Important Personalities in India holding various Posts- Useful for all Competitive Exams

Important Personalities in India holding various Posts

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1. President of India- Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee

2. Prime Minster of India- Dr Manmohan Singh

3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India:  Hon'ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir

4. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Dr. Manmohan Singh

5. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
5. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ms. Leela Samson

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

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

8. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pradeep Kumar

9. Chairman of the Election Commission /Chief Election Commissioner: V. S. Sampath

10. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati

11. Solicitor General of India : Mohan Parasaran

12. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao

13. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar

14. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Kariya Munda

15. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari

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

17. Law minister to the Government of India :- Kapil Sibal holding additional Charge (as on May 14, 2013)

18. Chief of the Army Staff: General Bikram Singh

19. Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne

20. Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi

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

22. Central Information Commissioner (CIC): Satyanand Mishra

23. Chairperson of Prasar Bharti of India: Smt. Mrinal Pande

24. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India Shri Jawhar Sircar

25. President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  S Gopalakrishnan

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

27. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI):

Naina Lal Kidwai

28. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Som Mittal

29. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Krishnakumar Natarajan

30. Chairman of National School of Drama: Amal Allana

31. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Samir K.Brahmachari
32. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Hari Shankar Gupta

33. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: D. K. Mehrotra

34. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): A K Roy

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

36. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD):

Dr.Prakash Bakshi

37. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): Prof. Ved Prakash

38. Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): Mr R Lakshmipathy

39. Chairman of the State Bank of India:  Pratip Chaudhuri

40. Secretary General of Lok Sabha:  T.K. Viswanathan

41. Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: SHRI SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF

42. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Amol Gupte

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

44. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Prof. D. P. Aggarwal

45. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Rahul Khullar

46. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: Shri Ajit Kumar Seth

47. President of ASSOCHAM: Rajkumar Dhoot

48. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Lieutenant General Naresh Chandra Marwah

49. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Ranjit Sinha

50. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): K. Radhakrishnan

51. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): Amrita Patel

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

53. President of BJP: Shri. Rajnath Singh

54. General Secretary of CPI(M): Shri. Prakash Karat

55. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission: Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha

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General Knowledge Quiz- 16

General Knowledge Quiz- 16

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Q1. Which among the following parts of constitution of India, includes the concept of welfare States?

(A)Preamble

(B)Fundamental rights

(C)Fourth Schedule

(D)Directive principles

Q2.What is the maximum duration of the interval between two sessions of parliament?

(A)150 days

(B)12 months

(C)6 months

(D)30 days

Q3. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India?

(A)1498

(B)1442

(C)1948

(D)1398

Q4. Largest gland in human body is?

(A) Thyroid

(B) Pancreas

(C) Liver

(D) Skin

Q5.  NASSCOM is the organisation of :

(A) Journalists

(B) Tax Practisioners

(C) Stock Brokers

(D) Software Companies

Q6. The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except

(A) adult franchise

(B) equality of status

(C) fraternity

(D) justice

Q7. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is

(A) 18 years

(B) 21 years

(C) 25 years

(D) 35 years

Q8. The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of?

(A) equal members for both the Houses

(B) three and one respectively

(C) four and one respectively

(D) two and one respectively

Q9. The national anthem was written by?

(A)Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

(D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Q10. Ibn Batutah visited India during the rule of

(A)Sher Shah Suri

(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

(C)Alauddin Khilji

(D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Answers:

Q1. Ans.(D)Directive principles

Q2. Ans.(C)6 months

Q3. Ans.(A)1498

Q4. Ans.(C) Liver

Q5. Ans.(D) Software Companies

Q6. Ans.(A) adult franchise

Q7. Ans.(C) 25 years

Q8. Ans.(D) two and one respectively

Q9. Ans.(A)Rabindranath Tagore

Q10. Ans.(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

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Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 12 May 2013 in Kerala Circle

Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 12 May 2013 in Kerala Circle

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Q1. Which of the following articles of Constitution says that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of Union?

(A) Article 258

(B) Article 355

(C) Article 356

(D) Article 257

Ans. (D) Article 257

Q2. The distance between earth and sun is greatest during:

(A) Winter Solstice

(B) Aphelion

(C) Perihelion

(D) Summer Solstice

Ans. (B) Aphelion

Q3. Which company has developed AKASH, the cheapest tablet computer?

(A) IBM   

(B) HCL   

(C) Datawind   

(D) Lenovo

Ans. (C) Datawind   

Q4. Bhopal Gas tragedy is associated with leakage of: 

(A)  Carbon dioxide 

(B) Methyl ISO cyanate   

(C) Sulphur Dioxide    

(D) Nitrogen dioxide

Ans. (B) Methyl ISO cyanate  

 

Q5. Who is the General Secretary of CPI(M)?

(A) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy   

(B) Basudev Acharia             

(C) Prakash Karat               

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Prakash Karat            

   

Q6. The central Government on 1^st Jan, 2013 launched the pilot phase of direct cash benefits transfer scheme. Under this scheme the cash will be directly transferred to the intended beneficiaries through.

(A) Permanent Account Number linked Bank Account  

(B) Voter I D linked Bank Account   

(C) Aadhar-Linked Bank Accounts    

(D) Ration Card linked Bank Accounts

Ans. (C) Aadhar-Linked Bank Accounts    

Q7. Identify three leader states in wind energy among the following:

(A) Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar              

(B)  Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal

(C) Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh

(D) TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat

Ans. (D) TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat

Q8. Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia said recently that the term “Bimaru” states should be done away with. Which states was/were termed as Bimaru states?

(A) Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

(B) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh   

(C) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Ans. (B) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh   

 Note: The term 'Bimaru' was coined by a demographer Ashish Bose in the early 1980s, whereby he had classified Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh as laggards struggling to keep up in comparison with the growth rates set by other states.

Q9. Who was recently elected as vice President of Indian National Congress?

(A) Kapil Sibal

(B) Manmohan Singh

(C) P.Chidambaram  

(D) Rahul Gandhi

Ans. (D) Rahul Gandhi

Note: Rahul Gandhi on 19 January 2013 was formally elevated and was appointed at the position of party Vice-President of Congress at the Chintan Shivir organised at Jaipur in January 2013.

Q10. Recently consensus on GST have been arrived by center and states. What does GST mean?

(A) Gross Sales Tax

(B) Graded Sales Tax   

(C) Global Sales Tax 

(D) Goods and service Tax

Ans. (D) Goods and service Tax

Note: The proposed nationwide GST is intended to usher in a uniform market for goods and services, cut business costs, and boost government revenue. The indirect tax would replace existing levies such as excise duty, service tax and value-added tax (VAT).

Q11. The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to ensure withdrawal of Non-CTS 2010 standard cheques with CTS standard-2010 cheques by:

(A)  30^th April, 2013   

(B) 31^st December,  2013   

(C) 31^st March, 2013 

(D) None of these

Ans. (D) None of these.

Note:- On March 19, 2013 the RBI has once again extended the deadline for issuance of new format cheque till July-end. It has asked the banks to issue new cheque books only under the new format and gave them time till July-end to withdraw the old format cheques . In December, the RBI had extended the deadline to convert to the new standard CTS-2010 by three months to March 31, based on the representations from stakeholders.

Q12. How many gold medals were won by India at Copa-Brasil-2012 Tournament of wrestling?

(A) Eight  

(B) Nine  

(C) Seven 

(D) Six

Ans. (B) Nine  

Note: The Indian wrestling contingent finished with a rich-medal haul, including 9 golds and four bronze in the Copa Brasil-2012 tournament held in Rio from November 29 to December 2.

Q13. Who was named AIFF (All India football federation) player of the year 2012?

(A) Gouramangi Singh

(B) Sunil Chhetri  

(C) Syed Rahim Nabi

(D) Subrata Paul

Ans. (C) Syed Rahim Nabi

Q14. India on Oct-4, 2012 successfully test fired nuclear capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from a test range at Balasore. This was a:

(A) Air to Air Missile      

(B)  Surface to Air Missile

(C) Surface to Surface Missile                           

(D) Air to Surface Missile

Ans. (C) Surface to Surface Missile                           

Q15. The National Development Council has approved recently the 12^th five year plan and set an annual average growth target of:

(A) 10%               

(B) 11%              

(C) 8.2%       

(D) 9%

Ans. (C) 8.2%       

Q16. Who was world biggest exporter of rice in 2012 as per the latest report by Food & Agriculture organization?

(A) China              

(B) Pakistan                     

(C) Thailand   

(D) India

Ans. (D) India

Note: India in 2012 surpassed Thailand as the top exporter for the first time in three decades, shipping 10.3 million tons of milled rice compared with Thailand’s 7.0 million. India could export 8.3 million tons of rice in 2013, making it the world’s leading rice exporter for two years in a row, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on May 07, 2013.

Q17. The government of India has given ……………..” languages of the 8^th Schedule” the status of official language.

(A) 23    

(B) 26   

(C) 24    

(D) 22

Ans. (D) 22

Q18. Who is credited with the discovery of Electron?

(A)    James Chadwick

(B)     Rutherford

(C)     E. Goldstein

(D)    J.J. Thompson

Ans. (D)    J.J. Thompson

Q19. During the time of which Mughal emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

(A)  Shahjahan

(B) Aurangazeb

(C) Akbar

(D) Jahangir

Ans. (D) Jahangir

Q20. The first temporary president of Constituent Assembly was:

(A) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(B) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(D) Dr. Sachidanand Sinha

Ans. (D) Dr. Sachidanand Sinha

Note: Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president (temporary chairman) of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946.

Q21. Which among the following was the major demand of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) organized under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhai Patel?

(A) Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate

(B) Supply of Agricultural Inputs to farmers at subsidized rate

(C) Land to the tiller

(D) Increase of rates of labour wage

Ans. (A) Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate

Q22. Find the incorrect statement:

(A) Full moon occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and Sun

(B) The difference in minutes between the Greenwhich time and the local time at a place can be derived by multiplying the longitude of place by four

(C) Spring Tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun together in the same direction

(D) A line on a map that joins all places of the same height above sea level is called contour line

Ans. (A) Full moon occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and Sun

Q23. The refractive indices of Kerosine, Turpentine and water are 1.44, 1.47 and 1.33 respectively. Light will have maximum speed in:

 (A) Water

(B) Speed remains same for all

(C) Kerosine

(D) Turpentine

Ans. (A) Water

Note: Refractive Index= Speed of light in air/ speed of light in medium

Speed of light will be maximum in the medium which has lowest refractive index

Q24. Which of the following gases are given out during photosynthesis:  

(A) Nitrogen

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Oxygen

(D) Carbon dioxide

Ans. (C) Oxygen

Q25. What is the script of Ashoka’s inscriptions:

(A) Gurumukhi

(B) Hieroglyphics

(C) Dev Nagri

(D) Brahmi

Ans. (D) Brahmi

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