April 2015- Current Affairs MCQ Full PDF Free

Friends.. Here is the Current Affairs full MCQ PDF for April 2015. Many of you have expressed that you only need the questions and the corresponding answers without the multiple choices. An equal number of you on the other part opined that choices are required as that gives a sense of an exam like questions. We are not disappointing both viewers. We will be posting PDF containing only answers and also with multiple choices. You can download the...

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IRCTC New Website Launched: Migrated to Next Generation e-Ticketing System

IRCTC Launched next generation e Ticketing system to book your train ticket more faster and user friendly manner than earlier. Now, When you login you will be automatically redirected to the new website with the message  "Dear Customer, You have been successfully migrated to Next Generation e-Ticketing website. To Print/Cancel/FileTDR of your old transactions done before migration, click "My Transactions" below. To book e-tickets , click...

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Kudankulam nuclear power plant first in the country to reach full capacity of 1000MW

>> The unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) has reached full capacity generation of 1000MW on Saturday. >> The Russian-designed Voda Voda Energo Reactor (VVER) achieved the final milestone nearly eight months after power generated at the plant was connected to the grid. >> This is the first nuclear power plant in the country to touch 1000MW of power generation. >. "At exactly 1.20pm on Saturday, power...

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Sumitra Mahajan is the Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha

>> Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament, has been elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ms Mahajan for her unanimous election. >> Mr Modi, in his first speech in Parliament, said, "There are 315 new members in the House. This means we can leave some old traditions behind and start some good new traditions, this new blood has the opportunity to present a strong democracy...

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June 5- World Environment Day| Raise your voice .. not the sea level is the theme for 2014

>> World Environment Day ('WED') is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). >> World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by the...

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Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde dies in road accident

>> Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde passed away on Tuesday morning after he met with a road accident in the national capital. >>  Munde was admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre after he met with a road accident on way to the Delhi airport. >> According to doctors, Munde was sitting on the back side of his Maruti SX4 car when the accident took place. A speeding Indica jumped a traffic signal and dashed...

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Country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM opened in Chennai

>> The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on Thursday by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as part of the government's Rs 4,909 crore IT modernisation scheme for the Department of Posts. >> After launching the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office (HPO), Chidambaram said that Rs 4,909 crore had been allocated for the IT modernisation of Department of Posts in the interim budget for...

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Odia gets classical language status

>> Odia on Thursday became the sixth language of the country to get “classical language’’ status after the Union Cabinet conceded a long-pending demand for putting it in the same league as Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. >> Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit,...

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Facebook to buy WhatsApp message service for $19 billion

>> Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold. >> The transaction involves $4 billion in cash, $12 billion in stock and $3 billion in restricted stock that vests over several years. The WhatsApp deal is worth more than...

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Know about 'Polar Vortex'- 2014's Trending Word in News and Social media

>> In past few days the words ‘Polar Vortex’ and ‘arctic blast’ are trending in news and social media all over. Weather experts are arguing about the expansion of Arctic cold air and the beginning of ‘global cooling’ on earth. However it is debatable as what it has to do with the climate change. >> So what really is the ‘Polar Vortex’ and how does it occur? A Polar Vortex is an enormous system of strong and swirling air normally...

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Know about Tejas: India's indigenously-developed Tejas fighter jet

Know about Tejas: India's indigenously-developed Tejas fighter jet >> The Tejas is a light fighter aircraft developed by India. >> It will replace the MiG-21 series of aircraft. >> A single seater, single engine aircraft, Tejas boasts of many stealth features which prevent the aircraft from being tracked. >> Lacking a horizontal tail plane, and with a single vertical tail fin, this fighter is designed for enhanced manoeuvrability. >>...

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Nelson Mandela is no more....

Nelson Mandela is no more.... >>  South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died aged 95 at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, plunging his nation and the world into mourning for a man hailed by global leaders as a moral giant. >> Although Mandela had been frail and ailing for nearly a year, Zuma's announcement late on Thursday of the death of the former president and Nobel Peace...

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Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission successfully placed in Mars transfer trajectory

Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission successfully placed in Mars transfer trajectory >> Crossing a major milestone in the country's space history, Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission on Sunday ventured out of Earth's sphere of influence for the first time in an attempt to reach the red planet's orbit. >> The critical manoeuvre to place the Mars orbiter spacecraft in the Mars transfer trajectory was successfully carried out almost an hour past...

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"Banking on women"- Read Editorial of The Hindu on Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB)

"Banking on women"- Read Editorial of The Hindu on Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) To the long list of 28 public sector banks in India, one more was added with the inauguration of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) on Tuesday by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The bank is unique in more ways than one. It will focus predominantly on women, apart from being staffed largely by them. To the BMB will go the distinction of being the first-ever public sector...

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Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh >> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first branch of Bharatiya Mahila Bank today in the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai with an area of 5,000 sq ft space on the ground floor. >> UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was also present at the inaugural ceremony. Sonia Gandhi said that this was an appropriate tribute to the memory of Indira Gandhi,...

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Sachin Tendulkar’s Emotional Retirement Speech....

Sachin Tendulkar’s adieu Speech.... Download as PDF- Click Here Friends...Here is the final words to his fans by Sachin Tendulkar after retiring from International Cricket by winning the Test Series against West Indies 2-0. 'All my friends, settle down let me talk, I'll get more and more emotional.'The crowd does berserk out there.'My life between 22 yards in the 24 years, it's hard to believe that it's coming to an end. I would...

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End of Sachin Era!!!!!

End of Sachin Era!!!!! Curtain came down on Sachin Tendulkar's storied Cricket career. The most respected person the Game of Cricket ever had. He has almost all the records under his name.. Our generation is truely blessed to see the GOD OF CRICKET playing in Indian Tri Colour... Thank you Sachin..You made us Love Cricket.. Watch Cricket... The Spectacular Performances you presented for us will always be remembered and cherished by us.... "If...

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