**Top 10 current affairs of 11-12 April 2014***

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1. Ratan Tata received Knight Grand Cross award by UK Government...!
2. Legendary Poet Gulzar selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013...!
3. State Bank of India (SBI) on 11 April 2014 launched its Twitter handle account...!!
4. Justice R.M.Lodha appointed as Next Chief Justice of India..!!
5. Stuart Parkin won Millennium Technology Prize 2014..!!
6. USFDA approved Lupin to sell Pioglitazone tablets in America...!!
7. 'Gulabi Gang' documentary to be screened at New York India film festival...!
8. Shikhar Dhawan named among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year...!!
9. Shompens of A & N islands casted votes for the first time for Lok Sabha....!
10. Ratan Tata appointed member of China-backed Board of Boao Forum for Asia..!
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* First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank
* First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith
* First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh
* First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC
* First Bank to introduce savings : Presidency bank in 1833
* First Bank to Introduce Cheque system : Bengal Bank 1784
* First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK
* First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
* First Bank to introduce Credit Card : Central Bank of India
* First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
* First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank
* First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank
* First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
* First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India
* First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank
* First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank - Was started by : Syndicate Bank
First Bank to launch branch in foreign was
"Bank of India" in 1946 in London UK.
* First bank to Introduce Credit card in India was Central Bank of India With "Central Card" 1980.
* First Bank to introduce Debit Card in India was
Citibank In Bangalore in 1987.
Frequently Asked Questions about Vitamins.
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1. Vitamin C is also called:
Answer: Ascorbic Acid
2. Which vitamin prevents scurvy?
Answer: Vitamin C
3. Which food contains largest amount of Vitamin C?
Answer: Tomato
4. Which are the Water soluble vitamins?
Answer: Vitamin B and C
5. Which Vitamin helps in blood clotting?
Answer: Vitamin K
6. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes:
Answer: Night blindness
7. What is the Chemical Name of Vitamin A?
Answer: Retinol
8. What is the Chemical Name of Vitamin D?
Answer: Calciferol
9. What is the Chemical Name of Vitamin E?
Answer: Tocopherol
10. What is the Chemical Name of Vitamin K?
Answer: Phylloquinone and Menaquinones
*Top 10 Current Affairs of 14th April, 2014*** 
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1. Justice G Rohini appointed as the first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court...!!
2. SSB to induct Women as Combat Officers for the first time..!!
3. A book entitled The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh
written by Sanjaya Baru was released....!!
4. Nour El Sherbini defeated Dipika Pallikal to win Texas Open Squash final...!!
5. India became net steel exporter after a gap of 6 years..!!
6. Gaurav Gill won Vinz Whangarei Car Rally...!!
7. Wilson Kipsang won London Marathon..!!
8. Santoso won OUE Singapore Open 2014..!!
9. President conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships 2013...!!
10. Solar Plane SOLAR IMPULSE 2 unveiled in Switzerland...!!
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MISCELLANEOUS GK - NICKNAMES
1. Rice bowl of India - Krishna-Godavari delta.
2. Granary of South India - AndhraPradesh.
3. Granary of India - Punjab.
4. Spice Garden of India - Kerala.
5. Sugar bowl of India - UP.
6. Sugar bowl of the World - Cuba.
7. Spice bottle of India - Kerala.
8. Tea Garden of India - Assam.
9. Green gold - Bamboo.
10. Queen of spices - Cardamon.
11. King of spices - Pepper - Blackgold.
12. Golden fiber- Jute.
13. White gold - Cotton.
14. Granary of world - USA, Canada and Ukraine. 
15. Coffee sea of the world - Brazil.
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IMPORTANT GK Questions
1. What is the Full form of PIN?
Answer. Postal Index Number
2. When did the Pin system Started in India?
Answer. 1972
3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory?
Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983)
4. When did the speed post service started in India?
Answer. 1986
5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems?
Answer. Lord Dalhousie
6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India?
Answer. 1774 (Kolkata)
7. Which is the first postage stamp of India?
Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852)
8. World Postal Day is observed in:
Answer. October 9
9. Indian Postal Day is observed in:
Answer. October 10
10. Where is the highest post office in the world situated?
Answer. Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)
11. When did Universal Postal Union founded?
Answer. 1874
12. In which year Money Order system introduced in India?
Answer. 1880
13. In which year Postal Life Insurance started in India?
Answer. 1884
14. Where is postal staff college situated?
Answer. Ghaziabad (UP)
15. Who was the first Minister of Communication of India?
Answer. C.R.K Kidwai
16. Who is the author of Meghdootam?
Answer. Kalidasa
17. How many electrons does hydrogen have?
Answer. One
18. What is the international standard unit for measurement of Temperature?
Answer. Kelvin
19. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Answer. Taka
20. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution in:
Answer. Economics