Archives: July, 2009

Quiz 173 : General Science for All Examinations

1234567891. Which among the following line defined the boundary of North & South Vietnam before the two were united?17th Parallel24th Parallel38th parallel50th parallel2. Through which of the following...

July 31, 2009

Current Affairs Current Affairs : July 29, 2009

July 27, 2009 : Rs. 50000 crore lost every year in farm produce handlingJuly 27, 2009: IT sector to employ about 2.25 mn by 2015July 27, 2009: The...

July 30, 2009

Quiz 172: General Studies for Civil Services Exams

123456789101. Among Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Molybdenum , Zinc & Boron , bring out those which are macronutrients?Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, CalciumPhosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium, Calcium,...

July 30, 2009

Human Development Index

The logic behind development of Human Development Index (HDI) was to do away with the inherent weakness of use of GDP as measure of development. HDI is a...

July 29, 2009

Quiz 171: GK for SBI Bank PO and other Banking Examinations

123456789101. "Gadgil Formula” is related to which of the following ?Share of tax revenue between states and central governmentTransfer of assistance to the states by center under various...

July 29, 2009

Millennium Development Goals & India

These are 8 international development goals agreed to be achieved by 192 UN Members and 23 International organisations by 2015. They were launched in the Millennium Summit in...

July 29, 2009

Poverty in India : Some Latest Projections of IMF

The IMF projected in April 2009 that the growth rate of GDP in India would be 4.5 %, however this figure was raised to 5.4 percent in July,...

July 29, 2009

Some latest Forecasts by IMF

These projections were published in the update to the World Economic Outlook in July 2009: India will grow by 5.4 % in 2009 (April figure was 4.5%) World...

July 29, 2009

Quiz 170: General Knowledge for SSC-CGL Examination

123456789101. Which among the following is true about Total Internal Reflection?A ray passing from rarer to denser medium and not able to pass to denser medium at an...

July 29, 2009

Current Affairs Current Affairs : Business & Economy : July 28, 2009

July 25, 2009 : Govt to ban all wheat, non-Basmati riceJuly 27, 2009: Latest Tax Concessions announced by Finance MinisterJuly 28, 2009: China threates to ban seafood import...

July 28, 2009