Who is the new Forwards Market Commission head?
A: BC Khatua who replaced Sunderesan recently
Who is the richest Asian woman, who recently expired?
A: Nina Wang died recently and now the richest woman is Rita Sharma
Who received the 2007 Malcolm Adishesaih award?
A: Dr Ramachandra Guha has been awarded this award for development studies for 2007
Who is the new Miss Universe?
A: Riya Mori of Japan - japan got this after 46 years...
What is the new concept of Global navy?
A: An US Idea of informal 100 ships to meet emergencies and Indian Navy is not a part of it as of now
Which is the oil and gas company which has taken over the private oil fields and production in Venezuela?
A: I think it is taken by the state owned PDVSA
Which company bought Covansys?
A: CSC
Who is the head of the Italian space agency?
A: Goinavvi Bignami
Which CM in India got the Millennium development Goals award of the UN?
A: Vasudhara Raje of Rajasthan
Who is the chief of UGC?
A: Sukhadeo Thorat
What are the Marine Commandos called?
A: MARCOS
Who is the head of the commission on Centre State ties?
A: MM Punchhi
Which university is in the development of the “cloak of invisibility”?
A:
What is NIPER?
A: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Mohali - Punjab
Who is the CARLOS THE JACKAL?
A: Illich Ramirez Sanchez - a venezulan extreme leftist who was involved in the bombing of OPEC headquarters
What is NTC? How many mills does it have now? What are the problem faced by it?
A: National Textile Corporation, it is the single largest central PSU for textiles with 52 textile mills under it and comes under the Ministry of textiles - problems faced by it are the restructuring and modernisation along with the issue of special purpose vehicle
What is PCPIR? When was it released?
A: Petroleum, Chemicals, Petrochemicals Investment Region Policy - released on May 8th 2007
How much stake does Holcim have in ACC?
A: 41%
What is IMDEX 2007?
A: International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference
Which states form the “Gang of Four “ in Self help groups?
A: Andhra pradesh, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu
Who is Gordon Scott,Roman Polanski?
A: Gordon is the famous Tarzan who died recently and Roman Polanski is the Academy award winning Hollywood Director - he won the award for The Pianist
What is an SLP in judiciary?
A: Special Leave Petition
Who received the Prem Bhatia award?
A: Pallavi Ayyier - the Hindu Correspondent in China for political relations coverage
Who received the Florence Nightingale award?
A: Major General Mrs Shashi Bala of Military Nursing was given this award this year
What is backwater effect related to a dam?
A: related with The submergence level of the villages when the water in the dam crosses its limit to store
Where is IISER located?
A: Pune
Which official of the DRDO has been appointed by the UN to report on the implementation of the UNSC resolution?
A: V Siddhratha
Which country has the largest Catholic population?
A:
Who are Metric Martyr’s?
A: British Food Sellers - they were fined for not allowing to use Metric system for weighing
Which country leads in wind energy production?
A: Germany and India is in the fourth position
What are VAJRA corps?
A: One of the illustrious and elite unit of the Indian army - part of the Punjab regiment
Which two directors are planning to produce films on TINTIN?
A: Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson
Where is the 2008 Olympics to be held?
A: Biejing, China
Who is Jose Ramos Horta?
A: the Newly elected president of east timor
What is the 93rd amendment?
A: Reservation and the addtion of Article 15(5) for allowing the state to make reservations for other backward classes in educational institutions
Who is the new cabinet secretary?
A: KM Chandrasekhar - BK Chaturvedi is the previous one
What is demutualization?
A: The process in which a mutual company becomes a share company
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Answers for questions on May 15, 2007
Which tigers are facing extinction in Russia?
A: The Siberian Tiger is facing extinction in Russia - this is also called as Amur
Who is the lady officer of World bank involved in scandal with Paul Wolfowitz?
A: Shaha Riza
In which marathon did Sunita Williams participate from the space?
A: Boston Marathon
What are MRO’s in aviation sector?
A: Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
Who is the president of ASSOCHAM?
A: Anik K Agarwal is the president and venugopal Dhoot is the chairman of ASSOCHAM
A new scheme for “destitute woman” to find husbands has been launched in which Indian state?
A: Jharkhand
What is the name of the new airport coming in the outskirts of Hyderabad?
A: GMR - Hyderabad International Airport Limited - a joint venture of GMR and Govt of Andhra Pradesh
Who is the head of Belarus who visited India?
A: Alexander Lukashenko
Who is the first Russian PM to visit Pakistan in 40 years?
A: Micheal Fradkov
Which is the latest jet fighter being sold by China to Pakistan?
A: F-17 with russian made engines
What is pod casting?
A: The process of syndicating or broadcasting digital media files over the internet to portable devices and computers
What is the NMITLI program of the CSIR?
A: New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative - largest public -private partnership in r and d in india - the scheme is coordinated by the technology networking and business development division of CSIR under RA Mashelkar - DG of CSIR and secretary, DSIR, Ministry of science and technology
Who is the head of CSIR?
A: RA Mashelkar is the director general of CSIR
What is Jetlite?
A: Air Sahara renamed as Jet Lite after Jet acquired it!
Who are the Los Angeles times journalists who won the Pulitzer award?
A:
Who received the 20007 Malcolm Adisheshiah award?
A:
Who is the chairman of the national commission for minority educational institutions (NCMEI)?
A: MSA Siddiqui
Which company launched the TENEA?
A:
What is a limbo for Christians?
A: the edge or boundary of the hell - the doctrine of Limbo!
Who founded the city of Rome?
A: Romulus and Remus - twins founded this city in 750 BC
Which company launched the fastest inkjet printer?
A:
Which civil servants received the award for excellence in public administration?
A:
Which is the largest automobile maker in India and the world?
A: General Motors
A: The Siberian Tiger is facing extinction in Russia - this is also called as Amur
Who is the lady officer of World bank involved in scandal with Paul Wolfowitz?
A: Shaha Riza
In which marathon did Sunita Williams participate from the space?
A: Boston Marathon
What are MRO’s in aviation sector?
A: Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
Who is the president of ASSOCHAM?
A: Anik K Agarwal is the president and venugopal Dhoot is the chairman of ASSOCHAM
A new scheme for “destitute woman” to find husbands has been launched in which Indian state?
A: Jharkhand
What is the name of the new airport coming in the outskirts of Hyderabad?
A: GMR - Hyderabad International Airport Limited - a joint venture of GMR and Govt of Andhra Pradesh
Who is the head of Belarus who visited India?
A: Alexander Lukashenko
Who is the first Russian PM to visit Pakistan in 40 years?
A: Micheal Fradkov
Which is the latest jet fighter being sold by China to Pakistan?
A: F-17 with russian made engines
What is pod casting?
A: The process of syndicating or broadcasting digital media files over the internet to portable devices and computers
What is the NMITLI program of the CSIR?
A: New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative - largest public -private partnership in r and d in india - the scheme is coordinated by the technology networking and business development division of CSIR under RA Mashelkar - DG of CSIR and secretary, DSIR, Ministry of science and technology
Who is the head of CSIR?
A: RA Mashelkar is the director general of CSIR
What is Jetlite?
A: Air Sahara renamed as Jet Lite after Jet acquired it!
Who are the Los Angeles times journalists who won the Pulitzer award?
A:
Who received the 20007 Malcolm Adisheshiah award?
A:
Who is the chairman of the national commission for minority educational institutions (NCMEI)?
A: MSA Siddiqui
Which company launched the TENEA?
A:
What is a limbo for Christians?
A: the edge or boundary of the hell - the doctrine of Limbo!
Who founded the city of Rome?
A: Romulus and Remus - twins founded this city in 750 BC
Which company launched the fastest inkjet printer?
A:
Which civil servants received the award for excellence in public administration?
A:
Which is the largest automobile maker in India and the world?
A: General Motors
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Answers for the Questions of March 22
Where are the master control facilities of ISRO?
A: Hassan in Karnataka and Bhopal in Mashya Pradesh, and the one in Hassan is the oldest and biggest of the two
What is the commercial arm of ISRO?
A: Antrix Commercials Limited is the commercial arm of ISRO
Who is V K Saraswat?
A: Distinguished scientist in DRDO, CC R&D Indian Guided Missiles program
What is RNTCP in TB control?
A: Renewed National TB Control Program in India
Where is Mittal steel headquarters?
A: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Where are the main Jatropha cultivation in India?
A: Bio Diesel - Jatraopha Curcas
Who is Anuja Thakur?
A:Anuja Thakur, the first Indian to win the world women's billiards championship
Who is OIL chairman?
A: M.R. Pasrija, Chairman and Managing Director for OIL
How many troops does NATO have in Afghanistan?
A: 8500
Which state transport corporation is using Enerdiesel---Ethanol blended diesel?
A: Karnataka - used for KSRTC - the road transport for Karnataka
Where is the only woman's contingent of UN peacekeeping force?
A: Liberia - the contigent is from India - the first of its kind
Whos got the Gandhi PEACE prize?
A: Desmond Tutu is the last to get the prize
What is Searcher 2 in Indian defence facilities?
A: In June of 1998, the IAF's Mini-UAV Squadron received improved 'Searcher 2' UAVs from Isreal
What is the parent company of Airbus?
A:EADS with 80% share
What is the Roshni bill passed by the J&K assembly?
A: Free of cost ownership rights
Who is the head of World bank?
A: Paul Wolfowitz
A: Hassan in Karnataka and Bhopal in Mashya Pradesh, and the one in Hassan is the oldest and biggest of the two
What is the commercial arm of ISRO?
A: Antrix Commercials Limited is the commercial arm of ISRO
Who is V K Saraswat?
A: Distinguished scientist in DRDO, CC R&D Indian Guided Missiles program
What is RNTCP in TB control?
A: Renewed National TB Control Program in India
Where is Mittal steel headquarters?
A: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Where are the main Jatropha cultivation in India?
A: Bio Diesel - Jatraopha Curcas
Who is Anuja Thakur?
A:Anuja Thakur, the first Indian to win the world women's billiards championship
Who is OIL chairman?
A: M.R. Pasrija, Chairman and Managing Director for OIL
How many troops does NATO have in Afghanistan?
A: 8500
Which state transport corporation is using Enerdiesel---Ethanol blended diesel?
A: Karnataka - used for KSRTC - the road transport for Karnataka
Where is the only woman's contingent of UN peacekeeping force?
A: Liberia - the contigent is from India - the first of its kind
Whos got the Gandhi PEACE prize?
A: Desmond Tutu is the last to get the prize
What is Searcher 2 in Indian defence facilities?
A: In June of 1998, the IAF's Mini-UAV Squadron received improved 'Searcher 2' UAVs from Isreal
What is the parent company of Airbus?
A:EADS with 80% share
What is the Roshni bill passed by the J&K assembly?
A: Free of cost ownership rights
Who is the head of World bank?
A: Paul Wolfowitz
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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