Body facts

Body Facts

Human Body Facts

Amazing and interesting facts about human body. Interesting eyes facts, amazing body facts, hair facts, bones facts, blood facts, and many other human body facts. Interesting and strange things about human body.

Body Facts

*In one day, a human sheds 10 billion skin flakes. This amounts to approximately two kilograms in a year.
*Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells.
*Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid.
*Forty-one percent of women apply body and hand moisturizer at least three times a day.
*Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
*The world record for the number of body piercing on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat.
*The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long.
*The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours.
*The human body has approximately 37,000 miles of capillaries.
*The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about the diameter of a garden hose.
*The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily.
*It is very common for babies in New Zealand to sleep on sheepskins. This is to help them gain weight faster, and retain their body heat.
*An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin.
*The width of your armspan stretched out is the length of your whole body.
*41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day.
*A human's small intestine is 6 meters long.
*There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee. You don't see all of them because most are too fine and light to be noticed.
*Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
*Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion.
*By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year.
*The human body is 75% water.
Heart Facts
* Women hearts beat faster than men.
* Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before.
* The human heart weighs less than a pound.
* The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.
* The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.
* Scientists have discovered that the longer the ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack.
* The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart.
* The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year.
* Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications.
* In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood.
* In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa.
* People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
* Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 AM.
* The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year.
* At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person's emotions.
Brain Facts
* Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States.
* The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons.
* From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain.
* People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
* Once a human reaches the age of 35, he/she will start losing approximately 7,000 brain cells a day. The cells will never be replaced.
* It is not possible to tickle yourself. The cerebellum, a part of the brain, warns the rest of the brain that you are about to tickle yourself. Since your brain knows this, it ignores the resulting sensation.
* A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder.
* In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders.
* Your brain is 80% water.
* Your brain is move active and thinks more at night than during the day.
Bones Facts
* The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear.
* There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists.
* The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear.
* The human face is made up of 14 bones.
* The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth.
* If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing.
* Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone.
* Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
* Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
* Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water.
* Adult human bones account for 14% of the body's total weight.
* In 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible.
* Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
* Your thigh bone is stronger than concrete.
* The strongest bone in your body is the femur (thighbone), and it's hollow!
Blood Facts
* Two million red blood cells die every second.
* There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
* Seven percent of a humans body weight is made up of blood.
* In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the carousel was good for the circulation of blood.
* Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys.
* By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved.
* Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint.
* The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.
* The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days.
* Blood accounts for about 8% of a human's body weight.
* A woman has approximately 4.5 liters of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 liters.
* Your blood takes a very long trip through your body. If you could stretch out all of a human's blood vessels, they would be about 60,000 miles long. That's enough to go around the world twice.
* Half your body’s red blood cells are replaced every seven days.
* If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles.
Eyes Facts
* We should never put anything in or near our eyes, unless we have a reason to use eye drops. We would only do that if our doctor or parent told us to use them.
* Blinking helps to wash tears over our eyeballs. That keeps them clean and moist. Also, if something is about to hit our eye, we will blink automatically.
* Our body has some natural protection for our eyes. Our eyelashes help to keep dirt out of our eyes. Our eyebrows are made to keep sweat from running into our eyes.
* Our eyes are very important to us, and we must protect them. We don't want dirt, sand, splinters or even fingers to get in our eyes. We don't want our eyes to get scratched or poked. That could damage our sight!
* The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology.
* The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea.
* The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes.
* The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.
* The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
* The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.
* The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye.
* Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.
* Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight cam increase the risk of glaucoma in men.
* People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.
* Men are able to read fine print better than women can.
* In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind.
* All babies are colour blind when they are born.
* A human eyeball weighs an ounce.
* If the lens in our eye doesn't work quite right, we can get glasses to help us see. Glasses have lenses in them that work with our eye's own lens to help us see better.
* Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
* The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose.
* The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand.
* Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye.
* The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour.
* It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
* The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella.
* Inside our eye, at the back, is a part called the "retina." On the retina are cells called "rods" and "cones." These rods and cones help us to see colors and light.
* Just behind the pupil is a lens. It is round and flat. It is thicker toward the middle.
* Over the front of our eye is a clear covering called the "conjunctiva."
* The white part of our eye is called the "sclera." At the front, the sclera becomes clear and is called the "cornea."
* Around the pupil is a colored muscle called the "iris." Our eyes may be BLUE, BROWN, GREEN, GRAY OR BLACK, because that is the color of the iris.
* Our eyes have many parts. The black part on the front of our eye is called the "pupil." It is really a little hole that opens into the back part of our eyes.
* Your eyes blinks over 10,000,000 times a year!
Mouth Facts
* In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch.
* People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose.
* While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.
* It takes food seven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus.
Tongue Facts
* Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue.
* There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.
* Your tongue has 3,000 taste buds.
* 85% of the population can curl their tongue into a tube.
Hair Facts
* On average, a man spends about five months of his life shaving.
* On average, a hair strand's life span is five and a half years.
* On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs.
* Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
* In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times.
* Humans have about the same number of hair follicles as a chimpanzee has.
* Hair will fall out faster on a person that is on a crash diet.
* The average human head weighs about eight pounds.
* The reason why some people get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern, which causes the hair to either stand straight up, or goes to a certain angle.
* The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour.
* The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head.
* The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis.
* The longest human beard on record is 17.5 feet, held by Hans N. Langseth who was born in Norway in 1846.
* The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair.
* The average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
* Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin.
* Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.
* Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds.
* The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair.
* A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
* Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fiber is produced on the scalp of an adult.
* Brylcreem, which was created in 1929, was the first man's hair product.
* Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect.
* A survey done by Clairol 10 years ago came up with 46% of men stating that it was okay to color their hair. Now 66% of men admit to coloring their hair.
* A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days.
Diseases Facts
* People that use mobile phones are 2.5 time more likely to develop cancer in areas of the brain that are adjacent to the ear they use to talk on the mobile phone.
* Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress.
* Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war.
* On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female.
* Many cancer patients that are treated with chemotherapy lose their hair. For some when the hair grows back, it can grow back a different colour, or be curly or straight.
* Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year.
* Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excessive use of alcohol.
* A popular superstition is that if you put a piece of bread in a baby's crib, it will keep away diseases.
* A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurons disease.
* Every year in the U.S., there are 178,000 new cases of lung cancer.
* Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
* Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen.
* Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer.
* Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes.
* The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.
* The number one cause of rabies in the United States are bats.
* Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound — over a thousand feet per second!
* A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries.
* The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years.
* The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people.
* Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.
* Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining.
* The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer.
* Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.
* Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks.
* A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet.
* A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers.
* A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years.
* Lady Peseshet is known to be the world's first known female physician. She practiced during the time of the pyramids, which was the fourth dynasty.
* The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat.
* Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin.
* Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998.
* Studies indicate that weightlifters working out in blue gyms can handle heavier weights.
* Studies indicate that listening to music is good for digestion.
* Studies indicate that epileptic patients that listen to Mozart's Piano Sonata can dramatically decrease their chance of a seizure.
* Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections.
* It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach.
* Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath.
* Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes.
* Fourteen people die each day from asthma in the United States.
* Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid.
* Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout.In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days.
* Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine.
* In ancient Egypt, doctors used jolts from the electric catfish to reduce the pain of arthritis.
* The lining of the a person's stomach is replaced every 36 hours.
* The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in.
* In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children.
* The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that snore regularly compared to women who do not snore.
* The stomach of an adult can hold 1.5 liters of material.
* The stomach can break down goat's milk faster than the milk of a cow.
* The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases.
* It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer.
* Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918.
* In a year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S.
* Even if you eat food standing on your head, the food will still end up in your stomach.
* A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
* 3000 children die every day in Africa because of malaria.



Pregnancy Facts
* The world's first test tube twins are Stephen and Amanda Mays born June 5, 1981.
* Some people drink the urine of pregnant women to build up their immune system.
* The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
* Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA.
* During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size.
* Changing a cat's litter box can be dangerous to pregnant women, as cat feces sometimes carry a parasite that can cause harm to the developing baby.
* A pregnant woman's dental health can affect her unborn child.
* May babies are on avearge 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months.
* When a women is pregnant, her senses are all heightened.
* Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared to couples that do not smoke.

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GK 2010

Padma Vibhushan Awardees (2010)
Shri Ebrahim Alkazi
Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy
Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Arts : India : Delhi
Trade & Industry : India : Tamil Nadu
Arts : India : Tamil Nadu
Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy
Smt. Zohra Segal
Science & Engineering. : United Kingdom
Public Affairs : India : Andhra Pradesh
Arts : India : Delhi



Padma Bhushan Awardees (2010)


Shri Aamir Khan
Prof. Abhijit Sen
Shri Akbar Padamsee
Arts : India : Maharashtra
Public Affairs : India : Delhi
Arts : India : Maharashtra
Shri Allah Rakha Rahman
Shri Anil Bordia
Prof. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj
Arts : India : Tamil Nadu
Literature & Education : India : Rajasthan
Science & Engineering. : United States :
Shri B.K. Chaturvedi
Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
Prof. Belle Monappa Hegde
Civil Service : India : Delhi
Social Work : India : Karnataka
Medicine : India : Karnataka
Prof. Bikash Chandra Sinha
Prof. Bipan Chandra
Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair
Science & Engineering. : India : West Bengal
Literature & Education : India : Delhi
Trade & Industry : India : Maharashtra
Shri E.T. Narayanan Mooss
Shri Eknath Rao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
Shri Fareed Zakaria
Medicine :India : Kerala
Social Work : 2010 : India : Maharashtra
Journalism : United States :
Shri G.P. Chopra
Shri Ilaiyaraaja
Shri Jagdish Chandra Kapur
Literature & Education : India : Delhi
Arts : 2010 : India : Tamil Nadu
Science & Engineering. :India : Delhi
Smt. Kumudini Lakhia
Dr. Kushal Pal Singh
Shri Kuzhur Narayana Marar
Civil Service :India : Gujarat
Trade & Industry : India : Delhi
Arts : India : Kerala
Prof. Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky
Ms. Mallika Sarabhai
Shri Manvinder Singh Banga alias Vindi Banga Vindi Banga
Arts : India : Gujarat
Arts : India : Gujarat
Trade & Industry : United Kingdom
Prof. Minoru
Prof. Mohammad Amin
Shri Moosa Raza
Arts : India : Maharashtra
Literature & Education : India : Delhi
Civil Service :India : Delhi
Shri Narayanan Vaghul
Prof. (Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
Dr. Noshir M. Shroff
Trade & Industry :India : Tamil Nadu
Arts : India : Andhra Pradesh
Medicine :India : Delhi
Dr. P.R. Dubhashi
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra
Dr. Panniyampilly Krishna Warrier
Civil Service : India : Maharashtra
Arts : India : Uttar Pradesh
Medicine : India : Kerala
Pandit Dr. Puttaraj Gavai
Shri Ram Kumar
Dr. Ramakant Madanmohan Panda
Arts : India : Karnataka
Arts :India : Delhi
Medicine : India : Maharashtra
Shri S.P. Oswal
Shri Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Shri Sant Singh Chatwal
Trade & Industry : India : Punjab
Public Affairs : India : West Bengal
Public Affairs : United States
Prof.(Dr.) Satya Paul Agarwal
Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri
Prof. Tan Chung
Medicine : India : Delhi
Literature & Education : India : Delhi
Literature & Education : United States
Ustad Sultan Khan


Arts : India : Maharashtra

Head of Important Offices (International)
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation
Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro
Deputy Secretary-General, UN.
Robert Zoellick
President, World Bank.
Dominic Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Irina Bokova
Director-General, UNESCO.
Dr. Margaret Chan
Director-General, WHO.
Jacques Diouf
Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation
Juan Somavia
Director-General, International Labour Organisation
Ann M. Veneman
Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Antonio Guterres
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Helen Clark
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Angel Gurria
Secretary-General, Oranisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Ms. Rosalyn Higgins
President, International Gourt of Justice
Haruhiko Kuroda
President, Asian Development Bank
Donald Kaberuka
President, African Development Bank
Jacques Rogge
President, International Olympic Committee
Kamalesh Sharma
Secretary-General, Commonwealth
Muammar Qaddafi
Chairman, African Union
Pascal Lamy
Director-General, WTO
Ms. Navanethan Pillay
High commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights
Jerzy Buzek
President, European Union
David Morgan
President, International Cricket Council
Raul castro
Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement
Jose Manuel Durao Barroso
President, European Commission
Kandeh K. Yumkella
Director-General, UNIDO
Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation council
Ekmeleddin Ihanoglu
Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference
Abdallah Salem el-Badri
Secretary-General, Organisation of American States
Hifikepunye Pohamba
President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO)
Mr. Yukiya Amano
director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan
Director, Commonwelath of Learning
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Executive Director, UNFPA
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Secretary-General, ASEAN
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Secretary-General, SAARC
Lamine Diack
President, International Amateur Athletic Federaton (IAAF)
Michael Griffin
Chief of NASA (USA)
Ms. Irene Zubaida Khan
Secretary-General, Amnesty International


Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
Mr. E.S.L. Narasimhan
Mr. K. Rosaiah
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Gen.(Retd.) J.J. Singh
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Assam
Dispur
Shri Janaki Ballav Pattanaik
Mr. Tarun Gogoi
Bihar
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Mr. Devanand Konwar
Mr. Nitish Kumar
Chhatisgarh
Raipur
Shri Shekhar Dutt
Dr. Raman Singh
Goa
Panaji
Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu
Mr. Digambar v. Kamat
Gujarat
Gandhi Nangar
Dr. Kamla Beniwal
Mr. Narendra Modi
Haryana
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Mr. Jagannath Pahadia
Mr. Bhupinder S.Hooda
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Smt. Urimilaben Patel
Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar(Summer)Jammu(Winter) )
Mr. N.N. Vohra
Mr. Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Smt. Mohsina Kidwai
Shri Shibu Soren
Karnataka
Bengaluru
Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj
Mr. B.S. Yeddyurappa
Kerala
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Mr. Ram Krishna S. Gavai
Mr. V.S. Achuthanandan
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Mr. Rameshwar Thakur
Mr. Shivraj Singh chauhan
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Shri K. Shankarnarayan
Mr. Ashok Chavan
Manipur
Imphal
Mr. Gurbachan Jagat
Mr. Okram Ibibo Singh
Meghalaya
Shillong
Mr. R.S. Mooshahary
Mr. D.D. Lapang
Mizoram
Aizawl
Lt.Gen.(Retd)M.M.Lakhera
Mr. Lalthanhawla
Nagaland
Kohima
Shri. Nikhil Kumar
Mr. Neiphiu Rio
Orrissa
Bhubaneshwar
Mr. M.C. Bhandare
Mr. Naveen Patnaik
Punjab
Chandigarh
Shri Shivraj Patil
Mr. Parkash Singh badal
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Smt. Prabha Rau
Mr. Ashok Gehlot
Sikkim
Gangtok
Mr. Balmiki Prasad Singh
Mr. Pawan Chamling
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Mr. S.S. Barnala
Mr. M. Karunanidhi
Tripura
Agartala
Shri Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil
Mr. Manik Sarkar
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
Ms. Margaret Alva
Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Mr. B.L. Joshi
Ms. Mayawati
West Bengal
Kolkata
Shri M.K. Narayanan
Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Dada Saheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. The award for a particular year is given during the end of the following year along with the National Film Awards.
The Bombay High Court had directed the Directorate of Film Festivals of India (DFFI) to consider uncensored films for the competition, a case which DFFI contested and won in the Supreme Court in late 2006. The case had delayed announcement of the award for 2006, which was announced in the middle of 2008. The 2007 award which had to be announced at the end of 2008 was announced in September 2009.
Renowned playback singer Manna Dey has been nominated for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007.First Awardee was Devika Rani (1969).
55th National Film Awards
The year 55th National Flim Awards of India was announced on 7 September 2009 for flim released in the year 2007.
Swarna Kamal Medal
Best Feature Flim - 'Kanchivaram' (Tamil) Percept Picture Company by Priyadarshan.
Best Flim for Wholesome Entertaunment - 'Chak De India (hindi), Aditya Chopra and Shimit Amin.
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Flim - 'Frozen' (Hindi) by Shivajee Chandrabhushan.
Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan for Naalu Pennungal (Tamil).
Rajat Kamal Medal
Best Film on Family Welfare - 'Taare Zameen Par' (Hindi) by Amir Khan.
Best Screen Play - 'Gandhi My Father' (Hindi) by Feroz Abbas Khan
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Flim on National Integration - 'Dharm' by Sheetal V. Talwar and Bhavna Talwar.
Best Actor - Prakash Raj for Kanchivaram (Tamil).
Best Actress - Umashree for 'Gulabi Talkies'(Kannada)
Best Supporting Actor - Darshan Jariwala for Gandhi my Father.
Best Supporting Actress - Shefali Shah for the Last Lear (English).
Best Male Playback Singer - Shankar Mahadevan for Taare Zameen Par (Hindi).
Best Female Playback Singer - Shreya Ghosal for Jab We Met (Hindi)
Best Music - Ouseppachan for Ore Kadal (Malayalam).
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion Winner :- "Lebanon", an Israeli flim (directed by Samuel Maoz) that recounts Israel's 1982 invasion of the West Asian country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, has won the top prize at the Venice Flim Festival. The Golden Lion is the festival's highest award for best flim.
Silver Lion Winner : - An Iranian film "About Women and Repression" took the No. 2 prize, the Silver Lion. Silver Lion is an irregular award presented only in some years as runner- up.

Nobel Personalities in India
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
He was known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'. He was a nationalist Muslim leader of the North-West Frontier Province. He first started a militant organisation known as the 'Red Shirt', and later on joined the non-violent Civil Disobedience Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Saintly personality; had devoted his life to social welfare; founder of the Bhoodan movement.
Amir Khusrau
Assumed 'Parrot of India', was a famous poet and author who wrote in poetry and prose and also composed music. He enjoyed the patronage of successive Sultans of Delhi from Balban to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq. He died in 1324-25. His works include Tughluqnamah and the Tarikh-i-Alai.
Anand Mohan Bose
He was a prominent Indian public man in his times. He was the first Indian to be a Wrangler of Cambridge University in 1873. He was the founder-secretary of the Indian Association which was established in Calcutta in 1876, and presided over the 14th session of the Indian National Congress held in Ma
Ashutosh Mukherjee
He was an eminent lawyer and educationist. He was certainly a maker of modern Bengal, if not of India, by virtue of his eminent services to the cause of education. At the early age of 25 he became a member of the Senate of the Calcutta University of which he became the vice-chancellor.
Aurobindo Ghosh
An ardent nationalist who later became a saint, was educated in England. His views were readily accepted by Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab and Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra and led to the formation of an extremist school within the Congress.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Patriot and statesman, known as Lokmanya. He organised Extremist Party within the Congress with Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pai. Britishers called him "Father of Indian Unrest". He gave the clarion call "Swaraj is my birth right". Tilak was the founder-editor of Mahratta (English) and Kesar
Bhagat Singh
Known as Shahid-e-Azam. Founded Naujawan Bharat Sabha. Exploded bomb in Central Legislative Assembly at Lahore on April 8, 1929. He was arrested and sentenced for life. He along with Sukh Dev and Shivram Rajguru, was hanged on March 23, 1931 for participating in Lahore conspiracy.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
A prominent Indian politician, born in South India in 1879. He was the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress in 1921-22 and was a member of the Congress Working Commitee. Rajagopalachari was the Chief Minister of Madras from 1937-39.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
He was the first President of the Republic of India. Born in Bihar in 1884, educated at the Calcutta Universty, he began his career as an advocate and soon commanded a very large practice at Patna High Court. Prasad became the president of Congress in 1934, 1939 and 1947; a minister in Nehru's cabin
Dadabhai Naoro Ji
He was elected president of the Indian National Congress at its second session held in Calcutta in 1886. He was the first Indian to be elected a member of the House of Commons in England on a ticket of Liberal Party. Twice again, in 1893 and in 1906, he was elected president of the INC.

Nobel Personalities in India
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
A prominent leader of the Scheduled Castes. Built up a party of the untouchables, became a member of the Constitutent Assembly and piloted through it the Indian Constitution Act which declared India to be Republic. He also piloted the Hindu Code through the Indian Legislature.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
He was a prominent Indian nationalist, and presided over the 1905 session of the Indian National Congress. In 1905 he founded at Poona the Servants of India Society. He died in 1915. He is considered as the 'Political Guru' of Gandhiji.
Govinda Ballabh Pant
The celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, was the author of Ashtadhyayi. He was one of the leading members and leaders of the Indian National Congress. He became the Chief Minister in his native province of Uttar Pradesh after independence.
Ishwar Chandra Vtdyasagar
Social reformer and educationist from Bengal and a pioneer in the field of primary education and widow re-marriage.
Jamshedji Tata
Parsi industrialist and philanthropist. Father of Indian industry, founded Tata, Iron and Steel Company in Bihar.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime Minister of India from May, 1964 to his death on 11 January, 1966. He was conferred Bharat Ratna posthumously. He was a martyr for the cause of peace between India and Pakistan at Tashkent.
Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Born in 1900, was a talented daughter of Pandit Motilal Nehru. She held many high offices after Indian independence including the post of India's High Commissioner in England (1955-61) and India's Ambassador to the U. S. S. R. as well as to the U. S. A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
Indian national leader known as "Lion of Punjab". Founder editor of Bande Mataram, The Punjabeeand The People. Died of injuries caused by police lathi-charge while leading a demonstration against Simon Commission at Lahore in 1928. Author of Young India, The Arya Samaj and England's Debt to India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. Became a barrister-at-law (1891) in England. Went to South Africa in 1893. Stayed there till 1914 for the cause of the emancipation of the Indians from the insulting life.
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Nobel Personalities in India
Mrs. Annie Besant
English theosophist, bom in London in October 1847. She founded the Central Hindu College at Banaras and was elected president of the Theosophical Society in 1907. In 1916 she founded the Indian Home Rule League and became its first president and in 1917.
Mrs. Sarojini Naldu
The most talented Indian lady, born of Bengali parents, was a poet and orator who took a prominent part in Indian politics. She presided over the Kanpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1925 and was the first lady to be appointed a state Governor in the Republic of India.
Netaji Subhash Bose
Popularly known as Netaji, was born on January 23, 1879, at Cuttack. He passed the Indian Civil Service Examination in 1920. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1921. In 1938 he was the president of the INC at its Haripura session and in 1939 he was elected president of its Tripuri session.
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
He was the first Prime Minister of Independent India and is known as the architect of modem India. He was born in Allahabad on Novemeber 14,1889. In 1928 be became the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress and in 1929 its President. At the Lahore session under his Presidentship was pass
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
A leading nationalist leader, prominent educationist and social reformer. Later on joined the second session of the Indian National Congress held in 1886 and twice became its President in 1909 and 1918. His greatest achievement was the foundation in 1915 in Benaras of the Hindu University.
Pandit Motilal Nehru
A renowned Indian patriot, was born on 6th May, 1861 in Delhi. He began his career as a lawyer at the Allahabad High Court, joined the Indian National Movement and started a journal named The Independent' to support the cause of Indian Nationalism. Along with C. R. Das he formed the Swarajist Party
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet, novelist, patriot, educationist, essayist, painter and philosopher. He founded Shantiniketan (now Viswabharati University) in West Bengal. The first Asian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature (for Gitanjati in 1913), writer of National Anthems of India and Bangladesh.
Ram Manohar Lohla
A social and political revolutionary, he founded the'Samajwadi Party' after difference of opinion with the Congress.
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
He was a very great spiritual teacher of the Hindus in modern times. His two-noteworthy disciples were Keshavchandra Sen and Swami Vivekanand.
Rasbehari Basu
He was elected president of the Surat session of the Indian National Congress in 1907 in which the Moderates and Extremists came to a serious clash. Next year he presided over the Madras session of the INC.



Nobel Personalities in India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
A renowned Indian patriot and politician, was born on the 31st, October, 1875 in Gujarat and began his career as a lawyer. He took a leading part in the Bardoli Satyagraha movement. In 1931 he became the president of the Congress. He joined the "interim Government" set up in 1946 as the Home Ministe
Sarvapalli Radha Krishan
The second President of the Republic of India. Radha Krishnan was appointed as India's ambassador to the USSR in 1949. In 1962 he became the President of India. His birthday, Sept 5, is celebrated as Teacher's Day.'
Shaukat Ali
A prominent leader and politician amongst the Indian Muhammadans. He along with his brother Muhammad All, led the Khilafat Movement in 1919-20. He also joined the Indian National Congress and the non-co-operation movement.
Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
He was a prominent leader of the Indian Muhammadans. Remained loyal to the British during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-58), founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875. In 1920 the college was raised to the status of University and called the Aligarh Muslim University.
Sister Nivedita
A famous disciple of Swami Vivekananda, was an Irish lady named Miss Margaret Nobel.
Swami Vivekananda
Disciple of Rama Krishna Paramahansa, and founder of Ramakrishna Mission at Belur. He championed the supremacy of Vedantic philosophy and his talk at the Chicago conference of world religions in 1893 made westerners realise the greatness of Hinduism for the first time.
V. D. C Savarkar
He founded Mitra Mandal aimed at achieving freedom by armed rebellion, founded Abhinav Bharat, started Free Indian Society in England (London). Savarkar was arrested in Nasik conspiracy case and sentenced to transportation for life and freed in 1937. He authored Indian War of Independence.
W. C. Banetjee
The first president of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in 1885. He was made Congress President a second time at its Allahabad session in 1892.
Zakir Hussain
Proposed Wardha Scheme of education, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia. He was elected as President of India in 1967.
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SSC Tier II english paper

SSC Tier II Exam Paper (English)
1. To pin one's faith-(a) To be sure of some body's favour (b) To be unsure of favour(c) To bother for friends(d) To bother for one's relatives2. To play fast and loose(a) To be undependable(b) To cheat people . (c) To hurt some body's feelings· (d) To trust others3 To play on a fiddle-(a) To play an important role(b) To play upon a musical instrument (c) To be busy over trifles(d) To be busy over important matter4. Alma Mater- '(a) Mother's milk(b) Mother's concern for the child(c) The learning that one receives from mother(cl) Institution where one receives edu­cation5. To be on the apex(a) To scale a peak(b) To be at the highest point(c) To punish somebody(d) To beat somebody6. At one's beck and call(a) To climb the back(b) To call from behind(c) To be always at one's service or command(d) Not to care for anybody7. At one's wit's end-(a Completely confused(b) To be very witty(c) To have no sense of humour(d) To confuse others8. An axe to grind-(a) To put an axe in the enemy's territory(b) To put an axe in the ground(c) Not to have any selfish motive(d) To have a selfish motiveDirection(9-18): Read the following paragraph and answer: Edmunde Burke called the press the Fourth Estate of the realm. I think he did not use this title for the Press thoughtlessly as social ruling group or class. The three Estates or Realms (in England) Lords Spiritual (i.e., the Bishops in the House of Lords), the 'temporal, (i.e. other Lords) and Commons, i. e., the common people). The Press has been rightly called the Fourth Estate as it also. constitutes a ruling group or class like the Lords and Commons. It cannot be denied in a free country that the Press exercises good deal of influence in shaping public opinion and pointing out the weaknesses or defects of society or of Government, and 'in general bringing to light all those good or bad things in society which would have otherwise remained unnoticed. The power is not limited or put under any check. The Press, instead of, being controlled by anyone controls life and thought of a nation: Hence the Press consti­tutes an Estate by itself.
Obviously. thus power which the Press in an:)' country wields depends upon the number of newspaper readers. The opinions . and comments of newspapers can influence. the life of a nation only when they are read, by People. Reading in turn, requires that the general mass of people should be educated. Thus, the spread of education determines the extent of the newspapers. Where readers are few; newspapers must necessarily be few. Their influence, in that case can extend only to a small minority of population. In a country like India, the percentage of literacy is very low and the standard of journalism is n9t very high. So Press has to play the role of a teacher here.9. Edmunde Burke called the Press(a) Instrument of Public Opinion(b) Distributor of news(c) The Fourth Estate(d) Lord Temporal10. The term Fourth Estate stands for(a) An area of land(b) Landed Property(c) Social ruling group or class(d) Instrument of Power11. Out of the following the one which is not included in the Three Estates is-(a) Lords Spiritual(b) Justices of Peace(c) Lord Temporal(d) Commons12. The Free press docs not perform the function of-(a) Shaping public opinion(b) Supporting at all times the official policy(c) Criticising Government(d) Exposing social abuses13. How much power does a Free Pres! possess?(a) Only that much power which is allowed by the Government of the the country(b) Unlimited power without any check(c) Unlimited power subject to the maintenance of la wand order and public morality(d) No power at all14. The secret of the Press is-(a) the money which the newspaper owners can wield(b The number of newspaper readers(c) the extent to which it supports official policy(d) The patronage enjoyed by it of the Government15. The number of newspaper readers is determined by -(a) The low price of newspapers(b) The patronage extended to it by the moneyed people(c) Education of the general mass of people(d) The availability of newsprint.16. The Press exercises power by(a) Enlisting the support of the people(b) Keeping watch over the acts of the Government(c) Controlling life and thought of a nation(d) Because it is a great moneyed­concern17. The state of journalism in India(a) is upto the mark(b) is rather low(c) is in its infancy(d) is not very high18. The Press has the greatest chances of flourishing in a--(a) Monarchy(b) Aristocracy(c) Democracy(d) Limited Dictatorship
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19. She has Dot recovered fully---the shock of his failure.(a) off (b) of (c) from (d) against20. The master dispensed---the services of his servant.(a) of (b) with (c) off (d) for21. I look---him as my close friend.(a) OD (b)'up (c) after (d) to22. My friend is really very good--­cricket.(a) on (b) at (c) in (d) over23. He has great affection---me.(a) with (b) on (c) for (d) in24. He always connives---with his superiors against his colleagues.(a) on (b) with (c) about (d) at25. I have been informed that the two bro­thers have fallen---.(a) upon (bl through (c) in (d) out26. Your friend has been convicted---the charge of murder.(a) upon (b) for (c) on (d) ofDirection: 27-31 : Each word or phrase is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the word or phase which is most nearly the same27. Pragmatism-(a) Appearance (b) Obscurantism (c) Practicality (d) Reversion28. Expeditiously­(a) Rapidly b. easily (c) Vividly d. none of these29. Precarious­(a) Huge b. uncertain (c) Dangerous d. valuable30. Vagrant-(a) Wandering b. Not clear (c) Futile d. None of these31. Valediction­(a) Valid B. Farewell speech (c) Judgement d. None of theseDirections :- Each question is followed by four alternatives. Pick the one which best describe the statement32. Capable of being approached-(a) Accessory (b) Easy (c) Accessible (d) Adaptable33. One who is liked by people-(a) Samaritan (b) Popular () Philanthropist (d) Misanthrope­pist34. No longer in use-(a) Impracticable (b) Obsolete (c) Absolute (d) Useless35. A child born after the death of his father-(a) Posthumous (b) Bastard (c) Kiddy (d) Stepson.36. One who is present everywhere-(a) God (b) Omnipotent (c) Omnipresent (d) Visible37. An office without salary-(a) Honorary (b) Slavish (c) Sinecure (d) Voluntary38. A document written by hand-(a Script (b) Autobiography (c) Manuscript (d) Autography39. Government by officials-(a) Oligarchy (b) Bureaucracy (c) Autocracy (d) Democracy40. A speech made off hand-(a) Extempore (b) Maiden (c) Lecture (d) Gibberish
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How to overcome confidence in interview

HOW TO OVERCOME LOW CONFIDENCE IN INTERVIEWS
HOW TO OVERCOME LOW CONFIDENCE IN INTERVIEWS
Confidence can be defined as strong belief in yourself and your abilities. Its freedom of thoughts within yourself. You act confidently when you are very certain about the outcome.
Let's think in this way:
Why do you lack confidence?Because you fear something
what do you fear?You fear that your act may lose you something.
If you overcome this fear of loss, that's it! You gain confidence.
FOLLOW THIS UNIVERSAL TRUTH
There is nothing to lose. Every act of yours, will only teach you new things in life and gain new experiences.
Let's take an example:
You are waiting for an interview. You are nervous and low in confidence.
Ask yourself: why are you nervous?The answer would be: because I fear of failing in the interview.
Friends, Relax! It's fine if you fail once. This is not the end of the world. You have prepared yourself and you are going to give your best. Leave the rest to faith. Amitabh Bachchan was rejected for an interview in Akashwani. But that did not let him down. And today he is a Youth Icon.
If you do not fare well in the interview, do not let yourself down. You are not loosing anything. You are going to gain a wonderful experience on how the interview procedure was. Be positive. You can then work on what went wrong and correct it in your next interview. Every interview, every group discussion, every public speaking helps you gain experience in life. Once you understand this theory, you will overcome your fear. You will gain back your confidence. And then there will be no obstruction in your life.
Do not ever let negative thoughts come to your mind.
Try this out: If any negative thought comes to your mind, immediately cover that thought with a positive one.
Example: If the thought of failing in the interview approaches your mind, immediately coat it with the thought of how confidently you are answering all the questions. And then see how you feel!
If you do not have an answer to a question, do not fumble. Confidently say, "I am sorry sir, I do not have an answer to that question."
Remember, no human being fails in life. They only struggle. And a struggler one day becomes successful. The thought of giving up is the highest when you are about to gain success. So never give up.
Gaining confidence is not an easy procedure.
Every morning, look into the mirror, smile and say following sentences:
I am going to give my best today. Nobody can stop me.
I don't care what others think about me. I know who I am and what I think about myself. And this thought is enough for me.
If you feel that someone is trying to let you down or insulting you, just remember the above words in your mind and pity the person who is trying to let you down because he is failing miserably!
Some features of a confident personality are as follows:
· They are practical and realistic
· They accept themselves and the people around them.
· They appreciate people and things.
· They are problem centered and not self centered
· They have strong values and attitudes.
· They have good sense of humor
· Everyone is frightened of a confident person.
Remember, Thought is the most tremendous force in nature, you become what you think:
Think kind thoughts, you will become kind.This sickness, you will become sick.Think evil, you will become evil.Think health, you will become healthy.Think success, you will become successful.
So, what do you want to think?

GK for Bank PO

General Knowledge Question Answers For Bank PO Exams
1. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. In which country is it located?(A) France(B) Kazakhstan(C) Uzbekistan(D) Germany2. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey World Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started?(A) 1971(B) 1974(C) 1976(D) 19773. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three years on May 17, 2009?(A) Barcelona(B) Inter Millan(C) Real Madrid(D) Manchester United4. Recently Suranjoy Singh of India sizzled with a Gold on the concluding day of the European Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four medals. This contest held in ?(A) Czech Republic.(B) Hungary(C) Serbia(D) Austria5. Recently 12-member Sikkim Cabinet was sworn in and Pavan Kumar Chamling becomes CM for the ________?(A) 2nd time(B) 3rd time(C) 4th time(D) 5th time6. Who among the following has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, by US President Barack Obama?(A) Preet Bharara(B) Suresh Modi(C) Rajiv Khurana(D) Suresh Kalmadi7. The government formed the panel after many ex-servicemen returned their medals to protest the rejection of their ‘one rank one pension’ demand. Who is heading this panel ?(A) K.M. Chandrasekhar(B) R Balakrishanan(C) B S Padmanabham(D) T. Raja Shekhar8. Recently India’s Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia, earned India a gold medal in the recurve team event of the archery World Cup Stage I. In which country this event held?(A) Croatia(B) Russia(C) Ukraine(D) Czech Republic.9. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO) of which exchange?(A) Bombay Stock Exchange(B) National Stock Exchange(C) Delhi Stock exchange(D) None of these10. Who has won his maiden International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at Delhi Lawn Tennis Association on April 25, 2009?(A) Yuki Bhambari(B) Vishnu Vardhan(C) Leander Paes(D) Mahesh Bhupti11. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ?(A) Shahab(B) Hatf(C) Zulfiqar(D) Omid12. Recently Indian Navy commissioned INS Airavat. Which among the following terms precisely describes INS Airavat?(A) Landing Ship Tank(B) Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft(C) Guided Missile Frigate(D) GPS Craft13. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May 11, 2009). In which year PETA began?(A) 1995(B) 2000(C) 1999(D) 198014. ‘Open Market Operation ‘ is a part of(A) Income Policy(B) Fiscal Policy(C) Credit Policy(D) Labour Policy15. SDR, the curency of the IMF , is in the form of(A) Paper Currency(B) Gold(C) Silver and Gold both(D) Book keeping entry only


General Knowledge Question Answers For Bank PO Exams
1.Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?(A) Victor Orban(B) Gorden Bajnai(C) Jeno Fock(D) Ference GyurcsanyAnswer: Gorden Bajnai2.Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?(A) Anders Fogh Rasmussen(B) Lars Looke Rasmussen(C) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen(D) Poul HartlingAnswer: Lars Looke Rasmussen3.Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”(A)Kanwal Sibal(B)Salman Haider(C)J.N. Dixit(D)Natwar SinghAnswer: Natwar Singh4.Umrao Singh has passed away recently .Which of the following field was he associated with ?(A) Film(B) Journalism(C) Sports(D) PoliticsAnswer: Sports5.Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?(A) Snooker(B) Golf(C) Archery(D) BilliardsAnswer: Snooker6.Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup?(A) Gagan Narang(B) Sanjeev Bindra(C) Abhinav Bindra(D) Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreAnswer: Gagan Narang7.Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?(A) South Korea(B) North Korea(C) India(D) ChinaAnswer: China8.Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?(A)Colombo(B)Mumbai(C)New Delhi(D)DhakaAnswer: Mumbai9.When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated?(A) May 1(B) May 3(C) May 15(D) May 24Answer: May 15
10.What is the full form of PTC ?(A) Public Transport Certificate(B) Pubic Telecommunications Council(C) Products Through Consumer(D) Pass Through CertificateAnswer: Pass Through Certificate

Importance of Good First Impression
First impression is the last impression. Thus goes a well-known platitude. Many, doubting the veracity of the statement ignore its force and face difficulties in life. Others harm or damage their chances of success in interviews.They are cocky about their merit. Hence, they think that they ignore the wisdom in this saying. In any case, making a first good impression is a sure personality asset, not a liability. Therefore, it must be put high on the list of personality plus points.There are reasons for it. We have to interact with people. Man is a social animal. The impression we create and leave on people trails us. We cannot escape it.Our attitude to other people is more important than attitude to us. People take us as they find us.If we are friendly and outward looking, interested and zestful, people like us and accept us. If we lack these qualities, they tend to distance themselves from us. Positive approach makes it easy for us to get along with others. Also, we leave a nice impression.This has other advantages, too. We create social opportunities for ourselves by going out, meeting and building bridges. Sharing activities forges chains of friendship. It is we, ourselves, who put strain on human relations. A foul-mouthed man, however attractive his physical appearance, is bound to leave a bad impression. One who speaks a pleasant word obviously leaves behind a pleasant impression. There is no need to be theatrical or over-dramatic. You are not a film star. In order to create a good impression, it’s necessary to be natural and at ease. Let others see and meet the real you!There is no denying the vital fact that, at heart, we want recognition, acceptance and appreciation. We cannot isolate ourselves totally from others and lead a full and satisfying life. When we cut ourselves from others, we become an island of isolation.However, this does not mean that we should become crawling cowards and each and every action of ours should be calculated to please others. When it is a question of self-respect or conviction, we should act differently. That is rightly whatever others may think.Yet, a major portion of our life is linked with the life of others. This cannot be helped. This naturally concerns what they think of us and what they expect of us.Les Giblin has put it: “A businessman wants business from other people. A husband and wife want love and affection from each other. A parent wants obedience. A child wants security and love. A salesman wants other people to sign their names on a dotted line. A boss wants loyalty, production, and cooperation. An employee wants recognition.”The burden of this argument is that people from various walks of life play a big role in our life. Though we take this role for granted, yet, the fact remains that others do play a significant part in our success as well as well-being.Ladder of SuccessThe inference is: the youngster striving to go up the ladder of success in life must do all he can to make a good impression upon them. That’s one way he gets their nod.The impression that we first create on others may or may not matter but it counts. Opinions in the light of experiences may change, but the first impression does stick.Thus, it is important to cultivate it. It is better to present a front which cannot be challenged, rather than a front which has to undergo a drastic change later, or at one stage after another. The front must be genuine. If it is a fake, it will be seen through. No one can put on an act for all times. No one can fool all the people, all the time.It implies that we have to be natural otherwise the impression is blighted. This means that our real self must be winsome. This is what we must work on. Not the fake impression, which can be faulted.Thus, we should strive for a face-lift of personality so that it has a winsome and magnetic influence on people we rub shoulders with. We should strive to build the sort of personality which makes up an instant and pleasant impact on those we come in contact with.The first impression we make on others is of great consequence. Sometimes, we do have to revise our impression. Even then the importance of the first impression does not lose its validity totally.Many youngsters nurse the notion that they can act smart; that they can put on a show and get away with it. One may say: “Today, I am meeting so-and-so. I will pull a fast one on him. How can he ever know it?” He may succeed but he is likely to get into an act-pattern, which will eventually show him in poor light. Society holds and shows him the mirror! What are the factors that go in making a pleasant and winsome impression? We pinpoint some. To this list, the reader is free to add his own recipes, if any.Appearance. A lady came to solicit my vote for the University Senate. She was dressed in white-blouse and sari—matching her lily complexion, heightened by a dark pink lipstick. I was “stunned” by her appearance and presentation. She knew the art of making lasting impression. She was elected. No wonder!A strikingly well-dressed woman or man has an edge over others; at least so far as physical appearance is concerned.Now, think of the opposite and draw your own conclusion.Not many have this edge because God has not bestowed on them the attributes of attractive physical appearance. But it is all the more reason that we should strive to create impact we can. This means extra care on neatness, grooming, cleanliness and posture that speak loud in our favour.Assets should not be concealed. They should be revealed. They should be highlighted. This shows self-respect. We cannot expect others to respect us if we count down our own selves.Generate your own steam. It is one of the biggest assets we often ignore at much cost. Pleasant speech is the hallmark of a winsome personality as it makes a nice impression. Otherwise people say, “He is nice so long as he does not open his mouth.” A grating screeching voice spoils impression. Cultivation of voice pays dividends.Charming people usually have a friendly and cheerful voice. They convey amiability and warmth. Those who have seen Raj Kapoor’s movies will concede that he had a magnetic voice, which contributed a lot to his charismaWords link us to others. They are useful instruments. They work both ways: they can create pleasantness, and also cause offence. Sarcastic words, couched in acidic tones, go a long way in creating enemies. A colleague known for his foul-mouth was nicknamed “cobra” for he was always hissing with his words!Words and meanings similarly matter a lot. Quite often we take words and their meanings for granted. A friend introducing me to a relative of his said: “Mr Soni is an upstart in writing.” What he meant was that I was upcoming as a writer.The tone too is important. A rasping, harsh tone dispels others. A whining one creates gloom. A cheerful chuckle comes out as if pearls are falling out of a jar.Genuine. Pretension of superiority or authority also repels people as no one likes to be made inferior. The bossy ones are usually disliked, if not hated. The pompous ones become laughable. If you are laughed at, you are making a scene not an impression.In short, cultivate the art of speaking in tones calculated to attract rather than repel. Positives attract. Negatives repel. For example: courtesy attracts; curtness repels.Similarly, bad and misfit words and vocabulary go a long way in creating a question mark against personality.Pay a compliment. Don’t be niggardly in doing so. There is a good way to compensate for this lack: listen attentively to the person who is talking to you. He will be impressed. Listening attentively is also a compliment. Refusal to compliment amounts to criticism.