GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: July 2012

Plausive

Definition: (adjective)

Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.

Synonyms: approbative, affirmative.

Scarecrow

Definition: (noun)

An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.

Synonyms: straw man.

QUOTE :

"The world is the great gymnasium
where we come to make ourselves
strong."
Swami Vivekananda

Ask Nothing

Stager

Definition: (noun)

An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service.

Synonyms: old hand.

QUOTE :

Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think ofthat now.
Swami Vivekananda

Leprosy

Oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.

Only predator that polar bears have
are humans.

Average lifespan of a human taste bud is 10 days.

Amino Acid

Amino Acid Is The Smallest Unit Of
Protein

The Study Of Rocks Is Known As
Petrology.

Stem Cutting Are Commonly Used For Re-growing Sugar Cane.

Flip-flop

Definition: (verb)

Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).

Synonyms: alternate, interchange,
tack, switch.

The Dead Cells

Once a human reaches the age of 35, he/she will start losing approximately 7,000 brain cells a day.
The cells will never be replaced.

Hydrogen is the most common atom in the universe.

One billion seconds

In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ?

Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?

Denmark.

In 1872,which Viceroy of India was
assassinated at Port Blair in the
Andaman Islands ?

Lord Mayo.

One billion seconds is about 32
years.

Number of chambers in hearts

Man= 4
Frog= 3
Snake= 3
Crocodile= 4
Fish= 2.

Velleity : Meaning

1. The lowest degree of desire;

2. A slight wish or inclination.

3 Noble Prize Winner

The state with the lowest population in India is Sikkim.

International Committee of the
Redcross received the Nobel Prize 3
Times so far.

Richest Person in the World

1.Carlos Slim is the world's richest
person of 2011 Net worth is $74
Billion.

2.Bill Gates, a net worth of $56 Billion.

Longest Without Food in the World

In 1992 James Scott, made world
Headlines when He survived in the
Nepalese Himalayas without food for 43 days.

The King Cobra is considered the
world's most venomous snake,
growing up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length.
It is also called "snake- eater"

Oldest Person in the World

Oldest Person in the World
Jeanne Louise Calment Had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of 122 years.

Google

Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.

Your left lung is smaller than your right Lung to make room for your heart.

The world 'e-mail' has been banned
by the French Ministry of culture.
They are required to use the word 'Courriel' instead.

WiFi

WiFi- Wireless Fidelity

It is wireless Networking Technology. Uses radio waves to provide wireless Hi-Speed InterNet & Network Connection.

Satyamev Jayate

'Satyamev Jayate' The National Motto Of India Has Been Taken From MUNDAKA UPANISHAD.

Only 2 people have ever declined a
Nobel Prize, philosopher Jean-Paul
Sartre and Vietnamesepolitician Le
Duc Tho.

IBSA

Money isn't made out of paper,
it's made out of cotton.

Montpelier, VT is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

MCC murugappa Gold Cup is relatedto Hockey.

The members of IBSA are India,
Brazil & South Africa.

Roofless

Definition: (adjective)

Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security.

Synonyms: dispossessed.

Brain Damage

Brain damage will only occur if a
fever goes above 107.6 degrees
farenheit

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour

Color and Helicopter

First inventor of Helicopter-
Braguet, in 1930

Successful inventor of Helicopter-
Igor Sikorsky in 1939.

Primary Colours: Red,Green&Blue

Secondary colors:
Red & Green produce Yellow.
Blue+Red=Magenta.
Blue+Green=Cyan.
R+G+B=White

Mobile Updates

Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' To Rollout With Nexus Devices

Motorola RAZR & RAZR Maxx Got ICS Update.

OperaMini 7 Updated For Symbian series 60 Devices

Infra red

Adorable

Definition: (adjective)

Loveable especially in a childlike or naive way.

Synonyms: endearing, lovely.

For night vision Infra-red rays are used

First open heart surgery

The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.

Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.

Archery is the national game of Bhutan

Zangmu Dam

Recently India has raised its
objection over d construction of
Zangmu dam.
which country is building
Zangmu dam ?

China on Bhramaputra

Rest and interest

You can't hum while holding your nose closed.

"Heavy Stress leads to disinterest in your work.
Maintain Balance between Work and Rest..."

WORK SMART..., NOT HARD...!
LOVE YOUR WORK..!

IGNOU

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established in September 1985.

Sania Nehwal won 3 Badminton Open Series Titles:

1.Indonesia
2.Thailand
3.Swiss

A cow produces 2 Hundred times more gas a day than a person.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/1O0th of a second.

In February 2009, Twitter had a monthly growth (of users) of over 13OO per cent several times more than Facebook.

Subroutine

Subroutine

Definition: (noun)

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.

Synonyms: procedure, function.

Hail-fellow

Hail-fellow

Definition: (adjective)

Heartily friendly & congenial.

Synonyms: comradely.

One billion seconds

One billion seconds is about 32 years.

Each day,anywhere from 35-150 species of life go extinct.

Termites work 24 hours per day-they do not sleep.

Basics

The 1st President of the U.S.A.

George Washington.

The 1st Prime Minister of Britain

Robert Walpole.

1. I.Q. = Intelligence Quotient
2. a.m = Ante Meridiem
3. p.m = Post Meridiem
4. e.g. = Exempli Gratia
5. i.e. = Id Est (That is to say)

Transfigure

Transfigure

Definition: (verb)

Change completely the nature or appearance of.

Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify.

The 1st person to reach North Pole is Robert Peary

The 1st person to reach South Pole is Amundsen.

Himalayas

The word Himalayas means the "home of snow".

If you were standing on Mercury,the Sun would appear 2.5times larger than it appears from Earth.

The 1st country to print book and
The 1st country to issue paper currency is China

Peter Parker

Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ?

Spiderman.

Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit.

ITINERARY:

A detail plan or route of a journey.

Pluto and Mercury

Earthworms have 5 hearts.

Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.

There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon.

Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft.

Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?

Cinnabar

eBay

First search engine created was Archie created in 1990 by Alan Emtag Archie.
It is a tool for indexing FTP archives Files.

In 4 August 19x95 , Domain eBay.com comes online.

Infosys was first Indian company to release its annual report in CDROM format.

Shirty Wonted

Wonted

Definition: (adjective)
Commonly used or practiced; usual.

Synonyms: habitual, accustomed, customary.

Shirty

Definition: (adjective) (British informal)

Ill-tempered or annoyed.

Synonyms: snotty.

Quotes

Life is not the amount of breaths YOU take,
its the amount of MOMENTS that take Your breath AWAY.
Failure is how you learn, but success is what you earn.

Bolivia

The country of Bolivia is named after a fighter Simon Bolivar.

In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ?

All

God Particle

Did you know in Higgs Boson,also known as God Particle,
Boson comes from Indian physicist SN Bose & Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (fermions)

Morning Star as well as Evening Star

Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star?

Venus.

In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.

Which country injected nearly $200
million into capital market to stabilize
its troubled market ?

Ans. Bangladesh

Cow and snake

A cow has four compartments in its stomach.

Mosquitoes have teeth.

Snake venom is 90% protein.

Kye-popping

Kye-popping

Definition: (adjective)
Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning.

Synonyms: dazzling, fulgurant.

Sound

Sound travels Fifteen Times faster through steel than through air.

The 1st chairman of National Human Right Commission Ranganatha Misra.

Norway is set to give Rs.250 crore health care to India.

Indigo airline operator's plane
became first to land using fuel-saving
technology.

Julius ceasar

Cold weather makes fingernails grow faster. Weird!

It takes about 7 minutes for the average person to fall asleep.

The year in which julius ceasar was murdered by brutus?

-BC 44

Which acid is used as an antiseptic?

-Boric Acid

Persia to Iran

A cat's ear has a total of 32 muscles.

The average person laughs 15 times per day.

The eye of an ostrich is larger than it's brain.

The meaning of Siberia is "sleeping land."

A group of crows is called a murder.

Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.

The Watch

The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.

If you touch your tongue while yawning, it can stop the yawn

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B2 is manufactured by fermentative action of the bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum.

Yeast is the best source of vitamin B complex

What value of wheat is India
planning to export?

Ans. 2 million tonnes involving a
subsidy of Rs.1,000 crore

Puckish

Puckish

Definition: (adjective)
Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

Synonyms: impish, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, arch, wicked.

World's largest sugar producing nations in 2011

World's largest sugar producing nations in 2011:

1) Brazil
2) India
3) China

Hindustan Steel Private Limited was set up on Jan 19, 1954.

Amar chitra Katha

Delegacy

Definition: (noun)
A group of representatives or delegates.

Synonyms: deputation, mission, commission.

Which artist directed a short film called 'Through the Eyes of a Painter' in 1966?

MF Husain

Creator of Amar Chitra Katha comics?

Anant Pai

ANS:(C)