Sucheta Kriplani

Sucheta Kriplani was a great freedom fighter of India. She was born as Sucheta Mazumdar in the year 1908. She was the first woman to be elected as the Chief Minister of a state in India. In this article, we will present you with the biography of Sucheta Kriplani, an important personality who has made an immense contribution in fighting for the freedom of India.
Early life
Sucheta Kriplani was born to a Bengali family in the Ambala city. Her father S.N. Majumdar was a nationalist of India. Sucheta took education from Indraprastha College and St.Stephen's College in Delhi. After completing her studies, she took the job of a lecturer in the Banaras Hindu University. In the year 1936, she tied her wedding knots with a socialist Acharya Kriplani and joined the Indian National Congress. Read on to know the complete life history of Sucheta Kriplani.
Freedom Movement and Independence
She came into the Indian historical scene during the Quit India Movement. Sucheta worked in close association with Mahatma Gandhi during the time of partition riots. She went along with him to Noakhali in 1946. She was one amongst the handful women who got elected to the Constituent Assembly. She became a part of the subcommittee that was handed over the task of laying down the charter for the constitution of India. On the 15th August, 1947, i.e. the Independence Day, she sang the national song Vande Mataram in the Independence Session of the Constituent Assembly.
Post Independence
During the post Independence period, she was instrumental in politics in U.P. She was elected to the Lok Sabha in the year 1952 and 1957. She also served as the Minister of State for Small Scale Industries. In the year 1962, she was elected to the U.P Assembly. In the year 1963, she became the first woman to hold a prestigious position of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. During her long tenure of work, one of her biggest achievements has been the effective handling of the 62 day long strike by the state employees. In the year 1971, she took retirement from the politics and went into seclusion. This prominent personality died in the year 1974.

Anatomy of the Brain

The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. This amazing organ acts as a control center by receiving, interpreting, and directing sensory information throughout the body. There are three major divisions of the brain. They are the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain.

Brain Divisions
The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language, and controlling motor function. There are two major divisions of forebrain: the diencephalon and the telencephalon. The diencephalon contains structures such as the thalamus and hypothalamus which are responsible for such functions as motor control, relaying sensory information, and controlling autonomic functions. The telencephalon contains the largest part of the brain, the cerebral cortex. Most of the actual information processing in the brain takes place in the cerebral cortex.

The midbrain and the hindbrain together make up the brainstem. The midbrain is the portion of the brainstem that connects the hindbrain and the forebrain. This region of the brain is involved in auditory and visual responses as well as motor function.

The hindbrain extends from the spinal cord and is composed of the metencephalon and myelencephalon. The metencephalon contains structures such as the pons and cerebellum. These regions assists in maintaining balance and equilibrium, movement coordination, and the conduction of sensory information. The myelencephalon is composed of the medulla oblongata which is responsible for controlling such autonomic functions as breathing, heart rate, and digestion.

•Prosencephalon - Forebrain

•Mesencephalon - Midbrain

•Diencephalon

•Telencephalon
•Rhombencephalon - Hindbrain

•Metencephalon

•Myelencephalon

Anatomy of the Brain: Structures
The brain contains various structures that have a multitude of functions. Below is a list of major structures of the brain and some of their functions.

Basal Ganglia
•Involved in cognition and voluntary movement

•Diseases related to damages of this area are Parkinson's and Huntington's
Brainstem
•Relays information between the peripheral nerves and spinal cord to the upper parts of the brain

•Consists of the midbrain, medulla oblongata, and the pons
Broca's Area
•Speech production

•Understanding language
Central Sulcus (Fissure of Rolando)
•Deep grove that separates the parietal and frontal lobes
Cerebellum
•Controls movement coordination

•Maintains balance and equilibrium
Cerebral Cortex
•Outer portion (1.5mm to 5mm) of the cerebrum

•Receives and processes sensory information

•Divided into cerebral cortex lobes
Cerebral Cortex Lobes
•Frontal Lobes -involved with decision-making, problem solving, and planning
•Occipital Lobes-involved with vision and color recognition
•Parietal Lobes - receives and processes sensory information
•Temporal Lobes - involved with emotional responses, memory, and speech
Cerebrum
•Largest portion of the brain

•Consists of folded bulges called gyri that create deep furrows
Corpus Callosum
•Thick band of fibers that connects the left and right brain hemispheres
Cranial Nerves
•Twelve pairs of nerves that originate in the brain, exit the skull, and lead to the head, neck and torso
Fissure of Sylvius (Lateral Sulcus)
•Deep grove that separates the parietal and temporal lobes
Limbic System Structures
•Amygdala - involved in emotional responses, hormonal secretions, and memory
•Cingulate Gyrus - a fold in the brain involved with sensory input concerning emotions and the regulation of aggressive behavior
•Fornix - an arching, fibrous band of nerve fibers that connect the hippocampus to the hypothalamus
•Hippocampus - sends memories out to the appropriate part of the cerebral hemisphere for long-term storage and retrievs them when necessary
•Hypothalamus - directs a multitude of important functions such as body temperature, hunger, and homeostasis
•Olfactory Cortex - receives sensory information from the olfactory bulb and is involved in the identification of odors
•Thalamus - mass of grey matter cells that relay sensory signals to and from the spinal cord and the cerebrum
Medulla Oblongata
•Lower part of the brainstem that helps to control autonomic functions
Meninges
•Membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord
Olfactory Bulb
•Bulb-shaped end of the olfactory lobe

•Involved in the sense of smell
Pineal Gland
•Endocrine gland involved in biological rhythms

•Secretes the hormone melatonin
Pituitary Gland
•Endocrine gland involved in homeostasis

•Regulates other endocrine glands
Pons
•Relays sensory information between the cerebrum and cerebellum
Reticular Formation
•Nerve fibers located inside the brainstem

•Regulates awareness and sleep
Substantia Nigra
•Helps to control voluntary movement and regualtes mood
Tectum
•The dorsal region of the mesencephalon (mid brain)
Tegmentum
•The ventral region of the mesencephalon (mid brain).
Ventricular System - connecting system of internal brain cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid
•Aqueduct of Sylvius - canal that is located between the third ventricle and the fourth ventricle
•Choroid Plexus - produces cerebrospinal fluid
•Fourth Ventricle - canal that runs between the pons, medulla oblongata, and the cerebellum
•Lateral Ventricle - largest of the ventricles and located in both brain hemispheres
•Third Ventricle - provides a pathway for cerebrospinal fluid to flow
Wernicke's Area
•Region of the brain where spoken language is understood

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मुख्य समाचार :-

• संसद के दोनों सदनों की संयुक्त बैठक में राष्ट्रपति के संबोधन के साथ बजट सत्र आज से।
• प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा-सरकार संसद में सभी मुद्दों पर चर्चा के लिए तैयार।
• ओडिशा में मलकानगिरी जिले के अपहृत कलेक्टर और जूनियर इंजीनियर की रिहाई के लिए राज्य सरकार और माओवादियों के मध्यस्थों के बीच बातचीत आज भी जारी।
• बंबई उच्च न्यायालय, मुंबई आतंकी हमले में अजमल कसाब को मिली मौत की सजा पर आज फैसला सुनाएगा।
• और
• क्रिकेट विश्व कप में न्यूजीलैंड ने कीनिया को तथा श्रीलंका ने कनाडा को हराया। आज मौजूदा चैम्पियन ऑस्टे्रलिया का मुकाबला जिम्बाब्वे से।

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संसद का बजट सत्र आज से शुरू हो रहा है। इस सत्र में विपक्ष भ्रष्टाचार, बढ़ती मंहगाई और आंतरिक सुरक्षा के मुद्दे उठा सकता है। सत्र की शुरूआत दोनों सदनों की संयुक्त बैठक में राष्ट्रपति प्रतिभा देवीसिंह पाटिल के अभिभाषण से होगी। रेल बजट और आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण इस महीने की २५ तारीख को रखे जाएंगे। आम बजट २८ तारीख को पेश किया जाएगा। हमारे संवाददाता ने बताया है कि सरकार संकेत दे चुकी है कि टू-जी स्पैक्ट्रम घोटाले की जांच संयुक्त संसदीय समिति से कराने की विपक्ष की मांग मानी जा सकती हैं।
बजट सत्र शुरू होने के पहले दिन ऐसे आसार नजर आ रहे हैं की इसकी सुचारू रूप से चलेने की संभावना है। विपक्ष पर भी अब दबाव है कि ये सत्र चले क्योंकि शीतकालीन अधिवेशन में टू-जी मुद्दे पर गतिरोध बनने के कारण कोई काम काज नहीं हो सका। इस सत्र में विपक्ष मूल्य वृद्धि, आंतरिक सुरक्षा, खासकर नक्सली हिंसा और जम्मू-कश्मीर के सूरत-ए-हाल को उठा सकती है। साथ ही सीवीसी की नियुक्ति के अलावा तेलंगाना मुद्दे भी छाये रहने की संभावना है। सरकार अपने विधयेकों को पारित करने और आर्थिक सुधारों को आगे ले जाने के लिए उत्सुक है।
इस बीच, प्रधानमंत्री डॉक्टर मनमोहन सिंह ने कहा है कि सरकार संसद में विपक्ष के साथ किसी भी मुद्दे पर चर्चा के लिए तैयार है। लोकसभा अध्यक्ष मीरा कुमार द्वारा कल नई दिल्ली में बुलाई गई सर्वदलीय बैठक के बाद प्रधानमंत्री ने बजट की दृष्टि से इस सत्र को बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण बताया।
हम विपक्ष द्वारा उठाये गए किसी भी मुद्दे पर बहस कराने को तैयार हैं। इसलिये हमें उम्मीद है कि संसद का यह सत्र शांतिपूर्ण और सार्थक होगा। अनेक विधायी कार्य निपटाए जाने के केंद्र सरकार का बजट पास करना और इस तरह संसद का यह सत्र अत्यधिक महत्वपूर्ण होगा।
लोकसभा अध्यक्ष श्रीमती मीरा कुमार ने कहा कि टू-जी स्पेक्ट्रम मुद्दे पर संयुक्त संसदीय समिति - जे.पी.सी. के गठन के बारे में सरकार और विपक्ष के बीच गंभीर बातचीत चल रही है। उन्होंने कहा कि सभी पार्टियां संसद की कार्यवाही सुचारू रूप से चलाने की इच्छुक हैं।
मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि इस बार हम सदन की कार्यवाही को बिना किसी व्यवाधान के चला सकेंगे और जनता में यह संदेश जाएगा कि उसे प्रभावित करने वाले समस्त महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दों को लेकर संसद पूरी तरह संवेदनशील है।

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मध्यप्रदेश विधानसभा का बजट सत्र आज से भोपाल में शुरू हो रहा है। हमारे संवाददाता ने बताया है कि इस दौरान विधानसभा की २७ बैठकें होंगी और राज्य सरकार करीब आधा दर्जन विधेयक विधानसभा में पेश करेगी।
सत्र की शुरूआत राजपाल रामेश्वर ठाकूर के अभिभाषण के साथ होगी। राज्य सरकार द्वारा वित्तवर्ष २०११-२०१२ के लिए अपना आम बजट इस महीने की २४ तारीख को पेश किये जाने की संभावना है। सत्र के हंगामेदार रहने के आसार हैं। मुख्य विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस राज्य में किसानों द्वारा आत्महत्याएं किए जाने और भ्रष्टाचार मुद्दों पर राज्य सरकार को कटगरहे में खड़ा करेगी। वहीं सत्तारूढ़ भाजपा के सदस्य प्रदेश के साथ केंद्र के कथित भेदभाव जैसे मामले उठाकर कांग्रेस पर जवाबी आक्रमण का प्रयास करेंगे।

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ओड़ीशा में मलकानगिरी के अपहृत जिला कलैक्टर आर विनील कृष्णा और पबित्र मोहन माझी की रिहाई के लिए सरकार और माओवादियों के मध्यस्थों के बीच बातचीत आज भी जारी रहेगी। सरकार के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों के साथ माओवादियों के मध्यस्थ प्रोफेसर जी० हरगोपाल और प्रोफेसर आर सोमश्वर राव  की बातचीत कल भुवनेश्वर में शुरू हुई थी। सरकार की ओर से राज्य के गृहसचिव उपेन्द्रनाथ बेहरा और सूचना तथा जनसंपर्क सचिव सुरेन्द्रनाथ त्रिपाठी बातचीत कर रहे हैं।
श्री बेहरा ने संयुक्त संववाददाता सम्मेलन में बताया कि पहले दौर की वार्ता बहुत ही अनुकूल माहौल में हुई। उन्होंने बताया कि जब तक वार्ता प्रक्रिया पूरी नहीं होती तब तक सरकार, तलाशी स्थगित रखेगी। माओवादी भी ऐसी कोई हरकत नहीं करेंगे जिससे वार्ता प्रक्रिया प्रभावित हो। श्री बेहरा ने बताया कि मध्यस्थों ने सरकार को भरोसा दिलाया कि श्री कृष्णा और श्री माझी दोनों सुरक्षित और स्वस्थ हैं। हमारे संवाददाता ने बताया है कि माओवादियों की मांगों से सरकार को मुश्किलों का सामना करना पड़ सकता है।
ओड़ीशा के मलकानगिरी जिला मजिस्ट्रेट और कलेक्टर और जूनीयर इंजिनीयर को माओवादियों के बंधक से छुड़ाने के लिए चल रही बातचीत से नतीजा अपने में अब कुछ समय और लग सकती है। माओवादियों ने ओड़ीशा सरकार के आगे कुछ बड़ी मांगे रखने से सरकार को अभी इस पर विशेषरूप से विचार करना पड़ सकता है। अब सरकार मध्यस्थ प्रोफेसर जी हरगोपाल, प्रोफेसर आर पुनेश्वर राव और दण्डपाणि महंती से इन सब मांगो पर बात कैसे आगे बढ़ा रही है इसके ऊपर बहुत कुछ निर्भर करता है। माओवादियों के समर्थन और सहयोग करने के इल्जाम में जेल में रखे हुए करीब सात सौ लोगों को रिहा करने की भी मांग की है।

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बंबई उच्च न्यायालय मुंबई आतंकी हमले के अभियुक्त अजमल कसाब को दी गयी मौत की सजा की पुष्टि पर आज फैसला सुनायेगा। हमारे संवाददाता ने बताया है कि विशेष अदालत ने कसाब को हत्या, हत्या के लिये उकसाने, लड़ाई छेड़ने, आपराधिक षडयंत्र और आतंकी गतिविधियां चलाने का दोषी ठहराया था। उसे चार आरोपों के लिये मृत्यु दंड और अन्य पांच  के लिये आजीवन कारावास की सजा सुनाई थी।
पिछले साल मई महीने में अजमल अमीर कसाब को मुम्बई हमलों का दोषी ठहराते हुए विशेष अदालत के न्यायाधीश एम एल तेहलयानी ने यह कहकर उसे मौत की सजा सुनाई कि मासूम लोगों को बेहरमी से मारने का आतंकियों को कोई भी पछतावा नहीं है और ना ही इन आतंकियों को मरने का कोई डर है। एक साल के भीतर बम्बई उच्च न्यायालय पाकिस्तानी आतंकवादी कसाब की किस्मत का फैसला करेगा। कानून के तहत विशेष अदालत द्वारा सुनाए गई मौत की सजा की उच्च न्यायालय में पुष्टि होना आवश्यक होता है।
राज्य सरकार ने आज न्यायालय में वीडियों कांफ्रेंसिंग की व्यवस्था की हैं ताकि कसाब आर्थर रोड सेंट्रल जेल से ही अदालत का फैसला सुन सके।
उच्च न्यायालय इसी मामले में सह-अभियुक्त फहीम अंसारी और सबाउद्दीन अहमद को बरी किये जाने को चुनौती देने वाली महाराष्ट्र सरकार की अपील पर भी आज फैसला सुनायेगा। निचली अदालत ने दोनों सह अभियुक्तों को संदेह का लाभ देते हुए बरी कर दिया था।
इस बीच, बुंबई उच्च न्यायालय के भीतर और आसपास सुरक्षा व्यवस्था कड़ी कर दी गयी है। संबंधित न्यायालय कक्ष में प्रवेश के लिये पत्रकारों को विशेष पास जारी किये गये हैं।

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दिल्ली पुलिस ने कश्मीर के अलगाववादी नेता सैयद अली शाह गिलानी से अगले आदेश तक दिल्ली न छोड़ने को कहा है। पिछले साल नई दिल्ली में एक सेमीनार में भड़काऊ और नफरत फैलाने वाले भाषण देने के लिए गिलानी के खिलाफ मामला दर्ज किया गया था। पुलिस सूत्रों ने बताया कि गिलानी से इस मामले की जांच में शामिल होने को कहा गया है। गिलानी की आवाजाही और उनके मेहमानों पर नजर रखने के लिए दक्षिण दिल्ली में उनके आवास के बाहर पुलिसकर्मी तैनात किये गये है।

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अरब में सरकार विरोधी प्रदर्शन और तेज हो गए हैं। लीबिया में कल विरोध की लहर राजधानी त्रिपोली तक फैल गई और बेंघाजी शहर में ताजा झड़पें हुईं। ह्‌यूमन राइट्स वॉच ने बताया कि मंगलवार से प्रदर्शनकारियों के खिलाफ हुई कार्रवाई में १७० से अधिक लोगों के मारे जाने की आशंका है। फ्रांस ने सरकार की प्रतिक्रिया को अस्वीकार्य बताते हुए कहा कि यह जरूरत से कहीं ज्यादा है। लंदन और काहिरा में लोगों ने लीबिया के राष्ट्रपति मोअम्मर गद्दाफी के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन किये।
यमन में कल साना में सरकार विरोधी प्रदर्शनों के आठवें दिन सैंकड़ों छात्रों ने प्रदर्शन किया।
मोरक्को में राजनीतिक सुधारों और शाह की अधिकार सीमित करने की मांग को लेकर हजारों लोगों ने कई शहरों में रैलियां निकाली। दो हजार से अधिक लोग सत्ता में परिवर्तन की मांग करते हुए राजधानी रबात की सड़कों पर उतर आये।

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श्रीलंका और न्यूजीलैंड ने आईसीसी क्रिकेट विश्व कप टूर्नामेंट में कल एकतरफा जीत दर्ज की। विवरण दे रहे हैं
  हम्बनटोटा में राजपक्षे अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम पर ग्रुप ए के मैच में मेजबान श्रीलंका ने कनाडा को २१० रन से हराकर कल विश्वकप इतिहास की सातवीं सबसे बड़ी जीत अपने नाम की। टॉस जीतकर श्रीलंका ने सात विकेट पर ३३२ रन का विशाल स्कोर खड़ा किया, जिसमें महेला जयवर्धने के ८१ गेंदों में बनाए १०० और कप्तान कुमार संघकारा के ९२ रन शामिल थे। कनाडा की टीम ३६ ओवर और पांच गेंदों में सिर्फ १२२ रन पर ही सिमट गई।
चेन्नई में ग्रुप ए के पहले मैच में न्यूजीलैंड ने कीनिया को दस विकेट से करारी शिकस्त दी। टॉस जीतकर पहले कीनिया की टीम २३ ओवर और पांच गेंदों में सिर्फ उनहत्तर रन ही बना सकी और न्यूजीलैंड ने केवल आठ ओवर में ७२ रन बनाकर मैच जीत लिया।
विश्व कप में आज ग्रुप ए में अहमदाबाद में ऑस्ट्रेलिया का मुकाबला जिम्बाब्वे से होगा। दिन-रात के इस मैच का आंखों देखा हाल आकाशवाणी से दोपहर बाद दो बजे से प्रसारित किया जाएगा।

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समाचार पत्रों से
आज से शुरू हो रहा संसद का बजट सत्र शांति से चलने के आसार सभी अखबारों में हैं। दैनिक भास्कर की सुर्खी है-जेपीसी से आई बजट सत्र में जान। अमर उजाला के अनुसार बजट सत्र पर गतिरोध हुआ खत्म। नवभारत टाइम्स लिखता है-जेपीसी की आहट, संसद को राहत।
लीबिया और कई अरब देशों में सरकारी विरोधी प्रदर्शनों पर हिन्दुस्तान की सुर्खी है-पूरे अरब जगत में फैली विरोध की आग। नवभारत टाइम्स के अनुसार अब चीन तक पहुंची विद्रोह की आग। जनसत्ता ने लीबिया में तीन सौ लोगों के मारे जाने की आशंका व्यक्त की है।
दैनिक जागरण के अनुसार अब रेल आरक्षण की प्रतीक्षा सूची में शामिल यात्रियों को सीट पक्की होने की सूचना। रेलवे एस एम एस के जरिए देगा। पत्र की सलाह है कि आरक्षण कराते समय अपना मोबाइल फोन नम्बर देना न भूलें। ये सेवा अप्रैल से शुरू होने के आसार हैं। रविवार को अचानक हुई बरसात से भीगी दिल्ली की तस्वीरों के साथ अखबारों ने अभी गीली सर्दी जारी रहने के अंदाजे लगाये हैं।
नयी दिल्ली स्टेशन से इंदिरा गांधी हवाई अड्डे तक एयरपोर्ट मेट्रो अब इसी सप्ताह शुरू होने की आस जगा रहे हैं आज के अखबार। नवभारत टाइम्स के अनुसार बुधवार को टी थ्री में लैंड करेगी मेट्रो।
क्रिकेट वर्ल्डकप की खबरें कई पन्नों तक फैली हैं। अमर उजाला के अनुसार बजट सत्र के दौरान छुट्टियों का जुगाड़ लगाने में जुट गए हैं, क्रिकेट प्रेमी सांसद।
हिन्दुस्तान ने भूकम्प की आपदा से बचने की उम्मीद जगाई है। रूस और ब्रिटेन का वैज्ञानिक दल दावा कर रहा है कि अब उपग्रह के जरिए भूकम्प के स्थान और समय का सटीक पूर्वानुमान लगाना अब बहुत जल्द संभव हो जाएगा। भूकम्प से पहले तनाव के कारण धरती में उत्पन्न विशेष सूक्ष्म विद्युत चुम्बकीय तरंगें इस काम में उपग्रहों की मदद करेंगी।
सिकुड़ते परिवारों से चिंतित लोगों को राजस्थान पत्रिका की ये खबर राहत देगी कि मिजोरम में विश्व के सबसे बड़े परिवार में १८१ सदस्य हैं। चाना सम्प्रदाय के नेता जिओना की ३९ पत्नियों से ९४ सन्तानें हैं।

Q. BANK

मिस्त्र और ट्यूनिशिया में जनांदोलनों और सत्ता बदलाव के बाद अब लीबिया, यमन, बहरीन में बदलाव की बयार चल प़डी है।

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सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के प्रधान न्यायाधीश एसएच कपाड़िया

सुरक्षा मामलों से जुड़ी मंत्रिमंडलीय समिति (सीसीएस) ने भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (इसरो) के कारोबारी संगठन एंट्रिक्स कॉरपोरेशन के साथ देवास मल्टीमीडिया की विवादास्पद सैटेलाइट ट्रांसपॉन्डर लीज डील गुरुवार को रद्द कर दी।

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Winners of 56th Filmfare Awards 2011

 Winners of 56th Filmfare Awards 2011

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Kajol - My Name Is Khan
Best Film
Dabangg
Best Director
Karan Johar - My Name Is Khan
Best Film (Critics)
Udaan
Best Actor Male (Critics)
Rishi Kapoor - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actor Female (Critics)
Vidya Balan (Ishqiya)
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male)
Ronit Roy - Udaan
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
Kareena Kapoor - We Are Family
Best Sensational Debut (Male)
Ranveer Singh - Band Bajaa Baaraat
Best Sensational Debut (Female)
Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best Debut Director
Maneesh Sharma (Band Baaja Baraat)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Best Story
Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane - Udaan
Best Music
Sajid - Wajid & Lalit Pandit (Dabangg)
Best Lyrics
Gulzar - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Dialogue
Habib Faisal - Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Choreography
Farah Khan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Best Action
Vijayan Master - Dabangg
Best Screenplay
Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap - Udaan
Best Background Score
Amit Trivedi - Udaan
Best Costumes
Varsha Shilpa - Do Dooni Chaar

Best Editing
Namrata Rao - Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Best Cinematography
Mahendra Shetty - Udaan
Best Sound Design
Pritam Das - Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Kunal Sharma - Udaan
Best Production Design
Mukund Gupta - Do Dooni Chaar
R. D. Burman Music Award
Sneha Khanwalkar - Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Sony Best Scene Of The Year
Golmaal 3
Lifetime Achievement Award
Manna Dey
40 Years Of Greatness Award
Amitabh Bachchan

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

He is the true fusion of majestic brilliance as a great sportsman, unmitigable dedication to the game and unmatched humility and simplicity. His adroitness with the bat has taken him to the zenith of batting glory. Achieving milestones, reaching pinnacles and shattering world records are second nature to master willower Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. In a fitting testimony to his legendary cricketing acumen he embraced history at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town in South Africa on January 4, 2011 by becoming the first batsman in the annals of cricketing history to notch up 51 Test hundreds. He top-edged South African pace bowler Morne Morkel for a six over wicket-keeper’s head and then followed up the celebration with a cracking cover-drive for boundary. Earlier, batting genius Tendulkar scored his 50th Test century at Centurion in South Africa on December 19, 2010. With his latest historic feat he reached where no cricketer has gone before.
Coming 21 years after he made his first century as a 17-year-old against England at Old Trafford in Manchester in 1990. Sachin’s 51st ton off 213 balls was a testimony to his career longevity and enduring class. The 37-year-old right-hander, who has devoted a remarkable 21 years to international cricket, has almost every batting record that is there to be taken under his belt. Other then Brian Lara’s Test match highest of 400 not out and first class highest score of 501 not out. Tendulkar has re-written every other batting record. He is also the only batsman in the world to have scored a double ton ODIs. Besides, he holds the record for most ODI hundreds (46). He is steadily inching toward the 50 ODI tons mark as well. He has 97 international centuries, the most by any batsman, 29 of which Tendulkar amassed on foreign soil.
Since his debut in Pakistan on November 15, 1989, he is someone who has been defining a game on his own—with every stroke, every move and every record. His insatiable appetite for runs makes him the batting don of the world. Apart from stacking up one record after another, master blaster Tendulkar has shown the capacity for remaining an enduring symbol of hope for an India on the move. In a game constantly metamorphosing. Sachin and his appeal have withstood the test of time.
Source : Competition Success Review, February 2011

Padma Awards 2011-List of Winners

  

Padma Awards 2011
A list of 128 awardees of Padma awards declared

 
Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.

Indian Government has announced 128 Padma awards for 2011 on January 25, 2011 (Tuesday).

13 Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2011:
Name - Discipline (State/ Domicile)
● Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan — Art : Art Administration and Promotion (Delhi)
● Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla — Art : Photography (Gujarat)
● Shri A Nageshwara Rao — Art : Cinema (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar — Public Affairs (Delhi)
● Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai — Public Affairs (Delhi)
● Shri Vijay Kelkar — Public Affairs (Delhi)
● Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Public Affairs (Delhi)
● Shri Palle Rama Rao — Science and Engineering (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Azim Premji — Trade and Industry (Karnataka)
● Shri Brajesh Mishra — Civil Services (Madhya Pradesh)
● Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup — Literature and Education (Kerala)
● Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra — Literature and Education (Orissa)
● Late Shri L. C. Jain — Public Affairs (Delhi)*

31 Padma Bhushan Awardees 2011:
● Shri Satyadev Dubey - Art : Theatre (Maharashtra)
● Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam - Art : Cinema - Music (Maharashtra)
● Shri Shashi Kapoor - Art : Cinema (Maharashtra)
● Shri Krishen Khanna - Art : Painting (Haryana)
● Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair - Art : Dance - Kathakali (Kerala)
● Ms. Waheeda Rehman - Art : Cinema (Maharashtra)
● Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan - Art : Music-Vocal (Karnataka)
● Ms. Arpita Singh - Art : Painting (Delhi)
● Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam - Art : Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar - Art : Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Dwijen Mukherjee - Art (West Bengal)
● Smt. Rajashree Birla - Social work (Maharashtra)
● Mrs. Shobhana Ranade - Social work (Maharashtra)
● Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran - Science and Engineering (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan - Trade and Industry (Karnataka)
● Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar - Trade and Industry (West Bengal)
● Ms. Chanda Kochhar - Trade and Industry (Maharashtra)
● Dr. K. Anji Reddy - Trade and Industry- Pharmacy (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Analjit Singh - Trade and Industry (Delhi)
● Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar - Trade and Industry (Haryana)
● Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy - Trade and Industry (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Ajai Chowdhary - Trade and Industry (Delhi)
● Shri Surendra Singh - Civil Services (Delhi)
● Shri M. N .Buch - Civil Services (Madhya Pradesh)
● Shri Shyam Saran - Civil Services (Delhi)
● Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George - Literature and Education (Karnataka)
● Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai - Literature and Education (Karnataka)
● Shri Sankha Ghosh - Literature and Education (West Bengal)
● Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad - Medicine : Ayurveda. (Kerala)*
● Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant - Medicine : Cardiology (Maharashtra)*
● Late Shri Dashrath Patel - Art (Gujarat)*

84 Padma Shri Awardees 2011:
● Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry - Art : Theatre (Chandigarh)
● Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha - Art : Chhau Dance (Jharkhand)
● Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun - Art : Film Direction (Kerala)
● Shri Girish Kasaravalli - Art : Film making (Karnataka)
● Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu - Art : Cinema (Maharashtra)
● Shri Jivya Soma Mase - Art : Warli Painting (Maharashtra)
● Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja - Art : Dance-Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Jayaram Subramaniam - Art : Cinema (Tamil Nadu)
● Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty - Art : Music-Indian Classical Vocal (West Bengal)
● Smt. Mahasundari Devi - Art : Mithilia/Madhubani Painting (Bihar)
● Shri Gajam Govardhana - Art : Handloom Weaving (Andhra Pradesh)
● Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal - Art : Dance-Kathak (Maharashtra)
● Shri S.R. Janakiraman - Art : Carnatic Vocal Music (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar - Art : Chenda Melam-Drum concert (Kerala)
● Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran - Art : Dance-Mohiniattam (Kerala)
● Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee - Art : Puppetry (Delhi)
● Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh - Art : Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena) (Manipur)
● Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya - Art : Folk Music (Madhya Pradesh)
● Smt. Usha Uthup - Art : Music. (West Bengal)
● Smt. Kajol - Art : Cinema (Maharashtra)
● Shri Irfan Khan - Art : Cinema (Maharashtra)
● Shri Mamraj Agrawal - Social work (West Bengal)
● Shri Jockin Arputham - Social work (Maharashtra)
● Ms. Nomita Chandy - Social work (Karnataka)
● Ms. Sheela Patel - Social work (Maharashtra)
● Ms. Anita Reddy - Social work (Karnataka)
● Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor - Social work (Gujarat)
● Shri Anant Darshan Shankar - Public Affairs (Karnataka)
● Prof. M. Annamalai - Science and Engineering (Karnataka)
● Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta - Science and Engineering : Agricultural Science (Gujarat)
● Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran - Science and Engineering (Tamil Nadu)
● Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai - Science and Engineering (Delhi)
● Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq - Science and Engineering : Agricultural Science (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar - Science and Engineering : Architecture (Kerala)
● Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed - Trade and Industry (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao - Trade and Industry (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Narayan Singh Bhati - Civil Services (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri P K Sen - Civil Services (Bihar)
● Ms. Shital Mahajan - Sports : Adventure Sports : Para Jumping (Maharashtra)
● Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi - Sports : Weightlifting (Manipur)
● Shri Sushil Kumar - Sports : Wrestling (Delhi)
● Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman - Sports : Cricket (Andhra Pradesh)
● Shri Gagan Narang - Sports : Shooting (Andhra Pradesh)
● Smt. Krishna Poonia - Sports : Discus Throw (Rajasthan)
● Shri Harbhajan Singh - Sports : Mountaineering (Punjab)
● Dr. Pukhraj Bafna - Medicine : Padeatrics (Chhattisgarh)
● Prof. Mansoor Hasan - Medicine : Cardiology (Uttar Pradesh)
● Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal - Medicine : Orthopaedic (Delhi)
● Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal - Medicine : Endocrinology (Tamil Nadu)
● Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali - Medicine : Gastroenterology (Tamil Nadu)
● Dr. Indira Hinduja - Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Maharashtra)
● Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram - Medicine : Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (Kerala)
● Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai - Medicine : Neurosurgery (Kerala)
● Shri Mahim Bora - Literature and Education (Assam)
● Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu - Literature and Education- Sanskrit (Andhra Pradesh)
● Dr. Pravin Darji - Literature and Education (Gujarat)
● Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval - Literature and Education (Rajasthan)
● Shri Balraj Komal - Literature and Education (Delhi)
● Mrs. Rajni Kumar - Literature and Education (Delhi)
● Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva - Literature and Education (Karnataka)
● Shri Barun Mazumder - Literature and Education (West Bengal)
● Dr. Avvai Natarajan - Literature and Education (Tamil Nadu)
● Shri Bhalchandra Nemade - Literature and Education (Himachal Pradesh)
● Prof. Riyaz Punjabi - Literature and Education (Jammu and Kashmir)
● Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao - Literature and Education (Andhra Pradesh)
● Ms. Buangi Sailo - Literature and Education (Mizoram)
● Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma - Literature and Education (Uttarakhand)
● Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma - Literature and Education (Jammu and Kashmir)
● Ms. Urvashi Butalia# - Literature and Education (Delhi)
Ms. Ritu Menon# - Literature and Education (Delhi)
● Prof. Krishna Kumar - Literature and Education (Delhi)
● Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi - Literature and Education (Uttar Pradesh)
● Ms. Mamang Dai - Literature and Education (Arunachal Pradesh)
● Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal - Others : Heritage Conservation (Uttar Pradesh)
● Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar - Others : Archeology (Maharashtra)
● Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra - Others-Nursing (Andaman & Nicobar)
● Smt. Gulshan Nanda - Others - Handicrafts promotion (Delhi)
● Dr. Azad Moopen - Social work (UAE)*
● Prof. Upendra Baxi - Public Affairs -Legal Affairs (United Kingdom) *
● Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik - Science and Engineering (USA)*
● Dr. Subra Suresh - Science and Engineering (USA)*
● Prof. Karl Harrington Potter - Literature and Education (USA)*
● Prof. Martha Chen - Social work (USA)*
● Shri Satpal Khattar - Trade and Industry (Singapore)*
● Shri Granville Austin - Literature and Education (USA)*
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Note:
* indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners/NRIs/PIOs/Posthumous.
# indicates duo case.

List of Nominees:
This year government has received 1303 nominations for the top civilian awards for 2011.

The list of Nominees include Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, fashion designer Ritu Beri and shooter Tejaswami Sawant, Satyendra Dubey, Manjunath Sanmugham. The list of Bollywood stars in the nomineees include Jaya Prada, Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan.

List of Politicians include, Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal known as ‘Nishank’ under literature and education category and former Orissa chief minister Giridhar Gamang nominated under the ‘instrumental music’ category.

In 2010, Government announced 130 awards, including 13 in the category of foreigners, NRIs and PIOs. The list included 6 Padma Vibhushan, 43 Padma Bhushan and 81 Padma Shri. No one has been chosen for the Bharat Ratna award in 2010.

UP PCS (Mains) Exam, 2009 : General Studies Solved Paper

Uttar Pradesh P.C.S. (Mains) Exam., 2009
(Held on 30-11-2010)
General Studies : Solved Paper

1. AGMARK Act came into force in India in—
(A) 1937
(B) 1952
(C) 1957
(D) 1965
Ans : (A)

2. Clonal selection can be used in—
(A) Groundnut
(B) Mustard
(C) Wheat
(D) Potato
Ans : (D)

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I
(a) F.A.O. Headquarters
(b) Central Agmark Lab
(c) Central Rice Research Institute
(d) Central Potato Research Institute
List-II
1. Shimla
2. Cuttack
3. Rome
4. Nagpur
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans : (B)

4. In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country ?
1. Potato
2. Rice
3. Sugarcane
4. Tobacco
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 3
Ans : (D)

5. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in—
(A) 1998
(B) 2001
(C) 2003
(D) 2004
Ans : (B)

6. Dry Ice is—
(A) Liquid Nitrogen
(B) Water Ice
(C) Solid Carbon dioxide
(D) Frozen Ethanol
Ans : (C)

7. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Amir Khusrau —Etah
(B) Mirza Ghalib —Agra
(C) Josh —Malihabad
(D) Ram Prasad Bismil —Allahabad
Ans : (D)

8. The Growth Centre Project was introduced in Uttar Pradesh in—
(A) October 2001
(B) September 2005
(C) December 2005
(D) February 2006
Ans : (C)

9. Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the—
(A) Betwa
(B) Ken
(C) Rihand
(D) Tons
Ans : (A)

10. Kartik is a folk dance of—
(A) Bundelkhand
(B) Avadh
(C) Purvanchal
(D) Rohilkhand
Ans : (A)

11. Which trade zone of Uttar Pradesh tops in the collection of trade tax ?
(A) Ghaziabad
(B) Kanpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Noida
Ans : (A)

12. Assertion (A) : Uttar Pradesh shares 9•4% of country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Reason (R) : Uttar Pradesh shares 66% of the total exports of the country.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (C)

13. Which one of the following deals with the marketing of milk ?
(A) CACP
(B) GCMMF
(C) NAFED
(D) TRIFED
Ans : (B)

14. In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at—
(A) Devipatan
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sarnath
Ans : (B)

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I (Industrial Establishments)
(a) Indian Telephone Industries
(b) Transformer Factory
(c) Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation
(d) Fertilizer Factory
List-II (City)
1. Kanpur
2. Rae Bareli
3. Jhansi
4. Phoolpur
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans : (C)

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List–I (Fair)
(a) Govind Saheb
(b) Kailash Mela
(c) Syed Salar
(d) Shakumbhari Devi
List-II (District)
1. Bahraich
2. Saharanpur
3. Azamgarh
4. Agra
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans : (B)

17. Arrange the following districts of Uttar Pradesh in descending order of population (2001) and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Allahabad
2. Gorakhpur
3. Lucknow
4. Mathura
Codes :
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4
(B) 3, 1, 4, 2
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Ans : (C)

18. Who among the following did not contribute to the cultural activities of Lucknow ?
(A) Binda Deen
(B) Ustad Dulhe Khan
(C) Menhdi
(D) Ilias Khan
Ans : (C)

19. Under the international agreement on agriculture the Green Box includes economic assistance for—
1. Agricultural Research
2. Fertilizer
3. Irrigation
4. Plant Protection
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
Ans : (D)

20. Assertion (A) : Aluminium is the green metal.
Reason (R) : It provides replacement of wood for saving forest.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Ans : (D)

21. A ‘Letter of Credit’ is produced by—
(A) An exporter
(B) An importer
(C) Both by exporter and importer
(D) Shipping company
Ans : (C)

22. The theory of trusteeship of the business assest was pronounced by—
(A) Henry Fayol
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Karl Marx
Ans : (B)

23. Treasury bills are sold in India by—
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) State Governments
(C) Commercial Banks
(D) SEBI
Ans : (A)

24. In U.P. Value Added Tax (VAT) was levied with effect from—
(A) 1st April, 2007
(B) 1st January, 2008
(C) 1st January, 2009
(D) 1st April, 2008
Ans : (B)

25. Which of the following organisations is involved in providing the insurance against various risks to the exporters ?
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) State Trading Corporation of India
(C) EXIM Bank
(D) Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
Ans : (D)

26. ‘Principle of Indemnity’ does not apply to—
(A) Life Insurance
(B) Marine Insurance
(C) Fire Insurance
(D) All the above
Ans : (A)

27. “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture.”
The above statement is attributed to—
(A) Jagjivan Ram
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Sardar Patel
Ans : (B)

28. Consider the following statements—
1. The third rail coach factory is being established at Amethi in U.P.
2. Firozabad in U.P. is famous for pottery industry.
3. U.P. DESCO is a Corporation under the Electronics Department.
4. The first polyester fibre factory in U.P. has been set up at Barabanki.
Of these statements—
(A) Only 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 2 and 3 are correct
(C) Only 3 and 4 are correct
(D) None of the above is correct
Ans : (D)

29. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest industrial growth rate during—
(A) 5th Five Year Plan
(B) 6th Five Year Plan
(C) 10th Five Year Plan
(D) 11th Five Year Plan
Ans : (B)

30. ‘Inside trading’ is related to—
(A) Public Expenditure
(B) Taxation
(C) Share Market
(D) Hawala
Ans : (C)

31. In Uttar Pradesh, the festival ‘Sulah Kul’ a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity is organised in—
(A) Meerut
(B) Aligarh
(C) Lucknow
(D) Agra
Ans : (D)

32. The Operation Green Project was launched in U.P. in—
(A) 1952
(B) 1995
(C) 2001
(D) 2005
Ans : (C)

33. The North-South and East-West corridors meet at—
(A) Jhansi
(B) Kanpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Varanasi
Ans : (A)

34. Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the context of U.P. ?
(A) Food Research and Analysis Centre —Lucknow
(B) Food Park —Noida
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Agricultural University —Meerut
(D) Indian Pulses Research Institute —Agra
Ans : (D)

35. The famous painting Satyam Shivam Sundaram was prepared by—
(A) Sd. Shobha Singh
(B) Nandkishore Sharma
(C) Shivnandan Nautiyal
(D) Vishwanath Mehta
Ans : (A)

36. The Centre for CAD—‘Computer Aided Designing’ Project in Uttar Pradesh is located at—
(A) Agra
(B) Allahabad
(C) Kanpur
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (D)

37. Consider the following statements—
1. India’s first EPZ was set up in 1965.
2. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India was formulated in 2000.
3. Vadodara is famous for Patola Silk.
4. Panna in Madhya Pradesh is famous gold mines.
Of these statements—
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) Only 3 and 4 are correct
(D) All are correct
Ans : (A)

38. The urban population of the world out-excelled its rural population in—
(A) 2001
(B) 2004
(C) 2009
(D) 2010
Ans : (D)

39. Navdatoli is situated in the State of—
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (D)

40. Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era ?
1. Amarkosh
2. Kamsutra
3. Meghduta
4. Mudrarakshas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans : (D)

41. In ancient India the irrigation tax was called—
(A) Bidakabhagam
(B) Hiranya
(C) Udranga
(D) Uparnika
Ans : (C)

42. The famous rock-out temples of Elephanta are ascribed to the—
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans : (D)

43. Who represented the Indian National Congress in the Partition Council headed by Lord Mountbatten ?
1. Abul Kalam Azad
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Sardar Patel
4. Rajendra Prasad
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
Ans : (B)

44. Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the policy of ‘blood and iron’ ?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ans : (B)

45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below—
List-I
(a) Tarikh-i-Hind
(b) Tarikh-i-Dilli
(c) Rehla
(d) Tabqat-i-Nasiri
List-II
1. Ibn Batuta
2. Minhaj
3. Alberuni
4. Khusrau
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (C)

46. Which medieval ruler introduced the system of ‘patta’ and ‘qabuliyat’ to help the peasants ?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Giyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Sher Shah
Ans : (D)

47. Saint Ramdas is associated with the period of rule of—
(A) Akbar
(B) Jehangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (A)

48. Which is the correct chronological order of the following ?
I. Cripps Mission
II. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
III. Simon Commission
IV. Partition of the country
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) II, I, III, IV
(D) III, II, I, IV
Ans : (D)

49. Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at—
(A) Budihal
(B) Sangan Kallu
(C) Koldihwa
(D) Brahmgiri
Ans : (A)

50. Who had the longest tenure as the Viceroy of India ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Dufferin
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Mayo
Ans : (A)

51. The famous book ‘The Alphabet’ was written by—
(A) Buhler
(B) David Diringer
(C) G. S. Ojha
(D) Sir William Johns
Ans : (B)

52. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement from Iran to India ?
(A) Man Sehra
(B) Shahbajgarhi
(C) Boghajkoi
(D) Junagarh
Ans : (C)

53. Satya Shodhak Movement was launched by—
(A) Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Jyotirao Phule
(D) T. N. Nair
Ans : (C)

54. Under whose Governor-Generalship was the Vernacular Act repealed ?
(A) Lord Ripon
(B) Lord Lytton
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Dufferin
Ans : (A)

55. Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas ?
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Megasthanese’s Indica
(C) Mudrarakshasa of Vishakha Datta
(D) Inscription of Ashoka
Ans : (B)

56. Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari System ?
(A) There were 33 divisions
(B) They got conditional or Mashrut rank
(C) Their ‘Sawar’ rank could exceed the ‘Zat’ rank
(D) All civil and military officers were given mansabs
Ans : (D)

57. With which Army General (Commander) did Shivaji sign the ‘Treaty of Purandhara’ (1665 AD) ?
(A) Jai Singh
(B) Jaswant Singh
(C) Shaiyasta Khan
(D) Afzal Khan
Ans : (A)

58. “The British Government is not responsible for the partition of India.” The above statement is attributed to—
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Lord Attlee
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans : (B)

59. Who among the following emperors may be called ‘an enlightened despot’ ?
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (D)

60. Which of the following Kings is credited to have issued gold coins for the first time ?
(A) Kujula Kadphisa
(B) Wim Kadphisa
(C) Kanishka I
(D) Huviska
Ans : (B)

61. Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’ ?
(A) Albuquerque
(B) Robert Clive
(C) Francis Dupleix
(D) Lord Cornwallis
Ans : (B)

62. Tipu Sultan defeated the British army in 1780 at—
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Pollilur
(C) Srirangapatnam
(D) Nizamabad
Ans : (B)

63. During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare ‘Jehad’ ?
(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

64. Mahatma Gandhi launched the first Satyagraha campaign in—
(A) Bardoli
(B) Baroda
(C) Champaran
(D) Dandi
Ans : (C)

65. Yugantar Party was led by—
(A) Jatindranath Mukherjee
(B) Sachindranath Sanyal
(C) Rashbehari Bose
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (A)

66. The Mughal style of painting was initiated by—
(A) Akbar
(B) Humayun
(C) Jehangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans : (B)

67. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Unhappy India —Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Durgesh Nandini —Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(C) India Wins Freedom —Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Poverty and Un British rule in India —Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans : (A)

68. Read the following events connected with the Indian National Movement—
1. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress – 1931
2. Execution of Rajguru
3. Gandhi Irwin Pact
Find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 3, 2, 1
(B) 1, 2, 3
(C) 2, 3, 1
(D) 1, 3, 2
Ans : (A)

69. The statement, “We shall either free India or die in the attempt.” is associated with—
(A) Non-cooperation Movement
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Individual Satyagraha
(D) Quit India Movement
Ans : (D)

70. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November, 1858 at—
(A) Allahabad
(B) Calcutta
(C) Bombay
(D) Madras
Ans : (A)

71. The book ‘Mountbatten and the Partition of India’ was written by—
(A) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
(B) M. N. Das
(C) Louis Fischer
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

72. Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi ?
(A) Firozshah Tughlaq
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(D) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Ans : (A)

73. Name the tribe which does not belong to the Panchajana of Rig Vedic Aryans ?
(A) Yadu
(B) Puru
(C) Turvasa
(D) Kikat
Ans : (D)

74. The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was—
(A) Brahma Samaj
(B) Atmiya Sabha
(C) Brahma Sabha
(D) Tatvabodhini Sabha
Ans : (B)

75. The Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparshmudra belongs to—
(A) Mauryan period
(B) Sunga period
(C) Kushana period
(D) Gupta period
Ans : (C)

76. Who among the following medieval scholars/writers belonged to the Jain religion ?
(A) Maladhar Vasu
(B) Hemchandra Suri
(C) Parthasarthi
(D) Saayan
Ans : (B)

77. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati ?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans : (D)

78. The Poorna Swaraj Resolution adopted at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was moved by—
(A) B. G. Tilak
(B) J. L. Nehru
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Sardar Patel
Ans : (B)

79. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Babur —Tuzuk-i-Babari
(B) Humayun —Humayun Namah
(C) Sher Shah —Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi
(D) Akbar —Tabkat-i-Akbari
Ans : (A)

80. Which country has the largest percentage of its total area under forests ?
(A) Japan
(B) Indonesia
(C) Surinam
(D) Guyana
Ans : (C)

81. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Great Himalayan National Park —Manali
(B) Rajaji National Park —Dehradun
(C) Keoladeo National Park —Bharatpur
(D) Van Vihar National Park —Jabalpur
Ans : (C)

82. The most polluted city of India is—
(A) Ankleshwar
(B) Lucknow
(C) Ludhiana
(D) Raipur
Ans : (A)

83. The garden of five seasons is located near—
(A) Dal Lake
(B) Mehrauli
(C) Silent Valley
(D) Ooty
Ans : (B)

84. Which one of the following does not find a place in UNESCO network of biosphere reserve ?
(A) Sunderban
(B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Rann of Kutch
(D) Nilgiri
Ans : (C)

85. The growth rate of population in U.P. out-excelled the national growth rate during—
(A) 1941–51
(B) 1951–61
(C) 1961–71
(D) 1971–81
Ans : (D)

86. Which one of the following points does not figure in the 10-year Action Plan formulated under the National Population Policy ?
(A) Greater involvement of members of self help groups
(B) Free and compulsory elementary education
(C) Compulsory registration of marriages and pregnancy
(D) Special reward for men who adopt terminal family planning methods
Ans : (A)

87. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population density (2001).
Use the codes given below to select the correct answer—
1. Bihar
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal
Codes :
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4
(B) 4, 1, 3, 2
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3
(D) 2, 4, 1, 3
Ans : (C)

88. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest growth rate of urban population during—
(A) 1961–71
(B) 1971–81
(C) 1981–91
(D) 1991–2001
Ans : (D)

89. The population of Uttar Pradesh out-excels that of—
1. Brazil
2. Indonesia
3. Japan
4. Russia
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
Ans : (D)

90. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their slum population. Use the codes given below to select the correct answer—
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal
Codes :
(A) 2, 1, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 3, 2, 1, 4
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1
Ans : (A)

91. In India, the largest percentage of decadal growth of urbanization has been witnessed during—
(A) 1961–71
(B) 1971–81
(C) 1981–91
(D) 1991–2001
Ans : (B)

92. Urban corridors are concerned with—
(A) Expanding urban functions
(B) Urban transport hazards
(C) Rural-urban fringe
(D) Counter-urbanisation
Ans : (A)

93. The two leading producers of coffee in the world are—
(A) Brazil and Columbia
(B) Brazil and Vietnam
(C) Mexico and India
(D) Ethiopia and Mexico
Ans : (B)

94. Three leading producers of coal in descending order are—
(A) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa
(B) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa
(C) Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
(D) Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (B)

95. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists— List-I
(a) Windhoek
(b) Accra
(c) Nairobi
(d) Lusaka
List-II
1. Kenya
2. Namibia
3. Ghana
4. Zambia
Codes
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (B)

96. Africa’s highest mountain peak Mt. Kilimanjaro lies—
(A) Kenya
(B) Malawi
(C) Tanzania
(D) Zambia
Ans : (C)

97. The Horn of Africa does not include—
(A) Ethiopia
(B) Eritrea
(C) Somalia
(D) Sudan
Ans : (D)

98. The Death Valley of the U.S.A. lies in the State of—
(A) Alaska
(B) California
(C) Maine
(D) Atlanta
Ans : (B)

99. The largest reserves of uranium are found in—
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) South Africa
Ans : (B)

100. The Inuit people are not found in—
(A) Alaska
(B) Greenland
(C) Canada
(D) Sweden
Ans : (D)

101. Hagari is a tributary of—
(A) Bhima
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Tungbhadra
Ans : (D)

102. The leading producer of tin in India is—
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Orissa
Ans : (C)

103. The production of wheat in India during 2006-07 and 2009-10 has—
(A) Maintained an upward trend
(B) Experienced a shortfall
(C) Experienced fluctuations
(D) Remained stagnant
Ans : (A)

104. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Amguri – Petroleum
(B) Lanjgarh – Bauxite
(C) Kamptee – Copper
(D) Bellary – Iron ore
Ans : (C)

105. The leading producer of Titanium in the world is—
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) U.S.A.
Ans : (C)

106. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
Power Projects – States
(A) Jawahar Sagar – Rajasthan
(B) Nagarjun Sagar – Andhra Pradesh
(C) Sivasamudram – Kerala
(D) Gandhi Sagar – Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (C)

107. Assertion (A) : There is a shortage of pulses but not of protein in India.
Reason (R) : The demand for pulses remains a priority.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (B)

108. Which one of the following is the longest inland waterways of the country ?
(A) Kakinada – Marakkam
(B) Kollam – Kottapuram
(C) Sadia – Dhubri
(D) Allahabad – Haldia
Ans : (D)

109. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their rice production and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal
Codes :
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans : (C)

110. Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic State in—
(A) 1950
(B) 1953
(C) 1956
(D) 1961
Ans : (B)

111. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Amlai —Chhattisgarh
(B) Ballarpur —Maharashtra
(C) Brajrajnagar —Orissa
(D) Rajahmundry —Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (A)

112. The two largest consumers of chemical fertilizers in India are—
(A) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
(B) Punjab and Haryana
(C) Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (B)

113. United Nations Organization has designated 2010 as ‘International Year for the Youth’. From which date does the international year for the youth begin ?
(A) January 1, 2010
(B) August 1, 2010
(C) August 12, 2010
(D) January 12, 2010
Ans : (C)

114. To safeguard against cyber attacks and threats of data theft the ‘Centre for Development of Advanced Computing’ has developed a new software called—
(A) AVARODH
(B) NAYAN
(C) TRIKAL
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

115. The Oscar Award 2010 for the best film was given to—
(A) Crazy Heart
(B) The Blind Side
(C) The Cove
(D) The Hurt Locker
Ans : (D)

116. Which one of NTPC plants is not gas-based ?
(A) Auraiya
(B) Aonla
(C) Dadri
(D) Tanda
Ans : (D)

117. According to a survey conducted by the ‘National Council for Applied Economic Research’ (data released recently), which State in India has the highest percentage of population below the poverty line ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (C)

118. India concluded its ‘Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement’ with U.K. in—
(A) February 2010
(B) January 2010
(C) March 2010
(D) April 2010
Ans : (A)

119. Who has been chosen to head the Coalition Government in U.K. as a result of Parliamentary elections of May 6, 2010 ?
(A) Nick Clegg
(B) Tony Blair
(C) David Cameron
(D) Margaret Thatcher
Ans : (C)

120. The countries between which the ‘Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty’ (START) was signed in April, 2010 are—
(A) U.S.A. and Russia
(B) Russia and China
(C) U.S.A. and China
(D) U.S.A. and North Korea
Ans : (A)

121. The air crash which occurred in April 2010 and resulted in the death of the President of Poland, took place in—
(A) Poland
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
Ans : (B)

122. Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear reactors at Kundankulam in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
Ans : (A)

123. The President of which Central Asian country fled from his country in April 2010 and submitted his resignation ?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Kyrgyzstan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) Uzbekistan
Ans : (B)

124. The official code name of the Pokhran nuclear test–1974, was—
(A) Smiling Buddha
(B) Thunder Bolt
(C) Flying Garud
(D) Agni Pareeksha
Ans : (A)

125. Garima II is the name of a—
(A) Cloned buffalo
(B) Cloned cow
(C) Cloned sheep
(D) BT tomato
Ans : (A)

126. Who, of the following, has been appointed as Chairman of Mumbai Stock Exchange in March 2010 ?
(A) Prof. Rakesh Mohan
(B) Prof. Bhagwati
(C) S. Rama Dorai
(D) Prof. Manoranjan Mishra
Ans : (C)

127. The International Youth Festival held in August 2010, was in—
(A) Mexico city
(B) Moscow
(C) Beijing
(D) Tokyo
Ans : (B)

128. Which one of the following statements about Brahmos is not correct ?
(A) It is supersonic cruise missile
(B) It has been built in India in collaboration with Russia
(C) It was successfully test-fired in Bay of Bengal on 22 March, 2010
(D) Its flight range is 400 km.
Ans : (D)

129. Who is not a recipient of International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
(A) Dasmond Tutu
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Aung Suu Kyi
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (D)

130. The Fourth Ministerial Meet of the WTO was held at—
(A) Singapore
(B) Geneva
(C) Seattle
(D) Doha
Ans : (D)

131. Who among the following is not included in the list of artists in whose memory, the Indian Post and Telegraph Department has declared on February 24, 2010 to issue postal stamps ?
(A) Kanan Devi
(B) Meena Kumari
(C) Nutan
(D) Madhubala
Ans : (C)

132. What percentage of central tax revenue has been recommended for allocation to the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission ?
(A) 30•5%
(B) 31•0%
(C) 32•0%
(D) 32•5%
Ans : (C)

133. As per Budget Estimates 2010-11, presented to Parliament on 26-2-10, arrange the following sectors in descending order as per their Central Plan outlay.
1. Rural Development
2. Energy
3. Transport
4. Social Services
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 4, 3, 1
(C) 3, 1, 4, 2
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans : (D)

134. The new W.P.I. series was introduced on—
(A) 1 April, 2010
(B) 1 July, 2010
(C) 15 August, 2010
(D) 14 September, 2010
Ans : (D)

135. The man who won 3 Grand Slams during 2010 is—
(A) Andre Agassi
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Roy Emerson
Ans : (B)

136. The brand name of 16 digit unique identification number to be assigned to each individual in the country will be—
(A) Pehchan
(B) Maadhyam
(C) Aadhar
(D) Aabhar
Ans : (C)

137. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA) have built an atomic clock; now recognised as the world’s most precise clock. It is based on—
(A) Mercury atom
(B) Titanium atom
(C) Platinum atom
(D) Aluminium atom
Ans : (D)

138. The book, ‘The Proudest Day’ was authored by—
(A) Alok Bhalla
(B) Durga Das
(C) Chandra Kumar and Mohinder Puri
(D) Anthony Read and David Fisher
Ans : (D)

139. Who, out of the following, has been included in the ‘Hall of Fame’ by I.C.C. in March 2010 ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Anil Kumble
Ans : (C)

140. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Deepak Chopra —Physician
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri —Actress
(C) Sunita Williams—Astronaut
(D) Zubin Mehta —Western Music
Ans : (B)

141. Jnanpith Award for 2008 was given to—
(A) Ali Sardar Jafri
(B) Akhlaq Khan Shaharyar
(C) Qurratul Hyder
(D) Raghupati Sahai Firaq
Ans : (B)

142. The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by—
(A) Herta Muller
(B) Andre Gein
(C) Vargas Lioss
(D) K. Novoselvo
Ans : (C)

143. The first Indian who won the Wrestling World Championship–2010 is—
(A) Anil Kumar
(B) Rajendra Kumar
(C) Ravinder Singh
(D) Sushil Kumar
Ans : (D)

144. Who of the following won the Boxing World Championship 5 time in a row ?
(A) Ravi Bala Charu
(B) Ravi Katulu
(C) M. C. Marykom
(D) Amandeep Singh
Ans : (C)

145. Assertion (A) : Organic farming reduces the emission of greenhouse gases.
Reason (R) : It releases in the absorption of CO2 in the soil.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (C)

146. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—
List-I
(a) Priya Pravas
(b) Gaban
(c) Eternal India
(d) Shahnama
List-II
1. Indira Gandhi
2. Ayodhya Prasad
3. Prem Chand
4. Firdausi
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (B)

147. Breeding work on sugarcane is being done at—
(A) Lucknow
(B) Shahjahanpur
(C) Shravasti
(D) Coimbatore
Ans : (D)

148. Tungo Virus of rice is transmitted by—
(A) Stem borer
(B) Gundhi bug
(C) Gall midge
(D) Green leaf hopper
Ans : (D)

149. Pulse crop which does not fix atmospheric nitrogen is—
(A) Gram
(B) Pea
(C) Rajma
(D) Moong
Ans : (C)

150. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Wheat – Phalaris minor
(B) Potato – Late blight
(C) Bajra – Ergot
(D) Sugarcane – Powdery mildew
Ans : (D)

15-02-2011

• लंदन में आयोजित ब्रिटिश अकादमी ऑफ फिल्म एंड टेलीविजन आर्ट्स (बाफ्टा) पुरस्कारों में "द किंग्स स्पीच" को सर्वश्रेष्ठ फिल्म और इसमें निभाए गए अपने अभिनय के लिए कॉलिन फिर्थ को सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेता के खिताब से नवाजा गया है। फिल्म को कुल मिलाकर सात बाफ्टा पुरस्कारों से सम्मानित किया गया है। "ब्लैक स्वान" फिल्म में अपने अभिनय के लिए अभिनेत्री नताली पोर्टमेन को सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेत्री का बाफ्टा पुरस्कार मिला है।
• निर्देशक गुरुदत्त की 1957 की क्लासिक फिल्म "प्यासा" को टाइम पत्रिका ने सर्वकालिक शीर्ष रोमांटिक फिल्मों की अपनी वेलेंटाइंस डे सूची में शामिल किया। फिल्म सूची में पाँचवें स्थान पर है। प्रेम और लगाव का दिन माने जाने वाले वेलेंटाइंस डे के अवसर पर वेबसाइट टाइम डॉट कॉम पर शीर्ष 10 रोमांटिक फिल्मों की सूची जारी की गई है।
• दक्षिण अफ्रीका के खिलाफ खेले गए डरबन टेस्ट में वीवीएस लक्ष्मण की बेहतरीन पारी के लिए वीवीएस लक्ष्मण को ईएसपीएन क्रिकइंफो पुरसकार से नवाजा गया है। लक्ष्मण के अलावा सचिन तेंदुलकर समेत कई अन्य खिलाडि़यों को भी

Amendments

1
Amend articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376.
Insert articles 31A and 31B.
Insert schedule 9.^[2]
18 June 1951
To fully secure the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws and to place reasonable restriction on freedom of speech. A new constitutional device, called Schedule 9 introduced to protect laws that are contrary to the Constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights. These laws encroach upon property rights, freedom of speech and equality before law

2
Amend article 81.^[3]
1 May 1953
A technincal amendment to fix the size of each parliamentary constituency between 650,000 and 850,000 voters.

3
Amend schedule 7.^[4]
22 February 1955

4
Amend articles 31, 31A and 305.
Amend schedule 9.^[5]
27 April 1955
Restrictions on property rights and inclusion of related bills in Schedule 9 of the constitution

5
Amend article 3.^[6]
24 December 1955
Provide for a consultation mechanism with concerned states in matters relating to the amendments to the territorial matters and in the re-naming of the state

6
Amend articles 269 and 286.
Amend schedule 7.^[7]
11 September 1956
Amend the Union and State Lists with respect to raising of taxes

7
Amend articles 1, 49, 80, 81, 82, 131, 153, 158, 168, 170, 171, 216, 217, 220, 222, 224, 230, 231 and 232.
Insert articles 258A, 290A, 298, 350A, 350B, 371, 372A and 378A.
Amend part 8.
Amend schedules 1, 2, 4 and 7.^[8]
1 November 1956
Reorganization of states on linguistic lines, abolition of Class A, B, C, D states and introduction of Union Territories

8
Amend article 334.^[9]
5 January 1960
Clarify state's power of compulsory acquisition and

requisitioning of private property and include Zamindari abolishion laws in Schedule 9 of the constitution

9
Amend schedule 1.^[10]
28 December 1960
Minor adjustments to territory of Indian Union consequent to agreement with Pakistan for settlement of disputes by demarcation of border villages, etc.

10
Amend article 240.
Amend schedule 1.^[11]
11 August 1961
Incorporation of Dadra, Nagar and Haveli as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal

11
Amend articles 66 and 71.^[12]
19 December 1961
Election of Vice President by Electoral College consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, instead of election by a Joint Sitting of Parliament. Indemnify the President and Vice President Election procedure from challenge on grounds of existence of any vacancies in the electoral college

12
Amend article 240.
Amend schedule 1.^[13]
20 December 1961
Incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal

13
Amend part 21.^[14]
1 December 1963
Formation of State of Nagaland, with special protection under Article 371A

14
Amend articles 81 and 240.
Insert article 239A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.^[15]
28 December 1962
Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India and creation of Legislative Assemblies for Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Goa

15
Amend articles 124, 128, 217, 222, 224, 226, 297, 311 and 316.
Insert article 224A.
Amend schedule 7.^[16]
5 October 1963
Raise retirement age of judges from 60 to 62 and other minor amendments for rationalizing interpretation of rules regarding judges etc.

16
Amend articles 19, 84 and 173.
Amend schedule 3.^[17]
5 October 1963
Make it obligatory for seekers of public office to swear their allegiance to the Indian Republic and prescribe the various obligtory templates

17
Amend article 31A.
Amend schedule 9.^[18]
20 June 1964
To secure the constitutional validity of acquisition of Estates and place land acquisition laws in Schedule 9 of the constitution

18
Amend article 3.^[19]
27 August 1966
Technical Amendment to include Unior Territories in Article 3 and hence permit reorganisation of Union Territories

19
Amend article 324.^[20]
11 December 1966
Abolish Election Tribunals and enable trial of election petitions by regular High Courts

20
Insert article 233A.^[21]
22 December 1966
Indemnify & validate judgments, decrees, orders and sentences passed by judges and to validate the appointment, posting, promotion and transfer of judges barring a few who were not eligible for appointment under article 233. Amendment needed to overcome the effect of judgement invalidating appointments of certain judges in the state of Uttar Pradesh

21
Amend schedule 8.^[22]
10 April 1967
Include Sindhi as a National Language

22
Amend article 275.
Insert articles 244A and 371B.^[23]
25 September 1969
Provision to form Autonomous states within the State of Assam

23
Amend articles 330, 332, 333 and 334.^[24]
23 January 1970
Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1980

24
Amend articles 13 and 368.^[25]
5 November 1971
Enable parliament to dilute fundamental rights through amendments to the constitution

25
Amend article 31.
Insert article 31C.^[26]
20 April 1972
Restrict property rights and compensation in case the state takes over private property

26
Amend article 366.
Insert article 363A.
Remove articles 291 and 362.^[27]
28 December 1971
Abolition of privy purse paid to former rulers of princely states which were incorporated into the Indian Republic

27
Amend articles 239A and 240.
Insert articles 239B and 371C.^[28]
15 February 1972
Reorganization of Mizoram into a Union Territory with a legislature and council of ministers

28
Insert article 312A.
Remove article 314.^[29]
29 August 1972
Rationalize Civil Service rules to make it uniform across those appointed prior to Independence and post independence

29
Amend schedule 9.^[30]
9 June 1972
Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

30
Amend article 133.^[31]
27 February 1973
Change the basis for appeals in Supreme Court of India in case of Civil Suits from value criteria to one involving substantial question of law

31
Amend articles 81, 330 and 332.^[32]
17 October 1973
Increase size of Parliament from 525 to 545 seats. Increased seats going to the new states formed in North East India and minor adjustment consequent to 1971 Delimitation exercise

32
Amend article 371.
Insert articles 371D and 371E.
Amend schedule 7.^[33]
1 July 1974
Protection of regional rights in Telengana and Andhra regions of State of Andhra Pradesh

33
Amend articles 101 and 190.^[34]
19 May 1974
Prescribes procedure for resignation by members of parliament and state legislatures and the procedure for verification and acceptance of resignation by house speaker

34
Amend schedule 9.^[35]
7 September 1974
Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

35
Amend articles 80 and 81.
Insert article 2A.
Insert schedule 10.^[36]
1 March 1975
Terms and Conditions for the Incorporation of Sikkim into the Union of India

36
Amend articles 80 and 81.
Insert article 371F.
Remove article 2A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Remove schedule 10.^[37]
26 April 1975
Formation of Sikkim as a State within the Indian Union

37
Amend articles 239A and 240.^[38]
3 May 1975
Formation of Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly

38
Amend articles 123, 213, 239B, 352, 356, 359 and 360.^[39]
1 August 1975
Enhances the powers of President and Governors to pass ordinances

39
Amend articles 71 and 329.
Insert article 329A.
Amend schedule 9.^[40]
10 August 1975
Amendment designed to negate the judgement of Allahabad High Court invalidating Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's election to parliament. Amendment placed restrictions on judicial scrutiny of post of Prime Minister

40
Amend article 297.
Amend schedule 9.^[41]
27 May 1976
Enable Parliament to make laws with respect to Exclusive Economic Zone and vest the mineral wealth with Union of India

Place land reform & other acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

41
Amend article 316.^[42]
7 September 1976
Raise Retirement Age Limit of Chairmen and Members of Union and State Public Commissions from sixty to sixty two.

42
Amend articles 31, 31C, 39, 55, 74, 77, 81, 82, 83, 100, 102, 103, 105, 118, 145, 150, 166, 170, 172, 189, 191, 192, 194, 208, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 311, 312, 330, 352, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 366, 368 and 371F.
Insert articles 31D, 32A, 39A, 43A, 48A, 131A, 139A, 144A, 226A, 228A and 257A.
Insert parts 4A and 14A.
Amend schedule 7.^[43]
1 April 1977
Amendment passed during internal emergency by Indira Gandhi. Provides for curtailment of fundamental rights, inposes fundamental duties and changes to the basic structure of the constitution by making India a "Socialist Secular" Republic

43
Amend articles 145, 226, 228 and 366.
Remove articles 31D, 32A, 131A, 144A, 226A and 228A.^[44]
13 April 1978
Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. Repeals some of the more 'Anti-Freedom' amendments enacted through Amendment Bill 42

44
Amend articles 19, 22, 30, 31A, 31C, 38, 71, 74, 77, 83, 103, 105, 123, 132, 133, 134, 139A, 150, 166, 172, 192, 194, 213, 217, 225, 226, 227, 239B, 329, 352, 356, 358, 359, 360 and 371F.
Insert articles 134A and 361A.
Remove articles 31, 257A and 329A.
Amend part 12.
Amend schedule 9.^[45]
6 September 1979
Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. Provides for human rights safeguards and mechanisms to prevent abuse of executive and legislative authority. Annuls some Amendments enacted in Amendment Bill 42

45
Amend article 334.^[46]
25 January 1980
Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1990

46
Amend articles 269, 286 and 366.
Amend schedule 7.^[47]
2 February 1983
Amendment to negate judicial pronouncements on scope and applicability on Sales Tax

47
Amend schedule 9.^[48]
26 August 1984
Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

48
Amend article 356.^[49]
1 April 1985
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to two years in the state of Punjab

49
Amend article 244.
Amend schedules 5 and 6.^[50]
11 September 1984
Recognize Tripura as a Tribal State and enable the creation of a Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council

50
Amend article 33.^[51]
11 September 1984
Technical Amendment to curtailment of Fundamental Rights as per Part III as prescribed in Article 33 to cover Security Personnel protecting property and communication infrastructure

51
Amend articles 330 and 332.^[52]
16 June 1986
Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies

52
Amend articles 101, 102, 190 and 191.
Insert schedule 10.^[53]
1 March 1985
Anti Defection Law - Provide disqualification of members from parliament and assembly in case of defection from one party to other

53
Insert article 371G.^[54]
20 February 1987
Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram.

54
Amend articles 125 and 221.
Amend schedule 2.^[55]
1 April 1986
Increase the salary of Chief Justice of India & other Judges and to provide for determining future increases without the need for constitutional amendment

55
Insert article 371H.^[56]
20 February 1987
Special powers to Governor consequent to formation of state of Arunachal Pradesh

56
Insert article 371I.^[57]
30 May 1987
Transition provision to enable formation of state of Goa

57
Amend article 332.^[58]
21 September 1987
Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies

58
Insert article 394A.
Amend part 22.^[59]
9 December 1987
Provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of constitution as on date and provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of future amendments

59
Amend article 356.
Insert article 359A.^[60]
30 March 1988
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years in the state of Punjab, Articles 352 and Article 359A amended to permit imposing emergency in state of Punjab or in specific districts of the state of Punjab

60
Amend article 276.^[61]
20 December 1988
Profession Tax increased from a maximum of Rs. 250/- to a maximum of Rs. 2500/-

61
Amend article 326.^[62]
28 March 1989
Reduce age for voting rights from 21 to 18

62
Amend article 334.^[63]
20 December 1989
Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2000

63
Amend article 356.
Remove article 359A.^[64]
6 January 1990
Emergency powers applicable to State of Punjab, accorded in Article 359A as per amendment 59 repealed

64
Amend article 356.^[65]
16 April 1990
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years and six months in the state of Punjab

65
Amend article 338.^[66]
12 March 1992
National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes formed and its stututory powers specifed in The Constitution.

66
Amend schedule 9.^[67]
7 June 1990
Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

67
Amend article 356.^[68]
4 October 1990
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to four years in the state of Punjab

68
Amend article 356.^[69]
12 March 1991
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to five years in the state of Punjab

69
Insert articles 239AA and 239AB.^[70]
1 February 1992
To provide for a legislative assembly and council of ministers for Federal National Capital of Delhi. Delhi continues to be a Union Territory

70
Amend articles 54 and 239AA.^[71]
21 December 1991
Include National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry in electoral college for Presidential Election

71
Amend schedule 8.^[72]
31 August 1992
Include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali as National Languages

72
Amend article 332.^[73]
5 December 1992
Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly

73
Insert part 9.^[74]
24 April 1993
Statutory provisions for Panchyat Raj as third level of administration in villages

74
Insert part 9A.^[75]
1 June 1993
Statutory provisions for Local Administrative bodies as third level of administration in urban areas such as towns and cities

75
Amend article 323B.^[76]
15 May 1994
Provisions for setting up Rent Control Tribunals

76
Amend schedule 9.^[77]
31 August 1994
Enable continuance of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu by including the relevant Tamil Nadu Act under 9th Schedule of the constitution

77
Amend article 16.^[78]
17 June 1995
A technical amendment to protect reservation to SC/ST Employees in promotions

78
Amend schedule 9.^[79]
30 August 1995
Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution

79
Amend article 334.^[80]
25 January 2000
Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2010

80
Amend articles 269 and 270.
Remove article 272.^[81]
9 June 2000
Implement Tenth Finance Commission recommendation to simplify the tax structures by pooling and sharing all taxes between states and The Centre

81
Amend article 16.^[82]
9 June 2000
Protect SC / ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies

82
Amend article 335.^[83]
8 September 2000
Permit relaxation of qualifying marks and other criteria in reservation in promotion for SC / ST candidates

83
Amend article 243M.^[84]
8 September 2000
Exempt Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions

84
Amend articles 55, 81, 82, 170, 330 and 332.^[85]
21 February 2002
Extend the usage of 1971 national census population figures for statewise distribution of parliamentary seats

85
Amend article 16.^[86]
4 January 2002
A technical amendment to protect seniority in case of promotions of SC/ST Employees

86
Amend articles 45 and 51A.
Insert article 21A.^[87]
12 December 2002
Provides Right to Education until the age of fourteen and Early childhood care until the age of six

87
Amend articles 81, 82, 170 and 330.^[88]
22 June 2003
Extend the usage of 1971 national census population figures for statewise distribution of parliamentary seats

88
Amend article 270.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedule 7.^[89]
15 January 2004
To extend statutory cover for levy and utilization of Service Tax

89
Amend article 338.
Insert article 338A.^[90]
28 September 2003
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was bifurcated into The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

90
Amend article 332.^[91]
28 September 2003
Reservation in Assam Assembly relating to Bodoland Territory Area

91
Amend articles 75 and 164.
Insert article 361B.
Amend schedule 10.^[92]
1 January 2004
Restrict Cabinet size to 15 % of legislative members & to strengthen Anti Defection laws

92
Amend article 270.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedules 7 and 8.^[93]
7 January 2004
Enable Levy of Service Tax & Include Bodo, Dogri and Maithali as National Languages

93
Amend article 15.^[94]
20 January 2006
To enable provision of reservation for other backward classes (O.B.C.) in government as well as private educational institutions

94
Amend article 164.^[95]
12 June 2006
To provide for a Minister of Tribal Welfare in newly created Jharkand and Chattisgarh States