The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival came to a glittering close with the nine-member jury giving out the big awards at the prestigious festival. The awards were selected by a nine-member jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon and presented in a closing ceremony inside Cannes’ Grand Lumière Theater. The jury included an Indian face in actor Deepika Padukone.  Palme d’Or: Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund Grand Prix: Stars at Noon, directed by Claire Denis and Close directed by Lukas Dhont Jury Prize: Eo ..read more

 1) Why was Roberta Metsola in the news in January 2022? 1. She was elected as the president of the World Bank. 2. She was elected as the president of the INTERPOL. 3. She was elected as the president of the European Parliament. 4. She was elected as the president of UNICEF   2) Why was Roberta Metsola in the news in January 2022? 1. She was elected as the president of the World Bank. 2. She was elected as the president of the INTERPOL. 3. She was elected as the president of the European Parliament. 4. She was elected as the president of UNICEF.   3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..read more

 1. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (A) Real GDP is calculated by valuing outputs of different years at common prices (B) Potential GDP is the real GDP that the economy would produce if its resources were fully employed (C) Nominal GDP is calculated by valuing outputs of different years at constant prices (D) Real GDP per capita is the ratio of real GDP divided by population 2. The mismatch in the regional or occupational pattern of job vacancies and the pattern of worker availability results in— (A) Structural unemployment (B) Disguised unemployment (C) Altered une ..read more

1. Who was the first President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad 2. Who was the first Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India – C. Rajagopalachari 4. Who was the first Mughal emperor – Babur 5. Who was the first President of USA – John Hanson 6. Who was the first woman President of India – Pratibha Devisingh Patil 7. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi 8. Who was the first king of India – Chandragupta Maurya 9. Who was the first astronaut – Yuri Gagarin 10. Who was the ..read more

State Common name Binomial nomenclature       Andhra Pradesh Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Arunachal Pradesh Great hornbill Buceros bicornis Assam White-winged wood duck Asarcornis scutulata Bihar Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Chhattisgarh Bastar hill myna Gracula religiosa peninsularis Goa Black-crested bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris Gujarat Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Haryana Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Himachal Pradesh Western tragopan (Jujurana) Tragopan melanocephalus Jammu and Kashmir Black-necked crane Grus nigrico ..read more

1. Sukumar Sen : 21 March, 1950 to 19 December, 1958 2. K. V. K. Sundaram : 20 December, 1958 to 30 September, 1967 3. S. P. Sen Verma : 1 October, 1967 to 30 September, 1972 4. Nagendra Singh : 1 October, 1972 to 6 February, 1973 5. T. Swaminathan : 7 February, 1973 to 17 June, 1977 6. S. L. Shakdhar : 18 June, 1977 to 17 June, 1982 7. R. K. Trivedi : 18 June, 1982 to 31 December, 1985 8. R. V. S. Peri Sastri : 1 January, 1986 to 25 November, 1990 9. V. S. Ramadevi : 26 November, 1990 to 11 December, 199 ..read more

Who is the father of Modern Physics – Galileo Galilei Who is the father of the Green Revolution – Norman Ernest Borlaug Who is the father of Microbiology – Antonie Philips Van Leeuwenhoek Who is the father of Modern Astronomy – Nicolaus Copernicus Who is the father of Nuclear Physics – Ernest Rutherford Who is the father of Nuclear Science – Marie Curie and Pierre Curie Who is the father of Computer Science – George Boole and Alan Turing Who is the father of Biology – Aristotle Who is the father of the Green R ..read more

Padma Vibhushan Award 2018 Winners : Sl. No Name Field State 1. Shri Illaiyaraja Art-Music Tamil Nadu 2. Shri Ghulam Mustafa Khan Art-Music Maharashtra 3. Shri Parameswaran Parameswaran Literature and Education Kerala Padma Bhushan Award 2018 Winners: The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award (after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan) in the Republic of India. Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of high order. Sl. No Name Field State 4. Shri Pankaj Advani Sports-Billiards/Snooker Karnataka 5. Shri Philipose Mar Chrysostom Others-Spiritualism K ..read more

Miss World 1951 - Kiki Haakonson, Sweden Miss World 1952 - May Louise Flodin, Sweden Miss World 1953 - Denise Perrier, France Miss World 1954 - Antigone Costanda, Egypt Miss World 1955 - Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela Miss World 1956 - Petra Schurmann, Germany Miss World 1957 - Marita Lindahl, Finland Miss World 1958 - Penelope Coelen, South Africa Miss World 1959 - Corine Rottschafer, Holland Miss World 1960 - Norma Cappagli, Argentina Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom Miss World 1962 - Catharine Lodders, Holland Miss World 1963 - Carole Crawford, Jamaica Miss World 1964 - An ..read more

A Afghanistan : Capital - Kabul; President - Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Albania : Capital - Tirana; President - Bujar Nishani; Prime Minister - Edi Rama Algeria : Capital - Algiers; President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Prime Minister - Abdelmadjid Tebboune Angola : Capital - Luanda; President - Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Antigua and Barbuda : Capital - St. John's; Governor General-Sir Rodney Williams, Prime Minister - Gaston Browne Argentina : Capital - Buenos Aires; President - Mauricio Macri Armenia : Capital - Yerevan; President - Serzh Sargsyan; Prime Minister - Ka ..read more