G.K For SSC Exam

1. The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. Where is the headquarters of this zone?

 [A]Jhansi

  [B]Kanpur

 [C]Jabalpur

 [D]Kota 

Ans. West-Central Zone The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone headquartered in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings.

2. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 US NationalHumanities Medal?

[A]Alice McMurtry

 [B]Larry Waters

 [C]Jhumpa Lahir

i [D]All of the above 

Ans. All of the above The Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 US National Humanities Medal. The other recepients are The Clemente Course in the Humanities, Annie Dillard, Everett L. Fly, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Larry McMurtry, Vicki Lynn Ruiz and Alice Waters. The medal honors an individual or organization whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the human experience, broadened citizens’ engagement with history and literature or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to cultural resources.

3. Which Union Ministry launched the Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), recently?

[A]Ministry of Railways

 [B]Ministry of Home Affairs

[C]Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 [D]Ministry of Urban Development 

Ans.Ministry of Urban Development The Ministry of Urban Development launched a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transportation systems across the country besides being used for shopping as well. This card meets travel needs based on stored value of money and can be used for travelling by any means of transport and also enables account based retail applications.

4.The “Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy” is associated with which sports?

[A]Cricket

 [B]Badminton

[C]Hockey

[D]Football 

Ans.Cricket The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy has been won by Mumbai by defeating Tamil Nadu in the All India invitation cricket tournament by 6 wickets. This annual cricket tournament has been named after Mothavarapu Buchi Babu Naidu (1868–1908) who is considered as the father of South Indian cricket.

5.Which of the following banks has been declared by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs)?

 [A]HDFC and ICICI

[B]ICICI and SBI

 [C]SBI and HDFC

 [D]PNB and SBI 

Ans. ICICIand SBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs).

GK & Current Affairs:-

1. Which of the following countries is not a part of the Eurasian Custom Union?
[A]Russia
[B]United Kingdom
[C]Belarus
[D]Kazakhstan

United Kingdom 

Eurasian Custom Union is a political and economic union which was established by a treaty signed on 29 May 2014 between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

2. Which among the following leaders been chosen for Japan's top national award called "The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014"?
[A] PM Narendra Modi
[B] Manmohan Singh
[C] Sonia Gandhi
[D] Pranab Mukherjee

Former PM Manmohan Singh
Former PM Manmohan Singh has been chosen for Japan's top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014. He has been awarded for his notable contribution towards Indo-Japan ties.

3. India has recently launched a new Air Quality Index. How many categories of ratings are there in this new index?
[A]5
[B]6
[C]8
[D]10

6
India has recently launched a new Air Quality Index. This index has been prepared by experts from many fields like medical, academics, NGOs etc. AQI has 6 categories of rating each colour coded in ranges of green to red. AQI transforms the pollution into a single digit for simplifying data to common users. Index has been introduced for effective provision of air quality information to people.

4. What was the main objective of the recently held ' Cairo International Conference' organised by governments of Egypt and Norway?
[A]Reconstruction of Gaza Strip
[B]Reconstruction of Syria
[C]Reconstruction of Iraq
[D]Reconstruction of Afghanistan

Reconstruction of Gaza Strip
The primary objective of the recently held ' Cairo International Conference' organised by governments of Egypt and Norway was the reconstruction of Gaza Strip. The conference saw contributions amounting to US$5.4 billion by international donors.

5. Which among the following is the first listed company in India to have 75% shareholding by FIIs?
[A]ICICI
[B]Tata Consultancy Services
[C]HDFC
[D]ITC

HDFC
Housing Development Finance Corporation is the first listed company in India among the SENSEX companies to have more than 75% shareholding by Foreign Institutional Investors.

6. Who among the following is the winner of ICC People's Choice award 2014?
[A]Shikhar Dhawan
[B]Suresh Raina
[C]Bhuvaneswar Kumar
[D]Virat Kohli

Bhuvaneswar Kumar
Bhubaneswar Kumar has been selected as the winner of the ICC People's Choice award for the year 2014. It was announced at ICC press conference at Dubai.

7. Union government has recently given its approval for a treaty of transfer of sentenced persons with which country?
[A]USA
[B]Japan
[C]Australia
[D]Nigeria

Nigeria
The treaty for the transfer of prisoners was approved under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 passed by the Union government for this purpose in 2003. India has such agreements with the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Bangladesh, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, the UAE, Maldives, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Israel, Russia and Vietnam.

8. What is the title of the biography of Sachin released recently?
[A]Playing it my way
[B]Playing Cricket
[C]Remembering cricket
[D]Cricket Days

Playing it my way
Sachin Tendulkar has recently launched his biography namely Playing it my way. Sachin gave first copy of the book to his mother Rajni and he presented a copy to his mentor and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar.

9. Which among the following villages was adopted by PM Narendra Modi for development under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?
[A]Jayapur
[B]Cholapur
[C]Pindara
[D]Baragaon

Jayapur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 November 2014 adopted Jayapur village in Varanasi under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).Jayapur village is located 32 km from Varanasi city centre in the Rohaniya assembly segment. The village has a population of 4000. Of them, 2700 are voters. The village is dominated by Bhumihars and Patels.

10. Which among the following is the state tree of Rajasthan, currently facing threat of slow death due to excessive cutting of its branches?
[A]Khejri
[B]Kair
[C]Khabbar
[D]Kikar

Khejri

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GK QUESTION ON HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

Q.1. Ratio of the measurement of the Harppan bricks is

Answer : 1 : 2 : 5

Q.2. Garun stambha was built by Heliodorus in II century B.C. where is it situated?

Answer : Bes Nagar

Q.3. Who were the participants in Koppam war?

Answer : Western Chalukya and Chola

Q. 4. The first reference to the goddess of Forests ‘Aranyani’ is made in

Answer : Rik Sanhita

Q.5. During Rigvedik period, which system prevailed?

Answer : One marriage

Q.6. Chandela Kingdom in Bundelkhand was located in

Answer : Mahoba

Q.7. Where was Guru Nanak Born?

Answer : Talwandi

Q.8. When did Mahmud Ghazanavi first invade India?

Answer : 1025 A.D.

Q.9. Who was the Sufi Saint against whom Ghayasduddin had enemity?

Answer : Nizamuddin Aulia

Q.10. Who is considered to be the founder of Bhakti Movement?

Answer : Ramanujacharya

                                                                                                             

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

Ø  Kaushik Basu appointed as president-elect of International Economic Association (IEA)

Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of World Bank, has been appointed as president-elect of the association by the International Economic Association (IEA). Meanwhile, Basu will continue serving as Senior Vice President and World Bank Chief Economist. A World Bank Chief Economist is appointed for a 4 year term and Basu started his Job as Senior Vice President and World Bank Chief Economist on October 1, 2012.

The International Economic Association (IEA) is one of the key organizations of professional economists, and has been significant in determining global economic policy and research. Amongst the past presidents of IEA were theNobel laureates Robert Solow, Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz. Thus, Kaushik Basu will be the 2nd Indian to head IEA.. IEA produces a large number of research papers and books and organises round tables on topics of present-day interest. Its principal activities include International Congress organized every 3 years. The occasion serves as one of the major assemblies of economists from around the world. The 2014 International Congress was held at Dead Sea, Jordan. Earlier to that the Congress was hosted by China in Beijing in 2011.

  

Ø  Indian scientist Kamal Bawa wins the Midori Prize 2014

Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, an eminent professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, won the Midori Prize (2014) in Biodiversity for his research, including in climate change in the Himalayas.

Kamal Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bangalore, will accept the prize with a cash award of $100,000 during the Oct 16-17, 2014 Conference of Parties (COP-12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in South Korea. India, the at present the chair of the COP-11 and India will pass the baton to Korea at the COP-12 in South Korea. The theme of this year’s COP-12 meeting is ‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’.

Other Awardees For Year 2014:-

·         Alfred Oteng-Yeboah (Ghana) Chair, Ghana National Biodiversity Committee

·      Bibiana Vila (Argentina) Director, Vicuñas, Camelids and Environment (VICAM), Principal Researcher, National Research Council (CONICET) Argentina.

Midori Prize for Biodiversity

Established in 2010 at the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the AEON Environmental Foundation, the Midori Prize is regarded a major element “at the service of the objectives of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020.” The Prize honors 3 individuals who have made exceptional contribution to conservation and sustainable use at local and global levels, and who have inspired several biodiversity-related works, as well as fostering consciousness about biodiversity. Each winner gets a certificate, a memorial gift and a cash prize of USD100,000. The MIDORI Prize serves as a key instrument at the service of the aims of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020.

Ø  “National Ayush Mission” gets Government’s nod

Government has permitted the launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to attend to the gaps in health services in vulnerable and far-flung parts of the country. The judgment to launch the NAM was taken in a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Via the AYUSH Mission (Ayurveda, Yogaand Naturopathy, Unani, SiddhaandHomoeopathy), the Govt. is looking forward to address gaps in health services by backing the attempts of state governments for delivering Ayush health services and education in the country, mainly in vulnerable and remote areas. The Mission will assist in improving the Ayush education via improvement in the number of advanced educational institutions and deliver improved access to Ayush services via growth in number of Ayush hospitals and dispensaries. The mission will also assist sustained accessibility of quality raw material for Ayush systems of medicine and advance accessibility of quality drugs via growth in number of pharmacies and drug laboratories.

 

Ø  Government to provide training toIAS, IPS, IFoS officers in dealing with Naxalism

The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Chief Secretaries of 8 states requesting nomination of at least 3 officers each from Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) for the course. The nominated officers will be coached by armed forces personnel at theChhattisgarh Academy of Administration (Raipur) during October 15-17, 2014. The programme is being held for the first time on Naxalism.

The aim of the programme is to boost exposure of IAS, IPS, IFoS and other civil services officers to the military, so as to efficiently deal with unanticipated circumstances at short notice. The programme brings together civilian and armed force officers from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, , Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengalto a shared discussion forum on the theme‘Left Wing Extremism’.

                                                                                                         

                                                               

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GK and Current Affairs Update    

v  Who won men’s Single Wimbledon Open Tennis 2014 ?
Novak Djokovic

v  Who won women’s Single Wimbledon Open Tennis 2014 ?
Petra Kvitova

v  Who was the US Open women’s singles champion 2014 ?
Serena Williams

v  K. Nishikoriand M. Cilic are qualified for the Final tennis match of ?
US Open Tennis 2014

v  Name the Kerala Governer, who was the former Chief Justice of India ?
P Sathasivam

v  Who has been newly appointed as Chief Justice of India?
Justice HL Dattu

v  Channel Tunnel is an Under Sea Rail Tunnel that linked between which countires?
England and France

v  MI-5 is the secret agency of which country?
United Kingdom

v  The largest producer of Uranium is in the world is ?
Kazakhstan

v  The largestemitter of Carbondioxide in the atmosphere in the world is ?
China

v  Who is the author of the book “Long Walk to Freedom” 
Nelson Mandela

v  “Higher than Hopes” is a biography of which famous personalitie?
Nelson Mandela

v  Rajasthan Government recently declared an animal as the State Animal ? What is the name of that Animal ?
Camel

v  Hastkala Academy is proposed to be set up at a cost of 20 crore rupees in which of the indian city ?
New Delhi

v  What was P3 Mentioned in Union Budget 2014-15?
Pashmina Promotion Programme

v  21st September is observed internationally as “International Day of Peace”

v  Largest Countries by Area Russia,Canada and United States

v  Largest Countries by Population China,India and United States

v  Most PopulousCities of the World
Shanghai, China
Karachi, Pakistan
Beijing, China

Important Personalities:-             

·         John Kerry is the Secretary of States of United States.

·         Joe Biden is the Vice President of United States.

·         Anders Rasmussen is the Secretary General of NATO.

·         George Washington was the first President of the United States.

·         Trygve Halvdan Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.

·         9th August of every year is celebrate as National Day of Singapore

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