GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: 2011

Happy New Year 2012

Be always at war with your vices,
at peace with your neighbors nd
let each new year find you a better
man.
Happy New Year 2012

Suez Canal

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?

-Prime Minister

Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?

-Suez Canal

Always Natural

Mr. Beji Caid Sebsi has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Tunisia

' Always Natural' a new tourism
Slogan given by Maldives

Campaign ' Shiksha ka Haq'

Campaign ' Shiksha ka Haq' launched on National Education Day on the 11th november 2011 from Nuh of Mewat district of Haryana

Zenit-2 SB spacecraft

Zenit-2 SB spacecraft was sent for phobos grunt project (Soil from the phobos satellite of Mars)
This operation was failed,it belongs to Russia
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10 Exercises to burn 200 calories daily

10 Exercises to burn 200 calories daily!-

Yoga
Dancing
Walking
Aerobics
Spinning
Jump rope
Aero boxing
Hooping
Budokon
Qigong
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Deaths the world grieved over in 2011

Deaths the world grieved over in 2011

*Sathya Sai Baba
*MF Husain
*Amy Winehouse
*Shamm iKapoor
*AliKhan Pataudi
*Streve Jobs
*Dev Anand
*Jagjit Sing
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Mosquitoes and Sharks

1st postal stamp issued in India
July1,1852

Only female mosquitoes bite

Horses sleep standing up

Sharks are immune2all known
diseases

Plant and Moon

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

Gandhiji Movement

Gandhiji Movements:

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

Qazigund

Jharkhand State is at 17th Rank both in GDP & Child Rights

Qazigund in India having the
Highest Broad Gauge Railway Station

Majlis

Majlis is the Parliament of Maldives

SAARC Youth Award 2010 was given to Ms. Anoka Primrose Abeyrathen (Sri Lankan)

Spoken languages

1. Mandarine : 1billion+

2. English : 508millions

3. Hindi : 497millions

4. Spanish: 392millions

5. Russian : 277millions

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Green Revolution

Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ?

Ralph Bunche

In which country Green Revolution started ?

Mexico

Which state has the second highest literacy rate as per the provisional figures of the census 2011 ?
Ans:mizoram

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New PM of Greece

47th Jnanpith Award 2010 was given to Mr.Chandrashekhar Kambara (Kanada Writer)
New Prime Minister of Greece
-Mr. Lucas Papademos

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NASDAQ

NASDAQ-National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation

NASSCOM-National Association of
Software and Service Companies

Gateway of India

Which Country Won This Year's Davis Cup ?

>Spain

When Was Gateway of India
Opened?

December 4 1924

Foundation Was Laid in March 1911

Prime Minister of Thailand

Ms.Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime
minister of Thailand will be the chief guest at Republic Day

New CM of Arunachal Pradesh-
Mr.Nabam Tuki

Shamsi Airbase

The Airbase, which Pakistan has
ordered to vacate within 15days,when the NATO forces wrongly killed about 24 Defence Personnel

-Shamsi Airbase

Pearl world cup

Conference of Parties (COP) -17 on
climate change was held in Durban

14 Countries participated in 2nd
Pearls world cup Kabaddi

Well known cities

City of joy:culcutta

Queen of Adriak & city of water:venice

Garden f England:kent

Manchester of East:Osaka

Twinkling Stars

The reason for twinkling stars is
Atmospheric Refelection

The disease 'scurvy' is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin C

In Greek,'X ' means Christ,
this is the origin of the word X-Mas.

Eluminium

''Political action is the highest
responsibility of youth of the nation''

-John F. Kennedy

Eluminium can be purified by
Electrolysis

Richard Karlberg

NMIZ stands for National Manufacturing and Investment Zone

Richard Karlberg is associated with Golf

World Soccer player of the year

Who has been named World Soccer player of the year ?

-Lionel Messi.

Bank of Baroda selected as best
public sector bank in India.

Books and Authors

The future of india written by-Bimal Jalan
My country my life-L.K .Adwani
My country my people-Dalailama

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

ENGLISH:

Don't ask like 'In what class are you reading ?

Ask "What class do you read in ?

Don't ask What's ur good name ?

Ask "What's ur name ?

Akbar

Akbar born in 1542 at Amarkott
His deathplace Sikandra

Second panipat war fougt between
Akbar&Hemu in1556

COUNTRY CAPITAL

COUNTRY and CAPITAL

BRAZIL:Brasilia

CANADA:Ottawa

CHINA:Beijing

GREECE:Athens

INDIA: New delhi

JAPAN:Tokyo

Longest Canal of the world

Which is the longest canal of the
world ?

-China's Grand Canal(1795KM )

The tallest plant in the world is ?

-Coast Redwood

Crown Prince of Tata Empire

The Proposed Crown Prince of Tata
Empire is Mr. Syrus Mistry

At present there are 195 members in UNESCO

Merry Christmas

Joy resounds in the hearts of those
Who believe in the miracle of
Christmas! Wishing you peace,joy, and love of the season!
Merry Christmas

First royal convert to Buddhism

Who was the first royal convert to
Buddhism ?

-Ajatashatru

Head of University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar ?

-Sheela Bhadra.

Bank of International Settlements

In which city the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) located ?

Basel,Switzerland

World Meteorological Organisation located at: Geneva

The Sideral Revolution

The sideral revolution period of
Moon is 27Days 7Hours 43Minutes.

The Chartered Accountant Act in
India was passed in the Year 1949.

Ethnic groups in China

Miao, Manchu, Zhuang, Tujia, Yi are
ethnic groups found in China

The Basil D' Oliveira Trophy is
associated with Cricket

National Peoples Congress

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation established in New Delhi

National Peoples Congress is the
Supreme Legislative Body of China

The Golden Hand Shake

The Golden Hand Shake Scheme is
related to Voluntary Retirement

The Shiva Temple at Thanjavur was built by Rajaraja-The Great

Kyoto Protocol

Recently which country has joined
in World Trade Organization (WTO) ?

-Russia

Which country made an exit from
Kyoto Protocol ?

-Canada.

CONFIDENT

CONFIDENT is an adjective meaning 'trusting'.
Note the ending -ent.
ACONFIDANT (male) or CONFIDANTE (female) is someone you confide in.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2011

Which country is inside the
European Union but outside the
Eurozone ?

-Denmark.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2011:
ILA BHATT (Social Activist)

Gold production in India

Apart from Karnataka, which state has reported production of Gold in India ?

(A)Orissa
(B)Jharkhand
(C)Rajasthan
(D)Andhra

Ans: (B)

Top 7 Tablet PCs of 2011

*Apple iPad 2
*Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
*Toshiba Thrive
*Sony Tablet S
*Lenovo Ideapad A1
*HP Touchpad
*RIM Playbook

First War of Indian Independence

The first war of Indian independence was ended in Gwalior on 20 th june 1858.

It was started in Meeruth on 10th May 1857.

*Please Save Water*

Insurance Regulation Authority

Idea of establishing Insurance
Regulation Authority was suggested
by Malhotra Committee

Kukadi Irrigation Project is in
Maharastra

COPRA

Ganesh Savarkar and Anant Kanhare were associated with Nashik Conspiracy

Consumer Protection Act(COPRA )
was enacted in 1986

Money Bill

Money Bill can be introduced in the
state legislature only on the
recommendation of The Governor.

Top 10 Countries with Longest Road Networks

Top 10 Countries with Longest Road
Networks

*USA
*INDIA
*China
*Brazil
*Japan
*Canada
*France
*Australia
*Spain

I Love Seeing Myself

Whenever you Meet me, Dont Look
Here and There, just Look into my
side, I Love Seeing Myself in your
Eyes.

Radial Democratic Party

The 1st Lokpal Bill was introduced in the Parliament in May 1968

Radial Democratic Party was formed by M.N. Roy in 1940

The Criminal Procedure Code

The President of India can only ratify (that is, cannnot reject or return) the Constitutional Amendment Bill

The Judiciary was seperated from the Executive in the public service by The Criminal Procedure Code( 1973)

First Prime Minister to lose an election

Who was the first prime minister to
lose an election ?

Ans: Indira Gandhi

"Faith is the fuel of victory".

India's Most googled Movies' 11

Bodyguard
Ra One
Harry Potter
Delhi Belly
Singham
Ready
Mankatha
Transformer 3
Dookudu
ZNMD

India's most googled 2011

Katrina
Anna Hazare
Salman Khan
Poonam Pandey
Justin Bieber
AishwaryaRai
Sachin
Kareena
Steve Jobs
PriyankaChopra

University of Calcutta

The angle between the two hands of
a clock at 9-30 hrs will be 105*

University of Calcutta founded in
1857

The President of International Olympic Committee

The President of International
Olympic Committee Is Jacques Rogge

The Finance Commission is
constituted by the President every
5 Years

Rio-de -Janeiro

The host city for 31st Olympic Games in 2016 is Rio-de -Janeiro

IOC- International Olympic
Committee

Open market Operation

Open market Operation is a part of
Credit Policy

M.S. Swaminathan gave the call for Evergreen Revolution

Willandra Lakes

Apatanis are the tribes found in
Arunachal Pradesh

Willandra Lakes Region-a unesco
Heritage site is located in Australia

Genoa

Mughal emperor Akbar divided his
empire into Twelve Provinces(Subas)

Genoa is leading seaport of Italy

Top bikes of 2011

*Honda VFR 1200F
*Bajaj Pulsr 220 DTS-i
*Harley Davidsn FLHTCUSE ULTRA
CLASSIC ELECTRA GLIDE
*Royal Enfild Thunderbird

Cold Wave

RLD Chief Ajit Singh Gets Civil
Aviation Ministry

ColdWave intensifies,26 dead so far in UP

Corruption mars Goa's 50th
liberation anniversary

Largest Lake in India

What is the percentage of India's
population in d world population?
-17.31%

Largest Lake in India is: Chilka

Highest Lake: Devatal (garhwal)

Anti-tank Missile Nag

Anti-tank Missile Nag was successfully tested in Hyderabad, AP

Lala Lajpat Rai was the founder of the All India Trade Union Congress

Headquarters of SAARC

Headquarters of SAARC is in
Kathmandu,Nepal

Chairman of SAARC is Mohamed
Nasheed

Article 368 is related to Constitutional Amendment

IPO

An initial issue of shares released by a bank which invites share contributions from public is called Initial Public Offier(IPO)

Prime Minister designate Of Egypt

Which bank became the 1st in India to be fully computerized?
-Bank of India

Who is the Prime Minister designate for Egypt?
-Kamal Ganzour

Kerala's coast

The coast that belongs to Kerala
is known as ?

(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandal coast
(d) Canara Coast

Ans: (B)

Hindukush Mountains

Hindukush Mountains Streches B/w
Central Afghanistan & Northern
Pakistan.

Its Highest Peak,

-Tirich Mir (7690m) is in Pakistan..

Gold Rates in Years

2000:4k
01:4520-5 k
02:5k
03:6k
04:6500
05:7600
06:8k -10k
07:10k- 11k
08:12k- 13k
09:14800-16500
10:21k- 21200
11:27k- 29500

Revolt

REvolt:-

Lokpal logjam: Anna Hazare
announces 'Jail Bharo' from Jan 1

Anna himself will lead protest
opposite Sonia, Rahul Gandhi's
residences

2011 Top Cars

Maruti Swift
Hyundai Eon
Indica Vista
Honda Brio
Beat Diesel
Nissan Sunny
Tata Aria4X 2
Etios&Liva Diesel
Hyundai FluidicVerna

Article 26

Article 26 of the Constitution
provides freedom to manage religious affairs

Manipur, Tripura & Meghalaya were formed in 1972

Anti-polio vaccine

During Ninth Five Year Plan
(1997-2002 ) India register 5.5 %
Annual Growth Rate

Anti-polio vaccine is discovered by Jonas E. Salk

Tansen

Tansen, the greatest musician of
Akbar's court, belonged to ?

(a) Delhi
(b) Kanauj
(c) Agra
(d) Gwalior

Ans: (D )

Atmosphere

Solid component of the earth is called Stratosphere

Multi-layered gaseous envelope
surroundings the planet earth is called Atmosphere

Intensity of Earthquakes

International Territorial Biosphere
Program started in 1988

Richter scale measures Intensity of earthquakes

Micro-consumers

The diseases caused by polluted
water are Diarrhoea, Dysentery and Cholera

Micro-consumers are popularly
known as Primary Consumers

Spread Buddhism

Which ruler went to Srilanka to spread Buddhism ?

(A)Ashoka
(B)Samudragupta
(C)Sanghamitra

Ans-(C)

She was the daughter of Ashoka..

Mad Monarch

Which ruler is referred to as 'Mad
Monarch' ?

(A)Mohammad bin Tughlaq
(B)Ashoka
(C)Akbar
(D)Hyder Ali

Ans:(A)

He is known for bad schemes

Top 10 Competitive cities of 2011

*Delhi
*Mumbai
*Bengaluru
*Pune
*Chennai
*Gurgaon
*Kolkata
*Hyderabad
*Ahmedabad
*Jaipur

Mig 29

Shourya Awards Were Started In
1947

New Name Of MIG-29 Is Baaj

Eye- sight Of Dogs Are Better Than
That Of Human Beings

Notable deaths in 2011

*Elizabath Taylor
*Laden
*Dev Anand
*Steve Jobs
*M.F. Hussain
*Sai Baba
*Amy Windhouse
*Gaddafi
*Salman Taseer

Rockets

Which king was the first to use rockets in warfare ?

(A) Hyder Ali
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Jehangir
(D) Tipu Sultan

Ans: (D )

Chandragupta Maurya

Which king of ancient India accepted Jainism in his older age ?

(a)Bimbisara
(b)Chandragupta Maurya
(c)Pushyamitra
(d)Harsha

Ans: (B)

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa:
*Born in 1910 (South Yugoslavia)
*1st Visit to India-1929
*Start Missionries in Culcutta-1950
*Got Nobl Prize-1979
*Died-1997

The national conference in Calcutta was held to raise national fund in the year 1885

Gadar Party was formed in San
Francisco

The Latitude

The Latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to Equator

Essential constituent of plant cell is the carbohydrate Starc

The world's highest hydel power project

The world's highest hydel power
project 'Rongtong' is located in ?

(A)Rangoon
(B)Kathmandu
(C)Himachal Pradesh
(D)Beijing

Ans: (C)

Six mega cities of India

The nationality of Nikolay Devyenko- famous tennis player is Russian

Six mega cities of India where more than one-fifth of India's population lives are Greater
Mumbai,Kolkata, Delhi,Banglore and Hyderabad

Rugby Football

Tackle,Lines ,Scrum,Touch and Try
are the terms associated with Rugby Football

The densest planet in our solar
system is the Earth

Recognition to political parties in India

Who gives recognition to political
parties in India ?

(A) Parliament
(B) President
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Election Commission

Ans : (D)

Sorrow of Bengal

Which river is known as 'Sorrow of
Bengal' ?

(A) Damodar
(B) Gandak
(C) Kosi
(D) Sone

Ans : (A)

Because it floods many parts of
bengal

Nobel Prizes Award Categories

Nobel Prizes are Awarded in Six
Categories:

*Physics
*Peace
*Economics
*Medicine
*Chemistry
*Literature.

Indian developer are coming

India got its New android and Symbian app developer named TARUN PATEL KESHRANI.
All apps are free till Christmas only. Visit www.tarunapps.blogspot.com

Balvant Rai Mehta

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

Plant Trees,Save Planet

Sebastian Pinera

Year 2004 was declared by United Nations as the International Year of Rice

Sebastian Pinera is the president of Chile

The electromagnetic radiation

The electromagnetic radiation that is emitted during radioactive
disintegration is y-rays(Gama rays)

The Price Stabilization Fund Scheme (PSFS) for plantation crops launched in April 2003 include Tea, Coffee, Rubbber and Tobacco

Gravity

Gravity is Max. At Poles.

Gravity is Min. At Equator.

Value of Gravity decreases with
height or depth from earth's surface.

New INDIA

The author of the book 'New India'
Annie Beasant

Sunderrajan Committee was
associated with Petroleum

CNG

The consitituents of compressed
natural gas(CNG ) principally are
Methane and Ethane

Sajjil-2 long-range missile of Iran

Dialysis

Dialysis is used for people wid
defective kidneys involving the process of Osmosis

Glucose level is expressed as
Milligram per decilitre

Roger Federer

The runner-up in French Open
Tennis Championship(Men' s Singles Title) 2011 is Roger Federer

AIFF-All India Football Federation

Snooker baseball golf

The game of Snooker originated in
India

Baseball is the national sport of USA

John Joy Hopkins Cup is related to
Golf

Taxes shared between Central and States

Taxes shared between Central and
States are:-
1)Corporation tax.
2)Income tax.
3)Wealth tax.
4)Customs.
5)Excise duty
&
6)Service tax.

Perfect Pearl

*Perfect Pearl*

Remember that..

"No One will Understand you in Life Perfectly,
Just give Credit to Them Who have Atleast Tried to Do it".

Income Tax

Santacruz is the 1st Export Processing Zone declared as Free
Trade Zone in India

Income Tax in India was introduced by William Jones

Earth's Twin Planet

NASA dicovered Earth's Twin Planet
Kapler B- 22

The World's Oldest Dog 'Pusuke'
died in Sakura, Japan. It was 26Yrs old

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

Do or Die

Mahatma Gandhi gave the call Do
or Die during the ?

(A) Quit India Movement
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement

Ans: (A)

Tropic of Cancer

Among the following cities,
which one is the nearest to the
Tropic of Cancer?

(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur

Ans: (B)

The Dronacharya Award

The Dronacharya Award is associated with ?

(A) Eminent Surgeons
(B) Famous Artists
(C) Sport Coaches
(D) Expert Engineers

Ans: (C)

ITCZ

The zone of low atmospheric pressure & ascending air located at or near the equator is called Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ )

3 Official Capitals

South Africa is the only country with
three official capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town,and Bloemfonte in.

Left vs Right

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

Google

The search engine Google got its name from word "Googol" which refers to the number one with hundered zeros after it.

December

December used to be the tenth
month of the Roman calender,a nd it gets its name from the word "decem" which means Ten.

AIM PEN DATE

Abbreviations which are not known
to many of us:

AIM--Ambit ion In Life

DATE--Date And Time Evolution

PEN--Power Enriched in Nib

Narmada river

The largest river of all the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular India is Narmada River

Umiam Multipurpose Power Project is located in Meghalaya

Another Planet

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

Another Planet

See the diffrence

A smart statement for Changing your Life*

Never Raise ur voice just

Improve the Quality of your argument.

Then see the diffrence.

Straight From The Heart

'Straight From The Heart' Is The
Autobiography Of ?

(A) Imran Khan
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Steave Waugh

Ans: (B)

Town

In India when population of an urban settlement crosses 100,000 it is called Town

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc

University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta was founded in 1857

Wells & Tubewells are the 2nd major source of irrigation in India

Indigo Revolt In Bengal-1859

The United Nations General Assembly

23rd October 1946 - The United
Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.

Sindh Conquered

The Arab conquest of Sindh took
place in 712 A. D.

Chittaranjan Das defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipur Bomb case.

Vacation deprived

Indians 5th most vacation deprived Study :

1.Japanese
2.Italians
3.Koreans
4.Australians

Indian agriculture seasons

Agriculture-
India has Two Crop Seasons:
Kharif:
Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize,Cotton, Jute

Sowing-Jun /Jul

Harvest-Sep/Octn/ Jul

Katrina

Katrina , Ike, Andrew, Wilma are the names of which of the following?

(A)Tropical Cyclones
(B)Tornado
(C)Subtropical Cyclone

Ans-(A)

Wiping Polio

According to a recent Statement by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad,India is close to wiping out the highly Infectious Disease Polio

Confusing words

1.Perspective = angle of view

Prospective = in the future

2.Allude = suggest

Elude = escape

Rongtong

The world's highest hydel power
project 'Rongtong' is located in ?

(A)Rangoon
(B)Kathmandu
(C)Himachal Pradesh
(D)Beijing

Ans: (C)

Lowest population

State with lowest population in
India is ?

(a)Goa
(b)Tripura
(c) Mizoram
(d)Sikkim

Ans: (D )

Lakshadweep is among union
territories.

Benefactor

Pronunciation: /'ben'faekte( r)/

Someone who gives money to a
person or organization to help them.

EXPORT NAAC

Which article manufactured in
Haryana is exported to foreign
countries ?

A:Liberty Shoes

MTCR-Missile Technology Control
Regime

MVC-Maha Vir Chakra

NAAC-National Assessment and
Accreditation Council

Kerala coast

The coast that belongs to Kerala
is known as ?

(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandal coast
(d) Canara Coast

Ans: (B)

PARANOID

PARANOID:feeling extremely anxious and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you

Indian Subcontinent

Indian Subcontinent:
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Bhutan, Myanmar & Sri Lanka collectively called Indian Subcontinent.

Hindukush Mountains

Hindukush Mountains Streches between Central Afghanistan & Northern Pakistan.
Its Highest Peak,

-Tirich Mir (7690m) is in Pakistan..

Prime Minister of Egypt

Which bank became the 1st in India to be fully computerized ?

-Bank of India

Q.Who is the Prime Minister designate for Egypt ?

-Kamal Ganzouri

Mughal EMPIRE

*Babar(1526 -1530AD)
*Humayun(1530 -1556)
*Akbar(1556- 1605)
*Jahangeer(1605 -1627)
*Shajahan(1628- 1658)
*Aurangazeb(1658 -1707)

Roman Numbers

Roman Numbers:
*50 - L

*100 - C

*500 - D

*1000 - M

River Indus originates from the Kailash range

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First royal convert to Buddhism

Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?
-Ajatashatru

Head of University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar?
-Sheela Bhadra.

MP-Member of Parliament; Madhya Pradesh

MPEG-Motion Picture Experts Group

MRCP-Member of the Royal College of Physicians

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Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel Author of 'Wolf Hall'

The country which is known as 'Land of Eagles' is Albania

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India Today

Which magazine during 1984 Lok Sabha elections predicted Congress will win 366 seats and it may even win 400 seats

A:India Today

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ACTS

Employees State Insurance Act-1948

Hindu Marriage Act-1955

Child Mrge Restrained Amendment Act-1976

Equal Remuneration Act-1976

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Efficient Management

MLA-Member of Legislative Assembly

MNC-Multi-National Corporation

MODEM modulator demodulator

GST- Goods and Service Tax

''Efficient Management Of Public Expenditure report'' is related with C.Rangarajan
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First Woman

First Woman Cabinet Minister in India: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Woman Minister in India: VijayaLakshmi Pandit

First Woman C M: Sucheta Kriplani

Apart from Karnataka, which state has reported production of Gold in India ?

(A) Orissa
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andhra

Ans: (B)
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The headquarter of NAFED

Universal Children's Day is celebrated on November 20.

The headquarter of NAFED situated at New Delhi.

Phylloquinone is known as Vitamin K1

Study about whales is known as Cetology (Greek)

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United Nations Organization

12th Five Year plan will be started from April 1, 2012 in India.

The latest member of United Nations Organization is South Sudan

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First American to orbit the Earth

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth-
He orbited Earth 3 times in 1962 & returned to space in 1998 at the age of 77

MIPS-Million Instructions per Second

MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
or
Master Instruction Tape
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World's largest bus service operator

World's largest bus service operator is AndraPradesh State Road Transport Corp (APSRTC)-
It maintains 20,285+ buses!!
The newly elected Prime minister of Thailand ''Yingluk Shinavatra'' will be the Chief Guest in the Parade of Republic Day 2012
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Denmark

Which country is inside the European Union but outside the Eurozone ?
-Denmark.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2011: ILA BHATT (Social Activist)

As per d latest data, which is d longest rail service in India ?

-Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari.
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TOKYO

Tokyo is most expensive city in world.

Honey bee visits 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey

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TOKYO

Tokyo is most expensive city in world.

Honey bee visits 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey

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Tropopause

The boundary between
Troposphere and Stratosphere is called Tropopause
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International Anti Corruption Day

Akbar was died on 27 Oct 1605

Rand is the Currency of South Africa

International Anti Corruption Day-9 December

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Scientific name of tea

Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Is Situated In MUMBAI

Average weight of human heart is 300grm(men)200grm(Woman)

Scientific name of tea is Camellia sinnensis

The Parliament of India consists of The President, Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

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National institutes

National institutes of Ayurveda-Jaipur
National institutes of Yunani-Bangalore
National institutes of Siddha-Chennai
National institutes of Immunology-Newdelhi

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Sikkim

Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year?

(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975

Ans: (D)
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Vijayanagar Empire

What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar Empire ?

(a) Nadu
(b) Khurram
(c) Kottam
(d) Janpad

Ans: (C)
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Quit India Movement

Quit India Movement started at ?

(a) Lahore on July 7, 1942
(b) Wardha on Aug 7, 1942
(c) Bombay on Aug 8, 1942

Ans: (C)

In which of the following countries "Subhash Chandra Bose" organized the " Tiger Legion"?

(A)Singapore
(B)Germany
(C)Japan
(D)Italy

Ans: (B).
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Burma

When was Burma Separated from India?

(a) 1947
(b) 1942
(c) 1937
(c) 1932

Ans: (C)
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Insight theory of learning

John Wycliff is known to be the first translator of the Bible into English

Insight theory of learning is promoted by Gestalt theorists

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The Indo-American Astronaut

Sunita Williams The Indo-American Astronaut,has been picked up by NASA in May2006 as part of the 14th International space station crew
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Peoples

"Peoples" is not used generally.But it
can be used when we talk of people
of different countries
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Founder of All India Muslim League

Who was the founder of All India Muslim League ?

(a)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b)Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c)Liyaqat Ali Khan

Ans: (B)
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National anthem for 2 countries

In How many languages the census of 2011 was conducted ?

-16

Who has written national anthem for 2 countries?

-RABINDRANATH TAGORE(India&Srilanka)

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MICR

The office of the comptroller and auditor General of India came into Existence for the first time under Constitution Of India, 1950

MICR-Magnetic ink character recognition

MIDI-Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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Calcium

Calcium is useful for bones

Haemoglobin found in blood helps in transportation of oxygen

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Indus Valley

Where was India's first civilization settled ?

(A) Deccan
(B) Indus Valley
(C) Ganges Plain
(D) Kashmir

Ans: (B)
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Summer capital of British India

In 1864, which place was declared the summer capital of British India ?

=>Shimla

China has more English speakers than the United States

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Fastest Growing City

Kerala stands 1st in India Human
Development Index-2011.

Ghaziabad ranked 2nd Fastest
Growing City in the World after China's Beihai City.

Atom

If the office of the president falls
vacant the same must be filled within 6 Months

98% of all the atoms in the human
body are replaced every year

The President

The President is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace

Hot water is heavier than cold
water

Latest World Cup Winner

Latest World Cup-Winner

Kabaddi-India
Hockey-Australia
Cricket-India
Football-Spain

Domestic Winner
Ranji TROPHY (CRICKET) -Rajasthan

LOGO

logo of badminton world cup in India2009 was Chiku

logo of Commonwealth games2010 was Shera

Blood circulation discovered by William Harvey
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THE EARTH

The planet which have most density:Earth

The blue planet:Earth

Fifth biggest planet:Earth

The Moon is the satellite of the Earth

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SIM

SIM-Subscribers Identification Module

PIN code-Postal Index Number

PAN -Permanent Account Number

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Children actively construct their understanding of the world

" Children actively construct their understanding of the world "

is a statement attributed to Piaget
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Official Language in United Nation

How Many Official Language are there in United Nation?

Ans- 6(six)

1.Aribic
2.Chines (Mandarin)
3.English
4.French
5.Russian
6.Spanish..
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MBBS

MBBS-Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery.

MCC-Marylebone Cricket Club.

MCI-Medical Council of

Birth place of GAUTAM BUDDHA

The rank of India in Human Development Index 2010 report is 119

Gautama Buddha was Born in
Lumbini,Nepal

Memory's Unit

Memory'S Unit:-

>Bit1Character -1Bit
>8Bits -1Byte
>1024Bytes -1Kilobyte( KB)
>1024KB- 1MEGABYTE
>1024MB -1Gigabyte (GB)
>1024GB -1Terabyte( TB).

First Postal Stamp

Which rail zones has the
maximum route kilometres?

-Northern

First postal stamp in British India was introduced in Karachi in?

-1852.

Konark Temple

Dantewada,which recently came
into news due to Maoist attack is a
district of Chhatisgarh

Konark temple is located in Orissa

MBA

M.A.-Magisiter Artium (Master of
Arts)

M.D-Doctor of Medicine

MBA-Master of Business
Administration

Tom, Dick & Harry

The phrase 'Tom, Dick and Harry'
means any insignificant or useless
person.

Eg- I won't tolerate any Tom, Dick &
Harry come to my office..

Founder of Mahabalipuram

Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?

(a) Rajaraja Chola
(b) Mahendravarman
(c) Narsimhavarman
(d) Narsimha Chola

Ans : (C)

Land of Cakes

Land of cakes
-Scotland

Largest Peninsula
-Arabia

Country with music & no words from national anthem is
-Bahrain

pearl Harbour

During the second world war which country attacked the pearl Harbour ?
-Japan.

Vatican lies on the right bank of the river ?
-Tiber

Competition Commission of India

Prof. Yash Pal honoured with Lal
Bahadur Shastri National Award-2011 .

New chairman of Competition
Commission of India (CCI ):
Ashok Chawla. .

Rigveda

India has 2.4 % area of world's total geographical area

Rigveda is the oldest

The Chief Election Commissioner of
India is S.Y .QureshI

LCD AND LIC

LCD-Liquid Crystal Display or Least
Common Denominator

LCM-Lowest Common Multiple.

LIC-Life Insurance Corporation (of
India)

LASER

LASER- Light Amplification by
Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCA-Light Combat Aircraft

LLB- Bachelor of Laws

IPK

Indian Peace Keeping Force was
sent to Sri Lanka

The full name of Rajiv Gandhi is Rajiv Ratan Gandhi

Stewardesses

"Stewardesses" is the longest word
that is typed with only the left
hand.

The earth rotates on its axis from
West to East.

Article 368

The Indian constitutional article 368 is related to constitutional
Amendment

Rajiv Gandhi was a Pilot before he
entered politics

King of Orchestra

King of Orchestra -
Violin

World television day -
November 21

The first woman Supreme Court
Judge -
Fathima Beevi

ITI , JPEG

JCO-Junior Commissioned Officer

JEE-Joint Entrance Examination

JPEG-Joint Photographic Expert
Group

ITI-Indian Telephone Industries or
Industrial Training Institute

ITU- International
Telecommunication Union

IVF- In-Vitro Fertilisation

IST-Indian Standard Time

ITBP-Indo Tibetan Border Police

ITES-Information Technology

enabled services

Vocabulary

ENGLISH-
Wrong: Avoid to make such a mistake

Right: Avoid making such a mistake.

Wrong: One must do his duty.

Right: One must do one's duty

My Experiments with Truth

>Which book did Mohandas Gandhi write?

Ans-The Story of My Experiments with Truth.

>In which year the Salt March happened?

Ans-1930

About Ice

With rise in Temperature, viscocity of liquid decreases & for gases increases.

*When in water, only 1 of the 10th
part of Ice remains outside..

Simple Line But Great Meaning

Simple Line But Great Meaning.
"Empty Pockets Teaches Million Things In Life"
But,
"Full Pockets Spoil's U In Million
Ways..

-Daya R Choudhary

Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 August 1944 at Bombay.

Congress won 195 Seats in 1989 Lok Sabha elections.

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Who wrote ?

Who wrote Don Juan?
A:Byron.

Who wrote The Life of Johnson
A:Boswell.

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Deepest Lake

The World's Deepest Lake is Lake "BAIKAL" in Siberia.

The Highest Large Freshwater lake in the World is Lake "Manasarovar"
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Debugging

In Digital Computers data is represented as Discrete Signals.

The process of removing the errors in a program is called as Debugging

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NOBEL PRIZE 2011

NOBEL PRIZE 2011:

FOR PEACE:
>Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

>Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist

>Tawakul Karman, Yemeni jou

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SIM

SIM stands for

Subscriber
Identification
Module

>It is used in mobile for communicating the network

>It has a internal memory of 64

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FEAR OF..

Anthophobia- Fear of Flowers.

Anthropophobia- Fear of People or Society.

Chromophobia or Chromatophobia-Fear of Colors.

India Shares its longest International boundary with "Bangladesh"

~ Its 4096 kilometres Long

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Miss World 2011 Contest

*Venezuela's Ivian Sarcos is Miss World 2011

*2nd place went to Philippines while Puerto Rico grabbed the 3rd spot

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First Cyber Police Station

First cyber police station in India is located at Bangalore.

The first commercial telephone exchange in the world is New Haven(USA)

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GPRS

Full form of GPRS?
- General Packet Radio Service.

Which was the first university established in the world?
- Nalanda University.

Singular and plural

The childrens are catching fishes.>Wrong

The children are catching fish.>Right

Because The plural of child is children & of fish is fish.

Twin City

'Twin City' is name for
"Hyderabad & Secunderabad"

Last Mughal Emperor Of India-Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Fighting Hormone

Pituatory gland is called master
gland of human body

~ Thymus gland disappears in adults

~ Adrenaline is called fighting
hormone

11.11.11.11.11.11

Coming 11th November 2011 at 11am 11minutes & 11seconds the time&date is
11.11.11.11.11.11

It will never come again in our life
Dont miss it

To Fall

TAKE A SPILL:To fall

SIPPET (Sipit): A small piece of bread or toast, used to dip into soup or sauce or as a garnish

Symbian OS

>It is an operating system for Smart phones
>Developed by Symbian Ltd now it is Nokia OS
>Programmed in C++
>launch in 2001

Global Warming

Main gases that cause'Global Warming'?
=Carbon dioxide(CO2),Nitrous oxide(N2O),Methane(CH4).

*Gas that causes Acid Rain?
=Sulphur dioxide

Oudh Commercial Bank

The 1st Bank of limited liability managed by Indians was Oudh Commercial Bank founded in 1881.

Subsequently PNB was established in 1894

Panama Canal

Palk bay lies between Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal.

Panama Canal Connects Atlantic Ocean with PAcific Ocean.

Top 10 CITY In INDIA

1 Mumbai
2 New Delhi
3 Kolkata
4 Chennai
5 Bangalore
6 Pune
7 Hyderabad
8 Ahmedabad
9 Nagpur
10 Surat

Glaucoma

The animal which uses sounds as its 'eyes' is?
A.Bat
B.Cat
C.Dog
D.Snake

Answer (A).
---

Glaucoma is a disease of the?

-Eyes.

Each and Every

ENGLISH-

Each & Every:
EACH is used before a plural noun,bt EVERY is used before singular noun

Eg-
Each (not EVERY) of the winners will get a medal.

IQ

IPO-Initial Public Offering

* IPS-Indian Police Service or Inter Press Service

* IQ-Intelligence Quotient

FACEBOOK

1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook

*71.2 % of all USA internet users are on Facebook

GOOGLE

*Google incorporated in 1998
*30 million pages indexed in 1998
*1 billion pages indexed in 2000
*19,000+ employees in google

Lungfish and lo adstone

The lungfish can live out of water for three years in a state of
suspended animation.

~ Example of a natural magnet is Loadstone.

The First science city

Choudhary Rahmat Ali coined the name 'Pakistan'

~ The First science city in India is Kolkata

F1 Cars

F1 Cars Are Made Up of Which Components?
>Carbon Fibre.
>It Weighs 650kgs.
>It Can Reach Maximum Speed of 315

INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the world's largest
international police organization with 186 member countries Created in 1923
Headquarter in Lyon (France)

Silent Valley

Silent Valley of Kerala contains rare species of plants & animals

Wotld Top 10 Fastest Train

World Top 10 Fastest Train

1 CRH380A
2 TR-09
3 Shinkansen
4 TGV Reseau
5 KTX 2
6 THSR 700T
7 AVE Talgo-350
8 Eurostar
9 ETR 500
10 HSL 1

Anna Hazare

Full Name: Kisan Baburao Hazare
Born: June,15,1937 in Bhingar
Age: 74
Contact: annahazare1@gmail.com
Phone: 02488-240401

Tweets

TWITTER

Created: Jack Dorsey in mrch,2006
Launched: July,2006
25 billion Tweets sent in 2010

Nuclear Force

The strongest force exist in
nature Nuclear Force

~ Montogolfier invented Baloon

~ The heart of a mouse beats 650
times per minute

TITANIUM

The first man made plant is Triticale

~ Titanium is known as Wonder Metal

~ Irridium metal is known as 'Rainbow Metal'

IGMDP

IGMDP-Integrated Guided Missile Development Program

~ Jammu Kashmir constitition came in force in 26 January 1957

Top 10 Secret Agencies

1 ISI,Pak
2 CIA,US
3 MI6,UK
4 FSB,Russia
5 DGSE,France
6 BND,Ger
7 MOSSAD,Israel
8 RAW,India
9 ASIS,Aus
10 CSIS,Can

Agra City

The king who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court was Balban

~ The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by Sikandar Lodi

Twitter

Twitter Now has 100 million active users Every Month.
*50 Million Users Every day.
*200 Million Registered users.

Yes

Some of us say 'yeah' or 'yup' instead of saying 'yes'. This is permissible only in friend circles and should not be used in formal talk..

Earth's sister

शुक्र ग्रह को पृथ्वी की बहन भी कहा जाता है

Ozone and Sahara

The ozone layer averages about 3 millimeters (1/8 inch) thick.

*The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.

Camel's Milk

Camel's Milk, Which Is Widely DrunkIn Arab Countries, Has 10 Times More Iron Than Cow's Milk.

Our Thumb Is The Same Length Of Our Nose.

The Universe

The universe extents from the Earth for at least 10 Billion Light Years and its probably still expanding.

Planets

The order of the planets, starting closest to the Sun:

*Mercury
*Venus
*Earth
*Mars
*Jupiter
*Saturn
*Uranus
*Neptune

Indian coast line

The approximate length of the
coast-line of India is 7,000 km.

The area with annual rainfall less
than 50 cm in a year is Leh in Kashmir

Giraffe

A giraffe can clean it's ears with it's 21" tongue*

The population of chickens is about equal to the population of humans.

Taxi

The word taxi is spelt same in
English,German,French,Swedish,Spanish and Portuguese.

Birthplace of Jersey Cow is British Channel Island of Jers.

Kangaroos

A group of kangaroos called Mob

>Young kangaroos called Joeys

>You blink over 1O,OOO,OOO times a year

The Dark Continent

The first General-Secretary of the
Indian National Congress was Dadabhai Naoroji.

~ Africa is The Dark Continent

Pizza Facts

Pizza FACTS

Pepperoni is the number one favorite pizza in USA and on average, 36% of all Pizza's ordered are Pepperoni.

Sati

Raja Rammohun Roy organized a
historic agitation against the evil custom of sati.

The highest grade and best quality coal is Anthracite.

Top 10 ARMY in World

1 China
2 India
3 North Korea
4 Russia
5 Pakistan
6 South Korea
7 United States
8 Iraq
9 Myanmar
10 Iran

Top 10 Poorest Country

1 Zimbabwe
2 Congo
3 Burundi
4 Liberia
5 Guinea Bissau
6 Somalia
7 African Republic
8 Eritrea
9 Niger
10 Sierra Leo

Display

Various Display:

1.CRT-Cathode RayTube

2.LCD-liquid Crystal Display

3.LED-Li8 Emitting Diode

4.OLED-Organic LED

5.AMOLED-Active Matrix LED

Long Year Ago

'Long years ago we made a
tryst with destiny & now the time
comes when we'll redeem our
pledge' this was stated on the night of Aug14,1947 by Nehru

AIDS

More people die annually because of Smoking than from AIDS

Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is air.

Sharks can't swim backwards.

The Company

The transfer of Government from
the Company 'to the ' Crown '
was pronounced by Lord Canning
{Nov. 1, 1858} at Calcutta

Kashmir stag

The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel
Limited is located at Bhadravati

~ The only sanctuary where Kashmir stag is found is Dachigam

A Rat

A Rat Can Live Longer Without Water Than A Camel Can.

-A Rat's Teeth Grow About 6 Inches in a Year

Amar Sona Bangla

Who is the Author of 'Amar Sona Bangla' the National Anthem of Bangladesh ?

Ans: Rabindra Nath Tagore....

BUCKRAKER

n. A journalist who uses their
connections and knowledge to earn
a significant amount of money
outside of their regular job

Railway Staff College

>Indian Institute of Sugar Technology- is located in Kanpur

>Railway Staff College is located at Baroda

Nokia

> Denmark has the oldest National Flag in the world

> Norway is the recycle capital of the world

> Nokia started as a paper company

Sun is a Star

*First quarter of bones in your
body are in your feet

* The Largest Country in Latin America is Brazil

*55% of all Americans know that sun is a star

MARS

"Mars"

Due to the presence of Iron Ore it is known as 'Red Planet'.

''Phobos'' and ''Deimos'' are the two satellites of Mars

AFRICA

*IInd place in population & area

*Nations:53

*Big country:Sudan

*Small & less populated country:Sayshels

*Populated country:Nizeria

USB ZIP

-->USB: Universal Serial Bus

-->UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply

-->WAP: Wireless Application Protocol

-->ZIP: Zero Information Protocol

Measurement

*Ammeter-Used to measure electric current

*ALTIMETER- altitude for planes

*ANEMOMETER-power,speed of air

*ODOMETER-Travelled distance

ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION is one of the
words most often spelled wrong in
English

Always Remember that it has CC
and MM

Loksabha Speaker

The First Loksabha Speaker was Ganesh Vashudev Mavalankar

&

The 15th LokSabha speaker is Smt. Meera Kumar

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Hydrogen Bomb

Name the only snake in the world that builds nest?
-KING COBRA

Who was the father of hydrogen bomb?
-EDWARD TELLER

Mango

What is the name of the new book released by
Chetan Bhagat?
>Revolution 2020

Wat is the name of the Microsoft's new Mobile OS?
>Mango

New York World's Fair

17th October 1965 -

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run.More than 51 million people had attended the two year event.

Wake up India

Who is the author of 'Wake up India'?

Annie Besant.

Who is the author of 'Let's kill Gandhi'?

Tushar Gandhi.

GASSES & COLOURS

Clorin - Green

Sodium - Yellow

Niyon - Orange

Hidregen - Blue

Nitrogen - Red

Doctors Apecialisation 2

Doctor specialising in-

(v) child health: paediatrist
(vi)Lungs- pulmonologist
(vii)Eye: ophthalmologist
(viii)Skin: dermatologist

Doctors specialization 1

A doctor who specializes in-

(i) kidney: nephrologist
(ii) heart: cardiologist
(iii) female sex: gynaecologist
(iv) nerves: neurologist..

World's oldest zoo

World's oldest zoo is located at Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria. Built in 1752 by Emperor Franz I for his wife Maria Theresa.

Panchayati Raj

Planning commission 15 March,1950

~ Public Service Commission 1926.

~ Panchayati Raj 2 Oct.1959 in Nagore District of Rajsthan by J.L.Nehru

Medicines

1.Antipyretics-lowers body temperature

2.Analgesics:-relieve body pain

3.Antibiotics:-kill micro-organisms

Independence of Bangladesh

Independence of Bangladesh was proclaimed by?

~> Mujibur Rahman

Who introduced stateless society?

~> E. Evans Pritchard

Battle of Plassey

The battle which laid the foundation stone of British administration in India?

~> Battle of plassey

Full Forms

*ULIP-Unit Linked Insurance Plan

*IRDA-Insurance Regulatory &
Development Authority

*SEBI-Securities & Exchange Board of India

Members of Organizations

*COMMONWEALTH-54

*APEC-21

*gutnirpeksh sangh-118

*SAARC-8

*G_15-18

*IBSA-3

*BRIC-4

*BASIC-4

Guru Nanak Dev

Rajia Begum was the 1st (muslim)woman ruler

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 1469 at Talwandi (Punjab) & in 1539 died at Kartarpur

ASIA

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

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Stateless society

Independence of Bangladesh was proclaimed by?

~> Mujibur Rahman

Who introduced stateless society?

~> E. Evans Pritchard

3 Capitals of South Africa

South Africa has 3 Capitals:

1. Executive capital- Pretoria

2. Judicial capital- Bloemfontein

3. Legislative capital- Cape Town

Statue of Liberty

There are 7 rays on each crown on
statue of liberty

They represent 7 continents & 7
seas of the world

Sikkim

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

Ans-(D)

Akbar of British India

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

~> Wellesley

Arthasastra is a book on?

~> Statecraft

Who Invented

Who invented

Pressure Cooker- Denis Papin.

Escalator -Jesse W. Reno.

Riyadh

'Riyadh' Is The Capital Of South
Arabia

About 80% Of The Earths Animals are Insects

All Mammals Have Tongues

The Greeks

The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the ?

(a) Greeks

(b) Shakas

(d) Kushans

Ans : (A)

Vision India 2020

'Vision India 2020' is a book written by-

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

Ans: (A)

George Washington

The only unanimously elected US president was George Washington

~ 4th estate is related to Newspaper

~ Golden state of America is California

Forces of Nature

The Indus religion did not include the worship of ?

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

Ans: (A)

Power of Silence

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

ADB

ADB-Asian Development Bank-

Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda is the Present President of ADB.

World cup Cricket

The first country to win the World Cup Cricket thrice?

~> Australia

'Biju Patnaik' airport is at?

~> Bhuvaneswar

Military Formation

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

B.S.F was in- 1965 December

Coastgaurd -1978 Aug:

C.I.S.F-1969 March.

Sasastraseemabal-1963.

R.A.F-1992 Oct.

Founder of Canara Bank

Who is the founder of Canara Bank?

>Shri Ammembal Subba RaoPai

In which city of Karnataka Canara Bank was
setup?

>Mangalor

Bharat Ratna

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

-6

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

-3

INCHARGE

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

*S.I unit of kinetic energy=joule

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

Heritage

Mahadev Govind Ranade founded Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

The Author of 'Heritage' is Anthony West

Colour pigments

*Turmeric- Kurkumin

*Beetroot- beetacyanin

*Tomato-Lycopin

*Milk-caesin

*Skin-melanin

*Leaf-chlorophyl

Fa-Hein

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

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

Ans : (C)

Playground of Europe

'Play ground of Europe'?

~> Switzerland

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

~> Japan

Jallianwala Bag Masscare

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

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

Ans-(D)

Two Booker Prize Winner

Unity and Discipline is the motto of?

~> NCC

The first to get two booker prizes?

~> JM Coetzee

River Indus

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

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

Aryabhatta

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

Ahmad Shah was the Founder of Ahamadabad city

Chocolate Can Kill

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

Ketchup Was Sold In The 1830s As Medicine..

WBC

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

WBC-white blood corpuscles

WBC fight against disease causing organisms

The REPUBLIC

Who wrote 'Pritvirajaraso'?

~> Chandbardai

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

~> Dr. Zakkir Hussain

Autobiography of Madam Curie

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

National Brain Research Centre is located in Manesar (Haryana)

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Red Cross

Territorial Army' was raised in?

1949

Which organisation was founded by 'Henri Dunant'?

Red Cross

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One Letter

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

"ENVELOPE."

Eifel Tower

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

The Eifel tower was built by-Alexander Eiffel

The national flower of Britain is-Rose

U.S Library of Congress

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

The Largest Library in the world -

U.S Library of Congress (Washington DC)

Ceasar Murderer

The year in which Julius Ceasar was murdered by Brutus?

~> BC 44

Which acid is used as an antiseptic?

~> Boric acid

Sunga Dynasty

First Portuguese Governor of
India was Francisco de Almeida.

The last king of Sunga dynasty was Devabhuti

Immigrant and Emigrant

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

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

Vitamin D and Penicillin

vitamin D isn't found in any animal food.

Largest human body organ is Skin.

Bile is secreted by Liver.

Penicillin is isolated from Bacteria.

Hurricane Jova

Whch country has been hit by Hurricane Jova recently?

Mexico

Uttarkhand is also know as Dev Bhoomi

Nation India

India

National tree-Banyan (Bargad)

National game-Hockey

National flower-Lotus

National holy book-Gita

National Bird-Peacock

AKASH

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

Ranjan Sodi: World Champion, Shooting

Gender budget-Bihar

Force and Displacement

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

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

New version launch

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

INDIA

India

National sweet-Jalebi

National river-Ganga

National Aquatic Animal-River Dolphin

National fruit-Mango

National animal-Tiger

Insulin

Excess of insulin hormone causes Diabetes insipidus.

Deficiency of insulin causes Diabetes melitus.

currency used in Spain is the Euro.

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Parliament

Parliament was designed by Herbert Baker

Ustad Isa was the architect of Taj Mahal

The Earth is also called Blue Planet

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Horn Silver

Silver Chloride is also known as 'Horn Silver'.

Can You imagine that a chicken is 75% water

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Fat Tax

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

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

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Well know places

Well know places:

Aswan Dam-Egypt

Atlanta-USA

Nehru Squre-Russia

Waterloo-Belgium

White Hall-London

Wimbledon-London

Windhoek-Namibia.

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DECCAN QUEEN

First Electric train is DECCAN QUEEN in India

This Train runs from Mumbai to Pune.

Engineering Exams

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

Year of Green Energy

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

~> Year of Green Energy

August 19 - Photography Day

Crans Montana Forum Award and Practice of Yoga

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

~>Sri sri Ravi Shankar

Practice of Yoga was developed in?

~>India

Oxalic Acid

Abdul Rahman Tunku was the first prime minister of?

~> Malaysia

Acid contained in Onion?

~> Oxalic acid

Maths Trick

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

Vitamin A

Which Vitamin is Good For Eyes ?

>Vitamin A

-Which indian State is The Largest Exporter of Fish ?

>Tamil Nadu.

GULF STREAM

What is the longest river in Australia
Murray-Darling

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

OSTRICH BIRD

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

River RHINE

River Rhine is in Western Europe.

Tsumani

Word Tsunami is of Japanese language.

Largest coral reef is in Australia.

The Panch Pokri

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

Aswan dam is in Egypt.

A MAN MELTING

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

~>Craig Cliff

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

~>Deauville

Davos

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

~> Davos

Polly Umigrar Award is related to the field of?

~> Cricket

Mediterranean Sea

Which is situated between Africa and Europe?

~> Mediterranean Sea

Shqipery is the local name of?

~> Albania

The atomic number of gold

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

~> 31

The atomic number of gold is?

~> 79

Infra Red

The rays used in the remote control of TV?

Infra Red rays

Lakshmi Bhai Institute of Physical Education is in?

Gwalior

Dead Sea

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

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

Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls is located in Zimbabwe.

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

Ribbon Falls

Niagara fall is in North America between America & Canada.

Ribbon fall is in North America.

Silver Strand fall is in North America.

KILIMONJARO

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

INVENTORS

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

Ceator of TWITTER

Who is the creater of Twitter?

Jack Dorsey

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

Ashok Parija

DEMOCRACY

The first democracy in the world?

Greece

The longest surviving democracy in the world?

Britain

Mount Mckinley and Death Valley

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

Dead sea

Dead sea lying b/w Israel and Jordan.

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

Indian ARMY Rank

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

Greatest River

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

Top 10 Smoking Country

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

India launched its first artificial satellite on

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

Russia

Atomic number of Calcium?

20

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Bard of Avon

Who was known as Bard of Avon?
William Shakespeare

In which country "Nihilism" was originated?

Russia

The first Secretary General of United Nations

The first Secretary General of United Nations?

Trygve Lie

"Growing up Bin Laden" was written by?

Jean sasson

Alfred Nobel instituted Nobel prize

In how many subjects Alfred Nobel instituted Nobel prize?

5 subjects

The viceroy during the partition of Bengal?

Curzon

Speed Postq

Who is regarded as the father of Indian Army?

Stringer Lawrence

In India, speed post started in the year?

August 1, 1986

Salsette

The most populous island?

Salsette.

Study of Algae?

Phycology.

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

Patriotism Day

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

Patriotism Day

Nephology is the study of ?

Clouds

Winston Churchill

Which British prime minister got the Nobel prize 4 Literature?

Winston Churchill

*September 21 International Day of Peace & Biosphere Day

French Open Tennis

The country without its own national anthem is ?

Cyprus

*Roland Garros is the venue of ?

French Open Tennis

Chanakya.

Who was the author of 'Arthasastra'?
Ans: Chanakya.

Who translated the 'Arthasastra' to English?
Ans: Syama Sastri.

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

Ans: (D)

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The Third Battle of Panipat

The Third Battle of Panipat was Fought in The Year?
(A) 1739
(B) 1757
(C) 1761
(D) 1707

Ans: (C)
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MY INDIA IS NOW

Latest Census 2011:
Population of india-121019342
Growth rate-17.64% (2001-11)
Density-382pr sqr km
Linganupat-940
Literacy rate-74.04%

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