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OSCAR Awards Winning Movies 2010 – Current GK

March 8th, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

There was a tough competition between “Avtar” and “The Hurt Locker”. Avtar failed to win the maximum awards and could only manage three against six of The Hurt Locker. This reminded me of Slumdog Millionaire that won 8 awards in OSCAR Awards 2009.

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Economic Survey of India 2009 2010 – General Awareness

March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

Economic Survey published by the government of India gives detailed information about the happening the economic and finance arena of the country in a particular year. Economic Survey 2009-10 has been published online in form of 11 Chapters on the website of Government of India.

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Hockey World Cup – Current GK

March 1st, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

Hockey World Cup 2010 is an important event in Indian Sports history, we are providing some details which may fetch you some marks in the GK Section of forthcoming exams.

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Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2010 – Current GK

February 27th, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

The Padma Vibhushan award is given in recognition of exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government services. Check out the list of winners for the year 2010.

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Cricket – ODI Records – Celebrating Sachin’s 200 Runs

February 24th, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

A list of some important cricket One Day International Records. We would advise all of you to keep an eye on the current matches being played and note down the records created and milestones achieved by famous players.

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What are Bt Brinjal and Bt Cotton – Current GK

February 9th, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

Bt brinjal is a genetically modified variety of brinjal developed in India. Mahyco, India’s top seed producer has developed it in collaboration with American multinational Monsanto. Bt cotton introduced in March 2002, proved to be a failure against bollworms.

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Champions of Australian Open 2010 – Current GK

February 2nd, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

The Australian Open Tennis Tournament has just concluded. It was the 98th year of the Competition. It also kick started the Grand Slams for the year 2010. Here are some anecdotes to help you prepare for Current GK.

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Relation Between Ibn E Battuta and General Knowledge!

January 31st, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

Yes you read it right. Ibn E Battuta was the source of lot information that we have about the world. He was a famous Muslim traveller, from Morocco, who visited many different places. He travelled for almost 30 years through much of the Dar al-Islam, or the World of Islam. He met nearly every Muslim leader who ruled at that time.

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Gallantry Awards in India

January 26th, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

Indian Military award its brave soldiers for showing exceptional courage during wartime. These are called gallantry awards. The highest gallantry wards in India are Param Vir Chakra (PVC), Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), Vir Chakra (VrC). Read more about these awards which are important for General Awareness Section of recruitment exams.

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Winners of 56th National Film Awards 2010 – Current GK

January 23rd, 2010 | Posted in General Knowledge

56th National Film Awards (for year 2008-09) awarded annually have been announced on January 23, 2010. Bollywood films won an unexpected number of awards. ‘Antaheen’ (Bengali) was awarded the best feature film award. Read for more.

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