General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 10

136. The Railways have cut by half to 60 days, the maximum period for advanced reservation of tickets with effect from May 1. 137. In the wake of an alleged fraud involving thousands of crores by Kolkata-based Saradha group, the Centre ordered a SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office) probe into suspected misuse of the public money by various chit fund companies. 138. Indian death-row prisoner Sarabjit Singh sustained serious head injuries...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 9

121. In a deep incursion, Chinese troops have entered the Indian territory in the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh and erected a tented post, setting the stage for a face-off with Indian troops.122. Russia launched an ‘orbital Noah’s Ark’ to space — a bio-satellite packed with an array of mice and other small creatures to study the effects of long flights on living organisms.123. The State Human Rights Commission of Kerala has registered...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 8

106. Russia will spend more than $50 billion on space research in coming years to reassert its leading positions in the field, said President Vladimir Putin.107. China’s economic growth slowed to 7.7 per cent in the first quarter, the government said.108. Thailand and Cambodia took their dispute around ancient temple Preah Vihear to the UN Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).109. Greece has secured an aid package worth €8.8billion...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 7

91. Bollywood actor Pran has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the country’s highest cinema honour.92. Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf admitted that he had secretly granted permission to the U.S. on a “few occasions” to carry out drone strikes inside Pakistan.93. After imposition of sanctions by the U.S. and European Union, Iraq has replaced Iran as the second largest exporter of crude oil to India. Saudi Arabia, however,...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 6

76. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa informed that the World Championship for 2013 would be held in Anand’s hometown Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu between November 6 and 26.77. Krishnakumar Natarajan took over as Nasscom Chairman for the year 2013-14. Mr. Natarajan succeeds N Chandrasekaran.78. Five soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and four injured in an ambush morning of their United Nations peacekeeping mission by unidentified assailants...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 5

61. The UN passed Arms trade treaty (ATT) to better regulate the international sale in weapons. It was passed in the General Assembly with 154 members voting ‘Yes’; three — Iran, Syria and North Korea — voting no; and 23, including India, abstaining.62. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved Parliament in preparation for a general election.63. Reliance Power (RPower) said it had received the first disbursement of Rs.2,550 crore ($470 million)...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 4

46. Workshops for the World Social Forum being held in Tunisia are focusing on women’s rights.47. Current account deficit (CAD) widened to a record high of 6.7 per cent of the GDP (gross domestic product) in the October-December quarter this fiscal.48. Government-appointed Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) headed by Justice B. N. Srikrishna has proposed an Indian Financial Code Bill to enable creation of a unified financial...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 3

31. Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-IV (Shaheen-1) ballistic missile (900 Km range).32. Russia launched the bio-satellite (BION-M) called orbital Noah's Ark into space with various living organisms such as 45 mice, 15 geckos, micro-organisms, plants, snails and eight Mongolian gerbils. The latest bio-satellite blasted off aboard Soyuz 2 rocket from Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan.33. The world on 22 April 2013 observed...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 2

16. Krishnakumar Natarajan was appointed as the Chairman of Nasscom for the year 2013-14. He succeeded N Chandrasekaran. 17. Sharad Yadav was unanimously re-elected as the national President of Janata Dal (United) for third time in a row. 18. S Gopalakrishnan, the co-founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys, was elected as the President of the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2013-14. He is succeeding Adi...

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General Knowledge for Preparing Various Exams in India Chapter 1

1. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited Germany from 10 April 2013 to 12 April 2013. He visited for participating in second round of Inter Governmental Consultations with Germany. 2. The Vice-President of India, Hamid Ansari visited Tajikistan from 14 April to 17 April 2013. 3. External Affairs Minister of India, Salman Khurshid visited Japan on 26-27 March, 2013 to co-chair the 7th annual India–Japan Strategic Dialogue with the...

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