Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-5101 of GKToday

R.K. Raghavan appointed as new High Commissioner of India to Republic of Cyprus

Dr. R.K. Raghavan, a 1963 cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus and is expected to take...

September 1, 2017

Rajiv Gauba takes charge as new Union Home Secretary

Rajiv Gauba, A 1982-batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, has recently taken charge as the Union Home Secretary after incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi retired from service. He will have...

September 1, 2017

Sushma Swaraj is leading Indian delegation at Indian Ocean Conference (IOC 2017)

Sushma Swaraj, the Union External affairs minister, is leading the Indian delegation at the Indian Ocean Conference 2017 (IOC 2017), which is started in Colombo, Sri Lanka on...

September 1, 2017

Rajiv Mehrishi to be new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

Rajiv Mehrishi, the former home secretary, will be the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. He will replace the present incumbent Shashi Kant Sharma who completes...

September 1, 2017

Government plans to create FarmerZone

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology is planning to create FarmerZone, a collective open-source data platform for smart agriculture by using biological research and data to improve...

September 1, 2017

Rajiv Kumar takes charge as NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman

Noted economist Rajiv Kumar took over as the Vice-Chairman of government National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. He succeeds Indian- American economist Arvind Panagariya who had resigned...

September 1, 2017

UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 01-09-2017

GKToday | GS-III- Science and Technology – developments and their applications and effects in everyday life “The Sahayak system limits the combat capabilities of forces.” Discuss while analyzing why despite...

September 1, 2017

Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Senior IAS officer Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. He will succeed Shashi Kant Sharma who is going to demit...

September 1, 2017

Quiz 680: GK Questions for Maharashtra Public Service Commission Recruitment Exams for Various Posts

This quiz has 10 General Knowledge / GK Questions for Maharashtra Public Service Commission Recruitment Exams for Various Posts based on syllabus of GK of Competition examinations and...

September 1, 2017

Trade-distorting farm subsidies must go: India-China

India and China have jointly submitted proposal to World Trade Organisation (WTO) calling for elimination of most trade-distorting farm subsidies by developed countries. These farm subsidies are known...

September 1, 2017

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi