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UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 76

123451. Consider the following statements: Debentures are generally not backed by any collaterals Non-Convertible Debentures generally carry higher rates of returns that convertible debentures Which among the above...

April 17, 2017

Depression in Bay of Bengal named "Tropical Cyclone Maarutha"

A deep depression in Bay of Bengal has intensified into a tropical cyclone named Maarutha. This cyclone is expected to hit Myanmar on 17 April 2017 and bring...

April 16, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 75

123451. Who called Indian people as "a single people living under a single imperium derived from a single source"? Jawaharlal Nehru Vallabhbhai Patel Dr. B R AmbedkarMahatma Gandhi...

April 16, 2017

Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be habitable: NASA

NASA has announced that Saturn’s sixth-largest moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon Europa may be habitable as they have the necessary ingredients required to sustain life. The key ingredients...

April 15, 2017

Scientists find second Great Spot on Jupiter

Scientists have found second Great Spot in Jupiter which is cold and high up. The Great Spot was found to be 24,000 km across and 12,000 km wide....

April 15, 2017

ISRO to share technology for manufacturing of Lithium-ion batteries for production of electric vehicles

The government has directed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to share battery technology for mass production of Lithium-Ion batteries for electric vehicles. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre...

April 15, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: April 15, 2017

1. Which Indian software engineer has won first prize in Unite Ideas #UNGAViz Textual Analysis and Visualisation Challenge? [A] Salem Avan[B] Sandeep Konam[C] Abdulqadir Rashik[D] Nikhil Chandavarkar Show...

April 15, 2017

70th Himachal Day celebrated across Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh celebrated 70th Himachal Day function in Chamba. Himachal Pradesh came into existence by merging 30 odd princely states in 1948. According to a 2005 Transparency International...

April 15, 2017

Uttar Pradesh signs “Power for All” agreement with Union government

The Uttar Pradesh government has signed “Power for All” pact with the Centre to provide 24×7 power supply to all the households in the State. With this signing...

April 15, 2017

Seabed Resident Event Profiler (SREP) robot developed by NIO

Scientists at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have developed a robotic platform, Seabed Resident Event Profiler (SREP) that is capable of being stationed at any water depth from...

April 15, 2017

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