GOVERNORS GENERAL OF INDIA

1. Warren Hastings : 1772-1785
2. Lord Conwallis : 1786-1793
3. Sir John Shore : 1793-1798
4. Lord Wellesley : 1798-1805
5. Lord Minto : 1807-1813
6. Lord Hastings : 1813-1823
7. Lord Amherst : 1823 - 1828
8. Lord William Bentick : 1828-1835
9. Baron Ellenborough : 1835-1842
10. William Wilberforce Bird : 1842-1844
11. Lord Hardinge : 1844-1848
12. Lord Dalhousie : 1848-1856
13. Lord Canning : 1856-1858

Current Affairs 2011-2012

Heads of Offices

1. Chairman of the National Integration Council : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
2. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO : Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
3. Chairman, UPSC : Prof. D.P. Agarwal
4. Chairman, Staff Selection Commission : N.K. Reghupathy
5. Chairman, SBI : Sri. Pradeep Chaudhary
6. Chairman, LIC : Sri. T.S. Vijayan
7. Chairman, Central Water Commission : Sri. R.C. Jha
8. Chairman, Telecom Commission : Sri. R. Chandrasekhar
9. Chaiman, National Human Rights Commission : Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
10. Chairman, UGC : Sri. Ved Prakash

Important Questions and Answers

1. The science of vegetable culture is known as : Arboriculture
2. Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by : Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphur
3. The average salt content of sea water is : 3.5%
4. Sound waves produce echo due to : Reflection

5. Red, Yellow and Blue is known as: Primary Pigments
6. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the : Harappan Culture
7. Budha attained Nirvana at : Kushi Nagar
8. The Council of the ‘Nine Gems’ is associated with : Chandragupta II
9. The Peacock Throne was made for : Shahjehan
10. Swapna Vasavadatta was written by : Bhasa
11. The smallest continent is situated in : Between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
12. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babar and : Ibrahim Lodi
13. The Pyramids are found on the banks of the river : Nile
14. UNICEF is an international body concerned with the welfare of : Children
15. At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by : Lord Wellington
16. The Opium war was fought between the Chinese and : The British
17. When did the UNO come into being? 1945
18. Where is the seat of the International Court of Justice? The Hague (Netherlands)
19. The first President of the USA was : George Washington
20. The region of Kerala where evergreen forest are seen : Silent Valley

Current Affairs 2011 - 2012

1.Director of Centre for Science and Environment: Sunita Narain
2.National Institute of Disaster Management situated in : New Delhi
3.Rajya Rani Train runs between : Nilambur – Thiruvananthapuram
4.National River of India is : Ganga
5.The name of the two Italian soldiers arrested for killing two Indian fishermen : Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, members of the elite San Marco Marine regiment.
6.The name of the Italian Ship : Enrica Lexie
7.The name of Italian foreign minister : Giulio Terz
8.U. S. Open Tennis 2011 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) (Men), Samantha Stosur (Australia) (Women)
9.Wimbledon Tennis 2011- Novak Djokovic (Serbia) (Men), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) (Women)