Quiz 124 : Indian History for IAS and State Level PSC Examinations

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• Quiz 124 : Indian History for IAS and State Level PSC Examinations
• Indian-American Vikram Singh appointed to a key Pentagon position
• Govt plans to set up Film Commission in a year's time
• SC allows release of Italian ship ‘Enrica Lexie’
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Literacy Award for 2005 presented to 3 educational societies
• India's foreign tourist arrivals up by 8.9 % in 2011
• Suu Kyi sworn in as Myanmar MP
• Barak Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan; US, Afghan sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
• India reiterates its commitment to afghan in building peaceful, prosperous nation
• Govt modifies MPLAD Guidelines for construction of Railway Halt Stations
• Subash Joshia appointed Diretor General of NSG
• High Security Registration number Plates (HSRP) mandatory in Delhi from now on
• Tropical Butterfly Conservatory to come up in TN
• e-waste dumping illegal from now on: violation can lead to jail
• Vahanvati re-appointed as Attorney General
• China India trade at ‘Nathu La’ resumes
• Delta Airlines world's first carrier to produce own fuel
• ‘All mobiles must carry radiation tags by September’: Centre to cell phone manufacturers

Quiz 124 : Indian History for IAS and State Level PSC Examinations Posted: 02 May 2012 10:28 PM PDT 1. The Pasupati seal, discovered at Mohenjodaro archaeological site by Sir John Marshall, which has given rise to the Proto-Shiva theory, has the following characteristics: 1. Yogic Posture in possibly

Indian-American Vikram Singh appointed to a key Pentagon position Posted: 02 May 2012 08:54 AM PDT Indian-American Vikram Singh has been appointed to a key Pentagon position to look after entire South and Southeast Asia. Vikram J Singh has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service

Govt plans to set up Film Commission in a year's time Posted: 02 May 2012 08:54 AM PDT The government is planning to set up a Film Commission in a year's time which will be a single window mechanism to facilitate film making by both Indian and Foreign

SC allows release of Italian ship ‘Enrica Lexie’ Posted: 02 May 2012 08:53 AM PDT Supreme Court allowed Italian ship Enrica Lexie to leave Indian waters but the owner of the vessel has to execute a bond of 3 crore rupees before Registrar General of

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Literacy Award for 2005 presented to 3 educational societies Posted: 02 May 2012 08:52 AM PDT The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Literacy Award for the year 2005 was awarded to 3 educational societies. The winners are: 1. Hamdard Education Society, New Delhi 2. Muslim Education Society,

India's foreign tourist arrivals up by 8.9 % in 2011 Posted: 02 May 2012 08:51 AM PDT India is emerging as a major tourist destination. The percentage of foreign tourist arrivals in India went up by 8.9% in 2011 over the previous year as compared to 4.4%

Suu Kyi sworn in as Myanmar MP Posted: 02 May 2012 08:50 AM PDT In Myanmar, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of Parliament, a month after her party's sweeping victory in by-elections. Suu Kyi and members

Barak Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan; US, Afghan sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Posted: 02 May 2012 08:49 AM PDT The US President Barak Obama arrived in Afghanistan capital Kabul, on a surprise visit. US President Barak Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai have signed historic Strategic Partnership Agreement outlining

India reiterates its commitment to afghan in building peaceful, prosperous nation Posted: 02 May 2012 08:48 AM PDT The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has conveyed India's unwavering commitment to assisting Afghanistan in its endeavour to build a peaceful, democratic and prosperous country. He expressed hope that the

Govt modifies MPLAD Guidelines for construction of Railway Halt Stations Posted: 02 May 2012 08:48 AM PDT The Government has modified the Member of Parliament Local Area Development, MPLAD Guidelines to permit construction of Railway Halt Stations. The modified guidelines were approved by the Ministry of Statistics

Subash Joshia appointed Diretor General of NSG Posted: 02 May 2012 08:47 AM PDT Mr Subash Joshi is the new Diretor General of National Security Guard, NSG. Mr Joshi who is an IPS officer of 1976 batch from Uttarakhand cadre, is presently working as

High Security Registration number Plates (HSRP) mandatory in Delhi from now on Posted: 02 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT In view of growing number of cases related to vehicle theft, the Delhi Transport department has made high security registration number plates, HSRP, mandatory from now on. As per the

Tropical Butterfly Conservatory to come up in TN Posted: 02 May 2012 08:44 AM PDT A Tropical Butterfly conservatory would be set up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 8.61 crore. The conservatory is being established to protect butterfly species and creating

e-waste dumping illegal from now on: violation can lead to jail Posted: 02 May 2012 08:44 AM PDT Dumping of e-waste, comprising electronic items like television sets, mobile phones and computers is illegal from now on. It is also illegal to sell e-waste to local scrap dealers. Under

Vahanvati re-appointed as Attorney General Posted: 02 May 2012 08:42 AM PDT The President Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil has re-appointed Goolam E. Vahanvati as Attorney-General for two more years effective from 8th of next month. Mr. Vahanvati was appointed to the

China India trade at ‘Nathu La’ resumes Posted: 02 May 2012 08:41 AM PDT Border trade at Nathula, one of the three open trading border posts between China and India resumed in Sikkim's East district this morning and will continue till 30 November, 2012.

Delta Airlines world's first carrier to produce own fuel Posted: 02 May 2012 08:41 AM PDT U.S.-based Delta Airlines will soon become the world's first air carrier to produce its own jet fuel. Delta announced it is buying a oil refinery near Philadelphia from the Phillips

‘All mobiles must carry radiation tags by September’: Centre to cell phone manufacturers Posted: 02 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT The Government has instructed all cell phone manufacturers to include radiation tags in mobile handsets to display Specific Absorption Rate, SAR value by the first of September 2012. All the

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