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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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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi awarded Bharat Ratna Award

November 5th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

Popular Indian classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi has been nominated for the coveted Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award. Rastrapati Bhavan anoounced this on November 04, 2008. Bharat Ratna was last awarded in the year 2001 as we posted earlier. Image via Wikipedia Pandit Bhimsen Joshi has won many awards for his contribution to Indian [...]

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Barack Obama Wins US Presidential Elections

November 5th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

Barack Obama has made history by winning US election as the first African-American president of the United States in 200 years. He has been Elected as the 44th President of the United States. Taking office: January 20, 2009 Defeated: Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona Succeeding: George W. Bush Personal Details: Born: August 4, 1961 [...]

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Man Booker Prize 2008 : General Knowlegde

October 16th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

It was another proud moment for India when Aravind Adiga won Man Booker Prize for the year 2008 for his book “The White Tiger”. Some Facts: This was Aravind Adiga’s first novel. He won the prize for Fiction Category. He is the second youngest after Ben Okri, who won in 1991 aged 32. His book [...]

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Nobel Prize Laureate List for 2008

October 15th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

This is Very Important GK Update for the competitive Exams. Make sure that you remember these names for your next competitive exam and interview. Happy Learning!! Noble Laureates for the year 2008 Physics: Yoichiro Nambu “for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics” Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa “for the [...]

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General Knowledge Update 2 – October 2008

October 7th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

General Knowledge Update 2 – October 2008 New RBI Governor: Finance Secretary Duvvuri Subbarao has been named the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India. Present Governor Y V Reddy retires on September 5, 2008. Sixth Pay Commission for Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defence has notified the new allowances on the basis of the [...]

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Khel Ratna Awards – General Knowledge Update

October 4th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

List of all the winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award from 1991 till date. Notes for General Knowledge.

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General Knowledge Update – October 2008

September 30th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

A list of some important awards announced in the year 2008. The list covers various awards for cricket and other fields. This is really important for all Competitive Exams. You should try and memorize as many as possible.

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Beijing Olympics 2008 – 2nd General Knowledge Update

September 28th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

In continuation to our Olympics General Knowledge update, today we have details for Olympics 2008 after it closed on August 24, 2008. This is very important topic for Exams like Bank PO, SSC, Clerical, Excise and Taxation Officer etc. Prepare this well. Beijing Olympic Games 2008 (August 8 – August 24) 16 days, 10,500 athletes, [...]

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Bharat Ratna Awards – General Knowledge

September 11th, 2008 | Posted in General Knowledge

Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award. We have some information that will help you prepare for the various Entrance and Recruitment Exams. Some Facts: The award is conferred to the People who make great contribution in the field of art, literature, and science, and social service. The award was started by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, [...]

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