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ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, 1. How many bones are there in human skull ? Ans- 22 2. Kethy Cross, who has become first woman umpire on ICC panel, belongs to which country? Ans- New Zealand 3.  Which Indian state is known as “Soul of India” ? Ans- Orissa 4. The “Dachigam National Park” in Kashmir is most famous for ____?  Ans- Kashmir Stag 5. From Which country Indian Constitution Borrowed Fundamental Rights ? Ans- America (USA) 6.    The first President of the Indian Home Rule League (1916)was__? Ans- Joseph Bapista   7.  What is the scientific name of Cockroach ? Ans- Periplaneta Americana   8 .  What is the rate of growth of population of India according to 2011 census ? Ans- 17.64 % 9.  The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in__? Ans- Andhra Pradesh 10. Which instrument is used to measure blood pressure ? Ans- Sphygmomano meter

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Some Facts – Census 2011 #################### • State with Highest Female Sex Ratio—Kerala—1,058 • State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio–Haryana–861 • UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio—Pondicherry—1,001 • UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio—Daman & Diu–710 • District with Highest Female Sex Ratio—Mahe (Pondicherry)–1,147 • District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio—Daman (Daman & Diu)–591 • State with Highest Literacy Rate — Kerala (90.9) (Tripura tops literacy rate with with 94.65 per cent RECENTLY) • State with Lowest Literacy Rate– Bihar (47.0) • UT with Highest Literacy Rate– Lakshadweep (86.7) • UT with Lowest Literacy Rate— Dadra & Nagar Haveli (57.6) • District with Highest Literacy Rate— Aizwal, Mizoram (96.5) • District with Lowest Literacy Rate— Dantewada Chhattisgarh (30.17) • State with Highest Population–Uttar Pradesh • State with Lowest Populatio

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, FIVE YEAR PLANS IN INDIA #################### • 1st Five Year Plan (1951-56) – Priority of Agriculture • 2nd Five Year Plan (1956-61) – Priority of Industries Sector • 3rd Five Year Plan (1961-66) – Self Reliance • 4th Five Year Plan (1969-74) – Removal of Poverty, Growth with Justice • 5th Five Year Plan (1974-79) – Removal of Poverty and Self reliance • 6th Five Year Plan (1980-85) – The emphasis same as 5th Plan • 7th Five Year Plan (1985-90) – Food Production, Employment, Productivity • 8th Five Year Plan (1992-97) – Employment Generation, Control of Population • 9th Five Year Plan (1997-02) – Growth Rate of 7 percent • 10th Five year Plan (2002-07) – Self employment and resources and development • 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) – Comprehensive and faster growth • 12th Five Year plan (2012-17) – Improvement of Health, Education and Sanitation.

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, IMPORTANT ACTS RELATED TO BANKING  ####################### ## ## 1. Banking Regulation Act,1949 2. RBI Act,1934 & RBI Act, 1948 3. SBI Act,1955, General Regulations SBI Act,1956 4. Banker‘s Book Evidence Act,1891 5. Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 6. Indian Contract Act,1872 7. Surety‘s Liability 8. Partnership Act,1932 9. Companies Act,1956 10. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 11. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 12. SARFAESI Act, 2002

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, REVOLUTION IN INDIA ################## * Black Revolution – Petroleum Production * Blue Revolution – Fish Production * Brown Revolution – Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production * Golden Fibre Revolution – Jute Production * Golden Revolution – Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production * Green Revolution – Food grains * Grey Revolution – Fertilizer * Pink Revolution – Meat/ Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production * Red Revolution – Tomato Production * Round Revolution – Potato * Silver Fiber Revolution – Cotton * Silver Revolution – Egg/Poultry Production * White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) – Milk/Dairy production * Yellow Revolution – Oil Seeds production * Evergreen Revolution – Overall development of Agriculture

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Solar System Question and Answers ###### ##### ###### ### ####   1. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?–8 2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?–Mercury 3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?–Jupiter 4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?–Venus 5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?–Saturn 6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?–Uranus 7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?–Neptune 8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?–Mars 9. What planet is closest in size to Earth?–Venus 10. The moon Titan orbits which planet?–Saturn 11. What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?–Mars 12. True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.–False

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Company Name Origin/Meaning ###### ##### ###### ###   1.Mercedes – Name of the daughter of the founder 2.Nokia – Name of city in Finland 3.Pepsi – Named from the digestive enzyme pepsi 4.Honda – From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda 5.Sony – from the Latin word’sonus’meaning sound 6.Maggi – Food company named after its founder,Julius Maggi 7.Suzuki – From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki 8.Samsung – Meaning’three stars’in Korea 9. Toyota – From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyoda 10.Yamaha – After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company 11.Adidas – From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler. (das)

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Nick names of Place In India ###### ##### ###### ###   Which place is known as Hi-Tech City = Hyderabad Which place is known as Manchester of South India = Coimbatore Which place is known as Deccan Queen = Pune Which place is known as City of weavers = Panipat Which River is known as Old Ganga = Godavari Which River is known as Dakshin Ganga = Kaveri Which state is known as Milk Pail of India = Haryana Which place is known as Gardan city of India = Bangalore Which place is known as Sapce city of India = Bangalore Which place is known as Electronic city of India = Bangalore Which Indian place is known as Pensioners’ Paradise = Bangalore Which state is known as Jewel of India = Manipur Which Indian place is known as Scotland of the east = Shillong Which place is known as Temple city of India =>> Bhuvaneswar Which place is known as Califo

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, FIRST IN INDIA ####### #####   ● British Governor-General : Warren Hastings ● British Governor-General of Independent India : Lord Mountbatten ● Justice of India : Hiralal J. Kania ● Comander-in-Chief of Free India : General K. M. Cariappa ● Chief of Air Staff : Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst ● Indian Air Chief : Air Marshal S. Mukherjee ● Chief of Army Staff : General M. Rajendra Singh ● Chief of Naval Staff : Vice-Admiral R. D. Katari ● Consmonaut : Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma ● Emperor of Mughal Dynasty in India : Babar ● Field Marshal : SPFJ Manekshaw ● Governor-General of Indian Union : C. Rajgopalachari ● Indian to get an Oscar : Bhanu Athaiya ● Indian to Reach the South Pole : Col. I. K. Bajaj ● Indian ICS Officer : Satyendra Nath Tagore ● Indian Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council : Sir S. P. Sinha ● Indian Man to Swim Across the English Channel

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Important information on RBI ########## ######### 1. Reserve Bank of India started its operations on-01 Apr 1935 2. Reserve Bank was nationalised in —1949 3. The maximum number of Deputy Governors RBI can have–4 4. Number of regional offices of RBI –28 5. RBI can issue notes upto the value of —Rs. 10,000/- 6. As per Indian Coinage Act 1 Re coins can be used to pay/settle ——Any amount 7. As per Indian Coinage Act 0.50 ps coins can be used to pay/settle—– Amount not exceeding Rs. 10. 8. As per Indian Coinage Act coins worth less than 0.50 ps can be used to pay/settle—– Amount not exceeding Re. 1.(no longer applicable) 9. The logo of RBI has—A palm tree and a tiger 10. The H.O. of the RBI is in—Mumbai 11. The maximum amount for which customer’s deposit is insured in a bank—-Rs. 1,00,000 Institutions established by RBI and Head Office 1. Deposit Insurance and Cre

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, First in Banks ###############   • First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank • First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith • First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh • First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC • First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India : Presidency bank in 1830 • First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India : Bengal Bank 1784 • First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK • First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India • First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India • First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860 • First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770 • First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India • First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank • First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank • First n

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Facts about World Rivers and more ##################### ## • Third world comprises of 70% of world population. • Hamun Mashkel Lake (Baluchistan) is salt water lake. • Most important crop of Nile delta is Cotton. • Pak: is 4th among world’s largest cotton producers. • A famous natural bridge is located in Virginia. • Eskimos live in North America. • Iberian Peninsula is a part of Europe. • The number of CARS is five. • Height of Islamabad is 2000 ft: above sea level. • The Devil Tower present in US is a volcano. • Hudson Bay is largest bay and is in Northern Canada. • Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico. • Grand Canal is oldest man made canal for shipping purpose in China. • Shark bay is in Western Australia. • English Channel separates England from France. • Gulf of Sidra is in Libya. • Red river is in USA. • Gulf of lion is in France. • Churchill water fall is

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Important International Lines ##################### 1. Radcliffe Line—- India and Pakistan 2. McMahon Line— India and China 3. Durand Line ——Pakistan and Afghanistan 4. Maginot Line —–France and Germany 5. 38th Parallel —–North and South Korea 6. 17th Parallel—– North and South Vietnam 7. 49th Parallel —–USA and Canada

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Full form of computer related terms: ########################## * HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. * HTTPS – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. * IP – Internet Protocol. * URL – Uniform Resource Locator. * USB – Universal Serial Bus. * VIRUS – Vital Information Resource Under Seized. * 3G – 3rd Generation. * GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication. * CDMA – Code Divison Multiple Access. * UMTS – Universal Mobile Telecommunication System. * SIM – Subscriber Identity Module. * AVI = Audio Video Interleave * RTS = Real Time Streaming * SIS = Symbian OS Installer File * AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec * JAD = Java Application Descriptor * JAR = Java Archive * JAD = Java Application Descriptor * 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project * 3GP = 3rd Generation Project * MP3 = MPEG player lll * MP4 = MPEG-4 video file * AAC = Advanced Audio Coding * GIF = G

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Indian Railway Zones and their Headquarters ######################################## 1. Northern Railway–Delhi 2. North Eastern Railway–Gorakhpur 3. Northeast Frontier Railway–Maligaon(Guwahati) 4. Eastern Railway–Kolkata 5. South Eastern Railway–Kolkata 6. South Central Railway–Secunderabad 7. Southern Railway–chennai 8. Central Railway–Mumbai November 9. Western Railway–Mumbai November 10. South Western Railway–Hubli 11. North Western Railway–jaipur 12. West Central Railway–jabalpur 13. North Central Railway–Allahabad 14. South East Central Railway–Bilaspur 15. East Coast Railway–Bhubaneswar 16. East Central Railway–Hajipur 17. Kolkata Metro–Kolkata

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Dams and Rivers and Cities and Rivers ########################### ●● Dams and Rivers and Location 1)         Nagarjunasagar— Krishna— A.P 2)         Pochampad—Godavari  —A.P. 3)         Srisailam — Krishna —A.P. 4)         Sardar Sarovar—Narmada — Gujarat 5)         Ukai—Tapti —Gujarat 6)         Hirakud—Mahanadi —Orissa 7)         Bhakra Nangal — Sutlej—Punjab 8)         Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar)—Beas—Himachal Pradesh 9)         Thein (Ranjit Sagar)— Ravi— Punjab 10)       Baglihar—Chenab—Jammu & Kashmir 11)       Chutak—Suru—Jammu & Kashmir 12)       Panchet—Damodar —Jharkhand 13)       Maithon—Barakar— Jharkhand 14)       Tehri—Bhagirathi—Uttarakhand 15)       Koyna—Koyna—Maharashtra 16)       Mettur—Kaveri—Tamilnadu 17)       Krishnaraja Sagar—Kaveri—Karnataka 18)       Alamatti —Krishna—Karnataka 19)