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Typhoon “Parma “& More

A powerful typhoon ” Parma” pummelled the north-eastern Philippines recently , cutting off power and communication in at least five provinces and killing dozens of people and affecting...

October 7, 2009

Some facts From Recently released Reports of Food and Agriculture Organization

As per a UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO (Headquarters -Rome, Established October 16, 1945, member 191) discussion paper published recently, climate change will have a severe impact...

October 7, 2009

Quiz 232: Socio-Economic Awareness For Bank Officers Exams

123456789101. Which among the following is not a correctly matched?Stock Exchange– SEBIInsurance — IRDATelecom — TRAIall are correct2. Which among the following is not a correctly matched?Stock Exchange–...

October 7, 2009

Archive Compendium

What is a “Casting Vote in India Politics?What is “Cultural Revolution of China”?What is the ” Concept of Total Revolution” in Indian Politics?What is the size range of...

October 7, 2009

Wetlands in India recognised as wetlands of international importance

Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value and thus list...

October 7, 2009

Sample Interview Questions: Finance

Give some examples of Functions of Finance?Determination of the financial requirements of the firm, obtaining necessary finance from the necessary sources at minimum possible cost & allocation of...

October 7, 2009

Nobel Prize Literature

Herta Müller (German) Born 17 August 1953 , she is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in...

October 7, 2009

Nobel prize – Physics

Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith, fathers of fibre optics and digital imaging, won the 2009 Nobel prize for physics . Charles K Kao: Born in Shanghai...

October 7, 2009

Nobel Prize : Medicine

Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak won the 2009 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for for their work on chromosomes. Elizabeth Blackburn: U.S. and Australian citizenship,...

October 7, 2009

Nobel Prize – Chemistry

The winners of Nobel prize 2009 are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan , United States, Thomas A. Steitz United States, Ada E. Yonath Israel “for studies of the structure and function...

October 6, 2009

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