GK Quiz: 19-24 Jan
This test is based on the daily GK capsules posted through this week. The test has 10 questions to be answered within 10 minutes. Click on read more to take the test. […]
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Saudi Arabia King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died After the death of Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, his brother and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named as the new king of the world’s top oil exporting nation. Salman is best known for overseeing the development of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, during his nearly 50 years as its governor. He also gave women the right to vote and to compete in the Olympics. SBI signs 100 mn euro loan pact with EIB India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI), has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro (about Rs. 700 crore) with European Investment Bank (EIB). This agreement was facilitated by SBI Capital Markets, a subsidiary of SBI. Vodafone appoints Sunil Sood as India CEO […]
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Dubai’s Maze Tower listed in Guinness World Records The emirate can now lay claim to yet another Guinness World Record after becoming the home of the world’s largest vertical maze. The 55-storey tall Maze Tower is located just off Sheikh Zayed Road in the heart of the Dubai Financial District. • The building features an eye-catching front and rear front elevation of balconies that make up an intricate maze • The design uses the changing level of natural light and shadow during the day. • The tower shows the Maze Eye, an 8 metre circular video wall at the top of the building which can beam images at great distances. Note – Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world is also in Dubai, (United Arab Emirates). Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” campaign […]
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Toyota Motors retained its position as number one in global vehicle sales in 2014 Japanese company Toyota Motors sold 10.23 million vehicles globally during 2014 to stay on top. Volkswagen AG of Germany occupied second spot with 10.14 million vehicles followed by General Motors of the US which sold 9.92 million vehicles during the year. SAIL and POSCO recently agreed to jointly set up a 3-million-tonne integrated plant in India […]
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Tiger census: Numbers rise from 1,400 to 2,226 in seven years India’s Tiger count has gone up by more than 30% in the past four years. The study put the number at 2,226, up from 1,706 in 2010 when the last such tiger-counting exercise was undertaken. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, who released the study, said India is now home to about 70% of tigers in the world. Karnataka has the largest number of 406 tigers, according to this report. Twitter acquires ZipDial Marking its first acquisition in India, microblogging site Twitter, on Tuesday, announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based mobile marketing start-up ZipDial. ZipDial offers services such as missed calls for user verification, alerts and other cases. TCS become the country’s most profitable private company […]
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Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was appointed as chairperson of CBFC Union Government has reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with Pahlaj Nihalani as the chairperson and 9 other board members. Twitter ropes in Taranjeet Singh to head business in India […]