highlights of the Railway Budget 2015-16

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 26 February 2015 presented the first full-fledged Rail Budget of the Modi government for 2015-16. He did not announce any new trains, saying on the ground that a review was on about the capacity to add more trains which will be announced after the review is over. Against the backdrop of talk of

GK QUE

1) Which team won the Hockey India League 2015?

(A) Ranchi Rays

(B) Punjab Warriors

(C) Delhi Wave Riders

(D) Dabang Mumbai 

2) Who took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the fourth time on 22 February 2015?

(A) Jitan Ram Manjhi

Railway Budget 2015

Here we are posting the live proceedings of the Rail Budget presented by the new Rail minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu. Follow us and Keep refreshing for more updates.

• Revamp of Railway Staff Quarters and RPF barracks.
• Rs.2000 cr for Coastal Connectivity Program; Rs.2500 cr through BOT/Annuity route. 1000 MWSolar plant; 100DEMUs to dual fuel
• Setting up ‘Kayakalp’ to help in Technology Upgradation.
• Decentralise, deregulate and delegate to make freight business simpler.
• 1,00,011 Cr. Planning Budget in 2015-16
• Corporate safety Plans; ISRO to be involved; 3438 level Xings to be eliminated, Rly expense increased by 2600%
• MUTP-III project for Mumbai. 
• Malviya Chair at IIT BHU for Railway technology excellence.

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1) Which is the only licensed flag production unit in India? - Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli

2) Who is the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

Daily update 25 Feb 2015

1. AAP Government's First Decisions: Cheaper Power, Free Water, Demolition Ban

i. The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has jump-started its plan to slash electricity bills and provide free water.  AAP Government announced a 50 per cent subsidy on power consumption up to 400 units on the existing Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) rates in Delhi. 

GK QUE.

1) Which former India cricket captain has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

(A) Sunil Gavaskar

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Sourav Ganguly

(D) Kapil Dev

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUE.

1) India on 16 February 2015 inked a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which among the following countries?

(A) Srilanka

(B) Brazil

(C) Nepal

(D) Cuba 

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1. Think - tank of Government of India that replaces Planning Commission of India is...

1) NITI Vakya

2) NITI Vajpayee

3) NITI Prasasthi

4) NITI Dharma

5) NITI Aayog

2. NITI Aayog stands for......

G K

1. Name the indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile, successfully tested from a test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast on 19th Feb’15?

A. Agni V

B. Aakash-III

C. Agni VI

D. Prithvi-II

E. None of these

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Dear reader here we are providing general knowledge quiz which will be 

helpful in upcoming exam.

1.    The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

      A.  1901   

      B.  1921

      C.  1941   

      D.  1951

DAILY UPDATES 24 FEB 2015

1. Salaries in PSU Banks increased by 15%

i. Employee unions of public sector banks withdrew their strike call following an agreement with the management on 15 per cent wage hike. 

ii. The bank unions had threatened to go on 4-day nation-wide strike from February 25 demanding 19 per cent hike in wages. The wage hike was due from November 2012. 

iii. The bank employees will now also get holidays on two Saturdays in a month. The banks, however, will work full-day on remaining Saturdays instead of the current practice of half-day.

OSCARS AWARDS 2015

Friends.. Honoring the best cinematic talent from Hollywood, the 87th Academy Awards or the Oscars have finally wrapped up. Presented in 24 different categories, the winners for the most coveted film awards have been announced, putting an end to the suspense. While The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman faced a tie bagging four awards each, Whiplash managed to pick

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1) Which dignitary, who is not the members of Parliament, has the right to address it? - Attorney General Of India

2) The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as? - Exosphere

3) Soil formed from leaching and oxidation is? - Laterite soil

4) Photon is the fundamental unit/quantum of? - Light