హరిహర: November 2013

International Days in September by United Nations

5 September—International Day of Charity
8 September— International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
10 September— World Suicide
Prevention Day [WHO]
12 September— United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 September—International Day of Democracy
16 September— International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 September— International Day of Peace
26 September(Last week of
September) — World Maritime Day [IMO]
27 September— World Tourism Day UNWTO
28 September— World Rabies Day
[WHO]
28 September(Last Saturday in
September) —World Heart Day [WHO]

Punch line of Banks

*Punjab National Bank->The name
you can Bank upon
*Corporation Bank->A premier
Public Sector Bank
*United Bank of India->The Bank
that begins with you
*Bank of India->Relationship
Beyond Banking
*Vijaya Bank->A
friend you can bank upon
*Bank of Maharashtra->One
Family oneBank
*Allahabad Bank->A
tradition of trust
*Bank of Baroda->India’s
International Bank
*Indian Overseas Bank->Touching Hearts, Spreading Smiles
*Union Bank of India->Good
People to Bank with
*Dena Bank->Trusted
Family Bank
*Syndicate Bank->Faithful
Friendly

GK For UPSC&SSC

1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se
acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal
2. Who give music to the song "Sare
jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar
3. Which is the worlds oldest news
agency ?
Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse)
4. What is the chemical name of Tear
Gas ?
Answer: Chloroacetophenone
5. Which is the only hobby
recognized by the United Nations ?
Answer: Ham Radio
6. What is the national flower of
Pakistan ?
Answer: Jasmine
7. What is the scientific name of
Cockroach ?
Answer: Periplaneta americana
8. What is the unit of luminous
intensity ?
Answer: Candela
9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open
men's title ?
Answer: Andy Murray
10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us
open women's title ?
Answer: Serena Williams
11. Which famous writer is known as
Father of Snow Golf ?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling
12. How many Schedules are there in
the Indian Constitution ?
Answer: 12
13. Which planet is known as Red
planet ?
Answer: Mars
14. Which European countries are
separated by Market Reef ?
Answer: Finland and Sweden
15. Who is the author of
Panchtantra ?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
16. Which is the coldest planet in
solar system ?
Answer: Neptune
17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in
Odisha was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Germany
18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West
Bengal was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Britain
19. The Bhilai Steel Plant in
Chattisgarh was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Russia
20. Who is the first and only Muslim
lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana
21. Who composed the national
anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona
bangla) ?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
22. Who wrote the book Planned
economy for India ?
Answer: M. Visvesvaraya (He is known
as father of Indian planning, his
birthday September 15 is observed as
Engineer's Day in India )
23. Which is the oldest sports in the
world ?
Answer: Archery ( It is the national
sports of Bhutan)
24. What is the normal duration of
Hockey game ?
Answer: 70 Minuets
25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka
describes the conquest of Kalinga by
Asoka ?
Answer: No. XIII (13)
* 26. Who is the author of Joy of
Numbers ?
Answer: Shakuntala Devi
* 27. Who is the creator of the
painting The Potato Eaters ?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh
*28. Folketing is the parliament of
which country ?
answer: Denmark
* 29. What s the chemical name of
Lime stone ?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate
* 30. Zero degree centigrade equal to
_________ degree Fahrenheit ?
Answer: 32

National Anthems of Some Countries

Jana Gana Mana => India
The Star-Spangled Banner => America
God Save the Queen => Britain
Qaumi Taranah => Pakistan
March of the Volunteers => China
Indonesia Raya => Indonesia
Amar Sonar Bangla => Bangladesh
Kimigayo => Japan
Kassaman => Algeria
Druk tsendhen => Bhutan
Kaba Ma Kyei => Myanmar
Mawtini => Iraq
Al-Nasheed Al-Watani => Kuwait

LATEST APPOINTMENTS IN THE WORLD

1. Abdulla Yameen appointed as the
new President of Maldives.
2. Bill de Blasio - New York City's first
Democratic mayor in two decades.
3. Imomali Rakhmon Reelected as the
President of Tajikistan
4. Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani appointed
New Pakistan's envoy to USA.
5. Syed Ibne Abbas: New Pakistani
envoy to India.
6. Ms Tehmina Janjua: Pakistan's
permanent representative (PR) for the
United Nations in New York.
7. Nawaz Sharif: New Pm of Pakistan
8. Mamnoon Hussain - 12th President
of Pakistan
9. Miss World 2013: Megan Young
from Philippines
10. Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria
- New World Muslimah 2013
11. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: New Mali
President
12. Mulatu Teshome: New president
of Ethiopia
13. Hun Sen: New Cambodian Prime
Minister
14. Tony Abbott :New PM of Australia.
He succeeded Kevin Rudd
15. Nouri Abusahmain: Preseident of
Libya
16. Ali Zeidan: Libya PM (Prime
Minister)
17. Wael Nader Al-Halqi: Prime
Minister of Syria.
18. C.V. Wigneswaran - Northern
Province CM of Sri Lanka.
19. Satya Nadella (India-born) – New
Microsoft CEO
20. Roberto Azevedo - Head of W.T.O.
21. New King of Belgium: Prince
Philippe
22. Samantha Power - US ambassador
to United Nations.
23. Susan Elizabeth Rice - National
Security Adviser to Obama
24. James Comey - next FBI Director
of US.
25. Staffan de Mistura - Italian
Special Envoy to India.
26. Dr. Christopher Briggs - Secretary
General of the Ramsar Convention .
27. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, first
woman regional director of WHO
28. Takehiko Nakao – new President of
ADB
29. Ashok Vemuri - the President and
CEO of iGate Corporation.
30. Puneet Talwar - the Assistant
Secretary of State for Political Military
Affairs by the US President Barack
Obama.
31. The new Argentine pope Jorge
Mario Bergoglio (76) - new Pope
becomes the 266th pontiff.
32. Thomas Batch (Germany) - 9th
President of IOC ( succeeded Jacques
Rogge of Belgium.)
33. Rangaswamy Srinivasan is the
only Indian American re-nominated
by Obama for the District of Columbia
Circuit.
34. Elbegdorj Tsakhia – New Mongolia
president.
35. Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal -
New Deputy Special Representative
for the United Nations
Multidimensional Integrated
Stabilization Mission in Mali
(MINUSMA).
36. Satish Babu(Director,
International Centre for Free and
Open Source Software (ICFOSS)) –
elected to 2014 Nominating
Committee of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Numbers
and Names (ICANN). .
37. Hassan Rouhani – New Iran's
seventh President
38. Robert Mugabe – President of
Zimbabwe
39. Pak Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed - UN
military advisor
40. Shinzo Abe - New PM of Japan.
41. John Kerry- The secretary of state
(US).
42. Nicos Anastasiades - President of
Cyprus .
43. Hazem El-Beblawi - new Prime
Minister of Egypt
44. Khil Raj Regmi – New Prime
Minister of Nepal
45. Park Geun-hye - President of S.
Korea (1st women president).
46. Raul Castro - President in Cuba.
47. New King of Netherlands: Willem-
Alexander
48. Enrico Letta – New PM of Italy
49. Srikanth Srinivasan - first Indian-
American judge in the U.S. Supreme
Court
50. Abdul Hamid- New Bangladesh
President
51. Elbegdorj Tsakhia new Mongolia
President

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Thursday, 21 November 2013

International Days in September by United Nations

Punch line of Banks

GK For UPSC&SSC

National Anthems of Some Countries

LATEST APPOINTMENTS IN THE WORLD

30 GK Questions