UN Organizations and their Headquarters

United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization established on 24 October 1945 to promote international co-operation. UN was Founded on 24th October 1945. 

- India is one among 51 founding Members.

- Total 193 countries are member of United Nations General Assembly.

- South Sudan in youngest UN Member to join on 14 July 2011

- Six Official languages of UN: Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Arabic.

- Ban Ki-moon from South Korea is Secretary-General of UN.

UN Organizations and their Headquarters:

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India GK Question Paper 117

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India GK Question Paper NO. 117:
Q.1961 Carbon monoxide poisoning affects mainly which one of the following ?
A. Digestive activity
B. Liver Functioning
C. Kidney Functioning
D. Oxygen carryin capacity of blood
Ans: D

Q.1962 Sir creek dispute is in between which of the following two country ?
A. India-Pakistan
B. Afganistan-Pakistan
C. China-India
D. India-Bangladesh
Ans: A

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Population explosion in India, Pakistan

"Population and work force are asset of Nation", these words have scope in politician rally only. If you think wisely alarming population is biggest threat for south asian counties like India and Pakistan. Population size, growth rate, and its composition play an vital role in the social and economic development of a country. It plays crucial role for drafting the plans, framework of economic policies and judging the growth and development. Moreover population is biggest policy and plan spoiler in these countries. India and Pakistan is among those developing countries where population growth is fairly high. The major cause behind higher growth rate is high fertility rate and social structures. The population journey of Delhi and Karchi brings with Delhi having twice population of Karachi but Now now condition is reverse.

Consider the example of Delhi, India's 2nd most populous city after Mumbai. The total population of Delhi as per the provisional figures is 16753235 comprising 8976410 males and 7776825 females as com pared to the total population as per census 2001 of 13850507. The decadal growth of population for Delhi has decli ned from 51.45% in 1981-91 to 47.02% in 1991-2001 to 20.96 in 2001-2011. The average annual exponential growth rate of populatio n of Delhi during 2001-2011 has been recorded as 1.92%.  Now comes the most alarming condition of Karachi, Pakistan where population becomes double each 10 years in most of census. According to new Pakistan Economic Survey 2013-14, at present it is the sixth most populous country in the world with projected population of 188 million. Karachi is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in Pakistan and the capital of Sindh province. In 2014, Karachi has an estimated population of more than 23.7 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the world by population within the city limits, the 7th largest urban agglomeration and the largest city in the Muslim world. The worst part is neither it has too much employment nor resources. India and pakistan must take a lesson bring some family planning programme with 1 Child or 2 child policy to make it better place to live for generations. 

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India GK Question Paper 116

India GK Question Sample Paper 116: India General Knowledge (GK) Sample Question Paper No. 116 with Collection of 20 Question of India GK Questions under GK Quiz in PDF @  India GK Sample Papers. India General Knowledge (GK) and General Science (GS) Questions are also available with Quiz on daily basis. For Update on India GK Quiz Follow us on 

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India GK Question Paper NO. 116:
Q.1941 RBI issues currency notes against which of the following
A. Gold
B. Foreign security
C. Govt. of India security
D. All the above
Ans: D

Q.1942 Which of the following is the general direction of flow of summer mansoon in India ?
A. South to north
B. South-West to South-East
C. South-East to South-West
D. South-West to North-West
Ans: D

Q.1943 What is sex ratio as per Census 2011 ?
A. 935
B. 940
C. 945
D. 950
Ans: B

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Current Affairs November 2014 for India, World

Current Affairs of India, World for the Month of November  2014: Current Affairs General Knowledge(GK) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for IAS/ Bank and other competitive examinations across India.  As part of Current Affairs , We will daily provides you Question of Current Affairs, India GK and World GK during whole month of November 2014. For Current Affairs Live Updates Follow us:
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Current Affairs for November 2014 - Daily Updates:
- Devendra Fadnavis was on Friday sworn in as Chief Minister of the first BJP govt in Maharashtra at a grand ceremony. 44-year-old Fadnavis, a fourth time MLA and the second Brahmin to occupy the top post in the state, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at the Wankhede Stadium in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, several Union ministers and veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi among others.
- Former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson, wanted in India in connection with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which claimed over 3,000 lives in one of the world's most lethal industrial accidents, has died in the US state of Florida aged 92.
-  India's Pankaj Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship (time format) title to bag a record 12th world crown and also complete a rare 'Grand Double' post his third win in both the long and short formats in the same year.
- India re-elected to UN Economic and Social Council. India has overwhelmingly won its re-election to the UN body on economic and social issues, garnering the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group. The 193-member UN General Assembly elected 18 members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2015.

- Petrol price was on Friday cut by Rs 2.41 a litre, the sixth reduction since August, and diesel by Rs 2.25 per litre on back of falling international oil rates.

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India GK Question Paper 115

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India GK Question Paper NO. 115:
Q.1926 Which of the following crops in Vijayanagar empire was widely exported?
A. Black Pepper
B. Tea
C. Tobacco
D. None of the above
Ans: A

Q.1927 Which of the following introduced Perso-Arabic melodies (ragas) into Indian Music?
A. Firdausi
B. Sadi
C. Amir Khusrau
D. None of the above
Ans: C

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Nobel Prize and India

Nobel Prize and India:
i. Nobel Prize is given in memory of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.
ii. Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics since 1901.
iii. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
iv. Nobel laureates of India are following.
- Kailash Satyarthi, Peace, 2014
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan*, Chemistry, 2009
- Rajendra K. Pachauri, Peace, 2007
- Amartya Sen*, Economic Sciences, 1998
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar*, Physics, 1983
- Mother Teresa, born in Ottoman Empir, Peace, 1979.
- Har Gobind Khorana*, Physiology or Medicine, 1968
- C.V. Raman, Physics, 1930
- Rabindranath Tagore, Literature, 1913
- Rudyard Kipling*, Literature, 1907
- Ronald Ross*, Physiology or Medicine,1902
* Indian Born Only.

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