India-States and Union Territories

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States and Union Territories

India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of
Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the
Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in
states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country.
Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the
largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress,
festivals, language etc. This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges
you to explore their magnificent uniqueness…

States
 Andhra Pradesh
 Arunachal Pradesh
 Assam
 Bihar
 Chhattisgarh
 Goa
 Gujarat
 Haryana
 Himachal Pradesh
 Jammu and Kashmir
 Jharkhand
 Karnataka
 Kerala
 Madhya Pradesh
 Maharashtra
 Manipur
 Meghalaya
 Mizoram
 Nagaland
 Orissa
 Punjab
 Rajasthan
 Sikkim
 Tamil Nadu
 Tripura
 Uttarakhand
 Uttar Pradesh
 West Bengal

Union Territories
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 Chandigarh
 The Government of NCT of Delhi
 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
 Daman and Diu
 Lakshadweep

Source: National Portal Content Management Team Reviewed on: 28-1-2010

Biological Discoveries,Biology and Human Body

Facts
February 3rd, 2009

NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE    98.4F

“BLOOD GROUP CALLED “”UNIVERSAL DONOR “”"    O GROUP
“BLOOD GROUP CALLED “”UNIVERSAL RECIPIENT “    AB GROUP
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM’S POWER SUPPLY    HEART

ORGAN REMOVES WASTES AND EXCESS WATER FROM THE BLOOD   KIDNEY
STUDY OF TWINS    GEMELLOLOGY

FIRST ANTIBIOTIC DRUG    PENCILLIN

ORGAN CONTROLS BODY TEMPERATURE    SKIN
NUMBER OF BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY    206
HARDEST SUBSTANCE IN THE HUMAN BODY    TOOTH ENAMEL
DISEASE CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A MAD DOG    HYDROPHOBIA
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN DLEADS TO    RICKETS
A HUMAN HEART HAS HOW MANY CHAMBERS    FOUR
THE BALANCING ORGAN OF OUR BODY    EAR
WHAT IS CALLED SUICIDAL BAGS    LYSOSOME
THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY    STAPES
VITAMIN WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE SUNLIGHT    VITAMIN D
THE COLOURING PIGMENT OF BILE    BILIRUBINE
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE PROTEIN    PEPSIN
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE FAT    LIPASE
THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE STARCH    AMYLASE

WHICH IS KNOWN AS ANIMAL STARCH    GLYCOGEN

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATON    CHRISTAIN BARNARD

CHARLS DARWIN BELONGS TO    BRITAIN

X-RAYS    RONTGEN
DNA DOUBLE HELIX MODEL    WATSON AND CRICK
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN C LEADS TO    SCURVY
PROLONGED BLEEDING DUE TO    DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN K
STUDY OF BIRDS    ORNITHOLOGY
SCIENCE OF OLD AGE    GERENTOLOGY
ANTI TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE    BCG

MILK PROTEIN IS KNOWN AS    CAESIN

DIALYSIS IS USED FOR  PATIENTS HAVING    KIDNEY TROUBLE
ONCOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF    CANCER
ANALGESICS ARE USED TO RELIEVE    PAIN
PLANTS ARE GREEN BECAUSE OF    CHLOROPHYLL
WHEN IRON RUSTS, ITS WEIGHT    INCREASES
INSULIN IS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF    DIABETES
THE METAL IN THE LIQUID STATE    MERCURY
THE SYSTEM OF MODERN MEDICINE BY    HIPPOCRATES

Archive for the ‘Worlds Fastest’ category

World’s Fastest Train is in China
March 1st, 2010

World’s Fastest Train is in China:

China Railway High-Speed (CRH) is World’s fastest train which runs at an average speed train of 350 km
per hour. The super-high-speed train connects the cities of Guangzhou, which is a business hub in
southern China near Hong Kong, and Wuhan (a metropolis in central China). It is a distance of 1,069 km
that takes only three hours to complete in the new high-speed train

Archive for the ‘World Wars’ category

Battles and Wars-World Wars,Gulf war,Boer War
 March 18th, 2010

Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)—This battle was fought between the Greeks and Persians in 490 B.C. A
small Greek Army defeated much larger Persian force.

Battle of Hastings (1066 A.D.)—This war was fought between England and Normans in 1066 A.D. King
Harold of England was defeated and England came under the Norman control.

‘Hundred Years’ War (1338-1453)—It was fought between France and England. The war was brought to
an end by the sacrifice of Joan of Arc.

War between Henry VII and Richard (1455-85)—It was a civil war fought in 1455-85 between Henry VII
and Richard (The Duke of York) both claiming the British throne on Henry VI’s death. Richard was
defeated in this war.

Defeat of Spanish Armada (1588)—The British fleet defeated Spanish Armada. The British supremacy
over the seas was established. Also, it led to renaissance in English life and literature.

Civil War in England (1642-49)—It was fought between the Parliament and Charles I of England.

War of Spanish Succession (1702)—It was fought between England and France in 1702. The latter were
defeated.

Battle of Blenheim (1704)—England and Austria defeated the French and Bavarians.

Seven Years War (1756-63)—England and Prussia defeated Austria, France, Poland and Russia. It was
caused by a revolutionary change in the diplomatic pattern.

American War of Independence (1776-83)—It was fought during 1776-1783. In this war, George
Washington defeated the English forces and America became independent.

Battle of the Nile (1798)—A naval fight between British and French fleet in 1798. The British fleet
commanded by Nelson was victorious.

Battle of Trafalgar (1805)—The British fleet under Nelson defeated the combined line of French and
Spanish fleet.

Battle of Waterloo (1815)—The British under Duke of Wellington defeated Napolean. Napolean was
captured and exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821.

Crimean War (1854-56)—It was fought during 1854-56 between Russia and the combined forces of
England, France and Turkey.

American Civil War (1861-65)—This was fought during 1861-65 between the Northern and Southern
States of America.

Boer War (1889-1901)—This war was fought between British and Dutch forces in 1889-1901 in South
Africa.

Sino Japanese War (1894-95)—Japan defeated China and occupied Formosa and Korea.
Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)—Also known as the Battle of the sea of Japan. The Japanese fleet
defeated the Russian fleet. It led to the emergence of the wave of Asian resurgence.

World War I (1914-18)—The Allied Powers (Britain, France, U.S.A., Belgium) etc. defeated Germany and
her associated powers.

World War II (1939-45)—The Allies (Britain, France, U.S.A. and Russia and Benelux countries etc.
defeated the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).

Battle of El-Alamein (1942)—The Allies Victory during the Second World War and retreat of Field Marshal
General Rommel’s forces.

Korean War (1950-53)—It was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953 A.D.

4th Arab-Israel War (Oct. 1973)—An indecisive war led to Geneva Peace Conference on West Asia (Dec.
1973).

China-Vietnam War (Feb. 1979)—China invaded Vietnam and overran a large chunk of Vietnamese
territory. It however, proclaimed ceasefire in the following month and withdrew its forces.

Iran-Iraq War (Oct. 1980-Aug. 1988)

Falkland War (1983)—It was fought between Britain and Argentina.

U.S.-Panama War (1989)—It was fought between United States and Panama.

Gulf War (Jan. 17, 1991-Feb. 26, 1991)—It was fought between multinational forces led by the U.S.A. and
Iraq.

Gulf War-2 (March 20, 2003 to April 2003)—The US led coalition forces launched a full scale attack on
Iraq on March 20, 2003. It made use of the latest and the fiercest weaponry to subdue the Iraqi forces.
Baghdad fell on April 9, 10 and other cities followed suit. By April 20 the coalition armies were in full
control of Iraq. It marked the downfall of President Saddam Hussein

Nobel Prize Winners of Indian Descent

December 28th, 2009

1.Rabindranath Tagore, Literature, 1913

2.C.V. Raman, Physics, 1930

3.Hargobind Khorana*, Medicine, 1968

4.Mother Teresa, Peace, 1979

5.Subramanian Chandrasekhar*, Physics, 1983

6.Amartya Sen 1998, Economics.

 7.V.S.Naipaul* 2001, Literature.

* Of Indian descent

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First Indian Nobel Prize winner

January 24th, 2009

First Indian Nobel Prize winner: Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first
Indian to win Nobel Prize. He won it for literature (Gitanjali) in 1913.

COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS
November 26th, 2009

 CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access

 GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication
 TDMA – Time Division Multiple Access
 PC – Personal Computer
 RAM – Random Access Memory
 CPU – Central Processing Unit
 WWW – World Wide Web
 UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply
 LAN – Local Area Network
 WAN – Wide Area Network
 MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
 TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
 DOS – Disk Operating System
 ROM – Read Only Memory
 PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
 HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language
 HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
 FTP – File Transfer Protocol
 ATM – Automatic Teller Machine

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Computer Related GK Series 1
February 2nd, 2009

SUPER COMPUTER OF INDIA PARAM PADMA

HOTMAIL SABEER BHATIA

“EXPANSION OF “”VIRUS “”" VITAL INFORMATION RESOURCES UNDER SIEGE

WORLD WIDE WEB TIM BERNESLI

COMPUTER VIRUS IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM

MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN BILL GATES

IN BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM THE BASE IS 2

SECONDARY MEMORY OF THE COMPUTER HARD DISK

BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT STARTS THE COMPUTER WORKING

OPERATION INDICATES ERROR CORRECTION DEBUGGING

ONE BYTE IS 8 BITS

PROTOCOL OF WIRELESS LAN 802.11

LEVEL OF SECURITY IMPLEMENTED IN WINDOWS NT C2

JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE JAMES GOSLING

DIRECT X IS A SOFTWARE THAT DRIVES GRAPHIC HARDWARE

FIRST TECHNOPARK IN INDIA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

LINUX DEVELOPED BY LINUS TORVALD

OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM CONCEPT RICHARD STALLMAN

NEW OPERATING SYSTEM FROM WINDOWS WINDOWS VISTA

SECOND GENERATION SERVICES OF WWW WEB 2.0

MICROSOFT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEVE BALLMER

COST OF PRODUCTION OF WINDOWS VISTA $7 BILLION

YOU TUBE ASSOCIATED WITH GOOGLE

FLOPPY DISK IBM

LAPTOP COMPUTER SINCLAIR

BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY SONY

INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE ACCESS WIMAX

“THE “”ILOVEYOU”" VIRUS IS AN EXAMPLE OF” Script Virus

“”STORED PROGRAM CONCEPT ” BY” John von neumann

VIRTUAL DISK IS RAM Disk

“”WISDOM OF MASS PRINCIPLE”" IS ASSOCIATED WITH”

WIKIPEDIA

INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN

China’s overseas trade

April 29th, 2010

China’s overseas trade

o    Is expected to touch $400 bn by 2010.  Currently it is at $158.2 bn in FY05.

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Economic,Commercial,Trade,Banking Terms
April 6th, 2010

Referring dispute to disinterested party called arbitrator for

ARBITRATION
decision, which will be binding.

Payment of a fixed amount periodically for a limited time. It is an

ANNUITY investment on which the owner receives not only interest on his
money but also return of his capital.

The difference between the value of imports and exports. It is

BALANCE OF TRADE favourable when the value of exported goods exceeds the value of
imported goods. If it is reverse balance is unfavourable.

Statements of accounts, generally os a business house prepared

at the end of a year, showing debits and credits under broad
BALANCE SHEET
heads, in order to find out the profit and loss positions in the
outgoing year.

Exchange of commodity with other commodities without the

BARTER
interface of any form of currency.
 Document by which a government, a company or a person agrees
BOND
to pay a sum of money in a certain time.

Annual estimate of expenditure and revenue of a country or a

BUDGET
subordinate authority like a corporation.

Written order by a drawer to pay sum on given date ot named

BILL OF EXCHANGE
payee.

An economic phenomenon where there are more goods in market

BUYER’S MARKET
than demanded and so the buyers can dictate the prices of goods.

Place where officials of the banks meet daily to exchange cheques

CLEARING HOUSE drawn on the respective banks and settle the account by the
payment of balances only.

Joint farming wherein farmers pool their land, capital and

COOPERATIVE resources and divide the produce at the end of the harvest in
FARMING proportion to their land put in the pool. The farmers retain their
proprietary rights.

CEILING ON LAND AND Imposition of a maximum limit of the land which an individual
HOLDING should have. Its purpose is rational distribution of land.

DEATH DUTY (ESTATE A sort of tax imposed on the property inherited at death of its
DUTY) previous owner.

Government’s step to reduce the value of its own currency

DEVALUATION relatively to a foreign currency. It aims to increase exports and
reduce imports.

A monetary state characterised by decrease in the supply of

DEFLATION money and bank deposits and falling profits, wages, incomes and
employment accompanied by unemployment and falling prices.

The governmental measure of depriving metallic coins or paper

currency od specified denominations of its status money. It is
DEMONETISATION
meant to unearth the hidden money which is unaccounted for
purpose of income tax assessment.

EXCISE DUTY Duty levied on goods manufactured within the country.

 FOREIGN EXCHANGE Transfer of money of one country to another.

Increase in the quality of money in circulation without any

INFLATION
corresponding increase in goods; so, it leads to rising prices spiral.

An individualistic theory advocating private initiative in trade and

LAISSEZ FAIRE
non-interference by State in commercial or business ventures.

Closure of a factory by owners to force the workers to accept the

LOCKOUT
imposed terms.

It states that the food supply increase in arithmetical progression

MALTHUSIAN THEORY
while population increase by geometrical progression resulting in
OF POPULATION
over-population.

OCTROI Tax imposed on articles coming inside a city.

PUBLIC SECTOR Applies to State enterprises or undertaking.

An economic phenomenon characterised by excessive production,

RECESSION
less demand, tight money market.

Currency of a country with which we have favourable balance of

SOFT CURRENCY
trade.

Group of countries of Commonwealth (except Canada) keeping

STERLING AREA
their reserves in sterling and not gold or dollars.

Measures undertaking by one country to protect industry against

TARIFFS
trade competition from outside.

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farming Deflation Economic Economic Terms Laissez faire Malthusian theory of population Tariffs trade Balance sheet Trade Terms

Stock Exchanges in India

November 21st, 2009
Recognised Stock Exchanges in India
Name Address

Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,

THE BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE Dalal Street,
Mumbai- 400 001.

Manek Chowk,
The Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Association Ltd,.
Ahmedabad – 380 001

‘M’ Block, First Floor,

Unity Building,
BANGALORE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,.
J.C. Road,
Bangalore – 560 002.

217,Budhraja Building,
BHUBANESHWAR STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN., LTD,. Jharpada Cuttack Road,
Bhubaneswar, Orissa – 751 006.

THE CULCUTTA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION 7, Lyons Range ,

LTD,. Calcutta – 700 001.

Veekshanam Road
COCHIN STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., P.B. 3529,Ernakulam,
Cochi – 682 035.

3&4/4B,Asaf Ali Road,

THE DELHI STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD.,
New Delhi 110 002.

Saraf Building Annexe A.T.

THE GAUHATI STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Road,
Guwahati – 781 001.

Bank Street,
THE HYDERABAD STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,.
Hyderabad – 500 001.

Rajasthan Chamber Bhawan,

JAIPUR STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. M.I. Road,
Jaipur – 302 003.

KANARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 4th Floor,

 Rambhavan Complex,
Kodialbail,
Mangalore – 575 003.

Lajpat Rai Market,

THE LUDHIANA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. Clock Tower,
Ludhiana 141 008.

‘Exchange Building’,
Post Box No.183,
MADRAS STOCK EXCHNAGE LTD.
11, Second Line Beach,
Chennai – 600 001

67, Bada Sarafa,

MADHYA PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.
Indore – 452 002.

Bihar Industries Assn. Premises,

THE MAGADH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. Sinha Library Road,
Patna – 800 001.

1177,Budhwar Peth,
Bank of Maharashtra Bldg.,
PUNE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 2nd Floor,
Bajirao Road,
Pune 411 002.

4,Swaminarayan Gurukul Bldg.,

SAURASHTRA KUTCH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., Dhebarbhai Road,
Rajkot – 380 002.

Padam Towers,
THE UTTAR PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. 14/113,Civil Lines,
Kanpur – 208 001

101, Paradise Complex,

Tilak Toad,
VADODARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.
Sayaji Gunj,
Vadodara – 390 005.

Chamber Tower,
COIMBATORE STOCK EXCHANGE 8/732,Avvinashi Road,
Coimbatore 641 018.
 Kingsway Building,
MEERUT STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 345, Bombay Bazar,
Meerut Cantonment – 250 001.

Maker Towers “F” Cuffe Parade,

OTC EXCHANGE OF INDIA.
Bombay – 400 005.

Mahindra Towers,
THE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD. A-Wing, RBC, Worli,
Mumbai 18

GK -Facts about Animals and Birds -Part 2

April 5th, 2009

21. The phenomenon of summer sleep by animals is called

Aestivation

22. Which of the following is not obtained from the bark of a tree
a. Quinine
b. Tannin
c. Cinnamon
d. Bhang
Ans : D

23. Which of the following is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves
a. Rolling
b. Drying
c. Fermenting
d. Withering
Ans : C

24. Which food crop has maximum content of proteins

Soya bean

25. Maximum yield of milk is obtained from …….. variety of cows

Red Sindhi

26. Triticale is the first species of an agricultural crop produced scientifically by humans by crossing
Wheat and Rye

27. The first man made cereal is

Triticale

28. The first species of an agricultural crop produced scientifically by humans

Triticale
29. Arabica and Robusta are two main varieties of …….. cultivated in India
Coffee

30. Which of the following is not a natural fibre

a. Silk
b. Jute
c. Coir
d. Rayon
Ans : D

31. What helps a camel to travel long distances in deserts without food and water
its humps

32. The tallest tree in the world is

a. Eucalyptus
b. Mahogany
c. Redwood
d. Teak
Ans : C

33. The resinous shellac is obtained from

a. Bark of a tree
b. Distillation of wood
c. Agricultural waste
d. Processing of crude oil
Ans : A

34. Name the respiratory organ of fish

Gills

35. Which among the following has the maximum lifespan

a. Eagle
b. Tortoise
c. Tiger
d. Elephant
Ans : B

36. What is arginine

An amino acid obtained by animals from their diet

37. What is the scientific name of Coconut tree

Cocos nucifera

38. Which crop in Maharashtra is known as ‘White Gold’

Cotton

39. Economically the most important forest of India

a. Tidal
b. Tropical deciduous forest
c. Thorn forest
d. Evergreen forest
Ans : B

40. Cacti are classic examples of

a. Mesophytes
b. Xerophytes
c. Heliophytes
d. Sciophytes
Ans : B

41. Which of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve

a. Agasthyamala
b. Panchamarhi
c. Nallamala
d. Nilgiri
Ans : C

42. Transport of food from leaves to other parts of plant is termed as

Translocation

43. The crop which considers frost as its enemy

a. Rubber
b. Tea
c. Coffee
d. Tobacco
Ans : D

44. The protein of rice grains is of good quality being rich in

Gliadin

45. The extensive grass lands known as ‘Prairies’ are found in

North America

46. Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down
a. Tulsi
b. Serpentina
c. Turmeric
d. Garlic
Ans : D

47. The only snake that builds a nest

King cobra

48. The characteristic feature of virus is

a. It lacks chlorophyll
b. It multiplies only on hosts
c. It multiplies only on dead animals
d. It is made of fats
Ans : B

49. A field or a part of a garden where fruit trees grow, mainly commercially
a. Park
b. Orchard
c. Nursery
d. Yard
Ans : B

50. A place where wild animals live

a. Forest
b. Lair
c. Sanctuary
d. Stable
Ans : B

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GK -Facts about Animals and Birds -Part 1

April 5th, 2009

1. The bird which has no wings at all

Kiwi

2. Which is the flying mammal

Bat

3. Of major insect groups, which are the only ones with just one pair of wings
Flies

4. What is the name of the animal which has a tongue lower than its body
Chameleon

5. Which food crop has the maximum content of proteins

Soybeans

6. Which flowerless plants found mostly in water and having chlorophyll

Algae

7. The drug which reduces blood pressure is obtained from the root of the plant
Rauwolfia serpentine
8. The most effective pesticide for general use against most garden pests is
Malathion

9. Rows of trees grown along the coastal areas to reduce the impact of Cyclones are called as
Mangroves

10. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is situated at

Coimbatore

11. One of the main cause of flood in rivers is

Deforestation

12. Animals that creep, are called

Reptiles

13. The friend of the farmer is

Earthworm

14. The great Indian Bustard is found which Indian state

Rajasthan

15. Which of the following animals is a marsupial

a. Kangaroo
b. Goat
c. Lion
d. Whale
Ans : A

16. An earthworm has

a. Three eyes
b. No eyes
c. One eye
d. Two eyes
Ans : B

17. Respiration of plants is through

a. Arriers
b. Gills
c. Trachea
d. Stomata
Ans : D

18. The best method of control of a soil borne disease is by

a. Using fungicides
b. Burning affected plants
c. Crop rotation
d. Seed treatment
Ans : C

19. Animals in a sleeplike dormant state over the winter while living off reserves of body fat, with a
decrease in body temperature and pulse rate and slower metabolism is termed as
Hybernate

20. A period during which the metabolism of certain animals or insects slows down, temporarily
suspending their bodily development and growth is termed as
Diapause

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Government of India-Council of Ministers-Cabinet

Ministers
May 14th, 2010

Serial
Portfolio Name of Minister
Number

Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the

Ministries/Departments viz:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
1. Ministry of Planning; Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ministry of Water Resources;
Department of Atomic Energy; and
Department of Space

2. Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs,

3. Shri Sharad Pawar
Food & Public Distribution

4. Minister of Defence Shri A.K. Antony

5. Minister of Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram

6. Minister of Railways Km. Mamata Banerjee

7. Minister of External Affairs Shri S.M. Krishna

8. Minister of Steel Shri Virbhadra Singh

9. Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh

10. Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

11. Minister of Power Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

12. Minister of Law and Justice Shri M. Veerappa Moily

13. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah

14. Minister of Urban Development Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

15. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Kamal Nath

16. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi

17. Minister of Textiles Shri Dayanidhi Maran

18. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Shri A. Raja

19. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora

20. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smt. Ambika Soni

21. Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

22. Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Kapil Sibal

Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North

23. Shri B.K. Handique
Eastern Region

24. Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma

Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati

25. Shri C.P. Joshi
Raj

Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and

26. Kum. Selja
Minister of Tourism

27. Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

28. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M.S. Gill

29. Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan

30. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pawan K. Bansal

31. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik

32. Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Kantilal Bhuria

33. Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri M.K. Alagiri

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Governors in Indian States -May 2010

May 14th, 2010

State                                   Governor

Andhra Pradesh        Shri E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan

Arunachal Pradesh  General (Rtd.) J.J. Singh

Assam                Shri Janaki Ballav Pattanaik

Bihar                Shri Devanand Konwar

Chhattisgarh          Shri Shekhar Dutt

Goa                Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu

Gujarat        Dr. Kamla Beniwal

Haryana        Shri Jagannath Pahadia

Himachal Pradesh   Smt. Urmila Singh

Jammu and Kashmir  Shri N. N. Vohra

Jharkhand        Shri M.O.H Farook

Karnataka        Shri H.R. Bhardwaj

Kerala                Shri R.S. Gavai

Madhya Pradesh        Shri Rameshwar Thakur

Maharashtra        Shri K. Shankarnarayan

Manipur        Shri Gurbachan Jagat

Meghalaya        Shri Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary

Mizoram        Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M.M. Lakhera, PVSM,AVSM,VSM

Nagaland        Shri. Nikhil Kumar

Orissa                Shri Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare

Punjab                Shri Shivraj Patil

Rajasthan        Shri Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab (Additional Charge)

Sikkim                Shri Balmiki Prasad Singh

Tamil Nadu        Shri Surjit Singh Barnala

Tripura        Shri Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil

Uttar Pradesh        Shri B.L. Joshi

Uttarakhand        Smt. Margaret Alva

West Bengal        Shri M.K. Narayanan

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Latest Who’s Who-Chief Ministers of Indian

States
May 14th, 2010

State                                 :        Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh           :        Shri K. Rosaiah .

Arunachal Pradesh      :       Shri Dorjee Khandu .
Assam                                :       Shri Tarun Gogoi .
Bihar                                   :        Shri Nitish Kumar .
Chhattisgarh                   :        Dr. Raman Singh .
Delhi                                            Smt Sheila Dikshit .
Goa                                     :     Shri Digambar Kamat .
Gujarat                              :    Shri Narendra Modi .
Haryana                            :    Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda .
Himachal Pradesh         :    Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal .
Jammu and Kashmir    :    Shri Omar Abdullah .
Jharkhand                            Shri Shibu Soren .
Karnataka                              Shri B. S. Yeddyurappa .
Kerala                                    Shri V. S. Achuthanandan .
Madhya Pradesh                Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan .
Maharashtra                     :  Shri Ashok Chavan
Manipur                             :   Shri Okram Ibobi Singh .
Meghalaya                        :   Dr. Mukul Sangma .
Mizoram                           :  Shri Pu Lalthanhawla .
Nagaland                            Shri Neiphiu Rio .
Orissa                                 Shri Naveen Patnaik .
Puducherry                    Thiru. V. Vaithilingam .
Punjab                            Shri Parkash Singh Badal .
Rajasthan                    :   Shri Ashok Gehlot .
Sikkim                              : Shri Pawan Chamling .
Tamil Nadu                           Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi .
Tripura                           Shri Manik Sarkar .
Uttar Pradesh                 : Kumari Mayawati .
Uttarakhand                  :   Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal .
West Bengal                     : Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

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World’s plastic surgery guru

April 29th, 2010

Dr. Ivo Pitanguy

He is the world’s plastic surgery guru.

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The 26th chief of the Indian Army

April 21st, 2010

On 31st March 2010, General Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM (Param Visistha Seva Medal),AVSM (Ati
Vishisht Seva Medal), YSM (Yudh Seva Medal), ADC (Aide-de-camp) with vast experience in counter
insurgency operations, takes over as India’s 26th Chief of the Army.

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Heads of Various World organizations–Latest

who’s who–Quiz
 February 9th, 2010

Heads of Various World organizations–Latest who’s who–Quiz

Here is an update of the heads of Various World organizations.
Secretary General, UN—Ban ki moon
Director General,WHO—Margarret Chan
Head, UNICEF—-Ann Veneman
Head, FAO—Jacqueous Diouff
Head,IAEA—Mohammed El Baradei
President, World Bank–Robert Zoellik
Managing Director, IMF–Dominique Strauss Kahn
Secretary General, NATO–Jaap De Hoop Scheffer
Secretary General,ASEAN–Surin Pitsuwan
Secretary General ,OPEC–Abdellah Salim El Badri
Chairman,SAARC—–Mahindra Rajapakse
Secretary General ,Commonwealth–Kamlesh Sharma

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Chief Minister of Jharkhand

February 3rd, 2010

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren has been elected as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after
successful conclusion of the Assembly pools in December 2009. The JMM, which won 18 seats, garnered
the support of the BJP-JD(U), the All Jharkhand Students Union and Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch led by
Bandhu Tirkey, taking up the tally to 44 MLAs in a house of 80.

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Latest Who’s Who in India

November 21st, 2009

1. Chief Election Commissioner of India: Navin Chawla

2. Election Commissioner of India: VS Sampath
3. Election commissioner of India: S Y Quraishi
4. Chief Justice of India: KG Balakrishnan
5. National Commission for Minorities: Mohammad Shaffi Qureshi
6. Comptroller and Auditor General of India: Vinod Rai
7. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: D. Subbarao
8. Chairman, University Grants Commission: S K Thorat
9. Chairman, Railway Board : S S Khurana
10. Chief of National Investigation Agency : Radha Vinod Raju
11. Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam
12. Attorney General of India : G E Vahanvati
13. Director of the Intelligence Bureau: Rajiv Mathur
14. Chairman State Bank of India : O P Bhatt
15. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of India &
16. Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy: Anil Kakodkar
17. Chairman Central Board of Excise and Customs: P.C. Jha
18. President FICCI: Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania
19. Chairman ISRO: K. Radhakrishnan
20. Chairman Finance Commission of India &
21. Chairman 13th Finance Commission: Dr. Vijay Kelkar
22. Chairman Eighteenth Law Commission : Dr. Justice A R Lakshmanan

QUESTION ANSWER

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA K.G BALAKRISHNAN

FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SARDAR VALLABABHAI

PATEL

FIRST LADY IPS OFFICER KIRAN BEDI

FIRST LADY CHIEF MINISTER SUCHETHA KRIPALANI

FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA GANESH S MAVALANKAR

THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

FOUNDER OF ARYA SAMAJ DAYANAND SARASWATI

THE ” WISE FOOL ” OF INDIAN HISTORY MUHAMMAD BIN TUGLAQ

WHO BUILT TAJ MAHAL, RED FORT SHAH JAHAN

 QUESTION ANSWER

FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE SUSHMITHA SEN

FIRST UN SECRETARY GENERAL TRYGVE LEI

FIRST INDIAN SCIENTIST WON NOBEL PRIZE C.V RAMAN

FIRST PRESIDENT OF INC W.C BANERJEE

FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON NEIL ARMSTRONG

THE FIRST INDIAN TO ENTER SPACE RAKESH SHARMA

GRAND OLDMAN OF INDIA DADABHAI NAOROJI

NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU

THE FIRST WOMAN WHO CONQUERED EVEREST JUNGO TABEI

KPSC CHAIRMAN K.V SALAHUDHEEN

FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL MIHIR SEN

WHO WROTE “ORIGIN OF SPECIES” CHARLES DARWIN

R.D BURMAN DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN MUSIC

WHO LED THE REVOLT OF 1857 AT KANPUR NANA SAHEB

FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU

WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN ” DO OR DIE “ MAHATMA GANDHI

IN INDIA RAILWAY WAS INTRODUCED BY DALHOUSIE

WHO STARTED BOY SCOUTS MOVEMENT BADEN POWELL

” LION OF THE PUNJAB “ LALA LAJPAT RAI

FOUNDER OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA VENUGOPAL

WHO STARTED BHOODAN MOVEMENT VINOBA BHAVE

WORLDS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER BANDARA NAIKE

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

 QUESTION ANSWER

V.T BHATTATHIRIPAD WAS SOCIAL REFORMER

FIRST MALAYALAM ACTOR, WHO WON BHARATAWARD P.J ANTONY

COURT PHYSICIAN OF KING KANISHKA CHARAKA

ACTUAL NAME OF PEN NAME “KAKKANADAN” GEORGE VARGHESE

PRESIDENT OF NORTH KOREA MARSHAL KIM JONG IL

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA GANDHI K.KELAPPAN

WHO DIRCTED THE FILM “CHEMMEEN” RAMU KARIAT

SALIM ALI WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ORNITHOLOGY

THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIA PREM MATHUR

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA S RADHAKRISHNAN

FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA HARILAL J KANIA

FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA SUKUMAR SEN

M.F HUSSAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH PAINTING

FIRST INDIAN ICS OFFICER SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE

FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT FATHIMA BIVI

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL MANEKSHAW

PARTITION OF BENGAL LORD CURZON

BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SARDAR VALLABAI PATEL

MONA LISA IS THE PAINTING OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

FIRST RECIPIENT OF BHARAT RATNA C.RAJAGOPALACHARI

MAGSAYSAY AWARD IS NAMED AFTER PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT

FIRST INDIAN GRAND MASTER IN CHESS V. ANAND

PEN NAME OF MALAYALAM WRITER “P.C KUTTIKRISHNAN” UROOB

NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN MEDHA PATKAR

SATYAJIT RAY BENGAL FILM

 QUESTION ANSWER

FATHER OF MALAYALAM CINEMA J.C DANIEL

DIRECTION OF “VASTHUHARA” ARAVINDAN

ARUNA ASAF ALI INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER

GANDHI CALLED HIM “PULAYARAJA” WHOM AYYANKALI

INDIAS YOUNGEST IIT STUDENT CHANDRA SEKAR

DOSTOEVSKY RUSSIAN NOVELIST

PRIME MINISTER OF AKBAR THE GREAT ABUL FAZAL

FATHER OF INDIAN LIBRARY SCIENCE S.R RANGANATHAN

INDIAS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI

AUTHOR OF “THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL” ANNE FRANK

VASCODA GAMA PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR

STEPHEN HAWKING BRITISH ASTROPHYSICIST

AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS LINE ” SARE JAHAN SE ACHA” MUHAMMAD IQBAL

FIRST INDIAN TO DRIVE A FORMULA ONE CAR NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA P.T USHA

AKIRA KUROSAWA JAPAN FILM MAKER

PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DESTRUCTION OF WTC OSAMA BIN LADEN

INDIAN HOCKEY COACH JOKIM KARVALO

DIRECTOR OF THE FILM “JURASSIC PARK” STEVEN SPIELBERG

FIRST ASIAN UN SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT

FIRST INDIAN WOMAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX CHAMPION SANIA NEHWAL

FIRST INDIAN TO WIN BOOKER PRIZE ARUNDHATI ROY

FIRST TEST TUBE BABY IN THE WORLD LOUISE BROWN

FIRST INDIAN TEST TUBE BABY HARSHA

FIRST US PRESIDENT TO RESIGN FROM OFFICE RICHARD NIXSON

 QUESTION ANSWER

FIRST BLACK UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY VIRENDER SEHWAG

FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN C.K NAYUDU

FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET HARBHAJAN SINGH

FIRST WOMAN SPACE TOURIST ANOUSHEH ANSARI

UN SCRETARY GENERAL (2007 -2012) BAN KI MOON

“IRON MAN OF INDIA” IS SARDAR VALLABABHAI

PATEL

NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE 2006 MUHAMMAD YUNUS

NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2006 ORHAN PAMUK

BOOKER PRIZE 2006 WINNER KIRAN DESAI

KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006 PANKAJ ADVANI

WTA BEST NEWCOMER AWARD SANIA MIRZA

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION VLADIMIR KRAMNIK

INDIAS UN SECRETARY GENERAL CANDIDATE SASI TAROOR

YOUNGEST PADMA SHRI SANIA MIRZA

AFRICAS FIRST ELECTED WOMAN PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF

THE ZABTI SYSTEM WAS CONCEIVED BY AKBAR

MINISTER OF DEFENCE IN INDIA A.K ANTONY

CBI DIRECTOR VIJAY SHANKAR

INDIAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN NIRUPAM SEN

NAZI PARTY ADOLF HITLER

FIRST PERSON TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE FREDERIC PASSY

CIRCULATION OF BLOOD WILLIAM HARVEY

” INDIAN SHAKESPEARE “ KALIDASA

“INDIAN NEPOLIAN “ SAMUDRA GUPTA

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” MYSORE TIGER “ TIPPU SULTHAN

” FRONTIER GANDHI” KHAN ABDULGAFAR KHAN

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA “SCOT” C.V Raman Pillai

WHOSE PEN NAME WAS “BOOS” Charles Dickens

WHO WAS THE ONLY WOMAN CEC IN INDIA V.S RAMA DEVI

WHO BROUGHT OUT NEWSPAPER “AL HILAL” MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD

LAST MUGHAL EMPEROR OF DELHI BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS ANNE HATHAWAY The wife of William

Shakespeare

TO WHOM WAS THE FIRST PATENT FOR A TECHNICAL Filippo Brunelleschi

INVENTION AWARDED

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU

WHO GOT SWATHI PURASKAR 2005 UMAYAL PURAM K.

SIVARAMAN

AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLOR K.K VISHAMBHARAN

THAKAZHI AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES RAMESH BABU

CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE FALI HOMI MAJOR

FIRST CHIEF MINISTER IN KERALA EMS NAMBOOTHIRIPAD

“CROCODILE HUNTER” STEVE IRWIN

SIR GEORGE CAYLEY IS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF AVIATION

FIRST FOREIGNER , WHO GOT BHARAT RATNA GHAN ABDUL GAFARGHAN

FRENCH OPEN 2007 WOMENS TITLE WINNER JUSIN HENIN

“MUNNAR EVICTION” SPECIAL OFFICER SURESH KUMAR

SUNITHA L.WILLIAMS IS ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE SCIENCE

MISSILE MAN OF INDIA APJ ABDUL KALAM

GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA DR. SWAMINATHAN

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FIRST WOMAN SPACE TOURIST ANOUSHEH ANSARI

FIRST BLACK TO RECEIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RALPH BUNCHE

FIRST HUMAN TO WALK IN SPACE ALEXEI LEONOV

DIRECTOR OF THE FILM ” GANDHI” RICHARD ATTEN BOROUGH

WHO COMPLETED 15000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY SACHIN TENDULKAR

WHO COINED THE WORD ” ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE “ JOHN MACKARTHI

ISRAEL S PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ROBERT ZOELLICK

INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN

LONGEST UNINTERRUPTED STAY BY A WOMAN IN SPACE SUNITHA WILLIAMS

THE TITLE “SARDAR” TO VALLABHABHAI PATEL BY MOTILAL NEHRU