Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Vocabulary of the day

DWELLER

Synonym: Resident, Occupant, inhabitant, Citizen, Denizen, Native


Monday, 26 January 2015

Daily GK - 26/1/2015

1) US President Barack Obama in India

  • First US President to attend the Republic day function as a Chief Guest.
  • PM Narandra Modi received our chief guest and Spouse Michelle Obama at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi
2) India - US Ties up

  • Civil Nuclear Deal Agreement Signed.
  • Renewed 10 Years Defence Framework Agreement.
  • Agree on Co-operation in Defence  projects.
  • Agree to restart talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty
  • Discuss on funding India's Solar energy project of 100 GW
3) Telangana Deputy CM T.Rajaiah dropped.

  • Warangal MP Kadiam Srihari has been the new Deputy CM of Telangana said CM KCR
  • T.Rajaiah included in a serious charge of Corruption in purchase of ambulance and Governor ESL Narasimhan recommended CM to drop him  
4) Advani, Amithabh, Prakash Singh Badal going to get Padma Awards

5) First Women MP From Karnataka Passed Away
  • Sarojini Mahishi died at 88.
  • She is the first WOmen MP from Karanataka.
  • MOS for Civil Aviation during Indira Gandhi period
  • she served as Upper house Mp
6) Andhra Signed pact with US Trade agency.
  • The govt  of AP and US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed MOU on developing Smart Cities in AP particularly in Visakapatnam.
7) Syed Modi International India Masters Batmenton Champion
  • P.Kashyap beat K.Srikanth and clunch men's title.
  • Saina Nehwal beat Caroline Martin to win women's Title.

List of Padma Awards 2015

List of Padma Awards 2015

Padma Vibhushan

  1. LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
  2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
  3. Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
  4. Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
  5. Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
  6. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
  7. Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
  8. Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
  9. Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK

Padma Bhushan :

  1. Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
  2. Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
  3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
  4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
  5. N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
  6. Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
  7. Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
  8. Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi
  9. Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
  10. Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
  11. Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
  12. Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
  13. Satpal- Sports- Delhi
  14. Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
  15. Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
  16. Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
  17. David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
  18. Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
  19. Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
  20. Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan

Padma Shri

  1. Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana 
  2. 2 S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka 
  3. 3 Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu 
  4. Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir 
  5. Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi 
  6. Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand 
  7. Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra 
  8. Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam 
  9. Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh 
  10. Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh 
  11. Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi 
  12. Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi 
  13. Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur 
  14. Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi 
  15. Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi 
  16. Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala 
  17. Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi 
  18. Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra 
  19. Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi 
  20. Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra 
  21. Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha 
  22. Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh  
  23. Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar 
  24. Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan 
  25. Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi 
  26. Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi 
  27. Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala 
  28. Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa 
  29. Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh 
  30. Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi 
  31. Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat 
  32. Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya 
  33. Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir 
  34. TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka 
  35. Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat 
  36. Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam
  37. Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh
  38. Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi
  39. Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra
  40. Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar
  41. Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi
  42. Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana
  43. PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
  44. Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
  45. Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh
  46. Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal
  47. Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra 
  48. Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat 
  49. Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi 
  50. Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh 
  51. Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi 
  52. Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka
  53. SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka
  54. PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana
  55. Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana
  56. Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh
  57. Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan
  58. Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi
  59. H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh
  60. Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat
  61. Huang Baosheng- Others- China
  62. Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France
  63. Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)
  64. Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France
  65. Dr Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France
  66. George L Hart- Others- USA
  67. Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal
  68. Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
  69. Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
  70. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
  71. Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
  72. Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK 
  73. Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
  74. Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)
  75. Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)



Vocabulary of the day

Agitation:

Synonym: Upset, Distress, Concern, Trouble, Turbulence, Worry, Disturb

Antonym: Calm, not bother, Quiet, Soothe, Lull


Banking Term - 26/1/2015

Debit Card : 
             A plastic card issued by banks to customers to withdraw money electronically from their accounts.when
you purchase things on the basis of Debit Card the amount due is debited immediately to the account . Many banks issue Debit-Cum-ATM Cards.

  • ICICI introduced EMI System in Debit Card
  • Pay Electricity bills, Telephone bills, Income Tax, Mobile recharge etc........
  • Use as a POS in Shopping and so on
  • Risk of carrying physical cash reduced
  • Withdraw your cash anywhere, anytime.
  • Recently Transaction beyond a limit is chargeable and charges not applicable for BSBDA's