GKToday Archives: June, 2009

Mega Quiz July-2009 (First) Based Upon Current Affairs

1.”MARG Swarnabhoomi” is a mega infrastructure project with world class telecommunication facilities. Recently MARG Limited (integrated infrastructure company) signed an MOU with which of the following India’s telecommunication giants for this project ?(A)Tata Indicom(B)BSNL(C)Bharti Airtel 2.Who is the winner of ..

Finance & Economy : Compendium 3

1. What is SATMO?2. What is “Vande Mataram Scheme” ?3. What is Golden Handshake Scheme?4. What is India Brand Equity Fund?5. What is Jago Grahak Jago”?6. What is a revolving credit?7. What is Gender Budgeting?8. What is Soft Currency?9. What ..

General Knowledge : Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Population (2001 Census):356152Males:192972Females:163180Urban Population %:32.67Literacy Rate (Census 2001) In %:81.3Male Literacy In %:86.3Male Literate In Numbers:146831Female Literacy In %:75.2Female Literate In Numbers:106304Nsdp At Current Prices (2002-2003)* Rs Crores:872 Rs Crores *(2000-2001)Per Capita Income (2002-03) At Current Prices Rs:24560 Rs (2000-2001)

National Disaster Management Authority

About NDMA: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is the chairman and General NC Vij is the Vice chairman. Government of India (GOI), in recognition of the importance of Disaster Management as a national priority, has set up a High-Powered Committee ..

Gwangju Prize

The 2009 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Committee has chosen Min Ko Naing to be this year’s prizewinner. Min Ko Naing and his colleagues have devoted themselves to Burma’s democratization.Born in the Burmese capital of Yangon in 1962, Min Ko ..

RTS,S

RTS, S with its trade name Mosquirix is the first licensed malaria vaccine in the world, it is also the first vaccine licensed for use against a parasitic disease of any kind. It has been funded in part by the ..