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General Knowledge in Hindi 2014, सामान्य ज्ञान 2014 , Samanya Gyan 2014

General Knowledge in Hindi 2014, सामान्य ज्ञान 2014 , Samanya Gyan 2014, eneral Knowledge Articles and Quiz in Hindi at jagranjosh General Knowledge Section
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Current Affairs 2014

One Liners of November Month will help the students, those who are preparing for various competitive exams to get a quick grasp over the important current affairs accurately. These one-liners are a crux of important events of the month.
• A health worker from Bihar on 6 November 2013 won the global UN Award for her commitment and dedication to eradicate Polio in India-Martha Doodray

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 November 2013 has allowed third party payment for - the export and import transactions
• A doctor of Indian origin was selected for the prestigious Outstanding American by Choice award for his contribution to US health sector - Rahul Jindal

• UNESCO on suspended the voting rights over Palestine row of - United States and Israel

• A Senior IRS officer was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is - Parvinder Sohi Behuria
• Who won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title after defeating Rafael Nadal is - Novak Djokovic

• Benigno Aquino on 11 November 2013 declared a state of national calamity to speed relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan is - the President of Philippines

• MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) signed MoU with a firm of US on 12 November 2013 - Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA)

• India and Australia on 18 November 2013 signed two agreements in New Delhi during the visit of Julie Bishop to India- Julie Bishop is the Foreign Minister of Australia.

• The Election Commission of India on 18 November 2013 has allowed the launch of the first all women- Bharatiya Mahila Bank.

• The book entitled Birth of Cinema was released at ICFFI media centre on 18 November 2013. The book is written by - N. Gopal Krishna
• The Reserve Bank of India on 18 November 2013 opened refinance window for MSME sector of what sum – 5000 crore rupees
• The US sprinter on 18 November 2013 announced his retirement after 13 years career - Darvis Patton

• The World Toilet Organization created World Toilet Day to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.5 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. The World Toilet Day is observed on – 19 November

• The British biochemist who is the only person to win Nobel Prize two times for Chemistry died on 19 November 2013 - Frederick Sanger
• The political party that emerged as single largest Party in the second Constituent Assembly elections which are held on 19 November 2013 - Nepali Congress (NC)

• The footballer, who has won the Golden Shoe award three times in his career - Lionel Messi

• An Official Development Loan Assistance of Yen 30.703 Billion to India for the first batch of financial year 2013 loan package has been made by – Japan

• The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Maimaar-E-Qaun-Dr. A. R. Kidwai. The book has been edited by - Mufti Ataur Rahman Ansari
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Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May

Current Affairs Question May 2012
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
1. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. C Band
B. KU band
C. S Band
D. 3G Spectrum
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
2. Who is recently appointed New Governer of Goa:
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Shivraj singh
B. Manohar Parrikar
C. BV Vachoo
D. Kamla Beniwal
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
3. Employees’ Provident Fund(EPF) launches new service on 1st May 2012:
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Pay Online EPF
B. E-Challan and Receipt (ECR) facility
C. EPF Balance Check Online facility
D. RTI File Online for RPF Issues
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
4. Supreme Court Cancelled All 2G Licenses of which Operator in Feb. 2012
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Uninor
B. Airtel
C. Reliance
D. MTNL
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
5. Which foreign restaurant chain is planning to open 1,000 stores in India by 2015?
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Pizza Hut
B. Dominos
C. Nascafe
D. Subway
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May

6. Who won the award in the best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012 for film "BOL":
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Sabana Azami
B. Veena Malik
C. Humaima Malick
D. Frieda Pinto
7. 28th Asian Snooker Title winner is:
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
A. Pankaj Adwani
B. Geet sethi
C. Aditya Mehta
D. Somdev Barman
Current Affairs May 2012 | General Knowledge May 2012 | Latest GK May
ANSWER KEY:
1. B   2. C   3.B     4. A   5. D 6. C   7. C
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Fact
being unmarried can shorten the life of a man upto ten years

>Fish and insects do not have eyelids,their eyes are protected by a hardened lens.
>A group of 12 or more cows is called a Flink.

>The biggest snowman was built by the villagers of Bethel in Maine,USA in 2008.It was 122ft 1in tall & weighed 13,000,000lb.

Fact:
The deepest part of any ocean in the world is the Mariana trench in the Pacific with a depth of 35,797 feet.


Do you Know ?
>The Largest Dinosaur ever Discovered was Seismosaurus who was over 100 feet long and weighed up to 80 tonnes.

NOBEL PRIZE 2011 FOR PEACE
>Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
>Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist
>Tawakul Karman,Yemeni journal

NOBEL PRIZE 2011:
THIS TIME FOR MEDICINE:
1)Bruce Buetler(America)
2)Joules Hopman(France)
3)Rolf Steinman
(Canada)

Italians(14 Oct.1911)were d 1st country to use Aeroplanes in war.Since then,it has acquired d status of most useful & deadly weapon

know that Jupiter is d biggest planet in d Solar System. Bt did u know that Jupiter is bigger than d combined size of all d planets in d solar

At a length of 200 feet (60 meters), the Boiling Lake in Dominica is one of the world's largest thermal lakes.

Company Name Origin/ Meaning
1.Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder.
2.Nokia-Name of city in Finland.
3.Pepsi-Named from th

>HIMALAYA's covering 75% of Nepal,is the highest and youngest mountain range.

LG group is actually merger of two Korean companies, Lucky & Goldstar.
LG was originally establishedin 1958 as Goldstar.

Abbreviati ons which are not known to many of us:
AIM--Ambit ion In Life
DATE--Date And Time Evolution
PEN--Power Enriched in Nib
BYE—Be

>At 550,000 square feet (51,000 square meters), the Venetian Macau hotel and casino resort in Macao is the largest casino in the world

>The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon.
>Air condition invented by"willis H. carrier"u. s. in 1902

->The 1st S.T.D service was introduced in 1960 between Lucknow & Kanpur
->The Asia's largest 'optical Telescope' is located at Kavalur in T

Belize has most number of colours in its flag,12.
It is also only national flag to depict human beings.

-An ostrich can run 43 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour)
-Dolphins can swim 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour).

-Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar system.
-face is the intex of mind.

An eagle can see a rabbit about 1 mile or 1760 yards away. Now the average person needs to be about 550 yards away to see the same rabbit

The average person blinks about 12 times a minute. That's an amazing 10,080 blinks in a kids day (14 waking hours)

the world's largest freshwater lake is Lake Superior that covers an area of 31,700 mi2 (82,103 km2)

For Those who don't understand Ohm's Law .
V=IR
V=voltage (Volts)
I=Current (Amperes)
R=Resistan ce(Ohm)

-NASA's new space telescope is -Wise.
-The name of the first successfully cloned deer is - Dewey

> Sputnik one that was launched in 1957 by Russianswas the first Earth orbiting satellite.

> The leaders of the European Union named Mr. Herman Van Rompuy as the first Presedent of the E.U. Mr. Rompuy is the present Prime Minister of B

-The virus that is responsible for swine flu is H1N1.
- What is the study of insects called ?
>Entomology

>In test cricket History only two times result as a tie -
West indies vs Australia( 1960)
&
India vs Australia (1986)

-Oceans cover most of our planet, approximately 71% of our planet.
-Human need approximately 12 hours in order to entirely digest the food.


-The cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war.

>The national flag of Japan is known as the "Nisshohki " or"Hinomaru" , which means '"sun disc" in Japanese

Pineapple is a natural pain killer.
It contains anti-inflammatory enzymes that bring relief from pain like arthritis

Around 250 B.C., the Greeks developed a modified water clock that whistled when the clock's water rose to a certain level -- the first alarmcl

>The only domestic animal notmentioned in the Bible is the cat.
>The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself!

-The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail,Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, Pitch 2444 meters above sea level

-In which city of India the 1st School for the blinds opened in 1887?
>Amritsar*
-Where was the first IIT set up in India?
>Kharagpur

>Originally , BMW was an airplane engine manufactur
>Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.

>SIM stands for
Subscriber
Identification
Module
>It is used in mobile for communicating the network
>It has a internal memory of 64

NOBEL PRIZE 2011:
FOR PEACE:
>Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
>Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist
>Tawakul Karman, Yemeni jou

NOBEL PRIZE 2011
CHEMISTRY
>Daniel Shechtman(Israel)
For discovery of "quasicrystals" in metals
LITERATURE:
>Tomas Transtromer(Swedish po

Do u know ?
The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
Originally , BMW was an airplane engine manufactur er

>Strawberri es contain more Vitamin C then oranges.
>The average person makes 1,140 phone calls per year

>There are over 350 species ofparrots in the world
>On the same day in 1838,the elegant newspaper 'THE TIMES OF INDIA'was founded in Mumbai.

Mahender Singh Dhoni's 183 nt out is the highest score scored by a wicketkeep er batsman..

>The perimeter of earth is 159,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Miles
>Sahara desert increasing 5 kms every year


>One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet.
>Italy has a republican government .

>There are 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. Laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times.

-First recognized boxing (fisticuffs) champion -Tim Hyer (1841)
-World's first chess champion -Wilhelm Steinitz(1886)

-Which is the oldest institution for oriental studies in India?
>Asiatic Society, Calcutta established by William Jones in 1784.

The world's oldest known city is Damascus
The biggest delta in the world is The Ganges Delta

The city which is also known as the City of Canals is
>Venice
Name of the Microsoft's new Mobile OS?
>Mango

ENGLISH CLASS=
=>What does Price:25K mean?
K stands for thousand. 25K means 25000.


Facts
>There are approx. 550 hairs in the eyebrow.
>It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth


You Know?
>Dragon fly has life span of 24 hrs only
>Honey bees have hair on the eyes
>It takes apprx. 12 hrs 4 food to entirely digest

Do You Know?
>A group of kangaroos called Mob
>Young kangaroos called Joeys
>You blink over 1O,OOO,OOO times a year

>Indian Institute of Sugar Technology- is located in Kanpur
>Railway Staff College is located at Baroda

> Denmark has the oldest National Flag in the world
> Norway is the recycle capital of the world
> Nokia started as a paper company

>'Atomic Numbers' Were Invented By 'Moseley' Of
Britain In 1913
>'Bleaching Powder' Was Invented By 'Tennant' Of
Britain In 1798

Ayurveda Is The Earliest School Of Medicine Known
To Mankind*
The Father Of Medicine, 'Charaka',
Consolidated Ayurveda 2500 Years Ago

U Know?
The University Of Nalanda Built In The 4th Century
Was One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Ancient
India In The Field Of Education

Do u know?
Who is the Author of 'Amar Sona Bangla' the National Anthem of Bangladesh ?
Ans: Rabindra Nath Tagore....

Various Display: 1.CRT-Cathode RayTube
2.LCD-liquid Crystal Display
3.LED-Li8 Emitting Diode
4.OLED-OrganicLED
5.AMOLED-Active MatrixLED

U Know A Rat Can Live Longer Without Water Than A Camel Can.
-A Rat's Teeth Grow About 6 Inches in a Year

>A Cat Can Run About 20 km/hr When It Grows Up
>A Cheeta Can Run About 76 km/hr
>The Fastest Human Beings Runs Only About 30 km/hr


>The Late Wilson Jones from India was a world champ in which sport?
=> Billiards
> A Shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes

Do You Know?
>The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
>Right handed people live, on average 9 years longer than left handed

>South Africa has 3 Capitals:
1. Executive capital-
Pretoria
2. Judicial capital-
Bloemfontein
3. Legislative capital-
Cape Town

U Know?
>The weight of Cricket Ball 156-163 grm
>An Ostrich can lays 100 Eggs at a Time

>Which country's currency is same as its name?=Zaire
>How many days was the Mahabharat fought?=18 days

1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)

>Euclid is the father of Geometry
>The Indian Institute of Science is located at Bangalore
>Bangalore city is known as 'Electronic City of I

1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)

>Camel's Milk, Which Is Widely DrunkIn Arab Countries, Has 10 Times MoreIron Than Cow's Milk
>Our Thumb Is The Same Length Of Our Nose

Memory Range in Computer Science
Bytes
KB- Kilo Byte
MB- Mega Byte
GB- Giga Byte
TB- Terra Byte
PB- Petta Byte
EB- Exa Byte

>India Is The Largest Democracy In the World
>The 6th Largest Country In The World
>The Most Ancient n Living Civilization(At Least 10000Yrs

Fact-
-It is impossible 2 lick Ur elbow. ( We know U gonna try this !!! )
-Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards

Fact:
>Life Of a HouseFly Is Only 14 Days
>A Sheep, Duck & Rooster Were D 1st Animals 2 Fly In a Hot Air Balloon

U Know!
*
Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six Categories:
*Physics
*Peace
*Economics
*Medicine
*Chemistry
*Literature

Fact:
-Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it.
-Most Americans' car horns beep in the key off.

> Denmark has the oldest National Flag in the world
> Norway is the recycle capital of the world
> Nokia started as a paper company

*Top 3 tallest building in india*
*The Imperial, Mumbai - 60 Floors
*Ashok Towers 1, Mumbai - 53 Floors
*Planet Godrej Mumbai, 51 Floors


-Who The 13th Prime Minister of India ?
>On 13 October 1999, 13th Atal Bihari Vajpayee took oath as Prime Minister of India

Fact-
About 80% Of The Earths Animals R Insects.
-All Mammals Hve Tongues.
-Pure Gold Is So Soft That It Can Be Molded With The Hands..

Fact
>A Cat Can Run About 20 km/hr When It Grows Up
>A Cheeta Can Run About 76 km/hr
>The Fastest Human Beings Runs Only About 30 km/hr

The world's 1st University was established in Takshila India in 700BC
More than 10,500 students 4m all over the world studied more than 60 su

*Top 10Largest Cities in India*
1-Mumbai
2-Kolkata
3-Delhi
4-Chennai
5-Bangalore
6-Hyderabad
7-Ahmadabad
8-Pune
9-Surat
10-Kanpur

Weekly Leave For Countries*
India - Sunday
Greece-Monday
Paris-Tuesday
Egypt -Wednesday
United Arab Emirates,-Friday
Israel- Saturday

Do You Know?
>The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
>Right handed people live, on average 9 years longer than left handed


Facebook Facts-
>500 mill active usr
>15%FB users update their status
>22%Comment On another's Post
>26%Like another user content


>It Takes The Food 7 Seconds To Get From Mouth To Stomach
>Human Hair Can Support 3 KG
>Attachment Of Human Muscles To Skin Causes Dimples

>Name of Alexander's the Great war horse-Bucephalus
>Name of Mahanarana Pradap's horse-Chetak

>IBM
-International Business Machines is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York

Full Forms:
>VISA: Visitor's Intention of Staying Abroad
>PAN: Permanent Account Number
>TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India
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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz- The weight of Cricket Ball 156-163 grm

U Know?
>The weight of Cricket Ball 156-163 grm
>An Ostrich can lays 100 Eggs at a Time
>Which country's currency is same as its name?=Zaire
>How many days was the Mahabharat fought?=18 days
1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)
>Euclid is the father of Geometry
>The Indian Institute of Science is located at Bangalore
>Bangalore city is known as 'Electronic City of I
1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)
>Camel's Milk, Which Is Widely DrunkIn Arab Countries, Has 10 Times MoreIron Than Cow's Milk
>Our Thumb Is The Same Length Of Our Nose
Memory Range in Computer Science
Bytes
KB- Kilo Byte
MB- Mega Byte
GB- Giga Byte
TB- Terra Byte
PB- Petta Byte
EB- Exa Byte
>India Is The Largest Democracy In the World
>The 6th Largest Country In The World
>The Most Ancient n Living Civilization(At Least 10000Yrs
Fact-
-It is impossible 2 lick Ur elbow. ( We know U gonna try this !!! )
-Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards
Fact:
>Life Of a HouseFly Is Only 14 Days
>A Sheep, Duck & Rooster Were D 1st Animals 2 Fly In a Hot Air Balloon
U Know!
*
Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six Categories:
*Physics
*Peace
*Economics
*Medicine
*Chemistry
*Literature
Fact:
-Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it.
-Most Americans' car horns beep in the key off.
> Denmark has the oldest National Flag in the world
> Norway is the recycle capital of the world
> Nokia started as a paper company
*Top 3 tallest building in india*
*The Imperial, Mumbai - 60 Floors
*Ashok Towers 1, Mumbai - 53 Floors
*Planet Godrej Mumbai, 51 Floors
-Who The 13th Prime Minister of India ?
>On 13 October 1999, 13th Atal Bihari Vajpayee took oath as Prime Minister of India
Fact-
About 80% Of The Earths Animals R Insects.
-All Mammals Hve Tongues.
-Pure Gold Is So Soft That It Can Be Molded With The Hands..
Fact
>A Cat Can Run About 20 km/hr When It Grows Up
>A Cheeta Can Run About 76 km/hr
>The Fastest Human Beings Runs Only About 30 km/hr
The world's 1st University was established in Takshila India in 700BC
More than 10,500 students 4m all over the world studied more than 60 su
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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz - Top 10Largest Cities in India

*Top 10Largest Cities in India*
1-Mumbai
2-Kolkata
3-Delhi
4-Chennai
5-Bangalore
6-Hyderabad
7-Ahmadabad
8-Pune
9-Surat
10-Kanpur
Weekly Leave For Countries*
India - Sunday
Greece-Monday
Paris-Tuesday
Egypt -Wednesday
United Arab Emirates,-Friday
Israel- Saturday
Do You Know?
>The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
>Right handed people live, on average 9 years longer than left handed
Facebook Facts-
>500 mill active usr
>15%FB users update their status
>22%Comment On another's Post
>26%Like another user content
>It Takes The Food 7 Seconds To Get From Mouth To Stomach
>Human Hair Can Support 3 KG
>Attachment Of Human Muscles To Skin Causes Dimples
>Name of Alexander's the Great war horse-Bucephalus
>Name of Mahanarana Pradap's horse-Chetak
>IBM
-International Business Machines is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York
Full Forms:
>VISA: Visitor's Intention of Staying Abroad
>PAN: Permanent Account Number
>TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India
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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz, General Knowledges

Headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located?
(a)Ahmedabad
(b)Chennai
(c)Hyd
(d)Kolkata
Ans:(B)

G8 Nations code
''JCB GIRAF"
J-Japan
C-Canada
B-Britain
G-Germany
I-Italy
R-Russia
A-America
F-France

Jawahar Sagar Dam-Kota
*Rana Pratap Sagar Dam-Chittorgarh
*ummaid Sagar Dam-Bhilwara
*Bajaj SagarDam-Banswara

*NASA launches super-size rover to Mars.
*The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi was founded in 1954.

Q. 'Straight From The Heart' Is The Autobiography Of?
(A)Imran Khan
(B)Kapil Dev
(C)Sachin Tendulkar
(D)Steave Waugh
Ans:(B)

Do You Know ?
*Head quarters*
*I.A.E.A:Vienna
*F.A.O:Rome *UNESCO:Paris
*W.H.O:Geneeva *W.T.O:Geneeva
*Int.criminal court:Hegue

Fact
>Iceland is mostly green and grassy, while Greenland is mainly cold and icy.


There are 315 species of parrot in the world.
Most parrots in the world are green, especially the ones from South America

>Pizza was "invented" in Naples around 1860s.
>Rome was founded in 753 BC.
>Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe.

Rising to a height of 448.1 feet
(136.57 meters), the dome of St.
Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is
the tallest dome in the world.

>The longest English word, at 45 letters, is 'pneumonoultram icroscopicsilic ovolcanoconiosi s'.

Fact:
>There are no ants in Iceland, Greeland, and Antarctica
Fac:
>Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.


Do you know ?
Sri Lanka was formerly known as Ceylon but changed its name in 1972


>Niagara Falls has moved about ten miles upstream in the last 10,000 years. The falls are eroding at the rate of5 feet per year.

D oldest working Post Office in D world is located in D village of Sanquer, located in D Scottish Lowlands. It has been operating since 1712.

Fact
>There are over 10,000 waterfalls in Iceland, so many that not all of them have names.

Do u Know ?
>Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a fullmoon.


>Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

World's Costliest Car:
>Bugatti Veyron Super Sports:
Costs: $2,400,000. i.e 12 Crore

>Happy B'day 'Jana Gana Mana'
>India 2 become world's 5th largest economy by 2020
>Japan and India eye new currency swap agreement.

Do You Know ?
>The thermometer was invented in 1607 by Galileo.
>Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

India's Great collection site
>Latest Mp3
>Dj Remixes
>Ringtones
>iphone zone
>live consrt

>There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the "ten" opening moves in a game of chess.....
Donate Blood


>Domain registration was free until the National Science Foundation decided to change this on September 14th, 1995

Fact :
>Male humans have about a 10% larger brain than females. and size do not mean differences in mental ability

Did you know ?
>The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.

>The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
>SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'

>Pollen never deteriorates. It isone of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

Do you know ?
>Snails breathe through their feet.
>Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.


Fact
>It takes a drop of ocean watermore than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

>All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than inthe south - and nobody knows why.

Do u know ?
>Wearing headphones for just one hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

>A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

>Nitrous oxide (N2O) is known as laughing gas as it produceseuphoria when inhaled. It is used in dental procedures

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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz, General Knowledges

Bihar has become the 2nd state to bring the Chief
Minister under the ambit of the Lokayukta.Which
is the 1st state to do so?
-Uttarakhand.

=The Chief Of The World Bank?
:Robert Zoellick.
=Santosh Trophy Is Associated With Which Game?
:Football.


Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award-2011
-Prof.YashPal
*New chairman of Competition Commission of India(CCI):
-Ashok Chawla


Gandhiji Movements:
1917:Champaran
1918:Kheraa
1919:Roulath
1920-22:Non-helping, Khilaapath
1930:Salt sathyagrham
1942:Quit India

Top 5
Spoken languages
1.mandarine: 1billion+
2.english: 508millions
3.hindi: 497m
4.spanish: 392m
5.russian: 277m

*1st postal stamp issued in India July1,1852
*Only female mosquitoes bite
*Horses sleep standing up
*Sharks are immune2all known diseases

*1st postal stamp issued in India July1,1852
*Only female mosquitoes bite
*Horses sleep standing up
*Sharks are immune2all known diseases

*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

*Who was the 1st Negro2be awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize?=Ralph Bunche
*In which country Green Revolution started?
=Mexico


In which city the Bank of International Settlements
(BIS) located?
Basel,Switzerland
*World Meteorological Organisation located at:
Geneva

*Akbar born in 1542 at Amarkott
*His deathplace Sikandra
*2nd panipat war fougt b/w Akbar&Hemu in1556

The Dronacharya Award" is associated with ?
(A) Eminent Surgeons
(B) Famous Artists
(C) Sport Coaches
(D) Expert Engineers
Ans: (C)

Int.years
*co-operative yr:1965
*Turism yr:1967
*Human right yr:1968
*Education:1970
*population:1974
*women yr:1975

*Which Country Won This Year's Davis Cup?
>Spain
*When Was Gateway of India Opened?
>December 4 1924
>Foundation Was Laid in March 1911

Q.Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?
-Ajatashatru
Q.Head of University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar?
-Sheela Bhadra

COUNTRY@CAPITAL
BRAZIL:brasilia
CANADA:ottawa
CHINA:beijing
GREECE:athens
INDIA: New delhi
JAPAN:tokyo

Q.Which bank became the 1st in India to be fully computerized?
-Bank of India
Q.Who is d Prime Minister designate for Egypt?
-Kamal Ganzour

Q.The coast that belongs to Kerala
is known as ?
(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandal coast
(d) Canara Coast
Ans: (B)

National Vaccination day
-MARCH 16
World dance day
-APR 29
World Ozone day
-SEP 16
World Thrift day
-OCT 30
World food day
-OCT 16

Hindukush Mountains Streches B/w Central Afghanistan & Northern Pakistan.
Its Highest Peak,
-Tirich Mir (7690m) is in Pakistan.


Famous Paintrs
*DaVinci,Rapheal Michelangelo=Italy *Picasso,Salvador Dali=Spain *Rembrand,Vangogh Netherlands
*Jackson Pollard-USA

Agriculture-
India has Two Crop Seasons:
1.Kharif:Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize, Cotton, Jute
Sowing-Jun/Jul
Harvest-Sep/Octn/Jul

Q.Among the following cities, which one is the nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(a)Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c)Jodhpur
(d)Nagpur
Ans:(B)

Q.The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in?
(A)Rangoon
(B)Kathmandu
(C)Himachal Pradesh
(D)Beijing
Ans:(C)

Abbreviati ons which are not known to many of us:
AIM--Ambit ion In Life
DATE--Date And Time Evolution
PEN--Power Enriched in Nib

Q:Where in India is the first peacock centre set up?choolanoor(palakkd)
Q:The Valmiki Nat'nal park is locketed:Bihar.


=Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six Categories:
1.Physics
2.Peace
3.Economics
4.Medicine
5.Chemistry
6.Literature

BOOKS-AUTHORS
*Natural History-Pleeni
*Pancha siddanthika-Varahamihurudu
*Moon walk-Michel Jakson
*The Judgement-Kuladipnayyar
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*Olympic flame first started
-1928(Amsterdum)
*Common weaith games started-1930 Kenada(Hamilton)
*ASIA Games first started
-1951(Delhi)

Mercury & Venus-No moons
Earth-1moon
Mars-2 moons
Jupitr-63 moons
Saturn-62 mns
Uranus-27 moons
Neptune-13 moons

Which is d only snake that builts the nest?
A)King Cobra
B)Rattlesnake
C)Coral Snake
D)Golden Tree Snake
ANS:A

'Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute' Is In Pilani, Rajasthan
*Study About Frogs-Batracology

The medical term used for sleeplessness is :-
a. Somnambulism
b. Insomnia
c. Hallucination
d. Nyctinuria
Ans- b


-Which of these is the world's Largest library ?
>Library of Congress USA.
-Who started "Khalsa Panth" ?
>Guru Govind Singh.

Elizabeth-I was contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
A]Babur
B]Humayun
C]Akbar
D]Jahangir
ans:AKBAR

Q:Income tax ko sabse pahle kisne aur kab shuru kiya?
A:Briten ke pradhan mantari viliam pit,1799 me


RBI Nationalised:
01,JAN 1949
IDBI Estd:
3,JULY,1964
National Stock Exchange:
NOV,1992
NIFTY:
APR 1996
FERA Implimentation:
1973

Nasik-Grape City
*Longest ruled Central Minister
-Babu Jag Jeevan Ram(28yrs)
*Longest ruled Chief Minister
-Jyoti Basu(23yrs-W.Bengal)

Top 10Largest Cities in India:
1 Mumbai
2 Kolkata
3 Delhi
4 Chennai
5 Bangalore
6 Hyderabad
7 Ahmadabad
8 Pune
9 Surat
10 Kanpur

QAmong the following cities, which one is the nearest to the
Tropic of Cancer?
(a)Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c)Jodhpur
(d)Nagpur
Ans:(B)

WTO basically promotes
a. Global peace
b. Financial support
c. Unilateral trade
d. Multilateral trade
Ans- D


Q:Balvant rai mehta who was poineer of concept of Panchayati Raj,was a freedom fighter & chief minister of?
-Gujarat

>>Q.=Kya Apko Pata Hai Humare Des Ke Do Neta Ka Janm Aek Hi Din Me Huva Tha?
Ans.=Indira Gandhi aur Pandit Vijya Lakshmi Ka<<

Q:Name d short film about child poverty in India which won d 'Golden Lamp Tree' award at the 42nd International Film festival?
Another Planet

Which one of d following is thetallest bird
a) Peacock
b) Penguin
c) Ostrich
d) Emu
Ans- D


1st country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
a. Switzerland.
b. UK.
c. USA.
d. Netherlands
Ans- d


BHARAT RATNA
Estd-2,JAN1954
Recipnts
1st-1954-C.Rajgopalchary
Last-2008-Bhimsenjoshi
Total awarded-41
Award suspended
13JULY1977-26 JAN

Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called
a) Chorology
b) Conchology
c) Nematology
d) Neonatology
Ans- d


Q:Which country is inside the European Union but outside the Eurozone?
-Denmark.
*Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2011:
ILA BHATT (Social Activis

Que. Apart from Karnataka, which state has reported production of Gold in India?
(A)Orissa
(B)Jharkhand
(C)Rajasthan
(D)Andhra
Ans:(B)

Mother Teresa:
*Born in 1910 (South Yugoslavia)
*1st Visit to India-1929
*Start Missionries in Culcutta-1950
*Got Nobl Prize-1979

Left-hande d people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction as compared to right-hand ed people.

>Longest served central minister-Babu Jagjeevan
Ram(28 yrs)
>Longest served chief minister-Jyoti Basu (23 yrs,
W.Bengal)

The energy stored in a watch spring is
a) kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) heat energy
d) chemical energy
Ans- B

*safety match was invented by-Landstrom.
*Military Tank was inventd by-Swinton.
*selenology is d study f-Moon

Que-What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?
Ans-Ekta Aur Anushasan
Que-Which planet is nearest to Sun ?
Ans-Mercury

=Which state became the only state in India to implement public service guarantee act? :Rajastan =largest palm oil consumer& importer:IND

*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

Do you know?
Who was the first recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke
Award?
Ans: Devika Rani.
The first Talkie Film in India was Alam Ara.

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?
-Prime Minister
*Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red
Sea ?
-Suez Canal


*Which River is known as 'Vridha Ganga'
=Godhawari
*Pathala Ganga=Krishna
*Thelugu Ganga=Krishna
*Dekshina Ganga=Kaveri
*Kerala Ganga=Pam

Mother Teresa:
*Born in 1910 (South Yugoslavia)
*1st Visit to India-1929
*Start Missionries in Culcutta-1950
*Got Nobl Prize-1979
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#Who was the 1st european to translate the bhagwad gita into english?
>Charles wilkins
#Thigh bone s the longest bone in human body.

*The world's oldest known city is Damascus
*Venice is known as the City of Canals
*The country in which river
Wangchu flows is Myanmar

Which is the king of chemicals-
a. Nitric acid
b. Sulphuric acid
c. Sodium hydroxid
d. Hydrochloric acid
ans- b


--Forest Protection Act : 1980
--Animal Protection Act : 1972
--Tiger Protection Act : 1973
--Elephant Protection Act : 1992

*Weekly Holiday*
-India- Sunday.
-Greece- Monday.
-Paris-Tuesday.
-Egypt- wednesday.
-Arab emirates-
Friday.
-Israel- saturday.

"Romancing with Life" kis Bollywood actor ki autobiography hai?
"Devanand"

With which sport is the Rangaswamy Cup associated ?
A)Golf
B)Hockey
C)Football
D)Ckt
ANS:B

VACCINES-DISCOVERED BY
*Small pox-Edward Jenner
*Cholera-Louis Pasteur
*T.B.Vaccine-Calmette & Guerin
*Polio-Jonas E.Salk
*OPV-Albert Sab

World's 7 largest Employers-
*Chinese Army
Wal-Mart
*China National Petroleum
*China State Grid Corp
*Indian Railways &
UK National Heal

Do you know?
Q:Who was the founder of Maurya Dynasty?
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya.
The capital of Maurya Dynasty was Pataliputra.

*The National emblem of France is Lily
*The currency Thailand is Waht

--1st recognized boxing (fisticuffs) champion
-Tim Hyer (1841).
*
*
-World's 1st chess champion
-Wilhelm Steinitz (1886).

-The first religion of the world Hinduism.
*
-The first country to print book China.
*
-The first country to issue paper currency China

--Top Countries With Nuclear Energy
Russia-16000
USA-10300
China-410
France-350
UK-200
Israel-100-170
India-75-110


You know?
'Denmark' country ki currency kya hai?
=> Crone


*Which Englishman was honoured by Jehangir with the title of 'Khan'?
-William Hawkins
*Dalal street is situated at:
Mumbai

Chandragupta Maurya Overthrew the Power of Nandas at?
(A) Taxila
(B) Ujjain
(C) Magadha
Ans : (C)


*First Commercially successfulPC was Apple Macintosh.
*Macintosh PC was first to feature a mouse & GUI.
*BPO-Business Processing Outsourcing

*Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held?
>Jaipur
*Which country test launched1st 3D television broadcast?
>China

>Antarctica Is Highest, Driest & Coldest Continent.
>The 1st cellular phone communication network was launched in Japan, in 1979

>'Anagji mendar'' drawn world map first time in the world
>Monalisa photo is Lovri museum(paris)


== F A C T ==
>DIAMONDS ARE MADE OF CARBON AND CAN BURN.
>IF HEATED UP TO 80O A'C (1,600 A'F), DIAMONDS TURN INTO GRAPHITE.

Chandragupta Maurya Overthrew the Power of Nandas at?
(A) Taxila
(B) Ujjain
(C) Magadha
Ans : (C)

*Which country banned the use of cell phones inside the country?
>NorthKorea
*New Chairman of the CentralBoard of DirectTaxes:
>Laxman Das

Q:Which Is The World's Oldest Steam Locomotive?
Ans:"EIR 21" hay

The fuse in our domestic electric circuit melts when
there is a high rise in
A)Inductance
B)Current
C)Resistance
D)Capacitance
Ans-B

*American war of Independnce-1776
*French Revolution-1789
*Chinese Revolution-1911
*Russian Revolution-1917
*Indian Revolution For Jnlokpa

Reyatwari system was started by ?
.
-Munro
Introduced in1820 in Malabar,Coimbatore,Madras and,Madurai.
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Q;How many miles above the Earth is the International Space Station?
220.
Q:Who designed the Padma Awards?
Nandalal Bose
*22 Apr-Earth Day.



SAARC car rally began from which among the
following countries ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)



Which of the following team has won the
Champions Trophy Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (B)


Q:The city of golden temple?Amritsir
Q:The united nations university is in?
Tokyo


Q:Where in India is the first peacock centre set up?choolanoor(palakkd)
Q:The Valmiki Nat'nal park is locketed:Bihar.


FIRST IN INDIA
>Longest served central minister-Babu Jagjeevan
Ram(28 yrs)
>Longest served chief minister-Jyoti Basu (23 yrs,
W.Bengal)


*Which Country Won This Year's Davis Cup?
>Spain
*When Was Gateway of India Opened?
>December 4 1924
>Foundation Was Laid in March 1911


-?World Forest Day-March 21
-?World Animal Day-Oct3
-?World Habitat Day-Oct4
-



Cities&Rivers:
*London-Thems
*Rom- Tiber
*Lahore-Ravi
*Paris-Seen
*Bagdad-Tigris


National Vaccination day
-MARCH 16
World dance day
-APR 29
World Ozone day
-SEP 16
World Thrift day
-OCT 30
World food day
-OCT 16




Books & authrs
Malgudi days -
R. K. Narayan
Malabar mind -
Anitha Nair
District diary -
Jaswant sing



Volcanoe
1.Gaullatiri (Chile)
2.Laskar (Chile)
3.Cotopaxi (Equador)
4.Tupungatito (Chile)
5.Popocatepeti (Mexico)
06 Sangay (Equador)



-*Frogs use their Eyes to help them to eat their
Food
*Taylor Vally is in USA
*Feb 1885 is the only Month (in Record) not to have
a Full M



*Kya aapko malum h ki kis Country me ek bhi Nadi(River) nahi h?
>SAUDI ARAB
*Which is Most populated state in india?
>Utter pradesh.



Famous Paintrs
*DaVinci,Rapheal,Michelangelo=Italy
*Picasso,Salvador Dali=Spain
*Rembrand,Vangogh=Netherlands
*Jackson Pollard-USA.



WORLD RELIGIONS
TOP 6
1) Christians
2) Muslims
3) Hindus
4) Buddhists
5) Sikhs
6) Jews


Q:The city of golden temple?Amritsir
Q:The united nations university is in?Tokyo


Which is d largest river systemof d peninsular region
a.Godavari
b.Kaveri
c.Narmada
d.Mahanadi
Ans- A


*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

*Kya aapko malum h ki kis Country me ek bhi Nadi(River) nahi h?
>SAUDI ARAB
*Which is Most populated state in india?
>Utter pradesh.


Do you know?
-bangal ka vibhajan kab hua th?
Ans:1905 me
-gaandhi ne namak kaanun kab toda?
ans:1930


Who scripted Gandhiji's favourite Song 'Vaishnav
Jan to? Narsinh mehta*Central Food Technological Research Institute
situated in:Mysore


>The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.
-
>The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland.


Countries & his Independence Date:
Afghanistan: 19th August
Armenia:28th May
Australia:4th January
U.S.A: 4th July
Bangladesh: 16th Decem


Long Form:
>VCR-Video Cassette Recorder
>VAT-Value Added Tax
>VAS-Value Added Service
>VAN-Virtual Area Network


Which of the following Countriesis the host for the 2016 olympic Games?
1 South Africa
2 Netherlands
3 Brazil
4 Italy
ans-3

*U.G.C.esbd:1953
*"The Goal" is an autobaphy f:Dyanchandh
*Electro magnetic waves theory:James clark maxvel

Q:Australia Ka National Animal Konsa He?
Ans:Kangaroo
*Sri-Lanka ka Natioal Animal konsa He?
Ans: Lions

*1st Chief Justice of India-
Harilal Jekisundas Kania
*1st cricketer to receive Arjuna Award-Saleem durani

>Swine-Flu Namak Rog konse "Viruse" Se Hota He?
Option:
(A)H1N3
(B)H1N1
(C)N1H1
(D)N2H3
ANS:(B)


Grameen Bank which is known, as the bankof poors is an org based in
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
ans- c

_Javaharlal nehru ne "Discovery of India" ki rachana kis jel me ki thi?
ans- ahmad nagar phort jel

*Every year August 29 (Hockey Legend Major Dhyan Chand Singh's Birthday, August29, 905) is celebrated as National Sports Day in India.

=>Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?
-Aurangzeb
-Shah Jahan
-Bahadur Shah Zafar
-Jehangir
.
Ans: Bahadur Shah Zafa

India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
-India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.

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Q:Internet Services were provided in India since the year?
1995
*Amini Island is located in:
Lakshadweep
*A Googol means:
10 to the power of 100


*New head of ISI(Pakistan):
Zaheer-ul-Islam
*RBI cuts CRR by 75 basis points 5.5% to 4.75%
*Solar storm hits Earth 0n 8th March


*Re-elected President of Turkmenistan:
Berdy mukhamedov
*New bowling coach of India:
John Dowes
*New ASSOCHAM'S Chairman:
Rajkumar Dhoot


PadmaVibhushan Awardees2012:
Mario De Miranda-Cartoonist
KG Subramanyan-Painting
Bhupen Hazarika
Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti-Medicine
TV Rajeswar


INDIA:
President=12th
Vice President=13th
PM=14th
Chief Justice=38th
Lok Sabha=15th
2011 Census=15th
AP:
Governor=21st
CM=21st
Deputy CM=6t



Q:In March 2012, in which country is 'The Nuclear Security summit' going to be held?
Seoul.
*New CEO of Prasar Bharati:
Jawahar Sircar.


Q:What is the Current number of notified Eco-Sensitive Zone in India?
21.
*Rajesh Roshan honourd with Lata Mangeshkar Award


Where is located India's 1st mega food park?
Haridwar
*H1N1-SwineFlu Virus
*H5N1-AvianFlu Virus
*ASSOCHAM President-DilipModi
NASSCOM-SamMitta



Coal India Ltd New Chairman: S Narsing Rao
SBI: Prateep Choudhary
AndhraBank: B.A.Prabhakar
TRAI President: JS SARMA
NABARD: Prakas Bakshi



Q:Babur wrote his auto-biography Babur Namah or Tuzuk-i-Baburi in?
A.Persian
B.Turkish
C.Arabic
D.Urdu
?
?
?
*
*
*
?
?
?
Ans:B

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India- भारत का राष्ट्रपति

हम यहाँ पर भारत के राष्ट्रपति के बारे जानकारी हासिल करेंगे |
1 . यह देश का प्रथम नागरिक होता है |
2 . इसकी संवेधानिक स्थिति ब्रिटेन की महारानी के समान होती है |
3 .राष्ट्रपति  के बारे में संविधान के अनुच्छेद 52 -62 में प्रावधान किया गया है |
4 . योग्यता :
-भारत का नागरिक होना चाहिए |
- 35 वर्ष की आयु पूरी कर चुका हो |
- किसी लाभकारी पद पर आसीन नहीं होना चाहिए |
- किसी निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में उसका नाम हो और लोकसभा सदस्य बनाने की योग्यता रखता हो |
- कम से कम 50 प्रस्तावक हो और 50 निर्वाचकों द्वारा अनुमोदन किया जाना चाहिए |
- जमानत राशी 15000 रूपये ( यदि किसी उम्मीदवार को 1 /6 भाग मत प्राप्त न हो तो जमानत जब्त कर ली जताई है |)
5. राष्ट्रपति के चुनाव में लोकसभा, राज्य सभा और विधान सभाओं के निर्वाचित सदस्य भाग लेते है |
6 . चुनाव प्रचार अवधि २ सप्ताह होती है |
7 . चुनाव प्रक्रिया :
- इसका चुनाव एकल संक्रमणिय मत प्रणाली के अधर पर होता है |
- इसमें जितने उम्मेदवार कहदे होते है उनको वरीयता के अधर पर वोट दिया जाता है |
- जो उम्मीदवार 50 % से अधिक मतों का कोटा प्राप्त कर लेता है उसे निर्वाचित घोषित कर दिया जाता है |
- यदि किसी भी उम्मीदवार को 50 % से कम वोट मिलते है तो दूसरी वरीयता के आधार पर निर्वाचन किया जाता है |
- 1969 में व्. व्. गिरी को दूसरी वरीयता के अधर पर निर्वाचित किया गया |
8 . निर्वाचन सम्बंधित विवाद सर्वोच्च न्यायालय हल करता है |
9 . राष्ट्रपति  को सपथ सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का मिख्या न्यायाधीश दिलाता है |
10 . निवास स्थान: दिल्ली की रायसीना पहाड़ी पर स्थित राष्ट्रपति  भवन जिसका नक्शा 1911 में एड़विन लुटविन  द्वारा बनाया गया  इसे पहले वायसरिगल लाज कहा जाता था जिसमे रहने वाले प्रथम व्यक्ति लार्ड इरविन थे |
11 . वेतन : 100000 रूपये मासिक
12 . पेंसन : 50 ,000 रूपये मासिक
13 . राष्ट्रपति  उप-राष्ट्रपति  को अपना त्याग पत्र सोंपता है |
14 . कार्यकाल : राष्ट्रपति  का कार्यकाल 5 वर्ष होता है |
15 . यद्यपि कोई व्यक्ति कितनी ही बार राष्ट्रपति  पद ग्रहण कर सकता है पर परंपरा के अनुसार कोई व्यक्ति दो बार  से अधिक राष्ट्रपति  नहीं बन सकता |

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Economy Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August 22-August 28

Taking the Economy Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge on economy related issues. Moreover the Economy Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will help you in the preparation for different competitive examination like that of Bank PO, MBA, NABARD, RBI, Railway, SSC, Civil Services Exam etc.
1. 1.    A study titled Being five star in productivity — road map for excellence in Indian banking was released FICCI-IBA-BCG on 22 August 2011, the eve of IBA-FICCI annual banking conference. Which of the facts related to the report stated below are not true?
   2.    India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will make the Indian banking industry third largest in the world by 2025.
   3.    The report highlighted that banks have to strive for excellence on three dimensions: branch sales and service, new channels and lean operations
   4.    Indian banks deploy 62 per cent of staff in customer facing roles as against the benchmark of 82 per cent observed by BCG globally.
   5.    Indian banks, the report mentioned were to be doing well overall with industry cost-income ratio below 50 per cent.
   a.    1 & 3
   b.    Only 3
   c.    Only 2
   d.    3 & 4
Answer: (c)


2. 
According to the data released by the Life Insurance Council on 22 August 2011, the life insurance industry witnessed a decline of what percent in its total premium collections for the quarter ended June 2011?
a.    3.8%
b.    4.2%
c.    6.1%
d.    5%
Answer:  (d)


3. 
According to a study Private Cloud Landscape in India released by EMC Corporation and Zinnov Management Consulting, a management consulting firm in July 2011, what will be the value of the cloud market in India by 2015?
a.    $ 4.5 billion
b.    $6 billion
c.    $ 5.6 billion
d.    $ 9 billion
Answer: (a)


4. 
Which of the following bodies estimated IT companies would continue to grow globally at 16-18 per cent in 2011-12 despite the economic crisis in the U.S. and European markets?
a.    FICCI
b.    NASSCOM
c.    CII
d.    ASOCHAM
Answer: (b)


5.    
Food inflation rose to what percent for the week ended August 13 on the back of dearer onions, potatoes, fruits and protein-based items?
a.    9%
b.    9.3%
c.    9.80%
d.    10%
Answer: (c)
 
 
Sports Current Affairs Quiz have been drafted to test your knowledge about the recent sports events. Sports Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will help you increase your knowledge of the different sports events which are organised around the world. Taking the Sports current affairs Quiz, you will enhance your knowledge of sports and crack questions in the sports section of all competitive exams.
1.    Who won the ATP's Cincinnati Masters title for the second time on 21 August 2011 after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-0?
a.    Roger Federer
b.    Andy Murray
c.    Rafael Nadal
d.    Robin Soderling
Answer: (b)


2.   
 Name the Indian tennis dup who won the doubles title at the ATP's Cincinnati Masters.
a.    Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
b.    Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman
c.    Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman
d.    Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
Answer: (a)


3.    
Which Sri Lankan bowler became the first bowler to take three one-day international hat tricks as Sri Lanka registered a four-wicket consolation win against Australia in the fifth one-day international on 22 August 2011?
a.    Lasith Malinga
b.    Kumar Sangakkara
c.    Upul Tharanga
d.    Ajantha Mendis
Answer: (a)


4.   
 Which of the following Veteran Indian footballers who made his made his debut as a substitute in the 1995 Nehru Cup in Calcutta announced his retirement from international soccer on 24 August 2011?
a.    Basudeb Mondal
b.    Rennedy Singh
c.    Baichung Bhutia
d.    IM Vijayan
Answer: (c)


5.    
Name the founder member of the Nehru Hockey Society who died on 23 August 2011.
a.    Shiv Kumar Verma
b.    Kukoo Walia
c.    Brig HJS Chimni
d.    Amrit Bose
Answer: (a)
 
 
Quizzes on the Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues, international events, and other information from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011  will update you on the latest incidents that the world is talking about. The quizzes on Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.
1.  Which one of the following countries offered additional 10000 seats for Haj 2011 to India?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Libya
c) Yemen
d) Iran
Answer: (a) Saudi Arabia

2.  
North Korea agreed to start international talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was agreed during the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ii to__.
a) Russia
b) China
c) UK
d) South Korea
Answer:  (a) Russia


3.   
India, on 24 August 2011 signed (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries?
a) Georgia
b) Sri Lanka
c) Pakistan
d) UK
Answer: (a) Georgia
 

4. 
Study published by market research firm Gartner projected worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) market to grow by what percent in the Asia-Pacific during the year 2011?
a.    17.9%
b.    15%
c.    11.12%
d.    6.3%
Answer: (a)


5. 
Name the Indian photographer who was declared the ‘Grand Prix' winner among 60,000 entries in the 33 year old Nikon Photo Contest International.
a.    Raghubir Singh
b.    Vikram Bawa
c.    Ayesha Soni
d.    Debarshi Duttagupta
AnsWer: (d)
 
Quizzes on the India Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues and other informations related to India from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the India Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will update you on the latest incidents that occured in India. The quizzes on India Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.
1.  1.    Noted historian and indologist RS Sharma died on 20 August 2011. Which of the facts related to him that is stated below is not true?
    2.    He was particularly known for his trenchant observations on institutions in ancient Indian society and his report on the Bihar-Bengal boundary dispute.
    3.    He was the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 1970.
    4.     He also served as President of the Indian History Congress in 1975
    5.    He was a recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award in 1989 and was earlier awarded the Campbell Memorial Gold Medal by the Bombay Asiatic Society in 1987.
    a.    2 & 3
    b.    Only 1
    c.    Only 4
    d.    Only 2
Answer: (d)


2. 
This veteran trade unionist and Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member who served the trade union movement as a Secretary of the AITUC in the 1960s and then as one of the key leaders of the CITU of which he became the General Secretary from 1990 to 1999 and then its President till 2010 died on 20 August 2011. Identify him.
a.    Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe
b.    K Varadarajan
c.    Mohd.Amin
d.    Manik Sarkar
Answer: (a)


3. 
Which Former Indian No 2 snooker player who was India No.2 in snooker for three years from 1980 passed away on 20 August 2011.
a.    Ashok Shandilya
b.    Geet Sethi
c.    Michael Ferreira
d.    Sayed Habib
Answer: (d)


4.  
In which one of the following states the Centre has launched an ambitious programme called Himayat?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer:  (a) Jammu and Kashmir


5.  
Which one of the following state governments sanctioned 95 thousand 599 posts of teachers?
a)  Madhya Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Bihar
d) Punjab
Answer:  (a) Madhya Pradesh


6.  
Jharkhand government on 23 August 2011 approved a draft of Right to Service Act 2011.  What is the capital of Jharkhand?
a) Ranchi
b) Patna
c) Bhagalpur
d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a) Ranchi
 
 
Science Current Affairs Quiz test the participant’s knowledge on latest discoveries, technological advancements made and in the process further enhances an individual’s knowledge base. The quizzes also cover the Environment-Ecology segment. Number of questions is asked from this segment in the competitive exams. Current Affairs Science quiz for August 2011  will help you in the preparation for NDA, CDS, Bank PO, MBA, NABARD, RBI, Railway, SSC, Civil Services and other Exams.
1.     The Scientists found the origin of El Tor in the Bay of Bengal. Consider the following statements on El Tor.
i)    El Tor is a highly virulent and deadly form of cholera strain.
ii)     It was first discovered in Bangladesh in 2006.
Choose the right option:
a)    Both i and ii are correct.
b)    Only i is correct.
c)    Only ii is correct.
d)    Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer:  (a) Both i and ii are correct.


2.  
Scientists discovered a cheap and effective way to prevent transmission of dengue fever. They infected mosquitoes with bacterium that blocks development of the dengue virus. Dengue fever is also known as___.
a) Breakbone Fever
b) Yellow Fever
c) Pyrexia
d) Hyperthermia
Answer:  (a) Breakbone Fever


3.  
A group of researchers estimated that __ million species exist on Earth.
a) 8.7
b) 8.6
c) 8.3
d) 8.2
Answer:  (a) 8.7


4.  
China Completed a Comprehensive Satellite Study of Brahmaputra and Indus Rivers. The study shows that Indus River is ____ long.
a) 3600 km
b) 3700 km
c) 3800
d) 3900
Answer: (a) 3600 km


5.  
The Australian and British Geologists found evidence of the oldest known fossils of life on Earth. The sulfur-based microbes they discovered are ___billion years old.
a) 3.4
b) 2.4
c) 2.2
d) 1.2
Answer: (a) 3.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August 22-August 28

Taking the Corporate Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge of major corporate events. The corporate quiz for August 2011 will make you better prepared to face competitive examinations like that of Bank PO, NABARD, RBI, LIC, Civil Services, MBA etc.
1.    Which luxury car maker launched a new version of its sports utility vehicle Q5, priced at Rs 35.13 lakh on 23 August 2011?
a.    Audi India
b.    Opel
c.    Porsche
d.    Mercedes-Benz
Answer: (a)


2.    
Which Indian auto-maker Tata Motors launched the new version of its premium hatchback, the Vista on 23 August 2011?
a.    Mahindra & Mahindra
b.    Tata Motors
c.    Maruti
d.    Bajaj Auto
Answer: (b)

3.    
Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc on 24 August 2011. In which year was Apple founded?
a.    1970
b.    1973
c.    1975
d.    1976
Answer: (d)


4.    
Which pharmaceutical company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Medicare’s marketing and distribution business in India?
a.    Dr Reddy’s
b.    Aventis Pharma
c.    Cipla
d.    Ranbaxy
Answer: (b)

5.    
This provider of information technology consulting, and business process outsourcing services, was selected by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA) to be a key supplier of solutions as part of its Strategic Outsourcing Framework Agreement (SOFA). Identify the company.
a.    Cognizant
b.    Infosys
c.    IBM
d.    Tech Mahindra
Answer: (a)
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Current GK Questions and Answers Nov. 2011

1. Which Public Sector Giants of India have recently launched the “Harit-Moksha”, a unique CSR initiative for bringing in energy efficiency in the cremation sector?
- ONGC

2. Lt. Gen Palvinder Singh Bhalla was recently appointed the head of which organization?
-NCC

3. If a bank launched a “CASA campaign” , which would be the most probable objective of such campaign?
-To bring in more new customers

4. Who heads the National Integration Council in India?
- Prime Minister

5. 14th September, 1949 Constitution-makers of the country decided to accord the status of Official Language of Union .
- Hindi

6. “Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme” in India is related to which segments of society?
- Minorities

7. The Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is aimed at bridging the development deficit in the extremely backward areas that are affected by ______.
- Left Wing Extremism

8. ” Maulana Azad National Fellowship scheme” is available in India for the students of?
- 5 Notified Minorities

9. Where are the headquarters of Biodiversity International?
- Rome

10. The IVFRT project is related to which among the following?
- Immigration (Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking)

11. “Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan” covers the students from which age groups?
- 14-18 Years

12. In which year, the restructured Twenty Point Programme (TPP) became effective?
- 2007

13. The “Perform-Achieve-Trade” (PAT) Scheme has been launched for which sectors in India?
- Energy

14. Recently, India has proposed a special $ 10 Billion Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) fund for which among the following organizations?
- BRICS

15. Which is the fifth generation fighter in being developed by India and Russia?
- Sukhoi/HAL
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Current General Knowledge: September 2011

ABBREVIATIONS
PAK-FA: Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation.

AWARDS

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
Eleven scientists have been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, 2011. First given in 1958, the country's highest award in science is named after the founder director of CSIR, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. It is given to a scientist up to 45 years of age and carries a prize of Rs 5 lakh.

The winners include Amit Prakash Sharma of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi and Rajan Sankaranarayanan of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
for the biological sciences category. In the chemical sciences category, Balasubramanian Sundaram of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore and Garikapati N have won the award.

The award
for earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences category went to Shankar Doraiswamy of National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. In the engineering sciences category, Sirshendu De of IIT, Kharagpur and Upadrasta Ramamurty of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Banglore, were given the award. Mahan Maharaj of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Howrah and Palash Sarkar of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata were picked for the award in mathematical sciences category.

In the
medical sciences category, Kithiganahalli N Balaji of IISc, Banglore, was nominated while the award for physical sciences category went to Shiraz Minwalla of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.

Jnanpith Award, 2009 & 2010

Eminent Hindi authors Srilal Shukla and Amar Kant have been chosen for Jnanpith award 2009. Renowned Kannada litterateur Chandrasekhar Kambar has won it for the year 2010.

For most readers in Hindi, Srilal Shukla's name is synonymous with
Raag Darbari, the novel that made reading Hindi books fashionable. The novel was translated into English by Gillian Wright, to introduce English readers to the hard-hitting satire of the Hindi hinterland.

A former IPS officer later inducted into IAS, Srilal Shukla (born 1925) authored about 25 books, important among which are
Makaan, Sooni Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav, Ahyatvas and Bisrampur Ka Sant. He also wrote a detective novel titled Aadmi Ka Zahar, which was serialised in the weekly magazine Hindustan. He has already been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award, Vyas Samman and Padma Shree (2008).

Amar Kant, who shares his year of birth with Shukla, is the author of
Inhin Hashiyon Se, that earned him Sahitya Akademi Award (2007). At one time, fighting penury, Kant was willing to sell his Akademi Award. His short stories like Hatyare, Dopahar Ka Bhojan and Diptee Collector were part of syllabi in several Indian universities. Kant also authored Sukha Patta, Kale Ujale, Beech Ki Deewar and Desh Ke Log.

Kambar, who has won the Jnanpith for the year 2010, is a novelist and playwright. His noted works include
Takararinavaru, Saavirada Neralu, Chakori (poetry collection) and Harakeya Kuri (plays). He is also a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi awards.

DEFENCE

Stealth fighter PAK-FA
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited expects an indigenous fight-generation stealth fighter aircraft to be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in about six years. The aircraft, called PAK-FA, is being developed with Russia.

Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi has unveiled PAK-FA, also dubbed as the T-50, which will be the base variant for developing a version that specifically caters to Indian requirements.


PAK-FA is a Russian acronym for Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation and its designers have claimed that it is comparable to the F-22 Raptor, US Air Force's latest fighter.


A joint venture company on the lines of cruise missile manufacturer
BrahMos will be set up for the purpose. HAL's contribution will include fuselage composites, flight software, including the mission computer, navigation systems, avionics and cockpit displays and counter-measure dispensing systems.

Unlike the Russian version, the Indian aircraft will be a two-seater aircraft, which will involve limited re-designing of the fuselage, wings and control surfaces that will be undertaken by HAL. The project had kicked off in 2007.


Amphibious vessels to strengthen Indian navy

The Union government has cleared the Rs 2,176-crore acquisition of eight specialised vessels or LCUs (landing craft utility), capable of "hard beaching" on enemy shores, to boost the countryís amphibious warfare and island protection capabilities. The LCUs will help in swiftly transporting thousands of troops, heavy weapon systems and infantry combat vehicles over long distances to take the battle right to the enemy mainland.

The vessels will be built by the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.


The LCUs are likely to be based at India's first and only regional "theatre command", the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC). With additional airstrips, OTR (operational turn around) bases and jetties, ANC is slowly being transformed into a major amphibious warfare hub. A strong military presence in the 572-island archipelago is considered imperative to counter China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean, as well as ensure security of the sea lanes converging towards Malacca Strait.


N-ENERGY

BARC develops spent fuel automation system
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has designed and developed the first of its kind advanced automation system for transferring spent fuel bundles of pressurised heavy water reactors for nuclear reprocessing plants. Introduction of this automation system for reprocessing plant is aimed at transferring the fuel bundles directly from fuel handling area (FHA) of storage pool to the dissolver cell in an automated way, without the necessity of using charging cask. This contributes in eliminating dependency on skilled manpower and thus reduction of man-rem (radiation dose) consumption by workers.

The system design is such that it can easily be adopted to handle fuel from 220 MW PHWR as well as from 550 MW/700 MW with minimum changes. Provision has also been kept for manual changing of spent fuel in case of non-availability of automation system.


The spent fuel bundles from nuclear power reactors are stored under water at reactor site. After allowing it to cool down for a given period, the bundles from the reactor site are transferred to underwater storage facility at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant site.


PERSONS

Pataudi, Mansur Ali Khan
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, India's youngest-ever Test captain, also known in the cricketing fraternity as "Tiger" Pataudi, died on September 22, 2011.

Born on January 5, 1941 in Bhopal, the right-handed batsman made his debut for India at the age of 21 in a drawn match against England here in 1961. In a career spanning almost two decades, he played a total of 46 Test matches.


In 1964, Pataudi was bestowed the Arjuna Award before being honoured with a Padma Shri in 1967. A star not just on field but off it too, Pataudi married the then reigning queen of Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore in 1969 and the glamorous couple had three children - Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.


PROJECTS

NTPC to set up first overseas power plant in Sri Lanka
State-run power producer NTPC will set up a 500-Mw coal-based power plant in Sri Lanka by 2016, which will mark its foray into the overseas market. The unit will come up at Sampur in Trincomalee at an estimated cost of Rs 3,150 crore.

A joint venture agreement to this effect was signed between NTPC and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). The Sri Lankan government will give land for the project on a long-term lease. Coal for the project will be imported and supplied by Lanka Coal Company (LCC) and the power generated will be supplied to the CEB.


RESEARCH

Scientists find way to "disarm" AIDS virus
Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.

Researchers from the United States and Europe, working in laboratories on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), found it is unable to damage the immune system if cholesterol is removed from the membrane of the virus.


HIV takes its membrane from the cell that it infects, the researchers explained in their study. This membrane contains cholesterol, which helps keep it fluid and enables it to interact with particular types of cell.


Normally, a subset of immune cells, called
plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), recognise HIV quickly and react by producing signalling molecules called interferons. These signals activate various processes which are initially helpful, but which damage the immune system if switched on for too long.

Scientists have now found that if cholesterol is removed from HIV's envelope, it can no longer activate pDCs. As a result, T cells, which orchestrate the adaptive response, can fight the virus more effectively.


The team now plans to investigate how to use this way of inactivating the virus and possibly develop it into a vaccine.


Usually when a person becomes infected with HIV, the body's innate immune response puts up an immediate defence. But some researchers believe HIV causes the innate immune system to overreact. This weakens the immune system's next line of defence, known as the adaptive immune response.


AIDS kills around 1.8 million people a year worldwide. An estimated 2.6 million people caught HIV in 2009, and 33.3 million people are living with the virus.


Neutrinos make light of Einstein's theory of relativity

Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of relativity is one of the most fundamental pillars of physics -- but now scientists say his conclusion that nothing can travel faster than light could be proved wrong.

Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, or CERN, the world's largest physics laboratory say they have recorded sub-atomic particles, known as neutrinos, travelling faster than the speed of light.


CERN says as part of its "OPERA" experiment, a neutrino beam fired from a particle accelerator near Geneva to a lab 730 km away in Italy travelled 60 nanoseconds faster than the speed of light. It revealed that neutrinos travel at a velocity of 20 parts per million above the speed of light.


Scientists calculated the margin of error at just 10 nanoseconds, making the difference statistically significant.


If the findings are correct, it would force a major rethink of the fundamental laws of nature, including how the universe works.


Einstein's theory states that energy is equal to mass multiplied by the speed of light squared, so firing an object faster than that would require an infinite amount of energy.


World's Smallest Electric Motor

Chemists at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences have developed the world's first single molecule electric motor, a development that may create a new class of devices applicable to sectors like medicine to engineering.

In a report published in Nature Nanotechnology, the Tufts team reported an electric motor only one nanometer across -- groundbreaking work, considering the current world record is a 200-nanometer motor. A single strand of human hair is about 60,000 nanometers wide.


E Charles H Sykes, associate professor of chemistry at Tufts and senior author of the paper, says, "There has been significant progress in the construction of molecular motors powered by light, and by chemical reactions. But this is the first time electrically-driven molecular motors have been demonstrated, despite a few theoretical proposals -- we have been able to show one can provide electricity to a single molecule and get it to do something that is not just random."


Sykes and his colleagues were able to control a molecular motor with electricity by using a state-of-the-art, low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT-STM), one of about only 100 in the United States. The LT-STM uses electrons instead of light to 'see' molecules. The team used the metal tip on the microscope to provide an electrical charge to a butyl methyl sulfide molecule placed on a conductive copper surface. This sulfur-containing molecule had carbon and hydrogen atoms radiating to form what looked like two arms, with four carbons on one side and one on the other. These carbon chains were free to rotate around the sulfur-copper bond.


While there are foreseeable practical applications of this electric motor, breakthroughs would need to be made in the temperatures at which electric molecular motors operate. The motor spins much faster at higher temperatures, making it difficult to measure and control the rotation of the motor.


SPACE RESEARCH

Looking inside the moon
More than 100 spacecraft have been to the moon, including six with U.S. astronauts, but one key piece of information about Earth's natural satellite is still missing --nwhat's inside.

Learning about the interior of the moon is the primary goal of a new NASA mission called
Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, which was launched on September 8, 2011.

Overall, the moon has about one-sixth the gravity of Earth, but it is not evenly distributed. On the moon, a mountain actually might be a molehill, gravitationally speaking.


Likewise, gravity maps of lunar flat lands show unexplained pockets of extra heft, an indication of subterranean deposits or structures. Learning the interior structure of the moon is considered critical to piecing together the story about what happened to the moon since its formation some 4.5 billion years ago.


Scientists believe the moon's building blocks were large chunks of debris jettisoned from Earth after a collision with an object as big as Mars. In addition to un-ravelling the moon's history, GRAIL scientists expect to extrapolate their findings to other rocky bodies, both in our solar system and eventually to those beyond.


The two spacecraft will take a long, slow journey to the moon, arriving on December 31 and January 1. After a few months to manoeuvre into the proper orbit, the pair will spend 82 days flying over the lunar poles, linked by radio waves.


When one spacecraft flies over a region of higher gravity, it will speed up, momentarily changing the distance between itself and its sibling probe. Less dense regions likewise will affect the satellites' positions. Using the radio waves as a ruler, changes as tiny as a micron -- the width of a red blood cell -- can be detected.


With gravity maps in hand, scientists can then use computer models and data from other lunar missions to determine whether the moon's core is solid, liquid or a combination of the two, and what elements it contains.


MISCELLANEOUS

Asterix creator retires after 52 years
Albert Uderzo, co-creator of one of France's greatest comic book heroes, Asterix the Gaul, has decided to  hang up his pen at the age of 84. The Italian-born artist, who dreamt up the indomitable warrior with his scriptwriter friend Rene Goscinny in 1959, said he was "a bit tired" after 52 years of drawing and that it was time to hand over his creation to younger talent.

The announcement came on the day publishing house Hachette celebrated the sale of 350 million Asterix books around the world, making the diminutive hero one of France's biggest-selling exports.


Asterix and his jovial sidekick Obelix first appeared in print in October 1959, and their adventures fighting the Roman invaders have since been translated into over 100 languages.
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