General Knowledge

Q:Till now how many Film Actors have won Bharat Ratna?
1.(MG Ramchandran)
*At d time of Independnce of India(1947), what was women literacy?
8%


Q: In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western Ghats.
*BK Chaturvedi Committee related to:
Development of National Highways.

NANDAM:	8 days ago
Q:Tuticorin port in Tamilnadu, was in February 2011, renamed as? VO Chidambaranar. Q:Which state is host to the World Cup Kabaddi-2012? Punjab.

VK Saraswat:
1.Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister
2.Secretary Defence R&D
3.Director General Defence Research &Development Org; (DRDO).


Q:Which part of Mumbai is known as Old Woman's Island?
Colaba
*Which was the 1st vaccine ever to be developed?
Smallpox
*World Health Day Apr7

Q:Which state become the 1st to launch health insurance policy covering all its people?
Goa
*World's 1st desert Geopark opens in China


Q: Which range is the most suitable for cultivation of all crops?
15 to 40 Degree Celsius
*'I too had a dream' book written by:
Verghese Kurien.


*Of which country's year in India has started recently with 15 month programme "infinite Opportunites"?
Germany
*Hridaynath Award-Lata Mangeshkr


*World Tourism Day27Sept
Theme:Tourism Linking Cultures
2011Host Country-Egypt
*Skewflation:
Inflation in some commodities, deflation in others

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General Knowledge

Q:Which Country sold 'Alaska' to America in 1867?
Russia.
Q:Who was the 1st scientist to use a computer language for his computer?
Konrad Zuse.

Organisation- Member Countries:
UNO- 193
WTO- 153
EU- 27
SAARC- 8
G20- 23
G8- 8+1
BRICS- 5
OPEC- 12
ASEAN- 10
NATO-28
NAM-120







Q:Who has been honoured with the Vyas Samman-2010?
Vishwanath Prasad(Hindi).
*Kapil Dev launched India's 1st Internet Radio Channel on Cricket.


Q:Who is the 1st woman in India to receive Ashok Chakra?
Kamalesh Kumari.
*Which plant is known as Bio-Diesel plant?
Jatropha.
**Donate Blood*


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


Strongest muscle in the body is the tongue
Coconut is the largest seed in the World
Everyone is colourblind at birth
Dolphins sleep with 1 eye

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


Q:Among Hyderabad, Bhopal, Lucknow& Banglore which city is located most east Ward?
Lucknow.
*Silver Chloride is also known as 'Horn Silver'.


RBI NEW RATES(Sept):
Bank Rate=6%.
CRR=6%.
SLR=24%.
Repo Rate=8.25%
Reverse Repo Rate=7.25%.
Base Rate=9.5-10.75%.
Savings Bank Rate=4%


Q:Which place is known as 'Land of Flying Fish'?
Barbados
Q:'Meneetu' is a lake under a lake.Where is it located?
Canada
*CMD of NMDC-
MS.Rana



Q:Which state's CM has announced laptop for students securing 50% marks?
Assam
*Global Water Summit:
2010-Kansas City
2011-Berlin
2012-Rome.



*"Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi &His struggle with India" written by:
Joseph Leyveld
*Aga Khan Palace in Pune
*BharatBhawan-Bhopal



Race Course Road, the official residence of Indian Prime Minister is commonly Known as?
Panchavati
*National Innovation Council Head:
SamPitroda


Q:The Regulation-XVII, passed by the british govt was related to?
Abolition of Sati.
*Suger in blood&urine is tested with:
Bendict's Solution.


Q:Who won silver medal in the Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul?
Deepika Kumari.
*Chairman of IPL: Rajeev Shukla.




Q:Which mughal king coronated(Pattbhisheka) twice?
Aurangazeb.
*The World's most active volcano is:
Cotopaxi (South America).


Q:Recently, Which country has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections?
Saudi Arabia
*India's 1st woman Jawan-Shanti Tigga.


Org-Foundr:
Mitramela-VD Savarkar,1904
AbhinavBharat-Genesh Savarkar
Anusilan Samiti of Deccan-PulinDas
Young Italy movmnt-Surendranath Benerji

Q:China Successfully launched its 1st unmanned space laboratory. What is the Name of this laboratory?
Tiangong-1
*Axis Bank was earlier UTI Bank


Banks-Taglines:
Andhra Bank-For all ur needs
Canara-Together we can
IDBI-Banking for all
Indian Bank-Ur Tech frndly Bank
UCO-Honours ur trust


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General questions related to geography

When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?
- When sun is above the equator

What is the latitude of  South Pole?
- 90 degree

On globe, the latitude and longitude intersect at what angle?
- 90 degrees

From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?
- Will pass through Equator

What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if heir time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?
- 35 degree

What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?
- It loses one day

Which is the great circle on earth's surface?
- The equator

Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?
Algeria, Guinea, Iceland

Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?
- U.K

On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?
- Equator

Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?
- To divide Pacific Ocean in two halves

One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?
- 69 miles

What is equal to latitude of a place?
- Angle between the horizon and the equator

In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?
- 5

Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?
- Perpendicular to each other

What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?
- 4 minutes

How many lines are there in latitude and longitude?
- Latitude includes 180 lines and longitude has 360 lines because longitude connects  North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west.

 What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?
- Longitudinal position

 In how many time zones is the World divided?
- 24

What is the time difference between IST and GMT?
- 5 hours 30 minutes

Watches of a country is set according to what time?
- Standard time of the country
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