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    Who was India's first ICS officer?

    Satyendranath Tagore, selected for the Indian Civil Service in June, 1863.
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    When was first constitutional election held in India?

    Between 25 Oct 1951 and 21 Feb 1952.
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    Who was the first Indian as well as Asian to cross English channel?

    Mihir Sen, in september 27,1958. He took 14hr 45 minutes.
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    What is the name of India's first talkie film?

    Alam Ara ( Meaning llight of the universe), was released in 14th march, 1931 at the majestic cinema.
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    What is the name of India's first Special economic Zone (SEZ)?

    Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ), was set up in 1965, in Gujrat, a multi product SEZ. It is also first SEZ in Asia.
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    Who was the first Indian to get oscar prize?

    Bhanu Athaiya, for her Costume Design in 1982 film, Gandhi.
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    Who were the first awardee of Bharat ratna?

    Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1954, was a philosopher, and India's second president. C. Rajagopalachari in 1954, was a Independence activist and India's last Governor-General Dr C.V. Raman in 1954 was a Physicist and nobel prize winner.
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    Who was the first asian to win nobel prize?

    Rabindranath Tagore ( first Indian, as well as first asian) for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913.
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    What is the type of tax levied on Goods and Services in India?

    Q. What is the type of tax levied on Goods and Services in India? A. Value added tax (VAT)
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    Which index measures life expectancy, level of literacy,standard of living of people?

    Human Development index.
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    Who was awarded nobel prize for the significant work in micro finance field?

    Muhammad Yunus, economist and founder of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2006.
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    What is the full form of IPO?

    Initial Public Offering, it is done when a company goes for raising capital for the first time and then get listed and traded in recgonized stock exchanges.
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    What is the full from of BRIC countries?

    B for Brazil, R for Russia, I for India, and C for China.
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    who will become Tata group's next chairman after Ratan tata?

    Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, he will become tata group's next chairman after Ratan tata steps down in December 2012.
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    What is termed as plastic money?

    Credit card and Debit card both.
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    Who is the custodian of India's foreign exchange reserve?

    Who is the custodian of India's foreign exchange reserve? Answer is Reserve bank of India.
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    What is the percentage of people dependent on agriculture for their livelihood?

    Agriculture sector provides the primary means of livelihood for over 58.4% of Indian people.
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    How much does agri sector contribute to India's GDP?

    Agriculture sector contributes approx 1/5 of total gross domestic product.
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    What percentage agriculture sector holds in export earning in India?

    It acounts for 10% of total export earnings. It also contributes to other sector in terms of providing raw materials.
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    Which position daes India hold in terms of geographical area?

    Seventh, total area 3,287,263 square km, 2.3% in the total area.
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