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WINSPIRE – Inspiring young minds 0
WINSPIRE Inspiring Young Minds
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A P J ABDUL KALAM: A JOURNEY FROM “WHAT IS POSSIBLE?”
TO “IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE!”
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Indoor war in INDIA TOPPERS INNER ‘VIEW’
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From the editors Dear Reader,
We would like to present this monthly, a winning inspiration for life in its full bloom to contribute
for the bright future of the offspring in India. We all know that things are changing on a very fast
pace, what may be the size or kind of it, but, ‘are we imparting quality?’ should be the question of
the day and every day. To become successful in an increasingly competitive world, one needs to be
highly focused on his/her goal. Ensuring long term success in your chosen field of activity requires
planning, a righteous attitude coupled with precise implementation. What it needs are; reliable
information, resourceful thinking, positive mending among better levels of concentration. We will
keep the track of it only to live up to such educational expectations when you stay focused on your
goal. Just to remind the modern youth of the profound words of Swami Vivekananda: ”Take up
one idea, make that one idea your life; think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain,
muscles, nerves, every part of a body, be full of that idea, and just leave every idea alone. This is
the way to success.”
Successful actions and strategies depend up on the kind of education you have. Right kind of
education is not earning a certificate, but in the true sense of its purpose i.e. learning. Winspire
with its holistic approach to learning would support such right kind of learning, so as to help you
carve your own niche in today’s competitive world.
There are people who live the idea that constant learning is the best way to grow. One such person
is A P J Abdul Kalam, the former president of INDIA. Through hard work, perseverance, and armed
with great aptitude to learn, Dr. Kalam has, risen from newspaper boy to the President.
This magazine plans to set you at right lines for your success. It aims to enable you to bring
yourself close to the world by providing vast uncharted ocean of knowledge presented in a real
manner.
WINSPIRE shows the way to prepare, a right direction to take, where to start……………… Begin Now
Begin now.
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Voiilence
Essays & Articles
4 Violence against women in India
It’s an Indoor war in India
7 Campus Profile
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT)
9 Personality to emulate
A P J Abdul Kalam: WHAT IS POSSIBLE? TO IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE!
17 Insights from CHINA
22 Life line in Business
Career in Civil engineering
27 RUN MILKHA RUN
Bhag milka bhag: A Running Inspiration To Youth
34 SWAMI AND FRIENDS
FOR LIFE TIME INSPIRATION
CONTENTS
REGULAR FEATURES
13 Current Issues & Events
16 Who’s who: Chief Ministers
of different states?
19 Improve your GK
25 Math modus operandi
29 Quiz: inventions and discoveries
32 Lateral thinking
36 Crosswords
40 Inspiration
41 Fun Corner
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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INDOOR WAR IN INDIA ESSAY ON IMPORTANT ISSUES
Violence against women in India
…. a war of necessity
Synopsis
1. Indian Society is male –dominated: Even so many years after Independence, women in the Indian society do not enjoy the same rights as men.
2. Forms taken by violence against women: a)Maltreatment of married women on account of inadequate dowry , which forces many of them to commit suicide ; b)physical outrage particularly on women wearing ornaments; c)sexual assault that may later blackmail a woman into prostitution; d) Molestation and rape of women during riots.
3. How to check this violence: a) Social workers can play a significant role. b) There should be some restraint on film industry that demonstrates violence c) Hoardings exploiting the female form should be banned. d) Women should organise themselves and fight for their rights.
India shed the shackles of slavery long ago; still
women in our country continue to be helpless victims
of male supremacy. In almost every field of our social
life, they are treated as inferior beings. We may shout
about constitutional equality between men and
women, but the bitter reality is that we shall have to
go a long way before women will find an equal safe
and honourable place in our society. Ours is
undoubtedly a male dominated society founded on
the subjugation of women. Women too feel it safer
and more comfortable to submit to the system
meekly and accept a subordinate role. A few souls no
doubt, do now and then stand up to fight against this
injustice, but their isolated effort proves to be too in
effective to shatter the strong hold of male
dominance
One of the most hideous aspects of our
society is the dowry system. It is a
complex phenomenon and there are
several dimensions to it. This system
reduces a young girl to a saleable
commodity and lowers her dignity. In
case she brings an inadequate dowry, it
exposes her to the risk of maltreatment
after marriage. The pity is that it is not
just the illiterate and uncultured brutes
that beat their wives for bringing an
inadequate dowry and demand
expensive and unaffordable gifts from
their in-laws.
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There is no death of doctors, engineers, or civil
servants who, even after selling themselves to the
highest bidder in the matrimonial market, maltreat
their wives. Thousands of girls immolate
themselves at the altar of this evil every year, some
of them before marriage because of their parents
cannot afford a fat dowry and some after marriage
because the dowry is insufficient to quench the
avaricious of the in-laws. It is said that in spite of
the various anti dowry measures, our government
has not been able to control this malady.
No less an evil is the physical outrage on
women. We persist in our wretched belief that
women are weak, helpless creatures, who need
constant watching by their fathers, brothers,
husbands and sons at different stages of their life. It
reads today like a fairy tale that in the reign of
certain king, a woman laden with ornaments could
move freely without any fear. How often does one
hear of ladies living in busy localities murdered
even in broad, daylight all because they had some
yellow metal on them? The race of chain snatchers
is increasing. In temples, at fairs and festivals, in
crowd public places, and in the buses, these lynx –
eyed brutes abound and carry on their depredation
even where policemen are on duty.
Greed is not the only motivating force behind the
crimes against women. Sex hunger is another.
Young girls are decoyed on promises of decent job
or marriage. And once a girl has fallen, she is
blackmailed into a life of vice. This is the story of
most of the women in the red-light areas of various
cities. The tragedy is that it is often the close
relatives of woman – an uncle, an aunt, a family
family friend, whom the woman looks
upon as her guardian and protector-that
led her into the flesh trade.
The molestation and rape of women
during riots is a very sad commentary on
human civilization. Whenever riots break
out in any part of the world, women are
raped as means of asserting the victory of
one community over another. Rajput
women used to immolate themselves lest
they should fall in the hands of Muslim
invaders. Innumerable women fell a prey
to the brutal instincts of the male species
during the communal riots in pre
independence India. In many families
daughters were killed as soon as they
were born because their honour was
always in danger. The two social evils of
the purdah and early marriage, which
primarily account for backwardness of
Indian women, were a direct result of the
parent’s keenness to ensure the safety
and honour of their daughters.
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“If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put
their hands on anybody else again.”
If we want to get a feel of the rottenness of our
social milieu, we have only to know the
experiences of working women. From the
starting bus stop to the place of their work,
they are exposed to the vulture eyes of males
of all ages and all classes. If the way lies
through a deserted place, there is always the
danger of facing a potential molester. The
journey from home to the office is nothing
short of nightmare. It is very disheartening to
see even the educated youth indulging in eve-
teasing and harassing of women. Even at the
work place, women are under constant threat
of sexual harassment. They keep on putting up
with indecent gestures and cheap comments of
their male colleagues either for fear of creating
a scene or of annoying a superior and finding
their avenues of promotion choked.
In India there has been an alarming
increase in the incidence of violence against
women. If this trend has to be checked, our
social workers particularly the NGO’S
espousing the cause of women will have to
shoulder most of the responsibility. Our
movies and prime time serials often
glamorize sex and violence and vitiate the
impressionable minds of immature youth. If
the producers of such movies and serials do
not exercise self restraint, the government
should step in and check the rot through
legislative measures. Public display of big
hoardings exploiting the female form should
also be discouraged. But the biggest
responsibility to wage this battle lies with
the women themselves. They must get
organized. They have borne the tyranny of
man far too long. The time has come for a
crusade, and it is women themselves who
must take the lead in starting it.
Meanings:
Assault - attack; shackles – chains; hideous –
horrible; indignant – angry immolate – to
sacrifice; quench – to satisfy; avariciousness
– greed; malady – disease; lynx-eyed – sharp
sighted; depredation – plundering; decoy –
to deceive; milieu – environment; nightmare
– a horrible dream; crusade – serious
struggle.
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Profile of a college
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information
and Communication Technology (DA-IICT)
One of the India’s best technological university
located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Dhirubhai
Ambani Institute of Information and
Communication Technology (DA-IICT) was set up
in 2001.This University is named after the
Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group
founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the
Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted
by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
Vision
The founding aim of the institute was to deliver a
unique Vision -To help build a knowledge-led
society founded on intellectual competitiveness
for global leadership
Programmes
DA-IICT began admitting students in August 2001,
with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for
its Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) program in
Information and Communication Technology
(ICT). ICT aimed at teaching graduates of
engineering the methods and techniques of
information and communication technology. This
programme hones the skills of all the
participants in helping them thrive in an era of
cut -throat competition and also meet the
demands of ever – changing world of Information
and communication technology.
Since then, it has expanded to include
postgraduate courses such as Master of
Technology (M. Tech) in ICT, Master of
Science (M.Sc) in Information Technology,
Master of Science (ICT in Agriculture and
Rural Development), Master in Design (M.
Des), a five year dual degree programme,
along with a Doctorate programme.
Facilities
DA-IICT believes that its students are the
cream of the student community and they
deserve the best. The infrastructure
support it provides to the students is a just
expression of this belief the institute has
state –of –the-art computing facilities .All
hostel rooms, classrooms, and offices are
equipped with the internet connectivity.
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DA-IICT has very good lab structure with more
than 800 computers are installed in the laborites.
This includes Multimedia lab, Grid lab, Network
lab, RF lab, VLSI lab, English language lab.
DA-IICT boasts of very good infrastructure for
sports and other leisure activity. The institute
believes that an individual is sum total of personal
as well as academic achievements.
Admissions
Thousands of students apply every year. Due to
limited seats, selection is done on the basis of
the All India Engineering Entrance Examination
(AIEEE) rank. A few seats are reserved for Non-
Resident Indians (NRIs) and Foreign Nationals
(FNs) who are admitted through a separate
channel called ‘Direct Admission of Foreign and
NRI Students (DAFS)’.
In an ever-changing world, there are a few
constancies. And one of them is change. Today,
DA-IICT is all geared to meet the challenges of a
dynamic tomorrow which offers unending
prospects for growth and advancement
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2 .2 12 .2 22.4
3 .3 13. 3 23.2
4 .2 14.3 24.4
5 .1 15.3 25.1
6. 2 16.4
7 .1 17.4
8 .2 18.2
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10 .2 20.3
GK ANSWERS
Quiz ANSWERS
1. Charles Babbage
2. Alexander Graham Bell
3. Insulin
4. Raman Effect
5. The Wright Brothers, Orville, Wilbur
6. Marie Skłodowska-Curie
7. Evangelista Torricelli
8. Penicillin
9. John Logie Baird
10. Edwin Herbert Land
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Personality to Emulate
A P J Abdul Kalam A JOURNEY FROM “WHAT IS POSSIBLE?” TO “IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE!”
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, who we used
to call as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was the 11th
President of India serving 2002 to 2007. Due to his
working style he is popularly known as the People’s
President. Before his term as president he
distinguished himself as engineering visionary and
was awarded India’s highest civilian honor Bharat
Ratna in 1997 for his work with DRDO and for his
role as a scientific advisor to the Indian
Government. He loves children and spends a lot of
time with them. He is popularly known as a Missile
Man of India.
Abdul kalam
Former President of INDIA
Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October,
1931 in Tikundi of Dhanushkodi in the
district of Rameswharam. His father was
Jainaluddin and mother Ashiamma.
His father Jainaluddin was a humble boat
owner, which he used to rented out to
local fishermen. He was a devout Muslim
and a close friend of the Rameshwaram
temple priest. And this has made Kalam
to grow up in a multi-religious, tolerant
society with a progressive outlook. His
father often quoted from Quoted to
make the young Kalam see the world
without fear. From childhood Kalam
loved the sea and spent most of the time
at beach watching the waves.
Kalam’s day would start at 4 am and end
at 11 pm. As his father was not educated
he wanted Kalam to study. Kalam would
get up at 4 am and have bath and then go
to mathematics class, the mathematics
teacher used to teach only 5 students in
the whole session and bathing before the
class was the condition he laid to the
students. After the class, Kalam along
with his cousin Samsuddin went around
disturbing newspaper.
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Kalam had primary education in Rameshwaram
Elementary School. At the age of 15 he joined the
Schwartz High School n Ramandapuram. The
teachers of Schwartz High School were very gentle
and encouraged him to do very special. Kalam one
of the favorite student of Mr. Solomon, who often
used tell students not to get disappointed at
failures and said they must learn a lesson from a
mistakes and failure. Kalam after completing his
high school education at the Schwartz High School
and got admission in St. Joseph’s College,
Tiruchirapalli and graduated in science in 1950 at
the age of 19 years.
After graduating from St. SJoseph’s College, Kalam
joined the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT).
But all was not so easy to get admission at MIT. He
had to have around Rs.1000 rupees for the
admission fee into the college and his father was
not in a position to pay that much huge amount.
This made Kalam feel hopeless and unable to think
which way to turn for help. His sister Zohara came
to the rescue she mortgaged her bangles and her
necklaces and gave the money to Kalam. Zohara
had total confidence in his success and said one day
her brother would be a great man and that she was
proved right. Kalam was thankful to his sister for
her timely assistance and promised to pay off the
debt and get all the bangles and necklaces back
with his own earnings one day.
Kalam received the most appropriate practical
education at the MTS; this was the place where
Kalam could fulfill his long cherished dream to fly
an aircraft. He was thrilled when he found himself
standing among the planes for the first time ever.
He always felt a strange attraction while
watching those aircraft. As he liked aircraft
so much he opted for aeronautical
engineering as his major subject to study at
the MIT.
He came under the influence of three
professors Sponder, Kava Pandalai ,
Narasingha Rao and who are also
responsible for shaping Kalams. These
teachers influenced a sense of self-
confidence in Kalam that later helped
tremendously in his life.
From MIT he went to Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Bangalore as a
Trainee. Kalam received very important
practical training here. His first training
involve overhaul the engines of the aircraft;
it was quite educational and practical
knowledge of every part of the engine-cum-
drum operations was very important.
Received training to check a crankshaft for
twist was also very educational.
In 1958, at the age of 27 he joined the
Directorate of Technical Development and
Production (DTD&P) as a senior Scientific
Assistant with a basic salary of Rs.250/- per
month.
While in DTD&P he was entrusted to design
a supersonic target aircraft model. He
worked and sent it to Aircraft and
Armament Testing Unit (A&ATU) at Kanpur.
Later, he was informed that design of DART
target has been accepted. Kalam spent 3
years in DTD&P;
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Years in DTD&P; during this period Aeronautical
Development Establishment (ADE) was established in
Bangalore where Kalam was asked to take up the new
assignment to face the real challenges of life.
At Aeronautical Development Establishment a prime
task was assigned to design and develop an hovercraft.
Team led by Kalam the group of young scientists here
terribly lacking in the practical knowledge of how to
make this aircraft. The procedure of making confused
Kalam’s brain for long time but after great deal of
effort finally the young scientist’s team succeeded in
building India’s hovercraft that took Defense Minister
Krishna Menon and Kalam at the Controls.
Despite the success of the hovercraft the project did
not get more recognition. Kalam was sad and
disappointed at seeing such a cold reaction from the
authorities. Then one day Prof. MGK Menon, Director
of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) met
Kalam and asked his permission to fly the Hovercraft
for which Kalam readily accepted the offer. Later, he
invited Kalam to attend an interview by famous
personalities like Dr. Vikram Sarabha, Prof. M.G.K
Menon, and Mr. Saraf.
After appointment at TIRF he began to work to his full
capacity and sometime later the TIFR decided to send
Kalam to America to receive six month special training
on sound rocket launching techniques at National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Started
working at NASA at the Langely Research Center (LRC)
in Hampton Virginia, this was basically a R&D center
for aerospace technology. Later sometime Kalam was
sent to the Goddard Space Flight Center (CGFC) at
Greenbelt, Maryland.
After having failed in the SLV-3 launch,
Kalam and his team were unhappy for
a quite a long time, but did not lose
their confidence and began to work on
the project with greater zeal. After
examining and correcting previous
flaws the SLV-3 lifted off in July 18,
1980 .Rohini satellite was put into orbit
and this was a great success in Indian
History.
Success followed Dr Kalam. Prithvi,
Agni, Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles
were huge successes. He was awarded
the Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna,
and then he became the President of
India; one of the few presidents who
have touched the hearts of so many
poor children in the country. Because
he also came from a poor background,
he knew the power of education in
changing one’s future.
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The story in Numbers
Rank Name Net worth ($bil)
Age Source Citizenship
1 Carlos Slim Helu&
family 73 73 Telecom Mexico
2 Bill Gates 67 57 Microsoft U.S
3 Amancio Ortega 57 77 Zara Spain
4 Warren Buffett 53.5 83 Berkshire Hathaway U.S
5 Larry Ellison 43 69 Oracle U.S
6 Charles Koch 34 77 diversified U.S
7 David Koch 34 73 diversified U.S
8 Li Ka-shing 31 85 diversified Hong Kong
9 Liliane Bettencourt &
family 30 91 L'Oreal France
10 Bernard Arnault&
family 29 64 LVMH France
Carlos Slim Helu Larry Ellison
Top 10 Billionaires
Source: www.frobes.com March 2013
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CURRENT EVENTS
The Government of India on 16 November
2013 decided to confer, the Bharat Ratna, the
highest civilian award on eminent scientist
Prof CNR Rao and cricket player Sachin
Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar is the first sports person to
win the Bharat Ratna Award.
The Bharat Ratna award so far, given only to
eminent personalities from the field of dance,
music, art, literature and the social sector. In
the year 2011, the Government of India
modified the eligibility criteria for Bharat
Ratna Award - to enable eminent Sports-
persons to receive the Nation’s highest
civilian award.
Prof. CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar
Selected for Bharat Ratna Award
The 18th International Children Film Festival of
India (ICFFI) was inaugurated on 14 November
2013 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish
Tewari was inaugurated the week-long (14 to 20
Nov 2013) event popularly known as Golden
Elephant.
The film festival was thrown open with the
screening of Hindi Animation Film "Gopi
Gawaiyya Bhaga Bajaiyya" Over 200 films from
48 countries scheduled to be screened at 11
theatres in the twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad. About one lakh 50 thousand
children are expected to take part in the biennial
event. The film festival is jointly organized by the
Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry,
Children’s Film Society of India and the Andhra
Pradesh state government.
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Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics
in TIFR, Mumbai selected for the 2014 New
Horizons in Physics Prize on 5 November
2013. He was awarded "for his pioneering
contributions to the study of string theory
and quantum field theory; and in particular
his work on the connection between the
equations of fluid dynamics and Albert
Einstein’s equations of general relativity".
The New Horizons for Physics Prize awarded
to promising junior researchers by
Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation. The
award carries prize money of 100000 US
Dollars
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 7
November 2013 performed the first orbit raising
manoeuvre of the Mars Orbiter spacecraft. The
spacecraft was fired for 416 seconds by the
command from the Spacecraft Control Centre
(SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command
Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore from the
440 Newton Liquid Engine of the spacecraft.
With this engine firing, the spacecraft`s apogee
(the farthest point to Earth) was raised to 28825
km, while its perigee (nearest point to Earth)
was at 252 km. Earlier, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft
was launched on 5 November 2013.
A series of five orbit raising operations during
the Mars mission will be performed, of which
the second and third raising operations would
be performed on 8 November 2013 to apogee
40000 and 71650. The fourth and fifth raising to
apogee of one lakh km and 1.92 lakh km will be
performed on November 11 and 16 November
2013. After the operations will be completed,
the mission is expected to take on the crucial
event of the trans-mars injection on 1 December
2013.
The Mangalayaan, the Mars orbiter of 1350
kilogram was successfully injected by ISRO’s
PSLV-C25 into the orbit around Earth in 44
minutes after launch from the Satish Dhawan
Space Centre at Sriharikota on 7 November
2013.
The International Designator or the NSSDC ID of
India's Mars mission is 2013-060A
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
on 7 November 2013 performed the first
orbit raising man oeuvre of the Mars
Orbiter spacecraft. The spacecraft was fired
for 416 seconds by the command from the
Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO
Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
(ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore from the 440
Newton Liquid Engine of the spacecraft.
With this engine firing, the spacecraft`s
apogee (the farthest point to Earth) was
raised to 28825 km, while its perigee
(nearest point to Earth) was at 252 km.
Earlier, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft was
launched on 5 November 2013.
- See more at:
http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-
affairs/isro-successfully-raised-mars-
ISRO successfully raised Mars Orbiter
Spacecraft's Orbit
Shiraz Naval Minwalla won New Horizons
in Physics Prize 2014
WINSPIRE – Inspiring young minds 15
2 Minute Read Up India successfully test-fired the advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Abdulla Yameen has been sworn in as the sixth President of Maldives after defeating the former President Nasheed in the election.
Waheeda Rehman will receive the inaugural Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of 2013. The award is instituted by Government of India.
Union Law Ministry told to the GoM about the necessity of amendment of Article 371 (D) of the Constitution of India for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
NASA has released a natural-color image of Saturn from space, the first in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.
World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of diabetes.
Usha Ananthasubramanian as the chairperson and managing director of public sector Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
Gabriela Isler from Venezuela won Miss Universe 2013 contest on 9 November 2013 held at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia
The Industrial Production of India has grown by 2 percent in September 2013 mainly on account of better performance by power and mining sector.
Justice R. Banumathi, Judge of the Madras High Court was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
India declared itself free from Notifiable Avian Influenza (H5N1) and has notified the same to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
The World Science Day for Peace and Development was observed on 10 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness on the role of science.
Sebastian Vettel won the United States Grand Prix. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was second and Red Bull's Mark Webber took the third place.
India moved to the second position in the latest ICC test ranking. South Africa is at top position and England is at third position.
India won the two matches test series against West Indies by 2-0 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. India won the match by an innings and 126 runs.
Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh won the 50th edition of Indian Open golf tournament on 10 November 2013 at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi
WINSPIRE – Inspiring young minds 16
WHO’S WHO
S.NO State Chief Minister
1 Andhra Pradesh Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
2 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Nabam Tuki
3 Assam Shri Tarun Gogoi
4 Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar
5 Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh
6 Delhi (NCT) Smt. Sheila Dikshit
7 Goa Shri Manohar Parrikar
8 Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi
9 Haryana Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda
10 Himachal Pradesh Shri Virbhadra Singh
11 Jammu and Kashmir Shri Omar Abdullah
12 Jharkhand Shri Hemant Soren
13 Karnataka Shri Siddaramaiah
14 Kerala Mr Oommen Chandy
15 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
16 Maharashtra Shri Prithviraj Chavan
17 Manipur Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
18 Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma
19 Mizoram Shri Lal Thanhawla
20 Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio
21 Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik
22 Puducherry (UT) Shri N. Rangasamy
23 Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal
24 Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot
25 Sikkim Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
26 Tamil Nadu Selvi J. Jayalalithaa
27 Tripura Shri Manik Sarkar
28 Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav
29 Uttarakhand Shri Vijay Bahuguna
30 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee
Chief Ministers of INDIAN States
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Insights from CHINA – Super Power
4. The number one hobby in China is stamp
collecting
5. Eighty percent, of the world's toys, are made in
China, which has quickly built factories to keep up
with demand
6. The abacus is an ancient counting machine. it is
used in schools, to learn math. Many shopkeepers
still use it for calculations. It can make very complex
calculations.
7. Chinese students have to learn around 5,000
Chinese characters at a minimum by the time they
leave school. College graduates learn as many as
10,000. But, overall, around 40,000 characters exist!
8. The most important holiday in China is the
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year. Chinese
traditionally believe that every person turns one year
older on the New Year and, thus, that day is
considered to be everyone’s birthday
Full Name: The People’s Republic of
China
National emblem: Tiananmen Gate
tower under five stars, encircled by
ears of grain and with a gear wheel
below.
National anthem: "Zhōnghuá Míngúo
gúogē" is the national anthem of the
Republic of China (ROC). It discusses
how the vision and hopes of a new
nation and its people can and should
be achieved and maintained using the
Three Principles of the People. The
Three Principles of the People, also
translated as Three People's Principles,
or collectively San-min Doctrine, is a
political philosophy developed by Sun
Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to make
China a free, prosperous, and powerful
nation.
China, officially the People's Republic of
China, is the world's most populous country,
with a population of over 1.3 billion.
Facts about china
1. The literacy rate in China is 95.9%.
2. The high speed train in Shanghai goes 268
miles per hour (431 kilometres per hour),
making it the fastest train in the world.
3. The Chinese invented paper, the compass,
gunpowder, and printing.
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.
9. The crossbow was invented and first used by
the Chinese. They were also the first in the world
to use chemical and gas weapons, 2,000 years
before gas was used in Europe during WWI.
10. The Chinese were using the decimal system as
early as the fourteenth century B.C., nearly 2,300
years before the first known use of the system in
European mathematics. The Chinese were also the
first to use a place for zero.
11. World’s second largest economy: 5.7 trillion
USD (2010)
12. Development: fastest in world history at 10%+
for the last 30 years
13. Industry: World’s largest producer of:
concrete, steel, fertilizer, clothing and toys.
14. Most international borders (14): Russia,
Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan,
Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and North Korea
15. Beijing Capital International Airport is the
second busiest airport in the world and busiest in
Asia.
16. Some of the world’s largest ports: Shanghai
(greatest cargo tonnage since 2005), Hong Kong,
Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, and
Tianjin
17. The third most visited country in the world for
tourism, despite its separation from most high-
disposable-income countries.
18. China banned Google, face book, YouTube, etc.
Animal: The giant panda is considered a
Chinese national treasure. Just over 1,000
survive in the wild, most of them to be
found in Sichuan Province.
Flower: China does not have an "official"
national flower, but the tree peony can be
regarded as a national favourite. The tree
peony (mudan) received the most votes in
an unofficial survey conducted in 1994 in
every district in China asking people to
select a national flower.
Economy: China is ranked as the world's
second largest economy, and is the largest
exporter and second largest importer of
goods in the world. China imports oil,
mineral fuels, optical and medical
equipment, metal ores and plastics, while it
exports apparel, textiles, iron, steel, and
electrical and other machinery.
National Day: Chinese celebrate October 1
as National Day in honor of the founding of
the People's Republic of China on October
1, 1949.
Bird: More bird species live in China than
any other place in the world. Shaanxi
Province's red ibis is also a national
treasure. Only some 1,500 of this highly
endangered bird species exist.
Tree: The oldest tree in the world is China's
gingko, which first appeared during the
Jurassic Age some 160 million years ago.
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Improve your GK
1. From the picture below identify the youth icon and a famous writer.
(1) Salman Rushdie
(2) ChetanBhagat
(3) Amit Varma
(4) AnuragAnand
2. Which planet rotates from east to west?
(1) Mercury (2) Venus
(3) Uranus (4) Neptune
3. How many rings are there on the Olympic
flag?
(1) Three (2) Four
(3) Five (4) Six
4. Which of the following organizations
headquarters is located in New York?
(1) World Trade Organisation
(2) United Nations Organisation
(3) World Bank
(4) International Court of Justice
5. Who wrote the book “Indira’s India”?
(1) Nihal Singh
(2) L.K.Adavani
(3) Khushwant Singh
(4) Ved Mehta
6. Hitler party which came into power in
1933 is known as
(1) Labour Party
(2) Nazi Party
(3) Ku-Klux-Klan
(4) Democratic Party
7. ‘Figo’ a car brand launched in India by
(1) Ford (2) Volkswagen
(3) BMW (4) GM
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8. KiranBedi is
(1) First woman IAS officer
(2) First woman IPS officer
(3) First woman advocate
(4) First woman judge
9. Which is the land of Rising Sun?
(1) India (2) Japan
(3) China (4) Russia
10. Chemical name of common salt is
(1) Potassium Chloride
(2) Sodium Chloride
(3) Calcium Carbonate
(4) Sodium Carbonate
11. The 2014 football world cup is scheduled
to be held in
(1) India (2) Japan
(3) Brazil (4) Australia
12. The first English Newspaper in India was
started by (Bengal Gazette)
(1) DadabhaiNoroji
(2) JA Hickey
(3) Lord William Bentinck
(4) Rabindranath Tagore
14.The LokSabha is also known as
13. The book ‘Letters from a Father to
Daughter’ was written by
(1) Rajaji
(2) Mahatma Gandhi
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Radhakrishnan
14. On the surface of the moon the weight of
a man
(1) Remain same
(2) Increases
(3) Decreases
(4) May or may not increase
15. Mount Everest is located in
(1) India (2) Tibet
(3) Nepal (4) China
16. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (pictured below)
is the founder of a famous social networking
site
(1) Twitter (2) Linked in
(3) Google (4) Facebook
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17. Who was known as Iron man of India?
(1) GovindBallabh Pant
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Subhas Chandra Bose
(4) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
18. The currency of Bangladesh is
(1) Rupee (2) Taka
(3) Dollar (4) Riyal
19. Who declared that his ultimate aim was tt
to wipe ‘every tear from every eye'?
(1) Rajendra Prasad
(2) Sardar Patel
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Mahatma Gandhi
20. The minimum age required to become a
member of RajyaSabha is
(1) 21 years (2) 25 years
(3) 30 years (4) 35 years
21. The number of major languages,
recognized in the Indian Union as official
language, are
(1) 15 (2) 22
(3) 12 (4) 9
22. From the picture below identify the
RBI governor
(1) BimalJalan (2) Y. V. Reddy
(3) D. Subbarao (4) RaghuramRajan
23. High performance. Delivered is the
punch line of
(1) Infosys (2) Accenture
(3) Amazon (4) Cognizant
24. The First ATM in India was introduced
by which of the following banks?
(1) ICICI Bank (2) HDFC Bank
(3) SBI (4) HSBC Bank
25. The highest civilian award of India
'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only
two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson
Mandela. The other is
(1) Abdul Ghaffar khan
(2) Mikhail Gorbachev
(3) Marshal Tito
(4) Abdul Wali Khan
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LIFE LINE OF BUSINESS
A Career in Civil Engineering
A Career in Civil Engineering is both challenging
and rewarding. Help build the next skyscraper, bridge or
highway and create structures that stand the test of
time. Learn more about how to become a civil engineer
here:
Civil engineering education begins long before college,
with the classes that the potential civil engineer takes in
high school. Yet, it may start even earlier that , with the
structures which the future civil engineer makes out of
Lego Blocks; seeing how high a tower they can build and
how long a bridge they can create. While many children
like building with blocks, there’s something different
about how the child who is destined to be a civil
engineer builds.
Civil engineering, like all engineering disciplines, is a
science. Therefore, the student who wants to study to be
a civil engineer needs to study maths and the sciences,
long before entering college. Algebra, trigonometry,
chemistry and physics all play a part in the daily work of
the civil engineer. Taking these classes in high-school and
doing well in them, prepares the student for their studies
in college.
Another very important area of study, although classes
aren’t offered for it, is problem solving. Like all types of
engineering, civil engineering is about solving problems.
The engineer is presented with a problem and expected
to find a solution for it. Whether that problem is
spanning a river, stopping coastal erosion, providing
water for farmers in arid climates or preventing a
building from falling in an earthquake, everything a civil
engineer does is problem solving.
So, how does one learn to solve
problems, since there are no classes
offered in it? Simple; one learns to
solve problems by solving them. It
doesn’t matter if those problems are
mathematical, mechanical or software,
problems are problems. The skills used
to solve one type of problem easy
translate to solving additional types of
problems.
Puzzles are a great tool for learning
how to solve problems, especially 3D
puzzles. The challenge of seeing what
is, and figuring out how to make it into
something else is all about problem
solving. Take the Rubik’s Cube as an
example. To solve it, one must see
where everything is, then see where
you want it to be. The mind imagines a
route from one to the other, and the
hands move the parts of the cube to
bring about that solution.
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The best problem solvers are those that learn
how to think outside the box. When an
“impossible problem” is presented, it takes a
new approach to solve it. What makes that
problem impossible is that nobody has found
the right way to think of it yet. But there is
always someone who can approach that
problem from a different viewpoint and solve
it. A student who wants to become an
outstanding civil engineer needs to learn how
to think outside of the box.
Another important skill for civil engineers to
learn is how to draw. The solution to every
problem must be drawn in order to share that
solution with others. This isn’t artistic drawing,
but rather technical drawing; drafting, whether
done with a pencil and ruler of on a computer
with a CAD (computer aided drafting) program.
Formal Civil Engineering Training
A number of universities offer formal civil
engineering degrees. These can range from an
Associate’s degree to a Master’s degree,
although the most common is a Bachelor of
Science in Civil Engineering. What’s the
difference between these degrees?
• Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering
Technology – This two year program prepares
those who wish to work in Civil Engineering,
but not with the responsibility of being a
project leader. Individuals with an associate’s
degree work as assistants to Civil Engineers,
doing research, testing (such as soils testing)
and turning rough drawings into finished
products.
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering –
This four to five year program is the
standard civil engineering degree. Students
who gain their bachelor of science have
been trained in both general civil
engineering subjects and a specialty in one
of the various civil engineering disciplines.
• Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering –
For those who wish to continue their
engineering studies, a master’s of science
degree is available from some institutions.
Engineers with a master’s degree often
work as professors in universities or in the
development of new technologies.
As part of civil engineering studies, students
are required to study the higher forms of
mathematics. While civil engineering is
about solving problems, those solutions
need mathematical proofs. Determining the
right amount of material to use in a
particular application requires both an
understanding of materials science and the
computational ability to calculate the
stresses on that material.
Civil engineering students take a wide
variety of courses, mostly in math and the
sciences. While a student will be working
towards a specialty in a particular civil
engineering field, they will also need a
generalized engineering education. Many of
the concepts used in civil engineering
overlap from one specialty to another; just
as many projects require the collaboration
of various specialties.
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There were three big fishes living in a lake who were very close friends. All three of them were very different from one another. The first one believed in fate. He thought things cannot be changed and what had to happen will happen no matter what. The second one was intelligent. He thought he knew how to solve a problem if he had one, with his intelligence. The third one was the wise one. It thought long and hard before acting.
So one day, the wise fish was happily playing around in the water, when it over heard a fishermen talking to another. "Look at that one, what a big fish... This lake is full of big fishes like this one. Let us come tomorrow and catch them."
It hurriedly swam to its friends to tell the news. "Let us get out of this lake before those fishermen come back. A canal I know can take us to another lake," the wise one said.
The intelligent fish said, “I know what to do if the fishermen come and catch me."
The fish which believed in fate said, "Whatever to happen will happen, I was born in this lake and I am not going to leave it."
The wise fish didn't want to risk its life, so he took the canal and went to another lake.
The wise fish didn't want to risk its life, so he took the canal and went to another lake.
The fishermen came back the next morning and cast their net. The rest of the two friends were caught in it along with many other fishes.
The intelligent fish thought of a way to escape, it acted as if it were dead. The fishermen threw him along with other dead fish back into the lake. But the other fish which believed in fate was still jumping in the net and the fishermen struck him dead.
Story moral: Intelligence wins over might.
Panchatantra story The Three Fishes
1. The surgeon is his mother.
2. The last person took the basket with the last egg still inside.
3. Wrongly
4. If the numbers are in Roman numerals, Take I from XIX, you are left with XX
5. Answer: I + IX = X Right Wrong I + IX = X
6. Here “You” means “U” ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS T U VWXYZ
7. They are sitting in the opposite direction and not facing each other
8. The blind beggar was his sister.
9. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow
10. John
Lateral Thinking Answers
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Math modus operandi
Finding Squares
of Numbers This article contains two shortcuts for finding
squares of numbers. If practiced regularly,
they may help you reduce calculation time by a
considerable amount.
25 and 75
This method can be used to determine the
square of any number that lies between 25
and 75 using the following steps:
1. Find out the difference between the number
and 25.
2. Find out the difference between the number
and 50.
3. Multiply the number obtained in step 1 by
100 and add it to the square of the number
obtained in step 2.
An example that uses this tip will make things
clearer.
Tip 1: Finds out the square of any number
between 25 and 75
This method can be used to determine the square
of any number that lies between 25 and 75 using
the following steps:
1. Find out the difference between the number
and 25.
2. Find out the difference between the number
and 50.
3. Multiply the number obtained in step 1 by 100
and add it to the square of the number obtained in
step 2.
An example that uses this tip will make things
clearer.
Let us consider the number 57
Step 1: Difference between 57 and 25 is 32.
Step 2: Difference between 57 and 50 is 7.
Step 3: Square of 57 is (32 x 100) + (7 x 7) = 3249
An important point to be noted is that you have to know
the squares of numbers up to 25 to make this tip usable.
Such situations may arise like in the case below
Consider the number 28.
Step 1: Difference between 28 and 25 is 3.
Step 2: Difference between 28 and 50 is 22.
Step 3: Square of 28 is (3 x 100) + (22 x 22) = 300 + 484 = 784
To test if this tip is effective, take any
other number and try finding out its
square first by using this tip and then
by multiplication.
Tip 2: Finds out the square of any
number
This set of steps will help you find the
square of any given number with no
limitations on the range. Obvious to
say, it is slightly more complicated than
the tip mentioned earlier
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These are the steps that should be followed:
1. Let the number be A.
2. Find the nearest multiple of 10 to the number and
call it B.
3. Let C = A – B
4. Let D = A + C (C may have a negative sign and
hence, this may be a subtraction)
5. The square of the number is (B x D) + (C x C)
All these steps may sound Greek without an
example.
Step 1: Consider the number 43.
Step 2: Nearest multiple of 10 is 40.
Step 3: C = 43 – 40 = 3
Step 4: D = 43 + 3 = 46
Step 5: Square of 43 is (40 x 46) + (3 x 3) = 1840 +
9 = 1849
A quick look at this tip will tell you that the
calculation will become more complex if the
number is larger but this method is still more apt
for finding squares of numbers less than four
digits.
Finding the square of three digits will become easy
if you are good at doing two digit multiplications.
Let us find the square of a three digit
number using this method.
Step 1: Let the number be 248.
Step 2: Nearest multiple of 10 is 250.
Step 3: C = 248 – 250 = -2
Step 4: D = 248 + (-2) = 246
Step 5: Square of 248 is (250 x 246) +
(-2 x -2) = 61500 + 4 = 61504
Compared to the first tip, this tip will
require much more practice before it
may be used effectively.
Important note:
Using tips and shortcuts for
calculating squares and cubes of large
numbers can be a tricky affair. It
involves learning the tip, practicing it
and using it over and over again until
it starts being effective. One should
always consider if it is easier (or
faster) to do the calculation in the
normal fashion. Just because a tip
looks intelligent doesn’t mean it will
give you the desired outcome.
Finding Squares of Numbers
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RUN Milkha RUN
A Running Inspiration for Youth
Sports is much sought after field for
young school goers in India now, we suddenly
see a change in parents’ attitude on their
children that they are being encouraged to
choose whatever field they feel like taking up.
“Bhaag Milka Baag” is such an impeccable film
that added value and inspiration to that kind of
a growing trend. It came as ‘right film at the
right time’, in a country where single sport is
valued more than any other, this kind of films
create avenues for fresh thinking and change in
people’s approach to sports and development.
The magic is that both sports and cinema are two different fields though linked by the same purpose that is voyeurism (viewership). It is like one entertainment meets with another in a grand fashion as it turned out to be a huge hit when people watched it and said “film ho tho aisi”
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Bhaag
Milkha Bhaag is based on an interpretation of
the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who
was a world champion runner and also an
Olympian. This film is full of story that has links
even with Pakisthan during partition travails.
The technicalities of the film like the camera
work (by Binod Pradhan) editing with story
moving back and forth from 1947 India and
Pakisthan partition to Milka’s the then running
success story.
Farhan Akhtar ably portrays the character of Milkha Singh by actually following Milkha Singh’s winning principles and attitude. The film shows how an actor can so convincingly step into the shoes of a legend on screen by literally ‘stretching’ himself and strenuously ‘working out’ for the role…2500 ab crunches a day to play Milkha! Small wonder, Milkha Singh complimented him, “Every nuance, every mannerism is right. You have become Milkha Singh!” Congratulations, Farhan Akhtar!
A life story: of Commitment, Dedication and Hard work. Milka Singh does anything for just a glass of
milk as he was shown drinking his sister’s
share of milk also. Then comes the issue of
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
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partition where Milka’s entire family gets slain and Milka’s father shouts for saving his son by saying “Bhaag Milka Bhaag” (Run Milka Run) that memory in Milka’s future life haunts even in the field. Milka joins army and becomes athlete to represent India in many countries. In the backdrop, The then Prime minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru agrees to engage Milka in a competition to be held in Pakisthan on request. Owing to his haunting partition memories, Milka declines the proposal but at last makes up his mind to and run but only to win! Thus from this dramatized on screen portrayal, we learn the principle of being commited in life, dedicated to a cause and also working hard to achieve his goals. Milka Runs and Runs and Runs…
Milkha Singh runs to attain different goals at different phases of his life. At first, young Milkha runs in the blazing sun on the hot sands from school just to reach home early. Then, he runs for his life, at the time of his father, to escape from the horse-rider-attackers during India’s partition. He runs after he beats up his brother-in-law. He runs to dodge getting caught stealing coal from the train. He runs in the Army Cross Country Race as he wants the privilege of earning a mug full of Milk, 2 eggs & pardon from exercise! He runs for India's Blazer & for his self-respect. He runs for the Medals and for making India proud... hence making running his single faith and ability - as his life.
Success needs Inspiration, Support, and Expert
Training & Guidance
It happens in Mr. Singh’s life that he doesn’t let
anybody to disturb him from achieving his goal,
neither his girl friend, nor fellow competitors.
Milkha Singh’s girl friend Biro, inspires him to earn an honest living and ‘become somebody’ in his life. His sister, Isri Kaur, is always a pillar of strength for him; even sells her ear-rings to bail him out. His friend does not ‘disturb’ his training to inform Milkha about Biro’s wedding. Milkha Singh’s coaches, Gurudev Singh and Ranveer Singh play the part like the jewelers who recognize his worth & shape the gem of an athlete! Practice Made Milka Perfect Young children derive inspiration from some beautifully shot scenes where Milka practices in the sand by tying a tyre to hips in the hot sun. he does workouts even when it pours down heavily. In one instance he gets roped into a bad boy gang during his teenage but with self realization comes out of the trauma to realize the good living and its importance. The learning point is that he learns from both good and bad but keeps to practice only the good. This bio pic (a film based on biography) is a master piece because of the technical values; background score is very much suitable, the songs emulate simple emotions very clearly, music is dated back to suit to the 1960s tunes. Dance sequences entertain you in a hilarious manner, there’s even good amount of humour in some shots where Milka drinks two boxes full of ghee and does the exercises. If you have not watched this film try to watch it and let as many children and young as possible to watch the film, it’s worth watching for inspiration to excel in life. Athletics should gain popularity in India on par with any major sport.
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QUIZ
Inventions and Discoveries
He was an English mathematician, philosopher,
inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the
concept of a programmable computer. Considered as
“Father of Computers”, he is credited with inventing
the first mechanical computer that eventually led to
more complex designs, who is he?
During the experiments he carried out with the
telegraph, he came up with the idea of the telephone.
The inventor of one of the most popular devices today
thought that the telephone was intruding, that is why
he did not have one in his workplace. Who is he?
Initially Frederick Banting was dedicated to politics
but later decided to shift to medicine. In 1916 he
completed his MD and during the World War I worked
as a doctor. He was very interested in diabetes and
continuously worked on a cure for it. Banting searched
for cure for diabetes together with Dr. Charles Best. In
1923 the researcher was awarded with the Nobel Prize
for discovering _______?
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Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, an Indian Physicist,
was the first to describe and explain in the review
nature, in 1928, the experimental observation of the
phenomenon in liquids. On 28th February 1928,
through his experiments on the scattering of light, he
discovered the___________. He was the recipient of
the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930.
The two American brothers, inventors and aviation
pioneers who were credited for inventing and
building the world’s first successful airplane and
making the first controlled, powered and
sustained, heavier than air human flight on
December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward,
the brothers developed their flying machine into
the first practical fixed wing aircraft. Who are
they?
__________ was a polish physicist and chemist
working mainly in France, who is famous for her
pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the
inventor of radium. She was the first woman to
win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two
fields and the only person to win in multiple
sciences. She was also the first female professor at
university of paris and in 1995 became the first
woman to be entombed on her own merits in
Paris.
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The famous Italian physicist and mathematician is the inventor of the barometer (scientific tool used in the field of meteorology to estimate atmospheric pressure), built in 1643. It would be interesting to note that a number of Italian Navy submarines were named after the inventor. Who is he?
During the World War I Fleming worked as an army
medical doctor. He is the inventor of
______________ that prevented a lot of soldiers
from being infected. The discovery of penicillin
managed to significantly boost the evolution of
medicine industry.
He was a Scottish Engineer and inventor of the world’s first practical, publicly demonstrated television system, and also the world’s first fully electronic colour television tube. His early successes demonstrating working television broadcasts and his colour and cinema television work earned him a prominent place in televisions invention.
The co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation was the
first who came up with low-cost filters for polarizing
light (useful system of in-camera instant
photography). His most popular invention, Polaroid
instant camera, was officially launched in late 1948
and allowed users to take and develop a picture in
just under 60 seconds. Who is he?
Inventions and Discoveries
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Lateral Thinking …………………..……Unlocking the creativity and innovation in you
These puzzles involve some novel way of thinking
or looking at the problem from an unexpected
viewpoint. The term 'lateral thinking' was coined
by Edward de Bono to denote a problem-solving
style that involves looking at a situation from
unexpected angles. Lateral thinking involves a
combination of skills and traits, a few of which are
creativity, perceptiveness, and the ability to
identify and apply new approaches.
Example: Why do Chinese men eat more rice
than Japanese men?
Solution: There are more Chinese men than
Japanese men.
Check HOW GOOD ARE YOU IN
LATERAL THINKING?
1. A man and his son are in a car crash. The father
is killed and the child is taken to hospital
gravely injured. When he gets there, the
surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for
he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?
2. There are six eggs in the basket. Six people
each take one of the eggs. How can it be that
one egg is left in the basket?
3. What word is always spelled wrongly?
4. How can you take 1 from 19 and leave
20?
5. Two mathematicians are sitting
opposite to each other for a cup of
coffee. They looked at the matter written
on the paper which is kept on the table.
One said “It’s Wrong”, another said “Its
Right”. Both are correct. How is it
possible? What is written on the paper?
6. Interviewer -- He ordered a cup of
coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived
kept before the candidate, then he asked
what is before you? Candidate: Instantly
replied "Tea “He got selected. Why?
7. Two persons are sitting with a table in
between them but they cannot see each
other. Why?
8. A blind beggar had a brother who died.
What relation was the blind beggar to the brother who died? (Brother is not the answer). 9. Name three consecutive days in English without using the words Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday. 10. John's mother has 3 children, one is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?
Answers on page 24
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Toppers Inner “VIEW”
2 years enough to crack JEE
Hailing from CBSE board, Arpit has proved
that 2 years are more than enough to crack
IIT JEE. He started preparing for JEE in class
XI. However, he first learnt the skills of
exam preparation in class VIII when he
appeared for NTSE (National Talent Search
Examination).
His key to success: Proper planning and
time management. Also he advises to
future JEE aspirants, “Get your
fundamentals right”. Arpit feels that as
there is a lot going on in class XI and XII,
with the boards, and the numerous
entrance exams, students must learn to
plan accordingly. He however strongly
agrees that extra-curricular activities like
sports, drama, literature or whatever else
interests a person are equally important.
IIT JEE 2012 topper’s key to success
With a score of 385 out of 408 in IIT JEE, Arpit Aggarwal
has managed to achieve what every engineering aspirant
in India dreams of: the top rank in the most prestigious
engineering entrance in India. The IIT JEE 2012 top-rank
holder is a resident of Faridabad, and a student of
Modern Vidya Niketan Senior Secondary School.
Arpit shared his 2 years journey of JEE preparation and his
own secrets of success. Here are a few highlights from the
interview:
Wants to pursue MBA after graduation!
Despite his spectacular performance in JEE, pursuing
hardcore science is not Arpit’s dream. Though there
are no specific goals yet, he wishes to pursue an
MBA after gaining his degree in engineering.
IIT JEE 2012 easy!
If you ask Arpit, the exam was as easy as it could be.
He made only four mistakes in the entire exam. In
fact he had figured out 3 of the 4 mistakes during
the exam itself, however was unable to change his
answers, because this year pen instead of pencil was
used.
Confide in someone to manage stress
Arpit feels that discussing matters with someone
really makes troubles go away. He was close to two
of his friends and two teachers at school, and could
discuss anything with them freely, and that helped
him manage his stress besides Yoga.
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SWAMY AND FRIENDS ………………………for Lifetime Inspiration
By R K NARAYAN
In the autumn of 1930, on a sudden spurt of
inspiration, writing of his first novel Swami and
Friends started. It was as if a window had opened,
and through it Narayan saw a little town and its rail
station, the Mempi Forest and the Nallapa’s Grove,
the Albert Mission School, Market Road, the River
Sarayu. Its inhabitants appeared, and Malgudi was
born.
Swami and Friends (1935) was published with the
help of Graham Green. The novel registers all the
small confusions and dislocations of the child
reaching the end of an idyllic childhood and facing
the grave tasks of adulthood. The setting that one
day swam into Narayan’s view Malgudi, the colonial
district town with its post office and bank and
middle-class suburb and small roadside shops and
low-caste slums and missionary school and
government bungalows is the new world of
urbanizing India that Swami is expected, in the way
Narayan was, to find his place in. But Swami is
essentially anarchic an amoral Krishna of Hindu epics
and it is his great restlessness within this restricted
world and the premonitions of the drabness that
awaits him which make for that unique mix of
“sadness and beauty” that Graham Greene, who
helped publish the book, spoke of.
Swami feels oppressed by authority the severe
Christians at school, his admonitory father but he is
also attracted by its promise of stability and identity,
and his great infatuation is with Rajam, the police
officer’s son, with his bungalow and toy rail engine:
the symbols of the world of colonial progress and
modernity that Swami, too, is being asked to enter.
That exalted world, once the exclusive
preserve of Brahmins, is changing fast: it
is no accident that Swami’s greatest
source of fear in Malgudi is the low-caste,
slum-dwelling ball boy at his father’s
tennis club.
The game of cricket, with its
simultaneously rule-bound and anarchic
nature, offers Swami, as it does millions
of Indians, emotional release from the
strains and pressures of adjusting to his
ever-altering circumstances. But the
captain of the cricket team is Rajam
himself, before whom Swami tries hard to
pose as a modern rational adult, an act in
which even his old affectionate
grandmother becomes a shameful
embarrassment someone to hide from
when Rajam visits his house.
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When Swami, giving in to his natural rebelliousness,
runs away from home just before an important
cricket match, he knows not only fear and
uncertainty but also guilt. His feeling that he has
been irresponsible and cowardly, that he has failed
to act like a man, colours the heartbreaking last two
pages where Narayan’s swift clear prose so naturally
a part of his alertness to physical and emotional
actuality, the randomness of events and emotions
describes Rajam’s departure for the bigger world
outside Malgudi.
A nervous Swami has gone to the railway station
with another grown¬up friend, Mani, to see Rajam
off. He has a present Andersen’s Fairy Tales for
Rajam. But Rajam, whose own attitude towards
Swami has alternated between harsh indifference
and brisk curiosity, is already remote. The train starts
to move; Rajam takes the book but says nothing:
childhood has ended for him and he won’t prolong it
any further for Swami:
Swaminathan and Mani stood as if glued where they
were, and watched the train. The small red lamp of
the last van could be seen for a long time; it
diminished in size every minute, and disappeared
around a bend. All the jarring, rattling, clanking,
spurting, and hissing of the moving train softened in
the distance into something that was half a sob and
half a sigh. Swaminathan said: “Mani, I am glad he
has taken the book. Mani, he waved to me. He was
about to say something when the train started. Mani,
he did wave to me and to me alone. Don’t deny it.”
“Yes, yes,” Mani agreed.
Swaminathan broke down and sobbed.
“Swami and Friends” was at once hailed
by critics as a great work of art. The novel
describes the rainbow world of childhood
and early boyhood of boys of the likes of
Swami growing up in the interior of South
India. It seems that Narayan’s personal
experience at school has gone into the
making of the novel. We get a vivid
portrayal of the thoughts, emotions and
activities of school boys. It is as though
everyday reality has taken over Narayan’s
pen and written this universal epic of all
our boyhood days.
The novel is remarkable for the author’s
understanding of child psychology and for
his depiction of the carefree, buoyant
world of school-boys in a most realistic
and convincing manner. It renders people
and their actions as they appear to boys
at school-stage. Swami is one of
Narayan’s immortal creations. Chandran,
Raju, Jagan and others came much after
in his fiction. Some writers have the
tendency to convert their childhood into
shrines and further on they try to mystify
their own boyhood. Narayan has
consciously avoided that because he
never wrote any more tales of boyhood
after “Swami and Friends”.
…………………..for Lifetime Inspiration
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C R O S S W O R D
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For beginners ‘Practice’
Across
1. People can run faster than they can ___.
3. They put on ___ shoes.
5. Don't turn left. Turn ___..
7. He is a good singer, but I'm the ___
singer in our class.
10. Many people like white sugar, but I
prefer ___ sugar.
11 .What would you like to ___? Coffee,
please.
Down
1. Did you ___ a letter last week?
2. What's your favorite fruit? I ___ apples.
3. A tricycle has ___ wheels.
4. A spider has ___ legs.
5. Let's ___ a song.
7. The American flag is red, white and ___.
8. He ___ "I am tired."
9. What's your job? I ___ at a department store.
1. 3RD GENERATION" 2. 'British Broadcasting
Corporation. 3. Bayerische Motoren Werke 4. Postal Index Number 5. Subscriber Identity Module 6. Intelligence quotient. 7. Entertainment and Sports
Programming Network 8. Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited 9. General Packet Radio Service 10. Housing Development
Finance Corporation
Full Forms – High Spirits
Cross word: Answers in Next Monthly
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HIGH SPIRITS
Try the Full Forms
1. 3G
2. BBC
3. BMW
4. PIN
5. SIM
6. IQ
7. ESPN
8. BSNL
9. GPRS
10. HDFC
Sudoku: Fill all rows, columns and 3x3 regions with exactly one instance of the numbers 1 to 9.
Joke:Three science students went to a pond.
The physics student said he wanted to calculate the density
of water and jumped into the pond.
Then the student of mathematics said that he wanted to
calculate the depth of the pond and followed the physics
student.
The chemistry student waited for about an hour, and then
finding no trace of the two, he left concluding that both
were soluble in water
1. Sun Rays
2. Centre of the
Flower
3. Shoe
4. Grass
5. Mouth
6. Right Hand
Hocus – Focus
Answers in next monthly Answers on page 36
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Find the INSIGNIA
6.
7.
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9.
10.
Play a logo quiz. Logo quiz are designed to challenge, educate and stimulate
your brain.
Answers on page 26
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Find at least 6 differences between the panels — if you can!
Hocus –Focus
Tongue
Twister
s "I can think of six thin things, but I can
think of six thick things too."
"The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little
beetle bit the big bug back."
"If two witches were watching
two watches, which witch
would watch which watch?"
Answers on Page 37
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Winning Inspiration
“If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't
It’s almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost,
For out in the world we find
Success being with a fellow's will;
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are:
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.”
THE VICTOR
-Walter D. Wintle.
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FUN POINT
Watch Out!
For the Idiot In Front of You
On my Way to Work
God Help Me!
Eat Right and Exercise
Die Anyway
I May be slow but
I’m ahead of you
I’m not stupid;
I’m hard of thinking
Clear the Road
I am Sixteen
T.G.I.F
Thank God I Am Female
I haven’t lost my brain it
just couldn’t handle my
ideas so it left
Funny Bumpers
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Winning Inspiration
Bharat Ratna: Sachin Tendulkar
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