GK About Union Territories

India has twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Here some interesting facts about the union territories.

This union territory is situated in the bay of Bengal. It is a group of more than three thousand islands and its name is --------------

The southernmost tip of India is known as the ----------

The --------------located here was a prison to thousands of freedom fighter.

This union territory is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. It is situated in the foothills of Shivalik hills. Its name is --------------

This city is the creation of the French architect-------------

The union territory separated from Goa after it was accorded full state hood. It is ---------------

The tiniest union territory of India is ---------------

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Conservation Facts : GK About Environment

Try to answer these following questions:

A thin layer of a gas in the upper atmosphere shields the earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. This gas is -------

Some synthetic gases have been partly responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. They are called-----------------

Increased quantities of gases in the air such as carbon dioxide trap the heat from the sun. this causes a gradual rise in the atmospheric temperature. This phenomenon is known as the .........

Rain that has been polluted by harmful gases like sulphur dioxide is harmful to the environment. This type of rain is called---------

The gradual rise in the earth’s temperature due to high level of gases in the atmosphere is called-------

The United Nations launched a programme for international cooperation in environmental conservation. It is called the-------

Some objects like plastics do not break down naturally and return to the soil. They cause soil and air pollution. Such things are know by the term

In 1992, a conference was held in Rio de Janeiro. Representatives of governments discussed what should be done to save the planet. The name of this conference was--------

A project was started by Veer Bhadra Mishra to clean the polluted rivers of india. The name of this project is ------------

In the 1970s, the people of Uttarakhand carried out a unique movement to protect the Himalayan forests. They hugged the trees to save them from being felled. This movement was called the ---------

Fascinating Facts about Birds

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Come to answer the following questions about the Feathered Friends

1. Known as a companion to sailors, it is believed that killing this bird brings bad luck. Its eggs take the longest to hatch-----------------------
2. A colourful bird with a curved beak which it uses to eat fruits and seeds and crack nuts. it is noisy and lives mostly in tropical rain forests.---------------
3. The ----------of Australia is the best swimmer amongst all land birds.
4.The -----------lays the largest egg, almost as big as a football.
5. Name the short-winged seabird resembles a penguin.
6. Name the bird flaps its wings a hundred times per second.
7. Most birds have eyes that look out to the sides. but the ----------looks straight like a human being.
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Black Tornado Operation

On the night of 26 Nov 2008, several iconic buildings in South Mumbai were attacked by terrorists. One of the buildings where the terrorists held people hostage was the 100 year old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Major Unnikrishnan was the commander of 51 SAG deployed in the operation at the Taj Mahal Hotel. He led his team from the front and engaged the terrorists in a fierce gunfight. When one of the NSG commandos was injured in the exchange of fire, he arranged for his evacuation and regardless of personal safety chased the terrorists who, meanwhile, escaped to another floor of the hotel, and while doing so Major Sandeep continuously engaged them. In the encounter that followed, he was shot from the back, seriously injured and succumbed to injuries.

Salute the nation's Hero ..Sandeep Amar Rahe ...

Descriptive Answers for PSC Exams : Scientific and Geographical Phenomena

1. Why do we hear the sound of thunder later than we see the flash to lightining?
   Because light travels much faster than sound
2. Why does sea water boil at a temperature more than hundred degree centigrade?
   Because pressure at sea level is greater than normal
3. Why a burning candle gets extinguished when it covered by a tumbler?
   Because the supply of oxygen is cut off, the flame goes out.
4. Ice packed in sawdust doesn’t met quickly why?
   Because sawdust bing bad conductor, cut of heat ray
5. Why does a neddle sink in sea whereas an iron ship floats on it?
   Because specific gravity of needle is greater than water which it replaces, therefore, it sinks. But the weight of water displaced by ship , is greater than the weight itself. Thus , ship floats due to upward thrust of water.
   

BUSINESS APTITUDE TEST : For MBA Aspirants

1. Business means
2. A valid purpose of a business is to
3. Profession is much more than a
4. In business, there must be dealing in
5. The smallest type of business are usually organized as
6. The problem of big business can be carefully simplified only with the help of
7. ‘Balancing of Business objective ‘ means
8. Wage is the remuneration paid for the use of
9. “Debit the receiver and credit the giver “ is applicable to
10. Trading and profit and loss account shows profit or loss
11. current assets do not include
12. The bill a supplier sends to his customer is called
13. People who provide finance for business are called
14. Which company advertises itself as “ Believe in the Best “ ?
15. Flying Machine brand of jeans is owned by which company ?

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IMPORTANT RESIDENCES OF THE WORLD

1. Buckingham Palace - King / Queen of UK
2. 10, Downing Street - Prime Minister of Uk
3. Elysee Palace - The French President
4. Rashtrapati Bhavan - The president of India
5. Vatican City - Pope
6. White Hose - US President


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PSC Questions recently asked.

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 200d

Mohamed ElBaradei ,Nobel laureate and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has been chosen to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008.

Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument

Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument is a radar that would generate information on the height of hills, mountains, and depth of craters and valleys of the Moon.It sent high-energy lasers towards a strip of the moon’s surface and they would be reflected to the spacecraft. With this, the instrument can measure the height or depth of the Moon’s hills or craters.

Cyber Quiz 2008

1. Web server used to deliver most web pages to peoples browsers ?

Apache

2. What is Windows Azure ?

Microsofts new version of windows announced recently that runs over the Net

3. CEO of Electronic Arts ?

John Riccitiello

4. What is also known as ' Intrepid Ibex' ?

Ubuntu 8.10



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Current Affairs - 2008

The controversial ' 123 Act ' relates to ?
Civilian Nuclear Technology

What is 'Red Flag 08'?
Multinational Air Exercise

The prestigious Dada saheb Phalke Award -2006 is won by?
Tapan Sinha

Nepal's first president is ?
Ram Baran Yadav

Which country has decided to quit OPEC ?
Indonesia

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JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GR.II (SR FOR SC/ST Only) HEALTH SERVICES - Syllabus

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test
(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification
prescribed for the post:

Main Topics:-
Concept of Health and Diseases, Communicable disease Control,Environmental Sanitation,Health Education and Communication, Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning, Nutrition, Behavioral Sciences, Health Statistics, First Aid, National Health Programmes

(Maximum Marks : 100)
(Duration:1.15 Hours)
(Medium of Questions: English

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Obama makes history

Barack Obama, a young African-American lawmaker from Illinois who sparked a sweeping political movement with an eloquent promise of change.Mr. Obama’s victory marked the rise of a new generation of American leadership.

US Presidential Candidates - 2008 : Current Affairs

Name    :Barack Obama
Party    : Democrat
Spouse : Michelle Obama


Name : John Maccain
Party : Republican
Spouse : Cindy McCain



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Biosphere Reserves of India

Name                                                             Span

Nilgiri                                                      Kerala, Karnataka,Tamilnadu
Nanda Devi                                            Utharanchal
Nokrek                                                    Meghalaya
Great Nicobar islands                           Andaman Nicobar
Gulf of Mannar                                      Tamilnadu
Sunderbans                                            West Bengal
Simlipal                                                  Orissa
Achanakamar - Amarkantak              M.P , Chathisgarh
Khangchendzonga                                 Sikkim
Manas                                                     Assam
Dibru - Saikhowa                                  Assam
Dehang - Debang                                  Arunchal Pradesh
Pach marhi                                            M.P

Most Searchable Questions ?

Which part of the nervous system is damaged in cases of Glaucoma?
optic nerve

Who wrote the screenplay of The Dark Knight along with Christopher Nolan?
Jonathan Nolan


In which year did the Indian cricket team play its first test?
1932

What is the name of Mallika Sherawat's character in the 2008 film 'Ugly aur Pagli'?
kuhu


A BMI greater than how many kg/m^2 qualifies one as 'obese'?
30


Fernando Torres shares his nickname with what well-known climatic phenomenon?
El Nino

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ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair

Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) can put an Indian astronaut into space before 2015, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair.India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11) on Wednesday morning successfully put Chandrayaan-1 into its initial orbit, marking the spacecraft’s long journey to the Moon.

Kerala PSC invited Application for Computer Programmer-cum-operator

Post : Computer Programmer-cum-operator
Dept :Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation LTD
More info : www.keralapsc.org

PSC Exam Syllabus : HOSPITALITY ASSISTANT TOURISM DEPARTMENT

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test

(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification

prescribed for the post .

Main Topics:-

Part-I-General Knowledge and Current

Affairs

Part-II-Questions based on Food and

Beverage:- Qualities, Qualifications and

Attitudes for Restaurant Staff, Restaurant

Equipments, Menu Terms (Food & Beverage)

Principles of Hygiene , Dishes, Cover and

Accompaniment, Food and Beverage

controls, Staff Pattern, Service of food,

Different types of Services, Service of

Beverage

(Maximum Marks : 100)

(Duration: 1.15 Hours)

(Medium of Questions: English)

What is CRR?

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is  portion of deposits banks have to set aside as reserve.

" The White Tiger '' won Man Booker prize

Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker prize on Tuesday for his first novel "The White Tiger.'' Adiga, who lives in Mumbai.

2008 Nobel Peace Prize

Finnish president Martti Ahtisaar won  2008 Nobel Peace Prize.

2008 Nobel Prize for Literature

French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won  Nobel Prize 2008 for Literature. The Swedish Academy describing him as “an author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilisation.” 

A Tough Quiz Contest 2008

Try Try Till You Succeed

1. What is Arsenal Football club also know as? 
2. On which planet have greenhouse gases increased the temperature to lethal levels?
   
3. Which was Ranvir Shorey's debut movie? 
   
4. How many consecutive weeks was Roger Federer World No.1? 
   
5. In which country would you come across the martial art of Wushu? 
   
6. How many wickets has Wasim Akram taken in his ODI career? 
7. What animal do you find on the flag of Bhutan? 
   
8. Which Bollywood producer did Sridevi marry in 1996? 
   
9. Which party fought for Jharkhand's statehood? 
   
10. Who is the Chairperson of the Bahujan Samaj Party? 
    
11. German footballer Miroslav Klose was born in which country? 
    
12. What succeeded Kochi is the capital of Portuguese India? 

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M.P. Veerendrakumar bags Vayalar award 2008

M.P. Veerendrakumar won this year's prestigious Vayalar Literary Award for his travalogue "Haimavathabhoovil". The award, instituted in memory of poet-lyricist Vayalar Rama Varma, carries  Rs.25,000, a sculpture made by Kanayi Kunhiraman and a citation.

Data Entry Operators Urgently Required !! 100 More Vacancies !

Data Entry Operators proficiency in any of the language ( English / Malayalam /Tamil / Hindi / Kannada ) with good typing skill are urgently required for a prestigious project in Kerala. Please contact immediately to 

Mr. Praveen 

P.R.O

Contact :9349001600

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The Great Gandhians

American Gandhi - Martin Lutherking

Frontier Gandhi - Ghan Abdul Gafarkhan

kenyan Gandhi - Jomo keniyatha

Indonasian's gandhi - Ahmed Sukrno

Burma Gandhi - Aungsan Sukhi

Modern Gandhi - Baba amthe

Kerala Gandhi - K. Kelappan

Bihar gandhi - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Kerala PSC Online Application For the Below Posts !

• Lecturer in Hindi and Tamil (Direct and By Transfer) in Collegiate Education (Training Colleges)
  
•  Catalogue Assistant in Legislature Secretariat
  
•  Nurse in State Farming Corporation of Kerala Limited
  
•  Chemist in State Farming Corporation of Kerala Limited
  
•  Junior Instructor (Mechanic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) in Industrial Training
  
• Junior Instructor (Fitter) in Industrial Training
  
• Artist in Medical Education
  
• Typist Grade II (Tamil) in Law Department (Government Secretariat).
  

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Shortest Man in the World ?

World’s shortest man -  Pingpong  ( China )

Who's Who Very Rare Questions?

Who is Fanthi kim Fuk ?

Who is Nick Utt?

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Quiz about Google !

1) Google Founders ?

2) The word 'google' means?

3) D.O.B of Google ?

4 ) Search Algorithm used in Google search Engine ?

5 ) Which is the mail service run by Google ?

6 ) Web browser developed by Google recently ?

7) Video sharing service of Google?

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PrajaRajyam Party

PrajaRajyam Party , A new political party formed by cini star Chiranjeevi..

Usain Bolt - Fastest man in the world

Usain Bolt got two medals..and proved the king of the sprint.Usain Bolt ran another incredible race on Wednesday to shatter Michael Johnson’s 200m world record of 19.32 seconds that had looked unbeatable for a dozen years.

women’s 100m - Gold

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser clinched the gold in the women’s 100m final.

Michael Phelps Entered in to Olympic history

Michael Phelps creates a new olympics record by winning seventh gold medal of the Beijing Games.The 23-year-old American has now pulled even with the greatest of Olympic records, matching Mark Spitz's seven gold medals from the 1972 Munich Games.

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First Indian to win an individual gold medal - Abhinav Bindra

Atlast India won Gold!!!!

Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal by winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the Beijing Olympics China 2008.

Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2008 Winner

karichal Chundan rowed by the Kollam Jesus Club lifted Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2008 in Kerala.

What is Inflation?

Inflation is defined as a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services. It is measured as an annual percentage increase. it is measured as the percentage rate of change of a price index.

What is 3G Technology

3G technology helps users quickly access a range of multimedia services, including video telephony, e-commerce and television, on mobile devices like handsets, smart phones and palm-tops. Networks supporting 3G would have the potential to support data transfer speeds of up to 3 Mbps while the average 2G networks allow for 144 Kbps. Simply put, it means that a song in MP3 format of 3 minutes’ duration would take 15 seconds to download over a 3G network but would take 8 minutes over existing networks.

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What is solar eclipse ? When it will occur next time ?

Solar Eclipse : Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured.

The next solar eclipse will occur on July 22, 2009.


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Indian Atomic Energy Commission Chairman

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy : Ahead of a crucial meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar arrived at Vienna , headquarter of IAEA.

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SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation : Updated GK

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern Asia.

The Tenth SAARC Summit @ Colombo, 29-31 July 1998. Visit official site of SAARC to know more.

http://www.saarc-sec.org/main.php

Chandrayaan-1 - India’s moon mission : Updated GK

The launch of Chandrayaan-1 India’s moon mission, with the stacking of the stages of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11) under way at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

International Atomic Energy Agency and India : Current affair

IAEA Director General : Mohamed ElBaradei

Headquarter : Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria

Profile : The IAEA is the world´s center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world´s "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States:The agreement would assure India of reliable access to nuclear technology and nuclear fuel. It would also be a step forward towards universalisation of the international safeguards regime.

For more visit http://www.iaea.org/

PSC Exam Date 4 ASSISTANT PROJECTENGINEER

ASSISTANT PROJECTENGINEER
Kerala Land DevelopmentCorporation Ltd.

Date : 18/09/2008
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Time : 08.00 AM to 09.15 AM

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test
(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification
prescribed for the post:
Main topics:-
Engineering Mechanics, Strength of
materials, fluid Mechanics, Water resources
Engineering, Surveying, Theory of structures,
Concrete technology, Reinforced Cement
concrete, Environmental Engineering, Soil
Mechanics
(Maximum Marks : 100)
(Duration:1.15 Hours)
(Medium of Questions:English

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Identify this Flag ? Quiz question of this Week

Above Flag represents Which Country?

a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Srilanka
d) Sudan

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Terminology - Big B's - Expected 4 PSC Questions @ Answers

1. Blackmail : Extraction of money or some favour by threat of defamation or physical violoence

2. Black money : Money earned and hoarded unscrupulously in order to avoid tax.

3. Black market : Selling the goods at a higher price by creating artificial scarcity.

4. Blue-Print : Preliminary sketch of a plan.

5. Bootlegging : Dealing in prohibited goods, especially wine and liquors.

6. Braille : System of reading and writing for the blind.

7. Buffer stock : It is the stock of food grains hoarded to meet any emergencies.

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Quiz about Mobile Phone- PSC Exam Quiz

1. Who is the inventor of cellphone?

A : Martin cooper

'Best of the Booker'

Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children won the prestigious 'Best of the Booker' . Recent work by him is ' The Enchantress of Florence '.

Answers to Computer Quiz 4 PSC Exams

1. ODF : Open Document Format

2. PDF : Portable Document Format

3. Double Click acquired by Google

4. A meta-search engine is a search engine that sends user requests to several other search engines.

5. Page Rank Algorithm is the search algorithm used by Google search Engine.

6.Policy Information Capture System

7. Road Runner : Fastest Computer in the world


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Computer Quiz 4 PSC Exams

1. Expansion of 'ODF' ?

2. Expansion of 'PDF' ?

3. Who acquired the company 'double click'?

4. What is meta search engine?

5. What is page rank algorithm?

6. Expansion of 'PICS'?

7. What is 'Road Runner'?


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Sri Lanka Won Asia Cup Cricket Final 2008

Sri Lanka Won Asia Cup Cricket Final 2008 after defeating India in the final.

Sri Lanka Won Asia Cup Cricket Final 2008

Sri Lanka Won Asia Cup Cricket Final 2008 after defeating India in the final.

Rafael Nadal won men's final in Wimbledon 2008

Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's final for the Wimbledon.



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Wimbledon Tennis 2008 Women's singles final Winner

Wimbledon Tennis 2008 Winner
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Venus Williams won the Wimbledon Tennis 2008

Updated GK : Current Affairs Question

Current Affairs Questions and Answers

• · FASTEST COMPUTER IN THE WORLD?
• A- ROAD RUNNER
• · WHO IS THE winner of IIFA Best Actor award 2008 ?
  A- SHAHRUKH KHAN (CHAK DE INDIA)
• · WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
  A- FALI HOMI MAJOR
• · OLYMPICS VENUE 2008
• A- CHINA
  
• WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
  A- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI
• · WHO IS THE Miss INDIA WORLD 2008
  A- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN
• · VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
  A- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)
• · WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
  A- B.R.CHOPRA
• · WHO IS THE PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF CII ?
  A- K.V.KAMATH1
• · WHAT IS THE FULLFORM OF "BRIC" ?
  A- BRAZIL,RUSSIA ,INDIA,CHINA
• · WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST MOVIE AWARDS IN IIFA AWARDS WHICH WAS HELD IN BANGKOK ?
  A- CHAK DE INDIA (YASH CHOPRA)
• · WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 MEN'S TITLE ?
  A- RAFAEL NADAL
• · WHO IS THE WINNER OF DLF IPL CRICKET TOUNAMENT 2008 ?
  A- RAJASTHAN ROYALS
• · NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN?
  A- JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU
• WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
• A- JOKIM KARVALO

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Old & New Names

OLD NAME NEW NAME

Abyssinia Ethiopia

Angora Ankara

Basutoland Lesotho

Batavia Djakarta

Burma Mayanmar

Bechuanaland Botswana

British Guiana Guyana

Combodia Kampuchea

Cape Canaveral Cape Kennedy

Ceylon Sri Lanka

Christina Oslo

Congo Zaire

Constantinople Istanbul

Dacca Dhaka

Dutch East Indies Indonesia

Dutch Guiana Surinam

Formosa Taiwan

Gold Coast Ghana

Hollad Netherlands

Japan Nippon

Malaya Malaysia

Manchukuo Manchuri

Mesopotamia Iraq

Northern Rhodesia Zambia

Nyasaland Malawi

Peking (China) Beijing

Persia Iran

Rangoon Yongon

Rhodesia Zimbabwe

Salisbury Harare

Sam Thailand

South-West Africa Namibia

Thanganyika Zanzibar Tanzania

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What is an e-mail Bomb?

E-mail Bomb is a form of net abuse consisting of sending huge volumes of emailto an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted in a denial-of-service-attack.

For more visit Computer GK

Question Banks For PSC Exams

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Olympics Venue 2008 : Beijing, China

Venue
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The National Stadium , China will serve as the main venue of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Emblem
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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing" is filled with Beijing's hospitality and hopes, and carries the city's commitment to the world.

Medal
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The medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is designed with inspiration coming from "bi", China's ancient jade piece inscribed with dragon pattern. The medals, made of gold and jade, symbolize nobility and virtue and are embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honor, sending forth strong Chinese flavor.

For More Visit http://en.beijing2008.cn

KSRTC RESERVE CONDUCTOR Exam on 26/07/2008

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Syllabus:- An Objective Type Test

(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post:

Main topics:-

General Knowledge& Current Affairs

General English

Arithmetic & Mental Ability

(Maximum Marks : 100)

(OMR Valuation)

Duration.1.15 hours

(Medium of Questions: English)

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Facts about United Nations

United Nations Day
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The Organization officially came into existence on 24 October 1945. United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October.

principal organs of the United Nations
--------------------------------------

General Assembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
Secretariat.

Headquarter
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The United Nations headquarters is a golden rectangled building in New York City.


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Mother Of All Bombs

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB)

JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER EXAM ON 28/06/2008 - BRUSH UP YOUR KNOWLEDGE

SYLLABI
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1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRRENT AFFAIRS

2. GENERAL ENGLISH

JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER EXAM ON 28/06/2008 - BRUSH UP YOUR KNOWLEDGE

SYLLABI
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1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRRENT AFFAIRS

2. GENERAL ENGLISH

Abbreviations Associated with Defence

DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation

INSAS Indian National Small Arms System

ASAT Anti – satellite

ABM Anti Ballistic Missile

ATGM Anti-tank Guided Missile

SAM Surface-to-Air Missile

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

LGB Laser Guided Bomb

IED Improvised Explosive Device

GPMG General Purpose Machine Gun

'LITTLE BOY ' AND ' FAT MAN'

LITTLE BOY : Nuclear Bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima

FAT MAN : Nuclear Bomb over Nagasaki

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Priyamani won national film award for best actress

Priyamani is a South Indian actress mainly concentrating in Kollywood. She won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actress for her successful role "Muthazaghu" in film Paruthiveeran.The grand daughter of Kamala Kailas a celebrated clasical singer, and daughter of Vasudeva Mani and Latha Mani, Priyamani was born in 1984 and brought up in Palakkad.

Winners of National Film Award

Best Film : Pulijanmam ( Malayalam)

Most Popular Film : Lage Raho Munnabhai

Best Director : Madhur Bhandarkar (Traffic Signal)

Best Actor : Soumitra Chatterjee(Podokkhep)

Best Actress : Priyamani (Paruthiveeran)

Best Supporting Actor : Dilip Prabhawalkar (Gandhi in ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’)

Best Supporting Actress : Konkona Sen (Omkara)

Best Screenplay : Lage Raho Munnabhai

Best Lyrics : Lage Raho Munnabhai

Cameraman : Gautam Ghosh(Yatra)

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World's Most Fastest Computer unveiled

The computer, named Roadrunner, is twice as fast as IBM's Blue Gene system ,which itself is three times faster than any of the world's other supercomputers, according to IBM.

Who is Golden Girl, Sprint Queen, Payyoli Expresss ?

P.T Usha, the finst Indian woman to enter an Olympic final known as Golden Girl, Sprint Queen and Payyoli Expresss.

Who is the Father of Indian Library Science? Question asked in MPSC

S.R Ranganathan , who is known as the father of indian library science , is the originator of the Colon Classification.

PSC EXAM FOR JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER

DATE : 28/06/2008 TIME: 02.00 PM to 03.15 PM

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PSC SCHEDULED EXAM DATE FOR LECTURER IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING (Polytechnics)

DATE : 14/06/2008 TIME:11.00 AM to 12.15 PM

Syllabus:- An Objective Type Test

(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post

Main Topics:-

Discrete Mathematics, Data Structure & Algorithms, Computer Organization & Architecture, Systems Software Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems, Data Communication & Networking.

Facts about Trees ; Questions Expected 4 PSC Exams

1) Plant with a water tank ?
Baobab Tree

2)Smelliest flower ?
Dead Horse arum

3) World's biggest water plant
Amazon water lily

4)Fastest growing water plant?
Water hyacinth

5)The biggest seed?
Coco-de-mer palm

6)The longest leaf?
Raffia palm

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Israel's National Bird

Hoopoe was chosen as Israel's National Bird.

BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (Preliminary Examination)

Date : 31 -05-2008 Time: 02.00 PM to 03.15 PM

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test

(OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post:

Main Topics:-

General Knowledge, General English

(Maximum Marks : 100)

(OMR Valuation)

(Medium of Questions: English)

Translation of Web Pages - A great service from Google

Google released its translation service. We are able to read any web page with this great service.Visit http://www.google.com/translate_t .

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PSC Questiions & Malayam Film Award

kerala state film awards 2007

Best Film Adayalangal(Director - M.G.Sasi)

Best Director M.G.Sasi(Movie - Adayalangal)

Best Actor Mohanlal (Paradesi)

Best Actress Meera Jasmine(Ore Kadal)

Best Screenplay Sathyan Anthikad(Vinodayatra)

Best Story P.T.Kunjumohammed (Paradesi)

Best Music Director M.Jayachandran(Nivedyam)

Best Male Singer Vijay Yesudas (Nivedyam)

Best Female Singer Swetha (Nivedyam)

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Windows 7.0 - Successor of Vista

Windows 7.0 formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna is the successor of Windows Vista. Windows 7 is expected to be released sometime in 2010.

Answers of this Week ?s

1) What is a hovercraft?

Hovercraft can travel over water as well as on land. it is developed by British Engineer Christopher Cockerell.

2) What is Hydrofoil?

A Hydrofoil is a boat which can fly over water.

3) What is a Dhow?

Dhows are arab sailing vessels.

4) What is a sea plane?

Sea plane is an air craft designed to land and take off on water.

5) What are submarines?

Its a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater.

What is ? of this week

1) What is a hovercraft?

2) What is Hydrofoil?

3) What is a Dhow?

4) What is a sea plane?

5) What are submarines?

Question Of This Week

? The only aeroplane able to fly backward is

A. Harrier Military Jump Jet

PSC Questions Likely to Ask

1) The great wall of china was built in

Third century B.C

2) Charles Darwin published 'Origin of Species' in

1861

3) Who is called 'the poetess of motherhood'?

Balamaniyamma

4) Yak belongs to which family

cattle

5) Which city will host the 2008 Olympics?

Beijing ( China )

Answer the seven great questions of this week & Win RankMaker Original Version

1. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?

2. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive?

3. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?

4. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?

5. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?

6. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match?

7. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?

CARTOSAT-2A

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), fired the 690-kg CARTOSAT-2A, India's latest remote sensing satellite, into orbit.Along with it, the Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight foreign nano-satellites would be launched.

The CARTOSAT-2A, with the state-of-the-art panchromatic camera, is capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum."The CARTOSAT-2A will help in the mapping and management of natural resources and cartographic applications.


Prepared by qblp research team

2007 Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards Announced

K Reghunathan won the award for his novel " Pathira Vankara "

Cherian k Cherian won the award for his poetry named " selected poems of cherian K Cherian "

Shihabudheen Poithumkadav won the award for his " selected stories "

Prepared by qblp web research team 4 PSC Aspirants

Answer These Seven Great 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?"

6. What does "baker's dozen" signify?

7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?

For PSC Exam Aspirants

Answers to this week questions

1) National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading.

2) Nifty is the leading index for large companies on the NSE. The Nifty is a well diversified 50 stock index accounting for 21 sectors of the economy.

3) The Nifty Junior represents the 100 most liquid commodities traded on the NSE.

4) A demat a/c stands for dematerialised account. Just as you have to open an account with a bank if you want to save your money, make cheque payments etc, you need to open a demat account if you want to buy or sell stocks. So it is just like a bank account where actual money is replaced by shares.

5) Depository Participant is the agent of the Depository and is the medium through which the shares are held in the electronic form. They are also the representatives of the investor, providing the link between the investor and the company through the Depository.

6)Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department.

7) Day trading refers to the practice of buying and selling shares within the same trading day such that all positions will usually (not necessarily always) be closed before the market close of the trading day.

Prepared by qblp web research team for PSC aspirants from wikipedia and income tax dept site.

This Week 's Questions from Share market

1) What is NSE?

2) What is Nifty?

3) What is junior Nifty?

4) What is Demat?

5) What is DP Account?

6) What is PAN?

7) What is Day Trading?

Answers to this week's Question

1) What is WLAN?

Wireless Local-Area Network. A local area network that doesn't rely on wired Ethernet connections.WLAN uses high-frequency radio waves.

2) what is HSDPA?

High Speed Downlink Packet Access A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the GSM technology.

3) What is WiFi?

Wireless Fidelity is a way to connect to the Internet without wires or cables.


4) What is CDMA?

Code division multiple access is a form of multiplexing and a method of multiple access to a physical medium.

5) What is GPS?

Global Positioning System is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 orbiting satellites.

6) What is Neural network?

A computer program inspired by simple models of the brain.

7) what is internet 2?

Internet2 is a collaboration among more than 100 US universities to develop networking and advanced applications for learning and research.

prepared by qblp web research team.

This Week Hot Questions From Computer Science

1) What is WLAN?

2) what is HSDPA?

3) What is WiFi?

4) What is CDMA?

5) What is GPS?

6) What is Neural network?

7) what is internet 2?

Answers to this week's Questions

1) Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acid. It is very harmful to plant and animal life.

2) Mirage is a naturally-occurring optical illusion in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky.

3) Dry ice is solid Carbon dioxide.

4) Autopsy is an Examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death.

5) Metasearch engines enable users to enter search criteria once and access several search engines simultaneously.

6)Pacemaker is a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart.

7)Googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler.

Prepared by qblp research team with help of wikipedia.

This week's Questions

1) What is acid rain ?

2) What is mirage?

3) What is dry ice?

4) What is pace maker?

5) What is autopsy?

6) What is meta search engine?

7) What is googly?

prepared by qblp team on 4th April 2008. See tomorrow's post 4 answers.

Answers to this week questions

1) Stored Program Concept - John Vohn Neumann

2) Computer mouse - Douglas Engelbart

3) Parallel Processing -The simultaneous processing of different tasks by two or more microprocessors

4) A demat a/c stands for dematerialised account

5) PAN - primary account number

6) Blog - short for weblog is a personal online journal

7) Adsense Program - Google AdSense matches ads to your site's content, and you earn money whenever your visitors click on them.

This Week's Questions?

1) Who is behind the " stored program concept " ?
2) Who invented Computer Mouse ?
3) What is "Parallel Processing " ?
4) What is Demat Account ?
5) What is a PAN ?
6) What is a blog ?
7) What is adsense program ?

Answers in tomorrows post - qblp research team

Facts about India.

QUESTION	ANSWER
YOUNGEST PADMA SHRI	SANIA MIRZA
WORLDS BIGGEST BANANA GROWER	INDIA
WHO WAS THE ONLY WOMAN CEC IN INDIA	V.S RAMA DEVI
WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA "SCOT"	C.V Raman Pillai
WHO STARTED BHOODAN MOVEMENT	VINOBA BHAVE
WHO LED THE REVOLT OF 1857 AT KANPUR	NANA SAHEB
WHO GOT SWATHI PURASKAR 2005	UMAYAL PURAM K. SIVARAMAN
WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN " DO OR DIE "	MAHATMA GANDHI
WHO BUILT TAJ MAHAL, RED FORT	SHAH JAHAN
WHO BROUGHT OUT NEWSPAPER "AL HILAL"	MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
WHICH STATE HAS LOWEST PER CAPITA INCOME	ORISSA
V.T BHATTATHIRIPAD WAS	SOCIAL REFORMER
THE ZABTI SYSTEM WAS CONCEIVED BY	AKBAR
THE TITLE "SARDAR" TO VALLABHABHAI PATEL BY	MOTILAL NEHRU
THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA	P.T USHA
THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIA	PREM MATHUR
THE FIRST INDIAN TO ENTER SPACE	RAKESH SHARMA
THE COMMUNAL REPRESENTATION WAS INTRODUCED INDIA BY	Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909
THE CITY IN HARYANA NAMED AS "THE MILLENNIUM CITY"	GURGAON
THE CAPITAL CITY OF TRIPURA	AGARTHALA
THE CAPITAL CITY OF SIKKIM	GANGTOK
THE CAPITAL CITY OF RAJASTHAN	JAIPUR
THE CAPITAL CITY OF MADHYAPRADESH	BHOPAL
THE CAPITAL CITY OF KARNATAKA	BANGALORE
THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN INDIA	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
THE " WISE FOOL " OF INDIAN HISTORY	MUHAMMAD BIN TUGLAQ
TEA GARDEN OF INDIA	ASSAM
STEPHEN HAWKING	BRITISH ASTROPHYSICIST
SMALLEST STATE IN INDIA	GOA
SATYAJIT RAY	BENGAL FILM
SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH	GUJRATH
PRIME MINISTER OF AKBAR THE GREAT	ABUL FAZAL
PINK CITY OF INDIA	JAIPUR
PARTITION OF BENGAL	LORD CURZON
NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA	SAROJINI NAIDU
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN	JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU
NATIONAL FRUIT OF INDIA	MANGO
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUM	CALCUTTA
NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN	MEDHA PATKAR
NARAYANGHAT IS THE SAMADHI OF	GULZARILAL NANDA
MISSILE MAN OF INDIA	APJ ABDUL KALAM
MINISTER OF DEFENCE IN INDIA	A.K ANTONY
M.F HUSSAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH	PAINTING
LAST MUGHAL EMPEROR OF DELHI	BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR
LARGEST SALT WATER LAKE IN INDIA	CHILKA
KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF	ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE
KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006	PANKAJ ADVANI
JANTAR MANDIR AT DELHI IS A:	Observatory
INFOSYS CEO	S.GOPALAKRISHNAN
INDIAS YOUNGEST IIT STUDENT	CHANDRA SEKAR
INDIAS UN SECRETARY GENERAL CANDIDATE	SASI TAROOR
INDIAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN	NIRUPAM SEN
INDIAS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER	INDIRA GANDHI
INDIAN HOCKEY COACH	JOKIM KARVALO
IN INDIA RAILWAY WAS INTRODUCED BY	DALHOUSIE
GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA	DR. SWAMINATHAN
GRAND OLDMAN OF INDIA	DADABHAI NAOROJI
GANDHI CALLED HIM "PULAYARAJA" WHOM	AYYANKALI
FOUNDER OF INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY	SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE
FOUNDER OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT	SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA
FOUNDER OF ARYA SAMAJ	DAYANAND SARASWATI
FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT	FATHIMA BIVI
FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN INDIA	SAROJINI NAIDU
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA	S RADHAKRISHNAN
FIRST TEST TUBE BABY IN THE WORLD	LOUISE BROWN
FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA	GANESH S MAVALANKAR
FIRST RECIPIENT OF BHARAT RATNA	C.RAJAGOPALACHARI
FIRST PRESIDENT OF INC	W.C BANERJEE
FIRST MALAYALAM ACTOR, WHO WON BHARATAWARD	P.J ANTONY
FIRST LADY IPS OFFICER	KIRAN BEDI
FIRST LADY CHIEF MINISTER	SUCHETHA KRIPALANI
FIRST INDIAN WOMAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX CHAMPION	SANIA NEHWAL
FIRST INDIAN TO WIN BOOKER PRIZE	ARUNDHATI ROY
FIRST INDIAN TO DRIVE A FORMULA ONE CAR	NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN
FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL	MIHIR SEN
FIRST INDIAN TEST TUBE BABY	HARSHA
FIRST INDIAN SCIENTIST WON NOBEL PRIZE	C.V RAMAN
FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE	SUSHMITHA SEN
FIRST INDIAN ICS OFFICER	SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE
FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET	HARBHAJAN SINGH
FIRST INDIAN GRAND MASTER IN CHESS	V. ANAND
FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY	VIRENDER SEHWAG
FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN	C.K NAYUDU
FIRST INDIAN BANK TO HAVE A BRANCH IN CHINA	BANK OF INDIA
FIRST FIELD MARSHAL	MANEKSHAW
FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA	SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL
FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA	HARILAL J KANIA
FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA	SUKUMAR SEN
FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA	VENUGOPAL
FATHER OF MALAYALAM CINEMA	J.C DANIEL
FATHER OF INDIAN LIBRARY SCIENCE	S.R RANGANATHAN
DIAMOND CITY OF INDIA	SURAT
COURT PHYSICIAN OF KING KANISHKA	CHARAKA
CLASSICAL DANCE FORM OF TAMIL NADU	BHARATHA NATYAM
CHILKA LAKE	ORISSA
CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE	FALI HOMI MAJOR
CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA	K.G BALAKRISHNAN
CBI DIRECTOR	VIJAY SHANKAR
CAPITAL CITY OF UTTARPRADESH	LUCKNOW
CAPITAL CITY OF GUJRATH	GANDHINAGAR
BHUVANESHAR IS THE CAPITAL OF	ORISSA
BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA IS ASSOCIATED WITH	SARDAR VALLABAI PATEL
BANARUS HINDU UNIVERSITY	UTTARPRADESH
AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS LINE " SARE JAHAN SE ACHA"	MUHAMMAD IQBAL
ARUNA ASAF ALI	INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER
ACTUAL NAME OF PEN NAME "KAKKANADAN"	GEORGE VARGHESE
"THE SORROW OF BIHAR"	COSI
"THE ORANGE CITY OF INDIA"	NAGPUR
"SCOTLAND OF EAST"	SHILLONG
"IRON MAN OF INDIA" IS	SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL
"INDIAN NEPOLIAN "	SAMUDRA GUPTA
" MYSORE TIGER "	TIPPU SULTHAN
" LION OF THE PUNJAB "	LALA LAJPAT RAI
" INDIAN SHAKESPEARE "	KALIDASA
" FRONTIER GANDHI"	KHAN ABDULGAFAR KHAN

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