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INTERNATIONAL YEAS DECLARED BY UNO:

INTERNATIONAL YEARS 2014 International Year of Crystallography A/RES/66/284 International Year of Family Farming A/RES/66/222 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation A/RES/65/154 International Year of Quinoa A/RES/66/221 2012 International Year of Cooperatives A/RES/64/136 International Year of Sustainable Energy for All A/RES/65/151 2011 International Year for People of African Descent A/RES/64/169 International Year of Chemistry A/RES/63/209 International Year of Forests A/RES/61/193 International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011) A/RES/64/134 2010 International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011) A/RES/64/134 International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures A/RES/62/90 International Year of Biodiversity A/RES/61/203 International Year of the Seafarer 2009 International Year of Reconciliation A/RES/61/17 International Year of Natural Fibres A/RES/61/189 International Year of Human Rights

SSC FCI EXAM 2012 NOV 11-SOLVED GK PAPER.

SSC FCI Exam 2012 – Solved GK Paper (11.11.2012:AN) SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI) Recruitment Exam 2012 Assistant Grade – III Posts (General/ Accounts/ Technical/ Depot) Solved GK Paper held on 11th November 2012 1. Firms under perfectly competitive markets generally are a) Price makers b) Price givers c) Price takers d) Price fixers 2. Select the odd one in the following: a) Petroleum b) Coal c) Fuel wood d) Electricity Fuel wood is not a core industry. 3. National Income is a) Net National Product – Indirect Taxes + Subsidies b) Gross National Product – Direct Taxes c) Gross Domestic Product – Imports d) Net Domestic Product + Products 4. Which statement is true? a) Money is a good servant b) Money is a good servant but bad a bad master c) Money is a good master but a bad servant d) Money is a good master and a good servant 5. India has adopted ______________ as its economic system to bring about a socialistic pattern of society. a) Social

COMLETE LIST OF HIGHCOURTS AND THEIR CHIEF JUSTICES. k,tak-vikramjitsen

Allahabad* Shiva Kirti Singh 29/12/1998 -- 13/11/2013 - ACJ 20/11/2012 2 Andhra Pradesh* Pinaki Chandra Ghose 17/05/1999 -- 28/05/2014 -- ACJ -25/06/2012 3 Bombay Mohit Shantilal Shah 18/09/1995 24/12/2009 09/09/2015 Gujarat 26/06/2010 4 Calcutta* P.K.Ray 15/09/2000 - 09/01/2013 - ACJ 31/10/2012 5 Chhattisgarh Yatindra Singh 05/02/1999 22/10/2012 09/10/2014 Allahabad 22/10/2012 6 Delhi Darmar Murugesan 02/03/2000 26/09/2012 10/06/2013 Madras 26/09/2012 7 Gauhati Adarsh Kumar Goel [H] 02/07/2001 00/12/2011 07/07/2015 P & H 20/12/2011 8 Gujarat Bhaskar Bhattacharya 17/07/1997 21/07/2012 29/09/2014 Calcutta 21/17/2012 9 Himachal Pradesh Kurian Joseph 12/07/2000 08/02/2010 30/11/2015 Kerala 08/02/2010 10 Jammu & Kashmir Mahesh Mittal Kumar [P] 02/07/2001 08/06/2012 05/01/2015 P & H 08/06/2012 11 Jharkhand Prakash Chandra Tatla 11/01/2001 11/09/2011 04/08/2013 Rajasthan 11/09/2011 12 Karnatak

RAILWAY ZONES

abbreviations, headquarters and date of establishment is given here. S.No Name Abbr. Headquarters Date of Establishment 1. Northern Railway NR Delhi April 14, 1952 2. North Eastern Railway NER Gorakhpur 1952 3. Northeast Frontier Railway NFR Maligaon (Guwahati) 1958 4. Eastern Railway ER Kolkata April 14, 1952 5. South Eastern Railway SER Kolkata 1955 6. South Central Railway SCR Secunderabad Oct' 2, 1966 7. Southern Railway SR Chennai April 14, 1951 8. Central Railway CR Mumbai Nov' 5, 1951 9. Western Railway WR Mumbai Nov' 5, 1951 10. South Western Railway SWR Hubli April 1, 2003 11. North Western Railway NWR Jaipur Oct' 1, 2002 12. West Central Railway WCR Jabalpur April 1, 2003 13. North Central Railway NCR Allahabad April 1, 2003 14. South East Central Railway SECR Bilaspur, CG April 1, 2003 15. East Coast Railway ECoR Bhubaneswar April 1, 2003 16. East Central Railway ECR Hajipur Oct' 1, 2002 17. Konkan Railway KR Navi Mumbai Ja

RAILWAY ZONES

India Facts Territorial Sea 12 nm (nautical miles) Contiguous Zone 24 nm Exclusive economic Zone 200 nm Continental Shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Longest River Ganga Largest Lake Lake Chilka Highest Point Mt. K2 (8611 m) Highest Point of Himalaya Kanchan Junga (8,598 m) Lowest Point Kuttanad (-2.2 m) Northernmost Point Siachen Glacier near Karakoram Southernmost Point Indira Point, Great Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Southernmost Point of India (Mainland) Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari) Westernmost Point West of Ghuar Mota, Gujarat Easternmost Point Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh Highest Altitude Kanchenjunga, Sikkim Lowest Altitude Kuttanad (Kerala)

BRANCHES OF SCIENCES

The Branches of Science The Physical Sciences Physics: The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them. Physicists study such subjects as gravity, light, and time. Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, developed the Theory of Relativity. Chemistry: The science that deals with the composition, properties, reactions, and the structure of matter. The chemist Louis Pasteur, for example, discovered pasteurization, which is the process of heating liquids such as milk and orange juice to kill harmful germs. Astronomy: The study of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere. See also: Chemistry Science Projects for Beginners , Chemistry Science Projects: Intermediate-Level , and Chemistry Science Projects: Advanced-Level See also: Physical Science Projects for Beginners , Physical Science Projects: Intermediate-Level , and Physical Science Projects: Advanced-Level The Earth Sciences Geology: The science of the origin, history, and structure

FIRST IN INDIA

First in India 1. British Governor General of Bengal Warren Hastings 2. Governor General of Independent India Lord Mountbatten 3. Commander-in-chief of Free India General Roy Bucher 4. Cosmonaut Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma 5. Emperor of Mughal Dynasty in India Babar 6. Field Marshal S. H. F. J. Manekshaw 7. Indian Governor General of Indian Union C. Rajagopalachari 8. Indian I.C.S. Officer Satyendra Nath Tagore 9. Indian Member of Viceroy's Executive Council Sri S. P. Sinha 10. Indian to swim across English Channel Mihir Sen 11. Indian woman to swim across-English Channel Miss Arati Saha 12. Man to climb Mount Everest Tenzing Norgay 13. Man to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen Phu Dorjee 14. Man to climb Mount Everest twice Nwang Gombu 15. Nobel Prize winner Rabindra Nath Tagore 16. President of Indian National Congress W. C. Banerjee 17. President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad 18. Talkie Film Alam Ara (
ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಬಲೀಕರಣದ ಚಿಗುರು "ಯತ್ರ ನಾರ್ಯಂತು ಪೂಜ್ಯಂತೇ ರಮ್ಯಂತೇ ತತ್ರ ದೇವತಃ " ಎಲ್ಲಿ ನಾರಿಯು ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವಳೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಗಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಾಲುಗಳ ತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯ. ಇಂತಹ ಮೋಹಕ ಸಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತ ನಾಮ ಮಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರನ್ನು ಮೇಲ್ ಸ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ತರುವ ಅವಿರತ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನು ಪುರುಷ ಸಮಾಜ ಶತಶತಮಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಇನ್ನೂ ಅಡುಗೆ ಮನೆ ಹುಡುಗಿಯರಾಗಿ ಕಿರು ಕಿಂಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬರಿ ಬಯಲ ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿನ ಅನಿಷ್ಟ ಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳಾದ ಕೇಶ ಮುಂಡನ, ಬಾಲ್ಯ ವಿವಾಹ, ವರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ, ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಕಿರುಕುಳ, ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆಯಂತಹವುಗಳು ಇನ್ನೂ ದೂರಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಇನ್ನೂ ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಬೆಂಗಾವಲಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಳಿಯುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಈ ಪರಿಯ ಅಸಹನೀಯ ವಾತಾವರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣಗಳು ಅನೇಕ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಬಾಲ್ಯದಿಂದಲೇ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಬಲೀಕರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯೊಂದು ಶುರುವಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದೇ ಮೀನಾ ತಂಡಗಳುಳ್ಳ ಎನ್.ಪಿ.ಇ.ಜಿ.ಇ.ಎಲ್(NPEGEL) ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ. ಎನ್.ಪಿ.ಇ.ಜಿ.ಇ.ಎಲ್(NPEGEL) ನಡೆದು ಬಂದ ದಾರಿ : ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಏಷ್ಯಾದಲ್ಲಿನ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ UNICEF ರೂಪಿಸಿದ ಈ ಹೊಸ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವು ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 24, 1998ರಂದು ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Jnanapith awardees

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About Valmiki Maharishi (the great sage) claims the distinction of being the author of the holy epic 'Ramayana', consisting of 24,000 verses. He is also believed to be the author of Yoga Vasistha, a text that elaborates on a range of philosophical issues. Written approximately 500 years ago, it was taught to Lord Rama when He lost all the hopes in life. Read on this biography to know more about Maharishi Valmiki and his life history. Early Life Maharishi Valmiki was born as Ratnakara to sage Prachetasa. At a very young age, Ratnakara went into the forest and got lost. A hunter, who was passing by, saw Ratnakara and took him under his own care. Under the love and care of his foster parents, Ratnakara forgot his original parents. Under his father's guidance, Ratnakara turned out to be an excellent hunter. As he approached marriageable age, Ratnakara was married to a beautiful girl from hunter's family. Turning into a Robber As

article vijayavani dated 03/10/2012

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:Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ? Ans:(B) R.K.Narayan
:Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ? Ans:(B) R.K.Narayan
Here is a timeline of the five decades of India's space programme: 1962 - Indian National Committee for Space Research set up by the Department of Atomic Energy. Work starts on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Kerala. 1963 - First sounding rocket launched from TERLS Nov 21. 1965 - Space Science and Technology Centre set up in Thumba. 1968 - Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station set up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 1969 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed Aug 15 under the Department of Atomic Energy. 1971 - Satish Dhawan Space Centre (formerly SHAR Centre) formed in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 1972 - Department of Space (DoS) established and ISRO brought under it. ISRO Satellite Centre set up in Bangalore and Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad. 1975 - Satellite Instructional Television Experiment using an US satellite. First Indian satellite, Aryabhata, launched into space April 19. 1977 - S
Word of the Day scaramouch \SKAIR-uh-moosh \ DEFINITION noun a : a cowardly buffoon b : rascal, scamp
Which City will become the first host Summer Olympics for three times? 1. London 2. Rome 3. Athens 4. Lahore ans 1
Recuitment of clerical post in SBI Online Application 30.7.12 to 13.8.12. fees: 1.8.12 to 17.8.12(Gen/obc 350/ sc.st 50) Elegibty:10+2 or Degree.. websit: sbi.co.in

. HOW TO REGISTER FOR KOTYADHIPATI

HOW TO REGISTER FOR KOTYADHIPATI With effect from 2000 hrs on December 27, 2011, viewers will be asked one question per day for 7 days in total on television. Each question will be tailed with 4 possible options. Viewers will be requested to respond to the questions, should they want to register and take part in the show "Kannadada Kotyadipathi". The questions in PHASE 1 of the show will be asked on the following days: Dates Lines Open Lines Close 27 – Dec 8:00 pm N/A 28 – Dec 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 29 – Dec 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 30 – Dec 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 31 – Dec 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 01 – Jan 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 02 – Jan 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 03 – Jan 7:30 pm REGISTRATION THROUGH "SMS" STEP 1 Contestants can register his/her number to participate in the competition via SMS by texting: "KK" "YOUR ANSWER OPTION" [A/B/C/D] to 57827 STEP 2 On receiving the SMS in the prescribed format, contestant will be sent another text message thanking him/her for completing STEP 1 of the re

FIRST CABINET OF INDIA:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru External Affairs, Commonwealth Relations, Scientific Research Prime Minister 2.Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Home, Information and Broadcasting, States 3.Dr. Rajendra Prasad -Food and Agriculture President 4. Maulana Abul kalam Azad: Education Muslim 5. John Mathai- Railways and Transport Christian 6. Sardar Baldev Singh- defence Sikh 7.Babu Jagajivan Ram- Labour Born in "Dalit" Cast 8. Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha_ Commerce Member of Parsi community (9)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai- Communication Muslim (10) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur- Health First woman in Indian Cabinet, Christian (11)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar -Law Born in "Dalit" Cast, Known Adversary of Congress. [12] R. K. Shanmukham Chetty -Finance Known Adversary of Congress. 13] Syama Prasad Mookerjee- Industries and Supplies Known Adversary of Congress. 14.N.V. Gadgil -Works, Mines and Power