundamental Rights have been guaranteed by the Indian Constitution ? Answer:6(six) 18. How many Fundamental Duties have been assigned to the citizens of India ? Answer:10(ten) 19. Who appoints the Prime minister of India ? Answer:The President of India 20. How is the President of India elected ? Answer: By Electoral College 21. What is the name of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament? Answer: Rajya Sabha 22. What is the name of the Lower House of the Indian Parliament? Answer: Lok Sabha 23. Who presides over the session of the Lok Sabha? Answer: The Speaker 24. Who presides over the session of the Rajya Sabha? Answer: The Vice-President of India 25. Can President's rule be imposed on the Central like that in the states? Answer: No

26. Who appoints the Governors of States? Answer: The President of India 27. What is the total number of members in the Lok Sabha? Answer: 552 28. What is the number of elected members in the Lok Sabha? Answer: 530 29. How many members constitute the Rajya Sabha? Answer: 250 30. How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected? Answer: Proportional representation by single transferable vote 31. How many representatives are there in the Lok Sabha from West Bengal? Answer: 42 representatives 32. What is the total number of members in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly? Answer: 294 Members 33. What is the tenure of Lok Sabha? Answer: 5 years 34. Which is the highest Judicial Court of India? Answer: The Supreme Court 35. How many Judges constitute the Supreme Court? Answer: 26 Judges 36. How many times till 2006 the Parliamentary Elections have been held? Answer: 14 times 37. A citizen of how many years of age can cast vote? Answer: 18 years 38. How many Indian Territories are there in the Indian Union? Answer: 7 (seven) 39. How many times (till October 2006) Indian Constitution has been amended? Answer: 93 times

In year 1964, Cadbury acquired which of the following product which went on the become famous soon after Five Star, Dairy Milk?? A. Eclairs B. Bournville C. bubbly D. velvet
Mirage is caused due to? A. Total internal refraction B. Total internal reflection C. wavefront D. sesmic refraction

Baikonur Cosmodrome from where Sunit Williams headed for the ISS is in which country?? A. Kazakhstan, B. Uzbekistan, C. Krygsthan, D. Russia
Pushkar festival is held in which month? A. October-November B. December-January C. February-march D. April-June 2013 Law commisioner of India appointed on 4th Jan??
Justice DK Jain

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 10. International Court Of Justice The Hague 11. International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna 12. World Bank - Washington D.C. 13. International Committee of the Red Cross - Geneva 14. International Maritime Organisation - 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) (Interim HQs) 23. Commonwealth of Nations London
The total length of the coast line is 7,516.6 KM.

Unforgettable memory is a autobiography of :A. Sushma Sarah B. Jay lalitha C. Lala lajpat raised D. Manta banerjee Who is known as " wizard of Melno park " ?

Thomas Edison Who Mughal Emperor Built Buland darwaja at Fatepur sikri, (Agra) Akbar Who Authored the book "Hindu view of life" ?
S.Radhakrishnan

TheHooverMedalisanAmericanengineeringprize. It has been given since 1930 for "outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity". 2008 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 2012 Narayan Murthy Which country was formerly known as Upper Volta Burkina Faso Mario - Italian Nintendo JapanesevideogamedesignerShigeruMiyamoto President passed contraception law opposing Roman catholic church Phillippines President base year forCPI n WPI??? 2004-05 CEO of Ranbaxy is _____ ?
Arun Swahney

Axis Bank Shikha Sharma CEO CEO of Amul is ______ ? RS Sodhi


Which country is known as "Paris of the Middle East"

Beirut, Lebanon MY EARLY LIFE is the autobiography of

a. Moraji Desai b. Mrunal Sen c. Nelson Mandela d. Winston Churchill The controversial sardar sarover project is in: (A)Himachal Pradesh (B)Gujarat (C)Orissa (D)Madhya Pradesh (E)none Q) Which of the following is the synonym of "Cacophony"? (a) Melodious (b) Harmonious (c) Harsh sounds (d) Accord... Jorgo Bergoglio, who has been elected new Pope, in March 2013 belongs to Brazil Argentina Italy India Which Company was the first to patent the keyword search algorithm ? a) GOOGLE b) OVERTUNE c) YAHOO d) ALVISTA Which is the only country in the world to have a gun on their flag...??? To be precise Avtomat Kalashnikova Type-47.
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DAX is the stock exchange index o DAX is a blue chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the""" Frankfurt Stock Exchange""". Worlds largest space observatory has been opened for business on March 13, 2013 in Canada Russia Somalia Chile Which country has successfully launched worlds first underwater supersonic cruise missile on March 20, 2013? China USA India, Brahmos France Which country won the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament on March 17, 2013? India Australia Malaysia South korea

Held in Malayasia The tournament is named after the ninthYang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, an avid fan of field hockey. recently applo tyres acquired stake which US company Cooper

Who has been recently appointed as new president of Asian development bank in 27 April 2013? Takehiko Nakao Japan Haruhiko Kuroda Takeshi Watanabe Kikuo Iwata Who has been appointed as new Executive Director BHEL in May 2013? 1.Prakash Chand 2.Gaurav Tripathi 3.Sonu Sharma 4.Mr. Rajveer Singh Who has been recently appointed as new cyber security chief of India? 1.Bruce McConnell 2.Amit Yoran 3.Rod Beckstrom 4.Gulshan Rai Which Country pips United State become world's biggest PC market? 1.India 2.Japan 3.England 4.China According to the latest numbers by IDC and Gartner, Lenovo is currently the biggest PC supplier in the world

Who has been recently appointed as new Chairperson & Managing Director of United Bank of India? Sh. M.D Mallya Archana Bhargava Sh. B.A Prabhakar Smt. Nupur Mitra Which antibiotic drug is used extensively to treat cattle in India is found to be the main culprit of vanishing 99% population of India vultures
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Who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest? Yuichiro Miura Gota Miura Tilak Pandey Farjhana Khan 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 Didyou know who are the winners of Australian Open 2012 ? 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 11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ? Answer: CNR Rao 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Answer: Pakistan 14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ? Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty 15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari 16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ? Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji 17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ? Answer: Fauja Singh Bear is the national animal of __________ country. Russia Battle of buxar was fought in.

A. 1764 B.1769 C. 1724 D. 1789 TheBattleofBuxarwasfoughton23October1764betweentheforcesunderthecommandofthe BritishEastIndiaCompanyledbyHectorMunroandthecombinedarmyofMirQasim,theNawabof Bengal;Shuja-ud-DaulatheNawabofAwadhandtheMughalKingShahAlamII[3]Thebattlefought atBuxar,thenwithintheterritoryofBengal,atownlocatedonthebankoftheGangesriver Q1. Chairman Lalit Kala AcademyAnsMr. K. K. Chakravarty Q2. Chief of the Army StaffGeneral Vikram Singh Q3. Chief of the Naval StaffAdmiral Devendra Kumar Joshi Q4. Attorney General of IndiaMr. Goolam E. Vahanvati Q5. Chairman 14th Finance CommissionDr. Y. V. Reddy Q6. Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) - Mr. Subhash Joshi Q7. Chairperson Prasar Bharati BoardSmt. Mrinal Pande Q8. Director General National Investigation Agency (NIA)Mr. S. C. Sinha Which country successfully launched its fifth and longest space mission, Shenzhou-10 with three astronauts including a woman on board ? A-CHINA B-JAPAN C-N .KOREA E-INDIA Ozone hole was discovered over Antarctica in ? A. 1975 B. 1985 C. 1978 D. 1987 Who founded Arya Samaj?? Dayanand Saraswati Who was the founder of Aligarh Muslim University?? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market? Zee TV Who intoduced English medium in schools? OA-LordMacaulay&heintoducedEnglishmediumschoolsin1832 Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj? Raja Ram Mohun Roy

When did Battle of Plassey fought?? 1757 Between east india compnay and Nawab of Bengal NawabSiraj-ud-daulah,thelastindependentNawabofBengal Firstbattleofpanipat? 1526 3rdbattleofpanipat? 1761 betweenAhmadshahabdaliandmarathas When was Asiatic Society of Bengal founded?
1784

founded by Sir William Jones What is the another name of Tauhid-i-Illahi?? Tauhid-i Ilahi ("Divine Monotheism") was a religious movement syncretic created in 1582 in theIndiabytheMughalemperorAkbar
Din-i-Illahi

Who was written Fatwa-i-Jahandari?? ZiauddinBarani Who was Manu?? Progenitor of Mankind Saka Era was founded by? Kansihka The only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi? Razia,sultana,daughterofIltutmish Which is used as filler in rubber tyres? => Carbon black the world's first woman Cosmonaut? => Valentina Tereshkova A bee-sting leaves an acid which causes pain & irritation. The injected acid is => Methanoic acid Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? => Rajendra Prasad In which period did the Dinosaurs mainly live? => Mesozoic In refrigerator, the refrigerent liquid is => Ammonia Who killed US president Abraham Lincoln? => John wilkes booth Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya

Pradesh government? Hariharan Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?
Bridgestone WSH

Sher e Punjab Who was known as the Frontier Gandhi? Khan abdul gaffar Khan Where is the Worlds first Virtual shopping store opened? A major South Korean retailer owned by British giant Tesco has opened a virtual store in a busy Seoul subway station, for increasingly sophisticated smartphone users to order groceries and more. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity ? Jodhpur, Rajasthan installed byReliance Power at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district. The biggest salt water lake in the world is [a] Aral Sea [b] Caspian Sea [c] Ontario [d] Michigan Who wrote "Ain-i-Akbari"? Constitution of Akbar Abul Fazal Akbarnama Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb' ? (A) Enrico Fermi (B) J. Robert Oppenheimer (C) Albert Einstein (D) Ernest Rutherford Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at theUniversity of California, Berkeley. Along with Enrico Fermi, he is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II project that developed the firstnuclearweapons.ThefirstatomicbombwasdetonatedonJuly16,1945,intheTrinitytest inNewMexico;OppenheimerremarkedlaterthatitbroughttomindwordsfromtheBhagavadGita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called Free Indian Legion? (a) Lala Hardayal (b) Rashbehari Bose (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) V. D. Savarkar variously known also as the Tiger Legion and theAzad Hind Fauj wasanIndianmilitaryunitraisedin1941inGermanyattachedtotheGermanArmy INA - Singapore

Indian National Defence University to be set up in ___ ? a-Allahabad

b-nagpur c-dehradun d-gurgaon c-kochi 1. MAHATMA GANDHI - YOUNG INDIA, HARIJAN, INDIAN OPINION, NAVJEEVAN 2. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU - NATIONAL HERALD 3. ANNIE BESANT - NEW INDIA 4. BAL GANGADHAR TILAK - KESARI, MARATHA 5. DADA BHAI NAIROJI - VOICE OF INDIA 6. ABUL KALAM AZAD - AL-HILAL 7. ARAVINDO GHOSH - VANDE MATARAM, KARMAYOGI 8. Dr.B.R.Ambedk ar :Bahishkrut bharat,Muknayak Man Booker International - Lydia Davis The winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize was J G Farrell with Troubles. His family accepted a designer-bound copy of the novel on his behalf. Who is the founder of Tumblr? David Karp ownded by Yahoo Inc Who was the founder of Modern Germany? Otto Von Bismarck Who is the author of "The McKinsey Way"? Ethan M. Rasiel The name of which animal means 'river horse' in Greek? (A) Rhinoceros (B) Crocodile (C) Zebra (D) Hippopotamus which Harbour is protected by a rocky headland called Dolphin's nose Vishakahapatnam came comorin and kanyakumari kanyakumarimeansCapeofComorin,onecanalsoseethesun-rise&sun-setatthesametime. Who was the founder of the present city of Allahabad? (A) Jahangir (B) Babur (C) Aurangzeb (D) Akbar Formerly known as Prayag world health Day celebrated on _____ every year ? a-4 april

b-7 april c-6 april d-5 april e-23 dec _______became the worlds largest Exporter of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) a-isreal b-uk c-usa d-russia e china Who wrote "Cosmos"? Carl Sagan Abbreviation of PURA? Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas Who was given the concept of "PURA"? A P J Abdul kalam What do u mean by "Fourth Estate"? Media/Press

Which of the following countries won the inaugural T20 World Cup for blind in December 2012 ? a. Pakistan b. England c. India d. Australia GOD of SMALL THINGS Arundhati roy 1919 Rowlatt Act followed by Jalianwala Bagh this act effectively authorized the government to imprison for up to two years, without trial, any person suspected of terrorism living in the Raj and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with revolutionary activities. "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" C K Prahlad TheCoreCompetenceoftheCorporation M. S. Subbulakshmi She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. Chandrashekhar Committee was set up for __________________. Foreign Investement The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD was associated with the name of?? Clive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award awarded to __________ Sodhi

Mohiniattam is the dance related to which state in india ? Kerala who is the newly appointed president &CEO of i gate in india? Ashok Veemuri Director of the film on Salman Rushdies's "Midnight Children" Deepa Mehta Ozone day is celebrated on _____ Sep-16 The real name of Birbal __________
Mahesdas Bhat

the minimum distance between the sun and the earth occurs on _____ . 4th Jan Dudwa National Park is in which state ? Uttar Pradesh Male Athlete of the year ____________Lebron James Women Athlete of the year ____________Serena Williams Bolt and Allysion Felix, 2012 Ozone Layer is found in which atmospheric layer.. ? Lower portion of Stratosphere Andaman and Nichobar Islands are sepeared by ________________ channel. 10 degree N Channel Which gas is known as Tear Gas ..? Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile Snapdeal.com tied up with ________________ to sell vehicles online. Mahindra & Mahindra FIFA headquarter at ______________ Zurich Switzerland Who won the current templeton prize? has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works Desmond Tutu 1st, Mother Teresa "Triptikas" - Sacred Books of Which Religion?? Buddhism Author of "The Hanging of Afzal Guru"... Arundhati Roy Test of My Life - Yuvraj singh Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are founders of ____________ Flipkart, the online mega store

Who won the Indira gandhi peace prize recently conffered by pranab mukherjii? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Shreemad Bhagwad gita was written is which Language ? Sanskrit

TheParmardynastywasanearlymedievalIndianroyalhousethatruledovertheMalwaregionin central India. This dynasty was founded by Upendra in c. 800; the most significant ruler was Bhoja I. TheseatoftheParmarkingdomwasDhrnagara,thepresentdayDharcityinMadhyaPradesh.The main sources for the history of the Parmar dynasty are the Nava-saha-sankacharitaofPadmaguptaandaseriesinscriptions,mostnotablytheUdayapurPraasti,found atUdaypurinVidishadistrict,MadhyaPradesh.TheywereformerlyknownaskingsofAvanti. WhenGovindaIIIofRashtrakutaEmpireannexedMalwa,hesetupafamilywhotookthename Parmar for their Kingdom and dynasty. Upendra was the first known ruler of this dynasty Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over Sakas Chandragupta II Nine Gems of his Cabinet 1. Kalidas: Author of the great epic, Shakuntala, great poet, dramatist and the most prominent scholar of Sanskrit language. 2. Amarnath: Author of Sanskrit Amarkosh 3. Shapanak: Prominent Astrologist who had achieved mastery in Astrology. 4. Dhanvantri: A Doctor who had achieved mastery in the science of medicine; one who was an expert in diagnosis and one who could prescribe different treatments for a single disease. 5. Varruchi: Expert Linguist and an expert in Grammar 6. Varahmihir: Author of World famous epic, Bruhatsahita and mastery in Astrology. 7. Ghatakpar: Expert in sculpture and architecture. 8. Shanku: Expert in Geography (This name is even well known today in the field of geography) 9. Vetalbhadra : Expert in black magic & tantric sciences he period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as theGolden Age of India. Chandragupta II was the son of the previous ruler, Samudragupta the Great. Kingdom of Travencore - Thiruananathpuram Velu Thampi against east india compnay Swami Dayananda Saraswati - AKA Nataranjan Tulsidasa- Rmacharitmanas Valmiki - Ramayana UP, Maharahstra, AP, Karnataka, Bihar, J&K

The largest bank, and the oldest still in existence, is the State Bank of India, which originated in theBankofCalcuttainJune1806,whichalmostimmediatelybecametheBankofBengal.Thiswas one of the three presidency banks, the other two being the Bank of Bombay and the Bank of Madras, all three of which were established under charters from the British East India Company. The three banks merged in 1921 to form the Imperial Bank of India, which, upon India's independence, became theStateBankofIndiain1955.Formanyyearsthepresidencybanksactedasquasi-centralbanks,as did their successors, until the Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935.

The nationalisation of banks in India took place in 1969 by Mrs. Indira Gandhi the then prime minister. It nationalised 14 banks then. These banks were mostly owned by businessmen and even managed by them. Central Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Dena Bank Punjab National Bank Syndicate Bank Canara Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Bank of Baroda Union Bank Allahabad Bank United Bank of India UCO Bank Bank of India

Befor the steps of nationalisation of Indian banks, only State Bank of India (SBI) was nationalised. It took place in July 1955 under the SBI Act of 1955. Nationalisation of Seven State Banks of India (formed subsidiary) took place on 19th July, 1960.

The State Bank of India is India's largest commercial bank and is ranked one of the top five banks worldwide. It serves 90 million customers through a network of 9,000 branches and it offers -- either directly or through subsidiaries -- a wide range of banking services.

The second phase of nationalisation of Indian banks took place in the year 1980. Seven more banks were nationalised with deposits over 200 crores. Till this year, approximately 80% of the banking segment in India were under Government ownership. After the nationalisation of banks in India, the branches of the public sector banks rose to approximately 800% in deposits and advances took a huge jump by 11,000%. 1955 : Nationalisation of State Bank of India. 1959 : Nationalisation of SBI subsidiaries. 1969 : Nationalisation of 14 major banks. 1980 : Nationalisation of seven banks with deposits over 200 crores. VijayanagaraEmpire,oneofthegreatestempiresinthehistoryofAndhraPradeshandIndia,was founded by Harihara and Bukka India decimal system, April 1957 CRR/Repo/Revesrs Repo America Movil Larry Ellison, Oracle http://www.miniwebtool.com/roman-numerals-converter/ Which illness is also known as the kissing disease? Glandular Fever

Whatisthenamegiventoagroupofleopards? A leap When is the UK's national flag called a Union Jack When flown on a ship Inbingo,whatnumberwouldacallerbegivingifhesaid'unluckyforsome'? 13 What is the abbreviated word 'fax' short for? Facsimile What is the biggest manmade structure on Earth? The Great Wall of China How many lines are there in a Sonnet? 14 Limerick - 5 line poem What is the largest brass instrument in an orchestra? Also lowest pitched Tuba Which country's flag features a maple leaf? Canada What colour eyes are babies initially born with? Blue What do the letters SPF on sunscreen stand for? SunProtectionfactor What was the original name of Mickey Mouse? Mortimer Mouse How many leaves does a shamrock have? 3 It is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as a metaphor for theChristianTrinity,accordingtolegen What language is spoken in Austria? German How many hearts does an octopus have? 3 There are two main types of elephants, what are they? African and Asian What is a Vixen? Fox Vulpini What is the fear of being buried alive known as? Taphephobia!

Group of Unicorns Blessing Group of Ravens Unkindness Group of Crows Murder In China, animals are forbidden to use human language. This belief led to the ban of a book of which famous writer, in the country? Lewis Carroll. The book was "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Which planets in the Solar System are known as the Gas Giants? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Group of Frogs Army Group of Toads A knot
What is the tiny plastic covering of the tip of a shoelace called?

Aglet How many eggs does a female mackerel lay at a time? 500,000. What is the Karni Mata Temple, Deshnoke, India, famous for? Its 20,000 residents, which are black rats. Which animal swallows large stones and uses them as ballast? The crocodile. If cats are feline, and dogs, canine, then what are bears? Ursine. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. What is the dot over the letter "i" and "j" called? A tittle! Back in the 1600's, what was used in thermometers, instead of mercury? Brandy. What is strange about the casinos in Las Vegas? They do not have any clocks. Do you know when was Gmail (email service provided by Google) launched? 1st April, 2004 - that's April Fool's Day!
What is the significance of the time 4:20? It is a slang for smoking pot (marijuana).

What was Ho Chi Minh City previously called Saigon, Vietnam itwasthecapitaloftheFrenchcolonyofCochinchina

What is the capital of Laos? Vientiane Which American state has more active volcanoes than all other states combined? Alaska Name the smallest island shared by two countries Sint Maarten/Saint Martin (shared between the Netherlands Antilles and France).

If you travelled by sea to Tasmania from Melbourne, in which port would you normally arrive? Davenport
Island Greenland New Guinea1 Borneo2 Madagascar Baffin Sumatra Honshu Great Britain Victoria Ellesmere

Which two South American countries does Patagonia traverse Argentina and Chile Where in the body is the macula? In the eye Would you find your philtrum under your nose, tongue, or chin? Under your nose it is the vertical crease between your nose and upper lip.
In what red-blooded body organ are the vitamins A, D, E and K stored? The Liver

Urticaria is a skin disease otherwise known as what Hives Is a verruca a physical condition, a type of wind or a musical instrument? Physical condition (its a wart) Usually happens on the foot/sole What is the glabella? Which of these senses deteriorates first with age? Smell Which prolific British children's author wrote the Noddy books? Enid Blyton Which novel won author J.M. Coetzee the Booker Prize? a) Disgrace, b) Discretion,

Who wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? Ken Kesey Which Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee was first published in 1960?
From which Shakespearean play is the line "to be, or not to be, that is the question"?

Hamlet Which writer created the fictional secret service agent, James Bond? Ian Fleming Where is William Shakespeare buried Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England Who is the author behind the vampire book series "Twilight" Stephenie Meyer Croatia - Zagreb Which sporting great was dubbed the boy from Bowral Sir Donald Bradman Which famous yacht race starts on Boxing Day each year? The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race In which sport do competitors use leather gloves, bells and hoods Falconry or hawking The precursors of chess originated in India during the Gupta Empire, where its early form in the 6th century was known as chaturaga,whichtranslatesas"fourdivisions(ofthe military)":infantry,cavalry,elephantry,andchariotry, The banyan, or Indian fig tree, is considered a symbol of immortality and is mentioned in many Indian myths and legends. This self-renewing plant is Indias national tree. the Indian field hockey team proudly won Olympic gold in 1928 Razia Sultana was the only woman ruler of both the Sultanate and the Mughal period Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployed in Sri Lanka, 1987, Northern Island of Jaffna PM - Rajiv Gandhi WhatthreecoloursappearontheflagofThailand? Red, blue and white What is the capital of Slovakia? Bratislava Which country in south-east Europe is also called the Hellenic Republic? Greece What country was created from the remains of the Habsburg Empire? Austria From which Kenyan village do Barack Obama's ancestors hail? Kogelo

Name both of Australia's "cultural" World Heritage listings? Sydney Opera House and the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne India Indonesia Pakistan Sri Lanka Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Nepal Which planet is known for its rings? Saturn Theringparticlesaremadealmostentirelyofwaterice,
Is geodesy a plant, a science of shape or a mathematical theory?

Science of the earths size and shape

Which flower, herb and perfume ingredient can be found in abundance in Provence, France? Lavender What "black" metal gave blacksmiths their name Iron - iron What planet takes 248 years to travel around the sun? Pluto where did Pluto go

What did Dr David Warren of Melbourne's Aeronautical Research Laboratories invent in 1958? The black box flight recorder (that's actually orange) In music, what do allegro, andante and adagio refer to? Quick, moderate and slow tempos Who said: The best way to keep ones word is not to give it Napoleon Bonaparte Who was the Ancient Greek goddess of agriculture Demeter Who was the first man to reach the South Pole on foot, and in what year Roald Amundsen in 1911 Name two countries with eagles on their flags. Mexico, Egypt and Albania

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