General knowledge miscellaneous


  1. The first non-stop air-conditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged off between









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    Duronto Express (“Rebel” or “rebellious” or “Restless” in a positive way) is a category of long distance trains run by the Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts. Mamata Banerjee announced the introduction of the non-stop Duronto Express trains in the Indian Rail budget 2009-10 as a first step towards high speed rail travel in India. The first Duronto ran between Sealdah and New Delhi.

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    Duronto Express (“Rebel” or “rebellious” or “Restless” in a positive way) is a category of long distance trains run by the Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts. Mamata Banerjee announced the introduction of the non-stop Duronto Express trains in the Indian Rail budget 2009-10 as a first step towards high speed rail travel in India. The first Duronto ran between Sealdah and New Delhi.


  1. The book “It was Five Past Midnight” is on









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    Five Past Midnight in Bhopal The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster (2001) is a book by Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro. It describes the events of the Bhopal disaster. The book inspired Oliver Stone to make a film based on the book titled It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal. The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

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    Five Past Midnight in Bhopal The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster (2001) is a book by Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro. It describes the events of the Bhopal disaster. The book inspired Oliver Stone to make a film based on the book titled It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal. The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.



  1. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy ?









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    Duvvuri Subbarao was born on 11 August 1949 is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Subbarao is a 1972 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. On 5 September 2008, he was appointed the twenty-second Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Note : After Shri D.Subbarao Shri Raghuram Rajan was appointed as RBI Governor.

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    Duvvuri Subbarao was born on 11 August 1949 is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Subbarao is a 1972 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. On 5 September 2008, he was appointed the twenty-second Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Note : After Shri D.Subbarao Shri Raghuram Rajan was appointed as RBI Governor.


  1. Who laid the wreath at the “Amar Jawan Jyoti” (India Gate) on 26th January, 2009?









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    The Prime Minister of India first lays a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate, in memory of all members of the armed forces who gave up their life for the country. After that there is the 21 gun salute, unfurling of the National Flag and singing of the National Anthem. Next, awards such as the Paramvir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented to gallantry award winners.

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    The Prime Minister of India first lays a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate, in memory of all members of the armed forces who gave up their life for the country. After that there is the 21 gun salute, unfurling of the National Flag and singing of the National Anthem. Next, awards such as the Paramvir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented to gallantry award winners.



  1. Why was the name of Kuber Singh, a 17-year-old student of G.D. Goenka World School, in the news on 20th January, 2009?









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    Kuber Singh, a class XII student at GD Goenka World school in Gurgaon is the only student from India who got an invitation to attend the President Youth Inaugural Conference organised by the US Congressional Youth Leadership Council. He was among the lucky few who headed for US to be face to face with President elect Obama and other dignitaries.

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    Kuber Singh, a class XII student at GD Goenka World school in Gurgaon is the only student from India who got an invitation to attend the President Youth Inaugural Conference organised by the US Congressional Youth Leadership Council. He was among the lucky few who headed for US to be face to face with President elect Obama and other dignitaries.