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* Swine flu-H1N1
* Bird flu-H5N1
*Article 52
{The President of India}
*Article 53
{Executive power of the Union}
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Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated with in the Mojave Desert,N.America
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'Gate of Tears' is
a. Aberdeen (Scotland)
b. Bab-el-mandab (yemen)
c. Prairies (Australia)
d. Pamirs (Central Asia)
ans.B
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Kannada writer Y. Avanindranath Rao awarded B.M.Shri. Pratishtana Literary Prize
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Which river issometimes known as RedRiver?
A.BEAS
B.RAVI
C.SUTLEJ
D.INDUS.
Ans. C.
Today press freedom day
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INDIAN CINEMATO TURN 100:
in May 3 1913, India's first full-length feature film
"Raja Harishchandra"
was first shown in public.
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Which foreign traveller did not visit Vijayanagar during Krishnadeo Raya?
Ans. Nicolo Conti
*BIHAR
>CAPITAL- PATNA
>animal- Gaur
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which constellation is some times referred 2 as the thirteenth sign f the zodiac?
a) Ophiuchus
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With which crop has Green Revolution been associated?
Ans.Wheat
RAJASTHAN
>CAPITAL-JAIPUR.
>ANIMAL-CHINKARA.
>FLOWER-ROHIDA.
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Q)How many readings does a non-Money Bill havein each House of the Parliament?
Ans.3
PUNJAB
>CAPITAL-CHANDIGARH
>DISTRICTS-22
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The Chinese language doesn't require punctuation.
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*The letter most in use in the English language is "E" and the letter "Q" is least used
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India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics
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India won firstIndividual Olympic Gold Medal in:
a.Finland
b.Atlanta
c.Beijing
d.Amsterdam
Ans:c
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2008 Beijing has been the best ever Olympics for India., winning first individual Olympic gold medal won
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Delhi:
Rajya Sabha issues notificationfor nominationof
*Sachin Tendulkar
*Rekha
*Anu Aga
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www turns 19 today. on April 30, 1993, CERN, near Geneva, announced that the World Wide Web would be free to anyone
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), D main international standards organisation for D WWW,was founded by Tim Berners-Lee
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Ratan Kumar Sinha took charge today as the new Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission(AEC)& Secretary,Dept f Atomic Energy(DAE)
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Apr. 30, 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive bothVHF and UHF channels.
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In which country Indian Independence Committee was formed during British Era?
[A]England
[B]Canada
[C]Germany
[D]Singapore
Ans:C
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Cape Agulhas makes the dividing point between which of the twooceans?
Ans: Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
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Indian Independence Committee( Berlin committee) & was formedin Germany in 1914 during WW I by Indian students & political
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A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 min. What is his speed in km per hour?
A. 3.6
B. 7.2
C. 8.4
D. 10
Ans B
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Zojila Pass is 13000 feet abv sea lvl. The pass connects a valley of Kashmir with Ladakh. Different trade routes lad to Tibet, China.
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ganga kalyan sbheme is implemented by
Ans-Dr.Ambedkar development corporation.
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*The only bird that can fly backwards is
"Humming bird"
*Kochi in Kerala is known as the
'Queen of the Arabian Sea'
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Who has written the book "A Better India :A better World"?
[A]YV Reddy
[B]NR Narayanmurthy
[C]Azim Premji
[D]Sam Pitroda
Ans:B
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Who is the India's permanent representative to the UN?
[A]Hardeep Singh Puri
[B]Kamalesh Sharma
[C]Hamid Ali Rao
[D]Nirupam Sen
>Ans.a
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Cape Agulhas makes the dividing point between which of the twooceans?
Ans: Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
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In which country Indian Independence Committee was formed during British Era?
[A]England
[B]Canada
[C]Germany
[D]Singapore
Ans:C
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*There is a 22% increase in heart attacks if you have too much salt.
*There is River in Australia named 'Never Never River'
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Which among the following is also known as London Club?
[A]G-20
[B]Nuclear Suppliers Group
[C]Australia Group
[D]NATO
Ans:B
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U know the Long Form DLF in IPL?
=>D.L.F means DELHI LAND & FINANCE COMPANY
Its India's Leading Real Estate Company.DLF is Sponsor of IPL
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Which Industry flourishes in Coimbatore-Tiruppur beltin Tamil Nadu?
[A]Stone Carvings
[B]Textiles
[C]Leather
[D]Bamboo
Ans:B
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[A]Abid Hussain
[B]Nirupam Sen
[C]Ronen Sen
[D]Nirupama Rao
Ans:D
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What is the upper limit of electionexpense in a parliamentary constituency?
[Ans] Rs.25 Lakhs
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The"Planetoids" are located between?
[Ans]Mars and Jupiter
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The Magellanic Clouds are visible from ___?
[Ans] Southern Hemisphere
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Milky Way is having two components, the disc & spherical. What may be the central object of Milky Way?
Ans:A Black Hole
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Which is the theme of the 12th five year plan? Ans: Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
General Knowledge -40
General Knowledge - 40
Q1.
Which among the followingis not a Kharif crop ?
(A) Mustard
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Groundnut
(D) Maize
Q2.
Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shahin 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital?
(A) Taj Mahal, Agra
(B) Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
(C) Gol Gumbad, Bijapur
(D) Charminar, Hyderabad
Q3.
For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ?
(A) UNIDO
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNICEF
(D) UNHRC
Q4.
'Lawsons Bay Beach' and 'Ramakrishna Beach' are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ?
(A) Paradip (Orissa)
(B) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q5.
Which ancient Indian physician is known as the 'Father of Modern Plastic Surgery' ?
(A) Charak
(B) Madhav
(C) Sushruta
(D) Patanjali
Q6.
Who directed Oscar awardwinning short documentary film'Smile Pinki' (2008) ?
(A) Danny Boyle
(B) Megan Mylan
(C) Andrew Stanton
(D) Gus Van Sant
Q7.
Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) V.V.Giri
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Shripad Amrut Dange
Q8.
On which planet, due to itsclockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?
(A) Mars
(B) Earth
(C) Venus
(D) Mercury
Q9.
By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ?
(A) Meera Ben
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) The Mother
(D) Sarla Ben
Q10.
For his major role in the development of computer chip 'Pentium', which indian IT expert is called the 'Father of Pentium' ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Vinod Khosla
(D) Vijay Bhatkar
Answers :
Q1. (A) Mustard
Q2. (D) Charminar, Hyderabad
Q3. (B) UNESCO
Q4. (D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q5. (C) Sushruta
Q6. (B) Megan Mylan
Q7. (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q8. (C) Venus
Q9. (A) Meera Ben
Q10. (B) Vinod Dham
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Which among the followingis not a Kharif crop ?
(A) Mustard
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Groundnut
(D) Maize
Q2.
Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shahin 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital?
(A) Taj Mahal, Agra
(B) Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
(C) Gol Gumbad, Bijapur
(D) Charminar, Hyderabad
Q3.
For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ?
(A) UNIDO
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNICEF
(D) UNHRC
Q4.
'Lawsons Bay Beach' and 'Ramakrishna Beach' are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal ?
(A) Paradip (Orissa)
(B) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q5.
Which ancient Indian physician is known as the 'Father of Modern Plastic Surgery' ?
(A) Charak
(B) Madhav
(C) Sushruta
(D) Patanjali
Q6.
Who directed Oscar awardwinning short documentary film'Smile Pinki' (2008) ?
(A) Danny Boyle
(B) Megan Mylan
(C) Andrew Stanton
(D) Gus Van Sant
Q7.
Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920?
(A) M.N.Roy
(B) V.V.Giri
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Shripad Amrut Dange
Q8.
On which planet, due to itsclockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?
(A) Mars
(B) Earth
(C) Venus
(D) Mercury
Q9.
By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known ?
(A) Meera Ben
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) The Mother
(D) Sarla Ben
Q10.
For his major role in the development of computer chip 'Pentium', which indian IT expert is called the 'Father of Pentium' ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Vinod Khosla
(D) Vijay Bhatkar
Answers :
Q1. (A) Mustard
Q2. (D) Charminar, Hyderabad
Q3. (B) UNESCO
Q4. (D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q5. (C) Sushruta
Q6. (B) Megan Mylan
Q7. (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q8. (C) Venus
Q9. (A) Meera Ben
Q10. (B) Vinod Dham
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General Knowledge -39
General Knowledge - 39
Q1.
Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ?
(A) Meerut
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Patna
Q2.
In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
(A) Melanin
(B) Bilirubin
(C) Carotene
(D) Hemoglobin
Q3.
Who wrote the famous novel 'Devdas' ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
Q4.
Which freedom fighter waspopularly known as 'Lokpriya'?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) Jayaprakash Narain
Q5.
Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?
(A) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(B) Battle of Buxar (1764)
(C) Battle of Talikota (1565)
(D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)
Q6.
In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Nagpur
(C) Indore
(D) Kanpur
Q7.
Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God's bow ?
(A) Indra
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q8.
Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance?
(A) Mohs scale
(B) Beaufort scale
(C) Richter scale
(D) pH scale
Q9.
Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is causedby severe Mercury poisoning?
(A) Argyria
(B) Minamata
(C) Itai-itai
(D) Devon colic
Q10.
Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of RoyalSociety (FRS) ?
(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan
(B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
(C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(D) Meghnad Saha
Answers :
Q1. (D) Patna
Q2. (A) Melanin
Q3. (C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Q4. (A) Gopinath Bordoloi
Q5. (C) Battle of Talikota (1565)
Q6. (D) Kanpur
Q7. (B) Shiva
Q8. (D) pH scale
Q9. (B) Minamata
Q10. (B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
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Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ?
(A) Meerut
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Patna
Q2.
In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
(A) Melanin
(B) Bilirubin
(C) Carotene
(D) Hemoglobin
Q3.
Who wrote the famous novel 'Devdas' ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
Q4.
Which freedom fighter waspopularly known as 'Lokpriya'?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) Jayaprakash Narain
Q5.
Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India ?
(A) Battle of Plassey (1757)
(B) Battle of Buxar (1764)
(C) Battle of Talikota (1565)
(D) Battle of Seringapatam (1799)
Q6.
In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Nagpur
(C) Indore
(D) Kanpur
Q7.
Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God's bow ?
(A) Indra
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q8.
Which scale is used to measure the Acid or Alkali (Base) content of a substance?
(A) Mohs scale
(B) Beaufort scale
(C) Richter scale
(D) pH scale
Q9.
Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is causedby severe Mercury poisoning?
(A) Argyria
(B) Minamata
(C) Itai-itai
(D) Devon colic
Q10.
Who was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of RoyalSociety (FRS) ?
(A) Srinivasa Ramanujan
(B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
(C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(D) Meghnad Saha
Answers :
Q1. (D) Patna
Q2. (A) Melanin
Q3. (C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Q4. (A) Gopinath Bordoloi
Q5. (C) Battle of Talikota (1565)
Q6. (D) Kanpur
Q7. (B) Shiva
Q8. (D) pH scale
Q9. (B) Minamata
Q10. (B) Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
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General Knowledge -38
General Knowledge - 38
Q1.
For which domestic Crickettrophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ?
(A) Irani Trophy
(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Deodhar Trophy
(D) Nissar Trophy
Q2.
Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb's foster brother Fidai Khan ?
(A) Shalimar Gardens
(B) Nishat Gardens
(C) Brindavan Gardens
(D) Pinjore Gardens
Q3.
Who was the first education minister of independent India ?
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q4.
Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?
(A) Vienna (Austria)
(B) Geneva (Switzerland)
(C) New York (USA)
(D) Washington (USA)
Q5.
Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?
(A) Ohm
(B) Volt
(C) Watt
(D) Ampere
Q6.
Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q7.
Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located ?
(A) Thumba (Kerala)
(B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(D) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Q8.
Which African country wasformerly known as 'Nyasaland'?
(A) Malawi
(B) Ghana
(C) Botswana
(D) Tanzania
Q9.
'Long Walk To Freedom' isthe autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) S.Radhakrishnan
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Nelson Mandela
Q10.
Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world's largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ?
(A) Maldives
(B) Madagascar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Mauritius
Answers :
Q1. (A) Irani Trophy
Q2. (D) Pinjore Gardens
Q3. (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q4. (C) New York (USA)
Q5. (D) Ampere
Q6. (C) Vishnu
Q7. (B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
Q8. (A) Malawi
Q9. (D) Nelson Mandela
Q10. (B) Madagascar
Q1.
For which domestic Crickettrophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team ?
(A) Irani Trophy
(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Deodhar Trophy
(D) Nissar Trophy
Q2.
Which garden near Chandigarh was built by Aurangzeb's foster brother Fidai Khan ?
(A) Shalimar Gardens
(B) Nishat Gardens
(C) Brindavan Gardens
(D) Pinjore Gardens
Q3.
Who was the first education minister of independent India ?
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q4.
Which city houses the headquarters of United Nations (UN) ?
(A) Vienna (Austria)
(B) Geneva (Switzerland)
(C) New York (USA)
(D) Washington (USA)
Q5.
Which among the following is the measuring unit of electric current ?
(A) Ohm
(B) Volt
(C) Watt
(D) Ampere
Q6.
Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God ?
(A) Surya
(B) Shiva
(C) Vishnu
(D) Brahma
Q7.
Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launching site of the Chandrayaan-I, located ?
(A) Thumba (Kerala)
(B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(D) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Q8.
Which African country wasformerly known as 'Nyasaland'?
(A) Malawi
(B) Ghana
(C) Botswana
(D) Tanzania
Q9.
'Long Walk To Freedom' isthe autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) S.Radhakrishnan
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Nelson Mandela
Q10.
Which island nation, in the Indian Ocean, is the world's largest producer and exporter of Vanilla ?
(A) Maldives
(B) Madagascar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Mauritius
Answers :
Q1. (A) Irani Trophy
Q2. (D) Pinjore Gardens
Q3. (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q4. (C) New York (USA)
Q5. (D) Ampere
Q6. (C) Vishnu
Q7. (B) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
Q8. (A) Malawi
Q9. (D) Nelson Mandela
Q10. (B) Madagascar
General Knowledge -37
General Knowledge - 37
Q1.
Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?
(A) Rita Faria
(B) Zeenat Aman
(C) Tara Anne Fonseca
(D) Diya Mirza
Q2.
Who wrote India's natinal song the 'Vande Mataram', which first appeared in the book 'Anandmath' ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Kavi Pradeep
Q3.
How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth's equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Not fixed
Q4.
After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon 'Dharamachakra Pravartan' (set in motion Wheel of Law) ?
(A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
(B) Sarnath (U.P.)
(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
(D) Sanchi (M.P.)
Q5.
Which Asian country is known as the 'Land of the White Elephants' ?
(A) Thailand
(B) Indonesia
(C) Malaysia
(D) Singapore
Q6.
Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ?
(A) K.C.Verma
(B) N.P.S.Aulakh
(C) Radha Vinod Raju
(D) Ashwani Kumar
Q7.
Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?
(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Banting
(C) Edward Jenner
(D) Louis Pasteur
Q8.
Which freedom fighter authored 'Gita Rahasya', a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q9.
Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on theUnited Nations (UN) flag ?
(A) Neem
(B) Mango
(C) Olive
(D) Eucalyptus
Q10.
Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?
(A) Nasik
(B) Nagpur
(C) Mumbai
(D) Port Blair
Answers :
Q1. (B) Zeenat Aman
Q2. (B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
Q3. (A) Two
Q4. (B) Sarnath (U.P.)
Q5. (A) Thailand
Q6. (C) Radha Vinod Raju
Q7. (C) Edward Jenner
Q8. (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q9. (C) Olive
Q10. (D) Port Blair
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Q1.
Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ?
(A) Rita Faria
(B) Zeenat Aman
(C) Tara Anne Fonseca
(D) Diya Mirza
Q2.
Who wrote India's natinal song the 'Vande Mataram', which first appeared in the book 'Anandmath' ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(C) Mohammed Iqbal
(D) Kavi Pradeep
Q3.
How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth's equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Not fixed
Q4.
After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon 'Dharamachakra Pravartan' (set in motion Wheel of Law) ?
(A) Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
(B) Sarnath (U.P.)
(C) Kushinagar (U.P.)
(D) Sanchi (M.P.)
Q5.
Which Asian country is known as the 'Land of the White Elephants' ?
(A) Thailand
(B) Indonesia
(C) Malaysia
(D) Singapore
Q6.
Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ?
(A) K.C.Verma
(B) N.P.S.Aulakh
(C) Radha Vinod Raju
(D) Ashwani Kumar
Q7.
Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ?
(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Banting
(C) Edward Jenner
(D) Louis Pasteur
Q8.
Which freedom fighter authored 'Gita Rahasya', a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) C.Rajagopalachari
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q9.
Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on theUnited Nations (UN) flag ?
(A) Neem
(B) Mango
(C) Olive
(D) Eucalyptus
Q10.
Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?
(A) Nasik
(B) Nagpur
(C) Mumbai
(D) Port Blair
Answers :
Q1. (B) Zeenat Aman
Q2. (B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
Q3. (A) Two
Q4. (B) Sarnath (U.P.)
Q5. (A) Thailand
Q6. (C) Radha Vinod Raju
Q7. (C) Edward Jenner
Q8. (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q9. (C) Olive
Q10. (D) Port Blair
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General Knowledge -36
General Knowledge - 36
Q1.
Which state is known as the 'Spice Garden of India' ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q2.
Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena?
(A) Saamna
(B) Sakal
(C) Lokmat
(D) Loksatta
Q3.
Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere ?
(A) Argon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
Q4.
Koyna Hydroelectric PowerProject constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q5.
For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Q6.
The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, wasbuilt by which ruler ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Humayun
Q7.
Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals byan individual at a single Olympic ?
(A) Carl Lewis
(B) Paavo Nurmi
(C) Mark Spitz
(D) Michael Phelps
Q8.
Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q9.
Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 forhis debut novel 'The White Tiger' ?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Aravind Adiga
Q10.
'Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla' is the motto of which miltary academy ?
(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
Answers :
Q1. (A) Kerala
Q2. (A) Saamna
Q3. (C) Nitrogen
Q4. (B) Maharashtra
Q5. (B) 2
Q6. (C) Sher Shah Suri
Q7. (D) Michael Phelps
Q8. (C) Syed Ahmed Khan
Q9. (D) Aravind Adiga
Q10. (D) Counterinsurgency& Jungle Warfare School
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Which state is known as the 'Spice Garden of India' ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q2.
Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena?
(A) Saamna
(B) Sakal
(C) Lokmat
(D) Loksatta
Q3.
Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere ?
(A) Argon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
Q4.
Koyna Hydroelectric PowerProject constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q5.
For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Q6.
The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, wasbuilt by which ruler ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Humayun
Q7.
Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals byan individual at a single Olympic ?
(A) Carl Lewis
(B) Paavo Nurmi
(C) Mark Spitz
(D) Michael Phelps
Q8.
Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q9.
Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 forhis debut novel 'The White Tiger' ?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Aravind Adiga
Q10.
'Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla' is the motto of which miltary academy ?
(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
Answers :
Q1. (A) Kerala
Q2. (A) Saamna
Q3. (C) Nitrogen
Q4. (B) Maharashtra
Q5. (B) 2
Q6. (C) Sher Shah Suri
Q7. (D) Michael Phelps
Q8. (C) Syed Ahmed Khan
Q9. (D) Aravind Adiga
Q10. (D) Counterinsurgency& Jungle Warfare School
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General Knowledge - 35
Q1.
What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ?
(A) Epsom Salt
(B) Common Salt
(C) Baking Soda
(D) Washing Soda
Q2.
'Satyameva Jayate', the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ?
(A) Kena
(B) Katha
(C) Mundaka
(D) Aitareya
Q3.
On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated ?
(A) Ravi
(B) Tawi
(C) Tapti
(D) Gomti
Q4.
How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra ?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Swami Ramdev
(D) Swami Agnivesh
Q5.
Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?
(A) Thar Express
(B) Samjhauta Express
(C) Maitreyi Express
(D) Himsagar Express
Q6.
To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as 'Sandrokottos' ?
(A) Bindusara
(B) Ashok the Great
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Dasaratha Maurya
Q7.
In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page andSergey Brin ?
(A) Google
(B) Alta Vista
(C) Yahoo
(D) Lycos
Q8.
'By God's Decree', 'Cricket my style' and 'Straight from the Heart' are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Ajit Wadekar
(C) Sandeep Patil
(D) Kapil Dev
Q9.
On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?
(A) Sea of Waves
(B) Sea of Clouds
(C) Sea of Serenity
(D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10.
Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ?
(A) Nitric Acid
(B) Sulphuric Acid
(C) Hydrochloric Acid
(D) Hydrofluoric Acid
Answers :
Q1. (B) Common Salt
Q2. (C) Mundaka
Q3. (B) Tawi
Q4. (A) Baba Amte
Q5. (C) Maitreyi Express
Q6. (C) Chandragupta Maurya
Q7. (A) Google
Q8. (D) Kapil Dev
Q9. (D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10. (D) Hydrofluoric Acid
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What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ?
(A) Epsom Salt
(B) Common Salt
(C) Baking Soda
(D) Washing Soda
Q2.
'Satyameva Jayate', the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ?
(A) Kena
(B) Katha
(C) Mundaka
(D) Aitareya
Q3.
On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated ?
(A) Ravi
(B) Tawi
(C) Tapti
(D) Gomti
Q4.
How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra ?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Swami Ramdev
(D) Swami Agnivesh
Q5.
Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ?
(A) Thar Express
(B) Samjhauta Express
(C) Maitreyi Express
(D) Himsagar Express
Q6.
To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as 'Sandrokottos' ?
(A) Bindusara
(B) Ashok the Great
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Dasaratha Maurya
Q7.
In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page andSergey Brin ?
(A) Google
(B) Alta Vista
(C) Yahoo
(D) Lycos
Q8.
'By God's Decree', 'Cricket my style' and 'Straight from the Heart' are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Ajit Wadekar
(C) Sandeep Patil
(D) Kapil Dev
Q9.
On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?
(A) Sea of Waves
(B) Sea of Clouds
(C) Sea of Serenity
(D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10.
Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ?
(A) Nitric Acid
(B) Sulphuric Acid
(C) Hydrochloric Acid
(D) Hydrofluoric Acid
Answers :
Q1. (B) Common Salt
Q2. (C) Mundaka
Q3. (B) Tawi
Q4. (A) Baba Amte
Q5. (C) Maitreyi Express
Q6. (C) Chandragupta Maurya
Q7. (A) Google
Q8. (D) Kapil Dev
Q9. (D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10. (D) Hydrofluoric Acid
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General Knowledge - 34
Q1.
Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Chlorine
(D) Oxygen
Q2.
'Royal Bengal', 'Sumatran', 'Malayan' and 'Siberian' are the species of which member of cat family ?
(A) Lion
(B) Tiger
(C) Leopard
(D) Jaguar
Q3.
Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q4.
Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as 'Lokhitwadi' ?
(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(B) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5.
In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
(D) Hemoglobin
Q6.
The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of whichHigh Court ?
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Andhra Pradesh High Court
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Madras High Court
Q7.
Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
Q8.
Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?
(A) Satara
(B) Sambalpur
(C) Jhansi
(D) Awadh
Q9.
Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?
(A) Suez Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Palk Strait
(D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10.
Which American Presidentin his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the 'government of the people, by the people, for the people' ?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) George Washington
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
Answers :
Q1. (C) Chlorine
Q2. (B) Tiger
Q3. (C) Andhra Pradesh
Q4. (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. (D) Hemoglobin
Q6. (C) Calcutta High Court
Q7. (B) Jupiter
Q8. (A) Satara
Q9. (D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10. (A) Abraham Lincoln
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Q1.
Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Chlorine
(D) Oxygen
Q2.
'Royal Bengal', 'Sumatran', 'Malayan' and 'Siberian' are the species of which member of cat family ?
(A) Lion
(B) Tiger
(C) Leopard
(D) Jaguar
Q3.
Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Q4.
Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as 'Lokhitwadi' ?
(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(B) Dhondo Keshav Karve
(C) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5.
In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
(D) Hemoglobin
Q6.
The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of whichHigh Court ?
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Andhra Pradesh High Court
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Madras High Court
Q7.
Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
Q8.
Which princely state was the first to be annexed to the British East India Company under the Doctrine of Lapse policy, devised by Lord Dalhousie ?
(A) Satara
(B) Sambalpur
(C) Jhansi
(D) Awadh
Q9.
Which water body seprates the Africa from the Europe ?
(A) Suez Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Palk Strait
(D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10.
Which American Presidentin his famous Gettysberg speech defined democracy as the 'government of the people, by the people, for the people' ?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) George Washington
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
Answers :
Q1. (C) Chlorine
Q2. (B) Tiger
Q3. (C) Andhra Pradesh
Q4. (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q5. (D) Hemoglobin
Q6. (C) Calcutta High Court
Q7. (B) Jupiter
Q8. (A) Satara
Q9. (D) Strait of Gibraltar
Q10. (A) Abraham Lincoln
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