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►NOBLE PRIZE WINNERS 2014 [1] The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources" [2] The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014: Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy" [3] The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014: John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser "for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain" [4] The Nobel Prize in Literature 2014: Patrick Modiano "for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation" [5] The Nobel Peace Prize 2014: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education"
►Constituency of Cabinet ministers
1 Narendra Modi- Vadodara- (Gujarat) , (Banaras UP) 2 Rajnath Singh- Lucknow -(Uttar Pradesh) 3 Arun Jaitley- RajyaSabha- (Gujarat) 4 Sushma Swaraj -Vidisha- (Madhya Pradesh) 5 Nitin Gadkari -Nagpur- (Maharashtra) 6 Venkaiah Naidu- RajyaSabha- (Karnataka) 7 D. V. Sadananda Gowda -Bangalore North- (Karnataka) 8 Ram Vilas Paswan- Hajipur- (Bihar) 10 Kalraj Mishra- Deoria- (Uttar Pradesh) 11 Maneka Gandh -Pilibhit- (Uttar Pradesh) 12 Ananth Kuma -Bangalore South- (Karnataka ) 13 Ravi Shankar Prasad -RajyaSabha- (Bihar 14 Ashok Gadpati Raju -Vizianagaram -(Andhra Pradesh) 15 Ananth Geete -Raigad- (Maharashtra) 16 Harsimrat Kaur -Bathinda- (Punjab) 17 Narendra Singh Tomar -Gwalior- (Madhya Pradesh) 18 Jual Oram -Sundargarh- (Odisha) 19 Thawar Chand Gehlot -Rajyasabha- (Madhya Pradesh) 20 Smriti Irani -RajyaSabha- (Gujarat) 21 Uma Bharti -Jhansi- (Uttar Pradesh)

22 Najma Heptullah- RajyaSabha- (Madhya Pradesh) 23 Radha Mohan Singh -Purvi Champaran- (Bihar) 24 Harsh Vardhan -Chandani Chowk- (Delhi)
► Heads of Goverment apex wing (INDIA) ----------------------------------------------------- [1] Chief Election Commissioner of India ---- V. S. Sampath [2] Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission ---- Justice K.G. Balakrishnan [3] Chief Commissioner, Central Information Commission --- Rajiv [4] Chairman, National Commission for Minorities ---- Naseem Ahmed [5] Chairman, National Commission for SC ---- P. L. Punia [6] Chairman, National Commission for ST ---- Rameshwar Oraon [7] Chairperson, National Commission for Women ----- Lalitha Kumaramangalam [8] Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission --- Ratan Kumar Sinha [9] Chairman, ISRO ---- K. Radhakrishnan [10] Chairman, Union Public Service Commission --- Rajni Razdan [11] Chairman, National Knowledge Commission --- Sam Pitroda [12] Chairman, University Grants Commission --- Ved Prakash [13] Chairman, Central Water Commission ---- Ashwin B. Pandya
►15th IIFA Awards [1]Best Picture - Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra- BhaagMilkha Bhaag [2]Best Direction - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [3]Performance in a Leading Role (Male) - Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [4]Performance in a Leading Role (Female) - Deepika Padukone - Chennai Express [5]Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) - Aditya Roy Kapoor - Yeh Jawaani Hai Diwani [6]Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) - Divya Dutta - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [7]Performance in a Comic Role - Arshad Warsi - Jolly LLB [8]Performance in a Negative Role - Rishi Kapoor -D-Day

[9]Music Direction - Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari,Jeet Ganguly - Aashiqui 2 [10]Best Story - Prasoon Joshi - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [11]Lyrics Writer - Mithoon - Song (Tum Hi Ho) - Aashiqui 2 [12]Playback Singer (Male) - Arijit Singh – Song (Tum Hi Ho) - Aashiqui 2 [13]Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal- Song (Sunn Raha Hai) – Aashiqui2 [14]Best Debutant Male – Dhanush – Raanjhanaa [15]Best Debutant Female - Vani Kapoor - Shudh Desi Romance [16]Outstanding Contribution by An Indian in the US - Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel [17]Entertainer of the year - Deepika Padukone [18]Outstanding Contribution To International Cinema -John Travolta [19]Lifetime Achievement - Shatrughan Sinha
►2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports Medal Tally: RANK NATION GOLD SILVER BRONZE 1 ENG 58 59 57 2 AUS 49 42 46 3 CAN 32 16 34 4 SCO 19 15 19 5 IND 15 30 19 Logo of the 2014 Games The official logo for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was unveiled on Commonwealth Day, 8 March 2010.Designed by Marque Creative, it was inspired by three factors, time, data and measurement. Its rings are proportioned to represent the 20th Commonwealth Games, across 17 sports, over 11 days in 1 city. Mascot: Clyde, an anthropomorphic thistle named after the river which flows through the centre of Glasgow, was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The mascot was designed by Beth Gilmour, who won a competition run by Glasgow 2014 for children to design the Mascot. Commonwealth Games 2018:

The 2018 Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event that will be held in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia between 4 to 15 April 2018.
►61st National Film Award [1]Best Film: 'Ship of Theseus' – Director – Anand Gandhi [2]Best Actor: Rajkumar Rao for 'Shahid' and Suraj Venjaramudu and Venajaramoodu for Malayalam movie 'Perariyathavar' [3]Best Actress: Geetanjali Thapa for Liars Dice [4]Best Director Award: Pranjal Dua for 'Chidiya Ud' (Hindi) [5]Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' [6]Best Film on Social Issues: 'Tojia Dharm Kauncha' [7]Best Non Feature Film: 'Rangbhoomi' [8]Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla, 'Jolly LLB' Note: 'Cinema Ka Cinema' got the Best Book on Cinema, while the Best Film Critic award went to Alka Sahania [9]Director of Film 'Shahid' – Hansal Mehta [10]Director of Film 'Jolly LLB'– Subhash Kapoor [11]Director of Film Liars Dice – Geetu Mohandas
►QUESTIONS FROM 17TH ASIAN GAMES ……………………………………………………………………………. 1) 17th Asian Games (XVII Asiad 2014) was hosted at which city of South Korea? – Incheon (Incheon is the third largest city of South Korea after Seoul and Busan. It neighbours capital Seoul) …………………………………………………………………………… 2) 17th Asian Games at Incheon were officially held between which dates? – 19 September to 4 October 2014 (However, some events like football started from 14 September itself) …………………………………………………………………………… 3) With the conclusion of these games, South Korea has now hosted the Asian Games for how many times? – Three times (Seoul (1986), Busan (2002) and now Incheon (2014)) …………………………………………………………………………… 4) How many countries took part in 17th Asian Games? – 45 …………………………………………………………………………… 5) How many sporting events were held at 17th Asian Games? – 36 (439 different events in 36 sports were held in these games) …………………………………………………………………………… 6) Approximately how many athletes took part in 17th Asian Games? – 9,500

…………………………………………………………………………… 7) The sporting events of 17th Asian Games were held in how many venues? – 49 (This included venues in host city Incheon and some neighbouring cities like Seoul and Chungju) …………………………………………………………………………… 8) What was the motto of 17th Asian Games? – ‗Diversity Shines Here‘ …………………………………………………………………………… 9) What were the names of the three official mascots of 17th Asian Games? – Chumuro, Vichuon and Barame …………………………………………………………………………… 10) Chumuro, Vichuon and Barame, the three mascots of 17th Asian Games represented which animal? – The spotted seal …………………………………………………………………………… 11) Which country would host the 18th Asian Games of 2018? – Indonesia (These games would be hosted in three cities of the country – capital Jakarta, Bandung and Palembang …………………………………………………………………………… 12) Which country was to host the 18th Asian Games originally? – Vietnam (Originally Vietnamese capital Hanoi was to host these games but it withdrew due to financial constraints. Then the hosting was transferred to Indonesia) …………………………………………………………………………… 13) Which country topped the medals tally at 17th Asian Games? – China …………………………………………………………………………… 14) The top 5 countries (in medals tally) at 17th Asian Games are – China, South Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan and Iran ) …………………………………………………………………………… 15) How many overall medals were won by China in these games? – 342 (This included 151 gold medals, 108 silver medals and 83 bronze) …………………………………………………………………………… 16) By topping in these games, China has now topped the Asian Games medals tally consecutively for how many times? – Nine …………………………………………………………………………… 17) How was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 17th Asian Games? – Kosuke Hagino, the swimmer from Japan (He won medals in all the seven events he took part and thus won 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals) …………………………………………………………………………… 18) How many cases of doping were reported from 17th Asian Games? – Six (These four cases involved Tajikistan footballer Khurshed Beknazarov, Cambodian soft tennis player Yi Sophany, the Malaysian Wushu gold medallist Tai Cheau Xuen, Iraqi weightlifter Mohammed al Aifuri, Syrian karate fighter Nour-Aldin al-Kurdi and Chinese athlete Zhang Wenxiu. Tai Cheau and Zhang Wenxiu were stripped of their gold medals while ban were imposed on other players) …………………………………………………………………………… 19) Who was the chef de mission (Head) of the Indian contingent at 17th Asian Games? – Adille Sumariwalla …………………………………………………………………………… 20) Who held the Indian tricolour in the opening ceremony of 17th Asian Games? – Sardar Singh (Captain of India Hockey team) ……………………………………………………………………………

21) What was India‘s position in 17th Asian Games? – 8th (India finished with 57 medals overall, including 11 gold medal, 10 silver and 36 bronze medals) …………………………………………………………………………… 22) Which country won the first medal at 17th Asian Games? – China (It won games‘ first gold medal through 4 women shooters in women‘s 10m Air Pistol team event on 20 September 2014) …………………………………………………………………………… 23) Who won the first medal for India at 17th Asian Games? – Shooter Shweta Chaudhary (She won the bronze medal in the women‘s 10m air pistol on 20 September 2014. This was India‘s first medal in these games) …………………………………………………………………………… 24) Who won the first gold medal for India at 17th Asian Games? – Jitu Rai (Shooter Jitu Rai won the gold medal in the men‘s 50m Pistol event held on 20 September 2014. This was India‘s first gold medal in these games) …………………………………………………………………………… 25) Who won the first silver medal for India at the 17th Asian Games? – Saurav Ghosal (in men‘s squash singles) …………………………………………………………………………… 26) What was the important feature of India‘s gold medal wins in these games? – No single sports dominated this time (India won gold medals in Athletics, Kabaddi, shooting, squash, archery, wrestling, tennis, boxing and hockey. Thus 11 gold medals were derived from as many as 9 sports) …………………………………………………………………………… 27) Indian contingent won the largest number of 2 gold medals in which two sports? – Kabaddi and Athletics (2 gold medals respectively in men‘s and women‘s category in Kabaddi and one gold in women‘s discus throw and women‘s 4X400m relay) …………………………………………………………………………… 28) What is the name of the Indian boxer who came to limelight due to the controversy of not accepting her medal after controversial decision in her bout? – Laishram Sarita Devi (This boxer from Manipur lost a highly controversial 60 kg semi-final bout against eventual silver medalist South Korean boxer Park Jina. She later refused to accept her bronze medal in the medal ceremony. But she later accepted the medal after pressure from the AIBA and an apparent displeasure of Indian authorities)
CHIEF MINISTERS OF INDIAN STATES 2014 [1] Andhra Pradesh -- N. Chandrababu Naidu [2] Arunachal Pradesh -- Nabam Tuki [3] Assam -- Tarun Gogoi [4] Bihar -- Jitan Ram Manjhi [5] Chhattisgarh -- Raman Singh [6] Delhi -- Vacant(President's rule) [7] Goa -- Manohar Parrikar [8] Gujarat -- Anandiben Patel [9] Haryana -- Bhupinder Singh Hooda

[10] Himachal Pradesh -- Virbhadra Singh [11] Jammu and Kashmir -- Omar Abdullah [12] Jharkhand -- Hemant Soren [13] Karnataka -- Siddaramaiah [14] Kerala -- Oommen Chandy [15] Madhya Pradesh -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan [16] Maharashtra -- Vacant(President's rule) [17] Manipur -- Okram Ibobi Singh [18] Meghalaya -- Mukul Sangma ] [19] Mizoram -- Lal Thanhawla [20] Nagaland -- T. R. Zeliang [21] Odisha -- Naveen Patnaik [22] Puducherry -- N. Rangaswamy [23] Punjab -- Parkash Singh Badal [24] Rajasthan -- Vasundhara Raje [25] Sikkim -- Pawan Kumar Chamling [26] Tamil Nadu -- O. Panneerselvam [27] Telangana -- K. Chandrashekar Rao [28] Tripura -- Manik Sarkar [29] Uttar Pradesh -- Akhilesh Yadav [30] Uttarakhand -- Harish Rawat [31] West Bengal -- Mamata Banerjee
GOVERNORS
[1] Andhra Pradesh ----- E. S. L. Narasimhan [2] Arunachal Pradesh ------ Nirbhay Sharma [3] Assam ------- Janaki Ballabh Patnaik [4] Bihar ------- D. Y. Patil [5] Chhattisgarh ------ Balramji Das Tandon [6] Goa ------ Mridula sinha [7] Gujarat ------- Om Prakash Kohli [8] Haryana ------- Kaptan Singh Solanki [9] Himachal Pradesh ------ Urmila Singh [10] Jammu and Kashmir ------ Narinder Nath Vohra [11] Jharkhand Syed ------- Ahmed [12] Karnataka ------- Vajubhai Vala [13] Kerala ------ P Sathasivam [14] Madhya Pradesh ------- Ram Naresh Yadav [15] Maharashtra ------- C Vidyasagar Rao

[16] Manipur ------- Krishan Kant Paul [17] Meghalaya ------- Krishan Kant Paul [18] Mizoram ------- Krishan Kant Paul [19] Nagaland ------ Padmanabha Acharya [20] Odisha ------- S. C. Jamir [21] Punjab ------ Shivraj Patil [22] Rajasthan ------ Kalyan Singh [23] Sikkim ------ Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil [24] Tamil Nadu -------- K. Rosaiah [25] Telangana ------- E. S. L. Narasimhan [26] Tripura ------- Padmanabha Acharya [27] Uttar Pradesh ------- Ram Naik [28] Uttarakhand -------- Aziz Qureshi [29] West Bengal ------- Keshari Nath Tripathi.
Name of Famous Air-ports in India
1. New Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport 2. Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport 3. Kolkata - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport 4. Chennai- Chennai International Airport (Meenambakkam Airport) 5. Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 6. Amritsar - Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport/Raja Sansi 7. Guwahati - Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport 8. Ahmedabad - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 9. Bhopal - Raja Bhoj Airport 10. Indore - Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport 11. Jaipur - Sanganeer Airport (International) 12. Nagpur - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport 13. Lucknow - Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport/Amausi Airport 14. Varansi - Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport 15. Patna- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport 16. Raipur- Swami Vivekananda Airport 17. Ranchi- Birsa Munda Airport 18. Bhubaneswar- Biju Patnaik Airport 19. Chandigarh- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport 20. Port Blair- Veer Savarkar International Airport 21. Vasco Da Gama in Goa- Dabolim International Airport ..

DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUS AND BACTERIA DISEASE -------- CAUSING AGENT [1] AIDS ------ Human T -cell Leukemia Virus HTLV-III [2] Ascariasis ------- Ascaris lumbricoides [3] Athletes' Foot --------- Trichophyton [4] Bacillary Dysentery ------- Shigella Dysenterie [5] Botulism --------- Clostridium botulinum [6] Chickenpox ------ Varicella Virus [7] Cholera -------- Varibrio Cholerae [8] Common Cold ------- Rhino Virus [9] Dengue ------ Dengue Virus (arbovirus) [10] Diarrhea -------- Giardia intestinalis [11] Diphtheria ------- Corynebacteriumdiptheriae ( Bacteria) [12] Filariasis ------- Wuchereria bancrofti [13] Gonorrhoea --------- Diplococcus ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae) [14] Herpes -------- Herps Virus [15] Hook worm disease -------- Ancylostoma Duedenale [16] Influenza Flu --------- Orthomixovirus [17] kala azar ------- Leishmania Donovani [18] Leprosy -------- Mycobacterium Leprae [19] Measles -------- Measles virus (ParaMyxoVirus) [20] Mumps --------- Mumps Virus (Paramyxovirus) [21] oriental Sore -------- Leishmania Tropica [22] Pinworm Disease -------- Enterobius Vermicularis caecum [23] Plague --------- Yersinia Pestis [24] Pneumonia --------- Diplococcus pneumoniae [25] Poliomyelitis --------- Polio Virus or Enterovirus [26] Rabies --------- rhabdovirus [27] Ringworm ------- Microsporum Trichophyton [28] Septic Sore Throat -------- Streptococcus Bacteria [29] Sleeping Sickness -------- Tryponosoma Brucei [30] Smallpox ------- Variola Virus [31] Syphilis --------- Treponema Palladium [32] TB -------- Mycobacterium tuberculosis [33] Tetanus -------- Clostidium tetani [34] Typhoid -------- Salmonella Typhi [35] Vaginatis -------- Trichomonas Vaginalis [36] Viral Encephelitis -------- arbovirus [37] Whooping cough --------- Hameophilius Pertussis

Important questions on constitution:
1.The model code of conduct for Political parties and candidates to be followed during election is:
A. Laid down in the constitution of India B. Specified in the representation of the People Act. 1951 C. Enjoined by the supreme court D. A voluntary agreement among recognized political parties. Ans: B 2. Who is the chairman of the Lok Sabha ? A. President B. Minister of Parliament affairs C. Speaker D. Prime Minister Ans: C 3. Which one of the following Articles empowers the President to Appoint Prime Minister of India ? A. Article 74 B. Article 75 C. Article 76 D. Article 77 Ans: B 4. The constituent Assembly formed the drafting committee of India constitution on: A. 29th August 1947 B. 30th August 1948 C. 29th August 1949 D. 29th August 1950 Ans: A 5. Which one of the following sets of Bills is Presented to the Parliament along with the Budget ? A. Direct taxes bill and Indirect taxes bill B. Contingency Bill and Appropriation Bill C. Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill D. Finance Bill and Contingency Bill Ans: C 6. Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution ? (A) British Constitution (B) U.S. Constitution (C) Irish Constitution (D) The Government of India Act, 1935 Ans: D
7. In which article of the Constitution of India has the Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha been provided ? (A) Article 101

(B) Article 108 (C) Article 133 (D) Article 102 Ans: B 8. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House within: (A) 10 days (B) 14 days (C) 20 days (D) 30 days Ans: B 9. Name the committee for formulating the framework of restructuring railways: (A) Jain Committee (B) Venkatachelliah (C) Rakesh Mohan Committee (D) Dinesh Goswami Committee Ans: C 10. Who among the following is/are not appointed by the President of India ? (A) Governors of the States (B) Chief Justice and Judges of the High Courts (C) Vice-President (D) Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court Ans: C Q.11. Which of the following Committees are Committees of Parliament? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. 1,2 and 3 B. 1 and 2 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 2 and 3 only Ans: A 12. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of A. six years B. for six years or the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier C. during pleasure of the President D. for five years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier Ans: B 13. Kamraj Plan was a plan formulated in 1963 by: A. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby the senior ministers were asked to leave government and work to rejuvenate the party B. Union Cabinet Minister, whereby a new Constitution for the Indian National Congress was proposed C. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby a new set of principles for accepting donations for the party work was proposed

D. Chief Minister of Madras to root out corruption from India Ans: A 14. The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of A. declaration of the election results B. its first meeting C. issue of notification for the conduct of elections of the Panchayat D. taking oath of office by the elected members Ans: A 15.What does Article 17 of the Constitution Say? (a) Untouchability is abolished (b) The practice of untouchability is forbidden (c) Practice untouchability is an offence (d) All of the above Ans: D 16. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India? (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Commander-in-chief (c) The President of India (d) Minister of Defence Ans: C 17. Who is known as the sculptor of the constitution of India‘? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) V.V. Giri (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Ans: C 18. What is known as the ―Little India‖? (a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State Ans: C 19. Who decides disputes relating with the allotment of symbols to Political Parties: (A) Representation Act 1952 (B) Representation Act 1953 (C) Representation of the People Act 1951 (D) Election Commission Ans: D 20. What was the 'privy purse' in the context of the history of Modern India? A. A purse given privately by one organization to another B. A purse given by the government of India to dignitaries for service rendered C. A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Princes of India D. A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India Ans: C 21. The term of Member of the Rajya Sabha is: A. 5 Yr.

B. 6 Yr C. Same as that of the Lok Sabha D. Two years Ans: B 22. Finance commission in India are set up from Time to time: A. To lay down financial policies of Union govt. B. To evolve a satisfactory tax-structure for economic development of the country C. To promote foreign trade D. For transfer of economic resources from center to states Ans: D 23. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or Not ? A. President B. Chairmen of Rajya Sabha C. Speaker of Lok sabha D. Minister of Parliamentary affairs Ans: C 24. The concept lok Adalat is mainly to expedite cases relating to: 1. Matrimonial dispute 2. murder 3. motor vehicle accidents 4. suits relating to banks Which one of these statements are correct ? A. 1,3 and 4 B. 3,4 and 5 C. 1,2 and 4 D. 1,3 Ans:A 25. Who among the following did not serve as the Vice president before becoming president of India ? A. Dr. S Radhakrishnan B. Dr. Zakir Hussain C. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy D. R. Venkataraman Ans: C 26. A federal structure of India was first put forward by the (A) Act of 1909 (B) Act of 1919 (C) Act of 1935 (D) Act of 1947 Ans: B 27. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing ? (A) Writ of Certiorari (B) Writ of Habeas Corpus (C) Writ of Mandamus (D) Writ of Quo Warranto

Ans: C 28. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office: (A) By the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (B) By the President (C) On the basis of a resolution of the Cabinet (D) On the basis of proved misbehaviour by 2/3rd majority of both Houses of Parliament Ans: D 29. If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to vacate his office before the expiry of his term, he sends his resignation to the: (A) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (B) Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) (C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) President of India Ans: C 30. In which case did the Supreme Court of India determine that the Parliament has power to make amendment in fundamental rights, but it cannot make any change in the basic structure of the Constitution ? (A) Golak Nath case (B) Keshavanand Bharati case (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B) Ans: B 31. First woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was: (A) Rani Jethmalani (B) Anna George Malhotra (C) M. Fathima Beevi (D) Leila Seth Ans: C 32. Which of the following political parties was first de-recognized and later on again recognized as a National Party by Election Commission of India ? (A) Communist Party of India (B) Communist Party of India-Marxist (C) Samajwadi Party (D) Republican Party of India Ans: B 33. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched: STATE or UT ----- Seat of High Court A.. Uttarakhand -- Nainital B. Daman and Diu -- Ahmedabad C. Arunachal Pradesh - Guwahati D. Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur Ans: B 34. 34. Right to property according to Constitution of India is a - A. Fundamental Rights B. Directive Principle C. Legal Right

D. Social Right Ans: C 35. Which of the following amendments in the Constitution of India are related with the institution of "Panchayat Raj"? 1. 106th 2. 100th 3. 73rd 4. 74th A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 & 2 D. Both 3 & 4 Ans: D 36. The first Five-Year Plan in India was launched in the year? A. 1951 B. 1947 C. 1948 D. 1949 Ans: A 37. Who is the Chief Law Officer of India ? A. Secretary, Law Department B. Attorney General C. Advocate General D. Solicitor General Ans: B 38. Who prepared the first draft Constitution of India ? (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Gandhiji (C) Advisory Branch of the Constituent Assembly (D) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel Ans: C
1. Adhip Chaudhuri - Economist 2. Adolfo Suarez - first elected Prime Minister of Spain 3. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah - 3rd President of Sierra Leone 4. Akkineni Nageswara Rao - Telugu Film Actor 5. Alfredo Di Stéfano - Argentine-Spanish footballer 6. Anjali Devi - South Indian Film Actress 7. Anjan Das - National Award-winning Bengali filmmaker 8. Ariel Sharon - Former Israeli Prime Minister 9. B Shobha Nagi Reddy - Sitting MLA of AP (Accident) 10. Balu Mahendra - Tamil cinematographer, director, screenwriter

11. Bangaru Laxman - former BJP President 12. Bapu - Cartoonist and Director 13. Bipin Chandra - Historian and Writer 14 Bir Bikrom UK Ching Marma - Bangladesh Freedom Fighter 15. BKS Iyengar - Yoga Guru 16. Bob Mischak - Football player (America) 17. Chester Nez - Last of original Navajo code talkers of World War II 18. Christopher Burger - Cricketer (South Africa) 19. Dermot Healy - Irishi Poet 20. Eduard Shevardnadze - Ex President of Georgia 21. Eduardo Coutinho - Brazil Film Maker (Killed) 22. Fernando Lucio da Costa - Former Brazilian football player (Helicopter Accident) 23. Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Latin American Author 24. Gary Gilmour - Australian Cricketer 25. Gopinath Munde - Union Minister 26. Granville Austin - American historian and a leading authority on the Indian Constitution 27. Harris Blake - Former Moore County state senator 28. Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr - NASA Astronaut 29. Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini - Brazil's first World Cup-winning captain (Football) 30. Ila Pathak - Social Activist 31. Ishrat Ali Siddiqui - Padma Shree Awardee, Journalist, Freedom Fighter 32. J.S. Sarma - former TRAI Chairman 33. Jagat Singh Mehta - Former foreign Secretary, diplomat and educationist 34. James Garner - Eminent American Actor 35. Janamaddhi Hanamachhaastri- Telugu Writer 36. Jehangir Pocha - Senior Journalist 37. Joe McGinniss - Author (Fatal Vision) 38 José Gómez Lucas - Olympic winning cyclist (Spain) 39. K. Suryanarayana Raja - Former International Basketball player 40. Karl Slym - MD of TATA Motors (Committed Suicide) 41. Khagen Mahanta - Folk Singer of Assam 42. Khushwant Singh - Padma Vibhushan Writer & Columnist (Train to Pakisthan) 43. Lauren Bacall - Hollywood Actress 44. Leslie François Manigat - Former Haitian president 45. Lorin Maazel - American Classical Musician 46. Louis Zamperini - Olympic track star and WWII hero 47. Madhukar Singh - Hindi Litterateur 48. Menahem Golan - Israeli Director and Producer (The Delta Force, Death Wish, Masters of the Universe) 49. Nadine Gordimer - Nobel Prize winning Author (South Africa) 50. Namdeo Dhasal - Marathi Poet 51. Nanda - Bollywood Actress 52. Norman Willis - Former TUC leader 53. P Ramdas - Malayalam Director 54. Paco de Lucia - Guitarist (Mexico)

55. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Oscar Winning Actor 56. Pran Kumar Sharma - Cartoonist (Chacha Choudhary, Pinky) 57. Prokash Karmakar - Painter 58. Rama Narayanan - Tamil Producer / Director 59. Richard Attenborugh - Gandhi Film Director 60 Robin Williams - Oscar Winning Actor (Good will Hunting) 61. Shanti Patel - Ex. MP, Freedom Fighter 62. Sheila MacRae - English Actress 63. Shirley Temple - Former Child Actress (Hollywood) 64. Silverine Swer - 1st Padma Shri Awardee from Meghalaya 65. Stephen Gaskin - Founder of The Farm commune 67. Suchitra Sen - Bengali Actress 68. Sudhir Mahato - Deputy CM of Jharkhand 69. Sundaram Sankaran - Journalist 70. Sushilarani Patel - Classical Singer 71. T C Teli - Former Minister (Arunachal Pradesh) 72. Tom Finney - Footballer (England) 73. Tony Benn - British Politician 74. U R Ananthamurthy - Kannada writer (Samskara, Bhava) 75. Uday Kiran – Actor (Telugu) 76. Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre - Ranji Cricketer (Mumbai) 77. William Clay Ford - Auto Family Scion and Detroit Lions Owner 78. William Greaves - Host of Black Journal (Emmy Awardee) 79. Zohra Sehgal - Grand Old Lady of Indian Cinema
1. Oscar : Film 2. Dada sahib phalke : Film 3. Grammy : Music 4. Pulitzer : Journalism and Literature 5. Arjun : Sports 6. Bowelay : Agriculture 7. Kalinga : Science 8. Dhanwantri : Medical science 9. Bhatnagar : Science 10. Nobel prize : Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science 11. Abel : Maths 12. Merlin : Magic 13. Bharat ratna : Art, Science, Public services,Sports 14. Vyas samman : Literature 15. Bihari award : Literature 16. Saraswati samman : Literature

17. Man booker : Literature 18. Vachspati samman : Sanskrit literature
RIVER & THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN :-
* GANGA : Gangotri (Uttarakhand) * INDUS : Mansarovar (Tibet) * NARMADA : Maikal Hills,Amarkantak (MP) * TAPT/TAPTI : Satpura Range, Betul (MP) * MAHANADI : Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh) * BRAHAMPUTRA : Chemayungdung (Tibet) * SUTLEJ : Mt Kailash (Tibet) * BEAS : Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh) * GODAVARI : Nasik (Maharashtra) * KRISHNA : Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra) * CAUVERY : Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka) * SABARMATI : Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan) * RAVI : Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) * PENNER : Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)
FAMOUS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF INDIA :-
** Ajanta- Ellora Caves (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Gupta rulers ** Aram Bagh (Agra,UP) : Babur ** Agra Fort (Agra,UP) : Akbar ** Akbar‘s Mausoleum (Sikandra,UP) : Akbar ** Itmad-ud-daula Fort (Agra,UP) : Noorjahan ** Bibi Ka Maqbara (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Aurangzeb ** CharMinar (Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh) : Quli Qutub Shah ** Deewan-e- Khas (Agra Fort,UP) : Shahjahan ** Elephanta‘s cave (Mumbai,Maharashtra) :Rashtrakuta rulers ** Fatehpur Sikri (Agra,UP) : Akbar ** Ferozshah Kotla (Delhi) : Ferozshan Tughlaq ** Gateway of India (Mumbai,Maharashtra) :British Govt. ** Hawa Mahal (Jaipur,Rajasthan) : Maharaja Pratap Singh ** Humayun‘s Tomb (Delhi) : Humayun‘s wife ** Jama Masjid (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan ** Jama masjid (Delhi) : Shahjahan ** Jagannath Temple (Puri,Odisha) : Anantvarman Ganga ** Jantar-Mantar (Delhi) : Sawai Jai Singh ** Jim Corbett Park (Nainital,Uttarakhand) : Sir Malcom Hailley ** Jodhpur Fort (Jodhpur,Rajasthan) : Rao Jodhaji ** Makka Masjid (Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh) : Quli Qutub Shah ** Moti Masjid (Agra Fort,UP) : Shahjahan

** Moti Masjid (Delhi Fort) : Aurangzeb ** Qutub Minar (Delhi) : Qutubuddin Aibak ** Red Fort (Delhi) : Shahjahan ** Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmadabad,Gujarat) : Mahatma Gandhi ** Shantiniketan (West Bengal) : Rabindranath Tagore ** Shish Mahal (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan ** Shalimar Garden (Srinagar,J & K) : Jahangir ** Sun Temple (Kornak,Odisha) : Narsimhadeva I ** Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) (Amritsar,Punjab) : Guru Ramdas ** Tajmahal (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan ** Vellure Math (Kolkata,West Bengal) : Swami Vivekanand
Important Prizes and Awards:
1. Ahmet Sik – UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014 2. Amitabh Bachchan – India‘s Global Icon of the Year 3. Anand Kumar – Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014 4. Anees Salim – The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 5. Angela Merkel – Israel‘s highest civilian honour (the ―Medal of Distinction‖) 6. Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj – 2014 Marconi Society Prize 7. Chandi Prasad Bhatt – Gandhi Peace Prize (2013) 8. Cyrus Mistry – DSC prize for South Asian literature 9. Dr. Sumit Chugh – Simon Dack Award 10. Gabriela Isler – Miss Universe 2013 11. Govind Mishra – Sarawasti Samman (2013) 12. Gulzar – Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013 13. Gyan Correa – Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013. 14. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – Morningstar India‗s best fund house award in the debt 15. International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-Tata Water Policy Programme – UN- Water ―Water for Life‖ Best Practices Award 16. Kerala Tourism – United Nations Award 17. Killa (Marathi film) – Crystal Bear ―Glasernen Bar Award‖ at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. 18. Koyal Rana – Miss India 2014

19. Laxmi (an acid attack victim) – International Women of Courage Award, US 20. Madan Babu – Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014 21. Mathangi Sathyamurthy – M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014 22. Meera Chandrasekhar – Robert Foster Cherry Award for Teaching 2014 23. Pankaj Mishra – Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction) 24. Pope Francis – Time Person of the year 2013 25. Queen Latifah – 2014 Matrix Award. 26. Rajesh Gopakumar – 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research (2013) 27. Richard Quest – UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013 28. Sankha Ghosh – Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013) 29. Shigeru Ban – Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 30. Shubhranshu Choudhary – Digital activism award 31. Sikkim – National Tourism Award 32. Stuart Parkin – Millennium Technology Prize 2014 33. Tomas Halik – Templeton Prize 2014 34. Vishwanath Tripathi – Vyas Samman Awards (2013)
1. Badminton - Drop, Smash, Ione, deuce, Clash Service 2. Baseball - Bunting, home, pitcher , strike, put out 3. Basketball - Block, dribble , pivot , held ball, basket 4. Billiards - Cue, Cannon, frame, spider, baulk 5. Boxing - Rounds, knock-out , jab, punch, uppercut 6. Chess - Gambit, resign, checkmate, rook, knight, pawn 7. Cricket - Maiden, caught, slips, gully, point, cover, yorker 8. Football - Penalty , foul, dribble, half, pass, goal 9. Golf - Course, links, tee, hole, nibble, club, putt, iron, eagle 10. Hockey - Centre, defender, push-in, free-hit, stick, carry, bully 11. Horse- racing - Bets, bookies, jockey, punter, steeplechase 12. Polo - Mallet, bunker, chucker, handicap, goal 13. Shooting - Bag, Bulls eye, plug, skeet, marksmanship

14. Tennis - Smash , slice, lob, set, ace, volley 15. Volleyball - Blocking, heave, point, serve, doubling, smash
1. Global Environment Performance Index 2014 – 155 2. Intellectual property (IP) environment 2014 – 25 (US ranked on the top followed by UK and France) 3. World Press Freedom Index 2014 ‐ 140 in the list of 180 countries 4. World's best countries for doing business 2014 – 134 5. Global Peace Index 2014 – 143 6. Global Hunger Index 2013 ‐ 63 7. World Prosperity Index 2013 – 106. 8. Human Development Report 2014 – 135 9. Global Corruption Index 2014 – 94 10. Global Competitiveness Index 2014‐ 71
Complete Medals Tally of 17th Asian Games
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 151 108 83 342 2 Korea 79 71 84 234 3 Japan 47 76 77 200 4 Kazakhstan 28 23 33 84 5 Iran 21 18 18 57 6 Thailand 12 7 28 47 7 DPR Korea 11 11 14 36 8 India 11 9 37 57 9 Chinese Taipei 10 18 23 51 10 Qatar 10 0 4 14 11 Uzbekistan 9 14 21 44 12 Bahrain 9 6 4 19 13 Hong Kong 6 12 24 42 14 Malaysia 5 14 14 33 15 Singapore 5 6 13 24 16 Mongolia 5 4 12 21 17 Indonesia 4 5 11 20 18 Kuwait 3 5 4 12 19 Saudi Arabia 3 3 1 7 20 Myanmar 2 1 1 4 21 Vietnam 1 10 25 36 22 Philippines 1 3 11 15

23 Pakistan 1 1 3 5 23 Tajikistan 1 1 3 5 25 Iraq 1 0 3 4 25 United Arab Emirates 1 0 3 4 27 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 2 28 Cambodia 1 0 0 1 29 Macau 0 3 4 7 30 Kyrgyzstan 0 2 4 6 31 Jordan 0 2 2 4 32 Turkmenistan 0 1 5 6 33 Bangladesh 0 1 2 3 33 Laos 0 1 2 3 35 Afghanistan 0 1 1 2 35 Lebanon 0 1 1 2 37 Nepal 0 0 1 1
17th Asian Games Complete Winners List (India) =================================== Gold (11 Medals in Total) 1. Jitu Rai: Men's 50 metre pistol shooting 2. Sandeep Kumar, Rajat Chauhan, Abhishek Verma: Men's compound team archery 3. Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Kumar Kush: Men's team squash 4. Yogeshwar Dutt: Men's freestyle 65 kg wrestling 5. Seema Punia: Women's discus throw athletics 6. Sania Mirza, Saketh Myneni: Mixed doubles tennis 7. M.C. Mary Kom: Women's 48-51 kg boxing 8. Indian team: Men's hockey 9. Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur,

M. Poovamma: Women's 4X400m relay athletics 10. Indian team: Women's kabaddi 11. Indian team: Men's kabaddi ================================ Silver (10 Medals in Total) 1. Saurav Ghosal: Men's singles squash 2. Pemba Tamang, Gurpreet Singh, Vijay Kumar: Men's 25m centre fire pistol team shooting 3. Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa, Anaka Alankamony: Women's team squash 4. Abhishek Verma: Men's individual compound archery 5. Khushbir Kaur: Women's 20 km race walk athletics 6. Saketh Myneni, Sanam Singh: Men's doubles tennis 7. Bajrang Kumar: Men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling 8. Vikas Gowda: Men's discus throw athletics 9. Tintu Luka: Women's 800m athletics 10. Manju Bala: Women's hammer throw athletics ================================ Bronze (36 Medals in Total) 1. Shweta Chaudhary: Women's 10 metre pistol shooting 2. Jitu Rai, Samaresh Jung, Prakash Nanjappa:

Men's 10 metre air pistol team shooting 3. Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, P.C. Thulasi, Pradnya Gadre, N. Siki Reddy, Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanvi Lad: Women's team badminton 4. Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed, Heena Sidhu: Women's 25 metre pistol team shooting 5. Dipika Pallikal: Women's singles squash 6. Abhinav Bindra, Ravi Kumar, Sanjeev Rajput: Men's 10 metre air rifle team shooting 7. Abhinav Bindra: Men's 10 metre air rifle shooting 8. Yumnam Sanathoi Devi: Women's sanda -52 kg wushu 9. Narendra Grewal: Men's sanda -60 kg wushu 10. Dushyant Chauhan: Men's lightweight single sculls rowing 11. Sawarn Singh: Men's single sculls rowing 12. Kapil Sharma, Ranjit Singh, Bajrang Lal Thakhar, Robin Ulahannan, Sawan Kumar Kalkal, Mohammad Azad, Maninder Singh, Davinder Singh, Mohammed Ahmed: men's eight rowing 13. Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh, Varsha Varman: Women's double trap team

shooting 14. Sandeep Sejwal: Men's 50m breaststroke swimming 15. Purvasha Sudhir, Surekha Vennam, Trisha Deb: Women's compound team archery 16. Chain Singh: Men's 50m rifle 3 positions shooting 17. Trisha Deb: Women's individual compound archery 18. Vinesh Phogat: Women's freestyle 48 kg wrestling 19. Geetika Jakhar: Women's freestyle 63 kg wrestling 20. Lalita Babar: Women's 3,000m steeplechase athletics 21. Yuki Bhambri: Men's singles tennis 22. Yuki Bhambri, Divij Sharan: Men's doubles tennis 23. Sania Mirza, Prarthana Thombare: Women's double tennis 24. M. Poovamma: Women's 400m athletics 25. Arokia Rajiv: Men's 400m athletics 26. O.P. Jaisha: Women's 1,500m athletics 27. Narsingh Pancham Yadav: Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling 28. Naveen Kumar: Men's 3,000m steeplechase athletics 29. L. Sarita Devi: Women's

57-60 kg boxing 30. Pooja Rani: 75 kg boxing 31. Varsha Gautam, Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan: Women's 29er two person dinghy sailing 32. Indian Women's hockey Team 33. Annu Rani: Women's javelin throw athletics 34. Satish Kumar: Men's +91 kg boxing 35. Vikas Krishan: Men's 75 kg boxing 36. Inderjeet Singh: Men's shot put athletics
1. Defence - Raised to 49% from 26% 2. Pension - 49% 3. Insurance - 49% 4. Print Media - 26% 5. Civil Aviation - 49%

6. Public Sec. Banks - 20% 7. Private Sec. Banks - 74% 8. Multi Brand - 51% 9. Single Brand - 100% 10. Tourism - 100% 11. Telecom - 100% 12. Railways - 100%
[1] Bank Rate ------ 9.00%
[2] Repo Rate ------ 8.00%
[3] Reverse Repo Rate ------ 7.00%
[4] Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ----- 4%
[5] Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) ------ 22.00%
[6] Base Rate ------- 10.00%–10.25%
[7] Savings Deposit Rate ------ 4%
[8] Term Deposit Rate ------ 8.00%–9.05%
1. President Pranab Mukherjee authorised Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv to act as CVC 2. President Pranab Mukherjee authorised Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv to act as CVC. 3. Tata motors Limited appointed Mayank Pareek as president of Passenger Vehicle Division 4. Tata Motors Limited on 29 September 2014 appointed Mayank Pareek as president of Passenger Vehicle Division. 5. Justice Handyala Dattu sworn-in as new CJI 6. Justice HL Dattu sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India on 28 September 2014. 7. AIADMK Treasurer O Panneerselvam was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 29 September 2014. 8. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai sworn in as president of Afghanistan 9. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on 29 september 2014 was sworn in as president of Afghanistan. 10. Bangladesh government appointed Syed Muazzem Ali as its new Envoy to India 11. The Bangladesh government appointed Syed Muazzem Ali as the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to India. 12. Suresh Prabhu selected as PM‘s Sherpa for G-20 summit 13. Suresh Prabhu was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Sherpa for the Group of 20

annual Summit 14. Rajat Sharma appointed as the president of News Broadcasting Association 15. Rajat Sharma on 24 September 2014 was appointed as the new president of the NBA. 16. Ex-Ambassador of India to UN Hardeep Singh Puri appointed as Secretary General of ICM 17. Hardeep Singh Puri was appointed as Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) on 23 September 2014. 18. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar appointed as ISI chief 19. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar was appointed as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). 20. US President Barack Obama nominated Richard Rahul Verma as new US envoy to India 21. US President Barack Obama nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the next US Ambassador to India. 22. Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women 23. Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed as new chief of National Commission for Women. 24. Chinese President appointed Le Yucheng as China's New Ambassador to India 25. Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's new Ambassador to India. 26. PM Narendra Modi appointed Adil Zainulbhai as the Chairman of QCI 27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Adil Zainulbhai as the Chairman of Quality Council of India. 28. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio appointed as UN Messenger of Peace 29. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was appointed as UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change. 30. International Economic Association appointed Kaushik Basu as President-Elect 31. The International Economic Association (IEA) appointed Kaushik Basu as president-elect of IEA. 32. Antara Haldar of India became first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge 33. Indian-origin Antara Haldar on 15 September 2014 became first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge University. 34.Krishan Kant Paul sworn-in as Governor of Manipur 35. Meghalaya Governor, Dr. Krishan Kant Paul was sworn–in as the Governor of Manipur at the Raj Bhawan Durbar Hall in Imphal. 36. Narendra Ambwani elected as chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India 37. Narendra Ambwani on 12 September 2014 elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). 38. Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as Executive Director of World Bank 39. ACC appointed Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as the Executive Director in World Bank for a tenure of three years. 40. Chandrakala Padia appointed as first women chairperson of IIAS 41. Chandrakala Padia was on 5 September 2014 appointed as first women chairperson of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS). 42. Ravindra Nath took charge as CMD of NSIC 43. Ravindra Nath on 4 September 2014 assumed the charge as Chairman and Managing director (CMD) of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC). 44. Former CJI P Sathasivam appointed as Governor of Kerala 45. P Sathasivam appointed as the new Governor of Kerala. His appointment came after President accepted resignation of Sheila Dikshit from her office.

46. President cleared the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as 42nd CJI 47. President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the appointment of Justice H L Dattu as the 42nd CJI. 48. Union Government appointed JIC chief RN Ravi as Naga interlocutor 49. Union Government on 29 August 2014 appointed chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) RN Ravi as Naga interlocutor. 50. Ramesh Chand Tayal appointed as CRPF Special Director-General 51. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 25 August 2014 cleared the name of senior IPS officer Ramesh Chand Tayal as DG of CRPF special 52. RN Ravi appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee 53. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared name of RN Ravi for appointment as new chief of JIC. 54. Thailand's king Bhumibol Adulyade endorsed General Prayuth Chan-ocha as PM 55. Finance Minister Ahmet Davutoglu named as Prime Minister of Turkey 56. Turkey's ruling party AKP named Finance Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as New Prime Minister of Turkey on 10 August 2014. 57. Thai coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as Prime Minister of Thailand
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• National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on - 14 September 2014
• Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority gave its final safety approval to restart two reactors of - Sendai nuclear plant located in south-west Kyushu, Japan
• ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action - Saeed Ajmal
• SC questioned logic behind the Kerala state government‘s new policy for limiting - bar licenses to only five-star hotels.
• CCEA approved the disinvestment of the stake of - Coal Indian Limited (CIL), Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) and National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC).
• Rajasthan High Court ordered to stop discrimination on basis of caste in cremation at various crematoriums in Jaipur and asked - Jaipur Municipal Corporation to submit an action taken report
• Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for - smooth transportation of perishable goods
• Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front released 45 captured Fijian UN peacekeepers that were captured from - the Syrian Golan Heights

• The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014 with a theme - Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On
• Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of BSF with BISAG project of Gujarat Government at BSF Camp in - Bhuj, Gujarat
• Youngest Indian sailor of Optimist Dinghy category who represented India at the Asian Games - 12-year-old Chitresh Tatha
• Barack Obama authorised US air strikes against ISIS militants for the first time in Syria and escalate it in Iraq on the eve of - the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attack
• Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won - Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) who were suspected of being used - to route illegal money
• The British aid worker, who was beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants - David Haines
• Chinese Army stopped Indians from using water supply and construction work at - the T-Point of Demchok area of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir
• An International Conference to help Iraq in fighting the Islamic State militants and accelerate the humanitarian relief operations was held in – Paris, France.
2014 Champions League Twenty20
♫ Dates13-- September 2014– 4 October 2014
♫ Administrator(s)-- BCCI, CA, CSA
♫ Cricket format--- Twenty20
♫ Tournament format(s)--- Round-robinand knockout
♫ Host(s)--- India
♫ Champions--- Chennai Super Kings(2nd title)
♫ Participants---10 (group stage) 12 (total)

♫ Matches played---29
♫ Man of the Series--- Suresh Raina ( Chennai Super Kings)
♫ Most runs--- Suresh Raina(234) ( Chennai Super Kings)
♫ Most wickets--- Sunil Narine(12) ( Kolkata Knight Riders)
♫ Official website--- clt20.com
CLASSICAL DANCES IN INDIA
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Nat-Natin – Bihar
Odissi – Orissa
Rauf – Jammu & Kashmir
Khantumm – Mizoram
Karma – Madhya Pradesh
Laho – Meghalaya
Mohiniattam – Kerala
Mando – Goa
Manipuri – Manipur
Bharat Natyam – Tamil Nadu
Bihu – Assam
Bhangra – Punjab
Chhau – Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and
Jharkhand
Garhwali – Uttaranchal
Garba – Gujarat
Hattari – Karnataka
Kathak – North India
Kathakali – Kerala

Kutchipudi – Andhra Pradesh
Nati – Himachal Pradesh
Yakshagan – Karnataka
liififfO books of famous country: Blue book- uk Orange book- netherland Green book-italy Grey book-belgium,japan White book-portugal,jermany,china White paper- india,uk Yellow book-french
SUMMITS
[1] 6th BRICS summit: It was hosted by Brazil, as the first host country of the current five-year summit cycle.Host city was Fortaleza. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was a special guest of the summit. Date- 14 July 2014–16 July 2014
Core BRICS members: [1] Brazil ------ Dilma Rousseff (President) [2] Russia ----- Vladimir Putin (President) [3] India ------ Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) [4] China ------ Xi Jinping (President) [5] South Africa ------- Jacob Zuma (President)
[2] Business 20 (B20) Australia Summit Held in – Sydney On- 18 July Chaired by- Richard Goyder, Managing Director and CEO of Wesfarmers.The business leaders of G20 met in this summit.
[3]SAARC Monsoon Initiative Programme National Working Group Organised in – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh The monsoon initiative is the part of Thimphu Statement on Climate Change adopted at the16th SAARC summit in Thimphu in 2010. Held on – 20 June 2014

[4]Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) – Japan Conference Held in – Tokyo Date- 17 June 2014 The two-day Conference was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
[5]ATOMEXPO-2014 Nuclear Energy Forum: Date- 9 to 11 June 2014 Held in – Moscow The first ATOMEXPO was held in 2009 and is an initiative of Russia‘s State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom.
[6] 40th G-7 summit 2014: Held in- Brussels Date- 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014 It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit. Originally, a G8 summit was scheduled to take place in Sochi (Russia) in early June 2014 under a Russian presidency. Due to the Russian Federation's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the G7 leaders decided to meet in Brussels on 4-5 June 2014 in the G7 format instead.
[7] BIMSTEC Summit: 3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) 4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.
[8] 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Held In Nay Pyi Taw The 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) was held on 8 August 2014 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar under the theme ―Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community.
Some Important Movements In India & Their Founders ************************************************ 1. Arya Samaj - Swami Dayanand Saraswati 2. Brahma Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 3. Sarvodaya Movement - Jayaprakash Narayan 4. Sreerama Krishna Mission - Swami Vivekananda 5. Boodhana Movement - Acharya Vinobha Bhave 6. Khilafat Movement - Ali Brothers 7. Servants Of India Society - Gopala Krishna Gokhale 8. Prarthana Samaj - Atmaram Pandurang 9. Theosophical Society - Annie Besant 10. Aligarh Movement - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 11. Swathantra Party - C. Rajagopalachari 12. Vanamahotsav - K. M. Munshi 13. Chipco Movement - Sundarlal Bahuguna 14. Chinmaya Mission - Swami Chinmayananda

15. Abhinav Bharat - V. D. Savarkar 16. Gaddar Party - Lala Hardayal 17. Viswabharati - Rabindranath Tagore 18. Red Shirt - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 19. Banaras Hindu University - Madan Mohan Malavya 20. Satya Shodak Samaj - Jyothi Rao Pule 21. Atmiya Sabha - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 22. Peoples Education Society - B. R. Ambedkar 23. Home Rule Movement - Balagangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant 24. Indian Brahma Samaj - Kesava Chandra Sen 25. Indian Association - Surendranath Bannerjee
~*~ HISTORY:
1. By which name Gautama Buddha was known before? Ans:- Siddharta. 2. When did Buddha born? Ans:- 563 BC. 3.Where was Buddha born? Ans:- In Shakya Kshatriya family in Kapilvastu, situated in the foothills of Nepal. 4. Where did Buddha attain the enlightenment?
Ans:- At Bodh Gaya under a Pipal Tree. 5. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermons? Ans:- Sarnath. 6. At what age did Buddha pass away? Ans:- At the age of 80. 7. Which year did Buddha pass away? Ans:- 483 BC. 8. Where did Buddha pass away? Ans:- At Kushinagara of eastern Uttar Pradesh. 9. Which religion did Buddha discard in its totality? Ans:- Vedic Religion. 10. The Four truths, which is enunciated by Buddha, form the basis of Buddhism, is called _____? Ans:- Aryasatya. 11. What are elements of Astang Marga? Ans:- Right Views, Right Aspirations, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Meditation. 12. As what Buddhism took practical form of a society? Ans:- As the Sangha. 13. What was the Buddhist monasteries called? Ans:- Viharas. 14. Name the two monks who played an important role in spreading the Buddhism? Ans:- Ashvaghosha and Nagarjuna.

15. Where and when did the first Buddhist council meet? Ans:- At Rajagriha in 483 BC. 16. Where and when did the second Buddhist council meet? Ans:- At Vaishali in 383 BC. 17. Where and when did the third Buddhist council meet? Ans:- In the reign of Ashoka at Patliputra, In 250 BC. 18. Where and when did the fourth Buddhist council meet? Ans:- at Kashmir in the First century AD. 19. What is the Buddhist literature called? Ans:- Tripitaka. 20. In which language was the Tripitaka written? Ans:- Pali. 21. What are the two sects of Buddhism? Ans:- Hinayana and Mahayana. 22. Around which year did Buddhism disappear from India? Ans:- 12th century BC.
BANKS AND THEIR HEADQUARTERS
[1] Allahabad Bank - Kolkata [2] Andhra Bank - Hyderabad [3] Bank of Baroda - Vadodara (Baroda) [4] Bank of India - Mumbai [5] Bank of Maharashtra - Pune [6] Bharatiya Mahila Bank - New Delhi [7] Canara Bank - Bengaluru [8] Central Bank of India - Mumbai [9] Corporation Bank - Mangalore [10] Dena Bank - Mumbai [11] Indian Bank - Chennai [12] Indian Overseas Bank - Chennai [13] Oriental Bank of Commerce - Gurgaon [14] Punjab and Sindh Bank - New Delhi [15] Punjab National Bank - New Delhi [16] State Bank of India - Mumbai [17] Syndicate Bank - Manipal [18] Union Bank of India - Mumbai [19] United Bank of India - Kolkata [20] UCO Bank - Kolkata [21] Vijaya Bank - Bangalore
HEADS OF ALL PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

1. Allahabad Bank ----- Sh Rakesh Sethi 2. Andhra Bank ------- Sh. C.V.R. Rajendran 3. Bank of Baroda ------- vacant 4. Bank of India ------ Smt. V.R. Iyer 5. Bank of Maharashtra ------- Sh. Sushil Muhnot 6. Canara Bank ------ Sh. R.K. Dubey 7. Central Bank of India ----- Sh. Rajeev Rishi 8. Corporation Bank ------- Sh. Sadhu Ram Bansal 9. Dena Bank ------ Sh. Ashwini 10. Indian Bank ----- Sh. T.M. Bhasin 11. Indian Overseas Bank ------ Sh. M. Narendra 12. Oriental Bank of Commerce ------- Sh. S.L. bansal 13. Punjab & Sind Bank ------- Sh. Jatinder Bir Singh 14. Punjab National Bank ------ Sh. K.R. Kamath 15. Syndicate Bank ------ vacant 16. UCO Bank ------- Sh. Arun Kaul 17. Union Bank of India ------- Sh. Arun Tiwari 18. United Bank of India ------ Vacant 19. Vijaya Bank ------- Sh. V. Kannan 20. State Bank of India -------- Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 21. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur ------ Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 22. State Bank of Patiala ------- Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 23. State Bank of Hyderabad -------- Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 24. State Bank of Mysore ------- Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 25. State Bank of Travancore ------ Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya 26. IDBI Bank Ltd. -------- Sh. M.S. Raghavan 27. Bhartiya Mahila Bank ------- Smt. Usha Ananthasubramanyan
TAGLINES OF BANKS
Public Sector Banks in India: [1] State Bank Group ------ Pure banking nothing else; With you all the way [2] Allahabad Bank ------ A tradition of trust [3] Andhra Bank ----- Where India Banks [4] Bank of Baroda ------- India‘s international bank [5] Bank of India ------ Relationships beyond banking [6] Bank of Maharashtra ------- One family one bank [7] Canara Bank ------ Together We Can [8] Central Bank of India ------ Central to you since 1911 [9] Corporation Bank ----- Prosperity for All [10] Dena Bank ------- Trusted Family Bank [11] IDBI Bank ------ Banking for All [12] Indian Bank ------- Your tech friendly bank [13] Indian Overseas Bank ------- Good people to grow with

[14] Oriental Bank of Commerce ------- Where every individual is committed. [15] Punjab National Bank ------ A Name you can Bank Upon [16] Syndicate Bank ------ Your faithful & friendly financial partner [17] UCO Bank ----- Honours Your Trust [18] Union Bank of India ------ Good People to Bank with [19] United Bank of India ------ The Bank that begins with U [20] Vijaya Bank ------ A Friend You can Bank Upon
[21] Bharatiya Mahila Bank: Empowering Women Empowering India
1. Naseeruddin Shah released his autobiography And then One Day: A Memoir 2. 50 years of man in space: authoured by Garik Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher 3. Grandmaster Repertoire -1.e4 vs The French, Caro-Kann and Philidor written by Parimarja 4. God of Antarctica written by 13 year old Yashwardhan Shukla 5. Delhi-based 13 year old school boy Yashwardhan Shukla authored a novel, Gods of Antarctica. 6. Not Just an Accountant authored by former CAG Vinod Rai 7. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi authored by Faraz Ahmad released 8. Narendra Modi released a book titled Gujarat’s success story in Water Management 9. Munger through the Ages written by late DP Yadav released 10. Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan written by Daman Singh 11. One Life is Not Enough written by Natwar Singh released 12. Natwar Singh’s autobiography entitled One Life is Not Enough was published. The book has revealed much information about Sonia Gandhi. 13. The Lives of Others written by Neel Mukherjee shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014 14. The Vijay Mallya Story written by K Giriprakash published 15. Coffee-Table book titled First Citizen: Pranab Mukherjee in Rashtrapati Bhavan released 17. Book titled Blood Feud written by Edward Klein released 18. A Bad Character authored by Deepti Kapoor 20. The Book titled Warrior State written by T V Paul presented to Vice-President 21. Biography of Dilip Kumar entitled The Substance and the Shadow released. The biography has been penned by Uday Tara Nayar. 22. Narendra Modi released a book entitled Getting India Back on track-an action agenda for reform edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley Tellis & Reece Trevor. 23. Anticipating India – The Best of National Interest authored by Shekhar Gupta released Shekhar Gupta’s book entitled Anticipating India – The best of national interest was released on 24 May 2014. 25. Indian Railways launched a book entitled India Junction – A Window to the Nation

26. Post Haste: Quintessential India written by B.G. Verghese 27. My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written by R.D. Pradhan 28. Book entitled A Stamp Is Born authored by C. R. Pakrashi released by Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari. 30. Arctic Summer written by novelist Damon Galgut 31. The Candidate written by Anirudh Bhattacharyya 32. A Rebel And Her Cause: Life and Work of Rashid Jahan released by Rakhshanda Jalil 33. Hillary Clinton’s book entitled Hard Choices to be released in June 2014 34. PC Parakh authored book Crusader or Conspirator..Colgate and other Truths 35. A book entitled The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh written by Sanjaya Baru was released. 36. The book titled Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership written by Pavan Choudary released
[1] IASB: The International Accounting Standards Board [2] IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction And Development [3] ICAI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India [4] ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research [5] ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare [6] ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service [7] ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research [8] ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India [9] ICOR: Incremental capital output ratio [10] ICRC: International Committee of Red Cross [11] IDA: International Development Association [12] ICRA: Investment information and Credit Rating Agency [13] IES: Indian Economic Service [14] IEX: Indian Energy Exchange [15] IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard [16] IFSC: Indian financial system code [17] IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions [18] IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists [19] IIP: The Index of Industrial Production [20] IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration [21] IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies [22] ILO: International Labour Organisation [23] IMF: International Monetary Fund

[24] IMO: International Maritime Organisation [25] IDR: Indian Depository Receipts [26] IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India [27] IMF: International monetary fund [28] IMRB: Indian Market Research Bureau [29] INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organisation [30] INTERPOL: International Police Organisation [31] INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress [32] IOC: International Olympic Committee [33] IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [34] IPEC: International Programme on Elimination Of Child Labour [35] IPO: Initial public offer [36] IPR: Intellectual Property Right [37] IRDA: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority [38] IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning [39] ISO: International StandardisationOrganisation [40] ISS: International Space Station [41] ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation [42] ITO: International Trade Organisation; Income-Tax Officer [43] ITU: International Tele-Communication Union
SOME IMPORTANT COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS
A Al – Artificial intelligence ALGOL – Algorithimic Language ARP – Address resolution Protocol ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B BINAC - Binary Automatic Computer BCC – Blind Carbon Copy Bin – Binary BASIC - Beginner‘s All-purpose Symbollic Instruction Code BIOS – Basic Input Output System Bit – Binary Digit BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
C CC – Carbon Copy CAD – Computer Aided Design COBOL – Common Business Oriented Language

CD – Compact Disc CRT – Cathode Ray Tube CDR – Compact Disc Recordable CDROM – Compact Disc Read Only Memory CDRW – Compact Disc Rewritable CDR/W – Compact Disk Raed/Write
D DBA – Data Base Administrator DBMS – Data Base Management System DNS – Domain Name System DPI – Dots Per Inch DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory DVD – Digital Video Disc/Digital Versatile Disc DVDR – DVD Recordable DVDROM – DVD Read Only Memory DVDRW – DVD Rewritable DVR – Digital Video Recorder DOS – Disk Operating System
E EBCDIC – Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code e-Commerce – Electronic Commerce EDP – Electronic Data Processing EEPROM – Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ELM/e-Mail – Electronic Mail ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer EOF - End Of File EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EXE - Executable
F FAX - Far Away Xerox/ facsimile FDC - Floppy Disk Controller FDD - Floppy Disk Drive FORTRAN - Formula Translation FS - File System FTP - File Transfer Protocol
G Gb - Gigabit GB - Gigabyte GIF - Graphics Interchange Format GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication

H HDD - Hard Disk Drive HP - Hewlett Packard HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
I IBM - International Business Machine IM - Instant Message IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol ISP - Internet Service Provider
J JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
K Kb - Kilobit KB - Kilobyte KHz - Kilohertz Kbps - Kilobit Per Second
L LCD – Liquid Crystal Display LED – Light Emitting Diode LPI – Lines Per Inch LIS – Large Scale Integration
M Mb – Megabit MB – Megabyte MPEG – Moving Picture Experts Group MMS – Multimedia Message Service MICR – Magnetic Ink Character reader MIPS – Million Instructions Per Second
N NIC – Network Interface Card NOS – Network Operating System
O OMR – Optical Mark Reader OOP – Object Oriented Programming OSS – Open Source Software
P PAN – Personal Area Network

PC – Personal Computer PDA - Personal Digital Assistant PDF – Portable Document Format POS – Point Of Sale PNG - Portable Network Graphics PPM – Pages Per Minute PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network POST – Power On Self Test PING – Packet Internet Gopher
R RAM – Random Access Memory RDBMS – Relational Data Base Management System RIP – Routing Information Protocol RTF – Rich Text Format
S SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SQL – Structured Query Language SRAM – Synchronous Random Access Memory SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol SIM – Subscriber Identification Module
T TCP – Transmission Control Protocol TB – Tera Bytes
U UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply URI – Uniform Resource Identifier URL – Uniform Resource Locator USB - Uniform Serial Bus ULSI - Ultra Large Scale Integration UNIVAC - Universal Automatic Computer
V VAR – Variable VGA – Video Graphics Array VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited VDU – Visual Display Unit
W Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network

WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access WWW – World Wide Web WORM – Write Once Read Memory
X XHTML – eXtensible Hyper text Markup Languange XML - eXtensible Markup language
Z
ZB – Zeta Byte
► FUNDAMENTAL UNITS Metre-length Kg-mass Second-time Kelvin-temperature Ampere-electric current Candela-luminous intensity Mole-amount of substance Radium-plane angle Steradian-solid angle
Nicknames of Indian Cities
Nick name - Place Golden City-Amritsar Manchester of India Ahmedabad City of Seven islands -Mumbai Queen of Arabian Sea -Cochin Space City -Bangalore Garden City of India -Bangalore Silicon Valley of India-Bangalore Electronic city of India -Bangalore Pink city- Jaipur Gateway of India -Mumbai Twin city-Hyderabad - Sikandarabad City of festivals-Madurai Deccan Queen-Pune City of Buildings-Kolkata Dakshin Ganga- Godavari Old Ganga-Godavari Egg bowls of Asia-Andhra Pradesh

Soya region-Madhya Pradesh Manchester of the South-Coimbatore City of Nawabs-Lucknow Venice of the east-Cochin Sorrow of Bengal-Damodar river Sorrow of Bihar-Kosi river Blue Mountains- Nilgiri- Queen of the Mountains- Mussoorie (Uttaranchal) Sacred river -Ganga Hollywood of India-Mumbai City of Castles-Kolkata State of five rivers -Punjab City of weavers -Panipat City of lakes- Srinagar Steel city of India -Jamshedpur (Called Tatanagar) City of temples- Varanasi Manchester of the north -Kanpur City of Rallies -New Delhi Heaven of India -Jammu & Kashmir Boston of India -Ahmedabad Garden of spices of India -Kerala Switzerland of India -Kashmir Abode of the God- Prayag (Allahabad) Pittsburg of India -Jamshedpur
► Some countries and their parliament's name
Country Parliament 1.Malaysia- Parliament (Dewan Rakyat, Dewan Negara) 2.Madagaskar -National People's Assembly 3.Libiya -General People's Congress 4.Liberia- National Assembly 5Laos -People's Supreme Assembly 6Kuwait -National Assembly 7.Korea (north)- Supreme people's Assembly 8.Korea (south)- National Assembly 9.Keniya -National Assembly 10.Jordan- National Assembly 11.Japan - Diet 13.Israel- Knesset Ireland Oireachta 14 Iraq -National Assembly 15.Iran- Majlis 16.China, Mainland -National People's Congress

17.China, National -Yaun( National Assembly) 18.Colombia -Congress 19Cuba- National Assembly of People's power 20.Denmark -Folketing 21.Egypt- People's Assembly 22.France- National Assembly 23.Germany -Bundestag( Lower House) and Bundesrat ( Upper House) 25.Guyana- National Assembly 26.Hungary -National Assembly 27.Iceland- Althing 28.India- Parliament ( Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) 29.Indonesia -People's Consultative Assembly 30Belize-National Assembly 31Benin- National Revo
Location- Name -Important Species
Barpeta, Assam -Manas- Tiger, Elephant, Panther, Wild Buffalo, One-horned Rhinoceros
Bharatpur, Rajasthan -Ghan-a Bird Sanctuary Siberian Crane, Spoonbill, Heron, Teal, Stork
Garo Hills, Meghalaya -Balpakram Sanctuary- Tiger, Elephant, Bison
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand- Hazaribagh National Park- Tiger, Leopard, Sambhar, Chital
Idukki, Kerala- Periyar -Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Wild Boar, Gaur, Sambhar
Jammu and Kashmir -Dachigam Sanctuary- Kashmir Stag
Junagarh, Gujarat- Gir National Park Asiatic Lion, Panther, Sambhar, Nilgai, Crocodile, Rhinoceros
Jorhat, Assam- Kaziranga National Park- One- Horned Rhinoceros, Wild Buffalo, Sambhar, Tiger Jharkhand- Palamau -Tiger, Elephant,Panth
Karnataka- Ranganthitoo Bird Sanctuary- Birds
Lakhimpur Kheri, UP- Dubhwa National Park- Tiger, Panther, Sambhar, Nilgai
Little Rann Kutch, Gujarat -Wild Ass Sanctuary Wild Ass, Wolf, Nilgai, Chinkara

Mysore, Karnataka- Bandipur National Park -Elephant, Tiger, Bear, Sambhar, Panther
Mandla and Balaghat, MP -Kanha National Park -Tiger, Panther, Antelope, Barking deer, Nilgai
Nainital, Uttarnchal -Corbett National Park -Elephant, Tiger, Sloth bear, Nilgai, Panther, Sambhar
NIlgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu -Mudumalai Sanctuary -Elephant, deer, Pigs
Shivpuri, MP -Shivpuri National Park Birds
Tamil Nadu- Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary- Birds
Tirap District, AP- Namdapha National Park- Tiger, Elephant
Varanasi, UP -Chandraprabha -Asiatic Lion, Tiger, panther, Indian Gazelle, Sloth Bear
Warangal, AP- Park-al Tiger, Panther, Chital, Nilgai
West Bengal- Jaldapara Sanctary -Tiger, Leopard, Sambhar, Chital
West Bengal- Sunderans --Tigerr, Wild Boar, Crocodile, Deer
CMD’S Of Public Sector Banks:
[1] State Bank of India – Smt. Arundathi Bhattacharya [2] Allahabad Bank – Rakesh Sethi [3] Bank of Baroda – vacant [4] Bank of India – V. R. Iyer [5] Bank of Maharashtra – Sushil Muhnot [6] Bharatiya Mahila Bank : Usha Ananta Subramanium [7] Canara Bank – R. K. Dubey [8] Central Bank of India – Rajeev Rishi [9] Corporation Bank – Sadhuram Bansal [10] Dena Bank – Ashwini Kumar [11] Indian Bank – T. M. Bashin [12] Indian Overseas Bank – M. Narendra [13] Oriental Bank of Commerce – S. L. Bansal [14] Punjab and Sindh Bank – Jatinder Bir Singh [15] Punjab National Bank – K. R. Kamath [16] Syndicate Bank – vacant [17] UCO Bank – Arun Kaul [18] Union Bank of India – Arun Tiwari [19] United Bank of India – vacant [20] Vijaya Bank – Shri.V Kannan

[21] Andhra Bank – C.V.R. Rajendran [22] IDBI Bank – M. S. Raghvan
:- International Years * Uno Declered International Years :- * 2016:- International Year of Pulses * 2015:- nternational Year of Soils * 2014:- International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People International Year of Small Island Developing States International Year of Crystallography International Year of Family Farming * 2013:- International Year of Water Cooperation International Year of Quinoa * 2012:- International Year of Cooperatives International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
SMALLEST IN THE WORLD 1. Smallest Ocean:Arctic 2. Smallest Republic: Nauru 3. Smallest Colony: Gibraltar 4. Smallest State: Vatican 5. Smallest Landmass: The Australian Mainland 6. Smallest Bird: Humming bird 7. Smallest Flowering Plant: Wolfia 8. Smallest Planet: Mercury 9. World's Smallest Museum: Arizona, US 10. World's Smallest PC: Space Cube 11. Smallest Continent: Australia

1. Bhakra Nangal Project —On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India. Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
2. Mandi Project— On Beas in HP
3. Chambal Valley Project—- On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam
4. Damodar Valley Project— On Damodar in Bihar (Now Jharkhand) & West Bengal, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USA
5. Hirakud Project— On Mahanadi in Orrisa, World‘s Longest Dam: 4801m
6. Rihand Project— On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
7. Kosi Project— On Kosi in N.Bihar (Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Exam.Affairs.EA)
8. Mayurkashi Project— On Mayurkashi in West Bengal
9. Kakrapara Project— On Tapi in Gujrat
10. Nizamsagar Project— On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh (Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Exam.Affairs.EA)
11. Nagarjuna Sagar Project— On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh
12. Tugabhadra Project— On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
13. Shivasamudram Project— On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.
14. Tata Hydel Scheme—- On Bhima in Maharashtra
15. Sharavathi Hydel Project— On Jog Falls in Karnataka
16. Kundah & Periyar Project—- In Tamil Nadu
17. Farakka Project — On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation. (Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Exam.Affairs.EA)
18. Ukai Project—- On Tapti in Gujarat
19. Mahi Project—- On Mahi in Gujarat

20. Salal Project—-- On Chenab in J&K
21. Mata Tila Multipurpose Project— On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
22. Thein Project—- On Ravi, Punjab. (Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Exam.Affairs.EA)
23. Pong Dam— On Beas, Punjab
24. Tehri Dam — On Bhgirathi, Uttarakhand
25. Sardar Sarovar Project—- On Narmada, Gujarat/MP
►SOME IMPORTANT COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS
A Al – Artificial intelligence ALGOL – Algorithimic Language ARP – Address resolution Protocol ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange B BINAC - Binary Automatic Computer BCC – Blind Carbon Copy Bin – Binary BASIC - Beginner’s All-purpose Symbollic Instruction Code BIOS – Basic Input Output System Bit – Binary Digit BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited C CC – Carbon Copy CAD – Computer Aided Design COBOL – Common Business Oriented Language CD – Compact Disc CRT – Cathode Ray Tube CDR – Compact Disc Recordable CDROM – Compact Disc Read Only Memory CDRW – Compact Disc Rewritable CDR/W – Compact Disk Raed/Write

D DBA – Data Base Administrator DBMS – Data Base Management System DNS – Domain Name System DPI – Dots Per Inch DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory DVD – Digital Video Disc/Digital Versatile Disc DVDR – DVD Recordable DVDROM – DVD Read Only Memory DVDRW – DVD Rewritable DVR – Digital Video Recorder DOS – Disk Operating System E EBCDIC – Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code e-Commerce – Electronic Commerce EDP – Electronic Data Processing EEPROM – Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ELM/e-Mail – Electronic Mail ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer EOF - End Of File EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EXE - Executable F FAX - Far Away Xerox/ facsimile FDC - Floppy Disk Controller FDD - Floppy Disk Drive FORTRAN - Formula Translation FS - File System FTP - File Transfer Protocol G Gb - Gigabit GB - Gigabyte GIF - Graphics Interchange Format GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication H HDD - Hard Disk Drive HP - Hewlett Packard

HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol I IBM - International Business Machine IM - Instant Message IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol ISP - Internet Service Provider J JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group K Kb - Kilobit KB - Kilobyte KHz - Kilohertz Kbps - Kilobit Per Second L LCD – Liquid Crystal Display LED – Light Emitting Diode LPI – Lines Per Inch LIS – Large Scale Integration M Mb – Megabit MB – Megabyte MPEG – Moving Picture Experts Group MMS – Multimedia Message Service MICR – Magnetic Ink Character reader MIPS – Million Instructions Per Second N NIC – Network Interface Card NOS – Network Operating System O OMR – Optical Mark Reader OOP – Object Oriented Programming OSS – Open Source Software P

PAN – Personal Area Network PC – Personal Computer PDA - Personal Digital Assistant PDF – Portable Document Format POS – Point Of Sale PNG - Portable Network Graphics PPM – Pages Per Minute PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network POST – Power On Self Test PING – Packet Internet Gopher R RAM – Random Access Memory RDBMS – Relational Data Base Management System RIP – Routing Information Protocol RTF – Rich Text Format S SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SQL – Structured Query Language SRAM – Synchronous Random Access Memory SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol SIM – Subscriber Identification Module T TCP – Transmission Control Protocol TB – Tera Bytes U UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply URI – Uniform Resource Identifier URL – Uniform Resource Locator USB - Uniform Serial Bus ULSI - Ultra Large Scale Integration UNIVAC - Universal Automatic Computer V VAR – Variable VGA – Video Graphics Array VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited

VDU – Visual Display Unit W Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access WWW – World Wide Web WORM – Write Once Read Memory X XHTML – eXtensible Hyper text Markup Languange XML - eXtensible Markup language Z ZB – Zeta Byte
Union Budget 2014-15 Highlights: • FDI in defence sector to go up to 49%
• Greater autonomy to banks
• PSU 247,944 cr capex to create industrial cycle
• Smart cities: PM has vision of developing 100 new cities
• Rs 7,060 cr fund for smart cities
• Tourism: e-visas to be introduced at nine airports in the country in a phased manner
• Real estate investment trusts – modified REITS is being announced for infrastructure projects to reduce pressure on banking system
• Kisan Vikas Patra to be pushed further
• New scheme for skill development called Skill India to be launched
• Sanitation in every household by 2019
• Shyama Prassad Mukherjee Rozgaar mission to be launched
• New scehme for agricultural irrigation

• Rs 500 cr for rural electrification
• Rs 200 cr for sardar vallabbhai statue in Gujarat
• Rs 50000 cr for SC/st schemes
• Social security: minimum pension of rs 1000 pm for all subscribers of EPFO scheme
• National level insistute for mental health to be ste up
• Currency notes with braile like signs to help the blind
• Rs 150 cr on new scehme to improve safety of women in big cities
• Beti bacahao beti padahao yojna to be launched – RS 100 allocation
• Gender main-streaming: School curriculum to have a chapter on the issue
• Fiscal deficit for 2014-15 pegged at 4.3% and for next year at 3%
• Revenue Deficit seen at 2.9% for FY15
• Aim to achieve 7-8 per cent economic growth rate in next 3-4 years: FM
• Committed for growth of agriculture at the rate of 4 per cent.
• Defence FDI cap raised to 49% from 26% at present
• Exemption limit on income tax from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh.
• For senior citizens, the exemption on income has been raised to Rs. 3 lakh per annum.
• Tax-free cap on home loan interest from Rs. 1.5 to Rs. 2 lakh.
• No change in Income tax rates and slabs .
• Annual PPF ceiling to be enhanced to Rs 1.5 lakh, from Rs 1 lakh
• Women Safety: o Outlay of Rs. 50 crores for a pilot scheme on road safety o Another 150 crores to be spent by MHA on safety on women in larger cities o 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana' - 100 crores
• Rs 3600 cr set aside for National Rural Drinking Water: FM
• Rural housing: Rs 8000 crore for national housing banking programme

• Metro rails in PPP mode; Rs. 100 cr set aside for metro scheme in Ahmadabad and Lucknow
• Each year government will be adding AIIMS to ensure there is an AIIMS in every state: Jaitley
• Rs 100 crores to set up virtual classrooms
• Rs 500 crores for setting up 5 more IIMs and IITs
• FM Proposes to enhance the scope of income tax settlement commission
• Rs 7,060 crore allocated for building new cities
• Jaitley announces e-visas to promote tourism
• The government is committed to the welfare of scheduled castes and tribes.
• Rs 200 crores credit scheme for start-ups by those from scheduled castes and tribes
• Government is committed to providing 24x7 electricity in all houses
• 15 Braille press to come up.
• Currency note with Braille-like signs
• Promote FDI selectively in sectors. India needs a boost in job creation in the manufacturing sector • 24x7 electricity in all houses
• Minimum pension of Rs.1000 per month to all PP schemes.
• Rs 50,548 cr proposed for SC development
• Bharat Swach Yojna proposed for hygiene and cleanliness.
• Rs. 200 crore for Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Patel in Gujarat.
• Rs. 1000 cr for irrigation plan named Pradhan mantri krishi sichayin yojana.
• Skill India initiative to make youth employable and create more entrepreneurs.
• Kisan Vikas Patra to be expanded.
• e-visa for nine cities.
• Rs. 7060 cr for creating smart cities.

• Assam and Jharkhand to get Centre of Excellence on farming
• Rs. 100 crores for modernization of Madrasas
• Jaitley announces Skill India, a programme to train youth for jobs
• Equity in PSU banks to be raised through share sale to the public
• Rural housing: Rs 8000 crores for national housing banking programme
• MGNREGA programme to made more productive
• Senior Citizens Pension Plan Extended Till August 2015
• National Adaption Fund for climate change to be set up
• Rs. 500 crore for price stabilization fund.
• 100 soil testing laboratories across the country.
• House resumes. Budget Speech continues.
• Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana; Rs. 200 cr set aside
• An AIIMS will be created in every state.
• All six new AIIMS are functional. Four more AIIMS under consideration. 12 more medical colleges will be added. Rs. 500 crore allocated for this.
• MGNREGA programme will be made more productive
• Crisis Management Center for women at Delhi
• Start up village at Rs 100 crore to promote entrepreneurship among rural youth.
• Rs. 14,389 crores for PM Sadak Yojana
• Rs 200 crore allocated to set up six textiles clusters
* Afghanistan - 19th August * Australia - 26th January

* Bahrain - 15th August * Bangladesh - 26th March * Bhutan - 8th August * Brazil - 7th September * Canada - 1st July * China - 1st October * Egypt - 28th February * Germany - 18th January * Greece - 25th March * India - 15th August * Indonesia - 17th August * Iraq - 3rd October * Italy - 17th March * Jamaica - 6th August * Japan - 11th February * Kenya - 12th December * Malaysia - 31st August * Mexico - 16th September * New Zealand - 26th September * North Korea - 9th September * Pakistan - 14th August * Portugal - 1st December * Republic of the Congo - 15th August * Russia - 24th August * Singapore - 9th August * South Africa - 11th December * South Korea - 15th August * Spain - 12th October * Sri Lanka - 4th February * Sweden - 6th June * Switzerland - 1st August * Turkey - 29th October * United Kingdom - 1st May * United States - 4th July * Vatican City - 11th February * Zimbabwe - 18th April
Chief of Army Staff – General Dalbeer Singh Suhag Air Chief Marshal – Arup Raha Chief of Naval Staff – Admiral Robin K. Dhowan Chief of Integrated Defense Staff – Lieutenant Genl. Anil Chait Director General of Border Security Force – D. K. Pathak
Heads of Government Departments

Chairman of Planning Commission – Narendra Modi Chief Election Commissioner of India – V. S. Sampath Other Election Commissioners – H. S. Brahma, S. Ahmad Zaidi Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission – Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
Science & Technology Organizations and Heads Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) – K. Radha Krishnan Director of BARC (Baba Atomic Research Centre) – Shekar Basu Director, Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) – Avinash Chander Satish Dhawan Space Centre – Dr. M. Y. S. Prasad
Heads of Financial Bodies ********************* 13th Financial Commission Chairman – Dr. Vijay. L. Kelkar (2010-15) 14th Finance Commisison Chairman – Dr. Y. V. Reddy (2015-20) NABARD Chairman – Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala SEBI Chairman – U. K. Sinha CBDT Chairman – K. V. Chowdary CBEC Chairman – J. M. Shanti Sundharam CEIB Director General – Archana Ranjan Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman – Rahul Khullar IRDA Chairman – T. S. Vijayan LIC Chairman – S. K. Roy Indian Bank’s Association Chairman – K. R. Kamath GIC Chairman – A. K. Roy RBI Governor – Raghuram Rajan NASSCOM Chairman – R. Chandra Sekharan NASSCOM President – R. Chandra Sekharan FICCI President – Siddartha Birla ICAI President – A. K. Raghu CII President – Ajay S. Shriram ASSOCHAM President – Rana Kapoor SBI – Arundhathi Bhattacharya FICCI – Sidhartha Birla Heads of Important Organizations Constitutional Officials : President of India : Pranab Mukherjee Vice-President of India & Chairman of Rajya Sabha – Mohammad Hamid Ansari Chief Justice of India (41st) – Rajendra Mal Lodha Political Officials

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