Thursday, March 24, 2011

Read it, if you want to clear Interview...!!!

Question 1: What will you do if I run away with your sister?"   The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match for my sister than you sir"  Question 2:  Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) - What is one morning you woke up & found that you were pregnant Girl ?   - I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with my husband.  Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later when asked  Question 3:  Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you?  Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea" and got selected.  You...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Name of Nobel Awardees for Nobel Physics Prize

the Nobel Physics Prize has been awarded for both pioneering discoveries and groundbreaking inventions. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1901 the very first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays. Year Name of Nobel Laureates 2010 Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov 2009 Charles Kuen Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith 2008 Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa 2007 Albert Fert, Peter Grünberg 2006 John C. Mather, George F. Smoot 2005 Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodor W. Hänsch 2004 David J. Gross, H. David Politzer, Frank Wilczek 2003 Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Anthony J. Leggett 2002 Raymond Davis Jr., Masatoshi Koshiba, Riccardo Giacconi ...

XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Conclude

The 2010 Commonwealth Games which began on October 3,2010 came to a close on October 14, 2010 in New Delhi Around 7000 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nation and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – the main stadium of the event. The final medal tally was led by Australia by grabbing 177 medals. The Host nation India gave its strongest and most splendid ever performance to emerge second in medal tally followed by England which was placed third in the tally. India eventually more than doubled its medals tally of the previous Games in Melbourne. India had finished fourth in 2002 and 2006. Top 20 Medal Winners Countries: Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 74 55 48 177 India 38 27 36...

Indian Gold Medalists at XIX Commonwealth Games 2010

India won more Gold medals than it had won before in one games. It took 38 Gold Medals, its previous record was 30 in 2002. With its 101 medals in total, India finished runner-up in the medal tally and became the fourth Commonwealth Games Association to reach the century mark in one games.  Every host nation of the Commonwealth Games has beaten its previous record number of medals, and India has joined that list in 2010. List of all Indian Gold Medalists winners at XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi: Name of Players/Winners Game/Sports 1. Gagan Narang & Abhinav Bindra (Pairs) Shooting -10m Air Rifle 2. Anisa Sayyed & Rahi Sarnobat Shooting – 25m Pistol (pairs) 3. Ravinder Singh wrestling – 60 kg . 4. Sanjay Wrestling – 74 Kg. . 5. Anil Kumar wrestling...

ESPN ESPY Awards 2010 Winners

BEST MALE ATHLETE: Drew Brees, NFL BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Skiing BEST PLAY: Brett Favre, Vikings ESPY PERSEVERANCE AWARD: George Karl, Nuggets BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: Drew Brees BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Chris Johnson, Tennessee BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon BEST UPSET: Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas, Men’s Basketball BEST MOMENT: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST TEAM: New Orleans Saints UNDER PRESSURE AWARD: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST SPORTS MOVIE: The Blind Side BEST COACH/MANAGER: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers BEST NFL PLAYER: Drew Brees, New Orleans BEST MLB PLAYER: Albert Pujols, St. Louis BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers BEST DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant,...

Arjuna Award Winners – 2010

Winner/Player Game/Sport Krishna Punia Athletics Joseph Abraham Athletics Dinesh Kumar Boxing Parimarjan Negi Chess Jhulan Goswami Cricket Deepak Mondal Football Sunil Chettri Football Rajiv Tomar Wrestling Sandeep Singh Hockey Jasjit Kaur Hockey Jajseer Singh Paralympics Dinesh Kabaddi Kapil Dev Volleyball Rehan Poncha Swimming Sanjeev Rajput Shootin...

Winners of 57th National Film Awards

Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan (Paa) Best Actress – Ananya Chatterjee (Abohoman) Best Director – Rituparno Ghosh (Abohoman) Best Film – Kutty Srank (Malayalam) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – 3 Idiots Nargis Dutt award for Best Film with Social Message – Delhi-6 Best Children’s Film – Putaani Party (kannada) Keshu(Malayalam) Best Screen Play: Harikrishnan, PF Mathews(Kutty Srank-Malayalam) Best Music – Amit Trivedi (Dev D) Best Playback Singer (Male) – Rupam Islam (Mahanagar) Best Playback Singer (Female) – Nilanjana Sarkar (Housefull) Best Background Score – Illayaraja(Film-Pazhassiraja) Best Lyrics Award – Swanand Kirkere (Behti Hawa Sa -3 Idiots) Best Supporting Actor – Farooque Sheikh (Lahore) Best Supporting Actress – Arundhati Naag (Paa) Best Film on Social Awareness...

Nobel Awardees for Nobel Economics Prize

Year Name of Awardee 2010 Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides 2009 Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson 2008 Paul Krugman 2007 Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, Roger B. Myerson 2006 Edmund S. Phelps 2005 Robert J. Aumann, Thomas C. Schelling 2004 Finn E. Kydland, Edward C. Prescott 2003 Robert F. Engle III, Clive W.J. Granger 2002 Daniel Kahneman, Vernon L. Smith 2001 George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence, Joseph E. Stiglitz 2000 James J. Heckman, Daniel L. McFadden 1999 Robert A. Mundell 1998 Amartya Sen 1997 Robert C. Merton, Myron S. Scholes 1996 James A. Mirrlees, William Vickrey 1995 Robert E. Lucas Jr. 1994 John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash Jr., Reinhard Selten 1993 Robert W. Fogel, Douglass C. North 1992 Gary S. Becker 1991...

Nobel Awardees for Nobel Physiology Medicine Prize

Year Name of Awardee 2010 Robert G. Edwards 2009 Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak 2008 Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier 2007 Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans, Oliver Smithies 2006 Andrew Z. Fire, Craig C. Mello 2005 Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren 2004 Richard Axel, Linda B. Buck 2003 Paul C. Lauterbur, Sir Peter Mansfield 2002 Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, John E. Sulston 2001 Leland H. Hartwell, Tim Hunt, Sir Paul M. Nurse 2000 Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, Eric R. Kandel 1999 Günter Blobel 1998 Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro, Ferid Murad 1997 Stanley B. Prusiner 1996 Peter C. Doherty, Rolf M. Zinkernagel 1995 Edward B. Lewis, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Eric F. Wieschaus 1994...

Recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. Following is the list of award winners: Name of Awardee Year Occupation/Field D. Ramanaidu 2009 Producer V. K. Murthy 2008 Cinematographer Manna Dey 2007 Playback Singer Tapan Sinha 2006 Director Shyam Benegal 2005 Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan 2004 Director Mrinal Sen 2003 Director Dev Anand 2002 Actor, Director, Producer Yash Chopra 2001 Director, Producer Asha Bhosle 2000 Playback Singer Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1999 Director B.R. Chopra 1998 Director, Producer Pradeep 1997 Lyricist Sivaji Ganesan 1996...

Recipients of Jnanpith Award

The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India. It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of The Times of India newspaper. The Jnanpith Award is given to any Indian writer for his or her outstanding contribution in any of the 18 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. It is given for outstanding contribution to creative writing in a specified period of 15 years but excluding the five years immediately preceding the year. Following is the list of the Jnanpith Awardees, so far: Laureates Awarded Year Language Akhlaq Khan Shahryar 2008 Urdu O. N. V. Kurup 2007 Malayalam Satyavrat Shastri 2006 Sanskrit Ravindra Kelekar 2006 Konkani Kunwar Narain 2005 Hindi Rahman Rahi 2004...

International Trophies Associated with Sports

Below the list of International Trophies and awards with associated games and sports: Games/Sports Trophies/Awards Air Races King’s Cup  Badminton  Thomas Cup  Badminton (Women) Uber Cup  Basketball William’s Cup  Cricket Ashes  Cricket Benson and Hedges  Cricket World Cup  Cricket Reliance Cup  Cricket Rothman’s Trophy  Football Colombo Cup  Football Merdeka Cup  Football European Champions Cup  Golf Canada Cup  Golf Rydet Cup  Golf Walker Cup  Golf Eisenhower Cup  Hockey World Cup  Hockey Essande Champions Cup  Hockey Rene Frank Trophy  Horse Race Derby  Horse Streple Chase Race Grand National  Lawn Tennis Davis Cup  Lawn...

Davis Cup Championship Winner Countries since 1990

Below is the list of Davis Cup Championship Winner Countries since 1990. In total, 13 nations have been crowned Davis Cup champion ince USA won the inaugural competition in 1900. In 1901 and 1910, finals were not played where as in  1974, South Africa won by walkover. Year Winner Won by Against Venue 2010 Serbia 3 – 2 France Belgrade Arena, Belgrade 2009 Spain 5 – 0 Czech Rep Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona 2008 Spain 3 – 1 Argentina Estadio Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata 2007 USA 4 – 1 Russia Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 2006 Russia 3 – 2 Argentina Olympic Stadium, Moscow 2005 Croatia 3 – 2 Slovak Rep Sibamac Arena National TC, Bratislava 2004 Spain 3 – 2 USA Estadio Olimpico De Sevilla, Seville 2003 Australia 3 – 1 Spain Melbourne Park, Melbourne 2002 Russia...

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