RAPID GK SERIES 15

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. The largest Private Sector employer of India is<br /> 2. According to the 2001 Census, Which State is having the maximum Population<br /> 3. The Space City of India is<br /> 4. This instrument measures the Intensity of Sound<br /> 5. This is the Oldest Stock Exchange of Asia<br /> 6. He is the father of Medicine<br /> 7. The Capital of Nagaland is<br /> 8. The National Game of China is<br /> 9. The abbreviation of CDMA<br /> 10. The ‘Dove’ symbol represents <br /> <br /> <strong>ANSWERS</strong><br /> <br /> 1. Agriculture – 52%<br /> 2. Uttar Pradesh<br /> 3. Bangalore<br /> 4. Audiometer<br /> 5. Bombay Stock Exchange<br /> 6. Hippocrates<br /> 7. Kohima<br /> 8. Table Tennis<br /> 9. Code Division Multiple Access<br /> 10. Peace</div>

RAPID GK SERIES 15

1. The largest Private Sector employer of India is 2. According to the 2001 Census, Which State is having the maximum Population 3. The Sp...

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Food inflation falls to 6-year low of 0.42 per cent

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> Food inflation fell sharply to a six-year low of 0.42 per cent in the week ended December 17 as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Food inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 1.81 per cent in the previous week. It was recorded at 15.48 per cent in the corresponding week of 2010.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Food inflation falls to 6-year low of 0.42 per cent

 Food inflation fell sharply to a six-year low of 0.42 per cent in the week ended December 17 as prices of essential items like vegetable...

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14 persons get Bhartendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 and 2010

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Fourteen persons were given Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 and 2010. The awards were given in the categories of Journalism and Mass Communication, Women's Issues, Children's literature and National Integration. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Award was one of the key initiatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to promote original writing of books and manuscripts in Hindi language. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">For 2009 the first prize in the Journalism and Mass Communication category was awarded to Mr. Dilip Chandra Mandal for his manuscript Corporate, Loktantra aur Paid News. No one was awarded first prize for 2010 in this category.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

14 persons get Bhartendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 and 2010

Fourteen persons were given Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 and 2010. The awards were given in the categories of Journalism and...

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India & Oman extend MoU on Military Cooperation to 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">India and Oman discussed important issue relating to regional and maritime security in New Delhi.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Defence Minister AK Antony and his Oman counterpart Badar bin Saud bin Harib al Busaidi have stressed the need for continued and concerted efforts of the world community to effectively address the problem. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">  </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Mr Antony noted that incidents of piracy have been taking place close to the Oman coast.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">Both  the countries have extended the validity of the existing bilateral MoU on Military Cooperation, for further five years.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

India & Oman extend MoU on Military Cooperation to 2015

India and Oman discussed important issue relating to regional and maritime security in New Delhi. Defence Minister AK Antony and his ...

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US warns Iran against blocking Strait of Hormuz

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The United States has warned Iran that it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> The  free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;">United States maintains the Fifth Fleet as its naval presence in the Gulf to ensure that passage for oil remains free.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">one  third of the global Oil supplies are routed through the Strait of Hormuz that links the Gulf and the petroleum-exporting states of Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to the Indian Ocean.</span></span></li> </ul><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>

US warns Iran against blocking Strait of Hormuz

The United States has warned Iran that it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.  The  free flow of goods a...

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Russia accuses US of Human Rights violations

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Russia's foreign ministry has accused the United States of human rights violations both at home and abroad. In its first-ever report on the state of human rights in other countries, the report, criticizes the US for the continued operation of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and accuses the White House of sheltering officials and CIA operatives from prosecution.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The report also laments what it calls U.S. prying into citizens' private lives and says the situation in the United States is far from the ideals proclaimed by Washington.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Russia accuses US of Human Rights violations

Russia's foreign ministry has accused the United States of human rights violations both at home and abroad. In its first-ever report ...

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Bosnia’s Muslim, Croat and Serb parties agree to form government

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Bosnia's main Muslim, Croat and Serb parties have agreed to form a Central government, ending a 14-month political crisis that paralysed the state and blocked further integration with the European Union.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">the Parties have reached agreements on the composition of the government and on holding a census and on distribution of state aid, which Brussels insists on if Bosnia is to take further steps toward joining the European Union.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Bosnian Croat leader Dragan Covic, will get the Prime Minister's post.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Bosnia’s Muslim, Croat and Serb parties agree to form government

Bosnia's main Muslim, Croat and Serb parties have agreed to form a Central government, ending a 14-month political crisis that paraly...

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British newspaper ‘The Times’ names Bouazizi person of 2011

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, whose sacrifice spurred the public uprisings in the Arab world has been named the Person of the Year by British Newspaper, The Times.</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The paper on its front page carried a citation saying, “The Times today names Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor who became the inspiration for the Arab Spring, as its person of the year. It adds “Bouazizi was no revolutionary, yet his lonely protest served as the catalyst for a wave of revolts that have transformed the Middle East.         </span></span></li> </ul><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">”Bouazizi set himself on fire after the officials confiscated his unlicensed cart and humiliated him. His sacrifice inspired millions of the people in the region who took to streets against long standing autocracies in Tunisia, Egypt , Libya and Yemen. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The public uprisings led to the overthrow of dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. </span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

British newspaper ‘The Times’ names Bouazizi person of 2011

Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, whose sacrifice spurred the public uprisings in the Arab world has been named the Person of the Y...

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Two AIIMS-like institutes in Uttar Pradesh to come up in 12th 5-year plan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The Planning Commission has agreed in principle to allocate funds forsetting up two AIIMS-like institutes in Uttar Pradesh.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">To be located at Jhansi and Gorakhpur, the proposed institutes willcome up during the 12th plan period.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Two AIIMS-like institutes in Uttar Pradesh to come up in 12th 5-year plan

The Planning Commission has agreed in principle to allocate funds forsetting up two AIIMS-like institutes in Uttar Pradesh. To be loca...

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Jharkhand to issue ID cards to migrating workers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Jharkhand government will issue identity cards to those migrating to places like Delhi, Mumbai, Gujrat, Punjab and Haryana.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The ID card will have all relevant information like the address of the migrating worker and the agency which takes them out. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">There would be emergency phone numbers of the Deputy Commissioner of the relevant district for emergency purpose.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The decision has been taken by the State Labour Employment and Training Department.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> The scheme comes into effect from2012.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The decision has been taken to check human trafficking.</span></span><br /> </li> </ul></div>

Jharkhand to issue ID cards to migrating workers

Jharkhand government will issue identity cards to those migrating to places like Delhi, Mumbai, Gujrat, Punjab and Haryana. The ID car...

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