1. Which country won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League 2014, which was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, on 18 January 2014? Ans. Netherlands 2. How many Portuguese-speaking countries were participated in the 3rd Lusofonia Games which started on 18 …

1. The only person to win both an Oscar and a Nobel prize was # George Bernard Shaw 2. Who is also known as the Father of Indian Nuclear Science # Homi Jehangir Bhabha 3. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole # Captain Roald Amundsen 4. Who was the first P…

Western Coast- 1. Kandla (child of partition) 2. Mumbai (busiest and biggest) 3. Jawahar Lal Nehru (fastest growing) 4. Marmugao (naval base also) 5. Mangalore (exports Kudremukh iron-ore) 6. Cochin (natural Harbour) Eastern Coast- 1. Kolkata-Haldia (riverine port) 2.…

1. Order Cheque: A cheque which is payable to a particular person or his order is called an order cheque. 2. Bearer Cheque: A cheque which is payable to a person whosoever bears, is called bearer cheque. 3. Blank Cheque: A cheque on which the drawer puts his signature…

1. Who is the founder of Agra? Answer: Sikander Lodi 2. The founder of Vijayanagar: Answer: Harihara I 3. Who founded the city of Siri? Answer: Alauddin Khilji 4. The city of Daulatabad was founded by: Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq 5. Dinpanah was founded by: Answer: H…

1. Who is known as India's Iron Butterfly? Answer :- Saina Nehwal 2. Who has F1 German Grand Prix-2013? Answer :- Sebastian Vettal 3. Energy Statistics is the annual publication of which organization? Answer :- Central Statistical Organization 4. The Centrally spo…

Above – below Attack – defend Ability – inability Advance – retreat Adversity – prosperity Arrival – departure Ancient – modern Arrest – release, free Ascent – descent Acquit – convict Acceptance – rejection Armament – disarmament Absurd – reasonable Ample – meagre Ad…

1. Dr. Manmohan Singh: Chairman, Planning Commission. 2. Ms. Meira Kumar: Speaker, Lok Sabha. 3. Mohammad Hamid Ansari: Chairman, Rajya Sabha. 4. Mr. P. J. Kurien: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. 5. Mr. Karia Munda: Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. 6. Mrs. Sushma Swaraj : Lea…

1. Taj Mahal — Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (AD 1632) 2. Chichen Itza — Yucatán Mexico( AD 800) 3. Christ the Redeemer — Rio de Janeiro Brazil (AD 1926) 4. Colosseum — Rome, Italy (AD 70) 5. Great Wall of China — China (BC 700) 6. Machu Picchu — Cuzco Region, Peru (AD 1…

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NSSO : National Sample Survey Organisation PPP : Purchasing Power Parity & Public Priveate Partnership PSU : Public Sector Undertakings QIB : Qualified Institutional Borrower SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India RIDF : Rural Infrastructural Development Fu…

A.M. — Ante meridian (रात के बारह बजे से दिन के बारह बजे तक का समय) P.M. — Post meridian (दिन के बारह बजे से रात के बारह बजे तक) B. A. — Bachelor of Arts M. A. — Master of Arts B. Sc. — Bachelor of Science M. Sc. — Master of Science B. Sc. Ag. — Bachelor of Science in…

1. While the ternary operator (?:) is well known, many don’t realise that it can also be used as lvalues. x = (y < 0) ? 10 : 20; (a == 0 ? a : b) = 1; Otherwise, you would be writing this as, if (a == 0) a = 1; else b = 1; 2. The namespace alias is pretty easy to m…

SOME PERSONAL QUESTIONS.. 1. Introduce urself or tell me about urself.(note: they can ask u to speak in regional language or in mother tongue also.) 2. What is ur name and its meaning and whats ur hobby?? 3. What was ur achievement in school or college??? 4. Tell me y…

Best Actor: Farhan Akhtar for `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag` Best Actress: Deepika Padukone for `Ram-Leela: Goliyon ki Rasleela` Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Best Film: `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag` Best Debut (Direction): Ritesh Batra for `The Lunchbox…

1. China : The Chinese may not always guilty, but have a share of  41% of hacker attacks. Just one year before the Republic of China was responsible for only 13% of cyber attacks according to Akamai, and share in the third quarter was  33%. 2. U.S. : Every tenth hacke…

1. ENCODING : Purpose: The purpose of encoding is to transform data so that it can be properly (and safely) consumed by a different type of system. Used for: For maintaining data usability i.e.,to ensure that it is able to be properly consumed. Data Retrieval Mechanis…

1► Tianhe-2 - China 2► Titan - U.S. 3► Sequoia - U.S. 4► K computer - Japan 5► Mira - U.S. 6► Stampede - U.S. 7► Juqueen - Germany 8► Vulcan - U.S. 9► SuperMuc - Germany 10► Tianhe-1A - China

1. Bill Gates 2. Barack Obama 3. Vladimir Putin 4. Pope Francis 5. Sachin Tendulkar 6. Xi Jinping 7. Narendra Modi 8. Warren Buffett 9. Amitabh Bachchan 10. Abdul Kalam

1. Yuvi – Makaeand Waingankar 2. India’s Tryst with Destiny – Jagdish  Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya 3. Life Is What you Make It – Preeti  Shenoy 4. I Have A Dream – Rashmi Bansal 5. Thinking Fast And Slow – Daniel  Kahneman 6. Few Things Left Unsaid – Sudeep Nagarkar 7…

Make studying a part of your everyday school routine and don't be limited to 'cramming' for exams and tests. 1. Establish a routine Set aside a particular time each day for study and revision and stick to it. 2. Create a study environment This should be aw…

1. Always take time for yourself, at least 30 minutes per day. 2. Be aware of your own stress meter: Know when to step back and cool down. 3. Concentrate on controlling your own situation, without controlling everybody else. 4. Daily exercise will burn off the stress …

1. Key board— Herman Hollerith, first keypunch  devices in 1930’s 2. Computer Mouse — Douglas Engelbart (1964) 3. RAM— An Wang and Jay Forrester (1951) 4. Trackball— Tom Cranston and Fred Longstaff (1952) 5. Hard Disk— IBM , The IBM Model 350 Disk File (1956) 6. Integ…

Reliance Industries— Mumbai, India Microsoft— Redmond, Washington, USA Coca-Cola— Atlanta, Georgia, USA Apple— Cupertino, California, USA Nokia— Espoo, Finland Home Depot— Vinings, Georgia, USA Berkshire Hathaway— Omaha, Nebraska, USA Fiat— Turin, Italy Toshiba— Tokyo…

1.      The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber - Sulphur 2.      For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of - 35 years 3.      A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is cont…