Current Affairs for PTET - Pre B.Ed. - 2014: Important Personalities / महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्तित्व - January-May, 2014

:: Important Personalities ::
 

• Ahmed Maiteeq: Businessman Ahmed Maiteeq of Libya’s National Conference has been elected as the new Prime Minister.

• Rajeev Suri: Rajeev Suri has been announced the new CEO of Finnish telecommunications gadget manufacturer Nokia.

•  Suresh Reddy: Suresh Reddy has been appointed as a full-time envoy for ASEAN. Reddy is at present ambassador in Iraq.

Current Affairs for PTET - Pre B.Ed. - 2014: Sports / खेल - January-May, 2014

:: SPORTS ::

Cricket: 

• Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup (2014): Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20 title by beating India in the finals held at Mirpur , Bangladesh.
• Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup (2014): Australia beat England to win their 3rd successive Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup title at Dhaka , Bangladesh.
• Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2014:  Sri Lanka won the 12th edition of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2014 by defeating defending champion Pakistan at Mirpur in Bangaldesh by five wickets.
• ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014: For the first time, South Africa won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating two-time former champions Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
• Irani Cup 2014: Karnataka clinched the Irani Cup 2013-14 for the fifth time after defeating Rest of India in the final held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
• Committee on IPL spot fixing scandal: Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee.
• First woman in ICC umpire’s panel: New Zealand’s Kathy Cross (56) became the first woman to be inducted in the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC’s) umpires’ panel.

Current Affairs for PTET - Pre B.Ed. - 2014: Awards / पुरस्कार - January-May, 2014

:: Awards ::

International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2014:

• 15th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the “Bollywood Oscars,” held in US for the first time. 
• The 2014 IIFA Awards honoured the best films of 2013, took place between April 23-26, 2014.
• Best Film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• Best Actor: Farhan Akhtar – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
• Best Actress: Deepika Padukone – Chennai Express

PTET - Rajasthan Pre B.Ed. - 2013 - JNVU - Solved Question Paper - Rajasthan GK

1.बाड़मेर प्रिंट किस नाम से जाना जाता है?
उत्तरः अजरक प्रिंट

व्याख्याः बाड़मेर 'अजरक' प्रिंट हेतु प्रसिद्ध है। इसकी विशेषता है लाल और नीले ज्यामीतिय अलंकरणों की कपड़े के दोनो ओर छपाई। 'मलीर' प्रिंट बाड़मेर की अन्य प्रसिद्ध छपाई कला है।