Know your India - Some Usedful information about India

print/download Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first female Indian Cabinet Minister

Dr. Zakir Hussain, was the first Indian President to die in office before completing his term

Indira Gandhi was the first Indian Prime Minister to lose an election.

Morarji Desai was the first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office

Palakkad in Kerala was declared as the first IT-enabled District Headquarter in India on October 26, 2004.

Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister in India.

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman minister in India. In 1937,

Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) in Gujarat was the first Indian SEZ

Hindalco Industries Limited is India's leading aluminium and copper producer

State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest bank in India.

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange in India

Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in India.

Amarnath Cave in Jammu & Kashmir is the largest cave in India.

St Thomas Church at Palyar in Trichur, Kerala is considered to be the oldest church in India.

Jama Masjid in New Delhi the largest mosque in India

The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanbelagola in Karnataka is the tallest statue in India

Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to reach Olympic finals

First Olympic Gold Medal Won by India was in 1928 Olympics in hockey.

Norman G Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian athlete from Calcutta, was the first Indian to take part in Olympic Games

P.T. Usha was the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals

Prakash Padukone is the first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship.

Viswanathan Anand is India's first Grandmaster.

Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, popularly known as Sam Bahadur, was the first Field Marshal of Indian Army.

General (later Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army.

Major Som Nath Sharma was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra (PVC)

Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air Force.

Vice Admiral RD Katari was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staf

Pankaj Udhas's album Shagufta launched by Music India in December 1987 was the first compact disc to be launched in India.

Alisha Chinai's album "Baby doll" was the first computerised album of India. The album was released in 1988 on HMV

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar set up the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Lahore on May 5, 1901. It was the first music school in India

Illayaraja is the first Indian to compose a symphony

First gramophone record in India was made in Kolkata in 1898.

MS Subbulakshmi was the first musician to get Padma Bhushan (1954) and Padma Vibhushan (1975)

First Color Film Made in India was Kisan Kanya in the year 1937

Chota Chetan was the first Indian 3D Movie.

First Indian cinemascope film was Kaagaz ke Phool, produced and directed by Guru Dutt in 1959.

Bhanu Athaiya was the First Indian to Get an Oscar. She won the award for the Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi in 1982

Raja Harishchandra was the first full-length Indian feature film.

Jaddan Bai, mother of famous actress Nargis, was the first woman music director in Indian film industry.

Greater Bombay is the district with highest population in India

Sikkim with a population of 540,851 (according to 2001 census) is the state with lowest population in India

Mumbai is the most populous city of India

State with highest population in India is Uttar Pradesh

Yanam is the district with lowest population in India. Yanam is a part of the Union Territory of Pondicherry and has a population of 31,394 (according to 2001 census)

Indian Botanical Garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata is the largest botanical garden of India

Indian Museum in Kolkata is the largest museum in India

Tihar Jail Complex in New Delhi is the largest prison complex in India.

The National Library in Kolkata is the largest library in India

The Zoological Garden in Kolkata is the largest Zoo in India

Mihir Sen was the first Indian man to swim English Channel.

Nawang Gombu is the first man to climb Mount Everest twice.

Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across English Channel

Phu Dorji was the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen.

Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest. She achieved this feat on 23rd May 1984.

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (C.V. Raman) was the first Indian scientist to win Nobel Prize.

India's First Supercomputer was PARAM 8000

Aryabhatta was the first satellite launched by India on April 19, 1975

SLV-3 was India's first indigenous satellite launch vehicle.

India's First Nuclear Reactor was Apsara.

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.AP.S.) was the first nuclear power plant in India.

Drass in western Ladakh is the coldest place in India.

Ganga is the longest river of India

Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India.

Goa with an area of 3702 sq. km is the smallest State in India.

Rajasthan with an area of 342,239 sq km is the largest state in Indi

Andaman & Nicobar Islands with an area of 8,249 sq km is the largest union territory in India.

Mahe is the smallest district in India. It has an area of 9 sq. km. Mahe is geographically located in the state of Kerala, where as administratively it comes under the control of Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Uttar Pradesh is the state with maximum number of districts in India. It has a total of 70 districts.

Lakshadweep with an area of 32 sq km is the smallest Union Territory in India.

Kanyakumari is the southernmost Point of Indian Mainland. Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin, is located in the state of Tamil Nadu

West of Ghuar Mota in Gujarat is the westernmost point of India

Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshwadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km.

Kachchh (also spelled as Kutch) in Gujarat, with an area of 45,652 sq km is the largest District in India

Goa is the state with least number of districts in India. It has two districts

The oldest surviving Indian book is the Tamil work, Christiya Vanakkam, revised edition of the original Doctrina Christa

Mahabharata is the longest epic in the world. Mahabharata has more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total. Mahabharata was written by Ved Vyasa in Sanskrit

Howrah Bridge (also known as Rabindra Setu) on the Hooghly River in West Bengal is the busiest bridge in India.

Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River is the highest dam in India. With a height of 261 meters

Leh airport is the highest airport in India

Indira Sagar Dam on the river Narmada has the largest reservoir in India with a full submergence of 913 sq. km

Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India.

C. Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was the last Governor General of India

Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first President of Indian National Congress (INC).

Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service.

Collected and prepared  By  S Jayachandran, System Administrator, Mavelikara Postal Division, Kerala-690101-  9961464279

 

ABOLITION OF POSTMEN & GROUP –D POSTS STAYED BY CAT

As CAT and High Court of Kerala has given clear judgement that Group-D and Postmen vacancies earmarked for GDS should not be abolished under screening Committee’s 2/3 abolition from 2001 to 2008 (as it is an in service promotion to GDS and NOT Direct Recruitment) the CAT Ernakulam Bench has STAYED the implementation of recent Directorate orders abolishing vacant Postmen & Group-D posts for the period from 2005-2008 in Kerala Circle. Earlier about 413 Group –D Posts marked for abolition was also filled up as per CAT Order. Case filed by NFPE P-4 & GDS=M. Krishnan, SG, NFPE.

Solved question paper - Examination to fill up the posts of postman/Mailguard - Tamilnadu Postal Circle - Held on 16.12.2012 ( Part I QNo 1 to 25 )

Q1 Energy generated from tides is called




A Tidal energy b wind energy c thermal energy d Natural energy



Answer A Tidal energy

Q2 Nuclear Power station is located in Tamilnadu at



A Kalpakkam b Narora c Tarapur d Kaiga ?



Q 3 Nuclear Power station is located in Maharastra at

a Kalpakkam b Narora c Tarapur d Kaiga



Answer c Tarapur

Q4 Sericulture means

a Growing fruits and vegetables b rearing of silk and worms c growing of wheat d cultivation of grapes



Answer b rearing of silk and worms

Q5 Total no of post office in India are approximately



100555 b 555000 c 155015 d 105505



Answer c 155015



Q6 Raja sabha council of states is chaired by



A The president of India b Vice president of India c prime Minister d Speaker



Answer b Vice president of India

Q7 The length of the river ganga is



A 2800 KM b 2510 KM c 3000 KM d 3700 KM ?



Q8 wildlife protection act was implemented in India in year



A 1972 b 1957 c 1975 d 1963



Answer 1972

Q9 The most populous state of India as per the 2001 census data is



A Mahdyapradesh b Utter prdesh c Maharashtra d Gujarat



Answer b Utter prdesh

Q10 The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is



a 74.84 per cent b 68.84 per cent c 64.84 per cent d 74.04 per cent

Answer d 74.04 per cent

Q11 The name of the Chief justice of India is



A Hon’ble Mr Justice Altamas kabir b Hon’ble Justice Aflabalam c Hon’ble Mukharjee d Honb’ble Dr Justice B S Chauhan



Answer A Hon’ble Mr Justice Altmas Kabir



Q12 The vice president of India is



A Bhairon Sing Shekwat b Sri Mohs Hamid Ansari c Pranab Mukherjee d Gulam Nabi Azad



Answer b Sri Mohs Hamid Ansari

Q13 The first vice president of India is



A Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan b Dr Zakirhussain c Dr Rajendra Prasad d Varahagiri Venkatagiri



Answer A Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Q14 India comprise of

a 26 states an 6 union territories

b. 28 states an 7 union territories

c 27 states an 7 union territories

d 25 states an 7 union territories



Answer 28 states and 7 union territories

Q15 The highest civilian award of the country is

A Padma Vibhushan b Param Vira Chakra c Ashok Chakra d Bharat Ratna



Answer d Bharat Ratna

Q16 No of different languages that have been recoganised by the constitution of India is



a 21 b 23 c 22 d 25



Answer c 22

QNo 17 The present Governor of Reserve Bank of India is



A P Chidambaram b E S Lakshmnarasimham c D Subbarao d Manmohan Singh



Answer C D Subbarao

Q18 Look at this series 53:53 , 40: 40 27:27 …. What number should come next

A 12 b 14 c 27 d 53



Answer b 14

Q9 Cup is to coffee as bowl is to



A dish b soup c spoon d food



Answer Soup

QNo 20 Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence

a key 2 Door 3 lock 4 Room 5 Switch On



a 5,1,2,4,3 b 4,2,1,5,3 c 1,3,2,4,5 d 1,2,3,5,4



Answer C



Key Lock Door Room Switch on





QNo 21 Choose the word which is different from the rest



A curd b butter c oil d Cheese e cream



Answer Oil

Q22

Q23 What is the name of India’s national aquatic animal



A River Dolphin v Crocodile c Katla Fish d Green Fish

Answer A River Dolphin

Q24 Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden



A Kerala b Karnataka d Bihar c Uttaranchal



Answer A Kerala

Q25 Name the largest fresh water lake in India

A Dal Lake b powai lake c Wular lake d Chika Lake



Answer C Wular Lake

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LGO Examination Result -Kerala Circle

LGO exam result Kerala  Circle has been announced

12-12-12 ALL INDIA STRIKE - HISTORIC SUCCESS CONGRATULATIONS!  WELL DONE COMRADES!! *        100% STRIKE IN MAJORITY OF POSTAL CIRCLES *        AVERAGE 75-80% STRIKE IN ALL CIRCLES. *        80% OF THE POSTOFFICES & RMS OFFICES INCLUDING BOs REMAINED CLOSED. *      DELIVERY WORK COMPLETELY PARALYSED DUE TO STRIKE BY DELIVERY STAFF. *        80 - 100% STRIKE IN CIRCLE/REGIONAL OFFICES. *        IMPRESSIVE STRIKE IN POSTAL ACCOUNTS OFFICES. *     70 - 100% GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS PARTICIPATED IN THE STRIKE INSPITE OF ANTICONFEDERATION, ANTI-NFPE PROPAGANDA BY CERTAIN VESTED INTERESTS.

POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES INCLUDING GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS HAVE UPHELD THE INSPIRING TRADITION OF COM: BABU TARAPADA, DADA GHOSH, K.G.BOSE, N.J.IYER,K.ADINARAYANA AND MANY OTHER LEADERS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE FOR THE UNITY AND ADVANCEMENT OF POSTAL & RMS EMPLOYEES & OTHER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.  LONG LIVE NFPE!  LONG LIVE CONFEDERATION!!

WE HAVE PROVED THAT NFPE ALONE CAN PARALYSE THE POSTAL & RMS SERVICES INCLUDING BRANCH POST OFFICES.

RED SALUTE COMRADES! RED SALUTE

STRIKE COMPLETE IN INCOME TAX, ABOVE 70-80% STRIKE IN MORE THAN 60 CENTRAL GOVT. DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING AUDIT & ACCOUNTS, PRINTING & STATIONARY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CUSTOMS & CENTRAL EXCISE, INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, CGHS, GROUND WATER BOARD, CPWD, CENSUS, ATOMIC ENERGY, DEFENCE ACCOUNTS, ISRO ETC

PREPARE FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE

IF 15 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS INCLUDING APPOINTMENT OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION, DA MERGER, SCRAPING OF CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME/PFRDA BILL, GDS DEMANDS, FILLING UP OF VACANCIES, COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT SETTLED

ONE DAY TOKEN STRIKE - 12 DECEMBER 2012

ONE DAY STRIKE ON 12.12.2012

DEMANDING TO FORM SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION

SAVE POSTAL FROM CORPORTISATION/PRIVATISATION

D.A. MERGER &FIVE PROMOTIONS

ORGANISE, PREPARE AND UNITE FOR THE MASSIVE MOBILIZATION OF MAXIMUM WORKERS AND

DEMONSTRATION OF THAT MIGHTY, MILITANT STRENGTH OF THE POSTAL WORKING CLASS

The success of any agitation depends on the organizational preparedness and inherent strength.

Ours is a struggle for OUR OWN RIGHTS and save the Postal as Govt service from the proposed move under the revised postal policy and introduction of Public private Partnership by unbundling the Govt monopoly for providing a level playing field for couriers and private operators in the communication sectors. Ours is a struggle for wage revision and formation of the Seventh Pay Commission. Ours is a struggle for the minimum grant of five promotions.

Unity is the need of the hour. Unite all ranks and make the struggle a success. Prepare for One Day Strike on 12.12.12.

1. Contact each and every worker in your office and convince him about the inevitability of the struggle. The notice board should be displayed with all Circulars and all these materials every day. Also circulate the same to each and every worker individually the extent possible.

2. Hold corner meetings, gate meetings, meeting of the active workers, General body meetings, working committee meetings, activist meetings as often as possible for campaigning and to explain in detail about the importance of the charter of demands and the need for formation of the Seventh Pay Commission.

3.  Elect an Action Committee which may consist of 50% of the office bearers and 50% activists and elders for individual campaigning and canvassing among the members.

4.  Participate in all Meetings of coordinating bodies under the banner of the Confederation of CG employees. Have better coordination with other CG Organisations of Confederation.

5.  Exhort the members to join the rally, Joint meetings, Gate meetings, demonstrations etc in large number along with the other affiliates of the Confederation of CG employees.

6.  Hold informal Lunch hour meetings in canteens, Recreation clubs, maidans and lawns every day and appraise all about day to day developments which are readily available in the web sites of NFPE and our CHQ and appeal for maximum mobilization. Translate the demands and justification as printed in the Bhartiya Post October 2012 issue and circulate to all in regional languages.

7.  Ensure that everyone in your unit or office has been approached and talked to, to participate in the one day strike appraising them that this is the last form of protest demanding immediate formation of the Seventh Pay Commission.

8.  Action Committee should evolve methods to ensure that 100% of the members are participating in the strike. Maximum mobilization and massive action alone can compel the Govt to concede our demands.

9.  Caution and Care should be exercised in all matters and it should be ensured that the machinery of the Action Committee is in readiness fully prepared to meet any situation that may arise.

10.  Above all maintain Unity and discipline at all levels .Unity is the need of the hour.

THE BUGLE HAS BEEN SOUNDED.

THE CLARION CALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

The Nail must be hit on the head not at the bottom end.

By showing our full strength with full mobilization,

we can save the Postal Service as Public service.

The pertinent question before us is nothing other than the following.

                        

Are we being driven to the brink or to the wall?

Have we not reached the end of the Tether?

Has the last straw been loaded on the camel?

Shall we not rise like a Tempest, Tidal wave or Tornado?

To wrest our just demands and fundamental rights and honorable too, Let us organize the 12^th December Strike with full vigour, determination and make it a grand success to form the Seventh Pay Commission.

DEMONSTRATION BY NFPE INFRONT OF DIVISIONAL OFFICE MAVELIKARA

revision of wages of casual ,part-time contigent employees- SG 's Letter.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

1^st Floor, North Avenue Post Office, New Delhi – 110001

Ref: No. PF/GENL/2012                                    Dated – 30.11.2012

To

Sri. Alok Saxena

DDG (Estt)

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

Sir,

Sub: -  Revision of wages of Casual, Part-time contingent employees of the Department of Posts w.e.f. 01.01.2006.

Kindly recall the discussion I had with you on the above subject.

As per the Judgment of the Supreme Court the Casual, Part-time, contingent employees whose nature of work is same as of regular employees, i.e; Fulltime/part-time Chowkidar/Farash/Mali/Sweeper etc. are eligible for pro-rata wages with reference to the minimum wage of the similarly placed regular employees. Accordingly after implementation of 5^thCPC recommendations, the Department of Posts has issued orders for payment of pro-rate wages to casual, part-time, contingent employees with effect from 01.01.1996, duly approved by the Department of Personnel and Training. Copy of the Memo No. 1-3/97-PAP dated 03.11.1998 is enclosed herewith in which it is clearly stated as follows:

“It has now been decided that notwithstanding that the CCS (RP) Rules, 1997 do not apply to them, the remuneration of the aforesaid Full Time Casual Labour (Other than Temporary Status)/Part Time Casual Labour/Workers engaged on contingency basis whose nature of work is the same as of regular employees i.e. Part Time Chowkidar/Farash/Mali/Sweeper etc. who are not engaged for Post office operative work and are being paid as per instructions contained in this office letter No. 45/95/87-SPB.I dated the 10^th February, 1988 and Department of Personnel & Training O. M. No. 49014/2/86-Estt (C) dated the 7^th June 1988 shall be remunerated on pro rata basis with reference to the minimum of the pay scale of Group ‘D’ as per CCS (RP) Rules, 1997 plus admissible Dearness Allowance thereon only.

It is further clarified by the DOP&T that they are eligible for pro-rata wages w.e.f. 01.01.1996 i.e the date of implementation of the 5^th CPC recommendations. (Copies of both the above cited letters are enclosed herewith for your ready reference).

From the above it is clear that the casual, part-time and contingent employees of the Department of Posts are eligible for revision of their wages on pro-rata basis with effect from 01.01.2006, on revision of wages of the Central Government Employees. The  stand taken by the Department of Personnel & Training  that there is no Group D scale now, does not appear to be correct as sixth CPC has already fixed the minimum wage as – IS scale and Government has already issued orders in this regard.

I once again request you to cause issue of orders for revision of their wages at an early date as it is long overdue.

Awaiting early orders.

Yours faithfully,

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Copy to: -

1.      Ms. Manjula Prashar, Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

2.    Ms. Yasodhara Menon, Member (Personnel), Postal Service Board, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001