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SR.NO. WHICH TIT BITS
1 National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Location: Karnal, Haryana
2 European Union (EU) 28 member states that are primarily
located in Europe.
Capital: Brussels
Currency:Euro (EUR)
3 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization(UNESCO)
Headquarters: Paris, France,
Director-General: Irina-
Bokova(Bulgarian)
4 National Assembly of Quebec legalized doctor-assisted death as
part of comprehensive end-of-life
legislation.
The National Assembly passed Bill
52, an Act respecting end-of-life
care.
Capital: Quebec City
5 Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli
district of Tamil Nadu in India.
Indias first nuclear power plant to
generate 1,000 Mega Watt (MW) of
electricity
6 ANTRIX corp marketing arm of ISRO for
promotion and commercialisation
of space products, technical
consultancy services and transfer of
technologies developed by ISRO.
Headquarters :Bangalore, India
CMD :V. S. Hegde

7 Engineers India Ltd (EIL) Was recentry conferred Navratna
status.
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
CMD: A K Purwaha.

Note:Currently we have 17
Navratna companies and 7
Maharatnas(Coal India Limited,
Indian Oil Corporation, NTPC
Limited, Steel Authority of India
limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited, GAIL (India) Limited, Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation)
8 National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC). Was recentry conferred Navratna
status.
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
CMD: Mr. Mitta
9 International Maritime Organisation (IMO)/ Inter-
Governmental Maritime Consultative
Organization (IMCO)
Headquarters: London, United
Kingdom.
Head: Koji Sekimizu
10 Salar Jung Museum Location: Hyderabad, Telangana.
celebrated its 125th anniversary in
June 2014.
11 Google launched Project Loon, a program
that intends to provide Internet
access to the rural and remote areas
that constitute around 66% of the
worlds population.
Headquarters: California, U.S.
Chairman: Eric Schmidt
CEO: Larry Page
12 Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant worlds first nuclear power plant.
Location: Pyatkino village ,
Obninsk city, some 150 kms from
Moscow, Russia.
13 India Meteorological Department (IMD)( an agency of
the Ministry of Earth Sciences)
Formed: 1875
Headquarters: New Delhi.
Director : Dr. L S Rathore,