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

Current Affairs Quiz August 2011

1.Who becomes first Indian woman to cross Gobi desert ?

- Sucheta 33 year old women from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1,623 km stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Asia and the fifth in the world

2. Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrew’s UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which sporting event?
Post-graduate programme in golf management

3. Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings?
Ronjan Sodhi

4. Asia’s largest solar energy park to be hosted by which state ?

- Gujarat would house the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 Mw. This would be set up with an investment of around Rs 8,000 crore flowing from companies such as GMR and Lanco, which have been assigned generation capacities under the Gujarat Solar Mission.

5. Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India?
Vedanta Resources or Vedanta

6. Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store?
Tata Croma

7. Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain?
Polaris software

8. Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?
LenovoIndia

9. Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank?
China

10. Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini?
Anish Sarkar

11. Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.
Sunny

12. Who has been sworn in a Karnataka’s Chief Minister?
D.V.Sadananda Gowda                  Read More

13. Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars?
1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules

14. Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston.
USB 3.0 Media Reader

15. Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs?
HDFC Bank

16. Who has been takes charge as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force ?

- N A K Browne

Ace fighter pilot Norman Anil Kumar Browne took over as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, who retired after putting in 42 years of service.

17. Who has joined Gordon Brothers Group as Chief Executive Officer?
Gary Talarico

18. Which country is all set to shut 40% (800 approx.) of its data centres to reduce hefty technology budget?
USA

19. Which U.S.Secretary met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha recently?
Hilary Clinton

20. Which social networking site has turned 5 years?
Twitter

21. Who has been named as Sri Lanka’s captain for upcoming Australian series?
Dilshan

22. Which Ace Indian shooter is set to get Khel Ratna?
Gagan Narang

23. Which missile was recently test-fired successfully at Chandipur, Orrisa?
Prahaar

24. Who is all set to take over as CMD of NMDC?
M.S.Rana

25. Which company formally opened its assembly plant at Rosslyn, South Africa?
Tata Motors

26. Who has been appointed as solicitor-general following the resignation of Gopal Subramaniam?
Rohinton Nariman

27. Who became 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket surpassing Ricky Ponting’s record?
Rahul Dravid

28. Which program of IIM Indore did recently get HRD ministry’s approval?
5-year management program

29. Who won the 1st Hangzhou Women’s Grandmasters Tournament in China?
Dronavalli Harika

30. Name the Chairman and CEO of TAFE who has been inducted into the board of AGCO.
Mallika Srinivasan

31. Who won the 2011 German GP?
Lewis Hamilton

32. Which former Australian opening batsman is set to return to competitive cricket (Big Bash League T20)?
Matthew Hayden

33. Which Indian swimmer qualified for the 2012 London Olympics?
Sandeep Sejwal

34. Which country has launched its new currency?
Sudan

35. Which singer is all set to perform at the Royal Albert Hall where the first Carnatic music is scheduled in the 116-year history of BBC proms?
Aruna Sairam

36. Which motorcycle has Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd. recently launched?
CBR 250R

37. Who won the ladies National snooker championship?
Vidya Pillai

38. Who won the 2000th Test cricket held at Lords Cricket Ground?
England

39. Which frenchman after 25 years won the German Open Tennis tournament?
Gilles Simon

40. Who won the Indonesian International Challenge badminton championship 2011?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

41. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde?

Former Supreme Court Judge Shivraj V.Patil          Read More Here

42. Who has been named vice president for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India?
Dennis D.Swanson

43. Which Indian tennis player holds career best rank of 62 in the singles list?
Somdev Devvarman

44. What is Repo and Reverse Repo rate as on 26th July 2011?
Repo: 8% and Reverse Repo: 7%

45. Which country has agreed for a meeting between its Nobel Laureate, pro-democracy activist Aung Suu Kyi and Minister of Social Welfare U Aung Kyi?
Myanmar

46. Who has been named as the global co-CEO of Standard Chatered Bank’s private equity?
Nainesh Jaisingh

47. Who has been appointed as co-CEO to succeed Management Board chairman, Josef Ackermann?
Anshu Jain

48. Name the project of Mozilla’s operating system that is set to work on mobile devices and tablets.
Boot to Gecko (B2G)

49. Which business and technology outsourcing services provider has been named in the GlobalServices 100 list for the 5th consecutive year?
Syntel

50. Which Noida-based hospital running under the brand Ojjus Medicare has got nod for the IPO aggregating to Rs,62 crore?
Goodwill Hospital and Research Center Ltd.

51. Which poets death anniversary would be remembered on 8th August in India?
Rabindranath Tagore

52. Draft of which anti-corruption bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 28th July 2011?
Lokpal Bill

53. Which of the two Indians were awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011?
Nileema Mishra for helping the poor and Harish Hande for revolutionizing the use of solar lights

54. Which Operating System celebrated its 30th birthday on July 27th?
DOS (Disk Operating System), 27th July 1981

55. Who has been appointed as national team coach for Argentina’s football team?
Alejandro Sabella

56. Which cricketer equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 34 test hundreds?
Rahul Dravid ‘ The Wall’

57. Who resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka?
B.S.Yeddyurappa

58. Who has been appointed as the New Governor of Tamil Nadu?

- Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011.

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59. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2011?
Jenson Button

60. Which Indian qualified for London Olympics 2012 for Short put event?
Om Prakash Singh

61. On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently?
Mars

62. Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free?
Movieplex

63. Who has taken charge as HAL’s Director Corporate Planning and Marketing?
Baldev Singh

64. Who has been named captain for Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament?
Saba Anjum

65. Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage?
Ramesh Saxena

66. Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar?
ONGC and Cairn India

67. Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India.
Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999

68. Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team’s captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China?
Rajpal Singh

69. Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation?
Harish Manwani

70. Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?
Food bill

71. What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup?
3rd place

72. Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years?
Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar)

73. Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently?
Samir Chandra

74. Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex?
Coal India

75. How many from India are set to participate in the World athletics championships to be held in Daegu, Korea from August 27th to September 4th 2011?

Name them.
8, Men: Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Om Prakash Singh (shot put), Vikas Gowda (discus), Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panucha (20km walk)
Women: Tintu Luka (800m), Mayookha Johny (long jump and triple jump) and Harwant Kaur (discus)

76. Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011?
Airtel

77. Which two industries of Japan are set to merge?
Hitachi and Mitsubishi

78. Which Legendary singer’s 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011?

Kishore Kumar

79. Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations?
Somalia

80. Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh?
Fat Boy Special

81. Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently?
3G services

82. Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held?
Ordos, China

83. Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently.
Yulia Tymoshenko

84. Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand?
Yingluck Shinawatra

85. Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held?
Karlstad, Sweden
What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA?
AA+

86. Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years?
Rahul Dravid

87. Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory?
Tilakaratne Dilshan

88. Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently?
Norman Gordon

89. Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000?
Micro-Star International (MSI)

90. What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?
9.90 per cent

91. Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)?
Karna Gupta

92. Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?

Maruti 800 cc

93. Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?
Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank

94. Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief?
Rohit Nandan

95. Which bollywood actor passed away recently?
Shammi Kapoor

96. Which Bank’s net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?
State Bank of India

97. Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?
Novak Djokovic

98. Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

99. Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme.
Donald Johnson

100. Which country’s President has called for national government by August 21st 2011?
Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran

101. Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently?
Reliance Communications

102. Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India?
Secondary Education

103. What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people?
Health Bank

104. Who won his first World Golf Championship title?
Adam Scott

105. Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?
Ajantha Mendis

106. What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction?
Rs.10,000

107. Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney?
Anna University

108. For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen?
Sci-finder Academic Exchange Program

109. Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India?
RCom

110. What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao?
2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)

111. Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion?
AIG (American International Group Inc)

112. Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions?
TCS

113. Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card.
IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card

114. Who has been appointed as CEO for Bharti Airtel’s broadband and DTH services?
Rajiv Rajagopal for Broadband and data services and Shashi Arora for DTH and media services

115. Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany’s Domke Dieter?
P.Kashyap

116. Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action?

Snehal Pradhan

117. Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity.
India Post Technology Project 2012

118. Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports?
Shimoga and Gulbarga

119. Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member’s bill in LokSabha?
BJP MP Varun Gandhi

120. Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?
Sunil Kant Munjal

121. Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers?
Priyadarshan

122. Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011?
Information System. N.R. Narayana Murthy

123. Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250?
LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)

124. Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness?
Reckitt Benckiser

125. Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently?
Andy Murray

126. Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship?
Webb Simpson

127. Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth?
Corporation Bank

128. Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid

129. Where and at which event was Jon ‘Eggman’ Egging a British pilot killed recently?
Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain

130. Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)?
Chennai

131. Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently.
Ram Sharan Sharma

132. Which feature has Google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta?
Google Magnifier

133. Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan.
Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme

134. Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England

135. Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?

Latish Malinga

136. Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT – Kharagpur?
Sunil Bharti Mittal

137. Who won the woman’s Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova

138. Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title?
Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi

139. Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently.
Deven Sharma

140. Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14. 8000 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

141. Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook?
Miramax

142. Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors.
Tata Vista

143. Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature.
Mouse Scanner

144. Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation?
Tim Cook

145. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India?
M.P.Veerendrakumar

146. Which ace Indian football player retired recently?
Bhaichung Bhutia