INDIA

What in India lasts for 52 seconds?
The National Anthem

What relation is R.K.Laxman(cartoonist) to R.K.Narayan(novelist)?
They are brothers

With which Indian state the (colourful) art form pipli?
Orissa

Which Mughul emperor issued gold and silver coins bearing the signs of the Zodiac?
Jahangir

The Sansakar Kendra(Museum) in Ahmedabad is the only one of its kind in India. What is it?
A kite museum

The Nathula Pass connects Tibet with which Indian state?
Sikkim

What is common to Uni, Broad, Metre and Narrow?
Railway track(gauges) sizes

What fruit comes in the following varieties: Ratna, Neelam, Sindhu, Fernandin and Enugu Dutta?
Mangoes

During Worldwar II, which was the only part of India to be occupied by Japanese troops?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Which late Indian Prime Minister's birthday is celebrated on December 23 as Kisan Diwas?
Charan Singh

The largest fair in the world for the sale of which animal is held in Pushkar, Rajasthan?
Camel

Events 2010

EVENT NAME	MONTH & DATE
ICC Under - 19 World Cup 2009/10	January15th to 30th
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games	February12th to 28th
Indian Premier League	March 12th to April 25th
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic	March 12th to 21st
FIFA World Cup at South Africa	June 11th to July 11th
Wimbledon 2010	June 21st to July 4th
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010	October 3rd to October 14th

2009 - A rewind

Slumdog Millionaire wins 8(eight) Oscars

Satyam scam surfaces amounting to Rs.7,136 crore

Tech Mahindra acquires Satyam for $578million, renames Mahindra Satyam

Barack Obama becomes US President

India born V.Ramakrishnan shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Homosexuality is legalized in India

Tendulkar completes 20 years of international cricket

World leaders pledge $1.1 trillion help for emerging economies at the G20 London summit

CBI raids the Department of Telecom, alleging a Rs.20,000 crore fraud in spectrum allocation

Suzlon Energy acquires Hansen Group for $565 million

Bharti Wal-Mart opens its first Indian cash and carry outlet in Amritsar

Bandra-Worli sea link, a 5.6km road across the Arabian Sea opens in Mumbai

Telecom subscriber base crosses 500 million mark

Facebook becomes the biggest social networking site with more than 300 million users

H1N1 flu makes its ground in March in Mexico, (WHO)World Health Organisation declares it as a pandemic

Parliament gets largest collection of young MP's totaling to 82 (aged between 25 and 40)

Reality TV shows Bigg Boss, Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, Khatron Ke Khiladi and Sach Ka Saamna gains momentum

Pakistan wins 2nd ICC World T20 in London

Schumacher signs one-year deal with Mercedes

Federer and Serena named ITF World Champions

Lionel Messi becomes first Argentine to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award

One-word Subsitute - 2

One who looks up the world as his - Cognomen

Not bearing upon the matter in hand - Irrelevant

Murder of one man by another - Homicide

Incapable of being heard - Illegible

Incapable of being read - Inaudible

A decision upon which one cannot go back - Irrevocable

A speech delivered on the spur of the moment - Somnambulist

A round-about way of expressing oneself - Circumlocution

Words having the opposite meaning - Antonyms

A general pardon granted to criminals - Amnesty

Famous Name

Chinese scholar who studied in Nalanda University - Hiuen Tsang

First President of the Indian National Congress - W.C.Banerjee

Author of Gitanjali - Rabindranath Tagore

First Indian woman to cross the English Channel - Arati (Saha) Gupta

First person to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously - Lal Bahadur Shastri

First recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalike Award - Devika Rani Roerich

India's first cosmonaut - Rakesh Sharma

Sarvodaya leader popularly known as Loknayak - Jayaprakash Narayan

First lady of the Indian screen - Nargis Dutt

Nghtingale of India - Sarojini Naidu

Famous Books - Famous Authors

A Passage to India	E.M.Foster
A Week with Gandhi	Louis Fischer
Ain-i-Akbari	Abdul Fazal
Anand Math	Bankin Chandra
Arthashastra	Kautilya
Bhagvad Gita	Ved Vyas
Broken Wing	Sarojini Naidu
Coolie	Mulk Raj Anand
Discovery of India	Jawaharlal Nehru
Ganadevata	Tara Shanker Bandopodhyaya

Famous Indians

M.S.Subbulakshmi	Carnatic Vocalist who won Magassassy Award 1974
Dr.Salim Ali	Ornithologist
Swami Vivekananda	Established Ramakrishna Mission
Hargobind Khurana	Indian-born scientist, winner of Nobel Prize
JagdishChandraBose	Scientist who worked on the responses of plants
Baba Amte	Created 'Anandvan' for lepers
Bachendri Pal	First Indian woman to climb Mt.Everest
Vijayapat Singhania	Broke a world record in flying microlight aircraft
Sir Jamsetji Tata	Built the first modern steel plant
Rakesh Sharma	India's only astronaut
M.N.Roy	Great Revolutionary and a Leninist
Todar Mal	One of the 'nine gems' of Akbar's court
MaqboolFidaHussain	Painter of world repute
AcharyaVinodaBhave	Social Crusader

Interesting Facts - 4

Dogs sweat through their paws

Cat gut comes from sheep

Ants and termites have been known to burrow to a depth of 80 feet in search of water

Turtles have no teeth

The African elephant always sleeps standing up

The gestation period of a rhinoceros is 560 days

There are more than 600 muscles in our muscular system

The complete skin covering of our body measures about 20 square feet

There is no soda in soda water

There are atleast 100,000 stars in the milky way

The entire contents of the first gramophone record was : Mary had a little lamb

Top 12 CEO exisits of the year 2009

Subramaniam Ramadorai	TCS
Deepak Parekh	HDFC (will be stepping down Jan 2010)
Ramani Ayer	Hartford Financial Services
Rick Wagoner	General Motors
Alvaro de Molina	GMAC
Edward Liddy	AIG
David Moffet	Freddie Mac
Herbert Allison Freddie	Mac's partnering company Fannie Mae
Bernard Poussot	Wyeth
Fred Hassan	Merck and Co
John Thain	Merril Lynch
Harry Styli	Sequenom

Numerical Ability

If 12 girls can earn Rs.2,400 in 5 days, then how many girls can earn Rs.4,200 in 21 days?

i) 105 girls
ii) 101 girls
iii) 12 girls
iv) 5 girls

The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3,4,5,6 and 8 is

i) 700
ii) 1100
iii) 3600
iv) 1500

A woman has Rs.480 in the denomination of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes?

i) 50
ii) 70
iii) 90
iv) 60

In an organisation, 40% of the employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining are graduates and remaining 180 are post-graduates. How many employees are graduates?

i) 360
ii) 120
iii) 180
iv) 240

By selling an article for Rs.240, a woman incurs a loss of 10%. At what price should she sell it so as to make a profit of 20%

i) 320
ii) 288
iii) 262
iv) 310

The cost price of two dozen bananas is Rs.32. After selling 18 bananas at the rate of Rs.12 per dozen, the shopkeeper reduced the rate as Rs.4 per dozen. The percentage loss is

i) 21.2%
ii) 33.4%
iii) 37.5%
iv) 35.5%

If the cost price of 12 articles is equal to the selling price of 10 articles, then the profit percent is

i) 18 2/3%
ii) 20%
iii) 24%
iv) 25%

The length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room 12m x 9m x 8m is

i) 26 m
ii) 15 m
iii) 17 m
iv) 13 m

The number, whose square is equal to the difference of the squares of 75.15 and 60.12 is

i) 43.09
ii) 45.09
iii) 46.09
iv) 47.09

The average of 20 numbers is 12. The average of the first 12 is 11 and that of next 7 is 10. The last number is

i) 39
ii) 46
iii) 50
iv) 38

Unknown Facts

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out

A snail can sleep for three years

All polar bears are left handed

Butterflies taste with their feet

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death

The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

Horse Statue in a Park

If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes

Interesting Facts - 3

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history

Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Hearts – Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language

The most common name in the world is Mohammed

Interesting Facts - 2

Q: What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
A: All invented by women

The electric chair was invented by a dentist
Coca-Cola was originally green


The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue

Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

It is impossible to lick your elbow

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in one's ear by 700 times

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different

Most lipstick contains fish scales

People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond

Sneezing too hard could result a rib fracture. If one tries to suppress a sneeze it can rupture a blood vessel in the head or neck and die

Interesting Facts

MOPED is the short term for 'Motorized Pedaling'

POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music' shortened

BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means everybody

FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two Weeks)

DRAWING ROOM was actually a 'withdrawing room' where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was dropped

NEWS refers to information from Four directions N, E, W and S

AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from 'Agricultural Marketing'

JOURNAL is a diary that tells about 'Journey for a day' during each Day's business

QUEUE comes from 'Queen's Quest'. Long back a long row of people as waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen's Quest

TIPS come from 'To Insure Prompt Service'. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written 'To Insure Prompt Service'. This gave rise to the custom of Tips

JEEP is a vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War II (1939-1945). It was named 'General Purpose Vehicle (GP)'.GP was changed into JEEP later

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard

STEWARDESSES is the longest word typed with only the left hand

One-word Substitutes

Alias	A name taken by a person, which is not his/her real name
Versatile	Easily able to tackle new tasks or occupations
Recipe	Directions for preparing certain dishes, sweetmeats, etc.
Memorise	To commit to memory
Sinecure	A job for which one is paid, but which has no duties attached to it
Playwright	One who writes plays or dramas
Dialogue	A conversation between two persons or a piece of written work in conversational form
Inimitable	That which cannot be imitated
Inaudible	That which cannot be heard
Patriotism	Love of one's own country
Invigilator	One who watches over students taking an examination
Post-mortem	The examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
Panacea	A cure for all diseases
Plutocracy	A government by the wealthy
Politics	The science and art of government
Teetotaller	One who abstains from alcoholic drinks
Ambidexterous	One who can use both hands equally well
Somnambulist	One who walks in sleep
Novice	One new to anything
Philanthropist	One who devotes one's services or wealth for the mankind

Abbreviations -3

AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences

APPLE - Ariane Paasenger Payload Experiment

B.Com - Bachelor of Commerce

BDO - Block Development Officer

B.Pharm - Bachelor of Pharmacy

C-in-C - Commander-in-Chief

EEC - European Economic Community

etc. - et cetera (and the rest)

SPCA - Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

SAI - Sports Authority of India

NSS - National Service Scheme

OIGS - On India Government Service

SSC - Staff Selection Commission

VCR - Video Cassette Recorder

Chemical Symbols

Ag	Silver
Al	Aluminium
Ar	Argon
Au	Gold
B	Boron
Br	Bromine
C	Carbon
Ca	Calcium
Cl	Chlorine
Co	Cobalt
Cu	Copper
F	Fluorine
Fe	Iron
He	Helium
Hg	Mercury
I	Iodine
K	Potassium
Mg	Magnesium
N	Nitrogen
Na	Sodium
Ne	Neon
O	Oxygen
P	Phosphorus
Pb	Lead
S	Sulphur

Old Names and New Names (India)

Bombay Province	Maharashtra
Conjeevaram	Kanchipuram
Cocanada	Kakinada
Darjeeling	Darjiling
Gulf of Cambay	Gulf of Khambat
Gulf of Manar	Gulf of Mannar
Kistna River	Krishna River
Laccadive Islands	Lakshadweep
Masulipatnam	Machiliptnam
Nander	Nanded
Pygmalion Point	Indria Point
River Jumna	River Jamuna
Tanjore	Thanjavur
Travancore (State)	Kerala
The Rann of Cutch	The Rann of Kachchh
United Provinces	Uttar Pradesh

Abbreviations -2

ASEAN - Association of Souteast Asian Nations

ECGC - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

DFSA - Dubai Financial Services Authority

FTA - Free Trade Agreement

IMD - India Meteorological Department

IPL - Indian Premier League

RINL - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

AMFI - Association of Mutual Funds in India

ITIR - Information Technology Investment Region

SIMA - Southern India Mills Association

KIADB - Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board

DGCA - Directorate-General of Civil Aviation

BPO - Business Process Outsourcing

KPO - Knowledge Process Outsourcing

LPO - Legal Process outsourcing

RPO - Recruitment Process Outsourcing

CCEA - Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

KSITI - Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure

STPI - Software Technology Park of India

FIEO - Federation of Indian Export Organisations

CII - Confederation of Indian Industry

APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

IICT - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

FCI - Food Corporation of India

CII - Confederation of Indian Industry

FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

ASSOCHAM - Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

ICSI - Institute of Company and Secretaries of India

ICWAI - Institute of Cost and Work Accounting of India

SME - Small and Medium Enterprises

SOE - Special Operations Executive

SIDBI - Small Industries development Bank of India

Balco - Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.

SPECO - Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation

GDCL - Gannon Dunkerley and Company Ltd.

IWF - Indian Weightlifting Federation

GPF - General Provident Fund

TAFI - Travel Agents Federation of India

MERI - Marine Engineering and Research Institute

Abbreviations -1

AAPSO - Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization

ACC - Associated Cement Companies

AHQ - Air Headquarters or Army Headquarters

ARC - Administrative Reforms Commission

ARDC - Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation

ASCI - Administrative Staff College of India

BCG - Bacillus Calmette Guerine

BIFR - Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

CARE - Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere

CDP - Community Development Programme

CORE - Congress of Racial Equality

ESIS - Employees State Insurance Scheme

FRCP - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

FRCS - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

FRS - Fellow of the Royal Society

GMT - Greenwich Mean Time

HMI - Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

IARI - Indian Agricultural Research Institute

IAMC - Indian Army Medical Corps

IATA - International Air Transport Association

LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas

NRSA - National Remote Sensing Agency

NIRD - National Institute of Rural Development

OIGS - On Indian Government Service

OCS - Overseas Communication Services

RAF - Rapid Action Force

RAW - Research and Analysis Wing

SAF - South Asian Federation

STC - State Trading Corporation

TELCO - Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company

TIFR - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

TTE - Traveling Ticket Examiner

UGC - University Grant Commission

AEC - Atomic Energy Commission

BPCL - Bharat Pertoleum Corporation Limited

CBI - Central Bereau of Investigation

DLO - Dead Letter Office

ESCI - Engineering Staff College of India

GPO - General Post Office

HMT - Hindustan Machine Tools

IIT - Indian Institute of Technology

ITBP - Indo-Tibetian Border Police

ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Agri Tropics

ISRO - Indian Satellite Research Organisation

INSAT - Indian National Satellite

IIM - Indian Institute of Management

MVC - Maha Vir Chakra

NCC - National Credit Corps

NIO - National Institute Oceanography

PIB - Preserve Information Buereau

PTI - Press Trust of India

RBI - Reserve Bank of India

SLV - Satellite Launch Vehicle

UNICEF - United Nation International Children's Emergency Fund

UNI - United News of India

VPP - Value Payable Post

VAT - Value Added Tax

Birds

Rearest of Indian birds	Megapodes
Largest Indian bird	Sarus Crane
Fastest Flying bird	Alpine Spine Tailed Swift
Smallest bird of all	Bee Humming bird
Fastest running bird	Ostrich
Heaviest flying bird	Kori Bustard
Bird making the largest nest	Bald Eagle
Living bird with largest wing-soan measurement	Wandering Albatross
Largest domesticated bird	Plumed Guineafowl
Bird with longest feathers	Long Tailed Fowl
Largest bird of prey in the world	Andean Condor
Longest living bird	European Eagle owl

Hill Stations across India

Kurseong	West Bengal
Matheran	Maharastra
Nandi Hills	Karnataka
Horsley Hill	Andra Pradesh
Panchmarhi	Madhya Pradesh
Mount Abu	Rajasthan
Chakrata	Uttar Pradesh
Manali	Himachal Pradesh
Yercaud	Tamil Nadu
Haflong	Assam

Lakes in India

1. Where is Lake Chilka?

i) near bhopal in madhya pradesh
ii) near pune in maharashtra
iii) near srinagar in kashmir
iv) near puri in orissa

2. Around which lake is the famous hill station Nainital built?

i) Naina
ii) Bhimtal
iii) Naini
iv) Naukuchiatal

3. Which is the famous fresh water lake formed by the river Jhelum?

i) Wular
ii) Dal
iii) Fateh Sagar
iv) Mool Sagar

4. In which state is the famous Loktak Lake?

i) Nagaland
ii) Tripura
iii) Manipur
iv) West Bengal

5. Name the lake which the Bakra Dam has created.

i) Gobind Sagar
ii) Badhkal
iii) Koilana
iv) Nakki

6. Where is the famous Pichola Lake situated?

i) Jaipur
ii) Imphal
iii) Udaipur
iv) Simla

7. Which is the largest artifical lake in India?

i) Rajamanda
ii) Anna Sagar
iii) Nagarjunasagar
iv) Chilka

8. Which lake in India is famous for its floating island?

i) Loktak Lake
ii) Siliserh
iii) Karnal Lake
iv) Sukhna Lake

9. Where is the ward Lake?

i) Kodaikanal
ii) Udagamangalam
iii) Dalhousie
iv) Shillong

10. What is the lake linked to Pichola Lake by a canal?

i) Badhkal
ii) Sukhna
iii) Mool Sagar
iv) Fateh Sagar

Branches of Science

Argyrothecology	moneyboxes
Alogology	seaweeds
Cartology	maps
Colepterology	beetles
Desmology	ligaments
Exobiology	life on other planets
Herpotology	reptiles
Ktenology	putting to death
Pedology	soils
Pomology	fruits
Oology	birds eggs
Nephology	clouds
Nephrology	kidneys
Otology	ears
Metrology	weights&measures
Xylology	structure of wood

Mental Ability

1. What is 40% of 1800

i) 720 ii) 810 iii) 900 iv) 780

2. 2/3 of 270 is

i) 50 ii) 70 iii) 120 iv) 180

3. How is 1/3 expressed in percentage

i) 33.33% ii) 53.33% iii) 33.35% iv) 35.66%

4. Square root of 729 is

i) 25 ii) 27 iii) 28 iv) 29

5. 16% of 6000 is

i) 880 ii) 930 iii) 960 iv) 941

6. 5/8 of 720 is

i) 440 ii) 400 iii) 500 iv) 450

7. 7.5% of Rs.40.00 is

i) 2.35 ii) 2.75 iii) 3.00 iv) 2.85

8. 3/18 of 900 is

i) 100 ii) 75 iii) 145 iv) 150

9. If 3*2=94; 5*3=259 then wht will 5*5 be equal to

i) 2520 ii) 2526 iii) 2525 iv) none of these

10. If a+b=12; a-b=6 what is a*b?

i) 25 ii) 27 iii) value unknown iv) 21

Human Biology

Fruit and Vegetable provide

i) mineral salts and vitamins
ii) protiens and carbohydrates
iii) protien, minerals salts and vitamins
iv) carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins

Which of the following has the highest percentage of carbohydrates?

i) sugar
ii) rice
iii) wheat flour
iv) green gram

Which one of the following dals is the most nutritious?

i) mash
ii) moong
iii) massur
iv) chana

Tetanus is caused by

i) a parasite
ii) a virus
iii) bacillus
iv) microbes

Leukaemia is

i) whitening of skin
ii) a form of leprosy
iii) turnour in intestines
iv) blood cancer

What generally is the duration of smallpox?

i) 21 days
ii) 17 days
iii) 11 days
iv) 6 days

How does bread become spongy?

i) escape of water vapour
ii) escape of carbon dioxide
iii) decomposition of flour
iv) fermentation of yeast

Pasteurization of milk is done to

i) increase the fat content
ii) decrease the fat content
iii) detect adulteration
iv) destroy micro-organism

To correct myopic vision, one should use

i) concave lens
ii) convex lens
iii) plane glass
iv) none of these

Starvation causes death because of

i) rapid depletion of carbohydrates in liver
ii) rapid depletion of fats in the muscle
iii) ketosis
iv) a sharp rise in nitrogen excretion

HUMAN BIOLOGY

1. If hair on the human head is not kept clean and dry, one of the following can occur:

i) Pimples
ii) Boils
iii) Ring Worm
iv) Eczema

2. Which vitamin is found in green chillies?

i) Vitamin A
ii) Vitamin B
iii) Vitamin C
iv) Vitamin D

3. Common Cold is caused by

i) bacteria
ii) a virus
iii) rhino viruses and those which cause influenza and infect glands
iv) 30 different viruses called rhino viruses

4. Which vitamin is useful for healthy gums?

i) Vitamin K
ii) Vitamin C
iii) Vitamin B1
iv) Vitamin B2

5. Deficiency of iron in the human diet causes

i) goitre
ii) rickets
iii) scurvy
iv) anaemia

6. Which vitamin is known as 'Sunshine' Vitamin?

i) Vitamin A
ii) Vitamin B
iii) Vitamin C
iv) Vitamin D

7. Which is most harmful to human life?

i) Worms
ii) Parasites
iii) Virus
iv) Fungi

8. The most important item in our diet is

i) Proteins
ii) Vitamins
iii) Carbohydrates
iv) Water

9. The food for building tissues in the body is

i) Carbohydrates
ii) Proteins
iii) Fat
iv) Vitamins

10. Which one is not water-borne disease?

i) Cholera
ii) Dysentery
iii) Typhoid
iv) Malaria

Top 10 Dividend Payers in India

Rank	Company	Dividend Paid (Rs. Cr)
1	ONGC	6,844
2	NTPC	2,968
3	Reliance Industries	1,897
4	State Bank of India	1,841
5	Hindustan Unilever	1,635
6	ITC	1,397
7	TCS	1,370
8	Infosys Technologies	1,346
9	ICICI Bank	1,225
10	Tata Steel	1,169

India's Biggest Companies - Overall Ranking(Top 10)

Rank '09	Rank '08	Company/City	Revenues	Industry
1	1	Indian Oil, Delhi/NCR	290,946	Oil&Gas
2	2	Reliance Industries Mumbai	153,138	Oil&Gas
3	3	Tata Steel, Kolkata	147,595	Steel
4	4	BPCL, Mumbai	137,993	Oil&Gas
5	5	HPCL, Mumbai	129,979	Oil&Gas
6	7	State Bank of India, Mumbai	113,093	Banking
7	6	ONGC, Delhi/NCR	109,669	Oil&Gas
8	12	Tata Motors, Mumbai	71,738	Automobile
9	8	Hindalco Industries, Mumbai	63,313	Non-ferrous metals
10	9	ICICI Bank, Mumbai	64,153	Banking

Known Your Legal Terms

Affidavit - A statement on oath for use as evidence in judicial proceedings

Power of Attorney - A document under seal authorising the person to whom it is given to act in all respects as the agent of the granter of the power in relation to matters specified in the documents

Bail - The security given to affect the release of one arrested or imprisoned, on the understanding that he/she shall appear for trail at a fixed time and place.

Certiorari - A writ to transfer a law suit from lower court to a higher court

Code - A body of classified laws of regulations

Court Martial - A military court to try persons under military laws

Copyright - The exclusive right of an author on his literary or artistic work. It is vested with the author for a specific period of time

Decree - The award or decision of court

Exhibit - A legal document or an object presented as proof

Forgery - The act of falsely making or materially altering any writing with the intention to defraud. Also the act of counterfeiting coins or currency

Indemnity - Security against damage or loss

Legacy - A gift by will of personal property

Proxy - One who acts for another, or the written authorisation for such person

Summons - A writ of court commanding the attendance of a witness at a specified time and place

Writ - An order issued by a court commanding a person to whom it is addressed to act or abstain from acting in some way

Will - Legal disposal of property on one's death according to the written instructions of the deceased

Growth rate in Indian Economy 2009

Sector-wise Contributions

Agriculture	0.9%
Mining and quarrying	9%
Manufacturing	9.2%
Finance	7.7%

Overall growth rate of Indian Economy for the quarter ending July-September is 7.9%