1) Phoenix is NASA space probe to Mars.
2) India on 19th may Successfully Tested the nuclear-capable Agni-II missile from launch pad of Orissa’s Coast. It is surface-to-surface missile with a range of over 2000km.
3) The World’s First ‘Self-Watering’ plants have been discovered in the Israel’s Negev desert, one of the driest regions on earth.
6) At present what fraction of India's population is below poverty line 27.5%.
7) The per capita income has registered a growth rate of 4.9%.
8) What is the per capita income in real terms (at 1999-2000 prices) during 2008-09 is (estimated by CSO) (last year it was 24, 295)? Rs. 25,494
9) Which of the following states in India produces 50% of India's Wind Energy? Tamilnadu.
10) A towering bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, made by an Indian sculptor, was unveiled in Leicester, cementing the city’s reputation as “Little India”. The £20,000 statue sculpted by Gautam Pal and shipped from Kolkata. Leicester is only the second British city, after London, to have a Gandhi statue.
11) Web 2.0 becomes the Millionth English word.
12) What was the direct tax collection during the last fiscal year 2008-09 ? Rs. 3.37 lakh crore.
13) Bharti and Wal-Mart Pvt Ltd, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and retail giant Wal-Mart, opened its first store in Amritsar recently . What kind of store is it?Cash and Carry (Whole sale).
14) In India what is the average per capita consumption of electricity?700 units.
15) What is the projected fiscal deficit for the year 2009-10? 6.8%.
16) WHO has decided to drop using the Swine Flu for the influenza virus that broke out in Mexico? WHO renamed it as Influenza A H1N1 flu.
17) A Computer virus called Conficker was spread through millions of computers, getting onto their computers and destroying files, and sharing information. This was supposed to be aApril Fools Joke.
18) Recently MCX and NCDEX have been permitted to re-launch futures trading in Wheat.
19) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday launched a desktop PC (Novatiums netPC) for Rs. 6,500 in urban area and Rs. 1,900 in rural areas in Gujarat.
20) Punjab and Haryana bans AC’s in Government Offices.
21) Sanjeevan is an insurance scheme launched by SBI Life.
22) SBI Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between SBI and BNP Paribas.
23) Recently the Union government has decided to augment the presence of Border Security Force along the 4096-kilometer-long frontier with Bangladesh.
24) India exports in April 2009 is declined by 33% (apr’08->16.07$bn==apr’09->10.70$bn) and Imports by 34%(apr’08->24.82$bn==apr’09->16$bn).
25) President Obama has nominated federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, putting her in line to become the country’s first Hispanic (An American whose first language is Spanish) justice.
26) Recently an agreement was signed between the Bhutan government and a leading BPO firm which will recruit 200 Bhutanese graduates every year to be trained and employed in India. What is the name of the firm?GenPact.
27) The " Rural Infrastructure Development Fund " is operated by NABARD(The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development).
28) From which basin in India the RIL has started producing oil? Krishna Godavari Basin.
29) The government has given the signal to raise a 10000 strong special anti Naxal force in October 2008. What is the name of this force?COBRA(Combat Battalion for Resolute Action)
30) Indian signed a contract with a US company for Naval Patrol Aircraft in January 2009. What is the name of the company? Beoing
31) In January 2009 India signed a deal with which country (worth $ 2.1 Billion) for spy planes? UK
32) The European Parliament endorses a bill banning imports of seal products, drawing complaints from the Canadian government.
35) India's Space Research Organization launches its RISAT-2 reconnaissance satellite on .april 20 2009.
37) Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi is charged with espionage and imprisoned in Iran until 2017.
38) Tsutomu Yamaguchi a 93-year-old Japanese man has become the first person to be certified as a survivor of both US atomic bombings at the end of the Second World War.
39) Worlds Most Influenced person is ‘Christopher fool’ by times Paper.
40) Carol Ann Duffy who currently holds the position of ‘Britain’s Poet Laureate’ and he also the first women.
41) 9 Billion is the expected population in the world By 2050 as per UNO Projections.
42) Japan is supporting Delhi Metro Rail Project.
43) Italy and Switzerland are redrawing their borders.
44) Charles Simonyi is the first man to travel space twice as tourist.
45) President Pratibha Patil visited which of the following two countries in April 2009? Spain & Poland.
46) Recently Uranium was supplied by two countries to India as per nuclear deals signed in past. Which are these two countries? France & Russia.
47) Surface to Surface Missile was tested successfully on 15th April 2009 from ITR Chandipur . What is the name of that missile? Prithvi-2.
48) Russia to deliver the Akula-class N-Submarine to India by the end of this year.
49) How many languages are recognized as regional languages in India Constitution (after eighth schedule of the Indian constitution )22.
51) BrahMos Missile test was again done on Wednesday at Missile Testing Range Pokhran in Rajasthan desert-march 4th.
54) Ibsim Ali Rashid has recently become the first woman Judge of which Muslim Country recently? UAE
55) Amas Bank in Switzerland has been recently renamed as Hinduja Bank.
56) Iran launches a Sajjil-2 medium range surface-to-surface missile.
57) Recently, two European Governments collapsed because of the international Financial Crisis. Which ones? Iceland and Lavia.
58) Per Capita Monthly Income of an Average Indian has crossed the 3000rs mark.
59) India’s current GDP has grown to 6.7% in 2008-09.
60) Bank of Baroda pips Canara bank to become third largest public sector bank in terms of net profit and total business. State Bank of India is the country's largest public sector bank followed by Punjab National Bank.
61) The Government will issue smart Identity Cards (IDs) to all the usual residents of 9 costal states and 4 union territories as a measure to ensure security in coastal areas following Mumbai terror attacks. Nine coastal states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal and four union territories are Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicorbar Islands and Puducherry. The scheme would be implemented in two phases.
62) After Kapil dev,Malayalam superstar Mohan lal to join Territorial Army(TA),the part time citizen’s force which functions as a ‘vital adjunct’ to the regular army .
63) Allahabad Bank was conferred with ''Rajbhasha Puraskar'' by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in recognition of its excellence in the implementation of official language of India 'Hindi' through a slew of initiatives.
64) ‘The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20’ is a book written by John Buchana.
65) According to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute): India, which is ranked 10 in the list of highest military spender, is being touted as the most important single country market for weapons in the near future. It spent $30 billion (about Rs 1, 50,000 crore) on military purchases in 2008.US, China, France, UK, Russia, Germany, Japan,Italy,Saudi Arabia takes places from 1st to 9th respectively.
66) State Bank of India(SBI) simultaneously opened 154 branches--the most ever on a single day--and 1,540 ATMs across the country. SBI's number of branches will rise to 11,811 from 11,657. The bank has 9,502 ATMs.
67) The Madras High Court has ruled that is not mandatory for a groom to tie a ‘mangalasutra’ around the bride’s neck to prove a marriage between Hindus.
68) PNB to open 5 Overseas Offices (Branches).
69) India is at 11th position in Global Political Risk Index.
70) South Korea’s Incheon International Airport was voted the best Airport in the world for 2009.
71)New LTTE chief Selvarasa Pathmanathan.
72)India to become the sixth country in the world to launch a nuclear-powered submarine.PM Manmohan Singh launched the Country’s first indigenously nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant in Vishakhapatnam (AP).
73)Indian film industry is the world’s largest in terms of the number of films produced each year (1,132) .US, Japan, China takes the respective places.
74)RBI sees growth at 6.5% for FY’10 from the 5.7% it has estimated in April 09.
75)India's per capita income that was released by the Central Statistical Organization in July 2009 is Rs 37,490.
76)74,000 newspapers are operating in India. The number includes both National & Regional newspapers. Uttar Pradesh with a record of 11,897 newspapers. Delhi and Maharashtra follows next with 10,066 and 9,127 respectively.
77)According to ‘Happy Planet Index’ compiled by UK-based new Economic Foundation ha placed India at 35th position while the list is topped by Costa Rica.
78)The five Naxal infected States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have decided to exchange intelligence information among themselves to check the menace of Naxal violence effectively.
79)India will begin construction of its third research station in
80)Himachal Pradesh has joined a list of 10 states that have achieved the Centre's 'two-child per couple' target for population control. With this, Himachal joins Andhra Pradesh,
81)IIT Kanpur has developed a nanosatellite which is expected to provide real-time data on drought, flood, vegetation and forestation. It will be handed over to ISRO, which is expected to launch it by the end of the year.
82)India and Singapore has signed a joint action plan aimed at boosting tourism between the two countries.
83) The Himachal Pradesh vigilance Department has registered an FIR against Union steel Minister & former HP CM Mr. Virbhadra Singh and his Wife and former MP Pratibha Singh in a corruption case.
84)The Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the first ever Only Ladies EMU(Electric Multiple Unit) train services between New Delhi and Palwal.
85)65th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi to be observed as Sadbhavana Diwas.
86)Punjab offers Uninterrupted power supply to IT Firms.
1 comment:
Varun can u tell me who is the sports woman of the year 2009 all over world?
Is sports man is Usain Bolt of Jamaica?
Indian Sports Person of the Year 2009-- saina nehwal?
bit confusion in these question
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