Cricket World Cups and Winners & Runner-up

1. 1975 (Prudential Cup) West Indies (def. Australia)

2. 1979 (Prudential Cup) West Indies (def.England)
3. 1983 (Prudential Cup) India (def. West Indies)
4. 1987(Reliance World Cup) Australia (def.England)
5. 1992 (Benson and Hedges Cup)Pakistan (def.England)
6. 1996(Wills World Cup)Sri Lanka(def. Australia)
7. 1999 (ICC Cricket World Cup)Australia (def. Pakistan)
8. 2003(ICC Cricket World Cup) Australia (def. India)
9. 2007(ICC Cricket World Cup) Australia (def. Srilanka)
10. 2011(ICC Cricket World Cup)India (def. Srilanka)

Classical Dances of India:

Bharat Natyam Tamil Nadu;
Bihu Assam;
Bhangra Punjab;
Chhau Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand;
Garhwali Uttaranchal;
Garba Gujarat;
Hattari Karnataka;
Kathak North India;
Kathakali Kerala;
Kutchipudi Andhra Pradesh;
Khantumm Mizoram;
Karma Madhya Pradesh;
Laho Meghalaya;
Mohiniattam Kerala;
Mando Goa;
Manipuri Manipur;
Nati Himachal Pradesh;
Nat-Natin Bihar;
Odissi Orissa;
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir;
Yakshagan Karnataka;

Important Acronym in Information Technology A

AATAverage Access Time
AAAnti-Aliasing
AAAAuthentication Authorization, Accounting
AABBAxis Aligned Bounding Box
AACAdvanced Audio Coding
AALATM Adaptation Layer
AALCATM Adaptation Layer Connection
AARPAppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABCLActor-Based Concurrent Language
ABIApplication Binary Interface
ABMAsynchronous Balanced Mode
ABRArea Border Router
ABRAuto Baud-Rate detection
ABRAvailable Bitrate
ABRAverage Bitrate
ACAcoustic Coupler
ACAlternating Current
ACDAutomatic Call Distributor
ACEAdvanced Computing Environment
ACIDAtomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
ACKACKnowledgement (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ACKAmsterdam Compiler Kit
ACLAccess Control List
ACLActive Current Loop
ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery
ALUAAsymmetric Logic Unit Access
ACMEAutomated Classification of Medical Entities
ACPAirline Control Program
ACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACRAllowed Cell Rate (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ACRAttenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
ADActive Directory
ADAdministrative Domain
ADCAnalog-to-Digital Converter
ADCApple Display Connector
ADBApple Desktop Bus
ADCCPAdvanced Data Communications Control Procedures
ADOActiveX Data Objects (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADTAbstract Data Type
AEAdaptive Equalizer
AESAdvanced Encryption Standard
AFAnisotropic Filtering
AFPApple Filing Protocol
AGPAccelerated Graphics Port
AHActive Hub
AIArtificial Intelligence
AIXAdvanced Interactive eXecutive
AjaxAsynchronous JavaScript and XML
ALActive Link
ALAccess List
ALACApple Lossless Audio Codec
ALGOLAlgorithmic Language
ALSAAdvanced Linux Sound Architecture
ALUArithmetic and Logical Unit
AMAccess Method
AMActive Matrix
AMOLEDActive-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode
AMActive Monitor (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
AMAllied Mastercomputer
AMAmplitude Modulation
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices
AMQPAdvanced Message Queuing Protocol
AMRAudio Modem Riser (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ANNArtificial Neural Network
ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
ANTAnother Neat Tool
AoEATA over Ethernet (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
AOPAspect-Oriented Programming
APCIApplication-Layer Protocol Control Information
APIApplication Programming Interface
APICAdvanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APIPAAutomatic Private IP Addressing
APLA Programming Language
APRApache Portable Runtime
ARCAdaptive Replacement Cache
ARCAdvanced RISC Computing
ARINAmerican Registry for Internet Numbers
ARMAdvanced RISC Machines (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
AROSAROS Research Operating System
ARPAddress Resolution Protocol
ARPAAddress and Routing Parameter Area
ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANETAdvanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASAccess Server (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASGAbstract Semantic Graph
ASICApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIMOAdvanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization
ASMAlgorithmic State Machine
ASMPAsymmetric Multiprocessing
ASN.1Abstract Syntax Notation 1
ASPActive Server Pages (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ASPApplication Service Provider
ASRAsynchronous Signal Routine
ASTAbstract Syntax Tree
ASSPApplication-Specific Standard Product
ATAdvanced Technology
ATAccess Time
ATActive Terminator (data by http://goo.gl/8a2rgq)
ATAAdvanced Technology Attachment
ATAGAuthoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ATAPIAdvanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATMAsynchronous Transfer Mode
AVCAdvanced Video Coding
AVIAudio Video Interleaved
AWKAho Weinberger Kernighan
AWTAbstract Window Toolkit

Some Important Portals & their Founders
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1. Google Larry Page & Sergey Brin
2. Facebook Mark Zuckerberg
3. Yahoo David Filo & Jerry Yang
4. Twitter Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo
5. Internet Tim Berners Lee
6. Linkdin Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue& Koonstantin Guericke
7. Email Shiva Ayyadurai
8. Gtalk Richard Wah kan
9. Whatsapp Laurel Kirtz
10. Hotmail Sabeer Bhatia
11. Orkut Buyukkokten
12. Wikipedia Jimmy Wales
13. You tube Steve Chen, Chad Hurley & JawedKarim
14. Rediffmail Ajit Balakrishnan
15. Nimbuzz Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt
16. Myspace Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson
17. Ibibo Ashish Kashyap
18. OLX Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda
19. Skype Niklas Zennstrom,Janus Friis & Reid Hoffman
20. Opera Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy
21. Mozilla Firefox Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross
22. Blogger Evan Willam Belli

IMPORTANT BANKING ABBREVIATIONS

1. NABARD - National Bank for
Agricultural & Rural Development
2. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement
3. NEFT - National Electronic Fund
Transfer
4. NAV - Net Asset Value
5. NPA - Non Performing Asset
6. ASBA - Account Supported by Blocked
Amount
7. BIFR - Board for Industrial and
Financial Reconstruction
8. CAMELS - Capital Adequacy, Asset
Quality, Management Earnings, Liquidity,
Systems & Controls
9. BCSBI - Banking Codes & Standard Board of
India
10. BIS Bank for International
Settlement
11. BCBS Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision
12. BOP - Balance of Payment
13. BOT - Balance of Trade
14. BPLR Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
15. CCIL Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.
16. CIBIL - Credit Information Bureau of India
Ltd.
17. CRISIL - Credit Rating Information
Services of India Ltd.
18. CBLO - Collateralised Borrowing &
Lending Obligation
19. CPI - Consumer Price Index
20. ADR American Depository Receipts
21. GDR Global Depository Receipts
22. ALM - Asset Liability Management
23. ARC Asset Reconstruction
Companies
24. FINO - Financial Inclusion Network
Operation
25. CTT - Commodities Transaction Tax
26. CRM - Customer Relationship
Management
27. KYC - Know Your Customer
28. SLR - Statutory Liquidity Ratio
29. CRR - Cash Reserve Ratio
30. MSF - Marginal Standing Facility
31. REPO - Repurchase Option
32. NBFC - Non Banking Finance
Companies
33. OSMOS - Off-Site Monitoring &
Surveillance
34. IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
35. BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange
36. NSE - National Stock Exchange
37. SWIFT - Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Tele communication
38. FSLRC Financial Sector Legislative
Reforms Commission
39. LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility
40. DRT Debt Recovery Tribunals.