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THE KEY TO SUCCESS PART 8

INDIAN ARMED FORCES ARMY, AIR FORCE and NAVY And NATIONAL AWARDS

By Vipin K. Bansal

Table of Contents
Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................. 5 Preface.................................................................................................................................... 6 Indian Armed Forces.................................................................................................................. 7 Indian Army ........................................................................................................................... 7 Commissioned Ranks in Indian Army ............................................................................... 7 Army Regiments ................................................................................................................ 8 Army Major Operations ..................................................................................................... 8 Indian Air Force ..................................................................................................................... 9 Commissioned Ranks in Indian Air Force ......................................................................... 9 Indian Navy.......................................................................................................................... 10 Commissioned Ranks in Indian Navy.............................................................................. 10 Indian Navy operations .................................................................................................... 10 Para Military Forces ................................................................................................................. 10 National Security Guard ...................................................................................................... 10 Special Protection Group ..................................................................................................... 11 Rapid Action Force .............................................................................................................. 11 Border Security Force .......................................................................................................... 11 Central Reserve Police Force ............................................................................................... 11 Central Industrial Security Force ......................................................................................... 12 Indian Coast Guard .............................................................................................................. 12 Indian Police Service ............................................................................................................... 12 Police Ranks......................................................................................................................... 12 Central Bureau of Investigation ............................................................................................... 13 Military Awards ....................................................................................................................... 13 National Awards ...................................................................................................................... 13 Bharat Ratna Award ............................................................................................................. 13 Padma Awards ..................................................................................................................... 14 Padma Vibhushan ............................................................................................................ 14 Padma Bhushan ................................................................................................................ 15 Padma Shree..................................................................................................................... 15 National Sports Awards ....................................................................................................... 16 Nobel Prize categories and Winners ......................................................................... 17 Indian Citizen and India born ................................................................................ 17

Foreign Citizen, born in India .......................................................................................... 17 Indian Citizen, Foreign born ............................................................................................ 17 Indian Born-Origin but Foreign Citizenship .................................................................... 18 Question Related to this chapter .............................................................................................. 19 Scoring System ........................................................................................................................ 21 Answers: .................................................................................................................................. 21 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 22 Thank You! ........................................................................................................................... 22

Acknowledgement
While compiling such type of matter in the form of a book, it is very hard to name. I thank all the people that helped me shape this book. It took me over six years to consolidate and format all the content in a manner that may benefit the readers. However, I always thank my wife for her continued patience and understanding. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my father for his continued encouragement and invaluable time to time support. I would like to thank my both sons Anurag and Gaurav for the tremendous help I receive from them to design this book.

Preface
As I mentioned in the previous part that the idea of this book came to my mind after watching Kaun Banega Crorepati episodes and watching many people drop out without winning enough. I think most of the time the reason was either not enough preparation or lack of resources to enhance the knowledge required to win BIG such a game. Thats why I started writing this book on various subjects so that it can offer the basic guidance to the people preparing for a game like this. Nonetheless everyone can get benefitted with this set of books. The Key to Success has been written for the people trying to prepare for Kaun Banega Crorepati. Therefore the scope of this book is not to deep dive on any subject rather swim across various layers which is what one need to qualify for winning large sum on Hot Seat. This book cannot be used to gain exhaustive knowledge on any given subject. But it provides enough information that you can easily remember and be better prepared for the game. At the end of the book, a multi-choice Questionnaire is given that has only one correct answer. Try to attempt those questions on your own and then check the correct answers from the Answer Sheet. Keep it up!!!

Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of India. They are Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Two other forces are Indian Coast Guard and Paramilitary forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of all the Indian Armed Forces. These are managed by the Ministry of Defence. It has a total strength about 1.5 million active personnel and more than two million Reserve personnel. In addition, more than 1.5 million personnel are in Paramilitary forces. It may be said that our Indias Military Forces are the largest force in the World. 1.6 million Ex-servicemen personnel approximately are also registered in the Indian Army in which majority is from Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Haryana. Recruitment is done by National Defence Academy, Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy at their Pune, Dehradun, Ezhimala, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gaya.

Indian Army
Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. Its Motto is Service before Self. It came into existence when India gained independence in 1947. The Headquarter of Indian Army is in New Delhi. The Regional Command Office and Headquarters are located at Lucknow, Kolkata, Udhampur, Panchkula Chandi Mandir and Pune as Central Command, Eastern Command, Northern Command, Western Command and Southern Command respectively. Presently there are approximately 1 million active Personnel employed in the Army. Other than this, 7 to 8 lac personnel are reserved forces. The main function of the Army is to ensure security and defence of India from external aggression and threats, maintaining Peace and Security on its borders. They also conduct Rescue Operations during natural calamities and other disturbances. Indian Army also contributed during World War against German empire in which one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom 75,000 died during the war and afterwards.

Commissioned Ranks in Indian Army

General

Lieutenant General

Major General

Brigadier

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Major

Captain

Lieutenant

It is important to note that India has a honorary position of Field Marshal rank which is presently not exist in the Army

Structure. Sam Manekshaw and K.M. Cariappa were holding this position.

Army Regiments
The Regiments and Infantries of Indian Army are Parachute Regiment, Punjab Regiment, Rajput Regiment, Jat Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Dogra Regiment, Kumaon Regiment, Assam Army Major Operations Regiment, Bihar Regiment, Naga Regiment and Jammu and Kashmir Infantry, Maratha Infantry, Garhwal Rifles, Gorkha Rifles, The Grenadiers.

Operation Polo in 1948

The force of Indian army ended the Rule of Nizam of Hyderabad to incorporate the Princely State of Hyderabad into the Indian Union.

Operation Vijay in 1961

At the time of India's Independence, Portugal held enclaves on Indian subcontinent districts of Goa, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, collectively known as the Estado da India. These area were approximately 4000 sq.kms. with population of about six lacs. In 1961 Indian army ended more than 450 years rule of Portuguese.

Sino Indian War in 1962

This war was between India and China in October-November, 1962 which ended when Chinese declared ceasefire on 20th November, 1962 and announced its withdrawal from the disputed area. This war was fought at the latitude of over 14000 feet. The high altitude and freezing conditions caused many casualties than enemy action. It was also noted that no action had taken place by the Air Force or Navy by either side.

Operation Searchlight in 1971

It took place during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 from 26th March to 25th May, 1971. The main phase of Operation Searchlight ended with the fall of the last major town in Bengali hands. This war caused about 10 million Refugees to flee to India.

Operation Pawan in 1987

It took place for neutralisation and capturing of LTTE activities in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. On 9th October, 1987, the Indian forces raided and captured the LTTE radio and T.V. Stations and two Printing Presses were destroyed.

Operation Vijay Kargil in 1999

It was from 3rd May to 26th July, 1999 during pushing back the infiltrators from the Kargil.

Operation Parakram in 2001

After the 13th December, 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament, Operation Parakram was launched in which Indian troops were deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border. It was the largest military exercise carried out by any Asian country.

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the Air Arm of Indian Armed Forces. The Motto is Nabhah Sparsham Deeptam in Devnagri i.e. Touch the Sky with Glory. It was established on 8th October, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Raj and was prefixed Royal in 1945 in recognition of its services during World War II. When in 1947, India gained Independence, Royal word was dropped in 1950. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief. The Head quarter is in New Delhi. The primary responsibility of Indian Air Force is to secure Indian air space and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. Indian Air Force has been involved in wars with Pakistan and China.

Commissioned Ranks in Indian Air Force

Air Chief Marshal

Air Marshal

Air Vice Marshal

Air Commodore

Group Captain

Wing Commander

Squadron Leader

Flight Lieutenant

Flying Officer

Indian Air Force operates over sixty Airbase in which Western Air Command is the largest Air Command from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Command in East and North part of India, Central Command in Madhya Pradesh etc., Southern Command, an important Air command in Southern India.

South Western Air Command is the front line of defence against Pakistan, and it operates in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. During the Kargil War, Indian Air Force was called to provide air support to the Army under code name Operation Safed Sagar.

Indian Navy
The present name of Indian Navy came into existence when India became a Republic on 26 January 1950. It was earlier called Her Majesty Bombay Marine. The motto of Indian Navy is Sham No Varunah in devnagri i.e. May the Lord of Oceans be Auspicious unto Us. The Indian Navy is responsible for Defence and Security of Maritime Borders and its Assets like Harbours, Oil and Natural Gas, Fisheries and Seaward security of 7500 Kms. long Coast line. The Headquarter is in New Delhi. It has its regional Commands at Vizag, Mumbai and Kochi. It has about 53000 personnel.

Commissioned Ranks in Indian Navy

Admiral

Vice Admiral

Rear Admiral

Commodore

Captain

Commander

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant

Sub Lieutenant

Indian Navy operations

The Indian Navy major operations were Liberation of Goa in 1961 against the Portuguese. During Indo Pak war of 1971, INS Vikrant played a crucial role. The Indian Navy played a significant role in the bombing of Karachi harbour. On December 4th, it launched Operation Trident in which Pakistani Minesweeper PNS Muhafiz and Destroyer PNS Khyber were destroyed. Owing to this success, 4th December is celebrated as Indian Navy Day. During the Lebanon War in 2006 Indian Navy successfully evacuate persons from Lebanon, including Indians, Sri Lankan and Nepalis under Operation Sukoon. During Ocean Earthquake in the year 2004, Operation Madath, Seawaves, Castor, Rainbow, Rahat and Gambhir were successfully operated.

Para Military Forces

National Security Guard
The National Security Guard (NSG) is a special force in India that has primarily been utilized for counter terrorism activities. Its Motto is Sarvatra Suraksha in devnagri. Sarvottam

It works completely within the Central Armed Police Forces structure. It is an

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elite force providing a second line of defence to the Nation. It is operated by Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by Director General of Indian Police.

They are also called Black Cats as they wear Black Nomex Coveralls and Balaclaves or assault helmets. Its role includes protecting V.I.Ps, Anti Sabotage checks, Neutralising Terrorist threats, Engaging Terrorists and responding to hijacking and piracy.

Special Protection Group

The Special Protection Group (SPG) is the executive protection agency of the Government of India. It is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister of India, other top officials and their immediate families. It was established in 1985 after the assassination of Smt. Indira Gandhi. The Special Protection Group has about 3,000 personnel.

Rapid Action Force

The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised wing of the Indian C.R.P.F. (Central Reserve Police Force). It was established on 11th December, 1991. Its major role is to deal with riots and related unrest. It currently has 10 Battalions with 100 personnel in each battalion.

Border Security Force

It was established in the year 1965. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a border guarding force of the Government of India. Its primary role is to guard International Borders of India during peacetime and also prevent trans-border crime. The BSF is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. With the strength of 240,000 personnel in 186 battalions, including women personnel, it is one of the largest border patrol forces of the world.

Central Reserve Police Force

The Central Reserve Police Force (C.R.P.F.) is the largest Armed Forces of India. It functions under Ministry of Home Affairs of Government of India. Its primary role is to assist the States/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order. It was established on 27th July, 1939 as Crown Representative Police Force which after Independence, became Central Reserve Police Force. Besides above duties, the other duties include in General Elections in India. With 220 battalions, the CRPF is considered the largest paramilitary force in the world.

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Central Industrial Security Force

It was established on 15th June, 1983. Its current strength is about 1.6 Lac personnel. They provide security to more than 300 Industrial Units located all over India such as Atomic Power Stations, Oil Fields, Airports, Defence Production Units, Space Installations, Ports, Mints, Refineries, etc. It is directly under the federal Ministry of Home Affairs and its headquarters is at New Delhi. The Jaipur Airport was the first airport that came under the CISF control on 3rd February, 2000 after the hijacking of Air India flight to Afghanistan. Now, the majority of the commercial airports in India are under C.I.S.F. Even security of Delhi Metro train is handled by them.

Indian Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard is an Armed Force of the Union of India. Its mission is to protect India's maritime interests and enforcement of maritime law with jurisdiction over both territorial and international waters. It was established on 18th August, 1978 and operates under the Department of Defence of the Union Ministry. The Indian Coast Guard works in close cooperation with the Indian Navy. Its Motto is Vayam Rakshaam i.e. We Protect.

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service is one of the civil service of the Government of India. In the year 1948, the Imperial Police was replaced Service. by the Indian Police

Police Ranks
Commissioner of Police or DGP Addl. Director General of Police Joint Commissioner or I.G. Police Addl. Commissioner or Dy. I.G. Dy. Commissioner or S.S.P. Superintendent of Police Addl. Dy. Commissioner or Addl. S.P. Asstt. Commissioner or Dy.S.P. Asstt. Superintendent of Police Inspector of Police Sub Inspector

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Central Bureau of Investigation

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a governmental agency of Government of India. It serves as Criminal Investigation Body, National Security Agency and Intelligence Agency. It is controlled by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, headed by a Union Minister who reports directly to the Prime Minister. It is also nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigation on behalf of Interpol. It was established in 1941 as Special Police Establishment which was changed to Central Bureau of Investigation on 1st April, 1963. Its motto is "Industry, Impartiality and Integrity". Its Headquarter is located in New Delhi. It has field offices in all major cities throughout India. CBI may investigate the cases which are essentially against Central Government employees, cases in which the financial interests of the Central Government are involved, big cases of fraud, cheating, embezzlement relating to companies in which large funds are involved etc.

Military Awards
The highest wartime gallantry award given by the Military of India is the Param Vir Chakra followed by the Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. Its peacetime equivalent is the Ashok Chakra Award. The highest decoration for meritorious service is Param Vishisht Seva Medal. Param Vir Chakra This is the Highest Military Award which is given to the Military personnel for Selfsacrifice in presence of the enemy. Ashok Chakra This is also Military Award which is given to Military personnel for Bravery at the front. Mahavir Chakra This is the second highest military award for acts of gallantry in presence of the enemy whether in Air, Water or Land. Kirti Chakra This is an award which is given to Military for courageous action in the battle field. This is equivalent to Mahavir Chakra. Vir Chakra This is an award which is given to Military for acts of bravery in the battle field.

National Awards
Bharat Ratna Award
Any person without distinction of position, occupation or Sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.

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The Recipient receives a Certificate signed by the President. It does not carry any monetary grant. It is the highest Civilian Award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary and scientific achievements. Year 1954 1955 1962 1963 1966 1971 1975 1980 1990 1991 1992 1997 1999 2001 2008

An image of the Sun along with the words "Bharat Ratna", inscribed in Devnagri script on a Peepal leaf. The award was established in 1954. The Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award in the past is as follows

Name of Recipient(s) C. Raj Gopalachary Jawahar Lal Nehru Dr. Rajendra Prasad Zakir Hussain Lal Bahadur Shastri Smt. Indira Gandhi V.V. Giri Mother Teresa B.R. Ambedkar Rajiv Gandhi J.R.D. Tata A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Jai Prakash Narayan Lata Mangeshkar Bhimsen Joshi C.V. Raman S. Radhakrishnan

Nelson Mandela Morarji Desai Gulzarilal Nanda Ravi Shanker Bismillah Khan

Amartya Sen

Padma Awards
Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954. It is given in three categories Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The total number of awards to be given in a year should not be more than 120. The Awards are announced on 26th January every year and are presented by the President of India in an Awards presentation Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony is generally held in the month of March-April. The award does not amount to a title and cannot be used as a suffix or prefix to the award winners name on letterheads, invitation cards, posters, books etc. No cash allowance or any benefit in terms of concession etc. in travelling is given.

Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was

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established in 1954. It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field including government service. The Recipients of Padma Vibhushan are Zakir Hussain, J.R.D. Tata, G.D. Birla, Har Govind Khurana, Bismillah Khan, Ravi Shanker, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, M.F.

Hussain, Atal Behari Bajpai, V. Shantaram, Dr. Karan Singh, Laxmi Mittal, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishan Maharaj, Vishwanath Anand, Narayan Murthy, Sachin Tendulkar, Asha Bhonsle, Ratan Tata, Pranab Mukherjee, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Aziz Premji etc.

Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award, after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan. It was established in 1954. It is awarded to recognize people of a high order in any field. Till date, 1111 people have been awarded. The recipients of Padma Bhushan are Dhyan Chand, Tenzing Sherpa, Ravi Shanker, Bismillah Khan, Lata Mangeshkar, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Gavaskar, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Bhimsen Joshi, Talat Mehmood, Ashok Kumar, Rajni Kant, Amitabh Bachchan, Dev Anand, Pran, Naseeruddin Shah, Jagjit Singh, Gulzar, Manna Dey, Chiranjivi, A.K. Hangal, Sunil Bharti Mittal, K.V. Kamath, Abhinav Bindra, Aamir Khan, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, S.P. Balasubramaniam etc.

Padma Shree
It is awarded to Indian citizens for their distinguished contribution in various activities i.e. Arts, Education, Literature, Science, Industry, Sports, Medicines, Social Services and Public Life. The word Padma i.e. Lotus is written in Sanskrit and Shree in Devnagari script appears above and below of Lotus Flower. It is made of Bronze and embossed in white gold. Including Indian citizens, this Award have also been awarded to non-Indians who contributed in various ways in India. As on 2012, 2597 Awards have been given to the persons of different fields.

Few Names of Recipients of Padma Shree Awards till the year 2012. Ajit Wadekar Ashok Kumar Amjad Ali Khan A.R. Rehman Amitabh Azharuddin Asha Parekh Aamir Khan Bachchan Anupam Kher Anil Kumble Aishwarya Rai Akshaya Kumar Balraj Sahni Bismillah Khan Bishan Singh Bedi Bhimsen Joshi Devika Rani Dilip Vengsarkar Dhanraj Pillai Danny Danjoppa Gombu Nawab Gundappa Giriji Devi Girish Karnad (Mt. Everest) Vishwanath Hridaynath Geet Sethi Hema Malini Har Bhajan Singh Mangeshkar Irfan Khan Jaya Bachchan Javed Akhtar Jaspal Rana

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Jasraj (Pandit) Kajol Mother Teresa Manmootti M.S. Dhoni Naresh Trehan Pankaj Udhas Ramanand Sagar Satyajit Ray S.D. Burman Shekhar Kapoor Saif Ali Khan Taboo Vijay Hazare

Kiran Mazumdar Laendar Paes Mehboob Khan Mahendra Bhandari Nawab Pataudi Nityanand Dr. Penaz Masani Rakhi Gulzar Syed Mushtaq Shyam Benegal Shubha Mudgal Sania Mirza Udit Narayan Vaijanti Mala

Kamal Hassan Milkha Singh Mahendra Kapoor Mani Ratnam Nutan P.K.Sethi (Jaipur Foot) Rajendra Kumar Rahul Dravid Sivaji Ganesan Smita Patil Sourav Ganguly Saina Nehwal Usha Uthup Waheeda Rehman

Kumar Sanu MG Ramachandran Manoj Kumar Madhuri Dixit Naseeruddin Shah P.T. Usha Rishikesh Mukh. Rekha Sunil Dutt Sachin Tendulkar Shahrukh Khan Tarla Dalal Virendra Sehwag

National Sports Awards

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Highest honour for achievement in sports. A cash amount of Rs. 5.00 lacs is given. Arjun Award This award is given for outstanding achievement in national sports. A cash amount of Rs. 3.00 lac is given. Dhyan Chand Award It is given for lifetime achievement in Sports and Games in Basketball, Hockey, Boxing, Volley Ball, Kabaddi, Atheletics etc. A cash award of Rs. 1.5 lac is given. Dronacharya Award This award is given for excellent coaching in sports in the field of Atheletic, Boxing, Wrestling, Chess, Cricket, Football, Volley Ball, Weight Lifting, Badminton, Hockey, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Shooting etc. A cash Award of Rs. 3.00 lac is given. Jnanpeeth Award This Award was started by Times of India Group where a Cash award of Rs. 5.00 lacs is given. Magsaysay Award It is an Award called Ramon Magsaysay Award, given annually in six categories such as Government Service, Public Service, Community, Peace and Literature etc. This award is also called Nobel Prize of Asia. o It was established in April, 1957 by the Trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York. Few Recipients of this award from India are Vinoba Bhave, Mother Teresa, Verghese Kurien, Jay Prakash Narayan, Kiran Bedi, T.N. Seshan, Arvind Kejriwal etc.

Sahitya Academy Award This Award is given to the outstanding work by the writers of any major indian languages. A cash amount of Rs. 50,000/- is given. Saraswati Samman It is given for outstanding literary work in any

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Indian languages. A cash award of Rs. 5.00 lac is given. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award This award is given by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for outstanding research in the field of Biology, Atmosphere, Science, Planets, Mathematics, Medical, Physical Science etc. A cash award of Rs. 5.00 lac is given. Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award This award is given to honour courageous persons in the society those performs selflessly and unknown acts of physical bravery.

Dada Sahib Phalke Award This Award is given for lifetime contribution in Indian Film Industry. The persons who have been awarded by this are Prithvi Raj Kapoor, V. Shantaram, Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Mazrooh Sultanpuri, Raj Kumar, B.R. Chopra, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar etc. Rashtrapati Award It is given by the President of India for achievements in the field of Sports, Art, Military, Literature, Cinema, Culture, Science and Technology etc. The recipients of this Award are K.S. Hegde, Muzammil Ibrahim, Acharya Rameshwar Jha, Sudhir Phadke and Kala Nath Shastry.

Nobel Prize categories and Winners The Nobel Prizes is awarded annually in the field of Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Peace and Medicine. As of 2012, more than 820 individuals and 20 organizations have been awarded the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize was not awarded between 1940 and 1942 due to World War II. In 1948, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Peace but could not be awarded due to his assassination earlier that year.

Indian Citizen and India born Ravindra Nath Tagore was first Asian to be awarded Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Was a unique composer of the National Anthems of two countries, India and Bangladesh. C. V. Raman, Chandra Sekhara Venkata Raman was Foreign Citizen, born in India Ronald Ross was born in Almora, India in the year 1857 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902 for his work on Malaria. Rudyard Kipling was Indian Citizen, Foreign born born in Mumbai in 1865 and was awarded Nobel Prize in the year 1907 in Literature on the subject Power of Observation, Originality of Imagination. awarded Nobel Prize in 1930 in Physics. Amartya Sen was born in 1933 and was awarded Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics.

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Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Albania. She was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace on humanitarian work in

1979. She died on 5th September, 1997 in Kolkata.

Indian Born-Origin but Foreign Citizenship Har Gobind Khorana was born in 1922 and left India in 1945. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1968 in Medicine for his work on Genes. He headed a Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in United States of America. He died on 9th November, 2011 in America. Subrahmanyan Chandra Shekhar was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan on 19th October, 1910 and was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his theoretical studies of Structure and Evolution of the Stars. He died on 21 August 1995 at Chicago, USA. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in Tamil nadu (India) and was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.

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Question Related to this chapter

1-B. Bangladesh came into existence as a result of a War in the year? (a) 1961 (b) 1965 (c) 1947 (d) 1971 2-G. What was real name of Mother Teresa? (a) Margaret Hilda (b) Louis Sullivan (c) Jules Verne (d) Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhin 3-H. name (a) (c) 4-E. called (a) (c) Which of the following is not the of a Submarine? Vikrant (b) Sindhughosh Akula (d) Arihant Which Port was the first Port, Her Majestys Indian Marine? Calcutta (b) Bombay Khambat Gulf (d) Goa 9-D. On which date it was announced that India and Pakistan would be two separate countries? (a) 3rd June, 1947 (b) 10th June, 1947 (c) 3rd August, 1947 (d) 14th August, 1947 10-N. which (a) (c) Chakmas were Refugees from of the following countries? Pakistan (b) Bangladesh Sri Lanka (d) China

11-G. Which is Indias first Surface to Surface Missile? (a) Agni (b) Prithvi (c) Akaash (d) Trishul 12-O. What type of Award does Uttar Pradesh Government gives to the Sports personalities? (a) Arjuna Award (b) Tenzing Award (c) Laxman Award (d) Uttar Award 13-L. which (a) (c) Irani Trophy is associated with Game? Cricket (b) Football Hockey (d) Shooting

5-D. Who was Zhou Enlai of China at the time of Indo-China War? (a) President (b) Vice President (c) Vice Chairman of C.P.P. (d) Foreign Minister 6-N. Into how many commands, the Indian Army is organized? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven 7-O. rank (a) (b) (c) (d) Which is lowest commissioned in Indian Air Force? Flying Officer Air Marshall Flight Lieutenant Group Captain

14-A. Who was the first player awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? (a) Kapil Dev (b) Geet Sethi (c) Vishwanathan Anand (d) Mohammad Azharuddin 15-G. which (a) (c) DCM Trophy is associated with Game? Cricket (b) Hockey Chess (d) Football

8-G. Against whom, Indian Armys operation Sarp-vinas was made? (a) Snakes (b) Terrorists (c) Riots (d) Black Market

16-L. Among the following, which is the highest commissioned rank in Indian Air Force? (a) Air Commodore (b) Wing Commander

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(c) (d)

Group Captain Flying Lieutenant of

17-D. What is the slogan/Motto Indian Army? (a) Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha (b) Sham No Varunah (c) We Protect (d) Service Before Self

21-B. In which war, Indian Air Force could not be involved due to certain reasons? (a) Indo China War, 1962 (b) Indo Pak War, 1965 (c) Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 (d) Portuguese India war, 1961 22-A. Where Indian Navy does not have its Regional Command Headquarter? (a) Mumbai (b) Vizag (c) Chennai (d) Kochi 23-N. Which is highest commissioned rank in Indian Navy? (a) Captain (b) Commander (c) Commodore (d) Lieutenant 24-D. What cash prize is given to the awardee of Arjun Award? (a) 1 lac (b) 1.5 lac (c) 3 lac (d) 5 lac 25-N. Who one has the credit to receive all Padma Awards i.e. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree? (a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Pt. Ravi Shanker (c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (d) Bismillah Khan

18-A. Of which Region, Chandi Mandir is Command Headquarter of Indian Army? (a) Southern Command (b) Western Command (c) Northern Command (d) Eastern Command 19-G. Which one is the least commissioned rank in Indian Army? (a) Captain (b) Lieutenant (c) Colonel (d) Lieutenant General 20-E. Which Code-name was given by Indian Army during evacuation of Niam of Hyderabad in 1948 for incorporation of a newly state of India? (a) Operation Vijay (b) Operation Parakram (c) Operation Pawan (d) Operation Polo

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Scoring System
The questions are divided into ten slabs of rating which has a numeral value. These letters are A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, O and S.

Answers:
1-d 2-d 3-a 4-b 5-c 6-c 7-a 8-b 9-a 10-b 11-b 12-c 13-a 14-c 15-c 16-a 17-d 18-b 19-b 20-d 21-a 22-c 23-c 24-c 25-d

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Bibliography
For getting a clear picture of this chapter, some websites related to this chapter have been visited.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Police_Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_awards_and_decorations_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Civil_awards_and_decorations_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_honours_system

Manorama Guide Book till the year 2012.

Thank You!
Hope you got a chance to read the various parts of the book The Key to Success Now in this part -8 which is based on Indian Armed Forces, National Awards including Padma Awards and different other Awards. As usual, I tried to give you maximum information on the subject matters. I know there is too much to write on this topic but I tried my best to provide only the most relevant information. Again I will request you all to share it with your friends too. You may buy the complete book with all the issues together at a discounted rate as well from various online services released separately.

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