Complete Winners List French Open Tennis 2016 - PDF Download

Hi Aspirants.. Here is the Winners list of French Open 2016. Questions are surely expected from this tournament for upcoming exams and also for various Quiz competitions. You can download this as PDF from link below. 

The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition and the second Grand Slam event of the year 2016. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam (all four major tournaments), the eighth man to do so in singles and only the fifth career Grand Slam since the start of the Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). Djokovic also achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam, where he is the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once. The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

Gist of French Open 2016

When Played: 22 May to 5 June, 2016

Edition: 115th

Prize money: €32,017,500

Surface: Clay

Where Played: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Andy Murray (UK)

Winner- Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women's Singles

Final between: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) vs Serena Williams (USA)

Winner: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain)

Men's Doubles

Final between: Feliciano López (Spain) & Marc López(Spain) Vs Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA)

Winners: Feliciano López (Spain) & Marc López(Spain)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:  Caroline Garcia(France) & Kristina Mladenovic(France) Vs Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina (Russia)

Winners: Caroline Garcia(France) & Kristina Mladenovic(France)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Martina Hingis (Switzerland) &  Leander Paes(India) Vs  Sania Mirza(India) & Ivan Dodig (Croatia)

Winners:  Martina Hingis (Switzerland) &  Leander Paes(India)

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Kerala Ministers and their Portfolios (2016) - Complete List PDF

Hi Aspirants, the new LDF-led ministry headed by Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan as Chief Minister assumed power on 25th May 2016. The Hon'ble Governor of Kerala Shri. Justice P. Sathasivam administered the oath of office and secrecy to minister-designates at the swearing-in ceremony held at Central Stadium Thiruvananthapuram.

Check the complete list of ministers from below
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Minister	Portfolios
Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan  Chief Minister	General Administration All India Services, Planning and Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, Scientific Institutes, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Election, Integration, Sainik Welfare, Distress Relief, State Hospitality, Airports, Metro Rail, Inter State River Waters, Information and Public Relations, Non-Resident Keralites Affairs, Home, Vigilance, Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, Printing and Stationery, Youth Affairs  and subjects not mentioned elsewhere.
Shri. Prof. C. Ravindranath	General Education, Collegiate Education, Technical Education Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries and Medical University) Entrance Examinations Literacy Movement National Cadet Corps
Shri. A. K. Balan	Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes  and Backward Classes, Law Culture, Parliamentary Affairs, KSFDC
Shri. Kadakampally Surendran	Electricity & Devaswoms
Shri. T. P. Ramakrishnan	Labour,  Employment and Training, Rehabilitation, Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service, Industrial Tribunals, Excise, Labour Courts.
Smt. J. Mercykutty Amma	Fisheries, Harbour Engineering, Cashew Industry, Fisheries University
Shri. E. P. Jayarajan	Industries (including Industrial Co-operatives) Commerce, Mining and Geology, Khadi and Village Industries Sports
Shri. G. Sudhakaran	Public Works, Registration, Post and Telegraphs, Railways
Smt. K. K. Shylaja	Health, Family Welfare, Medical Education, Indigenous Medicine, Medical University, Drugs Control, Pollution Control, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Social Justice
Shri. A. C. Moideen	Co-operation & Tourism
Shri. Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac	Finance, National Savings, Stores Purchase, Commercial Taxex,, Agricultural Income Tax, Treasuries Lotteries, State Audit, Kerala Financial Corporation, KSFE, State Insurance Stamps And Stamp Duties, Coir
Shri. K. T. Jaleel	Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations, Rural Development Town planning, Regional Development Authorities, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Welfare of Minorities Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage
Shri. E. Chandrasekharan	Land Revenue, Survey and Land Records, Land Reforms, Housing
Shri. V. S. Sunil Kumar	Agriculture, Soil Survey & soil Conservation, Agricultural university Warehousing Corporation, Veterinary university
Shri. P. Thilothaman	Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology
Shri. Adv. K. Raju	Forests, Wildlife Protection Animal husbandry, Dairy Development, Milk- Co-operatives Zoos
Shri. Adv. Mathew T. Thomas	Irrigation, CADA, Ground Water Development, Water Supply and Sanitation, Inland Navigation (Construction of Waterways), Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation
Sri. A. K. Saseendran	Road Transport, Motor Vehicles Water Transport
Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally	Ports, Museums, Archaeology

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Mamata Banerjee sworn-in as West Bengal Chief Minister

Hi Aspirants, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as the chief minister of West Bengal for second successive five-year term on 27 May 2016. 

Here are the Important Points you should know

1. Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi administered her oath of office and secrecy.

2. This is for the first time that a chief minister will take oath on Red Road.

3. Banerjee, the state’s eighth chief minister and the first woman to occupy the post, took her oath in Bengali.

4. The 42-member ministry, of them 18 are new faces, has seven ministers from the minority community.

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Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan, the 72-year-old CPM leader, took oath as the 12th chief minister of Kerala along with 18 ministers at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 25 May 2016. 

Note these Important Points

1. Pinarayi Vijayan was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Justice (Retd) P. Sathasivam.

2. A CPM politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan is the 22nd chief minister of Kerala.

3. Departing from tradition, this was the second time that the swearing in ceremony was held outside the Raj Bhavan complex - the official residence of the Kerala Governor.

4. Pinarayi Vijayan served as the minister in Kerala government between 1996 to 1998.

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Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as Assam Chief Minister

Hi Aspirants, Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam on 24 May 2016.

Note these Important Points 

1. Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam on 24 May 2016.

2. Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new CM at Khanapara in Guwahati.

3. Sonowal was sworn in as the chief minister of the first ever BJP government in northeast, replacing the 15-year-old Congress government led by Tarun Gogoi.

4. It was the first time after 1985, when a Chief Minister took his oath in an open field.

5. Sarbanand Sonowal was at present Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs in Modi government.

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Man Booker Prize 2016 Winner - South Korean author Han Kang

Hi Aspirants, much awaited Man Booker Prize 2016 winner has been announced and it goes to South Korean author Han Kang. Check the details from below. 

1. South Korean author Han Kang has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian' which deals with a woman's rejection of human brutality and giving up of eating meat.

2. Kang, 45, beat writers including Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and international bestseller Elena Ferrante to win the 50,000-pound award which she shared with her novel's translator Deborah Smith.

3. Published by Portobello Books, 'The Vegetarian' was selected unanimously among 155 books by a panel of five judges chaired by noted critic and editor Boyd Tonkin who described Kang's work as "lyrical and lacerating".

4. The Vegetarian' is her first novel to be translated into English by 28-year-old Deborah Smith who started learning Korean only at the age of 21.

5. The Vegetarian is a three-part novel that follows the story of Yeong-hye, a dutiful Korean wife who, spurred on by a dream, decides one day to become a vegetarian, something that is extremely uncommon in South Korean society. 
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Latest Who is Who - May 2016 - Free PDF Download

Hi Aspirants, here is the latest Important Personalities in India holding various Posts as of May 2016. This will be very useful for all upcoming competitive exams in India. You can also download this as Pocket PDF for ready reference from the below link. 

1. President of India- Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee

2. Prime Minster of India- Narendra Modi

3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India: Justice T. S. Thakur

4. Chairman of NITI Aayog: Narendra Modi

5. Vice chairman of NITI Aayog: Arvind Panagariya

6. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: Shekhar Sen

7. President of Sahitya Academy: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

8. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): Shashi Kant Sharma

9. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): K V Chowdary

10. Chairman of the Election Commission /Chief Election Commissioner: Dr. Nasim Zaidi

11. Attorney General of India: Mukul Rohatgi

12. Solicitor General of India : Ranjit Kumar

13. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Raghuram Rajan

14. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Sumitra Mahajan

15. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: M Thambidurai

16. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari

17. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: P.J. Kurien

18. Law minister to the Government of India : D. V. Sadananda Gowda

19. Chief of the Army Staff: General Dalbir Singh Suhag

20. Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

21. Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Robin K. Dhowan

22. Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI): U. K. Sinha

23. Central Information Commissioner (CIC): Radhakrishna Mathur

24. Chairperson of Prasar Bharti of India: Dr A Surya Prakash

25. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Shri Jawhar Sircar

26. Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII): Sumit Mazumder

27. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  Chandrajeet Banerjee

28. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI): Harshavardhan Neotia

29. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): R Chandrasekhar

30. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): C P Gurnani

31. Chairman of National School of Drama: Ratan Thiyam

32. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Dr. Girish Sahni

33. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Dr. Ravinder Kaur

34. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC): S.K. Roy

35. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): Mrs Alice G Vaidyan

36. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA):  T S Vijayan

37. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

38. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): Vipul Ved Prakash

39. Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): Mahendra Mohan Gupta

40. Chairman of the State Bank of India:  Arundhati Bhattacharya

41. Secretary General of Lok Sabha:  Anoop Mishra

42. Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: Shumsher K Sheriff

43. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Mukesh Khanna

44. Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: Ramesh Sippy

45. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Deepak Gupta

46. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Ram Sewak Sharma

47. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: Pradeep Kumar Sinha

48. President of ASSOCHAM: Mr Rana Kapoor

49. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Air Marshal P.P. Reddy

50. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Anil Sinha

51. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): A.S.Kiran Kumar

52. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): T. Nanda Kumar

53. President of Indian National Congress: Smt. Sonia Gandhi

54. President of Bharatiya Janata Party : Amit Shah

55. General Secretary of CPI(M): Sitaram Yechury

56. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission: Sekhar Basu

57. Foreign Secretary of India: S. Jaishankar

58. National Security Adviser of India: Ajit Doval

59. Director General of CRPF:     K Durga Prasad

60. Present two Election Commissioner's: Sh. A K Joti and Sh. Om Prakash Rawat
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National Film Awards 2016 Complete List of Winners PDF Download

* The 63rd National Film Awards 2015 were announced on 28 March 2016 by the Chairpersons of the three juries on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema.

* Baahubali has won the Best Film award at 63rd National Film Award. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Piku’while Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for her role in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns

* The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shri Ramesh Sippy, a popular director & producer in Hindi cinema.

* The Central panel comprised of 11 members including Chairman. The Non Feature jury was headed by Shri Vinod Ganatra and comprised of 7 members including the Chairman. The jury on Best Writing on Cinema was headed by Ms. Advaita Kala and comprised of 3 members including the Chairperson. 

Here is the complete list of winners: You can download the PDF from below link. 

1. Best Feature Film - Baahubali

2. Indira Gandhi award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Neeraj Ghaywan, Masaan

3. Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment - Bajrangi Bhaijaan

4. Best Film on Social Issues - Niranayakam

5. Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal

6. Best Children's Film - Duronto

7. Best Direction - Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Bajirao Mastani’

8. Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan, Piku

9. Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut, Tanu Weds Manu Returns

10. Best Supporting Actor - Samuthirakani for  Visaaranai

11. Best Supporting Actress - Tanvi Azmi, Bajirao Mastani

12. Best Child Artist - Gaurav Menon, Ben

13. Best Male Playback Singer - Mahesh Kale for Katyar Kalijat Ghusli

14. Best Female Playback Singer - Monali Thakur, Moh Moh Ke Dhage

15. Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chaterjee for Bajirao Mastani

16. Best Screenplay- 

i. Screenplay Writer (Original): Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku and Himanshu Sharma for Tanu Weds Manu Returns

ii. Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : Vishal Bhardwaj For Talvar

iii. Dialogues : Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku and Himanshu Sharma For Tanu Weds Manu Returns

17. Best Audiography:

i. Location Sound Recordist: Sanjay Kurian For Talwar

ii. Sound Designer: Biswadeep Chatterjee For Bajirao Mastani

iii.  Re-recordist of the final mixed track: Justin Gose For Bajirao Mastani

18. Best Editing - Late Kishore TE for Visaaranai

19. Best production Design - Shriram Iyengar, Saloni Dhatrak And Sujeet Sawant for Bajirao Mastani

20. Best Costume Designer -Payal Saluja For Nanak Shah Fakir

21. Best Make-Up Artist - Preetisheel G Singh And Clover Wootton for Nanak Shah Fakir

22. Best Music Direction -

a) Songs: M Jayachandran for the song Kaathirun Nu Kaathirunnu from Ennu Ninte Moideen

b) Background Score:  Ilaiyaraaja for Thaarai Thappattai

23. Best Lyrics - Varun Grover For The Song Moh Moh Ke Dhage From Dum Laga Ke Haisa

24. Special Jury Award -

1. Kalki Kochlin for Margarita With Straw

25. Best Choreography - Remo D'Souza for the song Deewani Mastani from Bajirao Mastani

26. Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration - Nanak Shah Fakir

27. Best Special Effect - V Srinivas Mohan for Baahubali

26. Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution-

* Best Assamese Film : Kothanodi

* Best Bengali Film: Shankhachil           

* Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha

* Best Kannada Film: Thithi

* Best Konkani Film: Enemy

* Best Malayalam Film: Pathemari

* Best Marathi Film: Ringan

* Best Odiya Film: Pahada Ra Luha

* Best Punjabi Film: Chauthi Koot        

* Best Tamil Film: Visaaranai

* Best Telugu Film: Kanche

* Best Sanskrit Film: Priyamanasam

* Best Maithili Film: Mithila Makhaan

* Best Mizo Film: Kima's Lode Beyond The Class

* Best Manipuri Film: Eibusu Yaohanbiyu

27. Best Feature Film in Language other than specified in VIII Constitution -

* Best Wancho Film - The Head Hunter

* Best Haryanvi Film: Satrangi

* Best Khasi Film - Onaatah

* Best Bodo Film - Dau Huduni Methai

28. Special Mention

a) Rinku Rajguru for Sairat

b) Jayasurya for Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam & Lukka Chuppi

c) Ritika Singh for Irudhi Suttru

29. Awards for Writing on Cinema

Best Film Critic: Meghachandra Kongbam

Best Book On Cinema: Dr Rajakumar Samagra Charithre by Doddahulluru Rukkoji

Best Book on Cinema - Special Mention : Forgotten Masters of Hindi Cinema by Satish Chopra

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Angelique Kerber won Australian Open Women's singles title 2016

* Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on 30 January 2016.

*  Serena had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall.

* The seventh seeded Kerber, however, was not overawed by the occasion of her first grand slam final, breaking twice in the first set as Williams made 23 unforced errors.

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Complete List of Padma Award Winners 2016 - PDF Download

Hi Aspirants...On the eve of Republic Day, the government announced the list of recipients of this year’s Padma awards 2016. The awardees include Bollywood actors, media personalities, former politicians, public officials and sportspersons who have made the country proud.

* Actor Rajinikanth, media baron Ramoji Rao, former J-K governor Jagmohan and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award bestowed by India. It will also be awarded posthumously to Dhirubhai Ambani, who founded Reliance Industries.

* This year, the Padma Bhushan will go to former CAG Vinod Rai, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and singer Udit Narayan. It will also go to former US Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill, sportspersons Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza, and Indu Jain of Bennett, Coleman & Co. 

* Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, actors Ajay Devgn and Priyanka Chopra are on the list of Padma Shri awardees, along with director SS Rajamouli (of Bahubali fame) and Bhojpuri singer Malini Awasthi.

* Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

* These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees.  19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and 4 Posthumous awardees.

Here is the list of Padma Vibhushan Award Winners 2015. The complete list of Padma Awards 2015 (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri) can be viewed/downloaded from the PDF link below.

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PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl. No	Name	Field	State
1.	Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi	Art- Classical dance	Delhi
2.	Shri Rajinikanth	Art-Cinema	Tamil Nadu
3.	Smt. Girija Devi	Art-Classical Vocal	West Bengal
4.	Shri Ramoji Rao	Literature & Education-Journalism	Andhra Pradesh
5.	Dr. Viswanathan Shanta	Medicine- Oncology	Tamil Nadu
6.	Shri Shri Ravi Shankar	Others-Spiritualism	Karnataka
7.	Shri Jagmohan	Public Affairs	Delhi
8.	Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre	Science & Engineering	Karnataka
9.	Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner)	Literature & Education	USA
10.	Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra

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