Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-6 of Archives: May, 2012

‘Review Central Acts, Articles of Constitution extended after Delhi 1952 Agreement’:J&K interlocutors

The Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors report has called for a review of all central Acts and articles of constitution extended to the state after the Delhi Agreement, 1952...

May 25, 2012

Akash missile test fired successfully

Akash test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore in Odisha coast. Akash Surface-to-surface air missile System Indigenously-developed under Integrated Guided...

May 25, 2012

Polio a global health emergency: WHO

WHO may declare Polio a global health emergency. Why WHO might declare Polio a Global Health Emergency? WHO may declare this owing to complacency in efforts to eradicate...

May 25, 2012

Analysis: Withdrawal of ONGC from South China Sea

The South China Sea is part of Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 square kilometres....

May 24, 2012

Persons in News:

Nisha Rani Dutta Archery player The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs approved an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh (from National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons) to archery player...

May 23, 2012

No Govt decision yet on doing away with LPG subsidies for rich

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas R.P.N. Singh held that the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas had advocated that the government may consider...

May 23, 2012

‘Medara community’ included in K’taka ST list

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to amend the Constitution to include the Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. It received...

May 23, 2012

Complete automation of Fair Price Shops by March ’14: Centre to States

The Central Govt has directed all the States and UTs to finish automation of Fair Price Shops (FPS) by March 2014. The automation of FPS is part of...

May 23, 2012

New Zealand authorities: Govt to scrap foreign ownership limits on its airlines

At the launch of a discussion document on New Zealand’s international air transport policy, New Zealand authorities held that the government is proposing to scrap foreign ownership limits...

May 23, 2012

May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)

‘International Biodiversity Day’ observed across the world on May 22. Objective: To step-up understanding and awareness about biodiversity issues. To make people aware about the importance of biodiversity...

May 23, 2012

Archives

Archives

Archives