January 22, 2010

HISTORICAL EVENTS


HISTORICAL EVENTS
B.C
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.

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 Planning Commission (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)
1. The first president of the Constituent Assembly was Sachidanand Sinha later, Rajendra Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly.
2. The members of the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in the year 1946 on December 9.
3. On August 29, 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed, with Dr Ambedkar as the Chairman along with six other members.
4. A Draft Constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly on November 4, 1947.
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Atomic Energy
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The Atomic Energy Commission is a governing body functioning under the Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The DAE is under the direct charge
of the Prime Minister.
2. Department of Atomic Energy (India) was founded with Homi Bhabha as secretary
3. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was found in 1962 with Vikram Sarabhai as its chairman.
4. The first nuclear test explosion by India on May 18, 1974 at Pokhran.
5. The Indian Space Research Organization in its modern form was created by Vikarm Sarabhai in 1969

Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Tarapur, Maharashtra
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
Madras Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu
Narora Atomic Power Station, Narora, Uttar Pradesh
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Kakrapar, Gujarat
Kaiga Atomic Power Station, Kaiga, Karnataka
Jaitapur nuclear power project — Maharashtra
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Mumbai — Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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Tamilnadu information
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tamilnadu -11 largest state
Population - 7th state
Area 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi)
President's rule on four occasions - 1.1976 to 1977,
2.short period in 1980
3. 1988 to 1989
4. the latest in 1991.

The major administrative units of the state constitutes
39 Lok Sabha constituencies,
234 Assembly constituencies,
32 districts,
10 city corporations,
152[40] municipalities,
611 town panchayats and 12,618 village panchayats

Tamil Nadu had a bicameral legislature until 1986,
when it was replaced with a unicameral legislature, like most other states in India.

Tamil Nadu has 10 City Corporations:
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem,
Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Erode, Vellore and Thoothukudi.

The Tamil Nadu Police Force is over 140 years old.
The current Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu is K. P. Jain.


The 32 districts of Tamil Nadu are as listed below

1.Ariyalur District
2.Chennai District
3.Coimbatore District
4.Cuddalore District
5.Dharmapuri District
6.Dindigul District
7.Erode District
8.Kanchipuram District
9.Kanyakumari District (Smallest District)
10.Karur District
11.Krishnagiri District
12.Madurai District
13.Nagapattinam District
14.Namakkal District
15.Nilgiris District
16.Perambalur District
17.Pudukkottai District
18.Ramanathapuram District
19.Salem District
20.Sivagangai District
21.Thanjavur District
22.Theni District
23.Thoothukudi District
24.Tiruchirapalli District
25.Tirunelveli District
26.Tirupur district
27.Tiruvallur District
28.Tiruvannamalai District
29.Tiruvarur District
30.Vellore District
31.Viluppuram District
32.Virudhunagar District

First mayor of madras : L. Sriramulu Naidu
The DMK decided to enter politics in 1956.
Tamil Nadu has 19 universities

January 19, 2010

Nobel Prize Winners in India










S.NoNameYearSpecializationOther Info
1. RABINDRANATH TAGORE 1913 Literature

Popularly known as Gurudev, India's most famous writer and poet was awarded the Nobel Prize
in recognition of his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems, in 1913.

Tagore was also involved in teaching. In 1901 he founded the famous Santiniketan which later
came to be known as Vishwabharati University.

2. CHANDRASHEKAR VENKATA RAMAN(C.V.RAMAN) 1930 Physics

Born at Thiruvanaikkaval in Tamil Nadu, Raman studied at Presidency College, Madras. Later, he served as Professor of Physics at Calcutta University. C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize for an important research in the field of optics (light). Raman had found that diffused light contained rays of other wavelengths-what is now popularly known as Raman Effect. His theory explains why the frequency of light passing through a transparent medium changes.

3. HARGOBIND KHORANA 1968 Medicine

Dr. Khorana was born in Raipur, Punjab (now in Pakistan). He went abroad to get his doctorate in Chemistry and later settled there. It was his study of the human genetic code and the role it plays in protein synthesis that got him the Nobel Prize.

4. MOTHER TERESA 1979 Peace

Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu at Skopje, now in Yugoslavia. She wanted to become a nun and joined the Irish order of the Sisters of Loretto (at Dublin) in 1928. It is as a nun that Agnes came Calcutta in 1929. Here she was extremely touched by the misery of the poor and the sick. She decided to dedicate her life to serving them. She then founded a group of similar minded people called the Missionaries of Charity and set up Nirmal Hriday a center where she took care of the dying, the lepers and other people who had been left alone on the streets of Calcutta to die. Today her group has centers all over the world.

5. SUBRAMANIAN CHANDRASHEKAR 1983 Physics

Dr S. Chandrashekar, is an Indian-born astrophysicist (a branch of astronomy or the study of space). After studying at the Presidency College in Madras, Dr. Chandrashekhar went to the United States for work and settled there. He has written many books on his field Astrophysics and
Stellar Dynamics. He developed a theory on white dwarf stars forecasts the limit of mass that dwarf stars can have. This limit is known as the Chandrashekar Limit. His theory also explains the final stages of the evolution of stars.

6. AMARTYA SEN 1998 Economics

Prof. Amartya Sen is the first Asian to win the Economics Nobel. He is one of the most respected economics thinker in the world. He is also an excellent teacher. He won the Nobel for his work in the area of economic theory. Some of his most important work is in the areas of poverty, democracy, development and social welfare.

  • Rudyard Kipling (Literature 1907)
  • Ronald Ross (Medicine 1902)

  • 7. VENKATRAMAN RAMAKRISHNAN 2009 Bio-Chemistry

    Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.
    He moved to Baroda (Vadodara) in Gujarat state at the age of three, where he had his schooling,
    except for spending 1960-61 in Adelaide, Australia. Following his Pre-Science at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, he did his undergraduate studies in the same university on a National Science Talent Scholarship, graduating with a B.Sc. in Physics in 1971. Immediately after graduation he moved to the U.S.A., where he obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio University in 1976.[6][7][8] He then spent two years studying biology as a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego while making a transition from theoretical physics to biology.

    Supreme Court of India

    Supreme Court of India
    Established
    28-Jan-1950
    Location
    New Delhi
    Authorized by
    Constitution of India
    Judge term length
    65 Years of age
    Number of positions
    31
    Chief Justice of India
    K. G. Balakrishnan Since (14-Jan-2007)
    The current president of the SCBA(supreme Court Bar Association)
    Mr. P.H. Parekh.
    The first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court was Justice
    Fatima Beevi in 1987
    Other Womens to be appointed to the Supreme Court was Justice
    1.Sujata Manohar 2. Ruma Pal
    First chief justice of supreme court of india
    harilal kania or H. J. Kania

    January 18, 2010

    List of states and territories

    Administrative divisions of India, including 28 states and 7 union territories.States:

    1.Andhra Pradesh
    2.Arunachal Pradesh
    3.Assam
    4.Bihar
    5.Chhattisgarh
    6.Goa
    7.Gujarat
    8.Haryana
    9.Himachal Pradesh
    10.Jammu and Kashmir
    11.Jharkhand
    12.Karnataka
    13.Kerala
    14.Madhya Pradesh
    15.Maharashtra
    16.Manipur
    17.Meghalaya
    18.Mizoram
    19.Nagaland
    20.Orissa
    21.Punjab
    22.Rajasthan
    23.Sikkim
    24.Tamil Nadu
    25.Tripura
    26.Uttar Pradesh
    27.Uttarakhand
    28.West Bengal


    Union Territories:

    A.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    B.Chandigarh
    C.Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    D.Daman and Diu
    E.Lakshadweep
    F.National Capital Territory of Delhi
    G.Puducherry

    January 11, 2010

    Constituent Assembly of India

    Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president(temporary Chairman of the Assembly )of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly, and would later became the first President of India. The Vice President of the Constituent Assembly was Professor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, former Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and a prominent Christian from Bengal who also served as the Chairman of the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly. He was appointed Governor of West Bengal after India became a republic.


    Committees under the Constituent Assembly


    Committee on the Rules of procedure - Rajendra Prasad

    Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad

    Finance and Staff Committee Anugrah Narayan Sinha

    Credential Committee Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

    House Committee B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

    Order of Business Committee K.M. Munshi

    Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag Rajendra Prasad

    Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly G.V. Mavalankar

    States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

    Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities

    Tribal and Excluded Areas Vallabhbhai Patel

    Minorities Sub-Committee H.C. Mookherjee

    Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani

    North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam. Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee Gopinath Bardoloi

    Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee A.V. Thakkar

    Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

    Union Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

    Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar

    [edit] Members of the Indian Constituent Assembly

    [edit] Indian National Congress

    Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Prime Minister

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,Deputy Prime Minister cum Home Minister

    Maulana Azad, Minister for Education,

    Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Chairman of the Assembly

    C. Rajagopalachari, Governor General

    Sarat Chandra Bose

    Sri Krishna Sinha, Chief Minister,Bihar

    Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra

    Anugrah Narayan Sinha,Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister,Bihar

    Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

    Asaf Ali

    Syama Prasad Mookerjee, President, Hindu Mahasabha

    Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Minister for Health

    Hansa Mehta, President, All India Women's Conference

    Constitution of India

    1. Which article of the constitution abolishes untouchability – ARTICLE-17
    2. Which constitutional amendment introduced the anti defection provisions in the constitution – 52nd Amendments
    3. After independence the first state organized on the basis of language is Andhra Pradesh
    4. If a no-confidence motion is passed against a Minister the whole council of ministers has to resign
    5. Who was the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly? Jawaharlal Nehru
    6. What was the exact constitutional status of the Indian republic on Jan 26, 1950?
    A Sovereign Democratic Republic
    7. Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the house without being its member? Vice President of India
    8. The number of articles our constitution contains is 444
    9. Our constitution has 12 schedules
    10. Our constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949

    January 9, 2010

    World Tamil Conference

    The list of world Tamil Conferences held so far are listed below:
    • Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - 1967
    • Chennai (Tamilnadu, India) - 1968 (by Tamilnadu CM, C.N.Annadurai (DMK party) )
    • Paris (France) - 1970
    • Jaffna (SriLanka) - 1974
    • Madurai (Tamilnadu, India) - 1981 (by Tamilnadu CM, M.G. Ramachandran (ADMK party) )
    • Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - 1987
    • Mauritius
    • Thanjavur (Tamilnadu, India) - 1995 (by Tamilnadu CM, J. Jayalalitha (ADMK party) )
    • Coimbatore (Tamilnadu, India) - 1995 (by Tamilnadu CM, Mr.Karunanithi (DMK party) )

    January 8, 2010

    India's Atomic Research



    India's Atomic Research

    First Nuclear Explosion

    Carried out on May 18, 1974 at Pokharan in Rajasthan (Thar) desert. The main objective was the use of atomic energy for peaceful purpose, that is digging canals, reservoirs, oil exploration, as well as to study rock dynamics. This successful explosion made India the sixth nuclear nation in the world. (for Pokhran II, please refer to the Current Affairs Section).

    Atomic Energy Commission

    Established in 1948, with Dr. H. J. Bhabha as its first Chairman, to look after India?s atomic energy programmes.

    Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)

    Set up in August 1954 for implementation of Atomic energy programmes and headed by the Prime Minister of India. It has five research Centers:

    1. Bhabha Atomic research Centre (BARC): Established in 1957, it is located in Trombay (Maharashtra) and is India?s largest atomic research centre.

    2. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research: established in 1971, it is located at Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu).

    3. Centre for Advanced Technology (CAT): Established in 1984, it is located at Indore.

    4. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (CECC), Kolkata.
    5. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration Research (AMD), Hyderabad.
    It has:
    Three Industrial Organizations:
    1. Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai.
    2. Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad.
    3. Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai.
    Four Public Sector Undertakings:
    1. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Mumbai.
    2. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Jaduguda (Jharkhand).
    3. Indian Rare Earth Limited (IRE), Mumbai.
    4. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad.
    Four Service Organizations:
    1. Directorate of Purchase and Stores (DPS), Mumbai.
    2. Construction, Services and Estate Management Group, Mumbai.
    3. General Services Organization (GSO). Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu).
    4. Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai
    DAE also financially supports seven autonomous national institutes:
    1. Tata institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai.
    2. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai.
    3. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata.
    4. Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar.
    5. Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad.
    6. Institute of Mathematical Studies (IMS), Chennai.
    7. Institute of Plasma Research (IPR), Ahmadabad.
    The Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) and the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) Promote research in nuclear and allied fields and mathematics respectively.
    Nuclear Power Projects
    The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), set up in1987, is responsible for the design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants in the country. It is envisaged that by the year 2000, India's atomic power generation would be in the vicinity of 10,000 MW.

    India General Knowledge Questions



     India General Knowledge Questions


    1. Question: Ministerial meeting of WTO held in Dec 99 was unsuccessful because of what reasons?
      Answer: Environment-related issues.

    2. Question: Name the only Indian President who was the speaker of Lok Sabha also?
      Answer: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

    3. Question: What was the venue of world cup of Football in 1994?
      Answer: U.S.A.

    4. Question: Manisha Koirala is associated with the advertisement of which brand of fan?
      Answer: Ortem fan

    5. Question: Name the company whose C.E.O was chosen as the manager of the century by Fortune magazine?
      Answer: General Electric (GE)

    6. Question: Which International company owns Lotus Development Company?
      Answer: IBM

    7. Question: Which film has won 11 Oscar awards other than "Titanic"?
      Answer: Ben Hur

    8. Question: Which states has maximum number of seats reserved for Schedule Tribes in Lok Sabha?
      Answer: Madhya Pradesh

    9. Question: French Revolution resulted in the abolition of what?
      Answer: Slavery

    10. Question: The Standing committee of state finance ministers recommended in January 2000 uniform rates across the states in respect of what?
      Answer: Sales Tax

    11. Question: Which city is known as the "Manchester of South India"?
      Answer: Coimbatore

    12. Question: How many states are there in India?
      Answer: 28

    13. Question: Economic liberalization in India started with what?
      Answer: It started in the year 1991 with the delicensing of Industries in India

    14. Question: Which body is not a creation of the constitution?
      Answer: Election Commission

    15. Question: Which was the first Indian company to dematerialize its shares?
      Answer: Reliance Industries

    16. Question: Who is the first person from Africa to become the Secretary General of UN?
      Answer: Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali

    17. Question: National Income in India is estimated by?
      Answer: Central Statistical Organization (C. S. O)

    18. Question: Which is the oldest company listed in Wall Street?
      Answer: Bank of New York

    19. Question: Who led Indian delegation to G-15 summit held at Cairo in June 2000?
      Answer: Vice-President, Krishna Kant

    20. Question: "Talk to me" is a promotional campaign associated with which company?
      Answer: Toothpaste

    21. Question: What is the expected food subsidy bill for 2000-01?
      Answer: 8100 crores

    22. Question: Who is the founder of positive health clinic?
      Answer: Dr. Mukesh Batra

    23. Question: First public sector unit registered in New York Stock Exchange on 15th August 2000?
      Answer: ICICI LTD.

    24. Question: Which bank is associated with the Sapnay credit card?
      Answer: Standard Chartered Bank

    25. Question: Lexus is a sports car owned by which Asian car manufacturer?
      Answer: Toyota

    26. Question: Indian population constitutes what percentage of the world population?
      Answer: 16%

    27. Question: Sanjukta Panigrahi was the popular exponent of which form of dance?
      Answer: Odissi

    28. Question: Who is the MD of ICICI Bank?
      Answer: K.V Kamath

    29. Question: What is the full form of TRAI?
      Answer: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

    30. Question: What is the meaning of Direct Tax?
      Answer: Tax imposed and collected directly on and by the consumer

    31. Question: Vishvas / Vikas / Vaibahav is the motto of which private bank?
      Answer: IndusInd Bank

    32. Question: Which form of intellectual property can provide the longest protections?
      Answer: Trade mark

    33. Question: Khalid Ansari is associated with which publications?
      Answer: Mid Day

    34. Question: Which Indian News paper has highest of circulation?
      Answer: Dainik Bhaskar

    35. Question: Who is the Ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
      Answer: Prime Minister

    36. Question: Which Indian TV channel owned the rights for the telecast of 50th Miss World Contest held in Millennium Dome in London?
      Answer: Zee TV

    37. Question: Bajaj Auto Ltd. is setting its two-wheeler plant in which south Asian country?
      Answer: China

    38. Question: Who was chosen as the Businessman of the Century by Fortune Magazine?
      Answer: Henry Ford

    39. Question: Marjorie Sardino is the CEO of which company?
      Answer: Pearson Plc.

    40. Question: The speaker can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as?
      Answer: Yielding the floor.

    41. Question: Which place associated with the 1917 freedom movement?
      Answer: Champaran Movement

    42. Question: Which among the following is the hardest metal among Gold, Iron, Platinum, Tungsten?
      Answer: Tungsten

    43. Question: Glass is manufactured by heating which of the following up to 400ºC? (a) Lime stone (b) Soda Ash (c) Silica (Give right combination)
      Answer: Glass is manufactured by heating Lime stone + Soda Ash + Silica, (all of them)

    44. Question: What was the purpose of initiation of Dandi March?
      Answer: To break the salt law

    45. Question: Convulsions in infants is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?
      Answer: Pyridoxine - A type of vitamin B

    46. Question: Name the only Indian musician to have sung in United Nations (UN)?
      Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi

    47. Question: Who won the Tansen Samman for 2001?
      Answer: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

    48. Question: Who is the Secretary-General of Commonwealth?
      Answer: Don-Mckinnon

    49. Question: Who is the Secretary General of Lok Sabha?
      Answer: G.C. Malhotra

    50. Question: Name the party that won parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in 2001?
      Answer: Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP)

    51. Question: What is the real GDP annual growth rate according to RBI for 2001 - 2002?
      Answer: For 2001-2002 it is 6 to 6.5% (estimated)

    52. Question: Who is the chairman of the probing committee of UTI fiasco?
      Answer: S.S. Tarapore

    53. Question: Name the country that banned Human Cloning in 2001?
      Answer: United Kingdom, around April 2001

    54. Question: Name the scheme that was not announced by the Prime Minister on 15th August 2001?
      Answer: Schemes that were announced on 15th August 2001 are: (1) Sampoorna Gramin Yojana (2) National Nutrition Mission (3) Ambedkar Awas Yojana (4) Housing for families of Army Jawans (therefore, the scheme except the above stated ones was not announced by the Prime Minister)

    55. Question: What is the meaning of Hysterisis of an instrument?
      Answer: A retardation of the effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed especially a lagging in the values of resulting magnetization in a magnetic material (as iron) due to changing magnetic force.

    56. Question: Which physical quantity's unit is 'Tesla'?
      Answer: Magnetic Flux

    57. Question: Who is the chairman of Railway Board?
      Answer: V.K. Aggarwal

    58. Question: Who is the Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU?
      Answer: Professor H.P Dixit

    59. Question: Name the movie directed by Mira Nair that won the Golden lion award in 2001?
      Answer: Monsoon Wedding

    60. Question: K. Venkataswami Commission is associated with which scandal?
      Answer: Tehelka Episode (Armsgate Scandal)

    61. Question: Who won the Century of the star award in a function held at Egypt in 2001?
      Answer: Amitabh Bachchan

    62. Question: Who authored "India from midnight to millennium"?
      Answer: Shashi Tharoor

    63. Question: Who is the Managing Director of HDFC Bank?
      Answer: Aditya Puri

    64. Question: What is the reason of not falling of Leaning Tower of Peasa?
      Answer: Soil below the structure precisely subterranean water makes the ground beneath the tower, unstable

    65. Question: Why enamel is coated on a transformer between its coils?
      Answer: To reduce heating effect

    66. Question: How many states went for Assembly elections in the year 2000?
      Answer: five

    67. Question: Which personality is known as "Fiat Palio brand champion"?
      Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

    68. Question: Name the plant that gives only seeds and not fruit?
      Answer: Cycus

    69. Question: Which is a polymer (few options like, vinyl chloride, urea etc. were given)?
      Answer: Nylon

    70. Question: Who initiated the construction of Fatehpur Sikri?
      Answer: Akbar

    71. Question: According to the World FDI investment report, from the year 2000 to 2001, FDI has increased by 18%. This increase amounts to what amount in dollars?
      Answer: 1.3 trillion dollars.

    72. Question: Which state has launched "Apna Van Apna Dhan" scheme?
      Answer: Himachal Pradesh

    73. Question: Borndila pass is situated in which state of India?
      Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

    74. Question: When was National Tourism Policy drafted?
      Answer: The answer was none of the given options, as Dec. 2001 was slated to be the month of drafting the policy, finally.

    75. Question: As per the Global Competitiveness Report, 2001 which country has emerged as the most the competitive nation?
      Answer: Singapore

    76. Question: An egg sinks in tap water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because of what?
      Answer: The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs.

    77. Question: The science dealing with the study of phenomenon at very low temperature is known as what?
      Answer: CRYOGENICS

    78. Question: Jhum is a type of what?
      Answer: Cultivation

    79. Question: Gasoline is the name given to the same substance as:
      Answer: natural gas

    80. Question: Which of the following is an organic rock?
      Answer: coal

    81. Question: The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior court
      Answer: to an inferior court to transfer the records of proceedings in a case for its review.

    82. Question: Tata, Birlas, AT&T infused Rs. 300 crores (100 crores each) into which company as it was jointly called:
      Answer: Batata

    83. Question: Inflation, in theory, occurs:
      Answer: when money supply grows at a higher rate than GDP in real terms.

    84. Question: Aggregate Measure of Support (AMS) in the context of WTO refers to:
      Answer: The quantum of subsidy given to the agriculture sector.

    85. Question: Name the official sponsor of the Indian hockey Team for the year 2001?
      Answer: Indian Airlines.

    86. Question: Daniel Radcliffe made headlines for getting the role of portraying on screen which famous muggle-born in the literary world?
      Answer: Harry Potter

    87. Question: Name the scheme run by Unit Trust of India, which was dubbed "Pandora's Box of Horror"?
      Answer: US 64.

    88. Question: In which year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
      Answer: 1896.

    89. Question: The Pizza Hut is the world's largest food chain. Name the world's largest restaurant company?
      Answer: McDonalds.

    90. Question: Which is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?
      Answer: Omega.

    91. Question: Sound travels fastest through:
      Answer: Steel.

    92. Question: Excise duty is tax levied on:
      Answer: production of goods.

    93. Question: Which of the following is considered a good source of Vitamin A?
      Answer: Carrot.

    94. Question: What is common to these people? Manmohan Singh, C. Rangarajan, Bimal Jalan, L.K. Jha
      Answer: They have served as Governors of RBI.

    95. Question: What is common to these cities? Seattle, Doha, Singapore
      Answer: Venue of WTO ministerial conference.

    96. Question: Which among the following products forms India's largest item of export in terms of value?
      Answer: Gems and Jewellery

    97. Question: Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize of Peace, Disarmament and Development of the year 2000?
      Answer: Mary Robinson

    98. Question: Jeff Bezos is the founder of which popular website?
      Answer: Amazon.com

    99. Question: Who was involved in Hawala scandal?
      Answer: Jain brothers

    100. Question: Where are the headquarters WTO?
      Answer: Geneva

    101. Question: What is India's share in total world exports?
      Answer: 0.6%

    102. Question: Where is Almati Dam Situated?
      Answer: Karnataka

    103. Question: "Wealth of Nations", is authored by?
      Answer: Adam Smith

    104. Question: Hydraulic brake is application of?
      Answer: Pascal's law of pressure

    105. Question: What are the main components of fertilizers?
      Answer: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (N, P, K)

    106. Question: Optical fiber is mode up of?
      Answer: Glass threads

    107. Question: Where are the Headquarters of European Union?
      Answer: Brussels

    108. Question: Who is the chairman of UTI?
      Answer: M.M Damodaran

    109. Question: Dalal Street is situated in which city of India?
      Answer: Mumbai

    110. Question: Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
      Answer: Dr. Bimal Jalan

    111. Question: Ashok Chakra is associated with?
      Answer: Bravery

    112. Question: Name the tallest living tree.
      Answer: Redwood tree

    113. Question: Who was the founding leader of Muslim league?
      Answer: Aga Khan III

    114. Question: Where are Caves of Ajanta situated?
      Answer: Maharashtra

    115. Question: How many countries have adopted 'Euro' as their currency?
      Answer: 12 (as on Jan 1, 2002)

    116. Question: Which batsman has the best bowling record in One Day Internationals?
      Answer: Wasim Akram (only cricketer to have 300 wickets and 3000 runs in ODI's)

    117. Question: Which state won highest number of medals in National Games which were held in Nov - Dec 2001?
      Answer: Punjab

    118. Question: Who is "Ranil Wickramasinghay"?
      Answer: Leader of the opposition in Sri-Lanka.

    119. Question: Which of the following is the second largest commercial Bank in India?
      Answer: According to the latest information ICICI Ltd. has said that it would merge with ICICI Bank to create the second largest commercial Bank in India, in the last week of October, 2001.

    120. Question: Which Indian Film was nominated for Oscar 2002 award?
      Answer: Lagaan by Amir Khan.

    121. Question: Which Indian state produces largest amount of mica?
      Answer: Bihar

    122. Question: ISO 14000 certificates are associated with which field?
      Answer: Environment Management Standards

    123. Question: Which movie won the "Golden Lion" award in 2001?
      Answer: Monsoon wedding directed by Mira Nair.

    124. Question: Which serial won the best serial award?
      Answer: Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

    125. Question: Who is the present Principal scientific Advisor to the Government of India?
      Answer: Dr. R. Chidambaram

    126. Question: Which industrialist purchased the L&T shares from Ambanis in late 2001?
      Answer: A.V. Birla (owner of Grasim Industries)

    127. Question: What is the former name of the company "Aventis"?
      Answer: Pasteur Merieux Connaught.

    128. Question: What was the venue for 2004 Olympic Games?
      Answer: Athens in Greece

    129. Question: How many Indians have won all England Badminton Championship so far?
      Answer: 2 - Prakash Padukone & P. Gopichand

    130. Question: What is the revised Indian export growth target for 2001 - 2002?
      Answer: For the year 2001 to 2002 (April to March) it is reduced from 12% to 9%.

    131. Question: '.com' in all the web sites stands for?
      Answer: Commercial

    132. Question: "You give me blood, I will give you freedom", was the words of which famous Indian leader?
      Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

    Questions about Human Body



    Human Body - Quiz Questions with Answers


    1. What is the body temperature of a normal man?

      1. 81.1oC
      2. 36.9oC
      3. 98.6oC
      4. 21.7oC


    2. Which of the following helps in clotting of blood?

      1. Vitamin B1
      2. Vitamin B2
      3. Vitamin D
      4. Vitamin K


    3. Total volume of blood in a normal adult human being is

      1. 5-6 liters
      2. 3-4 liters
      3. 8-10 liters
      4. 10-12 liters


    4. Red blood corpuscles are formed in the

      1. Liver
      2. Bone marrow
      3. Kidneys
      4. Heart


    5. How many bones are there in an adult human being?

      1. 210
      2. 260
      3. 206
      4. 300


    6. The pancreas secretes

      1. Insulin
      2. Bile juice
      3. Peptic juice
      4. None of these


    7. Tibia is a bone found in the

      1. Skull
      2. Arm
      3. Leg
      4. Face


    8. The largest part of the human brain is the

      1. Medulla oblongata
      2. Cerebellum
      3. Cerebrum
      4. None of these


    9. What is the main component of bones and teeth?

      1. Calcium carbonate
      2. Calcium phosphate
      3. Calcium sulphate
      4. Calcium nitrate


    10. The main constituent of hemoglobin is

      1. Chlorine
      2. Iron
      3. Calcium
      4. None of these


    11. The main function of the kidney is

      1. To control blood pressure
      2. To control body temperature
      3. To remove waste product from the body
      4. To help in digestion of food


    12. The function of hemoglobin is

      1. Transportation of oxygen
      2. Destruction of bacteria
      3. Prevention of anemia
      4. Utilization of energy


    13. Which of the following glands secrete tears?

      1. Lachrymal
      2. Pituitary
      3. Thyroid
      4. Pancreas


    14. Which is the largest gland in the human body?

      1. Thyroid
      2. Liver
      3. Pancreas
      4. None of these


    15. Which is the largest organ in the human body?

      1. Liver
      2. Heart
      3. Skin
      4. Kidney


    16. A person of which of the following blood groups is called a universal donor?

      1. O
      2. AB
      3. A
      4. B


    17. Which gland in the human body is called the master gland?

      1. Pancreas
      2. Thyroid
      3. Pituitary
      4. Spleen


    18. How many bones are there in a newly born infant?

      1. 206
      2. 230
      3. 280
      4. 300


    19. Which of the following have maximum calorific value?

      1. Carbohydrates
      2. Fats
      3. Proteins
      4. Vitamins


    20. Which of the following vitamins promote healthy functioning of eyes in human beings?

      1. Vitamin B
      2. Vitamin C
      3. Vitamin A
      4. Vitamin D


    21. The average heartbeat per minute in a normal man is

      1. 50
      2. 70
      3. 80
      4. 100


    22. A person with which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?

      1. A
      2. AB
      3. B
      4. O


    23. Malaria is a disease which effects the

      1. Heart
      2. Lungs
      3. Spleen
      4. Kidneys


    24. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

      1. Small pox
      2. Tuberculosis
      3. Malaria
      4. Cholera


    25. Medulla oblongata is a part of human

      1. Heart
      2. Brain
      3. Liver
      4. Sex organ


    26. Myopia is a disease connected with

      1. Ears
      2. Eyes
      3. Lungs
      4. Brain


    27. Leukemia is a disease of the

      1. Lungs
      2. Blood
      3. Skin
      4. Nerves


    28. Short-sightedness can be corrected by using

      1. Convex lens
      2. Concave lens
      3. Convex-concave lens
      4. Concave-convex lens


    29. Trachoma is a disease of the

      1. Liver
      2. Eyes
      3. Lungs
      4. Kidneys


    30. Match the following


    Column I
    Column II


      1. Beriberi 1. Vitamin A
      2. Scurvy 2. Vitamin B
      3. Rickets 3. Vitamin C
      4. Night Blindness 4. Vitamin D

    A B C D

    (a) 3 2 1 4

    (b) 2 1 3 4

    (c) 2 3 4 1

    (d) 2 3 1 4

    1. Typhoid and cholera are typical examples of

      1. Infectious diseases
      2. Air-borne disease
      3. Water-borne disease
      4. None of these


    2. Pyorrhea is a disease of the

      1. Nose
      2. Gums
      3. Heart
      4. Lungs


    3. Lack of what causes diabetes.

      1. Sugar
      2. Insulin
      3. Calcium
      4. Vitamins


    4. Appendix is appendix is a part of

      1. Small intestine
      2. Large intestine
      3. Stomach
      4. Liver


    5. Match the following columns


    Column I
    Column II


      1. Cataract 1. Bones
      2. Jaundice 2. Eyes
      3. Diabetes 3. Liver
      4. Arthritis 4. Pancreas

    A B C D

    (a) 2 3 4 1

    (b) 2 3 1 4

    (c) 1 3 4 2

    (d) 3 2 4 1

    1. Bronchitis is a disease of which of the following organs?

      1. Blood
      2. Bladder
      3. Liver
      4. Respiratory tract


    2. ECG is used for the diagnosis of aliments of

      1. Brain
      2. Heart
      3. Kidneys
      4. Lungs


    3. Biopsy is done on

      1. Tissues taken from a dead body
      2. Tissues taken form a living body
      3. Blood from veins
      4. Blood from arteries


    4. Barium is used for

      1. Checking blood group
      2. X-ray of alimentary canal
      3. X-ray of brain
      4. None of these


    5. Dialysis is used for the treatment of

      1. Kidney failure
      2. Heart weakness
      3. Brain diseases
      4. None of these


    6. Insulin is injected into the intestines by

      1. Pancreas
      2. Liver
      3. Stomach
      4. Gall bladder


    7. Lock Jaw, i.e., difficulty in opening the mouth is a symptom of

      1. Cholera
      2. Plague
      3. Tetanus
      4. Diphtheria


    8. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

      1. Plague-rats
      2. Rabies-dog
      3. Tapeworm-pig
      4. Poliomyelitis-monkey


    9. Match the following columns

    Column I Column II

      1. Air-borne 1. Tetanus
      2. Water-borne 2. Tuberculosis
      3. Contact 3. Cholera
      4. Wound 4. Syphilis

    A B C D

    (a) 2 3 1 4

    (b) 2 3 4 1

    (c) 3 2 4 1

    (d) 4 3 2 1

    1. Ricketts is a disease of the

      1. Bones
      2. Tissue
      3. Muscles
      4. Blood


    2. Which of the following statements is correct

      1. Pulmonary artery carries pure blood
      2. Pulmonary artery carries impure blood
      3. Pulmonary vein carries impure blood
      4. None of these


    3. Lungs are situated in the

      1. Abdominal cavity
      2. Pericardial cavity
      3. Buccal cavity
      4. Thoracic cavity


    4. The human cell contains

      1. 44 chromosomes
      2. 48 chromosomes
      3. 46 chromosomes
      4. 23 chromosomes


    5. Enzymes help in

      1. Respiration
      2. Digestion of food
      3. Immune system
      4. Reproduction


    6. Food is normally digested in the

      1. Liver
      2. Stomach
      3. Small intestines
      4. Large intestines


    Answers

    1. b
    2. d
    3. a
    4. b
    5. c
    6. a
    7. c
    8. c
    9. b
    10. b
    11. c
    12. a
    13. a
    14. b
    15. c
    16. a
    17. c
    18. d
    19. a
    20. c
    21. b
    22. b
    23. c
    24. a
    25. b
    26. b
    27. b
    28. b
    29. b
    30. c
    31. c
    32. b
    33. b
    34. b
    35. a
    36. d
    37. b
    38. b
    39. b
    40. a
    41. d
    42. c
    43. d
    44. b
    45. a
    46. b
    47. d
    48. c
    49. b
    50. c

    PRESIDENTS OF INDIA

    Time Period President's Name
    1950-1962 Rajendra Prasad
    1962-1967 S.Radhakrishnan
    1967-1974 V.V. Giri
    1974-1977 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    1977-1982 N.Sanjiva Reddy
    1982-1987 Gyani Zail Singh
    1987-1992 R. Venkataraman
    1992-1997 Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
    1997-2002 K.R. Narayanan
    2002-2007 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    2007 July 25 Mrs. Pratibha Patil

    Vice Presidents of India - List of Vice-Presidents of India


    Vice Presidents of India - List of Vice-Presidents of India
    Time Period Vice-President's Name
    1952-1962 S. Radhakrishnan
    1962-1967 Zakir Hussain
    1967-1969 V. V. Giri
    1969-1974 G. S. Pathak
    1974-1979 B.D. Jatti
    1979-1984 Md. Hidayatullah
    1984-1987 R. Venkataraman
    1987-1992 Dr. S.D. Sharma
    1992-1997 K.R. Narayanan
    1997-2002 Krishan Kanth
    2002-207 Bhairon Singh Shekawath
    2007 August 9 - Till Date Mohammad Hamid Anzari

    Post-Partition (1947 - Present)