Quiz 613: Questions on Social Sector Schemes for Civil Services Examination

---

• Quiz 613: Questions on Social Sector Schemes for Civil Services Examination
• World Bank sanctions Rs 32 Crore for Rural Electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal
• Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court judge
• Loktantra Diwas celebrated in Nepal
• 10 French nationals deported from Bihar for alleged links with Maoists
• Government forms NCFC to provide in season crop forecasts, assessment of drought situation
• 6 Indian-origin scientists elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society for 2012
• SC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of next Army Chief
• Exercise ‘Dosti –XI’: India, Lanka, Maldives hold joint naval exercises
• Punjab bans use of dangerous pesticides
• India, Kuwait ink MoU to strengthen medical co-operation
• Abhishek Manu Singhvi steps down as Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee
• Govt demands FCI to hire private godowns to store fresh crop
• President: ‘Country never to forget contribution of freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh’

Quiz 613: Questions on Social Sector Schemes for Civil Services Examination Posted: 24 Apr 2012 06:16 AM PDT 1. The National Mission for Saffron has been launched as a subscheme of which among the following programmes? [A]National Food Security Mission [B]National Horticulture Mission [C]Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana [D]National

World Bank sanctions Rs 32 Crore for Rural Electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:13 PM PDT Rs 32 Crore sanctioned by the World Bank for Rural Electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal. The project for house to house power connection will be inaugurated

Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court judge Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:03 PM PDT Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, raising the strength of the SC to 27 against the approved strength of 31. On 2 April, 2012

Loktantra Diwas celebrated in Nepal Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:00 PM PDT 6th anniversary of Loktantra Diwas celebrated in Nepal to mark the People's Movement of 2006 for reinstatement of the democracy in the country.The day also commemorates the abdication of throne

10 French nationals deported from Bihar for alleged links with Maoists Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:54 PM PDT 10 French nationals including 6 women have been deported from Bihar for their alleged links with Maoists. A verdict to this effect was taken by the Bihar state government. They

Government forms NCFC to provide in season crop forecasts, assessment of drought situation Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:45 PM PDT The government launched National Crop Forecast Centre (NCFC) in New Delhi. The NCFC, named after great Indian statistician P.C. Mahalanobis, has been set up in collaboration with Indian Space Research

6 Indian-origin scientists elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society for 2012 Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:21 PM PDT Royal Society (RS): Founded in 1660 to recognise, promote and support excellence in science, has over the years awarded the Fellowship to nearly approximately 1,450 individuals, including Albert Einstein, Stephen

SC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of next Army Chief Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:42 PM PDT The Supreme Court dismissed the PIL challenging appointment of Lt. General Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief as the apex Court did not find any justifiable ground to entertain

Exercise ‘Dosti –XI’: India, Lanka, Maldives hold joint naval exercises Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:31 PM PDT The Sri Lankan Coast Guards are participating in a joint sea exercise with the Indian and Maldivian Coast Guards in the seas off Male. What is Dosti-XI? A Joint 5-day

Punjab bans use of dangerous pesticides Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:15 PM PDT Responding to National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) directions, the Punjab Government has: Banned the manufacture, import and use of pesticides which are harmful to health. Withdrawn registration of some such

India, Kuwait ink MoU to strengthen medical co-operation Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:08 PM PDT India and Kuwait inked MoU. Objective: To strengthen medical co-operation and promote medical tourism b/w the two nations. As per the MoU: Degrees and other qualifications issued by institutions in

Abhishek Manu Singhvi steps down as Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:01 PM PDT Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Abhishek Manu Singhvi resigned from the post of the Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice, Personnel and Grievances. Mr. Singhvi held that

Govt demands FCI to hire private godowns to store fresh crop Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:52 PM PDT Food Minister K V Thomas held that the state-run FCI (Food Corporation of India) has been called for to hire private godowns in order to store fresh crop and he

President: ‘Country never to forget contribution of freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh’ Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:42 PM PDT Participating in a function organized by Veer Kunwar Singh Foundation on the occasion of 155th Vijayotsav, the President Ms Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that the nation will never forget the

You are subscribed to email updates from General Knowledge Today » Quiz 2012 To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610