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Allahabad Bank is the oldest Joint Stock Bank of India.
Andhra Bank was founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Bank of India, London, 1946 was first bank to open a branch outside India.
The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches — Canara Bank
The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011 — Central Bank of India
First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians — Central Bank of India
The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai — Punjab National Bank
The only merger of nationalized banks took place between — Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993
The bank whose brand equity is “Pygmy Deposit Scheme” — Syndicate Bank
The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla — UCO Bank
The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 — Union Bank of India
The largest among nationalized banks — Punjab National Bank
The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee headed by the great Engineer – Statesman, Late Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya — State Bank of Mysore
Indian Railways have maximum no. of employees in the world that is about 1.6 million also about 5 Billion people travel by Indian railways in a year.
India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India’s wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982
India has no National Language. Hindi is an official language used in many regions, English is also commonly used in many regions.
The name “India” comes from the Indus River, which is where earliest settlers made their homes. The Indus valley is one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations.
India is the world’s largest democracy, with 1.2 billion people.
The world’s biggest family lives together in India: a man with 39 wives and 94 children.
India was once a continent. More than 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, most of what is now India was an island.
India is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of mangoes. More than 40% of the world’s annual output of mangoes are grown in India, far ahead of the competition from China, Thailand, and Bangladesh.
Mother Teresa first donned her famous sari in 198; it’s now the uniform for nuns in her order.
Mumbai’s dabbawallahs deliver over 2,00,000 lunch boxes by bike and train from home to office daily
The state of Meghalaya, northeast India’s “adobe of clouds”, is the wettest inhabited place on earth.
Tea had been growing in India for centuries before the British began its commercial cultivation.
The Himalayas contain nine of the world’s ten highest peaks.
Alcohol consumption is banned in five Indian States; the drinking age varies from 18 to 30.
Bollywood is the world’s largest film industry, followed by Nigeria’s Nollywood and Hollywood.
80% of India’s population are Hindu, 13% are Muslim and millions are Sikh, Jain or Christian.
In rural Bihar, Nalanda, one of the world’s most ancient universities, is being rebuilt.
India produces staggering 4700 daily papers in over 300 languages, plus39,000 journals & weeklies.
Khari Baoli, in New Delhi, is Asia’s largest wholesale spice market.
1) 2014 FIFA World Cup was the ….. FIFA World Cup? Ans. 20th 2) Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup 2014? Ans. Brazil 3) The FIFA 2014 was held from __ to __? Ans. 12th June to 13th July 4) Brazil had earlier hosted FIFA WC in which year? Ans. 1950
5) How many countries participated in the FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 32
6) Name the two new technologies used for the first time at a World Cup in 2014?
Ans. Goal-line technology and vanishing foam for free kicks.
7) When was the first FIFA World cup held?
Ans. 1930
8) Name the countries which have so far lifted FIFA WC since it’s starting in 1930?
Ans. Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay
9) Which was the first team to be eliminated from FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Spain (the champions of 2010 WC)
10) Germany lifted the FIFA WC 2014 defeating which team in the finals?
Ans. Argentina (By 1-0 margin)
11) Which team became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas?
Ans. Germany
12) Germany’s win marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three successive World Cups. Who were the earlier winners in 2010 and 2006?
Ans. 2010- Spain & 2006- Italy
13) Germany qualified for which tournament winning the world Cup?
Ans. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
14) First match of FIFA 2014 was between?
Ans. Brazil and Croatia
15) Who scored the first goal of FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Marcelo of Brazil (It was a self-goal which earned Croatia the lead in the 11th minute.) But at the end Brazil won the match 3-1 with Neymar scoring 2 goals and Oscar one.
16) Who was the referee in the opening match?
Ans. Yuichi Nishimura from Japan
17) Who was the referee in the final match?
Ans. Nicola Rizzoli from Italy
18) Total how many venues where there for FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 12
19) Which stadium hosted the final match between Germany and Argentina?
Ans. Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
20) Which was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Ans. Adidas Brazuca
21) Brazuca was manufactured in which country?
Ans. Sialkot, Pakistan
22) Which country reached their first quarterfinals since 1986 in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Belgium
23) Name the two first-time quarterfinalists in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Colombia and Costa Rica
24) Which country set a World Cup record with four consecutive semi-final appearances in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Germany
25) Who beacme the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Miroslav Klose
26) Miroslav Klose broke whose record with 16 goals to become the highest scorer in the history of FIFA 2014?
Ans. Ronaldo
27) Which team secured third place in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Netherlands. The defeated Brazil 3–0 in third place play-off.
28) Germany and Argentina faced each other in how many WC finals?
Ans. Three (1986, 1990 and 2014)
29) Who was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. James Rodríguez of Colombia. He was followed by Thomas Müller- 05, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robin van Persie with 04 goals.
30) How many goals were scored in FIFA WC 2014 in total?
Ans. 171 goals by 121 different players.
31) How many self-goals were there in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 05
32) Which player was suspended during FIFA WC 2014 for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any footballing-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following a biting incident on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini?
Ans. Luis Suárez of Uruguay
33) Who scored the two hat-tricks of FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Thomas Muller of Germany and Xherdan Shaqiri of Switzerland
34) Who won the Golden Ball in FIFA 2014 as best player of the tournament?
Ans. Lionel Messi of Argentina
35) Who was awarded the Golden Glove for best goal keeper?
Ans. Manuel Neuer of Germany
36) Who was given the Best Young Player award in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Paul Pogba of France
37) Which team won FIFA Fair Play Trophy?
Ans. Colombia
38) Which country will host the next FIFA WC in 2018?
Ans. Russia
