1.

NLD(NATIONAL LEAGUE DEMOCRACY) to Boycott Burma polls

2. Pak’s 1st woman governor - Dr. Shama Khalid; 23 became the first woman of
governor of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)
3. Most Diabetic Nations- China, second india
4. First Turbaned Sikh - Tajdeep Singh I USA army.
5. India-Russia strengthen ties - Nuclear and fertilizers; civilian space programme
6. PM’s Saudi Arabia Visit - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Saudi Arabia
(February 27-March 2), first in 28 years by an Indian Prime Minister, came four
years after the historic visit to India of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who was
the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi in 2006.
7. Operation Green Hunt - The family forces of Jharkhand and West Bengal alongwith
the central paramilitary forces on March 10 launched a joint offensive against Maoist
rebels.
8. India in Numbers:
1. The average population of women in the national legislature is 18.5% for the
Asian region, India (11%), Rwanda (56%), Sweden (47%), South Africa
(45%).
2. India has a 5th of world TB cases
3. Over 58% Indians have no access to toilets.
4. Ground water in more than a third of Indian districts is not fit for drinking.
Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat are worst affected.
5. The top 5 languages spoken in India are Hindi (551.4 million), English (125.3
million), Bengali (91.1 million), Telugu (85 million) Marathi (84.2 million)
6. 600.69 million and in February, nation’s teledensity crossed 50%, meaning
one in two Indian now has a telephone.
9. Modi Quizzed - Modi is being probed for his alleged role in the 2002 carnage
10. BPL Census Begins - N. C. Saxena committee
11. Youthful States - International Institute of Population Sciences; West Bengal 59 m
(66%), Andhra Pradesh 56 m (66%).
12. Nation’s 1st Jail for Women - India’s first open jail for women was inaugurated at the
Yerawada Central Prison in Pune, on March 14, by Maharashtra Home Minister R. R.
Patil.
13. Cow Slaughter bill passed in karnataka.
14. Haryana’s First evening court in Haryana - The first evening court of Haryana was
inaugurated by Justice P. Sathashivam of the Supreme Court at the district court
complex in Gurgaon on March 20.
15. North-zone wins deodhar Trophy - North Zone with best bowling performance by
‘Mukesh Sharma (4 for 59) and Rahul Dewan (4 for 18) won the deodhar trophy
beating West Zone by 14 runs in the final held at Vadodara on March 9.
16. Vijay Hazare Trophy(Cricket) - Tamil Nadu defeated Bengal by 29 runs
17. Kapil Dev inducted into Hall of Fame - Kapil Dev on March 9 was inducted into the
International Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Dubai. ICC
President David Morgan.
18. Australia wins World Cup - The third successive clash between Australia and
Germany in a World Cup final in New Delhi on March 13.
19. PNB Tops Best Bank Survey:
 1. Punjab National Bank
2. Indian Bank
3. State Bank of India
4. Corporation Bank
5. Bank of Baroda

20. Maruti Suzuki Joins Million Club - India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on
March 23 created a record of sorts by reaching the landmark of producing 10-lakh
cars in a year to become the first Indian automobile company to join the million (10
lakh) club. “The first ‘Muruti 800’ was rolled-out from Maruti’s Gurgaon plant on
December 14, 1983.”
21. Cabinet NOD for OVL’s Investment in Venezuela - ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL)
22. India, US Ink Pact to Boost Trade
23. Global Mergers & Acquisitions - Bharti Signs Zain deal at $10.7BN: Bharti Airtel has
signed a legally binding agreement with Zain to acquire the later’s African assets at
an enterprise valuation of $10.7 billion.
24. POSCO forms JV(JOINT VENTURE) with SAIL - South Korean steel giant Posco has
now formed a joint venture with the government-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd.,
(SAIL) to setup a steel plant in Bokaro in Jharkhand with an investment of Rs.
15,000 crore.
25. Carlos Slim Richest person in the world - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged
the richest person in the world with $53.5 billion in assets, while Indian industrialist
Mukesh Ambani, chief of Reliance Inudstries, ranks 4th with $29 billion in U.S.
26. NSE(National stock exchange)& Chicago Mercantile Exchange(USA) sign Cross-listing
Pact.
27. 82nd oscars Academy Awards – Best film The Hurt Locker;, Best Actor and Actress
in leading role Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side).
28. 55th Idea Filmfare Awards - Best Film 3 Idiots, Best Actor Male and Female Amitabh
Bachchan and Vidya Balan (both for Paa).
29. Moorti Devi Award - President Pratibha Patil on March 18 presented the prestigious
Moortidevi Award of Bhartiya Jnanpith Trust to law minister M. Veerappa Moily for his
“outstanding work”.
30. Abel Prize - The prestigious Abel Prize in Mathematics for 2010 has been awarded
to 85-year-old Amertican mathematician John Torrence Tate.
31. Mother Teresa Award - Former India captain Ajit Wadekar and UGC Chairman
Sukhadeo Thorat have been conferred the Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement
Award for the year 2010.
32. Saraswati Samman 2009 - Lafzan Di Dargah, a poetry collection in Punjabi by
Surjit Patar (65), has been awarded the 19th Saraswati Samman.
33. Vyas Samman - Noted Hindi author Kant’s novel “Inhin Hathiyaron Se” has been
chosen for the Vyas Samman 2009.
34. Girija Prasad Koirala (85) Nepal’s five time PM
35. Govind Vinayak Karandikar (91) - Noted Marathi poet and Jnanpith award winner,
informally called ‘Vinda’, died on March 14.
36. Goodwill Ambassador - Bollywood Actor Priety Zinta has been officially appointed
goodwill ambassador of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in India.
37. Law Commision Chairperson - P Venkatarama Reddy, a retired judge of the Supreme
Court as chairperson of the 19th Law Commission, which will have a tenure upto
August 31, 2012.
38. NAC Head - Chairperson of the National Advisory Council-Sonia Gandhi.
39. FICCI Chief - Mr. Rajan Bharti Mittal, on February 27 took over from Mr. Harsh Pati
Singhania as the new president of FICCI.
40. Army Heads - Army Commander Lt Gen. V. K. Singh,New Army Chief , Air Chief
Marshal P. V. Naik.
41. INTACH Chairman - Maj. Gen. (Retd) L. K. Gupta
42. IOC Chairman - Indian Oil Director Brij Mohan Bansal
43. 1st Woman IG of Railways Jaya Singh Chauhan.
44. United Bank CMD Bhaskar Sen.
45. US, Russia Seal Deal - Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
46. Chennai to Host Next Indian Science Congress in January, 2011
47. India Carries out Successful Vertical Launch of BrahMos - BrahMos, the supersonic
cruise missile, was successfully launched vertically from Naval destroyer INS Ranvir
of March 21, 2010. It punched a hole in a decommissioned vessel 290 km away in
the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa Coast.
48. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s Visit to India - Indo-Russian friendship giving
a boost to their ties India and Russia on March 12, 2010 signed 19 pacts.
49. Supreme Court Upholds 4 percent Muslim Quota in Andhra Pradesh.
50. India, Singapore Hold Joint Military Exercise - ‘Bold Kurukshetra’ which were held at
the Babina range near Jhansi.
51. Nepal Ex-PM G. P. Koirala passes away - Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal’s freedom
fighter and political hero who played a major role in ending the Maoists’ decade-long
People’s war and restoring peace in the country passed away in Kathmandu on March
20, 2010. He was 86.
52. US-Russia Nuke Arms Reduction Deal: The New START Pact - The new Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty (START) would replace a 1991 pact.
53. BRIC to promote global food security - The BRIC nations - Brazil, Russia, India and
China - have agreed to extend cooperation to agriculture to promote global food
security.
54. Terror Strikes Moscow Metro - 38 people were killed and 65 injured in suicide
bombings at two Metro Stations in Moscow on March 29, 2010.
55. First Open Jail for Women Opened - Maharashtra Home Minister R. R. Patil opened
India’s first open jail for women at the Yerawada Central Prison in Pune in March
2010.
56. Amrita Devi Bishnoi Prizes Announced - Amrita Devi Bishnoi prizes in different
categories for 2009 by rajesthan GOV.
57. REGIONAL Languages of puducharry-tamil
58. West Bengal - West Bengal to setup Counter - Insurgency Force: In face of grave
threat to law and order situation in West Bengal from Maoists the state government
has decided to raise a counter-insurgency force to combat Naxal-Maoists menace in
the state. The newly raised force will be trained.
59. Justice Reddy Appointed Law Commission Chairperson - The Centre has appointed
Justice P. Venkatarama Reddy, a retired judge of the Supreme Court as chairperson
of the 19th Law Commission, which will have a tenure upto August 31, 2012.
60. Vrinda Karandikar - Noted Marathi poet and Jnanpith award winner Vinda Karandikar
passed away in Mumbai on March 14, 2010. He was 91.
61. G. P. Birla - Eminent industrialist G. P. Birla passed away in Kolkata on March 5,
2010. He was 87.
62. John Terrace Tate Wins Abel Prize - This year, the prestigious Abel Prize in
Mathematics has been given to American mathematician Johan Terrace Tate (aged
85).
63. 55th Filmfare Award Conferred - Best Actor in a leading Role (Male): Amitabh
Bachchan, Best Actor in a leading role (Female): Vidya Balan-Paa, Best Film 3 Idiots
64. Vyas Samman for Amar Kant’s Novel - Noted Hindi writer Amar Kant’s novel ‘Inhin
Hathiyaron Se’ has been selected for the Vyas Samman 2009.
65. 82nd Oscar Academy Awards - Picture (The Hurt Locker), Actor Jeff Bridges (Crazy
Heart), Actress Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
66. Surjit Patar Gets Saraswati Samman 2009 - Punjabi poet Surjit Patar has been
selected for the Saraswati Samman 2009 for his poetry collection ‘Lafzan Di Dargah’.
67. Jaya Bachchan given Lifetime Achievement Award in london.
68. Moily Gets Moortidevi Award - President Pratibha Patil on March 18, 2010 conferred
the Moortidevi Award of the Bhartiya Jnanpith to Union Law and Justice Minister
Veerappa Moily for his work ‘Sree Ramayana Mahanveshanam’ (great exploration
and examination of the Ramayan).
69. Vigyan Ratna Award for Professor Yashpal
70. Reports/Study/Survey
India Speak: English is our 2nd language - More Indians speak English than any
other language, with the sole exception of Hindi.
Mother Tongue: Top 5 English speaking countries - US, India, Nigeria, UK,
Russia.
Top 5 Languages spoken in India - Hindi, English, Bengali,
Telugu, Marathi.
71. China Replaces India as World’s Most Diabetic: Study - China tops the world in
diabetic with an estimated people with diabetes to 92.4 million. India has 50.8
million people with diabetes, with an adult prevalence of 7.1 percent.
Raising Numbers: Countries with highest number of diabetes
China - 92.4 million, India - 50.8 million, US - 26.8 million,
Russian Federation - 9.6 million
72. Wildlife &forests that will be distinct from the enviroment ministry.
73. Archeology - Pattanam, First Habitat Site Excavated in Kerala:
74. Arts - Indian Paintings’ Exhibition in Kazakhstan: As part of its outreach effort in
Central Asia India recently hosted an exhibition in Symkent city of Kazakhstan of 29
digitally produced prints of well-known works of Indian artists representing human
figure forms created over a span of more than a country.
75. Curico - Curico is a town in Chile. Curico - the town - was founded in 1743 and its
situated in a picturesque and wine producing areas. But recently this historic town
 was flattened by powerful earthquake which hit Chile in last week of February 2010,
shocking historians and ancient heritage lovers.
76. Dholi Dungri Village - Dholi Dungri Village is situated about 30 kilometre from
Ahmedabad. It recently came into news when the remains of a snake and dinosaur
fossil and dinasaur eggs found.
77. Important Days
National Days - May 11 : National Technology Day
International Days - May 1 : International Labour Day
May 3 : World Press Freedom Day
May 8 : World Red Cross Day
May 17 : World Telecommunication Day
78. RBI Suddenly Raises Repo and Reverse Repo Rates - RBI’s Rates: At a Glance
Bank Rate - 6.0 percent, Cash Ratio Rate (CRR) - 5.75 percent, Repo Rate - 5.0
percent, Reverse Repo Rate - 3.5 percent, Statutory Liquidity Rate (SLR) - 24
percent
79. Inflation becomes 9.89 pecent in February’10.
80. Mukesh Ambani Retains Richest Indian Rank in Forbes’ List of Richest People
World’s Richest
1. Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 53.5
2. William Gates III US 53.0
3. Warren Buffet US 47.0
4. Mukesh Ambani India 29.0
5. Lakshmi Mittal India 28.7
India’s Ranking
World Rank Net worth in
US $ billion
1. Mukesh Ambani 4 29.0
2. Lakshmi Mittal 5 28.7
3. Azim Premji 28 17.0
4. Anil Ambani 36 13.7
81. Consolidated FDI Policy Framework Released
82. OVL Makes Two Oil Discoveries in Syria - ONGC Videsh Ltd., (OVL), the overseas arm
of state-owned explorer Oil and Natural Gas Cooperation (ONGC), has made two
significant oil discoveries with a combined potential of 185 million barrels in a block
in north eastern Syria.
83. 8.5 percent Interest on PF Deposits for 2010-11.
84. Coal India to divest 10 percent stake by August 2010.
85. Maharashtra third among BPL states after UP and Bihar.
86. SBI to open, 1000 Branches in 2010-11
87. RBI to buy IMF notes worth $10 billion
88. Cricket
North Zone Clinches Deodhar Trophy - North Zone defeated West Zone to clinch the
Deodhar Trophy in the final match on March 9, 2010 in Vadodra.
89. Kapil Dev inducted into Hall of Fame - ICC president David Morgan.
90. Tamil Nadu clinches Vijay Hazare Trophy - Tamil Nadu beat Bengal by 29 runs to lift
the Vijay Hazare Trophy on March 2, 2010 in Ahmedabad.
91. Pune and Kochi Join the IPL - Pune and Kochi are the new teams in the Indian
Premier League (IPL). They formally joined the IPL on March 21, 2010 with Sahara
Group winning the bid for Pune, Ahmedabad and Nagpur while Rendezvous Sports
World (a consortium of five companies) won Kochi.
92. Australia Champion of Hockey World Cup - Australia beat Germany 2-1 to clinch the
field Hockey World Cup for the first time in 24 years on March 13, 2010 in New Delhi.
Man of the match-Luck Doerner(Aus)
93. Tennis
Djokovic Defends Dubai Open - Novak Djokovic retained his Dubai Open title on
February 28, 2010 in Dubai.
94. Chess
GrandMaster Norms for Deep and Arghyadip - International Masters Deep Sengupta
and Arghyadip Das collected GrandMaster Norms from the Cannes.
95. Badminton
Saina Nehwal among Top 5 World Badminton Women Players - India’s ace
badminton player Saina Nehwal reached number 5 spot in the world ranking among
women’s single title holders on March 18, 2010.
96. Billiards/Snooker Pankaj Advani Bags National Championship -

97. 2010 Laureus Spots Awards: Usain Bolt Named Sportsmen of the year
98. Manavjit Bags Trap Gold in ISSF World Cup - World Champion marksman Manavjit
Singh Sandhu clinched the trap gold in the ISSF World Cup at Acapulco (Mexico) in
first week of March 2010.

99. Books & Authors:

1. La Nuit aux Etoiles (The Night of the Stars)
2. Himalayan Wonderful: Travels in Lahaul and Spiti: Manohar Singh Gill
3. The Last Sunset - Rise and fall of the Lahore Durbar: Capt. Amarinder Singh
4. Way to Go: Upamanyu Chatterjee
100. Google, Intel, Sony in pact: Internet search engine giant Google has teamed
with Intel and Sony to develop Google TV, a platform for bringing the web into the
living room via television and set-top boxes.
1. Which renowned Indian painter A. Christoph Waltz and Sandra
surrendered his Indian passport to Bullock
Qatar in March 2010? B. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock
A. Raghu Rai C. Christoph Waltz and Kathryn
B. Tyeb Mehta Bigelow
C. M.F. Husain D. Greg Shapiro and Kathryn
D. Jatin Das Bigelow
2. Which nation was marred by ethnic 7. Who was named the world’s richest
violence in March 2010 leaving person in Forbes annual rankings
hundreds of people dead? released in the month of March
2010?
A. Surinam B. Chad
A. Mukesh Ambani B. Bill Gates
C. Algeris D. Nigeria
C. Carlos Slim
3. Which movie bagged six Oscars at
the 82nd Academy Awards in D. Warren Buffet
March 2010? 8. Who won the World Cup Hockey
A. The Hurt Locker B. Avatar title in March 2010?
C. Crazy Heart D. Inglorious A. Germany
Basterds B. Netherlands
4. Which Indian cricketer was C. Korea
inducted into the International D. Australia
Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame
on March 9, 2010? 9. Who, on March 14, 2010 became
the youngest person to rowan
A. Sunil Gavaskar B. Kapil Dev entire Ocean Solo?
C. Sahin Tendulkar D. Gautam A. Katie Spotz
Gambhir
B. Riggie Fisiehella
5. Who among the following won the
C. Arthur Redelf
Sportsman and Sportswoman of
the Year Laures World Sports D. Jozeline Minirgdiz
Awards 2010? 10. Who was appointed goodwill
A. Roger Federer and Vinessa ambassador of the Joint United
Williams Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
B. Sachin Tendulkar and Kim in India in March 2010?
Clijsters A. Nandita Das
C. Usain Bolt and Serena Williams B. Jhumpa Lahiri
D.Jenson Button and Maria C. Shahrukh Khan
Sharapova D. Preity Zinta
6. Who won the best actor and 11. In which Indian State was World’s
actress Oscar awards respectively first Green Legislature Building
at the 82nd Academy Awards in opened in March 2010?
March 2010?
A. Rajasthan B. Tamil Nadu
 C. Maharashtra D. Sikkim 18. Nepal’s former Prime Minister who
12. Who clinched the inaugural OB died in March 2010 is .....
Agarwal Memorial 6 Red Snooker A. Girija Prasad Koirala
National Championship in B. Sadbandhu Maharana
Bangalore on March 15, 2010?
C. Rajpal Singh Bodhi
A. Brijesh Damanii
D. Chaturbhuj Kamaini
B. Manan Chandra
19. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) sold
C. Pankaj Advani Media rights to Nimbus Sports in
D. Kamal Chawla March 2010 for the next three
13. The World’s shortest man in the editions of the Asia Cup for ....
Guinness Book of World Records, A. $16 million B. $23 million
He Pingping who died in March C. $42.50 million D. $50 million
2010 was just over ..... tall.
20. Who was awarded the prestigious
A. 23 cm B. 39 cm Abel Prize in Mathematics for
C. 51 cm D. 74 cm 2010?
14. Offshore Patrol Vehicle inducted A. John Torrence Tate
into Indian Coast Guard on March B. Sid W. Richardson
17, 2010 is ICGS.
C. Srinivasan Vibhadaram
A. Sagarkarma
D. Arnold Shuwarnadzen
B. Vishwardha
21. Which Indian state team won its
C. Surakshast 13th title by winning the 18th
D. Vishwast sentor National Women’s Football
15. Indian boxers won the overall title tournament on March 25, 2010?
in Commonwealth Championships A. Orissa B. Manipur
held in New Delhi in March 2010 C. Maharashtra D. Punjab
with a tally of .....
22. Which of the following missiles was
A. 4 gold and 3 silver medals not test-fired by India in March
B. 3 gold and 3 silver medals 2010?
C. 6 gold medals A. Agni-I B. Prithvi II
D. 6 silver medals C. Tuneer D. Dhanush
16. Which two teams joined the Indian 23. Which nation, in March 2010,
Premier League (IPL) for Twenty20 abolished two of its eleven time
from the 2011 season? zones?
A. Gujarat and Jabalpur A. Russia B. China
B. Trivandrum and Gwalior C. United States D. Hong Kong
C. Pune and Kochi 24. Who won the Australian Formula 1
D. Pondicherry and Aizwal Grand Prix in March, 2010?
17. Who, in March 2010, was A. Lewis Hamilton
appointed Chairperson of the 19th B. Karun Chandhok
Law Commission of India! C. Fernando Alonso
A. V. Kuttu Chennaswami D. Jenson Button
B. P. Venkatarama Reddy 25. Which Indian bank was at the top
C. Sarthak Raghurajan of FE Best Bank Survey held in
D. Unnumkul Chakraborty March 2010?
A. Punjab National Bank
 B. Indian Bank D. None of these
C. State Bank of India 29. The first Indian bank which got
D. Bank of Baroda China’s nod to deal in Yuan in
March 2010, is .....
26. Which consumer electronics major
launched the latest TVs-3D A. Punjab National Bank
television in India in March 2010? B. Indian Bank
A. L.G. B. Samsung C. State Bank of India
C. Videocon D. Onida D. Bank of Baroda
27. In which country did ONGC find 30. Which two countries on March 9,
two oil blocks in March 2010? 2010 okayed Copenhagen Pact?
A. Syria B. Columbia A. India and Australia
C. Nigeria D. Venzuela B. Brazil and China
28. What does CER stand for? C. India and Brazil
A. Carbon Exchange Rates D. India and China
B. Carbon Emission Rates
C. Carbon Execution Rates

1-c 2-D 3--A 4-B 5-e 6-B 7-e 8-D 9-A 10-D
11-B 12-C 13-D 14-D 15-C 16-C 17-B 18-A 19-? 20-A
21-B 22-C 23-A 24-D 25-A 26-B 27-A 28-B 29-C 30-D