Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-24 of Archives: April, 2017

Parliament passes Constitution (SCs) order (Amendment) Bill, 2017

Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017 after it was passed by Rajya Sabha. It was already passed by Lok Sabha in March 2017....

April 10, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: April 9-10, 2017

1. An exhibition titled ‘Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali’ has inaugurated in which city to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha? [A] Kanpur[B] Porbandar[C] Lucknow[D] New...

April 10, 2017

First UK rail freight service to China to depart

The first rail freight service from United Kingdom to China departed from Essex. Earlier the first freight train in the opposite direction, from China to UK had arrived...

April 10, 2017

Pakistan sentences alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav to death

Pakistan’s Field General Court Martial has sentenced to death Indian national and alleged RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent Kulbhushan Jadhav (46) who was arrested last year on...

April 10, 2017

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016: Key Provisions

The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by a voice vote to give more thrust to road safety, controlling pollution and accidents. The bill...

April 10, 2017

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates exhibition marking 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in New Delhi mark the 100 years (centenary year) of...

April 10, 2017

12th Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant held in Vairengte  

The twelfth edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun at Vairengte in Mizoram. Vairengte houses Indian Army’s elite Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School. The first...

April 10, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee picks winner of Lucky Grahak and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojanas

President Pranab Mukherjee has picked up lucky winners from the 100th draw of lots under the digital payments promotion schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana....

April 10, 2017

Scientists discovers protein PorB that increases effectiveness of vaccines against cancer

Scientists from Boston University School of Medicine, US have discovered a protein called PorB that could help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from diseases such as...

April 10, 2017

Government launches Bharat ke Veer web portal and application

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has launched web portal and mobile application named “Bharat ke Veer” to enable people to contribute towards family of martyrs from central...

April 10, 2017

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi