Chicago business school names Indian-American as dean
Indian-origin Stanford University Professor Sunil Kumar has been named dean of the prestigious Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Kumar's five-year term as dean at Chicago Booth will begin on 1st January, 2011.
The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore alumnus is currently Stanford Business School's senior associate dean for academic affairs.
"I am excited to become dean of Chicago Booth. I share the school's passion for the pursuit of ideas that hold up under careful scrutiny.I look forward to helping strengthen and enhance Booth's outstanding research environment and its rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education," Kumar said.
Kumar's appointment comes within a month of IIT alumnus Nitin Nohria taking over as dean of the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Kumar, 42, succeeds Edward A Snyder, who completed nine years as Chicago Booth's dean on 30th June.
"We are delighted that Sunil Kumar has agreed to serve as dean. He brings the right blend of vision, entrepreneurial energy and academic leadership that will build on the contributions of Chicago Booth at a time of tremendous momentum and achievement," University President Robert Zimmer said.
At Stanford, Kumar oversees the school's MBA programme and also leads the faculty groups in marketing and organisational behaviour.
He joined the Stanford faculty in 1996 after receiving his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
At Stanford he taught courses in operations management, technology, critical analytical thinking and revenue management.
His research interests include performance evaluation and control of manufacturing systems, service operations, and communications networks.
He co-developed a widely used factory simulator for teaching operations management.
The simulator, "Littlefield Technologies," has been used in classes at more than 50 business and engineering schools.
He has published dozens of scholarly research articles and has served as the editor of the Stochastic Models area of the journalOperations Research.
He also was named Professor of the Year at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.
Born in India, Kumar received a Master of Engineering degree in computer science and automation from IISc and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Mangalore University in Surathkal.
"We are confident that Kumar's vision, integrity, intelligence, energy, and commitment will ensure that Chicago Booth continues its positive momentum. We expect that under his guidance Booth will reach an even higher level of achievement and recognition," said John Huizinga, the Walter David Fackler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics. (SS-29/07)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
*Annual Conference on Secure Banking 2010 will be held on August 31,2010 at Hotel Taj President,Cuffe Parade,Mumbai.
*The PM of the UK,Mr David Cameron will be paying a state visit to India from 27th to 29th July.
*New Repo rate:5.75% & Reverse Repo Rate:4.5%
*India on Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed interceptor missile,capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile
*Vivek Sahai is the chairman of Indian Railway Board .
*Equador has adopted new constituition recently.
*Author of the Grass is Singing : Doris Lessing
*Britain is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
*BRA in the banking field means Banking Regulation Act.
*SEWA is an organisation to provide full employment and self reliance to the womenfolk in India.
*US,S Korea begins joint naval exercise in Japan Sea;N Korea threatens 'N' response.
*Sayeeda Hussain Warsi become the first Muslim Cabinet Minister in Britain.
*Britney Spears become the 1st person to have 5million followers on the social networking website Twitter
*West Indian Deandra Dottin became the 1st woman cricketer to hit a Twenty 20 International century.
*6th Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission: Justice Balakrishnan
*The PM of the UK,Mr David Cameron will be paying a state visit to India from 27th to 29th July.
*New Repo rate:5.75% & Reverse Repo Rate:4.5%
*India on Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed interceptor missile,capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile
*Vivek Sahai is the chairman of Indian Railway Board .
*Equador has adopted new constituition recently.
*Author of the Grass is Singing : Doris Lessing
*Britain is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
*BRA in the banking field means Banking Regulation Act.
*SEWA is an organisation to provide full employment and self reliance to the womenfolk in India.
*US,S Korea begins joint naval exercise in Japan Sea;N Korea threatens 'N' response.
*Sayeeda Hussain Warsi become the first Muslim Cabinet Minister in Britain.
*Britney Spears become the 1st person to have 5million followers on the social networking website Twitter
*West Indian Deandra Dottin became the 1st woman cricketer to hit a Twenty 20 International century.
*6th Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission: Justice Balakrishnan
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
India successfully test-fires interceptor missile
India successfully test-fires interceptor missile
Indiaon Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed interceptor missile, capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile, from theIntegratedTestRangeatWheelerIslandoff Orissa coast.
Aimed at developing a full-fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, the trial was carried out from two launchsites of ITR off the Orissa coast, defence sources said on Monday.
The whole exercise is to achieve the desired result with precision, said a senior defence scientist.
The target missile, a modified surface-to-surface 'Prithvi' was first lifted off from a mobile launcher at10:05 amfrom the launch complex-3 of ITR at Chandipur-on-sea, 15 km from Balasore.
The interceptor "AAD" missile, positioned atWheelerIsland, about 70 km across sea from Chandipur getting signals from radars tracked it a few minutes later and than intercepted at a definite altitude in the mid-air over the sea, the sources said.
While the test launch of both target and hit missiles were deemed success from their respective test sites, detailed results, specifically the 'kill' effects of the interceptor will be known after all data analysis from multiple tracking sources, a defenceofficial said soon after both the missiles roared into the overcast sky leaving behind a thin layer of smoke.
An "AAD" missile was used as interceptor at low altitude, the sources said, adding that the indigenously developed new hypersonic interceptor missiles was designed to be engaged in endo and exo atmospheric condition.
The interceptor designed for endo-atmospheric condition (up to 30 km altitude) is a seven-metre-long and single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile, equipped with an inertial navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activatortotally under command by the data up-linked from the sophisticated ground based radars to the interceptor.
Similarly, the interceptor designed for exo-atmospheric condition is a two-stage missile with a maximum interception altitude of80 km, they said.
The interceptor missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and its own radars.
This is the fourth time that the DRDO has tested its intercepting missile. The three previous tests were conducted on27thNovember 2006,6thDecember 2007and6thMarch 2009fromWheelerIsland.
The fourth test which was scheduled in mid-March was put-off twice and considered abandoned.
Due to some technical snags in the sub-system of the missile, the mission was aborted prior to take off on 14thMarch.
The next day the target missile deviated from its pre-determined trajectory, which forced the scientists of DRDO to put-off the trial of the interceptor missile, the sources said.
As a safety measure, the Balasore district administration had temporarily shifted about 400 civilian families residing within two km radius of the ITR launch pad-3 at Chandipur from where the target missile was test fired.(DD-26.7)
Indiaon Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed interceptor missile, capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile, from theIntegratedTestRangeatWheelerIslandoff Orissa coast.
Aimed at developing a full-fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, the trial was carried out from two launchsites of ITR off the Orissa coast, defence sources said on Monday.
The whole exercise is to achieve the desired result with precision, said a senior defence scientist.
The target missile, a modified surface-to-surface 'Prithvi' was first lifted off from a mobile launcher at10:05 amfrom the launch complex-3 of ITR at Chandipur-on-sea, 15 km from Balasore.
The interceptor "AAD" missile, positioned atWheelerIsland, about 70 km across sea from Chandipur getting signals from radars tracked it a few minutes later and than intercepted at a definite altitude in the mid-air over the sea, the sources said.
While the test launch of both target and hit missiles were deemed success from their respective test sites, detailed results, specifically the 'kill' effects of the interceptor will be known after all data analysis from multiple tracking sources, a defenceofficial said soon after both the missiles roared into the overcast sky leaving behind a thin layer of smoke.
An "AAD" missile was used as interceptor at low altitude, the sources said, adding that the indigenously developed new hypersonic interceptor missiles was designed to be engaged in endo and exo atmospheric condition.
The interceptor designed for endo-atmospheric condition (up to 30 km altitude) is a seven-metre-long and single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile, equipped with an inertial navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activatortotally under command by the data up-linked from the sophisticated ground based radars to the interceptor.
Similarly, the interceptor designed for exo-atmospheric condition is a two-stage missile with a maximum interception altitude of80 km, they said.
The interceptor missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and its own radars.
This is the fourth time that the DRDO has tested its intercepting missile. The three previous tests were conducted on27thNovember 2006,6thDecember 2007and6thMarch 2009fromWheelerIsland.
The fourth test which was scheduled in mid-March was put-off twice and considered abandoned.
Due to some technical snags in the sub-system of the missile, the mission was aborted prior to take off on 14thMarch.
The next day the target missile deviated from its pre-determined trajectory, which forced the scientists of DRDO to put-off the trial of the interceptor missile, the sources said.
As a safety measure, the Balasore district administration had temporarily shifted about 400 civilian families residing within two km radius of the ITR launch pad-3 at Chandipur from where the target missile was test fired.(DD-26.7)
RBI hikes short term rates
RBI hikes short term rates to tame inflation
The Reserve Bank has raised its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 0.25 pc and 0.50 pc respectively to bring inflation to6 pc by March 2011 from double digits now, but the move would put pressure on banks' interest rates.
In its monetary review, the central bank, however, kept its cash reserve ratio (CRR), the cash which banks are required to keep with RBI, unchanged.
The RBI raised upwards the inflation target from 5.5 percent to six percent and said that economy will grow by 8.5 percent, up from earlier projection of 8 percent, this fiscal.
The increase in short-term lending rate (repo) to 5.75 percent and short-term borrowing rate (reverse repo) to 4.5 percent will be effective immediately.
Earlier this month, RBI had hiked repo and reverse repo rates by 0.25 percent as inflation remained above 10 percent for the fifth month in succession.
Prior to this, RBI had raised thrice its key rates, since January.
"Inflationary pressures have exacerbated and become generalised with demand side pressures clearly visiblegiven the spread and persistence of inflation, demand-side inflationary pressures need to be contained," the RBI said.
The Reserve Bank has raised its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 0.25 pc and 0.50 pc respectively to bring inflation to6 pc by March 2011 from double digits now, but the move would put pressure on banks' interest rates.
In its monetary review, the central bank, however, kept its cash reserve ratio (CRR), the cash which banks are required to keep with RBI, unchanged.
The RBI raised upwards the inflation target from 5.5 percent to six percent and said that economy will grow by 8.5 percent, up from earlier projection of 8 percent, this fiscal.
The increase in short-term lending rate (repo) to 5.75 percent and short-term borrowing rate (reverse repo) to 4.5 percent will be effective immediately.
Earlier this month, RBI had hiked repo and reverse repo rates by 0.25 percent as inflation remained above 10 percent for the fifth month in succession.
Prior to this, RBI had raised thrice its key rates, since January.
"Inflationary pressures have exacerbated and become generalised with demand side pressures clearly visiblegiven the spread and persistence of inflation, demand-side inflationary pressures need to be contained," the RBI said.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
*16th ASEAN : Hanoi ,Vietnam
*16th SAARC : Thimphu,Bhutan
*Nuclear Security Summit :Washington
*BRIC : Brasilia
*IBSA : Brasila
*G20 Summit : Toranto
*14th G-15 : Tehran
*G20 finance minister meeting : Washington.
*National Development Council 55th Annual Summit to review for 11th 5year plan.
*Agriculture Development rate to be 4.5% during this fiscal
*GDP to be at 8.5%
*The period of 11th Five year plan is 2007-2012
*India is not a member of OPEC
*Davis Cup is associated with Lawn Tennis
*Nomura Cup is associated with Golf
*Slogan of Census 2011 : Our Census,Our Future
*New premier of North Korea .
Choe Young Rim
*Lin Dan is related with Badminton
*Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey
*Chairman of National Human Rights Commission : K G Balakrishnan
*The largest source of National Income in India is Service Sector
*Insider Trading is related to Share Market
*The present Service Tax Rate is 10%
*Census of India is administered under Ministry of Home Affairs.
*84 RRBs are working in the economy
*The 2010 French Open is the 109th edition of the French Open
*3 Idiots won the best film award at the IIFA Award 2010.
*Rafel Nadal won the French Open 2010 Men's singles title
*Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the French Open 2010 women's double title.
*National Football Museum which keeps FIFA collection is located in England.
*India rank in latest FIFA ranking is 132
*India's 1st ministry to have an account on twitter is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
*India is the most populous democracy in the world.
*16th SAARC : Thimphu,Bhutan
*Nuclear Security Summit :Washington
*BRIC : Brasilia
*IBSA : Brasila
*G20 Summit : Toranto
*14th G-15 : Tehran
*G20 finance minister meeting : Washington.
*National Development Council 55th Annual Summit to review for 11th 5year plan.
*Agriculture Development rate to be 4.5% during this fiscal
*GDP to be at 8.5%
*The period of 11th Five year plan is 2007-2012
*India is not a member of OPEC
*Davis Cup is associated with Lawn Tennis
*Nomura Cup is associated with Golf
*Slogan of Census 2011 : Our Census,Our Future
*New premier of North Korea .
Choe Young Rim
*Lin Dan is related with Badminton
*Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey
*Chairman of National Human Rights Commission : K G Balakrishnan
*The largest source of National Income in India is Service Sector
*Insider Trading is related to Share Market
*The present Service Tax Rate is 10%
*Census of India is administered under Ministry of Home Affairs.
*84 RRBs are working in the economy
*The 2010 French Open is the 109th edition of the French Open
*3 Idiots won the best film award at the IIFA Award 2010.
*Rafel Nadal won the French Open 2010 Men's singles title
*Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the French Open 2010 women's double title.
*National Football Museum which keeps FIFA collection is located in England.
*India rank in latest FIFA ranking is 132
*India's 1st ministry to have an account on twitter is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
*India is the most populous democracy in the world.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Tiger Woods still No. 1 earning athlete in the world
Tiger Woods still No. 1 earning athlete in the world
Hockey India accepts Kaushik resignation
Hockey India accepts Kaushik resignation
Hockey India president Vidya Stokes on Thursday accepted the resignation of women's team coach MK Kaushik, aday after he relinquished the post in the wake of the sex scandal that has rocked the national game.
Kaushik tenderd his resignation to Stokes on Wednesday, a day after a fringe player Ranjita Devi had leveled allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Hockey India president Mrs Stokes has accepted Kaushik resignation, HI secretary general Narinder Batra said.
Meanwhile, chairman of the five-member HI enquiry committee Rajiv Mehta said that they have received replies of both the partiestoday and will be submitting their report to the federation president tomorrow.
Hockey India president Vidya Stokes on Thursday accepted the resignation of women's team coach MK Kaushik, aday after he relinquished the post in the wake of the sex scandal that has rocked the national game.
Kaushik tenderd his resignation to Stokes on Wednesday, a day after a fringe player Ranjita Devi had leveled allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Hockey India president Mrs Stokes has accepted Kaushik resignation, HI secretary general Narinder Batra said.
Meanwhile, chairman of the five-member HI enquiry committee Rajiv Mehta said that they have received replies of both the partiestoday and will be submitting their report to the federation president tomorrow.
Tripura tops NREGA in the country
Tripura tops NREGA in the country
Tripura has secured the top position in implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) during the 2009-10 financial year, the state has achieved 82 mandays of job creation which is more than that of national average of 54 days.
Sikkimalso did well by creating 80 mandays in NREGA in the last financial year.
Rural Development minister Jitendra Chowdhury on Thursday said this has been possible due to people's participation in the national flagship programme.
He also stressed on the need to create immovable assets to boost the rural economy.
"Rural Development ministry had sanctioned an outlay of Rs 957 crore for 2009-10 but the state has received only Rs 725 crore. Atotal of Rs 232 crore is yet to be cleared," he said.
Chowdhury also said Tripura has received only Rs 400 crore of total outlay of Rs 1049 crore during the current financial year (2010-11).
Tripura has secured the top position in implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) during the 2009-10 financial year, the state has achieved 82 mandays of job creation which is more than that of national average of 54 days.
Sikkimalso did well by creating 80 mandays in NREGA in the last financial year.
Rural Development minister Jitendra Chowdhury on Thursday said this has been possible due to people's participation in the national flagship programme.
He also stressed on the need to create immovable assets to boost the rural economy.
"Rural Development ministry had sanctioned an outlay of Rs 957 crore for 2009-10 but the state has received only Rs 725 crore. Atotal of Rs 232 crore is yet to be cleared," he said.
Chowdhury also said Tripura has received only Rs 400 crore of total outlay of Rs 1049 crore during the current financial year (2010-11).
Mithali, Jhulan top women's ICC ODI Rankings
Mithali, Jhulan top women's ICC ODI Rankings
Indian players retained their numero uno status in the International Cricket Council's ODI Women's Rankings with Mithali Raj leading the batting chart and Jhulan Goswami heading the bowling list issued on Wednesday.
Mithali has 823 ranking points at an average of 49.83 while Jhulan has 777 points averaging 21.66.
In batting chart, which did not see much change, England's Lydia Greenway climbed six places to eighth while New Zealand captainAimee Watkins rose 10 places to claim 11th spot.
Australia Shelley Nitschke and England's Claire Taylor sit pretty on second and third position respectively.
In the Rankings for ODI bowlers, England's Katherine Brunt, currently ranked second, only has 23 points between her and Jhulan and the 25-year-old will only need a few wickets to displace the Indian from the top spot.
For Brunt, who completed England's five-match series against New Zealand with series figures of 9-197, it is her career-best ranking to date.
In the process of climbing to second, she has pushed Australia's pair of Shelley Nitschke and Lisa Sthalekar into third and fourth place respectively.
Another English player Jenny Gunn returned to the top 10 bowlers for the first time since March 2009, claiming ninth position.
The fast bowler had a strong series against New Zealand, including a five-wicket haul in the third ODI.
The Rankings for ODI all-rounders is currently topped by Australian Shelley Nitschke amassing 515 points.(SS-21/07)
Indian players retained their numero uno status in the International Cricket Council's ODI Women's Rankings with Mithali Raj leading the batting chart and Jhulan Goswami heading the bowling list issued on Wednesday.
Mithali has 823 ranking points at an average of 49.83 while Jhulan has 777 points averaging 21.66.
In batting chart, which did not see much change, England's Lydia Greenway climbed six places to eighth while New Zealand captainAimee Watkins rose 10 places to claim 11th spot.
Australia Shelley Nitschke and England's Claire Taylor sit pretty on second and third position respectively.
In the Rankings for ODI bowlers, England's Katherine Brunt, currently ranked second, only has 23 points between her and Jhulan and the 25-year-old will only need a few wickets to displace the Indian from the top spot.
For Brunt, who completed England's five-match series against New Zealand with series figures of 9-197, it is her career-best ranking to date.
In the process of climbing to second, she has pushed Australia's pair of Shelley Nitschke and Lisa Sthalekar into third and fourth place respectively.
Another English player Jenny Gunn returned to the top 10 bowlers for the first time since March 2009, claiming ninth position.
The fast bowler had a strong series against New Zealand, including a five-wicket haul in the third ODI.
The Rankings for ODI all-rounders is currently topped by Australian Shelley Nitschke amassing 515 points.(SS-21/07)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
1. Indian commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has recently said thatIndiais committed to take theDoharound to a successful conclusion.What isDoharound about?
a. Trade negotiations
b. Nuclear treaty
c. Oil accord
d. Peace negotiations
2. What is the name of the cyclone that has hitFijirecently?
a. Katrina
b. Tomas
c. Puppet
d. Swath
3.Indiais planning to hold highlevel talks with many stake holders to solve the Afghan problem. Identify latest country it is holding talks with?
a.Pakistan
b. TheUS
c.Germany
d.Iran
4. Cardinal Sean Brady, head of a Catholic Church, has been accused for his role in the child abuse scandal. Which country does he belong to?
a.Ireland
b.Switzerland
c.Italy
d.Lebanon
5. Varun Gandhi has been made an offi ce-bearer in BJP's new team of leaders. What is his post?
a. Vice resident
b. General secretary
c. Secretary
d. None of the above
6. A shoot-out recently took place at a famous science research centre inIndia. Which organisation is it?
a. BARC
b. ISRO
c. TIFR
d. IISc
7. Whose court martial has been initiated inSri Lanka?
a. Rienzi Arsakularathne
b. Mahinda Rajapaksa
c. Sarath Fonseka
d. Jagath Jayasurya
8. Which Bill was deferred at the last moment from being placed in the Lok Sabha by the government due to stiff opposition by all opposition parties?
a. Women's Reservation Bill
b. Civil Liability for Nuclear
Damage Bill
c. Finance Bill
d. SC/ST Reservation
(Amendment) Bill
9. Which Bill has been cleared by the cabinet to be introduced in the Parliament?
a. Women's Reservation Bill
b. Civil Liability for Nuclear
Damage Bill
c. Foreign Educational
Institutions Bill
d. Finance Bill
10.India's Prithvi missile missed to reach its target height in what is seen as a big setback to putting in place a credible ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield. What height was Prithvi supposed touch?
a. 120 km
b. 110 km
c. 125 km
d. 93 km
11. Violent protests are going on inThailandwith the call for an immediate dissolution of the House ofRepresentatives and fresh elections. Who is the prime minister ofThailand?
a. Thaksin Shinawatra
b. Abhisit Vejjajiva
c. Prem Tinsulanonda
d. Bhumibol Adulyadej
12. Which state inaugurated its world's fi rst green legislature building?
a. Manipur
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
13. Which political leader has apprehended that the male presence in Parliament and State Assemblies would become negligible in the next 10 years?
a. Lalu Prasad yadav
b. Myawati
c. Mulayam Singh Yadav
d. Varun Gandhi
14. Country to build two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu is?
a.Russia
b.France
c.Japan
d. Kazakhastan
15. Which country has shown its desire to build high-speed rail links withIndia?
a.Bhutan
b.China
c.Pakistan
d.Nepal
16. David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty in theUScourt for all 12 charges against him. Which country, other thanIndia, fi gures in these 12 counts of terror charges?
a.Pakistan
b.Afghanistan
c.Denmark
d. TheUS
17.MaharashtraNavnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray came under attack for calling Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by its old English name Victoria Terminus. When was VT changed to CST?
a. 1950
b. 1965
c. 1992
d. 1996
18. Which international body is providingIndiaUS$ 1.05 billion for expanding the reach of primary schools and improving the quality of engineering education?
a. International Monetary
Fund
b. World Bank
c. United Nations
Development Fund
d. Ford Foundation
19. Cheraw, the Bamboo Dance, of which Indian state has made it to the Guinness Book of Records on account of the largest dance ensemble in the world?
a.Assam
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Chhatisgarh
d. Mizoram
20. Which international music band has turned fi fty this year?
a. The Beatles
b. Backstreet Boys
c. Pink Floyd
d. Dire Straights
21. Saina Nehwal recently touched her all time high by gaining a good position in World Rankings.What is her rank?
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 1st
d. 7th
22. The indian team showed dismal performance in 2010 Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Who coachedIndia?
a. Pablo Lombi
b. Shahid Ali Khan
c. Markus Weise
d. Jose Brasa
23. Left parties have announced a 'jail bharo' campaign against rising prices. Which date is set for the launch?
a. April 7
b. April 8
c. April 9
d. April 10
24. With relation to whcih case has the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi be summoned by the Special Ivestigation Team investigatingGujaratriots of 2002?
a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffrey
b. Best Bakery
c. Naroda Patia massacre
d. Media's role during and
after the riots
25.Australiawon the fi nal of Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Which country did it play against?
a.Argentina
b.India
c.Pakistan
d.Germany
26. A new Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre has been opened in ....
a.Dhaka
b.Jaffna
c.Karachi
d.Kathmandu
27. After becoming brand ambassador of Gujarat, Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to promote ....
a. Tamil Nadu
b. MP tourism
c. Kerala tourism
d. IncredibleIndiacampaign
28. On what ground did Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee abstained from the vote on Women's Reservation Bill?
a. Demanding sub-quota for the OBCs
b. Demanding sub-quota for the women employees of the railways
c. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabha as well
d. Demanding quota in jobs too
29. After a bad show inAustraliaby thePakistanCricket team,two of the players, Younus Khan and ..., have been banned from the national cricket team.
a. Mohammad Yousuf
b. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
c. Shoaib Malik
d. Shahid Afridi
30. Who has been named as the most infl uential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) Power List?
a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Abhinav Bindra
d. Sania Mirza
31. Identify the fi rst technician who ... has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke award at the 56thNational Film Awards (2008)?
a. Anirudh Roy Choudhary
b. VK Murthy
c. Neeraj Pandey
d. Ronnie Screwwala
32. The Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 191 member in favour and one in opposition. Who was the lone naysayer?
a. Mulayam Singh Yadav
b. Sharad Joshi
c.KrishnaTirath
d. Akhtar Shri Kamal
33. For which movie did Kathryn Bigelow get the Oscar for best director becoming the fi rst woman to receive this award?
a.Avatar
b.Inglorious Basterds
c.Precious
d.The Hurt Locker
34. At which place inSri LankaisIndiaplanning to open an additional Consulate?
a.Kandy
b. Kilinochi
c.Jaffna
d. Columbo
35. The fi rst all-women crew fl ight of AirIndiafl ew from Mumbai to ... on March 8, 2010, the 100th International Women's Day.
a.New York
b.London
c.Tokyo
d.Brasilia
36. Which famousHollywoodactress won the worst-actress prize by the Razzies this year for her performance in 'All about Steve'
a. Sandra Bullock
b. Penelope Cruz
c. Julia Roberts
d. Kate Winslet
37. Which country's citizenship has been offered to MF Hussain?
a.Qatar
b.Iran
c.Bangladesh
d.Saudi Arabia
38. WhichUSoffi cial had to apologise for any misunderstanding arising from the remarks he made, suggesting that Indians were not targeted in the February 26 suicide attacks inKabul?
a. Timothy Roemer
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Richard Holbrooke
d. David Mulford
39. How much quota has Ram Vilas Paswan, president, Lok Janshakti Party, has demanded for the Muslims in government jobs?
a. 20 per cent
b. 10 per cent
c. According to proportion in population at national level
d. According to population in each state
40. Which country has launched a year-long "Festival ofIndia"?
a.Thailand
b.Canada
c.Australia
d.China
41. Which Latin American country has said that it differs with theUSon its position onIran?
a.Argentina
b. Venezuala
c.Brazil
d.Chile
42. An Indian Navy aircraft participating in an aerobatic display as part of theIndiaAviation 2010 exhibition at the ... airport crashed into a building in the densely populated Bowenpally locality in Andhra Pradesh.
a. Shamsbad
b. Secundrabad
c. Vizag
d. Begumpet
43. Who has Sir Garfi eld Sobers, the former West Indies Cricket team captain, rated as the best batsman of all times?
a. Imran Khan
b. Sunil Gavaskar
c. Allan Border
d. Brian Lara
44. Which city ofKarnatakawas recently closed for the outsiders following rioting and violence?
a. Shimoga
b. Aihole
c. Chicmagalur
d. Chitradurga
45. WhichUSoffi cial is on a tour ofLatin Americato boost US' image there?
a. Barak Obama
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Joe Biden
d. Sarah Palin
46. Which Afghan city became a hotbed of news after a bomb blast in which many Indians were targetted?
a. Kandhar
b.Kabul
c. Jalalabad
d.Herat
47. Which British-Asian fi lmmaker has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF) for making fi lms like 'India! MyIndia!'?
a. Meera Nair
b. Deepa Mehta
c. Lavleen Tondon
d. Yavar Abbas
48. To which country hasIndiasent members ofAssamRifl es under the aegis of United Nations?
a.Bosnia
b.Chile
c.Fiji
d.Haiti
49. The World Expo 2010 where Indian pavalion's design will be inspired by the Sanchi stupa will be held at?
a.Dubai
b.Shanghai
c.Rome
d.Muscat
50. Which party has Minister V Sathiyamoorthy, formr AIADMK minister, has joined?
a. DMK
b. Congress
c. BJP
d. RJD
CURRENT AFFAIR
1. a. Trade negotiations
2. b. Tomas
3. d.Iran
4. a.Ireland
5. c. Secretary
6. b. ISRO
7. c. Sarath Fonseka
8. b. Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill
9. c. Foreign Educational Institutions Bill
10. b. 110 km
11. b. Abhisit Vejjajiva
12. d. Tamil Nadu
13. c. Mulayam Singh Yadav
14. a.Russia
15. b.China
16. c.Denmark
17. d. 1996
18 b. World Bank
19. d. Mizoram
20. a. The Beatles
21. b. 5th
22. d. Jose Brasa
23. b. April 8
24. a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffrey
25. d.Germany
26. a.Dhaka
27. c. Kerala tourism
28. c. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabha
as well
29. a. Mohammad Yousuf
30. b. Sachin Tendulkar
31. b. VK Murthy
32. b. Sharad Joshi
33. d. 'The Hurt Locker'
34. c.Jaffna
35. a.New York
36. a. Sandra Bullock
37. a.Qatar
38. c. Richard Holbrooke
39. b. 10 per cent
40. d.China
41. c.Brazil
42. d. Begumpet
43. b. Sunil Gavaskar
44. a. Shimoga
45. b. Hillary Clinton
46. b.Kabul
47. d. Yavar Abbas
48. d.Haiti
49. b.Shanghai
50. a. DMK
a. Trade negotiations
b. Nuclear treaty
c. Oil accord
d. Peace negotiations
2. What is the name of the cyclone that has hitFijirecently?
a. Katrina
b. Tomas
c. Puppet
d. Swath
3.Indiais planning to hold highlevel talks with many stake holders to solve the Afghan problem. Identify latest country it is holding talks with?
a.Pakistan
b. TheUS
c.Germany
d.Iran
4. Cardinal Sean Brady, head of a Catholic Church, has been accused for his role in the child abuse scandal. Which country does he belong to?
a.Ireland
b.Switzerland
c.Italy
d.Lebanon
5. Varun Gandhi has been made an offi ce-bearer in BJP's new team of leaders. What is his post?
a. Vice resident
b. General secretary
c. Secretary
d. None of the above
6. A shoot-out recently took place at a famous science research centre inIndia. Which organisation is it?
a. BARC
b. ISRO
c. TIFR
d. IISc
7. Whose court martial has been initiated inSri Lanka?
a. Rienzi Arsakularathne
b. Mahinda Rajapaksa
c. Sarath Fonseka
d. Jagath Jayasurya
8. Which Bill was deferred at the last moment from being placed in the Lok Sabha by the government due to stiff opposition by all opposition parties?
a. Women's Reservation Bill
b. Civil Liability for Nuclear
Damage Bill
c. Finance Bill
d. SC/ST Reservation
(Amendment) Bill
9. Which Bill has been cleared by the cabinet to be introduced in the Parliament?
a. Women's Reservation Bill
b. Civil Liability for Nuclear
Damage Bill
c. Foreign Educational
Institutions Bill
d. Finance Bill
10.India's Prithvi missile missed to reach its target height in what is seen as a big setback to putting in place a credible ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield. What height was Prithvi supposed touch?
a. 120 km
b. 110 km
c. 125 km
d. 93 km
11. Violent protests are going on inThailandwith the call for an immediate dissolution of the House ofRepresentatives and fresh elections. Who is the prime minister ofThailand?
a. Thaksin Shinawatra
b. Abhisit Vejjajiva
c. Prem Tinsulanonda
d. Bhumibol Adulyadej
12. Which state inaugurated its world's fi rst green legislature building?
a. Manipur
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
13. Which political leader has apprehended that the male presence in Parliament and State Assemblies would become negligible in the next 10 years?
a. Lalu Prasad yadav
b. Myawati
c. Mulayam Singh Yadav
d. Varun Gandhi
14. Country to build two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu is?
a.Russia
b.France
c.Japan
d. Kazakhastan
15. Which country has shown its desire to build high-speed rail links withIndia?
a.Bhutan
b.China
c.Pakistan
d.Nepal
16. David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty in theUScourt for all 12 charges against him. Which country, other thanIndia, fi gures in these 12 counts of terror charges?
a.Pakistan
b.Afghanistan
c.Denmark
d. TheUS
17.MaharashtraNavnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray came under attack for calling Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by its old English name Victoria Terminus. When was VT changed to CST?
a. 1950
b. 1965
c. 1992
d. 1996
18. Which international body is providingIndiaUS$ 1.05 billion for expanding the reach of primary schools and improving the quality of engineering education?
a. International Monetary
Fund
b. World Bank
c. United Nations
Development Fund
d. Ford Foundation
19. Cheraw, the Bamboo Dance, of which Indian state has made it to the Guinness Book of Records on account of the largest dance ensemble in the world?
a.Assam
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Chhatisgarh
d. Mizoram
20. Which international music band has turned fi fty this year?
a. The Beatles
b. Backstreet Boys
c. Pink Floyd
d. Dire Straights
21. Saina Nehwal recently touched her all time high by gaining a good position in World Rankings.What is her rank?
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 1st
d. 7th
22. The indian team showed dismal performance in 2010 Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Who coachedIndia?
a. Pablo Lombi
b. Shahid Ali Khan
c. Markus Weise
d. Jose Brasa
23. Left parties have announced a 'jail bharo' campaign against rising prices. Which date is set for the launch?
a. April 7
b. April 8
c. April 9
d. April 10
24. With relation to whcih case has the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi be summoned by the Special Ivestigation Team investigatingGujaratriots of 2002?
a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffrey
b. Best Bakery
c. Naroda Patia massacre
d. Media's role during and
after the riots
25.Australiawon the fi nal of Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Which country did it play against?
a.Argentina
b.India
c.Pakistan
d.Germany
26. A new Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre has been opened in ....
a.Dhaka
b.Jaffna
c.Karachi
d.Kathmandu
27. After becoming brand ambassador of Gujarat, Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to promote ....
a. Tamil Nadu
b. MP tourism
c. Kerala tourism
d. IncredibleIndiacampaign
28. On what ground did Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee abstained from the vote on Women's Reservation Bill?
a. Demanding sub-quota for the OBCs
b. Demanding sub-quota for the women employees of the railways
c. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabha as well
d. Demanding quota in jobs too
29. After a bad show inAustraliaby thePakistanCricket team,two of the players, Younus Khan and ..., have been banned from the national cricket team.
a. Mohammad Yousuf
b. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
c. Shoaib Malik
d. Shahid Afridi
30. Who has been named as the most infl uential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) Power List?
a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Abhinav Bindra
d. Sania Mirza
31. Identify the fi rst technician who ... has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke award at the 56thNational Film Awards (2008)?
a. Anirudh Roy Choudhary
b. VK Murthy
c. Neeraj Pandey
d. Ronnie Screwwala
32. The Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 191 member in favour and one in opposition. Who was the lone naysayer?
a. Mulayam Singh Yadav
b. Sharad Joshi
c.KrishnaTirath
d. Akhtar Shri Kamal
33. For which movie did Kathryn Bigelow get the Oscar for best director becoming the fi rst woman to receive this award?
a.Avatar
b.Inglorious Basterds
c.Precious
d.The Hurt Locker
34. At which place inSri LankaisIndiaplanning to open an additional Consulate?
a.Kandy
b. Kilinochi
c.Jaffna
d. Columbo
35. The fi rst all-women crew fl ight of AirIndiafl ew from Mumbai to ... on March 8, 2010, the 100th International Women's Day.
a.New York
b.London
c.Tokyo
d.Brasilia
36. Which famousHollywoodactress won the worst-actress prize by the Razzies this year for her performance in 'All about Steve'
a. Sandra Bullock
b. Penelope Cruz
c. Julia Roberts
d. Kate Winslet
37. Which country's citizenship has been offered to MF Hussain?
a.Qatar
b.Iran
c.Bangladesh
d.Saudi Arabia
38. WhichUSoffi cial had to apologise for any misunderstanding arising from the remarks he made, suggesting that Indians were not targeted in the February 26 suicide attacks inKabul?
a. Timothy Roemer
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Richard Holbrooke
d. David Mulford
39. How much quota has Ram Vilas Paswan, president, Lok Janshakti Party, has demanded for the Muslims in government jobs?
a. 20 per cent
b. 10 per cent
c. According to proportion in population at national level
d. According to population in each state
40. Which country has launched a year-long "Festival ofIndia"?
a.Thailand
b.Canada
c.Australia
d.China
41. Which Latin American country has said that it differs with theUSon its position onIran?
a.Argentina
b. Venezuala
c.Brazil
d.Chile
42. An Indian Navy aircraft participating in an aerobatic display as part of theIndiaAviation 2010 exhibition at the ... airport crashed into a building in the densely populated Bowenpally locality in Andhra Pradesh.
a. Shamsbad
b. Secundrabad
c. Vizag
d. Begumpet
43. Who has Sir Garfi eld Sobers, the former West Indies Cricket team captain, rated as the best batsman of all times?
a. Imran Khan
b. Sunil Gavaskar
c. Allan Border
d. Brian Lara
44. Which city ofKarnatakawas recently closed for the outsiders following rioting and violence?
a. Shimoga
b. Aihole
c. Chicmagalur
d. Chitradurga
45. WhichUSoffi cial is on a tour ofLatin Americato boost US' image there?
a. Barak Obama
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Joe Biden
d. Sarah Palin
46. Which Afghan city became a hotbed of news after a bomb blast in which many Indians were targetted?
a. Kandhar
b.Kabul
c. Jalalabad
d.Herat
47. Which British-Asian fi lmmaker has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF) for making fi lms like 'India! MyIndia!'?
a. Meera Nair
b. Deepa Mehta
c. Lavleen Tondon
d. Yavar Abbas
48. To which country hasIndiasent members ofAssamRifl es under the aegis of United Nations?
a.Bosnia
b.Chile
c.Fiji
d.Haiti
49. The World Expo 2010 where Indian pavalion's design will be inspired by the Sanchi stupa will be held at?
a.Dubai
b.Shanghai
c.Rome
d.Muscat
50. Which party has Minister V Sathiyamoorthy, formr AIADMK minister, has joined?
a. DMK
b. Congress
c. BJP
d. RJD
CURRENT AFFAIR
1. a. Trade negotiations
2. b. Tomas
3. d.Iran
4. a.Ireland
5. c. Secretary
6. b. ISRO
7. c. Sarath Fonseka
8. b. Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill
9. c. Foreign Educational Institutions Bill
10. b. 110 km
11. b. Abhisit Vejjajiva
12. d. Tamil Nadu
13. c. Mulayam Singh Yadav
14. a.Russia
15. b.China
16. c.Denmark
17. d. 1996
18 b. World Bank
19. d. Mizoram
20. a. The Beatles
21. b. 5th
22. d. Jose Brasa
23. b. April 8
24. a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffrey
25. d.Germany
26. a.Dhaka
27. c. Kerala tourism
28. c. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabha
as well
29. a. Mohammad Yousuf
30. b. Sachin Tendulkar
31. b. VK Murthy
32. b. Sharad Joshi
33. d. 'The Hurt Locker'
34. c.Jaffna
35. a.New York
36. a. Sandra Bullock
37. a.Qatar
38. c. Richard Holbrooke
39. b. 10 per cent
40. d.China
41. c.Brazil
42. d. Begumpet
43. b. Sunil Gavaskar
44. a. Shimoga
45. b. Hillary Clinton
46. b.Kabul
47. d. Yavar Abbas
48. d.Haiti
49. b.Shanghai
50. a. DMK
*Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics
*Ratan Tata has conferred with the honorary degree of 'Doctor of Law' by the University of Cambridge
*The period of 11th Five year plan is 2007-2012
*India is not a member of OPEC
*Davis Cup is associated with Lawn Tennis
*Nomura Cup is associated with Golf
*Slogan of Census 2011 : Our Census,Our Future
*New premier of North Korea .
Choe Young Rim
*Lin Dan is related with Badminton
*Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey
*Chairman of National Human Rights Commission : K G Balakrishnan
*The largest source of National Income in India is Service Sector
*Insider Trading is related to Share Market
*The present Service Tax Rate is 10%
*Census of India is administered under Ministry of Home Affairs.
*84 RRBs are working in the economy
*The 2010 French Open is the 109th edition of the French Open
*3 Idiots won the best film award at the IIFA Award 2010.
*Rafel Nadal won the French Open 2010 Men's singles title
*Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the French Open 2010 women's double title.
*National Football Museum which keeps FIFA collection is located in England.
*India rank in latest FIFA ranking is 132
*India's 1st ministry to have an account on twitter is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
*India is the most populous democracy in the world.
*Ratan Tata has conferred with the honorary degree of 'Doctor of Law' by the University of Cambridge
*The period of 11th Five year plan is 2007-2012
*India is not a member of OPEC
*Davis Cup is associated with Lawn Tennis
*Nomura Cup is associated with Golf
*Slogan of Census 2011 : Our Census,Our Future
*New premier of North Korea .
Choe Young Rim
*Lin Dan is related with Badminton
*Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey
*Chairman of National Human Rights Commission : K G Balakrishnan
*The largest source of National Income in India is Service Sector
*Insider Trading is related to Share Market
*The present Service Tax Rate is 10%
*Census of India is administered under Ministry of Home Affairs.
*84 RRBs are working in the economy
*The 2010 French Open is the 109th edition of the French Open
*3 Idiots won the best film award at the IIFA Award 2010.
*Rafel Nadal won the French Open 2010 Men's singles title
*Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the French Open 2010 women's double title.
*National Football Museum which keeps FIFA collection is located in England.
*India rank in latest FIFA ranking is 132
*India's 1st ministry to have an account on twitter is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
*India is the most populous democracy in the world.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
SBI Gk, Computer and Marketing paper which is held on 18-04-2010.
SBI Gk, Computer and Marketing paper which is held on 18-04-2010.
1.SME : Small and Medium Enterprises.
2.NBFC : Non Banking and Financial Company.
3.Who won the Davis cup : Spain.
4.SDR is a reserve asset of : IMF.
5.Foreign exchanges are done in : US Dollars.
6.Home loans are given to : Individuals.
7.SME loans are given to : ALL Small Scale Industries(SSI)
8.Chairman of 13thFinance Commission : Vijay kelkar.
9.Who has directed to stock exchanges : SEBI.
10.India has how many WPI, CPI : 4 CPI and one WPI.
11.CNN IBN Indian of the year 2009 : A R Rehman.
12.Which of the following is a NBFC : Reliance Capital.
13.To which country EU has decided to giveBailout : Greece.
14.48,000 crore are allocated to which scheme : Bharat Nirman.
15.Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino of which country : Gibraltar.
16.Small cars are famous in which country other than India : Thailand.
17.Joint winner of C K Nayudu Trophy 2009 : Tamilnadu and Gujarat.
18.Which minister actively participated in 3G Spectrum : Ministry of Communication and Information technology.
19.US North Korea relation is worry due to Nuclear programme of North Korea.
20.Recently government has decided to divest 20% in Hindustan: what it actually means? Sell 20% of stake in Hindustan
21.SEBI made mandatory for `Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) to put in 100 per cent of the application money towards subscription of shares, previously it was 10%.
22.China Yuan Policy - ?
23.Capital account convertibility is helpful for - ?
24.Question on Summit - ?
25.16,500 crores are infused in Psb, question on Union budget.?
Computer and Marketing
Question on Database Management Administrator(Dba)?
·In Client/Server, what client performs?
·Question on Intranet?
·Question on Customer Relationship Management(CRM)?
·Question on 7p of Marketing?
·Question on Gateway?
·Question on Cross Selling?
·Surname is filed in Text field.
·Question on Ocean Strategy?
·Question on Data mining?
·Question on IP address?
·Questions on Information System?
·Question on Microsoft Power Presentation?
1.SME : Small and Medium Enterprises.
2.NBFC : Non Banking and Financial Company.
3.Who won the Davis cup : Spain.
4.SDR is a reserve asset of : IMF.
5.Foreign exchanges are done in : US Dollars.
6.Home loans are given to : Individuals.
7.SME loans are given to : ALL Small Scale Industries(SSI)
8.Chairman of 13thFinance Commission : Vijay kelkar.
9.Who has directed to stock exchanges : SEBI.
10.India has how many WPI, CPI : 4 CPI and one WPI.
11.CNN IBN Indian of the year 2009 : A R Rehman.
12.Which of the following is a NBFC : Reliance Capital.
13.To which country EU has decided to giveBailout : Greece.
14.48,000 crore are allocated to which scheme : Bharat Nirman.
15.Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino of which country : Gibraltar.
16.Small cars are famous in which country other than India : Thailand.
17.Joint winner of C K Nayudu Trophy 2009 : Tamilnadu and Gujarat.
18.Which minister actively participated in 3G Spectrum : Ministry of Communication and Information technology.
19.US North Korea relation is worry due to Nuclear programme of North Korea.
20.Recently government has decided to divest 20% in Hindustan: what it actually means? Sell 20% of stake in Hindustan
21.SEBI made mandatory for `Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) to put in 100 per cent of the application money towards subscription of shares, previously it was 10%.
22.China Yuan Policy - ?
23.Capital account convertibility is helpful for - ?
24.Question on Summit - ?
25.16,500 crores are infused in Psb, question on Union budget.?
Computer and Marketing
Question on Database Management Administrator(Dba)?
·In Client/Server, what client performs?
·Question on Intranet?
·Question on Customer Relationship Management(CRM)?
·Question on 7p of Marketing?
·Question on Gateway?
·Question on Cross Selling?
·Surname is filed in Text field.
·Question on Ocean Strategy?
·Question on Data mining?
·Question on IP address?
·Questions on Information System?
·Question on Microsoft Power Presentation?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
*Battle of Chausa was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun
*India's 1st Uranium plant is located at Jaduguda in Orissa.
*Karnataka:Land of sandalwood.
*Ms Julia Gillard was sorn as Australia's 1st woman PM
*Juan Manuel Santos was sorn as President of Colombia.
*Worlds longest trans-oceanic bridge is Hangzhou Bay Bridge(China)
*The Port Blair Port becomes the 13th major port of the country.
*India's 1st Uranium plant is located at Jaduguda in Orissa.
*Karnataka:Land of sandalwood.
*Ms Julia Gillard was sorn as Australia's 1st woman PM
*Juan Manuel Santos was sorn as President of Colombia.
*Worlds longest trans-oceanic bridge is Hangzhou Bay Bridge(China)
*The Port Blair Port becomes the 13th major port of the country.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sports Update
FIFA World Cup 2010:
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup that took lace in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The 2010 finalsmarked the first time a European nation had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as the first time that two different European teams had become world champions in succession.
Spain got their first ever FIFA world cup.
The 19 tournaments that have been contested have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.
Titles by team so far:
Brazil 5(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Italy 4(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
Germany 3(1954, 1974, 1990)
Argentina 2(1978, 1986)
Uruguay 2(1930, 1950)
France 1(1998)
England 1(1966)
Spain 1(2010)
Final Positions of 2010 FIFA World Cup:
Champions: Spain
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Uruguay
Awards:
Golden Ball Winner(best player): Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Golden Boot Winner(top goal scorer) & Best Young Player(best player under 21 years): Thomas Mueller(Germany)
Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper): Iker Casillas(Spain)
FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain
Wimbledon Championship 2010:
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place in Wimbledon, London, UK.
Rafael Nadal won his second Wimbledon title against Tomas Berdych and his 8th Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams won the ladies tennis Wimbledon 2010 final against the Russian Vera Zvonareva and notched up her fourth Wimbledon win together with her 13th Grand Slam title.
India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US to win the Wimbledonmixed doubles title. With this victory, Paes surpassed his one-time doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi in winning the most Grand Slam titles for India. Paes now has six doubles and six mixed-doubles titles. Bhupathi has 11 Grand Slam titles -- four doubles and seven mixed doubles titles.
List of 2010 winners:
S.no
Winners
Runners
1.
Men's Single
Rafael Nadal(ESP)
Tomas Berdych(CZE)
2.
Women's Single
Serena Williams(USA)
Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
3.
Mixed Doubles
Leander Paes (IND) /
Cara Black (ZIM)
Wesley Moodie(RSA) /
Lisa Raymond(USA)
4.
Men's Doubles
Jurgen Melzer(AUT) /
Philipp Petzschner(GER)
Robert Lindstedt(SWE)/
Horia Tecau(ROU)
5.
Women's Doubles
Vania King(USA) /
Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ)
Elena Vesnina(RUS)/
Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup that took lace in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The 2010 finalsmarked the first time a European nation had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as the first time that two different European teams had become world champions in succession.
Spain got their first ever FIFA world cup.
The 19 tournaments that have been contested have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.
Titles by team so far:
Brazil 5(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Italy 4(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
Germany 3(1954, 1974, 1990)
Argentina 2(1978, 1986)
Uruguay 2(1930, 1950)
France 1(1998)
England 1(1966)
Spain 1(2010)
Final Positions of 2010 FIFA World Cup:
Champions: Spain
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Uruguay
Awards:
Golden Ball Winner(best player): Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Golden Boot Winner(top goal scorer) & Best Young Player(best player under 21 years): Thomas Mueller(Germany)
Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper): Iker Casillas(Spain)
FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain
Wimbledon Championship 2010:
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place in Wimbledon, London, UK.
Rafael Nadal won his second Wimbledon title against Tomas Berdych and his 8th Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams won the ladies tennis Wimbledon 2010 final against the Russian Vera Zvonareva and notched up her fourth Wimbledon win together with her 13th Grand Slam title.
India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US to win the Wimbledonmixed doubles title. With this victory, Paes surpassed his one-time doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi in winning the most Grand Slam titles for India. Paes now has six doubles and six mixed-doubles titles. Bhupathi has 11 Grand Slam titles -- four doubles and seven mixed doubles titles.
List of 2010 winners:
S.no
Winners
Runners
1.
Men's Single
Rafael Nadal(ESP)
Tomas Berdych(CZE)
2.
Women's Single
Serena Williams(USA)
Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
3.
Mixed Doubles
Leander Paes (IND) /
Cara Black (ZIM)
Wesley Moodie(RSA) /
Lisa Raymond(USA)
4.
Men's Doubles
Jurgen Melzer(AUT) /
Philipp Petzschner(GER)
Robert Lindstedt(SWE)/
Horia Tecau(ROU)
5.
Women's Doubles
Vania King(USA) /
Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ)
Elena Vesnina(RUS)/
Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
*FIFA:International Federation of Association Football.
Motto: For the Game. For the World.
Formation: 21 May 1904 .
Headquarter: Zurich,Switzerland
Membership:208 national associations
Official languagesEnglish,French,German,Spanish
President:Sepp Blatter
*Mascot of FIFA world cup 2010: Zakumi
*Omar al-Bashir,the only world leader facing an International arrest warrant was sorn in as President os Sudan.
*India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft from USA.
*India has played the most number of One day International matches.
*CM of J & Kashmir : Omar Abdullah.
*UNO chief : Ban Ki Moon
*Indian Chander Prakash has been appointed Force Commander for Congo.
*Sunita Williams to travel to Space again in 2012
*China becomes the top exporter of sex toys.
*China renews google's web page licence.
*India to surpass China in Population by 2050.
*Spain won the World Cup Football for the 1st time defeating Netherland.
Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal.
*PSLV-C15 launched from Sriharikota.
Motto: For the Game. For the World.
Formation: 21 May 1904 .
Headquarter: Zurich,Switzerland
Membership:208 national associations
Official languagesEnglish,French,German,Spanish
President:Sepp Blatter
*Mascot of FIFA world cup 2010: Zakumi
*Omar al-Bashir,the only world leader facing an International arrest warrant was sorn in as President os Sudan.
*India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft from USA.
*India has played the most number of One day International matches.
*CM of J & Kashmir : Omar Abdullah.
*UNO chief : Ban Ki Moon
*Indian Chander Prakash has been appointed Force Commander for Congo.
*Sunita Williams to travel to Space again in 2012
*China becomes the top exporter of sex toys.
*China renews google's web page licence.
*India to surpass China in Population by 2050.
*Spain won the World Cup Football for the 1st time defeating Netherland.
Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal.
*PSLV-C15 launched from Sriharikota.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
New Chairman of IBA
MUMBAI: State Bank of India Chairman O. P. Bhatt has been elected the new Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for 2010-11.
Mr. Bhatt will take charge from M. V. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank.
Deputy chairmen
HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri, Bank of Baroda Chairman and Managing Director M. D. Mallya and Canara Bank Chairman andManaging Director A. C. Mahajan were elected deputy chairmen.
Yes Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rana Kapoor has been elected Honorary Secretary of the association. The association elected its office bearers after the conclusion of its annual general meeting held on Tuesday.
Mr. Bhatt will take charge from M. V. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank.
Deputy chairmen
HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri, Bank of Baroda Chairman and Managing Director M. D. Mallya and Canara Bank Chairman andManaging Director A. C. Mahajan were elected deputy chairmen.
Yes Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rana Kapoor has been elected Honorary Secretary of the association. The association elected its office bearers after the conclusion of its annual general meeting held on Tuesday.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
1.Omar al-Bashir, the only world leader facing an international arrest warrant, was sworn in as _______________?
President of Sudan
2.From which country India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a deal worth $5.8 billion?
US
3.Which of the following country has played the most number of One-day International (ODI) matches?
India
4.Which of the following ministry has announced a financial assistance of Rs 95 lakh for about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial year?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
5.Who won the 2010 Abel Prize(often been described as the "mathematician's Nobel" prize) presented annually by the King of Norway for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers?
John Tate
6.Which Country is planning to work with Rajasthan in cooperation with the local authorities on issues like water quality and agriculture?
Israel
7.Who has been appointed as the next head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
Christiana Figueres
8.Fiscal deficit pegged at ____ percent of GDP during 2009-10?
6.6%
9.According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010, which of the following city placed best among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank?
Bangalore
10.Who has been sworn in as President of Germany?
Christian Wulff
11.Which of the following state has come under President rule recently?
Jharkhand
12.Who is the Chairman of the committee formed by RBI to review the services rendered to retail and small customers by banks and their Ombudsman scheme for addressing grievances?
M Damodaran
13.Which state will host the International Literature festival?
Kerala
14.Which Country is the Worlds largest consumer of oil?
US
15.Who is the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
O P Bhatt
16.Mahinda Rajapaksa visited India and signed seven pacts to boost bilateral cooperation across a range of areas, including security, power, railways and cultural exchange. He was the _________?
President of Srilanka
17.Who is the author of the book Grandmothers Tale
R K Narayan
18.Which state will provide free Education and books to students of classes I-VII in government schools?
Rajasthan
19.Which of the following is the Worlds biggest bank in terms of market capital and brand value, compiled by brand directory?
HSBC
20 .57th National Boxing Championship started at New Delhi.
President of Sudan
2.From which country India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a deal worth $5.8 billion?
US
3.Which of the following country has played the most number of One-day International (ODI) matches?
India
4.Which of the following ministry has announced a financial assistance of Rs 95 lakh for about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial year?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
5.Who won the 2010 Abel Prize(often been described as the "mathematician's Nobel" prize) presented annually by the King of Norway for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers?
John Tate
6.Which Country is planning to work with Rajasthan in cooperation with the local authorities on issues like water quality and agriculture?
Israel
7.Who has been appointed as the next head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
Christiana Figueres
8.Fiscal deficit pegged at ____ percent of GDP during 2009-10?
6.6%
9.According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010, which of the following city placed best among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank?
Bangalore
10.Who has been sworn in as President of Germany?
Christian Wulff
11.Which of the following state has come under President rule recently?
Jharkhand
12.Who is the Chairman of the committee formed by RBI to review the services rendered to retail and small customers by banks and their Ombudsman scheme for addressing grievances?
M Damodaran
13.Which state will host the International Literature festival?
Kerala
14.Which Country is the Worlds largest consumer of oil?
US
15.Who is the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
O P Bhatt
16.Mahinda Rajapaksa visited India and signed seven pacts to boost bilateral cooperation across a range of areas, including security, power, railways and cultural exchange. He was the _________?
President of Srilanka
17.Who is the author of the book Grandmothers Tale
R K Narayan
18.Which state will provide free Education and books to students of classes I-VII in government schools?
Rajasthan
19.Which of the following is the Worlds biggest bank in terms of market capital and brand value, compiled by brand directory?
HSBC
20 .57th National Boxing Championship started at New Delhi.
*57th National Boxing Championship started at New Delhi.
*Canada is the largest producer of Uranium.
*As of June 28,2010,India has a Civil Nuclear Deal with 8 countries.
*IMF lifts India growth forecast to 9.4% in 2010
*Dandi to be declared eco-sensitive zone.
*Astra(air to air) test fired for second consecutive day.
*India-Malaysia trade pact to be ready by september.
*Murlitharan retired from Int Test Cricket.
*Bronislaw Komorowski becomes the Polish president after the death of Lech Kaczynski.
*In tennis,Rafel Nadal of Spain and Serena Williams of USA win the single title at the Wimbledon Championships.
*Canada is the largest producer of Uranium.
*As of June 28,2010,India has a Civil Nuclear Deal with 8 countries.
*IMF lifts India growth forecast to 9.4% in 2010
*Dandi to be declared eco-sensitive zone.
*Astra(air to air) test fired for second consecutive day.
*India-Malaysia trade pact to be ready by september.
*Murlitharan retired from Int Test Cricket.
*Bronislaw Komorowski becomes the Polish president after the death of Lech Kaczynski.
*In tennis,Rafel Nadal of Spain and Serena Williams of USA win the single title at the Wimbledon Championships.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Canara Bank PO GK solved Paper
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Canara Bank PO GK Paper - 2010
1.Repo rate 5.25%.(Very Recently Rbi(July 2nd) has increased the base rates by 25 basis points(i.e Repo rate & Reverse repo rate).Now its is 5.5% and 4% respectively.., but the question paper is prepared before a month so the answer would be 5.25%.)
2.Food Inflation in 2009-10 17%.
3.South Africa Currency Rand.(Countries, Currencies, President's/PM's)
4.GDP Gross Domestic Product.(Financial& Banking Acronyms)
5.2012 Olympics will be held in London.
6.Earth Day is observes on April 22nd.(Important Days)
7.NBFC Non banking finance company.
8.India - Palestine Wets Asia conflict.
9.Bear and Bulls related to Stock Market.
10.Special Drawing Rights issued by IMF.
11.Term used in Hockey Penalty Corner.
12.Economic Survey is done for the year - 2009-10.
13.Which country facing Crisis in Europe Greece.
14.Women Reservation in state assemblies 33%.
15.Base rate will be implemented from July 2010.
16.Scheme related to Rural Health Scheme NHRM.
17.Who is not related to famous author M F Hussain.
18.India Bangladesh power plant in which city Khulna.
19.WADI in West Bengal - tribal development programme.
20.Chairman of 13thfinance commission Vijay Kelkar.
21.Player associated with women cricket Mithali Raj.
22.India and Saudi Arabia signed pacts in Energy Sector.
23.Which country is not playing International cricket China.
24.First woman president of Costa Rica - Laura Chinchilla.
25.Government has granted 1,200 crore to Bundelkhand region.
26.Viktor Yanukovych has been elected as President of Ukraine.
27.Banking services to rural people termed as - Financial Inclusion.
28.To which country India has given 1billion US dollars Bangladesh.
29.Teams played in IPL final Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians.
30.Which of the following is not related to banking and finance Cell fusion.
31.Which country has reservation in parliament for women like India France.
32.Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in parliament Pranab Mukherjee
33.Recently which country celebrated Rabindranath Tagore birthday China.
34.Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature - Arjuna Awards.
35.Which country objected the meeting between Dalai Lama and Barack Obama China.
36.Which of the following told government must cut its fiscal deficit to 3% - 13thFinance Commission.
37.Ela Bhatt chosen for Niwano Peace Prize, she is from which Organisation SEWA.
38.Which of the following is a book written by R K Narayan The World of Nagaraj.
39.Who won the best male actor in 55thFilm fare awards Amitabh bachchan.
40.The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company is known as balance sheet.
41.Which of the following cup is not related to Cricket Scindia Gold cup.
42.Question on Right to Education.
43.Question on Union budget 2010-11.
Canara Bank PO GK Paper - 2010
1.Repo rate 5.25%.(Very Recently Rbi(July 2nd) has increased the base rates by 25 basis points(i.e Repo rate & Reverse repo rate).Now its is 5.5% and 4% respectively.., but the question paper is prepared before a month so the answer would be 5.25%.)
2.Food Inflation in 2009-10 17%.
3.South Africa Currency Rand.(Countries, Currencies, President's/PM's)
4.GDP Gross Domestic Product.(Financial& Banking Acronyms)
5.2012 Olympics will be held in London.
6.Earth Day is observes on April 22nd.(Important Days)
7.NBFC Non banking finance company.
8.India - Palestine Wets Asia conflict.
9.Bear and Bulls related to Stock Market.
10.Special Drawing Rights issued by IMF.
11.Term used in Hockey Penalty Corner.
12.Economic Survey is done for the year - 2009-10.
13.Which country facing Crisis in Europe Greece.
14.Women Reservation in state assemblies 33%.
15.Base rate will be implemented from July 2010.
16.Scheme related to Rural Health Scheme NHRM.
17.Who is not related to famous author M F Hussain.
18.India Bangladesh power plant in which city Khulna.
19.WADI in West Bengal - tribal development programme.
20.Chairman of 13thfinance commission Vijay Kelkar.
21.Player associated with women cricket Mithali Raj.
22.India and Saudi Arabia signed pacts in Energy Sector.
23.Which country is not playing International cricket China.
24.First woman president of Costa Rica - Laura Chinchilla.
25.Government has granted 1,200 crore to Bundelkhand region.
26.Viktor Yanukovych has been elected as President of Ukraine.
27.Banking services to rural people termed as - Financial Inclusion.
28.To which country India has given 1billion US dollars Bangladesh.
29.Teams played in IPL final Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians.
30.Which of the following is not related to banking and finance Cell fusion.
31.Which country has reservation in parliament for women like India France.
32.Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in parliament Pranab Mukherjee
33.Recently which country celebrated Rabindranath Tagore birthday China.
34.Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature - Arjuna Awards.
35.Which country objected the meeting between Dalai Lama and Barack Obama China.
36.Which of the following told government must cut its fiscal deficit to 3% - 13thFinance Commission.
37.Ela Bhatt chosen for Niwano Peace Prize, she is from which Organisation SEWA.
38.Which of the following is a book written by R K Narayan The World of Nagaraj.
39.Who won the best male actor in 55thFilm fare awards Amitabh bachchan.
40.The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company is known as balance sheet.
41.Which of the following cup is not related to Cricket Scindia Gold cup.
42.Question on Right to Education.
43.Question on Union budget 2010-11.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
*Rafel Nadal wins Wimbledon men's final
*Banks fix base lending rate between 7-8%
*SBI brings green banking to the counter
*Vijaya Banks applies for Tier-1 capital
*PNB opens 1st bio-metric ATM in Ernakulam.
*IRDA was established on the recommendation of RN Malhotra Committee.
*National Stock Exchange was started in 1994.
*First development bank established in India:IFCI
*IMF : Britton Woods Conference
*The National Commission for women was set up in 1990
*Choice of Techniques : Amartya Sen
*Imperial bank of India was nationalised in 1955
*In which year Govt. Of India introduced export and import policy(Exim Policy) for the first time :1985
*The study about cancer : Oncology
*The first official census conducted in India on 1881
*The first summit of NAM : Belgrade
*The first women chief election commissioner of India : VS Ramadevi
*Japan is the leading producer of the motor bikes in the world.
*Knot is used for measuring Speed of Ship
*Name the other country,other than India celebrates Independence Day on 15th August : South Korea
*The University Grants Commission was set up in 1953
*The only number that is the perimeter and area of the same square : 16
*India's biggest Nuclear Power Station : Tarapur
*The headquarter of the ICC : Dubai
*Banks fix base lending rate between 7-8%
*SBI brings green banking to the counter
*Vijaya Banks applies for Tier-1 capital
*PNB opens 1st bio-metric ATM in Ernakulam.
*IRDA was established on the recommendation of RN Malhotra Committee.
*National Stock Exchange was started in 1994.
*First development bank established in India:IFCI
*IMF : Britton Woods Conference
*The National Commission for women was set up in 1990
*Choice of Techniques : Amartya Sen
*Imperial bank of India was nationalised in 1955
*In which year Govt. Of India introduced export and import policy(Exim Policy) for the first time :1985
*The study about cancer : Oncology
*The first official census conducted in India on 1881
*The first summit of NAM : Belgrade
*The first women chief election commissioner of India : VS Ramadevi
*Japan is the leading producer of the motor bikes in the world.
*Knot is used for measuring Speed of Ship
*Name the other country,other than India celebrates Independence Day on 15th August : South Korea
*The University Grants Commission was set up in 1953
*The only number that is the perimeter and area of the same square : 16
*India's biggest Nuclear Power Station : Tarapur
*The headquarter of the ICC : Dubai
Sunday, July 4, 2010
News Update
*Serena thrashes Zvonareva;wins 4th Wimbledon title.
*The Terminal 3(T3) of Indira Gandhi International Airport inaugurated by PM in Delhi.
*Chennai hosted the 15th Asian Squash Championship 2010 .
*South Korea won the 2010 Uber Cup(World Team Badminton Championships for women)
*Courts and their Judgements' written by Arun Shourie
*NFS : National Financial Switch
*FIFA world cup theme song was sung by Shakira
*Jabulani is the official name of the ball used in FIFA world Cup 2010
*The year 2010 is declared as Year of Biodiversity by UNO
*The Terminal 3(T3) of Indira Gandhi International Airport inaugurated by PM in Delhi.
*Chennai hosted the 15th Asian Squash Championship 2010 .
*South Korea won the 2010 Uber Cup(World Team Badminton Championships for women)
*Courts and their Judgements' written by Arun Shourie
*NFS : National Financial Switch
*FIFA world cup theme song was sung by Shakira
*Jabulani is the official name of the ball used in FIFA world Cup 2010
*The year 2010 is declared as Year of Biodiversity by UNO
Saturday, July 3, 2010
3rd July News Update
*Former Olympic champion Pal Schmitt elected president of Hungary.
*Finland becomes the 1st country in the world to make Internet a legal human right.
*Christian Wulff elected Germany's new president.
*Pakistan will no host Cricket till 2015.
*2nd league of Twenty20 will be held in South Africa.
*Chairman of SAARC : Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley
*Amethi becomes the 72nd District of UP.
*Current Repo Rate : 5.50%
Current Reverse Repo Rate : 4.00%
*Finland becomes the 1st country in the world to make Internet a legal human right.
*Christian Wulff elected Germany's new president.
*Pakistan will no host Cricket till 2015.
*2nd league of Twenty20 will be held in South Africa.
*Chairman of SAARC : Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley
*Amethi becomes the 72nd District of UP.
*Current Repo Rate : 5.50%
Current Reverse Repo Rate : 4.00%
Thursday, July 1, 2010
1st July 2010 News Update:
*Today is SBI foundation Day
*IFSC :It stands for Indian Financial System Code.It is 11 digit alphanumeric code issued by RBI along with MICR no.This is the unique identification number of every bank or branches.
*Former BCCI President Sharad Pawar took over as the ICC president succeding English David Morgan.
He is the second Indian after Jagmohan Dalmiya to become the ICC president.
*Romania floods kill 21.
*Veena artiste and musicologist Vidya Shankar expired on 29June,2010 in Chennai.
*IFSC :It stands for Indian Financial System Code.It is 11 digit alphanumeric code issued by RBI along with MICR no.This is the unique identification number of every bank or branches.
*Former BCCI President Sharad Pawar took over as the ICC president succeding English David Morgan.
He is the second Indian after Jagmohan Dalmiya to become the ICC president.
*Romania floods kill 21.
*Veena artiste and musicologist Vidya Shankar expired on 29June,2010 in Chennai.
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