Saturday, May 7, 2011

Diseases and affected organs

1. Jaundice - Liver

2. Cirrhosis – Liver

3. Hepatitis – Liver

4. Pneumonia – Lungs

5. Sars – Lungs

6. Tuberculosis - Lungs

7. Polio – Nerve System

8. Trachoma – Eyes

9. Glaucoma – Eyes

10. Nearsightedness (Myopia) – Eyes

11. Night blindness (nyctalopia) – Eyes

12. Eczema – Skin

13. Scurvy - Skin

14. Typhoid – Intestine

15. Diphtheria – Throat

16. Goiter - Thyroid Gland

17. Arthritis – Joints

18. Diabetes – Pancreas

19. Mumps – Salivary Glands

20. Malaria – Spleen

21. AIDS - Immune System

22. Gingivitis – Gums

23. Japanies Encephalitis – Brain

24. Pyorrhoea – Gums

25. Otitis - Ear

Revolutions

1. White Revolution - Milk Production
2. Blue Revoluton - Fish Cultivation
3. Horticuture - Flower and plant cultivation
4. Floriculture - Flower Cultivation
5. Sericulture - Silkworm Production
6. Apiculture - Honey Production
7. Silviculture - Development of Forest

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Current Affairs 2011


  1. Which country celebrates the New Year first – Kiribati, New Zealand and Australia
  2. India’s first indigenously designed and developed military fighter aircraft – Tejas
  3. ‘Tejas’ was officially named by - Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  4. Institution of National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) is coming up at: Chaliyam, near Kozhikode.
  5. The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurate the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai on 3rd January, 2011.
  6. Gorgon Stare - is a real weapon used to track and kill targets in warzones.
  7. Holly wood Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger steps down as California "Governator" 3rd Monday, January 2011.
  8. International Year of Forests (UN) – 2011
  9. The 17th SAARC Summit will be held in Maldives' capital Male in 2011
  10. Members of SAARC - India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Maldives. (formed in 1985)
  11. Punjab Governor, who assassinated by his security guard – Salman Nazeer (Security Guard - Muhammad Mumtaz Qadri)
  12. Telangana Committee headed by: Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna. ( Justice Srikrishna had headed the commission on the Mumbai riots of 1992 and submitted that report in 1998.)
  13. First Titanium Sponge Factory in India - in Chavara (sponge factory will be inaugurated on February 15th)
  14. Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson who was conferred a Indian Air Force (IAF) Honorary Group Captain. (he is also the brand ambassador of Indian Air Force.)
  15. New Chairman of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) – Sudheer Chandra
  16. The Chief guest of the 62nd Republic Day celebrations of India - President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
  17. Australian Open 2011 (Men) - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
  18. Australian Open 2011 (Women)- Kim Clijsters
  19. JC Daniel Award 2011 - M.C. Punnoose

Resting Place

    1. Mahatma Gandhi - Rajghat
    2. Lal Bahadur Shastri - Vijayghat
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru - Santhivan
    4. B.R. Ambedkar - Chaithra Bhoomi
    5. Jagjeevan Ram  - Samathasthal
    6. Morarji Desai - Abhayaghat
    7. Indira Gandhi - Sakthi Sthal
    8. Rajiv Gandhi - Veer Bhoomi
    9. Zail Singh - Ekatha Sthal
    10. Gulsarilal Nanda - Narayanghat
    11. Charan Singh - Kisanghat
    12. Kishan Kanth - Nigam Bodhghat

GK: VITAMINS

Vitamins and sources

1. Vitamin A - Vegetables, Animal Fat, Spinach, Milk, Carrots and Eggs
2. Vitamin B - Pulses, Eggs, Fruit and Liver
3. Vitamin C - Oranges, Milk, Lemons and Vegetables
4. Vitamin E - Milk, Cereals, Soybeans, Mutton, Beef, Liver
5. Vitamin K- Vegetables, Fish and Peas

 
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