OFFICIAL RESIDENCES LISTS

1.  American President                      - White House
2.  Brazil President                           - Palacio da Alvorada
3.  Britain Prime Minister                   - 10, Downing Street
4.  Canada Prime Minister                 - 24 Sussex Drive
5.  French President                         - Elysee Palace
6.  Germany President                      - Bellevue Palace
7.  Indian President                          - Rashtrapathi Bhavan
8.  Indian Prime Minister                   - No. 7, Race Course Road
9.  India Governor’s                          - Raj Bhavan 
10  King & Queen of Britain              - Bekkingham Palace
11  Kongo President                        - Marbil Palace
12. Nepal King                                - Narayan Hithi Palace
13. Pakistan President                    - Ivane Sadan
14. Pope                                        - Vatican Palace
15. Russia President                       - Kremlin
16. Spain King                                - Royal Palace
17. South Korean President             - Blue House
18. Sreelankan President                 - Temple Trees

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 

9. Western Railway--Mumbai

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--Haji

BOOKS BY LEADERS

* My Experiments with Truth - Mahatma Gandhi

* Hind Swaraj - Mahatma Gandhi * Key to Health - Mahatma Gandhi

* Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru

* Glimpses of World History - Jawaharlal Nehru 

* My Truth - Indira Gandhi

* Golden Threshold - Sarojini Naidu

* The Broken Wing, Songs of Life, Death & the Spring - Sarojini Naidu

* The Birds of Time, Songs of Life, Death & the Spring - Sarojini Naidu

* The Sceptred Flute: Songs of India - Sarojini Naidu


* The Feather of the Dawn - Sarojini Naidu

* India Wins Freedom - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 

* Unhappy India - Lala Lajpat Rai 

* Poverty and Un-British Rule in India - Dadabhai Naoroji

* Geeta Rahashya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

* The Arctic Home in the Vedas - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

* The Insider - PV Narasimha Rao

* Wings of Fire - APJ Abdul Kalam

* Ignited Minds - APJ Abdul Kalam

* You Are Unique - APJ Abdul Kalam

* India 2020 - APJ Abdul Kalam

* Indomitable Spirit - APJ Abdul Kalam 

* Turning Points - A Journey through Challenges - APJ Abdul Kalam

* Target 3 Billion - APJ Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh

* My Journey - Transforming Dreams into Actions - APJ Abdul Kalam

* Jobs for Millions - VV Giri 

* Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler

* My Presidential Years - R Venkataraman

* My Own Boswell - M Hidyatullah

* Prison Diary - Jayaprakash Narayan

* Without Fear or Favour - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

* Midnight Diaries - Boris Yelstin

* The Audacity of Hope - Barrack Obama

* Dreams From My Father - Barrack Obama 

* Indian Philosophy - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

* Hindu View of Life - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

* Matters of Discretion: An Autography - I K Gujral 

* Back to Work - Bill Clinton.

Awards and Field

1. Bourlog Award » Agriculture

2. Academy (oscar) Awards » Film 

3. Dada Saheb Phalke Award » Film

4. Bharat Ratna » For outstanding contributions in the field of art/literature / science and public service

5. Ramon Magasaysay Award » Goverment Service, Social Service, Journalism, Literature,  Communication and
International Understanding.

6. Shankar Award » Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art.

7. Pulitzer Prize » Journalism

8. Jnanpith Award » Literature

9. Saraswati Samman » Literature

10. Vyas Samman » Literature

11. Dhanwantri Award » Medical Science

12. Grammy Award » Music

13. Noble Prize » Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Economics

14. Vachaspati Samman »  Sanskrit lIterature 

15. Kalinga Award » Science 

16. Bhatnagar Award » Science

17. Karbir Samman » Socio- Communal Harmony

18. Arjuna Award » Sports 

19. Dronacharya Award » Sports Coaching 

21. DhyanChand Award » Lifetime Achievement in Sports

Daily MCQ

Ques. : 1 Which of the following pairs of meetings and their venues is NOT matched correctly with respect to some key international meetings scheduled to be held in Nov and Dec, 2014?
1) ASEAN – Myanmar
2) East Asia Summit – Fiji
3) G-20 – Australia
4) APEC – China
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) East Asia Summit – Fiji

Ques. : 2 Which of the following countries will host the international conference on climate change on the theme ‘Mountain People Adapting to Change’ from Nov 9 to 12?
1) Bhutan
2) Nepal
3) Afghanistan
4) India
5) China
Answer:- 2) Nepal

Ques. : 3 The modified direct cash subsidy transfer for LPG consumers will be launched in 54 districts from 15th Nov. The same scheme will be launched all over the country from
1) 30th Nov
2) 1st Dec
3) 15th Dec
4) 31st Dec
5) 1st Jan
Answer:- 5) 1st Jan

Ques. : 4 The Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will start his first visit to which of the following countries from 12 Nov during which he will be conferred the title of honorary rank of General of that country’s Army?
1) Bhutan
2) Sri Lanka
3) Vietnam
4) Nepal
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) Nepal

Ques. : 5 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the world's most powerful people on the Forbes list of 2014 released recently. He has been ranked at which of the following positions?
1) 64th
2) 57th
3) 36th
4) 21st
5) 15th
Answer:- 5) 15th

Ques. : 6 Ahead of the SAARC summit, the Vice President Hamid Ansari has pitched for creation of the South Asian group SAEU. Expand the term SAEU.
1) South Asian Exclusive Union
2) South Asian Export Union
3) South Asian Economic Union
4) South Asian Energy Union
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) South Asian Economic Union

Ques. : 7 The UP govt launched Samajwadi Pension Scheme to benefit poor families in the state. Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the scheme?
1) The scheme has an annual budget of 2,424 crore rupees.
2) The amount of pension will be hiked by 50 rupees per year up to a maximum limit of Rs 750.
3) The scheme, however, has riders relating to health, education and literacy.
4) The beneficiaries will receive the pension amount directly in their bank account.
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these

Ques. : 8 The Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan handed over the second attack craft INS Tarasa to which of the following island nations during his recent visit? It will join her sister ship SCG Topaz as  part of the Indian Navy's assistance to the country.
1) Seychelles
2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka
4) Thailand
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Seychelles

Ques. : 9 Shimon Peres, who visited New Delhi recently and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the former president of
1) Spain
2) Israel
3) Sweden
4) Italy
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Israel

Ques. : 10 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Fiji after attending the G-20 summit in Australia. Which of the following is the capital city of Fiji?
1) Luanda
2) Port Louis
3) Suva
4) Libreville
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Suva