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Liberhan Commission: Improve you GK

November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

Liberhan Commission, headed by and named after the retired judge of Supreme Court M S Liberhan was constituted on December 16, 1992 to investigate events leading to demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Read more about How, When, Why of Liberhan Commission.

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Nobel Prize Winners 2009

October 10th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

Here is the list of all Nobel Award Laureates for the year 2009. Will help you all prepare for the Current GK section of various exams. Do not forget to read more about it.

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Winners of 55th National Film Awards 2009: Current GK

September 8th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

The annual film awards in India, 55th National Awards (for year 2007-2008) were announced on September 07, 2009. Get he list of the Winner of the prestigious awards.

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Bhuvan: ISRO’s Answer to Google Earth

August 13th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched ‘Bhuvan’ on August 13, 2009. It is being seen as a challenger to Google Earth (Bhuvan means earth, in Sanskrit). Developed in house Bhuvan will provide high resolution imagery which will be more accurate than Google earth. Google Earth can show details upto 200 metres while Bhuvan can show images upto 10 meters. India plans to use Bhuvan for real time analysis to predict and manage natural disasters and military operations.

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Current GK 2009: Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

July 15th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

restigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2008 were presented by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi. The list of winners is Sitara Devi (Kathak Dancer), Bhupen Hazarika (Musician), Khaled Chowdhury (Stage Designer), R.C. Mehta (Performing Arts). Read on for complete list.

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General Knowledge Update: Election Commission of India

April 26th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

Free General Knowledge about The Election Commission of India which is responsible for the of conducts elections in India. Read about its structure, powers, status and list of all Chief Election Commissioner of India so far.

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GK Update: 54th Filmfare Award 2008 (Feb 2009)

March 9th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

List of Winners for the 54th Filmfare Awards facilitated in February 2009. Read it and improve your GK!!

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GK Update: Academy Awards (Oscars) 2009

March 9th, 2009 | Posted in General Knowledge

A short compiled list of Academy Award Winners for the year 2009. This is important part of General Knowledge for exam to be conducted this year.

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World Countries and Capitals: General Knowledge for Entrance Exams

December 7th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

The recent trend shows that the General Awareness (General Knowledge or GK) part of many competitive exams include question from world Geography where they may ask about the Capital of a Country. Here is the list of all the 195 countries of the world including their capitals. Usually the questions relate to country that is [...]

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Current General Knowledge Update: November 2008 (Sports)

November 18th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

Gagan Narang – World Record in 10m Air Rifle During the World Cup Finals in Bangkok, Narang scored 103.5 points to attain a world record score of 703.5. The old world record was set by Austrian Farnik Thomas in 2006 at World Cup Final in Granada, Spain. The other participants of the finals: American Matthew [...]

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