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Gereral Knowledge, Current GK- जीडीपी मामले में यह हैं भारत के 5 सबसे अमीर राज्य
in: Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK MULTIPURPOSE RIVER-VALLEY PROJECTSयह राज्य न केवल भारतीय जीडीपी में एक बड़ी हिस्सेदारी रखते हैं बल्कि देश का अधिकतर रेवेन्यू इन्ही राज्यों से आता है। यह राज्य प्राकृतिक संसाधनों के साथ औद्योगिक क्षेत्र में भी कहीं आगे हैं जीडीपी के मामले में भारत का सबसे अमीर राज्य हैं-
General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers
in: Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK MULTIPURPOSE RIVER-VALLEY PROJECTSNo. | Question | Answer |
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01 | The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was | Mujibur Rehman |
02 | The longest river in the world is the | Nile |
03 | The longest highway in the world is the | Trans-Canada |
04 | The longest highway in the world has a length of | About 8000 km |
05 | The highest mountain in the world is the | Everest |
06 | The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is | Myanmar |
07 | The biggest desert in the world is the | Sahara desert |
08 | The largest coffee growing country in the world is | Brazil |
09 | The country also known as "country of Copper" is | Zambia |
10 | The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is | Durand line |
11 | The river Volga flows out into the | Capsian sea |
12 | The coldest place on the earth is | Verkoyansk in Siberia |
13 | The country which ranks second in terms of land area is | Canada |
14 | The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is | Sicily |
15 | The river Jordan flows out into the | Dead sea |
16 | The biggest delta in the world is the | Sunderbans |
17 | The capital city that stands on the river Danube is | Belgrade |
18 | The Japanese call their country as | Nippon |
19 | The length of the English channel is | 564 kilometres |
20 | The world's oldest known city is | Damascus |
21 | The city which is also known as the City of Canals is | Venice |
22 | The country in which river Wangchu flows is | Myanmar |
23 | The biggest island of the world is | Greenland |
24 | The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is | Detroit, USA |
25 | The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is | USA |
26 | The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is | Malaysia |
27 | The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is | Malaysia |
28 | The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the | Mississippi |
29 | The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was | Peking |
30 | The country called the Land of Rising Sun is | Japan |
31 | Mount Everest was named after | Sir George Everest |
32 | The volcano Vesuvius is located in | Italy |
33 | The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is | Cuba |
34 | The length of the Suez Canal is | 162.5 kilometers |
35 | The lowest point on earth is | The coastal area of Dead sea |
36 | The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of | Nepal |
37 | The largest ocean of the world is the | Pacific ocean |
38 | The largest bell in the world is the | Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow |
39 | The biggest stadium in the world is the | Strahov Stadium, Prague |
40 | The world's largest diamond producing country is | South Africa |
41 | Australia was discovered by | James Cook |
42 | The first Governor General of Pakistan is | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
43 | Dublin is situated at the mouth of river | Liffey |
44 | The earlier name of New York city was | New Amsterdam |
45 | The Eifel tower was built by | Alexander Eiffel |
46 | The Red Cross was founded by | Jean Henri Durant |
47 | The country which has the greatest population density is | Monaco |
48 | The national flower of Britain is | Rose |
49 | Niagara Falls was discovered by | Louis Hennepin |
50 | The national flower of Italy is | Lily |
51 | The national flower of China is | Narcissus |
52 | The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at | Kathmandu |
53 | The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is | Strait of Hormuz |
54 | The first Industrial Revolution took place in | England |
55 | World Environment Day is observed on | 5th June |
56 | The first Republican President of America was | Abraham Lincoln |
57 | The country famous for Samba dance is | Brazil |
58 | The name of Alexander's horse was | Beucephalus |
59 | Singapore was founded by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
60 | The famous British one-eyed Admiral was | Nelson |
61 | The earlier name of Sri Lanka was | Ceylon |
62 | The UNO was formed in the year | 1945 |
63 | UNO stands for | United Nations Organization |
64 | The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on | 15th August |
65 | `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named | Michelangelo |
66 | Paradise Regained was written by | John Milton |
67 | The first President of Egypt was | Mohammed Nequib |
68 | The first man to reach North Pole was | Rear Peary |
69 | The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was | Guermica |
70 | The primary producer of newsprint in the world is | Canada |
71 | The first explorer to reach the South Pole was | Cap. Ronald Amundson |
72 | The person who is called the father of modern Italy is | G.Garibaldi |
73 | World literacy day is celebrated on | 8th September |
74 | The founder of modern Germany is | Bismarck |
75 | The country known as the land of the midnight sun is | Norway |
76 | The place known as the Roof of the world is | Tibet |
77 | The founder of the Chinese Republic was | San Yat Sen |
78 | The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was | Abdul Salam |
79 | The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was | Margaret Thatcher |
80 | The first Secretary General of the UNO was | Trygve Lie |
81 | The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was | Frederick Auguste Bartholdi |
82 | The port of Banku is situated in | Azerbaijan |
83 | John F Kennedy was assassinated by | Lee Harry Oswald |
84 | The largest river in France is | Lore |
85 | The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was | Catherine of Aragon |
86 | The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was | Ralph Johnson Bunche |
87 | The first British University to admit women for degree courses was | London University |
88 | The principal export of Jamaica is | Sugar |
89 | New York is popularly known as the city of | Skyscrapers |
90 | Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of | Cloves |
91 | The country known as the Land of White Elephant is | Thailand |
92 | The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is | Korea |
93 | The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is | Bhutan |
94 | The highest waterfalls in the world is the | Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela |
95 | The largest library in the world is the | United States Library of Congress, Washington DC |
General Knowledge
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Below mentioned are some of the most easiest general knowledge questions answers that can help you test your IQ level.
Question : What country produces Rioja wines?
Answer: Spain
Question : Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear?
Answer : Cordelia
Question : Which is the brightest star?
Answer: Sirius
Question : Which star has collapsed into itself? Answer : Black Hole
Question : Which is the heaviest star?
Answer : HDE 269810 IN Magellanic Cloud
Question : Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco? Answer : Perth
Question : Who discovered Oxygen in 1774?
Answer : Joseph Priestly
Question : Name the author of A Town Like Alice
Answer : Nevil Shute
Question : How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
Answer : 248
Question : What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds?
Answer : The core
Question: What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard?
Answer : U
Question : What is it that makes soda water fizz?
Answer : Carbon Dioxide
Question : What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent?
Answer : Polio
Question : Name the actor grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
Answer : John Barrymore
Question : Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens? Answer : Noni Hazlehurst
Question : Which comedian once said, “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand”?
Answer : Billy Connolly
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Question : What country produces Rioja wines?
Answer: Spain
Question : Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear?
Answer : Cordelia
Question : Which is the brightest star?
Answer: Sirius
Question : Which star has collapsed into itself? Answer : Black Hole
Question : Which is the heaviest star?
Answer : HDE 269810 IN Magellanic Cloud
Question : Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco? Answer : Perth
Question : Who discovered Oxygen in 1774?
Answer : Joseph Priestly
Question : Name the author of A Town Like Alice
Answer : Nevil Shute
Question : How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
Answer : 248
Question : What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds?
Answer : The core
Question: What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard?
Answer : U
Question : What is it that makes soda water fizz?
Answer : Carbon Dioxide
Question : What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent?
Answer : Polio
Question : Name the actor grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
Answer : John Barrymore
Question : Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens? Answer : Noni Hazlehurst
Question : Which comedian once said, “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand”?
Answer : Billy Connolly
Gereral Knowledge, Current GK
in: Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK MULTIPURPOSE RIVER-VALLEY PROJECTSMULTIPURPOSE RIVER-VALLEY PROJECTS
BASPA HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT
The 300 MW project is located in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest private hydro-electric project and has been built by Jaypee group. It is located on Baspa river, a tributary of Satluj.
BEAS PROJECT
It is a joint venture of the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It consists of two units: (i) Beas-Sutlej Link and (ii) Beas Dam at Pong. The project links the Beas and the Sutlej rivers in Punjab through 38.4 km of hills and valleys. The waters of the Beas were poured into the mighty Sutlej river on July 10, 1977 at the first-ever man-made confluence of the two major rivers at Slapper in Himachal in a mighty bid to augment the water resources of the Gobind Sagar Lake of the Bhakra-complex. This completed the Rs 380- crore dream which was realised in a period of only 12 years.
BHADRA RESERVOIR PROJECT
Bhadra Reservoir Project across the river Bhadra is in Karnataka.
BHAKRA-NANGAL PROJECT (HIMACHAL PRADESH)
Largest multipurpose project in India and the highest straight gravity dam in the world (225.5 m high) on the river Sutlej.
CHAMBAL PROJECT
It is a joint undertaking by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments. The Rana Pratap Dam at Bhata, 48 km from Kotah, was inaugurated on Feb 9, 1970. The project comprises construction of two other dams: Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh and Jawahar Sagar (Kotah) Dam in Rajasthan.
CHAMERA HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT
The 540 MW Chamera hydro-electric project on the Ravi river in Himachal Pradesh was implemented with Canadian credit offer of about Rs 335 crore.
CHUKHA PROJECT
The 336 MW project is the most prestigious and largest in Bhutan. It has been completely built by India. The dam has been constructed on Wang Chu river. The project costed Rs 244 crore.
DAMODAR VALLEY PROJECT (WEST BENGAL AND BIHAR)
Principal object of this multipurpose scheme is to control the flowing of the Damodar which is notorious for its vagaries and destructiveness. It is designed on the lines of the Tennessee Valley Authority (T.V.A.) in U.S.A.
DUL-HASTI HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT
The Rs. 1263 crore project is being built on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. The foundation of the project was laid in September 1984. The project will consist of a power plant of 390 MW capacity. The power house will be located underground.
DHAULIGANGA PROJECT
The Rs. 600 crore, 280 MW project is to be located on Dhauliganga river in Uttaranchal.
FARAKKA BARRAGE
The basic aim of the Farakka Barrage is to preserve and maintain Calcutta port and to improve the navigability of the Hooghly river. It consists of a barrage across the Ganga at Farakka, another barrage at Jangipur across the Bhagirthi, a 39-km long feeder canal taking off from the right bank of the Ganga at Farakka and tailing into the Bhagirathi below the Jangipur barrage, and a road-cum-rail bridge have already been completed. Specially, the object of Farakka is to use about 40,000 cusecs of water out of the water stored in the dam to flush the Calcutta port which is getting silted up.
GANDAK PROJECT (BIHAR AND U.P)
This is a joint venture of India and Nepal as per agreement signed between the two governments on Dec 4, 1959. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the participating Indian States. Nepal would also derive irrigation and power benefits from this project.
HIRAKUD PROJECT (ORISSA)
It is the first of a chain of three Dams planned for harnessing the Mahanadi.
IDUKKI HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT
It is a giant hydro-electric project of Kerala and one of the biggest in the country, constructed with Canadian assistance with an installed capacity of 390 MW in the first stage and 780 MW in the second stage. The project envisages to harness Periyar waters, has three major dams, the 169 m high Idukki arch dam across Periyar river, 138 m high Cheruthoni Dam across the tributary of Cheruthoni river and 99.9 m high Kulamavu Dam.
JAYAKWADI DAM (MAHARASHTRA)
The 10-km-long Jayakwadi dam on the Godavari is Maharashtra’s largest irrigation project located near Paithan.
KALPONG HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT This is the first hydel power plant of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 5.25 MW project was commissioned on July 1, 2001. It is located near Kalara village of Diglipur Tehsil in North Andaman and has been built by National Hydel Power Corporation.
KAKRAPARA PROJECT
It is situated on the Tapti near Kakrapara, 80 km upstream of Surat. The project is financed by the Gujarat Government.
KOEL KARO PROJECT The project envisages construction of earthen dam across river south Koel at Basia in Bihar and another dam over north Karo at Lohajimi. The capacity will be 710 MW.
KOL PROJECT
The 600 MW project is to be located on the Satluj, 6 km upstream of the Dehar Power House on the Beas-Satluj link project in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. Besides generating power, the dam will also serve as a check dam for the 1,050-MW Bhakra Dam and prolong its life by at least 10 years.
KOSI PROJECT This project will serve Bihar and Nepal. The Kosi rises in Nepal, passes through Bihar and joins the Ganges. The river is subject to heavy floods. Two dams are to be built across it.
NAGARJUNASAGAR PROJECT
This Project is a venture of Andhra Pradesh for utilizing water of the Krishna river. The Nagarjunasagar Dam was inaugurated on Aug 4, 1967. It is situated near Nandikonda village in Miryalguda Taluk of Nalgonda district.
NATHPA-JHAKRI HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT
India’s largest hydro-electric project, it is located at Nathpa Jhakri in Himachal Pradesh. It is built on Satluj river. The first of the six 250 MW units was commissioned on December 30, 2002. The project is being executed by Satluj Jal Nigam (formerly Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation).
PARAMBIKULAM ALIYAR PROJECT It is a joint venture of Tamil Nadu and Kerala States. It envisages construction of seven inter-connected reservoirs by harnessing rivers including two major rivers viz., Parambikulam on the western slopes of Annamalai Hills and Aliyar on the eastern slopes.
PARAPPALAR DAM The Rs 1-crore Parappalar Dam with a storage capacity of 167 million cubic feet near Oddenchatram, about 75 km from Madurai in Palni taluk (Tamil Nadu), was inaugurated on August 30, 1976.
PARVATI VALLEY PROJECT
It is the first inter-State hydel power project of India. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi have joined hands with Himachal Pradesh to set up the project. The 2050 MW project will be built near Kullu, on Parvati river, a tributary of Beas.
PERIYAR VALLEY SCHEME (KERALA) The scheme envisages the construction of a masonry barrage 210.92 metres long across the river Periyar near Alwaye, in Ernakulam district.
PONG DAM
It is also called the Beas Dam on the river Beas, near Talwara in Himachal Pradesh, is the highest (132 m high) rock-fill dam in the country. The project is a joint venture of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. The dam has been designed to store 6.6 million acre feet of water. Although the dam is meant primarily to meet the irrigation needs, it also produces power.
RAJASTHAN CANAL PROJECT
It is a bold venture of bringing irrigation to a desert area. The project, which uses water from the Pong dam, consists of 215-km long Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 178 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and the 467-km long Rajasthan main canal lying entirely in Rajasthan.
RAMGANGA RIVER PROJECT
This Project in Uttaranchal envisages construction of a dam across the river Ramganga, one of the major tributaries of the Ganga at 3.2 km upstream of Kalagarh in Garhwal district. RANJIT SAGAR DAM PROJECT Formerly known as Thein dam, it was dedicated to the nation on March 4, 2001. It is built on Ravi river near Thein village in Punjab. Total installed capacity is 600 MW.
RIHAND PROJECT (MIRZAPUR DISTRICT—U.P.) This project has been completed by the U.P. Government and comprises construction of a concrete gravity dam across the Rihand river in Mirzapur District (U.P.) and a Power House at Pipri and necessary transmission lines. Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar is a part of this project.
RONGTONG PROJECT WORLD’S HIGHEST HYDRO POWER PROJECT Rongtong project is situated in Kaza in the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh. The project has helped transform the entire cold mountain desert into a lush green belt.
SALAL PROJECT It has been built on River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. The first stage was completed on February 9, 1989 and marked the beginning of the harnessing of hydro power potential of river Chenab. At present the capacity of the powerhouse is 345 MW. With completion of second stage the capacity will double.
SANKOSH HYDEL-POWER PROJECT
India and Bhutan have signed an agreement for building of a gigantic Sankosh hydel power project. It will be one among the ten largest projects in Asia. The project is to be constructed near Kerabari in Gaylegphug district of Bhutan on Sankosh river. It will include a 600 metre-long and 239 metre high dam and a reservoir with a catchment area of 10,525 sq km. It is estimated to cost around Rs 2000 crore. Once completed, the project will generate 1,525 MW of power and help irrigate eight lakh hectares of land.
SANJAY VIDYUT (HYDEL) PROJECT It is Asia’s first fully underground Hydel Project. The 120 MW project is located near Bhaba Nagar in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It harnesses the water of the Bhaba Khud, a tributary of Satluj.
SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT
This is one of the largest river valley schemes in the country. The project envisages construction of 163-metre-high cement concrete dam at Navagam in Gujarat. This will create irrigation potential of 1.79 million hectares and generate 1450 MW of power.
SAWALKOTE HYDRO PROJECT
The 600 MW project in Jammu & Kashmir is being built by a Norwegian consortium.
SHARAVATI PROJECT (KARNATAKA)
Located about 400 km from Bangalore near the Gersoppa falls, the Sharavati Project is one of the world’s major power projects, built by Indian engineers with American collaboration.
SRISAILARN PROJECT It is a massive power project, 110 km away from Nagarjunasagar in the upper reaches of the river Krishna.
SUBARNAREKHA PROJECT
It is Rs 130-crore multipurpose project which would, when completed, provide assured irrigation to 7,06,000 acres to the chronically drought-prone areas of Orissa and Bihar.
TEHRI DAM PROJECT World’s fifth and Asia’s largest hydro-electric project has been constructed on river Bhagirithi, a tributary of Ganga in Tehri district of Uttaranchal. The height of the earth and rockfill dam is 260.5 m, making it the highest dam in the country. Once fully operational, the project will produce 1000 MW electricity.
TUNGABHADRA PROJECT (ANDHRA AND KARNATAKA)
It is a joint undertaking by the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project comprises a dam across the Tungabhadra river near Mallapuram.
UKAI PROJECT The Ukai power project of Gujarat equipped with power generating sets manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited was inaugurated on October 12, 1977. It has added 540,000 KW of installed capacity to the State’s existing power network.
General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers
in: Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK Parliament of IndiaNo. | Question | Answer |
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01 | The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was | Mujibur Rehman |
02 | The longest river in the world is the | Nile |
03 | The longest highway in the world is the | Trans-Canada |
04 | The longest highway in the world has a length of | About 8000 km |
05 | The highest mountain in the world is the | Everest |
06 | The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is | Myanmar |
07 | The biggest desert in the world is the | Sahara desert |
08 | The largest coffee growing country in the world is | Brazil |
09 | The country also known as "country of Copper" is | Zambia |
10 | The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is | Durand line |
11 | The river Volga flows out into the | Capsian sea |
12 | The coldest place on the earth is | Verkoyansk in Siberia |
13 | The country which ranks second in terms of land area is | Canada |
14 | The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is | Sicily |
15 | The river Jordan flows out into the | Dead sea |
16 | The biggest delta in the world is the | Sunderbans |
17 | The capital city that stands on the river Danube is | Belgrade |
18 | The Japanese call their country as | Nippon |
19 | The length of the English channel is | 564 kilometres |
20 | The world's oldest known city is | Damascus |
21 | The city which is also known as the City of Canals is | Venice |
22 | The country in which river Wangchu flows is | Myanmar |
23 | The biggest island of the world is | Greenland |
24 | The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is | Detroit, USA |
25 | The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is | USA |
26 | The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is | Malaysia |
27 | The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is | Malaysia |
28 | The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the | Mississippi |
29 | The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was | Peking |
30 | The country called the Land of Rising Sun is | Japan |
31 | Mount Everest was named after | Sir George Everest |
32 | The volcano Vesuvius is located in | Italy |
33 | The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is | Cuba |
34 | The length of the Suez Canal is | 162.5 kilometers |
35 | The lowest point on earth is | The coastal area of Dead sea |
36 | The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of | Nepal |
37 | The largest ocean of the world is the | Pacific ocean |
38 | The largest bell in the world is the | Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow |
39 | The biggest stadium in the world is the | Strahov Stadium, Prague |
40 | The world's largest diamond producing country is | South Africa |
41 | Australia was discovered by | James Cook |
42 | The first Governor General of Pakistan is | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
43 | Dublin is situated at the mouth of river | Liffey |
44 | The earlier name of New York city was | New Amsterdam |
45 | The Eifel tower was built by | Alexander Eiffel |
46 | The Red Cross was founded by | Jean Henri Durant |
47 | The country which has the greatest population density is | Monaco |
48 | The national flower of Britain is | Rose |
49 | Niagara Falls was discovered by | Louis Hennepin |
50 | The national flower of Italy is | Lily |
51 | The national flower of China is | Narcissus |
52 | The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at | Kathmandu |
53 | The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is | Strait of Hormuz |
54 | The first Industrial Revolution took place in | England |
55 | World Environment Day is observed on | 5th June |
56 | The first Republican President of America was | Abraham Lincoln |
57 | The country famous for Samba dance is | Brazil |
58 | The name of Alexander's horse was | Beucephalus |
59 | Singapore was founded by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
60 | The famous British one-eyed Admiral was | Nelson |
61 | The earlier name of Sri Lanka was | Ceylon |
62 | The UNO was formed in the year | 1945 |
63 | UNO stands for | United Nations Organization |
64 | The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on | 15th August |
65 | `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named | Michelangelo |
66 | Paradise Regained was written by | John Milton |
67 | The first President of Egypt was | Mohammed Nequib |
68 | The first man to reach North Pole was | Rear Peary |
69 | The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was | Guermica |
70 | The primary producer of newsprint in the world is | Canada |
71 | The first explorer to reach the South Pole was | Cap. Ronald Amundson |
72 | The person who is called the father of modern Italy is | G.Garibaldi |
73 | World literacy day is celebrated on | 8th September |
74 | The founder of modern Germany is | Bismarck |
75 | The country known as the land of the midnight sun is | Norway |
76 | The place known as the Roof of the world is | Tibet |
77 | The founder of the Chinese Republic was | San Yat Sen |
78 | The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was | Abdul Salam |
79 | The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was | Margaret Thatcher |
80 | The first Secretary General of the UNO was | Trygve Lie |
81 | The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was | Frederick Auguste Bartholdi |
82 | The port of Banku is situated in | Azerbaijan |
83 | John F Kennedy was assassinated by | Lee Harry Oswald |
84 | The largest river in France is | Lore |
85 | The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was | Catherine of Aragon |
86 | The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was | Ralph Johnson Bunche |
87 | The first British University to admit women for degree courses was | London University |
88 | The principal export of Jamaica is | Sugar |
89 | New York is popularly known as the city of | Skyscrapers |
90 | Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of | Cloves |
91 | The country known as the Land of White Elephant is | Thailand |
92 | The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is | Korea |
93 | The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is | Bhutan |
94 | The highest waterfalls in the world is the | Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela |
95 | The largest library in the world is the | United States Library of Congress, Washington DC |
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Ram Navami | |||
Vasant Panchami | |||
Nag Panchami | |||
Bohag Bihu | |||
Makar Sankranti | |||
Chhath Puja | |||
Raksha Bandhan | |||
Mahashivratri | |||
Holi-The Festival Of Color | |||
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Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Prime Minsters
in: Current Affairs Current GK india current gk Presidents in india Vice-Presidents in india and Prime Minsters in indiaराष्ट्रपति Presidents | से From | तक To |
डॉ. राजेन्द्र प्रसाद | 1950 | 1962 |
डॉ. सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन | 1962 | 1967 |
डॉ. ज़ाकिर हुसैन | 1967 | 1969 |
व्ही.व्ही. गिरि (कार्यकारी) | मई 1969 | जुलाई 1969 |
जस्टिस मोहम्मद हिदायतुल्लाह (कार्यकारी) | जुलाई 1969 | अगस्त 1969 |
व्ही. व्ही. गिरि | 1969 | 1974 |
फकरुद्दीन अली अहमद | 1974 | 1977 |
बी.डी. जत्ती (कार्यकारी) | फरवरी 1977 | जुलाई1977 |
नीलम संजीव रेड्डी | 1977 | 1982 |
ज्ञानी जैल सिंह | 1982 | 1987 |
डॉ. शंकर दयाल शर्मा | 1987 | 1992 |
आर. व्हेंकट रमण | 1992 | 1997 |
के. आर. नारायण | 1997 | 2002 |
ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम | 2002 | 2007 |
श्रीमती प्रतिभा पाटिल | 2007 | ---- |
उपराष्ट्रपति Vice-Presidents | से From | तक To |
डॉ. सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन | 1952 | 1962 |
डॉ. ज़ाकिर हुसैन | 1962 | 1967 |
व्ही. व्ही. गिरि | 1967 | 1969 |
बाल स्वरूप पाठक | 1969 | 1974 |
डॉ. एम. जत्ती | 1974 | 1979 |
जस्टिस मोहम्मद हिदायतुल्लाह | 1979 | 1984 |
एस. व्हेंकटरमण | 1984 | 1987 |
डॉ. शंकर दयाल शर्मा | 1987 | 1992 |
के. आर नारायण | 1992 | 2002 |
भैरो सिंह शेखावत | 2002 | ---- |
प्रधान मंत्री Prime Ministers | से From | तक To |
जवाहर लाल नेहरू | 1947 | 1964 |
गुलजारी लाल नंदा कार्यकारी | मई 1964 | जून 1964 |
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री | 1964 | 1966 |
गुलजारी लाल नंदा कार्यकारी | 11 जनवरी 1966 | 24 जनवरी 1966 |
इंदिरा गाँधी | 1966 | 1977 |
मोरार जी देसाई | 1977 | 1979 |
चरण सिंह | 1979 | 1980 |
इंदिरा गाँधी | 1980 | 1984 |
राजीव गाँधी | 1984 | 1989 |
व्ही. पी. सिंह | 1989 | 1990 |
चन्द्रशेखर | 1990 | 1991 |
पी. व्ही. नरसिंह्वा राव | 1991 | 1996 |
अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी | 1996 | 1996 |
एच. डी. देवेगौड़ा | 1996 | 1997 |
इन्द्र कुमार गुजराल | 1997 | 1998 |
अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी | 1998 | 1999 |
अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी | 1999 | 2004 |
डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह | 2004 | ---- |
Parliament of India
in: Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK Parliament of IndiaThe Parliament of India (or Sansad Bhawan) is the supreme bicameral legislative body of the federal government of the Republic of India. It consists of the office of President of India and two Chambers, the House of People, known as the Lok Sabha and the Council of States, known as the Rajya Sabha. The Members of either house are commonly referred to as Member of Parliament or MP. The MPs of Lok Sabha are elected by direct election and the MPs of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of the State Legislative Assemblies in accordance with proportional voting.
Of the 545 members of the House of People, 530 members represent the territorial Constituencies in the States and the remaining represent the Union territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide. These members serve a five-year term until the next General Election are held. House seats are apportioned among the states by population in such a manner that the ratio between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.
The 250 Members of the Council of States serve a staggered six-year term. 12 of these members are nominated by the President and shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely literature, science, art and social service. The 238 members are representatives of the States shall be elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Every two years, approximately one-third of the Council is elected at a time.
Part V of the Constitution vests all legislative power in the Parliament that consists of the President of Republic of India and both the Chambers. The House and the Council are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants the House of Commons some unique powers. Revenue-raising or “Money” bills must originate in the House of Commons. The Council of States can only make recommendations suggestions over these bills to the House, within a period of fourteen days - lapse of which the bill is assumed to have been passed by both the Chambers. But it is only up to the House to either approve these amendments or may reject it.
Any bill can become an act only after it is passed by both the houses of the Parliament and assented by the President. The Central Hall of the Parliament is used for combined sittings of the lower and upper houses and is of historical significance.
The Parliament meets in the Sansad Bhawan on Sansad Marg in New Delhi.
Of the 545 members of the House of People, 530 members represent the territorial Constituencies in the States and the remaining represent the Union territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide. These members serve a five-year term until the next General Election are held. House seats are apportioned among the states by population in such a manner that the ratio between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.
The 250 Members of the Council of States serve a staggered six-year term. 12 of these members are nominated by the President and shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely literature, science, art and social service. The 238 members are representatives of the States shall be elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Every two years, approximately one-third of the Council is elected at a time.
Part V of the Constitution vests all legislative power in the Parliament that consists of the President of Republic of India and both the Chambers. The House and the Council are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants the House of Commons some unique powers. Revenue-raising or “Money” bills must originate in the House of Commons. The Council of States can only make recommendations suggestions over these bills to the House, within a period of fourteen days - lapse of which the bill is assumed to have been passed by both the Chambers. But it is only up to the House to either approve these amendments or may reject it.
Any bill can become an act only after it is passed by both the houses of the Parliament and assented by the President. The Central Hall of the Parliament is used for combined sittings of the lower and upper houses and is of historical significance.
The Parliament meets in the Sansad Bhawan on Sansad Marg in New Delhi.
Chief Election Commissioner of India
in: Chief Election Commissioner of India Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GKThe following is the list of held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India with duration details:
Chief Election Commissioners | Held the post | |
1 | Sukumar Sen | 21-Mar-1950 to 19-Dec-1958 |
2 | K. V. K. Sundaram | 20-Dec-1958 to 30-Sep-1967 |
3 | S. P. Sen Verma | 1-Oct-1967 to 30-Sep-1972 |
4 | Dr. Nagendra Singh | 1-Oct-1972 to 6-Feb-1973 |
5 | T. Swaminathan | 7-Feb-1973 to 17-Jun-1977 |
6 | S. L. Shakdhar | 18-Jun-1977 to 17-Jun-1982 |
7 | R. K. Trivedi | 18-Jun-1982 to 31-Dec-1985 |
8 | R. V. S. Peri Sastri | 1-Jan-1986 to 25-Nov-1990 |
9 | V. S. Ramadevi | 26-Nov-1990 to 11-Dec-1990 |
10 | T. N. Seshan | 12-Dec-1990 to 11-Dec-1996 |
11 | M. S. Gill | 12-Dec-1996 to 13-Jun-2001 |
12 | J. M. Lyngdoh | 14-Jun-2001 to 7-Feb-2004 |
13 | T. S. Krishnamurthy | 8-Feb-2004 to 15-May-2005 |
14 | B. B. Tandon | 16-May-2005 to 29-Jun-2006 |
15 | N. Gopalaswami | 30-Jun-2006 to 20-Apr-2009 |
16 | Navin Chawla | 21-Apr-2009 to 29-Jul-2010 |
17 | Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi | 30-Jul-2010 – till date |
List of Speaker of Lok Shabha in India
in: Current Affairs Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK Online GK Online GK testName of Speaker | Position Held for the period |
Smt. Meira Kumar | (03.06.2009 – till date) |
Sh. Somnath Chatterjee | (04.06.2004 – 31.05.2009) |
Sh. Manohar Joshi | (10.05.2002 – 02.06.2004) |
Sh. G.M.C. Balyogi | (24.03.1998 – 19.10.1999) and (22.10.1999 – 03.03.2002) |
Sh. P.A. Sangma | (23.05.1996 – 23.03.1998) |
Sh. Shivraj V Patil | (10.07.1991 – 22.05.1996) |
Sh. Rabi Ray | (19.12.1989 – 09.07.1991) |
Sh. Bal Ram Jakhar | (22.01.1980 – 15.01.1985) and (16.01.1985 – 18.12.1989) |
Sh. K.S. Hegde | (21.07.1977 – 21.01.1980) |
Sh. Bali Ram Bhagat | (15.01.1976 – 25.03.1977) |
Sh. G.S. Dhillon | (08.08.1969 – 17.03.1971) and (22.03.1971 – 01.12.1975) |
Sh. N. Sanjiva Reddy | (17.03.1967 – 19.07.1969) and (26.03.1977 – 13.07.1977) |
Sardar Hukam Singh | (17.04.1962 – 16.03.1967) |
Sh. M. A. Ayyangar | (08.03.1956 – 10.05.1957) and (11.05.1957 – 16.04.1962) |
Sh. G.V. Mavalankar | (15.05.1952 – 27.02.1956) |
List of Indian state and Union Territories
in: Current Affairs Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK Online GK Online GK testThis is a list of Indian state and Union Territories with their two digit abbreviations.
States:
States:
- Andhra Pradesh (AP)
- Arunachal Pradesh (AR)
- Assam (AS)
- Bihar (BR)
- Chattisgarh (CG)
- Goa (GA)
- Gujarat (GJ)
- Haryana (HR)
- Himachal Pradesh (HP)
- Jammu & Kashmir (JK)
- Jharkhand (JH)
- Karnataka (KA)
- Kerala (KL)
- Madhya Pradesh (MP)
- Maharashtra (MH)
- Manipur (MN)
- Meghalaya (ML)
- Mizoram (MZ)
- Nagaland (NL)
- Orissa (OR)
- Punjab (PB)
- Rajasthan (RJ)
- Sikkim (SK)
- Tamil Nadu (TN)
- Tripura (TR)
- Uttarakhand (UK (Formerly UA)
- Uttar Pradesh (UP)
- West Bengal (WB)
- Andaman & Nicobar (AN)
- Chandigarh (CH)
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DN)
- Daman & Diu (DD)
- Delhi (DL)
- Lakshadweep (LD)
- Puducherry (PY)
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in: Current Affairs Current Affairs 2011 current general knowledge Current GK General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions GK Quiz india current gk Latest GK Online GK Online GK test1. India's first "sea bridge" which was officially opened in Mumbai, which is 5.6-kilometre (3.5-mile) long covers from?
Bandra to Worli Sea
It is hoped that the 16.5-billion-rupee (340-million-dollar) eight-lane freeway will help cut the 40-minute journey between the suburbs of Bandra and Worli to just eight minutes and will ease chronic congestion on the city's notoriously choked roads. Sea Link was inaugurated by the ruling Congress party Chief Sonia Gandhi and named after her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
2. The only known survivor of the crash of the Yemeni airliner clung to wreckage in the Indian Ocean carrying 153 people (142 passengers, 11 crew members)?
Baya Bakari, 13.year old girl
3. The Commission probing the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently?
Liberhan Commission
4. India's ambassador to China, who is appointed as the next foreign secretary of India ?
Nirupama Rao
5. Former England cricket captain who retired from all forms of professional cricket recently?
Michael Vaughan
6. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recently invited a musician from India to join its roster of voting members. (i.e. Oscar Academy Membership). Name that musician?
A.R. Rahman
7. Confederations Cup champions who ousted Spain from the first place at FIFA world Football ranking, after one year of leadership?
Brazil
8. Veteran Japanese diplomat who was elected as new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
Yukiya Amano
9. The state of USA which was declared a fiscal emergency recently as the Legislature continued struggling with a budget for the cash-strapped state?
California
10. Air Marshal of Southern Air Command chief, who has been appointed as Honorary Air aide de camp (ADC) to President Pratibha Patel?
S. Radhakrishnan
11. Famous Indian painter whose one painting was auctioned for a record $2 million at Christie’s in June 2008 passed away recently due to a cardiac ailment?
Tyeb Mehta
12. Prime minister of Croatia and leader of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) who resigned recently?
Ivo Sanader
13. Who won the Wimbledon Women's Singles title 2009 after defeating Venus Williams in the final?
Serena Williams
14. Who has taken charge as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) from July 6, 2009.
Raghu Menon
15. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles title 2009 after defeating Andy Roddick in the final?
Roger Federer. He becomes the first man to win 15 grand slams, and to regain the world No 1 ranking.
16. Who won Wimbledon Women's doubles title 2009?
Venus Williams and Serena Williams. They beat Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs of Australia
17. Who won Wimbledon men's doubles title 2009?
Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia won Wimbledon men's doubles title 2009. They beat top-seeded American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the final.
18. The Organisation of American States (OAS) recently expelled a country in reaction to last week's military coup that ousted its President Manuel Zelaya. Which is that country?
Honduras
19. American court has recently banned publication of a Swedish book promoted as a sequel to JD Salinger's “The Catcher in the Rye”. ? Name that book and its author?
“60 Years Later: Coming through the Rye” written by Fredrik Colting
20. Who became the first woman Prime Minister of Croatia?
Jadranka Kosor
21. The person who served as US defence secretary during the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, has died recently at the age of 93?
Robert McNamara
22. Who won the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon 2009?
Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany.
They beat top-seeded Leander Paes of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe 7-5, 6-3, in the final.
23. Pakistan Cricket player and one of its cricketing pioneers, who bowled the first delivery and took the first wicket in the country’s inaugural Test match died recently after battling prostate cancer?
Khan Mohammad
24. Who is appointed as Director (Projects) of GAIL India?
Mr R D Goyal
25. French Tennis Player, who was banned by ATP Tour for betting on matches, found dead in stairwell of his Paris apartment ?
Mathieu Montcourt
26. City of Australia which has decided to ban the sale and use of bottled water to act for the preservation of the environment?
Bundanoon
27. Player of Manchester United’s who has joined Real Madrid for $70 million?
Cristiano Ronaldo
28. Versatile Actor who was inducted into the Territorial Army as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel.
Mohanlal
This Malayalam Superstar has won four national awards and the second recent high-profile personality after Kapil Dev to don the Territorial Army uniform.
Lt Col Mohan Lal will be working with the Kerala based 122 Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Army (TA).
29. Name the first pilot from Kerala of the Royal Air Force (Later Indian Air Force) and the First Head Of Training Team of The Indian National Defence Academy who died recently?
Moorkoth Ramunni
30. Fifteen-year-old girl of Toronto who broke the world record in the women's 50-metre breaststroke at the world championships swimming trials?
Amanda Reason
31. Who sets new world record in 100 meter backstroke and first ever to go under 52 sec (51.94 seconds) at the U.S. national championships.
Aaron Peirsol
32. Global fast food Company which has apologized to Hindus for running an advertisement in Spain that showed an Indian goddess Lakshmi about to eat a beef burger?
Burger King
33. Who is elected as president of Indonesia for the second term?
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
34. Former Australian coach John Buchanan has criticized some of the present and former Indian cricket stars like Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh in his recently-published book. Name of that book.
"The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20."
35. The Cricket Team which have boycotted the series against Bangladesh because of an outstanding contractual dispute with its Cricket board?
West Indies Cricket Team
36. Who will remain captain of the German national team for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
Michael Ballack
37. Who sets new world record in 100 meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships in 50.22 seconds, lowering Ian Crocker's mark of 50.40 set at the 2005 world championships in Montreal?
Michael Phelps
38. Which country finished at the first position at the 5th South Asian Shooting Championship bagging 21 gold medals out of 24 gold medals?
India
39. Player turned coach who has been named the India under-16 football coach for the Asian qualifiers to be held in Abu Dhabi in October 2009.
C.M. Ranjith
40. The world's most famous bell ringing out the hours on the world's most famous clock, celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 11, 2009 in London?
Big Ben
41. The former boxing champion and one of the most amazing boxer of his generation, who has been found dead in a Brazilian hotel room recently?
Arturo Gatti
42. Who sets new world record in 200 meter backstroke at the U.S. national championships?
Aaron Peirsol
43. Indian Squash player who won the third WISPA title of her career when she defeated home favourite Low Wee Wern in the final of the $ 16,000 NSC series event on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia
Joshna Chinappa
44. Who wins Newport Hall of Fame Tennis championships ATP Title?
Rajeev Ram
45. Renowned Marathi actor to win Maharashtra government's best actor award consecutively for three years, died recently in Pune after prolonged illness?
Neelu Phule
46. A distinguished conductor and his wife have recently died at the Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland. He was conductor emeritus of the BBC Philharmonic among many other great achievements, and Lady Downes, 74, was a former ballet dancer and choreographer. Who are they?
Sir Edward Downes and Joan
47. Second cricket test between Srilanka and Pakistan at Colombo won by?
Srilanka
Man of the match: Fawad Alam
Sri Lanka won the first test match on the last day of the match.
48. Former prime minister of Poland and European Parliament member since 2004, who has been elected president of the European Parliament?
Jerzy Buzek
49. Who is appointed as the new defence secretary of India?
Pradeep Kumar
50. First test between West Indies and Bangladesh held in July is won by?
Bangladesh
51. Indian Scientist and National Research Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research who has been nominated for the prestigious Royal Medal by the Royal Society, London.
Prof. C.N.R. Rao,
52. England all-rounder who decided to retire from test cricket after the ashes series against Australia?
Andrew Flintoff
53. Who has become the first Indian batsman in over four years to head the batting rankings in test matches by ICC?
Gautam Gambhir
54. Canadian comedian of Indian parents, came from Kolkatta, who has been ranked among the Top 10 Earning Comedians in the world by Forbes?
Russell Peters
55. Carnatic music exponent and film playback singer in many Indian languages, popularly referred as one of the “female trinity of Carnatic music” who passed away at the age of 90?
Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal (D.K.Pattammal)
56. Chairman of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization who resigned from his post?
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh
57. The space shuttle of NASA descended safely to Earth, ending a successful 16-day assembly mission to the international space station ?
Endeavour
58. Summit of the Non-Allied Movement in 2012 will take place in?
Iran.
59. Former India cricket captain who has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Lancashire.
Sourav Ganguly
60. Name the club of Argentina which won the Libertadores Cup beating Brazil's Cruzeiro by two goals to one?
Estudiantes
61. The Middlesex University in Hendon, London, has conferred an Indian music director with an honorary doctorate. Who is he?
A.R.Rahman
62. Name the 112th element which has been officially added to the Periodic Table, earlier named as Ununbium?
Copernicium.
The element with symbol "Cp" is named in honor of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. This name is expected to be officially endorsed by IUPAC in January 2010, after six months for discussion.
63. Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Puducherry?
Iqbal Singh
64. New Governors of States of India
Uttar Pradesh-B.L. Joshi
Gujarat-Devendra Nath Dwivedi
Assam-Jharkhand Syed Sibtey Razi
Jharkhand-K Sankaranarayanan
Uttrakhand- Margaret Alva
Hariyana-Jagannath Pahadia
65. “The most trusted man in America," who was the pioneering television news anchor died recently at the age of 92?
Walter Cronkite
66. First World War veteran who became the world's oldest man last month died at the age of 113.
Henry Allingham
67. Srilankan bowler who retired from test cricket after the test match against Pakistan?
Chaminda Vas
68. Womens hockey champions trophy won by?
Argentina. They beat Australia (4-3) in the final
69. India agreed to enter into an understanding on end-use monitoring agreement recently with a country that will pave the way for greater defence cooperation. Which country?
United States of America
70. Second test of Ashes held at Lord’s won by?
England. This is for the first time in 75 years that England has won the Ashes at Lord's. They beat Australia by 115 runs in the second Test
Man of the Match: Andrew Flintoff (five wickets for 92 runs)
71. The solar eclipse witnessed on the month of July 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until June 2132. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia, causing tourist interest in eastern China, Japan, India and Nepal. Which day it witnessed?
July 22, 2009
72. The second Indian archer to win a Youth World Championship title after bagging gold in the girls' Cadet Recurve category in the 11th edition of the tournament at Ogden (Utah), USA?
Deepika Kumari
73. The Airlines apologized for frisking former Indian President Abdul Kalam at the Indira Gandhi International Airport when he was going on a visit to the US this April?
Continental Airlines of U.S.A
74. Hindustani music legend who mesmerized audiences with her melodious voice for over six decades, died recently?
Gangubai Hangal
75. Test Cricket Series between West Indies and Bangladesh won by ?
Bangladesh.(2-0)
Man of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan
76. Who was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace?
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmarese pro-democracy activist and leader,
77. Who becomes the first ever black Miss England?
Rachel Christie
78. Former Peruvian president who was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on corruption charges.
Alberto Fujimori
79. Who is named as new LTTE chief?
Selvarasa Pathmanathan
80. Who became the youngest player (12 years old) ever to play in professional football when he came on as a substitute for Aurora in a Bolivian Clausura championship match?
Mauricio Baldivieso
81. Who becomes the highest ever Australian run scorer in first class cricket surpassing the record of the legendary Sir Donald Bradman?
Justin Langer
82. Two piano works recently have been identified as the creation of a legendary musician which has long been in the possession of the International Mozarteum Foundation in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Name that musician?
Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.)
83. Newly elected President of Kyrgyzstan?
Kurmanbek Bakiyevi
84. Which country has won the team tech gold medal in synchronized swimming at the world championships?
Russia.
Russia has won both gold medals in synchro at the last three Olympics.
85. Test Cricket series between Srilanka and Pakistan held is won by?
Sri Lanka won the series by 2-0.
Man of the series:Nuvan Kulasekhara
Man of the match of third test: Kumar Sangakkara. Third Test ended in a draw.
86. Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2007?
Bill Gates, on behalf of “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation” for their exemplary philanthropic work across the world and in India especially in the area of health.
87. One of the world's largest optical telescopes, installed on a mountain in the Canary Islands, which is extremely powerful and will be able to spot some of the faintest, most distant objects in the Universe?
Great Canary Telescope
With a main mirror 10.4 metre across, it will effectively be the largest telescope for visible and infrared light in the world.
88. India’s first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine at the naval dockyard, Visakhapatnam which is launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur on July 26,2009?
INS Arihant
89. Eminent music director and sitarist composed the musical scores for about 40 films in Hindi, Marathi, and Malayalam who blended Indian classical and Western music in his work, was a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar died at the age of 73?
Bhaskar Chandavarkar
90. Who won ITF Lexington Challenger Tennis title?
Sania Mirza
91. Which country won CONCACAF Gold Cup Football title beating U.S.A (5-0) in the final?
Mexico
92. Who has been awarded the 2009 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award?
Aung San Suu Kyi
93. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister who resigned after a senior PDP leader alleged in the state assembly that he was involved in the 2006 sex scandal, a charge dismissed by him as false?
Omar Abdullah
94. Who win gold in the women's 200 metres individual medley at the World Championships?
Ariana Kukors(U.S.A)
95. Who won women's 100 metres butterfly final at the world swimming championships?
Sarah Sjostrom(Sweden)
96. Veteran Malayalam actor, who won critical acclaim for the ease with which he portrayed villainous roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema died at the age of 55?
Rajan P.Dev
97. Charismatic Jaipur royal, a three-time MP and who was once named as ”World’’s Ten Most Beautiful Women” by ”Vogue” magazine, died here today following a prolonged illness.?
Rajmata Gayatri Devi
98. Sports Awards 2009:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna:
M.C. Marykom (boxer),
Vijender Kumar (boxer)
Sushil Kumar (wrestling)
Arjuna Award:
Mangal Singh Champia (archery), Sinimol Paulose (athletics), Saina Nehwal (badminton), L. Saritha Devi (boxing), Tania Sachdeva (chess), Gautam Gambhir (cricket), Ignatius Tirkey (hockey), Surinder Kaur (hockey), Pankaj Shirsat (kabaddi), B. Prabhu (physically challenged), Satish Joshi (rowing), Ranjan Sodhi (shooting), Poulami Ghatak (table tennis), Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling), G.L. Yadav (yatching)
Dronacharya Award:
Baldev Singh (hockey), Jaidev Bisht (boxing), Satpal (wrestling), Pullela Gopichand (badminton) and Udaikumar (kabaddi).
99. One day cricket series between West Indies and Bangladesh won by ?
Bangladesh (2-0)
100. Who won gold in the 200- meter freestyle final at the world swimming championships in Rome?
Paul Biedermann
He won in a world record time of 1 minute, 42 seconds, ahead of previous record-holder Michael Phelps
101. Who is appointed as the captain of 20-20 Team of Pakistan?
Shahid Afridi
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