Monday, June 30, 2014

29 June 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Saina Nehwal wins Australian Open Super Series title: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a dominating performance to lift her second title of the season, winning the $750,000 Star Australian Super Series after beating Spain's Carolina Marin in the summit clash on 29 June 2014. The sixth seeded Indian, who had won the India Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, prevailed 21-18, 21-11 in a 43-minute contest which left her richer by $56,000. The 24-year-old Saina, who enjoyed a 1-0 head-to-head record against Marin going into Sunday's match, logged the first point and displayed some deft net play against her rival, stroking in some delectably timed volleys to take a 5-2 lead in the opening game.

2) French foreign minister arriving on two-day visit, to meet Modi:French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will be on a two-day official visit to India from Monday to establish the first high-level contact with the Narendra Modi government. Fabius will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. The French minister and Sushma Swaraj will discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. A number of other engagements are envisaged during the visit, said an official statement.

3) Netherlands, Costa Rica Advance to World Cup Quarterfinals: Costa Rica and the Netherlands, both in dramatic fashion, have reached the quarterfinals of football's World Cup in Brazil. Already beating the odds by advancing out of one of the most difficult first round groups, Costa Rica shocked Greece in a penalty kick shootout Sunday in Recife. The teams ended regulation and in extra time tied a 1-1, and Costa Rica made all five of its kicks from the penalty spot to prevail 5-3. Earlier Sunday in Fortaleza, the Netherlands stunned Mexico with two late goals in a 2-1 victory. This is the first time Costa Rica has reached the World Cup quarterfinals.

4) Rahul Dravid Named Batting Consultant for England Tour: Rahul Dravid will assist chief coach Duncan Fletcher as Team India's batting consultant on the current tour of England. Dravid was the only successful Indian batsman when MS Dhoni's team were drubbed four-nil in the last Test series in England in 2011. Dravid, who is the coach of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, is regarded as a master tactician and his presence in a dressing room full of young players will come in handy. India play a five-Test series starting July 9. He will be with the team till the beginning of the first Test.

5) Pankaj Advani creates history in Egypt: Indian cueist Pankaj Advani Sunday created history by becoming the first player in the world to win world titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snooker by pocketing the IBSF World 6-Red snooker Championship, in Sharm El-Shiekh, Eygpt.

Advani, India’s poster boy of cue sports, defeated Kacper Flilpiak of Poland in the final that lasted barely an hour to win his maiden 6-Red world title and ninth overall. He has now won both World snooker titles on debut — the IBSF World Snooker Championship, China and this one, the IBSF 6-Red World Snooker Championship in Egypt.

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 June 2014

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir on July 4:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir July 4, his first to the state after assuming office, official sources said. The prime minister will arrive in Jammu and then proceed to nearby Katra town to inaugurate the Katra-Udhampur train that would cover a 25-km distance between the two places, the sources told.


2) Sachin Tendulkar enjoyed Nadal match at Wimbledon: Sachin Tendulkar on 28 June 2014 took some time off to enjoy an afternoon at the Wimbledon watching Rafael Nadal in action. Tendulkar was seated in the Royal Box of the Centre Court where he watched the match between Rafael Nadal and Mikhail Kukushkin. Looking dapper in an ink blue suit with sky blue tie, Tendulkar sat alongside former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss while former football captain David Beckham sat just a row in-front.

3) Brazil and Colombia entered quarter finals of FIFA World Cup 2014: Hosts Brazil qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday after beating Chile 3-2 in a nail-biting penalty shootout. Paris Saint Germain bound David Luiz sent the home fans crazy on 18 minutes when he bundled in from close range for the opener – although Chile’s Gonzalo Jara appeared to get the final touch. In the last eight Brazil will meet Colombia after James Rodriguez scored twice to hand his nation a 2-0 win over Uruguay. Rodriguez sensationally fired Colombia into the lead on 28 minutes with arguably the finest goal of the tournament so far. The Monaco man controlled the ball on his chest, swivelled and then hammered in a left-footed dipping volley from 20 yards out.


4) Vice-President Hamid Ansari embarks on China visit: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday left on a five-day visit to China where he will hold bilateral discussions with his counterpart Li Yuanchao and attend events to mark the 60th anniversary of Panchsheel agreement. This is the first visit of an Indian leader to China after the Narendra Modi government took over last month. It is also Ansari's first visit to China, and the first by an Indian Vice President since 1994. Then Vice President K R Narayanan had visited China in 1994.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 June 2014

1) 15 killed as GAIL pipeline bursts in Andhra Pradesh: At least 15 people were charred to death and 18 suffered burns in a massive explosion in a GAIL-operated gas pipeline passing through Nagaram village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The victims include three women and three children. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu cut short his visit to Delhi and reached the accident site accompanied by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

2) Pune's Fergusson College recognized the Third Gender in itsadmission forms: In a first, Pune’s Fergusson College has included the option of choosing “transgender” in its application forms for academic programmes beginning this year. The move that is both open minded and adhering to Supreme court’s ruling on April 15 earlier this year to recognize the third gender Pune’s Fergusson College has opened its gates for the transgender community by making a transgender option available in its admission application forms for the academic year 14-15. Activists and professors in the various colleges in the city welcomed the decision and have expressed the need for other colleges to take the cue.


3) Saina Nehwal marched Into Australian Open Semi-Finals: India's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal marched into the women's singles semi-finals of the $750,000 Australian Badminton Open Super Series at the States Sports Centre, Sydney on 27 June 2014. The sixth seeded Hyderabadi needed only 47 minutes in the quarter-final to oust Japan's Eriko Hirose 21-18, 21-9 to level her career head-to-head to four-all.

4) Union Government granted Navratna Status to EIL and NBCC: The Union Government on 24 June 2014 granted Navratna status to Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC). Department of Public Enterprises under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises granted the navratna status to enhance the greater financial and operational autonomy.

5) Poland's Wroclaw city named 2016 World Book Capital: Poland’s Wroclaw city will be the World Book Capital (WBC) for 2016 in recognition of its promoting the publishing and bookselling industries, Unesco said. “Civic leaders in Wroclaw have developed an excellent programme that will promote reading among the wider public all through the year,” Unesco director general Irina Bokova said in a statement. Wroclaw — the largest city in western Poland — was selected “in light of the strong assets of its programme in terms of quality and variety” and in particular, “for its special focus on grass-root community involvement, as well as promotion of publishing, bookselling industries and libraries at regional and international levels”.


6) France to honour Shah Rukh Khan with 'Legion of France': France has decided to honour Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with the 'Legion of France', one of its highest civilian awards. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will present the award to Khan next week. Fabius is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on June 29 to meet External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj.

Quiz on Current Affairs: 26 and 27 June 2014

1) Luis Suarez who has been banned from nine international matches andall football activities for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in a world cup group match, is the player from which country?
(A) France
(B) Argentina
(C) Iran
(D) Uruguay

2) Mustafa Kamal who has been elected as the new ICC President on 26 June 2014 is from which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) South Africa
(D) UAE

3) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed every year on?
(A) June 26
(B) June 27
(C) June 24
(D) June 29

4) Wroclaw city which has been named 2016 World Book Capital by UNESCO is in which country?
(A) Japan
(B) Chile
(C) Poland
(D) Malaysia

5) Which country has recently (June 2014) decided to honour Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with the 'Legion of France', one of its highest civilian awards?
(A) UK
(B) Australia
(C) South Korea
(D) France

6) Indian-origin judge V.K. Rajah has been appointed as the new attorney general of which among the following countries on 26 June 2014?
(A) USA
(B) Indonesia
(C) Singapore
(D) Bhutan

7) 35th edition of the National Games (biggest national sporting event) will be held in which state from January 31 to February 14 in 2015 as announced recently?
(A) Kerala
(B) Punjab
(C) Assam
(D) Madhya Pradesh

8) In a move that is both open minded and adhering to Supreme court’s ruling on April 15 which among the following colleges has included the option of choosing “transgender” in its application forms for academic programmes beginning this year?
(A) Maharaja's College, Kochi
(B) Fergusson College, Pune
(C) Loyola College, Chennai
(D) University Maharani's College, Jaipur

9) Which city/state has been formally declared by the Central Government as permanent venue for the prestigious annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI) recently?
(A) Goa
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Delhi
(D) Pune

10) Who was formally appointed the first Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its Annual Conference held at Melbourne, Australia on 26 June 2014?
(A) Haroon Logard
(B) Alan Isaac
(C) N Srinivasan
(B) Mustafa Kamal

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Uruguay
2) Ans. (B) Bangladesh
3) Ans. (A) June 26
4) Ans. (C) Poland
5) Ans. (D) France
6) Ans. (C) Singapore
7) Ans. (A) Kerala
8) Ans. (B) Fergusson College, Pune
9) Ans. (A) Goa
10) Ans. (C) N Srinivasan

Daily Current Affairs Updates from 26 June 2014

1) Luis Suarez suspended for ninematches and banned for four months from any football-related activity:  Fifa on 26 June 2014 banned Uruguay strikerLuis Suarez for nine internationalmatches and barred him from all football activities for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's match against Italy in the group stage of FIFA World Cup 2014. The heaviest punishment ever inflicted on a player at a World Cup finals effectively booted Suarez out of the tournament. It is the third time that the 27-year-old Liverpool forward, one of the most brilliant footballers in the world, but also one of the most temperamental, has been banned for biting an opponent.

2) Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal becomes ICC President: Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal became the 11th President of the International CricketCouncil (ICC) on 26 June 2014. Kamal took charge from Alan Isaac at the ICC's Annual Conference.

3) Srinivasan appointed as new ICC chairman: N Srinivasan was formally appointed chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Melbourne on 26 June 2014, giving the 69-year-old industrialist the most powerful role in the governing body's restructured organisation. Srinivasan, who emerged as the leading candidate to become ICC chairman in February, will assume office immediately after the governing body rubber-stamped constitutional changes at its annual conference.

4) 35th National Games in Kerala from Jan 31-Feb 14 next year: The 35th edition of the National Games will be held in Kerala from January 31 to February 14 next year in various venues across seven districts. Starting the countdown, dates of the biggest national sporting event were announced by Indian Olympic Association president N Ramachandran in the presence of Union Minister of state for Sports and Youth Affairs Sarbananda Sonowal at a colourful function in the Assembly complex on 26 June 2014. After the declaration, Sonowal proclaimed acceptance of the dates on behalf of the Government of India.

5) Ministry approved B Ashok as Indian Oil Chairman: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has approved appointment of B Ashok as the head of India's largest oil firm, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), in what will be the first top level appointment by the new government. B Ashok, Executive Director (Retail Sales) at Indian Oil Corp (IOC), was on October 9, 2013, chosen to head the company by government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB), but the previous UPA government could not appoint him before its tenure ended.

6) Indian-origin judge takes over as Singapore attorney general: Indian-origin judge Justice V.K. Rajah has been appointed as the new attorney general of Singapore, a statement issued by Istana or Presidential Palace said. President Tony Tan Keng Yam appointed Justice Rajah as the eighth attorney general and also as Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights, Channel NewsAsia Singapore reported. Rajah was appointed as a judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court and as a judge in 2004. He has been the chairman of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education as well as the Board of Judicial Learning since 2010. Rajah became the second Indian-origin person to become the attorney general of Singapore after Sundaresh Menon, the current Chief Justice of Singapore.

7) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed: The United Nations’ (UN) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking falls on June 26 each year to raise awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society. This day is supported by individuals, communities and various organizations all over the world. The theme for this year is "A message of hope: Drug use disorders are preventable and treatable".

Friday, June 27, 2014

Diamond and Graphite are an allotrope of?

Diamond and Graphite are an allotrope of?

Lead
Carbon
Zinc

Answer : carbon

White Chocolate was first made in ?

White Chocolate was first made in ?

  1. Boston
  2. Columbia
  3. Switzerland
Answer : Switzerland

Who was the 1st ODI Captain for India?

Who was the 1st ODI Captain for India?

  1. Bishen Singh Bedi
  2. Nawab Pataudi
  3. Ajit Wadekar
Answer : Ajit Wadekar

What is the maximum water vapour content in the atmosphere?

What is the maximum water vapour content in the atmosphere?

2 to 3 per cent
3 to 4 per cent
4 to 5 per cent

Answer : 3 to 4 percent

The first general elections under the Indian constitution were held in ?

The first general elections under the Indian constitution were held in ?

1951
1952
1953


Answer : 1952

The President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was?

The President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was?


R.B Ghosh

Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May 2009 in?

Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May 2009 in?

  1. Malaysia
  2. Singapore
  3. India

Answer : Malaysia

In which among the following country, the 9th International Women playwrights Conference was held?

In which among the following country, the 9th International Women playwrights Conference was held?

  1. Denmark
  2. Poland
  3. Sweden
Answer : Sweden

What is the major role of a green house gas at that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?

What is the major role of a green house gas at that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?


  1. Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
  2. Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
  3. Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight

Answer : 
  1. Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation

28th Summer Olympic Games were held in which city in the year 2004?

28th Summer Olympic Games were held in which city in the year 2004?
  1. Turin
  2. Athens
  3. Sochi


Answer : Athens

How to Prepare for Competitive Examinations


Every student will have their own and different pattern to prepare for competitive exams. Most common method is byheart the subject. But it’s not so useful method for further use. So first we have to understand the subject what we are going to prepare. For example when we are preparing for groups at first we should have to know the syllabus. And then get the examination pattern and view the previous exam papers. And then we will get a basic idea about what we have to prepare.
Now in this article you’ll get some basic and most useful tips for preparing competitive exams and how to get success in an easy way. So follow our ultimate tips about competitive exams and get success at first attempt.

Follow Schedule Timings:

Most successful people say’s that they prepared for competitive exams for minimum 12 to 14 hours per a day. But every one doesn’t need that much of time. Because when we do this type of study we can’t understand the content perfectly and there are chances to loss our memory permanently. So we have to give a gap between preparations. For example we have to do study 2 hours and then give half an hour gap and then prepare another 2 hours. This type of study gives you mind relaxation and it gives most strength to prepare for exams.

Important Content Preparing:

Another common mistake every one do’s that they read every lesson page to page, each and every word of the lesson. In this method they will forget the important content of the lesson and they remember only the simple and straight forward method in the lesson. To escape from this type of problem at first once we have to read the lesson and underline the important matter in the lesson. And we have to note down the important content in a separate book. Because, writing is a one of the great methods to remember the important matters in the subject and it is also a helpful technique to improve our writing skills for obtaining good marks in exams.

Reading Books Regularly:

For some examinations we have to do too hard work. Hard work means not to expose physical stamina. That means we have to read number of books and need to gather useful content. For example if we want to know about the topic ‘geography’ we read only one book about the subject. But only one book does not give complete information about the geography. So we should need to read number of alternative books about geography. Like this, when we start reading any particular subject we need to read number of alternative books. So it gives much information about the subject. For useful books we should need to go to library every day.

Conduct Self Examinations:

We have to examine by ourselves it will gives good hand writing, memory and time saving in competitive exam. At first collect previous year examination papers and then conduct exam by yourself. Prepare new question papers by yourself or by your lecturers or experts. It will help to increase student’s mental stamina. Like this we have to self-examine number of times. In many top and successful coaching centers this is a most common method they use to prepare their students properly. For good own preparation there are number of question banks, study materials are published by experts and available in market.

What We Have To Prepare?

Prepare toughest problems at first and apply easy methods to solve the problems. And then go for the easy one. Thus, you can save the time for exam. Read important paragraphs and questions then go for other questions. When you know perfectly about the subject then teach that subject to your friends. That increases your memory power.

Competitive Spirit:

In competitive exams we can’t get success at once. We can able to receive failure and success equally once we failure in the exam it’s not means that we cannot get the success forever. Failure is the first step for success. So that’s why we have to prepare mentally strong to receive the result. We need to know about those people who got success already in previous competitive exams. It is not important to obtain their methods but it gives an inspiration for our career. This is called competitive spirit it’s very important for those who trying for success very hardly.

Coaching:

To prepare competitive exams coaching is a very important thing because we can read number of books for preparation but we cannot understand everything so easily. That’s why we have to approach our lecturers or advisers that who can explain it easily to you. For this, there are so many coaching centers are available. In coaching institutes the faculty is more experienced and they will give correct advice to solve the problems and how to prepare for exams in a simple way.

Discuss The Subject With Friends:

When we know a little about the subject we should need to express the doubts with your friends and core students. And it boost up our eagerness to know more about the subject and you can request your friends to know more about the subject and make a discussion about it at weekly once. And it gives fresh thoughts how to prepare for competitive exams.

Before The Examination:

Before examination we don’t have to read because it makes stress in our mind. Just we have to rewind the whole syllabus what we prepared previously. Some people take books in examination center and then read them so eagerly before the exam. In that time only some answers of questions will keep in our mind that what we read at last. So it’s becomes a big problem in an exam because we can’t get back answers of other questions quickly. So only we can write one question answer perfectly what we read before the exam eagerly. So we have to avoid reading before the examination time.

In Examination Time:

Few minutes before the examination we should have to relax ourselves and then read the question paper first to last and mark the questions what you can answer perfectly. Maintain good hand writing give a space between Para to Para and word to word. Write answers in an order. When you are writing objective type test first mark the answers that you know perfectly. Leave what you don’t know because in competitive exam you can gain negative marks for wrong answers. That’s why carefully answer the question. After marking the well-known answers you go for the next what you don’t know the question answers. But don’t waste the time because time is very important while competitive exams. Five minutes before the exam time coming to over you have to recheck the answer sheet that you can sure you didn’t make any mistake.


So friends follow our tips if useful and get success in competitive exams. God bless you and best of luck.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

24 & 25 June: Current Affairs Questions & Answers for Exams

1) Which among the following has joined the Star Alliance group of airlines on 24 June 2014?
(A) Air India
(B) Spice Jet
(C) Indigo
(D) Kingfisher

2) Dinesh Singh who resigned on 24 June 2014 in the midst of a raging controversy over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) was the Vice Chancellor of?
(A) IGNOU
(B) Sikkim-Manipal University
(C) Nalanda University
(D) Delhi University

3) Uruguay has knocked out which among the following former champions from FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2014?
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) England
(D) Spain

4) Which among the following state has announced 33% quota for women in police force on 24 June 2014?
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Tamil Nadu

5) Veteran Director-Producer Ramanarayanan who passed away recently was from which language?
(A) Hindi
(B) Tamil
(C) Telugu
(D) Bengali

6) Myanmar made its entry onto the World Heritage List with the inscription of its first site recently (June 2014). The World Heritage Committee meeting was held in?
(A) London, UK
(B) Brussels, Belgium
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) Doha, Qatar

7) President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 June 2014 appointed three new judges to Supreme Court. Who among the following was not included in it?
(A) Rohinton Nariman
(B) Gopal Subramaniam
(C) Adarsh Kumar Goel
(D) Arun Mishra

8) Ashwani Kumar who resigned on 25 June 2014 was the Governor of?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharshtra
(C) Nagaland
(D) Karnataka

9) External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj started her first foreign visit to which country on 25 June 2014?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bangladesh

10) Four passengers were killed and several others injured when a dozen bogies of Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed close to Golden Ganj railway station near Chapra in which state on 25 June 2014?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Chattisgarh
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Air India
2) Ans. (D) Delhi University
3) Ans. (A) Italy
4) Ans. (C) Gujarat
5) Ans. (B) Tamil
6) Ans. (D) Doha, Qatar
7) Ans. (B) Gopal Subramaniam
8) Ans. (C) Nagaland
9) Ans. (D) Bangladesh
10) Ans. (A) Bihar