Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Answers to the questions of Mar 08 2007

What is GTRE (wrt aero engine development)?
A: Gas Turbine Research Establishment of Bangaluru

Which former foreign minister of Iran is playing a major role in the peace accord with Saudi and agreements with Russia?
A:

What is the cap in FDI in retail?
A: 49%

Who are Bhikhu Parekh,Raja Chelliah,Shiv Kumar Sarin and Amitav Ghosh?
A: Bhiku Parekh is a former member of the British Upper House, Raja Chellaiah is a member of the Planning commission, Shiv Kumar Sarin is a Gastroentorologist and Amitav Ghosh is an author

Who are the members of Arab Maghreb Union?
A: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia

Who is the largest producer of Iron ore?
A: China - Australia - Brazil and India in the decreasing order

What are the KBK districts in Orissa?
A: Koraput, Bolangir and Karahandi

How many coal based power plants are owned by NTPC?
A: 14 and 4 Joint Venture installed capacities

Who are Gramin Dak Sevak's?
A: Extra Departmental Agents (EDA) under the department of Posts renamed to this and 3 lakh people are helping connecting the rural india

How many CWC storage godowns are there in India?
A:

What is the Antyodaya Anna Yojana?
A: The Antyodaya Anna Yojana , an important milestone in providing foodgrains to the poor was launched on December 25, 2000. It contemplated providing 25 kg. of foodgrains per month at highly subsidized rates of Rs. 2 per kg. for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg. for rice to each Antodaya family. The total number of families to be covered under this scheme was placed at one crore
Antyodaya Anna Yojana has started in six States - Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Answers to the questions of Feb 27 2007

Who was the youngest person to get Param Vir Chakra?
A: Major Somnath Sharma

What is the war of thermophyle?
A: It is primarily known for the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC in which an overmatched Greek force held off advancing Persians under Xerxes, and the term since has been used to reference heroic resistance against a more powerful enemy.

What is NCLP?(Child issues)
A: National Child Labour Project - Berhampur - Ganjam started in 1995 under the Ministry of Labor. Sanjay Kumar Singh is the present chairman and MVA Subba Rao, the director of this project

Which country has the largest yield of rice?
A: China

Which four states constitute for the highest child labour?
A:

Who is the President of Italy?
A: Giorgio Napolitano

Which is the longest river in Southern India?
A: Godavari

Where is the next Asian games to be held?
A: Guanhzhou in China

Which committee is enquiring about the financial details of Margadarsi chits?
A: N Rangachary Committee

What is the START 1 and START 2 treaties?
A: Treaty between the US and the USSR (former) started by Ronald Reagen and the second treaty is called START II treaty in 1991 after the collapse of USSR

Which is the longest river in China?
A: Yangtse River

Where is the Bay of Biscay?
A: Gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean at the western coast of France and nothern coast of Spain

Which is the famous volcano in Equador?
A: Cotopaxi

Which is the largest desert in the world?
A: The interior of Antartica is the worls's largest desert

Is Manual scavenging banned in India?
A: According to the Statute, Scanvenging is banned in India

What is Loess?
A: Type of Soil with unconsolidated deposit

What is Lacolith,Cirque?
A: Cirque is the amphi-theatre like valley at the origin of the Glacier

Who is John Nash?
A: Subject of the Book and film - A Beautiful Mind, A Nobel Laurete

When did Thomas Edison win Nobel prize?(Actually did he win)
A: No, he didnt get the prize

Whos was the Secretary of state in US during the Indo-China war?
A: Dean Rusk

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Orkut Series 1

In which country in March 2006, more than 600 followers of slain Shia cleric Hussein al-Houthi who were captured following a rebellion he led in 2004 were released under an amnesty ?
A: Yemen

what were the names of the Argentinian and Indonesian Satellites that PSLV -C7 took yesterday?
A: Pehunsat-1 and LAPAN-TUBSAT of Indonesia with the Jv of Technical University of Berlin

Where is the XXX Antarctic Treaty Consultataive Meeting (ATCM) 2007 being held ?
A: Government of India will be hosting the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) at New Delhi.

India is 25 years old in this treaty. This treaty is going to be held first time in India and the previous one was held in Eidenburg. The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat is at Buenos Aires

What is Year 2007 termed?
A: International Polar Year

Which country became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization this January ?
A: Vietnam

name a major country which is not a member of wto
A: Russia

In an effort to curb greenhouse gases and global warming, the installation of world's biggest offshore wind farm has been approved at ______________
A: London Array

In which country was the world's biggest solar power project approved at..?
A: Portugal

which countries inflation rate is the highest in the world
A: Zimbabwe

Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants ...where in the world ?
A: in the rainforests of Borneo which is shared by three countries...Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam

who is the deputy secretary general of UN?
A: It is Tanzanian Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro

what is the previous position of BAN KI MOON in the UN?
A: Cheif of Staff of the president of the General Assembly

what is the position of shashi tharoor before contesting the election in the UN?
A: Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information

from which country the film WATER had been selected for the oscars under forgein films category........?
A: Canada

what is africom
A: ...africom is the newly created pentagon command covering Africa

What is GUAM in EUROPE?
A: Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - a regional org of 4 CIS countries - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Maldova. Uzbekistan joined and again moved out of it. Turkey has observer status
Started in 1997 in Strauborg. HQ in Ukrainian capital and the president of Azerbaijan Illham Aliyev will be the first secretart general. Backed by US to check the prominence of Russia

What is Armenian Genocide?
A: armenian genocide is allegedely commited by turks during the first world war and is termed as the first genocide of the last century. 2006 Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has written books supporting the alligations.

What is Western Sahara Movement?
A: Western Sahara movement is we can say a self-determination movement by the Polisario group which tries to overthrow the Morocco goverment's rule over the Sahara territory. Saudi Arabia, USA are at the back of Morocco.Algeria has also a part to play, but the problem is put in the hands of the international players

What is Saraswati Samman ...who got this for 2006?
A: Saraswati Samman - For outstanding Literary work(Poetry and Prose)...Monetary Award : 5lakhs ...Instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. Work(for which the award is meant) should have been published in the past ten years in an Indian Language acc. to the Constitution. Panel includes former Award winners and Scholars
  • Jagannath Prasad Das (Orissa)-Parikrama - 2006
  • 1991 - Harivanshrai 'Bachchan' for his autobiography in four volumes (UP)
  • Ramakanta Rath (orissa) - Sri Radha- 1992
  • 1993 - Vijay Tendulkar
  • 1994 - Harbhajan Singh
  • 1995 - Balamani Amma for poetry collection Nivedyam
  • 1996 - Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for She`r-e Shor-Angez
  • 1997 - Manubhai Pancholi
  • 1998 - Sankar Ghosh
  • 1999 - Indira Parthasarathy
  • Manoj Das (Orissa) - Amruta Phala - 2000
  • 2001 - Dalip Kaur Tiwana for her novel Katha Kaho Urvashi
  • 2002 - Mahesh Elkunchwar for his play Yugant
  • 2003 - Govind Chandra Pande for his collection of 163 Sanskrit poems entitled Bhagirathi
  • 2004 - Sunil Gangopadhyay for his novel Pratham Alo
  • 2005 - K. Ayyappa Panicker for his collection of poems Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal
Where is the doomsday vault coming?
A: Norway

What is 29th june going to be celebrated as in India?
A: In the memory of prasanta chandra mahalanobis, this day will be the National Statastics Day

What are the latest additions to the EU?
A: 1 July 2007 The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will become part of the Netherlands as the Kingdom Islands, and will thereby also become part of the European Union. This enlargement will be the first enlargement that happens entirely outside Europe.....

List European countries who are not members of eu ?
A: Ukraine, Belarus, Norway, Switzerland

What is INTERPAT?
A: INTERPAT is an international registration of marks by some pharmaceutical companies of US, Swiss, Japan etc ..and so is the madrid protocol related with TRIPS.
India has decided to join the Madrid Protocol very recently

who is the speaker of commonwealth parlimentry committee?
A: HA.Halim-speaker of west bengal

What is ITER?
A: International Thermo Nuclear Experimental Reactor to test the Fusion Reactions
Seven Participants joined in 2006 with US $ 12 Billion and is the third most expensive project after the Manhattan project and the International Space Station project.
Based in Cadarache, France and expected to start in 2016
USA, EU, Russia, China, Korea, India and Japan.

which country is constructing one million kw nuclear power plan and where is the plant comming?
A: China is constructing it.

What are scramjets ?
A: supersonic combustion ram jet ....the combustor being a supersonic one to give a very high efficiency... and ramjets are nothing but jets at supersonic speeds

What is ECGC and what is its function?
A: Exports Credit Gaurantee Corporation of India Ltd, established in 1957 to strengthen the export promotion drive by covering the risk of exporting on creditunder the control of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, Government of India

Answers to the questions of Feb 18 2007

To which country does GRIPEN belong ?
A: this belongs to the Swedish Company SAAB - A fighter air craft and has been in service to the Swedish Air Force, Czech Republic Air Force and has been ordered by Hungary Air Force and South Africa

Does India have a license to manufacture SUkhoi?If yes where is the factory?
A: Yes, India has a license to manufacture 140+ Sukhoi aircrafts. its by HAL, Bangalore.

What is Bhishma?
A: T-90S Tanks for the Indian Army called Main Battle Tank - MBT

What is the Intermediate rockets ban treaty?Who signed it?What is its implication now?
A: To stop the manufacture and use of Intermediate range ballistic missiles signed by US and Russia (the then USSR)

Where does the Aravalli range start and where does it end?
A: over 300 miles, it starts in the Northeast of Rajasthan near Delhi and ends in the South west near the Gujarat border almost making Mount Abu, the highest of Aravalli range the ending point

What is a shale?
A: it is a fine grained sedimentary rock made of clay or muds with fissility

What is a lateral moraine?
A: Lateral moraine is formed from debris derived from frost shattering on the valley sides, and is carried along the sides of the glacier

What are oxbow lakes?
A: it is a single from the album orbus terranum by ambient house artist the Orb

Which is India's biggest lake?
A: Wular lake is the biggest fresh water lake and chilika lake is the biggest coastal lake in India

Which is India's oldest dam?And which is India's first Hydroelectric project?
A: Along the Kaveri river in tamil Nadu built by Cholas (King Karikala Chola) - it is the world's oldest dam. Shivanasamudra in Mysore division has the oldest hydroelectric power project in India built in 1902

Friday, February 16, 2007

Answers to the questions of Feb 15 2007

Where did Sonath Chatterjee visit in the near past(middle east)?
A:

Which country is making tougher rules doctors of Indian Origin?
A: Britan

Which three countries are having a meet in India(right now)?
A: India, Russia and China - all the foreign ministers of these countries are having a high level meet

Who submitted the Baghlighar report?
A: Ramond Lafitte of Switzerland of World Bank has submitted this report

What is the present CRR?
A:6.0

Who is the head of national institute of advanced studies?
A: K Kasturirangan

Where is the KORBA power statyion located?
A: 12 km from the main city of Korba

How many kilometer of road has been laid in India?
A: 65,700 KM approximately

When was NTPC formed?
A: 1975

Who is the head of national scheduled tribes commission?
A: Kunwar Singh

What is ARC in India?
A: Administrative Reforms Council in India

Who is heading the second ARC?
A: Veerappa Moily is the head of the Second ARC which has submitted its report to the central government very recently

Where is the Bay of Biscay?
A: on the west coast of France and the north coast of spain....the gulf of the atlantic ocean

Monday, February 12, 2007

Answers to the questions of Feb 05 2007

Why is Ganderbal in the news?
A: Fake encounter case in Jammu and Kashmir leaving the army and the local police the prime accused.

What is ECGC?
A: Export Credit Gaurantee Corporation of India Limited

Who is the head of RAW?
A: Ashok Chaturvedi (the former chief is PKH Thaparan)

Who is the field medal winner for mathematics for the last year?
A:

What is the percentage of Shia muslims in the total population of muslims?
A: 10 to 15 % of the total world muslim population is Shias. 20% of muslims in India are shias.

Are "Jains" a minority community?
A: Jains are a minotity community in India.

Friday, February 9, 2007

Answers to the questions of Feb 02 2007

Which is the largest oil company in Russia?
A: Lukoil is the private largest oil company, and rosneft is the state owned largest oil company

How many heavy water plant are there in India?
A:

What is SLR in economic terms?
A: Statuory Liquidity Ratio - it is the amount that a bank has to maintain in the form of gold, cash or securities with the RBI and the RBI decides the value of the SLR

What is money laundering?
A: it is the main operation of the underground money transactions for tax evasion and other purposes.

What is third party insurance?
A: insurance provided by a third party like the auto insurance etc.

What is Balkanisation?
A: the process of divison of a region into hostile parts

Which is the largest province in Pakistan?
A: Balochisthan

Which is the largets mountain range in the world?
A:

What is a Graben and Horst?
A: geological terms referring to regions that lie between the faults

Who was the 2nd Sarsanghachalak of RSS?
A: MS Gowalkar - Shri Guruji

Who is Asma Jahangir?
A: Human rights activist and a lawyer in pakistan and the founder of a law practise there

Who was the first foreigner to lead an Indian unit for the republic day parade?
A: Ismail Tunk from Malaysia. he lead the 62 cavalry of Jaipur

Who is Ajeet Bajaj?
A: the Indian to reach both the north pole and the south pole this year

Who is the head of BHAVINI?
A: BHAVINI - Also called NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of Indis Ltd. Shri SK Jain Chief
Managing Director.

Who heads the Economic Advisory committee of the Indian Govt?
A: C. Rangarajan

What is sea floor spreading?
A: the theory of continental drift by the tectonic theory

What are the fundamental duties?
A: the Part IV A of the constitution of India forming the article 51A which prescribes some 10 fundamental duties to all the citizens of India.