Current affairs 2014

China’s Yan Bingtao Becomes Youngest Player to Win World Snooker Title

Yan Bingtao, the 14-year-old prodigy from China, has created history by becoming the youngest player to win the men’s title in the IBSF World SnookerChampionship. He defeated Pakistan’s Muhammad Sajjad 8-7 in the final match held in Bengaluru,Karnataka.

Earlier, Yan had defeated 12 time World titles holder Pankaj Advani by 6-4 to storm into the men’s semi-finals.

PM flags off Meghalaya’s first train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged-off the first train from Mendipathar, Meghalaya, to Guwahati. This was an important occasion in the history of IndianRailways, as Meghalaya was being added to the rail network  of India for first time. He also unveiled the plaque for a new rail line from Bhairabi to Sairang.

WCCB develops app to track wildlife crimes across country

For the first time, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) underEnvironment Ministry in coordination with the Wildlife Trust ofIndia (WTI) have developed Android based smartphone application that will enable users to report wildlife crimes, from any part of the country using their mobile phones

Features of applications

• This application provides a secure platform for real time exchange of wildlife crime related information between WCCB and relevant stakeholders
• The app allows an individual to report a wildlife crime quickly and efficiently as the lead will be automatically delivered to a designated email id of WCCB.
• The user who reports crime can also remain anonymous and WCCB will be the sole custodian of the collected information.
• Further, no details of the person reporting the crime will be shared without the prior consent of the individual.
• This interactive app has a simple user interface replacing the written reporting and records.
• It is also integrated with digital version of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The updated version will provide regular wildlife crime news alerts and updates on any amendments/notifications related to the Act.

Further, WTI is in consultation with its partner International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is also trying to develop an application for identification of wild animals which is expected to be integrated in the next version of the present app.

Thus this application may contribute greatly in improving wildlife crime enforcement in India.

Combined Competitive (Preliminary)

1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. . Net (Dot Net) Framework has been developed by Microsoft
2. Java is an open source technology developed by Sun Microsystems
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct

2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Proxy server provides TCP/IP address
2. Proxy server processes clients requests by forwarding the requests to other servers.
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct

3. An exclusively private network used by employees of a company in a single location will be classified as—
(A) Internet
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Wide Area Network

(D) ARPANET

4. In a database, field is—
(A) label
(B) table of information
(C) group of related records
(D) category of information

5. A million bytes is approximately—
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Kilobyte
(C) Megabyte  

(D) Terabyte

Public Service Commission

1. Coal Bed Methane has been found in—
(A) Shahdol  
(B) Sagar
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Ujjain

2. In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres;
again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?
(A) 110 metres
(B) 70 metres
(C) 50 metres  
(D) 40 metres

3. Fill up the blank—
5   7   74
11  8  185
…… 6  205
(A) 13
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 12

4. Fill in the blank—
McCain : Obama : : Palin :………
(A) Gore
(B) Rice
(C) Biden
(D) Clinton

5. Fill up the blank—
5 9 21 37 81 ……
(A) 163
(B) 153
(C) 183
(D) 203

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna ?
(A) Ken
(B) Betwa
(C) Son  
(D) Chambal

2. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?
(A) Bargi
(B) Omkareshwar
(C) Indira Sagar
(D) Ban Sagar

3. ‘Badhai’ is—
(A) Folk dance of Bundelkhand
(B) Folk dance of Malwa

(C) Festival celebrated in Bhopal on 2nd day after Diwali
(D) Folk music of Bundelkhand

4. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has a problem of soil erosion ?
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Bhopal
(C) Morena
(D) Khandwa

5. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM)
(b) Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM)
(c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
(d) Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER)
1. Indore
2. Bhopal
3. Jabalpur
4. Gwalior
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1

Public Service Commission QP

1. Swine flu is caused by

(A) bacteria
(B) virus
(C) protozoa
(D) fungi

2. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha from Assam?

(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 6

3. The States which have common boundaries with Bangladesh are

(A) Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam
(B) Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal
(C) West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
(D) Manlpur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura

4. The slogan of the Commonwealth Games-2010 held in New Delhi was

(A) Get out and play
(B) Come here and play
(C) Come out and play
(D) Jiyo Utho Badho

5. Which one of the following States is not touched by Tropic of Cancer?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Mizoram
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh

All India Service Commissions exams - GK

1. The capital of British India was shifted to Delhi in the year

(A) 1908
(B) 1911
(C) 1937
(D) 1947

2. Indian National Army was headed by

(A) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) General Cariappa
(C) A. G. Khan
(D) M. N. Roy

3. The Swadeshi Movement started during

(A) Anti Bengal Partition Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) None of the above

4. How are latitude and Longitude lines drawn on a globe of the earth?

(A) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator
(B) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator                   
(C) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles
(D) longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles

5. Which radioactive isotope is most useful for nuclear power generation?

(A) Uranium-238
(B) Uranium-235                           
(C) Carbon-14
(D) Rubidium-87

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Which of the following types of budgeting is followed in India?

(A) Plural budgeting
(B) Cash budgeting
(C) performance budgeting
(D) Surplus budgeting

2. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the independence of the Union Public Service Commission?

(A) Article 323
(B) Article 324
(C) Article 325
(D) Article 326

3. Which of the following Schedules to the Constitution of India relates to languages?

(A) 7th Schedule
(B) 8th Schedule
(C) 9th Schedule
(D) 10th Schedule

4. Which of the following is not a part of the financial management?

(A) Preparation of the budget
(B) Approval of the budget by the Cabinet
(C) Execution and rendering of accounts
(D) Audit and accounts of public expenditure

5. Who initiated the Home Rule Movement in India?

(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Lajpat Rai
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Maulana Azad

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Pacemaker is implanted in heart when one of the following is defective

(A) SA node
(B) AV node
(C) Purkinje fibre
(D) Bundle of His

2. When a person is undergoing prolonged fasting, his/her urine will contain abnormal quantity of

(A) fat
(B) ketone
(C) amino acid
(D) glucose

3. Science of improving human race is

(A) eugenics
(B) epigenesis
(C) epistasis
(D) euthenics

4. A photon will have less energy, if its

(A) amplitude is higher
(B) frequency is higher
(C) wavelength is longer
(D) wavelength is shorter

5. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of

(A) propane and butane
(B) butane and isobutane
(C) propane and isobutane
(D) propane and tetralin

Public Service Commission QP

1. What is the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?

(A) 24 hr
(B) 24 hr 30 min
(C) 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec
(D) 24 hr 5 min 5.02 sec

2. The largest continent in the world is

(A) Europe
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) Africa

3. Which of the following is related to international trade?

(A) EXIM
(B) IIP
(C) FPO
(D) TQM

4. World's largest producer of gold is

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) USA
(C) South Africa
(D) Canada

5. Which is the world's longest railway line?

(A) Trans-Siberian line
(B) Texas Railway line
(C) Trans-Austin line
(D) Trans-American line

Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination

1. Habeas corpus writ is associated with

(A) anticipatory bail
(B) quashing the order of Un administrative authority
(C) an order of freedom of speech
(D) production of person before the court

2. Drip irrigation is mostly practised in India especially for

(A) tea and coffee
(B) rice
(C) wheat
(D) vegetables (Rabi crops)

3. Grey Revolution is associated with

(A) production of cement
(B) commercial production of eggs
(C) productions of sweets
(D) steel production

4. The mass of an iron piece when gets rusted

(A) may increase or decrease depending upon temperature
(B) decreases
(C) increases
(D) remain same

5. The National Flood Control Programme (NFCP) for flood control in India was launched in the year

(A) 1951
(B) 1954
(C) 1947
(D) 1960