January Sports Round Up

January 1, 2009Tamilnadu defeated Bengal and won Fairplay Trophy (Football) in the National Under14 Football Festival at Chennai.January 6, 2009Sri Lanka registered a record win over Bangladesh in Chittagong (Bangladesh) in the second and final test match.January 7, 2009South Africa ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2009

What are main communicable and non-communicable human diseases?

Communicable Disease or infectious disease is resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions. The main communicable diseases are as follows: Diseases Caused By Virus ..

Quick Fact Sheet : Buddhism

1. Gautam Siddhartha was the name of Buddha and he was the founder of Buddhism also known as Gautam Buddha. .2. Gautam Buddha was born in 563 BC in Lumbini (now in Nepal) in Sakya Kshatriya clan of Kapilvastu. He ..

Quiz 48 : General Knowledge →World Geography

1. Which volcano is called the “light pillar of Mediterranean sea”? Mount Barbaro Mount Etna Strombli Mount Vesuvius 2. What is the average density of earth in g/cm3? 5.515 4.415 4.515 6.515 3. In which country is located World’s largest ..

Current Affairs Update: 20.2.09

1. The year-on-year WPI (Whole Sale Price Index) inflation rose 3.92 per cent for week ended February 7, down from the previous week’s annual rise of 4.39 per cent.The annual Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rate fell to a 13-month low, ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2009

Quick Fact Sheet : Vedic Civilization in India

  1. Vedic Literature is known to be written between 1000 to 600 BC. Veda means to know or to get knowledge. 2. Arya means Foreigner (ary in Russian language is outsider or unknown). Aryas were originally from south Russia ..