Latest Current Affairs, General Knowledge and General Awareness

goinggud@33 · 01-04-2010, 12:18 AM

1.Akshay Kumar has been chosen as the ambassador of Olympic Winter Games 2010, vancouver (Canada).

2. Shakuntala was written by Kalidas.

3.7th DEC----Flag Day.
8th DEC----Air Force Day.
4th DEC----Navy Day.
15th Jan---Army Day.

4. Project Arrow is related with modernisation of Post Offices in India.

5.BRIC(Brazil, Russia, India, China)---This term was first used by the investment Bank Goldman Sachs in 2001. According to them these four countries will be the most dominant economies by 2050.

6.Garima is the name of second cloned buffalo in the world which took birth in Karnal district of Haryana in June, 2009.

7. H1N1(Influenza, Swine flu) virus was first reported in Mexico in April, 2009.WHO announced its highest level of Pandemic alert(Phase 6 )for this.

8. Russia has played a prominent role in building India's Submarine Fleet.

9. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title of Lokmanya in 1897.

10. The chancellor of Germany is Angela Merkel.

11. Airtel has become the 5th largest Telecom company of the world after acquiring the biggest telecom company Zain from Kuwait closing the deal in 10.7 billion dollars.
Before this Airtel tried to acquire African telecom giant MTN but the deal was a fail.

Enjoy learning.

vl b back soon........

mahesh · 01-04-2010, 12:19 AM

Nice compilation, thanks for sharing.

nitu · 01-04-2010, 08:12 AM

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Thanks in advance.

abhishek · 02-04-2010, 08:29 AM

Read The Hindu paper everyday.
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Read magazine like Civil Services Chronicle, Pratiyogita Darpan, Wizard etc.

abhisays · 02-04-2010, 12:40 PM

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It may be also helpful for you.

abhisays · 02-04-2010, 12:42 PM

merged other relevant posts with this thread.

abhishek · 02-04-2010, 07:51 PM

This is a nice step taken by admin. Thanks, don't worry we will update this thread with latest current affairs and GK questions.

abhisays · 02-04-2010, 12:37 PM

On heavy demand of forum members and abhisays.com visitors, I am going to start a new thread under Career Discussions section which is completely dedicated to Current Affairs, General Awareness & GK for All Exams.

I request all moderators, senior members and other members to contribute this thread.

I have also marked this thread as sticky so that user can easily find it in the discussion zone.

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goinggud@33 · 03-04-2010, 01:06 AM

1.The Bolivian government and a Chinese corporation GWIC(Great Wall Industries Corporation) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding on helping Bolivia launch communications satellite "Tupac Katari."

2. This will be the First Satellite Programme of Bolivia.

3. President Evo Morales thanked the Chinese government as well as Chinese technicians and businessmen for making possible the 300-million-U.S.-dollar project.

4.According to Bolivian Public Works Minister Walter Delgadillo, the satellite has a maximum capacity of the DFH-4 model that will enable it to cover not only Bolivia but also the whole Latin America.

5.The services of the satellite will contribute to the second literacy campaign involving tens of thousands of Bolivian citizens who do not have access to information and education,".

6. In 2008, China helped Venezuela launch the first Venezuelan satellite "Simon Bolivar."

7. This satellite has been named after an Indian Freedom fighter Tupac Katari.

desiBabu · 03-04-2010, 01:36 AM

1. Iran-Pakistan have signed the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement(GSPA) lat year June.

2. The project was intended to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and then to India but India withdrew itself due to some issues on the negotiation over price and Transit.

3. Iran will supply 750 million cubic feet of gas per day to Pakistan for the next 25 years.

4.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, signed a US$7.5 billion agreement in Tehran last May.

5. Iran will initially send 30 million cubic meters of gas per day to Pakistan, to be increased to 60 million cubic meters per day later.

6. China is also ver keen to join this project.If China joins the project, the pipeline would pass through Pakistan's Northern Areas, now known as Gilgit-Baltistan, and into China via the Khunjerab Pass.

01-04-2010, 12:18 AM	#1
goinggud@33 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 15	Latest Current Affairs, General Knowledge and General Awareness 1.Akshay Kumar has been chosen as the ambassador of Olympic Winter Games 2010, vancouver (Canada). 2. Shakuntala was written by Kalidas. 3.7th DEC----Flag Day. 8th DEC----Air Force Day. 4th DEC----Navy Day. 15th Jan---Army Day. 4. Project Arrow is related with modernisation of Post Offices in India. 5.BRIC(Brazil, Russia, India, China)---This term was first used by the investment Bank Goldman Sachs in 2001. According to them these four countries will be the most dominant economies by 2050. 6.Garima is the name of second cloned buffalo in the world which took birth in Karnal district of Haryana in June, 2009. 7. H1N1(Influenza, Swine flu) virus was first reported in Mexico in April, 2009.WHO announced its highest level of Pandemic alert(Phase 6 )for this. 8. Russia has played a prominent role in building India's Submarine Fleet. 9. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title of Lokmanya in 1897. 10. The chancellor of Germany is Angela Merkel. 11. Airtel has become the 5th largest Telecom company of the world after acquiring the biggest telecom company Zain from Kuwait closing the deal in 10.7 billion dollars. Before this Airtel tried to acquire African telecom giant MTN but the deal was a fail. Enjoy learning. vl b back soon........

01-04-2010, 08:12 AM	#3
nitu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	General Awareness and General Knowledge How to improve General Awareness and General Knowledge? Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

02-04-2010, 08:29 AM	#4
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01-04-2010, 12:19 AM	#2
mahesh Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Nice compilation, thanks for sharing.

02-04-2010, 07:51 PM	#7
abhishek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 444 Rep Power: 18	This is a nice step taken by admin. Thanks, don't worry we will update this thread with latest current affairs and GK questions. __________________ Join this forum, it's completely free.

02-04-2010, 12:37 PM	#8
abhisays Administrator Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 16,772 Rep Power: 137	Latest Current Affairs, General Knowledge and General Awareness On heavy demand of forum members and abhisays.com visitors, I am going to start a new thread under Career Discussions section which is completely dedicated to Current Affairs, General Awareness & GK for All Exams. I request all moderators, senior members and other members to contribute this thread. I have also marked this thread as sticky so that user can easily find it in the discussion zone. Hope this will be helpful for all Civil Services, Bank PO, PSUs and MBA aspirants. __________________ अब माई हिंदी फोरम, फेसबुक पर भी है. https://www.facebook.com/hindiforum

03-04-2010, 01:06 AM	#9
goinggud@33 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 15	Bolovia-China sign Satellite launching agrrement 1.The Bolivian government and a Chinese corporation GWIC(Great Wall Industries Corporation) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding on helping Bolivia launch communications satellite "Tupac Katari." 2. This will be the First Satellite Programme of Bolivia. 3. President Evo Morales thanked the Chinese government as well as Chinese technicians and businessmen for making possible the 300-million-U.S.-dollar project. 4.According to Bolivian Public Works Minister Walter Delgadillo, the satellite has a maximum capacity of the DFH-4 model that will enable it to cover not only Bolivia but also the whole Latin America. 5.The services of the satellite will contribute to the second literacy campaign involving tens of thousands of Bolivian citizens who do not have access to information and education,". 6. In 2008, China helped Venezuela launch the first Venezuelan satellite "Simon Bolivar." 7. This satellite has been named after an Indian Freedom fighter Tupac Katari. Last edited by goinggud@33; 03-04-2010 at 01:25 AM.

03-04-2010, 01:36 AM	#10
desiBabu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline 1. Iran-Pakistan have signed the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement(GSPA) lat year June. 2. The project was intended to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and then to India but India withdrew itself due to some issues on the negotiation over price and Transit. 3. Iran will supply 750 million cubic feet of gas per day to Pakistan for the next 25 years. 4.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, signed a US$7.5 billion agreement in Tehran last May. 5. Iran will initially send 30 million cubic meters of gas per day to Pakistan, to be increased to 60 million cubic meters per day later. 6. China is also ver keen to join this project.If China joins the project, the pipeline would pass through Pakistan's Northern Areas, now known as Gilgit-Baltistan, and into China via the Khunjerab Pass.