GK/General Awareness/G-Studies 1-Prince Charles of Britain on twenty eight Sep 2015 awarded Indo-British van driver Dee Patel with the Pride of Britain Award. 2-The Global Investors Meet (GIM 2015) was on ten September 2015 organised in Tamil Nadu to woo investors to invest within the state. The GIM 2015 was officially inaugurated by Tamil Nadu … Read more
Cultural Heritage Sites – Name of the Site Location Yr of Inscription Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh 1983 … Read more
GK Multiple Q & Ans 1. Members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the– (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Chief Justice (D) Law Minister (Ans : A) 2. Which of the following systems is based on the principle of surplus value? (A) Capitalism (B) Individualism (C) Idealism (D) Communism (Ans : … Read more
Howrah Bridge -Important Points Howrah Bridge is a suspension type balanced cantilever bridge located in West Bengal, India. It is also known as Rabindra Setu. The bridge connects Howrah and Kolkata. The Bridge is made over the river Hooghly (a branch of River Ganga). Rendel, Palmer and Tritton have designed of the bridge and was … Read more
Energy -Important Points 1. Gasohol is a fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. 2. Sites selected for Nuclear Energy Parks in India are Haripur in West Bengal, Mith Virdi in Gujrat, Jaitpur in Maharashtra, Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh and Kudamkulam in Tamil Nadu 3. Ethanol is also known as grain alcohol. 4.Three Gorges … Read more
ACADEMY AWARDS 2015/OSCAR On 22 February 2015, 87th Academy Award, popularly called Oscar Awards, was conferred at the award ceremony function that was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. … Read more
General Studies Important Informations on Principal Lakes, Waterfalls and Islands Principal Lakes Major Lakes: Their Areas and Depths Sl No Name of Lake Area (Sq KM) Greatest … Read more
Inventions – Inventors Ami Argand (1750–1803), France – Argand lamp Automobile- Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler- 1885 Anatoly Alexandrov (1903–1994), Russia – anti-mine demagnetising of ships, naval nuclear reactors (including one for the first nuclear icebreaker) Joseph Aspdin (1788–1855), UK – Portland cement Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC), Greece – Archimedes’ screw Barbie doll- Ruth Handler- … Read more
Indian Agriculture – Important Points 1.Agriculture in our country provides livelihood to 60% of the population. 2. National Food for Work Programme was launched on November 14, 2004. 3. As per the final estimates, the production of foodgrains during 2008-09 stood at 234.47 million tones. 4. India is the largest producer, processor, consumer and exporter … Read more
First in World 1- The first person to reach South Pole- Amundsen 2 – The Chairman of People’s republic of China- Mao-Tse-Tung 3- The first person to reach North Pole- Robert Peary 4- The first lady to climb Mount Everest- Junko Taibei 5- The first president … Read more