Thursday, December 16, 2010

LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS BY SATISH....

Q1) Who is the President of Kenya
a) Akira Suzuki
b) Mwai Kibaki
c) M D Sudan
d) K Manda

Q2) According to the reports, India will have dedicated Forest satellite in
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
d) 2014

Q3) Which Cricketer has been secelted as brand ambassador of ICC for 2010-2011?
a) Kevin Pieterson
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Virender Sehwag
d) Ricky Ponting

Q4) Sachin Completed a record of making 14000 runns in test matches against ?
a) Australia
b) South Africa
c) New Zealand
d) None of the above

Q5) Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to celebrate ………….. as the National Voters Day?
a) 25 January
b) 25 February
c) 25 March
d) 25 April

Q6) India has got membership of UN security council for how many years?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1

Q7) According to Forbes magzine, who is the most powerful women in the world?
a) Sonia Gandhi
b) Michelle Obama
c) Indira Nooyi
d) Oprah Vinfrey

Q8) Germany completed ……. years of union of East & West Germany?
a) 20
b) 30
c) 40
d) 50

Q9) Which is India`s first state to provide Online Voting?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu

Q10) Heaquater of IFC (International Finance Corporation) is in? = Washington ,USA

Q11) Historic innings of which indian cricketer has been included in TIME MAGZINE`s greatest sporting moments?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virender Sehwag
c) M S Dhoni
d) Gautam Gambhir

Q12) Poulomi Ghatak is related to which sport?
a) Lawn Tennis
b) Shooting
c) Table Tennis
d) Hockey

Q13) Who won highest number of medals in youth Olympic Games 2010?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) Australia

Q14) Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of ?
a) Vit A
b) Vit B
c) Vit C
d) Vit E

AGRICULTURE....

Agriculture is the production, processing, marketing, and use of foods, fibers and byproducts from plant crops and animals. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture is also observed in certain species of ant and termite.

Crop statistics:-
Important categories of crops include grains and pseudograins, pulses (legumes), forage, and fruits and vegetables. Specific crops are cultivated in distinct growing regions throughout the world. In millions of metric tons, based on FAO estimate.Top agricultural products, by crop types
(million tonnes) 2004 data
Cereals 2,263
Vegetables and melons 866
Roots and Tubers 715
Milk 619
Fruit 503
Meat 259
Oilcrops 133
Fish (2001 estimate) 130
Eggs 63
Pulses 60
Vegetable Fiber 30
Source:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)[50]
Top agricultural products, by individual crops
(million tonnes) 2004 data
Sugar Cane 1,324
Maize 721
Wheat 627
Rice 605
Potatoes 328
Sugar Beet 249
Soybean 204
Oil Palm Fruit 162
Barley 154
Tomato 120
Source:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO
List of countries by agricultural output
Main article: List of countries by GDP sector composition

Global agricultural output in 2005.

Below is a list of countries by agricultural output in 2009. Output is in millions of US$.Rank Country Output
1 China 520,352
— European Union 312,498
2 India 210,116
3 United States 171,075
4 Brazil 96,016
5 Japan 81,089
6 Russia 57,774
7 Spain 48,313
8 France 48,167
9 Australia 40,885
10 Italy 38,129