Indian Bank Probationary Officers Exam - 2011 (Held on 02/01/2011) Solved

Indian Bank Probationary Officers Exam - 2011 

(Held on 02/01/2011)

General Awareness

1. On which one of the following ahead of Expenses’ the expenses of the Government of India are highest ?

(A) Food subsidy

(B) Fertilizer subsidy

(C) Pradhan Mantra Gram Sadak Yojana

(D) Maintenance of national highways

(E) Oil subsidy

2. Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes (SEP) ?

(A) IMF

(B) UNDP

(C) UNICEF

(D) ADB

(E) None of these

3. Which of the following carries out ‘Open Market Operations’?

(A) Finance Ministry

(B) External Affairs Ministry

(C) Reserve Bank of India

(D) Planning Commission

(E) Ministry of Commerce

4. Who among the following Ministers will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment?

(A) Kamal Nath

(B) Kapil Sibal

(C) Pranab Mukherjee

(D) Mamta Banerjee

(E) None of these

5. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India? 10.

(A) RBI Act

(B) Banking Regulation Act

(C) Essential Commodities Act

(D) RBI and Banking Regulation Act

(E) None of these

6. Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?

(A) It advises balks to lend against certain commodities

(B) It advises balks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities

(C) It advises bank to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities

(D) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable

(E) None of these

7. For which one of the following Loan Products ‘teaser loans’ are offered by Banks?

(A) Education Loans

(B) Commercial Loans

(C) Loans against security of gold

(D) Retail Trade Loans

 (E) Home Loans

8. The Commonwealth: Games 2010 ‘ were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Who amongst the following picked up the Game’s first gold medal?

(A) Augustina Nwaokolo

(B) Ravinder Singh

(C) Azhar Hussian

(D) Carol Huynh

(E) None of these

9. In which one of the following cities was the recent meet of C.-20 Countries organized?

(A) Tokyo

(B) Seoul

(C) London

(D) Beijing

(E) Singapore

10. As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries (among the given) has highest literacy

rate?

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) China

(D) Vietnam

(E) Bangladesh

11. Which one of the following has decided to give guarantee for infra loans?

(A) IDBI

(B) SBI

(C) IIFCL

(D) SIDBI

(E) None of these

12. In which one of the following States is the uranium project pro- posed to be set up?

(A) Manipur

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Orrisa

(D) Assam

(E) Nagaland

13. Amongst 169 countries on Human Development Index which one of the following is India’s rank?

(A) 89

(B) 91

(C) 119

(D) 129

(E) 138

14. What is ‘Kaveri’ ?

(A) lndia’s indigenous aircraft engine

(B) India’s low cost laptop

(C) India’s Air to Air Missile

(D) India’s guided Surface to Air Missile

(E) Unmanned Aircraft acquired from Israel

15. An increasing fintshed good stock as % to sales of a manufacturing Company indicates that . .. . … . ..

1. The market is getting competitive

2. The quality of the goods is not upto the mark

3. The production cost has increased

4. The production has decreased

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 3 and 4

(D) Only 3

(E) Only 4 and 1

16. Which one of the following has got RBI nod to issue prepaid cards to its clients?

(A) LIC

(B) GIC

(C) SIDBI

(D) NABARD

(E) None of these

17. For which one of the following reasons is an amendment in Companies Bill 2009 proposed?

(A). To provide more powers to Department of Company Affairs

(B) To provide regulatory power to Department of cam- 2,3 pang affair

(C) To make Indian Accounting Standards applicable with effecd from 1.4.2011

(D) To ensure smooth convergence of the Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS

(E) None of these

18. As per recent newspaper reports, Indians. public’debt rises 2’8 per ‘ cent to T 28 lakh bore. Which one of the following is the reason that has forced commercial banks to buy government securities ?

(A) Lack of credit growth

(B) Increase in credit growth

(C) Raising of repo rate 2

(D) Raising of reverse repo rate

(E) None of these

19. In whic’h one of the following States Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?

(A) M. P.

(B) U. P.

(C) Orissa

(D) Gujarat

(E) Rajasthan

20. On which one of the following characters, Biometric security is based ? .

(A) Finger prints and palm recognition only

(B) Face re’ cognition and voice z’ecogl|titiorfonly

(C) Hand writing and manual recognition only

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) A.II (A), (B) and (C)

21. Which one of the following may be the consequence of buying fores in the marked by the RBI ?

(A) It leads to inflation

(B) It leads to control over inflation

(C) It does not affect inflation

(D) It results into deflation

(E) None of these

22. Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the

Reserve Bank of India has the power to regulate supervise and control the banking sector ?

(A) RBI Act

(B) Banking Regulation Act

(C) Negotiable Instrument Act

(D) RBI and Banking Regulation Act

(E) None of these

23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The God 30 of Small Things’ ?

(A) Chetan Bhagat

(B) V. S. Naipul

(C) Namita Gokhale

(D) Kiran Desai

(E) Arundhati Roy

24. Which one of the following has proposed $ 11 billion infrastructure debt fund?

(A) NABARD

(B) SBI

(C) RBI

(D) Ministry of Finances Govt. of India

(E) Planning Commission

25. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi is a .. … . . …

(A) 42 years old politician

(B) Bharat Ratna

(C) Military General

(D) Nobel Prize winner

(E) None of these

26. Which one of the following factors influence working capital Of a unit? 
(A) Seasonality of operations only

(B) Production Policy only

(C) Suppliers Term only

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) All (A), (B) and (C)

27. One of the following states is a major producer of spices .. . … . …

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Kerala

(D) Gujarat

(E) Manipur

28. The NAV of a mutual fund … …

(A) ls always constant

(B) Keeps going up at a steady rate

(C) Fluctuates 5v1t14 market price movements

(D) Cannot go down at all

(E) None of these

29. Tike expansion of TRAI is … ….

(A) Telecom Regulations and Inspection

(B) Transport Regulatory Authority of India

(C) Train Regulatory Authority of India

(D) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(E) Transfer Regulators Act of India

30. MBA, a facility while applying / submitting an application for purchase of shares under a public issue, is . …… . ..

(A) Applications Simple Balance Amount

(B) Amount saved and Balance in Account

(C) Already savings Blocked Amount

(D) Applications Supported d by Blocked Amount

(E) None of these

31. A Saving Bank Deposit Account is one where . . . .. . ….

(A) Amounts are deposited and are withdrawn as per requirement of the customers

(B) The deposits are made only once in a year

(C) Periodical Fixed amount are deposited month wise and withdrawals are allowed after a fixed period

(D) All the above

(E) None of these

32 Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra at present?

(A) Ashok Chavan

(B) R. R. Patil

(C) Vilasrao Deshmukh

(D) Sushil Kumar Shinde

(E) None of these

33. The expansion of CDMA is …. . .. .

(A) Calculated ‘Division of Many Applications

(B) Computer Divided Multiple Access

(C) Code Diversified Memory Applications

(D) Code Division Multiple Access

(E) None of these

34. ‘Merdeka Cup’ is associate w the game of ……. . ..

(A) Tennis

(B) Hockey

(C) Badminton

(D) Cricket

(E) Football

35. Which of time following is a financial asset ?

(A) Gold

(B) Silver

(C) Shares in a demat account

(D) Land & buildings

(E) None of these

36. Zero balance account is generally allowed to be opened for . . . . . . . . ..

(A) Salaried class

(B) Businessmen

(C) Foreign customers

(D) Children

(E) Senior Citizens

37. In Deposits Account ‘KYC’ (Know Your Customer) has been implemented in 2002 as per directive of . . . , . . .

. ..

(A) IBA

(B) RBI

(C) Ministry of Finance

(D) SEBI

(E) IRDA

38. The regulator of the banking system in India is. . . . . . . . .

(A) AMFI

(B) Finance Minister

(C) SEBI

(D) IBA

(E) RBI

39. Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of… . … . .

(A) Finance Secretary, GOI

(B) Chairman, State Bank of India

(C) Governors Reserve Bank of India

(D) Finance Minister, GOI

(E) Prime Minister

40. Statue of Liberty is the national monument of . . . . . . . . ..

(A) Italy

(B) Australia

(C) France

(D) Denmark

(E) USA

41. Loan against the security of immovable property is by executing an agreement of . . . . . . . 
(A) Assignment

(B) Pledge

(C) Transfer

(D) Mortgage

(E) None of these

42. Credit Rating . . . . . . . . ..

(A) Is used to rate the borrowers while giving advances

(B) Is used to work out performance of the employees

(C) Is used to calculate the number of excellent audit rated branches

(D) Is NOT used in any Bank

(E) Is necessary before giving promotion to employees

43. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010?

(A) Javed Akhtar

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Gulzar

(D) Hema Malini

(E) None of these

44. In Corporate Hedging, which one of the following types of risks can be covered?

(A) Liquidity risk

(B) Currency risk

(C) Credit risk

(D) Transaction risk

(E) None of these

45. Bank of Rajasthan is now merged with which of the following backs? 
(A) 4.X15 Bank

(B) IDBI Bank

(C) ICICI Bali

(D) HDFC Baulk

(E) None of these

46. As per GDP figures on calendar year basis according to World Bank, which one of the following economies will have highest GDP growth in the year 2011 ?

(A) US

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) India

(E) Brazil

47. In respect of infrastructure bonds issued under provisions of Section 80 CCF of the Income Tax Act, what is the maximum amount (Rupee in thousands), upto which these bonds can be covered ?

(A) 30

(B) 20

(C) 40

(D) 50

(E) None of these

48. Which of the following is the full form of the abbreviation ‘IFRS’ as used in corporate / finance sector ?

(A) Indian Financial Reconciliation Standards

(B) Interpretation and Formal Reporting System

(C) International Financial Reporting Standards

(D) International Financial Reporting System

(E) None of these

49. As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of tile Initial Public Offers (IPOs) ?

(A) 60 days

(B) 12 days

(C) 30 days

(D) 45 days

(E) None of these

50. RTGS stands for . . . . . . . . . .

(A) Real Time Gross Settlements

(B) Reduced Time Gross Settlements

(C) Relative Time Gross Settlements

(D) Real Total Gross Securities

(E) None of these

Punjab and Sind Bank Probationary Officers Exam - 2010

Computer Knowledge (Held on 16-5-2010)


1. OCR stands for
a)Optical Character Recognition
b) Optical CPU Recognition
c) Optimal Character Rendering
d) Other Character Restoration
e) None of these
 
2. If a new device is attend to a computer, such as a printer or scanner, its …….. must be installed before the device
can be used.
a) Buffer
b) Driver
c) Pager
d) Server
e) None of these
 
3. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an –
a) Search engine
b) Internet Service Provider (ISP)
c) Multimedia Application
d) Browser
e) None of these
 
4. A tuple is a –
a) Column of a temple
b) Two dimensional table
c) Row of a table
d) Key of a table
e) None of these
 
5. The method of file organization in which data records in a file are arranged in a specified order according to a
key field is known as thea)
Direct access method
b) Queuing method
c) Predetermined Method
d) Sequential access method
e) None of these
 
6. IN Excel,…….Contains one or more worksheets.
a) Template
b) Workbook
c) Active Cell
d) Label
e) None of these
 
7. Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing multimedia web pages, websites, and
web based applications?
a) COBOL
b) JAVA
c) BASIC
d) Assembler
e) None of these
 
8. Compelling creates a (n) —
a) Program Specification
b) Algorithm
c) Executable program
d) Subroutine
e) None of these
 
9. A CD-RW disk
a) Has a faster access than an Internal Disk
b) Is a form optical disk, so it can only be written once
c) Holds less data than a floppy disk
d) Can be erased and rewritten
e) None of these
 
10. The first Page of a Web site is called the……
a) Homepage
b) Index
c) Jave Script
d) Book mark
e) None of these
 
11. A word in web page that, when clicked, opened, opens another document –
a) Anchor
b) URL
c) Hyperlink
d) Reference
e) None of these
 
12. The ……… manual tells you how to use a software program.
a) Documentation
b) Programming
c) Technical
d) User
e) None of these
 
13. What disk is used to cold boot a PC?
a) Setup disk
b) System disk
c) Diagnostic disk
d) Program disk
e) None of these
 
14. The…….. tells the computer how to use its components.
a) Utility
b) Network
c) Operating system
d) Application program
e) None of these
 
15. A………. contains button and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.
a) Menu bar
b) Toolbar
c) Window
d) Acton Bar
e) None of these
 
16. Numbers in table columns are usually –
a) Right-Aligned
b) Left-Aligned
c) Justified
d) Centered
e) None of these
 
17. The……… of software ontains lists of commands and options.
a) Menu-bar
b) Title- bar
c) Formula- bar
d) Tool-bar
e) None of these
 
18. To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a –
a) Terminal
b) Node
c) Desktop
d) Handheld
e) None of these
 
19. By default, your documents print in ………….mode.
a) Landscape
b) Portrait
c) Page Setup
d) Print View
e) None of these
 
20. What characteristic of read-only memory ROM, makes it useful?
a) ROM information can be easily updated
b) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
c) Data in ROM in nonvolatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
e) None of these
 
21. What are bas, .doc, and .html examples of ?
a) Extensions
b) Domains
c) Protocols
d) Databases
e) None of these
 
22. Ctrl, Shift and alt are called …….. keys.
a) Adjustment
b) Function
c) Modifier
d) Alphanumeric
e) None of these
 
23. Which type of file is created by world processing programs?
a) Database file
b) Storage file
c) Worksheet file
d) Document file
e) Graphical file

24. Personal computers can be connected together to form a –
a) Server
b) Supercomputer
c) Network
d) Enterprise
e) None of these
 
25. A modem
a)Translate analog signals from a computer into digital signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines
b) Transaltes digital signals from a computer into analog signal that can travel along conventional telephone lines
c) Demodulates digital signals from a computer
d) Modulates signals from an analog telephone line
e) None of these
 
26. Which of the following menu types is also called a drop-down menu?
a) Fly-out
b) Cascading
c) Pop-up
d) Pull-down
e) None of these
 
27. Data (Information) is stored in computers as
a) Files
b) Directories
c) Floppies
d) Matter
e) None of these
 
28. The central processing unit contains which of the following as a component?
a) Memory Regulation Unit
b) Flow Control Unit
c) Arithmetic Logic Unit
d) Instruction Manipulation Unit
e) None of these
 
29. Memory unit is one part of –
a) Control Unit
b) Central Processing Unit
c) Input device
d) Output device
e) None of these
 
30. The process of writing out computer instruction is known as
a)Assembling
b) Compiling
c) Executing
d) Coding
e) None of these
 
31. A Web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific ….. on the web.
a) Web browser
b) PDA
c) Web site
d) Link
e) None of these
 
32. A character of information is represented by a (n)-
a) Byte
b) Bit
c) Field
d) Attribute
e) None of these
 
33. An example of telecommunication device is a
a)Keyboard
b) Mouse
c) Printer
d) Modem
e) None of these
 
34. ……………. Is a procedure that requires users to enter an identification code and a matching password.
a) Paging
b) Logging on
c) Time-sharing
d) Multitasking
e) None of these
 
35. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in Graphical User User Environment?
a) Keyboard
b) Mouse
c) Joystick
d) Track Ball
e) None of these
 
36. The simultaneous execution of two or more instruction is called?
a) Sequential access
b) Reduced instruction set computing
c) Multiprocessing
d) Disk mirroring
e) None of these
 
37. Multiprogramming Systems ………..
a) Are easier to develop than single programming systems
b) Execute each job faster
c) Execute more jobs in the same time period
d) Use only one large mainframe computer
e) None of these
 
38. Which device can understand difference between data and programs?
a) Input device
b) Output device
c) Memory
d) Microprocessor
e) None of these
 
39. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only read it but cannot erase or modify it?
a) Type Drive
b) Hard Drive
c) Compact Disk
d) Floppy Disk
e) None of these
 
40. Which of the following is not an output device?
a) Plotter
b) Printer
c) Monitor
d) Touch Screens
e) None of these
 
41. Data that is copied from an application is stored in the –
a) Driver
b) Chipboard
c) Terminal Prompt
d) None of these
 
42. Every component of your computer is either
a)Software of CPU/RAM
b) Input devices or output devices
c) Application software or system software
d) Hardware or software
e) None of these
 
43. A Collection of interrelated records us called a –
a) Management information system
b) Spread sheet
c) Database
d) Text file
e) None of these
 
44. Which of the following is the storage area whit in the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instructions?
a) The Hard Disk
b) Main Memory
c) The Control Unit
d) Read-only memory
e) None of these
 
45. Codes consisting or bars or lines or varying widths or lengths that are computer- Readable are known as
a) A bar code
b) An ASCII code
c) A Magnetic tape
d) A light pen
e) None of these
 
46. A……….. Contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.
a) Programming Language
b) Programming Structure
c) Syntax
d) Logic chart
e) None of these
 
47. …………. Is a set of keywords, symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate the instruction to be executed by a computer.
a) A computer program
b) A programming Language
c) An assembler
d) Syntax
e) None of these

48. The general term’peropheral equipment’ is used for –
a) Any device that is attached to a computer system
b) Large –scale computer systems
c) A program collection
d) Other office equipment not associated with a desktop computer
e) None of these
 
49. If a memory chip is volatile, it will –
a) Explode if exposed to high temperatures
b) Lose its contents if current is turned off
c) Be used for data storage only
d) Be used to both read and write data
 
50. …………. Is the process of finding errors in software code.
a) Compiling
b) Assembling
c) Interpreting
d) Debugging
e) None of these

General Knowledge Quiz II

11. What is full form of e-mail?
 A. Electronic mail
 B. Electric mail
 C. Electromagnetic mail
 D. None of these

12. Jeev Milkha Singh is a
 A. Chess Player
 B. Golf player
 C. Grtand prix racer
 D. Racer

13. Which of the following does not pollute?
 A. Copper
 B. Cadmium
 C. Arsenic
 D. Nickel

14. How many chambers are in heart?
 A. 2
 B. 4
 C. 6
 D. 8

15. What is the average speed of a bee?
 A. 10 km/h
 B. 5 km/h
 C. 1 km/h
 D. 16 km/h

16. Who won FIFA World Cup 2010?
 A. Brazil
 B. Germany
 C. Australia
 D. Spain

17. Which is India’s highest mountain peak?
 A. Everest
 B. Siachin
 C. K -2
 D. Kargil

18. Mandla was the capital of
 A. Scindias
 B. Holkars
 C. Gonds
 D. Parmaras

19. Indian Constitution has
 A. 9 Schedules
 B. 12 Schedules
 C. 10 Schedules
 D. 11 Schedules

20. Mount Everest is in
 A. China
 B. India
 C. Nepal
 D. Bhutan

General Knowledge Quiz I

1. How many days will picture message stay in private inbox?
 A. 28 days
 B. 30 days
 C. 15 days
 D. 7 days

2. Microsoft Word is an example of
 A. An operating system
 B. An input device
 C. A processing device
 D. Application software

     
3. What do you understand by hacking?
 A. Searching
 B. Security
 C. Both a and b
 D. None of these

 
4. Size of virtual memory depends on
 A. Address lines
 B. Database
 C. Disc space
 D. All of these

 
5. Which of the following is not a search engine?
 A. Google
 B. Altavista
 C. Science direct
 D. Orkut

 
6. ………….. is the process of carrying out commands.
 A. Fetching
 B. Storing
 C. Decoding
 D. Executing

 
7. What can we send through video mail?
 A. Graphic
 B. Video clips
 C. Video messages
 D.  All of these

 
8. Alha-Udal belonged to
 A. Chanderi
 B. Vidisha
 C. Mahoba
 D. Panna

 
9. Who built Gujari Mahal?
 A. Suraj sen
 B. Man singh
 C. Tej karan
 D. Akbar

10. Where is Tensen’s Tomb located?
 A.Gwalior
 B. Shivpuri
 C. Bhopal
 D. Agra

HTML Quiz

1. Which of the below lines of HTML is correct?
 A. <strong>bold text<strong>
 B. </strong>bold text</strong>
 C. <b>bold text</b>
 D. <b>Bold text<b>

2. What does HTML stand for?
 A. Hyperlinks and Text Markup Language
 B. Home Tool Markup Language
 C. Hyper Text Markup Language
 D. Hyper Text Medium Language

3. What is the correct HTML tag for inserting a line break?
 A. <br />
 B. <BREAKLINE />
 C. <break />
 D. </BR/>

4. What is the preferred way for adding a background color in HTML?
 A. <body background="red">
 B. <body style="background-color:red">
 C. <background>red</background>
 D. <bgcolor= red>

5. Who is making the Web standards?
 A. Mozilla
 B. The World Wide Web Consortium
 C. Microsoft
 D. Internet

6. Choose the correct HTML tag for the largest heading
 A. <h1>
 B. <heading>
 C. <h6>
 D. <h7>

7. Choose the correct HTML tag to make a text italic
 A. <i>
 B. <italic>
 C. <it>
 D. <IT>

8. What is the correct HTML for creating a hyperlink?
 A. <a href="http://www.mycomputer.com">MyComputer</a>
 B. <a url="http://www.mycomputer.com">MyComputer</a>
 C. <a name="http://www.mycomputer.com">MyComputer</a>
 D. <a>http://www.mycomputer.com</a>

9. What is the correct HTML for making a button area?
 A. <input type="button" />
 B. <textarea>
 C. <input type="buttonnumber" />
 D. <input>button</input>

10. What is the correct HTML for inserting an image?
 A. <img href="image.gif" alt="MyImage" />
 B. <image src="image.gif" alt="MyImage" />
 C. <img alt="MyImage">image.gif</img>
 D. <img src="image.gif" alt="MyImage" />

Obituaries June 2012

June 2012

Meadi Hussan (84) :- Legendary Pakistani Ghazal Samraat of Indian origin and South Asian icon whose music soared above borders of India and Pakistan, whose style influenced most ghazal singers of both countries, who used used verses written by poets from both countries, died in Karachi on June 13. His long list of melodious Ghazal includes Ranjish hi sahi, Patta patta boota boota, zindagi mein to sabhi, Gulon mein rang bhare, Dekhto dil ke jaan se uthta hai, abke kum bichhde to khwabon mein mile.

Ray Bradbury (91) :- Renowned science fiction master of US who transformed his childhood dreams and cold war fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters and the high- teach, book-burning future of “Fahrenheit 451” and whose writing ranged from horror and mystery to humor and sympathetic stories about the Irish, blacks and Mexican Americans, died on June 5.

Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz (70) :- Crown Prince and the hardline interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on al Qaeda in the kingdom after the September 11 attacks and then rose to become next in line to the, died on June 16.

Nora Ephron (71) : - Renowned US essayist, author and Hollywood filmmaker who thrived in the
male-dominated worlds of movies and Journalism died in New York on June 26. She was the rare woman to write, direct and produce Hollywood movie like when Harry Met Sally, Julie & Julia and Sleepless in Seattle.

Victor Spinetti (82) : - An acclaimed comic actor of UK who won a Tony award in 1965 for his Broadway performance in Oh, what a Lovely War and appeared in several Beatle movies including a hard Day’s Night, Help and Magical Mystery Tour, died on June 19.

Radha Vindu Raja (63) :- Super Sleuth, anti-terrorism expert and the first chief of National Invention Agency (NIA), Widely known as the real-life “Sethurama Iyer CBI” and Investigation Team (SIT) that cracked the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in 1991, died in Kochi on June 21.

Dr. Abid Hussain (85) :- Former ambassador to the US who was honoured with Padma Bhushan for meritorious services in 1998, and was currently a Senior trustee of the observer research foundation, New Delhi died in London on June 21.

Famous Historical Places of India

Name	Place	Built by
Ajanta- Ellora Caves	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)	Gupta rulers
Aram Bagh	Agra (UP)	Babur
Agra Fort	Agra (UP)	Akbar
Akbar’s Mausoleum	Sikandra (UP)	Akbar
Itmad-ud-daula Fort	Agra (UP)	Noorjahan
Anand Bhawan	Allahabad (UP)	Motilal Nehru
Bada Imambara	Lucknow (UP)	Asaf-ud-daula
Bharatpur Fort	Bharatpur (Rajasthan)	Raja Surajmal Singh
Bibi Ka Maqbara	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)	Aurangzeb
Char- Minar	Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)	Quli Qutub Shah
Charar-e- Shar	Jammu & Kashmir	Zainul Abedin
Chhota Imambara	Lucknow (UP)	Muhammad Ali Shah
Dargah Ajmer Sharif	Ajmer (Rajasthan)	Sultan Shyasuddin
Dilwara’s Jain Temple	Mount Abu (Rajasthan)	Siddharaja
Deewan-e- Khas	Agra Fort (UP)	Shahjahan
Adhai Din Ka Jhopra	Ajmer (Rajasthan)	Qutubuddin Aibak
Elephanta’s cave	Mumbai (Maharashtra)	Rashtrakuta rulers
Fatehpur Sikri	Agra (UP)	Akbar
Ferozshah Kotla	Delhi	Ferozshan Tughlaq
Golghar	Patna (Bihar)	British Govt.
Gateway of India	Mumbai (Maharashtra)	British Govt.
Hauz Khas	Delhi	Alauddin Khilji
Hawa Mahal	Jaipur (Rajasthan)	Maharaja Pratap Singh
Humayun’s Tomb	Delhi	Humayun’s wife
Jama Masjid	Agra (UP)	Shahjahan
Jama masjid	Delhi	Shahjahan
Jagannath Temple	Puri (Odisha)	Anantvarman Ganga
Jantar-Mantar	Delhi	Sawai Jai Singh
Jaigarh Fort	Jaipur (Rajasthan)	Sawai Jai Singh
Jim Corbett Park	Nainital (Uttarakhand)	Sir Malcom Hailley
Jodhpur Fort	Jodhpur (Rajasthan)	Rao Jodhaji
Kanheri’s Fort	Mumbai (Maharashtra)	Buddhists
Khirki Masjid	Delhi	Ghyasuddin Tughlaq
Lal Bagh	Bangaluru (Karnataka)	Hyder Ali
Lakshmi Narayan Temple	Delhi	Birla Family
Makka Masjid	Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)	Quli Qutub Shah
Moti Masjid	Agra Fort (UP)	Shahjahan
Moti Masjid	Delhi Fort	Aurangzeb
Nahargarh Fort	Jaipur (Rajasthan)	Sawai Jai Singh
Nishat Garden	Srinagar (J & K)	Asaf Ali
Purana Qila	Delhi	Shershan Suri
Pathar Ki Masjid	Patna (Bihar)	Pervez Shah
President House	Delhi	British Govt.
Qutub Minar	Delhi	Qutubuddin Aibak
Red Fort	Delhi	Shahjahan
Safdar Jung Tomb	Delhi	Shuja-ud-daula
Sabarmati Ashram	Ahmadabad (Gujarat)	Mahatma Gandhi
Shantiniketan	West Bengal	Rabindra Nath Tagore
Shish Mahal	Agra (UP)	Shahjahan
Shalimar Garden	Srinagar (J & K)	Jahangir
Shershah’s Tomb	Sasaram (Bihar)	Shershah’s son
Saint George Fort	Chennai (Tamil Nadu)	East India Company
Sati Buri	Mathura (UP)	Raja Bhagwan Das
Sun Temple	Kornak (Odisha)	Narsimhadeva I
Swarna Mandir	Amritsar (Punjab)	Guru Ramdas
Tajmahal	Agra (UP)	Shahjahan
Vellure Math	Kolkata (West Bengal)	Swami Vivekanand
Victoria Memorial	Kolkata (West Bengal)	British Govt.
Vishnupad Temple	Gaya (Bihar)	Rani Ahiliabai
Vijaya Stambha	Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)	Maharana Kumbha