Nobel Prize - History, First Winners among Men & Women- World & India, More than One Time Winners(2014 Updated) (TM)

నోబెల్ బహుమతులను స్వీడన్‌కు చెందిన ప్రఖ్యాత శాస్త్రవేత్త ఆల్‌ఫ్రెడ్ నోబెల్ పేరు మీద ఏర్పాటు చేశారు. అక్టోబర్ 21, 1833లో ఆల్‌ఫ్రెడ్ నోబెల్  జన్మించారు. ఆయన 355 ఆవిష్కరణలు చేశారు. అందులో అత్యంత ప్రధానమైంది డైనమైట్. నోబెల్ 1895లో రాసిన వీలునామా ప్రకారం ఈ బహుమతుల ను ఇస్తున్నారు. మానవాళి అభివృద్ధికి విశేష కృషి చేసిన వ్యక్తులకు ఐదు రంగాల్లో బహుమతులు ఇవ్వాలని  వీలునామాలో రాసి డిసెంబర్ 10, 1896లో నోబెల్ మరణించారు. ఆయన పేర్కొన్న ఐదు విభాగాలు భౌతిక శాస్త్రం, రసాయనశాస్త్రం, వైద్యశాస్త్రం లేదా ఫిజియాలజీ, సాహిత్యం, శాంతి.

నోబెల్ బహుమతులను తొలిసారి 1901లో ప్రదానం చేశారు. వీటిని ప్రతి ఏటా ఆల్‌ఫ్రెడ్ నోబెల్ వర్ధంతి అయిన డిసెంబర్ 10న బహూకరిస్తారు. స్వీడన్ కేంద్ర బ్యాంక్ ‘స్వెర్జిస్ రిక్స్ బ్యాంక్’ 1968లో ఆల్‌ఫ్రెడ్ నోబెల్ స్మారకార్థం ఆర్థిక శాస్త్రంలో బహుమతిని ఏర్పాటు చేసింది. 1969 నుంచి దీన్ని ప్రదానం చేస్తున్నారు. ప్రస్తుతం ఆరు విభాగా ల్లో నోబెల్ బహుమతులను ఇస్తున్నారు.

 ఫిజిక్స్, కెమిస్ట్రీ, ఎకనామిక్స్‌ల్లో నోబెల్ బహుమతులను స్టాక్‌హోమ్‌లోని రాయల్ స్వీడి ష్ అకాడమీ ఆఫ్ సెన్సైస్ అందిస్తోంది. స్వీడన్ లోని కరోలిన్‌స్కా ఇన్‌స్టిట్యూట్.. మెడిసిన్‌లో, స్వీడిష్ అకాడమీ.. లిటరేచర్‌లో ్రపదానం చేస్తాయి. శాంతి బహుమతిని నార్వేజియన్ నోబెల్ కమిటీ నార్వే రాజధాని ఓస్లోలో ఇస్తుంది. మిగిలిన ఐదు బహుమతులు స్వీడన్ రాజధాని స్టాక్‌హోమ్‌లో ్రపదానం  చేస్తారు. ఒక్కో విభాగంలో ప్రైజ్‌మనీ 8 మిలియన్ స్వీడిష్ క్రోనార్ లేదా 1.1 మిలియన్ డాలర్లు.

తొలి గ్రహీతలు(1901)

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2014 Current Affairs for Civil Service Exams

2014 Month Wise Current Affairs Download in PDF for various civil service exams 2014 UPSC IAS, SSC Tier 1, Bank PO Clerical, Railway RRB, APPSC, APSPSC & TPSC

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INS Viraat - oldest but discover how it is continuing to serve India till 2016

INS Viraat (R22)

Type: Centaur class aircraft carrier.

INS Viraat has completed 25 years of its active service with the Indian Navy in 2012.

She began as the Centaur-class HMS Hermes of the British Royal Navy in 1959, born during a late World War 2. India acquired the British commando carrier HMS Hermes(earlier name) in 1987, renamed it INS Viraat and placed it under the Western Naval Command in Mumbai.

• the oldest carrier in service.
• 28,000 tonne aircraft carrier.
• steam-propelled ship.
• INS Viraat in service till 2016-18.

INS Viraat (R22)

Normally, a warship of Viraat’s size has an effective operational life of about 25 years. However, the Navy’s ingenious ways of making the ageing warship plough on well after its golden jubilee has baffled and amazed the world.

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Some Important Treaties Signed by Indian Government in 2012

India - Various
18/12/2012
India's Minister for Finance, Sri Palanimanickam told the upper house of parliament on December 13, 2012, that the nation is engaged in negotiations towards DTAs with Albania, Bhutan, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Fiji, Hong Kong, Iran, Latvia, Macedonia, Senegal and Venezuela.

Belarus - India
21/11/2012
Belarus and India signed a DTA on November 14, 2012.

India - United Kingdom
14/11/2012
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has confirmed that a Protocol to the DTA between India and the UK was signed on October 30, 2012.

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70-Important Summits, Meetings & Conferences for CurrentAffairs 2013

Nuclear security summit

2012 - Seoul (South Korea)

2014      - Netherlands

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)

2012       - New Delhi, India

2013       - Durban, South Africa

G-8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Russia) Summit

2012       - David Camp, USA

2013       - County Fermanagh, United Kingdom

G-20 (South Africa, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, Turkey, European Union, Germany, France, United Kingdom  Italy, Saudi Arabia and Australia) Summit

2012       - Los Cabos, Mexico

2013       - St. Petersburg, Russia 

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Quiz-23 - (Q106-Q140) Current Affairs 2013 & General Awareness for Competitive Exams

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For Questions 1 to 30 (refer here)

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For Questions 61 to 105 (refer here)

106 Q) " S.R. Ban sal took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following public sector banks on October 5,2013? 1) Corporation Bank 2) Dena Bank 3) Syndicate Bank 4) Punjab National Bank 5) Canara Bank "

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Ans: 1

107 Q) """The Childhood of Jesus"" is written by? 1) Peter Carey 2) Paul Scott 3) VS. Naipaul 4) J.M Coetzee 5) William Golding "

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Ans: 4

108 Q) "Abhigyan Shakuntalam' was written by? 1) Vyas 2) Surdas 3) Tulsidas 4) Kalidas 5) Ashwaghosha "

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Ans: 4

109 Q) "Alice Munr o won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literatur e. She belongs to? (She is only the 13th woman to win the Prize since its inception in 1901) 1) UK 2) Canada 3) USA 4) Germany 5) Australia "

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Ans: 2

110 Q) "Farvez Rasool plays domestic cricket for? 1) Gujarat 2) Delhi 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) Punjab "

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Ans: 3

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Quiz-22 -(Q61-Q105) - Current Affairs 2013 & General Knowledge for Civil Services

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61 Q) Which bank was selected as the Best Private Sector Bank under the category TRural ReachT for the Dun & Brad- street Banking Awards 2013? 1) Karur Vysya Bank 2) Axis Bank 3) Karnataka Bank 4) Laxmi Vilas Bank 5) Jammu & Kashmir Bank

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Ans: 5

62 Q) ""Saving Capitalism fr om the Capitalists"" is written by? 1) C. Rangarajan 2) Bimal Jalan 3) YV Reddy 4) Raghuram Raj an 5) None of these

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Ans: 4

63 Q) ""Tears you apart"" is a nation¬wide campaign associated with? 1) Malnutrition 2) AIDS 3) TB 4) Tobacco 5) Population

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Ans: 4

64 Q) Ascend P6, the world’s slimmest smartphone at 6.1Snim, was unveiled in June 2013 by? 1) Nokia 2) Huawei 3) Samsung 4) Sony Erics on 5) None of these

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Ans: 2

65 Q) Bharat Chettri is associated with? 1) Hockey 2) Soccer 3) Cricket 4) Volleyball 5) Badminton

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Ans: 1

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Nobel Prize Winners - 2013 - Current Affairs for UPSC, APPSC, IBPS & Bank PO Exams

NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY: The chemistry prize was given to three U.S.-based scientists

1. Martin Karplus of the University of Strasbourg, France, and Harvard University;
2. Michael Levitt of the Stanford University School of Medicine, and
3. Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles

What they did? Developed computer models that analyze and predict complex chemical reactions, which is useful for tasks like creating medicines. The approach combines classical physics and quantum physics

NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS: Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium. The physics prize was awarded for a theory about how subatomic particles that are the building blocks of matter get their mass. The theory made headlines last year when it was confirmed by the discovery of the Higgs particle, which originates from an invisible field that gives particles mass. This theoretical understanding is a central part of the so-called Standard Model, which describes the physics of how the world is constructed.

NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

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Quiz-21 - (Q31-Q60) Current Affairs 2013 & General Awareness for Civil Services

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31 Q) For which country reconstruction India pledges $100m on 5 February 2013 ?

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Ans: Mali

32 Q) Government of India how much crore of the MGNREGA linked Post Office Accounts would be used under the Direct Cash Transfer Scheme on January 2013 ?

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Ans:-  3.5 Crore

33 Q) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on 6 June 2013 sought the status of mega cities for two cities of the state, which are part of the NCR. Which cities are these?

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Ans:- Gurgaon and Faridabad

34 Q) How many awards India got at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo ?

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Ans:- Three

35 Q) How many crores are allocated for the Agriculture Ministry in the Union Budget 2013-14?

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Ans: Rs.27,049 crores

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Quiz-20 -(Q1-Q30) Current Affairs 2013 & General Awareness for Civil Service Exams

Current Affairs 2013 & General Awareness Quiz for UPSC IAS, APPSC, SSC, IBPS & Bank PO Exam.

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1 Q) Which bill was introduced in the Rajyasabha on 23 March 2013?

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Ans: National Waterway Bill

2 Q) Which of the following bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on 19 March 2013 ?

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Ans: National Food Security Bill

3 Q) Which scheme was launched by Ministry of Labour and Employment on 24 March 2013 ?

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Ans: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)

4 Q) ) Which country Competition and Consumer Commission and Competition Commission of India (CCsigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOon Cooperation at Canberra ?

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Ans:- Australia

5 Q) “World Athletics Day” is observed on ———— ?

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Ans: May 4

6 Q) 1.Who is the renowned Urdu poet commemorative postage stamp was released by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 ?

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Ans: Sahir Ludhianvi

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2012-2013: All Months Current Affairs for UPSC, IAS, APPSC, IBPS & Bank PO Competitive Exams

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Current Affairs Year: 2013
>>January -2013	>>May-2013
>>February -2013	>>June-2013
>>March-2013	>>July-2013
>>April-2013	>>August-2013

Current Affairs Year: 2012
>>January-2012	>>May-2012	>>September-2012
>>February-2012	>>June-2012	>>October-2012
>>March-2012	>>July-2012	>>November-2012
>>April-2012	>>August-2012	>>December-2012

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Quiz-18 - Union Budget 2013 - for UPSC, APPSC, IBPS & Bank Po General Awareness Exams

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1) What is the fiscal deficit for 2012-13 (FY 2013) as announced in the Union Budget 2013-14?

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–5.2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

2) What is the fiscal deficit for 2013-14 (FY 2014) as announced in the Union Budget 2013-14? –

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4.8% of the GDP

3) What is the total outlay for planned expenditure, as announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14? – 

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Rs. 16,65,297 crore

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Quiz12 - Current Affairs & General Awareness for UPSC IAS, APPSC, IBPS & Bank PO Competitive Exams

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1.The Reserve Bank of India increased the Bank Rate on July 15,2013. What is the present Bank Rate?

1) 8.25%               2) 9.25%

3)10.25%              4)9%      5)10%

2.Which State/Union Territory has been ranked first amongst 35 States and Union Territories with regard to Financial Inclusion, according to a recent CRISIL report?

1) Fuducherry 2) Chandigarh

3)Kerala               4) Tamil Nadu

5) Andhra Pradesh

3.The2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup was held in Turkey in June- July 2013. Which country won the tournament for the first time?

1) France             2) Uruguay 3) Ghana

4)            Iraq 5) Turkey

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Quiz-17 - Current Affairs & General Awareness Questions for UPSC IAS APPSC, Bank Po & IBPS Exams

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Q) " A co mme mor ative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi was released recently. He was a? 1) Musician 2) Poet 3) Painter 4) Scientist 5) Sculptor "

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Ans: 2

Q) " What is the present reverse repo rate? 1) 6 per cent 2) 7.5 per cent 3) 6.5 per cent 4) 7.25 per cent 5) None of these "

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Ans: 3

Q) "’The Test of My Life1 is written by? 1) Steve Waugh 2) Adam Gilchrist 3) Yuvraj Singh 4) Lance Armstrong 5) Oscar Pistorius "

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Ans: 3

Q) "’You Can Win’ is written by? 1) Deepak Chopra 2) Arindum Chaudhury 3) Robin Sharma 4) Shiv Khera 5) Barack Obama "

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Ans: 4

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Quiz16 - Current Affairs 2013 and General Awareness Topics for APPSC, IBPS & Bank PO Exams

"1. The Reserve Bank of India increased the repo rate or the short term lending rate by 25 basis points on September 20, 2013, What is the present repo rate? 1) 7.5% 2) 7.25% 3) 7.75% 4) 6.25% 5) 6.5% "

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1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5

"2. Which country’s Parliament approved a new five-year term for long serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on September 24,2013? 1) Vietnam 2) Cambodia 3) Malaysia 4) South Korea 5) North Korea "

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1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5

"3. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on September 23,2013? 1) Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre 2) Justice Deepak Gupta 3) Justice Vangala Eswaraiah 4) Justice S.R. Sen 5) None of these "

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1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5

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Quiz15 - Current Affairs of 2013 for IBPS, APPSC and Bank PO Exams

1 Q) "Who will head a panel to suggest steps to promote financial inclusion? (This was announced by the new RBI Governor Raghuram Raj an on Sept 4,2013) 1) C.Rangarajan 2) Burial Jalan 3) Urjit Patel 4) Nachiket Mor 5) K.C.Chakrabarty "

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1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 4

2 Q) "Miss World 2013 beauty pageant will be held on September 28th 2013 in? 1) Ordos,,China 2) Bali, Indonesia 3) London, UK 4) Cape Town, South Africa 5) Moscow, Russia "

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1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 4

3 Q) "Which of the following books written by Indian author Jhum paLahiriis shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize? 1) Interpreter of Maladies 2) Namesake 3) The Lowland 4) Unaccustomed Earth 5) None of these "

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1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 4

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Quiz14 - Current Affairs & General Awareness Mcq Bits for APPSC, IBPS and Bank PO Exams

Q) "1. Which country has test-fired the Abdali short range surface to surface ballistic missile? 1) Pakistan 2) Afghanistan 3) Iran 4) Syria 5) Iraq "

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" Pakistan "

Q) " 2. How many people in India are killed by indoor pollution every year as per the study of the World Health Organization (WHO)? 1) 1.3 million 2) 1.7 million 3) 2 million 4) 6.20 lakh 5) 7.20 lakh "

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1.3 million

Q) " 3. Which of the following teams won the Irani Cup Cricket for the eighth time in a row in 2013? 1) Rest of India 2) Mumbai 3) Delhi 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Karnataka "

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Rest of India

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Mauna Loa or Tamu Massif - which is the largest Volcano????

Scientists studying the ocean floor were shocked when they stumbled upon what they believe is the world's largest volcano. A megavolcano found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is being reported as the largest single volcano on Earth.

Tamu Massif, as the megavolcano is called, may be as voluminous as Olympus Mons on Mars, which is regarded as the Solar System’s largest known volcano.

The site was believed to be made up several different volcanoes but now scientists discovered it is in fact one huge supervolcano that erupted some 145 million years ago as huge amounts of magma flowed onto the ocean floor at a point where three microplates of Earth’s crust meet.

• The 400-mile wide Tamu Massif volcano sits 1,000 miles east of Japan
• It was originally believed to be part of the Shatsky Rise plate

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INS Arihant -first nuclear submarine of ATV Project started in 1974

The 'Arihant' India's first indigenous nuclear submarine was launched on July 26, 2009, and after 4 years the reactor reached Criticality in August 2013. ( What is Criticality?)

• Type - Nuclear Submarine.
• It will however take another two years of trials for the 6,000-tonne submarine to finally become operational and ready to be deployed.
• Once operational, the submarine will provide India the third leg of its nuclear triad — the capacity to fire nuclear weapons from land, sea and air. The army has nuclear capable Agni and Prithvi-II missiles in its arsenal and the air force has aircraft capable of delivering nuclear warheads.
• With this, India becomes the sixth nation in the world to have the capability to design and construct a nuclear submarine and the only country in the Indian Ocean region to have a nuclear submarine.

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Internet Usage in India 2013 - Rank 3 World Wide

Based on report, revealed by ComScore Report study titled “2013-India Digital Future in Focus”.

Highlights of the report:

• India now has nearly 74 million Internet users, a 31 per cent increase over March 2012.
• India has bypassed Japan to become the world’s third largest Internet user after China and the United States, and its users are significantly younger than those of other emerging economies.
• China Internet users outnumber Indians by a ratio of 5: 1.
• report, on the other hand, puts mobile and tabled-based Internet traffic at just 14% of the total.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) pegged the number of Internet subscribers in India at 164.81 million as of March 31, 2013, with seven out of eight accessing the Internet from their mobile phones.

Topics To Be Read	Age group and Statistics: Heaviest Users: Men- 25 to 34 years. Women - 35 to 44 years. Overall female Internet users accounted for 39 percent of the Indian Internet population. With respect to usage of website, google, facebook , Yahoo, Microsoft and Wikimedia sites follow in unique visitor numbers in India.
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Indian's and Facebook:

• The social network registered a 28 percent increase in the number of visitors in the last 12 months, with an average user spending 217 minutes on Facebook every month.
• FYI India stands 139 out of 180 in internet speeds, below china, Bhutan and Uganda.

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