NEWS     BARE ACTS     JUDICIARY     CIVIL SERVICES     JRF/NET     G.S     OPPORTUNITIES     JOBS     L J BLOG     CLAT     HUMOUR

MOST POPULAR >>     Law Firms     Internship Contact     Law Schools     Resume      Cover Letter      How to clear Competitive Exam

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FACTS

  • 13-year old Indian-American student on 9 March 2014 won the National Spelling Bee Competition in the US in a verbal duel at Kansas City Public Library, Missouri - Kush Sharma

  •     

  • Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar clinched the gold medal in women's air rifle event of the - 7th Asian Championship in Kuwait. 


  • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between three countries under which natural gas will be supplied from - Iraq to Jordan and Egypt


  • The cricketer voted as the Cricketer of the Generation - Sachin Tendulkar

  •  

  • Novak Djokovic won the Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters by defeating -Roger Federer 


  • President of Russia signed a decree recognising a city as a sovereign state paving a way for its absorption into Russia - Crimea

  •  

  • Renowned author and journalist died on 20 March 2014 at the age of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in Delhi - Khushwant Singh


  • The first women to be elected as the President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London - Aditi Khanna


  • SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) on 19 March 2014 inaugurated its local office at - Ranchi, Jharkhand.


  • Sarawasti Samman for year 2013 for a book Dhool Paudho Par has been awarded to – Govind Mishra, second Hindi author to receive this award


  • The pro-Russian forces on 19 March 2014 seized the Ukraine’s Navy Headquarters in - Crimean Capital Sevastopol


  • To bolster awareness among investors and ring-fence them from possible frauds, SEBI has planned to seek additional funds from the government for strengthening its - IPEF (Investor Protection and Education Fund) programmes


  • Three day long FINA Diving World Series championship begins in at -Sheikh Hamadan Stadium in Dubai


  • Noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 is - Chandi Prasad Bhatt


  • National Food Security Act came into force in a state with a provision of covering overall 75 percent total population - Madhya Pradesh


  • President's rule has been imposed in - Andhra Pradesh


  • A bank recently opened its fourth branch in India in New Delhi with an aim of expanding its operations in the country - The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, BBK


  • Employees at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant tested positive for radiation exposure in - New Mexico State of US


  • Legislative Assembly of a state amended an Act to regularise slums that come up before 1 January 2000 - Maharashtra

  • Mortal remains of about 282 Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed (dug out) on 2 March 2014 from the well at - Ajnala in Amritsar district of Punjab


  • Union government gave its nod to a proposal to provide accessible mobile phones and laptops - to visually impaired students


  • Afghanistan after registering a win over Bangladesh in Asia Cup helped it to enter - ICC ODI Rankings Table for the 1st time ever


  • Pharmacy store and a convergence block inaugurated by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at AIIMS to provide - free generic medicines to poor patients


  • Best picture Oscar Award won by - 12 Years A Slave


  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 March 2014 extended the date for exchange of the pre-2005 banknotes to - 1 January 2015.


  • Union Defence Ministry on 3 March 2014 ordered a CBI investigation into the purchase of jet fighter engines from - Britain’s Rolls-Royce that worth 10000 crore rupees


  • Indian Navy on 1 March 2014 successfully completed one of its largest war drills spread over Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal region named - Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX)


  • IFAW-WTI captured and relocated seventh of the stranded gibbon families in Dello village to - Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary


  • India is home to the largest number of bird species in the world is the preliminary findings of a recent global event — Great Backyard Bird Count

  • The Second meeting of India-UAE High Level Task Force on Investment was held in - Mumbai


  • The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attended the third Summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, BIMSTEC held in - Myanmar 


  • Sheila Dikshit appointed as the Governor of Kerala as the successor of -Nikhil Kumar 


  • Interest rates on the fixed deposit scheme offered by post offices have been increased by - 0.2 percent 


  • US honoured an Indian person who started the movement to end acid attacks in India with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award to - Laxmi 


  • World Dentist Day to raise awareness about dental health was observed on - 6 March 2014 


  • Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling Academy (SAI NCA) at - Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.

  •   

  • The assets of Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted Ukrainian leader and other 17 former ministers, businessmen and security chiefs frozen by -European Union (EU)


  • National security advisor-level meet on maritime security cooperation between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives was held in - New Delhi.


  • 68th senior National football championship or Santosh Trophy was won by Mizoram bydefeating - Railways 



 Subscribe to our Newsletter

Thank You for Appreciating us