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Aviation ' Jal Hans ', India's first seaplane service launched at Juhu aerodrome Awards South Indian Bank bags India's Best bank-2010 award of the ' Businessworld-PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Banks Survey ' Business Japanese government approves nation's largest ever budget draft at 92.4 trillion yen ($1.11 trillion) for next fiscal year aimed to boost economic growth and increase jobs Bridgestone invests Rs.170 crore to make truck, bus tyres in India IGate, Apax set to buy 63% stake Patni Computer Fujitsu Ltd. to release smartphones in India and China in 2011 and 2012 respectively Direct-To-Home (DTH) service provider Dish TV to increase SD channel capacity to 320 and HD channel capacity to over 30 and also to increase total transmission banwidth capacity to 684 megahertz from the exisiting 432 megahertz Sun Pharma's subsidiary, Surya Pharmaceutical(Singapore) has acquired US-based ActivOn for $22 million BHEL bags 2 orde

Best Mobile Innovator Ubidyne for Antenna Embedded Radio Best Mobile International July Systems for Indian Premiere League Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. for Transcede Best Mobile  Social Network Tap11, Inc. for Tap11 Mobile App Best Mobile Games Rovio Mobile Ltd. for Angry Birds Best Mobile Music Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, Inc. for Smart Drive App for iPhone Best Mobile  Campaign for Consumer Brand Best Buy for Best Buy Holiday Best Mobile  Marketing Campaign NBC Universal for Sprint & NBC Heroes "Slow Burn" Best Community Fan Content Bravo for Bravo Mobile Communities Best Content Extension made for Mobile Initiative for Lionsgate, Expandables Foursquare Best Original Content made for Mobile AEG Network LIVE for "We are the World 25 for Haiti" Best Mobile Product Kempler & Strauss for W PhoneWatch Best Mobile Service Opera for Opera Mini Best Mobile Application

Bill (Law): Bill means proposed law introduced in the legislature for discussion. When passed it becomes law. Budget A statement of annual income and expenditure submitted to the legislature for its approval Cabinet First rank members of the council or Ministers  appointed by the President on the recommendations of the Prime Minister Constitution A body of fundamental laws and principles  according to which a country is governed.  It is a frame work within which a government works Constituency A body of voters that elect its representative  to a legislative body   i.e. for Lok Sabha or the Vidhan Sabha Civil Cases Cases concerning property, contracts and damage to goods in transit etc. Criminal Cases Cases dealing with theft, robbery, physical injury or murder Citizen A citizen is one who lives in a country and participates in the working of the government.  An individual cannot be a citizen of more than one country

Automobile Mahindra launches 4*4 of-roader the 'Thar' BMW launches 'X1' SUV priced at around Rs.29.9 lakh Business IISc to setup synchrotron and R&D centre at Chitradurga, Karnataka Solar energy major Mosear Bear to invest $500 to 600 million over next 3-4 years to expand its manufacturing capacity of crystalline cells and crystalline silicon modules in India Accenture bags 42-month contract from Nagaland government for implementing the state's public service portal Gazprombank agrees to lend USD 200 million loan to Sistema Shyam Teleservices Johnson and Johnson Ltd. launches nicotine gum brand Nicorette in India Tata Chemicals arm, Bruner Mond , to acquire 100 per cent stake in British Salt for GBP 93 million (Rs.650 crore) Central Bank celebrates 100 years , to open branches overseas AT&T to acquire Qualcomm spectrum for $1.93 billion Ebay buys Germany's largest online shopping club, brands4friends for $200 million (

Perspicacity i) love ii) faithfulness iii) sincerity iv) mental keenness Tendentious i) having an underlying purpose ii) combative iii) worldly iv) brief Jingoism i) love making ii) ringing sound iii) too much patriotism iv) alliteration Gourmet i) greedy eater ii) connoisseur of good food iii) teacher iv) vegetarian Clemency i) mercy ii) peace iii) cowardice iv) entreaty Diaphanous i) expensive ii) strong iii) clear iv) sheer and gauzy Erroneous i) dishonest ii) warning iii) foolish iv) mistaken Taciturn i) disinclined to conversation ii) stingy iii) gloomy iv) stingy Sycophantic i) bootlicking ii) sneering iii) surprising iv) unbelieving Abbreviate i) elongate ii) amplify iii) widen iv) shorten

Profession is much more than a: i) Career ii) Trade iii) Occupation iv) None of these Size of business unit is determined by: i) Technical factors ii) Financial factors iii) Managerial factors iv) All of the above Hindrances of risk are removed by i) Traders ii) Banks iii) Transport iv) Insurance Location of shop is not important for: i) Multiple shops ii) Super bazaars iii) Mail orders business houses iv) Departmental stores What is largely required for the longer period of manufacture? i) Current Assets ii) Inventory iii) Current Liabilities iv) All of these The first document sent by a supplier of goods is: i) A Quotation ii) A debit note iii) An Invoice iv) A Statement The written record of the business done at a meeting is called: i) Minutes ii) Resolutions iii) Point of order iv) Motions _____ is the method of payment (for the amount of work produced) i) Piece rate ii) Time rate iii) Bonus payment system iv) Salary Bicycles, Television, Watches and Automobiles are

Award Lenin Raghuvanshi , an Indian human-rights activist to receive an award in the city of Weimar, Germany for aid to untouchables, prize money worth 2,500 euros($3,300) was awarded on International Human Rights Day Rajveer Singh and Hukum Chand , two forest guards in Rathambore risked their own lives to save the life of their senior from a tiger an their brave act has made them award winners in the NDTV-Aircel's "Save our Tigers" Campaign Infosys has been recognised as a winner of the Global, Asian and Indian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Awards for 2010, by Teleos in association with KNOW Network Automobile Yamaha launches superbike FZ1 Ducati to launch Diavel model in India by April 2011 Mahindra Reva Eletric vehicles launches its Revai priced at around Rs.3.10 lakh Nissan launches diesel-powered Micra Business India to set up 19 training institutes in Africa including foreign trade institute in Uganda and a diamond centre in Bo

Archery Vandana B.M Athletics Nirupama Sunderaj Badminton Nitya Sosale Basketball Roshan P Thankachan Cycling Geetanjali Joteppanavar Football Shankar. S Gymnastics Lokesh. N Hockey Arjun Halappa Kabaddi Manoj.K Kho-kho Yogesh.N Shooting Kavita Yadav Swimming Shubha Chittaranjan Taekwondo John Victor.G Volleyball Jagadeesh.N Wrestling Mohammed Rafiq Holi Weightlifting Laxmi.G Coach: Swimming Nihar Ameen Media Photographer Sridhara.K.S (Vijaya Karnataka) Veterans Athletics Uday K.Prabhu Badminton Prakash Padukone Basketball Rajagopal.K Pushpa Kuttanna Boxing Manoharan.G Kabaddi Gopalappa.P Football Ethiraj.D Hockey Subbaiah.A.B Table Tennis Saikumar.B

Best VLSI/Embedded Design MNC Company Qualcomm Best VLSI/Embedded Design Indian Company HCL Best VLSI/Embedded Design Startup Company Cosmic Circuits Best Electronic System Design MNC Company Cisco Best Electronic System Design Indian Company Tejas Networks Best Electronic System Design Startup Company Redpine Signals Award for Youngest Entrepreneur in Semiconductor space Notion Ink Team (Rohan Shravan, Rohit Rathi and Sachin Ralhan) Outstanding contribution to VLSI/Embedded Design Industry (Corporate) Wipro Outstanding contribution to VLSI Embedded Design Industry (Academic Institution) IIT Kharagpur Outstanding contribution to VLSI/Embedded Design Industry (Individual) Dr.Bobby Mitra, President and Managing Director of Texas Instruments India

Award Consultancy firm KPMG bags the financial advisor award from Asia Venture Capital Journal Krishna Poonia , India's first woman to win gold medal at Commonwealth Games was conferred the Dayawati Modi Stree Shakti Award Scientist Carusita Chakravarty was presented with the Stree Shakti Science Award Sudha Rani Pandey , the first woman vice-chancellor of the Uttarakhand Sanskrit University was honoured with the Vidushi Vidyottama Stree Shakti Samman Indian origin, Akash Krishnan and Matthew Fernandez of Portland , Oregon have developed a computer algorithm that can detect a speaker's emotions better than current technology which has won them a $100,000 grand prize Business Sterlite Industries buys zinc mine in Namibia The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has signed as agreement with London School of Economics (LSE) to help policy makers conduct research in formulating strategies to ensure long-term sustainable growth Blackberry maker RIM is buying Swe

1 Indian Oil Corporation 2 Reliance Industries 3 State Bank of India 4 Bharat Petroleum 5 Hindustan Petroleum 6 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation 7 Tata Steel 8 Tata Motors 9 Hindalco Industries 10 ICICI Bank 11 Coal India 12 NTPC 13 Larsen and Toubro 14 Bharti Airtel 15 SAIL 16 Essar Oil 17 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. 18 Mangalore Refinery 19 Mahindra and Mahindra 20 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Which of the following is the same as 40/15? i) 5/15 * 8 ii) 40/5 * 3 iii) 5(10/3) iv) (30/15)3 The number of prime factors of the composite number 100 is i) 4 ii) 3 iii) 5 iv) 6 1/2 / 1/2 * 1/2 + 1/2 = ? i) 1/4 ii) 1/8 iii) 1 iv) 1/2 x : 6 :: 32 : 24. What is the value of x? i) 7 ii) 8 iii) 5 iv) 6 Square root of 12321 = ? i) 221 ii) 121 iii) 111 iv) 211 24/x = 4/5 implies that x equals i) 30 ii) 96 iii) 20 iv) 48 10% of 60 + 60% of 100 = ? i) 46 ii) 70 iii) 90 iv) 66 63 / square root of 0.0049 i) 12.85 ii) 90 iii) 1.285 iv) 900 By which number should 1497375 be multiplied to make it a perfect cube? i) 5 ii) 3 iii) 9 iv) None of these Sum of squares of 2 numbers is 145. If the square root of one number is 3, then find the square of the other number. i) 8 ii) 64 iii) 9 iv) 136

The more your action and thought are allied and _____ the happier you grow i) integrated ii) invincible iii) divergent iv) unravelled It is not what you say that ____ but what you do i) moves ii) implies iii) matters iv) matches Most of today's workaholics are real cases of _____ i) wreck ii) experts iii) burnouts iv) frustration At present, all over the world, moral standards _____ to have fallen i) appear ii) started iii) intend iv) look A fool's tongue is ____ enough to cut over his own throat i) loud ii) sharp iii) long iv) quick The insects are a great nuisance ____ us i) upon ii) to iii) for iv) with The dress was guaranteed not to _______ i) shrink ii) diminish iii) shorten iv) shrink Who is the man ____ asked the questions? i) why ii) which iii) whom iv) who I hate sitting ____ him as he always smells of garlic i) at ii) along iii) beside iv) besides His conduct is bad, and his honesty is not ____ suspicion i) in ii) beyond iii) under iv) above

Award Bopanna-Qureshi , with their message 'Stop War Start Tennis'. fetches the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award during the ATP World Tour Finals at London Lata Mangeshkar has been presented lifetime achievement award at the Global Indian Music Awards(GIMA) 2010 Kumar Raman from Syntel has won QAI's software testing award at the 10th Annual Software Testing Conference 2010 for his paper titled 'Healthcare Testing for the Compliance Era' Book At 96, Khushwant Singh pens a book ' The Sunset Club ', that will be released on November 30th 2010 by Gurcharan Kaur Business Motorola to split into 2 companies on January 4th 2011. The split will result in Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions and businesses to focus on cellphones and Internet and other equipments Tata Motors has launched its mini-truck 'Ace Super City' in Thailand , to enter the Thai car market soon Qualcomm India to launch Broadband Wireless Access (B

Who invented paper by using tree, bamboo and rags? i) The Babylonians ii) The Aryans iii) The ancient Chinese iv) None of these Which of the following played a very important role in the evolution of Civilization? i) Bronze ii) Gold iii) Silver iv) Iron The great tank now called "the Great Bath" was found in i) Lothal ii) Harappa iii) Mohenjodaro iv) Egypt The main occupation in the paleolithic age was: i) farming ii) hunting and gathering food iii) agriculture iv) none of these Harappan seals were made of i) Terracota ii) Iron iii) Lead iv) Copper Where did Lord Buddha preach his first sermon? i) Vaishali ii) Kushinagar iii) Sarnath iv) None of these Buddhist literature was written in the language i) Pali ii) Tamil iii) Sanskrit iv) Prakrit The Chinese Pilgrim Hieun Tsang visited i) Pandyas ii) Pallavas iii) Chalukyas iv) Harsha

India finished 6th in the Asian Games 2010 held at Guangzhou in China, with total medal tally of 64 including 14 Gold , 17 Silver and 33 Bronze ASIAN GAMES 2010: Medal Tally

Business Post Zain's acquisition , Bharti launches brand 'airtel' across Africa in 16 countries GM India to invest USD 30 million in 2 years Taj Gateway rated best 5 star hotel in Kerala Financial Stability Development Council(FSDC) to be setup to sort out inter-regulatory issues Apalya has tied up with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific (DNAP) to broadcast the bouquet of Discovery channels on Apalaya's mobile TV platform Canadian telecom giant Bell Canada , a subsidiary of Bell Canada Enterprises(BCE) to outsource voice-based projects for its internet, Solo Mobility, Bell Mobility and satellite TV divisions to India BMW to increase investment in India to $1.8 billion($4 million) by the end of 2012 and to start rolling out the X1-model from its plant in Chennai India signs $416 million deal for railway track in Sri Lanka Entertainment Video game legend Mario turns 25 People Raghavan Thirumulpad , eminent Ayurvedic and Naturopathy exponent ag

In this modern world of Internet and newspaper, the front pages are covered with news of accidents and death. A car is squashed in half there and a motorcyclist killed here. There are accidents everywhere these days. In land, air and even underwater accidents are very frequent. Accidents are caused by people's negligence towards rules and regulations. If everything is done in a proper sequence and order, most of the accidents can be avoided. Accidents caused due to natural calamities are negligible when compared to accidents caused by humans. Sometimes accidents are caused by emotions too. People drive too fast with bursts of anger, sadness and happiness overflowing in their minds and blocking the train of thoughts between their brain and eyes and hence they loose their sense of road and meet with accidents. Main cause of road accidents is the conditions of road themselves. A lot of holes destroy the beauty of an otherwise beautiful road. Lots of pits and humps and sudden animal

Awards Paradip Port Trust Chairman Biplav Kumar received the trophy, as the Trust has been adjudged ' Major Port of the Year ' for 2009-10 at the Annual Indian Maritime Gateway Awards 2010 Ela Bhatt has been honoured with Global Fairness Initiative Award for helping over a million women in India gain access to opportunities for themselves and their families via., Self-Employed Women's Association M.G.Venkatesh Mannar , who fabricated the idea to fortify salt with iron, won a $50,000 cash prize at the 10th annual Tech Awards in California Oberoi Group chairman P.R.S.Oberoi has been awarded the ' 2010 Corporate Hotelier of the World ' award by HOTELS magazine in New York Asia Society New York has presented its Global Vision Award to Mukesh Ambani at an event honouring global leaders who help promote understanding between Asians and Americans Business SBI to acquire the 2nd Indonesian Bank Deloitte to invest $100 million in Indian market Jindal

French bill to raise retirement age to 62, becomes law Saudi implements smoking ban , smokers nabbed Cost of Nasa JWST to replace Hubble telescope balloon Cadbury shuts its Chocolate Division in Kenya, moves production to South Africa Indian President Pratibha Patil to inaugurate new venue of Indian Islamic Centre on November 23rd 2010 in Abu Dhabi GM's IPO to create history Morocco imports 1.72 million metric tonnes of cereals Delta Air Lines to expand its international schedule with new and expanded service in Asia and Europe for spring and summer 2011 Australia approves Shell's giant floating LNG plant China to provide poorer households with subsidies in response to double-digit food price inflation

Intranet : A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and network connectivity to securely share a part of an organisation's information or operations with its employees Extranet : A network or internetwork that is limited in scope to a single organisation or entity but which also has limited connections to the networks of one or more trusted organisations Personal Area Network(PAN) : A computer network used for communication among computer devices close to one person Local Area Network(LAN) : A network covering small geographic area, like a office or a building Wide Area Network(WAN) : A network covering relatively broad geographic area(i.e one city to another, one country to another) Network Topology : Signifies the way in which intelligent devices in the network see their logical relations to one another Ethics : Core values essential to acceptable online behaviour Copyright : Exclusive right to produce or reproduce, to perform in public, or to publish an ori

Demand According to Prof.Benham "Demand for anything, at a given price is the amount of it which will bought per unit of time at that price" Kinds of Demand Price Demand, Income Demand and Cross Demand Demand Schedule A tabular statement of price-quantity relationship Demand Curves Graphical representation of demand schedules Law of Demand According to Dr.Marshall, "the amount demanded increases with a fall in price and decreases with a rise in price" Supply The quantity which a seller is prepared to sell at a given price and at a given time Supply Curve The relationship between market prices and the amount which producers are prepared to bring to the market Law of Supply The relationship between the price of a commodity and its supply Production The process of creating various goods and services, which are consumed by the people of the country Main Factors of production Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneur

Mixed farming is mainly practiced in i) North America ii) Africa iii) Europe iv) Asia The Prime Meridian passes through: i) 180 degree longitude ii) 0 degree longitude iii) 90 degree longitude iv) none of these Which of the following is the warmest month in the northern hemisphere i) September ii) April iii) July iv) May The most important crop of Europe is i) Cotton ii) Wheat iii) Rice iv) Barley Which continent is known as the Industrialised continent? i) South America ii) Europe iii) Africa iv) Asia A narrow strip of land which connects two land masses is called: i) Isthumus ii) plateau iii) strait iv) pass What kind of soil is ideal for rice cultivation? i) Sandy ii) Loamy iii) Alluvial iv) Clayey The Himalayas in Asia is what kind of Mountain? i) The Fold ii) The Block iii) The Residual iv) The Volcanic

Gandhiji lived on a farm named after a famous Russian novelist, What is his name. Leo Tolstoy (Tolstoy Farm) Which series of Enid Blyton's stories features Kirrin Island? The Famous Five Who translated Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali into English? He himself 'All for one and one for all', was the motto of which famous fictional trio? The three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas. Their names were Porthos, Athos and Aramis Which great work was written by the dacoit Ratnakar? Ramayan (Ratnakar was the original name of the sage Valmiki) Which American writer was the first author to use a typewriter? Mark Twain Name 3 books written by Akbar. He was illiterate (He wrote nothing) How did Captain Hook get his name in the story Peter Pan? His left arm was bitten off by a crocodile , so he attached a hook instead The classic Satyajit Ray film Ghare Baire was based on a novel by which great Indian? Rabindranath Tagore Which story begins with the words: "Call me I

Category Awardees Life Time Achievement Awards Dr.D.V.Kapur,NTPC Jury Award A.K.Bajaj(CWC),Gurdial Singh(CEA), Jean Kowal(CIGRE), Alison Bartle(Hydro Power & Dams), Alessandro.Palmeiri(Lead Dam Specialist), F Lempeiere(Hydro Corporation), S.Padmanaban,Senior Energy Advisor(USAID), Larry Stephens,Executive Director USCOLD(USSD) Overall Utility Performance M/s Mercados,EMI & Dr.H.R.Sharma(Thermal & Hydro), Power Grid Corporation of India (Transmission), BSES(Urban Area Distribution), MGVCL(Non-Urban Area Distribution) Research & Technology Crompton Greaves Ltd, North Delhi Power Limited Energy Efficiency, Conservation & DSM Energy Management Center Kerala, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd Social & Community Impact National Hydro Power Corporation, Enzen Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd Making a Difference at the grassroots Dasari Koteswara Rao(APTRANsCO) Innovative Financing Sorabji Godrej Green Business Centre(CII) Innovative IT & Metering Application Infosys, Relianc

Automobile Nissan launches its 1st gasoline-electric(hybrid) with Fuga/Infiniti M in Japan, predicted mileage at 19kms/ltr Award Manu Joesph has bagged ' The Hindu Best Fiction Award 2010' for his debut novel Serious men Ashok Vyas , Indian American Journalist and program director with ITV has been honoured with the community award for his long community services and cultural and religious guidance . Vyas was honourned during the 20th Conference and 11th Annual meeting of National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens at the Indian American Kerala Center in Newyork Business Tata unveils first Sirkosky-92 helicopter cabin manufactured at its facility at the aerospace and precision engineering Special Economic Zone(SEZ) at Hyderabad Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has been ranked the world's top oil and gas exploration and production(E&P) firm by global energy research agency Platts Yahoo has partnered with Samsung for Internet connected

Laconic i) assured ii) unintelligible iii) immediate iv) terse and meaningful Cavalier i) negligent ii) incomplete iii) high-handed iv) courteous Flout i) to confirm ii) to scatter iii) to treat with contempt iv) to disbelieve Abase i) base ii) push iii) exalt iv) debase Gregarious i) vicious ii) untrustworthy iii) calm iv) company-loving Febrile i) shaking ii) senile iii) feverish iv) weak Tyro i) musician ii) dabble iii) serious student iv) beginner Clandestine i) secret ii) prearranged iii) important iv) hurried Disavow i) to disclaim ii) apologise iii) to swear to iv) to denouce Malign i) slander ii) disbelief iii) help financially iv)accuse

Cholera spreads to Haitian capital After India, Barack Obama heads to Indonesia on Asia tour Liberian President Sirleaf dismisses cabinet Dilma Rousseff becomes Brazil's first president and has promised to fight for women's rights with the battle cry: "Yes, women can" Barclays sets aside 1.6 billion pound for bonuses Indonesia volcano death toll jumps to 191 Obama arrives in Seoul ahead of a Group of 20(G20) summit Krishnan Parthasarathy , an Indian national based in Chennai, has become the lucky winner of a USD 2 million lottery held at the Dubai International Airport Google to give 10% salary hike to employees worldwide

A is B's wife and C is A's sister. D is the father of C, while E is D's son. What is the relation of E to B? i) Cousin ii) Brother iii) Father-in-law iv) Brother-in-law I am 10th in the queue from either end. How many people are there in the queue? i) 13 ii) 10 iii) 12 iv) 19 Find the odd man out: i) East ii) West iii) North iv) Best A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How any did he have left? i) 7 ii) 8 iii) 9 iv) 12 Find out the number, which when divided by 4 and added by 9 gives the answer 15? i) 22 ii) 24 iii) 26 iv) 21 Find two numbers whose sum is 26 and difference 4. Mark the lower of them. i) 11 ii) 10 iii) 24 iv) 4 Insert the missing letter A, D, G, J ..... i) M ii) L iii) L iv) K If 2 = 5, 4 = 18, 6 = 39, 8 = 68, then 10 = ? i) 81 ii) 54 iii) 105 iv) 95

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