Current Affairs November 2011

1. Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister?

Nabam Tuki
2.Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of Nations for 2nd consecutive term?
Kamalesh Sharma
3.  Which Indian cricketer has been chosen for the Dilip Sardesai award?

Ravichandran Ashwin
4. Name the MAN industries chairman who passed away recently.
JM Mansukhani
5. Who won the 38th women’s National Premier Chess championship?
Tania Sachdev
6.  Who has been named best European investment banker of the year?
Anshu Jain
7. Which country’s cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade
status?
Pakistan
8. Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?
Dubai
9. Who is set to be appointed as Morocco’s first-ever Prime Minister?
Abdelilah Benkirane
10. Which car range of Ariel Motor’s is set to arrive in India?
Atom range
11.Who is set to lead the Indian team in the 4-nation Shastri junior women’s hockey
tournament?
Poonam Rani
12. Where the world’s biggest stupa has has been planned?
Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha
13. Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain their
sovereign debt crisis.
China, Russia and the United States
14. Name the RIM’s Managing Director for India who quit recently.
Frenny Bawa
15. Which music application of RIM for its popular messaging service is to be made
available for downloading?
BBM Music
16. Who has former sports minister Manohar Singh Gill recommended for the Padma
Award?
100 year old Fauja Singh who stunned the world by completing the Tokyo
Marathon
17. What is the name given to James Bond’s recent movie?
Skyfall
18. Who has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Japan?
Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C.Bhargava
19. Name the Greek Prime Minister who won confidence vote recently.
George Papandreou
20. In which district of Karnataka would the Biotech Park worth Rs.103.27 crore was
approved by cabinet recently?
Mysore
21. Which is the recent Tablet PC running on windows operating system revealed by HP?
Slate 2 Tablet PC
22. Which 15-day league is all set to start in Karnataka from 5th November 2011?
KBL – Karnataka Badminton League
23. Who scored triple ton for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy match against Orissa?
Ravindra Jadeja, 314 runs off 375 balls
24. Which sporting event is set to return after a gap of 5 years to Bangalore?
National Badminton Championship
25. When the Bengaluru International Film Festival is is set to be held?
December 15th to December 22nd 2011
26. How many foreign films are to be screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival?
130
27. Name one of the oldest singers who passed away recently ?

Bhupen Hazarika
28. Name the woman officer who became the fourth generation of a family to serve police
continuously since 1921.
Manusmriti
29. What value of demand drafts to be account payee only as per RBI notification?
Above Rs.20,000
30. Where is the 17th SAARC summit to be held?
Addu city in Maldives
31. On whose name has the Manchester United renamed the north stand at its Old Trafford
stadium?
Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United since 25 years
32. Which banks total business has crossed Rs.25,000 crore mark recently?
City Union Bank
33. Name the new cement launched by ACC specially focused for coastal areas.
Coastal Plus
34. What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of issuing,
starting April 1st 2012?
3 month validity
35. Who has been crowned Miss South India?
Bangalore beauty Lakhsmi Anand
36. Who won the Miss World crown for 2011?
Miss Venezuela – Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares
37. Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali?
Ana Ivanovic
38. Who won the World Golf Championship – HSBC Champions golf tournament at
Shangai?
Martin Kaymer of Germany
39. Who has been approached for a motivational campaign during 2012 London Olympics?
Deepika Padukone
40. Who became India’s most prolific Test wicketkeeper getting past Syed Kirmani’s longstanding
record of 198 Test dismissals?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 200 dismissals
41. What is the new kind of password developed by researchers for online account to help
protect against hacking?
Picture password
42. Name the CBS television commentator who died recently.
Andy Rooney
43. What has been made mandatory at the time of buying motor insurance by IRDA?
Nominee name
44. Where is India’s largest telescope set to be placed for watching distant stars and galaxies?
Devasthal – 50km from Nanital town
45. Which company has been named top Indian company for investor relations?
Infosys
46. Who won the Guatemala presidential election?
Otto Perez Molina
47. Which country’s Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan?
Australian PM Julia Gillard
48. Which award is singer Lata Mangeshkar set to receive?
K.L.Saigal award by Savitri Samiti
49. Which team won gold at the World patrol meet?
Indian Army team
50. Who won the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament title?
Roger Federer
51. Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
52. Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala
Government ?
M.T.Vasudevan Nair
53. Which country has banned Apple iPhone?
Germany
54. Who bought the rights of American TV series 24?
Anil Kapoor
55. Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India?

R.Ashwin
56. Name the 1989 Nobel Prize physicist who died recently.
Norman Ramsey
57. Who has been picked by Force India for Abu Dhabi’s young Formula 1 driver test?
Max Chilton
58. Which agreement has India and Nepal due to sign?
DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
59. Which company recently setup its R and D centre in India for e-commerce solutions?
Walmart
60. Which country has been reinstated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
tournament?
Myanmar
61. At what price the Centre is set to supply rice to all below poverty line families under the
proposed Food Security Act?
Re.1 per kg
62. Which Spanish bank is to setup a representative office in India to help Spanish companies
to tap into the fast growing Indian economy?
Caixabank
63. What is the unique feature of HTC edge which is set to be released in 1st quarter of
2012?
First Quad-Core smartphone
64. Which educational institutes of Britain have introduced Study of Ancient India?
Cambridge University
65. Where is the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems has been unveiled?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
66. Who has been named Greek interim Prime Minister?
Lucas Papademos
67. Which are the 2 awards or recognitions India bagged at the World Travel Market 2011?
World’s Leading Destination and World’s Leading Tourist Board award
68. Who has been appointed as CEO of UBS India?
Aashish Kamat
69. What is Australia’s lowest Test cricket score in 109 years?
47 all out against South Africa in 2011
70. Who became the first wicketkeeper to cross 500 catches?
Mark Boucher
71. Which Indian city is set to host the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit?
Mumbai
72. Name the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently.
Francisco Blake
73. Which tennis icon won the 800th match of his career?
Roger Federer
74. Which airlines recommendation to financial bail out appears to have failed?
Kingfisher Airlines
75. Name the Nobel laureate who is set to lead Liberian peace initiative.
Laymah Gbowee
76. Which continent is fast-emerging IT market, as the name Dark Continent fades off?
Africa
77. Which scenes have been banned by Indian Government in movies and TV recently?
Smoking scenes
78. With what motto has SAARC summit 2011 concluded?
Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of South Asian
Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
79. What is the increased interest rate for savings in Post office in India?
4 percent
80. Where has the biggest ever diamond unearthed in India?
37.68 carat diamond has been unearthed by NMDC at Panna in Madhya Pradesh
81. Which country would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012?
Nepal
82. Where is the India’s first ocenarium planned?
Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra
83. Who are been named athlete of the year 2011?
Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia
84. Which country has been suspended from Arab league and why?
Syria, to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transition
talks with opposition
85. Which country senate cleared economic reform bill recently?
Italy
86. Which medal did India bag in Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 women’s hockey
tournament?
Bronze
87. Who became the first foreign head of government or state to address ‘People’s Majlis’,
Maldives’ Parliament in its history of 78 years?
Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh
88. Name the 1968 Noble prize for medicine winner, who died recently.

Gobind Khorana
89. Which country has announced USD 100 million credit facility to Maldives?
India
90. Which stadium is set to host opening match of World Series Hockey starting on
December 17th 2011?
Dhyan Chand National Stadium
91. Who resigned as Italian Prime Minister recently?
Silvio Berlusconi
92. Which country is set to host 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Australia
93. Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic championship?
London
94. Name the cricket writer who died recently.
Peter Roebuck
95. Name the website launched by commonwealth war graves commission to honour
undivided India’s war heroes.
www.cwgc.org
96. Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011?
Lewis Hamilton
97. Who has been appointed as SEBI chief?
U.K.Sinha
98. Who won the Paris Masters 2011 title for the first time?
Roger Federer
99. Who won the men’s doubles Paris Masters title 2011?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
100. Where is the Asia-Pacific summit being held?
Hawaii
101. Name the first animated film in Kannada for children which are to be screened at the 17th
edition of the International Children’s Film festival in Hyderabad.
Chintu’s Skool
102. When is Goa scheduled to host Asian Beach games?
2018
103. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Italy?
Mario Monti
104. Where the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held?
Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi
105. All ministers of which state have submitted resignations ahead of cabinet reshuffle?
Rajasthan state ministers
106. Which cabinet has proposed division of Uttar Pradesh into 4 states?
Uttar Pradesh (Mayawati) cabinet
107. Who is set to take over as General Motors President and MD of India operations from 1st
January 2012?
Lowell Paddock
108. Which Canadian city bids to host IIFA in 2013?
Vancouver
109. Which tennis star has been named WTA player of the year?

Petra Kvitova
110. Who has been selected for Swaralaya-Devarajan Master award?
KJ. Yesudas
111. Which bank became the 1st lender to raise funds in offshore yuan in China?
IDBI
112. Who becomes first US president to take part in East Asian nations summit?

Barack Obama
113. Who is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai International
Film Festival?
A.R.Rahman
114. Name the bank which has launched MobileBank Accounts in association with Vodafone’s
m-paisa.
HDFC Bank

Current Affairs Quiz October 2011

1. Recently which Ghazal Singer and Padmabhushan Awardee, Passed Away in Mumbai ?

-Jagjit Singh

Veteran ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away on 10 October 2011 in Mumbai. He was 70. He was admitted in Lilavati Hospital for more than two weeks. The singer had undergone an emergency surgery for brain hemorrhage at the Hospital on 23 September 2011.

2. Name the Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka who was arrested recently.
B.S.Yeddyurappa
3. Name the 3D animation film Shemaroo Entertainment which is set to release online.
Super K
4. Who is set to head special purpose vehicle called the GST Network?
Nandan Nilekani
5.Which business has NIIT sold to Skillsoft for $110 million?
Element K
6. Who has been appointed as commissioner for the AFC Champions League final?
FIFA badge holder Gautam Kar
7. Name the men’s and women’s singles National champions who won the Fenesta National Championship.
Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhonsle
8. Name the Indian golfer who finished 2nd in the Hero Indian Open golf tournament.
Chiragh Kumar
9. Name the Indian women’s discus thrower who qualified for London Olympics after clinching gold medal at an event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA.

Krishna Poonia
10. Upon whose name a highway leading south out of the capital in Grenada is set to be renamed?
Kirani James Boulevard
11. Which director is set to make film on mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan?
Roger Spottiswoode
12. Name the team which won the Durand Cup?
Churchill Brothers
13. Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam?
K.R.Krishna Varma
14. Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-long ambition of climbing Africa’s highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alistair Cook
15. Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Mandarin version release?
Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots
16. Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years?
Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)
17. Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in association with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning experience for students in classrooms across India.
STEMpower
18. Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently?
Dr.Vyjayanthimala
19. Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa?
Dalai Lama
20. Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after August’s space ship crash.
Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite
21. Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?

Indra Nooyi
22. Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in the offshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka?
Cairn India
23. Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012?
Scottish rocker Mark Ronson
24. Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open?
Arundhati Pantawane
25. Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister’s principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee
26. Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research.
Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada
27. Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out of bio-degradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata?
OYE 104.8 FM
28. Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin
29. Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the heartbeat in a regular rhythm?
Wilson Greatbatch
30. What is the name of the China’s first space Laboratory?
Tiangong-1
31. Name the  famous television personality of CBS News channel’s program called “60 minutes” retired recently?
Andy Rooney
32. Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE?
Etisalat
33. Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently?
Yang Seung-suk
34. Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died?
Micheal J.Drake
35. Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar
36. Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
Hamid Karzai
37. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
Sudhir Vasudeva
38. Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India, Middle East and Africa region.
D.Shivakumar
39. Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently.
Adobe
40. Who has shot a film in 47 days titled ‘Facebook’?
RP.Patnaik
41. Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals
42. Name the world’s cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash
43. Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.
Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley
44. Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team
45. Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
BeKnown
46. Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
Galaxy Y
47. What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI’s rating is downgraded from ‘C-’ to ‘D+’ by Moody’s?
C-
48. Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Women’s Award for her contribution to world’s first green steel manufacturing process.
Veena Sahajwalla
49. Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.
Steve Jobs
50. Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore
51. Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.
Tomas Transtromer
52. Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who passed away recently.
Mathoor Krishnamurthi
53. Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque country?
Austrian President
54. Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine
55. What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
7.2per cent
56. Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger
57. Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women’s rights
58. Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 2011?
Royal Challengers Bangalore
59. Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
Lord Mayor Michael Bear
60. Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings were downgraded by Moody’s.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB
61. Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestrian championship?
Hrishika Basappa
62. Which software’s updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution
63. Who won the Shanghai Masters title?
Andy Murray
64. Which day has been declared as ‘Steve Jobs Day’?
16th October
65. Name the businessman who won the Queen’s award for enterprise 2011 in london.
Dr.Rami Ranger
66. Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Grand Prix?
Casey Stoner
67. Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel
68. Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
69. Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India?
China
70. Name India’s longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)
71. When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012?
April 4th to May 27th 2012
72. What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor’s?
AA- from AA
73. Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.
Michael Woodford
74. Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister?
Philip Hammond
75. Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote.
Silvio Berlusconic
76. Where was the world’s largest blind symbol unveiled?
A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Vienna’s St.Stephen’s Cathedral
77. Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?Microsoft

Prashant Bhusan's statement on Kashmir was right or wrong. ( Give your comments)

All of u know that yesterday, Prashant Bhushan was beaten in his own chamber for his kashmir comments.

Prashant Bhushan said that if the people of kashmir do not want to live in india, then they must live free and should be seperated from india.After this comment he was beaten up by some youngsters. 

So give your opinion and comments that what prashant bhushan has said about kashmir was right ot wrong.

What do you think about this kashmir statement give your comments.

Current Affairs Quiz September 2011

1. Who has been appointed the new director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras ?

-Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Former student of IIT–Madras becomes its director Read More
2. Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?
Australia
3. Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4. Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?
Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft
5. Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka?
Ian Felton
6. What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011?
CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%
7. Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show?
Tata Motors
8. In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western ghats
9. What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011?
100 per day from per SIM
10. Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?
Dinesh K.Sarraf
11. What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket?
118
12. Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector.
Hospital Board of India
13. What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date?
7% and 1st July 2011
14. Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami?
Heavy rockers Iron Maiden
15. Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?
Kolkata
16. When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?
15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany
17. Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha
18. Which country showcased Central Asia’s high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan
19. Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi
20. Who was awarded with German’s top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi
21. What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%
22. Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran
23. Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany
24. Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies – Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament
25. Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian’s Mo Farah
26. Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.

-V.Ganapati Sthapati
27. Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal
28. Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP
29. Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain
30. How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items
31. Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia
32. Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA
33. Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion
34. Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, ‘Maaee’?

Asha Bhonsle
35. Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra
36. Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics
37. Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8
38. Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited
39. Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion
40. Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor
41. Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan
42. Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra
43. Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu
44. Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina
45. Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster
46. Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK
47. Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg
48. When and where India’s First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai
49. Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva
50. Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

B.C.Khanduri
51. Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan’s 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro
52. India’s finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
Facebook
53. Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies
54. Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques
55. Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India
56. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?

Sebastian Vettel
57. Who won the women’s singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur
58. Who won the women’s mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber
59. Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue
60. Who has been elected as president of BCCI?
N.Srinivasan
61. Who has been appointed as IPL Chief?
Rajiv Shukla
62. Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate?
Royal College of Applied Science and Technology
63. Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post?
Ramya
64. Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour?
Chandrashekhara Kambar
65. Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009?
Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant
66. What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P?
From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy
67. Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook?
Google Plus
68. In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently?
Onion
69. Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation?
G.Somashekara Reddy
70. In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd?
Netherlands
71. Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently?
West Bengal and Assam
72. Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament?
6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler
73. Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore?
DDB Group
74. Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education?
Varkey Group’s education firm Gems education
75. Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.
Maxis-owned Aircel
76. Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset
77. Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline?

Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh
78. Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry.
National Automotive board
79. When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?
September 18th 2012
80. Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?
Sachin Tendulkar
81.Which country’s UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently?
Palestine
82. How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?
Until June 2012
83. Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?
Mexico city(Mexico)
84. Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?
Toshiba
85. Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?
Money ball

Important Days

January 9	NRI Day
January 10	World Laughter Day
January 12	National Youth Day
January 15	Army day
January 25	National Voters day
January 26	India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30	Martyrs’ Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
2nd Sunday of February	World Marriage Day
February 14	Valentine Day
February 24	Central Excise Day
February 28	National Science Day
Second Monday March	Commonwealth Day
March 8	International Women’s Day; Intl. literacy Day
March 15	World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18	Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21	World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22	World Day for Water
March 23	World Meteorological Day
March 24	World TB Day
April 5	International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
April 7	World Health Day
April 17	World Haemophilia Day
April 18	World Heritage Day
April 21	Secretaries’ Day
April 22	Earth Day
April 23	World Book and Copyright Day
May 1	Workers’ Day (International Labour Day)
May 3	Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
May 2nd Sunday	Mother’s Day
May 4	Coal Miners’ Day
May 8	World Red Cross Day
May 9	World Thalassaemia Day
May 11	National Technology Day
May 12	World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 15	International Day of the Family
May 17	World Telecommunication Day
May 24	Commonwealth Day
May 31	Anti-tobacco Day
June 4	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5	World Environment Day
June 3rd Sunday	Father’s Day
June 14	World Blood Donor Day
June 26	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July 1	Doctor’s Day
July 6	World Zoonoses Day
July 11	World Population Day
August 1st Sunday	International Friendship Day
August 6	Hiroshima Day
August 8	World Senior Citizen’s Day
August 9	Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15	Indian Independence Day
August 18	IntI. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 19	Photography Day
August 29	National Sports Day
September 2	Coconut Day
September 5	Teachers’ Day ; Sanskrit Day
September 8	World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
September 15	Engineers’ Day
September 16	World Ozone Day
September 21	Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
September 22	Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
September 26	Day of the Deaf
September 27	World Tourism Day
October 1	International Day for the Elderly
October 2	Gandhi Jayanthi
October 3	World Habitat Day
October 4	World Animal Welfare Day
October 8	Indian Air Force Day
October 9	World Post Office Day
October 10	National Post Day
October 2nd Thursday	World Sight Day
October 13	UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14	World Standards Day
October 15	World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
October 16	World Food Day
October 24	UN Day; World Development Information Day
October 30	World Thrift Day
November 9	Legal Services Day
November 14	Children’s Day; Diabetes Day
November 17	National Epilepsy Day
November 20	Africa 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; IntI. Children’s Day of Broadcasting
December 18	Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 23	Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)
December 25	Christmas Day

Countries ,Capitals,Currencies & their Embassy Websites

A comprehensive list of countries, their capital cities, their currencies and embassy websites in alphabetic order to help you increase your General Knowledge.

The world comprises 183 sovereign countries and 20 non-sovereign, separately administered territories, making a total of 203 countries.

Till the end of 1989, there were only 170 sovereign countries; then Namibia joined as the 171st country when it achieved independence in March 1990.

However, the unification of North and South Yemen in May 1990 and East and West Germany in October 1990 brought the total number of sovereign countries to 169 at the end of 1990. With the disintegration of former USSR towards the end 1991 (which comprised 15 unions Republic) the number of the countries in the world now stands at 183.

Country	Capital	Currency	Embassy Website
Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani	embassyofafghanistan.org
Albania	Tirana	Lek	keshilliministrative.al
Algeria	Algiers	Dinar	algeria-us.org
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro	andorra.ad
Angola	Luanda	New Kwanza	angola.org
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s (Antigua)	East Caribbean Dollar	antigua-barbuda.com
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Peso	turismo.gov.ar.org
Armenia	Yerevan	Dram	armeniaemb.org
Australia	Canberra	Australian Dollar	australia.gov.au
Austria	Vienna	Euro	austria.gov.au
Azerbaijan, Republic of	Baku (Baki)	Manat	azembassy.com
Bahamas, The	Nassau	Bahamian Dollar	bahamas.gov.bs
Bahrain	Al-Manama	Bahrain Dinar	behrainembassy.org
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka	bangladeshgov.org
Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbados Dollar	barbados.gov.bb
Belarus	Minsk	Belorussian Rubel	belarusembassy.org
Belgium	Brussels (formerly Belgian Franc)	Euro	belgium.fgov.be
Belize	Belmopan	Belize Dollar	belize.gov.bz
Benin	Porto Novo (official capital); Contonu (Seat of govt.)	CFA Franc	gouv.bj/en
Bhutan	Thimphu	Ngultrum	bhutan.gov.bt
Bolivia	La Paz (Seat of govt.); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary)	Boliviano	bolivia.gov.bo
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Marka	bhembassy.org
Botswana	Gaborone	Pula	gov.bw
Brazil	Brasilia	Real	brasilemb.org
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei Dollar	brunei.gov.bn
Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev	government.bg
Burundi	Bujumbura	Burundi Franc	burundiembassy-usa.org

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Country	Capital	Currency	Embassy Website
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Riel	cambodia.gov.kh
Cameroon	Yaoundé	CFA Franc	spm.gov.cm
Canada	Ottawa	Canadian Dollar	canada.gc.ca
Cape Verde	Praia	Cape Verdean Escudo	virtualcapeverde.net
Central African Republic	Bangui	CFA Franc	state.gov/p/af/ci/ct
Chad	N’Djamena	CFA Franc	chadembassy.org
Chile	Santiago	Chilean Peso	chileangovernment.cl/
China	Beijing	Yuan/Renminbi	english.gov.en
Colombia	Santa Fe de Bogotá	Colombian Peso	coluombiaemb.org
Comoros	Moroni	Franc	state.gov/p/af/ci/cn
Congo, Dem. Republic of the	Kinshasa	Congolese Franc	un.int/drcongo
Congo, Republic of	Brazzaville	CFA Franc	state/fov/p/af/ci/cf
Costa Rica	San Jose	Colon	costarica-embassy.org
Cote d’Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	CFA Franc	cotedivorire.usembassy.gov
Croatia	Zagreb	Kuna	vlada.hr
Cuba	Havana	Cuban Peso	cubagob.ci
Cyprus	Lefkosia (Nicosia)	Cyprus pound	moi.gov.cy
Czech Republic	Prague	Koruna	czech.cz
Denmark	Copenhagen	Krone	denmark.dk
Djibouti	Djibouti	Djibouti Franc	djibouti.usembassy.gov
Dominica	Roseau	East Caribbean Dollar	dominica.dm
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso	Domrep.org
East Timor	Dili	US Dollar	ecuador.org/main.htm
Ecuador	Quito	US Dollar
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian Pound	sis.gov.eg
El Salvador	San Salvador	Colon, US Dollar	elsavador.org
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	CFA Franc	state.gov/p/as/ci/ek
Eritrea	Asmara (Formerly Asmera)	Nakfa	shabait.com
Estonia	Tallinn	Kroon	riik.ee/en
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Birr	moinfo.gouv.fr
Fiji	Suva (Viti Levu)	Birr	fiji.gov.fj
Finland	Helsinki	Euro (Formerly Marka)	finland.fi
France	Paris	Euro (Formerly French Franc)	diplomatie.gauv.fr

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Country	Capital	Currency	Embassy Website
Gabon	Libreville	CFA Franc	legabon.org
Gambia, The	Banjul	Dalasi	statehouse.gm/index.html
Georgia	T’bilisi	Lari	parliament.ge
Germany	Berlin	Euro (Formerly Deutsche Mark)	germany-info.org
Ghana	Kumasi	Cedi	ghana.gov.gd
Greece	Athens	Euro (Formerly Drachma)	primeminister.gr/gr
Grenada	Saint George’s	East Caribbean Dollar	gov.gd
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Quetzal	guatemala-embassy.org
Guinea	Conakry	Guinean Franc	guinea-usembaddy.gov
Guinea Bissau	Bissau	CFA Franc	state.gov
Guyana	Georgetown	Guyanese Dollar	op.gov.gy
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Gourde	haiti.org
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Lempira	hondurasemb.org
Hungary	Budapest	Forint	hungary.hu
Iceland	Reykjavik	Icelandic Krona	iceland.is
India	New Delhi	Rupee	india.gov.in
Indonesia	Jakarta	Rupiah	embassyofindonesia.org
Iran	Tehran	Rial	spk-gov.ir
Iraq	Baghdad	Dinar/US Dollar	iraqigoverment.org
Ireland	Dublin	Euro (Formerly Irish Pound)	irlgov.ie
Israel	Jerusalem1	Shekel	mfa.gov.il
Italy	Rome	Euro (Formerly Lira)	italyemb.org
Jamaica	Kingston	Dinar	jis.gov.jm
Japan	Tokyo	Yen	kantei.go.jp
Jordan	Amman	Dinar	jordanembassyus.org
Kazakhstan	Astana2	Tenge	government.kz
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenya Shilling	kenyaembassy.com
Kiribati	South Tarawa	Australian Dollar	state.gov
Korea, North	Pyongyang	Won	korea-dpr-org
Korea, South	Seoul	Won	korea.net
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti Dinar	kuwait-info.org
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Som	president.kg
Laos	Vientiane	New Kip	tourismlaos.gov.la
Latvia	Riga	Lat	lv
Lebanon	Beirut	Lebanese Pound	lebanonembassy.org
Lesotho	Maseru	Loti	lesotho.gov.ls
Liberia	Monrovia	Liberian Dollar	embassyofliberia.org
Libya	Tripoli	Libyan Dinar	libya-un.org
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Swiss Franc	liechtenstin.li/en
Lithuania	Vilnius	Litas	president.lt/en
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Ville	Euro (Formerly Luxembourg Franc)	luxembourg-usa.org

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Country	Capital	Currency	Embassy Website
Macedonia	Skopje3	Denar	vlada.mk
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Ariary	madagascar-consulate.org
Malawi	Lilongwe	Kwacha	malawi.gov.mw
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur4	Ringgit	gov.my
Maldives	Male	rufiyaa	maldivesinfor.gov.us
Mali	Bamako	CFA Franc	maliembassy.us
Malta	Valletta	Maltese Lira	gov.mt
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Us Dollar	rmiebassyus.org
Mexico	Mexico City (Distrito Federal)	Mexican Peso	presidencia.gob.mx
Micronesia Fed. States of	Palikir	US Dollar	fsmgov.org
Moldova	Chisinau	Leu	Moldova.org
Monaco	Monaco Ville	Euro	gouv.mc
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Tugrik	pmis.gov.ma
Morocco	Rabat	Dirham	mincom.gov.ma
Montenegro	Padgorica	Euro	montenegro.yu
Mozambique	Maputo	Metical	embamoc-usa.org
Myanmar	Rangoon5	Kyat	myanmar.gov.mm
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian Dollar	grnnet.gov.na
Nauru	No official capital; govt offices in Yaren District	Australian Dollar	un.int/nauru
Nepal	Kathmandu	Napalese Rupee	nepalgov.np
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Euro	government.nl
New Zealand	Wellington	New Zealand Dollar	govt.nz
Nicaragua	Managua	Gold Cordoba	consuladodenicaragua.org
Niger	Niamey	CFA Franc	nigerembassyusa.org
Nigeria	Abuja	Naira	nigeria.gov.ng
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian Krone	norway.no
Oman	Muscat	Omani Rial	omanet.om
Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistan Rupee	pakistan.gov.pk
Palau	Koror	US Dollar	palaugon.net
Panama	Panama City	Balboa, US Dollar	visitpanama.com
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Kina	pngonline.gov.pg
Paraguay	Asuncion	Guarani	paraguayconsulatela.com
Peru	Lima	Nuevo sol	peru.info/perueng.asp
Philippines, The	Manila	Peso	gov.ph
Poland	Warsaw	Zloty	poland.pl
Portugal	Lisbon	Euro (Formerly Escudo)	portugal.gov.pt
Puerto Rico	San Juan	US Dollar
Qatar	Doha	Qatari Riyal	english.mofa.gov.qa
Romania	Bucharest	Leu	guv.ro/engleza
Russia	Moscow	Ruble	gov.ru
Rwanda	Kigali	Rwanda Franc	gov.rw

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Country	Capital	Currency	Embassy Website
St. Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	East Caribbean Dollar	stkittsnevis.net
St. Lucia	Castries	East Caribbean Dollar	stlucica.gov.lc
St. Vincent & the Grenadines	Kingstown	East Caribbean Dollar	embsvg.com
Samoa	Apia	Tala	govt.ws
San Marino	San Marino	Euro	sanmarino.usvpp.gov
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Dobra	saotome.org
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Riyal	saudiembassy.net
Senegal	Dakar	CFA Franc	senegal-tourism.com
Serbia	Belgrade	Yugoslav new dinar	gov.yu
Seychelles	Victoria	Seychelles Dollar	virtualseychelles.sc
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Leone	statehouse.sl.org
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Dollar	gov.sg
Slovakia	Bratislava	Koruna	sigov.si
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Slovenian Tolar	e-uprava.gov.si
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Solomon Islands Dollar	pmc.gov.sb
Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali Shilling	state.gov/p/af/ci/so
South Africa	Pretoria6	Rand	gov.za
Spain	Madrid	Euro (Formerly Peseta)	la-moncloa.es
Sri Lanka	Colombo7	Sri Lanka Rupee	Priu.gov.lk
Sudan	Khartoum	Dinar	sudan.gov.sd
Suriname	Paramaribo	Surinamese Dollar	surinameambsaddy.org
Swaziland	Mbabane8	Lilangeni	gov.sz
Sweden	Stockholm	Krona	sweden.gov.se
Switzerland	Bern	Swiss Franc	swissemb.org
Syria	Damascus	Syrian Pound	syrianembassy.us
Taiwan	Taipei	Taiwan New Dollar	gov.tw
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Somoni	tjus.org
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam9	Tanzanian Shilling	tanzania.go.tz
Thailand	Bangkok	Baht	thaiembdc.org
Togo	Lome	CFA Franc	state.gov/p/af/ci/to
Tonga	Nuku’alofa	Pa’anga	pmo.gov.to
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain	Trinidad and Tobago Dollar	gov.tt
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian Dinar	tourismtunisia.com
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish New Lira (YTL)	turkishembassy.org
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Manat	turkmenistanembassy.org
Tuvalu	Funafuti10	Australian dollar	timelesstuvalu.com
Uganda	Kampala	Ugandan New Shilling	statehouse.go.ug
Ukraine	Kiev	Hryvna	kmu.gov.ua/control/en
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	UAE Dirham	government.ae/gov/en
United Kingdom	London	Pound Sterling	direct.gov.uk
United State	Washington, DC	US Dollar	firstgov.gov
Uruguay	Montevideo	Uruguay Peso	uruwashi.org
Uzbekistan	Tashkent (Toshkent)	Uzbekistani Som	gov.uz
Vanuatu	Port-Vila (Efate)	Vatu	vanuatu.gov.ru
Vatican City (Holy See)	Vatican City	Euro	vatican.va
Venezuela	Caracas	Bolivars	embavenez-us.org
Vietnam	Hanoi	Dong	na.gov.vn
Yemen	Sana	Rial	nic.gov.ye
Zambia	Lusaka	Kwacha	statehouse.gov.zm
Zimbabwe	Harare	Zimbabwean dollar	zim.gov.zw

Highest, Longest, Biggest, Largest, Deepest, Smallest of the World

• Largest Airport : King Abdul Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia)

• Highest Airport : Lhasa Airport, Tibet
• Tallest Animal : Giraffe
• Largest Animal : Blue Bottom whale
• Largest Bay : Hudson Bay, Canada.
• Fastest Bird : Swift
• Largest Bird : Ostrich
• Smallest Bird : Humming bird
• Fastest Animal : Cheetah
• Biggest Flower : Rafflesia (Java)
• Longest Bridge : Huey P. Long Bridge (USA)
• Longest Canal : Baltic sea White Canal
• Largest Cathedral : Cathedral Church of New York
• Largest Cemetry : Ohlsdorf Cemetry (Hamburg, Germany)
• Largest Church : Balisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
• Largest Continent : Asia
• Smallest Continent : Australia
• Largest Country (Area) : Russia
• Smallest Country (Area) : Vatican City
• Biggest Cinema House : Roxy, New York
• Highest City : Wenchuan, China
• Most Populous City : Tokyo
• Longest Day : June 21
• Shortest Day : December 22
• Largest Delta : Sunderban (India)
• Largest Desert : Sahara, North Africa
• Biggest Dome : Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
• Largest Dams : Grand Coulee Dam, USA
• Tallest Fountain : Fountain Hills, Arizona
• Largest Gulf : Gulf of Mexico
• Largest Hotel : Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
• Largest Island : Greenland
• Largest Lake : Caspian Sea.
• Deepest Lake : Baikal (Siberia)
• Highest Lake : Titicaca (Bolivia)
• Largest Library : United States Library of Congress, Washington
• Largest Mosque : Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
• Highest Mountain Peak : Mount Everest (Nepal)
• Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas, Asia.
• Largest Mountain Range : Andes (South America)
• Biggest Museum : American Museum of Natural History (New York)
• Largest Minaret : Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
• Tallest Minaret : Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
• Biggest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
• Deepest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
• Biggest Palace : Vatican (Rome)
• Largest Palace : Imperial Palace (China)
• Largest Park : National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland)
• Largest Peninsula : Arabia
• Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
• Longest Platform : Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
• Largest Platform : Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA)
• Longest River : Nile, Africa
• Longest River Dam : Hirakud Dam, India
• Largest Sea : South China Sea
• Largest Stadium : Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
• Tallest Statue : Motherland (Russia)
• Largest Sea-bird : Albatross
• Biggest Telescope : Mt. Palomar (USA)
• Longest Train : Flying Scotsman
• Largest Temple : Angkorwat in Combodia.
• Oldest Theatre : Teatro Olimpico (Itlay)
• Tallest Tower : C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
• Longest Wall : Great Wall of China
• Highest Waterfall : Angel (Venezuela)
• Widest Waterfall : Khone Falls (Laos)
• Lowest Water Level : Dead Sea
• Longest Epic : Mahabharata
• Hottest Place : Azizia (Libya)
• Rainiest Place : Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India)
• Highest Road : Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
• Highest Village : Andean (Chile)
• Highest Volcano : Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
• Largest Volcano : Manuna Lea (Hawai)
• Lightest Gas : Hydrogen
• Longest Corridor : Rameshwaram Temple (India)
• Largest Democracy : India
• Highest Cable Car Project : Gulmarg (Jammu-Kashmir)
• Biggest Airbus : Double Decker A-380
• Highest Rail Track : Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China)

First in World

1. Chairman of Peoples Republic of China - Mao-Tse-Tung 2. President of the Chinese Republic – Dr. Sun Yat Sen 3. President of U.S.A – George Washington 4. Chinese Traveller to India – Fahein

5. Foreign Invader to India – Alexander the Great

6. Person to reach South Pole – Amundsen 7. Person to reach North Pole – Robert Pearey 8. Person in Space – Yuri Gagarin 9. Person on Moon – Neil Armstrong 10. Lady to climb Mount Everest – Junko Taibei 11. European to visit China – Marco Polo 12. Place where atom bomb was dropped – Hiroshima 13. Man to walk in Space – Alexei Leonov 14. Woman cosmonaut in Space – Valentina Tereshkova 15. Woman Prime Minister of a country - Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike 16. Woman President of a country - Maria Estela Peron 17. Woman to Command a Space Mission - Colonel Eileen Collins (U.S.A.) 18. The first residents of International Space station - Bill Shepherd (USA),Yuri Gidzanko and Sergei Krikalev (Russia) 19. The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest - Erik Weihenmayer(USA, May 25, 2001) 20. The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary General of Amnesty International lrine – Zubeida Khan 21. The first space astronaut to go into space seven times till date - Jerry Ross (U.S.A.) 22. The first South African to become the second space tourist - Mark Shuttleworth

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

24. The first youngest grandmaster of the world in chess - Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) 25. The first adventurer flying successfully across the English Channel without aircraft - Felix Baumgartner (July 2003) 26. China’s first man in space - Yang Liwei 27. The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize - Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003) 28. The woman with the highest individual Test score making a new world record - Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242 runs playing women’s cricket test against West Indies in Karachi in March, 2004) 29. The first woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times - Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali) 30. The first woman to cross seven important seas of the world by swimming - Bula Chaudhury (India) 31. The first aircraft pilot to round the entire world non-stop by his 2 engine aircraft in 67 hours - Steve Fossett (March 2005) 32. The first woman to be appointed as a Governor of a province in Afghanistan - Habiba Sorabhi 33. The first woman of the world to swim across five continents – Bula Chaudhury (India) (April 2005) 34. The first woman athlete to touch 5.0 meter mark in pole vault - Ms. Yelena Isinbayeva (Russian, July 2005)

35. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistani Supreme Court Justice – Rana Bhagwan Das

Took over on Sept. 2, 2005 as Acting Chief Justice

First women of India

FIRST WOMEN OF THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY : INDIA

1. First woman President of Indian National Congress – Annie Besant (1917)
   
2. First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress – Sarojini Naidu (1925)
3. First woman Ambassador from India – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (to USSR from 1947-49)
4. First woman Governor of an Indian State – Sarojini Naidu (UP from 1947-48)
5. First woman Minister of an Indian State – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (UP)
6. First Mayor of Delhi – Aruna Asif Ali (1958)
7. First woman Central Minister – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
8. First woman Film star to be a member of Rajya Sabha – Nargis Dutt
9. First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State – Sucheta Kriplani (UP from 1963-67)
10. First woman Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi (1966-77 & 1980-84)
11. First woman Speaker of an Indian State – Shano Devi
12. First woman winner of the Bharat Ratna – Indira Ghandi (1971)
13. First woman Judge of the Supreme Court – Justice M Fatima Bevi (1989)
14. First woman Chief Justice of a High Court – Leila Seth (CJ of Himachal Pradesh 1991)
15. India’s officially recognized billionth citizen – Aastha (Born on May 11, 2000 at ND)

First Person in India

First Person in India
● First Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten
● Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti Rajgopalachari
● Chief of the Indian Armed Forces—General K. M. Carriappa
● Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
● President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad
● Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
● Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
● Non-Congress Prime-Minister—Atal Behari Bajpai
● British Governor-General of Bengal—Warren-Hastings
● Space traveller—S. Leader-Rakesh Sharma
● I. C. S.—Satendra Nath Tagore
● Swimmer who crossed over the English channel by swimming—Mihir Sen
● Raman-Magsaysay awardee—Acharya Vinoba Bhave
● Novel prize winner—Rabindra Nath Tagore
● President of National Congress—Vyomesh Chand Banerjee
● Chairman of Lok Sabha—G. B. Mavlankar
● Chief Election Commissioner—Sukumar Sen
● Indian Chairman in International Court—Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
● Foreigner awardee of Bharat Ratna—Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
● Leader of the Indian Antarctica Mission—Dr. Syed Zahuv Quasim
● Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya
● Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratnas’—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Chakravarti Rajgopalachari, Sir C. B. Raman
● Posthumally Bharat Ratna Awardee—Lal Bahadur Shastri
● Person awarded Bhartiya-Gyan-Peeth Purskar—G. Shankar Kurup (Malayalam–1965)
● Successful Surgeon who transplanted heart—Dr. P. Venugopal
● Successful heart transplanted person—Devi Ram (1994)
● President of National Human Rights Commission—Justice Rangnath Mishra
● Hindi Literature person-awarded Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purskar—Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)
● Indian who won the World Billiard award—Wilson Jans
● Indian who won the Grammy award—Pt. Ravi Shankar
● Person delivered the Lecture in Hindi in U.N.O.— Atal Behari Bajpai (1977)
● Indian member in British House of Commons— Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)
● First President of Indian Science Congress—Sir Asutosh Mukherjee
● Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest 8 times—Sherpa-Augarita
● Writer who was awarded ‘Vyas Samman’—Ramvilas Sharma
● Indian Managing Director of World Bank—Gautam Kazi
● Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu
● Indian players played Davis Cup—M. Salim and S. M. Jacob (Singles), A. A. Faiyaz and L. S. Dare (Doubles) (1921)
● Indian player who played the test cricket—K. S. Ranjeet Single (from England)
● Scientist elected for Lok Sabha—Dr. Meghnad Saha
● Scientist awarded Ghanshyam Das Birla award—Prof. Ashish Datta (1991)
● Literature who was awarded Murti Devi Purskar—C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)
● Person, who became High Commission in Great Britain—V. K. Krishna-Menon
● Indian who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize—Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)
● First Indian who contested the election for British Parliament—Lal Mohan Ghose
● An Indian, appointed the judge of High Court, during the British period—Ram Prasad Ram
● Indian member of Viceroy Executive Council—Sir. S. P. Sinha
● Chairman of Finance Commission—K. C. Niogi
● Indian member of American Congress—Deleep Singh
● Bowler who made hat-trick in Test Cricket—Harbhajan Singh
● Batsman who made 300 runs in test Cricket—Virendra Sehwag
● First Marshal of Indian Air Force—Arjan Singh
● First Indian who individually won the Gold medel in Olympic games—Abhinav Bindra
● First Indian who won the Bronze medel in Boxing in Olympic games—Vijendra Kumar

First In India

First in India
1. British Governor General of Bengal -	Warren Hastings
2. Governor General of Independent India –	Lord Mountbatten
3. Commander-in-chief of Free India General –	Roy Bucher
4. Cosmonaut –	Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
5. Emperor of Moghul Dynasty in India –	Babar
6. Field Marshal –	S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
7. Indian Governor General of Indian Union –	C. Rajagopalachari
8. Indian I.C.S. Officer –	Satyendra Nath Tagore
9. Indian Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council –	Sri S.P. Sinha
10. Indian to swim across English Channel –	Mihir Sen
11. Indian woman to swim across-English Channel –	Miss Arati Saha
12. Man to climb Mount Everest –	Tenzing Norgay
13. Man to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen –	Phu Dorjee
14. Man to climb Mount Everest twice –	Nwang Gombu
15. Nobel Prize winner –	Rabindra Nath Tagore
16. President of Indian National Congress –	W. C. Banerjee
17. President of Indian Republic -	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18. Talkie Film –	Alam Ara (1931)
19. Test Tube Baby (Documented) –	Indira
20. Viceroy of India –	Lord Canning
21. Woman Minister of Indian Union –	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
22. Woman Chief Minister of State –	Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
23. Woman Governor –	Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
24. Woman President of Indian National Congress –	Dr. Annie Besant
25. Woman Prime Minister –	Mrs. Indira Gandhi
26. Woman Speaker of a State Assembly –	Mrs. Shanno Devi
27. Prime Minister of India –	Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
28. Muslim President of Indian Union –	Dr. Zakir Hussain
29. Speaker of Lok Sabha –	G. V. Mavlankar
30. Woman to climb mount Everest –	Bachhendri Pal
31. Woman Judge in Supreme Court –	Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi
32. Woman Chief Justice of a High Court –	Smt. Leela Seth
33. Indian Woman to go in space (Now U.S. Citizen) –	Kalpana Chawla
34. The first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics -	Karnam Malleshwari (Sydney, in 2000)
35. The First Indian World Chess Champion –	Vishwanathan Anand
36. India’s first paperless Newspaper –	The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001)
37. India’s First woman Merchant Navy Officer –	Sonali Banerjee
38. The first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha –	G. M. C. Balyogi
39. The first Vice-President of India to die in harness –	Krishna Kant
40. The first Indian woman cricketer to score double century –	Mithali Raj (August 2002 playing against  England)
41. The first woman Air Vice-Marshal –	P. Bandopadhyaya
42. The first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor –	Ms. Kiran Bedi
43. The first astronaut of Indian origin to perish aboard U.S. space shuttle in a tragic accident –	Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Columbia space shuttle, Feb. I, 2003)
44. The first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India-	K.J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003)
45. The first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament –	Sania Mirza (2003)
46. The first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship –	Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003)
47. The first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD –	Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
48. The highest individual test scorer of India –	Virendra Sehwag ( 319 runs against Sauth  africa)
49. The first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times-	Rahul Dravid
50. The first Orissa woman to top I.A.S. –	Smt. Roopa Misra (Indian Civil Services Exam., 2003)
51. The first Sikh Prime Minister of India –	Dr. Manmohan Singh
52. The first woman Director General of Police of a State –	Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal)
53. The first woman to be appointed as the crime branch chief –	MeeriJ Borwankar (took over as crime branch chief of Mumbai police)
54. The first woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Indian army –	Puneeta Arora (Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune)
55. The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming –	Bula Chaudhury
56. The first woman to become Indian Air Force’s first woman Air Marshal –	Air Marshal Padma Bandhopadhyay
57. The first youngest MP, at the age of 25 years –	Dharmendra Yadav (Mainpuri : Samajwadi Party MP)
58. India’s first woman athlete to win WTA open Tennis title –	Sania Mirza (Feb. 2005, Hyderabad)
59. The first Indian to set a world record of ever having reached the highest of heights yet in a hot balloon –	Vijaypath Singhania (Nov. 26, 2005. 69852 ft.)
60. The first wonder child of Orissa only about 4 years and a half of age completes a race of 65 km. -	Budhia (May 2006)
61. The first woman Commissioner of Police of an Indian metro –	(Chennai Metro Police) Letika Saran
62. The first Indian to Ski to the North Pole –	Ajeet Bajaj (April 26, 2006)
63. The first sportsman ever to win Gold Medal in Shooting in the World Shooting Championship –	Abhinav Bindra (July 24, 2006)
64. The first person of Indian origin to win the Miss Great Britain title –	Preeti Desai (2006)
65. The first woman President of the Republic of India –	Pratibha Patil