Who propounded the Saptanga Theory?

  1 Manu

  2 Charaka

  3 Kautilya

  4 Tulsidas

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks?

  1 Loess

  2 Basalt

  3 Granite

  4 Gabbro

    Ans: 1

Q.

The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is

  1 Pepsin

  2 Renin

  3 Amylase

  4 Trypsin

    Ans: 3

Q.

The book "Truth, Love and A Little Malice" is written by

  1 Tarun Tejpal

  2 Vikram Seth

  3 Khushwant Singh

  4 Nirad C. Chaudhuri

    Ans: 3

Q.

In which year were the Indian States reorganised on the linguistic basis?

  1 1947

  2 1951

  3 1956

  4 1966

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in india?

  1 Dissoluton of House

  2 Resolutions

  3 Questions

  4 No confidence Motion

    Ans: 1

Q.

With which of the following books is Hobbes associated?

  1 Lectures on Jurisprudence

  2 Social Contract

  3 Republic

  4 Leviathan

    Ans: 4

Q.

Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ?

  1 Colombo

  2 Melbourne

  3 Auckland

  4 Johannesburg

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which one of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome?

  1 Fluoride

  2 Nitrate

  3 Arsenic

  4 Lead

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which one of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System?

  1 Titan

  2 Ganymede

  3 Europa

  4 Triton

    Ans: 2

Q.

Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following?

  1 Swimming

  2 Sprint

  3 short activities

  4 Shot put

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which one of the following Indus Culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

  1 Harappa

  2 Lothal

  3 Mohenjo-Daro

  4 Rakhigarhi

    Ans: 2

Q.

Who among the following leaders dominated the lucknow pact in December, 1916?

  1 Jawaharlal Nehru

  2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3 Moti Lal Nehru

  4 Madan Mohan Malviya

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which Rock Edict of Asoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War?

  1 13th Rock Edict

  2 Kalinga Edict at Dhauli

  3 The Edict at Jaugada

  4 10th rock Edict

    Ans: 1

Q.

Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?

  1 William Carey

  2 William Jones

  3 David Hare

  4 Marshman

    Ans: 2

Q.

Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on

  1 Nuclear Fusion

  2 Nuclear Fission

  3 Cold Fusion

  4 Superconductivity

    Ans: 2

Q.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as

  1 UNICEF

  2 GATT

  3 UNCTAD

  4 FAO

    Ans: 2

Q.

The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of

  1 Nitrous Oxide

  2 Ozone

  3 Sulphur dioxide

  4 Carbon dioxide

    Ans: 4

Q.

Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at

  1 Bengaluru

  2 New Delhi

  3 Pune

  4 Hyderabad

    Ans: 4

Q. Paris is situated on the river

  1 Danube

  2 Seine

  3 Tiber

  4 Avon

    Ans: 2

The US Census

Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute

  1 3 percent

  2 4 percent

  3 5 percent

  4 6 percent

    Ans: 3

Q.

As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka

  1 $ 215.9 million

  2 $ 216.6 million

  3 $ 216.8 million

  4 $ 216.9 million

    Ans: 2

Q.

According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is

  1 72

  2 75

  3 85

  4 88

    Ans: 4

Q.

India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with

  1 Bermuda

  2 Bahamas

  3 Virgin Islands

  4 Isle of Man

    Ans: 2

Q.

As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to

  1 53,000 MW

  2 58,000 MW

  3 62,000 MW

  4 68,000 MW

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsend opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?

  1 D. V Savarkar

  2 Jawaharlal Nehru

  3 Subhash Chandra Bose

  4 C. Rajagopalachari

    Ans: 3

Q.

In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at -

  1 Devipatan

  2 Kaushambi

  3 Kushinagar

  4 Saranath

    Ans: 2

Q.

Kartik is a folk dance of -

  1 Bundelkhand

  2 Avadh

  3 Purvanchal

  4 Rohilkhand

    Ans: 1

Q.

The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?

  1 1951

  2 1961

  3 1977

  4 1971

    Ans: 3

Q. Kartik is a folk dance of-

  1 Bundelkhand

  2 Avadh

  3 Purvanchal

  4 Rohilkhand

    Ans: 1

Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the-

  1 Betwa

  2 Ken

  3 Rihand

  4 Tons

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

  1 Amir Khusrau - Etah

  2 Mirza Ghalib - Agra

  3 Josh - Malihabad

  4 Ram Prasad Bismil - Allahabad

    Ans: 4

Q.

Dry Ice is

  1 Liquid Nitrogen

  2 Water Ice

  3 Solid Carbon dioxide

  4 Frozen Ethanol

    Ans: 3

Q.

Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in-

  1 1998

  2 2001

  3 2003

  4 2004

    Ans: 2

Q.

In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country?

  1 Potato

  2 Rice

  3 Sugarcane

  4 Tobacco

    Ans: 4

Q.

Clonal selection can be used in-

  1 Groundnut

  2 Mustard

  3 Wheat

  4 Potato

    Ans: 4

Q.

AGMARK Act came into force in India in-

  1 1937

  2 1952

  3 1957

  4 1965

    Ans: 1

Q.

'Mala' and 'Madiga' scheduled castes are found in-

  1 Andhra Pradesh

  2 Maharashtra

  3 West Bengal

  4 Kerala

    Ans: 4

Q.

Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in-

  1 1980

  2 1990

  3 1992

  4 1993

    Ans: 1

Q. National Commission for Scheduled Castes/scheduled Tribes was constituted-

  1 On the basis of 65th Amendment of constitution

  2 On the basis of Article 338 of constitution

  3 On the basis of Article 340 of constitution

  4 Not based on any of the above

    Ans: 1

Who has given the concept of 'Dominant Caste'?

  1 Mckim Marriot

  2 M. N. Srinivas

  3 G.S.Ghurye

  4 S. C. Dube

    Ans: 2

Q.

The author of 'Indian Village' is-

  1 B.R. Chauhan

  2 Oscar Lewis

  3 T.N. Majumdar

  4 S.C. Dube

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following theories was given by Karl Marx ?

  1 Functional theory

  2 Evolutionary theory

  3 Theory of class struggle

  4 None of these

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Author of "The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' is-

  1 karl Marx

  2 Lenin

  3 Max Weber

  4 Herbert Spencer

    Ans: 3

Q.

In the world of social thought 'Sociology' was coined for the first time in-

  1 1798

  2 1842

  3 1851

  4 1838

    Ans: 4

Q.

The author of 'Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South india' is-

  1 I.P.Desai

  2 E.B.Harper

  3 Yogesh Atal

  4 M.N. Srinivas

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of Constitutional Provisions allows the propagation of one's own religion ?

  1 Indian constitution Article 14(A)

  2 Article 370

  3 Article 25(1)

  4 Article 16(1)

    Ans: 3

Q.

Panchayat Raj System was made constitutional through-

  1 73rd Amendment of the Constitution

  2 45th Amendment of the Constitution

  3 61st Amendment of the Constitution

  4 None of the above amendments

    Ans: 1

Q.

'Society is the network of social relationships . This Statement is given by-

  1 Johnson

  2 Comte

  3 MacIver and Page

  4 Gillin and Gillin

    Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following Books has been written by M.S. Gore?

  1 'Society in India'

  2 'The crisis of Indian Legal System'

  3 Caste and Economic frontier

  4 'Urbanization and Family change in India

    Ans: 4

The author of 'What is Sociology' is-

  1 Kingsley Davis

  2 Ginsberg

  3 Alex Inkeles

  4 Bottomore

    Ans: 3

Q.

The concept of 'Post-Industrial Society' was used by-

  1 Talcott Parsons

  2 R.K. Merton

  3 Daniel Bell

  4 Marx

    Ans: 3

Q.

'Satya Sodhak Samaj' was established by-

  1 Kamraj Nadar

  2 Jyotitba Phule

  3 Gandhiji

  4 Amedkar

    Ans: 2

Q.

The term 'Scheduled caste' was coined by-

  1 Simon Commission

  2 Gandhiji

  3 Government of India Act 1935

  4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar

    Ans: 1

Q.

The author of "The Nadars of Tamil Nadu" is-

  1 Rajgopalacharya

  2 D.N. Dhanagre

  3 T.K. Oammen

  4 Hardgrave

    Ans: 2

Q.

Who has given the 'Theory of Circulation of Elite'?

  1 P.A. Sorokin

  2 Dahrendorf

  3 Toynbee

  4 Pareto

    Ans: 4

Q.

The formal Beginning of 'Community Development Programmes' in India started in-

  1 1948

  2 1950

  3 1952

  4 1978

    Ans: 3

Q.

'Social Structure of Values' was written by-

  1 Binoy Kumar Sarkar

  2 Sir Brijendranath Seal

  3 Radha Kamal Mukherjee

  4 N.K.Bose

    Ans: 3

Q.

The author of 'The Indian Middle Classes : their Growth in Modern Times' is-

  1 Milton Singer

  2 Sachidanand

  3 Andre Beteille

  4 B.B.Mishra

    Ans: 3

Q. All India Muslim Women's Conference' an organisation of progressive Muslim Women was founded by-

  1 Begum of Bhopal

  2 Bhika-Kama

  3 Aruna Asaf Ali

  4 None of these

    Ans: 3

Which of the following laws is helpful in women empowerment?

  1 Hindu Succession Act,1956

  2 Gains of Learning Act,1930

  3 61st constitutional Amendment Act,1989

  4 45th Constitutional Amendment Act,1980

    Ans: 1

Q.

The Concept of 'classless society' was given by-

  1 Karl Marx

  2 T.B. Bottomore

  3 Herbert Spencer

  4 None of these

    Ans: 1

Q.

which one of the following Sociologists said "gender role are product of culture rather than biology" ?

  1 Murdock

  2 Parsons

  3 Ann Oakley

  4 Marx

    Ans: 2

Q.

Name of book written by D.N. Majumdar is-

  1 A Rajasthan Village

  2 Caste,class and Occupation

  3 Races and Cultures of India

  4 Society in India

    Ans: 3

Q.

Sorokin's theory of social change is-

  1 Linear theory

  2 Fluctuation theory

  3 Theory of economic determinism

  4 None of these

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following criteria has been the basis of identifying 'Backward classes' by Mandal commission?

  1 Caste and economic backwardness

  2 Social, educational and economic backwardness

  3 Social and Political backwardness

  4 All of the above

    Ans: 2

Q.

Under which of the Rural Development programmes is 'self help group'?

  1 Prime Minister's Rural Road Yojana

  2 Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana

  3 TRYSEM

  4 Indira Aawas Yojana

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following is not include in 'Bharat Nirman' plan?

  1 Irrigation

  2 Rural Roads

  3 Education

  4 Rural telecommunication

    Ans: 3

Q.

'The occupational theory of origin of caste' was given by-

  1 Risley

  2 Hocart and Senart

  3 Nesfield

  4 J.H.Hutton

    Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is the subject-matter of the book 'Principles of Sociology' wriitten by Herbert Spencer?

  1 Social survey

  2 Comparative studies of societies

  3 Little Community

  4 Social Evolution

    Ans: 4

The author of 'Modernization of Indian Tradition' is-

  1 Milton Singer

  2 M.N. Srinivas

  3 Yogendra Singh

  4 M.s.A. rao

    Ans: 3

Q.

Karl Marx drew his philosophical inspiration from-

  1 Auguste Comte

  2 Herbert Spencer

  3 Durkheim

  4 None of the above

    Ans: 1

Q.

'Proletarization' means-

  1 Upwardly directed social mobility of lower classes

  2 Process of labour solidarity

  3 Downward mobility of middle and upper classes

  4 None of the Above

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which one of the following stresses the importance of beliefs in social control?

  1 Durkheim

  2 Summer

  3 Maclver

  4 Ross

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following tribes initiated the Jharkhand Movement?

  1 Bodo

  2 Bhil

  3 Santhal

  4 Birhor

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following tribes is in majority in Dhar, Jhabua and Alirajpur districts of M.P.?

  1 Bhil

  2 Korku

  3 Baiga

  4 Santhal

    Ans: 1

Q.

Examples of Children isolated from society are-

  1 Anna

  2 Isabella

  3 Ramu

  4 All of these

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following is a formal means of social control?

  1 Religion

  2 Morality

  3 Law

  4 Customs

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following Articles of Constitution provides the rights of running their own educational institutions to religious minorities?

  1 Article 29(1)

  2 Article 30(1)

  3 Article 350 A

  4 Article 359 B

    Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following Articles is the basis of representation of S.C./S.T. in Lok Sabha elections?

  1 Art 332

  2 Art 330

  3 Art 331

  4 Art 336

    Ans: 2

Who has been made the Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in January 2011?

  1 Amir Khan

  2 Preeti Zinta

  3 Amitabh Bachchan

  4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    Ans: 3

Q.

Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to Celebrated its Centenary Year During-

  1 2010-11

  2 2011-12

  3 2012-13

  4 2011

    Ans: 2

Q.

In SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, Which of the following got 'Outstanding Chief Executive' award for individual category?

  1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC

  2 P.S. Bhattacharya of Coal India Ltd.

  3 A.K. Chaturvedi of Power Grid Corporation

  4 A.K. Ghosh of MECON

    Ans: 1

Q The New ASSOCHAM's Chairman (name announced on December 10,2010) is-

.

  1 Swati Peermal

  2 Dilip Modi

  3 Ramu S. Deora

  4 Naseem Zaidi

    Ans: 2

Q.

Make 2010 (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise 2010) award has been given to-

  1 Infosys

  2 Reliance Industries Ltd.

  3 Tata Steels

  4 ONGC

    Ans: 3

Q.

India-EU summit was held in December 2010 in-

  1 France

  2 Belgium

  3 Italy

  4 Netherlands

    Ans: 2

Q.

Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO(Federation of India Export Organisation) in December 2010 for the period of two years?

  1 Swati Peeramal

  2 Ramu S.Deora

  3 Dilip Modi

  4 C.S. Verma

    Ans: 2

Q.

Who wrote the famous book "Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery" on various issues of global recession?

  1 C.Rangrajan

  2 Montek Singh Ahluwaliah

  3 Amritya Sen

  4 Y.B. Reddy

    Ans: 4

Q.

'ICON of the Year' award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011, goes to-

  1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC

  2 C.S. Verma of SAIL

  3 P.S. Bhattacharya of coal India Ltd.

  4 B.R.S. Natrajan of BEML

    Ans: 2

Q.

Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f-

  1 April 1,2011

  2 June 1,2011

  3 June 30,2011

  4 September 30,2011

    Ans: 3

Which of the following economy has been raised as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year?

  1 Singapore

  2 Hong Kong

  3 United States

  4 South Korea

    Ans: 2

Q.

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on-

  1 January 1-2, 2011

  2 January 8-9, 2011

  3 January 12-13, 2011

  4 January 18-19, 2011

    Ans: 3

Q.

Wages paid to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme has now been linked with-

  1 Wholesale Price Index

  2 Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour

  3 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

  4 Food Inflation

    Ans: 2

Q.

Mobile Number Portability Service has been Launched Nationwide w.e.f-

  1 January 19, 2011

  2 January 20, 2011

  3 January 22, 2011

  4 January 25, 2011

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which one of the following countries, the farm gate milk price per liter (RS) is the highest?

  1 U.S.A

  2 Canada

  3 Japan

  4 New Zealand

    Ans: 1

Q.

This is one of the best 'poultry feed stuff' and having good source of animal protein as it contains 34-55 percent protein-

  1 Groundnut Cake

  2 Fishmeal

  3 Soyabean-meal

  4 Linseed-meal

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which one of the following Indian breeds of sheep , you will suggest meat and carpet wool production?

  1 Deccani

  2 Nellore

  3 Gaddi

  4 Mandya

    Ans: 4

Q Under the head 'Informatics in Agriculture' which institute has developed Grape Expert

. System, Cabbage Pest Expert System?

  1 National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management(MANAGE), Hyderbad

  2 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Banglore

  3 Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI), New Delhi

  4 Centre for Informetics Research and Advancement , Kerala(AGREX)

    Ans: 2

Q.

The 'Eri' Silkworm (Philosamia recini)which feeds on common castor-plant, is mainly raised in which of the following states, for producing eri-silk?

  1 West Bengal

  2 Bihar

  3 Orissa

  4 Himachal Pradesh

    Ans: 1

Q.

The Jawahar, Amber are considered as important and good varieties of maize used for-

  1 Fodder

  2 Quality Protein Maize

  3 Orrisa

  4 Pop-Corn

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which one of the following Rice varieties you will recommend for growing in saline areas of Haryana State?

  1 Panvet-1

  2 CSR 30

  3 CST 7-1

  4 HKR 126

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following Schemes aim at achieving 4 percent annual growth in the Agriculture sector during the XI Five Year plan period by ensuring a holistic development of Agriculture and allied sectors-

  1 RKVY (Rastriya Krishi Bikas Yojana)

  2 NREGS

  3 BRGF

  4 SGSY

    Ans: 1

Q.

The total assets is Rs 35,000 and total liability is Rs 5,500. what could be the net Capital Ratio?

  1 6.36

  2 7.00

  3 5.83

  4 5.00

    Ans: 1

Q.

In which year, the System of 'minimum support prices'(MSP) was started in India to provide remunerative price environment to the farmers to encourage use of HYVs of wheat and paddy and to invest in modern inputs?

  1 1965

  2 1966

  3 1967

  4 1968

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the Following states developed 'Uzavaar Sandies'- an innovative model in agricultural marketing which involved direct sale of farm produce to the consumers?

  1 Andhra Pradesh

  2 Tamil Nadu

  3 karnataka

  4 UttaraKhand

    Ans: 2

Q.

In which year the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) was established through an Act of Parliament with the head-quarters at Anand(Gujarat)?

  1 1963

  2 1965

  3 1971

  4 9167

    Ans: 2

Q.

It is estimated that India wastes more fruits and vegetables than what is consumed every year in-

  1 U.S.A

  2 United Kingdom

  3 Germany

  4 Brazil

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which seeding and fertilizer application equipments is developed by CCSHAU, Hisar centre?

  1 Ridge Seeder

  2 Two-row bullock-drawn FESPO plough

  3 Tractor drawn planter

  4 Malviya seed-cum fertilizer drill

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture(CRIDA) is located at-

  1 Anand(Gujarat)

  2 Anantpur Santoshnagar, Hyderabad(A.P)

  3 Solapur (Maharashtra)

  4 Bijapur (Karnataka)

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Shoot and fruit borers, jassids, spider mites and leaf rollers are the major pests of which of the following vegetable crops?

  1 Tomato

  2 Okra or Bhindi

  3 Cucumber

  4 Peas

    Ans: 2

The Larvae of which of the following Pests of Sorghum crop, cut growing points and cause dead-hearts ti the plant?

  1 Aphids

  2 Termites

  3 Cutworms

  4 Stem-Borer

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which is the most widely distributed and commercially reared honeybee species in the world?

  1 Apis florea

  2 Apis Dorsata

  3 Apis Cerana

  4 Apis Mellifera

    Ans: 4

Q.

Of the total area under chillies in India, the share of which state is about 27 to 28 percent?

  1 Andhra Pradesh

  2 Maharashtra

  3 karnataka

  4 Tamil Nadu

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which one of the following states has the largest area under Kharif Maize?

  1 Uttar Pradesh

  2 Rajasthan

  3 Madhya Pradesh

  4 Bihar

    Ans: 1

Q.

Presently, which of the following chemical fertilizers is not Produced in India and is being imported?

  1 Triple Superphosphate(TSP)

  2 Potassium Sulphate

  3 Ammonium Sulphate

  4 All of these

    Ans: 2

Q.

What is the percentage of Water soluble K2O present in Murriate of Potash?

  1 57

  2 58

  3 59

  4 60

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which micro-organism is most commonly used as Bio-fertilizer of Pulse Legumes, oil legumes and Fodder Legumes?

  1 Rhizobium

  2 Azolla

  3 Blue-Green Algae

  4 Azospirillum

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which is the most widely used green manuring crop in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, TN and Uttar Pradesh (This crop does well on Alkaline and Waterlogged soils?

  1 Sunnhemp

  2 Dhaincha

  3 Egyptian Clover

  4 Senji (Melilotus Parviflora)

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following methods of surface irrigation is considered as water and fertilizer efficient and ideal for several crops?

  1 Check basin and border strip irrigation

  2 Furrow irrigation

  3 Surge irrigation

  4 Flood irrigation

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are-

  1 Red Blood Cells

  2 Neutrophils

  3 Lymphocytes

  4 Platelets

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called-

  1 Bali

  2 Vidatha

  3 varman

  4 Kara

    Ans: 2

Q.

On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic Agency(IAEA) come into force?

  1 February 28

  2 February 21

  3 February 11

  4 February 4

    Ans: 4

Q.

Who has been selected for the 'Niwano Peace Prize, 2010' for her contribution to the uplift of poor women in India?

  1 Ela Bhatt

  2 jhumpa

  3 Punam Suri

  4 Mandakni Apte

    Ans: 1

Q.

In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of the book?

  1 Sound of Hills

  2 Sparsh Ganga

  3 Heaven

  4 Amrit

    Ans: 2

Q.

Bull Fighting is the national game of-

  1 Italy

  2 Poland

  3 Spain

  4 Sudan

    Ans: 3

Q.

NASA's new space telescope is-

  1 Wise

  2 Rise

  3 Barack

  4 Telle

    Ans: 1

Q.

In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following?

  1 Love

  2 Peace

  3 Prophecy

  4 Medicine

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Idea of motion pictures was propounded by-

  1 N.R. Finsen

  2 T. A. Edison

  3 J.L. Baird

  4 Berliner

    Ans: 3

Q.

What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer?

  1 Dawn

  2 Deluxe

  3 Demor

  4 Dewey

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the Power the objects to ammend Costitution?

  1 376

  2 370

  3 368

  4 390

    Ans: 3

... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

The device used for locating

submerged object sunder sea is-

  1 Sonar

  2 Radar

  3 Laser

  4 Maser

    Ans: 1

Q.

Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland are together called-

  1 Slovakia

  2 Scandinavia

  3 Netherlands

  4 Australasia

    Ans: 2

Q.

A light year is equivalent to about-

  1 365 days

  2 Six million miles

  3 Six billion miles

  4 Six trillion miles

    Ans: 4

Q.

Yakshagan is the Famous dance form of the State of-

  1 Orrisa

  2 Andhra Pradesh

  3 Tamil Nadu

  4 Karnataka

    Ans: 4

Q.

The term 'Bishop' in sports is related to-

  1 Chess

  2 Hockey

  3 Badminton

  4 Bridge

    Ans: 1

Q.

On the Total Water of the earth, Fresh Water Reserves Constitute approximately-

  1 5.8%

  2 4.5%

  3 259%

  4 1.2%

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following stars lies nearest to our Solar System?

  1 Barnard's Star

  2 Alpha Centauri A

  3 Sirius A

  4 Proxime Centauri

    Ans: 4

Q.

Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes' Top 100 Powerful women of the World list is associated with-

  1 ICICI Bank

  2 Axis Bank

  3 HDFC Bank

  4 HSBC

    Ans: 2

Q.

Information Technology Act in India was introduced in the Year-

  1 2000

  2 2001

  3 2002

  4 2003

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which of the following Country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamental right in the Country?

  1 Britain

  2 Denmark

  3 Finland

  4 United States of America

   

What is the Maximum Investment Limit for retail Investors i any public issue as per the rules of SEBI?

  1 Rs50,000

  2 Rs1,00,000

  3 Rs2,00,000

  4 Rs5,00,000

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following Company gets the Highest Rank among Indian Companies included in Forbes-500 list for the Year 2010?

  1 ONGC

  2 Indian Oil Corporation

  3 Reliance Industries Ltd.

  4 ONGC

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the Following Indian Private Company is the biggest employer?

  1 TCS

  2 Reliance Industries

  3 Wipro

  4 ITC

    Ans: 1

Q.

World Investment Report is Annually published by-

  1 IBRD

  2 WTO

  3 IMF

  4 UNCTAD

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross State Domestic Product in the year 2009-10?

  1 Chhattisgarh

  2 Kerala

  3 Gujarat

  4 Goa

    Ans: 1

Q.

Asian Development Bank has approved $132 million to Bihar for the development of-

  1 Rural Roads

  2 Electricity System

  3 Primary Education

  4 Child Health and Nutrition

    Ans: 2

Q.

RBI has decided to issue the new coins with'Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi' theme. The dominations of these coins will be-

  1 Rs1,2 and 5

  2 Rs 1 and 2

  3 Rs 2 and 5

  4 Rs 5 and 10

    Ans: 3

Q.

RBI has divested its 71.5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBI's holding in NABARD to-

  1 Only one percent

  2 Only five percent

  3 Only 7.5 percent

  4 Only 10 percent

    Ans: 1

Q.

How many Indian Women have been included in the Forbes' list of Top 100 Powerful Women of the World?

  1 Only 1

  2 2

  3 3

  4 4

    Ans: 3

Q According to the Asian Develoment Bank Report for Urbanisation, India ranks at-

.

  1 10th Place

  2 26th Place

  3 34th place

  4 39th Place

    Ans: 3

For the Session 2010-11 the New President of indian Banks Association is-

  1 Chanda Kochchar

  2 Shikha Sharma

  3 O.P. Bhatt

  4 R.V. Verma

    Ans: 3

Q.

'BAFTA' award is associated with-

  1 Banking Sector

  2 Cinema

  3 Insurance Sector

  4 Tourism

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following Day has been declared as Income Tax Day?

  1 18 July

  2 24 July

  3 16 July

  4 1 September

    Ans: 2

Q.

In newly proposed Direct Tax code the Highest rate of individual income tax has been put at-

  1 20 Percent

  2 25 Percent

  3 30 Percent

  4 35 Percent

    Ans: 3

Q.

In Global Hunger index 2010 released by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , India has been placed at

  1 65th Rank

  2 66th Rank

  3 67th Rank

  4 68th Rank

    Ans: 2

Q.

On October15 ,2010 government has launched the new NELP round for allocation, which is numbered

  1 NELP-VII

  2 NELP-VIII

  3 NELP-IX

  4 NELP-X

    Ans: 3

Q.

'Tourism and Bio-diversity ' is/was the theme of the world Tourism Day (September 27)for the year-

  1 2009

  2 2010

  3 2011

  4 2012

    Ans: 2

Q.

'Company of the Year' award in Economic Times Corporate Excellency Awards 2010 goes to-

  1 Maruti Suzuki

  2 Renuka Sugars

  3 L& T

  4 Mahindra and Mahindra

    Ans: 3

Q.

Nobel for Economics 2010 has been shared by-

  1 Two British and one US Economists

  2 Two US and one British Economists

  3 One US and one British Economists

  4 All three US Economists

    Ans: 2

Q.

The new Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank who took charge on September 15,2010 is-

  1 R.V. Verma

  2 S.Sridhar

  3 A.N. Tiwari

  4 L. Radhakrishnan

    Ans: 1

Q.

34th National Game 2011 was held in

  1 Bihar

  2 Delhi

  3 Jharkhand

  4 Madhya Pradesh

    Ans: 3

Q.

India's Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is

  1 Saurav Ghosal

  2 S. P. Sethuraman

  3 Parimarjan Negi

  4 K. Hampi

    Ans: 3

Q.

The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is

  1 Serbia

  2 Russia

  3 Japan

  4 South Africa

    Ans: 1

Q.

The winner of Ashes (Test Series) of Cricket is

  1 Australia

  2 India

  3 England

  4 South Africa

    Ans: 3

Q.

The host of the 2018 world cup football is

  1 Japan

  2 Spain

  3 Brazil

  4 Russia

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which country has emerged as the top Migrant destination country?

  1 Australia

  2 Canada

  3 USA

  4 UK

    Ans: 3

Q.

Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Bengali Literature category?

  1 Sunil Gangopadhaye

  2 Bani Basu

  3 Mahashweta Devi

  4 Nanjil Nandan

    Ans: 2

Q.

Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?

  1 Laxman Dubey

  2 Mangat Badal

  3 Uday Prakash

  4 Nanjil Nandan

    Ans: 3

Q.

Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to

  1 North East

  2 Battle against Maoist

  3 Kashmir

  4 Scrap Ammunition

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India?

  1 Moner Manush

  2 The Boy

  3 Abohoman

  4 Paa

    Ans: 1

Q.

The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in

  1 New Delhi

  2 New York

  3 Cancun

  4 Geneva

    Ans: 3

Q.

The founder of popular social networking site Facebook is

  1 Mark Zuckerberg

  2 Steve Jobs

  3 Larry Page and Sergey Brin

  4 Bill Gates

    Ans: 1

Q.

Times Magazine's Person of the year 2010 is -

  1 Nitish Kumar

  2 Barack Obama

  3 Wen Jiabao

  4 Mark Zuckerberg

    Ans: 4

Q.

Along with which of the following countries India shared Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2010?

  1 South Korea

  2 Spain

  3 Argentina

  4 Australia

    Ans: 1

Q.

India in December 2010 signed Fighter Aircraft

  1 United Kingdom

  2 France

  3 Russia

  4 USA

    Ans: 3

Q.

Justice Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on

  1 Kashmir Problem

  2 Tax Reformation

  3 Sikh Riots case

  4 Telangana Issue

    Ans: 4

Q.

"Nomadic Elephant" was the joint military exercise recently held in India between India and

  1 Sri Lanka

  2 Malaysia

  3 Indonesia

  4 Mongolia

    Ans: 4

Q.

World's tallest building is

  1 Qutub Minner, Delhi

  2 Effiel Tower, Paris

  3 Burj Khalifa, Dubai

  4 Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

    Ans: 3

Q.

How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India?

  1 Seven Pacts

  2 Six Pacts

  3 Ten Pacts

  4 Nine Pacts

    Ans: 2

Q.

Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new

  1 Chief Election Commissioner

  2 Chief Information Commissioner

  3 Chief of Research and Analytical Wing

  4 Director NIA

    Ans: 2

Q.

In 2010 Lech Kaczynski were among the 96 killed in air crash. He was the president of

  1 Germany

  2 Belgium

  3 Holland

  4 Poland

    Ans: 4

Q.

During the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in December 2010, India signed with France

  1 Three Atomic Pacts

  2 Four Atomic Pacts

  3 Five Atomic Pacts

  4 Six Atomic Pacts

    Ans: 3

Q.

The winner of the Asia Cup football in the year 2010 is

  1 China

  2 Japan

  3 South Korea

  4 India

    Ans: 2

Q.

The FIFA best Football Players of the year 2010 are

  1 Lionel Messi and Marta

  2 Lionel Messi and Kristino Ronaldo

  3 Kaka and Robinho

  4 Lionel Messi and Kaka

    Ans: 1

Q.

The winner of Ranji Trophy 2010

  1 Baroda

  2 Mumbai

  3 Delhi

  4 Rajasthan

    Ans: 4

Q.

Ryder Cup associated with

  1 Hockey

  2 Tennis

  3 Golf

  4 Badminton

    Ans: 3

Q.

The top sports award of India is

  1 Arjun Award

  2 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

  3 Dronacharya

  4 Padmashree

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which country clinched the Women Hockey World Cup in 2010?

  1 India

  2 England

  3 Australia

  4 Argentina

    Ans: 4

Q.

The new president of BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) is

  1 Sharad Power

  2 Rajiv Shukla

  3 N. Srinivasan

  4 K. Muthaia

    Ans: 3

Q.

Obaidullah Khan Cup is associated with

  1 Football

  2 Cricket

  3 Hockey

  4 Badminton

    Ans: 3

Which human gland does secret growth hormone?

  1 Pancreas

  2 Thalamus

  3 Pituitary Gland

  4 Liver

    Ans: 3

Q.

The blood group which is universal recipient is

  1 A

  2 B

  3 AB

  4 O

    Ans: 3

Q.

The universal blood group donor is

  1 A

  2 B

  3 AB

  4 O

    Ans: 4

Q.

Hydrabad is located on the bank of river

  1 Godavari

  2 Krishna

  3 Kavery

  4 Musi

    Ans: 4

Q.

India's first Atomic Power Plant is

  1 Kota

  2 Tarapur

  3 Sriharikota

  4 Kalapakkam

    Ans: 2

Q.

The largest state of India (area wise) is

  1 Uttar Pradesh

  2 Maharastra

  3 Madhya Pradesh

  4 Rajasthan

    Ans: 4

Q.

The largest producer of Coffee in India is

  1 Kerala

  2 Tamilnadu

  3 Karnataka

  4 Andhra Pradesh

    Ans: 3

Q.

Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) was passed in -

  1 1965

  2 1966

  3 1967

  4 1968

    Ans: 2

Q.

Narsimham Committee (2nd) constituted in 1997 and which submitted its report on April 23,1998 is related to -

  1 Banking Reforms

  2 Telecom Reforms

  3 Legal Reforms

  4 Financial reforms

    Ans: 1

Q.

Who was the commander of revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand?

  1 Ahmadullah

  2 Sher Shah

  3 Mangal Pandey

  4 Tatia Tope

    Ans: 1

Q.

Who founded the "Servants of India Society" in 1905?

  1 Mahadev Gobind Ranade

  2 Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  3 Mahatma Gandhi

  4 Jawahar Lal Nehru

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Mascot of FIFA 2010 world cup is

  1 Zakumi

  2 Le Yangyang

  3 Stumpy

  4 Stylo

    Ans: 1

Q.

The mascot of 16th Asian game 2010 is -

  1 Le Yangyang

  2 Shera

  3 Stumpy

  4 Zakumi

    Ans: 1

Q.

The CWG (Common Wealth Game) 2010 Mascot is -

  1 Zakumi

  2 Shera

  3 Stumpy

  4 Le Yangyang

    Ans: 2

Q.

The 2011 Cricket World Cup mascot is -

  1 Stumpy

  2 Stylo

  3 Shera

  4 Zakumi

    Ans: 1

Q.

Where is Bangabandhu stadium?

  1 Kolkata

  2 Dhaka

  3 Patna

  4 Delhi

    Ans: 2

Q.

..... is the process finding errors in software code.

  1 compiling

  2 Assembling

  3 Interpreting

  4 Debugging

    Ans: 4

Q.

If a memory chip is volatile, it will-

  1 Explode if exposed to high temperatures

  2 Lose its Contents if current is turned off

  3 Be used for data storage only

  4 None Of These

    Ans: 2

Q.

The general term 'peripheral equipment' is used for -

  1 any device that is attached to a computer system

  2 large scale computer systems

  3 a program collection

  4 other office Equipment not associated with a desktop Computer

    Ans: 1

Q.

..... is a set of Keywords, s symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate the instructions to be executed by a computer...

  1 A Computer Program

  2 A Programming Language

  3 An Assembler

  4 Syntax

    Ans: 2

Q.

A ...... contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.

  1 Programming Language

  2 Programming Structure

  3 Syntax

  4 Logic chart

    Ans: 3

Q.

Codes consisting or Bars or lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as-

  1 A bar code

  2 An ASCII Code

  3 A Magnetic Tape

  4 A Light Pen

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which of the following is the storage area whit in the computer itself which Holds data only Temporarily as the computer processes instructions?

  1 The Hard Disk

  2 Main Memory

  3 The Control unit

  4 Read Only Memory

    Ans: 4

Q.

A collection of interrelated records is called a-

  1 Management Information System

  2 Spread Sheet

  3 Database

  4 Text file

    Ans: 3

Q.

Every Component of your computer is either -

  1 Software of CPU/RAM

  2 Input Devices and Output Devices

  3 Application software or System Software

  4 None of these

    Ans: 2

Q.

Data that is copied from an application is stored in the-

  1 Driver

  2 Clipboard

  3 Terminal

  4 Prompt

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the following is not an output device?

  1 Plotter

  2 Printer

  3 Monitor

  4 Touch Screen

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which of the following Devices have a limitation that we can only read it but can not erase and modify it?

  1 Tape Drive

  2 Hard Disk

  3 Compact Disk

  4 Floppy Disk

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which device can understand difference between Data and programs?

  1 Input Device

  2 Output Device

  3 Memory

  4 Microprocessor

    Ans: 4

Q.

Multiprogamming Systems......

  1 Are easier to develop than single Programming systems

  2 Execute each job Faster

  3 Execute more jobs in the same time period

  4 None of these

    Ans: 3

Q.

The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called-

  1 Sequential Access

  2 Reduced Instruction set computing

  3 Multiprocessing

  4 None of these

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which Device as used as the standard Pointing Device in a Graphical User Environment?

  1 Keyboard

  2 Mouse

  3 Joystick

  4 None Of These

    Ans: 2

Q.

...... is a procedure that requires users to enter an identification code and a matching password.

  1 Paging

  2 Logging on

  3 Time-Sharing

  4 Multitasking

    Ans: 2

Q.

An example of Telecommunication device is a -

  1 Keyboard

  2 Mouse

  3 Printer

  4 Modem

    Ans: 4

Q.

A character of information is represented by a(n)-

  1 Byte

  2 Bit

  3 Field

  4 None of these

    Ans: 1

Q.

The Process of writing out computer instructions is known as-

  1 Assembling

  2 Compiling

  3 Executing

  4 coding

    Ans: 1

Q.

Memory Unit is one part of-

  1 Control Unit

  2 Central Processing Unit

  3 Output Device

  4 Input device

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Central Processing unit contains which of the following as a Component?

  1 Memory Regulation Unit

  2 Flow control Unit

  3 Arithmetic Logic Unit

  4 None 0f these

    Ans: 3

Q.

Data (information) is stored in computers as-

  1 Files

  2 Directories

  3 Floppies

  4 Matter

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of he following menu types is also called a drop-down menu?

  1 Fly-out

  2 Cascadng

  3 Pop-up

  4 Pull-Down

    Ans: 4

A modem-

  1Translates along Signals from a computer into digital Signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines

  2Translates digital Signals from a computer into analog Signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines

  3 Demodulates digital Signals from a computer.

  4 None of these

    Ans: 4

Q.

Personal Computers can be connected together to form a -

  1 Server

  2 Supercomputer

  3 Network

  4 Enterprise

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which type of file is created by Word Processing Programs?

  1 Database File

  2 Storage File

  3 Worksheet File

  4 Document File

    Ans: 1

Q.

Ctrl,shift and alt are called...... keys.

  1 Adjustment

  2 Function

  3 Modifier

  4 None of these

    Ans: 4

Q.

What are .bas, .doc, and .html examples of ?

  1 Extensions

  2 Domains

  3 Database

  4 Protocols

    Ans: 1

Q.

What characteristics of Read Only memory ROM, makes it useful?

  1 ROM information can be easily updated.

  2 ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive Data storage.

  3 Data in ROM is Nonvolatile, that is , it remains there even without electrical power

  4 ROM chips are easily Swapped between different brands of computers

    Ans: 3

Q.

By default, your documents print in.... mode.

  1 Landscape

  2 Portrait

  3 Page Setup

  4 Print view

    Ans: 2

Q.

To access a mainframe or supercomputer ,users often use a-

  1 Terminal

  2 Node

  3 Desktop

  4 Handheld

    Ans: 1

Q.

The.... of software contains list lists of commands and options.

  1 Menu bar

  2 Title bar

  3 Formula bar

  4 Tool bar

    Ans: 1

Q.

Numbers in table columns are usually-

  1 Right-aligned

  2 Left-aligned

  3 justified

  4 Centered

    Ans: 2

Q.

A ..... contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.

  1 Menu Bar

  2 Toolbar

  3 Window

  4 Action Bar

    Ans: 2

Q.

The.... tells the computer how to use its components.

  1 Utility

  2 Network

  3 Operating System

  4 Application Program

    Ans: 3

Q.

What disk is used to cold boot a PC?

  1 Steup disk

  2 System disk

  3 Diagostic disk

  4 Program disk

    Ans: 2

Q.

The..... manual tells you how to use a software program.

  1 Documentation

  2 Programming

  3 Technical

  4 User

    Ans: 1

Q.

A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document-

  1 Anchor

  2 URL

  3 Hyperlink

  4 Reference

    Ans: 3

Q.

The first page of a Web site is called the.......

  1 Homepage

  2 Index

  3 java Script

  4 Book Mark

    Ans: 1

Q.

A CD-RW disk-

  1 Has a faster access than an internal disk

  2 Is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once

  3 Holds less data than a floppy disk

  4 Can be erased and rewritten

    Ans: 4

Q.

Compiling creates a(n)-

  1 Program Specification

  2 Algorithm

  3 Executable Program

  4 Subroutine

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which of the following is a popular Programming Language for developing multimedia Web pages, Websites and web-Based applications?

  1 COBOL

  2 JAVA

  3 ASSEMBLER

  4 Nine of these

    Ans: 2

Q.

In Excel,..... contains one or more worksheets.

  1 Template

  2 Workbook

  3 Active cell

  4 Label

    Ans: 2

. The Method of file organisation in which data records in a file are arranged in a specified order according to a key field is known as the-

  1 Direct access method

  2 Queuing method

  3 Predetermined method

  4 Sequential method

    Ans: 4

Q.

A tuple is 1 -

  1 Column of a Table

  2 Two dimensional Table

  3 Row of a Table

  4 key of a Table

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an-

  1 Search Engine

  2 Internet Service Provider (ISP)

  3 Multimedia Application

  4 Browser

    Ans: 1

Q.

If a new device is attached to a computer,such as a printer or scanner, its....... must be installed before the device can be used.

  1 Buffer

  2 Driver

  3 Pager

  4 Server

    Ans: 2

Q.

OCR stands for-

  1 Optical Character Recognition

  2 Optical CPU Recognition

  3 Optimal Character Rendering

  4 Other Character Rsrtoration

    Ans: 1

Q.

Emphysaema is a disease Caused by environmental pollution in which the affected organ of the body is-

  1 Liver

  2 Kidney

  3 Lungs

  4 Brain

    Ans: 3

Q.

The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called-

  1 Oncology

  2 Gerentology

  3 Teratology

  4 Ornithology

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Yellow colour of human urine is due to a pigment called-

  1 Cytochrome

  2 Urochrome

  3 Haemochrome

  4 Phenolichrome

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which of the Following is a Fish?

  1 Sea Cucumber

  2 Sea Cow

  3 Sea Horse

  4 Sea Lion

    Ans: 3

Q Which of the following is the smallest bone in the human body?

.

  1 Vomer

  2 Stapes

  3 Malleus

  4 Incus

    Ans: 2

. Open Market Operations of RBI refer to-

  1 Buying and selling of shares

  2 Auctioning of foreign exchange

  3 Trading in securities

  4 Transactions of Gold

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which one of the following duration is related to XI five year Plan In India?

  1 2005-10

  2 2006-11

  3 2007-12

  4 2008-13

    Ans: 3

Q.

In India which agency is entrusted with the collection of data of capital formation?

  1 RBI and Central Statistical Organization

  2 RBI and SBI

  3 RBI and all other commercials Banks

  4 Central Statistical Organization and National sample Survey

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which one of the following per capita daily calorie intake has been recommended for determining the poverty line in rural area in India?

  1 2200

  2 2400

  3 2500

  4 2600

    Ans: 2

Q.

In which of the following countries High Yield Variety seed develop for the first time ?

  1 Argentina

  2 China

  3 Mexico

  4 India

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which one of the following states as having the highest Human Development index in the year 2001?

  1 Assam

  2 Kerala

  3 Uttar Pradesh

  4 Madhya Pradesh

    Ans: 2

Q.

The First Industry to develop in India was the-

  1 Cottage Industry

  2 Cement Industry

  3 Iron and Steel industry

  4 Engineering Industry

    Ans: 1

Q.

The aim of differentiated Interest scheme was to provide concessional loans to -

  1 Weaker Section of society

  2 Public Sector Industries

  3 Public limited companies

  4 Big Exporters

    Ans: 1

Q.

'Smart Money' is a term used for -

  1 Internet banking

  2 Credit Card

  3 Saving Account in the Bank

  4 Current Account in the Bank

    Ans: 2

Q.

Note issuing department of Reserve Bank of India should always posses the minimum gold stock worth-

  1 85 crore

  2 115 crore

  3 200 crore

  4 None of the above

    Ans: 2

Q.

Narsinham committee related to-

  1 Higher education reforms

  2 Tax structure reforms

  3 Banking structure reforms

  4 Planning implementation reforms

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Basis of determining dearness allowances to employees of India is-

  1 National Income

  2 Consumer Price index

  3 Standard of living

  4 Per Capita Income

    Ans: 2

Q.

Which one of the following states does not have a bicameral Legislature?

  1 Uttar pradesh

  2 Madhya Pradesh

  3 Bihar

  4 Karnatka

    Ans: 2

Q.

The number of High court of Judicature in India is-

  1 Twenty

  2 Twenty one

  3 Twenty two

  4 Twenty three

    Ans: 2

Q.

The distribution of legislative power between the centre and the states in the Constituion is given in-

  1 Sixth Schedule

  2 Seventh Schedule

  3 Eighth Schedule

  4 Ninth Schedule

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had how many other members?

  1 7

  2 6

  3 5

  4 4

    Ans: 2

Q.

The Constitution is silent in the Directive Principle of state policy about-

  1 Adult Education

  2 Living Wages for workers

  3 Free legal aid to the poor

  4 Primary education to children till they complete the age of 6 years

    Ans: 1

Q.

Education which was initially a state subject was transferred to the Concurrent list by the -

  1 24th Amendment

  2 25th Amendment

  3 42th Amendment

  4 44th Amendment

    Ans: 3

Q.

The Fundamental duties of a citizen do not include duty-

  1 To protect and improve the natural environment

  2 to cherish and follow the noble ideas which inspired our national struggle for freedom

  3 to strive towards abolition of untouchability

  4 to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform

    Ans: 3

Q.

The deepest trenches of the ocean are found in-

  1 Indian Ocean

  2 Pacific Ocean

  3 Arctic Ocean

  4 Atlantic Ocean

    Ans: 2

The deepest lake of the world is-

  1 Pushkar lake in Rajasthan

  2 Lake superior in America

  3 Victoria lake in Africa

  4 Baikal lake in Russia

    Ans: 4

Q.

The planet which which is called twin sister of earth is-

  1 Mercury

  2 Venus

  3 Mars

  4 Pluto

    Ans: 2

Q.

Japan is one of the leading industrial countries of the world because-

  1 It has ample mineral resources

  2 It has ample bio-energy resources

  3 Industrial revolution was initiated here

  4 It has high technological Capacity

    Ans: 4

Q.

The distance of Moon from the Earth-

  1 364 thousand kms

  2 300 thousand kms

  3 446 thousand kms

  4 384 thousand kms

    Ans: 4

Q Chilka lake is situated in-

.

  1 West Bengal

  2 Andhra Pradesh

  3 Orissa

  4 Tamil Nadu

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which one of the following is the tertiary activity?

  1 Forestry

  2 Manufacturing

  3 Farming

  4 Marketing

    Ans: 4

Q.

Uttar Pradesh holds the first place in India in the production of-

  1 Ice and Wheat

  2 Wheat and Sugarcane

  3 Rice and Sugarcane

  4 Wheat and Pulses

    Ans: 2

Q.

Identify the only tributary of river Ganges which rises in the Plains-

  1 Son

  2 Sharda or Saryu

  3 Gomti

  4 Ram Ganga

    Ans: 3

Q.

Which region of the world, would you associate with 'Bushmen'?

  1 East Africa

  2 Sahara Desert

  3 New Zealand

  4 Kalahari

    Ans: 4

Q.

Which one of the following is a cold current of the South Atlantic Ocean ?

  1 Canary Current

  2 Benguela Current

  3 Agulhas Current

  4 Brazil Current

    Ans: 2

Q.

Bagalihar Project lies on the -

  1 Jhelum River

  2 Ravi River

  3 Chenab River

  4 Indus River

    Ans: 3

Q.

Ujjain is situated at the bank of -

  1 Chambal river

  2 Kschipra river

  3 Godavari River

  4 Narmada River

    Ans: 2

Q.

The State having highest scheduled caste population in India is-

  1 Rajasthan

  2 Maharashtra

  3 Madhya Pradesh

  4 uttar Pradesh

    Ans: 4

Q.

As per World Statistics 2008' what approximate percentage of world approximate percentage of world population lives in Asia?

  1 61%

  2 63%

  3 65%

  4 66%

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the 'Rotation of Crops'?

  1 Iltutmish

  2 Balban

  3 Alauddin Khalji

  4 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

    Ans: 4

Q.

Who was the first sultan of Delhi to have levied 'Haqq-i-Sharab' or irrigation tax?

  1 Alauddin khalji

  2 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  3 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

  4 Firoz Tughlaq

    Ans: 4

Q.

Varindra Ghosh was associated with-

  1 Anushilan Samiti

  2 Sadhava Samaj

  3 Abhinava Bharat

  4 Swadesh Bandhav Samiti

    Ans: 1

Q.

The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and support orthodoxy was-

  1 Radhakant Deb

  2 Nemisadhan Bose

  3 Hemchandra Biswas

  4 Hemchandra De

    Ans: 1

Q.

Which medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the 'Akbar of Kashmir'?

  1 Ibrahim Shah Sharqi

  2 Sultan Sikandar

  3 Zainul Abedin

  4 Mahmud Gawan

    Ans: 3

Q.

In whose reign was the 'Treaty of Chittor' signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewar?

  1 Akbar

  2 Jahangir

  3 Shahjahan

  4 Aurangzeb

    Ans: 2

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History events

2500-1800  Indus valley civilization. 599 Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana in 523. B.C. 563 Birth of Gautam Buddha; Nirvana in 483 B.C. 327-26 Alexander's invasion of India and the opening of land route between India and Europe. 269-232 Ashoka's reign. 261 Battle of Kalinga. 57 Beginning of Vikrama era.30 Satvahana dynasty in Deooan. Pandyan empire in for south. 326 Alexander defeated Poras in the Battle of Hydaspas 261 Ashoka defeated Kalinga in the Kalinga War A.D 78 Beginning of Saka era. 320 Beginning of Gupta era. 360 Samudragupta conquers the whole of N. India and much of the Deccan. 380-413 Rule of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, age of Kalidasa, renewal of induism. 606-647 Rule of Harshavardhana. 629-645 Hieun Tsang's visit in India. 622 Beginning of Hijra era. 712 Arab invasion of Sind by Mohd. bin Qasim. 1001-27 Repeated attacks of Mehmud Ghazni. 1025 Sacking of Somnath temple by Mehmud.

1191 First battle of Tarain in which Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohd. Ghori. 1192 Second battle of Tarain in which Mohd. Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan. 1206 Qutubuddin Aibak founded the Ilbari/Slave dynasty. 1290 Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji established Khilji dynasty. 1290 Marco Polo visited India. 1320 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq dynasty. 1333 Ibn Batuta arrived in India. 1336 Harihara and Bukka founded the Vijaynagar empire. 1347 Bahmani kingdom founded. 1398 Timur invades India. 1451 Lodi dynasty comes in power in Delhi Sultanate. 1469 Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. 1498 Vasco da Gama lands at Calicut. 1510 Portuguese capture Goa-Albuquerque Governor. 1526 First Battle of Panipat in which Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi and established the Mughal dynasty. 1556 Second battle of Panipat in which Akbar defeated Hemu. 1565 Battle of Talikota in which Vijaynagar empire is defeated. 1571 Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar. 1576 Battle of Haldighati in which Akbar defeated Maharana Pratap. 1582 Akbar started Din-i-llahi. 1600 English East India Company established. 1604 Compilation of Adi Granth. 1605 Death of Akbar. 1611 The English built a factory at Masulipatnam. 1627 Birth of Shivaji 1631 Death of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal. The building of Taj Mahal. 1658 Aurangzeb became Emperor of Delhi. 1666 Birth of Guru Gobind Singh. 1699 Guru Gobind Singh creates 'Khalsa'. 1707 Death of Aurangzeb, fall of Mughal empire begins. 1739 Nadir Shah invaded India; the peacock throne and the Kohinoor Diamond taken away from India. 1757 Battle of Plassey in which the English defeated Siraj-ud- daula, Nawab of Bengal. 1760 Battle of Wandiwash, end of French power in India, 1761 Third Battle of Panipat in which Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas. 1764 Battle of Buxar in which the English defeated the triple alliance of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam. 1793 Permanent settlement in Bengal. 1799 Fourth Anglo Mysore War, death of Tipu Sultan, Ranjit Singh occupied Lahore and made it his capital. 1817-19 Marathas finally crushed. 1828 Lord William Bentick becomes Governor General; Era of social reforms; Prohibition of Sati (1829), Suppression of thugs (1830). 1835 Introduction of English as medium of instruction.

HISTORICAL EVENTS A.D 1853 First Indian railway from Bombay to Thane. 1857-58 First war of Indian Independence. 1858 British crown takes over the Indian Government; End of East India Company's rule. 1861 Birth of Rabindra Nath Tagore. 1869 Birth of M.K. Gandhi. 1885 Formation of Indian National Congress. 1905 Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. 1906 Formation of All India Muslim League. 1909 Minto-Morley Reforms. 1911 Delhi durbar held, partition of Bengal cancelled, capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. 1914 World War I started. 1918 End of World War I. 1919 Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Montague- Chelmsford reforms. 1920 Non-cooperation Movement launched, 1921 Moplah rebellian in Malabar; visit of Prince of Wales. 1922 Chauri-Chaura incidence. 1923 Swaraj party formed. 1927 Simon Commission appointed. 1928 Visit of Simon Commission to India, death of Lala Lajpat Rai. 1929 Congress demanded'Poorna Swaraj'in Lahore session.1930 January 26 celebrated as Independence Day throughout India, Dandi Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table conference. 1931 Gandhi-lrvin Pact, Second Round Table Conference. 1932 Suppression of Congress Movement, Third Round Table Conference, Communal Award, Poona Pact. 1935 Government of India Act. 1937 Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy. Congress ministries formed in 8 out of 11 provinces. 1939 Resignation of Congress ministries, beginning of World War II. 1942 Cripps Mission Plan, Quit India Movement, Formation of Indian National Army by S.C. Bose. 1945 Simla conference held and the failure of Wavell Plan, INA trials at Red Fort, Delhi. 1946 Cabinet Mission Plan, Formation of Interim Government, Direct Action Resolution by Muslim League. 1947 Mountbatten Plan of June 3 in which partition of India resolution is proposed, India divided, Pakistan created, both achieve independence, Jawarhar Lai Nehru becomes the I Prime Minister of India.1948 Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (Jan. 30). 1950 India became republic (Jan. 26). 1951 First Five Year Plan implemented. 1952 First General Elections held. 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary conquer Mt. Everest (May 29). 1954 Panchsheel agreement between India and China. 1956 Life insurance nationalized, State Reorganising Act comes into force. 1957 Second General Elections. 1958 Metric system of weights and measures introduced. 1959 Dalai Lama exiled; enters India.

1961 Liberation of Goa. 1962 Chinese attack on India. (Oct 20). 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru dies; Lai Bahadur Shastri becomes PM. 1965 Indo-Pak war. 1966 Tashkent Agreement reached, Death of Lai Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi became PM. 1967 Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. 1968 Hargovind Khurana shares the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology. 1969 Death of. President Zakir Hussain (May 3). V. V. Giri elected President, Nationalization of 14 leading banks, Split in Indian National Congress. 1970 Former Indian ruler's privy purses abolished. Dr. C. V. Raman died (Nov. 2). 1971 Indo-Pak War over Bangladesh. 1972 Shimla Agreement signed. 1973 Manekshaw named India's first Field Marshal 1974 Nuclear explosion at Pokhran (May 18). 1975 Indian satellite 'Aryabhatta' launched, National emergency declared. 1976 The four Indian News agencies merged into a single News Agency known as 'Samachar', life of Lok Sabha extended by an year. 1977 Defeat of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the election, Morarji Desai takes over as PM, emergency withdrawn. 1978 India launches world's biggest adult literacy plan (Oct. 2). 1979 Charan Singh became PM., Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize. 1980 Indira Gandhi returns to power at centre, India launches first satellite using its own satellite launching vehicle (July. 18).

1981 India launched APPLE, Khalistan activists hijack Indian Airlines Boeing 737 to Lahore. 1982 Zail Singh sworn in as President, the 21-member Indian scientific expedition headed by Dr. S. Z. Qasim lands on Antarctica (Jan. 9), INSAT1 A launched, Ninth Asian Games held in New Delhi. 1983 The 7th Non Aligned Summit in New Delhi, Kalpakkam Atomic Energy plant goes critical (July 2), INSAT-1 B launched (Aug. 30), Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" wins 8 oscars. 1984 Rakesh Sharma becomes India's first spaceman (Apr. 5), Bachendri Pal become the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest (May 23), Operation Blue Star, Assassination of Indira Gandhi (Oct 31), Rajiv Gandhi becomes PM, Bhopal Gas tragedy (Dec. 3). 1985 Anti-defection Bill passed (Jan. 3), Azharuddin hits 3 centuries in 3 tests. 1986 The first wholly Indian test-tube baby bom at KEM Hospital, Bombay (Aug. 7). 1987 Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in tests (Mar. 7), Goa becomes the 25th state of India (May 30). 1988 India's first remote sensing satellite IRS 1 -A launched from Russia (Mar. 17), INSAT 1-C launched from French Guyana (July 22). 1989 Successful test of Agni (May 22), laying of the foundation stone for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple of Ayodhya (Nov 10). V.P. Singh becomes the PM. 1990 Successful launching of INSAT 1-D (June 12), Mandal Commission recommendation implemented (Aug. 7), V.P. Singh tenders resignation (Nov. 7), S. Chandrashekhar becomes PM. (Nov. 10). 1991 Rajiv Gandhi killed in a bomb blast (May 21), P. V. Narsimha Rao became PM. (June 21), Earthquake in Uttarkashi region (Oct. 20), Satyajit Ray got special Oscar award. (Dec.16).

1992 Prithvi test fired (May 5), INSAT-2 A launched (July 10), Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma became President (July 25), the domes of Babri Masjid demolished (Dec 6). 1993 Panchayati Raj Act effective (Apr. 24), INSAT-2 B launched from French Guyana (July 23), Earthquake in Latur region (Sept. 30). 1994 First heart transplant in the country (Aug. 3), PSLV D-2 launched (Oct. 15). 1995 Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh assassinated (Agu. 31), INSAT-2 C launched (Dec. 7) 1996 A.B. Vajpayee became PM. (May 16), H.D. Deve Gowda became PM. (June 1), India-Bangladesh sign Ganga Water Pact (Dec. 12) 1997 I. K. Gujral became PM. (Apr. 21), K. R. Narayanan sworn in as President (July 25), Mother Teresa passes away (Sept. 5), Arundhati Roy wins Booker Prize (Oct. 14), I. K. Gujral resigns as PM. (Nov. 28) 1998 Konkan railway commissioned (Jan. 26), A. B. Vajpayee became PM. (Mar. 19), India conducted total 5 nuclear tests (May 11 and May 13), Severe cyclone in Gujarat (June 9), Amartya Sen won the Noble Prize in Economics (Oct. 14) 1999 P.M. Vajpayee arrived in Pakistan by Delhi-Lahore bus (Feb. 20), India successfully launched its first commercial telecom satellite INSAT-2 E from Kourou (Apr. 3), Intense fighting in Kargil (June-July), Devastating cyclone in Orissa and A. P. (Oct.) 2000 U. S. President Bill Clinton visited India (Mar.) INSAT-3 B launched from Kourou (Mar. 22), Successful test firing of 'Dhanush', the naval version of 'Prithvi' missile (Apr. 11), Karnam Malleshwari wins a bronze at Olympics, Chattisgarh formed (Nov. 1), Uttaranchal formed (Nov. 9), Jharkhand formed (Nov. 15) 2001 The pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' inducted into the Indian Air Force (Jan. 5), Severe earthquake in Gujarat (Ja. 26), the newly-constructed Ennore port dedicated to the nation (Feb. 1), India successfully launches GSLV D-1 from Sriharikota (Apr. 18), Indo-Pak summit at Agra (July 15-16), Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha (Aug. 14), Attack on WTC, New York shakes the world (Sept. 11), Lok Sabha passes the bill on "Right to Education till 14" (Nov. 30), Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament (Dec. 13) 2002 INSAT-3 C launched on Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guyana (Jan. 24), ISRO successfully tries the indegenious cryogenic engine (Feb. 5), POTO passed in the joint session of the Parliament (Mar. 26), LCA test flown successfully (June 6), Cabinet clears 26% FDI in print media (June 25), Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam elected the President of India (July 18), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat sworn in as Vice-President of India (Aug. 19), India launches METSAT by using PSLV-C4 (Sept. 12), Draft of the Tenth Five-Year Plan approved by the PlanningCommission (Oct. 5), BSNL launches mobile phone service (Oct. 15), Vajpayee and Putin sign Delhi declaration (Dec. 4), Kelkar submitted modified report on tax reforms (Dec. 28)

2003 Kalpana Chawla killed in space shuttle Columbia burnup (Feb. 1); Large reserves of oil & gas discovered in Barmer district of Rajasthan (Feb. 4); US launched attack on Iraq (Mar. 20); INSAT-3A launched from Kourou (Apr. 10); Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) renamed 'Tejas' (May 4); GSLVD-2 launched from Sriharikota (May 8); First instance of power failure in modern USA (Aug. 15-16); Mars comes closest to Earth (Aug. 27); Govt. approves the purchase of Advanced Jet Trainers, Hawk, from Britain (Sept. 3); INSAT-3E launched from Kourou (Sept. 20); Pope John Paul-ll beautifies Mother Teresa (Oct. 19); First Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad (Oct. 24-Nov. 1); India & Pakistan agree to a formal cease-fire along the LOG (Nov. 25); 97th, 98th, 99th & 100th Constitutional Amendment Bills passed (Dec. 18-23)

2004 Sensex crosses the magical figure of 6000 (Jan. 2); India signs agreement with Russia for obtaining Admiral Gorshkov (Jan. 20); Delhi High Court clears Rajiv Gandhi from the Bofors deal (Feb. 4); 200 killed in Madrid train blast (Mar. 11); Nobel Medals of Rabindra Nath Tagore gets stolen from Shantiniketan (Mar. 25); NDA conducts election before time, but loses unexpectedly, UPA government comes in power, Dr. Manmohan Singh sworn-in as the new PM (May 22); 87 children killed in a fire in school in Kumbhkonam, Tamil Nadu (July 17); Olympics return to their homeland Athens, Rajyavardhan Rathode wins a silver for India (Aug. 13-29); Hamid Karzai wins the Presidential vote in Afghanistan (Oct. 14); Sandalwood King Veerappan is dead (Oct. 18); George W. Bush re-elected (Nov. 3); Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati arrested on murder charges (Nov. 11); Yasser Arafat is dead (Nov. 11); Parliament dismissses POTA (Dec. 9); Tsunami causes havoc in South and South East Asia killing more than a lakh (Dec. 26)

Classical Dance of India Dance State Bharat Natyam Tamil Nadu Bihu AssamBhangra Punjab Chhau Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand Garhwali Uttaranchal Garba Gujarat Hattari Karnataka Kathak North India Kathakali Kerala Kutchipudi Andhra Pradesh Khantumm Mizoram Karma Madhya Pradesh Laho Meghalaya Mohiniattam Kerala Mando Goa Manipuri Manipur Nati Himachal Pradesh Nat-Natin Bihar Odissi Orissa Rauf Jammu & Kashmir Yakshagan Karnataka  

Folk and Tribal Dances  States  Dances

Maharashtra Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani, Mauni, Dasavtar.

Karnataka Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana

Kerala Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali

Tamil Nadu Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam

Andhra Pradesh Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha

Orissa Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau

West Bengal Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama

Assam Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe

Punjab Giddha (women), Bhangra (men)

J & K Rauf, Hikat

Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi

Haryana Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria, Gagor

Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph

Rajasthan Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini

Bihar Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Karma, Jatra, Natna

Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri.  

Famous Dancer

Bharatnatyam Bala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti

Kathak Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi

Kuchipudi Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam

Manipuri Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh

Instrumentalists

Sarod Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S. Sharma

Tabla Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh, Zakir Hussain

Violin Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala krishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiah, T. N. Krishnan

Shehnal Bismillah Khan

Sitar Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya

Flute Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghose, T. R. Mahalingam

Veena K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar

Vocalists

Hindustani Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan. Carnatic M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam

Thumri Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi

Quwwali Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari

Dhrupad Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal    

Badminton

Angled Drive Serve, Backhand Low Serve, Bird, Deuce, Double Droup, Fault, Flick Serve, Forehand Smash, Let, Lob, Love All, net Shots, Rush, Smash.

Baseball

Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher, Diamond, Hitter, Home Infield, Outfield, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Pullout, Short Stop, Strike.

Basketball

Ball, Basket, Blocking, Dribbling, Free Throw, Held Ball, Holding, Jump Ball, Multiple Throws, Pivot.

Billiards

Baulk Line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In-off, Jigger, Long jenney, Pot, Scratch, Screw Back, short Stop, Strike.

Boxing

Ausiliary Point System, Babit Punch, Break, Cut, Defence, Down, Hook, Jab, Lying On, Knock, Seconds out, Slam, Upper Cut, Weight In, Win by Knock-out.

Bridge

Auction, Bid, Chicane, Cut, Declarer, Doubleton, Dummy, Finesse, Grand Slam, Little Slam, Notrumps, Over-trick, Revoke, rubber, Ruff, Shuffle, Suit, Vulnerable.

Chess

Bishop, Capture, Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Under Promoting.

Cricket

Ashes, Banana, Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Doosra, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis Rule, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Gardening, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit Wicket, Inswinger, l.b.w., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden Over, No Ball, Off Break, On Drive, Out, Outswinger, Over, Mandatory Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Rubber, Run Down, Run Out, Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Stone Walling, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Thirdman, Yorker.

Croquet

Hoops, Mallet, Peg Out.

Draughts

Huff

Football

Advantage Clause, Blind Side, Centre Forward, Corner Kick, Dead Ball, Direct Free Kick, Dribble, Goal kick, Golden Goal, Hat-trick, Marking, OffSide, Penalty Kick, Penalty Shootout, Red Card, Striker, Throw In, Tripping.

Golf

Best-ball Foursome, Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Dormy, Fairway, Fourball, Foursome, Greed Holes, Links, Niblic, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee, Threesome.

Gymnastics

A-bars, Ariel, Blocks, Cone of Swing, Dish, Flairs, Giants, Inlocate, Kip, Planche, Tariff, Tumble, Virtuosity, Wrap.

Hockey

Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Cary, Centre Forward, Corner, Dribble, Flick, Free-hit, Goal Line, Green Card, Halfway Line, Hat-trick, Off-side, Red Car, Roll -in, Scoop, Short Corner, Sixteen-yard hit, Square Pass, Stick, Striking Cirele, Tackle, Tie-breaker, Zonal Marking.

Horse Racing

Jockey, Punt, Steeplechase, Thorough Bred.

Judo

Ashi-waza, chui, Dan, Dojo, Gyaku, Hajime, Ippon, Jigotai, Kaeshiwaza, Koka, Makikomi, Nage-waza, O-goshi, Randori, Scarf, Tani-Otoshi, Uchi-komvi, Waki-gatame, Yoshi, Yuko.

Karate

Age Zuki, Ai-uchi, Aka, Chakugan, Dachi, Encho Sen, Fudotachi, Gedan, Geri, Hajime, Ibuki, Jion, Kakato, Koka, Makiwara, Nidan, Obi, Rei, Sanbon, Shiro, Tobigeri, Ude, Waza-ari, Yoko-geri, Zanshin, Zen-no.

Polo

Bunker, Chukker, Mallet.

Rowing

Bow, Bucket, Cow, Ergometer, Feather, Paddle, Regatta.

Rugby Football

A Trackle, Lines, Scrum, Touch, Try.

Shootng

Bag, Bull's Eye, Marksmanship, Muzzle, Plug.

Skiing

Tobogganing.

Swimming

Breast Stroke, Crawl.

Table Tennis

Anti Loop, Backspin, Chop, Loop, Penhold Grip, Push, Spin, Twiddle.

Tennis

Ace, Backhand Stroke, Deuce, Deep Volley, Deuce, Double Fault, Fault, Ground Stroke, Half Volley, Let, Love, Slice, Smash, Volley

Volleyball

Ace, Base-line, Blocking, Doubling, Foot Fault, Heave, Holding, Jump Set, Lob Pass, Love All, Point, Quick Smash, Scouting, Service, Spike, Tactical Ball, Volley, Windmill Service.

Wrestling

Half-Nelson, Head Lock, Heave, Hold, Rebouts, Scissor.

AREA/MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS SPORTS FIELDS

Badminton

44ft by 20ft. (doubles); 44ft. By 17 ft (singles)

Baseball

Diamond shaped ground; 90ft on each side and 127ft. Along the diagonal

Basketball

85ft by 46ft (maximum dimensions)

Billiards

10ft. Long, 5ft. Side and 3ft. High

Cricket

Ground: Round or oval shaped; Wickets: 22 yds. Apart; Ball: 8 13/14 to 9 inches in circumference and 5 3/4 oz. in weight; Bat: 4 1/4 inches maximum width and 38 inches maximum length; Bowling crease: 8 ft. and 8 inches in length; Popping crease: 4 ft. fro

Derby Course

1 1/2 miles (2.4 km).

Football

Length: 100 yds. To 130 yds.; breadth 50 yds; Goal width: 8 yds., Bar: 8 ft. from ground; Area 6 yds., from each goal-post; Ball: 27 inches to 28inches in circmference; Duration: 90 minutes maximum.

Golf

Hole 4 1/2 inches; Ball: 1 1/2 oz. in weight.

Hockey

Ground 100 yds. By 55 to 60 yds.; Duration of game: two periods of 30 minutes each plus extra time in case of draw or suspension of game for some reason; Goal perpendicular posts: 8 yds. Apart joined together by a horizontal cross bar 7 ft. from ground; B

Marathon Race

26 miles, 385 yards.

Polo

Ground: 300 yds. By 200 yds.

Table Tennis

9 ft. x 6 ft. x 2 1/2 ft.

Tennis

78 ft. by 28 ft. (singles), 78 ft. by 36 ft. (doubles).

Volleyball

Rectangular 30 ft. by 30 ft.

TROPHIES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS SPORTS & GAMES

Air Racing

Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, World Cup.

Archery

Federation Cup

Athletics

Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup, World Cup.

Badminton

Agarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Austrelasia Cup, Chadha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenge Cup, Konica Cup, Narng cup, Sophia Kitiakara Cup, Konica Cup, S. R. Ruia Cup, Thomas Cup, Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup.

Basketball

Basalat Jha Trophy, B. C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S. M. Arjuna Raja trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup.

Billiards

Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup.

Boat Rowing

American Cup (Yacht racing), Wellington Trophy (India).

Boxing

Aspy Adjahia Trophy, federation Cup, Val iBaker Trophy.

Bridge

Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy.

Chess

Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Linares City Trophy, World Cup.

Cricket

Anthony D'Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenge Cup, C. K. Nayudu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G. D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmad Trophy, hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Interface Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lombard World Challenge Cup, McDowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Trophy, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, NatWest Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.

Football

African Natons Cup, Airlines Cup, america Cup, Asia Cup, Asian Women's Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, B. C. Roy Trophy, Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup, Bicentennial Gold Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederations Cup, DCM Cup, Durand Cup, European Cup, FA Cup, Federation Cup, G. V. Raja Memorial Trophy, gold Cup, Governor's Cup, Greek Cup, Great Wall Cup, IFA Shield, Independence Day Cup, Indira Gandhi Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Kings Cup, Kirin Cup, Lal Bahadur Shastri Trophy, McDowell Cup, Merdeka Cup, Nagjee Trophy, Naidunia Trophy, Nations Cup, NFL Trophy, Nehru Gold Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup, Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, Rovers Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Scissors Cup, Sir Ashutohs Mukherjee Trophy, Stafford Cup, Subroto Cup, Supercup Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, UEFA Cup, US Cup, Vittal Trophy, Winner's Cup, World Cup.

Golf

Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Maekyung LG Fashion Open Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, Paralamdi Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, Waterford Crystal Trophy, World Cup.

Hockey

Agha Khan Cup, Allwyn Asia Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, Beighton Cup, Bhim Sain Trophy, BMW Trophy, Bombay Gold Cup, Champions Trophy, Clarke Trophy, Dhyan Chand Trophy, Esanda Champions Cup, European Nations Cup, Gurmeet Trophy, Guru Nanak Cup, Gyanvati Devi Trophy, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Cup, Kuppuswamy Naidu Cup, Lady Rattan Tata Cup (women), Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Modi Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Nehru Trophy, Obaidullah Gold Cup, Prime Minister's Gold cup, Rangaswami Cup, Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Rene Frank Trophy, Sanjay Gandhi Trophy, Scindia gold Cup, Shriram Trophy, Tunku Abdul Razak Cup, Wellington Cup, World Cup, Yadavindra Cup.

Horse Racing

Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby, Grand Natonal Cup.

Kabaddi

Federation Cup

Kho-Kho

Federation Cup

Netball

Anantrao Pawar Trophy.

Polo

Ezar Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, President Cup, Prithi Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup.

Rowing

Beefeather's Gin.

Rugby Football

Bledisloe Cup; Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy.

Shootng

North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix.

Snooker

Team Tournament Asean Cup.

Table Tennis

Asian Cup, Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion Cup (women), Electra Gold Cup, Gasper-Giest Prize, Grand Prix, Jayalaxmi Cup (women), Kamala Ramanunjan Cup, Marcel Corbillon Cup, Pithapuram Cup (men), Swaythling Cup (men), Travancore Cup (women), U Thant Cup, World Cup.

Tennis

Ambre Solaire Cup, A T&T Cup, Champions Cup, ATP President's Cup, Davis Cup, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Cup, Edgbaston Cup, Evert Cup, Federation Cup, Ghafar Cup, Grand Prix, Grand Slam Cup, Nations' Cup, Watson's Water Trophy, Wightman Cup, Wimbledon Trophy, World Cup, World Team Cup.

Volleyball

Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, World Cup, World League Cup.

Weightlifting

World Cup.

Wrestling

Bharat Kesari, Burdwan Shield, World Cup.

Yachting

America Cup

IMPORTANT SPORTS VENUESAthletics

Commonwealth Stadium (Canada), Olympic Stadium (Athens), Stadium Australia (Sydney)Baseball

Brooklyn (USA), Dodger Stadium (USA), Qualcomm Stadium (USA), Veterans Stadium (USA).Basketball

Alamodome (Texas)D, Charlotte Coliseum (USA).Boat Rowing

Putney (England).Boxing

Madison Square Garden (USA), Yankee Stadium (USA).Cricket

Asgiriya Stadium (Kandy), Arbal-Niaz Stadium (Peshawar), Bangabandhu National Stadium (Dhaka), Barabati Stadium (Cuttack), Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai), Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore), Eden Gardens (kolkata), Eden Park (Auckland), Ferozeshah Kotla Ground (Delhi), Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore), Green Park (Kanpur), Indira Priyadarshini Stadium (Visakhapatnam), Iqbal Stadium (Faisalabad), Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala), Khettarama Stadium (Colombo), Lal Bahadur Stadium (Hyderabad), Leeds (London, England), Lords (London, England), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Melbourne (Australia), National Stadium (Karachi), Nehru Stadium (Pune), Nehru Stadium (New Delhi), nehru Stadium (Goa), Old Trafford (Manchester,England), Oval (London, England ), Pindi Stadium (Rawalpindi), Sabina Park (West Indies), Sawai Man Singh Stadium (Jaipur), Sinhalese Sports Club Stadium (Colombo), Trent

Bridge (England), Wankhede Stdium (Mumbai), Wanderers (South Africa).Football

Ambedkar Stadium (New Delhi), Athens Olympic Stadium (Greece), Brookland (England), Corporation Stadium (Kolkata), Fed Ex Field (USA), Millennium Stadium (UK), Nehru Stadium (New Delhi), Oita Big Eye Stadium (Japan), Pontiac Silverdome (USA), Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata), San Januario Stadium (Brazil), Veterans Stadium (USA), Wembley (London), Yokohama Internatioinal Stadium (Japan).Golf

Augusta National Club (USA), Lyon Golf Club (France), Metropolitan Club (Melbourne), Sendy Lodge (Scotland), Yangon Club (Myanmar).Greyhound Racing

White City (England).Hockey

Dhyan Chand Stadium (Lucknow), Lal Bahadur Stadium (Hyderabad), Merdeka Stadium (Kuala Lumpur), Major Dhyan Chand Stadium (formerly National Stadium, New Delhi), Nehru Stadium (New Delhi), Sawai Man Singh Stadium (Jaipur), Shivaji Stadium (New Delhi), Wagener Stadium (The Netherlands).Horse Racing

Aintree (England), Doncaster (England), Epsom (England), Flemington (Melbourne).Lawn Tennis:

DLTA Grounds (New Delhi), Wimbledon (England), Forest Hill (USA).Polo

Hurlington (England), Jaipur Pologrounds.Rugby Football

Blackheath, Twickenham (England), Millennium Stadium (Cardiff, UK).Shootng

Bisley (England), Markopoulo Center (Athens).Snooker

Blackpool (England).Swimming

Subhas Sarovar (Kolkata), Talkatora Swimming Pool (New Delhi).Swimming and Rowing:

Cape Griz Zen Putney-Mort -Lake (England), Sleen Sports Complex (Australia).

Table Tennis

NDMC Indoor Stadium (New Delhi).Tennis

Foro Italico Stadium (Rome), Rolland Garros Stadium (Paris), Flushing Meadows (New York).

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Commonwealth Game History

History: Reverend Ashley Cooper was the first person to propose the idea of having a Pan-Britannic sporting contest to foster a spirit of goodwill and understanding within the British Empire. In 1928, a key Canadian athlete, Bobby Robinson, was given the task of organizing the

first ever Commonwealth Games. These Games were held in 1930, in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and saw the participation of 400 athletes from eleven countries.

Since then, the Commonwealth Games have been held every four years, except for the period during the Second World War. The Games have been known by various names such as the British Empire Games, Friendly Games and British Commonwealth Games. Since 1978, they have been known as the Commonwealth Games. Originally having only single competition sports, the 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur saw a major change when team sports such as cricket, hockey and netball made their first appearance.

In 2001, the Games Movement adopted the three values of Humanity, Equality and Destiny as the core values of the Commonwealth Games. These values inspire and connect thousands of people and signify the broad mandate for holding the Games within the Commonwealth.

After Olympics, Commonwealth Games is the second largest sports festival in the world. The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. The Games were originally known as the British Empire Games. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. The 10th Commonwealth Games were held at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974, the 11th in Edmonton (Canada) in 1978, the 12th in Brisbane (Australia) in 1982, the 13th in Edinburgh (Scotland) in 1986, the 14th in Auckland (New Zealand) in 1990 and the 15th in Victoria (Canada) in 1994, where about 3,350 athletes from a record 64 nations (including South Africa, which joined the family of Commonwealth athletes after 36 years) participated. Namibia also, which gained its independence in 1990, made its debut while Hong Kong made its final appearance in the Games before being ceded to China in 1997.

S. No

Venue Year No of Countries

1 Hamilton, Canada 1930 11

2 London, United Kingdom 1934 16

3 Sydney, Australia 1938 15

4 Auckland, New Zealand 1950 12

5 Vancouver, Canada 1954 24

6 Cardiff, United Kingdom 1958 35

7 Perth, Australia 1962 35

8 Jamaica, West Indies 1966 34

9 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1970 42

10 Christchurch, New Zealand 1974 38

11 Edmonton, Canada 1978 48

12 Brisbane, Australia 1982 47

13 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1986 26

14 Auckland, New Zealand 1990 55

15 Victoria, Canada 1994 64

16 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 70

17 Manchchester, United Kingdom 2002 72

18 Melbourne, Australia 2006 71

19 New Delhi, India 2010 71

ASIAN GAMES

India played a leading role to organise sports festival for Asian countries on Olympic lines. 'Ever Onward' is the motto of the Asian Games and 'a bright full rising sun with interlocking rings' is its emblem. The first Asian Games were held at New Delhi in 1951 followed by Manila, Philippines (1954); Tokyo, Japan (1958); Jakarta, Indonesia (1962); Bangkok, Thailand (1966, 1970, 1978 & 1998); Teheran, Iran (1974); New Delhi, India (1982); Seoul, South Korea (1986); Beijing,China (1990); Hiroshima, Japan (1994); Bangkok, Thailand (1998); Busan, South Korea (2002); Doha, Qatar (2006). The next editions of the Games is scheduled to be held in and Guangzhou, China (2010).

SAP GAMES

The South Asian Federation Games (SAP Games) is a sport festival of South Asian countries. The South Asian Sports Federation comprising India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives was formed in New Delhi in November, 1982. The first SAP Games were held in Kathmandu in 1984 followed by Dhaka (1985), Kolkata (1987), Islamabad (1989), Colombo (1991), Dhaka (1993) and Chennai (1995). The Eighth SAF Games (September 25-Octobcr 4, 1999) were held in Kathmandu. Three new events—badminton, rowing and karate were introduced for the first time in the 9th SAP Games. 

New Name For SAF Games: The SAP Games have been rechristencd as South Asian Games, according to a decision taken by the South Asian Sports Federation at its 32nd meeting held in Islamabad (Pakistan) on April 2, 2004.

Wimbledon Tennis

The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the only one still played on the game's original surface, grass, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name. The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July.

MEN'S SINGLE

2010 Mens Single Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Tomas Berdych(Czch Republic)

2009 Mens Single Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeted Andy Roddick (USA)

2008 Mens Single Rafel Nadal(Spain) defeated Roger Federer(Switzerland)

2007 Mens Single Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeted Rafel Nadal(Spain)

WOMEN'S SINGLE

2010 Womens Single Serena Williams(USA) defeated Vera Zvonareva(Russia)

2009 Womens Single Serena Williams (USA) defeted Venus Williams (USA)

2008 Womens Single Venus Williams (USA) defeated Serena Williams (USA)

2007 Womens Single Venus Williams (USA) defeted Marion Bartoli (France)

MEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Mens Double Jürgen Melzer(Austria) and Philipp Petzschner(Germany) defeated Robert Lindstedt(Sweeden) and Horia Tecau(Romania)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Womens Double Vania King(USA) and Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazakhstan) defeated Elena Vesnina(Russia) and Vera Zvonareva(Russia)

MIXED DOUBLES

2010 Mixed Double Leander Paes(India) and Cara Black(Zimbabwe) defeated Wesley Moodie(South Africa) and Lisa Raymond(USA)

US Open Tennis

The "US Open Court of Champions" honors the greatest champions in the 122-year history of the U.S. Championships, which spans three centuries, beginning in 1851, becoming the US Open.

MEN'S SINGLE

2010 Mens Single Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Novak Djokovic (Sarbia)

2009 Mens Single Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) defeated Roger Federer (Switzerland)

2008 Mens Single Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Andy Murry (UK)

2007 Mens Single Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Novak Djokovic

WOMEN'S SINGLE

2010 Womens Single Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeated Vera Zvonareva (Russia)

2009 Womens Single Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeated Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

2008 Womens Single Serena Willams (USA) defeated Jelena Jankovic(Serbia)

2007 Womens Single Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)

MEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Mens Double Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) defeated Rohan Bopanna (India) Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Womens Double Vania King (USA) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazaksthan) defeated Liezel Huber (USA)and Nadia Petrova (Russia)

MIXED DOUBLES

2010 Mixed Double Liezel Huber (USA) and Bob Bryan (USA) defeated Kveta Peschke (CZE) and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan)

Australian Open Tennis

The Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, in January - February.

MEN'S SINGLE

2011 Mens Single Novak Djokovic (SRB) defeated Andy Murray(GER)

2010 Mens Single Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeated Andy Murray(UK)

2009 Mens Single Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland)

2008 Mens Single Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga(France)

2007 Mens Single Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (Chili)

WOMEN'S SINGLE

2011 Womens Single Kim Clijsters (BEL) defeated Na Li(CHN)

2010 Womens Single Serena Williams(USA) defeated Justine Henin(Belgium)

2009 Womens Single Serena Williams (USA) defeted Dinara Safina (Russia)

2008 Womens Single Maria Sharapova (Russia) defeated Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)

2007 Womens Single Serena Williams (USA) defeated Maria Sharapova (Russia)

MEN'S DOUBLES

2011 Mens Double Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes(IND)

2010 Mens Double Bob Bryan(USA) and Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Daniel Nestor(Canada)and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia)

2009 Mens Double Bob Bryan(USA) and Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi(India)and Mark Knowles(The Bahamas) .

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

2011 Womens Double Gisela Dulko(ARG)and Flavia Pennetta(ITA) defeated Victoria Azarenka(BLR) and Maria Kirilenko(RUS)

2010 Womens Double Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated Cara Black(Zimbabwe) and Liezel Huber(USA)

2009 Womens Double Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated Daniela Hantuchova(Slovakia) and Ai Sugiyama(Japan)

MIXED DOUBLES

2011 Mixed Double Katarina Srebotnik(SLO) and Daniel Nestor(CAN) defeated Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) and Paul Hanley(AUS)

2010 Mixed Double Cara Black(Zimbabwe) and Leander Paes(India) defeated Ekaterina Makarova(Russia) and Jaroslav Levinsky(Czch Republic)

2009 Mixed Double Sania Mirza(India) and Mahesh Bhupathi(India) defeated Nathalie Dechy(France) and Andy Ram(Israel)

French Open Tennis

The French Open is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam still held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.

MEN'S SINGLE

2010 Mens Single Rafael Nadal(Spain) defeated Robin Söderling(Sweeden)

2009 Mens Single Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeted Robin Soderling (Swdeen)

2008 Mens Single Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland)

2007 Mens Single Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland)

WOMEN'S SINGLE

2010 Womens Single Francesca Schiavone (Itali) defeated Samantha Stosur (Australia)

2009 Womens Single Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) defeted Dinara Safina (Russia)

2008 Womens Single Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) defeted Dinara Safina (Russia)

2007 Womens Single Justine Henin Hardenne (Belgium) defeated Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)

MEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Mens Double Daniel Nestor(Canada) and Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) defeated Lukas Dlouhy(Czech Republic) and Leander Paes(India)

2009 Mens Double Lukas Dlouhy(Czch Republic) and Leander Paes(India) defeated Wesley Moodie(South Africa) and Dick Norman(Belgium)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

2010 Womens Double Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated Kveta Peschke(Czech Republic) and Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia)

2009 Womens Double Anabel Medina Garrigues(Spain) and Virginia Ruano Pascual(Spain) defeated Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) and Elena Vesnina(Russia).

MIXED DOUBLES

2010 Mixed Double Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia) defeated Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazaksthan) and Julian Knowle(Austria)

2009 Mixed Double L Huber(USA) and B Bryan(USA) defeated A-L Gronefeld(Germany) and M Knowles(The Bahamas)

FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL

The World Cup football tournament is organised by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) once in four years since 1930. It was on July 18, 1930 that the first-ever World Cup match was played between Uruguay and Chile, at the newly built Centenary Stadium in Montevideo (Uruguay). The World Cup now officially designated as Jules-Rimet Cup, named after the French lawyer who was the President of FIFA from 1921 to 1953, is 12 inch high and made of solid gold.

WORLD CUP FOOTBALL AT A GLANCE

Year Venue Winner Runner Others awards related to this event

2010 South Africa

Spain Netherland Adidas Golden Shoe: Thomas MUELLER(GER)

Adidas Golden Ball: Diego FORLAN(URU)

adidas Golden Glove: Iker CASILLAS(ESP)

FIFA Fair Play award : Spain

Best Young Player Award: Thomas MUELLER(GER)

2006 Germany Italy France Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Miroslav KLOSE (GER)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)

Best Young Player Award: Lukas PODOLSKI (GER)

FIFA Fair Play award: Spain, Brazil

FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Portugal

2002 Korea/Japan Brazil Germany Adidas Golden Ball: Oliver KAHN (GER)

Adidas Golden Shoe: RONALDO (BRA)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver KAHN (GER)

FIFA Fair Play award: Belgium

FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Korea Republic

1998 France France Brazil Adidas Golden Ball: RONALDO (BRA)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Davor SUKER (CRO)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien BARTHEZ (FRA)

FIFA Fair Play award: England, France

FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France

1994 USA Brazil Italy Adidas Golden Ball: ROMARIO (BRA)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Oleg SALENKO (RUS), Hristo STOICHKOV (BUL)

Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Michel PREUDHOMME (BEL)

FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Brazil

1990 Italy Germany FR

Argentina Adidas Golden Ball: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)

FIFA Fair Play award: England

1986 Mexico Argentina Germany FR Adidas Golden Ball: Diego MARADONA (ARG)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Gary LINEKER (ENG)

FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

1982 Spain Italy Germany FR Adidas Golden Ball: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)

Adidas Golden Shoe: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)

FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

1978 Argentina Argentina Netherlands Golden Shoe: Mario KEMPES (ARG)

FIFA Fair Play award: Argentina

1974 GermanyGermany FR

Netherlands Golden Shoe: Grzegorz LATO (POL)

1970 Mexico Brazil Italy Golden Shoe: Gerd MUELLER

(GER)

1966 England England Germany FR Golden Shoe: EUSEBIO (POR)

1962 Chile Brazil Czechoslovakia Golden Shoe: Florian ALBERT (HUN), Valentin IVANOV (URS), Drazen JERKOVIC (YUG), Leonel SANCHEZ (CHI), VAVA (BRA), GARRINCHA (BRA)

1958 Sweden Brazil Sweden Golden Shoe: Just FONTAINE (FRA)

1954 SwitzerlandGermany FR

Hungary Golden Shoe: Sandor KOCSIS (HUN)

1950 Brazil Uruguay Brazil Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (BRA)

1938 France Italy Hungary Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (BRA)

1934 Italy Italy Czechoslovakia Golden Shoe: Oldrich NEJEDLY

(TCH)

1930 Uruguay Uruguay Argentina Golden Shoe: Guillermo STABILE

(ARG)

 

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WORLD CUP CRICKET

The idea of organising a World Cup of cricket was mooted and agreed to in principle in 1971 when such a proposal was discussed at a meeting of the International Cricket Conference in London. However, due to various commitments the tournaments could not be staged until 1975 when the original plan of a South African team's visit to England fell through following opposition to the country's racial policy. England's Prudential Assurance Company came forward with sponsorship and for three consecutive years— 1975, 1979 and 1983—the one-day limited overs cricket tournament was held inEngland. It

became famous as the Prudential Cup.

In the first two tournaments, apart from the six full members of the International Cricket Conference (England, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, India and Pakistan), Sri Lanka, before being elevated to Test status in 1981, had joined East Africa in 1975 and Canada in 1979 (two top teams among the associate members) to complete the groups in the tournaments proper. The West Indies, under Clive Lloyd, not only won the first two tournaments in 1975 and 1979 but in true Calypso style they produced sparkling cricket and confirmed I heir unassailable supremacy in this game.

India broke the West Indian stranglehold in 1983 to open a new chapter in the brief annals of this prestigious tournament. Apiirt from some sparkling individual performances, the competition witnessed thrills and upsets. India with a poor total of 183 bowled themselves back into the game and became memorable winners by 43 runs at the sensational final at Lord's. When India managed a total of 183 in the final with useful contributions from Srikkanth (38), Amarnath (26) and Sandeep Patil (27), it seemed an easy total for the West Indies to overcome, but they surprisingly folded up for 140 runs and India pulled off one of the cricket's greatest upsets. Amarnath's performance earned him the coveted Man of the Match award.

WORLD CUP CRICKET HISTORY

Year Hosting Country Result

1975 UKWest Indies beat Australia by 17 runs

1979 UK West Indies beat England by 92 runs

1983 UK India beat west Indies by 43 runs

1987 India & Pakistan Australia beat England by 7 runs.

1992 Australia Pakistan beat England by 22 runs.

1996 India, Pakistan & Sri LankaSri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets

1999 UK Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets.

2003 South Africa, Kenya & Zimbabwe Australia beat India by 125 runs

2007 West Indies, Bermuda Australia beat Sri Lanka

2011 India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka  

 

Higest Individual Scores in ODI (Oneday International Cricket)

200 * Sachin Tendulkar, India vs South Africa, Gwalior, February 2010.

194* Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Bulawayo, August 2009

194 Saheed Anwar, Pakistan vs India, Chennai, May 1997

189* Viv Richards, West Indies vs England, Manchester, May, 1984

189 Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka vs India, Sharja, October 2000

188* Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs UAE, Rawalpindi, February 1996

186* Sachin Tendulkar, India vs New Zealand, Hydrabad, November 1999

183* Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India vs Srilanka, Jaipur, October 2005

183 Sourav Ganguly, India vs Sri Lanka, Tauton, May 1999

181* Mathew Hayden, Australia vs New Zealand, Hamilton, February 2007

181 Viv Richards, west Indies vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, October 1987.

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