Countries ~ NATIONAL GAMES

• USA - Baseball
• Spain - Bull Fighting
• Canada - Ice Hockey
• New Zealand - Rugby Union
• India - Hockey

Oscar Awards 2015 Complete List of Winners

★ Best Picture : → Birdman

★ Best Actress : → Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
★ Best Actor : → Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
★ Best Director : → Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)
★ Adapted Screenplay : → Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)

Highlights of Rajasthan

1. Hawa Mahal - Jaipur

2. Jantar Mantar - Jaipur

3. Glta G - Jaipur

4. Jaswant Thada - Jodhpur

5. Patwon Ki Haveli - Jaisalmer

Last five year SSC CGL PAPER collection in PDF

SSC-CGL-Tier-1-2014-Exam-Paper-26-10-2014-Morning session

Exam Name: SSC CGL (Tier -1)

Year: 2014

Exam Date: 26-10-2014

Session: Morning

Booklet No: 343 SL 5

World’s largest lake turns to World’s largest Desert

The Sahara desert contained the world’s largest freshwater lake until i evaporated in just a few hundred years, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of London used satellite images to map abandoned shore lines around Palaeo lake Mega-Chad, and analysed sediments to calculate the age of these shore lines, producing a lake level history spanning the last 15,000 years.

Governors of Reserve Bank of India {RBI}

●Sir Osborne Smith--1 April 1935 – 30 June 1937

●Sir James Braid Taylor-- 1 July 1937 – 17 February 1943
●Sir C. D. Deshmukh--11 August 1943 – 30 June 1949
●Sir Benegal Rama Rau--1 July 1949 – 14 January 1957
●K. G. Ambegaonkar-14 January 1957 – 28 February 1957

IMPORTANT INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS & YEARS

• Government of India Act 1858
• Indian National Congress (1885)
• Partition of Bengal (1905)
• Muslim League (1906)
• Swadeshi Movement (1905)

Folk Dances of India.

1. Tamasha and Dahi Handi==>Maharashtra
2. Garba and Ras Lila==> Gujarat
3. Chhow and Maya Shavari==> Orissa
4. Jhumar and Kathputli==> Rajasthan
5. Lota Dance==> Madhya Pradesh

Interesting Facts about Human Body

1.) Eyes: You Blink about 20000 times a day.
2.) Hair: Hair grows about .5 mm (.02 in) a day.
3.) Mouth: You will produce 37,800 l of saliva in your life.
4.) Cells: There are 50 trillion cells in your body and 3 billion of
themdie every minute.

Currencies and Countries

1. Rupee : India, Nepal, Srilanka, Pakistan,
2. Dollar : u.s.a, canada, singapore, ecuador,
australia, honkong, taiwan, newzealand, t&t
3. Euro : france, germany, italy, austria, belgium,
cyprus, netherland, portugal, spain, vatican city
4. Pound : u.k, egypt, sudan 

Internet's leading website and their date of birth

* Google : Sept 4, 1998
* Facebook : Feb 4, 2004
* YouTube : Feb 14, 2005
* Yahoo ! : March 1994
* Baidu : Jan 1, 2000

OFFICIAL ROYAL RESIDENCES List

1. » American President >>>> White House
2. » Brazil President >>>> Palacio da Alvorada
3. » Britain Prime Minister >>>> 10, Downing Street
4. » Canada Prime Minister >>>> 24 Sussex Drive
5. » French President >>>> Elysee Palace

Full Form Of Some non technical Words

B. A. — Bachelor of Arts
M. A. — Master of Arts
B. Sc. — Bachelor of Science
M. Sc. — Master of Science
B. Sc. Ag. — Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Full Form Of Some technical Words

VIRUS - Vital Information Resource UnderSeized.
3G -3rd Generation.
GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication.
CDMA - Code Divison Multiple Access.
UMTS - Universal MobileTelecommunication System

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1) Who is India's first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?- Koneru Humpy

2) During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?- Portuguese

3) Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?- Alauddin Khalji

TOMBS AND LOCATION

(1) Taj Mahal (WHS) --- Agra
(2) Akbar’s Tomb Sikandara, Agra
(3) Itmaad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb--- Agra
(4) Humayun's Tomb (WHS) ---New Delhi
(5) Bibi ka Maqbara ---Aurangabad

CAVES AND ROCKS AND LOCATION

1) Ajanta Caves (WHS)--Aurangabad, Maharashtra
(2) Amarnath Cave---Anantnag, Kashmir
(3) Elephanta Caves (WHS)---Mumbai, Maharashtra
(4) Ellora Caves (WHS)---Aurangabad, Maharashtra
(5) Bhimbhetka Rock Shelters (WHS) -- Raisen, M.P.

TEMPLES AND LOCATION

(1) Cheena Kesava Temple ---Belur, Karnataka
(2) Black Pagoda or Sun Temple--- Konark (Orissa)
(3) Brihadiswara Temple (WHS) ---Thanjuvur, Tamilnadu
(4) Brihadiswara Temple (WHS) --- Gangaikondacholisvaram, TN
(5) Airavatesvara Temple (WHS) --- Darasuram, Tamilnadu

MILITARY EXERCISES OF INDIA WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

[1] INDIA AND U.S.:
India and U.S. have joint military exercises in all forms..
1. Malabar: It is Naval exercise takes place in India and U.S. alternatively
2. Yudh Abhyas: It is Army exercise takes place in India alternatively
3. Red flag: It is Air Force exercise takes place in only in Nevada Desert of U.S.
4. Cope: Its Army exercise in U.S
[2] INDIA AND FRANCE:
GARUDA: Joint exercise in Air Force

Chairmen Of SEBI

Upendra Kumar Sinha— 18 February 2011- present
C. B. Bhave— 18 February 2008 to 18 February 2011
M. Damodaran— 18 February 2005 to 18 February 2008
G. N. Bajpai— 20 February 2002 to 18 February 2005
D. R. Mehta— 21 February 1995 to 20 February 2002