T.N.I - A College of Competition

List of Important Awards and Its Related Fields :~
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1. Oscar - Film
2. Dada Sahib Phalke - Film
3. Grammy - Music
4. Pulitzer - Journalism and Literature
5. Arjun - Sports
6. Bowelay - Agriculture
7. Kalinga - Science
8. Dhanwantri - Medical Science
9. Bhatnagar - Science
10. Nobel Prize - Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical Science
11. Abel - Maths
12. Merlin - Magic
13. Bharat Ratna - Art, Science, Public Service, Sports
14. Vyas Samman - Literature
15. Bihari Award - Literature
16. Saraswati Samman - Literature
17. Man Booker - Literature
18. Vachspati Samman Sanskrit - Literature
19. Param Vir Chakra - Military
20. Ashok Chakra - Civilians
21. Juliet Curie Award - Peace
22. Dronacharya Award - Sports Coaches
23. Sahitya Akademi Award - Literary
24. Kalidas Samman - Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts
25. Tansen Award- Music.

FIRST_IN_INDIA :~

The first President of Indian Republic-----Dr. Rajendra Prasad
The first Prime Minister of free India-----Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
The first Indian to win Nobel Prize-----Rabindranath Tagore
The first President of Indian National Congress-----W.C. Banerjee
The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress-----Badruddin Tayyabji
The first Muslim President of India-----Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first British Governor General of India-----Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)
The first British Governor General of Bengal-----Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)
The first British Viceroy of India-----Lord Canning
The first Governor General of free India-----Lord Mountbatten
The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India-----C. Rajgopalachari
The first man who introduced printing press in India-----James Hicky
The first Indian to join the I.C.S-----Satyendra Nath Tagore
India’s first man in Space-----Rakesh Sharma
The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term-----Morarji Desai
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India-----General Cariappa
The first Chief of Army Staff-----Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council-----S.P.Sinha
The first President of India who died while in office-----Dr. Zakhir Hussain
The first Muslim President of Indian Republic-----Dr. Zakhir Hussain
The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament-----Charan Singh
The first Field Marshal of India-----S.H.F. Manekshaw
The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics-----C.V.Raman
The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award-----Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Indian to cross English Channel-----Mihir Sen
The first Person to receive Jnanpith award-----Sri Shankar Kurup
The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha-----Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
The first Vice-President of India-----Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Education Minister-----Abdul Kalam Azad
The first Home minister of India-----Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
The first Indian Air Chief Marshal-----S. Mukherjee
The first Indian Naval Chief-----Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
The first Judge of International Court of Justice-----Dr. Nagendra Singh
The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen-----Sherpa Anga Dorjee
The first person to get Param Vir Chakra-----Major Somnath Sharma
The first Chief Election Commissioner-----Sukumar Sen
The first person to receive Magsaysay Award-----Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine-----Hargovind Khurana
The first Chinese traveller to visit India-----Fahein
The first person to receive Stalin Prize-----Saifuddin Kitchlu
The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet-----Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics-----Amartya Sen
The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court-----Justice Hirala J. Kania
The first Indian Pilot-----J.R.D. Tata (1929).

Latest Current Affairs Questions

1). Who has been appointed as the Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?
Ans- Ajay Mathur
2). Who was appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
Ans- Maurice Obstfeld
3). Which bank was planning to start its operation from 1st October?
Ans- IDFC Bank
4). Name the NBFC in India which is planning to enter the mortgage business & have accorded permission from NABARD?
Ans- Fullerton India
5). Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched the GAGAN system, which will offer seamless navigation to the aviation industry. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) developed the system. What is the full form of GAGAN?
Ans- GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation(GAGAN)
6). From which series of PSLV, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched five satellites, weighing 1,440 kg for a United Kingdom-based company?
Ans- PSLV C-28 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
7). Name the countries Which agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals after more than a half-century of hostilities.
Ans- USA and Cuba
8). The World Bank approved an additional loan of how much amount for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor?
Ans- $650 million
9). According to the data released by World Bank, India’s GDP crossed how much amount in 2014?
Ans- $2-trillion mark
10). Which bank becomes the first bank in India to launch Watch Banking for Apple Watch?
Ans- HDFC
11). Name the bank which launched the MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) card under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) scheme?
Ans- Corporation Bank
12). With which country India, will sign a double taxation treaty and MoU for setting up an Ayurveda Chair?
Ans- Thailand
13). Who led the committee on railways which recommended private sector participation in the railways?
Ans- Bibek Debroy
14). From which state or UT, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Smart City initiative got its first nomination?
Ans- Puducherry
15). Who has been formally designated as the 16th Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)?
Ans- Tunisia

Important Autobiographies by Indians
1. The Test of My Life ‐ Yuvraj Singh
2. Wings of Fire ‐ APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Courage and Conviction ‐ Gen VK Singh
4. A Shot at History ‐ Abhinav Bindra
5. The Race of My Life ‐ Milkha Singh
6. One Life Is Not Enough ‐ K Natwar Singh
7. The Substance and The Shadow ‐ Dilip Kumar
8. The Unbreakable ‐ Mary Kom
9. Playing It My Way ‐ Sachin Tendulkar
10. Not Just an Accountant : The Diary of the Nation's Conscience Keeper ‐ Vinod Rai
11. Straight from the Heart ‐ Kapil Dev
12. All From Memory ‐ BV Acharya
13. Matters of Discretion ‐ Inder Kumar Gujral
14. My Country My Life ‐ LK Advani
15. Truth, Love & a Little Malice ‐ Khushwant Singh
16. Jakhan Choto Chilam ‐ Satyajit Ray
17. Lucknow Boy: A Memoir ‐ Vinod Mehta
18. And then One Day : A Memoir ‐ Nasiruddin Shah
19. Sunny Days ‐ Sunil Gavaskar
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Nick Names Of Important Indian Places :~
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Golden City - Amritsar
Space City - Banglore
Pink City - Jaipur
Garden City - Banglore
Electronic City - Banglore
City of Buildings - Kolkata
Twin City -Hyderabad, Secunderabad
City of Nawabs - Luckhnow
City of Castles - Kolkata
City of Festivals - Madurai
City of Lakes - Srinagar
City of Temples - Varanasi
City of Weavers - Panipat.

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2014:Glasgow,Scotland
2018: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2022:South Africa,Durban
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2014: Incheon, South Korea
2018:Jakarta,Indonasia
2022:Hangzhow,China
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2016:Rio,Brazil
2018:PyeongChang,South Koria
2020:Tokyo,Japan(Summer Olympic)
2022:Beijing,China(Winter Olympic)
2024:Loss angels,USA
(India):
2014:35th edition at Kerala
2016:36th edition at goa
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2010:Singapore,Malayasia(1st edition)(Summer)
2014:Nanjing,China(Summer Olympic)
2016:Lillehammer,Norway(Winter Olympic)
2018:Buenos Aires,Argentina(Summer Olympic)
2020:Lausanne,Switzerland(Winter Olympic)
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2014:Sochi,Russia
2016:Rio de Janiero,Brazil
2018: Pyeongchang,South Korea
2020:Tokyo,japan
2022:Beijing,China
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2015:Beijing,China
2017:GBR,London
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2015: Mungyeong,South Korea
2019:Wuhan,China.

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Current Affairs Today – September 17 2015 :~
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1. Govt. Is Launching Its Own Operating System ‘BOSS’ To Replace Microsoft Windows
2. Cabinet approved the promulgation of Negotiable Instruments Act
3. Cabinet agrees creation of posts of directors for 4 new NIDs
4. Centre to discontinue stamps of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi
5. EPFO raises PF insurance amount to Rs. 6 lakh
6. Govt mulls raising FDI limit in private banks to 100%
7. Google celebrates 100th birthday of M.F. Husain
8. Nepal approves new constitution
9. India, Cambodia ink 2 MoUs for bilateral cooperation in Tourism, Mekong Ganga Project
10. Pentagon creates India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC)
11. RBI Names 10 Companies to Set Up Microfinance Banks
12. India ranks 34th in business growth environment – Thornton
13. Aqeela Asifi, 2015 Nansen Refugee Award winner
14. Journalists from 4 Countries to Get Press Freedom Awards
15. Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul receives Icon Award
16. Mandeep Jangra receives Arjuna Award from Sports Minister
17. Anupam Kher receives Certificate of Recognition in US
18. Suvidhaa Infoserve buys AasaanPay’s MPoS
19. Hero Cycles buys Firefox Bikes
20. China renovates 2000-year-old Ashoka Stupa
21. Shot putter Manpreet Kaur shattered 18-year-old national record
22. South African boxer Mzwanele Kompolo dies after title fight.

CITY - RIVER - STATES:-
Agra --Yamuna --Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad --Sabarmati --Gujarat
Allahabad --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Auraiya --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
Ayodhya --Saryu -- Uttar Pradesh
Badrinath --Ganges -- Uttarakhand
Bagalkot --Ghataprabha -- Karnataka
Bangalore --Vrishabhavathi --
Karnataka
Bhadravathi --Bhadra -- Karnataka
Bharuch --Narmada -- Gujarat
Chakeri --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Chennai --Adyar -- Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore --Noyyal -- Tamil Nadu
Cuttack --Mahanadi -- Odisha
Daman --Daman Ganga -- Daman
Dibrugarh --Brahmaputra -- Assam
Erode --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
Etawah --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
Farrukhabad --Ganges -- Uttar
Pradesh
Fatehgarh --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Ferozpur --Sutlej -- Punjab
Gorakhpur --Rapti -- Uttar Pradesh
Guwahati --Brahmaputra -- Assam
Gwalior --Chambal -- Madhya
Pradesh
Hajipur --Ganges,Gandak -- Bihar
Haridwar --Ganges -- Uttarkhand
Honnavar --Sharavathi -- Karnataka
Hospet --Tungabhadra -- Karnataka
Hyderabad --Musi -- Telangana
Jabalpur --Narmada -- Madhya
Pradesh
Jaunpur --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
Kannauj --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur Cant --Ganges -- Uttar
Pradesh
Kanpur --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Karad --Krishna, -- Maharashtra
Karjat --Ulhas -- Maharashtra
Karwar --Kali -- Karnataka
Kolkata --Hooghly -- West Bengal
Kota --Chambal -- Rajasthan
Lucknow --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
Madurai --Vaigai -- Tamil Nadu
Mahad --Savitri -- Maharashtra
Malegaon --Girna River --
Maharashtra
Mangalore --Netravati, -- Karnataka
Mathura --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
Nanded --Godavari -- Maharashtra
Nashik --Godavari -- Maharashtra
Nellore --Pennar -- Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi --Yamuna -- Delhi
Nizamabad --Godavari --
Andhrapradesh
Patna --Ganges -- Bihar
Pune --Mula, -- Maharashtra
Rajahmundry --Godavari -- Andhra
Pradesh
Rourkela --Brahmani -- Odisha
Sambalpur --Mahanadi -- Odisha
Sangli --Krishna -- Maharashtra
Shimoga --Tunga River -- Karnataka
Shuklaganj --Ganges -- Uttar
Pradesh
Srinagar --Jhelum --Jammu &
Kashmir
Surat --Tapti -- Gujarat
Thiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil
Nadu
Tiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli --Thamirabarani -- Tamil
Nadu
Ujjain --Shipra -- Madhya Pradesh
Vadodara --Vishwamitri -- Gujarat
Varanasi --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada --Krishna -- Andhra
Pradesh

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