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SSC previous years English solved part4

2014-11-11T05:24:00.000-08:00

English material

Directions (101-105): In the following questions,

some of the sentences have errors and some have

none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

The number of that part is your answer. If there is no

error, your answer (4) i.e. No error.

101. (a) They agreed

(b) to repair the damage

(d) No error

102. (a) When Darun heard the news that his

father had been hospitalised

(b) he cancelled his trip

(d) No error

103. (a) The Governing Board

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SSC previous years English solved part3

2014-11-11T05:22:00.000-08:00

English material

(Question Nos. 51 to 55)

Although Indians spend less money on allopathic

medicines than people in most Asian Countries,

more than 40,000 drug formulations are available

here. All manufactures are required by law to

provide information about their product either on

the packaging or in a pamphlet inside. But, in many

cases, this information is very meager and hard to

understand. Many doctors, too do not tell their

patients anything about the drugs they prescribe.

What should we be concerned about when we

take drugs? There are two areas: (1) Side effects.

Many people taking a drug will notice an

undesirable reaction, usually minor. But even the

mildest drugs can do harm if taken improperly,

long enough or in excessive doses. And everyone

responds to a drug differently. (2) Failure to follow

directions. Many of us disobey prescription

instructions on how much to take and when. It is

easy to tall into thinking that more of the drug will

speed up the healing. It is more common, however

for people to stop taking a drug when they begin

to feel better. This, too, can be dangerous.

What are the steps to be taken for safety? Take a

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SSC previous years English solved part2

2014-11-11T05:19:00.000-08:00

English material

Directions (51-55): In the following questions some

parts of the sentences have errors and some have none.

Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The

number of that part is your answer. If there is no error,

then your answer is (d) i.e. No error.

51. This custom (a)/ has come down (b)/ since

times immemorial. (c) / No error. (d)

52. This letter will reach him (a)/ before he left

(b)/ for Delhi. (c)/ No error. (d)

53. We stayed for (a)/ a short time (b) / in the

hotel. (c)/ No error. (d)

54. Students are prohibited (a)/ to bring cycles

(b)/ into the college. (c)/ No error. (d)

55. Unless you are careful, (a)/ you are bound

to make mistake (b)/ in your work. (c)/ No

error. (d)

Directions (56-60): In the following questions,

sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an

appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested

for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of

the four and indicate it as your answer.

56. The aim of education is to____the best in

students.

(a) bring on (b) bring in

57. I have known him_______along time.

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SSC previous years English solved part1

2014-11-11T05:16:00.002-08:00

English material

Directions—(Q.1–5) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given bold word and indicate your correct response.

1. Jettison
(A) Accept
(B) Reward
(C) Preserve
(D) Consent
Ans : (C)

2. Ameliorate
(A) Improve
(B) Depend
(C) Soften
(D) Worsen
Ans : (D)

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Best ever general awareness material for all competitive exams part3

2014-11-11T05:08:00.001-08:00

1. India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area.
2. Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8 degree 4′ and 37 degree 6′ north, longitudes 68 degree 7′ and 97 degree 25′ east and measures about 3,214 km from north to south between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from east to west between the extreme longitudes.
3. India has land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.
4. Countries having common border with India are: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
5. Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Maikala and Ajanta are prominent hill ranges that lie between the Peninsular India and the plains of Ganga.

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Best ever general awareness material for all competitive exams part2

2014-11-11T05:06:00.001-08:00

Countries, Capitals and Their Currencies

Countries	Capitals	Currencies
Australia	Canberra	Australian Dollar
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
Algeria	Algiers	Dinar
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Peso
Austria	Vienna	Euro
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
Belgium	City of Brussels	Euro
Brazil	Brasilia	Real
Canada	Ottawa	Canadian Dollar
China	Beijing	Yuan
Cuba	Havana	Cuban Peso
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Cambodian Riel
Cyprus	Nicosia	Euro
Denmark	Copenhagen	Krone
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian Pound
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Ethiopian Birr
Estonia	Tallinn	Kroon
Ecuador	Quito	United States Dollar
France, Finland	Paris, Helsinki	Euro
Fiji	Suva	Fijian Dollar
Germany, Greece	Berlin, Athens	Euro
Ghana	Accra	Ghana Cedi
Guernsey	Saint Peter Port	Guernsey Pound
Gambia	Banjul	Gambian dalasi
India	New Delhi	Indian Rupee
Indonesia	Jakarta	Indonesian Rupiah
Iran	Tehran	Rial
Iraq	Baghdad	Iraqi Diner
Ireland, Italy	Dublin, Rome	Euro
Israel	Jerusalem	Israeli new shekel
Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic Krona
Japan	Tokyo	Japanese Yen
Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican Dollar
Jordan	Amman	Jordanian dinar
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenyan Shilling
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti Dinar
Korea	Seoul	South Korean Won
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysian Ringgit
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexican Peso
Malta	Valletta	Maltese lira
Nigeria	Abuja	Nigerian Naira
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Euro
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian Krone
New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand Dollar
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese Rupee
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian Dollar
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani Rupee
Peru	Lima	Peruvian Nuevo Sol
Portugal	Lisbon	Euro
Russia	Moscow	Russian Ruble
Romania	Bucharest	Romanian Leu
Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish Krona
Switzerland	Bern	Swiss Franc
Sri Lanka	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte	Sri Lankan Rupee
Spain	Madrid	Euro
Thailand	Bangkok	Thai baht
Taiwan	Taipei	New Taiwan Dollar
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish Lira
United Kingdom	London	Pound
United States	Washington, D.C.	United States Dollar
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguayan Dollar
Venezuela	Caracas	Venezuelan Bolivar
Yugoslavia	Belgrade	Yugoslav Dinar
Zimbabwe	Harare	Zimbabwean dollar
Zambia	Lusaka	Zambian Kwacha

IMPORTANT DATES

Dates	Importance of Day
JANUARY
January,5^th	Louis Braille Day
January,10^th	World Laughers Day
January,12^th	National Youth Day
January,15^th	Army Day
January,24^th	National Girl Child Day (Indira Gandhi Birthday)
January,25^th	National Voters Day
January,26^th	Republic Day
January,30^th	Martyr’s Day
FEBRUARY
February,4^th	World Cancer Day
February,21^st	World Mother Tongue Day
February,28^th	National Science Day
MARCH
March,4^th	National Security day
March,8^th	International Women’s Day
March,15^th	World Consumers Right Day
March,21^st	World Forestry Day
March,22^nd	World Water Day
March,24^th	World TB Day
APRIL
April, 5^th	National Maritime Day
April, 7^th	World Health Day
April, 18^th	World Heritage Day
April, 21^st	Civil Service Day
April, 22^nd	World Earth Day
April, 25^th	World Malaria Day
MAY
May,1^st	May Day (Workers Day)
May,3^rd	World Press Freedom Day
May,7^th	World Asthma Day
May,8^th	World Red Cross Day
May,11^th	National Technology Day
May Second Sunday	World Mother’s Day
May,15^th	World Family Day
May,17^th	World Telecommunication Day
May,21^st	Anti-Terrorism Day
May,24^th	Common Wealth Day
May,31^st	No Tobacco Day
JUNE
June,5^th	World Pollution Day
June,12^th	World Day Against Child Labour
June,14^th	World Blood Donation Day
June,20^th	World Refugee Day
June,21st	World Music Day
June,27^th	World Diabetes Day
June,29^th	National Statistics Day
JULY
July,1^st	World Doctors Day
July,11^th	World Population Day
July,18^th	Nelson Mandela Day
July,28^th	World Nature Conservation Day
AUGUST
August,6^th	Hiroshima Day
August,9^th	Nagasaki Day & Quit India Day
August,12^th	International Youth Day
August,19^th	World Photography Day
August,29^th	National Sports Day
SEPTEMBER
September,5^th	National Teachers Day
September,8^th	International Literacy Day
September,15^th	National Engineers Day
September,21^st	World Peace Day
September,26^th	World Heart Day
September,28^th	World Rabies Day
OCTOBER
October,1^st	International Day of Elderly
October,8^th	Indian Air Force Day
October,9^th	World Postal Day
October,16^th	World Food Day
NOVEMBER
November,9^th	World Freedom day
November,11^th	National Educational Day
November,14^th	Children’s Day
November,19^th	International Men’s Day
November,20^th	Universal Children’s Day
November,21^st	World TV Day
November,29^th	National Law Day
DECEMBER
December,1^st	AIDS Day
December,3^rd	World Disable Day, World Conservation Day
December,4^th	Navy Day
December,10^th	Human Rights Day
December,14^th	National Energy Conservation day
December,23^rd	Farmers Day

STATE	NAME OF THE DANCE
Andhra Pradesh	Kuchipudi, Kolattam, Dhimsa, Veeranatyam
Arunachal Pradesh	Bardo Chham
Assam	Bihu, Jumar, Bagurumba, Ali Ai Ligang
Bihar	Paika, Kajari, Bidesia, Jhijhian
Chhattisgarh	Panthi, Raut Nacha
Gujarat	Raas, tippani, Padhar, Garba
Haryana	Dhamal, Daph, Phag, Ghoomar, Jhumar, Loor
Himachal Pradesh	Kinnauri Nati, Namgen
Jharkhand	Karma
Jammu & Kashmir	Kud, Dumhal, Rouf, Bhand Pather, Bachha Nagma, Hafiza Dance, Bhand Jashan, Wuegi-Nachun
Karnataka	Yakshagna, Bayalata, Dollu Kunitha, Veeragaase dance
Kerala	Mohiniattam, Kathakali, Padayani
Madhya Pradesh	Tertali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki dance, Phulpati dance, Maanch, Gaur Maria, Grida
Maharashtra	Pavri Nach, Lavani, Dangi, Koli
Manipur	Thang Ta, Dhol Cholom
Mizoram	Cheraw Dance
Nagaland	Chang Lo or Sua Lua
Odisha	Ghumura, Chau, Goti Pua, Nacni, Odissi, Dhap, Dalkhai, Baag Naach
Punjab	Bhangra, Jhumar, Karthi, Kikkli, Malwai Giddha, Sammi, Jindua
Rajasthan	Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Chirami, Gair, Tera Tali
Sikkim	Singh Chaam
Tamil Nadu	Bharata Natyam, Devarattam, Kamandi, Kummi, Karagattam, Mayil Attam, Paampu attam, Oyilattam
Telangana	Perini Thandavam, Lambadi, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Burra Katha, Pagati Vesham
Tripura	Hojagiri
Uttar Pradesh	Charkula, Kathak, Karma, Dadra
Uttarakhand	Barada Nati, Botiya, Cancheri, Chhapelia, Choliya, Jagars, Jhora, Romala
Goa	Dekhnni, Fugdi, Corridinho, Dashavatara
Meghalaya	Nongkrem, Shad Suk mynsiem, Behdienkhalm, Lahoo
West Bengal	Gambhira, Kalikapatadi, Nanci, Alkap, Domni

Dam Name	State Name	River Name
Nizam Sagar Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Manjira River
Somasila Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Pennar River
Prakasam Barrage	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna River
Dindi Reservoir	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna River
Tatipudi Reservoir Project	Andhra Pradesh	Gosthani River
Srisailam Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna River
Singur Dam	Andhra Pradesh
Gandipalem Reservoir	Andhra Pradesh	Gandipalem, Manneru River
Ramagundam Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Godavari River
Dummaguden Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Godavari River
Himayat Sagar Reservoir	Andhra Pradesh	River Musi
Shriram Sagar Reservoir	Andhra Pradesh	Godavari River
Banasura Sagar Dam	Kerala	Chalakudy River
Malampuzha Dam	Kerala	Malampuzha River
Idukki Dam	Kerala	Periyar river
Kundala Dam	Kerala	Parambikulam River
Parambikulam Dam	Kerala	Parambikulam River
Walayar Dam	Kerala	Walayar River
Mullaperiyar Dam	Kerala	Pennar River
Neyyar Dam	Kerala	Pennar River
Yeldari Dam	Maharashtra	Purna River
Ujani Dam	Maharashtra	Bhima River
Pawna Dam	Maharashtra	Pawna River
Mulshi Dam	Maharashtra	Mula River
Koyna Dam	Maharashtra	Koyna River
Jaikwadi Dam	Maharashtra	Godavari River
Bhatsa Dam	Maharashtra	Bhatsa and Chorna rivers
Wilson Dam	Maharashtra	Pravara River
Panshet Dam	Maharashtra	Mutha River
Kolkewadi Dam	Maharashtra	Koyna River
Girna Dam	Maharashtra	Girna and Godavari river
Bhandardara Dam	Maharashtra	Arthur Lake
Vaitarna Dam	Maharashtra	Vaitarna River
Radhanagari Dam	Maharashtra	Bhogawati River
Manair Dam	Maharashtra	Manair River
Khadakwasla Dam	Maharashtra	Mutha River
Balimela Reservoir	Orissa	Sileru River
Indravati Dam	Orissa	Indravati River
Hirakud Dam	Orissa	Mahanandi River
Vaigai Dam	Tamil Nadu	Vaigai River
Aliyar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Aliyar River
Chittar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Chittar River
Pechiparai Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Kodayar River
Thunakadavu Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Chalakudy River
Perunchani dam	Tamil Nadu	Paralayar River
Gundar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Berijam Lake
Kullursandai Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Arjuna Nadi
Pambar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Pambar River
Periyar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Periyar River
Stanley Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Kaveri River
Wellingdon Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Periya Odai River
Mettur Dam	Tamil Nadu	Kaveri River
Bhavanisagar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Bhavani River
Kodaganar Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Kodagananar River
Parambikulam Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Parambikulam River
Thirumurthi Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Parambikulam Aliyar River
Vembakottai Reservoir	Tamil Nadu	Vaippar River
Pariccha Dam	Uttar Pradesh	Betwa River
Rihand Project	Uttar Pradesh	Rihand River and Son River
Tehri Dam	Uttarakhand	Bhagirathi River
Dharoi Dam	Gujarat	Banas River
Kadana Dam	Gujarat	Mahi River
Dantiwada Dam	Gujarat	Sabarmati River
Pandoh Dam	Himachal Pradesh	Beas River
Bhakra Nangal Dam	Himachal Pradesh	Sutlej River
Nathpa Dam	Himachal Pradesh	Sutlej River
Chamera Dam	Himachal Pradesh	Ravi River
Gobind Sagar Reservoir	Himachal Pradesh	Sutlej River
Salal Project	Jammu & Kashmir	Chenab River
Baglihar Dam	Jammu & Kashmir	Chenab River
Dumakhar Hydroelectric Dam	Jammu & Kashmir	Indus River
Uri Hydroelectric Dam	Jammu & Kashmir	Jhelum River
Maithon Dam	Jharkhand	Barakar River
Chandil Dam	Jharkhand	Subarnarekha River
Panchet Dam	Jharkhand	Damodar river
Tunga Bhadra Dam	Karnataka	Tungabhadra and Krishna Rivers
Linganamakki Dam	Karnataka	Sharavathi River
Kadra Dam	Karnataka	Kalinadi River
Alamatti Dam	Karnataka	Krishna River
Supa Dam	Karnataka	Kali River
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam	Karnataka	Cauvery River
Harangi Dam	Karnataka	Cauvery River
Ghataprabha Reservoir	Karnataka	Ghataprabha River
Narayanpur Dam	Karnataka	Krishna River
Kodasalli Dam	Karnataka	Kali River
Rajghat Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Betwa River
Barna Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Barna River
Indirasagar Project	Madhya Pradesh	Narmada River
Narmada Dam Project	Madhya Pradesh	Narmada River
Bargi Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Narmada river
Bansagar Project	Madhya Pradesh	Son River
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Chambal River
Tawa Reservoir	Madhya Pradesh	Tawa River

Best ever general awareness material for all competitive exams part1

2014-11-11T04:51:00.001-08:00

Best General awareness material for all competitive exams covering all topics

NICK NAMES OF INDIAN CITIES

NICK NAME	CITY	STATE
Golden City	Amritsar	Punjab
Pink City	Jaipur	Rajasthan
Orange City	Nagpur	Maharashtra
Golden City of India, Sun City	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan
City of Nawabs	Luck now	Uttar Pradesh
City of Seven Islands and City of Dreams	Mumbai	Maharashtra
City of Festivals, City of four Junctions	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
Twin Cities	Hyderabad, Secunderabad	Andhra Pradesh
City of Weavers	Panipat	Haryana
The Lake City	Sri Nagar	Jammu and Kashmir
Space City	Benguluru	Karnataka
City of Lakes	Udaipur	Rajasthan
City of Temples	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
City of Sages	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand
City of Rallies	New Delhi	New Delhi
Garden City, Silicon Valley of India	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Temple City of India	Bhubaneswar	Orissa
Heaven of India	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir
Switzerland of India	Kashmir	Kashmir
Scotland of India	Coorg	Karnataka
Manchester of India	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Manchester of South India	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
Pitsburg of India	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Hollywood of India	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Queen of the Hills	Darjeeling	West Bengal
Queen of the Arabian Sea	Kochi	Kerala
Queen of Deccan	Pune	Maharashtra
Gateway to the Duars	Siliguri	West Bengal
Taj Nagri	Agra	Uttar Pradesh
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri	Tamil Nadu
Detroit of Asia, Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India	Chennai	Tamil Nadu

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS IN INDIA

Revolution Name	Product
Blue Revolution	Fisheries
Brown Revolution	Leather
Gray Revolution	Housing Development
Green Revolution	Agriculture
Pink Revolution	Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Silver Revolution	Egg Production
White Revolution	Dairy Development
Yellow Revolution	Oil Seed
Black Revolution	Petroleum
Golden Fiber Revolution	Jute
Golden Revolution	Horticulture
Grey Revolution	Fertilizer
Red Revolution	Meat & Tomato Production
Round Revolution	Potato
Silver Fiber Revolution	Cotton
Silver Revolution	Egg/Poultry
Evergreen Revolution	Over all Agriculture Development

List of Famous Inventions, Discoveries and Their Inventors

Invention	Inventor
Television	J.L. Baird
Radio	Marconi
Telephone	Alexander Graham Bell
Electricity	Benjamin Franklin
Electric Light Bulb	Thomas Edison
Thermometer	Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Radium	Marie Curie
Telescope	Galileo
Telegraph	Pavel Schilling
Electromagnetic Theory	Heinrich Hertz
Theory of Relativity	Albert Einstein
X-rays	Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Cosmic Rays	R.A. Millikan
Automobile	Ferdinand Verbiest
Penicillin	Sir Alexander Fleming
Insulin	Frederick Banting
Magnetic Tape	Fritz Pfluemer
Raman Effect	Sir C.V. Raman
Bohr	Electron Theory
Boyle	Boyle’s Law
Dalton	Atomic Theory
Periodic Table	Dmitri Mendeleev
Transformer and Electric Motor	Michael Faraday
Geometry	Euclid
Structure of Atom	Ernest Rutherford
Law of Gases	Gay Lussac
Electromagnetic Field	James Clerk Maxwell
Motion of Planets	Johannes Kepler
Principle of relativity	Galileo Galilei
Newtons Law of Motion	Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton
Electron	J.J. Thomson
Photon	Albert Einstein
Theory of Atom	John Dalton
Blood Groups	Karl Landsteiner
Quantum Mechanics	Max Born
Quantum Theory	Max Plank, Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein
Law of Conservation of Mass	Antoine Lavoisier
Age of the Earth	C.C. Patterson
Heliocentrism	Aristarchus of Samos
Heliocentric Model	Nicolaus Copernicus
Periodic law	Mendeleef
Venn Diagram	John Venn
Vierner Scale	Pierre Vernier
Atomic Number	Mosley
Law of Motion & Gravitation	Newton
Laws of Electrical Resistance	Ohm
Nuclear Reactor	Enrico Fermi
Fuel Cell	William Robert Glove
Celluloid	Alexander Parkes
Hydrogen Bomb	Edward Teller
Computer Architecture	John Von Neumann
Airplane	Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)
Steam Engine	James Watt
Logarithms	John Napier
Theory of Evolution	Charles Darwin
Transformer	Otto Blathy
Cinematography	Edison
Stethoscope	Rane Laennec
Thermo Flask	Dewar
Battery	Alessandro Volta
Barometer	Evangelista Torricelli
Camera	Steven Sasson
Analytical Engine	Thomas Edison
Diesel Engine	Rudolf Diesel
Helicopter	Broquet
Dynamite	Alfred Nobel
First Computer	John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
Lift	Otis
Guitar	Adolph Rickenbacker
Light Emission Diode	Nick Holonyak and Oleg Losev
Laser Printer	Gary Starkweather
Mobile Phone	Martin Cooper
Micro Scope	Zacharias Janssen
Microwave Oven	Percy Spencer
Printing Press	Johannes Gutenberg
Video Games	Ralph H. Baer
Google	Larry Page
Mozilla	Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross
Facebook	Mark Zuckerberg
Twitter	Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone
Microsoft	Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Internet	Vint Cerf
Email	Shiva Ayyadurai
Apple Computers	Steve Jobs
World Wide Web (WWW)	Sir Tim Berners- Lee
IP Address	Robert E. Kahn
Micro Processor	Federico Faggin

List of Firsts in India

First President	Rajendra Prasad
First Women President	Pratibha Patil
First Vice- President	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
First Home Minister of India	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
First Women Chief Minister	Sucheta Kriplani
First Women Cabinet Minister	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
First Women Railway Minister	Mamata Banerjee
First Female Home Minister	Sabitha Indra Reddy
First Women Governor	Sarojini Naidu
Women Speaker of Lok Sabha	Meira Kumar
Speaker of Lok Sabha	G.V. Mavlankar
Finance Minister of Independent India	R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
First Women Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Miss World	Reita Faria
Miss Universe	Sushmita Sen
Man Booker Prize	Arundhati Roy for “ The God of Small Things”
Bharat Ratna	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Devika Rani
Stalin Peace Prize	Saifuddin Kitchlew
Magsaysay Award	Vinoba Bhave
Oscar for Life Time Achievement	Satyajit Roy
First Nobel Prize for Women	Mother Teresa
First Man in Space	Rakesh Sharma
First Women in Space	Kalpana Chawla
First Satellite	Aryabhatta
First Satellite for education	EDUSAT
Metro Railway System	Calcutta
First Technology park (Techno Park)	Trivandrum
First Women IPS Officer	Kiran Bedi
Nobel Prize in Literature	Rabindranath Tagore
Nobel Prize in Physics	C. V. Raman
Nobel Prize in Medicine	Har Gobind Khorana
Nobel Peace Prize	Mother Teresa
Nobel Prize in Economics	Amartya Sen
Nobel Prize in Literature	V. S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize in Chemistry	Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

SL.NO	Name of the Port & Location	Sl. No	Name of the Port & Location
MAJOR PORTS		25	Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
1	CALCUTTA (West Bengal)	26	Redi (Maharashtra)
2	CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)	27	Salaya (Gujarat)
3	COCHIN (Kerala)	28	Sikka (Gujarat)
4	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT (Mumbai, Maharashtra)	29	Trivandrum (Kerala)
5	KANDLA (Gujarat)	30	Veraval (Gujarat)
6	MARMUGAO (Goa)	MINOR PORTS
7	MUMBAI (Maharashtra)	31	Azhikkal (Kerala)
8	NEW MANGALORE (Karnataka)	32	Belikeri (Karnataka)
9	PARADEEP (Orissa)	33	Beypore (Kerala)
10	TUTICORIN (Tamil Nadu)	34	Cannanore (Kerala)
11	VISAKHAPATNAM (Andhra Pradesh)	35	Coondapur (Karnataka)
MEDIUM PORTS		36	Dahej (Gujarat)
12	Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)	37	Jafrabad (Gujarat)
13	Calicut (Kerala)	38	Jarkhau (Gujarat)
14	Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)	39	Kasergode (Kerala)
15	Gopalpur (Orissa)	40	Mundra (Gujarat)
16	Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)	41	Neendakara (Kerala)
17	Karwar (Karnataka)	42	Pindhara (Gujarat)
18	Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)	43	Pipavav (Gujarat)
19	Magdalla (Gujarat)	44	Ponnani (kerala)
20	Mandavi (Gujarat)	45	Tellicherry (Kerala)
21	Navlakhi (Gujarat)	PRIVATE PORTS
22	Nagpatnam (Tamil Nadu)	46	Coconada (Andhra Pradesh)
23	Okha (Gujarat)	47	Tuticorin Container Terminal (Tamil Nadu)
24	Porbandar (Gujarat)	48	Pipavav (Gujarat)

IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HEAD QUARTERS

SL NO	ORGANISATION	HEAD QUARTERS
1	United Nations Organizations (UNO)	New york
2	United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)	New york
3	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	New york
4	United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural organizations (UNESCO)	Paris
5	World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva
6	World Trade Organization (WTO)	Geneva
7	International Labour Organization (ILO)	Geneva
8	International Telecommunication Union	Geneva
9	World Meteorological Organization	Geneva
10	International committee of the red cross	Geneva
11	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Geneva
12	World bank	Washington, D.C.
13	International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Washington, D.C.
14	International court of justice	The hague
15	International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)	Lyon
16	International atomic energy agency	Vienna
17	International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	Montral
18	Amnesty international	London
19	International maritime organization	London
20	Common wealth of nations	London
21	World Tourism Organization	London
22	Universal postal union	Berne
23	Food and agriculture organization	Rome
24	SAARC	Kathmandu
25	World Tourism Organization	Spain
26	Transparency international	Berlin
27	International renewable energy agency	Abu Dhabi (UAE)
28	International standard organization	Geneva
29	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	Vienna

Temple Name	Location
Rameshwaram Temple	Ramanathapuram
Sun Temple	Konark
Lotus Temple	New Delhi
Akshardam Temple	New Delhi
Jagannath Temple	Puri
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple	Thiruvananthapuram
Meenakshi Amman Temple	Madhurai
Golden Temple	Amritsar
Sai Baba Temple	Shirdi
Vaishno Devi Mandir	Katra
Shravana Belgola	Hassan
Chennakesava Temple	Belur
Hoysaleswara Temple	Halebidu
Sabarimala	Kottayam
Murugan Temple	Palani
Badrinarayan Temple	Badrinath
Dwarakadish Temple	Dwarka
Siddhivinayak Temple	Mumbai
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple	Tirupathi
Brihadeeswarar Temple	Thanjavur
Guravayur Temple	Kerala
Lakshminarayan Temple	Delhi
Ekambareswarar Temple	Kanchipuram
Lingaraja Temple	Bhubaneswar
Kamakya Temple	Guwahati
Ghana Saraswati Temple	Basar
Vadakkunnathan Temple	Thrissur
Bhadrachalam Temple	Bhadrachalam
Thyagaraja Temple	Tiruvottiyur
Yogmaya Temple	Kerala
Somnath Temple	Gujarath
Kashi Vishwanath Temple	Varanasi
Mansa Devi Temple	Haridwar
Mahabaleshwar Temple	Gokarna
Trimbakeshwar Temple	Nashik
Brahma Temple	Pushkar
Mahabodhi Temple	Bodh Gaya
Ram Janmbhoomi Temple	Ayodhya

Important Books And Authors List

BOOKS	AUTHOR
Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Target 3 Million, The luminous Spark, India 2020, Mission India, Indomitable Spirit, The Life Tree, India My Dream, Inspiring Thoughts, Thoughts for Change, Spirit of India, Evolution of Enlightened Societies, India Wins Freedom, You are Born to Blossom, Turning Point	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Five Point Someone, Two States, Revolution 2020, One Night at the Call Center	Chetan Bhagat
Inspired Talks, The Sleeping Giant, Living at the State, Way of the Saint, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, My Master, Women of India, Vedanta Philosophy	Swami Vivekananda
Lipika, Chandralika, Chitra, Geethanjali, Gora, Ghare, Broken Ties, Malini, Sacrifice, Two Sisters , Bhaire, Chaturanga	Rabindranath Tagore
Arthashastra	Koutilya
My Days, The Guide, Malgudi days, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Dark Room, The Bachelors of Art, The English Teacher, The Financial Expert	R.K. Narayanan
My Truth	Indira Gandhi
My Life in Action	Jackie Chan
Glimpses of World History	Jawaharlal Nehru
My Struggle	E K Nayanar
Arthashastra	Kautilya
Ashtadhyayi	Panini
Ayodhya	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Bhagwad Gita, Mahabharata	Veda Vyas
Ramayana	Valmiki
Panchatantra	Vishnu Sharma
Megdoot, kumarasambhava, Swapnavasavadatta, Malavikagnimitra	Kalidasa
Broken Wing	Sarojini Naidu
End of the Era	C.S. Pandit
Eternal India	Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Imagining India	Nandan Nilekani
A Better India A Better World	N.R. Narayan Murthy
Fasting, Feasting	Anita Desai
Forty Nine Days	Amrita Pritam
Golden Threshold	Sarojini Naidu
Indian Philosophy	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Life of Pi	Yann Martel
When Loss is Gain	Diplomat Pavan K.Varma
One Day Wonders	Sunil Gavaskar
My life and Times	V.V. Giri
Kalpana Chawla – A Life	Anil Padmanaban
Kamasutra	Vatsayana
War and Piece	Leo Tolstoy
Devdas	Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Half a Life	V.S Naipoul
Unhappy India	Lala Lajpat Rai
Jyoti punj	Narendra Modi
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Economic History of India	R. C. Dutt
The book of Indian Birds	Dr. Salim Ali
Living with Honour	Shiv Khera
We Indians, Train To Pakistan, Women and Men in My Life	Khuswant Singh
The Discovery of India	Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Philosophy	Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan
Gulliver Travels	Jonathan Swift
My Nation My Life	L.K. Advani
Independence	S.K. Banerjee
Last Days of Nethaji	G.D. Khosla
My Experiments with Truth	Mahatma Gandhi
The God of Small Things	Arundhati Roy
War and Piece	Tolstoy
Wakeup India	Annie Besant
Two Lives, The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy, Arion and The Dolphin, An Equal Music, From Heaven Lake:Travels	Vikram Seth
India First	K. R. Malkani
My Life	Bill Clinton
Dreams From My Father	Barack Obama
The Future of India	Dr. Bimal Jalan
Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear	Shakespeare

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NICK NAMES OF INDIAN CITIES

NICK NAME	CITY	STATE
Golden City	Amritsar	Punjab
Pink City	Jaipur	Rajasthan
Orange City	Nagpur	Maharashtra
Golden City of India, Sun City	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan
City of Nawabs	Luck now	Uttar Pradesh
City of Seven Islands and City of Dreams	Mumbai	Maharashtra
City of Festivals, City of four Junctions	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
Twin Cities	Hyderabad, Secunderabad	Andhra Pradesh
City of Weavers	Panipat	Haryana
The Lake City	Sri Nagar	Jammu and Kashmir
Space City	Benguluru	Karnataka
City of Lakes	Udaipur	Rajasthan
City of Temples	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
City of Sages	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand
City of Rallies	New Delhi	New Delhi
Garden City, Silicon Valley of India	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Temple City of India	Bhubaneswar	Orissa
Heaven of India	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir
Switzerland of India	Kashmir	Kashmir
Scotland of India	Coorg	Karnataka
Manchester of India	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Manchester of South India	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
Pitsburg of India	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Hollywood of India	Mumbai	Maharashtra
Queen of the Hills	Darjeeling	West Bengal
Queen of the Arabian Sea	Kochi	Kerala
Queen of Deccan	Pune	Maharashtra
Gateway to the Duars	Siliguri	West Bengal
Taj Nagri	Agra	Uttar Pradesh
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri	Tamil Nadu
Detroit of Asia, Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India	Chennai	Tamil Nadu

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS IN INDIA

Revolution Name	Product
Blue Revolution	Fisheries
Brown Revolution	Leather
Gray Revolution	Housing Development
Green Revolution	Agriculture
Pink Revolution	Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Silver Revolution	Egg Production
White Revolution	Dairy Development
Yellow Revolution	Oil Seed
Black Revolution	Petroleum
Golden Fiber Revolution	Jute
Golden Revolution	Horticulture
Grey Revolution	Fertilizer
Red Revolution	Meat & Tomato Production
Round Revolution	Potato
Silver Fiber Revolution	Cotton
Silver Revolution	Egg/Poultry
Evergreen Revolution	Over all Agriculture Development

List of Famous Inventions, Discoveries and Their Inventors

Invention	Inventor
Television	J.L. Baird
Radio	Marconi
Telephone	Alexander Graham Bell
Electricity	Benjamin Franklin
Electric Light Bulb	Thomas Edison
Thermometer	Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Radium	Marie Curie
Telescope	Galileo
Telegraph	Pavel Schilling
Electromagnetic Theory	Heinrich Hertz
Theory of Relativity	Albert Einstein
X-rays	Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Cosmic Rays	R.A. Millikan
Automobile	Ferdinand Verbiest
Penicillin	Sir Alexander Fleming
Insulin	Frederick Banting
Magnetic Tape	Fritz Pfluemer
Raman Effect	Sir C.V. Raman
Bohr	Electron Theory
Boyle	Boyle’s Law
Dalton	Atomic Theory
Periodic Table	Dmitri Mendeleev
Transformer and Electric Motor	Michael Faraday
Geometry	Euclid
Structure of Atom	Ernest Rutherford
Law of Gases	Gay Lussac
Electromagnetic Field	James Clerk Maxwell
Motion of Planets	Johannes Kepler
Principle of relativity	Galileo Galilei
Newtons Law of Motion	Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton
Electron	J.J. Thomson
Photon	Albert Einstein
Theory of Atom	John Dalton
Blood Groups	Karl Landsteiner
Quantum Mechanics	Max Born
Quantum Theory	Max Plank, Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein
Law of Conservation of Mass	Antoine Lavoisier
Age of the Earth	C.C. Patterson
Heliocentrism	Aristarchus of Samos
Heliocentric Model	Nicolaus Copernicus
Periodic law	Mendeleef
Venn Diagram	John Venn
Vierner Scale	Pierre Vernier
Atomic Number	Mosley
Law of Motion & Gravitation	Newton
Laws of Electrical Resistance	Ohm
Nuclear Reactor	Enrico Fermi
Fuel Cell	William Robert Glove
Celluloid	Alexander Parkes
Hydrogen Bomb	Edward Teller
Computer Architecture	John Von Neumann
Airplane	Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)
Steam Engine	James Watt
Logarithms	John Napier
Theory of Evolution	Charles Darwin
Transformer	Otto Blathy
Cinematography	Edison
Stethoscope	Rane Laennec
Thermo Flask	Dewar
Battery	Alessandro Volta
Barometer	Evangelista Torricelli
Camera	Steven Sasson
Analytical Engine	Thomas Edison
Diesel Engine	Rudolf Diesel
Helicopter	Broquet
Dynamite	Alfred Nobel
First Computer	John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
Lift	Otis
Guitar	Adolph Rickenbacker
Light Emission Diode	Nick Holonyak and Oleg Losev
Laser Printer	Gary Starkweather
Mobile Phone	Martin Cooper
Micro Scope	Zacharias Janssen
Microwave Oven	Percy Spencer
Printing Press	Johannes Gutenberg
Video Games	Ralph H. Baer
Google	Larry Page
Mozilla	Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross
Facebook	Mark Zuckerberg
Twitter	Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone
Microsoft	Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Internet	Vint Cerf
Email	Shiva Ayyadurai
Apple Computers	Steve Jobs
World Wide Web (WWW)	Sir Tim Berners- Lee
IP Address	Robert E. Kahn
Micro Processor	Federico Faggin

List of Firsts in India

First President	Rajendra Prasad
First Women President	Pratibha Patil
First Vice- President	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
First Home Minister of India	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
First Women Chief Minister	Sucheta Kriplani
First Women Cabinet Minister	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
First Women Railway Minister	Mamata Banerjee
First Female Home Minister	Sabitha Indra Reddy
First Women Governor	Sarojini Naidu
Women Speaker of Lok Sabha	Meira Kumar
Speaker of Lok Sabha	G.V. Mavlankar
Finance Minister of Independent India	R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
First Women Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Miss World	Reita Faria
Miss Universe	Sushmita Sen
Man Booker Prize	Arundhati Roy for “ The God of Small Things”
Bharat Ratna	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Devika Rani
Stalin Peace Prize	Saifuddin Kitchlew
Magsaysay Award	Vinoba Bhave
Oscar for Life Time Achievement	Satyajit Roy
First Nobel Prize for Women	Mother Teresa
First Man in Space	Rakesh Sharma
First Women in Space	Kalpana Chawla
First Satellite	Aryabhatta
First Satellite for education	EDUSAT
Metro Railway System	Calcutta
First Technology park (Techno Park)	Trivandrum
First Women IPS Officer	Kiran Bedi
Nobel Prize in Literature	Rabindranath Tagore
Nobel Prize in Physics	C. V. Raman
Nobel Prize in Medicine	Har Gobind Khorana
Nobel Peace Prize	Mother Teresa
Nobel Prize in Economics	Amartya Sen
Nobel Prize in Literature	V. S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize in Chemistry	Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

SL.NO	Name of the Port & Location	Sl. No	Name of the Port & Location
MAJOR PORTS		25	Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
1	CALCUTTA (West Bengal)	26	Redi (Maharashtra)
2	CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)	27	Salaya (Gujarat)
3	COCHIN (Kerala)	28	Sikka (Gujarat)
4	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT (Mumbai, Maharashtra)	29	Trivandrum (Kerala)
5	KANDLA (Gujarat)	30	Veraval (Gujarat)
6	MARMUGAO (Goa)	MINOR PORTS
7	MUMBAI (Maharashtra)	31	Azhikkal (Kerala)
8	NEW MANGALORE (Karnataka)	32	Belikeri (Karnataka)
9	PARADEEP (Orissa)	33	Beypore (Kerala)
10	TUTICORIN (Tamil Nadu)	34	Cannanore (Kerala)
11	VISAKHAPATNAM (Andhra Pradesh)	35	Coondapur (Karnataka)
MEDIUM PORTS		36	Dahej (Gujarat)
12	Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)	37	Jafrabad (Gujarat)
13	Calicut (Kerala)	38	Jarkhau (Gujarat)
14	Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)	39	Kasergode (Kerala)
15	Gopalpur (Orissa)	40	Mundra (Gujarat)
16	Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)	41	Neendakara (Kerala)
17	Karwar (Karnataka)	42	Pindhara (Gujarat)
18	Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)	43	Pipavav (Gujarat)
19	Magdalla (Gujarat)	44	Ponnani (kerala)
20	Mandavi (Gujarat)	45	Tellicherry (Kerala)
21	Navlakhi (Gujarat)	PRIVATE PORTS
22	Nagpatnam (Tamil Nadu)	46	Coconada (Andhra Pradesh)
23	Okha (Gujarat)	47	Tuticorin Container Terminal (Tamil Nadu)
24	Porbandar (Gujarat)	48	Pipavav (Gujarat)

IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HEAD QUARTERS

SL NO	ORGANISATION	HEAD QUARTERS
1	United Nations Organizations (UNO)	New york
2	United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)	New york
3	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	New york
4	United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural organizations (UNESCO)	Paris
5	World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva
6	World Trade Organization (WTO)	Geneva
7	International Labour Organization (ILO)	Geneva
8	International Telecommunication Union	Geneva
9	World Meteorological Organization	Geneva
10	International committee of the red cross	Geneva
11	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Geneva
12	World bank	Washington, D.C.
13	International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Washington, D.C.
14	International court of justice	The hague
15	International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)	Lyon
16	International atomic energy agency	Vienna
17	International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	Montral
18	Amnesty international	London
19	International maritime organization	London
20	Common wealth of nations	London
21	World Tourism Organization	London
22	Universal postal union	Berne
23	Food and agriculture organization	Rome
24	SAARC	Kathmandu
25	World Tourism Organization	Spain
26	Transparency international	Berlin
27	International renewable energy agency	Abu Dhabi (UAE)
28	International standard organization	Geneva
29	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	Vienna

Temple Name	Location
Rameshwaram Temple	Ramanathapuram
Sun Temple	Konark
Lotus Temple	New Delhi
Akshardam Temple	New Delhi
Jagannath Temple	Puri
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple	Thiruvananthapuram
Meenakshi Amman Temple	Madhurai
Golden Temple	Amritsar
Sai Baba Temple	Shirdi
Vaishno Devi Mandir	Katra
Shravana Belgola	Hassan
Chennakesava Temple	Belur
Hoysaleswara Temple	Halebidu
Sabarimala	Kottayam
Murugan Temple	Palani
Badrinarayan Temple	Badrinath
Dwarakadish Temple	Dwarka
Siddhivinayak Temple	Mumbai
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple	Tirupathi
Brihadeeswarar Temple	Thanjavur
Guravayur Temple	Kerala
Lakshminarayan Temple	Delhi
Ekambareswarar Temple	Kanchipuram
Lingaraja Temple	Bhubaneswar
Kamakya Temple	Guwahati
Ghana Saraswati Temple	Basar
Vadakkunnathan Temple	Thrissur
Bhadrachalam Temple	Bhadrachalam
Thyagaraja Temple	Tiruvottiyur
Yogmaya Temple	Kerala
Somnath Temple	Gujarath
Kashi Vishwanath Temple	Varanasi
Mansa Devi Temple	Haridwar
Mahabaleshwar Temple	Gokarna
Trimbakeshwar Temple	Nashik
Brahma Temple	Pushkar
Mahabodhi Temple	Bodh Gaya
Ram Janmbhoomi Temple	Ayodhya

Important Books And Authors List

BOOKS	AUTHOR
Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Target 3 Million, The luminous Spark, India 2020, Mission India, Indomitable Spirit, The Life Tree, India My Dream, Inspiring Thoughts, Thoughts for Change, Spirit of India, Evolution of Enlightened Societies, India Wins Freedom, You are Born to Blossom, Turning Point	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Five Point Someone, Two States, Revolution 2020, One Night at the Call Center	Chetan Bhagat
Inspired Talks, The Sleeping Giant, Living at the State, Way of the Saint, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, My Master, Women of India, Vedanta Philosophy	Swami Vivekananda
Lipika, Chandralika, Chitra, Geethanjali, Gora, Ghare, Broken Ties, Malini, Sacrifice, Two Sisters , Bhaire, Chaturanga	Rabindranath Tagore
Arthashastra	Koutilya
My Days, The Guide, Malgudi days, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Dark Room, The Bachelors of Art, The English Teacher, The Financial Expert	R.K. Narayanan
My Truth	Indira Gandhi
My Life in Action	Jackie Chan
Glimpses of World History	Jawaharlal Nehru
My Struggle	E K Nayanar
Arthashastra	Kautilya
Ashtadhyayi	Panini
Ayodhya	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Bhagwad Gita, Mahabharata	Veda Vyas
Ramayana	Valmiki
Panchatantra	Vishnu Sharma
Megdoot, kumarasambhava, Swapnavasavadatta, Malavikagnimitra	Kalidasa
Broken Wing	Sarojini Naidu
End of the Era	C.S. Pandit
Eternal India	Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Imagining India	Nandan Nilekani
A Better India A Better World	N.R. Narayan Murthy
Fasting, Feasting	Anita Desai
Forty Nine Days	Amrita Pritam
Golden Threshold	Sarojini Naidu
Indian Philosophy	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Life of Pi	Yann Martel
When Loss is Gain	Diplomat Pavan K.Varma
One Day Wonders	Sunil Gavaskar
My life and Times	V.V. Giri
Kalpana Chawla – A Life	Anil Padmanaban
Kamasutra	Vatsayana
War and Piece	Leo Tolstoy
Devdas	Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Half a Life	V.S Naipoul
Unhappy India	Lala Lajpat Rai
Jyoti punj	Narendra Modi
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Economic History of India	R. C. Dutt
The book of Indian Birds	Dr. Salim Ali
Living with Honour	Shiv Khera
We Indians, Train To Pakistan, Women and Men in My Life	Khuswant Singh
The Discovery of India	Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Philosophy	Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan
Gulliver Travels	Jonathan Swift
My Nation My Life	L.K. Advani
Independence	S.K. Banerjee
Last Days of Nethaji	G.D. Khosla
My Experiments with Truth	Mahatma Gandhi
The God of Small Things	Arundhati Roy
War and Piece	Tolstoy
Wakeup India	Annie Besant
Two Lives, The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy, Arion and The Dolphin, An Equal Music, From Heaven Lake:Travels	Vikram Seth
India First	K. R. Malkani
My Life	Bill Clinton
Dreams From My Father	Barack Obama
The Future of India	Dr. Bimal Jalan
Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear	Shakespeare

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Question Number 1: Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means:

A) Garbage Input Good Output

B) Garbage In Garbage Out

C) Greater Instruction Greater Output

D) Good Input Good Output

Answer & Explanation: GIGO means Garbage In Garbage Out.

Question Number 2: Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India every High Court has the power to issue Writs. One of the following is not a writ:

A) Quo warranto

B) Mandamus

C) Ultimum supplicium

D) Prohibition

Answer & Explanation: ‘Ultimum supplicium’ is not a writ.

Question Number 3: Which one of the following is a landlocked country?

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