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.

SOME IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN INDIA & THEIR FOUNDERS

1. ARYA SAMAJ - SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI 
2. BRAHMA SAMAJ - RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY 
3. SARVODAYA MOVEMENT - JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN 
4. SREERAMA KRISHNA MISSION - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 
5. BOODHANA MOVEMENT - ACHARYA VINOBHA BHAVE 
6. KHILAFAT MOVEMENT - ALI BROTHERS 
7. SERVANTS OF INDIA SOCIETY - GOPALA KRISHNA GOKHALE 
8. PRARTHANA SAMAJ - ATMARAM PANDURANG 
9. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY - ANNIE BESANT 
10. ALIGARH MOVEMENT - SIR SYED AHMED KHAN 
11. SWATHANTRA PARTY - C. RAJAGOPALACHARI 
12. VANAMAHOTSAV - K. M. MUNSHI 
13. CHIPCO MOVEMENT - SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA 
14. CHINMAYA MISSION - SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA 
15. ABHINAV BHARAT - V. D. SAVARKAR 
16. GADDAR PARTY - LALA HARDAYAL 
17. VISWABHARATI - RABINDRANATH TAGORE
18. RED SHIRT - KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN 
19. BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY - MADAN MOHAN MALAVYA 
20. SATYA SHODAK SAMAJ - JYOTHI RAO PULE 
21. ATMIYA SABHA - RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY 
22. PEOPLES EDUCATION SOCIETY - B. R. AMBEDKAR 
23. HOME RULE MOVEMENT -BALAGANGADHAR TILAK, ANNIE BESANT 
24. INDIAN BRAHMA SAMAJ - KESAVA CHANDRA SEN 
25. INDIAN ASSOCIATION - SURENDRANATH BANNERJEE

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List of ministers

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GK Tricks 24: First In India

First In India Important Question & Answers 


1. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ? 
Answer: Kolkata in 1727
2. Name of the first deputy Prime Minister of India ? 
Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
3. Name of first Space Tourist of India ? 
Answer: Santosh George
4. Name of the first Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship ? 
Answer: I.N.S. Vikrant
5. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? 
Answer: Col. I K Bajaj
6. Name of first Indian who won Billiards Trophy ? 
Answer: Wilson Jones
7. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from Office ? 
Answer: Moraji Desai
8. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? 
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya
1. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?
 Answer: I.N.S Chakra
2. What is the name of first British to visit India ? 
Answer: Hawkins
3. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? 
Answer: Sukumar Sen.
4. Name of the first university of India ? 
Answer: Nalanda University.
5. Where is India's First nuclear centre ? 
Answer: Tarapur
6. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ? 
Answer: Fa-hien
7. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ? 
Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

GK Tricks 23 : Fact of India

MOST IMPORTANT: Fact of India


1. President of India- Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
2. Prime Minster of India- Dr Manmohan Singh 
3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India: Hon'ble Justice P. Sathasivam ( Justice R.M.  Lodha will take over on 27 April 2014) 
4. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Dr. Manmohan Singh 
5. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia 
5. Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ms. Leela Samson 
6. President of Sahitya Academy: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari 
7. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): Shashi Kant Sharma 
8. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pradeep Kumar 
9. Chairman of the Election Commission /Chief Election Commissioner: V. S. Sampath 
10. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati 
11. Solicitor General of India : Mohan Parasaran 
12. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Raghuram Rajan 
13. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar 
14. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Kariya Munda 
15. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari 
16. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: P.J. Kurien 
17. Law minister to the Government of India :- Kapil Sibal 
18. Chief of the Army Staff: General Bikram Singh 
19. Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha 
20. Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Robin K Dhowan

List of ministers in Narendra Modi's government

Prime Minister: Narendra Modi: Personnel, public grievances and pensions, department of atomic energy, department of space, all important policy issues and other portfolios not allocated to any minister.

Cabinet ministers: 
Rajnath Singh: Home affairs
Sushma Swaraj: External affairs, overseas Indian affairs
Arun Jaitley: Finance, corporate affairs, defence
M Venkaiah Naidu: Urban development, housing and urban poverty alleviation, parliamentary affairs
Nitin Gadkari: Road transport and highways, shipping
D V Sadananda Gowda: Railways
Uma Bharati: Water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation
Najma A Heptulla: Minority affairs
Gopinathrao Munde: Rural development, panchayati raj, drinking water and sanitation
Ram Vilas Paswan: Consumer affairs, food and public distribution
Kalraj Mishra: Micro, small and medium enterprises
Maneka Gandhi: Women and child development
Ananth Kumar: Chemicals and fertilizers
Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and information technology, law and justice
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati: Civil aviation
Anant Geete: Heavy industries and public enterprises
Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food processing industries

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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

General Knowledge Questions on Indian Constitution

General Knowledge Questions on Indian Constitution



1. Which is the world's largest written constitution?
A. Constitution of Indian.
B. Constitution of England.
C. Constitution of canada.
D. Constitution of USA.
Answer: Option A
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2.Indian constitution passed on,
A. 26th november,1947.
B. 26th november,1948.
C. 26th november,1949.
D. 26th november,1950.
Answer: Option C
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3.Indian constitution came into force on,
A. 26th january,1950.
B. 26th february,1951.
C. 26th march,1952.
D. 26th november,1953.
Answer: Option A

Indian History Questions and Answers

Indian History Questions and Answers 

 1.The Mehrauli Pillarinscription belongs to theperiod of the:
Answer : Guptas
2.The Quit India Movementwas adopted by the IndianNational Congress at:
Answer : Bombay
3.Which Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Asoka?
Answer : Third
4.Best Bakery case isrelated to:
Answer : Gujarat Riot
5.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) wasfounded by:
Answer : Birla and Thakurdas
6.Who gave the title‘‘Mahatma’’ to Gandhiji?
Answer : Rabindranath Tagore
7.Who was the Prime Minister of Britain whenIndia achieved independence?
 Answer : Clement Atlee
 8.Home rule movement was started by:
Answer : Bala gangadhar Tilak
9.Which famous port of South India gives evidenceof Indo-Roman trade?
Answer : Arekamedu
10.The last Viceroy of British India was:
Answer : Lord Mountbatten
11.---------- was the Firs tChief Justice of India.
Answer : Hiralal .J. Kania
12.Under whose patronage Kutabminar was built ?
Answer : Kutabdeen Ibek
13.Who among the following is the father of Pakistan?
Answer : Mohammed AliJinnah
14.Who among the following is the first Delhi Sultan?
Answer : Qutubuddin Aibak
15.Who was the first Indian to become a member ofthe British Parliament?
Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji
16.To which dynasty did theAsoka belong?
Answer : Maurya
17.Who was the founder of Saka Era?
Answer : Kanishka
18.Who is the Chief Ministe rof West Bengal?
Answer : Mamatha Banerji
19.Tulsidas lived during the regime of:
Answer : akbar
20.To which personality Gandhiji gave the title‘Deen Bandhu’?
Answer : C.F . Andrews
21.‘Rozgar Badhao’ is the slogan launched by whichPrime Minister?
Answer : Manmohan Singh '
22.‘Rozgar Badhao’ is the slogan launched by whichPrime Minister?
Answer : Manmohan Singh
23.The Directive Principles ofthe Indian constitutionaim at:
Answer : Providing asocial and economic basefor genuine democracy inthe country.
24.B.R. Ambedkar was selected to theConstitutent Assembly from:
Answer : West Bengal
25.‘Din Illahi’ was thereligion founded by :
Answer : Akbar

BANKS OF INDIA

BANKS OF INDIA
*First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank
*First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith
*First Indian governor of RBI :Mr. C D Deshmukh
 *First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC
*First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India : Presidency bank in 1833
 *First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India : Bengal Bank 1784
*First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK
 *First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
*First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India
*First Foreign Bank in India :Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
*First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770
*First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India
*First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank
 *First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank
 *First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
*First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India
 *First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank
 *First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank Was started by : Syndicate Bank

Important Years in Indian History

 Important Years in Indian History 



 1885: Formation of Indian National Congress

 1905: Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
 
1906: Muslim League was formed at Dacca

 1911: Partition of Bengal was cancelled by Lord Hardinge

 1911: India's Capital was Shifted from Calcutta to Delhi

 1917: Gandhiji’s Champaran campaign launched

1919: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

1919: Khilafat Movement

1924: Communist Party of India was formed

 1929: Poorna Swaraj resolution at Lahore session

1930: Gandhiji’s Dandi March

1932: Third Round Table Conference

1937: Provincial Autonomy

 1942: Quit India Movement

1945: Trial of INA at Red Fort

1946: British Cabinet Mission visited India

1948: Death of Mahatma Gandhi

 1950: India becomes a Republic

Classical Dances of India

 Classical Dances of India

Bharat Natyam – Tamil Nadu;

Bihu – Assam;

Bhangra – Punjab;

Chhau – Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand;

Garhwali – Uttaranchal; Garba – Gujarat;

Hattari – Karnataka;

Kathak – North India;

Kathakali – Kerala;

Kutchipudi – Andhra Pradesh;

Khantumm – Mizoram;

Karma – Madhya Pradesh;

Laho – Meghalaya;

Mohiniattam – Kerala;

Mando – Goa;

Manipuri – Manipur;

Nati – Himachal Pradesh;

Nat-Natin – Bihar;

Odissi – Orissa;

Rauf – Jammu & Kashmir;

Yakshagan – Karnataka;

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF COUNTRIES

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF COUNTRIES

1. CIA – America
2. M1-6 – United Kingdom
3. RAW- India
4. ISI – Pakistan
5. MSS – China
6. Mossad – Israel
7. ASIS – Australia
8. DGSE – France
 9. FSB – Russia
10. BND – Germany

FIVE YEAR PLANS IN INDIA

FIVE YEAR PLANS IN INDIA 

1.  1st Five Year Plan (1951-56) - Priority of Agriculture
2.  2nd Five Year Plan (1956-61) - Priority of Industries Sector
3.  3rd Five Year Plan (1961-66) - Self Reliance
4.  4th Five Year Plan (1969-74) - Removal of Poverty, Growth with Justice
5.  5th Five Year Plan (1974-79) - Removal of Poverty and Self reliance 
6. 6th Five Year Plan (1980-85) - The emphasis same as 5th Plan 
7. 7th Five Year Plan (1985-90) - Food Production, Employment, Productivity
8.  8th Five Year Plan (1992-97) - Employment Generation, Control of Population
9.  9th Five Year Plan (1997-02) - Growth Rate of 7 percent 
10. 10th Five year Plan (2002-07) - Self-employment and resources and development
11.  11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) - Comprehensive and faster growth
12.  12th Five Year plan (2012-17) - Improvement of Health, Education and Sanitation.

GK Tricks 8 : First Person

First Person


1. First Governor of Bengal – Lord Clive ( 1757 – 60)
2. Last Governor of Bengal – Lord Hastings ( 1772 – 74)

3. First Governor General of Bengal – Lord Hastings  ( 1774 – 75)

4. First British Governor General of India – Lord Bentinck ( 1833 - 35)

5. First British Viceroy of India – Lord Canning ( 1856 – 62)

6. First President of Indian Republic – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7. First Prime Minister of free India – Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

8. First Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore
9. First Muslim President of Indian National Congress –Baduddin Tyabji
10. First Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain
11. First Governor General of free India – Lord Mountbatten
12. First and last Indian Governor General of India – C. Rajgopalachari
13. First man who introduced printing press in India – James Hicky
14. First Indian to join the I.C.S – Satyendra Nath Tagore
15. India’s first Cosmonaut – Rakesh Sharma
16. First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term – Morarji Desai
17. First Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council – S. P. Sinha
18. First President of India who died while in office – Dr. Zakir Hussain
19. First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament – Charan Singh
20. First Field Marshal of India – Field Marshal S.H.F. J. Maneckshaw
21. First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics – C.V. Raman
22. First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
23. First Indian to cross English Channel – Mihir Sen
24. First Person to receive Jananpith award – G. Shanker Kurup
25. First Speaker of the Lok Sabha – G V Mavalankar
26. First Vice – President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrsihnan
27. First Home Minister Of India – Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel
28. First Person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen – Sherpa Ang Dorjee
29. First person to reach the South Pole – Col J K Bajaj
30. First Person to get Param Vir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma
31. First Chief Election Commissioner – Sukumar Sen
32. First Person to receive Magsaysay Award – Vinoba Bhave
33. First Indian Origin person to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargobind Khurana
34. First Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen
35. First Chief Justice of Supreme Court – Justice H. J. Kania
36. First Indian to win back to back medals in Olympics – Sushil Kumar ( 2008, 2012)
37. First Man to climb Mount Everest Twice – Nwang Gombu
38. First Man to Climb Mt. Everest 19 times – Apa Sherpa
39. First Indian Chess Grandmaster – Vishwanathan Anand ( 1988)
40. First Indian Pilot – J.R. D. Tata ( 1929)

GK Tricks 7 : Nickname of Indian city

Nickname of Indian city 

Bangle City - Hyderabad (Andra Pradesh)
City of Blood - Tezpur (Assam)
City of Dawn - Auroville (Pondichery)
City of golden Temple - amritsar (Punjab)
City of Joy - Kolkata (West Bengal)
City of seven Islands - Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Diamond City - Surat (Gujarat)
Egg city - Namakkal (Tamilnadu)
Garden City - Bangalore (Karnataka)
Golden City - Jaisalmer(Rajastan)
Lake City - Udaipur (Rajastan)
Orange City - Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Pearl City - Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
Rose Pink City - Jaipur (Rajastan)
Sandal Wood City - Mysore (Karnataka)
Sun City - Jodhpur (Rajastan)
Temple City - Bhuvaneswar (Orissa)
Twin Cities - Hyderabad and Secundarabad(Andra pradesh)
Weavers city - Panipat (Haryana)
White City - Udaipur (Rajastan
The Queen of the Hills- Darjeeling (West Bnegal)

GK Tricks 3 : List of Governors of Indian States

List of Governors of Indian States

1. Andaman & Nicobar : A. K. Singh (Lieutenant-Governor)
2. Andhra Pradesh : Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
3. Arunachal Pradesh : Nirbhay Sharma
4. Assam : Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
5. Bihar : DY Patil
6. Chandigarh : Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)
7. Chhattisgarh : Shri Shekhar Dutt
8. Goa : Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo
9. Gujarat : Dr. Kamla Beniwal
10. Haryana : Shri Jagannath Pahadia
11. Himachal Pradesh : Urmila Singh
12. Jammu and Kashmir : Narinder Nath Vohra
13. Jharkhand : Dr. Syed Ahmed
14. Karnataka : Hansraj Bhardwaj
15. Kerala : Shri Nikhil Kumar
16. Madhya Pradesh : Ram Naresh Yadav
17. Maharashtra : K. Sankaranarayanan
18. Manipur : Vinod Kumar Duggal
19. Meghalaya : K. K. Paul
20. Mizoram : Shri Vakkom Purushothaman
21. Nagaland : Shri Ashwani Kumar
22. New Delhi : Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant-Governor)
23. Orissa : Shri S. C. Jamir
24. Puducherry : Virendra Kataria (Lieutenant-Governor)
25. Punjab : Shri Shivraj Patil
26. Rajasthan : Margaret Alva
27. Sikkim : Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
28. Tamil Nadu : Konijeti Rosaiah
29. Tripura : Shri Devanand Konwar
30. Uttar Pradesh : Shri Banwari Lal Joshi
31. Uttarakhand : Aziz Qureshi
32. West Bengal : Shri M. K Narayanan
33. Dadra and Nagar Haveli : Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
34. Daman and Diu : Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
35. Lakshadweep : Shri H. Rajesh Prasad......