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RAPID GK SERIES 71

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. The insurance act was passed in this year<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 2. The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is set to take effect from<br />
3. The maximum contribution of Public Provident Fund (PPF) for a year is<br />
4. In investment world, the ELSS is having the acronym of<br />
5. The Reserve Bank of <strong>India</strong> (RBI) has raised the housing loan to this limit from the existing Rs.20 lakh for the eligible criteria of <strong>Priority Sector Lending</strong><br />
6. The New chairman of the State Bank of <strong>India</strong> (SBI) is<br />
7. The abbreviation of DICGC is<br />
8. In <strong>International Market</strong> the measurement of Gold is  1 Troy Ounce and is equal to<br />
9. Kalinga Prize, the award for the Popularization of Science, is given by<br />
10. “Many Lives, Many Masters” the famous book was written by</span><br />
<span></span><br />
<span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>ANSWERS</strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br />
<span></span><br />
<span></span>1. 1938<br />
2. 1 April 2012<br />
3. Rs. 70,000<br />
4. Equity Linked Savings Scheme<br />
5. Rs. 25 Lakh<br />
6. Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri<br />
7. Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation<br />
8. 31.134768 Grams<br />
9. UNESCO<br />
10. Dr. Brian Weiss</span></div>

RAPID GK SERIES 71

1. The insurance act was passed in this year 2. The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is set to take effect from 3. The maximum contribution of Pub...

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RAPID GK SERIES 70

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Bhartiya Janata Party observed Atal  Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday as</li>
<li>The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) completed how many years of service?</li>
<li>“World Economic Outlook “ report is published by which organization?</li>
<li>Maradona is related to which sport?</li>
<li>Who is the head of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?</li>
<li>Name the CM of Madhya Pradesh?</li>
<li>Aadhaar is a …………… unique number which the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will issue for all residents in India.</li>
<li>World Bank Group President is ……….</li>
<li>Name the Central bank of America .</li>
</ol><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: black;">ANSWERS</span></b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b></b></i></span><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: black;"></span></b></i></span>Good Governance</li>
<li>55</li>
<li>IMF</li>
<li>Football</li>
<li>Harsh Mariwala</li>
<li>Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan</li>
<li>12-digit</li>
<li>Robert B. Zoellick</li>
<li>Federal Reserve System</li>
</ol></div>

RAPID GK SERIES 70

Bhartiya Janata Party observed Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday as The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) completed how many years o...

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RAPID GK SERIES 69

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Who among the following was an eminent painter?</li>
<li>The light of distant stars is affected by</li>
<li>What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?</li>
<li>Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?</li>
<li>Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?</li>
<li>Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?</li>
<li>The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by</li>
<li>The present Lok Sabha is the</li>
<li>Depreciation means</li>
<li>The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as</li>
<li>The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in</li>
<li>Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?</li>
<li>National Maritime Day falls on</li>
<li>Chemical formula for water is</li>
<li>Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to</li>
<li>The number of d-electrons in Fe2+ (Z = 26) is not equal to that of</li>
<li>Plants receive their nutrients mainly from</li>
<li>'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?</li>
<li>Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?</li>
</ol><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="color: black;">ANSWERS</span></b></i></span><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Sarada Ukil</span></span> </li>
<li>The earth's atmosphere,Interstellar dust</li>
<li>Charles Richter</li>
<li>G. B. Pant Memorial Society</li>
<li>A Suitable Boy</li>
<li>Protection of human rights</li>
<li>Dadabhai Naoroji</li>
<li>15th Lok Sabha</li>
<li>loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear</li>
<li>Brahmaputra</li>
<li>Faridabad</li>
<li>Garba</li>
<li>April 5</li>
<li>H2O</li>
<li>Both the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss</li>
<li>P-electrons in CI(Z = 17)</li>
<li>Soil</li>
<li>Animation/movie file<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Wilson Jones</span><b><span style="color: black;"></span></b><i><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></i></span> </li>
</ol></div>

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Who among the following was an eminent painter? The light of distant stars is affected by What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who...

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NRHM to become National Health Mission soon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s1600/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s320/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;"> The government proposes to convert the National Rural  Health Mission (NRHM) into a National Health Mission to provide health  care to the urban poor also, in the course of the 12th Plan. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Universal  access to free generic essential medicines in public health  institutions in a phased and time-bound manner will be ensured.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Announcing  major initiatives to provide universal healthcare, President Pratibha  Patil on Monday said the government would endeavour to increase both  Plan and Non-Plan public expenditure in the Centre and the States taken  together to 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end  of the 12th Plan.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">“People need to be healthy if they  have to learn, earn and lead a productive and fulfilling life. Our  National Rural Health Mission has started making a difference as  reflected in the health indicators,'' Ms. Patil said in her speech to  the joint session of the first day of the Budget session of Parliament,  as she recounted the achievements of this ambitious programme. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  Infant Mortality Rate declined from 58 per thousand live births in 2005  to 47 in 2010 and Maternal Mortality Ratio from 254 per one lakh  deliveries in 2004-2006 to 212 in 2007-2009. The Janani Suraksha Yojana  registered impressive gains with 1.13 crore women benefiting during  2010-11. Polio has been almost eradicated from the country. The World  Health Organisation has decided to take India off the list of countries  with active endemic wild poliovirus transmission.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Pointing  out that in spite of increased investment in the health sector over the  last 7 years, public expenditure on healthcare continues to be low, the  President said the government would strengthen district hospitals to  provide advanced level secondary care under the National Programme for  Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases  & Stroke and The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Health insurance scheme</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  immensely popular Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, under which health  insurance cover is already being provided to around 2.64 crore families,  will be expanded. It is expected that by the end of the 12th Plan  around 7 crore families will be provided health insurance cover, she  announced.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Building on the platform provided by the  Right to Education, integration of skill training with education at all  levels is being emphasised. A National Vocational Education  Qualification Framework is being developed to set common principles and  guidelines for a nationally recognised qualification system, Ms. Patil  said.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Skill training</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The government aims to  provide skills training to 85 lakh people during 2012-13 and 800 lakh  people during the 12th Plan. It will set up 1,500 new Industrial  Training Institutes and 5,000 Skill Development Centres under Public  Private Partnership at an estimated cost of Rs.13,000 crore.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The  Higher Education and Research Bill has been introduced in Parliament. A  National Commission for Higher Education & Research is being  constituted to set a roadmap for the future. The government also intends  to launch a National Mission for Teachers aimed at improving teacher  education and faculty development.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">To provide all  students access to higher education irrespective of their paying  capacity, the government intends to set up a Higher Education Credit  Guarantee Authority for providing limited credit guarantees through  risk-pooling for educational loans, she added.</div></div>

NRHM to become National Health Mission soon

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RAPID GK SERIES 68

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?</li>
<li>The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are</li>
<li>When was barb wire patented?</li>
<li>The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?</li>
<li>The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by</li>
<li>The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?</li>
<li>The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent</li>
<li>The power to decide an election petition is vested in the</li>
<li>In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.</li>
<li>The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?</li>
<li>Bijapur is known for its</li>
<li>Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?</li>
<li>The centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in South Africa was celebrated in</li>
<li>Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?</li>
<li>Siphon will fail to work if</li>
<li>The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is</li>
<li>Pollination is best defined as</li>
<li>In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?</li>
<li>Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?</li>
</ol><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="color: black;">ANSWERS</span></b></i></span><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: black;">Hockey</span></span></span> </li>
<li>Geographic Grids</li>
<li>1874</li>
<li>Government Service</li>
<li>Seema Biswas</li>
<li>Geneva</li>
<li>Nirvana</li>
<li>High courts</li>
<li>Six</li>
<li>Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar</li>
<li>Gol Gumbaz</li>
<li>Kerala</li>
<li>May 1993</li>
<li>Mercury</li>
<li>The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height</li>
<li>Fe</li>
<li>Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma</li>
<li> 1900s<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: black;">Glamorgan </span></span> </span></li>
</ol></div>

RAPID GK SERIES 68

Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields? The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are When was barb wire patent...

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RAPID GK SERIES 67

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1 The first Prime minister of   Bangladesh was  <br />
<span></span>2 The longest river in the world is   the <br />
<span></span> 3 The longest highway in the world is   the <br />
<span></span> 4 The longest highway in the world   has a length of About <br />
<span></span> 5 The highest mountain in the world   is the <br />
<span></span> 6 The country that accounts for   nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is <br />
<span></span> 7 The biggest desert in the world is   the <br />
<span></span> 8 The largest coffee growing country   in the world is <br />
<span></span> 9 The country also known as “country   of Copper” is<br />
<span></span> 10 The name given to the border which   separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is <br />
<span></span><br />
<strong>ANSWERS</strong>:<br />
<span></span><br />
<ol><li><strong>Mujibur   Rehman</strong></li>
<li><strong>Nile</strong></li>
<li><strong>Trans-Canada</strong></li>
<li><strong>8000   km</strong></li>
<li><strong>Everest</strong></li>
<li><strong>Myanmar</strong></li>
<li><strong>Sahara   desert</strong></li>
<li><strong>Brazil</strong></li>
<li> <strong>Zambia</strong></li>
<li><strong>Durand   line</strong></li>
</ol></div>

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1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was 2 The longest river in the world is the 3 The longest highway in the world is the 4...

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1. The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is 2. The great Victoria Desert is located in 3. Which scientist d...

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1. Who was known as Iron man of India? 2. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the...

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RAPID GK SERIES 64

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. The Largest Bay of the World is<br />
2. The Chinese Revolution was happened in this year<br />
3. According to the 2011 Census, the All India Male Literacy Rate is<br />
4. A defect of Eye in which near Objects are not distinctly visible.<br />
5. This is a line joining all the Points on a Graph that correspond to the same temperature<br />
6. Onges is the tribal people who lives in this Indian Union Territory<br />
7. In 2009, the Bank of Rajasthan was merged with this bank<br />
8. The famous Character ADAM was created by this author<br />
9. The famous author Kabir belongs to this language<br />
10. The last Governor General of India’s Pre-Independence era was<br />
<br />
<b>ANSWERS</b><br />
<br />
1. Hudson Bay (Northern Canada)<br />
2. 1911<br />
3. 82.14 percent<br />
4. Hypermetropia or Long Sightedness<br />
5.  Isothermal<br />
6. Andaman & Nicobar Islands<br />
7. ICICI (Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India)<br />
8. John Milton<br />
9. Hindi<br />
10. Lord Canning</div>

RAPID GK SERIES 64

1. The Largest Bay of the World is 2. The Chinese Revolution was happened in this year 3. According to the 2011 Census, the All India Male...

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RAPID GK SERIES 64

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">  <style>
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</style></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal">What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In which year was Pulitzer Prize established</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Gilt-edged market means</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The percentage of irrigated land in India is about</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Where is the Railway Staff College located?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">20th August is celebrated as</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The nucleus of an atom consists of</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) Founded?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>ANSWERS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <style>
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</style></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal">Drawing Cartoons</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Zones Of Climate</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">1950s</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">1917</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">George Orwell</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Kathmandu</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Jhelum and Chenab</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">1973</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Market Of Government Securities</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">35</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Vadodara</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Bharat Muni</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Sadbhavana Divas</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Bromine</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Protons And Neutrons</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Sodium Bicarbonate</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">1880s</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Stumpy </li>
</ol></div>

RAPID GK SERIES 64

What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar? The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressur...

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