World's largest Airlines (By Scheduled Passengers 

Carried in 2012 in Millions) 

1 Delta Air Lines(USA) – 164.6
2 United Airlines(USA) – 140.4
3 Southwest Airlines(USA) –134.0
4 American Airlines(USA) – 107.8
5 Lufthansa Group(German+Swiss+Italy)– 103.1
6 China Southern Airlines(China)– 86.5
7 Ryanair(Ireland) –79.6
8 Air France-KLM(France+Netherland)– 77.1
9 China Eastern Airlines (China)– 73.1
10 Air China(China)– 72.4

FIFA World Cup Football—All time Winners (Year—Host Country—Winner—Score)

2010—South Africa —Spain— Spain 1-0 Netherlands
2006—Germany—Italy—Italy 1-1 (5-3) France 
2002—Japan / S. Korea —Brazil—Brazil 2-0 Germany
1998—France— France—France 3-0 Brazil
1994—US—Brazil—Brazil 3-2 Italy
1990—Italy—Germany—Germany 1-0 Argentina
1986—Mexico—Argentina—Argentina 3-2 Germany
1982—Spain—Italy—Italy 3-1 Germany
1978—Argentina—Argentina—Argentina 3-1 Holland
1974—Germany—Germany—Germany 2-1 Holland
1970—Mexico—Brazil—Brazil 4-1 Italy
1966—England—England—England 4-2 Germany
1962—Chile—Brazil—Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia
1958—Sweden—Brazil—Brazil 5-2 Sweden
1954—Switzerland—Germany—Germany 3-2 Hungary
1950—Brazil—Uruguay—Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
1946— not held
1942— not held
1938—France—Italy—Italy 4-2 Hungary
1934—Italy—Italy—Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
1930—Uruguay—Uruguay—Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

National Film Award for Best Feature Film

1953(1st) — Shyamchi Aai [Marathi] 
1954(2nd) —Mirza Ghalib [Hindi] 
1955(3rd) —Pather Panchali [Bengali] 
1956(4th) —Kabuliwala [Bengali]
1957(5th) —Do Aankhen Barah Haath [Hindi]
1958(6th)Sagar Sangamey [Bengali[
1959(7th)Apur Sansar [Bengali]
1960(8th)Anuradha [Hindi
1961(9th)Bhagini Nivedita [Bengali
1962(10th)Dada Thakur [Bengali
1963(11th)Shehar Aur Sapna [Hindi
1964(12th)Charulata [Bengali
1965(13th)Chemmeen [Malayalam
1966(14th)Teesri Kasam [Hindi
1967(15th)Hatey Bazarey [Bengali
1968(16th)Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne [Bengali
1969(17th)Bhuvan Shome [Hindi
1970(18th)Samskara [Kannada
1971(19th)Seemabaddha [Bengali
1972(20th)Swayamvaram [Malayalam
1973(21st)Nirmalyam [Malayalam
1974(22nd)Chorus [Bengali
1975(23rd)Chomana Dudi [Kannada
1976(24th)Mrigayaa [Hindi
1977(25th)Ghatashraddha [Kannada
1978(26th) 1979(27th)Shodh[Hindi
1980(28th)Akaler Shandhaney [Bengali
1981(29th)Dakhal [2Bengali
1982(30th)Chokh [Bengali
1983(31st)Adi Shankaracharya [Sanskrit
1984(32nd)Damul [Hindi
1985(33rd)Chidambaram [Malayalam
1986(34th)Tabarana Kathe [Kannada
1987(35th)Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai [Assamese 1988(36th)Piravi [Malayalam
1989(37th) Bagh Bahadur [Bengali
1990(38th)Marupakkam [Tamil
1991(39th)Agantuk [Bengali
1992(40th)Bhagwat Gita [Sanskrit
1993(41st)Charachar [Bengali
1994(42nd)Unishe April [Bengali
1995(43rd)Kathapurushan [Malayalam
1996(44th)Lal Darja [Bengali
1997(45th)Thaayi Saheba [Kannada
1998(46th)Samar [Hindi
1999(47th)Vanaprastham [Malayalam
2000(48th)Shantham [Malayalam
2001(49th)Dweepa [Kannada
2002(50th)Mondo Meyer Upakhyan [Bengali
2003(51st)Shwaas [Marathi
2004(52nd)Page 3 [Hindi and English
2005(53rd)Kaalpurush [Bengali
2006(54th)Pulijanmam [Malayalam
2007(55th)Kanchivaram [Tamil
2008(56th)Antaheen [Bengali
2009(57th)Kutty Srank [Malayalam
2010(58th)Adaminte Makan Abu [Malayalam
2011(59th)Deool [Marathi
2011(59th) Byari [Beary
2012(60th)Paan Singh Tomar [Hindi

Param Vir Chakra(India's highest military decoration) Winners so far:

1. Major Som Nath Sharma, 4 Kumaon Regiment, November 3, 1947, Badgam Kashmir (posthumous)
2. Lance Naik Karham Singh M M, 1 Sikh Regiment, October 13, 1948, Tithwal Kashmir
3. Second Lt Rama Raghobe Rane, Corps of Engineers, April 8, 1948, Naushera, Kashmir
4. Naik Jadu Nath Singh, 1 Rajput Regiment, February 1948, Naushera, Kashmir (posthumous)
5. Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, 6 Rajputana Rifles, July 17/18, 1948, Tithwal, Kashmir (posthumous)
6. Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, 3/1 Gurkha Rifles, December 5, 1961, Elizabethville, Katanga, Congo (posthumous)
7. Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gurkha Rifles, October 20, 1962, Ladakh, India
8. Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh Regiment, October 23, 1962, Tongpen La, Northeast Frontier Agency, India (posthumous)
9. Major Shaitan Singh, Kumaon Regiment, November 18, 1962, Rezang La (posthumous)
10. Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers, September 10, 1965, Chima, Khem Karan Sector (posthumous)
11. Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, 17 Poona Horse, October 15, 1965, Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan (posthumous)
12. Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 14 Guards, December 3, 1971, Gangasagar (posthumous)
13. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force, December 14, 1971, Srinagar, Kashmir (posthumous)
14. Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, 17 Poona Horse, December 16, 1971, Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector, (posthumous)
15. Major Hoshiar Singh, Grenadiers, December 17, 1971, Basantar River, Shakargarh Sector
16. Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, June 23, 1987, Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir
17. Major Ramaswamy Parmeshwaran, 8 Mahar Regiment, November 25, 1987, Sri Lanka (posthumous)
18. Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, July 6, 1999
19. Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, July 3, 1999, Khaluber/Juber Top, Batalik sector, Kargil area, Jammu and Kashmir (posthumous)
20. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers, July 4, 1999, Tiger Hill, Kargil area
21. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, July 5, 1999

Reserve Bank of India— Governor & Deputy Governors



Governor — Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan

Deputy Governor— Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty


Deputy Governor— Shri Anand Sinha 


Deputy Governor— Shri H.R. Khan


Deputy Governor— Dr. Urjit R. Patel

>> ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION - PART 1 <<

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1. One who is out to subvert a government - Anarchist
2. One who is recovering from illness - Convalescent
3. One who is all powerful - Omnipotent
4. One who is present everywhere - Omnipresent
5. One who knows everything - Omniscient
6. One who is easily deceived - Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes - Infallible
8. One who can do anything for money - Mercenary
9. One who has no money - Pauper
10. One who changes sides - Turncoat
11. One who works for free - Volunteer
12. One who loves books - Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages - Bilingual
14. One who loves mankind - Philanthropist
15. One who hates mankind - Misanthrope
16. One who looks on the bright side of things - Optimist
17. One who looks on the dark side of things - Pessimist
18. One who doubts the existence of god - Agnostic
19. One who pretends to be what he is not - Hypocrite
20. One incapable of being tired - Indefatigable

>>> BOOKS AND AUTHORS - PART II <<<**********************************

1. Das Capital :Karl Marx
2. Dashkumaracharitam : Dandi
3. Daybhag :Jeemootwahan
4. Death :Kaka Saheb Kalelkar
5. Divine Comedy : Dante
6. Divine Life : Swami Shivanand
7. Elizabeth Castello: Eight Lessons J.M. Coetzee
8. End of the Era :C.S. Pandit
9. Envisioning an Empowered Nation : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
10. Eternal India :Mrs. Indira Gandhi
11. Experiment with Untruth : Michael Anderson
12. Fasting, Feasting : Anita Desai
13. Fireproof :Raj Kamal Jha
14. Forty nine Days: Amrita Pritam
15. Freedom from Fear : Aung San Suu Kyi
16. Gaban : Munsi PremChand
17. Geet Govind : Jayadev
18. Gitanjali :Rabindra Nath Tagore
19. Glimpses of World History :Jawahar Lal Nehru
20. Godan :Munsi PremChand
21. Golden Threshold : Sarojini Naidu
22. Gora: Rabindra Nath Tagore
23. Gulag Archipelago : Alexander Solzhenitsyn
24. Guide :R. K. Narayanan
25. Gurusagaran : O.P. Vijayan
26. Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows :J.K. Rowling
27. Harsha Charit : Bana Bhatta
28. Hindu view of Life : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
29. History of Western Philosophy : B. Russel
30. Humanyunama : Gulbadan Beghum
31. I Follow the Mahatma : K.M. Munshi
32. Ignited Minds : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
33. In the Line of Fire : A Memoir : Parvez Musharraf
34. India Wins Freedom: Abul Kalam Azad
35. Indian Philosophy : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
36. Indian Summers : John Wright
37. Indian war of Independence : V.D. Savarkar
38. Indira Gandhi Returns :Khushwant Singh
39. Innocent in Death : J.D. Robb
40. Interpreter of Maladies : Jhumpa Lahiri
41. Kaya Kalp : Munshi Prem Chand
42. Let Us Kill Gandhi : Tushar A. Gandhi
43. Life of Pi : Yann Martel
44. My President Years : R. Venkataraman