Daily Gk Update 04-Nov-2014

Ashwin continues to top Test rankings for all-rounders

i) Ravichandran Ashwin is the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 of the latest Reliance ICC

Test Player Rankings as he continues to lead the way in the all-rounders list.

ii) South Africa’s Vernon Philander is second in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings for All-rounders behind Ashwin, while Bangaldesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is placed third.

iii) Pakistan batsmen Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali have all improved their rankings in the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released on Tuesday.

iv) Younis gained five places and 101 ratings points, and is now just three ratings points behind South Africa’s fifth-ranked Hashim Amla.

All About FIFA World Cup 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 being held at Brazil concluded on 13 July 2014 with Germany winning the coveted title for the fourth time. We hereby present brief information containing facts and stats about this World Cup.

• It was the second time that Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup, the first being in 1950.

Padma Awards Full List of year 2014

Following is the list of the 128 awardees of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri which were announced on 25 January 2014 on the eve of the 65th Republic day. It includes 2 Padma Vibhushan awardees, 25 Padma Bhushan awardees and 101 Padma Shri awardees.

Daily GK Update : 13 July 2014

Germany created history by winning the FIFA World Cup 2014 on 13 July 2014 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio. Germany defeated Argentina by 1-0. This win was Germany’s title win of FIFA World Cup? – Fourth

Explanation : Germany won its earlier FIFA World Cups in 1954, 1974 and in 1990. It finished as runners up in 1966, 1982, 1986 and 2002 while finished at third spot in 1934, 1970, 2006 and 2010. Germany thus equalled Italy’s record of winning the

Daily GK Update : 12 July 2014

1) The controversial bill on Polavaram Project of Andhra Pradesh was passed in the Lok Sabha on 11 July 2014 amid protests from members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the BJD, the Trinamool Congress, the AIMIM and sections of the Congress. Why the TRS is protesting vociferously against passing of this bill? – Because the Bill paves the way for the shifting of seven mandals from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh

Daily GK Quiz : 11 July 2014

Which among the following National Parks / Wild Life sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu is called as Top Slip?

  A) Aanamalai National Park

  B) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

  C) Guindy National Park

  D) Palani Hills National Park

   

Where are the headquarters of NATO?

  A) New York

  B) Brussels

  C) Paris

  D) Vienna

Daily GK Update : 11 July 2014

Delhi has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014, as per the World Urbanisation Prospects report published by the UN yesterday. Population in Delhi jumped more than 100% since 1990 to nearly 25 million now. As per the report, India is projected to add the highest number of people to its urban population by 2050, ahead of China.

Daily GK Update : 10 July 2014

India’s economy is now the 10th biggest economy in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the latest report published by the World Bank. Indian economy grew at an average annual rate of just over 6% from 1980 to 2010. However India remains the poorest country among the G20, with per capita income at USD 1,499 compared to China’s USD 6,807.

India’s growth has been largely driven by the services sector which has more than 50% weight in overall economic output. The agricultural, manufacturing and the industrial sectors have slowed down recently due to lower investment and global slowdown leading to decade low GDP growth of 4.5% in the previous financial year.