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States and Union Territories

India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of

Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the

Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in

states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country.

Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the

largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress,

festivals, language etc. This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges

you to explore their magnificent uniqueness«

States

y Andhra Pradesh

y Arunachal Pradesh

y Assam

y Bihar

y Chhattisgarh

y Goa

y Gujarat

y Haryana

y Himachal Pradesh

y Jammu and Kashmir

y Jharkhand

y Karnataka

y Kerala

y Madhya Pradesh

y Maharashtra

y Manipur

y Meghalaya

y Mizoram

y Nagaland

y Orissa

y Punjab



y Rajasthan

y Sikkim

y Tamil Nadu

y Tripura

y Uttarakhand

y Uttar Pradeshy West Bengal

Union Territories

y Andaman and Nicobar Islands

y Chandigarh

y The Government of NCT of Delhi

y Dadra and Nagar Haveli

y Daman and Diu

y Lakshadweep

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

Biological Discoveries,Biology and Human BodyFacts

February 3rd, 2009

NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE 98.4F³BLOOD GROUP CALLED ³ÚNIVERSAL DONOR ³´" O GROUP

³BLOOD GROUP CALLED ³ÚNIVERSAL RECIPIENT ³ AB GROUP

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM¶S POWER SUPPLY HEART

ORGAN REMOVES WASTES AND EXCESS WATER FROM THE BLOOD KIDNEY

STUDY OF TWINS GEMELLOLOGY

FIRST ANTIBIOTIC DRUG PENCILLIN

ORGAN CONTROLS BODY TEMPERATURE SKIN

NUMBER OF BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY 206

HARDEST SUBSTANCE IN THE HUMAN BODY TOOTH ENAMEL

DISEASE CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A MAD DOG HYDROPHOBIA

DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN DLEADS TO RICKETS

A HUMAN HEART HAS HOW MANY CHAMBERS FOUR

THE BALANCING ORGAN OF OUR BODY EAR

WHAT IS CALLED SUICIDAL BAGS LYSOSOME

THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY STAPES

VITAMIN WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE SUNLIGHT VITAMIN D



THE COLOURING PIGMENT OF BILE BILIRUBINE

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE PROTEIN PEPSIN

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE FAT LIPASE

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE STARCH AMYLASE

WHICH IS KNOWN AS ANIMAL STARCH GLYCOGENFIRST HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATON CHRISTAIN BARNARD

CHARLS DARWIN BELONGS TO BRITAIN

X-RAYS RONTGEN

DNA DOUBLE HELIX MODEL WATSON AND CRICK

DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN C LEADS TO SCURVY

PROLONGED BLEEDING DUE TO DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN K

STUDY OF BIRDS ORNITHOLOGY

SCIENCE OF OLD AGE GERENTOLOGY

ANTI TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE BCG

MILK PROTEIN IS KNOWN AS CAESIN

DIALYSIS IS USED FOR PATIENTS HAVING KIDNEY TROUBLE

ONCOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF CANCER

ANALGESICS ARE USED TO RELIEVE PAIN

PLANTS ARE GREEN BECAUSE OF CHLOROPHYLL

WHEN IRON RUSTS, ITS WEIGHT INCREASES

INSULIN IS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES

THE METAL IN THE LIQUID STATE MERCURY

THE SYSTEM OF MODERN MEDICINE BY HIPPOCRATES

Archive for the µWorlds Fastest¶ category

World¶s Fastest Train is in ChinaMarch 1st, 2010

World¶s Fastest Train is in China:

China Railway High-Speed (CRH) is World¶s fastest train which runs at an average speed train of 350 km

per hour. The super-high-speed train connects the cities of Guangzhou, which is a business hub in

southern China near Hong Kong, and Wuhan (a metropolis in central China). It is a distance of 1,069 kmthat takes only three hours to complete in the new high-speed train

Archive for the µWorld Wars¶ category

Battles and Wars-World Wars,Gulfwar,Boer War



March 18th, 2010

Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)²This battle was fought between the Greeks and Persians in 490 B.C. A

small Greek Army defeated much larger Persian force.

Battle of Hastings (1066 A.D.)²This war was fought between England and Normans in 1066 A.D. KingHarold of England was defeated and England came under the Norman control.

µHundred Years¶ War (1338-1453)²It was fought between France and England. The war was brought to

an end by the sacrifice of Joan of Arc.

War between Henry VII and Richard (1455-85)²It was a civil war fought in 1455-85 between Henry VII

and Richard (The Duke of York) both claiming the British throne on Henry VI¶s death. Richard was

defeated in this war.

Defeat of Spanish Armada (1588)²The British fleet defeated Spanish Armada. The British supremacy

over the seas was established. Also, it led to renaissance in English life and literature.

Civil War in England (1642-49)²It was fought between the Parliament and Charles I of England.

War of Spanish Succession (1702)²It was fought between England and France in 1702. The latter were

defeated.

Battle of Blenheim (1704)²England and Austria defeated the French and Bavarians.

Seven Years War (1756-63)²England and Prussia defeated Austria, France, Poland and Russia. It was

caused by a revolutionary change in the diplomatic pattern.

American War of Independence (1776-83)²It was fought during 1776-1783. In this war, George

Washington defeated the English forces and America became independent.

Battle of the Nile (1798)²A naval fight between British and French fleet in 1798. The British fleet

commanded by Nelson was victorious.

Battle of Trafalgar (1805)²The British fleet under Nelson defeated the combined line of French and

Spanish fleet.

Battle of Waterloo (1815)²The British under Duke of Wellington defeated Napolean. Napolean was

captured and exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821.

Crimean War (1854-56)²It was fought during 1854-56 between Russia and the combined forces of

England, France and Turkey.

American Civil War (1861-65)²This was fought during 1861-65 between the Northern and SouthernStates of America.

Boer War (1889-1901)²This war was fought between British and Dutch forces in 1889-1901 in South

Africa.

Sino Japanese War (1894-95)²Japan defeated China and occupied Formosa and Korea.



Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)²Also known as the Battle of the sea of Japan. The Japanese fleet

defeated the Russian fleet. It led to the emergence of the wave of Asian resurgence.

World War I (1914-18)²The Allied Powers (Britain, France, U.S.A., Belgium) etc. defeated Germany and

her associated powers.

World War II (1939-45)²The Allies (Britain, France, U.S.A. and Russia and Benelux countries etc.defeated the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).

Battle of El-Alamein (1942)²The Allies Victory during the Second World War and retreat of Field Marshal

General Rommel¶s forces.

Korean War (1950-53)²It was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953 A.D.

4th Arab-Israel War (Oct. 1973)²An indecisive war led to Geneva Peace Conference on West Asia (Dec.

1973).

China-Vietnam War (Feb. 1979)²China invaded Vietnam and overran a large chunk of Vietnamese

territory. It however, proclaimed ceasefire in the following month and withdrew its forces.Iran-Iraq War (Oct. 1980-Aug. 1988)

Falkland War (1983)²It was fought between Britain and Argentina.

U.S.-Panama War (1989)²It was fought between United States and Panama.

Gulf War (Jan. 17, 1991-Feb. 26, 1991)²It was fought between multinational forces led by the U.S.A.

and Iraq.

Gulf War-2 (March 20, 2003 to April 2003)²The US led coalition forces launched a full scale attack on

Iraq on March 20, 2003. It made use of the latest and the fiercest weaponry to subdue the Iraqi forces.

Baghdad fell on April 9, 10 and other cities followed suit. By April 20 the coalition armies were in fullcontrol of Iraq. It marked the downfall of President Saddam Hussein

Nobel Prize Winners of Indian DescentDecember 28th, 2009

1.Rabindranath Tagore, Literature, 1913

2.C.V. Raman, Physics, 1930

3.Hargobind Khorana*, Medicine, 1968

4.Mother Teresa, Peace, 1979

5.Subramanian Chandrasekhar*, Physics, 1983

6.AmartyaSen 1998, Economics.



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

* Of Indian descent

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First Indian Nobel Prize winner January 24th, 2009

First Indian Nobel Prize winner: Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first

Indian to win Nobel Prize. He won it for literature (Gitanjali) in 1913.

COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONSNovember 26th, 2009

y CDMA ± Code Division Multiple Access

y GSM ± Global System for Mobile Communication

y TDMA ± Time Division Multiple Access

y PC ± Personal Computer

y RAM ± Random Access Memory

y CPU ± Central Processing Unit

y WWW ± World Wide Web

y UPS ± Uninterruptible Power Supply

y LAN ± Local Area Network

y WAN ± Wide Area Network

y MAN ± Metropolitan Area Network

y TCP/IP ± Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol

y DOS ± Disk Operating System

y ROM ± Read Only Memory

y PROM ± Programmable Read Only Memory

y HTML ± Hyper Text Markup Language

y HTTP ± Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

y FTP ± File Transfer Protocol

y ATM ± Automatic Teller Machine

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Tags: COMPUTER ABBREVIATIO NS



Computer Related GK Series 1February 2nd, 2009

SUPER COMPUTER OF INDIA PARAM PADMA

HOTMAIL SABEER BHATIA

³EXPANSION OF ³´VIRUS ³´" VITAL INFORMATION RESOURCES UNDER SIEGE

WORLD WIDE WEB TIM BERNESLI

COMPUTER VIRUS IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM

MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN BILL GATES

IN BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM THE BASE IS 2

SECONDARY MEMORY OF THE COMPUTER HARD DISK

BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT STARTS THE COMPUTER WORKING

OPERATION INDICATES ERROR CORRECTION DEBUGGING

ONE BYTE IS 8 BITS

PROTOCOL OF WIRELESS LAN 802.11

LEVEL OF SECURITY IMPLEMENTED IN WINDOWS NT C2

JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE JAMES GOSLING

DIRECT X IS A SOFTWARE THAT DRIVES GRAPHIC HARDWARE

FIRST TECHNOPARK IN INDIA THIRUVANANTHAPURAMLINUX DEVELOPED BY LINUS TORVALD

OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM CONCEPT RICHARD STALLMAN

NEW OPERATING SYSTEM FROM WINDOWS WINDOWS VISTA

SECOND GENERATION SERVICES OF WWW WEB 2.0

MICROSOFT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEVE BALLMER

COST OF PRODUCTION OF WINDOWS VISTA $7 BILLION

YOU TUBE ASSOCIATED WITH GOOGLEFLOPPY DISK IBM

LAPTOP COMPUTER SINCLAIR

BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY SONY

INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE ACCESS WIMAX



³THE ³ÍLOVEYOU´" VIRUS IS AN EXAMPLE OF´ Script Virus

³´STORED PROGRAM CONCEPT ´ BY´ John von neumann

VIRTUAL DISK IS RAM Disk

³´WISDOM OF MASS PRINCIPLE´" IS ASSOCIATED WITH´

WIKIPEDIA

INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN

China¶s overseas trade April 29th, 2010

China¶s overseas trade

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

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

ARBITRATION Referring dispute to disinterested party called arbitrator for decision,

which will be binding.

ANNUITY Payment of a fixed amount periodically for a limited time. It is aninvestment on which the owner receives not only interest on his

money but also return of his capital.

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

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

BALANCE SHEET

Statements of accounts, generally os a business house prepared at

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

BARTER Exchange of commodity with other commodities without the

interface of any form of currency.



BOND Document by which a government, a company or a person agrees

to pay a sum of money in a certain time.

BUDGET Annual estimate of expenditure and revenue of a country or a

subordinate authority like a corporation.

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

payee.

BUYER¶S MARKET An economic phenomenon where there are more goods in marketthan demanded and so the buyers can dictate the prices of goods.

CLEARING HOUSE Place where officials of the banks meet daily to exchange cheques

drawn on the respective banks and settle the account by the

payment of balances only.

COOPERATIVEFARMING

Joint farming wherein farmers pool their land, capital and resourcesand divide the produce at the end of the harvest in proportion to

their land put in the pool. The farmers retain their proprietary rights.

CEILING ON LAND ANDHOLDING

Imposition of a maximum limit of the land which an individual shouldhave. Its purpose is rational distribution of land.

DEATH DUTY (ESTATEDUTY)

A sort of tax imposed on the property inherited at death of itsprevious owner.

DEVALUATION Government¶s step to reduce the value of its own currency relatively

to a foreign currency. It aims to increase exports and reduceimports.

DEFLATION A monetary state characterised by decrease in the supply of money

and bank deposits and falling profits, wages, incomes andemployment accompanied by unemployment and falling prices.

DEMONETISATION

The governmental measure of depriving metallic coins or paper currency od specified denominations of its status money. It is meantto unearth the hidden money which is unaccounted for purpose of

income tax assessment.



EXCISE DUTY Duty levied on goods manufactured within the country.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Transfer of money of one country to another.

INFLATION Increase in the quality of money in circulation without anycorresponding increase in goods; so, it leads to rising prices spiral.

LAISSEZ FAIRE An individualistic theory advocating private initiative in trade and

non-interference by State in commercial or business ventures.

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

imposed terms.

MALTHUSIAN THEORYOF POPULATION

It states that the food supply increase in arithmetical progression

while population increase by geometrical progression resulting inover-population.

OCTROI Tax imposed on articles coming inside a city.

PUBLIC SECTOR Applies to State enterprises or undertaking.

RECESSION An economic phenomenon characterised by excessive production,

less demand, tight money market.

SOFT CURRENCY Currency of a country with which we have favourable balance of

trade.

STERLING AREA Group of countries of Commonwealth (except Canada) keeping

their reserves in sterling and not gold or dollars.

TARIFFS Measures undertaking by one country to protect industry against

trade competition from outside.

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Tags: AnnuityAr bitrationBalance SheetBill of exchangeBuyer's marketCommercialCommercial and Trade Ter msCoo perative f ar ming

Def lationEconomicEconomic Ter msLaissez f aire Malthusian theory of po pulationTariff strade Balance sheetTrade Ter ms



Stock Exchanges in IndiaNovember 21st, 2009

Recognised Stock Exchanges in IndiaName Address

THE BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE PhirozeJeejeebhoy Towers,

Dalal Street,Mumbai- 400 001.

The Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Association Ltd,. ManekChowk,

Ahmedabad ± 380 001

BANGALORE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,.

µM¶ Block, First Floor,Unity Building,

J.C. Road,Bangalore ± 560 002.

BHUBANESHWAR STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN., LTD,. 217,Budhraja Building,

Jharpada Cuttack Road,Bhubaneswar, Orissa ± 751 006.

THE CULCUTTA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSOCIATIONLTD,.

7, Lyons Range ,Calcutta ± 700 001.

COCHIN STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., Veekshanam Road

P.B. 3529,Ernakulam,Cochi ± 682 035.

THE DELHI STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD., 3&4/4B,Asaf Ali Road,

New Delhi 110 002.

THE GAUHATI STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Saraf Building Annexe A.T.

Road,Guwahati ± 781 001.

THE HYDERABAD STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Bank Street,

Hyderabad ± 500 001.



JAIPUR STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Rajasthan Chamber Bhawan,

M.I. Road,Jaipur ± 302 003.

KANARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.

4th Floor,Rambhavan Complex,

Kodialbail,Mangalore ± 575 003.

THE LUDHIANA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. LajpatRai Market,

Clock Tower,Ludhiana 141 008.

MADRAS STOCK EXCHNAGE LTD.

µExchange Building¶,Post Box No.183,

11, Second Line Beach,Chennai ± 600 001

MADHYA PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 67, BadaSarafa,

Indore ± 452 002.

THE MAGADH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. Bihar Industries Assn. Premises,

Sinha Library Road,Patna ± 800 001.

PUNE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.

1177,BudhwarPeth,Bank of Maharashtra Bldg.,

2nd Floor,Bajirao Road,Pune 411 002.

SAURASHTRA KUTCH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., 4,SwaminarayanGurukul Bldg.,

Dhebarbhai Road,Rajkot ± 380 002.

THE UTTAR PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. Padam Towers,

14/113,Civil Lines,Kanpur ± 208 001

VADODARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 101, Paradise Complex,

Tilak Toad,SayajiGunj,



Vadodara ± 390 005.

COIMBATORE STOCK EXCHANGE Chamber Tower,

8/732,Avvinashi Road,Coimbatore 641 018.

MEERUT STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. Kingsway Building,

345, Bombay Bazar,Meerut Cantonment ± 250 001.

OTC EXCHANGE OF INDIA. Maker Towers ³F´ Cuffe Parade,

Bombay ± 400 005.

THE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD. Mahindra Towers,

A-Wing, RBC, Worli,Mumbai 18

GK -Facts about Animals and Birds -Part 2 April 5th, 2009

21. The phenomenon of summer sleep by animals is called

Aestivation

22. Which of the following is not obtained from the bark of a treea. Quinine

b. Tannin

c. Cinnamon

d. Bhang

Ans : D

23. Which of the following is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves

a. Rolling

b. Drying

c. Fermenting

d. Withering Ans : C

24. Which food crop has maximum content of proteins

Soya bean

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

Red Sindhi



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

Wheat and Rye

27. The first man made cereal is

Triticale

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

29. Arabica and Robusta are two main varieties of ««.. cultivated in India

Coffee

30. Which of the following is not a natural fibre

a. Silk

b. Jute

c. Coir

d. Rayon

Ans : D

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

its humps

32. The tallest tree in the world is

a. Eucalyptus

b. Mahogany

c. Redwood

d. Teak

Ans : C

33. The resinous shellac is obtained froma. Bark of a tree

b. Distillation of wood

c. Agricultural waste

d. Processing of crude oil

Ans : A

34. Name the respiratory organ of fish

Gills

35. Which among the following has the maximum lifespan

a. Eagleb. Tortoise

c. Tiger

d. Elephant

Ans : B

36. What is arginine

An amino acid obtained by animals from their diet



37. What is the scientific name of Coconut tree

Cocosnucifera

38. Which crop in Maharashtra is known as Ã¢âÃ¬ËWhiteGoldÃ¢âÃ¬âÄ¢

Cotton

39. Economically the most important forest of Indiaa. Tidal

b. Tropical deciduous forest

c. Thorn forest

d. Evergreen forest

Ans : B

40. Cacti are classic examples of

a. Mesophytes

b. Xerophytes

c. Heliophytes

d. Sciophytes

Ans : B

41. Which of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve

a. Agasthyamala

b. Panchamarhi

c. Nallamala

d. Nilgiri

Ans : C

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

Translocation

43. The crop which considers frost as its enemy

a. Rubber

b. Tea

c. Coffee

d. Tobacco

Ans : D

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

Gliadin

45. The extensive grass lands known as Ã¢âÃ¬ËPrairiesÃ¢âÃ¬âÄ¢ are found in

North America

46. Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down

a. Tulsi

b. Serpentina

c. Turmeric



d. Garlic

Ans : D

47. The only snake that builds a nest

King cobra

48. The characteristic feature of virus isa. It lacks chlorophyll

b. It multiplies only on hosts

c. It multiplies only on dead animals

d. It is made of fats

Ans : B

49. A field or a part of a garden where fruit trees grow, mainly commercially

a. Park

b. Orchard

c. Nursery

d. Yard

Ans : B

50. A place where wild animals live

a. Forest

b. Lair

c. Sanctuary

d. Stable

Ans : B

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GK -Facts about Animals and Birds -Part 1 April 5th, 2009

1. The bird which has no wings at all

Kiwi

2. Which is the flying mammal

Bat

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

Flies

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

Chameleon



5. Which food crop has the maximum content of proteins

Soybeans

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

Algae

7. The drug which reduces blood pressure is obtained from the root of the plant

Rauwolfia serpentine

8. The most effective pesticide for general use against most garden pests is

Malathion

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

Mangroves

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

Coimbatore

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

Deforestation

12. Animals that creep, are called

Reptiles

13. The friend of the farmer is

Earthworm

14. The great Indian Bustard is found which Indian state

Rajasthan

15. Which of the following animals is a marsupial

a. Kangaroo

b. Goat

c. Lion

d. Whale

Ans : A

16. An earthworm has

a. Three eyes

b. No eyes

c. One eyed. Two eyes

Ans : B

17. Respiration of plants is through

a. Arriers

b. Gills

c. Trachea



d. Stomata

Ans : D

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

a. Using fungicides

b. Burning affected plantsc. Crop rotation

d. Seed treatment

Ans : C

19. Animals in a sleeplike dormant state over the winter while living off reserves of body fat, with a

decrease in body temperature and pulse rate and slower metabolism is termed as

Hybernate

20. A period during which the metabolism of certain animals or insects slows down, temporarily

suspending their bodily development and growth is termed as

Diapause

Archive for the µWho's Who¶ category« Older Entries

Government of India-Council of Ministers-CabinetMinisters

May 14th, 2010

Serial

Number Portfolio Name of Minister

1.

Prime Minister and also In-Charge of theMinistries/Departments viz:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;Ministry of Planning;

Ministry of Water Resources;Department of Atomic Energy; and

Department of Space

Dr. Manmohan Singh

2. Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee

3. Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs,

Food & Public Distribution Shri SharadPawar

4. Minister of Defence Shri A.K. Antony



5. Minister of Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram

6. Minister of Railways Km. Mamata Banerjee

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

8. Minister of Steel Shri Virbhadra Singh

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

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

11. Minister of Power Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

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

13. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah 14. Minister of Urban Development Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

15. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Kamal Nath

16. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi

17. Minister of Textiles Shri Dayanidhi Maran

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

19. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri MurliDeora

20. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smt. AmbikaSoni

21. Minister of Labour and Employment Shri MallikarjunKharge

22. Minister of Human Resource Development Shri KapilSibal

23. Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North

Eastern Region Shri B.K. Handique

24. Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma

25. Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati

Raj Shri C.P. Joshi

26. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Kum. Selja



Minister of Tourism

27. Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

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

29. Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan

30. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pawan K. Bansal

31. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri MukulWasnik

32. Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri KantilalBhuria

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

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Council of Ministers-Ca binet Ministers and their charges

Governors in Indian States -May 2010May 14th, 2010

State Governor

Andhra Pradesh Shri E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan

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

Assam Shri JanakiBallavPattanaik

Bihar Shri DevanandKonwar

Chhattisgarh Shri ShekharDutt

Goa Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu

Gujarat Dr. KamlaBeniwal

Haryana Shri JagannathPahadia

Himachal Pradesh Smt. Urmila Singh

Jammu and Kashmir Shri N. N. Vohra

Jharkhand Shri M.O.H Farook

Karnataka Shri H.R. Bhardwaj



Kerala Shri R.S. Gavai

Madhya Pradesh Shri Rameshwar Thakur

Maharashtra Shri K. Shankarnarayan

Manipur Shri GurbachanJagat

Meghalaya Shri RanjitShekharMooshahary

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

Nagaland Shri. Nikhil Kumar

Orissa Shri MurlidharChandrakantBhandare

Punjab Shri ShivrajPatil

Rajasthan Shri ShivrajPatil, Governor of Punjab (Additional Charge)

Sikkim Shri Balmiki Prasad Singh

Tamil Nadu Shri Surjit Singh Barnala

Tripura Shri DnyandeoYashwantraoPatil

Uttar Pradesh Shri B.L. Joshi

Uttarakhand Smt. Margaret Alva

West Bengal Shri M.K. Narayanan

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Tags: Governors in Indian States -May 2010

Latest Who¶s Who-Chief Ministers of IndianStates

May 14th, 2010

State : Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh : Shri K. Rosaiah . Arunachal Pradesh : Shri DorjeeKhandu .

Assam : Shri TarunGogoi .

Bihar : Shri NitishKumar .

Chhattisgarh : Dr. Raman Singh .

Delhi Smt Sheila Dikshit .

Goa : Shri DigambarKamat .



Gujarat : Shri NarendraModi .

Haryana : Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda .

Himachal Pradesh : Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal .

Jammu and Kashmir : Shri Omar Abdullah .

Jharkhand Shri ShibuSoren .

Karnataka Shri B. S. Yeddyurappa .Kerala Shri V. S. Achuthanandan .

Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan .

Maharashtra : Shri Ashok Chavan

Manipur : Shri OkramIbobiSingh .

Meghalaya : Dr. MukulSangma .

Mizoram : Shri PuLalthanhawla .

Nagaland Shri NeiphiuRio .

Orissa Shri Naveen Patnaik .

Puducherry Thiru. V. Vaithilingam .

Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal .Rajasthan : Shri Ashok Gehlot .

Sikkim : Shri PawanChamling .

Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi .

Tripura Shri ManikSarkar .

Uttar Pradesh : KumariMayawati .

Uttarakhand : Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal .

West Bengal : Shri BuddhadebBhattacharjee

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World¶s plastic surgery guru April 29th, 2010

Dr. Ivo Pitanguy

He is the world¶s plastic surgery guru.

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The 26th chief of the Indian Army April 21st, 2010



On 31st March 2010, General Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM (ParamVisisthaSeva Medal),AVSM

(AtiVishishtSeva Medal), YSM (YudhSeva Medal), ADC (Aide-de-camp) with vast experience in counter

insurgency operations, takes over as India¶s 26th Chief of the Army.

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Heads of Various World organizations±Latestwho¶s who±Quiz

February 9th, 2010

Heads of Various World organizations±Latest who¶s who±Quiz

Here is an update of the heads of Various World organizations.

Secretary General, UN²Ban ki moon

Director General,WHO²Margarret Chan

Head, UNICEF²-Ann Veneman

Head, FAO²JacqueousDiouff

Head,IAEA²Mohammed El Baradei

President, World Bank±Robert Zoellik

Managing Director, IMF±Dominique Strauss Kahn

Secretary General, NATO±Jaap De Hoop Scheffer

Secretary General,ASEAN±SurinPitsuwan

Secretary General ,OPEC±AbdellahSalim El BadriChairman,SAARC²±Mahindra Rajapakse

Secretary General ,Commonwealth±Kamlesh Sharma

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Chief Minister of JharkhandFebruary 3rd, 2010

Jharkhand MuktiMorcha chief ShibuSoren has been elected as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after

successful conclusion of the Assembly pools in December 2009. The JMM, which won 18 seats, garnered

the support of the BJP-JD(U), the All Jharkhand Students Union and Jharkhand JanadhikarManch led by

BandhuTirkey, taking up the tally to 44 MLAs in a house of 80.



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Latest Who¶s Who in IndiaNovember 21st, 2009

1. Chief Election Commissioner of India: NavinChawla

2. Election Commissioner of India: VS Sampath

3. Election commissioner of India: S Y Quraishi

4. Chief Justice of India: KG Balakrishnan

5. National Commission for Minorities: Mohammad ShaffiQureshi

6. Comptroller and Auditor General of India: VinodRai

7. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: D. Subbarao

8. Chairman, University Grants Commission: S K Thorat

9. Chairman, Railway Board : S SKhurana

10. Chief of National Investigation Agency : RadhaVinodRaju

11. Solicitor General of India GopalSubramaniam

12. Attorney General of India : G E Vahanvati

13. Director of the Intelligence Bureau: Rajiv Mathur

14. Chairman State Bank of India : O P Bhatt

15. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of India &

16. Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy: Anil Kakodkar

17. Chairman Central Board of Excise and Customs: P.C. Jha

18. President FICCI: Mr. Harsh PatiSinghania

19. Chairman ISRO: K. Radhakrishnan

20. Chairman Finance Commission of India &

21. Chairman 13th Finance Commission: Dr. Vijay Kelkar

22. Chairman Eighteenth Law Commission : Dr. Justice A R Lakshmanan

QUESTION ANSWER

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA K.G BALAKRISHNAN

FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SARDAR VALLABABHAI



QUESTION ANSWER

PATEL

FIRST LADY IPS OFFICER KIRAN BEDI

FIRST LADY CHIEF MINISTER SUCHETHA KRIPALANI

FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA GANESH S MAVALANKAR

THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

FOUNDER OF ARYA SAMAJ DAYANAND SARASWATI

THE ´ WISE FOOL ´ OF INDIAN HISTORY MUHAMMAD BIN TUGLAQ

WHO BUILT TAJ MAHAL, RED FORT SHAH JAHAN

FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE SUSHMITHA SEN

FIRST UN SECRETARY GENERAL TRYGVE LEI

FIRST INDIAN SCIENTIST WON NOBEL PRIZE C.V RAMAN

FIRST PRESIDENT OF INC W.C BANERJEE

FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON NEIL ARMSTRONG

THE FIRST INDIAN TO ENTER SPACE RAKESH SHARMA

GRAND OLDMAN OF INDIA DADABHAI NAOROJI

NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU

THE FIRST WOMAN WHO CONQUERED EVEREST JUNGO TABEI

KPSC CHAIRMAN K.V SALAHUDHEEN

FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL MIHIR SEN

WHO WROTE ³ORIGIN OF SPECIES´ CHARLES DARWIN

R.D BURMAN DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN MUSIC

WHO LED THE REVOLT OF 1857 AT KANPUR NANA SAHEB

FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU



QUESTION ANSWER

WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN ´ DO OR DIE ³ MAHATMA GANDHI

IN INDIA RAILWAY WAS INTRODUCED BY DALHOUSIE

WHO STARTED BOY SCOUTS MOVEMENT BADEN POWELL

´ LION OF THE PUNJAB ³ LALA LAJPAT RAI

FOUNDER OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA VENUGOPAL

WHO STARTED BHOODAN MOVEMENT VINOBA BHAVE

WORLDS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER BANDARA NAIKE

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

V.T BHATTATHIRIPAD WAS SOCIAL REFORMER

FIRST MALAYALAM ACTOR, WHO WON BHARATAWARD P.J ANTONY

COURT PHYSICIAN OF KING KANISHKA CHARAKA

ACTUAL NAME OF PEN NAME ³KAKKANADAN´ GEORGE VARGHESE

PRESIDENT OF NORTH KOREA MARSHAL KIM JONG IL

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA GANDHI K.KELAPPAN

WHO DIRCTED THE FILM ³CHEMMEEN´ RAMU KARIAT

SALIM ALI WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ORNITHOLOGY

THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIA PREM MATHUR

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA S RADHAKRISHNAN

FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA HARILAL J KANIA

FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA SUKUMAR SEN

M.F HUSSAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH PAINTING

FIRST INDIAN ICS OFFICER SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE



QUESTION ANSWER

FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT FATHIMA BIVI

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL MANEKSHAW

PARTITION OF BENGAL LORD CURZON

BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SARDAR VALLABAI PATEL

MONA LISA IS THE PAINTING OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

FIRST RECIPIENT OF BHARAT RATNA C.RAJAGOPALACHARI

MAGSAYSAY AWARD IS NAMED AFTER PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT

FIRST INDIAN GRAND MASTER IN CHESS V. ANAND

PEN NAME OF MALAYALAM WRITER ³P.C KUTTIKRISHNAN´ UROOB

NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN MEDHA PATKAR

SATYAJIT RAY BENGAL FILM

FATHER OF MALAYALAM CINEMA J.C DANIEL

DIRECTION OF ³VASTHUHARA´ ARAVINDAN

ARUNA ASAF ALI INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER

GANDHI CALLED HIM ³PULAYARAJA´ WHOM AYYANKALI

INDIAS YOUNGEST IIT STUDENT CHANDRA SEKAR

DOSTOEVSKY RUSSIAN NOVELIST

PRIME MINISTER OF AKBAR THE GREAT ABUL FAZAL

FATHER OF INDIAN LIBRARY SCIENCE S.R RANGANATHAN

INDIAS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI

AUTHOR OF ³THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL´ ANNE FRANK

VASCODA GAMA PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR

STEPHEN HAWKING BRITISH ASTROPHYSICIST



QUESTION ANSWER

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

FIRST INDIAN TO DRIVE A FORMULA ONE CAR NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA P.T USHA

AKIRA KUROSAWA JAPAN FILM MAKER

PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DESTRUCTION OF WTC OSAMA BIN LADEN

INDIAN HOCKEY COACH JOKIM KARVALO

DIRECTOR OF THE FILM ³JURASSIC PARK´ STEVEN SPIELBERG

FIRST ASIAN UN SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT

FIRST INDIAN WOMAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX CHAMPION SANIA NEHWAL

FIRST INDIAN TO WIN BOOKER PRIZE ARUNDHATI ROY

FIRST TEST TUBE BABY IN THE WORLD LOUISE BROWN

FIRST INDIAN TEST TUBE BABY HARSHA

FIRST US PRESIDENT TO RESIGN FROM OFFICE RICHARD NIXSON

FIRST BLACK UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY VIRENDER SEHWAG

FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN C.K NAYUDU

FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET HARBHAJAN SINGH

FIRST WOMAN SPACE TOURIST ANOUSHEH ANSARI

UN SCRETARY GENERAL (2007 -2012) BAN KI MOON

³IRON MAN OF INDIA´ IS SARDAR VALLABABHAIPATEL

NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE 2006 MUHAMMAD YUNUS

NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2006 ORHAN PAMUK

BOOKER PRIZE 2006 WINNER KIRAN DESAI



QUESTION ANSWER

KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006 PANKAJ ADVANI

WTA BEST NEWCOMER AWARD SANIA MIRZA

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION VLADIMIR KRAMNIK

INDIAS UN SECRETARY GENERAL CANDIDATE SASI TAROOR

YOUNGEST PADMA SHRI SANIA MIRZA

AFRICAS FIRST ELECTED WOMAN PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF

THE ZABTI SYSTEM WAS CONCEIVED BY AKBAR

MINISTER OF DEFENCE IN INDIA A.K ANTONY

CBI DIRECTOR VIJAY SHANKAR

INDIAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN NIRUPAM SEN

NAZI PARTY ADOLF HITLER

FIRST PERSON TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE FREDERIC PASSY

CIRCULATION OF BLOOD WILLIAM HARVEY

´ INDIAN SHAKESPEARE ³ KALIDASA

³INDIAN NEPOLIAN ³ SAMUDRA GUPTA

´ MYSORE TIGER ³ TIPPU SULTHAN

´ FRONTIER GANDHI´ KHAN ABDULGAFAR KHAN

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA ³SCOT´ C.V Raman Pillai

WHOSE PEN NAME WAS ³BOOS´ Charles Dickens

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

WHO BROUGHT OUT NEWSPAPER ³AL HILAL´ MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD

LAST MUGHAL EMPEROR OF DELHI BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS ANNE HATHAWAY The wife of WilliamShakespeare



QUESTION ANSWER

TO WHOM WAS THE FIRST PATENT FOR A TECHNICALINVENTION AWARDED

Filippo Brunelleschi

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU

WHO GOT SWATHI PURASKAR 2005 UMAYAL PURAM K.SIVARAMAN

AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLOR K.K VISHAMBHARAN

THAKAZHI AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES RAMESH BABU

CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE FALI HOMI MAJOR

FIRST CHIEF MINISTER IN KERALA EMS NAMBOOTHIRIPAD

³CROCODILE HUNTER´ STEVE IRWIN

SIR GEORGE CAYLEY IS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF AVIATION

FIRST FOREIGNER , WHO GOT BHARAT RATNA GHAN ABDUL GAFARGHAN

FRENCH OPEN 2007 WOMENS TITLE WINNER JUSIN HENIN

³MUNNAR EVICTION´ SPECIAL OFFICER SURESH KUMAR

SUNITHA L.WILLIAMS IS ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE SCIENCE

MISSILE MAN OF INDIA APJ ABDUL KALAM

GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA DR. SWAMINATHAN

FIRST WOMAN SPACE TOURIST ANOUSHEH ANSARI

FIRST BLACK TO RECEIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RALPH BUNCHE

FIRST HUMAN TO WALK IN SPACE ALEXEI LEONOV

DIRECTOR OF THE FILM ´ GANDHI´ RICHARD ATTEN BOROUGH

WHO COMPLETED 15000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY SACHIN TENDULKAR

WHO COINED THE WORD ´ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ³ JOHN MACKARTHI

ISRAEL S PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES



QUESTION ANSWER

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ROBERT ZOELLICK

INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN

LONGEST UNINTERRUPTED STAY BY A WOMAN IN SPACE SUNITHA WILLIAMS

THE TITLE ³SARDAR´ TO VALLABHABHAI PATEL BY MOTILAL NEHRU

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