GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: November 2011

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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