National Bravery Awards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 January 2015 presented National Bravery Awards 2014 to 24 awards.
8 girls and 16 boys were conferred with National Bravery Awards. Four of them have been awarded posthumously. The awardees receive a medal, certificate and cash incentive. Also, they will participate in the Republic Day parade.
In addition, Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) provides financial assistance under its Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme to those undertaking professional courses such as engineering and medicine. For the others, this assistance is provided till they complete their graduation. The Government of India has reserved some seats for the awardees in medical and engineering colleges and polytechnics.
The selection was made by a high powered committee comprising representatives of various Ministries/Departments, non-governmental organisations as well as Office Bearers of ICCW.

The lists of awardees are

Sanjay Chopra Award
•Devesh Kumar                          

Bapu Gaidhani Award 
•Monika                                          
•Rumoh Meto                         
•Riya Chaudhary                      

Geeta Chopra Award
•Gunjan Sharma                          

Bharat Award
•Resham Fatma                         
General National Bravery Award
•Aqil Mohammad N K            
•Anjith. P             
•Gaurav Kumar Bharti         
•Hiral Jitubhai Halpati         
•Midhun P P             
•Ripa Das         
•Zeal Jitendra Marathe         
•Rajdeep Das             
•Stevenson Lawriniang          
•Ashwini Bandu Ughade             
•Gaurav Kumar Bharti             
•L. Brainson Singh               
•Labhanshu                       
•G. Tooldev Sharma               
•Mhonbeni Equng                  
•Mesak K. Remnalalnghaka         
•Sahanesh R                   
•Balram Dansena                 

About the National Bravery Awards

The National Bravery Award was initiated by the ICCW to give due recognition to the children who distinguish themselves by performing outstanding deeds of bravery and meritorious service and to inspire other children to emulate their examples.
It was in 1957 that two children – a boy and a girl – were first rewarded for their presence of mind and courage. Since then ICCW decided to confer national awards on children every year.
In 1987-88 ICCW instituted the Bharat Award for an exceptionally outstanding, meritorious and gallant deed. The other special awards include the Geeta Chopra and Sanjay Chopra awards (instituted by ICCW in 1978) and the BapuGaidhani Awards (instituted in 1988-89).
Since the inception of the scheme in 1957, the ICCW has given awards to 895 brave children - 634 boys and 261 girls.

Padma Awards 2015

Padma Vibhushan
1 LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2 Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3 Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4 Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5 Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7 Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8 Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9 Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK
##### Padma Bhushan:
1 Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
2 Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3 Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4 Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5 N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6 Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7 Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8 Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi
9 Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10 Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11 Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12 Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13 Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14 Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15 Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16 Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17 David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18 Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19 Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20 Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan
######## Padma Shri
1 Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana
2 S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3 Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu

GK + Marketing + Computer Question & Answer

1. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has, at the behest of the Govt of India, extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 mn to which of the following countries, for developing transportation system recently?

1) Cameroon 2) Republic of Congo 3) Tanzania 4) Kenya 5) None of these

2. Which among the following bodies releases Exchange Control Manual regarding foreign exchange in India?

1) FIPP 2) CCI 3) SEBI 4) RBI 5) None of these

3. The new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series is expected to be operational from either the next financial year or the middle of 2014-15. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the recommendations of a high-powered committee on revamping WPI?

1) New WPI to have 2009-10 as the base year, against 2004-05 at present. 2) It will give flexibility to the govt to shift the base to 2011-12 subsequently. 3) Prices to be collected from more centres. 4) Weight of primary articles, fuel and power will decline in new WPI. 5) Weight of manufactured products will fall about two percentage points

4. The Supreme Court, in its recent verdict, held that a woman employee of central govt is entitled to get uninterrupted leave for _______for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness.

1) six months 2) nine months 3) one year 4) two years 5) three years

5. Recently Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhva Menon for framing guidelines to prevent _____?

(1) Ponzi Schemes (2) Misuse of Funds on government Advt (3) Illegal mining activities (4) Misappropriation of powers by politicians (5) None of these

6. Which among the following International organization is not based in Geneva?

(1) World Trade Organisation (2) International Labour Organisation (3) Asian Development Bank (4) Food and Agriculture Organisation (5) Both 3 & 4

7. The 61st National Film awards were announced recently. Which of the following films has won the award of ‘Best Hindi Film’?

1) Jolly LLB 2) Shahid 3) Liar's Dice 4) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 5) Madras Café

8. Name the India-born poet who won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his witty and philosophical collection of poems recently?

1) Vijay Seshadri 2) Siddhartha Mukherjee 3) Geeta Anand 4) Jhumpa Lahiri 5) Gobind Behari Lal

9. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) is in process to conduct a joint feasibility study for exporting 100 MW power to which of the following countries from gas-fired Palatana power plant in Tripura?

 1) Myanmar 2) Bhutan 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these

10. On 1 April 2014, Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimated India's GDP is poised to accelerate at what per cent in 2014-15?

1) 6.5% 2) 4.5 % 3) 5.9 % 4) 7.0 % 5) 5.5%

GK Based on Highest Facts in the World

Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Highest mountain - Himalaya
Highest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest plateau - Tibet
Highest continent - Antartica
Highest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)
Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)
Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)
Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)
Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)
Highest river bridge - Liuguanghe Bridge in China
Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the Indian Army at Khardungla (Ladakh)
Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)
Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)

GK Tricks 27

1. Which is the latest theory of evolution of the Universe: "Pulsating Universe Theory"
2.The total number of planets in our solar system is: "8"
3. Which is the nearest planet to the Sun: "Mercury"
4. Which is the farthest planet from the Sun: "Neptune"
5. Which of the planets has rings round it: "Saturn"
6. Which of the 8 planets is the largest: "Jupiter"
7.The outermost halo of the Sun is called: "Corona"
8. How many minutes the Sunlight takes to reach to Earth: "8.3 minutes"
9. Lunar Eclipse occurs when : "The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon"
10. Solar eclipse is caused when:"The Moon is between the sun and the Earth."
11. 70 degree of the Sun's mass consists of: "Hydrogen"
12. Qantas Airlines belongs to : "Australia"
13.The first country to launch any vehicle in space

was: "USSR (in 1957)"

GK Tricks 26

Some Important question for competitive exam

1. The red blood cells originate in the: 
(a) Bone marrow (b) Brain (c) Ligaments (d) Muscles 

Answer: (a) Bone marrow

2. Who, amongst the following, is credited with the discovery of penicillin?
(a) Edward Jenner (b) Louis Pasteur (c) Alexander Flemings (d) William Harvey 

Answer: (c) Alexander Flemings

3. Which of the following is essential for the plants to help them in the formation of chlorophyll? 
(a) Calcium V (b) Magnesium (c) Potassium (d) Phosphorus 

Answer: (b) Magnesium

4. The other name of Vitamin C is?
(a) Formic acid (b) Acetic acid (c) Ascorbic acid (d) Riboflavin 

Answer: (c) Ascorbic acid

5. Who is credited with the discovery of neutron? 
(a) Chadwick (b) Bohr (c) Newton (d) Rutherford 

Answer: (a) Chadwick

6. The average life of a red blood cell in the body is about: 
(a) 95 days (b) 105 days (c) 115 days (d) 130 days 

Answer: (c) 115 days

7. Which of the following is used as a preservative of food articles? 
(a) Sodium benzoate (b) Sodium bicarbonate (c) Sodium carbonate (d) Sodium chloride

 Answer: (a) Sodium benzoate

8. DNA is?
(a) Acetic acid (b) Citric acid (c) A class of nucleic acids (d) An enzyme 

Answer: (c) A class of nucleic acids

9. The lustre of diamond is due to? 
(a) Reflection (b) Total internal reflection (c) Refraction (d) It is being the purest form of carbon 

Answer: (b) Total internal reflection

10. Milk in natural form has a certain amount of sugar. This sugar is called? 
(a) Glucose (b) Fructose (c) Lactose (d) Sucrose 

Answer: (c) Lactose

Computer GK Questions

Computer GK Questions

1. What type of devices are computer speakers and headphones?
Answer: Output device
2. Who discovered Unix operating system?
Answer: Dennis Ritchie
3. The .......... of system includes the programs and instructions?
(a) Icon (b) Hardware (c) Software (d) Information
Answer: Software
4. What is the full form of USB?
Answer: Universal Serial Bus
5. What is the full form of WWW?
Answer: World Wide Web
6. Who invented computer mouse?
Answer: Douglas Engelbart
7. Who invented QWERTY type Keyboard?
Answer: Christopher Sholes
8. Who invented Compact Disc (CD)?
Answer: James Russell
9. Who is known as the Father of Internet?
Answer: Vint Cerf
10. Who is known as the Father of World Wide Web?
Answer: Tim Berners Lee
11. Who invented Integrated Circuit (IC) chips?
Answer: Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
12. Which is the Super Computer developed by India?
Answer: Param
13. Conversion of computer generated result into human acceptable form is a function of:
Answer: Output interface
14. Which type of files having the extensions .jpg, .png, .gif etc?
Answer: Image files
15. What is the full form of pdf?
Answer: Portable Document Format.

GK Tricks : 22

* First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank
* First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith
* First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh
* First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC
* First Bank to introduce savings : Presidency bank in 1833
* First Bank to Introduce Cheque system : Bengal Bank 1784
* First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK
* First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
* First Bank to introduce Credit Card : Central Bank of India
* First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
* First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank
* First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank
* First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
* First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India
* First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank
* First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank - Was started by : Syndicate Bank
First Bank to launch branch in foreign was "Bank of India" in 1946 in London UK.
* First bank to Introduce Credit card in India was Central Bank of India With "Central Card" 1980.
* First Bank to introduce Debit Card in India was Citibank In Bangalore in 1987.

GK Tricks : 21

Some Basic Facts About India


1. Smallest state (Area) = Goa
2. Smallest state (population) = Sikkim
3. Most literate union Territory = Lakshadweep
4. Smallest Union Territory = Lakshadweep
5. Biggest hotel = Oberoi Sheraton (Mumbai)
6. Highest award (civilian) = Bharat Ratna
7. Highest Gallantry award = Param vir chakra
8. Most literate state = Tripura
9. Fastest Train = Shatabdi express
10. Least populated union Territory = Lakshadweep
11. Most populated city = Mumbai
12. Busiest bridge = Howra (Calcutta)
13. Oldest Refinery = Digboi (Assam)
14.biggest state (area)= Rajasthan
15.biggest state ( population ) = Uttar Pradesh .
16. longest river = Ganga
17 . highest mountain= k2 ( gadvin austin ) .
18 . longest railway platform = Gorakhpur

Computer GK Questions

Computer GK Questions

1. Father of supercomputer is:
Answer: Seymour Cray
2. Father of Computer Science is:
Answer: Alan Turing
3. First Cyber police station established in India was at:
Answer: Bangalore
4. Internet controlling in India is by:
Answer: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
5. Name the first Supercomputer in the world?
Answer: The CDC 6600, released in 1964, is generally considered as the
first supercomputer.
6. RAM stands for:
Answer: Random Access Memory
7. CPU stands for:
Answer: Central Processing Unit
8. WAP stands for:
Answer: Wireless Application Protocol
9. Compact Disc (CD) invented by:
Answer: James T. Russell
10. Computer Programming Language 'C' introduced by:
Answer: Dennis Ritchie.

Important GK Questions and Answers

Important GK Questions and Answers

1. What is the Full form of PIN?
Answer. Postal Index Number
2. When did the Pin system Started in India?
Answer. 1972
3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory?
Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983)
4. When did the speed post service started in India?
 Answer. 1986
5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems?
Answer. Lord Dalhousie
6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India?
Answer. 1774 (Kolkata)
7. Which is the first postage stamp of India?
Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852)

GK Tricks - 20

1. When did TV Broadcasting started in India ?
Answer: in 1959
2. When did mahatma Gandhi born ?
Answer: in 1869 October 2
3. When was the 1st general election held in India?
Answer: in 1951
4. When was Reserve Bank Of India established ?
Answer: in 1935
5. When was Reserve Bank Of India nationalized ?
Answer: in 1949
6. When did Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) started ?
Answer: in 1969
7. When did Railway started in India?
Answer: in 1853
8. When did Radio Broadcasting started in India ?
Answer: in 1927
9.When did Constituent Assembly of India Adopted The National Anthem ?
Answer: in 1950 January 24
10. When was Five Year Plan started in India ?
Answer: in 1951
11. When was First Postal system Introduced in India ?
Answer: in 1766
12. When was Asian Development Bank (ADB) established?
Answer: in 1966
13. When did pin code introduced in India ?
Answer: in 1972
14. When did Hijra year Started?
Answer: in AD 622
15. When did Kollam Era Started?
Answer: in AD 825

Important Awards and Their Fields

Important Awards and Their Fields
1. Oscar - Film
2. Dada sahib phalke - Film
3. Grammy - Music
4. Pulitzer - Journalism and Literature
5. Arjun - Sports
6. Bowelay - Agriculture
7. Kalinga - Science
8. Dhanwantri - Medical science
9. Bhatnagar - Science
10. Novel prize - Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science
11. Abel-Maths
12. Merlin-Magic
13. Bharat ratna-Art, Science, Public services, Sports
14. Vyas samman-Literature
15. Bihari award-Literature
16. Saraswati samman-Literature
17. Man booker-Literature
18. Vachspati samman-Sanskrit literature

Indian Railway GK Questions

Indian Railway GK Questions ____________________________________________________
1. Who is the Present Railway minister of India? 
Ans: C. P. Joshi
2. India's first train ran between:
Ans: Bombay and Thane
3. Where did India's first metro rail start?
 Ans: Kolkata
4. Who invented the railway engine?
Ans: George Stephenson
5. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways?
Ans: Bangalore
6. When was the first train started in India?
Ans: 1853
7. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?
Ans: Five
8. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
Ans: 1950
9. Who is known as the Father of Indian Railway?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
10. Where is India’s first railway station?
Ans: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai.
11. The world's longest railway platform is in India. Where is it?
Ans: Gorakhpur
12. Which is the Indian state that have no Railway line?
Ans: Meghalaya

SSC Exam General Knowledge [GK] Questions

SSC Exam General Knowledge [GK] Questions


1. In 1974 India surprised the world by exploding a "nuclear device" in an underground test in........ state.
Answer: Rajasthan

2. The cheapest transport in India is:
Answer: Water transport

3. Public health and sanitation, under the Indian Constitution fall in ......... list.
Answer: State list

 4. The festival kumbhamela is celebrated in:
Answer: Allahabad (UP)

5. The largest planet is:
Answer: Jupiter

6. Name the capital of Switzerland:
Answer: Berne

7. Who wrote Asian Drama?
Answer: Gunnar Myr Dal

8. Pneumonia affects:
Answer: Lungs

9. Arms and the man is a drama written by:
Answer: Bernard Shaw

10. One word for a group of islands.
Answer: Archipelago

11. The game chess had its origin in:
Answer: India

12. How many bones are there in the human body?
Answer: 206

13. The first Cricketer who complete 300 one day internationals.
Answer: Wasim Akram

14. The first month of the Saka era is:
Answer: Chaithra

15. Black Revolution associated with the production of ….?
Answer: Petroleum

16. Operation Flood associated with the increase in the production of …………….? Answer: Milk

17. Which country is the leading producer of vegetables?
Answer: China

18. Which is the major type of soil in India?
Answer: Alluvial Soil

19. …………. Is the leading of producer of tea in the world?
Answer: China

20. Who authored the Bok ‘The One Straw Revolution’?
Answer: Masanobu Fukuoka

21. Who is known as ‘The Father of Organic Farming’?
Answer: Albert Howard

GK Tricks 19

1. The flowering plants are collectively called?
Answer: Angiosperms

2. The reproductive units in Angiosperms is called?
Answer: Flower

3. The male reproductive organ of the flower?
Answer: Androecium

4. The female reproductive organ of a flower?
Answer: Gynoecium

5. Study of flowers?
Answer: Anthology

6. Fruits developed from the parts of the flower other than a card?
Answer: False fruits (Cashew)

7. Smallest pollen?
Answer: Myosotis

8. Largest pollen?
Answer: Mirabilis

9. Father of angiosperm embryology in India?
Answer: P. Maheswari

10. Pollination by the agency of water?
Answer: Hydrophily

11. Pollination by the agency of animals?
Answer: Zoophily

12. Pollination by the agency of birds?
Answer: Ornithophily

13. Pollination by the agency of bats?
Answer: Chiropterophily

14. After fertilization ovule developed into?
Answer: Seed

15. After fertilization ovary wall developed into?
Answer: Fruit wall

16. After fertilization ovary developed into?
Answer: Fruit

17. Final product of sexual reproduction in angiosperms?
Answer: Seed

18. Study of fruits is called?
 Answer: Pomology

GK Tricks 18

1. The theory related to the origin of Himalaya?
Answer : Plate tectonic theory

 2. The rocks in the Himalayan system are mainly?
Answer : Sedimentary rocks

3. How much is the breadth of Himalayas?
 Answer : 250 to 400km

 4. The average height of Himalayas from the mean sea level is about?
Answer : 6000m

5. Northern most Himalayan ranges are called?
 Answer : Central Himalayas or Himadri

 6. Name the two important peaks of central Himalaya?
Answer : Mt.Everest, Kanchenjunga

7. What is the name given to the foot hill zone of Himalaya?
 Answer : Siwalik

8. The Siwaliks stretch between:
Answer : Potwar basin and Tista

GK Tricks 17 : IMPORTANT GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS

IMPORTANT GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR 2014 VARIOUS EXAMS

 1- Who won the 34th National Archery Championship?
Ans: Deepika kumari

2- The largest number of Tiger Reserve is located in _____?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh

 3- FFC stands for what?
Ans: Film Finance Corporation

4- Who is the new president of venezuela?
Ans: Nicolas Maduro

5- Who won singles titles in National Badminton Championship?
Ans: Sindhu and Shrikant

6- How many numbers are there in IFSCI Code?
Ans- 11

7- If RBI will reduce CRR than what will be the result?
 Ans: Credit Supply increases

8- Who is the new President of Kenya?
Ans: Uhuru Kenyatta

GK Tricks 16 : Physics GK Questions and Answers

 Physics GK Questions and Answers
1. Heat is measured in the unit?
Answer: Joule
2. One calorie equals?
Answer: 4.2 Joule
3. Normal body temperature is?
Answer: 36.90 C or 98.40 F
4. Instrument to measure temperature is?
Answer: Thermometer
5. The temperature at which solid changes to a liquid is called?
Answer: Melting point of sold
6. Lowest melting point has?
Answer: Mercury (-38.80 C)
7. Highest melting point has?
Answer: Tungsten (34100 C)
8. Change of liquid to gaseous state is called?
Answer: Evaporation
9. The amount of heat required to melt unit mass of substance?
Answer: Heat of fusion
10. The amount of water vapour present in air is known as?
Answer: Humidity
11. Change from vapour to liquid is called?
Answer: Condensation
12. The temperature at which liquid solidifies is called?
Answer: Freezing point

GK Tricks 15 : Based On Information Technology

Multiple Choice General Knowledge Questions
*************** Based On Information Technology ***************
1. This is based on individual who knows how to use information and communication
technologies and those who do not?
(A) Access
(B) Usage
(C) Usage quality
(D) None of the above
Answer: Usage
2. This kind of crime involves altering raw data just before a computer processes it and
then changing it back after the processing is completed:
(A) Data diddling
(B) Data tampering
(C) salami attacks
(D) None of the above
Answer: Data diddling
3. Information Technology Act in India was amended in:
(A) 2000
(B) 2004
(C) 2008
(D) 2010
Answer: 2008
4. This network is an autonomous Inter-University Centre of the University Grants
Commission:
(A) NICENET
(B) BRNET
(C) INFLIBNET
(D) NICNET
Answer: INFLIBNET
5. Which of the following is not a wireless communication device?
(A) Blue tooth
(B) GPS
(C) Infrared communication
(D) None of these
Answer: None of these
6. Computer to computer exchange of business documents is done through:
(A) EDI
(B) ERP
(C) CAM
(D) CAD
Answer: EDI
7. Who started Free Software Foundation?
(A) Linus Torvald
(B) Richard Stallman
(C) Bill Gates
(D) GNU
Answer: Richard Stallman
8. Linux is a ..........
(A) Database Program
(B) Application Program
(C) Operating System
(D) None of the above
Answer: Operating System
9. Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India?
(A) PRAYAN
(B) FRIENDS
(C) Bhoomi
(D) CARD
Answer: PRAYAN
10. The resolution of a monitor is governed by the:
(A) Size of the screen
(B) Cost of the monitor
(C) Contrast of the pixels on the screen
(D) Number of pixels
Answer: Number of pixels