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Quiz 237: General Awareness for All Examinations

123456789101. Which of the following is NOT a closed sea?Aral SeaBlack SeaRed SeaAll are closed seas2. Santa Ana, Brickfielder, Sirocco & Khamsin are examples of ______?currentsvolcanoeswindsdeserts3. Jet streams...

October 12, 2009

Quiz 236: Indian History For Civil Services Examination

123456789101. Which among the following statements is not correct? British army was defeated in the first Anglo-Maratha WarThe Second Anglo-Mysore War was concluded by Treaty of WadgaonHyder Ali...

October 12, 2009

Industrial growth 10.4 % in August

India’s Industrial growth has soared to a 22-month high of 10.4 per cent in August.Manufacturing output grew by 10.2 per cent in August, mining by 12.9 per cent...

October 12, 2009

IT Return through ATM facility by Corporation Bank

Recently (August 2009) Corporation Bank has received an approval from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to offer income tax returns filing facility through ATM network. This...

October 12, 2009

National Livelihood Mission (NLM)

India’s Ministry of Rural Development is proposing to re-design the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) into National Livelihood Mission (NRLM). Here are the proposed main features of the...

October 12, 2009

Quiz 235: General Awareness Section for All Examinations

123456789101. Which of the following are found in nucleus of Deuterium 1 proton & 1 neutron2 protons1 proton and 1 electron2 neutrons only2. As per the Lakdawala Formula ,...

October 12, 2009

List of Navratnas & Mini Ratnas

Navratna CPSEs Bharat Electronics Limited Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Coal India Limited GAIL (India) Limited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Indian Oil...

October 12, 2009

Project Arrow

Project Arrow was launched by department of posts (DoP) in August 2008. This project is an initiative to transform India Post into a vibrant and responsive organization and...

October 12, 2009

Assocham Elections

Swati Piramal, director of Piramal Healthcare, has been elected president of Assocham. She has replaced Sajjan Jindal. She is in the boards of several companies, including Piramal Life...

October 12, 2009

Quiz 234: General Awareness

123456789101. Which of the following was another name of Pallava King Narasimhavarman-I? MamallaMahedravarmanApaparNone of the above2. Who wrote the book neel darpan?Bankim Chandra ChaterjeeRabindra Nath TagoreDinbandhu MitraNone of...

October 10, 2009

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