1)

Who is the Chairperson of Identification Authority of India (UIA)? a. Nandan Nilekani

2)

Which country has the largest Rail Network in the World?

a.

Ans U.S.A

3) Who is the Union Law Minister of India?

a.
a.

Ans Verrappa Moily

4) Birthday of Late Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, is celebrated as? Teachers Day

5) Tirupati is in? a. Andhra Pradesh

6) Kanha National Park is situated in which State ? a. MP

7) River Narmada originates from? a. Amarkantak

8) Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930 a. Against imposition of Salt Tax

9) Who is the author of My Experiments with Truth? a. Gandhi

10) NASA refers to a. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

11) I.S.O. 9000 is a? a. Quality Standard Mark

12) Who among the following made a film on Mahatma Gandhi? a. Richard Attenborough

13) Law Day is observed on a. 26th November

14) Which is the longest sea bridge in the country? a. Bandra-Worli Sea Link,Mumbai

15) Dr. Rajendra Pachauri is a/an? a. Environmentalist

16) is the author of Discovery of India? a. Jawaharlal Nehru

17) D.N.A. refers to? a. Di-oxyribo Nucleic Acid

18) S.M.S. is?

a.

Short Messaging Service

19) Padma Bhushan Award is? a. Civilian Award

20) Which city is known as the City of Joy? a. Kolkata

21) Who appoints a Judge of a High Court? a. President of India

22) Which of these animals is not shown in the National Emblem of India? a. Elephant

23) Which is the Mother State of Chhattisgarh? a. Madhya Pradesh

24) The Finance Minister has pro posed replacement of the Income Tax Act by? a. The Direct Taxes Code

25) The Earth rotates around an axis pointing towards a. the pole star

26) Which one of the following aptly describes the generalised shape of the continents? a. Triangular

27) An Air India plane recently crashed at .. Airport a. Mangalore

28) Vikas Krishnan was in news Recently. He is a ? a. Boxer

29) During 1994-2007 grean house gas Emissions in India Fell By a. 30 percent

30) European Country to Ban Burqua is ? a. Belgium

31) Which of the following States will soon have its first Civil Airports ? a. Sikkim

32) Which of the following was/were the objective(s) of the Mission Chandrayaan 1 ? a. Preparing dimensional atlas of the lunar surface. (b) Chemical Mapping of the entire lunar surface. (c) Locating minerals in the soil of the moon.

33) Which of the following States introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to ensure timely supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line ? a. Karnataka

34) of the following is NOT a part of Indias Money Market ? a. Indian Gold Council

35) of the following is the objective of the project Bhoomi Keralam launched by the State Govt. ? a. To conduct a survey of the land

36) Which of the following countries adopted its new constitution recently ? a. Equadore

37) Which of the following awards was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently (2008) ? a. Bharat Ratna

38) Which of the following States got its first Rail link recently ? a. Jammu & Kashmir

39) Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following political parties ? a. Democratic

40) Which of the following is/are NOT the features of Indias Foreign Trade policy (2004 to 2009)? a. Make SAARC countries Indias most preferred foreign trade partners by 2009.

41) Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the . a. Prime Minister of Canada

42) A Rs. 35,000 crore JSW Steel Plant project was inaugurated in West Bengal recently. The project is setup / developed in . a. Salboni

43) Which of the following State Govts. Has announced that it will provide a special package of incentives to Employment Intensive Industries ? a. Tamil Nadu

44) Which of the following nations has decided to increase its co-operation in the field of energy with India ? a. Russia

45) Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India ? a. Issuance of Demand Drafts

46) Mohammed Anni Nasheed is the newly elected President of . a. Maldives

47) Who amongst the following is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2008 ? a. Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio

48) A national level commission of India has asked about twenty States to set up which of the following commissions in their States as early as possible ? a. Law Commission

49) Which of the following is/are the measure(s) taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease the liquidity crunch in the country ? a. Cut in Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio.

50) The third India Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit took place in which of the following dies recently ?

a.

New Delhi

51) Which of the following States has dcided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of the State to enable itself to provide arsenic free drinking water to all the people by 2010-11 ? a. West Bengal

52) amongst the following is the author of the book The Exile ? a. Navtej Saran

53) Which of the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the country ? a. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

54) The Govt. of India decided to provide a bonus price of Rs. 50 per quintal on which of the following products over and above its minimum support price of Rs. 850 per quintal ? a. Paddy

55) Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Namesake ? a. Jhumpa Lahiri

56) Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following countries and is named as Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy ? a. France

57) Tzipi Livini whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ? a. Israel

58) World Ozone day is observed on . a. 16th September

59) Which of the following is NOT a Govt. Sponsored organization ? a. ICICI Bank

60) Merdeka Cup is associated with the game of . a. Football

61) Indias Space Rocket Launching Centre is in . a. Sri Harikota

62) The National Games scheduled in 2011 will be organized in . a. Goa

63) Which of the followiing diseases is not covered under Integrated Disease Surveillance project ? a. Cancer

64) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won which of the following titles of tennis after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova ? a. China Open

65) Who amongst the following is the Minister of Home Affairs in Union Cabinet of India at present ? a. P. Chidambaram

66) Banks are required to pay how much percentage of their net bank credit to Priority Sector is advance ? a. 10%

67) Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in . a. Coaching in Sports

68) Indian Republic is not the product of a. Political Revolution

69) For the first time, British Parliament enacted which laws for the British Government to govern in India a. Govt. of India Act 1858

70) The British Secretary of the State governed India through which Institution a. Governor General appointed by an Executive Council

71) Under the British Rule in India, Governor General was responsible to a. Secretary of State

72) Morely-Minto reform is associated with which Act a. Indian Council Act 1909

73) During the British rule, which community got separate representation from which Act a. Muslim Community & Indian Council Act 1909

74) During the British period, under which Act election was introduced in India a. Indian Council Act 1909

75) Montagu-Chelmsford report is associated with which Govt of India Act a. (D) Govt. of India Act 1919

76) When was the Indian National Congress established a. 1885

77) Under the British Rule when Dyarchy Governing System was introduced for the first time a. Govt. of India Act 1919

78) the Govt. of India Act 1935, which communities were provided separate representation in the Electorate system a. Sikh, Europeans, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians

79) Under which Government of India Act, Federation and Provincial Autonomy were introduced in India a. Govt. of India Act 1935

80) Under the British rule, how many acts came into operation a. b. c. Govt. of India Act 1858, Indian Council Act 1861 Indian Council Act 1892, Indian Council Act 1809 Govt. of India Act 1919, Govt. of India Act 1935, Indian Independence Act 1947

81) Which Act provided India to become an Independent state a. Indian Independence Act 1947

82) Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, the Indian Federation worked through which kind of list

a.

Federal List, Provincial List, Concurrent List

83) In the Govt. of India Act 1835, Federal List contained which kind of subjects a. External Affairs, Currency and Coinage, Naval, Military and Force, Census

84) In the Govt. of India Act 1935, provincial list included which kind of subjects a. b. c. Police Provincial Public Service Education

85) In the Govt. of India Act 1935, which subjects are included in the concurrent list a. b. c. Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Procedure Marriage Divorce, Arbitration

86) Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, who had the power to proclaim emergency a. Governor General

87) In the Govt. of India Act 1935, who was authorised to make a law on the Provincial subject a. Federal Legislature

88) Which Constitution is in the written form for the first time by an elected body during the Modern period a. America

89) was the de facto Prime Minister at the time of evolution of the Indian Constituent Assembly a. Jawahar Lal Nehru

90) Who boicotted the Indian Constituent Assembly a. Muslim League

91) In the Constituent Assembly, which parties were members a. b. c. Congress, Muslim League, Unionist Muslim Unionist Scheduled Caste, Krishak Poja, Scheduled Castes Federation, Sikh (Non Congress) Communists, Independents

92) Which party said that Indian Constituent Assembly does not have a fully representative character a. Muslim League

93) After independence, who decided to determine the Future Constitution of India a. Constituent Assembly

94) Whom the Indian Constituent Assembly represented a. Fully representative of the States and Provinces in India

95) Through which offer, the British Government authoritatively supported a Constituent Assembly for making the Indian Constitution a. August offer

96) Who supported the views of the Constituent Assembly for making the Indian Constitution a. Gandhiji

97) Gandhiji wrote which article in the Harijan of 19th November 1939 to support the formation of Constituent Assembly for making the Constitution of India a. The only way

98) Which Party supported formation of a Constituent Assembly a. Congress

99) When did Constituent Assembly adopt a national Flag a. 100) a. 101) a. 22nd July 1947 Did the Constituent Assembly exist at the time of Indian Independence Yes Who was the last British Governor General who addressed the Constituent Assembly Lord Mount Batten

102) When did the Constituent Assembly passed a resolution for translation of the Constitution of India into Hindi and other many languages of India a. 103) a. 104) a. 17th Sep. 1949 What was the last session of the Constituent Assembly Twelfth session When was the last Twelfth session of the Constituent Assembly held 24th Jan. 1950

105) How many copies of the Constitution were printed after the Constituent Assembly framed the same a. 106) a. Three Which song was sang in the Constituent Assembly before its Adjournment sine die Jana Gana Man, Vande Matram

107) For how many years, months and days, did the Constituent Assembly work on the Constitution of India a. 108) a. 2 Years, 11 months and 19 Days How many number of sessions were held in the Constituent Assembly Twelve sessions

109) How many Articles and Schedules were in the First Draft Constitution presented by the Drafting Committee to the Constituent Assembly a. 315 Articles and 8 Schedules

110) In the final form of the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly, how many Articles and Schedules were there a. 395 Articles and 8 Schedules

111) In the Constituent Assembly how many total number of Amendments were proposed in the Draft Constitution a. Approx. 7365

112) What was the expenditure made by the Constituent Assembly while framing the Constitution of India a. Rs. 63,96,729

113) a. 114) a. 115) a. 116) a. 117) a. 118) a. 119) a. 120) a. 121) a. 122) a. 123) a. 124) a. 125) a. 126) a. 127) a. 128) a. 129) a. 130) a. 131)

How many visitors came to witness the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly 53,000 Who presented the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru When was the First Draft of the Constitution of India proposed Oct. 1947 Who prepared the first draft Constitution of India Advisory Branch of the Constituent Assembly Who was the Chairman of the Draft Committee of the Constituent Assembly Dr. B. R. Ambedkar The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium Remains unaltered Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory? Brahmaputra The gas predominantly responsible for global warning is Carbon dioxide Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy? Solar lantern Electric current is measured by Ammeter The dynamo is a device for converting Mechanical energy into electrical energy Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of Zinc The hardest substance available on earth is Platinum With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated? Hockey The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games? Cricket Wankhede stadium is situated in? Mumbai The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of 4 years Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games? Shooting Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at

a. 132) age? a. 133) a. 134) a. 135) a. 136) a. 137) a. 138) a. 139) a. 140) a. 141) a. 142) a. 143) a. 144) a. 145) a. 146) a. 147) a. 148) a. 149)

Patiala A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his

21 years of above Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha? President Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat? Land Tax All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped 36 hours before the actual poll Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? President The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of February Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above? Governor, Reserve Bank of India The monetary unit of Bangladesh is Takka Sellers market denotes a situations where Demand exceeds supply Development means economic growth plus Social change The Abbreviation NAEP stands for National Adult education Programme The Abbreviations PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The term epicentre is associated with Earthquakes The solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between the sun and the earth The removal of top soil by water or wind is called Soil erosion Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton? Black soil Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of Karnataka Largest State in terms of area, in India is

a. 150) a. 151) a. 152) a. 153) a. b. c. 154) a. 155) a. 156) a. 157) a. 158) a. 159) a. 160) a. 161) a. 162) a. 163) a. 164) a. 165) a. 166) a.

Madhya Pradesh Koraput is related to which of the following Industry Aeroplane Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea? West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka Which of these has the largest river basin? Ganga The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for Well-planned cities Efficient civil organization Development of Art and Architecture The Red Fort of Delhi was built by Shahjehan The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at Ujjain When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India 1498 The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was O. Dwyer Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the Rowlatt Act The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named East India Company Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbander In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located? Jammu and Kashmir Where did the dance form Mohini Attam develop? Kerala On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of 100/3 % The steam engine was invented by James Watt Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell Albert Einsten was a famous Physicist

167) a.

In banking ATM stands for Automatic Teller Machine

168) Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme? a. 169) a. 170) a. 171) a. 172) a. 173) a. 174) a. 175) a. 176) a. 177) a. 178) a. 179) a. 180) a. b. c. 181) a. 182) a. 183) a. ISRO The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent Tetanus Dental caries are due to Bacterial infection Palak leaves are rich source of Iron Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease? Goitre Oranges are rich source of Vitamins Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? Lactic acid Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing Sugar Cane Silk is produced by Larva of silkworm Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network? 7000 The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at Jaipur The new electric railway engines are manufactured in Patiala Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway? It is the cheapest means of transportation The chief source of income is transportation of goods It is the only largest employer The highest gallantry award in India is Paramvir Chakra Oscar prize is related to Films Arjuna award is given for excellence in sports

184) a. 185) a. 186) a. 187) a. 188) a. 189) a. 190) a. 191) a. 192) a. 193) a. 194) a. 195) a. 196) a. 197) a. 198) a. 199) a. 200) a. 201) a. 202)

The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is Rabindranath Tagore Bismillah Khan is related to Shehnai Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet? Pranab Mukherjee Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister? Sharad Parwar Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister? Ambika Soni Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI? Dilip Vengasarkar The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at New York The main sources about the Indus Valley civilization are Archaeological excavations The propounder of Yoga School of Philosophy was Patanjali The term Double Fault is related to the game of Tennis Which of the following pairs is the highest peak of India ? Kanchanjungha After how many years elections are held to elect the members of Rajya Sabha ? 6 years Which of the following is the longest river in India ? Ganga How many bones are there in the human body ? 206 Which of the following is the longest river in the world ? Nile Silk is mostly obtained from Varanasi Who among the following is associated with the Sarnath Inscription ? Ashoka Who among the following is competent to amend the provisions of citizenship ?

a. 203) a. 204) a. 205) a. 206) a. 207) a. 208) a. 209) a. 210) a. 211) a. 212) a. 213) a. 214) a. 215) a. 216) a. 217) a. 218) a. 219) a. 220) a.

Parliament Who among the following administers the oath of office to the President ? Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Who among the following administers the oath of office to the Chief Justice of a High Court ? Governor Railway in included in which of the following lists ? Union list Who among the following was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi ? Razia Beghum Who among the following was the first to land on moon ? Neil Armstrong Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ? Bachendri Pal Zero hour is the period just after question hour in both Houses of Parliament The maximum interval between the two sessions of the Houses is Six months The period of proclamation of emergency is one month The Chief Minister who remained in the office for the longest period Jyoti Basu The Salarjung Museum is located in Hyderabad Which of the following gases is filled in a balloon ? Helium Which of the following is called Bankers Bank ? Reserve Bank of India Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ? Dr. Rajendra Prasad Which of the following is the longest platform in the world ? Kharagpur Who among the following built the Grand Trunk road ? Shershah Focus on the age eye is adjusted through Iris Who among the following was the ruler of Kalinga ? Kharvela

221) a. 222) a. 223) a. 224) a. 225) a. 226) a. 227) a. 228) a. 229) a. 230) a.

Maximum oil can be extracted from Sunflower The most suitable conductor is Saline water The mausoleum of which saint is located in Ajmer ? Moinuddin Chisti Gobar gas mainly contains Methane Who among the following invented the decimal system ? Aryabhatt Nose starts bleeding when one climbs up mountain due to high pressure In which of the following sectors maximum number of women are employed ? Tea Railway earns maximum revenue from freight charges Which of the following is called the laughing gas ? Nitrous Oxide Who was the first Indian to qualify for Olympics ? PT Usha

231) During Shivajis childhood, who among the following exercised the maximum influence on his character ? a. b. 232) a. 233) a. 234) a. 235) a. 236) a. 237) a. 238) Jija Bai, his mother Dadaji Kondadev, his tutor Black Hole Episode was the main cause of Battle of Plassey Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India ? Dadabhai Naoroji The slogan Inquilab Zindabad was first raised by Bhagat Singh Which of the following is/ are true about Sarojini Naidu ? She was the first Woman Governor in independent India Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? Mars Geostationary orbit is at a height of 36,000 km Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because

a. 239) a. 240) a. 241) a. 242) a. 243) a. 244) a. 245) a. 246) a. 247) a. 248) a. 249) a. 250) a. 251) a. 252) a. 253) a. 254) a. 255) a. 256) a.

sand radiates that more quickly than the earth Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world ? Pamir Plateau Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore Which of the following passes through India ? Tropic of Cancer Who is considered the real founder of the Gupta Empire? Chandragupta II Shahjahan ascended the Mughal throne in 1628 AD Ibn Batutah visited India during the rule of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq Who was the Nawab of Bengal during Battle of Plassey? Siraj-ud-daola FIFA World Cup, 2006 was played in Germany Munaf Patel plays which sport? Cricket The first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the English Channel was Arati Saha Which country has never won the Cricket World Cup? England Which cricket playing countries fight for the ASHES? Australia and England Who was the first Law Minister of independent India? Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Who was the first speaker of the Lok-Sabha? G.V.Mavlankar How many states (except Delhi) are there in India? 28 Which country won the first World Cup Cricket? West Indies Who was the woman President of the United Nations? Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit One inch is equal to how many centimeters? 2.54

257) a. 258) a. 259) a. 260) a. 261) a. 262) a. 263) a. 264) a. 265) a. 266) a. 267) a. 268) a. 269) a.

Bronze is an alloy of copper and Tin Minus 40 degree centigrade is equal to _____ degree Fahrenheit. -40 What is the value of XC (Roman Number)? 90 The person of which of the following blood groups can accept the blood of any group? AB Mountain K2 is known as Godwin Lucknow is situated on the banks of river Gomti Who won the Golden Ball Award during FIFA World Cup 2006? Klose Where is the headquarters of South-East Central Railway located? Bilaspur Which of the following places in India receives maximum precipitation? Mawsynram Buddha delivered his first sermon at : Sarnath Which organ of the body purifies the blood ? Kidneys Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) are formed in the : Bone marrow Who said, I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears ? Winston Churchill

270) a. 271) a. 272) a. 273) a. 274)

The 36th annual G-8 leaders summit (2010) will be held in : Canada Which of the following serves as primary relay station for sensation ? Thalamus The Mohini Attam dance form was developed in : Kerala Which of the following places is not situated on the eastern coast of India ? Cochin Grammy Awards are given in the field of :

a. 275) a. 276) a. 277) a. b. c. 278) a. 279) a. 280) a.

Music Where is Kanya Kumari situated ? In Tamil Nadu The 16th SAARC Summit will be held at : Male (Maldives) Which country/countries has/have succeeded in manned space mission so far ? USA Russia China The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is located in : Shimla Which of the following pairs is called Twin Cities ? Hyderabad-Secunderabad The first woman, who was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India hailed from : Kerala

281) Which of the following has the sole authority to control the expenditure of the Union Government ? a. 282) a. 283) a. 284) a. 285) a. 286) a. 287) a. 288) a. 289) a. 290) a. 291) The Parliament Which Muslim Ruler enforced a strict price control system during his rule ? Alauddin Khilji Mansabdars during the Mughal period were : Militia men When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright colours are seen. They are produced by : Interference The method of destroying harmful bacteria by heat is known as : Sterilisation Who, among the following, is the worlds first woman cosmonaut ? Valentina Tereshkova Which of the following became Indias first billion dollar software company ? Tata Consultancy Services The capital of Vatican city is : Vatican city The headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is in : Washington Won is the currency of : North Korea and South Korea both The highest mountain peak in India is :

a. 292) a. 293) a. 294) a. 295) a. 296) a.

S.No. Name 1

K 2 (Godwin Austen) Which of the following state has devided to grant 4% reservation to Backward Muslims : Uttar Pradesh The Indian Woman Bula Chaudhury has earned the distinction of : Swimming across seven important seas and five continents of the world Who said The Child is Father of The Man ? William Wordsworth Pimpri is associated with : Antibiotic Sargossa Sea is a part of : North Atlantic Ocean
Portfolio Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.: (i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; (ii) Ministry of Planning; (iii) Department of Atomic Energy; and (iv) Department of Space. Minister of Finance. Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries. Minister of Defence. Minister of Home Affairs. Minister of External Affairs. Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences. Minister of Health and Family Welfare.

Dr. Manmohan Singh

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Shri Pranab Mukherjee Shri Sharad Pawar Shri A.K. Antony Shri P. Chidambaram Shri S.M. Krishna Shri Virbhadra Singh Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

Shri Sushilkumar Shinde Minister of Power. Shri M. Veerappa Moily Dr. Farooq Abdullah Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Shri Kamal Nath Shri Vayalar Ravi Smt. Ambika Soni Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Shri Kapil Sibal Shri Anand Sharma Shri C.P. Joshi Kumari Selja Shri Subodh Kant Sahay Shri G.K. Vasan Minister of Corporate Affairs. Minister of New and Renewable Energy. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Minister of Urban Development. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Civil Aviation Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Minister of Labour and Employment. Minister of Human Resource Development and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Textiles. Minister of Road Transport and Highways. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Culture. Minister of Tourism. Minister of Shipping.

Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources. Shri Mukul Wasnik Shri M.K. Alagiri Shri Praful Patel Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Minister of Coal.

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Shri Salman Khursheed

Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Minority Affairs.

Shri V. Kishore Chandra Minister of Tribal Affairs and Deo Minister of Panchayati Raj. Shri Beni Prasad Verma Shri Dinesh Trivedi Shri Jairam Ramesh Minister of Steel. Minister of Railways. Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Major cities that have been renamed after independence include:

Mumbai (formerly Bombay, renamed in 1995) Chennai (formerly Madras, renamed in 1996) Kolkata (formerly Calcutta, renamed in 2001) Vadodara (formerly Baroda, renamed in 1974) Vijayawada (formerly Bejawada) Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair; before that, Vizagapatnam) Kadapa (formerly Cuddapah, renamed in 2005) Shimla (formerly Simla) Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore, renamed in 1948) Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum, renamed in 1991) Pune (formerly Poona) Kochi (formerly Cochin, renamed in 1996) Kollam (formerly Quilon) Sagar (formerly Saugor) Jabalpur (formerly Jubbulpore) Narmada (formerly Nerbudda) Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry, renamed in 2006) Indore (formerly Indhur) Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) Udhagamandalam (formerly Ootacamund) Tiruchirapalli (formerly Trichinopoly) Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore) Kannur (formerly Cannanore) Varanasi (formerly Benares) Guwahati (formerly Gauhati) Tirunelveli (formerly Tinnevelly)

Proposed Changes
Ahmedabad to Karnavati [9] Allahabad to Prayag or Tirth Raj Prayag [10]

Aurangabad[disambiguation needed] to Sambhajinagar Bhopal to Bhojpal [11] Delhi to Indraprastha [12] Indore back to Induru Mughalsarai to Deen Dayal Nagar [13] Hyderabad to Bhagyanagaram Patna to Pataliputra [14] Bangalore to Bengaluru (process stalled by the delay on clearances from Union Home

Ministry) Mysore to Mysooru Mangalore to Mangaluru R.T. Nagar to Rathi Nagar Alibag to Shribag