"Yugratna" The Real "Ratna" of India

A country feels proud when any of the citizen represent it in foreign countries and with their splendid talent they surprise the whole world.

A thirteen years old girl named "Yugratna" from Lucknow did the same thing.
Yugratna is the first teenager and the second girl in the united nation history who will address the Union General Assembly.

For this incredible achievement not even her father Mr. Alok Shrivastav feeling proud but our nation is also proud to have such a great talented students. Yugratna has been already engaged with Tarumitra an NGO since 2006 and for her hard work she have already got the chance to have trip to Norway, Nairobi and South Korea.
Her Father Mr. Alok Shrivastav who is a botany teacher in Lucknow said that he was not taking the thing very seriously but he realized when the media actually come to him for her photographs and the other things.

"I realized when many media people contacted me for photographs, and for her achievements, then I realized that this time she has achieved something rare, otherwise we are taking it as usual that she went to abroad, delivered a lecture and came back," said Alok Shrivastav, Yugratna's father.

9th Standard Yugratna is going to tell the world leader how to tackle the problem of climate change. Her audience will be 100 of countries and states head and even she is going to meet Mr. Barack Obama. Isn't it a matter of proud? She now the role model and inspiration source of our youth. A proper guidance and hard work can make a big change in life.

Her father said "My advice to my daughter is that be confident, perform your best and do well, and you will get all the things". With Her father we best of luck for her future and the bright Tuesday night.

General Awareness 2009 - SSC Exam

1. In India FERA has been replaced by

a) FEMA

b) FETA

c) FENA

d) FELA

2. The ‘Emerging Player of the Year 2008’ Award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer?

a) Ajantha Mendis

b) Muttiah Murlitharan

c) C. Kapugedera

d) M. Mahroof

3. The term PC means

a) Private Computer

b) Personal Computer

c) Professional Computer

d) Personal Calculator

4. English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States?

a) Nagaland

b) Tripura

c) Assam

d) Manipur

5. Right to Information Act was passed in the year

a) 2001

b) 2005

c) 2004

d) 2002

6. Who has taken over as Chief Election Commissioner after the retirement of Shri N. Gopalaswami?

a) V.S. Sampath

b) S.Y. Quraishi

c) Navin Chawla

d) M.S. Gill

7. The final of the Sultan Afzal Shah Hockey Tournament 2009 was played between

a) India and Malaysia

b) India and Pakistan

c) Pakistan and Malaysia

d) Malaysia and Japan

8. The 2011 Cricked World Cup shall be co-hosted by

a) India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh

b) India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

c) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

d) Bangladesh, Pakistan and India

9. Which one of the following Indian cricketers has been declared ‘The Leading Cricketer of 2008’ by Wisden ?

a) M.S. Dhoni

b) Virender Sehwag

c) Anil Kumble

d) Saurav Ganguly

10. Who is the present chief of ISRO?

a) G. Madhavan Nair

b) Anil Kakodkar

c) Mohan S. Shetty

d) M. Arvindam

11. The relationship between the value of money and the price level in an economy is

a) Direct

b) Inverse

c) Proportional

d) Stable

12. Depreciation is equal to

a) Gross national product – Net national product

b) Net national product – Gross national product

c) Gross national product – Personal income

d) Personal income – Personal taxes

13. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of

a) Employment conditions

b) Nature of economic activates

c) Ownership of enterprises

d) Use of raw materials

14. The author of the book ‘My Experiments With Truth’ is

a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

b) Govind Vallabh Pant

c) M.K. Gandhi

d) Tara Ali Beg

15. Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the ‘Business Person of the Year 2008’ by The Times of India Survey?

a) Ratan Tata

b) Rahul Bajaj

c) Aditya Birla

d) Laxmi Mittal

16. An important river of the Indian desert is

a) Luni

b) Narmada

c) Krishna

d) Beas

17. The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river

a) Krishna

b) Chambal

c) Kosi

d) Sutlej

18. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are

a) Hachures

b) Contours

c) Sport- heights

d) Isomers

19. Stagflation is a situation of

a) Stagnation and deflation

b) Stagnation and recession

c) Stagnation and inflation

d) Stagnation and recovery

20. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?

a) Copper mines

b) Mica mines

c) Bauxite mines

d) Limestone mines

21. Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary?

a) Narmada

b) Kaveri

c) Krishna

d) Mahanadi

22. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of

a) Harsha

b) Chandra Gupta Maurya

c) Ashoka

d) Kanishka

23. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Andhra Pradesh

24. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?

a) Thirteen

b) Fifteen

c) Eighteen

d) Twenty

25. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

a) Brahmacharya – Grihastha – Vanaprastha – Sanyasa

b) Grihastha – Brahmacharay – Vanaprastha – Sanyasa

c) Brahmacharya – Vanaprastha – Sanyasa – Grihastha

d) Grihastha – Sanyasa – Vanaprastha – Brahmacharya

26. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called

a) Biotic

b) Abiotic

c) Non- renewable

d) Renewable

27. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as

a) Konkan Coast

b) Malabar Coast

c) Coromandel Coast

d) Canara Coast

28. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for

a) Copper

b) Zinc

c) Mica

d) Gold

29. Bahadur Shah was the

a) Last ruler of the Lodis

b) Successor of Sher Shah Suri

c) Last Mugal ruler

d) Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji

30. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at

a) Barrackpore

b) Meerut

c) Kanpur

d) Jhansi

31. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’ ?

a) M.K. Gandhi

b) B.G. Tilak

c) G.K. Gokhale

d) B.R. Ambedkar

32. Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because

a) It is cold on the hills

b) There is less carbon dioxide on the hills

c) There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills

d) There is less oxygen

33. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the

a) Civil Disobedience Movement

b) Khilafat Movement

c) Non-Cooperation Movement

d) Quit India Movement

34. Refrigerator keep food unspoiled because

a) At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive

b) At its low temperature, the germs are killed

c) At its low temperature, the germs are frozen

d) It sterilizes the food

35. A person having AB – Group of blood can donate blood to a person having

a) A – Group

b) B– Group

c) AB– Group

d) O – Group

36. Why do birds not have respiratory trouble at the times of flying at high altitude

a) Their lungs are very large

b) They fly inactively

c) They have extra air sacs

d) They use less oxygen

37. Source of energy in ecosystem is

a) Sun

b) Green plants

c) Sugar produce in photosynthesis

d) ATP

38. Which of the following elements is not present in stainless steal

a) Iron

b) Tungsten

c) Chromium

d) Nickel

39. Select the one which is not a mixture

a) Air

b) Gasoline

c) LPG

d) Distilled water

40. The temperature which has the same reading on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is

a) 40^o

b) -40^o

c) -34^o

d) -140^o