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Andy Murray, the first British tennis player to win the Wimbledon in 77 years, was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year

New cancer cases rise to 14.1 million people worldwide: WHOThe data released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized cancer agency of WHO, showed that the number of new cases has risen by 1.4 million from 12.7 million in 2008.

Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean President for a 2nd time.

Germany lift the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup for a record sixth time; Beat France, 5-2.

Recently Rami Hamdallah became New Prime Minister of ____?

Indian Idol winner Sandeep Acharya passes away😟

1. Compact Disc (CD) invented by:Answer: James T. Russell

2. CPU stands for:Answer: Central Processing Unit

3. Name the first Supercomputer in the world?Answer: The CDC 6600, released in 1964, is generally considered as the first supercomputer.

4. Computer Programming Language 'C' introduced by:Answer: Dennis Ritchie

5. First Cyber police station established in India was at:Answer: Bangalore

6. RAM stands for:Answer: Random Access Memory

7. Father of Computer Science is:Answer: Alan Turing

8. WAP stands for:Answer: Wireless Application Protocol

9. Father of supercomputer is:Answer: Seymour Cray

10. Internet controlling in India is by:Answer: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd..

Saurav ganguly planning to join BJP in 2014 as sports minister...

someone prepairing for railways or such stuff it might b helpful for them


1. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?Answer: Baroda

2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?Answer: 1.676

3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?Answer: Deccan Queen (Kalyan - Pune)

4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started ?Answer: In 1991

5. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways ?Answer: 1995

6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel ?Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)

7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World ?Answer: Gorakhpur station platform (UP)

8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh ?Answer: Maitree Express

9. Which are the states have no Railway ?Answer: Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines)

10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train) ?Answer: Fairy Queen runs in India

11. What is the width of Narrow gauge rail ?Answer: 0.762

12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?Answer: Bilaspur

13. Which is the fastest train in India ?Answer: Shatabdi Express

14. In which year Indian Railway board established ?Answer: 1905

15. Which is the first Railway station in India ?Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria terminal)

16. Who is the first Indian to present Railway Budget ?Answer: John Mathai

17. Who is the first railway minister in India ?Answer: John Matthai

18. Who is the first lady Railway minister of India ?Answer: Mamata Benergy

19. Which is the highest railway station in India ?Answer: Ghum railway station

20. Which is the longest Railway bridge in India ?Answer: Vallarpadam Bridge (kerala)

21. What is the slogan of Indian Railway ?Answer: lifeline of the nation

22. Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated?Answer: Chanakyapuri (New Delhi)


103-year old Park Mansion of Kolkata awarded KMC-INTACH Heritage Award 2013

Yemen Parliament Banned use of US Drones

Vijay Diwas was observed on 16 December 2013 across the Nation to celebrate the India's military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala appointed Chairman of NABARD

Ethiopian Runner Atsedu Tsegay won Delhi Half Marathon 2013

Chinese troops once again detained five Indian porters and their mules at Chumar area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) organised runs in Kolkata, Patna, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Jammu and Jharkhand on 15 December 2013. The race was organized as part of its nationwide programme to drum up support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Statue of Unity project on the 63rd death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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CVR Rajendran appointed CMD of Andhra Bank

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Top 12 Most Populated Countries in the World .

1. China - 1,403,239,923

2. India - 1,255,073,612

3. US - 317,847,465

4. Indonesia - 252,645,008

5. Brazil - 201,321,413

6. Pakistan - 193,291,129

7. Nigeria - 175,123,740

8. Bangladesh - 165,083,804

9. Russia - 147,517,670

10. Japan - 131,368,088

11. Mexico - 118,975,406

12. Philippines - 106,775,002