Indian Cities & Nicknames

1.Rose Pink City - Jaipur (Rajastan)

2.Garden City - Bangalore (Karnataka)

3.Diamond City - Surat (Gujarat)

4.Egg city - Namakkal (Tamilnadu)

5.Lake City - Udaipur (Rajastan)

6.Sun City - Jodhpur (Rajastan)

7.City of Palaces - Kolkata (West Bengal)

8.Bangle City - Hyderabad (Andra Pradesh)

9.Golden City - Jaisalmer(Rajastan)

10.City of Dawn - Auroville (Pondichery)

11.White City - Udaipur (Rajastan)

12.City of golden Temple - amritsar (Punjab)

13.Twin Cities - Hyderabad and Secundarabad(Andra pradesh)

14.Pearl City - Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)

15.Weavers city - Panipat (Haryana)

16.Temple City - Bhuvaneswar (Orissa)

17.Sandal Wood City - Mysore (Karnataka)

18.City of Blood - Tezpur (Assam)

19.Orange City - Nagpur (Maharashtra)

20.City of seven Islands - Mumbai (Maharashtra)

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Some iso

iso-, is- +

isogriv

In cartography, a line on a map or chart drawn through all points on the earth’s surface that have equal grivation (grid variation).

isogynous

Having pistils or carpels equal in number to the parts of the perianth.

isohaline

A line (imaginary or on a chart), or an imaginary surface, connecting points that have the same or equal salinity.

isohalsine

A line on a map or chart connecting points at which the waters of the sea have an equal degree of saltiness.

isohel, isohelic

A line (imaginary or on a map) connecting points having the same amount or duration of sunshine.

isohyetal, isohyetose

A line on a map, etc., connecting places having equal annual or seasonal rainfall.

isoimmunization

Immunization of an individual by the introduction of antigens from another individual of the same species.

isokeraunic

1. Having thunderstorm phenomena of equal frequency or severity, or simultaneous occurrence.
2. A line on a map that connects places of equal thunderstorm frequency.

isokeraunographic

Designating areas over which the keraunographic records of thudnerstorm phenomena are the same or similar.

isokeraunophonic

Designating areas over which thunderstorm discharges are audible in the keraunophone with equal intensity.

isokinetic

Characterized by no disturbance to the speed and direction of a fluid when it is withdrawn as a sample from a flow.

isolateral

Having equal sides.

isolex, isolexic, isolectic

A line connecting places in which there is uniformity of vocabulary.

isolume

A line on a chart or map connecting points of equal light intensity.

isolux

1. In optics, a curve, line, or surface whose points all have equal light intensity.
2. A curve or surface connecting points at which light intensity is the same. Also known as, isofootcandle, isophot.

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Ten rockets fired to study solar eclipse

The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) launched a total of 10 Rohini series indigenous sounding rockets from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station here and the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota to investigate the effects of the longest annular solar eclipse of this millennium, which occurred on Friday, on the earth’s atmosphere.

On Thursday, the VSSC launched two sounding rockets each of the type RH 300 Mk II and RH 200, and on Friday, three sounding rockets of the type RH 300 Mk II and two sounding rockets of RH 200 from Thumba. The RH 300 Mk II rockets can shoot to a peak altitude of 116 km above the earth and the RH 200 to a peak altitude of 70 km.

The VSSC also launched a larger Rohini rocket of the RH 560 Mk II series from Sriharikota on Friday. These rockets are capable of reaching a peak altitude of 548 km.

The eclipse assumed annular condition at 1.14 p.m. over Thumba. The maximum obscuration of 91 per cent of the sun occurred at 11.15 p.m. The annular phase of the eclipse lasted about 11 minutes and eight seconds over Thumba.

The firing of the sounding rockets was scheduled so as to collect relevant data on atmospheric structure and dynamics at different altitudes from the earth before, during and after the eclipse.

“Many scientifically interesting phenomena occur in the diurnal equatorial atmosphere [during an eclipse]. Equatorial electrojet, equatorial ionisation anomaly, and equatorial temperature and wind anomaly are examples of such phenomena.

“When a solar eclipse occurs, there will be a sudden cut-off of solar radiation. This cut-off will affect the atmospheric structure and dynamics and there will be a large reduction in ionisation and temperature.

“Today’s eclipse offered a unique opportunity to scientists to investigate the effects of fast varying solar flux on the photochemistry and electrodynamics of the different atmospheric regions, especially the equatorial mesopause and ionosphere-thermosphere regions,” the VSSC said.

The results of the experiments would be correlated with ground-based eclipse observations.

The interpretation of the eclipse data together with the space data is expected to give new insights into earlier eclipse observations as well, the VSSC said.

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History Fact Sheet : Literary Works of Gupta Period

1. Kalidasa:
   Raghuvamsa, Ritusamhara, Meghduta, Vikramorvarshiya, Malvikagnimitra, Abhijnanashakuntalam
2. Batsabhatti :
   Ravanabodha
3. Dandin :
   Kavyadarshana, Daskumarcharita, Kavyadarsha
4. Bharavi :
   Kiratarjunium,
5. Bharatahari :
   Nitishataka
6. Sudaraka :
   Mrichhakatka
7. Bhasa :
   Swapanavasavdatta, Charudatta, Pratignayaugandarayana
8. Vishakhadatta :
   Mudrarakshasha, Devichandraguptam
9. Harisena :
   Prayag-prasasti
10. Ishwar krishana :
    Sankhyakarika
11. Acharyaprashastipita :
    Padartha Dharmasangraha
12. Acharya Vyas :
    Vyasa Bhasya
13. Vatsyayana :
    Nyaya Bhashya , kamasutra
14. Amarsimha :
    Amarkosha
15. Chandragomin :
    chandravyakarna
16. Vishnu Sharma :
    Panchatantra, Hitopdesha
17. Aryabhatta :
    Aryabhattiya, Dashajitikasutra, Aryashatshta
18. Varahmitra :
    Brihamsamhita, Panchsiddhantika
19. Brihamgupta :
    Brahamsiddhanta
20. Kamandaka :
    Nitishastra
21. Bhamah :
    kavyalankara

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Asoka 304 BC – 232 BC

1. Asoka was the third and the greatest of the Mauryan rulers.
2. He occupies a high position not only in the history of India but in the world history also.
3. He was coroneted four years after the death of his father, Bindusara (273BC).
4. The early life of Asoka is not very clear due to scanty historical resources.
5. Buddhist sources say that he killed all his possible 99 rivals and then acceded the throne, however none of the Asoka inscriptions gives such proofs.
6. In his adolescence Asoka was a frightening warrior and a heartless general. Because of this quality he was sent to destroy the riot of Avanti.
7. Buddhist sources call him Chandasoka turned Dhammasoka. However most of the historians call it a fabrication.
8. Rock Edict No. XIII says that after Kalinga War (261BC) Asoka was a thoroughly changed man. He discarded Digvijay and followed Dhammavijay.
9. Asoka assumed following titles :
   Priyadarshi (pleasing to look at)
   Devanampriya (beloved of Gods)
   In the Sarnath inscription, he adopted the third title i.e., Dharmasoka.
10. Before he became King, he was viceroy of Taxila & Ujjain.
11. In Bhabru Edict he admitted that he believed in the principles of Buddhism.
12. In several of his edicts he has prescribed rules of punishment for those Bhikshus (monks) who violated the principles of Buddhism.
13. He also called Buddhist Councils to meet in his time. (Third Buddhist council - 250-253 BCE)
14. He appointed a new class of officers called dharmayuktas, dharma-mahamatras and stri adhyaksha for the moral and spiritual uplift of the subjects.
15. He strongly supported the doctrine of Ahimsa.
16. Mahedra , his son had become a Buddhist monk who had gone to Ceylon and King of Ceylon Devanampiya Tissa was his first convert.
17. Asoka died in 232 BC.
    

Ashoka’s hellenistic contemporaries

1. Antiochus II Theos -Syria
2. Ptolemy II philadelpus -Egypt
3. Mages -Cyrne
4. Antigonus Gonatas -Macedonia
5. Alexander -Epirus

Various names and epithets of Asoka

1. Devanampriya -Monarchial Epithet
2. Piyadassiraja- Barabar cave inscription
3. Ashoka Maurya- Junagarh Inscription
4. Piyadasi -Kandahar inscription
   Related Post : Edicts of Asoka

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Chanakya (Kautilya) (350-283 BC)

1. Chanakya was an adviser and a prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta , who was the chief architect of his rise to power. Born as Vishnu Sharma, Kautilya and Vishnugupta, the names by which this ancient Indian Politico-economical treatise called the Arthaśāstra identifies its author.

2. He is known as "The Indian Machiavelli" in the Western world. Chanakya was a professor at Takshashila University and was responsible for the creation of Mauryan Empire.
3. Strabo (a greek Geographer) gives him the name Palibrothus. Arien Plutarch give him the names of Androkottus.
4. In Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta he has been depicted by names Piyadamus, Vrishal, Chandrasiri & Kulihin.
5. In Mudrarakshasa Chandragupta has been depicted as a weak insignificant young man and Chanakya being the real ruler.
6. Historian Sir Thomas R. Trautmann has mentioned that Chanakya was born with a complete set of teeth , which gave a sign that he would become a King. However his teeth were broken so he would rule through someone else.
7. He was thrown out of Nanda court which prompted him to swear to take revenge.
8. Chanakya mixed poison to the food eaten by Chandragupta Maurya, now king, in order to make him immune. Unaware, Chandragupta feeds some of his food to his queen, who is in her ninth month of pregnancy. In order to save the heir to the throne, Chānakya cut the queen open and extracts the fetus, who is named Bindusara because he was touched by a drop (bindu) of blood having poison.

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Chandragupta Maurya (321-293 BC)

1. He was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty. With the help of Chanakya, he overthrew the Nanda Dynasty (Dhanananda was the last ruler of Nanda Dynasty). His vast empire included Bihar, Bengal, Deccan (except modern Kerala, Tamilnadu and parts of North east India) , Eastern Afghanistan, Baluchistan and area west of Indus river.

In this way he was the first emperor who tried to unify India
politically. He is also considered as first genuine emperor of
India.

2. When Alexander died in Babylon, soon after in 323 BC, his empire fragmented, and local kings declared their independence, leaving several smaller satraps in a disunited state.
3. Chandragupta Maurya deposed Dhannanda with the help of Chanakya. The Greek generals Eudemus, and Peithon, ruled until around 316 BC, when Chandragupta Maurya (with the help of Chanakya, who was now his advisor) surprised and defeated the Macedonians and consolidated the region under the control of his new seat of power in Magadha.
4. Chanakya encouraged Chandragupta Maurya and his army to take over the throne of Magadha. Using his intelligence network, Chandragupta gathered many young men from across Magadha and other provinces, men upset over the corrupt and oppressive rule of king Dhana, plus resources necessary for his army to fight a long series of battles. These men included the former general of Taxila, other accomplished students of Chanakya, the representative of King Porus of Kakayee, his son Malayketu, and the rulers of small states.

5. According to the Jaina literatures, Chandragupta Maurya in his last days converted into jainism by Bhadrabahu and renounced his throne in favour of Bindusar , his son.

6. 'Mura' was the name of mother of Chandragupta Maurya. Some historians say that Chandragupta was an illegitimate child of the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha in eastern India, born to a Nanda prince and a maid named "Mura",.

7. Some other historians and literary texts say that Chandragupta may have been raised by peacock-tamers which earned him the Maurya epithet.

8. There are other literary traditions according to which Chandragupta belonged to Moriyas, a Kshatriya clan of a little ancient republic of Pippalivana located between Rummindei in the Nepali Terai and Kasia in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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Quick Fact Sheet : Vedic Civilization in India

1. Vedic Literature is known to be written between 1000 to 600 BC. Veda means to know or to get knowledge.
2. Arya means Foreigner (ary in Russian language is outsider or unknown). Aryas were originally from south Russia as per Brandastine.
3. Vedic Hymns or Types of Veda: Rig-Veda, Yajurveda, Samveda, Atharvaveda
4. Rig veda is a collection of praise of Gods or Devtas. Indra was the god of Rig-Veda.
5. Samveda is a collection of melodies
6. Atharveda describes beliefs and superstitions
7. Yajurveda is of two types : Shukla Yajurveda & Krishna Yajurveda
8. There are 6 vedangas : siksha, Kalpa, Vyakarna, Nirukt, Jyotish, Chhanda
9. Siksha vedanga is related to Phonetic Education.
10. Kalpa Vedanga is related to Rituals
11. Vyakarna Vedanga is related to Grammar
12. Nirukt Vedanga is related to Etymology
13. Chhanda is related to Metrics
14. Jyotish is related to Astrology
15. There are 4 kalpsutra : Sharutan Sutra, Grih Sutra , Dharma Sutra, and Sholva Sutra,
16. There are 4 major upvedas: Ayurveda of Rig-Veda, Dhanurveda of Yajurveda, Gandharvaveda of Sam Veda, Shilpveda is of Atharvaveda
17. Ayurveda was propounded by Brahma and it is about medicinal science Ayurveda
18. Dhanurveda was propounded by Vishvamitra and it describes art of War
19. Gandharvaveda was propounded by Narad and it describes Music
20. Shilpveda was propounded by Vishwakarma and it describes architecture
21. The Number of Puranas is 18
22. The No. of Upnishad is 108. The subjects described in Upanishads are God, soul, Birth, Matter, Rebirth, Salvation etc.
23. The period of Upanishads is supposed to be 800 to 500 BC.
24. Prominent Upanishads are as follows:
Ish, Ken, Kath, Prashn, Mundak, Mandukya, Taitteriya, Aitereya, Chhandogya, Vriahdaranyaka, Shwetaswara, Kaushitaki, Mahanarayana
25. Brahman of Rig-Veda : Aitareya, Kaushitaki
26. Brahman of Samveda : Tandya, Panchvinsa, Jaiminia
27. Brahman of Yajurveda : Taitteriya which is of Krishna Yajurveda, Satpath which is of Shukla Yajurveda
28. Brahman of Atharvaveda :Gopatha
29. There are 6 schools of Philosophy in Vedic Culture: Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaiseshika, Mimansa , Vedanta . They are collectively called shaddarshana
30. Samkhya school was propounded by kapilMuni and it describes about real knowledge and atheism
31. Yoga was propounded by Patanjali which describes Yoga and meditation
32. Nyaya is propounded by Gautam and it deals with justice and logic
33. Vaiseshika is propounded by Mahrishi Kanad and deals with materialistic
34. Mimansa was propounded by Jaiminia and Badrayana and deals with practical religion
35. Vedanta was propounded by Badrayana and deals with soul, Brahma and Karma
36. Vedic mantras are called suktas.
37. Prominent Sages were Gritsamad, Vishwamitra, Bhardwaj, Atri, and vashishtha.
38. Prominent female sages were Lopamudra, Ghosa, Shachi, Poulomi
39. Prominent Ayurvedacharyas were : Ashwini Kumar, Dhanvantari, Banbhatt, Sushrut, Madhav
40. Araynakas deal with life, death and other serious themes, they were read and listened in loneliness of Jungles (Aranya means Forests)
41. The Samveda and Yajurveda have no Araynakas
42. India was a land of seven rivers, called as sapt sindhu and pronounced by the west Asians as Hapt Hindu that is how the Hindu term was coined.
43. The sapta sindhu were the Indus, Five River of Punjab and saraswati (extinct now)
44. The doctor or vaidya was called Bheesaj or Mishak
45. The goddesses were Usha, Sita, Prithvi, Aranyani, Ratri, Vak
46. Traders were called pani
47. Cow was the backbone of economy
48. Prajapati has been refereed as aadipurush or first male
49. The officer of lands was Vrajpati
50. Main crops were wheat and paddy
51. Rajsuya Yajna was performed to obtain divine power
52. Ashwamedha yajna was performed to expand the empire
53. Vajpey Yajna for Chariot racing
54. Gotra system developed in later vedic ages.
55. Shatpath Brahman gives account about agriculture procedure.
56. Rig-Veda is divided among 10 mandalas. Xth mandala of Rig-Veda gives an account of origin of the universe
57. Rig-Veda is the oldest religious text in the world
58. The three Vedas except Rig-Veda are collectively called “Traya”
59. There were 4 councils : Sabha, Samiti, Vidhata, Gana
60. The word Bharat comes first from Rig-Veda.
61. There are 1028 Vedic texts in Rig-Veda
62. Language of Vedas was Sanskrit
63. Gayatri Mantra is mentioned in 3rd mandal of Rig-Veda
64. Savitri or Sun is worshipped in Gayatri mantra
65. The social structure was Patriarchal
66. Cow was also used as a medium of exchange
67. Satyamev Jayate is taken from Mundakopnishad
68. The birth and rebirth is mentioned in Vrihadranyaka
69. Animal Theft was the crime mentioned most in Vedas’
70. Om has been used for 1028 times in Rigveda
71. Mahabharat was the largest epic of Vedic period written by Vedvyas in Sanskrit
72. Bronze was referred as Ayas
73. Barley was referred as Yava
74. Carpenter was called Takshak
75. Maker of bows was called dhumvakrit
76. Rice was referred as Vrihi
77. Goldsmith was called as Hiranyakata.
78. Jana word was used for 275 times in Rigveda
79. Indra word was used for 200 times
80. The potteries used were Black and Red ware, Black Slipped ware, painted Grey ware and Red ware.
81. Name of Indus River of Sindhu
82. Name of Kabul River was Kumbha
83. The name of swat river was Suvastu
84. Name of Chenab was Askini
85. The name of Jhelam river was Vitasta
86. The name of ravi river was Purushni.

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Quick fact Sheet : Indus Valley Civilization

1. The period of Indus valley civilization was 2500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. however recent carbon dating has confirmed 2400-1700 B.C. (mature period 2600–1900 BC as per wikipedia)
2. Extended from Baluchistan to Gujarat with an upward reach to Punjab. The major area included is Valley of Indus River, Rajasthan, East Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Thus encompassing Pakistan and some states of Eastern India today.
3. The Harappa site was discovered by Daya Ram Sahni in Montgomery (Punjab)
4. This civilization belongs to Bronze Age.
5. The term Indus valley civilization was termed by Sir. John Marshall.
6. Mohenjo-Daro or Mound of Dead is in ‘Larkana” district of Sind situated at the bank of river Indus.
7. Harappa is situated in the Montgomery District of Punjab on the bank of river Ravi.
8. Lothal is in Gujarat on the Bhogva River near Gulf of Canal.
9. Wheat & Barley have been found to be important crops. Proofs of rice and pea also found.
10. Towns divided into large rectangular blocs.
11. Lothal, Balakol & Sutkagendor were the main ports. Lothal was in Bay of Khambat in Gujarat.
12. Lothal, Chanhudaro & Harappa were industrial towns.
13. Hump less bull as unicorn was the most engrave animal on Harappa seeds.
14. Mohenjo-Daro was discovered by Rakhaldas Banerjee in Larkana in 1922.
15. Bead making was the most important industry.
16. Kalibanga is a part of this civilization situated near Ganganagar, in Rajasthan.
17. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture is evident in the Indus Valley Civilization making them the first urban centers in the region. The quality of municipal town planning suggests the knowledge of urban planning and efficient municipal governments which placed a high priority on hygiene, or, alternately, accessibility to the means of religious ritual.
18. A Hunchbacked bull was worshipped animal of this civilization.
19. The other worshipped are Pipal tree, Shiva & Matri Devi (Mother Goddess).
20. Gold, Silver, Brass, Copper, Bronze, Lead were known to them.
21. Rice cultivation was found in Lothal & Rangapur.
22. Stamp of pashupati shiva was found in Mohanjodero.
23. Called as Matripradhan or matriarchic civilization.
24. A bullock cart and Horse cart were found at Chanhudaro.
25. Fakta Bird was known as sacred bird.
26. Shilajit and Samudraphen were recovered at Mohenjo-Daro.
27. Iron was not known to people of Indus Valley Civilization.
28. They used canals for Irrigation
29. “Swastika” was a symbol given by that civilization.
30. The main reason of downfall of this civilization was flood.

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Indira Gandhi Peace Award conferred to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasin

President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil conferred Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 on Prime Minister of Bangladesh Mrs. Sheikh Hasina at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion Mrs. Patil said that India is committed to strengthen the relationship with Bangladesh and believe that both countries have to determination to forge stronger bonds of cooperation and trust.

Mrs. Patil said that both countries have common challenges which require close cooperation with each other. She said that India which is itself a target of terrorism will support Bangladesh in fighting divisive forces.

Accepting the Prize, Bangladesh Prime Minister Mrs. Sheikh Hasina said that India and Bangladesh are committed to peace as was also conceived by Indira Gandhi. She said India's success with peace and progress is due largely to the strength of her democracy, nurtured under the stewardship of great and visionary leaders.

Mrs Hasina said that India and Bangladesh have a shared history, common values and ways of life and she will take to these relationship to a higher and meaningful level.

Earlier, speaking on the occasion Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina's initiatives for socio economic developments of Bangladesh. UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi also spoke on the occasion.

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Question Answers series

An Indian student was recently stabbed to death in this country, which has lately been in news for a series of alleged racial attacks on Indian students. Name the country. a. UK b. USA c. Australia d. Canada Al-Qaeda threats have recently forced Britain and the US to close their embassies in this country. a. Pakistan b. Afghanistan c. Iraq d. Yemen. Name the world’s tallest building 160-story, 2,717-foot, that officially opened in Dubai recently. a. Emirates Tower b. Burj Khalifa c. Bruj Dubai d. Jumeirah Lake Towers Name the former police chief of Haryana who, after being convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl, would be stripped of his police medal. a. AS Anand b. SP Singh c. SPS Rathore d. DV Sharma Recently, in which city in India 18 medical students, including some interns, were arrested on charges of ragging and were expelled from the hostel? a. Bangalore b. Delhi c. Mumbai d. Chennai The Supreme Court recently declined to quash an attempt to murder case registered against this spiritual. a. Baba Ramdev b. Asaram Bapu c. Sai Baba d. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In which state five police personnel, including an IPS officer were suspended recently, for allegedly attending a Christmas-eve party thrown by gangsters? a. Karnataka b. Maharasthra c. Kerela d. Andhra Pradesh Neetu Singh, a final-year editing student at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, was picked up by the city police on charges of anti-national activity, taken to Mumbai and deported to Nepal. She is a citizen of which neighboring country? a. Bhutan b. Nepal c. Pakistan d. Sri Lanka Which chief minister in India has introduced a Bill making voting compulsory in all local body elections in his state? a. Narendra Modi b. Sheila Dixit c. Omar Abdullah d. Maywati Which popular football club of the English Premier league suffered a humiliating defeat against Leeds United at the Football Association (FA) Cup soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London? a. Arsenal b. Liverpool c. Chelsea d. Manchester United A partially charred body of an Indian youth was found in …, Australia days after another youth was stabbed to death.  a. New South Wales b. Victoria c. Northern Territory d. Western Australia Recently a meeting of eight recognised political parties was called by the Home Minister P Chidambaram to discuss the Telangana issue. What was the conclusion at the meeting? a. Unanimous decision that Telangana can not be made a separate state b. Majority decision that Telangana can not be made a separate state c. No consensus, and hence no conclusion, was reached d. Decision that Telangana be separated from the existing Andhra Pradesh Who has been named as the national president of the new political outfit, Jan Kranti Party, floated by former BJP leader, Kalyan Singh? The national president is also the son of Kalyan Singh. a. Sameer singh b. Bhola Singh c. Rajveer Singh d. Hemant Singh With which neighbouring country has India decided to settle outstanding issues relating to water sharing and protection of banks of the common rivers? a. Nepal b. Bhutan c. China d. Bangladesh Britain is facing extremely cold weather conditions; it is supposed to be its worst winters in 30 years. What has the phenomenon come to be popularly called? a. Snowy Winters b. Snow and Frost c. Total Stop d. Big Freeze Which place in Sri Nagar came in limelight recently as terrorists engaged in gun battle for a whole day with the police? a. Chasm-e-Shahi b. Lal Chowk c. Charar-E- Sharif d. None of the above For which programme has the Union ministry of environment and forests has rejected an aid from the World Bank? a. Saving mahogany trees b. Saving natural habitat of rhinoceros c. Tiger conservation d. Gangatic dolphin conservation Who has been taken up the task to revive relations with the Southern African nation Zambia? a. Vice-President Hamid Ansari b. Union external affairs minister SM Krishna c. Home minister P Chidambaram d. President Pratibha Patil Which country has decided to introduce controversial ethnicity and gender-based profiling at its airports, apparently for security reasons? a. Germany b. United Kingdom c. Australia d. Egypt A prominent leader of a known party resigned from all party posts recently citing health reasons. Name him and the party. a. Kalyan Singh, Bhartiya Janta Party b. Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party c. PA Sangma, Nationalist Congress Party d. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian National Congress ‘Indian students should not be leaving the country for courses like hairstyling; there are many good institutes for such courses in India’. Who made this comment recently in the wake of murder of Indian student Nitin Garg? a. Union minister for external affairs SM Krishna b. Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor c. Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal d. Australia’s high commissioner to India Peter Verghese Who has written the book ‘Return to Almora’? a. Ruskin Bond b. Mark Tully c. RK Pachauri d. Sunita Narain Who is the author of the book ‘Managed Chaos’? a. Arun Jaitley b. Arun Shourie c. Kpil Sibal d. Premshankar Jha Former hockey captain Zafar Iqbal has expressed regret that at a time when the country is about to host the Hockey World Cup, the nation’s attention is hooked on to the forthcoming hockey elections. Which city will host the World Cup, starting February 28? a. New Delhi b. Bangalore c. Hyderabad d. Kolkata This star expressed his eagerness to be depicted as the face of Gujarat tourism, following which Chief Minister Narendra Modi has waived off tax on his latest movie. Name the star and the film. a. Aamir Khan, ‘3 Idiots’ b. Salman Khan, ‘Veer’ c. Ranbir Kapoor, ‘Rocket Singh’ d. Amitabh Bachchan, ‘Paa’ Shibu Soren has won the confidence motion in Jharkhand Assembly with … votes. a. 44 b. 45 c. 46 d. 47 IPL has listed 51 players from outside India for its January 19 auction. How many players from Australia have been listed? a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 This player, the bowling consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders, will be shortly taking a week-long training camp for the team. Name him. a. Javagal Sreenath b. Wasim Akram c. Shane Warne d. None of the above This city now has the world’s tallest hotel. Name it. a. Milan b. Dubai c. Jakarta d. Brisbane This state government has approved a Rs 30,000 crore steel plant project of ArcelorMittal. Name it. a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Maharashtra

Answers 1. c. Australia 2. d. Yemen 3. b. Burj Khalifa 4. c. SPS Rathore 5. c. Mumbai 6. b. Asaram Bapu 7. b. Maharashtra 8. b. Nepal 9. a. Narendra Modi 10. d. Manchester United 11. a. New South Wales 12. c. No consensus, and hence no conclusion, was reached 13. c. Rajveer Singh 14. d. Bangladesh 15. d. Big freeze 16. b. Lal Chowk 17. c. Tiger conservation 18. a. Vice-President Hamid Ansari 19. b. United Kingdom 20. b. Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party 21. a. Union minister for external affairs SM Krishna 22. c. RK Pachauri 23. d. Premshankar Jha 24. a. New Delhi 25. d. Amitabh Bachchan, Paa 26. b. 45 27. c. 11 28. b. Wasim Akram 29.b. Dubai 30.c. Karnataka

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Question Answers series

1. … actor, Vishnuvardhan died of cardiac arrest. Frenzied fans, who could not pay tribute to the icon due to surging crowd, went berserk and threw stones which did not spare even the wife of the deceased.
   a. Tamil
   b. Kannada
   c. Telugu
   d. Malyalam
   
   
2. Name the head of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) who was sworn in as a minister in Jharkhand Assembly alongside Shibu Soren as the chief minister.
   a. Sudesh Mahato
   b. Raghubar Das
   c. Aditya Swaroop
   d. Yashwant Sinha
   
   
3. N Ram, editor-in-chief of newspaper ‘The Hindu’, has been conferred the second Lokmanya Tilak National Journalist Award by the Kesari Mahratta Trust. Who was the recipient of the first award in 2009?
   a. Barkha Dutt, NDTV
   b. Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN-IBN
   c. Govind Singh, ‘Amar Ujala’
   d. Vir Sanghvi, ‘Hindustan Times’
   
   
4. Name the barrister of Indian-origin, who has been appointed as the Recorder by Queen Elizabeth in the United Kingdom.
   a. Kalyani Kaul
   b. Arpita MAjumdar
   c. CV Ramanna Rao
   d. Austin Joseph
   
   
5. Which country does the al Qaeda suspect, charged with trying to blow up a United States airliner, belong to?
   a. Egypt
   b. Iraq
   c. Nigeria
   d. Ghana
   
   
6. Why has a constitutional amendment bill been tabled in the legislature Parliament in Nepal?
   a. To extend term of the present government
   b. To make Nepal a Hindu state
   c. To define boundaries of Nepal’s constituencies
   d. To allow people of authority to take oath in their mother tongue
   
   
7. Recently Japan showed its keenness for India to ratify a treaty. Which treaty is it?
   a. Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
   b. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
   c. Cebu Declaration on East Asian Energy Security
   d. None of the above
   
   
8. The Union tourism ministry has launched an initiative on ‘safe and honourable tourism’ which would essentially promote the cause of protecting ….
   a. Women
   b. Children
   c. Women and children
   d. Beggers
   
   
9. According to a survey by Hotels.com, an accommodation website, which is the most favourite building of the world among the international travelers?
   a. Taj Mahal
   b. Statue of Liberty
   c. Empire State Building
   d. Eiffel Tower
   
   
10. An Indian Airline’s plane from Kathmandu, bound to Delhi, was hijacked in December 1999 by terrorists demanding release of their friends. Where did the terrorists take the plane?
    a. Back to Kathmandu, Nepal
    b. Delhi, India
    c. Kandhar, Afghanistan
    d. Peshawar, Pakistan
    
    
11. The ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi was cancelled due to bad condition of the pitch. Where was a match between the same countries cancelled due to same reason in 1997?
    a. Kanpur
    b. Indore
    c. Hyderabad
    d. Chennai
    
    
12. The by-election to the Pennagaram Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu was postponed as some political parties said that the current schedule was close to Pongal festival. Who is the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu?
    a. Naresh Gupta
    b. Shekhar Channe
    c. Pooja Kulkarni
    d. Ajit Srivastava
    
    
13. According to the US magazine, ‘Entertainment Weekly’, who/what is “the greatest entertainer of the decade”?
    a. Harry Potter
    b. YouTube
    c. Facebook
    d. Friends, serial on Star World
    
    
14. Which country’s top legislature has adopted an amendment to the renewable energy law mandating electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy generators?
    a. United Kingdom
    b. Germany
    c. China
    d. Japan
    
    
15. With which country will the DRDO tie-up to develop the Kaveri aero engine?
    a. Switzerland
    b. France
    c. United States
    d. Australia
    
    
16. The Danish police had to fire at a person who had attacked the cartoonist who had made the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammad. Name him. What was the attacker’s nationality?
    a. Somalia
    b. Iraq
    c. Lebanon
    d. Libya
    
    
17. ‘Three Idiots’, the recent movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is at the center of controversy due to credit placement to the author Chetan Bhagat, from whose book ‘Five Point Someone’ the movie is inspired. Which other film is based on one of Chetan Bhagat’s works?
    a. ‘Love Aaj Kal’
    b. ‘Aloo Chat’
    c. ‘Hello’
    d. ‘Chai, Paani etc’
    
    
18. The environment and forest ministry has cleared this 56,400 crore project and has allowed it to acquire 2,900 acres of forestland to this project. Name it. 
    a. Vedanta
    b. Posco
    c. Tata Nano
    d. Arcelor Mittal
    
    
19. The BJP has stated that in the year 2010 it will keep a watch on the Congress on … issues. 
    a. 5
    b. 7
    c. 9
    d. 10
    
    
20. MK Alagiri had requested to be allowed to speaking in Tamil in the Parliament, as he is neither comfortable with Hindi, nor with English. Which ministry does he head?
    a. Mines
    b. Shipping
    c. Chemicals and fertilisers
    d. Overseas Indian affairs
    
    
21. Who is the author of newly-released ‘A Tale of Two Revolts: India 1857 & the American Civil War’?
    a. Ramachandra Guha
    b. Rajmohan Gandhi
    c. William Dalrymple
    d. Sumit Sarkar
    
    
22. Who is the author of ‘We Must Have No Price’, which scrutinizes several scams and takes up issue of internal security?
    a. Mani Shankar Aiyer
    b. Arun Jaitley
    c. Sitaram Yechury
    d. Arun Shourie
    
    
23. A court in this country has set aside government’s ban on Christians using the name of Allah, saying that Christians have the Constitutional right to the word. Which country are we talking about?
    a. Indonesia
    b. Malaysia
    c. Pakistan
    d. Oman
    
    
24. Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu has scored a first. What is it?
    a. She has become the first person to ski to the South Pole
    b. She has become the first Indian to ski to the South Pole
    c. She has become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole
    d. She has become the first Indian woman to skydive onto the South Pole
    
    
25. Salman Rushdie’s visit to this site has angered the Muslim clerics, 21 years after the Fatwa against him over Satanic Verses. Name the monument he visited in a hush-hush manner.
    a. Jama Masjid, Delhi
    b. Taj Mahal, Agra
    c. Ajmer Sharif
    d. Haji Ali, Mumbai
    
    
26. Billy Arjan Singh, who passed away on January1 this year, was the man behind ….
    a. Kanha National Park
    b. Dudhwa National Park
    c. Kaziranga National Park
    d. Sariska Bird Sanctuary
    
    
27. This state has enacted a legislation, which makes voting in local body polls mandatory. We are talking about ….
    a. Gujarat
    b. Maharashtra
    c. Tamil Nadu
    d. Karnataka
    
    
28. The Harvard Business Review has named this Indian among the world’s five best performing CEOs. Whom are we talking about?
    a. Sunil Bharti Mittal
    b. Shiv Nadar
    c. Anil Ambani
    d. Mukesh Ambani
    
    
29. The Indian team won 16 out of 21 gold medals in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. In which city was the Championship held?
    a. Jalandhar
    b. Ludhiana
    c. Amritsar
    d. Karnal
    
    
30. Who is the author of ‘The Rediscovery of India’?
    a. Rahul Gandhi
    b. Priyanka Gandhi
    c. Gurcharan Das
    d. Meghnad Desai

Answers

1. b. Kannada 2. a. Sudesh Mahato 3. d. Vir Sanghvi, ‘Hindustan Times’ 4. a. Kalyani Kaul 5. c. Nigeria 6. d. To allow people of authority to take oath in their mother tongue 7. b. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 8. c. Women and children 9. d. Eiffel Tower 10. c. Kandhar, Afghanistan 11. b. Indore 12. a. Naresh Gupta 13. a. Harry Potter 14. c. China 15. b. France

16. a. Somalia 17. c. ‘Hello’ 18. b. Posco 19. d. 10 20. c. Chemicals and fertilisers 21. b. Rajmohan Gandhi 22. d. Arun Shourie 23. b. Malaysia 24. c. She has become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole 25. b. Taj Mahal, Agra 26. b. Dudhwa National Park 27. a. Gujarat 28. d. Mukesh Ambani 29. a. Jalandhar 30. d. Meghnad Desai

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Question Answers series

1. The Chilka Lake is in
               Ans: Orissa
2.The clouds which causes continuous rain :
               Ans:Nimbus
3.Taran Taran Tragedy was associated with
               Ans:None of the answers are correct
4.Tiger Airways belonged to
               Ans:Singapore
5.The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test: ?
               Ans:Australia
6.Greg Chappel was a
               Ans:Cricket Coach
7.Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
               Ans:16
8.Total number of M.P’s from Kerala:
               Ans:29 (20 Loksabha MP’s and 9 Rajyasabha MP’s)
9.Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:
               Ans:K.Radhakrishnan
10.---------is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 07/07.
               Ans:Justice K.G.Balakrishnan
11.Paper Gold is :
               Ans: Special Drawing Right
12.The practice of crossing a Cheque originated in :
               Ans:Britain
13.Trichology is the study of
               Ans:Hair
14.-------------is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.
               Ans:Consumption
15.Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on:
               Ans:1931
16.First Indian war of Independence began at:
               Ans:Meerat
17.”Forward Policy” was initiated by:
               Ans:Lord Lytton
18.Jamabandhi Reforms were the reforms of
               Ans:Tipu Sultan
19.Revenge movement broke out in :
               Ans:France.
20.Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was
               Ans:2.7%
21.World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is :
               Ans:Paul Volfovits
22.Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi:
(a)Poetess (b)Scientist (c)Rajya Sabha Member
(d) Daughter of chief Minister from one of an Indian State.
               Ans:Scientist.
23.Miss world 2007 is
               Ans:Zhang Zilin

24.The award amount of UNESCO’s Puraskar for Palathulli Programme :
               Ans:20,000 U.S.Dollar
25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film was won by:
(a) Mohanlal (b)Mammooty (c)Thilakan (d) None of these.

               Ans: Mohanlal/Mammooty/Thilakan. (Three choices are correct.Mohan Lal got the state award in 2007(Film-Paradesi). Mammooty and Thilakan also got state Government's best actor awards)


26.Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by:
               Ans:Punjab National Bank
27.Smart City project was signed on:
               Ans:13-05-2007
28.Neurons are seen in
               Ans:Brain.
29.Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to:
               Ans:M.F.Hussain.
30.”Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of :
               Ans:Punjab
31.The Keralite participated in the Intenational Labour Organisation held in May-June 2007 :
               Ans:Thampan Thomas.
32. Founder of Alappuzha City ?
               Ans: Raja Kesava Das
33.Total number of Cabinet Ministers from Kerala in the Ministry of Dr. Manmohan Singh:
               Ans: 2
34.Insat 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called:
               Ans:Arian 5
35.Psoriasis disease is evident in :
               Ans:Skin
36.Market Regulations introduced by :
               Ans:Khiljis
37.The year of Colachal battle:
               Ans:1741
38.Agama Sidhantha is the Sacred book of :
               Ans:Jains
39.Muziris had trade relation with
               Ans:Rome
40.”Ariyittuvazhcha”was the coronation ceremony of:
               Ans:Zamorins
41.The name Puducherry for Pondicherry was effected from:
               Ans:01-10-2006


42.Three language formula for educstion was proposed by :
               Ans:Kothari Commission.
43.The 9th I.C.U. of Medical college, Trivandrum was inaugurated by:
               Ans:None of the answers are coorect.
44.Life Term Achievement award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academey of 2007 went to:
               Ans:Santha Devi

45.The first match in the 2007 Cricket World Cup was between :
               Ans:West Indies and Pakistan.

46.Vayalar Award of 2006 presented to :
               Ans:Sethu.(“Adayalangal”)
47.Author of “Coolie”:
               Ans:Mulkraj Anand
48.Find the odd who was not honoured by the Leeds University for the contribution in cinema in 2007:
(a)Amitab Bhachan (b) Shilpa Setti (c)shabana Azmi (d)Yash Chopra

               Ans:Shilpa Setti
49.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon:
               Ans:Torrid Zone
50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :
               Ans:Kaveri

              51.The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:
               Ans:Palk Stait
52.The odd among the following:
(a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c)Ivan (d)Tornado
               Ans:Tsunami
53.Annapurna Scheme aims at:
               Ans:Senior Citizens
54.The late entrant of the G8:
               Ans:Russia
55.China’s East Project projected for the solution of :
               Ans:Energy Problem
56.Fastest Planet:
               Ans:Mercury
57.H-1B Visas are
               Ans:Non-immigrant Visas.
58.”The Joy of Numbers” was written by:
               Ans:Sakunthala Devi.
59.The King who abolished “Pulappedi”
               Ans:Unni Kerala Varma(Veera Kerala Verma)

60.The Kerala Monsoon Fishery(Pelagic)Protection bill enabled:
               Ans:the engagement of Pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen.

61.”Gavisti” a term related to :
               Ans:Vedic Culture
62.The birth place of 24th Thirthankara:
               Ans:Kundala Grama( Mahaveeran was the 24th Thirthankara)
63.the first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara:
               Ans:Darius I
64.”Brown shirts” was a:
               Ans:Volunteer militia of Hitler
65.Mesopotamia, the Greek word means:
               Ans:The land between rivers.
66.fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :
               Ans:Microlithics
67.Kerala Panchayath Raj Bill was introduced in the year:
               Ans:1994
68.Kerala’s output by export during2005-2006 was:
               Ans:12,000 crore.

69.”Ente Maram” Project was undertaken by:
               Ans:Education and Forests departments.
70.Science of Soils called:
               Ans:Pedology
71.Unhygienic surroundings------------------health problems.
(a)Give rise to (b)Call for (c)Call off (d)Set in
               Ans:Give rise to

72.The book is not only interesting but also-----------
(a)intruding (b)intrinsic (c)endearing (d)instructive

               Ans:instructive.

73. Find the word that wrongly spelt.
(a)Courageous (b)encourage (c)Vicious (d)majistrate

               Ans:majistrate

74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice (a)T (b)C (c)S (d)W

               Ans:C
75. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word immunity:
(a)disinclination (b)freedom (c)protection (d)apathy

               Ans:protection
76.The closest meaning of the word benevolence is:
(a)attention (b)attraction (c)patience (d)kindness

               Ans:kindness
77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:
(a)candour (b)gander (c)banter (d)slander

               Ans:slander
78. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)peursue (b)purseue (c)persue (d)pursue

               Ans:pursue
79. Select the word meaning small branch:
(a)bit (b)stick (c)twig (d)log

               Ans:twig
80. Arrears best means:
(a)small pieces (b)works of art (c)unpaid debts (d)the back portion of a building

               Ans:unpaid debts
81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:
The thief hid all his loot--------------------------a stone
(a)below (b)under (c)beneath (d)by

               Ans:under

82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ----------------- me
(a)with (b)about (c)for (d)at

               Ans:with

83. He said, ”I must go at once”. Change into indirect speech:
(a) He said that he had to go at once
(b) He said that he would go at once
(c) He said that he must have gone at once
(d) He said that he had had to go at once

               Ans: He said that he had to go at once

84. Change into indirect speech: ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’,she said:
(a) She said that she lost her purse
(b) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
(c) She said that she had lost her purse
(d) She expressed that she had lost her purse

               Ans: She exclaimed that she had lost her purse

85. He became philosopher, -------------------------?
(a)didn’t he (b)did he (c)has he (d)hasn’t he


               Ans:didn’t he
86. I meant ----------------- your attention to this matter
(a)to be called (b)to call (c)to calling (d)to had called

               Ans:to call

87. The car pulled -------------- before the front door.
(a)up (b)at (c)by (d)on

               Ans:up

88. Home is ---------------- sweetest place on the earth.
(a)out (b)the (c)a (d)an

               Ans:the

89. Choose the correct sentence:
(a)The committee are in session (b) The committee is in session
(a)The committee were in session (b) The committee to be in session

               Ans: The committee is in session

90. The opposite of vice is:
(a)wickedness (b)goodness (c)virtue (d)silence

               Ans: virtue

91. The idiom storm in the tea cup means:
(a)no fuss over trivial matter (b)big fuss over trivial matter
(c)clever idea (d)sudden inspiration

               Ans: big fuss over trivial matter

92. The mansion was pulled down to make way for a housing complex. The words italicized mean:
(a)Brought (b)Constructed (c)demolished (d)broken

               Ans:demolished

93. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(a) a life of plenty providing for the future
(b) with moderate provision for the future
(c) without any provision for the future
(d) with some provision for the future

               Ans: without any provision for the future

94. He is quite at sea. At sea means:
(a)by the sea (b)lost in thought (c)determined (d)confused
               Ans:confused

95. Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means:
(a) Mark is well thought of by his boss
(b) Mark is not well thought of by his boss
(c) Boss is well thought of by mark
(d) Boss is not well thought of by mark

               Ans: Mark is well thought of by his boss

96. I save money by ----------- smoking.
(a)carefully (b)frequently (c)ever (d)never

               Ans:never

97. I ------------- prefer coffee.
(a)ever (b)usually (c)forever (d)never

               Ans:usually

98. There is a cat in the kitchen. --------------------- is drinking milk.
(a)It (b)He (c)She (d)Them

               Ans:It
99. They sell -------------- dresses in that store.
(a)lady (b)lady’s (c)ladies (d)ladies’

               Ans:ladies’

100. --------------- bread and butter the only thing you have for me?
(a)Wasn’t (b)Are (c)Is (d)Aren’t

               Ans:Is

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Yuva Trains

First Yuva Train:
Howrah Railway Station. 2249/2250 Howrah-New Delhi ‘Yuva’ Express (weekly) has been launched. This is the first yuva Train of the country.

What are Yuva trains?
Yuva Trains were announced in the Railway Budget 2009-10 by the Railway Minister and they are targeted mainly for the unemployed youths of the country. The objective is to ensure that the youth and low income groups can travel at low rates between major cities.

Charges:
The total chargeable fare for Yuva passengers inclusive of all other charges like Reservation Fee, Superfast Train Charge and Development Charge would not exceed Rs.299/- up to a distance of 1500 kms and Rs. 399/- for distance beyond 1500 up to 2500 kms. Minimum distance for charge will be 100 kms for both Yuva and Non-Yuva passengers. Children of 5 years and above but below 12 years will continue to be charged half fare.

Who can travel?
The ‘Yuva Train’ fares are applicable to unemployed persons between the age group of 15 to 45 years who fulfill the criteria of Yuva to be ascertained on the basis of Certificate issued under National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGA) and valid Registration card issued by a Government run Employment Exchange. Tickets will be issued on production of original of any of the above certificates at the counter, a photocopy of which should be retained along with reservation requisition as in the case of other concessions. In case these certificates do not specify age, an age certificate like Identity Card, Ration Card, Driving License., Pass Port, educational Certificate, Certificate from Local Bodies like Panchayat/Corporation/Municipalty or any other authentic and recognized document on which date of birth is recorded, must also be carried in original.

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Governer Of Indian States

Indian State	Name	From
Andhra Pradesh	E S L Narsimhan	27 December 2009 (acting)
Arunachal Pradesh	Joginder Jaswant Singh	24 January 2008
Assam	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	27 November, 2009
Bihar	Devanand Konwar	24 July 2009
Chhattisgarh	E.S.L. Narasimhan	25 January 2007
Goa	Shivinder Singh Sidhu	22 July 2008
Gujarat	Dr. Kamla Beniwal	27 November, 2009
Haryana	Jagannath Pahadia	27 July, 2009
Himachal Pradesh	Prabha Rau	19 July 2008
Jammu and Kashmir	Narinder Nath Vohra	25 June 2008
Jharkhand	K. Sankaranarayanan	26 July 2009
Karnataka	Hans Raj Bhardwaj	29 June 2009
Kerala	Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai	10 July 2008
Madhya Pradesh	Rameshwar Thakur	1 July 2009
Maharashtra	S.C. Jamir	9 March 2008
Manipur	Gurbachan Jagat	23 July 2008
Meghalaya	Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary	1 July 2008
Mizoram	Lt. Gen. M.M. Lakhera	25 July 2006
Nagaland	Nikhil Kumar	15 October 2009
Orissa	Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare	21 August 2007
Punjab	Sunith Francis Rodrigues	16 November 2004
Rajasthan	Prabha Rau (acting)	2 December 2009
Sikkim	Balmiki Prasad Singh	9 July 2008
Tamil Nadu	Surjit Singh Barnala	3 November 2004
Tripura	Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil	27 November 2009
Uttarakhand	Margaret Alva	19 July 2009
Uttar Pradesh	Banwari Lal Joshi	28 July 2009

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