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GK Questions and Answers on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)

Dec 4, 2019
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(POK) is illegally occupied by Pakistan in the 1947. In reality, POK is an integral part of Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. India wants that Pakistan should handed over this region to India because POK is an integral part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sundar Pichai: Biography, Education and Salary

Dec 4, 2019
Sundar Pichai is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the search engine Google. He is an India born world-class figure. The total salary of Sundar Pichai was around US$1,881,066 in 2018. Let us read this article to know more information about the Sundar Pichai.

List of Railways Ministers of India

Dec 3, 2019
The Minister of Railways is the head of the Ministry of Railways. The Railways Minister is the minister of the cabinet rank in the central Government. Asaf Ali was the first Railways Minister of India. He hold the post from Sep 2, 1946 to Aug 14, 1947. Although the the post of Railways Minister was not clearly defined at that time because India was still ruled by the British.

What is Smog Tower and how does it work?

Dec 3, 2019
Smog Tower: Clean air is a hot topic throughout the world. India is passing through the climate emergency. India is planning to install the smog tower in National Capital Delhi. Smog tower will be a 40 feet high and 20 feet wide structure to clean 32 million cubic metres of air per day.

List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket: Current GK

Dec 2, 2019
David Warner (Australia) became the latest triple century scorer in test cricket. Warner achieved this feat on 30 November 2019 against Pakistan. He scored 335* and became the 31st triple century scorer in the World.

List of Cricketers who have scored 10,000 runs in Test Matches

Nov 28, 2019
Scoring 10,000 runs in the test cricket is like a dream for every test match playing cricketer. Sachin Tendulkar has the world record of playing the highest number of test matches i.e. 200 in his cricket career. As of now,13 cricketers have scored more than 10,000 runs in the test cricket. Indian Sunil Gavaskar was the first player who scored 10,000 runs in Test matches.

List of Hat-Trick Wickets in Test Matches

Nov 27, 2019
A hat-trick of wickets is easy as compared to ODI and T20 Match. When a bowler took three wickets on three consecutive balls; it is called hat-trick of wickets. There are 44 hat-trick of wickets have been taken in test matches so far. Read this article to know the list of hat-trick of wickets in test matches.

List of all Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

Nov 27, 2019
Maharashtra is known as the wealthiest state of India. It was formed on 1 May 1960. Before becoming Maharashtra; it was known as the Bombay State. Maharashtra has 288 assembly seats which are the third highest in India. Mr. Yashwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Daksha: Country's first Anti-Terror Robot

Nov 22, 2019
‘Daksha’ a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a robot built for anti-terror activities. ‘Daksha’ is an electrically powered robot that can be controlled from a distance of 500 meters and can be used continuously for 3 hours after a single recharge. There are around 500 ‘Daksha’ going to be included in the Indian Army.

List of 10 fastest Centuries in ODIs

Nov 22, 2019
The fastest century in the ODI scored by the AB de Villiers in just 31 balls against West Indies in 2015. The first ODI century was scored by ‘Denis Amiss’ who scored 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972. Till date there are 116 cricketers have scored 15 or more international centuries and 43 cricketers have scored 30 or more centuries in the all the three formats of the cricket.

H-1B Visa: Process & Interview Questions

Nov 22, 2019
The H-1B Visa is a non immigrant Visa given by the USA government to foreign workers. The duration of H-1B is three years, extendable to six years. As per US Immigration Act, 1990;there are 65,000 foreign nationals can get H-1B visa each fiscal year. In addition to 20000 H-1Bs are available to those foreign students who have completed master's or higher degree from U.S. universities.

Party wise List of Lok Sabha Members 2019

Nov 18, 2019
General election for the 17th Lok Sabha were held in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party after winning 303 seats. BJP is also the single largest party in terms of total vote share in Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Sharad Arvind Bobde: Current Chief Justice of India

Nov 18, 2019
At present, the Supreme Court of India has 34 judges including the Chief Justice of India. Mr. Sharad Arvind Bobde is working as the 47th Chief Justice of India. In this article we have published information about the Sharad Arvind Bobde.

List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2019

Nov 13, 2019
Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0! As on October 2019; there are 58 Ministers; which includes 25 cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 24 Ministers of State.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel:The Man behind United India

Nov 13, 2019
Shri Vallabhbhai Patel's full name was Vallabh Bhai, Jhaverbhai Patel. Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as the Sardar Patel and Iron Man. Vallabhbhai Patel was born on 31 October 1875, Nadiad, Gujarat and died on 15 December 1950, Bombay [now Mumbai]. Sardar Patel is most remembered for integrated India.

G-20 Summits: List of Summits and Members

Nov 11, 2019
The annual meeting of the G-20 Leaders is known as the G-20 summit. The G 20 Summit is formally known as the “Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy”. There are 20 members of the G-20 including India. The last meeting of the G20 was held in Japan's city Osaka in June 2019 and the next meeting will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 21–22 November 2020.

Lal Krishna Advani: Biography and Political Career

Nov 8, 2019
Lal Krishna Advani is the founder member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Advani Ji was born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi, Pakistan. He was elected as the member of the Parliament for the 8 times. L.K. Advani had served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from June 29 2002 to May 2004.

What is Air Quality Index and how is it calculated?

Nov 6, 2019
The problem of air pollution has become a new challenge for the world. The air quality deteriorates throughout India in October and November months every year. The air quality is measured by the Air Quality Index. Let’s know what is the Air Quality Index (AQI) in India?

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2019:History and Theme

Nov 5, 2019
The World Tsunami Awareness Day is dedicated to promoting a global culture of tsunami awareness around the world. It is observed on 5 November every year. It is started by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2015.

List of all Successful Moon Missions on dark side of the Moon

Nov 1, 2019
Till date there are 20 moon missions have been launched successfully on the dark side of the moon by the 3 countries. Indian could have been the 4th country if Chandrayaan-2 did not fail partially. The first successful moon was Luna 2 which was launched by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on 12 September 1959. While the first successful manned mission (Apollo 11) was launched by the USA on 16 July 1969. Read this article to know the full details of all the successful moon missions.

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