More Next Blog» Create Blog Sign In Sra1DSC For GK& Current Afrs job alarts Ednupdats Type msg as JOIN Sra1DSCsend to 9219592195 or type msg as FOLLOW RTE2009 Send to 53000 Friday, 4 May 2012 Dances in India Dance in India has an unbroken tradition of over 2,000 years. Its themes are derived from mythology, legends and classical literature, two main divisions being classical and folk. Classical dance forms are based on ancient dance discipline and have rigid rulesof presentation. Important amongthem are Bharat Natyam, Khathakali, Kathak, Manipur, Kuchipudi and Odissi. Bharata Natyam This dance derives its roots from TamilNadu and has developed into all over in India. Kathakali It’s a dance from Kerala Kathak: It is a classical dance from revitalised asa result of the fusion of Mughal influence withIndian culture Manipuri This dance has contributed to delicate, lyrical style of dance called Manipuri. Kuchipudi It is a dance having origin from AndhraPradesh Odissi This dance is from Orrisa, once practised as a temple dance, is today widely exhibited by artistes across the country Folk and tribal dances are of numerouspatterns: Both classical and folk dancesowe their present popularity to institutions like Sangeet NatakAkademiand other training institutes and cultural organisations. The Akademi gives financial assistance to cultural institutions and awards fellowships to scholars, performs and teachers to promote advanced study and training in different forms of dance and music especially those which are rare Posted by Sra1GKat 02:47 No comments: Saturday, 28 April 2012 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -- RBI -- > Which is the Central Bank of India..? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) > When did RBI came into existence..? 1st April,1935 > Where is the Headquarter of RBI located..? Mumbai > Who is the current Governor of RBI..? D.Subbarao > Who are the present Deputy Governor of RBI..? Subir Gokarn,K.C.Chak rabarty,Anand Sinha and Harun Rashid Khan > n which year was RBI Nationalised..? 1949 > Which commission is also known as Hilton-Young Commission..? Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance > How many Deputy Governors will bein the Board..? Four > Who appoints the directorsof the Board..? Government of India > The elected directors will be appointed for how many years..? Four years Posted by Sra1GKat 23:04 No comments: -- United Nations Organization -- -- United Nations Organization -- > Expand UNO United Nations Organization > Where is the headquartersof UNO..? New York, USA > On which date UN charter was signed..? 26th June,1945 > United Nations came into existence from which date..? 24th October,1946 > How many countries are member toUnited Nations..? 193 countries > What are the aims of UnitedNations..? * International Security * World Peace * Economic Development * Cooperation in InternationalLaw * Human Rights * Social Progress > What was replaced by United Nations Organization..? League of Nations > How many languages has been named official by United Nations..? Six languages (English,Chines e,French, Spanish,Arabic and Russian) > How many Principal Organs does United Nations has..? Six a) The General Assembly b) The Security Council c) The Economic and Social COuncil d) The Secretariat e) The International Court of Justice f) The United Nations Trusteeship Council > Which is the top post in United Nations..? Secretary General > Where did the first GeneralAssemblymeeting held..? Westminster Central Hall,London > Who gave the name as United Nations for the this organization..? Franklin D Roosevelt > Who is the current UN Secretary General..? Ban ki-moon > Who is the current Deputy Secretary General..? Asha-Rose Migiro > Who is the current General Assembly President..? Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser > Who is the present Security Council President..? Susan Rice Posted by Sra1GKat 23:04 No comments: Wednesday, 25 April 2012 First in India Following are first in India happenings #MALE# *The 1st President of Indian Republic >Dr. Rajendra Prasad *The 1st Prime Minister of free India >Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru *The 1st Indian to win Nobel Prize >Rabindranath Tagore *The 1st President of Indian National Congress >W.C. Banerjee *The 1st Muslim President ofIndian National Congress >Badruddin Tayyabji *The 1st Muslim President ofIndia >Dr. Zakir Hussain *The 1st British Governor General of India >Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835) *The 1st British Governor General of Bengal >Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885) *The 1st British Viceroy of India >Lord Canning *The 1st Governor General of free India >Lord Mountbatten *The 1st and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India >C. Rajgopalachari *The 1st man who introducedprinting press in India >James Hicky *The 1st Indian to join the I.C.S >Satyendra Nath Tagore *India’s 1st man in Space Rakesh Sharma The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term >Morarji Desai *The 1st Indian Commander-in-Chief of India >General Cariappa *The 1st Chief of Army Staff >Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji *The 1st Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council >S.P.Sinha *The 1st President of India who died while in office >Dr. Zakhir Hussain *The 1st Muslim President ofIndian Republic >Dr. Zakhir Hussain *The 1st Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament >Charan Singh *The 1st Field Marshal of India >SHF.Manekshaw *The 1st Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics >C.V.Raman *The 1st Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award >Dr.Radhakrishnan *The 1st Indian to cross English Channel >Mihir Sen *The 1st Person to receive Jnanpith award >Sri Shankar Kurup *The 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha >Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar *The 1st Vice-President of India >Dr. Radhakrishnan *The 1st Education Minister >Abdul Kalam Azad *The 1st Home minister of India >Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel *The 1st Indian Air Chief Marshal >S.Mukherjee *The 1st Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral >R.D. Katari *The 1st Judge of International Court of Justice >Dr. Nagendra Singh *The 1st person to reach Mt.Everest without oxygen >Sherpa Anga Dorjee *The 1st person to get Param Vir Chakra >Major Somnath Sharma *The 1st Chief Election Commissioner >Sukumar Sen *The 1st person to receive MagsaysayAward >Acharya Vinoba Bhave *The 1st person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prizein Medicine >Hargovind Khurana *The 1st Chinese traveller to visit India >Fahein *The 1st person to receive Stalin Prize >Saifuddin Kitchlu *The 1st person to resign from the Central Cabinet >Shyama Prasad Mukherjee *The 1st person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics >Amartya Sen *The 1st Chief Justice of Supreme Court >Justice Hirala J. Kania *The 1st Indian Pilot >JRD.Tata(1929) #FEMALE# *The 1st lady to become Miss World >Rita Faria *The 1st woman judge in Supreme Court >Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi *The 1st woman Ambassador >Miss CB. Muthamma *The 1st woman Governor ofa state in free India >Mrs Sarojini Naidu *The 1st woman Speaker of a State Assembly >Shanno Devi *The 1st woman Prime Minister >Mrs Indira Gandhi *The 1st woman Minister in a Government >Rajkumari Amrit Kaur *The 1st woman to climb Mount Everest >Bachhendri Pal *The 1st woman to climb Mount Everest twice >Santosh Yadav *The 1st woman President ofIndian National Congress >Mrs Annie Besant *The 1st woman pilot in Indian Air Force >Harita Kaur Dayal *The 1st woman Graduates >Kadambini Ganguly& Chandramukhi Basu,1883 *The 1st woman Airline Pilot >Durga Banerjee *The 1st woman Honours Graduate >Kamini Roy,1886 *The 1st woman Olympic medal Winner >Karnam Malleswari,2000 *The 1st woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner >Kamlijit Sandhu *The 1st woman Lawyer >Cornelia Sorabjee *The 1st woman President ofUnited Nations General Assembly >Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit *The 1st woman Chief Minister of an Indian State >Mrs Sucheta Kripalani *The 1st woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission >Roze Millian Bethew *The 1st woman Director General of Police >Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya *The 1st woman Judge >Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937) *The 1st woman Cheif Justiceof High Court >Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh HC) *The 1st woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Kumari Justice >M. Fathima Beevi *The 1st woman Lieutenant General >Puneeta Arora *The 1st woman Air Vice Marshal >P.Bandopadhyaya *The 1st woman chairpersonof Indian Airlines >Sushma Chawla *The 1st woman IPS officer >Mrs.Kiran Bedi *The 1st and last Muslim woman ruler of India >Razia Sultan *The 1st woman to receive Ashoka Chakra >Nirja Bhanot *The 1st woman to receive Jnanpith Award >Ashapurna Devi *The 1st woman to cross English Channel >Aarti Saha *The 1st woman to receive Nobel Prize >Mother Teresa *The 1st woman to receive Bharat Ratna >Mrs Indira Gandhi *The 1st woman to receive Jnanpith Award >Ashpurna Devi Get UNLIMITED FREE GK Bits From thePublishers of Sra1DSC By sending sms: FOLLOW Sra1DSC to: 53000 Posted by Sra1GKat 05:39 No comments: Saturday, 21 April 2012 20 Largest Churches in the World Below is the comprehensive list of 20 largest churches in world that attract millions of peoples to visit yearly *. St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City – 164,000 square feet *. Basilica of the National Shrine of OurLady of Aparecida in Brazil – 129,000 square feet *. Cathedral of Seville in Spain – 124,000 square feet *. Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City – 121,000 square feet *. Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen in Poland – 109,000 square feet *. Liverpool Cathedral in England – 104,000 square feet *. Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Portugal – 94,000 square feet *. Milan Cathedral in Italy – 91,000 square feet *. Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Spain – 90,000 square feet *. Cathedral of Saint Sava in Serbia – 88,000 square feet *. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico – 88,000 square feet *. Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in the Ivory Coast – 86,000 square feet *. Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Belgium – 85,000 square feet *. San Petrino Basilica in Bologna – 85,000 squarefeet *. Cologne Cathedral in Germany – 85,000 square feet *. St. Paul’s Cathedral in London – 85,000 square feet *. Washington National Cathedral in Washington,DC – 83,000 square feet *. Amiens Cathedral in France – 83,000 square feet *. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul – 80,000 square feet *. 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A Computer is an electronic machine which can solve problems veryquickly. *. A Hard disk stores information insidesome kinds of computer. *. A Laser is a device whichproduces abeam of verybright and powerful light. *. A Mainframe computer is the largestand most powerful kind of computer. *. A Modem is a part of computers which connects a computer to atelephone line. *. A Floppy disk is a part ofa computerand it stores data and programs. *. A Keyboard is a part of acomputer; it has rows of buttons, called keys. *. A Kilobyte is a unit of measurementwhich measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer. *. A Megabyte is a unit of measurement which measures an amount of data or the size of the memory in a computer. *. A mouse is a part of Computer *. A programme which converts assembly language programme Assembler into machine language programme *. A random access memory(RAM) is apart of a Computer *. A read-only memory, or ROM for short, is apart of a Computer *. 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