Questions For IAS,RAS,MBA and Other Competition Exams

CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. A 300-feet high statue of this Maratha icon will be erected in the Arabian Sea, facing the Marine Drive in Mumbai.
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji
b. Balaji Vishwanath
c. Balaji Bajiro
d. Nana Sahed
2. Najib Razak has been chosento succeed as the new Prime Minister of…
a. Bangladesh
b. Malaysia
c. Bhutan
d. Thailand
3. Gorkha Janamukti Morcha’s demand for separate state of Gorkhaland in associated with…
a. Assam
b. Sikkim
c. West Bengal
d. Manipur
4. Santosh trophy is associated with...
a. Hockey
b. Tennis
c. Badminton
d. Football
5. The 2008 edition of UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2008) was hosted by Austria and....
a. Switzerland
b. Poland
c. France
d. Germany
6. The total number of teams participating in Euro 2008 is....
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24
7. You will associate Saina Nehwal with…
a. Polo
b. Cricket
c. Badminton
d. Tennis
8. The robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission Mars under the Mars Scout Program by NASA is…
a. Phoenix
b. Atlanta
c. Discovery
d. None of these
9. Name of Indian organisation chosen by the United Nations to receive the Red Ribbon awards for outstanding community leadership and action in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
a. People Like Us
b. Sanghamitra
c. Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust
d. All the above
10. Which of thes is a Gujjar Leader?
a. Sachin Pilot
b. Karori Singh Bainsla
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b

11. This Pakistani cricketer was detained at Dubai airport on suspicion of carrying drugs recently.
a. Mohammad Asif
b. Shoaib Akhtar
c. Yuhus Khan
d. Rao Iftikar
12. The total number of members of Nuclear Supplier Group is….
a. 35
b. 40
c. 45
d. 65
13. Which of the following countries at present is not a signatory to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NTP) along with India…
a. Israel
b. Pakistan
c. North Korea
d. All the above
14. This Indian state has decided to move the Centre to change it’s name and its language
a. Orissa
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Jharkhand
15. Pulijanmam, which bagged the National Award for best film, is directed…
a. Priyanandan
b. Priyadarshan
c. Sathyan Anthikkad
d. Sankaran Nair
16. This film was adjudged the most popular film providing wholesome entertainment in the National Awards.
a. Rang De Basanti
b. Lage Raho Munnabhai
c. Eklavya
d. Krrish

17. The Director of Bollywood film Traffic Signal has won the National award for best direction.
a. Prakash Jha
b. Vikram Bhatt
c. Madhur Bhandarkar
d. Vishal Bharadwaj
18. At the National awards, this Bengali actor won the best actor award for his role in Pudokkhep.
a. Soumitra Chatterjee
b. Shayan Munshi
c. Uttam Kumar
d. None of these
19. She has been appointed as the SAARC goodwill ambassador for HIV/AIDS programme for SAARC countries,
a. Shabana Azmi
b. Sushmita Sen
c. Sharmila Tagore
d. Jaya Bachan
20. With which state would you associate Hrudaya Spanadna Scheme…
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Chhattisgarh
21. International Conference on ‘Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons; was recently held in …
a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Banglore
d. Chennai
22. This person has called Delhi ‘crass’.
a. CM Sheila Dixit
b. Actor Aamir Khan
c. Lyricist Javed Akhtar
e. Writer Arundhati Roy
23. The South Asian Football Federation Cup 2008, held recently in Maldives and Sri Lanka, was won by….
a. Pakistan
b. Sri Lanka
c. Maldives
d. Afghanistan
24. The 2009 edition of SAFF Championship will be held in
a. India
b. Bhutan
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
25. This Bollywood actor received the Ecowarrior awards for contribution to the environment and wildlife.
a. Shahrukh Khan
b. Saif Ali Khan
c. John Abraham
d. None of these
26. This US university recently conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree to British author JK Rowling.
a. Cambridge University
b. Bostom University
c. Stanford University
d. Havard University
27. Ji Xianlin, who was conferred the Padma Bhushan award recently for inspiring love for Indian culture among his countrymen, is a national of …
a. South Korea
b. China
c. Tibet
d. India
28. The final of the French Open men’s single title was played between….
a. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
b. Rogar Federer and Rafael Nadal
c. Rogar Federer and Gael Monfils
d. Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils
29. The 2008 French Open saw the last appearance of former Would No.1 Gustavo Guga Kuerten. Guga is a national of…….
a. Brazil
b. Sweden
c. The US
d. France
30. The title of French Open women’s singles for 2008 went to Ana Ivanovic. She defeated…in the finals.
a. Svetlana Kuznetsova
b. Maria Sharapova
c. Jelena Jankovic
d. Dinara Safina
31. The pair of Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna defeated Daniel Nestor and Nenand Zimonic to win the French Open men’s double title 2008. Cuevas is a national of…
a. Uruguay
b. Italy
c. Canada
d. Australia
32. The defending champion of Euro 2008suffered humiliating ouster in the first round.
a. Argentina
b. Greece
c. Portugal
d. England
33. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix was won by BMW Sauber’s…..
a. Kimi Raikkonen
b. Robert Kubica
c. Lewis Hamilton
d. Felipe Massa
34. India has agreed to rebuild the Sitwe port, which will be a ‘build, transfer, and use’ (BTU) project, at a cost of $120 million. The port is located in….
a. China
b. Nepal
c. Bangladesh
d. Myanmar
35. The 7,516-km long Indian coastline is along nine states and…Union Territories
a. four
b. three
c. two
d. none
36. This Indian golfer recently clinched the Austrian Open title.
a. Jyoti Randhawa
b. Arjun Atwal
c. PG Sethi
d. Jeev Milkah Singh
37. This management institute from India has recently been accredited by European Quality Improvement System.
a. IIM-A
b. IIM-B
c. ISM
d. MDI
38. The state government approved the inclusion of 24 special castes under the other backward classes (OBC), denotified and nomadic tribes and special backward categories.
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Maharashtra
39. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s work—a polar bear on top of a globe praying”save my family”—has won the first prize in a competition on ‘Sculpture on Global Warming’.Pattnaik is a……
a. sand artist
b. singer
c. actor
d. none of these
40. The International Indian Film Academy Awards(IIFA) 2008 function was held in…
a. Bangkok
b. Tokyo
c. Dubai
d. None of these
41. The best movie award of HFA went to….
a. Chak De India
b. Jab We Met
c. Gandhi My Father
d. Metro
42. The awardee for best comedian at IIFA 2008 was…..
a. Paresh Rawal
b. Govinda
c. Aksay Kumar
d. Rajpal Yadav
43. Republican party nominee John Sidney McCain is a senator from
a. Massachusetts
b. Hawaii
c. Arizona
d. Florida
44. This country, after a cut in its defence budget, asked India to follow its example.
a. Pakishtan
b. Nepal
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh
45. The Ministry of food processing industries has declared the year….as food safety and quality year.
a. 2007-08
b. 2008-09
c. 2009-10
d. None of these
46. Pramod Deo has been appointed as the chairman of
a. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
b. Central Vigilance Commission
c. Union Public Service Commission
d. National Human Rights Commission
47. Centre of Indian Trade Unions is the trade wing of……
a. BJP
b. Congress
c. CPM
d. Shiv Sena
48. The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar for 2008 has recently been awarded to ….
a. Jagdish Bagla
b. RK Pachauri
c. Maneka Gandhi
d. None of these
49. This country recently refused to supply uranium to India unless it signs the NPT.
a. australia
b. Iran
c. Cuba
d. France
50. Who was the man of the series in the tri-nation cricket tournament in Dhaka?
a. Salman Butt
b. Younis Khan
c. Umar Gul
d. Sohaib Tanvir
Answers

source :magazine

Questions For IAS,RAS,MBA and Other Competition Exams

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
1 This personality has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Can you name him from the given options?
a. PC Jha
b.. PK Misra
c. Rabendra Singh Mathoda
d. None of these

2 Name the head of the commission that has recently been set up by the government to re- examine the criteria for the Below Poverty Line(BPL):
a. Arvind Birmani
b. Ashok Lahiri
c. Suresh D Tendulkar
d. Dr. C. Rangarajan

3 The newly-appointed chief of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRIDA):
a. D. Subba Rao
b. J. Harinarayana
c. CS Rao
d. G. Prabhakaran

4 Glue pages Beta is the name of the new concept launched by……..recently:
a. Microsoft
b. AOL
c. Yahoo
d. None of these

5 Britain based Caparo group is going to launch a multipurpose special economic zone in…….
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra

6 This famous tyre manufacturer of India and a flagship company of RPG Group has recently changed its logo. Name it:
a. JK Tyres
b. Ceat Tyres
c. Apollo Tyres
d. Goodyear Tyres

7 R Ramaseshan is the newly appointed CEO and MD of……
a. CBEC
b. MCX
c. NCDEX
d. None of these

8 Which of the following represents to worth of the deal in which Dailchi Sankyo acquired approximately 34 per cent of Ranbaxy’s shares recently?
a. $ 3.6 billion
b. $ 4.6 billion
c. $ 5.6 billion
d. $ 6.6 billion

9 NIIT has recently launched NIT Institute of Process Excellence Ltd. To cater to the demand of the skilled persons in the field of business & technology in association with…..
a. Hero Mind Mine
b. Genpact
c. Wipro Spectramind
d. None of these

10 This famous business personality is the winner of the ‘Star of the Italian Solidarity Award’ recently:
a. Anand Mahindra
b. Rahul Bajaj
c. R Seshasayee
d. Venu Sriniwasan

11 As per a recent report of Global 200 firms by Reputation Institute, a US based organization, which of the following represents the rank obtained by Tata Group in the world in terms of reputation?
a. 4th
b,. 6th
c. 8th
d. 10th

12 This personality will be the new chief executive officer of Vodafone Plc. From July end 2008. We are talking about……
a. Arun Sarin
b. Michael Boskin
c. Vittorio Colao
d. John Bond

13 Mallassurance is the name of the unique insurance plans to be sold to malls by….
a. United India Insurance Ltd.
b. Future Cenerali
c. ICICI Lombard General
d National Insurance

14 SCARLET is the new range of LCD television that belongs to the stable of….
a. Samsung
b. LG
c. Philips
d. Sony

15 Which of the following news channels has the punchline ‘Clarity in a complex world’?
a. NDTV 24x7
b . 9x News Channel
c. TIMES NOW
d. CNN IBN

16 ‘Profit’ is the name of the magazine that belongs to the stable of…..
a.India Today
b. Outlook
c. The Hindu
d. None of these

17 The inflation surged at a record l13 year high recently at………..
a. 11.03 per cent
b. 11.04 per cent.
c. 11.05 per cent
d. 12 per cent

18 This personality is the founder and CEO of Subhiksha Supermarket and Pharmacies. Name him.
a. K. Subramanium
b. R. Subramanium
c. P. Subramanium
d. L. Subramanium

19 Which of the following automobile companies signed an agreement with New Delhi based Eicher Motors for producing trucks and buses recently?
a. Honda Motors
b. General Motors
c. Renault Motors
d. Volvo
20. ‘Technology that touches lives’ is the punchline that you would associate with….
a. CSC Ltd.
b. HCL Technologies
c. NIIT Technologies
d. None of these

21. Mahendra- Renault Logan has recently roped in….as its brand ambassador.
a. Aftab Shivdasani
b. Aamir Khan
c. Kunal Kapoor
d. Shahid kapoor

22. Common Wealth Economics For A Crowded Planet is the name of the book authored by…….
a. CK Prahalad
b. Jeffry D Sachs
c. Allan Greenspan
d. MS Ahluwalia

23. Credible. Incisive. Authoritative is the ad-line of……..
a. Business India
b. Business Today
c. Business Word
d. None of these

24. This personality anchored the growth of LG in India and is now at the helm of affairs of Videocon Industries as its CEO and Vice Chairman. We are talking about…..
a. O Suzuki
b. KR Kim
c. LT Shim
d. None of these

25. Which of the following represents the approximate inflow of foreign direct
investment in India during the 2007-2008 period?
a. $ 22 billion
b. $ 24 billion
c. $ 26 billion
d. $ 28 billion

26. Which of the following represents the target set by the government of India for the year 2008-2009?
a. $ 30 billion
b. $ 35 billion
c. $ 40 billion
d. $ 45 billion

27. Which of the following represents the approximate value of the trade deficit in 2007-2008?
a. $ 60.40 billion
b. $ 70.40 billion
c. $ 80.40 billion
d. $ 90.40 billion

28. The government recently gave ‘ Navaratna status’ to three more PSU firms recently, taking the tally to 16. Can you identify the name of the PSU that was NOT given the Navaratna status?
a. PGCIL
b. NALCO
c. REC
d. HPCL

29. Which of the following represents the Government’s stake in Tata owned VSNL that it intends to divest now?
a. 23.12 percent
b. 24.12 percent
c. 25.12 percent
d. 26.12 percent

30. As per a recent report by FORBES, Mumbai bagged the …position in terms of the world’s larges billionaire cities.
a.. 5th
b. 7th
c. 9th
d. 10th

31. As per the International Institute for Management Development(IMD), which of the following represents the rank obtained by India in it?
a. 67th
b. 52nd
c. 38th
d. 29th

32. ‘We never forget who we are working for’ is the punchline that you would associate with…….
a. Chevron Texaco
b. Exxon Mobil
c. Lockheed Martin
d. Barclays Finance

33. Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away recently, was legend who belonged to the
field of……..
a. Literature
b. economics
c. management
d. fashion

34. Samuel A DiPiazza Jr. was in India recently. He is presently the CEO of….
a. KPMG
b. PriceWaterHouse Coopers
c. Accenture
d. Ernst & Young

35. Can you identify the name of this car maker that has recently launched India’s first hybrid car?
a. Hyundai
b. Honda
c. Yoyota
d. Tata

36. Exide Industries recently acquired…percent stake in the Bangalore-based Leadage Alloys India in a deal worth Rs. 35 crore.
a. 33 per cent
b. 49 per cent
c. 51 per cent
d. 66 per cent

37. Name the newly-appointed chairman of the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC).
a. MD Mallya
b. RS Sharma
c. Amit Agarwal
d. RS Mathoda

38. This president of Coca-Cola India has recently been appointed as the chairman of American Chamber of Commerce. Name him/her.
a. Atul Sinha
b. Atul Singh
c. Indra Nooyi
d. None of these

39. SBI has tied up with….for its general insurance venture.
a. Cardiff
b. Sompo
c. Generali
d. Insurance Australia Group

40. ‘First in Business Worldwide’ is the punchline that you would associate with….
a. NDTV Profit
b. CNBC TV18
c. Outlook Business
d. None of these

41. Shekhar Dutta, who resigned recently, was the chairman of ……
a. Bombay Stock Exchange
b. Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.
c. Delhi Stock Exchange
d. Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd.

42. Tata Communications recently acquired some….percent stake in China Enterprise Communication.
a. 30 per cent
b. 40 per cent
c. 50 per cent
d. 60 per cent

43. Knorr, Bru and Axe are the brands that you would associate with…..
a. P&G
b. HUL
c. Marico Industries
d. None of these

44. ‘Celebrate Life’ is the tagline that you would associate with……
a. HUL
b. Dabur
c. Future Group
d. HDFC Standard Life

45. Music World and Books & Beyond belong to the stable of…..
a. RPG
b. India Today Group
c. Times Group
d. None of these

46. This personality has been appointed as the chairman of Prasar Bharti. Indentify him from the given options.
a. Atul Gupta
b. Sumit Mukharjee
c. Arun Bhatnagar
d. BK Bansal

47. Find the odd one out.
a. Apache
b. Flame
c. Star City
d. Platina

48. The present commerce minister to the Government of India is….
a. SK Shinde
b. Sharad Pawar
c. Kamal Nath
d. Pranab Mukharjee

49. You would associate Prathap C. Reddy with….
a. the aviation industry
b. hospitals
c. entertainment industry
d. textile industry

50. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘C’, in ‘CTT’, a proposed tax in Union Budget 2008-2009?
a. Commercial
b. Commodities
c. Cumulative
d. Consumption
Answers:-

Source: : Magazine

DR. A. P. J. Kalam's Speech

DR. A. P. J. Kalam’s Speech in Hyderabad July 6th 2007


Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them.
Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan, he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck, but the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph, I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India. For her, you and I will have to build this developed India. You must proclaim.
India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination..
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name-‘YOURS’. Give him a face-‘YOURS’. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don’t throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5(approx. Rs.60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedar Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity….. In Singapore you don’t say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn’t dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy any employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to,’ see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.’ YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,’ Jaanta hai main kaun hoon(Do you know who I am?). I am a top official or so and so’s son. Take your two bucks and get lost.’ YOU wouldn’t chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand.

Why don’t YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don’t YOU use examination jockeys or buy take certificates in Boston??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India? In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that here?’ He’s right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms. We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known nor to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! And others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? ‘It’s the whole system which has to change, how it matter if I alone forego my sons’ rights to a dowry.’ So who’s going to change the system?

What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of your neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr. Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, call for a great deal of introspection and pricks one’s conscience too…. I am echoing J.F. Kennedy’s words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.

‘ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY’

Thank you,
Dr. Abdul Kalam


Aryan International College Ajmer

Know About Dementia

What is Dementia?
Dementia is a group of brain disorders that disturb and damage cognitive (power of knowing) functions, affecting memory, one’s very personality, judgment, mood and social functioning.
Cognitive function refers to all mental tasks we perform every minute from remembering our name to doing mathematical calculations. Memory is the often the first to go. Gradually one will also lose abilities of problem-solving ability, decision-making, judgment, managing physical space, putting words together communicating. One’s very personality also goes for a toss. Eventually people with dementia will NOT be able to take care of themselves they will require round-the-clock care.
Dementia is a permanent, progressive disease that affects mostly people after 50-55 years.

What causes dementia?
All forms of dementia result from of nerve cells and/or the loss of communication among these cells. Some causes of dementia can be reversed, and others cannot. Treatable condition can cause dementia include a high fever, dehydration, vitamin deficiency and poor nutrition, bad reactions to medicines, problems with the thyroid gland, or a minor head injury.

What are the different types of dementia?
1. Alzheimer’s disease
2. Dementia with Lewy bodies
3. Parkinson’s disease
4. Multi-infarct or vascular dementia
Alzheimer’s disease: - AD is the most common cause of dementia. In AD, nerve cells in the brain die. Symptoms of AD begin slowly with memory problems. The brain damage in AD leads to serious problems in thinking, judgment, and the ability to carry out daily activities. Dementia with Lewy bodies: -
Lewy bodies are abnormal structures found in certain areas of the affected brain. Lewy body dementia may affect speed of thinking of, attention and concentration, and visual spatial abilities more severely than memory and language. It can also cause hallucinations and large fluctuations in degree of alertness.
Parkinson’s disease
Starting with a slowing of the thought processes it leads to difficulty in concentration and results in total confusion. There could be stiffness and shaking of limbs, speech impairment and a shuffling gait (body posture) Multi-infarct or vascular dementia :-

In MID, small strokes occur, and blood clots in the blood vessels in the brain cause the death of brain tissue. Symptoms that begin suddenly may be a sign of this kind of dementia. High blood pressure is a cause of strokes and MID

Mistaken Symptoms
The conditions produce signs and symptoms similar to those of dementia. Two conditions are sometimes mistaken for dementia:
Depression: Depression can cause difficulty in remembering, thinking clearly and concentrating. Sometimes depression occurs in conjuction with dementia. In those cases emotional and intellectual deterioration can be especially severe.
Delirium: Unlike dementia, delirium is a severe but it is a temporary state of mental confusion. It tends to be most common in elders with heart or lung disease, infections, poor nutrition, medication interactions or hormone disorders. A person who experiences the sudden onset of disorientation, loss of mental skills or loss of consciousness is more likely to have delirium rather than dementia.

Who Suffers?
Apart from the patient ,it is the care giver and the family who bear the brunt of the disease. It can affect family life ,one’s job, finances ,and one’s physical and mental health. People with dementia usually need more and more care as the disease worsens.The care giver is forced to drift away from family and friends ,because it is difficult to stay socially connected. People in the community may not understand the disease and its related behaviours. Some may be sad or fearful, causing them to retreat from contact with the care giver. Others may not visit because they believe your loved wouldn’t remember the visit anyway. Perhaps as a care giver responsibilities that you have become so immersed in your care giving responsibilities that you don’t have the energy to stay

Who is most likely to suffer from dementia?
The elderly, those with family histories of dementia, and those with stroke risk factors are at higher risk for dementia.
More women than men have dementia because women in general live longer than men.

How can I tell if someone suffers from Dementia ?
Only Doctors can diagnose dementia through exhaustive medical history taking and thorough physical examination and allied tests. Tests of blood and urine may be done to look for problems. There are also tests of mental abilities (tests of memory, problem solving, counting, and language.)
Other kinds of tests used may include brain scans using
Computerised tomography(CT Scan)

Magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI Scan)

Positron emission tomography(PET Scan)

How do you treat dementia?
Drugs do not halt the disease or reverse existing brain damage; they can improve symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease. This may improve the patient’s quality of life, ease the burden on caregivers, and /or delay admission to a nursing home. Medicines are used to help control behavioural symptoms of dementia such as sleeplessness, agitation, wandering, anxiety, and depression. Treating these symptoms often makes individuals more comfortable and makes their care easier for caregivers.
Patients can benefit to some extent from treatment with available medications and other measures, such as cognitive training. Many people with dementia, particularly those in the early stages, my benefit from practicing tasks designed to improve performance in specific aspects of cognitive functioning. For example, people can sometimes be taught to use memory aids, such as mnemonics, computerized recall devices, or note taking.
Behaviour modification – rewarding appropriate or positive behaviour and ignoring inappropriate behaviour-also may help control unacceptable or dangerous behaviours. No-drug treatments include assuring that the person with dementia has a healthy diet, exercise, social activities, regular medical care, and a safe environment. Caregivers can learn useful methods to help cope with problem behaviors

Ray of Hope
Scientist are working to develop new drugs that someday may slow ,reverse, or prevent the damage caused by dementia.
Giving careful attention to physical fitness and exercise goes a long way towards keeping a healthy state of mind. Limiting the use of Alcoholic beverages is important, because heavy drinking over time can cause permanent brain damage .
Some physical and mental changes occur with age in healthy people .However ,much pain and suffering can be avoided if older people ,their families, and their doctors recognize dementia as a disease , not part of normal aging .

Advisors Dr. Noshir H.Wadia,Dr. Charles Pinto,Dr.Dilip Panikkar

Nice Statements

The best day - - - TODAY
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Hardest thing to do – - - - TO BEGIN
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The greatest handicap - - - - FEAR
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Easiest thing to do – ------ FINDING FAULTS
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Most useless asset - ------- PRIDE
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Most useful asset --------- HUMILITY
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Most disagreeable person –----- THE COMPLAINER
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Great need -------------- COMMON SENSE
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Meanest feeling –------- REGRET AT OTHERS SUCCESS
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Best gift ------------------ FORGIVENESS
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The hardest & most painful to accept - DEFEAT
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The greatest knowledge - ----- EXPERIENCE
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The greatest thing - --------- LOVE
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The greatest success in the world ------- PEACE OF MIND
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