National Current Affairs (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005? [2006]

a. A new scheme to promote Indian tourism.

b. A new scheme to promote export of Indian handicrafts.

c. An association of the Non-Resident Indians to organize Bhartiya Divas every year in India.

d. An alternative trading platfonn being promoted by the Mumbai Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges.

2. Who among the following is not a member of the investment commission formed in December 2004? [2005]

a. Ratan Tata

b. Deepak Parekh

c. Ashok Ganguly

d. Kumarmangalam/Biria

3. For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?

a. Gems and Jewellery

b. Leather goods

c. Knitted garments

d. Handicrafts

4. In the year 2000, Germany approved a $ 32 million credit to India: [2002]

a. to promote primary education in select states

b. for Tehri dam project

c. to assist in the development of nuclear power generation projects

d. for oceanographic research

5. Consider the following statements:
1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society India
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification of India
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoorand Dev Anand have all been recipients of Dada Saheb Phalke
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2004]

a. 1 and 3

b. 2 and 3

c. 2 only

d. 3 only

6. Indian Airlines are have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following? [2006]

a. Hampi Temple

b. Mamallapuram Temple

c. Sun Temple of Konark

d. Khajuraho Temple

7. Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November-December, 2004.
2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004.
3. 4th Meeting of the SAARC Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 3 only

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1,2 and 3

8. In December 2002, the Prime Minister of India signed: 'Delhi Declaration'with the: [2003]

a. President of Indonesia

b. President of Russia

c. Prime Minister of Cambodia

d. Prime Minister of Laos

9. Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award? [2003]

a. Dev Anand

b. Lata Mangeshkar

c. Ramanand Sagar

d. Yash Chopra

10. Whose autobiography is the book 'My Music, My Life'? [2005]

a. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

b. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

c. Pandit Ravi Shankar

d. Ustad Zakir Hussaimn.

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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Guglielmo Marconi and the Transatlantic S

Marconi began to work on improving his wireless for a transatlantic broadcast. Many physicists argued that radio waves traveled in straight lines, making it impossible for signals to be broadcast beyond the horizon, but Marconi believed they would follow the planets curvature. (In fact, the waves do travel in straight lines but bounce off the ionosphere, approximating a curve.) After failed attempts to receive a signal from England on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Marconi decided to try a shorter distance, from Cornwall to Newfoundland.The radio signal broadcast from Poldhu, Cornwall, was as powerful as Marconis team could make it at full power, the equipment sent out sparks a foot long. Some 2,100 miles away, atop Signal Hill in St. Johns, Marconi attached an antenna first to a balloon, which blew away, and then to a kite on a 500foot tether. On December 12, 1901, he picked up a faint threedot sequence the Morse Code letter s.