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  1.Word: Browbeat 

Meaning 

धमकाना, घूरकर डरना, Intimidate (Someone), Typically Into Doing Something, With Stern Or Abusive Words 

Key 

Eyebrow से Beat

Description

कुछ लोग बच्चो को Eyebrow से ही घूरकर डरा देते हैं

Synonyms

Bully, Domineer, Cow, Intimidate, Bulla

Usage

a witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination

2.Word: Bulwark 

Meaning

बचाव, A Person, Institution, Or Principle That Acts As A Defense

Key

Bull (साँड़) Walk

Description

Walk पर जाते समय उस साँड़ से बचाव करते हुए जाना Red Color के कपडे देखते ही वो पीछे भागने लगता है.

Synonyms

Breakwater, Rampart, Parapet, Fortification, Protect

Usage

the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society

3.Word: Caprice 

Meaning

अचानक से बदल जाना, A Sudden And Unaccountable Change Of Mood Or Behaviour

Key

Cap का Price

Description

Cap का महंगा Price सुनकर उसका Mood अचानक से Change हो गया.

Synonyms

Kink, Turn, Fancy, Notion, Freaky

Usage

her caprices had made his life impossible

4.Word: Carmine 

Meaning

गहरा लाल, Carmine Is The Color Of Dried Blood, The Color Is Sometimes Used To Represent Crime

Key

कार-Mine

Description

मैंने जो कार खरीदी है उसका Color गहरा लाल है.

Synonyms

C.I. 75470, Natural Red 4, Crimson Lake, E120, Cochineal

5.Word: Delirious 

Meaning

उत्तेजित, पागल

Key

डाली-रस

Description

पेड़ की डाली में बिलकुल रस नहीं था मतलब वह पेड़ सूख गया था जिससे पेड़ का मालिक एकदम उत्तेजित, पागल हो गया.

Synonyms

Wild, Insane, Frenzied, Deranged, Raving

Usage

There was a great roar from the delirious crowd 

6.Word: Ennui 

Meaning

ऊब, Listlessness And Dissatisfaction Resulting From Lack Of Interest; Boredom

Key

Indra Nooyi

Description

Indra Nooyi  ने कहा है की वह Pepsico के Chairman का काम कर करके उब गयी है

7.Word: Expunge 

Meaning

पोंछना, हटाना

Key

Sponge

Description

Sponge से हम पानी को पोंछ देते हैं.

Synonyms

Destroy, Annihilate, Efface, Obliterate, Erase

Usage

I’ve kind of expunged that period from my CV

8.Word: Fetter 

Meaning

बेड़ी, A Chain Or Shackle For The Ankles Or Fee

Key

Fat

Description

Fat जानवर को बेडी से बांधना सही रहता है.

Synonyms

Bond, Restraint, Enchain, Bind, Shackle

Usage

he lay bound with fetters of iron

9.Word: Glean 

Meaning

ढेर लगाना, Collect Gradually And Bit By Bit

Key

Clean

Description

शहर को साफ़ रखने के लिए कचरे का ढेर शहर से बाहर बनाया जाता है.

Synonyms

Obtain, Cleaning, Get, Learn, Harvest

Usage

the information is gleaned from press clippings.

10.Word: Grandiose 

Meaning

प्रभावकारी, विशाल

Key

Grand -Dose

Description

Drugs की Grand Dose लेने के कारण वो मर गया.

Synonyms

Striking, Turgid, Imposing, Bombastic, Splendid

Usage

the courts grandiose facade.

Today's top 50:

1. Union Government on 30 October 2014 announced to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and to include the Leader of Opposition.
2. Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis was on sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
3. China overtook US to become the world’s largest economy in PPP terms.
4. Cargo rocket Antares of NASA carrying supplies to ISS exploded after launch.
5. Protestors on 30 October 2014 set ablaze Parliament of Burkina Faso against vote to allow President another term.
6. Sweden became the first European Union country to recognize the State of Palestine.
7. Government announced 5 lakh rupees compensation to kin of 1984 Sikh riots victims.
8. Gujarat Chief Minister laid foundation stone of the Statue of Unity - the world's tallest statue of iron man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
9. Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Billiards Championship in Bangalore.
10. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami sentenced to death for war crimes.
11. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
12. D J Pandiyan appointed as new chief secretary of Gujarat.
13. Deeper integration for peace, prosperity chosen as the theme for 18th SAARC Summit.
14. The novel Half Girlfriend authored by Chetan Bhagat was released on 1 October 2014.
15. An endangered species Flying Squirrel was captured by the forest department officials at Jharkhand.
16. India re-elected to UN Economic and Social Council .Taiwan banned its government officials from higher studies in mainland China for national security reasons.
17. Vice President of Zambia Guy Scott appointed as Acting President .The General Assembly of Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) on elected Election Commission of India (ECI) as Chair of the organisation for the next two years.
18. Union Government submitted a list of 627 Indians holding black money abroad in a sealed cover.
19. SunEdison signed MoU with Rajasthan Government to set up 5000MW solar projects.
20. President of Zambia Michael Sata was died in London.
21. India-Saudi Arabia agreed to cooperate in hydrocarbon sector.
22. Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for welfare of Tribal people.
23. Malala Yousafzai, Indira Ranamagar and John Wood won the 2014 World’s Children Prize on at a ceremony in Mariestad near Stockholm.
24. The Kamarajar Port Ltd (KPL) on announced to set up a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) on 100 acres, adjacent to its premises.
25. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died.
26. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India.
27. The Festival of India, year-long festival was inaugurated in Tokyo, Japan.
28. 51 countries signed agreement to automatically swap tax information beginning in 2017 to crackdown on tax evasion. 
29. Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh entered Bradman Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground. 
30. Richest man of Japan Masayoshi Son announced his biggest ever investment in India. 
31. Harvard Business Review (HBR), in the issue of November 2014, named CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos as best-performing CEO in the world.
32. Sir Nicholas Winton was honoured Czech Republic’s Order of the White Lion at the age of 105 by the President of Czech, Milos Zeman.
33. Japanese telecom giant Softbank on announced to invest 627 million US dollar in Snapdeal.
34. India with 20 other countries set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
35. World Polio Day (OCT 24) observed across the world was observed to create awareness about the hazards of the crippling disease.
36. Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau.
37. ING Vysya Bank CEO Shailendra Bhandari resigned.
38. Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was recently in news as he was summoned by a US Federal Court in Los Angeles.
39. International Internet Day was observed globally on 29 October 2014 to mark the anniversary of the first usage of the Internet to send a message electronically in 1969.
40. Surya Prakash was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years.
41. India and Vietnam on signed seven Memoranda of Understandings in New Delhi.
42. Biography of Muhammad Iqbal titled Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician released.
43. India on announced to modernise defence forces of Vietnam.
44. Emaar MGF Land Limited on tied up with PayU India for providing an online payment facility to its customers.
45. Sudhir Maheshwari announced to resign from ArcelorMittal.
46. Sandeep Saxena appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu.
47. President Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
48. Union MoD cleared the deal worth 8000 crore rupees to buy anti tank missiles from Israel.
49. Serena Williams won the Singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore 2014.
50. UK and the US ended combat operations in Hemland province of Afghanistan.

Gk Blast -2014 !! Diwali Gift QUESTIONS ASKED IN DIFFERENT EXAMS:

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GA Questions - IBPS RRB Office Assitant Exam 28:Sept:2014
(Evening ShIFT)
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General Awareness Questions

1. Sanjita Chanu wins gold in: Weightlifting
2. Abhinav Bindra related to: Shooting
3. Apurvi Chandela related to:Shooting
4. 6th BRICS summit held in: Fortaleza, Brazil
5. Anirban Lahiri belongs to which sports: Golf
6. Rory Mcllory belongs to which sports: Golf
7. JAC full form: Judical Appointment Commission
8. NHB full form: National housing bank
9. KYC full form: know your customer
10. India celebrated it's ___ independence day on 15th Aug, 2014: 68th
11. Who is Gurdial singh sandhu: Economist
12. PPF investment Limit: Rs 1.5lakh
13. Kohima is the capital of: Nagaland

GA Questions - RBI Assistant Exam - 28th-Sept:2014 (Morning Shift)
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General Awareness Questions:

1. Who directed the silent film raja Harish Chandra: Dadasaheb Phalke
2. Indian foreign exchange reserves value in us dollars?
3. According to Census 2011 highest sex ratio for which state: Kerala
4. Repo rate: 8%
5. CRR ¡V 4%
6. Number of directors in RBI ¡V 4 deputy directors
7. Euro is the currency of which country?
8. Satish Shivlingam realeted to which: Weightlifting
9. Who is Nripendra Mishra: Principal Sec. to PM
10. Defence minister: Arun Jaitely
11. Home minister: Rajnath Singh
12. PMGSY Established by-2002
13. IAY--Allocate financial assistance
14. Budget Allocate for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana - Rs. 1000 cr
15. Young India book author...MK GANDHI
16. India retail price index Aug 2014
17. MGNERGA Act launched in: 2006
18. National Pension System (NPS) launched in ¡X 2004
19. Which max is the maximum deposit resrve other than SBi---PNB or BOI
20. Capital of ITALY- Rome
21. Men¡¥s 56 weightlifting --- Sukhen Dey
22. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) launched by : Ministry of Labour and
Employment
23. Commonwealth total medal of India --- 64
24. WTO member -160
25. Official director of RBI - Raghuram Rajan
26. Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana has allocated Rs.100 crore
27. Monetary policy published and controlled by ¡V RBI
28. On Advances taking as loan ---pre- shipment

GA Questions - IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam - 27th-Sept:2014
(Evening Shift)
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General Awareness Questions:

1. Yuki Bhambri related to which sport = Tennis
2. Lionel Messi player of which country: Argentina
3. In budget tax free home loan limit: Rs. 2 lakh.
4. Income tax limit other than senior citizen: Rs. 2.5 lakh
5. Smart car launched --- Tata Nano
6. Gangtok is the capital of: Sikkim
7. Jai Bhagwan related to which sport: Boxing
8. China currency: Yuan
9. Volley term from which sport - Tennis
10. How many IIMS to be opened, proposed in budget - 5
11. Kargil war in which year: July 1999
12. ISRO headquarter: Bangalore
13. Make in India terms launched by ¡V PM N. Modi
14. Bio food park in which state?
15. first Governor General of India: Lord Mountbatten
16. VIkas Thakur is related to which sport: Weightlifting
17. one Adarsh gram created by ministers of state completed in which year: 2016
18. National judicial appointment bill person qualities like qualified ,reliable ability etc.
19. Ryder cup related to which game: Golf
20. Jitender Singh which ministry: Science and Technology
21. Parliamentary award for 2011:

GA Questions - IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam 28:Sept:2014
(Morning Shift)
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General Awareness Questions:

1. Art 370 is related to which state ¡V Jammu & Kashmir
2. Bhamashah yojna: Bhamashah Financial Empowerment Scheme ¡V Government of Rajasthan
3. BKS Iyenger got which award: Padma Vibhushan
4. BCCI nominated for Padma Bhushan 2014: MS Dhoni
5. Sukhen Dey is related to -- Weight lifting
6. Roger Fedrer related to ¡X Lawn Tennis
7. Wimbledon is related to -- Lawn Tennis
8. Martin Navratilova related to¡X Lawn Tennis
9. Maria sharapova related to - Lawn Tennis
10. LBW in which game ¡V Cricket
11. Kohima is capital of¡X Nagaland
12. RIDF stand for -- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
13. Which country will help India to make smart city ¡X Singapore
14. Jim Yong Kim related to -- World bank
15. Bejing is the capital of ¡V China
16. Tintu luka related to which game: Athletics
17. Jeev Milkha Singh is related to which sport: Golf
18. Rahi Sarnobat is related to which sport - Shooting
19. Baghdad is the capital of: Iraq
20. Current CRR ¡V 4%
21. Sports university will be opened in which state: Manipur
22. Which got the best MP award for 2010 for best performance: Arun Jaitel
23. Which country top in the FDI 2014: Singapore
24. In which country maximum number of children dropped out after the primary school: India
25. Swasth Bharat Abhiyaaan mission till which year: 2019
26. Who is Shashikant Sharma: Former GAG of India, appointed UN board of auditors
27. Doppler radar was used by: Indian metrological department

GA Questions - RBI Assistant Exam - 26 Sept-2014 (Evening Shift)
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General Awareness Questions

1. Tibor full form - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate
2. Japan's dance - Odori and Mai
3. Current CRR - 4%
4. How much interest paid by rbi on deposit of CRR? Zero
5. Prime minister of UK - David Cameroon
6. Newly elected deputy governor - S.S. Mundra
7. RBI proposed for 5th deputy governor by post - Chief Operating Officer
8. One question was from world bank (option given ..not part of wb)
9. One question from tag line of bank
10. Which is not nationalised bank from option
11., No question from budget
12. Shadow banking committee headed by - T. Vijay Bhaskar
13. Overhead is related which sport - Netball
14. Who is lady election commission officer? V.S. Ramadevi
15. FDI in Public sector bank? - 20%
16. Summer 2016 games held in? Rio De Janeiro
17. Which do not work under RBI ? Options were IMF, IFC, etc - Answer is IMF

GA Questions - RBI Assistant Exam - 26 Sept-2014 (Morning Shift)
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General Awareness Questions

1. Total imports done in 2013-14 ? - $616.7 billion
2. Total exports done in 2013-14 ? - $442.4 billion
3. Pound sterling is the currency of which country - United Kingdom
4. PM Modi is which PM of India? 15th PM
5. Which Lok Sabha election was held recently? - 16th
6. Netherlands Capital? - Amsterdam
7. India wins how many gold in CWG? 15
8. NASSCOM chairman? R. Chandrashekaran
9. Best film (hindi) in Nationals? - Jolly LLB
10. GDP for 2014-15 by IMF? - 5.4%
11. India's first motion picture? - Raja Harishchandra
12. India's first newspaper? - Bengal Gazette
13. One question from whole price index.
14. Total women population in the world as per census? -
15. Press council of India formed in which year? - 1978
16. Indira Awas Yojna which year formed? - 1996
17. Which of following country is not a male dominated country? - USA
18. Currency of UK ? - Pound Sterling
19. Minister of Railways ? - Sadananda Gowda
20. One question on China's development index.
21. Newly granted license for which two banks ? - IDFC and Bandhan
22. Who among the following is not a RBI deputy governors ?
23. World Heart day? - 29 September
24. Current Foreign Exchange reserve of India? - 319,390 million $ US
25. WTO head quarters? - Geneva
26. When did India become member of WTO? - 1995
27. RBI formed in which Year? - 1935
28. Any Time Milk by which company? - Amul
29. India's first Postal Savings Office ATM located in which city? - Chennai
30 .First newspaper of india-bengal gazette

GA Questions Asked in RBI Assistant Exam - 24-Sept-2014
(Evening Shift)
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General Awareness Question

1. Railway Minister of India - Sadananda Gowda
2. Malaysia Currency - Ringgit
3. World Environment Day - 5 June
4. New IIMs are in which district - Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Orissa and Rajasthan.
5. Who is John Carrey? - Actor
6. Tintu Lukka from which game - Athletics
7. Sanitation Program in Budget till - 2019
8. Oscar winner in leading role actor - Matthew McConaughey
9. Who is the USA Secretary of State - John Kerry
10. Which country capital is Port Victoria? - Seychelles
11. Cry the peacock author? - Anita Desai
12. Atomic Energy minister of India - Narendra Modi
13. French Open winner - Rafael Nadal
14. One question on hill station in which state?
15. One question on dance form
16. Narora Power Plant situated in? U.P
17. Best Director National Awards? Hansal Mehta
18. U.K. Prime Minister? David Cameroon
19. Full Form Of UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
20. Sattriya is the dance form of which state? - Assam
21. Full form of SARFAESI - Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
Enforcement of Security Interest Act.
22. Leander Paes related to which game? - Tennis
23. Rihand Dam in which state? - Uttar Pradesh
24. India and England Test Series Man of the Series for India - Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

GA Questions Asked in RBI Assistant Exam - 24-Sept-2014
(Morning Shift)
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General Awareness Question
1. Mogadishu is the capital of which country: Somalia
2. Denmark currency: Danish Krone
3. Urban Development Minister: Venkaiah Naidu
4. Smriti Irani is holding which ministry: HRD Ministry
5. Arjuna Award for which cricketer: R. Ashwin
6. "The God of Small Things" novel author: Arundhati Roy
7. Public provident fund interest rate: 8.7%
8. Rawatbhata power plant in which state: Rajasthan
9. New IIM'S will be in which state ?( four states have given and asked for the fifth one)
10. National Sports Day: 29 Aug
11. Kathakali dance from which state: Kerala
12. e-visa in how many cities to promote tourism: 9
13. M singles French open 2014 winner: Rafal Nadal
14. FIDE world (rapid chess championship) won by which player: Magnus Carlsen
15. Vice President of USA: Joe Biden
16. Which film got Best Film Award at Film Fare Awards: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
17. Governor of Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao
18. Li-tatina (tomator tyoha) festival of which country: Spain
19. Hill station 'ARAKU' in which state: Andhra Pradesh

GA Questions Asked in RBI Assistant Exam - 25-Sept-2014
(Morning Shift)
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General Awareness Question

1. Zambia capital - Lusaka
2. Port Louis is capital of - Mauritius
3. Russia currency - Russian Ruble
4. Home Affairs Minister - Shri Rajnath Singh
5. Rural Development Minister - Nitin Gadhkari
6. France President - Francois Hollande
7. Coorg Hill station is where? ¡V Karnataka
8. Kathak dance - UP
9. Kakrapar power plant is in - Gujarat
10. Kerala new Governor - P Sathasivam
11. Question based on Price stabilization fund -
12 REIT abbreviation - Real Estate Investment Trust
13. How much percent of passenger traffic increased in railways? - 9%
14. Which insurance company extended Jan Dhan insurance cover to 1 lakh? - HDFC Ergo
15. BKS Iyengar is related to which field? Yoga
16. IIMs 4 given 5th is? - Rajasthan
18. Best actor in national film awards ? - Suraj Venjaramoodu(Malayalam), Raj Kumar
Rao(Hindi)
19. Best actress in Oscar? Cate Blanchett
20. Rajiv Khel Ratna award 2014? - None
21. US released postage stamp on who actor ? - Akkineni Nageswara Rao
22. "The suitable boy" written by? - Vikram Seth
23. By whose goal Germany win the final with 1-0 in Brazil ? - Mario Goetze
24. World Computer Literacy Day? - 2nd December
25. Cheruthoni dam in which state? - Kerala
26. Japan will give total money for infra project? - $ 33 Billion
27. Home Minister ? - Rajnath Singh
28. How much was given for price stabilisation fund- 500 cr

GA Questions - RBI Assistant Exam - 25 Sept-2014 (Evening)
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General Awareness Questions

1. Indira sagar dam located in which state ¡V Madhya Pradesh
2. Kaiga power plant in which state ¡V Karnataka
3. Addis Ababa capital of ¡V Ethiopia
4. Bangladesh currency ¡V Taka
5. External affairs minister ¡V Sushma Swaraj
6. Japan Prime Minister¡V Shinzo Abe
7. Author of inheritance of loss ¡V Kiran Desai
8. ASEAN total countries ¡V 10
9. Bharatanatyam which state ¡V Tamil Nadu
10. Taj Mahal in which state ¡V Uttar Pradesh
11. What is the profile of Maneka Gandhi - Women and child development
12. FFCB full form - Foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs)
13. Number of goals in FIFA World Cup ¡V 171
14. Louvre museum in - Paris
15. Laughter day ¡V 1st Sunday of may
16. Oscar best movie ¡V 12 years a slave
17. National award for best Hindi film ¡V Jolly LLb
18. Inheritance of loss ¡V Kiran desai
19. Kaiga ¡V Karnataka
20. Panchmarhi ¡V MP
21. Jan Dhan Yojana ¡V Life Insurance ¡V 30,000
22. World Bank head ¡V Jim Yong Kim
23. ILO headquarters ¡V Geneva
24. Deputy speaker of Loka sabha ¡V Thambi durai
25. Purpose of Commercial Paper ¡V to meet short-term debt obligation
26. IIM is to be opened in which state?
27. Proposed small and ___ banks ¡V Payment
28. Income exempted from tax (below 60) ¡V 2.5 lakhs
29. Metro rail project in Ahmadabad and ¡V Luckhnow
30. Cricket ¡V Baller to get fastest - 100 wickets
31. GAAR = General Anti Avoidance Rules
32. 1st presidency of new BRICS bank ¡V India
33. SEBI bill- what amount to be collective investment = 100 crore
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IMPORTANT DAYS OF OCTOBER MONTH (MUST SHARE) ==================================

1.International Oldmen’s Day 1st October
2. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Day (International Non- violence Day) 2nd October
3. Birth day of Lal Bahadur Sastri 2nd October
4. World Habitat day 3rd October
5. World Animal Welfare Day 4th October
6. World Teacher’s Day 5th October
7. World Wild animal Day 6th October
8. Indian Air Force Day 8th October
9. World Post Day 9th October
10. Birthday of Loknayak Jay Prakash Narayan 11th October
11. UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 13th October
12. World Standards Day 14th October
13. World Food Day 16th October
14. World Allergy Awareness Day 16th October
15. World Iodine Shortage Day 21st October
16. United Nation (UN) Day 24th October
17. Worldthrift Day 30th October
18. Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi 31st October.

Punchlines of Famous Companies -------------------------------------------

1. Nokia - Connecting People
2. Honda - The Power of Dreams
3. Wipro - Applying Thought
4. JAGUAR - Born to Perform
5. BMW – The Ultimate Driving Machine
6. kingfisher- king of good times
7. Adidas ------ " Forever Sport"-----
8. Aditya Birla Group- Taking India To The World
9. Adobe - Simplicity at work. Better by adobe.
10. Aircel- Architect of an Internat World
11. AMAZON.COM - Earth's Biggest BookStore
12. Ashok Leyland- Engineering your tommorow
13. AUDI – Vorsprung Durch Technik
14. Cell One - The One for Everyone
15. Chevrolet - For a Special Journey called Life
16. Compaq - Ban jaaye baat
17. Dell - Easy to Buy, Easy to Own ;Easy as DELL.
18. FORD – Built for the Road Ahead
19. HP - Invent ; Everything is Possible
20. Hyundai - Drive Your Way
21. IBM - ON DEMAND
22. ICICI Bank - Hum Hai Na
23. Infosys - Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values; Improve your odds with Infosys Predictability
24. Intel - Intel inside.
25. LEE - The jeans that built America
26. LENOVO - We are building a new technology company.
27. LG - Digitally Yours
28. Microsoft - Where Do You Want to Go Today ; Your Potential Our Passion
29. Motorola - Intelligence Everywhere
30. ONGC - Making Tomorrow Brighter
31. Philips - Sense & Simplicity
32. Reliance industries Limited - Growth is Life
33. SAMSUNG -Everyone's Invited or Its hard to Imagine
34. SANSUI - Born in Japan Entertaining The World
35. SBI - With You all the Way
36. SKODA – Obsessed with Quality since 1897.
37. SOTC - You Look the World, We Look After You
38. Star Sports - We know your game
39. TATA Indicom - Business Without Limits
40. TATA MOTORS – Even More Car per Car
41. TOSHIBA - Choose Freedom
42. Toyota - Touch the Perfection
43. VOLKSWAGEN - Drivers wanted
44. Windows XP - Do More with Less
45. MRF - Tyres with Muscle

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to trio for discovering brain's 'GPS'

i. The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's GPS system. British-American researcher John O'Keefe and a Norwegian couple, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser share the award. 
ii. They discovered how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate from one place to another. Their findings may help explain why in Alzheimer's disease patients cannot recognise their surroundings.

Important Dams In India:

1. Bhakra Nangal Dam - Sutlej river in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
2. Bhavanisagar Dam - Bhavani river, Tamil Nadu
3. Bisalpur Dam - Banas river, Rajasthan
4. Cheruthoni Dam - Largest concrete gravity dam in Kerala
5. Hirakud Dam - Mahanadi river in Orissa
6. Indira Sagar Dam - Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh.
7. Koyna Dam - koyana River, Maharashtra
8. Krishnarajasagar Dam - Kaveri River, Karnataka
9. Maithon Dam - Barakar river, Jharkhand
10. Mettur Dam - Kaveri River, Tamil Nadu
11. NagarjunaSagar Dam - Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh
12. Rihand Dam - Rihand River, Uttar Pradesh
13. Sardar Sarovar Dam - Narmada river in Gujarat
14. Tehri Dam - Bhagirathi river in Uttarkhand.
15. TungaBhadra Dam - Tungabhadra river, Karnataka

PROFIT & LOSS SHORTCUTS==============================

1. Profit = Selling Price - Cost price
2. Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit
3. Cost Price = Selling Price - Profit
4. Loss = Cost Price - Selling Price
5. Selling Price = Cost Price - Loss
6.Cost price = Selling price + loss.
7. Percentage profit / loss is always calculated on CP unless otherwise stated.
8. Profit Percentage = (Profit x 100) / CP
9. Loss Percentage = (Loss x 100) / CP
10. Selling Price = {[(100+ Gain %) x CP] / 100}
11. Selling Price = {[100- Loss %) x CP] /100}
12.Cost Price = {(100 x SP) / (100+ Gain %)}

Some Important Portals & their Founders - =================================

1. Google— Larry Page & Sergey Brin
2. Facebook— Mark Zuckerberg
3. Yahoo— David Filo & Jerry Yang
4. Twitter— Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo
5. Internet— Tim Berners Lee
6. Linkdin— Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue&
Koonstantin Guericke
7. Email— Shiva Ayyadurai
8. Gtalk— Richard Wah kan
9. Whats up— Laurel Kirtz
10. Hotmail— Sabeer Bhatia
11. Orkut— Buyukkokten
12. Wikipedia— Jimmy Wales
13. You tube— Steve Chen, Chad Hurley &
JawedKarim
14. Rediffmail— Ajit Balakrishnan
15. Nimbuzz— Martin Smink & Evert Jaap
Lugt
16. Myspace— Chris Dewolfe & Tom
Anderson
17. Ibibo— Ashish Kashyap
18. OLX— Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda
19. Skype— Niklas Zennstrom,JanusFriis &
Reid Hoffman
20. Opera— Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner &
Geir lvarsoy
21. Mozilla Firefox— Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross
22. Blogger— Evan Willams

TOP 10 WEBSITES - LAUNCH YEAR

* Google : Sept 4, 1998

* Facebook : Feb 4, 2004

* YouTube : Feb 14, 2005

* Yahoo ! : March 1994

* Baidu : Jan 1, 2000

* Wikipedia : Jan 15, 2001

* Windows Live : Nov 1, 2005

* Amazon.com : 1994

* Tencent QQ : February 1999

* Twitter : March 21, 2006

About Mars Orbiter Mission =====================

ISRO Created history as THE INDIAN Mangalyaan has been successfully inserted into Mars' orbit.
its We the India has become the 1st country in the world to do so in its First Attempt.
ISRO has become the 4th Space Agency to reach Mars after USA, European Space Agency and Russia
With the success of MOM, India has joined the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency and the former Soviet Union in the elite club of Martian explorers.
ISRO become only the 4th space agency which has successfully launched a Mars mission
MOM is Mars Orbiter Mission.
Witness: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah were at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore to witness the crucial Mars Orbiter Insertion
ISRO chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan personally led the team of 14 top space scientists in this mission and worked on it for 15 month.
More than 200 space scientists were in the control room monitoring even the minutest details of the Mars Mission's final phase.
COST: The Rs 450 crore mission is one of the cheapest one and costs even less than Hollywood sci-fi film 'Gravity'.
MORE; The Mars Orbiter Mission, India's 1st interplanetary mission, was launched by India's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November 5, 2013.

VOCABULARY OF THE DAY – 04.10.2014

Word: Selvage (Noun)

Definition: the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.

Synonyms: boundary, line, outskirt, bound, bounds, brim, brink. 
Antonyms: center, inside, interior, middle, mainland.
Example Sentence:
Selvage at bottom of chain link fence fabric shall be barbed, unless otherwise specified.