GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

BOOKS AUTHORS
1283 Pele
Adhe Adhure Mohan Rakesh
A Bend in the River V.S. Naipaul
A Passage to England Nirad C. Chaudhuri
A Village by the Sea Anita Desai
Affluent Society J.K. Galbraith
The Argumentative Indian Dr. Amartya Sen
A General Speaks Gen. S. Padmanabhan
A Briefer History of Time Stephen Hawking
Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carrol
Animal Farm George Orwell
Ashtadhyayi Panini
Asian Drama Gunnar Myrdal
A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth
A Voice For Freedom Nayantara Saigal
Anna Karenina Tolstoy
Blind Beauty Boris Pasternak
Ben Hur Lewis Wallace
Bride for Sahib & Other Stories Khushwant Singh
Broken Wings Sarojini Naidu
Buddha Charitam Ashvaghosha
Cappuccino Dusk: Kankana Basu
Communist Manifesto Karl Marx
Confessions Jean Jacques Rousseau
Coolie Mulk Raj Anand
Children of Gebelawi Naquib Mahfouz

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Chithrangada R.N. Tagore
City of Joy Dominique Lapierre
Confession of a Lover Mulk Raj Anand
Complete Verse Vikram Seth
Candid Corner Abhishek Singhvi
Corruption and Bribery Justice Anand Prasad Sinha
Canons Of Judicial ethics Justice R C Lahoti
Durgesh Nandini Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Das Kapital Karl Marx
Death of a City Amrita Pritam
Divine Comedy A. Dante
Dr. Zhivago Boris Pasternak
Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
Freedom at Midnight Dominique Lapierre
Fall of a Sparrow Salim Ali
Farm House George Orwell
Fifth Column Ernest Hemingway
Frozen Assets P.G. Wodehouse
Fasting, Feasting Anita Desai
Freedom from Fear Aung San Su Kyi
Gathering Storm Winston Churchill
Geet Govinda Jaya Dev
Gitanjali Rabindranath Tagore
Godaan Munshi Prem Chand
Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift
Gita Rahasya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Gora R.N. Tagore
Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru
Guide R.K.Narayan
God of Small Things Arundhati Roy
Golden Gate Vikram Seth
God Created The Integers Stephen Hawking
God’s Little Soldier Kiran Nagarkar
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Hannibal Thomas Harris
Hindu View of Life Dr.S.Radha Krishnan
Hungry Stones Rabindra Nath Tagore
Hamlet Shakespeare
Harsha Charita Bana Bhatt
House Of Cards Sudha Murthy
Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri
India Divided Rajendra Prasad
India Wins Freedom Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Indica Megasthenes
Illiad Homer
Invisible Man H.G.Wells
Inferno Dan Brown
Indian Memsahib: Suchita Malik
I Too Had a Dream Dr. Verghese Kurien
Ignited Minds Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling
Justice for Women Justice A.S. Anand
Kadambari Bana Bhatt
Kidnapped R.L.Stevenson
Kumar Sambhav Kalidas
Kayakalp Munshi Prem Chand
Kore Kagaz Amrita Pritam
Kumar Sambhava Kalidas
Kagaz Te Kanwas Amrita Pritam
Law in the Scientific Era Justice Markandey Katju
Les Miserable Victor Hugo
Legally Speaking Justice.V.R.Krishna iyer
Life Divine Shri Aurobindo
Love, Truth and A Little Malice Khushwant Singh
Lajja Taslima Nasreen
Law & Justice and Anthology Soli .J. Sorabjee
Malgudi Days R.K. Narayan
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Majesty of the Judiciary Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer
My Own Boswell M. Hidayatullah
Malavikagnimitra Kalidas
Meghdoot Kalidas
Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie
Million Mutinies Now V S Naipaul
Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler
Mother Maxim Gorky
My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayer
Nacropolis Jeet Thayil
Odyssey Homer
Off The Bench Justice.V.R.Krishna iyer
One Night @ the Call Centre Chetan Bhagat
Panchtantra Vishnu Sharma
Passage to England Nirad C Chaudhuri
Pather Panchali Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyaya
Pinjar Amrita Pritam
Post Office Rabindranath Tagore
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Paradise Lost John Milton
Prison Diary Jayaprakash Narayan
Prithviraj Rasao Chand Bardai
Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw
Raghuvamsa Kalidas
Rajtarangini Kalhana
Ritu Samhara Kalidas
Rasidi Ticket Amrita Pritam
Random Reflections Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
Resurrection Leo Tolstoy
Revenge and Reconciliation Raj Mohan Gandhi
Red Irwin Allan Sealy
Republic Plato
Shakuntla Kalidas
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Shah Nama Firdaus
Social Contract Rousseau
Speed Post Shobha De
Shadow Lines Amitav Ghosh
Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
Savitri Aurobindo Ghosh
Sceptred Flute Sarojini Naidu
Silas Marner George Eliot
The Last Mughal William Dalrymple
The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
The Origin of Species Charles Darwin
The Other Side of Midnight Sydney Sheldon
The Struggle in My Life Nelson Mandela
The Sword and the Sickle Mulk Raj Anand
Two Lives Vikram Seth
The Winner Stands Alone Paulo Coelho
The Zigzag Way: Anita Desai
The Judge Speaks: Justice AR Lakshmanan
A Judge's Miscellany Justice.M.Hidayatullah
The Wreck Rabindra Nath Tagore
Time Machine H.G. Wells
The Luminaries Eleanor Catton
The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri
Terhi Lakeer Ismat Chugtai
The Flight of Pigeons Ruskin Bond
Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh
The Inheritance: David Sengar
The Associates: John Grisham
The Brokers John Gresham
Three Musketeers Alexander Dumas
Ulysses James Joyce
Utopia Thomas More
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Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai
Unaccustomed Earth: Jhumpa Lahiri
Vanity Fair Thackeray
Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
Waiting for the Mahatma R K Narayan
War of Indian Independence Vir Savarka
We, the People N A Palkhivala
We Indians Khushwant Singh
Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Women and Men in My Life Khushwant Singh
Worshipping False Gods Arun Shourie
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy
Wings of Fire A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Wuthering Heights Emile Bronte
Zulfi, My Friend Piloo Mody

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY LINES

Durand Line Pakistan and Afghanistan
Hindenburg Line Germany and Poland
Mac Mohan Line India and China
Maginot Line France and Germany
Oder Neisse Line East Germany and Poland
Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan
Siegfried Line Germany and France
17th Parallel North and South Vietnam
24th Parallel India and Pakistan
38th Parallel North and South Korea
49th Parallel U.S.A. and Canada

IMPORTANT PLACES
ABU, MT.: (Rajasthan) hill station on the Aravalli Range; sacred centre of Jain
worshippers, Dilwara temples.

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ADAM‟S BRIDGE: Very nearly joined to India between Mannar Peninsula and
Danushkodi by a line of sand banks and rocks called Adam‘s Bridge‘.
AGA KHAN PALACE: In Pune where Mahatma Gandhi was kept interned with his wife
Kasturba Gandhi. Kasturba died in this palace.
AJMER: Pilgrim centre for Muslims; tomb of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chisti.
ALEXANDRIA: City and sea-port of Egypt founded by Alexander the Great.
AMARNATH: Situated at a height of about 4054 metres in Kashmir. It is a place of
pilgrimage for the Hindus.
ANGKOR VAT: A ruined city in Cambodia where beautiful specimens of ancient Indian
art and culture are found.
AURANGABAD: One of the important towns of Maharashtra State; tomb of Emperor
Auranzeb and of his wife. Ellora Ajanta Caves are reached from here.
AUROVILLE: It is an international township constructed in Pondicherry with the help of
UNESCO.
AVADI: Near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Government owned Heavy vehicles factory.
Vijayanta‘and Ajit‘tanks are manufactured here.
AJANTA (near Aurangabad in Maharashtra): Originally Buddhist monasteries having
unique architecture, sculpture and paintings.
AMBER FORT: The deserted capital near Jaipur, there is a huge fort on a hill rock; it
contains finest specimens of Rajput architecture.
AKBAR’S TOMB (Sikandra): Famous for its carvings & architecture of Hindu & Mughal
Art.
BIBI KA MAQBARA (Aurangabad): Mausoleum built by Aurangzeb in 1660 A.D. in
memory of his wife Rabia Durrani.
BODH GAYA (Bihar near Patna): The place where Lord Buddha got enlightenment under
the Mahabodhi tree; a place of pilgrimage for the Buddhists. There is a 60 m high
Buddha temple built by Ashoka the Great.
BULAND DARWAZA (Agra): Gateway at Fatehpur Sikri, 176 feet high, the highest gate in
the world built by Akbar, the Great.
BADRINATH: Himalayas; Place of pilgrimage for the Hindus near Gangortri Glacier.
BELUR MATH: It is monastery near Calcutta in West Bengal founded by Swami
Vivekananda. A beautiful temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

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BETHLEHEM: Palestine; about 9 km South of Jerusalem; birth-place of Jesus; Church of
Nativity.
CAPE COMORIN: also called Kanya Kumari in Tamil Nadu, where Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal meet the Indian Ocean. It gives a beautiful view of sun-set and sun-rise.
CHENNAI: Capital of Tamil Nadu is the third largest city in India. Known for Fort
St.George, Light House, St.Thomas Mount, Integral Coach Factory, Adyar (the
headquarters of the Theosophical Society)
CHIDAMBARAM: Famous for its great Hindu Siva temple, dedicated to Nataraja or Siva
in his aspect of Cosmicdance‘. Annamalai University is located here
CHITTORGARH: Ancient capital and fortress of Udaipur; known for Tower of Victory and
Mira Bai‘s Temple.
DAKSHINESWAR: 8 Kms from Calcutta where Vivekananda was initiated into religious
life by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
DOWNING STREET: No.10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister
of England in London.
DURAND LINE: the line demarcating the limits of neutral territory between Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
DILWARA TEMPLES (Mount Abu, Rajasthan): Five Jain temples were constructed here in
the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. These temples are known for their carvings and
architectural grandeur.
ELEPHANTA CAVES (Maharashtra): Situated in an island 25 km from Mumbai, famous for
the statues of Shiva and Parvati and of Trimurti, Shiva in three moods as the Creator, the
Destroyer and the Preserver.
ELLORA (Aurangabad): It is famous for its rock-cut Kailash Temple of the Dravidian style
of architecture. Ellora cave temples, 34 in number. There are three classes of caves,
Hindu, Buddhist and Jain, constructed during the 8th century and onwards.
EAGLE‟s NEST: Name given to the historic fort at Raigarh in Kolaba district of
Maharashtra where 300 years ago, Chatrapati Shivaji, the great warrior-statesman, was
crowned.
EIFFEL TOWER: In Paris (France) 300 m high and built at a cost of 200,000 pounds. It is
now being used as a Meteorological Wireless Station.
GIBRALTAR: British fortress and naval base on west end of the Mediterranean (extreme
south of Spain) key to the Mediterranean.
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GOMATESWARA : (Karnataka) famous for the 2000 year old statue of Jain Sage carved
out of a single stone.
GREAT WALL of CHINA: 2400 km long wall; its construction was started by Chinese King
Emperor Shih Hwang.
GWALIOR: in Madhya Pradesh famous for its Fort, Tansen‘s Tomb, Rani Laxmi Bai‘s
Chhatri.
GOL GUMBAZ (Bijapur, Karnataka): The largest dome in the world. It has the world
famous whispering gallery.
HAGUE,THE: (The Netherlands) Seat of International Court of Justice;
HAMPI: site ruins of Vijayanagar - ancient capital of Vijayanagar empire. It is in
Karnataka.
HANGING GARDENS of BABYLON: one of the Seven Wonders of the World; planted near
the Euphrates in 603 B.C.
HIROSHIMA: in Central Honshu (Japan) close to the Island of Light with famous Shinto
temples; first city destroyed by atom bomb in the Second World War.
HOWRAH BRIDGE: a cantilever span bridge constructed over the river Hooghly
connecting Howrah Railway Station with Kolkata.
HYDERABAD-SECUNDERABAD: Twin city-capital of Andhra Pradesh. It stands on the river
Musi, known for Charminar, Osmania University, Salarjung Museum - one of the richest
and most varied collections in Asia.
JAMSHEDPUR: (Bihar) centre of iron and steeel industry; Tata Iron and Steel Factory is
located here.
JOG FALLS: also called Gersoppa Falls in Karnataka are one of the highest warerfalls in
the world. These falls are formed by the river Sharavasti which takes a big leap down a
steep rock from a height of 253 metres.
JUMA MASJID, Mandu: is in Madhya Pradesh; it depicts a synthesis of Hindu and Muslim
styles in architecture.
JALIANWALA BAGH (Amritsar, Punjab): It was the scene of indiscriminate shooting by
General Dyer on April 13, 1919 when a public protest meeting was being held. A
Martyrs’ memorial has been erected to commemorate those killed in the firing.
JAGANNATH TEMPLE (Puri, Orissa): Dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of
Vishnu.

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KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh): Built between 1150-1250 by Chandela dynasty; there
are a number of Hindu temples, the most magnificent is Mahadeva temple. There are
stone carvings on walls depicting daily chores, sorrows and cares, the intimate ecstasies
of love.
KONARK (Orissa): It is the mythological conception of the Sun God riding a twenty four
wheel chariot drawn by seven horses, carved in stone.
KAILASHA TEMPLE: rock-cut temple in Ellora caves.
KALPAKKAM: near Chennai in Tamil Nadu is known for Chennai Atomic Power Project
KANCHI or KANCHEEPURAM: Near Chennai was the ancient capital of ancient Pallavas;
famous for ancient temples.
KANDAHAR: This is a town in Afghanistan where terrorists landed hijacked Indian
Airlines plane IC 814 with 155 passengers in 1999, keeping them hostage for 7 days.
KANYA KUMARI: in Tamil Nadu, famous temple (the Virgin Goddess) situated at Cape
Comorin on the extreme southern tip of India where the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and
Indian Ocean meet; a picturesque spot. Vivekananda Rock Memorial Buddha
KAZIRANGA: is a Game Sanctuary in Assam. It is centre of great Indian one-horned
rhinos.
KODAIKANAL: in Tamil Nadu famous for its Observatory for study of Solar Physics.
KOVALAM: is a sea-beach about 16 km from Trivandrum in Kerala. Developed as a
Tourist Resort by India Tourism Corporation
KREMLIN: Large fortified citadel in Moscow, now the headquarters of Russia. The
Kremlin, originally built in1156 by Yuri, (George) Dolgoruki
LUMBINI: birth place of Buddha. It is in Nepal. The Nepalese Government have plans to
develop the place with the U.N. assistance as an Intl Tourist Resort.
MATHURA: a holy city in UP; Birth-place of Lord Krishna, Hindu temples; oil refinery.
MECCA: the holiest city of the Mohammedan world in Arabia, where the Prophet was
born. It stands in the desert. It is a place of pilgrimage and Muslims from all parts of the
world visit the place it for Haj in every year.
MOUNT BLANC: highest mountain peak in Europe. It is in the Alps on the confines of
Italy and France, longest road tunnel in the world.
MUNICH: (Germany) scene of Munich pact; art galleries; The 20th Olympic Games
(1972) were held here.

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MADHAVGARH (Mandu, M.P.): It is a huge fort on a hill constructed by the Malwas in
the 11th century, once the capital of the Ghoris and Khiljis, the pleasure resort of the
Muslim rulers including Emperor Jehangir.
MAHABALIPURAM (Chennai): It is about 8 miles from Conjeevaram on the sea and
contains many relics of Pallava Art also called Seven Pagodas.
MEENAKSHI TEMPLE (Madurai, Tamil Nadu): It is remarkable for its most picturesque
850 feet high temple of goddess Meenakshi with the hall of thousand pillars in which a
group of figures are carved out of a single stone.
NALANDA (Bihar): Seat of ancient Buddhist University founded by Kumaragupta
OMKAR TEMPLE, MP: Shiva temple on an island in Narmada, also called ‘Black Pagoda’.
PANDHARPUR (Maharashtra): Famous temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu; it is also called
Dakshina Kashi; pilgrim centre.
PANNA: in M.P. Panna district is known for diamond mines. Panna town has several
buildings of historical interest including Shri Baldeoji temple.
PEARL HARBOUR: in Hawaii Island; Naval Base; scene of Japanese attack in World War II.
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS: Located in Kuala Lumpur with 88 storeys high, these are the
tallest buildings in the World.
PLASSEY: a village on Ganges (West Bengal) Battle of Plassey was fought here in 1757 in
which Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah and laid foundation of British Rule in India.
POKHRAN: The Nuclear test site in Rajasthan, 600 kms from Jaipur. The first nuclear test
was conducted on May18, 1974 and five more in 1998.
PYRAMIDS of EGYPT: are vast stone or brick-built structures on west bank of the Nile.
They date back to about 300 B.C. The largest is called the Great Pyramid which is 146
metres high and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Three lakh men were
employed for 20 years to build it. These Pyramids have inner chambers and
subterranean entrances built by pharaohs as oval tombs.
QUTUB MINAR: in Delhi is one of master- pieces of Indian architecture and art. It is
biggest minaret in world. Completed by Altamash
RED SQUARE: It is a famous open space in Moscow linked with Kremlin by three gates
used for political demonstrations and processions. Lenin‘s mausoleum is in Red Square
ROME: capital of Italy; on the River Tiber; one of the most famous cities of the world
also known as Eternal City.

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RAMESHWARAM (Tamil Nadu): One of the most important pilgrim centers in India;
famous for its magnificent temples.
SHANTINIKETAN (West Bengal): About 90 miles from Kolkata; seat of the famous Vishva
Bharati University founded by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
SANCHI (Madhya Pradesh): Ancient Buddhist monastery famous for ‘Great Stupa’ which
is 17 m high and 36.5 m in diameter.
SRIHARIKOTA: in Nellore district on Andhra coast is India‘s Satellite Launching Centre.
Sriharikota Range (SHAR) comprises Sriharikota Launch Complex, Rocket Shed Facility,
Static Test and Evaluation Complex, Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant etc
SUEZ CANAL: Ship canal (Egypt) it connects Mediterranean (Port Said) with the Red Sea
SARNATH: situated 8 km outside Varanasi. Saranath is the famous place of Buddhist
pilgrimage in India. In the DeerPark of Sarnath, Gautama Buddha preached his First
Sermon. Also located here is the famous Ashoka Pillar of polished sand-stone whose lion
capital was adopted by the new Republic of India as the State Emblem.
SERINGAPATNAM: capital of Karnataka during rule of Tipu Sultan. Fourth and last
Mysore war was fought here. Tipu Sultan died here fighting bravely against British
forces.
TAXILA: in West Pakistan; site of excavation, old seat of Buddhist culture and famous for
ancient Taxila University.
TEL AVIV: magnificent city in Palestine built by the Jews; capital of Israel.
THUMBA: near Trivandrum in Kerala State is known as rocket launching station.
TIRUPATI: in Andhra State about 160 km to the north west of Chennai is one of the
holiest places in South India. This hill temple of Sri Venkateshwara is an example of early
Dravidian architecture and is one of the finest in the south.
TRAFALGAR: Cape Trafalgar is famous for the naval battle fought between the British led
by Admiral Nelson and an allied naval force of France and Spain in1805. Admiral Nelson
won the battle though he was himself killed in action.
TRIVENI: in Allahabad (UP) Confluence of the Ganges, the Jamuna and the mythical
Saraswati; a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus.
VARANASI: or Banares is a town in UP very sacred to Hindus. It is known as religious
capital of Hindu India. Famous for Hindu University, Vishwanath Temple, Manmandir
with Jaisingh‘s Observatory, Ramnagar Fort etc.,

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TOWER of VICTORY (Chittor, Rajasthan): A famous Hindu monument of marble, raised
by Rana Kumbha in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of
Malwa and Gujarat. It consists of 9 storeys and is 122 feet high.
VATICAN: the Papal State of Italy; an independent territory; the palace of Pope in Rome.
It includes the Church of St. Peter.
VICTORIA FALLS: on the River Zambesi, Zambia-Central Africa. These Falls, the greatest
in the world are 1700metres wide.
VIJAY GHAT: in Delhi is Samadhi of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, former PM of India.
VISAKHAPATNAM: big harbour on eastern coast ofIndia; ship building yard.
VISWA SHANTI STUPA: (World Peace Pagoda) 45 m high stupa raised a top, the
picturesque Ratnagiri hill, it is first stupa of its kind in India.
VIVEKANANDA ROCK: is situated near Kanyakumari at the southern tip of India‘s
coastline. It has been so named in memory of Swami Vivekananda.
VICTORIA MEMORIAL (Kolkata): Magnificent building having an art gallery depicting the
history of the British rule in India; it was erected by voluntary collections in the memory
of Queen Victoria.
WAGAH BORDER: border between India and Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Mr. Atal
Behari Vajpayee crossed the border to enter Pakistan by bus as part of his peace
initiative with India’s neighbour.
WALL STREET: a street in New York, centre of US Banking and Finance.
WARDHA, Maharashtra: Mahatma Gandhi lived here for several years; centre of cotton
trade.
WATERLOO: famous for battle of Waterloo which marked end of Napoleon‘s power.
WELLINGTON: in the Nilgiris hills (Tamil Nadu) is known for Defence Services Staff
College.
White HOUSE: is the Official Residence of the President of the USA. It is located at 600.
Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C
WIMBLEDON: in London, famous for Lawn Tennis Court.
YELLOW SEA: Sea between northern China and Korea.
ZAMBESI: River in South East Africa. It flows east to Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean.
ZOJILA: a pass in way from Srinagar to Leh and then to Yerkand in Tibet.

Branch Concerning field

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Aeronautics Science of flight of airplanes
Astronomy Study of heavenly bodies.
Agronomy Science dealing with crop plant
Angiology Deals with the study of blood vascular system
Anthology Study of flower.
Anthropology Study of apes and man.
Apiculture Honey industries (Bee Keeping).
Batracology Study of frogs.
Cardiology Study of heart.
Craniology Study of skulls.
Cryptography Study of secret writing.
Cryogenics Study concerning application & uses of very low temperature.
Cytology Study of cells.
Dermatology Study of skin.
Ecology study of relationship between organisms and environment
Entomology Study of insects.
Etiology Study of cause of insects.
Eugenics Study of improvement of human race by applying laws of heredity. it
is related with future generations.
Evolution Deals with the study of origin of new from old.
Exbiology Deals with life or possibilities of life beyond the earth.
Floriculture Study of flower yielding plants.
Geology Study of condition and structure of the earth
Genetics Study of heredity and variations.
Gerontology study of growing old
Gynaecology Study of female reproductive organs.
Horticulture Study of garden cultivation.
Haematology Study of blood.
Hepatology Study of liver
Iconography Teachings by pictures and models
Jurisprudence Science of law
Kalology Study of human beauty.
Lexicography Compiling of dictionary.
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Mycology Study of fungi.
Myology Study of muscles.
Nephrology Study of kidneys.
Neurology study of nervous system
Numismatics Study of coins and medals.
Obstetrics Branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy.
Oneirology Study of dreams.
Ophthalmology Study of eyes
Ornithology Study of birds
Osteology Study of bones
Palaeontology Study of fossils.
Philately Stamp collecting.
Philology Study of languages.
Phonetics Concerning the sounds of a language.
Physiography Natural phenomenon
Pedology Study of soils
Pathology Study of disease causing organisms.
Phycology Study of algae.
Pisciculture Study of fish.
Pomology Study of fruits.
Seismology Study of earthquakes.
Sericulture Silk industry (culture of silk moth and pupa)
Serpentology Study of snakes
Telepathy Communication between two minds at a distance with help of
emotions, thoughts and feelings
Taxonomy Study of classification of organisms.
Virology Study of virus.

SOME TERMS
ADVALOREM: means according to the value. It is calculated according to value. A duty
the amount of which depends upon the value of the property taxed is called an ad
valorem duty.
ALIBI: a plea that accused was not presented at the time and place of occurrence.
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AMNESTY: a general pardon that is granted to the prisoners generally during a major
national celebration.
ADJOURNMENT MOTION: A motion moved by a member in a legislature, when it is
desired to draw the attention of the executive to a matter of urgent public importance
or interest.
BALANCE OF POWER: To preserve equality of strength between countries so that no
single country becomes powerful. Enough to be a source of danger to others
BRAIN DRAIN: It is a term applied to the exodus of technicians and scientists to other
countries where they get more and better opportunities.
BICAMERAL SYSTEM : The form of legislature which has two Chambers or Houses as
opposed to unicameral system having only one House of Legislature.
BUREAUCRACY: The form of government which is conducted by officials, who are
specially trained for the services. These officers control the policy of the government;
they are responsible only to their chiefs and not to the public.
BUFFER STATE: A smaller state lying between potentially hostile larger states, lessening
the risk of direct war between them. Poland was a buffer State between Germany and
Russia; Belgium is a buffer State between France and Germany.
BULLS AND BEARS: are terms used on the Stock Exchange. Bull refers to one who seeks
to raise the price of stock and speculate on a rise, whereas Bears means one who sells
stock for delivery at a future date anticipating fall in prices.
CARTE BLANCHE: Blank cheque, i.e., to give full power
COUP D'ETAT: A political strategy or action resulting in the change of government,
generally initiated by military personnel. A sudden change of government brought about
by force. It is different from a revolution which involves the participation of the masses.
DOCTRINE OF LAPSE: The East India Company laid down a principle that on the death of
an Indian ruling prince without a direct descendant, the British Government could
refuse to sanction the adoption of an heir and declare the dominions of the deceased as
lapsed to the sovereign power. It was initiated and acted upon by Lord Dalhousie. It was
one of the causes of the national rising of 1857.
DEFACTO: actually: which actually functions though it may not have any legal sanction.
Double jeopardy: means prosecuting a person more than once for the same offence.
EX.GRATIA: by way of grace: it is used to denote payment or grant made on
humanitarian consideration.
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EX OFFICIO: by virtue of holding any office.
EXPARTE: something done or said by one person in the absence of his opponent.
FOURTH ESTATE: It applies to the press, first used by Edmund Burke.
FRANCHISE: The right to vote. It is also called suffrage.
FASCISM: A nationalist, anti-communist and authoritarian political system evolved by
Mussolini and his followers in Italy after 1922. Italian fascism served as a model to
similar movements in other countries including Germany where it assumed the form of
Nazism.
FEUDALISM: A social and political system existing in Europe during the Middle Ages,
based on the relationship between lord and vassal.
FIFTH COLUMN: It applies to those people who work secretly against the interests of
their own country by carrying on false propaganda or by other means; they are
sympathisers of the enemy.
GENOCIDE: the wilful extermination of a minority or a religious community or race by
mass killing or bypassing repressive measures.
GLASNOST: A term coined by Mr. Gorbachev. It implied more openness of the society
and freeing the Media from the overwhelming control of the state.
GUILLOTINE: A method adopted in a legislature to cut short discussion on a bill by fixing
time for taking votes.
INQUEST: legal or judicial enquiry to find out facts usually concerning the death of a
person. In camera: in secret.
JURY: A body of persons chosen and sworn in to hear and pass verdict upon evidence
brought forward at a trial, inquest or inquiry.
LEASE: Contract by which a lessor, usually in consideration of rent, conveys land or
tenement to a lessee for a specified time.
LEGACY: A gift by will or personal property.
LIBEL: Any publication or statement calculated to injure one's reputation or character.
LEVIRATE: means marriage of a woman with her younger brother in law after her
husband‘s death.
LAISSEZ FAIRE: A general principle of non-interference.
LICENCE: It is an authority or liberty given to do some act which, without such
permission, would be unlawful.

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MAGNA CARTA: The great Charter of England, granted by King John is called Magna
Carta. ―It providesthat‖no man shall be taken or imprisoned nor will hepass upon him
or condemn him but by lawful judgement.
MORTGAGE: A deed transferring property to creditor as security for payment of a debt.
MORATORIUM: an order authorising postponement ofpayment of dues without
imposition of punishment.Natural Justice: means justice founded on fairness,equity and
good conscience.
NOTARY PUBLIC: An officer publicly authorised to certify deeds and other documents.
ORDINANCE: is an act promulgated by the Head of a State in case of emergency without
undergoing the formalities of the regular procedure of the legislature of the country. It
cannot remain in force beyond a specified period.
PAROLE: the release of a prisoner before the sentencehas expired, on condition of
future good behaviour.
PARAMOUNTCY: The undisputed authority of one big power over a smaller State. Before
1947, paramountcy over the princely states in India vested with the British Crown.
PERESTROIKA: Another term coined by the Soviet leader Mr. Gorbachev. It implies
restructuring of the economic system in order to increase production and make
available more consumer products to the people.
PROXY: One who acts for another, or the written authorisation for such action.
Probono Publico: for the public good.
PROROGUE: act of ending of a session. It is discretion of President & Governor.
QUORUM: the minimum number to form meeting at which any official business can be
transacted.
SINE DIE: It is an adjournment of a meeting to a date which is not fixed specifically at
that time.
VOX POPULI: the voice of the people.
WHIP: order for disciplined voting according to party directions and ensuring attendance
of party members on a specific occasion.
WHITE PAPER: A detailed policy statement issued by a government with regard to a
matter of considerable public importance.
ZERO HOUR: period following question hour in Parliament, used to raise various issues
of public importance without notifying minister beforehand.

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WORLD
China’s Sorrow River Hwang Ho
City of Seven Hills Rome Italy
Forbidden City Lhasa Tibet
Gift of Nile Egypt
Holy Land Palestine
Land of Golden Pagoda Myanmar
Land of Kangaroo Australia
Land of Rising Sun Japan
Land of Thunderbolt Bhutan
Land of White Elephant Thailand
Roof of the World The pamirs Tibet
Sickman of Europe Turkey
Sugar Bowl of the world Cuba
Windy City Chicago
World’s Loneliest Island Tristan Da Cunha

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
ABUL FAZAL- Famous Mughal court poet, scholar and councillor of Akbar; His books
Akbar-Nama and Ain-i-Akbari throw light on Mughal rule and particularly on reign of
Akbar
ALEXANDER THE GREAT- king of Macedon in Greece in 336 B.C One of greatest generals
and conquerors of world Founded Alexandria and invaded India in 326 B.C
ANNIE BESANT- Irish Lady who supported Indian Nationalist Movement. Founder
President of Theosophical Society.Was elected President of the Indian National
Congress.
ARISTOTLE-Greek philosopher, artist,poet and thinker.Disciple of Plato and teacher of
Alexander the great.Founder of a famous school of philosophy."The ethics and Poetics"
are his famous works.
Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR (1893-1956) Law minister of India, 1947-51. Member of the
constituent Assembly Chairman of the constitution drafting Committee"Annihilation of
Caste" is his famous work

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ARYABHATTA: after whom India’s first scientific satellite has been named, was a great
Indian astronomer and mathematician. Among his important contributions are
recognition of importance of movement of earth round Sun, determination of physical
parameters of various celestial bodies, such as diameter of earth and moon. He laid
foundations of algebra and was responsible for pointing out importance of "zero".
ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN – Popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’, he was a prominent
nationalist leader of North-Western Frontier Province, and founded a nationalist
organization called Khudai Khidmatgars(Servants of God), popularly referred to as ’Red
Shirts’. Awarded Bharat Ratna award posthumously
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 16th President of the U.S.A. from 1861 to 1865 and was returned
from the Republican Party. He opposed slavery and was a great champion of democracy.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was a famous American philosopher and statesman who actively
helped in promoting the declaration of independence
ACHARYA VINOBA BHAVE was educated at Baroda.Met Gandhiji and joined Sabarmati
Ashram in 1916.He was originator of Bhoodan yagna Movement.He received Magsaysay
Award in 1969. He received Bharat Ratna award in 1983.
C.N.ANNADURAI Was the founding father of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK), a
political party of South India.DMK obtained absolute majority in the Tamil nadu
Legislative Assembly at the elections of 1967 and 1971.
BADEN POWELL – Founder of the Boy Scouts Movement in 1908 and Girl Guides in 1910
BANA BHATT – The most learned Court poet of Harshavardhana, author of ‘Kadambari’
and ‘Harshcharita’.
BESANT ANNIE– An Irish woman who staunchly supported India’s freedom movement.
Founder of the Theosophical Society in India
BHABHA, DR. H.J: Indian scientist. Professor at Indian Science Institute, Bangalore;
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission; Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research; He had many significant researches in structure of atom and contributed
largely to setting up of atomic reactors at Trombay
BOHR, NEILS: Danish Physicist awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. He extended the
theory of atomic structure of devising an atomic model in 1913
COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER: Italian navigator discovered West Indies Islands, Cuba,
Bahamas, South America in 1498.

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DARWIN, CHARLES: British scientist who discovered the principle of natural selection. He
lived between 1809 and 1882.Davy, Sir Humphrey: British chemist. First to apply electric
current for the isolation of metals
EDISON, THOMAS ALVA: American inventor of phonograph, the incandescent lamp, a
new type of storage battery, an early form of cinematography etc.
EINSTEIN, PROF. ALBERT: German-Swiss, famous scientist known theory of relativity
NEWTON, SIR ISAAC: British natural philosopher discovered "binomial theorem, the
differential and integral calculus and the universal law of gravitation".
DARWIN CHARLES – Discoverer of the Theory of Natural Selection, author of ‘The Origin
of Species’
GENERAL DYER – The military general who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre in 1919, and the subsequent imposition of martial law and humiliation of the
Punjabis, Dyer was censured and removed from service by the government on the basis
of the report of an enquiry committee under the chairmanship of Lord Hunter.
FA - HIEN – The first Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandra Gupta
Vikramaditya.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE – Also known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ the great English
nurse who served the wounded soldiers in the Crimean War.
HIEUN TSANG – The Chinese pilgrim who visited India in seventh century during the
reign of King Harshvardhana.
JAYADEVA – An eminent poet and contemporary of Lakshmana Sena (late twelfth
century), he wrote the famous composition, Gita Govinda.
KALHANA – The Author of Rajatarangini, which is a chronicale of the kings of Kashmir,
he lived in the twelfth century AD.
LEONARDO DA VINCI – One of the greatest all-round genius world has ever produced –
painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, engineer and musician. Painted ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Last
Supper’ etc
MARTIN LUTHER– Great German religious reformer, who headed Reformation in Europe
MARX, KARL– German philosopher; author of Das Capital and communist Manifests
MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH – Founder of Pakistan, Jinnah was originally a successful
lawyer. He joined Indian politics as a follower of moderate Congress leaders like
Dadabhai Naoroji and G.K.Gokhale, but soon joined the Muslim League (1913) and
became its president in 1916 (Lucknow Session). After the ascendancy of Ghandhiji in
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the national politics, he completely broke away from the Congress. Later he reorganized
the League and demaded the partition of India on a religious basis (1940). Known as the
‘Qaid-i-Azam’ (Great Leader), he became the first Governor General of Independent
Pakistan.
MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA – A leading nationalist leader, he edited three journals
(Hindustan, Indian Union and Abhyudaya) between 1885 and 1907, and joined the
Indian National Congress becoming its president twice
RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY – A great social reformer of Bengal helped William Bentick,
Governor-General of India (1828 – 35) in the abolition of Sati and other social evils;
founder of Brahmo Samaj.
SIR WILLIAM JONES – A famous British Orientalist and jurist, he founded the Asiatic
Society of Bengal in 1789 and served as its president till his death in Calcutta in 1794.
MARTIN LUTHER German preacher during reign of Henry VIII of England He translated
Bible in German; Founder of reformation movement and Protestantism in Europe
MOTHER TERESA: born in Yugoslavia in 1910.Roman Catholienun came to India as a
teacher and began organizing schools for slum children in 1948. She has established 100
centres in the country comprising schools, charitable dispensaries, home for lepers, T.B.
Patients, unwanted and crippled children. She was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in
1979, as the first Indian. Was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1980
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE- Indian nationalist and organizer of the Indian National Army
(I.N.A.) during the World War II; Was called `Netaji'.Was elected President of the Indian
National Congress in 1937 and 1938. Founder of the political party `Forward Block'
JULIUS CAESAR-Roman Genaral and statesman; Invaded Gaul and Britain; Paved the way
for the Roman Empire; Was also an orator, poet and historian
DAYANAND SARASWATI-Great hindu reformer; Founder of the `Arya Samaj; Fought
against untouchability, preached widow re-marriage, supported women's education
HARSHA VARDHANA- The account of his reign is available from two sources : Hiuen
Tsang, a Chinese traveller, and Bana Bhatt, the famous Sanskrit poet. Nalanda University
flourished during his time.
ADOLF HITLER-German dictator and founder of National socialism; The Chancellor of
Germany since 1933 and Leader of Reich since 1934. Started a Fascist movement;
Involved Germany into the World War II and was defeated in 1945. Author of `Mein
Kampf'
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KALIDASA-Epic figure in classic sanskrit literature; Works:`Shakuntala',
`Meghduta',`Kumar Sambhava' etc. Flourished in the time of Vikramaditya
MAHAVIRA-Born in the 6th century B.C. Jainism which is a religious sect of Hinduism
was strengthened by him. Apostle of non-violence; Prescribed code of penance for his
followers; he religion did not spread outside India.
MAO-TSE-TUNG-Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1936-59; First Chairman of
the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, 1949-59; Organised the Red
Guards to start the Cultural Revolution
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE-French Emperor and General; Conquered most of Europe; Was
defeated in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and died in exile at St.Helena's Island
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE-British nurse and hospital reformer; Organised a nursing
service during the Crimean War (1854-56), which reformed the age-old system in
hospitals; Her system was later adopted throughout the world. Known as `The Lady with
the Lamp
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE-The Greatest poet and dramatist of England Author of several
plays such as `Julius Caesar', `Macbeth', `Romeo and Juliet', `Hamlet', `The Merchant of
Venice', `Antony and Cleopatra, etc
SOCRATES-Greek Philosopher and intellectual leader Plato was his pupil. He was
sentenced to death on charges of impiety and corrupting the young
SHANKARACHARYA-A great scholar, philosopher and religious teacher Countered the
influence of Buddhism and Jainism Wrote authoritative commentaries on the
Upanishadas
SHIVAJI-Brave general and capable administrator Fought successfully many battles
against Aurangzeb's army and was instrumental in shattering the structure of Mughal
Empire in India. Made the Marathas a strong nation Was crowned king in 1674 at
Raigarh.
BAL GANGADHAR TILAK (1856-1920) One of the pioneers of the Indian freedom
movement Started two newspapers, the `Kesari' in Marathi and the `Maratha' in English
He declared `Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' Wrote a commentary on the
Gita, the `Gita Rahasya'
TANSEN-Great exponent of Indian classical music He was one of the `Nau Rattans' in the
court of Akbar
RAMAN, C.V. Professor of Physics, discovered Raman Effect, awarded Nobel Prize.
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SHAH JEHAN built Taj Mahal at Agra. Lal Quila & Jama Masjid built in his time

FIRST IN WORLD
To reach Mount Everest – – Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
To reach North Pole – Robert Peary
President of the U.S.A – George Washington
Prime Minister of Britain – Robert Walpole
Secretary General of the United Nations – Trigve li
Country to prepare a constitution – U.S.A
Person to fly aeroplane – Wright Brothers
Person to sail round the world – Magellan
Country to host the modern Olympics – Greece
Human in space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
Person to land on the moon Neil Armstrong
Shuttle to go in space – Columbia
Spacecraft to reach on Mars – Viking-I
Muslim Prime Minister of a country – Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
Woman to climb Mount Everest – Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)
Woman cosmonaut of the world – Valentina Tereshkova (Russia)
Woman President of U.N. General Assembly – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Chinese Traveller to India – Fahein
Woman Prime Minister of a country Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike
Woman President of a country – Maria Estela Peron
Talkie movie in the world – “The jazz Singer”
Muslim woman SG of Amnesty International – lrine Zubeida Khan
Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize – Shirin Ebadi Peace Prize 2003
Woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times – Lakpa Sherpa
Woman cross seven important seas of world by swimming Bula Chaudhury
Asian city to host Olympics – Tokyo, Japan
Atom Bomb – “Little Boy” dropped over Hiroshima by US during 2 ND World War

World's longest corridor Rameshwaram

Longest river in the world Nile
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Line demarcating India and China Mcmahon Line
First Indian woman to win Olympic medal Karnam Malleshwari
First Indian woman to scale Mt Everest Bachendri Pal
State having largest number of districts Uttar Pradesh
"Discovery of India" Jawaharlal Nehru
Author of "Das Capital" Karl Marx
U.N.O. Headquarters located at New York
Instrument used to measure density of milk Lactometer

SPORTS
PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS
SHOOTING
Jitu Rai Mr. Ronjon Sodhi
Abhinav Bindra Gagan Narang
Vijay Kumar Heena Sidhu
Annu Raj Singh Omkar Singh
Rahi Sarnobat Apurvi Chandela
Shreyasi Singh Joydeep Karmakar
Manavjit Singh Sandhu Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat
Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
WRESTLING
Sushil Kumar Ms. Neha Rathi
Dharmender Dalal Yogeshwar Dutt
Sonia Chanu Narsingh Yadav
Rajinder Kumar Geeta Phogat
Amit Kumar Babita Kumari
Vinesh Phogat
ATHLETICS
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar K. M. Beenamol
Anju Bobby George Sudha Singh
Kavita Ramdas Raut Mr. Ranjith Maheshwari
Deepa Malik (Paralympics) Ramkaran Singh (Paralympics)
Krishna Poonia Seema Poonia
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Om Prakash Karhana
BADMINTON
Pullela Gopichand Saina Nehwal
Ashwani Ponnappa Parupalli Kashyap
Ms. P.V. Sindhu Jwala Gutta
BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER
Pankaj Advani Vidya Pillai
Aditya S Mehta Mr. Rupesh Shah
Sourav Kothari Chitra Magimairaj
ARCHERY
Deepika Kumari Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro
Laishram Bombayla Devi
BOXING
Mary Kom Vijender Singh
Ms. Kavita Chahal Vikas Krishan
Akhil Kumar Manoj Kumar
Nikhat Zareen
HOCKEY
Sardar Singh
Dhanraj Pillay
Ms. Saba Anjum

INDIA AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014-GLASGOW-SCOTLAND

India stood FIFTH in CWG-2014
Bagged 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze for a total of 64 medals
1. England 2. Australia
3. Canada 4. Scotland
INDIAN GOLD MEDALLISTS:
1 K Sanjita Chanu Weightlifting-1ST gold winner for India in CWG-14
2 Sukhen Dey Weightlifting 3. Satish Sivalingam Weightlifting
4 Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling 5 Sushil Kumar Wrestling
6 Amit Kumar Wrestling 7 Babita Kumari Wrestling
8 Vinesh Phogat Wrestling 9 Jitu Rai Shooting
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10 Abhinav Bindra Shooting 11 Rahi Sarnobat Shooting
12 Apurvi Chandela Shooting 13 Vikas Gowda Discuss throw
14 Parupalli Kashyap Badminton Men's Single
15 Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa Squash Women’s doubles
Kiribati also won its first ever medal at a Commonwealth Games, a gold in the 105 kg
men's weightlifting competition.
Vijay Kumar was flag bearer for Indian contingent at the opening ceremony.
21st Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast in Australia in 2018.

FIFA World Cup Football 2014 Summary

Venue: Brazil
Winner: Germany
Runners: Argentina
Man of the Match: Mario Goetze Germany
Adidas Golden Shoe: James Rodriguez- Colombia
Adidas Golden Ball: Lionel Messi Argentina
Adidas Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer Germany
FIFA Fair Play award: Colombia
Best Young Player Award: Paul Pogba France
Miroslav Klose- highest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history
Official ball –Brazuca
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Host Russia tops medals tally with 13 gold.
Mascot: A polar bear, a snow hare, and a snow leopard.
Next Olympics: Pyeongchang (South Korea) in 2018

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014

Men's Singles- Stanislas Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal 
Women's Singles--Chinese Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova
FRENCH OPEN 2014
Men's Singles- Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles-- Maria Sharapova beat Simona Halep
WIMBLEDON 2014
Men's Singles- Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer
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Women's singles- Petra Kvitova beat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard
'CEAT INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER OF THE YEAR AWARD'
Virat Kohli: Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award
Mitchell Johnson: Test Player of the Year
Shikhar Dhawan: International Player of the Year
Glenn Maxwell: Popular Choice awards
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan: T20 Player of the award
Ravichandran Ashwin: Indian Player of the Year award for 2013-14
Robin Uthappa: Domestic Cricketer of the Year
ICC AWARDS 2013
Michael Clarke: ICC Cricketer of the Year
Cheteshwar Pujara : ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year
Richard Kettleborough : ICC Umpire of the Year
M.S. Dhoni : LG People’s Choice
ALL INDIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION (AIFF) AWARDS 2013
Sunil Chhetri: Player of the Year
Oinam Bembem Devi: Woman Player of the Year
Jeje Lalpekhlua: Emerging Player of the Year

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup

Karnataka won Irani Trophy
Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14
Karnataka beat Maharashtra to win the Ranji Trophy
South Africa is ICC under 19 World Cup 2014 winner
Mizoram beat Railways in the final of Santosh Trophy
Tamil Nadu men & Railways women won the 27th Federation Cup Volleyball Titles.
Tamil Nadu Men & Chhattissgarh women won National Basketball Championship
Pankaj Advani and Vidya Pillai won the Mens and Womens title in National Snooker
Miami Heat won the NBA Championship of U.S.A.
Laura Massaro has won the women’s World Squash Championship
Australia beat Netherlands to retain hockey World Cup.
Netherlands clinched the Hero Hockey World League Final
Moin Khan- appointed head coach of the Pakistan cricket team
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FICCI awards: Sportsperson of the Year: Deepika Kumari (archery)
Yulia Lipnitskaya - youngest athelete to win gold medal in Winter Olympics
MC Mary Kom-made the brand ambassador of CRPF
Sourav Kothari- won the National Billiard Championship
Pyeongchang, South Korea- to host next Winter Olympics in 2018
Kuldeep Yadav --first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in the under-19 cricket
Delhi Waveriders- Champions of the Hero Hockey India League
Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014
Cheteshwar Pujara- brand ambassador of Gujarat State Election Commission
India defeated Pakistan to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup
Sachin Tendulkar-1stIndian on the cover of Wisden Almanack
Chitra Magimairaj-World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship
Aditya Joshi-first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in world
Cristiano Ronaldo awarded one of Portugal's highest honours’ the Order of Prince Henry
Renaud Lavillenie French Olympian broke world record of pole vault of Sergey Bubka
Corey Anderson of New Zealand has made world record for scoring fastest century in
One Day International in only 36 balls.
Kathy Cross of New Zealand became the first woman to be appointed in an International
Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel.
Nikhat Zareen, the 17-year-old Andhra Pradesh pugilist, won a gold medal in the third
Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament in Serbia.
Om Prakash Karhana -Shot putter gave the lone gold to India in the 6th Asian Indoor
Athletics Championships
World Bridge Championship for Bermuda Bowl (men) and Venice Cup (women) will be
hosted by India for the first time in October 2015.
Heena Sandhu’s score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup was
recognized as World record and she became the 1ST Indian woman ever to hold the
world record in Shooting World Cup.
Anju Bobby George was declared winner of the World Athletics Championships final
held in 2005. Decision was given by IAAF following the disqualification of the Gold
Medalist Tatyana Kotova of Russia for doping.
Brazil's national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked after the disastrous
performance of the host team in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup 2014.
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Indian cueist Pankaj Advani scripts history by becoming the first player in the world to
win world titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snooker.

AWARDS
AMITABH BACHCHAN - India's Global Icon of the Year
ANAND KUMAR - Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014
ANGELA MERKEL - Israel's highest civilian honour (the "Medal of Distinction")
AROGYA SWAMI JOSEPH PAULRAJ - 2014 Marconi Society Prize
CHANDI PRASAD BHATT - Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)
CYRUS MISTRY - DSC prize for South Asian literature
DR. TEJ VIR SINGH - UNWTO Ulysses Prize
GABRIELA ISLER – Miss Universe 2013
GOVIND MISHRA - Sarawasti Samman (2013)
GULZAR - Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013
YAKOV GRIGOREVICH SINAI- 2014 Abel Prize
KATHY CROSS - First woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel
KERALA TOURISM - United Nations Award
KOYAL RANA - Miss India 2014
J. P. DODDAMANI- Sahitya Akademi award 2013
RAJESH GOPAKUMAR- G.D Birla Award
LAXMI (an acid attack victim) - International Women of Courage Award, US
MADAN BABU - Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014
PANKAJ MISHRA - Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction)
POPE FRANCIS - Time Person of the year 2013
PRANAB MUKHERJEE - Award of Honor from Rotary International
QUEEN LATIFAH - 2014 Matrix Award.
RICHARD QUEST - UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013
SANKHA GHOSH - Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013)
SHIGERU BAN - Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014
SIKKIM - National Tourism Award
BACHENDRI PAL-"Bharat Gaurav" award
TOMAS HALIK -Templeton Prize 2014
VISHWANATH TRIPATHI - Vyas Samman Awards (2013)
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YUSHI (Taiwanese poet) - Thiruvalluvar award
AVINASH CHANDER-Lokmanya Tilak award for 2014
NEEL MUKHERJEE-Man Booker Prize 2014 for "The Lives of Others"
DR SANJAYA RAJARAM-World Food Prize for the year 2014.
KEDARNATH SINGH-Jnanpith award
DONNA TARTT-2014 Pulitzer for 'Goldfinch' for Fiction
VIKRAM SUNDERAM and VISHWESH BHATT-James Beard Food Awards for 2014,
considered Oscars of the US food and beverage industry.
RAMESH AGRAWAL-Goldman Environmental Prize often called"Green Nobel." Agrawal -
has been waging a one-man campaign to educate illiterate villagers about their rights in
fighting pollution and land-grabbing by powerful mining and electricity companies.
ANGELA MERKEL-Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2013
PADMA VIBHUSHAN- Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Shri B.K.S. Iyengar
PADMA BHUSHAN- Begum Parveen Sultana, Kamala Haasan, Justice Dalveer Bhandari
MADAN BABU- Protein Science Young Investigator Award at Cambridge
CHINU MODI- Gujarati poet has been conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award
DANIELLE STEEL- honored by Top French Honor Legion of Honour
ARATI DEVI- Rajiv Gandhi Leadership Award 2014
JOHN STANMEYER- US photojournalist 1st prize in the World Press Photo awards
STUART PARKIN-Millennium Technology Prize 2014
SHASHI THAROOR- Person of the Year by the animal rights body PETA
ABHISHEK DEY- Young Investigator Award by Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
HARU KUROKI- best actress at the 64th Berlin international film festival
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN- honored by Polly Umrigar Award
VISHWANATH TRIPATHI- Vyas Samman for 'Vyomkesh Darvesh'
A SIVATHANU PILLAI- BrahMos chief presented the prestigious 'Order of Friendship'
award
Pranab Mukherjee- Rotary's highest award for his leadership in victory over polio
MS ARUNIMA SINHA-Amazing Indian Award for scaling Mount Everest despite being
physically challenged
MALALA YOUSAFZAI nominated for the World Children’s Prize in Sweden. It is also
known as the Children's Nobel Prize.

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 MAMMEN MATHEW of Malayala Manorama conferred The Lokmanya Tilak National
Award for Excellence in Journalism.
KISHORI AMONKAR, renowned classical singer has been conferred the second Pandit
Hariprasad Chaurasia Puraskar.
HARIPRASAD DAS presented the 26th “Moorti Devi Award”. He is one of the most
influential contemporary poet and thinker in Odia Literature.
DR. VIJAYKUMAR VINAYAK DONGRE & PROF. GUOCHENG ZHANG conferred
International Gandhi Award for making outstanding contribution in the field of leprosy
eradication.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2013. Following
Taliban's deadly attack on her for advocating the right of education to school girls in Pakistan,
her name has become familiar worldwide as a campaigner of right to education and free
speech.

59TH IDEA FILMFAREAWARDS

Best Film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Best Actor (Male): Farhan Akhtar
Best Actor (Female): Deepika Padukone
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Arjit Singh
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Monali Thakur
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanuja
20TH SCREEN AWARDS
Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
Best Actress Deepika Padukone
Best Director Shoojit Sircar
Best Actor Farhan Akhtar
Life time achievement Amitabh Bachchan
THE 56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
Best album of the year: Random access memories
Best record of the year: Get Lucky
Best song of the year: Royals
Best Pop solo performance: Royals
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BAFTA AWARDS
Best Film -> 12 Years a Slave
Best Director -> Alfonso Cuar’on
Best Actor -> Chiwetel Ejofor
Best Actress -> Cate Blanchett
Best British Film -> Gravity
BAFTA Rising Star Award -> Will Poulter
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2014
Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a slave
Best Director - Motion Picture: Alfonso Cuaron
Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mathew Mc Conaughey
Best Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty
Two Indian-Americans Manjusha P Kulkarni and Ranjana Paintal are to be honoured with
'Champions of Change' by the White House.
NR Narayana Murthy-2014 “Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award”
Muzaffar Ali-Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2014 for his outstanding
contribution towards the promotion of Communal harmony, peace and goodwill.
Vijay Seshadri-98th annual Pulitzer Prize, 2014 for his collection of poems "3 Sections"
Ratan Tata-'Knight Grand Cross', one of highest civilian honours in Britain
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-first Indian airport to be awarded ‘ACI Director
General’s Roll of Excellence’ accolade.Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) of Delhi
was ranked as 2nd best airport in world in service quality among airports that handle 25
to 40 million passengers per annum.
Indian-origin physicist Tejinder Virdee has been awarded with an honorary knighthood
by Queen Elizabeth II. He was awarded for his work on Higgs Boson theory. He is one of
creators of Compact Moon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment. CMS experiment is a part of
Large Hydron Collider at CERN in Geneva.
NOBEL PRIZE 2013
Economics --Lars Peter Hansen, Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller "for their empirical
analysis of asset prices".
Peace---Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons“for its extensive efforts
to eliminate chemical weapons”.
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It is the only Nobel award given in Norway (Oslo) and not in Sweden (Stockholm).
Literature---Alice Munro
Chemistry---Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for development of
multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
Physics---Francois Englert and Peter Higgs for theorizing 'god particle' Higgs Boson.
Medicine---James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof for mapping how
cells transfer vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals to other cells.
OSCARS 2014
Best picture "12Yearsa Slave”
Actor in a leading role Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club"
Actor in a supporting role Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Actress in a leading role Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine"
Actress in a supporting role Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave"
Directing -Alfonso Cuaron "Gravity"
LIST OF WINNERS OF THE STREE SHAKTI PURUSKAR 2013
AWARD WINNER CAUSE
Rani Lakshmibai Manasi Pradhan in field of women’sempowerment
Rani Rudramma Devi Dr. M. Venkaiah in field of women’s health
Mata Jijabai Bina Sheth Lashkari in field of education and training
Kannagi T. Radha K. Prashanti field of providing support to orphans,
visually impaired, handicapped and destitute women
Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Dr. Vartika Nanda awareness on women’s issues through
media
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Dr. Seema Sakhare field of women’s rights, gender issues,
legal counseling and institutional support to women and girls
Winter Sleep, a film by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, was honoured with Palme
d’Or Award at the 67th Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes. Julianne Moore won the
Best Actress prize for ‘Maps to the Stars ‘, while ‘Turner’ star Timothy Spall was named
Best Actor.
61ST NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
Best Feature Film: Ship of Theseus
Best Director: Hansal Mehta for 'Shahid'
Best Actor: shared between Rajkumar Rao and Suraj Venjaramoodu
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Best Hindi film: Jolly LLB
Best Actress – Geetanjali Thapa
Best Film on Social Issues – Gulabi Gang
Best Supporting Actor – Saurabh Shukla
Best Supporting Actress – Amruta Subhash
RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD 2014
Hu Shuli: is the founder and former editor of Caijing a business magazine widely-known
for its groundbreaking investigative reporting
Saur Marlina Manurung: The Award recognizes her outstanding efforts to protect and
improve the lives of Indonesia’s forest people, and her kinetic leadership of volunteers
in SOKOLA’s customized education programme.
Omara Khan Masoudi: conferred upon him in recognition of his courage, labor, and
leadership in preserving Afghan cultural heritage. At great risk to his life, the deputy
director of the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul led his colleagues in moving
some of the museum’s most precious objects to safety during the Taliban’s attack on his
country’s cultural treasures in the 1990s.
The Citizens Foundation from Pakistan: It is an NGO in Pakistan founded by six business
leaders. It built 1,000 schools over hundreds of cities and towns in the country which is
home to the world’s second highest number of children who are out of school.
Wang Canfa: He is a Chinese Professor who founded the Center for Legal Assistance to
Pollution Victims, which has provided free legal services to thousands of people and
imparted environmental law training to lawyers and others.
Randy Halasan: The award is in recognition of his extraordinary leadership and service
to the indigenous Matigsalug tribe. He made huge efforts in teaching the children of the
Matigsalug tribe in one of the remotest mountain villages in Mindanao, Philippines.

HEADS OF IMPORTANT OFFICES IN INDIA 2014

Mr. Narendra Modi: P.M & Chairman, Planning Commission.
Mrs. Sumitra Mahajan: Speaker, Lok Sabha.
Mohammad Hamid Ansari: Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
Mr. P. J. Kurien: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
Thambi Durai: Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha.
Mallika Arjun Kharge: Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha).
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Ghulam Nabi Azad: Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha).
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
Mr. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan: Chairperson, NHRC
Mr. Ajit Kumar Seth: Cabinet Secretary.
Mr. Nripendra Misra: Principal Secretary to Prime Minister.
Mr. Justice M. N. Rao: Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes.
Ms. Shanta Sinha: Chairperson, NCPCR
Mr. Ajit Doval: National Security Adviser NSA
Mr. S. C. Sinha: Director-General, National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Mr. Syed Asif Ibrahim: Director, IB.
Mr. Ranjit Sinha: Director, CBI.
Mr. Alok Joshi: Director, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Mr. Jayanto Narayan Choudhury: Director-General, NSG
Prof. Ved Prakash: Chairman, UGC.
Dr. Avinash Chander: Sc Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, DRDO
Mr. K. Radhakrishnan: Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO.
Mr. Wajahat Habibullah: Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities.
Mr. Rajeev Mathur: Chief Information Commissioner.
Mr. C. Chandramouli: Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner.
Justice D. K. Jain: Chairman, Law Commission.
Dr. Raghuram Rajan: Governor, RBI.
Mukul Rohatgi: Attorney General of India
Jitan Ram Manjhi CM Bihar
Naveen Patnaik CM Odisha
Anandiben Patel CM Gujarat
Nabam Tuki CM Arunachal Pradesh
Justice R M Lodha-41stChief Justice of India
R Chandrashekhar-- President of NASSCOM
R.K.Tiwari -- Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ram Naik-Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Balramji Dass Tandon-Governor of Chhattisgarh
Keshari Nath Tripathi-Governor of West Bengal
Om Prakash Kohli- Governor of Gujarat
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Harish Rawat- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur- Head of 7th Central Pay Commission
Mr. Ashok Chawla: Competition Commission of India
Mr. U. K. Sinha: Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
Ms. Mamta Sharma: Chairperson, National Commission for Women.
Dr. Y. V. Reddy: Chairman, 14th Finance Commission..
Mr. Pradeep Kumar: Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya: President, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya-Governor of Nagaland
N. Ramachandran-President of the Indian Olympic Association
Former IAF Chief Norman Anil Kumar Browne-India’s Ambassador to Norway
Justice (Retd.) BN Srikrishna-Chairman of Financial Planning Standards Board India
Robin K Dhowan-Chief of Indian Navy
Justice G Rohini-first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
Ranjit Kumar-Solicitor General of India
Poorna, a 14-year old girl from Andhra Pradesh -youngest woman to climb Mount Everest
TR Zeliang-Chief Minister of Nagaland
Archana Ramasundaram-first woman Additional Director of CBI
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag-Army Chief
Rakesh Kumar- Chief of Central Board for Film Certification
Smt. Rina Mitra-Director, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science
Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary-first speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Chandrashekhar Rao-first Chief Minister of Telengana; head of TRS party also
Lt Gen Philip Campose Appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff
Sanjay Kishan Kaul is Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
Justice Dr. Manjula Chellur becomes the first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
She, prior to this, was the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
President Pranab Mukherjee appointed the Chief Justices of Calcutta and Orissa High
Courts, Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel respectively, and senior lawyer Rohinton
Nariman as Supreme Court judges.

HEADS OF IMPORTANT OFFICES IN WORLD 2014

Secretary-General NATO- Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Chancellor of Germany - Angela Merkel
Executive Director UNICEF - Anthony Lake
Secretary-General, United Nations Organisations - Ban Ki-moon
Chief of NASA (USA) - Charles F. Bolden, Jr
MD, International Monetary Fund - Christine Lagarde
President, World Bank - Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Director General, WHO - Dr. Margaret Chan
Director General, International Labour Organisation - Guy Ryder
Secretary-General, SAARC - H.E. Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme - Helen Clark
Director General, UNESCO - Irina Bokova
Secretary-General, Commonwealth - Kamalesh Sharma
President, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Lamine Diack
Director - General, International Atomic Energy Agency Mr. Yukia Amano
Chairman, International Cricket Council (ICC) - N. Srinivasan
President, International Court of Justice - Peter Tomka
Director - General, WTO - Roberto Azevedo
Secretary-General, Amnesty International - Salil Shetty
President, Asian Development Bank - Takehiko Nakao
President, International Olympic Committee - Thomas Bach
Halima Yacob-first woman speaker of Singapore's parliament
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain
Nicolas Maduro-- Venezula's President
Georgio Napolitano-- Italy's president.
Ila Patnaik-Principal Economic Advisor in Finance Ministry
Manuel Valls- Prime Minister of France
Viktor Orban-Prime Minister of Hungary
Najib Razak-- Malaysian Prime Minister
Juan Carlos Varela- President of Panama
Abdelaziz Bouteflika-President of Algeria
Ahmed Maiteeq- Libya’s Prime minister
Karim Massimov- P.M. of Kazakhstan
Matteo Renzi-Italy’s youngest Prime Minister
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Abdul Basit-High Commissioner of Pakistan to India
Dr.Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary- Bangladesh's first woman speaker
Sheikh Hasina - Prime Minister of Bangladesh for third time.
MK Reuven Rivlin-Israel's 10th President
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed-Prime Minister of Somalia
Ashraf Jehan- 1st female judge in Pakistan Sharia Courts
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca-President of Malta
Indira Talwani -first Asian Pacific American federal judge in Massachusetts, USA
Major General KRISTIN LUND of Norway-first to command a UN peacekeeping force
JANET YELLEN-- Head of Federal Reserve; first woman to lead in its 100-year history

PERSONS IN NEWS
NISHA DESAI BISWAL----appointed as the "Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central
Asia" ,the first ever Indian American to be appointed at this post.
By virtue of this post she will be the USA's first point person for South and Central Asia and in
charge of shaping nature of engagements of USA with Asia.
She has earlier worked as the assistant administrator for Asia at the US Agency for
International Development several other Indian Americans have been appointed at assistant
secretary level eg. Bobby Jindal, Richard Varma, Karan Bhatia and Suresh Kumar but this is the
first time an Indian American is heading the South Asia bureau.
Indian-American VIVEK H MURTHY-next Surgeon General of Public Health Service of USA. He
will be youngest and first-ever Indian-American in American history to assume the post.
Indian-American Kal Penn has been nominated to US "President’s Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities". He is an actor, writer and producer in Hollywood
RAJIV SHAh: Head of US Agency for International Development (USAID), is the the highest-
ranking Indian American in the Obama administration
NELSON MANDELA: Former South African President and Nobel Prize Laureate dedicated
his life to fight against apartheid in South Africa and spent 27 years in prison to bring
down an unjust political order, is also the second foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna.
MALCOLM X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was also known as El-
Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. He was an African-American Muslim minister and a human rights
activist. His admirers call him a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who

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indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. He
has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.
N. R. NARAYANA MURTHY was born on 20th August, 1946 in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka. He
has been described as Father of Indian IT sector by Time magazine for his contribution
to outsourcing in India. Fortune Magazine listed him among the 12 greatest
entrepreneurs of our time.
STEVE JOBS was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. He was an
American entrepreneur, marketer, inventor who is still a figure of inspiration for many
business leaders. Worldwide he is known as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple
Inc. Through Apple he brought a revolutionary change in the world of computer,
smartphones, music, movies and related consumer electronics. He died in 2013.
SUNITA L. WILLIAMS (Commander, USN): NASA Astronaut.Born September 19, 1965 in
Euclid, Ohio, Williams received her commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy
from the United States Naval Academy in May 1987.NASA Experience: Selected by NASA
in June 1998, she reported for training in August 1998.
TESSY THOMAS (The Missile Woman of India)---- is the Project Director and Key Scientist
for the Agni-V project of India. She was also the key figure behind the development of
Agni-V. She is also called Agniputri.She has a B. Tech from Thrissur Engineering College,
Calicut. She started her career in the DRDO under Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s leadership and
guidance.She also has an M.Tech in Guided Missile from the Institute of Armament
Technology, Pune.
JUSTICE G.S.SINGHVI (RETD), former judge of the Supreme court of India, has been
nominated as Arbitrator on behalf of Government of India in the arbitration initiated by
Reliance Industries Limited.
BILL GATES was born on 28th October 1955, to a middle-class family in Seattle,
Washington. He is a man with many colors, the business magnate, the philanthropist,
the investor, the computer programmer, and the inventor. Bill gates founded the
world’s largest personal computer software company- Microsoft with Paul Allen on 4th
April 1975. He is former CEO and chairman of Microsoft which is now succeeded by
Satya Nadella on 4th February 2014. Constantly, Bill Gates is taking top 3 positions in
Forbes list of wealthiest person in the world from 1995 to till date.
WENDY DONIGER-Author of The Hindus: An Alternative History, a book which was
banned
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JAMILA BAYAZ appointed as the police chief of District One of Kabul. She is the first
woman in Afghanistan to be police chief of an entire district.
ALEXIS MARTIN- 3 years US girl enters the geniuses club Mensa scoring 160 in the IQ
test, making her as intelligent as Albert Einstein.
MOQREN-half-brother of King Abdullah appointed next heir to throne of Saudi Arabia
BO XILA-Chinese politician got life sentence on graft charges

MISCELLANEOUS
Shinzo Abe P.M. of Japan-Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade.
Soumayya Jabarti- 1ST women editor of a Saudi National Daily
Bezbaruah panel-to propose remedial measures to address concerns of people from the
Northeast
Major General Konsam Himalaya Singh- 1st Lieutenant General in the army from North
East States
Sangeeta Bhatia Indian-American scientist developed a quick, simple and affordable
paper test to detect cancer.
Taylor Armstrong - USA’s 8 Year old successfully climbed America’s highest peak
Aconcagua (6,960.8 metres) and became youngest to do so.
Lewis Clark A 16-year-old British schoolboy set a world record for the youngest person
ever to trek to the South Pole.
Abdullah Gul Turkey's President signed into law a contested bill tightening the
government's grip on the judiciary
Shimon Peres President of Israel set a new Guinness record by delivering the largest
online class in the world using Cisco’s technology.
Mark Zuckerberg-Top US philanthropist for 2013
Admiral DK Joshi- Navy chief who quit after submarine fire
Usha Sangwan-1ST woman managing director of LIC
Pushpa Kapila Hingorani Known as the ‘Mother of PIL’
Astra- India’s 1st INDIGENOUS air-to-air missile
Malta-Common Wealth Summit 2015
RuPay-India’s payment gateway equivalent of Visa etc
Crimea-voted to break off from Ukraine & join Russia
NIST-F2-World’s most accurate clock
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London- World’s 1stcity to have its own web domain suffix
Amir Khan-National Icon for Lok Sabha election 2014
Johannesburg- 1STCity to allow construction of a full Gurudwara
Cadbury India has been renamed as MONDELEZ INDIA FOODS.
ING Vysya Life Insurance Co Ltd has been renamed as EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE.
IDFC Ltd & Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd granted license to start banking services.
Yingluck Shinawatra PM of Thailand has been ordered to resign by the Constitutional
Court of the country.
Justice (Retd) M.B. Shah has been appointed Chairman Special Investigation Team to
monitor probe into the black money case by Supreme Case.
Donald Sterling the owner of Los Angeles Clippers has been banned for life and fined 2.5
million dollars by NBA over an alleged racist remark in the stand.
Russia suspended from G-8
Airlander Britain has unveiled the world’s largest aircraft
Venom GT is World’s fastest car with a speed of 435km/hr
World Sparrow Day was observed across the world on 20 March
Supreme Court ordered sacking of incumbent BCCI chief N Srinivasan
HR 5171 A is Largest Yellow star discovered. 1300 times larger than the sun
A new molecule Heat Shock Protein 90 with potential to kill malaria parasite discovered.
Government of India raised the number of workdays under MNREGA from 100 days
to150 days.
Missile Prithvi II was launched from launch complex 3 at Chandipur. This is the first
missile developed by DRDO
A light weight revolver named Nirbheek was launched by Indian Ordinance factory. It is
especially designed for women.
Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IVR) launched in India, to protect and increase the population
of the one-horned rhinoceros.
Charkilo, miniature planet with two rings of ice and pebbles was discovered by
astronomers between Saturn and Uranus.
MH370 is Malaysian Airliner which disappeared after leaving Kuala Lumpur. The Boeing
B777-200 aircraft was going to Beijing.
Honourable Supreme Court of India has directed centre to withdraw instructions to
make Aadhaar Card mandatory for citizens.
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Khushwant Singh died. Was confered with Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. His
autobiography was "Truth, Love and a Little Malice". Few of his writings are "Train to
Pakistan", "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale" and "Delhi - A Novel".
Nandan Nilekani resigned as Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India
Union Rural Development Minister, Gopinath Munde died in a road accident.
11-year-old Ramarni Wilfred has achieved the highest possible score of 162 on a Mensa
IQ test, making him brainier than physicist Albert Einstein. Although Einstein never took
an IQ test experts believe he had an IQ of around 160.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank Managing Director Chanda Kochhar are among
Fortune magazine’s list of 50 most powerful women in business: Global edition’. The list
has been topped by General Motors CEO Mary Barra, the first woman to run a global
automaker.
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of
Israel and was a commander in the Israeli Army from its creation in 1948.Nicknamed
‘The Bulldozer’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated India's largest warship INS Vikramaditya to the
nation. Vikramaditya, a floating airfield, has an overall length stretching as much as
three football fields put together. Standing about 20 storeys tall from keel to highest
point, ship has a total of 22 decks and carries 1,600 personnel.
40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Brussels. Originally, a G8 summit was scheduled to
take place in Sochi (Russia). Due to the Russian Federation's violation of Ukraine's
sovereignty and territorial integrity, the G7 leaders decided to meet in Brussels in the
G7 format instead.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was named as Leader of House in Rajya Sabha, while
Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad was declared Leader of Opposition.
India successfully test- fired the 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise
missile from the country's largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off the coast of Karwar
in Karnataka.
Suvir Mirchandani 14-year old Indian-American student came to limelight after he
suggested to US government that it could save $136 million a year by simply switching
fonts from Times New Roman to Garamondin government printing.
Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle approval of bank licences to two entitites –
IDFC Limited and Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited
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CAG of India Shri Shashi Kant Sharma assumed office as Member of the United Nations
Board of Auditors for a six year term upto June 2020 at UN Headquarters at New York.
Tennis icon Sania Mirza is appointed as 'Brand Ambassador' of Telangana.
Joko Widodo won Indonesia's presidential election
India will host the 7th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) summit in 2015.
Justice G.S.Singhvi (Retd), former judge of the Supreme court of India, has been
nominated as Arbitrator on behalf of Government of India in the arbitration initiated by
Reliance Industries Limited, Niko (Neco) Limited and BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited
against the Government. RIL had nominated Sir David Steel as their arbitrator.
Next BRICS Summit to be held in Russian city of Ufa
The Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi today dedicated to the nation the newly
constructed railway line between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Udhampur in the
state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Shri Modi also flagged off first train from newly
constructed Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Railway Station at a programme held at Katra.
Rani –ki –Vav has been approved for inscription on the World Heritage list. The
recognition was granted by the UNESCO at the World Heritage Committee Session
currently on at Doha, Qatar. UNESCO has recognized this masterpiece as an exceptional
example of technological development in utilizing ground water resources in a single
component, water management system and it illustrates the exceptional capacity to
break large spaces into smaller volumes following ideal aesthetic proportions.
Rani-ki-Vav, a stepwell built in the 11th century is the most developed, elaborate and
ornate example of a unique type of Indian subterranean architectural structure, and it
marks the zenith in the evolution of stepwells in India. It is a particularly large and
complex example of a stepwell, with seven storeys of ornamented panels of sculptures
and relief representing the height of the Maru-Gurjara style. Following the flooding and
disappearance of the Saraswati River due to geotectonic changes, the property was
buried under layers of silt for almost seven centuries and has been preserved
underneath in an exceptional state of conservation by Archaeological Survey of India.
Magnus Carlsen, the new world chess champion belongs to —–Norway
The term ‘Half Nelson’ is associated with the game —–Wrestling
Male and female IAAF Athletes of the year —- Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt (Male) and
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Female)
First Chairperson and MD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank—-Usha Ananthasubramaniam
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Next year's BRICS Summit will be held in the Russian city of Ufa
Ships of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, viz., Shivalik, Ranvijay and Shakti, under
the Command of Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern
Fleet, arrived at Vladivostok.
Bidadi - a suburb of Bangalore is home to Toyota Kirloskar Motors' Plant.
Rushikulya Rookery, a major nesting site of endangered marine turtles, brought Six lakh
newborn Olive Ridley turtles to life this year.
Reliant Astrodome-world's first domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
160 metre Capital Gate Tower, Abu Dhabi has been recognized as the ‘furthest leaning
‘man made tower’in the world by Guinness world records. The tower leans at 18
degrees over four times the angle of Italy’s famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Tokyo-2020 Summer Olympics
Croatia-28TH member of the European Union
Kannur- 1stzero-landless district in country
Incheon- World Book Capital For 2015
Daundia Khera- village dug to verify the claim of a Sadhu about gold

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