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SSC-CGL 1st July 2012 (Morning Shift) Solution GK
1. Who will head the Jury of the Awards Committees of Padma, Ratna and other highest honorary awards? [A]Home Minister [B]Prime Minister of India [C]President of India [D]Vice-President of India Vice-President of India Show Answer 2. Most important responsibility of ..
May 21: Anti-Terrorism Day Observed
May 21, the death anniversary of ex-PM of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi is also observed as Anti Terrorism Day all over the country. It was on May 21, 1991 that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi fell to the designs of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
A yearlong Joint Indo-Bangla Celebrations to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. Bangladesh held that it will celebrate the 100th year of Tagore getting the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
A yearlong Joint Indo-Bangla Celebrations to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. Bangladesh held that it will celebrate the 100th year of Tagore getting the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Condition of SCS and STS Weavers/Artisans: Govt implementing 6 generic schemes for promotion of Handicraft
6 generic schemes being implemented by Govt for the promotion and development of Handicraft sector and for the welfare of handicraft artisans/workers including those belonging to SC & ST community on All India basis. The schemes are composite in nature ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
President visits Phoenix Settlement, Durban
During her recent visit to South Africa, President Pratibha Patil visited the Phoenix Settlement. Phoenix Settlement: Founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1904 on the north-western edge of Durban, South Africa to experiment with Satyagraha, Sarvodaya and Ahimsa (non-violence). It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
LS passes Appropriation Bill, 2012
The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorizes payment and appropriation of certain sums from the CFI (Consolidated Fund of India) for services in the financial year 2012-13. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee introduced the Appropriation Bill, 2012, which ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Literacy Award for 2005 presented to 3 educational societies
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Literacy Award for the year 2005 was awarded to 3 educational societies. The winners are: 1. Hamdard Education Society, New Delhi 2. Muslim Education Society, Kerala 3. F.D Education Society, Gujarat The recipients were given ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Govt allows fresh cotton exports
The Group of Ministers (GoM), meeting chaired by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which reviewed the cotton exports situation has settled to allow fresh exports of cotton. It has also declared that a ban on suspension of fresh registrations be ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Sachin, Rekha, Aga nominated to Rajya Sabha
The government has nominated Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, along with actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga. The nomination of the 3 eminent personalities was approved by President Pratibha Patil. Article 80 of the Constitution provides for nomination of ..