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Indian Cities Situated on the Bank of Rivers

October 17, 2010 By: Tips On Interview Category: General Knowledge

Indian Cities Situated on the Bank of Rivers

  • Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the river Sabarmati
  • Allahabad is situated on the banks of the river confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna
  • Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river Sarayu
  • Badarinath is situated on the banks of the river Ganga
  • kolkatha is situated on the banks of the river Hooghly
  • Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river Mahanadi
  • Delhi is situated on the banks of the river Yamuna
  • Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river Brahmaputra
  • Haridwar is situated on the banks of the river Ganga
  • Lucknow is situated on the banks of the river Gomati
  • Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river Ganga
  • Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river Narmada
  • Kota is situated on the banks of the river Chambal
  • Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river Sutlej
  • Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river Jhelum
  • Surat is situated on the banks of the river TaptiVijayawada is situated on the banks of the river Krishna
  • Patna is situated on the banks of the river Ganga
  • Rajahmundry is situated on the banks of the river  Godavari

    First in the World

    September 14, 2010 By: Tips On Interview Category: General Knowledge

    First in the World

    First American President to visit India         :           Dwight David Eisenhower

    First British Prime Minister to visit India     :           Harold Macmillan

    First Chairman of Central Government of

    People’s Republic of China                                   :           Mao Tse-tung

    First Chinese Pilgrim to Visit India                  :           Fahien

    First European Invader of India                       :           Alexander the Great

    First governor General of Pakistan                  :           Mohammed Ali Jinnah

    First Man to Reach South Pole                          :           Amundson

    First Man to Climb Mount Everest                  :  Tenzing Norgay ( India ) Edmund Hillary ( New  Zealand)

    First Place where atom bomb was dropped       :           Hiroshima

    First Man to reach North Pole                                 :           Ropert Peary by over land journey

    First Man Cosmonaut in Space                               :           Yuri Gagarian of U.S.S.R.

    First Man to walk in Space                                        :           Alexei Leonov of U.S.S.R

    First Man to set foot on moon                                :           Neil Armstronf Followed by Edwin

    Aldrin of U.S.A

    First person to sail round the world                   :           Ferdinand Magellan

    First Man to climb Mount Everest twice           :           Nawang Gombu

    First President of Chinese Republic                    :           Sun Yat-Sen

    First President of USA                                              :           George Washington

    First Prime Minister of Great Britan                   :           Walpole

    First Russian Prime Minister to visit India      :           Nikolai A Bulgarin

    First Woman Cosmonaut in Space                       :           Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova

    of U.S.S.R

    First Woman to climb Mount Everest                :           Mrs. Junko Tabei of Japan

    First Woman President of a Country                  :           Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike of

    Srilanka

    First woman in the world to cross the

    strait of Gibraltar                                                       :           Arti Pradhan of India

    Residential Status of the person in India

    September 09, 2010 By: Tips On Interview Category: Budget, Finance Articles, General Knowledge, Legal Articles

    Residential Status of the person in India

    The Income Tax liability of a person is determined on the basis of his residential status. Under section 6 of Income Tax Act the rules to determine the residential status have been given. There are two classes of determinaries — Indian Residents and Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Other persons/HUF can be classified into residents and not ordinarily residents. It is necessary to determine the extent of income for every assessment year.

    Residents and ordinarily residents

    A person, who has been living in India in that year for 182 or more days, or stayed for 60 days or more in that year & 365 days or more in 4 proceedings years. [For Indian crew members & persons of Indian origin 182 days in place of 60 days] is considered as Resident in India. He has to pay income tax on his gross income whether it is earned in India or in abroad.

    A person, who was resident in India for 2 years out of 10 previous years or 730 days or more during 7 years immediately the relevant previous year, is considered as an ordinarily resident. Also a Person, who lived in India for 365 days or more during the financial year, is considered as ordinarily resident in India.

    Non-Residents

    A person, who lived in India for less than 182 days, is considered as Non-Resident. He has to pay income tax on the income earned/collected in India. Non-Resident Indian husband/wife of FEMA is considered as the Person of Indian Origin  who has rights equal to Non-Resident Indian.

    Not Ordinarily Resident

    Any person/Hindu undivided family (H.U.F.) who is non-resident Indian for 2 years during 10 years or live in India for 729 days or less during 7 years immediately preceding the relevant previous year whether continuously or not is called not Ordinarily Resident in India.

    Jimena Navarrete from Mexico wins 2010 Miss Universe Contest.

    August 24, 2010 By: Tips On Interview Category: Fashion Articles, General Knowledge, News, Woman Articles

    Jimena Navarrete from Mexico wins 2010 Miss Universe Contest.

    Miss Universe 2010 Winner Jimena Navarrete

    Miss Universe 2010 Winner Jimena Navarrete

    Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Jimena Navarrete a 22 year old brunette from Mexico was named Miss Universe for the year 2010 in Las Vegas on August 24th 2010.

    Jimena Navarrete received the 2010 miss universe crown from 2009 Miss Universe winner Stefania Fernandez.

    Miss Universe pageant is one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world. Miss universe contest was founded in the year 1952 by California clothing company pacific mills. The pageant became part of kayser-roth and then gulf and western industries, before being acquired by Donald trump in 1996. Miss universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc to Miss Universe organization and the head quarters moved from long beach, Los Angeles to New York City that year.

    Donald trump brought new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Mills, and the president Maureen Reidy. Miles coined the slogan “Redefined for Today” for promotion of the pageants. The new miss universe logo was born in the same year: – The woman with the stars, which is still used today.

    The current Miss Universe is Jimena Navarrete, from Mexico. Jimena won the title on August 23, 2010.

    Birth name:     Jimena Navarrete Rosete

    Birth date:       February 22, 1988 (age 22)

    Birth place: Guadalajara, jalisco, Mexico.

    Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

    Eye color Brown

    Hair color Brown

    Title(s) : Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2009, Miss Universe 2010.

    miss Universe 2010 Contestants

    miss Universe 2010 Contestants