FAMOUS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF INDIA

** Ajanta- Ellora Caves (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Gupta rulers
** Aram Bagh (Agra,UP) : Babur
** Agra Fort (Agra,UP) : Akbar
** Akbar’s Mausoleum (Sikandra,UP) : Akbar
** Itmad-ud-daula Fort (Agra,UP) : Noorjahan
** Bibi Ka Maqbara (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Aurangzeb
** CharMinar (Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh) : Quli Qutub Shah
** Deewan-e- Khas (Agra Fort,UP) : Shahjahan
** Elephanta’s cave (Mumbai,Maharashtra) : Rashtrakuta rulers
** Fatehpur Sikri (Agra,UP) : Akbar
** Ferozshah Kotla (Delhi) : Ferozshan Tughlaq
** Gateway of India (Mumbai,Maharashtra) : British Govt.
** Hawa Mahal (Jaipur,Rajasthan) : Maharaja Pratap Singh
** Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi) : Humayun’s wife
** Jama Masjid (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan
** Jama masjid (Delhi) : Shahjahan
** Jagannath Temple (Puri,Odisha) : Anantvarman Ganga
** Jantar-Mantar (Delhi) : Sawai Jai Singh
** Jim Corbett Park (Nainital,Uttarakhand) : Sir Malcom Hailley
** Jodhpur Fort (Jodhpur,Rajasthan) : Rao Jodhaji
** Makka Masjid (Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh) : Quli Qutub Shah
** Moti Masjid (Agra Fort,UP) : Shahjahan
** Moti Masjid (Delhi Fort) : Aurangzeb
** Qutub Minar (Delhi) : Qutubuddin Aibak
** Red Fort (Delhi) : Shahjahan
** Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmadabad,Gujarat) : Mahatma Gandhi
** Shantiniketan (West Bengal) : Rabindra Nath Tagore
** Shish Mahal (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan
** Shalimar Garden (Srinagar,J & K) : Jahangir
** Sun Temple (Kornak,Odisha) : Narsimhadeva I
** Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) (Amritsar,Punjab) : Guru Ramdas
** Tajmahal (Agra,UP) : Shahjahan
** Vellure Math (Kolkata,West Bengal) : Swami Vivekanand

REVOLUTION IN INDIA

* Black Revolution - Petroleum Production
* Blue Revolution - Fish Production
* Brown Revolution - Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production
* Golden Fibre Revolution - Jute Production
* Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production
* Green Revolution - Food grains
* Grey Revolution - Fertilizer
* Pink Revolution - Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production
* Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production
* Round Revolution - Potato
* Silver Fiber Revolution - Cotton
* Silver Revolution - Egg/Poultry Production
* White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) - Milk/Dairyproduction
* Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production
* Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of Agriculture

G.K BULLET POINTS

1. What is normal body temperature? - 98.6 °F
2. Dengue is caused by which virus? - DENV
3. A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was recently unveiled at the Parliament Square in which country? - Britain
4. Currency of Australia? - Australian dollar
5. Capital of Singapore? - Singapore
6. Who was recently selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2014? - Veerappa Moily
7. Which former Prime Minister was foreign minister in Moraji Desai government? - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8. Velikonda Range is located in which state? - Andhra Pradesh
9. Government of India has recently decided to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute in which state? - Gujarat
10. Who invented Jet engine? - Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle
11. New Zealand's Martin Guptill recently hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out against which country? - West Indies
12. Which is primary component of natural gas? - Methane
13. What is the Official UN theme for the 2015 International Women’s Day? - Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
14. Led pencil is having component of? - Graphite
15. Byte is the unit of? - Memory
16. Who was recently appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called ‘Kayakalp’? - Ratan Tata
17. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed recently took oath as the Chief Minister of which state? - Jammu and Kashmir
18. Varaha Mihira wrote a book “Brihat Samhita”, it is related with? - Astronomy
19. Which animal in Logo of WWF? - Giant Panda
20. World Sleep Day is observed on? - March 13

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest In the World

1. Tallest Animal :- Giraffe
2. Fastest Bird :- Swift
3. Largest Bird :- Ostrich
4. Smallest Bird :- Humming Bird
5. Longest Railway Bridge :- Huey P. Long Bridge, Lousiana (USA)
6. Tallest Building :- Burj Tower, Dubai
7. Longest Canal :- Suez Canal
8. Biggest City (Area) :- Mount Isa (Australia)
9. Largest City (Population) :- Tokyo, followed by Shanghai, New York, Beijing, London
10. Costiliest City :- Tokyo
11. Highest City :- Van Chuan (China)
12. Largest Desert :- Sahara (Africa)
13. Largest Dam :- Three Gorges Dam (China)
14. Highest Dam :- Hoover Dam (USA)
15. Largest Island :- Greenland

ABBREVIATIONS

[1] EXACTO: Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance
[2] CARE: Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
[3] MCA: Model Concession Agreement
[4] SMAP: Soil Moisture Active Passive
[5] NATO : North Atlantic Treaty
[6] ESCAP : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[7] FICCI : Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
[8] NCERT: National Council of Education Research and Training
[9] ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations
[10] IFTU : International Federation of Trade Unions
[11] WFI : Wrestling Federation of India
[12] CERSAI : Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security
[13] DBT: Direct Benefit Transfer
[14] NIIT: National Institute of Information Technology
[15] LIBOR: London Inter Bank Offered Rate
[16] LIBID: London Inter Bank Bid Rate
[17] ECGC: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
[18] SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
[19] STRIPS: Separate Trading for Registered Interest & Principal Securities
[20] CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau of India Limited
[21] CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
[22] AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds of India
[23] FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
[24] CAC: Capital Account Convertibility
[25] CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
[26] PMJDY: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
[27] ISIS: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
[28] MCA: Model Concession Agreement
[29] MEDA: Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer
[30] CSF : Commonwealth Shooting Federation

First in Awards and Titles World Wide

1). First Miss World - Reita Faria in 1966
2). First Miss Universe - Susmita Sen in 1994
3). First Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997
4). First Bharat Ratna - Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954
5). First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna -Khan Abdul Ghaffar
6). First Person to receive Stalin Prize - Saifuddin Kitchlu
7). First Chevalier - Sivaji Ganesan
8). First Person to receive Jnapith Award - Shri Shankar Kurup
9). First Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Devika Rani in 1969
10). First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) - D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for "most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice."
11). First Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave
12). First Winner of a major literary award in the United States -Dhan Gopal Mukerji
13). First Ford Supermodel of the World(contest) - Bipasha Basu, 1996
14). First Indian recipient of 'Oscar Award'- Bhanu Athaiy

GK NOTES in Banking

• First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank
• First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith
• First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh
• First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC
• First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India : Presidency bank in 1830
• First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India : Bengal Bank 1784
• First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK
• First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
• First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India
• First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
• First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770
• First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India
• First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank
• First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank
• First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
• First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India
• First Indian Bank started with Indian capital /indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank
• First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank Was started by : Syndicate Bank

International Organisations and their Headquarters

1. UNO - New York
2. UNICEF - New York
3. UNIDO - Vienna
4. UNESCO - Paris
5. IMF - Washington DC
6. UNFPA - New York
7. ILO - Geneva
8. WTO - Geneva
9. WHO - Geneva
10. International Committee of the Red Cross -Geneva.
11. World Meteorological Organisation - Geneva.
12. World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva.
13. International Standards Organisation - Geneva.
14. International Maritime Organisation - London.
15. Commonwealth of Nations - London.
16. Amnesty International - London.
17. UNEP( united nations environmental programme) -Nairobi (Kenya).
18. SAARC - Kathmandu
19. Food and Agricultural Organisation - Rome.
20. Transparency International - Berlin
21. World Bank - Washington D.C.
22. International Renewable Energy Agency - AbuDhabi (UAE) (Interim HQs)
23. Universal Postal Union - Berne.
24. International Atomic Energy Agency- Vienna.
25. International Court Of Justice - The Hague

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY - NICK NAMES OF SOME PLACES

(1) Golden City - Amristar
(2) Manchester of India -Ahmedabad
(3) City of Seven Islands - Mumbai
(4) Queen of Arabian Sea - Cochin
(5) Space City - Bangalore
(6) Garden City of India - Bangalore
(7) Silicon Valley of India -Bangalore
(8) Electronic City of India -Bangalore
(9) Pink City - Jaipur
(10) Gateway of India - Mumbai
(11) Twin City - Hyderabad -Sikandarabad
(12) City of Festivals - Madurai
(13) Deccan Queen - Pune
(14) City of Buildings - Kolkata
(15) Dakshin Ganga - Godavari
(16) Old Ganga - Godavari
(17) Egg Bowl of Asia - AndhraPradesh
(18) Soya Region - Madhya Pradesh
(19) Manchester of the South -Coimbatore
(20) City of Nawabs - Lucknow
(21) Venice of the East - Cochin
(22) Sorrow of Bengal - Damodarriver
(23) Sorrow of Bihar - Kosi river
(24) Blue Mountains - Nilgiri
(25) Queen of the Mountains -Mussoorie

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

[1] Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
[2] Half Girlfriend- Chetan Bhagat
[3] Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician- Zafar Anjum
[4] The Narrow Road to the Deep North- Richard Flanagan
[5] Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna - Gautam Chintamani
[6] Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar- Dilip D‟Souza
[7] Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector – Dr. U.D. Choubey
[8] Empire to Independence- Jai Krishan Kaushik
[9] One Life is Not Enough- Natwar Singh
[10] The Lives of Others- Neel Mukherji
[11] The Vijay Mallya Story- K. Giriprakash
[12] The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh- Sanjaya Baru
[13] Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths - PC Parakh
[14] Hard Choices- Hillary Rodham Clinton
[15] The Candidate - Anirudh Bhattacharya.
[16] Arctic Summer- Damon Galgut
[17] A Stamp is Born - C. R. Pakrashi
[18] Anticipating India - The best of national interest- Shekhar Gupta
[19] A Man and a Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power- Bette Dam
[20] Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age- Alexander Bard

IMPORTANT RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS IN INDIA

[1] Bhakra Nangal Project ------- On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
[2] Mandi Project ----- On Beas in HP
[3] Chambal Valley Project ------ On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam
[4] Damodar Valley Project ----- On Damodar in Bihar, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USA
[5] Hirakud Project ------- On Mahanadi in Orrisa, World’s Longest Dam: 4801m
[6] Rihand Project ------ On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
[7] Kosi Project ------ On Kosi in N.Bihar
[8] Mayurkashi Project ------- On Mayurkashi in West Bengal
[9] Kakrapara Project ------ On Tapi in Gujrat
[10] Nizamsagar Project ------- On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh
[11] Nagarjuna Sagar Project On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh
[12] Tugabhadra Project ------ On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
[13] Shivasamudram Project ------- On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.
[14] Tata Hydel Scheme ------ On Bhima in Maharashtra
[15] Sharavathi Hydel Project ------- On Jog Falls in Karnataka
IMPORTANT RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS IN INDIA( PART2)
[1] Kundah & Periyar Project ------ In Tamil Nadu
[2] Farakka Project ------- On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
[3] Ukai Project ------ On Tapti in Gujarat
[4] Mahi Project ------ On Mahi in Gujarat
[5] Salal Project ------- On Chenab in J&K
[6] Mata Tila Multipurpose Project -------- On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
[7] Thein Project ------ On Ravi, Punjab.
[8] Pong Dam ------ On Beas, Punjab
[9] Tehri Dam ------- On Bhgirathi, Uttarakhand
[10] Sardar Sarovar Project -------- On Narmada, Gujarat/MP.

Lakes of India

Wular Lake ………Jammu & Kashmir 
Bhim Tal…………………….…Uttrakh
Lonar…………….Maharashtra 
Sambhar…….… Rajasthan
Kolleru…………AndhraPradesh
Sukhna ………...Chandigarh
Loktak ………… Manipur Parashuram Kund…….. Arunachal Pradesh
Dal Lake …………….Jammu & Kashmir 
Pongong Tso …………. Jammu & Kashmir
NainiTal……….…..Uttarakha Tso Morari ……. Jammu & Kashmir
Salt Lake …………..Kolkata Nakki Lake……. Rajasthan
Chilka ………….……Orissa 
Pushkar Lake ……….….. Rajasthan
Pulicut …………………AndhraPradesh 
Udaipur Lake…………... Rajasthan
Vembanad Kayal ……………………. Kerala Upper 
Lower Lake ………... Bhopal, MP
Ashtamudi ........... Kerala Nizam Sagar...Hyderabad

Information Technology Abbreviations :

IEP: Instruction Enhancement Programme
IFA: Information For All
IGF: Internet Governance Forum
IIIT: International Institute of Information Technology
IISc: Indian Institute of Science
ILTP: Integrated Long Term Programme
IMSC : Inter Ministerial Standing Committee
INDRP: .IN Dispute Resolution Policy
INUP: Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme
IP: Internet Protocol
IPR: Intellectual Prperty Rights
ISEA Project: INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECT
ISMS : Information Security Management System
IST: Information Society Technologies
ISTDC/WGs: Information Security Technology Devlopment Council/Working Groups
ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems
ITSM: Information Technology Services Management
ISCII: Indian Standard Code for Information Interchange
ITIR: Information Technology Investment Regions

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• KCC – Kisan Credit Card
• KVIC – Khadi and Village Industries Corporation
• KYC – Know your customer
• LAMPS – Large Sized Adivasi Multipurpose societies
• LERMS – Liberalised Exchange Rate Management System
• LIC – Life Insurance Corporation of India
• MCA – Ministry of Company affairs
• MIS – Management Information System
• MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
• NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
• NBFC – Non Banking Finance Companies
• NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer
• NPA – Non Performing assets
• NRE – Non Resident External account
• NRI – Non Resident Indian
• NSE – National Stock Exchange
• OLTAS – Online tax accounting system
• OMO – Open market operations
• PACS – Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
• PDO – Public Debt Office
• PIN – Personal Identification Number
• QIB – Qualified Institutional Buyers
• RBI – Reserve Bank of India
• RDBMS – Relational Database Management System
• REC – Rural ElectrificationCorporation
• RFC – Resident Foreign Currency
• RIDF – Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
• RRB – Regional Rural Bank
• RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement
• RWA – Risk Weighted Assets
• SBI – State Bank of India
• SCB – Scheduled Commercial Bank
• SDR – Special Drawing Rights
• SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
• SFMS - Structured Financial Messaging Services
• SHG – Self Help Group
• SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India
• SIDC – State Industrial Development Corporation
• SJSRY –Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana
• SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
• SLRS – Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavangers
• SMERA – SME rating agency of India Limited
• SSI – Small Scale Industries
• SME – Small and Medium Industries
• SSSBE – Small Scale Service and Business Enterprises
• UTI – Unit Trust of India
• WPI – Wholesale Price Index
• YTM – Yield to maturity
• LAB – Local Area Banks
• ALM – Asset Liability Management
• ANBC – Adjusted Net Bank Credit
• ASBA – Applications supported Bank accounts
• BOE – Bill of Exchange
• CASA – Current and savings accounts
• CBLO – Collateralised Bank Lending Obligations
• CIBIL – Credit Information Bureau of India Limited
• DPG – Deferred Payment Guarantee
• DPN – Demand Promissory Note
• DRAT – Debt Recovery Appellate tribunal
• DRI – Differential Rate of Interest
• DSCR – Debt Service Coverage Ratio
• EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
• EMI – Equated Monthly Instalments
• EPS – Earnings Per Share
• ESOP – Employee Stock Options
• FEDAI – Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India
• FFMC – Full Fledged Money Changers
• FOB – Free on Board
• LIBOR – London Inter Bank Operations Rate

COUNTRIES & ITS PARLIAMENT

Afghanistan — Shoora
Andorra — General Council
Albania — People's Assembly
Azerbaijan — Melli Majlis
Algeria — National People's Assembly
Angola — National People's Assembly
Argentina — National Congress
Australia — Federal Parliament
Austria — National Assembly
Bahamas — General Assembly
Bahrain — Consultative Council
Bangladesh — Jatiya Sansad
Belize — National Assembly
Bhutan — Tshogdu
Bolivia — National Congress
Brazil — National Congress
Brunei — National Assembly
Botswana — National Assembly
Britain — Parliment (House of Common's & House of Lords)
Bulgaria — Narodno Subranie.
Cambodia — National Assembly
Congo Democratic — Rep. of National Legislative Council
Colombia — Congress
Canada — Parliament
China — National People's Congress
Chile — Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Comoros — Legislative Council and Senate
Costa Rice — Legislative Council and Senate
Crotia — Sabor
Cuba — National Assembly of People's Power
Czech Republic — Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Denmark — Folketing
Ecuador — Natinal Congress
El Salvador — Legislative Assembly
East Timor — Constituent Assembly
Ethiopia — Federal Council and House of Representative
Egypt — People's Assembly
Fiji Islands — Senate & House of Representative
France — National Assembly
Finland — Eduskusta (Parliament)
Germany — Bundestag(Lower House),Bundesrat(UpperHouse)
Guyana — National Assembly
Greece — Chamber of Deputies
Hungary — National Assembly
Iceland — Althing
India — Parliament
Indonesia — People's Consultative Assembly
Iran — Majlis
Iraq — National Assembly
Israel — Knesset
Italy — Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Japan — Diet
Jordan — National Assembly
Korea(North) — Supreme People's Assembly
Korea(South) — National Assembly
Kuwait — National Assembly
Kenya — National Assembly
Laos — People's Supreme Assembly
Labanon — National Assembly
Lesotho — National Assembly and Senate
Lithuania — Seimas
Luxembourg — Chamber of Deputies
Liberia — National Assembly
Libya — General People's Congress
Malaysia — Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
Maldives — Majlis Madagascar — National People's Assembly
Mongolia — Great People's Khural
Montenegro — Federal Assembly
Mozambique — People's Assembly
Myanmar — Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal — National Panchayat
Netherlands — The State General
Norway — Storting
New Zealand — Parliament (House of Representative)
Oman — Monarchy
Pakistan — National Assembly & Senate
Paraguay — Senate & Chamber of Deputies
Philippines — The Congress
Papua New Guinea — National Parliament
Poland — Sejm
Romania — Great National Assembly
Russia — Duma & Federal Council
Serbia — Federal Assembly
Senegal — National Assembly
Seychelles — People's Assembly
Somalia — People's Assembly
South Africa — Rep. House of Assembly
Spain — Cortes
Sweden — Riksdag
Saudi Arabia — Majlis Al Shura
Sudan — National Assembly
Switzerland — Federal Assembly
Syria — People's Council
Turkey — Grand National Assembly
Tunisia — National Assembly
USA — Congress
Vietnam — National Assembly
Venezuela — National Congress
Zaire — National Legislative Council
Zambia — National Assembly

First Women of India With Their Achievements

1. India's First Woman Railway Driver - Surekha Shankar Yadav
2. India's First Woman Tabla Maestro - Dr. Aban Mistry
3. India's First Recognized Billionth Citizen - Astha
4. India's First Woman Airbus Pilot - Durba Banerjee
5. First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha - V. S. Rama Devi
6. First Indian Woman To Win Magsasay Award - Kiran Bedi
7. First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets - Diana Eduljee
8. First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force - Nita Ghose
9. First Indian Woman To Complete Her MBBS - Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888
10. First Woman Cheif Engineer - P. K. Tresia Nanguli
11. First Indian Woman At Antarctica - Meher Moos In 1976
12. First Woman Foriegn Minister - Lakshmi N. Menon
13. First Woman Commercial Pilot - Prem Mathur Of Deccan 
Airways
14. First Woman Sahitya Award Winner - Amrita Pritam
15. First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress - Dr. Ashima Chatterjee
16. First Woman To Win WTA Tennis Tournament - Sania Mirza
17. First Chief Justice Of Mumbai High Court - Justice Sujaata B Manohar
18. First Indian Woman Advocate - Regina Guha
19. First Indian Woman Barrister - Cornotia Sorabji
20. First Woman Surgeon - Dr. Prema Mukherjee
21. First Woman To Get Arjun Award - N. Lumsden (1961)
22. First Woman Chairman Of Bank - Tarzani Vakil
23. First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission - Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak
24. First Indian Woman To Receive Asiad Gold Medal - Kamalji Sandhu
25. First Woman Speaker Of State Assembly - Mrs. Shano Devi
26. First Actress In The Indian Cinema - Devika Rani
27. First Woman Finger Prints Expert In India - Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal
28. First Woman Doordarshan News Reader - Pratima Puri
29. First Indian Woman To Reach In Olympic Games - Sini Abrahim
30. First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award - Dr. Amrita Patel
31. First Indian Woman IAS Officer - Anna George

First in India

1. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?
I.N.S Chakra
2. What is the name of first British to visit India ?
Hawkins
3. Name of the first election commissioner of India ?
Sukumar Sen.
4. Name of the first university of India ?
Nalanda University.
5. Where is India's First nuclear centre ?
Tarapur
6. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ?
Fa-hien
7. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ?
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
8. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ?
Kolkata in 1727
9. Name of the first deputy Prime Minister of India ?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
10. Name of first Space Tourist of India ?
Santosh George
11. Name of the first Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship ?
I.N.S. Vikrant
12. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ?
Col. I K Bajaj
13. Name of first Indian who won Billiards Trophy ?
Wilson Jones
14. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from
Office ?
Moraji Desai
15. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ?
Bhanu Athaiya
16. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ?
Dr. Zakir Hussain
17. Name of the First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award ?
Ruskin Bond
18. Name of First Indian Missile ?
Prithvi
19. Name of first Indian Pilot ?
J.R.D. Tata in 1929
20. Name of the first Chief of Naval staff of India ?
Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
21. Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ?
Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958
22. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ?
Rabindranath Tagore
23. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ?
Dr. Amartya Sen
24. Name of the First Indian Submarine ?
I.N.S. Cauveri
25. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra
Major Somnath Sharma
26. First Indian to go into space ?
Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
27. Name of first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award ?
Dr. S Radhakrishnan
28. Name of first speaker of Lok Sabha ?
G.V. Mavlankar from 1952-1957
29. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ?
W.C. Banerjee
30. First President of India ?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
31. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ?
G. Shankar Kurup
32. India's first woman president ?
Smt. Pratibha Patil
33. Name of first woman governor of India ?
Sarojini Naidu
34. Name of the first Indian woman ruler ?
Razia Sultan on Delhi's throne
35. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna
?
M.S. Subbulakshmi
36. Name of the first woman of India to win WTA title ?
Sania Mirza
37. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ?
Mother Teresa in 1979
38. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
39. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
40. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ?
Nirja Mishra
41. Name of first woman of India to won Miss World Title ?
Reita Faria
42. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ?
Bachendri Pal
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43. Name of the first woman of India to won Miss Universe title ?
Sushmita Sen
44. Name of India's first woman IPS officer ?
Kiran Bedi
45. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ?
Ashapurna Devi
46. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ?
Kamaljeet Sandhu

Heads of Different Institutions

1. Chief Economic Advisor - Arvind Subramanium
2. Chief Election Commissionor - Dr. Nasim Zaidi
3. RBI - RaghuRam Rajan
4. RAW - Rajinder Khanna
5. SBI - Arundhati Bhattacharya
6. SEBI - U.K. Sinha
7. IB - Dineshwar Sharma
8. IBPS - TM Bhasin
9. IRDA - T.S.Vijayan
10. ISRO - AS Kiran Kumar
11. NABARD - Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
12. NASSCOM - R. Chandrasekhar
13. SSC - Amitava Bhattacharyya
14. TRAI - Rahul Khullar
15. UGC - Ved Prakash
16. UPSC - Deepak Gupta
17. DRDO - K Tamilmani(from 1st Feb)
18. FICCI - Jyotsana suri

SPORTS:

First Country in World to host Olympics:Athens of Greece in 1896 (the first olympics is summer olympics)
First Country in World to host Winter
Olympics:Francein 1924
First Country in World to host Summer
Paralympics :Italy in 1960
First Country in World to host Winter Paralympics: Sweden in 1976 (where Paralympics means Olympics for Physically Handicapped)
First Country in World to host Summer Youth Olympics: Singapore IN 2010
First Country in World to host Winter Youth
Olympics: Innsbruck of Austria in 2012
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup: West Indies in 1975 (2nd is also west-indies in 1979 and 3rd is India in 1983)
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup(Twenty 20):India
First Country in World to won FIFA world Cup: Uraguay in 1930.

TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS

1. Badminton - Drop, Smash, Ione, deuce, Clash Service
2. Baseball - Bunting, home, pitcher , strike, put out
3. Basketball - Block, dribble , pivot , held ball, basket
4. Billiards - Cue, Cannon, frame, spider, baulk
5. Boxing - Rounds, knock-out , jab, punch, uppercut
6. Chess - Gambit, resign, checkmate, rook, knight, pawn
7. Cricket - Maiden, caught, slips, gully, point, cover, yorker
8. Football - Penalty , foul, dribble, half, pass, goal
9. Golf - Course, links, tee, hole, nibble, club, putt, iron, eagle
10. Hockey - Centre, defender, push-in, free-hit, stick, carry, bully
11. Horse- racing - Bets, bookies, jockey, punter, steeplechase
12. Polo - Mallet, bunker, chucker, handicap, goal
13. Shooting - Bag, Bulls eye, plug, skeet, marksmanship
14. Tennis - Smash , slice, lob, set, ace, volley
15. Volleyball - Blocking, heave, point, serve, doubling, smash

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಶ್ನೋತ್ತರಗಳು

1) ದೇವನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೋಟೆಯನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದವರು ಯಾರು?

             ಮಲ್ಲಬೈರೆಗೌಡ.

2) ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲಬಾರಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿಯ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ ಯಾರು ಮಾಡಿದರು?

             ಟಿಪ್ಪು ಸುಲ್ತಾನ್.

3) ಭಾರತದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಬೇದ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವ ಕೋಟೆ ಯಾವುದು?

             ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ.

4) "ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ ರಮಾರಮಣ" ಎಂಬ ಬಿರುದು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ದೊರಕಿತ್ತು?

            ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ.

5) ತುಂಗಾ ನದಿಗೆ ಇದ್ದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಹೆಸರೇನು?

            ಪಂಪಾನದಿ.

6) "ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಆಫ್ ಮೈಸೂರು" ಇದರ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕರು ಯಾರು?

             ಭಾರತರತ್ನ ಸರ್. ಎಂ. ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ.

7) ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಗೆ ಒತ್ತು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮೊದಲ ರಾಜ ಯಾರು?

             ಹೈದರಾಲಿ.

8) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಕಾರ್ಖಾನೆಯನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಯಿತು?

            ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಪಾಲಹಳ್ಳಿ.

9) ಕೆಂಪೇಗೌಡರು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರುಕೋಟೆ ಯಾವ ಊರಿನಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

ಕಲಾಸಿಪಾಳ್ಯ.

10) ವಿಧಾನ ಸೌದ"ವನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದವರು ಯಾರು?

ಕೆಂಗಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ.

11) ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಒಟ್ಟು ಎಷ್ಟು "ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ" ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ದೊರೆತಿದೆ?

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12) ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ "ಬೃಂದಾವನ"ದ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗಾರ ಯಾರು?

 "ಸರ್. ಮಿರ್ಜಾ ಇಸ್ಮಾಯಿಲ್"

13) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸತತವಾಗಿ ಮೂರು ಸಾರಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿ ಯಾರು ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು?

             ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಹೆಗ್ಗಡೆ.

14) "ಯುಸುಫಾಬಾದ್" ಎಂದು ಈಗಿನ ಯಾವ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕರೆಯುತಿದ್ದರು?

 ದೇವನಹಳ್ಳಿ (ದೇವನದೊಡ್ಡಿ)

15) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಯಾವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ ವೈಭವಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿತ್ತು?

 ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ.

16) ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಶ್ರೀ ರಂಗನಾಥ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಮೂಲ ದೇಗುಲವನ್ನು ಯಾರು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದರು?

            ತಿರುಮಲಯ್ಯ.

17"ಯದುರಾಯ ರಾಜ ನರಸ ಒಡೆಯರ್" ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಕೋಟೆ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಕೋಟೆ.

18) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಮತ್ತೂರ್.

19) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಜಾತ್ರೆ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಶಿರಸಿಯ ಮಾರಿಕಾಂಬ ಜಾತ್ರೆ.

20) ಅಂಗ್ಲ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ ವೇರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾರ್ಡ್ ವೇರ್ ಪದಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ತಂತ್ರಂಶ ಮತ್ತು ಯಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಎನ್ನುವ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟವರು ಯಾರು?

- ಹೆಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್. (ಹೆಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಕೆ)

21) ರಾಯಚೂರಿನ ಮೊದಲ ಹೆಸರೇನು?

- ಮಾನ್ಯಖೇಟ.

22) ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊದಲ ಕೃತಿ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಕವಿರಾಜ ಮಾರ್ಗ

23) ಪಂಪಾಪುರ ಎಂದು ಯಾವ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.

ಹಂಪೆ.

24) ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಏಕ ಶಿಲಾ ವಿಗ್ರಹ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಶ್ರಾವಣಬೆಳಗೊಳದ ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ.

25) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ "ಪರಮವೀರ ಚಕ್ರ" ತಂದುಕೊಟ್ಟ ವೀರ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಯಾರು?

- ಕರ್ನಲ್ ವಸಂತ್.
26) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ದೇವಾಲಯ ಯಾವುದು?

- ನಂಜನಗೂಡಿನ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಂಠೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ.

27) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತಿ ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಶಿಖರ ಯಾವುದು?

- ಮುಳ್ಳಯ್ಯನ ಗಿರಿ.

28) ಮೈಸೂರು ಅರಮನೆಯ ಹೆಸರೇನು?

- ಅಂಬಾವಿಲಾಸ ಅರಮನೆ.

29) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೇ ಮೊದಲು ಕಾಫಿ ಬೀಜವನ್ನು ತಂದವರು ಯಾರು?

            - ಬಾಬಾ ಬುಡನ್ ಸಾಹೇಬ.

30) "ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕದ ಮ್ಯಾಂಚೆಸ್ಟಾರ್ " ಎಂದು ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯನ್ನು ಕರೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ?

            - ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ.

31) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಳೆ ಬೀಳುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಆಗುಂಬೆ.

32) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಯಾವುದು?

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ.

33) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ಉಪಲಬ್ದ ಶಾಸನ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಹಲ್ಮಿಡಿ ಶಾಸನ.

34) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ.

35) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಯಾರು?

            - ಕೆ.ಸಿ.ರೆಡ್ಡಿ.

36) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ರಾಜ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು (ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರು) ಯಾರು?

- ಶ್ರೀ ಜಯಚಾಮರಾಜ ಒಡೆಯರು.

37) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ಕವಯತ್ರಿ ಯಾರು?

            - ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ.

38) ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊದಲ ಉಪಲಬ್ದ ಗದ್ಯಕೃತಿ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ವಡ್ಡರಾದನೆ.

39) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿಧ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ.

40) ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊದಲ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಯಾವುದು? ಬರೆದವರು ಯಾರು?

            - "ಕೇಶಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ" "ಶಬ್ದಮಣಿ ದರ್ಪಣಂ"

41) "ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಾ ಸಂಗೀತ"ದ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ಯಾರು?

            - ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸರು.

42) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಷ್ಣ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಸ್ಥಾವರವಿದೆ?

            - ರಾಯಚೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ.

43) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ರಾಮನಗರ.

44) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ.

45) ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟು ಜಲಪಾತಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತದೆ? ಅವು ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಮೂರು ಜಲಪಾತಗಳು. (೧) ಚುಂಚನ ಕಟ್ಟೆ ಜಲಪಾತ, (೨) ಶಿವನ ಸಮುದ್ರ (೩) ಹೋಗನೆಕಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತ.
46) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಧ್ವಜದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳ ಸಂಕೇತ ಏನು?-

            ಹಳದಿ: ಶಾಂತಿಯ ಸಂಕೇತ.ಕೆಂಪು: ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಸಂಕೇತ

47) ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಧ್ವಜವನ್ನು ನೇಯುವ ಏಕಮಾತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಳ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಇದು ಯಾವ ಊರು?

            - ಗರಗ,

48) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗೆ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಮಾರ್ಗವಿಲ್ಲ?

            - ಕೊಡಗು.

49) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು ಯಾವುದು?

            - ಲಿಂಗನಮಕ್ಕಿ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು.

50) ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊದಲ ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ತಂದುಕೊಟ್ಟವರು ಯಾರು?

- ಕುವೆಂಪು.