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GK Exam 2018 D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S A C A D E M Y 1 0 0 G K F A C T S 2 0 1 8 C u r R e n t A f f a i r s Specially Designed For RIMC | SAINIK SCHOOL | RMS EXAM One month Crash Course for Sainik School is starting from 3rd December 2018 onwards New Batch P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y 03 DEC 2018 DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY 17 DEC 2018 D-22, NEHRU COLONY,OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND 24 DEC 2018 PHONE: 7060503010 About defence officers academy A L I T T L E B I T A B O U T Defence Officers Academy is a D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S premier Defence coaching institute A C A D E M Y in Nehru Colony, Dehradun which prepares candidates for various examinations for entrance to schools and institutions such as RIMC, Sainik Schools, RMS, NDA, IMA/OTA, AFCAT and ACC. Established in 2015 with an aim to provide high quality transformational training to students, Defence Officers Academy trains to improve their individual performance so that their full Team DOA potential can be reached and they can do best possible in the entrance exams. 0 1 Vision & Mission Best schools of India R M S R I M C S A I N I K S C H O O L RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOL RASHTRIYA INDIAN MILITARY COLLEGE SAINIK SCHOOL (TOTAL 5 SCHOOLS IN INDIA) ( 1 SCHOOLS IN INDIA) (TOTAL 25+ SCHOOLS IN INDIA) Vision: To provide best training to the young candidates so that they can join the defence schools and to produce employable resource for defence sector. We aim to remain source of inspiration for society to make the future better with the help of our knowledge, imagination Team DOA and innovation. Motto: The motto of Defence Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se Jeet “ and the training provided to students makes them walk on path of continuous improvement to achieve victory with patience. 0 2 100 GK FACTS 2018 1) Chardham in India North- Badrinath(Uttarakhand) South- Rameshwaram(Tamil Nadu) East- Jagannath Temple(Puri, Odisha) West- Dwaraka (Gujarat) It was established by Adi Shankaracharya 2) Kumb Mela(2019)- Allahabad Kumb Mela occurs at:- a. Ujjain on Shipra river. b. Haridwar on Ganga river. c. Nashik on Godavari river. d. Allahabad( Confluence of river Ganga & Yamuna) 3) Panch Prayag of Uttarakhand a. Devprayag- Alaknanda & Bhagirathi b. Rudraprayag- Alaknanda & Mandakini c. Karnaprayag- Alaknanda & Pindar d. Nandprayag- Alaknanda & Nandakini e. Vishnuprayag- Alaknanda & Dhauliganga Tehri Dam is the highest Dam of India on the river Bhagirathi. 4) Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary- Bhagalpur(Bihar). 6) Asia’s 1st Dolphin research centre- Patna University. 7) Dolphins & Bats produce Ultrasonic waves to regulate their movement. 8) In 2018, 330 MW Kishanganga Hydropower became operational over Kishanganga River in J & K. · Kishanganga River – Tributary of Jhelum River. · This project is disputed between India & Pakistan. 9) In 2018, PM laid foundation stone of Pakal Dul Hydro project over marusadar river(tributary of Chenab ) in J & K. 10) Pancheshwar Dam is disputed between India & Nepal located on the river Kali or Sharda river. 11) World’s largest Dam- 3 Gorges Dam on the river Yangtze in China. 12) India’s 1st under water tunnel within Hooghly River connects Kolkata and Howrah. 13) Dhola-Sadia Bridge is India’s largest road bridge in Assam on the river Lohit River (tributary of B Brahmaputra). It is named after Bhupen Hazarika(Assamese Singer). 14) Bogibeel bridge is India’s longest Rail – Road bridge on Brahmaputra River. 15) Chenani- Nashri tunnel is India,s longest all weather tunnel. 16) Zojila Tunnel is the longest bi-directional all weather tunnel. It connects Srinagar- Leh- Kargil. It i is Under Construction. 0 3 17) Pir Panjal Tunnel is the longest Railway tunnel in J&K. World’s highest railway bridge is under c construction over Chenab River. 18) Guwahati Railway Station is world’s 1st fully solar powered Railway Station. 19) Diu is 100 % solar Powered City. 20) Surat(Gujarat) is 100% health centre solar powered. 21) Kochi International (Kerala)is world’s 1st fully solar powered Airport. 22) World’s 1st solar Toilet in Kerala. 23) World’s 1st floating nuclear power plant- Russia(Akademik Lomonosov). 24) Bangladesh’s 1st nuclear power plant- Rooppur(with support of India & Russia). 25) World’s smallest rocket is launched by JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). 26) World’s smallest satellite launched by NASA named “KalamSat”developed by Rifath Sharook(Tamil Nadu). 27) National Sports University- Manipur. 28) India’s 1st railway university- Vadodra (Gujarat). 29) National war memorial- New Delhi. 30) SOPHIA is the 1st human robot recently visited India which is developed by HongKong company. It recently got Saudi-Arabia citizenship. 31) About SIKKIM · 1st open defecation free state. · 1st organic farming state. · In 2018 Pakyong airport became operational. · Chief Minister – Pawan Chamling(Longest serving CM) · Least populous state. 31) About KERALA · India’s 1st digital state. · Operation Sahyog & Operation Madad launched by Defence forces for rescue in 2018 floods. 32) About UTTARAKHAND · India’s 1st biofuel flight from Dehradun to Delhi in 2018. 33) About MEGHALAYA · Living Root bridges are found here. · Krem Puri : World’s longest sand stone cave discovered in Meghalaya. · AFSPA(Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958) revoked in 2018 from Meghalaya and some parts o of Arunachal Pradesh. · Sharmila Irom(Manipur) – called as ‘ Iron Lady ’ is the founder of People’s Resurgence Justice A Alliance (PRJA) political party. She protested against AFSPA in Manipur. 34) About Aruanchal Pradesh In 2018, 1st commercial flight landed at Pasighat Airport under ‘Udaan’ Scheme. 50th Tiger Reserve: kamlang Tiger Reserve. 0 4 35) OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Headquarter: Vienna (Austria) India is not a member Total 15 members. 36) 2022 FIFA World Cup venue - Qatar FIFA 2018 - Russia Mascot - Zabivaka (wolf) Winner- France defeated Croatia Player of the tournament (Golden Ball) - Luka Modric (Croatia) Golden Boot- Harry Cane (England) 36) In 2018, Nepal declared as Trachoma(bacterial Eye Infection) free 37) Malaria Summit 2018 took place in London. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium Protozoa carried by female Anopheles mosquito Anti malaria Drug: Quinine which is obtained from the bark of Cinchona plant (North America) 38) Ease of doing business Index 2018 is published by World Bank. India's Rank is 100/190 in 2018 Internationally, Newzealand's rank is 1 and Singapore rank is 2. In South Asian Country Bhutan is no: 1. In India, Andhra Pradesh is no: 1 and Telangana no: 2. 39) World Hindi Conference 2018 took place in Mauritius 40) 2018 peace talk between USA and North Korea took place at Sentosa Island in Singapore 41) UNDP ( United Nation Development Programme) Headquarter : New York Human Development Report (HDR) is published by UNDP India's rank is 130/ 189 Norway is no: 1 worldwide Niger's (Africa) rank is 189th . 42) UNESCO ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Headquarter : Paris India is a member of UNESCO. Members : 195 Function:- Protection of World’s Heritage Sites. World Heritage Sites by UNESCO a) 2018 : Victorian and Art Deco (Mumbai) b) 2017 : Ahmedabad Walled City (Gujarat) 0 5 43) IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Headquarter: Vienna(Austria) India is the member of IAEA Total members : 170 members 170th member is Grenada(Country) Director General : Yukia Amano (Japan) IAEA is also called as 'Nuclear Watch Dog’ 44) NSG (Nuclear Supplier Group) Total Members : 48 members India is not a member China is a member NOTE- a)- 1st Nuclear Test of India occured in Pokhran known as Smiling Buddha and Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister. b)- 2nd Nuclear Test of India also occured in Pokhran known as Shakti-182 and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. 45) Elisa Project is NASA‘s Project for detection of gravitation waves. 46) Jallikattu is a bull fighting event of Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Pongal recently banned by Supreme Court Kampala is Buffalo race event of Karnataka recently banned by Karnataka High Court. 47) Article 21 : Right to life and Personal Liberty. Article 21(A) : Right to Education “Right to privacy” is added under Article 21 49) NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization) It is a Military Group & its Headquarter is in Brussels(Belgium) Total members= 29 29th member = Montenegro India is not a member. 50) 38 degree parallel line is between North Korea & South Korea. The capital of South Korea is Seoul. Moon Jae-in is the president. It is a developed country a also known as "Land of Hermits'' 0 6 51) ISIS (Islamic state of Iraq & Syria) Head of ISIS= Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Syria's capital is Damascus. Its president is Bashar-al-Asad & it shares boundaries with Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey. Some Militants Group -BOKO HARAM- Nigeria -Taliban - Swat valley -Hamas- Palestine -Houtis- Yemen -FARC- Colombia -Darfur- Sudan -Chechanya- Russian Federation 52) ASEAN ( Association of South East Asian Nations) Headquarter:- Jakarta ( Indonesia) Total Member= 10 India is not a member Summit of ASEAN took place every year 2017 Summit - Manila(Philippines) 2018 Summit - Singapore 53) Odisha Cyclone named "Titli" affected Gopalpur(Odisha) and Kalingapatnam(Andra Pradesh) i in 2018 Florence Hurricane affected Florida, USA in 2018. 54) Some strategic ports: Gwadar : China’s port in Pakistan. Hambantota : China’s port in Sri Lanka Sittwe : China’s port in Myanmar Chittagong : China’s port in Bangladesh China is developing series of ports in Indian Ocean surrounding India known as ‘String of Pearls’.
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