General Knowledge: October 2011

ASIA
*FIRST place in population & area
*Nations:48
*Biggest & most populated country:China
*The Smallest & least populated country:Maldives

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Stateless society

Independence of Bangladesh was proclaimed by?

~> Mujibur Rahman

Who introduced stateless society?

~> E. Evans Pritchard

3 Capitals of South Africa

South Africa has 3 Capitals:

1. Executive capital- Pretoria

2. Judicial capital- Bloemfontein

3. Legislative capital- Cape Town

Statue of Liberty

There are 7 rays on each crown on
statue of liberty

They represent 7 continents & 7
seas of the world

Sikkim

Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?
(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975

Ans-(D)

Akbar of British India

Name the Governor General who was called 'Akbar of British India'?

~> Wellesley

Arthasastra is a book on?

~> Statecraft

Who Invented

Who invented

Pressure Cooker- Denis Papin.

Escalator -Jesse W. Reno.

Riyadh

'Riyadh' Is The Capital Of South
Arabia

About 80% Of The Earths Animals are Insects

All Mammals Have Tongues

The Greeks

The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the ?

(a) Greeks

(b) Shakas

(d) Kushans

Ans : (A)

Vision India 2020

'Vision India 2020' is a book written by-

(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) I. K. Gujral
(C) Narendra Modi
(D) Shushil Kumar Shinde

Ans: (A)

George Washington

The only unanimously elected US president was George Washington

~ 4th estate is related to Newspaper

~ Golden state of America is California

Forces of Nature

The Indus religion did not include the worship of ?

(a) Forces of Nature
(b) Mother Goddess
(c) Trees and their spirits

Ans: (A)

Power of Silence

Growing Seeds Makes no Noise
But Falling Tree Makes Huge Noise
Destruction is Noise
Creation is Quiet
This is the Power of Silence...

ADB

ADB-Asian Development Bank-

Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda is the Present President of ADB.

World cup Cricket

The first country to win the World Cup Cricket thrice?

~> Australia

'Biju Patnaik' airport is at?

~> Bhuvaneswar

Military Formation

C.R.P.F was formed in -1939 July.

B.S.F was in- 1965 December

Coastgaurd -1978 Aug:

C.I.S.F-1969 March.

Sasastraseemabal-1963.

R.A.F-1992 Oct.

Founder of Canara Bank

Who is the founder of Canara Bank?

>Shri Ammembal Subba RaoPai

In which city of Karnataka Canara Bank was
setup?

>Mangalor

Bharat Ratna

How many Prime Ministers of India have been awarded Bharat Ratna?

-6

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn as India's PM for how many times?

-3

INCHARGE

INCHARGE is an unknown word to British who use OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

*S.I unit of kinetic energy=joule

*C.G.S unit of kinetic energy=erg.

Heritage

Mahadev Govind Ranade founded Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

The Author of 'Heritage' is Anthony West

Colour pigments

*Turmeric- Kurkumin

*Beetroot- beetacyanin

*Tomato-Lycopin

*Milk-caesin

*Skin-melanin

*Leaf-chlorophyl

Fa-Hein

The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was ?

(a) Hiuen Tsang
(b) Beriner
(c) Fa-Hein
(d) Manucci

Ans : (C)

Playground of Europe

'Play ground of Europe'?

~> Switzerland

The nationality of 'Akiro Kurasova', the world famous film maker?

~> Japan

Jallianwala Bag Masscare

The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was ?

(a)Tegart
(b)Cornwallis
(c)Simpson
(d)O. Dwyer

Ans-(D)

Two Booker Prize Winner

Unity and Discipline is the motto of?

~> NCC

The first to get two booker prizes?

~> JM Coetzee

River Indus

Source of the Indus river is at Singikabab, near Mansarover Lake(Tibet).

Its five main tributaries are: Jhelum, Sutlej, Beas,
Ravi & Chenab..

Aryabhatta

Aryabhatta was launched into orbit
on 19th April, 1975.

Ahmad Shah was the Founder of Ahamadabad city

Chocolate Can Kill

Chocolate Can Kill Dogs; it Directly Affects Their Heart And Nervous System..

Ketchup Was Sold In The 1830s As Medicine..

WBC

The longest electric track
(train) is from kolkata to Delhi

WBC-white blood corpuscles

WBC fight against disease causing organisms

The REPUBLIC

Who wrote 'Pritvirajaraso'?

~> Chandbardai

The Indian President who translated 'The Republic' of Plato?

~> Dr. Zakkir Hussain

Autobiography of Madam Curie

Lal Bahadur Shastri translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi.

National Brain Research Centre is located in Manesar (Haryana)

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Red Cross

Territorial Army' was raised in?

1949

Which organisation was founded by 'Henri Dunant'?

Red Cross

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One Letter

Which is an eight letter word that has only one letter in it. . .?

"ENVELOPE."

Eifel Tower

The coldest place on the earth is-Verkoyansk(Siberia)

The Eifel tower was built by-Alexander Eiffel

The national flower of Britain is-Rose

U.S Library of Congress

The Highest Waterfalls in the world -
Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela)

The Largest Library in the world -

U.S Library of Congress (Washington DC)

Ceasar Murderer

The year in which Julius Ceasar was murdered by Brutus?

~> BC 44

Which acid is used as an antiseptic?

~> Boric acid

Sunga Dynasty

First Portuguese Governor of
India was Francisco de Almeida.

The last king of Sunga dynasty was Devabhuti

Immigrant and Emigrant

Person who comes 2 a country frm another in order 2 settle there-Immigrant

Person who leaves his country & goes to live in another-Emigrant

Vitamin D and Penicillin

vitamin D isn't found in any animal food.

Largest human body organ is Skin.

Bile is secreted by Liver.

Penicillin is isolated from Bacteria.

Hurricane Jova

Whch country has been hit by Hurricane Jova recently?

Mexico

Uttarkhand is also know as Dev Bhoomi

Nation India

India

National tree-Banyan (Bargad)

National game-Hockey

National flower-Lotus

National holy book-Gita

National Bird-Peacock

AKASH

AKASH: World's Cheapest Tablet PC Developed By India Govt for Students (Rs.2250)

Ranjan Sodi: World Champion, Shooting

Gender budget-Bihar

Force and Displacement

If force & displacemnt are in same direction,then work done=positive

If force & displacemnt are at right angle to each other,then work done=zero

New version launch

Now we launch the new GK from all fields including Science,tech,agriculture,engineiring,etc

INDIA

India

National sweet-Jalebi

National river-Ganga

National Aquatic Animal-River Dolphin

National fruit-Mango

National animal-Tiger

Insulin

Excess of insulin hormone causes Diabetes insipidus.

Deficiency of insulin causes Diabetes melitus.

currency used in Spain is the Euro.

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Parliament

Parliament was designed by Herbert Baker

Ustad Isa was the architect of Taj Mahal

The Earth is also called Blue Planet

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Horn Silver

Silver Chloride is also known as 'Horn Silver'.

Can You imagine that a chicken is 75% water

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Fat Tax

First Fully AC Double Decker Train in India run between Howrah & Dhanbad.

Denmark became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax

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Well know places

Well know places:

Aswan Dam-Egypt

Atlanta-USA

Nehru Squre-Russia

Waterloo-Belgium

White Hall-London

Wimbledon-London

Windhoek-Namibia.

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DECCAN QUEEN

First Electric train is DECCAN QUEEN in India

This Train runs from Mumbai to Pune.

Engineering Exams

*IIT JEE
*ENAT
*MHTCET
*Punjab CET
*MP PET
*WBJEE
*AIEEE
*VITEEE
*COMEDK
*UPSEE
*Orissa JEE
*GGSIPU
*BITSAT
*CETK
*EA

Year of Green Energy

Indian Railway will be celebrating the year 2011-12 as?

~> Year of Green Energy

August 19 - Photography Day

Crans Montana Forum Award and Practice of Yoga

Who is the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award?

~>Sri sri Ravi Shankar

Practice of Yoga was developed in?

~>India

Oxalic Acid

Abdul Rahman Tunku was the first prime minister of?

~> Malaysia

Acid contained in Onion?

~> Oxalic acid

Maths Trick

88 = 9x9 + 7
888 = 98x9+6
8888 = 987x9+5
88888 = 9876x9+4
888888 = 98765x9+3
8888888 = 987654x9+2
88888888 = 9876543x9+1

Vitamin A

Which Vitamin is Good For Eyes ?

>Vitamin A

-Which indian State is The Largest Exporter of Fish ?

>Tamil Nadu.

GULF STREAM

What is the longest river in Australia
Murray-Darling

Gulf Stream is an ocean current named after the Gulf of Mexico.

OSTRICH BIRD

"OSTRICH BIRD" is World Fastest Bird flying bird that can fly at speed of 70 km/h .

River RHINE

River Rhine is in Western Europe.

Tsumani

Word Tsunami is of Japanese language.

Largest coral reef is in Australia.

The Panch Pokri

The panch Pokhri Lake situated in the Himalaya Mountains is the highest lake in the world.

Aswan dam is in Egypt.

A MAN MELTING

Who is the author of the critically acclaimed book A MAN MELTING?

~>Craig Cliff

The 37th G-8 summit was held recently in?

~>Deauville

Davos

The 2011 annual meet of World Economic Forum was held at?

~> Davos

Polly Umigrar Award is related to the field of?

~> Cricket

Mediterranean Sea

Which is situated between Africa and Europe?

~> Mediterranean Sea

Shqipery is the local name of?

~> Albania

The atomic number of gold

As per economic survey 2010-11, how many foreign banks are working in India at present?

~> 31

The atomic number of gold is?

~> 79

Infra Red

The rays used in the remote control of TV?

Infra Red rays

Lakshmi Bhai Institute of Physical Education is in?

Gwalior

Dead Sea

Both the highest and lowest points on the earth r found in Asia.

The lowest point of Asia is Dead Sea which is about 397 mt below sea level.

Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls is located in Zimbabwe.

Highest fall of world Angel Falls is on river Carrao Venezuela.

Ribbon Falls

Niagara fall is in North America between America & Canada.

Ribbon fall is in North America.

Silver Strand fall is in North America.

KILIMONJARO

Highest point of Africa is Kibo, a peak of Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and lowest point is Lake Assal (Djibouti).

INVENTORS

INVENTORS
* X Rays-W Rozan
* Watch-A.W Breguat
* Taperecorder- Pauisen
* Telescope- Hans Lipsrey
* Transformer- Micheal Ferade

Ceator of TWITTER

Who is the creater of Twitter?

Jack Dorsey

Who is the chairman of Bar Council of India (BCI)?

Ashok Parija

DEMOCRACY

The first democracy in the world?

Greece

The longest surviving democracy in the world?

Britain

Mount Mckinley and Death Valley

Highest Point of North America is Mount Mckinley and the lowest point is Death Valley (California, USA).

Dead sea

Dead sea lying b/w Israel and Jordan.

Asia Minor is a geographical expression, a part to Turk.

Indian ARMY Rank

1 General
2 Lft. General
3 Major General
4 Brigadier
5 Colonel
6 Lft. Colonel
7 Major
8 Captain
9 Lieutenant

Greatest River

1 Amazon
2 Congo
3 Yangtze
4 Orinoco
5 Parana
6 Yenisei-Angara
7 Brahmaputra

Top 10 Smoking Country

1 China
2 India
3 Indonesia
4 Russia
5 US
6 Japan
7 Brazil
8 Bangladesh
9 Germany
10 Turkey

India launched its first artificial satellite on

India launched its first artificial satellite on April 19, 1975 from Kapustinyar in?

Russia

Atomic number of Calcium?

20

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Bard of Avon

Who was known as Bard of Avon?
William Shakespeare

In which country "Nihilism" was originated?

Russia

The first Secretary General of United Nations

The first Secretary General of United Nations?

Trygve Lie

"Growing up Bin Laden" was written by?

Jean sasson

Alfred Nobel instituted Nobel prize

In how many subjects Alfred Nobel instituted Nobel prize?

5 subjects

The viceroy during the partition of Bengal?

Curzon

Speed Postq

Who is regarded as the father of Indian Army?

Stringer Lawrence

In India, speed post started in the year?

August 1, 1986

Salsette

The most populous island?

Salsette.

Study of Algae?

Phycology.

(The room without books is just like a body without soul)

Patriotism Day

The birth anniversary of Netaji Subash chandra Bose is observed as ?

Patriotism Day

Nephology is the study of ?

Clouds

Winston Churchill

Which British prime minister got the Nobel prize 4 Literature?

Winston Churchill

*September 21 International Day of Peace & Biosphere Day

French Open Tennis

The country without its own national anthem is ?

Cyprus

*Roland Garros is the venue of ?

French Open Tennis

The Maratha Power Reached its Zenith During The Peshwaship of ?
(a) Narayan Rao
(b) Madhav Rao I
(c) Bajirao I
(d) Balaji II

Ans: (D)

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