Nobel Prize 2013

1. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013

Franois Englert and Peter W. Higgs
"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass
of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted
fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"

2.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel

"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"

3.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013

James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Sdhof

"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"

4.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013

Alice Munro
"master of the contemporary short story"

5.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2013

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"

6.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013

Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller

"for their empirical analysis of asset prices"

86th Academy Awards

12 Years a Slave
Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen,
Dede Gardner, ...
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years a Slave

Best Picture
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress

Jared Leto
Dallas Buyers Club
Alfonso Cuarn
Gravity
The Great Beauty
Paolo Sorrentino
Let It Go
Robert Lopez, Kristen
Anderson-Lopez
Her
Spike Jonze
Frozen
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter
Del Vecho
Mr Hublot
Laurent Witz, Alexandre
Espigares
Gravity
Steven Price
John Ridley
12 Years a Slave
Twenty Feet from Stardom
Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen,
Caitrin Rogers
Emmanuel Lubezki
Gravity
Gravity
Neil Corbould, Timothy
Webber, Chris Lawrence, ...
Helium
Kim Magnusson, Anders Walter
Catherine Martin
The Great Gatsby
Beverley Dunn
The Great Gatsby
Catherine Martin
The Great Gatsby

Best Supporting Actor

Best Director
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Song
Best Original Screenplay
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Original Music Score
Best Writing Adapted
Screenplay
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Visual Effects
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Production Design

12th five year plan (2012-2017)

14th planning commissions Chairman is Montek Singh Ahluwalia

No Acronym
.
s

Agency

Headquarters

Head

Establishe
d

FAO

Food and Agriculture

Organization

Italy

Jos
Graziano da
Silva

1945

IAEA

International Atomic
Energy Agency

Austria

Yukiya
Amano

1957

ICAO

International Civil
Aviation Organization

Montreal, Canada

Raymond
Benjamin

1947

IFAD

International Fund for

Agricultural
Development

Rome, Italy

Kanayo F.
Nwanze

1977

ILO

International Labour
Organization

IMO

London, United
International Maritime
Organization
Kingdom

Koji
Sekimizu

1948

IMF

Washington,
International Monetary
Fund
D.C., USA

Christine
Lagarde

1945

ITU

International
Telecommunication
Union

Hamadoun
Tour

1865

UNESCO

United Nations
Educational, Scientific
and Cultural
Organization

10 UPU

Universal Postal
Union

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

Paris, France

Berne, Switzerland

Guy Rider

1919

Irina Bokova 1946

Bishar
Abdirahman
Hussein

1947

Comment

Associated
agency

Originally
part of
League of
Nations

11

WB

Washington,
D.C, USA

World Bank

Jim Yong
Kim

1945

12 WIPO

World Intellectual
Property Organization

Geneva, Switzerland

Francis
Gurry

1974

13 WMO

World Meteorological
Organization

Geneva, Switzerland

Alexander
Bedritsky

1950

14 UNWTO

World Tourism
Organization

Madrid, Spain

Taleb Rifai

1974

15 UNODC

United Nations Office

on Drugs and Crime

Vienna, Austria

Yuri
Fedotov

1997

16 UND I O

United Nations Data

and Information
Organization

Kampala, Uganda

Louis R.
Rutinduka

2013

Name of the organisation

UN Security Council

Headquarter

Head

New York

The presidentship is held for one

month by member countries in
alphabetical order.

UN General Assembly
UN Secretariat

New York
New York
The Hague,
International Court of justice Netherlands
International Criminal Court Lyons, France
Economic and Social Council New york
Food and Agriculture
organisation
Rome
International civil Aviation
organization
Montreal, Canada
International Labour
organisation
Geneva

International Monetary Fund Washington DC

International Atomic Energy
Agency
Vienna, Austria
International Maritime
Organisation
London, U.K.

Huke Jeremic; 2013-John William Ashe

Ban Ki Moon
Peter Tomka
Song Sang-Hyun
Milos koterek
Jose Graziano da Silva
Raymond Benjamin
Juan Somavia
Christian Lagarde (former head
Dominique Strauss Kahn was involved
in a sex scandal)
Yukiyo Amano
Koji Sekimizu

United nations Educational

Cultural and Social
organisation
International labour
organization
International fund for
Agriculture Development
World Bank
World health Organisation
World intellectual property
organization
World trade Organisation
United nations International
Children and Women Fund
Association of South East
Nations
North Atlantic Treaty
organisation

Paris

Irina Bokova (1st woman to have

become director-general)

Geneva

Juan Somavia

Rome
New York
Geneva

Kanayo F. Nwanze
Jim Yong kim
Dr. Margaret chan

Geneva
Geneva

Francis Gurry
Pascal Lamy

New York
Seat of SecretariatJakarta, indonesia

Anthony lake
Surin Pitsuwan

Brussels
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Founded
Vancouver, Canada:
headquarter
Ana Toni, Indian lalita ramdas was also
Greenpeace
Amsterdam
its former head
International criminal police
Mireilli Ballastrazi, secy gen Ronald
organization or Interpol
lyons
noble
European organization for
nuclear Research
Geneva
Rolf Dieter Heuer
European Union
Belgium
Herman von Rompuy
European parliament
Belgium
Martin Schulz
Head Queen Elizabeth II: secy gen
Kamlesh Sharma (India):chaipperson
The Commonwealth
London
in office kamla parsad bissessar
Non-Aligned Movement
Belgrade
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
South Asian corporation for
regional co-operation
Kathmandu
Mohammed Hasad Ahmes Manik
Amnesty international
London
Sahil Shetty
International red cross and
red crescent
movement( earlier known as
Red Cross)
Geneva
Tadateru Konoe
Organisation of petroleum
exporting Countries
Vienna
Abdallah Salem al- Badri

1) Uber Cup and Thomas Cup are associated with:

(A) Chess
(B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Table Tennis
2) The headquarter of International Olympic Committee is situated at:
(A) Lusanne, Switzerland
(B) Geneva, Switzerland
(C) Zurich, Switzerland
(D) None of the above
3) "Lona" word is related to:
(A) Atya-Patya
(B) Kho-Kho
(C) Wrestling
(D) Kabaddi
4) Nitrogen is available for plants in the form of:
(A) Nitrogen Gas
(B) Nitrogen Dioxide
(C) Nitrate
(D) Nitric Acid
5) One star is going away from the Earth. Then the observers on the Earth
will experience:
(A) Decrease in wave length
(B) Increase in wave length
(C) No Change in wave length
(D) None of these
6) Natural Rubber is a polymer of the following unsaturated hydrocarbon:
(A) Choloprene
(B) Neoprene
(C) Isoprene
((D) None of these
7) Acid Rain destroys vegetation because it contains:
(A) Ozone
(B) Sulphuric Acid
(C) Nitric Acid
(D) Carbon Monoxide
8) To provide opportunites for education to the child or as the case may be,
ward between the age of six and fourteen years is a:

(A) Fundamental Right under Indian Constitution

(B) Fundamental Duty under Indian Constitution
(C) Directive Principles of state Policy under Indian Constitution
(D) Legal Right under Indian Constitution
9) Dilwara Temple is at:
(A) Khajuraho
(B) Mout Abu
(C) Bhubneshwar
(C) Ellora
10) The present Governor of the state of Kerala is?
(A) Mrs. Shiela Dixit
(B) Mr. Nikhil Kumar
(C) Mr. Hansraj Bardwarj
(D) None of these
11) Who was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize 2013 by the Government of
India:
(A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(B) Medea Benjamin
(C) Desmond tutu
(D) Amy Goodman
12) Who became the 2014 Hockey India League Champion?
(A) Punjab Warriors
(B) Ranchi Rhinos
(C) Delhi Wave Riders
(D) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
13) Identify the state with unicameral legislature:
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Karnataka
14) Find the incorrect statement with respect to duration of houses of
parliament:
(A) The council of states shall not be subject to dissolution
(B) As nearly as possible 1/3 of memebers of council of states shall retire as
soon as may be on the expiration of every second year
(C) While the proclamation of emergency is in operation for
maximum period allowed under the constitution of India and has
ceased to operate, the period of House of the people may be
extended for a period of one year and not beyond.
(D) The House of the people unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five
years from the appointment for its first meeting
15) Highly polluted water could have a BOD value of:
(A) 17 ppm or more
(B) Less than 5 ppm

(C) (B) Less than 4 ppm

(D) (B) Less than 3 ppm
16) Who shall be the ex-officio chairman of the council of states:
(A) The President of India
(B) The Vice President of India
(C) The Council of states shall choose a member of the council to act as
chairman
(D) The Speaker of the House of People
17) In the third battle mof Panipat Marathas were defeated by:
(A) Mughals
(B) Rohillas
(C) Britishers
(D) Afghans
18) Output at break even point is that output at which producer is able to:
(A) Recover only operating cost
(B) Earn a normal profit
(C) Wipe out earlier losses
(D) Recover total costs
19) Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in South India:
(A) Ana Mudi
(B) Doda Beta
(C) Mahendragiri
(D) Dhugarh
20) Which one of the following is a Rabi crop?
(a) Jowar
(B) Groundnut
(C) Mustard
(D) Bajra
21) Which of the following state is termed as "God' sown country"?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
22) Who among the following is the chief Election Commissioner?
(A) V.S Sampath
(B) H.S Brahma
(C) Nasim Zaidi
(D) None of these
23) The bill to carve out Telengana received the assent of the President of
India on:
(A) March 1, 2014
(B) March 31, 2014
(C) February 28, 2014

(D) None of the above is correct

24) Which soil is more suitable for crops like cashew nut?
(A) Red Laterite soil
(B) Black Soil
(C) Alluvial Soil
(D) Arid Soil
25) Which one of the following is most likely to occur if the Reserve Bank of
India lowers the Cash Reserve Ratio?
(A) An Increase in aggregate Savings
(B) A rise in Budget Deficit
(C) A rise in aggregate money supply
(D) A rise in use of credit cards

Chairman and Managing Director of PSU and Private Banks in India

As of March 2014 there are 27 Nationalised Banks operating in India. List of Chairman and Managing Director of
Nationalised Banks updated as of March 2014
Who is the present CMD of State Bank of India?
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya
Who is the present Managing Director of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur?
Shri. B.Sriram, MD
Who is the present Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad?
Shri. M Bhagavantha Rao
Who is the present Managing Director of State Bank of Mysore?
Shri. Sharad Sharma
Who is the present Managing Director of State Bank of Patiala?
Shri. Ramesh Ranga
Who is the present Managing Director of State Bank of Travancore?
Shri. Jeevandas Narayan
Who is the present CMD of Allahabad Bank?
Smt. S.A. Panse
Who is the present CMD of Andhra Bank?
Shri. C.V.R. Rajendran
Who is the present CMD of Bank of Baroda?
Shri. S.S. Mundra
Who is the present CMD of Bank of India?
Smt. Vijayalakshmi R. Iyer
Who is the present CMD of Bank of Maharashtra?
Shri. Sushil Muhnot
Who is the present CMD of Canara Bank?
Shri. Rajiv Kishore Dubey
Who is the present CMD of Central Bank of India?
Shri. Rajeev Rishi
Who is the present CMD of Corporation Bank?
Shri. Sadhu ram Bansal

Who is the present CMD of Dena Bank?

Shri. Ashwini Kumar
Who is the present CMD of IDBI Bank Ltd.?
Shri. M.S. Raghavan
Who is the present CMD of Indian Bank?
Shri. T.M.Bhasin
Who is the present CMD of Indian Overseas Bank?
Shri. M. Narendra
Who is the present CMD of Oriental Bank of Commerce?
Shri. S. L. Bansal
Who is the present CMD of Punjab National Bank?
Shri K. R. Kamath
Who is the present CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank?
Shri. Devinder Pal Singh
Who is the present CMD of Syndicate Bank?
Shri. Sudhir Kumar Jain
Who is the present CMD of UCO Bank?
Shri. Arun Kaul
Who is the present CMD of United Bank of India?
Smt. Archana Bhargava
Who is the present CMD of Union Bank of India?
Shri. Arun Tiwari
Who is the present CMD of Vijaya Bank?
Shri. V.Kannan
Who is the present CMD of Bhartiya Mahila Bank?
Smt.Usha Ananthasubramanian
Who is the present Chairman of Axis Bank?
Dr.Sanjiv Mishra
Who is the present Managing Director of Axis Bank?
Smt. Shikha Sharma
Who is the present Chairman of HDFC Bank?
Shri. C.M. Vasudev
Who is the present Managing Director of HDFC Bank?
Shri. Aditya Puri
Who is the present Chairman of ICICI Bank?
Shri. K. V. Kamath
Who is the present Managing Director of ICICI Bank?
Smt. Chanda Kochhar
Who is the present Chairman of IndusInd Bank?
Shri. Romesh Sobti
Who is the present part-time Chairman of ING Vysya Bank?
Shri. Arun Thiagarajan
Who is the present Managing Director of ING Vysya Bank?
Shri. Shailendra Bhandari

Who is the present Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

Shri. Uday Kotak
Who is the present Managing Director of Yes Bank?
Shri. Rana kapoor
Who is the present Managing Director and CEO of Development Credit Bank?
Shri. Murali M. Natrajan

KARNATAKA CIRCLE PA EXAM QUESTION BOOKLET SERIES- B

PART-A (GK)
Question Series Booklet-B
1) Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth is caused due to deficiency of:
Ans.: C : Vitamin C
2) Which of the following is not present in blood?
Ans: D : Placenta
3) A stick immersed in water appears bent due to the phenomenon of:
Ans: C : Refraction of light
4) This area is termed as territorial water and resources therein belonging to the nation:
Ans: B: Oceanic area upto 19.2 nautical miles from the coast
5) Which state of India is the largest producer Bajra?
Ans: A: Rajasthan
6) Kudremukh mine deposits known to be one of the largest in the world is located in the
states of:
Ans: B : Karnataka
7) Who recently won ICC under 19 world cup cricket tittle?
Ans: C : South Africa
8) The term of the current lok sabha will expire on:
Ans: A : 1st June, 2014
9) BIMSTEC summit 2014 recently concluded in:
Ans. D: Myanmar
10) The Prime Minster of which country is recently facing charges of negligence over a
govt rice subsidy scheme?
Ans. (B) Thailand
11) Which of the following three countries elected/appointed their Prime Ministers as
recently as in Feb, 2014:
Ans. (B) Thailand, Italy, Nepal

12) Who is the present governor of the state of Karnataka?

Ans. (A) Hans Raj Bhardwaj
13) Identify the state with bicameral legislature:
Ans. (B) Maharashtra
14) The world Environment day is celebrated on:
Ans. (B) June 5
15) Clean water would have BOD value of less than:
Ans. (A) 5 ppm
16) Rovers cup is associated with
Ans. (D) Football
17) With which game is the term 'Double fault' associated?
Ans. (A) Lawn Tennis
18) The Asian games are organised after every:
Ans. (B) 4 years
19) Which article of the constitution of India deals with the formation of new states and
alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states:
Ans. (B) Article 3
20) Who has been vested with power by the constitution to permit any member of
parliament who can not adequately express himself/herself in Hindi or in English to
address the house in his/her mother tongue:
Ans. (D) Both A and B
21) What eligibility criteria for age for election as Vice president of India?
Ans. (A) Should have completed the age of 35 years
22) The Great emperor Kanishka belonged to which dynasty:
Ans. (A) Kushana
23) Which of the following was not written by Kalidas?
Ans. (B) Laghujatakam
24) Which of the following is credit rating agency?
Ans. (B) ICRA
25) The term "Bull" and "Bear" is realated to?
Ans. (A) Share Market

PART-B (Mathematics)
Question Series Booklet-B
26. What will happen to the area of a rectangle if its
length_________________
Ans: D : 6 times more the area of the old rectangle
27. What is the distance travelled by Swathi_______
Ans: D : 264 m
28.The area of a trapezium shaped field____________
Ans: A : 44 m
29.A farmer borrowed Rs 2400@12% intrest____
Ans: C : Rs 1920
30.Vijay obtains a loan of Rs 64000______
Ans: A : Rs 4921
31.55% of the population of a town are males_____
Ans: B : 28845
32. A path 1 m wide is built along the border inside a______
Ans: A : 116 m2
33.The diameter of the wheel of a Car is 77 Cm____
Ans: C : 50000
34. Karan,Kabir and Kartik can together ______
Ans: A ; 15
35. Spinning 3 hours daily_____
Ans: A : 45 Days
36.Sanya Can embroider a bedsheet___
Ans: C
37.A train travels at a certain average speed_____
Ans: B : 42 Km/hr

38.shyam is travelling on his cycle and has calculated _____

Ans:
39.Muskan donates Rs 2000 to a school____
Ans: A : Rs 40
40.If by selling110 mangoes_____
Ans: D: 9 1/11%
41.In an examination Rams average marks was 63 per _____
Ans: C :11
42. The incomes of A and B____
Ans: C : Rs 6000
43.5625+75+______
Ans: C : 441
44.22.5X y 14.7=4798
Ans: D :12.8
45.What approximate best value____
Ans: B : 70
46.2533/500 X 1/250____
Ans: B: 0.020264
47.2403/4 is written in decimal____
Ans: D ; 97650
48.1085 books can be packed______
Ans: D : 97650
49.33 1/3% of 1260_____
Ans: C : 1024

50. Ans: B :
PART-C (English)
Question Series Booklet-B
51 Ans: B: Sheep-Sheeps
52. Ans: A: Brother
53. Ans: A : Unless
54. Ans : B : But
55. Ans : A : Till
56. Ans: C : Son-in-Law
57. Ans: A : He said, The train is coming
58. Ans: B : The teacher said, The sun rises in the east
59. Ans: A : He asked me what I was doing
60. Ans: B : He enquired whether his name was not Ram
61. Ans : D : Have been taken
62. Ans: B : will have worked
63. Ans: C : Shall have been living
64. Ans: A : Mr Rakesh has benn teaching English for 25 years
65. Ans: A : Reducing
66. Ans : A : Redundant
67. Ans: A : Vulgar
68. Ans: C : Average
69. Ans ; C : 4
70. Ans: C : 4
71. Ans: A : Adverbs of manner
72. Ans: C : Of
73. Ans: A : to

74. Ans: B : of
75. Ans : B : Besides
PART-C (Reasoning)
Question Series Booklet-B
76. Ans: D : North West
77. Ans: B: 12.oo night
78. Ans: B : 100
79. Ans: B
80. Ans: A : 2
81. Ans: A : 35
83. Ans : A : Meerut
84.Ans: C : Priya
85. Ans: A : Sun
86. Ans: B : Chilly
87. Ans: B : 89167
88. Ans: A : 14
89. Ans: C : 2550
90. Ans : A : Dauhter
91. Ans: C : GT
92. Ans : A : Monday
93. Ans: D : 16
94. Ans: B : Three
95. Ans: C : BUSJTCE
96. Ans: B : Sister
97. Ans: D : Orange
98. Ans: D
99. Ans: B : L
100. Ans: A : Deeva

As per my opinion the cut off would be as follows (Not Sure)

Oc- more than 85
OBC-80 to 85
SC/ST- 75 to 80

- Akula. Praveen Kumar, Sub Postmaster, Papannapet

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Telangana State
SBI PO SOLVED PAPER (Held on 28-4-2013)
- GENERAL AWARENESS, MARKETING & COMPUTER
1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day
(B) International Women's Day
(C) World Cuckoo Day
(D) International Child Day
(E) International Mother's Day
Ans : (A)

2. Invisible Export means export of

(A) Services
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Restricted goods
(D) Goods as per OGL list
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (A)
3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography'Playing to Win' in November 2012.
Name the sports-person correctly
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Mary Kom
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) Sushil Kumar
Ans : (A)
4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid
up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4% (D) 5% (E) 6%

Ans : (D)
5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the
approximate capital infusion
(A) Rs. 500 cr. (B) Rs. 1000 cr. (C) Rs. 1,500 cr.
(D) Rs. 2,000 cr. (E) Rs. 3,000 cr.
Ans : (E)
6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following
concepts in the field of banking ?
(A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking
(D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking
Ans : (B)
7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of
India. This portion is called
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit
(D) Reverse Repo (E) Government Securities
Ans : (B)
8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen
(D) Euro (E) Peso
Ans : (D)
9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
(A) Michael Clarke (B) Shane Watson (C) Shane Warne
(D) Michael Hussey (E) Ricky Ponting
Ans : (A)
10. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
(A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi
(D) Durjoy Dutta (E) Alam Srinivas
Ans : (E)
11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal
(D) Mid Court (E) Collision
Ans : (A)
12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per
(A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (E) Companies Act
Ans : (C)
13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and

this is referred as
(A) Subsidy (B) Interest Water (C) Re-phasing
(D) Interest concession (E) Moratorium
Ans : (E)
l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and
Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd.
(B) L&T Infotech
(C) HCL Technologies LTD.
(D) Infosys Technologies Limited
(E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
Ans : (D)
l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by
(A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI
(D) ECGC (E) Exim Bank
Ans : (C)
l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more
International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the
change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S&P BSE Index
(D) Euronext BSE Index (E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (C)
17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is
(A) Fixed by RBI (B) Fixed by the respective Banks (C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court (E) Not pay by the Bank
Ans : (B)
18. The customers' by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get
benefit under
(A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Excise Duty
(D) Professional Tax (E) Income Tax
Ans : (E)
19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to
(A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market
(D) Village Artisans (E) Exporters
Ans : (E)
20. A non-performing asset is
(A) Money at call and short notice (B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till (D) Cash balance with RBI
(E) Balance with other banks

Ans : (B)
21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as
(A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate
(D) Bank Rate (E) Discount Rate
Ans : (B)
22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which
is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of
Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (E)
23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium
enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC (E) SEBI
Ans : (C)
24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced
introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
(A) Deep discount bonds (B) Zero Coupon bonds (C) Bullet Bonds
(D) Inflation Indexed Bonds (E) Inflation Variable Bonds
Ans : (D)
25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013.
One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural
centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the
norms?
(A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 18%
(D) 25% (E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (D)
26. A joystick is primarily used to/for
(A) Control sound on the screen (B) Computer gaming (C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures (E) Print text
Ans : (B)
27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and .. units.
(A) Microprocessor (B) Arithmetic/Logic (C) Output
(D) ROM (E) Input
Ans : (B)

28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?

(A) A super computer (B) A personal computer (C) A laptop
(D) A mainframe (E) A PDA
Ans : (E)
29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should
(A) click on it (B) collapse it (C) name it
(D) give it a password (E) rename it
Ans : (A)
30. 'C' in CPU denotes
(A) Central (B) Common (C) Convenient
(D) Computer (E) Circuitry
Ans : (A)
31. .. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
(A) Desktop (B) Network Client (C) Network server
(D) Network station (E) Network switch
Ans : (C)
32. Which is not a storage device ?
(A) A CD (B) A DVD (C) A Floppy disk
(D) A Printer (E) A Hard disk
Ans : (D)
33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
(A) Desktop (B) Dialog box (C) Menu
(D) Window (E) Icon
Ans : (B)
34. .. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can
process.
(A) Printing (B) Output (C) Solid state
(D) Monitor (E) Input
Ans : (E)
35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as
(A) DBMS (B) suites (C) spreadsheets
(D) presentation software (E) word Processors
Ans: (E)
36. .. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges
files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
(A) Backup (B) Disk Cleanup (C) Disk Defragmenter
(D) Restore (E) Disk Restorer

Ans: (C)
37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
(A) Anomaly (B) Shock (C) Spike
(D) Virus (E) Splash
Ans: (C)
38. A (n) .. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
(A) anchor (B) URL (C) hyperlink
(D) reference (E) heading
Ans: (C)
39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities
(A) Empathy (B) Sympathy (C) Insistence
(D) Aggressiveness (E) Pride
Ans: (B)
40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per
(A) Income levels of customers (B) Age of the employees (C) Needs of the sales persons (D) Marketing skills of
the employees (E) Size of the Organisation
Ans: (A)
41. Innovation in marketing is same as
(A) Abbreviation (B) Communication (C) Creativity
(D) Aspiration (E) Research work
Ans: (E)
42. Effective Selling Skills depends on
(A) Number of languages known to the DSA (B) Data on marketing staff (C) Information regarding IT market
(D) Knowledge of related market (E) Ability to talk fast
Ans: (D)
43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in
(A) Surrogate marketing (B) Training Skills (C) Communication skills (D) Market Research (E) OTC Marketing
Ans: (C)
44. Leads can be best sourced from
(A) Foreign customers (B) Yellow pages (C) Dictionary
(D) List of vendors (E) Local supply chains
Ans: (B)
45. Value added services means
(A) Low cost products (B) High cost products (C) At par services
(D) Additional services for the same cost (E) Giving Discounts
Ans: (D)

46. Post-sales activities includes

(A) Sales presentation (B) Customer Feedback (C) Customer indentification
(D) Customer apathy (E) Product design
Ans: (B)
47. The target market for Debit Cards is
(A) All existing account-holders (B) All agriculturists (C) All DSAs
(D) All vendors (E) All outsourced agents
Ans: (A)
48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by
(A) increasing the selling price (B) reducing the margin (C) ignoring competitors
(D) increasing the cost price (E) understanding and fulfilling customers needs
Ans: (E)
49. A good Brand can be built up by way of
(A) Customer grievances (B) Break-down of IT support (C) Old age
(D) Large number of products (E) Consistent offering of good services
Ans: (E)
50. The USP of a product denotes
(A) Usefulness of the product
(B) Drawback of a product
(C) Main functions
(D) Number of allied products available
(E) High selling features of a product
Ans:(E)

Important Days and Dates in January

Jan 01

Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day

Jan 08

African National Congress Foundation Day

Jan 09

NRI Day

Jan 10

World Laughter Day

Jan 11

Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Jan 12

National youth Day, Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand

Jan 15

Army Day (India)

Jan 23

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary

Jan 25

Tourism Day (India), Indian Voters Day

Jan 26

Republic Day

Jan 28

Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai

Jan 30

Martyr's Day (Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day), Sarvodaya Day,

World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important Days and Dates in February

Feb 02

World Wetlands Day

Feb 04

World Cancer Day

Feb 13

Sarojini Naydu's Birth Anniversiry, World Radio Day (UNESCO)

Feb 14

Valantine's Day

2nd Sunday of
World Marriage Day
Feb
Feb 20

World Day of Social Justice

Feb 21

World Mother Language Day

Feb 24

Central Excise Day

Feb 28

National Science Day (India)

Important Days and Dates in March

Mar 03

National Defence Day

Mar 04

National Security Day

Mar 08

World Women's Day, World Litrecy Day

Mar 09

CISF Raising Day

Mar 14

Pi Day

Mar 15

World Consumer Day, World Disabled Day

Mar 16

National Vaccination Day

Mar 20

World Happiness Day

Mar 21

World Foresrty Day, World Poetry Day

3rd Friday of
Mar

World Sleep Day

Mar 22

World Water Day

Mar 23

World Meterological Day

Mar 24

World TB Day

Mar 27

World Theatre Day

Important Days and Dates in April

Apr 01

April Fool's Day

Apr 02

World Autism Awareness Day (UN)

Apr 05

National Meritime Day

Apr 07

World Health Day

Apr 13

Janllian Wallah Bagh Massacre Day

Apr 14

B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day

Apr 18

World Heritage Day

Apr 21

Civil Services Day

Apr 22

World Earth Day

Apr 23

World Books Day, World Copyright Day

Apr 25

World Maleria Day (WHO)

Apr 26

World Intellectual Property Day (UN)

Important Days and Dates in May

May 01

World Labour Day, Maharashtra Day

May 03

International Energy Day, World Asthma Day

May 04

Coal Minor's Day

May 05

World Midwives Day

First Tuesday World Asthma Day

May 08

World Red Cross and Red Cresent Day

May 11

National Technology Day

May 15

International Family Day

May 17

World Telecom Day

May 21

National Anti Terrorism Day

May 24

Commonwealth Day

May 31

World No Tobacco Day

Important Days and Dates in June

June 04

World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggresion

June 05

International Environment Day

June 08

World Ocean Day

June 14

World Blood Donor Day

June 20

International Refugee Day

June 21

International Music Day

Important Days and Dates in July

July 01

World Doctor's Day

July 04

America Indipendence Day

July 11

World Population Day

July 26

Kargil Victory Day

July 29

International Tiger Day

July 30

World Friendship Day

Important Days and Dates in August

Aug 06

Hiroshima Day

Aug 08

World Senior Citizen Day

Aug 09

Quit India Movement Day

Aug 12

World Youth Day

Aug 14

Pakistan's Indipendence Day

Aug 15

India's Indipendence Day

Aug 19

World Phorography Day, World Humanatarian Day

Aug 20

National Sadbhawana Diwas (India)

Aug 29

National Sports Day

Important Days and Dates in September

Sept 02

World Coconut Day

Sept 05

National Teachers Day (Dr. Radhakrishanan Birth Day Anniversiry),

Sanskrit Day

Sept 07

World Forgiveness Day

Sept 08

International Litrecy Day

Sept 14

Hindi Day

Sept 15

International Democracy Day, World Endineer's Day

Sept 16

World Ozone Day

Sept 21

World Peace Day (UN), World Alzheimer's Day

Sept 25

Social Justice Day

Sept 27

World Tourism Day

Important Days and Dates in October

Oct 01

World Day for Elderly (UN)

Oct 02

International Peace Day, Gandhi Jayanti

Oct 03

World Nature Day

Oct 04

World Animal Day

Oct 05

World Teacher's Day

Oct 08

National Airforce Day (India)

Oct 09

International Post-Office Day

Oct 10

National Post-Office Day, World Mental Health Day

Oct 12

World Sight Day

Oct 17

International Poverty Day

Oct 20

World Statatics Day

Oct 21

National Police Day

Oct 24

United Nation Day

Oct 28

International Animation Day

Oct 30

World Thrift Day

Oct 31

National Intigration Day

Important Days and Dates in November

Nov 07

Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day

Nov 08

International Radiology Day

Nov 09

World Legel Service Day

Nov 10

Transport Day

Nov 14

National Children Day (Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru's Birth Anniversery),

World Diebities Day

Nov 17

World Students Day

Nov 19

World Men's Day

Nov 21

World Hello Day, World Television Day

Nov 26

National Law Day

Nov 30

National Flag Day

Important Days and Dates in December

Dec 01

World Aids Day

Dec 03

World Disability Day, World Day of Handicapped

Dec 04

National Navy Day

Dec 07

National Army Flag Day

Dec 09

International Anti-corruption Day, National Girl Child Day(India)

Dec 10

World Human Rights Day

Dec 11

UNICEF Day

Dec 14

National Energy Conservation Day (India)

Dec 18

National Migrants Day

Dec 19

Goa's Libration Day

Dec 23

Farmer's Day, Kisaan Diwas

Dec 25

Chrismas Day

World

GK - Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest world

Animal, Tallest

Giraffe

Archipelago, Largest

Indonesia

Bird, Fastest

Swift

Bird, Largest

Ostrich

Bird, Smallest

Humming Bird

Bridge, Longest Railway

Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)

Building, Tallest in the World

Burj, Dubai (UAE)

Canal, Longest Irrigational

The Kalakumsky Canal

Canal, Longest

Suez Canal

Capital, Highest

La Paz (Boliva)

City, Biggest in Area

Mount Isa Australia

City, Largest in Population

Tokyo

City, Costliest

Tokyo

City, Highest

Van Chuan (China)

Continent, Largest

Asia

Continent, Smallest

Australia

Country, Biggest (Area)

Russia

Country, Largest (Population)

China

Country, Largest (Electorate)

India

Creature, Largest

Blue Whale

Delta, Largest

Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)

Desert, Largest (World)

Sahara (Africa)

Desert, Largest (Asia)

Gobi

Dam, Largest

Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)

Dam, Highest

Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)

Diamond, Largest

The Cullinan

Dome, Largest

Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)

Epic, Largest

Mahabharat

Irrigation Scheme, Largest

Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)

Island, Largest

Greenland

Sea, Largest

Mediterranean sea

Lake, Deepest

Baikal (Siberia)

Lake, Largest (Artificial)

Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)

Lake, Highest

Titicaca (Bolivia)

Lake, Largest (Fresh water)

Superior

Lake, Largest (Salt water)

Caspian

Library, Largest

United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Mountain Peak, Highest

Everest (Nepal)

Mountain Range, Longest

Andes (S. America)

Museum, Largest

British Museum, London

Ocean, Largest

Pacific

Palace, Biggest

Vatican (Italy)

Park, Largest

Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)

Peninsula, Largest

Arabia

Place, Coldest (Habitated)

Verkhoyank (Siberia)

Place, Dryest

Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)

Place, Hottest

Azizia (Libya, Africa)

Place, Rainiest

Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)

Planet, Biggest

Jupiter

Planet, Brightest

Venus

Planet, Smallest

Mercury

Plateau, Highest

Pamir (Tibet)

Platform, Longest

Kharagpur (India)

Railway, Longest

Trans-Siberian railway

Railway Station, Longest

Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)

River, Longest

Nile (Africa)

River, Largest

Amazon (S. America)

Sea-bird, Largest

Albatross

Star, Brightest

Sirius

Statue, Tallest

Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)

Telescope, Largest Radio

New Mexico (U.S.A.)

Tramway, Worlds first

New York

Tunnel, Longest (Railway)

Tanna (Japan)

Tunnel, Longest (Road)

Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy

Volcano, Highest

Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)

Volcano, Most Active

Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)

Wall, Longest

Great wall of China

Waterfall, Highest

Angel (Venezuela)

Water, Lowest body

Dead Sea

Zoo, Largest

Kruger National Park, South Africa

HIGHEST, LONGEST, BIGGEST, LARGEST, DEEPEST, SMALLEST OF THE WORLD

Largest Airport - King Khalid International Airport (South Arabia)

Highest Airport - Lhasa Airport, Tibet

Tallest Animal - Giraffe

Largest Animal - Blue Bottom whale

Largest Bay - Hudson Bay, Canada,

Fastest Bird - Swift

Largest Bird - Ostrich

Smallest Bird - Humming bird

Longest Bridge - the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in Japan takes the title, with a main span of
1,991 meters (or 6,532 feet)

Tallest Building - Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan,2004,101 stories,509m,1,670ft

Longest Canal - Baltic sea White Canal

Largest Cathedral - Cathedral Church of New York

Largest Cemetry - Leningrad, Russia

Largest Church - Belisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.

Largest Continent - Asia

Smallest Continent - Australia

Largest Country - Russia

Smallest Country - Vatican City

Biggest Cinema House - Roxy, New York

Highest City - Wen Chuan, China

Highest Population - Mexico

Longest Day - June 21

Shortest Day - December 22

Largest Delta - Sunderbans

Largest Desert - Sahara, Africa

Biggest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India

Largest Dams - Grand Coulee Dam, USA

Tallest Fountain - Fountain Hills, Arizona

Largest Gulf - Gulf of Mexico

Largest Hotel - Hotel Rossaiya, Moscow

Largest Island - Greenland

Largest Lake - Caspian Sea, CISIran

Deepest Lake - Baikal (Siberia)

Highest Lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)

Biggest Library - National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington

Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)

Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest (Nepal)

Highest Mountain Range Himalayas

Longest Mountain - Andes (South America)

Biggest Museum - British Museum (London)

Largest Minaret Sultan Has-san Mosque (Egypt)

Tallest Minaret - Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)

Biggest Oceans - Pacific Ocean

Deepest Oceans - Pacific Ocean

Biggest Palace - Vatican (Rome)

Largest Palace - Imperial Palace (China)

Biggest Park - Yellow Stone National Park

Largest Park - Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)

Largest Peninsula - Arabia

Highest Plateau - Pamir (Tibet)

Longest Platform - Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)

Largest Platform - Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Station)New York (USA)

Biggest Planet - Jupiter

Smallest Planet - Murcury

Brightest Planet Venus

Coldest Planet Pluto

Nearest (To the Sun) - Mercury

Farthest (from the Sun) - Pluto

Longest River - Nile, Africa

Longest River Dam - Hirakud Dam, India

Largest Sea - South China Sea

Largest Stadium - Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)

Brightest Star - Sirius A

Tallest Statue - Motherland (Russia)

Largest Sea-bird - Albatross

Biggest Telescope - Mt. Palomar (USA)

Longest Train Flying Scotsman

Largest Temple - Angkorwat in Kampuchea

Oldest Theatre - Teatro Ohmpico (Itlay)

Tallest Tower - C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)

Longest Wall - Great Wall of China

Highest Waterfall - Angel (Venezuela)

Widest Waterfall - Khone Falls (Laos)

Lowest Water Level - Dead Sea

Longest Epic - Mahabharata

Hottest Place - Al-Azizia (Libya)

Rainiest Place - Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)

Highest Road - Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.

Highest Village - Andean (Chile)

Highest Volcano - Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile

Largest Volcano - Manuna Lea (Hawai)

Lightest Gas - Hydrogen

Fastest Animal - Cheetah

Biggest Flower - Rafflesia (Java)

Longest Corridor - Rameshwaram Temple (India)

Largest Democracy - India

Fastest Dog - Persian greyhound

Lightest Metal - Lithium

India

Highest Award

Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award

Param Vir Chakra

Longest River in India

The Ganges

Longest Tributary river of India

Yamuna

Largest Lake

Wular Lake, Kashmir

Largest Lake (Saline Water)

Chilka Lake, Orrisa

Largest Man-Made Lake

Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

Largest Fresh Water Lake

Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)

Highest Lake

Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)

Highest Lake

Devatal (Gharhwal)

Highest Peak

Karkoram-2
of
K-2(8,611
Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest which is in Nepal

Largest Populated City

Mumbai

Largest State(Area)

Rajasthan

Largest State(Population)

Uttar Pradesh

Highest rainfall

Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum)

Highest Watefall

Nohkalikai Falls (335 meters, 1100 ft high) in Shora

State wise
forest

largest

area

under

Madhya Pradesh

Largest Delta

Sunderbans Delta

Largest River without Delta

Narmada and Tapti

Longest Cantilever Span bridge

Howrah Bridge

Longest River Bridge

Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

Biggest Cave temple

Ellora

Longest Road

Grand Trunk Road

Highest Road

Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)

Biggest Mosque

Jama Masjid at Delhi

Highest Gateway

Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 meters high)

Tallest Statue

Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In Karnataka

Largest Public Sector Bank

State Bank of India

Longest Canal

Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)

Largest Dome

Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur

Largest Zoo

Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)

meters)

Largest Museum

India Museum at Kolkata

Longest Dam

Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)

Highest Dam

Tehri Dam ( 260 meters , 850 ft )

Highest Tower

Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)

Largest Desert

Thar (Rajasthan)

Largest District

Kutch district

Fastest Train

Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal

State with longest coastline

Gujarat

State with longest

South India

coastline

of

Andhra Pradesh

Longest Electric Railway Line

From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

Longest Railway Route

From Assam to Kanyakumari

Longest Railway Platform

Kharagpur (W. Bengal)

Highest Railway Station

Ghum (W. Bengal)

Longest Platform

Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length. It is also the longest

railway station in world

Longest Tunnel

Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)

Longest Highway

NH-44 (NH-7) which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari

Smallest State (Population)

Sikkim

Smallest State (Area)

Goa

Largest State (Area)

Rajasthan

Largest State (Population)

Uttar Pradesh

Densest Populated State

West Bengal

Largest Cave

Amarnath (J&K)

Largest Cave Temple

Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra)

Largest Animal Fair

Sonepur (Bihar)

Largest Auditorium

Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)

Biggest Hotel

Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)

Largest Port

Mumbai

Largest Gurudwara

Golden Temple, Amritsar

Deepest River Valley

Bhagirathi & Alaknanda

Largest Church

Saint Cathedral (Goa)

Oldest Church

St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)

Longest River

Ganga (2640 km long)

Longest Beach

Marina Beach, Chennai

Highest Battle Field

Siachin Glacier

Highest Airport

Leh (Laddakh)

Biggest Stadium

Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata

Largest River Island

Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)

Largest Planetarium

Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

Sambhar lake

Largest inland salt lake

Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest

Longest river (India)

Ganges

Longest river (World)

Nile

The longest tributary river of India

Yamuna

The longest river of the south

Godavari

Highest mountain peak

Godwin Austin (k2)

Largest lake (Fresh water)

Wular lake (Kashmir)

Highest Dam

Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River

Largest Mosque

Jama Masjid, Delhi

Longest Road

Grand Trunk Road

State with longest coastline

Gujarat

Largest railway route

Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil

Nadu

Longest tunnel

Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)

Longest national highway

NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to

Kanyakumari

Longest Dam

Hirakod Dam (Orissa)

Longest River Bridge

Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

Longest populated city

Mumbai (1.60 crore)

Largest Museum

National Museum, Kolkata

Largest Delta

Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal

Largest Dome

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)

Largest Zoo

Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata

Largest man-made Lake

Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

Largest Desert

Thar (Rajasthan)

Highest Tower

Pitampura Tower, Delhi

Smallest State (Area)

Goa

Smallest State (Population)

Sikkim

Highest Waterfall

Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)

Longest Electric railway line

From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

Densest populated State

West Bengal

Largest cave temple

Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)

Largest animal Fair

Sonepur (Bihar)

Highest Gateway

Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)

Biggest Hotel

Oberal Sharaton (Mumbai)

Largest State (Area)

Rajasthan

Largest State (Population)

Uttar Pradesh

Place of heaviest rainfall

Mausinram (Meghalaya)

Largest corridor

Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)

Largest cantilever span bride

Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

Largest forest state

M.P.

Highest straight gravity Dam

Bhakra Dam

Longest Railway Platform

Kharagpur (W. Bengal)

Largest Stadium

Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata

Largest Port

Mumbai

Highest Lake

Devatal (Garhwal)

Largest Lake (Saline water)

Chika lake, Orissa

Highest Award

Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award

Paramveer Chakra

Largest Gurudwara

Golden Temple, Amritsar

Deepest river valley

Bhagirathi & Alaknanda

State with longest coastline of South

India

Andhra Pradesh

Longest river which forms estuary

Narmada

Largest Church

Saint Cathedral (Goa)

Longest Beach

Marina Beach, Chennai

Highest Battle field

Siachin Glacier

Highest

Len (Laddakh)

Airport

Largest river island

Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)

Largest Planetarium

Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

Council of Ministers of Gujarat

Gujarat ministry consist of 17 ministers including chief minister (as on December 30, 2012) in 13th Gujarat
Legislative Assembly of Indian state of Gujarat.

Cabinet Ministers[edit]

Narendra Modi, Chief Minister: General Administration, Administration

reform and training, Industry, Home, Climate change, Ports, Information and
Broadcasting, Narmada, Kalpsar, Science Technology, all policies and
departments that are not allotted to other ministers

Nitinbhai Patel: Finance, Health, Medical education, Family welfare,

transportation

Anandiben Patel: Revenue, famine relief, land development, rehabilitation,

reconstruction, roads building, capital plan, urban development, urban housing
Ramanlal Vora: Social justice, Sports, Youth and Cultural affairs

Bhupendrasinh Chudasama: Education, Higher and Technical education, Law

and Justice, Food and Civil supply, Consumer affairs, Panchayat, Rural housing,
Rural development

Saurabh Patel: Energy and Petrochemicals, Mines and Minerals, Salt

industries, Printing, Planning, Tourism, Civil aviation, Labor and employment

Ganpat Vasava: Fonvironment, Tribal development, Women and Child

welfare, Parliamentary affairs

Babubhai Bokhiria: Water resources (barring Kalpsar), Water supply,

Agriculture, Cooperatives, Animal husbandry, Fisheries, Cow care. all

Ministers of State[edit]

Purshottam Solanki: Labour and Employment

Jashwantsinh Bhabhor: Forest,Environment,Tribal development

Parbat Patel: Health, Family welfare, Child welfare.

Vasuben Trivedi: Education.

Pradipsinh Jadeja: Law, Justice, Parliamentary affairs, Tourism, Pilgrim

development, Coordination with NGOs, NRI, Protocol.

Liladhar Vaghela: Animal Husbandary, Fisheries, Cow care, Welfare of

educationally backward classes.

Rajnikant Patel: Home, Police housing, border security, Home Guards,

Nagrik Sarankshan, Gram Rakshan Dal, Prohibition.

Govindbhai Patel: Agriculture, Food and Civil supply, Consumer affairs,

Nanubhai Vanani: Water supply, Water resources(barring Kaplsar).

Jayantibhai Kavadia: Panchayat, Rural housing, Rural development.

Shri Jayeshkumar Vitthalbhai Radadiya: Tourism, Civil Aviation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Gujarat

Cabinet of India
The Union Cabinet of the Government of India Indian general election, 2009 held in five phases in
2009: on 16 April, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced
on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Dr Manmohan Singh took oath as the
13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present
'Council of Ministers' in two phases. Most of the cabinet functions from Cabinet Secretariat, based out
of the Secretariat Building, New Delhi.

Union Ministers[edit]

[hide]Portfolios

Name

Ima
ge

A
ge

Parliamentar
y
constituency

Par
ty

Department of
Atomic Energy

Educational
background

Panjab
University

Department of Space

Manmohan
Ministry of Personnel, Singh
Public Grievances
and Pensions

81

Assam (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

St John's
College

Planning Commission

Nuffield
College

Ministry of Defence

A. K.
Antony

73

Kerala (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

Ministry of Agriculture

Sharad
Pawar

73

Madha

NCP

Ministry of Finance

P.
Chidambar
am

68

Sivaganga

INC

Harvard
University (M.B.
A)

Ministry of External
Affairs

Salman
Khurshid

61

Farrukhabad

INC

St Edmund Hall

Ministry of Home
Affairs

Sushilkuma
r Shinde

71

Solapur

INC

64

Chandni Chowk

INC

Ministry of
Communications and
Information
Kapil Sibal
Technology
Ministry of Law and
Justice

[hide]Portfolios

Name

Ima
ge

A
ge

Parliamentar
y
constituency

Par
ty

Kakinada

INC

Ministry of Human
Resource
Development

Pallam
Raju

50

Ministry of Housing
and Urban Poverty
Alleviation

Girija Vyas

67

Ministry of Civil
Aviation

Ajit Singh

73

Baghpat

RLD

Ministry of Mines

Dinsha
Patel

75

Kheda

INC

60

Himachal
Pradesh (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

69

Eluru

INC

73

Chikballapur

INC

Ministry of Commerce Anand

and Industry
Sharma

Ministry of Textiles

Kavuru
Samba
Siva Rao

Ministry of Petroleum Veerappa

and Natural Gas
Moily

INC

Ministry of Culture

Chandresh
Kumari

68

Jodhpur

INC

Ministry of Water
Resources

Gulam Nabi
Azad

65

Haridwar

INC

Ministry of Rural
Development

Jairam
Ramesh

58

Andhra Pradesh
(Rajya Sabha)

INC

Kamal
Nath

66

Chhindwara

INC

Vayalar
Ravi

75

Kerala

INC

63

Jammu and
Kashmir (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

Ministry of Urban
Development
Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Overseas
Indian Affairs

Ministry of Health and Ghulam

Family Welfare
Nabi Azad

Educational
background

A
ge

Parliamentar
y
constituency

Par
ty

55

BhandaraGondiya

NCP

65

Araku

INC

Jaipal
Reddy

71

Chevella

INC

Oscar
Fernandes

72

Karnataka (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

Mallikarjun
Kharge

70

Gulbarga

INC

Ministry of Shipping

G. K. Vasan

48

Tamil
Nadu (Rajya
Sabha)

INC

Ministry of Steel

Beni
Prasad
Verma

71

Gonda

INC

Ministry of Coal

Shriprakas
h Jaiswal

68

Kanpur

INC

Ministry of Minority

K. Rahman

Karnataka (Rajya

INC

Affairs

Khan

[hide]Portfolios

Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public
Enterprises

Name

Praful
Patel

Ministry of Panchayati
Kishore
Raj
Chandra
Ministry of Tribal
Deo
Affairs
Ministry of Science
and Technology
Ministry of Earth
Sciences
Ministry of Road
Transport and
Highways

Ima
ge

Ministry of Labour
and Employment
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Social
Justice and
Empowerment

73

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Sabha)

Educational
background

IMPORTANT DAYS

January
January
January
January
January
January
January
January
January

1 --------- Global Family Day

15 --------- Army Day
23 --------- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
26 --------- Republic Day
26 --------- International Customs day
28 --------- Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
28 --------- Data Protection Day
30 --------- World Leprosy Eradication Day

February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February

4 --------- World Cancer Day

5 --------- Kashmir Day
6 --------- International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
12 --------- Darwin Day
12 --------- World Day of the Sick
14 --------- Valentines Day
20 --------- World Day of Social Justice
21 --------- International Mother Language Day
22 --------- World Scout Day
23 --------- World Peaces and Understanding Day

March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
Trade
March

4 --------- World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation

8 --------- International Womens' Day
13 --------- World Kidney Day
13 --------- World Rotaract Day
15 --------- World Consumer Rights Day
20 --------- International Day of the Francophonie
20 --------- World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
21 --------- World Sleep Day
21 --------- World Forestry Day
21 --------- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
22 --------- World Water Day
23 --------- World Meteorological Day
24 --------- World TB Day
24 --------- International Day for Achievers
25 --------- International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave
27 --------- World Drama Day

April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April

2 --------- World Austism Awareness Day

7 --------- World Health Day
17 --------- World Haemophilia Day
18 --------- World heritage Day
22 --------- Earth Day
23 --------- World Book and Copyright Day
25 --------- World Malaria Day
29 --------- International Dance Day

May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May

1 --------- International Labour day

3 --------- Press Freedom Day
4 --------- Coal Miners day
8 --------- World Red Cross day
9 --------- - Victory Day
11 --------- National Technology Day
12 --------- International Nurses day
14 --------- World Migratory day
15 --------- International Day of the Family
17 --------- World Information Society Day
21 --------- Anti-Terrorism Day
31 --------- World No Tobacco Day

June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June

4 --------- International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5 --------- World Environment Day
7 --------- International Level Crossing Awareness Day
8 --------- World oceans Day
12 --------- World Day against Child Labour
14 --------- World Blood Donor day
17 --------- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 --------- World Refugee Day
23 --------- United Nations Public Service Day
23 --------- International widow's day
26 --------- International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking
27 --------- International Diabetes Day

July
July
July
July
July
July
July

1 --------- National doctor's Day

11 --------- World Population Day
12 --------- Malala Day
18 --------- Nelson Mandela International Day
28 --------- World Nature Conservation day
30 --------- International Day of Friendship

August
August
August
August
August
August
August
August

3 --------- Independence Day of Niger

5 --------- Independence Day of Upper Volta
9 --------- International day of the World's Indigenous People
12 --------- International Youth Day
15 --------- Independence Day (India )
23 --------- Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
29 --------- National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )

September
September
September
September
September
September

5 --------- Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)

7 --------- Forgiveness Day
8 --------- International Literacy Day
14 --------- Hindi day,World First Aid Day
16 --------- World Ozone Day

September 21 --------- International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day

September 25 --------- Social Justice Day
September 27 --------- World Tourism Day
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October

1 --------- International Day of Older Persons

2 --------- International day of Non-Violence
3 --------- World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
4 --------- World Animal Day
5 --------- World Teacher's Day
8 --------- Indian Airforce Day
9 --------- World Post Day
11 --------- International Girl Child Day
12 --------- World Arthritis Day
14 --------- World Standards Day

October
October
October
October
October
October

15
16
17
20
24
31

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World Students Day

World Food day
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
World Statistics Day
United Nations Day
World Thrift Day

November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November
November

1 --------- world vegan Day

5 --------- World Radiography Day
9 --------- World Services Day
14 --------- Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru )
16 --------- International Day for Endurance
17 --------- International students Day
17 --------- National Journalism Day
18 --------- World Adult Day
19 --------- World Citizen Day
20 --------- Universal Children's Day
21 --------- World Television Day
21 --------- World Fisheries day
25 --------- World Non-veg Day
26 --------- Law Day
30 -------- Flag Day

December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December

1 --------- World AIDS Day

2 --------- World Computer Literacy Day
2 --------- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 --------- International Day of People with Disability
3 --------- World Conservation Day
4 --------- Navy Day
5 --------- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
7 --------- International Civil Aviation Day
9 --------- The International Day Against Corruption
10 --------- International Day of Broadcasting
10 --------- Human Rights Day
11 --------- International Mountain Day

December
December
December
December
December

14
18
19
20
29

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World Energy Day

International Migrants Day
Goa's Liberation Day
International Human Solidarity Day
International Biodiversity