Call Support +91-85588-96644

Exam Categories

International Tests

View More

Defence & Para Military

Assessment-I

View More

Assessment-II

View More

Placement & IT Sector

Assessment-III

View More

Aptitude/GK/Vocational Skill Tests

View More
TCYonline

Login

Sign Up

Please enter a Username or Email ID
Please enter a password
Keep me logged in
Forgot Password?
Please enter your name
Please enter your mobile number
You can't leave Captcha Code empty
By submitting this form, you agree to the Terms & Privacy Policy.
Already Registered? Login Here
OR

Sign Up via Facebook

Sign Up via Google

Sign Up via Twitter

Download Software
Tests given

Download TCY App

App Image
Subscribe to Unlock Test Prep Material close
Choose Exam Category

Unlock All Services And Enjoy The Premium Benefits

1 Month Plan

US$ 10

Subscribe Now

Valid For 1 Month

2 Month Plan

US$ 13

Subscribe Now

Valid For 2 Months

3 Month Plan

US$ 15

Subscribe Now

Valid For 3 Months

4 Month Plan

US$ 17

Subscribe Now

Valid For 4 Months

5 Month Plan

US$ 19

Subscribe Now

Valid For 5 Months

6 Month Plan

US$ 20

Subscribe Now

Valid For 6 Months

7 Month Plan

US$ 21

Subscribe Now

Valid For 7 Months

8 Month Plan

US$ 22

Subscribe Now

Valid For 8 Months

9 Month Plan

US$ 23

Subscribe Now

Valid For 9 Months

10 Month Plan

US$ 24

Subscribe Now

Valid For 10 Months

11 Month Plan

US$ 25

Subscribe Now

Valid For 11 Months

12 Month Plan

US$ 26

Subscribe Now

Valid For 12 Months

  • Payment made in INR entitles you to use Test in INDIA only
  • Each test can be attempted only once
 
loading

General Awareness

googleplus facebook

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

29 Oct 2024

DAILY G.K. TEST

Start Test

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Shaktikanta Das Earns A+ in Central Bank Report Card 2024 (29)

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das was awarded an A+ grade in the Central Bank Report Cards 2024, marking his second consecutive year of recognition. This accolade was presented by Global Finance during an event in Washington, D.C. The grades, ranging from "A+" to "F," assess central banks on their effectiveness in critical areas such as inflation control, economic growth targets, currency stability, and interest rate management.
  • Since 1994, Global Finance has published the Central Bank Report Cards annually.
  • The report grades central bank governors from nearly 100 key countries, territories, and regions, including the European Union and various central banks in the Caribbean and Africa.
  • Global Finance was established in 1987, making it a reputable source in the field of international finance.
View Month Wise

ENVIRONMENT

NTPC and Indian Army Join Hands for Round-the-Clock Power Supply using Green Hydrogen

  • State-owned power generator NTPC partnered with the Indian Army to set up a Solar Hydrogen-based microgrid at Chushul, Ladakh. This will provide a stable power supply using Green Hydrogen in off-grid Army locations. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of this project.
  • NTPC designed this Solar Hydrogen-based microgrid system to operate independently, using hydrogen as an energy storage medium. This project will supply 200kW of power round-the-clock throughout the year.
  • This system will replace existing diesel gensets at off-grid Army locations, providing a sustainable power supply despite harsh winter conditions, where temperatures drop to -30°C at an altitude of 4,400 meters. NTPC will maintain the project for 25 years.
View Month Wise

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Global Finance Magazine Names SBI Best Bank in India for 2024

  • State Bank of India (SBI) was awarded the title of Best Bank in India for 2024 by Global Finance Magazine during its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards, held in Washington, coinciding with the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. SBI Chairman C. S. Setty accepted the award, highlighting the bank's dedication to exceptional services and its role in promoting financial inclusion across the nation. This recognition underscores SBI's long-standing commitment to winning customer trust and its pivotal role in the evolving Indian banking landscape.
  • The Global Finance Best Bank Awards are renowned for their credibility, serving as a benchmark for assessing financial institutions worldwide. The awards provide valuable insights for corporate decision-makers, especially amid global economic challenges.
View Month Wise

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sarvam AI Launches New Language Model for Indian Languages

  • Bengaluru-based start-up Sarvam AI launched a new large language model, Sarvam 1. The AI model is open-source and has been trained on 11 languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and English.
  • The 2-billion-parameter model was trained on 4 trillion tokens on a custom tokeniser curated by Sarvam on Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs. The company claims that the tokeniser is up to four times more efficient than other AI models which were trained on Indian languages.
View Month Wise

SPORTS

Sharapova, Bryan Brothers Inducted into 2025 Tennis Hall of Fame Class

  • Five-time Grand Slam singles champion Maria Sharapova and the record-breaking American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. The induction ceremony is scheduled for August 23, 2025 at the Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, where the tennis icons will officially be honoured for their remarkable careers.
  • Sharapova's legacy includes being the first Russian woman to achieve the world No. 1 ranking in 2005. Her career highlights feature a career Grand Slam, placing her among just ten women to accomplish this feat, and a silver medal from the 2012 Olympics. Despite a 15-month suspension in 2016 due to a meldonium-related controversy, Sharapova's remarkable achievements, including nearly $40 million in prize money, have made her a global icon.
  • American twins Bob and Mike Bryan are celebrated as the most successful doubles team in tennis history. Their career boasts 16 Grand Slam titles, an Olympic gold medal, and a record 438 weeks as the world No. 1 team. Together, they hold an impressive 119 titles, including 39 ATP Masters 1000 championships.

Pan Pacific Open: Zheng Wins Third Title of 2024

  • China's Zheng Qinwen produced near-flawless serves and defeated American Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-3 and captured the Pan Pacific Open title for her third trophy this season. Zheng hit 33 winners and fired off 16 aces as she took the victory in an hour and 52 minutes under a closed roof after heavy rain interrupted the first set.

Chirag Chikkara Leads India to Gold at U23 World Wrestling Championships

  • Chirag Chikkara made history by becoming only the third Indian wrestler to win the Under-23 World Championship in Tirana (Albania), contributing to India's impressive total of nine medals at the tournament. Competing in the men's freestyle 57kg category, Chikkara secured a thrilling victory with a narrow 4-3 win over Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan in the final seconds of the match.
  • Indian wrestlers won 9 medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver  and 6 Bronze) at the Under-23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania. The medal winners are: Chirag Chikkara (Men's freestyle 57kg) - Gold,  Anjli (Women's freestyle 59kg) - Silver, Vishvajit More (Men's Greco Roman 55kg) - Bronze, Monika (Women's freestyle 68kg) - Bronze, Neha Sharma (Women's freestyle 57kg) - Bronze, Shiksha (Women's freestyle 65kg) - Bronze, Abhishek Dhaka (Men's freestyle 61kg) - Bronze, Sujeet Kalkal (Men's freestyle 70kg) - Bronze, Vicky Chahar (Men's freestyle 97kg) - Bronze.
View Month Wise

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

NCGG Completes 34th Training for Maldivian Civil Servants, Boosting Indo-Maldivian Ties

  • The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) successfully concluded its 34th Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for Maldivian civil servants in New Delhi. The two-week program, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), represented the second initiative under a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Maldives' Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer. The MoU, effective from 2024 to 2029, aims to train 1,000 Maldivian civil servants, reinforcing India's commitment to enhancing governance across the Maldives.
  • NCGG's training initiatives have supported civil servants from 33 countries, including Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, and Sri Lanka, emphasizing India's commitment to global good governance.

Bhubaneswar's Public Transport System Shines at UMI 2024

  • The 17th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2024 concluded with a valedictory session led by Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and Power, Manohar Lal, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This three-day event brought together key stakeholders and experts to discuss advancements in sustainable urban mobility solutions.
  • The UMI awards recognised excellence and best practices in urban transport across twelve categories.
  • Bhubaneswar was awarded the title of 'City with the Best Public Transport System' at the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2024.
  • The award was presented to Odisha's Housing & Urban Development Minister, Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Manohar Lal.
View Month Wise

DEFENCE

PM Modi, Spanish PM Inaugurate C295 Military Transport Aircraft Setup

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez inaugurated a new facility in Vadodara, Gujarat that will produce C295 military transport aircraft. The first private sector facility to build military aircraft in India will get a boost as additional orders are being processed that will bring more work to the Indian defence ecosystem.
  • As per reports, the facility will produce a total of 52 aircraft - 40 for the Air Force and 12 for the Navy and Coast Guard. The additional order for 15 aircraft for the Navy and Coast Guard - 3 will be bought off the shelf and rest produced in India - has been okayed by the defence ministry and is being processed.
View Month Wise

PERSONS IN NEWS

Justice K. S. Puttaswamy, Key Petitioner in Right to Privacy Case, Passes Away

  • Justice K. S. Puttaswamy, former Karnataka High Court judge and the lead petitioner in the seminal 'right to privacy case', passed away at the age of 98.
  • Justice Puttaswamy enrolled as an advocate in 1952 after studying at Maharaja College in Mysuru and the Government Law College in Bengaluru. He practised at the Mysore High Court before it came to be known as the Karnataka High Court and would go on to become an Additional Government Advocate before being appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court on November 28, 1977.
  • Following his retirement in 1986, he was appointed as the first Vice-Chairman of the Bengaluru bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal. He also served as the chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh backward Classes Commission.
View Month Wise

DAYS AND EVENTS

Vigilance Awareness Week

  • Vigilance Awareness Week is an initiative by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to combat corruption in India through awareness, education, and active participation of citizens. This week-long observance serves to strengthen ethics and transparency within governance and public administration.
  • The Vigilance Awareness Week 2024 is being observed from October 28 to November 3, 2024 under the theme 'Culture of Integrity for Nation's Prosperity.'
  • CVC is an apex vigilance institution that exercises superintendence over the vigilance administration of the organizations where the executive powers of the Government of India extends.
  • It is an apex Integrity Institution, having complete independence and autonomy in its functions.
  • The CVC was set up through the Resolution of the Government of India on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption formed under the Chairmanship of Shri K. Santhanam in 1964.
  • It was given statutory status through CVC Act 2003.
  • The CVC is not controlled by any Ministry/Department. It is responsible to the Parliament.
View Month Wise

AWARDS AND HONOURS

Bibhab Talukdar Wins IUCN's Top Conservation Leadership Award

  • Assam-based conservation scientist Bibhab Kumar Talukdar was awarded the prestigious Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership by the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Abu Dhabi. This honour, awarded during the 5th IUCN SSC Leaders' Meeting, acknowledged his groundbreaking contributions to species conservation, particularly for Asian rhinos, through both leadership and on-ground initiatives. Talukdar is an influential conservationist associated with IUCN SSC since 1991 and became Chair of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group in 2008.
  • Talukdar has played a pivotal role in organising three Asian Rhino States meetings in Indonesia, India, and Nepal, resulting in a landmark commitment to protect Asian rhino species. He has also been a key driver of the Indian Rhino Vision 2020, which successfully translocated 22 rhinos to Manas National Park from 2008 to 2022.
View Month Wise

GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

IIT-Kanpur, eduXLL Introduce Programme on ESG and Business Sustainability

  • The Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur along with online higher educational start-up firm eduXLL, introduced a course on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Business Sustainability. The programme aims to equip participants with critical knowledge and practical insights into the evolving landscape of sustainable business practices.
  • Any interested candidate must have a graduation degree with 50 per cent marks from a recognised university along with a work experience of at least two years.

IIT Madras Hosts First Pan IIT Summit to Enhance Student Governance Initiatives

  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras hosted the first-ever 'Pan IIT Student Governance Summit' on October 26-27, 2024. This landmark event provided a collaborative platform for student leaders across the IITs to exchange insights and best practices, addressing the evolving landscape of higher education and the challenges faced by students today.
  • The summit focused on fostering strategic dialogue, empowering students to drive transformative changes in their institutions, and strengthening the collective impact of student governance across all IITs.
View Month Wise
Share on
Keep Yourself updated on Latest PTE Exam Pattern

Avail Free Topic-wise Tests and various other offers.

Later Allow