One life is not enough

The autobiography of former foreign minister Natwar singh which attained popular attention recently

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Current affair question and answer

1.The footballer who scored maximum number of goals in the world cups

• (A) Lionel messi
• (B) Diego Maradona
• (C)Miroslav Klose
• (D) Yogan Klinsman

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Miroslav Klose

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2. The 20th common wealth games held in Glasco recently.Where is it

• (A) Scottland
• (B) England
• (C) Holland
• (D)Spain

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Scottland

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3.The period of the 12th year plan in INDIA

• (A)1982-1987
• (B) 2007-2012
• (C)2002-2007
• (D) 2012-2017

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2012-2017 ‍

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4.The autobiography of former foriegn minister Natwar singh which attained popular attention recently

• (A) Vulgarness of politics
• (B) The broken wings
• (C) One life is not enough
• (D) My struggles

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One life is not enough

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5. How many districts include in Telangana states

• (A)10
• (B) 13
• (C) 23
• (D) 12

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10

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Bihar

                                

                                

Lalitha Kumaramangalam was Wednesday appointed as the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW).

Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed new Chief of National Commission for Women

US Open: Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares Win Mixed Doubles Title

Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title 2014

Sania Mirza won US Open mixed doubles titlewith her new partner Bruno Soares (Brazil). 

his was was Sania Mirza’s 5th mixed doubles final match at the Grand Slam level. This was her career’s 3rd Grand Slam title having won the Australian Open in 2009 and the French Open in 2012, both with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi.

Serena Williams Wins 3rd Straight US Open

Serena Williams wins third straight U.S. Open, 18th Grand Slam singles title

American Serena Williams has won her third consecutive U.S. Open women's tennis championship

Serena Williams holds her trophy while flanked by tennis greats Martina Navratilova (L) and Chris Evert following the women's singles finals match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 7, 2014.

Group of Twenty(G20)

 G-20 summits

The Group of Twenty (also known as the G-20 or G20) is a forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies.
The members, , include 19 individual countries—Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States—and the European Union (EU).

list of G-20 summits

NO                         DATE                          HOST COUNTRY              HOST CITY

1                   NOV 2008                             UNITED STATES              WASHINGTON DC

2                   APRIL 2009                           UNITED KINGDOM         LONDON

3                   SEPT  2009                             UNITED STATES             PITTSGURGH

4                   JUNE 2010                             CANADA                            TORONTO

5                  NOV 2010                              SOUTH KOREA                  SEOUL

6                   NOV 2011                             FRANCE                              CANNES

7                   JUNE 2012                            MEXICO                              LOS CABOS

8                  SEPT 2013                             RUSSIA                                SAINT PETERSBURG

9                   NOV 2014                              AUSTRALIA                        BRISBANE

10                 2015                                        TURKEY                              TBA     

The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri  is an Indian American author

Novels

• The Namesake (2003)
• The Lowland (2013)
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•  The Lowland was placed on the shortlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, which ultimately went to The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.
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Jnanpith Award 2013

Kedarnath Singh

most prominent modern poets writing Hindi

He was awarded the Jnanpith Award(2013)

Harmanpreet Kaur – New captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team

Harmanpreet Kaur – New captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team

April 1st, 2013

Harmanpreet Kaur was named the Captain of the Indian women’s Cricket team, she replaced Mithali Raj. Poonam Raut was named as the Vice-Captain of the team.

Agni-VI all set to take shape

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current affair

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General knowledge Question

1.Jnanpith award winner Chandrashekar Kambar is a writer of ___:

• [A]Sanskrit
• [B]Konkani
• [C]Kannada
• [D]Tamil

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Kannada

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2.One of the world’s most polluted river called Citarum river is located in ___:

• [A]France
• [B]Indonesia
• [C]Germany
• [D]Spain

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Indonesia

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3.Hantavirus affects which among the following parts of Human Body?

• [A]Lungs
• [B]Liver
• [C]Brain
• [D]Kidneys

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Lungs

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4.Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

• [A]Karnataka
• [B]Goa
• [C]Maharashtra
• [D]Andhra Pradesh

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Goa

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5.Parchin military base is located in ___:

• [A]Afghanistan
• [B]Pakistan
• [C]Iran
• [D]Syria

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Iran

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6.Fateh missile has been developed by ___:

• [A]Iran
• [B]Pakistan
• [C]Israel
• [D]Russia

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Iran

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7.157th member of the World Trade Organization is __:

• [A]Montenegro
• [B]Vanuatu
• [C]Russia
• [D]Tuvalu

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Vanuatu

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8.World’s first bendable battery has been invented by__:

• [A]South Korea
• [B]Japan
• [C]China
• [D]Brazil

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South Korea

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9.Maitree Express connects India with which of the following neighbours?

• [A]Bangladesh
• [B]Nepal
• [C]Bhutan
• [D]Myanmar

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Bangladesh

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10.The Hazara Shias people are inhabitants of __?

• [A]Pakistan
• [B]Saudi Arabia
• [C]Egypt
• [D]Indonesia

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 Mumbai won its 40th  Ranji Trophy

30-35 years jail fail for David Headley

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Pakistani -American David Cleman Headley will at most face 35 years in a US prison for his role in masterminiding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks attributed to the Lakshkar-e-Taiba

CURRENT AFFAIRS

BOMBAY JAYASREE'S SONG NOMINATED FOR OSCAR

(KERALA PSC TRICKS)

• Indian singer Bombay Jayashri won her first Academy Award nomination for writing the lyrics for the lilting 'Pi's Lullaby' in Ang Lee's ship-wreck story 'Life of Pi'.

•  She is competing with five other contenders for the Music (Original Song) category. 
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current affairs

Teachers' recruitment scam: Om Prakash Chautala, son get 10 years in jail

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 Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala have been sentenced to ten years in jail in the teachers' recruitment scam.

 

 

Barack Obama sworn in to 2nd term as US president

(kerala psc current affairs)

 US President Barack Obama was on 20/01/2013 officially sworn in for a second four-year term by the Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at a small White House ceremony

 

Kerala School Kalolsavam

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  Kozhikode district won the Gold cup in 53rd Kerala state school youth festival

Kozhikode is the defending champions for the past 7 years

 

Vatican appoints first ambassador to Malaysia

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 Pope Benedict XVI has appointed American Archbishop Joseph Marino (pix) as the first resident Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, after deciding to open a new nunciature (embassy) in Kuala Lumpur.

 

Photos of Hitler and his wife Eva Braun's final moments in bunker published by LIFE magazine

 Some unseen monochrome photographs of the blood spilled bunker, where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide, are on public display for the first time.

 Photos revealing the life of German dictator Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun in their final moments, in the dingy bunker where they committed suicide, have been released by LIFE magazine for the first time. 

 

The pictures, which were taken by William Vandivert, a former LIFE employee, in 1945, are in black and white and have been specially restored after a search through Life's archives

 

(Kerala psc question )

• Adolf Hitler ( 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party.

•  Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I.

•  he wrote his memoir, Mein Kampf (My Struggle)