What is the currency of Argentina?
which one of the following is an example of a non economic good?
The national income of a nation is the
The fundamental rights can be suspended by the
A retired judge of high court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in
1. Recently, Sunil Gavaskar became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the Legend's Club at the Cricket Club of India. Who among the following is not among the rest of the three Indian cricketers?
which one of the following country is known as “Pearl of the Antilles”?
India's first hydrogen fuel cell bus has been developed by
Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if
Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
floating exchange rate is also referred to as
Which of the following countries has become the first country in South Asia to ban cosmetic testing on animals?
Who among the following has authored the book titled 'The Dispensable Nation'?
30 July 2013
1. The Congress Working Committee, CWC, has unanimously passed a resolution in favour of creating a separate state of Telengana out of Andhra Pradesh. The CWC has adopted the resolution and asked the Centre to take steps for creating the new State within a definite time frame. As per the proposal, Telengana will be the 29th State of the country from 1st January, 2014 and Hyderabad will be the common capital for both the states for 10 years.
2. The Bombay High Court has held the two-member probe panel set up by the BCCI to look into spot-fixing and betting charges in the IPL tournament as illegal and unconstitutional. The Court order came just two days after the probe panel submitted its report on July 28, giving a clean chit to BCCI chief, N. Srinivasan, his son-in-law Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra. It will be a big blow to former BCCI chief, N. Srinivasan who plans to come following the probe panel report.
3. Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace. It will be conferred on Amjad Ali Khan on 20 August 2013, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award carries a citation and a cash award of five lakh rupees.
4. Tata tops the list in the first edition of Inter brands Best Indian Brands study with a valuation of USD 10.9 billion, followed by Reliance at USD 6.24 billion and Airtel at USD 6.22 billion.
5. Jagdish Raj, the Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor, passed away on 28 July at Mumbai. He was 85. He held the world record of playing the role of a policeman 144 times on the silver screen.
6. India-born Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawqaz Sharif, was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan. He will replace the incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari in September. Hussain emerged as a clear winner in the one-sided contest with with ex-judge Wajihuddin Ahmad of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party, state media reported. Born in the historic city of Agra, he along with his family migrated from India during partition in 1947.
Which of the following pairs of organisations and their heads is NOT correctly matched as of now?
31 July 2013
1. The Indian Government today raised interest subvention to 3% from 2% in engineering, textiles among other sectors in order to boost export amid global slowdown and lower demand in the western markets. Commerce minister Anand Sharma also said that some more measures will be announced to boost exports, targeted to rise to USD 325 billion in 2013-14 from USD 300 billion in the previous year.
2. Metro Man E. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013 for his outstanding contribution to society. His name was considered as the architect of the ambitious Delhi metro project, was announced by Deepak Tilak who heads the Lokmanya Tilak Trust. The award comprising a gold medal, a citation and Rs one lakh cash, will be conferred on Sreedharan on August 1, Tilak said.
3. India's Adita Mehta won gold medal of World Snooker Championship at Colombia today. He defeated China's Liang Wenbo by 3-0 in the final to get the medal.
4. German engineering giant Siemens AG (SIE) named its Finance Chief Joe Kaeser as chief executive officer to take over from Peter Loescher. This move came after it repeatedly missed profit targets and charges mounted for failed power and train projects. Kaeser will start his new role on 1st August.
Joe Biden, who visited India recently, is holding which of the following positions in the US at present?
Who is 39th chief justice of india ?
plz,can anyone suggest the priority of banks for applying in IBPS PO-3.
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Which of the following leading industrial cities based in US has filed for bankruptcy recently?