General knowledge and current affairs - Presentation

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1. My words..... My purpose here is to give a few questions on general knowledge and

current affairs . I welcome your suggestions.

2. Who wrote A tale of two cities ? Charles Dickens

3. Who is father of economics ? Adam Smith

4. First talkie movie made in India ? Alam Ara made in 1931 by A. Irani

5. What was the major decision of Supreme court in favour of women officers in Air Force ?

On March 12, 2010, in a path-breaking judgement, the Delhi High Court has directed the

Centre to offer within two months Permanent Commission (PC) to Short Service

Commissioned (SSC) women officers of the Air Force and the Army at par with male SSC

officers

6. What is the major tie up with the US by India ? India and the United States have reached a

deal on reprocessing American-origin spent nuclear fuel to be supplied to India under the

landmark civil nuclear agreement signed in September 2008.

7. What is the decision on supreme court on reservation on the basis of religion ? On March

25, 2010, the Supreme Court okayed religion-based reservation in government jobs and

educational institutes in Andhra Pradesh but referred the matter to a constitution bench to

decide on its constitutional validity.

8. What is the status of women's reservation bill ? Fourteen years after it was envisaged, the

Rajya Sabha, on March 10, 2010, passed the landmark Women’s Reservation Bill that will

pave the way for reserving 33 per cent seats for women in Parliament and State

Assemblies.

9. What is the health care law of the US ? On March 23, 2010, US President Barack Obama

signed into law the landmark Health Care Bill that introduces sweeping reforms in the

USA’s healthcare system, health insurance exchanges will be created, a competitive

marketplace, where uninsured people and small businesses will finally be able to purchase

affordable quality insurance.It will also lower costs for families and for businesses and for

the federal government, reducing deficit by over $1 trillion in the next two decades.

10. How is RBI helping IMF ? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an agreement

with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to purchase notes worth up to $10 billion to

improve the ability of the international lender to provide timely and effective balance-of-

payment assistance

11. Has India signed Copenhagen Pact ? Yes, On March 9, 2010, India and China formally

backed the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen in 2009, calling for

voluntary cut in greenhouse gas emissions.

12. Which country has Google left recently ? Late on March 23, 2010 night, the Internet giant

Google shut its Chinese website and shifted its search engine services to uncensored Hong

Kong

13. Which terrorist has recently accepted his guilt in the US regarding Mumbai Attacks ? In a

volte-face, Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley, accused of

plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, has

pleaded guilty before a US court.

14. When is world water day celebrated ? World Water Day is observed on March 22 every

year to focus attention on the importance of fresh-water

15. What is the limit on gratuity payment now ? The ceiling for payment of gratuity to private

sector employees has been raised from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

16. Who are the world's smallest and tallest persons ? He Pingping of China, at 2 feet 5 inches

is the world’s shortest man and Sultan Kosen of Turkey, at 8 feet 1 inches is the tallest

man.

17. Which country has least pollution as per EPI (environment pollution index) ? Iceland India

and China rank 123rd and 121st in pollution control, respectively

18. What is solar mission ? Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched India’s Solar Energy

Mission (named Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) on January 11, 2010. The main

aim of the mission is to help generate 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022.

19. What is Hybus? Ashok Leyland has launched India’s first electric plug-in CNG hybrid

bus, named Hybus.

20. What is HDI ? Human development Index. India’s HDI, which was 0.530 in 1996, rose to

0.605 in 2006, while GDI score improved from 0.514 in 1996 to 0.590 in a decade GDI =

gender development index GEM = gener empowerment measure

21. When is Army Day celebrated ? Army Day is celebrated on January 15.

22. Which Indian institute is among the top 20 business schools in the world ? As per the

Financial Times. ISB hyderabad has improved its position to bag the 12th spot on the list

of top 100 B-Schools across the globe in 2010. The London School of Business topped the

list

23. Who is president of Srilanka ? On January 27, 2010, Mahinda Rajapska emerged

victorious in the bitterly-fought first post-LTTE era Presidential elections

24. What is TKDL ? Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL). Managed by the CSIR,

TKDL is a computerised database of documented information available in Indian texts,

relating to Indian systems of medicine. Over 10 years, more than 2 lakh formulations of

Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Yoga have been documented under the TKDL.

25. What is ASIA FREE TRADE ZONE ? On January 1, 2010, China and 10 South-east

Asian nations ushered in the world’s third-largest free-trade area.

26. Who won medals for India in ISSF world cup shooting ? ISSF World Cup World

champion marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu lived up to his top billing and clinched the

trap gold in the ISSF World Cup at Acapulco, Mexico. Another Indian, Anirudh Singh

also impressed by entering his first ever World Cup final with a score of 122.

27. Which team won Deodhar Trophy in Cricket ? North Zone beat West Zone by 49 runs to

win the Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament. The final was played at Vadodara.

28. Who was FIFA World Player of Year in 2009-10? Argentine and Barcelona football star

Lionel Messi has been named World Player of the Year, while Portuguese and Real

Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo has secured the Puskas Goal of the Year gong.

29. Who won SAARC Environment Award, 2010? Environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh

Seechewal has been selected for the award for setting new milestones in the field of

environment, especially his initiative on cleaning the Kali Bein rivulet passing through

Kapurthala, Punjab.

30. Who won Saraswati Samman, 2009? “Lafzan Di Dargah”, a poetry collection in Punjabi

by Surjit Patar, has been awarded the 19th Saraswati Samman for 2009.

31. Who won the Oscar Awards, 2010? Best Movie: The Hurt Locker. Best Director: Kathyrn

Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). She has become the first woman director to win the honour.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart). Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side).

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique. Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz. Best

Animated Movie: Up Best Foreign Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina).

32. Who won Chameli Devi Jain Award, 2009? The award for an outstanding woman media-

person has been shared by Shoma Chaudhary, executive editor of Tehelka, Delhi and

Monalisa Changkija , Editor of Nagaland Page, Dimapur.

33. Who won the Mother Teresa Award, 2010? UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat has been

given the prestigious Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award for 2010. Thorat, who

has authored 21 publications, has been instrumental in introducing several academic and

administrative reforms in higher education during ongoing XIth plan.

34. When did India launch Brahmos ? On March 21, 2010, India joined the league of select

nations to have a ‘manoeuvrable’ supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired

the vertical-launch version of 290-km range BrahMos from a warship in the Bay of

Bengal off the Orissa coast.

35. When did Big bang replication experiments take place ? 30 March 2010 The collision was

orchestrated at around in the world’s largest particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider

(LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva. They will be

able to get the fabled Higgs boson—popularly called ‘God Particle'

36. Did Chandrayaan-I find ice on moon? The success story of Chandrayaan-I, the maiden

Indian moon mission, turned a new chapter with the discovery of ice deposits on the moon

by an American payload aboard the spacecraft.

37. What is the slogan of Census 2011 ? The slogan of Census 2011 is 'Our Census, Our

Future'.

38. What is NPR ? National Population Register (NPR) is a unique mechanism to record

biometric particulars of the entire populace of India. The work on the project will start in

April 2010 and is expected to complete by September 2010.

39. What is cloud computing ? cloud computing stores data and applications on the internet.

Users do not have to invest in hardware (reducing costs considerably) and maintenance

experts. They can simply pull up applications when needed and use them like we use

utilities, for example electricity. Most players provide these services for free for individual

users. For enterprise users, it’s generally a paid subscription-based model.

40. What is CSAT ? The Union government has decided to replace the Civil Services

(Preliminary) Examination with the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT), which will test

candidates on their aptitude and analytical abilities rather than their ability to memorise.

The CSAT is expected to come into effect from 2011.

41. What is maximum strength of parliament ? Lok Sabha = 545 Rajya Sabha = 250

42. What is India's rank in Economic freedom ? With an economic freedom score of 53.8,

India has been rated the 124th freest economy in the world, according to the 16th Annual

Index of Economic Freedom, released by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street

Journal. Hong Kong and Singapore finished 1st and 2nd in the rankings

43. Who was the first president of INC (indian national congress)? W.C.Bannerji

44. Who was the president of INC (indian national congress) in 1907? Surat session=

Rasbehari Ghosh

45. When did Sri M.K.Gandhi ji became president of INC for the first time ? 1924 at Belgaon

Session

46. Who was the first woman President of INC ? 1917 Calcutta Session = Annie Besant

47. Who was the first Indian woman President? 1925 Kanpur Session Sarojini Naidu

48. When Gandhi ji openly opposed Subhash Chandra Bose in INC ? 1939 Tripuri Session

S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protest by Gandhiji (as Gandhiji

supported Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place.

49. When was the first National Planning committee set up by INC (to suggest plan for the

then British government ruling on India) 1938 Haripura Session a National Planning

Committed was set-up underJ.L.Nehru S.C Bose was the president

50. When was Poorna Swaraj resolution was passed? 1929 Lahore Session, J.L.Nehru was the

president

51. Who wrote Anand Math? Bankim C. Chatterji

52. Who wrote The Indian Struggle S.C. Bose

53. Who wrote Poverty & Un-British Rule in India ? Dadabhai Naoroji

54. Who wrote Neel Darpan ? Dinbandhu Mitra

55. Who wrote Hind Swaraj ? M.K. Gandhi

56. Who wrote The Discovery of India ? J.L. Nehru

57. Who wrote The Indian War of Independence ? V.D. Savarkar

58. Who wrote Unhappy India ? Lala Lajpat Rai

59. Who wrote A Nation in the Making ? S.N. Banerji

60. Who wrote Satyarth Prakash ? Swami Dayanand

61. Who wrote A Gift of Monotheists ? Ram Mohan Roy

62. Who wrote Pather Panchali? Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji

63. Who wrote My Indian Years ? Lord Hardinge II

64. Who wrote Pakhtoon ? Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Seemant Gandhi)

65. Who wrote Ghulam Giri? Jyotiba Phule

66. Who wrote Causes of the Indian Mutiny? Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan

67. Who wrote Problems of the East ? Lord Curzon

68. Who wrote Economic History of India? R.C. Dutt

69. How many mahajanpadas were there in ancient India ? 16 Kashi Kosala Kuru, Panchal,

Gandharva , Sursen, Kamboj, Avanti, Assaka Anga Magadh , Matsya, vatsya Vajji Malla

Chedi

70. Which law Ended of Dual government appointed Governor of Bengal to be the Governor-

General of British territories of India and Establishment of Supreme Court in Calcutta.

Regulating Act 1773

71. What was the India's first newspaper(started by J.K.Hikki) Bengal Gazette(1780)

72. What were the newspapers started by Tilak ? Kesari & Maratha

73. Who had started Amrita Bazar Patrika ? Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh

74. Who had started newspaper Vande Mataram? Aurobindo Ghosh

75. Who had started the Statesman? Robert Knight

76. Who had started The Hindu ? Vir Raghavacharya and G.S.Aiyar

77. Who had started Comrade ? Mohammed Ali

78. Who had started Mooknayak? B.R.Ambedkar

79. What were the names of newspapers started by Gandhiji ? Young India Nav Jeewan

Harizan

80. Who had started the Hindustan Times ? K.M.Pannikar

81. What were the names of newspapers started by Annie Besant ? New India Commonweal

82. Who had started Yugantar ? Bhupendranath Datta and Barinder Kumar Ghosh

83. Who had started Bombay Chronicle ? Firoze Shah Mehta

84. Who had started Al – Hilal, and Al-Bilagh? Molana Abdul Kalam Azad

85. When did partition of Bengal take place ? Lord Curzon on Oct 16, 1905, through a royal

Proclamation, reducing the old province of Bengal in size by creating East Bengal and

Assam out of rest of Bengal.

86. When did INC start ? Indian National Congress (INC) started in 1985 by A.O. Hume and

in the first session there were 72 delegates and the president was Wyomesh Chandra

Bannerjee

87. When was Ghadar Party of India started ? 1913 : Formed by Lala Hardayal, Taraknath

Das and Sohan Singh Bhakna.

88. What was Komagata Maru ? It was the name of a ship which carried a shipload of Sikh

and Muslim immigrants from Punjab to Vancouver, Canada.But Canadian Govt. Didnt

allow them and they had to return back to Kolkata and they faced lots of hardships. 22 of

them died.

89. When was Swaraj adopted as goal of INC (IndianNational Congress)? In Dec 1906 at

Calcutta, the INC under Dadabhai Naoroji adopted 'Swaraj' (Self- govt) as the goal of

Indian people.

90. What was Indigo Revolt 1859 - 60 ? In this, the peasants were forced to grow indigo in

their lands unwillingly by the European factory-owners.

91. Which Europian country set up factory first time in India ? Portugese The Portuguese

voyager Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on May 17, 1498. At that time Calicut was ruled

by a king named Zamorin. Vasco da Gama's voyage was successful in establishing a sea

route from Europe to India that would permit trade with the Far East, without the use of

the costly and unsafe Silk Road caravan routes, of the Middle East and Central Asia. In

1502, he established a factory at Cochin.

92. When did East India company start ? The English East India Company was formed in

1599, and was given the royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 to trade in the east.

Captain William Hawkins stayed in Jahangir's court from 1609-1611. But he failed to get

the king's permission to erect a factory at Surat. Captain Middleton succeeded in this effort

in 1611.Finally they started factory in Surat in 1613.

93. When did S.C. Bose start Azad Hind Fauz ? (Indian National Army) On 1 Sep, 1942 He

establish the Indian National Army 'Azad Hind Fauj

94. When was first free India government proclaimed (by S.C. Bose) ? 21 Oct, 1943 Subhash

Chandra Bose proclaimed the formation of the Provisonal Government of Free India.

95. Match these : Mahatma Gandhi Raj Ghat J.L.Nehru Shantivan B.R. Ambedkar

Chaithrabhoomi Indira Gandhi Shaktisthal Charan Singh Kisan Ghat answer : they are all

matched

96. Match these : Rajiv Gandhi Virbhoomi Morarji Desai Abhay Ghat Gulzari Lai Nanda

Narayan Ghat Jagjivan Ram Samatasthal L.B. Shastri Vijay Ghat Zail Singh Ektasthal

answer : they are all matched

97. Who got Bharat Ratna for the first time (1954) ? Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888 -

1975) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1878 - 1972) Dr.Chandrasekhar Venkatraman (1888

- 1970)

98. Who got Bharat Ratna in 2001 ? Latha Mangeshkar Bismilla Khan

99. Name the non-Indians who got Bharat Ratna ? Seemant Gandhi (1987) Nelson Mendala

(1990)

100. Name the Indian Prime Ministers who got Bharat Ratna ? Nehru ji Indira Gandhi Rajiv

Gandhi MorarjiDesai Gulzari Lal Nanda Lal Bahadur Shashtri

101. Name the former presidents who got Bharat ratna awards ? Radhakrishnan, Rajendra

Prasad, V.V Giri, Zakir Husain

102. Name the famous persons who got Bharat Ratna awards posthumously? (other than those

mentioned earlier) Abdul kalam Azad, Aruna Asaf Ali, J.P. Narayan, Gopinath Bordoloi,

Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel, Amdedkar, MGR,

103. Who was the first English President of INC ? 1888 year Allahabad session George Yule

104. Who was the president of INC at the time of Re-union of the Congress? 1916 Lucknow

Session A.C.Majumdar

105. Who was the youngest president in pre-independent India in INC ? 1923 year Delhi

(sp.session) Abdul Kalam Azad

106. Who was the first Muslim President of INC? 1887 Madras Session (chennai) Badruddin

Tyyabji

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109. What was poona pact ? Agreement between gandhi ji and Ambedkar on 25 sept. 1932 it

is the starting point of reservation system formally approved by Gandhi ji

110. What is communal award ? It was give by Ramsay Mac Donald the prime minister of UK

to divide India on caste basis. It was made on 14 august 1932 Gandhi ji opposed it this

award gave representations on basis of caste / religion / depressed caste etc.

111. What was gandhi irwin pact ? On 5 March 1931, there was agreement between Gandhi ji

and Irwin. After this Congress joined 2 nd round table conference. The credit for this goes

to Sapru and Jayakar

112. When were the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established The

Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857.

113. When was first census in India ? For the first time in Indian history, a census was held in

1871.

114. What did Lytton did in 1877? He Organised the Grand 'Delhi Durbar' in 1877 to decorate

Queen Victoria with the title of 'Kaiser I Hind'.

115. What wrong did Lytton did in 1878? Vernacular Press Act (1878).

116. Lord Hardings did something important in 1911 ? what did he do ? Partition of Bengal

was cancelled (1911), capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi (1911). Partition of Bengal

was announced to come in force fom Oct 16, 1906.

117. When was Muslim League founded On 31 Dec, 1906 Muslim League was founded at

Decca.

118. When did Tilak start Indian Home Rule League ? On 28 Apr, 1916 B.G. Tilak founded

Indian Home Rule League with its headquarters at Poona. On 25 Sep, 1916 Another Home

Rule League started by Annie Besant.

119. Name the first major movement by Gandhi ji in India In Apr 1917 Mahatma Gandhi

launched the Champaran campaign in Bihar to focus attention on the grievances of indigo

planters.

120. What was the first major trade union of India ? In 1920 First meeting of the All India

Trade Union Congress, (under Narain Malhar Joshi).

121. When did Jallianwala Bagh tragedy take place ? 13 Apr, 1919

122. How did Bhagat Singh express his dissent ? On 8 Apr, 1929 Bhagot Singh and

Batukeshwai Dutt throw bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly (no one was hurt) on

23 Mar, 1931 Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Rajguru were executed.

123. When did quit India movement start ? On 11 Aug, 1942 Quit India movement began the

Great Aug Uprising.

124. What was the last day of Britishers in India ? 15 August 1947 Mountbatten was the last

viceroy. on 3 Jun, 1947 Mountbatten Plan was announced for the partion of India and the

announcement (Jun 4 that transfer to power will take place on Aug 15.

125. When did Alexander defeat Porus in the Battle of Hydaspas? 326 bc

126. When did Ashoka defeat Kalinga in the Kalinga War 261 bc

127. What was the year of First Battle of Tarain in which Prithviraj Chauhon defeated

Mohammed Ghori 1191 a d

128. What was the year of Battle of Chausa in which Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun. 1539

129. What was the year of First Battle of Panipat in which Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi.

1526

130. What was the year of Battle of Chhandwar in which Mohd. Ghori defeated Jaichandra of

Kannauj. 1194

131. What was the year of Second Battle of Panipat in which Bairam Khan (representing

Akbar) defeated Hemu. 1556

132. What was the year of Battle of Haldighati in which Akbar defeated Maharana Pratap.

1576

133. When did Raja Jai Singh defeat Shivaji and the Treaty of Purandar signed. 1665

134. What was the year of Battle of Plassey in which the English forces (under Robert Cive)

defeated Siraj-ud-daula, the Nawab of Bengal. 1757

135. What was the year of Battle of Wandiwash in which the English forces defeated the

French forces. 1760

136. What was the year of Third Battle of Panipat in which Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the

Marathas. 1761

137. What was the year of Battle of Buxar in which the English under Munro defeated the

alliance of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal

emperor Shah Alam. 1764

138. What were the years of First Anglo Mysore War in which Hyder Ali defeated the English

forces. 1767-69

139. What were the years of First Anglo Maratha War in which the British were defeated.

1766-69

140. What was the year of Second Anglo Mysore War. Hyder Ali died during the battle (1782)

and the field was taken by his son Tipu Sultan. The war concluded with the Treaty of

Mangalore (1784). 1780-84

141. What was the year of Third Anglo Mysore War in which Tipu Sultan was defeated. The

Treaty of Serirangapatnam followed. 1789-92

142. What was the year of Fourth Anglo Mysore War in which Tipu was defeated and killed.

1799

143. What were the years of Second Anglo Afghan War in which the English suffered losses.

1868-80

144. What were the years of Third Anglo Afghan War in which the English, though victorious,

did not benefit from the war. 1919-21

145. When was the First Independence Day (although India was not independent at that time )

observed in India? 26 Jan, 1930

146. When did Gandhi ji start Dandi march ? On 12 Mar, 1930 Mahatma Gandhi launched the

Civil Disobedience movement with his epic Dandi Mar (Mar 12 to Apr 6). First phase of

the Civil Disobedience movement: Mar 12, 1930 to Mar 5, 1931.

147. Who won the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships beating Mikhail Youzhny (7-5, 5-7,

6-3) in the final? Novak Djokovic

148. Which Club retained the League Cup with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley

Stadium in London? Manchester United.

149. Which team won IPL – 3 ? Chennai Super King

150. Name the motor company, which has announced a recall of 540,000 vehicles across the

world to repair faulty brake pedals and fuel gauges? Nissan Motor Co.

151. Which moble maker changed the batteries of its customers , when there was complaint

about battery – world wide ? Nokia

152. The murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, who was sentenced

to life imprisonment, died in a Thane hospital in Mumbai? Pravin Mahajan.

153. Who has won Dance India Dance – 2 ? Shakti

154. Libya has recently decided to impose a total embargo on all economic and commercial

exchanges with a country in Western Europe. Which is that country? Switzerland

155. Who scored maximum runs in IPL 3 ? Sachin Tendulkar

156. Who became the first female to win a Best Director Oscar award? Kathryn Bigelow

(Film: The Hurt Locker)

157. Three Indians who have been named among Asia's eight top power women by American

broadcaster CNN? Sonia Gandhi, Congress president, Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank head

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chief executive

158. Former India captain and legendary all-rounder who was inducted into the Cricket Hall of

Fame at a ceremony held at the ICC headquarters in Dubai? Kapil Dev

159. Former chairman of Dena Bank and Press Trust of India who passed away recently after

prolonged illness? Pravinchandra V. Gandhi

160. Who is the husband of Sania Mirza ? Shoab Malik

161. Indian cricketer who has been named the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations

Environment Programme (UNEP)? Sachin Tendulkar

162. New IPL commissioner replacing Lalit Modi ? Chirayu Amin

163. India signed some major defence deals with a country on March 12, 2010 and as part of

these defence and energy deals, that country will build 16 nuclear reactors in India. Which

is that country? Russia.

164. Name the Indian bureaucrat, who has been reportedly involved in spying against India

itself ? Madhuri Gupta

165. Which country wonmen's World Cup hockey-2010? Australia. Australia beat Germany 2-

1 in the final.

166. Who won the Player of the series award in the two test cricket series between England

and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh? Graeme Swann (England).

167. Name the player who scored a double century in ODI ? Sachin Tendulkar

168. Name of US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan who regretted his reported

remarks that Indians were not the real target of recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan

capital Kabul that killed 16 persons, six of them being Indians? Richard Holbrooke.

169. Who is appointed as the new social secretary of U.S. President? Julianna Smoot

170. which country has successfully flight tested a prototype of the Light Combat Helicopter

(LCH) on 29-03-2010? India.

171. From which country India is getting K 152 nerpa submarines? Russia

172. Name of the Canadian province which is the first in North America to ban the’ niqab ‘ a

top-to-toe dress worn by Muslim women? Quebec province.

173. Who was named as coach of the Ivory Coast for the 2010 World Cup Football finals in

South Africa? Sven-Goran Eriksson, Former England football manager.

174. With which neighbor country, India has created a Joint River Commission? Bangladesh

175. The first woman in 4 years to become judge of Supreme Court? Gyan Sudha Mishra

176. Name the governor of Rajasthan, who died recently ? Prabha Rao

177. Eminent Pakistani journalist who was awarded South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation (SAARC) Lifetime Achievement Award at SAARC Festival of Literature at

New Delhi? Hamid Mir

178. Name of the tiny island claimed for years by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal

has disappeared recently beneath the rising seas? “New Moore Island “to the Indians and

“South Talpatti Island “to the Bangladeshis.

179. Who is set to become the second India footballer to play overseas after Baichung Bhutia,

with the striker nearing a deal with USA’s Major League Soccer club Kansas City

Wizards? Sunil Chetri . He became the first Indian and eighth Asian citizen to play in

Major League Soccer. He will also be the first Asian to play for the Kansas City Wizards.

180. Which state won the national sub junior Wushu championship? Manipur

181. Who wrote Rajat Rangini ? Kalhan

182. Which cities have been added to the IPL family as new franchises for the fourth season of

the Indian Premiere League to be played in 2011? Pune and Cochin Sahara won the bid

for Pune with a price of Rs 1,702 crore for 10 years while Randezvous Sports got Kochi

with a Rs 1,533.32 crore bid.

183. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major

political party in Nepal, died at the age of 85 on March 20, 2010? Girija Prasad Koirala.

184. Which country temporarily recalled its ambassador to Libya, following comments

credited to Libyan President, Maummar Gaddafi which advised that Nigeria should be

partitioned into two nations along Christian and Muslim lines, to avert frequent sectarian

violence? Nigeria.

185. One of Italy's most wanted a Mafia suspects who has been arrested after being tracked

down via his Facebook account? Pasquale Manfredi.

186. Which website became famous due to Shashi Thurur ? Twitter.com

187. Name of the play by William Shakespeare, that has been for more than 280 years

considered to be a hoax, is finally up to be included in a new series of the Bard's work by

his publisher 'The Double Falsehood’

188. Who is the director of one of the most successful India movies 3 Idiots? Rajkumar Hirani

189. Which country claimed overall title in the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships

held in Delhi? India. Olympics Bronze medalist Vijender Singh wins the Gold medal at

the 75 kg category. Amandeep Singh (49kg), Suranjoy Singh (52kg), Dinesh Kumar

(81kg), Paramjeet Samota(91+kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60 kg)

190. The new car factory set up by Nissan of Japan with its French partner, Renault, located

in? Oragadam in Kanchipuram district near Chennai, Tamilnadu.

191. In a country after a massive cyclone” cyclone Tomas” forced thousands of people to flee

their homes. Which is that nation? Fiji

192. Which is the apex body in higher technical education in India ? AICTE

193. Which is the apex approving body in Medical education in India ? MEDICAL COUNCIL

OF INDIA

194. Which is / are the apex body in higher education in humanities and social sciences in

India ? ICSSR (indian council of social science research) & University Grants

Commission

195. What is bank rate now ? 6%

196. Which is the central bank of India ? RBI

197. Which is the apex regulatory body in stock market finance sector in India ? SEBI

198. Which is the apex regulatory body in Insurance sector in India ? IRDA

199. Which is /are the apex regulatory body in mutual fund sector in India ? SEBI & AMFI

Folk and Tribal Dances

States Dances

Maharashtra Kathakeertan, Lezim, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani,

Mauni, Dasavatar or Bohada.

Karnataka Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakshagana.

Kerala Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali.

Tamil Nadu Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam.

Andhra Pradesh Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha.

Orissa Aaya, Jadoor, Mudari, Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau

West Bengal Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama.

Assam Bihu, Kali Gopal, Khel Gopal, Rakhal, Jhakura, Maha Ras.

Punjab Giddha (women), Bhangra (man) Ghamaan, Kikli.

Jammu &

Kashmir Rauf, Hikat.

Himachal

Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Dangi, Mahathu, Jadda, Jhainti, Chharba.

Haryana Ghodinaach, Saomg, Phag dance, Daph, Loor, Gugga.

Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Lasya, Bhavai.

Rajasthan Jindad, Ghapaal, Kathputli, Dhela, Maru, Chakri, Gangore,

Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhuma.

Bihar Jatra, Karma, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Natna.

Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Jhora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajjri.

Nagaland Khaiva, Nooralim, Chong, Lim, Kuminaga, Rengma Chong.

Manipur Basant Ras, Nat Ras, Maha Ras, Ki Talam, Vyaangta.

Jharkhand Jhau, Ghumkudia, Karma, Sarhool, Madhi, Jadoor.

Uttranchal Kazri, Karan.

Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India

Award for Gallantry, Highest Param Vir Chakra

Award, highest civilian Bharat Ratna

Bank with largest number of

branches State Bank of India

Road bridge, Longest Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga—Patna

5.575 Km.)

Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

Cattle Fair, Largest Sonepur Fair (Bihar)

City, Most Populous Mumbai

Corridor, Longest Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220

mt.)

Desert, Largest Thar (Rajasthan)

Dam, Longest Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

Dam, Highest Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)

Delta, Largest Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)

Dome, Largest Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)

Gateway, Highest Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)

Lake, Largest Wular Lake (Kashmir)

Literacy, Highest Kerala

Museum, Largest Indian Museum (Kolkata)

Mosque, Biggest Jama Masjid (Delhi)

Peak, Highest K-2 (8,611 mt.)

Railway Platform, Longest Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)

Railway Bridge, Largest Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)

River, Longest The Ganga river (2,525 km.)

Rainfall, Highest (annual mean) Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm)

(Meghalaya)

Road, Longest Grand Trunk Road

Rock-cut Temple, Largest KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)

State, maximum forest cover Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)

Statue Tallest Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.

State, Largest (area) Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)

State, Most Populous Uttar Pradesh (16,61,97,921)

State with Maximum density of

population West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)

Tunnel, Longest (Road) Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)

Tunnel, Longest (Railway) Between Monkey Hill and Khandala

stations (2,100 mt. long)

Tower, Highest Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)

Waterfall, Highest Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)

Zoo, Largest Zoological Gardens, Kolkata

Man-made Lake, Largest Govind Sagar (Bhakra)

Highest Mountain Peaks of the World

Mountain peak Range Location

Height

ft. m

Everest1 Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 29,035 8,850

K2 (Godwin Austen) Karakoram Pakistan/China 28,250 8,611

Kanchenjunga Himalayas India/Nepal 28,169 8,586

Lhotse I Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 27,940 8,516

Makalu I Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 27,766 8,463

Cho Oyu Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 26,906 8,201

Dhaulagiri Himalayas Nepal 26,795 8,167

Manaslu I Himalayas Nepal 26,781 8,163

Nanga Parbat Himalayas Pakistan 26,660 8,125

Annapurna Himalayas Nepal 26,545 8,091

Gasherbrum I Karakoram Pakistan/China 26,470 8,068

Broad Peak Karakoram Pakistan/China 26,400 8,047

Gasherbrum II Karakoram Pakistan/China 26,360 8,035

Shishma Pangma (Gosainthan) Himalayas Tibet 26,289 8,013

Annapurna II Himalayas Nepal 26,041 7,937

Gyachung Kang Himalayas Nepal 25,910 7,897

Disteghil Sar Karakoram Pakistan 25,858 7,882

Himalchuli Himalayas Nepal 25,801 7,864

Nuptse Himalayas Nepal 25,726 7,841

Nanda Devi Himalayas India 25,663 7,824

Masherbrum Karakoram Kashmir2 25,660 7,821

Rakaposhi Karakoram Pakistan 25,551 7,788

Kanjut Sar Karakoram Pakistan 25,461 7,761

Kamet Himalayas India/Tibet 25,446 7,756

Namcha Barwa Himalayas Tibet 25,445 7,756

Gurla Mandhata Himalayas Tibet 25,355 7,728

Ulugh Muztagh Kunlun Tibet 25,340 7,723

Kungur Muztagh Ata China 25,325 7,719

Tirich Mir Hindu Kush Pakistan 25,230 7,690

Saser Kangri Karakoram India 25,172 7,672

Makalu II Himalayas Nepal 25,120 7,657

Minya Konka (Gongga Shan) Daxue Shan China 24,900 7,590

Kula Kangri Himalayas Bhutan 24,783 7,554

Chang-tzu Himalayas Tibet 24,780 7,553

Muztagh Ata Muztagh Ata China 24,757 7,546

Skyang

Kangri

Himalayas Kashmir 24,750 7,544

Ismail Samani Peak

(formerly Communism Peak)

Pamirs Tajikistan 24,590 7,495

Jongsong Peak Himalayas Nepal 24,472 7,459

Pobeda Peak Tien Shan Kyrgyzstan 24,406 7,439

Sia Kangri Himalayas Kashmir 24,350 7,422

Haramosh Peak Karakoram Pakistan 24,270 7,397

Istoro Nal Hindu Kush Pakistan 24,240 7,388

Tent Peak Himalayas Nepal 24,165 7,365

Chomo Lhari Himalayas Tibet/Bhutan 24,040 7,327

Chamlang Himalayas Nepal 24,012 7,319

Kabru Himalayas Nepal 24,002 7,316

Alung Gangri Himalayas Tibet 24,000 7,315

Baltoro Kangri Himalayas Kashmir 23,990 7,312

Muztagh Ata (K-5) Kunlun China 23,890 7,282

Mana Himalayas India 23,860 7,273

Baruntse Himalayas Nepal 23,688 7,220

Nepal Peak Himalayas Nepal 23,500 7,163

Amne Machin Kunlun China 23,490 7,160

Gauri Sankar Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 23,440 7,145

Badrinath Himalayas India 23,420 7,138

Nunkun Himalayas Kashmir 23,410 7,135

Lenin Peak Pamirs Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan 23,405 7,134

Pyramid Himalayas Nepal 23,400 7,132

Api Himalayas Nepal 23,399 7,132

Pauhunri Himalayas India/China 23,385 7,128

Trisul Himalayas India 23,360 7,120

Korzhenevski Peak Pamirs Tajikistan 23,310 7,105

Kangto Himalayas Tibet 23,260 7,090

Nyainqentanglha Nyainqentanglha Shan China 23,255 7,088

Trisuli Himalayas India 23,210 7,074

Dunagiri Himalayas India 23,184 7,066

Revolution Peak Pamirs Tajikistan 22,880 6,974

Aconcagua Andes Argentina 22,834 6,960

Ojos del Salado Andes Argentina/Chile 22,664 6,908

Bonete Andes Argentina/Chile 22,546 6,872

Ama Dablam Himalayas Nepal 22,494 6,856

Tupungato Andes Argentina/Chile 22,310 6,800

Moscow Peak Pamirs Tajikistan 22,260 6,785

Pissis Andes Argentina 22,241 6,779

Mercedario Andes Argentina/Chile 22,211 6,770

Huascarán Andes Peru 22,205 6,768

Llullaillaco Andes Argentina/Chile 22,057 6,723

El Libertador Andes Argentina 22,047 6,720

Cachi Andes Argentina 22,047 6,720

Kailas Himalayas Tibet 22,027 6,714

Incahuasi Andes Argentina/Chile 21,720 6,620

Yerupaja Andes Peru 21,709 6,617

Kurumda Pamirs Tajikistan 21,686 6,610

Galan Andes Argentina 21,654 6,600

El Muerto Andes Argentina/Chile 21,463 6,542

Sajama Andes Bolivia 21,391 6,520

Nacimiento Andes Argentina 21,302 6,493

Illampu Andes Bolivia 21,276 6,485

Illimani Andes Bolivia 21,201 6,462

Coropuna Andes Peru 21,083 6,426

Laudo Andes Argentina 20,997 6,400

Ancohuma Andes Bolivia 20,958 6,388

Cuzco Andes Peru 20,945 6,384

(Ausangate)

Toro Andes Argentina/Chile 20,932 6,380

Tres Cruces Andes Argentina/Chile 20,853 6,356

Huandoy Andes Peru 20,852 6,356

Parinacota Andes Bolivia/Chile 20,768 6,330

Tortolas Andes Argentina/Chile 20,745 6,323

Chimborazo Andes Ecuador 20,702 6,310

Ampato Andes Peru 20,702 6,310

El Condor Andes Argentina 20,669 6,300

Salcantay Andes Peru 20,574 6,271

Huancarhuas Andes Peru 20,531 6,258

Famatina Andes Argentina 20,505 6,250

Pumasillo Andes Peru 20,492 6,246

Solo Andes Argentina 20,492 6,246

Polleras Andes Argentina 20,456 6,235

Pular Andes Chile 20,423 6,225

Chañi Andes Argentina 20,341 6,200

McKinley (Denali) Alaska Alaska 20,320 6,194

Aucanquilcha Andes Chile 20,295 6,186

Juncal Andes Argentina/Chile 20,276 6,180

Negro Andes Argentina 20,184 6,152

Quela Andes Argentina 20,128 6,135

Condoriri Andes Bolivia 20,095 6,125

Palermo Andes Argentina 20,079 6,120

Solimana Andes Peru 20,068 6,117

San Juan Andes Argentina/Chile 20,049 6,111

Sierra Nevada Andes Argentina 20,023 6,103

Antofalla Andes Argentina 20,013 6,100

Marmolejo Andes Argentina/Chile 20,013 6,100

1. The 1954 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now

stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m).

2. Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan, and China, and the three countries dispute the

boundaries.

Source: National Geographic Society.

Important Days

January 9 NRI Day

January 10 World Laughter Day

January 12 National Youth Day

January 15 Army Day

January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day

January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

2nd Sunday of

February World Marriage Day

February 24 Central Excise Day

February 28 National Science Day

Second Monday

March Commonwealth Day

March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day

March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day

March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India)

March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial

Discrimination

March 22 World Day for Water

March 23 World Meteorological Day

March 24 World TB Day

April 5 International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day

April 7 World Health Day

April 17 World Haemophilia Day

April 18 World Heritage Day

April 21 Secretaries' Day

April 22 Earth Day

April 23 World Book and Copyright Day

May 1 Workers' Day (International Labour Day)

May 3 Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day

May 2nd Sunday Mother's Day

May 4 Coal Miners' Day

May 8 World Red Cross Day

May 9 World Thalassaemia Day

May 11 National Technology Day

May 12 World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day

May 15 International Day of the Family

May 17 World Telecommunication Day

May 24 Commonwealth Day

May 31 Anti-tobacco Day

June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 5 World Environment Day

June 3rd Sunday Father's Day

June 14 World Blood Donor Day

June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

July 1 Doctor's Day

July 6 World Zoonoses Day

July 11 World Population Day

August 3 Internatioal Friendship Day

August 6 Hiroshima Day

August 8 World Senior Citizen's Day

August 9 Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day

August 15 Indian Independence Day

August 18 IntI. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

August 19 Photography Day

August 29 National Sports Day

September 2 Coconut Day

September 5 Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day

September 8 World Literacy Day (UNESCO)

September 15 Engineers' Day

September 16 World Ozone Day

September 21 Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)

September 22 Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)

September 26 Day of the Deaf

September 27 World Tourism Day

October 1 International Day for the Elderly

October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi

October 3 World Habitat Day

October 4 World Animal Welfare Day

October 8 Indian Air Force Day

October 9 World Post Office Day

October 10 National Post Day

October 2nd

Thursday World Sight Day

October 13 UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

October 14 World Standards Day

October 15 World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)

October 16 World Food Day

October 24 UN Day; World Development Information Day

October 30 World Thrift Day

November 9 Legal Services Day

November 14 Children's Day; Diabetes Day

November 17 National Epilepsy Day

November 20 Africa Industrialisation Day

November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

December 1 World AIDS Day

December 3 World Day of the Handicapped

December 4 Indian Navy Day

December 7 Indian Armed Forces Flag Day

December 10 Human Rights Day; IntI. Children's Day of Broadcasting

December 18 Minorities Rights Day (India)

December 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)

List of Padma Awardees - 2011

Padma Bhushan Padma Shri

Following are the winners of the country's highest civilian awards this year :

Padma Vibhushan

No Name Discipline State

1. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan Art : Art Administration

and Promotion Delhi

2. Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla Art : Photography Gujarat

3. Shri A Nageshwara Rao Art : Cinema Andhra Pradesh

4. Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar Public Affairs Delhi

5. Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai Public Affairs Delhi

6. Shri Vijay Kelkar Public Affairs Delhi

7. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia Public Affairs Delhi

8. Shri Palle Rama Rao Science and Engineering Andhra Pradesh

9. Shri Azim Premji Trade and Industry Karnataka

10.

Shri Brajesh Mishra Civil Services Madhya Pradesh

11.

Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan

Velu Kurup Literature and Education Kerala

12.

Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra Literature and Education Orissa

13. Late Shri L. C. Jain Public Affairs Delhi*

Padma Bhushan

No Name Discipline State

1.

Shri Satyadev Dubey Art : Theatre Maharashtra

2.

Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi

alias Khayyam Art : Cinema - Music Maharashtra

3.

Shri Shashi Kapoor Art : Cinema Maharashtra

4.

Shri Krishen Khanna Art : Painting Haryana

5.

Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair Art : Dance - Kathakali Kerala

6.

Ms. Waheeda Rehman Art : Cinema Maharashtra

7.

Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan Art : Music-Vocal Karnataka

8.

Ms. Arpita Singh Art : Painting Delhi

9.

Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula

Balasubrahmanyam Art : Playback Singing, Music

Direction & acting Tamil Nadu

10.

Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar Art : Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam Tamil Nadu

11.

Shri Dwijen Mukherjee Art West Bengal

12.

Smt. Rajashree Birla Social work Maharashtra

13.

Mrs. Shobhana Ranade Social work Maharashtra

14.

Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran Science and Engineering Tamil Nadu

15.

Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan Trade and Industry Karnataka

16.

Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Trade and Industry West Bengal

17.

Ms. Chanda Kochhar Trade and Industry Maharashtra

18.

Dr. K. Anji Reddy Trade and Industry- Pharmacy Andhra

Pradesh

19.

Shri Analjit Singh Trade and Industry Delhi

20.

Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar Trade and Industry Haryana

21.

Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy Trade and Industry Andhra

Pradesh

22.

Shri Ajai Chowdhary Trade and Industry Delhi

23.

Shri Surendra Singh Civil Services Delhi

24.

Shri M. N .Buch Civil Services Madhya

Pradesh

25.

Shri Shyam Saran Civil Services Delhi

26.

Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George Literature and Education Karnataka

27.

Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai Literature and Education Karnataka

28.

Shri Sankha Ghosh Literature and Education West Bengal

29.

Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad Medicine : Ayurveda Kerala*

30.

Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant Medicine : Cardiology Maharashtra*

31.

Late Shri Dashrath Patel Art Gujarat*

Padma Shri No Name Discipline State

1. Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry Art : Theatre Chandigarh

2. Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha Art : Chhau Dance Jharkhand

3. Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun Art : Film Direction Kerala

4. Shri Girish Kasaravalli Art : Film making Karnataka

5. Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias

Tabu Art : Cinema Maharashtra

6. Shri Jivya Soma Mase Art : Warli Painting Maharashtra

7. Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja Art : Dance-Bharatnatyam Tamil Nadu

8. Shri Jayaram Subramaniam Art : Cinema Tamil Nadu

9. Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty Art : Music-Indian Classical Vocal West Bengal

10. Smt. Mahasundari Devi Art : Mithilia/Madhubani Painting Bihar

11. Shri Gajam Govardhana Art : Handloom Weaving Andhra Pradesh

12. Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal Art : Dance-Kathak Maharashtra

13. Shri S.R. Janakiraman Art : Carnatic Vocal Music Tamil Nadu

14. Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar Art : Chenda Melam-Drum concert Kerala

15. Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy

Pavithran Art : Dance-Mohiniattam Kerala

16. Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee Art : Puppetry Delhi

17. Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh Art : Traditional Music of Manipur

(Pena) Manipur

18. Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya Art : Folk Music Madhya Pradesh

19. Smt. Usha Uthup Art : Music West Bengal

20. Smt. Kajol Art : Cinema Maharashtra

21. Shri Irfan Khan Art : Cinema Maharashtra

22. Shri Mamraj Agrawal Social work West Bengal

23. Shri Jockin Arputham Social work Maharashtra

24. Ms. Nomita Chandy Social work Karnataka

25. Ms. Sheela Patel Social work Maharashtra

26. Ms. Anita Reddy Social work Karnataka

27. Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor Social work Gujarat

28. Shri Anant Darshan Shankar Public Affairs Karnataka

29. Prof. M. Annamalai Science and Engineering Karnataka

30. Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta Science and Engineering : Agricultural

Science Gujarat

31. Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao

Raghavendran Science and Engineering Tamil Nadu

32. Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai Science and Engineering Delhi

33. Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq Science and Engineering : Agricultural

Science Andhra Pradesh

34. Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar Science and Engineering : Architecture Kerala

35. Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

36. Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

37. Shri Narayan Singh Bhati Civil Services Andhra Pradesh

38. Shri P K Sen Civil Services Bihar

39. Ms. Shital Mahajan Sports : Adventure Sports : Para

Jumping Maharashtra

40. Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi Sports : Weightlifting Manipur

41. Shri Sushil Kumar Sports : Wrestling Delhi

42. Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai

Laxman Sports : Cricket Andhra Pradesh

43. Shri Gagan Narang Sports : Shooting Andhra Pradesh

44. Smt. Krishna Poonia Sports : Discus Throw Rajasthan

45. Shri Harbhajan Singh Sports : Mountaineering Punjab

46. Dr. Pukhraj Bafna Medicine : Padeatrics Chhattisgarh

47. Prof. Mansoor Hasan Medicine : Cardiology Uttar Pradesh

48. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal Medicine : Orthopaedic Delhi

49. Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal Medicine : Endocrinology Tamil Nadu

50. Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali Medicine : Gastroenterology Tamil Nadu

51. Dr. Indira Hinduja Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Maharashtra

52. Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram Medicine : Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Kerala

53. Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai Medicine : Neurosurgery Kerala

54. Shri Mahim Bora Literature and Education Assam

55. Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama

Chandrudu Literature and Education- Sanskrit Andhra Pradesh

56. Dr. Pravin Darji Literature and Education Gujarat

57. Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval Literature and Education Rajasthan

58. Shri Balraj Komal Literature and Education Delhi

59. Mrs. Rajni Kumar Literature and Education Delhi

60. Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva Literature and Education Karnataka

61. Shri Barun Mazumder Literature and Education West Bengal

62. Dr. Avvai Natarajan Literature and Education Tamil Nadu

63. Shri Bhalchandra Nemade Literature and Education Himachal Pradesh

64. Prof. Riyaz Punjabi Literature and Education Jammu and

Kashmir

65. Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao Literature and Education Andhra Pradesh

66. Ms. Buangi Sailo Literature and Education Mizoram

67. Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma Literature and Education Uttarakhand

68. Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma Literature and Education Jammu and

Kashmir

69. Ms. Urvashi Butalia# Literature and Education Delhi

Ms. Ritu Menon# Literature and Education Delhi

70. Prof. Krishna Kumar Literature and Education Delhi

71. Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh

72. Ms. Mamang Dai Literature and Education Arunachal

Pradesh

73. Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal Others : Heritage Conservation Uttar Pradesh

74. Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar Others : Archeology Maharashtra

75. Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra Others-Nursing Andaman &

Nicobar

76. Smt. Gulshan Nanda Others - Handicrafts promotion Delhi

77. Dr. Azad Moopen Social work UAE*

78. Prof. Upendra Baxi Public Affairs -Legal Affairs United Kingdom *

79. Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik Science and Engineering USA*

80. Dr. Subra Suresh Science and Engineering USA*

81. Prof. Karl Harrington Potter Literature and Education USA*

82. Prof. Martha Chen Social work USA*

83. Shri Satpal Khattar Trade and Industry Singapore*

84. Shri Granville Austin Literature and Education USA*

First in the World

1. Chairman of Peoples Republic of China Mao-Tse-Tung

2. President of the Chinese Republic Dr. Sun Yat Sen

3. President of U.S.A George Washington

4. Chinese Traveller to India Fahein

5. Foreign Invader to India Alexander the Great

6. Person to reach South Pole Amundsen

7. Person to reach North Pole Robert Pearey

8. Person in Space Yuri Gagarin

9. Person on Moon Neil Armstrong

10. Lady to climb Mount Everest Junko Taibei

11. European to visit China Marco Polo

12. Place where atom bomb was dropped Hiroshima

13. Man to walk in Space Alexei Leonov

14. Woman cosmonaut in Space Valentina Tereshkova

15. Woman Prime Minister of a country Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

16. Woman President of a country Maria Estela Peron

17. Woman to Command a Space Mission Colonel Eileen Collins

(U.S.A.)

18. The first residents of International Space station

Bill Shepherd (USA),

Yuri Gidzanko

and Sergei Krikalev (Russia)

19. The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest Erik Weihenmayer

(USA, May 25, 2001)

20. The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary General of

Amnesty International lrine Zubeida Khan

21. The first space astronaut to go into space seven times till date Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)

22. The first South African to become the second space tourist Mark Shuttleworth

23. The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea Ms. Chang Sang

24. The first youngest grandmaster of the world in chess Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)

25. The first adventurer flying successfully across the English

Channel without aircraft

Felix Baumgartner (July

2003)

26. China's first man in space Yang Liwei

27. The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace

Prize 2003)

28. The woman with the highest individual Test score making a Kiran Baloch (Pakistani

new world record cricketer,

scoring 242 runs playing

women's

cricket test against West

Indies in

Karachi in March, 2004)

29. The first woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)

30. The first woman to cross seven important seas of the world by

swimming Bula Chaudhury (India)

31. The first aircraft pilot to round the entire world non-stop by

his 2 engine aircraft in 67 hours Steve Fossett (March 2005)

32. The first woman to be appointed as a Governor of a province

in Afghanistan Habiba Sorabhi

33. The first woman of the world to swim across five continents Bula Chaudhury (India)

(April 2005)

34. The first woman athlete to touch 5.0 meter mark in pole vault Ms. Yelena Isinbayeva

(Russian, July 2005)

35. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistani Supreme Court

Justice Rana Bhagwan Das

Took over on Sept. 2, 2005

as

Acting Chief Justice

36. The first duly elected woman President of an African country

Allen Johnson Sirleaf

(elected

President of Liberia in Nov.

2005)

37. The first woman Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Shanshad Akhtar

(Appointed in Dec. 2005)

38. The first woman Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel

(Took over in Nov. 2005)

39. The first woman President of Chile Dr. Michelle Bachelet

40. The first woman Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia Simpson Miller (Feb.

2006)

41. The first woman foreign Secretary of England Margaret Backett (May

2006)

42. The first double amputee to scale Mt. Everest Mark Inglis (May 15, 2006)