General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz- The weight of Cricket Ball 156-163 grm

U Know?
>The weight of Cricket Ball 156-163 grm
>An Ostrich can lays 100 Eggs at a Time

>Which country's currency is same as its name?=Zaire
>How many days was the Mahabharat fought?=18 days

1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)

>Euclid is the father of Geometry
>The Indian Institute of Science is located at Bangalore
>Bangalore city is known as 'Electronic City of I

1ST IN INDIA
>Shortest served high court chief justice-B.P.Jha
>1st Woman MBBS-Kadambini ganguli (1888)

>Camel's Milk, Which Is Widely DrunkIn Arab Countries, Has 10 Times MoreIron Than Cow's Milk
>Our Thumb Is The Same Length Of Our Nose

Memory Range in Computer Science
Bytes
KB- Kilo Byte
MB- Mega Byte
GB- Giga Byte
TB- Terra Byte
PB- Petta Byte
EB- Exa Byte

>India Is The Largest Democracy In the World
>The 6th Largest Country In The World
>The Most Ancient n Living Civilization(At Least 10000Yrs

Fact-
-It is impossible 2 lick Ur elbow. ( We know U gonna try this !!! )
-Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards

Fact:
>Life Of a HouseFly Is Only 14 Days
>A Sheep, Duck & Rooster Were D 1st Animals 2 Fly In a Hot Air Balloon

U Know!
*
Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six Categories:
*Physics
*Peace
*Economics
*Medicine
*Chemistry
*Literature

Fact:
-Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it.
-Most Americans' car horns beep in the key off.

> Denmark has the oldest National Flag in the world
> Norway is the recycle capital of the world
> Nokia started as a paper company

*Top 3 tallest building in india*
*The Imperial, Mumbai - 60 Floors
*Ashok Towers 1, Mumbai - 53 Floors
*Planet Godrej Mumbai, 51 Floors

-Who The 13th Prime Minister of India ?
>On 13 October 1999, 13th Atal Bihari Vajpayee took oath as Prime Minister of India

Fact-
About 80% Of The Earths Animals R Insects.
-All Mammals Hve Tongues.
-Pure Gold Is So Soft That It Can Be Molded With The Hands..

Fact
>A Cat Can Run About 20 km/hr When It Grows Up
>A Cheeta Can Run About 76 km/hr
>The Fastest Human Beings Runs Only About 30 km/hr

The world's 1st University was established in Takshila India in 700BC
More than 10,500 students 4m all over the world studied more than 60 su

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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz - Top 10Largest Cities in India

*Top 10Largest Cities in India*
1-Mumbai
2-Kolkata
3-Delhi
4-Chennai
5-Bangalore
6-Hyderabad
7-Ahmadabad
8-Pune
9-Surat
10-Kanpur

Weekly Leave For Countries*
India - Sunday
Greece-Monday
Paris-Tuesday
Egypt -Wednesday
United Arab Emirates,-Friday
Israel- Saturday

Do You Know?
>The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
>Right handed people live, on average 9 years longer than left handed

Facebook Facts-
>500 mill active usr
>15%FB users update their status
>22%Comment On another's Post
>26%Like another user content

>It Takes The Food 7 Seconds To Get From Mouth To Stomach
>Human Hair Can Support 3 KG
>Attachment Of Human Muscles To Skin Causes Dimples

>Name of Alexander's the Great war horse-Bucephalus
>Name of Mahanarana Pradap's horse-Chetak

>IBM
-International Business Machines is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York

Full Forms:
>VISA: Visitor's Intention of Staying Abroad
>PAN: Permanent Account Number
>TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India

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Headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located?
(a)Ahmedabad
(b)Chennai
(c)Hyd
(d)Kolkata
Ans:(B)

G8 Nations code
''JCB GIRAF"
J-Japan
C-Canada
B-Britain
G-Germany
I-Italy
R-Russia
A-America
F-France

Jawahar Sagar Dam-Kota
*Rana Pratap Sagar Dam-Chittorgarh
*ummaid Sagar Dam-Bhilwara
*Bajaj SagarDam-Banswara

*NASA launches super-size rover to Mars.
*The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi was founded in 1954.

Q. 'Straight From The Heart' Is The Autobiography Of?
(A)Imran Khan
(B)Kapil Dev
(C)Sachin Tendulkar
(D)Steave Waugh
Ans:(B)

Do You Know ?
*Head quarters*
*I.A.E.A:Vienna
*F.A.O:Rome *UNESCO:Paris
*W.H.O:Geneeva *W.T.O:Geneeva
*Int.criminal court:Hegue

Fact
>Iceland is mostly green and grassy, while Greenland is mainly cold and icy.


There are 315 species of parrot in the world.
Most parrots in the world are green, especially the ones from South America

>Pizza was "invented" in Naples around 1860s.
>Rome was founded in 753 BC.
>Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe.

Rising to a height of 448.1 feet
(136.57 meters), the dome of St.
Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is
the tallest dome in the world.

>The longest English word, at 45 letters, is 'pneumonoultram icroscopicsilic ovolcanoconiosi s'.

Fact:
>There are no ants in Iceland, Greeland, and Antarctica
Fac:
>Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.


Do you know ?
Sri Lanka was formerly known as Ceylon but changed its name in 1972


>Niagara Falls has moved about ten miles upstream in the last 10,000 years. The falls are eroding at the rate of5 feet per year.

D oldest working Post Office in D world is located in D village of Sanquer, located in D Scottish Lowlands. It has been operating since 1712.

Fact
>There are over 10,000 waterfalls in Iceland, so many that not all of them have names.

Do u Know ?
>Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a fullmoon.


>Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

World's Costliest Car:
>Bugatti Veyron Super Sports:
Costs: $2,400,000. i.e 12 Crore

>Happy B'day 'Jana Gana Mana'
>India 2 become world's 5th largest economy by 2020
>Japan and India eye new currency swap agreement.

Do You Know ?
>The thermometer was invented in 1607 by Galileo.
>Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

India's Great collection site
>Latest Mp3
>Dj Remixes
>Ringtones
>iphone zone
>live consrt

>There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the "ten" opening moves in a game of chess.....
Donate Blood


>Domain registration was free until the National Science Foundation decided to change this on September 14th, 1995

Fact :
>Male humans have about a 10% larger brain than females. and size do not mean differences in mental ability

Did you know ?
>The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.

>The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
>SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'

>Pollen never deteriorates. It isone of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

Do you know ?
>Snails breathe through their feet.
>Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.


Fact
>It takes a drop of ocean watermore than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

>All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than inthe south - and nobody knows why.

Do u know ?
>Wearing headphones for just one hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

>A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

>Nitrous oxide (N2O) is known as laughing gas as it produceseuphoria when inhaled. It is used in dental procedures

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Bihar has become the 2nd state to bring the Chief
Minister under the ambit of the Lokayukta.Which
is the 1st state to do so?
-Uttarakhand.

=The Chief Of The World Bank?
:Robert Zoellick.
=Santosh Trophy Is Associated With Which Game?
:Football.


Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award-2011
-Prof.YashPal
*New chairman of Competition Commission of India(CCI):
-Ashok Chawla


Gandhiji Movements:
1917:Champaran
1918:Kheraa
1919:Roulath
1920-22:Non-helping, Khilaapath
1930:Salt sathyagrham
1942:Quit India

Top 5
Spoken languages
1.mandarine: 1billion+
2.english: 508millions
3.hindi: 497m
4.spanish: 392m
5.russian: 277m

*1st postal stamp issued in India July1,1852
*Only female mosquitoes bite
*Horses sleep standing up
*Sharks are immune2all known diseases

*1st postal stamp issued in India July1,1852
*Only female mosquitoes bite
*Horses sleep standing up
*Sharks are immune2all known diseases

*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

*Who was the 1st Negro2be awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize?=Ralph Bunche
*In which country Green Revolution started?
=Mexico


In which city the Bank of International Settlements
(BIS) located?
Basel,Switzerland
*World Meteorological Organisation located at:
Geneva

*Akbar born in 1542 at Amarkott
*His deathplace Sikandra
*2nd panipat war fougt b/w Akbar&Hemu in1556

The Dronacharya Award" is associated with ?
(A) Eminent Surgeons
(B) Famous Artists
(C) Sport Coaches
(D) Expert Engineers
Ans: (C)

Int.years
*co-operative yr:1965
*Turism yr:1967
*Human right yr:1968
*Education:1970
*population:1974
*women yr:1975

*Which Country Won This Year's Davis Cup?
>Spain
*When Was Gateway of India Opened?
>December 4 1924
>Foundation Was Laid in March 1911

Q.Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?
-Ajatashatru
Q.Head of University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar?
-Sheela Bhadra

COUNTRY@CAPITAL
BRAZIL:brasilia
CANADA:ottawa
CHINA:beijing
GREECE:athens
INDIA: New delhi
JAPAN:tokyo

Q.Which bank became the 1st in India to be fully computerized?
-Bank of India
Q.Who is d Prime Minister designate for Egypt?
-Kamal Ganzour

Q.The coast that belongs to Kerala
is known as ?
(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandal coast
(d) Canara Coast
Ans: (B)

National Vaccination day
-MARCH 16
World dance day
-APR 29
World Ozone day
-SEP 16
World Thrift day
-OCT 30
World food day
-OCT 16

Hindukush Mountains Streches B/w Central Afghanistan & Northern Pakistan.
Its Highest Peak,
-Tirich Mir (7690m) is in Pakistan.


Famous Paintrs
*DaVinci,Rapheal Michelangelo=Italy *Picasso,Salvador Dali=Spain *Rembrand,Vangogh Netherlands
*Jackson Pollard-USA

Agriculture-
India has Two Crop Seasons:
1.Kharif:Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize, Cotton, Jute
Sowing-Jun/Jul
Harvest-Sep/Octn/Jul

Q.Among the following cities, which one is the nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(a)Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c)Jodhpur
(d)Nagpur
Ans:(B)

Q.The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in?
(A)Rangoon
(B)Kathmandu
(C)Himachal Pradesh
(D)Beijing
Ans:(C)

Abbreviati ons which are not known to many of us:
AIM--Ambit ion In Life
DATE--Date And Time Evolution
PEN--Power Enriched in Nib

Q:Where in India is the first peacock centre set up?choolanoor(palakkd)
Q:The Valmiki Nat'nal park is locketed:Bihar.


=Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six Categories:
1.Physics
2.Peace
3.Economics
4.Medicine
5.Chemistry
6.Literature

BOOKS-AUTHORS
*Natural History-Pleeni
*Pancha siddanthika-Varahamihurudu
*Moon walk-Michel Jakson
*The Judgement-Kuladipnayyar

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*Olympic flame first started
-1928(Amsterdum)
*Common weaith games started-1930 Kenada(Hamilton)
*ASIA Games first started
-1951(Delhi)

Mercury & Venus-No moons
Earth-1moon
Mars-2 moons
Jupitr-63 moons
Saturn-62 mns
Uranus-27 moons
Neptune-13 moons

Which is d only snake that builts the nest?
A)King Cobra
B)Rattlesnake
C)Coral Snake
D)Golden Tree Snake
ANS:A

'Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute' Is In Pilani, Rajasthan
*Study About Frogs-Batracology

The medical term used for sleeplessness is :-
a. Somnambulism
b. Insomnia
c. Hallucination
d. Nyctinuria
Ans- b


-Which of these is the world's Largest library ?
>Library of Congress USA.
-Who started "Khalsa Panth" ?
>Guru Govind Singh.

Elizabeth-I was contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
A]Babur
B]Humayun
C]Akbar
D]Jahangir
ans:AKBAR

Q:Income tax ko sabse pahle kisne aur kab shuru kiya?
A:Briten ke pradhan mantari viliam pit,1799 me


RBI Nationalised:
01,JAN 1949
IDBI Estd:
3,JULY,1964
National Stock Exchange:
NOV,1992
NIFTY:
APR 1996
FERA Implimentation:
1973

Nasik-Grape City
*Longest ruled Central Minister
-Babu Jag Jeevan Ram(28yrs)
*Longest ruled Chief Minister
-Jyoti Basu(23yrs-W.Bengal)

Top 10Largest Cities in India:
1 Mumbai
2 Kolkata
3 Delhi
4 Chennai
5 Bangalore
6 Hyderabad
7 Ahmadabad
8 Pune
9 Surat
10 Kanpur

QAmong the following cities, which one is the nearest to the
Tropic of Cancer?
(a)Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c)Jodhpur
(d)Nagpur
Ans:(B)

WTO basically promotes
a. Global peace
b. Financial support
c. Unilateral trade
d. Multilateral trade
Ans- D


Q:Balvant rai mehta who was poineer of concept of Panchayati Raj,was a freedom fighter & chief minister of?
-Gujarat

>>Q.=Kya Apko Pata Hai Humare Des Ke Do Neta Ka Janm Aek Hi Din Me Huva Tha?
Ans.=Indira Gandhi aur Pandit Vijya Lakshmi Ka<<

Q:Name d short film about child poverty in India which won d 'Golden Lamp Tree' award at the 42nd International Film festival?
Another Planet

Which one of d following is thetallest bird
a) Peacock
b) Penguin
c) Ostrich
d) Emu
Ans- D


1st country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
a. Switzerland.
b. UK.
c. USA.
d. Netherlands
Ans- d


BHARAT RATNA
Estd-2,JAN1954
Recipnts
1st-1954-C.Rajgopalchary
Last-2008-Bhimsenjoshi
Total awarded-41
Award suspended
13JULY1977-26 JAN

Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called
a) Chorology
b) Conchology
c) Nematology
d) Neonatology
Ans- d


Q:Which country is inside the European Union but outside the Eurozone?
-Denmark.
*Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2011:
ILA BHATT (Social Activis

Que. Apart from Karnataka, which state has reported production of Gold in India?
(A)Orissa
(B)Jharkhand
(C)Rajasthan
(D)Andhra
Ans:(B)

Mother Teresa:
*Born in 1910 (South Yugoslavia)
*1st Visit to India-1929
*Start Missionries in Culcutta-1950
*Got Nobl Prize-1979

Left-hande d people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction as compared to right-hand ed people.

>Longest served central minister-Babu Jagjeevan
Ram(28 yrs)
>Longest served chief minister-Jyoti Basu (23 yrs,
W.Bengal)

The energy stored in a watch spring is
a) kinetic energy
b) potential energy
c) heat energy
d) chemical energy
Ans- B

*safety match was invented by-Landstrom.
*Military Tank was inventd by-Swinton.
*selenology is d study f-Moon

Que-What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?
Ans-Ekta Aur Anushasan
Que-Which planet is nearest to Sun ?
Ans-Mercury

=Which state became the only state in India to implement public service guarantee act? :Rajastan =largest palm oil consumer& importer:IND

*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

Do you know?
Who was the first recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke
Award?
Ans: Devika Rani.
The first Talkie Film in India was Alam Ara.

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?
-Prime Minister
*Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red
Sea ?
-Suez Canal


*Which River is known as 'Vridha Ganga'
=Godhawari
*Pathala Ganga=Krishna
*Thelugu Ganga=Krishna
*Dekshina Ganga=Kaveri
*Kerala Ganga=Pam

Mother Teresa:
*Born in 1910 (South Yugoslavia)
*1st Visit to India-1929
*Start Missionries in Culcutta-1950
*Got Nobl Prize-1979

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#Who was the 1st european to translate the bhagwad gita into english?
>Charles wilkins
#Thigh bone s the longest bone in human body.

*The world's oldest known city is Damascus
*Venice is known as the City of Canals
*The country in which river
Wangchu flows is Myanmar

Which is the king of chemicals-
a. Nitric acid
b. Sulphuric acid
c. Sodium hydroxid
d. Hydrochloric acid
ans- b


--Forest Protection Act : 1980
--Animal Protection Act : 1972
--Tiger Protection Act : 1973
--Elephant Protection Act : 1992

*Weekly Holiday*
-India- Sunday.
-Greece- Monday.
-Paris-Tuesday.
-Egypt- wednesday.
-Arab emirates-
Friday.
-Israel- saturday.

"Romancing with Life" kis Bollywood actor ki autobiography hai?
"Devanand"

With which sport is the Rangaswamy Cup associated ?
A)Golf
B)Hockey
C)Football
D)Ckt
ANS:B

VACCINES-DISCOVERED BY
*Small pox-Edward Jenner
*Cholera-Louis Pasteur
*T.B.Vaccine-Calmette & Guerin
*Polio-Jonas E.Salk
*OPV-Albert Sab

World's 7 largest Employers-
*Chinese Army
Wal-Mart
*China National Petroleum
*China State Grid Corp
*Indian Railways &
UK National Heal

Do you know?
Q:Who was the founder of Maurya Dynasty?
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya.
The capital of Maurya Dynasty was Pataliputra.

*The National emblem of France is Lily
*The currency Thailand is Waht

--1st recognized boxing (fisticuffs) champion
-Tim Hyer (1841).
*
*
-World's 1st chess champion
-Wilhelm Steinitz (1886).

-The first religion of the world Hinduism.
*
-The first country to print book China.
*
-The first country to issue paper currency China

--Top Countries With Nuclear Energy
Russia-16000
USA-10300
China-410
France-350
UK-200
Israel-100-170
India-75-110


You know?
'Denmark' country ki currency kya hai?
=> Crone


*Which Englishman was honoured by Jehangir with the title of 'Khan'?
-William Hawkins
*Dalal street is situated at:
Mumbai

Chandragupta Maurya Overthrew the Power of Nandas at?
(A) Taxila
(B) Ujjain
(C) Magadha
Ans : (C)


*First Commercially successfulPC was Apple Macintosh.
*Macintosh PC was first to feature a mouse & GUI.
*BPO-Business Processing Outsourcing

*Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held?
>Jaipur
*Which country test launched1st 3D television broadcast?
>China

>Antarctica Is Highest, Driest & Coldest Continent.
>The 1st cellular phone communication network was launched in Japan, in 1979

>'Anagji mendar'' drawn world map first time in the world
>Monalisa photo is Lovri museum(paris)


== F A C T ==
>DIAMONDS ARE MADE OF CARBON AND CAN BURN.
>IF HEATED UP TO 80O A'C (1,600 A'F), DIAMONDS TURN INTO GRAPHITE.

Chandragupta Maurya Overthrew the Power of Nandas at?
(A) Taxila
(B) Ujjain
(C) Magadha
Ans : (C)

*Which country banned the use of cell phones inside the country?
>NorthKorea
*New Chairman of the CentralBoard of DirectTaxes:
>Laxman Das

Q:Which Is The World's Oldest Steam Locomotive?
Ans:"EIR 21" hay

The fuse in our domestic electric circuit melts when
there is a high rise in
A)Inductance
B)Current
C)Resistance
D)Capacitance
Ans-B

*American war of Independnce-1776
*French Revolution-1789
*Chinese Revolution-1911
*Russian Revolution-1917
*Indian Revolution For Jnlokpa

Reyatwari system was started by ?
.
-Munro
Introduced in1820 in Malabar,Coimbatore,Madras and,Madurai.

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Q;How many miles above the Earth is the International Space Station?
220.
Q:Who designed the Padma Awards?
Nandalal Bose
*22 Apr-Earth Day.



SAARC car rally began from which among the
following countries ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)



Which of the following team has won the
Champions Trophy Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (B)


Q:The city of golden temple?Amritsir
Q:The united nations university is in?
Tokyo


Q:Where in India is the first peacock centre set up?choolanoor(palakkd)
Q:The Valmiki Nat'nal park is locketed:Bihar.


FIRST IN INDIA
>Longest served central minister-Babu Jagjeevan
Ram(28 yrs)
>Longest served chief minister-Jyoti Basu (23 yrs,
W.Bengal)


*Which Country Won This Year's Davis Cup?
>Spain
*When Was Gateway of India Opened?
>December 4 1924
>Foundation Was Laid in March 1911


-?World Forest Day-March 21
-?World Animal Day-Oct3
-?World Habitat Day-Oct4
-



Cities&Rivers:
*London-Thems
*Rom- Tiber
*Lahore-Ravi
*Paris-Seen
*Bagdad-Tigris


National Vaccination day
-MARCH 16
World dance day
-APR 29
World Ozone day
-SEP 16
World Thrift day
-OCT 30
World food day
-OCT 16




Books & authrs
Malgudi days -
R. K. Narayan
Malabar mind -
Anitha Nair
District diary -
Jaswant sing



Volcanoe
1.Gaullatiri (Chile)
2.Laskar (Chile)
3.Cotopaxi (Equador)
4.Tupungatito (Chile)
5.Popocatepeti (Mexico)
06 Sangay (Equador)



-*Frogs use their Eyes to help them to eat their
Food
*Taylor Vally is in USA
*Feb 1885 is the only Month (in Record) not to have
a Full M



*Kya aapko malum h ki kis Country me ek bhi Nadi(River) nahi h?
>SAUDI ARAB
*Which is Most populated state in india?
>Utter pradesh.



Famous Paintrs
*DaVinci,Rapheal,Michelangelo=Italy
*Picasso,Salvador Dali=Spain
*Rembrand,Vangogh=Netherlands
*Jackson Pollard-USA.



WORLD RELIGIONS
TOP 6
1) Christians
2) Muslims
3) Hindus
4) Buddhists
5) Sikhs
6) Jews


Q:The city of golden temple?Amritsir
Q:The united nations university is in?Tokyo


Which is d largest river systemof d peninsular region
a.Godavari
b.Kaveri
c.Narmada
d.Mahanadi
Ans- A


*City f joy:culcutta
*Queen f Adriak&city f water:venice
*Gardn f Englnd:kent
*Manchestr f East:Osaka

*Kya aapko malum h ki kis Country me ek bhi Nadi(River) nahi h?
>SAUDI ARAB
*Which is Most populated state in india?
>Utter pradesh.


Do you know?
-bangal ka vibhajan kab hua th?
Ans:1905 me
-gaandhi ne namak kaanun kab toda?
ans:1930


Who scripted Gandhiji's favourite Song 'Vaishnav
Jan to? Narsinh mehta*Central Food Technological Research Institute
situated in:Mysore


>The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.
-
>The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland.


Countries & his Independence Date:
Afghanistan: 19th August
Armenia:28th May
Australia:4th January
U.S.A: 4th July
Bangladesh: 16th Decem


Long Form:
>VCR-Video Cassette Recorder
>VAT-Value Added Tax
>VAS-Value Added Service
>VAN-Virtual Area Network


Which of the following Countriesis the host for the 2016 olympic Games?
1 South Africa
2 Netherlands
3 Brazil
4 Italy
ans-3

*U.G.C.esbd:1953
*"The Goal" is an autobaphy f:Dyanchandh
*Electro magnetic waves theory:James clark maxvel

Q:Australia Ka National Animal Konsa He?
Ans:Kangaroo
*Sri-Lanka ka Natioal Animal konsa He?
Ans: Lions

*1st Chief Justice of India-
Harilal Jekisundas Kania
*1st cricketer to receive Arjuna Award-Saleem durani

>Swine-Flu Namak Rog konse "Viruse" Se Hota He?
Option:
(A)H1N3
(B)H1N1
(C)N1H1
(D)N2H3
ANS:(B)


Grameen Bank which is known, as the bankof poors is an org based in
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
ans- c

_Javaharlal nehru ne "Discovery of India" ki rachana kis jel me ki thi?
ans- ahmad nagar phort jel

*Every year August 29 (Hockey Legend Major Dhyan Chand Singh's Birthday, August29, 905) is celebrated as National Sports Day in India.

=>Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?
-Aurangzeb
-Shah Jahan
-Bahadur Shah Zafar
-Jehangir
.
Ans: Bahadur Shah Zafa

India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
-India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.

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General Knowledge Question, Current Affairs, current GK, G K Quiz, General Knowledges | Internet Services were provided in India since the year?

Q:Internet Services were provided in India since the year?
1995
*Amini Island is located in:
Lakshadweep
*A Googol means:
10 to the power of 100


*New head of ISI(Pakistan):
Zaheer-ul-Islam
*RBI cuts CRR by 75 basis points 5.5% to 4.75%
*Solar storm hits Earth 0n 8th March


*Re-elected President of Turkmenistan:
Berdy mukhamedov
*New bowling coach of India:
John Dowes
*New ASSOCHAM'S Chairman:
Rajkumar Dhoot


PadmaVibhushan Awardees2012:
Mario De Miranda-Cartoonist
KG Subramanyan-Painting
Bhupen Hazarika
Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti-Medicine
TV Rajeswar


INDIA:
President=12th
Vice President=13th
PM=14th
Chief Justice=38th
Lok Sabha=15th
2011 Census=15th
AP:
Governor=21st
CM=21st
Deputy CM=6t



Q:In March 2012, in which country is 'The Nuclear Security summit' going to be held?
Seoul.
*New CEO of Prasar Bharati:
Jawahar Sircar.


Q:What is the Current number of notified Eco-Sensitive Zone in India?
21.
*Rajesh Roshan honourd with Lata Mangeshkar Award


Where is located India's 1st mega food park?
Haridwar
*H1N1-SwineFlu Virus
*H5N1-AvianFlu Virus
*ASSOCHAM President-DilipModi
NASSCOM-SamMitta



Coal India Ltd New Chairman: S Narsing Rao
SBI: Prateep Choudhary
AndhraBank: B.A.Prabhakar
TRAI President: JS SARMA
NABARD: Prakas Bakshi



Q:Babur wrote his auto-biography Babur Namah or Tuzuk-i-Baburi in?
A.Persian
B.Turkish
C.Arabic
D.Urdu
?
?
?
*
*
*
?
?
?
Ans:B

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LG ICC Awards 2011 Winners List

Here is the list of all the winners:

ICC Cricketer of The Year: Jonathan Trott (England)

ICC Test Cricketer of The Year: Alastair Cook (England)

ICC ODI Cricketer of The Year: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award: MS Dhoni (India)

ICC T20 International Performance of The Year: Tim Southee (New Zealand)

ICC Emerging Player Award: Devendra Bishoo (West Indies)

ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of The Year: Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)

ICC Umpire of The Year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)

ICC Women's Cricketer of The Year: Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

LG People's Choice Award: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

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World Current Affairs - December 2011

Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International cricket?
Virendar Sehwag

Who has been appointed as VP of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for Asia?
Xiaodong Lee

Name the Russian boxer who was knocked out off the ring and died recently.
Roman Simakov

Who has been appointed to head UN audit panel?
Vinod Rai

Which diversified business group has planned to setup mobile manufacturing plant in India?
Videocon

Which country becomes 3rd biggest US arms purchaser?
India

Which Mail service is now available in 8 Indian languages?
Yahoo Mail

When is the 2012 Indian Grand Prix scheduled to be held?
October 28th 2012

When is the Direct Tax Code (DTC) scheduled to come into force in India?
From 1st April 2012

Against whom did Vishwanthan Anand loose in recently held London Chess Classic?
Hikaru Nakamura

Which Indian state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor?
Arunachal Pradesh

Who is ranked 18th in top 20 of ICC ODI bowling charts?
Ravichandran Ashwin

Which company was acquired by SAP to boost their portfolio of web-based software?
SuccessFactors Inc

Name the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard(HP) who died recently due to cancer?
Patricia Dunn

What is the name of the small car from Chrysler which features Fiat Spa technology?
Dodge Dart

Who is the CEO of Delphi Automotive?
Rodney O'Neal

Which artist won the 2011 Turner Prize?
Martin Boyce

Name the blues guitarist who died recently?
Hubert Sumlin

Which singer won six awards in 2011 American Country Awards?
Jason Aldean

Use of which notes is to be treated as terror act?
Fake Notes

When is the National Telecom Policy is set to be rolled out?
2012

Which bank is set to buy more than half of Barclays Indian credit card portfolio?
Standard Chartered Bank

Who has been appointed as Manufacturers Association for Information Technology's executive director?
Sabyasachi Patra

Which company recently got NOC from ONGC to sell major stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources?
Carin India

Name the mobile app company which Facebook acquired recently.
Gowalla

What is the new interface launched by Microsoft for Xbox gamers?
Kinect sensor (Kinect for Xbox)

Name the US scriptwriter who debuted with Bollywood kid books.
Nico Raposo

Who has been appointed as Managing Director for India by Research in Motion?
Sunil Dutt

Which 3 countries are set to hold Trilateral meet in Washington?
India, US and Japan

Which bank was fined 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling to elderly?
HSBC

Which state's chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the most popular politico on social media?
Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi

Which country has over taken India as 'Diabetes Capital'?
China

When is the inaugural 3-day global conference on 'Tax and Inequality' scheduled to begin in India?
7th December to 9th December 2011

Who have been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award?
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez 
 

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General science 

What is difference between mass of body and its weight?
- Mass is a measure of the quantity  of matter whereas weight is a force.

Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?
- Because the solids have high  elasticity.

How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?
- Infinite

At which point of earth  weight of object will be minimum?
- At the center of earth

When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?
- Diffusion

What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?
- Increases

If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?
- Concave mirror

Why bubble of water shines?
- Due to phenomenon of total internal reflection.

An air bubble in water acts as which lens?
- Concave lens

Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?
- Due to radiation

Why sky appears to be blue?
- Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.

How water in earthen pots remain cool?
- Because water keeps on passing out from pores and evaporating.

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Economy Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August 22-August 28

Taking the Economy Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge on economy related issues. Moreover the Economy Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will help you in the preparation for different competitive examination like that of Bank PO, MBA, NABARD, RBI, Railway, SSC, Civil Services Exam etc.

1. 1.    A study titled Being five star in productivity — road map for excellence in Indian banking was released FICCI-IBA-BCG on 22 August 2011, the eve of IBA-FICCI annual banking conference. Which of the facts related to the report stated below are not true?
   2.    India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will make the Indian banking industry third largest in the world by 2025.
   3.    The report highlighted that banks have to strive for excellence on three dimensions: branch sales and service, new channels and lean operations
   4.    Indian banks deploy 62 per cent of staff in customer facing roles as against the benchmark of 82 per cent observed by BCG globally.
   5.    Indian banks, the report mentioned were to be doing well overall with industry cost-income ratio below 50 per cent.
   a.    1 & 3
   b.    Only 3
   c.    Only 2
   d.    3 & 4
Answer: (c)

2.  According to the data released by the Life Insurance Council on 22 August 2011, the life insurance industry witnessed a decline of what percent in its total premium collections for the quarter ended June 2011?
a.    3.8%
b.    4.2%
c.    6.1%
d.    5%
Answer:  (d)

3.  According to a study Private Cloud Landscape in India released by EMC Corporation and Zinnov Management Consulting, a management consulting firm in July 2011, what will be the value of the cloud market in India by 2015?
a.    $ 4.5 billion
b.    $6 billion
c.    $ 5.6 billion
d.    $ 9 billion
Answer: (a)

4.  Which of the following bodies estimated IT companies would continue to grow globally at 16-18 per cent in 2011-12 despite the economic crisis in the U.S. and European markets?
a.    FICCI
b.    NASSCOM
c.    CII
d.    ASOCHAM
Answer: (b)

5.     Food inflation rose to what percent for the week ended August 13 on the back of dearer onions, potatoes, fruits and protein-based items?
a.    9%
b.    9.3%
c.    9.80%
d.    10%
Answer: (c)

 

 

Sports Current Affairs Quiz have been drafted to test your knowledge about the recent sports events. Sports Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will help you increase your knowledge of the different sports events which are organised around the world. Taking the Sports current affairs Quiz, you will enhance your knowledge of sports and crack questions in the sports section of all competitive exams.

1.    Who won the ATP's Cincinnati Masters title for the second time on 21 August 2011 after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-0?
a.    Roger Federer
b.    Andy Murray
c.    Rafael Nadal
d.    Robin Soderling
Answer: (b)

2.     Name the Indian tennis dup who won the doubles title at the ATP's Cincinnati Masters.
a.    Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
b.    Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman
c.    Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman
d.    Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
Answer: (a)

3.     Which Sri Lankan bowler became the first bowler to take three one-day international hat tricks as Sri Lanka registered a four-wicket consolation win against Australia in the fifth one-day international on 22 August 2011?
a.    Lasith Malinga
b.    Kumar Sangakkara
c.    Upul Tharanga
d.    Ajantha Mendis
Answer: (a)

4.     Which of the following Veteran Indian footballers who made his made his debut as a substitute in the 1995 Nehru Cup in Calcutta announced his retirement from international soccer on 24 August 2011?
a.    Basudeb Mondal
b.    Rennedy Singh
c.    Baichung Bhutia
d.    IM Vijayan
Answer: (c)

5.     Name the founder member of the Nehru Hockey Society who died on 23 August 2011.
a.    Shiv Kumar Verma
b.    Kukoo Walia
c.    Brig HJS Chimni
d.    Amrit Bose
Answer: (a)

 

 

Quizzes on the Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues, international events, and other information from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011  will update you on the latest incidents that the world is talking about. The quizzes on Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.

1.  Which one of the following countries offered additional 10000 seats for Haj 2011 to India?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Libya
c) Yemen
d) Iran
Answer: (a) Saudi Arabia
2.   North Korea agreed to start international talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was agreed during the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ii to__.
a) Russia
b) China
c) UK
d) South Korea
Answer:  (a) Russia

3.    India, on 24 August 2011 signed (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries?
a) Georgia
b) Sri Lanka
c) Pakistan
d) UK
Answer: (a) Georgia
 
4.  Study published by market research firm Gartner projected worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) market to grow by what percent in the Asia-Pacific during the year 2011?
a.    17.9%
b.    15%
c.    11.12%
d.    6.3%
Answer: (a)

5.  Name the Indian photographer who was declared the ‘Grand Prix' winner among 60,000 entries in the 33 year old Nikon Photo Contest International.
a.    Raghubir Singh
b.    Vikram Bawa
c.    Ayesha Soni
d.    Debarshi Duttagupta
AnsWer: (d)

 

Quizzes on the India Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues and other informations related to India from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the India Current Affairs Quiz for August 2011 will update you on the latest incidents that occured in India. The quizzes on India Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.

1.  1.    Noted historian and indologist RS Sharma died on 20 August 2011. Which of the facts related to him that is stated below is not true?
    2.    He was particularly known for his trenchant observations on institutions in ancient Indian society and his report on the Bihar-Bengal boundary dispute.
    3.    He was the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 1970.
    4.     He also served as President of the Indian History Congress in 1975
    5.    He was a recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award in 1989 and was earlier awarded the Campbell Memorial Gold Medal by the Bombay Asiatic Society in 1987.
    a.    2 & 3
    b.    Only 1
    c.    Only 4
    d.    Only 2
Answer: (d)

2.  This veteran trade unionist and Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member who served the trade union movement as a Secretary of the AITUC in the 1960s and then as one of the key leaders of the CITU of which he became the General Secretary from 1990 to 1999 and then its President till 2010 died on 20 August 2011. Identify him.
a.    Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe
b.    K Varadarajan
c.    Mohd.Amin
d.    Manik Sarkar
Answer: (a)

3.  Which Former Indian No 2 snooker player who was India No.2 in snooker for three years from 1980 passed away on 20 August 2011.
a.    Ashok Shandilya
b.    Geet Sethi
c.    Michael Ferreira
d.    Sayed Habib
Answer: (d)

4.   In which one of the following states the Centre has launched an ambitious programme called Himayat?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer:  (a) Jammu and Kashmir

5.   Which one of the following state governments sanctioned 95 thousand 599 posts of teachers?
a)  Madhya Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Bihar
d) Punjab
Answer:  (a) Madhya Pradesh

6.   Jharkhand government on 23 August 2011 approved a draft of Right to Service Act 2011.  What is the capital of Jharkhand?
a) Ranchi
b) Patna
c) Bhagalpur
d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a) Ranchi

 

 

Science Current Affairs Quiz test the participant’s knowledge on latest discoveries, technological advancements made and in the process further enhances an individual’s knowledge base. The quizzes also cover the Environment-Ecology segment. Number of questions is asked from this segment in the competitive exams. Current Affairs Science quiz for August 2011  will help you in the preparation for NDA, CDS, Bank PO, MBA, NABARD, RBI, Railway, SSC, Civil Services and other Exams.

1.     The Scientists found the origin of El Tor in the Bay of Bengal. Consider the following statements on El Tor.
i)    El Tor is a highly virulent and deadly form of cholera strain.
ii)     It was first discovered in Bangladesh in 2006.
Choose the right option:
a)    Both i and ii are correct.
b)    Only i is correct.
c)    Only ii is correct.
d)    Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer:  (a) Both i and ii are correct.

2.   Scientists discovered a cheap and effective way to prevent transmission of dengue fever. They infected mosquitoes with bacterium that blocks development of the dengue virus. Dengue fever is also known as___.
a) Breakbone Fever
b) Yellow Fever
c) Pyrexia
d) Hyperthermia
Answer:  (a) Breakbone Fever

3.   A group of researchers estimated that __ million species exist on Earth.
a) 8.7
b) 8.6
c) 8.3
d) 8.2
Answer:  (a) 8.7

4.   China Completed a Comprehensive Satellite Study of Brahmaputra and Indus Rivers. The study shows that Indus River is ____ long.
a) 3600 km
b) 3700 km
c) 3800
d) 3900
Answer: (a) 3600 km

5.   The Australian and British Geologists found evidence of the oldest known fossils of life on Earth. The sulfur-based microbes they discovered are ___billion years old.
a) 3.4
b) 2.4
c) 2.2
d) 1.2
Answer: (a) 3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August 22-August 28

Taking the Corporate Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge of major corporate events. The corporate quiz for August 2011 will make you better prepared to face competitive examinations like that of Bank PO, NABARD, RBI, LIC, Civil Services, MBA etc.

1.    Which luxury car maker launched a new version of its sports utility vehicle Q5, priced at Rs 35.13 lakh on 23 August 2011?
a.    Audi India
b.    Opel
c.    Porsche
d.    Mercedes-Benz
Answer: (a)

2.     Which Indian auto-maker Tata Motors launched the new version of its premium hatchback, the Vista on 23 August 2011?
a.    Mahindra & Mahindra
b.    Tata Motors
c.    Maruti
d.    Bajaj Auto
Answer: (b)

3.     Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc on 24 August 2011. In which year was Apple founded?
a.    1970
b.    1973
c.    1975
d.    1976
Answer: (d)

4.     Which pharmaceutical company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Medicare’s marketing and distribution business in India?
a.    Dr Reddy’s
b.    Aventis Pharma
c.    Cipla
d.    Ranbaxy
Answer: (b)
5.     This provider of information technology consulting, and business process outsourcing services, was selected by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA) to be a key supplier of solutions as part of its Strategic Outsourcing Framework Agreement (SOFA). Identify the company.
a.    Cognizant
b.    Infosys
c.    IBM
d.    Tech Mahindra
Answer: (a)

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1. Indian National Congress formed in 1885 during the Governor –General ship of?
Lord Dufferin

2. First Woman president of Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant (1917)

3. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress
Badruddin Tyabjee

4. Indian National Congress held its first session in 1885 at?
Gokul Das Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay

5. What does the Saffron colour in our National Flag stand for?
Renunciation (Sacrifice)

6. The first session of Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of?
W.C.Banerjee

7. When did the First war of Independence start?

1857 May 10
8. When was the Quit India movement started?

1942 August 8 at Bombay
9. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

A.O.Hume(Allan Octavian Hume)
10. Who said ”Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it”?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

11. Jalianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the city of?

Amritsar, April 13, 1919

12. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the “Father of the Nation” first by?
Subhash Chandra Bose

13. Who composed the famous patriotic song “Sare Jahamse Acha”?

Mohammed Iqbal

14. When was the Dandi March started?

March 12, 1930

15. Who commented “The Cripps Mission was a post dated cheque drawn on a crashing bank?

Mahatma Gandhi

16. A resolution asking complete independence (“Poorna Swaraj") for India was moved at which session of Indian National Congress?
Lahore session (1929) under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru

17. Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence?
Acharya Kripalani

18. Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of Gandhi-Irwin pact in Mar 5, 1931?

Jawaharlal Nehru
19. Which was the summer capital of India during the British rule?
Simla
20. “Vanar Sena” which participated in freedom struggle of India was led by?
Indira Gandhi
21. Simon commission came to India in?

1928
22. First Round Table Conference held in England in ?

1930. Second in 1931, third in 1932

23. First Indian Woman president of Indian National Congress?
Sarojini Naidu(1925)

24. The Indian National Congress split into two groups; extremists and
moderates, at the Surat session in the year ?
1907
Extremists were led by Bal, Pal, Lal while the moderates by G.K.Gokhale.

25. In the year 1919, the British Government passed a new rule under which the Government had the authority and power to arrest people and keep them in prisons without any trial if they are suspected with the charge of terrorism. Which is that rule?

Rowlatt Act

26. Who started the Hindustan Socialist republican Association in 1928?

Chandra Sekhar Asad
27. Who represented Indian National Congress in the second round table conference in 1931?
Mahatma Gandhi

28. The national leader of India who participated in all of the three round table conferences?
B.R.Ambedkar

29. Who is the founder of Forward Block formed in 1939?

Subhash Chandra Bose

30. Subhash Chandra Bose was referred to as the “Nethaji” first by?

Mahatma Gandhi

31. Indian Independence Act passed in the British Parliament in?

1947 July 1

32. Cabinet Mission came to India in the year?

1946

33. India’s National Anthem “Janaganamana” first sung in?

1911 December 27 at Calcutta session of Indian National Congress

34. India’s National Song “Vandematharam” first sung in?

1896 at Calcutta

35. Gandhiji was referred to as the “Mahatma” first by?
Ravindra Nath Tagore

36. Prime minister of Britain when India got Independence?

Clement Attlee (Labor Party)

37. Who was the leader of Bardoli Satyagrah of 1928?

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

38. How many followers of Gandhiji participated in Dandi March?

78
39. Chauri Chaura massacre took place in?
1922 in Utharpradesh
40. Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in?

1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress

41. First elected president of Indian National Congress?
Subhash Chandra Bose (1939)

42. First foreign president of Indian National Congress?
George Yule

43. How many members participated in the first meeting of Indian National Congress?
72

44. Which was the most decisive war that marked the initiation of British rule in India?

Battle of Plassey
The battle occurred on June 23, 1757 at Palashi of Murshidabad, on the bank of Bhagirathi River


45. Who is known as the Heroine of Quit India Movement ?
Aruna Asaf Ali

46. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self-governing institutions gradually to India in the year?

1919
47. In which year, Indian National Congress celebrated Independence Day for the fist time?
1930 January 26


48. Who set up the Swaraj Party in 1922?

C.R.Das and Moti Lal Nehru

49. Who presided over congress sessions three times?

Dada Bhai Naoroji

50. At which place did the British Government arrest Gandhiji for sedition for the first time?

Ahmedabad

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1. With which company did British Airways seal the contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a dozen Airbus A380s?

a. General Motors b. BMW c. Rolls-Royce d. Mercedes

2. Avinash Vashishtha, a veteran outsourcing professional  has joined which firm as its  Cahirman and Country  Managing Director?

a. IBM b. Accenture India c. HP d. HCL India

3. Goldman Sachs would be selling its 44.7 percent stake worth  … to Accordia Golf, a Japanese  Golf Course Operator.

a. $446 million b. $546 million c. $556 million  d. $656 million

4. On what amount were the prices  of onion, beer and petrol registered on par in January 2011?

a.  `50 b.  `55  c.  `60  d.  `65

5. What was the peak Customs  duty rate for the year 2010?

a. 4% b. 6%  c. 8%  d. 10%

6. Identify from the following, the  mastermind behind Gurgaon’s  multi-crore Citibank scam.

a. Sanjeev Aggarwal  b. Shivraj Puri  c. Vikram Pandit  d. Pramit Jhaveri

7. Kotak Realty Funds Group recently sold a 20-acre residential  plot near Old Mahabalipuram

Road, Chennai for `130 crore to which housing company?

a. Adarsh  b. Homex  c. Purvankara  d. Prestige

8. Name the person who took over as the fourth deputy governor of  Reserve Bank of India recently.

a. S. Venkitaramanan  b. Amitav Ghosh  c. Anand Sinha  d. Rakesh Malhotra

9. Omnitech Infosolutions acquired Avensus Netherland BV for an amount of …

a. $5 million  b. $6 million  c. $8 million  d. $9 million

10. Toyota Kirloskar Motors recently launched its fi rst offering in the C-segment cars in India, namely, …

a. Veyron  b. Impala  c. Etios  d. Vento

11. How many oil and gas blocks have been offered for exploration by India recently in the

ninth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)?

a. 34 b. 44  c. 54  d. 59

12. HCL Infosystems has decided to sell the entire stake of which of its subsidiaries to Tikona

Digital Networks?

a. HCL Axon  b. HCL Infi net c. HCL Peripherals  d. HCL Security

13. India saw a sharp rise in inflation at … during the last week of December 2010.

a. 12%  b. 15%  c. 18% d. 21%

14. Tata housing has signed an agreement with the Gujarat to invest … for developing a township in Ahmedabad on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

a.  `1,000 crore  b.  `1,200 crore  c.  `1,600 crore  d.  `1,700 crore

15. What amount did the Indian government dole out to make up for more than half the revenue loss of state retailers for  selling auto and cooking fuel  below cost?

a.  `20,000 crore  b.  `22,000 crore  c.  `24,000 crore  d.  `26,000 crore

16. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the oil ministry?

a. Mani Shankar Aiyar  b. Jaipal Reddy  c. Murli Deora  d. V. M. Katoch

17. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the urban development ministry?

a. Dinsha Patel  b. A. K. Antony  c. Kamal Nath  d. Suresh Kalmadi

18. Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala founded …

a. United Bank of India  b. Central Bank of India  c. Reserve Bank of India  d. State Bank of India

19. Identify the amphibian plane service started by the Indian Government to promote tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

a. Jalhans b. Jalvayu c. A&N services d. None of the above

20. Mobile number portability that allows users to keep their phone numbers unchanged in spite of switching operators was rolled out by Pan-India on …

a. December 20, 2010 b. December 25, 2010 c. January 9, 2011 d. January 20, 2011

21. A levy introduced by France popularly known as ‘Google tax’ is … tax on online advertising.

a. 2%  b. 1.5%  c. 1%  d. 0.5%

22. IndiGo airlines, who is  about to complete its fi ve years of  domestic operations in the

country is will be launching its international in …

a. Februray 2011 b. August 2011 c. September 2011 d. November 2011

23. Who was named the TIME person of the year 2010?

a. Orkut Buyukkokten  b. Jerry Yang  c. Mark Zuckerberg  d. Jimmy Wales

24. What amount did Essar Energy Plc raise recently by issuing convertible bonds to fund

acquisitions, projects and refi nance debt?

a. $500 million  b. $550 million  c. $620 million  d. $640 million

25. Name the brand ambassador of  Hublot watches from among the following.

a. Veronica Varekova  b. Bernie Ecclestone  c. Usain Bolt  d. Bode Miller

26. The DTH industry in India is worth …

a.  `2,000 crore  b.  `2,300 crore  c.  `3,700 crore  d.  `4,000 crore

27. With which of the following countries does India share least or nominal trade relations?

a. Monaco  b. Nauru  c. Uganda  d. Grenada

28. The total infl ow of FDI recorded by China in 2010 is …

a. $104.74 billion  b. $105.74 billion  c. $106.74 billion  d. $107.74 billion

29. Debenture-Holders of a company are its …

a. Creditors  b. Shareholders  c. Debtors  d. Workers

30. Pearson increased its stake in Indian Education fi rm, TutorVista to 76%, which is worth …

a. $100 million  b. $117 million  c. $125 million  d. $134 million

31. When the demand of a commodity remains constant even after a big change in its price, the demand is known as …

a. Inelastic  b. Elastic  c. Unstable  d. None of the above

32. Which among the following is India’s oldest stock  joint bank?

a. Axis Bank  b. HDFC Bank  c. Bank of Maharashtra  d. Allahabad Bank

33. Sodexho, the food and facilities management service company, belongs to which country?

a. Spain b. France  c. Germany  d. Italy

34. The nationalisation of SBI subsidiaries took place in which year?

a. 1944  b. 1951  c. 1959  d. 1962

35. In which year was the Market Access Initiative (MAI) launched?

a. 2000  b. 2001  c. 2002  d. 2003

36. Audi launched its powerful sedan, Audi R8 5.2 FSI with V10 engine priced at …, sold as

a completely built unit in the Indian car market.

a.  `1.00 crore  b.  `1.14 crore  c.  `1.35 crore  d.  `1.88 crore

37. China is supposed to have incurred a debt of … to battle the impact of the global fi nancial

crisis that started in 2008.

a. $1.5 trillion  b. $1.7 trillion  c. $2.1 trillion  d. $2.6 trillion

38. How many jobs did Brazil create in the year 2010?

a. 1 million  b. 2 million  c. 2.52 million  d. 2.93 million

39. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) outbid HCL Technologies recently to win a contract worth … from steelmaker ArcelorMittal

a. $300 million  b. $450 million  c. $600 million  d. $670 million

40. Air India gave ICICI bank the mandate to refinance loans to purchase 21 Airbus A320

aircrafts worth …

a.  `55 billion  b.  `60 billion  c.  `63 billion  d.  `69 billion

41. How many US patents did IBM receive in 2010, making it the world’s most inventive company for the 18th consecutive year?

a. 2,658  b. 3,094  c. 4,551  d. 5,896

42. Coal India Ltd will operationalise a new underground mine estimated to have a coal reserve

of how many million tonnes in Jharkhand?

a. 14  b. 20  c. 23  d. 31

43. Gujarat was endorsed as India’s premier investment destination during the Vibrant Gujarat

Global Summit 2011. What was the record-breaking amount invested within one hour on the

fi rst day of the event?

a.  `2,00,000 crore b.  `2,50,000 crore c.  `2,60,000 crore  d. None of the above

44. China’s economy grew by what percent in 2010?

a. 10% b. 11% c. 11.5%  d. 12.1%

45. Mayawati unveiled over 600 projects worth how much on her  55th birthday recently, describing this act as “historic”?

a.  `2,000 crore b.  `3,000 crore c.  `4,000 crore d.  `5,000 crore

46. Which of the following companies invested $500 million to  acquire 1% stake in Facebook?

a. Google and Apple  b. Goldman Sachs and a   Russian investor  c. Steve Jobs and Warren

 Buffett d. None of the above

47. Indian drug firm Glenmark will pay … in damages to US fi rm Abbott Laboratories as

it lost the patent case over hypertension drug Tarka.

a. $10 million b. $12 million  c. $15 million  d. $16 million

48. Which country became the  17th member of the eurozone on  January 1, 2011?

a. Estonia b. Russia c. Turkey d. Latvia

49. Citibank was recently hit by a fraud worth … at its Gurgaon  (Haryana) branch.

a.  `300 crore b.  `400 crore c.  `500 crore d.  `600 crore

50. Which of the following has  agreed to sponsor the England  football team for 3.5 years starting this year?

a. Vaux Hall b. Foxy Bingo  c. Cash4Gold  d. BET365

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India ki Tat-Rekha ki lambai- 6100 KM.
Ghaghar nadi ka Paat 'Naali' kahlata hai.
Raj. mein Chandan k forest kin Districts mein h?
"Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Rajsamand"
Sagwan k Forest kahan?
"Baran, Banswara"
Nepanagar(MP) kis Udyog k liye famous hai?
"Akhbari Kagaz"
Kanpur kis Udyog k liye Famous hai?
"Chamda Udyog"
Loksabha Adhyaksh apna tyagpatra kise sambhodhit karta h?
"Loksabha Upadhyaksh ko"
India ki sima mein ekmatra sakriya Jwalamukhi?
"Bairan Dweep"
Jodhpur Aurved University ka naam badal kar kiske naam par rakha gaya h?
"Srwapalli Radhakrishnan"
Kakori Rail Daketi kaand kab hua?
"9/8/1925"
20th Asian Athletics Champ. 2013 kahan hona prastavit h?
"New Delhi"
Samudra k upar sabse lambe pul(48KM) ka nirman kis desh ne kiya h?
"China"
First Indian girl to win the British Junior Squash title - Joshna Chinappa.
'Durand Cup' & 'Santosh Trophy' kis khel se related hai?
"Football"
Raj. Akshya Urja Nigam ki sthapana kab hui?
"2002"
Kewaladeo Pakshi Abhyaranya kis NH par sthit hai?
"NH-11"
Bengu Kisaan Andolan ka Netratwa kisne kiya?
"Ramnarayan Choudhary"
World ka smallest Ocean?
"Arctic Ocean"
India ka biggest Handloom Kendra-Kishangarh(Ajmer).
Beneshwar Mahadeo(Dungarpur) india ka only temple h jahan khandit Shivling ki puja hoti hai.
World ka 1st artificial Satellite-Sputnik-I, Launched by Russia.
India ka 1st satallite-Aryabhatta.
U.S. ka 1st successful satellite:Explore-I.
NASDAQ mein listed hone wali India ki first IT company?
"INFOSYS"
Nirupama Patel k naam par rakha gaya famous Indian brand?
"Nirma"
. Raj. mein Max. Area wala Zila- Jaisalmer.
Min. Area wala Zila: Dholpur.
Max. Area wala Sambhag: Jodhpur.
Min. Area wala Sambhag: Bharatpur.
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DNA was first discovered in 1869 by Swiss Friedrich Mieschler.
The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was Established in Kharagpur.
Sanchi Stupa kisne banwaya-Ashoka.
Mughal Samrajya ka antim Sashak-Bahadur Shah Jafar.
Bharat Ratna pane wali 1st Mahila-Indira Gandhi.
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Largest Zoo:Kruger National Park(South Africa).
Biggest Flower:Rafflesia.
Largest Bird:Ostrich.
Highest Airport:Leh.
Highest Mountain Range:Himalayas.
Highest Lake:Titicaca.
Longest Railway Platform:Kharagpur.
Largest Church:Basilica of St. Peters(Vatican City)
India ki 1st computer literate Panchayat-Vellanad(Kerala).
Auhor of 'My Truth'- Indira Gandhi.
Father of Indian Civil Service-Cornwallis.
World mein sabse jyada Coffee utpadak desh
-Brazil
Country of Copper
-Zambia
Japan's old name
-Nippon
India mein Volestonite utpadan mein Raj. first hai.
Bhilwara k Bigod aur Mandalgarh k madhya Banas, Bedach & Menal rivers ka sangam hota hai.

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