G S Updates on 02/06/13

G S Updates on 02/06/13

Japan and South Korea suspended US Wheat

Indian Badminton League Launched School Programme for Badminton Talent Hunt

Rotary India offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccination

Foreign Investment Promotion Board Approved Eight FDI Proposals

Indian Telecom Sector Became the Second Largest Telephone Network in the World

OECD scaled down India's Growth Rate at 5.3 Percent

CSO:Economic Growth declined to a low of 5 Percent for the 2012-13 Fiscal

ISRO Navigation Centre Inaugurated by V. Narayanasamy near Bengaluru

10 Percent of UK Wildlife Is Endangered: State of Nature Report

SEBI made Registration Compulsory for Investment Advisors

G S Updates on 29/05/13

G S UPDATES ON 29/05/13

Punjab Government approved Online Lottery System to Increase Revenue

BCCI constituted 3-Man Probe Panel to probe IPL Betting

Meghalaya Plan for 2013-14 Finalised at 4151 Crore Rupees

Indian Telecom Sector Became the Second Largest Telephone Network in the World

Union Govt to roll out 43000-cr Rupees Green Corridor for Renewable Energy

TRAI Released the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2013

China commissioned Satellite Data Receiving Station

3rd National Sub-Junior Hockey: Odisha clinched Boy's Title

Sachin Tendulkar Announced Retirement from Twenty20 Cricket Format

Mumbai Indians Defeated Chennai Super Kings in Final to Lift its First IPL Trophy

Union Cabinet of India Approved the Creating 20751 Additional Posts in Income Tax Department

10 Percent of UK Wildlife Is Endangered: State of Nature Report

Chile and Argentina Issued Red Alert in Wake of Copahue Volcano Eruption

G S Updates on 20/05/13

G S Updates on 20/05/13

Australian Actress Penne Hackforth-Jones died at 64

Nunshi and Tashi Malik Became First Twins to Scale Mount Everest

Anshu Jamshenpa scaled the Mount Everest for the Third Time

Life Saving Drugs Cheaper by up to 80% under New Drug Price Control Order

North Korea Test Fired Four Missiles Off Coast in Two Days

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka to win Italian Open

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federar to win Italian Open 2013

Government cut Import Tariff Value of Gold and Silver

Unknown Number of Elephant Killing Took Place at World Heritage Site in Central African

Scientists from Switzerland created World's Smallest Droplets

Olympian Sita Sahu Honoured by Minister of State (I/C) Independent Charge for Power

World Heritage Day was observed on 18 April 2013

India’s Exports in March 2013 were valued at 30849.65 Million Dollars

G S Updates on 24 /04/13

Narasimhan Ravi Elected As the President of Editors Guild of India

G S Updates on 15/05/13

G S Updates  on 15/5/13

Siddaramaiah sworn-in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka

Retail Inflation declined to 9.39 Percent in April 2013

NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough

Jharkhand decided to Impart Technical Training to Unemployed Youth

Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 Approved

US slapped Sanctions against 4 Iranian Nuclear Supply Companies

India Bagged 2 Silver and 7 Bronze Medals in Commonwealth Championship

Air India declared Transformation by Implementation of Cost Cutting Measures

Environment Ministry of India Decided to Put a Ban on the Trade of Peacock Feathers

IISC designed a New Concept of Vaccine Delivery System

G S Updates  on 08/05/13

World Bank agreed Grant of 100mn USD to Afghanistan for Expansion of Health Serv...

3rd National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream Pr...

Inter-Ministerial Group Constituted to tackle Fraudulent Money Pooling Activitie...

MoU Signed Between NCW and HUDCO for Improving Living Conditions of Destitute Women

Cabinet gave approval for Women Self Help Groups to Get Low Interest Loans

Pentagon:China exported Arms worth 11 Billion US Dollars in 5 Years

Cuba launched Complaint against Australian Tobacco laws at WTO

Vikas Gowda Clinched Gold at IAAF World Challenge Meeting 2013 at Kingston

India’s Shuttler PV Sindhu won Malaysia Badminton Grand Prix Title

SEBI approved Kerala's Start-up Village Angel Fund of 10 million Dollars

India's Services Growth hit 18-month low: HSBC

iCED Inaugurated by the Vice President Hamid Ansari in Jaipur

G S Updated on 03 /05/13

G S Updated on 03/05/13

US Scientists Created World’s Smallest Flying Robot Called Robo-Fly

Sheikh Salman Elected as the New President of Asian Football Confederation

Father Ian Weathrall, the Last British Member of the Church Of Delhi Brotherhood...

CCS Approved 11000 Crore Rupees Project for Modernisation of Central Paramilitary Forces

Indian Railways Reduced the Advanced Booking Period of the Tickets to 60 Days

Serbia and Kosovo Reached Agreement on Power-Sharing

India and Saudi Arabia decided to set up a Joint Working Group to address Nitaqat Law

Haryana Clinched the 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship Title

Haryana won the Third Hockey India Senior Women National Championship

Supreme Court of India upheld 51 Percent FDI in Multi-brand Retail

G S Updates on 24/04/13

G S Updates on 24 /04/13

Narasimhan Ravi Elected As the President of Editors Guild of India

Nokia Launched the Cheapest Handset, Nokia 105 in Indian Markets

DA hiked to 80 percent for Employees of Central Government by Union Cabinet of India

China hiked its Defence Budget by 10.7 Percent to 119 Billion US Dollars
Published on: 24-APR-2013

Chris Gayle hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during RCB vs.
Pune Warriors match on 23 April 2013.

Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

Competition Commission of India slapped fine of 8000 Crore rupees in 19 Cases

Supreme Court of India Ordered Relocation of Endangered Asiatic Lions from Gujarat to MP

Hobbit Humans Had Larger Brains Than Estimated: Research

G S updatdes on 19/04/13

G S Updates on 19 /04/13
CCEA approved 12,000 Crore Rupees Special Plan for Bihar during Current 5 Year P...

India’s Exports in March 2013 were valued at 30849.65 Million Dollars

IMF Slashed World Growth Forecast to 3.3 percent for the Year 2013

Navjot Singh on 17 April 2013 became the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred
 with  the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award.

Sania Mirza Became One of the Four Vice-Presidents of Indian Tennis Players Associatio

Wipro posts net profit of Rs 1,729 in fourth quarter

Olympian Sita Sahu Honoured by Minister of State (I/C) Independent Charge for Power

World Heritage Day was observed on 18 April 2013

India’s Exports in March 2013 were valued at 30849.65 Million Dollars

G S Updates on 16/04/13

Indian Women Cricket Team won the ODI Series against Bangladesh

Women 3-0

Adam Scott won the 77th Version of Augusta Masters Golf Tournament

Nicolas Maduro was declared the Winner of Venezuela’s Presidential

Election

Court: A Surrogate Mother and Her Husband Have No Right over Child

IMF recognized Somalia’s New Government after a 22-Year Break

Retail Inflation declined to 10.39 Percent in March 2013

Food Corporation of India (FCI) Raised 5000 Crore Rupees by Issuing

Taxable Bonds

Cooling System Power restored to Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

UK Scientists developed Projectile to put Instruments in Antarctica

GS Updates 01/04/13 Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (IC... America’s Serena Williams won Miami Masters open Tennis Tournament 2013 India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar New Zealand Declared Worst-Ever Drought in 30 Years in North Island Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO Recovered Two Apollo Rocket Engines from Atlantic Ocean India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar Russian Scientists Named a Prehistoric Fossil Called Ichthyosaurs after Vladimir... NTPC commissioned New Solar Power Project in Andaman & Nicobar

GS  Updates 01/04/13

Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (IC...

America’s Serena Williams won Miami Masters open Tennis Tournament 2013

India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar

New Zealand Declared Worst-Ever Drought in 30 Years in North Island

                                                                                                                                      

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO Recovered Two Apollo Rocket Engines from Atlantic Ocean

India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar

Russian Scientists Named a Prehistoric Fossil Called Ichthyosaurs after Vladimir...

NTPC commissioned New Solar Power Project in Andaman & Nicobar

GS Updates on 28 march

28/03/13

Tiger Woods won the third PGA Tour title 2013, Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge; Orlando, Florida on 25 March 2013.

Brazil and China signed the currency swap agreement on 26 March 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The agreement will allow central banks swap 30 billion US Dollar.

South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit from 26 to 28 March 2013 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC).

Vineet Jain of Times Group was conferred with the Contribution to News Television Award 2013 at the Sixth News Television Awards on 25 March 2013 in New Delhi.

NTPC was awarded the most Efficient Maharatna-in Manufacturing for the year 2012 award at 4th DSIJ Award in the last week of March 2013 in New Delhi.

Lok Sabha member Prahlad Joshi on 21 March 2013 appointed state ruling BJP chief by national President Rajnath Singh to lead the 5 May 2013 Assembly polls.

Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath as 6th caretaker PM of Pakistan on 25 March 2013 in Islamabad. The oath was administered by President Asif Ali Zardari.

Navneet Kaur Dhillon was crowned Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013 on 24 March 2013 in the grand finale of 50th edition of the beauty pageant in Mumbai.

 Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system.

 Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system.

 

Quiz on Ratio-proportion

1. Amit has some 50 paise coins, some 2 rupee coins, some 1 rupee coins and some 5 rupee coins. The value of all the coins is Rs 50. Number of 2 rupee coins is 5 more than the 5 rupee coins. 50 paise coins are double in numbers than 1 rupee coins  is Rs 26. How many 2 rupee coins does he have?

(1 ) 4          (2 ) 2          ( 3 ) 7        (4 )Cannot be determined       (5 )  None of these 

2 . The respective ratio between the present ages of Megha, Rita and Tina is 3 : 4 : 5. If the average of their present  ages is 28 years then what would be the sum of the ages of Megha and Tina together after 5 years?

(1 ) 45 year      (2 ) 55year       ( 3 ) 52 year     (4 ) 59year       (5 ) None of these

3. A sum of money is to be distributed among A , B ,C,D  in the proportion of 5:2:4:3. If C gets Rs 1000 more than D what is B’s share?

 (A ) Rs            500      (B ) Rs 1500    ( C) Rs 2000   (D ) Rs 2400    (E ) None of theses

4. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 :8 . If the percentage  increase in the number of boys and girls be 20 %  and 10 %  respectively, what will be the new ratio ?

(A )8 : 9           (B ) 17 : 18      ( C)21 : 22      (D ) Can’t be determined         (E ) None of theses

5. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit’s  salary ?

(A ) Rs 17000  (B ) Rs 20000  ( C) Rs 25500 (D ) Rs 34000              (E ) None of theses

6.The salaries  A , B , C  are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 . If the increments of 15 %, 10 % and 20%  are allowed respectively in their salaries , then what will be new ratio of their salaries ?

 (A ) 3 : 3: 10               (B ) 10 : 11: 20                                                                       ( C)23 : 33 : 60                         (D ) Cannot be determined                  (E ) None of theses

7 . Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each , the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23 . The smaller number is :

(A ) 27             (B )33              ( C) 49                        (D ) 55 (E ) None of theses

8. One angle of a quadrilateral is right angle and remaining three are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Find the difference between largest and smallest?

a)80     b)60     c)90     d) None of these

9. A boy buys some pens and pencils for Rs 56 . If the pens cost Rs 5  each and pencils Rs 3 each , what is the ratio of pens to pencils , when the maximum no . of pens is purchased by the boy ?

(A ) 5:3                        (B ) 25 :3          ( C) 5 :1          (D ) 3 : 5          (E ) None of these

10.   A tub contains a mixture of two liquid P and Q in the ratio of 4 : 1. When 10 litre of the mixture is taken out and 10 litre of liquid Q is poured in the jar , the ratio becomes 2 : 3 . How many litre of liquid P was contained in the jar ?

(A ) 10 lit         (B ) 15 lit          ( C) 20 lit        (D) Can’t be determined          (E ) None of theses