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1. Which team lifted the 2014 World CupCricket Trophy for blind? - India
2. Who got the Odakkuzhal Award for 2014?
Rafiq Ahmed3. Miss World 2014-Rolene Strauss4. Who represented India in the 2014 Miss
World Pegeant-Koyal Rana (from Jaipur)5. The new chairman of Press Council of India-
C.K.Prasad6. Mahathma Gandhi Employment Guarentee
Programme is named after- SyamaprasadMukherjee
7. ‘’Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana’ aims at whosewelfare? Tribals
8. New TV Channel launched for North EastIndia- Arun Prabha
9. The Union Minister for Human ResourcesDevelopment- Smriti Irani
10. The new President of Bharatiya JanataParty- Amith Shah
11. The second most populated city in the world-Delhi
12. As per the economic survey which statetops in unemployment?Kerala
13. According to the Economic Survey whichstate has the lowest unemployment- Gujarat
14. The eminent malayali lawyer who wasconferred Padmavibhushan in 2015-K.K.Venugopal
15. The External Affairs Minister of India-Sushma Swaraj
16. The nuclear scientist who was conferredPadmavibhushan in 2015-Prof.M.R.Sreenivasan
17. Who was honoured by the Nishagandhiaward of Kerala Tourism Department in 2015-Dr.Padma Subramanyam
18. Who was appointed as the Chairman of NITIAayog(National Institute for TransformingIndia)?- Aravind Panagariya
19. Which is the first indigenously built stealthanti-submarine war ship of Indian Navy?INSKamorta
20. The Union Finance Minister- Arun Jaitley21. According to the latest Report, what is the
per capita income of India for the year 2014-15? Rs.88,533
22. Who won the 2015 Oscar Award for bestactor? Eddie Redmayne
23. Who won the 2015 Oscar Award for bestactress? Julianne Moore
24. As per the latest Report of the Forest Surveyof India, which state has recorded largestincrease in forest cover? West Bengal
25. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan whopassed away in 2015? Rana Bhagwan Das
26. The second largest habitat of one-hornedrhino after Kaziranga National Park-Jaldapara National Park
27. Which organisation is related to NationalElectoral Roll Purification and AuthenticationProgramme? Election Commission of India
28. The 24th Chief of Indian Army who is atpresent the Minister for External Affairs-V.K.Singh
29. The first serving Military Chief to takeGovernment to Court-V.K.Singh
30. In the 2014 General Election who waselected with the second highest victorymargin after Narendra Modi?V.K.Singh
31. From which constituency V.K.Singh waselected to the 16th Lok Sabha?Ghaziabad
32. Who authored ‘Courage and Conviction: Anautobiography’’?V.K.Singh
33. The Hindi film actor and candidate of IndianNational Congress who was defeated byV.K.Singh in Ghaziabad Constituency of UttarPradesh by a record margin of 5,67,000votes- Raj Babbar
34. The first state to set up a fenced, forestedelephant sanctuary- Karnataka
35. The venue of ICC World Cup 2019-England36. World’s busiest airport for international traffic-
Dubai International Airport37. In which state is the Kowada Nuclear Power
Project? Andhra Pradesh38. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan who
authored the book ‘Neither a Hawk, Nor aDove”- Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
39. Who is currently the World’s oldest Monarch?Queen Elizabeth II
40. Edgar Lungu won the Presidential electionwhich African nation? Zambia
41. Who heads the Supreme Court Panel toensure major reforms in the practice andprocedure of BCCI (Board of Control forCricket in India)- Justice RM Lodha
42. Who was the captain of the Kerala StrikersTeam in the Celebrity Cricket League held in2012 and 2013? Mohanlal
43. Who is the Goodwill Ambassador of AkshayaProject? Mammootty
44. Who is the Chairman of MalayalamCommunications Limited, brands of which areKairali and We etc? Mammootty
45. Who is recently published a book titled“Sallapam”- Manju Warrier
46. Who has been named brand ambassador ofthe newly launched ‘’She Taxi’’? ManjuWarrier
47. Who got Ezhuthachan Award 2014?Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
48. The winner of 2013 Ezhuthachan Award-M.K.Sanu
49. Who got Vayalar Award 2013 for his book“Syamamadhavam”? Prabha Varma
50. The rank of India in the medal table of 2014Nanjing Youth Olympics- 64
51. The rank of India in the medal table of 2014Incheon Asiad-8
52. The number of medals won by India in the2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics-2
53. The number of medals won by India in the2014 Incheon Asiad- 57
54. The venue of International Yoga Festivalscheduled in March 2015-Rishikesh
55. The radio programme hosted by NarendraModi which has been broadcasting twiceevery month by All India Radio- Mann Ki Baat
56. With which firm Google signed 60 year lease?NASA
57. In which country Tabare Ramon VazquezRosas won Presidential Election in 2014?Uruguay
58. The laureates of 2014 Nobel Prize forPhysics- Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano,Shuji Nakamura
59. The laureates of 2014 Nobel Prize forChemistry- Eric Betzig, Stafan Hell, WilliamMoerner
60. The laureates of 2014 Nobel Prize forMedicine- John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser,Edvard Moser
61. The nationality of Patrick Modiano who got2014 Nobel for literature- France
62. The nationality of Jean Tirole who got 2014Nobel for Economics-France
63. The non-profit organisation of Pakistan thatgot Magsaysay Award in 2014- The Citizen’sFoundation
64. The nationality of Omara Khan Massoudiwho got Magsaysay Award 2014- Afghanistan
65. What is the field of activity of Butet Manurungof Indonesia who got Magsaysay Awardinn2014? Alternative Education
66. The boxer who got Arjuna Award after a legalbattle with the Ministry of Sports- ManojKumar
67. The book of Richard Flanagan won the 2014Man Booker Prize- The Narrow Road to DeepNorth
68. Name the first spacecraft to orbit a comet-Rosetta
69. New tagline of Doordarshan- Desh ka ApnaChannel
70. The venue of 18th SAARC Summit-Kathmandu
71. Who authored the novel ‘Half Girl Friend’?Chetan Bhagat
72. The venue of 2014 World AyurvedaConference-New Delhi
73. Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2014-The Ebola Fighters
74. The first state in India to launch a HealthAdalat- Karnataka
75. The former Attorney General of India whopassed away in September 2014- GEVahanvati
76. The nationality of Caroline Wozniaski whowas defeated by Serena Williams in the finalof 2014 US Open Women’s Singles- Denmark
77. The purpose of the appointment of TSRSubramanyan Panel- To review environmentrelated laws
78. The South African sprinter who killed his loverby shooting on Valentine’s Day- OscarPistorius
79. The place in Thiruvananthapuram districtwhere Games Village was built in connectionwith the 2015 National Games, using pre-fabtechnology- Menamkulam
80. Who won Delhi Half Marathon in 2014- GuyeAdola (Ethiopia)
81. The official mascot of 2014 CommonwealthGames- Clyde (An anthromorphic thistle)
82. The mascot of 2012 Summer Olympics-Wenlock (Drops of steels with cameras foreyes)
83. The mascot of 2014 Winter Olympics- Belly
Mishka, Snow Leopard, Zaika84. The mascot of 2016 Summer Olympics-
Vinicius85. What is Vinicius? An animal representing all
Brazilian mammals86. The venue of 2014 Summer Youth Olympics-
Nanjing (China)87. The mascot of 2014 Summer Youth
Olympics- Lele88. The venue of 2016 Winter Youth Olympics-
Lillehammer (Norway)89. The militant who was hanged on 21st
November 2012 at Yerwada Jail in Pune whowas the only attacker captured alive by policein connection with 2008 Mumbai attacks-Ajmal Kasab
90. The convict who was executed on 9th
February 2013 for his role in 2001 terroristattack on Indian Parliament- Afzal Guru
91. Which neighbouring country of India gave itssecond highest award to Pranab Mukherjee
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in 2013? - Bangladesh92. Name the University that conferred Honorary
doctorate to Pranab Mukherjee on 5th October2013- Istanbul University
93. Before becoming the President of India whichportfolio was held by Pranab Mukherjee inUnion Cabinet? - Finance
94. Who authored the book “The DramaticDecade: The Days of Indira Gandhi”? -Pranab Mukherjee
95. The person of Indian origin who was re-
elected to US Parliament from North Carolina-Nikki Hale
96. Which portfolio is held by ChaudharyVeerendra Singh in Union Cabinet? RuralDeveloment
97. The first Asian country to order chemicalcastration of child rapist- South Korea
98. Which did Telengana become the 29th stateof India? 2nd June 2014
99. To which sports Rohan Boppanna is related?Lawn Tennis
100. Varanasi will be modified to a smart citysimilar to which Japanese city- Kyoto
101. The first Indian President to visit officialresidence of Santa Claus- Pranab Mukherjee
102. In which country John Key re-elected asPrime Minister in 2014? New Zealand
103. The founder of CMP (Communist MarxistParty) who passed away in 2014 November-M.V.Raghavan
104. The record of fastest scoring of 6000 runs inone day cricket is owned by- Virat Kohli
105. Who occupies number one position in thelist of most powerful persons of the worldpublished by Forbes Magazine in 2014November- Vladimir Putin (Second BarakObama)
106. The new system launched by UnionGovernment to renew pension scheme bysubmitting biometric data through computeror smart phone- Jeevan Praman
107. The project of the prime minister to ensurebank account to all families-Jan Dhan Yojana
108. With which west Asian country Indian HomeMinister signed an agreement for free tradeand activities against terrorism- Israel
109. The former chairman of Prasar Bharati whopassed away in 2014- M. V. Kamath
110. First state in India to make cancer treatmentfree of expense- Kerala
111. Which state government resolved to consider‘Hijadas’ as third gender- Bihar
112. The first e-cabinet was conducted in the stateof- Andhra Pradesh
113. Who secured the world basketball title in2014 by defeating Serbia- USA
114. Which country introduced the thinnestsmartphone (4.85 mm) in the world- Vivo
115. The number of countries participated in 2014Winter Olympics- 88
116. Total number of medals secured by Russia
in 2014 Winter Olympics which tops in medalrally- 33 (13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze)
117. The proposed venue of 2018 WinterOlympics- South Korea
118. Nationality of Sebastian Vettel who got theLaureus Sports Award for Men in 2014-Germany
119. The U.S. Swimmer who got Laureus SportsAward for Women in 2014- Missi Franklin
120. To which sports Sebastian Vettel is related-Car racing
121. Who was selected as the president of IndianOlympic Association (IOA) in 2014?- N.Ramachandran
122. Who was selected as general secretary ofIndian Olympic Association in 2014? RajivMehta
123. In which Indian state Nabam Tukki was re-elected Chief Minister- Arunachal Pradesh
124. Who became prime chief minister of TamilNadu when Jayalalithaa went out of powerdue to court verdict- O. Paneer Selvan
125. Who became the chief minister of Goa whenManohar Pareekar resigned to become theunion defence minister- Lakshmi KantParsekkar
126. The state where Manoharlal Khattarassumed power as chief minister on 26th
October 2014- Haryana127. The party of Pawan Chamling who became
the chief minister of Sikkim for the 5th term-Sikkim Democratic Front
128. The Asian city where the first municipalelections were held in 60 years in 2014December- Yangon (Myanmar)
129. The former chairman of ISRO and alsoknown as the father of the Indian Monsoonmode, passed away in 2015 January- V. R.Gowarikar
130. Name the fundamentalist group that engagedin insurgent activities in the African nation ofSomalia- Al Shahab
131. The indigenously built light combat aircraftinducted to Indian Airforce recently-Tejas
132. Who along with Leela Samson resigned fromCensor Board in connection with grantingpermission to the film ‘’Messenger of God”-Ira Bhaskar and Shaji N Karun
133. Who was defeated by Serena Williams in the
final of 2015 Australian Open? - MariaSharapoa
134. The nationality of Maria Sharapoa- Russia135. Who won Mixed Doubles Title in the 2015
Australian Open? Leander Paes (India) andMartina Hingis (Switzerland)
136. Who was defeated by Novac Djokovic in thefinals of 2015 Australian Open Men’sSingles? Ande Murray (Britain)
137. The hosts of 2015 ICC World Cup- Australiaand New Zealand
138. The venue of 2015 ICC World Cup final-
Melbourne Cricket Stadium139. The total number of countries participated in
the 2015 ICC World Cup-14 (10 countries withtest status and 4 associated members)
140. Who secured the decisive goal in the extratime of 2014 FIFA World Cup that enabledGerman team to lift the trophy? Mario Godse
141. Name the country that hosted 2014 FIFAWorld Cup- Brazil
142. Before Amith Shah, who was the presidentof Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP)? RajnathSingh
143. Who led the Guard of Honour in the 64th
Republic Day celebrations? Pooja Thakkur144. Which airport is number one in terms of
number of passengers-Dubai (7.05 crore)145. Who was conferred Ashok Chakra
posthumously in connection with 2015Republic Day- Neeraj Kumar
146. Who created the cartoon character ‘Common
Man’? R K Laxman147. Who became the top scorer ever in the FIFA
World Cup- Miroslav Klose148. Nationality of Miroslav Klose- Germany149. How many goals were scored by Miroslav
Klose- 16150. Whose record was broken by Miroslav
Klose? Ronaldo (15)151. Nationality of Ronaldo- Brazil152. Which country was suspended by FIFA in
2014 from all international footballcompetions on account of the governmentinterference in the affairs of country’s FootbalFederation? Nigeria
153. World Zoonoses Day- July 6154. Who won Wymbledon Men’s Singles Title in
2014? Novac Djokovic155. Nationality of Novac Djokovic- Serbia156. The sheme of Agriculture Department to
provide pension to farmers of age 60 andabove? Kisan Abhiman
157. Which Department launched ‘Vazhiyoram’Project? Tourism
158. The Cochlear Implantation Project forchildren below 3 years of age having hearingimpairment launched by Kerala SocialMission- Sruthi tharangam
159. Which Department launched ‘LahariVimuktha Keralam Project’? Excise
160. Which Department launched ‘Ente Theeram’for Tsunami Rehabilitation? Tourism
161. The project launched by Kerala Governmentto encourage inland fishing- MalsyaKeralam
162. The scheme aims to provide training in softskills to college students – Yes Kerala
163. The scheme of Government of Kerala forchildren below 18 years of age who areaffected by fatal diseases- Thalolam
164. The Keralite who get ‘Bhasha Samman’ ofthe Central Academy of Letters in 2014?Dr.Puthusseri Ramachandran
165. The winner of Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2014-Karnataka
166. Which model of Maruti Suzuki was stoppedproduction in 2014? Maruti 800
167. In which year the first Maruti 800 car waslaunched? 1983
168. The first state in India to observe ChildProtection Day (March 4)- Assam
169. In which state India’s largest solar plant (130MW) was launched in 2014? MadhyaPradesh (Bhagwanpur)
170. The Union Minister for Railways- SadanandaGowda
171. Which Committee recommended newcriterion for determining poverty l ine?C.Rangarajan Committee
172. The Committee appointed to probe the SolarPanel Scam in Kerala-Sivarajan Commission
173. The peninsula in the northern coast of BlackSea that has become a matter of conflictbetween Russia and Ukrain-Crimea
174. The winner of National Billiards Championshiptitle in 2014 - Sourav Kothari
175. Indira Paryavaran Bhavan is the name of theoffice building of which ministry? Environmentand Forests
176. The first woman to become chairperson ofthe State Bank of India- ArundhatiBhattacharya
177. In which South American country YuanCarlos Santos was re-elected President in2014? Colombia
178. The senior IAS Officer who was appointedas Union Revenue Secretary in 2014-Saktikanta Das
179. Famous Malayalam author who was selectedfor the Moortidevi Award 2013-C.Radhakrishnan
180. Which novel made C.Radhakrishnan eligiblefor Moortidevi Award? Theekkadal KadanjuThirumadhuram
181. The nove l ‘Theekkada l Kadan juTh i rumadhuram’’ depicts the l ife of-Ezhuthachan
182. In 2014, which Legisalative Assemblypassed a bill prohibiting dance bars in hotelsall over the state? Maharashtra
183. Which became the first Kerozene free city inIndia-Delhi
184. Alexander Stubb was elected the primeminister of which European country in 2014?Finland
185. The import of which variety of Mango fromIndia was banned by European Union in
2014? - Alphonso186. Who authored ‘’Hard Choices”? Hillary
Clinton187. The new Chief Justice of India- M.R.Lodha188. In which city the first double decker fly over
of India was inaugurated? Mumbai189. The winner of 2013 Dadasaheb Phalke
Award- Gulzar190. The real name of Gulzar-Sampooran Singh191. Indo-American novelist who authored ‘Low
Land’-Jhumpa Lahiri192. The venue of the third Nuclear Security
Summit-Hague
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193. The Committee that recommendedautonomous status to Vidarbha region- VijayKelkar Committee
194. Vidarbha constitutes a region of which Indianstate? Maharashtra
195. The Air Asia flight which crashed in Jawa Seawith 162 people on board while it wastravelling from Surabaya (Indonesia) toSingapore- QZ 8501
196. The members of the newly formed EurasianEconomic Union- Russia, Belarus,Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgistan
197. In which state Kudankulam Atomic Projectwhich started commercial operation inDecember 2014? Tamil Nadu
198. Which country provides technical support toKudankulam Project- Russia
199. The number of seats won by Indian NationalCongress in the 2014 General Election- 44
200. The number of seats won by UnitedProgressive Alliance in 2014 Election- 58
201. In which year Indian National Congress metits worst defeat in a Lok Sabha election? 2014
202. Which is the third largest party in Lok Sabhaafter the 2014 General election?AIADMK
203. The ordinal status of current Lok Sabha-16th
204. Who led the election campaign of BharatiyaJanata Party in 2014? Narendra Modi
205. From which constituency L.K.Advani contested
in 16th Lok Sabha elcection- Gandhinagar206. Which Constituency is represented by Rahul
Gandhi in Lok Sabha? Ameti207. The eminent jurist and the first law minister
of Kerala who passed away in 2014December-V.R.Krishna Iyer
208. The autobiography of V.R.Krishna Iyer-Wandering in Many Worlds
209. The eminent journalist and formerly mediaadvisor of Indira Gandhi, who passed awayin 2014 December- B.G.Varghese
210. Whose autobiography is ‘First Draft Witnessto the Making of Modern India’?B.G.Varghese
211. The captain of the Indian Cricket Team whoretired from test cricket in 2014- MS Dhoni
212. The Indian woman boxer who refused toaccept medal in the Incheon Asian Games-Sarita Devi
213. The Union Minister for Science &Technology- Harsha Vardhan
214. The Keralite who resigned the post ofGovernor of Mizoram-VakkomPurushothaman
215. The Indian state where the first railway lineof the state was inaugurated in November2014- Meghalaya
216. The Hindi film that was shown continuouslyfor 1000 weeks- Diwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
217. The venue of the 2014 International FilmFestival of Kerala(IFFK)- Thiruvananthapuram
218. Which film won ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ (GoldenCrow Pheasant) Award for the best film inthe 2014 IFFK- Refugiadov
219. The Turkish film director who was the chiefguest of the valedictory function of the 2014IFFK- Noori Bilji
220. The venue of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale2014- Kochi
221. Who was appointed instead of Sujata Singhas the new foreign secretary of India-S.Jayasankar
222. Who was appointed as the Chairman ofKerala Lalith Kala Academy? Prof.KattoorNarayana Pillai
223. The Japanese citizen who was conferredPadmavibhushan in 2015? Sichiro Misumi
224. The first Indian woman to conquer MountEverest with artificial leg who was conferredPadma Sri in 2015- Arunima Sinha
225. To which sports P.V.Sindhu one of thewinners of Padmasri in 2015 is related?Badminton
226. The former Deputy Prime Minister of Indiawho was conferred Padmavibhushan in 2015-L.K.Advani
227. What is the prize money of the Golden CrowPheasant award given to best feature film to
be equally shared by the director and theproducer- 10 lakhs
228. Which film got the Golden Crow PheasantAward 2014- Refugiado
229. Who is the director of Refugiado- Nicola Avruj230. Who got the 2014 Silver Crow Pheasant
Award for best debut director for the film TheBright Day- Hossein Shohabi
231. Which film made Hiroshi Tada eligible for 2014Silver Crow Pheasant Award? Summer, Kyoto
232. Who directed the film ‘Oralpokkam’ which gotthe FIPRESCI Award for best Malayalam film,in 2014 IFFK- Sanalkumar Sasidharan
233. The venue of the first national tribal festival‘VANAJ’- New Delhi
234. Which organisation gives the KwameNKruman Scientific Awards ? African Union
235. With which country India jointly developedthe Barak 8 air and missile system- Israel
236. National Deworming Day observed on-February 10
237. Who won Malaysian Open 2015- AnirbanLahiri
238. Pampra Prasasthi is the highest literaryaward of which Indian Gate- Karantaka
239. Which country has the largest area undergenetically modified crops- USA
240. The headquarters of International RenewableEnergy Agency (IRENA)- Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,Department of Atomic
nergy, Department of Space, All important policy issues andAll other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Cabinet MinistersRaj Nath Singh Home AffairsSushma Swaraj External Affairs,Overseas Indian AffairsArun Jaitley Finance,Corporate Affairs,Information & BroadcastingM. Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development,Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,
Parliamentary AffairsNitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways, ShippingManohar Parrikar DefenceSuresh Prabhu RailwaysD. V. Sadananda Gowda Law & JusticeSushri Uma Bharati Water Resources, River Development and Ganga RejuvenationDr. Najma A. Heptulla Minority AffairsRamvilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionKalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesManeka Sanjay Gandhi Women and Child DevelopmentAnanthkumar Chemicals and FertilizersRavi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information TechnologyJagat Prakash Nadda Health and Family WelfareAshok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Civil AviationAnant Geete Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesHarsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing IndustriesNarendra Singh Tomar Mines,SteelChaudhary Birender Singh Rural Development, Panchayati Raj,Drinking Water and SanitationJual Oram Tribal AffairsRadha Mohan Singh AgricultureThaawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and EmpowermentSmriti Zubin Irani Human Resource DevelopmentHarsh Vardhan Science and Technology,Earth SciencesMinisters of State (Independent Charge)General V. K. Singh Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge),
External Affairs,Overseas Indian AffairsInderjit Singh Rao Planning (Independent Charge)DefenceSantosh Kumar Gangwar Textiles (Independent Charge)Bandaru Dattatreya Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)Rajiv Pratap Rudy Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent charge),
Parliamentary Affairs
Shripad Yesso Naik AYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family WelfareDharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)Sarbananda Sonowal Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)Prakash Javadekar Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)Piyush Goyal Power (Independent Charge),Coal (Independent Charge),New and
Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)Dr. Jitendra Singh Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge),Prime
Minister’s Office,Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions,Department of Atomic Energy,Department of Space
Nirmala Sitharaman Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)Dr. Mahesh Sharma Culture (Independent Charge),Tourism (Independent Charge),Civil
AviationMinisters of StateMukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs,Parliamentary AffairsRam Kripal Yadav Drinking Water and SanitationHaribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Home AffairsSanwar Lal Jat Water Resources, River Development and Ganga RejuvenationMohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya Agriculture Giriraj Singh Micro, Small & Medium EnterprisesHansraj Gangaram Ahir Chemicals & FertilizersG. M. Siddeshwara Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesManoj Sinha RailwaysNihalchand Panchayati RajUpendra Kushwaha Human Resources DevelopmentRadhakrishnan P Road Transport & Highways,ShippingKiren Rijiju Home AffairsKrishan Pal Social Justice & EmpowermentDr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan AgricultureMansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Tribal AffairsVishnu Deo Sai Mines,SteelSudarshan Bhagat Rural DevelopmentProf. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria Human Resource DevelopmentY. S. Chowdary Science and Technology,Earth ScienceJayant Sinha FinanceCol. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Information & BroadcastingBabul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral Urban DevelopmentHousing and Urban Poverty AlleviationSadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Food Processing IndustriesVijay Sampla Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Council of Ministers(Source: www.niyamasabha.org)
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1 Oommen Chandy Chief Minister2 P. K. Kunhalikutty Industries and Information Technology3 K. M. Mani Finance, Law and Housing4 K. P. Mohanan Agriculture, Animal Husbandry,Printing and Stationery5 Shibu Baby John Labour and Skills6 Anoop Jacob Food, Civil supplies, Consumer Protection and Registration7 Ramesh Chennithala Home & Vigilance8 Shri. Aryadan Mohammed Power9 K. C. Joseph Rural Development, Planning, Culture and NORKA10 P. K. Abdu Rabb Education11 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan Forest, Environment, Transport, Sports & Cinema12 Adoor Prakash Revenue and Coir13 P. J. Joseph Water Resources14 A. P. Anilkumar Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes and Tourism15 K. Babu Fisheries, Ports and Excise16 C. N. Balakrishnan Co-operation, Khadi and Village Industries17 V. K. Ebrahim Kunju Public Works18 P. K. Jayalakshmi Welfare of Scheduled Tribes, Youth Affairs, Museum & Zoos19 Dr. M. K. Muneer Panchayats and Social Justice20 Manjalamkuzhi Ali Urban Affairs and Welfare of Minorities21 V. S. Sivakumar Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom21st Kerala Ministry : The new ministry headed by Shri. Oommen Chandy as Chief Minister took over
Council of Ministers - Kerala(Source: www.niyamasabha.org)
with the following persons as ministers. Shri.P. K. Kunhalikutty, Shri. K. M. Mani, Shri. K.P. Mohanan, Shri. T. M. Jacob, Shri. K. B.Ganesh Kumar, Shri. Shibu Baby John, Shri.Aryadan Mohammed, Shri. P. K. Abdu Rabb,Shri. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Shri.Adoor Prakash, Shri. K. C. Joseph, Shri. A. P.Anilkumar, Shri. K. Babu, Shri. C. N.Balakrishnan, Shri. V. K. Ebrahim Kunju,Kumari P. K. Jayalekshmi, Shri. P. J. Joseph,Dr. M. K. Muneer and Shri. V .S. Sivakumar.
They were sworn in by Hon'ble R.S. Gavai, Gover-nor of Kerala at a function organised for thepurpose at Kerala Raj BhavanThiruvananthapuram on 23rd May 2011.
Shri. Manjalamkuzhi Ali of Muslim League repre-senting the constituency of Perinthalmannaand Shri. Anoop Jacob of the Kerala Congress(Jacob) representing Piravom were sworn inas ministers on 12.04.2012. Governor H.E.
Shri. H.R. Bhardwaj administered the oath ofoffice and secrecy to the ministers-designate.
Shri. Anoop Jacob has been given the portfolio ofFood and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protec-tion and Registration held by his father lateT.M. Jacob.
Shri. Manjalamkuzhi Ali has been given the portfo-lios of Urban Affairs, Town Planning, Devel-opment Authorities and Minority Welfare.
Shri. K. B. Ganesh Kumar, of Kerala Congress (B),a single-MLA constituent of the ruling UDF,resigned from the Council of Ministers on April1, 2013 on personal issues.
Shri. Ramesh Chennithala representing HaripadConstituency sworn in to the ministry on 1January 2014 at Kerala Raj Bhavan. Hon'bleSri. Nikhil Kumar, Governor of Kerala admin-istered the oath of office and secrecy.
241. For which novel K. R. Meera got the 2013Kerala Sahitya Academy Award? Arachar
242. The only Muslim face in Narendra ModiCabinet- Najma Heptulla
243. A finalist in the beauty pageant Femina MissIndia and now a Union Cabinet Minister-Smriti Irani
244. Number of woman ministers in NarendraModi Govt. with cabinet rank- 6
245. The strength of the cabinet ministers in Unionincluding Prime Minister- 27
246. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson- P J Kurien247. Number of women in Narendra Modi
Ministry- 8248. Who was appointed as new Intelligence
Bureau Chief? Dineshwar Mishra249. Who got Sakharov prize 2014- Dr. Dennis
Muvega250. For which invention 3 scientists got 2014
Physics Nobel- LED251. What is the approximate amount of Nobel
Prize in terms of India currency? Rs.6.5 crore252. Which famous personality was born on 12th
July 1997 at Mingora Town in Swat Valley ofPakistan? Malala Yousafzai
253. The weight of Mangalyan- 1318 kg254. Which is the longest sea bridge in India?
Bandra Worley Sea Link255. Name the organization founded by Wang
Canfa, a Chinese Professor who gotMagsaysay Award 2014?- Centre for LegalAssiastance to Pollution Victims
256. The Editor-in-Chief of Caixin Media and theDean of the School of Communication andDesign at Sun Yat Sen University (China) whogot 2014 Magsaysay Award- Hu Shuli
257. The famous canal that celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2014- Panama Canal258. The official slogan of the 2014 Asian Games
held in Incheon, South Korea- DiversityShines Here
259. From where Maven was launched on 18th
November 1013? Cape Canaveral260. In which country 301 people were killed and
80 injured in a mining accident in May 2014?Turkey
261. In which country a ferry carrying 476 peoplepredominantly high school students capsizedand met a sea disaster? South Korea
262. The first woman amputee to scale mountEverest –Arunima Sinha
263. The 19th country to join Eurozone- Lithuania264. Who was the captain of the German team
which won FIFA World Cup 2014? Philip Lahm265. Which Indian was crowned Miss
Supernational 2014? Asha Bhatt266. The venue of 6th BRICS Summit- Fortaleza
(Brazil)267. The first Asian country to introduce NOTA-
Bangladesh268. India is the ——th country to Introduce
NOTA-14269. Who inaugurated the renovated Nalanda
University in 2014 September? SushmaSwaraj
270. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre fromwhere Mangalyan launched? Sriharikota
271. The first African Country to use electronicvoting machines- Namibia
272. The International Day for Abolition of Slavery-December 2
273. The first Indian footballer to be conferred withthe Asian Football Confederation Hall ofFame Award-Baichung Bhutia
274. The former Chief Minister of Maharashtrawho passed away in 2014 December-A.R.Antulay
275. Who became the oldest player to score acentury in an ODI in 2014? Khurram Khan(43 years), captain of UAE
276. Who is the chairperson of National Commissionfor Women- Lalitha Kumaramangalam
277. Who headed the Committee which submittedits report on the condition of DeemedUniversities in India? H.Devaraj
278. The Mascot of 2016 Winter Youth Olympics-Sjogg
279. The venue of 2018 Summer Youth Olympics-Buenos Aires (Argentina)
280. The mascot of 2012 Winter Olympics heldin Innsbruck (Austria)- Yoggl
281. Which space agency launched Rosetta?European Space Agency
282. Calalonia which aims cessassion is aprovince of which country? Spain
283. Capital of Catalonia- Barcelona284. Whose record was overtaken b Rohit Sharma
when he scored 264 runs in ODI? Virendra
Sehwag (219)285. From how many balls Rohit Sharma scored
264 runs? -173286. Who authored the book, “Challenges Before
the Nation”? Pranab Mukherjee287. The recommendations of which committee were
incorporated in the Criminal Law Amendment Act,2014? Varma Committee Report
288. Who headed the Judicial Committeeappointed by Central Government to suggestamendments to criminal law to sternly dealwith sexual assault cases? JS Varma
289. The eminent members of JS Varma Committee-Leila Seth and Gopal Subramanyam
290. The ordinal status of 2012 Olympics- 30291. The venue of 2012 Olympics- London292. The number of countries participated in 2012
Olympics- 205293. The motto of 2012 Olympics- Inspire a
generation294. The real name of Jhumpa Lahiri- Niranjana
Sudeshna Lahiri295. The motto of 2015 National Games- Get Set
Play296. The mascot of 35th National Games(2015)-
Ammus297. What type of organism is Ammu_ Hornbill298. Who inaugurated the 35th National
Games(2015)- M.Venkaiah Naidu299. Which portfolio is held by Venkaiah Naidu in
Union Cabibet? Urban Development300. Who is the minister for sports in Kerala?
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan301. Who took the oath of the National Games in
the inaugural ceremony on behalf of theparticipants? Preeja Sreedharan
302. Who is the Pakistani Hockey Player whoholds the world record for most internationalgoals in the history of International FieldHockey? Sohail Abbas
303. The date on which President gave assent toTelengana Bill- 1st March 2014
304. The native state of R.M.Lodha, the 41st ChiefJustice of India- Rajastan
305. The new section of IPC inserted after the‘Nirbhaya’incident- 376 (E)
306. The judge who reduced the punishment ofthe accused in Rajiv Gandhi AssassinationCase from capital punishment to l ife
imprisonment- P.Sathasivam307. What is the remuneration of Mahathma
Gandhi Rural Employment GuarenteeScheme in Kerala –Rs.229
308. The most viewed Bollywood star in Googlein 2014- Sunny Leone
309. The most searched Indian personality inGoogle in 2014- Narendra Modi
310. Which country leads in the usage of internet?China
311. The world leader who is number one inFacebook- Barak Obama
312. Who was appointed as the chairman of theKerala State Wakf Board? PalakkadRasheedali Shihab Thangal
313. Which vil lage in Andhra Pradesh wasadopted by Sachin Tendulkar- Puttamrajuvari(Nellur dt.)
314. Who got Thoppil Bhasi Puraskaram in 2014?Sugathakumari
315. Which is selected as ‘’International Word ofthe Year’’ by Oxford Dictionary 2014? Vape
316. The Keralite to get the literary prize worthRs.One Lakh instituted by Kolkata BharatiyaBhasha Parishad in 2014? T.Padmanabhan
317. Who scored the highest runs in One DayCricket- Rohit Sharma
318. The first to score double century twice in OneDay Cricket – Rohit Sharma
319. The first cricketer to score beyond 250 inOne Day Cricket- Rohit Sharma
320. The bowler whose bowling caused the deathof Phillip Hughes, Australian Cricketer- SeanHarbort
321. By defeating whom Magnus Carlsonmaintained World Chess Title? ViswanathanAnand
322. The autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar-Playing It My Way
323. The famous jurist passed away in December2014 who is regarded as one of the pioneersof Public Interest Litigation in India-V.R.Krishna Iyer
324. Who became the chief minister of Bihar whenNitish Kumar resigned? Jitan Ram Manjhi
325. The political party of Nitish Kumar- JanataDal United
326. Who assumed power as the 18th ChiefMinister of Maharashtra on 31st October
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2104? Devendra Phadnavis327. The first Municipality in India to get ISO
Certification- Malappuram328. The Vice Chancellor of Mahathma Gandhi
University who was expelled by Governorin charge of claiming bogus qualification-Dr.MV George
329. Which body cancelled environmentalapproval given to Aranmula Airport by UnionMinistry of Environment? South Indian Benchof National Green Tribunal
330. The official name of Mangalyan- MarsOrbitter Mission (MOM)
331. The rocket used for launching MOM-PSLVC-25
332. The date on which Mangalyan launched-2013 November 25
333. The date on which Mangalyan entered theorbit of Mars- 2014 September 24
334. The project director of Mangalyan-Dr.S.Arunan
335. The country that successfully completedMars Mission in the lowest expense- India
336. The Magazine that selected Mangalyan asone of the most remarkable scientif icachievements of 2014- TIME magazine
337. The Associated Members participated in the2015 ICC World Cup-Afghanistan, Scotland,Ireland, UAE
338. The ordinal status of 2015 ICC World Cup- 11339. The brand ambassador of 2015 ICC World
Cup- Sachin Tendulkar340. Official time keeper of 2015 ICC World Cup-
Hub Lot341. The only Keralite participated in the 2015
Cricket World Cup- Krishna Chandran (UAE)342. Captain of Indian Cricket team in the 2015
Cricket World Cup- MS Dhoni343. In 2015, after a gap of how many years
National Games held in Kerala? 27344. Whose autobiography is ‘The Tunnel of
Time”- RK Laxman345. Where is Greenfield Stadium? Karyavattom
in Thiruvananthapuram346. Who resigned the chairmanship of Backward
Communities Development Corporation?R.Balakrishna Pillai
347. Who is the Miss Universe 2014? Poleena Vega348. The venue of the 2014 Miss Universe
Pegeant- Florida (USA)349. Operation Protective Edge is the name of
which country’s controversial military actionlaunched on its neighbourhood? Israel
350. The organ of United Nations dedicated togender equality and empowerment of women-UN Women
351. In 2014, which European country ordered theexpulsion of a CIA official in the country inresponse to two cases of alleged spying bythe United States? Germany
352. Name the persons who won the Men’sDouble Title in 2014 Wimbledon- VasekPospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US)
353. Who won the women’s singles title in the2014 Wimbledon Tennis Championship?Petra Kvitova
354. The Canadian player who was defeated byPetra Kvitova in 2014 Wimbledon final-Eugine Bouchard
355. The pension scheme by Govt. of Kerala forunmarried mothers- Snehasparsam
356. The pension scheme for those who nursingbed-ridden patients- Aswasakiranam
357. The health project implemented for students inclass IX to XII in the lines of Sarva SikshaAbhiyan- Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan
358. The mass contact programme of chief ministerorganised by Department of Information andPublic Relations- Sutharyakeralam
359. The awareness campaign for total sanitationin India- Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
360. Ayyankali Urban Employment GuarenteeProject implemented by which bodies?Corporations and Municipalities
361. As per the report of Rangarajan Committee,what amount is the limit to determine povertyline in rural areas? Rs.32
362. As per the report of Rangarajan Committee,what amount is the limit to determine povertyline in urban areas? Rs.47
363. Who got the literary award instituted byP.Kesavadev Foundation in 2014?Perumbadavam Sreedharan
364. The former president of Georgia who passedaway in 2014 - Edward Shevarnadse
365. The Indian actor who received Legion deHonor the highest civilian honour of Francein 2014- Shah Rukh Khan
366. The British actress who was appointed asgoodwill ambassador of UN Women in 2014- Emma Watson
367. Who took the first hatric of 20th world cupcricket – Thomas Muller (Germany)
368. The speaker of 16th Lok Sabha – SumitraMahajan
369. The only woman to win eight Lok Sabhaelections in a row – Sumitra Mahajan
370. Who was appointed the new Solicitor Generalof India in 2014 – Ranjith Kumar
371. India’s first nuclear power plan to generate1000 MW electricity of power- Kudamkulam
372. Who succeeded Shimon Perez as the newPresident of Israel in 2014 – Reuven Ruby Rivlin
373. Who won the presidential election held inSyria in 2014 – Bashar al-Assad
374. The political party of Bashar al- Assad –Ba’ath Party
375. Whose autobiography is “The substance andthe shadow” – Dileep Kumar
376. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15377. Who won the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2014
– Australia378. Which country was defeated by Australia in
the finals of 2014 Men’s Hockey World Cup– Netherlands
379. The judge who awarded capital punishmentto Saddam Hussain as the head of SupremeCriminal Tribunal and was killed by terroristsin 2014 – Rauf Abdul Rehman
380. The Indian Scientist who got World FoodPrize in 2014 – Sanjay Rajaram
381. The Hindi poet who got 2013 Gyanpeethaward – Kedarnath Singh
382. The winner of 2013 Saraswathi Samman –Govind Mishra
383. The winner of 2012 Saraswathi Samman –Sugathakumari
384. The venue of 101th Indian Science Congress– Jammu
385. The venue of 2014 winter Olympics – Sochi386. In which country is Sochi – Russia387. The new chairman of Microsoft – John
Thomson388. The first Cantilever bridge of India that
celebrated century in 2014 – Pambanbridge(Rameswaram)
389. The minority communities in India – Sikh,Parsi, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim,and Jain
390. In which district of Tamil Nadu is KudankulamProject – Tirunelveli
391. The new chairman of Railway Board –A.K.Mittal
392. The new body that replaced Collegiumsystem for the appointment of judges –National Judicial Appointment Commission
393. The vice chairman of NITI Ayog – AravindPanagiri
394. The ex-officio chairman of NITI Ayog – Prime
Minister395. Thefull form of NITI – National Institution for
Transforming India396. The goodwill ambassador of Subhayatra
2015 Project – Mohanlal397. The new head of National Technical
Research Organisation – Alok Joshi398. Number of seats won by BJPin 2014
election- 282399. The second largest party in National
Democratic Alliance- Shivasena400. The third largest party in UPA- Telugu Desam
Party401.The second largest party in UPA- Nationalist
Congress Party402.Number of seats won by Aam Admi Party
(AAP) in 2014 election- 4403.Which state has the largest number of Lok
Sabha Seats- Uttar Pradesh404.The states where the first phase of the 2014
election held- Assam and Tripura405.The number of seats won by AIADMK in 2014
election- 37406.The number of seats won by Trinamul
Congress in 2014- 34407.The Australian test cricketer who died in an
accident while playing against New SouthWales- Fill Hues
408.Who has been selected as the best directorin the IFFK 2014- Hiroshi Toda
409.“The Democratic Decade: The Indira GandhiYears” is a book written by- Pranab Mukherjee
410.In which country Viktor Orban was re-electedPrime Minister- Hungary
411. Name the constituencies from whereNarendra Modi contested to Lok Sabha in2014 General Elections- Vadodara andVaranasi
412.Who was defeated by Narendra Modi inVaranasi- Aravind Kejriwal
413.The city in Pakistan where 145 personsincluding 132 school students were brutuallykilled by Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 18th
December 2014- Peshawar414.In which African nation Anirudh Jagannath
was elected Prime Minister- Mauritius415.The first woman bishop of church of England-
Libi Lane416.The first Asian to become a federal judge in
United States- Amit Priyavadan417.The agency that launched space mission
‘New Horizons’ to study about Pluto- NASA418.In which year ‘New Horizons’ was launched-
2006419.Which Indian state has the largest muslim
population? Jammu and Kashmir420.The chief guest of 2015 Republic Day of
India? Barak Obama421.The first indegenoulsy built war plane of India-
Tejas422.The Union Minister for minority welfare and
parliamentary affairs who was sentenced forimprisonment for one year- Mukhta AhemdNakhvi
423.The head of DRDO who was ousted by UnionGovernment- Avinash Chander
424.In which state largest number of people werekilled in Naxalite attacks? Chattisgarh
425.The new Chief Election Commissioner ofIndia- H.S.Brahma
426.Collin Kidarovic is the first woman presidentof which country? Croatia
427.Garuda Sakthi III is the military exercisebetween India and which country? Indonesia
428.Attukal Ponkala festival which is figured inGuinnes Book of Records is celebrated inwhich district? Thiruvananthapuram
429.Which county in South East Asia recentlybanned surrogacy service to end its
flourishing rent-a-womb industry? Thailand430.The World Innovation Summit for Health
2015 was held in which country? Qatar431.World Radio Day- February 13432.Subansiri Hydro Electric Project is coming
up in which Indian State? Arunachal Pradesh433.Which bank has launched India’s first digital
bank on mobile phones? ICICI Bank434.Which Committee was appointed to submit
report on the corporate bankruptcy legalframe work in India? TK ViswanathanCommittee
435.World’s first robot staffed hotel is set to openin which country? Japan
436.2015 BAFTA Award for best film was wonby- Boyhood
437.The venue of 13th Ishara International PuppetFestival- Gurgaon (Haryana)
438.Which country will hold the presidency ofBRICS new development bank for the nextfive years? India
439.The venue of World Ocean ScienceCongress- Kochi
440.The first country to introduce laws to allowthe creation of three-parent babies? Britain
441.With which country India signed aMemorandum of Understanding in the fieldof traditional medicines in September 2014?Bangladesh
442.With which country India signed a pact onCivil Nuclear Energy deal in 2014September? Australia
443.In August 2014, which country unveiled itsplan to issue world’s first digital currency?Ecuador
444.Which country in 2014 announced theevacuation of 500 rhinos from Kruger NationalPark to curb illegal poaching? South Africa
445.The Brazilian teammate of Sania Mirza wholifted the Mixed Doubles Trophy of US Open2014- Bruno Soares
446.The first incumbent Chief Minister in India tobe disqualified from holding office due toconviction in disproportionate asset case-Jayalalithaa
447.The Special judge who sentencedJayalalithaa for four years imprisonment andfined Rs.100 crores- John Michael D’Cunha
448.Who filed a case against Jayalalithaa in 1996in which the court gave its verdict in 2014?Subramanyam Swami
449.The only city in South India which is thecapital of two states- Hyderabad
450.The number of Lok Sabha constituencies inTelengana- 17
451.What is the rank of Telengana in terms ofarea among the Indian states? 12
452.Which Indian state met its worst flood in 60years?
453.Which epidemic affected West Africancountries in 2014 caused death of thousandsof people? Ebola
454.In which South American country NicolasMaduro is president? Venezuela
455.Which country annexed Crimea in March2014? Russia
456.IN which country 276 girls and women wereabducted and held hostage from a school inApril 2014? Nigeria
457.The former popes canonised by CatholicChurch in April 2014- John XXIII and JohnPaul II
458.In which country a Malaysian aircraft wasshot down by a missile in July 2014- Ukraine
459.The proposed venue for the 2014 WorldSummit of Nobel laureates which wassuspended after a boycott of Nobel laureatesto protest the third time refusal of VISA tothe 14th Dalai Lama by the Government of
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that country? Cape Town (South Africa)460.Where is the renovated Nalanda University?
Rajgir in Bihar461.Which is the richest country in ASEAN
(Association of South East Asian Nations) interms of per capita income? Singapore
462.The host leader of 2014 ASEAN Summit-Than Sein (Myanmar)
463.The Secretary General of SAARC- ArjunBahadur Thapa
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDINGPHYSICAL FITNESS FOR THE POST OF DRIVER (LDV/
HDV)(To be filled up by a Medical Officer not below the rank
of an Assistant Surgeon)1. What is the applicant's apparent age? :2. Is the applicant to the best of your judgment,
subject to epilespy, vertigo or any mentalailment likely to affect his efficiency? :
3. Does the applicant suffer from any heart orlungs disorder which might interfere with theperformance of his duties as a Driver? :
4. Does the applicant suffer from any degree ofdeafness, which would prevent his hearing
the ordinary sound signals? Is his hearingperfect? :
5. Has the applicant any deformtiy or loss offinger, which would interfere with the efficientperformance of his duties as a driver? :
6. State of Muscles and Joints (No paralysis and alljoints with free movements) :
7. State of Nervous System (Perfectly normal andfree from any infectious diseases) :
8. Does he show any evidence of beingaddicted to the extensive use of alcohol,tobacco or drinks? :
9. Marks of Identification :He is physically fit for the post of .. Icertify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the appli-cant Shri. . is the person herein abovedescribed and that the attached photograph has a reasonablycorrect likeness.(The signature of the Medical officer shall beaffixed on the photograph.)
SignatureName
Place: Designation &Date: Official Address
(office seal)FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDING VISION
FOR THE POST OF DRIVER GRADE II (LDV/HDV)(To be filled up by an Ophthalmologist in Government Ser-
vice)1. Is there any defect of vision?If so, has it been corrected by suitable spectacles so that thedistant vision is 6/6 snellen and near vision is 0.5 snellen. :2. Can the applicant readily distinguish the pigmentary coloursred and green? :3. Does the applicant suffer from any night blindness? :I have this day medically examined Shri . and found that hehas no defect of vision which would render him unsuitablefor the post of Driver Grade II (HDV) and his standards ofvision are as follows.Standards of Vision (Eye sight without glasses)
Right Eye Left Eye1. Distant Vision .snellen .snellen2. Near Vision .snellen .snellen3. Field of vision ....................(specify whether full or not, Etnry 'Normal', 'Good' etc. willbe inappropriate here)4. Colour blindness5. Squint6. Any morbid conditions of the eyes or lids of either eye.His standards of vision are fit for the post of Driver (LDV/HDV)I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the appli-cant Shri .. . .. .. .. is the personherein above described and that the attached photograph hasa reasonably correct likeness (The signature of the Ophthal-mologist shall be affixed on the photograph leaving the faceclear.)
SignatureName
Place: Designation &Date: Official Address
(office seal)Note:- Details regarding standards of vision should be clearlystated in the certificate, as given above and vague statementssuch as vision Normal etc. will not be accepted. Specifica-tion for each eye should be stated separately. Special atten-tion should be directed to the distant vision. Required stan-dard of vision are as follows.
Right Eye Left Eye(a) Distant vision 6/6 snellen 6/6 snellen(b) Near vision 0.5 snellen 0.5 snellen(c ) Each eye must have full field of vision
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDINGPHYSICAL FITNESS FOR THE POST OF DRIVER (LDV)
(To be filled up by a Medical Officer not below the rank of anAssistant Surgeon)1 What is the applicant's apparent age ?2 Is the applicant to the best of your judgement, subject toepilespy, vertigo or any mental ailment likely to affect hisefficiency ?3 Does the applicant suffer from any heart or lungs disorderwhich might interfere with the performance of his duties as aDriver ?4 Does the applicant suffer from any degree of deafness,which would prevent his hearing the ordinary sound signals? Is his hearing perfect ?5 Has the applicant any deformtiy or loss of finger, whichwould interfere with the efficient performance of his dutiesas a driver ?6 State of Muscles and Joints (No paralysis and all joints withfree movements)7 State of Nervous System (Perfectly normal and free fromany infectious diseases)8 Does he show any evidence of being addicted to the ex-tensive use of alcohol, tobacco or drinks ?9 Marks of IdentificationHe is physically fit for the post of .. I certify to the best of myknowledge and belief that the applicant Shri is the per-son herein above described and that the attached photographhas a reasonably correct likeness.(The signature of the Medical officer shall be affixed on thephotograph).
Photo of the individual Signature
Name :Place : Designation &Date : Official Address (Seal)
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDING VISIONFOR THE POST OF DRIVER GRADE II(LDV)
(To be filled up by an Ophthalmologist in GovernmentService)
1 Is there any defect of vision ?If so, has it been corrected by suitable spectacles so that thedistant vision is 6/6 snellen and near vision is 0.5 snellen. :2 Can the applicant readily distinguish the pigmentary coloursred and green? :3 Does the applicant suffer from any night blindness ? : I have this day medically examined Shri and foundthat he has no defect of vision which would render him un-suitable for the post of Driver Grade II(LDV &HDV) and hisstandards of vision are as follows. Standard of Vision (Eye sight without glasses)
Right Eye Left Eye1 Distant Vision ...... .snellen ...... .snellen2 Near Vision ...... .snellen ...... .snellen3 Field of Vision ..................................(Specify whether full or not. Etnry 'Normal', 'Good' etc. willbe inappropriate here)4 Color blindness :5 Squint :6 Any morbid conditions of the eyes or lids of either eye.His standards of vision are fit for the post of Driver (LDV/HDV). I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief thatthe applicant Shri is the person herein above describedand that the attached photograph has a reasonably correctlikeness. (The signature of the Ophthalmologist shall be af-fixed on the photograph leaving the face clear).
Signature Name :
Place : Designation &Date : Official Address (Seal)Note:- Details regarding standards of vision shall be clearlystated in the certificate, as given above and vague statementssuch as vision Normal etc. will not be accepted. Specifica-tion for each eye should be stated separately. Special atten-tion should be directed to the distant vision. Required stan-
dards of vision are as follows.Right Eye Left Eye(a) Distant vision 6/6 snellen 6/6 snellen(b) Near Vision 0.5 snellen 0.5 snellen(c) Each eye must have full field of vision.
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