Notes for preparation of G.S Or G.K

First in India:
1). First lady to become Miss World - Rita Faria
2). First woman judge in Supreme Court - Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
2). First woman Ambassador - Miss C.B. Muthamma
3). First woman Governor of a state in free India - Mrs Sarojini Naidu
3). First woman Speaker of a State Assembly - Shanno Devi
4). First woman Prime Minister - Mrs Indira Gandhi
5). First woman Minister in a Government - Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
6). First woman to climb Mount Everest - Bachhendri Pal
7). First woman to climb Mount Everest twice - Santosh Yadav
8). First woman President of Indian National Congress - Mrs Annie Besant
9). First woman pilot in Indian Air Force - Harita Kaur Dayal
10). First woman Graduates - Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
11). First woman Airline Pilot - Durba Banerjee
12). First woman Honours Graduate - Kamini Roy, 1886
13). First woman Olympic medal Winner - Karnam Malleswari, 2000
14). First woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner - Kamlijit Sandhu
15). First woman Lawyer - Cornelia Sorabjee
16). First woman President of United Nations General Assembly - Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
17).First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State - Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
18).First woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission - Roze Millian Bethew
19).First woman Director General of Police - Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
20).First woman Judge - Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
21).First woman Cheif Justice of High Court - Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)
22).First woman Judge in Supreme Court of India - Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
23).First woman Lieutenant General - Puneeta Arora
24).First woman Air Vice Marshal - P. Bandopadhyaya
25).First woman chairperson of Indian Airlines - Sushma Chawla
26).First woman IPS officer - Mrs. Kiran Bedi
27).First and last Muslim woman ruler of India - Razia Sultan
28).First woman to receive Ashoka Chakra - Nirja Bhanot
29).First woman to receive Jnanpith Award - Ashapurna Devi
30).First woman to cross English Channel - Aarti Saha
31).First woman to receive Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa
32).First woman to receive Bharat Ratna - Mrs Indira Gandhi
33).First woman to receive Jnanpith Award - Ashpurna Devi
1. बिहार - पटना
2. पश्चिम िंगाल - कोलकाता
3. असम - दिसपुर
4. आंध्रप्रिेश - हैिरािाि
5. उड़ीसा - भुवनेचवर
6. उत्तर प्रिेश - लखनऊ
7. कनााटक - िंगलौर

8. के रल - ततरुवनन्तपुरम ्
9. गुजरात - गांध़ीनगर
10. जम्मू-कचम़ीर - श्ऱीनगर
11. तममलनाडु - िेन्नई
12. बिपुरा - अगरतल्ला
13. नागालैंड - कोदहमा
14. पंजाि - िंड़ीगढ़
15. हररयाणा - िंड़ीगढ़
16. मणणपुर - इम्फाल
17. मध्यप्रिेश - भोपाल
18. महाराष्ट्र - मुंिई
19. मेघालय - मशलांग
20. राजस्थान - जयपुर
21. दहमािल प्रिेश - मशमला
22. मसश्ककम - गंगटोक
23. ममजोरम - आइजॉल
24. अरुणािल प्रिेश - ईटानगर
25. गोवा - पणज़ी
26. उत्तराखंड - िेहरािून
27. छत्त़ीसगढ़ - रायपुर
28. झारखंड - रांि़ी
29. तेलंगाना - हैिरािाि
कें द्रशामसत राज्य और उसकी राजधाऩी +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1.दिल्ली - नई दिल्ली
2. लक्षद्व़ीप - कवारत्त़ी
3. िमन और िीव - िमन

4. अंडमान-तनकोिार - पोटा ब्लेयर
5. िंड़ीगढ़ - िंड़ीगढ़
6. पुिुिेरी - पुिुिेरी
7. िािर व नगर हवेली - मसलवासा
1. Name of first Men to climb Mt. Everest ? Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary (29th May,
1953)
2. Who was the first person to win the Nobel prize for Peace ? Jin F. Dunant (Switzerland)and Frederic
Peiry (France)
3. Who won first Nobel prize for Literature ? Rene F.A. and Sulli Pradhom (France)
4. Who won first Nobel prize for physics ? W.K. Roentgen (Germany)
5. Who won first Nobel prize for chemistry ? J.H. Wenthoff of Howlland
6. Who was first to won Nobel Prize for Medicine ? A.E. Wonn Behrig of Germany
7. Who was first to won Nobel prize of Economics ? Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Timbergen
(Howlland)
8. Who was first woman president of a country ? Maria Estela Peron of Argentina
9. Who was first space tourist ? Dennis Tito of USA in 2001
10. Who was first female Space Tourist ? Mrs. Anousheh Ansari in 2004
11. Who was first European Invader of Indian Soil ? Alexander
12. Who was first woman to reach the North Pole ? Ms. Fran
13. Who was the first man to draw the map of earth ? Anexemander
14. Who was the first man to compile the Encyclopaedia ? Aspheosis
15. Who was First man to reach North Pole ? Robert Peary
16. Who was First man to reach South Pole ? Ronald Amundsen
17. Name of the First Religion of World ? Sanatan Dharma
18. Name of the first Country to print books ? China
19. First President of United States of America ? George Washington
20. Name of First prime Minister of great Britain ? Robert Walpole
1. Next G-20 summit (2015) is to be held in – Turkey
2. Capital of Bhutan – Thimpu
3. Currency of Italy – Euro
4. Current CRR – 4%

5. Minimum RTGS – 2 lakh
6. External Affair Minister of India – Sushma Swaraj
7. Work of Banking Ombudsman – Solving customer complaints.
8. What is not true about credit card?
9. What is not true about mobile alert?
10. ISIS is active in which states – Iraq & Syria
11. Where is SHIGMO festival celebrated – Goa
12. President gave Padma Vibhushan to which eminent author? – Ruskin Bond
13. Children above 10 yrs of age are not allowed which facility – Current Account
14. Face to face video communication in which bank – Indusind Bank.
15. First Bank to set up Payment Gateway – SBI
16. India and Brazil agreement 2014 – trade and investment flows.
17. Palestinian Hamas is – Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group.
18. Max amount of credit card transaction on which we get message on our phone.
19. Rural population as per 2011 census – 68.84%.
20. EBOLA first discovered in which country – Democratic Republic of Congo
21. Cartoonist Rran kumar sharma who died recently is a creator of – Chacha Chaudhury
22. World habitat day – October 6th
23. Maximum antibiotics consuming country – India
24. Which International passenger Airline crashed down – Malaysian Airline.
25. Prakash Nanjappa related to – Shooting (India).
26. Cauvery wildlife sanctuary located in – Karnataka.
27. Sania Mirza brand is the ambassador of which state - Telangna
28. Mettur Dam on Kaveri River is in which state – Tamil Nadu
29. KYC for what purpose - to prevent banks from money laundering activities
30. Aajeevika "scheme" is also known as - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
• Name of Ganga River in Bangladesh is PADMA.
• President give resignation letter to Vice President.
• Ram tanu pandey is real name of Tansen.
• Hampi Caves are in Karnataka .
• Transistor invented in 1948.
• Decibel is the Unit of Sound.
• Gandhi ji birth on 2 october 1869 at porbandher in Gujarat.
• “Karo ya maro” slogan given by Gandhi ji.
• Delhi became capital of India in 1912 shifted from Kolkata.
• Extremely cold places are best for tea farming.

• Currency of Japan is Yen.
• Bihu Festival celebrated in Assam.
• Arjun Award first given in 1961.
• NATO head office in BRUSSELS.
• Butterfly word used in Swimming.
• 1 horse power equals to 746 watt.
• Moti masjid built by Shahjahan.
• National Library is in Kolkata.
• Mahatma Buddha is known as light of Asia.
• Bandipur national park is in Karnataka state of India.
• Bhakra Nangal dam is built on Satluj river.
• SAARC group head office in Kathmandu (Nepal).
• Microphone invented by Graham Bell.
• Sardar Sarovar Project is on Narmada river in Gujarat.
• Rajasthan according to Area is the largest state in India.
1. 150 km missile launched by DRDO recently – Prithvi
2. 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting will be held in – Malta
3. 24th ASEAN summit venue – Nay Pyi Taw
4. A Scheme named Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls is also known as –
Sabla
5. R. Rahman street is in which country – Canada
6. Accidental prime minister written by “SANJAY BARU” and was published by – Penguin books limited
7. Adult literacy rate in 2011 census – 74.04 %
8. Amount provided for developing 100 samrt cities – 7060 crores
9. Amul related to which revolution – White Revolution
10. Amul set up Dairy worth 200 crore at which city – Varanasi
11. Army Flag day is observed on – 7th December
12. Ashes trophy played between countries – Australia and England
13. Author of lowland – Jhumpa Lahari
14. Azlan Shah who died recently is a – Hockey Player
15. Banks Nationalization – 1969
16. Beiji oil refinery located in – Iraq
17. Best ranked IIT among BRICS top universities 2014 – IIT Delhi
18. Bharatiya Mahila Bank Chairman – Usha Ananantha Subramanium
19. Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurated by – Manmohan Singh
20. Book “My Journey : Transforming into dreams” written by – APJ Abdul Kalam
21. Budget in which article – Article 112
22. C.Rangarajan estimation percentage of poverty line – 29.5%
23. Camel is the official animal of which state – Rajasthan
24. Capital of Argentina – Buenos Aires
25. Capital of Bhutan – Thimphu
26. Capital of Brazil – Brasilia
27. Capital of Canada – Ottawa
28. Capital of Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
29. Capital of Sweden – Stockholm
30. Capro Group has won the International Business of the year award is owned by – Lord Swaraj Paul
31. Casual Vacancy written by – J K Rowling
32. CBS full form – Core Baking Solution
33. Chemical and fertilizer cabinet minister – Ananth Kumar
34. Chinese Currency – Yuan
35. Commercial Paper is issued for how many days – A minimum of 7 days and a maximum of up to one
36. year from the date of issue

37. Commercial Papers issued in what multiples – Rs. 5 lakh or multiples thereof
38. Committee on Cauvery water dispute – B. S. Chauhan
39. Committee on Financial inclusion - Nachiket Mor Committee
40. Constituency of Nitin Gadkari – Nagpur
41. Country having least global peace index – Syria
42. Country having three top most companies – USA
43. CSO full form – Central Statistical Organization
44. Currency of Afghanistan – Afghan Afghani
45. Currency of Italy – Euro
46. Currency of Kuwait – Kuwaiti Dinar
47. Deen dayal upadhyaya gram jyoti yojana is for which purpose – power supply to rural areas
48. DRDO developed which indigenous plane – Tejas
49. ECB stands for – External Commercial Borrowings
50. ECB stands for – External Commercial Borrowings
51. FIBA is related to which sport – Basket Ball
54. Food processing industries minister – Harsimrat Kaur Badal
55. Full form of ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
56. Full form of CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General
57. Full form of NVRAM – Non Volatile Random Access Memory
58. Functions of RBI – Bankers Bank
59. Gillette cup is associated with which sport – Cricket
60. Head of SIT Committee – MB Shah
61. Headquarters of Infosys - Bengaluru
62. Highest rural population state as per Census 2011 – Uttar Pradesh
63. Highest Urban Population of which state – Maharashtra
64. How many languages are there in Indian Currency note – 15 languages
65. Human rights day is observed on – 10th December
66. IBSA full form – India, Brazil, South Africa
67. In Lok Sabha elections if any candidates win two seats (like our PM) so in what duration of time he
has to leave one seat – 14 days
69. Indian currency notes bear a signature of – RBI Governor
70. Indian oil corporation is going to set up a biggest oil refinery at - paradip (Orissa)
71. Indian Overseas minister – Sushma Swaraj
72. Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) run by – RBI
73. International Day for Old Persons observed on – 1st October
75. Iraq currency – Dinar
76. Japan has sea-conflict with which country – China
77. Kanyakumary formerly known as – Cape Comorin
78. Kaveri river water dispute between which states – Karnataka & Tamilnadu
79. KVP is the Acronym for – Kisan Vikas Patra(Reintroduced in Budget 2014 for small savings)
80. Lok Sabha Constituency of Sushma Swaraj – Vidisha
81. Malaysia currency – Ringgit
82. Mario Gotze is a famous – German Football player
83. Minister of Social Justice and empowerment – Thawar Chand Gehlot
84. Myanmar capital – Naypyidaw
85. Nevia first plant in India – Sanand, Gujarat
86. New India assurance and which bank developed a scheme related to Women – Bharatiya mahila
bank
87. Nilgiris is located in which state – Tamil Nadu
88. Official Currency of Indonesia – Indonesian Rupaiah
90. OPEC has how much percentage of total oil – 81%
91. Playing to win was written by - Saina Nehwal
92. Press freedom day – 3rd May
94. Proposed money for “BRICS BANK” is – 100 Billion dollars
95. Ramoji Film city is at – Hyderabad, India
96. RBI Adjust Liquidity by which tool – LAF (Liquidity Adjustment Facility)

97. RBI does open market operations for the purpose of – Regulate the liquidity in the economy
98. RBI established in – 1935
99. Recently Hindustan Motor Car plant shut down at – Uttarpara plant in West Bengal
100. Recently in which state Solar Thermal Power plant installed – Rajasthan
101. Recently India banned China milk products. What was the reason – Due to presence of melamine,
used for making plastics and fertilizer
103. Recently Navaratna status given to which organization – National Building Construction Corporation
& Engineers India Ltd (EIL)
105. Recently PM Inaugurated a hydro power plant at which place – Uri (Jammu & Kashmir)
106. Recipient of 49th Jnanapeth Award – Kedar Nath Singh
107. Regulatory authorities of Cooperative banks & RRBs – NABARD
108. Reliance company head name – Neeta Ambani
109. RIL & Network 18 Deal (in crores) – 4000 crores
110. Sachin Tendulkar coins were sponsored by which company – East India Company
111. Sahara the Untold story written by – Tamal Bandyopadhyayy
112. Salarjung Museum located in which state – Telangana (Hyderabad)
113. Satyajit ray film and television institute is located at – Kolkata
114. Sign on 1 Rupee Currency Note – Finance Secretary
115. SMSME cabinet minister – Kalraj Mishra
116. State with highest per capita milk availability – Punjab
117. Study of kidney disease comes under which branch – Nephrology
118. Tata group joined which airlines – Air Asia
119. The disease Night blindness is due to the deficiency of which vitamin – Vitamin A
120. The Surface to air missile developed by DRDO – Akash
121. Thomas cup and uber cup in 2006 will be held at –Kunshan, china
122. Vijay Hazare trophy is related to which sport – Cricket
123. Vijay Sheshadri won Pulitzer prize for – 3 Sections
124. Water resources minister – Uma Bharti
125. What is windows vista – Operating System
126. Where is CRISIL Head Quarters – Mumbai
127. Which award is given to Leander Paes, Ruskin Bond – Padma Bhushan award
128. Which card is issued by NPCI – RuPay Card
129. Which country started first plastic notes – Australia
130. Which device is used to measure Blood Pressure - Sphygmomanometer
131. Which of the following activities is not done by RBI – Trading in commodities
132. Which of the following is not a bank bank - IRDA
133. Which of the following is not an indirect tax – 10% surcharge on income
134. Which of the following is related to Financial inclusion – BSBDA
135. Which of the following is the example of plastic money – Debit Card
136. Which of the following is/are the rating agencies(They gave options as (a)ICRA (b)CIBIL (c)CRISIL)
137. Which of the following related to social economic development agency – OECD
138. Which organization collect and publish Financial data – National Sample Survey Organization
139. Which state doesn’t shares the border with Telangana – Jharkhand
140. Who among the following is new deputy governor of RBI – Urjit Patel
141. Who control the Monetary Policy – Reserve Bank of India
142. Who did first hat trick goal in football world cup – Thomas Muller (Germany)
143. Who is a not member of security advisory council – In given option “Prime Minister” is the answer
(Members are National Security Advisor (NSA), the Defence minister, External Affairs minister, Home
minister, Finance Minister, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission)
146. Who is Health Minister – Dr. Harsh Vardhan
147. Who is Richest player in FIFA – Cristiano Ronaldo
148. Who is the current Food & Consumer Affairs Minister – Ram Vilas Paswan
149. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping minister – Nitin Gadkari
150. Who is the current SBI Chairman – Arundati Bhattacharya
151. Who provides assistance to small industries – SIDBI
152. Who regulate Monetary Policy – RBI

153. Who was recently honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Acamedy Award for Best Singer (Female) –
Sunidhi Chauhan
155. Who won 3 medals in ISSF world cup in Munich – Jitu Rai
156. WIMBLEDON championship is related to which game – Lawn Tennis
157. Winner of Australian Grand Prix – Nico Rosberg
158. World AIDS Day observed on – 1se December
159. World Autism day observed on – 2nd April
160. World economic forum held at – Abuja (Nigeria)
161. World Population day is observed on – July 11
162. World Tourism Day is celebrated on – 27th September
163. York University, Canada gave award to – Ratan Tata
164. Yuan is the currency for which of the following countries – China
1).First President of Indian Republic: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2).First Prime Minister of free India: Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3).First Indian to win Nobel Prize: Rabindranath Tagore
4).First President of Indian National Congress: W.C. Banerjee
5).First Muslim President of Indian National Congress: Badruddin Tayyabji
6).The first Muslim President of India: Dr. Zakir Hussain
7).First British Governor General of India: Lord William Bentinck (1833-1835)
8).First British Governor General of Bengal: Lord Warren Hasting (1774-1885)
9).First British Viceroy of India: Lord Canning
10).First Governor General of free India: Lord Mountbatten
11).First and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India: C. Rajgopalachari
12).First man who introduced printing press in India: James Hicky
13).First Indian to join the I.C.S: Satyendra Nath Tagore
14). India’s first man in Space: Rakesh Sharma
15).First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term: Morarji Desai
16).First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India: General Cariappa
17).First Chief of Army Staff: Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
18).First Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council: S.P.Sinha
19).First President of India who died while in office: Dr. Zakhir Hussain
20).First Muslim President of Indian Republic: Dr. Zakhir Hussain
21).First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament: Charan Singh
22).First Field Marshal of India: S.H.F. Manekshaw
23).First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics: C.V.Raman
24).First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award: Dr. Radhakrishnan

25).The first Indian to cross English Channel: Mihir Sen
26).First Person to receive Jnanpith award: Sri Shankar Kurup
27).First Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
28).First Vice-President of India: Dr. Radhakrishnan
29).First Education Minister: Abdul Kalam Azad
30).First Home minister of India: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
31).First Indian Air Chief Marshal: S. Mukherjee
32).First Indian Naval Chief: Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
33).First Judge of International Court of Justice: Dr. Nagendra Singh
34).First to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen: Sherpa Anga Dorjee
35).First person to get Param Vir Chakra: Major Somnath Sharma
36).First Chief Election Commissioner: Sukumar Sen
37).First to receive Magsaysay Award: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
38).First person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine: Hargovind Khurana
39).First Chinese traveller to visit India: Fahein
40).First person to receive Stalin Prize: Saifuddin Kitchlu
[1] Azlan Shah Cup -------- Hockey
[2] Asia Cup --------- Cricket, Hockey
[3] Ashes --------- Cricket
[4] Australian Open ------- Lawn Tennis
[5] Champions Trophy ------- Hockey/Cricket
[6] Corbitton Cup --------- Table Tennis (Women)
[7] Davis Cup ------- Lawn Tennis
[8] Uber Cup -------- Badminton (Women)
[9] Thomas Cup -------- Badminton (Men)
[10] Sharjah Cup ------- Cricket
[11] Derby ------ Horse Race
[12] French Open -------- Lawn Tennis
[13] FIFA World Cup ------- Football
[14] Johar Cup -------- Hockey
[15] Merdeka Cup -------- Football
[16] Ryder Cup -------- Golf
National:
[1] Agha Khan Cup -------- Hockey
[2] C.K. Naydu Trophy ------- Cricket
[3] Deodhar Trophy -------- Cricket
[4] Dilip Trophy ------- Cricket
[5] D.C. M. Cup ------- Football

[6] Durand Cup -------- Football
[7] Dhyan Chand Trophy ------- Hockey
[8] Gavaskar–Border Trophy ------- Cricket
[9] lrani Trophy ------- Cricket
[10] Lal Bahadul Shastri Cup ------- Hockey
[11] Rovers Cup -------- Football
[12] Santosh Trophy ------ Football
[13] Singer Cup ------- Cricket
[14] Sahara Cup --------- Cricket
[15] Subroto Cup --------- Football
[16] Vijay Merchant Trophy ------- Cricket
[17] Wellington Trophy ------ Rowing
[18] Wills Trophy -------- Cricket
[19] MCC Trophy --------- Hockey
[20] Nehru Trophy --------- Hockey
[21] Ranji Trophy -------- Cricket
[22] Rohinton Baria Trophy -------- Cricket
1. Aaj se "Rajnath" "grah" pr raj krega.
2."Sushma" ko " videsh" jana tha lekin "nitin" ki "shipping" ki bazay wo "ashok prajapti" ke viman
(uddayan) me gyi...uska dost "arun" musibat me tha to wo uski "rksha" krne gyi.
3. "Uma" jal (water) le ke aa.
4."Smirti irani" aaj tk HD me dikhti thi ab HRD me dikhegi
5. "Gora" ki "rail" ese dodi ki "narendra" usme "koyla" b nhi rkh paya.
6. KL mera RAJ hoga to "suksham or lghu" ( small) udyog chhodkr "annant geete" ki trh " bhari udhyog"
krunga.
7."Ram" kitna khayega" (khaday) ; "menka"(mahila) or bchcho ke liye b chhod de.
:::: Complete Explanation for Understanding :::
1. Rajnath singh- grah mantri
2. Sushma swraj- videsh mantri
3. Nitin gadkri- parivahn or shipping
4. Ashok prajapti- uddyan mantri
5. Arun jetli- rakha or vit mantri
6. uma bharti - jal sansadhn mntri

7. Smriti irani - HRD hemun resource development
8. Sdanand gowda - rail mntri
9. Narendra tomar- koyla mntri
10. kalraj mishr - suksm or lghu udhog mntri
11. Anant geete- bhari udhog
12. Ramvilas paswan- khady mntri
13. Menka gandhi- mahila or bal kalyan
14. Nitini Gadkri- gramin vikas mntri
15. vainkya naydu - Sahri vikas mntri.
1. दिल्ली सल्तनत काल के ककस सुल्तान को ििनस़ीि, आिशावािी, खूऩी आदि ववशेषणों से पुकारा जाता था ? उत्तर:
मुहम्मि-बिन-तुगलक को
2. महािलीपुरम के रथ मंदिरों का तनमााण ककसने करवाया था ? उत्तर: नरमसंह वमान प्रथम (पल्लव वंश) ने
3. ककस नगर में महात्मा िुद्ध को महापररतनवााण प्राप्त हुआ था ? उत्तर: कु श़ीनगर में
4. सम्राट कतनष्ट्क ककस धमा के अनुयाय़ी थे ? उत्तर: महायान िौद्ध धमा के
5. जूनागढ़ अमभलेख ककस शासक से सम्िंधधत हैं ? उत्तर: रुद्रिामन से
6. िुंिेलखंड में िंिेल शासकों की राजधाऩी कहााँ थ़ी ? उत्तर: महोिा
7. मोहनजोिडो की खुिाई ककस निी के तट पर हुई थ़ी ? उत्तर: मसन्धु निी के तट पर
8. ककस पालवंश़ीय शासक ने ववक्रममशला ववचवववद्यालय की स्थापना की थ़ी ? उत्तर : धमापाल ने
9. तैमूर ने ककस सुल्तान के शासनकाल में भारत पर आक्रमण ककया था उत्तर: नामसरुद्ध़ीन मुहम्मि के शासनकाल में
10. ककस अंग्रेज गवनार जनरल ने भारत़ीय स्मारकों के संरक्षण में रूधि ली थ़ी ? उत्तर: लॉडा कजान ने
1. <<< Currency: RUPEE >>> (( Mind Tricks : PICS of MN )) ***PICS*** P - Pakistan I - India C - Ceylon S
- Srilanka **MN** M - Maritius N - Nepal ***************************************************************
2. <<< Currency: POUND >>>: S-E-S-U (( Mind Trick: Sheshu(a name) plays in the Pond.)) **S-E-S-U**
S - South Sudan E - Egypt S - Syria U - UK ***************************************************************
3. <<< Currency: PESO >>>: M-A-C C-P-U (( Mind Trick: just like MAC intosh…Cpu )) **MAC** M-Mexico
A-Argentina C-Chile **CPU** C-Columbia P-Philipines U-Uruguay
*********************************************************
4. <<< Currency: KRONE >>> (( Mind Trick: denMARK on his norWAY to receive Crown )) 1) Denmark
2)Norway ***************************************************************

5. <<< Currency: WON >>> (( MindTrick : Korea’s Won in the Battle )) 1)South Korea 2)North Korea
************************************************************
6. <<< Currency:SHILLING >>> (( MindTrick : Shilling sounds like ‘Shillong’ )) Both KEN and SOM like
Shillong 1)Kenya 2)Somalia ***************************************************************
7. <<<Currency: EURO >>>: BIG -FAN-PI –SMS ((Mind Trick: BIG FAN of PI and wished through SMS ))
**BIG** B-Belgium I-Ireland G-Germany **FAN** F-France A-Austria N-Netherland **PI** P-Portugal I-
Italy **SMS** S-Spain M-Malta S-Solvaria
*************************************************************************
8. <<< Currency: DINAR >>>: K-S in J-A-I-L **K-S** K-Kuwait S-Sudan **J-A-I-L*** J-Jorden A-Algeria I-
Iraq L-Libya ***************************************************************
9. <<< Currency: DOLLAR >>>: Li-Ne-US-Ca-Fi-T-E-A (( Mind trick: Li ne(a name) who lives in US likes
Coffee(Ca- Fi) and Tea(T-E-A) )) **Li-Ne** Li-Liberia Ne-New Zealand **US** United States **Ca-Fi** Ca-
Canadian Fi- Fizzi **T-E-A** T-Taiwan E-Ethiopia A-Australia
<< Country name and Capital name are same >>
Mexico – Mexico City Kuwait –
Kuwait City Panama – Panama City
Vatican City – Vatican City
Guatemala – Guatemala City
Djibouti – Djibouti City
Singapore - Singapore
Monaco – Monaco
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Tunisia - Tunis
Andorra – Andorra la Vella
<< Capital Names Ending with “Town”
>> South Africa - CapeTown
Guyana - Gorege Town
Sierra Leone - FreeTown
Barbados – BridgeTown
<< For Korea’s Family >>
1) South Korea – Seoul Seoul looks like “Soul” Mind Trick : South Korea’s Soul
2) North Korea – Pyongyang Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang” Mind Trick : North People are
“Young”
Sweden – Stockholm Sweden( sounds like ” Sweat-den”) Stockholm(sounds like “Stock +Home”) Mind
Trick : Sweats are in Stock in our Home..
Jamaica –Kingston Mind Trick: Jamaica’s men are “Kings”
Iran – Tehran Mind Trick – Both words ends with “ran”
Bhutan – Thimpu Bhutan souds like “Boot+tan” Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan” Mind Trick :
Tippu Sultan wear Boots..
Canada – Ottawa Ottawa sounds like “Oats” Mind Trick : Canadians like Oats..

DenMark - CoPenhagen : Mark(a name) Co-Pen(means Others Pen) Mind Trick : Mark uses others Pen.
Hungary – Budapest Hungary looks like “Hungry” Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest Mind Trick :
Buddha is very Hungry.
Argentina –Buenos Aires Aires look like “Airs" Mind Trick : Argentina’s Airs
Australia –Canberra Canberra sounds like “Cadbury” Mind Trick : Australia’s companies manufacture “
Cadburys”
Malta – ValLetta Mind Trick: Malta – Letta
Morocco – Rabat Rabat sounds like “Robert” Mind Trick: Morocco’s Robert.
Romania – Bucharest Mind Trick Romania people take “Rest”
Poland – WarSaw Land - War - Saw Mind Trick - I SAW a WAR happened in poLand
Czech Republic – Prague Prague sounds like “Pray” Mind Trick : Czech People “Pray” for God Daily
Ukraine - Kyiv Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”) Kyiv sounds like (“key”) Mind Trick : In Uk,while raining lost
KEY
Taiwan – Taipei Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”) Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”) Mind Trick : TieOne - TiePi
Estonia –Tallinn Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone” Mind Trick : Stone is Tall
Venezuela- Caracas Mind Trick : Veny Travels in Car
Congo- Brazzaville Brazzaville-Brazil +Ville Mind Trick : Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup
New Zealand - Wellington Wellington -Washington Mind Trick : New Washington
Bulgaria –Sofia Bulgaria –Bulk +Area Sofia looks like “Sofa” Mind Trick : Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area
Brazil – Brasillia Brasillia – Brazil+lia
Croatia- Zagreb Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”) Zagreb sounds like (“za+Grey”) Mind Trick: Coast
Asia people like “Grey” Colour
Cyprus – Nicosia Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”)
Famous Countries & Capitals
Afghanistan - Kabul
Bangladesh - Dhaka
China - Beijing
Pakistan - Islamabad
UAE - Abu Dhabi
Vietnam - Hanoi
Srilanka - Colombo
Philippines - Manila
Japan - Tokyo
Italy - Rome
France - Paris
Spain – Madrid

Q1. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as— (A)
pulling (B) pushing (C) downloading (D) transferring (E) Uploading
Q2. Which part of the computer helps to store information ? (A) Disk drive (B) Keyboard (C) Monitor (D)
Printer
Q3. ………………is the process of carrying out commands. (A) Fetching (B) Storing (C) Executing (D)
Decoding (E) None of these
Q4. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a— (A) Title
Bar (B) Button (C) Dialog Box (D) Window
Q5. The Internet is controlled by - A) the U.S. government B) IBM, Intel, and Microsoft C) no one in
particular D) United Nations
Q6. Entering and editing text can be done most efficiently using a: A) spreadsheet B) desktop publishing
program C) typewriter D) word processing program
Q7. To have a page number and chapter title appear at the bottom of every page, create a: A) header B)
footer C) footnote D) heading at the bottom of the page.
Q8. What is 'C' in the word 'CUI' - A) Certificate B) certified C) character D) country
Q9. Which one of the following is not a Web Browser? A) Internet Explorer B) Mozila Firefox C) Android
OS D) Google Chrome
Q10. Which of the following is not an example of secondary storage device? A) Flash Memory B) RAM C)
HDD D) CD-RW
ANSWERS: 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
1. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has, at the behest of the Govt of India, extended a Line of
Credit of $89.90 mn to which of the following countries, for developing transportation system recently? 1)
Cameroon 2) Republic of Congo 3) Tanzania 4) Kenya 5) None of these
2. Which among the following bodies releases Exchange Control Manual regarding foreign exchange in
India? 1) FIPP 2) CCI 3) SEBI 4) RBI 5) None of these
3. The new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series is expected to be operational from either the next
financial year or the middle of 2014-15. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the
recommendations of a high-powered committee on revamping WPI?
1) New WPI to have 2009-10 as the base year, against 2004-05 at present. 2) It will give flexibility to the
govt to shift the base to 2011-12 subsequently. 3) Prices to be collected from more centres. 4) Weight of
primary articles, fuel and power will decline in new WPI. 5) Weight of manufactured products will fall about
two percentage points
4. The Supreme Court, in its recent verdict, held that a woman employee of central govt is entitled to get
uninterrupted leave for _______for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness.
1) six months 2) nine months 3) one year 4) two years 5) three years
5. Recently Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhva
Menon for framing guidelines to prevent _____? (1) Ponzi Schemes (2) Misuse of Funds on government
Advt (3) Illegal mining activities (4) Misappropriation of powers by politicians (5) None of these

6. Which among the following International organization is not based in Geneva? (1) World Trade
Organisation (2) International Labour Organisation (3) Asian Development Bank (4) Food and Agriculture
Organisation (5) Both 3 & 4
7. The 61st National Film awards were announced recently. Which of the following films has won the
award of ‘Best Hindi Film’? 1) Jolly LLB 2) Shahid 3) Liar's Dice 4) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 5) Madras Café
8. Name the India-born poet who won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his
witty and philosophical collection of poems recently? 1) Vijay Seshadri 2) Siddhartha Mukherjee 3) Geeta
Anand 4) Jhumpa Lahiri 5) Gobind Behari Lal
9. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) is in process to conduct a joint feasibility study for
exporting 100 MW power to which of the following countries from gas-fired Palatana power plant in
Tripura? 1) Myanmar 2) Bhutan 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these
10. On 1 April 2014, Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimated India's GDP is poised to accelerate at
what per cent in 2014-15? 1) 6.5% 2) 4.5 % 3) 5.9 % 4) 7.0 % 5) 5.5%
11. How many countries delegates visited India to have firsthand experience of Lok- Sabha Election
2014, under the “Election Visitors Programme 2014; launched by election commission of India? (1) 20 (2)
50 (3) 100 (4) 35 (5) None of these
12. The sixteenth Lok Sabha election has created a situation when no single party qualify for a Leader of
the Opposition post as the rules mandated that the LoP should be from a party whose members
constitute at least ________of the total strength of the House. 1) 5 per cent 2) 7 per cent 3) 10 per cent 4)
12 per cent 5) 15 per cent
13. Which among the following countries will chair ASEAN for 2014 for the first time? (1) Myanmar (2)
Philippines (2) Brunei (4) Cambodia (5) None of these
14. Afghanistan has started using its first ever satellite AFGHANSAT 1 which will support broadcasting,
mobile telephony and IP connectivity in the country. This satellite has been leased from which of the
following agencies? 1) ISRO, India 2) Eutelsat, EU 3) NASA, US 4) Roscosmos, Russia 5) CNES, France
15. Recently Mizoram won the Santosh Trophy 2014 football tournament by defeating which of the
following team? 1) Railways 2) Manipur 3) Punjab 4) Kerala 5) None of these
16. Marketing is definitely required when: 1) demand exceeds supply 2) supply exceeds demand 3)
supply equal demands 4) staff is in excess 5) there is monopoly
17. Push marketing style requires: 1) collective effort 2) good pushing strength 3) lengthy talks 4) ability to
identify the leads 5) aggressive marketing
18. In modern day marketing, the benefits of selling extend to............. (1) Only products and services (2)
Only after sales services (3) Lifelong relationship with the buyer (4) All of the above (5) None of the above
19. For sustained relationship with the buyer, one of the following is necessary............. (1) Continuity (2)
Consistency (3) Understanding (4) Empathy (5) All of these
20. Out sourcing means service rendered by—— (1) outside agencies (2 other departments of the
company (3) employees, other than the sales persons (4) marketing department (5) All of the above
21. The performance of a sales person can be enhanced by............. (1) increasing the sales incentives
(2) increasing the number of products to be sold (3) appropriate training (4) All of the above (5) None of
the above
22. Sales Promotion involves - Find the incorrect option............. (1) Building Product Awareness (2)
Creating Interest (3) Providing Information (4) Designing new products (5)None of the above
23. The USP of a Current Account is (1) high Profitability (2) liquidity (3) low Rate of interest (4) costly
transactions (5) friendly features

24. Value added services’ implies (1) additional knowledge of marketing staff (2) service beyond normal
hours (3) service with extra facilities (4) marketing agencies (5) overtime work
25. Optimum results in marketing is possible through. (1) increased production (2) more number of
products (3) more sales persons (4) motivated staff (5) more ATMs
26. Mutual Fund business from existing customers can be canvassed by (1) coercion (2) cross-selling (3)
internal marketing (4) outdoor marketing (5) road-shows
27. Marketing in banks has been necessitated due to (1) globalization (2) excess staff (3) nationalization
of banks (4) complacency among the staff (5) poor customer service
28. Virtual memory is – (1) an extremely large main memory (2) an extremely large secondary memory
(3) an illusion of an extremely large memory (4) a type of memory used in super computers (5) None of
these
29. Fragmentation is – (1) dividing the secondary memory into equal sized fragments (2) dividing the
main memory into equal size fragments (3) fragments of memory words used in a page (4) fragments of
memory words unused in a page (5) None of these
30. Which of the following are real time systems? (A) an on-line real reservation system (B) a process
control system (C) Aircraft control system (D) Payroll processing system
(1) A and B (2) C and D (3) B and C (4) A, B, C and D (5) None of these
31. Dirty Bit is used to show the – (1) Page with corrupted data (2) Wrong page in the memory (3) Page
that is modified after being loaded into cache memory (4) Page that is less frequently accessed (5) None
of these
32. Which of the following is a service not supported by the operating system? (1) Protection (2)
Accounting (3) Compilation (4) I/O Operation (5) None of these
33. Which of the following are Single-use operating system? (A) MS DOS (B) UNIX (C) XENIX (D)D OS2
(1)A and B (2) B and D (3) A and C (4) All A, B, C and D (5) None of these
34. In a multiprogramming environment- (1) the processor executes more than one process at a time (2)
the programs are developed by more than one person (3) more than one process resides in the memory
(4) a single user can execute many programs at the same time (5) None of these
35. Distributed systems should- (1) meet prescribed time constraints (2) aim better resource sharing (3)
aim better system utilization (4) aim low system overhead (5) None of these
36. Memory protection is normally done by the- (1) processor and the associated hardware (2) operating
system (3) compiler (4) cabinet (5) user program
37. Which of the following applications are well suited for batch processing? (A) Process control (B) Video
game control (C) Preparing pay bills of employees (D) Preparing mailing addresses
(1) A and C only (2) C and D only (3) A, B and D only (4) All of the above (5) None of these
38. Which of the following is not a function of OS? (1) Process Management (2) Device Management (3)
Hardware Management (4) Power Management (5) None of these
39. A system with multiple CPU’s is called- (1) time sharing system (2) desktop system (3) client-server
system (4) parallel system (5) None of these
40. When more than one processes are running concurrently on a system- (1) batched system (2) real-
time system (3) multi programming system (4) multiprocessing system (5) None of these
<<<<< ANSWER KEYS >>>>> 1). 2 2). 4 3). 5 4). 4 5). 2 6). 5 7). 1 8). 1 9). 4 10). 5 11). 1 12). 3 13). 1
14). 2 15). 1 16). 2 17). 1 18). 1 19). 5 20). 1 21). 4 22). 3 23). 2 24). 3 25). 4 26). 2 27). 1 28). 3 29). 2
30). 3 31). 3 32). 3 33). 3 34). 3 35). 2 36). 1 37). 2 38). 4 39).4 40

1. Andhra Pradesh– NARA. CHANDRA BABU NAIDU (from 2nd week of june)
2. Arunachal Pradesh–Nabam Tuki
3. Assam–Tarun Gogoi
4. Bihar–Jitan Ram Manjhi
5. U.P.–Akhilesh Yadav
6. Uttarakhand–Harish Rawat
7. Goa–Manohar Parrikar
8. Gujarat–Anandiben Patel
9. Haryana–Bhupinder Singh Hooda
10. Himachal Prades-Virbhadra Singh
11. J & K–Omar Abdullah
12. Jharkhand–Hemant Soren
13. Karnataka–Siddaramaiah
14. Kerala–Oommen Chandy
15. M.P.–Shivraj Singh Chouhan
16. Maharashtra–Prithviraj Chavan
17. Manipur–Okram Ibobi Singh
18. Meghalaya–Mukul Sangma
19. Mizoram–Lal Thanhawla
20. Nagaland– T R Zeliang
21. Odisha–Naveen Patnaik
22. Punjab–Parkash Singh Badal
23. Rajasthan–Vasundhara Raje
24. Sikkim– Pawan Kumar Chamling
25. Tamil Nadu–Jayalalithaa
26. Tripura–Manik Sarkar
27. Telangana- Kalwakuntla Chandra Sekhar Rao(from 2nd june)
28. Chhattisgarh–Raman Singh

29. West Bengal–Mamata Banerjee
30. Puducherry–N. Rangaswamy
31. Delhi–Vacant
1. Prithvi-I (SS-150) (Range: 150 km, Payload: 1000 kg, User: Army)
2. Prithvi-II (SS-250)(Range: 250 km – 350 km, Payload: 500 kg – 1000 kg, User: Air Force, Army)
3. Prithvi-III (SS-350)(Range: 350 km – 600 km, Payload: 250 kg – 500 kg, User: Army, Air Force, Navy)
4. Agni-I(Range: 700 – 1,200 km, Type: MRBM, User: Army, Air Force)
5. Agni-II(Range: 2,000 – 2,500 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army, Air Force)
6. Agni-III(Range: 3,000 – 5,000 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army, Air Force)
7. Agni-IV(Range: 2,500 – 3,700 km, Type: IRBM, User: Army, Air Force)
8. Agni-V(Range: 5,000 – 8,000 km, Type: ICBM, User: Army, Air Force)
9. Agni-VI(Range: 8,000 – 10,000 km, Type: ICBM, User: Army, Air Force)
10. K-15(Range: 750 km, Weight: 10 tonne, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: 10 m)
11. K-4(Range: 3,500-5,000 km, Weight: 17 tonnes, Warhead: 1 tonne – 2.5 tonnes, length: 10 m)
12. K-5(Range: 6,000 km, Weight: Unspecified, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: Unspecified)
13. BrahMos(Type: Supersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: Inducted)
14. Shaurya (Type: Hypersonic, Range: 1000-1800 Km, Status: Inducted)
15. SRSAM (Type: Hypersonic, Range: 15 Km, Status: Inducted)
16. Pinaka (Range: 40 km, Status: Inducted)
17. Nag (Range: 4km, Status: Induction)
18. Akash (Range: 30 Km , Status: Inducted)
19. Phase-I:(Status: Development completed)
20. MRSAM(Range: 70 km, Used: Air force)
** Missiles that are in development phase or in testing phase **
1. BrahMos-2(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: In development)
2. Long-Range Cruise Missile (LRCM) (Type: Supersonic, Range: 1000 km, Status: In development)
3. Pinaka 2 (Range: 120 km, Status: Design Phase)
4. Nag 2(Range: 7 km, Status: In development)
5. Akash MK2(Range: 45 -50 KM, Status: In development)
6. Astra missile Mk2(Range: 100-120 km, Status: Design Phase)
7. Phase-II(Status: In design Phase)
8. Prahaar(Range: 150 KM, Status: In Test Phase)

9. Astra(Range: 80 km, Status: In Trail Phase)
10. Helina(Range: 7Km, Status: In Test Phase)
11. LRSAM (Range: 70 Km, Status: testing phase)
12. Trishul (Range: 8-12 Km, Status: Closed)
1. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is appointed by: Answer. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2. The Author of ‘Snakes and Ladders’ is: Answer. Gita Mehta
3. The first Indian satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched in the year: Answer. 1975
4. The first World Cup Football tournament was held in: Answer. Uruguay
5. The rear view mirror used in vehicles is: Answer. Convex
6. Which country is known as ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’? Answer. Finland
7. The free operating system Linux was developed by: Answer. Linus Torwalds
8. New York City is on the bank of the river. Answer. Hudson
9. How many vertebrae are there in a giraffe’s neck? Answer. 7
10. Who is the founder of the Khilji dynasty? Answer. Jalaludheen Khilji
11. When did television transmission begin in India? Answer. 1959
12. The first battle of Panipat was in: Answer. 1526
13. India Gate was earlier known as: Answer. All India War Memorial
14. Vitamin B2 is also known as: Answer. Riboflavin
15. The capital of Nigeria is: Answer. Abuja
16. Mesopotamia is now known as: Answer. Iraq
1. Who was the youngest President of the USA? Ans. Theodore Roosevelt
2. How many legs do butterflies have? Ans. 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
3. Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Ans. Kashi Kabushiki
4. What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Ans. Late 2006
5. Who invented the Light Bulb? Ans. Thomas Edison
6. Who invented the washing machine? Ans. James King
7. Who invented the first electric washing machine? Ans. Alva Fisher
8. Who invented the safety pin? Ans. Walter Hunt
9. Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Ans. Hubert Booth
10. Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Ans. Ital

** Solved Question Paper of Postal Assistant Exam held May-13 ** ************* General Awareness
Section completely solved **********
Q1. Which is the host country for the inaugural T-20 World Cricket Cup for the blind? (a) Pakistan (b)
India (c) Sri-Lanka (d) West Indies Ans.(b) India
Q2. 2012 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament was won by? (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) Australia (d)
Netherlands Ans.(c) Australia
Q3. Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry took over as the chairman of which industrial group recently? (a) Tata Group
(b) Reliance Group (c) Aditaya Vikram Birla Group (d) GMR Group Ans.(a) Tata Group
Q4. Which launch vehicle is expected to be used by ISRO for its 2013 Mars Mission? (a) Satellite Launch
Vehicle (b) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (c) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (d) Geo-synchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle Ans.(c) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Q5. International Olympic Committee decided to remove two games from the Olympics starting with 2020
Olympic Games. Find out these two from the options. (a) Free Style Wrestling and 200m free style
swimming (b) Free Style Wrestling and Greco-Roman (c) Free Style Wrestling and equestrian show
jumping (d) Free Style Wrestling and 3-K cross country foot race Ans.(b) Free Style Wrestling and Greco-
Roman
Q6.Who is chosen by the members of RajyaSabha? (a) Chair Person (b) Deputy Chairman (c) President
(d) Vice-President Ans.(b) Deputy Chairman
Q7.Who is the leader of the house in 15th LokSabha? (a) Meira Kumar (b) Sonia Gandhi (c) Sushil
Kumar Shinde (d) None of these Ans(c) Sushil Kumar Shinde
Q8. Barack H. Obama has been recently reelected as President of USA, defeating Republican
Challenger? (a) Joe Bide (b) Mitt Romney (c) Jesse Kelly (d) Kelving Mc Carthy Ans.(b) Mitt Romney
Q9. Which Indian State has the lowest record of Population density having just 17 per square kilometer?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Misoram (c) Nagaland (d) Sikikim Ans.(a) Arunachal Pradesh
Q10. Branch of Biology that deals with the study of fungi is called? (a) Algology (b) Phycology (c)
Mycology (d) Microbiology Ans.(c) Mycology
Q11. The latitude difference between India & Pakistan for their standard time is
(a) 8’ (b) 7.5’ (c) 7’ (d) 8.5’ Ans. (b) 7.5’
Q12. Sound travels faster in Solids than in gases, because:
(a) Modulas of elasticity is more than that of gases (b) Sound cannot travel through gases (c) Density of
solid is more (d) Sound is an electromagnetic wave Ans.(c) Density of solid is more
Q13. In India proclamation of emergency is made in
(a) Article 356 (b) Article 359 (c) Article 352 (d) Article 360 Ans. (c) Article 352
Q14. The Earth is spherical in shape except for some flattening on some portions. This flattening is at the:
(a) Tropics (b) 66 & 1^2’ North & South (c) Equator (d) Poles Ans.(d) Poles
Q15. Which one of the fundamental rights was recently included as per the 93rd amendment of the
constitution?
(a) Right to free and compulsory education for all children in the 6 to 14 age group (b) Right to equality (c)
Right to constitutional remedies (d) Right to freedom of religion Ans. (a) Right to free and compulsory
education for all children in the 6 to 14 age group

Q16. LIBOR, a term used in banking and financial sector (a) London Inter Bank Offered Rate (b) London
inter bureau of regulations (c) Local Indian bank offered rate (d) Liberal International Bank official ratio
Ans.(a) London Inter Bank Offered Rate
Q17. Gross National Product (GNP) of a country is sum of the market value of all goods and services
produced in a year: (a) Plus Market value of import (b) Minus foreign aid (c) Plus export earnings (d) Plus
net income from abroad Ans. (d) Plus net income from abroad
Q18. Identify illiterate among the following: (a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan (c) Jahangir (d) Aurangazeb Ans. (a)
Akbar
Q19. Russia is expected to supply Admiral Gorshkov by 2013 end. What is ‘Admiral Gorshkov’: (a)
Aircraft Carrier (b) Tank (c) Rifles (d) Space Craft Ans. (a) Aircraft Carrier
Q20. Which state has emerged as the best-performing state in terms of Environmental Performance
Index(EPI) released by Planning Commission in 2012? (a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Kerala (d)
Uttarakhand Ans. (d) Uttarakhand
Q21. Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II 1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port A. TamilNadu 2. Paradip Port B.
Maharashtra 3. Kandla Port C. Odisha 4. Ennore Port D. Gujarat
(a) 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A (b) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A (c) 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C (d) 1-B, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C Ans. 1-B, 2-C, 3-
D, 4-A
Q22. Curie point is a temperature at which (a) Matter becomes radioactive (b) A magnetic material
undergo a sharp change in the magnetic properties (c) A metal loses conductivity (d) Transmutation of
metal occurs Ans. (b) A magnetic material undergo a sharp change in the magnetic properties
Q23. In which organization headed by Chittaranjan Das, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose worked as a chief
executive officer? (a) Calcutta Transways (b) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (c) Bengal Railways (d)
Calcutta University Ans. (b) Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Q24. What does 10th schedule of constitution of India contain? (a) Languages (b) Provisions relating to
disqualification on ground of defection (c)The three lists- Union, State & concurrent (d) Allocation of seats
in the council of states Ans. (b) Provisions relating to disqualification on ground of defection
Q25. What is the cap of minimum vote a political party must secure in election to get the status of a State
party as decided by the election commission of India? (a) 8% of total valid votes polled in state assembly
or Loksabha Polls (b) 9% of total valid votes polled in state assembly or Loksabha Polls (c) 7% of total
valid votes polled in state assembly or Loksabha Polls (d) 6% of total valid votes polled in state assembly
or Loksabha Polls Ans. 8% of total valid votes polled in state assembly or Loksabha Polls
Q1. Which search engine has a dog as its symbol? (1) Yahoo (2) Hotbot (3) Lycos (4) AltaVista
Q2. The Y2K problem, after all the hype of the past few years, ended with a whimper. But it's not over yet,
as system engineers have begun waiting for another date to really rejoice. What is that date? (1)
February 29, 2000 (2) March 31, 2000 (3) January 30, 2000 (4) February 14, 2000
Q3. Thums Up, one of India's great brands, was sold to Coca-Cola a few years ago. In which year was
Thums Up launched? (1) 1922 (2) 1947 (3) 1979 (4) 1984
Q4. If Presario:Compaq and Busybee: HCL, what is Super Genius : ….. ? (1) Zenith (2) IBM (3) Dell (4)
Wipro
Q5. Which Indian e-commerce site advertises with the line ‘More secure than Amazon.com’? (1)
rediff.com (2) fabmart.com (3) imandi.com (4) indiainfo.com

Q6. In a rapid brand sell-out, Coats Viyella sold off its garments division, including the rights to its leading
brands in India. Which company acquired it? (1) Indus League (2) Indian Rayon (3) Gwalior Suitings (4)
Bombay Dyeing
Q7. Which cosmetics brand derives its name from the Sanskrit word meaning `meeting point'? (1)
Samara (2) Aviance (3) Torrel (4) Lakme
Q8. In which Japanese car company does US automobile major Ford Motor Co hold a controlling stake?
(1) Toyota (2) Hyundai (3) Mazda (4) Subaru
Q9. Which crockery brand uses the phrase `Please handle without care' prominently in its ads? (1)
Borosil (2) Prestige (3) Corelle (4) Hitkari
Q10. In which TVC you saw actors Salman Khan and Sunil Shetty together? (1) Provogue shirts (2)
Coca-Cola (3) Thums Up (4) Colgate toothpowder.
Q11. The Attorney-General holds office (1) For life (2) For 6 years (3) During the pleasure of the
President (4) As long as he enjoys the confidence of the Parliament
Q12. A Governor can be removed from his office by (1) The State Assembly (2) The President (3) The
Parliament (4) The Prime Minister
Q13. Can there be a common High Court for two or more States? (1) Yes (2) No (3) Only in a financial
emergency (4) Only in a national emergency
Q14. Which of the following is the 25th State of India? (1) Arunachal Pradesh (2) Nagaland (3) Goa (4)
Manipur
Q15. The right to vote in the national elections in India is based on the principle of (1) Restricted franchise
(2) Hereditary privileges (3) Property qualifications (4) Universal adult suffrage
Answers 1. Ans.(3) 2. Ans.(1) 3. Ans.(3) 4. Ans.(4) 5. Ans.(2) 6. Ans.(2) 7. Ans.(1) 8. Ans.(3) 9. Ans.(3)
10. Ans.(3) 11. Ans.(3) 12. Ans.(2) 13. Ans.(1) 14. Ans.(3)
1) The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals computer is an example of a
law enforcement specialty called: A. simulation B. animation C. robotics D. computer forensics. Answer :
D.
2) The base of the hexadecimal number system is A. 2 B. 8 C. 10 D. 16 Answer : D.
3) Computer software includes A. Packaged programs B. Application programs C. Operating system
programs D. All of these Answer : D.
4) The Operating System Manages A. Processes B. Memory C. Disks and I/O devices D. All of the above
Answer : D.
5) Allocation of a resources in a time dependent manner to several program simultaneously called A.
multi user B. multi tasking C. time sharing D. None of these. Answer : C.
6) Data that are accumulated and processed in group called A. Group processing B. Batch Processing C.
Time sharing D. None of these. Answer : B.
7) Multiprocessing supports more then one_____ at the same time A. User B. Process C. Hardware D.
None of these. Answer : B.
8) Which of the following are true about firewalls? A. Follows a set of rules B. Can be either a hardware or
software device C. Filters network traffic D. All the above Answer : D.

9) What are the four things needed to connect to the Internet? A. Monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem B.
Telephone line, PDA, modem and computer C. Telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP D.
Modem, computer, PDA and ISP Answer : C.
10) 1024 bytes equals: A. 1 KB B. 1 MB C. 1 GB D. 1 TB Answer : A.
************ Important GK Questions and Answers ************* For Those who are preparing for the
upcoming Postal Assistant Exam 2014
1. What is the Full form of PIN? Answer. Postal Index Number
2. When did the Pin system Started in India? Answer. 1972
3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory? Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in
Antarctica (1983)
4. When did the speed post service started in India? Answer. 1986
5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems? Answer. Lord Dalhousie
6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India? Answer. 1774 (Kolkata)
7. Which is the first postage stamp of India? Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852)
8. World Postal Day is observed in: Answer. October 9
9. Indian Postal Day is observed in: Answer. October 10
10. Where is the highest post office in the world situated? Answer. Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)
11. When did Universal Postal Union founded? Answer. 1874
12. In which year Money Order system introduced in India? Answer. 1880
13. In which year Postal Life Insurance started in India? Answer. 1884
14. Where is postal staff college situated? Answer. Ghaziabad (UP)
15. Who was the first Minister of Communication of India? Answer. C.R.K Kidwai
16. Who is the author of Meghdootam? Answer. Kalidasa
17. How many electrons does hydrogen have? Answer. One
18. What is the international standard unit for measurement of Temperature? Answer. Kelvin
19. What is the currency of Bangladesh? Answer. Taka
20. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution in: Answer. Economics
************ Important Years in World History ************ 776 BC: First Olympiad in Greece
4 BC: Birth of Jesus Christ
AD 570: Birth of Prophet Mohammed

622: Beginning of Hijra Era
1215: Signing of Magna Carta
1492: Columbus discovered America
1688: Glorious Revolution in England
1776: American War of Independence
1789: French Revolution
1815: Battle of Waterloo
1848: Publication of Communist Manifesto
1918: First World War ended
1948: Myanmar and Sri Lanka achieved independence
1963: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
1957: First artificial satellite was launched by Russ
**************** Important Years in Indian History ****************
1885: Formation of Indian National Congress
1905: Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
1906: Muslim League was formed at Dacca
1911: Partition of Bengal was cancelled by Lord Hardinge
1912: India's Capital was Shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
1917: Gandhiji’s Champaran campaign launched
1919: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
1919: Khilafat Movement
1924: Communist Party of India was formed
1929: Poorna Swaraj resolution at Lahore session
1930: Gandhiji’s Dandi March
1932: Third Round Table Conference
1937: Provincial Autonomy
1942: Quit India Movement
1945: Trial of INA at Red Fort
1946: British Cabinet Mission visited India
1948: Death of Mahatma Gandhi
1950: India becomes a Republic
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1. (( TRICK TO REMEMBER TYPE OF TAXES ))
*** DIRECT TAXES:- "wepro.co.in"***
We---wealthtax
Pro---propertytax

Co----corporate tax
In-----incometax
*** INDIRECT TAXES:- "excuse me"***
Ex------excise tax
Cu-------customtax
Se-------servicetax
M-------markettax/vat
E--------entertainmenttax..
2. ((TRICKFOR MAHARATAN COMPANIESIN INDIA ))
**** ONGCSBI **** O= Oil & Natural Gas CorporationLimitedN = NTPCLimitedG = GAIL (India) Limited
C = Coal IndiaLimitedS= Steel Authorityof IndiaLimitedB= Bharat HeavyElectricalsLimitedI=Indian
Oil CorporationLimited
Interesting Facts about Human Body ::
1.) Eyes : You Blink about 20000 times a day.
2.) Hair : Hair grows about .5 mm (.02 in) a day.
3.) Mouth : You will produce 37,800 l of saliva in your life.
4.) Cells : There are 50 trillion cells in your body and 3 billion of them die every minute.
5.) Nerves : Your body has about 13000000000000 nerve cElls, transmitting message at speed of 290
km/hr.
6.) Brain power : You lose 100000 brain cells every day! The main thing is that you have 100 billion
altogether. If surface area of your brain could be ironed out it would measure 2090 sq.cm.
7.) Heartbeats : Your heart pumps 13640 L of blood around your body in a day. An average heartbeat
rate per minutes of our body is 70 beats and this will adds more than 100000 beats a day.
8.) Urine : You will pass 400 to 2000 ml of urine every day, depending on your age, your size and outside
conditions, especially temperature.
9.) Chemicals : There is enough carbon in your body to fill 900 pencils, enough Fat to make 75 candles,
enough phosphorous to make 220 match heads and enough iron to make a 7.5 cm nail.

******* SSC Exam General Knowledge [GK] Questions ********
1. In 1974 India surprised the world by exploding a "nuclear device" in an underground test in ........ state.
Answer: Rajasthan
2. The cheapest transport in India is: Answer: Water transport
3. Public health and sanitation, under the Indian Constitution fall in ......... list. Answer: State list
4. The festival kumbhamela is celebrated in: Answer: Allahabad (UP)
5. The largest planet is: Answer: Jupiter
6. Name the capital of Switzerland: Answer: Berne
7. Who wrote Asian Drama? Answer: Gunnar Myr Dal
8. Pneumonia affects: Answer: Lungs
9. Arms and the man is a drama written by: Answer: Bernard Shaw
10. One word for a group of islands. Answer: Archipelago
11. The game chess had its origin in: Answer: India
12. How many bones are there in the human body? Answer: 206
13. The first Cricketer who complete 300 one day internationals. Answer: Wasim Akram
14. The first month of the Saka era is: Answer: Chaithra
15. Black Revolution associated with the production of ….? Answer: Petroleum
16. Operation Flood associated with the increase in the production of …………….? Answer: Milk
17. Which country is the leading producer of vegetables? Answer: China
18. Which is the major type of soil in India? Answer: Alluvial Soil
19. …………. Is the leading of producer of tea in the world? Answer: China
20. Who authored the Bok ‘The One Straw Revolution’? Answer: Masanobu Fukuoka
21. Who is known as ‘The Father of Organic Farming’? Answer: Albert Howard
****** General Science GK Questions and Answers *******
1. The flowering plants are collectively called? Answer: Angiosperms
2. The reproductive units in Angiosperms is called? Answer: Flower
3. The male reproductive organ of the flower? Answer: Androecium
4. The female reproductive organ of a flower? Answer: Gynoecium
5. Study of flowers? Answer: Anthology
6. Fruits developed from the parts of the flower other than a card? Answer: False fruits (Cashew)
7. Smallest pollen? Answer: Myosotis
8. Largest pollen? Answer: Mirabilis

9. Father of angiosperm embryology in India? Answer: P. Maheswari
10. Pollination by the agency of water? Answer: Hydrophily
11. Pollination by the agency of animals? Answer: Zoophily
12. Pollination by the agency of birds? Answer: Ornithophily
13. Pollination by the agency of bats? Answer: Chiropterophily
14. After fertilization ovule developed into? Answer: Seed
15. After fertilization ovary wall developed into? Answer: Fruit wall
16. After fertilization ovary developed into? Answer: Fruit
17. Final product of sexual reproduction in angiosperms? Answer: Seed
18. Study of fruits is called? Answer: Pomology
****** General Knowledge for Competitive Exams ******
1. The seasonal winds of South Asia is known as: Answer. Monsoons
2. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India? Answer. The Chief Justice of India
3. Whose date of birth is nationally observed as Teacher’s Day? Answer. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
4. Which is the longest cell in the human body? Answer. Neural Cell
5. What is the name of the crystal form of carbon? Answer. Diamond
6. Who propounded the equation E = mc2? Answer. Einstein
7. In which year did the French Revolution begin? Answer. 1789
8. When was the Dandi March begun? Answer. March 12, 1930
9. What is the solvent of gold? Answer. Aqua Regia
10. What is the name of the acid in grapes? Answer. Tartaric acid
*********** World General Knowledge Questions ********** **************** SMALLEST IN THE WORLD
*****************
1. Smallest Ocean: Arctic
2. Smallest Republic: Nauru
3. Smallest Colony: Gibraltar
4. Smallest State: Vatican
5. Smallest Landmass: The Australian Mainland

6. Smallest Bird: Humming bird
7. Smallest Flowering Plant: Wolfia
8. Smallest Planet: Mercury
9. World's Smallest Museum: Arizona, US
10. World's Smallest PC: Space Cube
11. Smallest Continent: Australia
***********Company with Full Names***************
*********you should know these full forms*************
==================
• ESPN→ Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
• HDFC→ Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
• HCL→ Hindustan Computer Limited
• HTC→ High Tech Computer Corporation
• HP→ Hewlett-Packard
• HMV→ His Master's Voice
• HSBC→ Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
• H&M→ Hennes & Mauritz
• ICICI Bank→ Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Bank
• IBM→ International Business Machines
• Infosys→ Information Systems
• Intel→ INTegrated ELectronics
• IKEA→ Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
• ING→ International Netherlands Group
• JVC→ Japan Victor Company
• JBL→ James Bullough Lansing
• KFC→ Kentucky Fried Chicken
• L&T→ Larsen & Toubro
• LG→ Lucky and Goldstar
• LEGO→ leg godt
• MRF→ Madras Rubber Factory
• NEC→ Nippon Electric Company
• Nikon→ Nippon Kogaku
• Nissan→ Nippon Sangyo
• P&G→ Procter & Gamble Company
• SAP→ System Analyse und Programmentwicklung
• TCL→ Today China Lion
• UPS→ United Parcel Service of America
• Wipro→ Western India Products Limited Regds Western India Palm Refind Ltd.

*************SSC GK SERIES-1*************** **********
Initiated By: Aaa-Bright Academy ****** Dear students we are starting here GK series for SSC 2014 and
other exams.These Questions are very important.Your Suggestions and Feedback are Welcome.Do
Share These GK notes so that Maximum People Get Benefit From it.
1. Lothal is part of the excavation site of the civilization of- (a) Indus Valley (b) Sumerians (c)
Mesopotamians (d) Vedic Aryans
2. The great bath of the Indus Valley civilization was found at- (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Haryappa (c) Lothal
(d) Kalibangan
3. Aryans emerged on the Indian scene sometimes between ----- BC- (a) 3000-2500 (b) 3100-2400 (c)
300-250 (d) 322-185
4. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic period? (a) Indra (b) Vishnu (c) Sun (d) Trimurti
5. Kautilya’s Arthasastra is a great treatise on- (a) Economic policies (b) State-craft (c) Interstate relations
(d) Ethics
6. Who is regarded as the great lawgiver of ancient India? (a) Panini c) Manu (b) Kautilya d) None of
these
7. We can know about early vedic period from- (a) Archaeological excavations (b) The Rigveda (c) Jatak
katha (d) Contemporary culture
8. The Upanishads are- (a) A source of Hindu philosophy (b) Books of ancient Hindu laws (c) Books on
social behaviour of man (d) Prayers of God
9. Which of the following is the oldest Veda? (a) Samaveda (b) Rigveda (c) Yajurveda (d) Atharvaveda
10. Budha was born in - (a) Lumbini (b) Kapilvastu (c) Vaishali (d) Kosala
11.The Eight-fold Path was propounded by- (a) Kabirdas (b) Buddha (c) Shankaracharya (d) Mahavira
12. Mahavira was born in the royal family of the - (a) Sakyas (b) Kshatriyas (c) Licchavis (d) Satavahanas
13. At which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath? (a) Chandragupta (b) Ashoka (c) Kanishka (d)
Harsha
14. Gautam Buddha attained nirvana at (a) Bodh Gaya (b) Sarnath (c) Kushinagar (d) Lumbini
15. The ruins of an ancient Indian university are at- (a) Nalanda (b) Taxila (c) Ujjain (d) Vikramashilla
16. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty? (a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c)
Samudragupta (d) Kumaragupta
17. Who among the following transferred his capital from Delhi to Daultabads (a) Iltutmish (b) Giasuddin
Balban (c) Ala-ud-din Khilji (d) Muihammad-bin-Tughlaq
18. Fatehpur Sikri was founded during the period of- (a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan (c) Iltutmish (d) Razia
B0egum
19. Shankaracharya, the founder of the Bhakti Movement belonged to- (a) Maharashtra (b) Assam (c)
Bengal (d) South India
20. Who built the Jama Masjid? (a) Sher Shah Suri (b) Ali-ud-din Khilji (c) Aurangzed (d) Shahjahan
ANSWERS 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. D 18.
A 19. D 20. D

****** GK BASED ON Longest and Largest Facts ******* ***************PART-1******************* 1).
Longest river(India) : Ganges
2). Longest river (World): Nile
3). Longest Railway(World): Trans-Siberian railway
4). Longest Railway Station (World): Gorakhpur Railway Station
5). The longest tributary river of India: Yamuna
6). The longest river of the south India: Godavari
7). State with longest coastline in India: Gujarat
8). Longest railway route in India: Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu
9). Longest tunnel: Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
10). Longest national highway in India: NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
11). Longest Dam in India: Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
12). Longest River Bridge in India: Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
13). Longest populated city: Mumbai (1.60 crore)
14). Longest Railway Platform: Gorkhpur
15). Longest Canal in World: Suez Canal
********GK BASED ON WORLD HISTORY (PART-4)******** *************
Question No. 31 to 40****************
31). The American War of Independence was fought during the years ? Ans. 1775-1783 AD
32). Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in ? 1924 AD
33). Lenin was succeeded by Ans. Stalin
34). In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan which destroyed ? Ans. Hiroshima
35). Leningrad was built by ? Ans. Peter I
36). White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located at ? Ans. Washington DC
37). In European History,the year 1848 is known as Ans. Year of Revolution
38). The first Prime Minister of Israel was Ans. David Bengurian
39). The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse was Ans. Richard III
40). Nixon was succeeded by Ans. Gerald Ford

********GK BASED ON WORLD HISTORY (PART-3)******** *************
Question No. 21 to 30****************
21). The country which celebrates Independence day on 15th August, apart from India, is ? Ans. South
Korea
22). The first World War ended in ? Ans. 1918 AD
23). The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal was ? Ans. Nixon
24). The Second World War ended in ? Ans. 1945 AD
25). The first communist manifesto was issued in ? Ans. 1848 AD
26). The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya was ? Ans. Jomo Kenyatta
27). Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of ? Ans. Stalin
28). The first British Prime Minister was ? Ans. Sir Robert Walpole
29). The French revolution took place during the years ? Ans. 1789-1799 AD
30). The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and French at York town in 1781
was? Ans. Lord Cornwallis
******* GK BASED ON WORLD HISTORY (PART-1)********
1. The first President of USA was ? Ans. George Washington
2. Rome was founded in the year? Ans. 753 BC
3. The Great wall of China was built in the year? Ans.214 BC
4. The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522? Ans. Magellan
5. The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year? Ans. 776 BC
6. Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon era? Ans. Waterloo
7. The American War of Independence was fought between? Ans. America and Great Britain
8. Adolf Hitler was also known as ? Ans. Fuhrer
9. The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country was? Ans. Sirimao Bandara Naike.
10. The Emperor of Germany who dismissed his Chancellor Bismark in 1980 was? Ans. William II
*****The Complete List of Important Days*****
January 9 NRI Day
January 10 World Laughter Day
January 12 National Youth Day
January 15 Army Day

January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
2nd Sunday of February World Marriage Day
February 24 Central Excise Day
February 28 National Science Day
Second Monday March Commonwealth Day
March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22 World Day for Water
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 24 World TB Day
April 5 International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 21 Secretaries' Day
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day
May 1 Workers' Day (International Labour Day)
May 3 Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
May 2nd Sunday Mother's Day
May 4 Coal Miners' Day
May 8 World Red Cross Day
May 9 World Thalassaemia Day
May 11 National Technology Day
May 12 World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of the Family
May 17 World Telecommunication Day
May 24 Commonwealth Day
May 31 Anti-tobacco Day
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day

June 3rd Sunday Father's Day
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July 1 Doctor's Day
July 6 World Zoonoses Day
July 11 World Population Day
August 3 Internatioal Friendship Day
August 6 Hiroshima Day
August 8 World Senior Citizen's Day
August 9 Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15 Indian Independence Day
August 18 IntI. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 19 Photography Day
August 29 National Sports Day
September 2 Coconut Day
September 5 Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day
September 8 World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
September 15 Engineers' Day
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 21 Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
September 22 Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
September 26 Day of the Deaf
September 27 World Tourism Day
October 1 International Day for the Elderly
October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi
October 3 World Habitat Day
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day
October 8 Indian Air Force Day
October 9 World Post Office Day
October 10 National Post Day
October 2nd Thursday World Sight Day
October 13 UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 World Standards Day
October 15 World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)

October 16 World Food Day
October 24 UN Day; World Development Information Day
October 30 World Thrift Day
November 9 Legal Services Day
November 14 Children's Day; Diabetes Day
November 17 National Epilepsy Day
November 20 Africa Industrialisation Day
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 3 World Day of the Handicapped
December 4 Indian Navy Day December 7 Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10 Human Rights Day; IntI. Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 18 Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)
INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS :- I
MPORTANT YEARS..
• Government of India Act 1858
• Indian National Congress (1885)
• Partition of Bengal (1905)
• Muslim League (1906)
• Swadeshi Movement (1905)
• Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)
• Lucknow Pact (1916)
• Home Rule Movement (1915-1916)
• The Gandhian Era (1918-1947)
• Khilafat Movement (1920)
• The Rowlatt Act (1919)
• Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (1919)

• Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)
• Chauri Chaura Incident (1922)
• Swaraj Party (1922)
• Simon Commission (1927)
• Dandi March (1930)
• Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931)
• The Government of India Act, 1935
• Quit India Movement (1942)
• Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
• Interim Government (1946)
• Formation of Constituent Assembly (1946)
• Mountbatten Plan (1947)
• The Indian Independence Act, 1947
• Partition of India (1947)
Interesting things in maths::::THESE SMALL MATHEMATICS TRICKS CAN REALLY HELP YOU OUT IN
CALCULATIONS::::::
1). If any two digit number is multiplied by (101), the product will have its last two digits same as its first
two digits.
Ex: Let the number be 56. When multiplied by 101, the product is 5656. i.e, 56 X 101= 5656.
Similarly, if any three digit number is multiplied by (1001), the product will have its last three digits same
as its first three digits.
Ex: Let the three digit number be 418. When multiplied by 1001, the product is 418418
2). A Strange Prime Number: The prime number 73,939,133 has a very strange property. If you keep
removing a digit from the right hand end of the number, each of the remaining numbers is also prime. It's
the largest number known with this property. Take a look: 73,939,133 and 73,939,13 and 73,939,1 and
73,939 and 7, 393 and 739 and 73 and 7 are all prime!
***IMPORTANT FOR SSC EXAM***
One Word Substitutions ___________________
1. One who is out to subvert a government- Anarchist
2. One who is recovering from illness- Convalescent

3. One who is all powerful- Omnipotent
4. One who is present everywhere- Omnipresent
5. One who knows everything- Omniscient
6. One who is easily deceived- Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes- Infallible
8. One who can do anything for money- Mercenary
9. One who has no money- Pauper
10. One who changes sides- Turncoat
11. One who works for free- Volunteer
12. One who loves books- Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages- Bilingual
14. One who loves mankind- Philanthropist
15. One who hates mankind- Misanthrope
16. One who looks on the bright side of things- Optimist
17. One who looks on the dark side of things- Pessimist
18. One who doubts the existence of god- Agnostic
19. One who pretends to be what he is not- Hypocrite
20. One incapable of being tired- Indefatigable
21. One who helps others Good- Samaritan
22. One who copies from other writers- Plagiarist
23. One who hates women- Misogynist
24. One who knows many languages- Polyglot
25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures- Epicure
26. One who thinks only of himself- Egoist
27. One who thinks only of welfare of women- Feminist.
28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain- Stoic
29. One who is quite like a woman- Effeminate
30. One who has strange habits- Eccentric
31. One who speaks less- Reticent
32. One who goes on foot- Pedestrian
33. One who believes in fate- Fatalist
34. One who dies without a Will- Intestate
35. One who always thinks himself to be ill- Valetudinarian
36. A Government by the people- Democracy

37. A Government by a king or queen- Monarchy
38. A Government by the officials- Bureaucracy
39. A Government by the rich- Plutocracy
40. A Government by the few- Oligarchy
41. A Government by the Nobles- Aristocracy
42. A Government by one- Autocracy
43. Rule by the mob- Mobocracy
44. That through which light can pass- Transparent
45. That through which light cannot pass- Opaque
46. That through which light can partly pass- Translucent
47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear- Ambiguous
48. A place where orphans live- Orphanage
49. That which cannot be described- Indescribable
50. That which cannot be imitated- Inimitable
51. That which cannot be avoided- Inevitable
52. A position for which no salary is paid- Honorary
53. That which cannot be defended- Indefensible
54. Practice of having several wives- Polygamy
55. Practice of having several husbands- Polyandry
56. Practice of having one wife or husband- Monogamy
57. Practice of having two wives or husbands- Bigamy
58. That which is not likely to happen- Improbable
59. People living at the same time- Contemporaries
60. A book published after the death of its author- Posthumous
***********Ten Interesting facts about India**************
Fact 1: There is 17 major languages and 844 dialects spoken in India.
Fact 2: India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century.
Fact 3: India invented the number system and Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
Fact 4: Chess was invented in India.
Fact 5: India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest
civilization.

Fact 6: India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the
Muslim world.
Fact 7: India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.
Fact 8: Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.
Fact 9: The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million
people.
Fact 10: India has the most number of post offices in the world.
IAS-2011 question. Tata iron & steel company was established in the year: a. 1907 b.1917 C.1927 D.
1937
ans-a
The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain. A. Kunlun, B. Hindukush. C. Aravalli D.
Karakoram
ans-c
**************Top rated 5 questions in many entrance examination about Indian
Geography***************************
1). What is the highest dam in India?
Ans. Tehri. Tehri Dam is 260 m tall. It was completed in 2006, though construction began in 1978. Prior to
2006, Bhakra Nangal (226 m) was the tallest dam in India.
2). What was the name of India's first biosphere reserve?
Ans. Nilgiris. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is spread in three states: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
It has an area of 5520 km2.
3). What was India's first national park?
Ans. Corbett. The Jim Corbett National Park was named after Jim Corbett, a British conservationist. The
park came to existence in 1936 and was originally called Hailey National Park.
4). Which river is called the "Sorrow of Bihar"?
Ans. Kosi. The Kosi River is called the "Sorrow of Bihar" due to its flooding, which has resulted in human
suffering. The Kosi is 729 km long. Incidentally, the Damodar River is called the "Sorrow of Bengal".
5).The Kerala coast is famous for which of these nuclear fuels?
Ans. thorium. Thorium is available in some parts of Kerala's coastline. Kerala is located in South India.

1 : Name the largest call-centre services company in the world Ans: Convergys Corp
2 : Which was first dividend-yield focussed fund launched in India? Ans: Birla Dividend Yield Plus.
3 : Mr Pawan Sachdeva was involved in a major capital market scandal in the mid-1990s.With which
company was he associated? Ans: M.S.Shoes East
4 : Which was the first bank in India? Ans: General Bank of India
5 : First Indian bank to open a branch outside India? Ans: Bank of India
6 : Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School? Ans: Naina Lal Kidwai
7 : Name the 1st woman director on the board of Larsen & Toubro. Ans: Rajashree Birla
8 : The first commercial cardboard box was produced in… Ans: England
9 : Which Indian software company is associated with the design of A380? Ans: Infosys
10 : Which company manufactured the Ambassador? Ans: Hindustan Motors
************** Some Interesting Facts about Our life!!!!*************
[1] If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you
will tend to chew your food on your left side
[2] If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its
thirst mechanism shuts off.
[3] Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
[4] Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
[5] The Mercedes-Benz motto is 'Das Beste oder Nichts' meaning 'the best or nothing'.
[6] The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
[7] The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
[8] The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
[9] Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh
an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

*********SUN - Interesting facts about Sun*********
1. The Sun is one among the 200 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
2. The Sun is one among the 6000 stars, which is visible to naked eye from the Earth.
3. The mass of Sun is 1.989 x 1030 kg (Approximately 2 million trillion trillion kilograms).
4. The Sun's energy output is 386 billion billion megawatt.
5. The Earth receives 94 billion megawatt of energy from Sun. This is equivalent to 40,000 times the
power requirement of United states.
6. The reaction taking place in Sun is nuclear fusion, same as a Hydrogen bomb.
7. Each second 700 million tons of Hydrogen are converted to 695 million tons of Helium and 5 million
tons of energy in the form of gamma rays.
8. Each second the Sun loses 5 million tons of material.
9. The Sun's temperature at its core is 14 million Kelvin.
10. The pressure at the Sun's core is 340 billion times the pressure at the Earth's atmosphere.
11. The density of matter at the Sun's core is about 150 times the density of water in the Earth.
12. It takes up to 50 million years for the energy produced at the core of the Sun to reach its surface.
13. If the Sun were to stop producing energy today, it would take 50 million years for significant effects to
be felt at Earth.
*****INTERESTING GK FACTS ABOUT WORLD*****
1). Which was the first university established in the world?-Nalanda University
2). The founder of USA was George Washington.
3). The lightest known metal is Lithium.
4). Coal is also known as Black Diamond.
5). The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.
6). The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero Cycles, India.
...............Interesting Facts about INDIA..................
1. The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early
settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
2. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and
thus refers to the land of the Hindus
3. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.

4. The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop,
this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level
5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka,
consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago
:::::Interesting Facts::::->
*Did you know that 80% of all life lives under the under the ocean’s surface.
*The saltiest sea in the world is the Red Sea.
*The warmest sea is the Red Sea with temperatures ranging from 68 to 87.8 degrees Farenheit.
*The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
*The Artic Ocean is the world's smallest ocean.
*The blue whale is the largest animal ever, even larger than the great dinosaurs. It still lives in the ocean.
*Europe is the only continent without a desert.
*There was never a 'Zero' year as it is not a natural number.
*Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
*Increase Your General Knowledge* Questions:
1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in?
2. What is the expansion of YAHOO?
3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
5. What is expansion of “ICICI”?
Answer:
1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax.
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle.
3. ADIDAS – All Day I Dream About Sports.
4. Satellite Television Asian Region.
5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India.


January
January 1 --------- Global Family Day
January 15 --------- Army Day
January 23 --------- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
January 26 --------- Republic Day
January 26 --------- International Customs day
January 28 --------- Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28 --------- Data Protection Day
January 30 --------- World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
February 4 --------- World Cancer Day
February 5 --------- Kashmir Day
February 6 --------- International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 --------- Darwin Day
February 12 --------- World Day of the Sick
February 14 --------- Valentine’s Day
February 20 --------- World Day of Social Justice
February 21 --------- International Mother Language Day
February 22 --------- World Scout Day
February 23 --------- World Peaces and Understanding Day
March
March 4 --------- World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
March 8 --------- International Womens' Day
March 13 --------- World Kidney Day
March 13 --------- World Rotaract Day
March 15 --------- World Consumer Rights Day
March 20 --------- International Day of the Francophonie
March 20 --------- World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
March 21 --------- World Sleep Day
March 21 --------- World Forestry Day
March 21 --------- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 --------- World Water Day
March 23 --------- World Meteorological Day
March 24 --------- World TB Day
March 24 --------- International Day for Achievers

March 25 --------- International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27 --------- World Drama Day
April
April 2 --------- World Austism Awareness Day
April 7 --------- World Health Day
April 17 --------- World Haemophilia Day
April 18 --------- World heritage Day
April 22 --------- Earth Day
April 23 --------- World Book and Copyright Day
April 25 --------- World Malaria Day
April 29 --------- International Dance Day
May
May 1 --------- International Labour day
May 3 --------- Press Freedom Day
May 4 --------- Coal Miners day
May 8 --------- World Red Cross day
May 9 --------- - Victory Day
May 11 --------- National Technology Day
May 12 --------- International Nurses day
May 14 --------- World Migratory day
May 15 --------- International Day of the Family
May 17 --------- World Information Society Day
May 21 --------- Anti-Terrorism Day
May 31 --------- World No Tobacco Day
June
June 4 --------- International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 --------- World Environment Day
June 7 --------- International Level Crossing Awareness Day
June 8 --------- World oceans Day
June 12 --------- World Day against Child Labour
June 14 --------- World Blood Donor day
June 17 --------- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 20 --------- World Refugee Day

June 23 --------- United Nations Public Service Day
June 23 --------- International widow's day
June 26 --------- International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking
June 27 --------- International Diabetes Day
July
July 1 --------- National doctor's Day
July 11 --------- World Population Day
July 12 --------- Malala Day
July 18 --------- Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28 --------- World Nature Conservation day
July 30 --------- International Day of Friendship
August
August 3 --------- Independence Day of Niger
August 5 --------- Independence Day of Upper Volta
August 9 --------- International day of the World's Indigenous People
August 12 --------- International Youth Day
August 15 --------- Independence Day (India )
August 23 --------- Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 29 --------- National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )
September
September 5 --------- Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
September 7 --------- Forgiveness Day
September 8 --------- International Literacy Day
September 14 --------- Hindi day,World First Aid Day
September 16 --------- World Ozone Day
September 21 --------- International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day
September 25 --------- Social Justice Day
September 27 --------- World Tourism Day
October
October 1 --------- International Day of Older Persons
October 2 --------- International day of Non-Violence
October 3 --------- World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 --------- World Animal Day
October 5 --------- World Teacher's Day

October 8 --------- Indian Airforce Day
October 9 --------- World Post Day
October 11 --------- International Girl Child Day
October 12 --------- World Arthritis Day
October 14 --------- World Standards Day
October 15 --------- World Students Day
October 16 --------- World Food day
October 17 --------- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20 --------- World Statistics Day
October 24 --------- United Nations Day
October 31 --------- World Thrift Day
November
November 1 --------- world vegan Day
November 5 --------- World Radiography Day
November 9 --------- World Services Day
November 14 --------- Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru )
November 16 --------- International Day for Endurance
November 17 --------- International students Day
November 17 --------- National Journalism Day
November 18 --------- World Adult Day
November 19 --------- World Citizen Day
November 20 --------- Universal Children's Day
November 21 --------- World Television Day
November 21 --------- World Fisheries day
November 25 --------- World Non-veg Day
November 26 --------- Law Day
November 30 -------- Flag Day
December
December 1 --------- World AIDS Day
December 2 --------- World Computer Literacy Day
December 2 --------- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 --------- International Day of People with Disability
December 3 --------- World Conservation Day
December 4 --------- Navy Day

December 5 --------- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 --------- International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 --------- The International Day Against Corruption
December 10 --------- International Day of Broadcasting
December 10 --------- Human Rights Day
December 11 --------- International Mountain Day
December 14 --------- World Energy Day
December 18 --------- International Migrants Day
December 19 --------- Goa's Liberation Day
December 20 --------- International Human Solidarity Day
December 29 --------- International Biodiversity Day
 Today
▶▶▶ SOME QUICK MATHS FORMULAS ◀◀◀
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1. Sum of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)/2
2. Sum of the squares of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
3. Sum of the cubes of first n natural numbers = [n(n+1)/2]^2
4. Sum of first n natural odd numbers = n^2
5. Average = (Sum of items)/Number of items
Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) :-
An A.P. is of the form a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, … where a is called the ‘first term’ and d is called the ‘common
difference’ 1. nth term of an A.P. tn = a + (n-1)d 2. Sum of the first n terms of an A.P. Sn = n/2[2a+(n-1)d]
or Sn = n/2(first term + last term)
Geometrical Progression (G.P.) :- A G.P. is of the form a, ar, ar2, ar3, … where a is called the ‘first term’
and r is called the ‘common ratio’. 1. nth term of a G.P. tn = arn-1 2. Sum of the first n terms in a G.P. Sn
= a|1-rn|/|1-r|
Permutations and Combinations :- nPr = n!/(n-r)! nPn = n! nP1 = n nCr = n!/(r! (n-r)!) nC1 = n nC0 = 1 =
nCn nCr = nCn-r nCr = nPr/r! Number of diagonals in a geometric figure of n sides = nC2-n
Tests of Divisibility :-
A number is divisible by 2 if it is an even number.
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
A number is divisible by 4 if the number formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4.

A number is divisible by 5 if the units digit is either 5 or 0.
A number is divisible by 6 if the number is divisible by both 2 and 3.
A number is divisible by 8 if the number formed by the last three digits is divisible by 8.
A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
A number is divisible by 10 if the units digit is 0.
A number is divisible by 11 if the difference of the sum of its digits at odd places and the sum of its digits
at even places, is divisible by 11.
H.C.F and L.C.M :- H.C.F stands for Highest Common Factor. The other names for H.C.F are Greatest
Common Divisor (G.C.D) and Greatest Common Measure (G.C.M). The H.C.F. of two or more numbers is
the greatest number that divides each one of them exactly. The least number which is exactly divisible by
each one of the given numbers is called their L.C.M. Two numbers are said to be co-prime if their H.C.F.
is 1. H.C.F. of fractions = H.C.F. of numerators/L.C.M of denominators L.C.M. of fractions = G.C.D. of
numerators/H.C.F of denominators Product of two numbers = Product of their H.C.F. and L.C.M.
PERCENTAGES :- If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by R / (100+R) * 100 If A is R% less
than B, then B is more than A by R / (100-R) * 100 If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then
reduction in consumption, not to increase the expenditure is : R/(100+R)*100 If the price of a commodity
decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption, not to decrease the expenditure is : R/(100-R)*100
PROFIT & LOSS :- Gain = Selling Price(S.P.) – Cost Price(C.P) Loss = C.P. – S.P. Gain % = Gain * 100 /
C.P. Loss % = Loss * 100 / C.P. S.P. = (100+Gain%)/100*C.P. S.P. = (100-Loss%)/100*C.P. If CP(x),
Gain(y), Gain%(z). Then y = x*z/100. [Same in case of Loss]
RATIO & PROPORTIONS :- The ratio a : b represents a fraction a/b. a is called antecedent and b is
called consequent. The equality of two different ratios is called proportion. If a : b = c : d then a, b, c, d are
in proportion. This is represented by a : b :: c : d. In a : b = c : d, then we have a* d = b * c. If a/b = c/d
then ( a + b ) / ( a – b ) = ( c + d ) / ( c – d ).
TIME & WORK :- If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A’s 1 day’s work = 1/n If A and B work
together for n days, then (A+B)’s 1 days’s work = 1/n If A is twice as good workman as B, then ratio of
work done by A and B = 2:1
PIPES & CISTERNS :- If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then part of tank filled in one hour = 1/x If a pipe
can empty a full tank in y hours, then part emptied in one hour = 1/y If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, and
another pipe can empty the full tank in y hours, then on opening both the pipes, the net part filled in 1
hour = (1/x-1/y) if y>x the net part emptied in 1 hour = (1/y-1/x) if x>y
TIME & DISTANCE :- Distance = Speed * Time 1 km/hr = 5/18 m/sec 1 m/sec = 18/5 km/hr Suppose a
man covers a certain distance at x kmph and an equal distance at y kmph. Then, the average speed
during the whole journey is 2xy/(x+y) kmph.
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS :- Time taken by a train x metres long in passing a signal post or a pole or a
standing man is equal to the time taken by the train to cover x metres. Time taken by a train x metres long
in passing a stationary object of length y metres is equal to the time taken by the train to cover x+y
metres. Suppose two trains are moving in the same direction at u kmph and v kmph such that u>v, then
their relative speed = u-v kmph. If two trains of length x km and y km are moving in the same direction at
u kmph and v kmph, where u>v, then time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train = (x+y)/(u-v)
hours. Suppose two trains are moving in opposite directions at u kmph and v kmph. Then, their relative
speed = (u+v) kmph. If two trains of length x km and y km are moving in the opposite directions at u kmph
and v kmph, then time taken by the trains to cross each other = (x+y)/(u+v)hours. If two trains start at the
same time from two points A and B towards each other and after crossing they take a and b hours in
reaching B and A respectively, then A’s speed : B’s speed = (√b : √a)
SIMPLE & COMPOUND INTERESTS :- Let P be the principal, R be the interest rate percent per annum,
and N be the time period. Simple Interest = (P*N*R)/100 Compound Interest = P(1 + R/100)^N – P

Amount = Principal + Interest when rate of interest time n principal are constant den principal=(C.I.-
S.I.)*(100/R)^N
LOGARITHMS :-
If a^m = x , then m = loga(x).
Properties : logx(x) = 1
logx(1) = 0
loga(x*y) = loga(x) + loga(y)
loga(x/y) = log ax – log ay
loga(x) = 1/logx(a)
loga(x^p) = p(loga(x))
loga(x) = logb(x)/logb(a)
Note : Logarithms for base 1 does not exist.
AREA & PERIMETER :-
Shape Area Perimeter
Circle ∏ (Radius)2 , 2∏(Radius)
Square (side)2 4(side) Rectangle length*breadth 2(length+breadth) Area of a triangle = 1/2*Base*Height
or Area of a triangle = √ (s(s-(s-b)(s-c)) where a,b,c are the lengths of the sides and s = (a+b+c)/2 Area of
a parallelogram = Base * Height Area of a rhombus = 1/2(Product of diagonals) Area of a trapezium =
1/2(Sum of parallel sides)(distance between the parallel sides) Area of a quadrilateral =
1/2(diagonal)(Sum of sides) Area of a regular hexagon = 6(√3/4)(side)2 Area of a ring = ∏(R2-r2) where
R and r are the outer and inner radii of the ring. Area of a circle=πr^2 or πd^2/4 Area of semi-
circle=πr^2/2 Area of a quadrant of a circle=πr^2/4 Area enclosed by two concentric circles=π(R^2-r^2)
Area of a sector=Ɵ/180 degree *πr No of revolutions completed by a rotating wheel in 1 minute=distanc e
moved in 1 minute/circumference
VOLUME & SURFACE AREA :-
Cube : Let a be the length of each edge. Then, Volume of the cube = a3 cubic units Surface Area = 6a2
square units Diagonal = √ 3 a units
Cuboid : Let l be the length, b be the breadth and h be the height of a cuboid. Then Volume = lbh cu units
Surface Area = 2(lb+bh+lh) sq units Diagonal = √ (l2+b2+h2)
Cylinder : Let radius of the base be r and height of the cylinder be h. Then, Volume = ∏r2h cu units
Curved Surface Area = 2∏rh sq units Total Surface Area = 2∏rh + 2∏r2 sq units
Cone : Let r be the radius of base, h be the height, and l be the slant height of the cone. Then, l2 = h2 +
r2 Volume = 1/3(∏r2h) cu units Curved Surface Area = ∏rl sq units Total Surface Area = ∏rl + ∏r2 sq
units
Sphere : Let r be the radius of the sphere. Then, Volume = (4/3)∏r3 cu units Surface Area = 4∏r2 sq
units
Hemi-sphere : Let r be the radius of the hemi-sphere. Then, Volume = (2/3)∏r3 cu units Curved Surface
Area = 2∏r2 sq units Total Surface Area = 3∏r2 sq units
Prism : Volume = (Area of base)(Height)
ALGEBRA :-

1.(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2
2.(a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2
3.(a+b)^2=(a-b)^2+4ab
4.(a-b)^2=(a+b)^2-4ab
5.a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)
6.(a + b)3= a3+ b3+ 3ab(a + b)
7.a3+ b3= (a + b)3− 3ab(a + b);(a+b)^3-3ab(a+b)
8.(a − b)3= a3− b3− 3ab(a − b)
9.a3− b3= (a − b)3+ 3ab(a − b);(a-b)^3+3ab(a-b)
10.a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc=(a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ac) =(a+b+c)*1/2*[(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2]
11.if a+b+c=0 then a^3+b^3+c^3=3abc
12.(a+b+c)^3=a^3+b^3+c^3+3(b+c)(c+a)(a+b)
13.a^2+b^2=(a+b)^2-2ab=(a-b)^2+2ab
14.(a+b+c)^2=a^2+b^2+c^2+2(ab+bc+ca)
15.. a^n− b^n= (a − b)(a^n−1+ a^n−2*b + a^n−3*b^2+ …..+b^n−1)
<< Some Interesting Facts About INDIA >> ** Being An Indian You Should Know **
--The largest democratic country in The World
--The 2nd largest population
--The 7th largest country in land size
--The largest Hindu population
--The largest Sikh population
--The largest Jain population
--The 3rd largest Muslim population
--The 6th largest Buddha population
--The 4th largest military
--The largest English speaking country
--There is 17 major languages and 844 dialects spoken in India.
--India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century.
--India invented the number system and Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
--Chess was invented in India.
--India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim
world.

--India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.
--Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.
--The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.
--India has the most number of post offices in the world.

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