India took its first formal step to recapture its erstwhile glory as an international knowledge destination with the opening of the new Nalanda University (NU) on 1 September 2014, 12 km from where the ruins of the ancient university are located. The 11-member governing board of the university isContinue Reading
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 goes to three persons named Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser & John O’Keefe The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O’Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser ” forContinue Reading
Ernesto Domingo, from the Philippines, for “his exemplary embrace of the social mission of medical science and his profession, his steadfast leadership in pursuing ‘health for all’ as a shared moral responsibility of all sectors, and his groundbreaking and successful advocacy for neonatal hepatitis vaccination, thereby saving millions of livesContinue Reading
The greatest invention of man in palaeolithic was Ans : Fire The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in : Ans : Mohenjodaro For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and EconomicContinue Reading
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1.Who is known as the sculptor of the constitution of India’? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) V.V. Giri (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Answer : C 2.What is known as the “Little India”? (a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State Answer : C 3.A major obstacle to democracyContinue Reading
1. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards are given in the field – Science & Technology 2. Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature – Arjuna Awards. 3. Indira Gandhi Award 2009 for peace given to – Sheikh Hasina. 4. Indian makes nuclear dealContinue Reading
Veraval, the frozen fish trading capital of India o It is a small town barely 10 km away from the Hindu pilgrimate town of Somnath in Gujarat. It currently exports about 1,22,000 tonnes (worth Rs. 934 cr) of frozen fish to various parts of the world.Continue Reading
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