Sunday 1 December 2013

The line joining the areas having the same rainfall is called ?
Answer : Isohyet

Which is the largest bank of India and is also among the 100 top most banks in the world ?
Answer : State Bank of India

 Acid turns blue litmus into The colour of Chakra (wheel) in the white band of the National Flag is ?
Answer : Red

What was the name of Lord Buddha's wife ?
Answer : Yashodhara

Which lens is used to minimise hypermetropia ?
Answer : Convex lens

Mahavira was born in the royal family of the ?
Answer : Kshatriyas

Who founded the new city of Agra in A.D 1506 and made it his capital ?
answer : Sikandar Lodi

Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa in the year ?
Answer : 1915 A.D

Who is the author of the book " Five Point Someone" ?
Answer : Chetan Bhagat

What is the function of RADAR ?
Answer : Detecting range and direction

The Head of the Reserve Bank of India is known as ?
Answer : Governor

What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?
Answer: 1.676

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Job interviewing can be an unnerving experience, but if you know how to handle some of the stickiest situations encountered in interviewing, you can be that much more confident. Here are 10 of the stickiest.


  1. The Bad Interviewer. Not every professional who conducts job interviews with candidates knows how to conduct an interview effectively. In fact some are downright lousy at it. A bad interviewer might be unfocused, disinterested, unprepared. He or she might dominate the interview by doing all the talking or might ask inappropriate and illegal questions.
The unfocused, unprepared interviewer probably hasn't read your resume and maybe can't even find a copy. This hapless soul doesn't even know what to ask you. Be sure to offer this disorganized interviewer a copy of your resume while asking, “May I take you through some highlights of my career?”
While the bigmouth interviewer is holding forth, make as many mental notes as you can (or jot them down if you've brought a small notepad). Don't show your exasperation; instead be an attentive listener and hang on the interviewer's every word. Try to get a word in edgewise by leaning forward and opening your mouth slightly, advises Anne Kadet on Smartmoney.com. If that doesn't work, even a nonstop talker will likely eventually ask if you have any questions. At that point, you can ask questions or describe your fit with the company and the position based on the mental notes you've been making.
For inappropriate and illegal questions, see No. 6 below and try your hardest to keep the interview focused on your qualifications for the job.
  1. The "Tell Me about Yourself" Question. Of course, this question is not a question at all but a request for a command performance. It's the most commonly asked interview question, yet it frequently still rattles interviewees. The trick is to make your response a succinct summary of information that is specifically targeted to the job you're interviewing for. (Sell yourself!) For example:
"My background to date has been centered around preparing myself to become the very best financial consultant I can become. Let me tell you specifically how I've prepared myself. I am an undergraduate student in finance and accounting at ___________ University. My past experience has been in retail and higher education. Both aspects have prepared me well for this career."
The interviewer is not looking for your autobiography and probably is not interested in your personal life unless aspects of it are relevant to the job you're interviewing for.
  1. The "Weakness" Question. The conventional wisdom about responding to “What are your weaknesses?” used to be that the candidate should spin a weakness into a strength. For example: “I'm a perfectionist and don't believe anyone can do the job as well as I can, so I sometimes have a hard time delegating.” That type of response has, however, worn out its welcome with interviewers. Other approaches include offering a weakness that is inconsequential to the job (such as being a poor speller and relying on spellcheck) or denying that you have any weaknesses that would stand in the way of your performing the job effectively. The former approach may work but be seen as shallow, while the latter sometimes lacks credibility. After all, everyone has a weakness.
An approach that seems to work well is to talk about an area that was once a weakness but that you have worked to improve. Here's how you could frame the perfectionist example above in terms of professional growth: "I tend to be a perfectionist who has had trouble delegating tasks to others, but I've come to see that teamwork and capitalizing on everyone's strengths is a much more effective way to get the job done than trying to do it all myself."
  1. The "Why should I hire you?" Question. The unspoken part of this question is: “Why should I hire you [above all the other candidates]?” This is your chance to shine, to really make a sales pitch for yourself. Use your Unique Selling Proposition to describe what sets you apart from other candidates. The employer will make a significant investment in hiring and training you, so tell the interviewer that this investment will be justified. For example, you could say: "I sincerely believe that I'm the best person for the job. Like other candidates, I have the ability to do this job. But beyond that ability, I offer an additional quality that makes me the very best person for the job -- my drive for excellence. Not just giving lip service to excellence, but putting every part of myself into achieving it. Throughout my career, I have consistently strived to become the very best I can become. The success I've attained in my management positions is the result of possessing the qualities you're looking for in an employee."
  2. "Off-the-wall" Questions, also known as "Wild Card" or "No-Right-Answer" Questions. Occasionally you'll be asked an interview question that's just downright weird and certainly doesn't seem to have anything to do with the job -- for example, a question like this: "If you were an ice-cream cone, what flavor would you be?" Interviewers often ask these oddball questions to see how quickly you can think on your feet and whether you can avoid becoming flustered. Others, unfortunately, ask them because they enjoy seeing interviewees squirm. Still others are amused by the range of creative -- and not-so-creative -- responses they receive.
Don't let an off-the-wall question rattle you. Take a moment to gather your thoughts and respond the best way you can. There is rarely a wrong answer to this type of question, but quick-thinking candidates can turn the response into an opportunity to impress the employer. A response given by one of my former students has always stuck in my head as being a standout answer. The question was: "If you were a superhero, what would be your super powers, and why?" His response: "I think I would prefer to be a superhero like Batman, who doesn't have superpowers per se, but who relies on his intelligence and use of the right tools to get the job done."
  1. Illegal Questions: It's illegal to ask about age, marital status, children, childcare arrangements, and the like, but employers still do -- or come up with subtle ways to ask, such as by inquiring about when you graduated from high school/college. It's best to address the concern behind the question rather than the question itself by saying something like: "There is nothing about my personal status that would get in the way of my doing a great job for your company." While it may also be tempting to point out the illegality of the question, doing so likely won't endear you to the interviewer.
  2. Salary Questions: As a screening device, interviewers often ask early in the interview what salary you are looking for. If you ask for more than the employer is willing to pay (or occasionally, on the flip side, undervalue yourself), the interviewer can eliminate you before spending a lot of time with you. That's why the best tactic for salary questions is to delay responding to them as long as possible -- ideally until after the employer makes an offer. Try to deflect salary questions with a response like this: "I applied for this position because I am very interested in the job and your company, and I know I can make an immediate impact once on the job, but I'd like to table salary discussions until we are both sure I'm right for the job." Read more in our Salary Negotiation and Job Offer Tutorial.
  3. Questions about Being Terminated from a Previous Job. It's always uncomfortable to be asked your reasons for leaving a job from which you were terminated. Don't lie about it, but don't dwell on it either. You could explain that you and the company were not a good fit, hence your performance suffered. Or that you and your supervisor had differing viewpoints. Emphasize what you learned from the experience that will prevent you from repeating it and ensure that you will perform well in the future. Read more about handling termination.
  4. Questions about Reasons for Leaving a Current Job. This question is similar to the previous question, even if you haven't been fired. Responses about fit with the company and differing views from your supervisor can also work here, but remember never to trash a current employer. Always speak positively about past and present employers even if your experience has not been positive with them. Another good response in this situation is to say that you determined you had grown as much as you could in that job and you are ready for new challenges.
  5. Questions about the Future. Interviewees are often asked, "Where do you see yourself in five (or 10) years?" Strike a delicate balance when responding to this kind of question, with just the right mix of honesty, ambition, and your desire to be working at this company long-term.
Avoid responses such as starting your own business, running for Congress, which suggest that you don't plan to stay with the company.
It's not totally inappropriate to mention the personal (marriage, family), but focus mainly on professional goals. Mention your career and company goals first, and tack on any mention of marriage and family at the end.
Your response could be: "I'm here to let you know that I am the best person for the job. If in the future you feel I would be a candidate for a higher level position, I know I wouldn't be passed up."
OR: "I hope to stay at the company and expect that in five years, I'll make a significant advance in the organization."
OR: "I would like to become the very best ______________ your company has."
And then there's my personal favorite, which a student told me a friend had used. Asked by the interviewer, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" The response: "Celebrating the five-year anniversary of your asking me this question!" While the response probably made the interviewer laugh, it's probably not the best answer.
Final thoughts.
Job-seekers need to think of each interview question as an opportunity to showcase an accomplishment or strength. Every response should build momentum toward convincing the interviewer that you deserve to advance to the next level, whether that level is another round of interviews or a job offer.


Important GK question for SSC Exams

Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools è Chlorine

Q2. ’Royal Bengal’, ‘Sumatran’, ‘Malayan’ and ‘Siberian’ are the species of which member of cat family è Tiger
Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 è Andhra Pradesh

Q4. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’ è Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body èHemoglobin
Q6. The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High Court èKolkata High Court
Q7. Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet èJupiter
Q8. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie è Satara
Q9. Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe èStrait of Gibraltar
Q10. Which American President in his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’ èAbraham Lincoln
Q11. What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride èCommon Salt
Q12. ’Satyameva Jayate’, the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad èMundaka
Q13. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated èTawi
Q14. How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center ‘Anandvan’ in Maharashtra è Baba Amte
Q15. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ==> Maitreyi Express
Q16. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as ‘Sandrokottos’ ==> Chandragupta Maurya
Q17. In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin ==> Google
Q18. ’By God’s Decree’, ‘Cricket my style’ and ‘Straight from the Heart’ are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ==>Kapil Dev
Q19. On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ==> Sea of Tranquility
Q20. Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ==>Hydrofluoric Acid
Q21. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Garden of India’ ==> Kerala
Q22. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ==> Saamna
Q23. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere ==>Nitrogen
Q24. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ==> Maharashtra
Q25. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India
è 2
Q26. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ==> Sher Shah Suri
Q27. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ==> Michael Phelps
Q28. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ==>Syed Ahmed Khan
Q29. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’ ==> Aravind Adiga
Q30. ’Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla’ is the motto of which miltary academy ==> Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
Q31. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ==> Zeenat Aman
Q32. Who wrote India’s natinal song the ‘Vande Mataram’, which first appeared in the book ‘Anandmath’ ==>Bankimchandra Chatterjee
Q33. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth’s equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ==>Two
Q34. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon ‘Dharamachakra Pravartan’ (set in motion Wheel of Law) ==>Sarnath (U.P.)
Q35. Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of the White Elephants’ ==> Thailand
Q36. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ==>Radha Vinod Raju
Q37. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ==>Edward Jenner
Q38. Which freedom fighter authored ‘Gita Rahasya’, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ==>Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q39. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United Nations (UN) flag ==>
Olive
Q40. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ==> Port Blair
Q41. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ==>Irani Trophy
Q42. Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb’s foster brother Fidai Khan ==>Pinjore Gardens
Q43. Who was the first education minister of independent India ==>Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q44. Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ==> New York (USA)
Q45. Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ==>Ampere
Q46. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ==> Vishnu
Q47. Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located ==> Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
Q48. Which African country was formerly known as ‘Nyasaland’ ==> Malawi
Q49. ’Long Walk To Freedom’ is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ==>Nelson Mandela
Q50. Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ==>Madagascar
Q51. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city
è Meerut
Q52. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ==> Melanin
Q53. Who wrote the famous novel ‘Devdas’ ==>Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Q54. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as ‘Lokpriya’ ==> Gopinath Bordoloi
Q55. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ==>Battle of Talikota (1565)
Q56. In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ==>Kanpur
Q57. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God’s bow ==>Shiva
Q58. Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance ==>
pH scale
Q59. Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused by severe Mercury poisoning ==>Minamata
Q60. Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS) ==> Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
Q61. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ==>Mustard
Q62. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital ==> Charminar, Hyderabad
Q63. For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ==>UNESCO
Q64. ’Lawsons Bay Beach’ and ‘Ramakrishna Beach’ are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ==>
 Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q65. Which ancient Indian physician is known as the ‘Father of Modern Plastic Surgery’ ==>
 Sushruta
Q66. Who directed Oscar award winning short documentary film ‘Smile Pinki’ (2008) ==>Megan Mylan
Q67. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920 ==> Lala Lajpat Rai
Q68. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ==> Venus
Q69. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ==>Meera Ben
Q70. For his major role in the development of computer chip ‘Pentium’, which indian IT expert is called the ‘Father of Pentium’ ==>Vinod Dham
Q71. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players ==> Korfball
Q72. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ==>6 years
Q73. In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located ==>Sikkim
Q74. What does the Pisciculture refers to ==> Fish Farming
Q75. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first president of the party ==>Nawab Salimullah Khan
Q76. Which is the longest National Highways in India ==>Varanasi – Kanyakumari (NH7)
Q77. How do we better know nineteenth century spiritual guru Gadadhar Chatterjee ==>Ramakrishna Paramhans
Q78. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ==>Ear
Q79. Which mineral is mined at Jayamkondam in Tamil Nadu ==>Lignite
Q80. Who authored the book ‘A Brief History of Time’ ==>Stephan Hawking
Q81. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ==> 15 September
Q82. ’Muga’, ‘Eri’, ‘Tussar’ and ‘Mulberry’ are the varieties of which natural fibre ==>Silk
Q83. In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world’s longest corridor ==>Rameshwaram
Q84. In 1929, who founded non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’, also known as ‘Red Shirts’ ==>Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q85. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ==>Gwalior
Q86. Athlete’s Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ==>Fungi
Q87. Who authored the book ‘Hindu View of Life ==>S.Radhakrishnan
Q88. Solid form of which gas is commonly known as ‘Dry Ice’ ==> Carbon dioxide
Q89. Who was the first woman president in the world ==>Maria Isbel Paron
Q90. Who created the first Portable Computer ==>Adam Osborne
Q91. Designed by Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, which city is known as ‘Pink City’ ==>Jaipur
Q92. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments ==> Tungsten
Q93. Who was the first Viceroy of India ==> Lord Canning
Q94. In terms of both area and population, which is the smallest country in the world ==>Vatican City
Q95. Which portfolio did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first woman cabinet minister in India, hold in the independent India’s first cabinet ==>Health
Q96. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ==>Tamil Nadu
Q97. Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, ‘Garuda’ is the national airline of which most Muslim populous country ==> Indonesia
Q98. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ==>Pochampally
Q99. ’Daughter of the East’ book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader ==>Benazir Bhutto
Q100. Which country was formerly known as ‘Upper Volta’ ==>Burkina Faso

Q.1 Which former Prime Minister of India was also called ‘Yuva Turk’ ==> Chandrashekhar
Q2. Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris ==> Gypsum
Q3. Which is the most spoken language in the world ==> Mandarin
Q4. Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest ==> Saturn
Q5. From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed ==> United States of America
Q6. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean ==> Atlantic Ocean
Q7. By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ==> Ved Vyas
Q8. In which city is the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located ==> Shimla
Q9. ‘Bhutia’, ‘Kathiawadi’, ‘Marwari’, ‘Manipuri’, ‘Spiti’ and ‘Zanskari’ are the Indian breeds of which animal ==> Horse
Q10. Who introduced the word ‘Robot’, for artificial workers, in his science fiction play R.U.R. in 1921 ==> Karel Capek
Q11. In the most popular internet domain name ‘.com’ (dot-com), the ‘com’ is the short form for which word ==> Commercial
Q12. Deficiency of which vitamin leads to ‘Rickets’ (softening of bones) ==> Vitamin D
Q13. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ==> Dadabhai Naoroji
Q14. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ==> Gujarat
Q15. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ==>
West Bengal
Q16. ‘Roopavahini’ is the National Television Network of which Asian country ==> Sri Lanka
Q17. On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ==>) P.C.Mahalanobis
Q18. Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket ground Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city ==> Lahore (Pakistan)
Q19. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ==> Vajra
Q20. Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ==> Water Gas
Q21. In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran, who added ‘Jai Vigyan’ to the Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ ==> Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q22. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated ==> Subarnarekha
Q23. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform ==> Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
Q24. In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ==> Shyamchi Aai (Marathi)
Q25. In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ==> Kozhikode (Calicut)
Q26. Vikramshila University, an ancient university of India whose ruins are situated in present day Bihar, was founded by which Pala ruler ==> Dharmapala
Q27. ‘Freedom in Exile’ book is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize winner ==> Dalai Lama XIV
Q28. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as ‘Idukki Express’ ==> K.M.Beenamol
Q29. Hoover Medal, a prize given for outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity, has been awarded to which Indian engineer for year 2008 ==> A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q30. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an over. Who was the first ==> Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
Q31. On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ==> Kshipra
Q32. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ==> Fireworks
Q33. To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ==> Carbon dioxide
Q34. ‘Dromedary’ and ‘Bactrian’ are the types of which animal ==> Camel
Q35. In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ==> Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q36. Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country’s former president ==> Philippines
Q37. The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ==> Silchar (Assam)
Q38. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ==> Mars and Jupiter
Q39. By what name is the observation in economics that ‘bad money drives out good money’ popularly known ==> Gresham’s Law
Q40. The subatomic particle ‘Boson’ is named after which Indian scientist ==> Satyendra Nath Bose
Q41. On 1st July 1997, where was India’s first Science City inaugurated ==> Kolkata
Q42. What is the name of Morarji Desai’s samadhi in Ahmedabad ==> Abhay Ghat
Q43. In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of ‘Sati’ ==> Lord William Bentinck
Q44. Who authored the book ‘Indica’ ==> Megasthanese
Q45. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ==> Bombay Stock Exchange
Q46. Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India ==> Anil Kakodkar
Q47. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ==> Pulkesin II
Q48. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ==> Dadabhai Naoroji
Q49. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra has adopted ‘Seva Parmo Dharma’ (Service before Self) as its motto ==> National Defence Academy
Q50. Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ==> Manila (Philippines)
Q51. Which natural sugar is found in the milk ==> Lactose
Q52. ‘Nepali’, ‘Lepcha’, ‘Bhutia’ and ‘Limbu’ are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ==> Sikkim
Q53. On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ==> G.V.Mavalankar
Q54. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the ‘Father of Qawwali’ ==> Amir Khusro
Q55. In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel ‘Pratham Pritisruti’ (First Promise) ==> Ashapurna Devi
Q56. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ==> Article 370
Q57. Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep’s famous patriotic song ‘Aye mere watan ke logon’ was set to music by which musician ==> C.Ramchandra
Q58. Coined by French priest Henri Didon, ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ==> Olympic Games
Q59. Who was popularly known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ ==> Florence Nightingale
Q60. Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ==> United Kingdom
Q61. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ==> 35 years
Q62. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state ==> Karnataka
Q63. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ==> Mahanadi
Q64. Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ==> Elephant
Q65. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ==> Guru Angad
Q66. Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ==> Dengue Fever
Q67. ‘Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ==> Adolf Hitler
Q68. Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2009 in New Delhi ==> Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)
Q69. In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University at Pune, the first women’s university in India ==> Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q70. In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located ==> Nairobi (Kenya)
 Q71. Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ==> Adrenaline
Q72. ‘Kathakali’, ‘Mohiniaattam’ and ‘Thullal’ dance forms are native of which state ==> Kerala
Q73. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ==> Antarctica
Q74. ‘Vinaya Pitaka’, ‘Sutta Pitaka’ and ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ – collectively known as the ‘Tripitaka’ (three baskets) – are sacred texts of which religion ==> Buddhism
Q75. In 1997, to which Indian film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian award ‘Nishan-e-Intiaz’ ==> Dilip Kumar
Q76. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ==> Alexey Leonov
Q77. Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ==> Potomac
Q78. Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ==> Saras
Q79. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ==> Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Q80. Which Central American country was formerly known as ‘British Honduras’ ==> Belize
Q81. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President’s office-in-the-sky ==> Rajdoot
Q82. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ==> Chlorophyll
Q83. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ==> Rabindranath Tagore
Q84. On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ==> Rahul Dravid
Q85. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ==> 62 years
Q86. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ==> Sphygmomanometer
Q87. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school ‘Kalakshetra’ at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ==> Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q88. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ==> Iron Ore
Q89. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ==>
Madhya Pradesh
Q90. The novel ‘Q & A’, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ==> Vikas Swarup
Q91. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ==> Hummingbird
Q92. ‘Chanderi’ and ‘Maheshwari’ sarees are native of which state ==> Madhya Pradesh
Q93. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ==> Cinchona
Q94. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ==> Saturn
Q95. Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ==> Shunga dynasty
Q96. Which coastal city is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ ==> Kochi (Kerala)
Q97. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ==> Poland
Q98. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ ==> Salman Rushdie
Q99. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the ‘Ghadar Party’ ==>San Francisco
Q100. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ==> Outer Delhi (Delhi)



Sunday 27 October 2013

Shortcut Technique to Remember Names for Current Affairs
Friends, people have been frequently asking us to share a technique to remember the names in lists. So here is a simple technique to remember names in a story / sentence format.

What this technique about?
Just try to make a short story with the given names. In most of the times the names resembles some objects, animals, name of your friends etc. So according to them you can make a story. Of course, it may sound stupid... but the more stupid the story is... the easier to remember it. Now let’s have a look at this technique with an example. All of us know that recently the winners list of Nobel Prizes for the year 2013 was declared. Let’s have a look at the winners list.


List of Nobel Prize Winners 2013
Chemistry
l Michael Levitt
l Martin Karplus
l Arieh Warshel
Physics
l Peter Higgs
l Francois Englert
l James Rothman
l Randy Schekman
l Thomas Suedhof
Peace
l The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Literature
Economics
l Eugene Fama
l Lars Peter Hansen
l Robert Shiller
Now see. There are 13 names and 6 categories. Try to make up a sentence with them.


Michael started on Car to chemical war, while English Piggs injured physically, Thomas, Rat-Man, Snake-Man given medical treatment and peter, eugen and shiller supported economically. But the problem not resolved so opcw banned chemicals in war for world peace ..Aliens wrote a book about this war and got Nobel prize for that.


Now lets see. What this sentence helps us to remember...
Michael (Michael Levitt) started on Car (Martin KARplus) to chemical (for chemistry) War

(Arieh Warshel), with English Piggs (Englert and Peter Higgs) he injured physically, Thomas, Rat-Man, Snake-Man (Thomas Suedhof, Rothman and Schekman) given medical (for Medicine) treatment and peter, eugen and shiller supported economically (for economy). But the problem not resolved so opcw (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) banned chemicals in war for world peace .. Aliens (Alice Munro) wrote a book about this war and got Nobel prize for that.

Friday 25 October 2013

INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: (VICEROYS)


Q) Who introduced English education in India?
William Bentick
Q) Who introduced permanent settlement?
Cornwallis
Q) Who introduced Doctorine of Lapse?
Dalhousie
Q) Who introduced Railways?
Dalhousie
Q) Who introduced Ryotwari system?
Munro
Q) Who introduced Indian Civil Service?
A) Cornwallis
Q) Who introduced Arms Act?
A) Lytton
Q) Who introduced Post and Telegraph?
Dalhousie
Q) Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance
Wellesley
Q) Who  abolished Sati?
William Bentick
Q) Who introduced Vernacular Press Act?
Lytton
Q) Who introduced Local Self Govt?
Rippon
Q) Who was responsible for Bengal partition?
Lord Curzon
Q) Who introduced Rowlatt Act?
Lord Chelmsford
Q) Who was the viceroy at the time of transfer of capital to Delhi?
Lord Hardige II
Q) Who repealed Vernacular Press Act?
Lord Rippon
Q) Jalliayan wala Bagh tragedy occurred during time of ?
Lord Chelmsford
Q) Who introduced Indian council Act/Morley Minto reforms?
Lord Minto II
Q) Who revoked partition of Bengal?
Lord Hardige II
Q) Dyarchy of province was introduced during time of?
Lord Chelmsford
Q) During simon commission agitation who was viceroy?
Lord Irwin
Q) Who was viceroy during third round table?
Lord Wellington
Q) Who was viceroy during communal award?
Lord Wellington
Q) During visit of Cripps mission who was viceroy?
Lord Linlithgow
Q) Who was viceroy during INA trial?
Lord Wavell
Q) During first round table who was viceroy?
Lord Irwin
Q) During second round table who was viceroy?
Lord Wellington
Q) During Quit India movement who was viceroy?
Lord Linlithgow
Q) Who was viceroy when Indian Independence act was passed?
Lord Mountbatten
Q) During cabinet mission plan who was viceroy?
Lord Wavell


Thursday 10 October 2013

Some Common Used Idioms

Above board - Honest and open.
At arm’s length - To keep at a distance.
At the eleventh hour - At the last moment.
At sixes and sevens - In a disordered manner.
An apple of discord - A cause of quarrel.
At home – Comfortable.
Alpha and omega - The beginning and the end.
At sea - Confused and lost.
At one’s beck and call - At one’s service.
An acid test - A critical test.
Add fuel to the fire - To aggravate the situation.
At a snail’s pace - Very slowly.
To beat about the bush - Talk irrelevantly.
A bone of contention - A source of quarrel.
To burn one’s boats - Go back on a decision.
To burn candle at both ends - To waste lavishly.
To build castles in the air - Make imaginary schemes.
A bolt from the blue - Something unexpected.
By leaps and bounds – Rapidly.
A burning question - An important topic.
To bell the cat - To face the risk.
A big gun - An important person.
To blow one’s own - To praise one’s own trumpet achievement.
A bosom friend - A very close friend.
A brown study – Dreaming.
A close shave - Narrow escape.
To cut a sorry figure - To make a poor show.
Take one to task – Rebuke.
Turn a deaf ear - Disregard / ignore what one says.
By hook or by crook - By fair or foul means.
Gain ground - Become popular.
Pay off old scores - Take revenge.
Put a spoke in one’s wheel - To upset one’s plans.
Turn over a new leaf - Change for the better.
Make up one’s mind – Decide.
In the long run - Eventually; ultimately.
In the nick of time - Just at the last moment.
Through thick and thin - Under all conditions.
With a high hand – Oppressively.
Sitting on the fence - Hesitate between two decisions.
Bring to light – Disclose.
Burn one’s fingers - Get into trouble by interfering in other’s affairs.
Laugh one’s head off - Laugh heartily.
Chew the cud - Ponder over something.
Hard and fast rules - Strict rules.
Play second fiddle - Take an unimportant part.
Rank and file - Ordinary persons.
By fits and starts - In short periods, not regularly.
A wee bit - A little.
Out of the wood - Free from difficulties and dangers.
Under his thumb - Under his control.
At one’s wits end - In a state where one does not know what to do.
Between the devil and the - Between two dangers deep sea.
Burn the midnight oil - Work or study hard.
Call a spade a spade - Speak frankly and directly.
Come off with flying colours - Be highly successful.
Hoping against hope - Without hope.
Hit the nail on the head - Do or say the exact thing.
An axe to grind - A personal interest in the matter.
Spread like wild fire - Spread quickly.
The gift of the gab - Talent for speaking.
Throw out of gear - Disturb the work.
Tooth and nail - With all one’s power.
Take to one’s heels - Run away.
Die in harness - Die while in service.
Out of the way – Strange.
Read between the lines - Understand the hidden meaning.
In cold blood - Deliberately; without emotion.
Show a clean pair of heals - Run away.
A thorn in the flesh - A constant source of annoyance.
Smell a rat - Suspect something foul.
Nip in the bud - Destroy in the early stage.
Out of the question – Impossible.
Stick to one’s guns - Remain faithful to the cause.
A man of straw - A man of no substance.
Leave no stone unturned - Use all available means.
Harp on the same string - Dwell on the same subject.
Take a leaf out of one’s book - Imitate one.
Like a fish out of water - In a strange situation.
At one’s beck and call - Under his control.
Bury the hatchet - End the quarrel and make peace.
Feather one’s own nest - Make money unfairly.
Leave one in the lurch - Desert one in difficulties; leave one in a helpless condition.
To eat humble pie - To apologize humbly; to yield under humiliating circumstances.
To eat your words - To take back what you have said.
To make both ends meet - To live within one’s income.
In high spirits - Very happy.
Kill two birds with one stone - To achieve two results with one effort.
Let the cat out of the bag - Reveal a secret.
Put the cart before the horse - Put or do things in the wrong order.
A hard nut to crack - A difficult problem.
In hot water - In trouble.
Wash one’s dirty linen - Discuss unpleasant in public private matters before strangers.
On tenterhooks - In a state of suspense and anxiety.
To all names - To abuse.
To get rid of - Dispose of.
At daggers drawn - Bitterly hostile.
To play ducks and drakes - To act foolishly or inconsistently.
To take the bull by the horns - To tackle a problem in a bold and direct fashion.
Rain cats and dogs - Rain heavily.
To move heaven and earth - To make a supreme effort.
No avail - Without any result.
Bark up the wrong tree - Accuse or denounce the wrong person.
Keep one at bay - Keep one at a distance.
Make a clean breast of it - Confess – especially when a person has done a wrong thing.
Have a card up one’s sleeve - Have a secret plan in reserve.
Like a cat on hot bricks - Very nervous.
Cat and dog life - Life full of quarrels.
Cock and bull story - Made up story that one should not believe.
Cry for the moon - Ask for the impossible.
The pros and cons - The various aspects of a matter in detail.

Be in a tight corner - In a very difficult situation.

IMPORTANT DAYS OF HISTORY MUST REMEMBER.........

January 9--NRI Day
January 10--World Laugh
January 12--National Youth day
January 15--Army Day
January 25--national voters Day
January 26--India’s republic Day
January 30--Martyrs’ Day;
2nd Sunday of February--World marriage Day
February 14--Valentine Day
February 24--Central Excise Day
February 28--National Science Day
Second Monday March--Commonwealth Day
March 8--International Women’s Day;
March 15--World disabled Day;
March 18--ordnance Factories Day
March 21--World Forestry Day;
March 22--World Day for Water;
March 23 Worlds Meteorological Day;
March 24—World TB Day;
April 5--International Day for Mine awareness;
April 7--world Health Day;
April 17—world Hemophilia 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 Labor Day);
May 3—Press Freedom Day and World Asthma Day;
May 2nd Sunday—Mother’s Day;
May 4—Coal Miners’ Day’
May 8—World Red Cross Day;
May 9—World thalassemia Day;
May 11—National Technology Day;
March 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 Zoo noses Day;
July 11—World Population Day;
August 1st Sunday—International Friendship Day;
August 6—Hiroshima Day;
August 8—World Senior Citizen’s Day;
August 9—Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day;
August 15—Indian Independence Day;
August 18—International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples;
August 19—Photography Day;
August 29—National Sports Day;
September 2—Coconut Day;
September 5—Teachers’ Day and Sanskrit Day;
September 8—World Literacy Day (UNESCO);
September 15—Engineers’ Day;
September 16—World Ozone Day;
September 21—Day for peace and Non-violence (UN);
September 22-rose Day (welfare of cancer patients);
September 25—Day of the Deaf;
September 27—World Tourism Day;
October 1—International Day for the Elderly;
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 and World Development Information day;
October 30—World Thrift Day;
November 9—Legal Services Day;
November 14-Children’s Day and Diabetes Day;
November 17—National Epilepsy Day;
November 20—Africa industrialization 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 and International Children’s day of Broadcasting;
December 18—Minorities Rights Day;
December 23—Kisan Divas;