Current affairs briefing for 30th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/30062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-8.html

And here goes our quiz for today:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  I answered two queries relating to share prices and iron ore exports in our Discover It blog.

2.  Currency futures on their way.  How are they different from forward contracts?

3.  Supreme Court says CBI should not be used for routine cases.

4.  Where do we stand in making education a fundamental right?  Take a look at some useful info that appeared in today's ET.

5.  What is VTE? 

6.  Opportunity to go into a crater on Mars. 

7.  Sachin Tendulkar reaches one more milestone.

8.  And finally some time for dancing, as it is weekend!!!  Learn to moonwalk with this video from YouTube.

Happy reading and enjooooooooooooy.

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Current affairs briefing for 29th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/29062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-7.html

And do take a look at our quiz page.  I have uploaded a new page at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Queries on agri-clinics and transfer of SBI stake answered in Discover It blog.

2.  What is the L visa to US?  There is some fresh controversy over that.

3.  More details on wireless electricity.

4.  Now scientists are growing artificial skin in laboratories!!!

5.  Annual Statistics Day being celebrated today.

6.  Difference between EBs and FCCBs.

7.  How many Indians do you think wear footwear?

8.  Red Fort makes to to World Heritage List.  I know you know that it is built by Shah Jehan.  But when?  Can you atleast name the century?

9.  Which is the newest member of the WTO?

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 28th June, 2007.

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Here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-6.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/28062007.html

And take our today's quiz at: http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Some more clarification about Dutch disease and out economy is given in response to your queries in Discover It blog.

2.  Ever heard about 'Blank cheque firms'?  What are they?

3.  What is a liftoff in headhunter parlance?

4.  Who is the new British PM?  Juss kidding.  I know you know that it is Gordon Brown.  But what role is being slated for Tony Blair?  And by whom?

5.  Let's learn a bit about Ozone pollution.

6.  I am a skeptic in so far as the IPI pipeline is concerned.  Take a look at why.

7.  What is a better method of alleviating poverty?  Distributional or reformative?  Take a look at one forceful argument that appeared in today's ET.

8.  Who is the founder of Brahma Kumaris sect?

9.  What are equity-linked notes?

10.  Is Bamboo seed equivalent to viagra?

11.  If you want to write a definition of organic farming, you can't perhaps get a better than the one that appeared today's ET.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 27th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/27062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/consequences-of-east-asian-currency.html

And I have just now uploaded the quiz page.  Take a look at it:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  We continue with our noting on East Asian Currency crisis of 1997-98 in our Discover It blog.

2.  Ever heard of mobile vallets?  You sure would remember transferring money through SMS.  But this is a bit different.  Look at it.

3.  Leaders of all sorts inspire me.  Do you get inspired?  Look at Steve Jobs.  I am sure you will get a feeling that if he can do it; you too can do it.

4.  Something more on OCIs and PIOs.  Who are they?  Remember anything on this?

5.  Committee on coal distribution policy.  Who heads it?

6.  We read in rudimentary economics text books that our economy is monsoon-dependent; right?  WRONG says today's ET.

7.  If you are asked to explain something about the problems that beset our oil exploration sector, what can you say?  Take a look at the problem being faced by Cairns Energy.  You will understand.

8.  Where is the world's longest sea bridge being finished?

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 26th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/26062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/east-asian-currency-crisis-of-1997-98.html

And I have updated the quiz page today.  Looks like our quiz page is liked by many of you.  It is receiving many hits.

In today's briefing:

1.  Some time back some of you requested me to cover something on the East Asian Currency crisis.  It took me a bit of time.  And it's going to be longish.  It will appear in two parts.  Take a look at the first part in today's Discover It blog.

2.  Let's take a look at how water cess is levied on industries.

3.  A Chattisgarh village has shown the way to learn sanitation.

4.  India's biggest Uranium processing plant.

5.  Proposals on capping iron ore export.

6.  Two inflation figures -- one is high and the other is low.

7.  India falls foul of the EU on counterfeit drugs issue.

8.  Look at India's retail future.  Where would it be by 2025?

9.  China's forex muscle; shudders US.

10.  Ever heard of beggar-thy-neighbour policy?

11.  Some snippets on Wimbledon tennis.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 25th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here goes our link for today:

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And I have posted the quiz for today.  You can access that at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Nepal is going to have a constituent assembly in November.

2.  Heard of Indira Kranthi Patham?  Look at its special feature in AP.

3.  Why bother if WTO talks fall through?  What consequences could follow?  Good or bad?  I don't necessarily subscribe to what all has been noted there in our blog.

4.  If a tomato and a lemon are married, what would be the result?  Lemento?

5.  Some peculiarity about excise duty on LPG and Kerosene.

6.  IPI pipeline dreams.  People, even Union Ministers seems to be not short of dreams in some respects.  Hope their dreams do come through.

7.  Some hard facts and figures at household investment figures in India and the US.

8.  ADB's key staff.  Can you name the President?  Can you tell me whether or not it has a General President?  Juss kidding.  It has Managing Director General!!!

9.  India's Cricket playing is now in ____ jubilee.  How old is it?  Test cricket that is. 

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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About the daily quiz

Hi friends,

I have worked extensively on the quiz blog today.  Many of you have been asking me to give the past quiz questions also for reference.  Now with today's work, our quiz blog becomes the quiz databank.  As opposed to the earlier manner in which I have given the databank, this time you will find accessing the questions day-wise easy.

A calendar control is there on the left panel of the blog.  If you see a 'Q' for any day on the calendar, it means that there is a quiz for the day.  Click on the Q and access the day's quiz.  If there is no 'Q' on a given day, it means that there is no quiz for the day.

I have so far uploaded the quiz questions for three months April, May and June.  I will upload for the months of January, February and March 2007 in the days to come. 

Do keep spending some time at least on the quiz everyday.  It would keep you in good stead.  Moreover, those of you who were wanting more questions to be given in a day will find the databank quite useful.  Those of you who are steady in their preparation will find the daily dose quite useful.

Do let me know your comments through mail.

Have a happy time.

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Current affairs briefing for 24th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-5.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/24062007.html

I am hoping to work on the quiz site today.  So I won't be posting our quiz today. 

In today's briefing:

1.  I answered a shout-box query on natural gas pricing issue.

2.  What do we know about vehicle recalls in India and the World.  Many a time we think that such a recall does not happen in India.  At least I was under that impression.  But I have to perhaps slightly change my perception.

3.  Something about Ryan Air.  I hope to fly it one day.

4.  Ever heard of RFID tags?  I am sure, you would have.  But take a look at where they can take us.

5.  Some more blah blah on the Bofors case.

6.  Some snippets on EU treat finalization and EU nations.

7.  How many of you follow the weekly astro column in papers?  There is something to learn about them too.

8.  What does PULSE in pulse polio stand for?  This is what you have asked me sometime back.  You have the answer today in TOI.

9.  A little about NSG countries.  We know it already.  But just a recap.

10.  Because I decided not give our quiz today, I thought you can do with a bit of a weird quiz -- on 9/11.  Watch the video.

Enjoy.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 23rd June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Today you would see a hopefully welcome addition to our blogs -- a YouTube video!!

Here go our links for today:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-4.html

And here is the updated quiz page for today:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:.

1.  I have answered a couple of your shout-box queries in Discover It blog today.  Take a look at it.

2.  Some language appreciation:  What is meant by baloney?

3.  A recap on FDI in retail.

4.  Some snippets about Indian Railways' assets. 

5.  Where is Pakistan reportedly building another nuclear reactor?  What could be its specialty?

6.  Ever heard of Project Blackbox?  It sure, is not connected with cockpits.

7.  A relook at why WTO talks are stalled.

8.  Man-machine interface demonstrated.

9.  Two solids concepts relating to competition law -- Anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance.

10.  Sasan mega power project controversy.

11.  Get the big picture about bank credit.

12.  Bhagalpur riots case.  Remember anything about it?  That is what time can do to justice!!

13.  An excellent article about slum dwellers' rights and solutions.

14.  A good graphic about Indian Presidential election pointed to.  Take a look at it.

15.  And finally my pet theme -- enjoy while you learn.  But don't stray.

Happy reading. 

Ramakrishna

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Current affairs briefing for 21st and 22nd June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our quick links for today and yesterday:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/22062007.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/21062007.html

And here is the quiz page for today: http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

21st June Briefing:

1.  I have Islamic seminaries as my company in being against caste based reservations.

2.  Scientists are closer to therapeutic cloning now.  Take a look.  Do you remember the name of discredited South Korean scientist in this regard?

3.  What do you know about cost audits?  Who are they mandated by?  And when?

4.  While we are adding more jobs than other BRIC countries, why is not good enough?

5.  When can you say that forex inflows are excessive?

6.  When do we say that foreign capital is being used for investment purposes in the country?

22nd June Briefing:

1.  Are we the first to have surface-to-surface cruise missiles?  Need your inputs/comments.

2.  Further FDI liberalization through Press Note 1 amendment.  What does this cover?

3.  Looks like we have no respite from the gas shortage!!

4.  Some cogent reasons against the SEZ land acquisition.

5.  Can you succinctly articulate some problems of Indian agriculture?  Take a look at some that I noted from today's ET.

6.  Who holds the maximum number successive wins at Wimbledon?

7.  Who holds the maximum number of Wimbledon wins?

That's all for today folks.  Enjoy.

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Current affairs briefing for 20th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

After one more busy day (the next couple days also promise to be very busy officially), here we go with our links:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/20062007.html

I have updated the quiz page at:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  What are the irritants in Indo-Russian defence deals?

2.  Why does M&A activity in banking sector poised to face more problems?

3.  Take a look at our earnings from foreign roaming users.

4.  What do you know about C-TPAT?

5.  Diamond bourse in India this year.

6.  Some basics about LC and credit derivatives.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 19th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Today also I have been very busy in the office.  Couldn't utilize the lunch hour for my favourite hobby.  Hence the delay.

Here we go:


I have updated the quiz page at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Some more info coming our way on the Presidential election method.

2.  What is an MRCA?  Just kidding.  But do take a look at the global aviation majors that are interested in our MRCA acquisition.

3.  Mining policy troubles.  Can you name some mining majors that have been eyeing India for quite sometime?

4.  What is likely to be the first solar city of India?

5.  Can you name some challenges that our defense forces face in using fuel?

6.  Some language lessons:  What is meant by queering the pitch?

7.  Why is licensing modern retail all that bad?

8.  A bit more on Dutch disease and how it came to be know as that!!

9.  Look Ma, I am becoming an expert in prediction!!!  I am talking of the WTO talks.

That's all folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 17th and 18th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

I couldn't post on our blogs yesterday because my Internet link was down.

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/17062007.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/18062007.html


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Briefing for 17th:

1.  When is Father's Day celebrated?

2.  What is a currency swap deal between countries?  How may countries is India having such a deal with?

3.  What is botnet?

4.  Who is the US sponsored candidate for the World Bank Chief's post?

5.  What is a commodity balance sheet?

6.  Let's take a look at the woman pilots of India.

7.  Ever heard of the Hutchison effect?  It is quite interesting.

8.  What is the biggest desert on earth?

9.  Knighthood for Salman Rushdie.

10.  A real challenge for all of you.  Can you answer the Open Space queries of Times of India?  If you are a regular reader of our blogs, you can surely answers these questions.  Take a look.

Briefing for 18th:

1.  The licence permit raj is slowly creeping back into India.

2.  Are MLAs and MPs public servants?  See what the Supreme Court ruled years ago.

3.  Ever heard of graphology?  Know that some of you are experts at it.

4.  Some recap of outbound FDI from India.

5.  Useful info about petro product imports and duties.

6.  Should inflation taming be on RBI's plate? 

7.  Something about dealing with strikes.  Look what the SC had to say in the matter.

8.  A rare achievement by Andy Roddick in winning the Queen's Trophy.

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 16th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

As my internet connection from home was down, I could not upload our quiz today in the morning.  Uploaded it just now.  Take a look at it here. http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

Here are our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries-3.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/16062007.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Looks like my busy schedule is keeping me away from the shout-box more often that what I would have preferred to.  So not to let you down, I have resorted to answering the queries -- sometimes in a more detailed way than is otherwise possible through shout-box -- in our Discover It blog.  In today's Discover It I have answered some more important questions.  Do take a look.

2.  Do you know the creator of the character Mowgli?  Don't ask me who is Mowgli; you won't know?  All of you are more TV age people than what I am.

3.  Sivaji cinema.  Parkalama?

4.  FII portfolio investments still in a quandary.

5.  Ever heard of 'category killer' in retail business?  I was surprised by the new terminology that is flooding us every other week.

6.  Something about the H1-B visa controversy.

7.  Some opinion on our current examination system.  In the light of remarks made by Prof. CNR Rao.

8.  Cadbury == our road side hotel?

9.  World's longest over land tunnel opened for traffic.

10.  New standard for kilogram measurement.

11.  RBI divests its stake in SBI.

12.  Where is the Tribal University coming up?

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 15th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/about-iip.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/15062007.html

And here is our quiz page:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/  (Just uploaded)

In today's briefing:

1.  One of you asked me to explain something about IIP.  I noted something in Discover It today.

2.  Pratibha Patil likely to be our next President.  And the FIRST WOMAN President at that.

3.  If you have been following my blogs, you should be able to tell me what is an LBO about?  What is it?

4.  Deepak Parekh committee goes full steam in its recommendations.  It wants more liberalized norms.

5.  Ever heard of the tissue culture in bananas?  How much do you know about it?

6.  Some power arguments on the quota issue.

7.  Not all business people are perhaps driven by profit motive.  There is something more than profit that they are looking for there.

8.  Ever heard of the Dutch disease?  What or whom does it afflict?

9.  Rothschild dead.  Rothschild who?  He is considered the father of French banking.

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 14th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

I am sorry for being very late today.  It's been a hectic, activity filled day for me officially.  Very tight.  Hence there is lot of delay in posting our notes and briefing.

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/14062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/answers-to-some-shout-box-queries.html

And I uploaded today's quiz right in the morning.  Take it at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Why are races called Grand Prix?  Where exactly does this word come from?  What does it mean?

2.  What are the advantages of reverse mortgage?

The above two are the shout-box queries that I answered today in Discover It blog.  Take a look.

3.  Look at how Jayalalithaa is facing legal troubles.  Let us know some details.  A bit of history does always help.

4.  Can MPs become Chief Ministers?  Or is there any embargo?  Look at what the SC is saying on the issue.

5.  Is e-commerce really catching up in India?  If so, can you reel out some figures to buttress your argument?

6.  Export duty on iron ore to be shared with states.

7.  If you are lax with giving some information for statistics compilation, you are in for trouble.

8.  Is it possible to make money out of cattle dung?  India is rich in this.  Take a look at how CDM can show a source of income out of cattle dung.

9.  One more recap at hydel power potential in India.

10.  Did you hear anything about VHT treatment?  What is it used for?

11.  What do you know about currency trading system in India?

12.  What do you know about tackling benami transactions in India?

13.  A couple of other snippets.

That's all folks for today. 

Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 13th June, 2007.

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Here go our links for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  India and UK reciprocate Medicine Degree recognition.

2.  April IIP zooms.  How can we say that the growth is investment led but not consumption led?

3.  Something about reverse auctions.  HLL has resorted to this to spend its ad budget.

4.  Corporate bond market.  A look at the figures.

5.  Ever heard of Tobin Tax?  What is it levied on?

6.  What is no-till farming about?  Why is it becoming popular all over the world?

7.  Rice based vaccine for cholera.

8.  State Prize conferred on Alexander Solzhenitsyn.  Can you spell him right?

That is all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 12th June, 2007.

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Here go our links for today"

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http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/12062007.html

And I have uploaded the quiz page today before 10 AM:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  What do you know about strategic petroleum reserves?  Take a look the piece I wrote today in Discover It.

2.  Potable alcohol decontrol.  Why is it being done?

3.  What do we know about Amul?  Take a look at some of the interesting facts that appeared in today's ET.

4.  Slums and slum dwellers should be rehabilitated; right?  Wrong says a well reasoned article that appeared in today's ET.  Take a look at its gist.

5.  What is the Hoda committee dealing with?

6.  Who won the Canadian Grand Prix?  What is the specialty?

7.  Some info about the CITES convention. 

That's it for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 11th June, 2007.

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Here are out links for today:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/climate-change-without-sacrificing.html

I have uploaded the quiz page today just now:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  On climate change, US ambassador has written a good piece in today's ET.  I wrote a comment on that in our Discover It blog.  Do take a look at it.

2.  If you are asked to list out the problems being faced by airlines in India, what would you list out?

3.  How many civilian aircraft are operating in India at present for carrying passengers?

4.  RBI is coming out with a new CPI.  What are the reasons?

5.  Ever heard of consent orders in a prosecutor's office?  CCI is coming out with them

6.  What are expressways?

7.  A very good article by Kiran Karnik appeared in today's ET.  It is a must read.

8.  Ever heard of Douglas Tompkins?  What is he famous for?

9.  8th IIFA awards announced.

10.  Tennis at Roland Garros.  Nadal wins.

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 10th June, 2007.

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Here go our links for today:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/curing-reservation-system.html

And here is our quiz link which updated today http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Coca-Cola and education?  Looks a funny combination?  Actually not that funny.  They are into retail.

2.  Today we have lot of stuff appearing in papers on the reservation issue.  Do take a look at the Discover It blog note on the subject also.

3.  What is breeding by design?  What does it do?

4.  What is the first smoke-free city of India?

5.  G8 summit came out with a declaration.  It is called Heiligendamm Process.  Take a look at the high sounding words.

6.  See how much content people like us are generating every year!!!

7.  What do you understand by leveraged trading?

8.  Some interesting snippets about Brent crude naming.

9.  An excellent definition of investment banking that I came across in today's TOI.

10.  Something about Wrestling and Tennis.

That's all for today folks.  A busy day personally.  Happy reading.

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Hi friends,

Those of you that joined my Agloco network, please note that Agloco started allowing the download of their viewbar.  I have downloaded and it is working well.  So we get to earn something out of this.  I suggest that all of you download and install the viewbar.  It will enable us to earn a little extra for the kind of time we keep spending before the Internet everyday. 

Those of you that didn't, I welcome you again to join Agloco.  You can find a direct link to my Agloco network from our blogs.  Just for your ready reference, I am giving it again here:  http://www.agloco.com/r/BBBX5954

I suggest that all of you join my mGinger.com network also.  The link to it is available from our blogs.  Anyway for your ready reference it is here:  http://www.mginger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=32

I heard that one more Chennai based company is coming out with a product resembling mGinger.com.  As and when I get to know more about it, I will keep you all posted about it.

Though we should not be dreaming of making thousands of rupees from them, these are some simple and convenient ways of making honest money on the Internet and using mobiles.  We don't lose anything.  We don't need to buy anything.  We don't need to seriously request anybody for joining these networks.  People will always see the benefit in them and join anyway.

Have a nice day.

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Current affairs briefing for 9th June, 2007.

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Here go my links for today:

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I uploaded the quiz page today http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Bill Gates finally gets a Degree from Harvard.  Of course in honorary capacity.

2.  A potential paradigm shifter -- WiTricity.

3.  My take on the 7 wonders contest.

4.  What causes deja vu?  Certainly Beyonce for one :-D

5.  What's our subsidy bill for fertilizers going to be this year?

6.  Can you recall the MSP for wheat?

7.  The principle behind petro pricing.

8.  RBI weekly statistical supplement figures.  IMP.  Follow it at least once in a month.

9.  Ever heard of an NDF market?  What is it?

10.  Look at the IMA President's take on Medical tourism.

11.  Did the idea of institutional reorientation ever cross your mind.  See what has Sweden done in regard to addressing climate change.

12.  Tirumala accorded special status.  It is popularly called the 7 Hills; know?  Can you name all the seven hills there?

13.  You can't miss today's excellent critique of the Indo US nuclear deal in The Hindu.

14.  How did the G8 group come about?

15.  Watch French Open final today.  Women's final of course.  What is the record that is Henin Hardenne is very close to achieving?

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 8th June, 2007.

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Here are our today's links:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Which country has come out with the world's first solar powered cell phone?

2.  The quota war in Andhra Pradesh.

3.  An excellent article on India rupee's gaining strength.

4.  Open Access on cable landing stations.  But what are cable landing stations?  Remember anything from our past notes?

5.  FDI norms in petroleum sector are proposed to be liberalized.

6.  TDS administration is to be tightened.

7.  What is the composition of India's crude basket?  Take a look.

8.  In spite of some of you commenting that some photos are diverting your attention, I can't resist giving you Paris Hilton and Ana Ivanovic photos today.  They are successful in life and they are beautiful.  Let's celebrate them.

9.  One more excellent article on reducing GHGs appeared in today's ET.  Found it worth reading in full.  Hence just a link to it.

10. Orange Brand Prize for Fiction.  What is it?  Who won it?

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading. 

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Current affairs briefing for 7th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Today is yet again one of those busy days when I couldn't utilize my lunch time for posting our notes.

Here I go:

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I have updated the quiz page today well before 10 AM.  Next update will be between 6 AM and 10 AM tomorrow.

In today's briefing:

1.  Some more interesting stuff that I came across on the ongoing G8 summit.

2.  Were you ever read the riot act?  By anyone?  Not even your parents?  What does this phrase mean anyway?  It is time to learn some language skills.

3.  Centre looks serious on farm revival.

4.  We have heard about the Taj Corridor case, Mayawati et al.  But what exactly is the corridor about?

5.  Where is the "India Now" festival proposed to be held?  What for?

6.  Look at an economists definition of "cyclical overheating" of the economy.

7.  Budhia Singh in news again.  Can you remember why this boy is a prodigy in the first place?

8.  Dollar trading on Indian bourses to be allowed.  What does this imply?

9.  Why is raising sovereign bonds overseas a bad idea? 

And a few more snippets worth our attention.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 6th June, 2007.

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Here go our links for today:

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http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/06062007.html

And don't forget to take a look at the quiz page at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  Some of you have asked me for a briefing on the Israel Palestinian conflict.  I gave it today in Discover It blog.  Take a look.

2.  What does raising rupee loans abroad imply for government and the country?

3.  What does NDNC stand for?  Just kidding.  I am sure most of you know it.

4.  Lo, we have one more regulator.  This time for real estate.

5.  What is the mandated percentage of ethanol doping?  Where will it be taken to?  Which country mandates the highest doping?

6.  Why is giving up tolling on national highways a bad idea?  Kerala seems bent on doing it.  See some reasons why it should not be done.  I don't fully agree with what we noted today.  I have a different take on the subject.

7.  An excellent article by Suresh Prabhu on environment.

8.  What are the currently banned subsidies in WTO norms.  Look at what the US wants included in it.

9.  What are the functions of the High Power panel formed for the Prime Minister on environment?

10.  Something about Basque separatists.  Who are they?  Where do they operate?  I mean which country?

11.  Ever heard of combustible ice?  China joins that exclusive club.  Is India there?

12.  Who is Lewis 'Scooter' Libby?  Why is he in the news?

13.  Commonwealth TT. 

And a few more snippets.

That's for today folks.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 5th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here are our links for today:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/doha-round-of-wto-talks.html

And don't forget our quiz page which was updated today early in the morning at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  You have asked me to say something about the Doha round of talks.  I covered it today in the Discover It blog. 

2.  Today is World Environment Day.  What is its theme?  Can you guess?

3.  Remember Charles Simonyi?  He is the guy from Microsoft who developed Microsoft Word.  Subsequently he quit M$ and formed his own company.  He is a billionaire by the way.  He started what is called "intentional programming".  Any idea what is this about?  Take a look at it.

4.  We rarely get to know the details of manpower in our defence forces.  Take a look at it today.

5.  How many of you have heard of the Indus Water Commission?  I am sure you would have heard about the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.  But the Commission?  Today we look at it in some depth.

6.  Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding presented.  To whom?  Any idea?

7.  Largest newspaper markets in the world.  What are they?

8.  Press Note 1 of 2005 revisited.

9.  Gujjars call of stir.  What is the deal?

10.  BMW case minutiae.

11.  Credit flow figures to SME segment in 2006-07.

12.  Today's ET had some excellent comments on the caste-based reservation system.  Couldn't resist giving you some excerpts.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Re: Current affairs briefing for 5th June, 2007.

Sorry friends,

The message header should read "Current affairs briefing for 4th June,
2007.

Ignore the mix up.

Ramakrishna

On Jun 4, 5:30 pm, "Ramakrishna C" <ram...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
>
> Here go our links for today:
>
> http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/bse-sensex-and-nse-s-cnx-nift...
>
> http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/04062007.html
>
> And don't forget to take a look at our quiz page at:http://quizindia.blogspot.com/
>
> In today's briefing:
>
> 1. You asked for an explanation of BSE sensex construction. I briefed it
> for you in today's Discover It blog along with NSE Nifty construction.
>
> 2. SSN is mandatory for PF subscribers now. Are we going the US way?
> Let's wait and see.
>
> 3. If genome sequencing of any life form is done, how does it help
> humanity? Take a look.
>
> 4. Take a look at how BRIC countries can possibly lead the world in future;
> provided ofcourse they can work in tandem.
>
> 5. Can you name all the GCC members? Don't quip me as to what is GCC in
> the first place.
>
> 6. CCI is becoming more powerful by the day.
>
> 7. Who is the leader of the Gujjar agitation?
>
> 8. Let's know something about mobile payments.
>
> 9. Higher education is receiving some concrete action.
>
> 10. Coal regulator on cards.
>
> 11. Some strong reasons for judicial reform.
>
> 12. Don't miss today's story on Indian Economy by Mythili Bhusnurmath in
> ET. A must read.
>
> That's all for today friends. Happy reading.
>
> Ramakrishna
>
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Current affairs briefing for 5th June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

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http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/04062007.html

And don't forget to take a look at our quiz page at: http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  You asked for an explanation of BSE sensex construction.  I briefed it for you in today's Discover It blog along with NSE Nifty construction.

2.  SSN is mandatory for PF subscribers now.  Are we going the US way?  Let's wait and see.

3.  If genome sequencing of any life form is done, how does it help humanity?  Take a look.

4.  Take a look at how BRIC countries can possibly lead the world in future; provided ofcourse they can work in tandem.

5.  Can you name all the GCC members?  Don't quip me as to what is GCC in the first place.

6.  CCI is becoming more powerful by the day.

7.  Who is the leader of the Gujjar agitation?

8.  Let's know something about mobile payments.

9.  Higher education is receiving some concrete action.

10.  Coal regulator on cards.

11.  Some strong reasons for judicial reform.

12.  Don't miss today's story on Indian Economy by Mythili Bhusnurmath in ET.  A must read.

That's all for today friends.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 3rd June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Sorry, couldn't post yesterday due to heavy personal commitments.

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/03062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-should-i-prepare-for-2007-mains-gs.html


In today's briefing:

1.  As promised, I have come out with our second piece on Mains GS preparation for 2007.  Take a look at it in our Discover It blog.

2.  The quiz will resume from tomorrow morning.

3.  Some facts about the developing BMW case.

4.  Brazilian President is visiting India for the second time.  Can you recall his name?

5.  Which is the second largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the world?

6.  What do we know about Six Sigma?

7.  India relents on import duties on wines and spirits and falls in line with the WTO norms.

8.  A little about Indoor Cricket.

9.  I don't get tired of Second Life.  Let's see some more details about it.

10.  A rare blooming of palms in Mumbai.  It seems to happen once on 50 to 60 years.  Take a look at the details.

11.  Can you name the first female judge of the Supreme Court?  How many more are appointed to our Supreme Court thereafter?

That's all for today friends.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna


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SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY FOR THE

GENERAL STUDIES QUESTION PAPER HELD ON 20^th MAY, 2007

TEST BOOKLET – C

Questions start with

1. Consider the following statements :

1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court.

2. After retirement from the office, a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : a

2. Which one ………. of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union ?

Ans : b

3. Tarapore Committee was associated with which…………..?

Ans : b

4. Who among …….Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund ?

Ans : d

5. Where are Shevaroy Hills located ?

Ans : d

6. Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated ………….

Ans : b

7. A train completes a journey with a few stoppages………does the train stop during the journey?

Ans : a

8. Who among ……………. the Union Finance Ministers of India ?

Ans : a

9. Which one……….. order of production ( in million tones ) of the given foodgrains in India ?

Ans : d

10. Which one…….. joined the European Union in January, 2007 ?

Ans : a

11. What is the average distance (approximate ) between the Sun and the Earth ?

Ans : d

12. Consider : If magenta and yellow coloured circles intersected area will have red colour…..

Ans : a

13. Consider : A flute of smaller length produces waves of lower frequency.

Ans : a

14. Four wires of same material and dimensions as under ……… elongated maximum ?

Ans : d

15. The average salary of 100 employees in an office is Rs. 16,000 per month…………

Ans : a

16. Raghu Rai is well-known for which one of the following areas ?

Ans : b

17. Which one………. Won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology ( S & T )………..

Ans : a

18. Which one…………. same clock time as that of the …….. any given instant ?

Ans : d

19. Which one……… pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher ?

Ans : b

Assertion & Reason

20. A : The Council of Ministers in the Union of India ………….. the Rajya Sabha.

Ans : d

21. A : According to the Wavell Plan, ……… Executive Council were to be equal.

Ans : c

22. A : River Kalinadi is an east-flowing ……….southern part of India.

Ans : d

23. A : There are no tea plantations in any African country.

Ans : d

24. A : A jet aircraft moving at Mach Number equal to 1 travels faster…………1 near the seal level.

Ans : b

25. A person has to completely put……….. 403 litres of petrol, 465 litres of diesel and 496 litres……...

Ans : b

26. Amit starts from a point A and walks to another point B……….

Ans : d

27. A and B can complete work together in 5 days. …………a lone to complete the job ?

Ans : a

28. Parimarja Negi has excelled in which one of the following games ?

Ans : c

29. If all the numbers from 501 to 700 are written, what is the total……digit 6 appears ?

Ans : a

30. The National Housing Bank ……….wholly-owned subsidiary……………

Ans : b

31. Were is the famous Vijaya Vittala temple…………..

Ans : c

32. Consider : The Judges (Inquiry ) Bill 2006…….Justices and Judges.

Ans : b

33. Who among……..Chile's first woman President ?

Ans : b

34. Which one…..known as Top Slip ?

Ans : d

35. What was ………..Operation Sukoon launched b the Government of India ?

Ans : b

36. In human body, which…………… blood calcium and phosphate ?

Ans : c

37. How do most insects respire ?

Ans : d

38. In human beings,…………does the sperm fertilise the ovum?

Ans : b

39. Which one………..human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting ?

Ans : b

40. Production of ……………..function of the liver ?

Ans : b

41. Which one………..defence agency to a full defence ministry ?

Ans : b

42. Who among….FIFA World Player of the year for the year 2006 ?

Ans : b

43. Which one………digestive enzyme in the human system ?

Ans : b

44. Which of…… light are strongly absorbed by plants ?

Ans: c

45. Match : List-I ( Person ) List-II ( Known As )

Ans : c

46. Which….not correctly matched : a) Cosmic Background Explorer : Satellite Programme

( COBE )

Ans : d

47. Consider : 1. China has the observes status at the South Asian Association…………

Ans : c

48. Match : List-I ( Eminent person ) List-II (Known As )

Ans : d

49. Three identical vessels A, B and C are filled……… vessel is emptied first ?

Ans : c

50. In the latter half of the year 2006,……….. military coup take place ?

Ans : c

51. Match : List-I ( Aluminium company ) List-II ( Location )

Ans : b

52. Which one…….. is located in the Bastar region ?

Ans : d

53. Out of the four southern States : A.P., …….T. Nadu …….maximum number of Indian States ?

Ans : a

54. Dalbergia species is associated with …………………following ?

Ans : d

55. Which one……..major Indian cities is most eastward located ?

Ans : a

56. Which one……………. rivers originates at Amarkantak ?

Ans : c

57. Which one……….. rivers is the longest ?

Ans : a

58. Consider : 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30^o to 35^o N…………..Latitude.

Ans : a

59. Match : List-I (City) List-II ( River )

Ans : a

60. Which one…….. States of India has the lowest density of population ?

Ans : c

61. Consider : 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.

Ans : d

62. In the human body, which structure is the appendix attached to ?

Ans : b

63. Which one……… Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa ?

Ans : c

64. Which one….. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ?

Ans : c

65. With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times………….Vizag Steel Plant

Ans : c

66. Who among……wrote the book- Ayodhya : 6 December 1992 ?

Ans : b

67. With……………….international meetings held in the year 2006………….. matched ?

Ans : b

68. The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, …………..

Ans : b

69. NASA's Deep Impact space mission…………nucleus ?

Ans : d

70. Who among………… taken more than 500 wickets in Test Cricket ?

Ans : b

71. Which one………Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement …….movement ?

Ans : c

72. Match : List-I ( Person ) List-II ( Company )

Ans : d

73. Which one…….. decreasing order …different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India ?

Ans : b

74. Consider : 1. North Atlantic Cooperation Council ( NACC)…………

Ans : b

75. In how many maximum different ways can 3 identical balls be placed in the 12 squares…..?

Ans : d

76. Groups each containing 3 boys ……….5 boys-A,B,C,D, and E……….. groups ?

Ans : a

77. Six faces of a cube……….1 to 6………….different number.

Ans : a

78. Each of the 3 persons is to be given …………..three persons is equal to 30….. be done ?

Ans : b

79. 6 equidistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal lines are also……

Ans : c

80. In the figure shown above, ….. 8 identical balls can be placed in the small triangles… one ball?

Ans : -

81. Wangari Maathai, the Noble Prize winner from Kenya………..

Ans : c

82. Robert Webster is known for his work associated with …………..

Ans : b

83. How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well known as ?

Ans : c

84. MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India………… areas ?

Ans : c

85. Consider : The repo rate is the rate at which …..Reserve Bank of India.

Ans : d

86. Where was the first conference of the Pughwash Conferences on Sciences and World Affairs….

Ans : c

87. For which ………… books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker prize 2006 ?

Ans : c

88. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with …………….

Ans : c

89. Who among ……. The book Bahubivah ?

Ans : b

90. Which one…………. below of small intestine in the human body ?

Ans : d

91. Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan…………

Ans : a

92. Near the end of the year 2006……. Commonwealth after a military coup ?

Ans : c

93. What is the Galileo Project ……….. been in news recently ?

Ans : d

94. The First Factory Act restricting the working hours…. adopted during whose time ?

Ans : c

95. Consider : 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally……Western Himalayas only.

Ans : a

96. Consider : 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts ……Lok Sabha

Ans : a

97. Consider :1. The series of the International Paper Sizes ……..A0 size whose area is 0.5m²

Ans : c

98. Which of…………Constitution Amendment Acts seeks…………. Legislative assembly……

Ans : a

99. Consider……….. financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India

Ans : a

100. Which of…………. Visualization of the internal structure of human body ?

Ans : a

101. The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' ……National Anthem of Bangladesh. ……..

Ans : d

102. Match : List-I (Writer ) List-II ( Book )

Ans : a

103. Consider : The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects ( NCLP)………..

Ans : b

104. Match : List-I (Town) List-II ( River Nearer to it )

Ans : b

105. Which one…… not contain silver ? Horn silver ……………

Ans : b

106. Which one……. is called philospher's wool ? Zinc bromide…………….

Ans : c

107. Which one………..matched ? a) William Dickson : Motion Picture film

Ans : c

108. Match : List-I ( Company ) List-II ( Major Area / Product )

Ans : c

109. Consider : 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was………….. India at the time of his death.

Ans : d

110. Which one……….. for constructed by the British in India ?

Ans : b

111. Consider : 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

Ans : b

112. Who among……….Europeans ……….pre-independence India as traders ?

Ans : c

113. The ruler of which……………British on the pretext of misgovernance ?

Ans : a

114. Who ……………newspaper Shome Prakash ?

Ans : b

115. At which………. Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India ?

Ans : c

116. Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha ?

Ans : b

117. Which one…………. massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh ?

Ans : c

118. Who wrote the book – 'The Story of the Integration of the Indian States' ?

Ans : d

119. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located ?

Ans : a

120. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast……………countries ?

Ans : a

121. Consider : 1. The annual range of temperature is …………Atlantic Ocean.

Ans : b

122. Through which one……..Straits, …………..United Kingdom and France ?

Ans : c

123. Which one…………. glass can cut off ultraviolet rays ?

Ans : b

124. Which one…….non-metals ………conductor of electricity ?

Ans : b

125. Which one ……………another name of RDX ?

Ans : d

126. Where…………..Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located ?

Ans : b

127. Which one……….Asian Games………..times from the year 1951 to the year 2006 ?

Ans : b

128. Where is Copacabana Beach located ?

Ans : c

129. Who was Leander Paes's ………US Open Tennis Tournament, 2006 ?

Ans : b

130. Who among………. the World Wide Web (WWW) ?

Ans : c

131. Three dice ( each having six faces ……….. 1 to 6) are rolled……………number 2?

Ans : a

132. All the six letters of the name SACHIN ………………SACHIN in that sequence ?

Ans : c

133. Five balls of different colours………….ways in which this can be done ?

Ans : d

134. Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2 boys……….Amit's friends and two are his wife's?

Ans : c

135. What is the maximum number of different paths ……..A and the station B ?

Ans : -

136. Pairs : a) T.S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India.

Ans : c

137. Which of………..Tshwane Declaration in October, 2006 ?

Ans : b

138. Recently, the European Union and other six countries…………not a signatory to it ?

Ans : a

139. Match : List-I (Person) List-II (Known As )- A. Bhajan Sopori ……

Ans : c

140. Which one…….Himalayan Passes…………..between India and China ?

Ans : c

141. How is Steve Fossett known as ?

Ans : b

142. Basel II relates to …….. International standards for safety in civil aviation.

Ans : d

143. Match : List-I (Person) List-II (Position/Organisation ) A. Nancy Pelosi……….

Ans : c

144. In which…………….Global Automotive Research Centre being set up ?

Ans : a

145. Consider : 1. Republicans won …………..U.S. House……..Elections held in the year 2006 ?

Ans : b

146. What is the broad area………Nobel Prize………..Physiology or Medicine……prize ?

Ans : b

147. In which one……………kimberlite been discovered in the recent past ?

Ans : b

148. Which one ……………Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ?

Ans : a

149. Consider : In the year 2006…..full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.

Ans : d

150. Consider : In November, 2006 DRDO ……..using Prithvi-II missile.

Ans : c

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