Current Affairs 31 August 2016 PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the first phase of SAUNI yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the first phase of the 4 phases Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation yojana (SAUNI) at Sanodara of Jamnagar district of Gujarat. Under the project, nearly 10 dams and reservoirs of Rajkot, Jamnagar and Morbi will […]
1. Polio causes by __________ . Ans:Virus 2. In IT failure of Kernel means – Ans: dump crash or crash or kernel error 3. In which state, Kovvada nuclear plant proposed to be set up? Ans: Andhra Pradesh 4. Barren Island volcano is located in the ____________. Ans: Andaman Sea 5. CK Naidu trophy associated […]
1. Which is the largest island in the world? Ans: Greenland 2. Nitric acid doesn’t react with –(copper, iron, zinc or gold) Ans: Gold 3. Pellagra & Scurvy diseases caused due to deficiency of which vitamin Ans: Vitamin C 4. Jnanpith Award winner is a poet, Indira Goswami is a author, scholar of which language? […]
Current Affairs : 30 August 2016 NASA ends year-long Mars simulation on Hawaii National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has ended its year-long Mars simulation on Hawaii. Since 29th August 2015, Six people team lived in close quarters in a dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy. The team consisted of a French astrobiologist, […]
1. What happens when sodium bicarbonate is heated? Ans: The ease with which sodium bicarbonate loses carbon dioxide on heating is what makes it useful as “baking soda”. 2. When government expenditure exceeds its revenue then it is called? Ans: Budget deficit 3. First Indians who have won an Oscar? Ans: Bhanu Athaiya 4. Why […]
30-08-2016 first shift 1. Which athlete is known as Blade Runner? Ans: Oscar Pistorius 2. Who is Father of Abul Fazal? Ans: Shail Mubarak 3. Maximum thorium reserve in which country? Ans: India 4. Who is the Euro Cup 2016 Winner? Ans: Portugal 5. When did the French Revolution began? Ans: 1789 6. United Nations […]
Questions Asked in Evening Shift-2nd of 27th August 2016 General Awareness Questions from CGL 2nd Shift 1) Name the First field Marshal of India ? Ans. Sam Manekshaw 2) British Viceroy , assassinated in India ? Ans. Lord Mayo 3) First Indian, to win the medal in RIO Olympics ? Ans. Sakshi Malik 4) Which […]
Current Affairs 29 August 2016 ISRO tests Scramjet Rocket engine Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully test-fired its Scramjet Rocket Engine. It will use oxygen from the atmosphere thereby reducing launch cost, from the spaceport of Sriharikota. Mountain Echoes Literary Festival, 2016 The 7th edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival 2016 Kicked off in […]
The recap of the week covers important current affairs of the week like new species of eel Gymnothorax indicus, DNA Index System for DNA profiling of criminals and Regional Connectivity Scheme among others. • Veteran Sri Lanka batsman who announced retirement from international cricket is – Tillakaratne Dilshan • The programme under which all bank […]
Current Affairs : 28 August 2016 22nd edition of Delhi Book Fair begins 22nd edition of the Delhi Book Fair (9-day event) has begun at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi . It lays focus on the initiatives taken by the government for its Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan to inculcate better reading habits among the younger generation. […]