31.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL ·        World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May   Every year, on 31 May, World Health Organization and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).   The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is “Tobacco and heart disease.” The day highlights the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for … Read more 31.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

27.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Supreme Court asks UP govt to file comprehensive plan to protect Taj Mahal   Blaming Uttar Pradesh government for taking “ad-hoc” approach towards protection of Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court  directed the state to file a comprehensive report for preservation of the 17th century structure and the ecology surrounding it. Meanwhile, a bench of … Read more 27.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

01-02.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   E- way bill has come into force with immediate effect   UP government has deferred the implementation of the e way bill, the mechanism to check tax evasion under the new tax regime Goods and services tax (GST) till further orders. The e- way bill was to be enforced from April 1.The … Read more 01-02.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

03.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Suresh Raina appointed as brand ambassador of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation   Suresh Raina appointed as the brand ambassador of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC)at a programme at Ghaziabad. It is the only city among 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh which has been declared open defecation free. This programme will help the municipal … Read more 03.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

08.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     UP behind India’s remarkable improvement in maternal mortality   Making a big leap towards improving maternal health, India recorded a decline of 82 points in its maternal mortality ratio according to the Special Maternal Mortality Bulletin released by Census department.   Evaluating maternal mortality indicators for two year period 2014-16, the demographers found that … Read more 08.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

29-30.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP moves ahead on simultaneous polls   UP government has set up a seven-member electoral reform committee to look at the possibility of having simultaneous elections in the state and having a common electoral roll for all elections.   The committee, set up under the chairmanship of cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh, is … Read more 29-30.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

2010- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

U.P.P.C.S. (Main) Examination – 2010 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER) 1. Louis Fischer, the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, was associated with the movement of (a) Civil Disobedience (b) Individual Satyagraha (c) Non-co-operation (d) Quit India 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote the ‘Discovery of India’ in: (a) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail (b) Alipur Central Jail (c) Mandalay Jail … Read more 2010- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

01.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh India’s most polluted state: Greenpeace report   ð  With 15 of its cities among 30 cities with highest levels of toxic air in the country, Uttar Pradesh is India’s most polluted state, says a Greenpeace India report.   ð  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi turned out to be the … Read more 01.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

27.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP assembly clears bill to control organised crime   UP Assembly  passed a stringent bill to control organsied crime amid walkout of Opposition members, who term it a “draconian” legislation. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath re-introduced the UP Control of Organised Crime Bill (UPCOCB) in assembly on Tuesday as legislative council, where ruling BJP doesn’t have a majority, rejected … Read more 27.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

    Uttar Pradesh   No-frills airports’ in 10 UP cities to boost infrastructure, air connectivity   To promote air connectivity across regions and in remote areas, airstrips in 10 cities of Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Aligarh, are to be converted into ‘no-frills airports’.   The locations were identified based on the … Read more 17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs