1)What are the intermediate range ballistic missiles of India?
A) Agni I, Agni II and Agni III are the intermediate ballistic missiles of India...
2)What is the Indian Navy's only Sail Training Ship? what is the name of the voyage that it has just completed?
A) INS Tarangini is the ship and the name of the voyage is Lokayan-07
3)Which countries signed Abuja Declaration? give salient points of this
A) It is the declaration of strategic partnership between India and Nigeria.
Salient points are: Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, Expedition Treaty, Oil trade, support for UNSC seat for India
4)Which is the country that joined the Asia-pacific partnership on climate and clean development? who are the other member coutries in this?
A) Canada is the country that has joined recently. India, Australia, EU, USA. China and Japan are the members
5)Who are the signatories of the IBSA Tshwane summit? where is it held?
A) India, South Africa and Brazil are the signatories and the summit was held in Pretoria.
6)Who were the reciepents of this year's Indira gandhi award for national integration...?
A) Prof Ram Puniyani and Juzar Sulebhai Bandukwala for their work on social harmony
7)Where are the two new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research - IISER going to be setup by the HRD? where are the other IISERs so far set up in India?
A) Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram. The other IISERs are in Kolkata, Pune, and Mohali
FYI - NISER - National Institute of Science Education and Research is a sister institute for IISER and is located in Bhuvaneshwar, Orissa
8)Where is the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies?
A) New Delhi
9) Who heads the National Land Reforms council?
A) Prime Minister
10)whats the name of the organization setup by the Andhra pradesh govt to fight terrorism in the state?
A) Octopus
11) Where is the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services
A) Hyderabad
12) The national Tsunami Early warning system was inagurated in:
A) Hyderabad
13) The first ever International prize for an African leader for good governance and excellence in leadership has gone to?
A) Joquin Chissano who is ex-mozambique president
14) Who is the chairman of SEBI
A) M Damodaran
15) Who is the Drugs Controller General of India
A) M Venkateswarlu
16) Which countries are the top reciepents of FDI
A) China, India, USA, The Russian Federation and Brazil are the top 5 countries according to the UNCTAD report
17) where is the national environmental engineering and research institute - NEERI
A) Nagpur
18) Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable energy is located in:
A) Kapurthala - Punjab
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Answers for questions on June 25th 2007
Who was the President of India during the emergency?
A:Fakruddin Ali Ahmed - 1974-77
Who was the first defence minister of India?
A:
Where is the Darfur conference being held?
A:Cairo
Which body confirms and certifies the gas and oil discoveries in India?
A:
Who are actuaries,underwriters?
A: Actuary is a business professional who deals with financial risk and uncertainity
Underwriting is the process to assess the produts of the financial service providers like the banks
What is the rough estimate of NPA (non performing assets)?
A: Of the order of 28000 crore rupees.
What is the levy quota for sugar mills?
A: 10% of the total production -
What is H5N1?
A: The virus which causes Avian Influenza
Who are Prahlad Kakkar,P K Iyengar?
A: Prahlad Kakkar is a famous ad-maker and PK Iyengar is a former chairman of the Atomic Commission
What is India’s quota in IMF voting?
A:
Which Asian countries are the temporary members inn the security council?
A: Belgium, Republic of Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovekia and South Africa
What is the bone of contention pertaining to the trade between India and Asean?
A: India's goegraphical place - it doesnt actually come into south east asia!
What is MQM in Pakistan?
A: the party of Imran Khan - Muttahida Quami Movement
What is the budget for Bharat Nirman?
A: I think it is 1,74,000 crores and also in addition to this, a 3 billion lend from the World Bank
Where is the next G8 summit to be held?
A: Tokyo, Japan
What were the conclusions of the G8 summit in Germany?
A:
What is the Delhi Declaration?
A: It is the declaration for coopearation in climate control - an international minsterial conference
Who is the new PM of Palestine(recognized by Israel)?
A: Salam Fayyad
When was the Munich olynpics held?
A: 1972
Who won the Sultan Azlan shah cup this year?
A:Australia - defeated malaysia and india is in the third spot.
A:Fakruddin Ali Ahmed - 1974-77
Who was the first defence minister of India?
A:
Where is the Darfur conference being held?
A:Cairo
Which body confirms and certifies the gas and oil discoveries in India?
A:
Who are actuaries,underwriters?
A: Actuary is a business professional who deals with financial risk and uncertainity
Underwriting is the process to assess the produts of the financial service providers like the banks
What is the rough estimate of NPA (non performing assets)?
A: Of the order of 28000 crore rupees.
What is the levy quota for sugar mills?
A: 10% of the total production -
What is H5N1?
A: The virus which causes Avian Influenza
Who are Prahlad Kakkar,P K Iyengar?
A: Prahlad Kakkar is a famous ad-maker and PK Iyengar is a former chairman of the Atomic Commission
What is India’s quota in IMF voting?
A:
Which Asian countries are the temporary members inn the security council?
A: Belgium, Republic of Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovekia and South Africa
What is the bone of contention pertaining to the trade between India and Asean?
A: India's goegraphical place - it doesnt actually come into south east asia!
What is MQM in Pakistan?
A: the party of Imran Khan - Muttahida Quami Movement
What is the budget for Bharat Nirman?
A: I think it is 1,74,000 crores and also in addition to this, a 3 billion lend from the World Bank
Where is the next G8 summit to be held?
A: Tokyo, Japan
What were the conclusions of the G8 summit in Germany?
A:
What is the Delhi Declaration?
A: It is the declaration for coopearation in climate control - an international minsterial conference
Who is the new PM of Palestine(recognized by Israel)?
A: Salam Fayyad
When was the Munich olynpics held?
A: 1972
Who won the Sultan Azlan shah cup this year?
A:Australia - defeated malaysia and india is in the third spot.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Answers for questions on June 15th 2007
Who is Kurt Waldheim?
A: He is the former UN Secretary general of UN who died very recently - he is from Austria and worked from 1972 to 1981
In how many countries does OVL have investment?
A: OVL has its presence in 15 countries all over the world for Production assets, exploration and development - Myanmar, Vietnam, Sakhalin, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Syria, Sudan(2), Libya, Egypt, Cota de Voire, Cuba, Columbia
What is the Shankar committee involved in?
A: Indian Coal sector reforms and restructuring Coal India Ltd
Where is VAGAMON.......and what is it famous for?
A: I think it is a hill resort in Kerala - a natural habitat for wild life
Which terrorist responsible for the bombing of a Cuban airlines released by US?
A: Posada Carriles
Which team was investigating the Kanishka bombing?
A: Justice BN Kirpal commission which was given this investigation in 1985 - i think now the commission is headed by John C Major
Which country has the largest yield of rubber according to the latest suveys?
A: Indonesia or India - please confirm
Where are the Shevaroy hills?
A: Near Salem, Tamil Nadu - also called as Selvarayan Hills in the local language
What is the Indus water treaty and the Shimla pact?
A: Water sharing treaty between India and Pakistan signed in Karachi in 1960 with World bank as the third party coverin sutlej, beas and ravi rivers and jhelum, indus and chenab on the other side and the creation of permanent Indus commission
Not sure of the shimla pact - please clarify
What is the Washington accord?
A: It is an international accredition agreement for professional engineering degree programs
Why is Indo-Russian bilateral trade meagre(compared to India and US)?
A: India and Russia has ties mainly in the defence arena and the commercial or economic market is still not accessibe both ways, while India has always been a good trade partner with US from the time of independence. also the internal situation in the USSR and after- Russia also defines the present trade ration despite good relations at the highest level
Which Indian scientist was awarded the Peter the great award and is a honorary professor of a russian naval institution?
A: A Shivathanu Pillai, MD of Brahmos was honoured with this award
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 cold fusion?
A: Low energy Nuclear reactions
What is the Surya missile project?
A: It is the India's integrated Guided Missile System Development program
What are the action plans launched to clean the Ganga and Yamuna?
A: Ganga Action plan and Yamuna Action plan - not cross checked this ...please confirm
What is Medium term note?
A: A Medium Term Note (MTN) is a debt note that usually matures (is paid back) in 5-10 years, but the term may be as short as one year
What is reverse repo rate?
A: It is the rate at which all the banks lend money to RBI
How was the ECB limit for the last year breached?
A: Through joint ventures, and infrastructure capital market mainly in Goa
Who was Golda Meir?
A: One of the founders of the state of Isreal - the 4th PM of Isreal and the only woman PM of Isreal
Which Japanese minister did suicide recently amidst a corruption charge?
A:
Which is the largest cruise ship in the world?
A: Queen Mary II
What is NCAER?
A: National Council for Applied Economic Research
Who won the Kabir Puraskar?
A: Ram Babu Singh Chauhan for communal Harmony
What are the FDI caps on each sector?
A:
What is license raj?
A: India from 1947-1990 when the Indian market is closed and all the economy is in the hands of the govt of india - a planned economy which led to the macroeconomic crisis of 1990 and led to the liberalisation under PV Narsimharao govt.
What is the Emma Nicholson report on?
A: It reports on the Kashmir issue - in the EU parliament
Which defence company is facing the largest ever bribery allegation against it?
A:
Which company is going to launch the aircraft "dreamliner"?
A: Boeing
What is a company,division,brigade,platoon in armed forces?
A: These are the hierarchy in which the forces are divided for diferent reasons.
Which are the two companies in India whic process opium(PSU's)?
A:
Who is the second Sarsanghachalak of the Rss?
A: Guruji Gowalkar
What is the problem of an MP becoming a CM of a state?
A: He/She should be resigning that seat with in 2 weeks and get elected as an MLA within 6 months - as two office of profits cannot be held at the same time./
Who is the youngest person to get the Param Vir Chakra?
A:
What is orthodox tea?
A: The best quality tea leaves - the top two of each tea plant - most of this type of tea is exported
What is the difference in the different blood groups?
A: Something related with Anti-oxidants ??
Who was general Macarthur?
A: Chief of the staff of the US Army during the World War II
When did the military rule in Burma start?
A: 1992
What is the namre of the storm that hit Oman?
A:
A: He is the former UN Secretary general of UN who died very recently - he is from Austria and worked from 1972 to 1981
In how many countries does OVL have investment?
A: OVL has its presence in 15 countries all over the world for Production assets, exploration and development - Myanmar, Vietnam, Sakhalin, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Syria, Sudan(2), Libya, Egypt, Cota de Voire, Cuba, Columbia
What is the Shankar committee involved in?
A: Indian Coal sector reforms and restructuring Coal India Ltd
Where is VAGAMON.......and what is it famous for?
A: I think it is a hill resort in Kerala - a natural habitat for wild life
Which terrorist responsible for the bombing of a Cuban airlines released by US?
A: Posada Carriles
Which team was investigating the Kanishka bombing?
A: Justice BN Kirpal commission which was given this investigation in 1985 - i think now the commission is headed by John C Major
Which country has the largest yield of rubber according to the latest suveys?
A: Indonesia or India - please confirm
Where are the Shevaroy hills?
A: Near Salem, Tamil Nadu - also called as Selvarayan Hills in the local language
What is the Indus water treaty and the Shimla pact?
A: Water sharing treaty between India and Pakistan signed in Karachi in 1960 with World bank as the third party coverin sutlej, beas and ravi rivers and jhelum, indus and chenab on the other side and the creation of permanent Indus commission
Not sure of the shimla pact - please clarify
What is the Washington accord?
A: It is an international accredition agreement for professional engineering degree programs
Why is Indo-Russian bilateral trade meagre(compared to India and US)?
A: India and Russia has ties mainly in the defence arena and the commercial or economic market is still not accessibe both ways, while India has always been a good trade partner with US from the time of independence. also the internal situation in the USSR and after- Russia also defines the present trade ration despite good relations at the highest level
Which Indian scientist was awarded the Peter the great award and is a honorary professor of a russian naval institution?
A: A Shivathanu Pillai, MD of Brahmos was honoured with this award
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 cold fusion?
A: Low energy Nuclear reactions
What is the Surya missile project?
A: It is the India's integrated Guided Missile System Development program
What are the action plans launched to clean the Ganga and Yamuna?
A: Ganga Action plan and Yamuna Action plan - not cross checked this ...please confirm
What is Medium term note?
A: A Medium Term Note (MTN) is a debt note that usually matures (is paid back) in 5-10 years, but the term may be as short as one year
What is reverse repo rate?
A: It is the rate at which all the banks lend money to RBI
How was the ECB limit for the last year breached?
A: Through joint ventures, and infrastructure capital market mainly in Goa
Who was Golda Meir?
A: One of the founders of the state of Isreal - the 4th PM of Isreal and the only woman PM of Isreal
Which Japanese minister did suicide recently amidst a corruption charge?
A:
Which is the largest cruise ship in the world?
A: Queen Mary II
What is NCAER?
A: National Council for Applied Economic Research
Who won the Kabir Puraskar?
A: Ram Babu Singh Chauhan for communal Harmony
What are the FDI caps on each sector?
A:
What is license raj?
A: India from 1947-1990 when the Indian market is closed and all the economy is in the hands of the govt of india - a planned economy which led to the macroeconomic crisis of 1990 and led to the liberalisation under PV Narsimharao govt.
What is the Emma Nicholson report on?
A: It reports on the Kashmir issue - in the EU parliament
Which defence company is facing the largest ever bribery allegation against it?
A:
Which company is going to launch the aircraft "dreamliner"?
A: Boeing
What is a company,division,brigade,platoon in armed forces?
A: These are the hierarchy in which the forces are divided for diferent reasons.
Which are the two companies in India whic process opium(PSU's)?
A:
Who is the second Sarsanghachalak of the Rss?
A: Guruji Gowalkar
What is the problem of an MP becoming a CM of a state?
A: He/She should be resigning that seat with in 2 weeks and get elected as an MLA within 6 months - as two office of profits cannot be held at the same time./
Who is the youngest person to get the Param Vir Chakra?
A:
What is orthodox tea?
A: The best quality tea leaves - the top two of each tea plant - most of this type of tea is exported
What is the difference in the different blood groups?
A: Something related with Anti-oxidants ??
Who was general Macarthur?
A: Chief of the staff of the US Army during the World War II
When did the military rule in Burma start?
A: 1992
What is the namre of the storm that hit Oman?
A:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Answers for questions on May 30, 2007
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Answers to the questions of Jan 31 2007
Who is S K Poddar?
A: Indian Industrialist, Former FICCI president and Gillette Chairman.
Write about Winter games?
A: Olympic games held every four years on Ice or Snow... Last held in Italy, 2006, and the next one in 2010 in British Columbia
Which Padma award winner has created a controversy saying that giving Padma awards is unconstitutional?
A: - Sukumar Azhikode
Who is PC Haldar?
A: New Director, Intelligence Bureau after ESL Narasimham
Who is the new head FICCI?
A: Habil Khorakiwala
What is Muharram?
A: the first month in the Islamic Calendar and a month of sadness and mourning
Which is the land of lakes?
A: Nainital
Who was VD Savarkar?
A: Hinduvata propagandist and the prime alleged in the killing of Mahatma Gandhi
What is Magna Carta?
A: Limiting King's power and gauranteeing basic Fundamental and constitutional rights
What is Truth Serum test?
A: Some process of narco - analytical test used for investigations
What is brain mapping?
A: Neuroscience technique of mapping the brain into neuromappings
Who is the head of coast guard?
A: - farmooze contractor
Who is the head of backward class commission?
A: - k.singh
When was IIT Kharagpur sestablished?
A: 1951. It was the first IIT to be established
Where is the Indian Institute of Horticulture located?
A: Benguluru
Who is ECG Sudarshan?
A: Indo Americal Physist from Kerala.
Whos is the present head of Muslim personal law board?
A: Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabe Hasani Nadwi
Whos is the head of minorities commission?
A: - Hamid Ansari
Which committee enquired the oil controversy related to Natwar Singh?
A: Volcker Committee
Which committee enquired the MPLADS scam and the cash for question scam?
A: Parliamentary committee headed by V. Kishore Chandra S. Dev
Who is the CM of Sikkim?
A: pawan chamling
Which is India’s 17th state?
A: Haryana
What is the capital of Kazhakstan?
A: Astana
What is GUAM?
A: US Territory in the southern most tip of the Marina islands on the Western Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Armenia?
A: Yerevan
A: Indian Industrialist, Former FICCI president and Gillette Chairman.
Write about Winter games?
A: Olympic games held every four years on Ice or Snow... Last held in Italy, 2006, and the next one in 2010 in British Columbia
Which Padma award winner has created a controversy saying that giving Padma awards is unconstitutional?
A: - Sukumar Azhikode
Who is PC Haldar?
A: New Director, Intelligence Bureau after ESL Narasimham
Who is the new head FICCI?
A: Habil Khorakiwala
What is Muharram?
A: the first month in the Islamic Calendar and a month of sadness and mourning
Which is the land of lakes?
A: Nainital
Who was VD Savarkar?
A: Hinduvata propagandist and the prime alleged in the killing of Mahatma Gandhi
What is Magna Carta?
A: Limiting King's power and gauranteeing basic Fundamental and constitutional rights
What is Truth Serum test?
A: Some process of narco - analytical test used for investigations
What is brain mapping?
A: Neuroscience technique of mapping the brain into neuromappings
Who is the head of coast guard?
A: - farmooze contractor
Who is the head of backward class commission?
A: - k.singh
When was IIT Kharagpur sestablished?
A: 1951. It was the first IIT to be established
Where is the Indian Institute of Horticulture located?
A: Benguluru
Who is ECG Sudarshan?
A: Indo Americal Physist from Kerala.
Whos is the present head of Muslim personal law board?
A: Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabe Hasani Nadwi
Whos is the head of minorities commission?
A: - Hamid Ansari
Which committee enquired the oil controversy related to Natwar Singh?
A: Volcker Committee
Which committee enquired the MPLADS scam and the cash for question scam?
A: Parliamentary committee headed by V. Kishore Chandra S. Dev
Who is the CM of Sikkim?
A: pawan chamling
Which is India’s 17th state?
A: Haryana
What is the capital of Kazhakstan?
A: Astana
What is GUAM?
A: US Territory in the southern most tip of the Marina islands on the Western Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Armenia?
A: Yerevan
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Answers to the questions of Jan 30 2007
What is ETA in Spain?
A: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or ETA
Who is the Israeli president who is facing charges on rape?
A: Moshe Katzav
What is Indo Russian trade volume?
A: around 3 Billion Dollors
What is Sinopec?
A: The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation
Who is Jagdish Khattar?
A: MD, Maruti Udyog Limited. and former IAS officer
What is IRDA in insurance terms?
A: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Write the full form of TRAI?
A: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India
Who has the major stake in VSNL?
A: Tatas
What is MIDHANI?
A: Mishra Dhatu Nigam limited, DOD agency, Hyderabad
How many sites in India are there in the world heritage list?
A: 26
Who is the head of SBI?
A: Om Prakash Bhatt - Chairman. SBI is under RBI as of now and may go into the hands of the government.
Which Indian bank is having the largest number of foreign branches?
A: SBI - the largest bank in the world in terms of manpower and branches
What is the institute started in Chennai testing on newsprint and inks?
A: Ifra India and the Research Institute of Newspaper Development Institute, Chennai
Who are the largest producers of gas?
A: Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran
Which country is supporting the Koodankulam reactors?
A: Russia
Who is the guest for this years Republic day celebrations?
A: Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia
What is FBTR?
A: Fast Breed Test Reactor under IGCAR and BARC
What is bio dynamic farming?
A:Biodynamics is a method of agriculture which seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. It is the oldest non-chemical agricultural movement in the world
What are the different types of diabetes?
A: Insulin - Dependent Diabetes Mallitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetis Mallitus and Gestational Diabetis
Which company produces the Flexcube banking software?
A: I-Flex
What is OVL’s stake in Sakhalin 1?
A: 20%
Who was the Armenian journalist shot dead recently for condemning the Armenian genocide by Turkey?
A: Dink
Where is Karwar naval base?
A: Karnataka - a Blue water project of the Navy exclusively, code named Seabird - INS Kadamba - Binaga Point to the Anjadip Island is the exact place.
What is a bogoslof?
A: Bogoslof Island is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea
When was the Secretary of State post established in India?
A: Pitt's India Act 1784
Who is the head of Tata steels?
A: Ratan Tata, MD of Tata Steel is Muthuraman
What is POSCO famous for?
A: Pohang Iron and Steel Company, third largest steel company in the world, South Korea
Who is the head of HAMAS?
A: Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniya
Who is the PM of PoK?
A: Attitque Khan
Where was Vijay Nambiar selected?
A: Chief of Staff of the New Secretary General, UN
A: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or ETA
Who is the Israeli president who is facing charges on rape?
A: Moshe Katzav
What is Indo Russian trade volume?
A: around 3 Billion Dollors
What is Sinopec?
A: The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation
Who is Jagdish Khattar?
A: MD, Maruti Udyog Limited. and former IAS officer
What is IRDA in insurance terms?
A: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Write the full form of TRAI?
A: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India
Who has the major stake in VSNL?
A: Tatas
What is MIDHANI?
A: Mishra Dhatu Nigam limited, DOD agency, Hyderabad
How many sites in India are there in the world heritage list?
A: 26
Who is the head of SBI?
A: Om Prakash Bhatt - Chairman. SBI is under RBI as of now and may go into the hands of the government.
Which Indian bank is having the largest number of foreign branches?
A: SBI - the largest bank in the world in terms of manpower and branches
What is the institute started in Chennai testing on newsprint and inks?
A: Ifra India and the Research Institute of Newspaper Development Institute, Chennai
Who are the largest producers of gas?
A: Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran
Which country is supporting the Koodankulam reactors?
A: Russia
Who is the guest for this years Republic day celebrations?
A: Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia
What is FBTR?
A: Fast Breed Test Reactor under IGCAR and BARC
What is bio dynamic farming?
A:Biodynamics is a method of agriculture which seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. It is the oldest non-chemical agricultural movement in the world
What are the different types of diabetes?
A: Insulin - Dependent Diabetes Mallitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetis Mallitus and Gestational Diabetis
Which company produces the Flexcube banking software?
A: I-Flex
What is OVL’s stake in Sakhalin 1?
A: 20%
Who was the Armenian journalist shot dead recently for condemning the Armenian genocide by Turkey?
A: Dink
Where is Karwar naval base?
A: Karnataka - a Blue water project of the Navy exclusively, code named Seabird - INS Kadamba - Binaga Point to the Anjadip Island is the exact place.
What is a bogoslof?
A: Bogoslof Island is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea
When was the Secretary of State post established in India?
A: Pitt's India Act 1784
Who is the head of Tata steels?
A: Ratan Tata, MD of Tata Steel is Muthuraman
What is POSCO famous for?
A: Pohang Iron and Steel Company, third largest steel company in the world, South Korea
Who is the head of HAMAS?
A: Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniya
Who is the PM of PoK?
A: Attitque Khan
Where was Vijay Nambiar selected?
A: Chief of Staff of the New Secretary General, UN
Answers to the questions of Feb 06 2007
What is IPCC?and what is its recent conclusions on the world cliamte
A: Intergovernmental panel for climate change - it said the globe is heating at an alarming rate of 3 degrees per millennium
What is isostasy?
A: it is something similar to the archimedis principle relating to the tectonic movement inside the earth between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere owing due to the pressure of the heavy lithosphere on the other!
Where is proposed space command of India coming?
A: At Akkulam near Thiuruvananthapuram in Kerala and mostly it will be under the control of IAF
Where is INS Zamorin located?
A:Ezhimala in Kerala a depo base for coordinating administrative matters under Western Naval Command (HQ: Mumbai)
Which country has the highest cashewnut production?
A:India
Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
A:Between the Marathas and the Afghan Emperor Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1761
Where is Isfahan located?
A: Old Persia - it is near to Tehran and has some World Heritage sites in this beatuful Islamic city
Where is the river Irawady located?
A:Myanmar near the city Mandalay which is the old capital city of Burma
Who is the military general of Myanmar?
A: Sr Gen Shan Thwe
Against whom did Che and Castro wage the war?
A: Against the incumbent government of Batista
Who are the Sandinistas?
A: The FSLN - the members of this party in Nicargua are called as Sandinistas and are in power again in 2006 under Daniel Ortega
Which is the second highest gallantry award in India?
A: Maha Vir Chakra
A: Intergovernmental panel for climate change - it said the globe is heating at an alarming rate of 3 degrees per millennium
What is isostasy?
A: it is something similar to the archimedis principle relating to the tectonic movement inside the earth between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere owing due to the pressure of the heavy lithosphere on the other!
Where is proposed space command of India coming?
A: At Akkulam near Thiuruvananthapuram in Kerala and mostly it will be under the control of IAF
Where is INS Zamorin located?
A:Ezhimala in Kerala a depo base for coordinating administrative matters under Western Naval Command (HQ: Mumbai)
Which country has the highest cashewnut production?
A:India
Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
A:Between the Marathas and the Afghan Emperor Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1761
Where is Isfahan located?
A: Old Persia - it is near to Tehran and has some World Heritage sites in this beatuful Islamic city
Where is the river Irawady located?
A:Myanmar near the city Mandalay which is the old capital city of Burma
Who is the military general of Myanmar?
A: Sr Gen Shan Thwe
Against whom did Che and Castro wage the war?
A: Against the incumbent government of Batista
Who are the Sandinistas?
A: The FSLN - the members of this party in Nicargua are called as Sandinistas and are in power again in 2006 under Daniel Ortega
Which is the second highest gallantry award in India?
A: Maha Vir Chakra
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