CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT AFFAIRS


1)Who is chosen for "Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013" ?
 ➖ Gulzar
2)Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss India contest ?
 ➖ Koyal Rana
3)Union Minister K. Sambasiva Rao was holding which portfolio? 
➖ Union Textiles Minister
4)Indian woman who won the "International Women of Courage Award 2014"? 
➖ Ms. Laxmi
5)Till now (2014) how many Bharat Ratna\'s have been awarded? 
➖ 43
6)Who was appointed as new Commerce Secretary on 15 Jan 2014? 
➖ Rajeev Kher
7)Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakaram program of Indian Govt targets which age group?
 ➖ 10-19 years
8)Football player-Eusebio known as "Black Panther" belonged to which country? 
➖ Portugal
9)New Fossil National Park is proposed in which state?
 ➖ Uttrakhand
10)Which state in India has proposed new Time Zone ? 
➖ Assam

Important GK Questions and Answers

Competitive Exams - Important GK Questions and Answers

 1. What is the Full form of PIN? 
Answer. Postal Index Number 

2. When did the Pin system Started in India? 
Answer. 1972

3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory?
 Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983) 

4. When did the speed post service started in India? 
Answer. 1986 

5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems? 
Answer. Lord Dalhousie 

6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India? 
Answer. 1774 (Kolkata) 

7. Which is the first postage stamp of India? 
Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852) 

ECONOMY QUIZ

**ECONOMY QUIZ***


1) Who is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3 March 2014?
Ans:- Bill Gates

2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13 March 2014 hiked the trade related remittance limit from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per transaction.What was the reason for this increase?
Ans:- Increase in the number of transactions handled by exchange houses

3) Bharti Airtel and which international telecom giant signed a pact on 4 March 2014 to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure node in India?
Ans:- Etisalat

4) Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit scheme that is offered by post offices by up to —- percent?
Ans:- 0.2 %

5) Which state scored the highest in monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) for urban areas in the recently released ranking by the by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)?
Ans:- Haryana